Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 134 Dedicate the world map to Zhu Yuanzhang!The embryonic form of the Great Tomorrow Never Sets Empire!

"That's great, so we don't have to fight any more," said Liu Sanniang, the side concubine of King Ying.

"You're talking nonsense, the Tartars are gone, it doesn't mean we won't chase and kill them, how can we not fight!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

"The Tartars have all gone to the Mobei Grassland, do they still want to hunt them down?" Liu Sanniang felt a little puzzled.

She had heard that the Mobei grassland was either the desert next door, or the barren grassland, and when winter came, people would freeze to death, even urinating would freeze them.

But in summer, palm-sized mosquitoes fly all over the sky, killing people.

In such a poor place, she felt that there was no need to hunt and kill.

"The Tartars can come to the Central Plains to wreak havoc, why can't we go to the grasslands?" Zhu Han laughed.

After entering the palace, after seeing his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han told the information about Liaoyang Province.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked by the news.

"Could it be that the Mongols are struggling and want to run away?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little inconceivable.

No matter how poor the Great Yuan Dynasty was, it still had more than a hundred thousand elite soldiers.

There are hundreds of thousands of loyal Mongol Semuren following, so why do you want to run away early?
"The general trend of the world is like this today. As the saying goes, heroes are not free. Fortune no longer favors the Mongols. Even if Genghis Khan comes, most of them will not be able to hold on. To me, the Mongols can think of running ahead of time. It's a brilliant move." Zhu Han laughed.

"Land, did they really give up so easily?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Obviously, in this matter, the difference between the Han people and the Mongols is very big.

"The Mongols didn't pay much attention to the land. What they valued was the pasture and water. As long as there is better pasture and water, they will just go nomadic. Way to go." Zhu Han said.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang thought it made sense, he nodded, then looked at Zhu Han and asked, "Qiwu, how did you come up with this idea, shouldn't Xu Da and the others speed up their march and take down Dadu immediately?"

Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang remembers that Zhu Han once proposed a plan for an army of [-] to cross the sea and land in a raid on Dadu!
It seems to be very feasible now.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han directly opposed this strategy.

"No, brother, we can't be in a hurry, but we should follow the original plan and fight steadily, first take the whole of Shandong, then enter Henan, then take Guanzhong and Shanxi, and finally attack Dadu!" Zhu Han said calmly.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was a little anxious and didn't understand, "Finally hit Dadu, and all the Mongols will run away!"

"That's right, let them run! Moreover, not only let them run, but also let them run according to our plan!" Zhu Han said.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was already in a daze, and he didn't understand what Zhu Han meant at all.

"What do you mean, what do you mean let them run according to our plan?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, and took out a huge roll of paper from his arms.

"What is this?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"map."

"Map? What map?"

"The map of the whole world!" Zhu Han smiled mysteriously.

"Oh."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much, and silently watched Zhu Han open the huge map on the table.

However, as the map unfolded, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the map was completely different from what he had imagined!
Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that the map of the world included the Han land in the Central Plains, plus the grasslands in the north, Tubo in the west, Nanyang and Koryo, the Japanese country, and other places, it would be considered a complete world.

However, in the map that Zhu Han unfolded, Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that Tianxia only occupied a small part of the map, maybe not even half of it.

"Ah, what, what is this?" Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang stuttered in shock.

"Brother, this is the real world!!" Zhu Han looked proud.

This map was obtained by Zhu Han's system check-in, and then he drew it again. There are not only Eurasian world islands on it, but also North and South America, Oceania, and the Antarctic continent.

For the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, this is simply something that subverts the three views.

"So the world is so big! Qiwu, is this our Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang saw the name of Nanjing Yingtianfu and the surrounding area marked in red on the map.

"That's right, this is our current Daming!" Zhu Han said.

"Then this is Chen Youliang, this is Ming Yuzhen, and this is the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan tribes in Yunnan. Why are a few places here not marked?" Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the Western Regions and Central Asia.

"It's too chaotic there, and I don't know how to mark it." Zhu Han said frankly.

The Chagatai Khanate and the Ilkhanate of the Mongol Empire are now at the end of their rope.

There are constant internal disputes, and it is difficult for even the gods of Da Luo to figure out the division of their local powers.

"Then where is this place? Why is there such a large piece of land, which seems to be larger than the entire Central Plains!" The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the northwest.

"This is the Golden Horde, a vassal state entrusted by Genghis Khan." Zhu Han said.

The older brother Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, "How could such a large territory be bigger than the Central Plains!"

The Golden Horde started from the Kazakh grasslands of Central Asia in the east to the states of West Daros.

To the south is the Caucasus Mountains of the Caspian Sea, and to the north reaches the North Pole. Naturally, it is a very vast land.

"There is a lot of land and few people there, so naturally the entrustment will be bigger." Zhu Han said.

"Are there many countries further west?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Han stretched out his hand and pointed to the mosaic-like European continent on the map, "There are not only many countries, there are thousands of countries here!"

"What, thousands of countries?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked again.

He took a serious look at Europa on the map.

No matter how you look at it, it is only slightly larger than the Central Plains. How could there be thousands of countries.

"Brother, here are all some small feudal states. If you control a county and have 5 to [-] people, even if you are a medium-sized monarch, with a landlord's compound, you can control an area of ​​three to five miles, and you are a small monarch. Thousands of countries, that's not very simple." Zhu Han laughed.

It's not like he's talking nonsense.

Today, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and other places have not been unified in one place, and there are large and small feudal states everywhere. There are thousands of feudal states, but they are still a little small.

"I understand, Qiwu, you are planning to use a trick to drive away tigers and wolves, aren't you?" The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood what was going on.

"That's right! Brother, don't you think it's a pity to look at such a big land? We Chinese Han people are trapped in such a small area, but we can't touch a wider area. When future generations face the land shortage At that time, they didn't even have a way to survive, they could only kill each other, isn't it too miserable." Zhu Han said.

"That's right, it makes sense!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.

"So, we drove the Mongols to the west and let them go back to the path of Genghis Khan, but this time we were chasing after them, waiting until the Mongols walked all the way and killed all the way."

"Afterwards, we will go to occupy it, and arrange soldiers to garrison the fields and guard the border, so as to leave a vast land for future generations!" Zhu Han described his grand blueprint.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was directly shocked by Zhu Han's generosity, and asked, "Qiwu, what do you think we should do in the first step?"

"Let the Mongols clean up their wealth and population first, and then force them to go north into the grassland. I have already inquired. Now the Mongols in the Central Plains have difficulty adapting to the climate of the Mobei grassland. They will definitely not be able to survive. We will Send people to secretly lobby, tell them the situation in the Western Regions, and let them migrate westward by themselves," Zhu Han said.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and immediately felt that there was a loophole in it:
"However, if the Mongols refuse to migrate westward, what should we do?"

"Don't go west? Then they will just wait for the country to perish on the grassland!" Zhu Han sneered.

Afterwards, Zhu Han came up with his huge plan to control the grassland.

In Zhu Han's plan, he no longer used the original long-distance raid method on the grassland, but started steadily and steadily, starting from the northeast of Liaoyang, using a large number of military fortresses as bases, and gradually infiltrated and controlled the interior of the grassland.

These military fortresses are all defended with guns and artillery, a fortress of two to 300 people!

As long as there is enough gunpowder and ammunition, it can completely withstand the siege of tens of thousands of people.

In history, Tsarist Russia used this method to invade and occupy the territory of the Central Asian grassland. As long as there is a fortress to stand firm, the surrounding nomads will fall into great passiveness. There are only a dozen people in one or two households, and it is simply a dream to deal with a fortress.

"Okay, okay!"

"With this method, the Mongols will no longer be arrogant."

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang showed a very gratified smile. Originally, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's conception, after the Ming Dynasty conquered the world, he would overhaul the Great Wall and other fortifications in the north to prevent nomads from looting.

However, that is always a passive defense, and the initiative is in the hands of the Mongols.

If Zhu Han's method of advancing the fortress is adopted, the money spent on building the Great Wall can be used to build fortresses, and better results can be achieved.

"As long as a batch of fortresses are built to let the Mongols know that they can't chew, then they won't stay in Mobei with peace of mind. They will definitely think of a way out in advance, and the only way out is to go west. After all, the people there The Chagatai Khanate is still a vassal state in name of the Yuan Dynasty." Zhu Han laughed.

"As long as the Mongols leave Mobei, it is destined to be a road of no return." Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.

In order to ensure the implementation of this plan, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang even issued an edict, asking Xu Da to strictly implement the strategy of sweeping the Central Plains, and forbidding to underestimate the enemy and go straight to the capital.

Facing such a severe edict, Xu Da, who had just learned of the empty information about Dadu, thought that the Mongols had set up a trick to lure the enemy in Dadu. I've caught myself at one point.

In the first year of Hongwu, Daming attacked from all directions with an unstoppable momentum as soon as he appeared.

Xu Da led an army northward from Qufu, Shandong, took over the entire territory of Shandong, and then turned around and entered Henan.

In the direction of Huguang, Hu Dahai, Zhang Dingbian and other new army generals led the waterway coalition forces to capture more than half of Hubei. In desperation, the Emperor Chen Youliang of the Han Dynasty had no choice but to abandon his capital Hanyang and go upstream along the Yangtze River to fight Ming. Yuzhen.

In the face of the menacing Ming Dynasty, all forces in the world are powerless to resist!
Today's Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, one is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the prince of the Zuo Prime Minister who assists in the government. Naturally, they don't need to do it by themselves.

Winter is coming into the year, and because it is the winter solstice festival, the officials of the entire Ming Dynasty have a day off.

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was finally able to take a rest. Empress Ma sent someone to prepare a family banquet in the palace for Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang to have a good rest for a day.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Han stopped his glass and stopped drinking.

Alcohol is too pathogenic, he is still a teenager, so it is better to drink less.

However, Zhu Han felt that he was a boy, but his older brother Zhu Yuanzhang and his sister-in-law Empress Ma didn't think he was a boy, but an adult.

"Let's say, after July 16th, you are [-] years old. You have grown up. I should tell you about a marriage." Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Regarding this matter, Zhu Hanna was not ambiguous at all, saying:

"Brother, Shiliu is also a teenager, so I'm not in a hurry to get married."

"Fart, if you don't get married, where will you get any heirs? If you don't have any heirs, are you worthy of our parents?" the older brother Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded.

Speaking of parents, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became sad again.

"That winter, our mother said that after the New Year, she asked someone to be a matchmaker for me. She went to be a door-to-door son-in-law, and she could always stay alive without starving to death. But after the New Year, after the spring, the whole family, the whole family was hungry. Died!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was already in tears when he said this.

Empress Ma quickly comforted herself by the side.

Zhu Han also bowed his head and remained silent. To be honest, he didn't remember anything about his childhood at all.

"Now that we are the emperor, we must let our old Zhu's family flourish! Your marriage must be finalized, otherwise don't blame us for using family law!" said the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang fiercely.

Under the coercion and temptation, Zhu Han could only obediently obey the arrangement.

However, Zhu Han also put forward his own request, that is, women who are determined not to have their feet bound. Zhu Han hates the matter of women's feet bound, and even ordered one after another not to bind women's feet, but some wealthy families still think it is elegant. According to the etiquette, he still bound his daughter's feet.

Hearing that Zhu Han asked the woman not to bind her feet, Empress Ma felt warm in her heart.

My younger brother and my husband really have the same heart, and really don't like bound feet.

His big feet are destined not to be disliked in Lao Zhu's house.

Those big feet may be the only knot in Empress Ma's heart.

After learning about Zhu Han's request, Empress Ma immediately inquired among the wives of noble officials in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

No matter which family the girl is from, as long as she is of the right age and behaves well.

Empress Ma would send people to the palace for parties, nominally to accompany the empress to relieve boredom.

In fact, he was looking for a candidate for Zhu Han's concubine.

After three or five days like this, Empress Ma will select a group of women from good families, and then send someone to invite Zhu Han to come and observe secretly to see if he is sleeping.

After choosing three or five girls, Zhu Han did not express his opinion for a long time.

Empress Ma saw that this must be dissatisfied with the person she chose, and if this is the case, then continue to choose.

This time, not only Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, but also officials and gentry families in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, as long as there is a suitable woman, Empress Ma will secretly send people to look for it.

I found more than 20 school-age women with excellent looks and family backgrounds.

As winter goes to spring, the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty is coming soon.

During the Lantern Festival in the first month, these girls from Jiangnan officials and gentry families were all invited by Empress Ma to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, and entered the palace in the name of viewing lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

Empress Ma and her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang are full of confidence in choosing a concubine this time.

There are more than 20 girls, there must be one that suits your heart.

More than 20 girls enjoyed fireworks and lanterns in the palace.

Under the bright candlelight, each and everyone's features are extremely clear.

Zhu Han watched these women carefully one by one.

When the Lantern Festival lanterns dispersed, these women also left one by one.

Empress Ma and her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ran over to ask Zhu Han.

"How about it, Qiwu, which family's girl do you like?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember the name and appearance, you can just tell me what clothes she is wearing. Everyone is wearing the clothes I gave her. Everyone has different patterns, such as peaches, lotus flowers, and orioles."

Sister-in-law Ma Xiuying is indeed a smart person, she has already helped Zhu Han think of the problem of identification.

But Zhu Han didn't speak all the time, which made Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma very anxious.

"You brat, do you want to tell me or not? If you don't say anything, I will let Chang Yuchun's sister marry you as my princess!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

Zhu Han became furious when he heard it, "Brother, you are too cruel, Chang Yuchun's younger sister is even more masculine than Chang Yuchun!"

"Then hurry up!" Empress Ma urged.

"Then I'll tell you, don't blame me." Zhu Han felt a little embarrassed.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma smiled at each other, a little proud.

"Which girl you like, just say her clothes pattern." Empress Ma said with a smile.

Zhu Han said slowly: "Oh, that's grapes, oranges, peaches, kingfishers, orchids, melons, green bamboos, pearls..."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Queen Ma: "..."

Just like reporting the name of a dish, Zhu Han mentioned all the dozen or so girls he liked in one breath.

When he looked up at his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang and his sister-in-law Empress Ma, he found that their faces were very exciting.

"Brother, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Han looked puzzled.

Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "Qiwu, are you desperate?"

Sister-in-law Empress Ma also looked distressed, "Qi Wu, good boy, you are still young, don't be so greedy."

Zhu Han suddenly became angry, "Why at this time, I am still young again, didn't you say that I am already an adult, since I am an adult, hehehe..."

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled, looked at Zhu Han who was smirking, and asked quickly:

"You brat laughing fart, even if you are an adult, what's the matter?"

Zhu Han raised his head, and said in an incomparably majestic way: "Children only make choices. Now that I'm an adult, I want them all!"

"Damn!" Old brother Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swear, and said, "Our emperor only has two concubines now, and we don't have that many ourselves. You're fine... ouch!"

Unknowingly, sister-in-law Ma Xiuying's little hand reached out to elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's waist.

Zhu Han pretended not to see the matter between their husband and wife, and said to himself:
"You asked me to choose. Now that I have chosen, it is really meaningless if I disagree."

After Zhu Han finished speaking, he turned his head and was about to leave, which was exactly his purpose. It is no problem for these ladies to look and learn, but Zhu Han has met some women and knows that they are very incompatible with his temperament. It will get more and more annoying.

However, just as Zhu Han turned around, his sister-in-law, Empress Ma, grabbed him.

Empress Ma gritted her teeth and said to Zhu Han:
"You are the younger brother of our family, and now Lao Zhu's family is a royal family, what's the matter with marrying more concubines, I don't think there is any problem at all!"

Now, it was Zhu Han's turn to be dumbfounded.

"Ah? Sister-in-law, are you kidding me?" Zhu Han was a little scared.

"Do you think I'm joking? They came to Yingtian Mansion so far away, am I joking?" Empress Ma obviously has a temper, so she doesn't believe that Zhu Han's evil idea can't be cured.

"Then what do you mean?" Zhu Han was really afraid of his sister-in-law.

"I have written down the few you just mentioned, grapes, oranges, peaches, kingfishers, orchids, melons, green bamboos, oh, and pearls! These girls are perfect matches, you Just wait." After finishing speaking, Empress Ma dragged her elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang away quickly, leaving Zhu Han alone in the wind of the Lantern Festival.

"Too bad, if these dozen or so concubines really come, wouldn't I have to become a human being?" Zhu Handun felt that something was wrong.

Even if it doesn't work as an adult, I'm afraid the house will be full of smoke!

Only Liu Sanniang, a little female bandit, would do some moths from time to time, and then come with a dozen or so smart ladies, I'm afraid that my King's Mansion will be fried.

The capital of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the capital city.

Royal Palace.

The Great Yuan Regent Empress Dowager Qi's face was gloomy, and her pretty face was covered with frost.

On the table are the recent military reports from various places. There is basically no good news. Either there are civil uprisings or riots, or the local governments need reinforcements or military supplies to suppress bandits.

As for the entire Yuan Dynasty, it is no longer possible to get any decent reinforcements and military supplies.

Chahan Timur died in Qufu, and lost a large number of soldiers and supplies. Wang Baobao and others led the Henan Yuan Army to abandon Kaifeng and fled to Cangzhou, Hebei. There were about 3 or [-] people. This is the Great Yuan Dynasty The last elite force.

As the only remaining elite force, the Empress Dowager Qi naturally had to be cautious, how could it possibly be used to suppress rebellion in various places.

"Empress Dowager, Pingzhang Naha of Liaoyang came out to play, saying that Liaoyang was attacked by red scarf bandits Mao Gui, Guo Zixing and others, and all the more than 20 military fortresses in the Baishan area were lost. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise Liaoyang may also be in danger. !” The trusted eunuch Jin Da knelt and said.

Qi's face was displeased, "Tell Naha, if there are no reinforcements, let him just defend Liaoyang City. If you lose those fortresses in Baishan, just throw them away. Anyway, they are all closed and poor places."

Baishan, also known as the Changbai Mountains, is home to many Jurchen tribes.

These Jurchen barbarians are alienated from the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty and belong to poor relatives in poor mountain valleys.

Therefore, more than 100 years ago, when the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty entered the Central Plains to enjoy their blessings, they did not take these poor relatives with them, but left them in the Changbai Mountains in the northeast, allowing them to survive until now.

"The Empress Dowager, Liaoyang Province said that there is no food and grass to win over those Jurchens. Many Jurchens have taken refuge in the Red Scarf Bandit and helped them start to attack the city and slaughter places in Liaoyang!" Eunuch Jin Da continued.

"These hateful barbarians!" Queen Mother Qi said through gritted teeth.

The Jurchens are used to being poor in Liaoyang, and they don't have any loyalty at all. Whoever gives more benefits, that is whoever they turn to.

If the Jurchens took refuge in the red scarf bandits, it would be very difficult for Liaoyang Province Pingzhang Naha to defend Liaoyang.

"You send people to Liaoyang to pass the decree, and ask Naha to go out and gather all the people to guard Liaoyang, waiting for the decree of my palace." Empress Dowager Qi said.

Empress Dowager Qi's intention was naturally to abandon Liaoyang Province.

Ever since Goryeo was conquered by the Red Scarf Army Zhu Han, Liaoyang Province has completely fallen into a passive defense. First, Li Chenggui, the governor of Kuancheng on the south bank of the Yalu River, and others surrendered to the Red Scarf Army. The towel army, the Mongolian soldiers and horses in the entire Liaoyang province are only more than 2 people, it is impossible to defend Liaoyang.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Qi was also planning to abandon Liaoyang, and let Nahachu lead the Liaoyang Mongols to retreat to the north of the desert.

"Queen Mother, Wang Shaobao is almost here to report from the scouts outside the city." At this time, another eunuch leader, Pu Da, came in to report.

"Okay, quickly send someone to pass the decree, let him enter the city overnight!"

When Empress Dowager Qi heard that her lover brother was coming, she immediately relaxed a little.

She was looking forward to Wang Baobao's arrival so much, it was naturally not a simple love between a man and a woman, but she was going to discuss with Wang Baobao a specific plan to retreat north to Mobei.

That night, Prince Shaobao and Wang Baobao entered the Dadu Imperial Palace at midnight.

Empress Dowager Qi talked with him at night by candlelight, and finally made up her mind and made a detailed plan for fleeing north to Mobei.

"Queen, there are now more than 20 soldiers in Zhongshu Province and Liaoyang, all of whom can go north to Mobei, while the 8 or [-] people in the Guanzhong area of ​​Shaanxi can first defend Tongguan and other fortresses and move as many as possible. The supplies go to the northwest to stockpile more reserves for the future." Wang Baobao said.

The Mongolian Yuan's plan to escape to the Central Plains was basically divided into two parts. The Mongolians in the northwest could retreat to the Moxi grassland along the Hexi Corridor, while the Mongols in Dadu first retreated to the Monan grassland, and then retreated to Mobei.

"Nahachu from Liaoyang has repeatedly written letters, saying that all kinds of bandits in Liaoyang are raging, and there is not much military supplies, food and grass. I am afraid that the road to the north will be very difficult." Queen Mother Qi said.

The Mongols fled north, not to travel, but to flee for their lives. Naturally, they needed to carry their own food and grass. Liaoyang Province is currently short of food and grass. Once they cross the desert, they may suffer heavy casualties due to logistical supply problems. You must know that Liaoyang Province Many of the Mongolian garrisons do not know how to survive as nomads.

"Naha sent a lot of troops, and Liaoyang is a flank barrier. Please order the Queen Mother to allocate half of the food and grass to him, so that he can go north first." Wang Baobao said after thinking for a while.

The Mongols under Naha's command are standard Mongols, and they are not those barbarians on the grasslands. They are trustworthy people who are devoted to most courts. Naturally, they should be appeased. them.

"Okay, then I will listen to your suggestion." Empress Dowager Qi agreed without hesitation, even though Dadu's food and grass preparations were already insufficient, she still obeyed Wang Baobao's words.

Most of the food and supplies, as well as the Empress Dowager Qi's encouragement letter, were soon sent to Pingzhang Naha, Liaoyang Province.

In Liaoyang city.

All the Mongols did not have much reaction to the food and supplies transported from Dadu.

Because Naha said in the above memorial that there is a shortage of food in Liaoyang Province, it is completely a nonsense lie.

There is indeed insufficient grain and grass in the official warehouses of Liaoyang Province, but it cannot be said that the grain and grass in Liaoyang Province are insufficient.

In fact, Liaoyang is rich in local products. Not only are there a large number of mountain delicacies and wild medicinal materials, but also a huge horse farm beside the Liao River. If there is insufficient food and grass, just eating horse meat can last for a long time.

"Father, Mao Gui sent someone to deliver a letter again, and wants to have a secret talk with father in Maruzhou!" Son Chahan came in and said.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Red Turban Army, Mao Gui was appointed by Zhu Han as the military commander to conquer Liaoyang in the north after he moved to Koryo.

Guo Zixing, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law, sits in the rear and monitors every move in Koryo.

Mao Gui and Guo Zixing cooperated very well.

In less than a year, the strength of the Red Scarf Army expanded to the north of Changbai Mountain.

Moreover, according to Zhu Han's order, Mao Gui has suspended military operations.

For Naha Chu, who frequently threw out olive branches and wanted to lure the Mongols in Liaoyang Province to surrender. Once the Mongols in Liaoyang Province surrendered, it would be a huge blow to the Mongolian and Yuan courts.

"No, see you, and you are not allowed to contact Mao Gui's emissary again. If someone comes in the future, call them out immediately." Naha said with a stern expression.

In his heart, he was very unhappy about surrendering to the Red Scarf Army, especially when he heard that there was not enough food and grass in the capital city, but the Empress Dowager Qi still sent people to bring this batch of food and grass, which made Naha feel uneasy ashamed.

"Father, are you deluded by this little food? Are you really going to go to Mobei to eat sand like that Goryeo girl thought?" Chahan said in great puzzlement.

As a high-ranking official in Liaoyang, Chahan has heard many legends about the bitter cold land in Mobei.

The cold in Liaoyang Province is already severe enough, but Mobei is several levels more terrifying, which has already made Chahan fearful of moving north.

"What are you afraid of! We are originally from the grasslands. Now that the Han people are tyrannical again, we will give them the Central Plains. As long as we go to the grasslands and wait for the right time, we will definitely be able to fight back again." Naha said loudly.

Hearing what his father said, Chahan couldn't believe it.

Everyone knows that the situation of the Mongols sweeping the world back then is almost difficult to reproduce. Once Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty regained the Central Plains, it will never show its flaws in a hundred years.

If we had to wait hundreds of years, the Mongols would have been completely wiped out first.

"Father, Mao Gui said that, but Zhu Han has already promised that as long as we are willing to surrender the land, father, you will still be the governor of the province, and the Mongols in Liaoyang will not be dispersed, and they will still be under the leadership of father. .” Chahan tried hard to persuade his stubborn father again.

Pingzhang Naha Chu of Liaoyang Province was hesitant, and still rejected Mao Gui's secret meeting in Maruzhou.

Maruzhou City.

As a treasured plain in the Changbai Mountains, Maruzhou can be described as a place with ancient history.

In the history of the Goguryeo Kingdom, the capital of the middle and early stages has always been here, but it was called Wandu at that time.

After Mao Gui led the Red Scarf Army to conquer this place, Zhu Han sent people to set up the Maruzhou Mansion here, as well as the Maruzhou Army Governor's Mansion, to govern the local Jurchen soldiers and civilians.

"Naha will not shed tears when he sees the coffin."

Mao Gui looked at the news of rejection from Pingzhang Naha in Liaoyang Province, showing a mocking expression.

"My lord, these Mongols don't know good and bad, why don't you let the last general lead the army, conquer Liaoyang City, and capture Naha out of these Mongols!"

Inside the big tent, a young general spoke in Chinese with a weird accent.

Mao Gui glanced at him expressionlessly, and then said:

"Commander Li, the King of England has ordered that you Koreans are not allowed to cross Maruzhou, have you forgotten?"

This young general was Li Chenggui who destroyed the Goryeo Dynasty in history and established the Lee Dynasty.

However, today's Li Chenggui is not the general who can affect the overall situation of North Korea in the future, but only the general who surrendered to the Red Turban Army in Kuancheng General Administration.

The Koreans of this era, because of their relatively complete organizational power, surpassed the Jurchen tribes in Changbai Mountain in terms of combat power.

Therefore, in order to curb the ambitions of the Koreans for the Yalu River area of ​​Changbai Mountain, Zhu Han issued a strict order that the army formed by the Koreans is only allowed to operate in the Maruzhou area to help Mao Gui deter the local Jurchens, and they are absolutely not allowed to continue to enter the north Liaohe Plain, and when Liaoyang Province is conquered in the future, Zhu Han will also move all the Koreans to the Korean Peninsula. Even the Kuanzhou area on the south bank of the Yalu River will not let them continue to live.

There's no way, the Goryeo stick can always make Zhu Han feel disgusted, and now they need their help, so they should be on guard.

"The last general is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. How dare you disobey the King's military order, but I hate that Nanaha is ignorant of current affairs." Li Chenggui saluted respectfully, and then continued:

"Furthermore, although there are many Koreans among General Mo, his ancestors were from Youzhou. He came to Korea to avoid the chaos of Khitan. General Mo is Han Chinese, not Korean."

Ever since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Calling for the Yuan Dynasty", all Koreans knew that Meng Yuan was completely finished.

The emerging Ming Dynasty, with unstoppable momentum, has won frequent victories from all directions. The vassal state of Koryo has no other way out except to be more careful to serve as the loyal dog of Ming Dynasty.

As a vassal state, the status of the Goryeo people is seriously lower than that of the Han people stationed in Goryeo.

Many Koreans who are knowledgeable and understanding of Han culture are looking for a Han identity for themselves. The best way is naturally to find a Han ancestor for themselves.

As long as you have a Han identity, and then turn around to look at those Korean compatriots in the past, you will immediately straighten your back.

Lao Tzu, my ancestors are Han Chinese, which is different from you Sanhan native barbarians in the Koryo Peninsula!

As a local Korean aristocrat in Kuanzhou, Li Chenggui's family immediately found themselves an ancestor of the Han people.

Li Chenggui recently told people that his ancestors were the well-known Li family of Zhao County, who lived in Youzhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Later, in order to avoid the war with the Khitan people, the whole family migrated to Korea, so they Kuanzhou Li family He is a descendant of the Li family of Zhaojun in the Central Plains, not a Korean barbarian.

For the identity of a Han Chinese, Li Chenggui took great pains, spending 5000 taels of silver, and went to Jiangnan to hire a professional to compile a family tree for his family.

It was compiled directly from the Li family of Zhao County in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and compiled a family tree of more than 800 years in one go.

Li Chenggui and other Korean nobles valued their Han identity so much, it was not just for the sake of face, but for a more important purpose of benefit.

According to rumors in the market, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to sweep away the centuries-old dust and restore the glory of the Han family. He would take a series of actions to clean up the influence of the barbarians.

Among them, the king of Koryo was a puppet of the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties because he was the king of all dynasties, and the current king of Koryo Qi seems to be not very honest. Zhu Han suggested that the Ming Dynasty was going to abolish the Koryo state and change it to the central government.

Once the Goryeo Kingdom is eliminated, a large number of Goryeo locals will be required to be in power. Whoever is a Han Chinese will naturally gain greater power benefits.

Therefore, the entire Goryeo nobles are desperately trying to find a Han ancestor for themselves, and confirm their identity as Han descendants.

"Okay, there is no need to worry about the affairs of Liaoyang Province. His Royal Highness has already instructed that if Naha wants to surrender, then accept him. If he wants to die, then satisfy him." Mao Gui didn't care Said.

Although Liaoyang Pingzhang Nahachu is the descendant of Mu Huali, a great Mongolian hero, he did not inherit the bravery of his ancestors, and his ability to lead troops in battle is really mediocre.

Mao Gui led the Red Turban Army in the Northern Expedition and won consecutive victories all the way in Liaoyang Province.

Naha has several times the strength of the troops but can't do anything to him. In the end, he can only watch Mao Gui calmly retreat to Korea.

"El Haqi!"

Mao Gui called out, and a short and strong man in Jurchen costume with two braids stood up.

"Sir, the end is here!"

Erhaqi lived at the foot of Changbai Mountain, a tribal leader of Maruzhou Jurchen, who was originally loyal to the Mongols, but because he was dissatisfied with the oppression of the Mongols, he led the tribe to escape into the deep mountains and old forests, until Mao Gui led his troops into Maru Zhou, Elhaqi and other talents went down the mountain to seek refuge.

Erhaqi dared to fight and rushed, and made a lot of contributions when helping Mao Gui conquer other Jurchen tribes, and soon grew into Mao Gui's "barbarian general" like Li Chenggui.

"The Mongols in Liaoyang Mansion, don't worry about him for now. According to His Royal Highness's military order, you take your soldiers and horses and go to attack the north, subdue those tribes, and let them all know that now that the Ming Dynasty has established the country, His Majesty the Emperor is very powerful. , The Mongols will be doomed soon, whoever surrenders quickly will save the lives of the tribesmen, and whoever dares to resist and refuse to be taught will let them die without a whole body!" Mao Gui said sternly.

(End of this chapter)