Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 193: Also trying to bring about internal strife
After a month and a half.

The moment of application.

Chunhe Palace.

garden.

The prince's chosen servants Zhang Yuerong, Sheng Hongyu and Princess Jade Sea of ​​Yili Khanate slowly walked on the path in the garden.

The three of them quickly became familiar with each other after marrying into the East Palace more than half a month ago.

16-year-old Sheng Hongyu, 15-year-old Zhang Yuerong, and 13-year-old Yu Hai are similar in age and married to Zhu Gaoxu at the same time, so they have a very close relationship and can talk about everything.

This is completely different from the intrigues between concubines and concubines depicted in later movies and TV dramas.

The reality is that the three of them have just entered the palace, and they don't know many people in the huge palace.

And Zhu Gaoxu couldn't accompany them all the time, so they hugged each other to keep warm.

For the Crown Princess Li Yao, the talented Wang Qihong, and the selected attendant Quan Shuying, after Sheng Hongyu and the other three women move into the East Palace, Zhu Gaoxu will spend less time with them.

In this way, Zhu Gaoxu's six women were unconsciously divided into two large camps.

After entering October, although the weather gradually turns cooler, the sweet-scented osmanthus blooming in the garden of Chunhe Palace exudes an intoxicating fragrance.

The three girls met to enjoy the flowers in the garden. At this time, they walked to a pavilion and sat down to rest.

Soon a maid held a tray and brought a tea set and a hot pot of beauty and health tea.

"Sister Yu, my little sister has been holding something in her heart for a long time. I feel like if I don't say it out, I might be choked to death."

Princess Yuhai blushed and whispered in not fluent Chinese.

Sheng Hongyu asked doubtfully: "Did my sister encounter something difficult?"

"That, this—"

Princess Yuhai hesitated in embarrassment, her whole face turned as red as a red apple.

Sheng Hongyu looked around at the maids around him and ordered: "You all stand down."

"Yes."

The maids saluted.

After the maids retreated, Sheng Hongyu looked at Princess Yuhai and said, "There is no one here now, so don't worry."

"His Royal Highness did not consummate his marriage with Sister Yuhai."

Zhang Yuerong blushed and said generously.

Sheng Hongyu cast a questioning look at Zhang Yuerong.

Zhang Yuerong lowered his head and whispered: "The same goes for others."

"Your Highness dislikes the body odor on my little sister?"

Princess Yuhai asked softly.

"Nothing, His Highness will not dislike the smell of you."

Zhang Yuerong answered: "If I dislike your body odor, then Wang Cairen's body smells more milky, so why don't you still give birth to two sons and one daughter for His Highness?"

Sheng Hongyu lowered her voice and said, "Sister, be careful what you say."

"Why is this?" Zhang Yuerong asked puzzled.

Sheng Hongyu said without changing her expression: "Your Highness thinks that the two sisters are too young, and it is not for any other reason. Don't think too much about it."

After a pause, she continued: "You must know that giving birth to a child as a young woman is like entering a ghost gate. When an adult woman gives birth to a child, she is more likely to succeed."

Afterwards, Sheng Hongyu introduced the relationship between a woman's age and birth risks to Zhang Yuerong and Princess Yuhai in detail.

"His Highness treats us very kindly. We should feel at ease and learn to weave brocade first, and try not to be idle in the following days. In addition to visiting the Queen every day, we have to weave brocade for three hours every day. At other times, we can follow the palace maid. Let’s practice Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin.”

Sheng Hongyu said earnestly to Zhang Yuerong and Princess Yuhai: "We must take good care of our bodies so that we can give birth to more fat boys for His Royal Highness in the future."

"Sister said yes."

Zhang Yuerong said respectfully.

"Sister Yu, Duke Licheng has been in the military for a long time. You went back to the Sheng family to visit Duke Licheng a few days ago. Did you hear any news about my little sister's father Khan?"

Princess Yuhai couldn't help but ask.

"Since the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the capital, it takes a long time to deliver the news. Currently, there is no definite news about the founding of the Yilibali Khanate."

Sheng Hongyu said: "And after my father retired, he no longer interfered with military matters."

at the same time.

Hall of Martial Arts.

Jin Zhong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, anxiously took a military report. After passing it through, he rushed to see Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xining Song Sheng came quickly to report, and also tried to force the minister of the Li Khanate, Hudada, to join forces with Mahama, the younger brother of the country's Great Khan Shami Chagan, to launch a coup and seize the rule of the country. Now the Western Regions The situation has become increasingly complicated, and the Marquis of Xining requested the court to make plans quickly."

Zhu Di read the military report and listened to Jin Zhong's report.

When Jin Zhong finished speaking briefly, Zhu Di quickly finished reading the military report.

Then, he handed the military report in his hand to Zhu Gaoxu on his right side.

"Jin Qing, sit down and talk."

Zhu Di raised his hand and ordered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jin Zhong bowed and sat down.

Zhu Gaoxu closed the military report and said: "Father, Su Da Da is young and powerful, and he is very ambitious. He was the one who supported the former Shami Chagan. After my son married Shami Chagan's daughter, he also tried his best to bring the country of Li and the country together. I have an in-law relationship in the Ming Dynasty, but Hu Gada ignored it and abolished Sha Mi Chagan. There must be something hidden in this."

Jin Zhong reported: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, according to the scouts sent by the Marquis of Xining, Hudada is supported by Timur, Meng's brother, King of Oara in the north."

Zhu Di said solemnly: "Although Shami Chagan worked hard to govern, his national policy ran counter to Husada's, and many tribes under his command were dissatisfied, which allowed Husada to lose his control. The loss of Turpan was entirely due to Husada. The [-] elite men he led caught Zhang Yu's garrison by surprise."

"Father, Turpan is one of our important towns in the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty and cannot be ignored."

Zhu Gaoxu stepped aside and bowed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xing's report came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Qitai, the Minister of War, and Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household, would like to see you?"

"Send them in."

Zhu Di said loudly.

"Your Majesty, Qitai (Xia Yuanji), pays homage to His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After Qi Tai and Xia Yuanji entered the palace, they bowed and saluted.

"Without courtesy, I will give you a seat." Zhu Di raised his hand and said.

Qi Tai and Xia Yuanji said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the two sat down, Qi Tai said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have just received urgent news from General Cheng Bo Zhu Neng from [-] miles away from Hami. Timur's country has also sent troops to the west of the country. He invaded and occupied three cities of the former Yilibali Khanate, and marched all the way eastward, hitting the city of Yilibali."

Zhu Di frowned and said: "Why didn't Timur declare war? Doesn't Timur know that the Yilibali Khanate is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, this is a report from General Cheng Bo Zhu Neng, who sent people [-] miles away to deliver it urgently."

Qitai said this and took out a memorial from his sleeve pocket.

Li Xing took the memorial from him, walked quickly to the imperial table, and presented it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di quickly opened the memorial.

In his memorial, Zhu Neng gave a general explanation of the reasons why Timurid sent troops to the Li Khanate.The Western Region has been in a state of chaos over the years, which has brought huge losses to Timur's merchants engaged in trade in Yilibali. King Timur was deeply disturbed by this and paid great attention to it.

Especially when Kudada launched a coup and supported Mahama to succeed Yilibaili, he massacred the merchants of Timurid.

Therefore, Tamerlane claimed that he had to send troops out of concern for good neighbors and friendly countries and to protect his country's commercial interests, and he also tried his best to punish the ministers in the country.

Timur said that he sent troops to occupy the city in Yilibaoli as a last resort and that it was a temporary trusteeship. If the Ming Dynasty sent troops to destroy Hudada and restore Shamechagan, Timur's kingdom would naturally Will retreat.

Zhu Di angrily led the report and shouted: "This Timur is so arrogant!"

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the memorial, opened it and read it quickly.

He did not expect that although history had been changed, Tamerlane would eventually go on an eastern expedition.

At this time, Qi Tai said respectfully: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has 10,000+ troops led by the Marquis of Xining stationed in the seven cities of Guanxi. It is not difficult to quell the civil strife in the Yili Khanate."

Zhu Di looked at Jin Zhong and asked: "Jin Qing, you are the Minister of War. Regarding the current situation in the Western Regions, how do you think the court should deal with it?"

Jin Zhong stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, I thought——"

"Just sit down and talk." Zhu Di waved his hand.

"I thank Your Majesty Long En."

Jin Zhong bowed and sat down and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Timur Kingdom is a strong military country and is adjacent to the Ming Dynasty, so we should treat it with caution. We must not send troops to the Western Regions in anger, otherwise the Western Regions will be divided. The tribal forces will see through the imperial court's ambition to control the western regions. We can first hold the Timurid State to account, which is the so-called courtesy before fighting. The specific strategy will be negotiated with the Timurid State after Turpan is recovered."

Zhu Di asked: "How about I ask Song Sheng, the Marquis of Xining, to lead the troops out of the pass, march westward, and directly wipe out all the disobedient forces in the Western Regions in one go?"

Jin Zhong responded: "Your Majesty, I have heard that there are dozens of large tribes under Hu Gada's command, with strong soldiers and horses, nearly one hundred thousand elite soldiers, and the support of King Mengke (Mengke Timur) of Oara, so we cannot take it lightly. .”

"Your Majesty, although we have been preparing for the military rations for the Western Expedition for a year, they have not yet arrived. The current military rations, plus the food produced by the officers and soldiers in Hami, I estimate that they can support an army of [-] for ten months at most. The Marquis of Xining simply cannot It will be difficult to pacify the Western Regions within ten months!"

Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, answered.

As the saying goes, "before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first." Both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu understood that what Xia Yuanji was talking about was a practical issue.

"Both the Han and Tang Dynasties conquered the Western Regions. We, the Ming Dynasty, are the orthodox Chinese people. How can we retreat despite the difficulties?"

Qitai asked Xia Yuanjidao.

Then, he reported to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, the troops of Pinghou Zhang Yu, who is currently retreating in the Turpan Mountains, have become a lone army and must be rescued."

Jin Zhong answered: "Your Majesty, General Cheng Bo Zhu Neng is stationed in the north of Hami and east of Turpan. How about letting him reinforce General Zhang Yu?"

"Hudaida has assembled an army of [-] people. Zhu Neng's troops need to be prepared for the Oara tribe to go south. Even if he leads his troops to rescue, it will be a drop in the bucket and will not help."

Qi Tai said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I think we should let Xininghou, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, lead his army to march westward, drive out Hudaida, rescue Pinghou Zhangyu's troops, and after recapturing Turpan, take the opportunity to march westward and attack Beiye in one go. Bali City.”

After listening to what Qi Tai, Jin Zhong and Xia Yuanji said, Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu and asked, "Prince, what do you think?"

"Father, why don't you summon some princes and ask their opinions?"

Zhu Gaoxu said respectfully.

Zhu Di nodded and said: "Since ancient times, we have been more cautious when deploying troops in the Western Frontier. We should summon the public to discuss and make a decision."

When he said this, he told Li Xing: "Li Xing, go and pass on my oral instructions and summon Duke Cao Guo, Duke Wei and Duke Licheng to come and see you."

The next day.

Afterwards.

Zhu Gaoxu summoned his generals and announced the news that the imperial court had decided to start using troops in the Western Regions one after another, and said that he would recommend some of the generals to participate in the war to pacify the Western Regions.

At the end of the meeting, Fu Rang, Geng Xuan, and Sheng Lei left Chunhe Palace because they were not on duty today.

On the way out of the palace.

Geng Xuan asked Fu Rang: "Do you know what your Majesty means?"

Fu Rang said: "No matter how stupid I am, I can guess that he must have ordered the Marquis of Xining to be the commander-in-chief of the western expedition and march westward."

Geng Xuan suddenly laughed out loud.

"Why are you laughing? Did I guess wrong?" Fu Rang frowned.

Geng Xuan held back her laughter and said, "I'm telling you, I didn't laugh at anything."

Fu Rang analyzed: "Think about it, there are only a few people who are qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the Western Conquest. If not the Marquis of Xining, who else could it be? In my opinion, it must be the Marquis of Xining!"

Geng Xuan said: "Then why didn't His Highness the Crown Prince tell us clearly just now?"

Fu Rang said: "This -"

Geng Xuan finally couldn't help but laugh again: "Haha."

At this time, Sheng Lei came over and whispered: "Brother Fu and Brother Geng, do you know who your Majesty plans to send as the commander-in-chief of the Western Conquest?"

"Who to send?" Geng Xuan and Fu Rang asked in unison.

"Dong Cao Guo!" Sheng Lei whispered.

Fu Rang was surprised and said: "Dong Cao Guo?"

Geng Xuan couldn't believe it and said: "Send Li Jinglong to go on a western expedition? How can this be done?"

He immediately said: "No, we must ask to see His Highness the Crown Prince. The only one who can persuade His Majesty is His Highness the Crown Prince."

Sheng Lei said: "Wait a minute, His Majesty the Crown Prince must know what your Majesty means. Even if we go, I'm afraid it won't help."

"In that case, why don't we just sit back and do nothing?"

Geng Xuan said angrily: "My father (Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen) is also a veteran in the army, isn't he more qualified than Cao Guogong? Just because his father, Li Jinglong, is the nephew of Emperor Taizu? This is unfair!"

Fu Rang remained silent.

His father, the former Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, and the former Duke of Song, Feng Sheng, were both demoted to commoners by Emperor Taizu in the 28th year of Hongwu for being involved in the Lan Yu case.

Geng Xuan could speak freely, but he did not dare to say anything willfully.

"Brother Fu, are you going?" Geng Xuan looked at Fu Rang and asked.

Fu Rang said: "Go."

Geng Xuan looked at Sheng Lei again and asked, "Brother Sheng, are you going?"

Sheng Lei said: "That's fine, let's go together."

So, the three of them turned around and walked towards Chunhe Palace.

"Excuse me, General Wei. I would like to see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Sheng Lei and the others said to the guard Wei Xian who was guarding the palace gate.

"Several later."

Wei Xian could basically guess the purpose of the three people's visit, so he replied politely.

He went straight to the Chunhe Hall, only to find that there were only the servants and maids on duty in the hall, but Kang Ping and Zhu Gaoxu were missing.

Then, Wei Xian found the study and found that Zhu Gaoxu was not in the study.

Finally, he returned to the gate of Chunhe Palace and said to Sheng Lei and the others: "His Royal Highness was here just now, but I don't know where he went now."

Sheng Lei turned around and looked at Geng Xuan and Fu Rang: "I told you not to come, but you two had to come."

Fu Rang asked in confusion: "Where will His Royal Highness go?"

Wei Xian thought for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness has been teaching the princes during this period, and may have gone to build a new main hall."

Geng Xuan said anxiously: "Let's go, everyone, follow me to the newly built main hall."

PS: The countdown to the Western Region of County and County has begun.

(End of this chapter)