Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

As soon as the door was closed and opened, the army raised the torches, instantly illuminating the inside of the pass like daylight.As expected, there was no one on the entire city tower, and on the official road leading to the next checkpoint, a soldier was stumbling towards him, and upon closer inspection, it was the man who received the letter from the army just now.Behind him were several panting guard officials.

The leading soldier shouted as he ran: "Report! Customs clearance...the document inspection...is correct, and welcome...the General Zhenglu enters the customs."

Lan Yu and the others stopped in their tracks, and when the running guards of Xifeng Gate approached, the two groups looked at each other in blank dismay.The army entering the customs looked at the defenders who came in a hurry, so out of breath, it seemed that people were even ashamed to reprimand "neglect"; Think about it, don't you just slow down, you are going to break into the door?

After a moment of stalemate, Lan Yu asked in a deep voice, "Who is the guard at this gate?"

A middle-aged man in a scarlet third-rank military uniform came forward tremblingly, and said in a low voice: "The last general is Li Dahu, the guard of Xifeng Gate. Please forgive me for being late to welcome the general."

Sapphire's eyes froze, "Why are you late?!"

"The last general... The last general was originally transferred here by the Yanshan Guard. He just welcomed the king of Yan into the pass. He was happy and welcomed the prince into the three passes. He talked with several generals about the past, thinking... …Thinking that if the army arrives, they will definitely hand over the certificate of customs clearance, and then come out to greet them.”

Xia Ziling sneered in his heart, this rhetoric was really clever.After seeing the old master, it is human nature to reminisce about the past.It's not that they didn't pass through the customs document. When you checked the document, you, Sapphire, couldn't bear to break through the customs. What do you have to do with me!At most, the main gatekeeper will be punished for leaving his post without permission, but even if the main general is cut off, you, Sapphire, are also arrogant and domineering, and you will not want to break through the gate even after waiting for a moment.

"Then Yuan soldiers have harassed Xifengguan recently?"

Li Dahu shook his head blankly, "No, the last general has never seen the Yuan army."

Very well, this time everything is wiped clean.Xia Ziling could imagine that when he met King Yan, he would definitely scold Zhang Yu and blame him for making a fuss. Since he dared to enter the customs, there would be no problem.

But so what, the one who makes the decision is Sapphire after all.As a general, he can't even tell whether the information is true or false and whether he should act or not, so how can he live up to the seal of a general.

Emperor Hongwu didn't come to the site in person, so he didn't know the pressure on Lanyu at the critical moment when King Yan might be in danger at that moment, and he didn't know how long the so-called "slightly" word for the so-called "slightly slower" in the inspection and clearance document was.Sapphire's arrogance and domineering behavior were confirmed as soon as they were instigated and exaggerated.

After such a small amount of framing, the only gain is that they can finally confirm Yan Wang's wolf ambition and want to put Lan Yu to death.However, King Yan dared to do this, so he naturally decided to break up with Lan Yu.

Back to a few days ago——

After the army set up camp that day, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng discussed matters together in King Yan's tent.

Zhang Yudao: "My lord, there is news from the capital that Lan Yu has made great achievements in the Northern Expedition, and the emperor has decided to make him a Duke."

Zhu Di looked solemn and said, "This is also expected."

Zhang Yu said again: "This is a great disadvantage to the lord. Lan Yu holds great power, and it is time for him to be favored. Now that he has been made a Duke, I am afraid that there will be more civil servants and generals in the court who will depend on him from now on."

Zhu Neng yelled angrily: "His grandma, if King Zhongshan (Xu Da) hadn't passed away, how could Lan Yu be allowed to monopolize the great achievement of flattening the Northern Yuan Dynasty? After returning to the court and marrying the King of Shu this time, he, the old father-in-law who took office, would not Help my uncle build momentum!"

"My lord," Zhang Yu said after a pause, "Now it's time to use the strategy drawn up by Master Daoyan."

Zhu Di frowned, "Is this plan a bit dark?"

Zhang Yudao: "We have made many arrangements in the army before, spreading rumors, but they have not achieved results. If we don't act harshly this time, the chances of returning to the court will be even less."

Seeing that Zhu Di was a little shaken, Zhang Yu continued: "Have you forgotten, my lord, what Lan Yu said to the old crown prince before, even if you don't consider the King of Shu, Lan Yu will definitely not stay."

What Zhang Yu said was that a few years ago, Lan Yu once said to Prince Zhu Biao in private: "The king of Yan is not an ordinary person, and he will rebel sooner or later. " Zhu Biao immediately laughed and retorted, "There will never be such a thing."

But Zhu Biao didn't believe it. A few days later, the brothers gathered together for a drink, and he told Zhu Di what Lan Yu said as a joke. From then on, Zhu Di classified Lan Yu into the enemy camp.It can be seen from this that Zhu Biao is too honest, and he doesn't know that he has harmed Lan Yu.

When Zhang Yu mentioned this matter at this time, it strengthened King Yan's determination to get rid of Lan Yu.

"Okay, then follow the strategy drawn up by Master Daoyan. The army will arrive at Xifeng Pass in a few days, and the guard is Zhu Neng's old department. Zhu Neng, you go and arrange everything."

"Yes."

After Zhu Neng took the order, Zhu Di continued to say to Zhang Yu: "Before you bribed the evidence of embezzlement of gold and silver belongings left by Vice General Wang Bi, after returning to Beijing, you find someone who has nothing to do with us, but you must pass it to the capital. Procuratorate."

"Yes," Zhang Yu finally smiled, "With these two pieces of evidence, even if you can't move Lan Yu for the time being, the emperor will still have some suspicions against him."

Zhu Di said: "Don't be careless. I think that Xia Ziling next to the King of Shu is very scheming. Although he is not as good as Master Daoyan, he is not far behind. If there is a chance, this person must be eliminated."

Therefore, the behind-the-scenes planning of all these schemes is actually Master Daoyan who stayed in Yanwang's mansion in Beiping, planned the overall situation, and wholeheartedly encouraged Yanwang to rebel.

After entering the third pass of Xifeng Pass, Zhu Di came out to meet him, and he scolded Zhang Yu severely.Lan Yu knew in her heart that Zhu Di was putting on airs, but she didn't show it on the surface. The two still looked respectful and friendly, and sat side by side.

After leaving Xifeng Pass, there were no twists and turns on the way. In June, the army finally returned to Yingtian.

When he received the victory report, Emperor Hongwu excitedly uttered praises such as "Sapphire is my Zhongqing and pharmacist" in the Jinluan Hall.When the army entered Yingtian, Emperor Hongwu went out of the city for ten miles in person, and his royal driver came to meet Lanyu in person.To be able to enjoy such an honor, looking at the Hongwu Dynasty, only Lanyu is alone.

The sixth Northern Expedition during the Hongwu period was a truly epoch-making victory.Soon after, the word "Beiyuan" disappeared from history and was replaced by "Tatar", which truly responded to what Emperor Hongwu said before he set off to "clear the desert in one fell swoop".Sapphire can finally say a word in front of Chang Yuchun's grave - "Boren, you are finally at peace, and you will live up to this life".

Seeing the tears in the eyes of Emperor Hongwu and Lan Yu, and the scene of "I and the general undressing the battle robe" was staged again, everyone only thought that Lan Yu had won the supreme honor of a military general, and from then on, Lan Yu's era would be ushered in.

Xia Ziling sighed in his heart.After Emperor Hongwu usually lifted a person to heaven, the death date of that person was not far away.This is the so-called way of the game between the monarch and his ministers. Going too far is not enough, and retreating bravely is the right way.

However, Sapphire cannot retreat, because he still has unfinished tasks.In fact, after getting along with Lan Yu during this period, Xia Ziling found that Lan Yu was not as arrogant and arrogant as the history books said. It would be a pity to go to death unjustly for the seven crimes.

After returning from the great victory, when the reward was not yet determined, the memorials praising Sapphire's merits and impeaching Sapphire were divided into two, and each was piled up in front of Emperor Hongwu like a hill.Whenever someone is popular, someone will always be praised and someone will fall, this is the law since ancient times, when the emperor has his own steelyard in his heart, how to make a choice, he will not be influenced by these individuals casually.

But there are two things in this impeachment, but Emperor Hongwu feels that he can't let go.First, when Sapphire passed through Xifeng Pass, she waited for the guards to check the customs clearance document and ordered to break through and destroy the first pass of Xifeng Pass. Now the Ministry of Industry has submitted a repair budget, waiting for Emperor Hongwu to allocate silver to rebuild and close the gate.It is simply unreasonable to be so arrogant and domineering and destroy one's own property!

Second, Deputy General Wang Bi informed Lan Yu that he had secretly colluded with Wang Bi to privately seize treasures, camels and horses after a great victory in fishing, and took the surrendered soldiers and servants for his own use.

To be entangled in this second crime, we have to say that Emperor Hongwu had been in the army for a long time, and the theory was too far away from reality.When Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to fight the world, the Ming Dynasty had not yet been established, and the army was used to hardship and simplicity, so they could still ignore the people. Moreover, the captured cities experienced the violent expropriation of the Yuan Dynasty, and there was really nothing to search for.

But the current situation is quite different. During the 20 years of Ming Dynasty rule, although the country is not rich and the people strong, it can be regarded as a small effect of recuperation.The life of the soldiers in the army is getting better and better, and the requirements are higher. Moreover, when fighting against the Mongolian Tartars, the soldiers always have the concept that they are not my race and that you are not polite.

On weekdays, when the generals led the army to attack the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, they would turn a blind eye and close their eyes. If their subordinates wanted to carry some gold and silver in their arms, or take a sheep by hand, or even take a prisoner or something, they would not blame them.After all, the brothers under him are all fighting with their heads up, so how can they work hard for themselves if they don't reward themselves?With the half a stone of rice that his old Zhu gave out every month, it was not enough for him to eat, let alone support his family.

Not to mention, for the victory of Feng Sheng led the army at the beginning of last year, the sergeants also put things in their pockets.

But although this is an unwritten rule, in the past, everyone took it privately and let it go, and did not report it to Emperor Hongwu.Now I don't know who has the heart to report it. Emperor Hongwu always hated corruption the most. Compared with the actual situation when he led troops to fight in the past, he immediately felt that Lan Yu and his subordinates did such things, which was really morally corrupt.

However, Emperor Hongwu paced back and forth in the palace and thought about it all night. Although there were some inadequacies in these two matters, Sapphire's merits outweighed his demerit after all, so he finally swiped his pen and wrote "Secret Sapphire as the Duke of Liang". decree.

Xia Ziling breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news that Lan Yu had been granted the title of Liang Guogong.In history, when a fisherman returned from fishing, Lan Yu committed three mistakes. Emperor Hongwu changed the title of "Gong Liang" to "Grand Liang" as a warning.From this point of view, I helped him cover up the most serious one, but saved a little bit of decline.In the future, if you continue to be cautious and take every step, you don't know if you can save Lan Yu's life.

However, Lan Yu's side matter came to an end, but Zhu Chun's side had another major matter that had to be dealt with.That is——

The wedding of the King of Shu had been delayed for more than two years, and Emperor Hongwu decreed that "the marriage should be completed on the same day, and there must be no mistakes." Therefore, the entire Palace of the King of Shu began to prepare for the wedding of the King of Shu in full swing.