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

Chapter 396 Some things can be faked and become true

After taking a short rest in Lijiang Mansion, with the addition of 100,000 Naxi militiamen led by Mu Chu, Zhu Chu's army had truly exceeded 500,000, with a total of 565,000 troops.

And nearly half of them are cavalry.

Although most of them are militiamen, whether they are Zhuang, Yao or Naxi, they are all ethnic groups with strong folk customs and good at fighting.

Not to mention the fact that the Zhuang people are accustomed to playing Zhuangquan, the Yao people just experienced a 'rebellion' not long ago, and the Naxi people even followed Zhu Zhen in his military campaigns in the north and south the year before.

Therefore, even if the Eastern Chagatai Khanate were Mongol Tatars, they would not be afraid at all.

If Zhu Chun hadn't wanted the people of other tribes to recuperate, he could have recruited a large group of strong Miao men, as well as the 200,000 surrendered troops he had sent home.

However, with the current strength of the army, it is enough for Zhu Zhen to fight a big battle.

Mu Chu also called his son Mu Tu over from Heqing Mansion, just in time to divide the 100,000 Naxi soldiers into two teams of 50,000 each, led by their father and son respectively.

It’s not that Zhu Ming doesn’t trust others, but he is worried that the team will be too big and difficult to command.

This is why there are lieutenants in the army and there are thousands or hundreds of households.

Could she not know how deeply Zhu Ming hated the chieftain system?

Zhu Ming nodded: "Okay, you guys, go get ready. Military matters are up to you to decide."

"Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo, you two immediately raise your troops and rush to Zelagang. I will give you one hundred artillery and ten thousand shells to knock down Zelagang," Zhu Zhen gave the order.

How dare the Mu family be ungrateful and ineffective.

The general's orders are passed down one after another. Even on the battlefields of modern wars, they are still conveyed from the headquarters to local troops.

Even though Mu Tu was older than Zhu Chu and was a tall and thick man, he still had to obediently bow to his younger generation.

This includes traveling and siege. Only three days? Or a siege?

But the three of them said without hesitation: "We will fulfill our mission."

The Yunnan Rebellion, and even Sichuan, Guizhou and other places have just stabilized the rebellion. These were all caused by the chieftains who took the lead in the rebellion.

Let's deal with this side first, and then free up our hands to engage in the Jurchens.

But Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo looked at each other.

"Come and take orders."

"The last general is Mu Chun." "The last general is Niu Sheng." "The last general is Peng Yue."

Then the army began to move forward. After passing Lijiang Prefecture and then Shangri-La, which is still called Dadandang, they finally arrived at the boundary of Tibet.

The messenger immediately rushed to the front army to report.

"Mu Chun, Niu Sheng, and Peng Yue obey orders."

Yongsheng County used to be Beisheng Prefecture and was managed by the chieftains of the Gao, Zhang and Zi clans.

Mu Qiu is Mu Chu's sister and Mu De's youngest daughter.

It turned out that Zhu Zhen also called the two of them over at the same time.

Zhu Ming ordered: "You each lead your subordinates. I will give you each fifty artillery pieces and five thousand rounds of artillery shells. You can choose the type of artillery shells yourself and attack Mo'erkan from the east and west sides. I want you to attack Mo'erkan from the east and west sides in three days. Is it possible to capture this city within a short period of time?"

The three generals immediately stood up and left.

And what he wants is a flexible army that can be commanded like an arm. If a war starts and half a million troops are piled up and huddled together without a head or tail, then don't fight, just capture them without a fight, so as not to be made a dumpling. .

Zhu Chu didn't stop him. He waited for Mu Tu to kowtow three times before saying, "Get up. You were the one who held on to the rebellion in Yongsheng County before. You did a good job."

But Zhu Chu didn't think so. He looked at the territory from the perspective of future generations.

At the same time, Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo also rushed over. They turned over from their horses and knelt down on one knee: "The last generals, Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo, are here to take orders."

Speaking of this, Mu Tu is fifteen years older than Zhu Chu.

That's right, Zhu Chu's seniority is too great, whether among the new aristocracy of the Central Plains Dynasty or among the Naxi people.

Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "You Naxi people are my subjects of the Ming Dynasty and also my king's subjects. How can I let outsiders hurt you? What's more, you are Aqiu's eldest nephew, which is also my nephew. How can I let others hurt you?" Something will happen to you.”

Among the 500,000-strong army, Zhu Zhu was riding on a horse, looking down into the depths of Tibet as if he were looking down at the world.

Mu Tu stood up and said excitedly: "It's all thanks to my uncle, the prince, who came to help in time, otherwise my nephew would definitely not be able to hold on."

Now in the entire Yunnan, there is only one chieftain from the Mu family, all of whom are under the care of Zhu Chu.

But when Mu Tu followed Mu Chu to see Zhu Zhen, he had to kneel there respectfully and kowtow, shouting: "My nephew Mu Tu, I have met my uncle, the prince."

Mu Tu was so moved that his eyes turned red.

Zhu Zhen suddenly shouted loudly.

Lian Muqiu looked at Zhu Xi with infinite tenderness.

As a result, when Yunnan was in troubled times, the three tribes took the opportunity to rebel. After being wiped out by Zhu Zhen, Beisheng Prefecture was demoted to Yongsheng County.

That's why Zhu Ming seized the opportunity and spared no effort to wipe out all the chieftains in Yunnan.

Perhaps in the eyes of today's people, Tubo and the countries in the Western Regions have never been included in the "Central Plains" land since ancient times.

“It’s time for Xinjiang and Tibet to return,” he murmured to himself.

The three pioneer officers hurriedly clapped their horses and rushed over. When they came to Zhu Chu, they got off their horses, knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists with their hands.

Mu Chu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say. He could only secretly swear in his heart that he would definitely repay His Highness's kindness.

Now Zhu Zhen is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. The generals of each unit are the first echelon below him, and the adjutants of each unit are the second echelon of the generals, and then they are spread out layer by layer to the entire army.

"What?" Zhu Zhen frowned, knowing that the two of them were by no means timid, but brave, resourceful and fearless generals. Why did he become hesitant at this time?

Wang Fu raised his head and said, "When we leave, who will protect His Highness?"

It turns out that Wang Fu was worried about Zhu Zhen's safety after all.

Zhu Ming's heart was moved, and he laughed and cursed: "You have good intentions. But Wang Fu, you are a talented general. How much do I have to waste my natural resources to make you continue to be my personal manager? Do you really want to be clean?" Can't you serve me all the time? Stop talking nonsense, you are generals, my favorite generals, now the opportunity is right in front of you, come and make contributions to me."

Wang Fu was already the commander of the guards before following Zhu Zhen, and was assigned by Zhu Yuanzhang to King Zhu Tan of Lu.

The mother-in-law of King Lu Zhu Tan was Concubine Guo Ning, who was far from the level of Zhu Chu's mother.

She is a noble concubine with the title 'Ning', not an ordinary concubine.

What's more, Zhu Tan's uncle is Guo Ying.

Moreover, Zhu Tan was deeply loved by his parents, and his wife was Tang He's daughter, and he even married sisters one after another.

You can know how highly Zhu Tan is valued, and how deeply Wang Fu is cultivated and trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's a pity that Lao Shi himself was too desperate, and the general he didn't have the chance to use was given to Zhu Zhen.

In fact, Wang Fu has always been with Zhu Chu and participated in all the big and small battles that Zhu Chu experienced.

How could Zhu Min not know his ability?

This old boy will never be worse than Xu Da and the others in the future. What he needs is time and experience.

How could Zhu Chu not cultivate him?

"I will obey His Majesty's will and I will never disappoint His Majesty, otherwise I will never come to see you again," Wang Fu excitedly issued a military order.

"What do I want with your head? It's easy to get a thousand armies but hard to find a general. If you protect your head, you will open up territory and split the earth for me in the future." Zhu Xi cursed, but he was not worried. One of them was Wang. Fu and Zhao Kuo are powerful enough, and the other is the power of a hundred Hongyi cannons.

It would be too disappointing if even a mere earthen city could not be blasted away.

Then, Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo also led their troops away.

At this time, Zhu Chu sent out 200,000 soldiers and horses, marching simultaneously in the west and north directions.

As soon as we enter Tibet, is there going to be an all-out war?

Qian Gui and Gu Wen next to him looked at each other.

Gu Wen came closer, clasped his hands and said: "Your Highness, according to the news brought back by Mr. Shen Rong, Hei Erhuo Zhe led an army deep into the Oris area and fought with Oris Marshal Cai Sigong. . Why don’t we lead the army and rush to the battlefield first, under the banner of guarding the border and protecting the country."

Zhu Ming raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a playful smile, and said: "We all know what is going on. Although Tibet has a prison system, there is also a guard system here, which is also dispatched by imperial officials, and there are also capital commanders. There are also envoys with thousands of households, hundreds of households, etc."

"But actually, here we reward and pay tribute generously. We don't pay taxes, we just pay tribute. It's up to them to decide how often to pay tribute, what to pay tribute, and how much to pay. And if they pay tribute, we have to double the reward."

"Actually, it is no different from a vassal country. It is not considered our Ming territory at all."

"The purpose of my king's invasion of Tibet this time is to completely make Tibet the land of my Ming Dynasty. From now on, there will be no restriction system, and everyone will pay taxes to me. All tribal leaders will be governed by officials sent by the imperial court."

"Since we have decided to fight, why bother erecting another arch? I don't bother to stand up again. I just want to conquer it completely." Zhu Zhen knew what Gu Wen was thinking. He was afraid that he would start a fight with great fanfare as soon as he entered Tibet, which would easily cause trouble. Strong resistance across Tibet.

Don't surrender Tibet to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate when the time comes, and then join forces with the black fire fighters to encircle and suppress you.

But is Zhu Zhen afraid?

Don’t be afraid at all. If you have the ability, just give it a try.

He was eager to solve all the problems in one fell swoop.

Do you really think that the four hundred Hongyi cannons are fake?

Even Qian Gui said: "Capriciousness is the behavior of villains. If we use the banner of helping Tibet to resist foreign enemies, how can we completely conquer Tibet according to His Highness's ideas? I'm afraid we will be despised by the world."

"Since His Highness has the determination to conquer Tibet and has absolute strength, why should he continue to cheat and behave like a villain? By then, I am afraid that he will not be famous all over the world, but will be infamous."

Gu Wen was so embarrassed that he couldn't help but look at Qian Gui complainingly and muttered: "Okay, okay, I'm just a villain."

He thought to himself, wasn't it me who tricked you here in the first place? Otherwise, you would still be aloof in the Qian family.

Zhu Zhen was secretly amused and said to Gu Wen: "Mr. Gu, don't complain. You two have different styles. Mr. Qian is good at conspiracy, and you are good at conspiracy."

"It's just a conspiracy," Gu Wen sighed. He also knew that he was good at strategy, but the more he was like this, the more uncomfortable he felt, always thinking that he was ignored by Zhu Chu.

Zhu Zhen looked at Gu Wen speechlessly. You all know that you still said it and made everyone embarrassed.

Although Gu Wen came from a noble family, and the Gu family had a good reputation in the local area.

But Gu Wen's style is very biased, a bit like the style of Jia Xu, the poisonous warrior of the Three Kingdoms, who is very scheming and conspiratorial.

Zhu Zhen could only comfort him for the time being: "Don't worry, there will be a time when you can be useful. After all, the world is still very big. Now is just the beginning."

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire were only considered by Zhu Zhen as a door to the world.

And there is more than one such door. There is another door at sea, and Southeast Asia is also one.

Conspiracy has its benefits, and conspiracy also has its uses.

So of course Zhu Chu would not really despise Gu Wen. On the contrary, this old boy could be very insidious at times. He was the one who dragged down the Qian family and Qian Gui.

If this old boy is used well, he can be Liang Shanbo's Wu Yong, and he will do anything to deceive and abduct him.

The main theme is a dead Taoist friend who is not dead but a poor Taoist.

"Actually, even now, Mr. Gu has a lot to do," Zhu Zhen suddenly thought of something, beckoned Gu Wen to come closer, and whispered a few words.

I don’t know what Zhu Chu said, but everyone around him immediately looked at Zhu Chu with horrified expressions.

Even Gu Wen's eyes widened, he looked at Zhu Xi in shock, and asked: "Your Highness, are you telling the truth? Isn't this too scary? Is this Buddhism? It's simply a demonic religion."

Zhu Ming sighed and said: "You should take a group of people to leave first and go deep into the Tibetan people to investigate. If it is true, publicize it widely. If it is false, make it true. I have been thinking about it. How to fulfill the wishes of the local people. If this is accomplished, there will be no need to worry about not meeting the wishes of the people."

If it's false, does it become true?

People around him started to gasp.

Because they heard an extremely horrific story.

That was also a legend Zhu Chu heard occasionally from the Internet in his previous life.

It is said that human sacrifice was popular in Tibet in the early years, and even human bodies were used as so-called magical instruments.

For example, the legend of the human skin drum.

It is said that the human skin drum is made from a girl's skin, and the drumsticks are polished from leg bones.

During the production process, it is even alive and bloody.

Is this purgatory on earth?

Zhu Zhen asked Gu Wen to investigate, and if it was true, he would publicize it.

Based on my previous experience of doing ideological work in the grassland, just making slight changes can become a means to break superstition.

"Go and tell the people that they are just talking cattle and other people's slaves. But I am here to save them and liberate them. Only by becoming a citizen of the Ming Dynasty can we be a real human being."

"I don't believe in ghosts, gods, or gods. I only believe in myself and my own life."

"Don't ask for the afterlife, just strive for the present. Let them look at themselves and their families. I don't believe people can be so stupid."

"Mr. Gu, what I am doing here is a conspiracy and a royal way. And you are not a scheming person. You want the people to understand the truth. In this way, great things can be accomplished."

Zhu Zhen looked at Gu Wen seriously.

Gu Wen was also staring deeply at Zhu Zhen.

The phrase 'if it's false, it becomes true' made Gu Wen shudder.

He just looks like Jia Xu in style, but he is not the real Jia Xu, and he will not resort to desperate tactics.

But His Highness in front of me, for the sake of ambition, is sometimes too informal, right?

But in the end, Gu Wen clasped his hands and bowed deeply, then left with some of Zhu Chu's guards.

Zhu Chu even sent one hundred guards led by Li Si to protect Gu Wen.

Although there are only a hundred people, they possess the most terrifying firearms, which are enough to protect Gu Wen from walking sideways on the entire Tibetan battlefield.

"Mr. Qian, do you think my approach is too harsh?" Zhu Ming suddenly looked at Qian Gui.

Qian Gui was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a dumb smile: "Your Highness is really kind-hearted."

Zhu Ming also laughed and said, "Mr. Qian is confused by me, right?"

You actually said that he has a kind heart?

But Qian Gui said: "This is a battlefield. For the sake of Qin, Bai Qi did not hesitate to kill 400,000 Zhao soldiers, because neither Zhao nor Qin could support them at that time. Qin definitely did not help Zhao to feed 400,000 soldiers." It is a human duty. But if 400,000 Zhao troops are sent back, Qin will be in danger next year, not to mention that the battle will be in vain."

"Your Highness could have killed all the voices that opposed you. Those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. Although this is not what a benevolent king means, it is still the tyranny of a king. Your father, the Great Emperor Hongwu, acted in a tyrannical way."

Zhu Yuanzhang was really killing people, not fake.

"But with your methods, you can avoid many innocent killings. And your ultimate goal is still to care about the people. You want the Tibetan people to voluntarily follow you and become the people of the Ming Dynasty. Then you can change your ways and return to your hometown. Abolish the prison system and chieftain system, and then allocate land to the people."

"You are so kind. You know clearly that what you are doing may not be accepted by the Tibetan people, but you still do it. Qian Gui is convinced."

Qian Gui cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Zhu Min.

It's a very simple truth, there is nothing to blame for killing the enemy on the battlefield.

Even massacre of the city is not a bad idea.

If there are one million people in Tibet and one million people refuse to obey, one million people can be killed.

But if the plan that Zhu Chu sent Gu Wen to execute succeeds, once the people awaken themselves, they will understand who is really coming to rescue them, and more unprovoked killings can be avoided.

"And you could have sent someone else to carry it out, but you sent Gu Wen instead. Gu Wen is good at strategy and scheming. The so-called turning a fake into true does not necessarily have to use human skin and human bones. If the rumor is false , or you can just find a dead body on the battlefield to make it real."

"am I right?"

Qian Gui said with determination. He didn't think Zhu Zhen would really let Gu Wen do the plan to end the household. That would be too unreasonable, and even Gu Wen wouldn't be able to do it.

Otherwise, there is no need for Gu Wen to execute it at all. Gu Wen is sent because Gu Wen can improvise and use his ability to turn the fake into the real.

Zhu Chu smiled and said: "It makes me feel a lot more relaxed when I have two gentlemen to share my worries. But I won't mention Bai Qi in the future. After all, I also have a Zhao Kuo."

Qian Gui also smiled and said, "It's a pity that Zhao Kuo met Bai Qi, otherwise, he might not have been so miserable."

Yes, considering the situation at that time when Zhao Guo was at the end of his war effort and had to change generals on the spot, Zhao Kuo was able to persist for so long under Bai Qi's siege without being defeated. The entire army did not mutiny or surrender to the enemy, which shows Zhao Kuo's ability.

It's a pity that history did not give Zhao Kuo enough time to practice, nor did it give him an environment to display his true abilities.

But today's Zhao Kuo is different. He has the ability to be good at fighting and is not afraid of death. Zhu Ming also knows people and makes good use of them. Zhao Kuo is very happy.

But at this moment, someone came to Zhu Zhen and shouted: "Uncle Shiba, have you forgotten me again? Why don't you give me a hundred cannons and point me to a city?" Go and fight it down?"

It was none other than this guy Li Jinglong.

And a hundred cannons? If you can express it, can you use it?

Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes angrily and was about to teach him a lesson.

Suddenly, a group of cavalry came quickly from a distance. They shouted from a distance: "Sichuan Messenger, the King of Shu has an order. I want to see the King of Dian."

Is there a letter from Brother Eleven?

(Happy New Year.)

(End of this chapter)