readytorunbook Chapter 262: Occupation of Yuan Dadu
Chapter 262: Occupation of Yuan Dadu
"Of course I'm on the prince's side. I'd also like to thank the immortal for sending the medicine to the prince. This makes us ministers feel more at ease," Xu Da breathed a sigh of relief.
When the ministers of the Ming Taizu period heard this, they were also extremely grateful to Li Wu.
Woo woo woo, if it weren’t for the little immortal, they would probably have to flee like Hongwu again.
When Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, heard Xu Da's words, he was naturally happy.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao touched Zhu Di's head. Although his fourth brother did a good job, he did not want to give the throne to anyone else.
The immortal has already given him medicine, so he will definitely not die so easily in the future.
Of course, if there is an accident that cannot be changed, he will not be reluctant to pass the throne to his fourth brother.
The prince has thought this through clearly.
Sky
Xue Rengui and Huo Qubing both looked at Xu Da, "General Xu, I remember that your daughter seemed to have married that Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty," Huo Qubing thought for a long time before saying this. He did remember this, as that Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was quite famous.
Xu Da was silent and looked at Huo Qubing. General Huo was really talking about things that were not relevant. Let's not talk about this kind of thing.
Xue Rengui did not speak, but just ate in silence.
"Ahem, well, well, General Huo, well, my daughter did marry the Prince of Yan," Xu Da was helpless, because the Prince of Yan had never thought of seizing the throne.
At least I never thought about it when the prince was still alive.
"Marquis Guanjun, Senior Xu Da, we all know about this matter. We all know that the several sons of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty were all related by marriage.
For example, the prince married the daughter of Senior Chang Yuchun.
Some people also speculated, "Why didn't the prince marry Senior Xu Da's daughter? Is it because in the heart of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, you are not as good as Senior Chang Yuchun? These words come from me," Li Wu was a little helpless.
Did Zhu Yuanzhang not want the prince to marry?
That's not possible!
The corner of Xu Da's mouth twitched slightly. People in later generations are really too idle to think about these boring things.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, everyone looked at Prince of Yan Zhu Di. Zhu Di was silent. No, why were they all looking at him? What was he doing?
Zhu Biao gave Zhu Di a look, and Zhu Di quickly knelt down and said, "Father, I don't want to be an emperor. I just want to be my elder brother's general who conquers the west!"
"Humph," Emperor Taizu of Ming snorted coldly, "I don't think you would dare!"
Naturally, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty still believed what Zhu Di said. Now these sons have grown up by his side and were raised by Biaoer, so naturally they have a very good relationship.
Moreover, they were taught since childhood that they should not compete with Zhu Biao, and they were used to it.
Even if you want to rob, you'll be courting death.
Who supports it? No one supports it.
Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was speechless at the words of the little immortal. He didn't think that way at all.
Which of those ministers' daughters didn't marry his prince?
Of course, Xu Da's daughter and Zhu Di were something that had been considered.
Sky
Huo Qubing and Xue Rengui both looked at Xu Da, wanting to know what he would say. How should he say this?
"Hahaha," Xu Da laughed, "People in later generations really think about this."
Xu Da shook his head and said, "What else could it be? Of course it's because my daughter is not old enough. In our Ming Dynasty, men have to be sixteen to get married, and girls are fourteen or fifteen. When the prince gets married, our daughter will not even be ten years old. Even if His Majesty wants to choose our daughter, it will not be possible." Xu Da expressed his helplessness. Of course, there are many other reasons that he did not say, just to find one to fool the immortal.
His eldest daughter is too much older than the prince. He can't ask the prince to wait until his daughter grows up, right?
That doesn't make sense.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu also laughed and said, "This old boy, the Prince of Kaiping, has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so his daughter can naturally become the Crown Princess.
Which of you daughters didn't marry my sons, or do you think my sons are not worthy of you?"
"Your Majesty, we dare not." The ministers were scared to death. They had never thought of this before.
It was a great blessing for their daughter to marry the prince, and Prince Kaiping died early, so they could understand that His Majesty wanted to compensate him.
Besides, they all support the prince. All the ministers in the court, civil and military, are either the prince's tutor or the prince's grand tutor. They are all the prince's people.
They truly support the prince and sincerely hope that he will live a long life.
Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty snorted coldly, and the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the prince and the queen were still alive, their lives would be saved.
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"So that's how it is. No wonder," it was obvious that Li Wu believed what Xu Da said.
Xue Rengui and Huo Qubing looked at each other. Perhaps what General Xu said was true, but of course there were more reasons than just that, and they did not ask.
"Let's not talk about this irrelevant topic, and continue talking about the Northern Expedition.
We just mentioned that you were the right prime minister.
What followed was naturally a fight against the Yuan Dynasty. After you, Senior Xu Da, occupied Shandong, you attacked Bianliang of the Yuan Dynasty.
The troops were divided into several groups to attack the Yuan Dynasty.
When you, Senior Xu Da, arrived at Chenqiao, the Yuan Dynasty commander in Bianliang fled overnight.
The rest of the people naturally surrendered.
After entering Bianliang, they had to attack Luoyang. Who was stationed in Luoyang at that time? It was King Yuanliang.
Knowing that the situation was hopeless, he could only lead the officials and civilians to surrender.
Senior Xu Da, please continue to attack other territories of the Yuan Dynasty.
In May, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Bianliang and discussed with Senior Xu Da how to continue the Northern Expedition.
Yue decided to attack Yuan Dadu directly from Linqing, Shandong.
Two months later, Senior Xu Da gathered all the generals in Linqing and personally led the main force to capture Zhaozhou and Guangping.
He left his men in Linqing and personally led his troops northward. He was unstoppable along the way, conquered many areas, defeated many Yuan generals, and destroyed many small tribes.
When Yuan Huizong learned that Tongzhou was lost, he was terrified and asked his subordinates to govern the country while he and the prime minister stayed in Dadu.
Later, Yuan Huizong personally fled to Shangdu with his concubines and sons.
Senior Xu Da, you directly captured the Yuan capital, confiscated the Yuan Dynasty's collections, and transported them to Yingtian Prefecture.
After the Yuan Dynasty's capital was captured, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and renamed it Beiping, which is our capital in later generations and the place where Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty guarded.
"Now that the capital has been occupied, the Yuan Dynasty should be destroyed, right?" Huo Qubing asked, hoping that it would be destroyed quickly.
Xu Da shook his head and said, "General Huo thinks too simply." It doesn't mean that they can destroy the enemy by occupying their capital. If they really can't do that, they can still return to their hometown.
That would make it even harder to fight.
"How should I put it? It can be said that when Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed after he occupied Yuan Dadu.
Because the Yuan Dynasty was no longer in the Central Plains, they moved north to the northern desert, but still used the name of Yuan to confront the Ming Dynasty.
These remaining forces would cause chaos from time to time. Later, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty gave the place of Beiping to Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty to guard, because Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty liked to fight and he wanted to face the remaining forces that were resisting the Yuan Dynasty head-on.
Senior Xu Da, you later pacified Shanxi.
In 1369, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to build a temple for meritorious officials at the foot of Jilong Mountain in Yingtian Prefecture, and he personally determined the ranking of the meritorious officials. Guess who will be ranked first? "