"The minister understands, the main attack is the Goryeo army." Huayun Dragon Road.

"You don't quite understand what we mean." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Hua Yunlong, tell me, where do you want to take the Ming army to Goryeo?" ”

"At least we must fight to Kaijing and oust Wang Yu, the king of Goryeo." Hua Yunlong said, "That Wang Yu invaded my Ming border two years ago, and after the army captured Kaijing, he was ousted and replaced by an obedient one." ”

"Wrong!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We want you to fight to the southernmost part of Goryeo until you see the sea." In addition, some islands in the sea also took the opportunity to occupy all of them to belong to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Hua Yunlong fell silent. Throughout the ages, the armies of the Central Plains Dynasty have attacked Goryeo, and at most they have only hit Kaegyung, and they have never been to the south.

In other words, the place south of Kaijing is a completely new battlefield, and there are no historical battles to learn from.

What if the battlefield in the south is very treacherous? Many dangerous mountain poisonous insects and beasts are infested, miasma and poisonous swamps are everywhere, and after the team enters, most of the soldiers may be gone before they get out of the mountain.

For example, the terrifying South Cross-Country Mountain.

Marching and fighting are most afraid of encountering this situation, and the soldiers are seriously attrition in non-combat, so how can they talk about conquest?

"Your Majesty, the land south of Goryeo has never been set foot in by the armies of the Central Plains Dynasty in the past. In case of encountering a dangerous mountain range, it needs to be crossed, and the attrition is serious, not only will it not be able to conquer Goryeo, but it will also make the prestige of the Ming Kingdom be lost. ”

"Hua Yunlong, don't you look at the map?" Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the Goryeo Peninsula on the map, "The south of Kaijing is their most beautiful and rich land, and there are no dangerous mountains at all. ”

"The land is fertile, rice is abundant, pastures are abundant, and it is a godsend for horse breeding. The former Yuan Yu had colluded with the king of Goryeo to establish a horse farm in Goryeo, and we never knew the location before, but now it seems that it should be in the south of Goryeo. ”

"Your Majesty, since the land south of Goryeo is the richest, why didn't the armies of the previous dynasties think about conquering it?" Li Shanchang asked.

"Because the monarch of the time was short-sighted and did not see this." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The other generals and soldiers who are going out on the expedition have their hearts, and they don't want to stay in a foreign country. If the monarch did not give them strict orders, they would not have continued to fight south. But this time is different, let's let the Ming army conquer the south and fight all the way to the coast. ”

"I understand." Huai'an Hou Huayun Dragon Road.

"If you don't occupy the rich land in the south, what's the point of the Ming army spending countless money and grain to attack Goryeo?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The reason why the monarchs of previous dynasties were not keen on conquering Goryeo was mainly because they did not know the richness of the south. According to our estimates, the richness of the land in the south of Goryeo is no worse than that of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Your Majesty's vision surpasses that of previous kings!"

"If you seize the horse farm, you can provide a steady stream of war horses for the Ming cavalry."

When a group of generals heard this, they all patted their ass.

"In addition, after Hua Yunlong captures Goryeo, we will send scholars to follow up, teach them the culture of the Central Plains, and educate the common people over there. They are the descendants of the basket, and they are easy to educate. ”

"And after conquering Goryeo, you have to encourage the soldiers to marry the local women and put down roots in the local area. Goryeo had just experienced a great war, and the young men were definitely killed and wounded. ”

"Obey." Huayun Dragon Road.

…………

Emperor Zhu wants to completely occupy Goryeo! The ministers finally saw Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions thoroughly. First conquest, then civilisation, and then encouragement of soldiers to marry local women......

In this way, in less than a hundred years, Goryeo will be assimilated by the Ming Dynasty, not just a vassal state.

The Central Plains Dynasty never thought of occupying Goryeo, but this time Emperor Zhu set a historical precedent and did what the previous kings did not do, and this battle will surely go down in history.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this matter is inappropriate!" At this time, Song Lian, a scholar, stood up and admonished, "The kings of all dynasties have always only conquered and not occupied Goryeo, and once they occupy, they will probably be scolded by future generations." ”

"We can't do things that others haven't done? There's always a beginning to everything. Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "The thoughts of these scholars, the thoughts are simply stubborn. ”

"Besides, you have always touted that we are famous kings through the ages. If you don't even dare to do things that others haven't done, you will stick to the rules in everything, how can you be called a famous king through the ages? If you oppose it again on this ground, it means that you have been deceiving the king before. ”

"Minister, don't dare." Song Lian said tremblingly and retreated to the train. The exaggerated words that the ministers used to pat Zhu Yuanzhang on the back have now become stones to move and smash their own feet.

"Your Majesty, you want to start a war against Goryeo on a large scale. The minister thinks that it is absolutely impossible to start a war rashly! A civil servant stepped forward. Sure enough, the scholars in the court jumped out to object, and when they heard that the emperor was going to fight, they were like cats whose tails had been stepped on. In their minds, it's okay to be forced to fight, but it's absolutely impossible to take the initiative to go to war.

"Goryeo colluded with the remnants of the former Yuan to invade my Liaodong, and His Majesty sent the Marquis of Huai'an to defeat him, and make him submit and promise never to rebel, so why do you need to go to war in an all-out way to covet other people's land?" Another imperial historian stood up and said.

"Sage Kong said well, govern the country, and be cautious!" Gao Qidao.

"Confucius said that he fought cautiously, not without fighting!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "The conquest of Goryeo, we have been thinking about it for a night, not only is it not 'careless', but it is cautious. ”

"Your Majesty, Lao Tzu also said that the good soldier is ominous...... Liu Bowen stepped forward again to show off a piece of literature, "The husband is a good soldier, an ominous weapon, and the evil of things, so those who have the Tao are not ......"

"The soldier's ominous weapon, not the gentleman's weapon, has to be used as a last resort, and tranquility is the best. The sage has already made it very clear that it is not a gentleman's behavior to send troops rashly, and it must be used only as a last resort. ”

"Goryeo is already invading my Liaodong, isn't this a last resort?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Besides, but all soldiers are ominous?" So let's overthrow the corrupt court of the former Yuan Dynasty and establish the righteous army of the Han dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, which is also an ominous soldier? What nonsense! Could it be that the thousands of poor people of our Han people should be enslaved by them, even if they are starving all over the wilderness, they must be calm? ”

Liu Bowen was reprimanded by Zhu Yuanzhang and retreated in embarrassment. I secretly regret that I shouldn't have talked too much just now, after Emperor Zhu was instructed by a master, he was no longer the previous Emperor Zhu, and he and Li Shanchang could be manipulated culturally.