I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 470 Besieged on Three Sides
After Zhang Chang left, Zhu Youxiao continued to take Sun Yuanhua's question book and read it carefully. There was nothing in the back.

After arriving in Macau, Sun Yuanhua stayed here for a relatively long time, about a month, and set off on a planned Portuguese merchant ship in early December.

Heading to Luzon first, then heading to Europe via Malacca, Goa in India and other places.

Finally, he mentioned an interesting thing in the title book. When he was on the ship in Shanghai, a man named Xu Hongzu also quietly touched the ship.After being discovered by the crew, he approached Sun Yuanhua and said that he wanted to follow Sun Yuanhua to the West.

When asked why, he said that he likes to travel, and usually travels for months or even years, visiting various places and recording the local customs and customs.When I heard that the imperial court was going to send envoys to the West, I became even more interested.

So he quietly boarded a ship in Shanghai, with the purpose of accompanying him on his mission to the West. Sun Yuanhua originally wanted to object, but in the end he thought that this person was very smart and might be of some use, so he agreed to the request. For this reason, he also He repeatedly accused him in the letter, hoping that the emperor could forgive him for his transgressions.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this. He also hoped that the more these people, the better.

And he was even more interested in this person because his name was Xu Hongzu. After he saw this, he murmured this name to himself several times.

I also knew in my heart who this was, it was Xu Xiake, a regular player in the history textbooks of later generations, a geographer, traveler, explorer and writer of the Ming Dynasty, and the author of the book "Xu Xiake's Travels". How could Zhu Youxiao not I know.

But in his memory, Xu Xiake will soon go on his second trip in his life. This time he will travel over half of China, from south to north, and see all the famous mountains and the Five Mountains.Now it seems that this trip has been put on hold and replaced by a more exciting and dangerous overseas trip.

This was really a trick of fate, but Xu Xiake probably liked it more, so going further this time, he could also see more magnificent and exotic scenery.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile. It seemed that he, a historical butterfly, had begun to change the destiny and life trajectory of more and more people.

Zhu Youxiao also slowly sighed with emotion, then slowly stood up and walked out of the gate of Qianqing Palace. At this time, the Forbidden City was already covered in silver and looked even solemn.Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this, but looked southward.

It is already early December. According to what the title book says, Sun Yuanhua, Xu Xiake and others must have already boarded the ship and set off.

The rest of the journey will gradually leave the scope of the Ming Dynasty. The route is dangerous and the future is uncertain. In the future, the court will not be able to help them and they will have to rely more on themselves. Zhu Youxiao thought of this and silently wished them all the way. Favorable wind.

After reading Sun Yuanhua's letter, Zhu Youxiao felt a little boring.

It is already December, and although all levels of government offices in the Ming Dynasty are still working, unless there are particularly important matters that will be reported to the emperor, the rest of the time is more about summarizing the year-end work and finally reporting it to the court.

At this time, the palace gradually began to mobilize and began to prepare materials for the New Year and sacrifices, in preparation for the New Year.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao has nothing to do now and his work is much easier.

Some time ago, Zhu Xieyuan reported another good news, saying that the Shuixi'an clan's last stronghold, Weiguan Village, had been breached and the Shuixi'an clan's power had basically been wiped out.

An Wugong, An Bangyan's legitimate son, was also executed by An Xiaoliang, the prefect of Usa Prefecture.An Xiaoliang was probably frightened by the court, so he personally took An Wugong's head to Guiyang, hoping that the court would let him go.

When Zhu Youxiao heard the news, he couldn't help but sneered, thinking that An Xiaoliang was really the best at both ends.He had ignored the imperial court before, but now that he saw that the imperial court was powerful, he quickly submitted a petition for fear of being punished by the imperial court.

But he was lucky. Maybe the southwest war had dragged on for too long, and Zhu Youxiao didn't want to fight on both sides anymore.

So he discussed with the cabinet and others to pardon An Xiaoliang's crimes and spare his life and chieftain position.But in exchange, Wusa Mansion, like Shuixi, had to return to its native land and be brought under the actual control of the imperial court.

As a result, the war in the southwest has been completely settled, and a thorn in Zhu Youxiao's heart has been temporarily removed. As for the subsequent arrangements, it will be determined according to the "Six Strategies for Governing Guizhou" previously discussed with the cabinet, and Zhu Youxiao does not need to worry about specific matters. The school has more to worry about.

The guest troops in Guizhou also began to return to their original bases. Qin Liangyu asked the white pole soldiers to return to Shizhu.

This year, Qin Liangyu's family worked hard for the Ming Dynasty. Her brother Qin Bangping and son Ma Xianglin served the country in Liaodong. They fought to the death in the bloody battle of Hunhe River and withstood the Jianlu attack, which was a key factor in the victory of the Hunhe River victory.

His younger brother Qin Minping and nephew Qin Yiming followed her to conquer the Yongning She clan and the Shuixi'an clan. The whole family really joined the battle to serve the country, which moved Zhu Youxiao very much.

Therefore, he specifically asked Qin Liangyu and Qin Minping not to return to their base, but to return to Beijing with the Zhenwu Army. He wanted to meet her in person, give her a good reward, and set an example for those chieftains who were loyal to the court.

In addition to Qin Liangyu, the one who returned to Beijing with the Zhenwu Army was Wen Yingkui, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town. He had led the elite troops from three sides to send out troops since the beginning of the year. It has been a year now.

Now that the war has calmed down, he has contributed a lot. Zhu Youxiao specially ordered him to return to Beijing. In addition to giving him a good reward, the more important thing is to use him to understand the actual situation of the three towns of Yansui, Ningxia, and Guyuan, as well as the northwest Mongolia problem.After all, as the main outbreak place and battlefield of the future refugee uprising, he must prepare and layout in advance.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was thinking, he saw Zhang Chang who had just finished publicizing the edict and was slowly coming towards him from a distance.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the cabinet have already received the order. However, when the servant just passed by the military aircraft office, he was stopped by Master Zhang Weixian and told him about the military report sent by Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong. It was said that Lin Dan Khan had agreed to the request of the imperial court and conferred the title of Commander Weng of Arzhai. Jishit, and in the coming year we will send troops together with the Ming Dynasty to attack the Inner Khalkha and other tribes that surrendered to the Jianqi."

As soon as Zhang Chang saw Zhu Youxiao, he quickly knelt down and began to report military information to him.

Zhu Youxiao was not surprised by this news. After all, Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian had already written about this matter.It's just that Zhu Youxiao is very curious about how much price the court will pay for this matter.

"What request did Lin Dan Khan make?"

"Sir Zhang Weixian said that he is asking the court to increase the annual silver reward from 4 taels to 6 taels."

Zhang Chang's words immediately made Zhu Youxiao shake his head.My impression of Lin Dan Khan was instantly different.

Although he spent an extra [-] yuan to accomplish this, it made him look down on Lin Danhan even more.

Why is the Mongolian co-owner, the bloodline of the Golden family, with such a small appetite, so easy to bribe, no wonder he will be beaten by Huang Taiji in the future and die in a foreign country.

But looking down on him is looking down on him. As a future opponent, Zhu Youxiao hopes that Lin Danhan will be so short-sighted.With such people taking the lead for Mongolia, it will be easier to deal with Mongolia by ourselves in the future.

Besides, now that he has agreed to Daming's request, it also makes his layout in Liaodong easier.Thinking of this, he immediately glanced at the scenery outside Qianqing Palace, then turned to Zhang Chang and said:

"Xuan Junji Minister Zhang Weixian and Sun Chengzong, and the Governor of the Beijing Camp Chen Liangbi paid an audience."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

The Military Aircraft Department is next to the Qianqing Palace. Upon hearing the emperor's call, Zhang Weixian and the two quickly arrived at the Qianqing Palace. Under the leadership of the young eunuch, they entered the palace gate and came to Zhu Youxiao.

"My ministers Zhang Weixian and Sun Chengzong pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Well, someone comes and gives me a seat."

As soon as Zhang Weixian and his wife came in, they saw the emperor bending down and looking at a painting on the imperial desk attentively.After hearing that he was coming, he waved his hand to let him sit down without raising his head.

Sun Chengzong glanced briefly and vaguely saw that the emperor was looking at a map. However, he saw that the emperor was looking at it with some concentration, so he did not dare to speak more and just remained silent.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao straightened up, looked at the map in front of him thoughtfully, and then looked at the two of them and said:

"Zhang Chang told me all the news just now. Xiong Tingbi and others did a good job. In this way, the situation of besieging Jianlu on three sides has been formed."

As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he stared at the map of Liaodong on the imperial desk, with indescribable emotion in his eyes. Since he came to the throne, he had been fasting for so long, and finally stabilized it, and formed a siege network around Liaodong. Below As long as the situation is stabilized, the following can slowly surround and strangle the prisoners.

"These are all the result of His Majesty's strategizing. However, although Lin Dan Khan signed an alliance with me, the court still cannot take it lightly. Judging from his actions in the past few years, this person has a fierce appearance and a soft heart. When the court uses him, what will he do? Whether they will send troops, or whether they dare to send troops, is a question."

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Sun Chengzong also stood up to congratulate him. However, he did not trust the Mongols very much and always felt that they were unreliable. He must not rely on them, otherwise he would be tricked to death by them.

Zhu Youxiao also laughed when he saw him saying this, and then said:

"Don't worry, my dear, I also hope that it would be best for Lin Dan Khan to stay in Chahar and not send troops. People's hearts are not dead. Lin Dan Khan is timid and does not dare to send troops. By then, more Mongolians will definitely surrender to the imperial court. Follow the imperial court. And no matter how stupid Lin Dan Khan is, he will think of the consequences of not sending troops, so he will form an alliance with the imperial court, so don't worry next year, he will definitely send troops."

He believed that Lin Danhan still understood such a simple truth. Now on the border of the Ming Dynasty, there were many Mongolians who sought refuge with the imperial court.Because of their bravery in battle, many frontier generals adopted Mongolians as their servants to increase their fighting strength.

Therefore, the less Lin Danhan wants to move and the more he cowers, it is also good for the court.

(End of this chapter)