Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1220: Looking Northwest

After writing the letter to Huang Zhiting, it was already late, so Gao pragmatically prepared to go to bed.I just took off my clothes and went to lie down on the bed, even before the quilt was warm, when I suddenly heard the call of "Master" from outside.

The voice calling him was a male voice, not a maid, so Gao Wushi hurriedly sat up and immediately put on his clothes and got out of bed—if it was a maid, it was usually nothing major, but not a servant.

Since he is married now, although his wife is not in Yanjing, the rules of big families will not be abolished. Except for the special case of Gao Mo, there are usually no male servants who come to the backyard, even if Gao Mo comes. , must also be accompanied by a maid to see him.

It's almost three watch, and it must be no trivial matter that there will be a male family looking for him in the backyard.

There was some noise downstairs first, but Gao Wuzhen only heard a few words upstairs, probably because the maid in the backyard was scolding the servants for not understanding the rules, and she dared to enter the backyard in the middle of the night.Listening to the voice, it seems that it is Huang Zhiting's maid in Yanjing. It is said that she knows some martial arts, but Gao Wushi has not seen it with his own eyes - he is not that interested.

Even in the No. 200 Scholar in Jinggong Square in Zhaohui, there were almost [-] guards left by the Jia Ding Guards inside and outside. If there is still a situation where Huang Zhiting's maid is required to protect herself, then it may not be saved.

It was just the beginning of spring, and the city of Yanjing was still very cold. Gao Wushi just put on a coat and didn't go downstairs immediately. Instead, he opened the window and glanced down. Sure enough, he saw a few maids and a few servants downstairs in the small building." confrontation".The maids believed that this was the inner courtyard, and they did not show weakness in the face of several burly and tall guards, and scolded their faces.

Gao pragmatically listened to a few sentences, to the effect of scolding them for not disturbing the master's rest.He smiled helplessly, and then said loudly upstairs: "What's the noise?"

"Master, these people said that they had something to see Master. Sister Xiaolan asked them to come back tomorrow morning. They couldn't wait, and they broke in..."

As soon as Gao Wushi heard it, he knew that the maids were going to sue, and he quickly waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about this later—what do you have to do to see me now?" The latter sentence was obviously addressed to several servants.

The three servants who were standing in front quickly stepped aside, revealing another person hidden in the dark night behind him, who seemed to have something to say.

Gao Wushi's eyes were good or not. Although he couldn't see the man's face clearly in the night, he could see at a glance that his clothes were wrong - the clothes of the guards were brown bunts, and the people who came here were wearing brown drags.

This is the riding style.

The person who came was supported by two guards and his shoulders. He seemed to be a little out of strength. It was not until he saw Gao pragmatism that he regained his spirits. Baili sent the secret letter urgently, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs had time to report..."

Gao pragmatic still doesn't know what the big event is, but he is very clear about the concept of the [-]-mile rush within Jinghua.

Don't watch the big things in movies and TV dramas, "eight hundred miles to rush", in fact, it is generally impossible to be true.In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the highest expedited message delivery was [-] miles per day. In Daming, due to the large and complete post system, it increased a little to a maximum of [-] miles. The real so-called "[-] miles expedited" is about It happened during the Taiping Rebellion during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that Dai Zong, the "God Xing Taibao" created by Shi Nai'an in "Water Margin", is just the so-called "traveling eight hundred miles a day". According to the novel, [-] li is the ultimate imagination of the ancients for the speed under the non-mythical system. How can it be so easy to achieve, and it is urgent to come to [-] li at every turn?
Daming's [-]-mile rush is already very powerful!That is to say, Jinghua is neither short of horses nor good riders, so it is possible to make this [-] miles in a hurry, but in fact, until now, it has only been used a few times, and it can be counted on one hand.

According to Gao Shishi's own regulations, the [-]-mile emergency can be delivered directly to him at any time, and he can even skip the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is why today's announcement is made.

"You guys, bring him up and talk." Gao Wushi ordered, after a pause, he then ordered the maid downstairs: "Go and see if there is still hot water, and prepare some warm tea for him, it can't be cold or not. hot."

The maids were naturally unhappy when they heard it, but the words of the master were equivalent to heaven, so they had to obey the order. Go in, but if you get dirty inside, this girl will definitely settle the account with you tomorrow!"

The family members didn't dare to offend the maid next to the master, so they had to apologize and say they must be careful.

Gao Wushi didn't hear this. He went back to get dressed. Now that all the maids were downstairs, he had to do it himself.

After getting dressed, they walked from the bedroom to the study. Several housekeepers were already standing there at a loss, and two of them supported the rider.

Gao pragmatically took a look, and was also surprised.He was still thinking about riding on the road and not running on two legs. How could it be like losing strength. It turned out that the trousers of this rider's thighs were torn, and there was even blood on the inner thighs.

It's winter, so what is it like to be in a hurry?

Gao Wushi hurriedly pointed to the chair next to him and scolded, "Help him sit down, do you want me to tell you that?"

The servants dared not say that they had been warned just now, but they dared not refute the words of the master, so they hurriedly pleaded guilty, and at the same time helped the rider to sit down.

At this time, the rider trembled and pulled out an extremely tightly sealed letter from his riding boots and handed it to Gao Wushi tremblingly. He opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Gao Wushi received the secret letter, but did not open it immediately, but nodded at him: "You have worked hard, when Gao Mo contacts you, you tell him, just say what I said, and give you a first-class merit. "

The rider immediately struggled to kneel, and Gao Wushi stretched out his hand to hold him down, and said, "No need to thank you, just sit and rest, and if I don't have anything to ask you after I finish reading, you can go down to rest, and you don't have to go to other places. The place, go to the front yard guest room."

That Jiading was even more grateful, but his throat was smoking and he couldn't speak, so he nodded vigorously.

Gao pragmatically smiled at him comfortably, then walked back to the desk and sat down, checked the lacquer, and opened the seal.

This sealed letter was sent from Xi'an. Judging from the handwriting and seal, it should be Cao Gan's own handwriting.

Gao Wushi was relatively calm before, but his expression changed after reading a few lines, and he gasped at the end, and then hurriedly read it again to confirm, not even paying attention to the maid who brought warm water to the rider. .

He took a deep breath and asked, "Apart from the secret letter, are there any messages conveyed along the way?"

The rider quickly put down the water and shook his head vigorously.

Gao Wushi waved his hand, motioned him to continue drinking, then got up and said to the other servants, "When he finishes drinking, you can send him to the front yard to rest." Then, regardless of them, he went downstairs and went to the front yard first. .

When he arrived at the front yard, Gao pragmatically realized that the front yard was already disturbed, and some of the guards on duty immediately surrounded him.Gao Wushi randomly ordered someone and said, "Find a few people and stab my name..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly hesitated again, paused for a while, and then slowly said: "Go to the old Wu Ge and Da Sima's mansion, and said that I have something important, I will see them tonight, and invite them to come over. Talk to the government."

The servants were about to split up, but Gao pragmatically said again: "Also send someone out of the city, and let Gao Mo also come into the city to meet me immediately."

Not only does Daming have a curfew, but the gates of the city are closed at night. Zhang Juzheng, who was a high-ranking minister in the past, was mistreated by Gao Wuzheng.

However, Zhang Juzheng was prepared because of Gao pragmatism, which made it difficult to use the status of the patriarch. In fact, the current rules are much looser than those in the early days of tomorrow, especially in normal times, how can they be so strict.

At least, it is not difficult for him to send people out of the city because of his high pragmatism, and Gao Mo will not encounter much trouble if he wants to enter the city.

Money can communicate with the gods, this is not in vain.If it doesn't work, it just means that the money is not enough.

What happened to Gao Wushi to temporarily notify Wu Dui and Liang Menglong to meet him in the middle of the night?
Simply put: Xining City is lost.

Yes, this later Qinghai provincial capital, which was as stable as Mount Tai in the original history, was actually lost this time.

Losing Xining is already a big deal, and what's more serious is that the loss of Xining this time has nothing to do with Jinghua.

The Xining area, bordering Qinlong in the east, connecting the Western Regions in the west, connecting with Shu and Tibet in the south, and protecting Ganliang in the north, has always been an eye-catching strategic location and a key business area of ​​dynasties.

In the first year of Hongwu (1368), the Ming Dynasty was established, and Emperor Yuan Shun abandoned most of the capital to escape.Although the Yuan Dynasty fell, the Khan Court retreated to Mobei, and still maintained a strong military force, facing the Ming Dynasty at a distance.

In order to better control Zhufan in the west and strengthen the military defense of the northwest, Daming established the Xifan Zhuwei on the front line of He, Huang, Tao and Min of "Guanlongfanhan" to prevent Mongolia, and used the military guard system to manage Military and civilian affairs in border guard areas.In the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), the Ming court set up Xiningwei to strengthen the military defense and political control of the place, further stabilized and consolidated the stability of the western border, and became an important pillar of the border security system of the Ming Dynasty.

"The martial arts in the Ming Dynasty established the world, and the old system of the Yuan Dynasty was replaced. From the capital to the counties and counties, all guards were established." In the winter of the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), Xiningwei was established.From a geographical point of view, the jurisdiction of Xiningwei in the Ming Dynasty, “reaches Zhuanglang in the east, Xishixia in the west, and goes out to the hometown of Handongwei in the west. [-] miles to Gulang City; [-] miles to the southwest, to the hometown of Andingwei; [-] miles to the northwest, to Yongchang Weijing; The West Sea and the land where the river is poured, where the fifteen tribes live, are still subordinates.”

In terms of construction, Xining Wei belonged to Shaanxi Capital Division at the beginning of its establishment, and was transferred to Shaanxi Xingdu Division in the 11th year of Hongwu (1378). In the late Ming Dynasty, it was controlled by Gansu General Military Officer and Gansu Governor.The Ming Dynasty regarded Xining as "the important land of western barbarians" and "the giant town of Hexi". During the Hongwu period, Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, commanded troops to garrison Xining.

During the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the town guard was placed in Xiningwei, and he was appointed as the governor of the right army governor's mansion or the commander of Shaanxi Xingdu Sidu.In the eighth year of Chenghua, the town guards changed their defenses.In the 31st year of Jiajing, it was changed to the general of the sub-defense, and in Wanli, it was changed to the deputy general of the co-defense.

In addition, in the first year of Hongzhi (1488), the Ming court set up a road to rectify Xining's military equipment, in charge of the affairs of ethnic minorities along the border, rectified the military equipment, and governed the five guards of Xining, Zhuanglang, Gulang, Liangzhou and Zhenfan. The preparation officer (mostly served by the deputy envoy of the Shaanxi Provincial Commissioner) was stationed in Xiningwei, and he was also a military and political officer, and he had a prominent position.

Xiningwei has one commander, seven commanders, and seven commanders. There are one commander, one experiencer, and one governor. Each of them has the posts of senior thousand households, deputy thousand households, and town governors. Experienced Division.

Accompanied by the establishment of Xining Guard, the local military officer system has been established successively. Fu is based on the constitution of the capital, and the government is governed by the general system.”

Xining area "set up a member of the local chief officer guarding Xining and other places; a member of the middle battalion, a guerrilla member of the middle army, and a member of the Central Military Department; a guerrilla member of the left battalion; a member of the central army garrison; a guerrilla member of the right battalion; a guerrilla member of the Titang a member".The battalion consisted of "Participating generals with one subordinate army, three thousand officers, six sentries, two firearms officers. One guerrilla subordinate army, two thousand officers and two officers. One garrison subordinate army and one officer officer." "

In addition, the defensive officer is centered on Weizhi and guards in four directions, so I won't say much here.

The officers and troops of the garrison were reviewed in different order, and the garrison was set up, mainly to protect the city, defend against the barbarians, and prevent thieves.

Xiningwei is somewhat similar to the Liaodong area where Gao Wushi once served, both of which are governed by both the military and the people. It has jurisdiction over 1375 households in Xining, Nianbo, Zhenhai, Beichuan, Nanchuan, and Gushan, and also leads the "four guards outside the Great Wall" - namely Hongwu Eight years later ([-]), the Anding, A Duan, Quxian, and Handong four guards successively set up in the western part of the Qaidam Basin were controlled by him.With the policy of "the more power in Xifan, the weaker its power, the less trouble in the western border", the ruling order of the Ming court here is maintained.

Xining Wei, as an organization that also manages local administration, has four households under it, namely Bazhou, Hongya, Laoya and Sanchuan. It also exercised the right to supervise. The leaders of the monks and laymen of various tribes "would go to Wei Xing to celebrate the celebration of Longevity, Zhengdan, and Winter Solstice every year, and go to Wei Ting every month to be restrained."

Among the officials at the commander level, there are those who specialize in "Fuyi".After Hongzhi first set up the Xining Bingbei Road, "fuzhi Fanyi" was also an important responsibility of the deputy envoy.

The Ming Dynasty Xining Acropolis was roughly located in the center of today's Xining (the existing northern city wall, east city wall, and southern city wall are partially ruined).For the construction of Xining Weizhi Xining City in the Ming Dynasty, there were Ming Dynasty, Hongwu, Jiajing and even Wanli years.

There is no need to say much about the construction in the Hongwu and Jiajing years, but the construction in the Wanli period has to be mentioned.

In the third year of Wanli (1575), the governor of the three sides, Shi Maohua, the minister of military affairs, and Hou Donglai, the governor and the imperial censor, added to Xining City on the grounds that "the earthen walls are gradually encroaching, and the calendar is also worrying from time to time, and it is tame to worry about".

This project was built by the deputy envoys of the Xining Guards, Ping Kangyu and Dong Ruhan, the sub-guardian general Xiao Wenkui, and the Liangzhuang guerrilla Wu Yue, who led the military and civilians to build the project.This construction can be described as a "brick-clad city", and its scale and firmness are unprecedented. In the inscription "Rebuilding Xining Acropolis" written by Xining Wei Senator Zhang Wenren, the size of the city built this time is recorded.

This new Xining City has a converted circumference of 5704 meters, a height of 15.3 meters, a bottom width of 16.65 meters, and a top width of 10 meters, which is larger than that of the Ming Hongwu and Jiajing years.

This project "draws the situation, discusses the labor force, uses the materials, reports, schedules, and applies for the law", which requires a lot of money, material resources and manpower.After the city was built, the turrets, pavilions, and poles were all fine, as bright as wings, solid and beautiful.

It was such a newly built Xining New City that was only in the early ten years, and it was extremely abruptly breached by the Qinghai Tummet Ministry.

Originally, this was the military affairs of the imperial court, and it had nothing to do with Cao Gan, the big shopkeeper of the Jinghua trading company, but he told Gao Wushi in a secret letter that Qinghai Tumote's main force rabbit and Huoluochi brothers probably relied on Jinghua's gunpowder to explode. He opened the Xining city wall and broke Xining in one fell swoop.

This matter has to start with Jinghua Mining.
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