When talking about the war, the first reaction of the Ming people must be in the north. The hatred between the Han and the Mongols for more than a hundred years cannot be solved in a day or two. And if we talk about specific places, there may be some.
People don't know the name of this place or that place, but as long as "Nine Sides" is mentioned, even an illiterate old woman or a beggar begging on the street will definitely be familiar with it.
That was the border of the Ming Dynasty, the barrier of the Ming Dynasty. There, because there were countless generals and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty guarding there, the Mongols who were driven away by Emperor Taizu Gao could not come south to harm the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Taiyuan Town, Yulin Town, Ningxia Town, Shaanxi Town and Gansu Town, these are the nine sides of the "Nine Sided Town", relying on the Great Wall, stretching for thousands of miles, keeping an eye on everyone.
It was an important military town that was shut out by all foreigners. Since the Mongol Tatar Fire Siege tribe invaded in large numbers during the Hongzhi period, and all the Yansui and Xuan Dynasties were destroyed, Emperor Hongzhi spent a lot of money on the defense on these nine sides.
More and more elite soldiers were stationed, and the city was repaired and strengthened.
Especially in the four important towns of Ji, Liao, and Xuanda, the amount of silver allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs every year is like running water. To put it bluntly, Emperor Hongzhi only has one son, the current Emperor Zhengde, and there is no need to give up and go to the west.
I'm afraid most of them are willing to leave as much wealth as they can for their sons to squander, because the money spent in these places is too expensive. If there is even a chance, no father would do this to his son who inherits his family business.
He was so mean that when Emperor Zhengde came to the throne, he wanted to build a new garden for himself, but he put it off again and again.
There is no money! The treasury is already depleted. How can we still expect to have extra money to build a new palace for the emperor? The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was to better help the emperor govern the world and achieve the purpose of the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor co-ruling.
He took the money from the treasury and ignored the world and accompanied the emperor to do whatever he wanted.
With so much silver falling every year, you can imagine how strong these military towns are. The purpose of Qian Wubing and his party is Datong Mansion, which is also the seat of the Shanxi Commandery Department and the headquarters of the garrison commander.
The place where the vassal city of King Zhu Junzhang is located.
The entire city of Datong is thirteen miles in radius, four feet and two feet high, covered with bricks, and has four gates, all with urn walls, suspension bridges, and moats. The four gates are Heyang in the east, Yongtai in the south, Qingyuan in the west, and Wuding in the north.
The gates are all built with towers, there are turrets at the four corners, and there is an archway in the middle of the city. The city defense design is impregnable. With Datong as the center and extending out on all sides, it has jurisdiction over 13 guard posts, 823 forts, and 307 piers.
The platforms echo each other and form a criss-cross network, some of which were built after the last time the Fire Sieve Division invaded. Such a gesture is the return of the former Fire Siege Division's powerful troops, and if the defenders are not defeated at the first touch, I am afraid that the Fire Siege Troop of this lifetime will
You should also consider your own strength before deciding whether to touch this hedgehog.
Of course, Qian Wubing heard all this from the eloquent waiter in front of him. Although he also came from a military household, he could not know all the military towns in the world. Who could know these things better than these local snakes? He was willing to ask.
, Liu Yunniang who followed him and the waiter who got the money from the shop who made a good start and didn't stop him, were naturally happy to tell this stranger about the great features of Datong Mansion.
"Sir, when I hear you speak, I know that you are from the capital. Although those Tatars from the Fire Screen Division made trouble in our Datong for a while, they were able to calm people's hearts in the city on behalf of the king. Zhang Jun
General Zhang was extremely brave and defeated the Tatars. Therefore, not a single Tatar entered our Datong Prefecture. Those Tatars just walked around the edge of our Datong Town. Seeing that there was not much advantage, they had no choice but to
I went to look for food elsewhere. I heard that that year, I don’t know how many Tatars froze to death!”
"Pfft", Liu Yunniang burst out laughing, "I also heard that that year seems like a long time ago. The defeat of the Tatars by General Zhang Jun and Zhang you mentioned happened in the 13th year of Hongzhi, right?
It’s been seven years since they started making trouble again, and it’s only the second year of Zhengde’s reign. You can do the math yourself, and you think it’s only been a few years!”
The waiter was slightly tongue-tied. He was also using the storyteller's technique, exaggerating a little bit. The audience was just a young man from out of town. He thought nothing would happen to him, but he didn't expect that the young man around him
This young lady was quite knowledgeable, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, you continue talking..." Qian Wubing smiled and waved his hand. He said why he asked to go outside for a walk, and this little loli agreed without hesitation, while the one who always played the role of a loyal maid was there.
I don't object to the good start. I'm sorry, this little loli is just like him, very curious about what's going on on the street!
The difference is that after getting to know this little loli in the past few days, he found that she was really smart, and her knowledge seemed to be much better than his own. She must have read a lot of books, but she was far behind in terms of human relations and sophistication.
No, unlike him, he has always made a living on the street. For example, now, even if the waiter brags appropriately, as long as he keeps the money he gives, he will never expose the other person or make the other person
She couldn't get off the stage, but she just did it.
"What else do you want to know?" The waiter's interest was obviously not as high as before, and he asked with a lowered eyebrow.
"Don't talk about these spoiled Tatars, please tell me what delicious food you have here. When you come to Datong, you have to try Datong's specialties!" Qian Wubing smiled generously and picked up a small radish.
It was the least likely area for Li to find trouble and ask the waiter to talk about it. In such a profession, he didn't believe that little Loli could do better and know more than the waiter.
"Then you've asked the right person!" The waiter raised his eyebrows, and the look returned to his eyes: "When you arrive in Datong, if you don't eat a bowl of shaved noodles, even if you don't come, there is a saying that 'when a leaf falls from the pot, another leaf will float.
A leaf leaves the noodles and then the knife comes out, the whitebait falls into the water and turns into whitecaps, and the willow leaves ride on the wind and fall from the treetops. This is the knife-shaped noodles in Datong. Some people who eat it for the first time even swallow it with their own tongues!"
Okay, I helped you in vain, you are a big talker! Qian Wubing shook his head helplessly, "Then give us a bowl each, Miss Liu, Miss Hong, can you eat it?"
Kai Hong nodded slightly, and Liu Yunniang nodded even more. No matter how smart she is, her character is actually just that of a child. If she doesn't go out shopping and eat something delicious, wouldn't her trip be in vain? What's more?
What's more, there was nothing wrong with her here, so why should she worry about something happening in Datong?
Qian Wubing has not guessed the identity of Liu Yunniang until now. On the way from Wangjia Town to Datong Mansion, he tried it more than once, but to no avail. When he arrived in Datong, he moved directly into the tall mansion.
By that time, the doubts in his heart had piled up as high as the straw on the oxcart. This little loli seemed to be a pampered master at first glance, but it was too strange for such an unruly green forest tycoon like Kai Kaihong to be so obedient to her.
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Qian Wubing didn't think it was the little Lolita's fault, so it could only be her identity. Her elders, perhaps her parents, should be the ones who subdued the gatekeepers, and the gatekeepers were anxious to recruit the geese.
Her brothers even worked hard to expand her strength. From this point of view, maybe she still has a sense of crisis.
He was born into a wealthy and noble family, was able to subjugate giant thieves, and was able to enter and exit military towns like Datong, just like strolling in the courtyard, and also had a sense of crisis. These may be added together. When Qian Wubing thinks about it now, his head feels like it hurts, but he doesn't think about it.
Coming up with a reason, he simply didn't think about it. Especially when he brought a group of thieves who had just robbed a caravan and swaggered around Datong Mansion, this surprised Qian Wubing even more. Datong was a military town.
, there are far more soldiers than ordinary people, if the sufferer really wants to recognize him, if the government here does not care about the matter, naturally there will be a military master from the general military office to help the sufferer find justice. Military law is practiced here, who will do it?
How dare she be so bold?
If it weren't for Qian Wubing's men who had made a good start these days, or Liu Liu and other servants who were waiting for little Lolita, Qian Wubing couldn't smell the slightest bit of the army meal from them, Qian Wubing would really have some doubts about this little girl.
Loli is the young lady of the Datong Guard General. Otherwise, because the merchants were selling tea to Mongolia, they would have arbitrarily robbed and burned the merchants' tea leaves. There would be no benefit at all, if nothing else.
If we want to explain it, it can only be attributed to the fact that the little Loli's sense of justice is too overwhelming. If the little Loli is the young lady of the General Soldier of Datong, it would be much easier to explain. However, if this is the case, it would be necessary to have a good start and a group of people to take action.
Well, a group of soldiers went over and confiscated the tea leaves directly. How dare the merchants dare to bomb them?
The taste of the shaved noodles was really good. Qian Wubing was enjoying eating it. He looked up inadvertently and found that the little Loli was poking at the shaved noodles with chopsticks, but she didn't intend to eat them. She asked a little strangely: "What?
Aren’t you hungry, Miss Liu?”
Little Loli asked when she saw him, and hurriedly imitated his behavior. She picked up a six-inch-long noodle from the noodle bowl with some hesitation, and put it hesitantly into her little mouth. She was very gentle.
She started chewing. After a few mouthfuls, the little Loli's eyes lit up. Although she always looked very polite when eating, she took off the chopsticks much faster. When Qian Wubing put the last noodle into his mouth
By that time, the little Loli was already holding a noodle bowl about the same size as her head and sipping the noodle soup.
Seeing that Liu Yunniang was eating happily, Kai Kaihong did not advise her to pay attention to her manners (I guess she was not aware of this problem), but instead pushed his bowl of noodles in front of her: "There is still more after eating, eat more!"
"It's delicious!" Little Loli put down the bowl with a frown on her face: "But my stomach is so full. Why does the cook at home never know how to cook this?"
"It's enough to eat these things fresh once in a while. How dare the cook make such things for you, young lady? Does he even want to do it?" Kai Hong looked at her dotingly: "These are the things we ordinary people eat. Eat
There’s too much, no matter how delicious it is, it’s boring!”