The horse stepped on the Helan Mountain, which was once the dream of many military generals. After the founding of Lao Zhu, many military generals realized this dream, such as Xu Da, Lan Yu and others, especially Lan Yu. He played a great role in the later attack on the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. It can be said that he helped Lao Zhu solve the threat of the Mongolian Yuan people's return.

However, the grassland people are like weeds. Even if they are burned by the Ming army, they will still emerge from the charred land after a light rain in spring. It won’t take long to restore vitality here again.

After winning the throne in history, Zhu Di also faced this problem, so he sent troops to the northern expedition many times, plowing the grassland over and over again like plowing the land. However, the grassland was too vast and the grassland people were constantly killed. Moreover, his northern expedition seemed to be huge, but except for the first two results, the next few were actually not very cost-effective, and it was a bit wasteful of the people and money.

Lao Zhu had already realized this problem in his later years, so he was always ready to use troops to the grassland again. He had discussed this issue with Li Jie. Li Jie's suggestion was to advance step by step and to annex the entire grassland little by little by little by little by little by little by little by little. Anyway, there are potatoes now, so the land on the grassland can be turned into fertile fields.

However, although Li Jie's method is good, it takes a lot of time. The people of the grassland will not be honest enough to wait for them to take away their living space bit by bit, so they put the agenda on the grassland again. According to Lao Zhu's estimate, another large-scale clearance of the grassland is expected to ensure the stability of the northern border for ten years, and then we can slowly advance Li Jie's plan.

"In recent years, Can Yuan's strength has indeed recovered very quickly, and the northern border is not very peaceful, especially after we moved the capital, we are directly facing the threat of Can Yuan. It seems that this battle is indeed time to fight!" Zhu Yunxiu thought for a long time and finally made a decision.

Although the Mongolian Yuan royal court was destroyed, some Mongolian Yuan nobles escaped. In addition, there were some grassland people under the banner of Mongolian Yuan. These people were called Canyuan or Huyuan by the Ming people. When they were later preferred to call them Northern Yuan, they were generally considered to be just a group of mobs and were not worthy of inheriting the title of Mongolian Yuan, so they were called with contemptuous words such as Canyuan and Huyuan.

"Your Majesty is wise. Can Yuan's strength has reached a critical point. If they continue to develop, it will probably be difficult to deal with. Now the opportunity to use troops is the least effective and achieve the greatest results!" Li Jie saw Zhu Yunxi agree, and immediately stepped forward with a smile.

"Well, brother-in-law, who do you think should be sent to lead the troops this time?" Zhu Yunxiu also showed an excited look at this time. This was his first battle after ascending the throne. He must fight beautifully. Of course, he was also a little nervous. After all, no one can tell what the consequences would be if the sword and war were together.

"In recent years, the army has been working hard to train new generals, especially generals from martial arts. A considerable number of them have performed extremely well, but they are still too young and this battle is extremely important and must not be missed. Therefore, it is best to send an experienced veteran to take charge." Li Jie thought about it before answering.

"Yes, I think so too, and General Lan and General Fu are both very suitable candidates. Who should you send them?" Zhu Yunhuang nodded first, then said with some distress.

In theory, Lan Yu should be the most suitable candidate. No one in the army is able to match whether in terms of qualifications or prestige, especially ten years ago, he led his troops to destroy the royal court of the Mongol Yuan in the Fishing Sea, and had a very rich experience in using troops on the grassland.

In addition, Lan Yu is Zhu Yunxi's uncle. This time, Zhu Yunxi ascended the throne, and he also made a contribution to support him. Zhu Yunxi was also very concerned about him, so he led the troops to Zhu Yunxi even more assured.

However, Lan Yu also has one big disadvantage, that is, his contribution is too high. The words that are so powerful that the master is shocked are not in vain. When Old Zhu was there, he could have shocked him. After all, let alone him, even Xu Da and Chang Yuchun had to be honest in front of Old Zhu.

But Zhu Yunqiu is not Lao Zhu, and he is even worse than Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao can at least defeat Lan Yu with his prestige. But now Zhu Yunqiu has nothing. Before, Lan Yu made a contribution to support him, so Zhu Yunqiu was also a little afraid of Lan Yu. If Lan Yu defeated Can Yuan again and made a great contribution, he would not be able to suppress the other party in the future.

Li Jie also knew what Zhu Yunyu was worried about. In fact, he had the same idea. He also knew that Lan Yu's personality also had big problems. This person was too arrogant and domineering. Old Zhu couldn't stand his personality at the beginning. After several blows, he still couldn't let Lan Yu correct it.

Lan Yu is older now and seems to be more stable than before, but his nature has not changed. If he makes military achievements, he will inevitably become more arrogant. No matter how generous Zhu Yunyu is, he will probably not tolerate him. After all, as an emperor, he will never allow anyone to threaten his position.

Thinking of this, Li Jie finally spoke: "Your Majesty, General Lan is brave and diligent, uses troops to make great efforts, is good at winning more with less, and can fight tough battles. In contrast, General Fu has used his troops steadily. In the fifth year of Hongwu, three armies in the north attacked the north, and even the King of Zhongshan was not good at the launch, but General Fu fought steadily and won all seven battles!"

Li Jie paused at this time, and then said: "This time we sent troops to clear the grassland, we can only win, not lose, and now we take the initiative and don't need to take risks. Therefore, I think it is more appropriate for General Fu to lead the troops in this battle. As for General Lan, the capital is still not stable, and he needs to lead his troops to guard!"

"My brother-in-law is still good. After this analysis, I think General Fu is more suitable!" Zhu Yunxiu immediately made a decision when he heard this. He was a little hesitant about Lan Yu, but it was not convenient to say it out. After all, Lan Yu is a great hero who supported him. Now that Li Jie speaks, he naturally agrees with the situation.

Li Jie naturally knew Zhu Yunxi's idea for a long time. He offered to let Fu Youde lead the troops, just to give him a step. It can be said that both of them knew this well, so they all looked at each other and smiled after they said it.

However, soon Zhu Yunxiu's face became a little heavy again. He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jie and said, "Brother-in-law, you have not had time to deal with the funeral of your father during this period, but the people from the Ministry of Rites have not been idle. The most important thing now is to determine the location of the imperial tomb. These are the planned locations. I am a little confused now, so you should decide!"
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