My father is Jiajing

Chapter 120: Prince Yu

By the time Zhu Zaigui finished his bath, had his breakfast, and chatted with Meng Chong for a while about the preparations for Green Tea No. 3, the afternoon had quietly arrived.

Zhu Zaigui, who had not left the palace, did not know at this time about the urgent matter of Datong, which was spreading in the capital, so he was leisurely that day.

It was not until two days later, when Gao Gong came to the mansion to teach Zhu Zaigui, that Zhu Zaigui learned what had happened in Datong on June 25th.

All the generals were killed in the battle!

Zhu Zaigui really couldn't imagine how horrific the intensity of this war would be.

You should know that the title of general is equivalent to what is called the commander-in-chief of the theater in later generations.

Although it was not considered an official position in the Ming Dynasty and was only an official dispatched to handle specific affairs, in the Ming Dynasty, high-ranking military officers who could be appointed as generals were all left and right governors (first rank), governor-general associates (first rank), governor-general assistants (second rank), and dukes, marquises, earls and other noble lords who were above the rank.

Therefore, in order to hold the title of general in the Ming Dynasty, one must be at least a second-rank official!

And such high-ranking military officers were killed in the battle. One can imagine how fierce and cruel the Battle of Datong was.

After hearing the news, Zhu Zaigui could not calm down for a long time. Time really passed too quickly.

June passed in the blink of an eye. If there had not been a leap June after the end of June, Zhu Zaigui would probably be even more anxious and angry at this moment.

"Generals Zhang Da and Lin Chun fought bravely and sacrificed their lives for the country. Their loyalty and righteousness will be remembered for eternity! The fact that I can enjoy peace in the capital is also due to their sacrifice. I wonder if Your Majesty and the court have awarded them posthumous pensions."

Zhu Zaigui sighed and said with emotion.

Gao Gong said: "Your Majesty has already issued an imperial decree to confer upon Zhang Da the title of Guanglu Dafu Shangzhuguo, and his eldest son Shiying was conferred the title of commander; the second and third sons were all given assignments. Lin Chun was conferred the title of Dudu Tongzhi, and was posthumously named Zhongyong."

After hearing this, Zhu Zaigui could not help but say, "What a loyal family. The father is a hero, and his sons have not forgotten their lives and continued to serve in the army. I really hope that in the future there will be no more wars in the nine borders, and that the Ming Dynasty and the grasslands can coexist peacefully."

When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaigui's sigh, his heart was moved. He never expected that the young Zhu Zaigui was not blinded by hatred and angrily shouted to kill the enemies on the grassland.

You have to know that Zhu Zaigui was only fourteen or fifteen years old, which was the age when he was easily impulsive.

However, after hearing the result of such a great battle, Zhu Zaigui's first reaction was not to angrily shout for revenge, but to ask His Majesty and the court whether he would posthumously grant compensation, and then he expressed his gratitude for peace.

Such benevolence and broad-mindedness are not only possessed by ordinary adults, but even highly educated people like Gao Gong may not be able to have such a nature and kindness.

So at this time, Gao Gong could not help but bow to Zhu Zaigui with sincerity, "Your Majesty has such a kind and righteous heart, it is a blessing for the world."

After hearing what Gao Gong said, Zhu Zaigui smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, it's better not to say such things. I don't have any benevolence or righteousness, nor do I have the ability to bring happiness to the world. I just have a little empathy, which is not benevolence or righteousness."

There was nothing complicated about the reason why Zhu Zaigui said this.

This is mainly because Zhu Zaigui is a time traveler. His attitude towards the grassland is not as black and white as that of people of this era, and he does not regard the grassland as an eternal enemy.

In Zhu Zai's eyes, whether it is the Han people living under the rule of the Ming Dynasty or the grassland people living under the rule of the Anda tribe, they are actually one family. It's just that due to the development of history, there are constant conflicts and hatred between the two sides.

If the misunderstandings can be resolved in the future and the grassland can return to the embrace of the central dynasty, then all the grievances and feuds will naturally disappear into thin air.

Unfortunately, with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is already very difficult to defend the nine borders, and it is still unrealistic to absorb such a vast grassland into its own system.

But isn’t everything man-made?

Just because you can’t do it now doesn’t mean you can’t do it in the future.

Moreover, the people on the grassland are more scattered. Now Anda is the only one with strong strength and is considered the leader of the grassland.

But this does not mean that all the grassland tribes will truly submit to Anda. As long as we can seize the opportunity to stir up trouble and attract some enemies to fight, won’t we be able to slowly disperse the grassland forces?

As long as we can break up their forces, then with the powerful national strength of the Ming Dynasty and the assimilation ability of the Central Plains culture, we can save all the creatures on the grassland. Then the Ming Dynasty and the grassland can be perfectly integrated into one whole!
Therefore, whether in reality or in the future, there is still great hope to resolve the grassland problems.

At that time, the worst that could happen would be to sacrifice Zhu Zaigui's kidney and let him join the game and marry more princesses from powerful grassland tribes. Then, with some effort, he could half-heartedly confer the children born by these grassland princesses as various khans on the grassland.

Then, we can assist in the governance by Han bureaucrats, and at the same time absorb some "ambitious young people" from the grasslands into the court as officials, specifically responsible for the ethnic affairs of various regions. In this way, over time, won't the problems be slowly resolved?
In this way, Zhu Zaigui can be said to have done immeasurable merits.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui must exercise well now so that he can contribute to the country in the future.

But we can't be like Emperor Longqing in history, who fired a lot of cannons, but all of them were duds. After finally one went off, it turned out to be a dud.

"Who is the imperial court going to assign to clean up Datong's mess?"

Zhu Zaigui asked this important question again.

Gao Gong said: "There are two voices in the court now. One faction wants to use the former governor of Xuanda, Minister of War Weng Wanda, and the other faction supports Xianning Marquis Qiu Luan."

When Zhu Zaiqi heard the name Weng Wanda, he couldn't help but show some curiosity, "Who is Weng Wanda?"

Gao Gong said: "Minister Weng was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jiajing. He served as the governor of Shaanxi, the governor-general of Xuanda, and the minister of the Ministry of War. He participated in dealing with the Annan turmoil. In the later period, he managed the northern border defense and resisted the invasion of the Mongolian Khan Altan. During the five or six years he managed the border, he made many military achievements. He also built the Great Wall between Datong and Xuanfu with a length of more than 800 miles and more than 300 beacons. He is a rare general."

"Last year, Minister Weng's father passed away, so he returned south at the end of the year to attend the funeral. According to the rules, ministers can observe mourning for three years when encountering a funeral. This time, Altan attacked Datong again, seizing the opportunity of Minister Weng's return home to mourn and raising troops to invade. Now Datong has fallen, and General Zhang Da and Lin Chun have died in battle, and the government and the public are shocked."

"So one faction recommended Shangshu Weng again, hoping that Your Majesty would issue an edict to remove the sentiment, reinstate Shangshu Weng as commander, and re-lead the troops in Xuanda to drive out the Tatars."

Upon hearing that there was such a powerful man, Zhu Zaigui could not help but nod and said, "So there is such a talented commander. If the court can really appoint Shangshu Weng, it may really be able to solve the current urgent problem."

But neither the Jiajing Emperor nor Zhu Zaigui, the time traveler, knew that Weng Wanda, who was far away in Lingnan, had a back abscess at this time and was almost unable to move, and had no way of coming to Beijing to take up the post.

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