The Ming Dynasty had more than two million soldiers.
In addition to the regular soldiers in various places, where are the main soldiers concentrated?
That's right, it's the grassland border.
Zhu Yuanzhang has never despised the grassland, and has always had a strong sense of precaution even against Bei Yuan.
It is only limited to the conditions of the grassland, and there is no way to achieve deep annihilation in one fell swoop.
There are now a total of more than 500,000 soldiers at the border.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's decree, except for the troops remaining in the city, all other garrison posts and military towns were fully mobilized.
The total army numbered 400,000.
What is the concept of an army of 400,000?
For the entire Beiyuan, the current total population is approximately two million.
This includes the elderly, children, and women.
What is the concept of an army of 400,000?
If everyone takes action, they can directly overwhelm the entire Beiyuan.
Of course, the momentum is huge, but the price is also very high.
The rations required by an army of 400,000 are also an astronomical figure.
At least for the Mongolian cavalry, it is not a big threat and they can run away first.
This has been the reason why the Central Plains dynasties have been unable to deal with these nomadic peoples since ancient times.
However, the overwhelming momentum of the 400,000-strong army still put a lot of pressure on the grassland.
On the vast grassland, a place had been agreed upon for talks a few days ago.
The main key among them is naturally the matter about King Yan of the Ming Dynasty.
"I advise you to release me, His Highness Prince Yan of the Ming Dynasty, as soon as possible. No one, including his soldiers, should be left behind."
"If not, the 400,000 troops behind me will let you know what the consequences are."
In a huge tent, there is a long table in the middle.
On both sides of the long table were the courtiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
As soon as the negotiations began, a minister of household affairs in the Ming Dynasty immediately started to take the lead and was full of momentum.
It's not as if he's here to beg someone, but more like he's here to beat someone.
On Beiyuan's side, Hartaji took the lead, but the main members were also Han Chinese.
As soon as the Minister of Household Affairs finished speaking, a Han minister from Beiyuan stood up and retorted unceremoniously: "Li Yuanlin, don't talk nonsense here."
"Everyone is a sensible person at heart. What's the use of talking nonsense? It's better to be direct and straightforward. Let's explain the matter clearly."
"If you say that again, don't blame me for falling out."
The minister of household affairs, who was called Li Yuanlin, turned his head and looked slightly. When he saw the Han minister, his expression suddenly changed, and then he yelled: "Who am I? It turns out to be Qiu Wencheng, you melon kid."
"Why, when you couldn't get along in the academy, I thought you had gone somewhere. It turned out that you were working as a dog for the Meng people?"
"Looking at you, you must have been a dog for many years. Call grandpa a few times to see if you are familiar with it or not."
"If your shouting makes grandpa happy, I might even give you two rewards."
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
As Li Yuanlin laughed, all the Han people started laughing.
Including Qitai, who represented the Ming Dynasty this time, also laughed along with the pension.
Qi Tai can now be regarded as one of Zhu Ying's people. The year before last, Qi Tai was sent by Zhu Ying to Henan to investigate the famine.
Later, more high-yield crops were planted, and naturally famines in various places gradually decreased. Even if there were any natural or man-made disasters, the refugees could be quickly settled.
Qi Tai went to Henan for inspection at that time, but he did so in a secret capacity. After returning, Zhu Ying was not in a hurry to promote him.
After all, there is no need to be so anxious about some things. If your position is promoted too quickly, it is not necessarily a good thing.
Until recently, when it came to selecting the person in charge of negotiating with the grassland this time, it was Zhu Ying who decided to put Qi Tailai in charge.
Qitai is very familiar with border customs. If he comes to take charge, he will not cause any conflicts with the local border customs.
This point is also a very important issue, because negotiations like this naturally require the cooperation of border generals.
For example, this campaign is more influential for Ming Dynasty.
And when the ministers from the Ming Dynasty laughed at Minister Beiyuan, even though Minister Beiyuan felt extremely uncomfortable, he had no way to vent it out.
After all, they are considered traitors at this time.
He grew up in the Central Plains Dynasty and was a Han himself, but in the end he chose to assist Beiyuan in doing things.
In their own eyes, this is understandable.
After all, they were not reused in the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally chose to assist Bei Yuan, so as to gain recognition and the opportunity to display their ambitions.
There have always been many such people.
But they never thought that Ming Dynasty had actually given them too many benefits.
At the end of the day, these people are at the level of scholars, and their ability to study in an environment is completely dependent on the Central Plains.
It's just that the Meng Yuan Dynasty once settled in the Central Plains. In the current era, there is no such big rejection of traitors.
But ridicule is inevitable.
In fact, most of them were not originally loyal to the Meng Yuan. Except for a few one or two, most of them actually defected to the Mongolian Yuan during the Bei Yuan incident.
"My lords, please don't talk about these old things."
"What we need to talk about now is about King Yan of the Ming Dynasty."
"I see that you are very insincere this time. Do you want to suspend the negotiations for two days?"
"Anyway, King Yan is with us. He eats well and sleeps well, so there is no need to worry too much."
An old Northern Yuan minister coughed twice and said slowly.
Such words make it seem like King Yan is suffering some kind of torture.
Without waiting for the ministers of the Ming Dynasty to speak, the old minister continued: "I will also talk to King Yan at that time and say that the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be in a hurry to let him go back."
"Maybe King Yan also prefers the scenery of the grassland."
When the old minister spoke, the people around him became quiet.
Even Khaltaj showed some respect on his face.
It seems that this Han veteran who was loyal to the Northern Yuan Dynasty had a high status.
Qi Tai did not speak, but stared closely at this old face, which was covered with wrinkles.
But in terms of age, I'm afraid he's in his late 70s, if not eighty.
After a long while, Qi Tai asked in a tone of disbelief: "Are you Ou An Min Ou Censor?"
Ou Anmin said with a smile: "I didn't expect that at this time, someone would actually recognize me."
Finished saying this.
The expressions of half of the ministers in the Ming Dynasty suddenly changed a bit.
Ou Anmin was a third-rank official at Yushitai during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.
Yushitai can be said to be the highest supervisory authority during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.
The main person in charge is the imperial censor.
It may not sound very high, but in fact, you must know that during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the official positions of the Han people were very restricted. No matter how talented and knowledgeable they were, no matter how good their political achievements were, it was difficult to say that they could be promoted.
From the first to the third grade, there are almost no Han people.
And Ou Anmin is naturally a leader, otherwise it would be impossible for him to reach the level of a censor.
Ou Anmin's reputation is actually quite good, and he is relatively fair to Han and Mongolian people in dealing with many matters.
In addition, he is a famous figure in the Confucian circle, so he is very well-known.
However, after the defeat of Meng Yuan, there was no news about him. Ou Anmin did not appear in the prisoners Lan Yu and Zhu Di had taken against Meng Yuan.
I never thought that this negotiation would actually happen.
Qi Tai sighed, bowed respectfully, and then said, "When the Ming Dynasty was first established, Your Majesty searched for talents from all over the world to jointly govern the Ming Dynasty."
"Although I was young at the time, I still remember that in terms of talents, Ou Yushi was very high."
"However, even among the family members and friends, no one knew about Ou Yushi's whereabouts. In the end, it could only be ignored."
"I am deeply pleased to see Ou Yushi in high spirits today."
"I just wonder in my heart, why was Ou Yushi unwilling to join the Ming Dynasty to work together? Is there such an unspeakable secret?"
Ou Anming's reputation is even greater than that of Liu Sanwu in the Hanlin Academy.
After all, under the circumstances of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Ou Anmin was still able to be fair and just and seek benefits for the Han people. At the same time, he also demonstrated his political ability to a large extent.
Such talents were extremely desired by the Ming Dynasty when it was first established.
Especially as a censor.
For a country, it is even more important.
If Ou Anmin had been loyal to the Ming Dynasty at the beginning, he would at least be a censor of the Imperial Procuratorate and the second rank now.
Upon hearing this, Ou Anmin smiled softly, glanced at the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and then said calmly: "There is nothing unspeakable. They are just old ministers of the previous dynasty, so why should they be loyal to the new dynasty again."
"I am getting older and have a more direct mind. I don't want to be the person who serves two dynasties."
"When I was young, I ate the food of the Yuan Dynasty, read the books of the Yuan Dynasty, and served as an official of the Yuan Dynasty."
"No matter what others think, I am already old now and half of my body has been buried in the ground. There is no need to think about it so much anymore."
These words clearly showed Ou Anmin's thoughts.
To put it simply, his thoughts still lie with Meng Yuan.
From its name, we can tell that only those who truly admire Meng Yuan will call it Yuan Dynasty as it was before.
In fact, this situation is not a special case at present.
Since the founding of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, it lasted for a total of ninety-seven years, which is often said to be the fate of the country without a hundred years.
It is said that the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was a typical alien rule. After its demise, the Han people who had been suppressed at the bottom of society for a long time should be
"The serfs stood up and sang" "Singing and dancing to thank Zhu Ming".
But the actual situation is slightly different.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Han, the general manager of Chaozhou Road, was a 100% Han Chinese. However, after his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed, he fled everywhere with the grief and indignation of "serving the country, humiliating Sun Wu Ce, and helping time and space to write books". In the end, he even
He would rather commit suicide than serve the two masters and serve the Ming Dynasty.
He left behind a poem that says, "If you have an edge in your hand, you won't hesitate, but when you die, you will still be kind to me."
This is somewhat similar to the current Ou Anmin. After all, he was born in the Yuan Dynasty and grew up eating the food of the old Yuan family. It is normal to have a grateful heart.
However, the poet Dai Liang of the Yuan Dynasty was a completely poor lower-middle peasant. Even though he had the ability to read, his family was not considered wealthy.
After the fall of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, he also remembered the Yuan Dynasty: "The wind and dust have left the old people behind in the caves, and the vegetation has withered and ruined the autumn of the motherland."
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to serve as an official, but the man refused and actually died in prison.
A similar poet is Wang Feng.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, he has always been called the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, which subconsciously means that he stole the Yuan Dynasty.
In the seventh year of Hongwu, Libala, who was the direct grandson of Emperor Yuan Shun, was conferred the title of "Chonglihou" by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was then sent back to Mongolia, which was the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Wang Feng also specially composed a poem: "The fire is flowing south and the purple walls are empty, and the fragrant grass and kings and grandchildren are as sad as this."
The Libala he bought was captured by Li Wenzhong when he captured Yingchang in the second year of Hongwu. It was precisely because of this relationship that Li Wenzhong was able to be canonized as a duke.
This is how today's Cao Guogong Li Jinglong came into being.
And this former bought Libala is the current emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Togu Si Timur, also known as Elbek Khan.
Mongolians have always had more names, which is due to various translations.
Of course, Lao Zhu, who kills people like nothing and peels off his skin to feed others, is not so kind-hearted.
In the second year of Hongwu, Elbek was only seven years old. Zhu Yuanzhang made him a marquis, gave him a mansion, and arranged for famous Confucian scholars to teach him knowledge.
By the time he was repatriated in the seventh year of Hongwu, he had already lived in Ming Dynasty for five years.
The age from seven to twelve years old is the age when three views are established, and Elbek has been living in the Ming Dynasty, and is obviously greatly influenced by it.
Coupled with five years of continuous teaching, it also reflects Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
When Elbek left, he not only arranged generous gifts, but also specially selected two Mongolian and Yuan eunuchs, Xianli and Yuan Buhua Kumuer, to escort him.
When he was leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang said to him: "You are a descendant of the king of Yuan Dynasty and you will be captured when the country is overthrown. I wanted to send you back because you are young and the road is far away, so I might not be able to reach you. Now that you have grown up, we can't bear to keep you for a long time."
I was a guest here, so I sent you back specially to meet your parents and relatives, and I love you so much."
He also told the two eunuchs: "This is the heir of Gu Yuan. Unfortunately, he has come here and traveled a long distance. I hope you will take good care of him."
Unlike Sima Yi, who had no descendants, Zhu Yuanzhang also showed his magnanimity as a unified king who would not stop the sacrifice of the Yuan Dynasty.
At the same time, it can also have an influence after returning to Beiyuan.
The cause is another day, the effect is today.
This is also the reason why after Zhu Di was captured, he still enjoyed the same treatment as a prince, even a little too high.
Otherwise, King Zhu Di of Yan, who once ruled the Beiping Palace, fought with the Bei Yuan Dynasty for a long time, and killed countless Mongols, would not be in such a good situation now.
In the final analysis, it was still the game laid by Zhu Yuanzhang, who is my father.
In fact, Zhu Ying also knew about this.
When dealing with Bei Yuan and implementing the embargo regulations for the first time, Zhu Yuanzhang would of course inform him of the relationship here.
In other words, from the very beginning, Zhu Ying knew very well that if Zhu Di was captured, his wealth and life would be well protected.