Wandering the Heavens

A knife without thoughts, wasn't that what he did when he handled the assassination case before? He didn't use it to start a big case, nor did he let the situation get out of control. Not only did he put his heart at ease after years of hanging, but he also suppressed the struggle between the crown prince and the king of Han within a controllable range.

This situation is already very good, but it’s a pity that I can’t use it (exploit it).

Yu Xian, who farmed the land, missed a lot of excitement in these years. The struggle between the crown prince and the king of Han killed many people, including Xie Jin who committed suicide. We just say that life is not so dramatic. Power is really good, but the price is also equal. Zhu Gaoxu only saw the thief eating meat but didn't see the thief being beaten.

Zhu Zhanji and Sun Ruowei were also at odds because Zhu Yunwen was brought to justice, all the rebels were killed, and the remaining members of the Nurgan Dusi were gradually pardoned. She had no value in the united front, so she relied on her arrogant temper to torment Zhu Zhanji.

Men are just cheap!

However, the drama between the two of them can no longer affect the political situation at this stage. If they want to make trouble, they have to wait for Zhu Zhanji to ascend the throne and become emperor first.

Then the gap between Zhu Gaochi and his son became deeper and deeper as time went by.

A family with deep hatred and deep suffering...

During this period, Yongle moved the capital to Beijing and brought Yu Xian with him. He retained 500 acres of land in Nanjing and allocated 500 acres of land here for him to cultivate.

"Your Majesty, Yu Xian is reinstated!"

These were the only words that Little Nose's godson said in Yujiazhuang, and he also gave her a sign with the familiar words "I am personally here".

After Yu Xian put away the token, he gave the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict an ingot of silver and sent the man away.

"Tell those bastards to pack up their things, we're going to have a big fight!"

After all these years of hard work, he must take this opportunity to get a title so that he can control the court officials and keep Zhu Jianshen in his hands.

A team of cavalrymen in khaki robes entered Beijing but did not attract any attention, because it was the day of the Crown Prince's wedding and the whole city was shrouded in a festive atmosphere.

Yu Xian was too lazy to pay attention to this and took his men into the Five Military Commandery, where Zhang Fu was waiting for him.

"I pay my respects to the Duke of England."

After Yu Xian handed over his horses and personal guards to the Governor's Office for settlement, he was led by an official to a confidential area of the Governor's Office.

"No thanks. The emperor has ordered that he will personally march to the grasslands soon. He ordered you to lead your troops to investigate first. You must not alert the enemy."

Zhang Fu pretended to be tough and gave the order, but in fact he lacked confidence when facing Yu Xian, because the man in front of him was a cruel official who acted without any scruples, and he didn't know who he would target.

"I humble my duty and obey my decree!"

Yu Xian didn't care about Zhang Fu's thoughts. Anyway, this man would die in Tumu Fort in thirty years.

What puzzled Yu Xian was that in this campaign, elements of Zhu Di's several personal expeditions were stitched together to forcibly create an atmosphere of difficult situation.

For example, Mahamu, who was supposed to die of illness in the 15th year of Yongle, was now hiding his identity and learning from the Ming army. Another example was the hard battle at Sanxiakou during his third expedition. Another example was Zhu Di's death on the expedition.

With so many factors mixed together, Yu Xian had no way of sorting them out, nor was he too lazy to do so. No matter how difficult and dangerous it was, he had to overcome this difficulty and gain the qualifications to influence the government.

In these years, he was ostensibly farming, but in fact he was training guards for Zhu Di. The 3,000 soldiers under Yu Xian mentioned by Zhang Fu were all excellent soldiers selected by Zhu Di from various places and handed over to Yu Xian for training. They were organized under the name of Jinyiwei, but in fact they were elite cavalry that directly obeyed the emperor's orders. Zhu Di named them Beidouwei.

No one except the emperor could command the Beidou Guards. They were so low-key that apart from the emperor himself, even the crown prince and the grandson of the emperor did not know of the existence of these 3,000 people, not to mention the King of Han, the King of Zhao and the court officials.

In December of the 19th year of the Yongle reign, Yu Xian led a thousand cavalrymen and left Beijing at night, heading north through Xifengkou. The fence-sitters, the Uriankhai, were the first to be weakened. They went back and forth between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes, and would side with whichever side gave them more benefits.

In the first month of the 20th year of Yongle, the Uriankhai tribe was swept away by Yu Xian, and the Guiliu River basin was littered with corpses, leaving behind women, children, and a herd of cattle and sheep.

Afterwards, they marched westward for thousands of miles and arrived at the Three Gorges Pass where the Ming army was fighting hard.

Zhu Di hypocritically issued an edict of condolences and ordered the survivors to move into the interior of the country, and the Ming army re-entered the grassland.

After settling the Uriankhai women and children, it was already March of the 20th year of Yongle. Zhu Di personally led the army out of Xuanfu and arrived at Sariqier after three months of marching. The vanguard Liu Jiang wanted to advance but was intercepted by Yu Xian, who persuaded him to come to the central army to report to Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

Zhu Di felt a little envious as he looked at the young man in front of him who seemed to never age.

"No need to be polite. You intercepted Liu Jiang's vanguard. Tell me why."

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

As Yu Xian spoke, he took off the bag he had been carrying, revealing a folded white cloth. When he unfolded it, he saw a topographic map of the Hulanhushiwen area, as well as some arrows and color blocks.

"Your Majesty, I led a thousand cavalrymen and traveled day and night to Hulanhushiwen. Along the way, I found that the cavalrymen of the Oirat were gathering in this area. I disguised myself as a herdsman from the Oirat tribe who was summoned to gather. I arrived here two months ago and the order I received was to find water sources and rest on the spot. I used this time to survey the surrounding terrain and believed that the battlefield selected by Mahamu was nearby." Yu Xian pointed the sword in his hand at Hulanhushiwen and said.

"What about the Three Gorges Pass?"

Zhu Di didn't understand why Yu Xian stopped Liu Jiang from advancing. Since the decisive battle would take place in Hulanhushiwen, there should be no danger at the Three Gorges Mouth.

What else could it be? Because the original author wants to keep your life here, and keep the Ming army here. It was originally an ordinary encounter, but it was elevated to a life-and-death decisive battle, and the tactic of adding fuel to the fire was used. A group of people fought to the death here, and Zhu Gaochi also worked so hard in Beijing that he vomited blood.

"Your Majesty, the Three Gorges Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack due to its terrain. If the army is dragged here, Mahamu will definitely decide on the spur of the moment to make this the site of a decisive battle. In addition, the weather nearby is changeable, and the Shenji Battalion will be unable to exert its combat power. It is very likely that the army will be dragged into danger." Yu Xian said as he presented the weather changes of the past thirty days, accurate to the time.

"Then how do you think we should advance?" Zhu Di felt a headache when he looked at the long list of dates and weather conditions.

"I suggest bypassing the Three Gorges from the south and heading straight for Hulanhushiwen. I have personally walked this route, so the army's march will not be a problem, and the cannons of the Shenji Camp can be easily transported over. Moreover, through a series of operations, I have driven away the cavalry troops stationed nearby, and this road is now in my hands." Yu Xian explained, pointing to a dotted line on the map.

"What are your opinions?" Zhu Di was silent for a long time, then looked up at the general in the tent and asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Zhu Zhanji stood out.

"Your Majesty, since Captain Yu has already learned about the surrounding terrain and Mahamu's troop deployment, I think we can follow Captain Yu's strategy and bypass the Three Gorges to march towards Hulanhushiwen and engage in a head-on battle with the Oirat."

"Prince of Han?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu who was pretending to be dead.

"Your Majesty, I think this move is too risky. It would be safer to capture the Three Gorges first and then march westward." Although Zhu Gaoxu objected, his reasons were very reluctant.