Chapter 1 The Sixteenth Year of Hongwu

In the spring of the sixteenth year of Hongwu.

At the end of the fifteenth year and the beginning of the sixteenth year of Hongwu, a lot happened. The biggest thing is that with Fu Youde's efforts, Yunnan has come to an end and restored calm. Of course, many people don't know now that the current calm in Yunnan is not the end of everything, but just an intermission.

But whatever? Fu Youde was also unwilling to stay in Yunnan any longer.

He is a dignified general, Ning Yuan is waiting for an opportunity in Nanjing, and he is not willing to fight a law and order war in Yunnan.

Withdrawn together with Fu Youde. It's a large number of elite Ming troops. Although Yunnan was pacified at the beginning, it was known as an army of 300,000, but the real elite was only 100,000. And some of these troops have also been withdrawn one after another.

But some other armies, but the entire guard station is stationed in Yunnan.

This is also the source of most of the Han people in Yunnan in later generations.

Of course, this can make Yunnan long-term peace and stability, but it is such a replacement. It also weakened Yunnan's military strength. Actually, it's normal. In Zhu Yuanzhang's case, Yunnan has never been a strategic center of gravity. The decision to fight Yunnan was very reluctant. Now, now that it has been defeated. Yunnan returned to its original position, the frontier of the empire, the secondary and secondary military direction of the imperial court. It is impossible to garrison a large army for a long time.

It's just that, in this way, I'm afraid in a year or two.

There will be chaos in Yunnan.

The border is barbaric, deep in the mountains and old forests. These people say that Yoro is arrogant, which is a bit excessive. But if they haven't communicated with each other sufficiently with their swords. They don't understand Chinese. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's side is also known as Huayi inside and outside, and he treats everyone equally. But only if you keep my testimonies.

The Ming army will not listen to what these people say crookedly.

Therefore, both sides must fully use the sword to speak and enhance their understanding of each other before they can settle down.

The war in the north is still deadlocked. However, at the 15th year of Hongwu, there were several more Mongolian princes and prime ministers. Privy Counsellor. He Xi couldn't help but sigh, no matter which imperial court, when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, they were all the same, lacking everything, except for officials, and they were all famous.

It was also Zhu Yuanzhang who didn't have Li Shimin's bad taste, so he let them come up and dance.

However, He Xi delayed his departure for two months, not without reason.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang who was waiting for someone.

Wait for soup and.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang gave He Xi a lot of tasks, he also knew that when he really mobilized troops, He Xi couldn't do it. In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe that He Xi could do it. You must know that the sea today is not peaceful.

Although the Japanese are not as serious as in the Jiajing period, they are not a lot at all. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have issued a sea ban later.

No, if there is a ban on the sea, there is one now. However, unlike what many people think, this point will be discussed later.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang needs to find someone who can entrust military tasks at sea. A person who can cooperate with He Xi tacitly. This person is none other than Tang He.

Zhu Yuanzhang chose soup and.

And not just because of the prestige of Tang He's ability. As one of the six founding princes, Tang He's ability and prestige are enough for him to parachute into the Ming Dynasty to be the main general at any time, and even replace Xu Da. More importantly, eastern Zhejiang, Fujian and other places are all settled by soup and one by one. In that year, Tang He, as the main general, worked with the generals to pacify Zhang Shicheng, and the army marched eastward, from Zhejiang all the way to Guangdong. If the Cantonese side is not quick to surrender. It is estimated that it will also be beaten down by Tang He.

Moreover, according to the general rules of the imperial court. Some of the local guards were left behind by the officers and men of the army, and a considerable part of them were defeated surrendered troops. The local people are mainly strong and formed. The internal system of the health center is relatively stable.

In other words, many of the coastal guards are the old departments of Tang He.

This is also because of the same reason, the vast majority of the more than 300 guards in the Ming Dynasty were like this when they were formed. This is also why the founding honors made Zhu Yuanzhang so jealous. After all, who can be called the founding father, who has not laid down some places and established some guards. And these guards are the army of the Ming Dynasty, and they are the old departments of some people.

There are more than 300 guards in the Ming Dynasty, including six princes and twenty-four marquis. It's hard to say how much Your Majesty or how many Crown Princes there are.

This kind of thing is the same in every country when it is newly formed.

Even now, counting many things since the founding of the country, if you divide them according to the people of the Red Army, they are the same, and if you look at the three main divisions of the year, or even the four fields separately, maybe many things have a different feeling.

Shantouism, Essentialism. It will not be solved in future generations, let alone this era.

Another reason why Zhu Yuanzhang chose Tang He is that Tang He is the best at being a person. Tang He is older than Zhu Yuanzhang. When he first joined the army, he was Zhu Yuanzhang's superior. But he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was talented, and he couldn't suppress it, but became Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinate. Hard working without complaint. There were never complaints.

Over the years, Tang He has always wanted to be a scholar.

Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang is increasingly dissatisfied with Xungui. So I want to retire and enjoy the blessings, and also make way for my children and grandchildren.

It's just that the more Tang He wanted to retreat, the more Zhu Yuanzhang refused to retreat.

Without him, there are many ambitious people among the nobles. All of them feel that they are the talents of the world, unparalleled in the world. People who want to do something big, such as Tang He, calm and sophisticated, and content. On the contrary, there are very few.

And so it goes.

Why does Zhu Yuanzhang want to fuel the ambitions of those people, it is better to use soup and make him feel at ease.

Tang He is not the same as He Xi.

Today's He Xi, in essence, is just a junior. But Tang He is a real minister. He Xi's transfer, Zhu Yuanzhang can do it with one sentence, but Tang He's transfer. Even Zhu Yuanzhang has to communicate with Tang He. Not to mention, the soup and before it was on the North-Western Front. wants to mix the soup and come back, which involves a series of personnel arrangements. It can be said that it was completed in just three months, which is already considered fast.

At this moment, more than a dozen large ships sailed into the Yangtze River.

He Xi stood at the bow of the boat, facing the river breeze, and for a while, he also had some emotion. He secretly said in his heart: "Today, I can be regarded as experiencing the majesty of the general. ”

Tang He went to the southeast to preside over the coastal defense of the Japanese. Temperate all the guards along the coast. He did not take office himself, but brought a full 3,000 armor soldiers, and there were more than a dozen warships alone. It's all that kind of big ship. He Xi even heard that some of the warships in it were still meritorious battleships in the Battle of Poyang Lake that year.

Wooden boats should be kept well, and there is no major problem in using them for hundreds of years.

And before the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang were frantically building ships. Soon after, the Yangtze River basin was owned by Zhu Yuanzhang. There were already more warships. After that, nature will not be recreated. At most, it's just tinkering.

He Xi has never really seen big ships, and the real modern ships that cover the sky and the sun have only been seen in the video, and now there are more than a dozen big ships, all of which are several stories high. It felt like there were more than a dozen buildings that could move. Lined up in a neat formation, emptying down, very shocking.

"Lord Ho." Just when the river breeze was blowing and he was infinitely emotional, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

He Xi immediately turned around and saw that it was no one else. It's the soup and. didn't dare to say more, and immediately saluted and said: "The lower official doesn't dare to be called so by the prince of the country." ”

Although Tang He has been fighting all his life, he has already been blessed at this moment. The general's belly is high. The whole person looks like a rich man. I don't know if it's He Xi's illusion, but he found that the really top generals have their own characteristics. But the biggest feature is that unlike the general, Xu Da is like an old farmer. And Tang He seems to be a rich family outside. Li Wenzhong is like a scholar, better than a general. On the contrary, the second-class generals have very strong military characteristics.

For example, Fu Youde, Mu Ying, and other generals that He Xi has seen.

Tang He said: "You are Your Majesty's son-in-law, a little girl in Anqing, you call me uncle when you see me in private." So can you. ”

He Xi said, "Yes, Uncle Tang." ”

Tang He said: "I have been in the northwest for two years, and I didn't expect such a big change to take place in the imperial court. I also know the errand sent to you by Your Majesty. I've always wanted to talk to you, but there are too many old Jingshi, and I've never been available. Now there's an opportunity. Let's talk about it. ”