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

Chapter 286 Zhu Quan: People who are not from my race must have different hearts.

"Brother Seventeen, it seems that you are living a very cool life outside this country."

In a mansion in Daning City, brothers Zhu Zhen and Zhu Quan sat across from each other, with a stove beside them.

"It's a pity that the construction of my brother's palace has not started yet, so I can only welcome you, the Holy Khan, in this 'small temple'," Zhu Quan smiled and raised his wine glass, inviting Zhu Zhen to have a drink with him.

Zhu Ming picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Zhu Quan, then drank it all in one gulp.

In the past, he had been careful not to start drinking too early, but now he has a good drinking capacity.

After all, it’s really cold on the grassland, and it’s really unbearable without a drink.

"My brother, please don't mention this again. You are really not afraid that our father will not beat me, are you? When we return to the capital, we don't know what kind of beatings we will receive." Zhu Ming rolled his eyes.

Zhu Quan laughed 'haha' and said: "Brother, if not, let's change it? You don't want to get an advantage and behave like a good boy. In the whole world, even if the blue jade is reborn, who can match your achievements? You are now a Tatar The Holy Khan who was promoted by the Ministry of Public Affairs conquered this grassland for our Ming Dynasty. His achievements are as high as the sky. If I had known earlier, brother, I would have rushed into the grassland to meet you early."

This Zhu Quan looked like a weak scholar, but he didn't expect to have such a heroic side, which surprised Zhu Quan.

Thinking back to when they lived together in the palace, Zhu Quan's favorite thing was to sit alone and read a book, never getting involved in the playfulness between brothers.

In fact, the relationship between Zhu Zhen and Zhu Quan is the best, because both of them like reading. Zhu Zhen even left many poems in history, and Zhu Quan also wrote a lot.

On the other hand, Zhu Zhen, because he likes to hide his own secrets, is not very close to his brothers.

He didn't even know that the sixteenth brother Zhu Zhuan had joined the feudal clan, nor did he know that the seventeenth brother had also arrived outside the customs.

It was the meeting with Zhu Zhen and Zhu Quan again this time, and the fact that they had experienced some things together, that made them feel somewhat close.

They are half-brothers after all, blood is thicker than water.

'Crackling'.

The door opened, and Xu Miaojin walked in from the outside, followed by a young woman wearing a fur coat.

"Sister-in-law," Zhu Ming stood up quickly.

It turned out that this was Zhu Quan's first wife, Princess Ning Zhang, the daughter of Zhang Tai, the military commander.

Mrs. Zhang also quickly bowed her head and returned the gift.

Xu Miaojin blinked and hurriedly raised her hands to Zhu Quan and said, "See His Highness Prince Ning."

"Hey, aren't you Miss Xu Si from Wei Guogong's family? Your eldest sister is the fourth sister-in-law of our brothers. What's more, with the relationship between your father Wei Guogong and our father, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite. What's more, in less than a year In half a year, you have to call me Brother Seventeen," Zhu Quan joked with a smile, and deliberately swept his eyes back and forth between Zhu Chu and Xu Miaojin. The meaning is self-evident.

Why did Xu Miaojin suddenly run away to the grassland? Still following Zhu Ming closely?

Even if Zhu Quan was far away from the customs and did not know what was going on in the court or that Zhu Yuanzhang had planned to canonize the marriage between the two, it can be seen that the relationship between the two was not simple.

Not to mention the distance, now the two brothers can be regarded as kings meeting kings. Even Wang Fu and others are not qualified to participate in this banquet. Why did she let her come in with Zhang?

Xu Miaojin suddenly blushed.

Mrs. Zhang covered her mouth and snickered, then showed off her beautiful, white mink coat and said to Zhu Quan: "Sister Xu also brought me a gift, you are not allowed to bully her. Moreover, Sister Xu also personally I roasted a lamb for you to drink with."

With that said, Ms. Zhang took Xu Miaojin's hand and walked over, each sitting next to the two brothers. At the same time, she opened the door and let a few young eunuchs carry a whole roasted lamb in.

No need to think about it, this must be the trophy that Zhu Zhen brought from the grassland.

"Speaking of brother, when I came back this time, I brought a total of [-] cattle, [-] sheep, and even [-] good horses and BMWs as trophies," Zhu Chu said without any secrets and truthfully stated the number.

'hiss'.

Mrs. Zhang took a breath and was startled by this huge, astronomical amount of wealth.

Even in modern times, this can be regarded as an astronomical amount of wealth.

What’s more, in today’s era of small farmers.

But Zhu Quan not only remained unmoved, but also said in a funny tone: "You don't want to give it all to us, do you? We can't afford it."

Zhu Ming shook his head in a funny way: "My brother, you are so open-minded. You still want them all? I still want them all. In any case, you have helped me a lot before. If it weren't for you and Fourth Brother , and let the ghost Lichi flee deep into the grassland again, I'm afraid this battle will be delayed until next spring."

"You have made great contributions to this battle. After my brother returns to the court, he will naturally report it to his father truthfully. I believe that the court's reward will be sent soon. But before that, I want to leave my heart to you. Next ten thousand cattle and thirty thousand sheep. I don’t dare to make the decision casually about the horses, but you have to keep these cattle and sheep.”

Zhu Zhen really wanted to express his gratitude to his two brothers. As the saying goes, brothers fight against tigers and father and son fight together. Only at critical moments and when it is time to hire people can you know who is the person you can truly be friends with.

Normally, there is no point in eating and drinking, but if something really happens, he will run away first.

Just like King Zhu Fan of Jin, he could send someone overnight to deliver a reply the next morning, but couldn't he send an army the next afternoon?

Look at Fourth Brother and Seventeenth Brother again. They directly led troops out of the border to help you. This kindness must be repaid.

But Zhu Quan shook his head and said with a serious face: "Brother, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I just arrived here this year, and I realized that this place is really poor. Even my palace is still empty." Construction hasn’t started yet. But.”

Zhu Quan stretched out his hand to signal Zhu Zhen not to interrupt, and continued: "You also know, brother, I am now in charge of the three guards of Duoyan. Even this time, I am using their people to help you send troops. But those who are not of my race must have different minds."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Quan's tone and whole expression suddenly seemed a little gloomy, even a little vicious.

Mrs. Zhang lowered her head, not daring to easily intervene in the conversation between the two brothers.

Xu Miaojin also blinked and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Ming nodded slightly to show that he understood.

Zhu Quan looked back and saw that the young eunuchs had already gone out spontaneously and closed the door.

He then continued: "The meritorious ones are the three guards of Duoyan. If you give these things to me, I will reward them based on their merits and distribute them to them. But these Jurchens are wolves, brother, they are not well-raised." If you feed their bellies full, they will want more.”

"Now they are jealous and even afraid of our Ming Dynasty, so they will surrender to us. But once they feel that they are capable again, they can rebel at any time. So you must be careful of these grassland people, including those tribes who are loyal to you."

After all, Zhu Quan was the Prince of Ning who was conferred by Lao Zhu personally, and since he dared to let him guard Daning outside the Pass at the age of only fifteen, or already sixteen years old, he naturally had Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration.

Zhu Quan indeed has the ability to convince Zhu Yuanzhang that he can manage Daning well, including the three guards of Duoyan and the Jurchens outside the pass.

Zhu Quan will not be arrogant and thinks that the three guards of Duoyan really belong to him. This is a double-edged sword. Only if you are strong enough will they be able to use it for you. Otherwise, once you are weak, they will immediately turn around. Bite you.

Therefore, Zhu Quan would rather not give Zhu Ming a gift, just because he doesn't want Duoyan Sanwei to take advantage of this opportunity to develop.

"At most, I will wait until my father awards the reward, and then I will give some of it to them. In their words, this is called boiling the eagle. We can't let them hate us, so we can't be unjust. But we can't let them. They think we are kind and easy to bully, which will make them look down upon us and even harbor evil intentions," Zhu Quan said calmly, not feeling anything wrong at all, even though not long ago, the three guards of Duoyan followed him loyally. Set off to the Mobei grassland.

After Zhu Ming thought about it for a while, he understood that Zhu Quan was not only stating his views on the Duoyan Three Guards and the Jurchens and the governance methods he planned to implement.

At the same time, Zhu Quan actually paid attention to what he meant, reminding himself not to be blind and careless, fearing that he would become complacent and lose his guard against the grassland tribes. This was because he was worried that one day he would be betrayed by the grassland people and bite him.

It can be seen that Zhu Quan also has good intentions.

"Don't worry, brother. Don't worry about the Mongolian grassland in the north, and don't worry about you outside the customs. Sooner or later, I will let the flag of the Ming Dynasty be planted in every corner of the world. When I have the ability to deal with them, the Jurchens will only They are just one of our ethnic minorities," Zhu Zhen said confidently.

What he didn't say was that not only were the Jurchens here, they could actually go to Goryeo by turning south and borrowing the road from Liaodong.

When we go to fight Jianzhou Jurchens, we can not only refine the Duoyan Sanwei, but also let them feel the spring breeze of reform and return to the countryside. At the same time, maybe we can also take over Gaoli Street?

"Okay, okay, stop talking about these shocking things. It's rare for you brothers to get together. After the [-]th brother returns home in triumph and returns to the court, I don't know how long it will take to meet again. Come on, come on, Sister Xu, Let's take a sip too," Ms. Zhang interrupted when she saw that the two of them were almost done talking.

The main reason is that I am worried that walls have ears. Duoyan Sanwei is still loyal to you, Ming Dynasty. Are you so guarded against others?

Non-my family, its heart must be different? How can people be loyal to you?

It's just that the Jurchens today have also been split into various forces. For example, the Duoyan Sanwei and the Jianzhou Jurchens are both Jurchens, but they are hostile forces. The reason why the Duoyan Sanwei surrendered to the Ming Dynasty was to prevent them from being Jianzhou was annexed by the Jurchens. In addition to Jianzhou Jurchens, there are also Savage Jurchens and Xihai Jurchens.

This is the result of the Jurchens fleeing all the way after the Jin Kingdom was overthrown by the Mongols.

It is also the last of the three major Jurchen tribes except the Duoyan Three Guards.

Of course, there are also many differences between tribes, just like there are more than a dozen tribes living on the Tatar grasslands.

Take Jianzhou Jurchen as an example. The most well-known among them is the Aixinjueluo family that later established the Qing Dynasty.

It is said that the origin of the Aixinjueluo family is near Ninggu Pagoda?

If one day we really go to fight the Jurchens in Jianzhou, maybe there will be a chance to meet the Aixinjueluo family?

While Zhu Chu was thinking wildly, he raised his glasses frequently and had a good drink with Zhu Quan.

But in the end, Zhu Quan did not accept Zhu Zhen's kindness.

Since Zhu Quan was so insistent and well-founded, Zhu Ming had no choice but to make a guarantee: "In this case, my brother will definitely have a big gift in the future."

For example, in the future, after Simoden gets the cannons out, we will first install a few cannons on Brother Seventeen's side. If those Jurchens really dare to rebel, whether they are the Jurchens of Duoyan Sanwei or the three major tribes, Jurchens, all fucked up.

As the saying goes, if you are indecisive, you will bomb with artillery.

Where is this sentence?

Next, brothers Zhu Quan and Zhu Zhen stopped talking about those political affairs.

In fact, Zhu Quan deliberately called Zhu Zhen the Holy Khan at first, which was not without the intention of testing.

But in the end, he still didn't dare to continue testing. What if Lao Shiba really wanted to pull him to rebel?

Do you think he agreed or not?

Don't agree? What if we break up and break up?

Also, whether it is Mongols or Jurchens outside the border, although there is no trouble now, there are hidden dangers.

One sentence that people who are not of my race must have different hearts is enough to tell the whole story.

At the same time, Ms. Zhang was also deliberately trying to get closer to Xu Miaojin. The two women also followed the man, eating and drinking when they should, and they were talking happily and getting along harmoniously at the table.

Even at night, Zhu Quan took Zhu Ming to sleep in the same room. The two brothers would hold candles and talk at night, and even lie down together and sleep together.

After all, they are brothers, not husband and wife. The two sleep with their heads facing each other and feet facing each other.

"I originally wanted to stay a few more days to catch up with Brother Seventeen, but after all, there is a large army following this time, and my brother doesn't want to disturb the people, so let's just say goodbye." The next day, Zhu Chu was ready to say goodbye to Zhu Quan. .

The main reason is that he has to return to the court as soon as possible. He has already disobeyed orders before. If he delays it intentionally again, it will be really shameful.

He also has to give Lao Zhu some face, right?

Zhu Quan held Zhu Chu's hand reluctantly.

After all, he was only sixteen years old. If he were placed in later generations, he would be at the age of a high school student.

Now not only are she outside the customs, but apart from her own princess Zhang, only the palace maids and eunuchs accompanying her can look at her kindly.

When I suddenly see my loved ones, I naturally feel extremely reluctant to leave them.

As for the fourth brother Zhu Di, although the two vassals were indeed not far apart, not only was one inside the pass and the other outside the pass, but the vassal kings were already wary of walking around privately, and there was a huge age difference, so they were not close to each other in the first place.

He really wanted to keep Zhu Ming to stay for a few more days.

But in the end, Zhu Quan still sighed and personally sent Zhu Ming outside the city.

Zhu Chu mounted his horse and looked back with Xu Miaojin at Zhu Quan and his wife standing there, feeling a little reluctant to leave.

Suddenly, Zhu Chu felt something in his heart. He turned his head and whispered to Xu Miaojin: "One day, when we become emperor, we may further liberate the restraints of the vassal kings. At that time, if the princes want to make contributions, let them do whatever they want. If they If they want to be free and happy, let them be free and easy princes. Even if they want to stay in the capital, they should stay at home. Now it seems that the father has divided the kings and ruled the world, but in fact, it is not just the vassal. The ground imprisoned us?"

It would be so lively if more than twenty princes were in the capital.

Moreover, after the vassal king became a vassal, he was not allowed to leave the vassal territory easily. For example, Zhou King Zhu Xi was demoted to Yunnan because he left the vassal territory privately to go to his hometown in Fengyang.

Does this look like a prison shackles?

Xu Miaojin rolled her eyes at Zhu Xi and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, this is outside. Even if Brother Seventeen has a good relationship with you and he hears it, how should you let him deal with it? Do you want to break up with you? , can we escort you to the capital?"

"Are you starting to change your tune now?" Zhu Ming laughed nonchalantly, and reached out to smooth Xu Miaojin's hair, saying: "I stayed with Brother Seventeen last night, and I neglected you. I must make up for it tonight. .”

"Bah, you're not serious," Xu Miaojin spat with a flushed face, and couldn't help but muttered: "We're going to Shuntian today, right? Fourth brother can't drag you to sleep with me then? I have to be nice to him too. Sister, let’s talk at night.”

Does that mean you can’t do double cultivation tonight?

Zhu Zhen gritted his teeth and wanted to deliberately delay his arrival in Shuntian until tomorrow.

"I said, Eighteenth Brother, are you leaving or not? Why are you showing off your affection?" Zhu Quan was angry. Are you deliberately throwing tantrums at me? And it’s freezing cold here. Do you think it’s easy for me?

Mrs. Zhang covered her mouth and let out a snicker. At the same time, she secretly thought, these two young people really have no scruples. It's great to be young.

However, the Shiqi couple are actually only one or two years older than Zhu Zhen and Xu Miaojin. In fact, Zhang may be one year younger than Xu Miaojin.

That is to say, Xu Miaojin is about the same age as Zhu Quan, but one year older than Zhu Chu.

And Zhang should be in the same grade as Zhu Zhen.

It's a pity that Xu Miaojin still has to call Zhu Quan Brother Seventeen and Zhang as sister-in-law.

Who told her that the ranking of men is small?

"The mountains and rivers will not change, Brother Seventeen, let's say goodbye today. In the future, we brothers will mount our horses together and go into battle to kill the enemy," Zhu Zhen shouted, raised his hand, and then patted the old man's butt. .

The war horse under him then stepped forward.

Without Zhu Chu's instructions, the old horse would not move. It had become so human that Zhu Chu suspected that it was a monster.

Xu Miaojin also turned around and said goodbye to Mrs. Zhang, and followed Zhu Ming forward.

After the two people left the city, they first came to a camp, which was where the Ming army temporarily set up camp. At this time, the entire army was ready to go.

The three major commanders Wang Fu, Peng Yue and Niu Sheng did not enter the city yesterday.

Now, when the coach Zhu Zhen returns, he leads the entire army and drives the extremely large livestock towards Xifengkou.

When this large army arrived at the outer gate of Xifengkou Pass, the defenders at Xifengkou were stunned.

"what's the situation?"

The defenders looked at such an army in astonishment. They recognized it as the Ming army, but when did such a Ming army come out? And why did you bring back such a terrifying number of cattle, sheep, and horses?

I'm afraid they didn't capture it like this in the battle of Lanyu Yu'erhai, right?

The garrison general was also alerted. He ran to the top of the city and shouted: "Don't break through, don't break through, we will open the door for you."

Is this a shadow left by Lan Yu’s failure in the first place?

(PS: Sorry, the archives are really gone, so I updated one less chapter in the early morning. I got up early in the morning at around [-] o'clock to code it out now. I have to work hard to write two more chapters in the afternoon. I can't delay tomorrow's chapters. Ah. It’s a big chapter of [-] words, and it’s a historical text. Sometimes it takes a long time to decide, and sometimes a lot of information needs to be checked, so it takes three hours to finish one chapter. The main reason is that the author’s history scores are very low. , ashamed and ashamed.)

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