In the Pingcheng Embassy, Chen Yuan was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, and he always felt that he couldn't sleep. The summer is hot, there are many mosquitoes, there is no good insect repellent, there is no air conditioning, and there is a lack of water in the northwest, and I have not been able to take a bath for a few days, and it is very hot and dry. It's a terrible situation to think about.

Even more because of Li Ying's matter, I felt very uncomfortable.

A border guard general mobilized troops without authorization, plotted personal gains, and acted recklessly. And when you think about it, it's not easy. Military power is a state power to grasp the country's military strength, in the Ming Dynasty, the size of its power implementation, from top to bottom should be the military department, the capital division, the guard (battalion), the station, the fort.

In the twenty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled against the Yuan, he set up the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to manage the army, and in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and changed the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

During this period, due to the initial decision of the country, it was not possible to relax its vigilance, and in order to be able to respond quickly to war, although there was a system of dispatching troops by surveying and combining with the military department at that time, there was no doubt that the military power of this office was much higher than that of the military department.

Later, as the war gradually calmed down, the north successively set up the Beiping, Shanxi, and Shaanxi Xingdu Governor's Mansions, using these three areas as the defense nodes of the north. The establishment of the Governor's Mansion and the Provincial Governor's Mansion was short-lived, and gradually evolved into the Chengdu Command Division and Guard, at this time there was already the meaning of dividing the military power into places, dissolving the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and replacing it with the Governor's Office.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the Lanyu case, Zhu Yuanzhang cleaned the military generals, Zhu Yuanzhang used the Lanyu case to purge the generals, the starting point is to suppress its class, it is to kill people for the sake of killing, the purpose is to clear the heroes and generals, and support the younger generation to take the position, so as to reduce the pressure on the rulers of the country, in fact, it is to consolidate their authority and lay the stability of future generations, the Ming Dynasty from this moment, the military power has been in the hands of the emperor, and the chief military officer has been set as a dispatch position, temporarily granted, the soldiers were transferred by the guard, the troops were temporarily transferred, and the tone of the guards was returned after the end of the war, and it was gradually institutionalized.

The Pingcheng Guard is a small guard, although there are soldiers, they should be controlled and dispatched by the central government, if there is no one in the military department of the imperial court, it is impossible to mobilize troops and horses without authorization, which is a big crime to kill the nine clans.

The more Chen Yuan thought about it, the more frightened he became, could it be that Zhu Zhanji acquiesced to the border war? After thinking about it, I felt that it was not, Zhu Zhanji was deeply influenced by his father, and mainly implemented a conservative strategy. is not so keen on opening up the territory, the country laid down by the old man Zhu Yuanzhang has a vast territory, but the people are very poor, and even the officials wear torn clothes. It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang's later years that the economy of the Ming Dynasty improved.

But when he encountered a martyrdom again, Shandong's ten rooms were empty, and Zhu Di was so happy that he tossed the finances very empty, and even when there was a disaster in the local area, he couldn't get money and food.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji know this very well, so they also understand the heavy responsibility on their bodies, and their purpose is to consolidate the Ming Dynasty and enrich the people, not to expand the territory.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan thought of another problem, 20,000 soldiers and horses went out, and Pingcheng was empty. If it is detected by Warat, will it be-

Thinking of this, he immediately rolled over and got up, waking up Shi Heng.

Shi Heng rubbed his confused head and muttered, "Master Hou, what's the matter at night?"

Chen Yuan shook his head, this big man's heart is really big, and he can sleep soundly in this environment, and said, "There is a big matter, you go with me to see Li Ying."

"Huh?" Shi Heng suddenly sobered up more than half of the time, and he was going to see the cold-faced general again, feeling unhappy in his heart.

"Don't ask, follow me." Chen Yuan commanded.

When he arrived at the mansion, he immediately sent someone to report to Li Ying, Li Ying had been living next to the mansion recently, and after a while, he sent someone to invite Chen Yuan and them into the mansion.

Li Ying said coldly: "Master Hou, you don't rest in the middle of the night, if you have anything, please tell me, the officials are busy with official business, and they don't have time to eat tea and drink wine now."

Chen Yuan asked solemnly, "General Li, tell me the truth, where did the 20,000 horses go?"

Li Ying sneered: "Master Hou, the road is facing the sky, go one side, where they go, it's all military secrets, Master Hou asks too much, it's not good."

"I am the envoy of the imperial court, the border defense, is the bargaining chip of my envoy, General Li, I just asked where the troops went, and I didn't interfere, this is not too much."

Li Yingying, knowing that he was at a loss, walked to the chair and sat down, squinting his eyes: "Master Hou, 20,000 horses, eat, drink and Lazar, they also have freedom, I am just a guard commander, they don't report, how do I know."

It's a good shirk of responsibility, I don't know if I want to push it cleanly, Chen Yuan took a deep breath and said word by word: "General Li, I still say that, the transfer of troops and horses is not a trivial matter. It is about the relationship between the two countries, and more importantly, about the lives of thousands of soldiers and the peace of the people.

"Master Hou, the lower officials are still the same sentence, we generals, we only know how to make meritorious contributions and kill the enemy, so we can have a way out. Unlike you civil officials, you can use your mouth and write articles, and you will get high-ranking officials."

His words are right, the way out for the warriors is to rely on war, and in the era of peace, many people can't think of the usefulness of the warriors, and the warriors don't see the merits, and they can't be promoted.

But literati are different, entering the cabinet and managing one side, as long as the local governance is done well, it is a great achievement.

But Chen Yuan always felt that it was very important for literati to govern the world and warriors to defend the country, but for the sake of merit, it was resolutely undesirable to start a war.

Peace, in this day and age, may be said to be ridiculous by many people. I feel that a man, a husband, should be a horse for a lifetime, command thousands of troops and horses, fight on the battlefield, expand the territory, and dominate the world, how happy.

Thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of deaths, some people feel that they are just numbers, without the slightest heartache and without any mercy. They will never realize that those soldiers are flesh and blood, they are all living beings, and they are the same kind that need to be respected.

For example, the selfish country of the United States, which provokes wars everywhere and advocates democracy, is hypocritical and cunning, which is hateful.

But don't forget, in this world, there are mostly mortals.

They cannot control their own destiny, and every war is the shedding of countless blood and the destruction of countless families.

Every war takes a decade, or even decades, to recover.

Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer.

War, fought with troops, is also money and food. The strong men have gone to the battlefield, it is inevitable that the fields are uncultivated, and the war costs a lot, the court will inevitably increase the taxes of the people, and in the end, only the common people will suffer.

Therefore, Chen Yuan felt that it was necessary to stop the war and maintain peace, and people should have a heart of compassion to win some peace for the people.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath and pointed to his chest: "General Li, you ask yourself your conscience, merit is important, the enemy invades, and it is of course very necessary to resolutely attack. But as a general, have you thought about the lives of thousands of soldiers? and their long-awaited wives and children, old mothers, have you ever felt the desolation and helplessness of their loss of relatives and pillars of their families in your heart. The role of the warriors, to protect the family and the country, is the supreme glory, which is also the mission. But for the sake of the so-called merits, you can rest assured that you will start a war and step on the bones of countless soldiers to gain glory and wealth?"

Li Ying was shocked, he had never thought about this, and those brothers who lived and died together suddenly flashed in his mind, talking and laughing together today, burying their corpses in the wilderness tomorrow, and even some were eaten by wild dogs, how sad, not to mention the miserable appearance of their family members crying and fainting and hanging after learning that they were dead.

Iron felt a little loosened in his heart, Li Ying paused, and said lightly: "Master Hou, it's not that serious, half a month ago, Xiaguan received news that there were some changes in the recent tribes, and Xiaguan sent them to take a look."

Chen Yuan took advantage of the situation and asked, "Just go and see?"

Li Ying's eyes were a little evasive: "When—of course."

"Twenty thousand soldiers and horses were sent out, and the city was empty. Not to mention what they have missed outside, if the tribes of the steppe detect it and the army suddenly attacks here, General Li, what do you do to meet the enemy?"

Li Ying's face turned pale, he suddenly stood up, took two steps, and sneered: "Master Hou, it's not that serious, the lower officials have to wait, staring at the grassland."

As soon as the words fell, a soldier outside rushed in: "Report, general, something is wrong."

Chen Yuan secretly said that it was bad, something bad, looking at the anxious appearance of the soldiers, he didn't even report it.

Li Ying's heart was also beating, damn it, what was Gu Cheng doing. Yesterday there was news that 10,000 beheadings were made? Just now, I was thinking about writing an excerpt to him to ask for credit, why did it suddenly become a big deal, and shouted: "There are no rules, noisy and shouting, without being informed, someone comes, dragged out, and beats thirty military sticks."

The soldier who gave the order was dumbfounded.

Chen Yuan stopped Li Ying and asked the soldier, "Tell me, what happened?" If there are no special circumstances, you will be guilty of dereliction."

The soldier saw that strangers were present and did not dare to speak.

Li Ying knew that things were not good, and Chen Yuan was not easy to deal with, so please leave him, and snorted in his nostrils, "What did Wei Ninghou ask you about? Why don't you say it soon?"

Ah, it turned out that the young man in front of him was Hou Ye, the soldier was stunned, and hurriedly panicked: "Hou Ye, General Li, the big thing is not good, there is news from the front line, the grassland cavalry has arrived, General Gu is outnumbered and killed on the spot, 20,000 horses, one is dead, and all of them are captured."

"What?" Li Ying was horrified, how could this be, what did Gu Cheng eat, mediocre, incompetent, bad for me.

"Report!" Another herald shouted outside.

Li Ying's head was stunned, and while praying that it would not be bad news, he barely calmed down, waved his hand, and let another herald in.

"Report to the general, the grassland iron cavalry, countless, is killing towards Pingcheng, please show the general."

But it's still bad news, desperate news.

Li Ying stumbled and fell in despair, he was wrong, he underestimated the strength of the steppe army too much. thought that Tuhuan ruled the grassland with a weak force, and the internal instability and division were serious, so he dared to rashly send 20,000 soldiers to harass them, so that they knew the strength of the Ming army, and it was also to earn credit and improve the status of the warriors.

Unexpectedly, Gu Cheng was so unusable, 20,000 soldiers and horses, none of them came back. I didn't expect the joy to come so quickly, Ulaanbaatar, thousands of kilometers away from here.

Now that Pingcheng is empty, there are only three hundred veterans, and countless grassland iron horsemen on the opposite side, what should I do? Li Ying was dumbfounded and looked at Chen Yuan helplessly.

Chen Yuan really wanted to slap this bastard a few times, for his own selfish interests, he suffered heavy losses, 10,000 soldiers, just gone, more than 10,000 families, how miserable.

And now the border is wide open, if Guoping City is lost, the grassland is long and straight in, and the border in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty is unimaginable.

When the war is together, it is a river of blood, and the forest is full of bones.

On summer nights, the cool breeze blows, but it doesn't feel cool, but it is icy chill.

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