Chapter 1717 The group of people who went on an expedition to India is finally going back to Beijing
Going back to August of the 16th year of Jianye's reign, shortly after Yun issued an edict to confer Daiwen as the Princess of Joseon.
Although the matter is still hotly debated among the people, Yun has put it aside. Since Zhu has not raised any objection, the matter has become a foregone conclusion. He has already arranged the rest of the matter, and there is no need for him to worry about it, at least for the time being. He
You can now worry about other things.
"Your Majesty, the army from the northern expedition to Mongolia has received news that it has killed more than 30,000 strong Mongolian men, killed thousands of women, captured more than 20,000 women, captured more than 10,000 children, and captured countless cattle, sheep, and horses. The army suffered losses.
There are no more than 7,000 soldiers." An official from the Metropolitan Governor's Office said.
"Your Majesty, this is a great victory!" Li Jinglong said immediately.
"It is indeed a great victory." Yun Ye said with a smile. Although killing tens of thousands of people may not seem like much, the Mongolian grassland is not the Central Plains. Mongolians will not wait for the Ming army to attack. They must flee everywhere.
If you are extremely unlucky and encounter the Ming army or find traces of the Ming army, you will throw down all the baggage, drive the cattle and sheep to block the Ming army's marching route, and then run away with all your strength, so it is very difficult to kill the Mongols.
In less than four months since the troops were dispatched in April, nearly 100,000 Mongolians have been killed or captured (the memorial will not mention the number of children killed, but it is obviously abnormal to have so few captured children), which is indeed considered
Great victory.
Of course, more importantly, the losses of the army in this battle were not much. Because his most trusted generals are all in India, the generals Yun sent to the northern expedition to Mongolia this time were people he had ignored before, such as Tiancheng Bo Ping'an,
Anlu Hou Wu Jie, as well as He Fu, Gu Cheng, Sheng Yong and other generals. The performance of these generals in the historical Jingnan Campaign was unsatisfactory, so although Yun was forced to appoint them, he was not at ease and was always worried that they would lose the battle.
Or he might win as badly as he could lose. Now he doesn't have to worry.
"What are your plans after Ping'an and the generals?" Yun asked again.
"Your Majesty, I wrote in the report that Tian Chengbo and Anlu Hou wanted to return the army, but General Gu and General He were opposed to the army, and General Sheng was undecided. However, Tian Chengbo was the commander-in-chief and suppressed General Gu.
In opposition to General He, he has already led his troops back to the court." The official from the Governor's Office said again.
"Ping'an did a good job." Yun said again: "We should indeed return to the court. We have killed so many Mongolians. The other Mongolian tribes must be more careful. It will be more difficult to kill them. Most of the army will continue to stay on the grassland.
It is also a waste of food, not as good as a teacher."
"And the reason why I sent troops to sweep the Mongolian grassland this time is because the Mongols went south to plunder, not because they wanted to wipe out the grassland. The grassland is endless as far as the eye can see, and the Mongolians all ride horses. Even children as old as seven or eight can gallop on horseback.
"Although it may not be impossible to eliminate the Mongols, the money and food lost is difficult to estimate and is not cost-effective. It is much more cost-effective to use this money and food to attack India and other places than to spend it on the Mongolian grasslands," Yun said.
Yun has said this truth to the generals in front of him several times. Although some people criticized His Majesty for being too philistine at first, gradually no one said such a thing. Everyone accepted Yun's truth and evaluated the consequences of a certain war.
Sometimes, I will also subconsciously estimate the money and food lost.
"Next year, no, the court will open a mutual trade. And it will send envoys across the grasslands to tell all the Mongolian tribes. The Mongols must know that maintaining peace with the Ming Dynasty can replace the cattle, sheep and horses on the grasslands with what they need.
Iron pots, tea leaves, etc. If they have the intention of plundering, they will risk being slaughtered by the Ming Dynasty. Let them be willing to maintain peace with the Ming Dynasty."
"We also need to let them comply with the Ming Dynasty's division of pastures and stay in their own pastures. After this matter is exchanged, we will send envoys to the grasslands. However, these matters will wait until the next year. I will still have to discuss these matters with the Governor's Office and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
, the Lifanyuan will discuss it, you just need to know about this first, there is nothing you need to do now," Yun said again.
The key to completely pacifying the Mongolian grasslands still lies in religion. 'Should we give some economic rights to those Tibetans who go to the grasslands to preach? That's all, this can easily make things get out of control, but orders still have to be sent to the border areas. If they go to the Mongolian grasslands
For missionary work, the border guards still have to cooperate as much as possible. Hey, I don’t know how long it will take before Lamaism can be spread across the grasslands without worrying about the threat of the Mongols.'
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jinglong and others hurriedly agreed.
Yun ordered a few more things and asked them to retreat. After that, Yun picked up the memorial and was about to comment on it, when a young eunuch suddenly ran in in a hurry, saluted in front of Yun and said: "Your Majesty, the news just came, Liang Guogong
The others have already taken a boat to Zhenjiang and will arrive in the capital tomorrow."
"Okay!" Yun immediately put down the pen in his hand and said, and then ordered: "You immediately go to the Ministry of Rites and tell Hu Guang, let him ensure that there will be no mistakes in the ceremony to welcome the meritorious generals."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The young eunuch agreed, turned around and trotted away from Qianqing Palace.
Yun was still very excited, barely suppressed his mood, and continued to criticize the memorials. At noon, he threw the memorials that had been answered into the frames of different yamen, ordered Lu Yi to sort them out and send them to the General Affairs Department, and got up to go to Yong'an.
palace.
Hearing that Yun was coming, Siqi was a little surprised and greeted him in front of the palace. After saluting, he asked: "Cousin, why did you come to my palace today?"
"Guess?" Yun said with a smile and walked into the palace. But he just walked in, glanced at it and suddenly froze for a moment, then asked someone in the palace: "Why are you in Yong'an Palace?"
"Husband, I heard that there was a palace servant in Sister Shu's palace who played the flute very well. My husband also knew that I like music, so I came to ask Sister Shu to let me listen." This person is Ye Baoqin, the concubine of the Ming Dynasty.
Hearing Yun's question, he quickly explained.
Yun didn't bother to pay attention to the reason why he came to Siqi with Qin in his arms. He just said: "In the future, you should not call Siqi Sister Shubin. You should still call her Guangling as before."
Baoqin's face stiffened and he agreed.
Yun thought of something again and said to her: "Wen will return to the capital tomorrow, and you should also send someone to tell Yue about this."
"My son is coming back?" Hearing the good news, Baoqin forgot that she was not in his dormitory. He unconsciously amplified his voice and said, "My dear, it's been so long since we said goodbye in November of the 14th year of Jianye's reign.
It’s been two years. I’m finally going to see you again. I can also see my son.”
Yun originally wanted to scold her, but seeing that her performance was not showing her true feelings at all, he gave up the plan. Wen Yan said: "Wen is coming back, which is indeed very worthwhile. He is leading troops in India this time.
His performance in the war was excellent, and I am very satisfied with him. When he returns to Bangladesh, I will naturally give him many more things so that he can rule Bangladesh more securely."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Bao Qin seemed a little unhappy, but he did not dare to get angry with Yun, so he had to bow and leave and return to his dormitory.
After she left, Si Qi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "My cousin is so bad. You know that Concubine Ming is happy that Yu Wen is back, so you talk about his return."
"That's it. I asked her why she suddenly became angry, even though she was so happy just now." Yun suddenly realized.
"Hey, cousin, you have such a bad temper, I won't say anything anymore. My cousin came to my palace today. What do you want to say to your cousin?" Siqi said.
"Lan Zhen is also going back to Beijing." Yun said.
"Really? My uncle is going back to Beijing?" After receiving Yun's affirmative reply, Siqi also became happy. "I haven't seen my uncle for more than a year, so I miss him. Besides, my uncle is old, and India is said to be very humid.
, I don’t know if my uncle’s body can bear it, and whether he is okay now.”
"Places such as Bengal in India are indeed very humid, but places such as Delhi do not have much more rain than Jiangnan. Lan Zhen has not reported any injuries in more than a year, so she should be fine. But this is not certain. Wait until he arrives.
In the capital, my cousin arranged for the imperial doctor to take a good look at his body," Yun said.
"We must send the most skilled doctors from Tai Hospital." Siqi added.
"Well, I will definitely send the most skilled doctor from Tai Hospital." Yun agreed with a smile.
"Cousin, can my cousin invite my uncle into the palace to meet me, or allow my cousin to leave the palace and return home to visit my uncle?" Siqi asked again.
"Why is this not possible?" Yun said: "Lan Zhen is your closest natal relative, of course you can let him go to the palace to meet him. Going home is more complicated, but my cousin will allow you once."
"Cousin is the best." Siqi smiled and rushed forward to kiss Yun again.
"Don't make trouble, you don't know that you are inconvenienced." Yun scolded with a smile.
Siqi reacted for a moment before he understood what inconvenience meant. He immediately blushed and said, "My cousin is really bad."
Yun didn't dare to tease her anymore, so he sat down and talked with her. After the two talked for a while, the royal meal was brought to the royal dining room, and they ate together.
"Cousin, why did you come here today to tell your cousin that your uncle is back?" Siqi asked again during the meal.
"What, is it weird?" Yun asked with a smile.
Siqi nodded. "It wouldn't be strange in the past, but these days, according to my husband, it's inconvenient for me. It's strange to come to my bedroom specifically for this matter."
"You just love to think too much." Yun said with a smile: "I feel like I haven't moved much recently, so why don't I just take a few extra steps to come to your place? Is there anything strange about it?"
"That's true," Siqi said with a smile: "Cousin, you have indeed been less active recently. I still remember my cousin once said that life lies in exercise, but now I don't exercise much. Cousin, still
It’s better to exercise more.”
"I just said one sentence, and it got you talking so much." Yun responded with a smile. But he said in his heart: "Siqi's sense is really too keen, and he is very familiar with me, and he actually saw through me."
"No, I can't ask her that question today. I'll ask her again in a few days." After thinking about this, Yun put the matter down and started joking with Min'er. Min'er felt that Yun seemed to have changed a little, but she couldn't tell her.
I didn't know what the change was, so I thought about it and let it go, and concentrated on joking with him.