In the heyday of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming and Qing dynasties were known as the Han and Tang dynasties, but no one dared to say that they surpassed the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty originally started from Mobei, except for South Asia, occupied almost the whole of Asia, if it were not for the death of Ogedei, Europe would have been occupied by Batu, and if it was not for the death of Möngke, the Arabian Peninsula would have been occupied by Hülegü. It can be said that if there were no such ifs, then the iron hooves of the Mongols might still have stepped into Africa, which is admirable to think about. The Yuan Dynasty was different from the nomads who had previously entered the Central Plains, and although they had entered the Central Plains, they were still dying. It can be said that the territory of the Yuan Dynasty is beyond the imagination of all Chinese. Frankly speaking, China accounted for the most important link in the collapse of the Mongol Empire, before Möngke Khan died in Hezhou (now Hechuan District, Chongqing), Mongolia was still a unified empire, Möngke Khan's decree passed through the Mongol Empire, the Mongolian steppe was still the holy land of all Mongol khanates, after Hulegu's expedition to Arabia, the spoils obtained according to Möngke's orders, began to be transported to Mongolia, and it was stopped only after hearing that Möngke died in battle. According to the Mongol ancestral system, after Möngke's death, it should be Möngke's younger brother Ali Buge who succeeded him as the Great Khan, but Kublai Khan established himself as the Great Khan in 1260, defeated Ali Buge in the war, and established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271, which was just 65 years after Genghis Khan unified the steppe. This move undermined the inheritance system of the Mongol Empire, and the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire needed to be elected by the Kuritai Assembly, so the Mongol kings, Nayan and important ministers had great influence on the inheritance of the Great Khan, but Kublai Khan's approach was to let the Great Khan designate his own heir, and Kublai Khan acquiesced in the autonomy of the Kipchak Khanate, the Ogedai Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Ilkhanate in order to compete for the throne. The Haidu Rebellion was actually an attempt by the Mongol nobles to restore the legal system of the Kulitai Assembly, but unfortunately failed. This defeat represented the collapse of the Mongol Empire, and Kublai Khan was able to control only China itself and the Mobei steppe, which was the sorrow and death knell of the Mongols, representing the assimilation of the Mongols by the natives after a long period of conquest, and the inevitability of division.

After the Ming Dynasty expelled the Yuan soldiers, the Great Wall was built in the north, Mobei was still a paradise for the Mongols, the Liaodong capital division was established in the northeast, and then the Nuer Gandu division was established in the Yongle period, and the southern occupation of Guizhou in Yunnan, Tibet was also nominally subject to the Ming Dynasty, the biggest difference is in the west. Shaanxi Dusi is similar to Shaanxi Province in the Yuan Dynasty, while Shaanxi Xingdu Division is only a part of Gansu Province in the Yuan Dynasty, bounded by Jiayuguan in the west and thousands of miles away from Yumen Pass. It can be seen from the name of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division that the Ming Dynasty still uses this place as a war zone, hoping to restore the Gansu Province of the Yuan.

Relatively speaking, Shaanxi Dusi is relatively peaceful, its north faces the Hetao grassland, under the shade of Shanxi's Dongsheng, Daning and other guards, the west is cleared by the Shaanxi Xingdu Division of the Hexi Corridor, and the east and south are the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Like Kaifeng, Xi'an is also a male city, and the city is as high as three feet and six feet. The palace of the king of Qin is located in the center of Xi'an City, the scale is similar to the palace of the Jingshi, from here it can be seen that in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, Kaifeng, Xi'an are alternative capital schemes. Relatively speaking, the scale of Yanwangfu in Beiping is much smaller, which also shows that Beiping is not in Zhu Yuanzhang's choice of the capital.

When Xu Huizu and his entourage entered Xi'an City, it was already the sixth day of April in the 28th year of Hongwu, the old King of Qin had been buried, and Zheng Yi, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, had already ordained the son Zhu Shangbing as the new King of Qin on behalf of the imperial court. Therefore, Xu Huizu and others went to the carrying hall to meet the king of Qin. Zhu Shangbing was only 16 years old, but he was slightly arrogant in receiving everyone, and his mother Deng (the daughter of Deng Yu, the king of Ninghe) was around, and Deng was the second concubine of King Qin (Concubine Wang was the sister of the famous general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Kuangkou Timur was a Han Chinese, whose real name was Wang Baobao, and was ordered to be martyred by Zhu Yuanzhang after the death of King Qin). After the audience was over, the king of Qin ordered a banquet, and everyone thanked him.

Xu Huizu and his entourage only brought a small number of guards to live in the north of the city, and the army was stationed outside the city. Geng Bingwen was inspecting Ningxia Wei at the time, and arrived at Qincha Xingyuan five days later. Geng Bingwen was 62 years old at this time, but he was still in good spirits, he was cautious all his life, known for his good guards, and he was not able to fight for energy, so he could survive under the bloody butcher's knife of Emperor Hongwu.

After everyone saw the ceremony, Xu Huizu invited Geng Bingwen into the inner room, and Qu Neng, Geng Xuan and Wang Du sat with him. Xu Huizu spoke first: "Old General Geng, this time the last general was ordered by the emperor and the grandson to control the Shaanxi military horses, and the grandson was worried that the new mourning of the king of Qin would cause chaos in Shaanxi, so he planned to adjust the commanders of the guards. ”

Geng Bingwen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help turning his gaze to his son, Geng Xuan nodded lightly, his heart moved, pondered for a while, walked to the map of Shaanxi, and pointed with his hand: "The Shaanxi capital division is vast, leaning on the Hetao in the north, and connecting the Shaanxi Xingdu Division in the west, that is, the far Gansu province." The imperial court set up 21 guards, including Xi'an front and rear left and right guards, as well as Yan'an Wei, Han Zhongwei, Pingliang Wei, Suide Wei, Ningxia Wei, Qingyang Wei, Gongchang Wei, Lintao Wei, Lanzhou Wei, Qinzhou Wei, Minzhou Wei, Hezhou Wei, Taozhou Wei, Ningxia Zhongwei, Ganzhou Zhongwei, Andong Zhongwei, Ningxia Qianwei, among which the eastern guards have fewer wars, such as Xi'an before and after the left and right guards, and the western guards have more wars, such as Qingyang Wei, Gongchang Wei, Lintao Wei, Lanzhou Wei, Qinzhou Wei, Minzhou Wei, Hezhou Wei, Taozhou Wei, It was often necessary to suppress the local barbarians, so the general thought that the eastern and western guards should be reversed, and asked Lord Qincha to find out. ”

Xu Huizu looked at it and said, "What General Geng said is extremely true, Ben Qincha thinks this method is okay, what about you?" ”

Wang Du stood up and arched his hand: "The general general Geng said that the general is fine, I personally think there is no problem, but I suggest not to transfer too many guards, just transfer the guards around Xi'an, such as the commanders, Tongzhi, servants and some thousands of households in Xi'an, if they are not important, they can not move." ”

Now that the main line has been determined, everyone began to discuss it with gossip, and after discussing it for half an hour, it was basically determined, in fact, it was mainly based on Geng Bingwen, and others added. In the end, Xu Huizu wrote the chapter, stamped the seal of Qincha, first went to the palace of the king of Qin, handed it to the king of Qin, and sent it to the capital after the king of Qin used the seal.

In the evening, Geng Bingwen's mansion.

After the father and son had eaten, they retired from the crowd and sat down in the study. Geng Bingwen looked at Geng Xuan and said, "Yes, you have more energy, is the county lord good to you?" ”

"It's good, the county lord is approachable, he doesn't put the county lord on the shelf, and he is also very filial to his mother."

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and generous, and his family style is simple, child, you are very lucky."

"Hehe, yes, the same is true for His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson." Geng Xuan blushed a little.

Geng Bingwen stood up, checked the window, and said, "I used to think so, but today, I found that I was wrong." ”

"Today's events?"

"His Royal Highness took advantage of the new establishment of the King of Qin to transfer the Wei Commander of Shaanxi, obviously weakening the control of the King of Qin over the army, isn't this bullying orphans and widows?" Geng Bingwen said indignantly, Geng Bingwen has been in Shaanxi for a long time, and he still has feelings for King Qin and the prince, so he said so.

Geng Xuan Zhengse said: "Father, the child can't agree with this, as a prince and a future emperor, it is very normal to adjust the officers of the guard, and His Royal Highness has not adjusted the three guards of the King of Qin, I admit that His Royal Highness's move is to weaken the control of the King of Qin over the army, but this can reduce the ambition of the King of Qin, which is the way for the royal family to get along for a long time." ”

Geng Bingwen paused, stood up and knocked Geng Xuan's head: "Boy, when you grow up, you dare to talk back to your father." After a pause, he said, "Father doesn't want you to get too involved in royal household affairs. ”

"The son has been involved, the son is the companion of His Royal Highness, or the guest of honor of His Royal Highness's sister, and he is also the commander of the Taisun Guard, so it is impossible to retreat with his whole body, so he can only move forward." Geng Xuan said with a wry smile.

Geng Bingwen nodded and said, "This is true, my father is old, whether the Geng family can prosper depends on you." By the way, you are often by His Highness's side, what kind of person do you think His Highness is? ”

"This, I think about it, the first time my son saw His Royal Highness was when he was accompanied by martial arts, His Royal Highness was only 16 years old at that time, and he was as old as the current King of Qin. However, His Royal Highness was gifted and intelligent, and invented the military chess deduction, and his son found that His Royal Highness's grasp of strategy was far beyond his son's. After the Lan Yu case, His Royal Highness created the martial arts, and the training carried out in the martial arts turned out to be something that the son had never seen before, and the father could go outside the city tomorrow to see the training of the guards, and the officers of the guards were selected from the martial arts, and the training methods were exactly the same as the martial arts. The son still remembers His Highness's speech at the opening of the martial arts, and remembers His Highness's summary: 'There are Japanese Kou in the East China Sea, Mengyuan in the North Mountain, Timur in the Western Xinjiang, and moss in the south. Most of the martial arts students were greatly encouraged. After that, His Highness stayed in Jiming Temple for ten days, and then saw His Highness again, and found that His Highness had become more restrained, not as anxious and blind as before. ”

"After that, His Royal Highness was assassinated in Wuxue and almost died, and the emperor was furious and wanted to put everyone in Wuxue in prison," Speaking of this, Geng Xuan couldn't help but shudder: "Although my son was not in Wuxue at that time, I was afraid when I thought about it." But His Royal Highness insisted on not engaging in the Zhulian, and later Jinyiwei found out that the culprit was the White Lotus Sect, and the matter came to an end. ”

"After that, His Highness created the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering, and the College of Engineering made a lot of new things in a short period of time, and the equipment of the army was from the College of Engineering, as well as canned food, meat floss and other supplies, which my son thought could greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army."

"In general, my son thinks that His Royal Highness is still merciful and generous, and has protected the martial arts students and Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, and although His Royal Highness has a clear view of the current situation, he does not act blindly, but proceeds step by step and in an orderly manner."

Geng Bingwen stood up, paced, pondered, and after a while, said, "Xuan'er, the father you said also knows something, but it's not as detailed as you said. His Royal Highness is indeed a rare benevolent monarch, and his father is just worried that if the emperor dies, His Royal Highness will not be able to control the situation, and he doesn't know that the emperor can hold out for a few years, and the longer the time, the more beneficial it will be to His Highness. However, our Geng family has no way out, so we can only move forward. ”

"My son is also a little worried about this, and now the situation is too complicated."

"Okay, let's do it for now, tomorrow my father will go outside the city to see the guards, I hope it is as you say."

Qin Wangfu, partial hall.

On the table was the fold sent by Xu Huizu, the new Qin King Zhu Shangbing and his mother concubine Deng sat at the table, Zhu Shangbing was a little angry, and swept the fold to the ground with a wave of his hand, and said, "Mother, what do you say, what is Xu Huizu going to do?" His father was newly mourned, and he came to control the Shaanxi military horses, and on the first day, he decided to mobilize so many commanders, making it clear that he wanted to reduce the military power of the Qin Palace. ”

Deng was dressed in a white filial piety suit, slowly bent down, picked up the fold and wiped it, put it on the table, and said slowly: "Bing'er, we have no choice, Xu Huizu sent this fold, in fact, he is not afraid that you will not agree." Your father has just passed away, and his cronies and generals are at a loss, Xu Huizu seized this opportunity to mobilize the commanders of the guards, which is the best time. Mother had to admire the foresight of the imperial court, Xu Huizu was not afraid, but behind him stood the emperor, His Royal Highness the imperial grandson. ”

"You mean the emperor? How could he be so ruthless? I'm his grandson. ”

"But your father is not the crown prince, and you are not the imperial grandson." Deng said word by word.

"Zhu Yunwen------ I don't ...... with you"

As soon as Zhu Shangbing spoke, "snap", he was given a strong mouth by the Deng family, Zhu Shangbing covered his mouth, looked at his mother and said, "Mother, why did you hit Bing'er?" ”

Deng pointed to his head and said, "Your Royal Highness Taisun is also the name you can call?" If your father is here, you can say two words, although you and His Royal Highness Taisun are the same generation, but their status is very different. He is only a prince now, and he is not capable of abolishing the prince of Qin, but it is easy to abolish your prince, do you understand? ”

Zhu Shangbing's face was as frightened as earth: "Mother, is it that serious?" ”

"Your father just died of illness, Xu Huizu came, and he also came with the Taisun Guard, this is obviously the meaning of His Royal Highness Taisun, he wants to prepare for the succession and take back the military power. Do you want to go up to work with His Royal Highness? And since he can do this kind of thing, he is not afraid that you will oppose it, and now you still want to oppose it? ”

Zhu Shangbing paused for a moment, sat down at the table, picked up the fold and read it, and said, "Mother, is His Royal Highness the Taisun going to deal with us?" ”

"No, your father has passed away, and the King of Qin is no longer in the eyes of His Royal Highness, and his eyes will be staring at King Jin, King Yan, King Zhou and others. Moreover, His Royal Highness is known for his benevolence, filial piety and generosity, as long as we keep to ourselves, we will be fine. ”

"Okay, Bing'er listens to her mother, I'll use the seal." As he spoke, he picked up the Qin Wang print, covered it, and then looked at Deng, who said with a smile: "Hurry up and send it to Xu Huizu, the sooner the better." ”

"Okay." Zhu Shangbing got up and asked people to send the music to Qinchaxingyuan.

Deng is the daughter of the founding general Deng Yu, usually killing and deciding, King Qin gave her three points, and King Qin's concubine Wang couldn't press her, but today she gave in happily, in fact, she just knew the current affairs. Looking at the back of his child, Deng silently thought in his heart: Child, once your father is gone, King Qin's family can only be a vassal king, in this case, it is good to keep to yourself.

After Xu Huizu received the fold, he sent it out, and received an approval reply from the imperial court half a month later. Xu Huizu used the order of the Qincha to transfer these commanders to Xi'an and announce the order to change the guard. The people did not dare to violate the imperial edict, and took the order to go, and Shaanxi was safe.

Xu Huizu and his entourage bid farewell to the King of Qin and began to inspect the guards in Shaanxi, and at the same time, they were getting closer and closer to Dongshengwei.