Chapter 50 Welcome to the Northeast, my little princess, this is the place you yearn for
One month later.
On the Daling River pontoon in the wind and snow.
After a long journey, Yang Feng finally arrived at his destination, wrapped in a leather robe and looking at the other side with melancholy eyes.
After Her Royal Highness the Princess arrived in Peiping, he rejoined the team, and then they only rested for two days in Peiping before they set off and continued their journey...
Zhu Di was still on the road at this time.
The time it took him to ride back from the capital was much longer than Zhang Fu's journey by sea.
After the latter left Chongming, they caught up with the last south wind in autumn, and then they arrived at Zhigu in just ten days with good winds. However, it took Zhu Di a month to ride back to Peiping at the speed of a long-distance march.
Of course, if Zhang Fu hadn't encountered a favorable wind, it might even take him several months. He had miscalculated the date of transporting grain by sea before, or the cold air might have moved south ahead of time, resulting in being blocked halfway until the following year.
This was an important reason why sea transportation later became a canal. After all, even if there was no wind, there would still be trackers pulling the canal, so that it would not delay the meals of the princes and nobles in the capital.
Compared with sea transportation, which is completely dependent on the weather, although it is slow, it is better than stability!
This is the most important.
Everything must serve the princes and nobles of the capital.
Therefore, Yang Feng and his party need to go first and go to Guangning according to their original mission. After returning to Peiping, Zhu Di will select at least 3,000 elite cavalry under his subordinates, and they will also have to train those Franchise gunners, and then go to Liaoyang to pick up
After coming down, all the armies in Liaodong, including those of the King of Liao, were under his command.
It will be almost early next year until his army arrives in Liaoyang.
For such a large-scale military operation, sufficient preparations must be made in advance, including the Liaodong Capital Division headquarters, which must also prepare everything needed.
But these have nothing to do with Yang Feng. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to be a guide in name only. He did bring a positioning map, but he couldn't expect the environment to be the same as modern times at this time. There were no roads and the rivers were not sure where to go.
The modern plains may be dense forests at this time. For example, the lower reaches of the Liaohe River are completely empty in modern times, but at this time they should be vast forests, and there is also a special name of Changlinzi. The entire lower reaches of the Liaohe River are all there. If you follow his navigation, you may fall into a ditch sooner or later.
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Zhu Di had no shortage of guides, and one of his guards had a commander who was a general of the Yuan Dynasty, who knew the situation north of Liaodong better than he did.
Zhu Yuanzhang's true purpose is still unclear.
But Yang Feng doesn't need to worry about this. All he needs to do now is follow the little princess to Guangning, and then enjoy the warm hospitality of King Zhu Zhi of Liao.
Lord of the feudal lord!
The richest man in the Ming Dynasty.
If you pick any one at random, they will be extremely wealthy!
So what awaits him next will be a beautiful life with rich clothes, fine food, and beautiful women.
However……
"Is this Tamar your royal palace?"
He pointed to the white patch of snow on the other side and shouted in an almost roaring tone.
Prince's Mansion?
There was no royal palace. In front of him was a huge military camp surrounded by fences. There were countless tents crowded in the military camp. Among those tents, there was indeed a very big one, like a Shandong giant popping out of a Wangzi steamed bun.
It’s a good place to eat. But it’s a big tent, and you can watch many children running and playing outside the tent. There are also women who are setting up wooden shelves in the snow, hanging iron pots for cooking, or maybe cooking.
Water, after all, cutting ice to get water at this time is not as good as melting snow. They were wrapped in torn cotton jackets, their faces were red from the cold, and snow was shaken off from time to time in the heavy snow.
What kind of palace is this? It's just like a refugee camp, and with the cries of those children, it looks even more like it.
"Are we here? We're finally here, but I'm freezing to death. I need to find the warmest room to warm myself up by the fire!"
The little princess in mourning clothes said as she eagerly poked her head out of her sedan chair, and then she was dumbfounded when she looked at the refugee camp in front of her.
"Princess, your destination has arrived. Choose which tent you like!"
Yang Feng said.
The little princess looked at the endless tent in front of her like a fool. Because of the heavy snow cover, it could not be seen clearly. It looked like countless vague tombs.
"I want to go home!"
She said without tears.
"Princess, don't panic, I've lived in this tent before, and it's quite warm inside."
Miss Zhang, who looked like a billowing figure in fur, quickly rushed forward to comfort her in a low voice.
As for why Miss Zhang also followed, it was of course because the little princess saw her falling in love with her. After all, there was no one around her to talk to. It was rare to meet someone who could be a best friend after arriving in Peking, so naturally she couldn't bear to separate in such a hurry, so that her sister-in-law
Princess Yan agreed.
Anyway, I just came here for a quick trip and will go back when spring starts.
As for why we fell in love...
Well, actually the two of them met twice in total in Peking, but it's hard to tell about fate.
Anyway, after Ambassador Yang ran to the princess and chatted for a while, she suddenly felt that she and Miss Zhang were very compatible.
Of course, from then on, the little princess also had a few little bits and pieces on her body.
"Princess, there is nothing we can do about it. After all, the palace is still under construction. Your Majesty has decreed that His Royal Highness the King of Liao and his troops will be temporarily stationed by the Daling River. They can move in when the palace is repaired. However, it is freezing now and construction is often suspended. I would like to come
It won't be repaired until next summer, and even the king will be staying in the tent at this time.
This is also His Majesty’s will.”
The palace chief Shi who greeted them said.
"Can't we live in Jinzhou City? It's just a few dozen miles away. I think there is no shortage of space in Jinzhou City."
Yang Feng said.
"Ambassador, the King of Liao has already conquered Guangning. He cannot leave the fiefdom without the imperial decree. Although there is a place to live in Jinzhou, it is not the king's fiefdom. The Daling River is the boundary. Without the decree, the King of Liao is not allowed to cross the Daling River.
Therefore, even if Jinzhou City is not far away, you cannot go there without His Majesty's order. Even if you want to stay in a tent in Guangning, it must be in Guangning. Moreover, the king has vassalized Guangning to guard the border fortress. Since he is guarding the border fortress, he must lead
It is indispensable to send troops to war. If you can't even endure this little hardship, how can you still lead troops?
This is why Your Majesty wants to temper the King of Liao.
If not, then there would also be places to live in Guangning Acropolis.
But the princess has no restrictions. We will meet with the King of Liao first and then return to Jinzhou. When the snow stops, we will read out the imperial edict and award winter clothes and banknotes."
Xie Gui said.
In this situation, it is indeed impossible to summon all the armies to read out the imperial edict.
"If the enemy suddenly attacks at this time, he can't cross the Daling River without permission?"
"Yes, even if the enemy suddenly attacks at this time, the King of Liao can only lead his troops to fight. Before receiving the imperial edict ordering him to retreat across the Daling River, as long as he crosses this line, he will abandon the vassal.
capital offense."
"What about the local officials in Guangning and the generals in charge of military affairs?"
"It's a capital crime to trap the feudal clan. It's a capital crime for everyone. It involves the three clans."
Xie Gui said.
So Zhu Yuanzhang’s move is really cruel!
The vassal king was not allowed to leave his fiefdom without an imperial decree. Even if he was besieged by the enemy, he had to defend his fiefdom. Even if he died, he had to die in his own fiefdom. The surrounding garrisons and local officials, if the vassal king did not withdraw, they must fight to the death, otherwise they would be trapped in the vassal.
It is also a capital crime, so as long as the feudal king does not leave, it means death, and he must follow him, otherwise running away will mean killing the whole family.
A vassal king is like a nail, nailing the entire military and political system to the defense zone.
Even if the enemy is strong and cannot be defeated, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang refuses to retreat, he must fight to the death together. However, Zhu Yuanzhang is in Nanjing, and the urgent report from here will take half a month to go back and forth. Therefore, whether he is allowed to withdraw or not, this half month
A firm defense is also necessary. But in fact, with the siege capabilities of those nomadic cavalry and the reaction speed of the garrison in other surrounding defense areas, as long as they don't retreat for half a month, they will basically survive. However, this system is indeed effective.
So after Zhang Xianzhong killed King Chu's family, Yang Sichang had no choice but to commit suicide.
Trapped in feudal vassalage!
If he didn't commit suicide, his political enemies would be able to kill him for this crime.
This system can be said to put everyone at the frontier in a desperate situation. No matter what the reason is, as long as there is no imperial edict, they must stick to it.
"Let's go, welcome to the Northeast, my little princess, this is the place you have been looking forward to all the way."
Yang Feng made a gesture of invitation and said to the little princess who was still crying without tears.
Then a strong wind blew up the snowflakes, which instantly filled the sedan chair.
At the same time, a large number of cavalry figures appeared in the wind and snow opposite, and among them was a young man also wearing mourning clothes...
He could only be a teenager, after all, Zhu Zhi was only a freshman in high school at this time.
"Your Majesty the Emperor is indeed very courageous to throw his son into such a place. I counted the kings of Shu and Chu, who got good fiefdoms. There are not many good places in the north, even the kings of Yan and Jin
It can only be said to be just okay.”
Yang Feng sighed with emotion.
"The ambassador thinks that the King of Shu is not considered a frontier fortress? Chengdu is less than two hundred miles to the west, and the Western Fan is nomadic. Does the ambassador think that the Western Fan has no intention of peeking into the Sichuan River since it is a vassal and pays tribute?"
Xie Gui said.
"But King Chu can't count, right?"
"Who originally occupied the territory of the King of Chu? Did the Ambassador think that this kind of place did not need suppression? In the mountains and forests south of Wuchang, there are still many Chen Youliang's old troops who are unwilling to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and are hiding there so far. The imperial court cannot go in to clear them out. Also,
The King of Chu only conquered the Western Barbarians last year, and various parts of western Hunan are still ready to attack. The Ming Dynasty has only been unified for twenty years. No matter which vassal king controls the land, they are not allowed to enjoy the blessings. Even if Zhou Lu and other kings live in the hinterland of the Central Plains, they will still have to
The kings in the north are in charge of military supplies. The kings are either from the north or the south, either as the vanguard or as support. They protect the heart and soul like brothers and sisters, so as to protect the country of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years."
"There is no empire that lasts for ten thousand years. The empire will always perish without exception."
Yang Feng said.
Then the cavalrymen also arrived at the bridge. The young man dismounted his horse in a hurry and walked over quickly. The little princess's sedan fell down and she rushed out happily, screaming and rushing towards her brother...
He is indeed a real brother,
The others are not born from the same mother, so there is no real brother-sister relationship.