Chapter Five Hundred and Sixty Two: Entrusting Important Tasks
The snowy Beiping is now like a piece of candy. Countless military horses gathered from all over the country like ants, densely packed. In and outside the city, the camps are dozens of miles away, and both day and night are also extremely noisy.
In the warm pavilion of the Forbidden City in Beijing, each imperial meeting was held, and the news brought by the scouts was not beyond previous expectations.
A great war is imperative. In a sense, it was a general liquidation. Since the Jingnan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has been in civil strife and has no time to deal with the matters of the desert. The Mongolian tribes in the desert that were suppressed and beaten gradually recovered, as if they had forgotten the slaps that were shot left and right before, and began to become eyeballs again.
With Zhu Di's character, when he was the King of Yan, he often enjoyed abuse of these guys. Now, as the emperor, a general liquidation must be carried out.
The repeated attacks on the border and the harassment every now and then has annoyed Zhu Di, so Zhu Di's purpose in this battle was to give him one, the most fatal blow.
For this strategic intention, Zhu Di reduced all his troops. The 300,000 elite troops of the Ming Dynasty were ready, and he piled up mountains of food and fodder, herds of cattle and sheep, carts, and even hundreds of thousands of civilians. These were all the strength that Zhu Di could take.
Just this winter, Bi Gong fought for thirty years of peace!
This is Zhu Di’s plan.
The generals also sharpened their swords and made such a great opportunity to make achievements. Naturally, no one would let go of it. Everyone was waiting at this moment. Zhu Di firmly believed that the Oirat and the Tatars were waiting, and he was waiting.
In the warm warm pavilion, Zhu Di was not worried about the upcoming war. For veterans like him, fighting is just eating, and there is nothing strange about it. At this time, the emperor was concerned about his own rear and his backyard.
The latest news from Jinling has been heard one by one, and Zhu Di seems to be quite satisfied with this.
The prince's memorial has also arrived. Yang Shiqi opened it and read it for Zhu Di: "My son's memorial is reported... the father's care, the son's memorial is born... the kindness of parents' raising me... how dare I..."
This is a passionate memorial, with earnest words in it. Every word and sentence seems to have been carefully considered, and it does not mention any military and political affairs. Generally speaking, it is a letter from a family, a letter from a filial son to a father who is thousands of miles away, expressing his longing.
Zhu Gaochi's extraordinary literary talent is vividly expressed in this letter of family. Even Yang Shiqi couldn't help but want to applaud some of the words. However, he still had expressionless expressions and read them word by word.
Zhu Di just leaned his hands on the charcoal basin and grilled his hands. There was no warmth on his face. The family affairs of the emperor are state affairs, and the letters of the family are national affairs. Every sentence cannot be viewed with the thinking of ordinary people.
"Okay." Halfway through reading, Zhu Di said lightly: "No need to read it. According to me, there is nothing new."
Yang Shiqi still cared about it, but when he heard His Majesty stop drinking, he quickly stopped and couldn't help saying: "Actually... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still filial."
"Um..." Zhu Di asked without comment, but said, "Has Zhao Zhong set out on the road?"
He only mentioned Zhao Zhong but did not mention Xia Yuanji, the Minister of War. The kind-hearted man was also the Minister of War. This shows that in Zhu Di's heart, Zhao Zhong's threat was greater than Xia Yuanji.
Yang Shiqi said: "Eunuch Zhao and Xia Butang have already set off for the report last night."
"Oh." Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "It's good to get on the road. In this Beijing city recently, what are Hao Fenglou and King Zhao doing on weekdays."
The emperor's thinking was really a bit jumping, and even Yang Shiqi couldn't keep up. Yang Shiqi had no choice but to say: "These two people eat wine in Dacheng Building every day, and sometimes go to the camp of Shen Jiwei. Shen Jiwei had a conflict with Duoyan Guard's men a few days ago, and they started to make trouble and injured several people. His Highness Zhao went over and comforted both sides."
"Oh?" Zhu Di said: "Have both sides comforted?"
Yang Shiqi smiled and said, "Yes."
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone knows that the grudge between Duoyanwei and Hao Fenglou is now full of troops inside and outside the city of Beijing. The military and horses of hundreds of guards are common in conflicts. Fighting is common, and several governors are all worried. However, Zhu Di did not attach too much importance to such things.
In his opinion, soldiers must have some bloodiness. It is natural to roll up their sleeves and fight. Since they have started fighting, if the robes in their own camp and guards do not help, it will be disappointing. So for the station, they will fight and make trouble. As long as they don’t kill anyone, everything else will be easy to say.
However, this time, Zhu Di was a little obedient to Zhu Gaosui. Duoyanwei attacked Shen Jiwei, so he must have gone to Hao Fenglou. The boy of Zhao was wearing a pair of pants with Hao Fenglou. Zhu Di knew the deep friendship between the two. Now that there was a conflict, King Zhao could curb the impulse and did not retaliate against Duoyanwei, but instead comforted him. This shows that this boy was not completely ignorant, but was still a little scheming.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is amazing. My confused Sui'er is actually sensible. Could it be that those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to Moon are black?"
After saying this, Hao Fenglou praised him, but after careful consideration, it was not right. Hao Fenglou was a person who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos and would even be chasing three feet of waves. He was extremely protective of his shortcomings. If such a thing happened, it would be strange if he didn't make a fuss. If this guy was a pearl, then there would be no ink in the world.
After thinking about it, the only reason is that Sui'er has grown up, become sensible, and knows the truth.
In fact, Zhu Di didn't care too much about such a small matter, but his impression of Zhu Gaosui was so good.
He cheered up: "I'm about to leave the customs. Now everything is ready. I just need the Dongfeng. They laughed to the point of view and took into account the overall situation. I feel very relieved. I sent an order to make the King of Zhao not idle. If I want to leave the customs, I have to give him an errand and let him guard Beiping. By the way, Hao Fenglou, let Hao Fenglou assist him. Anyway, they are Jiao Buli Meng, Meng Buli, so just let them continue to get tired of it."
After saying that, Zhu Di let out a sigh and suddenly remembered someone: "What is the King of Han doing now?"
"This..." Yang Shiqi said: "I don't know."
Zhu Di said lightly: "Call someone to ask."
"Abide by the order."
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"Guarding Beiping..."
"Your Highness, this guardian of Peiping is a fat man. You don't have to go out to the block to eat. If you win, you will still have a lot of merit. Looking left and then, it will be a good thing..."
"Hey hey... My Commander Hao, didn't you say it? Let's urge the conflict between Duoyan Guard and Shen Jiwei. I will give my father a horse to comfort me again, so that he can tell him that I am no longer the Ameng of Wu, and I will definitely be able to accompany me to the emperor. Once I leave the customs, I will make a few more contributions to my Majesty. It can be regarded as enhancing some political capital for myself. But now, why is it to guard Beiping? What bad idea is you? I understand. My father sees me being steady, so I let me guard Beiping. Damn, Commander Hao, you are cheating me. I came to Beiping from Lingnan, from the south of the world, and I am about to make a great contribution. I am about to shake the world and become famous all over the world. I will ruin it all for you. You are really not a thing."
Zhu Gaosui was so angry that his nose was about to be crooked. This was unscientific. He had been planning and wanted to follow him, but now he was guarding Peiping. Thinking of this, Zhu Gaosui was depressed that Li Guang was hard to seal. There were rumors from the top that he had already said that His Majesty did intend to let him see the world this time. Now, it was all over, it was all over.
Hao Fenglou had to comfort him: "Don't be impatient. King Zhao is full of opportunities, and guarding Peiping may not be a bad thing... It's not certain, it's also a great achievement..."
"Great merit..." Zhu Gaosui was about to cry: "What kind of great merit is there? Outside Peking, there are Jixian and Shanhaiguan. Do you want to tell me, can you find a Tartar in this Peking? Where did you tell me to make meritorious service? Alas... It's bad, it's bad..."
Hao Fenglou did not expect this situation, so he had to spread his hands and said, "Your Highness, you can't be too hasty in everything. I know that your Highness wants to show his performance in front of His Highness, but things in this world are unpredictable. No matter what, Your Majesty has entrusted you to guard Peiping, which shows that he still has great trust in you. This is progress. If it were in the past, with your nature, would Your Majesty dare to let you guard Peiping?"
Hao Fenglou felt sorry for King Zhao, but he was still quite satisfied. It was good to stay in Peking. He went to the frontier to eat dust and was full before following him. Moreover, this time the emperor fought in person. He fought well and his contributions were always the priest. You will always have only a portion of soup. If you fight for life and death, you can't get anything. Why bother? It's better to be leisurely and at ease in Peking.
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Chapter completed!