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Chapter 244
The sky was gloomy, the air was so humid that water could be squeezed out, and the damp air was blowing from Xuanwu Lake, making Emperor Yongle, who was reviewing the memorials in the Yitian Palace, feel uncomfortable all over his body.

The stickiness on his body was second to none. The main cause of the emperor's discomfort was the arthralgia he suffered from going out for battle all year round, climbing ice and lying in the snow.The so-called arthralgia is rheumatism, which has tortured him for many years.When he was not ill, the Emperor Daming, who was over [-] years old, was still as strong as a bull and walked like flying. Once he got ill, his limbs were swollen and he couldn't bend or stretch freely, which was very painful.

Jinling is located in the Jianghuai River. Every year in early summer, there will be a long rainy season. The climate is extremely humid. The emperor's arthralgia often recurs, with joint pain all over his body, which makes him sleepless all night and tired during the day.

Zhu Di was leaning on the couch with his back against the big pillow, and two eunuchs from the imperial pharmacy knelt under the couch, massaging his legs with superb techniques to relieve the pain, so that Zhu Di could keep a clear mind and deal with the important military and political affairs of the empire.

There is no way, the Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, disasters are still frequent, and there are troubles in all directions, and there are more than ten thousand documents reported to the court every day.Although there were civil servants and military generals from six armies and five armies in the imperial court, there was no prime minister in the Ming Dynasty, and the military power was in the hands of the emperor alone. All decisions were made by the emperor. Correspondingly, the emperor needed to know everything. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything is done every day.

But Zhu Di didn't have the idea of ​​letting go of the burden, because his father could carry this burden, so he gritted his teeth and wanted to carry it on!This is the goal he pursued all his life - to prove that he is an incomparable king, to prove that his father did not choose himself, but chose Yun Wen, a child with a yellow mouth, to inherit the throne. It was a big mistake!

For this reason, he would rather give up all comfort and pleasure, and devote all his enthusiasm and energy to his empire.In the ten years since his ascension to the throne, he has personally conquered Mobei several times, sent a large army to recover Jiaozhi, set up the Nuer Gandu Division in the northeast, and the Hami Sanwei in the northwest, expanding the territory like a tiger!He also edited "Yongle Dadian", Wenzhi Huanghuang!Dredging the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, connecting the north and the south of the empire!Send Zheng He to the Western Ocean and attract all nations to the court!

He has already proved that his ability is a hundred times stronger than that of his nephew. For example, when Jianwen changed his face when he talked about it, and finally lost a big defeat, Zhu Di handled it properly while talking and laughing, and relieved this elbow and armpit problem.But he went too far... He was too eager to prove himself. He walked too fast and spread too much. As a result, the country was strong and the people were poor, and there were troubles in all directions. On the contrary, there are more and more problems, and the atmosphere is getting more and more tense, so that the emperor can never rest...

Under such circumstances, the few great scholars in the cabinet could only reduce the burden on the emperor as much as possible. They marked the main parts of the memorial with labels, so that Zhu Di could save a lot of energy for decision-making without reading the nonsense before and after.Moreover, the scholar previewed the memorial, and he could do his homework in advance. The emperor's inquiries were targeted, and the role of the consultant was brought into full play.Zhu Di was very satisfied with the work of the cabinet. The status of Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Jin Youzi and others in the Sacred Heart has also risen. The emperor will discuss with them regardless of internal and external affairs.

At this moment, it was Yang Rong who was on duty in Yitian Palace. Because the emperor's dragon body was really unwell, Yang Rong briefly read the chapter to him:

"Song Hu, the General Soldier of Gansu, reported that the rebels were suppressed in the previous campaign, and the chiefs Balsi and Duo Luoxi were captured successively. Don't send the native official Li Ying to defend Yemachuan. When Han, the chieftain of Liangzhou, rebelled, he all Commanded He Ming to hunt down and die in battle. Li Ying chased and wiped out all of them, but the old Han escaped from the left guard of Chijin Meng, and was hidden by the commander of the guard, Talini. The two worried that if the leader of the bandit was not eliminated, it would be a border trouble. Please ask the emperor to approve their use of troops against Talini and force him to hand over the old Han."

After reading, Yang Rong kept quiet, because the illness made the emperor think longer, and Song Hu was the emperor's son-in-law, so it was not easy for him to interrupt.

After a while, Zhu Di asked slowly, "Why didn't Li Bin have a joint name?" Gansu is an important town in the northwest of the imperial court. In addition to Bibian, it also shoulders the responsibilities of the various Mongolian ministries that have surrendered...Zhu Di is not the same for the Mongolian ministries. Blindly killing everything, but using both kindness and power, those who can be recruited to surrender, and those who cannot be recruited will use troops... The area around Ningxia, Gansu, is where Zhu Di placed the various ministries of Inner Mongolia, and ensuring that they will not rebel and even become Ming's arm is the focus of the court's frontier defense .Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, and Song Hu, General Soldier of Gansu are now in charge.

"The Marquis of Fengcheng's opinion...is at odds with the son-in-law." Yang Rong said softly.Song Hu is the descendant of the nobles, Shang Zhudi's third daughter, Princess Ancheng, so Yang Rong called her son-in-law.

"How?" Zhu Di frowned slightly.

"The Marquis of Fengcheng said that it is difficult to continue to pay far away, so it is better to delay the plan." Apparently, Fengcheng Marquis Li Bin also sent a memorial at the same time.

"It turned out to be a dispute, and brought the pen and ink lawsuit to me." Zhu Di snorted and said, "How many times is this? It seems that these two people really can't pee in the same pot."

"The son-in-law is young and brave, and the Marquis of Fengcheng is prudent and prudent. It's normal for him to think about it." Yang Rong said softly.

"You don't have to speak for my son-in-law, this kid is a bastard who doesn't grow up!" But Zhu Di said angrily: "I let him inherit the post of Gansu General Soldier from his father, but because he is a son-in-law, but let the attached Don't worry, the imperial court's strategy will not change! Originally, he only needs to follow Xiao Gui Cao and rest with the people, and he will be safe. Who knows that this kid is arrogant and always wants to make achievements! That's why I sent Li Bin over there, named As an assistant, in fact, to give him the helm, lest he capsize in the gutter and ruin my great affairs!"

"The Marquis of Fengcheng is also the family of the founding fathers. He was a hero who served Tianjing. He is considered to be the son-in-law's uncle and a famous general with great military exploits. The emperor sent him to assist the son-in-law. It is absolutely correct." Yang Rong said.

"It's a pity that my son-in-law is so insane! He always pretends to be the commander-in-chief, and I'm afraid that Li Bin, a dragon crossing the river, will take his place!" Zhu Di snorted and said, "It's nothing more than being sexual and arrogant. How dare he refuse to listen to Li Bin for such a military and state matter that has nothing to do with the heavens? How dare he bring the pen and ink lawsuit to me, it is against him!" The more the emperor spoke, the more angry he became, with a gloomy and frightening face, obviously Really angry: "I think this kid is another waste like Li Jinglong, if he continues to indulge, he will ruin my big business!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Seeing that Zhu Di had already understood what he meant, Yang Rong persuaded instead: "The son-in-law is not comparable to Li Jinglong and his ilk."

"I can't make fun of the lives of my soldiers." Zhu Di took the teacup, sipped it and said, "Besides, it's obvious who is right and who is wrong. The traitor Mahamu is in Hetao. Often beckoning can't stop them flirting with Mahamu, but Song Hu wants to use troops against them, why don't you think that Mahamu's army is not enough and not strong enough!"

After the Ming Dynasty drove the Mongolian Yuan out of the Central Plains, it also carried out a protracted Northern Expedition against the Mongolians who fled back to the grassland. 20 years ago, Lan Yu led an army deep into the north of Mobei, in the sea of ​​fishing...that is, Lake Baikal of the later generations broke through the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and captured 120 people including the prince, mother, concubine and princess of the Yuan Emperor, and more than 7000 officials. More than 15, more than [-] horses, camels, cattle and sheep, and the savings of the Yuan Dynasty for a hundred years completely destroyed the court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.Although the Emperor Yuan and the crown prince escaped, this failure caused the Golden Family to lose its status as the supreme Central Khanate among the Mongols, and the various Mongolian ministries took the opportunity to become independent.Ten years later, the remnant Yuan emperor Kun Timur was murdered by his subordinate Guilichi, but Guilichi did not dare to use the country name of Dayuan anymore, but changed his name to Tatar and proclaimed himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty.Since then, there has been no conflict between Han and Mongolia, and the Mongolian threat to Ming has been downgraded to a border problem.

The reason why Guilichi gave up the tempting title of co-lord of Mongolia is because he knew that if he used the title of the Yuan Dynasty again, he would be regarded as the first-class enemy by the powerful Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Yongle would lead his troops to kill him when he was angry. Lord, who dares to stroke his beard?

Zhu Di was not a war lunatic either. He showed great friendship to Guilichi and recognized his suzerainty over the various tribes of Mongolia.But Guilichi's Khan position did not last long, and a few years later, he was defeated by the coalition forces of Alutai of Asut and Mahamu of Wala.

Arutai and Mahamu didn't even dare to pretend to be Meng Yuan Khan, what they hoped most was to make a fortune silently, so after defeating Guilichi, they expressed their surrender to Daming.This is what Zhu Di couldn't wish for, so he gave them great support, hoping to rely on them to control the various ministries of Mongolia.Unexpectedly, the gold family revived, Kun Timur's son, Benya, grew up and declared himself the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, restoring the glory of his ancestors!
As a descendant of Genghis Khan, Ben Yashili is undoubtedly more appealing than the Asut and Oara tribes.Soon, various Mongolian tribes, including Alutai, gathered on the side of this orthodox representative, and the scattered Mongolian tribes tended to reintegrate again.

How can Zhu Di sit back and watch the enemy come into being?In the eighth year and tenth year of Yongle's two imperial expeditions, Benya Shili's army was finally wiped out. Although he himself escaped, this failure was fatal to him, because it made him lose the authority of the Great Khan. And the tribal strength is running low.Mahamu took the opportunity to lead the Wala tribe to go south to Hetao, killed Ben Yashili, sent his head to the capital, and asked Zhu Di to seal Hetao to them.

Zhu Di was furious, Mahamu was so daring that he wanted to pick peaches from the Ming Dynasty!Don't you know the truth that you can't allow others to snore on the side of the couch?
So the emperor categorically rejected Mahamu's request, and sent eunuchs to Wala to reprimand him, and ordered him to leave Hetao immediately.Mahamu was deeply humiliated, and it was even more impossible for him to give up this treasured land of geomantic omen. He made Ben Ya's disgraced son a Khan and broke off diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty as an enemy.

Mahamu knew that with Zhu Di's character, he would definitely raise a large army to attack, so he tried his best to win over the tribes of Mongolia, including the tribes that had surrendered to Ming Dynasty. The task of Li Bin and Song Hu was to appease these tribes and prevent them from turning to Oala .As a result, Song Hu actually wanted to use troops against them. Do you think Zhu Di can't be angry?
(End of this chapter)