Daming: Is There Imperial Examination Fraud At The Beginning? I Cry As A Candidate During The Test

Chapter 57 The prince guards the gate of the country, and the royal family is surrounded!

The next day, the sun was shining brightly and there was no cloud in the sky.

Zhu Di entered the palace early to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

royal palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was wearing a military uniform and eating breakfast with a peaceful expression.

The food is very simple.

There are only a few side dishes with white porridge.

But he ate happily.

"Father."

Zhu Di, who was wearing Jiuzhanggun uniform, raised his hands and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Okay, okay, Fourth Brother, we father and son should not do this in private. Have you had breakfast? If not, eat some with me.

"Go and bring up a bowl of chopsticks."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to the eunuch next to him.

"yes."

The eunuch brought up a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Zhu Di opened his mouth, wanting to say that he had already eaten, but looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, he insisted that he accompany him to the meal, so he could only sit down and eat together.

Zhu Yuanzhang was chattering.

"When we were young, our family was so poor that we couldn't even drink a bowl of soup with rice, so when we were young, we went to herd cattle for the landlord's house to barely get some food to fill our stomachs."

"Now, I am very happy to have rice porridge and this side dish."

"Fourth, do you think so?"

Zhu Di quickly responded.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to talk about the shortcomings of his parents.

The meal is over.

Zhu Yuanzhang gargled his mouth with tea, spit out the water into the basin, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and asked: "Fourth brother, why did you enter the palace so early today? Is there anything wrong?"

Zhu Di was refreshed.

Finally getting to the point!

"My son indeed has something to discuss with his father."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Fourth brother, you came to see Xiang so early in the morning. You didn't come to see us, but to do something for us. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhu Di took out the memorial written overnight from his sleeve and presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang with both hands.

"Father, I want to talk to you about going to the fiefdom."

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes.

Go to the fief.

He opened the memorial slowly and asked:

"Fourth brother, why are you in such a hurry to go to the fiefdom? Why don't you stay in the capital with us?"

Zhu Di said:

"Father, the royal palace in my fiefdom has been built for a while. I should have gone to the fiefdom a long time ago, but I can't bear to leave my father and mother. Now it's time to go to the fiefdom."

"Furthermore, the fiefdom of Peiping cannot be left unguarded. The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Tatars, Oaras, and Jurchens, etc., are eyeing our Ming Dynasty, so I want to go to Peking as soon as possible."

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved slightly.

It was precisely because he knew that Zhu Di was good at conquering and fighting that he gave his fiefdom to Peiping.

Peiping is close to the Tatar and other forces in the north.

If the prince does not have some force and military ability, he will not be able to defend it.

The prince guards the gate of the country.

The Phan Ping royal family.

This is exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted.

At the same time, he also granted the fiefdom of Xi'an to King Dai, the fiefdom of Taiyuan to King Jin, the fiefdom of Xiliang to King Su, and Guangsi (Liaoning) and other places to guard Guangning.

Let sons who can fight guard important geographical locations.

Liaoning--Hebei--Shanxi--Shaanxi--Ningxia--Gansu are connected in a line.

Tightly grasp Xuan————————Ji————the four major towns of Liao Dynasty.

Forming "Nine Sides".

Prevented the remaining Tatar forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty from entering the Central Plains.

The "Nine Sides" are also known as the "Maginot Line of Defense" of the Ming Dynasty.

It can also be called the "Zhu" Chino Line of Defense.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on the memorial, which was written in great detail.

Zhu Di wanted to lead 20,000 soldiers to the Peiping fiefdom alone, without any women or children, to guard Peiping. He also wanted to expand his territory.

I hope to get Zhu Yuanzhang's permission.

"Expanding territory?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed and he pointed at the memorial.

"Fourth brother, tell us what this 'territorial expansion' means."

Zhu Di explained:

"My son wants to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, wipe out the surrounding countries, and boost the power of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared expressionlessly at Zhu Di, who was full of respect.

Thinking in my mind:

Something is wrong with the fourth child.

Yesterday, Ye Xuan, the boy, told his grandson Xiongying and the other little guys about the vassal king's expansion of territory. Today, the fourth child came to him, wanting to go to the fiefdom to expand territory.

Just like Xiongying told him the content of Ye Xuan's lecture.

Lao Si's sons, Gao Chi and Gao Xu, must have told Lao Si what Ye Xuan's lectures were about.

The vassal king opened up territories...

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Di and other princes to stay in the fiefdom.

On the one hand, the prince is allowed to guard the country.

On the other hand, it kept the princes away from the center of politics [preventing them from competing for power with Zhu Biao.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, he only had one son, Zhu Biao.

The others are all princes.

Yes minister.

As a minister, you should protect the monarch.

The conflict between the emperor and the feudal lords was difficult to reconcile.

If one side is going up, it means one side is going down.

If Zhu Di, the vassal king, is really allowed to attack other countries and expand the territory of the vassal state, then Zhu Di's power will greatly increase and the emperor's power will weaken.

This is not conducive to the emperor's management.

"If Lao Si is really allowed to attack neighboring countries and expand the vassal state, will this endanger Biao'er?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought eccentrically.

He doesn't like fighting foreign wars.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang even clearly stated in the "Emperor's Ancestral Instructions" that "fifteen countries should not be conquered", so that future generations should not attack these countries.

In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, an edict was issued.

Any overseas barbarian countries that cause harm to China must be punished.

If you are not a patient of China, you cannot raise your own troops at will.

I have used the small barbarian countries to block the mountains and seas, and secluded them in a corner. They are not Chinese patients, and I will never attack them. Only the Hu Rong in the northwest are China's troubles in the world, so we must be careful. Your Majesty, please remember what I said. You know what I mean.

These words mean:

Countries that do not endanger the Ming Dynasty should not easily raise troops.

If the country of Ming Dynasty is endangered, it will definitely be destroyed.

A small barbarian country, blocking mountains and seas.

Very remote.

There is no threat to Daming.

No need to fight.

Rongdi in the northwest has been plagued for generations, so we must be careful and vigilant.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not advocate outward expansion.

What's more, the national economy has not yet recovered, and attacking neighboring countries will only waste people and money.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang disagreed, Zhu Di became anxious.

"."Father, my ministers only need to use the troops of their own vassal country to conquer neighboring countries, and it will not waste too much people and money.

"Furthermore, my sons can also support war with war and obtain supplies and food from enemy countries."

"My son, I only hope that my father can give me the right to conquer."

"How many government troops do you want?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked.

The number of the feudal king's troops is generally 3,000-20,000.

Too much is not enough.

And because the place guarded by Zhu Di, Ning Wang and others is quite special.

In addition to the government troops, they also had other soldiers.

Historically, Zhu Di guarded Peiping with 100,000 men in armor, while King Ning (hao Zhaohao) had 80,000 chariots and "three guards with beautiful faces".

"Duoyan Sanwei" is a Jisi guard station set up by the Ming Dynasty.

Directly under the Ministry of War.

The local military and political affairs are all subject to its management.

This means that if Zhu Di goes to the fiefdom and does not have the right to conquer, he cannot mobilize troops without authorization.

Zhu Di told him honestly.

"No more than thirty thousand at most."

"No more than 30,000 at most......"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.

Peiping is an important strategic location, and Zhu Di would have no problem bringing more government troops.

He can still withstand a government army of no more than 30,000.

As for granting the right to conquer.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated in his heart.

He asked Zhu Di to go down first and then think about it himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in a chair and pondered for a while, thinking:

We remember that Ye Xuan also said that he wanted to let the vassal king expand the territory. We might as well listen to his opinion.

Then he turned to the eunuch aside and ordered:

"Pass the decree to let Ye Xuan enter the palace.