Chapter 1559 Want to go to India (5,000-word chapter)
"Wuji, you pack up your belongings in the next few days and take the White Lotus followers to India in a few days." At the dinner table, Yun said to Zhang Wuji. After summoning several ministers of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, he announced that Yun Zhi and Zhang Wuji would enter the palace.
, it was already noon, so he left them to eat in Kunning Palace. When everyone was about half full, Yun told Zhang Wuji about the matter.
"Are you going to India now?" Zhang Wuji was a little surprised. At first, Yun Ke said it would take a long time before sending him to India, so why should he go now? He was about to ask, but before he could say anything, Yun heard that
Zhi asked: "Third brother, if you are not still attacking Bangladesh, why are you letting Wuji go to India now? The city of Dhaka has already been captured? But even if the city of Dhaka is captured, there is no need to let Wuji lead the White Lotus cultists there in such a hurry.
India."
"The Delhi Sultanate and the Bahmani Sultanate in northern India sent troops to rescue Bangladesh. They repelled the army and Xian was injured. The two countries sent reinforcements of 100,000 troops and Bangladesh another 50,000 troops, totaling 100,000 troops.
An army of 50,000; at this time, there were only more than 70,000 troops sent to India, only half of the enemy's army. Bangladesh is rich and can afford to maintain many soldiers and horses, but the army is so small that it may not be a match for the enemy.
.Brother Wei plans to send reinforcements to India in advance." Yun said.
"The Delhi Sultanate and Bahmani Sultanate sent 100,000 troops to rescue Bangladesh?" Yunzhi found it very incredible. However, she did not ask more, but thought of other things, and asked with a slightly excited expression: "Then,
Third brother, my sister is going to India with Wuji?" She looked at Yun with burning eyes.
"You just want to stay away from your brother, just like your second sister?" Yun said with a smile.
"Third brother, you are talking nonsense. My sister can't let go of my third brother, let alone my sister-in-law. But my sister also wants to try to lead troops to fight in person! When my sister fulfills her wish, she will return to the capital," Yun Zhi said.
"Husband, Yun Zhi, I still want to say that it is very inappropriate for a woman to lead troops in war. Even if there is a precedent of Princess Pingyang Zhao of Tang Dynasty, is this not the only case in more than a thousand years? It is not enough." Xiyao said at this time.
Interjected. She couldn't interrupt when Yun was talking to Zhang Wuji before, but she could still speak in this matter.
"Sister-in-law, I just want to try leading troops in war. Maybe after trying it, I think it's not interesting, so I won't continue leading troops." Yunzhi sat next to Xiyao and said.
"You, even if your brother dotes on you, my sister-in-law can't control you. But my sister-in-law still thinks that whatever you do in Beijing is fine, but leading troops to fight is not good," Xiyao said.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my sister will not be involved in military affairs when she comes back from India." Yunzhi assured again.
"That's all your promise. My sister-in-law has no objection. It's just that you must abide by your promise."
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"Your sister-in-law doesn't object anymore, how can your brother object?" Yun said with a smile, "You are allowed to go to India."
"Thank you, Brother Huang." Yunzhi thanked her with a smile on her face.
"Don't be too busy thanking me," Wuji said with a smile at this time: "Brother-in-law hasn't said that he will hand over the guardhouse to you? How can this be done with just a verbal promise?"
"Wuji, you are considering it for yourself. Let me decide to hand over the guard station to Yun Zhi now!" Yun exposed Zhang Wuji's thoughts, but did not blame him, but said: "In this case, I
I have decided to appoint a guard post for you to command. The two guards, Jinwu Vanguard and Jinwu Guard, are going to be sent to India. Yunzhi, I will leave them to you to command, okay?"
"Okay, okay! Why not!" Yunzhi said immediately, with a mixture of joy and surprise on her face. Jinwu's vanguard and Jinwu's rearguard are both superior guards. Not only do they have twice as many soldiers and horses as ordinary guards, but they also have the best weapons and equipment.
She was the most elite army in the entire Ming Dynasty, so of course she was very happy to hand over the two guards to her. But she was also a little surprised because Yun actually handed over the two guards to her so lightly.
"You must be wondering why Brother Wei handed over the two superior guards to you so lightly, right?" Yun Jian Yunzhi nodded and continued: "To ensure your safety."
"Although the Brahmans in India cannot fight, the Tianfang believers can still fight. Especially the Said of the Delhi Sultanate has many elites who have followed Timur in the north and south. They should not be underestimated. If a few weak ones are
If I entrust you with the guard post, what will you do if you lose the battle and are surrounded by the enemy or even captured? In order to ensure your safety, of course I have to hand it over to you as an elite guard post."
"Third brother." Yun Zhi was moved and sat next to Yun again, leaning on his arm and said.
"Okay, there's no need to act like a child. Brother Wei can tell you that you have to use these two guards with caution. If the loss is too great, brother Wei will not rely on you." Yun patted her head and said.
"Third brother, don't worry, my sister will definitely let these two guards come back with more troops than before the expedition!" Yunzhi said.
"You're talking nonsense again! How come you came back with more people than before the expedition." Yun hit her head again. Yun Zhi stuck out her tongue, as if she was a child when Yun discovered her prank.
"Dad, we have sent many troops to India. Will this battle be as good as the battle between Yi and Wu?" Seeing Yun and Yunzhi joking, Wen Qi asked as he felt that the business had been finished.
"A single battle will not do it. Yiwu is the choke point from the Western Regions to the East, especially because his father rushed to the Western Regions with heavy troops. Timur must defeat Yiwu before he can send troops to the east, and the Ming Dynasty must not lose Yiwu.
I, that’s why both sides gathered almost all their soldiers for the Yiwu battle; but India is vast and has many plains. Although it is easiest to go north from Bangladesh along the Ganges River, it is not impossible to go by other roads, it just takes longer.
.If the enemy army insists on defending along the Ganges River, the army will of course go north by other roads and will not fight to the death with the enemy army. Therefore, including the soldiers of the foreign countries, perhaps the number of soldiers used in the battle of India is not less than that of the battle of Yiwu, but it is a separate battle.
The scale of the battle will not be that big." Yun said.
"It was also a magnificent battle! I really want to see it with my own eyes." Wen Qi said.
"You don't have to think about going to India!" Xiyao immediately scolded him, then looked at Yun and then said in a calm tone: "You are only sixteen years old, not yet a minor, and not even married. How can you go to India?"
"Your mother is right. You are still young and have to continue studying in school. Don't be in a hurry to go to India." Yun Ye said.
Wen Qi, who was double-denied by his parents, was hit hard. He lowered his head and ate hard. Wen Yuan said hurriedly: "Just now, dad said that Uncle Pu Wang was injured? How serious is the injury? Did the eldest brother get injured while fighting in Bangladesh?"
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"Xian's injury is not serious, but it is not life-threatening. Lan Zhen has sent the military doctor who is best at treating trauma in the army to treat him, so there is no need to worry too much. As for Wen, he may have suffered some minor injuries, but he has not been seriously injured.
"You won't write about minor injuries in the correspondence, but you don't dare to hide it if you are seriously injured." Yun said: "But Wenyuan, Wenqi, and Wenyin, the three of you had better prepare a congratulatory gift for him."
"Preparing gifts? Why?" Wen Yin asked.
"Because in the latest letter received by father, Wen has decided to formally establish a vassal state and call himself the king. This is something worthy of congratulations. As his younger brothers, of course you must prepare gifts for him." Yun said with a smile.
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"Dad, isn't the city of Dhaka still in the hands of Bangladesh? And there are 100,000 reinforcements to rescue it. Now the Ming soldiers in India are at their weakest, and most of them will lose their land. Why establish a vassal state at this time?" Wenyuan was puzzled.
asked.
"Why do you think it is?" Yun asked.
"This," Wenyuan thought for a moment, then said, "In order to rule the land of Bengal with integrity? Establish a vassal state so that we can appoint officials, collect taxes, and control the people."
"What else?" Yun Xingxing asked.
"My son is stupid, please tell me, father." Wenyuan said. He seemed to have some ideas, but he couldn't grasp them and had to say that he couldn't think of anything else.
"Do you have anything else?" Yun looked at Wen Qi and Wen Yin again.
"Dad, my son thinks that the local people who have pledged their support to his elder brother can still firmly believe in it. The army is only more than 70,000, and the enemy army is 150,000. Under such circumstances, many local people who have taken refuge may be worried that the Ming Dynasty will withdraw its troops from Bengal. They may
They were liquidated by Bangladesh, which re-ruled the entire territory of Bangladesh. In order to leave a way out, many people would make secret arrangements with Bangladesh. By establishing a vassal state, the eldest brother could show the locals who had taken refuge that they would never withdraw from Bangladesh.
With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, as long as reinforcements are sent out, they will be able to defeat the troops of the three countries and occupy the entire Bangladesh, and the local people will not have any secret collusion with Bangladesh. Therefore, the son believes that the purpose of the eldest brother's move is also to strengthen the hearts of the local people." Text
Qi said.
"That's right, that's right." Yun nodded and smiled: "What you said is right, and that's why. Wen Yuan, Wen Qi, you should also think more about things like Wen Yin, and think about problems from different aspects."
"Yes, father." Wenyuan and Wenqi agreed.
"Husband, I also want to prepare a gift for Wen." Xiyao said at this time.
"You are his mother, what kind of gift are you preparing for him? Although you have to give something, it cannot be called a gift. By the way, you also need to tell Baoqin about this to make her happy. My husband will tell her in person."
Yandao.
"Yunzhi, after you enter the palace once, do you want to see your mother?" He said to Yunzhi again.
"Ah! Third brother, what did you say?" Yunzhi was stunned for a moment and asked.
"What are you talking about with Wuji? If you can't just talk at home, you have to talk in the palace." Yun joked.
"It's nothing." Yunzhi said. Indeed, she didn't say anything to Zhang Wuji. She just said to him: "Why do you call the third brother brother-in-law? Where did this title come from?" In any case, he should not call Yun Wei.
Brother-in-law.
"This is not a more casual name." Zhang Wuji replied: "If it were up to you, I should be called imperial brother or third brother, but how dare I call him that? Calling him brother-in-law is too formal. As for brother-in-law, he is called brother-in-law.
The reason is that one day I accidentally called him brother-in-law, and my brother-in-law agreed, so I will always call him brother-in-law from now on."
"It's better to call me brother-in-law instead. The name brother-in-law always makes me feel like you have become third brother's brother-in-law." Yunzhi said.
"Then change it back." Zhang Wuji didn't care.
"Brother, I mean, you finally entered the palace, but you have to go see your mother?" Yun asked again.
"Of course I want to see my mother! Thank you, Brother Huang!" Yunzhi said immediately.
They joked a little more, finished their meal, and took a nap in Kunning Palace. In the afternoon, Yun went to Qianqing Palace to deal with the matter of sending troops to India. Yun Zhi rushed to see her mother. Zhang Wuji also accompanied Yun after agreeing to it. Go see your mother-in-law.
In the afternoon, Yun summoned officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, the Lifanyuan, the Ministry of Industry and other yamen. Sending hundreds of thousands of troops to fight is not just an errand for the governor's office. Other yamen must also cooperate. Officials from the Ministry of Hunan must make arrangements. For food and grass, officials from the Ministry of Industry must arrange all kinds of necessary supplies, the Ministry of Personnel must discuss with the Metropolitan Governor's Office to appoint civilian officials, and the Lifan Yuan must send people to contact each country to ask them to send troops again and bear part of the food and grass. Officials from various yamen They all lamented: 'After a few months of idle work, we are now busy again! And last time it was less than 100,000 people, this time it is 300,000. We may not be able to finish it until the end of the year.'
Yun himself was also very busy. He summoned many officials one after another, and it was almost dark before he gave all the errands. After the last official left, he couldn't help but fall back and lie down on the Arhat bed.
But maybe God still didn't want him to rest now. Lu Yi glanced at Yun, hesitated for a moment, and then walked in and said: "Guan family, the head of the Lifan Yuan Ke wants to see you."
"Klavyo? Why is he here to cause trouble!" The attack on India has nothing to do with Fu. Of course, he will not summon Klavyo, but he does not want Klavyo to ask to see him.
"Guan family, will this slave let him go back?" Lu Yi asked again.
"That's all, let him in." Yun said, still lying on the Arhat bed.
Lu Yi was ordered to retreat. After a while, he walked in with Claviyo. Claviyo was stunned when he saw Yun's appearance, but then he said: "Claviyo has met your majesty."
"Ke Qing, what's the matter with you?" Yun asked directly as he sat up and drank a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty, Churchill, the English ambassador, wants to go to India with the army and asks for your Majesty's permission. Donatello also wants to go to India and asks for your Majesty's permission." Clavillo also said directly.
"Why did Churchill and Donatello go to India?" Yun was puzzled. After Churchill came to Ming Dynasty last year, he did not leave with Quijano, but stayed in Ming Dynasty. Yun said that because he also knew a little painting and mathematics, he was It was of some use, so he agreed. Churchill began his life in the Ming Dynasty. Why did he go to India? To scout intelligence for England in advance? This is ridiculous. With England's current strength, it can't even enter the Mediterranean, let alone Ti went deep into India. Donatello is now painting and making sculptures in the Ming Dynasty. His daily income is a bit exaggerated, but he can earn hundreds of dollars every month. He even bought a house in the city and is living a very happy life. It’s pleasant and there’s no reason to go to India.
"Your Majesty, Churchill just said that he likes to take risks and go to different places, so he requested to go to India. I don't know whether what he said is true or not. As for Donatello, he wanted to go to India to enjoy the scenery. India and the Ming Dynasty have always been inseparable. The rich land in his eyes has different customs in the two places. Donatello said that he had seen the customs of the Ming Dynasty and wanted to see the customs of India." Claviyo answered.
"Churchill ignore him for now. The Ming Dynasty is so big. Donatello has only been to many places. How dare he say that he has seen the customs of the Ming Dynasty? Even I dare not say that he has seen the customs of the Ming Dynasty. If he thinks that the capital has already If he gets tired of seeing it, he can go to Suzhou, Hangzhou or Kaifeng to have a look. He doesn't have to go to India." Yin said.
"Your Majesty, I have also advised him, saying that he can go to other places in the Ming Dynasty, but he himself wants to go to India." Claviyo added.
"Here, you can persuade him again and persuade him not to go to India. But if he must go, let him go." Yun said. He attracted Fu's painters and sculptors, firstly because of the needs of Fu's paintings and sculptures.
I want to use mathematics to learn mathematical knowledge. The second reason is that I want to use realistic sculptures for myself, for Zhu Yuanzhang, and for Zhu Biao. The former is better to hire a professional mathematician to teach, and the latter is not necessarily done by Ghiberti.
Donatello has to be there. Since he wants to go to India, he doesn’t have to stop him.
"As for Churchill, if he wants to go, let him go." Yun thought for a while and then said. Even if Churchill completely visited India and wrote a more detailed "travel diary" than the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing to worry about.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Claviyo agreed. Seeing that Yun had no other instructions, he turned around and left.
Yun was paralyzed for a while, then got up and finished answering all the unanswered memorials. He glanced at Ke Le and saw that it was already the beginning of Xu Shi. He threw all the memorials into the basket and asked Lu Yi to send them to the General Administration Department. He got up and went to the general affairs department.
Go to Qian Palace.
"Husband, why are you sitting here today?" After seeing the ceremony, he couldn't help but say while holding the piano and looking at the Bu Zhu placed in the yard.
"My husband is too tired today." Yun said.
"Husband, no matter how busy you are with government affairs, you can't tire yourself out." When he came to the room, Bao Qin said while pressing his shoulders.
"I have to be busy. By the way, do you already know about Wen's establishment of a vassal state in Bengal?" Yun said.
"I vaguely heard news coming back from Bangladesh at noon, but I don't know the inside story," Baoqin said.
"You didn't ask?"
"My husband must come to Chengqian Palace to tell me in the evening, so why do I need to inquire about information that is difficult to distinguish between true and false?" Baoqin said with a smile.
"You, you and your husband are becoming more and more caring." Yun stretched out his hand to hold her left hand and said with a smile.
"The army is making good progress in Bangladesh. Although it has not captured the city of Dhaka because other countries have sent troops to rescue it, it has occupied most of Bangladesh. Wen is determined to formally establish a vassal state. Do you want to send him something he needs?" Yun said
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"Of course I have to send someone to deliver something." Baoqin said immediately without hesitation.
"Okay. I'll pack it up tonight and send it to Bangladesh early tomorrow morning along with my husband's orders."