When Zhu Gaochi saw Xia Xun, his first sentence was: "The Marquis of Xining Song Sheng has died of illness!"
Xia Xun heard an "ah" sound, and his heart suddenly felt empty. We have been together for so long, and we have a kind of friendship. What's more, this old general is simply a general of the Zhe family and a general of the Yang family in the Ming Dynasty. He has been at the border for a long time and has worked hard and achieved great results. Although he
When I was in Xiliang, I knew that the old general was getting weaker and weaker, and I was afraid that he would die soon. When I heard the news suddenly, I was still a little sad.【】
Zhu Gaochi's second sentence was: "The envoys from the fourth prince of the Timur Empire, Shaharul, and his grandson, Harry Sultan, are about to arrive in the capital."
Xia Xun regained his composure and wondered: "The prince has summoned his ministers, does he want me to welcome him?"
Xia Xun hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter... The emperor is not in Beijing, so it seems more appropriate to arrange for the Ministry of Rites to come forward. If the minister needs to be involved, the prince can let the Ministry of Rites put forward his opinion, so as not to be taken advantage of by villains again."
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and smiled bitterly, and said: "Otherwise, I am talking about this alone because there are three news coming from Xiliang, and this is one of them. You know the situation of the Tamerlane Empire best. After they arrive in Beijing, they will have to work hard."
The Duke of Guo came out to receive him and find out what was true. Since Gu was honest and sincere, there was no need to go to the Ministry of Rites. Since the Duke said so, it would not be a bad idea to go to the Ministry of Rites first. What I really want to talk to you about is another matter."
Xia Xun looked solemn and said, "Prince, please speak!"
"Come on, come on, sit down and talk!"
Zhu Gaochi pulled Xia Xun to the chair, pushed him into the chair without any explanation, and then walked to the other side.
His chair is a specially made Taishi chair, which is twice larger than the ordinary model, but it is easy to sit in.
Zhu Gaochi sat down. The young eunuch served tea to the prince and the duke. Zhu Gaochi took out a quick report and said: "The situation is very detailed. The duke will go first."
Xia Xun leaned over and took the memorial, unfolded it carefully, and found out that something happened in the Western Regions.
Song Sheng, the Marquis of Xining, was old and sick, and medical treatment failed. He just passed away recently. This memorial was written by Song Hu, the second son of the Marquis of Song Dynasty. It was originally just a memorial to announce his funeral. If that were the case, Zhu Gaochi would not have to call for Xia.
Xun came to discuss it and sealed the memorial directly and forwarded it to the emperor for inspection.
However, Song Hu attached an additional page to the back of the memorial that he had already written. The scrawled handwriting on the additional page was in sharp contrast to the smooth and neat handwriting on the front. Obviously, Song Hu had written the full text of the funeral memorial.
When Yu was submitting it to the emperor, he suddenly received urgent news. Because of the urgency of the matter, he wrote it in a hurry.
The appendix mentions only one thing: Alhamma's teeth were betrayed.
Alama Ya was the leader of an ancient tribe in Xiliang. Because of his unruly character, the tribe often had conflicts with other tribes and Han people. He was originally frightened by Song Sheng's reputation. Shumi Group 2 He could still endure it. After Song Sheng died,
His tribe happened to have conflicts with other Xiliang people over grazing, and they rebelled.
Alama Ya raided Suzhou and occupied Suzhou as a base. Then he sent two groups of messengers, all the way down the Qilian Mountains to look for Tuotuobuhua, and all the way to find his friend Talini, with the intention of forming an alliance against the Ming Dynasty.
Little did he know that since the fake Tuo Tuobu Hua Wansongling became the Great Khan of Wala, in order to ensure his safety, the Ming court not only tightly sealed the news of the real Tuo Tuo Buhua's death, but also controlled the real Aga Dorji.
After getting up, all the herdsmen in the department also moved inland and moved to other places. As a result, attempts to contact Tuo Tuo Bu Hua came to nothing.
And his good friend Talini did not agree to join the rebellion with him. Talini was the leader of the Chijin Menggu and was named the Chijin Menggu Qianhu by the Ming court. He was not as arrogant as Alama Ya, and among the people of the entire tribe
In the face of interests, personal friendship had to be put aside. Talini rejected Alamaya's request. In order to clear himself, he also arrested the six envoys sent by Alamaya and sent them to the Marquis of Xining.
Mansion.
Song Hu is now temporarily in charge of the military and political affairs of Xiliang. He sent troops to encircle and suppress Alamaya, but failed in the first battle. Alamaya killed the commander Liu Bingqian and other Ming army generals, and gained momentum. Now he is recruiting troops and using them to conquer the ancients.
His identity and his identity as a Muslim were intended to call on the two largest forces in Xiliang to use him.
Although Song Hu had started to take charge of the military affairs of Xiliang for his father several years ago, there was an old man in the family who was in charge, which was very different from being in charge of everything himself. He was worried about the spread of anti-military forces, so he could no longer care about his father's future.
On the one hand, he personally led the troops to attack Alamaya, and on the other hand, he reported to the capital.
This matter is indeed very important. The two missions of the Timurid Empire had already passed through Suzhou before the Alamayan rebellion. Otherwise, if they knew about Xiliang's internal troubles, they would not have put down their disputes and continued to attack the Western Regions.
Idea, when communicating with Daming, you can also use this as a condition to bargain and strive for more benefits.
Zhu Gaochi said anxiously: "My lord, this matter is urgent! But my father is not in the capital. If we transfer it to the capital, it may be delayed. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. Once the Western Region is messed up, the consequences will be unimaginable. But this matter involves the mobilization of troops and horses.
, I can’t make my own decisions, and all the forces in the Western Region are complicated and unclear, so once I make a wrong decision..."
Zhu Gaochi rubbed his hands and said with a wry smile: "We can't ignore this matter, and we can't do anything about it..."
"Wait a minute!"
When Xia Xun heard what he said, his expression couldn't help but he quickly picked up the memorial, looked at it carefully, and gently picked it up and said: "This is the memorial written by Song Hu to the emperor."
Zhu Gaochi said: "Yes!"
Xia Xun said: "Before the emperor's northern tour, he had issued an edict to the whole country. Song Hu should know that the emperor is in Beijing. And when reporting news from Xiliang to Yuan, it is faster to report to Beijing than to Nanjing!"
Zhu Gaochi was startled and said hesitantly: "The Duke is saying..."
Xia Xun said: "Prince, follow me, I'm afraid General Song Hu's memorial..."
Xia Xun suddenly stopped talking in the middle of speaking, and said with a slight smile: "Taizigong has Zuo Yude Yang Shiqi, who is also a great talent in the world. I would like to discuss this matter with Yang Yude in detail first, and then report back to the prince, is that okay?"
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "Of course." Then he called for Yang Shiqi and gave up the small study room to the two of them. He went to review the memorial first.
As soon as the prince left, Xia Xun gave the memorial to Yang Shiqi and said to Yang Shiqi, "What do Shiqi think?"
Yang Shiqi narrowed his eyes slightly and said quietly: "I think General Song Hu may have written more than one copy of this memorial."
Xia Xun said happily: "That's right! The emperor is not in the capital, and the prince suddenly encounters such an important military matter. He will inevitably worry about gains and losses, and he will be dissatisfied. In fact, the same is true for General Song Hu. Just after the death of the Marquis of Xining, Xiliang gave birth to a dissatisfied son.
.Song Hu is only temporarily taking over the post of Commander-in-Chief of Xiliang, and his status has not yet been determined. He is in a similar situation to the prince now, generally embarrassed and worried about gains and losses."
Yang Shiqi said: "Xiliang is a certain distance away from the original. General Song Hu must have been worried that if the emperor returned south from Beijing, the news would be delayed and the important affairs of the court would be delayed. In order to have a safe plan, he wrote two memorials, one
Two reports were submitted to Beijing and one to Nanjing. Because the matter was urgent and the possibility that the emperor was still in Beijing was relatively high, the memorial sent to Nanjing had an appendix attached to the original memorial. The memorial sent to Beijing was...
Re-copied."
Xia Xun chuckled and said: "Yes, this is exactly the truth. So in Shiqi's opinion, how should the prince deal with General Song Hu's memorial?"
Yang Shiqi stroked his beard, glanced at Xia Xun, and said tentatively: "How about sealing the memorial and forwarding it to Beijing?"
Xia Xun blinked and said: "What if our guess is wrong and General Song only wrote this memorial? It's a major military matter. If you don't rush to make a decision, wouldn't the emperor be angry that the prince doesn't pay attention to his work? Besides, how can he appear to be a prince?
Where is your diligence and loyalty?"
Yang Shiqi said: "Well...then give a serious reply and make some suggestions?"
Xia Xun said: "I am good at making decisions on major military matters. What if the emperor is not happy? What if I reprimand him again?"
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"Furthermore, if Beijing also sends a memorial, the emperor has already made a decision, and the prince's sentence is sent to Xiliang, which is just a piece of paper. Wouldn't it damage the prince's prestige?"
"this……"
Yang Shiqi also blinked and said, "In the opinion of the Duke, is there a way to have both worlds?"
Looking at his appearance, Xia Xun clearly had an idea, but since he was a young official, his responsibility was naturally not as good as his own. Of course he had to do it when he could, so he told him his idea. Yang Shiqi had already told him
I had the same idea, but the window paper was difficult to pierce. When I heard Xia Xun say it, I was shocked and praised him. The two of them were in the study. Xia Xun gave instructions and Yang Shiqi wrote.
An edict and a memorial were quickly prepared.
The edict was made in two copies, one of which was to be stamped with the crown prince's seal and sent to Xilianghe. It began by blaming Song Hu: The emperor had issued an express decree to the world to inspect Beijing. Such an important military memorial was not reported to Beijing immediately, but was sent to Beijing.
When he came to Nanjing, if the military plane was delayed, the national law would not treat him lightly. Then he put forward his treatment suggestions: ordering Song Hu to mobilize the Xiliang army on the spot to attack the rebels with all his strength.
Because the rebels occupied Suzhou, they ordered the two Shazhou guards to participate in the battle. At the same time, they praised Chijin Menggu for his loyalty and stated that he would request an order from the emperor to reward him. At the same time, he attached a letter from the Duke of Fu, which was written
Several great imams in Xiliang used Xia Xun's special status in the sect to advise them to restrain the believers and not to be used by Alama Ya. Once they offended the power of heaven, they would regret it and so on.
As for another edict with the same content, it was attached to a memorial to the emperor and submitted to Beijing. The memorial stated the reasons and difficulties for making unreasonable opinions, and apologized to the emperor. If there are any inadequacies, please correct it immediately.
After Yang Shiqi finished writing, he coughed lightly and said, "My lord, the prince is upright. Do we not need to tell the prince our speculations?"
Xia Xun said: "Since it is just speculation and has no basis, don't tell the prince!"
Yang Shiqi blew on the unfinished memorial and sighed: "The prince has worked hard on this memorial, but if someone slanders him, I'm afraid the prince will still have to be reprimanded."
Xia Xun said: "Sometimes praising a person does not necessarily mean that you are really praising him, and scolding a person does not necessarily mean that you are really angry with him. If you do things well and get scolded, it will bring you closer to the relationship.
This method is better than the indifference of father and son treating each other like guests. Shiqi is also a man with a son and a wife. You should understand that the child who is scolded and scolded sometimes is the one his father likes the most. "
Yang Shiqi said: "But in the eyes of the King of Han, it only seems that the prince has been reprimanded again, and the King of Han is afraid that he will become even more arrogant..."
Xia Xun smiled slightly and did not answer.
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