Chapter 42 Zhu Yuanzhang is determined to regain Liaodong
Seeing Xu Da's nervous expression, Zhu Yuanzhang's face relaxed slightly: "Tiande, please sit down. Let's finish talking about business and now we can talk about family matters."
For some reason, the more cordial Zhu Yuanzhang became, the more nervous Xu Day felt all over.
He sat back on the chair obediently and asked anxiously:
"Uh, sir, what are we talking about?"
"Let's just chat! Just talk!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said as he personally brought a cup of tea and handed it to Xu Da:
"Tiande, this is Mingqian tribute tea. It tastes good. Try it!"
Xu Da was flattered and hurriedly took the teacup. He almost knelt down to plead guilty, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The king and his ministers sat down again.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and sighed: "Tiande, it's been almost 20 years since we raised the army in Haozhou, right?!"
"Seeing the children grow up one by one, we are all getting old."
"Time flies so fast, it seems like the incident in Haozhou happened just yesterday."
"By the way, Tiande, how old is your daughter Miaoyun this year?"
Xu Da felt inexplicably nervous when he heard this, and quickly stood up and replied: "Come on, my little girl is eighteen this year."
"Sit down, you sit down, there are no outsiders here, just us two old brothers, there aren't that many rules."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to Xu Da to sit down.
When Xu Da sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "I've long heard that your Miaoyun family is known as 'the female students'."
"After all these years, my wife has passed away, and you have been fighting abroad! It is really not easy for a little girl like Miao Yun to manage such a large family in the Duke's mansion by herself!"
"I have been away fighting for most of these years. Miaoyun has to manage the house and take care of his younger brothers and sisters. It is really not easy."
Listening to these words, Xu Da was also deeply touched! Seeing Xu Da thoughtfully, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning.
"Tiande, you are going to Liaodong and Mobei this time. I don't know when you will be back."
"I want to find someone to help your Miaoyun take care of the Duke's Mansion. What do you think?"
Xu Da didn't understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant for a while, so he quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, my little girl has been taking care of the housework for several years. She is familiar with the job and doesn't need help from anyone."
"I would like to thank my superior for being considerate of my daughter!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Tiande, I'll ask a few of our boys to help Miaoyun take care of the house. What do you think?"
"The third, fourth, and fifth of our family are about the same age as Miaoyun, and they are both unmarried. Just pick any one of them to be your son-in-law, and go help Miaoyun."
"what!"
Only then did Xu Da understand what Lao Zhu meant, and said with sincere fear: "Your Majesty, the three of you are all princes. Our Miaoyun family is too high to reach you. I'd better ask your Majesty to take back your life!"
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes strangely and said reproachfully:
"Tiande, what is too high to reach? Let's go up the mountain of knives and the sea of fire together, brothers of life and death who crawled out from the pile of dead people."
"Our son is your son, and your daughter is our wife. That's it!"
"Before you go on the expedition, our two families will settle this matter. You can fight at the front with peace of mind, and our son will take care of the family matters for you!"
Xu Da:? ? ? My daughter’s life-long event is now decided! ……
The next day.
The morning light is dim.
Before it reached Mao hour, all the civil and military officials came along the yemen and entered the palace one after another.
Until three moments later, officials were standing outside Jinshui Bridge.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
With three clear cracks of whips and a burst of bells and drums, officials at all levels crossed the Jinshui Bridge one after another and slowly walked into the Fengtian Hall.
"See my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
All the officials shouted tsunami towards the mountains and kowtowed three times and nine times to Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"Zhu Qing is flat!"
As soon as the ministers stood still, they heard a voice. "Your Majesty, next month is the prince's birthday."
"The Ministry of Rites asks Your Majesty, what regulations should be followed for the Crown Prince's birthday this year?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and saw an official walking out among the officials, it was Liu Sanwu, the Minister of Rites.
"The prince's birthday is here again? Time flies so fast!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Prince Zhu Biao standing next to him and sighed secretly.
"To press…"
Zhu Yuanzhang was just about to say that he would handle it according to the rules of previous years. Halfway through, he suddenly thought that he would soon go to Liaodong.
He changed his mind and said, "The prince is the crown prince, so his birthday should be well organized."
"Ministry of Revenue, is the national treasury tight?"
Fu Youwen, the Minister of Hubu, came out and prefaced:
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs currently has enough money and food, and there is basically no risk of organizing the prince's birthday."
"Oh!"
"How much money does the Ministry of Household Affairs plan to spend for the Ministry of Rites to organize the prince's birthday?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fu Youwen with interest and asked.
"This…"
"Your Majesty, last year's autumn harvest was a bumper harvest in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, and Sichuan. Excluding the daily expenses of the court, the national treasury is still full."
"The prince's birthday can be handled according to the etiquette rules, and the Ministry of Household Affairs can allocate sufficient funds!"
Fu Youwen answered truthfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and glanced at Zhu Biao:
"is it?"
"In this case, I suggest that the prince's birthday regulations be reduced this year, and the household department prepares. I will use troops to conquer Liaodong, regain Han territory, and expand our territory in the Ming Dynasty!"
what? The emperor wants to send troops to conquer Liaodong? There was a commotion among the ministers.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, feeling baffled.
Not long ago, the emperor also asked the ministers to discuss the crusade against the Duoerbuhua tribe, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
It's only been a few days! No matter how you say it, you will change, and you will go to conquer Liaodong again.
Liaodong is a barbaric land. What are you doing to recover it? Are you planning to build a royal hunting ground?
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"
Fu Youwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was the first to react and knelt down to start:
"Now the Ming Dynasty is in ruins and waiting to be revived, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are ready to take action. Amid internal and external troubles, it is really not appropriate to start a war again."
"Autumn is about to begin now, and the weather in the north is getting colder. Food supply and military supplies are both a big problem. It is really not appropriate to add to the burden."
"Liaodong is a barbaric land and has been lost for more than 500 years. The rules of the Han Dynasty have long been different. I think there is no need to take it back."
"I beg your Majesty to think twice!"
As Fu Youwen finished speaking, other ministers also came out one after another, kneeling down to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to think again.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the ministers with his tiger eyes and sneered: "Liaodong has been lost for more than 500 years. It is different from the rules of the Han family, but it is still the land of our Han family!"
"How can we give up the land left by our ancestors to others?!"
"The Tatars have occupied our land for 500 years. How can we let them occupy our land like this again in the hands of the Ming Dynasty? Where is the backbone of our Ming Dynasty?!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, the generals present immediately became excited!
"Your Majesty is right!"
Song Guogong Feng Sheng was the first to stand up and said loudly:
"A man who is wrapped in horse leather and dies in battle cannot let the land of his ancestors be occupied by Tatars."
"The former Central Plains dynasty was so aggrieved that they surrendered the land of their ancestors to the Tatars. Our Ming Dynasty only had bloody battles!"
"I request a decree that I, the Ming Dynasty's men, are willing to lead the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition to Liaodong and take back all the occupied territory!"
This statement came out.
The group of generals in the court immediately shook their fists and applauded.
The voices asking for orders to go to war are endless.
(End of this chapter)