Daming: From the end of Hongwu

357 Chapter 355 - The Young Man on the Tower of Nanjing City
night.

In the afternoon, Yue Erke was beheaded in public, which was regarded as a result of his provocation of Daming, and Zhen Wu sat in the tent at night, with a clear mind, still thinking about the words Yue Erke said.

Guilichi wanted to rebuild the hegemony of the Yuan Dynasty and embarked on Temujin's grand ideal of unifying the ministries.

Yes.

This idea is normal, as long as you are a northern nomad, who would not want to live like Temujin, let alone Guilichi who is now in power.

But... Zhen Wu also wants to step on Mobei.

If the goals conflict, then it is clear at a glance who is the villain.

Just like what Yueerke said, Daming regards the grassland nomads as a confidant, and it is absolutely impossible for Zhen Wu to sit back and watch Guilichi unify the grassland tribes.

The most direct way to prevent Guilichi from unifying the various ministries of Mongolia is to directly send troops to eliminate Guilichi's regime, but the problem is that Ming is still recuperating now, especially the decisive battle with Guilichi is likely to be a war of absolute national destiny , once defeated, Daming may no longer be able to intervene in grassland affairs in the next few years.

At that time, the grassland will definitely rise in a very short time and become a huge regime that requires Ming to face up to.

This price is too great.

Zhen Wu would never allow this to happen, so the Ming Dynasty could only win, not lose in the war on the grassland.

However, if you want to fight a war that is sure to win, it is not only determined by the soldiers who are good at fighting. Money, food, combat plans, and the fighting beliefs of the domestic officials, etc., all links that may affect the outcome of the war, whether it is People or things need to be properly arranged in advance.

Zhu Di fought Jing Nan for several years, and now that he is on the throne, he will definitely not fight an uncertain war. He is now a man who wears shoes, and is no longer the barefoot king of Yan before Jing Nan. A share of anger will rise up angrily.

There is a [-]% chance of winning, so what's the difference between that and death?

Of course, to put it this way, there is no need to wait... to stabilize to that point, but Zhen Wu is also willing to let Zhu Di make more preparations, and try to wait until the chance of winning is the best.

Moreover, Zhen Wu probably guessed Zhu Di's plan. Zhu Di planned to take advantage of this time to rest and recuperate, and then take down Annan, take the opportunity to send Zheng He to the West, and finally fight the Tatars.

Zhen Wu knew that Zhu Di was playing a big game of chess on the matter of Zheng He's voyage to the West. This big game of chess was by no means such a simple matter as a face-saving project like the arrival of nations. He knew that Zhu Di had investigated porcelain, silk, tea and other commodities. , When Zheng He sailed to the West, Zhen Wu estimated that the ballast stones on Zheng He's ships would be replaced with porcelain.

As for Zhu Di's other plans besides profit factors, Zhen Wu didn't know much about it, because Zhu Di hadn't discussed this matter with Zhen Wu in detail.

But this also shows that Zhu Di has never underestimated the grassland, nor has he neglected the grassland. He needs enough money and food to support him in fighting a war to eliminate the power of the grassland.

Zhen Wu tapped his fingers on the table, and in the silent night there was a crisp sound similar to the trampling of horseshoes. This sound seemed to be dredging Zhen Wu's thoughts, making Zhen Wu's thoughts more and more clear.

After a long time, Zhen Wu sighed, he stood up and stretched his stiff body.

Since it's not suitable to fight against the grassland now, let's make some trouble for Guilichi. Isn't Alutai going to subdue the various tribes in the Nuergan area? up.

Then compare, after many years, who will be better, he or Alutai.

……

In the early morning, the morning wind howled, and Zhen Wu, who had only slept in the middle of the night, got up early and got busy.

He needed to hurry up and finish the affairs of Jurchen's ministries as soon as possible, and then set off for the Nuergan area, but when he was so busy, Meng Ying's men sent Li Wenshu's head into North Korea.

The reaction of the North Korean Li family after receiving the head was beyond Zhen Wu’s imagination. Not only did Li Wenshu’s family members be convicted and arrested that day, but he also sent people to bring gifts to Zhen Wu, and at the same time sent ministers to bring He went to Nanjing with a lot of gifts, trying to get Zhu Di to stop Zhen Wu, so that border generals like Zhen Wu would not mess around.

When Zhu Di received the gift list from the North Korean envoy, Zhu Di was a little confused.

A gift from heaven?

He got a few words from the North Korean envoy without a trace, and only then did he understand what happened, and suddenly he cursed secretly in his heart, this bastard, let him make decisions on his own affairs, his mother really won't even seal him. I don't even send any letters.

However, Zhu Di was cursing and cursing, and after careful consideration, it seemed that there was really no need to send a letter to explain such a trivial matter as destroying a tribe, and Zhen Wu couldn't be blamed for this.

So Zhu Di set his sights on the gift list.

Seeing this, he felt happy again, there are quite a lot of things, look at this ginseng and deer antler mink fur, it's cold, he can not only send some good things to Xu Miaoyun, but also meet meritorious ministers. Something to reward.

This Lilly came just in time.

Then accept this gift, and spare North Korea's experience.

Anyway, that bastard Zhen Wu wouldn't let him suffer.

but…

Can I still get some wool? !

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, then looked at the North Korean envoy and said, "Last time Zhen Wu sent a letter saying that you have many beautiful women in North Korea, is it true?"

The North Korean envoy was taken aback.

No one who can be an envoy is stupid.

He immediately opened his mouth and said: "There are indeed some good-looking ones, and they all yearn for the upper kingdom of heaven. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor of the upper kingdom will allow them to come to Daming to pay their respects."

A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face: "My Ming is tolerant of everything, so I can accommodate some women. Then when you go back this time, let your king choose some from within the territory and send them over. I will make arrangements for them."

"As ordered, we will select the whole country to satisfy His Majesty the Emperor." The envoy finished speaking, and then asked tentatively: "Then Zhao Guogong..."

"As for him, I will write a letter to reprimand him this time. It's just a misunderstanding, and you are my vassal state of Ming Dynasty, so why would I use swords against you, but..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's face was slightly gloomy, and he glanced at the North Korean envoy lightly and said: "But Zhao Guogong is also a veteran in the army, and his temper is not very good. You'd better not provoke him in the future. I really annoy him. I'm afraid it's me. There is no time to stop him, if something unpleasant happens at that time, don't blame me, Da Ming, for bullying the small."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that such things will never happen again." The envoy knelt down in fright and swore again and again.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down."

The envoy didn't dare to delay, kowtowed his head and took his order, then hurriedly retreated.

After the envoy disappeared from the hall, Zhu Di smiled undisguisedly. He turned his head to the dog who was waiting close by and said, "You send someone to Zhen Wu, and tell him about the Korean affairs."

"Yes." The dog took the order, and went to the small wooden table beside him to write a letter.

As it was being written, Zhu Di thought about letting Zhen Wu take the blame again this time, pondered in his heart, and said, "Dog, pick out [-]% of the items on the gift list and send them to Zhao Guogong's mansion. If I don't give you any benefits He, it's inevitable that this kid will mutter that I'm stingy."

This time, the dog didn't care about it and yelled everywhere.

That's it.

After explaining this matter, Zhu Di looked down again at the information about Guilichi that had just been sent over.

He thought for a long time.

Finally he sighed unwillingly.

Forget it, let's admit Guilichi's regime for the time being, and let people go on a mission to see if they can establish a friendly relationship, and if they can be appeased for a few years first.

There are still some unstable factors in the country, which must be properly dealt with first.

……

In the afternoon, the dog brought the things to Duke Zhao's mansion. After Zhu Yuying and Zhang Yuqing received the things, they were a little confused.

Why did the old man suddenly reward something for no reason?

A gift from heaven?

Zhang Yuqing asked Zhu Yuying suspiciously: "Yuying, why did Your Majesty suddenly reward our family with something? Do other families have it? Or only our family has it."

Zhu Yuying was also a little puzzled, she frowned and said: "I asked Wang Gonggong, only our family has it, but why only our family has it, Wang Gonggong can't say one, two, three, it seems to be related to my husband. "

"Boss?" Zhang Yuqing guessed: "Then it should be that the boss has made a contribution again. This is the boss's temperament. Every time he goes out, he can draw something at home."

Zhu Yuying shook her head and said: "I also thought it was my husband who made meritorious service, but I asked Wang Gonggong, and Wang Gonggong looked a little strange. He said that he didn't know whether my husband counted as meritorious service, and whether these count as meritorious service rewards."

"What's going on?" Zhang Yuqing was a little apprehensive, mainly because there were too many things sent this time.

Even if she kept it, she was a little uneasy.

Zhu Yuying saw Zhang Yuqing's worry, smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry, we will keep these things safely, if the emperor can still harm us, nothing will happen, otherwise, I will go Take a trip to the palace and ask my queen mother?"

Zhang Yuqing glanced at Zhu Yuying's stomach and said: "It's better to say goodbye, your stomach has been there for several months, it's best not to move, and when you write a letter to the boss later, just ask the boss, yes, there is also the boss The third daughter-in-law is also pregnant with a child, you should also tell the boss about it, these two children, you talk about the world, it is not convenient to communicate with each other."

"to make."

Zhu Yuying said with a smile: "Then I will write a letter to my husband in a while, do you have anything to say to my husband?"

Zhang Yuqing shook his head: "The boss has the most correct idea. I said he wouldn't listen, so I didn't bother him anymore. But on the third side, the wives who prepared for the third wife's wife don't know if they have met the third son. Over there, the third child is a careless person, and his daughter-in-law is pregnant with a child, and he doesn't take care of her well, so I don't have a thoughtful person by my side, so I'm still a little worried."

"Mother, don't worry." Zhu Yuying said with a smile: "Shi Leng came to the house a while ago and asked him to escort him there. You said that he is a real brother, so he can still miss the sister's business."

"That's true."

The two walked towards the house while talking, leaving behind the butler and his servants to put the rewarded things into the warehouse by category, and the servant girls came and went, those who moved things moved things, recorded the list of records, and were responsible for the arrangement. He was in charge of resettlement, and he was busy showing the prosperity of the government.

At this moment, at the north gate of Nanjing City, a wealthy young man sat on the cornice on the first floor and looked into the distance.

The city gate building was originally built on top of the wide city gate, and the cornices on the first floor were bent into an arc like the wings of a bird, hanging in the air high in the air.

But the young man sat in such a place, and there was no trace of fear on his face.

On the contrary, the city gate general in the corridor on the second floor was frightened and hurriedly persuaded: "Oh, my seventh master, come down from there quickly. If something happens to you, how can I explain to the Duke and Lord?"

This general is called Niu Daxiong, a native of Xiaolingzhuang. His father was a general banner under Zhang Wu's banner earlier. Guard the gate here.

Niu Daxiong is not very old, only three years older than Xiaoliu. When Zhen Wu took Xiaoliu to Xiaoling Village when he was a child, Niu Daxiong and a group of children often circled Xiaoliu.

And the seventh master he was talking about was naturally Zhen Wu's 13-year-old seventh younger brother.

Xiao Qi said without turning his head: "If you make any more noise, believe it or not, I will be scared and fall down."

With this sentence, Niu Daxiong was so scared that he covered his mouth and didn't dare to speak anymore. Finally, he stomped his feet and ran outside the first floor, looked up at Xiao Qi on the cornice, and tried to save Xiao Qi if something unexpected happened.

Xiao Qi glanced downstairs, then raised his head to look into the distance again, he was silently in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Maybe it's because I'm old and I have my own melancholy.

I don't know how long it took.

As the sun set, a layer of golden sand shone on Xiao Qi's body. Two panting teenagers ran up from the city gate. When they saw Xiao Qi, their expressions relaxed.

"Brother Meng, why did you come here to play here, come down quickly, today you escaped halfway, the master of the school is angry again, maybe he will go to your house."

"Looking for it, I'm tired, it doesn't matter anymore." Xiaoqi said lightly.

These two teenagers are the children of the generals of the Youjun family. The school they attended together was a school funded by Zhen Wu. Be extra strict with Xiaoqi.

But Xiao Qi is upset today, not because of the school, but because he just heard that Zhen Wu had arranged a marriage for him verbally.

He also knew the woman, who was two or three years older than him, Chen Yuer, the granddaughter of the late Jing Guogong Chen Heng, and the daughter of Ningyang Bo Chen Mao.

He swore that he never thought of marrying Chen Yu'er.

It's not that Chen Yu'er is ugly, the problem is that when young people first fell in love, who would never imagine that they would meet a woman like a fairy and have a soul-stirring relationship.

Especially a child like Xiao Qi who has been rich since childhood.

The following two teenagers persuaded: "Brother Meng, we know you are unhappy, but this is your brother's decision, what else can you do, besides, I think Miss Yu'er is pretty, last time we went to Chen Zhao's house, Didn’t they meet Chen Zhao to play with, don’t listen to Tan Cheng’s nonsense, they don’t dare to go to Chen Zhao’s house and call their sister-in-law.”

Xiao Qi curled his lips, he just felt that no one else understood his suffering.

Considering his family background, he originally thought that the world's women could be chosen by him.

Now I suddenly know that there is no choice.

No wonder he felt better.

The two teenagers still persuaded: "Brother Meng, come down quickly, the two brothers don't come home so late, and they are taking the risk of being scolded to find you. You can't ignore your brothers just because of a woman."

These words are useful to Xiao Qi, the young man is the most loyal, he glanced at the two young men who were still out of breath, sighed, and jumped off the cornice with a vigorous figure, then rolled forward and let go of his strength, Then he stood firm.

Seeing this scene, Niu Daxiong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xiao Qi walked up to Niu Daxiong and said: "If you dare to complain to my sister about this matter today, I will come to you every day to make trouble."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Qi greeted the other two teenagers and said, "Let's go."

When the two teenagers heard about it, they hurriedly followed Xiao Qi, and the three of them walked down the stairs while talking.

After Xiao Qi and the others walked away, the soldiers around Niu Daxiong became excited one by one. They gathered around Niu Daxiong and cheered up: "Niu Qianhu, so you really know the son and daughter of Duke Zhao's mansion!" .”

Niu Daxiong raised his eyebrows and said: "When did I tell a lie, and didn't I tell you? I and Zhao Guogong's hometown is in the same Zhuangzi. In the past, Zhao Guogong often took Miss Six to play in Zhuangzi. At that time, we were young and ignorant. He even took Miss Six to climb the forest and climb mountains. Speaking of which, you don’t know that Miss Six is ​​also very courageous and dares to follow us anywhere, but every time Zhao Guogong catches her back, she has to be beaten.”

As he talked, Niu Daxiong seemed to see the story of playing with Xiao Liu in Xiaoling Village in the past, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

A soldier boldly asked: "I heard that Zhao Guogong loves Miss Six the most, please tell us, Qianhu, what she looks like, and whether she is good-looking or not."

Does it look good?
How can it not look good!
Even after many years, he can still clearly remember the first time he saw Xiao Liu. At that time, Xiao Liu was wearing a clean skirt, a beautifully embroidered cloud shoulder, and a pair of deerskin skirts under his feet. Boots, soft long hair, sweet and lovely smile.

At the age of six or seven, she looks as good-looking as a little fairy who descended from the sky.

It's just that after a while, he became like a group of dirty children like them, playing with dust all over his body, but he thought that Xiao Liu was the most beautiful.

Niu Daxiong sighed.

He actually knew that it was because of his low self-esteem, and he always felt that Xiao Liu, who had dust on his body, could be closer to him, but even a fairy who fell into the world was still a fairy, and it was impossible for him and her in this life.

The young man misunderstood the beautiful woman's face, and was throbbing for a while.

Niu Daxiong's eyes widened: "Why, it has nothing to do with you whether it looks good or not. Just you bastards, even if you chat, you will insult Miss Six. If you break up, go and do what you should do."

……

At this moment, Xiao Qi and the three were walking on the road, Xiao Qi asked casually while pondering: "You said, did I appoint to marry Chen Yu'er?"

A young man jumped in front of Xiaoqi, walked backwards and said, "That's not a big deal. Who can change what your brother has decided? To put it bluntly, whoever your brother asks you to marry, whoever you meet or touch? It’s even more serious if it hurts a woman’s body, and it’s absolutely impossible to run away, and I have to be responsible for her life.”

"and many more…"

Xiaoqi's eyes lit up: "What did you just say?"

"What did I say?" The boy was confused.

"You said you bumped into or touched a woman's body?" At this point, Xiao Qi's thoughts became clear, and he clapped his hands: "Yes, why didn't I expect that, if I touched the body of a girl from a good family , so you can’t be responsible for other people’s life? My brother can’t just ignore my reputation and let me abandon it from beginning to end. Moreover, my brother has always taught me not to let me oppress good people. You can also pretend that you accidentally touched it, the misunderstanding is so coincidental, my brother can't beat me hard."

"It's just... Where can I find a good-looking girl from a good family who I like and let me touch it. Forget it, I can't control that much. I'll look for it in the past few days. It's better than nothing. Marry Chen Yu'er." good."

The other two teenagers were startled.

"Brother Meng, you won't come for real... this... this is..."

"What's wrong, it's not that I'm irresponsible. Since I'm in charge, it's my daughter-in-law. It's no big deal if I touch it in advance. In addition, I warn you two, don't tell me about it, or... hehe, Let me show you how to look good."

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