In the traditional Confucian view, the morality of the king and the morality of the country are what China, as the center of the world and the celestial dynasty, should most show to the world.
This kind of morality is the so-called demeanor of a big country, which teaches everyone to be polite and polite. They do not use their power to suppress small countries, and they do not bully weak countries. This view cannot be wrong, but in Zhu Yunxi's heart, he definitely does not think he is right.
He always believed that such views and attitudes lacked blood.
The consistent rule of the world for thousands of years is the law of the jungle where the jungle prevails. When you are strong, treat others with kindness, but others may not be grateful. On the contrary, when you are weak, they can bully you unscrupulously.
Just like a person, when he is prosperous, he will naturally have friends all over the world. But when you have no money, who will help you? Not only will they not help, but they will also crush you.
In his view, big countries want to bully small countries and are arrogant.
For example, Mao Zi, if a polar bear tells any country in the world, what do you think? No country dares to say, "I'm not looking at you." If he tells any country, "Practice, practice, practice!" No one dares to say, "Practice, practice, practice, practice!"
Back then, the Machiavellian tactics that had been in our blood for thousands of years were not so stupid. Swords and culture went hand in hand, silently expanding. Hundreds of years later, how could the Saxons run wild in the world?
The old man thought for a long time and then said, between the two of us, don't mince words. What do you think?
Zhu Yunxi smiled and then said sternly, Grandpa Huang, the war in Datong reminded his grandson of something. Our Ming Dynasty now has strong soldiers and horses, but even after three forks and five north Yuan Dynasty, it still invades the border. Why is this?
We are too passive! Zhu Yunxi continued, He Beiyuan can attack when he wants, and withdraw when he wants. There are only thieves in the world who can be thieves for a thousand days, and there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days, and we can't guard against them. In the final analysis, it is our nine-sided design.
It’s too far back!
With that said, Zhu Yunxi sat down next to the old man, marked it with the snacks on the table, and said, "Look, for example, this is Peiping, and beyond Peiping are the guards of Liaodong, but the land thousands of miles away from these places are all
It’s Bei Yuan’s hiding place!
Since the imperial dynasty, there have been several northern expeditions. Although the Northern Yuan Dynasty was exhausted, the Ming Dynasty also spent hundreds of millions of money and food. Sun Er thought, it is better to set up military guards along the line to continuously push the Ming Dynasty's front line forward.
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With these frontline military guards, Bei Yuan cannot avoid it if he wants to go south. If you are afraid of wasting the people and damaging the money, then we will not use our people or our money.
The King of Goryeo has repeatedly asked for conferment, so we will sacrifice some blood to show our sincerity. He recruits civilians to help us build. The imperial court guards with elites, and all the prisoners who are exiled every year are distributed. Every year, food is collected from the nearest Korea to replenish the army.
The grain depot of the Wei Dynasty shared the financial burden with the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, within a few years, our territory will become larger and larger, and Beiyuan's hiding place is constantly being squeezed by us. Don't we take the initiative?
This is not only true for Liaodong, but also for the land of Qin and Jin. Although there is no vassal state for the second and third uncles. For the time being, it seems that the investment in money and food is a big one, but no matter how big it is, it is not as big as the cost of fighting. This time, Fu Youde
Leading troops to Datong, the food and drink for tens of thousands of people on the way, and the materials and money for departure are enough to build several military guards!
Slowly, the military guards evolved into cities. The more soldiers and people of the Ming Dynasty on the border, the more stable they became. Moreover, these cities could completely protect the Central Plains and isolate the war from the heart of the Ming Dynasty!
The old man thought for a long time and then said, whatever else is on your mind, just say it!
Let's take Liaodong as an example. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the important towns in Liaodong in the Northern Yuan Dynasty have been conquered and surrendered one after another. You have great talent and strategy and set up a vassal guard station in Liaodong. In addition to the fourth uncle in Peiping, the most advanced guard in Guangning was given to the 14th King of Liao.
Uncle. But according to the territory of the previous dynasty, it is still too far back!
The grandson thought about restoring the Tieling Guard. At this point, Zhu Yunxi finally revealed his inner purpose and said, now that the Tieling Guard is in the hands of North Korea, let them give it up. Not only should they let it go, but they will also use their population and food to build it.
With the Tieling Guards, the Liaodong Dusi military guards no longer have to defend, but can directly fight out, and better control Liaodong and govern the tribes in Liaodong. This greatly expands the space of the Liaodong guards!
Between the Tieling Guard and the Guangning Guard, we set up the Four Guards of Jin, Fu, Hai, and Gai. In this way, they are connected in layers and become a military force that can support each other. It can suppress North Korea and prevent it from peeking into Liaodong.
The soil will make Bei Yuan unable to gain a foothold in Liaodong.
Although North Korea seems to be respectful, how can you spit out the meat in your mouth? The old man mused, in your heart, you still want to attack North Korea!
It's not that the grandson wants to fight, but the Tieling Guard is related to the long-term stability of Liaodong! Zhu Yunxi continued, Liaodong is flat, and the north is flat. The fourth uncle is in charge of the Liaodong Dusi, and with the army of the fourteenth uncle, there are soldiers from Beiping to Guangning Guard.
Nearly one hundred thousand people.
With the addition of the Tieling Guards, not only can Liaodong be stabilized and the barbarians be frightened. In the future, they can also be used as an outpost to directly attack the right wing of the Mongolian Plateau. Moreover, the Tieling Guards are equivalent to putting a knife on the tip of North Korea's nose, and they will do whatever they ask them to do.
What to do.
Seeing the change in the old man's expression, he hesitated in his heart. Zhu Yunxi said again, Grandpa Emperor, if we don't do these things while our Ming Dynasty is strong and strong, it's not nice to say it to my grandson, because future generations are used to being comfortable, so they won't do it either.
If my grandson says anything even worse, our Ming Dynasty may not be able to continue to have a strong army and horses.
After speaking, Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man hopefully.
Unexpectedly, the old man said, "You didn't say that we haven't noticed yet. The area under your fourth uncle's jurisdiction is actually so large. There are so many soldiers in Liaodong Dusi."
Grandpa, my grandson said that he wanted to restore the Tieling Guard, but he didn't mean anything to his fourth uncle. Zhu Yunxi said, grandson, he was just thinking about the territory of the Ming Dynasty! Besides, his grandson knew that although he was in charge of the Liaodong Dusi, his fourteenth uncle's troops
But he can't take command. In the future, when the nineteenth uncle, King Han, will rule Kaiyuan, and the twenty-first uncle, King Shen, will rule Shenyang, power, people, and troops will be divided from his hands.
There are some things that both of us understand! My grandson knows your hard work, and he also knows better that we are all a family behind closed doors. He doesn’t care about it that much. Zhu Yunxi continued, “My grandson only thinks about the Ming Dynasty.”
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The old man crossed his legs and leaned on the soft couch. Restoring the Tieling Guards was not a one-time effort, it would take three to five years! After saying that, the old man stood up and sat down, and said, first send the decree to North Korea and let Honglu Temple argue with them.
, see what he says!
The grandson wrote to the fourteenth uncle of the King of Liao, asking him to prepare troops and horses. When the war in Datong is over, adapt to the situation! Zhu Yunxi said.
The old man still acquiesced to Zhu Yunxi's intention. Restoring the Tieling Guards was not only beneficial to the military, but also demonstrated the Ming Dynasty's legal inheritance of all the territories of the previous Dynasty Yuan Dynasty.
Once the matter was decided, secret preparations began.
The next day, Fu Youde led his troops out of Beijing. The old man and Zhu Yunxi stood at the top of the Hongwu Gate to see off the army.
The people in the capital also fought against each other. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they had almost won every battle. The people in the capital had also developed an arrogant temper. In their view, when the Ming Dynasty king's army went out to fight, the thieves would definitely be killed.
When Lan Yu went on an expedition earlier, he wore silver armor, gold helmets, and official flags for miles, while Fu Youde was like an ordinary veteran, riding a war horse and wearing old armor, without any trace of the spirit of a commander.
Master Wang lost his spirit, and the people looked a little less interested. It was not until Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's guard of honor appeared that the people cheered loudly.
Zhu Yunxi looked down from the top of the city. Among the marching army, dozens of armored guards surrounded Li Jinglong and marched forward mightily.
Immediately, Li Jinglong was wearing gorgeous armor, showing no anger and self-importance, and he did look a bit like a general.
Knowing that the emperor and the emperor's grandson were watching from the top of the city, Li Jinglong, who was on the war horse, suddenly stood up in his stirrups, looked back at the top of the city, and shouted loudly.
Your Majesty, Your Highness, I swear I will not return you until you break the thieves' slaves!
After he finished shouting, dozens of private military servants from Cao Guogong's Li family around him shouted, "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! Long live your majesty, and the emperor's grandson is a thousand years old!"
Immediately afterwards, a thunderous shout erupted from the army, "Long live your Majesty, may the Emperor's Grandson live a thousand lives!"
At the top of the city, Zhu Yunxi looked at Li Jinglong showing off his power below the city, and laughed and cursed in his heart, this guy!
After showing off to the city, Li Jinglong sat on the horse again, holding back the pain in his buttocks and pretending as if nothing had happened.
Looking at the Ming Dynasty tigers advancing like a forest around him, Li Jinglong thought to himself, in fact, fighting is quite majestic!
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My mind is groggy, and I have written it several times but am still not satisfied. In my opinion, what the hell is it...