Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[History of the Yuan Dynasty spoke highly of Tuotuo, saying:

He has made great contributions to the country but not cut it down, he has a great position as a minister but is not arrogant, he is light on goods and wealth, and his reputation and appearance are far away... He never loses his integrity as a minister... How can he go overboard?

A Mongolian can be so highly praised by Song Lian, who edited history, not only because he is indeed capable, but the most important thing is of course that Tuotuo's behavioral logic is in line with the Han family's code of conduct for loyalty to the emperor.

Just when Emperor Yuan Shun was enjoying his promiscuity, a man named Zhang Shicheng from Jiangsu also joined the Red Scarf Army and rose up in rebellion.

Moreover, Zhang Shicheng's movement was quite big. Taizhou, Gaoyou, and Yangzhou were captured one after another, and he even directly called himself King Cheng, and his country was named Da Zhou.

Everything else was fine, but Zhang Shicheng's capture of Yangzhou was equivalent to directly blocking the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which had just been repaired not long ago.

As a result, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which were the richest in the world, could not deliver taxes and grain to Dadu. This was too critical for Emperor Yuan Shun, who hurriedly ordered Tuo Tuo to go over and quell the rebellion.

Originally, it was quite normal for things to come to this point. Emperor Yuan Shun's edict stated that "I and the Prime Minister jointly manage the world", which gave Tuotuo the power to control the kings and the armies of the provinces.

Tuotuo was also very moved. Commander Dong, the commander of the army, and others were known as the million-strong division, and they were determined to change the fate of the Yuan Dynasty.

The prime minister led millions of troops to fight against a private salt dealer. Zhang Shicheng was naturally no match. He retreated into Gaoyou in embarrassment and began to defend.

Tuotuo was not in a hurry. After surrounding Gaoyou, he began to slowly clean up the surrounding Red Turban rebels, and defeated many Red Turban rebels who came to rescue him. To put it bluntly, it was the classic tactic of encircling a point to provide reinforcements.

After all, the Red Scarf Army spread all over the world at that time. Even if there were millions of troops, if they took the initiative to sweep them away little by little, they might not all starve to death on the way. Attacking them will save them and forcing the Red Scarf Army to come to the Yuan Army is indeed feasible from a tactical point of view. .

This move was indeed very effective. The "Gengshen Foreign History" written by He Wen at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty evaluated this time as "awe-inspiring from far and near, and the power of the (Yuan) country is gradually increasing."

But this was just a flashback after all, and what happened next was not only not unusual, it could even be said to be quite cliché.

Three months later, Hama began to give Emperor Yuan Shun some eye drops. In fact, it was nothing more than the same trick of supporting soldiers and self-respect, saying that Tuotuo "dumped the country's wealth for his own use, and half of the officials in the court thought they were following suit."

As for Emperor Yuan Shun, although he could shout "I and the Prime Minister share the commonwealth of the world", he was more forced by the situation. After all, in the palace, "men and women live naked, or the monarch and his ministers share the quilt" is even more difficult to build the Mu Qing Pavilion. A king who has thousands of households and takes women as his wife actually has nothing to do with being wise.

First, Tuotuo's younger brother in the court was deprived of his official title, and then the edict depriving him of military power was also sent to the front line.

It is said that Tuotuo's subordinates at that time advised him not to take over the throne for the time being because he had not accepted the order of the general in the army, otherwise the situation would be over.

But Tuotuo insisted that he was "the beloved soul of Emperor He". If he did not obey the imperial edict, what would be the meaning of the emperor and his ministers?

After the imperial edict handed over power, he was first placed under house arrest on Huai'an Road, and later exiled to Dali, Yunnan. However, Hama was worried about another incident, so he sent an envoy to order Tuotuo to drink poisonous wine and commit suicide. The last afterglow of the Yuan Dynasty sank, and he was forty years old. Two years old.

Emperor Yuan Shun's cunning operation directly saved the Red Turban Army, which was beaten almost silently. It would easily cause the million yuan army to be in chaos and disperse for a while, and a large number of them directly defected on the spot to join the Red Turban Army.

In the words of the textbook, the Battle of Gaoyou was a turning point in the peasant war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

At this point, the coffin boards of the Yuan Dynasty have been completely closed. 】

In Xuchang Mansion, Zhang Fei poked Cao Cao next to him again:

"Lao Cao, Lao Cao, if you were Prime Minister Tuotuo, how would you choose?"

It's either a name or a title, or it's an official title. What kind of title is Lao Cao?

Although he cared about it, Cao Cao also knew that protesting against Zhang Fei would be ineffective, so he could only glare at him to protest for the time being, and then subconsciously fell into deep thought:

He holds a large number of troops and controls water transportation, but the emperor is stupid and everyone is rebelling. Isn't this...

No, Cao Cao was instantly alert:

This black guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes is setting a trap for our old Cao!

"What about you, Zhang Fei? If you are in this phase, how should you decide?"

As a result, Zhang Fei laughed heartily:

"I, a Han, lead an army of millions in a position of authority? I would like to ask Emperor Yuan Shun why he rebelled."

Cao Cao was startled, and then he laughed dumbly and shook his head. He always envied Zhang Fei's pure mind and no distracting thoughts.

Guan Yu, who was on the upper side, also stroked his beard and shook his head, scolding him in a moderate tone:

"Third brother!"

So Zhang Fei immediately said with a cute face:

"Second brother, I just think about it, but I can't do it for real."

"But if Tuotuo had carefully read the records of Prime Minister Cao in the history books, it is unlikely that this would really happen..."

Cao Cao decided to take back what he just said, saying that his thoughts are pure and that he has no distracting thoughts are not true. This pig-slaughterer is very cunning!

Liu Bei, who was at the top, ignored all the noise and just commented to the military advisor beside him:

"Although he is a monk, he is actually the prime minister of the Han family."

Kong Ming was silent for a moment and replied:

"If such Meng people respect Xia Zhi, they can also be called Zhu Xia."

The distinction between Huayi and Huayi was something that the sages of the pre-Qin Dynasty had already debated, and it was not new to Kong Ming.

And the introduction of foreigners into Xia is also not a surprising event.

Don’t you see the minister of the Xiongnu in the former Han Dynasty?

Don’t you see Emperor Xiaozhao’s assistant minister Jianhou Jin Rizhao?

Which of these two is for China and who is for Yi and Di?

There is a precedent for this, and Kong Ming and others are quite open to the discussion. One more Mongolian and Han prime minister is nothing.

…

"This later life is summed up quite exquisitely."

In the Huagai Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang commented with a smile.

He was also in a chaotic situation at the beginning, so he knew very well that no matter how hard it was to restore the Yuan's demise, it would be at this moment when Tuo Tuo's military power was released.

Now when talking about old things, Zhu Biao is inevitably curious:

"Dad, did Tuotuo really have a million people at that time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said "ha":

"At that time, water transportation was cut off, and food and grass could only rely on the north. Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty indulged in spending money and food for enjoyment, and relied on Tuotuo to raise food and grass."

"If we can support an army of millions with just a few fields, then you and I, father and son, can't live in Yingtian Mansion to rule the world. We might as well get up early tomorrow morning to cultivate the people."

In the seventh year of Hongwu, the Duwei Commander's Department was established. In the eighth year, the Duwei Commander's Department of the Thirteen Chief Envoys' Department was changed to the Capital Commander's Department, and the capital commander's department was established in Xi'an, Datong, and Jianning. Although the total number of troops and horses was More than a million, but this is when sixteen military divisions are spread all over the world and all have farms.

Not only was Tuotuo stationed in Hebei, but the food he produced had to be given to Emperor Yuan Shun. He would never believe that he could have an army of millions with this.

Zhu Di pointed curiously:

"Then when dad made a strategic retreat, was he aided by this Tuotuo encirclement point?"