The ninth day of the first month of March.

In the land of Beijing, it has also reached the time of spring flowers, Zhu Youzhi visited the palace back garden this day, and specially brought Queen Zhang, which seemed to be very affectionate between husband and wife.

Zhu Youzhu was worried that he was going to take a concubine soon, which would make the relationship between Empress Zhang and his husband and wife discordant, but he never thought that because he was about to accept a concubine, Empress Zhang could be said to be obedient to him recently, allowing him to truly understand what a "real man" is.

"Your Majesty."

Xiao Jing came over with the battle report, and greeted Zhu Youji from a long distance.

Zhu Youzhu bowed his head and said a few words to Empress Zhang, and then Empress Zhang saluted respectfully, first took the entourage of Kunning Palace, and left the palace back garden.

Only then did Zhu Youji talk to Xiao Jing on the temporary throne.

"How? Is there a result? Zhu Youzhu asked.

Xiao Jing said: "Back to Your Majesty, the outcome of the first battle in Liaodong has not yet been decided, but Mr. Zhang has already left Shanhaiguan." ”

"Is it only out now?" Zhu Youzhu was also surprised.

It has been more than two months since Zhang Zhou left the Beijing Division, according to Zhu Youji's impression, this will not be said to be a peaceful Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchen, even if Zhang Zhou is asked to level the entire grassland, it should almost be completed, right?

The results are now ...... Zhang Zhou just came out of Shanhaiguan?

Xiao Jing said: "However, Xinbo's march on the ground of Jianzhou was very smooth, and in the past ten days, he has taken forty or fifty Jurchen cottages one after another, and also captured six or seven cities. ”

"New Bo? Very good. ”

Zhu Youzhi is still very satisfied with a "Confucian general" like Wang Shouren.

can fight again, speak sincerely and respectfully, and look magnificent, the most important thing is that Zhang Zhou recommended a capable person to the imperial court.

Although Zhu Feng is also very trusted by Zhu Youji, even Zhu Youzhu feels that he can't expect Zhu Feng too much to accomplish any big plan, because Zhu Feng is a bit cynical and still lacks experience.

On the other hand, Wang Shouren seems to be born without experience, and he can do great things when he comes up.

"Has the Jianzhou Acropolis been taken?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Xiao Jing replied respectfully: "I didn't take it, in the Xinjian Bo Shang, it shows that the local Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou is very heavily guarded against the Jianzhou Guard, and the tribes are also cooperating with the defense, so he bypassed the Jianzhou Acropolis, and it is said that it is also according to Mr. Zhang's meaning, a little bit of cannibalization, never in a hurry." ”

"Haha...... Cannibalization, well, the previous few times to purge the Jurchens, they just ate on the losses that were too hasty, and every time even if they were defeated, they couldn't be governed for a long time. Zhu Youzhu discussed with Zhang Zhou the strategy of governing the border people, and naturally understood the essentials.

Xiao Jing said: "It's just that recently, the ministers of the court are playing, mentioning the governance of the Jurchen tribes after the war, do you still want to appoint the local officials of Jianzhou?" ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "Actually, last year, I discussed side matters with Bingkuan, and Bingkuan mentioned to me that he wanted to change the land and return to the stream. ”

"Huh?"

Xiao Jing was stunned.

This was the first time he had heard this term from Zhu Youji's mouth.

Although it was only a noun, he knew what it meant literally.

"The hidden dangers of the border areas to the imperial court are increasing day by day, not only in Liaodong, but also in the Tatars of the steppe, as well as those tribes in the southwest, who have had a great impact on the stability of the border areas of the imperial court in the past few decades. In the past, the Ming Dynasty wanted to change the land and return to the stream, and the biggest resistance encountered came from the stability of the border land. ”

Taking away the power of the local officials and replacing the officials to take office will lead to a rebellion of the local officials.

In the past, for the sake of border stability, the Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to carry out a change in the system, even if he knew that the local official system had too many drawbacks, he endured it.

But now that Zhu Youzhu feels that Zhang Zhou is here, he can confidently let go and do it.

Xiao Jing said: "But Your Majesty, isn't the focus of the Ming Dynasty's military and political focus now in the north?" ”

"So, let's start with Liaodong." Zhu Youzhu looked taken for granted, "This is a model for the southwest, what about being as fierce as a Jurchen?" It is still necessary to accept the changes of the Ming system, and the Jurchens must also be relocated inward, so that their tribes will be integrated with the Ming Dynasty, and they will no longer have the power of a small court close to the imperial court, let alone let them have their own army. ”

"I also want to change the situation of those tribal and local officials in the southwest, who respond to every call, it can be said that the people of the southwest border only know that there are local officials in their hearts but do not know that there is a court, how can the border of the Ming Dynasty achieve long-term peace and stability?"

Zhu Youzhu looked high-spirited.

Xiao Jing's heart is mixed.

"Why, now that you are thinking about those civil officials, you want me to know in advance, how can the ministers of the DPRK and China tell me about this when they learn about it?" Zhu Youzhu asked in a cold tone.

Xiao Jing hurriedly said, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "You have to know the proportion, although I have not checked the notes recently, I also know that most of the votes have been adopted, and I am afraid that in the future, the court will not know that there is a cabinet." ”

"Slaves deserve to die." When Xiao Jing heard this, he knew that the emperor was blaming him, as the eunuch in charge of the seal, but he basically followed the opinions of the cabinet on Zhu Pi, which was almost a kind of disloyalty in the emperor's opinion.

"Get up."

Zhu Youji's tone became calm and said, "Bingkuan is not in the court, and I am a little lazy about the affairs of the court." Perhaps, like the prince, he needs to have Bingkuan's reminder to have more heart to take care of the court. ”

Xiao Jingxin said.

When Zhang Bingkuan was in the court, you didn't have the heart to take care of the government, I'm afraid you didn't want to throw all the court affairs to Zhang Bingkuan, right?

"Hurry up. I want him to come back sooner, this one cottage after another...... How long is it going to hit? Zhu Youzhu was excited, and it seemed that he had no interest in seeing the scenery, and he was going back to rest.

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong have already sent troops, and Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong, personally led the troops. ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Also try to ask Bingkuan's opinion, if there is really no need to fight, let him return to Beijing as soon as possible." I've been in a state of flux lately, and I want him to come back and heal. ”

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……

Wang Shouren was on the ground in Jianzhou, fighting one by one.

It seems that he has forgotten his original goal Hetuala, and he has also forgotten that Duobi City is going to help Tang Yin, as if it doesn't matter anymore, his task is to level up gradually.

What I do every day, in addition to marching and fighting, is to study a reasonable attack plan according to the terrain of the nearest cottage.

Because of the existence of yellow powder and artillery, it will also get twice the result with half the effort when attacking the cottage, especially when blowing up the wooden fence and the earth city, the effect is more obvious, so what Wang Shouren is worried about is not whether he can fight it down, but how to fight it quickly and economically, and it is best to fight a battle, and there is no loss on the Ming side.

"Major General, there is a letter from Lord Tang from Duobi City asking for help."

On the 10th day of the first month of March.

Wang Shouren had just defeated a cottage, but he still divided his troops to fight, and the four thousand soldiers and horses were divided into two roads, and the other road was still attacking another small cottage.

He got a letter for help written by Tang Yin from Li Ling.

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "I can send a message to the outside world, which means that the pressure has been reduced a lot, it is estimated that in another ten days and half a month, he will be able to lead his troops to kill the multi-walled city, what else do you ask for?" ”

At first, Wang Shouren also felt that Tang Yin should be saved from fire and water.

But as time went on, when he found that this leveling method was easy except for the slower efficiency, he no longer resisted and rejected, and concentrated on enjoying this steady and steady combat style, advancing towards the hinterland of Jianzhou Wei layer by layer.

What Hetuala's, for Wang Shouren, is no longer an obsession, but a dispensable embellishment.

Anyway, if you don't hit Jianzhou Wei's lair, let Jianzhou Wei's group of cubs do it in a hurry.

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……

As Wang Shouren fought more and more smoothly within the boundaries of Jianzhou Weidi.

Lu Wanqin led 20,000 soldiers and horses, and also killed under the acropolis of Tarumuwei from another direction, that is, the northwest of Jianzhouwei.

Zhu Kongge, the patriarch of Taru Muwei, hurriedly took the generals in the city out of the city and personally went to Lu Wan's army to "make amends", as a branch of the Yehe department, Zhu Kongge was different from his father who had disturbed the border, he was wholeheartedly Ming, so he did not dare to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, this time the Ming Dynasty directly sent 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhu Kongge knew that he was not capable of fighting with the Ming Dynasty, so he surrendered faster than others.

Lu Wan personally met with Zhu Kongge, and after the meeting, he asked Zhu Kongge to enter the city to take all the soldiers in the city out of the city, so that the Ming army could take over the city.

"Why did it come down?"

Zhang Yong didn't go to meet Zhu Kongge, and after hearing the news, he specially ran to the front line from the rear army, and walked down more than ten miles of mountain roads, and Zhang Yong was also a little tired.

Lu Wan said: "Not all tribes dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty, maybe they still think that as long as they are obedient, they can continue to govern here as before." ”

Zhang Yong was surprised: "Didn't you tell him that he and his people will be relocated in the future when he gets Lu Zhongcheng?" ”

"Inward relocation?" Lu Wan asked, "Where does Grandpa Zhang's news come from?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Zhang Yong was surprised.

Lu Wan said: "In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can there be so much land to settle so many border people? At most, the upper-class people in some tribes who knocked out the bones and sucked the marrow were moved to the Ming Dynasty and taken care of them, as for most of these people still living here, the Ming Dynasty re-recruited the army here, completed the change, and then killed those who were disobedient. ”

Zhang Yongxin said, you are still ruthless.

Zhang Yong asked, "Does Your Majesty have any relevant will to be delivered?" ”

Lu Wan's face was a little unkind, and he shook his head, it seemed that the emperor did not trust him Lu Wan in governing Liaodong for a long time in the future.

He Lu Wan is more like a governor who was temporarily transferred to take charge of the war, rather than to govern one side.

Lu Wan sighed: "Actually, Your Majesty has no intention of letting me govern these alien people, I have written to ask Lai Guogong's opinion before. ”

Zhang Yong asked: "Lu Zhongcheng sent a letter to Mr. Zhang alone, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right?" ”

"What's wrong with asking about the strategy of using troops?" Lu Wan asked rhetorically.

Zhang Yong was dumbfounded.

He began to realize that the worries of the courtiers were justified.

From the point of view of Zhang Zhou's rise, in a short time, Daming has received huge benefits, and after winning battles on the border, Daming is no longer a sleeping hero, but more like a tiger descending from the mountain.

But in the long run, because Zhang Zhou's exploits are too great, whether it is the generals of the Beijing camp, or the chief military officers and governors of the town guards in various places, they have gradually begun to get used to asking Zhang Zhou for advice, and so on...... Zhang Zhou will be in power, and there will gradually be an overhead to the imperial court......

If Zhang Zhou's close relationship with the emperor is fine, or if Zhang Zhou has always been able to gain the emperor's trust, then everything is fine.

But I'm afraid that there will also be dislike between the monarch and the minister.

"What Lai Guogong means seems to be that there is a person with this ability to stay in Liaodong to govern the border people and give a strategy for governance, I don't know who it is." Lu Wan said with a sigh.

"Who could it be?"

Zhang Yong directly said the doubts in his heart.

Lu Wan just shook his head.

Those who fight wars return to those who fight, and those who govern the people return to govern the people, Lu Wan feels very confused about his personal future, and he doesn't even dare to say that he is Zhang Zhou's descendant.

It was precisely because of the relationship with Zhang Zhou that he was uncertain, so he paid more attention to establishing a good personal relationship with Zhang Zhou.

This is also due to Lu Wan's character.

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Tang Yin, who is in a multi-walled city, has been living a good life recently.

Before the fifth day of the third lunar month, the soldiers in the city were dying and alive day by day, and the North Korean side slaughtered their horses early to eat meat and drink soup, but it was later found out that ...... There were fewer and fewer enemy troops stationed outside the city.

Several sorties, all with good results.

Although at most the first single-digit head can be beheaded each time, and the Jurchens besieging the city are not completely driven away, at least the defenders in the city have nothing to do to go out to "fight tooth sacrifices" is guaranteed.

As the situation in the city is not so severe, the stomach that was originally hungry seems to be less hungry.

There was not enough food, and I obviously didn't get much back, but it seemed that I couldn't starve to death.

It was also surprising to Tang Yin...... I stayed in this ghost place for two months, and no one starved to death...... In addition to eating a little wild vegetables, it was not to the point of gnawing on the bark of the tree and eating the soil.

It seems like it can still be mixed up.

"Bohu, shouldn't we plan to push the soldiers and horses out? It's always hanging like this, and we don't have food. "After these two months, Xu has obviously lost two circles of hunger and thinness, and he is thin and thin.

But because of this, the eyes also look more divine.

Tang Yin said: "Reinforcements haven't come yet. ”

"Wait? When? Xu Jing was also worried, "Otherwise, let's take the soldiers and horses, cut a gap from the southeast, let's go in the direction of North Korea, and we can reach North Korea in less than ten days, and then we will turn back to the Ming ......Dynasty."

Tang Yin asked, "Do you want to be a deserter?" ”

Xu Jing was speechless.

Originally, he didn't look down on this old friend, and felt that Tang Yin's attainments could not be compared with Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren, but this time he saw what it meant to be a "nest of snakes and rats".

It's all the same character, and I don't know where I learned the stubbornness, but I didn't leave in Duobi City?

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After several days of sortie operations, the effect was obvious.

The morale of the soldiers on the North Korean side has also risen.

Park Yuanzong found Tang Yin and told him about his suffering: "Mr. Tang, there is no way, our coach Li Kejun has mentioned to the people below many times, saying that as long as I return to North Korea, I will be killed." I can't go back to North Korea. ”

Tang Yin said: "You want to go into exile in Daming? ”

"Yes." Pu Yuanzong said, "I can take these five thousand soldiers and horses to defect to Daming together, as long as you give an order." ”

"And what about your kinship?"

Tang Yin squinted at Park Wonjong.

For the sake of his own life, he didn't even care about his family and clansmen?

Park Yuanzong said: "If I defect to the Ming Dynasty and have the Ming Dynasty's reward for me, the monarch of North Korea will not dare to treat my people like this, and my brother is also a hero of North Korea, he is no longer there, and there are many of my people...... How can I affect them because I am alone? ”

"I want to ask Your Majesty for this matter, at least to Lai Guogong, as far as I know, he will come to Shenyang in the next few days." Tang Yin said.

Park Yuanzong was pleasantly surprised: "You can already know the news from the outside world?" ”

"Yes." Tang Yin replied very simply, "Although it is not much, I know that the Jianzhou Jurchens have been tortured by Xinjian Bo a lot, and the Haixi Jurchen tribes have no intention of fighting with the Ming Dynasty. ”

"yes, yes."

Park Yuanzong was also very excited when he heard about it, "If Lai Guogong is here in person, I hope to go and see him, I admire him very much." ”

Tang Yin thought to himself.

Are you admiring Lai Guogong? It's to save your life and have to be admired, right?

Tang Yin said: "Actually, in the first few days, I have sent a copy of your situation, along with the battle report, to Shenyang, which may take a few days to deliver, and I don't know if the road will go smoothly." You don't have to worry, the people who do things for the Ming Dynasty, even if you return to North Korea, can be recognized and affirmed by your monarch. ”

"No, no, no, you don't know, our monarch is too arbitrary, and stubborn, he only believes the words of those close to him, and he is a sinister ......"

Park Wonjong said there that he had to bring it in.

Tang Yin didn't like to listen to it too much.

Because he felt that Park Yuanzong was slandering his monarch, no different from a traitor.

A traitor, where can he go? Does Da Ming dare to believe this kind of person?

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Zhang Zhou finally arrived at the Shenyang Zhongwei Acropolis on March 16.

Zhang Heling, who stayed behind, came out to greet him, and at the same time, there were many local generals, because the news was not leaked in advance, and the soldiers and civilians in the city did not know.

After Zhang Heling took Zhang Zhou into the city, he did not go to the yamen, but took him to his house.

"I'll show you something good."

Zhang Heling rushed over to pull Zhang Zhou's sleeve, but Zhang Zhou stretched out his hand to stop him.

Zhang Heling smiled and said: "North Korea just sent someone to send it, saying that they knew that Mr. Zhang was coming, and sent ten beauties over." I've seen it, it's all ...... Very good. ”

Zhang Zhou frowned.

This is what you Shou Ninghou care about? Have you seen it? Or have you used it?

Zhang Zhoudao: "I came to Shenyang with great hardship for the purpose of going on an expedition. But I'm so tired to hold off for two days! ”

"There's no hurry, is there? I knew it. Zhang Heling smiled.

Zhang Zhou said that he was coming, and the slogan was Han for nearly three months, and the talent finally arrived, and there was a feeling that he had been waiting for a long time to come out.

I have to take a rest when I come, this is not taking this battle seriously.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Now you can send an order to all parts of Liaodong, just say that I, Zhang, have arrived in Shenyang, and the next step is to pacify the Jurchen tribes, unless they surrender and accept the re-canonization and migration of the Ming Dynasty...... See you on the field! ”

(End of chapter)