The huge hall is so silent that you can hear a needle.
Old Zhu Di frowned. He obviously did not want to believe what Ji Boying said, nor did he intend to believe it. Old Zhu Di had absolute confidence in the matter of sweeping Mobei.
This confidence comes from the fact that it has been thirty years since he first led his army to Mobei in the 23rd year of Hongwu. He has been invincible in every battle and invincible in every attack.
But these are the words of an immortal, and it’s hard for him to refute them.
"To be precise, in your subsequent Fourth and Fifth Northern Expeditions, you were not able to confront Arutai head-on, until you died on the way home from the Fifth Northern Expedition."
Emperor Yongle's last three years can almost be described as a crazy Northern Expedition. He completely ignored the opposition of his ministers and spared no effort from the people, leading hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer each time.
In the 20th year of Yongle, the 21st year of Yongle, and the 22nd year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle personally went on the Northern Expedition for three consecutive years. At this time, Emperor Yongle was actually seriously ill.
More importantly, the national finances in the last years of Yongle were no longer enough to support the large-scale Northern Expedition in successive years. This is why Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, did not hesitate to anger Zhu Di and desperately tried to persuade him.
As soon as Ji Boying said this second sentence, Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di fell silent again.
Because if the Northern Expedition did not cause a substantial blow to various grassland departments, it would be in vain, and the price of this futility would be the drain on the national treasury.
There is no denying the greatness of the Yongle Dynasty, and history will never forget the great achievements of the Yongle Emperor. However, the pressure on national finances brought about by successive conquests during the Yongle period and the intensification of domestic conflicts cannot be ignored.
This prosperous age is a prosperous age for the country, but it is not a prosperous age for the people.
If the successor Emperor Renzong had not changed his tune, the future of the Ming Dynasty would have been difficult to predict.
Just as Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black, said to Zhu Di before his death, the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the torment of three generations of heroes.
"The Mongolian army is all cavalry and highly mobile, while our Ming Dynasty is mostly infantry. If the opponent just avoids the battle and flees, it will be really difficult to find a decisive battle."
Lao Zhu spoke in a deep voice.
After all, Zhu Di's Northern Expedition army mainly consisted of the Three Thousand Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the Fifth Military Battalion, and the largest number was the infantry belonging to the Fifth Military Battalion. This was different from Huo Qubing's Qingqi who marched straight in. Every move of the hundreds of thousands of troops was a piece of cake.
It is an extremely huge project. If Arutai insists on escaping, it will be difficult to catch up.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, Lao Zhu conducted a total of thirteen Northern Expeditions, ranging in scale from large to small.
Of course, Lao Zhu's Northern Expedition was not a personal expedition, but sent generals. Apart from the first few times when he wanted to completely wipe out the remaining Yuan, Lao Zhu had only one request for the generals of the Northern Expedition in the future, and that was to preserve their strength and inflict heavy losses.
That’s it.
Because after several Northern Expeditions, Lao Zhu clearly realized that these Mongolian bastards were too damn good at running away.
Therefore, although Lao Zhu later launched a Northern Expedition every few years, the purpose was to intimidate Mobei and stabilize border peace. The core strategy was adjusted to strictly guard border towns and attack the enemy close to the fortress. p>
In this way, although the Ming army could not completely wipe out the remaining Mongolian Yuan, Mongolia could not cause major border troubles to the Ming Dynasty.
The best strategic example is to use the Nine Great Fortress Kings to guard the border.
"Fourth brother, according to what my brother said, your two Northern Expeditions this time have already achieved the purpose of shocking the grassland. It is really not appropriate to continue the Northern Expedition. What's more, the Arutai you mentioned was severely damaged by you, and you may not be so cunning.
If I lose to Wang Baobao, I will definitely not confront you again. Instead, I will personally lead my army deep into Mobei. If I am not careful, I will most likely be counterattacked."
The Arutai mentioned by Lao Zhu Di reminded Lao Zhu of Wang Baobao, whom he admired very much.
After the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, Wang Baobao led his people to roam around Mobei, hunting wild animals everywhere.
In addition to the Chinese name of Wang Baobao, this old boy also has the reputation of Wang Paopao. You can hardly find him if you want to find him. Instead, this old boy will pop up and bite you from time to time.
In the fifth year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu sent Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, and Lan Yu out in one go, hoping to destroy Wang Baobao. However, the final result was unexpected. The Ming army was defeated, and Li Wenzhong almost died.
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It was also from then on that Lao Zhu gave up the idea of completely wiping out the remaining Yuan.
"What the immortal envoy said may not be my ending."
Old Zhu Di replied calmly, firmly believing in himself.
The Yongle Emperor, who is recorded in history, was the only emperor in history who rebelled against a vassal and came to power. He never believed in fate. He only believed in himself, and his fate was in his own hands.
In Lao Zhu Di's view, he had only 800 guards to defeat Emperor Jianwen, who had an army of millions. He had accomplished such things that changed his destiny, and there was nothing in the world that he could not accomplish.
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A mere remnant is nothing worth mentioning.
"Hmm."
"You can continue the third Northern Expedition, but I hope that if it fails, you will give up the last two."
Ji Boying did not directly deny Lao Zhu Di, and he could not deny it, because as long as Lao Zhu Di persisted, even if Lao Zhu opened his mouth, it would most likely be useless.
After all, this was the Yongle Dynasty, the 19th year of Yongle, and more than twenty years had passed since Lao Zhu's death. All the civil servants and generals of the Hongwu Dynasty had withered, and Lao Zhu Di's personal prestige and power had reached its peak. During the Yongle Dynasty, as long as old Zhu Di wanted to do something, no one could stop him.
Lao Zhu Di looked at Lao Zhu, hoping to get approval and support from his father.
"Brother is our Great Ming Immortal Master, and what he says is destiny."
As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu Di suddenly felt depressed.
"However, what we, the descendants of the old Zhu family, want is to change their lives against the odds."
Lao Zhu laughed loudly, stood up, raised his hand and patted Lao Zhu Di on the shoulder.
I think that when he started from a bowl and conquered the huge Ming Dynasty, it was also the first time in eternity that Zhu Di rebelled and ascended the throne as a vassal king.
Zhu Di wanted to sweep away Mobei, why did Zhu Di not want to clear up the grassland?
Emotionally, the father and son share the same resonance.
"We support your third Northern Expedition, and we also want to see if you can completely wipe out those little guys on the grassland."
"However, as the immortal master said, if you do not make any achievements in this third Northern Expedition, we hope that you can follow the immortal master's words, stop fighting with force, and live with the people."
This scene seems a bit inconsistent.
A middle-aged man patted the shoulder of an elderly man and encouraged him. The elderly man's eyes were excited and his eyes were red.
Lao Zhu Di stood up, took two steps back, and knelt down towards Lao Zhu.
"My son, please obey your father's orders!"
Ji Boying watched the whole process without saying anything more.
He planned to go with Lao Zhu Di during his third Northern Expedition. Maybe he could change the results of the third Northern Expedition, and maybe he could change the Yongle Dynasty.
Even if you can't meet Arutai, you still have to kill Xiaoye first to prevent the changes in Tumu Fort in advance.
"Sit down, it's time to talk about business."
Ji Boying clicked on the desktop.
It was delayed for a long time because of the discussion about Lao Zhu Di's third Northern Expedition.
Ji Boying brought Lao Zhu to the Yongle Dynasty, not to discuss the Northern Expedition, but to answer Lao Zhu's doubts.
Should the prime minister system that has been passed down for thousands of years be abolished?!