It's three hundred miles from Xuanfu to Beijing, and it takes one day and one night to get there.
When he heard that Wang Xian was back, Zhu Zhanji rode twenty miles out of the city to greet him. After the two met, they dismounted at the same time and bowed down at the same time.
"Your Highness is going to kill a minor official." Wang Xian hurriedly went to help Zhu Zhanji.
"You gave me this life, you deserve this bow." Zhu Zhanji insisted on bowing.
Wang Xian had no choice but to bow four times and return the favor. Zhu Zhanji helped him up. The two held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes. Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Xian steadily, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself so hard that half of his cheeks were covered.
It's red
"Your Highness, what is this for?" Seeing that he wanted to slap himself, Wang Xian quickly grabbed Zhu Zhanji and cried, "Are you trying to force me to death?" But he secretly shouted in his heart, Fortunately,
My acting skills have not been erased by the original life.
"I didn't listen to your advice and whipped you, but you didn't care. You exchanged your life for my life. Every time I think about this these days, I feel burned inside." Zhu Zhanji shook his head and lowered his head.
Tears: "It's a blessing that you returned safely, otherwise I would have to regret and feel guilty for the rest of my life."
His Highness Taisun's sincere affection made Wang Xian feel a lot better... He was also a human being of flesh and blood. When Zhu Zhanji insisted on going his own way, Wang Xian really wanted to let go and let him die. Although everything about him was weighing on him.
Wang Xian wanted to risk his life to save him, but if he didn't blame him in his heart, then Wang Xian would be fooled.
Zhu Zhanji's apology was as endless as the surging river. Wang Xian had to interrupt him and said: "Your Highness, I came back after a long journey because I heard that you and the prince were in trouble..."
"Alas..." Zhu Zhanji's expression froze, and he said with a worried face: "This time we are in big trouble, and it could be a disaster if it doesn't happen."
"Ah" Wang Xian exclaimed in shock: "Why is this so?"
"Listen to me and tell you slowly." Zhu Zhanji motioned him to get on the carriage, poured a cup of tea for Wang Xian, and picked up a cup himself. Looking at the white smoke, His Highness Taisun fell into that unpleasant memory.
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Time goes back to two months ago. After a great victory, the Ming Dynasty army gave up the opportunity to annihilate Mahamu and returned to the court. At that time, Zhu Di explained to the generals that they could not kill Wa La, otherwise they would be killed.
The Tatars should take advantage of the bargain and maintain the balance of power between the two sides.
But when the army returned to Guangwu Town, the soldiers had a taste of it... The emperor's reason for withdrawing the troops was certainly correct, but with Zhu Di's character of either not doing it or doing it, he would not let Maha go so easily.
Damn it. The reason why we hurriedly withdraw our troops is because of the lack of food and grass.
The emperor had already issued an order before, saying that because the food road was too far away, the food supply was not available, so the entire army was changed to two meals a day, saying that it would be better to wait until Guangwu Town. But when the army arrived in Guangwu Town, they learned about the food supply here.
The storehouse was burned down, resulting in heavy food losses, but the follow-up military rations that were supposed to be transferred were still missing.
Zhu Di was furious and killed more than a dozen civil and military officials in charge of the granary, but he could only ignore himself and could not solve the problem of food shortage.
The army could not sit back and wait, so they had to scrimp on food and clothing and hurry up, hoping to encounter a team transporting food as soon as possible, but the team transporting food was still missing. The army's remaining 100,000 stones of food and grass were quickly exhausted, so they had to change to one.
He had one meal a day and had to kill horses to survive... At first it was the horses, mules, camels and the like that were pulling the carts. After killing them all, he then started to attack the war horses. They were all well-bred war horses worth hundreds of gold and had made great achievements in battle.
Hero, the soldiers burst into tears and were extremely reluctant to give up. However, in order to prevent the animals from competing for food with people, they had no choice but to kill the horses to satisfy their hunger.
At this time, the atmosphere in the army was completely reversed. There was no longer the excitement after a great victory. It was replaced by sadness, anger and resentment. The soldiers hated those bastards in the rear. They were working desperately at the front, but they couldn't even transport rations.
In this dilemma, even Emperor Yongle, who was accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, felt helpless. He sat on the throne with a frown, and the ministers who accompanied him did not dare to say anything. These days, such literati have suffered a lot.
One steamed bun a day, and he couldn't eat enough. He was so hungry that his eyesight was dim and he didn't even have the energy to talk.
"I am guilty. Your Majesty, please kill me to calm the morale of the army." Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and kowtowed.
"What does it have to do with you?" Zhu Di waved his hand and sighed: "I really regret not letting you sit in the rear, otherwise how could we be in today's situation?"
"I didn't think well. At first I just thought that I could barely support the army's return trip by storing grain. Who would have thought that the fire burned down Guangwu Town and the summer grain didn't arrive in time, so this situation would arise." He was so thin that he was only one.
Xia Yuanji, holding the bones, said sadly: "If I hadn't insisted on opening only one-third of Changpingcang, the army might not be short of food now."
"The common people have to live their lives. Who am I fighting for? Not for the common people." Zhu Di shook his head and said: "Don't blame yourself, Xia Aiqing, you are not wrong, get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Yuanji stood up with support, and heard Zhu Di say: "You all should go back and have a rest. It's very tiring to stand here." The ministers thanked him and left, but then heard the emperor say: "Xia Aiqing, please stay here for a while.
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When only the emperor and Xia Yuanji were left in the tent, Zhu Di sighed and said, "Tell me, how could this happen?"
"Your Majesty, I also feel that something is fishy." Xia Yuanji said slowly: "Judging from the time, at least the summer grain from the north should be enough to be shipped here. I don't know what went wrong, and it has not arrived yet."
"You said it was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster?" Zhu Di asked coldly.
"I dare not make any assumptions." Xia Yuanji felt dizzy and said, "We have to let the people behind us speak for themselves.
"That's right." Zhu Di nodded and said, "I have sent a message to King Zhao to come to see you as soon as possible. We will deal with it then."
"Yes." Xia Yuanji responded.
"I have summoned the officers and soldiers to encourage them," Zhu Di took a long breath, put away the sadness on his face, put on a smile and said, "You will come too."
"According to the order." Xia Yuanji accompanied Zhu Di out of the tent.
In the camp, the soldiers had been summoned, and they were all sitting on the ground. When they saw the emperor arriving, they all stood up and saluted. Zhu Di waved his hands and said, "No need to be formal, just sit down."
He patted this and knocked on that along the way. He came to the center of the field, stood on a big car, and said to everyone seriously: "I know that no one can accept this situation after a big victory. But God has it."
Unforeseen circumstances, when the army goes on an expedition, it will encounter any kind of problems. In my thirty years of military service, I have encountered food shortages not once or twice. That year when I conquered Beiyuan, the battle line was too long and the return journey was interrupted.
For food, we relied on boiling leather belts and eating cotton wool to survive. The situation is much better than last time. At least there are animals to kill and eat. You must grit your teeth and hold on. You must know that at least in this battle,
To achieve ten years of peace, you all know what I will do. How can I treat you great heroes badly?" Then he stroked his strong beard and laughed loudly: "The good days in the second half of my life are waiting for you all, right now.
What’s the point of this little hardship? Do you think that’s right?”
After hearing the words, the generals nodded one after another and asked the emperor to enlighten them. Their moods improved a lot... Yes, when they go back and reward their merits, they will live a good life, but they can't let things slip at this time? What's more, the emperor is the same as them.
It’s also one meal a day, and even the elderly over fifty years old insist on living there. Why can’t they insist on it?
"Finally, I have good news for you," Zhu Di announced loudly: "I have ordered King Zhao to mobilize every grain of grain in the Xuanda area and transport it to us." He paused and said, "Counting the days, it will be ten days at most.
It’s about time”
Encouraged by Zhu Di, the team regained their morale and continued to move forward. However, in this world, there are only pots to cook rice, and there is no pot to cook principles. Zhu Di's principles can not relieve hunger. If food does not come in a few days,
If the horses are killed, they can only eat humans.
Another problem with eating horse meat all the time is that many people's stomachs can't adapt, and hundreds of people died of diarrhea and diarrhea. When Zhu Di learned about this, he shed tears and vowed to severely punish the murderer who caused all this.
Fortunately, the road is boundless. Finally, when the army was at the end of its rope, King Zhao Zhu Gaosui arrived with two thousand carts of food. The soldiers immediately cheered and shouted long live the emperor. King Zhao danced happily with tears streaming down his face.
Hearing that the army rations had finally arrived, Zhu Di couldn't help but go out to greet him personally. Zhu Gaosui was originally accepting cheers from the soldiers. When he saw his father coming, he quickly jumped off his horse, knelt down in front of Zhu Di, and broke down in tears and said: "Father, you
My dragon body has lost a lot of weight, and I really deserve death for making you suffer like this."
"Easy to say, as long as the food can be delivered." Zhu Di responded with a smile on his face and ordered: "Quickly convey the order, immediately bury the pot and cook, so that the soldiers can have a full meal."
Immediately there was another burst of cheers, and the entire military camp became a sea of joy.
Zhu Di did not attack immediately, but asked King Zhao to rest. It was not until he came to greet him in the evening that he stepped back and said calmly: "You performed well this time. First you solved the source of the army rations, and now you solved the urgent need of the army.
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"I am so embarrassed." King Zhao hurriedly stood up and said, "I have really neglected my duty by letting my father and the soldiers suffer from hunger."
"What happened?" Zhu Di asked kindly, but his eyes were filled with cold light. His hand was holding the paperweight on the table tightly, actually trying to restrain his inner anger. "It's making it difficult for the food to arrive."
"My son wants to apologize to my father," Zhu Gaosui suddenly knelt down and said.
"What's the crime?" Zhu Di said with a smile.
"In order to raise food for the army, I killed the prefect of Xuanfu," Zhu Gaosui kowtowed.
"Why kill him?" Zhu Di asked calmly.
"Er Chen, the Grain Controller wanted to open the Xuan Mansion's granary, but he refused. He said that there was a disaster in Shanxi, and the victims had flocked to Xuanda. He wanted to help the victims. When I saw him shirk the responsibility in every possible way, I thought of my father and the few.
One hundred thousand soldiers were starving, so they took his head to demonstrate. This forced officials from all over Xuanda to open warehouses and hand over grain." Zhu Gaosui kowtowed and said, "My son is so bold, please punish me."