Zhu Youzhu passed the most meaningful birthday after he ascended the throne.

Not to mention the four seas, even the fire sieve that was once indispensable on the grassland and competed with the little Tatar prince Batu Munk bowed his head and surrendered, and at the same time he also got the news that Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren's patrol Wei Ninghai were worshipping the sky in Wei Ninghai.

So much so that a saying began to rise around the Jingshi that Zhu Youzhu was the king with the most martial arts achievements after Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhu Youzhu couldn't surpass the two emperors who founded the country, some people might directly say that he Zhu Youzhu was comparable to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, which can be regarded as more restrained.

Of course, Zhu Youzhu has a price to be the co-leader of the world.

Those Fanbang vassal states came to Beijing to congratulate them, and they all stretched out their hands to ask for benefits from the Ming Dynasty, especially on the side of the fire sieve...... In addition to asking the Ming to return more than 10,000 captives and nearly 100,000 cattle and sheep, the fire sieve also proposed to build a city with the Ming Dynasty in Hetao, and rewarded him with the land of Hetao from then on, and gave him a large number of silk, tea, ironware, etc.

In fact, he also wanted Daming's artillery technology...... Of course, he also knew that he couldn't gain the full trust of Da Ming now.

This request was held in the stomach first.

In this matter, Zhu Youzhu is still calm.

It's already pretended, even if you want to sprinkle some benefits to those vassal countries, there is no need to bleed heavily, just give some meaning.

In the end, Tang Yin went to the fire sieve to convey the meaning of Daming: "...... The land of the Hetao is the predicament of the Holy Seeing that you have nowhere to graze in the Menggol Jin, so it is temporarily given to you as a place to live, and its land must belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the city must be built by your tribe itself, and the people of your tribe must repair it themselves, and pay three tributes in three years. ”

"If your tribe encounters an invasion, the Ming Dynasty will decide whether to send troops to help, and when the Ming border passes encounter Koubian, you must also send troops in a timely manner, otherwise it will be regarded as a betrayal, and the next time the Ming Dynasty sends troops, your people will be completely wiped out."

"As for your captive people, they will be given back a portion every year for the next five years, first to the old and the weak, to be raised by you, for filial piety, and then to women and children. As for cattle, horses, alpacas, etc., they are all the trophies of the Ming Dynasty, except for a small part that will be given to you, and you don't have to think about the rest! ”

Huo Sieve originally felt that he had received a lot of rewards from Daming and could go back.

After listening to Tang Yin's words, he realized that Daming could not be called borrowing flowers to offer Buddha at all, it was simply robbing us of our things and giving us a little bit to show the grace of Daming.

Compared to the ...... I took back. How many people, animals, and goods were taken?

If it can't be given back to me, then I'm still embarrassed to come here to be obedient to the people. Fight directly with your Daming?

Tang Yin finally expressed sympathy for the fire sieve plight, he said: "The Holy Lord has done his best to be kind to you, but after all, he did not let you migrate to the land of Guannan, he still gave you enough land and pastures, and promised to send troops to protect your safety as appropriate, which is the emperor's grace. Let's go back early after receiving it. ”

Let's just say that our Ming didn't tie them up, nor did we kill all of you, so it's also necessary to keep some hostages.

If you want to rebel again...... It's up to you.

But next time you may have to bear it is not Wang Bo'an or Zhu Zhijie, if you want that Zhang Banxian to go up in person, I will ask you if you are afraid of the fire sieve?

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The fire sieve got the necessary reward from Daming and returned to the northwest.

As for the Korean side, they also got what they wanted, that is, to give Yanshanjun's eldest son as the son, which is equivalent to saying that Yanshanjun's son has been recognized by the Ming Dynasty, of course, until now, Li's position as the monarch has also been recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and even in North Korea, he is still regarded as the Ming lord.

And North Korea also has a major purpose, which is to cooperate with Lee's "westward expedition".

In May of the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the Jianzhou Jurchens attacked and harassed Korea and took away a large number of people, Li listened to the advice of the hard-liner minister Li Kejun and decided to personally conquer the Jianzhou Jurchens, with Cheng Jun as the marshal of the capital, Li Kedu as the deputy marshal, and the people and horses also began to prepare, but because of the drought in the territory, and the national strength was not as good as before, the expedition was forced to be postponed to the thirteenth year of Hongzhi.

And in the first month of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, Li ordered the cancellation of the western expedition.

Later, the Korean monarchs and ministers discussed building the Great Wall in Pyongan Province to guard against the Jurchens, but due to various difficulties, they also failed.

And this time Jin Shoutong came to Daming as an envoy to win the legal support of Daming for the Korean expedition to the west, after all, the Jianzhou Jurchen was also nominally a vassal of Daming.

In this regard, Da Ming's opinion is...... Regardless of whether asked.

This is also the middle of the Ming Dynasty to the north of the Di Yi consistent style, not in favor of anyone, but in the two do not help, it is best to see you dog eat dog both defeated, unless it is encountered by foreign invasion, such as in the Wanli period, the Ming Dynasty twice in the name of the suzerainty sent troops to North Korea, to help North Korea twice defeat the invasion of the Japanese invasion of soldiers and horses, this is all a later story.

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It's August.

Zhang Zhou's life in the northwest was very leisurely, and the basic situation was that the Ming border army had been able to complete the daily patrol within a hundred miles north of the border pass, and the distance that could advance the grassland without collecting at night was less than twenty or thirty miles, and now it can reach two hundred to four or five hundred miles.

The interior of the Tatar seemed to have stopped for a while.

Dayan Khan tried to play a concert and asked to continue paying tribute and trade with the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Youzhu explicitly refused.

As for Zhang Zhou's mining in the northwest, the speed of advancement is also very fast, in addition to the coal mines in Shanxi have begun to be put into production, even the iron ore north of Zhangjiakou Fort has also begun to be mined, in addition to Tuntian, the northwest of the Ming Dynasty is engaged in production, and the smelting workshop is from the Jingshi of the Ming Dynasty to Xishan, and then to the Zhangjiakou of Xuanfu, and then to Datong, Shanxi...... An industrial chain has been formed along the way.

It's just that Zhang Zhou is still not satisfied with the quality of the iron ore in the northwest, and he has already played with Zhu Youji, preparing to open up new iron ore fields around Tangshan in the future, that is, around Yongping Mansion in Beizhili.

And in the Jingshi.

Zhu Youzhu seems to be in poor health recently......

I didn't go to court for a few days.

It's not that he's really sick, but he gradually began to slack off on court affairs, and sometimes he doesn't plan to go to court when he is slightly unwell, which is also Zhu Youji's sluggish mentality in the middle and late stages of his reign, and he is about 14 years from Hongzhi in history, and often does not participate in court meetings.

But because of Zhang Zhou's presence, he felt as if he didn't have to go out in person to have this mentality.

The ministers felt that this was because of a terrible "birthday party", which made the emperor's heart empty, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty thought that he was the inevitable result of the Ming monarch's holy lord in the world and too much sycophancy.

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But at this time, it was a "play" in the north, which made Zhu Youji's gradually slackening heart clean up again, but because he told outsiders that he was sick, he did not hold a court meeting, but just took advantage of noon to let several important ministers of the court and the central government go to the Qianqing Palace together to hold an inner court meeting in the Qianqing Palace.

The ministers who were summoned, in addition to the three cabinet members, also included six Shangshu and the imperial history of Zuodu, and Wang Wei, a scholar of Hanlin in charge of the Academy.

Wu Xun didn't summon any of them, obviously this time the matter involved the decision-making level.

The four eunuchs were all there.

After the arrival of several ministers, Zhu Youzhu asked them to give them a seat, and at the same time distributed a copy of the "Notes" with multiple copies to each of the participating ministers.

After the minister looked at it, he realized that the situation was a little unusual.

"Ahem." Zhu Youzhu coughed twice, setting the tone for this inner court meeting, "Duoyan Sanwei, it is said that the little Tatar prince Batu Munk led 200,000 troops to the north of Jiliao to annex them. So they played and asked the country to send troops. Ahem. ”

The emperor also looked weak.

Whether he was really sick or not, the ministers present didn't care, anyway, seeing that the emperor's mental state was quite good, and he was full of anger when he spoke.

Li Dongyang said: "This is a good thing, it is for the effect of the fire sifting out. ”

A few people present were surprised.

The emperor's heart was already empty at this time, and you Li Dongyang actually helped the emperor pat on the back? Or are you going to take a big breath, and after saying the words of praise, you should say something dejecting and pour a basin of cold water on the emperor's head, right?

Unexpected...... Li Dongyang finished speaking, and there was no follow-up.

This made the ministers present feel even more incredible.

According to their ideas, the attitude of the cabinet now should be ...... Your Majesty, this is the consequence of the fire screening into the Jingshi court, look, those grassland tribes of them have taken Da Ming as the wronged leader! If there is any trouble, let Daming send troops!

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu was very satisfied with Li Dongyang's statement, he nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you think that the Ming Dynasty should send troops at this time?" ”

The minister present was embarrassed.

This kind of problem......

It was last year, and when Zhang Zhou was not in the court, the emperor probably didn't have to ask, and of course, it was impossible for Duoyan and other tribes at that time to come cheekily and ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops...... Because of the convention, your grassland tribes kill each other, what does it matter to us?

It's best for you to die together, and the Ming Dynasty will send troops to help you clean up the mess.

But now......

The ministers present felt that it seemed that the emperor had become addicted to the co-lord of the world, and it was clear that the matter of Duoyan Sanwei had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor actually had the trouble to discuss whether to send troops?

Xie Qian asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the Northwest knows about this now?" Is there also any intention to send troops from the northwest? ”

Everyone couldn't help but ponder Xie Qian's words.

What does this mean...... Is it hinting that Zhang Zhou will take the initiative to send troops to the grassland again? Last time, I took advantage of the Dayan Department and the fire sieve to copy the fire sieve's lair, this time it won't be Zhang Zhou to copy the Dayan Ministry's lair, right?

Zhu Youzhu said with a calm expression: "I know what you mean by Xie Qing's family, although Bingkuan's opinion has not been consulted on this matter, but he mentioned to me earlier that the tribesmen of the little prince of Tatar are mostly north of Guanshan, and their whereabouts are uncertain, and even if there is a annex of the cabinet department on the grassland in the future, the tribal population will definitely be brought within fifty or sixty miles of the former military horses." ”

"If you want to attack it again, I'm afraid it's hard to find the previous opportunity!"

The emperor was rational.

Knowing the trick of sneak attack, just come once, and then think about it, unless you take other Tatars for fools.

I know that you have a magic stick that can pinch and calculate, and even know where our tribe's people and horses are, we can be found where we hide, so we can simply go out on an expedition in the future.

Don't feel a drag.

Anyway, other tribes also have this idea, and before they want to fight in a group in the future, they will all drag their families first?

A sneak attack on Weininghai planned by Zhang Zhou changed the strategy of dispatching troops in the grassland for more than ten years, which made these ministers think it was quite ridiculous.

I think that Wang Yue also attacked Weininghai at the beginning and took Yi Si Mayin's lair at that time, but later the Tatars did not have any warning because of this...... may be because Zhang Zhou's appearance is too buggy, even if Zhang Zhou doesn't have that ability at some point, others will imagine that he has this ability.

This is what makes the grassland tribe and the Ming courtiers a headache.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just asked you if you want to send troops to assist Duoyan Sanwei, and you don't have to knock on the side to test the side. Ahem. Zhu Youzhu said that he was coughing again, but this time he seemed to be in a hurry.

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These ministers present can also be regarded as the top ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

But at this point, they don't know how to characterize it.

It stands to reason...... This should not be discussed, just directly rejected Duoyan Sanwei's request to play, you must know that Duoyan Sanwei said that Batu Munch mobilized 200,000 soldiers and horses...... Don't think it's Douyan Sanwei or Batumunk bluffing.

Batumunk was able to unify the steppe in a short period of time, not by mouth, nor by repeated surprise soldiers, nor by the name of his Great Khan.

Rather, Batumunk has accumulated a large number of people and livestock in the past few generations, and has the qualifications to unify the rest of the kings with different surnames.

Why is the fire sieve so brave and good at fighting, and finally unites with the tribes such as Yebula, Mandu, Agulhu, etc., and finally loses?

In terms of individual combat ability, the gap between the various tribes in the steppe is not very large, and the key is that the Chahar tribe of Batu Mengke has a large number of people, and there are at least 100,000 horses and horses pouring out of the nest at one time, which is not something that those small and medium-sized tribes can parry.

Now the emperor also said that Dayan Khan is now afraid of being sent by Zhang Zhou to send troops to the old nest, since he is going to send troops to the Duoyan Sanwei in Eastern Mongolia, he must also drag his family and mouth to go with him.

Is it an exaggeration to say that there are 200,000 horses?

Liu Jian saw that everyone was silent, and he had to come out to show his attitude: "Your Majesty, you should not send troops, and you should work hard for it." ”

Xu Qiong on the side immediately objected: "What's the point of summoning the fire sieve so before?" ”

I didn't speak before, but when I spoke, the two of them spoke together.

Immediately, two distinct viewpoints were formed, and there were representative figures for sending troops and not sending troops.

But let them distinguish between those who support sending troops and those who don't...... It's really not as clear as when I debated with Zhang Zhou before, because this time it was originally a contradiction within their civil servants.

They didn't even know what Zhu Youji's intentions were.

According to their guesses, the emperor may be inclined to send troops to maintain his image as the co-ruler of the world, but that is the Tatar 200,000 soldiers and horses pouring out, and the Duoyan Sanwei may turn against the water at any time, how many troops does the Ming have to send to fight against it?

Isn't it a ...... A national war?

I also said that I would prepare for war in the northwest for a few years, but now because of Duoyan Sanwei's play, I asked Daming to send troops, and Daming gave up the previous established national policy?

So the attitude of the emperor, they are not easy to judge.

That's probably the kind of ...... I want to send troops, but I know that I can't send troops, and I have to fight to the death for the sake of face.

Xie Qian's heart was bright, and he asked, "I wonder if Your Majesty thinks you should send troops?" ”

If we can't agree on a result on our side, I'll ask you for your opinion first.

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "I don't actually want to sit idly by, but I also know that Duoyan Sanwei is also a wolf's ambition, and it was when they encountered the danger of the tribe that they thought of sending troops with the Ming Dynasty. Even if Da Ming really wants to send troops in the end, it is impossible to send troops now, but until they are both defeated. ”

Xie Qian said: "If you send troops, deter the little Tatar prince, make him withdraw, and surrender the army without a fight, it is the best result." ”

Ah.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Xie Qian.

Or are you Xie Yuqiao's head bright, and you can still open up a third way in this black-and-white two-sided position?

Dispatch troops...... Deter the enemy away?

How can you Xie Yuqiao be like that Zhang Bingkuan, why don't you go to heaven?

Xu Qiong said: "Elder Xie Ge, what you said, I'm afraid it's impossible, right?" How could the little Tatar prince easily withdraw because the Ming Dynasty had the intention of sending troops? They sent troops to Duoyan Sanwei, and they thought it was also planned. ”

Xie Qian said with a smile: "The persimmon picks the soft pinch, because I think Duoyan Sanwei is easier to defeat, and it is more unprincipled than not sifting and sifting them, right?" ”

Xu Qiong didn't reply.

I feel that I can't talk to Xie Qian, Xie Qian is the kind of person who is good at sophistry.

Xu Qiong naturally wouldn't be fooled and went to debate along with Xie Qian's words.

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I actually understand what you mean, and the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty needs to be demonstrated. That's not as good as ...... Let's not discuss the matter of sending troops to the grassland, this matter is ...... Just put it down first. ”

No promise, no denial.

Shelving issues?

Is this the fourth option?

Zhu Youzhu immediately added: "Bingkuan's affairs in the northwest have basically been completed, and I have decided to send someone to summon him back to Beijing in the next two days, and after he returns to Beijing quickly, I will discuss with him whether to send troops, what do you think?" ”

Depend on!

Originally, I thought that the emperor had changed his sex, and only listened to the opinions of our ministers, not Zhang Zhou.

Now I know that the original emperor's purpose in shelving the issue was to go back and listen to Zhang Zhou's opinion?!

You might as well just ignore us and decide for yourself!

Liu Jian said: "The fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, even if the war in the northern grassland has nothing to do with the south of the border pass, it will also affect the interests of the people in the border pass." ”

Zhu Youzhu said curiously: "Elder Liu Ge, didn't you support sending troops before?" ”

"The old minister's intention is to strengthen the defense of the border areas, and to give them proper hope, so that Duoyan Sanwei will not fall from the wind." Liu Jian explained his words.

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "Ignore it, at present, it is the best way I can think of, but it can't be ruined because of this." Even you have uncertain things in your mind, why don't you wait until you go back and think about it, and then make a decision when Bingkuan returns? ”

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