First Prince of Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 99 Sealing the Wolf and Living in Xu

  Zhu Biao glanced at the sky that was about to darken, and ordered the army to set up camp at the foot of the mountain, and ordered Mu Ying's leaders to bulldoze and increase the mountain so that an altar could be set up tomorrow.

  Zhu Di kept turning around Zhu Biao with bright eyes, thinking in his heart, "Sure enough, it's right to come out with the eldest brother. Like the second and third, they don't have the fate to be sealed as a wolf!"

  Everyone has their own affairs, Chang Yuchun personally went to see and choose the right stele, as well as the green cattle and white horses for sacrifice.

   It’s useless for Zhu Biao to come out this time to prohibit the noise too much, as long as he doesn’t yell loudly and say something that disturbs the morale of the army, it doesn’t matter. They have all benefited and naturally they will not violate military law.

  So it was a bit noisy outside, Zhu Biao didn't care, all the things that should be done were done, it was rare for everyone to relax, of course, Lan Yu still had to take scouts to patrol outside, and the army had time to react when something happened.

  Looking at the excited Zhu Di in front of him, Zhu Biao happily had a few drinks with him.

  Zhu Di babbled on: "Seal the wolf to live in the Xu, swallow the rocks, drink the horses and the sea, big brother, let's do it again before leaving!"

  Zhu Biao laughed twice and said, "What's the point of that? Fourth, Mongolia will not be pacified so easily. There will be a war sooner or later. If you have ambitions, I will leave those two achievements to you."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it. This time the protagonist of Fenglangjuxu is the eldest brother, not him. After the teacher returned to the court, in the deeds sung all over the world, it is estimated that Lan Yu's reputation is greater than him. After all, he did not do what.

  Zhu Biao was also very happy to see Zhu Di excited. There is no need to say much about Zhu Di's talent. As long as he can suppress him, Zhu Di is the sharpest sword in the royal family.

The two brothers were not sleepy, so they chatted all night. In the early morning of the next day, with the help of Zhu Di, Zhu Biao took off his armor and put on the prince's court clothes, wearing a black gauze wing crown and a red dragon robe , with gold-woven dragons on the front, back and shoulders, a jade belt around the waist, and soap leather boots on the feet.

   Zhu Biao was not used to it at first, and felt light when walking.

  Going out to have a look, those generals are obviously not sleepy.

  It is still spring, the green grass exudes a charming atmosphere, the sky lightens up slightly, and seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Zhu Biao walks up the mountain. The mountain is not very tall, and he will soon reach the top of the mountain.

   Someone went up the mountain to clean it yesterday, otherwise it would be a mess here. As for the stele erected by Huo Qubing, it has long since disappeared.

  Zhu Biao went to the top of the mountain alone and overlooked the grassland. He took a few breaths with his hands behind his back, and suddenly felt a sense of heroism in the sky. He wondered how the champion Hou Huo Qubing stood here.

   Just when Zhu Biao was full of thoughts, the altar had been built, facing the Central Plains.

Zhu Biao stepped forward and stood solemnly in front of a round altar. Chang Yuchun personally brought green cattle and white horses as sacrifices and slaughtered them. Put it on the pile of firewood, and Zhu Biao personally ignites the accumulated firewood, so that the fireworks rise high in the sky, so that the emperor of heaven can smell the smell. This is "Xi Si".

   After all, I was away on an expedition, so most of the rules were simplified. Zhu Biao followed the rules, and finally announced that the sky and this place were included in the territory of the Han family.

   He also ordered someone to record it in detail. These will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites for filing after the teacher returns to the court, and then they will be engraved on a routine stone and erected on the Langjuxu Mountain.

This is considered a ceremony, and after the ceremony is completed, everyone's excitement subsides. The fatigue of repeated battles is high, and Zhu Biao can instantly feel that the army has become war-weary. Home.

  But this is also expected by Zhu Biao, he announced that he will go down the mountain to rest, and leave tomorrow to return to the dynasty!

  There is no need to say anything about the rest. The army marched straight forward, and the herdsmen along the way avoided it far away when they saw it. The same is true for wolves.

  In the current grassland, if only a few people dare to go out, it would be tiresome, and the sound of howling wolves can be heard every night.

  The army didn't move too fast. Zhu Di, Lanyu Muying and others led Baiqi out for wandering every day, but they caught a lot of good horses.

   After all, you can always encounter a large number of wild horses. When the scouts find out, they will report to the army, and then thousands of horses will chase after them.

   It took more than ten days to finally return to Beiping, and Zhu Biao had already received several letters from Empress Ma, urging him to come back quickly.

  After Zhu Biao settled the army, he led the generals into Beiping. On the second day after Zhu Biao set off, Liu Bowen took Beiping.

  There is nothing to say. After Zhu Biao entered the city, he declared the crime of treason. The crime is unforgivable. According to the law, the family will be ransacked and the family will be wiped out. Children under the age of four can be spared death, and the rest will not be pardoned.

  When Zhu Biao entered Beiping, he had to deal with official duties. The princes and nobles in Beiyuan had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and Zhu Biao had to ask the court for rewards from the army.

  The deployment of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun also needs to be arranged by Zhu Biao first, and the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle must be implemented by Zhu Biao himself, otherwise it is estimated that a copper coin will not reach the hands of their families.

Zhu Biao's first arrangement was to take advantage of the large number of people on hand, and immediately send Li Wenzhong to properly arrange the horses. These are all treasures. There are nearly 50,000 horses. Some were donated by the nobles of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and some were caught along the way. Herd of horses.

  The land of Yanyun is a good place to raise horses, so it is natural to make good use of them. The Mongolian cattle were sent to Nanjing by Zhu Biao, and they are well domesticated. Whether it is arable land or delicious meat, they are also treasures.

  The most important thing is the army. Now the army is a bit bloated. These are rare young and strong. Let them mix in the army. It is better to let them go back to have children and cultivate land. The most lacking thing in Ming Dynasty is population.

  But this matter was definitely not settled by Zhu Biaoneng's order. Without Zhu Yuanzhang's will, no one could let the soldiers go home.

  Zhu Biao stayed with Chang Yuchun and Wang Zhi in Beiping, and led tens of thousands of troops and those princes and nobles to Nanjing.

  He has to go back to Nanjing now, that is to say, he has a special status. Otherwise, how could he have stayed in Beiping for so long without returning to the court, and he would have been impeached by the censor to support himself.

  The road is still sparsely populated. The more Zhu Biao looked at it, the more he felt that the population is the most important issue in Daming now. It is no longer an issue of land annexation, but a large area of ​​land with few people. No one cultivates large areas of land.

   This is no longer a problem that can be solved by disbanding some soldiers. Zhu Biao's mood became more and more heavy. Along the way, he passed through the city and made a little supply. After talking with the local officials, he hurried back to Nanjing.

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   Thank you all for your rewards, hehe (▽｀)

  (end of this chapter)