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

Chapter 168 Bei Yuan, confusing

The nineteenth year of Hongwu.

spring.

grassland.

In a huge tent, the current Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Togu Si Timur, and a group of Yuanting officials were discussing matters.

Togu Si Timur lamented and said: "Spring has begun in the blink of an eye! Last autumn, we gained nothing on the border! Instead, we were defeated by the Ming army in several battles, and the major tribes suffered heavy losses! At this time, our The livestock are multiplying, and the people are scattered, so the strength is much dispersed. If the Ming army comes to the Northern Expedition again this year, how can they resist it? "

When all the ministers heard this, they were all silent.

The majesty in front of me not only cannot compare with the prowess of his predecessor, Zhaozong, but even compared with Emperor Huizong, he is far behind!
Although Emperor Huizong was greedy for pleasure and became extremely absurd in the later period, which eventually led to the disaster of the country's subjugation and was given the posthumous title of Emperor Shun by Zhu Yuanzhang, at least after losing most of his capital, there was not a day that he did not think about restoring the former glory of the Yuan Dynasty. !

This is also the reason why many Han officials and generals are willing to follow Emperor Huizong!

At that time, the Yuan Dynasty still had millions of people with armor. Although the Ming Dynasty had conquered most of the capital, it had only just established the country and was still in turmoil.

At that time, everyone could see hope!

When Emperor Zhaozong arrived, he was determined to conquer the Central Plains and restore the Yuan Dynasty as his own mission, and joined forces with Wang Baobao of Henan, although he was ultimately defeated by Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and other powerful generals.

But it is still the same sentence, even if we are in the most difficult situation, even if the army ahead keeps hearing news of failure, there is still hope for everyone!
Because Emperor Zhaozong is here, there is hope!

And what about the current Emperor Tianyuan?
Compared with being my father and my ancestor, it is far behind!
All he brings to people is despair and the dejection of living day by day!

He never thought about working hard to restore the glory of the Great Yuan!

All he thinks about is how to live, how to live better!

As long as the current situation can be slightly improved, he will be satisfied and not want to make progress.

And once the enemy's pressure increases, he will think about how to escape the difficulties!

Hide if you can!

How could this be a descendant of the Golden Family!
Even though Genghis Khan was left alone, he never gave up on revenge and restoring the glory of his ancestors!

Where is His Majesty in front of me?

With the allegiance of Kaiyuan King Naha, the support of all the tribes on the grassland, and the hundreds of thousands of troops at hand, combined, he still controls an army of five to six hundred thousand!
With such a strong trump card, not only did he not think about how to conquer the Ming Dynasty, but he was worried about his own safety all day long!
Now that the Ming army has not started its Northern Expedition, he is actually worrying about how to escape and survive!

Such a majesty may live forever, but how can we expect him to lead everyone to restore the Central Plains?

Prime Minister Zuo also laughed dryly and said: "Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty wants to Expedition to the North, it cannot be done at the right time! The year before last, they just launched an army of 300,000 to conquer Yunnan, and King Liang finally died in the battle. Now, the Ming Dynasty has Where would there be spare energy for the Northern Expedition?
If you want to attack us, you have to mobilize an army of more than 200,000 people, right? The dynasties of the Central Plains are no better than ours. They have to fight. All the tribes can do is gather together and the military households go out to fight!

They need food, grass, and money!

Every war must be brewed for several years!

It seems to me that Your Majesty does not need to worry too much! "

Togu Si Timur shook his head.

"Prime Minister, what the Han people said is right! People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries! You only think that the Ming army will not attack. At that time, Uhagatu Khan (Emperor Yuan Shun) did not expect that the metropolis would be attacked by rebels. , what’s the result? If I run any slower, I’m afraid I’ll be a prisoner!

Biliktu Khan (Yuan Zhaozong) never thought about why the Ming army dared to continue the Northern Expedition in the second and third years when Xu Da and Li Wenzhong were defeated successively and lost tens of thousands of people, but in the end they killed Killed our King Zong and King Lu! The King of Henan (Wang Baobao) also died in depression at that time!
If I place my hope on the Ming Dynasty not to launch the Northern Expedition, I might become a prisoner one day! "

Everyone fell into silence listening to Togu Si Timur's words.

Although everyone is very unhappy with His Majesty's attitude, they still know what His Majesty said. This is the fact!
If everything was predictable, how could it end up like this?
suddenly.

You Cheng Tuo Huochi laughed and said: "King Kaiyuan is still intimidating the Ming army in the northeast! How dare they attack us easily? If they really come, Your Majesty can just invite King Kaiyuan to attack the Ming army from east to west! Let them Another big defeat!”

When Togu Si Timur heard this, his eyes lit up.

"That's right! How could I forget King Kaiyuan? King Kaiyuan's army of more than 200,000 is in the northeast, but it is much more conspicuous than us! As long as the Ming army goes to the north to defeat King Kaiyuan first, then we will be safe ?
My dear friends, who has a way to ensure that the Ming army will attack the northeast as long as it launches a northern expedition? "

Everyone was speechless when they heard this.

This is your Majesty.
Crazy!
Obviously the grassland is the territory of our Mongols, and we have so many army leaders. Even if we really come to fight, it is not certain who has the greater number!

Even if the spring is good for the Ming army and not good for our army, at most we don't have the right weather, but we have the right location, and there are people who are harmonious, how can we be so afraid of the Ming army?

Could it be that His Majesty was completely frightened after being captured once?
In the third year of Hongwu's reign, when His Majesty was still the crown prince, he was captured by the Ming army in Yingchang, and then lived in Nanjing for a year.

In order to recruit Emperor Zhaozong to surrender and show his generosity, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty sent someone to send his majesty back.

Everyone thought this was a good thing.

However, when His Majesty actually succeeded to the throne, everyone discovered that the His Majesty in front of them seemed to be somewhat similar to a traitor who was captured in the history of the Han people!

After Qin Hui was captured by the Jin Kingdom and was released again, he changed from a stern war fighter to a staunch capitulator.

The majesty in front of me has also changed from the majestic and heroic prince back then to a coward who is afraid of the wise king and is in panic all day long!
I think back when Emperor Huizong was still there, there were nearly one million troops in Dayuan led by Wang Baobao and Li Siqi. There were still four to five million troops in Naha in the northeast. In addition, there were also three hundred thousand troops in the Liang Dynasty in Yunnan. Added up, it’s more than two million!

Although most of them are lost.

But in fact, as the place where the emperor spent summer vacation and handled government affairs, Yuan Shangdu also played the role of the capital.

Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty at that time seemed to have lost the country, but it cannot be said that the country was really destroyed!

Regardless of military strength, civil and military teams, or even the treasury accumulation, it is extremely rich!
To say that the Great Yuan is restored is by no means a wishful thinking!
however.

Following Li Siqi's surrender, Wang Baobao died and King Yuanliang was destroyed.

In today's Dayuan, apart from the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Mobei, there are only 300,000 troops sent by King Naha of Kaiyuan!

Although Goryeo is now flirting with Ming Ting, on the surface, it still maintains its relationship with Dayuan.

Whose face is this all for?
Of course it's because Naha's 300,000-strong army in the northeast is a deterrent!

It can be said that the reason why Dayuan can still call itself Dayuan and has not been reduced to an ordinary tribe on the grassland is because of Naha's presence!
But now, His Majesty actually wants to divert trouble to the east and let the Ming army kill King Kaiyuan!

This is so chilling!
finally.

Everyone looked solemn, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to think about letting the Ming army attack King Yuan.
The Han people also know the truth about the relationship between lips and teeth. King Kaiyuan and us are not just dependent on each other, but have broken bones and connected tendons!

If King Kaiyuan is defeated, can our Dayuan still exist? "

Togu Si Timur sighed.

"Why are you still living in the illusion that the Great Yuan still exists! If I hadn't been begged by you, I would have stopped calling myself myself! Now that the Great Yuan has lost its capital and the people of the Central Plains, what is the name of the Great Yuan?
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was cruel. From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, he has been fighting with us every year for eighteen years! There were seven active Northern Expeditions!

It has been very difficult for us to survive until now. If we can allow King Kaiyuan to hold off the Ming army for a few years, we can regain our strength, let the people raise more cattle and sheep, breed more foals, and let the children grow up a few more years. In this year, more qualified warriors are the top priority!
If King Kaiyuan loses, then he loses!
The Northeast is not the home of us Mongols, it is the home of the Jurchens! You are all my loyal ministers. Can’t you tell what is our fundamental? "

Everyone fell silent when they heard Togu Si Timur's words.

Suddenly, Halazhang, the Magistrate of the Privy Council, stood up angrily.

"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well, please excuse me!"

Take a look at the Khala chapter from Timur.

This person's face was red and angry, and he was not feeling well. He was clearly angry and wanted to leave!

The ministers looked at Tuogusi Timur, worried that he would deal with Halazhang when he was angry.

Unexpectedly, Tuogu Si Timur just looked at Harazhang, then sighed, waved his hands and said: "Since Lord Zhiyuan is not feeling well, please step aside first!"

Harazhang snorted coldly, turned around and left!

All the ministers looked at each other.

I felt in my heart that I really thought too much.

How could someone as cowardly as your Majesty dare to punish Harazhang?
He holds more than 10,000 troops and horses.
Subsequently.

Everyone followed suit and resigned from Tuogu Si Timur.

Tuogu Si Timur frowned and said with waning spirits: "Resign, all of you, resign! Anyway, you are here and you can't think of any good ideas! I don't blame you! But I only have one request. If the Ming army In the true Northern Expedition, I will continue heading north with my troops, and none of you can stop me!"

After the words fell, all the ministers shook their heads in disappointment.

With such an emperor in the Yuan Dynasty, what hope could there be?

What a sigh!

soon.

Everyone goes clean.

Only Thugustimur was left sitting there.

Looking at the empty tent.

Suddenly he sighed.

"Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that I am worried."

The words fell.

behind him.

There was an old laugh.

"Haha. Your Majesty, we Han people have an allusion. Back then, there was an emperor named King Zhuang of Chu. Well, to make it easier for Your Majesty to understand, let's call him emperor!

Three years after King Zhuang of Chu took the throne, he indulged in drinking and living life all day long, which led to the destruction of Chu's allies and the decline of Chu's national power. Many ministers were worried. However, King Zhuang of Chu told the ministers that a bird had fallen on On the earth mountain, it has not flown for three years and it has not made a sound. However, after three years of not flying, it has soared into the sky. After three years of not making a sound, it has become a blockbuster!
Mencius said, when Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions!
Your Majesty, now you have to endure the humiliation, misunderstanding and humiliation. When you soar to the sky and become a blockbuster, everyone will recognize the greatness of the underground! "

Togu Si Timur looked at the old man in front of him.

"Mr. Wu, will the Ming army really go on the Northern Expedition this year? If I continue to perform, I will be disloyal."

At this time, the old man standing in front of Tuogu Si Timur was none other than the long-lost Shanxi merchant leader, Wu Qingchen!
His double was sold to the imperial court by Fujian merchants.

And he himself secretly took a boat, and after going north, he ended up in the grassland!

To know.

The Yuan Dynasty can be said to be the most business-friendly dynasty in history.

Even the Song Dynasty could not compare with it. After all, it was too difficult to collect agricultural taxes in the Song Dynasty, and had to levy a large sum of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from merchants to maintain state rule.

What about the Yuan Dynasty?

Not only was he extremely careless in governing the country, he was just getting by.

This is even more true when it comes to treating businessmen!
As long as the merchants pay a tax, they will no longer care about how and what they operate. In short, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were both easy to fool and easy to satisfy!

Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty was also a golden period for the development of Shanxi merchants.

As a group of merchants who are very close to the Mobei grassland, they are also good at colluding with government and businessmen.

Because of this, Shanxi merchants' business spread all over the world, and they have always maintained a relatively good relationship with Yuanting.

Even with the change of dynasty, Yuan Ting still had a good impression of Shanxi merchants.

Even though Yuanting lost most of its capital, the wealth accumulated over the years was still extremely terrifying. The profit-seeking Shanxi merchants would naturally not let go of this piece of cake, even if the Ming Dynasty issued repeated orders prohibiting the provision of supplies to the grassland.

Shanxi merchants also used every opportunity to transport various inland products to Yuanting, from ironware to tea, silk, and even grain.

This also allows both parties to maintain a relatively good cooperative relationship.

As a leader of Shanxi merchants, Wu Qingchen was naturally treated as a distinguished guest when he arrived on the grassland.

Tuogu Si Timur sighed softly: "Mr. Wu, the country is unfortunate and has fallen to this point. I only want to protect myself! This adventure is all because I believe in you!"

Wu Qingchen nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! The Ming army will definitely launch the Northern Expedition!
This is what I judged based on the internal situation of Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be false! "

Togu Si Timur frowned and said: "Mr. Wu, I don't know anything about the Ming Dynasty! I heard that the Shanxi merchants have been uprooted by the Ming Dynasty. How did you know about the internal situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Wu Qingchen said proudly: "Now the influence of Shanxi merchants on the surface has been destroyed by the Ming court!

But after so many years of development, the descendants of Shanxi merchants have spread all over the world. How can they still be from Shanxi?
The imperial court thinks our power is too simple! Haha. What kind of yellow book, Baojia, how could they possibly guard against us!
Today's Shanxi merchants can be Huizhou merchants, Zhejiang merchants, or Fujian merchants!
Why do I know that Ming Dynasty will attack His Majesty this year?
First of all, Ming Dynasty is not short of money now!

Zhu Tan, King of Nalu, provided tens of millions of taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, they exceeded the wealth of our Shanxi merchants, which added up to millions of taels of silver!
With so much money, Ming could launch a new war at any time.

Secondly, my business in the north is well aware of the food and grass hoarded by the imperial court!

Since last year, the amount of salt emitted by Jiubian has been four to five times that of normal years!
Why did the Ming Dynasty stockpile so much food at the border for no reason? Apparently there's going to be a war!

Also, the price of wrought iron in Daming was originally five cents of silver per catty, but since last year, it has risen to eight cents of silver per catty!
This is obviously because the imperial court is stepping up its efforts to build armor, which is why so much iron is consumed, causing the price of iron to rise! The Ming Army's Northern Expedition is just around the corner! "

Togu Si Timur nodded and said: "If you are sure of this, I will feel relieved.

You told me that among my officials now there are the imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty. Who is that person? did you find it? "

(End of this chapter)