Chapter 70—The Spectator (I)

Zhu Chongba didn't know where the army of Toktoku was at the moment, and he didn't know where Xu Da was after Tokto, this was not the electronic age of the later generations, the sky and the earth were full of eyes, and a random radio wave could make people half a world away receive the news.

There are no satellites, no radios, and even the simplest wired telephone, no one has time to understand, the connection between him and Xu Da is completely dependent on the clipper on the water and the 6 military intelligence couriers on the ground, and the former is very demanding on the weather, and needs to transit between the river and the sea many times, the latter, Meng Yuan has been established for so many years, and it is still the post road of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the fortresses along the way are mostly some wall grass, and it is a great luck to be able to send the report to the destination smoothly, and there is no need to consider any timeliness issues at all.

And on the side of Tokto, the situation is not much better than him, the war report is delivered once a day as usual, but the officials of the east and west provinces of Shandong can escape, die to death, no one dares to continue to perform their duties, the only one who can still maintain contact with the Huai'an Army is Xuexue, but this person is directly ordered by the Emperor Dayuan, and he refuses to sell the account of Totoku at all, and waits for Xuexue's war report to Dadu, and then transferred to the army through all levels of institutions in the capital, the daylily has already cooled, and with the cunning of the Zhu butcher, I don't know where I went again.

Although he is thousands of miles away in the capital, all kinds of documents from the government will be sent to him as soon as possible.

It is one thing to be able to see it, and it is another thing to understand it, especially after the city of Jinan was breached, every time he looked at the various documents and secret reports sent near the war zone between the two sides, Tuhuan Timur felt as if he had fallen into a fog.

He had high hopes for Totok, with an army of 200,000, after crossing the Yellow River north, the degree of the march was as slow as a day, it is said that in order to deal with the Huai thief Xu Da who followed closely behind, so he had to be more careful, and the Zhu thief who should have been exterminated on the battlefield of Henan and Jiangbei was on average every two days, galloping on both sides of the Daqing River, and the military generals who stayed in the place could not stop the footsteps of Zhu Tuhu, either beheaded or missing, and there was almost no third ending to choose from.

Now the area around Jinan is a hundred miles away, has become a pot of porridge, every day there are countless teams under the banner of Zhu Thief in the fire to rob, even as far as Texas, there are Zhu Thief's subordinates, it is said that it is the puppet Huaiyang Governor's Mansion under the account of the pioneer officer Yu Bao, the grange on the outskirts of Dezhou looted, and then left.

After Dezhou and then to the west, but it is close to the canal of Lingzhou, in case this city is conquered by the Zhu thief's men and horses, not only the connection between the imperial court and the detachment will be cut off, the capital will definitely be shocked three times a day, after all, the good attack of the Zhu thief is famous, last year Baoying, Gaoyou and Yangzhou three big cities, were all under his drum, and from Lingzhou to the north, in front of the capital, and the city defense perfection Cheng dù can be mentioned with Yangzhou, I am afraid there is only one Tongzhou left.

So in the past few days, Tuhuan Timur's domineering and domineering attitude towards Tokhtar has become more and more unbearable, if it were not for Tokhtar's brother, the imperial historian would have also obstructed Timur and his henchmen, and he had already made a move to change the generals, after all, whether it was Hama or Yuekuo Chaer to replace Tokhtar, at least they would be more obedient and knew what the king was anxious about.

During this time, the only general who can make Tuhuan Timur feel at ease, I am afraid is Xuexue, and at the same time the most confusing things for him, are also because of Xuexue, in the fifth day after the loss of Jinan, this son actually shamed and brave, only with 5,000 remnants of the defeated general, took advantage of Zhu Butcher's unpreparedness, re-snatched the city back, and then, he and Zhu Butcher two, in Shandong East and West began a turf competition, Zhu Butcher every time along the Daqing River to the north to break through the imperial court, he went southwest to recapture a city from behind Zhu Butcher.

As a result, Zhu Butcher went down the river Daqing River, attacking the city and plundering the land, Xue Xue took advantage of the emptiness behind Zhu Butcher, swept all the way, according to the latest war report sent back today, Zhu Butcher's army has entered Lijin, only one step away from returning to the sea, Xue Xue's soldiers and horses, once again Yidu will be under the control of the imperial court, and can point to Jiaozhou at any time.

"The minister thinks that Zhu Butcher deliberately gave up Banyang, Yidu and other places, so Xuexue's counterattacks can be successful repeatedly." Whenever Xuexue has a good news report, the imperial historian will definitely come forward to pour cold water on Tuhuan Timur, and this time is no exception, "And the reason why Zhu Tuhu went north along the Daqing River and refused to turn back no matter what happened behind him was to shrink his forces and go to Denglai by sea." ”

"Hmm." Tuhuan Timur glanced up at him, noncommittal.

From the perspective of a bystander, Timur's statement is very likely to be correct, but Xue Xue, who is in the game, can accurately grasp the pulse of Zhu Butcher and take the opportunity to save face for the imperial court, this courage and judgment are enough to be amazing.

If Tok's vision is as keen as Xuexue, not only if he is blindly cautious and cautious, it is impossible for him to be entangled by Xu Da, and at this moment, the two armies of the imperial court have already annihilated the Zhu thief at the foot of Mount Tai, and it will not let the situation in Shandong and Liangdao be so erosive.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that His Majesty should give Xue Xue a decree in time, ordering him not to underestimate the enemy too much, Zhu Thief lost Yidu, because there were too few soldiers and horses under his command, and he was unable to defend everywhere, and there were fewer soldiers and horses in the hands of Lord Xue Xue, once Zhu Thief took advantage of his eastward advance, turned around and went upstream, Jinan City may fall into the hands of the enemy again." Another minister of the humerus, the servant Shi Ruzhongbai, also stepped forward and cautiously reminded (Note 1)

This is a bit shameless, Totoh moves slowly, and he can't catch up with Zhu Tuhu's footsteps, and others can't regain the lost land for the country, so they have to stay where they are and wait for him Totoku to lead the army to arrive slowly, so that the final credit will be all due to him.

What Tuhuan Timur hated the most was that the courtiers formed a party for personal gain, and regarded him, the emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty, as a blind man and a fool, raised his head, and stared coldly at Shi Ruzhongbai, the servant, for a while, before he said with a smile: "Aiqing said very much, the Zhu thief has arrived at the beach, but he saw the emptiness of Jinan again, turned around and killed, and prepared to fight to the death with Tokhtar there." ”

"Minister, the minister just wants to remind His Majesty to be cautious, and has no other intentions, please be aware of it." The servant Shi Ruzhongbai was so stimulated that his face turned red, and he immediately knelt on the ground and argued loudly.

"Of course, you don't mean anything else." Tuhuan Timur couldn't bear it anymore, and sneered loudly, "Yushitai, isn't it just a rumor and a song, specializing in picketing hundreds of officials, Xue Xue disregards the overall situation, and actually dares to go against the trend when everyone else is losing the city and losing the land, he is not bold, who else is worthy of the words 'bold and reckless', I simply removed him directly, and let you Ru Zhongbai lead the army, you will be more cautious and cautious than Xue Xue, even if you watch Zhu Thief rob me of all the east and west roads of Shandong into white land." ”

"Minister, minister don't dare, the minister is loyal to His Majesty, if His Majesty feels that the minister's words are wrong, please take the position of the minister and let the minister return to his hometown to retire." Shi Ruzhongbai, the servant, is a well-known upright person, where can he stand such a grievance, and kowtow heavily with tears in his eyes.

"Not really." Tuhuan Timur's face turned black with anger, and he slapped the imperial case hard, "If you say a wrong word, you will be expelled from the court, do you want to say that I am a faint monarch who can't listen to the advice of the ear, and wait to look back, since the day when the Zhu thief suddenly landed in Jiaozhou on the 6th, I didn't obey you and others in the end, Keer and others, in addition to excluding dissidents, but there was a strategy to offer me, and those who won the battle, I can't reward their merits in time, those who have been defeated repeatedly and don't listen to the dispatch, I have to appease them in every way, I am the Great Yuan Tian Khan, or a servant in your household. ”

In the end, it turned almost completely into a roar, and the civil and military officials who had been summoned to discuss the military situation were so frightened that no one dared to say a word more.

After roaring for a while, the troubles in his heart were slightly resolved, he gritted his teeth, and waved his hand at Ru Zhongbai, "Ru Qing is flat, I don't mean to blame you, but you should be cautious in your words in the future, don't always treat people wrong." ”

When Shi Ruzhongbai heard this, he was so aggrieved that he almost vomited blood, however, thinking of the entrustment he had given to himself before he set out on the expedition, he forcibly held back the ** who resigned and left, and kowtowed gently, "Your Majesty Xie is magnanimous, and the minister will know what to do in the future." ”

"If there is a change, if there is none, it will be encouraged." Tuhuan Timur waved his hand impatiently, "Get up, I will also send a holy decree to Xue Xue according to what you said, reminding him not to be greedy for merit." ”

"Your Majesty." didn't wait for Ru Zhongbai to speak again, and the imperial historian also rushed forward before Timur and took the lead in patting Timur's ass.

"Your Majesty." At the end of the day, the sycophants in the imperial study were like a tide, and all civil and military officials, no matter which faction they belonged to, spoke in unison.

"Shengming is not Shengming, I have to look after this country for my ancestors." Tuhuan Timur lazily waved his hand, smiling bitterly and laughing at himself, "Who calls me the emperor of Dayuan, who is in this position, he is willing to be a faint king, hehe, time, power, and life." ”

All the civil and military officers looked at each other, and they didn't know how to persuade him to cheer up, and after a long time, Hama, who had just been promoted to Pingzhang political affairs, cleared his throat and said with a smile: "Your Majesty why did you say this, no matter how much the thief tossed it, it was just scabies to stop itching, as long as Your Majesty chooses a good general and leads the elite soldiers, sooner or later he will plow the court and sweep the holes." ”

"I hope so." Tuhuan Timur glanced at him, still couldn't raise any spiritual head, good general, isn't it a good general, the elite soldiers, evacuated the warriors of the entire Saiwai department, didn't organize an elite army, and the Zhu butcher, before the war, was just a turtle in the two Huai, but now he has entered Zhongshu Province, and then the elite soldiers and good generals go down, I am afraid that in the early court next month, the ministers will have to discuss the matter of moving the capital.

"The minister has heard that Chakhan Timur is brave and good at fighting, and Li Siqi has recently made great contributions to the imperial court, and now that he is both waiting for him, His Majesty might as well order them to also go north and threaten the Huai thief Xu Da from the flank, so that the worries of the Lord will be greatly weakened, and he will be able to speed up and go to Yidu to join Xuexue."

"Well, if you don't say it, I really forgot about the two of them." Tuhuan Timur thought about it and nodded slightly.

At this point, they can only continue to mobilize troops and horses in the warring areas, although Li Siqi and Chahan may not be able to do much, at least they can make Tokh lose the excuse to continue delaying.

"Jining Volunteer Soldier Wan Hu Tian Feng, Dongping Volunteer Soldier Wan Hu Meng this week, known as the ambition to serve the country, recommended by the minister, the two of them led their respective Mao Hulu soldiers to the south along the canal, and Li Siqi and Chahan worked together to deal with the Huai thief Xu Da." Seeing that Tuhuan Timur could listen to his own persuasion, Hama thought about it and continued to install his descendants on the battlefield.

Different from the noble background, he and Xuexue completely relied on their mother's milk to get the reuse of Tuhuan Temur, so there was not too much dependence in the family, and there were not too many relatives and friends in their hands to take care of.

Li Siqi, Chahan, Tian Feng, and Meng Zhou, all the troops in the hands of the four of them are sandwiched together, almost close to 100,000 smaller, purely from the scale, it is enough to make the Huai thief Xu Da feel the pressure, Tuhuan Timur silently calculated the account in his heart, and nodded with a smile again, "Well, I am ready, you will draw up a decree for me later, encourage them, and let them rest assured to fight for me, if they can make a great contribution, I will treat him equally whether he is a Mongol, a Semu or a Han." ”

"Your Majesty." When the civil and military officials heard this, they praised loudly again, especially several Han officials, according to the rules of the time, they were not qualified to participate in the discussion of the military situation, but today they made an exception because they were out on the expedition, and heard with their own ears that the emperor wanted to treat the Han and the Mongols the same, how could they not be moved to tears, and fell down one after another, knocking the floor tiles to a clatter.

"Wait for what you're doing, flat." Tuhuan Timur was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand with a smile, no wonder Totoh looked down on these Hanchens, it was true that his knees were too soft, and in a few words, he was moved to look like this.

"Thank you." Han officials such as Han Yuanshan, Han Yong, who participated in politics in Zhongshu, did not dare to disobey, reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, and slowly stood up.

Seeing this, Tuhuan Timur felt more and more that Tokhtar was not worthy of his own reliance, like these Han officials, who were obviously loyal to the imperial court, but Tokhtar did everything possible to prevent them, and even directly stipulated that whenever the military was discussed, the Han and the southerners avoided it, this was not to push the talent towards the Huai thief, if it wasn't for what he did too much, how could Lu Luzeng surrender directly to the Zhu thief after the defeat, and did everything possible to go against the court.

was sighing with emotion, but saw that Han Yuanshan, the central pillar Zuocheng, wiped his tears again, choked up and saluted himself, "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to make the Zhu thief die without a place to be buried." ”

"Hmm." Timur was slightly stunned, and a little expectation immediately surged on his face, "Listen to me, if it is feasible, I will obey." ”

"If he dies, Xu Da succeeds, and Xu thief dies, then Wu Liangmou, Hu Dahai, Wu Twenty-two and Liu Ziyun inherit in order, but the henchman Su Mingzhe, who accompanied him to be born and died many times, is excluded, and the Su thief Mingzhe, among the thieves in Huai'an, sits firmly in the second position, and now, Zhu and Xu are both out on the expedition, and the Su thief sits on Huaiyang, if His Majesty promises a high-ranking official, he is just a supernumerary official, how can he not be grateful."

"Sss Meng Yuanjun and his ministers gasped together.

I have been thinking about how to deal with Zhu Chongjiu, how to deal with Xu Da, but I forgot about the Su thief Mingzhe who sat firmly in the second place in the Huai'an army, this person is not like Zhu Butcher, he made it clear that the carriage and horse wanted to change the life of Meng Yuan, this person is not Xu Da, if he didn't rebel at the beginning, he would have already become a starving corpse, this person is the first Xiucai, the archer of Xuzhou Mansion, he can be regarded as a minion of the Son of Heaven, and he does not reject it at all in his heart to contribute to the "country", this person accompanies Zhu Butcher from birth to death, but in the end he has to be the second of a thousand years, How could he not have the slightest resentment in his heart?

"His Majesty will not give up, and he will rely on the humerus, but for many years, he has not made an inch." Just when Tuhuan Timur was so excited that he almost jumped up, the central center Zuo Cheng Han Yuanshan arched his hand again and asked loudly, "If Your Majesty has the intention of surrendering the Su thief, the minister is willing to be lightly clothed and obedient, sneak to Huai'an, and say that he will move the city to surrender and give Zhu Butcher a salary from the bottom of the kettle." ”

Note 1: In the Mengyuan official system, the imperial historian is from the first grade, and the imperial history is from the second grade, and there are hundreds of officials who supervise and advise the emperor to correct the responsibility of governing the gains and losses.

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