Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu reached into his sleeve pocket, took out Huang Yan's letter, first handed it to Qiu Fu next to him, and then asked everyone to circulate it.After reading it, Qiu Fu didn't say a word, handed it directly to Wang Bin, and reached out to take the flagon to pour wine.

The generals didn't know much about the inside story of this matter, but both Gao Xianning and Hou Hai knew about it, and even He Kuixi, the captain's son-in-law, had discussed it with Zhu Gaoxu.

Sure enough, He Kuixi was the first to speak, "I'm afraid we guessed wrong, the people from Ben Yali's Shihan family are not in Hamiwei?"

Gao Xianning said calmly, "Arutai took the initiative to become a minister and accept the title, and why?"

He Kuisi had a hard-thinking look on his face, unable to answer.At this time, Wang Bin's voice said, "I shouldn't have let go of that Tatar prime minister earlier, and found an excuse to arrest him and give him a good beating. Don't we know everything?"

"Fight!" Qiu Fugang choked out a sip of wine, and said hastily, "Forgive me, my lord, I didn't do it on purpose."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "There is still some tribute wine in my palace, if Duke Qi likes to drink it, go back and ask someone to send some to the mansion."

Qiu Fu clasped his fists and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Wang Bin looked at Qiu Fu seriously and said, "Did I say something wrong?"

Qiu Fu smiled and said, "Let's just listen, this matter is not in the hands of generals." After he finished speaking, he glanced at He Fu's son, the consort's captain also belonged to generals.

He Kuixi's voice said again, "There are many things in the world that don't make sense, but there should be reasons for what Arutai did. This Arutai is not an ordinary person. He has held the power of Mongolia for many years and supported several great leaders. Khan, is still the head of the Tartar tribes."

Zhu Gaoxu agreed, "You are right. Most of these people have long-term plans. After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Tatars suffered heavy setbacks from the Ming Dynasty's army during the Hongwu period and the Wude period. But many

The Tatars have not yet changed their mentality, and they still have the illusion of the martial arts of the Yuan Dynasty.Therefore, if Alutai had no plans, there was no need to take the initiative to surrender, and other Tatars would dissuade him. "

After a while, He Kui clasped his fists and said, "I have some guesses, but they seem to be far-fetched. I don't know if I should say it or not."

"If the son-in-law thinks it's inappropriate to say it, you won't ask this question." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

Qiu Fu and other generals couldn't help smiling.

He Kuisi said, "I think that the first thing Arutai wants to deal with at this time is the Wacha people, so he is willing to temporarily surrender to the Ming court. Wude Chusheng went to the Northern Expedition, which caused a lot of losses to the Tatar elite. Arutai has already It is impossible to confront the Wacha people head-on. Therefore, Alutai's best strategy is to use the power of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Go ahead."

He Kui nodded four times and said, "Arutai has become a minister, but he still can't really form an alliance with Daming. The court has always been wary of the Tatars, and Arutai should also understand. At this time, the most practical way is to provoke the Ming Dynasty and Wacha allies. When the Outhorns are weakened, Alutai will take the opportunity to make trouble, this is the best way to defeat or even eradicate the Oirats."

Zhu Gaoxu became more and more interested when he heard it, and said, "I think the son-in-law's remarks are very marginal."

He Kuisi's expression was a bit embarrassed, "The reasoning behind the minister is a bit like speculation. The minister boldly guessed that all the things that Alutai has done recently are to provoke | Ming and Waci.

Among the remnants of Hamiwei's Tatars, there may not be any descendants of Benjali who lost his sweat.Arutai deliberately released the news to make the Wachai people mistakenly believe that Ben Yali's sweaty son had fled to Hamiwei; that's why the Wacha army harassed and attacked Hamiwei a while ago.

Alutai also deliberately sent people to Beiping, Zhangde and other places to find Han people to support the remnants of the west.Then he sent an envoy to proclaim himself a minister, and the only request he made was to make excuses.All this is suggesting to people that there are very important people in Hamiwei in Tatar.This person, we and the Wacha people can easily guess, only Benjali's sweaty son has enough weight. "

He Kuisi changed his tone and continued to say, "Mahamu, the leader of Wacha, has supported a man named 'Tabali' as the Great Khan of All Mongolia, and he is said to be the younger brother of Ben Yali who lost sweat. Later, he was questioned by many people, and the Tatar tribes even refused to recognize Dabari's identity.

At this time, if the Wacha people learned that Ben Yali Shihan had a son in Hamiwei, they would most likely send troops to stop and kill them.

And Alutai has obtained the promise of the Ming court to protect the remnants of the Tatars by proclaiming himself a minister and accepting the title.When the remnants of the Tatars make their way, including the Ming guards, they may be attacked and killed by the Wacha people.Coupled with the continuous growth of the various tribes of Wacha and the expansion of Mahamu's ambitions, the imperial court became more and more afraid. The war between Ming Dynasty and Wacha might break out because of this. "

The room was quiet for a long time, everyone seemed to be thinking about what He Kuisi said after listening.

Gao Xianning broke the silence, "It makes sense in theory, but some specific things are difficult for Alutai to do."

"At least very imaginative." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Consort He is quite a spiritual person."

At this time the sun had already set, so Zhu Gaoxu asked the eunuch Cao Fu to arrange and prepare the dishes.There was no further discussion about the Tatars.

Chapter 924 Fire and Water Love

People walked along the canal and gradually reached the west side of Kaifeng City.The Great River (Yellow River) was just ahead. The cavalry of the Chinese Army protected Zhu Gaoxu and other monarchs and ministers. Everyone rode to the south bank of the Great River first.

The embankment is very high and thick, and there are several parallel protection embankments.Zhu Gaoxu abandoned his horse and walked on foot, and climbed up the steps and dirt road on the embankment. All the civil and military personnel had to follow him up the slope. After a while, some officials who were not physically strong were out of breath.

After a long time, everyone walked onto a river embankment.Zhu Gaoxu took a long breath and looked around.After a while, he looked down at the soil under his feet, and found that there were many branches and sacks in the soil.

At this time, Gao Xianning said in a voice, "My lord, that is the material left by the willow roller. There must have been a river burst in this place, and the flood flooded, so the water control officials used willow rollers to rush to repair it, so they saw this branch."

Zhu Gaoxu asked in surprise, "Gao Siqing actually knows how to control water?"

Gao Xianning cupped his hands and said, "Returning to the Holy One, I just listened to people's discussions and knew a little bit about it. However, since the beginning of Wude, the court changed the river control strategy, and it was my suggestion at first."

Zhu Gaoxu felt a little strange. Since Gao Xianning said that he "knows a little bit of fur", how could he suggest a major political strategy for river management?

Gao Xianning pointed to the east side and said, "Please look, my lord, there is a big river in the distance, the Yellow River." The result of attacking the sand."

He went on to say, "At that time, there was a student in Shanxi, who sent a letter to the minister's mansion, proposing a detailed discussion of the strategy. The minister then handed it over to Qi Butang. Qi Butang contacted Minister of the Ministry of Industry Ruyu and other ministers to discuss. , finally decided to adopt the method of Shanxi Shengyuan, and the memorial was approved by the imperial pen of the sage."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, because he had no memory at all, and completely forgot, maybe he didn't read too carefully when he was approving the memorial.He also couldn't remember what the situation was, it might be the time of the Northern Expedition, the war distracted him, and Zhu Gaoxu generally wouldn't refute the memorial that Qi Tai and everyone else agreed to.

Gao Xianning said, "The previous water control strategy was mainly dredging to prevent floods from bursting dikes. Only in recent years have you changed your mind, blocking tributaries, gathering water in large rivers to flush sand, and lowering the riverbed. The effect is immediate."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head, thinking that it's no wonder that since he ascended the throne, earthquakes have occurred the most, and no one has reported the news of the flooding of the Yellow River.

He immediately asked, "Who is this Shanxi student and where is he?"

Gao Xianning said, "There is no name on the letter, only the signature of 'Shanxi Shengyuan'. The minister sent people to search, but no one was found. This person should be a hermit, unwilling to become an official."

"Is there such a person?" Zhu Gaoxu blurted out.But he immediately remembered that Gao Xianning was also this kind of person, Gao Xianning was forced to become an official at the beginning.Zhu Gaoxu asked another question, "Then why did he take the imperial examination?"

Gao Xianning said, "Gentlemen have many conveniences, such as being able to travel around with weapons."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless, because what Gao Xianning said made sense.He said in passing, "Send two of them to Shanxi to search, find him, and serve the country."

Gao Xianning made a bow and said, "The minister leads the decree."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced at He Kuisi who was by his side. He Kuisi bent his waist and looked a little embarrassed.

The river in front of us was rushing and very noisy.Zhu Gaoxu had just spoken loudly in order to let others hear clearly, but now he stopped talking and stared at the surface of the big river for a long time.

The water of the Yellow River at this time does not seem to be as yellow as it will be hundreds of years later. No wonder people still call it Dahe.

After looking at it for a long time, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a little bit emotional, so he turned his head and said loudly, "The Ming Dynasty regards the sun and the moon as the name of the country, which is the phase of fire."

Several civil and military officials agreed one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "But what is irresistible is that we must be close to water for many years to come. The transportation tools in this era, such as vehicles, horses, boats, etc., only water transportation is the most labor-saving and durable. Sea transportation is used abroad, and river transportation is used domestically. The only way to keep the New Deal going."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but said again, "My words will be passed on to future generations."

At this time, I saw that Hou Hai had obtained a pen and paper from nowhere, and recorded it on the spot.Hou Hai didn't want to go back to the camp to record again, is it because he will forget after a few hours?Several people around looked at him silently.

Everyone walked eastward along the embankment for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu saw the steps dug out to the south, so he led his people down and left here.

After returning to the camp, Zhu Gaoxu decided to stay here for two days.Because there is a nearby warehouse used to store military supplies from the south, he wanted to inspect it himself.

Of course, even if there is any problem with this transportation route, Zhu Gaoxu will not be able to see it; the officials will definitely cover it up, so that the emperor looks like everything is fine, and the world is peaceful and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.But Zhu Gaoxu didn't come here to criticize, he was too lazy to ask too specific matters, he just wanted to understand the general operation process.