Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 101 The first time to monitor the country

"Yes, the secret letter said that I just got the news that a small group of cavalry from the Oala tribe in the north invaded the border a few days ago and plundered a village on the border. There are 120 households in the village, and only a few are hiding in the cellar. The women and children who survived were all military households, and the murderers were Mahamu's subordinates."

"And... and the head base is the Jingguan."

"What?" Zhu Zhanchang was furious when he heard the words. The barbarians in the north have liked to plunder our borders since ancient times, especially in the bitter cold autumn and winter seasons.

They do not have the tradition of storing food for the winter by themselves. In their culture, it is a tradition to rob the Central Plains, and they are never ashamed of it. Even whoever robs the most and kills the most is honorable.

Because of the strong national strength of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di did not dare to be too arrogant in the continuous northern expedition, especially last year's main battle, which severely reduced their number.

In the past two years, even if there was looting, the barbarians were afraid of Daming's toughness and did not dare to kill.

But this time it was abnormal, 120 households and more than 200 people from the village were massacred, and they stood together to watch in Beijing. This was a demonstration, and it was forcing Daming to do something.

According to Zhu Di's temper, there is no need to think about it. At this time, he should prepare to go to the northern expedition in person, and his fat father will never dare to stop him this time.

The barbarians in the north have coveted China for many years, and the barbarians are not enough to treat them with courtesy.

Even if Zhu Di beat them fiercely in the Northern Expedition, surrendered on the face, and paid tribute, but within two years, he felt that he would break the agreement after accumulating a lot of strength. No matter what was said orally, it was clear that the agreement in the document did not actually matter to them. any limiting ability.

They live on the vast grasslands, and it is difficult to find their traces, and it is difficult for cavalry to track them. In ancient times, in order to prevent them from harassing our borders, they even had to pay tribute to them, or have relatives.

But in the Ming Dynasty, there was only war, no ceding land, no indemnity, and no peace.

As soon as he returned to the city, Chen Xuan led Zhu Zhanchang back to the palace. He had been ordered to find Zhu Xi. Zhu Zhanchang planned to go back to the courtyard first, but the eunuch who sent the order said that the prince asked him to go with him.

Zhu Zhanji felt a little doubt.

In Zhu Di's study, as soon as he entered, he heard the sound of smashing a cup. Zhu Di broke out a fire, and this was the first time in the past two days that he threw something.

"You guys who do things poorly, in July, I ordered a border patrol next year, and ordered Zhou, Jin, Qin and other vassal kings to choose [-] infantry and cavalry guards to go to the border to wait for training. Now? It's not over yet, Don't you take my words to heart?"

"Your Majesty, rest your anger." The dozen or so old ministers below could only constantly appease the emperor.

The incident happened suddenly. It was originally ordered that the army of the kings should go to the border in the spring of next year, but the emperor took this to explain this incident.

"I don't care, within [-] days, the army will gather and go with me to Mobei to clear the grassland."

The following people have obviously been scolded many times. They hesitated and dared not speak, but Xia Yuanji stood up: "Your Majesty's winter in Mobei is bitter and cold. If we march this season, I'm afraid our soldiers will not be able to adapt to Mobei."

"Before the battle, the army's heart was chaotic, someone will pull me down and lock it up." Zhu Di, who became angry, arrested Xia Yuanji, and the prince hurriedly interceded: "Your Majesty, no."

"Besides, even your prince is locked up."

Now Zhu Di does not allow anyone to question him, but he is a battle-hardened general, not a blind stunned young man. Would he not know what Xia Yuanji said?

It's just that now one is that he is angry, and the other is that no one can shake the morale of the army before the battle, even if what he said is right, it hurts morale.

Anyone who has been at war all the time knows how important morale is.

Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanchang and Chen Xuan come in, and just glanced at them.

Zhu Zhanzhen was curious why his second brother Zhu Zhanzhen was also here.

In addition to the important civil and military officials in the court, there are Zhu Zhanji, the second king of Han and Zhao, and himself and his second brother. It is understandable that he is called. Why the second brother came, Zhu Zhanchang can't figure it out. .

After being away for so many days, Zhu Zhanzhen's status suddenly climbed to this level?

The prince beckoned Zhu Zhanchang to go over, and coughed twice. When Zhu Zhanchang left a few days ago, the prince was not feeling well. Today, he looks very bad, and coughs in a low voice from time to time.

"Zhan Chang, prepare to issue a second newspaper to record everything that happened in Northern Xinjiang." Zhu Di ordered when he saw him.

Make public opinion first, Zhu Di is still amazing.

"My grandson takes orders and will submit the newspapers and magazines before tomorrow."

"There is also the matter of the military parade. It happened suddenly. I want to boost the morale of the military parade in the imperial city before the expedition. You are responsible for this matter, Lu Zhen. There is a reward for doing well.”

"The minister takes orders." Minister of Rites, Lu Zhen respectfully took orders.

Seeing that a favorite like Xia Yuanji was taken down and locked up because of a careless word, no one else dared to say anything to stop him.

Zhu Di looked around for a week: "King Han, you will lead three thousand troops north to Shuntian Prefecture first, and the soldiers of the three surrounding provinces will be dispatched by you. They will not go out of the gate, do not chase deeply, but look around and see the northern barbarians, whether it is Mahamu or Ahmad. In the Lutai Department, all the barbarians in the north will be attacked and killed first with firearms, and then cavalry will attack."

"My son takes orders."

Once it comes to war, the status of his Han prince will skyrocket. Who made Han prince a talented person who can fight well.

"King Zhao, you go to Tianjin, supervise the grain and grass, and supervise the vassal kings from all over the country to send troops to the border, and you will start today."

"My son obeys."

"Chen Xuan."

"The minister is here."

"The matter of escorting grain and grass will be handed over to you. If there is a mistake, you are the only one to ask."

"The minister obeys the order."

After arranging these things, Zhu Di patted the table in front of him, and the table table vibrated with a bang.

"After the military parade in the Imperial City, I will personally go to Shuntian Prefecture, and lead troops to expedition in March next year to clear the desert."

Everyone saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live."

At this time, an urgent secret report came. Zhu Di glanced at it and said, "You all go down first, Gao Chi, Zhanyi, Zhanji, Zhanxi stay."

Facing the prince and several grandsons, Zhu Di took out the secret report.

"What? You've committed another border so soon?" Zhu Gaochi was surprised. It was recorded in the secret report that another group of barbarians from the northern Xinjiang looted the border. This time, they were discovered by our army's cavalry, but they did not dare to chase deeply and were slaughtered in a village.

"What are the barbarians trying to do?!" The good-tempered Zhu Gaochi was also angry.

"These barbarians have no propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, and they are not enough to treat them with kindness and righteousness." Zhu Di sighed, but the vast grasslands could not kill only these people.

Then he said: "Zhanji, this time you stay here, your father is not in good health, and the heavy responsibility of supervising the country falls on you."

Zhu Zhanji glanced at his father, gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa Huang, I still want to go out with you."

Zhu Zhanji was an unwilling person. He wanted to go to the battlefield to build military exploits like Zhu Di, but he refused to stay to monitor the country before, but this time Zhu Di persuaded him to stay.

"Your father's body is so cold this winter that it will be difficult to go out. If it is as you said that you are allowed to go on an expedition, will your second and fifth brothers really carry the burden of supervising the country?"

Zhu Zhanchang was surprised, the elder brother actually proposed to let me supervise the country?

It turned out that before Zhu Zhanchang came back, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji discussed the matter of judging the country.

Because Zhu Gaochi was unwell, and the imperial doctor's diagnosis said that he should take good care of his illness, and he could not be exposed to cold wind or catch a cold.

What Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di wanted most was that Zhu Zhanji came to supervise the country, so they could take this opportunity to exercise their eldest grandson and let him supervise the country independently.

But Zhu Zhanji wanted to go out with the army. He believed that he could do a good job in supervising the country, but he also wanted to take advantage of this time to build military merit.

Zhu Di understood Zhu Zhanji's thoughts, because he was afraid that in the future, the army would be the second uncle and the third uncle.

But there must be someone to supervise the country, and we can't let King Zhao of Han come to supervise the country. It is unprecedented in history.

What Zhu Zhanji meant to Zhu Di was to let Zhu Zhanchang come to supervise the country, why?This guy is smart, and now he has not even been sealed by the king, so he is allowed to supervise the country in the name of assisting the prince in supervising the country.

But after all, Zhu Zhanchang is too young and lazy, and although his ideas are good, many of them are too advanced in their opinion. If it is all up to him, they don't know what to do.

No matter what he thinks of at such a young age, Jianguo is unreliable, even if he is young, he is only ten years old.

Zhu Di decided to let Zhu Gaochi supervise the country, and let Zhu Zhanzhen and Zhu Zhanchang assist him. When the second child is old, let's see his ability, and the two can check and balance each other.

The reason why the fourth child of his family was not counted was because he was also a sick child, and the third child, Zhu Zhanyong, was not counted because he planned to take him on this expedition.

As soon as he heard that he was going to supervise the country, Zhu Zhanchang's head was too big, what should I do?If you don't do well, you will be scolded and punished, and if you do well, the big brother will be suspicious.

"Father, Grandpa Huang, I am still young, inexperienced, and not prudent in my actions. I am afraid that I will not be able to do well." Zhu Zhanchang immediately declined.

Zhu Di had a rare smile today, although it was a wry smile: "You have a clear understanding of yourself." At this time, Zhu Di thought of Master Yao Guangxiao's evaluation of him. This kid actually gave up the power of supervising the country. This is the acting emperor.

In exchange for a position that the King of the Han Dynasty and the King of Zhao couldn't ask for.

But Zhu Zhan's refusal was useless. It seemed that he had already discussed it before he came back. Another grandson Zhu Zhan, who was assigned to supervise the country, was eager to try it.

"The matter of Zhanchang has been discussed." Zhu Gaochi signaled to Zhu Zhanchang not to refuse. Xia Yuanji was locked up just now. If Zhu Zhanchang didn't know how to promote him, he might be locked up in the ancestral mansion.

Zhu Di didn't discuss the matter, but said, "Zhan Chang, you have to do a good job with the newspaper this time. Before you go to the army, the newspaper and the military parade are two things that I want to boost morale. Can you do it?"

"The grandson did his best and gave his best."

"Also, go and tell Li Shimian that this time the newspaper will write an article that is the same as "The Book of Expedition to the Barbarians in the Northern Border". No, it's better than this. Once it is written, he will be promoted."

Li Shimian reckoned that even if he was killed, he would never have imagined that he would get promoted by smearing foreigners in the newspapers.

"Do it today. It's fine to stay outside at night. I will send the Imperial Army to follow you. Be sure to give me the first edition early in the morning."

"Grandson understands, let's go."

"Wait, it's not over yet."

"What other orders does the emperor have?"

"Lu Zhen is waiting for you to discuss the military parade in the imperial city. After you finish the newspaper, hurry up and find him."

"Grandson understands."

Zhu Zhanzhen, Zhu Zhanzhen came out first. Zhu Zhanzhen seemed to have a mouthful of turbid breath in his chest and said briskly: "Fifth brother, let's supervise the country together, we still need a lot of help."

"Second brother helps younger brother more."

After a few words of courtesy, Zhu Zhanchang couldn't help laughing bitterly when he looked at his second brother's happy appearance. This drudgery was also done happily by the second brother. The emperor, prince, and grandson are all still alive. Well, that's a point of appreciation. If you don't do well, you can go to the fief to live your life.

Those who dare to take advantage of this opportunity to form a party will be tired of living, not to mention the prince and Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di is still alive.

Zhu Zhanchang decided that this was a hard and tiring job with low returns, but scratched his head, this job still had to be done.

"Let's go get the newspaper first, time is tight and the task is heavy."

After seeing the two leave, Zhu Di showed a sad face: "Zhanji, you can think about it clearly, do you really not stay to supervise the country?"

Zhu Zhanji said firmly: "Grandpa Huang, I would like to accompany you to fight in Mobei."

"Gao Chi." Zhu Di called out Zhu Gaochi.

"His Majesty."

"You need to supervise more. Neither of them have experience in supervising the country. You, the prince, will be the master of major matters."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Zhu Gaochi can't be tired, and it might be difficult to go out in winter, but it's still okay to do some official business in a warm place in the room.

"Also, Wei Zhe will lock him up for a few days. After I lead the troops out, you will find another opportunity to let him out, the official will be restored, and he will be more at ease if he takes care of the affairs of the court."

"My son understands."

Zhu Di walked to Zhu Gaochi's side. The son's physical fitness was so poor that he could only sigh helplessly: "You, you, usually let you take more care of your body, and you can't stand up at the critical moment."

He was angry and helpless, how could this body hand over such a huge Ming Empire to him? If it wasn't for his son's success, his sick body would not be able to sit firmly in the position of the prince.

"My son is wrong."

"Hey, that's all, take good care of yourself, and next year, when I triumph, you will come out of the city twenty miles to greet me."

"And Yao Guangxiao will come from Shuntian Mansion, all to ask him to help your two sons too."

"My son obeys the order, thank the father and emperor."

Zhu Disi thought about whether there was anything he missed, and arranged for Xia Yuanji and Yao Guangxiao to help. Basically, there should be nothing wrong. If there was an accident in Yingtianfu when he was fighting on the front line, he would be in trouble.

"By the way, Zhan's temper is very lazy, Gao Chi, you can manage him."

Zhu Gaochi laughed for the first time today: "Father, don't worry, this time, I will not be as lazy as usual."

"Oh? How do you have the confidence to say that?"

"Father, just don't worry, it's just a small solution, and I won't talk about it if it's not on the table."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi seriously: "Then you can do it yourself."

When leaving, the palace maid supported Zhu Gaochi, who had uncomfortable legs and feet, and Zhu Zhanji followed the Crown Prince Donggong and asked curiously, "Father, can you make Zhanyi not tired? He sleeps for more than five hours a day, and sometimes in the afternoon. Sleep for half an hour."

Zhu Gaochi said mysteriously: "This winter, there will be a princess from the Timurid Empire who is on the way to kiss her. I saw the portrait, she is a stunning beauty."

"Ah?" Zhu Zhanji looked in disbelief, but thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.

"It is estimated that you came during the Northern Expedition. Using this as an incentive, I believe that Zhan Shi can be ten times more diligent."

Zhu Zhanji smiled bitterly: "Father, Zhanyi is still young."

"Do you still want to rob your younger brother as the eldest brother?"

"Father, that's not what I meant, hey, let's do it."

　Chapter 100 has been written, and the first trip to supervise the country, the trip to the Northern Expedition, officially begins.
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