King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 32

Who reprimanded the local officials in Jinling before?Of course the group of generals present knew.

Now that the discussion is finally over, when everyone is about to relax, Zhu Jinghong suddenly calls him again, and anyone who knows will feel uncomfortable.

Everyone looked at me and at you, but finally turned around in desperation, and followed the eunuch back to the Forbidden Palace.

But after walking for a while, they found that they didn't seem to be going to the palace, and finally they were taken to the west side of the palace, where there was an empty school yard.

In the shooting range ahead, Zhu Jinghong had already put on his strong clothes, and was aiming at a distant target with his bow and arrow.

In today's Ming Dynasty, although firearms have been equipped on a large scale, due to accuracy, range and cost issues, the strong bow has not yet been eliminated from the battle sequence.

A group of military officers were all experts, they knew at a glance that Zhu Jinghong was 150 steps away from the target.

For precise shooting, this is already a very exaggerated distance, at least none of this group of generals has this ability.

"Is this really a hit?"

"I heard that the Thirteenth Lord is good at riding and shooting. I think he still has the ability!"

"I'm afraid it's the flattery in the capital. If you are so powerful at such a young age, wouldn't we have lived in vain?"

"Don't tell me, if the Thirteenth Master can draw such a hard bow, he has already won the championship of the three armies!"

Everyone was talking about it, but the senior officials of the Weidu Division did not say a word, thinking about the purpose of Zhu Jinghong's summoning.

However, the next moment, everyone only heard the sound of piercing through the sky, and the arrows had already roared out.

At a distance of more than 100 meters, most of the generals present are old, so it is not clear whether the shot was made or not.

"Hit it, hit the bull's eye!"

Hearing the shouts of the eunuch in front of him, Zhu Jinghong was relieved.

He hasn't fully absorbed the ability of his predecessor, and now he wants to show his skills to the generals of Jinling, he is worried that he will show his ass due to a wrong operation.

After laughing loudly, Zhu Jinghong threw the bow aside, then turned around and looked at a group of generals.

"See Lord Thirteen!"

After walking forward a few steps quickly, Zhu Jinghong signaled everyone to get up: "This is not in the hall, you don't need to be polite!"

After everyone got up, they focused their eyes on Zhu Jinghong, waiting for him to continue talking.

"I called you here because I have something to discuss with you. Let's walk... We will talk as we walk!"

So everyone followed his pace and started walking in the school grounds.

"I looked at the map just now, and the main forces encircling and suppressing Japanese pirates are the Suzhou Guard, Zhenhai Guard, Gaoyou Guard, and Yangzhou Guard, right?"

Wang Quanyi, who was following at the side, quickly replied, "Exactly!"

"Where are the chief officers of these guards?"

"Xie Jiang, you guys come here!"

As soon as Wang Quanyi yelled, four officials came forward from behind, obviously they were the four chief officials mentioned above.

"You both want to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates on land, and also send troops to defend against the Japanese pirates at sea. Are you busy?"

If you want a real answer, you must be unable to guard against it, but everyone chose to remain silent.

"Wang Dushi, what do you think?"

Asked by Zhu Jinghong, Wang Quanyi said in great embarrassment: "It is indeed a bit tight, but I have already dispatched elite support from various guards, and I think it can ease it!"

The troops drawn from the rest of the guards add up to less than 3000 people, and it is hard to say how much it can be relieved.

"I've seen the plan you came up with. It's really detailed and extremely feasible, but now it takes time to mobilize food and grass. If the four guards make mistakes in defense during this period, is your plan still feasible?"

The answer, of course, is no, and everyone at the scene knows that this is a pain point that they don't want to mention.

Glancing at these people, Zhu Jinghong stopped in his tracks, turned around and said, "If you are in trouble, you must speak it out. Why didn't you speak up at the court just now?"

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong's tone is very similar to the leader of his previous company, which is called a warm and kind.

"Master Thirteen, if you are superior in military strength but still can't defend against Japanese pirates, then your ministers are incompetent, how can you show shame!" Wang Quanyi showed a look of shame.

Zhu Jinghong waved his hands and said: "You can't say that, if you can solve your difficulties, my fourth brother and I will definitely find a way!"

"Thank you, Lord Thirteen!"

After pondering for a while, Zhu Jinghong raised his head and said, "How about this, I will ask the fourth brother to order Qiu Hong to lead the troops to the land of Su Songer to help you guard against Japanese pirates!"

Qiu Hong was one of the two participating generals who went to Jinling. He has [-] cavalry under his command, and his combat ability is not ordinary.

Hearing this, everyone in the Dusi showed joy. With the maneuverability of the cavalry, their participation in the battle will greatly relieve the pressure on the front line.

"Thank you Thirteenth Master for your understanding!" Wang Quanyi saluted solemnly, and all the generals behind him followed suit.

At this moment, they were really grateful to Zhu Jinghong.

Zhu Jinghong smiled slightly and said, "You must hold on, don't let the prince and me down!"

"The ministers will definitely live up to the trust of the thirteenth master!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Jinghong was very satisfied, and his heart was already full of joy.

He has already left a bad impression on the civil servants, and he has to win over some people to become the basic board, and military generals have become the only choice.

Zhu Jinghong is happy to see such a pattern, because he does not want to be a sage in the Confucian scriptures.

Today's world is a critical period to reverse the destiny of the nation, and he, Zhu Jinghong, does not want to be a sinner of history.

After encouraging everyone, Zhu Jinghong let them leave.

After these people left, Zhu Jinghong said to the eunuch next to him, "Tell Qiu Hong to wait in the garden, I have something to tell him!"

"Yes!"

Although Qiu Hong is only a fifth-rank general in the Beijing camp, this guy has a lot of background. His father is Jingtian Hou Qiuliang, and he is currently the commander of the five cities' soldiers and horses.

Now that there is no Duke in the imperial court, the Marquis is already the highest rank, which shows how strong the Qiu family is and how much they are trusted by the emperor.

Qiu Hong is 33 years old this year, and he is holding the rank of Wujie Duwei, the fifth rank, and is at the critical moment of promotion.

It is a big favor for him to mention him at this time.

When receiving the message, Qiu Hong had already walked out of the palace, and was about to go to the army to check it, in case he was ordered to leave at any time.

But since it was Zhu Jinghong who wanted to see him, Qiu Hong had no choice but to turn back.

Qiu Hong left the Dragon Guard ten years ago, so it can be said that he watched Zhu Jinghong grow up, and the two of them are not strangers.

When he came to the garden, the lake and spring came into view, but Qiu Hong was completely indifferent.

Just because he was only interested in making meritorious service and being promoted so that he could keep his family title, so he devoted himself to the military camp and became a "child of someone else's family" since he was a child.

Arriving outside the gazebo, Zhu Jinghong was already tasting tea at the moment, and Yinglian who was called was pouring tea at the side.

With the beauty on the side and the beautiful scenery in front, wouldn't it be a joy to live like this.

"See Lord Thirteen!"

Glancing at Qiu Hong outside, Zhu Jinghong got up and walked over, helping him up with a smile.

"You bastard, learn from those sour literati and become more polite!"

Qiu Hong smiled, and then said: "The etiquette cannot be broken, how dare I be negligent!"

"Okay, come and sit down... have a taste of the tea that Nanyue Kingdom paid tribute to, it's a good thing!"

Pulling Qiu Hong to sit down, Zhu Jinghong poured him a glass himself.

"Master Thirteen, I can't taste anything, so don't spoil your good tea!"

Anyway, I asked you to come to stockpile, so it's just right if you don't have tea... While thinking, Zhu Jinghong handed the teacup to Qiu Hong.

The guy hurriedly got up to take it, and then drank it down under Zhu Jinghong's gaze, grinning from the heat.

Yinglian held back her laughter, while Zhu Jinghong laughed out loud, and motioned Qiu Hong to sit down at the same time.

"I heard...you are already a fifth-rank Martial Arts Captain?"

(End of this chapter)