Chapter 168: Discord
In ancient times, there was a preference for boys over girls, and even the royal family was the same.
Even if a concubine has a boy, it will be the emperor who has a queen and the throne. Of course, the prerequisite is that the queen has not given birth to a dragon son.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed because he had two daughters, but his ministers were a little dissatisfied and would not have a large-scale celebration and congratulation ceremony.
That doesn't matter. Zhu Youxiao didn't think about holding a wedding banquet or something and collecting some money. Although for him, the more money, the better it is, it's not too hot.
However, when Tao Yan came to report the good news again, Zhu Youxiao discovered that this girl was even more greedy than herself.
"Reward!" Zhu Youxiao was happy and didn't care about those little things. It was hard for this girl to come to report the good news with a big fat cat in the basket.
Zhang Yuer had just given birth to seven or eight days, and Concubine Wang Liang had another diagnosis of her happy pulse. Can she not make the emperor happy?
After receiving the reward, Taoyan happily carried the big fat cat away.
I don’t know what this girl is thinking, but she doesn’t feel heavy when she carries her every day. The big cat is getting lazy and fatter. Zhu Youxiao guessed that the girl also slept with her big cat at night.
"Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to Emperor." Wang Tigan watched Taoyan walk away, shook her head and sighed. I don't know what she thought. But when she turned back, she smiled flatteringly to congratulate the Emperor.
Zhu Youxiao rewarded Wang Tigan again, not just how much it is, but a sign that it can make Lao Wang even more loyal.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao was also very proud. This one after another proves that he is very powerful and has a very good kidney!
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also proved that hard work will inevitably lead to rewards.
The little carpenters in history were really not doing their jobs, and they were all the time to talk about tools such as chisels and planes. According to historical records, Liang Fei, Chun Fei and others were favored only "two or three times in a year".
There are seven or eight concubines, but they only last two or three times a year. How low is the probability, which is similar to winning a big prize.
Zhu Youxiao is very hardworking and hardworking, and it is less than two or three times a month, which is more than ten times more than a little carpenter. Even if he is in a guise, he will get the chance!
When he sent a palace servant to send a reward to Concubine Wang Liang, Zhu Youxiao suppressed his excitement and joy and began to deal with government affairs.
With the continuous increase of the "Imperial Party", the emperor's work is gradually reducing. It is difficult to find obedient officials. What Zhu Youxiao wants is not literary talent, but the implementation of the court's policies.
Only by implementing the reform policies in place and truly implementing them can the reforms promoted by Zhu Youxiao see results. Otherwise, if the above is just a shout, the below is not implemented or randomly, no matter how good the policy is, it will be useless.
Now, Zhu Youxiao is watching the expedited military newspaper sent by Liaodong and western Liaoning.
Liu Xingzuo's success anyway, which made Zhu Youxiao feel relieved. As for the results, it was no longer what he was most concerned about.
Some people may not understand why this action was taken seriously by Zhu Youxiao, or they did not understand it far-reachingly enough.
If it is just a Fuzhou, even if it is Gaizhou, Zhu Youxiao believes that it is not the main impact of this action.
As mentioned earlier, with the small population of Jiannu, there is no possibility of sweeping the world without the traitors helping the evildoers, and even Shanhaiguan cannot break through.
As Nurhaci's son-in-law, Liu Aita was highly valued by him, but he betrayed Jin Guiming, and the psychological blow to Nurhaci was difficult to estimate.
With Nurhaci's character, suspicion of Han soldiers and generals would rise to a new level. In history, due to Liu Aita's rebellion, Nurhaci launched a massacre, causing all the pseudo-generals to be in danger.
This is the main purpose that Zhu Youxiao wanted to achieve, so that Jiannu and Han soldiers and generals would form a barrier, weaken and isolate Jiannu.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao not only had to pay attention to Liu Aita's mistakes, but also had to make a big fuss, which was well known to everyone.
The more this happens, the more he is slapping Nurhaci's old face. If he is blind, he will rebel.
The greater the publicity, the more annoyed Nurhaci would become angry and suspicious. The purge of those fake generals who surrendered to Jin and rebelled against the Ming Dynasty would be even more cruel.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao was quite concerned about the disintegration of the Later Jin Dynasty and the differentiation of the Jurchens and the descendants of the Jin Dynasty. To be precise, the emperor was very concerned about the intelligence war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty.
You should know that one of the key factors that have been able to win repeatedly since Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming Dynasty was that he had the upper hand in the intelligence war.
Sun Tzu had an ingenious view on intelligence warfare in the Art of War, and whoever can obtain the other party’s intelligence in time will be able to take the initiative in the war and make himself invincible.
Intelligence is an important weapon for the Later Jin Dynasty to win. The great traitor Li Yongfang and his subordinates made great contributions, which made Zhu Youxiao hate him.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao not only had to make every effort to promote Liu Aita's mistakes, so that the pseudo-general who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty faced Nurhaci's suspicion and purge. He had also attacked Li Yongfang and had several strategies to make Li Yongfang unable to kill him, which also made him feel painful and uncomfortable.
Your pain is the emperor's happiness, and it is the happiness of countless people of the Ming Dynasty. The ability of a great traitor to live a good life and a righteous life means that countless Han families are destroyed and fall into war.
Of course, the premise of disagreement is that there is a barrier. On the surface, Nurhaci's trust in Li Yongfang is absolutely, and he is also let go of his use. Disagreement does not seem to work.
But Zhu Youxiao knew that although Li Yongfang was a loyal dog to the Later Jin Dynasty and was cautious everywhere, Nurhaci's mind and narrow thoughts were still wary of Li Yongfang and doubted his loyalty.
Just about three or four years before Nurhaci's death, Li Yongfang was denounced, humiliated, and finally dismissed from office and was no longer valued. It was not until Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne that he was re-introduced.
Zhu Youxiao didn't know the specific reason, but it was actually very simple. Those years were when the Liao people's anti-Jin activities began one after another, the will of the officials of the Jin Dynasty were shaken, and the Later Jin Dynasty rule was in serious crisis.
Li Yongfang's suggestion was Li Yongfang's suggestion to appoint a large number of Han officials and generals to serve the Later Jin Dynasty. It can be said that this is a good strategy to grow and grow.
It was not until Huang Taiji picked up again and changed some ethnic policies that the Later Jin regime stabilized and became a confidant of the Ming Dynasty.
But Nurhaci did not have such foresight, and his policy was to oppress and massacre.
It is also true that he attributed the ruling crisis that occurred in the Later Jin Dynasty to the policy of relying on Han officials and using Han officials, and he was angry with Li Yongfang and dismissed him from his post.
In short, it is entirely possible that Zhu Youxiao wanted to cheat Li Yongfang.
Now, he has two powerful weapons in his hand, one is Wu Changchun, the son-in-law of the traitor Li, and the other is Li Yongfang's eldest son Li Yangeng, who was captured in Fuzhou.
If it were said that Li Yongfang was devoted to the Later Jin Dynasty, and even his son-in-law was sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a spy. But the closer he was, the more he used Wu Changchun, the more lethal he would be to Li Yongfang.
As for Li Yangeng, Zhu Youxiao began to touch his chin and wonder how he could hit Li Dada again and completely lose Nurhaci's trust?
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When Emperor Zhu Youxiao received an urgent report from Liaodong, the actual situation on the battlefield in Liaodong had changed a lot, which was why he never dared to command remotely.
First, the Ming army and Mongolian coalition forces entered the territory of Korqin and did not encounter strong resistance. Wherever they passed, the Korqin nobles fled without fighting, which made the coalition forces successfully approach the city of Glejurgen, the capital of the Korqin tribe.
The leader of the Korchin tribe, Oba, had gathered his troops and held the decision of "death, one's life; one's work, one's dust", and prepared to defend the city to the death and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Later Jin.
Oba was able to gather troops in the city and ask for help from the Later Jin Dynasty, thanks to the news that someone had reported in advance. This person was also surprising, and it was Zhuolik Tohon Batulu, the leader of the Neikha Alliance.
The so-called "people are old and traitors are old and horses are old and slippery". Although Zhuolik Tohon Batulu is old, his vision is still very vicious. He saw that Lin Danhan must first unify the internal affairs and then activate the external affairs.
If Lin Danhan defeated and controlled the Korchin tribe, his strength would inevitably increase greatly, which would not be a good thing for the alliance of the inner Kharkha tribes.
At that time, Lin Dankhan is likely to attack Neikhalkha. It is unlikely that Neikhalkha will obey Khan's life as it is now.
Therefore, this old guy thought he was smart and secretly sent someone to convey information to Obama so that Obama could prepare in advance. At the same time, he was not active in sending troops. Only the Zarut army, who had the strongest attitude towards the Later Jin Dynasty, had to help the battle with all his strength.
Obama chose to stick to the city, because he felt that his strength could not compete with the coalition forces, and secondly, he believed that the Mongolian cavalry was fine across the grasslands, and he was not good at attacking the city. He insisted on the support of the Later Jin allies, which had great hope.
The same is true in history. The coalition forces attacked the city day and night, and could not break through the siege of five days and five nights. Obama also escaped the disaster and was able to continue to mingle with the Later Jin Dynasty.
This is no surprise. The Later Jin army was not capable of attacking, and the Mongolian cavalry was even more unbearable. There were no cars or siege towers at all, and they all depended on temporary ladders.
Although the Ming army sent troops to assist in the war, they did not attack the vanguard, and even the army was far away and did not approach the city immediately.
The army did not step forward, but several officers came outside the city to watch the Mongolian soldiers attack the city. The guards were also Mongolians, which was a war between the Mongols.
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Man Gui, Hu Dawei, Fan Hualong, Ma Chengfei and others looked at each other coldly, not only to observe the tactics of Mongolian soldiers, but also to evaluate which tactics should be used in the future when encountering Mongolian soldiers.
The Mongolian cavalry, who were galloping and charging, relied on their skillful riding skills to turn the direction in front of the trench more than 30 to 40 meters away from the city wall. While drawing an arc, they bent their bows and arrows and shot towards the city.
Wave after wave, dense rain of arrows covered the city, like dark clouds pressing down.
"This seems to be for us to see." Man Gui scratched his head, guessing to look at the officers on both sides.
Hu Dawei nodded and said, "Sky shooting skills are the special skills of Mongolian cavalry. Siege is the second priority, which is to establish authority."
Fan Hualong blinked his eyes and said, "It's too close to the city wall, completely within the range of the musket. The Mongolian cavalry is full of leather armor, and for muskets, it's no different from paper."
Feng Ruhu shook his head and said, "Armor is a defect. Although riding and shooting is powerful, it can only be used with a short bow, and its power is not enough to penetrate iron armor. They don't know why they can't beat Jiannu!"
Sirhunakduling, who commanded the Cavalry of Chahar, did show his power, and not only showed his intentions to show the Ming army, but also shocked the soldiers of the Korqin tribe who were defending the city.
Unfortunately, the Mongolian cavalry's riding skills were first-class, and they were also very good at shooting archery immediately, but they had flaws that had been seen through. They could not defeat the Later Jin Dynasty and did not have an advantage against the Ming army.
Jiannu used armor and longbow arrows to deal with Mongolian cavalry. The Ming army's armor was more sophisticated, and the fierceness of muskets was not as fierce as longbow arrows.
The defending troops of the Korchin tribe were well aware of the fighting style of their compatriots. They first used shields to resist the rain of arrows. After the last team of cavalry swept across the city wall and shot arrows, they suddenly began to counterattack.
The defenders use stair bows, and it is very simple and obvious that riding and shooting are inferior to stair shooting, and this is true in terms of range and power.
A faint sound of wind sounded in the sky, and a black rain of arrows caught up with the cavalry who were far away from the city wall. The horses neighed, and the cavalry fell off, mixed with exclamations and screams.
Man Gui shook his head and said, "What kind of shooting technique is to show off? Just take off your horse and shoot!"
Hu Dawei grinned and was speechless at the command of the generals of Chahar.
In fact, the Mongolian cavalry had weak ability to attack and had poor skills in defending the city. This battle between the Mongols was a battle of half a dozen.
On the other side, Ma Chengfei had long stopped watching the performances of the Mongolian cavalry, but held up a telescope to observe the city. There was also an officer next to him, who also focused his attention on the city wall and the city gate.
After a while, Ma Chengfei put down his telescope, looked at the officer next to him, and asked, "How, are you sure of breaking the city?"
Xiao Rongzhe put down his telescope and said, "The city made of rammed earth has no moat, and the trenches cannot stop the attack. When you get close to the city, you can definitely explode the city wall, directly bombard the city gate, or blast it at the city gate, and it can also open the gap."
Ma Chengfei nodded, moved his eyes, looked at the Mongolian troops who were preparing to attack again, sneered, and said, "Let them make trouble first, let us take action tomorrow."
Xiao Rongzhe shrugged his shoulders and said it was not important. He paused for a moment, and then reminded him: "Master Ma, time cannot be delayed for a long time. We must beware of Jiannu coming to rescue him!"
Ma Chengfei lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking, and soon raised his head and said, "How can we show our importance if we don't let the Chahar tribe suffer some losses? I calculated that Jiannu would definitely not be able to arrive in two or three days."
Xiao Rongzhe thought about it and nodded in agreement. In terms of time, this is true. After seeing the situation of the city, he was sure that he would not make any mistakes in breaking the city within half a day.
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Chapter completed!