Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 259 Your mission is Tongguan
But think about the value of Abu Nai to himself at present, and Beijing and Tianjin are too far away, so he is beyond his reach, so he should be saved for the time being, and the final value of this tartar will be squeezed out.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong said to Zhang Chao, "Let Liu Bao bring an Imperial scholar in."

He didn't want Hanlin scholars to teach him the Four Books and Five Classics, but asked him to draft an imperial edict for himself.

Although Zhu Cihong went to university in his previous life, the modern education system obviously cannot cultivate sour and corrupt Confucians who only understand the Four Books and Five Classics.

And he is the emperor, why bother to worry about this little time, it would not be better for those ordinary civil servants to write.

They also gave them a chance to make progress. I'm afraid they would be eager to come and draft an imperial edict for Zhu Cihong, and they would even compete to bribe Liu Bao.

You must know that the one who drafted the imperial edict for Zhu Cihuang was always Qian Qianyi, a scholar of the palace.

If Zhu Cihong hadn't brought Qian Qianyi when he crossed the Yellow River, how could it be their turn.

Now he is drafting an imperial edict for Zhu Cihong, and maybe in the future he will be able to become a great scholar, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

This is a rare honor that has been dreamed of for several lifetimes. Even if it can only be held for a month, countless people will flock to it.

At the beginning, Chongzhen changed the Diange University Scholars like changing clothes, on average every few months, without repeating the same, but even so, people who wanted to be Diange University Scholars still flocked to them, like crucian carp crossing the river.

Soon, Liu Bao brought a young Hanlin scholar to Zhu Cihong's side.

Although he suppressed the expression on his face, Zhang Peilun could see the excitement of the young Hanlin scholar. After all, he wanted to serve his monarch now.

This is not only a major task, but also a special honor.

"Prepare an edict to Abna."

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, the Hanlin scholar leaned on the desk beside him and tried his best to grind and write.

"Abu Nai has corrected his evil ways and helped the Ming Dynasty before. He will be rewarded for his merits and made a Prince of Chahar. The etiquette and utensils are the same as those of a royal prince."

"Besides that, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions were promoted to the Zhu Kingdom and were rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, 500 taels of gold, and a box of jewels and jade."

Zhu Cihong's spoken language was very simple, but he finished the reward for Abu Nai in just a few words.

However, drafting the imperial edict was definitely not so simple. He wanted to convert Zhu Cihong's spoken language into official articles, and also expressed the condescending majesty of the emperor in the edict.

It can be said that it is not easy, if it is not for reading poetry and books, I have experienced more than 20 years of study in the Four Books and Five Classics, plus the study of the Imperial Academy.

It is absolutely impossible for the Hanlin scholar in front of him to write an edict so easily.

However, after the Hanlin scholar presented the written imperial edict to Zhu Cihong, Liu Bao suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, that Tartar didn't do anything good, so why give him such a high reward? What if the generals commanding the army complain?"

Liu Bao's worry was not unreasonable, Abu Nai's army was not strong, and his reputation was not obvious, but Zhu Cihong gave him the title of prince and a high official salary.

When Gao Jie's small-bellied warlords heard this, they would definitely feel depressed.

"Hmph, so what if there are complaints, with me around, they can still turn the world upside down." Zhu Cihong said domineeringly.

He didn't dare to say such things in the past, but now he has won one battle after another and regained the lost ground of several prefectures.

Zhu Cihong's prestige has reached a very high level, although it is not enough to compare with those founding emperors in history.

But it is enough to subdue the warlords and make them dare not give birth to two hearts under Zhu Cihong's command.

Of course, Zhu Cihong is not a brainless guy, he must do this because Abney can bring him greater benefits, or in the long run, it is necessary to do so.

Otherwise, Zhu Cihong would not give the position of Prince Abu Nai, it would be better to give it to the warlords like Gao Jie, and make them work harder in the war.

"Abu Nai's status is special, and I have a reason to get my hands on the Mongolian grassland by bringing him under my command." Zhu Cihong explained.

"At that time, as long as he makes good use of his prairie wolf, the threat of the Mongolian grassland in the future may disappear forever."

"So that's the case, Your Majesty is really wise." Liu Bao said thoughtfully.

"You really know how to flatter." Zhu Cihong teased.

As he said that, Zhu Cihong pushed forward the edict that had just been drafted, and said to the Hanlin scholars who were fighting below, "This edict is very good. After copying it, stamp it with a seal and send it to Abu Nai."

Just after the academician left Zhu Cihong's place, Huang Degong and the other three came again.

"Your Majesty, why did you summon the three of us?" Huang Degong knelt down and said as soon as he came in front of Zhu Cihong.

It turned out that the three of them came here under Zhu Cihong's order.

"The three of you traveled all the way in the starry night, the soldiers must be very tired." Zhu Cihong asked with concern.

Although they take a long time and the average speed is very slow, traveling thousands of miles, no matter how slow the speed, will definitely make people tired.

What's more, they have to attack cities and lands along the way. Although they are small places where even the walls are riddled with holes, it still requires a lot of energy.

But with the experience just now, the three of Huang Degong didn't dare to talk nonsense, let alone pick up whatever Zhu Cihong said.

"Not tired, for the sake of Daming's future, how could we be tired." Huang Degong said righteously.

Just when he thought that Zhu Cihong would reward him verbally, Zhu Cihong said something that was absolutely unexpected.

"Oh, since you're not tired, let's go attack Tongguan today." Zhu Cixiang said lightly.

But to Huang Degong and the others, it was as heavy as a ten thousand catty boulder.

As a famous pass in history, Tongguan cannot be captured easily.

The topographical conditions of Tongguan are excellent. It can be said that one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. If it is a purely cold weapon war without gunpowder, only 1 people will stand on the pass.

Then even if the enemy has ten times the number advantage, they can't easily win it.

In history, the reason why Li Zicheng failed to defend Tongguan was entirely because he took the initiative to attack. At the same time, Jierhalang attacked Yan'an Mansion and was about to copy his lair.

That's why Li Zicheng didn't defend Tongguan. If Duoduo took the initiative to attack, even if all the troops of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han tribes in the Qing Dynasty were gathered, Tongguan might not be able to be taken.

"What! Tongguan?" Sure enough, when Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Menggeng heard the news, they were so shocked that they could stuff a big pear into their mouths.

(End of this chapter)