In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, countless rumors and speculations crept in.

When those officials who had been sealed before the end of the year returned to the yamen again, they entered the new political life of the Ming Dynasty after resting.

On the first day of the first month, the cabinet issued a document revealing a number of guilty officials.

And when those officials who were not on the list went to the government for the first time in the 29th year of Hongwu, they found that the cabinet was not lying.

It is not one person, nor is it a certain yamen, but it involves the entire Yingtian Dynasty and the various departments and yamen.

At a time when people are bobbing all sorts of speculations.

Once again, the Cabinet issued a document.

At the beginning of the 29th year of Hongwu, the imperial court and local departments should focus on the conquest of outside the customs.

As a result, those officials who could still go to the government to make a point of relief woke up to what was going on.

The imperial court began to operate for this one thing at an efficient pace.

In response to the military orders sent by Tiancheng to various parts of the south of the Yangtze River, he urged the officers and soldiers of the local guard posts to enter Beijing as soon as possible and complete the work of taking turns with the officers and men in the current Beijing army.

And the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are even more busy.

When calculating the financial budget of the entire 29th year of Hongwu, the household department also had to accurately calculate the amount of money, food, and manpower that would be required if the Ming Dynasty waged war on the entire nine borders.

After receiving the approval letter issued by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry started to work uninterruptedly in response to all the workshops and industries involved in the military in Tianfu.

Even those workshops that made cotton clothes from cotton were also included in the sequence of supplying the Nine Sides for storage.

The Beijing army was stepping up drills, rectifying the morale of the army, and preparing for war, and immediately marched to various places on the nine sides as soon as the imperial court gave an order.

And before it all began.

Countless people have begun to act because of the will of the empire and rushed to the north.

Since then, it has been completely zoned as an official Longwan wharf on the riverboat.

Probably because of the New Year's Festival, Zhu Gaochi, who was a little blessed, stood on the deck of the cabin at the stern of the ship, looking affectionately and sadly at Ying Tiancheng, who was getting smaller and smaller in his sight.

"Hey......"

Zhu Gaochi sighed slightly and shook his head in anticipation.

At this time, spring has not yet begun, and the river breeze in the first month is still mixed with a hint of cold.

made Zhu Gaochi's already sad heart seem more and more desolate.

His eyes flickered, his hands clenched into fists as he gripped the railing.

"Looking at the Jingshi again, I don't know what to do."

"Farewell, Ying Tian......"

The wind came from the side, and Zhu Gaochi twisted his body and faced the river wind sideways.

On the side, someone made a snorting sound from his mouth.

"Pretentious."

Tie Xuan, who had the Ming Dynasty Tu, the Wuyingdian Scholar, and the countless titles and official titles, mocked Zhu Gaochi, who had sighed tactfully many times.

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth, his face was full of grief and indignation, he turned his head angrily, and stared at Tie Xuan in front of him like a spatula: "The imperial court is going to march north of the country, just send you to the nine sides, let me do what?" Do you want to scrape me for military rations? ”

Tie Xuan clasped his hands in front of his chest, moved his mouth and said: "You are my Daming Sect, and this time I went to the Nine Sides, also to fight the front station and coordinate the Nine Sides." You are in charge of the tax office, and you know the most about the world's tax acres, and the imperial court must have considered it when you sent you to the front nine sides with the lower officials. ”

I have heard this kind of explanation countless times from Tie Xuan's rotten mouth.

Zhu Gaochi snorted and glanced at Tie Xuan: "I have been abducted to the boat by you, and I can't get off the boat at this time." You just tell the truth, did you and our old man propose to take me with you? ”

"Xia Guan didn't have such a proposal in front of His Majesty!"

Tie Hyun's eyes widened, and his words vibrate.

But the more he was like this, the more Zhu Gaochi didn't believe it.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes: "Then you must have told the uncle!" ”

Tie Xuan waved his arm, his eyes widened, staring at Zhu Gaochi in front of him, and there was a trace of anger in his eyes: "Why did the county king humiliate the subordinate officials so much!" How can a lower official be such a person? ”

Zhu Gaochi stared at Tie Xuan in front of him.

He swore that if this guy hadn't been a ghost, he would have sunk to the bottom of the river.

Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Gaochi, who didn't know the truth at the moment, his face remained unchanged, but he was always vigilant in his heart.

However, he did not propose in front of His Majesty and the crown prince that Zhu Gaochi, who was a clan relative and in charge of the tax office, should go to Jiubian with him.

He just said that if he went to the Nine Sides this time, there would be such a person with a noble status and a sufficient understanding of local taxes.

Then, it will definitely be smoother to do things on your own.

So the emperor and the crown prince immediately thought of Zhu Gaochi, the tax office.

Tie Hyun can swear as well.

I definitely didn't mention any of these three words: Zhu Gaochi.

Everything is divine.

Everything is precious.

Just like today's Ming Dynasty, it will always be those three who can make decisions.

"You can't get away with it anyway!"

Zhu Gaochi faced Tie Xuan, who didn't admit to being killed, and could only be incompetent and furious, and said fiercely: "I don't understand, what can I do with me." You are going to war, and if you want to bring it, you will also bring Brother Bing'er's house. ”

Tie Xuan's eyes rolled, and his face finally showed a touch of embarrassment.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi finally reacted.

He said hurriedly: "You also cheated Brother Bing?" ”

Tie Xuan's face turned straight in an instant: "Why did the county king say this again?" King Bingjun received the emperor's order and was taking Yu Linwei to Huai'an Cang to extract money and grain and send it to Beiping Mansion. This is all the emperor's holy will, and it is not a matter of the lower officials. ”

In the end, Tie Hyun still didn't forget to add.

Zhu Gaochi's hands were released from the railing and hidden in his sleeves.

If it were not for the military force of both sides.

He is going to give this person Tu Tiexuan to Shen Jiang today.

However, the anger on his face could not be hidden.

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and stomped his feet fiercely.

"Tie Hyun!"

"The lower official is here."

Zhu Gaochi looked at Tie Xuan, who was standing in front of him, his face did not change, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

"Even if you want to trick me, then let me send military rations. How? Do you want me to accompany you to charge into battle and let that reckless man be the quartermaster? ”

Tie Xuan clasped his hands together, his face was calm, and his gaze moved up slightly: "Perhaps...... Your Majesty and the Crown Prince should have other considerations. ”

The wind seems to be getting colder.

After a long silence, Zhu Gaochi could only turn around helplessly.

When his figure walked past Tie Xuan's face, only that long, long voice came out.

"I knew that there was no good person in Ying Tiancheng!"

……

"What is a good person?"

"We can create a sea of blood when we give the order, but these people are foreigners, so are we good people?"

"When the Yellow River bursts, and there is a single decree, millions of Li Shu will leave their hometowns and go to the embankment, are they also good people?"

Zhu Yunxi's face was calm, but his words were full of doubts.

Gao Yangzhi, beside him, looked calmly at the vast grassland outside the city wall, and was silent.

Zhu Yunxi did not hope to get an answer.

His hands were silently pressed on the cold masonry of the city wall.

At the foot of the foot is the Great Wall that began to be built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Since ancient times, the people of the Central Plains have used the Great Wall as a boundary, trying to keep the biggest enemy of the Central Plains out. However, people always selectively forget that the real reason for the fall of the Central Plains Dynasty every time is not because of foreign enemies.

More things are because of the endless internal struggles.

"Lone doesn't think he's a good person, or he doesn't want to be a good person."

Zhu Yunxi muttered silently.

After the New Year, the wind and snow gradually decreased, so he set off again from Taiyuan City, and under the escort of Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, he rushed all the way north to the Great Wall of the border pass.

This place is located in the northwest corner of Datong Mansion, and it is located in the border pass of killing the tiger between Yulinwei and Datong right guard.

After killing the tiger's mouth, in addition to Yulinwei and Datong Right Guard, there were also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Weiyuanwei, Yunchuan Guard, Datong Left Guard, and Pingyuwei.

The entire Datong Mansion has now gathered no less than 100,000 imperial soldiers and horses, as the main force to attack the right flank of the Tatar Ministry in the future.

Gao Yangzhi's brows finally furrowed slightly.

He looked sideways at the imperial grandson beside him.

"You're overthinking. If Taisun is not a good person, then who can be a good person in the world? ”

Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "Some people say that the sin is in the present, and the merit is in the future. Lonely people say that Lone is a good person, and I only hope that thousands of years later, future generations of people can say a word to Lone, Lone is a good person. ”

Gao Yangzhi's brows furrowed more and more, his eyes looked around, and then he said in a low voice: "Why did Your Highness question this?" Could it be that His Highness doesn't want to see the casualties of my Ming soldiers? ”

"Yes and no."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and shook his head.

Gao Yangzhi snorted: "There is always a generation to do in a generation."

As His Royal Highness said before, if the present people do not repair the Yellow River, it will be left to future generations to repair.

If the current generation does not clear the grassland, then future generations will suffer from the disaster of the grassland going south.

Your Highness is not a sin in the present, but a merit in the present, which will last for thousands of years! ”

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Gao Yangzhi, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You Gao Chunfeng, but now you are more and more able to speak."

Gao Yangzhi smiled faintly: "The minister just hopes that His Highness can keep forging ahead." How many kings have been immersed in mediation. ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Where is it going on everywhere now?" ”

Gao Yangzhi did not speak.

On this section of the city wall, except for the Jinyi guards on both sides, only Wang Xinling and a few civil and military officials who were on the northern tour were present.

Wang Xinling got a look from Gao Yangzhi, and immediately stepped forward.

"Returning to Your Highness, at present, the soldiers and horses of the guards in various parts of Datong Mansion have begun to assemble on the front line of the Great Wall.

The Duke of Liangguo guarded Datong City, and because of His Majesty's will, he now invited himself to train soldiers and horses.

There is a division in Shanxi Province that transferred 100,000 quintals of grain and grass to replenish the transportation, and it is on the way to transport.

Horses have gone deep into the grassland to find the location of the various parts of the grassland. The ministers estimated that due to the heavy snow in the winter of last year, the various parts of the grassland would definitely migrate south, and they would be closer to the border of the Great Wall than in the past. ”

"It's just that the road is muddy, even if it's close, it's impossible for our army to rush forward." Zhu Yunxi said with a faint look.

Wang Xinling nodded and said, "The generals accompanying the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion thought that they would not be able to send troops outside the border on a large scale until at least March or April. ”

"Is there any news from Fan Worm?"

Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi turned around and asked about another matter.

Wang Xinling raised his head slightly and looked at Gao Yangzhi in front of him.

Seeing Gao Yangzhi, he just nodded quietly.

Only then did Wang Xinling continue: "Fan Shaoqing's ...... over there"

"What did he do again? Recently, I haven't heard from him. ”

Between the inquiries, Zhu Yunxi's mind came up with Fan Worm's flattering face.

This Yiren is very interesting.

At the beginning, it was because he found a sweet potato that he had a heart for him and gave him a new official position as a European envoy.

When Fan Worm returned to Europa and returned to Daming, Zhu Yunxi had the idea of reusing this person.

After all.

After the Ming Dynasty dealt with the affairs on the outer grasslands, there were always people who had to deal with them from the Western Regions to the countries of the Far West.

Wang Xinling was a little difficult to grasp, what kind of reaction the grandson would have when he found out what Fan Shaoqing had done.

He said in a low voice: "Fan Shaoqing...... He carved a Taisun treasure seal with a piece of radish, promising Mahamu to be the king of the Ming Dynasty, fief the land of thousands of miles outside the pass, and allow the formation of guards and horses, and equip the Ming weapons......"

He is the Governor of the General Envoy Division.

In his spare time, Wang Xinling always likes to flip through the Ming Law.

It's not because he hopes that he can go to the Three Law Divisions on an errand in the future, but he thinks that if he sees more, he can also avoid trouble for himself.

According to the provisions of the Daming Law, the things that Fan Shaoqing did add up to ten heads are not enough to cut off.

Gao Yangzhi took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Honglu Temple Shaoqing Fan Worm trespassing, should be severely punished to deter hundreds of officials." ”

Cao Zhen said with a smile: "The soldier is treacherous. Fan Shaoqing did this so that my Ming could temporarily stabilize Warat, so that I could free up my energy to solve the problem of the Tatar Ministry first.

Besides, the things carved out of the radish must not be taken seriously. If the Warat envoy Mahamu thinks it is true, then it can only be said that he has low eyesight. ”

"Serving the country has a cause, but the law of the country cannot be blasphemed."

Zhu Yunxi spoke silently, and then said: "Fan Worm's official body is wrong, and he will be fined for three years." ”

Cao Zhen smiled and stopped talking.

Gao Yangzhi frowned.

Who is that Fan Worm?

Originally, he was just a merchant who trafficked goods between Daming and Europa, and he was already a rich man.

How much can the imperial court have for three years?

At this time, Zhu Yunxi looked at Gao Yangzhi: "Tie Xuan is coming, and he is coming with the final foreign strategy set by the imperial court." ”

Gao Yangzhi was stunned for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders calmly, and said with a smile: "Tie Dingshi is here, and the minister can return to Jingshi." But it will be hard for His Highness to continue to stay here. ”

Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered, and he said faintly: "Da Ming Tu, he is here, where is there any hard work." ”

Gao Yangzhi rubbed his hands that were a little cold.

still said with a smile on his face: "The minister and Keystone are both Ming courtiers, and they should do more for the king." ”

Zhu Yunxi retracted his gaze and looked at the north of the Great Wall, the ground still covered by heavy snow.

"It's hard to say, it's not my old man's tricks and feet in secret......"

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