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

Chapter 124 Added aniseed
Thinking about this, he looked at Zhu Di, who was standing like a pine tree under the stage, feeling satisfied in his heart.

This son-in-law, at first glance, seemed to be very energetic, without any signs of pampering. He had a more military style, which suited him very well.

However, it is absolutely impossible to say that this son-in-law can be better than Lan Yu in leading troops in war!

Who is Sapphire?With the relationship between Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he couldn't understand it more clearly.

The two of them competed in the ability to lead soldiers to fight. Why did it feel like a child and an adult competed in strength, and they didn't need to compete to know the result!
As for the men behind his son-in-law, who were armed with different weapons, he had no special feelings.Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to defeat Sapphire, so he found a shortcut and wanted to defeat Sapphire with a strange move?

If you are an ordinary general, this idea may be useful and can make up for a certain ability to lead troops in war!

However, compared to the blue jade, which is also the seed of famous generals, what kind of strange trick should be used?That is simply impossible to succeed!

He was confused, and several other famous generals were also confused. They didn't know what medicine the founding emperor was selling in his gourd!

While they were thinking about it, they saw Zhu Yuanzhang saying with a serious face: "Today's competition is to conquer the Japanese pirates. Therefore, we are conducting a competition with the Japanese pirates as our enemies. Where is Wu Qing?"

"The last general is here!" Upon hearing this, Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, immediately went out to wait for the order.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw it and was about to speak when he suddenly realized something. He looked up at the sky and saw raindrops falling.

It's raining!
So, he turned around and took a quick look.

Except for the dianjiangtai, which has a canopy to protect it from the sun and rain, the rest is open-air.

On the civilian side, there was a little commotion, but on the military general side, every general ignored it, as if there was no rain at all.

The two competing teams standing in front of them, whether they were generals or ordinary soldiers, all remained motionless, letting the raindrops fall.There is only one exception!

This person was none other than Zhang Yifan who was standing next to Zhu Di. When he noticed that it was raining, he immediately looked up at the sky, and then reached out to cover his head. Then he found that Zhu Di and others were motionless. After turning his head to look, he felt a little uncomfortable. He put down his hand politely and stood up again.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one who saw his scene, especially those generals, who shook their heads.

Of course they knew that this was the Prince Consort, and this was definitely a fake one!They didn't say anything and just ignored it.

On the general stage, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Wu Zhen: "It's time for the 'Japanese pirates' prepared by you to appear!"

"According to the order!" Upon hearing this, Wu Zhen immediately accepted the order, and then issued the order. He saw a huge team turning out from the camp. When they marched to the general stage, they were divided into two, standing on the left and right respectively. outside.

This team is distinguished by a robe outside the military uniform, but one side is black and the other side is white.The weapons in hand are mostly Japanese swords, Japanese spears, and Japanese bows.The number of black and white people is 500, which is three times as many as the competition team.

Seeing this appearance, everyone knew that this was the opponent of the two teams.

After Wu Zhen waited for them to stand up, he went to Zhu Yuanzhang to deliver the order.

God didn't understand. The rain kept falling, and it tended to get heavier and heavier. It seemed like a heavy rain.Except for those on the ordering table, everyone else was drowned.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored this and said loudly: "These 'Japanese pirates' are dressed up by Wu Qing's soldiers. They imitate the Japanese pirates' fighting methods and fight with both sides separately. I and the other ministers will watch. The one with the greater result will win!"

At this point, after a pause, he decisively issued an order: "Both sides come to the stage to draw lots! In the long draw, white will be the opponent and he will fight first. Otherwise, black will be the opponent and he will compete later."

After hearing this, Lan Yu didn't feel that there was any unfairness, so she immediately strode out and walked to Dian Jiang's stage.

On Zhu Di's side, he whispered: "Go!"

"What?" Zhang Yifan couldn't hear clearly. It was raining too hard, so he had to shout loudly.

As a result, the sound seems to be a little louder.

Everyone on the stage, at least those close to the stage, turned their heads and looked over.

Zhu Di wanted to slap his forehead. His brother-in-law had obvious advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes, he really wanted to beat him up.

At this time, many people were watching, and he had no choice but to shout louder: "Go and draw lots!"

Zhang Yifan was a little puzzled after hearing this. Why was he asked to draw lots?But he didn't hesitate, he just drew the lots, and followed Lan Yu to the general standing stage.

He and Lan Yu walked together, and after comparing them, they could immediately see the difference.

I can see that Lan Yu is like a dragon walking like a tiger, and he has the momentum to move forward when he walks.

As for Zhang Yifan, he wiped his face with his hands while walking, which is incomparable.

When Xu Da saw it, he was worried: Is this the consort?It looked like he was not a soldier, so he was allowed to be with his son-in-law.For a layman like this, I'm afraid the more help he gets, the more help he will get, right?
He admitted that the consort had indeed benefited countless people in the field of medicine, but why was he involved in military affairs?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne.

Xu Da actually knew very well that the founding emperor valued family ties very much. Therefore, compared to outsiders, the people he trusted the most were his relatives.This is different from the emperors of previous dynasties.

At least in many dynasties, it was very obvious that many emperors were wary of members of the royal family.

I guess the founding emperor didn't really trust his subordinates with different surnames who were leading troops outside, so even if the prince-in-law was not good at military affairs, he still wanted him to get involved in the army, right?

His thoughts are basically shared by civil and military officials who know Zhu Yuanzhang very well.

Zhang Yifan didn't care what others thought. He went up to the general stage, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang with Lan Yu, and then drew lots from a eunuch.

Just two small sticks like toothpicks, different lengths. Hold them in your hands and let him and Lan Yu pick one.

Zhang Yifan saw that the eunuch was ready, so he reached out and wanted to draw first.

As a result, at this moment, I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Just watch, no need to smoke."

"..." Zhang Yifan was speechless after hearing this.

If that's the case, why are you calling yourself up?Lan Yu came up and started to smoke, so he naturally knew the length!

Perhaps sensing Zhang Yifan's thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang added: "This competition must be fair. When I come up, I will also watch the whole process. If I have any objections, I can raise them."

Zhang Yifan understood what he meant when he heard it.

Not letting you smoke first is to prevent others from saying there is something fishy; letting yourself watch is also to demonstrate fairness.

All right, you are the boss, you have the final say!
Zhang Yifan thought about it, so he had no objection, and just stood there looking at Sapphire.

When the two of them faced each other, he felt that Lan Yu's height and long arms gave him a sense of oppression, especially when he was wearing armor.Fortunately, they didn't come up to fight. Otherwise, it would be safer to jump down first.Lan Yu didn't think much about it at all. He just casually drew it and got a longer one, which was the 'Japanese pirate' in the white robe as his opponent.

After the eunuch announced, Zhang Yifan and Lan Yu returned to their respective positions under the stage and stood up again.

This heavy rain came and went quickly.In just a short while, the rain had lightened up and was about to stop.

However, most people were soaked in water.

However, the soldiers in front of the general stage never moved from beginning to end.Even the "Japanese pirates" under Jinghaihou Wu Zhen stood there motionless.

It can be seen that these soldiers below are all the elites of the Ming Dynasty army.

On the general stage, Wu Zhen asked Zhu Yuanzhang for an order: "Your Majesty, will the general arrange a competition?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he looked at him and suddenly announced: "If you can lead the troops to defeat these two teams, I will make you Duke Jinghai!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Those civil and military officials who were paying attention to the situation below all looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Wu Zhen.

If you defeat these two teams, can you be promoted from Marquis to Duke?
How many dukes did it take for such a great contribution to the founding of the country?Wu Zhen was so lucky that he actually got a great opportunity to be promoted to the title of Duke of the country?

For a moment, those generals who were not yet Dukes could not help but feel envious.

You know, Wu Zhen's subordinates have three times the strength of the competition team.Even if you use the Japanese pirates' weapons, you may not be very familiar with them, and you haven't prepared well, but the advantage is still very big!
Lan Yu is indeed a talented general, but if Wu Zhen can become a prince based on his military merits, he must be stronger than Lan Yu!

As for King Yan, he has never really led an army in a war, let alone one.

In other words, it is a high probability that Wu Zhen will be granted the title of Duke!
Even Hu Weiyong is very envious of Wu Zhen's shitty luck.It's just a pity that he is a civil servant and can no longer be knighted.But this time, he was a little confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang announced this before the battle, that is, Wu Zhen would do his best to win the two games.In this case, why did he conduct this competition with great fanfare, and even called back all the famous generals guarding the border?

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong was very puzzled. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and then at the two teams below with a look of suspicion on his face.

Li Shanchang also couldn't figure it out. He didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Yuanzhang was selling in his gourd. He thought to himself: It's really troublesome. Why can't he understand this emperor more and more?
In the audience, Zhang Yifan also heard it and couldn't help but whisper: "Father, are you going to rub us all on the ground?"

"Shut up!" When Zhu Di heard this, he still remained motionless and just warned in a low voice, "Do you believe I will hit you with a military stick?"

"..." Zhang Yifan immediately shut up after hearing this.

He didn't like the fact that there were orders and prohibitions in the military, and he felt very unfree.Now there is no choice but to stay quiet and look up at the generals' stage.

When Wu Zhen heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he was filled with surprise and surprise. After glancing at Zhu Yuanzhang for a moment, he quickly clasped his hands and shouted back: "The general will obey your orders!"

Seeing how excited he was, it was as if he was a little late because he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would regret it.

His brother is the Marquis of Jiangyin. If he becomes a Duke, he will be even more powerful than his brother.

Then, Wu Zhen was seen striding down from the general platform, rushing towards the men in white robe like a gust of wind, and began to deploy the war.

Lan Yu also began to lecture his subordinates in preparation for battle.

As for King Yan and Zhang Yifan, they led the troops and retreated to watch the battle.

On the general stage, looking at the two sides about to start the competition, Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile: "Which team do you think will win?"

Hearing his question, Xu Da noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at him, so he replied: "The general thinks that Jinghaihou and Lan Yu are both outstanding generals in the army, and both have the same ability to lead troops. Waiting for a while. Now in the competition, they each have their own advantages and disadvantages. It’s hard to say whether they will win or lose.”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, with the smile still on his face, and turned to look at the next one.

When Deng Yu, the Duke of Wei, saw him looking at him, he thought for a moment and replied truthfully: "If you are the last general, with the advantage of your military strength, you can win with just a few pieces!"

Wu Zhen had a force of [-] men, and the two teams competing were only [-] in number.

Hearing this, everyone else nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Da and knew very clearly that this old cunning man actually knew it, but he just didn't say it.

In fact, as long as he is an excellent general, he will definitely try to make full use of his own advantages. There is no doubt about this.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the other generals, and felt that if he asked other people this question, there would be no better answer, so he didn't ask any more.

After a while, the rain has turned into drizzle, and it will probably stop after a while.

Although the school grounds are still filled with dirt, they are not paved with cement.But the mud was very solid, and it was only stepped on by people, so it didn't become particularly muddy.

On one side of the general stage, drums sounded, and after the three-way drums, it was time to start the battle.

Zhang Yifan looked at the two sides who were preparing on the field. He moved his hands and feet, covered in wet clothes, thanked God for the 'gift', and then asked Zhu Xi, "What should I do if there is a war soon?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di turned his head and glanced at him, thought for a while and said, "Either you stay with me, or you just die in battle."

"..." Zhang Yifan was speechless. These are the only two options?

Seeing Zhu Di's malicious smile, Zhang Yifan said without hesitation: "I choose to die in battle!"

"..." This time, it was Zhu Di's turn to be dumbfounded.

He was just joking with Zhang Yifan, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yifan chose to die in battle!
As for it?
When he came back to his senses, Zhu Di quickly explained: "No, I was actually..."

"Needless to say, I have already made my choice." After hearing this, Zhang Yifan interrupted him directly and said, "If my father asks about it later, I will say that it was you who suggested it!"

"..." Zhu Di looked at him speechless and had the urge to hit him.

But before he could think about whether he really needed to repair his brother-in-law, he heard the three-way drum had dropped, and the competition officially began.

Therefore, Zhu Di ignored his brother-in-law and quickly turned to look at the competition venue.

(End of this chapter)