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

Chapter 232 You are soldiers

Zhu Ming never expected that Shen Rong would bring such big news this time.

Although he remembered that in the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Yuanting Khanate split into two tribes, the Oara and Tatar tribes (actually three tribes, including the Uliangha).

But he didn't expect that he would catch up with this stage.

So in fact, Tatar and Wala do not exist yet, because Beiyuan continues to linger.

After receiving this news, Zhu Xi's thoughts became vivid.

What's more, Shen Rong has already said that those tribes are not well-intentioned and want to fight against the autumn wind, right?

In this case, he has a legitimate reason to send troops.

Suddenly, Zhu Ming's heart moved. He looked at Shen Rong thoughtfully and said, "Actually, you still have something to say, right?"

Think about it, even if the Tatars want to fight the autumn wind, what does it actually have to do with Zhu Chu?

Zhu Chu is the king of Yunnan, the king of Dian, and Yunnan is his vassal territory.

And what about here?Either Gansu, or places like Shaanxi and Shanxi.

To put it bluntly, what does this have to do with him?
Even though there is the sixteenth brother King Qing, the third brother King Jin, and even the fourth brother King Yan's fiefdom is in the north.

But it still has nothing to do with him.

Why is Shen Rong so anxious to contact him?

They were afraid that it would be difficult to guard the border, and they were even more worried that if the vassal king made a mistake, a big disaster would happen.

I had rambled on a lot before, but now it sounded completely irrelevant.

Zhu Chu smiled, looked at Shen Rong playfully, and said, "Although I'm not old, I'm not stupid either. Mr. Shen, what are you planning to do? Our relationship shouldn't be hidden, right?"

Shen Rong smiled awkwardly, and then said: "As expected, I can't hide it from His Highness. The main reason is that this time is a God-given opportunity."

"Oh?" Zhu Ming looked at Shen Rong noncommittally, why is this a God-given opportunity?

For Zhu Zhen, he certainly thinks it is a God-given opportunity. This may be another opportunity to severely damage the power of the grassland.

There is no way. Nowadays, the grassland and the Central Plains have an almost irreconcilable conflict. After all, the grassland is not as fertile as the Central Plains, and the nomadic people are not engaged in production, so they can only fight against the autumn wind and plunder.

So a dead Tatar is a good Tatar.

But why does Shen Rong think so?

Shen Rong looked at Zhu Xi with burning eyes and said, "Your Highness, do you know why Lan Yu dared to be so arrogant and domineering? But no one could do anything to stop him, so he had to be accepted by Your Majesty in the end."

"Are you questioning me?" Zhu Zhen frowned.

Shen Rong shook his head and said: "I don't dare. In fact, the reason is very simple, because Lan Yu won the great battle of Yuerhai, sealed the wolf in Xushan, and almost destroyed Beiyuanting. For a time, he was unparalleled, and even faded away. He surpassed the Duke of Wei, Xu Da. This is the key. It is because of his great achievements that he will be liquidated by His Majesty."

Of course Zhu Chu knew this, but he just looked at Shen Rong.

Shen Rong smiled sarcastically and understood that in Zhu Chu's eyes, this thing about him was just child's play.

Although he is much older, he still thinks he has some vision and is quite knowledgeable.

But Zhu Zhen was the vassal king, and their visions were incomparable. It was said that one could stand high and see far.

"Lanyu knows how to make great achievements, but you don't know how to do it, Your Highness. What would happen if Lan Yu's merits were yours?" Shen Rong slowly lowered his head.

This was the reason why he was so anxious to see Zhu Zhen and tell Zhu Zhen the news he heard from the grassland.

"Your vision is far-sighted and your heart is as high as the sky. But Your Highness, your background is very poor. After all, you are only the eighteenth prince who was born as a concubine, not a direct descendant, and you are too young."

"If you want to go further and sit in that position, it will be extremely difficult."

Shen Rong could barely tell that it was a hell-level start.

"But if you take this opportunity to completely destroy Bei Yuanting, even seal the wolf's residence in Xu Mountain, and also conquer the fishing sea, what kind of scenery will it be?"

"At that time, all the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will have to bow down to you, and the praise will be spread all over the world. Without you having to do anything else, His Majesty will start to think about who should sit in that position."

"The villain and the entire Shen family are loyal to His Highness, and they should serve His Highness wholeheartedly. Only if you sit in that position can the Shen family be safe and sound."

Shen Rong knew very well that a man was not guilty of having a jade in his possession. Relying on Zhu Ming's skills, the Shen family was rapidly accumulating huge wealth, and even vaguely surpassed the family fortune of Shen Wansan's era.

Not to mention that in the future, if a new king comes to power, no one will tolerate him as long as he is not Zhu Zhen.

Including now, I'm afraid His Majesty will also be jealous at that time.

What's more, the Shen family has become a grasshopper on the same rope as Zhu Zhen. If it is exposed what the Shen family is doing secretly for Zhu Zhen, just a few small things will be enough to kill the whole family.

So of course Shen Rong hopes that Zhu Zhen can take the position, and it must be him.

The most important thing is that Zhu Ming didn't have time to get on the line with Shen Wang in the capital.

(PS: Shen Wang has not yet appeared in the article.)
So to be honest, Shen Rong was a little panicked.

"You have to hear me admit it myself, right?" Zhu Zhen smiled, pointed at Shen Rong, and said: "You helped me connect many of my things secretly. You secretly accumulated money and food, and secretly developed and researched gunpowder. , to win over the hearts and minds of the native people in Yunnan, and prepare to secretly recruit troops, each of these, which one is not prepared for rebellion? "

"Are you still pretending not to know? My goal has been that position from the beginning. You just want to hear it from me personally so that you can rest assured, right?"

How could Zhu Ming not know Shen Rong's purpose.

At the same time, he also knew that if he denied it at this time, Shen Rong would definitely cry.

I really want to scare you.

However, Zhu Zhen still put away his evil thoughts, looked at Shen Rong, and said seriously: "Then I will formally tell you that I will definitely sit on the throne in the future. If my father does not give it, no matter what I will grab whoever gets the upper hand."

Shen Rong raised his head suddenly and looked at Zhu Zhen in surprise.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Shen Rong knelt down excitedly.

Once such words are heard by outsiders, let alone being treasonous, even if Zhu Zhen is Zhu Yuanzhang's son, he will not be able to accept it and walk away.

This is different from confronting Zhu Yuanzhang in person. This is the calculation behind it.

Shen Rong understood that Zhu Ming could have not expressed his stance to him. You, the Shen family, are just a businessman. You are not even as good as a family gentry. How dare you ask His Highness to express your stance?
This is to reassure him.

And Shen Rong would not disappoint Zhu Zhen, and reciprocated the favor by saying: "Your Highness, I have exchanged a total of [-] war horses from those grassland tribes this time, and they are all good horses. There are also cattle and sheep. Ten thousand."

This is a big move.

There are 5000 good horses, enough to build a cavalry force of [-] people.

But if there are 5000 people but no horses, then it is useless to say more.

There are also tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. Ten thousand cattle can save a lot of manpower and material resources, and how much land can be opened up.

Although the role of sheep does not seem to be very important, cotton has not yet been fully developed. Wool is a rare textile, and mutton can also be eaten.

As expected of Shen Rong, this business trip was a huge gain.

Even Zhu Zhen's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but murmured: "It's a pity. If it can be sent back to Yunnan, it can strengthen the power a lot. But now the grassland is in turmoil. If you want to quickly attack the power of the grassland, you can also We need a lot of war horses.”

Otherwise, with the pace of infantry, how can we chase those elusive nomadic cavalry?
In this case, these five thousand war horses may have to stay.

As for what to do with the warriors who formed the cavalry.

This is not a problem. King Qin Zhu Peng also has three guard posts with at least 5000 people.

The question now is how to make King Qin's guards obey him, and how to make up for Zhu Ping's many evil crimes.

Now among the troops in the guard station, I am afraid they are extremely hostile to Zhu Xi and the Zhu family, right?
What's more, Shen Rong heard all this information privately. He had no way to inform the court, nor could it be used as a reason to lead the troops out of the country.

This is also a huge problem.

The vassal king only has the power to command troops when war breaks out, and cannot command troops in peacetime.

It is equivalent to saying that someone must rebel first, or there is an invasion from outside the customs, and then Zhu Zhen can respond and counterattack.

"It just so happens that I need to pacify the people of Xi'an and Zhu Xi's troops now, so I'm not in a hurry. I just hope those Tatars don't have any sense and come to fight the autumn wind as soon as possible. Otherwise, how will I have the opportunity and excuse to go on an expedition?"

"Come on, come on, there is a lot of money, food and beauties waiting for you in the pass."

At this time, Zhu Chu hoped that those grassland tribes would never break their promises and come to fight the autumn wind.

Afterwards, Zhu Ming made some explanations to Shen Rong and asked him to keep the five thousand horses and prepare to return to Yunnan.

Zhu Chu also wrote a letter to Mu Qiu when he had time. It was filled with disgusting words of love and the pain of lovesickness.

The main reason is that I haven’t done dual cultivation for so long and I’m really hungry.

Then, Zhu Zhen and Wang Fu returned to Prince Qin's Mansion quietly.

Now he seemed to be the master of Prince Qin's palace.Mainly those palace maids and eunuchs, even if they saw Zhu Ming coming back from outside, they would not say or ask more questions. Knowing that he might come back late, the gate courtyard deliberately waited at a side door and opened the door for him as soon as possible. .

This is the difference between those who have attained the Dao and have more help and those who have lost the Dao and have little help.

And after Zhu Zhen and Wang Fu went out to have a private meeting with Shen Rong for so long, Li Gui didn't come back.

After all, Xi'an is not small in size and has a large population.

Zhu Ming also asked him to inform the whole city overnight that he would open warehouses and stockpile grain for everyone tomorrow.

Let alone Li Gui alone, or ask a few brothers to help.

Even if Li Gui went to the prefect's Yamen later, and explained his purpose and stated all the reasons, so that the prefect was surprised and sent out Yamen officials to help, he still would not be able to complete the task.

There is no way, whoever makes him a Jinyiwei, if he is not removed, all of Zhu Yuanzhang's secrets will be known to Zhu Yuanzhang in no more than five days.

Finally, until the horizon turned white, Li Guicai came to Zhu Zhen with red eyes and apologized: "Your Highness, I failed to complete the task despite my humble position. Please punish me."

"It doesn't matter," Zhu Xi said very tolerantly: "I have asked Wang Fu to go to the military camp outside the city. He will go to the military camp of King Qin's guard station later. I hope Zhu Xi will not be so stupid, in case he has caused the wrath of heaven and people. It would be a great disgrace if your guard station is about to mutiny."

Li Gui was stunned, looking at Zhu Xi's leaving figure, and wanted to ask, since you planned to go to the military camp today, and that was to appease the entire army, why did you issue an impossible mission last night?

We should have done this a long time ago, first to appease the morale of the army, and then to use the soldiers of the King of Qin's Guard Station to appease the hearts and minds of the people in the city.

But he didn't dare to say or ask.

Outside Xi'an City, the three guard posts belonging to Qin King Zhu Ping were concentrated in a military camp.

Because Zhu Xi's bodyguards belong to the regular staff and are not overstaffed.

Therefore, each guard is composed of five wards, each with more than 1000 people, which is a total of more than 5000 people.

Unlike Zhu Zhen's original three guard stations with a total of 6 people, it was impossible to accommodate them without dividing them into two military camps.

In the military camp, everyone from the three commanders to the soldiers below has been gathered.

Wang Fu came to inform him first. In fact, Zhu Zhen was also a little worried about what would happen if the whole army mutinied.

The main reason is that Zhu Ping is so imbecile, even if the whole army mutinies, it is natural.

But after all, Zhu Xi has never done anything harmful to the world, and he doesn't want to take the blame for Zhu Xi.

Fortunately, at this time, it seems that the whole army is still emotionally stable.

Zhu Ming only brought a few guards along with him this time. He rode on a horse, slowed down and arrived at the camp step by step.

Zhu Min was not in a hurry to speak. Under the attention of the whole army, he just looked ahead and heard the crisp sound of horse hooves, and finally arrived in front of the main account.

Wang Fu, who arrived at the camp first, quickly stepped forward to hold the reins, and then Zhu Chu turned over and dismounted.

"See your highness," Wang Fu knelt down on one knee while holding the horse.

His original intention was to lead the entire army to pay tribute to Zhu Zhen.

As a result, not only were the three commanders unmoved, but even the more than 1 soldiers just watched with cold eyes.

Wang Fu frowned, his face full of displeasure.

On the contrary, Zhu Zhen laughed: "Hahaha, Wang Fu, you must be embarrassed. These are my second brother King Qin's guards, not my king's guards. However, I am the king after all. Do you really think that I am not the king?" Dare you punish your sins?"

"The King of Dian is so majestic," the commander on the left snorted coldly, looking at Zhu Ming with disdain in his eyes.

The commander on the right, who was as strong as a cow, shouted loudly: "It's true that we are the king's bodyguards, but we are soldiers, not slaves."

This cry can be said to have shouted out the anger and grief in the hearts of the entire army.

That Zhu Xi actually forced the guards who were supposed to be loyal to him to this point, Zhu Xi could only secretly curse them as idiots.

Although they haven't mutinied yet, they have reached the last moment, and their nerves are stretched to the limit. They may mutiny at any time, right?
As they told us, they were not slaves, but soldiers, and soldiers should not be treated like this.

But suddenly, Zhu Min spoke and said coldly: "You call yourself a soldier? It's ridiculous. Soldiers have strict military orders. If the military order tells you to die, you have to die. If your family members make mistakes, the military order requires you to arrest them." Arrest or even kill your own family members, you must do the same."

"Are you worthy?"

As soon as Zhu Chu's words came out, the atmosphere of the whole army suddenly changed. Everyone was staring at him. If Zhu Chu was not the prince, I'm afraid they would all swarm him and beat him to death, right?

Is that what you are talking about?

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Zhu Zhen seemed not to notice the changes in the entire army at all, as if those eyes that were choosing people and devouring them were not directed at him.

But even Wang Fu and several guards became worried. If it weren't for Zhu Min's warning eyes, they would have come up to protect His Highness and quickly left this place of right and wrong.

Zhu Chu stood there, looking at the whole army calmly, completely unmoved.

Of course, he is not a fool. He has his own self-confidence. Even if the more than 5000 people in the army really mutiny, it will never threaten him and prevent him from being retained.

After all, once he bursts into full speed now, it will reach a speed of more than 200 meters per second, which is faster than an arrow. Who can catch up?
As for why he said those words even though he knew it would anger the entire army.

It's because Zhu Zhen knows that this is a soldier, this is an army, and it is the army he will lead next.

He knew they were wronged, that they had been oppressed and hurt.

But is it enough to just apologize, compromise and negotiate?

Unlike those in the previous Palace of Qin, this was a military camp, and Zhu Ming needed to make some changes.

Seeing that the breathing of the whole army began to become heavier, I am afraid that if one of these three commanders is determined to mutiny and rebel, they will really dare to swarm him, right?

Zhu Chun smiled, pulled out the Shangfang sword from his waist, and shouted: "This is the Shangfang sword, given by Your Majesty personally, as if I were here in person. And this king is Zhu Chun, the king of Dian, the majestic vassal king. You guys These guys kept complaining, but in the end they turned out to be lawless and disrespectful. Three commanders, let me ask you, if a soldier treated you like this on a daily basis, what would you do?"

The three commanders opened their mouths and looked at Zhu Zhen in stunned silence.

At first, their anger levels were about to explode, but at this time, they were frightened by the Shang Fang sword that Zhu Ming casually took out.

There is a saying that Emperor Hongwu's reputation is really useful.

When I heard Zhu Min's question again, I didn't want to answer at first, but the commander still subconsciously said: "Forty military sticks."

The higher the rank in the army, the stricter the hierarchy. If a soldier dares to behave disrespectfully to the commander, or even offends the commander, the consequences will be serious.

It's not just a matter of saying that the official level can crush people to death.

"I know you have complaints and grievances," Zhu Chen suddenly changed the topic and said loudly to the entire army: "I also already know what King Zhu Chen of Qin has done. You have suffered a lot of grievances. But you are soldiers. , I can’t say that because you are soldiers, you deserve to be subjected to these abuses. But look at what you look like now? Do you want to settle accounts with me? Or do you want the whole army to mutiny? Do you want to rebel? "

As soon as these words came out, the three commanders immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness, you cannot say this casually. All our brothers in the army can sacrifice their lives and blood for the imperial court and your Majesty. We must never dare to rebel or commit rebellion." The commanders were really panicked.

If they were found guilty of rebellion, it would be all over. Not only would their entire army be beheaded, but their entire family would also be executed.

All the officers and soldiers in the army were dumbfounded, and under the leadership of thousands and hundreds of households, they knelt down one after another.

Wang Fu looked at Zhu Xi's back with admiration. As expected of His Highness, he easily made these people surrender.

However, this is only temporary.

Zhu Ming also knew that although they knelt down, they were definitely not convinced.

So Zhu Chu let out a long sigh, first put away the Shang Fang sword that was pretending to be a tiger, and then he pulled off the python robe he put on when he came out this morning and threw it on the ground.

Just when everyone looked puzzled.

Zhu Chu pointed at the python robe on the ground and said loudly: "I also know that you feel wronged. Even if I plan to make it up to you, I can't undo the torture and persecution you have suffered. But you are soldiers and men. Since you are soldiers, you are men. Just don’t do those girly things.”

"Let me tell you straight. King Qin is dead, but there is no way to pull out his body and whip it for you. After all, he is my second brother."

"And since I don't owe you anything, I certainly won't make amends to you. Then let my king's clothes and clothes replace me and the King of Qin. Whether it's torn to pieces by a thousand swords or pierced by thousands of arrows, you all can vent it out. I will let bygones be bygones. But from now on, please remember that you are soldiers and good sons of my Ming Dynasty."

"The King of Qin violated the laws of nature and violated human ethics, so he suffered retribution. Now that I am here, I will never let you bleed and shed tears. It is up to you to make your own judgment whether you believe me or not."

Then Zhu Min gave Wang Fu a wink, and several people entered the Chinese army's tent first, leaving space for the entire army.

But Zhu Zhen was actually playing tricks, because he knew that the entire army had no choice.

Make your own judgment, can they still get rid of military status?Could they still really want to rebel?
He just gave them a chance to vent, but what happens after they vent?

Still have to give in.

Even Zhu Xi himself felt that he was so hypocritical and hypocritical that it was disgusting.

But there is no way, he needs the power of this army.

Just as Shen Rong said, he needs this God-given opportunity to make even greater achievements.

Even if you achieve success, you still need help.

(End of this chapter)