In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da and other generals to capture Dadu (that is, Shuntian), and the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the Central Plains came to an end, but the Yuan Dynasty did not fall.

The Yuan Dynasty retreated to the Mongolian headquarters, because the country name is still called Dayuan, because it is located in the north of the Saibei, so it is called "Northern Yuan".

After Yuan Huizong fled Dadu, he sat in Mongolia and continued to command the Yuan army to suppress the civil unrest, and at the same time gathered soldiers and horses, wanting to recapture Dadu, but after that, the Northern Yuan failed to reoccupy Dadu several times in the south, and in 1389, the Northern Yuan perished under the attack of the Ming army led by Lan Yu. The north entered the Tatar period.

In the second year of Jianwen, after Eastern Timur Khan inherited the throne of all Mongolia, his son Kun Timur inherited the throne. Arutai was appointed as the prefect of the hospital, and later as the Taishi.

There is a wonderful place here, when Eastern Timur Khan succeeded as the Great Khan of all Mongolia, he no longer served as the Great Khan of his own small tribe, and his son succeeded him, which was equivalent to the head of the tribe.

The Mongols liked to make khanates everywhere, some of which were independent and some of which were subordinate.

In the fourth year of Jianwen, Briyat Ugqi went to the country name of "Dayuan" and renamed Mongolia.

In the third year of Yongle, the Mongol tribes under the leadership of Arutai sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Di was still suppressing the national turmoil that had just ascended to the throne and was unable to deal with the north, so he thought of the Turgot tribe in the north.

The Turghut tribe was one of the four tribes of Western Mongolia and was originally active in the area around present-day Tacheng. This tribe especially admired the Central Plains, and during the Qing Dynasty, there was a major event in which its tribe refused to cooperate with Tsarist Russia and returned to China.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Turghut tribe has always been a powerful force in Eastern and Western Mongolia, and the vulture Polo of the Huite tribe called the Mongol Khan for ten years, which is inseparable from the support of the Turghut tribe. At that time, in a sense, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty and Eastern and Western Mongolia, whoever did not have the support of the Turghut tribe could not rule the whole of Mongolia.

In order to provoke the relationship between the Turghut tribe (King Amugulangkai) and the Arutai Taishi, in order to achieve the purpose of distant friendship and close attack, divide and rule. Zhu Di sent envoys to contact King Amugu Langkai many times to contact the matter of stabilizing the frontier, and rewarded a lot of money and goods, King Amu Gulangkai was surprised and delighted, and expressed his active support for the Ming court, so that the Ming Dynasty quickly defeated the forces of Arutai.

In 1409, Zhu Di named the Virtuous King of the Ross Taiping, the vulture Polo of the Hui Special Department as the King of Anle, the Maham of the Celestian Sect as the King of Shunning, and the Taiping of the Kelie Yiti Department as the Virtuous King, which was equivalent to stabilizing the entire Mongolian region.

After the Ming Dynasty used the Turhut tribe to stabilize Eastern and Western Mongolia, in 1409 it granted officials and set up governance in the Mongol-inhabited areas, set up guards in various places, and set up governors, commanders, heads of thousands of households, heads of hundreds of households and suppression in each tribe, all of which were filled by feudal lords of all tribes. The Turghat tribe established a formal vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming government began to rule over the entire Mongolian people and the Turgot people.

However, this is only superficial. The Tatar tribes of Mongolia had been looking for an opportunity to regain their dominance over the Mongols against the Ming dynasty.

In the eleventh year of Yongle, Arutai, the leader of the Mongolian Asut tribe, was defeated by Waramahamu and others, and was in an embarrassing situation, so he led his wife and children tribe to flee south, and survived outside the Saiwai. And to the Ming Dynasty called the minister, sent envoys to pay tribute.

Zhu Di considered that he wanted to deal with Warat and divide the Mongolian tribes, so he accepted his tribute, and named Arutai as the king of Hening, and his mother and wife were named Mrs. Huiming, and they still lived in Mobei.

At first, Arutai was grateful for his kindness, and sent people to the Ming court many times to pay tribute, and sent his son Abu to enter the court as a proton.

In the fourteenth year of Yongle, the Ming army attacked the isolated Wara Mahamu, and Arutai was very active, on the one hand, he wrote to repair the Wara for the Ming army, and on the other hand, he took the opportunity of the defeat of the Wara army by the Ming army to start a war with Wara.

Mahamu was flanked from the front and back, killed on the battlefield, his troops were scattered, and his son Tuhuan was captured by Arutai and served as a domestic slave in Arutai's home.

It stands to reason that Arutai will kill Tuhuan, but as the Taishi of the Northern Yuan, Arutai is ambitious, and he wants to become the Great Khan, rule the whole of Mongolia, and restore the Yuan Dynasty. Because at that time, Warat was divided into several parts, and Mahamu was only one of them, and half a year later, Arutai and Tohuan reached an agreement to release Tohuan and return to Warat.

In the seventeenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Arutai sent troops to Warat again, defeated the Warat Taiping Department, and Warathuan defected to the Ming Dynasty.

Arutai recuperated outside the Saiwai, his wealth became richer, his soldiers were fat and strong, and Zhu Di accepted his opponent in the eighteenth year of Yongle, Arutai was resentful, and the heart of betrayal of the Ming court germinated.

So he sent people to either insult the envoys of the Ming Dynasty or forcibly detain them. aroused the dissatisfaction of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di sent someone to ask.

In the spring of the twentieth year of Yongle, Arutai did not stop doing two things, and in the spring of the twentieth year of Yongle, he waved his troops to attack Xinghe, and Wang Zhao, the general of the border pass of the Ming Dynasty, died in battle.

When the news reached the imperial court, Zhu Di immediately decided to go on a personal expedition.

However, it was unanimously opposed by Yang Shiqi and Xia Yuanji. Xia Yuanji discussed with Fang Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wu Zhong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and they all thought that it was not appropriate to send troops. Among them, Fang Bin and Wu Zhong had been punished before, because there was really no one in the court, and Zhu Di was amnesty after moving the capital and summoned them back.

The civilian-official clique thinks that it is enough to send generals, and they all know that Zhu Di is already old, what if he dies on the road in person. There are too many such examples, which will shake the foundation of the whole country.

Xia Yuanji connected three excerpts and played Chen: Due to the failure of the division for many years, the savings of military horses have been lost eight or nine out of ten. In addition, there are continuous disasters and internal and external fatigue. Moreover, the Eucharist is not safe and needs to be cared for. Please send a general to the expedition, and you don't have to work hard.

Zhu Di was furious and immediately ordered Xia Yuanji to clean up the Kaiping grain storage, and before he could leave, he sent Xia Yuanji to prison, and Fang Bin and Wu Zhong to prison. Fang Bin hanged himself out of fear, and the court was in an uproar.

At this time, Chen Yuan, Bao Senjun and Dong Mingquan were chatting, and Jian Yixuan soaked in the Longjing of West Lake for them. Bao joined the army and still became heartless, never mentioning Li Yuyi. Chen Yuan had the heart to ask, wanting to tell him that Li Yuyi was in Shuntian, but when the words came to his lips, he still held back.

Dong Mingquan naturally asked Bao to join the army every day to ask for money, a life-saving grace.

Bao raised his neck and was very angry. If you don't have money, you have to die.

was fighting, but was suddenly summoned into the palace by Wang Zhen, Chen Yuan wondered, he didn't know what the situation was, but Wang Zhen was in a hurry, and immediately rushed into the palace.

When he came to the palace, he found that Zhu Gaochi's three brothers were also here, and all three of them looked sad, especially Zhu Gaochi's eyes were red, as if he had just cried bitterly.

Before Chen Yuan could ask, Zhu Zhanji whispered, "Grandpa Huang is seriously ill." ”

Chen Yuan's heart sank, but he was not surprised by the news, after all, Zhu Di was over sixty years old, and his body had long since ceased to be in the same state as it used to be. When I was young, I was wounded many times in battle, and I had a bunch of problems. In addition, he is very hardworking and does everything himself, even if he is energetic, he can't disobey the old.

"Father, father-" Zhu Gao cried with tears.

Zhu Gaoxu snorted: "Big brother, what are you crying about, my father is not dead yet." ”

"Second brother, you, you are rebellious."

"You are a big rebel, your father is not dead, you start to cry and mourn, I wish your father was gone, you can be the emperor."

"You, you—" Zhu Gao was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Wang Zhen coughed and said carefully: "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty is recuperating in the back room, please don't make a noise, disturb the dragon body." ”

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu stopped arguing and pricked up their ears to listen to the movement inside.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, lest Zhu Di would die. Especially the King of Han and the King of Zhao, the eldest brother is still the rightful prince, the old man died at this time, and Zhu Gaochi became the emperor naturally. That's what they never want to see. Zhu Gaochi is a piece of filial piety, and naturally he doesn't want his father to die. Therefore, they are silently praying to the heavens.

Chen Yuan knew that Zhu Di was not so easy to die, after all, he had a prescient understanding that there were still two years of Yongle in history, and it was not time to die, but it was not long.

Chen Yuan let out a sigh and comforted several princes: "Your Highness don't worry, in the eyes of the minister, although Your Majesty's illness this time came suddenly, it will definitely get better in the future!" ”

"How do you know?" Zhu Gaochi, who was crying silently, was also stunned when he heard Chen Yuan's words, and even wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty's body has always been strong, but there are some minor problems, the minister just asked the imperial doctor, saying that His Majesty can still eat a roast duck two days ago, his appetite is good, and he will not suddenly have an accident, plus there is a royal doctor to diagnose and treat, and it is only a matter of time before the condition improves!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I think it makes sense to retreat, eldest brother and second brother, if we are concerned, we will be chaotic, my father can still pull a two-stone bow, it is very strong, and it will definitely get better! At this time, Zhu Gaosui, who had not spoken, also slapped his face suddenly.

Zhu Gaochi Zhu Gaochu was also shocked when he heard this, indeed, the old man's body has always been strong, at least much stronger than Zhu Gaochi, although he has aged in recent years, but the spirit of not being angry and self-righteous is still there, not like a person who is declining.

"Yes, my father's body will definitely get better, it's all because I lost my square inch, I didn't expect this!" Zhu Gao said, but no matter what, he finally cheered up a little, instead of being immersed in grief like before.

"Big brother, you didn't expect a lot, my father is sick, it must have something to do with Yang Shiqi and Xia Yuanji." Zhu Di wants to recruit in person, and Zhu Gaoxu can lead the troops, of course, he agrees. Moreover, in the north, even if you want to blackmail the old man to change the crown prince, it is not impossible.

"But my father's body—"

"With me and my third brother here, what are you worried about?"

"Ahem-" In the back room, Zhu Di's coughing sound came.

Zhu Gaochi and others were overjoyed.

Immediately, Xiao Huangmen came out and summoned Chen Yuan in.

Zhu Gaochi and the others were stunned, the old man woke up, and instead of summoning his son, he summoned Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan walked in, and there was a strong smell of medicine inside.

Zhu Di was lying on the bed, looking very depressed.

"See Your Majesty."

Zhu Di raised his hand, coughed a little, and then said with difficulty: "You just - what you said when you were outside, I heard it, do you think - do you think I can get through it?" ”

Chen Yuan said affirmatively: "Your Majesty is ordered by the heavens, a small illness, what can you endure." ”

Zhu Di smiled, but there was a bit of excitement in his eyes, and said: "Yes, a small illness, can endure it, God will not let the Tartars run rampant, I will destroy them, and leave a peaceful country for my descendants." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Xia Yuanji Xia Bachelor and they are not malicious, please Your Majesty to be clear."

Zhu Di waved his hand and motioned for the guards and palace maids and eunuchs to go out. To struggle to sit up. Chen Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to help him, cushioned it with a pillow, and Zhu Di leaned his back on the pillow.

"I have to fight this battle, so they shouldn't bring it up, ahem-"

"Your Majesty, you have just recovered, so let's talk less."

Zhu Di waved his hand, signaling that he was fine: "Fang Bin's suicide really caught me off guard. I put them in prison and didn't want to kill them. ”

"I may not be able to return to the north this time, Gao Chi needs to buy people's hearts and release them, which can better stabilize the situation."

Chen Yuan was shocked, but he didn't expect that punishing Xia Yuanji and them was just arranging the aftermath.

"Liu Bei said: I heard that people are fifty years old, not called premature life, but now I am more than sixty years old, so why hate death. Today, I'm in the same mood. From the vassal king to the throne, he went to the West, conquered Annam, expanded the territory, moved the capital, and blessed future generations, I have no regrets in this life. I only have a few sons who can't rest assured. ”

Chen Yuan listened to him quietly.

Zhu Di glanced outside, and said softly: "I only got the throne with Master Yao, and with you in my later years, I suddenly understood that Gao Xu is too bold, Gao Sui is too bold, and he will disrespect scholars, and he will bring down my country." ”

"Pack up your salutes, go to the north with me, Arutai and Tuhuan will unite, I am not afraid of them, I will bring Gao Xu and Gao Xu to the north, so that Gao Chi can stabilize the situation between the DPRK and China and cultivate power."

"The minister commands."