"Little prince." Nanny Su stopped Zhu Muchen as soon as he entered the palace.
Hearing this, Zhu Muchen turned around and said, "Mother Su? Why are you here?"
Aunt Su said with a smile: "My dear prince, there are distinguished guests in my house today. My prince has told me to let you go when you come back."
"Who?" Zhu Muchen asked doubtfully.
Aunt Su cupped her hands and whispered, "It's His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson."
"The emperor's grandson? Why did he come to our palace?" Zhu Muchen asked in surprise. He was thinking about what he said during the Yongle period. If he remembered correctly, the emperor's grandson should be Zhu Zhanji. Why did Zhu Zhanji come to the palace?
?, You’re not here to cut down the feudal clan, are you?
Aunt Su raised her hands and bowed: "This old slave doesn't know. I also ask the young prince to go quickly. Don't lose etiquette and embarrass the prince."
Zhu Muchen looked at Nanny Su with a smile and said, "Let's go and have a look." He felt that there was no point in guessing here. This Zhu Zhanji was also a big shot, and he also wanted to see what Zhu Zhanji looked like.
Zhu Muchen walked not far from the main hall and looked at a slightly familiar figure. He touched his chin and said, "Why do you seem to have seen this person somewhere?"
"His Royal Highness," a man saluted Zhu Muchen, who was not far away.
Zhu Muchen walked in and saw the man's appearance clearly and muttered: "Shen Wuji?", then ignored Shen Wuji and entered the main hall directly.
Shen Wuji, who was standing behind, looked at Zhu Muchen's back and said, "What's so great about it." He regretted greeting Zhu Muchen. After all, he was also the envoy of the Jinyi Guard Town, but he didn't give him any face, but he couldn't do it without being polite.
, after all, Zhu Muchen is a prince, and he is also a member of the royal family. It is not a small crime to despise him. The reason why he dares to be so arrogant today is because he knows that Zhu Muchen is a brain disease patient and thinks that he is just a fool who has just recovered.
, it was because of this thought that he almost lost his life today, and no matter how he looked at Zhu Muchen, he didn't look like a fool, so he felt that he had to make up for the relationship with Zhu Muchen, but he did not expect that Zhu Muchen would directly ignore him.
"Your Majesty, we meet again." A man said while looking at Zhu Muchen with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhu Meng asked curiously: "Chen'er, do you know His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun?"
Zhu Muchen raised his hands and saluted: "I have met His Highness the Emperor Grandson, father." Then he nodded with a half-smile and said: "I met His Highness the Emperor Grandson today."
"Come and give the prince a drink." Zhu Zhanji picked up the wine glass and said to Zhu Muchen with a smile on his face.
Zhu Meng put down the wine glass he had just picked up and said with an embarrassed smile: "Chen'er, come and have a drink with His Royal Highness." He originally thought that Zhu Zhanji was toasting him.
Zhu Muchen looked at the wine glass on the table. For a moment, he was a little confused because he didn't know how to drink. He was debating whether to drink or not. For someone who can only drink two glasses of beer, how could he drink this glass of white wine and fall asleep on the spot?
"Ahem!" Zhu Meng looked at Zhu Muchen and coughed twice.
Zhu Muchen picked up the wine glass with both hands and said, "I've done it. His Majesty the Emperor's Highness is free to do it." Then he drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, smiled and held the rim of the glass towards Zhu Zhanji in front of him, indicating that he was done.
After drinking it, although he didn't swallow it, he couldn't stand the taste of the wine in his mouth.
Zhu Zhanji smiled when he heard this and said: "Okay, do it." Then he drank all the wine in the glass. The moment Zhu Zhanji raised his head to drink, Zhu Muchen quickly turned his head and spit out the wine in his mouth.
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When Zhu Meng saw Zhu Muchen spit out the wine, he broke out in a cold sweat. Then he hurriedly glanced at Zhu Zhanji. This was a serious crime of disrespect, and he was afraid that Zhu Zhanji would find out.
Zhu Zhanji put down the wine glass in his hand and said seriously: "Qiu Fu led an army of 100,000 to attack the Tatars. He accidentally fell into a trap and was defeated, and the entire army was destroyed. The emperor's grandfather Long Yan was furious and prepared to personally conquer the Tatars and send his army to the Northern Expedition.
Zhanji came here this time to ask Prince Chu to mobilize 200,000 personal soldiers to go north together with the court's 300,000 elite troops to attack the Tatars."
Zhu Meng's face was a little complicated when he heard this, and then he cupped his hands and said: "It is bound to serve the imperial court, but what about this food and grass?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji said: "The imperial court is also very short of food and grass now. I hope Prince Chu can help find a way."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Zhu Meng thought that if he had to sacrifice his life without giving him a cent, he might lose all his wealth. He thought he should find a way to politely refuse Zhu Zhanji.
Speaking of this Tatar, Zhu Muchen remembered the history he had learned before. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, it was originally passed down to the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen. However, Zhu Yunwen was afraid of the power of the vassal king headed by Zhu Di, so he strictly implemented the policy of cutting down the vassal and suppressing the power of the vassal king;
Zhu Di, who held the military power at that time and was the king of Yan, launched the Jingnan Campaign in the name of serving Tian Jingnan, raised troops to attack Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen, and usurped the throne. His ambition and methods can be seen.
During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to stabilize the dominance of the Ming Dynasty, all the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty were expelled from the country. The remnants of the Yuan Dynasty took root in the northern region and formed local separatist forces; Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly launched crusade against the Yuan Dynasty forces in the north, forcing them to split
became three tribes.
But this did not stop these northern forces from coveting the Ming Dynasty regime. Instead, they continued to harass and attack the northern border areas. Fortunately, in the few years after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the northern border forces had internal strife and had no time to take care of themselves, so they temporarily curbed their border violations.
During this period, Zhu Di was able to succeed Jingnan.
After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he devoted himself to rectifying the imperial court. In the first few years, Zhu Di implemented a foreign policy of appeasement, hoping that the "Northern Captives" would surrender and submit to the Ming Dynasty; but because of this, he neglected to suppress the northern border forces, which caused the northern border forces to surrender.
Gradually and quietly it grew; in the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di sent envoys to the Tatars to gently recruit and support them, and tried to coexist peacefully. However, he did not expect that the Tatar commander was very arrogant and arrogant, and directly killed the envoys sent by Zhu Di.
The arrogant attitude of the Tatars made Zhu Di Longyan furious. He, who had always been conceited and ambitious, naturally would not swallow his anger. He immediately sent Qiu Fu to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the Tatars. Unexpectedly, Qiu Fu fell into the trap and was defeated. The entire army was destroyed, and several generals also
They died tragically one after another. So Zhu Di couldn't sit still, so he decided to go out in person, lead the army to the Northern Expedition, and started the second Northern Expedition.
Zhu Muchen remembered again that Zhu Zhanji had just asked Zhu Meng to send 200,000 personal troops to go north together with the court's 300,000 troops. If he remembered correctly, this time during the Northern Expedition, Zhu Di happened to be leading an army of 500,000 people, sweeping the country in a mighty manner.
To the Tatars. But at this time, the Tatars were already internally divided and the people were in panic. Facing the mighty attack of Zhu Di's army of 500,000, the Tatar Khan and the prime minister divided their troops into two groups and tried to escape. While Zhu Di was on the bank of the Onan River in the west.
After defeating Khan Benya's army, he then sent his troops eastward to pursue Prime Minister Arutai. Although he finally defeated Arutai's army, he still accidentally allowed Arutai to escape.
Moreover, due to the hot and dry weather in the northern desert border in summer, the 500,000-strong army led by Zhu Di had difficulties in logistical supplies and was gradually facing the crisis of severe water and food shortages. The objective conditions were not conducive to Zhu Di's idea of continuing to pursue the victory and eradicate the weeds. However, Zhu Di had no choice but to choose first.
The army returned to the court. Although the Northern Expedition seemed to be a complete victory, the Tatars' vitality was greatly damaged. However, the Ming army itself also suffered heavy losses, and the escaped Arutai also became a major problem for Zhu Di. This Northern Expedition
In fact, it did not fundamentally solve the Tatar problem. This expedition laid the foundation for the three subsequent Northern Expeditions.