In more than half a year, Zhang Fu was promoted from a hundred households to the newly formed Tieling Guard, in addition to his brave combat and repeated military exploits, more importantly, Zhu Yunwen was very fond of his blue eyes. As a member of the memory through the public, although Zhu Yunwen has great ambitions, but he can't jump on a horse and carry a gun like Zhu Di and fight on the battlefield, so he can only use his cronies to control the army, and now his cronies mainly have three sources, one is capable descendants of honors and nobles such as Xu Huizu, etc., the second is his own companion and escort such as Geng Xuan, Liu Tie, etc., and the third is the students of martial arts, in comparison, the quality of martial arts students is higher, and their ability is stronger, but their level is not high enough. Among the trainees, the positions from thousands of households are higher, such as Zhang Lun as the commander of the First Army of the Guards, and those who are from prison students are one level lower, such as the best Tan Yuan and Shao Yun are also only the commanders of the guards. However, in the long run, martial arts students are the most promising, and since Zhu Yunwen is also the mountain chief of martial arts, they can all be said to be protégés of the Son of Heaven.

In order to strengthen the centripetal force of martial arts, Zhu Yunwen asked the painter to spend his bust portrait and place it in the martial arts auditorium. However, what Zhu Yunwen didn't expect was that this quickly became a fashion, and the martial arts of the Beijing division and even the local martial arts instructors were proud of hanging the bust of the emperor, which made Zhu Yunwen secretly happy and secretly rewarded Fu Zhong, the prince of Yingguo, the martial arts sacrifice.

In order to win over martial arts students, Zhu Yunwen would go to the martial arts to inspect every once in a while. During his stay in martial arts, Zhu Yunwen would summon outstanding students for interviews, ask them about their ambitions, examine their talents, identify their character, and if he met the right person, he would write them down in his notebook in case of emergency.

But Zhang Fu was a special case, Zhu Yunwen knew that this person had performed well in the campaign to conquer Annam, that is, Vietnam, and was a usable talent, and his reputation among the rebels was not obvious, so he rebelled against him and reused it in the future. As for Zhu Neng, he belonged to Zhu Di's diehard, so he had to give it up, if he had talent, he could rebel without punishment, and he would not be able to warn future generations.

Yalu River, Wafer Island.

Wahwa Island is an island in the middle of the Yalu River, with Gulianseong to the northwest and Sinuiju (North Korea) to the southeast. In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Yi Chenggui was ordered to attack Liaodong, returned to his army on Weihua Island, overthrew the Goryeo Dynasty, and established the Lee dynasty. Due to the special significance of Weihua Island, North Korea has 500 defenders on the island, when Zhuo Jing and Zhang Fu arrived, the commander of the Liaodong Naval Division Luo Kenin had already sent people to occupy the island and disperse the defenders on the island.

The time has come to Yangcun in March, and the island has already appeared a trace of greenery, the clear Yalu River water flows slowly southward, coupled with the warm sunshine and warm breeze, which makes people energetic and refreshed. Zhuo Jing looked back at Zhang Fu and Luo Kening beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Two generals, this official only understood the emperor's ambition when he arrived here, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Youyun fell into the hands of Yidi for more than 600 years, and Emperor Taizu recovered it, but the four counties of the Han Dynasty in the east and the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty have been separated from the Central Plains for more than 600 years, and I don't know when they will be able to return to the Central Plains territory!" ”

Zhang Fu was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Since the last general has been appointed as the guard of Tieling, he will definitely do his duty and restore the rivers and mountains of the Han family." ”

"Well, Wen Bi, the emperor has high expectations for you, don't let down the emperor's good intentions."

"Xia Guan understands."

After a while, Zhuo Jing said leisurely: "You say, what are Li Chenggui and them doing now?" ”

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In the thousands of years of Chinese history, there are three countries that can impress the Han Chinese: Korea, Japan and Vietnam, and the glory of these countries is that they are all agrarian countries, but they have maintained their independence by China's side, which cannot but be said to be a miracle.

The most glorious period in the history of Joseon was the Goryeo period, which was also the Sui and Tang dynasties in China. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty led to the collapse of the empire due to the three expeditions to Goryeo, and Tang Taizong's expedition to Goryeo was not defeated, and it was only during the Tang Gaozong period that the veteran Li Ji surrendered, but the Goryeo people were not convinced, because at that time they had civil strife, and the successor Mo Li Zhiquan boy could not suppress his brother, so he asked the Tang Dynasty for help, and personally acted as the leading party. At its peak, Goryeo made Pyongyang its capital and controlled the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, as well as a vast area from Sinuiju to the north of Shenyang. After the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goryeo and Baekje, after years of friction, the border between the Tang Dynasty and Silla was determined, which was basically similar to the four counties of the Han Dynasty, with the north of the Daedong River returning to the Tang Dynasty and the south of the Daedong River returning to Silla.

The same was true of the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties that followed, and the native dynasty of Joseon only occupied the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. During the great chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Goryeo conquered the Shuangcheng Governor's Office, and even wanted to get involved in the north of the Yalu River, that is, in northeastern China, again, and the general in charge of the attack, Yi Sung-gye, returned from Weihua Island to overthrow the Goryeo Dynasty and establish the Yi dynasty. Although it was ostensibly subservient to the Ming Dynasty, it gradually pushed its power into the lower reaches of the Yalu River, and it occupied Weihua Island.

When Rokning landed on Weihua Island, the defenders of Weihua Island did not resist, and Rokning did not embarrass them, so the news of the Ming people's landing on Weihua Island soon reached Kaesong, the capital of North Korea, and reached the hands of Li Fangyuan, the actual ruler of Jing'anjun. After Li Fangyuan heard the news, he immediately summoned his henchmen to the mansion to discuss matters.

Li Fangyuan is the fifth son of Li Chenggui, Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty-two years old this year, all-round talent in literature and martial arts, Yingguo and intelligent, at the age of sixteen, he was admitted to the Goryeo Dynasty's jinshi, and repeatedly made meritorious contributions in the process of his father Li Chenggui's army, when Li Chenggui returned from Weihua Island to seize power, Li Fangyuan was the ceremonial Zhenglang at that time, protecting his mother Han, his mother Kang, his seventh brother Li Fangfan, his eighth brother Li Fangshuo, and his three younger sisters fled; Later, he assassinated Zheng Mengzhou, an important minister of the Goryeo Dynasty, and cleared the way for his father Li Sung-gye to claim the throne. But the good times did not last long, Li Chenggui loved to remarry the Kang family (Empress Shende), and set up his youngest son Li Fangshuo as the son, but this shameful behavior was supported by Li Chenggui's confidant and important minister Zheng Daochuan, Zheng Daochuan believed that the national chaos depended on the hero, and the peace depended on the virtuous ministers, so he regarded Li Fangyuan and others, who had repeatedly made military exploits, as a destabilizing factor in the country, and planned to clean them up.

However, Li Fangyuan made the first move, joined forces with his half-brother, killed the sons Li Fangshuo and Zheng Daochuan, and forced Li Chenggui to give way to his second son Li Fangguo, but Li Fangguo was just a puppet and liked to play batting games in the palace, and it was said that the level was not bad. Since then, Mr. Li has held real power in North Korea.

Li Fangyuan has made many envoys to the Ming Dynasty, and has a good reputation in the Ming Dynasty, and even has the title of "Prince of Joseon", I don't know if this title inspired his ambition. In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Li Fangyuan sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty again, passing through Beiping, and had a very pleasant conversation with Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and stayed for many days, which caused Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction and ordered Zhu Di to be reprimanded. However, it is not surprising that Li Fangyuan and Zhu Di have similar personalities, they are first-born and rebellious, and they like to be self-reliant, both of which are the characters of their fathers who do not give up their hands, so it is no wonder that they are inseparable.

Li Fangyuan, who was in the prime of life, was thin and seemed to be able to be blown down by a gust of wind, so that when he was sent to the Ming Dynasty, some people were worried that he would not be able to bear the pain of running around, but it turned out that there was a soul in his thin body.

Li Fangyuan only found two people to discuss matters, one was Li Shu, the minister of the parliament, and the other was Bian Zhongliang, his close confidant and in charge of his guard. After the two arrived, they both felt a little tricky after listening to Li Fangyuan's description.

Bian Zhongliang Yunwen Yunwu was very loyal to Li Fangyuan, he thought for a while and said: "Dajun, this matter cannot be taken lightly, if we don't react, the Ming army will encroach step by step, and if we overreact, I'm afraid we will have to go to war with the Ming army." ”

"It is not advisable to go to war." Li Shu frowned and said: "Lord, now that the Ming Dynasty has not only pacified the civil strife, but also hit Mongolia hard, it is the time when morale is at its peak, and now the people who garrison Liaodong are all upstarts in the counterinsurgency, which should not be underestimated." ”

"Counterinsurgency upstarts?" Bian Zhongliang sneered: "The lower officials don't dare to agree. Although the Maharaja spoke highly of King Yan, in the entire process of counterinsurgency, King Yan was defeated in successive battles, which was far from the Maharaja's eloquence. And these counterinsurgency upstarts are just fortunate people, and their abilities are average in my opinion. ”

"Impossible, if you can defeat King Yan, how can you be an idle person?" Li Shu shook his head and said.

Bian Zhongliang was still arguing, but Li Fangyuan raised his hand, stopped Bian Zhongliang's speech, and said in a deep voice: "In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Benjun stayed in Yanwang's Mansion for five days, and Benjun did not doubt his talent, so Benjun was also a little strange, why would he be so easy to lose under the emperor's hands. ”

"And what does the Maharaja mean?"

"According to the intelligence, the imperial court sent Zhuo Jing, the head of the household department, and Bai Wangru, the young secretary of the Honglu Temple, to North Korea in early February, but Zhuo Jing was slow to act, and only set off from Shenyang in early March, escorted by the new Tieling guard Zhang Fushuai 5,000 cavalry, in addition, five days ago, the Liaodong naval division conquered Weihua Island and drove out the defenders on the island, but did not kill anyone."

"Benjun suspects that the imperial court is really coming this time."

"Hiss-----" Li Shu gasped: "What is the Lord going to do?" ”

Li Fangyuan was silent for a while, and said, "Call Brother Meng's Timur and Qinghai Jun Li Zhongzhong." ”

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Qinghai Jun Li Zhongzhong is the eldest son of Li Chenggui's brother Li Zhilan, Li Zhilan is a Jurchen nobleman, who has made great achievements in Li Chenggui's founding of the country, and also has a high prestige among the Jurchens. Meng's brother Timur is the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, and he has an uncle-nephew relationship with Li Zhilan. Meng's brother Timur is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, and Li Zhongzhong is 35 years old, both of whom are tall and mighty men.

After the two arrived at the conference hall, they hurriedly asked Li Fangyuan to take luggage, and Li Fangyuan waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down.

Li Fangyuan first Meng brother Timur: "Brother Meng Wanhu, you just came from Liaodong, this gentleman wants to know if there is any change in the imperial court's policy of naturalizing Jurchens?" ”

Meng's brother Timur "pounced" and knelt on the ground, his eyes were full of tears, as if he had found a relative, and cried: "Dajun, save the Jurchens, the Ming army burned, killed and looted, a large number of Jurchen people were plundered, either forcibly conscripted into the army, or sent to build roads and cities, and women were even arranged into camp prostitutes for the Liaodong army to be humiliated." His subordinates implore the Maharaja to open the borders and let us retreat to the territory of Korea, we are willing to be the obedient people of Korea! As he spoke, the fierce brother Timur kowtowed again and again, and blood stains appeared on his forehead.

"Yes, His Royal Highness," Li Zhongzhong also stood up and arched his hand: "This time, Brother Meng's Wanhu is here specifically for this matter, and now the Jurchens can't gain a foothold in Liaodong, and I hope that the Maharaja will have mercy." ”

"Can't get your footing?"

"Now the Guards Cavalry Army led by Anping Bo Li Yuan has swept through Liaodong, ordering the tribal leaders to move to Shenyang, and the people are organized into households. Some of the tribal leaders did not agree, so they were killed on the spot, and then the tribe was burned down, and the Jurchens, who had not had time to escape, were plundered to the upper reaches of the Hunjiang River to build a city, and now the construction has begun. ”

"Upper reaches of the Hunjiang River?" Li Fangyuan was stunned for a moment: "Where is it?" You point on the map. ”

Seeing the location indicated by Meng's brother Timur, Li Fangyuan was stunned, and Li Shu and Bian Zhongliang were also shocked. Li Fangyuan raised his head and thought for a while, and said, "Does this city have a name?" ”

"It seems to be called Tonghua."

"Oh, how many Jurchens are there now?"

"I don't know the specifics, but it is estimated that with the old and weak, I'm afraid there are 20,000."

"So much?" Li Fangyuan was a little surprised, he secretly thought about it, and looked back at Brother Meng's Timur: "How many Jurchen warriors can you control now?" ”

"There are only three thousand, and the armor is not complete." Brother Meng's Timur said suddenly.

"Well, what about Qinghai-kun?"

"Back to the Great Monarch, since my father raised troops with the first king, he didn't care about the affairs of the Jurchen tribe, and the lower officials responded to His Highness's call and disbanded the private army, and now there are only two hundred guards, and there are no other armies."

“？” Li Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, and found that there were also disadvantages in dismissing the private army, and there were some shady things that still needed to be done by the private army.

Li Fangyuan hesitated, called Li Zhongzhong and Meng's brother Timur, and underestimated a few words in a low voice, Meng's brother Timur was very excited, but Li Zhongzhong was a little embarrassed, and finally under Li Fangyuan's persuasion, he reluctantly agreed, and after the discussion, Li Fangyuan waved his hand and let the two of them go down.

Then, Li Fangyuan turned around, looked at the confused Li Shu and Bian Zhongliang, muttered for a while, and said, "Zhongliang, you go and gather people, sneak attack the fourth brother's mansion, and strive to win; Lord Li, you go and contact the courtiers, and I wish Benjun a helping hand. ”

"Maharaja, do you want to do something to the Maharaja of Huai'an?" Li Shu exclaimed.

"Yes, it's the best chance."

"But the envoys of the Ming Dynasty will arrive soon, and this is not a good time."

"Because of this, he will be defenseless, he will not think that Benjun will do it at this time."

"But ......"

"It's nothing, before the arrival of the Ming envoy, this monarch must hold the power, otherwise the king, the second brother or the fourth brother will defect to the Ming Dynasty, then we will die without a place to bury."

"Well, the lower official understands." Li Shu also realized the seriousness of the problem and agreed again and again.

"Also, after the fourth brother is resolved, you have to contact the courtiers immediately and let the second brother Chan stay with me."

"Well, okay, I'll do it."

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After Li Shu and Bian Zhongliang went out, Li Fangyuan sighed heavily: "Second brother, fourth brother, father, I don't want to do this, but for the sake of North Korea, I have no choice but to do it." ”