Daming: Brother, monks have no future, let’s rebel Chapter 134 Presenting the world map to Zhu Yuanzhang! The prototype of the Empire that Never Sets on Tomorrow!
Chapter 134 Presenting the world map to Zhu Yuanzhang! The prototype of the Empire that Never Sets on Tomorrow!
"That's great. Then we don't have to fight anymore." Liu Sanniang, the concubine of the British King, said.
"You are talking nonsense. Just because the Tatars have escaped does not mean that we will not pursue them. How can we not fight?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"The Tatars have already fled to the Mobei grassland, do they still need to be hunted down?" Liu Sanniang felt a little confused.
She had heard that the Mobei grassland was either the desert next door or a barren grassland. When winter came, a person would freeze to death and even pee could be frozen.
But in summer, mosquitoes as big as a palm fly everywhere, biting people to death.
In such a poor place, she felt there was no need to pursue him.
"Tatars can come to the Central Plains to wreak havoc, why can't we go to the grasslands?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
After entering the palace and meeting his brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han told him the information about Liaoyang Province.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked by the news.
"Can the Mongols even struggle and want to run away?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little incredible.
Even though the Yuan Dynasty was in a state of decline, it still had more than 100,000 elite soldiers.
There are hundreds of thousands of loyal Mongolians and Semu people following them, so why are they thinking of running away in advance?
"The general trend of the world is like this. As the saying goes, there is no freedom when heroes are transported, and destiny no longer favors the Mongols. Even if Genghis Khan comes, most of them will not be able to defend it. As for me, the Mongols can think of running away in advance.
It's a clever move." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Do they really give up land so easily?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Obviously, there is a big difference between the Han people and the Mongols in this matter.
"The Mongols don't value land. What they value is pasture and water sources. As long as there are better pastures and water sources, they will just go nomadic. For the Mongols, the Central Plains is no longer suitable for them to survive, so they will naturally have to flee.
We're on our way." Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang thought it made sense. He nodded, then looked at Zhu Han and asked: "Qiwu, what do you think, should Xu Da and the others speed up their troops and capture Dadu immediately?"
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang remembers that Zhu Han once proposed a plan to cross the sea and land in Dadu with an army of 100,000 troops!
Now it seems very feasible.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Han directly opposed this strategy.
"No, brother, we can't be in a hurry. Instead, we should follow the original plan and attack slowly and steadily. First, we will capture all of Shandong, then enter Henan, then capture Guanzhong and Shanxi, and finally attack most of the capital!" Zhu Han said calmly.
My elder brother, Zhu Yuanzhang, was a little anxious and confused, "If we attack Dadu in the end, all the Mongolians will be gone!"
"Yes, let them run! And not only let them run, but also let them run according to our plan!" Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was already confused and couldn't understand what Zhu Han meant at all.
"What do you mean by asking them to run according to our plan?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and took out a huge roll of paper from his arms.
"What is this?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"map."
"Map? What map?"
"The map of the whole world!" Zhu Han smiled mysteriously.
"oh."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much and watched silently as Zhu Han opened the huge map on the table.
However, as the map unfolded, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the map was completely different from what he had imagined!
Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that the map of the world included the Central Plains and the Han Dynasty, plus the grasslands in the north, Tubo in the west, Nanyang and the Japanese Kingdom of Korea. It was considered a complete world.
However, in the map that Zhu Han unfolded, Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that the world only occupied a small part of the map, maybe not even half of half of half of half.
"Ah, what, what is this?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang stuttered in shock.
"Brother, this is the real world!!" Zhu Han looked proud.
This map was obtained by Zhu Han after signing in to the system, and then he drew it again. It contains not only the Eurasian world islands, but also North and South America, Oceania, and the Antarctic continent.
For elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, this is simply something that subverts three views.
"It turns out that the world is so big! Qiwu, is this our Ming Dynasty?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang saw the name of Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing and the surrounding area marked in red on the map.
"Yes, this is our current Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Han said.
"Then this is Chen Youliang, this is Ming Yuzhen, and this is the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in Yunnan. Why are these places not marked?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the Western Region and Central Asia with his hand.
"It's too chaotic there, and I don't know how to mark it." Zhu Han said calmly.
The Chagatai Khanate and the Ilkhanate of the Mongol Empire have now reached the end of their rope.
There are constant internal disputes, and it is difficult for even Daluo Immortals to figure out the division of their local forces.
"Then where is this place? Why is it such a large piece of land? It seems to be larger than the entire Central Plains!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the northwest.
"This is the Golden Horde, a vassal state created by Genghis Khan," Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath of cold air, "How is it possible that such a large territory is even bigger than the Central Plains!"
The Golden Horde started from the Kazakh steppes of Central Asia in the east and the Russian states in the west.
To the south is the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, and to the north is the Arctic. It is naturally a very vast land.
"The area is vast and sparsely populated, so naturally the enfeoffment will be larger," Zhu Han said.
"Are there many countries further west?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Han pointed at the mosaic-like European continent on the map, "There are not just many countries, there are thousands of countries here!"
"What, thousands of countries?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked again.
He took a serious look at Europa on the map.
No matter how you look at it, it is only slightly larger than the Central Plains. How could there be thousands of countries?
"Brother, these are all small fiefdoms. They control a county and have 30 to 50,000 people. Even if they are a medium-sized king, they have a landlord's compound, control an area of three to five miles, and they are a small king.
There are thousands of countries, so it’s not very simple." Zhu Han said with a smile.
This is not nonsense on his part.
Today, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are not yet unified in any place. There are large and small feudal states everywhere. Even if there are thousands of feudal states, they are still a bit small.
"We understand, Qi Wu, are you planning to use a trick to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood something.
"My enemy! Brother, don't you feel it's a pity to see such a large territory? We Chinese Han people are trapped in such a small area, but we cannot touch larger areas. When future generations face the shortage of land,
At that time, they didn't even have a way to survive and could only kill each other. Isn't it too miserable?" Zhu Han said.
"Yes, that makes sense!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.
"So, we drove the Mongols westward and let them follow the same path as Genghis Khan. But this time, we were chasing them, waiting for the Mongols to go and kill them all."
"We will then occupy it, arrange for soldiers to garrison the fields, and leave a vast land for future generations!" Zhu Han described his grand blueprint.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was directly shocked by Zhu Han's generosity, and asked: "Qiwu, what do you think we should do as the first step?"
"Let the Mongols pack up their wealth and population first, and then force them to go north into the grassland. I have already found out that it is difficult for the Mongols in the Central Plains to adapt to the climate of the Mobei grassland. They will definitely not be able to survive it by then. We will continue
Send people to secretly lobby, tell them the situation in the Western Region, and let them migrate westward." Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and immediately felt that there was a loophole in it:
"But if the Mongols refuse to move west, what should we do?"
"Don't go west? Then they will wait to perish on the grassland and exterminate their species!" Zhu Han sneered.
Later, Zhu Han came up with his huge plan to control the grassland.
In Zhu Han's plan, he would no longer use the original long-distance attack method on the grassland, but would attack the grassland step by step, starting from the northeastern area of Liaoyang, using a large number of military fortresses as bases, and gradually penetrating and controlling the interior of the grassland.
These military fortresses are all defended with muskets and artillery, a fortress of two to three hundred people!
As long as there is enough gunpowder and ammunition, it can withstand the siege of tens of thousands of people.
Historically, Tsarist Russia used this method to occupy territory in the Central Asian grasslands. As long as a fortress stood firm, the surrounding nomads would be extremely passive. After all, the grasslands are vast and sparsely populated, and there may be hundreds of miles in radius.
There are only one or two households with more than a dozen people, so trying to deal with a fortress is simply a fantasy.
"Okay, okay!"
"With this method, the Mongols will no longer be arrogant."
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang showed a very pleased smile. Originally, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, after the Ming Dynasty conquered the world, he would overhaul the Great Wall and other defense fortifications in the north to prevent nomadic raids.
However, that is always a passive defense, and the initiative lies in the hands of the Mongols.
If Zhu Han's fortress advancement method is adopted, the money spent on building the Great Wall can be used to build fortresses and achieve better results.
"As long as a number of fortresses are built to let the Mongols know that they can't attack them, they will no longer stay in Mobei with peace of mind. They will definitely think of a way out in advance, and the only way out is to go west. After all, there are
The Chagatai Khanate is still a nominal vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"As long as the Mongols leave Mobei, it is destined to be a road of no return." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.
In order to ensure the implementation of this plan, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, issued an edict in succession, instructing Xu Da to strictly implement the strategy of sweeping the Central Plains, and not to underestimate the enemy and take the capital directly.
Faced with such a severe edict, Xu Da, who had just learned of the empty information in Dadu, thought that the Mongols had set up a trick to lure the enemy in Dadu. He held the edict in his hand and cursed the dog Tatars repeatedly. If the emperor hadn't been so wise, he would have lost his power.
At one point, I fell into the trap.
When the Ming Dynasty appeared in the first year of Hongwu, it attacked from all sides with unstoppable momentum.
Xu Da led his army northward from Qufu, Shandong, and captured the entire territory of Shandong, and then turned around and marched into Henan.
In the direction of Huguang, Hu Dahai, Zhang Dingbian and other new army generals led the waterway coalition to capture most of Hubei. Emperor Chen Youliang of the Han Dynasty had no choice but to abandon his capital Hanyang and go upstream along the Yangtze River to fight for the Ming Dynasty.
Yuzhen.
Facing the menacing Ming Dynasty, all forces in the world were unable to resist!
Nowadays, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, one is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the Prime Minister Zuo who assists in the affairs of the government. Naturally, they do not need to do the wars in person.
It's winter, and because it's the Winter Solstice Festival, all officials in the Ming Dynasty have a day off.
Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was finally able to take a rest. Empress Ma sent someone to prepare a family banquet in the palace so that Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang could have a good rest for the day.
After three drinks, Zhu Han stopped drinking and stopped drinking.
Alcohol is too pathogenic. He is still a teenager, so it would be better for him to drink less.
However, Zhu Han felt that he was a boy, but his brother Zhu Yuanzhang and his sister-in-law Queen Ma did not think of him as a boy, but as an adult.
"Let me tell you, after today's Qiwu, you are already sixteen years old. You have grown up. It's time for you to get married." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Regarding this matter, Zhu Han was not ambiguous at all and said:
"Brother, sixteen is also a young man, so there is no rush to get married."
"Fart, if you don't get married, where will you have children? If you don't have children, how can you be worthy of our parents?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang scolded.
Speaking of his parents, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt sad again.
"That winter, my mother said that after the New Year, she asked someone to arrange a match for me and become a door-to-door son-in-law. She always managed to avoid starving to death. However, after the New Year and the beginning of spring, the whole family was hungry.
Dead!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was already crying when he said this.
Queen Ma quickly comforted her.
Zhu Han also lowered his head and remained silent. To be honest, he didn't remember anything from his childhood.
"Now that we are the emperor, we have to let our old Zhu family spread its branches and keep its lintel bare! Your marriage must be settled, otherwise don't blame me for using family methods!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely.
Under the coercion and inducement, Zhu Han could only obey the arrangement.
However, Zhu Han also put forward his own request, that is, he must not have women with bound feet. Zhu Han hated the matter of women's feet, and even ordered one after another not to bind women's feet, but some wealthy families still considered it to be elegant.
According to the etiquette, he still binds his daughter's feet.
When she heard Zhu Han asked the woman not to bind her feet, Queen Ma felt warm in her heart.
My younger brother and my husband really have the same mentality and really don't like foot binding.
My big feet are destined not to be disliked by Lao Zhu's family.
Those big feet may be the only thing that bothers Queen Ma.
After understanding Zhu Han's request, Empress Ma immediately started inquiring among the female relatives of distinguished officials in Nanjing Yingtian Mansion.
No matter which family the girl is from, as long as she is of the right age and has good conduct.
Queen Ma would send people to the palace to have gatherings, in name only to accompany the queen to relieve her boredom.
In fact, he was looking for a candidate for the princess for Zhu Han.
After three or five days like this, Queen Ma will select a group of good girls, and then send someone to invite Zhu Han to come and observe them secretly to see if he sleeps.
After choosing three or five girls, Zhu Han still did not express his position.
When Queen Ma saw it, she must be dissatisfied with the person she had chosen. In this case, she continued to choose.
This time, not only Nanjing Yingtian Mansion, but also officials and gentry families in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, as long as there was a suitable woman, Empress Ma secretly sent people to look for them.
I inquired about more than twenty women of the right age with excellent looks and good family backgrounds.
As winter turns to spring, the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty will soon come.
During the Lantern Festival in the first month of the year, these girls from the Jiangnan officials and gentry families were all invited by Empress Ma to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing and entered the palace in the name of enjoying the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.
Empress Ma and her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang are full of confidence in choosing a concubine this time.
There are more than twenty girls, so there is bound to be someone you like.
More than twenty girls enjoyed the fireworks and lanterns in the palace.
Under the bright candlelight, each face is extremely clear.
Zhu Han looked at these women carefully from the side.
When the Lantern Festival lanterns dispersed, these women also left one by one.
Empress Ma and her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ran over to ask Zhu Han.
"How's it going, Qiwu, which girl do you like?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't remember her name or appearance. Just tell her what kind of clothes she is wearing. Everyone is wearing the clothes I gave her. Each one has a different pattern, including peach, lotus, and oriole."
My sister-in-law Ma Xiuying is indeed a smart person, and she has already helped Zhu Han think about the problem of identification.
But Zhu Han remained silent, which made his brother Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma anxious.
"You stinky boy, are you going to tell me? If you don't tell me, I will let Chang Yuchun's sister marry you and become the princess!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
Zhu Han was furious when he heard this, "Brother, you are too cruel. Chang Yuchun's sister is even more handsome than Chang Yuchun!"
"Then tell me quickly!" Queen Ma urged.
"Then I've said it, don't blame me." Zhu Han felt a little embarrassed.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma looked at each other and smiled, feeling a little proud.
"Which girl you like, just tell her the pattern of her clothes." Queen Ma said with a smile.
Zhu Han said slowly: "Oh, that's grapes, oranges, peaches, kingfishers, orchids, melons, green bamboos, pearls..."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
Queen Ma: "..."
Zhu Han just named the dishes, naming all the dozens of girls he liked in one go.
When he looked up at his brother Zhu Yuanzhang and his sister-in-law Queen Ma, he found that their expressions were very wonderful.
"Brother, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Han looked puzzled.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, "Qiwu, are you desperate for your life?"
Sister-in-law Queen Ma also looked distressed, "Qiwu, be good, you are still young, don't be so greedy."
Zhu Han suddenly became very angry, "Why is it that at this time, I am still young again? Don't you think I am already an adult? Since I am an adult, hehehe..."
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled, looked at Zhu Han who was smiling evilly, and asked quickly:
"You brat is just laughing your ass off. Even if you are an adult, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Han raised his head and said with great authority: "Only children make choices. Now that I am an adult, I want them all!"
"Damn!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swore and said: "As an emperor, we only have two concubines now. We don't have that many ourselves. You'd better... Ouch!"
Unknowingly, sister-in-law Ma Xiuying's little hand reached to her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's waist.
Zhu Han pretended not to see what was going on between them as husband and wife, and said to himself:
"You asked me to choose. Now that I have chosen, it is really meaningless to disagree with me."
After Zhu Han said that, he turned around and left. This was exactly his purpose. There was nothing wrong with these ladies' appearance and knowledge. However, Zhu Han had come into contact with some women and knew that they were very inappropriate for his temperament.
The more you look at it, the more bored you will be.
However, just as Zhu Han turned around, his sister-in-law Queen Ma behind him grabbed him.
Queen Ma gritted her teeth and said to Zhu Han:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You are the younger brother of our family. Now Lao Zhu's family is royal. What's wrong with marrying a few more concubines? I think there is no problem at all!"
Now, it was Zhu Han's turn to be dumbfounded.
"Ah? Sister-in-law, are you kidding?" Zhu Han was a little scared.
"Do you think I'm kidding? They came all the way to Yingtian Mansion, am I kidding?" Queen Ma obviously has a temper, and she doesn't believe that Zhu Han can't be cured of this weird idea.
"What do you mean?" Zhu Han was really afraid of his sister-in-law.
"I have memorized the ones you just mentioned, grapes, oranges, peaches, kingfishers, orchids, melons, green bamboos, oh, and pearls! These girls are a perfect match, you
Just wait." After Queen Ma finished speaking, she took her brother Zhu Yuanzhang and walked away quickly, leaving Zhu Han alone in the Lantern Festival wind.
"What's wrong, if these dozen concubines really come, wouldn't I have to turn into a human and do it?" Zhu Han suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Even if I don't do it as an adult, I'm afraid the house will still be in a mess!
Just Liu Sanniang, a little female bandit, would cause troubles from time to time, and if there are more than a dozen scheming ladies, I'm afraid that the palace of the Prince of England will explode.
The capital of the Yuan Dynasty, the capital city.
Royal Palace.
The Empress Dowager Qi, the regent of the Yuan Dynasty, had a gloomy expression, and her pretty face was covered with frost.
On the table are the recent military reports from various places. There is basically no good news. Either there is a civil commotion or riot, or the local government needs reinforcements or military supplies to suppress the bandits.
The entire Yuan Dynasty could no longer obtain any decent reinforcements and military supplies.
Chahan Timur died in Qufu and lost a large number of soldiers and food and baggage. Wang Baobao and others led the Henan Yuan army to abandon Kaifeng and fled to the Cangzhou area of Hebei Province. There were about 20,000 to 30,000 people. This was the Yuan Dynasty.
The last elite force.
As the only remaining elite force, Empress Dowager Qi naturally had to be careful about how she could use it to suppress rebellions in various places.
"The Empress Dowager, Pingzhang Naha of Liaoyang issued a memorial, saying that Liaoyang was attacked by the red scarf thieves Mao Gui, Guo Zixing and others, and more than 20 military fortresses in the Baishan area were lost. The Empress Dowager was also requested to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise Liaoyang may also be in danger.
Ah!" Jin Da, the trusted eunuch, knelt down and said.
Qi's face was unhappy, "Tell Naha to come out. There are no reinforcements. Let him just defend Liaoyang City. Just throw away those fortresses in Baishan. They are all closed and poor places anyway."
Baishan, also known as Changbai Mountains, is home to many Jurchen tribes.
These Jurchen barbarians have an estranged relationship with the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty and are poor relatives in poor mountains and valleys.
Therefore, more than a hundred years ago, when the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty entered the Central Plains to enjoy their blessings, they did not take these poor relatives with them, but left them in the Changbai Mountains in the northeast, allowing them to survive peacefully until now.
"The Queen Mother, Liaoyang Province said that there is no food and grass to win over those Jurchens. Many Jurchens have taken refuge in the red scarf thieves and helped them start to capture cities and slaughter places in Liaoyang!" Eunuch Jin Da continued.
"These abominable barbarians!" Queen Mother Qi said through gritted teeth.
The Jurchens were used to poverty in Liaoyang and had no sense of loyalty at all. Whoever gave them more benefits would be the one to seek refuge with.
If the Jurchens take refuge with the red scarf thieves, then it will be difficult for Liaoyang Province to defend Liaoyang if Pingzhang Naha comes out.
"Send someone to Liaoyang to convey the decree, and ask Naha to gather his troops to guard Liaoyang and wait for my decree." Queen Mother Qi said.
Empress Dowager Qi's will was naturally to abandon Liaoyang Province.
Ever since Goryeo was conquered by the Red Scarf Army Zhu Han, the Liaoyang Province has completely fallen into passive defense. First, Li Chenggui and others from the Kuancheng Mansion on the south bank of the Yalu River surrendered to the Red Scarf Army. Now, the Jurchens from Changbai Mountain have joined the Red Scarf Army.
The Turban Army and the entire Liaoyang Province only had more than 20,000 Mongolian soldiers and horses, so it was impossible to hold Liaoyang.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Qi was also prepared to abandon Liaoyang and let Naha Chu lead the Liaoyang Mongols to retreat to the north of the desert.
"The Queen Mother, the scouting horse outside the city is reporting, Wang Shaobao is almost here." At this time, another eunuch leader Pu Da came in to report.
"Okay, quickly send someone to convey the order and let him enter the city overnight!"
As soon as Queen Mother Qi heard that her lover was coming, she immediately felt more relaxed.
She was so looking forward to Wang Baobao's arrival, so naturally it was not just a simple relationship between a man and a woman, but she was preparing to discuss with Wang Baobao a specific plan to retreat north to Mobei.
That night, Wang Baobao, the young prince of the Yuan Dynasty, entered the Dadu Palace at midnight.
Empress Dowager Qi held a candle-lit night talk with him, and finally made up her mind and made a detailed plan to flee north to Mobei.
"Your Majesty, now in Zhongshu Province, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in Liaoyang, and they can all go north to Mobei. As for the 78,000 or 80,000 people in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, they can first defend the fortresses such as Tongguan and move as many as possible.
Some supplies are going to the northwest to hoard more reserves for the future," Wang Baobao said.
The Mongolian Yuan's plan to escape to the Central Plains was basically divided into two parts. The Mongols in the northwest could retreat to the Moxi grassland along the Hexi Corridor, while the Mongols in the Dadu area would first retreat to the Monan grassland, and then retreat to Mobei.
"Naha from Liaoyang has written many times, saying that thieves from all walks of life are wreaking havoc in Liaoyang and there is not much military supplies and food and grass. I am afraid that the journey north will be difficult." Empress Dowager Qi said.
The Mongols are fleeing north, not to travel, but to escape for their lives. Naturally, they need to carry the food and grass with them. Liaoyang Province currently has insufficient food and grass. Once they cross the desert, they may suffer heavy casualties due to logistical supply problems. You must know that Liaoyang Province
Many Mongolian garrison troops no longer know how to survive as nomads.
"Naha sent a lot of troops and horses, and Liaoyang is a flank barrier. I also asked the Queen Mother to give him an order to allocate half of most of the food and grass to him, so that he can move north first." Wang Baobao thought for a moment and said.
The Mongols under Naha Chu are standard Mongols, and they are not barbarians on the grasslands. They are trustworthy people who are devoted to the imperial court. Naturally, they must be comforted. When they arrive in Mobei in the future, the prestige of the Mongolian and Yuan court will still be needed.
them.
"Okay, then I'll listen to your suggestion." Empress Dowager Qi agreed without hesitation. Even though most of the food preparations were insufficient, she still followed Wang Baobao's advice.
Most of the supplies of grain and grass, as well as Empress Dowager Qi's edict of encouragement, were quickly delivered to Pingzhang Naha of Liaoyang Province.
Inside Liaoyang City.
All the Mongolians did not have much reaction to the grain and grass baggage transferred from Dadu.
Because Naha Chu said in his memorial that Liaoyang Province was short of food, which was a complete lie.
There is indeed a shortage of grain and grass in the official warehouses of Liaoyang Province, but it cannot be said that there is a shortage of grain and grass in Liaoyang Province.
In fact, Liaoyang is rich in local products. Not only does it have a large number of rare wild products and medicinal materials, but there is also a huge horse farm on the edge of the Liao River. If there is really a shortage of food and grass, just eating horse meat can last for a long time.
"Father, Mao Gui sent someone to deliver a letter again. He wants to have a secret talk with his father in Maranzhou!" His son Chahan came in and said.
As the commander-in-chief of the Red Scarf Army's Northern Expedition, Mao Gui was appointed by Zhu Han as the military commander to conquer Liaoyang in the north after moving to Goryeo.
Guo Zixing, the father-in-law of his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, sat in the rear and monitored every move of the Goryeo Kingdom.
Mao Gui and Guo Zixing actually worked very well together.
In less than a year, the Red Scarf Army expanded its strength to the north of Changbai Mountain.
Moreover, according to Zhu Han's instructions, Mao Gui has suspended military operations.
Naha frequently extended olive branches to lure the Mongols in Liaoyang Province to surrender. Once the Mongols in Liaoyang Province surrendered, it would be a huge blow to the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty.
"If you don't go, I won't see you, and you are not allowed to contact Mao Gui's envoy again. If anyone comes in the future, call him out immediately." Naha said with a stern face.
In his heart, it can be said that he was not happy about surrendering to the Red Turban Army, especially when he heard that there was not enough food and grass in the capital city, but the Empress Dowager Qi still sent someone to deliver this batch of food and grass, which made Naha feel unhappy.
ashamed.
"Father, are you confused by this little food? Do you really want to go to Mobei to eat sand like that Goryeo enchantress thought?" Chahan said in confusion.
As a high-ranking official in Liaoyang, Chahan had heard many legends about the bitter cold land in Mobei.
The cold in Liaoyang Province is already severe enough, but in Mobei it is even more terrifying. Chahan has long been afraid of moving north.
"What are you afraid of? We are originally people from the grassland. Now that the Han people are tyrannical again, we will give up the Central Plains to them. As long as we go to the grassland and wait for the opportunity, we will definitely be able to come back again." Naha said loudly.
Upon hearing his father's words, Chahan couldn't believe it.
Everyone knows that it is almost impossible to repeat the situation in which the Mongols swept across the world. Once Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty regains the Central Plains, it will not show any flaws for a hundred years.
If we really had to wait a hundred or ten years, the Mongols would have completely declined first.
"Father, Mao Gui has said that Zhu Han has agreed that as long as we are willing to surrender the land and surrender, father, you will still be the governor of the province, and the Mongols in Liaoyang will not be dispersed, and will still be under the command of father.
." Chahan once again tried hard to persuade his stubborn father.
Pingzhang Naha of Liaoyang Province was hesitant and still refused Mao Gui's secret meeting in Maruzhou.
Marushu Castle.
As a treasured plain land in the Changbai Mountains, Maruzhou can be said to be a place with ancient history.
The capital of the Goguryeo Kingdom in history has always been here in the middle and early stages, but it was called Wandu at that time.
After Mao Gui led the Red Scarf Army to conquer this place, Zhu Han sent people to set up the Maruzhou Prefecture here, as well as the Maruzhou Military Governor's Prefecture, to administer the local Jurchen troops and civilians.
"Naha will not shed tears until she sees the coffin."
Mao Gui looked at the news of rejection from Pingzhang Naha of Liaoyang Province with a mocking expression.
"Sir, these Mongolians don't know what's good and what's good. It's better to let the general lead his troops, flatten Liaoyang City, and capture these Mongols from Naha!"
In the big tent, a young general spoke in Chinese with a weird accent.
Mao Gui glanced at him expressionlessly, and then said:
"Commander Li, the King of England has ordered that you Koreans are not allowed to cross Maranzhou. Have you forgotten it?"
This young general was exactly the man who destroyed the Goryeo Dynasty and established the Lee Dynasty of Korea in history.
However, today's Li Chenggui is not the general who will be able to influence the overall situation of North Korea in the future, but is just the general who surrendered to the Red Turban Army in the Kuancheng Governor's Mansion.
The Koryo people of this era, because of their relatively complete organizational strength, were superior to the Jurchen tribes in Changbai Mountain in terms of combat power.
Therefore, in order to curb the ambitions of the Korean people in the Yalu River area of Changbai Mountain, Zhu Han issued a strict order. The army composed of Korean people was only allowed to move in the Maranzhou area to help Maogui scare the local Jurchens, and they were absolutely not allowed to continue to enter the north.
In the Liaohe Plain, and after conquering Liaoyang Province in the future, Zhu Han will also move all the Koreans to the Korean Peninsula. Even the Kuanzhou area on the south bank of the Yalu River will not allow them to continue to live.
There was no way, the Goryeo Bangzi could always arouse waves of disgust in Zhu Han. Now they needed to help, so they had to be on guard.
"The general is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. How dare you disobey the British King's military orders? It's just that Naha is so ignorant of current affairs." Li Chenggui saluted respectfully, and then continued:
"Also, although there are many Koreans among the generals, the ancestors of the generals are from Youzhou. They came to Korea to escape the Khitan disaster. The generals are Han, not Koreans."
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Edict to Discuss the Yuan Dynasty", all Koreans knew that the Meng Yuan Dynasty was completely finished.
The emerging Ming Dynasty has gained unstoppable momentum and has achieved frequent victories in attacks from all sides. As a vassal state, Goryeo has no other choice but to be more careful as a loyal dog to the Ming Dynasty.
As a vassal state, the status of the Koryo people was seriously lower than that of the Han people stationed in Koryo.
Many Koreans who have knowledge and understanding of Chinese culture are looking for a Han identity for themselves. The best way is naturally to find a Han ancestor for themselves.
As long as you have a Han identity and look back at those former Korean compatriots, your back will immediately become straighter.
My ancestors are Han Chinese, so I am different from you, the indigenous barbarians of Sanhan on the Korean Peninsula!
As local Goryeo nobles in Kuanzhou, Li Chenggui's family immediately found themselves a Han ancestor identity.
Li Chenggui recently told people that his ancestors were the famous Li family of Zhaojun, who lived in Youzhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Later, in order to escape the war with the Khitan people, his family moved to Goryeo, so their Kuanzhou Li family
He is a descendant of the Li family from Zhao County in the Central Plains, not some Goryeo barbarian.
For the sake of his Han identity, Li Chenggui took great pains and spent five thousand taels of silver to go to Jiangnan to hire a professional to compile a genealogy for his family.
Starting directly from the Li family in Zhaojun during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the family tree was compiled for more than 800 years in one go.
When Li Chenggui and other Goryeo nobles valued their Han identity so much, it was not just for the sake of face, but for a more important profit purpose.
According to rumors, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to wipe out the centuries-old barbarians and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty. He would make a series of actions to clean up the influence of the barbarians.
Among them, the King of Goryeo was a puppet of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty because he was the king of all dynasties, and the current King Qi of Goryeo did not seem to be very honest. Zhu Han suggested that the Ming Dynasty prepare to depose the Goryeo Kingdom and change it to the direct jurisdiction of the central court.
Once the Goryeo Kingdom is eliminated, a large number of native Goryeo people will be needed to serve as officials and take charge. Those who are Han Chinese will naturally gain greater power and benefits.
Therefore, the entire Goryeo aristocracy is desperately trying to find a Han ancestor for themselves and confirm their identity as a Han descendant.
"Okay, there is no need to worry about Liaoyang Province. His Royal Highness has already given instructions. If Naha wants to surrender, then accept him. If he wants to die, then satisfy him." Mao Gui didn't care.
said.
Although Liaoyang Pingzhang Nahachu was a descendant of the great Mongolian hero Muhuali, he did not inherit the bravery of his ancestors, and his ability to lead troops in battle was really average.
Mao Gui led the Northern Expedition Red Turban Army to win consecutively in Liaoyang Province.
Naha Chukong had several times the strength but was unable to do anything to him. In the end, he could only watch Mao Gui calmly retreat to Goryeo.
"Elhaqi!"
Mao Gui called, and a short and stocky man wearing Jurchen clothes and two pigtails stood up.
"Sir, the general is here!"
Elhaqi lived at the foot of Changbai Mountain. He was a tribal leader of Maruzhou Jurchen. He was originally loyal to the Mongols. Later, because he was dissatisfied with the oppression of the Mongols, he led his tribe to flee into the deep mountains and old forests until Maogui led his troops into Maran.
Zhou, Elhaqi and others came down to seek refuge.
Elhaqi dared to fight and charge, and made many contributions when helping Mao Gui conquer other Jurchen tribes. He soon grew into a "Yi general" like Li Chenggui under Mao Gui.
"Don't worry about the Mongols in Liaoyang Mansion for now. According to the military order of His Royal Highness, you take your troops and horses to attack northward and conquer those tribes. Let them all know that now that the Ming Dynasty has been established, His Majesty the Emperor is so powerful.
, The Mongols are about to be doomed. If anyone surrenders quickly, the lives of the tribesmen can be saved. If anyone dares to resist and refuse to be taught, then they will die without their bodies intact!" Mao Gui said sternly.