"Your Majesty, if the truth is really as Zhenwu Hou said, then the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are menacing this time, and I must guard against it!"

Li Yuntian's words made the Qianqing Palace silent, before that no one thought that Tatar and Warat would join forces, which made the situation very serious and complicated, the British Gong Zhang Fu then broke the calm in the field, and said to Emperor Xuande in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, now the enemy situation is unknown, the emperor is a body of ten thousand gold, it seems that Yichen is better to sit in Beijing, and the matter of welcoming the enemy can be handled by the military cabinet." Hearing this, Yang Shiqi looked at Emperor Xuande with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important!" Jian Yi also followed and admonished Emperor Xuande.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if I give up the Northern Expedition, how will the people of the world think of me?" Emperor Xuande couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw that the military cabinet, the cabinet and the head of Jiuqing had all expressed their attitudes and didn't want him to go to the north this time.

When the ministers present heard this, they immediately glanced at each other, the notice of Emperor Xuande's imperial expedition had already been pasted all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and the local government offices had also posted announcements, once they could not make the trip, it would definitely cause all kinds of criticism and speculation, did they want to show the outside world that Emperor Xuande was afraid of the remnants of the Northern Yuan? Or is it on the grounds that Emperor Xuande complained about his body?

Even if Emperor Xuande is unwell, then once the fire of war ignites between Shanxi Xingdu Division and Liaodong Capital Division, the outside world will inevitably have rumors that Emperor Xuande is afraid of war, and Emperor Xuande's majesty will undoubtedly be damaged.

Therefore, Emperor Xuande is now in a dilemma, and the ministers are in a dilemma.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a way." After hesitating for a moment, Yang Rong, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, spoke, "The emperor can personally levy the levy as usual tomorrow, but the holy car will stop in Xuanfu Town, the Wanquan Division, to make a thorough plan!" ”

In 1430 AD, that is, in the fifth year of Xuande, Tan Guang, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, "please put the capital to command the envoys, and divide them into direct subordinates and Shanxi and other places. ”

The military pavilion was instructed by Emperor Xuande and approved the establishment of Tan Guang, which was the name of Wanquanwei in the local command of Xuanfu Town, so it was named Wanquan Division.

Generally speaking, the three divisions of a provincial-level local organization coexist and check and balance each other, but the Liaodong Metropolitan Division and the Wanquan Metropolitan Division, which are important in the border defense area, are mainly managed by the Metropolitan Division, because they are mainly sealed and guarded.

That is to say, the Liaodong Metropolitan Division and the Wanquan Metropolitan Division actually implemented the military tun, and the people under their jurisdiction were all military households.

Looking at the layout of the guards and institutes under the jurisdiction of the Wanquan Division, a fan-shaped defense zone with the Beijing Division as the axis has been formed, constituting a defensive deployment with a deep echelon configuration, and it is a military barrier to guard the security of the northern part of the Beijing Division.

Yang Rong's mention is very smart, which can not only make Emperor Xuande go on time but also protect the safety of Emperor Xuande, as long as Emperor Xuande stays in Xuanfu City behind the high walls of the city, then it is impossible for the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to cross the Shanxi Xingdu Division and reach the Xuanfu City.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks Lord Yang's words are very good." Zhang Fu couldn't help but nod when he heard this, this is a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty, this is a workaround."

"The minister thinks this method is feasible."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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Yang Shiqi and Jian Yi and others then also agreed, compared to this expedition to the Tatar Department, it is obvious that the safety of Emperor Xuande is the most important, and after the troops in front have eliminated the invading enemy, Emperor Xuande will then set off to Datong City to supervise the battle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, who do you think can lead the army to aid Liaodong?" Emperor Xuande asked after a deep sigh when he saw that the ministers had reached a unanimous opinion.

The Liaodong Metropolitan Division was defenseless against the Tatar attack, and it was very likely that it would be crushed for thousands of miles, and the Tatar soldiers would come to the city of Liaoyang, and the imperial court must send troops to the rescue, and the person who commanded the army was very important.

"Your Majesty, the minister recommended the Grand Governor of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Mansion and Zhang Hao, the Duke of Yiguo, to lead the army." The matter of marching and fighting was the responsibility of the military pavilion, Zhang Fu pondered for a while, and proposed a candidate to Emperor Xuande.

There are many people who are qualified to lead troops in the Ming Dynasty, but Zhang Hao is second only to Zhang Fu and Zhou Zheng in terms of prestige and ability, so he is the best candidate to lead the army to reinforce Liaodong this time.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Zhang Hao was Zhou Zheng's friend, and Zhou Zheng naturally would not object, so he followed and bowed slightly to Emperor Xuande.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" As the two expressed their positions, the remaining military cabinet members also expressed their agreement one after another.

"Taishi, do you think it would be better for Yiguo Gong to lead the army with more reinforcements this time?" Emperor Xuande bowed slightly when he saw this, and asked in a deep voice.

"Our army still has nearly 100,000 people in Liaodong Metropolitan Division, and now the situation is urgent, and the minister feels that it is enough for Yiguo Gong to lead 50,000 elite divisions of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to reinforce this time." Zhang Fu pondered for a while and then said a number, even if the number of troops in the Liaodong Metropolitan Division is water, but with the 50,000 troops of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office, the number of troops has exceeded 100,000, and it should be easy to deal with those Tatars.

"Yes, the specific matters will be submitted to the military cabinet for formulation, and it will be reported to me before the expedition tomorrow." Emperor Xuande nodded and settled the matter, the so-called soldiers are fast, and there is not much time to delay now.

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is located outside the Guan, and the road to supply materials is difficult, so I implore the emperor to give the king of Joseon an order to support our army." Just when everyone thought that the discussion was about to end, Li Yuntian suddenly opened his mouth and unexpectedly mentioned the Kingdom of Korea.

The dynasty of the Korean Peninsula before the Ming Dynasty was called the Goryeo Dynasty, and the king was Wang Yuan.

In the first year of Hongwu, that is, in 1368, Ming Taizu ascended the throne and sent an envoy to Goryeo with a letter to proclaim.

The following year, the king of Goryeo also sent an envoy to celebrate the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and he asked for the title. At his request, Ming Taizu sent an envoy to hold the golden seal in the third year of Hongwu, and named Wang Yuan as the king of Goryeo, thus establishing the relationship between the two countries.

In the same year, the Ming Dynasty opened a branch to take scholars, and ordered Goryeo and other countries to "practice the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute to the Beijing Division, regardless of the number of selection". This year, there were three people in Goryeo who participated in the examination, including Jin Tao and the first, awarded the Cheng of Anqiu County, Dongchang Prefecture, and later returned to Goryeo because he did not understand Chinese.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Goryeo sent more than 150 people to study in Nanjing Guozijian, but on the way, 39 people drowned due to shipwreck. "The emperor has mercy on him, and he sent the Yuan Privy Envoy to Yan'an to pay tribute."

In the seventh year of Hongwu, the king of Goryeo was killed by the minister Li Renren, and Li Renren supported Xin Renren, the son of the powerful minister Xin Yan, as the king, and sent an envoy to Ming to pay tribute, but Ming Taizu did not accept it, until Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Xin Yu's position was becoming more and more stable in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, so he had to face up to the fait accompli, and gave Xin Yu the title of King of Goryeo, and posthumously called Wang Zhen as the king of Gongchou.

In the twenty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu sent an envoy to demand that Goryeo return the Kaiyuan Road, and Cui Ying, an important minister of Goryeo, took this opportunity to prepare for war with the Ming and sent Li Chenggui to invade the Liaodong Peninsula.

Li Chenggui's army encountered a large flood on Weihua Island, and the soldiers were reluctant to go on an expedition, and there were many fugitives, so Li Chenggui repeatedly asked to withdraw his troops and return to China, but Cui Ying refused, and finally led Li Chenggui to launch a mutiny, overthrowing the rule of King Goryeo and appointing Wang Chang, the son of Wang Yu, as king.

The following year, Li Chenggui abolished Xinchang and supported Wang Yao (Gong Rang Wang).

In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, Wang Yao gave way to Li Chenggui, and the Li dynasty replaced the Goryeo Dynasty.

Ming Taizu chose the new country name as "Joseon", because the monarch of the Joseon Dynasty was surnamed Lee, and the word "Joseon" appeared on the Korean Peninsula (Tanjun Joseon), so later historians generally used to call the dynasty "Lee's Joseon" (referred to as the Lee Dynasty), and the countries that used Korea as the country name in ancient times were called "Ancient Joseon" to distinguish them.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Li Chenggui sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, more than 9,800 horses, and nearly 20,000 silk cotton cloth from Ming Taizu.

At the beginning of Jianwen, Li Chenggui was inferior to his second son Fangguo (Dingzong) due to old age and frailty, and two years later Fangguo also gave way to his fifth son Fangyuan (Taizong) due to illness.

Ming Chengzu ascended the throne, and Joseon Taizong sent tribute.

In the fifth year of Yongle, that is, in 1407 AD, the fourteen-year-old prince of Joseon was allowed by the Ming Dynasty to lead more than 50 officials at all levels to Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty. In the first month of the following year, he arrived in Nanjing and paid tribute to horses, gold and silver artifacts.

Chengzu summoned him several times and rewarded him generously, "Give Jin Wenqi." and return, the emperor's pro-system poems give it".

In the sixteenth year of Yongle, Li Fangyuan, Taizong of North Korea, abdicated the throne in old age, abolished the son of the world, and passed on to the third son, Ming Chengzu sent an envoy to the dynasty and was named the king of Joseon.

After the Ming Dynasty moved the capital, historical records recorded that "the northern capital has been moved, North Korea is closer, and the great courtesy is more respectful, and the imperial court is also to be courteous, and other countries dare not look at it."

Since the Korean state is adjacent to the Liaodong Prefecture, it is safer to transport logistics materials from the Korean state, and if the materials are transported from Beijing to Liaodong, it is not only a long and difficult road, but also very easy to be attacked on the way.

Therefore, Li Yuntian's suggestion is reasonable, and the delivery of supplies from the Korean state can ensure the supply of materials in the Liaodong region.

"Your Majesty, the country of Korea is barren, and I am afraid that it will not be able to afford the supplies of the army." Just when the ministers were whispering about Li Yuntian's mention, Yang Shiqi bowed his hand to Emperor Xuande and said in a deep voice, "In Yichen's opinion, our army can spend money to buy grain from Korea, which can not only ensure the military needs of my Liaodong soldiers, but also show the grace of my Ming Dynasty to Korea." ”

"Your Majesty, what Lord Yang said is very true, and the minister seconded it." Hearing this, Jian Yi bowed his hand to Emperor Xuande and bowed down and said.

"The ministers seconded it!" The ministers at the scene then agreed with this method, in the eyes of everyone, the Ming Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, how can it take advantage of such a small vassal country as the Korean State?

"The matter of buying grain will be handed over to the household department, Lord Guo, this matter is very important, and it cannot be delayed." Emperor Xuande also felt that this method was very good, and it could save the logistics of the Liaodong soldiers, so he said in a deep voice to Guo Zi, the head of the household department.

Originally, with the establishment of the Daming Taxation Bureau, the matter of going to North Korea to buy grain should be handled jointly by the Taxation Bureau and the Ministry of Households, but the Daming Taxation Bureau did not even set up a shelf at this time, so the Ministry of Households handled the matter.

"The emperor can rest assured, and the minister will do this immediately." Guo Zi bowed to Emperor Xuande and replied in a deep voice, the so-called army did not move the grain and grass first, and he did not dare to slack off in the face of military matters.

"The DPRK is poor and weak, don't worry about the price of grain, give it as much as possible, so that it can feel the grace of my Ming Dynasty." Emperor Xuande bowed slightly when he heard this, and then remembered something, and said in a deep voice.

"Obey." Guo Zi understood that Emperor Xuande was considerate of the people of Korea, so he replied solemnly.

Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and then he stretched out again, the amount of military supplies purchased from the Korean state this time is huge, and someone will definitely take the opportunity to get oil and water from it, hoping that it will not affect the war in Liaodong.