The Yuan Dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan Temujin, and lasted for 98 years, with five generations and eleven emperors. The current Northern Yuan Khan Toghon Temür's brother, Emperor Zhaozong of Yuan, is the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Since his father, Emperor Huizong of Yuan, was forced to retreat back to the grasslands, the Yuan Dynasty has lost its former glory, and has been repeatedly attacked by the Ming Dynasty. His father was even given the posthumous name "Yuan Xianzong" by Zhu Yuanzhang, meaning "to obey the will of heaven".

  His brother Zhaozong usurped the throne and appointed Xian Da, striving to restore the prosperity of the great Yuan dynasty, but he died of illness. Now Toghon Temür succeeded to the throne, but due to the decline of national power, the four khanates did not respect him and had no power to claim the emperor, so he could only be respected as Khan, known as Toghon Temür Khagan.

  In his prime, Toghon Temür's ambition was similar to that of his brother. He consistently advocated for attacking the Great Wall, breaking through the border passes, and retaking Dadu to restore the former glory of the Yuan Dynasty. However, the national strength had already weakened, and the court officials were only concerned with self-preservation rather than serving the country. The tribal leaders were also indecisive and disloyal, disobeying the king's orders and ignoring the Khan's decrees. They had the desire to restore the nation but lacked the military power to do so.

  Nai'er Buhe's this battle may be his last reliance, at present the right prime minister is already old and unable to handle government affairs, the left prime minister wants peace and wants to live in harmony with the Ming dynasty, the other three Ping Zhang are pro-war but they also have to consider their clan and tribe, as for the Taewi Naha who is stationed in Liaodong, he can't be trusted, holding heavy troops and occupying one side, only Nai'er Buhe can be used, at this time Toghto also can only hope that Nai'er Buhe brings him good news.

  But heaven did not fulfill human wishes, and the old man seemed to have recognized that the Great Ming Dynasty was the orthodox dynasty of the world at this time. The news of Niu's defeat finally reached the Golden Tent.

  Tuogu sat heavily on the throne, his face solemn. The left and right chancellors did not speak a word. All the officials in the court were indignant and asked to arrest Nayan's son, Nayanbuqa, and bring him to justice. Some even suggested that Haba Doutou should take Nayanbuqa back directly.

  Looking at the arrogant and domineering master, Pai Tuo Gu Si was helpless, and could only give orders: "Order someone to strip Nai Er Bu He Da Jiang Jun of his position and bring him back with Guo Tai Tie Mu Er. Also, order Ha Ba Tuo to lead the army to resist the invasion of the Ming people, and at the same time seek help from other Khanates..."

  When Degusi uttered the words "seeking help", the whole hall fell silent. It was a shameful thing for them, who had always regarded themselves as the orthodox Yuan dynasty, to have reached the point where they had to think about dividing the khanate and bowing their heads.

  The Left Chancellor, Li Lie, let out a sigh and stepped forward to offer his advice: "Your Majesty! I beg for the order to be sent on this mission. This time, I will definitely bring back the allied troops from various Khanates to escort Your Majesty's Golden Tent safely."

  Although they had different political views, Shi Lie was still a Yuan person and could not ignore the failure of Naihe Nuo. He also couldn't abandon him like other courtiers, besides, to persuade those several disheartened Khans who were already estranged from the Yuan court, one needed to have some status when being sent as an envoy to other Khanates. However, Shi Lie didn't know that at this time, other Khanates were also powerless because an empire established by a lame Turk claiming to be Mongolian was oppressing all sides like the scorching sun...

  The Great Ming Dynasty, from Zhu Gongzi's uprising in the righteous army to the 15-year war of conquest and establishment of the Central Plains dynasty, was renamed Ming in response to heaven and in accordance with fate. With great generals such as Chang Yuchun and Xu Da under his command, they conquered cities and lands without exception. It was this group of people who thoroughly drove the Yuan Dynasty out of the Central Plains and pushed them north of the Great Wall.

  It is now the 14th year of Hongwu, and the world has basically been pacified. However, there are still three places that remain a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's side: Liaodong, Naha, and the Northern Yuan court. Fortunately, his greatest worry, Wang Baobao, has already died, and the Northwestern Army under his command had long since been divided up by various forces, no longer having the ability to confront the Ming army as they once did.

  At present, Xu Da's northern expeditionary force is attacking the three major threats of the Northern Yuan. If this battle is won, the Northern Yuan will no longer be a concern, and the Great Wall to the north will be settled. Then there will only be Naha's 200,000 troops and the timid Liang Wang in Yunnan left.

  Although the military report said that Nahacu coordinated with Beiyuan Ping Zhang Naihe to send troops to Jinzhou, Master Zhu believed that Ye Wang would definitely be able to withstand Nahacu. Although he didn't dare to speak of victory, defending the city shouldn't be a problem.

  At this time, in the Nanjing Imperial City, Zhu Laoye was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. He was worried about the battle situation of Xu Da's northern expedition army. Although both armies had made gains before, the outcome was still uncertain. This decisive battle for Ningcheng would determine whether the northern expedition would be successful or not. Just as Zhu Yuanzhang got up to relieve himself, a sudden flurry of footsteps echoed outside the palace.

  Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but furrow his brow, who was this person who was in such a hurry to walk, and still in front of his bedroom? The old man was just about to get angry and ask questions when the person outside the hall took the initiative to speak up.

  Only a sharp voice came: "Old man! There's military news! Frontline military news!"

  He couldn't help but get angry, Zhu Yuanzhang hastily threw down the night pot, at this time any news from the front line was the most important.

  "Good, good, good!" Looking at the description in the military report, it was clear that Da Ming's northern expedition this time had already succeeded, with both armies clashing beneath Ningcheng, evenly matched and fiercely fighting. Xu Da broke through the Northern Yuan army of hundreds of thousands, capturing many, and even seized two Ping Zhang Zhengshi of the Northern Yuan. Now he has split his troops again with Tang He to sweep across the grasslands, such a glorious achievement is certainly worth celebrating!

  "Summon all officials to the imperial court for discussion!" The old master was being arbitrary, and without regard for the late hour, he had the six ministers of the Six Ministries and the five military commanders dragged into the Golden Hall.

  "Gentlemen officials! Our Great Ming Wei State's northern expedition has won a great victory beneath Ningcheng against the Northern Yuan!"

  "We congratulate Your Majesty, we congratulate the great Ming!" The civil and military officials of the court, who had been trying to put on a brave face, were all shocked at this moment. The uniform congratulatory voices echoed in the Golden Hall. The civil and military officials, who had been confused until now, finally understood why the Emperor had summoned them so urgently - it was because news of the great victory of the Northern Expeditionary Army had arrived.

  "Fan Min is here."

  The minister in "newly appointed Minister of Revenue Fan Min responded and came out in a row."

  "How much more military rations can our court allocate to the front lines?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

  "I report to Your Majesty, apart from the six months' worth of military rations that have already been allocated, the remaining grain in my Ministry of Revenue is only enough for two months!" Fan Min calculated for a moment before responding with a bow.

  Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang furrowed his brow deeply. The military report clearly stated that Xu Da had captured a large number of people. This time, the number was too great, and it was not possible to kill them all off like in the case of Tang He, using the excuse of executing the guilty. These people also needed to be fed, and after calculating the time, the military rations would only be enough for the army and the captives to eat for another three months. Alas, it seemed that this northern expedition could not be thoroughly victorious, and the Northern Yuan people would still be left with some breathing room.

  "Fan Qingjia, how is the yellow book of taxes and labor that I ordered you to compile?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and gave up on the matter of requisitioning military rations, instead asking about the yellow book that was supposed to be defined in January.

  This yellow book is what Master Zhu intends to use to strengthen the supervision of the household registration system, to investigate and collect taxes and grain taxes. The purpose is to investigate the taxes in various places. He has long known that someone has stolen and sold official grains, otherwise how can the Ministry of Revenue not even provide military rations for the army now?

  If it weren't for Mao Zedong's persistence in investigating, he would have wanted to behead a batch of people to vent his anger. Those small-time officials didn't have the guts to embezzle official grain on such a large scale, and it remains unknown who among the high-ranking officials in the imperial court was backing them up. Now thinking about it, maybe it's better to give Mao Zedong's inspection department the power to arrest people, perhaps they would have already uncovered the mastermind behind the embezzlement of official grain...

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