Countless supplies of grain and grass arrived from the south and were then distributed to various armies.
Half of the 1,200 artillery pieces were also escorted to Xuanfu Town in the east by the Jin Yiwei men with the soldiers and horses in the city.
The scouts who came out of the customs in advance set off one after another to investigate the movements of the Tatar tribe on the grassland.
Everyone is busy and no one has any free time.
"I thought that when Tie Xuan came, I would be able to rest. Who would have thought that I would be even busier than before."
In a palace in the front palace of Prince Dai's Mansion, Zhu Yunxi leaned on a chair, looking at a hill piled up in front of him, which was still increasing in height at a speed visible to the naked eye, and said with helplessness on his face.
Zhu Gaochi folded his arms and stood in front of a huge map of borders and grasslands.
Countless red and blue bright flags have been planted on the Kanyu, and thin lines connect these flags together.
"He has a reputation as a mass murderer. If he doesn't do anything after coming here, he will make the soldiers suspicious."
Zhu Gaochi said casually, and based on the latest news sent back from outside the customs, he planted a small flag at the exact location.
Afterwards, Zhu Gaochi took a few steps back and looked at the latest situation between the two parties that he had sorted out with great satisfaction.
"Thanks to the heavy snowfall last year, it was difficult for the Tatars to penetrate deep into the Far North, which would shorten the subsequent marching distance of our army."
Zhu Gaochi thought as he changed his posture.
The left hand is placed under the elbow of the right arm, and the right hand is supporting the chin.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound came from behind Zhu Gaochi.
After taking a brief breath of relief, Zhu Yunxi held his own treasure seal of the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty in both hands, and placed it heavily on a text presented by Tie Xuan.
He tilted his head somewhat casually and looked at the little fat man standing in front of Kanyu, muttering feebly.
"You didn't consider that our army can only wait for the snow on the grasslands to melt and the roads to harden before they can go north. If so, the Tatars can continue to flee to the far north."
Zhu Gaochi clicked his tongue and frowned slightly.
After a while, he slowly said: "I forgot to consider this. If this is the case, then before the army leaves the pass and goes north, we will send out several more lines of cavalry, commanded by experienced generals in the army.
Enter the steppe and go around in front of the Tatars."
Zhu Yunxi hummed, then as if he thought of something, he straightened up in his chair, leaned forward and bowed his head among the hill-like memorial documents.
It didn't take long for him to find a document he wanted to write.
"Tiedingshi, together with officials from various ministries and military generals, have discussed and decided to send three groups of troops to go around the front of the Tatars to block them."
Zhu Gaochi immediately turned around: "Who is there?"
"On the Datong side is Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang, and on the Xuanfu Town side is Fu Youde, the Duke of Ying. There is also a group of soldiers and horses, led by Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song."
Bang!
There was another muffled sound.
Zhu Yunxi explained the three candidates who had been discussed and determined by Tie Xuan and others to lead the troops northward in advance to intercept the Tatar tribe in a detour, and conveniently changed the seal of the Emperor Taisun on a document.
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "We actually asked three old princes to lead the troops to intercept the Tatar tribe. This battle is really extravagant and extravagant. It has been rare in the thirty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunxi was noncommittal.
No one can say that this time the Beizheng lineup is not luxurious.
In the past, whether it was Lan Yu, Fu Youde or Feng Sheng, they could all have commanded a northward expedition on their own, but now they could only serve as a surprise soldier and personally lead the troops to take a detour to intercept the Tatar tribe.
"We all want to accumulate some merit for our descendants before we can no longer go into battle to kill enemies. My uncle and grandpa said that you will only kill enemies for the rest of your life, but I just listened to it." Zhu Yunxi said casually.
Bang.
He also changed his seal on a document.
Zhu Gaochi's face showed suspicion: "What did you find? What did they do without telling you?"
"It's not that I'm hiding anything." Zhu Yunxi shook his head and explained: "It's just that I reviewed the list of military generals a few days ago and found that Lan Chun was also among the generals in the Northern Expedition, and he was responsible for the errand of the Qianhu Official.
.The meritorious families in the DPRK also have their own children who were roped into the battle."
Zhu Gaochi blinked: "Are you going to get gold plating?"
I have always had the habit of bringing the younger members of my family to battle together, firstly because we can work together, and secondly to pull the younger ones along.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and shook his head and said: "They are quite obedient. They don't dare to just show off. They are all on the list of going forward to conquer, and no one is left to stay behind."
Bang.
There was another muffled sound.
Zhu Gaochi's brows couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he turned around and said, "In this direction of Jiubian, is it San Bo and my father who are leading the troops?"
Zhu Yunxi hummed: "The soldiers and horses going north are led by several uncles. Tie Xuan is in charge of everything in this northern expedition, but military affairs must be left to people who know how to fight.
, he will probably make decisions and coordinate various directions, focusing on post-war matters."
Bang bang bang.
Three muffled sounds were heard in succession.
Zhu Yunxi put down the heavy treasure seal in his hand, put his hands together, and slowly turned his stiff wrists.
Zhu Gaochi frowned, glanced at the pile of memorial documents that had not yet been stamped, and couldn't help but shrink his head.
Just when he was about to continue playing with his share of honour.
A sound that he expected immediately came out.
"Tired."
"You come and seal it."
"Don't let me find the opportunity when I look back, otherwise Tiedingshi will die from exhaustion."
After cursing, Zhu Yunxi stood up sullenly and walked past Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened: "Hey! That's your grandson's treasure seal!"
"I'm going to find something else to do. You can get started first."
Zhu Yunxi walked out of the house without looking back.
However, when he just walked to the door and stood behind the threshold, his feet had not yet been raised.
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Tie Xuan, who had been in Datong City for several days, led a group of civil and military officials, each holding a small pile of memorials and documents in their hands.
When Tie Xuan saw Zhu Yunxi behind the door, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"It's a coincidence that I see His Highness. I have several memorial documents here that need to be reviewed and sealed by Your Highness."
Zhu Gaochi, who had been sitting unwillingly in front of the document just now, holding the treasure seal in his hands, looked at the officials who walked in with his eyes wide open.
"How many books are these?" Zhu Gaochi had a look in his eyes that he wanted to kill Tie Xuan on the spot. He pressed the treasure seal in his hand heavily on a memorial that had just been spread out in front of him, and then stared at
Tie Xuan looked at the door: "Tie Dingshi, did you do it on purpose?"
Zhu Yunxi, who wanted to let himself go for a while, turned around helplessly and stepped back under the smile on Tie Xuan's face.
Tie Xuan's face was full of joy and he said with a smile: "Why did the prince say this? I just divided every matter more carefully. This is also to prevent the people below from slacking off."
Bang!
Zhu Gaochi closed his mouth tightly, held the seal with both hands, and covered it heavily on another document.
Zhu Yunxi was on the side, looking solemnly at Tie Xuan who suddenly put down his business and ran over in person: "What's the matter with Dingshi? He came here today."
Tie Xuan immediately turned around, nodded and folded his hands: "I have something to do, and I hope to get His Highness's approval before I can execute it."
After saying this, he had already taken out a beautifully-covered memorial from his sleeve.
Zhu Yunxi took it casually and opened the cover page.
Tie Xuan has already explained: "I hope that your highness will agree. If the leader of the Tatar tribe is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, he will be granted the title of king, be given land, and build a defense. If there are Tatar tribe herdsmen who come to surrender, they will be rewarded with Han land."
Enter the Yellow Book.
If none of them are willing, I ask your highness for permission to purchase cattle, sheep, furs and other items on the grassland at three times the market price. Please allow me to set up a market at the border to sell salt, iron, tea, silk and other items."
Zhu Gaochi, who was stamping the big seal, immediately raised his head and stared at the exit with wide eyes, where there were several conspirators Tie Xuan.
"You want to sell iron to the Tatars!"
Zhu Yunxi remained silent, just thinking quietly.
Tie Xuan explained: "This is a conspiracy. I want to alienate the Tatar tribe and make the grassland herdsmen suspicious. And if I sell iron to the Tatar tribe, they will not be able to use it in a short time."
, forge weapons to fight with our army.”
As he spoke, Tie Xuan took out two other memorials that he had prepared in advance from his sleeve.
"Your Highness, here is a memorial requesting Your Majesty to confer Mahamu of the Oara tribe and Abuzhi of the Tartar tribe as kings. Please sign and seal it and send it to Yingtian."
Zhu Yunxi sighed softly.
"That's right."
After saying that, Zhu Yunxi reached out his hand again and took the two memorials.
He turned around and walked to the case, spread out the three memorials, and then looked up at Xiaopang.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head silently: "I can do it by canonizing Mahamu and Abu as kings. No matter how great the effect is, it will at least make the Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe internally alienated and suspicious of each other.
But the sale of iron to the Tatar tribe has yet to be discussed. It is a conspiracy to hollow out the foundation of the Tatar tribe.
But the soldiers below don’t understand. They only think that they are fighting bloody battles for the imperial court at the front. But we are still doing business with the Tatars.”
Tie Xuan stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "The scouts who came out earlier came to report that the Tatar tribe already knew that our country wanted to use the entire country's troops on the grassland.
They are already summoning tribes scattered all over the grassland, recruiting soldiers and horses, and want to fight our dynasty on the grassland.
At this time, we just sell some iron to them at a loss, so what's the harm?
It is impossible for the Tatars to have countless skilled craftsmen and build more than a thousand artillery pieces like the imperial court.
And once they are short of food and grass, the Tatars, who have assembled countless troops and horses, will inevitably fall into civil strife as long as they suffer a few defeats on the battlefield."
Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Zhu Yunxi waved his hand to stop what he had not yet said.
Zhu Yunxi looked at Tie Xuan and asked, "Do the people below think this plan is feasible?"
Tie Xuan nodded: "Dong Liang said that no matter how much the imperial court gives out right now, he will get back double the amount later."
Bang bang bang!
Three muffled sounds were heard in the house again.
Zhu Yunxi put together the sealed memorials and handed them to Tie Xuan.
"Go and do it."
Tie Xuan took the memorial, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please retire."
"I'll take my leave."
The civil and military officials who followed Tie Xuan also bowed and resigned one after another.
Zhu Gaochi looked angrily at Tie Xuan, who came and left quickly, feeling annoyed.
They waited until Tie Xuan's back disappeared from the sight of the two of them.
Only then did Zhu Yunxi laugh.
"The old man is good at choosing people. Look at our man Tu just now. If he didn't know what was going on, he would have thought that the royal family of the Ming Dynasty had been bypassed by him."
Zhu Yunxi had a smile on his face and clasped his hands on the table.
Zhu Gaochi hummed twice and finally sighed.
"What I'm angry about is that he obviously could have found another way, but he didn't want to be a good official. If he does this now, he will no longer have a seat in the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunxi also let out a deep sigh.
"Keystone loves me and his heart is still vivid in my mind."
The faint voice never subsided for a long time.
Tie Xuan seemed to have a tough attitude just now, but he came with a group of civil and military personnel.
When these things fell into the eyes of those people, it was natural that Tiedingshi, the human butcher, had already held the say in this nationwide Northern Expedition in his own hands based on the emperor's will.
Then, no matter what he does, no matter what happens on the grassland outside the pass, it will have nothing to do with the wise, mighty and kind emperor grandson.
"He has made up his mind to be a lonely minister."
Zhu Gaochi sighed, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Zhu Yunxi hummed, turned around and sat aside.
"Now that it's been decided, let him be a lonely minister."
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"When we leave the border this time, we have to make plans to go deep alone."
"We have brought enough dry food, and there will be military rations delivered ahead. After we go some distance, we will have to rely on robbing the Tatars for food."
"Everyone should carry a double supply of swords and guns, and a triple supply of bows and arrows."
"I only have one sentence."
"Follow me and kill the wolf cubs together. All the spoils will be yours, and I will also share my military exploits with you."
"But if you are weak and want me to pull you back, then it has nothing to do with you."
Outside Datong City.
By the Royal River.
It was still the familiar dirt platform at the training ground.
Sapphire was wearing armor, with one hand on his waist and the other pressing a knife, leading the war horse to the densely packed area in front of him, and the fully equipped officers and soldiers kept roaring.
There was a burst of laughter in the military formation.
Everyone is waiting for the final military order to be issued.
Lan Yu turned her head and looked towards the city.
On the top of the city, there is a group of figures.
He knew that among these figures were the emperor's grandson, Tu Tiedingshi, and many generals who were about to go out to fight the Tatars head-on.
Lan Yu's face perked up, and she pulled out the sword from her waist.