Daming: From the end of Hongwu

The New Year in Thanh Hoa is very boring.

The main thing is that a group of big bosses get together, no matter how wild the game is, they can't play well.

It's somewhat lacking in sentimentality.

Of course, if Zhen Wu really wants to be interesting, it can be interesting. Girls of the right age in Qinghua City all regard Zhen Wu as Tang monk meat, as if eating one bite can make the whole family fly, and they try to make Zhen Wu commit crimes. mistake.

In the middle of the night, Zhen Wu really felt itchy in his heart.

It's just that after thinking about it, I still put out that thought.

There are too many temptations in this world, and some vulgar desires, the more they are released, the more they will seduce the devil in their hearts after they are satisfied.

In life, one needs to cultivate oneself after all.

Zhen Wu finally lived another life, so how could he be willing to live as a bad person.

However, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was very lively this year, and the military newspaper that Annan asked to be attached to brought the excitement to its peak.

Zhu Di and the others quarreled in the court for a month, and finally, under Zhu Di's insistence, they agreed to Annan's surrender and announced it to the world immediately.

This news then quickly spread to all corners of Daming with the capital as the center, and then spread to some other surrounding countries.

And Zhen Wu's name, along with the credit for expanding the territory, became famous again, which shocked many people.

Mobei.

When Guilichi was being humiliated by various tribes in the grassland because of orthodoxy, when he suddenly heard the news from Daming, he was even more shocked and angrily threw countless things.

Daming why? !

Guilichi roared angrily.

How can those low-level southerners with low intelligence and weak limbs stand up.

How does this make him happy.

Gui Lichi's violent eyes flickered, and he felt that if it wasn't for the short-sighted guys from the various tribes, he would definitely be able to lead the heroes of the tribes to regain the glory of the past.

Otherwise, they, the people on horseback, would retreat and struggle on the grassland in disgrace.

……

And Arutai, who was leading troops to quell the chaos, also heard the news from Daming at this time. He sat in the big tent for a long time in silence, but there was a huge wave in his heart.

It's him again, it's him again!
How could it be him again!

That little hundred household back then in Baicheng had started to stir up troubles in the world now, and he was still nesting on the grassland racking his brains to unify the ministries.

He, Alutai, was born no worse than anyone else, why is he always inferior to that little Baihu.

Alutai hammered heavily on the table with his fists clenched. Who would have thought that a small hundred households under the command of King Yan had now grown to hold nearly half of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, and even went south to wash the blood of the small country in Nanyang, and opened the door. The power of expanding the territory.

That is the expansion of the territory, which is worthy of praise in any era, but if a prosperous dynasty has no achievements in the expansion of the territory, what face will it have to stand proudly in the long river of history.

They seem to be creating legends.

How ridiculous this sounds.

Thinking of this, Alutai suddenly made a decision in his heart. He sneered, called his cronies, and ordered him to secretly contact the leader of the enemy tribe. …

The relative was startled, and couldn't help asking in surprise: "Chief, are you planning to betray Guili Chi Dahan?"

Alutai stood up from his seat, looking at the flickering charcoal fire in the tent, his eyes seemed to recall the time when their tribe was weak at the beginning, it was he who followed Guilichi at the beginning, and gradually developed into the current scale.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Not bad."

Then, with deep eyes, as if explaining for himself, he muttered softly: "Guilichi's reputation is too bad, it doesn't matter if he wants to sweat profusely, but he should never kill the inheritor of the Golden Family. All the tribes can't tolerate him, what else can I do?"

The confidant stood there in amazement.

Arutai walked over and patted his confidant on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, I, Arutai, will never lead the tribe into the abyss. Da Ming is becoming more and more invincible. We have no time. We must unify the tribes as soon as possible."

"What is the leader going to do?"

The corner of Alutai's mouth curled up, and the universe in his heart emerged, and he said coldly: "On the one hand, I went to contact the tribes, supported Benya and lost face, and turned around to destroy Guilichi. Its power nourishes itself, and this grassland must not continue to be chaotic!"

Benya Shili is the son of Kun Timur killed by Guilichi, and also the grandson of Elebek. In the name of orthodoxy, he has already made Alutai feel that he cannot be eliminated. However, if he turns against him, then the ghost Li Chi will definitely not be able to last for a few years.

The confidant nodded heavily, he trusted Alutai.

……

But at this time, Xue Lu's family in Beiping, Cao Xiaoman in Jinan, Meng Shan in Liaodong, Zheng Heng in Datong, Lao San in Fujian, etc., countless people who are close to Zhen Wu, after getting the support of Zhen Wu to take down Annam After the news, he was overjoyed to congratulate Zhen Wu at home.

They personally told the legend of Zhen Wu to the younger generation.

Especially Cao Xiaoman, he was the captain of Zhen Wu's former personal guard, and he knew Zhen Wu's deeds very well, and he told his son Cao De and righteous daughter Tang Sai'er eloquently.

His daughter-in-law Cao Lishi and the concubine of Hou Na looked at Cao Xiaoman's eyes shining with tenderness and a smile on his mouth. They were Cao Xiaoman's pillow people, and they knew that Cao Xiaoman often missed him in the dead of night. The days of previous battles.

Now that Zhao Guogong has made great contributions to the sky, their men probably only wish they were not by Zhen Wu's side to witness all this.

The little guy Cao De suddenly couldn't help shouting: "I know you, I like you the most."

Seeing that the concubine's room was somewhat puzzled by Cao De's performance, Mrs. Cao Li explained with a smile: "This little monkey is the most powerful, you don't know, every time the Duke sees him, he will tease him, and he will even give him some worthless money." Fei's gadget, how can he not have a deep memory of the Duke."

Cao Xiaoman laughed happily because of his son's words in an instant, and then hugged his son: "As expected of my good son, the Duke of the State cannot come back this year. When the public is giving off the New Year gift, I will take you to the capital, and I will also take you to gain insight and see the Duke’s mansion.”…

"really?"

Cao Xiaoman nodded.

Tang Sai'er's eyes lit up and said, "Father, I want to go too."

"Let's go together, let's go together." Cao Xiaoman said with a smile, as if just setting a date to see Zhen Wu made Cao Xiaoman very happy.

……

Zhao Guogong's mansion is also very festive these days, many acquaintances have come to congratulate, and the people in the capital have been talking about this matter for a long time.

In the painting boats, in the teahouses, and in the restaurants, whether it is scholars, wealthy gentry or ordinary people, they all talk about it proudly.

In some places, it even often appears that someone drunk and loudly said words like 'Da Ming is mighty, Zhao Gong is mighty'.

And the other customers who are often disturbed, or the shopkeeper, all smiled kindly at this, not only did not want to stop it, but would raise their glasses to invite the people present to drink together.

On this day, in a private room of a restaurant.

Hearing the noise outside, Zhu Zhanji smiled at Sanyue and said, "See, there's talk about uncle's deeds outside again."

Sanyue nodded, with a bit of pride on her small face.

Zhu Zhanji punched his fist enviously and said: "March, let's be serious. From now on, we will lead the army like my uncle, and make a splash in the world."

"En." San Yue said with certainty: "Hasn't Your Majesty already told us that when my father comes back, we will be allowed to live in the barracks for a while every month, and then we will be able to ride horses."

Zhu Zhanji nodded excitedly, couldn't bear it for a while, held a glass of wine, opened the door of the private room, stood in the corridor on the second floor, and shouted loudly to the downstairs: "Masters, Drink together for my Ming Dynasty."

Many people below echoed.

Everyone toasted and drank together, and drank the wine in the glass in one breath. Zhu Zhanji raised his head excitedly, patted his chest and said boldly to the bottom: "Today, you can drink freely, and the wine will be paid for by Mr. Zhu."

The people below became more lively for a while.

March frowned, and when Zhu Zhanji returned to the private room, he asked suspiciously: "I said, do you have so much money to buy everyone a drink? It's a lot of money."

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback: "Isn't it you?"

"I pay for your treat?" Sanyue was dumbfounded.

Zhu Zhanji said as it should: "My prince's mansion is not rich, it's like you, although your aunts and uncles are strict with you, but which one of your grandmother and several aunts dotes on you, good guy, I'm willing to give you anything good You, and don't think I don't know, your little coffers must have hundreds of taels of silver."

"That's mine too." March gritted her teeth and said.

Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and said, "Is there a difference? Be careful, I'll tell my aunt when I turn around, you not only hid the small treasury privately, but also took me to eat flower wine."

"You... who took you to eat flower wine." Sanyue was furious.

Zhu Zhanji said that he was unmoved, and said: "Although your aunt hurts you, fortunately my aunt is not bad. Believe it or not, your mother listened to me, and you can beat you for a meal. Get angry?"

March was dumbfounded.

Should say or not.

This is really his wife's style.

……

Some people are happy and some are not. …

Even if the people all raised their glasses to celebrate together, it would still be the same for the expansion of territory that shocked foreigners. Otherwise, when the military report came back, it would not have taken Zhu Di a month to confirm his acceptance of Annan's attachment.

Infighting has never been a characteristic of a nation.

There are always some shady villains plotting ulterior secrets.

Today, some guests came to the house of Cai Qing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Cai Qing came from the Cai family, a wealthy family in Chaozhou. Step by step, he reached the position of Minister of Rites.

And when he passed the examination, the faces of those who bullied him in the clan all changed. Not only did the clan treat his mother well, but they also helped his worthless younger brother build a lucrative family business.

At the beginning, he was very proud of this, and accepted those benefits with peace of mind, and felt that he used his own ability to make his beloved mother and younger brother live a good life.

But as time passed, he began to gradually regret his youth and ignorance.

Because with the benefits given to him by the family bit by bit, he has unknowingly become the voice of the family, and those ideals when he was young, and the resentment when he was poor, seemed to be far away and disappeared. .

On the road running in opposite directions, he gradually went far, far away.

"There is no way to turn back." Cai Qing looked at the guests present and sighed inwardly.

These guests are all officials from the southeast coast.

At this moment, one person said indignantly: "I didn't expect that barbarian Zhen Wu to be so good that he completely took down Annan in just a few months. It was really beyond our expectations. Now it's good. His Majesty took advantage of this wind , and even more so to draw counties in Annan and Bingzhou, if the imperial court holds Annan for a long time, the business routes between your family and my family in Annan will be cut off."

"This matter is a foregone conclusion. It is useless to talk about it. The most terrible thing now is that His Majesty is going to attack Nanyang. Don't forget, everyone, that the treasure ship of Longjiang Shipyard has now been built."

The person who spoke first said with a stern face: "Since Annan's attachment cannot be changed, then we must stop His Majesty from sailing into the sea no matter what we say."

"Prevent?"

Cai Qing asked: "What can you do to stop it?"

The man said gloomyly: "Annan's surrender to us can be delayed for a month. If His Majesty wants to launch a boat into the sea, how can it be implemented simply? No matter what, His Majesty must come up with a good reason. He can't say that he will go to Nanyang for trade. Well, now that the sea is banned in the Ming Dynasty, but the imperial court is going to Nanyang to trade, how can the people of the world be convinced? If he just talks about spreading his prestige outside the region and promoting merit, then the hat of wasting people and money is waiting for him."

Speaking of this, the person babbled twice and said: "Speaking of which, our Majesty is really amazing. He just stabilized the country, but he suddenly set his sights outside the territory, and the well-planned plan makes people feel terrible. It’s a good plan, but it’s a pity that he insists on going to Nanyang, if the imperial court monopolizes the benefits of maritime trade, why should we go to drink the northwest wind?!”

Cai Qing sighed and said: "You also know that our Majesty is amazing. If he wants to do something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to stop him. You must know that he is not afraid of killing people."…

"It's okay."

Someone said: "This time, let's hold it back. If it can be delayed for a while, it will be delayed for a while. After a few months, the monsoon has passed, and there is no need to go to Nanyang."

"But even if it can be delayed for a year, is it possible to delay it every year? There are always times when we can't delay."

"If it is really impossible to stop it in the future, then I can only draw my salary from the bottom of the pot."

"How do you draw your salary from the bottom of the pot?" Cai Qing asked with interest.

There seemed to be a gust of wind blowing through the room at this moment.

"It's enough to find a way to make Annan mess up again. This will always dispel His Majesty's thoughts on Nanyang, and besides, there is Mongolia in the north..."

The words are faint like the voice of ghosts coming from under the Nine Netherworld.

There was silence in the room.

a long time.

Cai Qing asked: "If Annan can't get into chaos, after all, His Majesty is quite shrewd now, Daming also has a strong army, and there are a group of Qiu Ba like Zhen Wu, it's really not easy to mess with."

"Then wait, we have plenty of time, anyway, I'm not planning to rebel, and Annan is really easy to repeat, I'm going to propose not to accept Annan's attachment, who can make a mistake, take your time, wait until Daming no longer Such a strong army, or wait for His Majesty..." As he spoke, the man made a gesture of death: "Then everything will be easy."

Seeing this, everyone in the room nodded in understanding.

indeed.

A family can wait decades.

After a long time.

Cai Qing came up with an idea and said: "Let's not talk about the future, let's talk about the present first, and this time we will try to stop His Majesty from going to sea, and it is estimated that His Majesty will use the reason of 'promoting merits outside the territory', Everyone is also preparing in advance so as not to be caught off guard by His Majesty."

Everyone else should be.

Afterwards, they briefly discussed the details, and then quietly dispersed.

After the group of people left, Cai Qing stood alone in front of the window for a long time. He no longer knew whether his actions were correct, and this had become unimportant to him.

All he knew was that he was from the Cai family.

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