Lao Zhu was very angry and the consequences were serious.

After the small meeting, it was natural to discuss the matter at the morning court session.

When Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his intention to get rid of Timur, his ministers were outraged and united in their determination.

There's nothing I can do.

Your Majesty has spoken. Which minister in the court dares to go against Your Majesty?

Those who had the courage to do so have grass three feet high on their graves, and the rest have experienced Zhu's crackdown period.

Have you forgotten the day when you left your last words before going to court? Do you want to experience it again?

Besides, there is plenty of money and grain in the national treasury now, and it seems like it can’t be used up.

It doesn’t matter if it’s used up. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here anyway, and you can make money by doing anything.

Ever since the national treasury was full, the salaries of officials were no longer in arrears and were paid on time. They lived a very happy life.

In the past, the imperial court was full of skeletons.

Now it seems that many of them have become wealthy.

This is naturally thanks to the Crown Prince.

Our Ming Dynasty is so powerful in terms of military strength, if there are still people who dare to provoke us, we will naturally beat them.

The Minister of War Ru Zheng began his speech by stating that the Tibetan region was an indispensable territory of the Ming Dynasty, and anyone who dared to invade the Ming territory would be killed without mercy.

Then the Minister of Revenue Zhao Mian stepped forward and stated that the national treasury would never lag behind.

Now that the two great chancellors had said so, the wind had already been set, and the vice ministers and officials from various ministries who followed behind him came forward one after another to express their determination to fight.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with great satisfaction.

I remember that whenever I proposed a war, there would be a lot of opposition. Is this what we call a good life now?

Since we are of the same mind, let’s fight.

…

In Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying looked at the Minister of War Ru Hong speechlessly.

After the morning court session ended, Ru Rong came to complain in the afternoon.

"Your Highness, it's not that I insist on doing this, but the Five Military Commanderies have been saying this one after another, and I can't stand the pressure." Ru Heng said helplessly.

Zhu Ying asked: "Why don't they come by themselves? Why do they have to ask you to come and speak?"

Ru Heng had no choice but to reply: "The Five Military Command has always been headed by the Duke of Liang. Now the Duke of Liang has brought many marquises to Zhenla to serve Your Highness, so they have no choice but to turn their attention to me."

The Five Military Commandery was actually the headquarters of the Huaixi military generals group. From another perspective, it was also Lan Yu's private territory.

Last year, Lan Yu received Zhu Ying's order and led tens of thousands of people to Zhenla.

As there had been no war for a long time, core members of Lan Yu's group also went with them.

This resulted in the Huaixi military group losing its backbone.

According to news from the morning court, military officers from the Five Military Commanderies were also present, but they did not dare to jump around in front of His Majesty.

Not everyone is Lan Yu, and most military officers feel that they do not have the face to do so.

If this angers His Majesty, I will be in big trouble.

Zhu Ying was somewhat speechless: "Tufan is a frontier region, they are asking for trouble, the court will not send the cavalry there, we have trained them with great difficulty, if there is a big loss, who will bear the consequences?"

Ru Heng smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, they don't want cavalry, infantry will do, as long as they can fight."

Zhu Ying didn't understand.

Now the Five Military Commandery can be said to be suffocating.

As a military general, what you want is merit, and military merit can only be obtained immediately.

The Ming Dynasty now has a strong military force, but there is no place to use it.

Since the end of Annan, the Ming Dynasty has been in peace and prosperity.

The navy, which was once insignificant, is now expanding vigorously, and the northern cavalry is also slowly growing.

But as for the infantry, it’s like the difference between a biological son and a godson.

Now they have finally said they are going to fight Timur who is invading from Tibet. It would be fine if they used their own cavalry to fight, but what does it mean to borrow troops from the Northern Yuan Dynasty?

Is it possible that there are no military generals in our Ming Dynasty?

Although it was Duke Liang who led a group of people to Zhenla, Duke Cao also led a fleet of people to the West to spread the power of our Ming Dynasty.

But our Ming Dynasty is not without soldiers, so why should we ask others to borrow troops?

Is it that our Five Military Commanderies are not strong enough to fight?

What is Tubo afraid of?

Our infantry now has artillery and muskets. No matter how many cavalry you send, can they break through our formation?

Zhu Ying thought about it and replied, "Okay, since the soldiers want to fight, then let's fight."

A soldier who has never seen blood is not a qualified soldier.

At present, many veteran soldiers in the Ming Dynasty have begun to retire, and have been replaced by younger recruits.

These recruits are currently following the latest training methods. Even if they don’t eat meat every meal, at least they have meat every day.

Even when it is not wartime, we still practice every two days.

The people in the areas surrounding the capital are even more ruthless, eating meat for every meal and training every day.

Emotions are all full of energy.

Then I'll give you a chance.

…

When Ru Hong arrived at the Five Military Commandery.

He was immediately surrounded by seven or eight governors.

"Minister Ru, what did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say? Has he agreed to send troops for us?"

"Minister Ru, you have to say a few good words for us. We have been so frustrated these days. Our Ming army is so powerful, why do we still ask the Northern Yuan to borrow troops? Isn't this looking down on us?"

"Minister Ru, what exactly did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say? He won't stop us from sending troops, will he?"

"Minister Ru..."

"Minister Ru..."

"Minister Ru, please say something quickly. Is it okay or not? Don't be so hesitant like a woman. Are you trying to make fun of us?"

Ruhong opened her mouth slightly and her eyes widened.

Damn it, you all are talking at the same time, giving me a chance to speak? I haven't even opened my mouth yet and you've already told me everything.

At least let me say something first.

squeak.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing and listen to Minister Ru." someone shouted.

Only then did the governors stop.

Ru Hong really had no temper towards these warriors and was too lazy to argue with them, which was disrespectful.

He then said, "I have already reported your opinions to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he has agreed to it. Please wait patiently for the transfer order from the Ministry of War."

After hearing this, all the governors finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, I can finally fight. I've been hanging around brothels all day and my kidneys are going to break. This time I have to go out and give him a good fight."

"I don't know how many soldiers the Crown Prince will send this time. I'm telling you, don't fight with me. I'm going to go."

"Get lost, I have to go this time, no matter who comes, it won't work."

The commanders got the answers they wanted and dispersed cursing. Their minds were focused on the war and they simply forgot about Ru Hong.

Ru Hong stared blankly at these commanders who walked away one by one, completely ignoring her.

I will not bother to argue with you, you crude warriors.

There was resentment in Ruhong's eyes.

Before, they begged for help from everyone, but now that the job is done, they just pat their butts and leave. It's really... disgraceful.

Ru Hong didn't seem to be resentful.

As the Minister of War, he mainly dealt with the Five Military Commissioners' Office in recent years.

Previously, when the Five Military Commandery was strong, it did not say much about targeting him.

Even though the Five Military Commandery lost its power, he had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity.

On the contrary, this time several governors asked him to help speak a few good words to the crown prince, and Ru Hong agreed immediately.

The Ministry of War and the Five Military Commissioners' Headquarters are the two major institutions in charge of the military power of the Ming Dynasty.

No one in a higher position wants to see the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery have a good relationship, even though the military power is now controlled by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Just now, these governors left directly after the matter was settled. From another perspective, it was also for Ru Heng's own good.

After all, Ru Heng had just helped to speak up, and it would be easy for her superiors to feel that the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery were colluding with each other.

Warriors are a bit rough, which always makes people feel more at ease.

…

Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "These warriors, Ru Rong at least helped them to pass on the message and plead for mercy, but in the end they were left there in the cold."

"We told them many times that they should read more and learn etiquette, but they all agreed and then turned around and ran to the brothel."

"My great grandson, I think you've given them too much salary. They're so weak and timid that they can't go to war."

What happened in the Five Military Commandery was quickly reported to Zhu Yuanzhang through the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Even though his eldest grandson controlled most of the military power of the Ming Dynasty and his prestige in the army was growing, Zhu Yuanzhang did not relax his surveillance of the Five Military Commanderies at all.

He also knew that these left and right generals were acting like this just for show, but Zhu didn't care.

Just know how to avoid suspicion.

If you don't even have these scores, then you really need to pay attention.

Zhu Ying said, "Since they want to fight, let them fight. It's a good opportunity to train the new recruits. Grandpa thinks we should send as many troops as possible this time."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment.

In such a war, it is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang is much more powerful than Zhu Ying.

Especially from a global perspective.

After all, Zhu had fought wars for most of his life, from south to north, from east to west, and he had conquered most of the country.

Don’t underestimate how powerful Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were in the past.

And those founding heroes were so fierce.

Behind this was Zhu Yuanzhang's strategic planning.

The old man didn't say anything, and Zhu Ying just waited quietly.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "This time Timur invaded Tubo, on the one hand, because of Li Jinglong's relationship in northern India, but the deeper reason is probably that he wanted to test the situation of our Ming Dynasty."

"The Tibetan territory is vast and the forces are complex, but this has no effect on Timur. He doesn't care about these things at all. He just lets the army plunder and even massacre the city."

"After we pacified the country, we also wanted to incorporate Tibet into the Ming Dynasty. However, most of its natives were particularly xenophobic. In addition, Tibet was vast and sparsely populated, making it extremely difficult to govern. Therefore, we sent envoys over."

"With the power to destroy the Mongols, these natives have become sensible and have accepted our enthronement, which means they are submitting to us."

"The current situation of Timur is an opportunity for us. I believe that Tibet is in chaos and everyone is overwhelmed. The urgent information from U-Tsang 800 miles away came earlier than these Tibetan natives. I think it won't be long before a bunch of envoys from Tibet come to beg us."

"The cavalry can contain Timur, but we are not very optimistic about a big victory. These grassland barbarians are fence-sitters and will not fight to the death."

"This is an opportunity. We want to gather 300,000 soldiers and march directly into Tubo territory to form a long line of defense like a border pass and build important towns to station troops. What do you think, Grandson?"

It is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take this opportunity to establish direct rule over Tubo.

Before this, the biggest reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to incorporate Tibet into the Ming Dynasty was because Tibet was too poor. Even if he conquered it, he would not get any benefits, but would instead add a burden to the Ming Dynasty's treasury.

The national treasury at that time was already very tight, and it would be difficult to maintain even when there was an occasional natural disaster or famine.

Different times, different circumstances.

The current national treasury gave Zhu Yuanzhang great confidence, and the soldiers wanted to gain military merit and hoped to start a war.

Then we can also conquer Tubo.

Zhu Ying thought for a moment and replied, "My grandson thinks it's possible. With 300,000 soldiers, we can easily occupy many important cities of Tubo."

"This Timur, instead of fighting the West, came here to fight our Ming Dynasty. It seems that he wants to restore the glory of Genghis Khan, or even want to become the Khan of the next day."

"I got the news a few days ago that the deputy commander of the U-Tsang side who was assisting the Delhi Sultan brought back thousands of guards from the Delhi Sultan, and also the Delhi Sultan's little prince."

"I think this is a great opportunity. We can definitely support this little prince and cause chaos in the Delhi Sultanate."

"Now that the Delhi Sultanate War has just ended, there must be many people who are loyal to the Tughluq Dynasty. We can provide them with money and food to let them riot in the rear."

Naturally, after Wang Jinyi returned to the U-Tsang Command, he sent a message to the capital regarding the affairs of the Delhi Sultan.

According to the original situation, Wang Jinyi should have brought the eighth prince of the Delhi Sultan, who was less than ten years old, to the capital, which was equivalent to the concept of political asylum.

At the same time, he can also teach his eight princes culturally, just like the Northern Yuan emperor did back then.

However, Zhu Ying did not have much thoughts about the Delhi Sultanate.

Even if the Ming Dynasty drove away Timur and supported the restoration of the Tughlaq Dynasty, it would not have made much sense.

Zhu Ying didn't want to put too much energy on land.

The future direction must be the era of great sea navigation. Inland countries like the Delhi Sultanate are like chicken ribs to the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is also preparing to send troops over, it would be better to let the little prince serve as a mascot in Tibet and give the people in the current Delhi Sultanate some spiritual beliefs to overthrow Timur's tyranny.

Given Timur's character, the people of the Delhi Sultanate must be living in dire straits now.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let's do it as you wish."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much opinion on the arrangements for his eldest grandson.

In fact, for a ruthless man like Timur, the uprising and riot in the rear were not a big deal.

Now Timur ruled so many regions brutally by relying on the policy of massacre.

Whenever an uprising or riot was discovered in any area, all of them would be slaughtered immediately, truly cutting the weeds completely.

As a result, people in North India are now afraid to revolt or riot, for fear that they will be massacred by accident.