The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 299 continues without title
Looking at the large number of greeting cards on the table, Chen Jingke was not surprised.

These invitations include eminent monks, celebrities, and bureaucrats.

He refused them all.

You don't need to ask to know that these people are lobbyists invited by the Buddhist and Taoist families.

Now it's time to boil the eagle. Before the eagle is subdued, all the conversations will be useless.

And the meeting itself represents an attitude - since they are still willing to meet and talk, it means that the court is not prepared to complete the matter.

This is not conducive to suppressing the two companies.

Therefore, now we must refuse all meetings and not give them any useful information so that they can't figure out the court's plans.

After declining all visits, he told his family.

Do not go out casually, do not talk to anyone casually, and all food must be inspected before eating.

Buddhism emphasizes joining the world to save people, and many temples were built secretly.

As for some small folk temples, except for the Temple of the City God Tushan Temple permitted by the state, they were all destroyed.

In fact, that was not the case. What he really cared about was the standards Chen Jingke told him.

There is no need for a royal charter... Bah, no, the evidence will naturally be there when you go to prison.

His understanding is to eliminate all those small schools, branches and so on.

Jiang Wei acted quickly and sent Jin Yiwei around to get people.

For those mainstream temples, such as Mount Wutai, Shaolin Temple, Wudang, and Longhu Mountain, arrests will be made only after evidence is obtained.

Now that Jinyiwei is dispatched, it's not that simple.

The temples of the two main schools of Buddhism and Taoism are also subject to strict supervision and review.

Feng couldn't hold back his words and asked him if he could push the matter aside so as not to make the gods and Buddhas unhappy.

The monks and Taoists were examined one by one, and those without due certificates were all arrested, and those with due certificates whose identities were unclear were arrested, not to mention those with bad background.

In terms of ability, he is far inferior to his predecessor Mao Xiang, but his greatest advantage is that he is obedient.

What, you ask for evidence?

There are also local officials who want to protect them. After all, religion is expanding wantonly, and it is impossible without the connivance of local officials.

Remove its branches and leaves and damage its trunk.

"Jing Ke is a virtuous minister who has been ordered by heaven to assist Mingjun. What should he be afraid of?"

The reason is very simple. Taoism values ​​tranquility and inaction, and has never been interested in preaching or anything like that.

Everyone just thought that he bullied the weak and feared the strong, and was afraid of those religious sects.

The same attitude towards believers, whether you believe it or not.

This is actually what Chen Jingke is most satisfied with about Jiang Wei.

With the affairs at home settled in this way, Chen Jingke could relax and deal with the affairs of the Buddhist and Taoist families.

Especially the monk temple is the focus of attention.

Under his blow, religion across the country suffered a devastating blow in a short period of time.

Don't do anything that is not allowed to be done by the superiors. Do what you are told to do by any means necessary.

Therefore, it is far inferior to Buddhism in scale, and there are relatively few things that hide evil and evil.

As for private purchases of land and property, loan sharking, etc., as long as they are found out, they will be arrested.

In the past, the court ignored it and local officials turned a blind eye.

Moreover, he seems to be fierce, but in fact he always has a sense of proportion.

However, she was still clear-headed and knew that this was related to the court's plans, so she didn't say anything.

For example, this time, he completely followed Chen Jingke's standards, and his methods were crazy.

The purpose is to prevent the two families from jumping over the wall. Although this is unlikely, it is always right to be more defensive.

A large number of temples and temples were cancelled, and monks and Taoists were either jailed or ordered to return to secular life.

Investigate and arrest them all.

Those mainstream sects were severely beaten.

Maybe he learned the lesson of his predecessor and wanted to be an obedient eagle dog in exchange for starting well and ending well.

Their teachings also include putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately, and they have sheltered many people who broke the law and committed crimes.

Since Fuqing gave birth to a child last time, he has become fond of offering incense and worshiping Buddha, and he is quite religious.

They are very ruthless against those small temple temples. If there is evidence, they will be arrested. If there is no evidence, they will be arrested even if there is no evidence.

Knowing that he was going to help the court deal with Buddhism and Taoism, the family was naturally very worried.

Before Chen Jingke could speak, Chen Yuan reprimanded: "A woman has long hair and short knowledge. What do you know?"

Feng immediately changed the focus and started to quarrel with Chen Yuan.

Now that something happened, they naturally didn't dare to ignore it.

Then they begged for a hammer, and the whole family went to Jinyiwei's prison.

Moreover, the civil service system, which has always been displeased with Jin Yiwei, did not come forward to guarantor this time.

This is a dispute over orthodoxy, and attacking religion is in line with the interests of the civil service system.

Whoever gets involved and gets beaten deserves it, and no one will defend it.

Buddhism and Taoism did not sit still and wait for death. While each school conducted self-examination and cut off the rotten parts, they sent messengers to Luoyang to find a solution.

However, they could not see anyone who had the ability to take care of this matter, and those they could see expressed their inability to do anything.

Just as they were discussing countermeasures, Jin Yiwei came to the door and issued a ban.

Everyone was gathered in a temple and kept under guard. They were allowed to exchange news with the outside world, but they were not allowed to take a step out.

This time the two families were completely confused.

Just when the imperial court was suppressing religion, brothers Zhu Fan and Zhu Di also sent troops as planned.
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Going back in time, the imperial court changed its battle plan and naturally had to notify the two commanders in advance.

It was originally agreed that the two armies would coordinate with each other.

Now that we can’t go one way, we must notify the other way.

Otherwise, if you are unprepared, it will be easy to be destroyed by the opponent's concentrated superior force.

Zhu Biao personally wrote to his two younger brothers and explained the whole story.

Zhu Di was overjoyed after receiving the letter: "Haha, I was worried that he would be angry if I took away the credit from the third brother, but it's better now."

After Yao Guangxiao read the letter, he said seriously: "The king should think about himself."

Zhu Di said in confusion: "Third brother managed the Western Regions, and the merits of conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty belong to me alone. What else should I consider?"

Yao Guangxiao was very helpless. This King of Yan was only thinking about fighting and nothing else.

There was no way, as a counselor, he could only worry more.

But on the other hand, he was willing to follow Zhu Di because of this.

Only under such a king can I show my full potential.

"The King of Jin hoped to place his feudal kingdom in Suiye River. He planned the Western Regions, not only to fight for the Ming Dynasty, but also to fight for his own feudal kingdom."

"My lord, have you ever thought about yourself? Where are you going to place your feudal kingdom? You can't put it on the grassland, right?"

Zhu Di said indifferently: "Hey, I thought you were talking about something. You don't have to worry about the feudal country. My father can still treat me badly."

"When the time comes, the world will be so big that it won't be up to me to choose."

Yao Guangxiao really has a headache. This master is really 'simple'.

"Having said that, those who don't plan for the eternity cannot plan for the moment."

“Preparing in advance can save a lot of time.”

Zhu Di touched his chin and said suspiciously: "No, no, you are not normal, great monk." Yao Guangxiao asked: "What is wrong with the poor monk?"

Zhu Di said: "You never mentioned this matter before, why do you always talk about the fiefdom recently?"

"Let me think about it, when did you start to become abnormal..."

"After the New Year... I read the letter sent back from Luoyang... There's something strange about that letter..."

"I understand. You became abnormal after reading the information brought back by the ocean mission."

Having said this, he said proudly: "You are not interested in a piece of land, are you?"

Yao Guangxiao was very pleased. This person just had no relevant education and there was nothing wrong with his brain.

He did not hide anything and said: "Your Majesty, you can guess where I am interested in."

Zhu Di recalled the map attached to the letter and said with certainty:
"Tianzhu, you must have a crush on Tianzhu."

Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, the poor monk has chosen Tianzhu."

Then he said seriously: "That Chen Bandu's plan is very far-reaching."

"Nanyang, Japan, Liaodong, the grasslands, the Western Regions, and Kangzang are a big circle that must be controlled by the imperial court."

"We will not allow a powerful vassal state to exist."

"If the king puts the feudal state here, the future will be limited."

"Only when you go outside this circle can you fully display your skills."

"Prince Jin must have understood this a long time ago, so he set his target on Suiye River."

"That place is beyond the reach of the Central Plains, but we can still get the support of the Ming Dynasty..."

"The same principle applies to placing the feudal state in Tianzhu. Outside the circle and close to the Ming Dynasty, it can get more support."

Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Great monk, you still have some vision. Putting the feudal country here is indeed a good choice."

"But Tianzhu is in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty. I'm in Beiping now, so I can't go there."

"You don't want me to give up fighting Bei Yuan, do you? That's not possible."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Of course I am not asking you to give up playing Beiyuan, but there are many ways to prepare."

"It is extremely difficult to travel to Tianzhu on land. The best way is to take the water route."

"The king can build a fleet in advance, train the navy, and save supplies."

"When the prince returns from his studies in a few years, you can ask him to take over Tianzhu on your behalf."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Okay, this method is good, let's do it like this."

"When I return from this expedition, I will go to Luoyang in person to tell my father about this matter."

He stayed to fight Beiyuan and realize his ideal.

Letting his son run the feudal country would kill two birds with one stone, perfect.

"Great monk, I see that you are too restless and restless. Then go to Tianzhu with Gao Chi."
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In Shanxi, after receiving the letter, Zhu Fan smiled and said: "This must be Chen Jingke's idea."

Xie Cheng, the Marquis of Yongping, said: "Oh, how can I see it?"

Zhu Fan said: "Fighting the Northern Yuan Dynasty is a major military matter. How can we change the target easily?"

"With my father's stubborn character, not many people can convince him to change his goals."

"Among the people who can persuade him, the only one who has this strategic vision is Chen Jingke."

Xie Cheng has never dealt with Chen Jingke directly, and most of his knowledge of him is hearsay, so he is still a little skeptical.

But he didn't say much.

No matter whose idea it was, it is an indisputable fact that the strategic goals have changed now.

"You seem to like playing in Hexi?"

Zhu Fan said without hesitation: "I am going to place the feudal state in Suiye River, what do you think?"

As the father-in-law, Xie Cheng naturally knew about this.

He was very dissatisfied with Zhu Fan's choice, but he also knew that he could not persuade him and could only choose to support it.

"What should Bei Yuan do? He is the main enemy of Ming Dynasty now."

Zhu Fan said with a smile: "Leave it to the fourth child. His biggest ideal is to seal the wolf and live in Xu. Now he can achieve his wish."

Xie Cheng asked: "Do you believe in King Yan so much?"

Zhu Fan said confidently: "I know my brother, he has this ability."

"Besides, when Hexi is captured, we can still send troops to Beiyuan."

Seeing that he already had an idea, Xie Cheng said nothing more and asked:

"Then what are you going to do this time? Send troops directly to Hexi?"

Zhu Fan thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, I will lead five thousand cavalry to attack King Hami and King Bin."

"You lead the army northward and pretend to be attacking Beiyuan."

"This will attract the attention of Beiyuan and Hexi."

"It can not only reduce the pressure on my fourth brother, but also create opportunities for surprise attacks for me."

Xie Cheng objected: "No, five thousand people is too few."

Zhu Fan said: "King Hami and King Bin don't have many people, so a surprise attack can easily succeed. If there are more people, it will scare the enemy."

Xie Cheng said: "What I am worried about is not King Hami and King Bin, but the five guards in Hexi."

"They are also descendants of Mongolian princes, and they are likely to attack you because of your dying lips and cold teeth."

"There is nothing wrong with your surprise attack strategy, but you lack a follow-up plan."

"It's best to order the defenders of Jiayuguan to come out to support you after you send out troops."

"If your trip goes well, I will attack from both sides with you and force the Fifth Guards to abandon the guardhouse."

There is another sentence he did not say. If the trip does not go well, the defenders of Jiayuguan can help Zhu Fan.

But everyone understands the meaning.

Although Zhu Fan was arrogant, he was not incapable of listening to correct opinions.

Seeing that Xie Cheng was not against his plan but patching himself up, he immediately accepted the suggestion.

Zhang Wen, the Marquis of Ning, was sent to lead a group of people to Jiayuguan to take charge.

The excuse was to prevent Hexi from taking advantage of the main force of the border army's Northern Expedition to cause trouble. Although it was a bit far-fetched, no one could say anything.
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Time soon came to the beginning of March, and it was the agreed time to dispatch troops.

Zhu Di led his army in Peking.

With Fu Youde and Yao Guangxiao assisting him, he was very well prepared before the war.

The key point is that he knew Nai'er Buhua's winter location in advance.

Therefore, he has a clear goal in this battle, which is Nai'er Buhua.

After leaving Gubeikou from the Great Wall, it snowed heavily not long after.

He did not slow down his marching speed, but marched forward in the snow, taking advantage of his unpreparedness to pull out a large number of Naerbuhua's men's tents one after another.

Because of the heavy snow, the message could not be delivered in time.

Nai'er Buhua didn't even know that all the herdsmen under his command had been cannibalized.

On March 30, Zhu Di led his army to surround Nai'er Buhua's king's tent.

However, he did not launch an attack. Instead, he sent someone who had no relationship with Nai'er to persuade him to surrender.

Naierbuhua, who was at the end of his rope, really chose to surrender.

And he also sold the position he held to Zhu Di...

On the other side, Zhu Fan also sent troops at the same time.

(End of this chapter)