Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 774: Beacon fire, enemy attacks from all sides, recalling generals, and war begins again

Zhu Qiyu thought about it, didn't this go back to the reform of the official system?

Officials want to be officials, and craftsmen also want to be officials. Once a promotion path is opened for officials and craftsmen, they will gain a large number of supporters.

The problem is that such a reform will inevitably affect the interests of existing civil servants.

Moreover, there is experience to learn from in this matter, that is, the Chenghua Dynasty's official system: no examinations, no selections, the emperor directly appoints whoever he wants to be an official.

The advantage is that the emperor can promote a group of cronies out of the norm, but the disadvantages are many.

The Chenghua Dynasty had more than 4,000 officials at its peak, including craftsmen, doctors, sorcerers, monks, Taoists, calligraphers, painters, relatives of eunuchs, etc.

This system of entrusting officials to officials was greatly resisted by civilian officials.

Zhu Qiyu chose to be perfunctory first: "After the new firearms show their power on the battlefield, I will reward the craftsmen and let them wait patiently for a while."

After finally finishing the day's work, Zhu Qiyu returned home. There should be a 10,000-word extra story here.

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On February 17, the spring rain continued non-stop.

After several days of hard work, Zhu Qiyu and his concubines were very tired. So it rained just in time. Zhu Qiyu was holding a quilt and refused to stay.

Qianxue was the most self-disciplined and braved the rain to carry the memorial and military newspaper back.

Zhu Qiyu was dumbfounded when he read the military report: "The Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the Kazakh Khanate, and the Timur Empire jointly invaded Hami; the chieftain rebellions in Yunnan and Guizhou became more and more intense;

The Mongolian Grand Master Maolihai led a cavalry of 100,000 people to attack Hami from the east; Bolaizhiyuan led an army of 50,000 people and invaded Liaodong.

The allied forces of the Timurid Empire and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate invaded Uszang.

There are signs of collusion between the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong and Agabarji.

Xu Youzhen led the Annan and Guangdong naval forces to launch an attack on the old port.

Nian Fu, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, sent the Fujian Navy to explore Luzon Island.

How did this happen? Why is it that suddenly everything is in flames of war? "

Qianxue smiled and said: "You know why the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty had to live their lives guarding the two capitals and thirteen provinces. The Wanli Empire is not easy to rule, and its territory has been expanded too fast. This is a backlash."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, then shook his head: "It is true that it expanded too fast, which scared the Mongolian khanates.

The descendants of Genghis Khan are all united. Faced with the huge threat, they temporarily put aside their prejudices and stopped their internal strife.

I now understand that it was just a small fight before, but the decisive battle with the Mongols was the real test.

If you are not careful, you will follow in the footsteps of Zhu Qizhen, making great progress in the south and failing in the north. "

Zhu Qiyu was really scratching his head this time: "If Bei Yuan goes all-or-nothing, they can really raise 200,000 cavalry. The Timurid Empire, Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and Kazakh Khanate can support another hundreds of thousands of cavalry."

There are more than 300,000 cavalrymen in total. If you pretend to be 500,000, you will risk your life.

This timing is really good. I have just launched the Extermination of Buddha. If we withdraw our troops from Japan at this time, there will be endless rebellions. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of troops can only be stationed in Japan permanently and cannot withdraw.

Our Nanjing camp has not yet been established. Even if tens of thousands of people are reorganized, priority must be given to quelling the rebellions in Yunnan and Guizhou.

I am still carrying out reforms in southern Zhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian, which is another source of unrest.

Damn it, after I was crowned the prince, I was really a little distracted. Why did I suddenly become like this? "

Qianxue added: "Furthermore, you and the officials, soldiers and people of Shanxi are in the same situation. Almost all of the garrison guards have been moved overseas by you, and the new garrison has not yet been replenished.

Shandong has suffered from natural disasters in the past two years, and it will not recover for a while. "Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu became even more exhausted. He leaned against the window and stared at Yuquan Lake outside in a daze.

Qianxue asked again: "Husband, Zhou Fan sent another letter to urge you, asking you to increase troops in Shenyang and Liaoyang."

Zhu Qiyu counted on his fingers: "There are 30,000 soldiers in Shenshu Camp, 20,000 of whom are young troops. Send those 10,000 soldiers to Shenyang and Liaoyang.

Let the Shandong Navy transport 20,000 Japanese soldiers from Shandong and pick up 10,000 Shenshu Camp from Tianjin, transport them to Gaizhou and land them, and then let them go north to Shenyang and Liaoyang.

In addition, there are more than 20,000 Yingzhou Guards, 20,000 Tiance Guards, 30,000 Shenji Camps, and 20,000 Xiaoqi Camps in the capital. Including Duoyan's three guards, there are more than 30,000 cavalry in total.

About 150,000 pro-army troops are all I have around Gyeonggi.

Shaanxi and Gansu can still gather 100,000 elite border troops.

Together, they are equal in strength to the Mongolian coalition. This is a truly fair war.

This is the first time I am fighting a battle of not being rich. This time I have to plan carefully. "

Lin Xiangyu asked worriedly: "Is it so serious?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The winner takes all, the winner takes everything. If Mongolia wins this time, it can rise again, and Agabarji will become one of the greatest Mongolian Khans.

If we win, Mongolia will be in ruins and will be allowed to do whatever I want for at least a few decades.

This is also the biggest challenge I have ever encountered. If I survive it, I will be able to truly control this empire; if I cannot survive it, my career will suffer a huge setback. "

"Should we recall Duke An Guo back?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. I originally said that after An Guogong finished the war in Japan, he would retire to live in retirement. I didn't expect that I would have to let him fight another battle.

He has been guarding Shaanxi for many years. Let him take charge of the towns in Shaanxi this time.

Then recall Cao Guogong and let him continue to guard Gansu.

Also, ask Xu Youzhen to hand over the military affairs to Wang Lai and return to Beijing immediately after taking the old port.

He urged Tao Jin again to lead 10,000 Shenji Battalion and 10,000 Xiaoqi Battalion to station in Kaiping as soon as possible.

In addition, Zhang Ying was ordered to lead Baoding's central defender, left defender, and right defender to garrison Xuanfu.

At this point, let's have a serious fight. "

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu added: "Recruit 20,000 troops from Korea and Korea, give them the best armor and firearms, and let them contain the Jurchen tribes.

Let's deploy it like this first. The war will break out in about two months. The Mongols could only fight for half a year. At the end of the year, they had no choice but to retreat for the winter.

Half a year is the key battle.

In addition, don't be obsessed with the face of the Celestial Kingdom. I will simply put down my airs and take the initiative to send envoys to the Ottoman Empire and the Aries Dynasty to discuss alliance matters with them.

Let them help me backstab the Timur Empire and the Golden Horde respectively. "

After finishing so many arrangements in one go, Zhu Qiyu leaned on the backrest and sighed: "This is done every day, it is too hard on the brain. It would be great if I had a mouth to feed."

Hearing this, Qianxue patted Zhu Qiyu on the forehead: "I was all confused by these military reports. When my husband said this, I remembered that I heard in Changle Palace this morning that Empress Miaoyue seemed to be pregnant.

When a new batch of princes and princesses are born, the husband will have milk to eat again. "

(End of this chapter)