But the question is, can Zhu Yuanzhang rest assured that they are such a group of high-ranking and intertwined relatives surrounded by a little kid emperor who has no hair? There is a big question mark in everyone's mind.

After the mourning, Zhu Ao returned to his residence, and after two days of recovery, his body has improved greatly, and he no longer has to lie down on the bed to rest. Zhu Ao already knew the next political direction, so he didn't feel like everyone else, not to mention that it didn't matter to him who was the prince, no matter what, he was going to the border to gnaw sand.

In fact, the current Zhu Ao did not feel pessimistic because he was going to the wild place to guard the border, on the contrary, he was a little excited. Because Zhu Yuanzhang's purpose in setting up the Saiwang was to "Jingbian of the kings", the so-called Jingbian not only wanted to defend against the invasion of Mongolia and other foreign tribes, but also to invade the barbarian land like the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and strive to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and then defend the royal family.

There is nothing wrong with being sealed to the border, although there are often wars, and the days are not as moist as the hinterland of the Central Plains, but if you do it well, you can have great development, you don't see that most of the powerful countries in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are on the border, because they can encroach on foreign lands to strengthen themselves, and the kings who are sealed to the interior can only guard their own one-third of an acre, and they can't go to grab land with the emperor.

However, the Hexi Corridor area in Gansu is different from other places, not to mention that it faces enemies on three sides, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, but to say that the local construction situation is also a yellow indescribable thing.

Since the Han Dynasty was attached to the central government, the Hexi Corridor has been an important channel for China to communicate with the world, coupled with the vast and fertile land and abundant water sources, the economy has developed rapidly, and it has become a prosperous and rich area second only to Chang'an and Suzhou and Hangzhou. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Dou Rong used the five counties of Hexi as the capital to divide the territory, and later surrendered to Liu Xiu.

However, after the Middle Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains state declined, and the Hexi Corridor was occupied by the Tibetans, and then until the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, the Hexi Corridor has been ruled by foreigners.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da and others to launch the Battle of Lingbei in order to inherit the Lingbei Province of the Yuan Dynasty (which was very developed at that time, not a wild place, which will be discussed below) and completely purge the desert. In this war, Xu Dabu, as the main force of the Middle Route Army, was defeated by Wang Baobao, with more than 10,000 dead and wounded (one said tens of thousands), and the East Route Army wanted to win or lose. Only Feng Sheng, who was a partial division, was able to regain the Hexi Corridor. Overall, the Battle of Lingbei ended in failure. Various historical materials of the Ming Dynasty are very secretive about the battle of Lingbei, and they are often mentioned in one stroke, which shows that the defeat was not light.

However, history records that Feng Sheng was "afraid of the Uighur (Eastern Chagatai Khanate, whose territory included most of today's Xinjiang and Central Asia)", coupled with the failure of the two routes in China and the West, the Mongol army repressed to the line of the Great Wall, and he was in danger of being shut down and beaten by dogs, so he abandoned the Hexi Corridor on the grounds that it was "a place outside the country and could not be defended", and razed the Hexi Corridor to the ground with the principle of not leaving a single bullet for the enemy, for which he was also punished by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The defeat of the Battle of Lingbei made the Ming Dynasty unable to make a big move for a while, and also made Zhu Yuanzhang realize clearly that once and for all, it is unrealistic to clean the desert forever. Therefore, since then, the Ming Dynasty has adopted a strategic posture based on defense, and began to set up vassal kings in the border fortress to honor the king.

If it weren't for the 20th year of Hongwu, the Yuan Taiwei Naha, who had seized Liaoyang Province, surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, causing the Northern Yuan to lose its most powerful arm and depth, and Zhu Yuanzhang would not have sent Lan Yu to launch the Battle of Yuerhai.

Although the land of the Hexi Corridor had been abandoned by Feng Sheng, Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on operating the Hexi Corridor in order to prevent the Mongols in the north and the vassals in the west from uniting against the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty adopted a step-by-step, steady and steady policy, and after 20 years of development, it re-established several guards in the Gansu area, and controlled most of the land in the Hexi Corridor in its own hands.

But at this time, this area was very desolate, due to Feng Sheng's abandonment of the land, the Hexi area has become a barren land, and there is no population except for military households. Not a single common man who had enough to eat was willing to go to this place where he was attacked on three sides to eat the guns of the Mongols.

If Zhu Ao wants to engage in construction, the biggest obstacle is the population, and he must find a way to get more people from Lao Zhu.

Zhu Ao straightened out his thoughts, stretched his waist easily, and returned to the house to take out his longbow made of purple shirtwood.

Yiduo is not pressing, and the skills he has learned can't be put down, although he is a prince, but after all, he guards the border plug, and it is inevitable that he will move knives with people, doesn't Zhu Di often charge into battle? Therefore, this self-defense ability still needs to be practiced diligently.

As soon as he saw Zhu Ao walking out with a longbow, Dai Nu hurriedly ran over and said, "Your Highness, how can you go to archery when you are sick?" You'd better rest for a few more days. ”

Zhu Ao looked at this Peugeot little girl, and saw that she didn't look like she was pretending to be anxious, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll shoot a few arrows to get back the feeling, I won't be too tired." In fact, he mainly wanted to see if he had the ability to inherit this Su King.

Zhu Ao bent his bow and arrow, and an arrow hit the red heart, which was not bad, and this ability was not wasted. After shooting a few more arrows, he was already sweating. It seems that the body is still very weak, and we have to take care of it quickly and strengthen exercise.

Seeing Zhu Ao sweating, Dai Nu said, "Your Highness, let's practice here today." I'll help you back to the house and rest. ”

Zhu Ao said "um" and handed the bow and arrow to her, but did not accept the support and walked back to the house by himself. After Dai Nu put the bow and arrows away, he gave Zhu Hao a basin of hot water to wash his face.

After freshening up, Zhu Ao asked, "Dainu, I want to ask you something." ”

Dai Nu was stunned for a moment and said, "What does Your Highness want to ask?" "I'm still a little worried in my heart.

Zhu Ao said: "If you are allowed to live in Hexi, what kind of conditions do you have to open before you are willing to go?" ”

Dai Nu didn't know why Zhu Ao suddenly asked this question, and didn't know how to answer for a while, so he stammered, "Could it be that the rumors have been confirmed?" Is His Highness really going to change the title of King Su? ”

The rumor that Zhu Ao wanted to change the title of King Su from King Han to King Su has been there since last year's Linqing military training, but it was delayed later because of the prince's illness.

Zhu Ao smiled: "It's always good to prepare early, and save time to be in a hurry." ”

Dai Nu lowered his head and said timidly: "If His Highness and Niangniang both go, then I will definitely go." ”

Zhu Ao smiled: "How can my mother go back, she still has to stay here to take care of her father." Although ......" the latter words, I really can't bear to say them.

Dai Nu suddenly raised his head, plucked up his courage as if he was facing a great enemy, and said, "If Your Highness asks me to go, I will go too." Don't talk about any conditions. ”

Zhu Ao was dumbfounded for a while, he originally just wanted to do an academic survey to see how to attract people in Hexi, but he didn't expect this little girl to say such straightforward words all of a sudden.

Boys and girls often don't have the same mind, it's been the same since ancient times.

When Dai Nu saw Zhu Ao's expression, his little face turned red all of a sudden, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you can rest well." I'll go see what the lady needs on her side. After saying that, like a frightened little rabbit, he ran away in a puff of smoke.

This kind of little girl's thoughts, Zhu Ao in later generations have seen a lot, smiled faintly, and began to worry about his own problems again. Suddenly, he thought of a group of people, but he didn't know if Lao Zhu was willing to do it, no matter what, he had to try it first, he must pay attention during this time, try to win Lao Zhu's favor, and let him agree to his request.

Under the service of the palace maid and eunuch, Zhu Ao's body recovered quickly, and after a few days, he had reached the level before his illness.