The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Liaodong, Kaiyuan.

Kaiyuan is located in the middle of the Songliao Plain, with high terrain in the east and low terrain in the west. The middle part is a semi-hilly and semi-plain area; the east is mostly hilly, the east is the remnant of Changbai Mountain, and the southeast is mountainous, belonging to the branch of Changbai Mountain; the west is low-lying, part of the Qinghe and Liaohe alluvial plains, with fertile soil, and is a rare arable land in Liaodong.

It is precisely because of this that the court established Sanwanwei, Liaohaiwei, and Anlezhou here during the Hongwu period, and it has developed into a huge town of Kaiyuan.

At this moment, in the government office, Tang Hao sat on the main seat in iron armor.

On his left sat a square-faced general who was intimidating without anger, Han Fu, the general of Liaodong.

This famous general who guarded Liaodong has been stationed in Liaodong for decades, with repeated military exploits, and has a good military management. He is afraid of the barbarians and supports the situation in Liaodong with difficulty.

However, because the civil officials and gentry controlled the government during the Hongzhi Dynasty, Han Fu not only "did not receive the title of marquis", but was suppressed and criticized many times. He was demoted to the third rank once and was falsely imprisoned once. It was not until Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne that Han Fu was immediately reappointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

Next to Han Fu sat the deputy commander-in-chief Mao Lun, who was born in the Beijing Guard and was a spy sent by the court.

Tang Hao looked at Han Fu first and said in a deep voice: "General Han, the court will definitely make up for the reward you deserve!"

"After Liaodong is pacified this time, you will at least be a hereditary marquis, General Han can rest assured!"

As soon as these words came out, Han Fu was shocked, and tears were faintly in his eyes.

It was not that he was too sentimental, but that he had suffered too much unfair treatment before.

Han Fu was promoted from the commander of Ningyuan Guard to the general of Liaodong. He had been on the battlefield for more than 20 years and had made outstanding military achievements. He had been guarding Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty all his life. However, his hard work did not receive the reward from the court, but instead attracted suppression and slander!

It is hard not to be disheartened!

"Everyone knows the unhappiness in the past!"

Tang Hao sighed and said: "Now that the five prefectures have been re-established, the generals and soldiers have a backbone. The rewards they deserve will not be less, and the court will never blame any meritorious ministers!"

"This marquis was ordered to come here only to solve the problem of the barbarians in Liaodong. Please cooperate with the two generals!"

The significance of the reconstruction of the Five Military Governor's Office is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the soldiers of the three armies.

Instead of all promotions and transfers being controlled by civil officials and gentry as before, the military generals and generals had to look at the faces of the civil officials for promotion!

Han Fu bowed sincerely to Tang Hao, and was quickly supported by Tang Hao, and then sat down again.

Tang Hao still respected this old general very much.

If Han Fu had not been in charge of Liaodong, I am afraid that Liaodong would have been in trouble long ago!

"What is the situation in Liaodong now?"

Although Tang Hao had obtained information about Liaodong from Jinyiwei, Han Fu was the local boss of Liaodong after all. He had been guarding Liaodong for more than 20 years, and his understanding of the situation in Liaodong far exceeded others.

When talking about business, Han Fu's expression suddenly became serious.

"Lord Tang, to be honest, the situation in Liaodong has become a bit rotten!"

"During the Hongwu period, in order to contain and encircle the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the court began to focus on the management of Liaodong. During the Yongle period, the court established the Nurgandusi. Later, in order to consolidate control over Liaodong and improve the situation of the small number of Han people in Liaodong, it even sent immigrants to Liaodong many times."

"However, because the court adopted the control of the Liaodong barbarians by "using barbarians to control barbarians", and Liaodong itself is a bitter and cold place, except for a few places where it can be cultivated, most areas are difficult to grow food, so the results are very limited, and even a large number of The people fled back to the interior of the country. "

"In addition, in the early years of Yongle, the imperial court moved the Daning Dusi to Baoding Prefecture, and the Liaodong Dusi was also constrained. Western Mongolia could develop towards Liaodong without any obstacles. In addition, Emperor Yongle repeatedly led his troops to the northern grasslands of Mobei, and a large number of Mongolian tribes fled to Liaodong, which made the situation in Liaodong turbulent. "

Just as Tang Hao had told Zhu Houzhao before, because Yongle abolished the Daning Dusi, the Liaodong Dusi lost its western barrier, and the entire northern border of the Ming Dynasty became a grazing land for the barbarians on the grasslands. A large number of Mongolian barbarians poured into Liaodong, which directly led to the erosion and collapse of the situation in Liaodong!

When Han Fu mentioned this, he was also full of sorrow.

To be honest, if it weren't for Zhu Di's status as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Han Fu wanted to scold him. What kind of things did he do!

Daning, the seat of Daning Dusi, is known as "the elbow of Xuanliao and the barrier of Yanji". It controls the passage between the Mongolian Plateau and the Songliao Plain. It has a very important strategic position and directly serves as the external defense line of Yanji.

However, the court directly moved Daning Dusi inland, which was equivalent to directly abandoning Daning, a strategic location, and directly led to the lack of barriers in the western part of Liaodong Dusi. A large number of nomadic tribes could not resist the invincible army of the Yongle court, so they all fled to Liaodong!

This is not the most critical!

The most desperate thing is that after Yongle, the prosperity declined. The Tumu disaster directly made all the barbarians see the weakness and weakness of the Ming Dynasty, and Liaodong became the first choice for the barbarians on the grassland to plunder and ravage!

Han Fu had fought in Liaodong all his life, repelling the Mongols, but soon the Jurchens came and drove them away, only to have the Mongols come back again. He had fought all his life to resist the barbarians on the grasslands, and under his protection Liaodong finally stabilized the situation and did not completely become a grazing ground for foreign cavalry.

The root of the problem was that the Ming Dynasty had lost the strategic location of Daning!

The Western Liaoning Corridor has lost its barrier. The foreign cavalry can come and leave whenever they want. The war is raging and never stops.

Tang Hao naturally has good military vision, so he can understand where Han Fu's grievances lie.

But that is His Majesty the Yongle Emperor after all. Even if he makes a mistake or loses his wisdom, you have to find a suitable reason to cover him up with a fig leaf.

"General Soldier Han, times have changed, and His Majesty Emperor Yongle has his own considerations."

"The Battle of Jingnan led to the weakening of the border defense force in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty the Yongle Emperor did this to temporarily turn the border defense line into a fetter and hand it over to the loyal foreign guards to serve as a barrier for the empire. He will try to restore it in the future. Not to mention the issue involving the feudal lord, so let’s not dwell on this matter any more.”

"Furthermore, this time I led 10,000 soldiers from the capital to come here precisely to solve the barbarian problem in Liaodong Dusi."

Han Fu nodded when he heard this, but he couldn't help but complain.

"The current situation in Liaodong is complicated, but thanks to the efforts of the military and civilians, they have worked together to build a defense network such as guard posts, inns, and piers. They have implemented the farming system in the hinterland and implemented tyranny in the surrounding areas, forming a harmonious and unified dynamic border system."

In this regard, Han Fu did indeed do a good job, and could even be said to be excellent.

Take the Hushan Great Wall for example. Hushan is an isolated mountain protruding from the Yalu River. The entire mountain is shaped like a crouching tiger, and the two main peaks with similar shapes and similar altitudes resemble the ears on the tiger's head, so it is also called "Tiger Ears". Twin Peaks”.

Hushan has an extremely important strategic position due to its dangerous terrain and blocking east-west traffic. It controls the Yalu River waterway in the south and has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Under the supervision of Han Fu, the Ming Dynasty built military facilities in Hushan, mainly including the Great Wall wall, wall towers, enemy towers, horse faces, beacon towers, moats, horse blocking walls, etc. These facilities formed a relatively complete set of The defense system firmly controls this strategic location.

"The only problem is that there are many barbarian tribes in Liaodong, and they are not educated and are wild and difficult to tame!"

"Among them, the Jurchen clan is the most prominent. Various tribes have sprung up, all claiming to be kings and vying for leadership. They often plunder our Ming soldiers and civilians, and then escape without a trace. Even if you want to ask for the crime, it is extremely difficult!"

Tang Hao's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

"Jurchen!"

"They still dare to rob my Ming Dynasty?"

Didn't Emperor Chenghua beat them painfully when he "Chenghua Plowed the Court" twice?

Sensing the awe-inspiring murderous intent of Marquis Zhongshan, Han Fu and Mao Lun looked at each other, secretly frightened.

This Marquis of Zhongshan seems to have serious murderous intentions towards the Jurchen clan!

"This Jurchen clan can be traced back to the Hongwu period. Emperor Taizu Gao used Feng Sheng as the general to conquer Haixi. As the last resistance force of the Yuan Dynasty in non-Mongolian areas, Naha felt that it was difficult to maintain, so he chose to surrender, and the Ming Dynasty opened On the way to Liaodong, after Naha came out to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shi entered and occupied the north and south sides of the Songhua River. The Jurchen and other tribes under the rule of the Yuan Yuan Dynasty surrendered one after another. "

"The Jurchen clan is divided into Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens. Jianzhou Jurchens were the first to respond to the imperial court's invitation. They were divided into the Huli Gai Tribe, Tuowen Tribe, and Oduoli Tribe. The imperial court established Jianzhou in the Huli Gai Tribe's territory. The guard was led by Ahachu (named Li Chengshan), the leader of the Huli Kai tribe. Later, the Jianzhou left guard was established by the Oudoli tribe, with Meng Temu as the commander. Later, it was recommended by Ahachu Next, the imperial court granted Meng Ge Timur the post of commander of the capital of Jianzhou."

"With the arrival of Aha Chu, Meng Ge Timur and others to the Ming Dynasty, more and more Jurchen leaders joined the Jurchen tribes, such as the Jurchen tribes in Haixi. The imperial court then used the idea of ​​'building among the many and dividing their strength' According to the method, 384 guards, 24 stations, seven ground stations, seven stations and one village were successively set up."

"In addition, the imperial court also established the Nuergandu Division to oversee the various guard posts. Haixi Jurchens and internal officials Yi Shiha served as guard eunuchs to manage the area. This is equivalent to the Nuergandu Division, which was established by the Liaodong Dusi. The organization responsible for recruiting the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins.”

"But after the civil engineering, the imperial court was weak, and the Jurchens showed their fangs like hungry wolves. In the second and third years of Chenghua, Jianzhou Jurchens invaded the country every year. From January to March in the third year of Chenghua, even for two consecutive years When they invaded, they gathered together with other tribes and killed tens of thousands of border residents and robbed countless properties. They all commanded Shi Dengzuo to be ambushed and killed in the battle. "

"Later, Emperor Chenghua sent Wu Jingbo and Zhao Fu to lead 50,000 troops to suppress the Jurchens in Jianzhou. After a month of siege, the result was that more than 630 people were beheaded and more than 240 people were captured. The leaders of the thieves, Li Manzhu and Dong Shan, were all killed. Ten years later, the Jianzhou Jurchens, who gradually regained their strength, became restless again. They united with the Haixi Jurchens and continuously invaded Liaodong. This time, the imperial court sent Zhu Yongzheng, the protector of the country, to suppress Jianzhou and captured 695 people. Four hundred and eighty-six people destroyed more than 450 villages, and the Jianzhou Jurchens were completely crippled!"

Han Fu briefly recounted the development history of the Jurchens, and then sighed again.

"In short, on the surface, the Jurchen clan all joined the Ming Dynasty, and each tribe was called a guard. But in fact, these barbarians were uncivilized and ungrateful. They often attacked and plundered each other. When the Ming Dynasty became a little tired, these bastards began to show their fangs. , plundered and invaded again and again!"

"Decades have passed since Chenghua. The Jurchens have accumulated a lot of strength and started to invade and plunder again!"

Well, Xiaoqiang, who couldn't be beaten to death, finally swallowed up the Ming Dynasty!

Tang Hao sneered, filled with killing intent.

Let me see if you really can't be killed!