Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read Song Lian's proposal on the imperial case.
I have to admit that Song Lian was educated and not a nerd. In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, many things were reviewed well. However, some things did not satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang read dozens of volumes of the memorials at random.
He came out and casually tore off the note Song Lian had pasted on it. He said, "How does Mr. Song know about military affairs? This matter is unheard of. My son, He Xi. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
He Xi walked up and knew what the memorial was with just one glance.
For thousands of years, everyone has heard about the time when Ban Chao killed the Xiongnu. However, it is difficult to talk about some negative examples. For example, the memorial in front of me is this.
Today is the fourteenth year of Hongwu. In many people's impressions, the world has long been unified during the Hongwu period, but this is not the case.
Today, northwest Gansu, Qinghai, and some areas in western Sichuan are still under the influence of the Yuan Dynasty, not to mention Liaodong and Korea. By the way, today, it is not called Korea, but Korea. Korea is still in the Ming Dynasty.
It was vacillating with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As for Tibetan areas, it also had a close relationship with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Yunnan was even under the rule of the Liang King of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was famous all over the world for his five campaigns to the north, but Zhu Yuanzhang also conducted thirteen northern expeditions. The first northern expedition was when Xu Da directly captured the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. The second northern expedition was the peak showdown between Xu Da and Wang Baobao in the fifth year of Hongwu.
During the battle, Wang Baobao personally set up an ambush to lure the Ming army's cavalry into pursuit, causing the Ming army's infantry and cavalry to break away. The ambush troops came out and attacked Xu Da's infantry formation. I thought I could defeat Xu Da in one battle.
In this battle, Wang Baobao proved what it means to be a clutch soldier with his peak cavalry command skills. And Xu Da used his tenacious infantry command skills to prove what it means to be immovable. This was a lose-lose battle.
This battle proved the combat effectiveness of the nascent Ming Dynasty, and also proved that the old Yuan Empire still had three inches of nails in its rotten ship. Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that Bei Yuan could not be determined in one battle. So from the fifth year of Hongwu to the present, Zhu Yuanzhang has not launched a counterattack
There was a large-scale war in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Last year, Mu Ying went out from Ningxia and won a victory. But the scale was not large.
However, preparations for a large-scale war are already underway.
He Xi knew this from the memorial sent by Xu Da in Peiping. Peiping began to hoard grain and grass a few years ago. Xu Da even set up many granaries along the Great Wall to be used when leaving the fortress.
I dare not say that this Northern Expedition will destroy this imperial edict, but its scale will not be much smaller than the Northern Expedition in Hongwu's fifth year.
At this time, the king of Liang in Yunnan was in great trouble.
If at a critical moment in the north, the Liang King of Yunnan sends a large number of troops, shaking Sichuan and Hunan, and destabilizing the entire Ming Dynasty's rear, it will seriously affect the war.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to persuade the King of Liang in Yunnan to surrender. Everything originally went well. After all, the situation today is clear. Beiyuan is on the grassland, thousands of miles away from Yunnan. It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to attack him and there will be no reinforcements. The King of Liang in Yunnan did not think about it.
I have no desire to die for Dayuan, even if his surname is Boer.
However, it is also a lie to say that the King of Liang in Yunnan is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. What the King of Liang in Yunnan wants to do most is to let the Ming and Beiyuan forget about him. He can just live here in peace and contentment.
However, the King of Liang in Yunnan had at least hundreds of thousands of troops in Yunnan. This was something that no one could ignore.
Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to recruit the king of Liang, the Northern Yuan Dynasty also sent envoys to Yunnan via Tibetan areas.
As soon as they arrived in Yunnan, they heard about the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, so on the one hand they sent people to persuade the King of Liang, and on the other hand they killed the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. The King of Liang had to remain loyal to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Now they are faced with this kind of memorial.
Zhu Biao has read it. Song Lian hopes to send another envoy to show mercy to the king of Liang and let the past go. As long as the king of Liang declares his vassal and pays tribute and changes his banner, he will not be held guilty. Then he wrote a lot of words below, what is Tang Fanan?
The Defeat of Zhao. Thoughts on the Jade Axe of Song Taizu. That is to say, the Tang Dynasty defeated Nanzhao many times and lost troops and generals, which shocked the world. However, Song Taizu wisely moved Nanzhao to outside the territory. As a result, the two countries were at peace. What's more, they gained
The land there is insufficient for use, there are many barbarians and it is difficult to control it.
In a word, Liang Wang's matter should be settled diplomatically. It is better not to use weapons.
Zhu Biao said: "My father is right. I also think that the teacher is wrong about this matter. The envoys represent the Ming Dynasty. If the King of Liang kills the envoys at will without punishing them, who will value the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and the loyal ministers and righteous men in the future?"
Are you still willing to sacrifice your life for the Ming Dynasty? Therefore, by doing this, King Liang offended the power of heaven and brought about his own destruction. I think I should send a general to punish the people and hold King Liang at the palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What should we do next?"
Zhu Biao was stunned.
Seeing that he didn't think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This is the opinion of ordinary ministers. But as my son is the prince, he cannot think like this. Soldiers are deadly weapons and must be used as a last resort. Therefore, when using troops, you must think of withdrawing them.
.Every time you use troops, you must have a purpose and know when it will end. The purpose of using troops is to end the war, not to expand it. Your fourth brother does not understand this truth."
This is when Zhu Yuanzhang thought of his son's five sweeps to the north. In the early stage, it was nothing more. In the later stage, he was fighting just for the sake of fighting. Zhu Yuanzhang secretly commented on him: "One general has more than enough wisdom, but ten thousand times of talent are not enough."
It's just these thoughts that He Xi knew, but Zhu Biao didn't know. Zhu Biao didn't understand why his old father said this, but he subconsciously said good things for King Yan and said: "Father, my fourth brother is still young, and he is far away from the vassal.
King, without the guidance of your father, I would naturally not understand these things. You will understand them when you grow older."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with a somewhat complicated expression.
Ever since he knew that Zhu Biao didn't live long, a knot formed in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. If Zhu Biao could survive after him, it would be impossible for him to be in peace. It was simply impossible. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor after all. On the one hand, he
I think I can find a good doctor for Zhu Biao. On the other hand, I want to think about the backup plan if Zhu Biao cannot be saved.
This has nothing to do with the relationship between father and son, it is the instinct of an emperor. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang likes Zhu Biao, there is nothing he can do.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked He Xi and said, "He Xi, please tell me."
He Xi said: "The land in the southwest is the ancient Southwest Yi. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. Guizhou, haha." He Xi suddenly remembered that the place in Guizhou today was not called Guizhou. Guizhou was a name only given in the Ming Dynasty. He Xi
He immediately changed his mind and said: "In many places, the land is not even three feet flat. Transportation is inconvenient. There are chieftains everywhere, making it difficult to rule. Even if we conquer it in the future, I am afraid we will have to send generals to guard it. But the land of Yunnan can be divided into Inner Yunnan
, and Outer Yunnan. Inner Yunnan is one generation from Kunming and Dali. Outer Yunnan is one generation from Yunnan to the southwest. For the people of the Central Plains, the roads are difficult and the mountains and rivers are barren. But they are connected to Tianzhu. The Central Plains does not occupy Yunnan. Once it is owned by the Southwest, it will
The southwest belongs to him, and Sichuan, Guangxi, and Huguang are all harmed by it. Today, the Liang King is weak and has a large army but cannot use it. In the future, if there is Yunnan, it will not be like the Liang King. What should the court do? "
"I think that for the long-term plan, we must go to Yunnan."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly after hearing this. He remembered what He Xi said about the Mu family. The founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty were only the Mu family. The last persistence of the Ming Dynasty on land was only in Yunnan. In fact, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention,
He didn't necessarily mean to capture Yunnan. Later, when he mobilized troops, it was somewhat of a formality. But today's explanation of the history of the Ming Dynasty changed his mind.
Although He Xi said that foreigners establishing a country in Yunnan would affect the Ming Dynasty. This is also the reason, but it is not the most important reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This matter has been sent to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. We will discuss it carefully when your uncle Xu comes back from Peiping."
The prince said: "My son, I understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang then selected several of the memorials that Song Lian drafted that he was not satisfied with. When the prince and He Xi came to see them, he revised them one by one. While revising, he educated the prince and He Xi on why they did what they did.
At the same time, it also made He Xi understand the current Ming Dynasty better.
The Ming Dynasty in the 14th year of Hongwu was completely different from the Ming Dynasty in many impressions. The status of generals was too high. Generally speaking, noble military ministers who were on errands in the province were superior to the entire three divisions.
In order to train the garrison troops, prepare troops to guard against prisoners, to build cities, to exterminate bandits, to resist Japanese pirates, etc.
All require noble military ministers from various places to be in charge.
In order to prevent these military ministers from staying in the local area for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang frequently changed military ministers and asked them not to interfere with civil affairs.
And the frequent issuing of edicts does not mean one thing, that is, there are noble military ministers who don't care about this at all. They frequently interfere in political affairs in a place where the emperor is far away.
This is also reflected in another aspect, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang himself is not interested in other wars except for the war in Beiyuan. Even against the King of Liang in Yunnan, he had to use troops before he made up his mind to use troops.
why is that?
This represents a change in Zhu Yuanzhang's mentality.
He felt that the biggest enemy was already inside, not outside. If he continued to fight externally, defeat would be a loss for the court. If he won, the authority of the leading general would increase, and the threat to Zhu Yuanzhang would increase.
In the lower reaches of history, many people felt that the centuries-old inheritance of the Ming Dynasty was certain. People at the time did not necessarily think so. In addition, it had only been more than 20 years since Zhu Yuanzhang was crowned King of Wu. The Ming regime was far from the
It's so ingrained in people's imagination.
Many temporary measures taken during wartime have always existed and affected the country. The most important point is that military commanders exercise power. This chapter has been completed!
