The fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.

Midsummer ascending, Shunyang is above, May is midsummer, and his first noon day is a good day for Shunxia ascending, so it is called Duanyang Festival.

Duanyang Festival started in the south of the Yangtze River basin in the Xia Shang period, the specific date is not available, originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, before the first week, the wind of ancestor sacrifice prevailed, Duanyang Festival is a festival to worship the gods, and zongzi, is the sacrifice of the gods, non-folk food.

The Jin Dynasty Zhou wrote "The Legend of the Wind and Soil", because it was the first noon day of midsummer, it was renamed the Dragon Boat Festival, and it may also be that the Zhou was delicious zongzi, after the Fengtu Ji, the zongzi became a kind of food from the sacrificial tribute.

Qu Yuan happened to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river on this day, and after thousands of years of false rumors, it was said that it was a festival to commemorate his establishment.

In the middle of summer, the city of Nanjing is much hotter.

Fortunately, there is a small garden in the palace, and Zhu Yunwen relied here to avoid the summer for most of the month.

Catching up with the festival, Zhu Yunwen had the heart to call Zhu Di and Zhu Zhi to enter the palace to have a meal and drink two cups, Zhu Zhi was probably afraid that Zhu Yunwen would pull him to fight the landlord, and he didn't want to come at all, only Zhu Di came alone to accompany Zhu Yunwen.

The two of them couldn't play cards, so they had to go fishing with a small stool.

Originally, Zhu Di wanted to play chess, but Zhu Yunwen didn't want to say anything, his chess skills were too stinky, and Zhu Di didn't dare to win him, so it was boring to play.

The breeze is blowing and sending a burst of coolness.

Zhu Yunwen, who is fishing by the pool, likes this feeling of leisure very much.

The foreign court cabinet continued to implement the national policy left by Hu Weiyong, the new army was busy changing its defense in Liaodong and Gansu, and the border army began to change its defense in the large camps on the outskirts of Beijing in an orderly manner, cutting out veterans and replenishing new recruits, and re-conducting retraining and receiving ideological education. The stalls of the imperial merchants were spread, and the imperial front secretary sent a group of internal supervisors to be responsible for checking the accounts, and several princes were honestly doing business.

The entire Ming Dynasty was busy, and Zhu Yunwen, who was the emperor, naturally had nothing to do.

In addition to going to Tanglin every once in a while to see the academic progress of Xinxue Seeds, he occasionally followed Zhu Zhi out to Yiyue Pavilion to listen to music.

"Hey!"

Zhu Yunwen's wrist sank, and he suddenly woke up from his leisure, and hurriedly picked up the fishing rod and threw out a greedy fish.

"Fourth uncle, this is the third one."

Zhu Yunwen threw the fish into the fish basket beside him and proudly showed off.

Zhu Di looked at the empty fish basket beside him, chuckled and shook his head.

The longer he stayed with Zhu Yunwen, the more Zhu Di admired him in his heart.

It can be said that he lost to his nephew, and he was not unjust at all.

At the age of twenty years old, among the clan relatives, he had to fight and kill people back then, Zhu Zhi had to go to the Qinglou, and Zhu Bai had to wander around.

Zhu Yunwen is the supreme, obviously he can drink wine and meat and release the desires of a young man, but he chooses to do the opposite, self-denial and self-denial, fishing and writing all day long.

If you have no desire, you are strong, and this self-control alone is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"If a person loses to desire, he will be dominated by desire, and then he will gradually lose all judgment and reason."

This is what Zhu Yunwen said at the beginning, Zhu Di took it to heart, and when he got home, he said this sentence to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui as it was.

"The minister has been in war for a long time, and this heart can't be quiet."

Zhu Di laughed at himself, "Even catching a fish is so anxious, far inferior to Your Majesty." ”

"This is the same principle as fishing."

Zhu Yunwen hung up the bait and threw the rod into the pool again.

"It is better to be slow than to be in a hurry, there is no fat man who eats in one bite, and there is no country to swallow."

Zhu Di is an anxious son, five expeditions to Mobei, always looking forward to the extermination of the clan in World War I, and the peace in northern Xinjiang for hundreds of years, but the result is a waste of national strength, and the nation on horseback comes and goes like the wind, can't you still run away if you can't beat you?

The core strength of the people has not been damaged, you Zhu Di will fight and we admit it, but can you live forever?

As soon as Zhu Di died, the family took revenge in Tumubao.

"Your Majesty's teachings, the ministers keep them in mind."

Zhu Yunwen smiled when he heard this, and laughed at himself, "Where do I dare to be this teaching, I also have impatience, just say what happened in the Wenhua Hall last year, don't I take it for granted?" That incident gave me a head start, and let me know that no matter when, no matter what my identity, before doing something, I still have to plan and then act. ”

"Your Majesty and the year of the crown, Ping Southwest, stabilize the situation, open the world, Wenzhi and martial arts are enough to be called a generation of heroes, and can also guard against arrogance and rashness, daily self-examination, this vast number of beings, who is not convinced."

Zhu Di sighed, "The ministers are driving around, and I feel that I have learned a lot, so Your Majesty should not be humble." ”

Zhu Yunwen laughed, fortunately he was thick-skinned and endured it.

"Your Majesty said that there is no country in the world that can be swallowed, does it refer to Annan?"

There are rumors in the city of Nanjing, in fact, most of them are from the Wuxun of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and they feel that Annan has finally been defeated, and it is really undeserved to withdraw the army like this.

What is left with 10,000 people?

Annan's political system has been completely preserved, and not even a single prince or general has been killed.

What about Da Ming?

Didn't take advantage of the fact that it was cheap!

Zhu Yunwen issued a holy decree to Annan, what did he say?

"The king's expedition is all because of Hu rebelling against Ji Li's rebellion, and disobeying the monarch's father with his courtiers.

What's going on?

The battle was fought in vain? Blood in vain? People died in vain?

That is, now Zhu Yunwen has begun to have prestige, otherwise those martial artists should go up to the book and ask for their lives. Although they didn't dare to question it in front of Zhu Yunwen, they also lamented in private, such as "The emperor is too merciful." Something like that.

"Fourth Uncle doesn't know what I'm thinking or worrying about?"

Seeing Zhu Di shaking his head, Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.

The ancients may have the ability, but it seems that the horizon is really a little narrow.

The dignified Yongle Emperor is longer than the military and slightly shorter than the political, which seems to be the case.

In the past, Zhu Di destroyed Annan, and after the destruction, he abolished the country and set up the province, and Annan made a rebellion for more than ten years, and finally Zhu Di had to restore Annan, and all the officials and garrisons withdrew to Yunnan.

This proves that Annan cannot be solved by brutal and brutal methods.

"The minister is stupid, I really don't know what His Majesty thinks in his heart."

Zhu Yun was tired of waiting, so he called Zhu Di, and the two got up and walked to the side of the pavilion, and served cold mung bean soup left and right.

"Before answering the fourth uncle's question, I want to test the fourth uncle's questions."

Zhu Yunwen did not answer Zhu Di's words, but asked rhetorically.

"Do you know why I want to open a border trade with Arutai of Tatar?"

Aren't you just trying to free up your hands against me?

Zhu Di slandered in his heart, but where did he dare to say such a thing, so he had to bite the bullet and ridicule himself, "The minister is ignorant." ”

Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhu Di playfully.

"When I first ascended the throne, the situation was unstable, and there was war in the southwest, and I needed a period of peaceful transition."

Yes, I know that the emperor's heart is like a mirror, and when he says this, he is pointing at me Zhu Di. What is the instability of the court, don't you just want to say that the border land is strong, and the lord is suspicious?

"Your Majesty is wise."

"But that's just one of them."

Zhu Yunwen moistened his throat, "Why is Beiyuan fighting and splitting?" ”

Zhu Di couldn't keep up with Zhu Yunwen's brain circuit for a while, but he still told the truth, "In the twenty years of Hongwu, the battle of Jinshan was decided by the Ming Dynasty, Nakechu surrendered, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty retreated into Mobei, thousands of miles beyond the Great Wall, Liaodong and the entire Hetao were all included in my Ming territory, Mobei was barren, not enough to feed so many tribes in the Northern Yuan, so there was infighting." ”

As mentioned earlier, the core of land annexation is resource annexation, and nomads also have the problem of annexation.

Mobei is also the area of the Nan River, and not far to the north is the current Lake Baikal, that is, Siberia, and there is not much area suitable for grazing.

The Mongol Empire established by Genghis Khan was not only Mongol, but they annexed many other ethnic groups in their expansion, including many ethnic groups in Russia at that time. To the west, it made a forced landing in countless Middle Eastern countries, and the peak of the army once arrived in Africa and Central Europe.

With the collapse of the Mongol Empire, such a large territory and such a complex race, it was natural that it was scattered in an instant.

After the Battle of Jinshan, the last military strength of the Northern Yuan Empire was crushed by Blue Jade, and these two big tribes began to think about independence.

Although they still nominally listen to the words of the Beiyuan Golden Family, they have already begun to fight each other for territory and resources.

In terms of strength, Warat is stronger than Tatar, but Warat is divided internally, and Mahamu, who is the strongest in Warat, is now busy unifying.

They can't beat Da Ming, even if they join forces, it's far away, Lan Yu, who frightened them back then, died, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was comparable to ghosts and gods in their hearts, also died, but Zhu Di was still there.

They fought with Zhu Di alternately, and they didn't take advantage of it once, and their morale was already subdued.

What should I do if I can't invade Daming and can't grab food and medicine?

Then you can only hurt each other.

The more people who die, the more people who live, the more they can do, otherwise everyone will have to finish playing.

"The reason for the internal fighting and division of the Northern Yuan is that we can't be defeated, and the resources are limited."

"If we can't solve the resource problem by expansion, we can only use killing to reduce the population that consumes resources." Only one race survived in the steppe, either the Varat or the Tatars. The remnants of the Golden Family tribe of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were sandwiched between them, and it was only a matter of time before they died. ”

Zhu Di was a little confused, he didn't know what Zhu Yunwen had to do with Annan when he mentioned this matter?

"Do you say, I hate those nomads?"

"All Han people with a conscience will never forget that period of blood feud!"

This kind of question, Zhu Di answered without thinking about it.

Zhu Yunwen bowed his head, "I can't wait for them to exterminate the species, but I can't rely on fantasy to let God send down the wrath of God, I have to find a way to use means, and it is my political goal to let them destroy, if I am the emperor and lead millions of troops to personally crusade, does the fourth uncle think it is feasible?" ”

Zhu Di shook his head violently.

"No way! Although they are fighting among themselves and have grudges against each other, once I am in the Northern Expedition, they will unite against us. ”

"Nomads come and go like the wind, once I go on a northern expedition, they will unite to harass us, attack our logistics and supplies, and stretch the battle line infinitely until they drag us to death on the vast grassland."

Zhu Yunwen explained, "This is what I mean, war is a means to achieve political goals, and the same is true of trade, and when war is not feasible, I have to use other methods to achieve my political goals."

Warat is stronger than Tatar, once the Maham of Warat is unified, what awaits the Tatars can only be destruction, so I opened border trade with the Tatars, giving them food, warm clothing and medicine, so that the Tatar Arutai can free up their hands, taking advantage of the opportunity that Mahamu has not yet unified the Warat, and frantically attack Warat, including attacking the Northern Yuan, to expand their power. ”

"Your Majesty's meaning, the minister understands!"

Zhu Di finally suddenly realized, "Your Majesty is using this way to help the Tatars attack the Warats, so that the strength of the Tatars is gradually equal to the Warats, so that after the Warat is unified, it is impossible to easily destroy the Tatars, Mahamu and Arutai must have a civil war in order for their respective tribes to survive in the barren Mobei!" If two tigers fight, one will die and one will be injured! ”

"A nomadic people who unify the grasslands will eventually become a confidant of my Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yun shook his head.

"So I want to let them, even if they are reunified, their vitality will be greatly damaged, and when they have divided the victory and defeat in the future, I will go on a northern expedition again! Fourth Uncle, you remember what I just said, the means to achieve political goals are not limited to war. Destroying them is the second way for me to open border trade with the Tatars! And the most important point. ”

The means of achieving political ends are not limited to war.

Zhu Di quickly came to his senses.

For Annan, what is Zhu Yunwen's political purpose? It's annexation!

There is no emperor who does not want to reign with the glory of opening up territory.

But the means to swallow Annan did not rely solely on war.

"Your Majesty once said that extinction depends on culture."

Zhu Di couldn't figure it out again, "In that case, why doesn't Your Majesty force a decree to clean up the diehards in Annan, absorb a group of local forces who are willing to be minions, divide them, add the immigrant garrison, and send scholars to educate, after a long time, isn't it okay?" ”

Zhu Yunwen laughed.

"This method is feasible, but it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and painstaking, and I still have to keep a large army stationed in various parts of Annam, and use force to ensure its implementation, and deal with the overwhelming rebellion of the Annamite people. But I have a better way.

I withdrew from the garrison, and I didn't kill any officials and generals in the Annan Kingdom, their political system was preserved by me intact, do you think they will thank me? ”

Zhu Di frowned, if the emperor thinks like this, is it too naïve?

"Politics is dirty, and it doesn't mix feelings."

Zhu Yunwen had already opened his mouth to explain, "They won't thank me, they will praise a few words, but behind their backs, they will scold me and scold Daming for being a fool."

Oh, although Da Ming has withdrawn, I have already chosen an enemy for him. ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up instantly, and he jumped up as if he had been empowered.

"Laos, Siam, Daoganmeng!"

"Hu Jili is a hero!"

Zhu Yunwen sincerely admired, "Annan is such a poor country, in his hands, it has become strong in a few decades, and even swallowed up the Champa State, and its strength was once the strongest among the southwestern countries, but now Hu Jili is dead, and Annan's army has also been broken up by us, and now Annan is a bitch who has stripped naked." ”

Zhu Di had fully understood what Zhu Yunwen meant, and he followed Zhu Yunwen's words and said, "Once our Ming Dynasty occupies Annam, or the army stays there, the southwestern countries will be afraid, and they will unite to resist us like the Warat Tatars, but we withdrew the garrison, and we didn't even punish anyone in Annam, they will think that we don't covet their land and population."

If we don't withdraw our troops, Dao Ganmeng, who fled to Laos, is of the same mind as Laos, because we have to beware of us, Lao will supply Dao Ganmeng's army with food, but if we leave, Lao will not be able to support these 100,000 people, and Dao Ganmeng will rob the people of Laos, and Laos will fight with Dao Ganmeng!

Dao Gan Meng will escape, where can he flee to? Only Annan! An Annan without Hu Ji plow! ”

Zhu Yunwen laughed happily, and Zhu Di finally understood what he meant.

"It's not just Dao Ganmeng, Laos and Siam will also grab this cake. Therefore, I can't kill Annan's generals, and if I kill them, who can lead my troops to resist the enemy I have chosen for them? If the country is destroyed in an instant, how can it make them feel pain? ”

"Let Annan be a battlefield, a protracted battlefield full of killings and wars!"

Zhu Di sighed, "The people of Annan are going to suffer, in this case, they have been sinicized for many years, and in their hearts, their acceptance of my Ming is even much higher than that of Laos and Siam!" On the one hand, there is invasion and killing, and on the other hand, His Majesty's forgiveness and forgiveness today, compared with the two, the princes and ministers of Annam will sincerely 'thank' Your Majesty! ”

"Wait, when the battle starts, those officials in Annan will write a letter and beg me to send troops to help them."

Zhu Yunwen drank all the mung bean soup in the cup, and sighed happily, "At that time, the people's will will want, and Wang Shi will go to Annan again, and what will greet us is the pot pulp." ”

The army of the Ming Dynasty is here, at least there is peace.

When the army of the Ming Dynasty goes, it can only be death!

"Only by letting the people of Annan understand what is precarious and what killing and poisoning is, do they know that they can get a bone by wagging their tails in front of Daming every day, and what a happy thing it is to be a dog!"

Rather be a peace dog, not a troubled world!