Throughout ancient history, it was generally difficult for a country to maintain its territory if it was too vast, and internal and external troubles often broke out.
The territory is too large, the transportation speed is not enough, and the information transmission speed is not enough. If a small-scale rebellion breaks out in some places, if it is not reported in time or the local officials do not understand the general situation, it may become bigger with a little deception.
The banditry in Jiangxi was like this, and the rebellion in Jiaozhi was like this.
Although the rebellion in Jiaozhi is now more serious, Zhu Gaochi is more afraid of Yunnan Mu Mansion. Compared with the rebellion in Jiaozhi, he is more afraid that Yunnan Mu Mansion will continue to grow.
Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Mu Ying to guard Yunnan. What was the relationship between Mu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang? Mu Ying was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang as his adopted son at the age of eight. After decades of friendship between father and son, he was ordered to be buried in the capital and was posthumously named King of Qianning.
But Mu Ying's descendants and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Dike no longer have that close father-son brotherhood. After all, the Mu Mansion belonged to Prince Zhu Biao's party back then.
If Zhu Biao had not died early, Mufu might have been Zhu Di's great enemy. Moreover, Mufu had lived in the south for a long time and had a high prestige in the local area. The imperial court did not like such a powerful leader of the border vassal.
When the Han Dynasty was granted the vassal state of Yunnan, the reason was to let the Han Dynasty check and balance Mu Mansion, but Han Wang is such a smart man. He can't fight, and it is difficult to manage, so let him go? What a joke.
When Zhu Gaochi received the news about Jiaozhi, he immediately sent someone to inform the British Duke Zhang Fu to start the expedition again.
He came to the prince's study as soon as he received the news. Zhang Fu was only in his early forties. He had been in the army all year round. He had a strong body and an upright face. He could tell at a glance that his son had taken after his appearance.
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"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"The British Lord, there is a serious rebellion in Li Dynasty in Cochin, and I would like to send you to organize the troops to resist the rebellion."
Zhang Fu suddenly coughed twice: "Your Highness, your Highness, I have recently contracted the cold and am ill. It is a long way to go. I am afraid that I will miss your Highness's important event. I hope that Your Highness will choose another minister to go and quell the rebellion."
Unexpectedly, he declined.
A certain physiognomist surnamed Ma once said: "The reasons why employees quit their jobs and refuse to work are just two reasons: they don't have enough money, and they feel aggrieved."
The British Duke Zhang Fu was a military official in Fengtian Jingnan. He was specially promoted to the Ronglu doctor. He was the British Duke. He had an annual salary of three thousand dan. He had money, fame and fortune. Starting from Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian, he was favored by the emperor.
For decades, it is impossible for you not to have enough money, then you feel aggrieved.
Why was he aggrieved? Zhu Di believed the slander of Ma Qi, the eunuch of the Jiaozhi Supervisory Army, saying that he selected soldiers privately, which meant that he wanted to go beyond the limits. He wanted to be the boss and had a rebellious attitude.
Two generations of loyal Zhang family fought for the Ming Dynasty in the south and north. You doubt me so much. This is an insult to my character and a trample on my personality. Now you are asking me to go to war. I won't go. Anyone who wants to go can go. You
If you believe the slanderous eunuch, then ask that eunuch to quell the rebellion.
Of course, the grievances that are full of people cannot be expressed like a shrew, so I summed it up with the sentence "I'm sorry for my health, please be wise."
Zhu Gaochi naturally expected that Zhang Fu would not agree easily. Who asked Zhu Di to call him back in such a hurry? Isn't this a slap in his face? No one in Yingtian Mansion knew that he was not trusted by the emperor and called him back to the capital.
But this is also Zhu Di's strategy for dealing with high-achieving people. From time to time, he has to suppress him a little, and when he calls him back, he is asked to stay at home and work without any punishment. He also gives some gifts during the holidays.
If I really suspect you of being rebellious, can you survive this life?
Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "I am alone and my bones are not good. I am not as strong as my father and can lead troops on expeditions, and I am not as strong as the king of Han and Zhao. But they are all on the front line in northern Xinjiang. Now in my Ming Dynasty, no one can take care of me and quell the rebellion of Jiaozhi."
,well."
Zhang Fu, however, remained silent. It seemed that the grievance he suffered last time was too great and he would not speak so easily.
Zhu Zhanzhen interrupted: "Your Majesty, I just met Zhang Zhong, the crown prince of your mansion today. I didn't expect to meet the Duke at night. It's such a fate."
"Your Highness, I don't know if my useless son bumped into you."
"The prince has a cheerful personality. I have long heard that he is both civil and military. Today, when I saw him, he turned out to be a tiger. Father, since the prince is ill, it is better to let the prince go. The people of Jiaozhi border barbarians were unable to fight back when the prince beat them. I believe
The prince can do the same."
As soon as Zhu Zhanyi said this, Zhang Fu was stunned. Zhu Gaochi was secretly happy because Zhu Zhanyi's angle was still tricky.
"The dog has a naughty temper and is young. He cannot bear such a heavy responsibility. The border military is a national concern. Your Highness, please think twice." Zhang Fu declined again.
"Zhang Zhong will be close to losing the title next year. It's good to practice and practice."
"The dog will be old next year. This burden is too heavy. He knows a son is like a father. He can't do it."
Zhu Gaochi had a good temper and continued to persuade Zhang Fu with affection and reason. Zhang Fu seemed to be out of touch and made up his mind not to go.
After a while, Yang Shiqi came. After briefly understanding the matter, he said: "Your Highness, if there is really no other way, let the eunuchs of the Supervisory Army lead the troops to go out. Mobilize the troops from Yunnan and Guangxi to attack Jiaozhi. The rebellion will definitely be put down."
After listening to Yang Shiqi's opinion, Zhang Fu immediately spoke: "Master Yang, you don't understand military affairs, so don't make rash comments. There is Luchuan on the Yunnan border that needs to be defended. If we recruit troops in large numbers, we are afraid that Yunnan's border defense will be empty, and at this time, the north
The war is about to start, and it is not appropriate to start a war in the south. Ma Qi, huh..."
Yang Shiqi smiled slightly: "Your Highness, you see, although the British Duke is slightly ill, he is still busy with state affairs. He is only very familiar with the Jiaozhi border. The old minister said casually, and the Duke saw the unreasonableness.
The matter still has to be settled by the British."
The old guy was waiting for him here. Zhang Fu smiled bitterly in his heart, but stopped talking.
Yang Shiqi turned to say: "Your Highness, Ma Qi, the eunuch of the Jiaozhi Supervisory Army, often indulges his parents and abuses the people. I have heard about it because he forced the majority of the Jiaozhi people to rise up. I don't know the real situation, so I sent the governor to accompany him to find out the real situation.
The truth is, it’s not good to have wronged the British Duke just because of Ma Qi’s words.”
Because Ma Qi suffered a series of defeats, his supervisory army was about to withdraw first. This time, he asked Zhang Fu to take his people, which was also an explanation to Zhang Fu.
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "That's very good. When you were in trouble, Lord British, I remembered that the official position was commander-in-chief. Please take the prince with you on this expedition, and give him the official position of commander-in-chief and experience."
Although Zhang Fu still felt dissatisfied, Zhu Gaochi and Yang Shiqi said that he was not an ignorant person.
And before he came today, he had already made up his mind to go on an expedition this time, which was to compete for fame and profit.
After being given a name, and including his own son, Zhang Zhong, who had no official position before, instantly had the position of a commanding officer. An ordinary person would have to fight many times through mountains of swords and seas of fire to achieve such a position.
"I have devoted myself to the Ming Dynasty for many years and have not dared to slack off. Fortunately, I have the trust of Your Majesty and His Royal Highness. Although I have a hidden illness, I am still willing to go to Jiaozhi to share the worries of heaven. My first priority during this trip is to stabilize the morale of the army and stabilize the frontier troops.
For important matters, I ask His Majesty the Crown Prince to issue an edict. If anyone dares to enter Jiaozhi, I can imprison him and escort him back to the capital."
"I'm sorry, Mr. British, the matter of Jiaozhi depends on you."
It is always reassuring to have such a general with rich combat experience in charge.
The British Duke's expedition was very solemn, and His Royal Highness the Prince saw him off in person, which also represented the royal family's attention.
Zhang Zhong, the most beautiful man in the world, jumped off his horse and saluted His Highness the Crown Prince.
"You are a young man who is brave and brave. This time he will be like your father and your grandfather, and he will come back with a lot of military achievements."
"As commanded."
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The color is getting darker and greener, birds are chirping and insects are chirping, and the weather is gradually getting warmer.
A little bird landed on the branch, buried its head under its wings, moved its wings gently, and chirped.
A pebble flew towards me, causing the bird to flap its wings and run away.
"Quack."
There were a lot of stones placed next to Zhu Zhanzhen, who was sleeping in a tree. It seems that there were many birds that disturbed him.
Xiaosheng and Chu'er were guarding the tree. Zhu Zhanchen remembered that the first time he came here, he lay on this tree and took a nap. Unknowingly, spring had passed.
The idle time always slips away in the blink of an eye, and it is already early summer.
Zhu Zhanchen, who was awakened, got off the tree and dusted himself off.
"Your Highness, the Northern Expeditionary Army set off a few days ago. I believe that your Majesty will return with a great victory in a short time." Xiaosheng said a few auspicious words.
Zhu Zhanzhen didn't have any worries about Zhu Di's Northern Expedition. Zhu Di could still defeat the northern Tatars. Recently, the prince's health had improved, and he had been lazy. He often went out to visit the steam engine factory and the telephone factory to visit the mountains and rivers.
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The telephone factory has been developing very rapidly recently. The simplest principles of electricity have been recorded in books. All the senior workers have a copy and are working hard to study it.
There is a huge demand for telephones in various governments, and the queues for installation are already two months away.
"Your Highness, there is news about the Second Highness today."
"How should I say? Another great victory?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Every time Zhu Zhanquan came back with news, he wanted everyone to know about it, and he never reported good news, not bad news, only great victories and great victories against bandits. He captured as many as he could and killed as many as he could, but he never said that his losses were wasted.
Zhu Gaochi was very troubled. Zhu Zhanquan's style of acting was too ecstatic, but fortunately, the results in suppressing bandits were not bad. Jiangxi officials also gave him more face as the second prince, but he did not have the ability to rectify Jiangxi's officialdom. Although there were many
It was a good news, but facing so many old-fashioned officials, he felt overwhelmed.
Zhu Zhanzhen arrived at Zhu Gaochi's study. Zhu Gaochi was tasting the dishes cooked by the new chef. He could fight wherever he wanted. Zhu Gaochi couldn't fail in the Golden Knife Competition every year, so there were new dishes.
As soon as he saw Zhu Zhanzhen, he became angry: "It's been a few days since I came here. A few days ago, I said I was going to the steam engine factory or the shipyard. Don't think I don't know that you sneaked out to play."
Zhu Zhanzhen smiled innocently and scratched his head: "My father is well, what should I worry about?"
"If you're lazy, just be lazy, don't make excuses."
"The son knows that he is wrong, what is the father worried about?"
"I plan to call your second brother back."
"Ah? Second brother is not good at suppressing bandits, so why should we call him back?"
Zhu Gaochi sighed: "The banditry has basically been eliminated. If the remaining officials in Jiangxi can't handle it, then the entire officialdom in Jiangxi can be changed. Your second brother came to report today and led the troops to rush into the bandit stronghold.
No one was arresting him, it was the guards who risked their lives to help him escape."
"Ah? Second brother, are you okay?"
"The injury is just a superficial wound, but the terrain in the mountain is complicated. He led the troops deep into the mountain alone. It's really a taboo. Let's call him back first."
Zhu Zhanzhen reminded: "Father, if you ask your second brother to come back now, I'm afraid he won't agree."
The credit for wiping out the banditry is right in front of us, and it is impossible for the second brother to turn around and come back.
This is where Zhu Gaochi is worried.
"Hey, forget it and let him continue. The banditry is basically unable to cause trouble. The important task now is to ensure the military supplies on the northern front. Because there are steamships, the delivery of supplies far exceeds expectations. Your grandpa is very satisfied. The army is marching across the desert.
Search for any traces of Mahamube, and there will surely be reports of the battle coming back soon."
"Grandpa Huang will win the battle."
"Don't be careless when marching. Resupply at the rear is very important. Our army's equipment is better than that of the grassland peoples. However, they have many brave and skilled people, and they are more familiar with the area. Most of them have superb riding skills. It is easy for small forces to suffer losses when they advance quickly."
After all, Zhu Gaochi grew up in Shuntian Prefecture. Although he had never faced the Mongolian cavalry head-on, he still had the necessary knowledge.
Although he is not good at fighting, he is not incapable of fighting.
"Father, when our army enters the grassland, it has to carry heavy supplies. Otherwise, we can divide our troops and learn how to fight in small groups of grassland cavalry. Our army has grenades, Aka 47 and other new weapons. Even if our riding skills are slightly weaker, we still have an absolute advantage in the battle.
, it can be seen from the beautiful battle that my second uncle fought before that our army has great equipment advantages."
Zhu Gaochi smiled happily: "Your grandpa Huang did the same thing. The large troops advanced normally. Ten cavalry teams of 500 people with the best equipment and light cavalry advanced to find people. Fight in small areas and report back when they find large enemy troops.
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Fighting the Mongols in the Mongolian way feels a bit like being reckless on the grassland. Even with good equipment and small-scale conflicts, you will never be able to defeat me.
Back then, this was done by foreign cavalry to disturb our army, but now it is our fault.
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On the vast grassland, Zhu Zhanji led a small team of elites in ambush: "Is it really Mahamu's army ahead?"
"Your Highness, if it's true, yesterday I inspected the front and saw the flag of Hamamu. It must be them."
"How many people are there on the other side?"
"Can't see clearly."
The elite troops led by Zhu Zhanji fought against the Mongolian cavalry several times in the past few days. They repeatedly defeated the Mongolian cavalry, gained great prestige, and assumed the role of the vanguard.
If what was discovered this time is really Mahamu's headquarters, that would be good news.
"Send spies to report back, and the rest of us will make a surprise attack with me to find out the truth."
"Your Highness, you must not do this. The number of enemy troops is at least ten times that of mine, and it is their position. It is taboo to attack rashly."
"Surprise attack to test the truth. If the situation is not right, turn around and run away." Zhu Zhanji is not a rash soldier.
"Take out all the grenades and launch a surprise attack."
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