"You are loyal to your Majesty and your country. I would like to accept your instruction."
Zhao Wenjing bowed to avoid it, and Zhu Biao didn't say anything else. He had just been promoted to the throne a few days ago. There is a limit to everything. Giving too much favor would be like flattering and killing. It is not the way for a monarch to love and protect his subjects.
What's more, the position of Minister of Revenue is the most vulnerable to attack.
"Since there is enough food and grass, it won't be a big problem. I think it's easy to come here. Firstly, Die'er's trip was to test the bottom line of the new commander-in-chief of Northern Xinjiang. Secondly, he wanted to see if he could seize the opportunity to recapture Kaipingwei. Thirdly, he probably wanted to delay
My Ming Dynasty's steps to regain Liaodong and Yunnan."
Hu Weiyong stroked his beard and answered: "What your Highness said is true. Yesudie'er did not achieve any success in last year's battle. He was originally a man who killed his superiors and usurped the throne. Not to mention the Tatar tribes, I am afraid that there is dissatisfaction even within Oara. This time we raised troops
I’m afraid it’s a last resort, if we lose again… haha.”
Any leader of power who is ruthless internally and weak and bullyable externally will lead to irreconcilable conflicts internally, which will gradually intensify and lead to the outbreak of problems.
What Hu Weiyong said has indeed hit the key point. Su Die'er cannot afford to lose, so the scale and duration of this battle must be re-estimated. Just now, Zhu Biao only thought it was a small to medium-sized conflict.
"I remember that Yesudier's son is still young, right?"
Shang Honghai immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, Yesudie'er currently only has a two-year-old son, named Bo'er Jijin Enke."
There was silence in the hall for a moment, only the lamps and candles made a few slight crackling sounds from time to time. Zhu Biao's eyes stayed on the sphere of influence of the Wala tribe. Yesudier was the Mongolian Khan recommended and supported by the Wala tribe, but this did not mean that they were close.
The only reason why Wala chose to recommend Yesudier was because of his bloodline. Although the prestige of the Golden Family on the grasslands was weakened by the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the bloodline of Genghis Khan was still a necessary condition for becoming the Lord of Mongolia.
This is very unfriendly to the leaders who are not from the Golden Family but have gradually taken over the power of the tribe. The shadow of Genghis Khan is still vast. More than a hundred years have passed, and it is time to change to another family to be the Khan.
In this way, we can understand why the Tatar kings, who have always been peaceful, suddenly cooperated with Yesudier, who had robbed their khan position, and sent troops. It doesn't matter how they fight, the meat must rot in their own pot.
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Both Kublai Khan's and Alibaba's families are rich and honorable because of the name of the Golden Family. Once they lose their sacred status, everyone will be torn into pieces by the prairie wolves and their flesh and blood will be divided.
"Why is there no report on Yesudier's contact with the Tatar kings? The pro-military captain in Peiping knows who he is. It is reported that I have ordered him to be demoted to the first level and fined one year's salary. If this battle can make up for it, it will be fine, otherwise it will be forgotten.
Crime and punishment!"
"promise."
Shang Honghai's thinking didn't keep up with Zhu Biao's. He didn't know why the prince suddenly mentioned this matter, but he didn't dare to defend others, so he could only agree.
Chang Yuchun was also a little puzzled, but he would not speak for the people in the pro-army captain's mansion. Although they both belonged to the army, the pro-military captain's mansion was different after all, and both civil servants and generals hated it.
Hu Weiyong understood clearly: "I think I bypassed the official secret letter."
No matter what the reason is, if it is not done well, it is not done well. Nearly 60% of the secret agents of the Duwei Mansion of the pro-army army are on the grassland. Even if they cannot get the exact information, they will not be aware of the slightest rumor.
If Quan Xu had never made such an omission when he was in charge of the pro-military captain's palace in the grassland, this battle would have been completely avoided. Even if it cannot be avoided, it can always be postponed to give the court time to prepare for bloodshed.
of.
"Yesudie'er went around the interior of Oara to unite with the Tatar kings. This will definitely make Oara extremely dissatisfied. He can only conquer Kaiping in one go. Otherwise, the longer the time goes by, the more constraints from the rear will be enough to wear him down."
"I'm afraid it's too late to write a letter now. It depends on whether my cousin can hold on."
"If it is defended, it will be a matter of counterattack, and it will be over in a few months. If it is not defended, it will be a protracted war. It is not surprising that it will last for a year."
The collapse of the Yuan Dynasty was actually mainly due to their internal problems. Even today, Mongolia still has the strength to go south and has ruled a nation for a great era, which cannot be underestimated by anyone.
Hu Weiyong nodded and looked at Zhao Wenjing and said: "The Ministry of Revenue has a heavy burden this time. The truth is that the other ministries and the Zhongshu Ministry will fully cooperate."
Zhao Wenjing responded and then saluted the prince and said, "I will go down now. I still need to go to several large warehouses to adjust grain."
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
Hu Weiyong took the opportunity to resign as well, and Shang Honghai retreated outside the palace gate. In the palace, only Weng and his son-in-law were left standing in front of the map to discuss. Beijiang and the capital were separated by two places. Even if there were all kinds of instructions, it would be difficult to convey them. They could only decide first.
Plan for the worst-case scenario.
Half an hour later, Chang Yuchun also resigned and left. Liu Jin personally carried a lantern to escort him out of the palace. Zhu Biao returned to the case and wrote several letters, some to Li Wenzhong, some to the pro-military Duwei Mansion, and some to Li Wenzhong.
There were letters to the Tatar kings, but one of the last two letters was to the Tatar leader Hailier, and the other was to the Oara leader Mengko Timur.
The content given to these two people was roughly the same. They both proposed that as long as Yesudier was killed and willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would confer him the title of Mongol Khan and open a mutual market to exchange what he had.
One of these two people is a blood descendant of the non-golden family, and the other is a direct descendant of Kublai Khan. It is impossible to say that neither of them has the idea of becoming a khan.
Zhu Biao didn't really expect that this letter would cause Mongolia to start a direct war. The Mongols were not that stupid. They just wanted to create a communication leader. They may not use it now, but in the future
But I can't say for sure.
After thinking quietly for a while, Zhu Biao wrote a letter to Yesudier, which directly ridiculed his recklessness and told him that the Ming Dynasty had reached an agreement with the Wala Tatars to give the grassland
If you change a khan, the blood descendants of Ali Buge are not qualified. His son Enke will be the perfect sacrifice to the Changshengtian of the grassland as the new khan...
Once suspicion arises, the crime has been established, and it no longer matters what you really think.
"Let him in."
Shang Honghai blew the cold wind for a while, and finally understood that the Crown Prince was dissatisfied with the negligence of the pro-military governor's mansion. Although the affairs of Northern Xinjiang were not under his control, it did not prevent His Highness from beating him smoothly.
"Yesudier personally went to war and sent people to assassinate his son."
"Your Highness, I'm afraid..."
"Did I say it must succeed?"
"Yes, I understand."
Yesudie'er is such a precious son, so the defense work must be extremely strict. Although the pro-military Duwei Mansion has been infiltrated for two years, it is still far from casually assassinating the Khan's heir, but assassination is not necessarily necessary.
success.
After Shang Honghai retreated, Zhu Biao leaned on the back of his chair and rubbed his sore eyes. That was all he could do in Northern Xinjiang. The rest still depended on the lives of the soldiers.
It seems that Duan Qiangna is about to be included in the palace. If it hadn't been for this matter, a few more months of fighting in Yunnan would be nothing. It would be just for military training. But with the war in northern Xinjiang, the budget in the southwest must be shortened as much as possible.
Duan, who was originally not a priority, has to focus on wooing her.
It would be difficult for them to feel at ease without marrying a legitimate daughter of the Duan family. Marriage is the most direct way to show sincerity. Marriage may not be very useful, but if marriage cannot be achieved, then there is nothing to say.
Although Zhu Biao didn't like Duan Qiangna much, he couldn't say he hated her much. Besides, he was used to the fact that things in the world couldn't go as he wished. It was just a small matter for the East Palace to have one more woman.
Zhu Biao cheered up and wrote a letter to Naha, Li Chenggui and Zhu Di, asking them to slow down the war. The Yunnan side had soldiers, horses, food and grass ready, and the recapture was imminent and had to be launched, but Liaodong could still be recaptured.
Slowly.
Originally, there was no way to slow down the war. The daily consumption of food and fodder for the army was so terrible. Even if one side wanted to stop, the other side would not agree. However, the coaches of both sides were Zhu Biao's subordinates, so there was room for control.
