Chapter 135: Recall He Xi

Xu Darong has lived half his life, and he feels that he has earned it. Memories have gone along the way, and there are too many thrilling moments. Thinking about it afterwards, I didn't die that day, and it seemed that I was blessed by God.

Now I don't dare to have the slightest luck.

How long will he live? How long can Zhu Yuanzhang live? How long can the founding heroes of the Manchu Dynasty live?

Li Wenzhong, Chang Yuchun's one is not younger than him, where is he now?

Although these factors cannot be put into words, they cannot but be taken into account when considering the country's overall plans. It's like He Xi this time, if King Wulu can live a few more years. I don't dare to say that He Xi can't settle Java, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

Xu Da is so cautious, not only with the size of Daming, there is no need to take risks. I'm afraid it's also worried about changes in the country, leaving enough margin for Ming decision-making. Step by step, even if something happens in the court. You can also stop it at any time, and there will be no major problems.

But He Xi's approach may not be.

Zhu Yuanzhang may not have felt the deep meaning, but he still agreed with Xu Da's thoughts, and said: "Annan, the royal family is sluggish, and there are powerful ministers. It seems easy to determine, but since the Tang Dynasty, Annam has not been China's territory. It depends on the first war, but it may not be impossible. It's just that if you want long-term peace and stability, I'm afraid you can't. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said this with reference to the battle of Jiaozhi during the Yongle period.

Zhang Fu laid down the cochin in seven months, but after more than 40 years, the cochin has not been stable.

Xu Da laughed and said, "This is not something that the minister can know. ”

Xu Da is very measured no matter what the situation. The strategy of long-term peace and stability is not something that he can say as a military minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang said; "Anyway, the kids are out there opening up the situation. You can't let him withdraw it. I can't afford to lose this man. ”

Xu Da said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Nanyang is generally stable, but if you really want to know how to go in Nanyang, Your Majesty shouldn't ask me." I have never been to Nanyang, and the things that I see in Nanjing are just a glimpse of the light, and it is difficult to go deep into them. The best thing to do is to ask He Xi himself. The Nanyang strategy is controlled by He Xi. ”

"In the opinion of the old minister, why don't you let He Xi come back. After all, He Xi's credit this time is enough to be knighted. ”

Xu Da's words were said in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning.

Xu Da knew very well that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's eye beads. Zhu Yuanzhang's love for He Xi will not let He Xi stay in a remote place all the time. Sooner or later, I'll have to be recalled. Xu Da is just pushing the boat down the river. At the same time, Xu Da also has some selfish motives.

Although Xu Da is a person, he has almost no pursuit in fame, fortune, and even power. In the power field of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da is a relatively transcendent existence. But no matter how detached Xu Da is, he also has a position.

He is the head of the false princes.

He also has to stand on the side of the lord in some things. He Xi's actions were all seen by Xu Da, especially to attract the lords to join the open sea. Give some of the lords another way out. Not to mention, He Xi opened up another battlefield in Nanyang.

Xu Da actually still appreciates it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts on the future of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da can guess. Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea of external expansion. In the three years of Hongwu, there was a so-called country that was not conquered, and it was limited by mountains and seas. Lack of levy and so on. But since the fourteenth year of Hongwu, He Xi suddenly appeared.

What Zhu Yuanzhang said before, it seems that he forgot it himself.

Not to mention, it is now supporting the Nanyang strategy. once made Xu Da feel that he didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, this kind of Xu Da is happy. He is not happy for himself, after all, his life has reached the point where Xu Da has come to this point, and he is already very complete. The head of the lords, the emperor's in-laws, under one person, above ten thousand people.

He was happy for the whole community.

Because Xu Da knew very well that if according to the previous situation, after all the founding nobles of their group died, the Ming Dynasty would inevitably be controlled by civilian officials. After all, only war can really select qualified generals. Not to mention, all the prestige of the generals and the power of the nobles come from their military exploits.

The Ming Dynasty's foreign wars continued, and the power of the nobles could last for a long time.

Although He Xi has some achievements this time. But if you really want to say, whether it is enough to be knighted, there are two more words. However, Xu Da is iron heart lifted He Xi into the sequence of lords.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved, and he calculated whether it was appropriate to put He Xi among the nobles.

For a time, Zhu Yuanzhang was also difficult to judge the advantages and disadvantages.

Zhu Yuanzhang has a very high relationship with Xu Da, and he is the kind of person who can support his henchmen. But Zhu Yuanzhang is not at ease with the entire Xungui Group from the bottom of his heart. He has always wanted to put civilian officials in power. It's just that the power of the founding heroes is not comparable to many civil servants who have not participated in the founding battle.

Seniority alone is enough to crush people.

Now Wenchen is just Xungui's assistant. The Ming Dynasty is in the hands of the royal family and nobles. They are the core of the Ming Dynasty's power.

He Xi joins it, and his power may increase greatly for a while. But this is not in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's original plan.

If He Xi was just a civil servant, Zhu Yuanzhang would have more than a dozen ways to suppress He Xi. Even if He Xi has a relationship with some generals, it is an insignificant matter. But if He Xi is a lord, then many things will be different.

Among them, the trade-off of pros and cons turned in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind. Zhu Yuanzhang was not sure, and said: "Let's talk about the knighthood." However, it's time for the child to come back. By the way, Feng Sheng was in Beiping and said that the front line was almost ready. If you want to send troops to the northeast this year and next year. What do you think? ”

Xu Da said; "Sea transportation is more convenient than I thought before, I checked the grain reserves in Liaodong, and there are already more than a million stones. Enough for the army to fight on the steppe for more than three months. Time is running out though. However, we can't stay on the steppe for a long time, three months is almost the same. This fall, next spring, it will be enough to move troops. With the ability of Song Guogong, even if he does not win, he will not be defeated. ”

"There's always going to be a fight. It is not necessarily a good thing to not fight for a long time. ”

It is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to maintain it for a long time on the grassland, and it is good to have grain and grass that can last for three months. Among them, the most consumed is not eaten by people, but eaten by horses, and the appetite of horses is larger than that of people, and in order for horses to make great efforts, they must be fed with concentrate.

With the current grain production of the Ming Dynasty and the ability to transport it, it can be said that grain and grass will never be able to. Just barely workable.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly and said, "It's okay." Just next year. Don't be in too much of a hurry. ”

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang launched an attack on Liaoyang Province of the Yuan Dynasty in the twentieth year of Hongwu. That was because Xu Da died of illness, the personnel adjustment of the DPRK and China, and the difficulty of transporting grain, which led to the difficulty of entering the army.

But today, none of these factors exist.

Although Xu Da was unable to preside over the war on the front line due to illness. But returning to Beijing did not have much impact. Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, sent his son-in-law Zhou Wang's family to Nanyang, which also dissipated some of the estrangement and worries between Zhu Yuanzhang and Feng Sheng.

Before Feng Sheng took office, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned him many times, and he looked like he was at the beginning.

Feng Sheng is on the front line, Zhu Yuanzhang is not worried, not to mention that Feng Sheng is a big victory in history. Even if there are no historical events, Zhu Yuanzhang's judgment of Feng Sheng is not much different from Xu Da.

That is, it may not be a big victory, but it will definitely not be a big defeat.

That's it. Now there is a huge difference in the strength of Da Ming and Remnant Yuan, for Da Ming, as long as he is not defeated, he can fight the second, third, fourth, or even more. But the Mongols could win countless times, but after countless victories, they could only fall into the abyss of despair.

This is the disparity in national strength.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "After He Xi comes back, let him sit in Liaodong." Although Huang Zicheng did a very good job. But these things can only be relieved when they are put in He Xi's hands. ”

Things are back on track.

Let He Xi make contributions in Liaodong, this is He Xi's original plan, and it is also Zhu Yuanzhang's plan. However, it was delayed for a year by the emergency in Nanyang. Now it seems that He Xi handled it very well, better than Zhu Yuanzhang thought.