Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137 Chapter 137

But it's not over yet.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to show off his power in the morning court on the second day, a piece of good news came to Yingtian.

And this time, it was a real record!

In the 18th year of Hongwu's reign, the Mongolian tribes of the Western Empire raised their troops to attack the Ming Dynasty. Song Sheng led his troops to Yiji Nai Province and captured [-] people from the northern Yuanhai Road, including Thousand Households of Xian Timur, Uncle Wu Guogong Du Lachi, and Pingzhang Alai. More than a thousand people.

Although Yiji is just a small town, its special geographical location still brought great changes to the situation at that time.

It can even be said that after possessing Yijignai, Ming Dynasty took the initiative.

I'm afraid it won't be that easy if those Mongolian tribes in Xifan want to cause trouble again.

"Okay! I really saw the right person! Song Sheng is indeed the pillar of our Ming Dynasty in the west!"

"What do you think about the expansion of Yiji Nei Old City proposed by Song Sheng?"

After some praise, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the victory report in his hand, looked across the many officials present, and asked with a smile.

Although he did not express any specific attitude, the ambition in his eyes could no longer be concealed.

"Your Majesty! I think that Song Sheng can reserve [-] prisoners of war for deportation."

"Yiji is an important water source in the northwest. Surrounded by water on three sides, transportation is convenient, and it is a hub for communication between the east and west countries."

"If it can be developed into an important border city of our Ming Dynasty, it will be of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty without any harm."

"We can even convene businessmen from various countries to open up cross-border markets in Yiji Naizhong to expand border reserves."

"In this way, we no longer have to worry about the food and grass issues on the western border."

Tang He, the Duke of Xinguo, immediately stood up and began to play.

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

This could be said to be to the point, and the ministers immediately agreed.

"Okay! But eight thousand is too much. I still have great use for these prisoners. Let him reserve five thousand! Let the Ministry of Works fully cooperate! The expansion of the new city must be completed by the end of the year."

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded with satisfaction.

However, when they heard that the expansion would be completed by the end of the year, the expressions of all the ministers changed.

"How come this is too late at the end of the year?"

"It seems that His Majesty is going to use those prisoners to death."

"These people dare to invade the Ming Dynasty. These people deserve their punishment and do not deserve sympathy."

"I'm not sympathizing with them. I just feel it's a pity. That's 5000 people! If we use them carefully, I don't know how much can be done."

"But in that case, how much more time will it take? Everyone is not young anymore! How can His Majesty have the energy to keep focusing on the west?"

"That's true. But what about the Northeast? It's such a large area, and we have to guard against Korea in the east."

"This should be the reason why your majesty left [-] prisoners of war. Compared to the western border, your majesty obviously values ​​the northeast more. And if what I predict is correct, next, we should destroy Goryeo."

He guessed right.

But not quite right.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang only left 1 people for Zhu Di in the end.

And the remaining [-] prisoners of war were handed over to Zhu Congxin by the Ministry of War.

This undoubtedly puzzled the ministers.

It even feels that Zhu Yuanzhang's doting on Zhu Congxin has gone beyond the boundaries of an ordinary emperor's grandson.But in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was at the height of his power, they finally chose to shut up and did not say anything embarrassing in this season of universal celebration.

Especially those newly promoted reserve officials.

As products of the new era, they understand better than anyone else how rare the opportunity is.

They will not offend the parents who have given them an endless future just because of this insignificant "trivial matter".

Next, it is time to deal with Bei Yuan's generals.

These people certainly cannot be treated as prisoners, but allowing them to stay in the Northeast is also a destabilizing factor.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to let them go to Sizhou (the territory governed by Guizhou).

".Tang He! An urgent report came from Sizhou three days ago, saying that there were signs of unrest in the area."

"I will give you seven days to prepare. After seven days, you will be the chief general, with Zhou Dexing as the deputy general, and follow Lao Liu to attack."

"Lao Liu is young and may not know about military affairs. Please be more careful."

"Remember to focus on appeasing them! Only if you can't appease them can you use troops."

"If there is a disagreement, I promise you to make the decision unanimously."

This is also the idea of ​​​​training Chu King Zhu Zhen.

Although in his plan, Chu King Zhu Zhen would not join the queue to conquer overseas, it did not mean that he would have no place to use his talents.

After all, after Zhu Biao ascended the throne, there was still a lot to do.

"Your Majesty, don't worry! I will definitely assist King Chu with all my strength to handle this matter!" Tang He happily accepted the order.

Half a month later, King Zhu Di of Yan led all the surrendered generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to Beijing to pay an audience.

Also coming back with him were ten carts full of gold and silver treasures!
Faced with such rich and fruitful results, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and thought it was a good compliment.

However, Zhu Di did not get carried away. Instead, after dealing with all the ministers, he immediately came to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

"This is the ivory prayer bead we got from Nahachu. It is said to nourish the blood and energy. You are growing up now, so wearing it often may be beneficial."

As soon as they met, he took a box that had been prepared from his entourage and delivered it to him.

Contained in the box is a string of shiny Buddhist beads.

There are 24 pieces in total, each of which is engraved with a different Buddha. This craftsmanship alone is worth tens of thousands of gold.

"Thank you, Fourth Uncle. We will hang one in the future. Fourth Uncle, please sit down."

Although Zhu Congxin didn't know how to appraise treasures, he roughly guessed the value of this item, so he quickly took it in his hand with a smile and thanked him.

Immediately afterwards, he asked Zhu Di about the current situation in Northeast China and Korea.

Hearing that although Goryeo had repeatedly threatened to attack the Northeast with Can Yuan, there had been no movement, Zhu Congxin immediately laughed: "This is what these small tribes in a small place are like. They want to kneel down and kowtow, but they are afraid that the original master will come back. In the final analysis I still have no vision and cannot clearly see the situation in front of me. I thought that Can Yuan is still the same Dayuan as before. But I don’t know that the world has changed a long time ago, and their master has long been unreliable. "

"So, Xin'er, you also know Goryeo quite well? Then in your opinion, when will they make up their mind to surrender to us?"

Zhu Di obviously didn't expect that Zhu Congxin also knew something about Gao Li, so he couldn't help asking with flashing eyes.

He even became more convinced of his guess.

Because Naha’s death was so strange!
He didn't believe that his beloved father would send Su Jianyi over for no reason.

He felt that there must be a secret that he could not know.

And this secret must be related to the good nephew in front of him!

Even within the entire Ming Dynasty, he should be the only one who could possibly know the truth of the matter!
(End of this chapter)