Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 106: Breath of Breath (First Update)
"What's wrong?" The Crown Princess looked confused and asked doubtfully.

After hearing this, Zhu Di said with a little anger: "It's not your uncle who comes to take the credit from me!"

When the princess heard this, her worrying uncle immediately popped up in her mind.As far as that temper is concerned, the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu are not convinced, and often cause some troubles.But I didn't expect that it seemed that the trouble this time caused the fourth brother to come up.

For this reason, she couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Zhu Biao.

But before she could speak, Zhang Yifan had already interrupted and asked, "What did the emperor say?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone turned to look at them.

"Father said that he should reconsider the matter of you and me leading the troops!" Zhu Di, still looking a little annoyed and angry, replied to Zhang Yifan.

As the eldest brother, Zhu Biao naturally asked: "What on earth is going on?"

Zhang Yifan glanced at Zhu Di and said the previous paragraph first.Then Zhu Di added: "I went to see my father. My father said that the blue jade made sense. He would think about it first before making a decision!"

The princess had a headache when she heard it.

Of course she also knew that her uncle longed for military glory and wanted to lead troops to fight, and it was best to have the opportunity to lead troops to fight alone.For this reason, he sometimes told Zhu Biao.

However, there are too many famous generals in the army, and Lan Yu has no chance to lead the army alone.Seeing that the number of enemies was getting smaller and smaller, he was still only a third-grade official in the Governor's Mansion, and had not earned a single title.

hurry!

Perhaps it was for this reason that Lan Yu was held back. It was also the same reason. In the battle of Yuerhai where he became famous, he gritted his teeth and persisted, and finally achieved great success.

At this time, Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "It is true, fourth brother, you are only 16 years old after all, and you have no real combat experience. There are also generals with rich combat experience in the army. If you want me to see, then wait Two years, right?”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not tell him his thoughts, so Zhu Biao persuaded Zhu Di without thinking of the deeper reasons.

As a result, Zhu Jingjing listened, but interrupted unconvincedly: "Why? I have seen the fourth brother lead troops very well. Also, my husband is the most talented man in the world. The two of them can definitely lead troops together." win!"

She had the best relationship with Zhu Di, and she received a lot of help from Zhu Di in her marriage. No matter from what aspect, she didn't want to see Zhu Di unhappy or looked down upon, so she spoke up.

In addition, she did not speak against her will.She followed Zhu Di privately and saw Zhu Di lead troops and enforce orders and prohibitions. At least she felt that Zhu Di led troops very well; as for Zhang Yifan, he was even more blindly confident.

When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately reprimanded: "Girls should not interfere in military and national affairs!"

When the Crown Princess saw it, she had a headache, and quickly comforted her: "Okay, okay, please stop saying a few words. This is a family banquet, and it is related to my brothers. A few words will not spread outside. Dinner Bar……"

While she was talking, Zhu Di raised his head and stared at Zhang Yifan, his eyes bright.

At this time, Zhang Yifan was confused and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I don't accept it!" After hearing this, Zhu Di said in a firm tone, "What's wrong with me being younger than them? Huo Qubing went to conquer the Huns as Captain Yao and made great military exploits. I'm only two years younger than him. Why? Can’t you lead troops to fight?”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he had a headache and said: "Huo Qubing is a general who is unique among ten thousand, and you also said that he is two years older than you! If you wait, just wait two years, you are afraid that there will be no one to lead the army." Chance?"

Obviously, he did not support Zhu Di leading troops to fight so early.

Zhang Yifan on the side saw him, but he didn't think so.

Zhu Di is different from other brothers in that he is really interested in martial arts.For his military ability, even though the world said he was lucky and so on, he was the only one in Chinese history who successfully rebelled against the vassal king.

And his success does not mean that he sent people to conquer the country for him, but that he personally led the troops and went into battle personally, fighting from north to south.

Although Zhu Di is indeed still a little young now, he is not really 16 years old.Although he has no experience in leading troops in war, he definitely has a lot of theoretical knowledge.If combined with Zhu Di's experience and talent in leading troops, it may not be impossible for sparks to explode!

Thinking like this, Zhang Yifan said to Zhu Di: "Otherwise, it's a mule or a horse, just lead it out for a ride. You and I will join forces to compete with that blue jade. If we win against the blue jade, then what will others do to us?" If you lead troops to fight against Japanese pirates, you have nothing to say. Don’t you think so?”

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately forgot about everything else, slapped the table and said, "Okay, I think so too!"

Zhu Biao was taken aback by him, but he didn't reprimand him.He could tell, a fourth brother and a brother-in-law, both of them are newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, so they actually want to compete with Lan Yu?
Others don't know that Zhu Biao, as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son and Lan Yu's nephew and son-in-law, certainly knows about Lan Yu's ability to lead troops?Although he currently has no military titles and seems inferior to those princes, Zhu Biao believes that Lan Yu just lacks an opportunity.He is definitely a dormant eagle, and one day he will surely soar on the battlefield.

Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan teamed up to compete with Lan Yu on their ability to lead troops in war. No matter from any aspect, there was no chance of winning!

With this thought in his mind, Zhu Biao said to Zhu Di: "Fourth, you don't know Lan Yu's ability to lead troops. Let me tell you..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di interrupted impatiently: "Brother, you don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, and I will compete with him. Otherwise, I will hold back the breath in my heart." .Why do you underestimate me?"

"Okay, I support you!" After hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately praised, "If we lose, we will sum up our experience and work harder. If we win, we will no longer be looked down upon. In our Ming Dynasty, there will also be a hussar general of the Han Dynasty. !”

Hearing this, Zhu Di was very excited. His eyes staring at Zhang Yifan were full of the knowledge of my brother-in-law!

At this moment, he was very happy that he had helped Zhang Yifan become his brother-in-law. It was really good!

In fact, Zhu Di's decision just now was not entirely motivated.

Because Zhang Yifan had previously analyzed for him in Liujia Village how to eliminate the scourge of Japanese pirates in three steps, he went back and thought about it carefully and found it very reasonable.He also had high expectations for Zhang Yifan who told him that he would help him come up with effective formations to deal with Japanese pirates.

At this time, he saw that Zhu Biao seemed to want to persuade him again, so he stood up directly and said to Zhu Biao: "Brother, you don't have to persuade me anymore, I will prove that I am no worse than others!"

After finishing speaking, he left the table and said at the same time: "I'm going to find my father right now!"

"Fourth brother, don't be impulsive..." Zhu Biao had already strode out before Zhu Biao finished speaking. In the end, he could only look at Zhu Di's back and was speechless.

After a while, he turned back, looked at Zhang Yifan, shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's good for you to have this idea of ​​not admitting defeat. Just treat it as exercise. There is no shame in losing. After all, no one will think about you. Can win!”

"..." Zhang Yifan was speechless. Is this to comfort and encourage people or to bury them?

Before he could speak, he saw Zhu Biao also standing up, and then said to them: "I will go to my father. If my father hesitates, I can say a few words for my fourth brother."

After saying that, he also left.

When the princess saw her, she couldn't help rubbing her forehead, it really gave her a headache!

A wonderful family dinner was disrupted like this!The same goes for uncle, why would he jump out when no one else did?

Forget it, forget about it now.

With this thought in her mind, the Crown Princess turned to Zhang Yifan and said, "We have received news that a cow infected with smallpox was found in Jiangxi and is now being sent over."

If I had known earlier, I would have talked about this earlier. This brother-in-law was busy with his own affairs, so he might not have gotten involved in this matter just now, and the fourth child might not have been so impulsive.

When Zhu Jingjing heard what the Crown Princess said, she was immediately shocked and said, "It's better to be cautious about this matter!"

Smallpox, a plague, has a mortality rate of 30% from natural infection.And even among those who survived smallpox, about 1/3 were permanently blind, and 3/4 had obvious scars on their faces and limbs.Smallpox was particularly devastating to children under five, with mortality rates as high as 95% in some places.

Smallpox kills a large number of people in its first outbreak and then persists as an endemic disease, killing about 30 percent of newly infected people every year, year after year.This is why the ancients were as afraid of smallpox as tigers.

In Chinese history, the method of vaccination against human pox began during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty.However, variola vaccination still has a 2% mortality rate.In addition, the success rate of vaccination is also an issue.

Starting from Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, all members of the royal family were required to be vaccinated against variola.However, according to records, after Kangxi, many royal children still died of smallpox. Among them, Emperor Daoguang alone had three daughters and seven daughters who died of acne at the age of 11 and 5 respectively. Emperor Tongzhi died at the age of 19. In smallpox.

Also, in 1839, smallpox was prevalent in Zeng Guofan's hometown. His 11-year-old brother Zeng Guobao was infected, but luckily recovered.He vaccinated his ninth brother Zeng Guoquan, his younger sister Zeng Manmei and his eldest son Zeng Zhendi with variola. As a result, his younger sister and eldest son both died of the disease, but only his ninth brother survived and became immune.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Jingjing did not know the specific information about smallpox, based on her fear of smallpox, although she believed Zhang Yifan, she did not want Zhang Yifan to take any risky actions.

However, Zhang Yifan knew that it was because of the popularization of cowpox that the plague of smallpox was eradicated in the world.

Whether it is to ensure that you are not infected with smallpox, or that the relatives you care about do not die from smallpox, or are left with pockmarks, or simply that as a human being, you should not be infected with the smallpox virus and suffer, this cowpox vaccination method, They all need to be promoted as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)