Chapter 21 Chapter 92 All parties prepare for war

The trip to Yanjing has been prepared for a long time for the ceremony of presenting the captives. After the arrival of the emperor, some details were only fine-tuned according to Zhu Di's intentions, so the preparations were very fast. Two days later, it was held on the square outside the palace. A grand military parade and prisoner offering ceremony, as well as an audience ceremony for belonging to the tribe. The place where the ceremony was held was on the huge square between Lingxingmen, the south gate of the imperial city, and Lizhengmen, the south gate of the capital. This location was the location of Tiananmen Square later.

Zhu Di's military parade this time is actually a pavement for the ceremony of presenting prisoners, not to show off his force to China and foreign countries. Therefore, it is somewhat different from the military parade organized by Xia Xun in Dezhou. There are no actual combat exercises, and the army mainly performs rituals and queues . There is no need to repeat the process of the military parade. Whether it is the Liaodong guards and soldiers brought by Ding Yu, or Qiu Fu’s Yanjing garrison, they are all battle-tested troops. In terms of queue, they are definitely not as terrifying as our modern ones. They are neat and uniform, but the murderous aura that soars to the sky cannot be expressed by a neat line.

Zhu Di led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to go up to the tower to parade the army in person, and waited for all the way soldiers and horses leaping horses and swaying swords, walked in front of the tower, and stood in a neat square formation. Yang Xu came with a team of prisoners. Tens of thousands of captives were not brought here, they were only escorted by sergeants. They brought the captured Tatar generals and a phalanx of about a thousand captives. Xia Xun, surrounded by four armored guards, rode a white horse and set off. At the front, I stopped in front of the city tower, dismounted to meet with the emperor, and Xia Xun went up to the tower. Behind him were twenty or thirty prisoners of the rank of centurion or above, each of whom was escorted by two guards holding swords. Let's go up the tower together.

When the captives knelt down in front of Zhu Di, Zhu Di laughed loudly, and all civil and military officials paid homage to him. After Xia Xun finished his speech, he waited for the emperor to reprimand him, and then took all the captives under custody.Speaking of which, those captured captives may not be willing to kneel obediently, but these aspects are naturally expected. Neither Qiu Fu nor Luo Qi will allow the emperor to make any trouble when he is so happy. He has already done something to the captives A lot of processing. Including not giving food a few days in advance, firstly, it can make them unable to struggle and resist because of hunger, and secondly, it can make their posture and gait look more embarrassed, so as to highlight the strict military appearance of the Ming Dynasty and the majesty of the emperor.For the fierce generals like Wo Chijin Tuha who are determined and unwilling to surrender, the doctor doctor used some medicine to temporarily dumb their throats, making them unable to shout or scold if they wanted to. speak out.

After the military parade and the presentation of prisoners, there is a reward for meritorious service. Overseeing Liaodong, two consecutive victories in two battles, Xia Xun made the first contribution. He was promoted from Special Jin Ronglu Doctor to Special Jin Guanglu Doctor, from Youzhu Kingdom to Zuozhu Kingdom, and was awarded Prince Shaobao. As the Duke of Fuguo, his rank, honors, and titles have all reached the highest level at this time, and it really is like nothing else for a while. The rewards for the Liaodong generals were also announced on the spot. If so many people's rewards were read out, there would be no need to do anything else today, so I only read the rewards for some major senior generals.Among them, Ding Yu really got what he wanted, and he was granted the title of Marquis, Marquis of Kaiyuan.

When discussing rewards for meritorious deeds, someone once suggested that if Ding Yu was added a title, he could be named uncle. In the Yuan Dynasty, the male fifth-class title of Gonghou Bozi was a bit tasteless because the corresponding treatment of the two titles of son and male was too low, so at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, these two titles were abolished, leaving only the third-class title of Duke and Duke.Of course, these third-class titles are further subdivided into seven classes, the public is divided into the first-class duke and the second-class duke, the marquis is divided into the first-class marquis, the second-class marquis, and the third-class marquis, and the uncle is divided into the first-class uncle and the second-class uncle.

Zhu Di did not agree, and he was never stingy with rewards for meritorious ministers.Thinking back when Sheng Yong fought against him repeatedly, until finally he was unable to recover, he led the remnant soldiers to defeat in the future, Zhu Di even promised him the Marquis of Licheng, how could he treat Ding Yu who has really made great contributions to him? Soldiers. Zhu Didao: Not to mention that Ding Yu beheaded the son of the Tatar grand master before the battle, and because of his contribution to capturing Wo Chijin ten thousand households alive, he captured a ten thousand household lord for me. Can't I return him a ten thousand lord?When the reward, seal the Marquis!

Zhu Di made the final decision, and Ding Yu got his wish, and he was indeed named a marquis. Although he is only a third-class marquis at present, he has already reached the sky in one step.Ding Yu was so overjoyed that he almost scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks, jumping up and down like a hozen. Fortunately, although this guy is bold, but this is the first time he saw the emperor, he was terrified, he didn't even dare to breathe in front of the emperor, and he didn't do any disrespectful behavior. Xun breathed a sigh of relief. After the military parade, presentation of captives, and rewards, it was the audience of Aha Chu, Mengge Timur and other subordinate tribal leaders. Zhu Di received these tribal leaders cordially and rewarded them one by one. By the end of the series of grand ceremonies, it was dusk hour.

As the governor of Liaodong, Xia Xun has a lot of responsibilities. If something happened here, he should return to Liaodong in time to preside over the local military and political affairs, and at the same time convey the emperor's reward to every specific official.But Xia Xun didn't leave. After the ceremony, he also returned to the palace with the emperor. Whether the situation in Liaodong can be completely resolved, the crux must be resolved here. What's the use of him returning to Liaodong? He was reminded of the opposition voices he encountered in reforming the Liaodong ethnic policy last time. Yanjing is now a base for those who disagree with his political views. He is now playing away. If the opposition voices are too loud, the emperor will will be more cautious.After all, although the current policy has drawbacks, it can calm disputes and resolve conflicts to a certain extent.

Don't look at the last brief talk, Zhu Di was very interested and did not show any conflict.However, your leader showed an attitude of listening carefully to your suggestions, and even kindly praised your creativity and sense of responsibility, but it does not mean that he would agree with your ideas. Xia Xun has been in the officialdom for nearly six or seven years. Of course he won't be so naive, he has to treat this as a war and prepare seriously. So today Xia Xun went uncharacteristically, went back to his dormitory, had dinner with Ming'er, then walked to the desk and sat down, getting ready seriously.

On the same night, Qingyang Castle in Liaodong. As a benevolent elder of his clan, and living alone, Amu'er, as always, connected the door after dinner, and went to the clansmen who were also resettled in the local area to sit and chat with each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity, after some instructions, they quietly deployed it. Huhelu, what are you doing for a living now? This year has already missed the farming season. After the land was reclaimed, they first planted some vegetables, picked the grown ones every day, and sold them in Kaiyuan City.Then I went to work as a helper, mainly sorting and sorting the various goods brought in by the people of Hada city on horses, loading them again, and after they were tied up, they were transported to Jinzhou by the branch merchants. Amu'er nodded, and said happily: "Great, this way you have the opportunity to get in touch with their various forces. You have to play by ear, create some disputes as soon as possible, and provoke conflicts between them. The bigger the matter, the better." . The villain understands! Well, the other tribesmen in this castle, as well as those stationed in other castles, have received orders and are looking for opportunities to create conflicts for various forces. They are not very friendly with each other, as long as they tease you a little bit As long as you act carefully, you won't attract the attention of others.Don't forget, your old parents, as well as your wife and children are all in the hands of the Grand Master. If things are done well, you will be a meritorious official of our clan. If things go wrong, do you understand? Yes Yes! Amu'er went out, looked left and right, walked towards the second family with seemingly leisurely steps Hanyang, North Korea, Royal Palace. Li Fangyuan convened Liu Cao Judgment, and the main ministers were listening to Li Judgment, who had returned from Daming with injuries, to explain the results of his trip to Liaodong. Judgment Li angrily explained how Xia Xun had been avoiding him all the time. Li Fangyuan said worriedly: "I, in North Korea, used the Meng Yuan and Ming Dynasty to fight, and had no time to take into account the opportunities in Liaodong. I have successively controlled some tribes in Liaodong. With these tribes Their tribal people are my Korean people, and the land they actually occupy is my Korean territory. Now, the Ming court is powerful in Liaodong, and all the tribes in Liaodong are stalking and submitting one after another. Even some Jurchen tribes who settled in the north of our country are ready to move. Tolerable or unbearable?However, the Ming court is so powerful that we cannot fight against it, so it is not advisable to resort to force. My dear ministers, what are some good strategies? All the ministers were silent for a moment, and Liu Songgeng, the judge of the household department, had an idea and said: Your Majesty, what Yang Xu did in Liaodong is completely different from what the officials of the Ming court did in the past. I am afraid that the people in the Ming Dynasty will not fully agree with his actions. .At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Gao, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, once said frankly that the Ming Dynasty was in the Yuan Dynasty.The Yuan was replaced by the Jin and Song, and the Jin was replaced by the Liao. Eastern Liaodong has always been under the rule of the Liao people and the Jin people. According to the historical materials that I know, the Liao and Jin dynasties did not pay much attention to literary affairs. Their geographical records are quite simple, and there are no place names for the tribes in the Liaodong area under their rule. According to the records, we can claim that the above-mentioned places are all the former places of Korea. If we want evidence, we can learn from the geographical annals of the Liao and Jin Dynasties. Back then, Tamna Island (Jeju Island) was originally a pasture owned by Meng Yuan. In the Ming Dynasty, the island should have been owned by the Ming Dynasty. There is no historical record to prove that it should belong to it.A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, a villain is a metaphor for profit, he is a great country in the celestial dynasty, and he has always prided himself on being a country of etiquette and a country of gentlemen. Once the records of these tribes and their residences cannot be found, they will have no face to continue to occupy them! Li Fangyuan happily said: "A great strategy!"What Liu Juanshu said is true, now that the Ming Emperor is in Yanjing, this king wants you to represent me in North Korea, rush to Yanjing quickly, and seek the permission of Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty on this matter! Liu Songgeng hurriedly paused and said: Minister, lead the order!