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

Chapter 390 Is the Ming Dynasty like a long night?

At night, it was quiet around the county government office.

Although Wang Fu and a hundred guards were missing, Zhao Kuo and Mu Sheng had already spontaneously led a small team to patrol nearby, trying not to let anyone get close to disturb His Highness's rest.

In the backyard, it was very lively at this time, and they even sang a duet.

Of course, it wasn't a true two-person dance, but the kind of movement that was enough to be coded and silenced.

Even the sound needs to be coded, everyone understands it.

After a fierce battle until the horizon was almost bright, Zhu Chu was finally satisfied.

It was because they were practicing dual cultivation and relied on their strong cultivation and physical strength to hold on, otherwise they would have been exhausted and perished long ago.

As a result, Zhu Chu not only did not feel tired at all, but was also full of energy.

It's a pity that the three women were defeated. For example, Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin had already collapsed inside and fell asleep.

Mu Qiu was dripping with sweat and was held in Zhu Chu's arms, talking about love.

But after all, he still couldn't persist. When he saw Xu Miaojin outside Helan Mountain, Zhu Chu already understood that he could no longer refuse Xu Miaojin.

In fact, the Min King in history was moved to Yunnan when he first went to the fiefdom, and then he had a conflict with the Mu family.

He can accept Mu Qiu's temper, but cannot tolerate issues of principle. The couple can bicker, but it cannot affect their relationship.

I am a slave.

Let alone Mu Qiu, to put it bluntly, with Zhu Chu's status, he can play with any girl he wants in Yunnan.

She was just a girl from the Mu family of the Tu tribe, but she still took the initiative to sacrifice herself. Even if she was really abandoned by the chaos, it would be because of her shamelessness.

"Just wait, if everything goes well and this big battle is finished before the end of the year, I will take you back to Beijing together, and then we will get married. Although there can only be one main concubine, you are also partial concubines. You are both wives, no one Who is the concubine?" Zhu Chu said, he wanted them all.

Although he did protect himself for Mu Qiu and even refused to marry Xu Miaojin in public several times, which completely ruined Xu Miaojin's face.

Mu Qiu was obviously exhausted, but he still had a lazy look on his face. He kept his eyes open, rolled his beautiful eyes, and pouted and said: "His Highness obviously wants to forget A Qiu completely, right?"

He also knew that Mu Qiu had some inferiority complex, but so what?

What's more, Zhu Zhen is still a dignified vassal king, and the gap in status is as big as a world of difference.

And who is she when she stays by Zhu Chu's side?

But after Mu De died of illness, she lost even this identity.

Because of his background, Mu Qiu was very humble.

Tang Xin curled her lips and couldn't help but mutter: "It makes it seem like you are the one who feels the most wronged."

Mu Qiu's identity is very embarrassing. If he returns to Lijiang, he may only become a political bargaining chip in the future.

Even the Hou Mu family of Xiping looked down upon him and even wanted to drive him out.

"Do you miss me?" Zhu Zhen asked.

But Mu Qiu sighed and said: "Aqiu knows that he is not worthy of His Highness. From the very beginning, Aqiu knew that His Highness is not something that Aqiu alone can ask for. I only ask that Your Highness will not give up and keep Aqiu by his side." A slave is a maid.”

As for what Mu Qiu said, he didn't care what she thought.

But now compared with the two daughters Tang and Xu, she couldn't help but feel jealous.

So what if the chieftain officer of Lijiang Prefecture is now her brother?

She can still be called a princess of the Tujia people in Lijiang Prefecture (again, not the Tujia people).

As Mu Qiu said this, he glanced at the other two women, and his meaning was self-evident.

Mu Qiu felt a huge sense of loss at this time.

Zhu Zhen sighed secretly, this kind of thing has become a foregone conclusion, and he doesn't want to shirk the blame.

Especially this kid Mu Sheng despised King Min the most.

They have also practiced, and they are equally good at both civil and military skills. They can bring peace to the country when they mount their horses, and they can govern the country when they dismount.

Zhu Ming sneered, patted her buttocks with his hand, and said, "What are you talking about? You are my wife, and I am your man. When have I ever disliked you? I know you are complaining, but you can't Questioning my feelings for you. It’s okay if you want to hit or scold them, but we didn’t control the lower body. It’s also Xu Meizi and Xin’er who are so beautiful, considerate and smart. If you were me, you would also like them.”

After all, Mu Qiu is only eighteen years old, still the age of a young girl. Zhu Chu left for more than a year, and when he came back he brought two daughters-in-law, and one of them was the head wife. How should Mu Qiu deal with it?

No matter how tolerant and generous you are, no matter how considerate you are, you still can't help but feel jealous and full of resentment.

Zhu Ming felt guilty and could only let her be jealous.

"You all should stay with me from now on, so as not to let other women get close to me again," Zhu Ming made up his mind that even if he leaves Yunnan again in the future, he will take Mu Qiu with him.

She is said to be a mistress but not a mistress, and she is said to be a servant. Who dares to treat her as a servant?

This made Mu Qiu bury his face in Zhu Chu's chest, his eyes a little red.

Although the status of the partial concubine is definitely not as good as that of the main concubine, it is the status of a common wife, not a concubine.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about Ah Qiu," Mu Qiu suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Chu.

They are the real proud daughters of heaven. One is the daughter of Duke Wei, and the other is the daughter of Duke Xin. Neither one is a hundred times more powerful than her.

Of course, if he did that, not to mention his reputation, I am afraid that the whole Yunnan would rebel and the whole territory would rise up.

princess? She is not yet.

So Zhu Chu didn't defend himself, he just hugged Mu Qiu tightly, hoping to give her some comfort.

But now, with his ability and personal charm, Zhu Chu has finally built up a reputation, and has convinced brothers such as Mu Chun and Mu Sheng, so how can he lose his own wings?

Originally, she was also a proud daughter of heaven. She could kill enemies when she mounted her horse, and she could help Zhu Zhen manage the place when she dismounted her horse. At least she could keep the palace in good order.

It turned out that the two of them hadn't really fallen asleep yet, and had been listening to Zhu Chu and Mu Qiu's whispers.

Mu Qiu was a little embarrassed.

Zhu Chu turned over and took Mu Qiu to squeeze in between the two Tang and Xu girls. He opened his big hands and hugged the three girls together, and said proudly: "I said I want them all, and none of you can run away."

He looks like a foolish king.

However, because of his domineering, or even-handedness, the three women gradually opened their hearts to accept each other.

Or what else could be done?

The next morning, Zhu Zhen led the army to prepare to leave Simodian.

Before, they came to the battle lightly, but when they left now, there were many more baggage convoys at the end of the team.

That's not a baggage of food and grass, but boxes of shells.

There are 300,000 of them, and if they are accidentally detonated, they can probably blow half the army into the sky.

So Zhao Kuo and Mu Sheng all ran to the head of the team, yawning and saying in a loud voice: "We are here to guard His Highness."

The three girls following Zhu Chu suddenly turned red in the face.

They were the two who had been patrolling outside last night, not daring to let anyone else get close.

But the two of them knew very well what happened to Zhu Zhen's family of four.

It's a pity that Wang Fu has another mission, otherwise Lao Wang would have to win Zhu Chu's trust.

Zhu Ming snorted: "Are you afraid of being blown up to the sky?"

Zhao Kuo and Mu Sheng smiled sheepishly.

After seeing the power of the Hongyi cannon yesterday, who wouldn't be afraid?

Including all the soldiers behind them, they were all communicating quietly, and no one dared to get close to the deadly shells behind them.

As for the soldiers assigned to transport the artillery shells, they were doubly careful.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. It's useless to be afraid. The road is still long anyway, and there are opportunities to get close to each other. When the time comes, let's take turns transporting the batch of artillery shells," Zhu Zhu said with good intentions.

"what?"

The whole army was in mourning.

But they also knew that although their Highness was very sinister, he would never harm them.

But this feeling of insecurity lingers.

Zhu Zhen was secretly amused, if you are so scared, how can you get on the cannonball and have sex in the future?

This is a serious fuck, don’t get me wrong.

"Let's go, we have to go to Yongchang Mansion," Zhu Cheng urged, leading the army to start marching.

The Yongchang Mansion was previously changed to the Golden Tooth Guard by Na Hu Yuan, and even the military and civilian commander of the chieftain system was established. He himself served as the commander of the capital, and suddenly he became a hereditary chieftain officer and a local emperor.

Later, it was re-established as Yongchang Mansion by Zhu Zhen, and Yan Shitai was established as the prefect under the government system. This was the orthodox court official and court political system. And on the way to Yongchang Mansion, you will also pass through Shunning Mansion.

"The last general, Qu Neng, comes to see His Highness," Qu Neng led his troops out of the city in advance to come to see him.

Zhu Ji quickly helped Qu Neng up personally.

Qu Neng was the commander of the Sichuan capital. When the Beisheng Prefecture chieftain rebellion broke out, he happened to be nearby at that time, so he spontaneously rushed to help.

As a result, when he met the King of Dian, he lost his life, no.

Zhu Chu found that Qu Neng was a rare general, so how could he let him go? He even deceived and threatened him, so he kept him, including Qu Neng's 50,000 troops.

But Sichuan was the fiefdom of Shu King Zhu Chun, and Qu Neng was also Zhu Chun's eleventh brother.

In order to prevent Brother Eleven from asking for help, Qu Neng was sent here.

Although Shunning Mansion is not the southernmost one, it is still far away from Sichuan.

What's more, now that Qu Neng has been renamed the Commander-in-Chief of Yunnan, he has completely become Zhu Chu's man, and he is no longer afraid of letters from the King of Shu to question him.

"Qu Neng, I think you have also got the news," Zhu Zhen looked at the general in front of him, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked him.

But Qu Neng felt upset because Zhu Chu quickly went to the capital and took himself as a hostage to his father, so Qu Neng and Zhu Chu were really not familiar with each other.

Why is this His Highness's eyes so eager? Don't you have any special hobbies?

Qu Neng was muttering in his heart and said: "The general has heard that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to fully invade the Wusizang tribes, which is called a holy war. The Wusizang tribes have already returned to the We are in the Ming Dynasty, and your Majesty has set up a command and envoy department. After inheriting the throne of Khan, the black man sent envoys to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty. Now he has raised troops to invade my Ming Dynasty territory. Your Highness, we must not sit idly by and ignore it. .”

"Of course," Zhu Xi nodded, indicating that not only would he not sit idly by and ignore the matter, but he would also take matters seriously and deal with it properly.

"Qu Neng, lead your subordinates and follow me to prepare for the Western Region front," Zhu Zhen ordered immediately.

But Qu Neng hesitated and asked: "Your Highness, it's not that the general will not obey. But you have to know that although you are the king of Yunnan, you cannot take the initiative to dispatch troops unless there is a war in Yunnan. Although the general is commanding the capital of Yunnan The envoy, as usual, does not have the right to mobilize troops. Let’s ask the court and His Majesty what they want first, right?”

Seeing Qu Neng's cautious look, Zhu Zhen felt something in his heart and understood.

It has only been a year since the Lan Jade case, and it has been widely implicated.

Especially Qu Neng was almost involved.

He doesn't think about himself, but Qu Neng still has children.

It seems that he is also a little scared, unlike when he heard that there was a rebellion in Yunnan, he dared to lead troops from Sichuan to help.

"What do you think my identity is now? Shangfang Baojian, I am here in person. Are you kidding me?" Zhu Zhen patted the sword on his waist.

Shang Fang's sword is easier to use than the imperial edict. After all, it's like I'm here in person, which is equivalent to representing the emperor.

"Do you have any questions?" Zhu Zhen asked.

Qu Neng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he realized in his heart that it was His Majesty who gave the order.

At that moment, I no longer dared to hesitate, and knelt down on one knee again: "I dare not obey your orders, general. I am willing to follow His Highness before and after the horse, and I only hope to make great contributions to His Highness."

Zhu Chu helped Qu Neng up again and said, "You are also a veteran general. You are my right-hand man in this western expedition."

Qu Neng even said he didn't dare.

Zhu Zhen stopped flattering and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, you used to be a confidant of my eleventh brother, the King of Shu. If I ask you to send a letter, do you think you can borrow some soldiers and horses from Sichuan? use?"

Qu Neng looked at Zhu Zhen with a strange expression.

Do you still remember that I was once the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan capital? Do you still remember that I was your brother's confidant general?

Historically, King Zhu Chun of Shu relied heavily on Qu Neng, and even tried his best to help Qu Neng get out of the Lan Yu case.

Zhu Chun did not plead for mercy from his father-in-law Lan Yu, but spared no effort to save Qu Neng, which is evident.

But Zhu Chun didn't dare to plead for Lan Yu.

As Lan Yu's son-in-law, it's too late to avoid suspicion. Is he going to be sent up to be jealous of his father?

It's just that Zhu Chun never expected that he would be intercepted by this old man, and he would directly trick Qu Neng into coming to Yunnan, and also take away the original 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Now you still want to borrow troops? You may be blinded by your imagination. Let’s return Qu Neng back first.

Qu Nenggan smiled and did not agree.

But Zhu Ming said to himself: "If we can unite with Sichuan to march together, we can quickly occupy all the Usi Tibetan tribes from the east and south, and then collide with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and even fully invade the Eastern Chagatai Khanate." Chagatai Khanate. It seems that I have to write a letter myself and apologize to this eleventh brother."

Qu Neng was shocked and lowered his head, feeling secretly shocked in his heart.

It seems that His Highness has great ambitions. Not only does he want to send troops to help the tenant Usizang tribes resist the invasion of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but he also wants to invade the Usizang tribes himself?

Is this going to change the reform of Tuguiliu to the Wusizang tribes? Should the prison system be abolished in one fell swoop?

Once this news spreads, I am afraid that the entire Wusizang tribe will rebel, because there is no difference between Zhu Zhen and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and they will completely occupy Tubo.

But Qu Neng not only did not shrink back, but showed his bright eyes.

In fact, Qu Neng had fought a rebellion with Lan Yu the year before last. At that time, Lan Yu had asked for orders to train troops in the fields and planned to march to Dunhuang.

Moreover, Dunhuang was once occupied by Tibet. Going to the northwest is the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and going south can invade Tibet.

Lan Yu is also very ambitious.

Moreover, today's Dunhuang is called Shazhou. Although it was once conquered by General Feng Sheng of the Western Expedition, it was actually ruled by the Chijin Mongolian Guards.

To put it bluntly, he is also a Mongolian guard with a restraint system.

Like the earliest Duoyan Three Guards, this Chijin Mongolian Guard was also a Mongolian tribe that surrendered and pledged allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Lan Yu wanted to invade Dunhuang, that is, Shazhou, was because there was Hami to the southwest of Shazhou.

After the disintegration of the Mongol Empire and the destruction of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the mighty king Wunasli who originally guarded Hami temporarily chose to proclaim himself the king of Hami and established the Hami Kingdom.

If Hami goes north, it can contact the Tatar and Oara tribes on the grassland, and if it goes west, it can contact Turpan. Today, Turpan is a vassal of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

This is the general situation in the Western Region today.

The entire Xinjiang and Tibet were not completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

Tibet implements a restraint system. The Eastern Chagatai Khanate in Xinjiang is proclaiming its vassal while planning to capture Tibet.

This is completely disrespectful of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was too gentle. If he didn't completely occupy these territories while his country was prosperous, would he have to wait for them to rebel one by one in the future?

"Let's go to Yongchang Mansion first."

In this way, Zhu Zhen took Qu Neng and his 50,000 troops and went straight to Yongchang Mansion.

Shunning Mansion is not far from Yongchang Mansion, and it doesn't even need to pass through the Nu River to reach the boundary of Yongchang Mansion.

However, Zhu Zhen was not in a hurry to enter the city, but made a special trip to the Nu River.

Now is the flood season of the Nu River, and the rushing water roars, as if to tell the world that I am the Nu River, and I am not someone to be trifled with.

The Nu River is indeed not something to be trifled with, and it is impossible to row a boat across the fast-flowing river.

But now, a spacious Nujiang Bridge has been built over the Nujiang River.

This was the task Zhu Chu left to Yan Shitai. The entire bridge is wide and flat, with thick stone piers driven into the river bed, supporting the entire bridge in a smooth and stable manner.

The bridge deck is not only paved with bluestone slabs, but also built with cement. It even looks like a work of art, and it can accommodate six carriages running in parallel.

"Yan Shitai did a good job," Zhu Zhen praised without hesitation.

"Thanks for your highness's compliment, it's worth it even if I die from exhaustion a hundred times," came a confident voice.

I saw Yan Shitai coming towards me quickly with windy footsteps all the way.

When he arrived in front of Zhu Chu, he lifted up his hem and knelt on the ground, shouting: "Yan Shitai, the prefect of Yongchang Prefecture, please see your highness, may you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years."

Yan Shitai not only came here alone, but also all the officials in the city, big and small, also knelt down to pay their respects.

Zhu Chu quickly helped Yan Shitai up and said, "Please get up quickly. You have already made a great contribution just by building this bridge."

Unexpectedly, Yan Shitai said: "No matter how great your contribution is, it cannot compare with your highness in redressing the grievances of the people. Your highness, I have heard about what you have done in Liyang County and in the Jiangnan area. It is really very satisfying."

He even did not hesitate to say: "If God had not given birth to Your Highness, my Ming Dynasty, eternity would be like a long night."

Only then did Zhu Ming understand why Yan Shitai was so excited, but he couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's over, it's too disgusting."

(End of this chapter)