The second year of Yongle is almost at the end of the year, and Zhu Gaoxu is still in the barracks.

At this time, he received a letter from the fast horse in Kunming City, and Princess Han gave birth to a son on September 19. According to Zhu Gaoxu's intention before leaving, the Changshi Mansion sent an envoy to Beijing to report the good news and ask the emperor to give him a name.

Zhu Gaoxu checked the time, when Guo Wei gave birth, it was on the eve of his decisive battle with the army of Sixingfa.

Guo Wei is only 16 years old this year, and Zhu Gaoxu was very worried about her health and safety. He thought that he could end the war in Mengyang as soon as possible and rush back to guard Guo Wei's side, but he failed to do so...... Anyway, now that he finally heard the news that Guo Wei was safe, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Gaoxu put down the letter, stood at the door of the big tent, and watched the smoky scene between heaven and earth. Forests are being burned and new cities are being built. He thought to himself that he would have to stay here for a while.

Later books say that war is a continuation of politics. And at this time, the end of the war, at least the beginning of another.

Zhu Gaoxu mainly made new arrangements for the tripartite forces.

On the one hand, he sent a letter to the Burmese Propaganda Envoy Tatuo Mi Poye, asking the Burmese Department to abide by the etiquette of the upper and lower levels, guard the land, and seek well-being for the people of the Chan and Burmese people; On the one hand, he reached a peace covenant with the new envoy of Meng Yangsi, Si Renfa. Then he formed an alliance with Diao Tuyu, the envoy of Ping-Burma, and agreed to jointly govern the Dongwu Plateau east of the Dajinsha River.

The original Mengyang Sizhi Office has been destroyed by fire, and the city will be moved west to the vicinity of the jade pit. The soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty and the soldiers and civilians of Ping Burma are jointly building a new city and naming it "Daming City" with the title that the local natives are accustomed to.

Daming City, as well as all the Turen villages east of the Dajinsha River, were ruled by the Diao clan; The Yunnan government only sent a few officials to serve in a small number of official positions in Daming City, and they knew everything.

Zhu Gaoxu's consideration for letting the Diao clan take over this place was very simple, the Mengyang Situ people and the Ping-Burma Situ people were of the same species. This place is too far away from Yunnan, and if the Han people are directly ruled by officials, more problems will arise.

However, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Ping-Burma Si Diao clan was low, and Zhu Gaoxu had seen it with his own eyes in this war. He didn't think that Diao would rebel at all, and if he did, the Ping Burma army would definitely be more vulnerable than Si's men; What he was worried about was that the Diao clan would not be able to suppress the surrounding Tusi forces at all.

…… So the Ming army will continue to maintain its military presence near Daming City.

Close to the Daming City under the jurisdiction of the Diao family, a new military town is being built at this time, called "Jinsha Thousand Households".

In the future, there will be 1,000 regular soldiers and their families stationed here. Tengchong Qianhusuo is no longer the most remote military town, and Jinsha Qianhusuo is about to become the farthest military stronghold of the Ming army in the southwest.

After consulting with the generals, Zhu Gaoxu personally planned the construction of the city.

He had played a game before and knew of a being called a fortress. But after learning about the power of the Ming army's firearms, he decided that the low city walls were not practical; The military town still built thick, tall walls out of rammed earth, like the walls of the interior. At this time, the main defense of the city wall is to climb and siege the city by enemy soldiers, so the high wall is the best fortification.

In view of the fact that Zhao Ping could not resist the lessons of the Tusi army at the beginning, the Jinsha Thousand Households House was built smaller to avoid the drawbacks of dispersing the army and being tired of defending the wall. The military town of Senhoso no longer provided territory for civilians and shops, and became a military town with only military functions.

Later, when Daming City was attacked by the Tusi army, the military town of Qianhusuo could provide military support for the "Daming City".

If the situation deteriorates and the Diao clan and the Ming army stronghold can no longer control the situation at all, then the Ming army will retreat within the high walls of the Jinsha Thousand Households; With fortifications and grain storage, they could not hold on and wait for reinforcements.

Officers and men stationed there for a long time must be more familiar with the terrain, climate, and military situation. As long as they hold their strongholds and wait for the Ming army to send troops to help, the time and place of the battle will be completely different from before.

…… Tens of thousands of people built a city here, and as long as it was sunny, the sky and the earth were full of smoke and dust. However, in this wild place, most of the natives live in the form of villages, and it is difficult to see such a lively scene.

The city has not yet been built, and a name has been circulated among the natives: Sun Moon City. The military town is the city of the day, and the city of Daming is the city of the moon.

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During the month of Layue, the first rain and snow fell in Jingshi. Finely chopped snow and raindrops drifted in the air like fog and smoke. The magnificent heavy eaves palace rooms, countless pavilions and bridges, all the scenes are shrouded in rain and snow, becoming hazy, but more winter-like.

The two teams of armor soldiers in front of the Hongwu Gate stood under the city tower, their helmets and shoulder armor covered with a layer of snow. A little girl of a few years old was passing by with steaming buns, she turned her head curiously to look at the motionless defenders, and asked in a childish official dialect, "Are you cold?" ”

The sergeant said, "It's not cold." The little girl suddenly ran over from the adult, raised her head and handed over the bun: "Give it to you." The sergeant squatted down and pushed the bun back, his voice with a Beiping accent: "You eat, we will change shifts in a while, and there will be a fire to roast." ”

The adult with the umbrella hurriedly ran over, pulled the little girl, and clenched his fists and said, "The child doesn't know anything, don't blame the military master." ”

…… At this time, in the imperial city in Hongwu Gate, it was very warm in the Imperial Gate. The fine smokeless charcoal was burning in the brazier, and some officials who were too thickly dressed stood next to the brazier, and even wanted to take off two pieces of their clothes.

Xie Jin, an official of the Hanlin Academy, arched his hand to face the upper position, and was talking, "I heard that the king of Han is arrogant in Yunnan Mansion, and the use of stepping feet in the carriage is also ...... of carefully selected lamb fur."

The emperor on the throne was silent, waiting for Xie Jin to say there, but the emperor didn't even react at all.

Among the ministers on both sides, some even secretly buried their heads and laughed. Because the things that Xie Jin impeached were really boring, did any clan vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty be punished for extravagance and greed for enjoyment?

Xie Jin continued: "The King of Han was in Yunnan, fighting with King Ning for wealth, and he actually bought a pair of jade objects called 'a match made in heaven' with a huge amount of money of 50,000 yuan! In the long run, the folk customs of Yunnan are not ancient, and the officials and the people do not practice etiquette and compete with each other, which is beneficial and harmless!

The king of Han was so happy and bold that he wantonly fought with the toast. Because of the gap between the Han and Si clans due to the benefits of the jade mine, he first cut and then played, and mobilized 50,000 people to attack Meng Yang's Xuanfu envoy without authorization. The ministers asked the saint to regain the power of the Han king to intervene in the military and political affairs of Yunnan......"

At this moment, the eunuch Hou Xian walked into Fengtianmen. He came to the side of the throne from the side, and stood there without approaching, for the emperor was listening to the minister.

But the emperor looked sideways at Hou Xian. So Hou Xian bent down and approached, and whispered: "The envoy of the Han Palace's palace has entered Beijing." ”

After hearing this, Emperor Zhu Di waved the sleeve of his robe to Xie Jin, and said, "I know, when the time is right, I will reprimand Gao Xu." He said and looked at Hou Xian again, "Where are you?" ”

Hou Xian said: "Back to the emperor, the envoy is outside the noon gate." ”

"Xuan." Zhu Di said directly. He listened to the political affairs of the morning, and at this time he stretched out in public. The cabinet officials standing on the side looked sideways, but finally no one opened their mouths to warn.

Not long after, a eunuch whose snow had not yet been cleaned was taken to the Fengtian Gate. The eunuch knelt on the brick floor, held up a carved wooden box with both hands, and said: "The slave and maid knock on the emperor, and the emperor has no borders!" The slave maid was ordered by the king of Han to enter Beijing to offer treasures. ”

Zhu Di gave a look, and Hou Xian walked down.

Hou Xian took the wooden box to the jade case, opened it carefully, and uncovered several layers of red silk. Suddenly, a jade bracelet and a round jade pendant appeared in front of Zhu Di. Zhu Di's eyes lit up immediately, and he saw that the jade was crystal clear, bright in color, and shining, very dazzling!

The eunuch who knelt on the ground said: "Emperor Qi, this jade is called 'Heavenly Combination'." The King of Han first sent people to extract a large amount of jade from Mengyangsi, and then carefully carved it with the best and most rare materials. The world says that this jade is rare and hard to find for thousands of years; King Han said that only the father and queen mother are worthy of this thing, so they sent slaves and maids to wait for fast horses to enter Beijing to offer! ”

Zhu Di picked it up in public and looked at the light on the other side of the window.

The civil and military forces in the royal gate knelt on the ground one after another, and they all congratulated the saint on getting the treasure. Xie Jin's face twitched, and he knelt silently on the ground, but he didn't say much.

Zhu Di put the jade back in the box, and said disapprehantly: "This Gao Xu, for the sake of two stones, do some useless things!" ”

Qi Guogong came out and said: "The saint loves the people, not treasures, but the king of Han has filial piety." ”

"That's right." Zhu Di kept looking at the jade, and he had already looked at it several times, and said, "Gao Xu has that intention, and it is not in vain that his mother often chatters." ”

The eunuch who offered the treasure hurriedly kowtowed again: "It is precisely because the King of Han has a heart of filial piety that he hurriedly sent slaves and maids to send the jade to the Jingshi." This jade is jadeite, I heard that it has aura, can regulate the meridians, and prolong life. King Han, may the emperor and queen live without borders! ”

The ministers hurriedly chimed in: "Long live the Holy Empress......

Zhu Di waved his hand twice and said, "That's it, let's get up." ”

Everyone got up one after another, only the eunuch from Yunnan did not get up, he took out a lacquered letter, raised his hands above his head and said: "The slave maid was ordered, and brought another gift to the emperor." The Ming soldiers have won great victories in the Mengyang Division one after another, captured the disrespectful chieftain Sixingfa, and are escorting Sixingfa to Beijing to offer prisoners!

At that time, the power of the Ming Dynasty shocked the southwest, and the cities of Ava, Mubang, Mengyang and other places in Myanmar all invited envoys to Beijing to pay tribute and see the rites of the Son of Heaven in the Heavenly Empire. ”

Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Take it!" ”

The civil and military forces in the imperial gate listened to it and talked about it. Zhu Di was noncommittal, and asked Hou Xian to open the envelope, and he wanted to see Gao Xu's explanation of the matter first.

There were several sheets of paper in the envelope, sprinkled with thousands of words. In the eye, it is indeed Gao Xu's own handwriting.