Seiwa

Chapter 131 Be A Qualified Oriole 1

The cold wind was piercing, and the sky was snowing heavily.

A team of [-] Tatar cavalry galloped through the snow against the strong wind and appeared in front of Kaiping Guards.

At a distance of 500 meters, the Tatar cavalry slowed down and blew their horns.

The long and ancient sound of the horn broke through the heavy snow, accompanied by the new wind, and reached the ears of the frontier soldiers of the guard.

The drums were beating, and the defenders at the top of the city boarded the high platform, looked into the distance, and raised their vigilance solemnly.

In the enemy's platform built of logs and stones, the frontier soldier rubbed his hands vigorously, stretched his fingers, and drew his longbow.

In the bunker outside the city, wooden shovels pushed away the snow, and sharp knives protruded, reflecting cold light in the snow.

The sound of the drums, vigilance, and fighting have become the instinct of the frontier army.

"Quickly report to the command."

A frontier soldier led the order, quickly descended the city wall, and rushed to the commander of the guard post.

Commander Wei rushed over immediately after hearing the report.

Five days ago, the grain and grass transported from Daning arrived in Kaipingwei.There was an order from the Governor's Mansion of the army behind the army left behind in Beijing. The Tatar Khan Guilichi had proclaimed himself a vassal to the Ming Dynasty.

The vast majority of frontier troops could not understand this order.Last month, the Tartars came to the border to burn, kill, and loot, so let the past be forgotten by changing their claims?What is this called!But the sacred will cannot be disobeyed, military orders are like mountains, no matter how you don't understand them, you can't disobey them.

There are also smart people who think that the court's move must have deep meaning.

The simplest truth, when did the Son of Heaven be so polite to the Tartars?There must be something behind it.

When this statement came out, the heads of the soldiers began to turn one after another.That's right, there is no calculation behind this, it is absolutely impossible!

The voice of dissatisfaction in the army gradually died down, and everyone was looking forward to what the emperor would do to the Tartars.

The horn sounded again and again in the snow.

The Tatar cavalry stopped two hundred miles away from the city, their bows and knives were out of their sheaths, and the cavalry in the front row raised the horns brought back by the envoys and shouted loudly, "Don't do it, your own people!"

Six characters, the characters are correct and round, with profound meanings.

It is reported that the password was agreed upon by the Tatar envoys and Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in Beijing, in order to prevent the frontier army from mistaking them for horses threshing grass, and shooting thousands of arrows into hedgehogs.With the armed level of the Kaiping Frontier Army, it is not difficult to do this.

The Tatar cavalry didn't want to really become hedgehogs, they had to follow the command of the frontier army, step by step, and take their time.

The weapons of the frontier army in the guard can be so sharp, all thanks to the merits of the capital governor's mansion of the left-behind army in Beijing.

The winter in northern Xinjiang is bitingly cold, and the dripping water turns into ice.Under the influence of the weather, the fire blunderbuss, which was still in the stage of burning fire sticks, lost its advantage, and cold weapons were even more handy.

With the joint efforts of the Daning Miscellaneous Bureau and the Beiping Miscellaneous Bureau, the longbows and hard crossbows used by the frontier guards have been strengthened and improved.With the reward mechanism formulated by Meng Qinghe, the craftsmen are extremely enthusiastic about their work, and the number of weapons sent to the border guards has not only doubled, but also far more durable than before.

After the emperor allowed Daning and Beiping Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureaus to manufacture fire mines, pig iron and wrought iron from Zunhua were continuously sent to the workshops.The gunpowder sent by Nanjing was not powerful enough, so Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong jointly sent a request to the emperor to set up a marching weapon bureau in Beijing to produce gunpowder and make firearms.

Without thinking for a long time, Zhu Di approved the request of the two of them.Regardless of the objections of the Nanjing Military Bureau and the Bingzheng Bureau, they directly sent people with experienced craftsmen to Beijing to assist Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong in setting up a new department.

Giving people is not counted, and all expenses are allocated by Nanjing.

As soon as the decree was made, some officials immediately jumped up and said bluntly that the impeachment of Marquis Dingyuan and Marquis Guangping was against the integrity of the courtiers, and the intention was wrong.

Sun Yu, the left servant of the Household Department, spoke particularly fiercely, "Weapons are murderous. Since ancient times, countries have fought out of necessity, and husbands have driven people to risk their lives. It is rare for them not to be injured or destroyed. Today's decision is made, but we should rest. Cultivating rites and music, promoting education, how can you talk about the benefits of weapons! The two of them are arrogant, flattering and flattering, talking about military affairs for the purpose of advancing, relying on grace and arrogance, disregarding people's livelihood, suspicious intentions, and must be plotting wrongdoing, I hope your majesty will clearly observe! "

After Sun Yu, Li Wenyu, the right servant of the household department, Yuan Fu, the young minister of Dali Temple, and several others came out to support Sun Yu's remarks with practical actions, and even impeached Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.

The Kings of Han and Zhao were both in the north. Before the King of Han, he offered fire and thunder, which was praised by His Majesty.What Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong said today may not be without the meaning of the two Highnesses.

"It's not a good thing to be virtuous!"

Hearing this sentence, Zhu Di was completely annoyed.

Militarism?Who are you talking about? !

Suspicious intentions, conspiracy?Does it mean that my son and son-in-law rebelled against me together? !

Is it easy to be fooled when I am a three-year-old child? !

The anger level exploded, Zhu Di slapped the dragon chair fiercely, "Enough!"

The emperor was angry, and there was a sudden silence in the hall.The few people who were chattering just now also fell silent in an instant.

Today, it is no better than Jianwen, who is bluntly speaking with his head against the pillar. There is a chance of leaving his name in history, but the possibility of ransacking his family and exterminating his family is even greater.

Seeing that the officials were silent, Zhu Di's eyes became colder.

"Your Excellency is in the land of Jinling, in the midst of prosperity, so you know the hardships in the northern border, and the disaster of the invaders?!" Zhu Di sneered, with endless anger in his voice, enough to burn the entire hall, "I just ask all the gentlemen In a word, it is possible to guard the frontier and defend the northern frontier just by the teaching of the sages?! I tell you, I can’t! I have been in the army for several years, and each of my relatives is a stone. Seeing those who die under the front is not painful. Fighting to the death, how can the country be safe, how can the people live and work in peace and contentment! Weapons are a disaster, and having no weapons is even more a disaster for the country!"

The soldiers have no weapons in their hands, and they fight the Tartars with sticks and stones?

If the army doesn't fight desperately and keeps the Tartars out of the fortress, how can they allow everyone to talk here?

The ministers bowed their heads, but they dared not speak.

After venting his anger, Zhu Di began to deal with the person who angered him.

Sun Yu became the most heroic head rafter, and Zhu Di ordered his black yarn to be removed, his post in the household department cut off, and sent to Beijing Xingtaipu Temple to raise horses.

Didn't it mean that the governor's mansion of the left-behind army in Beijing harbored evil intentions?

Alright, I will give you a chance to send you to the north and observe carefully!

At the same time, Li Wenyu, the right servant of the household department, was also convicted.The big disrespect of not accompanying the Taimiao for no reason was exposed by the court, and he supported Sun Yu's impeachment of Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong, which successfully aroused Emperor Yongle's anger. He didn't have a share in raising horses, so he simply sent him to Liaodong to guard the border.

Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Household Department who had just returned to Beijing from western Zhejiang, was also affected.

Xia Situ was really wronged, he finally came back from water treatment, his buttocks were not hot, and was thrown to Suzhou water treatment by Emperor Yongle.Xia Situ had nowhere to redress his grievances, so he could only pack up his burden and set off on the road.

Xia Situ didn't leave alone, Zhu Di also sent him a helper, Yuan Fu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

The Minister of Finance and the Vice President of the Supreme Procuratorate were sent to dredge the river and build dams. Should it be said that Emperor Yongle lost his head with anger, or that the officials of Ming Dynasty are all talents, with one specialty and many abilities?

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry wanted to stand out and told the emperor that water control was the job of the Ministry of Industry, so the Minister of the Ministry of Households was fine, and what happened to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple?

Before he could take a step forward, he was firmly held back by the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

What is the situation now, the emperor is breathing fire on the dragon chair, whoever dares to stand out will be unlucky.Master Sikong also wants to go to Beijing to raise horses?Or let the entire Ministry of Industry colleagues go to Liaodong to defend the border?

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry hesitated, but he couldn't take the step forward.

So, the left and right servants of the household department raised horses, the horsemen who raised the horses, the guards guarded the borders, the minister of the household department and the Shaoqing of Dali temple went to Suzhou to control the water hand in hand.Several participating teachers were also sent to support education, and the education industry in remote mountainous areas is about to usher in a beautiful spring.

The voice of controversy in the court suddenly disappeared, and no one opposed the establishment of the Beijing Military Weapons Bureau.

When Meng Qinghe saw the mansion reporting the time, Sun Shilang and Li Shilang were already on their way out.Guangyingku, the former Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau of the Beiping Chief Secretary, has been transferred to the Beijing Branch, temporarily serving as the administrative office of the Military Weapons Bureau, in charge of the establishment and production of the Military Weapons Bureau.

Meng Qinghe did not intervene in the establishment of the Military Weapons Bureau.He knew very well that with Emperor Yongle's protective character, even if he did not approve the establishment of the Military Weapons Bureau, he would not question Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong.Anyone in the court who dares to hold on to this matter will not end well, and the two servants of the household department are ironclad proof.

If you join in by yourself, even if you just brush aside, you won't get the same treatment as Shen Xuan and Yuan Rong.Life can be saved, but it is inevitable to suffer some flesh and blood.It is possible to live in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a period of time.

After making some suggestions to Shen Xuan in private, Meng Qinghe expressed his attitude and successfully picked himself out.

Regarding this, Shen Xuan didn't say much, Yuan Rong knew something, but kept silent.

In mid-December, the first batch of mines and rockets manufactured by the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau and the Marching Weapons Bureau arrived at the frontier.

The Tatar grain transport team also arrived as scheduled.

In the heavy snow, Kaipingwei sent a cavalry to check the documents carried by the opponent and the Qianhu waist card issued by the imperial court, and signaled to the city.

The Tatar liaison officer who had waited for five days in Kaipingwei immediately came galloping on horseback, confirmed each other's identities with the leader of the Tatar Qianhu, and assured the Ming army Qianhu who was out of the city that this team was indeed Guili Chike There is no doubt that Khan can recruit warriors who are good at fighting.

Thousands of households returned to the city to report, but before it was time, a message was sent in the city, ordering the Tatar cavalry to retreat a hundred miles, and at the same time sent out outposts. Under heavy guard, the south gate of the city slowly opened.

Even though there is an imperial order and his identity has been verified, what should be guarded against must still be guarded against.

Who knows if these tartars will come up with a whim, and when they get the food, they will grab another one by the way.

There was a long row of wagons transporting food, and the strong and humble horses were extremely docile, pacing their hooves lightly in the snow, spraying out patches of white mist from their mouths and noses.

Five hundred shi of grain, [-] catties in full, seems like a lot, and only Guilichi and the herdsmen under the tents of Tatar high-ranking officials have a share when they are transported back.The tribes that are not strong or are far away are still not able to get a grain.

In addition to food, the carriage also contained Taiping clothes and other items that were rewarded to the subordinate tribes, and there was also a lot of cotton, which were urgently needed on the grassland.

The Tatar warriors were very touched. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty kept his word and was a true hero!

The leading Tatar Qianhu dismounted and saluted, beating his chest with one hand and making a loud bang.The sturdy figure is like a hill.

This gratitude is sincere, but a short-term touch does not mean a long-lasting friendship.

Both the Tatar cavalry and the frontier army knew that peace was short-lived. When the food was exhausted, the warriors on the grassland would still look for opportunities to go to the border to thresh grain and grass.This is the way of survival of nomads that has lasted for thousands of years.

The horn sounded again, and the Tatar cavalry set off with grain carts.

Kaipingwei's frontier troops trailed behind them, and turned back one after another after traveling hundreds of miles, in order to ensure that the Tatar cavalry really left, and would not hide the food and kill them with their carbines.

The city gate of Kaipingwei was closed.

The Tatar grain transport team marched towards the king's tent of Guilichi Khan at the fastest speed.

The strong prairie warrior was used to braving the wind and snow, and the edge of his leather hat was covered with frost, but his speed still did not slow down.

Children who are less than the height of a wheel know how important food is in the grassland in winter.Five hundred shi of grain is like a piece of oily fat, which is coveted.

In the territory of Tatar, almost no one dared to make trouble blatantly, but in the territory close to Oara, there were several vacillating tribes living, and no one could guarantee that they would not join forces with Oara and rob with their faces covered.

The team of 800 people passed Chagannuoer, and another Tatar cavalry came to meet them immediately.The two cavalry joined together, and the food transport team increased to nearly 2000 people.

"Five hundred stones?"

The Tatar Qianhu Boketimur, who was in charge of the support, looked at the carriage transporting grain, thinking about how much his tribe would get.

The knights dispersed, guarding the grain carts, and were alert to the Oirat cavalry that might appear at any time.

Perhaps it was God's favor, this time the grain transportation operation was considered a surprise and escaped danger.The [-] catties of grain arrived, and the long-awaited Tatar Khan Guilichi, Taishi Youxiang Maerhazan, Taifu Youxiang Yesuntai, and Taibao Privy Council Arutai personally came out to welcome them.

Bags of grain were lifted off the carriage, Guilichi pulled out a dagger, and stabbed it on the sack, golden corn flowed out, Guilichi grabbed a handful, put it directly into his mouth, bit it until it creaked, and then laughed loudly Laughing, "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a man of trustworthiness!"

Ma'er Hazan, Ye Sun Tai and others stepped forward one after another, following Gui Lichi's example, they grabbed a handful of corn and put it into their mouths to chew.Arutai, who has always been unfavorable about this negotiation, did not give any harsh words.No matter what intrigues and tricks the Ming Dynasty had, the food was real.At this time, he sang against Guilichi, and clearly gave an excuse so that Guilichi could deduct the food that should be given to him.

For the sake of food, Alutai decided to endure this time.

At nightfall, torches were set up in the king's tent, and the whole head of roast sheep exuded a tempting aroma. The Tatar Khan raised his wine glass high, and the Tatar warriors who had not had enough for many days also opened their stomachs.A young girl in a gorgeous dress walked into the king's tent, and the curtain was lifted, and the lively voices and laughter suddenly became clear.

In the middle of the night, the north wind became more piercing, and the two teams quietly lurked in the snow.

The team led by Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu himself discovered the "companion" around him first.

"Your Highness, do you still want to do it?"

After following for two days, I finally found Guilichi's Wang Tent, so it's a pity to give up like this.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't make a sound, lying on the snow, staring closely at the front.

The guards were unwilling, and he was even more unwilling.But he can't take risks easily. Once the action fails, he cannot bear the responsibility alone, and I am afraid that tens of thousands of northern frontier troops will be involved.

"Your Highness?"

"Shut up, back off."

Zhu Gaoxu rubbed his cheeks that were about to freeze, and gave the order to retreat.

You must not do things that hurt one thousand enemies and eight hundred self-inflicted injuries.

Things are either not done, or you have to make yourself invincible.Zhu Gaoxu's way of thinking is getting closer and closer to his father Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaoxu ordered to retreat, but he didn't leave too far.He believes that no matter who touches in front of him, he will definitely attack when Guilichi is most let down.At that time, maybe you can pick something cheap.

Sure enough, after waiting for less than an hour, the people in the king's tent were almost drunk, and the patrolling guards were also sleepy. The people who had ambushed on the snow in advance began to move silently towards the king's tent and the place where the grain and grass were stored.

The sound of the blade chopping bones was annihilated by the north wind.

Bright red blood splattered, and human heads rolled down.

The killing takes place in the dark.

Finally, a scream woke up the drunken crowd, the torch was ignited instantly, the attacker became the prey in the trap, the king's tent was lifted, and the flushed but not drunk Guilichi and Alutai and others left come out.Looking at the surrounded attackers, Gui Lichi raised his right arm with a sneer.

Bows and arrows rained like rain.

Blood stained the snow red, and the smell of blood filled the night sky.

Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists to his lips, and like the soldiers around him, he watched everything that happened in the Tatar camp without blinking.

Everyone looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration. If it wasn't for the wit of the King of Han, those heads that fell to the ground would most likely be their own end.

Zhu Gaoxu bit the corner of his lips, blood and killing made him excited, but also made him calmer.

He thought of his father's teachings, and thanked himself for making the right judgment.At the same time, the contents of Meng Qinghe's letter also flashed through his mind.

"Your Highness, don't underestimate the Tatar Khan. Guilichi will not be a fool to have the status he has today and make all the Tatar tribes submit to him."

"This is a long-term plan, not something that can be achieved in one battle. As the saying goes, sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping firewood by mistake. Your Highness should think twice when encountering problems."

"If you can't do it once, you can do it twice, or three times. If you act rashly, His Highness will be in danger, and the war in northern Xinjiang will rise again, and the minister will die."

Zhu Gaoxu knew that Meng Qinghe's words were not just for him, but more to express his attitude to his father.He was glad that he was no longer as reckless as he was four years ago, otherwise, he would definitely fall into the way of the Tartars tonight.

The killing finally stopped.

Guilichi did not order to keep alive, because it was unnecessary.

The appearance of these raiders is the best evidence, they are from Oala.

After receiving the urgent report from the Xuanfu, Meng Qinghe knocked his head. He never expected that Mahamu would take the initiative to come forward to help when the backhand he had prepared was useless.However, Gui Lichi held back his anger and suppressed the matter, and did not go to the door, which really impressed him.

It seems that if you want to be a qualified oriole, you have to continue to work hard.

In late December, there was a brief peace in northern Xinjiang.

The Tatar rangers no longer harassed the border, and Wala was stopped by the Tatars, and rarely appeared at the border.

Tatar Khan Guilichi wrote an eloquent letter of credentials to Emperor Yongle, all kinds of praise, admiration, and praise.

After reading it, Zhu Di immediately rubbed his arms.

After so many years of dealing with each other, why has he never discovered that Guilichi is such an emotional person?

Zhu Gaochi was called to Fengtian Temple to listen to the government again.

Due to sitting for a long time and not exercising, the food in the palace is also strictly regulated. It is impossible for the prince to eat millet porridge and sorghum pancakes three times a day. Zhu Gaochi's weight shows signs of rebounding.

Zhu Di really couldn't stand it anymore.

Don't wait to see him again, he is also his own son.

Daoyan was called to the palace to give lectures to the son.When Zhu Di is in court, he will also call Zhu Gaochi.Regardless of other things, going back and forth from Wenhua Hall to Fengtian Hall, and standing for half an hour can increase the amount of exercise to some extent.

The changes in the palace gave the civil servants who supported Zhu Gaochi hope.Taking advantage of the opportunity of giving a banquet in the palace, he raised the matter of establishing the prince again.

Zhu Di didn't react too much, but Zhu Gaochi wanted to faint immediately, or he would grab a brick and shoot everyone who spoke to death.

His father's attitude towards him had just eased, so he did this, was he helping him or hurting him? !