Chapter 223 Zhang Fu: The Southern Expedition, either dont do it or do it!
Zhu Gaojie and Xia Yuanji sat at a table in the backyard. The table was not too big. There were six chairs, and three people, Zhang Fu, Lu Chaoyang, and Yang Rong, were sitting there. After Zhu Gaojie and Xia Yuanji took their seats, it became empty.
A chair.
Su Wen stood beside Zhu Gaojie and glanced at the chair.
That seat was Su Wu's seat. Now that Su Wu was serving as the Chief Envoy of Koryo Province, this chair was vacant, but Zhu Gaojie still left this chair for him.
Those who can sit at this table are all the core figures of Prince Qi's palace. There are also other elders, such as Duke Cheng Zhu Yong, Marquis of Anyuan Liu Sheng and others. However, although they all belong to Prince Qi's party, they have never
Entered the core level of Prince Qi's Mansion.
An ordinary table clearly divides everyone.
Zhu Gaojie noticed Su Wen's gaze and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Don't worry, you will sit here too in the future."
Su Wen nodded and didn't say much, but he couldn't help but feel excited inside.
He is deeply appreciated by the prince, but if he wants to sit at this table, in addition to gaining the trust of King Qi, he also needs his own strength.
What kind of immortal figures are sitting at this table?
The former military leader, the British Duke Zhang Fu! The Ming Dynasty’s largest spy chief, Lu Chaoyang! The old minister Xia Yuan Jixia who is in charge of the world’s money! Yang Rong, who has absolute say in the cabinet!
Su Wu, who was not present at the scene, is also the top leader of Korea Province. After returning to Beijing, he will definitely be promoted to a higher position and have a high position of power!
Su Wen is now just a personal guard who follows Zhu Gaojie. Although he has made many changes in the palace and the army, he still has not climbed up in rank.
Zhu Gaojie's current words are undoubtedly implying that Su Wen is only a hair away from being promoted.
Su Wen's qualifications are about average. All he needs is a chance to soar into the sky!
Zhu Gaojie stood up, and all the guests at each table in the courtyard fell silent. They all looked over. Under everyone's gaze, he said slowly:
"My success today is all due to your support. I am here to congratulate my little girl and Quanzi. I hope you will forgive me if I did not entertain you well. Come on, let me offer you a glass of wine first!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaojiu drank from the cup in one gulp.
Everyone filled their cups with wine and congratulated King Qi.
Zhu Gaojie walked off the stage with a cup in hand, toasting to each table, smiling and chatting and laughing with the guests. Su Wen followed behind him, holding a wine flask with both hands, waiting to fill the wine.
When he came to the last table, Zhu Gaojie was smelling of wine and his face was a little rosy. He picked up his wine glass and said to everyone at the table: "Everyone, if you have any needs, let me tell my servants. I thank you all for coming. I would like to give you a drink."
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Everyone at the table stood up one after another, picked up their wine glasses and responded: "Your Majesty is so enthusiastic, what else do I need? Congratulations on your happy marriage. With a father as handsome as your Majesty, the princess will surely be as beautiful as a flower when she grows up."
Qingcheng, the young prince has inherited the prince's prowess and prowess. He is capable of both civil and military skills. He can mount a horse to conquer and dismount to govern a country. I would like to offer you a toast first!"
"Hahaha, okay, I will drink first as a token of my respect."
Zhu Gaojie drank all the wine in the cup, handed the cup to Su Wen behind him, raised his hands and said to everyone at the table, "Everyone, have a good time. I will take my leave now."
"My lord, walk slowly!"
"Your Majesty, please come first!"
Suddenly someone among the crowd chuckled, but Zhu Gaojie was still keenly aware of it. His figure was as thin as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind, his hair had been stained with silver gray, and his face was covered with wrinkles like knife carvings. Although it looked like
He is a twilight old man, but his eyes are as deep and sharp as obsidian.
Zhu Gaojie felt something familiar, so he asked Su Wen behind him: "Who is this person?"
Su Wen replied in a low voice: "Yang Shiqi, the former cabinet bachelor and the prince's minister."
"Is this Yang Shiqi?" Zhu Gaojie was a little surprised, "I've met him before, how come he hasn't changed so much in more than a year?"
Su Wen whispered: "Yang Shiqi was also involved in the previous incident between the emperor's grandson and Wei Guogong, but His Majesty suppressed the incident at that time. Although Yang Shiqi saved his life, but..."
Zhu Gaojie understood clearly that the emperor's grandson was Zhu Zhanji, the current eldest son of the King of Gan. The person responsible for the rebellion was Wei Guogong Xu Qin. However, the old man did not want to be exposed on the stage at this time, so he did not pursue the treason of the participants.
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The troops involved in the rebellion were dispersed and distributed to several other armies. The generals who participated in the rebellion were demoted in rank, but were not executed. The officials who acted as internal agents in the capital were also affected to a certain extent, and the Jinyiwei watched them to death.
The names of those who died and who participated were recorded in the book of life and death, and they were beaten one by one. Although it would not cause death, it would not be much better.
The old man's way of dealing with this is already quite merciful. What are these people doing? These people are plotting rebellion!
Throughout the ages, how many people can survive after rebels are suppressed? All the generals and officials who participated in the rebellion will be tortured to death!
If Yang Shiqi is alive, or even still able to serve as a capital official, it would be like burning the ancestral tombs of Gaoxiang and emitting green smoke. If it had been another emperor, he would have exiled you even if he didn't kill you.
"Everyone, I will take my leave now."
Zhu Gaojie smiled and waved to everyone. After turning around, his smile disappeared instantly and asked Su Wen, "Who sent the invitation to Yang Shiqi and why is he here?"
Su Wen paused for a moment: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, this matter was arranged by Xiao Li, I'll go ask."
"Um."
Not long after, Su Wen ran back and said, "Your Majesty, I asked, but no one sent an invitation to Yang Shiqi, so he came uninvited."
Zhu Gaojie smiled: "Damn it, this is also a talent. He came to eat and drink at the banquet in my Prince Qi's Mansion?"
Su Wen asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to drive this person out?"
"What are you doing here? It's so fun to be alone." Zhu Gaojie thought for a while and said, "Let him wait for me in the study. By the way, let the servants prepare food and wine in the study."
"I understand."
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Zhu Gaojie sat at the table with Zhang Fu, Yang Rong and others, and joked to the British father-in-law: "My father-in-law is also a grandfather, how come he is still so unsmiling?"
Zhang Fu said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know, I've always been like this."
Indeed, this British gentleman has always had a stern face and always ignored everyone. When he was in Jiaozhi, southwest China, no matter how the situation changed, he still remained firmly on top.
The British Duke Zhang Fu was also a military minister, and he knew that he had passed the six ministers in courtesy.
Zhu Gaojiu smiled and said: "The last time I conquered the Southwest, I served as a deputy general for my father-in-law. If I conquer the Southwest again, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to help me."
Zhang Fu's eyes flashed when he heard this: "From what you say, His Majesty has decided to conquer the southwest again?"
The Southern Expedition must be either not done or never done.
In Guangxi and south of Yunnan, there are few Han people, and most of them were barbarians. Although the Ming Dynasty occupied Jiaozhi as a barrier to the southwest, the barbarians were repeatedly difficult to tame. If the countries in the far south could not be completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty and tamed, chaos would sooner or later occur in the southwest.
Without a backbone, collapse is inevitable.
Zhang Fu has been in the southwest for many years. He is well aware of the urinal nature of the local alien races. If you want to completely conquer this place, you must either destroy all the countries here and tame them, or you must not attack them. Even if you conquer a piece of land, you will be defeated sooner or later.
Lost it, and in the end it was all in vain, a waste of military and financial resources, and in the end I only got a "Southwestern Territory Experience Card".
The Ming Dynasty's current policy towards the southwest is really puzzling. What's the use of conquering such a small piece of land? If you don't destroy the countries established by the surrounding barbarians, you will lose the wealth you have accumulated here sooner or later. It will take more than ten years.
In the end, my hard work was just a big dream.
Zhu Gaojie shook his head: "My father-in-law is overthinking. The Ming Dynasty has been using troops for many years. Not long after the war in the southwest subsided, it went north to conquer Oara. After conquering Oara, it attacked Nuergandusi. After Nuergandusi defeated North Korea,
The Japanese country is fighting not only for wealth, but also for its foundation. If the Ming Dynasty does not rest and recuperate for a while, continued conquest will definitely hurt the country."
Xia Yuanji deeply agreed: "I am a calculation person. I don't understand war, but I understand how the supply lines of war come from. If the money is gone, you can make it again. If the food is gone, you can plant it again. If the arrows are lost, you can rebuild them.
But this generation of war is over, and when the war breaks out, the country’s manpower will be cut off. At this time, the Ming Dynasty has stabilized its territory and the Northeast is booming, but the disadvantages of continuous campaigns have also been revealed, and the Ming Dynasty needs to rest.”
What prevented Zhu Gaojie from expanding his territory was not the strength of the enemy, but the right time and location.
One is the extreme wall of the empire, and the other is acclimatized.
The extreme wall of the empire is the limit of the empire's rule. This limit is the place that the army can reach in about one hundred days. Within this range, the empire can exercise direct rule. Beyond this range, the country will lose the ability to directly rule.
The Ming Dynasty had abundant national power, and it was not difficult to relocate the population. The only difficulty was that transportation was restricted. Once a mutiny occurred in the local area, it would be difficult to mobilize the army to quell the rebellion in a short time. The only way to solve this problem was Zhu Gaojie.
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The second is that they are not accustomed to the climate. The armies of the Ming Dynasty are clearly divided. The army in the south is represented by the Southwest Army. The army in the north is mainly the Liaodong Army. In the middle is the Jinling City and the Jingnan Army who followed Zhu Di from Shuntian and crossed the Yangtze River. Now
It has been incorporated into the Beijing camp.
Once they leave the north and south, these armies will fall into a dilemma of being acclimatized.
When Alexander the Great of the Macedonian Kingdom arrived in India on his Eastern Expedition, due to the unsuitable climate and the spread of epidemics among the army, the Eastern Expedition ultimately came to nothing.
The leap is too big, and it is inevitable that we will not adapt to the local environment.
If Alexander had not been affected by acclimatization at that time, and even traveled thousands of miles across mountains and ridges to reach the Central Plains, although this possibility is zero, then he would have faced the Qin State during the period of King Qin Huiwen...