Chapter 1453: Twilight

Zhu Di didn't think that the news of the expedition could be concealed from others, so he didn't hide it. Fast updates and no ads.

Just as the guards in the capital were actively preparing, the news had already spread like wildfire.

Zhu Gaochi is still as immobile as a mountain, and the daily political affairs that should be done by him are handled in an orderly manner, so that Zhu Di can rest assured to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

Zhu Zhanji thought for a long time in the mansion until night, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and entered the palace, he still wanted to go to the north.

"Grandfather, my grandson feels hot all over when thinking about the Northern Expedition, can you..."

"cannot!"

Zhu Di coldly rejected him, and seeing that he looked a bit disappointed, he frowned and said: "By your time, the foreign enemies are almost gone, and the rule of law is the best."

Zhu Zhanji said unconvinced: "Grandpa Huang, there are still big countries overseas!"

"Um?"

Zhu Di stroked his beard and smiled, "You are ambitious, but that has nothing to do with me. I..."

Zhu Di sat for a long time, and it was a little difficult to get up. Zhu Zhanji hurried over to help him up. When he turned sideways, he saw the white hair on the sideburns, and felt sore in his heart.

"The national power of Ming Dynasty is here. My wish is to wipe out the enemies in the north. After that, Ming Dynasty will have at least two hundred years of peaceful life."

Zhu Di moved his body, looked outside and said: "When I was young, I was entrusted to Beiping by my father, and then I often went out to attack the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, so I know the reason why the north is not peaceful and the Ming Dynasty is restless."

Zhu Di gently broke free from Zhu Zhanji's support, walked slowly towards the gate, and said as he walked: "If Harleigh can be defeated in this battle, they will be divided internally, and they will no longer have the strength to compete with Daming. From now on... The enemy probably can only come from the extreme north, it is said that it is very cold there, and it can breed good horses and brave men, so you can send people to look at it and make preparations as soon as possible."

Zhu Di walked outside the gate, looked at the lights near and far with his hands behind his back, exhaled heavily, watched the slight white mist dissipate, and smiled, his eyes turned soft.

"When you were a child, you liked to exhale the most in winter, and then you used your hands to catch the exhaled mist. If you couldn't catch it, you would cry to me, and then I..."

Zhu Di frowned and thought for a while, then raised his eyebrows and said: "Then I ordered people to boil water in the hall, which made the hall full of fog, and you laughed and made noise in the fog, hahahaha!"

Zhu Di laughed happily, but he didn't see that Zhu Zhanji behind him was already in tears.

"You are still young, and you have plenty of time to fiddle around. The south is just going to the sea. I ordered Zheng He and others to oversee the construction of the treasure ship in Jinling earlier. It has already come out, and I will go to sea next year. If you want to, you can follow along to see... ..."

...

Zhu Zhanji came out of the hall in a daze, and walked all the way in the palace. The eunuch in front of him was holding a lantern, which illuminated the four directions clearly.

Zhu Zhanji always felt that he heard someone whispering, his ears were buzzing, and his head was a little dizzy.

"who?!"

At this time, the eunuch in front gave a low drink, Zhu Zhanji looked up, and saw Huang Yan with a flattering face.

This old dog dared to run around in the middle of the night, it really had a bad intention.

"Your Highness, please see me, I have a secret report..."

Huang Yan smiled obsequiously, then his face straightened, and he glared at the eunuchs who accompanied Zhu Zhanji out of the palace, signaling them to avoid it quickly.

Zhu Zhanji said coldly: "A private matter?"

Huang Yan changed his flattering face in an instant: "Yes, Your Highness, it is very confidential."

But all young people are curious, they always want to get to the bottom of unknown and interesting things, if you don’t ask clearly, your heart is like being scratched by a cat, it can’t do it.

But Zhu Zhanji said lightly: "You should report the secrets to Grandpa Huang instead of blocking my way... What are your intentions?"

Huang Yan's face instantly turned into panic, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, this servant is impatient and has no intentions..."

There was a flash of light in Zhu Zhanji's eyes, but finally he remembered that the Northern Expedition was imminent, and Zhu Di could not be distracted, so he stopped his murderous intentions, and then walked over without squinting.

Huang Yan was covered in cold sweat, and hurriedly walked to the side and continued to kneel, and did not dare to get up until Zhu Zhanji disappeared.

The lantern gradually went away, Huang Yan squinted until the light disappeared.

In the dark environment, the muscles on Huang Yan's face trembled, and his eyes narrowed into triangles.

After a long time, he slowly backed away from the spot, and suddenly he laughed...

...

Various preparations for the Northern Expedition were carried out in an orderly manner, and the most tiring ones were the household department and the military department.

Xia Yuanji was so busy that he didn't touch the ground, so he pulled Ma Su out, followed him around, and asked him if there was any data he didn't know.

250,000 troops, 180,000 people, these people need a huge amount of supplies to support, Ma Su followed suit once, and felt that he was really a frog in the bottom of the well.

After dragging his exhausted body back home, after having dinner, Ma Su thought about what had happened during the day, and then went to ask Jian Jin.

Xie Jin was at home, walking around the yard with his little grandson.

Seeing him bent over, looking like a little grandson, Ma Su smiled slightly and saluted.

"Xia Yuanji is going crazy, right?"

Xie Jin asked with a smile, the cloud was calm and the wind was light.

Ma Su followed him, smiled at Youyou, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty ordered the preparations for the Northern Expedition. The Ministry of Households is the busiest, and it is necessary to mobilize food and grass. Fortunately, there are potatoes, and Nuer Gandusi is hoarding them." A lot of rice has already been transported to the Xuan Mansion one after another, so I'm just busy, but I don't need to worry about it."

Xie Jin sighed: "This is your majesty's last northern expedition. Xia Yuanji knows it well, and so do the civil and military officials in the court. Let me ask you, compared with your majesty today, what do you think of Emperor Sui Yang?" fail?"

Ma Su was stunned, and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty has been an army all his life, and his ability to conquer is probably rare among emperors. This is one. Second, His Majesty can suppress all civil and military officials, and after Daming seized the country from Meng Yuan, , the new family has not appeared, this is the one mind. With these two advantages, His Majesty will definitely be able to defeat the Halle people."

"Um!"

Xie Jin sighed and said: "Your Majesty can conquer the alien races in the north with martial arts, and Wen Neng can suppress hundreds of officials and dare not make mistakes. Such emperors... are hard to say."

"Go to the back house and tell them about Dehua's recent situation, and then tell them that His Majesty is about to march north, so that they can feel at ease. Hey! I regret teaching my husband to find a Marquis!"

So Ma Su went to the back house.

As soon as he entered, he saw Tudou running in the yard with Ping An, and the big and small worms were chasing after him, while Zhang Shuhui and Xiaobai sat under the eaves and watched this scene with a smile.

"Teacher."

Zhang Shuhui said with a smile: "But there is news about your teacher?"

Although Zhu Zhanji would often send people to inform Fang Xing of the news, Ma Su's side was even more trusted by Zhang Shuhui.

Xiaobai also listened quietly.

"Yes, Mrs. Teacher, the teacher defeated the Wara tribe, and died in the battle. All the alien races in the north have bowed their heads and obeyed their ears."

"What about Harleigh?"

Zhang Shuhui and Xiaobai were studying the war situation in the north recently, and if they didn't understand, they sent someone to the outer courtyard to ask Huang Zhong for advice, and they learned something.

Ma Su lowered his eyes and said: "Halie's small group of troops has appeared on the grassland and was defeated by the teacher. The news came that His Majesty is going to personally conquer, Daming...After this battle, Daming will be at peace for a long time."

Zhang Shuhui nodded and said, "That's good. The Halie people are said to be brave, and they used to look at Daming with covetous eyes. We women and Taoists don't know how to help, so we donate some money and food to the Ministry of Households later. It's just a kindness."

Ma Su hurriedly replied: "Yes, I will go to the household department to explain tomorrow."

After Ma Su left, Zhang Shuhui looked at the two children who were frantic in the courtyard, and asked with a sigh, "Where is Wuyou?"

After Fang Xing left, Tudou and Pingan studied as usual, while Zhang Shuhui and Xiaobai enjoyed teasing Wuyou.

Xiaobai was thinking about Fang Xing, he was taken aback when he heard the words, and said: "Just now Mother Qin went to see Dahuang with her in her arms."

"oh!"

Zhang Shuhui immediately returned to silence.

The yard was filled with the noise of the children, but Zhang Shuhui's eyebrows were full of melancholy.

Bell lay beside her, occasionally opening her eyes to see the children and dogs playing in the yard, and then closing her eyes again...