Daming heir

The 29th year of Hongwu's reign was quietly followed by countless rumors and speculations.

When those officials who had closed their offices before the end of the year returned to their offices again, after completing their rest, they entered the new political life of the Ming Dynasty.

On the first day of the first month, the cabinet issued a document revealing a group of guilty officials.

And when those officials who were not on the list went to the Yamen Dianmao for the first time in the 29th year of Hongwu, they discovered that the cabinet did not tell lies.

It is not just one person, nor is it a certain yamen, but involves all the departments and yamen of Yingtian Chaotang.

When people are harboring various speculations.

The Cabinet once again issued a document.

Beginning in the 29th year of Hongwu's reign, the imperial court and local governments began to organize departments to focus on conquest outside the customs.

As a result, those officials who were still able to go to the Yamen Dianmao just woke up and realized what was going on.

The imperial court began to work on this matter at an efficient speed.

Ying Tiancheng sent troop deployment orders to various places in the south of the Yangtze River, one after another, urging the officers and soldiers of the local guards to enter the capital as soon as possible to complete their rotation with the current soldiers in the Beijing army.

The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs are even more busy.

When calculating the national financial budget for the entire Hongwu 29th year, the Ministry of Revenue also had to accurately calculate how much money, food and manpower would be needed if the Ming Dynasty launched a war on all nine sides.

After receiving the approval from the Ministry of Household for taking money and food, the Ministry of Industry turned on full power, and all the workshops and industries related to the military in Yingtian Mansion started working non-stop.

Even those workshops that make cotton clothes, a large number of them are included in the sequence of supplying nine-sided storage.

The Beijing army was intensifying its drills, reorganizing its morale, and preparing for war. As soon as the imperial court gave an order, it immediately set off and rushed to various places on the nine sides.

And before all this started.

Countless people have begun to take action and rush to the north because of the will of the empire.

A river boat sailing from Longwan Pier, which is now completely designated for official use.

Zhu Gaochi, who had gained a little weight probably because of the New Year, was wearing a thin cloak over layers of clothes. He stood on the cabin deck at the stern of the ship, looking at the person in his sight affectionately and sadly. , Yingtian City becomes smaller and smaller.

"Hey……"

Zhu Gaochi sighed slightly and shook his head in hope.

Spring has not yet begun, and the river breeze in the first month is still mixed with a hint of coldness.

It made Zhu Gaochi's already sad heart look even more desolate.

His eyes flickered, and his hands grasped the railing and clenched into fists.

"Looking at the capital again, I don't know where it will be."

"Farewell, Yingtian..."

The wind came from the side, and Zhu Gaochi twisted his body to face Jiang Feng.

On the side, someone groaned from his mouth.

"Hypocritical."

Tie Xuan, who had the title of Tu of the Ming Dynasty, Grand Scholar of Wuying Palace, and a series of countless titles and official titles, taunted Zhu Gaochi, who had sighed tactfully so many times.

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth, his face full of grief and anger, and turned his head angrily, staring at Tie Xuan in front of him like a spatula: "The imperial court wants to march the whole country to the north, so just send you to Jiubian. What do you want me to do? Do you want me to do more? Shall I be scraped to make military rations?"

Tie Xuan folded his hands in front of his chest and said softly: "You are my Ming Dynasty clan member. This time I went to Jiubian to serve as a frontline and coordinate all parties in Jiubian. You are in charge of the tax office, and you know the most about the taxes, taxes and land in the world." , the imperial court must have some considerations in sending you and your subordinates to the nine fronts."

I have heard this explanation countless times from Tie Xuan's rotten mouth.

Zhu Gaochi hummed and glanced at Tie Xuan: "I have been abducted by you to the boat, and I can't get off the boat now. Just tell the truth, did you and our old man propose that you take me with you? Up?"

"I did not propose this in front of His Majesty!"

Tie Xuan opened his eyes wide and spoke vigorously.

But the more he behaved like this, the more Zhu Gaochi didn't believe it.

Zhu Gaochi turned his eyes: "Then you must have told your uncle!"

Tie Xuan waved his arms, his eyes widened, and he stared at Zhu Gaochi in front of him, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "Why does the prince humiliate the official so much! How can the official be such a person?"

Zhu Gaochi stared at Tie Xuan in front of him.

He swore that if this guy was not a ghost, he would sink to the bottom of the river.

Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Gaochi, who still didn't know the truth at this moment, his expression remained unchanged, but he was always wary in his heart.

However, he did not propose in front of His Majesty and the Prince that Zhu Gaochi, a clan relative and in charge of the tax office, should accompany him to Jiubian.

He just said that if he went to Jiubian this time, he would have someone with a high enough status and a sufficient understanding of local taxes.

Then, doing things by yourself will definitely go more smoothly.

So the emperor and the prince immediately thought of Zhu Gaochi, the tax bureau chief.

Teohyun can also swear.

I definitely did not mention any of the three words Zhu Gaochi.

Everything is divine.

Everything is God's will.

Just like today's Ming Dynasty, only those three people can always make decisions.

"You can't get away with it anyway!"

When Zhu Gaochi faced Tie Xuan, who refused to admit it even if he beat him to death, he could only be incompetent and furious, and said fiercely: "I don't understand what you can do if you take me with you. You are going to fight, so you must take brother Bing with you." That guy."

Tie Xuan turned his eyes and finally showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi finally reacted.

He said anxiously: "Have you been tricked by Brother Bing?"

Tie Xuan's face straightened instantly: "Why did the prince say this again? Prince Bing had received the emperor's order and was taking Yu Linwei to the Huai'an warehouse to collect money and grain and send it to Beiping Mansion. These are the emperor's orders. The Holy Will is not the business of lower officials."

Finally, Tie Xuan did not forget to add one sentence.

Zhu Gaochi released his hands from the railing and hid them in his sleeves.

If it were not for considering the force of both sides.

He was going to give this man Tu Tiexuan to Shen Jiang today.

However, the anger on his face could not be hidden.

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and stamped his feet fiercely.

"Tie Hyun!"

"The subordinate is here."

Zhu Gaochi looked at Tie Xuan who was standing in front of him with an unchanging expression, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

"Even if you want to trick me, just let me deliver military rations. What? You want me to accompany you to charge into battle, and let that reckless man Bingge be the quartermaster?"

Tie Xuan clasped his hands together, looked calm, and moved his eyes slightly upward: "Perhaps... His Majesty and the Crown Prince have other considerations."

The wind seemed to be getting colder.

After a long silence, Zhu Gaochi could only turn around helplessly.

When his figure passed in front of Tie Xuan, only that long and long sound came out.

"I knew there weren't any good people in Yingtian City!"

……

"What is a good person?"

"We can create a sea of ​​blood with just one order, but these people are foreigners, so are we good people?"

"The Yellow River burst, and with just one decree, millions of people left their homes and went to the river embankment. Are they also good people?" Zhu Yunxi's face was calm, but his words were full of doubts.

Gao Yangzhi beside him looked calmly at the vast grassland outside the city wall, silent.

Zhu Yunxi had no hope of getting an answer.

His hands were quietly pressing on the cold bricks of the city wall.

At your feet is the Great Wall, which began to be built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Since ancient times, the people of the Central Plains have used the Great Wall as a boundary to try to keep the biggest enemy of the Central Plains out.But people always selectively forget that the real reason for the collapse of the Central Plains Dynasty was not because of foreign enemies.

More things are due to the endless internal struggles.

"I feel that I am not a good person, or I don't want to be a good person."

Zhu Yunxi muttered silently.

After the New Year, when the wind and snow gradually subsided, he set off again from Taiyuan City. Under the escort of Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, he went all the way north to the Great Wall at the border.

This place is located in the northwest corner of Datong Prefecture, at the Shahukou border between Yulin Guard and Datong Right Guard.

After killing the tiger's mouth, in addition to the Yulin Guard and the Datong Right Guard, there were tens of thousands of troops stationed in Weiyuan Guard, Yunchuan Guard, Datong Left Guard, and Pinglu Guard.

The entire Datong Mansion has now gathered no less than [-] imperial troops, which will serve as the main force for the subsequent attack on the right wing of the Tatars.

Gao Yangzhi finally frowned slightly.

He looked sideways at the emperor's grandson beside him.

"You are worrying too much. If my grandson is not a good person, who in the world can be a good person?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "Some people say that the sin lies in the present, but the merit lies in the future. I don't expect people today to say that I am a good person. I only hope that thousands of years later, people in the future can say to me that I am a good person."

Gao Yangzhi frowned more and more, looked around, and then whispered: "Why did your highness raise this question? Is it because your highness does not want to see the casualties of our Ming soldiers?"

"Yes and no."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and then shook his head.

Gao Yang sighed: "Every generation has its own things to do.

Just as His Highness said before, if people don’t build the Yellow River today, it will be left to future generations to build.

If today’s people don’t clean up the grassland, future generations will suffer the consequences of the grassland moving southward.

Your Highness's fault is not in the present, but his merits are in the present, and his fame will last forever! "

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Gao Yangzhi, with a smile on his face.

"You, Gao Chunfeng, are becoming more eloquent now."

Gao Yangzhi smiled lightly: "I just hope that His Highness can keep forging ahead. How many kings have fallen into mediation."

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Where are you going now?"

Gao Yangzhi said nothing.

On this section of the city wall, apart from the imperial guards on both sides, only Wang Xinling and a few civil and military officials from the Northern Patrol were present.

Wang Xinling caught Gao Yangzhi's look and immediately stepped forward.

"Reporting to Your Highness, troops from various guards in Datong Mansion have begun to gather towards the front line of the Great Wall.

Liang Guogong is guarding Datong City. Due to His Majesty's decree, he has now asked himself to train his troops and horses.

Shanxi Daoyousi transferred [-] tons of grain and grass to be transported, and they were on their way.

Exploring horses from all over the border have penetrated into the grassland, looking for the locations of various grassland tribes.I and others calculated that due to the heavy snowfall last winter, the grassland tribes would definitely migrate southward and be closer to the border with the Great Wall than before. "

"It's just that the road is muddy, and even if we are close, it is impossible for our army to rush forward rashly." Zhu Yunxi said with a faint look.

Wang Xinling nodded and said: "The generals accompanying the Governor's Mansion believe that they will have to wait until at least March and April before they can send out large-scale troops outside the customs."

"Is there any news from Fan Chong?"

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi turned to ask about another matter.

Wang Xinling raised his head slightly and looked sideways at Gao Yangzhi in front of him.

Seeing Gao Yangzhi, he just nodded silently.

Wang Xinling then continued: "Fan Shaoqing's side..."

"What did he do again? Gudu has not heard from him recently."

While asking, Fan Chong's flattering face appeared in Zhu Yunxi's mind.

This Yi man is very interesting.

It was because he had found sweet potatoes that he became interested in him and gave him a new official position as European Supervisor.

After Fan Chong returned to Europa and returned to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunxi came up with the idea of ​​reusing this person.

after all.

After the Ming Dynasty handles the matters on the outer grasslands, someone will always have to go from the Western Regions to deal with the countries in the far west.

Wang Xinling was a little unsure of how his grandson would react when he found out what Fan Shaoqing had done.

He whispered: "Fan Shaoqing...he used a piece of radish to carve a treasure seal of the great grandson, and promised Mahamu the title of Ming Dynasty king, a fiefdom thousands of miles away from the pass, permission to form a guard station, and equip Ming weapons..."

As a governor of the General Affairs Department.

In his spare time, Wang Xinling always likes to read the Ming Dynasty Rules.

It's not because he hopes that he can work in the Sanfa Division in the future, but because he thinks that if he looks around more, he can avoid trouble for himself.

According to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Law, the cumulative number of things that Fan Shaoqing has done is not enough to cut off even ten heads.

Gao Yang stopped taking a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Fan Chong, the young minister of Honglu Temple, has overstepped his bounds and should be severely punished to deter all officials."

Cao Zhen smiled and said: "Soldiers are crafty. Fan Shaoqing did this so that Ming Dynasty could temporarily stabilize Oara so that we could free up our energy to solve the Tatar problem first.

Furthermore, the things carved from carrots must not be taken seriously.If the Wala envoy Mahamu thought it was true, it can only be said that he has poor eyesight. "

"Serving the country, everything happens for a reason, but the national law cannot be desecrated."

Zhu Yunxi spoke silently, then said: "Fan Chong has failed in his official status and will be fined three years' salary."

Cao Zhen smiled and stopped talking.

Gao Yangzhi frowned.

Who is Fan Chong?

He was originally just a barbarian businessman who trafficked goods between the Ming Dynasty and Europe. He was originally a wealthy man.

How much salary can the imperial court have in three years?

At this time, Zhu Yunxi looked at Gao Yangzhi: "Tiexuan is coming, and he is coming with the final foreign policy set by the imperial court."

Gao Yangzhi was stunned for a moment, then shrugged calmly and said with a smile: "Now that the Iron Cauldron Stone is here, I can return to the capital. It is up to Your Highness to work hard and continue to stay here."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered, and he said quietly: "The Ming Dynasty Tu, he is here, there is no need to work hard."

Gao Yangzhi rubbed his cold hands.

He still said with a smile on his face: "I and Dingshi are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so they should do more for the emperor."

Zhu Yunxi withdrew his gaze and looked to the north of the Great Wall, where the ground was still covered with heavy snow.

"It's hard to tell. This is not something my old man did secretly..."

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