Seiwa

Chapter 160 Bad News 1

In November of the third year of Yongle, the emperor ordered Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to train his troops and follow the sky.

Shen Xuan, Duke of Dingguo, and Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han, led a thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry to patrol the north to prepare for the captives.Adjusted Daning to build Folang machine guns, general guns, and several tiger squat guns, and prepared necessary places such as Ningxia, Gansu.

The edict was delivered by Jin Yiwei, and within a few days, the northern frontier troops followed the order.

Xu Huizu, Duke of the State of Wei, had already set off from the capital, and he rushed to Shuntian with only his bodyguards.Shen Xuan, the Duke of Ding, and Zhu Gaoxu, the King of the Han Dynasty, also set off separately, and arrived in Daning successively to second the artillery.

Meng Qinghe focused on developing production, so he could not help but ignore the news from the court, and the transfer of frontier troops did not have much trouble with Daningguan, so he was at a loss about Shen Xuan's sudden visit.

"The younger brother of Boke Timur, the leader of the affiliated tribe, must all come to say that this autumn, the Tatar Oala tribe intends to plunder Ningxia and Gansu."

Shen Xuan spoke concisely, explaining his purpose of going to Daning and the reason why Duke Wei was transferred to Shuntian for military training, Meng Qinghe suddenly realized.

The emperor sent his brother-in-law to the north not to replace his godson to guard Beijing, but mainly for training troops, guarding against his neighbors in the north, and at the same time giving Guili Chimahamu a greater shock.

Originally, the emperor's favorite candidate was Captain Meixu, who didn't want Meixu to be killed, and Jinyiwei was also involved, which made Zhu Di very upset.

The Meixu failed, Zhu Neng and others had their own arrangements, only Xu Huizu was still idle.

After several considerations, the job fell on Wei Guogong.

With Xu Huizu in the north, Shen Xuan could send troops to attack the grassland at any time.Guilichi and Mahamu wanted to adopt guerrilla tactics and take turns attacking grain and grass, but they also had to carefully consider whether they would steal the chicken and lose the rice, and be chased by Ding Guogong to their old nest and chop it up.

After understanding, Meng Qinghe let out a sigh of relief, the Duke of the country did not commit a crime, he was completely overthinking before.

"Duke Wei Guo went to Shuntian to train troops, mainly cavalry, followed by infantry."

"cavalry?"

"Yes."

If it was cavalry... Meng Qinghe pinched his forehead. It seems that the emperor sent Wei Guogong to the north not only to frighten the Tatar Wala, but also to make the strong grassland men who gathered in the frontier army calm down.

Beginning in June, the imperial court ordered that the frontier army be enriched with strong men from the tribes belonging to the Tatars and the wild Jurchens.

Regardless of Wuliangha for the time being, the strong men who newly joined the frontier army system could not adapt to the life of the frontier army for a while, coupled with language and other problems, they caused a lot of problems.

Compared with other guards, Daning's conditions are unique. With Duoyan Sanwei, the new strong men are more honest than each other, and they can't even make a wave.

In terms of seniority and strength, in any case, these newcomers will not be able to turn up.

If you really dare to criticize, you don't need Meng Qinghe to attack, Wu Liangha's big and small bosses can clean them up.

The upper and lower sides of Daning and the surrounding border guards have long recognized the fact that following Uncle Xingning they have meat to eat and money to make.Annoying Uncle Xingning, not to mention cutting off his fortune, is very likely to attract Duke Ding, the God of Killing.

Being beaten and cut, you can only bear it yourself.

Since the time of Jingnan, the leaders of Wuliangha had dealt with Meng Qinghe and forged a deep "friendship".He was tricked a few times overtly and secretly, but he also gained a lot of benefits.Seeing Uncle Xingning, the three guards restrained their temper, and devoted themselves to making a fortune and serving Daming.

Even if the senior qualifications are like this, the newcomer dares to disobey the management, not observe discipline, and make all kinds of troubles.

First offender, beating.

If you do it again, keep beating.

After repeated admonitions, he withdrew the knife from his fist and slapped him with the back of the knife, but he couldn't die.

Dissatisfied?

Well, mace hello.

After coming down several times, all the strong men from Daningduoji were honest.

Drilling the farmland, inspecting the border defense, and building bunkers and fortifications are unambiguous at all, and they are more active than the frontier soldiers who came from close households.

Seeing that the strong men performed well, Meng Qinghe paid bonuses in advance in addition to the military salary.

Cattle and sheep, banknotes, cloth, and spices are distributed to the flag according to the number of people, and officers and leaders can get an extra share.The number is not comparable to the veteran frontier soldiers, but it is enough for the newcomers to eat and drink, and improve the life of the tribe by the way.

With big sticks and sweet dates in parallel, the Daning frontier army system was in harmony, and Man Fan, which often appeared in other guards, was basically wiped out in the bud.

Meng Qinghe was very calm about this.

When the salary is paid enough, the fists are put out, the stakes are clear, and the brain is flooded, only then will continue to walk on the thorny road, and never look back.

Daning's success, other fullbacks want to emulate, but it is difficult to achieve.

First of all, without such a veteran qualification as Wu Liangha, he lacked a sharp knife.Secondly, and most importantly, Daning is too rich.

Since Xingningbo became the guard of Daning, one hen after another that can lay golden eggs hatched in the formerly desolate frontier.

In summer and autumn, there are mutual markets, and Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, where new products often come out, and the ships that sailed with Zheng He, have brought huge wealth to Daning.

Recently, some big food merchants wearing turbans and dressed in exotic clothes appeared in Daning. The goods they brought were not many, but they were enough to attract attention.

Daning's attachment attracted a team of Buddhist scriptures, as well as coveting and greedy eyes.

Helpless, Meng Qinghe had arranged the emperor's internal treasury in advance, and with the Duke and Prince as his reliance, plus the name of eunuch and friend of Jin Yiwei, if he dared to make a move against him, it would be tantamount to reaching out to the emperor's treasury.

It's not courting death, it's better than courting death.

I can't move my crooked mind, so I can only study down-to-earth.

More and more guards came to Daning to learn Buddhist scriptures, and the guards in northern Xinjiang also developed rapidly.But to reach the height of Daning, the difficulty is no less than five stars.Even the Xuan Mansion guarded by Zhu Gaoxu and the Kaiyuan of Zhu Gaosui's old domain could not do it, and the other frontier guards were even more difficult.

Meng Qinghe can spend a lot of money and use the strategy of big sticks and sweet dates to convince the strong men, but other people would scratch their heads.

So, in addition to Daning, the more strong men were assigned to various places, the more problems the frontier army's combat effectiveness soared.After accumulating to a certain level and reporting to the emperor, Zhu Di no longer hesitated, and decided that the brother-in-law's paid leave was long enough, and he should come back to work.

During the Hongwu period, Xu Huizu and Zhu Di trained troops in Beiping, lived in northern Xinjiang for more than ten years, and dealt with Beiyuan as often as Zhu Di.

In terms of fighting immediately, the two are evenly matched. Compared with training, Xu Huizu dared to say that he was second, and Zhu Di dared not say that he was first.

Shen Xuan was invincible on the battlefield and was quite insightful in military training, but compared with Xu Huizu, he could only obediently be a student and listen to lectures.

In order to stabilize northern Xinjiang, Emperor Yongle decided to use Xu Huizu.

He was as busy as an old scalper all day long, hacking each other with neighbors in the grassland in his sleep and dreams, but his brother-in-law was idle all day long, and often went to the palace to eat, drink, and fan, and he seemed to have gained a lot of weight.

Comparing the two, Zhu Di is very unbalanced.Zhu Gaosui's letter on the list made him move even faster.

Emperor Taizu Gao taught that life lies in work, eating without working is a waste of money and life!

It is talent that must be squeezed, and the talent of one's own family must be squeezed even more.

Only in this way can the highest value of talents be reflected by promoting talents without avoiding relatives.

Putting down Zhu Gaosui's upper table, Zhu Di nodded, my son really benefited, and what I said was very close to my heart.

"Come here, Duke Xuan Wei has an audience."

Zhu Gaosui's original intention was to let his father raise Meng Qinghe's title, but he didn't want his father to target his uncle.

The truth is revealed, whether Xu Huizu will slap this nephew away with a slap...the probability is more than [-]%.

Xu Huizu was called into the palace, without saying a word, the emperor directly issued an edict: Wei Guogong returned to his official position, and Shuntian Mansion trained troops.

Looking at the gleaming big seal on the imperial decree, Xu Huizu's expression seemed to have seen a ghost.

"Your Majesty, are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"do not worry?"

"What is there to worry about?"

"..." This guy forgot that he helped the emperor grandson beat him with a sap?

Zhu Di stroked his short mustache, "Don't worry Huizu, I am magnanimous and treat people with sincerity."

Xu Huizu was speechless.

The brother-in-law had a bad look on his face, and Zhu Di felt refreshed, and his face was full of peace for several days in a row.

Jin Yiwei flew out of Beijing with the order issued to the guards in various places in northern Xinjiang. The commander of Jin Yiwei, Yang Duo, could only let out a long sigh.

It seems that the matter of asking the emperor for a salary increase must be put on the agenda.

As Jin Yiwei galloped across the north and south, rumors spread from the frontier.

The Tatars and Wala couldn't figure out the true intentions of the Ming Dynasty, so they chose to stand still, and even postponed the planned threshing operation.

The Jurchen tribe in Liaodong didn't think too much. Those who went south to Beijing to pay tribute as scheduled, calculated the time and drove their horses and horses to Daning and Kaiyuan to trade in mutual markets.By the way, let's find out if the court has any intention of sending troops, and whether the tribe needs to send troops.

North Korea stated that it was as usual, and secretly increased its troops on the border, which soon attracted the attention of Tieling Guards. Meng Shan, the general officer of Liaodong, immediately mobilized the frontier troops to station in Tieling Guards and Yingzhou Guards after receiving the news.

During the period of Emperor Hongwu, Korea, which was still Koryo at that time, tried to attack Liaodong more than once, but was slapped back by Emperor Hongwu, and the kingdom changed. The king changed his surname to Li.

Li's North Korea shrank its neck, proclaimed its ministers to the Ming Dynasty, and paid tribute every year, showing that it bowed its head and obeyed its ears, and its private ambitions for Liaodong never weakened.

The Ming Dynasty is dispatching troops to Yunnan and Guangxi. The troops are stationed in Laos, and they may attack Annan at any time. In the north, Tatar Wala is eyeing it. It is not impossible for North Korea to take advantage of the opportunity.

Meng Shan didn't dare to ignore this matter, and immediately submitted a memorial to the emperor, and after sending his acquaintances to inspect the frontier equipment, he sent people to Daning, hoping that for the sake of his colleagues, he could give Liaodong a few Flang machine guns evenly.

If there is no Frang cannon, the modified tiger squat cannon will also work.

The tiger crouching cannon is not enough, and the waist knife cast by Daning Miscellaneous Bureau is also very good.

"We don't take it for nothing, we exchange it with copper coins and horses!"

After receiving Meng Shan's letter, Meng Qinghe was not sure, so he went directly to Shen Xuan who was still in Daning.

The emperor ordered Duke Dingguo and King Han to patrol the border, but the specific date was not stipulated, and the artillery could not be in place within a short time, so the two simply stayed in Daning.

"My lord, I have something to do..."

Pushing open the door, he stopped in the middle of speaking.

A brazier was burning in the room, and a map was spread on the big black case. Shen Xuan was discussing the military situation with Zhu Gaoxu, when he heard Meng Qinghe's voice, he looked up at the same time.

With the same long body and jade belt, Shen Xuan was a little more cold, but Zhu Gaoxu added a little extravagance.

Meng Qinghe blinked for a moment, turned his eyes back, and saluted with fists in his hands, "I've seen Your Highness."

"Excuse me." Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand, "Uncle Xing Ning has something important to discuss with Ding Guogong?" Seeing the letter paper in Meng Qinghe's hands, he seemed to think of something, raised his eyebrows, "But it's for artillery?"

"Return to Your Highness, that's right."

The words were clear, and Meng Qinghe had no intention of concealing it. He put Meng Shan's letter on the table and said, "There is a change in North Korea. Liaodong wants to transfer five Flang machine guns and a thousand sabers from Daning. Your Highness thinks this is the case. how?"

Zhu Gaoxu picked up Meng Shan's letter, read it roughly, and clicked his tongue.This one dared to speak, how much effort he spent, and he invited the imperial decree to get two, this one doubled the number, and he even brought a waist knife.

However, Daning's waist knife is really easy to use.

Thinking of the waist knives and firecrackers he had exchanged from Meng Qinghe several times, Zhu Gaoxu had to admit that Meng Shan had vision.

The Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau under the Liaodong Capital has the permission of the imperial court to manufacture firearms.Meng Shan didn't want to make it himself, but the letter he wrote to Meng Qinghe was definitely not out of convenience, but probably because he was optimistic about the power of the Frangji artillery.

It can be inferred from this that North Korea is indeed dishonest.

"The Marquis of Baoding has always acted carefully. I believe so far. I think he has reported this matter to the court. Uncle Xingning only needs to wait for the court's order."

Meng Qinghe scratched his chin, that is to say, writing to him was just an advance notice that the imperial decree would arrive soon?

"Yes." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "Mr. Dingguo thinks Gu is right?"

Shen Xuan said: "I think it is very true."

Meng Qing and Kaba Kaba's eyes, his officialdom thick and black knowledge really needs to be strengthened, thinking about a "notice" for a long time, it is really too stupid and naive.

As Zhu Gaoxu expected, the emperor's order arrived in Daning soon.

Five Flang cannons, two tiger crouching cannons, and eight hundred waist knives.

Seeing the cannon being taken away by the Zhongguan who sent off Xuanzhi, Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth hard.

Is it easy to save some money?Is it someone who came to exploit him, treating him as a good person?

Just as he was thinking, two fingers suddenly appeared on his face.

Raising his head, Duke Ding lowered his eyes slightly and curled the corners of his mouth, as if he was proving with practical actions that the hand feels really good when pinched.

Meng Twelve Lang burst into tears.

Gentlemen, such as Ruyu, are all illusions and deceptions.

Fortunately, Meng Shan was a trustworthy person. The artillery was shipped to Liaodong, and the promised horses were delivered quickly.Most of them were exchanged from Jurchen and grassland tribes, all of them were fat and strong, and the leading black horse was even more extraordinary.

Meng Qinghe was delighted to see it, and wanted to stretch out his hand, but was stopped by the frontier army escorting the horse, "Uncle, be careful, this black horse was not raised by the frontier army, but a herdsman brought it from the grassland. It is wild and untamed."

"Such a good horse..." Gave it to him?

"President Rong said, Bo Xingning helped a lot with the Liaodong matter, and these are all due."

"So, I would like to thank Marquis Baoding for this official."

"Honestly obey orders."

As soon as the horse arrived, Wu Liangha got the news. The leaders of the three guards who had a good relationship with Meng Qinghe all looked at the black horse in the herd with bright eyes.It's just that he was worried about the presence of Zhu Gaoxu and Shen Xuan, so he couldn't ask for it.

Meng Qinghe originally wanted to keep the horse, but seeing this situation, he couldn't help frowning.

Since the treatment was improved, Wuliangha's big and small bosses have performed very well, and their relationship with him is considered harmonious.No matter who the horse is given to, it is certain that it will cause dissatisfaction among others.It's okay just because they don't like each other, but if they are connected with "two peaches kill three men", the joke will become big.

If Zhu Gaoxu is not around, it is best to give this horse to Shen Xuan.Doing so in front of him is inappropriate under any circumstances.

After thinking about it, Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth and decided not to give it to anyone, but to send it to Beijing and dedicate it to the emperor!

When the horse is in the hands of Emperor Yong Le, whether to keep it or give it to the courtiers is a headache for the emperor.

"This horse is extraordinary. I have decided to present it to the emperor."

The leader of Wuliangha didn't say any more, and dedicated it to the emperor, so naturally they have nothing to do.

Zhu Gaoxu reminded Meng Qinghe, "This horse was sent by the Marquis of Baoding."

Meng Qinghe was slightly puzzled, Shen Xuan explained a few words to him in a low voice, and finally understood.

"Don't worry Ziyu, I know what to do."

In the end, the name of Marquis Baoding was added to the memorials sent to Nanjing, and the reward from the emperor also included Liaodong.

Afterwards, Meng Shan specially sent someone to thank Meng Qinghe, saying that Uncle Xingning was a friend, and he made up his mind.

As the person concerned, Meng Qinghe seemed calm, and when he returned to the wing room, he was so excited that he shed tears immediately.

After traveling to the north for so long, I finally made friends. It was not easy!

In December of the third year of Yongle, Xu Huizu, Duke of the State of Wei, arrived in Shuntian and formally took over the military training.The frontier soldiers who gathered here finally understood Wei Guogong's methods, and they were really indescribably relieved.

In the same month, Dingguo Duke Shen Xuan and Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu left Daning, first went to Shuntian, and after a brief meeting with Xu Huizu, they went to Ningxia, Gansu and other places respectively.

After two months of busy work, Meng Qinghe's life became calm again.

Snow was falling in Daning, and the sound of the wind whistling could be heard in his ears. He was sitting at the table with hot tea in his hands, thinking whether he should go home for the Chinese New Year this year. Come here and tell Lord Hou something important.

"Uncle San?"

Seeing that it was Meng Guangshun, Meng Qinghe was a little surprised. Before he could say anything more, Meng Guangshun's eyes were already red, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Twelve Lang, Uncle Ninth has gone."

Uncle Jiu, Meng Chongjiu?

With a bang, Meng Qinghe's eyes turned black, and he stood there dumbfounded.