Chapter 324 Waiting for Zhu Di to Return!

"Brother-in-law, can we serve in the military?"

The team is marching.

Xu Zengshou and Xu Yingxu ran to Zhu Di on horseback, licking their faces and looking at Zhu Di eagerly.

Your Majesty actually allowed your brother-in-law to form an army of 20,000 people!

You know, this is my brother-in-law's private soldier!

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "How do you know?"

At that time, there were only three of him, his father and his eldest brother.

"Brother-in-law, what we overheard, not only us, but others must have also overheard." Xu Zengshou sneered.

He was absolutely certain.

Li Shanchang also overheard.

Because he noticed that Li Shanchang's expression changed again and again in a short period of time.

Zhu Di didn't dwell on the matter.

You can't hide this kind of thing.

Many people will be watching his every move in Fujian.

It is impossible for an army of 20,000 to keep it a secret.

Father, I’m afraid you never thought of hiding it, right?

After thinking about it, he gathered his thoughts and glanced at the two little bastards, "After arriving in Fujian, you will go to the village and follow the construction of the rural village community. When the rural village community is built, when will I let you lead the army? If you can’t do well in dealing with the people, then just go home and wait to die!”

When he left this time, Taishan asked him to take these two boys with him.

There was nothing Taishan could do.

These two bastards are not material for studying.

Stay in Jinling City and think about the Dharma every day.

Hang out with a group of peers and go out of town to do some spirited competitions such as horse racing.

And because he is so young, it is against the rules to be sent to the army now.

Since you don’t have the perseverance and patience to learn knowledge from books, you can simply learn in practice.

Anyway, what they need is ability. If they have ability, they will not worry about their future.

Thoughts on Tarzan.

He rather agreed.

These two bastards are thick-skinned, eloquent, and have the same virtues as Zhou Lang.

This kind of people are generally more active and find it difficult to sit down and study knowledge, so they are suitable for learning in practice.

He will also give opportunities to lead troops.

But not now.

First, let them go to the countryside, establish rural village communities, and feel the suffering of the people firsthand.

It will only be beneficial to them in their future lives, not harmful.

ah?

Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou were dumbfounded.

Next to him, Xu Huizu smiled and said angrily: "This is how I came step by step. Don't work all day long, always thinking about reaching the sky in one step!"

My brother-in-law is doing this for these two little bastards!

In the past, he was not happy when his father asked him to return to his hometown in Fengyang to farm.

My father didn't insist either.

Later we went to Tuqiao Village.

At first, it was just because my brother-in-law and sister lived in Tuqiao Village that they went there more often and gradually fell in love with Tuqiao Village.

…

In the process, he learned a lot.

Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou looked at each other and nodded helplessly.

Zhu Di glanced at the two of them, ignored them, and slowed down his horse.

After Xu Miaoyun's mother's carriage caught up, she got off her horse and got into the carriage.

The two little guys were lying on the thick quilt, sleeping soundly. Xu Miaoyun was holding a book and reading alone.

Hearing the noise, he turned his head, smiled and whispered, "Have you missed two little guys so quickly?"

"You don't know who you are thinking of?"

When Xu Miaoyun heard the sound, her pretty face instantly turned red, she turned her head and pretended to cover the two little guys with quilts, "Fortunately, Yong Ming and Qihua don't understand now, otherwise they would be very sad.

Zhu Di crossed his arms with a smile, leaned against the carriage, and changed the subject: "Do you know what my father told me?"

Xu Miaoyun turned her head curiously...

"The old man said that I am allowed to form a private army of 20,000 people..."

Xu Miaoyun opened her mouth slightly in shock.

Twenty thousand private soldiers!

It’s equivalent to three vassal princes’ personal guards!

…

"I was also given an order. When my eldest brother goes north to conquer the Yuan Dynasty, he must bring back 10,000 elite troops."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, Xu Miaoyun sighed: "Father is really making arrangements for our future..."

She had a feeling.

It seems that the father's expectations for his eldest brother to tolerate Shiro and for him and Shiro to get along well are getting lower and lower.

What caused the father to suddenly undergo such a change?

Of course, no matter what the reason is for their father to change, it is a good thing for them.

As for the death order, let Shiro come back with 10,000 soldiers and horses to help his eldest brother destroy Beiyuan.

There is no need to delve into some of the considerations of my father in this order.

These considerations are due to the position of the father.

…

Hongwumen.

The carriage drove in slowly.

Ma Xiuying frowned slightly and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Why did you suddenly give the fourth child such authority?"

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened his eyes, "Do you still remember, I told you that we saw the horns on the fourth child's head..."

His son has the potential to become a true dragon.

He also has the ability to open up and create a country.

So, are you still willing to succumb to Biao'er?

This time it was a test.

If the fourth child comes back again and shows signs of unwillingness to surrender to Biao'er.

He will no longer plan for brothers to work together and use their strength to cut off gold.

After finishing sharpening the sword against Bian'er, he let the fourth child leave completely before he and Xiuying left.

The purpose of asking Lao Si to bring back 10,000 elite troops was to see Lao Si's ability to train and lead troops.

Determine the intensity of support for Lao Si.

The fourth child was his favorite son. He sent his son to live outside the Ming Dynasty. If he did not support him, he was not worthy of being a father.

But the level of support must also be well controlled.

The power established by Lao Si cannot be allowed to overwhelm the Ming Dynasty.

It is best if Lao Si is weaker than Ming Dynasty.

Biao'er's lineage and Laosi's lineage depend on each other.

Biaoer's lineage has abundant resources.

The Lao Si lineage relied on Ming Dynasty's cotton, porcelain and other resources to obtain commercial interests.

He was not worried about the fourth child.

They were worried that because Lao Si was developing so well, someone in the court would be jealous. When he and Xiuying were gone, they would ask Lao Si to cede land on the pretext that Lao Si started his own business and received favors from the Ming Dynasty.

Is it possible for something like this to happen?

have!

Therefore, if Laosi's army is elite and does not need his support, he will not support it.

This time, Lao Si was asked to lead his troops back to help Biaoer conquer the Yuan Dynasty in the north.

It is also equivalent to paying off a debt.

"Of course, this is just our imagination. Who knows what the future will bring."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly. How many times had his expectations for Lao Si changed?

Ma Xiuying breathed a sigh of relief silently.

…

Hu Mansion.

"What!"

Hu Weiyong tensed up and looked at Li Shanchang with wide eyes.

Li Shanchang nodded: "Emperor Zhu personally promised that after Zhu Silang takes over Dongfan, he will be allowed to build an elite force with a maximum limit of 20,000 people!"

Zhu Silang commanded 20,000 elite troops.

It is enough to wipe out any small barbarian country in the world!

Pirate Chen Zuyi can dominate the sea.

If Zhu Silang goes.

And with 20,000 troops, it is very possible to become the king of the Ming Dynasty!

…

"Emperor Zhu also said that when the prince goes north to conquer the Yuan Dynasty, he will ask Zhu Silang to bring 10,000 elites back to help in the battle."

…

Hu Weiyong was stunned.

Emperor Zhu was not afraid. The prince and Zhu Silang turned against each other. Zhu Silang was so powerful that he took the throne from the prince?

When Zhu Silang returns to Jinling, will he bring ten thousand private soldiers to show off his power and return in brilliant clothes?

…

Questions kept popping up one after another.

He didn't have an answer.

After a long time.

Hu Weiyong came to his senses and gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe that the old Zhu family can avoid causing trouble to Xiao Qiang!"

Zhu Silang is developing well, and all the officials in the court are not jealous? Isn’t the prince jealous?

Aren’t the local powerful within the Ming Dynasty jealous?

He understands people’s greed all too well!

These people will push the prince to take action against Zhu Silang for the sake of profit!

…

The more Hu Weiyong thought about it, the better he felt. He smiled and said: "Teacher, the sea is different from the land. Zhu Silang is good at fighting on land, but he may not be as good at fighting in the sea..."

The great pirate Chen Zuyi was a man whose ancestors left the Central Plains to make a living in a small barbarian country in the South Seas.

Zhu Shiro may still be seasick!

War in the sea, if only it were so easy.

How could the Ming Dynasty passively ban the sea and set up coastal defenses?

Not just the Ming Dynasty.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, coastal defenses have been established along the coast.

To put it bluntly, it means that the water power is weak.

During the Yuan Dynasty's attack on Japan and its occupation of the city, the navy power inherited from the Southern Song Dynasty suffered a devastating blow.

From then on, the Yuan Dynasty stopped investing in the navy for a hundred years, after Emperor Zhu replaced the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty.

The most powerful naval force to accept was the pair of sons-in-law Zhu Silang and Xu Da who had surrendered after the great victory in Liaodong.

Shipbuilding technology and soldiers skilled in water warfare were laid waste for a hundred years.

Emperor Zhu is so powerful that he can't change it.

As for the Panyang Lake water battle between Emperor Zhu and Chen Youliang, practice has proven that this kind of battle on rivers and lakes is not applicable at sea!

What could Zhu Silang accomplish that could not be accomplished by the Ming Dynasty alone?

"Perhaps Zhu Silang will still fall on the sea!"

…

While Hu Weiyong and Li Shan were discussing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation to Zhu Di was also spread by many people who went to see him off.

And, with the deliberate promotion of caring people.

It spread rapidly in Jinling City.

"King Yan is gone!"

"Ah! I've been staring at Hongwu Avenue, why didn't I notice it?"

"At dawn, or even as soon as the curfew ended, King Yan left the city. I heard that His Majesty gave King Yan permission to form 20,000 elite troops!"

…

"The prince wants to conquer the north and destroy the Yuan Dynasty?"

"This is not important. When the time comes, King Yan will bring back 10,000 elites. Is it true or false?"

…

There is news that Zhu Biao will conquer the north in the future to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

Inadvertently, "clever" spread among the people.

…

The official room of the left prime minister.

Song Lian said anxiously: "Bo Wen, I know that King Yan has saved your life, but His Majesty is so conniving with King Yan. As the left prime minister, you must remonstrate!"

"Twenty thousand elites!"

"With a thousand elites, King Yan can conquer the grasslands. If you give him 20,000 elites, it is very possible for him to conquer half of the Central Plains from Fujian!"

…

Liu Bowen looked at Song Lian dumbfounded.

This great scholar really dares to say it.

It can be seen that King Yan's excellence indeed put a lot of pressure on many people.

"Brother Jing Lian, Your Majesty must have a deep meaning in this arrangement."

Liu Bowen interrupted Song Lian and said in a low voice: "If I am not wrong, Your Majesty wants to grant Dongfan to King Yan, so that King Yan can become the screen of the four seas of the Ming Dynasty and suppress the four pirates. In the future, when the time is right, the sea ban will be lifted... "

The deeper content, related to His Majesty's knife-sharpening plan, cannot be disclosed to Song Lian.

No one noticed.

In the discussion about King Yan.

There was also news about the prince's northern expedition.

Even in the central court, only a few people knew about this matter.

Not surprisingly, His Majesty took advantage of everyone's attention on King Yan to mix the news in and leak it out.

In fact, it is to take the opportunity to spread the news to the outside world.

In order to avoid a sudden announcement in the future, which will shock the people and make the officials in the court.

At present, everyone's focus is on the King of Yan.

And the King of Yan is too powerful now.

When the officials heard that the prince would lead the northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty in the near future, they were looking forward to it.

If it were a different environment.

Without the King of Yan, if the officials heard that the prince would lead the northern expedition, they would probably have knelt down and petitioned in the imperial study.

Most civil officials hope that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after your majesty will not take charge.

The emperor who takes charge is too strong!

…

Song Lian came back to his senses from the shock, stroked his beard and nodded: "This is a good arrangement, this is a good arrangement! The prince of Yan, who is too outstanding, should be arranged outside the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Silang, even if he is a vassal.

It is not reassuring!

It is just right to send him to Dongfan, away from the Ming Dynasty!

Liu Bowen glanced at Song Lian and reminded him: "Brother Jinglian, let's make a promise now. If the Prince of Yan develops well in the future, you supporters of the prince should not be jealous..."

He had to lay the groundwork for Song Lian in advance.

I have a strong premonition when I see him off today.

When the Prince of Yan leaves, he will be like a dragon returning to the sea.

It doesn't matter if the Prince of Yan does not develop well, but I am afraid that if he develops well, others will be jealous.

It's okay for others to be jealous.

I am afraid that the Prince's family will be jealous, instigate the Prince, or do something stupid behind the Prince's back.

Don't say that the Prince of Yan saved his life.

As the left prime minister, he is for the Ming Dynasty.

He hopes that this will never happen.

Song Lian is the Prince's teacher.

And he has a high prestige among scholars.

If Song Lian can persuade the Prince's family in the future, perhaps the risk can be reduced a lot.

Song Lian looked at Liu Bowen suspiciously, "Is it possible? Our Ming Dynasty is the Celestial Empire, rich in the world. As for being jealous of the little foundation that the King of Yan has made outside?"

"Don't worry, Bowen, if there is really someone who is so shameless, I will be the first to stand up and oppose it!"

Perhaps, the King of Yan really has this ability.

Even if there is.

That is the result of the King of Yan's own hard work.

If someone is jealous, even if he is the teacher and supporter of the prince.

He will be the first to stand up and point at the jealous colleagues and curse!

Liu Bowen glanced at Song Lian and shook his head helplessly...

How could this great scholar, a modest gentleman, understand the greed and shamelessness of the vulgar!

...

A dozen days later.

Beiping.

Qin Wangfu.

Study.

Zhu Chong stared blankly at the two letters and reports received one after another.

Ta-ta-ta...

The sound of hurried footsteps came in.

Zhu Chong came back to his senses.

Following the sound...

Yao Guangxiao appeared outside the study, stepped into the study, and asked impatiently: "Your Highness, is it the news that Zhu Silang is leaving for the south?"

Zhu Chong nodded, then shook his head, "Not only that, in addition to the news that the fourth brother went to Fujian, there is also a letter following him..."

The fourth brother went to Fujian, and was also responsible for the elimination of the Japanese pirates in Fujian.

It was reported before.

This time it was just more detailed.

For example, the 500 soldiers of the fourth brother also followed south, etc.

These are nothing.

The last letter was the most shocking.

The father actually promised Dongfan to the fourth brother.

And allowed to form 20,000 private soldiers!

In the near future, the eldest brother will personally lead the northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

At that time, the fourth brother must also bring back 10,000 elite soldiers to help!

...

Yao Guangxiao was also stunned after hearing it.

Zhu Chong was not surprised at all. He looked up and said, "Mr. Yao, what does my father want to do? Is he already unguarded in his love for the fourth son?"

To be honest, he was a little jealous and envious.

The fourth son's ability is to command 20,000 troops!

If he really has the intention to rebel.

The coastal provinces of the Ming Dynasty are in the hands of the fourth son!

Yao Guangxiao frowned and shook his head, and he couldn't see clearly.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled confidently and said, "Your Highness, no matter what your majesty thinks, it is crucial for the prince to lead the northern expedition!"

Zhu Silang led 10,000 elite troops back to help.

Whatever the prince, the prince's family, and the court officials' reactions are, they can all be reflected in this northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty!

In fact, it doesn't matter what the emperor thinks. No matter what the emperor arranges, he must want the Zhu family to be harmonious.

But will others let the emperor get what he wants?

"Moreover, the northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty is also an opportunity for Your Highness. Your Highness should prepare from now on!"

"After Liaodong sent back Zhu Silang's military tactics and drill manual, Your Highness should find a way to get a copy and promote training among the personal guards!"

...

Zhu Di didn't know.

He left.

But the discussion about him did not subside.

On the contrary, many people have begun to discuss what he will do after arriving in Fujian, and what will happen when he leads the troops back in the future?

A few months later.

The group finally entered Fujian.

At this moment, it is late summer and early autumn.

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