Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, I also plan to open an iron mine around Yongping Mansion. The quality and output of the iron mines around Xuan Mansion have not yet reached expectations."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded, "It's up to you."

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Zhu Youtang asked Zhang Zhou to sit down, while the others stood and listened to the conversation between the monarch and his ministers.

The more Zhu Youtang talked, the happier he became, but later he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart: "Bingkuan, tell me, what will be the result if the little Tatar prince sends troops to Duoyan and the Three Guards?"

Now he wanted Zhang Zhou to unleash his potential as a magic stick.

"Your Majesty, with the strength of the three Duoyan guards, they cannot withstand the attack of the little Tatar prince, but they will not cause the family to be destroyed because of this," Zhang Zhou said.

"oh?"

Zhu Youtang asked, "But will Batu Munch hold back?"

Zhang Zhou said: "This is the case with grassland disputes. Batu Meng wants to be the co-owner of the grassland. If he doesn't attack Huo Sihe, he may not be able to kill them all, let alone Duoyan and others who don't have much power. tribe."

Zhang Zhou was not making a random analysis; what he said was well-founded.

"In the spring of the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, the enemy (Dayan Khan) sent a letter asking for tribute, but the promised tribute did not come... In the sixth month of Guiwei, fire swept into Datong, and commanded Zheng Yuli to die in battle. The enemy advanced eastward, and the Duoyan tribe was crippled... In the seventh month of autumn, Duoyan led the enemy to invade Datong, killed Dun's army, invaded Xuanfu and Zhuanglang, and defended them with Wei Yong, Bai Yu and others..."

This clearly shows Batu Munch's method of dealing with the three guards of Duoyan in history.

While the fire was sifting through the border area, they sent troops to march eastward and crippled Duoyan. After all, Batu Mengke was the nominal Great Khan of the grassland. After Duoyan completely surrendered, he immediately helped the Dayan tribe invade the border area.

Zhu Youtang asked eagerly: "How many days does the little Tatar prince have?"

This question... is obviously a foul.

Zhang Zhou told Zhu Youtang that it is impossible to predict fate accurately, but the emperor probably hates Batu Munch so much that he wants to kill him as soon as possible. If he can't kill him, he at least wants to hear how long he can live. Years, it would be better to know how he died.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, I cannot answer this question for you."

"Alas!" Zhu Youtang sighed, "I don't know whether I should ask, but actually I am thinking, the Tatars have been respectful to the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, why are they like this now?"

Zhang Zhouxin said, do you feel stressed now?

If I don't have Zhang, you will be even more stressed in a few years.

In the early days of your son's succession to the throne, it was even worse. Historically, after Batu Meng conquered the Mongolian right wing in the fifth year of Zhengde, the invasion of the Ming Dynasty increased day by day, until it reached its peak in the eleventh year of Zhengde.

"(In the 10th year of Zhengde), the Tatars from the north invaded and invaded from Dayang in Xuanfu to Badaling. They killed and plundered wantonly, and they were about to spy on Juyongguan... In August Bingyin, the little prince invaded Guyuan and Pingliang, killing and plundering the officials and people..."

"(In the eleventh year of Zhengde), at the end of the seventh month of the lunar month, the little prince entered with 70,000 cavalry... The security command commanded Zhu Shou to send troops to help. However, after a while, the enemy cavalry arrived, and they were outnumbered. Shou died in battle. Hao died in battle. After another battle and another defeat, Zhu Chun and Wang Tang died. Zhang Yong met at Laoying Slope and was beaten and fled to Juyong. The enemy then invaded the Xuan Mansion and captured twenty of the castles, killing and plundering tens of thousands of people and animals..."

"(In the twelfth year of Zhengde), the little prince entered the army from Yulin with 50,000 cavalry. On the second day of Jiachen, the encirclement commander Wang Xun equaled Yingzhou. The emperor was lucky to have Yanghe. On the fifth day of Dingwei, the emperor personally deployed and supervised the generals to come to the rescue. After a desperate battle, the enemy retreated. They attacked again tomorrow and fought for more than 100 people from Chen to You. On the fifth day of the battle, on the ninth day of the Xinhai lunar month, the enemy led west and pursued them to Pinglu and Shuozhou. It was a strong wind and black fog. Hui, the emperor returned and stayed in Datong, ordering the victory to be announced to the court..."

"After that, the enemy invades the border every year, but they don't dare to invade."

"In that year, Dayan Khan died."

In other words, after Dayan Khan unified the grasslands, he harassed the border areas of the Ming Dynasty for many years, killed and looted countless people, and even often occupied and destroyed the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Houzhao himself was a nonsense king who liked to play unreliable personal conquests, the biggest difference between Zhu Houzhao and Yingzong was that he used practical actions to suppress Dayan Khan during the period of complete victory.

The Ming Dynasty's record of the Yingzhou battle was extremely biased. It was clearly Zhu Houzhao who won, but it was said that the fierce battle between the two sides was due to strong winds and black fog dispersing, and it was said that Zhu Houzhao forcibly announced the victory.

As for whether Batu Meng died in the battle of Yingzhou, there is no need to explore. Dayan Khan died more because he did not win the battle and died of depression after returning.

At least after the death of Dayan Khan, his sons fought for the throne. In the next 20 to 30 years, they were no longer able to march forward like Dayan Khan and pose a greater threat to the Ming Dynasty. The next large-scale invasion will have to wait until the 29th year of Jiajing. "The Gengxu Change".

"Your Majesty, as long as the Ming Dynasty is strong, the grassland will be weak. This is a process of one ebb and flow."

Zhang Zhou said, "We cannot let Batu Meng conquer the grassland tribes as he wishes. We must not only send troops to harass but also divide and disintegrate them. It is like a sieve of fire. We once obeyed Batu Meng, but now we have submitted to the Ming Dynasty in name?"
Chapter completed!