Chapter 80: The Battle of Jingjing
Xiao Lianshan said so sure, if it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, I really can't think of who led the Ming army to come here to take away so much unimaginable wealth, and still be able to hide it so much without leaving any traces or rumors.
"If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, it could only be the general of the eight Northern Expeditions."
The prince thought for a long time and asked Nangong Yi thoughtfully.
"Who commanded the troops in these eight Northern Expeditions?"
Nangong Yi thought for a while and replied like a few family treasures, the first, second and fourth Northern Expedition Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the right prime minister Xu Da to lead the northern expedition for the capture of the general, the third time to lead the army was Xiping Hou Muying, the fifth time Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Song Guogong Feng Sheng to be the general of the expedition, the sixth time to lead the army to the north was Yongchang Hou Lanyu as the general of the capture, and the last two times were led by Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to lead the army in person.
"You are very familiar with literature and history, do you think which of these people is most likely to have led troops here?"
The prince asked seriously.
"The most commander of the Northern Expedition is Xu Da, he is the founder of the Ming Dynasty, both wise and brave, outstanding military achievements, located above the generals, the official worship of the prime minister can be said to be one person under the ten thousand people, Zhu Yuanzhang praised his broken captives and barbarism, the first in ancient and modern people, the general into the phase, and the talent and the civil and military world."
Nangong Yi blurted out without thinking.
"Xu Da was resolute and brave all his life, he was resourceful and disciplined, repeatedly commanded the army to fight in the north and south, governed the army strictly and did not make high achievements, ranked first among meritorious heroes, Ming Hongwu died in February of the eighteenth year of the posthumous title of Zhongshan King, Zhu Yuanzhang praised it as the Great Wall, Xu Da's life of loyalty and righteousness was therefore able to die well, Zhu Yuanzhang was later suspicious and slaughtered heroes, Xu Da is a person who retreated from the whole body, as for the wealth is not detailed, but if Xu Da gets the wealth of Genghis Khan's mausoleum, with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, he is afraid that it will be difficult to be alone."
"Since it's not Xu Da, what about the others?"
Han Yu asked.
"Xiping Hou Mu Ying is even more impossible, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, can be regarded as a person with both ability and political integrity, after the pacification of Yunnan, Mu Ying stayed in Yunnan to guard, its town Yunnan 10 years, the great development of Tuntian, persuasion of agriculture, etiquette and learning, spread the Central Plains culture, and stabilize the frontier."
Nangong Yi shook her head and continued.
"Zhu Yuanzhang values him very much, but Mu Ying has a very good relationship with the prince, because of the death of the prince Zhu Biao, he suffered a blow and fell ill, and two months after the death of the prince, he died of illness in Yunnan at the age of 48, with his personality, even if he finds the wealth here, he will dedicate it to Zhu Yuanzhang."
Nangong Yi thought while talking, walked back and forth a few steps and mentioned Feng Sheng, Nangong Yi said that this person was also the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and was awarded the title of Duke of Song for accumulating military merits, but this person likes to read and understand the art of war, but for Jun Yuzhong, he had the opportunity to save his life, but he failed to die well.
There are eight respected ministers of Delong, Feng Sheng ranks third, Zhu Yuanzhang is old, he is very suspicious of people, Feng Sheng has the most credit, many times because of trivial things against the will of Ming Taizu, Feng Sheng should be recalled to Beijing, two years later, he was given death, and all sons are not allowed to succeed.
Nangong Yi said that Feng Shengxin was straightforward and didn't know how to speculate about the holy will at all, how could a person like him who didn't have many city mansions keep such a big secret, he would definitely not be the one who came here.
The rest is blue jade, Nangong Yi quoted scriptures to tell us that in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it was called Rao Yong and strategic, and he was a great general, but this person was flying and domineering and did not know how to protect himself, and the result in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart could be imagined.
After the death of the two kings of Zhongshan Kaiping, Lan Yu led the army many times and also made meritorious contributions many times, Zhu Yuanzhang gave it a good gift, Lan Yu became more and more arrogant, raised many Zhuang slave righteous sons, took advantage of the situation to be domineering, Lan Yu had forcibly occupied Dongchang Mintian, was questioned by the imperial history, Lan Yu was furious, and drove the imperial history away.
When Lan Yu returned from the north and south, he arrived at Xifeng Pass at night, and the officials guarding the pass failed to open the door in time to accept, Lan Yu destroyed the pass and broke in.
Lan Yu still did not change, and when he served Zhu Yuanzhang at the banquet, he spoke proudly, and the lieutenant generals of the army were promoted and retreated, and the power was in his hands.
In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the commander of Jinyiwei reported Lan Yu's rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply disturbed, and was arrested and imprisoned for the crime of treason, and was stripped of skin and grass, raided the house, exterminated the three clans, and planted a vine, from the prince to the civil and military officials, about 15,000 people were killed.
In order to warn the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to the world, and stipulated that the book was recorded as a rebel minister, which was known as the Lanyu case in history.
"Although Zhu Yuanzhang wants to clean up the crimes that the heroes want to add to the crime, but Lan Yu is a martial artist who has courage and no strategy, since he has a rebellion If he gets this huge wealth, I am afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will kill him, and Lan Yu will have rebelled a long time ago."
After Nangong Yi finished speaking, she shook her head and denied Lan Yu.
"He's not the one who took the wealth from here."
"Then only Zhu Di will be left."
Han Yu said.
"Zhu Di ......"
Nangong Yi frowned and was silent, pursed her lips and thought about it for a long time, and said slowly and meaningfully.
"In fact, what we think is too complicated, with the geographical location of Genghis Khan's mausoleum, as long as we check the deep places in the eight Northern Expeditions, we can also see the clues."
"Who has commanded troops close to here in the eight Northern Expeditions?"
I asked eagerly.
"Not once, from the first to the sixth, the significance of the Northern Expedition was mainly to eradicate the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, but at that time, although the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the Central Plains, its vitality was not injured, and the Ming Dynasty could still compete with it, which is why the Second Northern Expedition failed the Ming Army."
Nangong Yi said to us seriously.
"In the first six Northern Expeditions, the Yuan army was strong and the Ming army was on par, and the Northern Expedition was only a victory in a certain sense in the local area, but it was not a complete victory in the battle, so the Ming army did not go deep into Mobei at all in the previous six Northern Expeditions."
"Then only Zhu Di is left, the last two Northern Expeditions were led by Zhu Di, did he go deep into Mobei?"
Xiao Lianshan also asked curiously.
Nangong Yi nodded and shook his head, looking a little hesitant, and after thinking about it for a long time, he told us that the real meaning of the Northern Expedition in terms of strategy should be the sixth, and the Ming army broke the Northern Yuan Dynasty Since then, the Yuan Dynasty has no ability to compete with the Ming Dynasty, and can only retreat and survive.
The seventh and eighth northern expeditions were led by Zhu Di, the king of Yan, he was indeed the person who led the army into Mobei the most, according to the records of literature and history, the Ming court to the late Yuan Prime Minister bit the Taiwei Naier Buhua Zhiyuan Alu Timur and other repeated border troubles, and ordered Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to lead the army to the north.
King Yan led the army out of the Gubeikou of the Great Wall, then took the heavy snow to smash its camp, attacked its unpreparedness, the division arrived at the capital, the army entered the siege of its camp, Naier Buhua and others were forced to surrender, and collected tens of thousands of horses, camels, cattle and sheep of his tribe and returned.
"According to the records of literature and history, the geographical location of Zhu Di's last Northern Expedition is not far from here, among the generals of these Northern Expeditions, if someone gets the treasure of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, he can still keep it secret, except for Zhu Di, I really can't think of anyone else."
Nangong Yi said meaningfully.
"But in the record of Zhu Di, the most wonderful stroke of his life is that he ascended the throne and became the emperor to create the prosperous era of Yongle, but there is no literature about him and treasures, not even a word."
I asked, surprised.
Nangong Yi nodded silently, walked back and forth a few steps, repeatedly recited Zhu Di's name in his mouth, and said to us as he walked, Zhu Di can be said to be the most controversial emperor in history, some people say that he plotted to usurp the throne and rebelled, but when it comes to Wencheng's martial arts, Zhu Di is eloquent and virtuous, and later created the Yongle prosperous era, which can be called a generation of Ming Jun.
Among the many evaluations of Zhu Di in later generations, the heaviest pen and ink in addition to the Yongle prosperity is the process of Zhu Di's ascension to the throne as the emperor, Nangong Yi crossed his hands and thoughtfully told us that Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor and prevented trouble, and during his reign, he twice divided the princes as vassal kings.
The vassal kings each had heavy troops and sat on one side, among which the kings of Qin, Jin, and Yanning were the strongest.
In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the crown prince Zhu Biao died of illness, and Zhu Yunwen, who succeeded him as the emperor's grandson, was deeply worried about the great power of the kings.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's later years, the heroes will be killed, and the northern military will be dominated by the kings.
Soon, the king of Qin, Zhu Rong, the king of Jin, and Zhu Li, the king of Jin, died one after another, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, and the kings of the Qi Dynasty all supported their own troops, committed many lawlessness, and the court was lonely.
After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he and Qi Tai Huang Zicheng and others secretly discussed the cutting of the domain, and it was difficult to cut the domain with Zhu Di, the king of Yan, so the cutting of the domain began with Zhu Di's brother Zhou Wang, and the kings of Minxiang and Qi in the Zhou Dynasty successively cut and seized, and the king of Xiang **, and the rest were abolished as concubines.
In the first year of Jianwen, he sent troops to arrest the officials and subordinates of Yanfu, and secretly sent Zhang Xin to arrest Zhu Di, Zhang Xin was Zhu Di's old department, and then surrendered to Zhu Di.
"This is the famous battle of Jingjing in history."
Nangong Yi said.
"Then this Zhu Di is really powerful, a vassal king actually competed with the entire Ming Dynasty, I really don't know how he defeated Emperor Jianwen by himself."
I spoke to myself with some admiration.
"There are many reasons, at the beginning of the war, because the northern generals had many Zhu Di's old troops, and there were many Zhu Di soldiers, Zhu Yunwen transferred 500,000 troops to fight Yan, built nine gates to besiege Beiping, Zhu Di personally led the elite cavalry to attack Daning, and his department Duoyan Sanwei cavalry, all of which were Mongolian cavalry, with extremely strong combat effectiveness and a sudden increase in troops."
Nangong Yi explained to me unhurriedly.
"At that time, although Zhu Di won many victories, but the losses were quite heavy, and the imperial army was quite extensive, and the cities captured by the Yan army in Hebei and Shandong were captured by the imperial soldiers after the soldiers returned, which is also strange, until Zhu Di went down to Zhenjiang and captured the end of the battle of Nanjing, Zhu Di did not have a shortage of soldiers and food."
"Zhu Di is just a vassal king, even if he has a self-respecting army, but compared to the strength and financial resources, Zhu Yunwen should be far better than him, and after four years of fighting before and after the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Di was not dragged down......"
Yun Duruo was puzzled and muttered to himself.
"The soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, you have not fought and do not know the importance of logistics supply, the more you fight, the more important the soldiers' food and money, in addition to who has more soldiers and bravery, the most important thing is to see who has more money."
Xiao Lianshan said meaningfully beside him.
"Then Zhu Yunwen sits in the Ming Dynasty, and of course Zhu Yunwen has more money than Zhu Di."
Yun Duruo replied seriously.
I frowned and looked around the empty platform again, it was hard to describe in words how much wealth had ever been piled up here, and the corners of my mouth quirmed.
"What if...... If Zhu Di gets the mountains of wealth here, how can Zhu Yunwen be Zhu Di's opponent! ”