Daming heir

Like the majestic scenery of the Northland, the men on the fortress are also full of heroism.

The middle-aged man in armor and helmet standing behind the wall, waving his whip in his hand, pointed at the grassland behind the continuous mountains in the north, full of pride.

"In this life, this king will ride across the desert, and even live in Xushan, and set up an altar to offer sacrifices to God!"

With a few snowflakes floating on his shoulders, Zhu Di, King of Yan of the Great Ming Dynasty, had peaked eyebrows and a mighty majesty.

Beside him are Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi, Quanning Hou Sun Ke, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Zhiyuan, the commander of the three guards of Yan Wangfu, the commander of the Beiping capital, and Qi Jian, the commander of the Kaiping Guard.

Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Ying Guogong Fu Youde are no longer young, they are over fifty or sixty years old.But as meritorious service to the founding of the country, the two of them have been stationed in Nine Borders all year round, and they went out to the northern grasslands with the Nine Borders feudal lord, even if they didn't say a word, they were majestic.

Seeing that Zhu Di is so passionate, he wants to do the old things of the former Han champion.

Feng Sheng opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty's horse rides the desert, and even lives in Xushan, the old man is determined to be his vanguard."

Fu Youde was also on the side not to be outdone, and said: "This forward general must be an old man. He commanded me, Daming Erlang. The Yuan thief he killed fled in the wilderness. He was frightened when he heard about our Ming army!"

The King of Yan and the old generals were freely venting their heroism, and all the generals around Uncle Hou also had smiles on their faces.

In this world of ice and snow, no one is willing to be left behind.

This is the representative of the hundreds of thousands of frontier soldiers on the Nine Sides of Ming Dynasty.

Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, said from one side: "This year, the Oala tribe in the west sent envoys to the south to Yingtian to negotiate peace with the imperial court. Although in the eyes of the general, I, Ming, don't need to pay attention to these thieves who were driven out of the Central Plains.

But the imperial court was concerned about the overall situation, and had already decided to discuss the mutual market with the Wala tribe.His Majesty also sent His Royal Highness Taisun to the north to go to the pass to discuss the mutual market with the Wala Department.

I want to wait for the northwest side to stabilize temporarily, so that the imperial court can fully prepare for our northern expedition.At that time, His Majesty will definitely appoint the prince as the Marshal of the army as usual, and take the last generals out of the customs and ride on the desert grassland! "

The imperial court's military operations outside the pass east of the Great Wall have been led by King Yan or King Jin in these years, and every mission of the Northern Expedition was carried out.

Now King Jin's side.

Think of the location of Prince Jin's Mansion.

Everyone on the garrison looked at each other knowingly.

Zhu Di's eyes are deep, he naturally knows the thoughts of these veterans in the army, and he also knows more inside information.

He opened his mouth and said, "The Huai'an mansion has brought a lot of grain and grass over this year, and it will be sent to the northwest when the spring begins. The court has a lot to do. Now that the court has such intentions, it can also take it out. When those disadvantages were eliminated, we had to be in front of the imperial court and not let the soldiers in the northwest go hungry."

Zhang Zhiyuan spoke at the right time: "My lord is sympathetic to the brothers in the frontier army, and the general will respect him. The capital of Beiping has been rectifying the large warehouses a month ago. He will send the grain and grass to the northwest after the snow melts in the spring and the roads are solid."

Seeing Zhang Zhiyuan speak, the smile on Zhu Di's face became even stronger.

For this person who was kicked out from Yingtian, Zhu Di always felt that he was his lucky general, and even the sharpest knife in his hand.

It was this Zhang Zhiyuan who forcibly relied on his true abilities to earn a reputation as a little murderer outside the Nine-sided Great Wall where there were so many great talents and generals.

next year.

Wait until next year when the imperial court decides on the Northern Expedition, and when he returns in triumph, Zhu Di has already made up his mind to ask the imperial court for credit for Zhang Zhiyuan.

The seat of the commander of the Peking capital is always indispensable.

If he operates properly, Zhang Zhiyuan will be the vanguard general and win the first prize.

It might be possible to invite an earl from the court for him.

Hearing that Zhang Zhiyuan had already arranged for the capital of Beiping to start preparing the food and grass to be sent to the frontier army west of the Great Wall before he thought about it.

Zhu Di's face was full of satisfaction: "With Zhiyuan here, I can concentrate on the Northern Expedition with peace of mind."

It is no secret in Beiping that King Yan loves the little God of Death.

Even Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng, who were considered confidantes by the King of Yan at the beginning, often lamented their loss of favor, but they had to admire Zhang Zhiyuan's ruthlessness when it came to leading troops in battle.

He really dared to do the kind of thing that led only a hundred people to charge into the enemy's formation of thousands of people.

Just because of this, no one in Beiping would dare to say anything wrong with Zhang Zhiyuan.

Zhang Zhiyuan was already used to King Yan's praise from time to time.

He just smiled silently, and said in a low voice: "It's just that the subordinates think that next year the imperial court may not necessarily have the intention of going to the north again."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the meritorious veterans around Zhu Di.

There was naturally a hint of suspicion on people's faces.

You, Zhang Zhiyuan, are good at fighting, and you are a ruthless character.But you can still be so clear about the affairs of the court, as if you can guess the emperor's mind.

Zhang Zhiyuan was silent.

He didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor would think, but Tang Keke's news from the hidden guards was all the latest.

A look of surprise flashed across Zhu Di's face. In view of Zhang Zhiyuan's outstanding performance in military strategy, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did Zhiyuan say that?"

"Shanxi Road."

Zhang Zhiyuan just quietly replied.

Zhu Di frowned.

He knew about Shanxi Dao. Although he was only the vassal of the Ming Dynasty, he could only command the frontier army except for the three guards of King Yan's Mansion when the court had the will.

But it doesn't mean that he is not clear about what happened in Beiping and even Hebei Road.

Zhang Zhiyuan said again at this time: "Grandfather is in Xingwen Zhending Mansion and Baoding Mansion, and the soldiers and horses of the guards are going west to control Shanxi Road. This alone is enough to show that His Highness Taisun is going to attack Shanxi Road.

Once the Shanxi Road mobilizes troops, in order to stabilize the Nine Frontiers and prevent Yuan thieves from going south, the imperial court will inevitably temporarily suspend the Northern Expedition.

The only thing that matters is the internal peace, and the chaos will not spread to the Nine Sides. Only then will the imperial court reopen the Northern Expedition.

The last general has little talent and learning, but he wants to come to the imperial court to discuss peace and trade with the Wala tribe at the moment, in order to stabilize the situation in the northwest and prevent the nine sides from fighting on both sides. "

Song Guogong Feng Sheng snorted and said: "How much trouble can happen in Shanxi Dao. Taiyuan, the vassal state of King Jin, has often led troops to the north under the command of King Jin these years. With King Jin in Shanxi Dao, there will be no big troubles. .”

"No!"

At this time, Zhu Di's eyes were serious, and he looked at Feng Sheng: "Brother Xun never fights unprepared battles. Even in Jiaozhi Road, his ascent to the city was criticized by the court, but he did it with confidence. matter.

This time, brother Zong transferred Zhending Mansion and Baoding Mansion to the west.Come to think of it... There are also decrees on both sides of Datong and Shanxi Road.Brother Xie is probably in Henan Province right now, where there are Lan Yu and Mu Ying, and the new Henan Commander Yu Ma, who are all familiar with it. "

When Feng Sheng heard King Yan's deduction and explanation, he finally understood.

He didn't know it before, but because he has been stationed in Xuanfu Town this year, he didn't know the situation of Henan Road and Shanxi Road.

But as a founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Sheng was the leader of the millions of Ming troops because of his meritorious service.

He immediately looked worriedly and said: "If His Royal Highness is really going through so much trouble, it can only show that the situation in Shanxi Road is probably far beyond the old minister's imagination..."

Fu Youde was on the sidelines, and said quite meaningfully: "His Royal Highness Taisun has mobilized local troops on a large scale, doesn't Shanxi Road know? The old minister is quite puzzled by this."

The wind and snow on the Great Wall suddenly became heavier.

The cold wind was biting, and the ice and snow slid down the collars of people's backs and slid into their bodies, being melted by body heat, making people feel chills all over their bodies.

Zhu Di withdrew his gaze from the northern desert and turned to look in the direction of Shanxi Road in the southwest.

"Perhaps the thieves in Shanxi Road are not ignorant, but are also playing tricks..."

It is completely impossible for the imperial court to hide the large-scale mobilization of troops and horses.

The Central Plains is not the grassland outside the pass. Tens of thousands of people are scattered on the boundless grassland.

"How will Taisun make a decision?"

Quan Ning Hou Sun Ke read in a low voice.

They are all veterans who have been in the frontier for a long time. They are away all the year round. It is rare that they will be called back to Beijing for a certain period of time in a year. Zhu Yunxi's reputation in the imperial court in the past few years has spread to the nine sides thousands of miles away. become blurred.

Going north to the canal, crossing Zhili, Shandong, and Hebei, thousands of miles away, a thousand-character essay has only one summary sentence left at the end.

The emperor's grandson no longer passed by, quite brave and heroic.

This is the cognition of Zhu Yunxie, the emperor's grandson, in Jiubian today.

Of course, the frontier army's best understanding of Zhu Yunxi is that the method of military merit that the imperial court is currently implementing is promoted by the young emperor's grandson.

Zhu Di lowered his eyebrows, recalling the scene of meeting that young nephew for the last time.

It seems to be the family banquet where the old man recalled all his brothers back to the capital.

Among all the brothers, the prince is the most respected and trusted by the brothers.As the second generation of the Ming royal family, although some people are violent in nature, most of them have real skills.

They all followed the old man and walked all the way from the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

From time to time, Zhu Di would think that if the elder brother of the prince succeeds to the throne, the world will naturally be smooth sailing.

But what if it goes further?

The country that the old Zhu's family managed to bring down, and the people managed to live a peaceful life, they couldn't have just disappeared in a few hundred years.

It's just that Zhu Di didn't expect that the nephew who was still calling for help back then had grown to such a level now.

Zhu Di was in a daze, but he was also inexplicably relieved.

"There hasn't been any news yet, so it shows that Brother Xun is working steadily, making progress slowly, and being mature and prudent."

As if he felt that what he had said was not enough, Zhu Di said again: "My Daming has a good emperor's grandson!"

Snapped!
In the snowstorm under the garrison, there was a faint sound of a whip.

Followed by a scream.

Zhang Zhiyuan took a few steps to the direction where the sound of the whip came from, and looked down from the fort.

I saw that in the white snow, the construction on the Great Wall did not stop because of the snowstorm.

Those exiled here with shackled feet, under the whip of the Overseers of Monolith, continue to contribute to the defense of the Nine Frontiers of the Empire.

The construction of the Great Wall has always been based on the principle of using local materials, so as to keep the expenditure of the imperial court at a minimum.

Stone materials are produced in the mountains around Dushibao, so the construction of the Great Wall in this area is based on stone materials, and the sides and top are reinforced with rammed earth.

The stacking of stones does not use any adhesives. Pieces of stones are polished into the desired shape, and then layered together, they can be tightly sealed and unbreakable under the weight of extrusion.

And the entire Great Wall, not all sections can be passed by people on it.

The greatest function of the Great Wall has always been to prevent the cavalry on the grassland from charging southward.

As long as there is this city wall, it can stop the momentum of the grassland cavalry's charge, and then drag these cavalry into the familiar combat method of the Central Plains army.

The imperial court has become rich in the past two years, and the construction of the Great Wall has received more money and food, so more people will be transferred to work on the Great Wall.

Under the garrison, Zhang Zhiyuan saw a familiar figure among the exiles who built the Great Wall.

That was Huang Shi who was demoted from Yingtian City and dispatched to Kaipingwei.

After so many years, he didn't even die.

Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes became more curious.

Obviously, in such a severe winter, those who still work on the Great Wall cannot be ordinary people who have been confiscated by the local government.

The imperial court was not strict enough to allow the people under its rule to build the Great Wall in winter.

At this time, these people on the Great Wall were all criminal officials of the imperial court, or people who had been sent to border gates for committing crimes.

Treat these people.

According to Zhang Zhiyuan's understanding, he was better than those Japanese slaves brought back from Yingzhou.

Zhu Di also led the people over at this time.

He also saw the fortress at a glance, with shackles on his feet in the wind and snow, and several flat stone slabs that had been peeled off in his hands.

"Is that Huang Zicheng?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

Zhang Zhiyuan nodded, and said in a low voice: "This person committed a crime in Yingtian back then, and was escorted back to Beiping by the prince."

"This king knows him." Zhu Di frowned, and said in public, "Why is he still alive?"

Qi Jian, commander of Kaipingwei, paused, and looked up at the prisoner named Huang Shi under the fort.

He didn't know that the prince actually knew about this person.

And what the prince said just now was undoubtedly expressing his dissatisfaction.

Qi Jian said in a low voice: "Outside the North Gate, we plan to build a few more watchtowers on the top of the mountain. They should be completed before the spring of next year, and I will personally watch this matter at the end."

Since the prince is dissatisfied that Huang Shi is still alive, let him freeze to death outside the pass for the defense of the Nine Frontiers.

Zhu Di's furrowed brows relaxed again.

He already retracted his gaze and turned to look at the people on the fort.

"The safety of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson is related to our Daming Society."

"Shanxi Dao may have troubles. As a clan member, this king is absolutely impossible to sit idly by."

"For the affairs of the state, the Palace of King Yan is duty-bound."

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