Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 119 Sichuan, the Land of Abundance!
Zhu Qi still left, in the ninth year of Hongwu, one day in June.

On the day Zhu Qi left, it rained heavily, and his wife Xu Miaoyun cried into tears. She really wanted to go with Zhu Qi, but for the sake of the child in her womb, there was no other way.

Eldest brother Zhu Biao came to see him off with a dignified expression.

Li Qi was also crying, crying hard.

"What the hell are you crying, Princess Liao is pregnant and I'm going anyway! You're not even married yet!"

Zhu Qi was riding a horse, and said this to Li Qi angrily.

Li Qi also said while wiping away tears:

"Your Highness, it was supposed to end this year..."

Zhu Qi rolled his eyes, what does Li Qi mean by saying that he won't be able to come back this year, and it will be delayed until next year?
But he was right, now it is June, and according to Xu Miaoyun's pregnancy in April, February next year is the expected date of delivery.

Zhu Qi wanted to go back and forth between Shuzhong and Yingtian Mansion within eight months. It was not difficult. If he traveled at full speed by water and land, without considering safety, he could go back and forth in two months.

But the really difficult thing is that he is still in charge of the defense of central Sichuan.

He did not go to Bashu for tourism.

According to the conversation with his eldest brother Zhu Biao, his mission this time is to ensure that the central Shu area will not be jointly attacked by Wu Sizang and Liang Wang.

If possible, it would be the best thing to cut off the connection between Wu Sizang and King Liang.

This is not something that can be solved by inspecting the army in the past and checking the inventory.

Although the possibility of war is not very high, just in case, Zhu Qi reckoned that he would have to repair the deserted city pass over there, and connect with a complete, solid and reliable direction, so that he could wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's edict to return. Ying Tianfu's.

How long this process will take is really anyone's guess.

If it is fast, like when Xu Da was in charge of defense in Yanyun Sixteen States, spring passed and winter came back, and it took half a year before and after.

But that was mainly because Wang Baobao launched an attack in the autumn, and before winter, the attack was thwarted by Zhu Qi.

Afterwards, Bei Yuan had to enter the defensive stage, and Xu Da's mission was completed and he was transferred back, leaving only Fu Youde to guard.

But Zhu Qi's side is hard to say.

This Liang Wang dares to take the initiative to attack?

This Uzang dare to take the initiative to attack?
Neither is possible.

As I said earlier, even if Wang Baobao hadn't died, it was impossible for Bei Yuan's soldiers and horses to be dispatched to Yunnan.

It is unrealistic and impossible to attack Daming close to the soldiers and horses of the chieftain of Yunnan and the forces left by Bei Yuan in Yunnan.

As for Uzang, it has long since lost the momentum of Tubo in the Tang Dynasty.

Mainly because of the current aboriginal people on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, that is also turbulent.

Us-Tibet, which seems to be united, is divided into two regions, Khamba and Amdo, due to geographical and historical reasons.

These two regions have the faint meaning of splitting into two regimes.

In fact, in the past few years, most of the envoys sent to Daming were sent by Kangba, and the one who had close contact with Bei Yuan was Anduo.

Zhu Qi didn't know the specific reason for such a situation, after all, he hadn't learned about the history of this aspect.

Anyway, most of the fights won't work, and I will drag it on when the time comes, and I don't know how long it will take.

If he could take the initiative to cut off the connection between Wu Sizang and the King of Liang, the King of Liang would have no way to communicate with Bei Yuan.

King Liang didn't have any threats, so he could come back any time he wanted.

But just think about it this way, if you want to cut off the connection between Wu Sizang and King Liang, unless King Liang surrenders, or Wu Sizang surrenders, things are not so simple.

Even with a conservative estimate, it would be unrealistic to stabilize the southwestern border in eight months.

Mu Ying is a man in his thirties, Zhu Qi still has a strong impression of Mu Ying in his memory.

Because he was Zhu Yuanzhang's first adoptive son, even Zhu Biao called Mu Ying "big brother" according to his age.

Of course, since Zhu Yuanzhang became number one and Mu Ying was given back his surname, it is unnecessary for brothers to match each other.

After all, the Zhu family is now in the emperor's lineage, and they respect each other as brothers and friends, and the seniority of the monarch and his ministers cannot be messed up.

No matter how good the relationship between Zhu Qi and Xu Zengshou is, no matter how they are called brothers, they will still add the word Your Highness.

Don't dare to call this piece casually.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself doesn't care what he calls himself, but it doesn't mean that the imperial power can touch the bottom line.

Because of this, Mu Ying has no airs of being a big brother.

Whether it is to Zhu Qi or Zhu Di, they are all respectful.

It's just that Mu Ying is a lot older than Zhu Qi and others. According to the current words, there is a generation gap.

The big guys can't chat together, and they are polite to each other, but it's not realistic to have a deep friendship.

But Zhu Qi was extraordinarily kind and enthusiastic towards Mu Ying.

This time I go to Bashu, I'm all counting on him, can you not be enthusiastic?

As soon as he saw Mu Ying, Zhu Qi took his hand and said kindly:

"Brother Mu, the defense of Bashu this time is entirely up to you."

Mu Ying panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly said respectfully:
"What did His Highness say, the last general is willing to follow His Highness, go through fire and water, and die!"

Balabala is a bunch, the relationship between Zhu Qi and Mu Ying, that is straight up.

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Zhu Qi and others went all the way down the river and entered Sichuan from Wu Gorge.

It can also be regarded as a taste of what it means to be "the apes on both sides of the strait can't cry, and the light boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Along the way, Liu Bowen talked about his knowledge and stories about Bashu. The old man used to be quite aloof and male god, and he didn't know how to do it. It seems that he has become more and more fond of communicating recently.

You know, the former Liu Bowen often smiled lingeringly, hiding his achievements and fame.

But listening to the old man telling stories, the emotion of missing his wife suddenly became much weaker.

At the beginning, it talked about Bashu, and later it talked about the story of the Ming army's conquest of the world.

Liu Bowen followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the South and North Wars, heard many stories, and saw many strange people and strange things.

In the Battle of Fanyang Lake, Zhang Dingbian made a surprise attack with a single boat, and he still stood still with dozens of arrows in his body.

Lan Yuhong stayed on for 83 days and never retreated. Less than three of the city guards were killed, and corpses were strewn all over the field.

At the highest place, you don't even need a ladder, you can touch the city wall by lying on the corpse.

In addition, Xu Da led the army and Wang Baobao in a sit-down battle in Shaanxi, and Chang Yuchun single-armed raided Yongguan and the three armies broke the capital...

Mu Ying was also listening on the sidelines, and occasionally said a few words. He also participated in many battles, although none of them had any important positions.

But he also often holds a machete and takes the lead.

Seeing Zhu Di was envious, he really wanted to be like Mu Ying, and it would be refreshing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person.

The stories, the legends, are all about Zhu Qi, Zhu Di, Xu Zengshou and their father's generation, which can be said to make blood boil.

Even Zhu Qi's adult bones felt like they were on fire.

This is burning, and Bashu is coming.

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Sichuan has been a land of outstanding people since ancient times.

Qin State owned Bashu and gained the capital to sweep the six countries.

When Liu Bang entered Sichuan, Xiang Yu thought he was driving Liu Bang to a remote village.

But I don't know that there are not only abundant soldiers but also abundant food waiting for Liu Bang in Bashu...

Since ancient times, too many heroes have written legends here.

There is also such a saying that "Sichuan will not perish, China will not perish".

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the epic story of the Sichuan Army is still being eulogized.

Although Zhu Qi has never been to Sichuan, he has a natural liking for this land of abundance since he was a child.

From Wu Gorge, after getting off at Chongqing Ferry, continue from Meishan to Chengdu along the road.

All the way from Chongqing to Chengdu, there is no waterway to go.

You can only walk the Sichuan-Chongqing Ancient Road, which will take about ten days.

As for what the tracker said about pulling the boat along the Minjiang River all the way to Chengdu.

Then pull it down quickly.

Let’s not talk about how much the cost is. I’m afraid that the shipping fee per capita is not comparable to modern charter flights.

If it is true that the labor costs are not taken into account, let’s say that it takes less than half a year.

With this time, I spent half a year on the boat and waited for someone to pull the boat up.

It's better to hire two sedan chair bearers, and they will be carried to Chengdu for you long ago.

Of course, there are so many mountains and mountains on this road, if you fall somewhere on the road, you will not be responsible.

However, Chengdu in Chongqing is already very close. After passing Meishan, it can be regarded as the gateway to Chengdu.

After another two or three days of walking on the mountain road, it can be regarded as seeing the blue sky through the clouds and mists. Standing on a high place, looking at the flat Chengdu Plain in front of him, Zhu Qina felt a lot of emotion.

The green fields are connected into one piece, and there is no end in sight at a glance, and the floating clouds look very close that day.

Far away, a towering snow-capped mountain came into view.

The white snow, combined with the changing clouds in the sky, is like being in a fairyland and observing the world

All the rhetoric is not enough to express the shock in my heart at this moment.

At this time, a local official who acted as a guide said in a strong Chuan accent:
"His Royal Highness King Liao, our West Sichuan Bazi is in front of you!"

"Chuanxi what?"

Zhu Qi was stunned for a moment, and Liu Bowen explained next to him:

"It means the Western Sichuan Plain."

Oh, so there is such a saying.

The guide also seemed to remember that His Royal Highness Liao Wang was not very proficient in Sichuan dialect, so he hurriedly continued in a slightly more formal Mandarin:
"Your Highness, the snow mountain is the Xiling Snow Mountain. To the east is Chengdu. If you go further, you should be able to see it."

Zhu Qi looked in the direction pointed by the guide, and he saw that on the plain, a road was faintly visible, and there was a lot of traffic on the road.

Looking at this situation, Li Jinglong couldn't help shaking his head and said:

"It turns out that this is Xiling Snow Mountain. It really is the window containing the Qianqiu snow in Xiling, and the door is anchored by the Dongwu Wanli boat."

Li Jinglong read Du Fu's "Quatrains". Many students may not remember the second half of the sentence, but everyone must remember the first half.

Two orioles crowed in the green willows, and a group of egrets rose to the sky.

If it weren't for his memory becoming super good now, Zhu Qi estimated that in modern times, he would be almost 30 years old, and this line of ancient poems that he could remember would definitely be counted as one.

It's a pity that it's Daming now.

If you put it in the Zhenguan period, good guy, I won't let go of the poems of the poets and poets!
Students of later generations, take a look at the textbook, a certain poem, author: Zhu Qi.

It's a pity, it's a pity, now I can only copy the four great classics.

If you force it, you can only squeeze out Tang Bohu's poems.

But Tang Bohu is most famous for painting, which can be copied, but anyone who has learned painting knows it.

You can copy anything, but let Zhu Qi, a cartoonist, copy other people's paintings... you can't pass this level ideologically.

Forget it, the modern paintings I draw are also quite good.

After seeing the legendary "Sichuan West Bazi", and traveling for hundreds of kilometers, it can be regarded as seeing the legendary Dacheng.

This building was built on a plain, and no defensive issues were considered at the beginning of its establishment.

The reason is that the Western Sichuan Plain, that is, the Chengdu Plain, is too peaceful.

You build on the mountain, this plain terrain is useless.

Therefore, the central location of the Sichuan Basin and the established Chengdu City are very easy to conquer.

After all, there is no danger to defend.

But in history, there are indeed very few who can break into Chengdu.

why?
Because it is difficult to attack around Chengdu!
Since ancient times, threats to Chengdu have mainly come from the north and east, but there are natural dangers such as Yangping Pass and Jianmen Pass in the north, and Yong'an in the east, which is Baidi City.

Behind are the mountains.

The entire Sichuan Basin, that is, the two openings in the north and east, are blocked by the pass town.

This is why, when Deng Aiqi attacked Bashu, he bypassed Yangping Jianmen and arrived at the foot of Chengdu, and the reason why Adou surrendered.

Once the surrounding passes are forced, it is indeed too difficult to defend Chengdu.

What Zhu Qi has to do is to ensure the defense of Bashu, mainly the northern and eastern passes, the repair of important towns, and the supervision of military training, rectification of military affairs and so on.

Out of the urgency to go back soon.

Zhu Qi, who came to Chengdu and was stationed, quickly entered the working state.

Before his butt was hot, Zhu Qi asked someone to bring Chengdu's household registration book, as well as key information on the major passes, cities, logistics, guards, and so on.

Then he took a group of younger brothers to watch.

Seeing Zhu Qi's enthusiasm for work, Liu Bowen went down to rest in relief.

There's no way, if you follow Zhu Qi into Sichuan at an old age, your old bones will fall apart.

However, such enthusiasm for work began to fade after less than an hour.

It's not that Zhu Qilan is getting motivated, but looking at these brochures, he's one head and two big!

Not to mention the traditional characters one by one, and they are all well-written. Although the numbers recorded in Chinese can be guaranteed to be difficult to cheat and delete, it really hurts the eyes.

As for Zhu Di's gang, they were very enthusiastic at the beginning, but after that, only Li Jinglong was still watching seriously.

Needless to say, Zhu Di was born to fight on horseback. If you let him dismount to rule the country, it would be better to kill him.

Historically, being an emperor would have spent longer on the grasslands than in Beijing.

Needless to say, Xu Zengshou and Li Qi are almost the same.

Ever since, after another hour, there was a loud snoring sound in the entire government.

On the first day of arriving in Chengdu, I spent it diligently.

(End of this chapter)