On the morning of the second day, the eunuch announced the holy decree in court, ordering Zheng Yi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to go to Xi'an to pay tribute to the king of Qin on behalf of the imperial court, and canonized Zhu Shangbing, the son of Qin, as the new king of Qin; In addition, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, was ordered to control the Shaanxi garrison, and the Taisun Protector was commanded by Qu Neng, and Geng Xuan was the commander and accompanied the Duke of Wei to inspect Shaanxi.

After the early dynasty, Zhu Yunwen summoned Zheng Yi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Ren Hengtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and Chang Sheng, the founding prince of the country, to discuss the arrangements for the future affairs of the King of Qin, and the Ministry of Rites reported its etiquette arrangements. Ren Hengtai and Zheng Yi took the order and left.

Zhu Yunwen asked Ru Yu, Xu Huizu, and Chang Sheng to sit down, and asked, "Ru Shangshu, Wei Guogong, and Kaiguo Gong, Gu has been thinking about a problem recently, and I hope that the three of them can solve Gu's doubts." ”

"Your Highness, please speak."

"A few days ago, Dongshengwei Baihu Wu Xin embezzled the rewards of the tun soldiers, the emperor was furious, and after the law was corrected, he sent an envoy to guard the border soldiers, pointing out the bitter cold of the frontier, the supply is difficult, and the soldiers can only be self-sufficient, and the soldiers are hard, out of the royal thief, and the residence is looking at the beacon, so that the soldiers do not learn Wu Xin, otherwise the national law is engaged. In addition, Lone remembers that in the third year of Hongwu, there were nearly 50,000 deserters from military households, and in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, according to the statistics of Wei Guogong, there were nearly 200,000 deserters in the country, so I want to ask the three, what is wrong with the military households? Will there be so many deserters? Dong Shengwei overlooked the Hetao, in order to resist the forefront of Mongolia, there was a matter of embezzling the rewards of the tun soldiers, what is the reason for this? ”

Ru Yu smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, the minister remembers that the file said that Wu Xin's wife was seriously ill at that time and had no money for treatment, so she moved to embezzle the rewards of the tun pawns, and was sued by the tun pawns, so she was corrected. It is believed that this is just a case, and the amount of embezzlement is not large, and the value is only twenty taels of silver. As for the number of deserters, the minister thought that the guards were negligent in management and did not formulate an effective strategy to prevent the soldiers from escaping, so the minister thought that the governor's office of the five armies needed to be strengthened and rectified, otherwise the Ming guard's office would collapse and be unable to resist the Mongols, and the disaster of the Mongols entering the Central Plains might be repeated. ”

Xu Huizu stood up and said: "Ru Shangshu's statement will not agree with the end, although the main culprit in Wu Xin's case is innocent, but the border is bitterly cold, Dongsheng is located at the forefront of the anti-Mongolian resistance, the land is barren, the output is very small, and there is a lack of medical treatment, Wu Xin, as a hundred households, has no money to treat his wife, and the dilemma of ordinary soldiers can be imagined, so the end will think that the fundamental reason is that Dongshengwei's conditions are too poor, so this happened." As for the deserters from the guards, these soldiers were far away from their homeland, half-farming and half-farming, and the burden was too heavy, so there were a large number of deserters. ”

Ru Yu also stood up, arched his hand in the direction of Qianqing Palace, and said, "Then is Lord Wei Guogong questioning the emperor's treatment of Wu Xin?" Or do you question the wisdom of the emperor in setting up the guard? ”

Xu Huizu was shocked, knelt in front of Zhu Yunwen and said: "Your Highness Mingjian, the last general has no such intention, although Wu Xin is excusable, but the crime is unforgivable; As for the guards, the last general thought that it could only be strictly controlled. ”

Zhu Yunwen couldn't help laughing, he found that civil officials really don't use knives to kill people, and in one sentence, the root of the responsibility was pushed to Zhu Yuanzhang, how could others chat happily with him. So he waved his hand: "Wei Guogong invites it, Gu believes that everything has two sides, there are advantages and disadvantages, and the means of disposal are actually just to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and with the change of time and conditions, the interests and disadvantages may be transformed into each other." Therefore, all dynasties have learned from the previous dynasties, but at the same time, new evils will be generated. We are just discussing things today, not involving the emperor, nor making personal attacks, hoping that the basis of our discussion of the problem is facts and evidence, and hoping to find a good solution. ”

Ru Yu, Xu Huizu, and Chang Sheng hurriedly said: "Obey His Highness's teachings." ”

Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said: "Ru Shangshu, I want the military department to sort out a few documents, that is, the prosperity and decline of the Tang Mansion soldiers, and what is the reason behind it?" Lonely hopes to have data and examples to back it up; There are also the advantages and disadvantages of recruiting troops in the Song Dynasty, which should also be analyzed in detail. Finally, for the situation of this Imperial Guard, you have to find out the bottom once, can you do it? ”

Ru Yu thought for a while and said: "It's easy for the Tang Mansion and the Song Dynasty to recruit soldiers, but the guard is managed by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies needs to produce this information to find out the situation." ”

Zhu Yunwen turned to Xu Huizu and said, "Duke Wei and the founding duke, how is it?" ”

Xu Huizu bowed down and said: "Your Highness, the last general will control the Shaanxi army and soldiers, and he will not be able to preside over this matter, so this matter should be handed over to the founding prince." ”

"By the way, Lone was negligent, Founding Father, what do you think?"

Chang Sheng said: "The last general will receive the order, but I still hope that His Royal Highness will make a clear decree to let the front and rear and left and right central governors be responsible for their own guards, so that it will be faster." ”

"That's no problem, how long will it take for the founding of the country?"

"At least half a year."

"Yes, I'll give you half a year."

When the matter was settled, Zhu Yunwen asked Ru Yu to get busy. Then let Xu Huizu and Chang Sheng come to Zhan Shiyuan in the afternoon, and they had something to explain.

In the afternoon, the Jansat Academy.

Zhu Yunwen summoned Xu Huizu, Chang Sheng, Qu Neng, Geng Xuan, Guo Key, Wu Sheng, Song Xuan, Qi Tai, Wang Du and others this time to explain the matter alone. When everyone was seated, Zhu Yunwen glanced at everyone and said, "This time I sent everyone to Shaanxi, the task is very heavy, and I am alone here to assign the following tasks, please listen carefully and remember to keep it confidential." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured."

"Okay." Zhu Yunwen went to the map by the wall, picked up the bamboo pole and said: "This time I went to Shaanxi, Wei Guogong should carefully select the generals, and without affecting the combat strength, the commanders of the guards should be reversed, so as to avoid their self-respect for the army." ”

"The last general commands."

"Then there is the first time that Lone's escort army is dispatched, and General Qu Neng has to be wronged to temporarily serve as Lone's commander." Zhu Yunwen said with a smile.

"Your Highness's trust is serious, and the last general will be grateful, and he will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." Qu Neng hurriedly stood up and said.

"Okay, you sit down," Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "There are two purposes for this escort army, one is to march and test the results of training in peacetime, and the other is to cooperate with Wei Guogong to protect Wei Guogong's safety." ”

"The last will obey." "Your Highness Xie cares."

"There is also Gu hope that after the matter of Shaanxi Dusi is finished, Gu Guogong will go to Dongsheng to have a look and check the situation in Tuntian, Gu feels that the matter of Dongsheng Weishu is not so simple, maybe the degree of hardship is beyond our imagination. If Dongsheng loses, the Hetao is not guaranteed. After inspecting Dongsheng, I hope you will go to Fengzhou to see if Fengzhou is as Liu Bingzhong said: 'Clear Sky Gaoxian Temple Tower, Pingming City upstairs at dawn.' The chariots and horses are noisy and dusty, and the whip is obliquely swept through Fengzhou'. Gu wanted to know how Toyozhou's defenses were, and if he could, he planned to build a border city in Toyosu at the right opportunity, so that he could better control the steppe and resist the Mongol invasion of the Hetao, and could be used as a starting point to attack the steppe. ”

With Zhu Yunwen's whip pointing, everyone present turned their eyes to Fengzhou. Fengzhou was founded in the Tang Dynasty, Jin, Yuan are important towns, later Mongolian Altan Khan and his wife Sanniangzi built a city near Fengzhou, named Kuku and Tun, meaning "Qingcheng", the Ming Dynasty gave the name "naturalization", people along the Great Wall to commemorate the three women, this city is called "Sanniangzi City". During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Suiyuan City was established nearby, collectively known as Guisui, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Hohhot, and the Mongolian semantics were "green city".

Xu Huizu, Chang Sheng, and Qu Neng couldn't help but stand up, walked to the map, observed, and pondered. Qu Neng first said: "Your Highness, you are really eloquent, if you build a city in Fengzhou, then the Hetao is worry-free, but I don't know what the geographical conditions are here?" ”

Xu Huizu said: "Your Highness, since this place is very prosperous in the Yuan Dynasty, then this dynasty is not impossible to build a city here, and the end will definitely investigate the terrain in detail, survey the terrain, and prepare for the construction of the city." ”

Chang Sheng said: "Your Highness, if you don't want to go to Fengzhou, it's the husband who does it." ”

"Founding Father, don't worry, it is also very important to find out the bottom of the guard, the guard is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's armed forces, if there is a problem, the Ming Dynasty is in danger."

"Yes, the last general commands."

In the end, Zhu Yunwen assigned a task for Wang Du: "Zizhong, this time the martial arts will pick out outstanding students to go to Xi'an, you will be responsible, scatter the students, and inspect the situation of the local health center." In addition," Zhu Yunwen thought for a while, called Zhang Tie and the others in, and said: "Zizhong, these four guards have followed Gu for many years, this time you take them out, they have a long experience, and they will be of great use in the future." ”

Wang Du and Zhang Tie and others received the order awe-inspiringly.

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After everything was done, Zhu Yunwen suddenly became childlike, asked people to bring paper and pencils, and waved a poem:

Gift to the Guards

The husband only holds the Wu hook in his hand, and his spirit is higher than that of a hundred feet of building. Who has written history for 10,000 years, and wants to be a marquis 3,000 miles away.

will be quick to follow the way, that there is leisure to chase the water gulls. Laughing at the moon by the Qinhuai River, how many people have come to Yingzhou from now on?

Wang Du and others waited for Zhu Yunwen to finish writing, recited it silently, and suddenly felt that the blocks in their hearts were exhausted, full of a kind of momentum that the world would give up on me, and their ambition and pride rushed to the top door, and they couldn't help reciting: "Who has written history for 10,000 years, and is looking for a marquis ...... three thousand miles away" Qi Tai applauded loudly: "Good poem, good poem, Your Highness, this poem is wonderful." The minister should engrave this poem in a conspicuous place in martial arts to inspire the ambition of students. ”

Qu Neng and the others were not to be outdone, and said: "The last general will let every soldier of the escort army recite this poem as a discipline for the escort army, and recite it every day. ”

In the admiration of everyone, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said that this is the first poem in Li Hefei's "Into the Capital" series in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is also his favorite poem.

In the end, Zhu Yunwen decided that the group would be drawn after three days, and in addition to the guards, they also transferred the soldiers of the front guard of the government army and the rear guard of the government army from Beijing, and they were combined into a guard, which was led by Liu Lingfeng, the commander of the front guard of the government army, and was controlled by Xu Huizu.