King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 107 A big reversal in the court! Lao Zhu’s thunderous wrath!
  suddenly.

Yongchang Hou Lanyu came over.

His face was full of gossip.

“Mr.

Tang He couldn't help but frown.

You are so bored that you go to His Majesty and ask him to arrange for you to fight!
  After living together for so long, you are still the prince’s wife-uncle, and you have always been just a marquis. Are you sorry?

Gossip, gossip, gossip here all day long!

You gossip about both good and bad things!

Boring or not!
  Although he complained in his heart, he still smiled politely at Lan Yu.

"Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your Majesty's kindness. As a minister, I just have to do my best to serve His Majesty!"

Lan Yu smiled.

"Why is Duke Xin so secretive?

In fact, everyone has already guessed it
  Didn't you notice that the tails of those civil servants are about to be raised to the sky, and there are still a few looking at you with evil intentions!
  Since His Highness Prince Lu returned to Yingtian, his every move has been watched by people.
  There are also people who are secretly spreading rumors that His Royal Highness Prince Lu has secretly brought the princess to Beijing!

Later, I saw His Royal Highness King Lu’s motorcade entering Duke Xin’s residence!

The rumors must be true."

Tang He was about to collapse after being told by Lan Yu!

How can this be such a gossip? Where did you get the news?
  The key is that these gossips are actually true!

Tang He looked at Sapphire.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Yongchang Hou, I think you should be the commander of the Imperial Guard! This intelligence ability really makes me admire you!"

Lan Yu laughed dryly and said, "It's all just idle chatter and hearsay, haha."

Tang He couldn't help but shake his head.

An upstart like Lan Yu has such an advantage. He can enter the old circles, and he is still the leader in the new circles. Naturally, he knows the news everywhere, and he can do things smoothly, like a fish in water.
  After all, the people in Lao Xungui's circle are not willing to offend Lan Yu. These new stars who are destined to be the first in the Ming military in the future are definitely not willing to offend. Some people will even secretly please him.

In the circle of upstarts, Lan Yu, as the leader among them, naturally has more say.

Although he looks like a marquis now, in fact, his power is much higher than that of a marquis!

Except for the lack of a reward from His Majesty, Lan Yu's status is no different from that of a Duke.

In fact.

His Majesty indeed relies heavily on blue jade and has received many praises on many occasions.

In addition to Lan Yu's own abilities, what's more important is that Lan Yu is the prince's uncle-in-law.

That's why Lan Yu got all kinds of news so quickly.

Just didn't expect it.

Why does this guy like gossip so much!

Tang He sighed and said, "If Marquis Yongchang has something to do, you might as well tell him directly. I'm just an old man, why do I need to make such innuendo?"

Lan Yu laughed dryly and said: "Duke Xin is joking. We, warriors, always speak straight to the point. There is no time when we make detours!"

talking.

Lan Yu whispered: "Even if Duke Xin didn't say anything, I would have guessed it! His Majesty, King Lu, would definitely not forgive him for doing such a thing! He must have been reprimanded in the palace, right?"

I guess His Majesty was also very angry. Not long after King Lu’s chariot arrived at your residence, and before he even had time to return to the Prince’s Palace, the imperial decree for punishment was issued! "

Tang Heqian laughed and said, "Yes, you are right."

The eunuch who delivered the order yesterday thought the same thing before delivering the order.

Lan Yu said with a smile: "Those people in the General Affairs Department are too strict now, and everyone can only see what they have done, but not the content of the imperial edict.

Otherwise, no one will ask you for confirmation today, and it will be completely confirmed! "

Tang He looked at Lan Yu.

For some reason, Tang He always felt that Lan Yu wanted to say something when she came to him today.

He could only frown and said: "The morning court is about to begin! If Yongchang Marquis has anything to say, you may as well say it directly! I am supposed to be straightforward as a warrior."

Lan Yu smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing! I just can't stand those civil servants showing off their power in front of us! Lan Yu is willing to advance or retreat with the public of Xinguo! Whether it's arguing in the court or submitting a memorial to His Highness King Baolu, Lan Yu Everyone is willing to help Duke Xin!"

When Tang He heard this, he couldn't help being slightly stunned.

Although he knew that His Highness King Lu did not need protection, he still couldn't help but ask Lan Yu, "Why is Marquis Yongchang doing this?"

Lan Yu smiled slightly and said: "Nothing! Let's make a good relationship! Haha."

Tang He shook his head.

"Since you don't mean what you said, please ask Marquis Yongchang to accept this kindness!"

The words fell.

Lan Yu hesitated for a moment.

He gave a wry smile and said: "Xin Guogong, the Northern Expedition is about to begin! A man is born between heaven and earth, and he should make immortal contributions and create an immortal foundation!

At that time, if Your Majesty asks about the position of the head coach, please give me a good word, Duke Xin! "

Tang He was stunned.

Northern Expedition?

Tang He did hear about this.

Normally speaking, Ming Dynasty would not have the strength to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

Even if we want to carry out the Northern Expedition, we still need to prepare for several more years.

The most important reason why we were able to advance the various matters of the Northern Expedition so quickly this time was Zhu Tan!

The 1000 million taels of silver he seized played a big role!

The imperial court had money and food in its hands, so naturally the time to launch the Northern Expedition was greatly advanced.

In fact, in addition to the money, it was also because Zhu Tan's Lu Shang Salt Company was frantically transporting grain to the front line in order to obtain salt.

The frontline camp was distributing salt while frantically collecting grain.

Preparations went much smoother than usual.

This is the fact that Lushang Salt Store is honest and simple, with the unique simplicity of Shandong people. When the frontline announces a task, it will be delivered as soon as possible and as much as possible. There will be no shortage or mold. grain!
  The Shanxi merchants were completely different from this approach.

They have always been able to deliver food to the front lines easily!
  With a little delay, we might be able to wait until the food stockpiled by merchants working on the frontiers is mature. Then we can collect the grain near the front line and transport it directly, which will reduce the freight a lot.

More intrigues are still colluding with the officers of the frontline camp.

When Shanxi merchants transport grain, they will fill it with a lot of weeds and even sand. At the same time, they may also collect a batch of moldy grain on the way and send it to the front line.

In short, as long as the general responsible for inspecting and collecting food has no objection.

Then they can easily obtain the salt guide.

At that time, it will be nothing more than giving those frontline officers an extra sum of money.

Collusion between government and businessmen is an old routine.

As a result, the speed of food storage on the front line will be greatly reduced, and the progress of preparations for the Northern Expedition will also be affected.
  In short.

With Zhu Tan’s efforts.

Today, the progress of the Northern Expedition has been greatly advanced.

It may be this autumn, it may be next spring, Daming, nine times out of ten it will be done!
  One main direction of attack is Nahachu in the northeast.

The other main attack direction is Yuanting to the north.

When Naha came out, his army numbered 20,000 to 300,000. They were very powerful. Even in Mobei, they did not listen to Yuanting's orders.

Yuan Ting is already the third monarch since he fled north to Mobei.

The first generation was Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty, who was driven out of Dadu of Yuan Dynasty by Xu Da and fled.

The second generation was the prince of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, Aiyou Shili Tala, whose temple name was Zhaozong.

The third generation is Aiyou Shilitar's younger brother, Tuogusi Timur.

Today, it is Togu Si Timur who rules the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

It is different from other dynasties.

Generally speaking.

Once the capital of this dynasty fell.

Basically it means the demise of this dynasty.

But the Yuan Dynasty was different.

After the fall of Dadu in Yuan Dynasty.

The Yuan Dynasty still retained considerable strength.

Although it lost its control over the Central Plains, the Yuan Dynasty still retained considerable strength at that time.

At that time, the Yuan Dynasty moved the capital to Shangdu, and the administrative team still retained the left and right prime ministers of Zhongshu Province, Pingzhang Zhengshi, Langzhong, Shangshu, Zhongcheng, etc.
  In the first year of Hongwu, when the Ming Dynasty was just founded.

There are Wang Baobao in Shanxi and Li Siqi in Shaanxi, both with hundreds of thousands of troops. In the Shaanxi-Gansu region, there are Zhang Liangbi, Tuo Liebo and others with tens of thousands of troops.

Including Yunnan and Yuanliang Wang, Northeast also has Ye Xianbuhua, Naha Chu and so on.

There are still millions of troops in Beiyuan across the country.

In addition to the powerful remnants of Bei Yuan across the country.

In the early days of its founding, the Ming Dynasty also encountered attacks by Japanese pirates and hostility from the Goryeo Dynasty.

What's even worse is that at this time, due to years of war, the economy was destroyed, and the entire Ming Dynasty was in dire straits waiting to be revitalized.

In the first year of Hongwu, it was in such a difficult situation that while focusing on the economy and developing production, he struggled with various hostile forces. Under the war in the north and south, the Yuanliang King of Yunnan has now been attacked by Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying. The army was destroyed, most of Shanxi and Shaanxi were recovered, and the northeast was also victorious in consecutive battles. The territory of Beiyuan was shrinking day by day.

Although the strength is still not weak, it is much worse than in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

This is enough to show the strength of the Ming army.

No matter how many difficulties there were and how powerful the enemies were, they were all eliminated one by one by the Ming Dynasty at that time.

And now. Only the last opponent is left.

That is the small court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty that is still lingering in the north.

But Tang He still felt a little strange.

If we want to go to the Northern Expedition.

The Duke of Wei, Xu Dake, was in command of the capital of Peking.
  When it comes to choosing the coach of the Northern Expedition in Ming Dynasty, who can be more suitable than him?

When it comes to his performance against the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Xu Da claims to be second, but no one dares to claim to be first!

He couldn't help but said: "Hou Yongchang, I am speaking for you, but isn't Wei Guogong in Peking? He..."

Lan Yu smiled and suddenly said mysteriously: "Wei Guogong is about to return to the capital! You may not know it very well, but that's normal. Your information is not that well-informed!"

Tang He was surprised: "Why?"

Lan Yu whispered: "Wei Guogong has gangrene on his back! The situation was very bad when he was in Peiping! After a slight improvement, His Majesty ordered his eldest son Xu Huizu to escort him back! Regardless of whether Wei Guogong can survive this time , I’m afraid it will be difficult to lead troops to Mobei! I still have a great chance of being the head coach!"

Tang He nodded.

I was extremely shocked!

Xu Da is only 53 years old this year, a few years younger than himself!

How could one suffer from such a dangerous disease!

Why don’t the people who can be beaten by the Ming Dynasty live long?
  Needless to say, Chang Yuchun died young.

Li Wenzhong was not considered to have lived a long life, and he died in depression in his forties.
  Now, is it Xu Da's turn?
  However, if Lan Yu said so.

It makes sense.

Nowadays, except for Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Dynasty, and Fu Youde, Duke of Ying State, there are no other generals who can rank ahead of Lan Yu in battle.

Even these two people can be said to be ranked in front of Lan Yu only because they have a higher title than Lan Yu.

But when it comes to true military talent and fierce combat capabilities, Lan Yu is probably still above these two people.

As for himself, Tang He smiled bitterly in his heart.

He knows.

Even if you make a mistake in a small battle, there won't be any big problems, but in a dangerous place like Mobei, I really can't stand up to these people.
  The title of Duke Xin was awarded by His Majesty in recognition of his many years of hard work.

After learning such big news from Lan Yu, Tang He was immediately satisfied.

He smiled and said: "Thank you very much, Marquis Yongchang, for your kindness. If my lord is in need, I will definitely ask Marquis Yongchang for help!"

Lan Yu heard Tang He's words and said happily: "My lord, I want to make progress so much!

It’s so uncomfortable to wear the hat of Marquis for so many years!

If I don’t become a duke, I won’t be willing to die! "

Tang He smiled awkwardly.

At the beginning, he never had the chance to become a Duke.

When the country was founded, His Majesty said that his merits were not enough, and he liked to make rude remarks after drinking, so he did not make himself a Duke.

After the founding of the country, His Majesty continued to order himself to lead troops to fight.

He hoped that he could make great achievements so that he could give an explanation to the civil and military officials of his country, but he did not expect that he would make mistakes in several conquests one after another.

The matter of sealing the Duke was slowly dragged on.

But fortunately, His Majesty is still loyal. Finally, in the eleventh year of Hongwu, he counted all his hard work over the years, including all the great and small achievements. Zhuguo, Duke of Juexin.
  It can be said that his title is finally equal to that of other old brothers, and he will no longer be embarrassed by the title of Marquis of Zhongshan.

So Tang He now understands Lan Yu's mood very well.

but.

Even though I understand, it’s of no use!
  Your Highness, Prince Lu, does not need your help.

We are fine!
  If you want to make great achievements, find the prince!
  Who in the world can speak more effectively than the Crown Prince? If you speak by yourself, you may end up colluding with a distinguished noble and arousing the suspicion of Lao Zhu!

Tang He was smiling all over his face. He didn't say he agreed to Lan Yu, nor did he say he didn't agree.

Anyway.

Mainly a blur!
  On the other side, Lan Yu walked back to her position with great satisfaction.

He even chatted with his cronies around him.

"His Royal Highness King Lu has indeed been punished! Duke Xin Guo just told me personally!"

"Well, it's not easy for His Highness King Lu! Later, if the matter of His Highness King Lu is brought up in the court meeting, all of you, together with me, we have to speak for His Highness King Lu!

We can't let those bastards of civil servants bully our royal relatives of the Ming Dynasty like this! "

"Coach of the Northern Expedition? Xin Guo Gong must agree to it. After all, we have helped Xin Guo Gong so much."

There is always such a period of noise before morning.

but.

As Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince appeared, the court hall instantly became silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who paid great attention to rules and propriety.

If you hear ministers whispering to each other when you are in court, you will either be reprimanded or punished. In the worst case, you may even be kicked out of the court and left to your own devices.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

After listening to Long Live for more than ten years, it sounds more pleasant to my ears now.

At the beginning, when the Hongwu Dynasty was just established.

Every morning in the morning, all the ministers, led by the prime minister, would shout long live.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like it very much.

Since ancient times, how can emperors live longer?
  Those who pursue longevity may not even live to be fifty or sixty years old.

What are you doing with all this nonsense?
  As one of the most unique emperors in history, especially the founding emperor, he had the willful right to change many things whenever he wanted.

So without saying anything, Zhu Yuanzhang asked someone to change the slogans of the officials in the morning.

After choosing and choosing, I finally fell in love with this twelve-character mantra.

"Heaven's help is virtuous, Haiyu Xianning, may the holy bow be blessed"

However, the officials were very disappointed.

Even under the leadership of the Prime Minister, he practiced continuously for half a year.

When it came to the morning court, the ministers were still chattering, and there was no sense of uniformity at all.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was tired of hearing ducks croaking, had to succumb to the reality of the situation.

I can only say that the ministers misunderstood us.
  So the slogan was changed back to Three Cheers for Long Live.

"Everyone who loves me will tell you early if you have the foundation. If you don't have the foundation, you should withdraw from the court."

As the words fell.

Morning morning officially begins.

suddenly.

Zhao Xuanhuai, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out to play: "Your Majesty! I have this memorial!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"Take it!"

soon.

Zhao Xuanhuai said: "Your Majesty, Lu Shang's salt behavior has been causing harm to the whole country for more than a month now!
  Salt merchants everywhere are in mourning, almost to the point of being unsustainable!
  The livelihood of millions of kitchen households in major salt fields has become a problem!
  If it were just these, it would still be bearable!
  However, the salt tax to be collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs at the end of this year is facing a shortfall of 1.56 million taels of silver!
  To this day, the court still has not given a solution!
  Half a month ago, I reported to His Majesty the Lu Shang Salt Company!

Now it seems that the fire is getting worse!
  As the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I am in charge of salt affairs. I am really worried and have to report it to His Majesty!
  If we don't take action in time, I'm afraid salt merchants from all over the world will be driven out and killed by the Lu merchant salt shop!
  All major saltworks had to close their doors!
  Millions of kitchen households have become hungry!

The Ministry of Household Affairs will also have such a major income gap!
  Then next year's court expenses will be a problem!
  Your Majesty, please consider all these matters as soon as possible! "

The words fell.

All the ministers were silent for a while.

Zhao Xuanhuai was secretly proud.

After King Lu entered the palace, he just returned to Duke Xinguo's mansion and accepted His Majesty's order again. This must not be a good thing.

This matter has spread throughout the government and the public.

That's why Zhao Xuanhuai prepared another memorial early and wanted to submit it to the court this morning.

On the one hand, Cao Wenlong and his group of profiteers have been forcing themselves to urge His Majesty as soon as possible so that they can stop the crazy low prices of Lushang Salt Store and Changlu Salt Farm in time.

On the other hand, Zhao Xuanhuai guessed that after His Majesty dealt with King Lu, he would definitely have an explanation for the Lu Shang Salt Company and Changlu Salt Factory!

At this time, I am submitting a letter just to cater to His Majesty, and I have chosen the right time!
  Maybe His Majesty will look at me differently!
  Ha ha
  Although it is said that Guo Huan, as the acting Minister of Household Affairs, must be promoted.

But, who says he doesn’t have a chance?
  If I perform well this time, maybe His Majesty will consider me!
  Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and turned over Zhao Xuanhuai's memorial.

His face is neither sad nor happy.

He just said lightly: "My dear friends, who still has the original memorial?"

After the words fell, several officials handed over the memorials one after another.

With Zhao Xuanhuai's first shot, the attack was launched.

Subsequent officials were no longer timid, and everyone handed in petitions demanding early resolution of the Lushang Salt Company and Changlu Saltworks.

Some people, like Zhao Xuanhuai, submitted the letter for the second time.

Some people had unfamiliar faces. Zhao Xuanhuai looked at these people and secretly sighed in his heart.

The strength of Shanxi merchants is indeed extraordinary!
  In this dynasty, so many ministers can be mobilized to target a prince!
  Zhu Yuanzhang looked at everyone and suddenly sneered.

Tang He sighed when he heard the sneer.

This time.

The real fun is about to begin!

　There’s another chapter coming later!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)