Chapter 272 Zhu Gaojie: It doesnt matter, I will take action
Zhu Gaojie thought deeply and said: "I have three strategies for the southwest affairs."
Zhu Di asked: "What three strategies?"
"The next step, the next step, the next step."
"you die."
Everyone in Zhu Di was shocked. None of these three strategies with you is a good one, right?
Zhu Gaojie sighed: "The southwest is now out of our control. What's more, our army is still stationed in the southwest. We don't know whether this army has rebelled. In short, it is just a black eye. Such a battle,
It’s harder to fight than when we open up new territory and expand our territory.”
"What's the best solution in such a situation?"
Zhu Di was also a little discouraged: "Then what are your three strategies?"
Zhu Gaojie said: "Just like what I said just now, cutting through the mess with a sharp knife, these three strategies all pursue the word "quick", calming the situation with lightning speed to prevent the spread. In rebellion, the faster the better,
It can be resolved as soon as possible and must not be postponed until the next day."
"Let's talk about the next strategy first. The next strategy is to remove Li Bin from his post in the name of the imperial court and order Li Bin to return to Beijing to face charges. At the same time, mobilize the southern army from Jinling and immediately send troops to suppress the southwest rebellion!"
Zhu Di frowned: "Li Bin, a bastard, is afraid of being punished by the court. He knows that he has done nothing and lost the war, and returning to Beijing will mean death. How can he be willing to return to Beijing?"
Zhu Gaojie shook his head and said: "I know that he will definitely not return to Beijing, and may even mutiny. It doesn't matter, we don't need him to return to Beijing, we are just going through a process in name. After convening the army, we will directly take Li Bin with him.
Beat to death!"
Zhang Fu pointed out the crux of the problem: "If this is the case, no matter how chaotic the situation is, it will not hurt us. Anyway, hitting one is still a hit, hitting two is still a hit, and we are done if we kill them all. But the disadvantage is that if this is the case, it will be equivalent to giving up completely.
The advantages we previously gained in the southwest fell short and we have to start all over again."
Zhu Gaojie nodded slightly: "So, this is the worst policy, not the best policy."
Southwest was in such a mess in Li Bin's hands, and the court was like a blind man who couldn't see anything. No matter how much he thought about this situation, he couldn't figure out any effective strategy.
The next best option is to remove Li Bin from all positions on the table to stabilize people's hearts, and then mobilize the southern army to suppress the rebellion. The only disadvantage is that the southwestern troops under Li Bin are likely to abandon them because of the imperial court.
Instead, they chose to mutiny, but now that the Southwest Army has mutinied, instead of taking the time to sort everything out, it is better to send troops immediately and start another southern expedition.
Zhu Di asked: "What's the next step?"
Zhu Gaojie sighed and said, "The next best option is to send Jin Yiwei to the southwest to check the situation. After figuring out all the affairs in the southwest, we can then decide whether to prepare troops from the southern provinces to attack the southwest rebels or send envoys to negotiate with Li Bin. Let's put it aside for the time being.
Fool around and try to stabilize the situation."
"inappropriate."
Zhang Fu shook his head when he heard this, "This strategy is not as safe as the one just now. When everything is clear and the day lilies are cold, how can we deal with it like this since we say we want to cut through the mess quickly?"
Zhu Di nodded: "I think so too."
"Since neither the next best thing nor the next best thing will work, then the only option is the next best thing."
Zhu Gaojie's eyes flashed, "Let's make a next move. Instead of mobilizing troops from the southern provinces, we directly summon the Yunnan Army of the Duke of Guizhou from Yunnan, which is closest to the southwest. On the surface, we are perfunctory with the southwest, but in fact, our army goes straight to the king's division and rushes into the southwest with rapid force.
Use thunderous means to cut this mess into pieces!"
Zhu Di hesitated: "The Duke of Guizhou is probably not qualified to take on such a big responsibility."
Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, once joined forces with the Southwest Army led by Zhang Fu at Baihe, and conquered many important towns. He was neutral in the battle to capture Li Jili, and was granted the title of Duke.
The Duke of Guizhou has guarded Yunnan for generations. His father is Muying, the righteous son of Taizu, King of Qianning. The Mu family has been loyal to the Zhu family for generations. He is also the only Duke who can command the army to guard the border for generations. This shows how much the Mu family has achieved.
Everyone in the Zhu family trusts him.
The Mu family will not let down the Zhu family, and the Zhu family will not let down the Mu family.
It's not that Zhu Di doesn't believe in the strength of the Mu family, but because the Mu family is too weak now.
One hundred thousand Southwest Army troops guard Annan Province, half of which were mobilized by the Mu Family Army. Today's Yunnan is still in turmoil, with local chieftains frequently rebelling, and only the Mu Family Army can control it.
Nowadays, the Mu family is no longer able to save itself when the Mu family crosses the river. It is not easy for him to take care of Yunnan. If more troops are mobilized from the Duke of Guizhou, how many more troops can be mobilized?
Twenty thousand?
Thirty thousand?
If more people are transferred, the Duke of Guizhou will not be able to withstand it. By then, Annan will not be pacified yet, and Yunnan will start to make trouble again.
This small amount of troops is not even enough to suppress the unrest in Annan Province.
Zhu Gaojie smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, I will take action."
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In the Wenhua Hall, Yang Rong marked the memorial on the table and took a sip from the teacup on the side.
An old minister in scarlet robes walked up to the side. Yang Gelao took a closer look and saw that it was Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.
"Why did Mr. Xia come to my place in person? If there is anything in the Ministry of Revenue, just ask someone to come over and tell me no." Yang Rong quickly stood up to greet him.
Xia Yuanji waved his hand: "Mr. Yang Ge, please stop chatting. I'm here to discuss important matters."
"Master Xia, please take a seat. Sit down and we will talk slowly."
Xia Yuanji sat on the chair and asked seriously: "Mr. Yang Ge, tell me the truth, is the country going to war again?"
Yang Rong smiled and said: "Who did you listen to? In today's prosperous times, His Highness has already finished the war, so why talk about war?"
Xia Yuanji shook his head: "Your cabinet knows more than I do. Mr. Yang Ge refused to tell me the truth, so I had no other place to ask. But let me tell you in advance, you and I are in charge of the cabinet.
I am in charge of the Ministry of Accounts, and people say that I am the money bag of the Ming Dynasty. They also call me "Xia Laoji" in private. This is correct. Don't forget, when a war breaks out, the government's financial budget must be based on
I came out of here."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The smile on Yang Rong's face faded: "Xia Laoshangshu was joking, we all work for His Highness, there is nothing we can't say, I really don't know.
"
He could tell that there was a thorn in Mr. Xia's words.
The two of them were going around here, neither of them willing to get to the bottom of things first. They were both using vague words to test the other's background.
Xia Yuanji frowned slightly: "Yang Rong, don't do this with me. Can your cabinet see the southwest military report?"
Yang Rong was shocked: "How did you know..."
Xia Yuanji said coldly: "I have been in charge of the household department for more than ten years and have gone through ups and downs. You are still too immature to play such a little trick in front of me. Do you think that hiding the military report will not affect anyone except your cabinet?"
Do you know? The military expenditures in the southwest are handled by my household department. I can tell everything and guess what is going on there now. I am responsible for the military expenditures of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty every year. You
Do you want to do this with me?"
Yang Rong was silent.
He did know that there was trouble in the southwest, but he suppressed the matter for the time being.
The memorial about the southwest has been left unpublished. After all, His Highness and His Majesty have not yet given an answer to the rebellion. As ministers, they should be sympathetic to their superiors. Yang Rong did not suppress the matter out of any bad intentions, he just
He was worried that this incident would cause turmoil in the court.
The country had just moved its capital, and such a chaotic situation occurred in the southwest. Wouldn't it cause criticism if word spread about it?
Xia Yuanji said in a deep voice: "Yang Rong, I'm not talking to you about personal matters now, I'm talking to you about state affairs!"
"It's precisely because it's a state matter that I can't tell you."
Yang Rong tried his best to persuade, "You should have probably guessed in your mind that the current situation is critical. This matter is now a trip into muddy water. I am already in muddy water. The more involved this matter is, the deeper it will get. Xia
Old Minister, listen to my advice and stop asking. I am in the water greeting you on the shore. When His Highness and His Majesty decide on the charter, you will know without asking. Why are you in such a hurry? You are a civil servant.
, why are you more anxious about fighting than the military attache?"
Xia Yuanji and Yang Rong looked at each other. Their old eyes were already cloudy, and the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes were the vicissitudes of time. However, the spirit in their eyes was still as tenacious as that of young people.
In the end, it was Yang Rong who was defeated first and took out two secret letters from under the table: "These two letters were sent by the Southwest Dusi and the Southwest Jinyiwei respectively. They passed through my hands first and then were submitted to Your Majesty. I will keep them."
I have made a record, you can read it yourself, I have promised you in advance that I will not be responsible for anything that goes wrong, you are the one who found it yourself."
Mr. Xia Laoshang took the secret letter and read it. After reading it, he got up and left without hesitation.
Yang Rong asked: "Where are you going?"
Xia Yuanji said calmly: "Mian Sheng."
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"You want to fight this battle yourself?"
Zhu Di's eyebrows were knitted into the Chinese character "Sichuan", "Boy, please stop making trouble. You are now the prisoner of the country, and the life of the country is on your back. How can you fight this battle yourself?"
Zhu Gaojie asked: "Who else can fight this battle besides me?"
Zhu Di blurted out: "Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu has served as a general in the southwest for many years. In terms of qualifications, experience and strength, he is qualified for the job."
Zhu Gaojie set his sights on Zhang Fu: "British Lord, can you lead 20,000 people to quell the southwest rebellion?"
Zhang Fu was embarrassed. He hesitated and replied: "No."
He is not being humble now, nor is he trying to give Zhu Gaojie face, he really can't do that.
Zhang Fu is the person who is best at using troops in this dynasty except Zhu Di and Zhu Gaojie. What's more, the southwest is still his home field. Logically speaking, he should be no less good than Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in the southwest, but that also depends on
How many troops do you have?
With the current situation in the Southwest, we don't know how much of the original 100,000 Southwest Army troops are still available and how many rebels there are. Adding in the local remnant rebels, there must be at least 100,000 enemies.
If Zhang Fu had 50,000 troops, he would dare to say with all his heart, "Who else than I am to lead the expedition to the Southwest?" However, it would be a bit embarrassing to ask him to take 20,000 troops to quell the rebellion in the Southwest.
Zhu Gaojie looked at Zhu Di again: "Isn't that enough? Let's not talk about how many troops the Ming Dynasty can mobilize, and how many troops can be mobilized from the southern provinces. The only one we can use now, and the one that can be mobilized the fastest, is Guizhou.
The 20,000 troops under the government's command. Defeating many with less is my best fighting method. Back then, I used 800 men in Mobei to defeat Mahamu's tens of thousands of Wala cavalry. Now there are 20,000 people. I
How can we not win?"
Zhu Di said solemnly: "You have to know that fighting in Mobei and fighting in the southwest are two different concepts. One is desert grassland, and the other is deep mountains and old forests..."
Zhu Gaojie said firmly: "I fought in the southwest, and I never lost in the southwest."
Zhu Di has a toothache, and he really doesn't want to let Zhu Gaojie leave now.
More than ten years ago, Zhu Di, who was an emperor on a horse, would have wanted his son to be an emperor on a horse.
But now that he is old, he wants his heir to stay in the capital safely, within the red walls of this deep palace, and after his death, he wants his heir to safely take over this huge empire from his hands.
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Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang in his later years, Zhu Di in his later years was more like an indecisive elder.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
He lost his father, mother, and brother when he was young, lost his wife in middle age, and lost his children in his later years. He took away all the luck of heaven and earth. As heroic as Hongwu was when he founded the Ming Dynasty and Jianyuan, he felt so lonely in his later years.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a true emperor, cold, cruel, heroic, and wise. In his later years, he had everything, but lost everything. He was a lonely old man, guarding the empire he had built with his own hands. His cold eyes looked down at the world, and in his heart
There is no longer any emotion.
Zhu Di is different from Zhu Yuanzhang. His heart is more complicated and his emotions are more passionate.
The emperor who advocated war the most, but in his later years, he did not want his son to set foot on the battlefield again.
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Zhu Gaojie didn't notice the complicated look in the old man's eyes. He was still analyzing his strategy intently: "In the southwest, the biggest obstacle to our Ming Dynasty is actually the acclimatization."
"Even our troops in the south will find it difficult to adapt to the rainforest in the southwest. This problem was already obvious during the last southern expedition. Neither the northern army nor the southern army was responsible for the southern expedition.
It is the main force, but plays a supporting role. There is actually no way for the southwestern army to do the main attack."
"So, since we draw troops from the southern provinces, it does not have much advantage. On the contrary, it will delay our army's offensive. Sometimes, having too many troops is not a good thing, especially in the terrain of the southwest rainforest, where the number of troops is very small.
Too many will make us bloated, which will be extremely inconvenient for both combat command and marching. With a small number, we can fight with ease. In this kind of terrain, the tactic of defeating more with less can be used to its fullest."
"Uh...Dad, are you listening?"
Zhu Di came back to his senses and nodded: "Well, keep talking."
Zhu Gaojie was a little surprised. He had never seen Zhu Di lose his mind when discussing the battle.
At this time, Tang Cheng walked quickly and reported to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xia, the Minister of Hubu, wants to see you."
Zhu Di frowned slightly: "Why is he here? Tell him that I am discussing important military matters with the prince and the British prince. If he doesn't see you, let him come back another day."
Tang Cheng reminded: "Xia Laoshangshu said that he came here because of the affairs in the southwest."