Zhu Gaoxu ran to the edge of a lava stone platform, and looked into the distance, a gray city appeared near the river beside.
Kaiping Guard!This city was originally the Shangdu (Xilingol League) of the Yuan Dynasty. It used to be a big city, but now it has declined to be in disgrace.The city was now sitting alone on the earth.
From Xinghe Qianhu Institution (Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou) to Kaipingwei, the distance is more than 800 miles north and south, and the depth is wider from east to west, with only two stations along the way.
The imperial court's control over this place can only be considered better than nothing.
The Ming army walked for about twenty days for this journey of more than 800 miles.
I did not encounter any enemy situation along the way, and even the crowds were rarely seen.
The soldiers suddenly saw the city and shouted excitedly from afar.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his horse's head, took a detour back to the post road, and then followed the army and continued to march towards Kaiping Acropolis.
The city was already very old and dilapidated, and most of the soldiers who came to greet him were in ragged clothes.
Zhu Gaoxu looked all the way and found that the only glamorous thing in the Acropolis was a brand new Ming army flag on the city tower, which was probably changed.
The troops arrived at the Acropolis one after another, and the army camped inside and outside the city.
According to officials, this city is the northernmost Tunwei in the area west of Nuergandus. Due to its remote location and inconvenient supply, it is often attacked by the Tatars and casualties occur frequently. Therefore, no one is willing to come here, and the soldiers fleeing very seriously.
Many of the soldiers here are now guilty and are exiled here.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this acropolis has been abandoned and its last resumption of troops was in the fourth year of Yongle; of course, the source of military households was mostly exiled prisoners.
On the marching road north of Aikou Pass (Zhangjiakou), Zhu Gaoxu sent people to set up four warehouses in advance.
One is located in Xinghe, the Qianhu Station (Zhangbei County), and the other two are on the inn; and the most important warehouse is this place.
The transportation of grain here is not convenient. The large army is too large and the amount of grain is needed is huge. The military rations transported to the Kaipingwei Warehouse were not enough.
Zhu Gaoxu also ordered Qi Tai to stockpile some of the military rations here for use on his return trip.
The military households of Kaiping Guard were ragged and their military appearance was not tidy.Zhu Gaoxu was not very relieved when he saw it, so he left a thousand infantry defense warehouses...
In order to save military rations, we will set off tomorrow and continue to head north!Zhu Gaoxu simply issued a military order at the headquarters of the Central Army.
He then left the lobby and walked straight into the hall. The civil and military officials behind him all bowed: I will receive the order!Sent to the emperor with respect.
There has been no military information recently, and the forward has not encountered anything, and there is nothing to discuss about military affairs.
However, a cabinet's administrative file was sent from the capital and Kuaima. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to settle down today and read it quickly.
After leaving Kaipingwei, there was no Ming Dynasty official post road in the north, and it was extremely inconvenient to pass on official documents.The next time Zhu Gaoxu issued an order to the court, it was likely to be the time to return.
When Zhu Gaoxu walked into the signing room, he suddenly saw that the ink had been ground and the things on the table were arranged very neatly.
He turned his head and looked at Duan Xueheng, who was standing next to him with a sword holding his arms. Duan Xuehen pursed his lips and said nothing.
After a while, the virtuous man came over. She was wearing a simple patterned high-waisted silk skirt, holding a teacup and gently putting it on the table.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood that all these things were done by the virtuous master.
Zhu Gaoxu had just opened the file in his hand and was about to get the brush on the inkstone, but he found that the virtuous man had handed the pen to his hand.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw that the two of them touched their eyes. Her face turned red and she smiled embarrassedly, and a shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Duan Xuehen still stood by the wall without saying a word, observing the virtuous master expressionlessly.If you don't pay attention, no one knows where she is standing.
Seeing that the virtuous man was so attentive, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to speak while reading the file: The road to this journey is far, can you still bear it?
As long as the emperor is here, I think it's good everywhere.The landscape of Kaipingwei is so beautiful.The virtuous man said softly.
Well... Zhu Gaoxu habitually made a sound in response.
The virtuous man said again: The territory of the Ming Dynasty is very vast, but it is a little bit deserted.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: That's what the border area is.
The signing room was quiet for a long time, and the guard reported that the Secretary of Qi asked for a meeting.After Zhu Gaoxu nodded, Qi Tai walked in after a while. He stepped forward and bowed and said, "I am hereby order to meet you and pay homage to the emperor."
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu remembered that he told Qi Tai yesterday that he would talk when he had time.
Zhu Gaoxu said: After sitting in Qibu Hall.
Qi Tai turned his head and glanced at the virtuous man.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: As soon as I return to the capital, I will grant the virtuous man-in-law the concubine Zhuang.
Qi Tai's face showed a sudden look.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu asked: I have recently thought of a possibility, will the Wassai (Simongolia) join forces with the Tatars (Eastern Mongolia) to attack us from the left wing?
Qi Tai thought for a while and said: The Tatar leader Benyali Shikhan is a descendant of the Yuan Dynasty royal family. After he was supported by Alutai as the "Mongolian" Khan, he was nominally a great khan from all tribes such as Tatars and Wasai.What's more, both Tatars and Wats are Mongols, so the saint's worries are not completely impossible.
However, in recent years, Watshu has had a feud with the Tatars, so it is not easy to join forces.Moreover, there are some situations in the west, which may hold back the thorns.After taking office as Minister of War this year, I found out from some official documents that war was breaking out between Watshu and Yilibali.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: Yilibali is the previous "Don't miss the Bali"?
Qi Tai said: Return to the emperor, that's right.
After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he also read a lot of memorials about the files and memorials around the Ming Dynasty.
Because the names are different, he was confused at first; but later he gradually understood.
Like this Yilibali, roughly in the Yili region of Xinjiang, the rulers have already believed in Islam.
The main areas where the Watanabes are active are in northern Xinjiang and western Outer Mongolia.It is closer to Yili Bar.
Qi Tai said: At the beginning of Yongle, the Timur Khanate, which the court had been guarding against, immediately fell apart after Timur's death.This Yilibali did not recognize the legality of the Khan, but it was also called the "East Chagatai Khanate" in the Western Regions, and originally surrendered to the Timur Khanate; it broke away from Timur's vassal status and then began to expand its territory.During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Yilibali (Dong Chaga Khanate) began to fight with Wasai and Hami.
So in the past two years, Watshu may have to compete with Yili and have no time to look east.Therefore, I think the possibility of Wasan sending troops is not high.
The Hami Country mentioned by Qi Tai is in the Hami area east of Yili.
The ruler was a Mongol, but he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period and accepted the title of king and allowed the Ming Dynasty to set up official positions such as the chief of Han people for him; he was a semi-independent vassal state.
The imperial army was out of reach, and they basically didn't care about the affairs there... However, when Song Sheng died of illness, he carried out several expeditions.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu praised: Qibutang is well aware of the situation thousands of miles away, and I have not read it wrong.
Qi Tai hurriedly said: I am in my position and I should plan my politics.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while: The East Chaga Khanate wanted to see Hami, and Hami had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and obeyed the imperial edict for many years.
He intuition that the Eastern Chaga Khanate might threaten the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty and be considered an enemy.
Watsai was the enemy of the Eastern Chaga Khanate, and at the same time attacked each other from time to time.No wonder during the Jianwen and Yongle periods, the Ming Dynasty would allocate food, grass and weapons to support the thorns.
However, Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts were different from those of the previous emperors, and he felt that he could not regard Watana as a friend.
The enemy of the enemy is not necessarily a friend.Zhu Gaoxu said casually.At this time, he saw Qi Tai still sitting on the stool, and waved his hand gently: Let’s talk about this today.
Qi Tai stood up and bowed and said he was leaving.
At this time, the virtuous man said softly: I am in Korea and often learn the words and classics of the Ming Dynasty. Why have I never heard of those strange names?
Zhu Gaoxu said: Because those places are still far from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.Our China has been trying to explore all dynasties, so we have such a large territory.Only by being pioneering and enterprising can there be hope.
When she heard this, her eyes showed admiration and novelty.
As the night became darker, Zhu Gaoxu asked the virtuous man to go back to his room to rest.Duan Xuehen kept by Zhu Gaoxu's side, but didn't say anything, but Zhu Gaoxu still asked her to sleep and stay by his side at night.
When he walked out of the signing room, Zhu Gaoxu asked Duan Xuehen: Is Xuehen angry? Why don’t he speak?
Duan Xueheng said casually: I don’t know much.
Zhu Gaoxu felt a little distressed, grabbed her hand, and climbed up to a pavilion behind the patio.
The wooden railing in front is old and torn, and seems to have been painted, but has long faded.
On the contrary, the stars in the sky are very bright and gorgeous.
When he looked up at the starry sky, Duan Xuehen still spoke, making people feel that she was unhappy.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked her: Xueheng thinks, what are those stars?
Duan Xuehen shook his head.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and pointed to a military camp far outside the city.Because they were far away, countless campfires in the military camp were flashing like stars.
He said to Duan Xuehen: Have you seen those bonfires?Why so small?
Duan Xueheng looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a little confused, but still replied obediently: Because he is far away.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Why did Xuehen feel that the stars in the sky are far away, or the bonfire is far away?"In fact, even if we climb a mountain that is thousands of feet (one 1 8 feet and nearly two meters), the stars we see are still like this.
Duan Xueheng's eyes lit up, and her expressionless look changed a little. She raised her head and looked at the stars in the sky curiously.
Zhu Gaoxu said softly: The little star should have been a big thing?We shouldn't be complacent.
Duan Xuehen did not respond, but stars were shining in her beautiful and deep eyes.She seemed to have escaped the trivial matters in front of her at this moment, and her expression became a little sudden.
Kaiping Guard!This city was originally the Shangdu (Xilingol League) of the Yuan Dynasty. It used to be a big city, but now it has declined to be in disgrace.The city was now sitting alone on the earth.
From Xinghe Qianhu Institution (Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou) to Kaipingwei, the distance is more than 800 miles north and south, and the depth is wider from east to west, with only two stations along the way.
The imperial court's control over this place can only be considered better than nothing.
The Ming army walked for about twenty days for this journey of more than 800 miles.
I did not encounter any enemy situation along the way, and even the crowds were rarely seen.
The soldiers suddenly saw the city and shouted excitedly from afar.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his horse's head, took a detour back to the post road, and then followed the army and continued to march towards Kaiping Acropolis.
The city was already very old and dilapidated, and most of the soldiers who came to greet him were in ragged clothes.
Zhu Gaoxu looked all the way and found that the only glamorous thing in the Acropolis was a brand new Ming army flag on the city tower, which was probably changed.
The troops arrived at the Acropolis one after another, and the army camped inside and outside the city.
According to officials, this city is the northernmost Tunwei in the area west of Nuergandus. Due to its remote location and inconvenient supply, it is often attacked by the Tatars and casualties occur frequently. Therefore, no one is willing to come here, and the soldiers fleeing very seriously.
Many of the soldiers here are now guilty and are exiled here.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this acropolis has been abandoned and its last resumption of troops was in the fourth year of Yongle; of course, the source of military households was mostly exiled prisoners.
On the marching road north of Aikou Pass (Zhangjiakou), Zhu Gaoxu sent people to set up four warehouses in advance.
One is located in Xinghe, the Qianhu Station (Zhangbei County), and the other two are on the inn; and the most important warehouse is this place.
The transportation of grain here is not convenient. The large army is too large and the amount of grain is needed is huge. The military rations transported to the Kaipingwei Warehouse were not enough.
Zhu Gaoxu also ordered Qi Tai to stockpile some of the military rations here for use on his return trip.
The military households of Kaiping Guard were ragged and their military appearance was not tidy.Zhu Gaoxu was not very relieved when he saw it, so he left a thousand infantry defense warehouses...
In order to save military rations, we will set off tomorrow and continue to head north!Zhu Gaoxu simply issued a military order at the headquarters of the Central Army.
He then left the lobby and walked straight into the hall. The civil and military officials behind him all bowed: I will receive the order!Sent to the emperor with respect.
There has been no military information recently, and the forward has not encountered anything, and there is nothing to discuss about military affairs.
However, a cabinet's administrative file was sent from the capital and Kuaima. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to settle down today and read it quickly.
After leaving Kaipingwei, there was no Ming Dynasty official post road in the north, and it was extremely inconvenient to pass on official documents.The next time Zhu Gaoxu issued an order to the court, it was likely to be the time to return.
When Zhu Gaoxu walked into the signing room, he suddenly saw that the ink had been ground and the things on the table were arranged very neatly.
He turned his head and looked at Duan Xueheng, who was standing next to him with a sword holding his arms. Duan Xuehen pursed his lips and said nothing.
After a while, the virtuous man came over. She was wearing a simple patterned high-waisted silk skirt, holding a teacup and gently putting it on the table.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood that all these things were done by the virtuous master.
Zhu Gaoxu had just opened the file in his hand and was about to get the brush on the inkstone, but he found that the virtuous man had handed the pen to his hand.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw that the two of them touched their eyes. Her face turned red and she smiled embarrassedly, and a shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Duan Xuehen still stood by the wall without saying a word, observing the virtuous master expressionlessly.If you don't pay attention, no one knows where she is standing.
Seeing that the virtuous man was so attentive, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to speak while reading the file: The road to this journey is far, can you still bear it?
As long as the emperor is here, I think it's good everywhere.The landscape of Kaipingwei is so beautiful.The virtuous man said softly.
Well... Zhu Gaoxu habitually made a sound in response.
The virtuous man said again: The territory of the Ming Dynasty is very vast, but it is a little bit deserted.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: That's what the border area is.
The signing room was quiet for a long time, and the guard reported that the Secretary of Qi asked for a meeting.After Zhu Gaoxu nodded, Qi Tai walked in after a while. He stepped forward and bowed and said, "I am hereby order to meet you and pay homage to the emperor."
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu remembered that he told Qi Tai yesterday that he would talk when he had time.
Zhu Gaoxu said: After sitting in Qibu Hall.
Qi Tai turned his head and glanced at the virtuous man.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: As soon as I return to the capital, I will grant the virtuous man-in-law the concubine Zhuang.
Qi Tai's face showed a sudden look.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu asked: I have recently thought of a possibility, will the Wassai (Simongolia) join forces with the Tatars (Eastern Mongolia) to attack us from the left wing?
Qi Tai thought for a while and said: The Tatar leader Benyali Shikhan is a descendant of the Yuan Dynasty royal family. After he was supported by Alutai as the "Mongolian" Khan, he was nominally a great khan from all tribes such as Tatars and Wasai.What's more, both Tatars and Wats are Mongols, so the saint's worries are not completely impossible.
However, in recent years, Watshu has had a feud with the Tatars, so it is not easy to join forces.Moreover, there are some situations in the west, which may hold back the thorns.After taking office as Minister of War this year, I found out from some official documents that war was breaking out between Watshu and Yilibali.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: Yilibali is the previous "Don't miss the Bali"?
Qi Tai said: Return to the emperor, that's right.
After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he also read a lot of memorials about the files and memorials around the Ming Dynasty.
Because the names are different, he was confused at first; but later he gradually understood.
Like this Yilibali, roughly in the Yili region of Xinjiang, the rulers have already believed in Islam.
The main areas where the Watanabes are active are in northern Xinjiang and western Outer Mongolia.It is closer to Yili Bar.
Qi Tai said: At the beginning of Yongle, the Timur Khanate, which the court had been guarding against, immediately fell apart after Timur's death.This Yilibali did not recognize the legality of the Khan, but it was also called the "East Chagatai Khanate" in the Western Regions, and originally surrendered to the Timur Khanate; it broke away from Timur's vassal status and then began to expand its territory.During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Yilibali (Dong Chaga Khanate) began to fight with Wasai and Hami.
So in the past two years, Watshu may have to compete with Yili and have no time to look east.Therefore, I think the possibility of Wasan sending troops is not high.
The Hami Country mentioned by Qi Tai is in the Hami area east of Yili.
The ruler was a Mongol, but he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period and accepted the title of king and allowed the Ming Dynasty to set up official positions such as the chief of Han people for him; he was a semi-independent vassal state.
The imperial army was out of reach, and they basically didn't care about the affairs there... However, when Song Sheng died of illness, he carried out several expeditions.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu praised: Qibutang is well aware of the situation thousands of miles away, and I have not read it wrong.
Qi Tai hurriedly said: I am in my position and I should plan my politics.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while: The East Chaga Khanate wanted to see Hami, and Hami had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and obeyed the imperial edict for many years.
He intuition that the Eastern Chaga Khanate might threaten the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty and be considered an enemy.
Watsai was the enemy of the Eastern Chaga Khanate, and at the same time attacked each other from time to time.No wonder during the Jianwen and Yongle periods, the Ming Dynasty would allocate food, grass and weapons to support the thorns.
However, Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts were different from those of the previous emperors, and he felt that he could not regard Watana as a friend.
The enemy of the enemy is not necessarily a friend.Zhu Gaoxu said casually.At this time, he saw Qi Tai still sitting on the stool, and waved his hand gently: Let’s talk about this today.
Qi Tai stood up and bowed and said he was leaving.
At this time, the virtuous man said softly: I am in Korea and often learn the words and classics of the Ming Dynasty. Why have I never heard of those strange names?
Zhu Gaoxu said: Because those places are still far from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.Our China has been trying to explore all dynasties, so we have such a large territory.Only by being pioneering and enterprising can there be hope.
When she heard this, her eyes showed admiration and novelty.
As the night became darker, Zhu Gaoxu asked the virtuous man to go back to his room to rest.Duan Xuehen kept by Zhu Gaoxu's side, but didn't say anything, but Zhu Gaoxu still asked her to sleep and stay by his side at night.
When he walked out of the signing room, Zhu Gaoxu asked Duan Xuehen: Is Xuehen angry? Why don’t he speak?
Duan Xueheng said casually: I don’t know much.
Zhu Gaoxu felt a little distressed, grabbed her hand, and climbed up to a pavilion behind the patio.
The wooden railing in front is old and torn, and seems to have been painted, but has long faded.
On the contrary, the stars in the sky are very bright and gorgeous.
When he looked up at the starry sky, Duan Xuehen still spoke, making people feel that she was unhappy.
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked her: Xueheng thinks, what are those stars?
Duan Xuehen shook his head.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and pointed to a military camp far outside the city.Because they were far away, countless campfires in the military camp were flashing like stars.
He said to Duan Xuehen: Have you seen those bonfires?Why so small?
Duan Xueheng looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a little confused, but still replied obediently: Because he is far away.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Why did Xuehen feel that the stars in the sky are far away, or the bonfire is far away?"In fact, even if we climb a mountain that is thousands of feet (one 1 8 feet and nearly two meters), the stars we see are still like this.
Duan Xueheng's eyes lit up, and her expressionless look changed a little. She raised her head and looked at the stars in the sky curiously.
Zhu Gaoxu said softly: The little star should have been a big thing?We shouldn't be complacent.
Duan Xuehen did not respond, but stars were shining in her beautiful and deep eyes.She seemed to have escaped the trivial matters in front of her at this moment, and her expression became a little sudden.
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