Seiwa

More than [-] Tatar cavalry crossed the Oala border and approached the Ming border.

Gansu, Ningxia, Xuanfu, Kaipingwei, and Quanningwei all ignited smoke one after another.

The guards of the frontier fortresses immediately trained their soldiers and horses, and reorganized the cities, Yandun, villages, and bunkers.In the important places, horse refusal was set up under the city, and pits for trapping horses were dug.The general's cannons and giant crossbows were pushed up on the top of the city, the muzzles of the cannons were opened, and the bowstrings were tensed.

In the land of northern Xinjiang, the flames of war suddenly rose.

The rangers reported that it was found that the main force of the Tatar cavalry was the Asut tribe who had escaped from the Ming army.Leading the cavalry was none other than Alutai, the former Tatar grand master who had not been seen before.

After confirming that the information was true, the frontier generals were immediately excited.

Asute, Arutai, a fierce man who escaped from Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong.

Back then, Ding Guogong himself failed to catch him.The most important reason is that the ability to hide is too high to find people.Nowadays, you don't have to bother to look for it, and showing up by yourself is simply a military exploit delivered to your door!

If you can take down these [-] Tatar cavalry in one fell swoop, capture Alutai alive, be promoted to an official position, confer the title of wife and son, and honor three generations, it will be no problem.

The town guards ordered that the rangers patrol day and night, and the border residents distributed or brought their own spears and sticks. When they were grazing in the fields, they should strengthen their vigilance. Once they found any traces of the tartars, they would blow the wooden whistle immediately.In case of emergency, each Yandun bunker immediately sent a beacon to warn.

In Xuanfu City, Zhu Gaoxu personally put on his armor and headed to the top of the city.Raise your clairvoyance and look at the Saibei Grassland.

It is the season of spring plowing, plowing farmland, reclaiming wasteland, digging deep furrows, and selecting and sowing grain seeds all require a lot of strong manpower.

Qin Tianjian watched the stars, and officials from the eight prefectures of Shuntian all said that there may be severe drought this year.

The Beijing Ministry of Industry sent officials to visit various places, and officials from prefectures and counties organized people to dig deep wells, build waterwheels by the river, and dig ditches.Anyone who digs wells and ditches can be paid for that year's corvee.

It is inappropriate for the imperial censor to impeach him, and the imperial censor who patrolled Beijing failed his duty, so he should be severely punished.

The memorial was sealed and delivered by the General Secretary of the General Administration, but was immediately rejected by Emperor Yongle and sent back.Natural disasters are about to strike, don't you want to relieve my worries and people's difficulties, but also want to eliminate dissidents?

Hitting the emperor's muzzle, the censor is bound to be tragic.

An imperial edict, the black hat was removed, the frontier fortress was sent to the frontier for labor reform, and they dug wells to fight the drought together with the working people.

Severe droughts are often accompanied by plagues of locusts.

Once the drought locusts break out, countless people will be displaced and die of hunger and starvation.

Why did Emperor Yongle urgently order Huangzhuang to plant foreign grains?Frequent floods, droughts and locust plagues are the most important reason.

Zhu Gaoxu is very clear about the extent of the destruction of the farmland by the drought locusts after several years of farming in the Xuanfu.He did not hesitate to risk being impeached by the imperial censor to gather people's strength, reclaim wasteland, and sow foreign grains, just to minimize the destructive power of natural disasters.

Since returning to Xuan Mansion, he almost slept on the edge of the farmland.There are twelve hours in a day, and I wish I could use them as 24 hours.No, but at this time, Alutai, who had been a mouse for several months, suddenly appeared to find him uncomfortable.

If you want to die, you don't pick a good time!

Zhu Gaoxu was full of anger and might erupt at any time.

Seeing that the progress of reclaiming wasteland lags behind indefinitely, it is very likely that the spring plowing will be missed.With nowhere to vent the depression in his heart, he drew out his waist knife and slashed fiercely on the city wall.

"Arutai! I am incompatible with you!"

A few days later, the Tatar cavalry did not launch an attack as expected, but the situation did not get better, but got worse.The rangers sent back news that behind the Tatar cavalry, they found traces of the Oirat cavalry.

"Wara people? How many people are there?"

"Returning to Your Highness, there are at least two thousand of them. They are all alone and with two horses, wearing leather armor and wearing long knives. The leader of the army is very similar to the leader of the Kelieyiti Department appointed by His Majesty, the Xianyi King Taiping."

"It's him?!"

Zhu Gaoxu's face darkened, and he clenched his fists.

Did the Oirats follow Alutai?Or is it that Alutai and the Wala people secretly conspired to commit crimes against Bian?

If it's the former, it's not a big problem.It is possible to join forces with the Oirats, cooperate internally and externally, and destroy [-] Tatar cavalry.If it is the latter, you must fly fast to repay the sky.In collusion with Alutai, the plan of the Wala people must be not small!

"Arutai, Mahamu, Taiping," Zhu Gaoxu said angrily, looking coldly at the dust rising in the distance, "One day, Gu will cut off your heads with his own hands!"

The military situation of the frontier fortress was quickly reported to Beijing.

Zhu Di has just returned from his northern tour, and it is not appropriate to leave Nanjing in the short term.We can only decree that King Zhu Gaoxu of the Han Dynasty, Duke Xu Huizu of the State of Wei, He Fu, the commander-in-chief of Gansu, guard Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang in Ningxia, and Marquis Wu Gao of Jiangyin in Datong. , It is not advisable to chase after him, and beware of fraud.If the Tartars invade in large numbers, they will unite with the guards to go out and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

He ordered Meng Shan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and the three guards of Wuliangha to listen to the dispatch of the King of Han.The three guards of Wuliangha strictly guarded the garrison, and they were not allowed to move lightly without military orders.

Zhu Di wondered how Alutai escaped to Mobei, passed through the multiple defense locks of Mahamu and Maerhaza, and suddenly appeared on the border of Daming.It had better be an accident, otherwise, he doesn't mind gathering all the officers and troops of the guards north of the Yangtze River, personally leading the troops out of the fortress, and teaching the Tartars a lesson!

Due to changes in circumstances, Shen Xuan, Meng Qing and Bei Huan had to move forward the date.

Before leaving, Zhu Zhanhe visited the uncle's mansion, although he didn't shed tears, and didn't say something like "Shao Bao, don't leave", but his big eyes were foggy, and his small mouth was flattened, which really made people worry.

"My son, I am guarding Daning. There are changes in the frontier, so I must go north. The knowledge of Xia Shangshu is better than that of my minister. My son will learn more from Xia Shangshu."

Meng Qinghe is not hard-hearted, but he can't say what he left behind, so he can only beat around the bush to comfort him.

The emperor's order must not be violated. Besides, he belongs to the "local official system" after all, and it is not appropriate to stay in the capital for a long time.Unless the official title of "Daning Guard" is removed, but when that day comes, he will not be far from bad luck.

"Shao Bao, I will grow up soon."

Several question marks popped up in Meng Qinghe's head.

"When I grow up and can guard the frontier with my father, my grandfather will agree to let me leave the capital." Zhu Zhanhe raised his chest and raised his head with a serious face, "At that time, Shaobao will teach me again."

Meng Qinghe was at a loss for words, really didn't know what to say.The corners of the eyes are sour, and the heart is inevitably disappointed.I don't know, when Hanwang's son really grows up, will he still remember what he said today?

After feeling sad, become relieved.Does it matter if you remember?

People will grow up, and it is very precious to him to keep this kind of emotion today.

Zhu Zhanhe stayed in the uncle's house for dinner, and Meng Qinghe let the oven prepared by the dining room play a huge role. The soft pastries, crispy biscuits, and soft cakes full of milk fragrance instantly dispelled the little prince's sorrow of parting.

Meng Qinghe didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.

In the end, he could only put all kinds of emotions aside, find the two largest food boxes in the mansion, each with three layers, filled with pastries, and hand them over to the eunuch who followed Zhu Gaoxu.

"Biscuits last for days, pastries and biscuits don't."

Needless to say, Huang Shaojian already understood what Meng Qinghe meant, and quickly said with a smile: "Our family is lucky to follow the son."

"Young Supervisor Huang is polite."

After Zhu Zhanhe returned to the palace, Meng Qinghe began to sort out the plans and notes he had written recently.

Two thick stacks of paper, most of which are scribbled.Most of the content on the paper is a flash of inspiration, or a vague idea flashed by chance.Record it in a hurry, and look back, the things that are common in later generations are whimsical, shocking, and basically impossible to realize.

The only experimental value is probably only the improved version of the quick-fire gun and the oval grenade.But that also finds the right craftsman.More importantly, it is necessary to coordinate the relationship between the military bureau and the military bureau, so that the interests cannot be shared, and it is best not to offend anyone.

Daning Miscellaneous Bureau?

Meng Qinghe shook his head, since the imperial court established the Daning Chief Envoy, he was ready to hand over his power.Let alone cold weapons, today's Daning Miscellaneous Bureau has almost become another firearms bureau.Even for the sake of his ears, he must hand over his rights.

The iron coupons are willing to hand in, but still care about a miscellaneous bureau?

Although I was a little reconciled... With a sigh, I folded a few pieces of paper in half and ignited them on the candle, watching the edges of the white paper being swallowed by the orange flames, turning black, broken, and finally turning into a few pieces of ashes in the brazier. Slowly began to settle.

Companion is like a tiger.

99 steps have been taken, not short of the last step.

Compared with Cheng Guogong, who excused his illness and did not go to court, but only paved the way for the younger generation, what could he be unwilling to do?Instead of hurting the spring and autumn in the same place, it is better to look up and look forward.

There is something to do with home.

Meng Qinghe always believes that as long as you work hard and be open-minded, you will always gain more than you lose.

The ashes accumulated on the bottom of a basin, and only three notes remained.

Really reluctant to burn it, I dug out a box, folded it and put it away.Just about to put it on the treasure shelf, the movement suddenly stopped.With a roll of his eyes, he has nothing to do with certain things, but it doesn't mean that other people can't solve them, such as the Duke of the State.

With a cough, Meng Qinghe firmly believed that he had absolutely no opportunistic ideas.But who let the Duke of the country be his own, a family member.Therefore, it is justified for those who are able to work harder?

Making up his mind, Meng Qinghe grabbed the box and strode out of the study.

The guard outside the door heard the sound and saw that Uncle Meng was about to go out, stepped forward and saluted, "Do you want to prepare the horse, Uncle?"

"No, I'll go next door."

The next door to Xingningbo Mansion is the Dingguo Mansion.

The personal guard understood, so he didn't ask any more questions, and "escorted" Uncle Meng all the way to the wall, and watched him climb over the wall.Turning his head around, he pretended he didn't see anything.

Logically speaking, the reunion between the two prefectures is not far away, and it won't take long to walk through the gate, but Uncle Meng still chooses to climb the wall... It can only be said that extraordinary talents always have some unusual hobbies.

Otherwise, how could there be the phrase "there is only a thin line between genius and XX"?

Although, this sentence was also spread from the mouth of Uncle Meng...

Seeing Meng Qinghe coming down from the wall, the guards of the Duke's Mansion were not surprised at all and saluted calmly.

"Is the Duke not here?"

"Back to Uncle, the Duke was called into the palace and has not yet returned."

"Oh." Meng Qinghe nodded, "I'm going to the East Chamber, and the Duke is back, please let me know."

"Yes."

Meng Qinghe waved his hand, signaling to everyone that there is no need to be polite, and walked straight through the corridor to the east chamber of the third hall.

Pushing open the door, walked to the table, put down the box, and stretched.

Looking around, he found an old travel diary, leaned on the couch, and waited for Shen Xuan to come back while reading.

The sun was setting to the west, Meng Qinghe was a little sleepy, he yawned, the travel notes covered his face, and fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it has passed, Uncle Meng is dreaming, rolling on the gold bricks, smiling very proudly.Suddenly, I felt a chill on my face, and I was forcibly pulled out of my dream.

Open your eyes, and meet a pair of pitch-black pupils, don't think about it, the Duke is back.

"Why did you sleep so soundly?"

"..." Is this what you should say after disturbing someone's dream?

"It's almost the end of the Xu Dynasty. I heard from my family that Twelve Lang didn't have dinner?"

"I'm not hungry……"

He didn't get up out of breath, and directly silenced under Shen Xuan's gaze.

I have to sigh, beauty is invincible.A beauty with strong military strength is invincible in the world.

Uncle Meng was quickly defeated and defeated.You can only obediently leave the couch, wash your face and wipe your hands, sit at the table, eat a few pieces of snacks, and accompany the Duke of the country to eat a small bowl of porridge before you pass the test.

After this matter, Meng Qinghe lost all sleepiness, simply opened the box, and handed the three proposals and blueprints to Shen Xuan.

"My lord, take a look, are these feasible?"

"Is this what Twelve Lang thinks?"

"Probably." Meng Qinghe squeezed his fingers, "It's just a general idea, especially for improving the firecracker, we need to let craftsmen see it before we can confirm whether it is feasible."

"that's it?"

"what."

Shen Xuan put down the blueprint, "Twelve Lang, do you have anything else to say?"

"This one……"

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, with a half-smile.

Meng Qinghe held on, but he couldn't last ten seconds.

"Well, once it is confirmed that it is feasible, the Military Weapons Bureau and the Military Warfare Bureau will need the help of the Duke."

Report the matter, Emperor Yong Le will readily agree.However, it is inevitable that the Bureau of Military Weapons and the Bureau of Military Warfare wrangling.

Zheng He, Wang Jinghong and Hou Xian are going to sail to the west again, Bai Yanhui cannot leave Zhu Di's side, and the new head of the military bureau, the eunuch, may not give him too much face.

It's not the friendship that has carried guns together, there is no greater benefit. To put it bluntly, he is just a general who has won the Sacred Heart.The military battle bureau, in a sense, is the weapon manufacturing bureau and weapon warehouse under the control of the emperor.Sincerely make him feel uncomfortable, there will be no big troubles, but small troubles will also make troubles.

Not to mention the Arms Bureau, the Ministry of Industry is in charge.The Ministry of Industry in Beijing is okay, but the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing... Want to make friends?Thank goodness for not tripping him up.

"So, how does Twelve Lang want Xuan to help?"

"This..." Meng Qinghe scratched his chin, still need to explain clearly?

"If Twelve Lang doesn't say anything, how will Xuan know?"

Before he knew it, Meng Qinghe was wrapped in Shen Xuan's arms, with his back against the edge of the table, his ears went numb, and his heartbeat soared instantly.

"Xuan once said that he wanted to talk with Twelve Lang at night by candlelight. Do Twelve Lang remember it?"

What? !

Meng Qinghe stared, it's been so long, remember?

"Since Twelve Lang has something to ask, why not..."

Shen Xuan leaned over, brushed Meng Qinghe's cheek, and whispered something in his ear.There seemed to be a smile in the voice, and Meng Qinghe's ears were filled with endless bewilderment, and he lost his mind for a moment.

Not as good as what?

Thoughts were flying, and I couldn't catch the last few words.Meng Qinghe's expression perfectly interpreted the word "confused".

Shen Xuan didn't repeat, the smile in his eyes was even bigger.

"My lord?"

As soon as the words fell, the whole person was carried on his shoulders, his eyes were turned upside down, and the next moment, he fell into the couch.

"Long nights, sleepless nights."

The hosta that binds the hair is pulled out, and the black hair is scattered.

Slender fingers shuttled through the hair, picked up a strand, and sent it to the lips.

The ultimate black, the rich red, entangled in one place, seems to burn people's eyes.

"Twelve Lang, would you like to sleep with Xuan?"

"..." Isn't it a long talk?

Shen Xuan saw Meng Qinghe's "questions" in his eyes, but didn't say anything to explain.

Putting one hand on Meng Qinghe's cheek, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, and his fingertips slid across Meng Qinghe's forehead, nose tip, and corners of his lips.There was a smile and connivance in his eyes, as if to say that Twelve Lang can choose by himself.

Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, luck.

Grit your teeth again, luck again.

Biting the back molars... finally broke out.

XX, this is called giving him a choice? !

How to choose? !

Grandpa Guo set a trap, and Uncle Meng stepped on the pit decisively and jumped down resolutely.

reason?

Go to hell!

He has a deeper understanding of what it means to have a knife on the head of color.

As a result of the "Bingzhu night talk", two days later, Meng Qinghe set off for the north, instead of riding a horse, he took a car instead.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe came to see him off together, but Zhu Gaosui was not there, and he had already set off for Taicang with Zheng He.Ten days later, the fleet will set off in Taicang, and then sail to the west.

At this moment in the frontier fortress, the flames of war were ignited again, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The frontier soldiers who were waiting in full battle soon discovered that something was wrong.

The Oirat cavalry and the Tatar cavalry rushed to each other desperately, and the Tatar cavalry seemed to be still fighting among themselves.

The frontier soldiers looked at each other, didn't the Tartars come to thresh grain?Why did you fight yourself instead?

The uneven distribution is more or less plausible, and there is no grab, why is this?

During the melee, a small group of Tatar cavalry suddenly left the battlefield and rushed to a bunker desperately.When the frontier army prepared guns, cannons, bows and crossbows, and was about to launch a bombardment, the first Tatar commander suddenly shouted loudly: "By the order of the Tatar grand master, please see His Royal Highness the King of Han, the Asut Department is willing to attach , ask Ming Dynasty for asylum!"

The commander-in-chief's Mandarin is not fluent, but his voice is really high.

"Don't shoot!"

A hundred households in the bunker made a decisive decision and sent people to fly to the inner city to deliver the letter.

Knowing the situation, Zhu Gaoxu boarded the top of the city again and looked at the teams fighting in the distance, feeling a little uncertain.

Is this a plan by Alutai, or was he really driven to the end of the road and had to bow to Daming?

Looking at the current situation, it seems that the latter is more likely.