Although everyone did not dare to discuss the question of the generals of the eastern defense line in depth, they still discussed the possible strategies of the Mongol army, and finally formed a joint report to the imperial court.

After the military discussion, Qu Neng did not stay long, and immediately returned to Datong with the servants. After returning, Qu Neng immediately made a deployment, closely monitoring the Mongol army in Jining, waiting for an opportunity to strike; In addition, the situation was reported to the Gu King of Xuanfu, and scouts were dispatched to the areas of Xinghe and Yehuling to conduct investigations.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang were immersed in a happy event in the cultural world, and after two years of preparation and compilation, the "Hongwu Dictionary" presided over by Liu Sanwu and participated by Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng finally completed the first edition. When the original manuscript was placed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the old emperor was also a little excited, and immediately ordered to reward all the compilers, and at the suggestion of Zhu Yunwen, he ordered Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and others to teach Hanyu Pinyin in Guozijian, with two purposes: one is to work together to correct mistakes, and the other is to promote, because in addition to being county orders, prefects, and political envoys, there are also school officials and professors, which are good ways to promote.

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the Hongwu dictionary and read it carefully, laughing from time to time like a child: "Well, this '怹' character is originally read like this." "The word '乣' was pronounced like this." "Not bad, not bad." After a while, the old emperor put down the dictionary, looked at the smiling grandson beside him, and said with a smile: "Yun Wei, this thing is very good, it can greatly reduce the difficulty of Mengtong's entry, so that there will be more and more literate people, as long as they can understand the notice of the government, corrupt officials and corrupt officials will not be able to deceive and conceal it." ”

Zhu Yunwen is also very happy that he has finally done a useful thing in this era, advancing the invention time of Hanyu Pinyin by 500 years, which can greatly improve the literacy rate of the people of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that he is a little disappreciative of Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings, the literacy of the people does not mean that the officials cannot be deceived, the key is that the officials are clear and clear, otherwise even if the whole people are literate, it is empty talk.

It's just that the happiness of the two didn't last long, and Xu Huizu's reciprocal remarks from Suiyuan made both of them silent. The old emperor read it carefully, then compared it on the map for a while, pondered for a while, then raised his head and calmed down, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and said, "Yunwen, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Yunwen is still digesting the information sent by Xu Huizu, Wara? Isn't this what Zhu Di faced in later generations? I remembered that the Hongwu Dynasty was very stable on the frontier, and I thought it was just a small group of cavalry, but I didn't expect Warat to get involved, not only all the four wars were dispatched, but also took the initiative to equip eastern Mongolia, so that more than 100,000 cavalry appeared in northern Xinjiang. The Mongol army is flexible and mobile, and there are many attack points, but do they have the courage to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty? It was the middle of winter, wasn't it unsuitable for the Mongol army to fight?

However, he didn't say it, this would definitely be scolded by the imperial grandfather, so he was not very sure: "Imperial grandfather, Yun Wei feels that the behavior of the four departments of Warat is a little abnormal, Suiyuan is far away from the nomadic land of Warat, and the golden family has not had such a big reaction, what kind of excitement is Warat coming over?" ”

"Yes," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "The big leader of Warat, Wuhaqi, is nomadic in the Xihai area, and the mutual market in the Ganliang area is very good, and Liangzhou Wei can get a large number of war horses every year, so I have always felt that Warat is not enough to trouble, and I don't know why this is happening this time." Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said, "I feel very bad about this matter. ”

"Yes, when Sun Er planned to build a city in Suiyuan, he only considered the reaction of the Golden Family, that is, Mobei Mongolia, from the intelligence over the years, the Golden Family is no longer a concern, Mobei Mongolia is still a scattered sand, and it has not been integrated."

"Yes, I also ignored this matter, it seems that I underestimated the enemy, Xu Huizu has no field experience, and he is too young, can he control the situation?"

Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment, his brain was running rapidly, and said: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks that Xu Huizu can do it, and it can be seen from the content of the joint military meeting sent this time that Xu Huizu has controlled the situation, and Song Sheng and others have recognized his authority as the commander." ”

"In addition, at present, Suiyuan has blocked the white road, the possibility of a surprise attack by the Mongolian army is not large, for defensive operations, our army has a great advantage, plus our army has sufficient strength, as long as it does not move blindly, and Song Sheng is a veteran, Lao Cheng is serious, with his assistance, there will be no problem."

"Besides, there is also General Qu Neng of Datong to respond, and the two armies work together, even if the Warat army raids, it will not be a problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "Well, Yun Wei, what you said makes sense, changing generals in battle is indeed a taboo for soldiers." It's up to you, order Xu Huizu and Qu Neng to be cautious, not to seek merit, but to be innocent, as long as the construction of Suiyuan City is successful, they will all be rewarded. ”

"However, what about Xu Huizu's worries? Yun Wei, do you think the Eastern Front needs to be adjusted? ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at the map and muttered: "But the order for King Ning to attack has been issued, and now even if he sends the order immediately, I am afraid it will be too late, if Uncle Ning goes deep alone, it will be troublesome." ”

Saying that, Zhu Yunwen walked to the map and said: "If the Mongolian army in the direction of Kaipingwei retreats backwards, Uncle Ning Wangshu doesn't know that Wara has already participated in the war, and thinks that he is only facing Mobei Mongolia, in that case, it is possible to go deep alone, and if the Warat army on the western front detours to the east, it can surround Uncle Ning, which will be troublesome." ”

"And once Uncle Ning has an accident, then Kaiping and Daning may not be protected, and even Wuliang Ha Sanwei will fall to the Mongols. This is something big is going to happen. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen felt that his voice was a little hoarse, and he couldn't help but look at the old emperor, but found that the old emperor's face was calm and he didn't look too surprised, but he didn't speak immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said, "Now immediately send someone to recover King Ning's order to attack, and if King Ning has already attacked, immediately order him to return." Li Jinglong of Beiping and King Liao of Daning should send troops to meet them to ensure the safe return of King Ning. In addition, inform them of the news of the attack of Warat, and let them be on guard, whether it is guarding the pass or attacking, they must be cautious. ”

Zhu Yunwen thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of a better way, so he nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent an edict to inform King Ning, King Liao, and Li Jinglong of the affairs of the Wara army, and at the same time ordered King Ning to return to his division, and King Liao and Li Jinglong were on guard and were not allowed to attack casually.

The two continued to discuss for a while, and when it was almost over, Zhu Yunwen said goodbye and returned to Duanben Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen's back and sighed softly, he didn't tell his grandson all his worries, and it had been half a month since the order for King Ning to attack, and King Ning must have already attacked at this time, and he would definitely not be able to chase it back. can only rely on Li Jinglong and King Liao to save King Ning. However, the old emperor is also worried about another thing, if King Ning takes Li Jinglong and King Liao out of the customs together, then it will be really troublesome, and something big will happen.

Thinking about it, the old emperor walked out of the Qianqing Palace, thinking of the chaos in the northern Xinjiang, worried about his son's life, but also worried that the loss in this battle was too great, there was a gap in the defense line of the northern Xinjiang, walking and walking, the old emperor found that he had walked to the gate of Jingren Palace, and he remembered that in this palace, there was his son ------ King Yan......