Chapter 301: Showing Weakness to the Enemy
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"Li Yushi, King Han's move is undoubtedly a rebellion, do you really want to tolerate it?" After listening to Li Yuntian's words, Emperor Xuande frowned tightly and looked at him with a stern expression, looking quite annoyed by this move of King Han.
In the afternoon, Emperor Xuande had summoned Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Huang Huai to discuss the matter.
Yang Rong meant to find a head to transfer An Yihou Bai Dexiang back to the capital, and send a trustworthy noble to serve as the commander of the Shanxi Xingdu Division, so as not to endanger the Beijing Division in the future.
Yang Shiqi's attitude was more conservative, believing that it was not appropriate to move Bai Dexiang at this time, and that he should be given imperial favor and pacifyed.
After all, Bai Dexiang has been operating in Shanxi Xingdu Division for a long time, and he is also the confidant of the King of Han, and the newly arrived commander of the capital makes it difficult to control the situation in a short period of time.
As for Huang Huai, his attitude was relatively vague, and Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi had good reasons, which made him have no good ideas for a while.
Therefore, Emperor Xuande, who was annoyed in his heart, thought of Li Yuntian and wanted to hear his opinion.
Although Li Yuntian was young and a civil official, the Gyeonggi Governor's Office was established under his construction and now became the most important military force in the hands of Emperor Xuandeok.
"Your Majesty, if you say something disrespectful, the minister thinks that the King of Han will be the opposite." [29815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 298 ruling the Ming Dynasty 301
Li Yuntian knew that Emperor Xuande was now angry in his heart, so he groaned for a while and said, "Instead of making the King of Han vigilant, it is better to show weakness to the enemy and make the King of Han arrogant, and there will be more flaws at that time." ”
"Having said that, I am really unwilling." Emperor Xuande's face slowed slightly, and he reached out and slapped the table hard, it was a shame that he, as the Son of Heaven, was coerced by the King of Han.
If it was Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle, then he would definitely not hesitate to capture the King of Han and bring him to Jingshi for questioning.
"Your Majesty, the art of war has clouds, if you want to take it first, you must first deal with it, since Your Majesty has promised the King of Han's 'four things to calm the people', then it is better to 'follow the good as the flow', as long as the Han King plays, then it is all in the Xu Zhi, the King of Han will despise His Majesty because of this, and then be arrogant and arrogant, and slack."
Li Yuntian thought about it after hearing this, and smiled at Emperor Xuande, "Your Majesty, in Weichen's opinion, if the King of Han is opposed, Shanxi Xingdu Division will definitely be sad to pass Xuanfu Town." ”
In the third month after Emperor Xuande ascended the throne, the king of Han ascended to the throne, and Chen played the four things of Liguo and Anminsi, which were called "Anmin Four Things".
Although the content of the Han King was not all in the mind of Emperor Xuande, Emperor Xuande knew that the Han King's move was really tempting him, so as a reassurance, he handed over the four things of Anmin to Yousi for implementation, and personally wrote to the King of Han to thank him.
King Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Emperor Xuande's letter, it seemed that Emperor Xuande did not want to provoke him, and at the same time despised Emperor Xuande a little in his heart, thinking that Emperor Xuande was weak and could be bullied.
"As far as Weichen knows, although there are 140,000 troops on the books of Shanxi Xingdu Division, it is more than 100,000 after removing the lack of personnel, and there are many old and weak people among the soldiers, and the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor's Office is holding Xuanfu Town with 50,000 elite soldiers, and it is absolutely difficult for them to go one step further."
Subsequently, under the curious gaze of Emperor Xuande, Li Yuntian explained in an orderly manner, "Although the King of Han wants to take advantage of the momentum of Shanxi Xingdusi, it is a pity that Shanxi Xingdu Si is no longer the brave army at the time of Jingjing, and he has more than enough strength to face the concern of Xuanfu Town. ”
"Shanxi Xingdu Division is so strict in terms of lack of personnel?" Emperor Xuande's eyes flashed with a look of surprise, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies had never reported this matter.
"Compared with the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, Shanxi is undoubtedly a bitter and cold land, the land is barren, and the military households in Tuntian do not earn enough to support their families in a year's cultivation, and they have to be deprived and enslaved by their superiors, so many military households have already fled, and the able-bodied people in the remaining military households are not willing to enlist in the army, and replace them with old and weak."
Li Yuntian nodded when he heard this, and replied solemnly, "The minister once stayed in Jiujiang, and Jiujiangwei has fertile land, but even so, the shortage of soldiers is nearly twenty percent, and as for daily training, it is even more flattering. ”
"How about the shortage of troops in the Beijing army?" Emperor Xuande was shocked at this moment, and then subconsciously asked.
He lives in the palace, where does he have the opportunity to come into contact with such unbearable things, no one dares to show him anything, otherwise he will not only touch the brows of Emperor Xuande, but also offend those nobles in the court, or be disrespectful to Emperor Hongwu. [29815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 298 ruling the Ming Dynasty 301
"As far as the minister knows, the situation of the Beijing army is still good, although there is a shortage of personnel, the number is very small, and there are no injuries." Li Yuntian knew Emperor Xuande's concern, and replied quietly when he heard this, "Compared with the local guards, the sergeants of the Beijing Division are mainly strong, and their strength is superior to that of the five armies. ”
"The situation of the guards in various places is so unbearable, in the long run, how can I defend against foreign enemies?" Emperor Xuande suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and then shook his head helplessly, he believed that Li Yuntian would not be alarmist at this time.
"Your Majesty, it's not the minister's ambition, now the world is stable, the life of the guards is comfortable, and there are many drawbacks, if the three guards attack, the minister thinks that the Daning Dusi is not necessarily his opponent, and I am afraid that he will be 'forced' into the customs."
Li Yuntian groaned for a moment, and said worriedly, "Duoyan Sanwei has always wanted to enter Daningwei, Emperor Taizong gave him a heavy blow when he was in the northern expedition to Alutai, but he is still a thief, if he continues to invade in the future, I will be worried about Da Ning. ”
Duoyan Sanwei refers to the Mongolian tribes east of the Great Xing'an Mountains, in the 22nd year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu set up three guards in the gathering place of the Mongolian tribes, respectively, Duoyan Wei, Taining Wei and Fuyu Wei, to command the Mongolian tribes, so that they "each lead their own department, to secure animal husbandry", is the "subordinate Yi" of the Ming Dynasty.
Later, due to the rapid rise of Duoyan Wei and the first of the three guards, the officials and officials of the Ming Dynasty used to refer to these three guards collectively as Duoyan Sanwei.
Since the Mongols call Duoyanwei "Uliangha", Duoyan Sanwei is also known as Uliangha Sanwei.
Duoyan Sanwei was originally a subordinate of Zhu Quan, the king of Ning's fief in Daning, and the Yongle Emperor was as brave and good at fighting, and he was second only to the Hongwu Emperor among the sons of the Hongwu Emperor.
When Emperor Yongle was in trouble, King Ning had 80,000 armor, which was a big trouble for Emperor Yongle, and Emperor Yongle was especially jealous of his subordinates.
In order to avoid the worries of the north, Emperor Yongle deliberately sent a lot of money to Duoyan Sanwei before the Jingjing, so that Duoyan Sanwei rebelled against King Ning, threw himself into the arms of Emperor Yongle, and successfully defeated the encirclement and suppression of King Ning.
Taking advantage of the defeat of King Ning's army, Emperor Yongle coerced King Ning to send troops to Jingjing, and promised to divide the world with him after the matter was completed.
As a result, it is obvious that after Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he did not fulfill his promise to King Ning, but moved his fief north to Nanchang and seized his military power.
During the Jingjing, the Yongle Emperor lacked cavalry, so he borrowed 3,000 elite cavalry from Duoyan Sanwei and became an important force in the Jingnan army.
After Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, in order to "reward" the Duoyan Sanwei who had made meritorious contributions in battle, he decided to reward Daning Wei to them, give them official titles, and open mutual markets in Kaiyuan and Guangning for Duoyan Sanwei to trade with the Ming Dynasty.
However, Emperor Yongle later did not fulfill his promise to reward Daning Wei to Duoyan Sanwei, and did not allow Duoyan Sanwei to move south to the Daning area to settle as a herd.
In order to seize the right to reside in the Daning region, Duoyan Sanwei united with Arutai, the leader of the Mongolian Tatar tribe, to jointly invade the Ming Dynasty.
This made Emperor Yongle go north several times and hit Duoyan Sanwei hard, but Duoyan Sanwei was not reconciled, continued to fight with the Ming Dynasty, and went south into the Luanhe area to live in the herd, which was a major hidden danger in the north of the Ming Dynasty.
After the Danyeongdu Division was divided into a part of the troops and territory by the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, the current jurisdiction is in the area north of Shanhaiguan, with only 17 guards and 1 guarding the Qianhu Office, with a rated number of about 100,000 soldiers, and there are actually more than 80,000 people.
Although the army of the Daning Dusi far surpasses the Duoyan Sanwei in terms of numbers, if you really want to fight with the brave and powerful Duoyan Sanwei, you may not be able to take any advantage, not to mention that there is the secret support of the Tatar Ministry behind the Duoyan Sanwei.
Seeing Li Yuntian mention Duoyan Sanwei, Emperor Xuande's face became solemn, he had followed Emperor Yongle's northern expedition, and naturally saw the fierceness of the Tatar Department and Duoyan Sanwei, although there were many people in Daning Dusi, he really might not be able to defeat Duoyan Sanwei.
Emperor Xuande knew that it would be difficult to cancel the military system in the sky, although he was the Son of Heaven, but he could not arbitrarily disturb the military system left by Emperor Hongwu, which not only violated the interests of the noble group in the court, but also violated the ancestral system set by Emperor Hongwu, and would definitely be opposed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Li Yushi, you once told me that you can form a new army within three years, do you have any support?" After being silent for a while, Emperor Xuande looked up at Li Yuntian and asked with a stern expression.
"Your Majesty, if there is no accident, within three years, the minister will train a new army for you." Hearing this, Li Yuntian bowed to Emperor Xuande and said solemnly.
"Okay, I'll just wait, and in three years, I'll compare the length of your new army with the Beijing army." Emperor Xuande saw that Li Yuntian had made a package ticket, so he stretched out his hand and slapped the table hard, and said loudly, he wanted to see what kind of army Li Yuntian could train.
"Your Majesty, if the King of Han rebels, Shandong will be the place of a decisive battle, if the King of Han is defeated, it is very likely to flee Shandong, and there are only two places to go, one is Taiyuan, and the other is Zhangde, and the minister feels that he should take precautions as soon as possible."
Li Yuntian clearly felt Emperor Xuande's expectations for the new army, and couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, which meant that he would get more support from Emperor Xuande in the matter of the new army.
Taiyuan City is the seat of Shanxi Dusi, and Zhangde is the fief of Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, if the Han King is defeated, these two places are undoubtedly the best choice for him to go.
Emperor Xuande nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, it was the best choice to annihilate the King of Han in Shandong, once the King of Han fled from Shandong to Taiyuan or Zhangde, then the matter would become complicated, and the military talent of the King of Han would definitely make this war a protracted war with an unpredictable outcome