Comprehensive Wu Daming, starting from the descendants of Yitian

Chapter 10
Hearing Wang Baobao's words, Zhao Min's heart skipped a beat.Over the years, although he and Zhang Wuji stayed far away from the government and the public and the disputes in the world, every time he saw his brother, Wang Baobao would talk to her more or less about things related to the Ming court.

Occasionally when I can't make up my mind, I will ask her to help me out with some ideas.

This time Wang Baobao traveled thousands of miles to the grassland, and he said that again, something must have happened to the Ming court, so he asked her to discuss it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Min asked: "Brother, what happened to the Ming court that frightened you so much?"

Wang Baobao straightened his waist, held the saber at his waist, turned around, and said to Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji:

"Sister, Wuji, this incident can be traced back to the battle with Lin 20 years ago. The battle lasted for three months, and both sides suffered countless casualties. At the beginning, both the Ming army and our Dayuan soldiers They wanted to annihilate each other in one fell swoop, but in the end, both sides were at the end of their battles, and hoped that the battle would end one day sooner.

Later, thanks to the two of you negotiating with Emperor Hongwu, Daming signed the "Helin Treaty" with us, and we will not invade the border for 20 years.With this agreement, the border has enjoyed 20 years of peace, and the tribesmen can also recuperate.

However, I am very clear.

Emperor Hongwu will not let it go, sooner or later he will come to invade the grassland.If I were 30 years younger and still in my prime, I would definitely fight the Ming army on the battlefield to a showdown.

Now that I am older, I have more things to think about.

My brother is very clear that the current military power on the grasslands cannot compete with the Ming army at all. Once a war with the Ming army starts, there will be dead bodies everywhere, let alone the safety of the descendants of the tribe.So, these years, I have secretly negotiated peace with King Zhu Di of Yan and reached a covenant with him. After Emperor Hongwu dies and Crown Prince Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne, I will persuade Emperor Yuan to submit to Daming, and my soldiers and horses will also be used by Daming. "

Hearing Wang Baobao's words, Zhang Wuji said, "Brother, today's world belongs to Ming Dynasty, no amount of resistance will be of much use, it will only make people's lives miserable. However, if Crown Prince Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne, King Yan will definitely be able to convince you Doesn't he conquer the grasslands by force?"

"Wow, there's a reason for that.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was originally the power of the crown prince, and he had a deep relationship with the crown prince. On how to solve the grassland issue, King Yan had already communicated with the crown prince, and the crown prince also had this intention. After all, peace talks are better than war.

It's just that Emperor Hongwu has too much grievances with the grassland. If he is still there, he will not agree to peace talks and retain the autonomy of the grassland.Therefore, we can only wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne a hundred years later before discussing this matter in depth.Unexpectedly, just a few months ago, the crown prince Zhu Biao passed away suddenly. The peace negotiation that I had worked so hard to plan for the safety of the grassland for generations was likely to be destroyed in one fell swoop. "

After listening to Wang Baobao's words, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

Zhao Min asked Wang Baobao: "Brother, if according to your previous assumption, King Yan can convince Crown Prince Zhu Biao to properly arrange for our clansmen to retain the autonomy of the grassland in the future, then surrendering to Ming Dynasty will be the blessing of the grassland, and the best thing is.

It's just that there is something I don't understand, and I want to ask my brother. "

"Sister, for the past 30 years, although you and Wuji lived in seclusion in the grassland, every time I was in danger, it was you and Wuji who took the initiative to save me from danger. Without you, I would have passed away in all likelihood. With Don't hesitate when brother speaks, just speak up if you have something to say." Wang Baobao said loudly.

"Brother, I want to ask you.

The crown prince has passed away. As the son of Emperor Hongwu, the King of Yan has the possibility of ascending to the rank of Ninth Five.If he ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, wouldn't it be easier to realize your idea of ​​peace talks? " Zhao Min asked.

Hearing Zhao Min's question, Wang Baobao was silent for a moment, then said:

"Minmin, you are right. At first I heard the news that the crown prince passed away, and I thought it was a good thing. King Yan ascended the throne, it would be great. There is something you may not know, King Yan said to the outside world She is Empress Ma's legitimate son, but in fact, King Yan's biological mother is the daughter of our father's cousin, so she has some relationship with us, she is a real relative."

"It turns out that's the case. No wonder Emperor Hongwu is so hostile to the grassland. King Yan still wants to settle the grassland issue through peace talks." Zhao Min suddenly realized.

"Yeah, it's just that very few people know about this matter, and King Yan doesn't want outsiders to know about it. This matter was revealed to me by my father before he died, and he didn't even tell you."

"Brother, don't worry, Wuji and I will not tell about King Yan's mother.

Since King Yan is also Emperor Hongwu's direct son, it is possible to inherit the throne, why are you so discouraged? "

After hearing Zhao Min's question, Wang Baobao stared at the lake and said:

"Sister, that's right.

Emperor Hongwu had many princes, the crown prince Zhu Biao, the second prince Zhu Xi, the king of Qin, the third prince Zhu Yu, the king of Jin, and the fourth prince Zhu Di was a bit older.

Although "Emperor Ming Ancestors" clearly states that "there is a heir to establish a heir, and there is no heir to establish an elder", but the crown prince passed away, and the second and third princes were not well-known. As the fourth prince, Zhu Di became the most likely to inherit the throne Prince.

However, what never expected was that just last month, Emperor Hongwu suddenly appointed the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi as the heir apparent.This means that it is impossible for King Yan to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. " Chief Wang Baobao sighed.

"Brother, then I don't understand. Since the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi is the son of the crown prince Zhu Biao, if the crown prince Zhu Biao promised King Yan, his son will overthrow it. Will he not agree?" Zhao Min continued to ask.

Wang Baobao sighed lightly, and continued:

"Sister, you don't know anything.

This emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunwen, was deeply loved by Emperor Hongwu. Compared with his father, the crown prince, Zhu Yunwen listened to Emperor Hongwu, the emperor's grandfather.

To put it bluntly, in fact, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi was originally a commoner, and he had a younger brother who was born on top of him. According to the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" of the Ming Dynasty, "If there is a descendant, there will be a descendant, and if there is no descendant, there will be an elder." He is not qualified to be the emperor's grandson.

It's just that Emperor Hongwu loved this grandson so much that he made his biological mother the official wife of the crown prince Zhu Biao, so that he had a chance to become the prince. "

"So that's the case. From this point of view, the crown prince is not justified." Zhao Min responded.

"That's right, the entire Ming court is also discussing it. It's just that Emperor Hongwu is here, so he dare not criticize it.

To put it bluntly, Emperor Hongwu made such a fuss that something would happen to Daming sooner or later.If there were internal strife in Ming Dynasty, our grassland might have another chance.Of course, the grassland is no longer what it used to be. Apart from my [-] elite soldiers, there are no more soldiers available, and it is even more impossible to return to the Central Plains.

I received a letter from Fei Ge last month, knowing that you are going back to the Central Plains.

This time, I have traveled thousands of miles to meet you in the Uli Grassland, just to let you go to Beiping on this trip to the Central Plains, meet King Yan, listen to his thoughts, and see if there is any chance to continue the peace negotiation .If there is no chance, I will do my best to deploy defenses on the border to prevent the Ming army from attacking. "

After Wang Baobao finished talking about the cause and effect, he finally got to the point and stated his purpose.

(End of this chapter)