Will Meng Yuan rise again?

This question involves a large strategic pattern, and Xu Heng, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, may not be able to give a positive answer.

Zhu Qiyu took this question to embarrass Xu Yongning, who is only twelve years old, which is really a bit excessive.

Xu Yongning thought for a moment, and honestly admitted that he couldn't answer this question.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "You try to analyze and analyze, just say it, don't be afraid of making mistakes." Let's talk behind closed doors, and no one will laugh at you if you don't say it right. ”

Xu Yongning nodded: "Now in Mengyuan, it is divided into three major forces, Yexian, Ala, and Totobu. On the left and right flanks of Mengyuan, they are the Jurchen and the Eastern Chagatai.

During His Majesty's reign, these forces will inevitably be unable to integrate, and can only be controlled by His Majesty to attack each other.

But after Your Majesty, in fifty or a hundred years, there will be no guarantee that there will be a mediocre lord.

Once the national strength of the Ming Dynasty declines, it cannot be ruled out that a Genghis Khan-like figure will appear again in the Mengyuan Dynasty to reunify the Mongolian tribes. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded and looked at Li Xuan again.

Li Xuan also nodded: "The minister also thinks so, the Han Dynasty has long proved that no matter how powerful the country is, it is difficult to eradicate the nomadic tribes of the grasslands."

These tribes on the grassland are really inexhaustible wildfires, and the spring breeze blows and grows again.

Just like the current Yexian, he fled to Tiliangguti, and it was too difficult for the Ming army to chase after him and annihilate Yexian. Moreover, if the Ming army really launched an attack thousands of miles away, the flanks would also be exposed to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire.

If you unite these two countries first and give the Ming army a three-way attack, the whole army will be wiped out in an instant.

Therefore, Meng Yuan is too difficult, and the minister thinks that if there is a favorable time, place, and people at the same time, it is entirely possible for Meng Yuan to rise again. ”

Speaking of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire, Zhu Qiyu suddenly deviated from the topic: "Huaiyi, I remember that your grandfather seems to be the first chief military officer of Gansu, right?" ”

Li Xuan replied: "Yes, in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, my grandfather was appointed as the general of Pingqiang and the chief military officer to guard Gansu. ”

"Well, is that Ling interested in serving as the protector of the Western Regions, concurrently serving as the chief military officer of Gansu, stationed in Ganzhou, and running the Western Regions for me?

You have to think about this question before answering it, the responsibility of protecting the Western Regions is very heavy. Not only did he consolidate the Gansu defense line and completely eliminate the threat of the Mongol tribes to the Hexi Corridor, but he was also responsible for sweeping away the Eastern Chagatai Khanate for me. ”

Zhu Qiyu's arrangement is based on two considerations: First, the first chief military officer of Gansu was Li Jinglong, and now his grandson is going to take over as the chief military officer of Gansu, which is also a good story.

Moreover, the border armies of Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Liangzhou are brave and elite, and the position of the general army of Gansu must be their own descendants.

Second, during his reign, he must have the merit of destroying the country in order to be the supreme of the world in vain.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the map for a long time, North Korea is a loyal vassal state, and it must not be able to destroy North Korea, otherwise it will be a big joke, which vassal country will dare to follow the Ming Dynasty sincerely in the future.

It is not possible to destroy the Jurchens, and the Jurchens cannot be regarded as a 'country' at this time in any way.

Then you can only destroy the cochin. But Jiaozhi is not a country, at least here in Zhu Qiyu, he will never admit that Jiaozhi is a country.

So looking around, only the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which occupies Xinjiang, is more in line with Zhu Qiyu's requirements.

Although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu firmly believed that there would always be an excuse to send troops.

Anyway, during Zhu Qiyu's reign, he will definitely destroy a country and piece together all the cultural and martial arts.

Li Xuan also understood that although Gansu was remote, the emperor gave him a good messenger, so he made a firm and sincere statement.

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "I won't discuss the specific strategy with you, you go to Gansu for three or five years first, listen and watch more, and don't worry about using troops abroad."

When all the cronies have been cultivated and they are familiar with all aspects, they will return to Beijing to report on their work, and we will discuss it when the time comes.

It just so happens that in the past three or five years, there have been many rights and wrongs in the capital, and it is best for you young people to go out and concentrate on fighting the war, and not get involved in the whirlpool of political struggle. ”

When Li Xuan heard this, he hurriedly thanked him, it was really difficult to find such a leader who carefully considered for his cronies.

Zhu Qiyu talked back to the topic: "Mongolia is a place that is impossible to rise again. It is the Jurchen Department, but it has the opportunity to emerge.

It is the slave Gandusi that Emperor Xuanzong gave up, a place that everyone looks down on, including the savage Jurchen, Haixi Jurchen, and Jianzhou Jurchen, once these people become powerful, it will be very troublesome. ”

Li Xuan and Xu Yongning were quite modest and teachable, although they were difficult to accept Zhu Qiyu's views for a while, they did not immediately question them.

Xu Yongning was interested, and he was looking forward to inspecting Liaodong quickly.

Zhu Qiyu stretched his waist: "Let's disperse, today, I'm really a little tired, I'll talk to you another day." ”

The three princes got up to leave, and Zhu Qiyu went home to sleep.

The next day, the thirtieth day of the first month.

This was the last day of the first month, Zhu Qiyu got up early and began to meet with the military generals sent abroad, and bid farewell to everyone one by one.

Zhu Qiyu met Xu Youzhen first, and now that the weather is getting warmer, Xu Youzhen should also leave Beijing, control the floods of the Yellow River, and patrol Shandong.

Zhu Qiyu was patient again, and listened to Xu Youzhen talk about a lot of professional river control issues. After listening, Zhu Qiyu only felt dizzy, but he still beat his spirits and continued to ask: "Xu Aiqing, if you still have any requirements, just mention it." ”

Xu Youzhen replied: "The minister needs to mobilize the authority of the reserve soldiers and the soldiers of the Shandong local guard. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, I will give an order to Shandong Dusi." As long as it is a guard under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Division, you can transfer it casually. ”

After Xu Youzhen thanked the emperor, he took out a list and handed it over: "Your Majesty, this is an official and craftsman who has the ability to govern the river and is willing to endure hardships and stand hard work in order to control the floods.

The duties suitable for them are listed above, and your Majesty is to be granted permission at his discretion. ”

"That's right."

Zhu Qiyu took the list, didn't look at it, and handed it to He Yi.

Xu Youzhen wants to use the river to select talents for the imperial court, and at the same time, cultivate some cronies by the way, which is also human nature.

It is very hard to govern the river, and from the beginning of Taizu to the end of Chongzhen, the Ming emperors of the past dynasties are not interested in controlling floods and building water conservancy, or there is no emperor interested in this at all.

The emperor didn't pay attention to it, and naturally few people were willing to devote themselves to the cause of river control.

As a result, there is an extreme scarcity of talents for river management.

And Xu Youzhen is the best of the best in terms of river governance.

Moreover, Zhu Qiyu is different from other emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and regards the control of floods and the construction of water conservancy as one of his most important achievements in cultural governance.

In this way, Xu Youzhen has become Zhu Qiyu's baby bump, and she can't beat, scold, or speak, and she has to be coaxed throughout the whole process.

Zhu Qiyu in history took Shi Heng as a baby bump, and abandoned Xu Youzhen like a shoe; The current Zhu Qiyu is taking Xu Youzhen as a baby bump, abandoning Shi Heng like a shoe, and completely reversing it.

(End of chapter)