Xia Xun didn't stay in Prince Lu's Mansion for long. Prince Lu was actually quite polite to him. Most of the vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty were very arrogant. No matter how powerful you were in the court, you couldn't change the real difference between king and minister.
, he doesn’t need to flatter you, but King Lu is not such a prince.【】
This King of Lu... was only fourteen years old. He had just inherited the throne and was given a bodyguard by the emperor's order.
The previous King of Lu was also a good person, he was smart and elegant, he knew etiquette, and he never caused any disturbance to the local people. However, the previous King of Lu was more fond of illusory things like immortality than King Qi, and he always wanted to become an immortal, so please
I hired some alchemists and spent all day practicing elixirs, taking elixirs, and meditating to practice my qi. As a result, I was poisoned to death by the elixirs just after I turned nineteen.
Fortunately, he already had a main concubine and a side concubine at that time. The main concubine had nothing to do at that time, but the side concubine gave birth to a son for him. He was not yet one month old at that time. This child is now the Little Lu King.
At the beginning of this year, King Xiao Lu had just received the golden seal of Emperor Yongle and inherited the throne of King Lu. Today is the first time he has welcomed a court official of Xia Xun's rank. He is even more frightened than Xia Xun.
, for fear of losing etiquette.
The young prince was ordered by his mother and did not dare to drink. He could only drink tea instead of wine, so he invited all the officials from Prince Lu's palace to accompany him. Xia Xun looked up and didn't recognize anyone. How could he drink this wine happily?
?But the ministers of Prince Lu's Palace had already arrived, and he couldn't leave right away, so he had to sit patiently for more than an hour. When the time was almost up, he stood up to say thanks and farewell.
King Lu repeatedly asked to stay, and then he got up to see the guests off in person. When he stood up, King Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For Xia Xun, this kind of hospitality was a torment, and it was not the same for him. King Lu sent him to the second gate.
, Xia Xun bowed to express his thanks and asked King Lu to stay. After all, there are differences between kings and ministers. If King Lu sends him forward, Xia Xun will be deemed to have overstepped his bounds. Once the imperial envoy finds out, he will be impeached.
King Lu stopped, especially because he felt that the etiquette was not enough. The Duke in front of him was a hot celebrity in front of the Emperor. He was the Emperor's nephew, and he was the Emperor's brother-in-law. In terms of personal friendship, he was the elder of the family, so he sent him
Xu Yida, a member of the Royal Guards' You Qianhu, escorted Xia Xun back to the post house. This Xu Yida and Xu Qianhu were in their early thirties and were tall and mighty. After waiting for Xia Xun to mount his horse, this You Qianhu also saddled his horse and led hundreds of
I escorted Xia Xunhao back to the post house with more than one name.
Xu Yida rode his horse close to Xia Xun and said diligently: "My lord, I haven't seen you for many years. My lord is as handsome as ever."
"Oh?" Xia Xun glanced at him and asked curiously: "Have the general and I ever met?"
Xu Yida quickly replied politely: "When the emperor was still hiding in Peiping, the general was a guard of Prince Yan's palace. At that time, he had met the Duke several times. After that, the general also often heard about the Duke.
His name and various deeds. Haha, the Duke and the nobles often forget things, so they probably don’t remember the general, but the general’s appearance has always been engraved in his heart.”
After hearing this, Xia Xun suddenly realized that maybe Xu Yida was a member of Prince Yan's Mansion. He came in by himself and had met him several times. No one else knew that he saved Prince Yan, but he was from Prince Yan's Mansion.
Everyone knows that he can remember his own appearance, so it is not surprising. However... the emperor's former bodyguards are now the guards of Prince Yan's Mansion. The emperor is also wary of the kings.
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Xia Xun was thinking secretly and didn't say anything. Xu Yida wanted to curry favor. Seeing Xia Xun smile, he fell silent and quickly picked up the topic again: "General, I heard that elite troops are being assembled on the front line in Dezhou, ready to wait for the Duke of Guo.
You go to practice martial arts. As far as the general knows, envoys from foreign countries came to our country in the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court made a big move for this purpose. There are unprecedented military exercises and martial arts. Now you are showing off your military power like this. Could it be that there is a war to be fought? "
Xia Xun glanced at him with a half-smile and asked, "So what?"
Xu Yida said excitedly: "My lord, the general has a merciless request. If the prince can take command and go on an expedition, you must not forget the general. The general was originally a warrior, but now he has become the guard of the palace.
It’s leisure time, but it’s so idle that my bones ache. The general still likes to charge into battle and fight on the battlefield. If the Duke takes command and goes on an expedition, he must give the general a chance. Even if he is a pawn, the general will be willing to do so.”
Xia Xun smiled and said: "The court has its own capable generals, but if a war really breaks out, it may not be the turn of our own prince."
Xu Yida said happily: "So, there is really a war to be fought? Haha, as long as there is a war to fight. Why should the Duke be so humble..."
He lowered his voice and said: "In the past, if it hadn't been for the courage and strategy of the Duke, the entire Prince Yan's palace would have been blown up. There would be no world today, and there would be no emperor today. Duke, you have made outstanding contributions and are the most popular among the emperors."
My favor, the former governor-general of the five provinces had a remarkable record in suppressing the Japanese. If we really want to conquer the west, maybe this grand marshal will be yours!"
Xia Xun burst into laughter and laughed, "It's impossible. The military parade in Texas is not about fighting. Don't think too much. Even if the Timur Kingdom really wants to fight, it won't..."
"Really hit our border with the Ming Dynasty" before he could say this, Xia Xun's voice suddenly stopped.
Xu Yida had just mentioned that Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking was almost bombed, and when he mentioned Timur again, a strange thought emerged uncontrollably in his mind: "Without me, Zhu Di would have been killed in the bombing in Peking.
Beijing will never become Beijing, there will no longer be Emperor Yongle in the world, and Zhu Yun is still in charge of the country, so... is it inevitable or accidental that Emperor Timur died of a sudden illness during the Eastern Expedition?"
Xia Xun didn't remember the exact time of Tamburlaine's Eastern Expedition. What he thought was that if his appearance caused even a small deviation in history, for example... it would push the date of Tamburlaine's Eastern Expedition forward.
Would Timur, who was supposed to have died of a sudden illness on the way, still die of illness on the way?
If Timur's Eastern Expedition had been advanced one year, his army would have been able to reach the border of the Ming Dynasty. There would have been a bloody battle between the two sides, how many soldiers would have died on the battlefield, and how much damage the Ming Empire would have suffered. If his appearance prompted Tiemur to
What kind of situation would that be if Timur postponed the Eastern Expedition? Timur died of illness before he could go to the Eastern Expedition. Timur's empire was in civil strife and the war crisis was easily resolved.
Originally, Xia Xun was only worried about his own appearance and changing the time of Timur's Eastern Expedition. Expanding from this idea, he suddenly thought of another possibility, another question: ""Timur is not a brave and incompetent person."
As a common man, he gradually annexed the Golden Horde from a weak tribal chief, and conquered the east and west. Compared with Genghis Khan who "destroyed the country for forty years", his performance was no less than that of Genghis Khan, and finally ruled Western Asia, Asia, and
South Asia is an extremely vast territory, and this is a heroic and strategic British master.
In order to conquer the East, he had been sending people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty since the early years of Hongwu. In fact, he was spying on the reality. Before the Eastern Expedition, he made sufficient preparations. He first built Samarkand to stabilize his rear area.
Then he marched eastward with 700,000 people, driving millions of cattle and sheep to feed his army. Such a bold and cautious commander, if he was already extremely sick, would he really dare to take such a risk with the strength of his country?
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With such careful arrangements, he clearly regarded Ming Dynasty as his strongest opponent. Such a person should understand that he could not conquer Ming Dynasty in a short period of time. He should understand that if he, the supreme ruler, had someone to conquer during the Eastern March,
Any indiscretion, even if you are seriously ill and cannot afford it, can cause serious consequences.
If he had been seriously ill before the Eastern Expedition, a high-ranking ruler, an outstanding politician and military strategist would have stayed in Samarkand to ensure the smooth transfer of his power and the continuation of his kingdom.
No matter how it goes on, it will still be like what the poet-like romantic thoughts of historians say: The aging lion will seek the final glory and insist on marching eastward, even if all his elites are buried in the east, his life legacy will be paid for.
The flowing water?
A trace of shadow quietly crept into Xia Xun's mind: "If Timur had not died of a sudden illness on the way, then he would have marched to the border of the Ming Dynasty. The Tatars and Oaras would not have become Timur's allies, but they would not have
To aid the Ming Dynasty, it is very likely that they will also send troops south to get a share of the pie. With the raging ligers and tigers, even if the Ming Dynasty can win, what a heavy price will it have to pay?"
Xia Xun's heart was pounding: "Timur...how did he die?"
From this, Xia Xun suddenly thought of Genghis Khan, who was very similar to Timur. The cause of Genghis Khan's death was also mysterious. History books written by Yuan Renxiu said that Genghis Khan fell from a horse while hunting and was injured. He had a high fever that night and died suddenly.
Genghis Khan, who had grown up on a horse since childhood, would have fallen off the horse and been injured? Well, even if he was injured by falling off the horse, he would have bled excessively at most, or else he would have been old and broken a bone. How could he have a high fever that night and not go away?
When the "History of the Yuan Dynasty" was compiled in the Ming Dynasty, Fang Xiaoru's master, the great scholar Song Lian, explained the cause of death of a generation of geniuses in only twenty words, "In the autumn of the seventh month, at Renwu, Ji Chou died in the palace of the old disciple Ha in Sari River."
He was seriously ill and died. He said "no hesitation" to end the matter, but the cause of death is still unclear.
The papal envoy John Plano Garbini said in his chapter that Genghis Khan may have been struck to death by lightning. I wonder if this statement has too strong a religious meaning.
Marco Polo said that Genghis Khan died from a poisonous arrow from the Xixia people. Logically speaking, Genghis Khan was already over 60 years old at the time, and given his status, it was unlikely that he would have personally charged into battle, and the range of arrows was limited. This statement is open to question.
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As for the last statement, it is not recorded in history at all, neither in official history nor in unofficial history. It is an oral legend spread among the people. It is said that when Genghis Khan conquered Xixia, he captured the princess of Xixia and saw that she was young.
She was beautiful, so she asked her to serve as her attendant, but she was killed by this strong-willed princess.
There are two theories about how the Princess of Xixia killed Genghis Khan. One said that she poisoned him, and the other said that she bit off Genghis Khan’s reproductive organs while sleeping with him. Even if Genghis Khan’s own concubine was sleeping with him,
She had to be inspected naked at all times, not to mention the captured Xixia Princess. It was unlikely that the Xixia Princess would poison her with nothing. Her most lethal method of violence was probably "biting".
Genghis Khan indeed had a habit of occupying the monarch's women wherever he conquered. He was nicknamed a seeder by later generations of historians. It is estimated that there are currently 16 million people in the world who are related to Genghis Khan. In the army of Genghis Khan
Among the conquered kingdoms, the Xixia Kingdom was indeed the most severely massacred. Almost everything in the entire kingdom was destroyed. And although this incident is not recorded in history, it happens to be among the people who fear Genghis Khan like a god.
Widespread.
So Xia Xun always felt that it was very possible that this was the real truth. However, if such an unspeakable scandal happened to an emperor, of course it could be concealed. The truth of history is always due to one or another reason.
, it was whitewashed beyond recognition. What Xia Xun was thinking about now was a topic that he couldn't think about but didn't dare to think about.
He felt that his idea was absurd and crazy, but he couldn't help but think: "Will Timur die like in history? How did he...die?"
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"There are five mountains in our country, and Mount Tai is the first of the five mountains. Standing on Mount Tai, you look to the sea to the east, the Yellow River to the west, surrounded by Wenshui River, the holy city of Qufu in the front, and the spring city of Jinan in the back. Standing majestically in the east with the force of reaching the sky.
Therefore, it is revered as the "No. 1 Mountain in the World". Since ancient times, emperors and emperors have come to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. They offer sacrifices to heaven on the top of the mountain to repay heaven's merits, and to offer sacrifices to earth at the foot of the mountain to repay earth's merits. This is the place of auspiciousness!
Dear envoys, how is this scenery?"
Altusa stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers, and said in ecstasy: "Beautiful, so beautiful, like a fairyland on earth!"
Xia Xun smiled slightly and said: "My dear envoys live in the far west. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see the scenery here again, so let's put it down and walk around to enjoy it. Please..."
Altusa and others bowed their hands to him and dispersed. Xia Xun still stood in front of the Jade Emperor Temple and asked in a low voice to a man dressed as a guard who was approaching: "Are you ready on the Texas side?
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"Yes, in compliance with the Duke's instructions, we have mobilized elite troops from all over the country. The Dezhou military camp has been practicing every day. The battle formations are already proficient. We are just waiting for the Duke to go."
"Okay, after leaving Jinan, we will rush to Texas."
Xia Xun accompanied people from Timur's empire this time, originally just for fun. The emperor was very attached to this powerful country in the west, but he didn't take it to heart, because in his mind, the Ming Dynasty and this powerful country in the west
Just like the great empires of Ritian, it is impossible for them to have any intersection. But now he has changed his mind. He wants to show off the might of the Ming Dynasty's military, use a strong psychological deterrent to the "military inspection team" of the Timur Empire, and push the Timur Empire eastward.
The time of the expedition was postponed indefinitely until Tamerlane died of illness in Sarakhan.
If the Crippled Emperor still came east as scheduled, he would think: "How did Timur die?"
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