Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 282 Forced conquest? No, no, it’s all voluntary (please subscribe!!)

"Do you know what to do?"

Ouyang Lun asked in a deep voice.

After listening to Ouyang Lun's words, all the officials fell silent.

"Did you understand what you were saying?"

"Why do everyone look so stupid?"

Seeing the dumbfounded looks of the officials, Ouyang Lun asked angrily.

Li Fuyuan, Zhao Tianming and others looked at each other, and finally Li Fuyuan stood up and said: "Sir, you asked us to inform and appease the people. We can all understand this, but why do we need the rich to provide the money? How about contributing? You know that the common people are most afraid of the court levying extra money. At this critical moment, if the common people do not stand by our side, then Beizhili will be in danger and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"

"My lord, please think twice!"

"My lord, please think again!"

All the officials said in unison.

Seeing this, Ouyang Lun helplessly covered his forehead with his hands, "Why do I have subordinates like you?"

"Who asked you to go forcibly? You just need to tell them that this is completely voluntary. Anyone who contributes money and effort will register like the last time he built the Great Wall. If he is not willing to contribute money and effort, no one will go to him. Trouble!"

"Wang Baobao's army is about to attack our country, Ming Dynasty. We, Beizhili, are on the front line of the battlefield. If we don't make more preparations, how can we win the battle on the front line?"

"What is the war about? It's logistics!"

"You all have to tell the people in all the prefectures in Northern Zhili that fighting a war requires money and supplies. We can't give up the entire Northern Zhili, right?"

Listening to Ouyang Lun's words, the officials nodded and shook their heads.

Ouyang Lun continued: "Of course, let the common people prepare the necessary houses. Let the Chamber of Commerce make overall arrangements for this. If I know that someone is taking advantage of this opportunity to make war fortune, I will throw him out of the Great Wall! "

"On the government side, the officials on leave will immediately end their leave and all officials will return to their posts. Each village must have the most important official responsible for contact."

Hearing Ouyang Lun's arrangement.

The officials suddenly realized that their originally panicked hearts calmed down and they found their backbone!

Never give up on Beizhili!
  This is the thought in the minds of all officials at this moment. Beizhili has been developing for so long and becoming more and more prosperous. If it is destroyed by the war, then they will be the sinners of history!

If we want to stop the Beiyuan army, we can only mobilize the common people.

As for whether the people are willing to contribute money and have the strength to contribute, officials have no idea. After all, people are selfish.

But since Lord Ouyang has arranged it this way, they can only try hard.

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you take action?"

"Do you have to wait until Wang Baobao leads the Beiyuan army to invade before you move?"

After being yelled at by Ouyang Lun, all the officials reacted and left the Chief Secretary's Yamen one after another after saluting Ouyang Lun.

Wait for the officials to leave.

"They can't be frogs. I have to frustrate them before they move!"

"Hundreds of officials in the entire Beizhili region all want me to rush them, so I'm exhausted!"

"Zhou Bao, help me quickly and let me go in and sit down!"

"I've been really exhausted these past two days!"

Northern Xinjiang, which was originally quite peaceful, suddenly became wary and dangerous.

The war was approaching, and the people were also worried. Fortunately, with the timely comfort and guidance from the government, chaos did not break out. Chambers of commerce in various places prepared supplies under the overall arrangement of the North Zhili General Chamber of Commerce.

On the one hand, it ensures the supply of frontline troops, and on the other hand, it ensures that everyone in Beizhili can buy daily necessities.

War is about to break out on the border.

Relevant news was also sent to the capital as soon as possible.

The capital, the imperial palace.

Tai Chi Temple.

The officials lined up to enter the hall one by one. The officials looked quite relaxed.

As the officials stood still in the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the dragon throne and sat down.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood, "The weather is good today, it's sunny, and it's not that cold anymore!"

"Dear ladies, do you have anything important to say?"

None of the officials in the court came out, obviously there was nothing important.

"Haha, it's okay! It's okay. We, the emperor, can also relax a little." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "There have been a lot less memorials on the Dragon Case in the past few days. Many of the memorials are just to reiterate the merits. That place A cement road was built, an extra bridge was built, and much more wasteland was reclaimed.”

"Haha, if this momentum continues, our Ming Dynasty will usher in a truly prosperous age!"

"Of course, we can't slack off if we get results."

"Ministry of War, how is the situation along the southeastern coast of Ming Dynasty?"

Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, the Minister of War quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, with the conquest of the Dongying Island Kingdom, the southeastern coast and sea areas of the Ming Dynasty have been completely pacified, and there are ocean-going fleets cruising on the sea, and we no longer hear that the people along the coast are being attacked by Japanese pirates. News of the plunder!”

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and continued to ask: "Hubu, how is the development of the southeastern coast?"

Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the development has far exceeded expectations. Since the maritime ban has been lifted, maritime trade has become more prosperous, and tariffs at major ports have doubled. Among them, Jieshi County Wharf in Zhili in the north, Zhenhai in Ningbo in Zhejiang Province The wharf and Quanzhou wharf in Fujian Province are the most prosperous."

"Where is Yunnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

Song Lian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up from the queue and said: "Your Majesty, although there is still a shortage of officials in Yunnan, with the assistance of His Highness King Yan, there will be no problem in managing the states and counties in Yunnan for the time being. After the scientific examination this year, a group of officials can be sent there. "

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang asked a lot of questions. Every question was answered by an official, and the situation was very good. Either the problem had been solved or the problem was about to be solved.

"Good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, a messenger hurriedly ran up to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Northern Xinjiang!"

"The Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty sent King Wang Baobao of Qi to command an army of [-] people, together with more than [-] people from the Duoyan, Taining, Fuyu and other tribes, a total of more than [-] troops, already outside the Great Wall!"

As soon as this word comes out.

The main hall, which was originally relaxed and comfortable, immediately became extremely nervous.

All the officials in the hall widened their eyes, frowned, and subconsciously looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

More than half a million troops!

This is fully capable of breaking through the Great Wall and causing a devastating blow to the Ming Dynasty!
  Just from the number of Beiyuan's troops, it can be seen that Beiyuan is going to do something big this time.

"Beiyuan sent an army of more than [-] people? And it was Wang Baobao's army!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed, and he was quite surprised inside, but he was still relatively calm on the outside.

After driving Yuan Ting to the grassland, Zhu Yuanzhang had no worries about the Emperor of Yuan Dynasty. The only thing he had to do was to prepare for Bei Yuan's counterattack. Zhu Yuanzhang did not like the incompetent Emperor Bei Yuan at all, but Bei Yuan still had Many can become go-getters.

For example, the king of Liang who ruled Yunnan, Wang Baobao of Qi, and Hanachu, the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty who ruled Liaodong.

However, King Liang of Yunnan had been killed by his son Zhu Di with a red cannon, and now only King Baobao of Qi and Prime Minister Hana were left.

King Qi Wang Baobao was as good as Xu Da in using troops. Zhu Yuanzhang admired Wang Baobao's talents and tried to persuade Wang Baobao to surrender many times, but Wang Baobao refused.

This time Wang Baobao personally commanded an army of more than [-] people.

This put Zhu Yuanzhang under great pressure.

We must know that after the Ming army occupied Dadu, it renamed Beiping, with Sun Xingzu staying behind. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others attacked the Jizhong area as a springboard to attack Shanxi. The Ming army also first sent Jiuzhu, the minister of the Yuan Dynasty, to recruit and expand in Jining. Kuo Timur, but failed. At that time, Chang Yuchun's main force went south to Baoding, Zhongshan, and Zhending. As the North Route Army to attack Shanxi, Xu Da's troops were stationed in the Zhangde area. As the South Route Army, Xu Da sent The forward Tang Hebu took Zezhou from Huaiqing, forming a lone army and advancing rashly. In early October of the [-]th year of Zhengzheng, Timur sent troops south to attack Tanghe. In the battle at Handian, the Ming army was defeated miserably.

In the [-]th year of the Zhengzheng Period, Kuo Kuo Timur led troops to surround Lanzhou where Ming general Zhang Wen was guarding. The reinforcements sent by the Ming army were completely wiped out by Kuo Kuo Timur, and the reinforcement general Yu Guang was also killed.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Timur successfully ambushed the Ming army in Mobei. The Ming army lost tens of thousands of people. Li Wenzhong of the Eastern Route Army fought all the way to the Luqu River, then defeated Harazhang and others at the Tula River, and advanced to La Chenghai on the Luhun River was surrounded by the Yuan army. Li Wenzhong reluctantly retreated and suffered heavy losses. This battle frustrated the vigor of the Ming army and saved the lifeline of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It was the most glorious achievement achieved by Timur.

This battle cast a great shadow on the Ming Dynasty, "it is natural that the Ming soldiers hope to get out of the enemy's territory"!
  It can be said that by expanding Timur's profile, Wang Baobao is the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty!
  Fortunately, he had agreed to the marriage between Ouyang Lun and the Chita tribe before, so that the Chita tribe completely turned over to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, the Beiyuan army that attacked the Ming Dynasty this time would have had tens of thousands more people.

"Hurry up and tell me the specific situation in Northern Xinjiang now!"

"I want to know how Xu Da, Tang He, and Ouyang Lun plan to deal with it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.

With this iron triangle in northern Xinjiang, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too worried. Even if Wang Baobao left again, the three of them could hold off for a while until the court received support.

"Back to Your Majesty, this time Beiyuan moved very quickly and suddenly. It was roughly divided into three groups. The three coalition forces of Duoyan, Taining, and Fuyu were the main force, and the Chita tribe was the target. When the news came, The trading city of the Chita tribe has been surrounded by this Northern Yuan army. Once the Chita tribe falls, this Northern Yuan army will continue to attack and attack Changyuguan, threatening the security of Xuanfu in North Zhili. The second route will The large armies composed of other tribes appeared near Shanhaiguan, while the main force of King Qi Wang Baobao was closest to Xifengkou in the middle of the Great Wall."

The messenger replied quickly.

"Bring me a map!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

Soon a large map was displayed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the movements of the Beiyuan Third Army were marked on it.

"What do you love dears think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at the map for a while before he asked.

"Your Majesty, the Beiyuan army is coming fiercely this time. Such a big move has a big agenda!" Guo Zi was the first to speak.

"The most threatening of the three armies of Beiyuan is the [-]-strong Chinese army led by Wang Baobao. We must keep an eye on him." Lu Chang.

"I think the most important thing now is the safety of the Chita tribe. If the Chita tribe is eaten by Bei Yuan, not only will our Ming Dynasty lose an important ally, but also Changyuguan, Xifengkou and the three customs will be Facing the enemy's attack, the Ming Dynasty's current total army in the north is only [-], so there are more than just these three places that need to be defended." Song Lian.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he nodded, "What you said is correct. The reason why Wang Baobao has not attacked yet is probably because of the new Great Wall. He must be looking for the weakest point of the Great Wall. If it is still the original Great Wall, it is estimated that By this time, Wang Baobao had already broken through to Beiping City."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the messenger and said, "Continue, what are Ouyang Lun, Xu Da, Tang and the three of them doing?"

After hearing this, the messenger hesitated and said cautiously: "Back to Your Majesty, before receiving the news of the dispatch of the Northern Yuan army, Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong were in heaven and earth, and Ouyang's consort went to the Chita tribe to deliver the betrothal gift."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that the corners of his mouth began to tremble.

"Okay!"

"The lives of the three of them are really interesting!"

"The two old ones are busy visiting the brothel, and the young one is busy taking concubines!! They are both my good ministers!"

Zhu Yuanzhang roared: "I handed over Northern Xinjiang to the three of them. Is this how they are responsible?"

puff-

The messenger immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, after receiving the news, Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong rushed to the military camp as soon as possible and began to arrange defense matters. The Northern Expeditionary Army and the various guards in Northern Zhili have already taken action."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened a little.

"Hmph! It's a good thing that they didn't make a big mistake, otherwise they would be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!"

"What about Ouyang Lun? What happened to this kid?"

"Back to Your Majesty, not long after Ouyang Prince Consort went to the Chita tribe, news came that the Beiyuan army was attacking the Chita tribe. I set off for the capital that night. I don't know the exact news about Ouyang Prince Consort, but I When I left Beiping City again, many people rumored that Prince Consort Ouyang had died heroically for his country, and every household was hung with white flags."

The messenger soldier said with a sad face.

what! !

Upon hearing the news, the faces of all the officials changed drastically, and Zhu Yuanzhang staggered back a few steps.

"You said Ouyang Lun died on the grassland?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, I'm not sure, but everyone has said so. This time, the three tribes of Duoyan, Fuyu, and Taining have a hundred thousand troops, while the Chita tribe only has more than [-] people, so they can't resist it at all! "The messenger explained.

"Why didn't Xu Da, Tang He and the others go to the rescue?!?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked angrily.

The messenger fell to his knees on the ground, trembling all over, and was so frightened that he didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Lu Chang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, we cannot blame Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong for this matter. After all, in addition to the [-] troops of the three tribes of Duoyan, Beiyuan also has two other armies. If we send out troops, Ouyang Prince Consort, I’m afraid I fell into Wang Baobao’s plan.”

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