Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Chapter 78 Weird operations of Tumu Fort!

Xiao Ran chuckled. He was just talking nonsense. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's helpless expression, he said, "How else can I relieve my anger?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry at first, but after Xiao Ran's joke, he was not so angry anymore. He just made another note to Zhu Qizhen, and then asked: "What exactly happened at that time?"

Xiao Ran explained: "Actually, this matter is a long story. In the early days of Zhu Qizhen, all the Ming Dynasty's troops were used to fight against Luchuan. They conquered four times, which led to the loss of national power. In fact, if I just talk about this, it doesn't matter. What."

"After all, how can there be no losses in a war, but the problem is that this matter has not been perfectly resolved. After so many years of fighting, in the end it was just a treaty signed by the two parties to negotiate a peace."

"But just when they were attacking Luchuan, Wala became increasingly powerful, and even included the Seven Guards of Guanxi and the Three Guards of Wuliangha, which were originally within the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence. However, at this time, all the troops of the imperial court were used to fight against Luchuan. Sichuan, so they failed to take timely measures to respond to the rise of Oara, but just tolerated it."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of ridicule, "He used his troops to fight a useless war, but ignored the real crisis. He is worthy of being the Ming God of War!"

Xiao Ran said: "Actually, it can't be said to be useless. After all, it was Luchuan in Yunnan that announced the rebellion, Si Sirenfa, and Si Jifa and his son. The crusade is justified, but it can only be said that the consumption was too great, so the war on Wala We can only tolerate it first.”

"But Wala became so powerful that he naturally could not be so satisfied, so he began to test the court. Originally, according to regulations, the number of envoys they sent on each mission could not exceed three hundred, and the number they sent was only one hundred to two. Hundreds of people."

"However, the Tatars and Oaras still sent a mission of more than 2,300 people from Datong to the fortress. In this regard, the court still adopted a laissez-faire attitude. Since then, the number of missions has been around 2,000. This not only increased They were under pressure from the imperial court to return favors, and they often disturbed officials and people along the way, and even violated the ban, exchanged weapons, and endangered the safety of the imperial court."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "We know he is not good, but this is too laissez-faire for Walla and Tatar! They are clearly provoking me, the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction with Zhu Qizhen became even higher. In fact, even if he lost a war, it would not matter. After all, no one is a victorious general.

Not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang had already known what kind of person Zhu Qizhen was.

Zhu Qizhen adopted a laissez-faire policy towards the Tatars and Oaras, focusing on appeasement, which was not impossible, but it was really annoying to be so laissez-faire!

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has no temper at all!"

Xiao Ran said: "In fact, later on, he changed his attitude a little bit. For example, anyone who traded bows and arrows with the 'captive envoys' would be put to death. In the same year, he also sent an advance envoy to pay tribute. This time the tribute was actually two thousand Five hundred and twenty-four people were falsely reported as 3,598 people, so the horse price was ordered to be reduced.”

"It's just that this did not make Oara and Tatar retreat. On the contrary, it made them even more dissatisfied with the imperial court. They had also requested a marriage with the Ming Dynasty before, and commanded Wu Liang to agree without permission, but did not report it to the Ming court, so he waited for the envoy first When the regiment claimed that these tribute horses were 'betrothal gifts', they were rejected by the uninformed Ming court and had to repay them first. They used this as an excuse to invade the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Qizhen wanted to conquer it himself."

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table, took out the jade, and sneered, "It's just him? How dare you lead a military expedition in person? We really don't know who gave him the courage!"

It is better to die on the battlefield than to be taken prisoner.

Xiao Ran was afraid that he would drop the jade, so he quickly pressed Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulders and said, "Well, uncle, let's sit down and talk first."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, calmed down, and sat down after listening to Xiao Ran's words.

After he calmed down, he discovered something was wrong, so he asked: "What is Zhu Qizhen's ability? I don't believe that the courtiers don't know about it, so no one can persuade him? Moreover, with his temperament, he is not afraid of fear unless he is greedy." He is timid and fearful, at least he is not the kind of person who can confront others head-on, so why would he suddenly want to lead a military expedition in person?"

After all, if Zhu Qizhen was really the kind of person who dared to face the wind and rain and show his prestige in the world, then he would not have let Tatar and Oara offend him again and again.

Xiao Ran nodded and said: "Uncle, you guessed it right. At that time, the Tatars and Oaras launched a large-scale attack on the Ming Dynasty. Wang Zhen encouraged Zhu Qizhen's imperial commander to personally conquer the country. Zhu Qizhen ordered the ministers to discuss it. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Zhizhi, agreed with the court officials. I advise you that this move will not be able to respond to urgent matters from all directions in a timely manner, but will also be detrimental to Zhu Qizhen's personal safety."

"But Zhu Qizhen said, 'The bandits have rebelled against nature and have invaded the border, killing and plundering soldiers and civilians. The border generals are tired of asking for troops to rescue them, and I have to personally lead the troops to suppress them.' What he said is awe-inspiring, but the problem is, He doesn’t have this strength!”

"On July 19, the 14th year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen passed Juyong Pass. The officials who accompanied him asked to stop advancing, but Zhu Qizhen still refused to listen. When Zhu Qizhen arrived at Xuanfu, it suddenly started to rain, and There was an emergency at the border, and the ministers once again requested to stop the advance. Wang Zhen became angry and asked them to inspect the position."

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth: "Wang Zhen really deserves to die. Why is Zhu Qizhen willing to listen to him?"

Xiao Ran said: "He was the eunuch beside Zhu Qizhen and his playmate since childhood. He was also a powerful eunuch. He was the instigator of many of Zhu Qizhen's decisions, including the crusade against Luchuan and Yujia's personal expedition."

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and said, "Wang Zhen deserves to die!! This Ming Dynasty sinner! He cannot escape the blame for this! He is also the chief culprit!"

This is true. Rather than saying that Zhu Qizhen loves great achievements, it is better to say that he is impulsive and reckless. The one who really loves great achievements is Wang Zhen behind Zhu Qizhen.

Xiao Ran said: "Wang Zhen was also the one who encouraged Zhu Qizhen during his personal expedition. Because of the wind and rain along the way, and the Datong garrison eunuch Guo Jing advised Wang Zhen: 'If you do, you will fall into the trap of the captors.' Wang Zhen began to have some problems." They were afraid, so they decided to return to the DPRK after arriving in Datong."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Now that we have reached Datong, it is ridiculous to think about our teacher returning to the court!"

Either you don't go, or you don't care, go all the way to the end, and become a deserter halfway.
It can only be said that fortunately Zhu Qizhen is the emperor. As long as he is in the military camp, such deserters will be killed without mercy.

Xiao Ran did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but continued on by himself: "On August 14th of the same year, Zhu Qizhen arrived at Tumubao. It was not yet dusk. The ministers who followed him suggested to go to Huailai, twenty miles south. We were holding on in the city, but Wang Zhen decided to garrison the troops on the grounds that he had more than a thousand vehicles and supplies behind him. The camp was high up and there was no spring, and there was still no water after digging a well two feet away. The soldiers lost all their fighting power due to hunger and thirst."

"On the same day, the Wara cavalry invaded from Mayukou next to Tumubao. Although the guard Guo Mao resisted for one night, it was to no avail. The next day, when Zhu Qi Town was about to set off, he found that he was trapped in 20,000 Wara Surrounded by heavy cavalry, the Ming army was unable to break through and had to sit back and wait for reinforcements."

"During this period, the Wala envoy came to the camp to discuss peace. Zhu Qizhen hurriedly summoned the scholar Cao Nai to draft an edict, and sent two generals to meet with Ye Xian together with the Wala envoy."

Seeing Xiao Ran suddenly showing a bad smile, Zhu Yuanzhang asked suspiciously: "You kid, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Ran shook his head, "I didn't think about anything, but as the saying goes, behind every failed person, there must be someone holding him back. This person is either a bad friend or yourself, and Wang Zhen is very good. played this role."

"At that time, Wala came to negotiate peace first. Let's not talk about the outcome. Anyway, it is usually ceding land and paying compensation. But these can be brought back later, right? But when they were negotiating peace, Wang Zhen thought that Wala had retreated."

"So he moved his camp close to the water source. As he turned around, the ranks were in chaos. The Ming army rushed forward first. The Wala cavalry took the opportunity to attack the Ming army. The Ming army was defeated and lost most of it. Zhu Qizhen and his soldiers broke through on horseback and counterattacked. He was captured by the Wala army, and more than fifty distinguished ministers under Zhang Fu died in the rebellion."

"The Ming Dynasty's 200,000-strong army never defeated the 30,000-strong troops of Wala. To say that there is a huge difference is true. It's just that the enemy and we have switched positions."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Ran, "My Ming Dynasty's 200,000-strong army was actually defeated by the opponent's mere 30,000!"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, but there is nothing we can do about it. National defense at that time mainly relied on guard posts, but the soldiers in the guard posts were not doing well at that time, so they fled one after another." "Facing this scene , Zhu Qizhen chose strong suppression and punishment, but it did not fundamentally change the problem, so it achieved little effect. As a result, not only was the Weisuo Banner Army seriously short of vacancies, but also many of the strongest men in the Wu Banner Army were occupied by officers, which was both wasteful and desolate. Without training, the military camp was abandoned."

"Although Zhu Qizhen has repeatedly banned private sergeants, officers at all levels still have private sergeants, and the quality of military equipment has also been significantly reduced. This has led to the weakening of the Ming Dynasty's armaments and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. This is also a loss. One of the causes of war.”

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent and did not speak.

He came up with the health center system. It’s a good idea, but I can’t bear to see someone taking kickbacks from it!

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It seems that we still have to think about this again!"

Xiao Ran shrugged, "That's not my business. It depends on how you improve yourself."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "This incident can be regarded as a wake-up call for us. Let us give them a break when we return."

After that, he asked again: "There is one thing we don't understand. At that time, Zhu Qizhen could be said to be a lamb to be slaughtered in their hands, and they actually took the initiative to move and let him go?"

Xiao Ran said: "Actually, I didn't understand it at the beginning. After all, with Zhu Qizhen as the emperor, there was nothing more to ask for. This peace negotiation was unnecessary. But when I later found out, Oala didn't even know that Zhu Qizhen was the emperor. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty.”

"It was later that they had already captured Zhu Qizhen, and then they identified him with the envoys who had previously sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty."

After Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, he asked: "When Zhu Qizhen was arrested, what was the specific reaction of the court?"

Xiao Ran said: "Originally, the imperial court wanted to use jewelry and money to exchange Zhu Qizhen back, but Wala also took the money first and refused to let him go."

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he laughed, "What a greedy and shameless villain!"

After that, he stood up and waved his sleeves, "Let's go! Let's go meet them! Let's also take a look at this unfilial descendant of Zhu Qizhen!"

Fourteenth year of orthodoxy

Zhu Qizhen learned of the information that Wala planned to attack Datong, so he sent the prince-in-law, Xining Marquis Song Ying, to governor Datong's three-pronged army, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

The Tatar and Oara armies invaded the Ming Dynasty in separate ways, also first invading Datong, Tuotuo Buhua invaded Liaodong, Alazhiyuan invaded Xuanfu, and another army invaded Ganzhou.

Among them, Yi Ye first attacked fiercely and killed Wu Hao, the right-hand general of Datong in the Ming Dynasty.

As military reports came from various sources, Wang Zhen encouraged Zhu Qizhen's imperial commander to personally conduct the expedition, and Zhu Qizhen ordered his ministers to discuss it.

The king was frank and his courtiers gathered together to advise him.

But Zhu Qizhen refused to listen and insisted on conquering it himself!

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Wang Zhi knelt on the ground and saluted: "It is a big deal for your Majesty to conquer in person. Please think twice before proceeding!"

Zhu Qizhen frowned and said impatiently, "I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me anymore!"

Zhang Fu also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it is not child's play to lead a personal expedition! Now the Emperor is the Dinghai Shenzhen of the imperial court, and everything must be based on the Emperor's dragon body!"

Wang Zhi also followed up and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall. Now that the border is in turmoil, it is the time when the emperor needs to stabilize the morale of the army. If the emperor puts himself in danger at this time, wouldn't this make the courtiers panic? Are you uneasy?"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at the ministers below and said, "You all think so too?"

The courtiers knelt on the ground with a roar, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, "Yesterday Wang Zhen told me that you civil servants are as cowardly as rats, and I felt aggrieved for you, thinking that Wang Zhen didn't understand. Now it seems that what he said was not wrong at all. !”

The courtiers below looked at each other, secretly hating Wang Zhen in their hearts.

A eunuch who doesn’t understand government affairs at all! He had no idea what the emperor's personal expedition meant, and he never thought about the consequences. He only had his own interests in mind.

However, the emperor Zhu Qizhen still listened to him as if he was possessed.

Instead, they ignored the advice of their ministers.

Zhu Qi suppressed the idea of ​​​​not caring about these courtiers at all, because Wang Zhenhe had told him that he should adopt a strict attitude towards ministers, and he would not tolerate anyone who advised him or opposed him.

Because he is the emperor, everyone must listen to him.

So Zhu Qizhen didn't know what the officials were thinking, and he didn't care because he was the emperor.

But their words were all concerned about their own safety, so they didn't have an attack.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground, and said to Zhang Fu with a very heartbroken tone: "Zhang Yinggong, these civil servants don't understand and are timid. How can you, a general, be so timid! Do you think I can't fight? Do you want to win against those Walas?!"

Zhang Fu looked at Zhu Qizhen and said: "This is not what I meant, but the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and everything must be done with the emperor's safety as the top priority!"

The other courtiers also said quickly: "Your Majesty, please put your own safety first!"

(End of this chapter)