The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 163 Gathering the Hearts of the Guards
"Order Feng Sheng, Duke of the Song Dynasty, and Fu Youde, Duke of the Ying State, to Beiping to prepare for the frontier. Shanxi belongs to the General Guard School, and he has heard the Jin King's temperance. The imperial court, once enlightened to the king's knowledge, will always follow the order."

The imperial decree of the ninth year of Hongwu.

It means that the guards in Shanxi are all under the control of the King of Jin, and the guards in Beiping are all under the control of the emperor.

All affairs in the army, in addition to requesting the court, must also go through the prince, and always abide by this order.

This year, King Jin's power reached its peak, and King Yan had all the right to know about Beipingwei, that is, the right to participate.

However, the power of King Qin is greater than that of King Jin, and the whole of Shaanxi obeys the orders of King Qin, and has become the primary target of attacks by officials.

More than ten years have passed.

The king of Qin failed, and the civil servants won.

If the situation remains the same, the three divisions of the provinces in the northern border will form a routine to control the military and political power, and the situation in the northern border will change.

But by surprise, the big blue jade case happened.

At the end of the 25th year of Hongwu, this old order was re-issued. In addition to reaffirming the rights of the King of Jin, it was changed to Peiping, which was under the control of the King of Yan.

At the end of the 25th year of Hongwu, the officials of the Third Department of Beiping were transferred to Beiping to pave the way for King Yan to control the military power.

"Since the ninth year of Hongwu, Pingyao Confucianism taught Ye Boju to use "star change" to point out that the emperor's grandfather was too entrusted, and he would inevitably kill brothers in the future."

Zhu Gaochi was in the Changshi Mansion, in front of everyone, with proficient speech and a strong tone, which made people think deeply.

13-year-old Zhu Gaoxu is 14 years old.

At the most sensitive age, I tried my best to imitate my elder brother and make myself look calmer, but I was still a little angry.

Zhu Di looked at the eldest and second child.

The eldest is talented in governance, and the second is brave and brave. The two brothers, one inside and the other outside, are just like nature.

The eldest is a bit strict with the second and third, but as the eldest son, he should maintain his prestige in front of his younger brothers.

But whether he can have such a heart, Zhu Di hesitated.

"From that year onwards, for more than ten years, the imperial court's theory of the scourge of the vassal king has never stopped. The emperor's grandfather also went from being furious at the beginning to calmly treating him at the end. It can be seen that the emperor's grandfather was finally affected."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the figure of his eldest brother, with envy and a hint of admiration in his eyes.

When the gap becomes huge, people's thinking also changes.

The 12-year-old Zhu Gaoxu was not convinced by his elder brother, and often quarreled with his elder brother, and the elder brother never punished him at that time.

The 13-year-old Zhu Gaoxu no longer dared to mess around in front of his elder brother, and even admired his elder brother.

Even this year he is still growing, his strength is getting stronger day by day, he is proficient in all eighteen martial arts, he can ride a horse-drawn bow and archery, and he can fight against an unmatched enemy on foot.

But the gap is too big, so big that everyone can ignore Zhu Gaoxu's growth, even Zhu Gaoxu himself feels that it is incomparable.

The former eldest brother dared to wrestle with his father, and Zhu Gaoxu began to worship his elder brother.

A boy of this age is, after all, innocent.

"Brotherhood."

Hearing the elder brother's words, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes showed doubts, what does the elder brother think of these remarks?
People quietly listened to the little prince discussing politics.

If the little prince wants to change the military system in Beiping, he must first convince everyone, not just the prince.

"However, in the final analysis, these are just rotten Confucian opinions."

Zhu Gaochi swiped down with his right hand, making his words more powerful and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

His eyes swept over people's faces one by one, the commanders of the guards, the left and right Changshi of the Changshi Mansion, the accompanying readers, the code officers, and the external cronies of the Changshi Mansion.

No matter what people think in their hearts, they greeted the young prince with a look of approval in their eyes.

The little prince is not yet a prince.

Even the son of the world may not have any rights.

But no one dared to ignore the little prince.

People's address, from big son to little prince, has already explained everything.

There are two princes in Peking, the eldest prince and the young prince.

"No matter how hard things are in the Western Han Dynasty, the emperor's surname is still Liu. Although the Western Jin Dynasty is stupid, the emperor who fled to the south of the Yangtze River is still surnamed Sima."

Zhu Gaochi directly exposed the truth that people dared not mention and could not avoid: "And the great unified dynasties such as the Great Qin and the Great Sui with weak clan power all died in the second generation. This is the idea of ​​the emperor's grandfather!"

The military system of the Ming Dynasty relied on the vassal kings to establish several lines of defense.

The more the outer defense line is, the stronger the vassal king is. It is precisely because of the elder sons like King Jin and King Yan that Zhu Yuanzhang can sleep at ease in Yingtian Mansion.

It also gave Zhu Yuanzhang the confidence to launch major cases such as the "Li Shanchang case" and the "Lanyu case".

And this strategy did not disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Ming Dynasty expanded thousands of miles outside the Great Wall, and successively established the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, the Northern Parallel Capital Division, the Liaodong Capital Division, and the Uzang Capital Division.

Xifan, the hinterland of the grassland, and Nuergan in the northeast are all controlled by Daming.

The remnant Yuan forces can only flee far away, not to mention the Great Wall, even the hinterland of the grassland dare not approach, which is the advantage of the vassal king Tuojiang.

The population in the northern border is growing rapidly, and the land is being developed smoothly. Not only can it supply the army for long-term operations, but it can also maintain the development of national strength.

If the locality is unstable, it will seriously damage local production.

For example, Liaodong, such a fertile land, only reached 400 million people in the Ming Dynasty because of the unstable external environment.

Moreover, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, in addition to more than 400 people who were ordered to enter the customs, another [-] million people disappeared from the historical data, leaving only sporadic data.

Scholars of later generations have to look for traces in Korean history books, proving that this group once existed.

No matter what the future holds, at least at this stage, the vassal system made great contributions to the early Ming Dynasty.

"The prince's defense of the border is an effective national policy of our dynasty." Zhu Gaochi emphasized to the commander of the guard and the officials of the Changshi Mansion.

Compete for hearts and minds.

Convince people not to hesitate.

The king of Yan had already obtained the military power in Beiping, which was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, but because people were worried about the court, many people always had doubts.

Not only are people swaying, but even Zhu Di himself dare not exercise his rights.

It may be that the scruples will cause Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction, or it may be the scruples about the power of the courtiers.

The courtiers went forward and succeeded, and no one dared to ignore it for ten years.

"Whether it's in the desert or Liaodong, Xichuan or Yunnan, Yunnan or Jiaozhi, the guards of my Prince Daming are invincible."

"Why are the officials hostile to the prince, because they cannot be restrained."

"They can't even tolerate the martial arts master, let alone the prince of the clan."

"As for the vassal king's defense of the border, it is a national policy formulated by the emperor himself, and no one can change it. Whoever violates the will of the emperor is a traitor!"

Zhu Gaochi said righteously.

The expressions of the people were different, and finally the sound of conversation was aroused, and some noise began.

Is it good for the vassal king to guard the frontier?

Zhu Gaochi doesn't care, he is the clan now, that's what he cares about, as for the future, let's wait until the future position changes.

People can't talk with their own asses in their eyes.

Just like later generations, he will never speak for 996 capitalists, and those reasonable people who don't care about their own butts may look smart, but they are actually stupid.

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Chief Secretary of Peking.

Zheng Yuncheng was worried. He believed that Yan Wang was different from other vassal kings. It was no exaggeration to say that he had the potential of being a wise king.

A few days ago, when he visited the palace, King Yan knew how to advance and retreat as he expected, so the conversation between the two was very pleasant.

Until the eldest son of the palace made a move.

The discord between the eldest son and the King of Yan, which was rumored in Beiping, also made him speechless in secret.

really.

A few days ago, the palace issued an order to summon the commanders of all the guards in Beiping. Zheng Yuncheng immediately felt bad.

"Fantai."

Su Guan asked to see him outside the door.

"It's Su Guan." Zheng Yuncheng smiled.

Su Guan said cautiously: "Peking Metropolitan has declined the invitation due to his official duties."

Beiping Dusi has the management power over the guards, and the chief envoy wants to win over Beiping Dusi and jointly prevent the palace from doing things.

However, the capital of Beiping evaded the matter, and Su Guan had to worry that the chief envoy would vent his anger on him.

Everyone knew that he was close to the palace.

"It's not an accident." Zheng Yuncheng said calmly.

Su Guan breathed a sigh of relief.

The people below them were really in a dilemma, they were caught in the middle and dared not vent their anger, for fear of getting burned.

Su Guan quickly explained: "The predecessor of the capital of Beiping was the capital of Yanshan, and it has inextricable relations with the palace."

"The commander of the Beiping capital has been transferred from Beiping again, and none of the remaining officials are willing to come out and offend the palace."

The Beiping Metropolitan Command and Envoy Division did not exist immediately after the founding of the country. Its predecessor was the Metropolitan Guard, that is, to select the most important military guards in a large region, to enable them to have regional leadership capabilities, and to command other guards in the area.

Beiping Dusi is no exception, its predecessor was Yanshan Duwei.

The Yanshan Duwei was also established in the third year of Hongwu and after the situation around Beiping stabilized.

Before Xu Da divided the brave tigers he brought from the southern and northern expeditions into six military guards, the so-called six guards of Yanshan in the early Ming Dynasty.

They are Daxing Left Guard/Former Feixiong Guard, Daxing Right Guard/Former Huaian Guard, Yanshan Left Guard/Former Dong'an Guard, Yanshan Right Guard/Former Jining Guard, Yongqing Left Guard/Former Qingzhou Guard), Yongqing Right Guard/ The original Xuzhou Wei and the six Wei government offices are all in Beiping City.

The six guards of Yanshan were all troops brought from the south and stayed in Beiping. Later, in order to expand the number of troops, they absorbed the former Yuan Han army and some Mongols.

With the changes in the guards over the years, a lot has been added, which does not prevent the Beiping capital from commanding the envoys and communicating with the palace.

The two have a historical relationship. If it weren't for the rise of the chief secretary and the power of the prince line, the two would not have separated at all.

Zhu Biao is a qualified heir. He treats his younger brothers well and is also effective in politics.

It is precisely because of Zhu Biao that in more than ten years, the imperial court has gradually collected the power of the vassal kings. Zhu Yuanzhang acquiesced and did not oppose Zhu Biao.

The highest performance in Beiping, such as seizing the left guard of Yanshan, has been able to blow away the guards of the vassal king. Such actions are against the national policy, just as it is reasonable for Zhu Di to acquiesce to Zhu Gaochi.

(End of this chapter)