My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 818 Kaiping Guards Moved Inward (Part )

Wuying Palace in the Imperial City of Beijing.

"Your Majesty, Wala has repeatedly sent troops to attack Kaiping, and Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu has reported many times. Now the Kaiping Guards are no longer able to be disturbed. In addition, Wu Liangha is getting stronger day by day, and the Kaiping Guards are defending alone. It is really difficult to support them alone!"

Wang Ji, the Minister of War, reported the situation of Kaiping Guards to Zhu Zhanji with a solemn expression.

During Zhu Di's last northern expedition, although he beat Oala to a pulp, he allowed Tuohuan to escape. After several years of savings, Oala has regained its strength again and has been harassing the borders of the Ming Dynasty recently. Kaipingwei is among them. The focus of the attack.

Kaipingwei was an important military town established by Zhu Yuanzhang on the grassland. Zhu Di passed through Kaiping almost every time during his northern expeditions. As the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, it was the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. As long as Kaiping was not lost, the security of the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty could be guaranteed.

But now, after Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, he implemented a strategic contraction in the north, which resulted in some strongholds used for offense becoming isolated in the grasslands and often attacked by grassland people. Now the Kaiping Guards are exhausted, so Yangwu Hou Xue Lucai wrote a letter requesting to move inland.

"Kaiping was established by Emperor Taizu, how can it be abandoned so easily?"

At this time, someone immediately stood up and objected, and it was Yang Pu.

"But now if we want to defend Kaiping, we must increase the garrison in Kaiping and strengthen support for Kaiping. The cost is huge, and the gain is really not worth the loss!"

When Wang Ji saw Yang Pu's objection, he immediately frowned and retorted.

The post of Minister of the Ministry of War is temporarily vacant, so Wang Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is now temporarily in charge of the Ministry of War.

"But the location of Kaiping is important. If the Kaiping Guards are moved inland, if the grassland people go south in the future, they will be able to approach the capital. This is too risky!"

Yang Pu still disagreed.

Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting on the dragon chair, frowned when he heard the quarrel between Yang Pu and Wang Ji.

Zhu Zhanji knew Kaipingwei very well. After all, Zhu Di would take him with him every time he went to the north, and would stay there for a few days when passing by Kaiping.

Even after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he knew that Kaiping was of great importance, so he sent Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, to lead a large army to guard it. However, Xue Lu unexpectedly sent letters several times requesting that Kaiping guards be moved inward.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Zhanji was not willing to give up Kaiping, not because he had any feelings for Kaiping, but because giving up Kaiping would be equivalent to giving up five hundred miles of frontier land.

You must know that after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the most criticized thing was the loss of Jiaozhi. No matter how many reasons his ministers made up for him, they could not cover up the fact that he had lost his land. If he gave up Pingkai now, it would be equivalent to losing another piece of land. He is now worried about future generations calling him an incompetent king.

But if more troops were sent to defend Kaiping, Zhu Zhanji was undecided, because Kaiping was isolated on the grassland and there were no other cities around to support it. If more troops were sent, the annual consumption would be not a small amount.

In addition, according to the report from Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, and the information reported by the Jinyi Guards, the Kaiping Guards have been exhausted in response to the attacks and harassment of the grassland people in recent years, and the city has been severely damaged, so they only sent additional troops. It won't work, unless he sends a large army to replace the original Kaiping Guard army, and then has people rebuild the city, then it is possible to defend Kaiping.

But in this case, the investment in Kaiping was too great. Although Ming Dynasty was rich, there were many places to spend money. For a small Kaiping, it was not worth spending such a large amount of money.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji couldn't make up his mind, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Fu, who was standing silently aside.

At the beginning, Zhu Di formulated the cabinet under Zhu Zhanhe's persuasion, and stipulated that military generals must be included in the cabinet. Originally, there were two military generals in the cabinet, namely Zhang Fu and Chen Gui. Later, Chen Gui died, so Xue Lu took over and entered the cabinet. However, Xue Lu led troops away all year round, so now only Zhang Fu is left in the cabinet. After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, although he did not suppress the generals, as a conservative king, he still paid more attention to the opinions of civil servants. In addition, there was only one general in the cabinet, Zhang Fu, so he could not do anything alone, so most of the time he could only Remain silent and will not speak unless Zhu Zhanji asks for his opinion.

"Mr. British, what do you think of the relocation of Kaiping Guards?"

Zhu Zhanji finally interrupted the quarrel between Wang Ji, Yang Pu and others and asked Zhang Fu.

"This one……"

Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment before finally answering.

"Your Majesty, although I have been to Kaiping before, I have been staying in the capital in the past few years and do not know much about the current situation in Kaiping. In contrast, Marquis Yangwu has been stationed in Kaiping. He has no idea about the situation there. He must have a better understanding, so his suggestions are more pertinent!"

After Zhang Fu said the above words, he sighed secretly in his heart. If he was not forced to have no choice, he would not give up Kaipingwei.

"So, Mr. British, do you agree with moving Kaiping Guard inland?"

Zhu Zhanji was also a little surprised when he heard Zhang Fu's words. After all, Zhang Fu strongly opposed it when he gave up Jiaozhi.

"Exactly!"

Zhang Fu replied helplessly again.

The Kaiping Guard has a special position. From the time it was established, it was not for defense, but for attacking the grasslands. Therefore, Zhu Di had to pass through Kaiping during several northern expeditions, and Kaiping was also an important logistical support behind the northern expedition.

In other words, Kaipingwei only makes sense if the Ming Dynasty maintains an active offensive attitude towards the grassland.

But now that Zhu Zhanji has ascended the throne, he has shrunk the frontier front and implemented a defensive posture on the northern grasslands. As a result, the Kaiping Guards will not only be unable to play their role, but will also become a drag on the Ming Dynasty. As a group of defenders, the Kaiping Guards A lone army, struggling to stay on the grassland, cannot last long.

Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, knew this, so he wrote several times, requesting that Kaiping Guards be moved inward, because if they did not move inward, it would only be a matter of time before Kaiping was conquered.

"Your Majesty, I believe that what the British Lord said is absolutely true. It is inevitable that the Kaiping Guards will move inward. The Marquis of Yangwu is about to be unable to support it. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Wang Ji's eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Fu's words, so he struck while the iron was hot and said.

Yang Pu's face darkened next to him. He was about to say something more, but Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "I also think that the British public opinion is reasonable. In this case, let's move the Kaiping Guards inland. This matter will be left to you, Wang Shilang." Come host!”

"The minister obeys the order!"

Wang Ji also said with great joy when he heard this. Yang Pu next to him saw that Zhu Zhanji had made a decision, so he had to retreat unhappily.

Zhang Fu sighed secretly. Although the situations in Kaiping and Jiaozhi were different, they still gave up voluntarily, and he personally expressed his approval. This made him feel quite guilty and felt that he was unworthy of Zhu Di's trust.

(End of this chapter)