The fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.

When climbing in midsummer, Shunyang is above. May is midsummer, and its first noon day is a good day for climbing in Shunxia, ​​so it is called the Duanyang Festival.

The Dragon Boat Festival began in the Xia and Shang Dynasties in the south of the Yangtze River. The specific date is unknown. It originated from the worship of celestial phenomena. Before the Zhou Dynasty, ancestor worship was prevalent. The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival for worshiping gods, and Zongzi is used to worship gods. The sacrificial objects are not food for the people.

Zhou Chu of the Jin Dynasty wrote "Feng Tu Ji". Because it fell on the first noonday in midsummer, it was renamed the Dragon Boat Festival. It may also be that Zhou Chu himself liked rice dumplings. After Feng Tu Ji, zongzi changed from a sacrificial tribute to a kind of food. .

Qu Yuan happened to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river on this day. After thousands of years of rumors, it was said that it was a festival established to commemorate him.

In midsummer, the city of Nanjing is much hotter.

Fortunately, there was a small garden in the palace, where Zhu Yunwen could escape the summer heat for more than half a month.

In time for the festive season, Zhu Yunwen deliberately called Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhi and Zhu Zhi went to the palace to have a meal and drink two drinks together. Zhu Zhi was probably afraid that Zhu Yunwen would drag him to fight the landlord, so he refused to come, so only Zhu Di came to accompany Zhu Yunwen. .

The two of them couldn't play cards, so they had to go fishing together with a small stool each.

Originally, Zhu Di wanted to play chess, but Zhu Yunwen refused to say anything. His chess skills were too bad, and Zhu Di didn't dare to beat him, so it was pointless to play.

The breeze comes slowly, bringing a burst of coolness.

Zhu Yunwen, who was fishing by the pond, liked this relaxing feeling very much.

The foreign cabinet continued to implement the national policies left by Hu Weiyong. The new army was busy changing defenses in Liaodong and Gansu. The frontier troops began to change defenses in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing in an orderly manner. They eliminated veterans and recruited new soldiers, and re-trained and received ideological education. Huang Shang's The stalls were spread out, and the imperial department sent a group of internal supervisors to check the accounts. Several princes were doing business honestly.

The entire Ming Dynasty was so busy that Zhu Yunwen, the emperor, naturally had nothing to do.

In addition to going to Dongling every once in a while to see the academic progress of Xinxue Seeds, he would occasionally sneak out with Zhu Zhi to Yiyue Pavilion to listen to music.

"Hey!"

Zhu Yunwen's wrist sank, and he suddenly woke up from his leisurely state. He hurriedly picked up the fishing rod with all his strength and threw out a greedy fish.

"Fourth Uncle, this is my third item."

Zhu Yunwen threw the fish into the fish basket next to him and showed off proudly.

Zhu Di looked at the empty fish basket next to him, chuckled and shook his head.

The longer he stayed with Zhu Yunzhen, the more admired Zhu Di became.

It can be said that it is not unfair at all for me to lose to my nephew.

Speaking of being in his twenties, among his clan members, he had no choice but to fight and kill people, Zhu Zhi had no choice but to visit brothels, and Zhu Bai had no choice but to wander around.

Zhu Yunwen was in the supreme position. He could obviously indulge in wine and meat and release the desires of a young man, but he chose to do the opposite, restrain himself, fish and write all day long.

To be strong without desire is to be strong. This self-control alone is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"If a person loses to desire, he will be dominated by desire, and then he will gradually lose all judgment and rationality."

This was what Zhu Yunwen said back then, and Zhu Di remembered it in his heart. When he got home, he told Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui exactly what he said.

"I have been through war for a long time, and my heart cannot calm down."

Zhu Di laughed at himself, "I am so anxious even to catch a fish, I am far inferior to Your Majesty."

"Ruling the world is the same as fishing."

Zhu Yunwen hung up the bait and swung the rod into the pool again.

"It is better to be slow than to rush. There is no fat man who can become fat in one bite, and there is no country that can be swallowed overnight."

Zhu Di is an impatient man. He made five expeditions to the Mobei. He always hoped to wipe out the tribe in one battle and exchange for hundreds of years of peace in northern Xinjiang. However, in the end, it was a waste of national power. People on horseback come and go like the wind. If they can't defeat you, can they still outrun you?

His core strength has not been damaged. You, Zhu Di, will fight and we will give in, but can you live forever?

As soon as Zhu Di died, he was avenged in Tumubao.

"Your Majesty's teachings, I will take them to heart."

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he laughed and laughed at himself, "How could I dare to use the word "teaching"? When I was impatient, I talked about what happened at the Wenhua Palace last year. Didn't I take it for granted? That incident gave me a wake-up call.

I know that no matter when, no matter what my status is, before doing something, I still have to make a decision before taking action."

"In the year of your Majesty's crown, you have brought peace to the southwest, stabilized the government, and opened up a great era. Your civil, political, and military skills are enough to make you a great leader. You can also guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and reflect on yourself every day. Who among all living beings can't be sincerely convinced?"

Zhu Di sighed, "I feel that I have learned a lot by being with you. Your Majesty, please don't be humble."

Zhu Yunwen laughed. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and tolerated it.

"Your Majesty said that there is no country in the world that can be swallowed up overnight. Does this mean Annan?"

There were rumors in the city of Nanjing. In fact, most of them came from Wu Xun of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. They felt that Annan had finally been defeated and it was really inappropriate to withdraw the army like this.

What is enough to do with ten thousand people left?

Annan's political system has been completely preserved, and not even a single prince or general has been killed. Aren't the people of Annan still the ones who call the shots in this country?

What about Ming Dynasty?

Didn't take advantage of it at all!

Zhu Yunwen issued the imperial edict to Annan. What did he say?

"Master Wang's current expedition was all due to Hu Nijili's invasion of superiors and rebellion. He used his subjects to disobey the emperor and his father. Although he was executed, the remaining evil deeds were not corrected."

What's going on?

Was the battle fought in vain? The blood was shed in vain? The people died in vain?

That is to say, now Zhu Yunwen has begun to gain prestige, otherwise those military heroes would have to petition for orders. Although they did not dare to question Zhu Yunwen in front of him, they often lamented in private such as "The emperor is too kind."

"Fourth uncle doesn't know what I'm thinking or worrying about?"

Seeing Zhu Di shaking his head, Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.

The ancients may have had abilities, but their vision seemed a bit narrow.

It seems that the Yongle Emperor, the great ancestor, was good at military affairs but short on politics.

In history, Zhu Di destroyed Annan. After the destruction, he abolished the country and established provinces. Annan rebelled for more than ten years. In the end, Zhu Di had to restore Annan. All officials and garrison troops were withdrawn to Yunnan. The so-called Jiaozhi Proclamation Secretary

, disappeared like a shooting star.

This proves that Annan cannot be solved with rough and arrogant methods.

"I am stupid and I really don't know what your Majesty is thinking."

Zhu Yun was tired from waiting, so he called Zhu Di, and the two of them got up and walked to the pavilion, where they were served iced mung bean soup.

"Before answering Fourth Uncle's questions, I would like to test Fourth Uncle on a few questions."

Zhu Yunwen did not answer Zhu Di's words, but asked instead.

"Do you know why I want to open border trade with the Tatar Arutai?"

Isn't it just for your own good to use your hands to deal with me?

Zhu Di cursed in his heart, but how could he dare to say such things, so he had to bite the bullet and ridicule himself, "I am ignorant."

Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhu Di playfully.

"When I first ascended the throne, the government was unstable and war broke out in the southwest. I needed a period of peaceful transition."

Yes, you know that the emperor is like a mirror in his heart. He is just pointing out to me, Zhu Di, by saying this. What does instability in the court mean? Don't you just want to say, if the border area is strong and the vassal is strong, the master of the country is doubtful?

"Your Majesty is wise."

"But that's just one of them."

Zhu Yunwen moistened his throat, "Why is Beiyuan divided by internal strife?"

Zhu Di couldn't keep up with Zhu Yunzhen's brain circuit for a while, but he still told the truth, "In the 20th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty decided the war at the Battle of Jinshan. Nakechu surrendered, and Beiyuan retreated to Mobei, a few meters beyond the Great Wall.

Thousands of miles away, Liaodong and the entire Hetao are included in our territory of the Ming Dynasty. Mobei is barren and cannot support so many tribes in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so there is internal fighting."

As mentioned earlier, the core of land annexation is resource annexation, and nomads also have annexation problems.

Mobei is the area around the Onan River. Not far to the north is Lake Baikal, which is Siberia. There is not much area suitable for grazing.

The Mongol Empire system established by Genghis Khan was not only a Mongolian race. They annexed many other ethnic groups during their expansion, including many ethnic groups in Russia today. They were in the Mongol system at that time. To the west, they forced the landing of countless Middle Eastern countries, and their troops

The peak once reached Africa and Central Europe.

With such a large territory and such a complex race, with the collapse of the Mongol Empire, it was naturally scattered in an instant.

The Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe were naturally the weaklings of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the early days. After the Battle of Jinshan, the last military power of the Northern Yuan Empire was defeated by Lan Yu, and these two large tribes began to think about independence.

Although they still nominally listen to the Beiyuan Golden Family, they have begun to fight each other for territory and resources.

In terms of strength, Wala is stronger than Tatar, but Wala is divided internally, and Mahamu, the strongest in Wala, is now busy working on unification.

They can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, even if they unite, they are far behind. Lan Yu, who frightened them back then, is dead, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who is as good as a ghost in their hearts, is also dead, but Zhu Di is still there.

They fought alternately with Zhu Di, but never got an advantage, and their spirits had been defeated long ago.

If we can’t invade the Ming Dynasty and we can’t get food, what should we do with medicines?

Then we can only hurt each other.

The more people die, the more talents there are left alive, otherwise everyone will finish the game.

"The reason for the internal strife and division in Beiyuan is that it cannot defeat us and its resources are limited."
To be continued...