"Poof......" Zhu Zhen almost couldn't hold back when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no." They are the same plant, not the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. ”

"......" Xu Da is among the founding nobles, and he is also the most educated. Knowing that the allusion of 'three wattles of the same plant' is that the three brothers were separated, and the other properties were divided, and only a redbud tree was left in front of the hall, so he decided to break it into three pieces.

Before we could do it the next day, the tree withered and died, as if it had been burned by fire. The eldest was shocked when he saw this, and said to his two younger brothers, "The tree is the same plant, and it will be cut apart, so it is haggard." It's people who are not as good as wood. ”

Because of sorrow, he is overwhelmed, and he does not regain the tree. The trees are prosperous, the brothers feel each other, and they are no longer separated, and they have always lived together in harmony. Lu Ji has a poem: 'Three Jinghuan are the same plant. That's the allusion.

Zhu Zhen used this allusion to talk about things, and the meaning couldn't be clearer. Xu Da sneered: "They are not born from the same root, why can't they be separated?" ”

"I am their root." The sixth replied angrily.

"Poof......" This time it was Xu Da's turn to be nervous, he looked the sixth child up and down, Rao is General Xu Da is well-informed, and he has never seen such a brazen person.

"Father-in-law, the matter has come to this point, and there is no point in dwelling on these anymore." The sixth took advantage of the situation and said: "Let's still be like men, face the problem rationally and solve the problem." ”

"Rest assured, the old man will never go against the emperor's will in this life. Whatever the emperor decides, I will do it. Xu Da sighed in resignation.

"I know my father-in-law won't resist the decree, but I hope my father-in-law will be happy." Zhu Zhen put forward higher requirements.

"That can't be done." Xu Da shook his head categorically and said: "It's enough for the old man to follow his will, as for whether Gao is happy or not, it's the old man's own business, even the emperor can't control it." ”

Zhu Zhen sighed and said: "Then Miaoqing will be sad when she gets married, can your father-in-law bear it?" Besides, not to mention Miaoqing, if the father-in-law is unhappy, no one will feel good. ”

"Alas......" Xu Da sighed and said: "Your Highness, I'm sorry, the old man is a soldier, not a kiln sister, and he won't force a smile." ”

"Okay, then I'll make you happy." Zhu Zhen exhaled a long breath of turbidity, and asked a different topic: "My father-in-law has been in Peking for more than ten years, right?" ”

"In the first year of Hongwu, after attacking the capital of Yuan, except for the Northern Expedition and returning to Beijing to report on work, basically never left." Xu Da sighed and said, "This year is the fifteenth year. ”

"It's been fifteen years, and my father-in-law is also considered to have completed his merits, right?" Zhu Zhen asked deliberately.

"How so?" Xu Da shook his head without hesitation and said: "Hongwu's five-year defeat in Lingbei is the only defeat in the old man's life, and it has not completely washed away this shame for ten years. ”

Saying that, he sighed gloomily: "I don't know if there is a chance in this life......"

"How can this be opened?" The sixth asked.

"Of course, Wang Baobao was completely defeated, but it's a pity that he is dead." Xu Da smiled bitterly regretfully, and continued: "If you can find the Northern Yuan Dynasty and wipe it out, it will be enough to comfort your life." ”

"Understood, if I can help my father-in-law fulfill this wish, you can laugh, right?" Zhu Zhen nodded and looked at Xu Da.

"Oh, you have a way?" Xu Da raised his head sharply when he heard this, his eyes were obviously blazing, and said: "If you really have a way, let alone give you a smile, what if you smile at Your Highness every day?" ”

"This king only wants his father-in-law to be happy." Zhu Zhen said softly.

"Happy, happy, of course happy......" Xu Da said repeatedly: "As long as His Royal Highness can help the old man find the whereabouts of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, you can say whatever you want." ”

said that he couldn't wait to urge the sixth child: "Come quickly!" ”

"I do have a solution, but I can't see it immediately, I need some water grinding." Zhu Zhen said.

"That's nature." Xu Da bowed his head and said: "The Northern Yuan regime also knows that they can't withstand the blow of losing the royal court, so they are extremely careful to hide their whereabouts. Not only did he escape to the north of the desert, but he also changed his station at four o'clock. ”

After a pause, he sighed and said: "According to the Northern Yuan courtiers who returned to Shun, from the Altai Mountains in the west to the Great Xing'an Mountains in the east, they are all within the scope of the activities of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the station is different each time. ”

"That place is too big, looking for the Northern Yuan royal court with only more than 100,000 people is simply looking for a needle in a haystack." The sixth said softly: "Unless there is Nei Ying to lead the way." ”

"Your Highness is right." Xu Dashen thought so: "These old men have been sparing no effort to recruit the Mongolian tribes, just hoping that they can provide useful clues and even lead us to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It's a pity that ordinary tribes can't get in touch with the royal court at all. And those who are qualified to keep in touch with the royal court, such as Nai'er Buhua, who came to surrender this year, once they are submitted, the Yuan court will know about it immediately, and then run away, not giving us a chance at all. ”

"There is also a very troublesome point, once the army penetrates into the grassland, all the Mongolian herdsmen encountered are the eyes and ears of the Northern Yuan royal court, and they keep an eye on our movements from a distance, so the Northern Yuan royal court can always know the movements of our army in advance. They are bent on escaping, how can we catch them? After Xu Da finished speaking, he looked at Lao Liudao with some pessimism:

"Your Highness really has a way?"

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded affirmatively, and said without selling Guanzi: "Open the border market!" ”

"Open a border market?" Xu Da frowned slightly when he heard this: "The two countries are mortal enemies, and it is too late for the imperial court to impose a strict embargo on the Mongols, how can we open the border market to do business with them?" Isn't this an act of adversarialism? ”

"The general's words are wrong, trade is a powerful weapon second only to the military in the Ming Dynasty, the use of it is wonderful, and it is in one mind, how can it just be blindly embargoed?" Zhu Zhen smiled and shook his head: "And it is said that in the court of King Mengyuan, there are tens of thousands of craftsmen who were taken away from Dadu when Emperor Yuan Shun fled north. Although these people can't produce anything decent because of their poor conditions, they can barely supply the royal court for daily use. You can also squeeze out some of them, so that the Northern Yuan Emperor can reward the tribes to win people's hearts. ”

"Yes." Xu Da nodded and said in a deep voice: "So we must destroy the Northern Yuan Royal Court." ”

"In other words, when the Northern Yuan royal court existed, the trade embargo would not play a role, but would help the Northern Yuan royal court consolidate its position, right?" Zhu Zhen looked at Xu Da and asked.

"So to speak......" Xu Da had a pensive look on his face.

"Then we should open up the mutual market and use cheap and exquisite goods to destroy the handicraft industry of Beiyuan!" Zhu Zhen raised his voice and said: "There are also tea, grain, cloth, etc., all kinds of daily necessities that the Northern Yuan cannot provide, and the Mongolian tribes will definitely rush to it!" ”

(End of chapter)