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

Chapter 148 Beacon fire plays on the princes, an excellent opportunity!
Three dog barks.

echoed in the army.

In an instant, no matter it was the fifteen hundred soldiers and horses brought from behind, or the imperial guards who came to greet them, all of them suppressed their faces and turned red, trying hard not to laugh out loud.

The dignified Duke Liang actually barked like a dog.

If this matter spreads, it will definitely become the biggest joke among the government and the public.

In fact, it is true.

The dog barking at Liangguo Public School later became part of the legend together with Zhu Yunxuan's victory in destroying the Japanese pirates.

To the legendary emperor's grandson, he added a bit of mythological color that made the people happy to hear about it.

After Lan Yu learned how to bark like a dog, she didn't give them a chance to laugh at them, and immediately shouted: "What are you still doing? Take me to the beach to meet you. Your Majesty, Taisun, is going to attack the Japanese pirates' lair. Don't make any mistakes."

Li Suxiao laughed loudly and said, "Duke Liang, don't worry, with His Royal Highness Taisun's ability, this trip will definitely be a triumphant return."

If he had known a few days ago that Zhu Yunxuan personally led troops to attack the Japanese pirate stronghold, he would have been extremely worried.

But these days of dream-like experiences made his admiration for Zhu Yunxun reach an unparalleled level.

There is no doubt that His Highness Taisun will win another great victory here.

His Royal Highness, the grandson, really can no longer be regarded as a mortal, but a true god walking in the world.

Lan Yu shouted again: "Send a good news to the court quickly!"

Jin Yiwei, who had reported the letter to him, should go directly to Jinling City to report the victory to the imperial court after reporting the letter.

But he was intercepted halfway by Lan Yu.

I have nothing to do now, so of course I have to go to the court to report my victory.

After giving the order, Li Suxiao took Lan Yu and headed to the beach.

Before, there were only about [-] Jinyiwei in the city, so the city gate had to be closed tightly to prevent mistakes.

Now Lan Yu has brought 500 soldiers and horses, and the Japanese pirates and rebels have been defeated. [-] people are guarding Songjiang Fucheng, which is more than enough.

Many people can also be separated to go outside to clear out the Japanese pirates and rebels who fled in all directions and hid in Tibet after being defeated.

Just as he was about to set off, Lan Yu suddenly remembered something again.

"Don't just focus on reporting victory."

He slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "Quick, quick, quick, immediately send people to all the armies to pass the order and order the army that is coming to conquer the Japanese pirates to return immediately. There is no need to come!"

Lan Yu has arranged a total of fifty thousand troops!

They were drawn from dozens of armies, and they were heading towards Suzhou Mansion in great strength and mightiness at the moment.

Prepare to gather there and then encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates and rebels in Songjiang.

But now, Songjiang Prefecture has been recovered, and His Highness Taisun has led troops to attack the Japanese pirates' maritime stronghold. What is the purpose of the [-]-strong army?

With whom to fight?
He was also very helpless.

If I had known that His Highness Taisun was so fierce, leading five hundred new soldiers, and quelling the Japanese pirate rebellion in a snap, what kind of soldiers and generals would he have dispatched?
The army was summoned, but there was no battle at all.

Doesn't this become "playing beacon fire on the princes"?

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Jinling City, Qi Mansion.

Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai are discussing matters in secret.

"In my opinion, although His Highness Taisun beheaded Duke Cao Li Jinglong, and His Majesty pretended to be angry on the surface, he had no intention of punishing His Highness Taisun severely."

Qi Tai first said: "There is still nothing we can do about this matter, grandson!"

"Otherwise." Huang Zicheng shook his head slightly and said with a confident smile: "Although His Majesty intends to protect and protect you, those Huaixi nobles will not let go just like that."

The political power in the early Ming Dynasty was still very different from that of the later Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his troops from "Huaixi" and after more than [-] years of campaigns in the south and north, he established the Ming Dynasty and unified the country.

During this period, the Huaixi Heroes Group made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang by advising him and leading troops in battles.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, these people also received rewards.

Although Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang were killed by Lao Zhu, the most powerful person in the court was still the noble Huaixi noble.

Lao Zhu has always been very wary of them.

Because many of the nobles in Huaixi have transformed from farmers into big players across the country.

Many of them even have private armed forces, a large number of slaves, and close ties with the garrison garrisons in various places.

Most of the commanders of the guard station, Qian Hu, were former soldiers under their command.

In Lao Zhu's view, if cleaning is not restricted, it will cause disaster sooner or later.

In fact, the subsequent trend of history was just as Lao Zhu expected.

Even in order to let Emperor Jianwen succeed to the throne, he massacred the heroes and used the "Blue Jade Case" to purge a large number of Huaixi nobles.

But in the subsequent Jingnan campaign, these people still played a significant role.

Because they have a closer relationship with Zhu Di.

Many people did not work hard during the expedition.

Zhu Di's successful rebellion was of course inseparable from Emperor Jianwen's stupidity.

But it also has a lot to do with the fact that many military generals (including a large number of middle and low-level military generals) did not bother to suppress the rebellion.

In Huang Zicheng's eyes, what Zhu Yunxuan did had seriously violated the interests of the Huaixi Xungui Group.

First, increase business tax, and then hit Changmao, without giving them any face.

Then he killed Li Jinglong.

The conflict between the two parties has reached the verge of breaking out.

If Lan Yu hadn't kept suppressing him, those warriors would have gotten up and made trouble long ago.

But right now Lan Yu is leading the army and is not in Jinling City.

And Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others all went to Beijing again.

The Huaixi nobles in Jinling City have a new backbone.

How could they swallow the bad breath of killing Li Jinglong?

Qi Tai sighed and said: "Even if they are dissatisfied, so what? The Taisun leader is away, and the military situation is urgent, and there is no reason to punish the commander-in-chief before the battle."

"Your Majesty uses this as an excuse to delay, who can find someone else?"

"When the Japanese pirate rebellion was put down and Songjiang Fucheng was recovered, the story of the Taisun's great service and the killing of Li Jinglong will naturally be over."

He saw through Lao Zhu's plan.

Huang Zicheng sneered: "What you said is correct, but the premise is that he must win this battle."

"Don't forget, I have already written to Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing Prefecture."

Qi Tai shook his head slightly and said: "Xu Dongjiang is just a civil servant after all. Although as a prefect, he has the responsibility of guarding the territory during wartime. He can make decisions on the fly, handle affairs, and be in charge of military affairs temporarily. But when His Highness Taisun arrives, he will naturally Take it back.”

"He may be able to hold back some, but he may not be able to play a decisive role."

"Besides..." He paused and said, "Xu Dongjiang doesn't dare to go too far."

After all, Zhu Yunzhen was the emperor's grandson and the supervisor of the country.

During this expedition, Lao Zhu was awarded the title of Mighty General and granted arbitrary power.

If Xu Dongjiang kept putting off or secretly obstructing the military plan, Zhu Yunzhen could kill him and temporarily appoint a new prefect.

Killing Li Jinglong would also cause an uproar in the court.

Killing Xu Dongjiang, a mere Jiaxing magistrate, did not even have a splash in the court.

"There's no need to worry." Huang Zicheng smiled and lowered his voice: "The grandson acts unscrupulously. You and I are not the only ones in the court who want to deal with him."

Qi Tai was startled and asked: "You mean, those Huaixi nobles are also taking action secretly?"

He was a little taken aback.

Although Zhu Yunzhen offended that group of people, the conflict between the two parties was only on the verge of breaking out and did not really break out.

Seriously speaking, apart from the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the real leader of Huaixi nobles is the original prince Zhu Biao.

That is, Zhu Yunzhen's father.

Therefore, the conflict between them and Zhu Yunxian was actually an internal conflict.

No matter how dissatisfied the nobles of Huaixi are, they can only complain to Lao Zhu in the court to express their grievances for Li Jinglong.

It's not to the point of breaking out and doing evil things secretly, right?
Besides, since Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang were killed successively, there are only a group of warriors left in Huaixi nobles.

Although his ability to lead troops in battle is good, his ability to fight in court is not so good.

That is to say, it can only be supported by strong forces.

Even if they want to play dirty tricks, they can't come up with any good plan, right?
Seeing that Qi Tai was puzzled, Huang Zicheng stroked his beard proudly.

"There's no dirty tricks involved."

He smiled and said: "Most of the generals in the army are aggrieved and dissatisfied with Li Jinglong's death."

"For this expedition, the preparation work of each army is quite complicated, so the speed will inevitably be slower."

"In addition, the journey from Yingtian to Jiaxing and Suzhou is long, and the army may not be able to reach it in a short time."

Qitai's pupils suddenly dilated.

As the left minister of the Ministry of War, of course he knew the consequences of doing so.

Soldiers are very fast.

If the army goes too slowly, I am afraid that both Suzhou and Jiaxing will be defeated by Japanese pirates.

Then His Highness Taisun must be defeated even if he is not defeated.

Besides, before the army arrives, what can he do to fight tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels?
It's hard for a clever daughter-in-law to cook without rice!

It is about [-] miles from Yingtian Mansion to the vicinity of Songjiang Mansion, and a normal march would take about half a month.

But if you deliberately delay and spend a few days on the road...

"The power of Huaixi nobles is really terrifying!" Qi Tai sighed softly.

For this expedition, the soldiers and horses mobilized came from different guard posts, and the generals commanding the troops were also different.

Strictly speaking, except for Lan Yu, the other military generals are not considered Huaixi nobles.

But most of them had followed the Huaixi nobles to conquer the east and west, and they were brought out by these people.

In the military, inheritance is very important.

Even if he doesn't work under him now, and is not under his control, he still has a different feeling for his old boss.

They don't even need to be specific, just a hint and they know what to do.

It seems that Zhu Yunxian is bound to lose this time.

Qitai felt mixed feelings.

Fortunately, if Zhu Yunzhen is defeated, they can take the opportunity to attack him in groups and pull him down from the position of crown prince.

What is worrying is that Huaixi nobles are so powerful, how can their civil servants check and balance?
"Don't worry." Huang Zicheng saw through his mind and said, "As long as the emperor's eldest grandson is established as the crown prince and inherits the throne in the future, it will not be difficult to deal with those military generals and nobles."

Qitai was slightly startled, then nodded.

After all, the emperor has the greatest power.

As long as the emperor turns to their civil servants, the power of Huaixi nobles can be cut off little by little.

Huang Zicheng said with a smile: "Our Highness the Grandson thinks he is extremely smart and has unparalleled talents and abilities, but he doesn't know that he has offended all the forces in the DPRK unknowingly. How can he be invincible if he acts so independently?" reason?"

He seemed to have seen the day when Zhu Yunxi was abolished as the crown prince.

The two were discussing, when there was a hasty knock on the door outside.

"master!"

It was the steward of Qi Mansion, calling from outside.

Qi Tai said: "Come in."

The butler bent over and walked in.

"Sir, I have just received information. Good news came from the front line. His Highness the Grand Sun has led his army to defeat tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels."

"This is impossible!"

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were surprised at the same time.

The army has not arrived yet.

What did Zhu Yunxian do to defeat the Japanese pirates and rebels?

Just the [-] new troops and [-] royal guards he led?

Jin Yiwei might still be able to fight.

After all, they were carefully selected by the imperial court.

Even if you have never experienced a battle before.

As for the new army.

That doesn't deserve to be called an army at all!

It would be a big joke if they could win the battle!
"This matter is a bit strange." The housekeeper said: "I heard that after the victory report was submitted to the Military Affairs Office, Song Guogong Feng Sheng summoned the person who came to deliver the victory report and detained him."

"Hahaha!" Huang Zicheng laughed and said, "That must be a fake good news, otherwise, how could Feng Sheng have the reason to lock people up?"

Qitai thought for a moment and said, "I always feel that this matter is not that simple."

"There's nothing so simple." Huang Zicheng didn't take it seriously: "How many generals in the army don't do things like false news of victory and exaggeration of military achievements?"

"It is not surprising that the emperor's grandson is leading an army for the first time and wants to accrue more military honors to himself in order to gain His Majesty's approval."

"I think this is a great opportunity for us. It's a good time to make a big fuss and bring him down."

(End of this chapter)