Chapter 48 Preparing for Autumn

As for why Yang Pu said that Zhu Qizhen was wise, he could see the political wisdom of Zhu Qizhen's division from the division of Zhu Qizhen.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, China's administrative divisions have basically been based on the principle of broken terrain and jagged terrain, which prevents local areas from forming an independent regional space that can compete with the central government.

For example, why is Henan located on the north side of the Yellow River? Why is Hanzhong located in Shaanxi and not Sichuan?

Yang Pu was prevaricating Zhu Qizhen just now, so he didn't think carefully and just said that he was the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangbei. But now think about it, the Yangtze River is a natural barrier, how could it be possible to let Jiangnan Province take advantage of the natural barrier.

Zhu Qizhen's division method is very clever.

Let the two provinces straddle the Yangtze River, and Nanjing is also across the river. In this way, it is impossible for anyone to easily occupy the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to fight against the imperial court.

Zhu Qizhen only regarded Yang Pu as a compliment and said: "Mr. Miao praised it."

Zhu Qizhen was talking to Yang Pu about the division of governors, but when he heard the sound of dense footsteps outside, Wang Yu almost broke in and said: "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards are reporting urgently. Wu Liangha has assembled troops and is preparing to seize the border.

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After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand. It is said that Duke Yingying, Duke Chengguo, and Marquis Baoding will enter the palace. You go to Wuying Hall first and wait."

"Yes." Wang Yu went down immediately.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said to Yang Pu: "The sky is high and the air is clear and the horses are fat."

Zhu Qizhen was not surprised by this. When he refused Wu Liangha's tribute, he thought of this day. But he didn't know whether Wu Liangha had thought about the genocide in the future when he made up his mind.

day.

Although Zhu Qizhen talked and laughed freely.

But in my heart I hated Wu Liangha very much.

Sometimes traitors are more hateful than enemies. Especially the forces that rebel and surrender repeatedly are like clowns, making people hate them.

When Zhu Qizhen came to Daowuying Hall, Duke Yingying, Duke Chengguo, and Marquis Baoding were already there.

Zhu Qizhen asked Wang Yu to explain the situation. He asked: "Uliang Han invaded from the south. I think it was just Liaodong and Xuanda. Are there any precautions in these places?"

Cheng Guogong said: "Since this spring, the imperial court has strengthened border defense, built dozens of large and small castles, more than 30 checkpoints, and nearly a hundred miles of border walls. The state of border defense has never been so good. With ministers here, no matter what Wuliangha is.

No matter how many people there are, I will not let Wu Liangha step into the border wall."

Zhu Qizhen said: "With Duke Cheng here, I feel relieved."

The reason why Duke Cheng was speaking was because the British Duke Zhang Fu was increasingly fading away. On many military issues, he gave the right to speak to Duke Zhu Yong.

I don’t know whether the British Duke Zhang Fu smelled something. Or the current British Duke Zhang Fu has no longer accepted the heroic spirit of the past. Instead, he only has the love of licking a calf. He cares for his little son who is more than three years old.

As for the errands of the imperial court, he is no longer interested.

And Zhu Qizhen's concessions to Cheng Guogong were also completed step by step, and Jingnan Xungui's forces were transferred out of the capital step by step. To be precise, the generals of Cheng Guogong's faction were transferred to Jiubian bit by bit.

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This is also common.

In the early Ming Dynasty, it was very normal for the nobles to serve as commander-in-chief outside the army, and to serve as the commander-in-chief of the five armies. Now the emperor attaches great importance to Duke Cheng Guo, allowing him to take charge of the army many times.

The people under Duke Cheng have also made many meritorious deeds, so it is natural for them to go out as generals.

It's just that they didn't realize that Baoding Marquis Mengying seemed to be hidden in the snow by Zhu Qizhen. The more than 30,000-strong Southern Expedition Army that year never made a single move in the capital. Instead, many martial arts students were sent there.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said: "The Nine Borders are divided into various ministries. If Wu Liangha attacks, without a general to coordinate, it will inevitably be a waste of time. It is better to ask Cheng Guogong to visit the Nine Borders for me and coordinate with the generals.

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Zhu Yong, Duke of Chengguo, said: "I obey the decree."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Come here, take 100,000 silver dollars from the internal transportation warehouse and send them to the Duke Chengguo's house."

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, heard this and said, "I am ashamed of myself. I will not be rewarded for my merits. Please take back your Majesty's orders."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Jin Yiwei has a book about you." Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hand, and someone immediately picked up a plate and placed it in front of Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Yong.

But there were more than a dozen question books stacked on top of each other. As soon as Zhu Yong, the Duke of Cheng Kingdom, saw the questions, he was already sweating on his forehead.

These dozen inscriptions cover different times and places, but the content is the same, that is, the silver reward issued by the imperial court is different from what the soldiers received.

One of them was discounted.

As for how and who gave the discount, Zhu Qizhen would not ask because it would involve too much. In the previous smuggling case, Wang Zhen was at the top, followed by Shi Heng.

Zhu Qizhen understood very well at that time that Shi Heng, a general who had not yet been knighted, could have such great energy.

This time it will set off another storm. Do you want to create a character similar to Shi Heng?

Zhu Qizhen was too lazy to do it. In addition, the main force of Cong Yexian returned from the Western Regions, Zhu Qizhen had a feeling that the frequency of battles between Ming Dynasty and Wasi would become faster and faster. Although the distance was so great,

There's some distance. But the little battle probably won't end.

Zhu Qizhen cannot afford another border smuggling case.

But this doesn't mean that Zhu Qizhen doesn't care about it, it just means that he does it in a different way.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I didn't know that Duke Cheng Guo actually had no money to spend. If you are short of this little money, just ask me for it. You and I are from the same family. Speaking of which, I call Duke Guo

Uncle, you won’t be able to pass either.”

"From now on, my uncle only needs to ward off my enemies, and my inner treasury will be at my disposal."

What Zhu Qizhen said was sincere and there seemed to be no lies.

In other words, Zhu Qizhen really did not tell lies. Since Zhou Chen carried out the household reform, Zhu Qizhen could no longer put all the court's money into the inner treasury like the Empress Dowager.

Therefore, Zhu Qi Town’s internal treasury only has about 10 million yuan.

Compared with the 32 million taels of silver left by the Empress Dowager, it is far behind. Zhu Qizhen has prepared many things for Wa Ci. If Zhu Yong, Duke of Cheng, can really do it and destroy Wa Ci, he will

Zhu Qizhen didn't care too much about the thousand yuan reward given to Zhu Yong.

What he cares about is always power and the policy blueprint in his mind, not money.

But he estimated that Duke Cheng Guo couldn't do it.

In terms of seniority, King Zhu Neng of Dongping is the same generation as Emperor Taizong, and Zhu Yong is obviously the same generation as Emperor Renzong. After all, Zhu Qizhen's name is Zhu Yong, so he shouldn't be an uncle, but an uncle.

But how dare Zhu Yong confront the emperor?

He was touched and frightened at the same time. He was touched by Zhu Qizhen's favor, which was almost unprecedented. He was also frightened by this incident and whether it contained some unknown horror. He said: "Your Majesty understands

See, I really don’t know about this matter.”

Zhu Qizhen said: "It doesn't matter. This one hundred thousand yuan is just for my uncle's good fortune. The army is outside, and I will not pay attention to some trivial details. I am waiting for uncle's good news."

Zhu Qizhen's words can actually be heard the other way around. As long as the war can be won, nothing is a problem, but if the war cannot be won, then everything is a problem.

Zhu Qizhen didn’t know if Zhu Yong understood.

But when Zhu Qizhen saw Zhu Yong going out, his back was wet with cold sweat.

When Zhu Yong left the palace, he felt as if he was in a trance. He looked at the group of people behind him carrying more than a dozen large boxes, all of which were heavy silver coins.

He remembered what Zhang Fu said to him when he left the palace. Zhang Fu said: "It's not easy to deal with today. There are some things that you have to take care of yourself."

Zhu Yong wanted to talk to Zhang Fu in detail, but Zhang Fu ignored him and went straight away.

At this moment, Zhu Yong didn't know how to face that person in the Forbidden City. Although one hundred thousand yuan could be worth one hundred thousand taels, and although the Chengguo Palace was also a wealthy family, he was asked to take out one hundred thousand taels in one go.

Come on, it’s quite strenuous.

This windfall made Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, feel so heavy in his heart that he felt like there was a lump in his throat and was speechless.

He cursed secretly in his heart: "The bastards down there, what did they do that made the imperial guards stab you at His Majesty's side? You don't know how to restrain yourself yet."
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