Nanjing, Xuanwu Lake.

"What? Went west to Mongolia again? ”

Zhu Youzhen, the emperor who was boating on the lake and fishing and reading a book, opened his eyes wide and his face was full of shock.

Wang Chengen held a report in his hand: "The newspaper from Beijing said that troops have been dispatched today, and I heard that all the ministers of the cabinet are discussing this matter in the Wuying Palace, it is like frying the pot." ”

Zhu Youzhen threw the poetry collection in his hand onto the boat, and said angrily: "How can the emperor be like this?" On the day of his accession to the throne, he didn't even eat a congratulatory banquet and led the troops to recruit in person! ”

"It's okay to drive the royal car, after beating the pseudo-shun and fighting Jiannu, and now after beating Jiannu, he will start to fight the Mongolian Tartars, is he going to fight the sky?"

Wang Chengen smiled beside him and said in a low voice: "Yes, it is indeed too much to fight like this in the first year of ascending the throne......

The more Zhu Youzhen thought about it, the more angry he became, the new emperor blindly admired martial arts and disregarded the people's livelihood, which was too disappointing.......

Wang Chengen reminded: "Emperor, do you want to go to the Wuying Hall to have a look?" ”

Zhu Youzhen snorted lightly, picked up the poetry collection again, and said inexplicably: "They are discussing major national affairs, what should I do?" Do you want to explore poetry and poetry? ”

Hearing this, Wang Chengen stood aside with his head down, silently shut up, and was still thinking about whether the Emperor Taishang really looked ......

In the past six months, the retired Emperor Zhu Youzhen was depressed, and went out of the palace to visit the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, sending depression between the mountains and rivers.

When passing through Wuxi, he was deeply attracted by the Qin family's Jichang Garden, Qin's several generations are officials in the court, and he has been operating Jichang Garden for hundreds of years, the big trees in the garden are towering, the bamboo shadow is swaying, simple and quiet, the architecture is exquisite, unique, exudes the spirit, temperament and charm of the literati and ink writers.

Zhu Youzhen loved him deeply and lived in Jichang Garden for half a month, and Qin Dezao, the head of the Qin family, was terrified and clamored to donate the garden to the imperial court......

Zhu Youzhen felt that the Qin family was too vulgar, so he went to Suzhou, which was rich in talented and beautiful women, and he was once again attracted by the scenery of the Humble Administrator's Garden, and took the opportunity to get acquainted with the owner of the Humble Administrator's Garden and lived in the garden for a few days.

The familiar garden owner is named Wang Xinyi, who worked as a waiter in the criminal department more than ten years ago, in the early years of Chongzhen, he had resisted the words, and was repeatedly reprimanded by Comrade Zhu Youzhen, and resigned and returned to his hometown in desperation.

Wang Xinyi really didn't expect that more than ten years later, the emperor on the Golden Palace actually came to the door and chanted poems with himself......

Wang Xinyi didn't think it was fate, where could he stand this kind of stimulation, he would be bedridden for a few days, and he almost died.

Encountering this scene repeatedly, Zhu Youzhen felt that it was really boring, and secretly sighed that there was no confidant and old friend to talk about in life, so he had to honestly return to Nanjing, fishing and reading books in the royal Xuanwu Lake.

In the Wuying Palace, a circle of important officials of the imperial court gathered together, shouting to discuss the matter of the Son of Heaven's imperial expedition to the west.

"Your Majesty has been hasty in this expedition to the west......"

"Yes, from ancient times to the present, how can there be such a war? It's too rigid! ”

In all dynasties, except for the Song Dynasty, the Han dynasty once occupied Monan, and the Ming Dynasty also set up a guard post there as a barrier to protect the Central Plains Han land from attack.

However, there were times when each dynasty was in decline, the defensive line was withdrawn, and the border troubles became more and more serious.

For more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols outside the Saiwai will basically go south every ten years, and the reign of Jiajing, who cultivates immortals, is a period of severe disasters on the border, and the Mongols frequently enter the Kou, each time there are no less than 100,000 horses.

The Ming Dynasty beat the Mongols to vomit, and failed to completely control it, the courtiers of the past dynasties have no hope, and now Emperor Tianwu is raising troops again, many people are not optimistic about this western expedition, and some people even think that the new emperor may overturn.

However, there are also people who firmly support the westward expedition.

Cabinet Minister Yang Shicong said loudly: "The Northern Captives are weak, it is a good opportunity to send troops, if it can be driven away, my northern Ming can be guaranteed for ten years without worry, the merit is in Sheji, my emperor is wise and martial, shocking the ancient and modern, it is really one of the emperors of tens of thousands of ancient times!" ”

Someone said: "Lord Yang, Your Majesty is not here, you don't have to shoot the dragon's fart." ”

The evaluation of "The First Emperor of the Ages" is extremely high, and only three people have received this evaluation in history, Yang Shicong's words are forcibly patted in public, and the slap is still an empty fart, which makes people despise his behavior.

The evaluation of "an emperor through the ages" first appeared in the Wanli period, which was the evaluation of Qin Shi Huang by the historian and writer Li Zhen, and Li Zhen also evaluated Zhu Yuanzhang as an emperor of tens of millions of ancient times in the "Continuation of the Collection".

There is also Wang Zhijian in the Apocalypse period, who commented in the book that Li Shimin is the first emperor of the ages, except for the above three emperors, there is no fourth person called "the first emperor of the ages" in historical materials (including the later Qing Dynasty in history).

(Of course, in modern times, there is a free-spirited beast who studies Manchu studies, and he also erected a "Emperor of the Ages" for my Qing Dynasty, if it weren't for the tight quota, maybe I could also erect a few more Manchu and Han Dynasty saints for my Qing Dynasty.) ）

In the face of Yang Shicong's infinite praise, Yang Tinglin, the first assistant of the cabinet, frowned and said: "Okay, since the Holy Lord has already gone west, don't talk nonsense, and arrange logistics as soon as possible." ”

"Elder Yang Ge, judging from the Tang newspaper, the Western Expedition is divided into three routes, and the Son of Heaven personally conquers the strongest and farthest Zhelimu League, which is a bit troublesome!"

"Yes, in the vast grassland, how difficult it is to find the enemy's main force, and it is very difficult to supply logistics, besides, the Zhelimu League is close to Mobei, what if the Tartars from Mobei go to support?"

Listening to the discussions of the ministers, Yang Tinglin was very anxious, but he still maintained his composure and said: "The war on the front line is determined by His Majesty, we only need to ensure the supply of grain and grass on the front line, as long as the grain and grass are safe, Your Majesty's army is invincible!" ”

As long as the emperor does not hit Mobei Aoersu (now the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, three thousand miles away from Shenyang), the grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River can be transported to Shenyang by sea through the Liao River, and it will slowly be pulled to the Mongolian steppe, although it will take a lot of time, at least there is hope.

Yang Tinglin said solemnly: "Colleagues, in the next two months, everyone will live in the Yamen, and we will still deploy materials according to wartime to support the Western Expedition!" ”

"However, the ugly words of this official are in front, if there is any neglect and delay in military affairs, he will be immediately dismissed and investigated, and will not be tolerated!"

Yang Tinglin knows very well that the era of the Daming civil official group arranging the emperor is over, according to his understanding of following Emperor Tianwu for more than ten years, if the logistics are not good, I am afraid that this cabinet will be replaced!

The news of the western expedition to Mongolia soon spread all over the country, especially the people in Jiangnan, who were enthusiastic about political affairs, and the streets and alleys were even more popular.

On Hongwu Street in Nanjing, there are many teahouses and restaurants, and there are strangely dressed foreigners everywhere on the street, as well as some merchants from the surrounding vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

In a restaurant called "Jinjiang Star Chain Restaurant", the upstairs and downstairs are full, and on the storytelling table in the middle, a spirited storyteller pinched the "Huangming Times" and read out the military affairs in a subdued manner.

"Mo Nan Hu'er was treacherous, and when I was in the middle of the war, the sneak attack was raging, and the crime was unforgivable!"

"Today, I will fight against the heavens, those who follow will prosper, and those who rebel will die! On the solstice, the Monan tribes need to kneel to welcome the surrender, 10,000 good horses, 100,000 cattle and sheep to apologize! ”

"If you don't obey and resist stubbornly, I will kill all their tribes, and then I will take their good horses, cattle and sheep!"

"Good!" The storyteller had just finished reading the text of the Western Expedition, and the upstairs and downstairs immediately applauded.

"My emperor's inscription is domineering!"

"The Tartars outside the fortress have broken their covenants, and this time they should really be taught a hard lesson!"

"It's best to re-classify Mo Nan into my Han family's territory!"

There was a lot of noise in the restaurant, and many young people were full of tears of excitement.

They shouted in their hearts: "Emperor Tianwu swept the Central Plains, drank the Maliao River, and now he has taken advantage of the victory to march into Monan, and issued such a bold inscription, my Ming Dynasty finally hardened again!" ”

Recovering the old land is an exciting thing, how many Han men are enthusiastic about it, and some young people with a passionate heart have already regarded Emperor Tianwu as a god!

On the elegant seat on the second floor, a handsome boy looked at the noisy scene around him, pouted and said: "The young son of heaven is still young after all, after the war, I don't know how to settle the people, I do my own thing, blindly killing, so happy!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the originally noisy scene around her gradually subsided, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at her with an unkind face.

There was a panic in the eyes of the short attendant beside the handsome son, and he approached the child's side, nervously pulled her clothes, and said in a low voice: "Miss...... Let's go......"

Inexplicably hostile to the people around her, the "childe" who was dressed as a man was slightly panicked in surprise, she held the folding fan lightly, smiled embarrassedly but politely and got up with a fist to say goodbye.......