Chapter 138: King Xiang's Heart

However, Zhu Qizhen chose Liu Dingzhi to be a substitute for Yu Qian.

Yu Qian has served as the prefect of Shuntian for several years. He has also made a lot of achievements. It is impossible for Zhu Qizhen to let Yu Qian serve in the Shuntian prefect all the time. After the Lugou River was brought under control, Zhu Qizhen was ready to start the rectification of the entire Hebei water system by the way.

Naturally, there is one person to bear the responsibility.

may be different, but Zhu Qizhen trusts Yu Qian.

More importantly, he wanted to turn Beizhili into Hebei Province.

To be honest, Zhu Qizhen is a little incomprehensible, why is it subordinate to the six departments of the central government, and he is still directly in charge of the local government and county? He undertook the functions of the political envoy of the Northern Zhilibu.

It's not just the North Naoli, but the South Naoli as well.

Zhu Qizhen felt that this was not reasonable.

After all, on today's map of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen is still accustomed to the division of provincial boundaries in later generations. However, Zhu Qizhen has long understood the importance of the ancestral system in this era, and it is best to follow the trend before there is no absolute authority.

This is not mentioned in advance.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen sent Yu Qian away, Wang Zhen came to report and said, "Your Majesty, King Xiang has already entered the palace, and he is in Cining Palace." ”

Zhu Qizhen paused his hand lightly and said, "Let's go, go and meet Uncle Xiangwang." ”

Just when Zhu Qizhen was going to see Uncle Xiangwang. The Empress Dowager had already hugged King Xiang and cried.

It is impossible for modern people to understand the parting of the ancients.

The ancients said that the separation of life and death is not a juxtaposition, but an intertextuality, because many times, life and death are death.

When the Empress Dowager sent the kingdom of King Xiang, she may not have thought that she would never see this son again, and now her body is weak day by day. She knew that her time was running out.

It's almost time to count the days.

See the young son at this moment. How can I hold back the excitement in my heart, the mother and son cried bitterly. It took a while to silence.

The Empress Dowager stabilized the mood in her heart and said, "What do you think about the matter of Luchuan?" You just have to say, I still have some face in front of the emperor, if you don't want to. I'm just fighting for this old life, and I'll stop you too. ”

When King Xiang heard this, tears flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Queen Mother, if the child can stay in Beijing and accompany the queen mother, the child will not want to go anywhere in the world, but the child knows that this must not be. Whether in Changsha or Xiangyang, it's just a big cage. ”

"Queen Mother, you know the child, and the child is unwilling."

The Empress Dowager sighed in her heart when she heard this.

In fact, among the three children, the Empress Dowager attaches the most importance to Xuanzong, because Xuanzong is the eldest son, but the most cherished is King Xiang, not only because King Xiang is the youngest son, but also because King Xiang grew up beside her. And Xuanzong grew up under the knees of Emperor Taizong.

This estrangement between mother and son, although it can't stop the nature of mother and son, King Yue is a sick seedling. It is impossible to bear the burden. And Xuanzong inherited the throne, and the whole world is his, so he has a little more pity for King Xiang.

However, the Empress Dowager knows the severity, even if she loves King Xiang again, she will never mess up the rules, and if King Xiang wants to stay in Beijing, it is impossible to do so.

But the Empress Dowager also understands that King Xiang is really unwilling.

If King Xiang is like some vassal kings, drunk and dreaming of death, it will be fine. But this is not the case with King Xiang, he is quite capable.

It is precisely because of his ability that Zhu Qizhen chose King Xiang.

For people who have no ambitions, it's not bad to get drunk and dream of death in a place. But how can anyone who is able to endure this kind of torture?

The Empress Dowager said, "Have you thought clearly? Since you have this heart, my mother will help you. Let you achieve what you want, but Yunnan is miasma, and Luchuan is a place of danger and urgency. If you go, you can't say it------"

King Xiang said: "The child understands that since the child has decided, he will not regret it. ”

"Okay." The Empress Dowager said: "This will sell your old face in front of the emperor and let you go to Yunnan to supervise the army, but when you go to Yunnan, you will listen to the Marquis of Baoding." Don't make decisions on your own. ”

When King Xiang heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "The child understands. ”

He went to Yunnan to lead the troops at the moment, even if he couldn't meddle in the affairs of the army, but in terms of status, he would be the first person. The merit of attacking Luchuan, he will definitely be able to share a share.

At the same time, it can also select elite soldiers and strong generals in the southern expeditionary army. In the future, his three guards will be selected.

A prince with military merits is different from a prince without military merits.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

The Empress Dowager just said Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qizhen has arrived.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen came in, he first saluted the Empress Dowager, and King Xiang also saluted Zhu Qizhen, and then Zhu Qizhen saluted King Xiang again.

King Xiang's salute to Zhu Qizhen is a gift for monarchs and ministers, while Zhu Qizhen's salute to King Xiang is a gift for uncles and nephews.

This is also the etiquette left by Emperor Taizu, the prince sees the emperor, first narrates the national ceremony, and then performs the family salute.

The Empress Dowager said: "The emperor came just in time, and your uncle Wang is willing to guard Luchuan." It's just the land of Luchuan, lonely in the south, I'm worried that he won't be suitable, and I want him to go to the army in advance, and lead the Yunnan soldiers and horses with the respect of the prince, you can rest assured, it's just a false name. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, and hesitated slightly.

This is not the same as Xiangwang Zhen guarding Luchuan.

Guarding Luchuan, Zhu Qizhen left tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for King Xiang at most, and then let the Tusi in various places belong to King Xiang, with the support of Yunnan behind him, King Xiang has more than enough to defend and attack is insufficient, and the attack on Myanmar can probably get the support of Tusi.

But the counterattack on Yunnan is really a fool for the Mu family.

It's just that if King Xiang is allowed to serve as the army of the Southern Expedition, it will be different.

Yunnan already had a lot of troops, plus as many as 150,000 reinforcements. Calculating the total strength of Yunnan, it is more than 200,000, which is not a small number.

Although it is said that King Xiang is only in name in Yunnan.

But a name is also a name, and King Xiang may not be able to turn this reputation into substance. After all, Beijing is really beyond the reach of Yunnan.

In doing so, you take risks.

Seeing Zhu Qizhen's hesitation, the Empress Dowager said, "Since you don't want to, then don't let King Xiang go to Luchuan." In your opinion, King Xiang will lead the troops independently this morning. You can't allow him to lead troops in Yunnan today, but you will allow him to establish a foundation in Luchuan in the future? ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, knowing that the Empress Dowager had the idea of advancing and retreating. But Zhu Qizhen also knew that what the Empress Dowager said was right.

King Xiang established a foundation in Luchuan, with the support of the Ming Dynasty behind him, if King Xiang is a Ming monarch for several generations, it is likely that after a hundred years, the capital of Xiangguo will not be in Luchuan, but in Yangon.

If Zhu Qizhen can't tolerate Xiangguo in the future, he will make a big move in the future, and don't let King Xiang go to Luchuan now.

But Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "The Ming troops are all nine sides and Beijing camps. These hundreds of thousands of troops did not move at all, and the people who led the troops in Yunnan, Meng Ying, Mu Ang and others, were also meritorious families, as long as I treated them calmly, I would never fall to King Xiang. If I have such a big advantage and am still defeated by King Xiang, then I will simply give way. ”

"And Yunnan is not Hebei after all, the Mu family has been guarding in Yunnan for generations, is there any difference with the vassal king? No, the difference is that the power of the Mu family in Yunnan is greater than that of ordinary vassal kings, but the Mu family did not rebel against the Ming Dynasty in the end. ”

"Of course, there are Mu families who are loyal to Beijing, but there are also Yunnan who can't support the army. If you need the support of the central government, you only need to send a good general to defend Guizhou, and even if Yunnan has 300,000 troops, it will not collapse without a fight. Because there is no food. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Niangniang said is that I am accurate in this matter, but this matter, even if I am accurate, I am afraid that it will not be easy for the court to pass." ”

The Empress Dowager listened and finally understood Zhu Qizhen's thoughts.

This is also Zhang Zhong's original strategy.

Zhang Zhong understood very well that the authority of the emperor was not enough to enforce this policy above the imperial court. It can even be said that the Ming Dynasty has turned its national policy.

Unless Zhu Qizhen changes all the six cabinets of the imperial court.

But there is one person who can do it, and that is the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment and said: "This is Zhang Zhong's child's method, he is a smart child, it's a pity, this palace is approved." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly and said, "Niangniang, stay with Uncle Wang for a few more days, and in a few days, Uncle Wang will go to Yunnan soon." ”