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

Chapter 128 Equal to two Lin’an princesses
Everyone was a little confused after hearing this.

How to make Lan Yu convinced?What's the meaning?
Looking at Lan Yu's temper, how could he be convinced!

To be honest, the person who has the biggest headache at this time is Prince Zhu Biao.

When his brother and brother-in-law compete with his wife's biological uncle, no matter which side wins, they won't be overjoyed.

For this reason, he became invisible from beginning to end.

However, Zhu Biao must know Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing that he did not get angry, but said something that would convince Lan Yu, it means that his father is confident and will not care too much about Lan Yu.

Thinking like this, he also started to look forward to it, hoping that his father could come up with something that truly convinced Lan Yu, and by the way, he could cure Lan Yu's temper.

Under everyone's doubts, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Di: "Show them your firearms and let them know that if you use firearms, your death will only be worse!"

"..." Jinghaihou was speechless upon hearing this.

Of course he also thought that it would be better if he used firearms to break the formation.However, he was pretending to be a "Japanese pirate", and the Japanese pirates had no firearms at all. In addition to being so defeated, he was not Lan Yu's character, so he didn't say anything.

However, when he heard that if firearms were used, his side would lose even more miserably, he was really unconvinced.

"I obey the order!" Zhu Di agreed, then walked to the general stage and conveyed the order to his men.

After a while, the things wrapped in oil paper were carried to the commanding platform by a military captain in royal robes.Another captain in Jinyi Guards was carrying a big baggage.

After they put them down, Zhu Di walked over and unwrapped the oil paper bag himself.

The people below the general stage could not see the situation, but the people above the general stage were all staring, and everyone was very curious.

After Zhu Di unwrapped the oil paper bag, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The civil servants may still be guessing what it is, but the generals can tell immediately that the squatting thing is probably a kind of artillery.

Sure enough, they heard Zhu Di introduce to them: "This is the artillery that the prince consort came up with. It's called the Crouching Tiger Artillery. It's easy to carry with the army. When the Japanese pirates are approaching the battle, it only takes one shot to kill the first one among them." A brave man."

After finishing speaking, he opened the big baggage again, revealing paper bags. When everyone was puzzled, Zhu Di opened two more paper bags of different sizes, revealed the contents and said, "This one contains a certain amount of gunpowder. When facing battle, the gunpowder can be poured directly into the paper bag by tearing it open. This bag is made of gravel, so there is no need to tear it open and push it directly into the muzzle, which can save a lot of time."

Marquis Jinghai took a deep breath when he saw it. He thought it was a blunderbuss, but he turned out to be using artillery. Could it be used?

Several princes, as well as some other marquises on the stage who were not qualified to speak, were all awarded military merits. All of them had their eyes wide open, with obvious surprise on their faces.

I heard Xu Daxian ask Zhu Di: "How powerful is this portable artillery?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di replied solemnly and with a little pride: "Ten feet away, the person hit will either die or be injured, regardless of whether he is wearing armor or not!"

"..." After hearing this, everyone on the general stage was stunned for a moment.

Later, Xu Da frowned and questioned: "How can such a small artillery have such great power?"

Ten feet away, it is really a weapon for infantry in close combat.Based on his experience, he felt that this small artillery should not be that powerful.

Deng Yu, on the other hand, suddenly stepped forward, squatted down at the gunpowder pile, reached over and picked up some gunpowder, and then asked Zhu Di, "But what's so mysterious about this gunpowder?"

He saw that the gunpowder used in the army was in powder form.However, the gunpowder displayed by Zhu Di was one by one.He dared to conclude that there was something strange in this.

After hearing this, Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Yifan, then turned to Deng Yu and said: "The Prince Consort discovered that powdered gunpowder would have problems with the ratio of gunpowder due to long-term storage or bumpy transportation, so he came up with this granular gunpowder. This method increases the power of gunpowder by at least two levels compared to powdered gunpowder, and it also has many advantages. For example, it is easy to load, and it will not cause chaos in battle..."

Listening to his explanation, many people couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the Prince Consort, and were very surprised. Was it the Prince Consort who also came up with the gunpowder and artillery?

If it was said that this mandarin duck formation was thought up by the consort, they thought it was impossible.However, according to what King Yan is saying now, so many things were thought up by the consort.If you say that this is fake and just pressed on the prince's head, then this behavior itself is a bit silly and it is too eye-catching!

With Zhu Yuanzhang's character, he would definitely not do this.

In other words, these things must have been thought up by the consort!
Understanding this, they looked at Zhang Yifan with a bit of surprise and complexity.

After Zhu Di finished speaking, Xu Dadang reported to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the general would like to see how powerful this artillery is, or what the granulated gunpowder is like?"

Once it is confirmed that what King Yan said is true, it will definitely be a good thing for the generals who lead troops in the border wars.

It can even be said that the risk of running back this time is definitely worth it!

After hearing Xu Da's words, Deng Yu, Li Wenzhong and others also stood up and asked Zhu Yuanzhang for orders.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "There is no need to go anywhere else. Just in front of the general stage, King Yan will demonstrate it to you."

Father really believes in himself!After hearing this, Zhu Di thought silently in his heart that if he turned the muzzle of the cannon upside down and aimed it at the commander's platform, he would be done with it.

Thinking in his mind, he responded loudly: "My son, I obey the order!"

Then, he ordered the two Jinyi guardsmen to take their things and get off the general platform with him.

Then, right in front of the general ordering platform, people were deployed with human-shaped targets, and they were busy making preparations for firing.

Originally, there were sergeants from the two sides participating in the competition in front of the general stage. At this time, they were also evacuated, and there was already an open space in front of the general stage.

The civil and military officials were all curious, staring at Zhu Di's movements and talking about it.

Lan Yu, who was on the general stage, looked a little ugly.

Although he is a little arrogant, he is not stupid.

By this time, Lan Yu had understood that what King Yan said should be true.This means that even if the two armies really meet on the battlefield and firearms are used, he will be the loser.

However, it was very embarrassing for him to accept the fact that he lost to two 16-year-old boys.

If there was a crack in the ground at this time that could be drilled, he would definitely drill it.

On Zhu Di's side, preparations were completed in just a moment.Then after requesting an order from Zhu Yuanzhang on the stage, he lit a newly made fuse, which was also a simple fuse wrapped with granulated gunpowder.

"boom!"

Smoke rose, there was a loud noise, and gravel flew into the distance.

The generals who led the troops on the general stage looked at him with wide eyes.

However, it didn't take long for Zhu Di to lead five military captains in brocade uniforms holding human-shaped targets onto the general stand.

Xu Da and others immediately gathered around to check the condition of the humanoid target.

Even Lan Yu, who was a little embarrassed, stretched his head and looked at it.

After a while, Xu Da turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang with a face of surprise, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, having this sharp weapon in the army will enhance the country's prestige! The general proposed that all gunpowder be improved in the army immediately!"

The Tiger Crouching Cannon was just ordinary, not particularly amazing. Based on his experience, he immediately saw that the improvement of gunpowder was the most critical.

Several other princes also responded to Zhu Yuanzhang's request with expressions of surprise.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, nodded with a smile and said: "My original intention is to let the army use this granular gunpowder method after this competition."

It's not yet time for the world to truly be at peace. There are wars all over the borders, so it's natural that we can't afford to be self-conscious.

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Lan Yu and asked coldly: "What else do you have to say now?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Lan Yu.

Suddenly, Lan Yu's face turned into a monkey's butt.Under the gaze of everyone, he seemed to struggle in his heart for a while, and finally knelt down on one knee. Although he seemed a little unwilling to do so, he responded to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "The general has finally surrendered, not as good as King Yan and the Consort!"

When Zhu Biao saw him bowing his head and admitting defeat, he finally felt relieved that there was no need for him to come forward to plead for mercy.After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him and said in a cold voice: "When Marquis Jinghai explained the news about the Japanese pirates that day, I saw a look of disinterest on your face. Now for the competition, I haven't seen how prepared you are. Your spear , still not as long as the Japanese gunmen. But look at King Yan and the Prince Consort, how much effort they have done in private? How many things have been done against the Japanese pirates..."

Hearing these words, Lan Yu was obviously stunned.

On Zhu Yuanzhang's side, he continued to reprimand him: "...Don't think that you have won some battles, just think how great you are. Soldiers, if you don't take life and death seriously, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later! King Kaiping is Now that you’re gone, I’ll discipline you once and think about it for yourself!”

Lan Yu's face turned red when she heard this, she knelt on her knees, knelt on the ground with her head, and loudly replied: "The general will realize his mistake!"

Everyone looked at him, and for a moment, no one spoke.

The emperor was nostalgic, so he educated this blue jade for King Kaiping!

Zhu Yuanzhang was actually very happy at this time. He turned back, looked at Zhu Di, and immediately said: "Now that you have won the competition, you have proved your ability to lead troops in war. However, you must also remember to take every battle seriously and not have any The heart of underestimating the enemy!"

"My son obeys the decree!" Zhu Di responded loudly after hearing this.Then he came back to his senses and hurriedly said again, "I don't dare to take credit. If I can win this competition, my consort should be the first to take credit!"

Under the spotlight and praised by the emperor, he still remembered his brother-in-law.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he recognized this son in his heart.Then he turned around and looked at his son-in-law.

In his heart, he also recognized Zhu Di's statement.If it weren't for Zhang Yifan's contribution, it would be basically impossible for Zhu Di to win Lan Yu.

On Zhang Yifan's side, when he heard what Zhu Di said, he quickly waved his hand and said: "I didn't even stay in the military camp for a few days. It's all the result of King Yan himself. I eat, live and train with the soldiers. Just for this, I will do it." Not even there!”

"..." Everyone was speechless when they heard this.

This prince-in-law seems to be really unlike ordinary people. Even if others are modest, they would not say "I can't do it"!
However, the prince-in-law said it in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, which was really different!
When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "If you hadn't come up with the Yuanyang Formation, even if I trained with the soldiers, I still wouldn't have been able to achieve such a great victory!"

"No, no, no, no matter how good the formation is, if there is no suitable person to use it, it will be useless..., it is still your credit!" Zhang Yifan almost said something dirty and braked in an emergency.Otherwise, the censor would probably impeach him for being impolite.

After hearing this, Zhu Di still shook his head. When he was about to say something more, Zhu Yuanzhang had already spoken, interrupted them and said: "Okay, okay, you have both the coach and the strategist, all of them have contributed!"

After he made the decision, Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan naturally stopped arguing.

Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang announced that Zhu Di would be the chief soldier for the suppression of Japanese invaders, Wu Zhen, the Marquis of Jinghai, would be the deputy commander-in-chief for the suppression of Japanese invaders, and Lan Yu would be the participating general for the suppression of Japanese invaders. They would set up a government office in Jiangyin to clear out the Japanese pirates.

At this point, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty began to truly control military power.

Wu Zhen and Lan Yu were defeated by Zhu Di, so Zhu Di was the leader in suppressing the Japanese.

However, Wu Zhen knew very well that the emperor was still worried about King Yan's actual leadership of the army, so he made himself a deputy. The main purpose was to continue to train King Yan and become a vassal who had experienced actual combat and could truly lead the army. king.

As for Lan Yu, the emperor probably wants to continue to train him.

History has changed a lot here. Originally, Lan Yu would soon follow Deng Yu on his expedition to Tubo, and would be granted the title of Marquis after returning from victory.Now, it's all gone.

After announcing this decree, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Yifan and said seriously: "You are a wizard, often whimsical but very effective. I have granted you the title of "Walker of the Order", and you can go in and out of any place except the palace at will. If you get some wonderful ideas from what you have seen and heard, and a few good things come out that benefit the country and the people, I will be happy."

After finishing speaking, he increased Zhang Yifan's salary, doubling his annual salary, which was equivalent to two Lin'an princesses!

Zhang Yifan was a little speechless. What does walking on orders mean?A product of the butterfly effect?I have never heard of such an official position in history!
You can go anywhere except the palace.Then if you are happy, running to Li Shan's bed in the middle of the night should be legal, right?

I feel that the appointment of classmate Zhu Yuanzhang is a bit nonsense!

If you want to come up with more ideas and invent more things, you can actually just say so!

But the salary doubled in the blink of an eye, which is not bad!Four thousand strings is very high!
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with this competition.His own son, King Yan, was a blockbuster, and by the way, there was also a consort, all of whom were members of the royal family.

On the surface, it was just Lan Yu who was beaten.But in fact, it should have shocked all the arrogant heroes.

This competition, compared to killing 1 heads, can shock the heroes in the army!
With this thought in his mind, he drove back to the palace.

All civil and military officials were also dismissed.

All of them are drowned rats. No matter how ruthless Zhu Yuanzhang is, he still wants them to change their clothes before doing anything.

Before leaving, Prince Zhu Biao took Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan and asked them to go to the East Palace after leaving the Yamen to have dinner together.

Zhang Yifan and Zhu Di knew that this was a celebration for them, so they naturally agreed.

"By the way, how did you write about the money thing I told you before?" Zhu Biao asked smoothly.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately replied: "I have already written it and asked Jing Jing to send it to the East Palace when the competition comes."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao was a little surprised, and immediately said with a smile: "Is that so? I'm looking forward to it, so I'll go back first. Let me tell you, my father has asked me several times, and I have to hand in the assignment early!"

After saying that, he left happily.

Before Xu Da and others left, they looked at Zhang Yifan with a special look in their eyes. Zhang Yifan was a little confused and didn't know what they were thinking.

"Go back quickly. You haven't been back to the mansion for three months. Don't you miss the princess?" Zhang Yifan saw that the big shots were gone. He also hurried back and reminded Zhu Di at the same time.

When Zhu Di heard this, he reached out his hand suddenly, grabbed his arm, and said to him: "Don't rush back, go back to the barracks first, distribute the rewards to the soldiers, and leave after finishing the tail!"

"..." Zhang Yifan was a little surprised when he heard this.

He had completely forgotten this kind of thing, but Zhu Di kept it in mind and wanted to cash in the reward as soon as possible.

Zhang Yifan had to admit that Zhu Di was indeed very suitable for leading troops, at least he was much better than him!
Although it is said that handing out the reward later is actually considered as cashing in the reward, and others have nothing to say.However, Zhu Di wanted to do this first.

Zhang Yifan can be sure that those five hundred soldiers will definitely be convinced by this coach!

At this time, he was caught by Zhu Di and couldn't escape even if he wanted to, so he had to follow Zhu Di to the military camp. After changing his clothes, they cashed in the reward of five hundred sergeants together.

These five hundred sergeants stood in the square like javelins, motionless.However, excitement can be clearly seen on each of their faces.

This is the joy of victory and the excitement of receiving the reward!

Zhu Di stood in front of them, glanced at them, looked at them and shouted loudly: "Today's great victory is all because of the Yuanyang Formation! Whose credit do you think this is?"

"Consort!" 500 people shouted in unison without hesitation.

Zhang Yifan didn't expect this opening statement and couldn't help but be stunned.

On Zhu Di's side, he continued to shout: "The first achievement of today's victory is the prince-in-law. Salute!"

After finishing speaking, he was the first to turn to Zhang Yifan and salute him with a military salute.

The five hundred sergeants, without any hesitation, moved neatly and saluted Zhang Yifan together.

Zhang Yifan was a little confused and dumbfounded.

This fourth child, without a fight in front of the emperor, dragged him to his territory, insisting on taking credit for his own achievements?

But no matter what, at this moment, Zhang Yifan didn't know why, but he was a little excited, and he immediately returned the courtesy according to military etiquette.

After the ceremony, Zhu Di faced the five hundred sergeants and shouted loudly: "Gu said that if you win this competition, each person will be rewarded with a hundred guan. The prince-in-law gave this money, which was [-] yuan in exchange for the hereditary title." money."

Having said this, he turned to Zhang Yifan again and shouted: "Salute!"

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