Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Zhu Yunxi was listening to people praising Daming's strict military discipline and armor, when he suddenly heard the noise coming from under the city wall, his face was also stunned.

The several southwestern chieftains who were touting Daming immediately shut up when they saw this.

This is really throwing stones at other people's feet.

I and others are just bragging for Daming, why did something happen?

Lu Song, the North Korean envoy, smiled slightly when he saw this, and said with disdain.

"It is said that the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty is strict, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than that..."

Annan's envoy Ruan Zongliang also had a playful smile on his face.

An Nanguo has always been dissatisfied with Daming, or the Central Dynasty of any dynasty.

Even though Tang, Song and Yuan beat them into three grandchildren in turn, they still relied on the mountains and seas to fight against the central dynasty, and secretly poked at them.

Therefore, seeing that the Ming Dynasty's military discipline is lax, they are indescribably happy.

If this is widely publicized after returning to China, it can be regarded as boosting An Nanguo's morale.

There is only one thing that is regrettable, and that is the secret edict of King Chen Yong, begging Daming to send troops to help An Nanguo get rid of the treacherous minister Hu Jishou.

However, judging by the current degree of decline in Ming's military discipline, even if the old emperor had the heart to support him, he would not be able to support him, right?
However, for Ruan Zongliang, the secret decree he brought was just incidental. Even if the emperor Chen Yong was abolished, he would still be an official in the new dynasty, which would not have much impact on him.

It's just that Hu Jishou is a merciless and ungrateful person, so it may be difficult for him to share wealth and honor.

When the Ming Dynasty was singing and dancing, the entire cultural circle around the Ming Dynasty was not peaceful.

Japan is in the period of the Northern and Southern Emperors, and the powerful minister Ashikaga Yoshimitsu controls the government.

The Korean peninsula is not peaceful either. Li Chenggui has just ended the Goryeo Dynasty, turned the Goryeo Dynasty into the Joseon Dynasty, and opened a new chapter of Lee Joseon.

Annan, located in the southwestern corner, was also restless. His relative Hu Jishu was plotting to usurp the throne, planning to change Li's Annan to Hu's Annan.

However, they still have a little bit of self-knowledge at last, that is, they dare not go against Da Ming.

Even if it's against him, he only dares to make some small tricks secretly. After finishing the small tricks, he has to rush to pay tribute, for fear of offending the giant dragon, Daming.

Therefore, a small mistake in the Ming Dynasty military exercise can also allow them to regain a lot of national self-esteem.

Zhu Yunxi listened to the taunt from the North Korean envoy, and thought to himself that some things really haven't changed for hundreds of years.

One day, he will make everything perfect!
"Wang De, go and find out, who is making noise down here?"

"promise!"

Below the city wall, the Jingying, Jinyiwei, Habayashiwei, Jinghai Navy, and the guards of the vassal kings from all over the country are lined up in order.

The other feudal lords had no opinion on their ranking, but Qin Wang Zhu Xi was very upset, and asked Mei Yin, who was in charge of the military exercise, why his army was ranked behind the bullshit Jing Navy?
Seeing that it was Zhu Xi who was the thorn, Mei Yin suddenly felt dizzy.

Among the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xi, the second oldest, is nothing.Greedy, cruel, extravagant, and governing the country, not to mention the people's livelihood, is at least the way to go.

Unexpectedly, he also likes to talk about ostentation, always regards himself as the leader of the world, and wants to take the lead in everything. …

"His Royal Highness King Qin, Jing Haijun is the army of His Royal Highness Taisun!"

If you are a normal person, you will stop when you hear this.However, Zhu Xi is not normal, because he has made some military exploits in Xi'an, he ignores everyone.

"It's true that Zhu Yunxi is the grandson of the emperor, but he is even more of a lonely younger nephew. How can there be a nephew in front of an uncle in this world!"

"Hurry up and let him retreat to the back, and bring the lonely army to the front!"

"Otherwise, even if Gu agrees, the soldiers under Gu will not agree!"

After Zhu Xi shouted these words, the guards behind him immediately raised their spears and clamored.

"No promise!"

"No promise!"

When Mei Yin saw the battle, she was really angry and afraid.What is angry is that Zhu Yu is ignorant, and what is afraid is that it will attract His Majesty's dissatisfaction.

Sure enough, as soon as the soldiers finished shouting, he saw Erhu running over on a fast horse.

"Who is making noise here!"

Zhu Xi is a gangster, but he still has a role to play.

As soon as he saw Erhu approaching, he knew that the old man knew about it, so he stood up immediately.

"It's Gu who is clamoring, do the two tiger brothers want to kill Gu?"

When Erhu saw that the troublemaker was King Qin, his face suddenly showed the same ugly expression as Mei Yin.

"His Royal Highness Qin Wang, today's military exercise is an imperial court ceremony, and there are several vassal states and Southwest chieftains watching. Can't you save some face for the imperial court?"

Zhu Xi rolled his eyelids and said.

"The imperial court didn't save face for our feudal lord, why should we let the imperial court save face?"

"Don't talk about Gu's farewell, just talk about the military camp you arranged for Gu, what kind of place is that?"

"Let's talk about the rice grains and vegetables you provided to the lonely guards. Forget about the rice grains, the vegetables and vegetables are full of rotten leaves!"

"Are you sending beggars?"

In fact, Zhu Xi has endured it for a long time.

They traveled thousands of miles to the capital to participate in the military exercise, and the imperial court didn't want to entertain them, but they made things difficult for them everywhere.

It's not that the living is bad, but the food is too bad.Thousands of people were also squeezed into a small camp, and they didn't even dare to urinate hard at night, for fear of pissing off their own people.

When the other vassals heard King Qin's complaint, they also applauded and cheered.

Only Zhu Yan ran over to comfort him.

"Second brother, who is not like this?"

"Furthermore, we will only stay in the capital for a few days, and we will return to the fief after the military exercise. You can't just ask the court to build a barracks for you just for these few days?"

"Be patient, let's get through today first!"

Zhu Di also came over to persuade him hypocritically.

"Third brother is right. We are not as lucky as third brother. We live directly in the Jinghai Navy camp. What's wrong with eating chaff and swallowing vegetables? This is our fate..."

Zhu Yan just wanted to agree with Zhu Di, saying that Zhu Di was right or something, but immediately realized that something was wrong.

The bad guy Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi actually scolded himself in a roundabout way.

"Zhu Di, what do you mean by that?"

"I have been in the capital for more than ten days, and I only went to Jinghaijun yesterday, and I only brought a few hundred people there. When did I specialize?"

Zhu Di rolled his eyes and said with disdain.

"Third brother is right!"

"Third Brother has been living with us, eating the same pig food, but we are poor and can't afford dried meat and rice wine, so we can only starve the stomachs of our subordinates..."...

Zhu Yan felt guilty when he heard this.

To be honest, he did eat a few small meals these days, which were labor supplies sent by his nephew himself.

Now that someone grabbed his little tail, he didn't know how to defend himself for a while.

Seeing that the vassal kings had to make a fuss for a while, Erhu hurried back to tell Lao Zhu what happened here, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision.

As soon as Old Zhu heard that Zhu Xi and Zhu Di were making trouble, his old face fell down on the spot.

He originally wanted to order someone to whip the two naughty sons, but he was afraid that the two naughty sons would make a bigger noise and throw them abroad.

But if they don't deal with it, if the two of them toss about for a while, Daming's face will be lost.

When Lao Zhu was hesitating, Zhu Yunxi came over.

Zhu Yunxi also learned about what happened next from Wang De. When he thought of Grandpa Huang's protective temperament, he knew that the old man must have fallen into the multiple-choice question with the palms and backs of his hands again.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi hurried to Lao Zhu's side, picked up the two gold cups on Lao Zhu's table, filled them with wine, and ordered someone to send them to Zhu Xi and Zhu Di.

Qin Deshun looked at Lao Zhu, then at Zhu Yunxie, not knowing what to do for a while.

Lao Zhu also looked at Dasun with a look of surprise, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

"Da Sun, what do you mean by giving wine to the two uncles?"

"Could it be to add fuel to the fire, to make the two of them drunk and continue to make trouble?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled when he heard this.

"Grandfather, you just ask Eunuch Qin to deliver the wine."

"The two Uncle Wangs are extremely smart, they can calm down as soon as they see a wine glass."

"This?"

Lao Zhu had a look of disbelief, but seeing that Dasun was so sure, he still gave Qin Deshun a wink.

Qin Deshun understood, and hurried down the city gate with two glasses of wine.

Seeing that Qin Deshun had left, Old Zhu grabbed Dasun's hand and flicked him on the head.

"Bad boy, should I say why this time?"

Zhu Yunxi laughed strangely when he heard the words.

"Grandfather, have you forgotten the allusion of the golden cup drinking with you?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, his face was full of astonishment, and then he burst out laughing.

"Ni Sun, thank you for being able to figure it out, hahaha!"

On the other side, Zhu Xi was arguing with Mei Yin under Zhu Di's fanning the flames. He insisted on raising his rank in the army, and encouraged other younger brothers to join in the fight.

When King Zhou saw that the fourth elder brothers of his first-milk compatriots were all on the stage, he naturally became agitated.

However, at the moment when they were having the most fun, Qin Deshun walked over with a tray in his hand.

"King Qin and King Yan accept the order!"

Zhu Xi and Zhu Di got off their horses and knelt on the ground when they heard their father's will.

"I respectfully wish my father and emperor Jinan!"

"Your Majesty ordered to give the two of them a glass of royal wine!"

"Royal wine?"

Zhu Xi had already been prepared to be scolded, and he might even be whipped by the old man.

However, the only thing he didn't think about was giving wine.

Could it be that the old man is encouraging me?
Zhu Di didn't feel as good about himself as Zhu Xi. After hearing "give wine", his heart jumped "suddenly".

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
The old man's move must have a particularly deep intention. …

With such thoughts in mind, Zhu Di turned his mind quickly when he looked at the tray again.

Royal Wine...Golden Cup...

OMG, Gold Cup!
Gu understands, the old man is warning himself, drink the golden cup with you, and you will not forgive each other with a white knife!
The old man has murderous intentions!

Thinking of this, Zhu Di looked at the two glasses of wine on the tray, his expression became very unnatural.

He held up his wine glass tremblingly, and respectfully said to Qin De.

"I also ask Eunuch Qin to go back and tell the emperor that Zhu Di knew his mistake. This will restrain the soldiers, and there will never be any more noise!"

Qin Deshun nodded with a smile when he heard the words, and then looked at King Qin who was beside him.

"His Royal Highness, is it your turn?"

King Qin picked up his wine glass, looked at Zhu Di, who had been refusing to drink for a long time, and then at Qin Deshun, who was smiling, and blurted out a question.

"Eunuch Qin, isn't there poison in this wine?"

When Qin Deshun heard this, his eyelids drooped on the spot, and he didn't even bother to look at King Qin.

He discovered that King Qin's kid had a brain hole.

In such a grand scene, even if the emperor hated him so much that his teeth were itchy, it was impossible for him to poison him to death!

"Will His Highness King Qin accept the order?"

Seeing Qin Deshun urging him so much, Qin Wang became more convinced that there was something wrong with the wine, and secretly thought, he was just playing a little temper, the old man really wanted to kill himself, right?
"Eunuch Qin, please wait a moment!"

After Zhu Xi finished speaking, he immediately pulled Zhu Di aside.

"Fourth brother, did you guess something, tell the second brother!"

"Second brother, haven't you heard the allusion of the golden cup drinking with you, and the white sword not forgiving?"

"What allusion is this?"

"What His Majesty said to Ru Taisu after the Hu Weiyong case, not long after saying this, Ru Taisu was killed..."

"What do you mean by this allusion?"

Zhu Xi also heard about Ru Taisu, but he forgot about the "Golden Cup" for a moment.Hearing Zhu Di's analysis now, I broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

"No way!"

"Father will not kill us both because of such a trivial matter?"

Zhu Di also felt that he couldn't, but when he thought of what happened to him, he wanted to drag Zhu Xi into the water.

"Second brother, my father just cleaned up Lanyu a few days ago, if Zhu Yunxi hadn't stopped me, the soil on Lanyu's grave would be cold now!"

"Father is willing to kill even a strong general like Lan Yu in order to open the way for his eldest nephew, let alone us old feudal lords..."

Zhu Xing's heart pounded when he heard this.

To be honest, he just wanted to make trouble for the old man, but he didn't want to take his own life into it.

"Thank you fourth brother for clarifying the confusion, second brother will accept the order and thank you!"

Zhu Xi dropped Zhu Di, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the wine glass.

"I thank my father for your kindness!"

"Your minister must strictly restrain the soldiers, and stop causing trouble to the father!"

Seeing that both of them had taken orders, Qin Deshun hurried back to return to orders.

After Lao Zhu learned of the reaction of his two sons, he looked at Zhu Yunxi with a wider smile.

This Nisun really has a knack for scaring the two Uncle Wang with only two golden cups, hahaha!

At this moment, Qin Tianjian came to say that the auspicious time had come. …

Seeing that the auspicious time had come, Lao Zhu immediately announced the official start of the military exercise.

Amidst the sound of military drums, the carefully selected [-] warriors from the Beijing camp, neatly dressed, rode tall horses and slowly marched from the viewing platform.

Lao Zhu stood on the city wall, looking at the Ming soldiers below, his face could not help showing a look of complacency.

This is Chen Bing Mobei's confidence in daring to kill all disobedient ministers!
As long as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are always so brave, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will be as strong as cast iron!

After Lao Zhu was proud, his eyes subconsciously fell to the emperor's grandson, watching the reactions of the imperial envoys on the emperor's grandson's side.

Lu Song, the Korean envoy, was lying on the city wall looking at the Ming army formation. Seeing that the cavalry in the Ming army could still maintain a solid formation even when they were marching, he secretly clicked his tongue.

Such elite people are really rare in the world!
Annan's envoy Ruan Zongliang, who had always felt good about himself, became more respectful when he saw Daming's cavalry phalanx.

In his opinion, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty are not comparable to the soldiers of Annan Kingdom in terms of height and momentum.

Mighty and majestic is the most appropriate way to describe the Ming army.

Relatively speaking, the Japanese prince Fuji Yuju is much calmer.One reason is that he has seen the Ming Dynasty military exercises several times, and the other reason is that the warships of the Ming Dynasty have never sailed to Japan, even if the Ming Dynasty has millions of soldiers, it cannot do anything to them.

Didn't the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Great Yuan Dynasty who were in great power in those days also fight for fish?

If Ming Dynasty wanted to fight Japan, how to transport these majestic cavalry was the biggest problem.

The southwestern chieftains were no strangers to it. In other words, the reason why they stayed on the city wall to watch the ceremony was because of the Ming army below.

If it wasn't for them not being able to defeat the Ming army, how could they leave their homes and businesses and go to the capital of Daming to pay tribute?

After the Beijing camp, the array of Jinyiwei and Habayashiwei marched.

Jin Yiwei's clothes were gorgeous, and everyone applauded as soon as he appeared on the stage.Habayashi Wei's queue was neat, and he also received a lot of applause.

After the two armies is Zhu Yunxi's Jing Navy.

Compared with the previous elites, Jing Haijun was just a new army no matter how much he trained, and the immature look on the soldiers' faces would never fade away no matter what.

In addition, they have not undergone actual combat drills, and they are far inferior to the previous three armies in terms of power.

But at last there is an advantage, that is, Jing Haijun's queue is quite neat.While marching, you can also change your movements and shout corresponding slogans, which gives people a refreshing feeling.

Lao Zhu was very good at Jing Haijun. As soon as this army came over, he stared at it with two eyes.

Generally speaking, Lao Zhu is still satisfied. This army is not bad in terms of military appearance, what is even more rare is that its momentum is like a rainbow, like a small tiger in a cage.

It's just that these soldiers are too young and haven't seen blood yet, and they lack a bit of murderous aura, which makes people feel weak.

But for Dasun, it only took a few months to train Jing Haijun to this level, and he was considered a military genius.

"deliver an imperial order!"

"Reward Jing Haijun with a jar of wine for each person!"

When Qin Deshun heard this, he was about to repeat it in his male duck voice when he heard a deafening sound coming from downstairs of the city gate. …

"salute!"

As the leading soldier shouted the word "salute", the three thousand soldiers who were marching took the firecrackers off their backs and held them in their hands, and at the same time looked at the gate tower. direction.

"Your Majesty!"

"Eternal Ming Dynasty!"

"Jinghai sets sail!"

"All over the world surrender!"

Lao Zhu never expected that Jing Haijun could surprise him like this, and the smile on his face grew stronger.

"Good good!"

"Each person adds a tael of silver!"

Qin Deshun finally had time to speak out for His Majesty the Emperor this time, but to everyone's disappointment, Jing Haijun didn't respond at all after hearing His Majesty's reward, and just walked away without saying a word of gratitude. go down.

There was no other reason, just because there was no rehearsal for this session, and the two leading Jing Haijun idiots didn't know what to do, so they could only pretend that they didn't hear them and led the crowd over.

The foreign envoys on Zhu Yunxi's side, after seeing Jing Haijun passing by, also let out a sound of amazement.

It's just that there are always some dissonant tones mixed in with the exclamation.

"Jing Haijun's style is not bad, and his momentum is not bad, but he is too immature. He has never experienced battle, so after all, he is not good at anything!"

Zhu Yunxi glanced at the North Korean envoy Lu Song, thinking that this man is really full of self-confidence, does he even dare to criticize his own navy?

Originally, Zhu Yunxi was still struggling with who to use to train soldiers first. Since the North Korean envoy jumped like this, he should use North Korea to practice his hands first!

"Envoy Lu, don't worry, there will be riding and shooting and firearms drills in a while. You can talk about it after watching the firearms drills!"

Lu Song laughed when he heard the words, and cupped his hands towards Zhu Yunxi.

"Then I will just wait for the good news, hahaha!"

While the two were chatting and laughing, the guards of King Qin Zhu Xi came over.

The king of Qin made troubles, but his ability to govern the army is still good.In addition, he has been holding back his strength to get ahead, and spent a lot of money to buy weapons and armor from a certain grandson of the emperor who did not want to disclose his name, which made his three thousand guards look extremely elite. Compared to it.

Lao Zhu was also full of praise for King Qin's guards, especially the brand-new weapons and armor, new ones dripped with oil.

Zhu Xi was also very proud, and walked past the city gate toweringly.

Because Jing Haijun chanting slogans just now is very spectacular, Zhu Xi also wants to learn it.It's just because the training time is too short, the slogans are shouted "one after another" very chaotic.

So much so that the people on the city wall didn't even hear what he was shouting, and they saw his guard walking away in a cloud of dust.

Next came Zhu Fen's guards. Zhu Fen didn't spend any money to do those extravagant tasks. Basically, soldiers still wear what they normally wear.

As a result, the armor worn by his guards was somewhat mottled and uneven. Some armor pieces were missing, and some had marks of knives and axes on them.

However, it was such a dilapidated army that made the chieftains in the southwest feel excited.Especially those few female chieftains pointed at Zhu Bian who was riding on the horse, and praised him as a real hero.

The southwest area has never been peaceful. When there was no Da Ming, they fought each other. After having Da Ming, they fought against Da Ming, and then they were rubbed against the ground by Da Ming. …

After surrendering to Ming, they continued to fight each other.

In short, there is no time to stop, always sinking in the vortex of zero-sum game.

Because they often fought, they were not interested in the well-armoured King Qin Guards, but instead had a soft spot for the King Jin's army that had just come down from the battlefield.

Old Zhu was also very satisfied with Zhu Yan's guard, and secretly decided not to fill the third's guard with the old, weak, sick and disabled, and let him keep his fighting power to fight Bei Yuan.

As for Zhu Xi who just passed by, since he has the money to change the guards, it shouldn't be a problem for him to support three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled.

Next came Zhu Di and the guards of other feudal lords to perform, and the effect of the performance was similar. If it weren't for the words "Yan" and "Zhou" written on the flags, outsiders would think it was the same army walking back and forth.

Because they all bought Zhu Yunxi's "military parade dress" package, and Qing Yishui's standard armor and weapons, there was no difference at all.

Lao Zhu looked at his group of stupid sons, and at Ni Sun who counted the money until he was soft-handed, he was so angry in his heart, he wished he could bring Ni Sun over and throw him under the city wall to die!

At the end of the array marching performance, the next thing is the bow horse riding and archery and other projects.

In this regard, Zhu Yunxi is very conscious, knowing that he is not the opponent of the battle-hardened Uncle Wang and Jingying, so he directly chooses to abstain.

Zhu Yunxi's move caused a burst of ridicule, especially the uncle Wang who climbed the city wall laughed the loudest.

"Nephew, even if your subordinates are not good at riding and archery, you won't give up, right?"

"Send a few random people up to make gestures, the most important thing is to participate, hahaha..."

Zhu Yunxi listened to his second uncle's ridicule, and spoke very calmly.

"I won't participate in riding and archery, it's just a shame."

"Let my nephew show my second uncle how to shoot firecrackers and cannons!"

"Fire guns?"

When Zhu Xi heard this, a disdainful expression appeared on his face.

There is no shortage of firecrackers in the Ming army, but many people are not willing to use them.

Because this thing is heavy and clumsy, its range is short, and its accuracy is even worse. It belongs to the thing of pointing where to hit.

As for the cannon, it is even more useless. At best, it is a bigger firecracker.

If it is placed on the city wall to help defend the city, it is filled with gunpowder and projectiles, and it can be useful to shoot it condescendingly.

If it is placed outside the city to fight with people, that thing is a pile of broken copper and iron. If it can't be put into two cannons, it will have to be rushed up and hacked to death.

"Nephew, on the battlefield, we still pay attention to real swords and guns. Firecrackers, cannons, etc. are all toys. It's okay to hear the noise on normal festive days, but you can't count on those in real wars!"

After Zhu Yu finished speaking with great earnestness, before Zhu Yunxi could refute, Zhu Yan couldn't help it.

In the last battle against Bei Yuan, the main participants were Lan Yu and Jin Wang Zhu Bing. Zhu Bing had really seen the power of artillery and firecrackers, and was the first to stand up to fight for his nephew.

"Second brother, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, the big nephew's firecracker is different, it hits far and accurately!"

When Zhu Xi heard this, he immediately became unhappy, thinking that he had taught his elder nephew a few words of battle formation with good intentions, why did he teach it wrong?
"The third one!"

"Don't tell me what to do just because you won two battles!"

"What I told my eldest nephew was serious!"

"Eldest nephew, as the great-grandson of the Ming emperor, will inherit the throne of our Daming emperor in the future!"

"If you blindly follow him and coax him, you will only spoil him and make him develop a problem that can't be surpassed forever!"

"Even though the firecrackers you said are good in every way, let me just ask, when it comes to the battlefield, how many cannons can you shoot in the time it takes for someone to shoot ten arrows?"

"I'm afraid that after you have shot a blunderbuss, the enemy has already shot ten arrows before you even finish loading the gunpowder!"

Seeing what his second brother said, Zhu Yan didn't know how to refute for a while.

The gunpowder he saw at that time, although the speed of changing the gunpowder had increased a lot, it was still very slow. It was necessary to clean up the gunpowder residue in the gun barrel with an iron bar before putting in new medicine.

Relatively speaking, bows and arrows are much more convenient. As long as the opponent is an experienced archer, it is enough to shoot four or five arrows in the time of changing the dressing here.

But he also wanted to defend his eldest nephew.

"Second brother, you can't just pick on the faults and ignore the merits of others."

"It takes at least ten years for an archer to train, but the firecracker can be used just by taking it. Can this be compared..."