As he thought about it, Zhu Di's expression became a little... dazed.
Zhu Yunxi looked at his expression quietly, thinking about his next words.
"In the past, my father appointed the second and third brothers or ministers to lead the soldiers and horses to patrol the fortress. But now the emperor's intention is to start from Dongshengwei and advance towards the grassland year by year!"
Zhu Di spoke slowly, "This cannot be accomplished in one or two years!"
The threat from the north cannot be eliminated forever, let alone one or two years, ten or twenty years.
Take the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations as an example. It took three generations of Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties (even if I don’t want to admit it, but these three people are really powerful!) and seventy years of continuous war before the hidden dangers were finally eliminated. And it became the permanent territory of the empire.
Moreover, this integration is not only military, but also through constant marriage, checks and balances, differentiation...
"Yes! It will take a long time!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"Then your Majesty, aren't you afraid...?" Zhu Di raised his head and looked into Zhu Yunxi's eyes, "What other thoughts do you have, sir?"
"King Yan is bold!" Li Jinglong angrily shouted among the ministers, "What do you think this minister is saying?"
"Your Majesty, think twice!" Some among the civil servants also spoke up.
The civil servants could not see the emperor's strategic intentions, but they could tell that the emperor seemed to want to give Yan King Zhu Di great power!
Zhu Di glanced at Li Jinglong contemptuously, then looked at Zhu Yunxi without saying anything.
"Ha!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Don't trust people when you use them, and don't use people when you doubt them. Since I can use you, I'm naturally not afraid." He said, leaning forward, "Fourth uncle, do you think I will be afraid?"
Zhu Di smiled silently and shook his head slightly.
Yes, the emperor will definitely not be afraid.
With the emperor's methods and temperament, he must have ten thousand backup plans.
It is impossible to infiltrate the generals of the army like before. Because without the fiefdom, there is no root. Everything is given by the court, and he can't give anything to the people below him.
He used to represent the emperor's prince, but in the future he could only be the commander-in-chief chosen by the emperor in the army, just like Xu Da Chang Yuchun back then.
Furthermore, it was impossible to give him all the 400,000 border troops mentioned by the emperor.
"I would like to order you to be General Pinglu and take charge of the Dongsheng Guard." Zhu Yunxi asked again, "Is it possible?"
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, "What the emperor means is that after the abolition of the Yan vassal, I will command the frontier army as the king of Yan..."
Zhu Yunxi interrupted Zhu Di again and said with a smile, "Fourth uncle, the Yan vassal is gone, what use does your King Yan need from him?"
"Huh?" Zhu Di was startled.
"It's not just you, all the vassal kings who have been abolished will have their king's names changed. From now on, the names of kings cannot be named after place names!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Zhu Di's expression changed slightly, "What is your royal title?"
"Among the emperor's sons, my fourth uncle is the most heroic, and he has made great achievements in the border military over the years!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "So, if your fourth uncle is willing to listen to my arrangements, the new king's title I will give you is, Yongyi!"
"The bravery of the three armies, the unparalleled perseverance!" Zhu Yunxi continued to smile, "Can you use the title of Prince Yongyi to control the troops and horses along the way?" After saying that, he took Zhu Di's hand and patted it, "Fourth Uncle , I have high hopes for you!" He said, sighing again, "In our Zhu family, now I can only talk to you about these things, and only you can help me share my burden!"
"Damn it, you're not done yet!" Zhu Gaochi looked on coldly and said to himself, "You are really changing your face like turning the pages of a book. You used a series of disgusting words. You forgot who you wanted to kill in the first place. How many of us are here? Damn!"
Zhu Di used a little force to break free of Zhu Yunxi's hand, because he felt that the emperor's hand was not only cold, but also very cold. The feeling was like holding a snake, which made the hairs on the body stand up.
"What if I don't want to agree?" Zhu Di pondered and asked hesitantly.
Zhu Yunxi clasped his hands behind his back and frowned slightly, "There won't be a good place to place your fourth uncle for a while, so you might have to go to Japan! Of course, you have to fight there yourself!"
"Japan is pretty good!" Zhu Gaochi next to him couldn't help but recall the erotic scenes every night when he was sent to Japan as an envoy.
"But!" Zhu Yunxi changed the topic, "In my opinion, Fourth Uncle, you will not be so ambitious. The small country of Japan is easy for you to capture, and you have done nothing. How can you give Ming Dynasty the boost it needed to solve its border troubles?"
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Di and said, "I said it from the beginning. I may not be able to give an accurate answer when others ask me about the transfer of the feudal vassal. But to your fourth uncle, I know everything I know and have good intentions!"
When it comes to this, tell Zhu Di that you have no choice.
You cannot be the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, you can only be a good general in my hands.
"Your Majesty, you know that I only have three sons, so I can't worry about it!" Zhu Di lowered his head and began to make conditional remarks.
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi nodded and said, "Your Gao Xu offended me at the beginning, so he took away the title of King Gaoyang. But if he can earn the title by himself, are you afraid that he won't be able to earn it?
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"As for the third child in your family!" Zhu Yunxi thought about it, "If you don't want to go to Japan, he will go there. Although Japan is remote, it is also a place where Mid-Xia etiquette has been influenced for thousands of years, and the clothes, clothes and writing are quite similar!"
"As for Hong Xi! I want to keep him by my side. He is the prime minister and the pillar of the country. Outside there is you as a meritorious king, and inside there is him as a wise king. Fourth uncle, your sect is full of talented people!"
Zhu Di hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
After saying that, he glanced at Zhu Gaochi and sighed in his heart.
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi came closer and whispered, "Fourth uncle, do you think my decision on the border fortress military affairs is right?" Then he said, "You are an old military affairs officer, help me see if there is any
Any omissions?”
Zhu Di shook his head, "Your Majesty has good intentions, but I...can't even compare!"
Zhu Yunxi knew in his heart that this well-intentioned sentence was actually a stab at him, but he didn't care.
"Fourth brother, I'm sorry! I said these are actually your decisions in history!" Zhu Yunxi thought to himself.
This is how Zhu Di in history dealt with border problems.
After Jingnan ascended the throne as emperor, he defeated King Ning, King Qin and King Jin, and integrated the northern frontier army of the empire, so that he could conduct the Northern Expedition in successive years.
Some people in later generations said that the east and west stretched huge, and the fingers and arms depended on each other, and they were called prosperous. Therefore, the number of soldiers on the combined frontier was only 400,000. Compared with the more than 700,000 soldiers of the Song Dynasty who defended the Xixia road alone, the number of soldiers was several times higher!
Zhu Yunxi slowly turned around, sat back on the throne, looked at the ministers and said, "My dear friends, now let's talk about the transfer of the vassal kings. They are all descendants of the Supreme Emperor, and they are also my relatives. Although I am cutting it off
Fan, but you can’t be really harsh!”
Before the ministers could recover from what the emperor said to King Yan, no, it should be to Prince Yongyi, the emperor had already spoken again.
"In addition to the matter of the vassal, there is another matter. The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has submitted a report, asking me to honor Prince Gu Yiwen as the emperor and Crown Princess Gu Yiwen!" After saying that, Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers again, "That is me.
My mother is the queen!"
Suddenly, the ministers' hearts trembled again.
Don't mention it sooner or later. When the feudal vassal was about to be transferred, I proposed to posthumously make the late prince the emperor. The emperor chose this time well!
Li Jinglong was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, I believe that this is a matter of course!" As he said this, he lowered his head and wiped his eyes, "If His Majesty knows about it, I will definitely be happy!"
"Can you please have some fucking face?" Zhu Di looked at Li Jinglong's figure and gritted his teeth secretly.
"I second the proposal!" Zhu Gaochi also said, "This is what it should be! In fact, when the Supreme Emperor was still alive, he had this intention. However, since ancient times, sons have respected their fathers, so it was postponed."
"You brat!" Zhu Di looked at his son's back, his eyes twitching, "Why are you not so shameless anymore?"