Seiwa

Meng Qinghe always kept Gao Fu's favor in mind, found a suitable day, cut the horse meat into large pieces and cooked it in a large pot, and invited everyone to have a good meal.

Chunks of meat and bones are rolled in soup and served steaming hot with flatbread mixed with buckwheat.

Gao Fu and the others were also polite, put away their chopsticks and started directly, took out the dagger they carried with them, cut off the tendons on the bones, and put it into their mouths, it was particularly chewy.

Ding Xiaoqi and Liu Xiaoqi came here uninvited, Liu Xiaoqi was still a bit embarrassing, but Ding Xiaoqi had no worries at all, and he didn't care about Meng Baihu's face turning black. After saying hello with fists in his hands, he aimed directly at the bone with the most meat, picked it up with his chopsticks, and slammed it Just one bite.

Fast, ruthless, and accurate, the three-character tactic has been brought to the extreme.

The oil splashed everywhere, making the corners of Meng Qinghe's mouth twitch.

The former doctor, what about the nobility of a literati?What about officials' integrity?What about the ethics of scholars?

The former doctor gnawed the bones and wiped his mouth, "What is morality? I don't understand."

After the words fell, he simply threw away the chopsticks and grabbed them directly, with a degree of ferocity no less than that of the soldiers around him.

This kind of awareness, this kind of action, this is a fifth-rank civil official!

What else can I say?

Meng Baihu could only roll up his sleeves, and resolutely joined the ranks of grabbing meat.

Everyone is a scholar and joins the army, who is afraid of whom!

In front of a group of fierce soldiers, Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang are the only gentlemen.Holding their rice bowls, they retreated to the side and looked at each other. Fortunately, there was some left under the stove, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to drink broth, not to mention meat residue.

"Fortunately, fourth cousin has the foresight."

"Well, how many pancakes are left?"

"Not much." Meng Hu stretched out ten fingers.

"Well done." Meng Qingjiang gave a thumbs up.

"Thank you." Meng Hu smiled extraordinarily honestly.

Therefore, those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. After getting along with Meng Twelve Lang for a long time, Wood should have a heart.

The 31st year of Hongwu, December

After the winter, heavy snow fell in the north, and the official road was once impassable.It took more than ten years for the memorials sent to the capital from all over the country to be put on the emperor's desk.When the imperial court learned that Beiyuan had once again violated the frontier, the frontier troops in Liaodong and other places had already hacked back and forth with the Tartars several times.

"Can Yuan commit a crime at this time?"

It's no wonder that Emperor Jianwen didn't believe it. At this time in previous years, the Tartars had returned home early, and the border had already stopped. This year is indeed a special situation.

In Kaipingwei, the Tartars were not beaten into straw, and were cut off as rice for a few stubbles, and lost a lot of troops. Thinking about it, it is a bitter tear.Although those who fled back saved their lives, they still had to face severe survival problems.

Without food, without cloth and cotton, how can we survive this winter with the herds in the hands of herdsmen alone?Even if they can make it through, the cattle and sheep are all eaten, how will they live next year?

A series of difficult problems lay before them, which deeply made the princes of the Northern Yuan Dynasty realize the difficulty of survival.

In the royal tent of Northern Yuan Emperor Eleboke, there was a gloomy cloud.The ministers and princes couldn't think of a better way. For the current plan, they could only bite the bullet and grab it again.

"Grab it again?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, King Yan's territory was not easy to grab, so they went to Liaodong and Shanxi. In short, if they were lucky, they could gain something, right?

Therefore, in the middle of winter in the 31st year of Hongwu, Bei Yuan launched several attacks on the Daming frontier fortress one after another.The cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty dispersed to various points and fought guerrilla battles, giving full play to the highest code of conduct of grabbing the opportunity and running away when the snatching was over.

It doesn't matter whether you grab it or not, it's important to save your life.The wind is tight, let's talk!

Flies don't bite, they bite!

The frontier soldiers in the guard station became impatient, and began to greet the eighteen generations of Tartar relatives at the top of their voices. All kinds of uncivilized terms came out one after another, and became popular throughout the frontier fortress.All kinds of dialects come together, and they will not be the same after a whole day of swearing.

It was really unbearable, the frontier troops in Liaodong and other places began to take the initiative to attack, and the three guards of Duoyan under King Ning were not idle, and they were not relentless in slashing people with knives.It is the professional ethics of foreign aid to use whose money to do things for whom.

All of a sudden, there were killing sounds everywhere in Shuobei, and the court was shaken by swords and axes.

When the news reached Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen had to slow down the pace of reducing the vassal, and the ministers who advocated cutting the vassal also lowered their voices.When external conflicts and internal conflicts collide, most people can still distinguish between primary and secondary.Put aside the matter of one's own people for the time being, it is more important to drive out the Tartars first.

After the Tartars who attacked Liaodong failed again, King Yan, King Ning, King Jin, King Liao, and King Gu suddenly joined forces, assembled their troops, and braved the wind and snow. The Tartars everywhere carried out a stormy sweep.

Yang Wen, governor of the Left Army, and Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding also actively participated in this operation.Going into battle in person, the heroism remains the same as before.

Kaiping Guard was at the critical point, and the frontier troops of the guard were brave and good at fighting, only a small number stayed behind, and the others came out in full force under the leadership of Commander Xu Zhong.

Shen Xuan was ordered to be the vanguard, leading [-] cavalry to charge all the way, looking for the Tartars in the vast snowfield, killing them when they found them, and continuing to look for them after killing them, until the Tartars fled.

Meng Qinghe led more than 100 people under his command and followed Shen Guerrilla's team to make soy sauce, picking up leaks by the way.

It's not that he's exaggerating, but whenever Shen Guerrilla's cavalry passed by, it was really like locusts crossing the border, and it was a miracle to meet one or two living Tartars.

Meng Qinghe swears to God, every word he uses is a compliment!

In mid-December, the joint military operation of the princes was a complete success.

Yan Wang Ning Wang and other vassal kings did not meet each other, but only communicated with each other through letters, summed up the experience and shortcomings in the course of action, and discussed how to write the memorial to the court by the way.How to report losses, how to claim military achievements, many of them said.

After discussing with each other and making a decision, the vassal kings returned to their fiefs with their troops, and soon after, there were fast horses galloping to Nanjing one after another with the vassal kings' memorials.

After the battle is over and the Tartars are driven away, the court must be concerned, right?

In the final analysis, the vassal kings sent troops to the north this time, for the sake of the country and the people in a righteous way, and after deep consideration, it may not be a demonstration against the imperial court.

King Zhou's family was arrested and demoted immediately. It wasn't just King Yan who was shocked.This time it's King Zhou, will he be the next one?

Kill a chicken and show it to the monkey. Everyone knows who the monkey is, but no one wants to be that chicken again.

Except for the deceased King Jin, which vassal was not from the uncles of Emperor Jianwen?That's all for the weaker vassal kings, like King Yan and King Ning, can they be rounded and flattened by their nephews?

Therefore, after the memorials from Northern Xinjiang were sent to Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen was worried. He also realized once again that none of his uncles were fuel-efficient lamps. .

Emperor Jianwen also recognized that the biggest difficulty was definitely King Yan.

It's hard to say about other uncles, King Yan, he will definitely rebel!

Emperor Jianwen was not a fool, and he had to make more preparations before he really did it.Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others have drawn up a seemingly perfect plan, and they are only waiting for Emperor Jianwen to approve and execute it with a swipe of his pen.

Apart from Qi Huang and other radicals, there are also different voices in the court.

For example, Gao Wei, who once served as Zuo Duan of the former military governor's mansion, and now served as the official department, and Han Yu, the imperial censor, went to the shuffle successively, and firmly disagreed with the opinions and methods of radicals such as Qitai Huang Zicheng.

In Gao Wei's memorandum, it is clearly stated that the reduction of feudal clans is necessary, and everyone agrees.The method of reducing the vassal state needs to be reconsidered.

It is absolutely impossible to imitate Chao Cuo's reckless and hard work, and a bad one will arouse the rebellion of the vassal king.We should learn from the master's father Yan to be flexible and implement push grace. If there is no way to divide the back cover, the princes and brothers of the northern vassals will be entrusted to the south; the children of the southern kings will be entrusted to the north.

"If this is the case, the power of the king of the king will not be cut, but will be cut by himself."

This kind of method was mentioned by Emperor Jianwen when he played against Emperor Hongwu, but when Gao Wei and Han Yu proposed it again, Emperor Jianwen hesitated.

Young people have a drive to do things, not to mention, the vassal kings have made Emperor Jianwen feel threatened.

Looking at the several memorials in front of him, the young emperor was still undecided, so he could only send people to Qitai, Huang Zicheng and others for discussion.

Qi Tai and the others naturally shook their heads when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, the vassal kings are so arrogant and lawless. They violate the government system. If they don't cut it, the court rules will not be established. Although it is good to extend grace, it is not feasible. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and the vassal kings are subjects..."

In the Wenhua Palace, Huang Zicheng stood upright, talking eloquently.Qi Tai and others seconded the proposal from time to time and added a few more sentences.Emperor Jianwen was blushing and nodded frequently.

The result of the discussion between the monarch and his ministers can be imagined.

"Since that's the case, it's just like your proposal!"

Emperor Jianwen finally made up his mind and made a decision on the spot, okay, I will do it!

The war in northern Xinjiang had just stopped, and Emperor Jianwen, who thought he had sharpened his sword, finally started to fight.

At the end of December in the 31st year of Hongwu, the imperial court ordered that Zhang Bing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, be the chief envoy of Beiping, Xie Gui, the commander of the capital of Henan, and Zhang Xin, the commander of the capital of Guizhou, be the commander of the capital of Peiping, and Chen Ying, the inspector, was transferred to Beiping. thing.At the same time, Song Zhong, the former commander of Jinyiwei, was promoted to be the governor, and he stationed troops from Kaiping to Shanhaiguan.

Chen Heng, the former commander of the capital of Beiping, got too close to King Yan. Emperor Jianwen promoted him to be the governor with a swipe of his pen.

Zhang Bing and others were transferred to Beiping, and there was only one key task, to keep an eye on King Yan, and if they found any signs of rebellion, they would be ordered to do so immediately!

This is not over yet, the excited Emperor Jianwen intends to continue to play the trick of knocking mountains and shaking tigers, and using the crime of "greedy and cruelty" to control Zhu Gui, the acting king who has just joined King Yan to go out to the north.The same family was caught in Nanjing, and the charges were quickly settled, and the title was rolled out to the end.The next year, Dai Wang was sent to the mountains and countryside in Shu to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants.

A series of actions by the imperial court can be described as vigorous and resolute. Emperor Jianwen thought he had the plan, but he didn't know that those who act first may not be able to take the lead, and those who act later may not have an advantage.

Historical facts have proved that there is no need to be angry in the scholar business, and impulsiveness kills people!