Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 189 I will protect Qu Neng.

"Qu Neng, the commander of the Sichuan capital, pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Dian."

In the lobby of the Heqing County Chieftain's Office, Zhu Zhen was sitting at the top, and kneeling below him was the friendly general who suddenly rushed out to support him.

At the same time, he was also the commander-in-chief of the neighboring province of Sichuan.

"Please get up quickly," Zhu Zhen didn't put on airs, not to mention Qu Neng helped him no matter what, and asked him to get up quickly.

"So you are Qu Neng," Zhu Zhen looked at Qu Neng with admiration in his heart.

But this kind of admiration is just the kind of thirst for talents, the thirst for seeing strong generals and ministers, that is, capable people and strangers.

Qu Neng stood up and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, have you heard of the final general?"

Zhu Xi felt embarrassed for a while.

How did he know who Qu Neng was before? Jiang Yu told him his name.

By the way, weren’t the ancients always so polite?Something like a famous name that has been heard for a long time.

How could Qu Neng be so down-to-earth and direct?

Qu Neng understood as soon as his heart moved, and said with a smile: "Your Highness may not know the general, but the general has longed for your highness for a long time. The Battle of Dingbian not only completely pacified the remnants of Luchuan, but also completely settled the whole of Yunnan. , the rest are just some shrimps. His Highness’s ability and bravery are beyond our reach.”

Zhu Ming endured being carried away and greeted him quite satisfied: "Sit down and talk. Sit down and talk."

You haven't heard enough, so what are you doing?
However, as the exchange continued in depth, Zhu Zhen finally understood why Qu Neng suddenly appeared here.

Speaking of which, Qu Neng is not an ordinary person, he is also a brave warrior.

In fact, from the year before last to last year, apart from Yunnan, which has been unrest in the southwestern region, Sichuan was also full of rebellions.

Including sapphire has always been in the southwest region.

Lan Yu and Qu Neng have also collaborated together many times.

When Yuelu Timur, the commander of Jianchang, rebelled, the two of them worked together to quell the rebellion.

Later, Lan Yu was called back to the capital by an imperial edict from Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Qu Neng stayed, and after the Jianchang rebellion was suppressed, he added the Jiuchang Mansion Jiu Post here, and used the dangerous passes to set up garrison posts to guard against further wars and rebellions.

Jianchang is actually Xichang today, adjacent to Yunnan.

In addition, Qu Neng was patrolling around the Sichuan border at the time, and he happened to get the news about the rebellion of the chieftain in Beisheng Prefecture.

Qu Neng was still hesitant at first. He was a general in Sichuan. If he didn't get an order, he would have violated the law by running to Yunnan, let alone go to war?

"The last general was supposed to assist His Majesty the King of Shu in governing Sichuan, but he rashly broke into Yundi to lead the troops in battle. This has violated the law. Later, the last general will personally write a memorial to apologize to His Majesty and explain the situation," Qu Neng stood up. , said to Zhu Xi with his hands clasped in fists.

"King of Shu?" Zhu Ming was stunned.

Qu Neng also looked at Zhu Chu blankly, blinked and said, "That's His Highness Zhu Chun."

Jiang Wei couldn't stand it any longer, so he hurriedly approached Zhu Chu and whispered, "He is your eleventh brother."

"Ah, it's Brother Eleven," Zhu Zhen suddenly realized.

It’s no wonder that Zhu Leng suddenly didn’t remember who he was. Lao Zhu had 26 sons. Except for Lao 26 who died young, all 25 sons are now crowned kings.

If you suddenly call the vassal king by his vassal name, he will never remember who it is.

However, Zhu Ming also has the ability to remember things with pictures. The main reason is that he didn't take it into his heart. Even if he cared a little bit, he wouldn't not know who the King of Shu was.

After all, Sichuan is right next to him.

But Zhu Zhen didn't even know that the previous vassal king of Guangxi was his eldest nephew Zhu Shouqian, let alone Sichuan.

He had been fighting in the direction of Guangxi before, but this was the first time he was approaching Sichuan.

"Your Highness, I have to take time off from my humble duties to give you extra lessons," Wang Fu suddenly whispered in a resentful tone.

Zhu Ming nodded subconsciously, then turned to look at Wang Fu with a strange expression on his face.

Why does Wang Fu act like a little resentful woman?

This Jiang Wei is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He doesn't think he has the ability to bribe and subdue Jiang Wei, right?
Don't be ridiculous, brother, this guy is Lao Zhu's confidant. Even if he dares to be loyal, how can I dare to use him?

No, there is a system that can intuitively see loyalty and still know whether he is sincerely loyal to you.

That's not right. Now we still have to avoid direct conflict with Lao Zhu as much as possible. I want a Jin Yiwei commander to make Gandan?

Can he bring Jin Yiwei to join me or what?
If they could take over all of Lao Zhu's Jin Yiwei, that would be okay, or rather, that would be great.

But Jiang Wei alone can be considered quite powerful, but his ability to lead troops in battle is average.

Don't look at Zhu Xi like this, his eyes are very vicious and have been trained.

They are both commanders, but Jiang Yu is the least capable among them.

It's not that personal force is not good, but that the commander's ability is very average and difficult to use.

On the other hand, this Qu Neng and Zhu Zhen really liked him more and more the more he looked at it.

Qu Neng is now in his 30s, much younger than Mu Ying Lanyu's generation, and slightly older than Mu Chun, Mu Sheng and Wang Fu's generation.

Speaking of which, Qu Neng was also born as a general.

His father's name was Qu Tong, who was good at wielding spears and was known as Spear Thousand Households. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang in establishing the Ming Dynasty and was considered a founding hero.

Later, Qu Tongguan paid homage to the Fengyang Guard Commander and was granted the title of Chief Minister of the Governor's Office.

Therefore, Qu Neng was also a man of great talent and strategy. He joined the army with his father when he was young. He had rich combat experience, was good at riding and shooting, and was well-known in the government and the public.

Moreover, in history, Qu Neng was one of the few people who caused huge trouble and even threat to Zhu Di during the Battle of Jingnan.

Even Qu Neng once broke through the city gate of Yanjing. If Li Jinglong could support and follow up, Zhu Gaochi, who was defending the city at that time, would have been doomed.

If the base camp is destroyed by Qu Neng and all the crystals are stolen, what a waste of time.

Zhu Di might have to surrender on the spot.

It's a pity that Li Jinglong is a dandy. He was originally evaluated as "cowardly but coquettish, lustful but discouraged, and ignorant of the art of war." He was also afraid that Qu Neng would make immortal achievements, so he asked Qu Neng to withdraw his troops.

The only chance to reverse the battle of Jingnan was lost.

It can be seen that Qu Nengzhi's ability, with a dragster like Li Jinglong, almost stole Zhu Di's hometown.

Of course, Zhu Zhen didn't know these historical details, but he already had a love for talents, so he asked Qu Neng: "What are you going to do next?"

Qu Neng was stunned, what should he do?What does it mean?I am the commander of Sichuan. Of course I have to return to Sichuan and report this matter to His Highness Zhu Chun, King of Shu.

Zhu Zhen looked at Qu Neng deeply and suddenly said: "You have some friendship with that Lan Yu?"

Qu Neng frowned and said, "It's true that Duke Liang and I met late. Thanks to Duke Liang's promotion, we have a close relationship."

Jiang Wei stood up silently and stared at Qu Neng expressionlessly.

He is the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and the Lan Yu case is a major case created by him. You are saying this in front of me, right?

Zhu Qi glanced at Jiang Wei and said calmly: "Look, what I said is right. You Jin Yiwei are really arrogant to the point of no end. Xiao Jiang, how about I find someone to ride hundreds of horses to kill you Jin Yiwei?" Step on the ground ten times and then tell Father that you accidentally fell off your horse during the chaos?"

Jiang Wei shivered all over and sat down quickly without daring to raise his head.

His Royal Highness the King of Dian is already lawless. He even dared to call His Majesty by his first name before. It couldn't be easier to kill a commander of the Royal Guards.

This was a killer. He didn't dare to ask Zhu Zhen if he dared to kill himself.

Nonsense, he wants to kill you even if you don’t ask, why do you ask?Isn’t that seeking death?
Qu Neng looked at Jiang Yu and finally knew that this was the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

Zhu Ming sighed and pretended to be sad and said: "Oh, Lan Yu is dead. It is said that he wanted to rebel and ended up being executed by everyone, including most of his comrades."

"How is that possible?" Qu Neng shouted and said subconsciously: "Although Duke Liang has a bad temper, he is just a straight-tempered person. He is loyal to His Majesty. Moreover, Duke Liang has said to his subordinates more than once that soldiers His destiny is to die in battle, defend his country, and expand his territory. He also wants to lead troops to fight in Tubo and Tubo next year."

Before Qu Neng could finish speaking, Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, "That's not important anymore." Not important?
Zhu Chu looked at Qu Neng, knowing that Qu Neng wanted to complain about Lan Yu, but he smiled and said: "Lanyu's troops only know Lan Yu but not His Majesty. This is a crime. No matter whether he really wants to rebel or not, even if he is loyal, It makes no sense. He must die, and if he was one of my men, he would have died 800 years ago."

Qu Neng opened his mouth wide and looked at Zhu Zhen in disbelief.

Jiang Wei lowered his head even further, sweating profusely.

This His Highness dares to say anything, and he is even more ruthless than His Majesty today.

Even when His Majesty wanted to kill Li Shanchang, he actually hesitated many times before finally making the decision.

The same goes for Sapphire this time.

His Majesty had also hesitated, otherwise he would have died when Lan Yu privately asked with dissatisfaction that he could not be the Grand Master.

Your Majesty has given Lan Yu too many opportunities. As long as Lan Yu hands in the Iron Book of Pills and bravely retreats, leaving everything behind and returning to his hometown, he will have a good death.

It was him who got to this point step by step.

But what did Zhu Chu say? Did Sapphire die 800 years ago?
Zhu Ming sneered: "I'm afraid you don't know, so I want you to know. Since I came to dominate Yunnan, I have experienced countless chieftain rebellions. The big ones have thought and thought, raised hundreds of thousands of troops, and even fought with swords. The fierce 12-strong army is considered small, and there are [-] people from the [-]th village of Weimo Prefecture, and [-] wolf soldiers from Guangnan Chief Nong Zhenyou, including [-] cavalry."

"These are just chieftains. It's because the native people only know the chieftains and don't know the Ming Emperor. So if the chieftains want to rebel, the people have to rebel."

"Lanyu's troops are all proud and powerful generals, and the generals in the army are all Lan Yu's adopted sons. What does he want to do? One day he climbs high and calls out, "Prince and General Xiang Ning has the guts." He will be able to defeat the whole army. Mutiny on the spot.”

"It's not about whether he wants to rebel, or whether he will rebel, but whether he has the ability to rebel."

"Even I know the example of Chen Qiao rebelling and wearing a yellow robe. Why don't you understand? I'm afraid that at a certain point, it's not whether Lan Yu wants to rebel, but once someone else gives him a yellow robe, he will have to rebel. ."

After Zhu Chu said this, Qu Neng looked shocked.

No matter how capable he is, he is just a general, and his status determines his thoughts. How could he have thought of this.

"What I'm worried about now is your head, or the heads of your whole family." Zhu Zhen looked at Qu Neng, not actually trying to scare him, but said in a sincere tone: "What my father likes to do most is In fact, I also like to engage in conspiracy. Either I don't kill, or I kill everyone in the family, and I will never leave any trouble for myself."

"But Qu Neng, you and Lan Yu are different, but you have a close relationship with each other. This guy is the commander of the Jinyi Guards," Zhu Chu pointed at Jiang Wei and said, "Guess, after he returns to the capital, Will you snitch, and then His Majesty will kill you?"

The Lan Yu case has already killed the First Duke, the Thirteenth Marquis, and the Second Uncle.

More than 5000 people were implicated.

Are you still short of Qu Neng?

Qu Neng frowned and thought deeply. After a moment, he raised his head and said with an upright face: "If you want me to die, I have to die."

"Fart," Zhu Ming scolded directly: "If you are a loyal minister, you must live well to repay the emperor's favor. If you are a traitor, then just pretend that I didn't say anything."

The corners of Qu Neng's mouth twitched, thinking, What else can I say?
Zhu Ming directly blocked his words. He couldn't even express his will through death. It seemed that if he died, he would be a traitor?
Then he must not die, otherwise he would be infamy for eternity?

Qu Neng lowered his head in disbelief, not knowing what to do.

"For now, you can stay here with me," Zhu Ming finally said.

He just took a fancy to Qu Neng's ability.

It's not that Qu Neng surpassed Wang Fu and others, but who would think that there are too many players?Just like rich people never think that money is too much, no matter how much money is, it is never too much.

After all, Zhu Chu wants to dominate the country in the future, and even his ambitions are aimed at the whole world, so the three melons and two jujubes in his hands are not enough.

One Mu Chun can indeed guard Yunnan, but even if Mu Sheng is included, and even the four Mu brothers are included, he can at most guard a small half of Southeast Asia.

The question is, how big is the territory in India alone (it seems to be called the Tughluq Dynasty now?)?
So Zhu Chu set his sights on Qu Neng.

As for the eleventh brother, what should I do with King Zhu Chun of Shu?

who cares.

How about brother Eleven, let’s rebel together?

"Stay here?" Qu Neng was dumbfounded. He was the commander of the Sichuan capital. Why did I come to Yunnan?
I have already violated the law, and I don’t know how to explain it to His Majesty, and I have to worry about being implicated in the Lan Yu case if I continue to stay in Yunnan.

Good guy, the vassal prince, the court ministers, and even the generals were in secret contact and collusion, right?
Is it because Lao Zhu’s knife is not fast enough?Or do you think Lao Zhu doesn’t dare to kill anyone?
Your Majesty will not kill you, but he will kill me.

"Don't worry, I will explain the situation to Your Majesty," Zhu Ming waved his hands casually and said, "After all, the rebellion in Sichuan is just a small incident, and my side is really bordering on foreign countries. In case of toe What if Annan rebels? What if Siam rebels?"

"Your Highness," Jiang Wei couldn't stand listening anymore, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Although Annan and Siam pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, they are not our territory."

So it can’t be called a rebellion, right?
Zhu Zhen said carelessly: "It's okay, we will paddle in sooner or later."

Jiang Wei didn't dare to speak anymore, he was shocked by Zhu Ji's ambition.

Do you still want to take advantage of Annan and Siam?

"Qu Neng, with your talent, even if I dare not say that you are a pillar of the Ming Dynasty, you are almost there. Xu Da's generation was so desperate that they could no longer lift the knife. Mu Ying's eldest brother died of illness, and Lan Yu was quilted. There is only one Fu Youde left in their generation. Next is the era of your generation."

"The backbone of Ming Dynasty needs you to stand up. I really can't bear to see you lose your life in vain."

Zhu Zhen said in a deep tone.

The main reason is that Lao Zhu's butcher knife is too fast. If he continues to kill like this, Zhu Xinxin said, wait until I get to the position. Damn it, are there any generals available?

Do I have to go into battle personally every time?
The world is so big, is it too busy?
Just to open up great navigation routes in the future, and even go to the sea to compete with other powers for hegemony, we will have to fight on a huge battlefield.

So Qu Neng must be saved. This kid is a talent, and he is not as arrogant and loyal as Lan Yu. He is determined.

Moreover, Zhu Xi's tone was so serious that everyone in the lobby was moved.

At this time, Mu Sheng and Zhao Kuo were still collecting the prisoners outside the city and cleaning the battlefield, so they were not there.

Wang Fu knelt down and shouted: "Thanks to His Highness's favor, I dare not to die."

Jiang Wei was trembling on the side, Your Highness, Your Highness, you might as well just call for rebellion.

What's going on here?

And although Mu Ying Lanyu died, besides Fu Youde, there was also Song Guogong, General Feng Sheng.

The reason why Lan Yu complained was that he couldn't be a grand master.

It's because Feng Sheng is now the crown prince.

What Lan Yu is really dissatisfied with is why he is under Feng Sheng.

Besides, your intention of recruiting troops should not be too straightforward.

Good guy, Qu Neng led [-] troops from Sichuan to suppress the rebellion in Beisheng Prefecture. Are you planning to stay on the spot?
In this way, there are 17 Ming troops in Yunnan, and with military household registration, the number has exceeded 20.

Not to mention that Zhu Zhen changed his status to Tuguiliu and conquered the hearts of all ethnic groups in Yunnan. He is now the only chieftain king.

One day, if you raise your arms and raise your arms, you may not be able to mobilize millions of soldiers.

This is no joke. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of, so he knew the benefits of reforming his country and returning home, but he said he could never do it.

Jiang Wei was trembling with fear, but he did not dare to speak. His head was covered with cold sweat, and even his back was soaked.

Zhu Zhen did not rush Qu Neng to give an answer. Instead, he looked at Jiang Yu in a funny way and said, "Xiao Jiang, are you cold, or are you afraid?"

Jiang Wei didn't dare to speak.

Zhu Ming continued: "Didn't my father miss me? Didn't he always want to summon me to the capital? Didn't he want to ask me face to face if he wanted to rebel and imprison me? Then I would like to His wish was granted. Now that the rebellion has been put down, it is time for Yunnan to recuperate. Then I will go back with you."

"I've been away from the capital for a few years, and it's really time to go back and have a look."

Jiang Wei suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Chu in disbelief.

He knew Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions well, and even once he returned, there would be a Hongmen Banquet, and he might be put under house arrest.

But does he still want to go back?Why?
"I'll protect Qu Neng."

Qu Neng also raised his head, looked at Zhu Xi with a moved face, gritted his teeth, and after hesitating again and again, he finally slowly bowed down and said: "General, I am willing to follow the hard work of dogs and horses and become a minister of His Highness."

This is the only way he can be loyal to Zhu Chu, and that is to become Zhu Chu's royal minister.

(End of this chapter)