Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 220 The Trouble in Peiping
At this time, Beiping City was far beyond the original Dadu and was already a big city.

From the time Zhang Yifan saw Beiping City to the time he entered Beiping City, he found that there were still many sergeants.In other words, near Peiping, there is actually a military camp.

The reason is also very simple, here is the bridgehead against Mongolian Yuan.

When Zhang Yifan entered Beiping City, King Yan Zhu Di had already heard the news and immediately led a group of people to pick him up.

On the street, a large group of soldiers arrived with King Yan to guard the street, and passers-by were isolated at the edge of the street.

"Hahaha!" Zhu Di greeted Zhang Yifan and laughed loudly, "You kid, you are finally here!"

There were three people Zhang Yifan knew who came with him to greet them, namely South Korean Duke Li Shanchang, Wei Guogong Xu Da and the boy Lan Yu.There are also a few others who seem to be of high status, probably the Marquis or something.

At this time, after hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhang Yifan wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed it to Zhu Di, and said at the same time: "Look, I've been working day and night!"

Li Shanchang was relieved when he saw Zhang Yifan. This boy from Liujia Village was finally here.

I had been fooled before, but unexpectedly, I was fooled into coming to Peking.He is already very old and has helped the emperor conquer the world. It is the time to enjoy the blessings. It will be a loss to stay in Peiping for one more day.

If Zhang Yifan doesn't come, he won't be able to return to the capital.To be honest, among these people, the one who is most looking forward to Zhang Yifan's arrival in Peking is Li Shanchang, besides Zhu Di.

At this time, he also said with a smile: "Great Prince Consort, if you don't come here, my old bones will probably be buried in Beiping!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan looked at him and replied: "That's not bad. It just so happens that you don't need to return the body wrapped in horse leather, because you can be famous for the rest of your life!"

Li Shanchang: "..."

But Zhu Di couldn't wait for them to chatter, and immediately interrupted: "Just in time, we are discussing something, let's go back, let's continue the discussion!"

This time, it was Zhang Yifan's turn to be speechless.

He stared at Zhu Di and said: "Fourth brother, I have just arrived, I haven't drunk a sip of water, and I don't even know where I will be settled. You are going to drag me to discuss things, you, a rich landlord!"

After hearing this, Zhu Di looked indifferent and just said with a smile: "What else do you need to settle down? Of course you can stay at my place. I have already prepared it for you."

Having said this, he paused and said: "Let's go, let's go, let's talk about the car camp you suggested. Now the side cars have been built. Let's go, discuss, discuss..."

Looking at him like this, he seemed to be eager to go to war immediately.

Zhang Yifan was helpless and had to let him go.

As the vigilant sergeants also evacuated, passers-by resumed passage, but they were all curious.

"Who is this person? He actually asked King Yan and several princes to come out to greet him?"

"The background is not small. Did you see that there was also a team of Jinyi Guards School Captain escorting me? Does the Jinyi Guards School Captain know? He became famous at the beginning of the year and brought down the prime minister of the dynasty..."

"Don't you know, I heard that this man is the big son-in-law, the magistrate of Xiangshan County!"

"So it's him. Is he here to be our prefect in Beiping? If so, then we are lucky. We don't want to be as prosperous as Xiangshan County, half of it is enough."

"Probably not. We in Beiping are constantly threatened by the Tatars, so it's not safe yet. The county magistrate Prince Consort cannot be here to manage politics."

"What's that for? Leading troops to fight? But I've never heard of the Prince Consort leading troops to fight!"

"Who knows, but no matter what, if he comes, good things will definitely happen, right?"

"..."

Zhang Yifan naturally didn't know, but the people of the Ming Dynasty knew that he was the county magistrate, and that Xiangshan County, which he had governed for three years, had become extremely prosperous.His arrival made the people of Peiping begin to look forward to it.

At this time, he arrived at the meeting hall of Prince Yan's Mansion and began to continue the discussion.

Because Zhang Yifan had just arrived, Zhu Di, who was sitting in the main seat, personally introduced Zhang Yifan to the situation in Peiping.

Today, the imperial officers and soldiers here are probably stationed along the Great Wall defense line. They are just outposts and their strength is not large.The main force of the imperial army is still here in Peiping.

To the north of Peiping, there are Tongzhou, Yongping, Yong'an and other places, and the people mainly moved here from Shanxi.

Outside the pass, there is the sphere of influence of the Meng Yuan Dynasty. The general of the Yuan army in front of him is Duo'er Buhua, mainly cavalry, with about 3 to [-] horses.

This Yuan army would definitely not dare to be an enemy of the imperial army from the front, but the key is that the cavalry army is on the opposite side, which is highly mobile and capable of causing destruction.Hence, some headaches.

No, after listening to Zhu Di's introduction, he said to Zhang Yifan angrily: "These Tatars are just a group of eggless people. They just don't dare to fight openly and openly. They are like mice. They are so annoying!"

After hearing this, Xu Da smiled and said to Zhang Yifan: "This is the tactic that the Mongols are good at, using their cavalry advantages to fight. In the future, most of the enemies we will face are this kind of enemies. We must force them to fight us decisively. , is not an easy task.”

If the Mongol Tatars were still fighting hard, there would be no need for King Yan to come. He would have led the army to destroy the Mongol Tatars.

Hearing his father-in-law's words, Zhu Di had a little more expectation, and said to Zhang Yifan: "The van you proposed to be used in Cheying has already been built. Once you encounter an enemy, it can be connected to form a fence to stop the enemy. My father-in-law saw it." We all agreed. Look, how can we use this car camp to fight against the Tatars?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan shook his head and said, "You should ask Duke Wei more about leading troops in war. How can I have any experience?"

Xu Da couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this.He had already seen his son-in-law's impulsiveness, so he wanted to make a great contribution and fight a big battle.Unexpectedly, this son-in-law, who was the same age as his son-in-law, was not impulsive at all, which made him feel relieved.

Before, he was a little worried, fearing that if these two young people got together and wanted to fight, it would be very troublesome.

After all, according to the emperor's decree, the commander-in-chief of Beiping is King Yan.Although he is his son-in-law, he still has to listen to his son-in-law in terms of military matters.

He was thinking that Zhu Di was already replying to Zhang Yifan: "The result of our discussion is that it is almost the end of the year. According to the habit of previous years, the Mongolian Tatars are likely to enter the pass and plunder. This car camp is inconvenient to move, but It is suitable for blocking roads in key sections, stopping the Mongolian cavalry, and giving the army a chance to encircle it. However, one problem is how to get the car camp to the area that needs to be blocked in time, and how to notify the encircling army to arrive in time. Discuss After a long time, there is no good way!"

Speaking of this, he was afraid that Zhang Yifan would not understand the situation of the Tartars, so he added after a pause: "These Mongolian Tartars have learned their skills, and they put their horses far away. When safety is ensured, their main force will be Can act. So if we want to encircle the Mongol Tartars, the ambush army must be far enough away. But in this way, when the ambush army receives the news and rushes away, the Mongol Tartars often escape. You say, angry Isn’t it annoying?”

For this reason, even if Xu Da was stationed in the north, he was very passive in the face of these tricks of the Mongolian and Yuan troops.

When Lan Yu heard this, he stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "If the general wants it, we can't just defend like this. We also organize our troops, go out to counterattack, and return after a battle!"

His proposal had actually been put forward before, and it suited Zhu Di's taste, but it was rejected by Xu Da and others.

Now the strength of the Mongolian Yuan outside the pass is still very strong, and the cavalry is far inferior to the Mongolian Yuan army. If they take the initiative to attack, they may succeed at the beginning.But as long as the Mongolian Yuan army is prepared, they may not be able to come back after going out.

Zhang Yifan listened to them talking, but he himself didn't speak, mainly just listening.

Li Shanchang did speak in the previous discussions, and his opinions were pertinent, especially in the logistics area, where he made a lot of efforts.But at this time, after Zhang Yifan arrived, he stopped talking.It seems that these things discussed no longer have anything to do with him.

When others were talking, he stared at Zhang Yifan. Seeing that Zhang Yifan remained silent, he felt happy.

You were allowed to talk eloquently in front of the emperor, but now you are dumbfounded when you encounter the real frontline situation?

But I hope you can continue to talk, and then go with Zhu Di, a stupid young man. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Go out to fight the Tatars, make achievements, and be a wolf!

While he was thinking about this, the meeting hall fell silent.Obviously, everything that needs to be said has been said, but the problem still exists, but no one has a good solution, so they stay silent.

Li Shanchang didn't care about this. He said: "Winter in the north is coming soon, and my old bones still have to be buried in my hometown. Now that the Prince Consort has arrived, according to His Majesty's decree, I should go back. If nothing happens, If so, then I’ll go back and take over the work at hand!”

Zhu Di felt a little unhappy after hearing this.However, what Li Shanchang said was true. That was what his father meant.Besides, Li Shanchang has indeed done a lot of things.

Therefore, he replied: "How about the Grand Master staying for a few more days and waiting for the king to finish handling the matters at hand, and then give the Grand Master a banquet to see him off?"

After hearing this, Li Shanchang chuckled and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan still puts state affairs first. The subordinate officials are very old. They are no longer useful when they are old. They can't help much, so they won't cause trouble."

With that, he took his leave.

Zhang Yifan didn't think much about it. Li Shanchang was indeed an old man. Although he had the reputation of being the first hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was not in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's intention to force him to stay here. Therefore, he didn't say anything.

After Li Shanchang left, the hall became even quieter.

Even the first hero who founded the Ming Dynasty had no choice but to leave like this. What else could they do? They could only fight the Tatars until they could accumulate more strength.

Zhu Di thought the same thing and was about to announce the adjournment of the meeting.

But who would have thought that at this moment, Zhang Yifan suddenly asked: "How is the telescope equipment in the military here in Peiping?"

Zheng Jingxue was in charge of the glass factory, so he didn't interfere much.Although he knew that the Metropolitan Governor's Office had placed an order to purchase telescopes, he did not know the specific distribution of the telescopes, so he asked this question.

After hearing this, Zhu Di was a little speechless and said: "Everyone in the army who has the rank of commander or above has been issued. But Yifan, it's true that you have a telescope, but you are not really clairvoyant! With this telescope, you can't see anything at all." It’s too far to solve the problem at hand!”

After hearing this, Xu Da and others nodded, agreeing with King Yan's statement.

The telescope is indeed useful, but it still cannot solve the problem at hand!
However, Zhang Yifan smiled and said: "That's because you don't know how to use the telescope, so you can't take advantage of the telescope! It's just that the telescopes distributed at the commander level are still a little short. Buy more, I will be of great use , may be able to solve the immediate problem, I will take a look at the situation first, and then make a final decision."

"What?" When Zhu Di heard this, he stood up from where he was sitting. He even leaned his upper body and put his hands on the table. He stared at Zhang Yifan in surprise and asked, "Yifan, don't lie to me. This is a meeting hall, there is no room for joking!"

The telescope is just like that. He has long been able to play with it very skillfully.He could guarantee that all these telescopes could only see so far.

But the difficulty encountered by the imperial court and the army today is that communication is inconvenient. It is possible to be separated by many mountains, not to mention one mountain. Is it possible that the telescope can see through it in the hands of Yifan?
Anyway, whether others believe it or not, he, Zhu Di, does not believe it.

Others were also very strange. They didn't know what Zhang Yifan meant by what he said.
Telescopes are magical, but they are not magical enough to solve the problems they are currently facing.

Zhang Yifan smiled after hearing this, looked at Zhu Di and said: "You don't think that I am trying to sell more telescopes, do you? Just because you can't think of it doesn't mean that I can't think of it. When did I talk about bragging?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di felt a little embarrassed, and immediately replied: "I didn't mean that. If you cared about the money for selling this telescope, you wouldn't give away all the good things you came up with. I will punish myself later. Three cups!”

At this point, a look of anticipation appeared on his face, and he quickly asked: "Yifan, don't try to tantalize me anymore, tell me quickly, what method have you come up with that can solve the problem you just mentioned?"

In terms of money, it is obvious to all that the entire Ming Dynasty, including the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, was not as generous as Zhang Yifan.

Therefore, no one would think that Zhang Yifan was trying to sell his own telescope.Although it sounds like bragging, but carefully reviewing the words and deeds of the eldest son-in-law, there is really no example of bragging.The things he said seemed to be bragging, but in the end they were all achievable.

Thinking of this, everyone including Xu Da, Lan Yu and others couldn't help but become curious. They all stared at the prince consort, expecting him to express his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)