Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Your Majesty, I and the Prince of Yan are returning to the capital this time because we have important matters to report."

Lan Yu knew that if he didn't speak up today, he would probably have no chance again after the banquet was over.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the north are still waiting for them to return with the king's order.

"Father!"

Zhu Di also stood up and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Go ahead."

Zhu Yuanzhang then nodded, but without a trace of surprise, as if he had already anticipated the current situation.

"The Oirat tribe gathered together dozens of tribes, including the Tatar tribe, and gathered more than 40,000 soldiers, stationing them on the border."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to speak, Lan Yu told him the situation at the border with a serious face.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers who were enjoying the banquet just now woke up one by one, and began to look at Lan Yu and Zhu Di and talk about it.

"So, your army of more than 100,000 has already assembled, and you want to take the initiative to attack and take this opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop?"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally sat up straight and spoke in a deep voice.

He already knew about the movements of Lan Yu and Zhu Di.

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in this state and cold sweat broke out in his heart.

Is this the value of the only emperor who rose from a beggar?

"Yes, I want to lead the army in person, straight out of Mobei, and sweep away all the enemies!"

Lan Yu also responded with a firm look.

If this battle is successful, it will be an unprecedented achievement, and he will become the most prestigious person in the army besides Xu Da, Duke of Wei.

"What do you think, ministers?"

After listening to Lan Yu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang did not rush to answer, but just glanced at the civil and military officials present.

The civil and military officials discussed for a long time, but no one stood up to express their views.

The incident happened suddenly and they were completely unprepared.

Seeing that no one among the ministers dared to stand up, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head in disappointment.

"I, Qi Tai, the Minister of War, think this is inappropriate."

After a while, a man stood up from the table. He was wearing court robes, had a handsome face, and looked to be no more than thirty years old.

Being able to serve as an official in the court at the age of thirty, he is worthy of being called a talented person of the time.

"Tell me, what do you think?"

Seeing that someone finally dared to stand up and answer, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded at the man with satisfaction and asked.

"For more than 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have been chasing the enemy and conquering the north, and we have been engaged in war and aggression, and the treasury is empty."

Seeing someone refute them, Lan Yu and Zhu Di's faces turned a little ugly.

The man glanced at Lan Yu, but was not afraid at all. He continued to express his views on the current situation.

"Now the northern tribes have weak soldiers and horses, and our Ming Dynasty is defending the city walls, which is not enough to rely on. Now is the time to care about the people's livelihood and provide for their well-being."

As soon as these words were spoken, many officials expressed their agreement.

Zhu Ming looked at the young man and nodded.

He was not unfamiliar with the name Qi Tai.

It was Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng who assisted Zhu Yunwen and wanted to reduce the power of the princes, which forced Zhu Di to rebel.

Now it seems that these three people were not stubborn at that time, but they remained stubborn until that time.

But what Qi Tai said was not without reason.

Compared with other corrupt scholars, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru did not leave a bad impression on Zhu Ming, and it could even be said that they were good.

They are really practicing the ideas of managing the family, governing the country and pacifying the world that they learned from the books of sages.

It's just that they were too idealistic and misjudged the situation, so they didn't leave a good reputation in history.

After Kyoto was captured, Qi Tai still wanted to gather an army to fight Zhu Di.

In the end, the three of them still refused to surrender for the sake of their ideals and the scholarly spirit in their hearts, and were executed along with their entire clans.

Such a minister can be said to be too stubborn, but he is not ridiculous.

If the Jingnan Campaign was not launched by Zhu Di but during a change of dynasty, their reputation would be much better.

It is these people who persist in their ideals who have formed the unyielding backbone of China for thousands of years.

"My army will attack in just three months..."

Seeing that Qi Tai refuted his point of view and some people agreed with him, Lan Yu became a little anxious.

As he spoke, he felt something was wrong and said hastily, "No, one month, just one month, we will wipe out all the tribes in the north in one fell swoop."

"The world has been in turmoil for a long time. The Ming Dynasty has just been established. The people are still eating tree bark and dirt to survive. Where will the military pay for another war?"

Facing the powerful Lan Yu, Qi Tai was only a small minister of the Ministry of War, but he still had no intention of backing down and argued with him based on reason.

Lan Yu was a soldier. He had little education, but he fought in battles all his life in order to make an immortal contribution.

Qi Tai, however, was an out-and-out scholar. He was not interested in wars. What he cared about was the people living and working in peace and contentment.

The two people have different actions, so the argument will continue.

Zhu Yuanzhang just sat next to Zhu Ming and watched the two arguing quietly.

"enough."

It was not until the two men argued until their faces turned red that Zhu Yuanzhang calmly stopped them.

"What you two said makes sense. I also think that we can defeat all the tribes on the grassland in one fell swoop, but the Ming treasury is empty and we really don't have any extra silver."

As he spoke, his eyes indeed looked at Lan Yu who was standing beside him.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to reject her, Lan Yu's face became even uglier.

Am I going to watch this immortal achievement slip away from my hands?

"Your Majesty, these hundreds of thousands of soldiers are outside the border, waiting for the king's order to go to war, their eyes are bleeding!"

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang stood on Qi Tai's side, he still wanted to fight for this battle.

"Father!"

Zhu Di also stood beside Lan Yu, bowed and saluted, wanting to plead with Lan Yu.

Zhu Yuanzhang just gave him a look and glared back.

"I asked you to follow the general and learn how to deploy troops. Do you think it's your turn to take charge of the affairs of the world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rebuked him coldly, and even if Zhu Di was still resentful, he had to retreat again.

"General, it's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that the treasury is empty."

After scolding Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang looked embarrassed again and looked at Lan Yu: "Now we have to prepare to go to sea to attack Japan and drive out the Japanese pirates. We are really stretched to the limit and can't spare that much money."

When the army goes out to attack, silver is needed for food, fodder, military pay, and pensions for soldiers killed in battle.

He had dragged on until now just to let Lan Yu know that no matter how prestigious he was in the army, he would still be unable to move without the military pay from the national treasury.

"but……"

Seeing that Lan Yu had been suppressed to a certain extent, Zhu Yuanzhang finally relaxed and changed the subject, standing up and saying, "If it is the money to send out 30,000 troops, there is money in the national treasury."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Lan Yu's expression still did not show any sign of relief.

What can they do with only 30,000 soldiers?