I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 142 The cruel truth!Soldiers are expensive and fast!
to be frank.

When Zhu Yunxuan asked about the relationship between Xu Dongjiang and Huang Zicheng, he just wanted to observe his reaction, so as to see some clues.

In his opinion, although Huang Zicheng was stupid and bad, he probably didn't have the guts to rebel.

Historically, he was considered to have some integrity, and would rather the nine clans were executed than surrender and betray his master.

I never expected this casual question.

Xu Dongjiang actually begged for mercy.

Zhu Yunxi was also in a daze, this was completely beyond his expectation!
But soon, he regained his composure.

"Hmph, there is a god three feet above your head. The way of heaven is clear. Do you really think that I don't know about the things you have done? Why don't you recruit them from the truth!"

"Xiaguan dare not hide it!" Xu Dongjiang cried with snot and tears, and said tremblingly: "Since Xiaguan and Huang Zicheng had a friendship of the same age, their friendship has always been good, but it was just a normal relationship. I haven't done any shady activities, let alone anything corrupt and perverting the law."

"Only two days ago, the lower official suddenly received a secret letter from Huang Zicheng, talking about His Highness the Grandson."

"He believes that His Highness Taisun is not the emperor's eldest grandson, so establishing him as crown prince would be detrimental to the country."

"Furthermore, the various policies promoted by His Highness the Grandson do not follow the ancient law and act recklessly. If the Great Unification is inherited, the Ming Dynasty will enter the abyss beyond redemption."

"The only way out for the future of the Ming Dynasty is to support Zhu Yunwen, the emperor's eldest grandson, as the crown prince."

"He asked his subordinates to deliberately try to interfere with His Highness Taisun's arrival, delaying the opportunity to fight, and causing His Highness Taisun to suffer a huge defeat."

"He will contact many colleagues in the court to work together to abolish His Royal Highness Taisun's position as the heir apparent."

Xu Dongjiang told everything about Huang Zicheng's secret letter.

This is really an unexpected gain.

"Where is the secret letter now?" Zhu Yunxi asked in a deep voice.

"Still at the lower official's house." Xu Dongjiang said: "Originally Huang Zicheng confessed in the letter, after reading it, he must burn the secret letter immediately."

"But the lower official thought that if the court pursued it later, this would be extremely important evidence, so he secretly kept it."

"The next officer will fetch it now."

You are afraid of being cheated, or that the other party will make trouble and kill the donkey in the future.

Or maybe he wants to use this to blackmail Huang Zicheng in the future and seek benefits for himself.

They are all old foxes in the officialdom.

Zhu Yunxi saw through Xu Dongjiang's true thoughts at a glance.

These people are working together, and they are intrigues with each other.

What they say is to treat each other with sincerity and share weal and woe.

But the things they do in private are getting dirtier and dirtier one by one.

Still, it's a good thing for him.

Zhu Yunxi winked.

Jiang Wei immediately led several Jinyi guards to escort Xu Dongjiang and took the secret letter.

Zhu Yunxuan took it and looked at it, murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.

In his eyes, although Huang Zicheng in history was hateful, he was still loyal to his master, but he was just too incompetent to be reused.

As Lao Zhu said, scholars like them, even if they have mediocre talents, at least they can be loyal.

The imperial court can use it.

Therefore, even though he fought Huang Zicheng several times, Zhu Yunxuan was merciful and did not intend to put Huang Zicheng to death.

But he didn't expect Huang Zicheng to be so stubborn.

In the secret letter, although he didn't explicitly say that he wanted to kill him, he kept saying that he wanted to keep him safe.

But in fact, it is not much different, or even worse.

He was sacrificing the wealth and lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiaxing and even along the coast in exchange for the opportunity to dethrone him as crown prince.

How can you be so cruel and merciless?

He keeps saying that he will set up his heart for the world, set up his life for the people, and inherit his knowledge for the sake of the saints.

But what he actually did was so despicable and indecent.

The people were so innocent that they became victims in his hands for no reason.

Zhu Yunzhen's anger surged.

For a moment, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I was still too naive.

Political struggle has always been very cruel.

You die and I live.

He wanted to carry out reforms and bring Ming Dynasty into a new era.

What Huang Zicheng represents is precisely the most conservative and stubborn faction.

In their eyes, a person who does not abide by the feudal etiquette is a treason and a crime worthy of death.

If the opponent is the crown prince, he should be abolished.

If he is an emperor, he will also be called a faint king.

The conflict between them is inherently incompatible and incompatible.

He does not have the status of the eldest grandson of the emperor, so he can only be said to be a fuse.

After all, he is now the crown prince, and the dispute between elder and younger should have come to an end long ago.

But the series of policies he implemented next were the fundamental reason why a group of people led by Huang Zicheng clung to him.

"The wheel of history cannot stop because of anyone. No matter who stands in the way, they will only be crushed to pieces."

Zhu Yunxi received the secret letter.

Since Huang Zicheng is so stubborn, don't blame him for being ruthless.

A person who sacrificed tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people as "price" at every turn, whether for himself or for the world, cannot be easily let go.

Xu Dongjiang was still kneeling aside, looking at him eagerly.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at him.

Huang Zicheng just wanted him to let the emperor's grandson suffer a defeat at the expense of the people.

But this guy, taking this opportunity to refuse to open the city gate, is trying to kill him!

Fortunately, the new army is powerful.

Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have been killed by the Japanese pirates now, or he would be frantically escaping for his life.

Damn this man!

It's just that the current Jiaxing Mansion still needs a person in charge.

Having just experienced a war, there are many things to deal with in all aspects.

Next, we will immediately recover Songjiang Mansion.

Logistical issues require the coordination of all parties.

It is not impossible to kill him now and appoint a new prefect.

But even if it is just due to unfamiliarity with the process and personnel, or a slight flaw in coordination, resulting in a delay of two or three days, it will be a serious delay to the fighter aircraft.

As for killing him, there is no need to rush at all.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi had an idea in his heart.

"Very good!" He said, "You dare to collude with the ministers of the court and try to harm the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty. This is a serious crime of treason. It is not too much to punish your nine clans."

"Plop!" Xu Dongjiang knelt down on his knees, his whole body was so frightened that there was no color left in his body.

Zhu Yunxuan said: "However, Gu Nian, if you can find your way back, report Huang Zicheng on your own initiative and hand over the secret letter, it's not impossible to give you a chance."

"Now that war is imminent, I allow you to continue working on death penalty, raise food and wages, appease the people, and maintain public order."

"You have to work hard. If you make any mistakes, you will die yourself."

It is a system invented by Lao Zhu to use capital punishment to work.

Because the anti-corruption campaign was so ruthless, no one was available in the local government offices.

We have no choice but to allow those officials who have committed crimes to remain in office in chains.

As a result, officials in the court were interrogating criminals and investigating cases.

On the other side, his own feet were actually wearing shackles.

Because he was sentenced to death a long time ago, it's just that the time for execution has not yet come.

In the eyes of many people in later generations, this is too funny and funny.

However, in Zhu Yunxi's view, although this system is not very good, it also has its advantages when used occasionally in special periods.

Letting you work in shackles actually gives you a chance to save yourself.

Just like the probation of later generations, as long as you perform well, you have the opportunity to change your sentence.

Under such circumstances, the officials who have committed crimes do not dare to have the slightest thought of not doing their duty with all their heart.

Of course, this only applies to special circumstances in special periods.

For example, dealing with Xu Dongjiang now.

In the long run, it is still necessary to allow officials to work normally.

When Xu Dongjiang heard the words, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Grandson."

Zhu Yunxi said coldly again: "After the war is over, you will go back to Beijing with Gu, meet His Majesty, and submit the secret letter."

"As for how Grandpa Huang will deal with you, that depends on your fortune."

boom!
Xu Dongjiang only felt as if thunder exploded.

What is the character of His Majesty today?

At least, to officials, he was definitely an exceptionally brutal king.

He never relents when he kills officials.

Murder his favorite grandson?
I'm afraid it's not enough to kill me with a thousand swords, right?

But immediately, a glimmer of hope ignited in Xu Dongjiang's heart.

After all, His Royal Highness Taisun had no intention of entering the city, and Jiang Yu came to ask to open the city gate, so it was on his own initiative.

Moreover, His Highness Taisun is not in any danger, not even a hair has been lost.

Those Japanese pirates and rebels were all bloodied by him, how could he be hurt half a point.

His Royal Highness Taisun is fine. He has committed a crime and is doing his job. If he can make a great contribution, there may still be a glimmer of hope for survival.

Such a thought arose in Xu Dongjiang's heart.

He didn't know that in Zhu Yunxuan's heart, he had already been sentenced to death.

It's just that he has to squeeze out the last bit of value from him.

Anyway, based on Zhu Yunxi's understanding of Lao Zhu, this villain doesn't have to do it himself.

It is impossible for Lao Zhu to let him go.

Taking him back to Beijing, on the one hand, he accused Huang Zicheng and left him speechless.

On the other hand, it happened to send him to the guillotine.

Seeing that Xu Dongjiang was still standing there in a daze, Zhu Yunxi glared at him again.

"Hurry up and go to work!"

Xu Dongjiang hurriedly thanked him a thousand times, and went to deal with related matters overnight.

Zhu Yunxuan immediately took the time to sleep.

The new army did not pursue for long, so they left the rest of the pursuit to the few soldiers and horses that left Jiaxing City.

These soldiers, led by Qianhu, chased for a whole night.

The new army took advantage of this opportunity and quickly entered a state of rest.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yunxuan arrived at the New Army's camp early.

At this time, the whole army has been assembled, and everyone is full of energy and morale is high.

At this time, the quality of an elite army is fully reflected.

After several days of high-intensity marching and a fierce battle last night, we only needed one night's rest to recover as before.

This is the real elite army.

Of course, this is also because of the beautiful battle yesterday.

Greatly boosted their morale.

Many soldiers of the new army signed up from military households and had experienced wars.

They also know the power of the flintlock.

After all, he trains every day in the school.

But before they have actually been on the battlefield and experienced actual combat testing, many people still feel unavoidable.

Can it really work?
Especially hearing the ups and downs of doubts outside each other.

Many New Army soldiers were also very uneasy.

But after yesterday's battle, all the uneasiness and doubts disappeared.

His Royal Highness Taisun's new tactics really created an incredible miracle.

this moment.

The new army is up and down.

The worship of Zhu Yunzhen has reached an unprecedented level, almost crazy.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the new army, His Royal Highness Taisun not only invented the flintlock gun, but also formulated the best tactics and strategies. This is completely a miracle.

At this moment, looking at Zhu Yunxuan's childish face and ungrown figure, the soldier no longer looked down upon him, and no longer wondered why he should accept the command of a child.

In his eyes, Zhu Yunxi is no longer a human being, but a god.

It is only natural to obey his orders.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Lao Zhu now deposes Zhu Yunxuan as the crown prince, even if he becomes an ordinary person without any identity, the soldiers of the New Army will carry out his orders unswervingly and without hesitation.

After this battle, Zhu Yunzhen truly established his prestige and took control of his own power.

Rather than relying solely on the blessing of the status of the emperor's grandson.

At the front of the queue, Zheng He's eyes were equally enthusiastic.

It is recorded in the history books that a certain general created the miracle of annihilating thousands of enemies without any casualties on his own side.

Zheng He always regarded this as nonsense.

exaggeration.

But yesterday's battle was something he personally experienced.

Watching the new army of hundreds of people defeat tens of thousands of Japanese pirates with their own eyes.

It's like seeing a miracle happening before your eyes, and you are still a participant.

Zheng He will never forget this shock.

He is now extremely lucky to have joined the disciples of His Highness Taisun.

Otherwise, he would never be able to create such a record in his entire life.

Don't even think about it.

If you are an enemy of His Highness Taisun...

The thought flashed by, and I didn't think about it again.

Because the answer is self-evident.

He had no chance of winning.

Zhu Yunxuan felt the hot gazes of everyone, and he knew in his heart that this new army would be truly loyal to him from now on.

"Everyone worked hard for the battle yesterday."

His words were succinct and to the point.

"After returning to Beijing, I will reward you on merit and will not treat any of you badly."

"Today, we still need everyone to persevere and regain Songjiang."

Soldiers are very fast.

The Japanese pirates and those rebels must not be given any respite.

After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he waved his hand.

The whole army set off and ran all the way.

It is more than 130 miles from Jiaxing City to Songjiang Mansion.

By the time the sun set in the west, he had already seen the city wall of Songjiang Mansion.

"The whole army is in a fighting state, ready to attack the city!"

(End of this chapter)