Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 20 Grandpa, are you kidding me?
In the Fengtian Hall, the vermilion-red roof beams seemed to tower into the clouds, and the golden dragon on the top of the hall was looming, looking seriously as if it was about to soar into the sky.

Outside the hall, the breeze blew through the eaves, bringing bursts of fresh air and the "meowing" sounds of the royal cats.

The afternoon sun shone through the window lattice of Fengtian Hall, and the air was filled with the faint smell of incense, which was the fine spice paid tribute by the Champa Kingdom.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair. He was in a good mood. He turned the memorials in his hand page by page, and the tip of his pen sketched on it from time to time, making a slight rustling sound.

As the man who loves to criticize memorials most in the world, he is criticizing memorials when others are sleeping, and he is criticizing memorials when others are eating. Zhu Yuanzhang, an iron man, criticizes memorials almost all the time.

Of course, love and desire for power are one aspect, and another aspect is that no one can criticize memorials for him.

The Ming Empire had one capital, thirteen chief envoys, and a population of 60 million. It was too huge and things were too complicated. Countless things, big and small, happened every day on the territory of the empire.

In the past, the Ministry of Education and the Prime Minister helped him select these memorials and handle some government affairs that did not require his review.

But since the Hu Weiyong case occurred, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer trusted these civil servants.

After Yang Xian was executed, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Hu Weiyong was talented and cautious, so he reused him. However, after Hu Weiyong had been prime minister for many years, he gradually became arbitrary and arbitrary. , Hu Weiyong read them all in Zhongshu Province first, and withheld anything that was not beneficial to him and did not submit it.

In the end, Hu Weiyong concealed the fact that the Champa State envoy came to pay tribute, which became the trigger of Hu Weiyong's case.

Zhu Yuanzhang hated this kind of information isolation, so he began to take matters into his own hands and control the operation of the entire empire by himself.

This is of course very tiring, but Zhu Yuanzhang could only do this when he couldn't think of any good solutions and his body could bear it.

This year, although Zhu Yuanzhang set up a special attendant of the Wenhua Palace University, they were only consultants. For example, when Zhu Yuanzhang encountered some awkward allusions or knowledge that he did not understand, he would help Zhu Yuanzhang answer the questions and act as a humanoid Baidu. The role of the emperor is not that of the cabinet bachelor who has the power to review memorials in later generations.

Today's memorial made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, because the military report of Fu Youde, Mu Ying, Lan Yu and others who had completely pacified Yunnan was sent back to Yingtian Mansion, and was relayed by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

In many people's impression, it seems that when Hongwu founded the country, the Ming Dynasty had already completed its unification.

But in fact, this is a standard impression flow, because fifteen years ago in Hongwu, although the Yuan Dynasty's rule in the Central Plains had ended, the Beiyuan Dynasty, which retreated to the desert, still had a complete political organization and a considerable army, even in Lingbei In the battle, Xu Da's main force of the Ming Army, the Middle Route Army, was defeated and returned.

In addition, the Liang King of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Bo'er Jijin·Bazara Valmi (a descendant of the fifth son of the Yuan Dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan, the Yunnan Wang Hu Gechi), led an army of more than 100,000 to occupy the Yunnan area. The Prime Minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty accepted Ha Chu also led an army of 200,000 to occupy the Liaodong area.

Regarding the Yunnan issue, considering that after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were many wastes to be renovated and that the local terrain in Yunnan was steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack, Zhu Yuanzhang initially wanted to solve the Yunnan issue peacefully, so he sent envoys such as Deng Bangfu, Wang Yi, and Wu Yun to Yunnan to appease him. In addition, they also sent the surrender ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, Aslan Yang Wanzhebuhua, Uncle and others. However, the Ming Dynasty envoys who came to Kunming five times were rejected by the King of Liang.

So when King Liang killed the Ming envoy for the last time, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to use force to completely solve the Yunnan issue.

In September of the 14th year of Hongwu, the Ming army divided into two groups to conquer Yunnan. The Eastern Route Army led by General Fu Youde arrived in Qujing in mid-December and started a fierce battle with the Liang Wang tribe of the old Yuan Dynasty. Fu Youde once again accepted Mu Ying's suggestion. They deployed their formation on the river bank and took up a crossing posture to pin down the opponent's elite on the other side. Mu Ying sent thousands of others to sneak across from the lower reaches and get out from behind. After the Yuan army was in chaos, the Ming army took advantage of the situation to cross the river, and then the two sides fought head-on. The Yuan army was defeated.

After the Battle of Qujing, the main force of the Yuan army was lost. However, there were two forces in Yunnan. One was the King of Liang with Kunming as the center of rule, and the other was Dali who surrendered to Kublai Khan during his southern expedition. The Duan clan of the country, so the Duan clan naturally rebelled. Fu Youde, Mu Ying, Lan Yu and others will invade Kunming this year, eliminate King Liang, and completely pacify Yunnan.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, this was rare good news. It meant that the southwest border had been stabilized, and he could then use all his strength to send troops to the north. He would first deal with Nahachu in Liaodong, and finally deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the desert, completely wiping out the Yuan Dynasty. From now on, the Ming Dynasty can sit back and relax and no longer have to worry about the Yuan Dynasty coming back.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally gave instructions on the memorial: Xiping Hou Muying should stay in Yunnan to guard.

Of course, returning with Fu Youde and Lan Yu was a young prisoner named Ma Sanbao.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps broke the peaceful atmosphere. The figure of Mao Xiang, commander of the Jin Yiwei, appeared at the entrance of the palace. He was wearing a flying fish suit, with an exquisite embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist, and his expression was solemn.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, put down the memorial in his hand, and said slowly: "Mao Xiang, why is it so urgent?"

Mao Xiang took a step forward and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there are important matters at Xiaoling that require your Majesty to go and handle in person."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes, it must be a letter from his eldest grandson!

The last time the call ended in a hurry in order to save Empress Ma, but Zhu Yuanzhang still had many questions in his heart that he wanted to ask his eldest son clearly, so he couldn't wait to give the order: "Pass our message, prepare a car, and go to Xiaoling immediately."

"No, just prepare the horse and let's ride!"

Soon, a group of cavalry escorted Zhu Yuanzhang out of the capital, galloped on the official road, raised a cloud of dust, and headed straight for the Xiaoling Mausoleum on Zhongshan Mountain.

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At noon in summer, the sunlight is like golden fire, spreading among the ancient stone paths and green trees of Zhongshan. The sunlight shines through the gaps in the treetops, casting mottled light and shadow on the stone tablets, like the fingerprints of time, flickering bright and dark.

The chirping of birds occasionally came from the forest, which was clear and sweet, adding a bit of vitality to this quiet afternoon.

In front of the tomb of King Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the commander of Xiaoling Guards as he just dismounted.

"What did our eldest grandson say?"

Now the entire Xiaoling Guard plus some of the Jinyi Guards do not have to do anything every day. They are responsible for guarding the tomb of King Yu. They send people there to observe at any time, and report to the palace immediately if there is any movement.

"His Royal Highness King Yu just asked you if you were here and whether the medicine was effective. Then he said, Your Majesty, you haven't told him about the major case yet."

"You didn't say anything, did you?"

"No, they all strictly follow His Majesty's orders."

"Okay, we get it."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of doubts in his mind at this time, but there is no doubt that since the eldest son asked about the big case, it means that there should have been a turn for the better. In other words, his decision to eliminate the big case improved the eldest son's situation. .

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a lot more comfortable.

Looking at the sea of ​​yin and yang, Zhu Yuanzhang said cheerfully: "Grandson, the medicine is very effective. In addition, the major case has been solved!"

Zhu Xiongying, who was on the other side of the space-time wormhole, was stunned when he heard this.

The answer is gone?

Grandpa, are you kidding me?
(End of this chapter)