Chapter 317: Beihai
The corners of Lan Yu's mouth were bitter and persuaded.
"Your Majesty, this is really not a good time to go to Beihai."
Zhu Yuanzhang said a little unhappily.
"When do you think it's a good time? Maybe next month? ”
"Do you mean that you want me to stay on the prairie for another month?"
Lan Yu can't wait to give herself a mouthful, why is your mouth so cheap?
In desperation, Lan Yu could only confide in the truth.
Mobei was nominally subjugated to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty did not even send troops to Longcheng, and the bitter cold here is not just talking.
The local food is basically only enough for the Mongolian nobles to eat and drink, and now with Zhu Yuanzhang and his party of more than 100,000 people, the consumption of grain and grass in Longcheng is also very large.
If the army stays here for a longer period of time, I'm afraid that Dragon City will be eaten by them.
What's more, if Zhu Yuanzhang really wants to go to Beihai, it will probably take nearly two months to turn back.
At that time, it will just catch up with the rainy season in Mobei, and the grassland will become muddy and difficult to walk, which is very unsuitable for large armies.
In case of any accident in the middle, the army that followed Zhu Yuanzhang to Beihai will run out of food.
Therefore, Lan Yu especially hopes that Zhu Yuanzhang can follow the previously planned route, stop less in Mobei, and go directly to the northwest of Daming, and it will be much better if he enters Shaanxi in the pass.
Although Shaanxi has no food and is relatively poor, this is the Ming Dynasty after all, and there is still food and grass support for 100,000 people.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said to Lan Yu in a consultative tone.
"Then I am light and simple, leading a team of about 100 people, to Beihai, and the army will stay in Dragon City temporarily, is it so feasible?"
Lan Yu simply stopped talking, how could he dare to agree to such a big matter?
He Qiu seemed to want to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang on the side, but Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him, shrank his head again, and didn't say anything.
Seeing that Lan Yu didn't reply, Zhu Yuanzhang simply used the agitation method.
"Could it be that Lanyu, you are so old now? The courage to follow me to Beihai is gone? Think back then, your brother-in-law dared to claim to raise 100,000 troops and dominate the world, what about you? ”
Lan Yu smiled helplessly, he is now in his fifties, for a senior general, he is at his peak, how can he be old?
Lan Yu said euphemistically.
"Of course the minister is not old, just a trip to Beihai, the road is far away, and Mobei is not stable, the minister is worried about His Majesty's safety."
Beihai is actually not in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, although from Mobei to Beihai, there is no decent political force, but the Ming Dynasty did not set up a military household in Beihai after all.
After all, Beihai is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, that is, the area of western Liaoning, and it is already very difficult to rule.
And what about the farther North Sea? And the further north you go, the colder it gets, and the fewer people there are.
Without the people, what can we do if we set up a governor's office and a capital division in Beihai? 、
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said.
"Beihai is only more than six hundred miles away from Dragon City, and if you go back and forth quickly, it only takes two or three days of schedule, such a short time, you don't have to worry about any problems."
Lan Yu could only sigh and arch his hand.
"Please let Xin Guogong and others preside over military affairs and stabilize the morale of the army."
Lan Yu knew that he couldn't stop Zhu Yuanzhang, but he definitely needed to let Tang and them know about this matter, and then disguised himself as the illusion that Zhu Yuanzhang was still in Dragon City, and personally led the team to escort Zhu Yuanzhang to Beihai.
When Tang and them first heard the news, they were extremely opposed, but after all, they couldn't screw Zhu Yuanzhang, and his prestige for so many years was not given in vain.
can only let Zhu Yuanzhang lead thousands of troops, and Lan Yu will select thousands of elite people and escort Zhu Yuanzhang all the way to the Beihai area.
Zhu Gaochi followed Zhu Yuanzhang, riding a pony, his expression was very excited, he had a kind of admiration for Su Wu.
Now that he can follow his imperial grandfather to Beihai for a trip, it can be regarded as a fulfillment of his wish.
Even He Qiu didn't have such treatment, he was also left in Dragon City, thinking of He Qiu's somewhat resentful eyes before leaving, Zhu Gaochi was a little happy.
When I go back from Beihai this time, I must tell my brother-in-law how beautiful the scenery of Beihai is.
Not only that, but I also have to tell Zhu Gaosui and my father that I envy them to death.
All the way north, it didn't take long for Zhu Yuanzhang to feel a biting chill, this is still summer, if it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's foundation, just such a short journey could make Zhu Yuanzhang sick.
It's hard to imagine what kind of spirit Su Wu had back then, persevering in the colder Beihai for decades.
It was just one day, and Zhu Yuanzhang took this group of people to the shore of the North Sea.
Now in the North Sea, there are many small boats on the side, which are used by nearby fishermen and herdsmen.
Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water.
The people living in the North Sea region rely on their daily catches to make a living.
It's cold on this side of the North Sea, and even summer is very short.
The nearby feet are covered with permafrost, and it is impossible to cultivate, not to mention that the grass does not grow much, and it is impossible to graze.
But the North Sea is rich in fishery resources, and if you can catch a one-meter-long fish elsewhere, it is big news.
But in the North Sea, even if you catch a fish as tall as a person, it's not great news.
Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on a horse and stood on the edge of the North Sea and said to Lan Yu and Zhu Gaochi.
"Did you know that I would like to come to the North Sea to have a look?"
Zhu Gaochi and Lan Yu both shook their heads a little dazedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with regret.
"Since I drove out the Mongols, I have come to Dabao, and I can only hear your reports every time, and where the Ming Dynasty has hit again, I don't have a sense of reality.
Moreover, the threat of the Mongols has always been there, and I want to come to Beihai to remind myself that the Han Dynasty also had the siege of Baideng, and Su Wu herded sheep, and experienced a period of shame.
Such a shame, if it is changed to now, is the scourge that the Mongols may once again threaten the Ming frontier! ”
Lan Yu patted his chest and said.
"The minister swears to die to guard the frontier for the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled.
"Okay, I know that you are loyal, but this is not something that can be reversed by one or two people, and it requires the joint efforts of the government and the opposition."
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts are not just like this, he feels that the greatest thing in his life is to drive out the Tartars and restore China.
In the history of the future, it may be these contents that have written about him the most.
But Zhu Yuanzhang hopes that future generations will remember him for what he has done to expand the land, and the current Ming Dynasty, compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, there is still a big gap in territory, which is also something that Zhu Yuanzhang regrets very much.
The rest of his wishes can also be entrusted to Zhu Di to complete, with Zhu Di's ability, he should be able to smoothly maintain the reform, and break up all the Mongolians on the grassland, either annex or flee.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty should be able to get rid of the border troubles and focus on its own development, and the Ming Dynasty may be able to stabilize and pass on for two or three hundred years.