First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Biao nodded indifferently. The coldest winter has passed, but it is not yet the beginning of spring, so it is not uncommon for there to be snowfall occasionally.

Putting down the cup, stood up and stretched his muscles and bones. The hall was brightly lit. Seeing His Highness the Prince woke up, the maids and eunuchs walked back and forth to make arrangements, and all kinds of refreshments were served one by one.

Zhu Biao first washed his face, and then used a plate of right things Daji box, which mainly consisted of persimmon cakes, jujube paste rolls, milk cakes, milk skins, crispy yellow dumplings and other delicate pastries. It was a bit boring, but fortunately there were Tea with food.

After using it up, Zhu marked out the Hall of Martial Heroes, wearing a thicker cloak, holding a sleeve stove in his sleeve, and walked aimlessly among the red walls and yellow tiles. I can clearly feel the moist and fresh taste.

You can see a lot of guards on duty during the trip, and they wear thicker clothes, but it is inevitable that they will tremble when they stand outside for a long time. Whenever they see the figure of the prince, they will bow on one knee in advance, solemn and speechless.

When Zhu Biao passed by a smaller bodyguard, he casually stretched out his hand and put the back of his finger on his side face to feel it, and said to Liu Jin behind him: "There is a snowstorm at night, prepare some ginger and garlic to drive out the cold, and order Shangshi Bureau makes ginger and mutton soup for the guards on duty."

After finishing speaking, he put his hands back into his sleeves and continued to move forward. The little guard behind lowered his head even lower. After Zhu Biao and his party had gone far away, he sniffed, reached out and touched his face indiscriminately, and then stood up. Straighten your waist and continue to be on duty.

Go through the middle right door and step through the Huagai Hall to arrive at the Jinshen Hall. Zhu Biao saw his father who was still busy after a simple briefing.

Liu Jin silently went to Zhu Yuanzhang's case to hold down a stack of memorials, while Liu An bent over and stood beside Zhu Biaoshu's case, pouring water to wash the inkstone and ink, thinking that the lights in the hall were not bright, probably because Lao Zhu thought it was too much Lights are wasted.

However, Zhu Biao is used to being brighter, and he doesn't need to order it specially. The maids and eunuchs serving in the palace have naturally started to light candles. That's right.

Zhu Biao opened the memorial book, and the first thing he said was that Chen Lichang, the Marquis of Guide, was unhappy and complained about the impeachment on the Yushitai. This kind of thing can be big or small. served under his father.

However, Chen Li surrendered voluntarily back then, and Lao Zhu had also promised that he would not be punished after surrendering, and Chen Li could choose the wealth accumulated by the puppet Han in the treasury, and the Chen family would pass on their wealth in the future.

Of course, there are other ways not to kill him on the surface, but it's not very good-looking. Everyone knows that Chen Li is just a dandy, and he can't do it well. It's a bit shameful to argue with him.

Zhu Biao shook his head and did not give any reply. He stayed in the middle school and did not issue it. Then he picked up another memorial, which was the list of transfer, appointment and dismissal of officials in Beijing by the Ministry of Officials. Many of them belonged to the Hu party, and the transferred Yamen positions were also quite interesting.

They are all little-known yamen positions with real power in their hands. Although they are generally not high-ranking, their power is much stronger than those with false titles of third and fourth ranks. The officials Zhu Biao arranged in the past two years are basically all So, now he is being targeted by Hu Weiyong again.

But it doesn't matter, those positions should have been handed over to the prime minister, at least they should be roughly controlled by him, otherwise how could the prime minister's authority be manifested.

According to the tradition over the years, after Zhu Biao asked his father for instructions, he wrote a warning to officials in the tone of Lao Zhu:

Although the positions of all officials are different, they should all perform their duties. In the past, when Fan Wenzheng was in office, what he did every day must be commensurate with the day, or if it is not as good as tomorrow, he must make up for it. His heart is a virtuous gentleman. In the country, how can the court be abolished like this, the world will not be governed, and the yuan will perish, and all the officials inside and outside are content with idling and not doing their jobs...

I don't sleep well every night and I don't see the affairs of the court clearly. I am afraid that the affairs of the world may be neglected and I will not let the people suffer from them. You and others should understand that if I can do my best to cultivate my post all day long, I will be worthy of the country. Wouldn't it be a shame that my name will go down in history?

After stopping writing, Liu Jin waved his hand, and Liu Jin came with the emperor's Xingxi Seal. Zhu Biao stood up and took it, and then solemnly stamped it. The square cinnabar mark was left on the memorial. This memorial will have a real effect, and the officials above can get corresponding authority.

The subsequent chapters were mediocre. After waiting for more than half an hour, the review was almost done. The father and I had time to talk a few words. Lao Zhu was also very concerned about Guizhou, so he asked carefully about what we talked about today. .

"Let them come to see us in two days. That's the way to talk about those things. It's more realistic to make an early decision to let Tang He command the troops to enter the country. As for other things, we can wait for the recovery of Yunnan."

Zhu Biao nodded and said with a smile: "My son understands, it seems that the father wants to recover all the lost land this year."

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and scratched his short beard: "It's fine if the time has not come yet. Our Daming is now in full swing. It would be great if we could recover all the lost ground as soon as possible. We can feel at ease when everything subsides."

"By the way, Nahuri has also sent envoys, and they will arrive in the capital in a few days. We are thinking whether Chang Yuchun can easily pacify Hami."

Hami is located in a strategic location in the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountains. It used to be the only way for tribute envoys sent to Beijing from Xinjiang and Central Asia and the only way for business travelers to and from the mainland. The place guarded by Kuli.

Nahuri is a descendant of the mighty Xining King Chubo, who was in the Chagatai lineage. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Nahuri guarded Hami as the mighty king. After the Yuan Dynasty fell, Nahuri supported himself and established the Hami Kingdom.

It is said to be a country, but it is quite small. According to the report of the pro-military Duwei's Mansion, Hami City is located in Pingchuan, three or four miles around, with only two gates in the northeast. Hundreds of people live in low-earth houses. The water flows southwest. There are two or three fruit groves, where catalpa and apricot are planted...Mongols and Muslims live here, and their clothes and customs are different.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "I think it is not necessary for the time being. Although Hami has been the throat of the commercial road from China to other countries outside the region since ancient times, and was once known as the throat of the Western Regions, but now the commercial road is dangerous and has long been abandoned..."

If it is the Han and Tang Dynasties, Hami, as the throat of the Silk Road, Zhu Biao will naturally not be handed over to others, but the Silk Road has been reduced as early as the Song Dynasty because the actual territory was greatly reduced and the government failed to control the Hexi Corridor. .

In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was even more impossible to set foot in the northwest region. The decline of the Silk Road became more and more obvious, and the rise of the Maritime Silk Road gradually showed signs of replacing the Land Silk Road.

In the Yuan Dynasty, although Mongolia launched three western expeditions and southern expeditions, the territory was greatly expanded, coupled with the establishment of post roads and the restoration of the Eurasian transportation network, the long-distance trafficking of international merchants in the vast area of ​​​​Eurasia flourished again, but it also Just a fad.

Moreover, the fundamental purpose of this road has also undergone significant changes. It is no longer based on commerce and trade, but mostly on religious and cultural exchanges. The real commerce and trade is already at sea.

Now that Zhu Biao has already begun to prepare for the era of great voyages, naturally he will no longer bother to find trade post roads, and Hami is too remote, and it is the gateway to Xinjiang.

The Chagatai Khanate, which occupies Xinjiang, split into East and West two years ago, and is still in a state of constant civil strife. Ming has no energy to provoke them, after all, it is too biased.

But Zhu Biao is also paying attention all the time, and has arranged many people to inquire about information. It is also Zhu Biao's interest to mix things up. He can make them more chaotic without paying too much. Why not do it?

The situation over there is extremely interesting. Before his death, the former Great Khan Duwa actually abolished the elders and established the younger ones, and passed the king of Khan to his youngest son Uncle Qiong.

But the miraculous thing is that the successor Khan Uncle Yu felt that he was not capable enough, so he gave up the Khan position to his elder brother and refused to spend it. This is an extremely stupid thing. Under the instigation of the government, the propaganda was reset, and the capital was moved from Ali Mari to Sabalhan. At this point, the Chagatai Khanate gradually split, forming the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Western Chagatai Khanate.

When Zhu Biao heard the news, he could only shake his head and watch the joke. Of course, the fundamental reason for the split of the Chagatai Khanate was not because of this, but because some Mongolian nobles changed their previous traditions, lived a sedentary life, and believed in Christianity. , other nobles want to maintain nomadic customs, this is the essential reason for the split, in the final analysis is a matter of belief.

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