Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 287 Xu Da is going to die?

Because Daning, the vassal territory of King Ning Zhu Quan, was just outside the Xifengkou Pass, so after bidding farewell to his Seventeenth Brother, Zhu Zhen could not walk far to Xifengkou.

After the defenders made routine inquiries about the identity and origin of this sudden Ming army, they were immediately frightened.

"See His Royal Highness the King of Dian," the defending general knelt down directly, feeling baffled and confused.

King of Dian, Dian, isn’t that Yunnan?

Good guy, why did you, the King of Yunnan, come outside the customs?

And according to His Highness, they came from Ningxia Town, from the direction of Shaanxi and Gansu, then killed in a circle from Mobei Grassland, and finally came here?

Judging from today's map, it is equivalent to Zhu Zhen leading his army around the entire Inner Mongolia grassland.

The defenders at Xifengkou immediately looked at these warriors with admiration and even adoration, who were covered in dust and dust, but could not hide their iron-blooded appearance and the morale of a victorious army returning home in triumph.

They couldn't wait to exchange identities with the people among them.

This is also an important pass, and the garrison troops that can be set up here are naturally not weak people.

It can also be said that the Ming army in the early dynasty, no matter which unit it was, was not easy to provoke. The Ming army that had just driven away the Mongolian Tatars was probably not an exaggeration to say that it was the most powerful army in the world at the same time.

Mu Ying dared to lead tens of thousands of people to defeat hundreds of thousands of native troops. Qu Neng fought all the way from the Western Regions to Southeast Asia. Even during the crusade against Dao Bailan, Annan Jiaozhi did not dare to say a word.

This is the strong national power of the Ming Dynasty today.

Now that the identity has been determined, there is naturally nothing more to say.

Zhu Chu continued to drive the countless livestock all the way past Xifengkou and headed straight for Shuntian.

Speaking of Shuntian, it has a long history, and can even be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is said that King Wu of Zhou granted Zhao Gong to Beijing and nearby areas, and called it Yan. The capital was in Liulihe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing today, and the ruins still exist.

Later, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor were granted the title of Ji, southwest of today's Beijing.

After the Yan State destroyed the Ji State, it moved its capital to Ji, collectively known as Yandu or Yanjing.

Therefore, the name Yanjing has existed since ancient times.

In the first year of Jin Zhenyuan, with King Hailing moving the capital to Yanjing, it was renamed Zhongdu.

In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Zhongdu Road was first renamed Daxingfu, and then officially renamed Dadu Road.

During the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang established the Beiping Chengxuan Administrative Department here and changed Dadu Road to Beiping Prefecture.

In fact, the name Shuntian was not changed from Peiping Prefecture to Shuntian Prefecture in the name of "complying with God's will" until Zhu Di ascended the throne and was named Yongle in history.

So it is wrong to call Suncheon now.

(As an aside, a reader commented before that he corrected me. Peking or Yanjing should be called Shuntian. I didn’t check it at the time. It was my mistake. What does it mean to call it Shuntian now? The fourth brother has ascended the throne? My, my, my.)

Even the king's title of Yan King Zhu Di is called King of Yan precisely because this place has been called Yan Di since ancient times.

Just like Zhu Lun's vassal title was changed to King of Dian, Yunnan was called Dian Kingdom and Dian Land in ancient times. Calling him King of Yunnan is a bit too straightforward.

After passing Xifengkou, Zhu Zhen finally camped and rested for one night on the way, and then arrived in Yanjing in the afternoon of the next day.

It wasn't that he had to practice double cultivation with Xu Miaojin, the main reason was that Xifengkou was still two to three hundred kilometers away from Yanjing. If there were no cattle, sheep and horses to drag it down, with the speed of the entire army of cavalry, they could arrive quickly.

But we can’t just release these animals, right?

Zhu Di, who had returned to Yanjing, had already received the news. Not only was he waiting to greet him ten miles outside Yanjing in advance, there was even an unexpected person waiting for Zhu Ming.

Zhu Zhen led a large army and came towards them in a mighty and slow manner.

Even though Zhu Di had already heard about it, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he learned that Zhu Xi had brought a large amount of trophies from the grassland this time.

There are [-] cattle, [-] sheep, and [-] horses and horses.

Zhu Di took a long breath and said: "It seems that the eighteenth brother is not complacent. Taking away so many resources on the grassland will make all the grassland people sad this winter, and they will no longer be able to make trouble."

It seems that even the fourth brother is worried that Zhu Ming will get carried away. If the grassland tribes are allowed to grow again, even if Guilichi is eliminated now, who will appear next tomorrow.

Emperor Yongle made five conquests on the Mobei grassland in history, and defeated both the Tatars and the Oaras.

But so what?

After defeating the Tatars, the war broke out.

After defeating Wala, there is still Wuliangha.

Even if you defeat them all, the grassland tribes will begin to hide and not fight you.

When you Yongle died, and you survived Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji and his son, and when the Ming God of War came to power, didn't you win the Tumubao Incident?

This is the difficulty of the grassland tribes. If they blindly avoid the battle and hide blindly, they will wait until you are weak before attacking you head-on. It will still be very difficult to deal with them.

To this day, some people still doubt that the First Emperor built the Great Wall because he was afraid of the grassland people.

What's going on? If the grassland people were really powerful, why didn't they march straight into the Central Plains? Do they like to live in harsh grasslands? Do they want to be savages? Are they naturally fond of nomadic life? Don't like a stable home environment?

There is only one answer. The Great Qin Cavalry can defeat them and kill them, but it cannot eliminate them.

And the grassland people often went to the border to fight against the autumn wind. They couldn't defeat the Qin cavalry, but they could bully the people.

The First Emperor built the Great Wall to protect the people from being invaded and plundered. It was not that Qin could not defeat it, but that they were unwilling to fight against it.

But even the Yongle Emperor in history, the fourth brother Zhu Di, didn't know that Zhu Di had already wiped out the entire Tatar grassland. He didn't conquer the leaders of the tribes, but the grassland people.

Now he is what the people want, and those leaders are just his agents.

The agent means that he can be replaced at any time. As long as Zhu Chu does not lose the support of the people, the Tatars will not betray him and they will no longer need to worry about the grassland.

"Fourth brother," Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin came to Zhu Di side by side.

Zhu Chu turned over and jumped off the horse. He originally wanted to reach out to help Xu Miaojin, but Xu Miaojin gave him a blank stare.

What a fuss, is she embarrassed in front of her brother-in-law?

So Xu Miaojin deliberately jumped down from the other side and greeted Zhu Di with a smile: "Brother-in-law."

Zhu Di glared at her, and then Zhu Ming grabbed her hand.

Zhu Ming said excitedly: "How can I let my fourth brother come out to pick me up? It's freezing cold now. If the cold hits my fourth brother, I won't be able to escape the blame."

He didn't know how long Zhu Di had been standing outside. His hands were cold, but he stood there with a nonchalant smile.

Although the winter in Peking and Yanjing is not as cold as outside the Guan, it is not that warm either. What’s more, the Little Ice Age will usher in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It may have snowed a few days ago, and the surroundings are all covered with silver. Ice and snow.

Zhu Ming was very moved.

Whether it is the Seventeenth Brother or the Fourth Brother, when he needs something, they will really help each other. This is what brothers do.

"Okay, don't act like a little girl. When you were killing the Tatars and the ghost Lichi on the grassland, you didn't look like this," Zhu Di said with a smile, and raised his hand to pat Zhu Xi's arm, and found that This eighteenth brother is obviously so many years younger than himself, but now he is taller than him?

It was a bit difficult to pat him on the shoulder.

"By the way, Lao Shiba, look who this is, do you recognize it?" Zhu Di suddenly stepped aside to let someone out.

Zhu Ming looked at it and felt a little surprised, but he felt it was natural.

Before Zhu Chu could speak, the man knelt down and shouted: "Commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Gu, your Highness, I am a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

That's right, it was none other than the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Wei.

Zhu Di was a little surprised. Although Jiang Yu was just a commander, he was the commander of Jin Yiwei.

The Jinyiwei belonged directly to the emperor. They could be said to be the most popular people in front of Emperor Hongwu. How could they be compared to ordinary commanders?

If he says something treacherous, even ordinary princes and princes might not be taken seriously by him, Jiang Yu, right?

But Jiang Wei didn't dare to have any airs in front of Zhu Chu. He knew very well how tough this prince was.

When he was in a hurry, Zhu Chu really dared to draw Shang Fang's sword and chop him down.

Of course, Zhu Zhen would not kill the court ministers randomly.

But the problem is, Zhu Zhen's moves are always unexpected, and he even kills a thousand enemies and loses a thousand and two himself. If he calls you daddy, and asks you how to deal with it?

If a prince acts out, there's really nothing you can do about it.

What's more, now that Zhu Chu has made extraordinary achievements, Jiang Gu lowered his head, his face was not dissatisfied at all, but sincerely convinced, and he gave Zhu Chu a great gift.

"It turns out to be Xiao Jiang," Zhu Zhen smiled, and he also called him this deliberately. He didn't really have a close relationship with the commander of the Jin Yiwei, but his last name was interesting. Jiang Wei raised his head and said with a slight smile: "Your Highness, it's me."

Zhu Ming nodded, and then said: "Get up. It's freezing out here. Why don't you kneel on the ground? Don't freeze."

Jiang Wei was moved and stood up. Although Zhu Chu just said something cheap, why not let him stop kneeling in the first place?

With his status as Zhu Zhen, he would have been too lazy to say anything cheap, but he still said it.

This satisfied Jiang Wei.

"Your Highness, we are here with an order. Please accept the order," Jiang Wei said extremely politely.

If the other ministers saw this, they would probably die of jealousy.

Throughout the ages, has it ever been so humble as an envoy to propagate the imperial edict?

The one they represent is the emperor. Unless the imperial power has been reduced to the point of humbleness, who is not showing off his power and being aloof?

But Jiang Yu naturally did not dare to show off his power to Zhu Zhen.

Seeing Jiang Wei take out the jade scroll imperial edict from his arms, and his fourth brother Zhu Di was beside him, Zhu Ji had no choice but to reluctantly lift up his robe and kneel down.

Xu Miaojin also obediently knelt down next to Zhu Chu.

"Following the imperial edict of the Emperor, Zhu Ming, Zhu Ming, you are really brave. We originally asked you to go to Xi'an, but you went to Ningxia to make a big fuss, and even took the opportunity to drag your second brother's guard to Mobei. The grassland has gone, have you ever taken us seriously? I'm not dead yet."

This first sentence was so serious that even Xu Miaojin turned pale and looked at Zhu Ming cautiously.

As a result, Zhu Xi looked indifferent and didn't take it to heart at all.

Again, the worst thing is that I won’t play with you, Lao Zhu, and my son, I will take Xu Miaojin and run back to Yunnan directly. From now on, all imperial edicts will be obeyed rather than announced.

If you send a large army to attack, then let's have a good fight and show off our arms.

As long as you die, I will start a rebellion.

Therefore, Zhu Ming was very confident and unmoved at all.

Zhu Di could not help but admire this scene, because even he did not dare to contradict Lao Zhu. If Lao Zhu had given him this imperial edict, Zhu Di would have been terrified, lest he be reprimanded by Lao Zhu.

At this moment, Jiang Wei suddenly changed the topic and continued: "But, you didn't embarrass us, you are worthy of being my son."

Lao Zhu actually mentioned my tiger son again, and he mentioned it in the imperial edict, which can be said to be officially certified.

My tiger son, this title is already a high praise.

A flash of envy and jealousy flashed in Zhu Di's eyes. He guarded Yanjing, guarded the border and defended the country, and had made many achievements.

But even he has never received such an honor. The most important thing is that this is Zhu Yuanzhang's approval.

"We heard what your third, fourth and seventeenth brothers, as well as your sixteenth brother before, told us. You have made extraordinary contributions. You penetrated all the Tatars, and even Conquered those rebellious grassland people. I heard that you also received the title of Holy Khan?"

Do you even know this?

Zhu Ming couldn't help but glance at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di nodded calmly and admitted that, yes, he was the one who told the secret.

Your kid calls himself the Holy Khan in the grasslands. If he doesn't know how to deal with it, then in front of so many people, if Zhu Di doesn't explain it to Lao Zhu, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

After annihilating Guilichi and completely pacifying the Tatar grassland, Zhu Zhen went deeper into the Hulunbuir grassland and even went around Langjuxu Mountain. But he went to the Holy Land to check in. No Zen seal.

At that time, Zhu Di and Zhu Quan directly led their troops home. Taking advantage of this time difference, Zhu Di, Zhu Quan, and even the Jin King Zhu Fan of Taiyuan all sent memorials to the court.

That's why Jiang Wei went to Peking and Yanjing today to deliver the order.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also made two plans. He was afraid that Zhu Chu would be surprised, so in addition to sending Jiang Wei to guard here, he also sent news to Zhu Chuan. If Zhu Chu planned to enter the pass from the direction of Ningxia Town, he would ask Zhu Chuan to pass on him. Purpose.

But how could Zhu Chu not come to thank his two brothers in person?

The imperial edict continued to be read out, although it was in vernacular, but precisely because it was in vernacular, Zhu Yuanzhang was so eloquent that he probably wrote tens of thousands of words, which was more than the author's two chapters.

It can be seen how excited Zhu Yuanzhang was. Except for the harsh statement in the first sentence, he actually did not punish Zhu Yuan. Including Zhu Yuan's previous rebellion and disobedience, he did not even mention it.

On the contrary, he praised and rewarded Zhu Ming mercilessly.

But when it came time to discuss merit and reward, Zhu Yuanzhang said that he should rush to the capital as quickly as possible immediately, and he would talk to him face to face when the time came.

"Your Highness, please get up. His Majesty has decreed that you should abandon your subordinates and return to the capital immediately with your humble post," Jiang Wei said, reaching out to help Zhu Chu get up, and handed the imperial edict to Zhu Chu.

Zhu Miao pulled Xu Miaojin to stand up together, but turned a blind eye to the imperial edict. Instead, he looked at Zhu Di and said, "But I still want to have a drink with my fourth brother. Let my sister roast a lamb for us then. Let's I won’t stop until I get drunk today.”

"Your sister?" Zhu Di rolled his eyes and said, "She is just my sister-in-law now, right? Don't make too much trouble, otherwise you will be caught. It doesn't matter to you, but don't mess with my sister. trouble."

In ancient times, reputations, especially those of women, were more important than life.

It is said that Hai Rui even starved his own daughter to death because the young daughter took a piece of cake from a male servant.

It is said that it is a breach of moral integrity to wear clothes with bare sleeves. In ancient times, this was emphasized.

Of course, the Hai Rui incident is just unofficial history, not even unofficial history, it is just a matter spread among the people.

Because Hai Rui is a well-known upright official, he has been upright throughout his life, and he has faced severe punishment of corrupt officials, and is prohibited from accepting bribes for personal gain.

Therefore, Hai Rui must have offended someone to slander his reputation after his death.

This is just like the story of Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian in Water Margin. It is obvious that Wu Dalang's prototype Wu Zhi is also an upright and good official who has done a lot for the people, is not afraid of power, and bravely fights against corrupt officials.

As a result, he offended others and was blackmailed into three inches of Dinggu tree bark.

However, Shi Naian, the author of Water Margin, died in the third year of Hongwu, and Wu Zhi was an imperial examination official in the Ming Dynasty. It stands to reason that Wu Zhi was born after Shi Naian died, so who is the prototype of Wu Da? Very doubtful.

Far away.

Back to the topic.

Zhu Di patted Zhu Li's arm again. Although they were not the same mother, Zhu Di still couldn't help but feel proud when facing this younger brother with a huge age difference in front of him.

"Eighteenth brother, it doesn't have to be like this. A man has ambitions to be everywhere, and if there is an opportunity in the future, my brother will go to the capital. Then we will have a good reunion. Now that my father is eager to let you return to the capital, don't resist. "Yes. This is my father's affection and love for you," Zhu Di said with a smile.

Zhu Xinxin said that he had already resisted and disobeyed the decree, so why not do it this time?

But Zhu Di was right. The vassal kings were sometimes summoned to the capital by Lao Zhu, especially the sons who were loved by Lao Zhu. Some came to the capital once a year or even twice a year.

In fact, Lao Zhu wanted to summon Zhu Qi to the capital before, but Zhu Qi had an excuse to avoid him the first time, and the second time he had to go to the capital because Jiang Wei kept following him.

Otherwise, he would still want to hide in Yunnan and listen to the propaganda but not the propaganda.

Zhu Xinxin said that if Lao Zhu didn't die, he really didn't want to let him go back to Yunnan.

In this way, as long as I stay in Yingtian, I will still have the opportunity to have a good talk with my fourth brother in the future.

Mainly, Zhu Xi and Fourth Brother were not familiar with each other before, but after fighting side by side this time, he suddenly found that he and Fourth Brother had a tacit understanding?

Otherwise, from now on, the two brothers will launch a campaign of peace together, right?

(Zhu Yunwen: It’s okay if you don’t want this throne.)

"Actually, there is one more thing. I don't know whether to talk about my humble position or not," Jiang Wei suddenly hesitated to say half a sentence.

Zhu Ming raised his eyebrows and said amusingly: "Xiao Jiang, it seems you still like to kneel down and talk?"

Jiang Wei still dared to whet his appetite and said quickly: "Actually, I heard that Duke Xu Da of Wei's back has become more and more serious. Especially now that the weather is getting colder, he is even more miserable. To put it in a harsh way, The imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital are also at a loss. Therefore, Your Majesty has given permission to Master Xu Da to send him back to his hometown to support him after spring."

To put it bluntly, it means going home to wait for death, and the fallen leaves return to their roots.

Zhu Chu's eyes widened. Lao Xu should have died long ago, but he ended up living until now. But you have lived until now, why can't you live a few more years?

Xu Miaojin's expression on the side suddenly changed. She clenched her fists tightly and looked at Zhu Ming with a sad look on her face.

Zhu Ming didn't dare to delay any more and said to Zhu Di: "Fourth brother, it seems that I can't delay anymore, so we have to meet again when we have the opportunity in the future."

Then Zhu Chu called Xu Miaojin: "Sister, get on the horse, let's go back to Beijing quickly. Don't worry, I will do everything possible to treat Uncle Xu. Jiang Wei, what are you waiting for? Wang Fu, let Peng Yue Niu Sheng lead the troops and move slowly. We have to take the first step.”

Zhu Zhen finally became anxious and led a small team to rush to the capital.

Otherwise, if he were slower, he would be really worried that it would be too late to see Xu Da for the last time.

He doesn't care, but what about Xu Miaojin? She ran away from home for herself and almost eloped with herself. If she missed the last moment with her father, it would be a lifelong regret.

(End of this chapter)