King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Old eunuch Chen looked at the sundial.

He said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, it's less than a quarter to noon now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Somewhat anxious.

Couldn't help but glare at Zhu Tan.

He hummed: "Smug! We thought all of your soldiers could march a thousand a day and eight hundred a night! It's overdue now, but I didn't expect that you would still have to wait for us!"

Zhu Tan laughed dryly.

He is also a little nervous now.

It stands to reason.

On weekdays, Lu Wangwei's training intensity is sufficient.

You shouldn't be exhausted after this quick march.
Besides, they didn't bring much luggage.

To know.

The pinnacle of the world's light infantry history, but after the fierce battle, without any rest, they marched 14 miles in 145 hours, braved hunger, cold and enemy bombing, carrying dozens of kilograms of firearms, and rushed in front of the enemy's mechanized troops. Completed defense and placement, and also successfully stopped the opponent.

And what about Lu Wangwei?
After sailing on the sea for more than 30 days, although many people will definitely get seasick, can they get used to it in a month? After disembarking from the ship, we rested for a few hours before starting our rapid march.

The ordnance on my back definitely weighed less than a few dozen kilograms, I was well fed and clothed warmly, and there were no obstacles in the way. I was walking on a comfortable and flat post road, and I still had 44 hours to cover a mere 300 miles!
Although in the eyes of many people today, this is an almost impossible task.

But in Zhu Tan's view, they are still far behind those soldiers who are like real gods of war!

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Tan.

Then he looked towards the martial arts arena.

at this time.

Lan Yu was whipping some guards who didn't stand in line.

He probably felt a little embarrassed too.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it, the more he frowned and said: "This Lan Yu is such a bitch on weekdays! How on earth did he train his subordinates? Standing in a queue like this? Does the coach have to go down and whip the whip himself for it to work? Waste! Change it Let’s go and chop off some of Te Niang’s heads first, and see who dares not to stand up!”

Everyone laughed bitterly when they heard this.

Honestly.

Zhu Yuanzhang is right.

If you really cut off a few people who can't stand in line well.

I'm afraid these people are really honest.

but.

It's just a martial arts show, why should you be so serious?

not to mention.

Lan Yu's gang of arrogant soldiers have always been used to laziness.

The lack of military discipline does not happen in a day or two.

Being able to stand in this formation now is probably considered as giving the emperor face.

It is estimated that Sapphire's whip also had some effect.

However, most people didn't care much about how Lan Yu's personal guards stood.

Although these people are lazy now, if they really start a war, they are all fierce characters.

Often hundreds of people can chase and kill thousands of people.

at this time.

King Qin Zhu Xi suddenly looked at Zhu Tan beside him, chuckled, and said: "Tenth brother, are you going to admit defeat this time? It will be noon soon, and your people haven't come yet! Haijin Mansion is so far away There are more than 300 miles here. Even if they run for a day and a night, they will all be weak. How can they fight against Lan Yu's personal guards? Are you thinking that even if they lose? It’s not shameful, is it?”

Zhu Tan glanced at Zhu Xi.

Big fool!
Everyone in the room thinks so, but you are the only one who says it in public!

When you think you are smart and show it in front of everyone, it actually makes you look even more stupid!
Zhu Tan smiled and said, "I don't know if I can make it there, but again, if I can't make it, I lose!"

Zhu Fang laughed and said: "I think you just want to admit defeat, right? But this is normal! After all, what kind of team is Lu Wangwei? Lan Yu's personal guards are among the best in the world! You are too timid to fight? It’s normal!”

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Xi.

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as mute!"

Zhu Xi was scolded by Lao Zhu and did not dare to speak anymore.

In fact.

He still has a deep prejudice against Zhu Tan.

I wish Zhu Tan would be embarrassed and ugly.

Only in this way can he feel more relaxed.

at this time.

Many officials were also a little impatient.

After all, it was almost noon, but there was no sign of King Lu and Wei arriving.

Li Yuanming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, couldn't help but said: "Alas! His Highness King Lu is too conceited, isn't he? He has to march more than 300 miles in a day and a night, and he is not a cavalry, how can it be possible!"

Wen Xiangqing, the Minister of War, sneered.

"His Royal Highness King Lu is quite proficient in government affairs, but not necessarily in military affairs! I have long heard that His Royal Highness King Lu barely takes care of military affairs in King Lu Domain, and only leaves them to a few subordinates. We are doing it! I heard that it was a mess at the beginning, and nothing was accomplished except spending a lot of money every month! However, things changed after Lord Wu Dinghou Guo took over! !”

talking.

Wen Xiangqing said with some sadness: "Alas! What a pity! I heard that all the guard posts that were cut down by the King of Lu are now abandoned! The fields of the guard posts were all given to these guard soldiers by His Highness King Lu! Those who are soldiers , all of them are worth a lot of money and make a lot of money, but they have no ability! It’s really a loss for the court!”

When all the officials heard Wen Xiangqing's words, they all resonated with each other and began to enumerate Zhu Tan's ridiculous actions.

The sound was so loud that even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the top, began to frown.

"It's not just the reform of the military system that has made a mess! Even what His Royal Highness King Lu did before may not have been done well!

For example, as a member of the royal family, he actually went to sea to do business, which was rare in ancient times! Have you ever seen royal nobles competing for profit with people from the market? He thought he could establish himself as a merchant in the world, but didn't he know that this move has become a joke for the ages? How can people from the heavenly family compete for interests with the common people? Not only does this not show their virtuousness, it actually makes the people of the world unhappy. "

"His Royal Highness King Lu reformed the imperial examination in order to make it keep pace with the times, but what he did was grossly inappropriate. In the past, the imperial examination was the foundation for selecting talents, and Confucianism was the foundation. Today's reform of Zhutan has made some people who have never been born before , can also become famous in one fell swoop. Doesn’t this open the door for all secular people to enter the official career? Isn’t it sad that Confucian scholars had a prominent position in the past, but now they have become a laughing stock?”

"His Royal Highness the King of Lu's clearing of land in the King of Lu's clan may sound reasonable at first, but in fact it is tyranny! Now the Ministry of Household Affairs has begun to follow suit, causing many veterans to return to their hometowns. They should have enjoyed peace and prosperity, but unexpectedly they were forced to hand over their fields. . These heroes were famous in the imperial court in the past, but now they are in trouble in their later years because of His Royal Highness King Lu. This is very sad!"

"Haha. It's not just those old people! Look at His Royal Highness King Lu's attitude towards the Confucius family now, it's even more outrageous! After the sage Kong, they were respected for generations, but now Zhu Tan ignores it. The Confucius family is oppressed and dumb. It's a shame for the imperial court! If Confucianism loses its respect, where will Confucianism be?"

For a while.

Many officials were talking.

It seemed as if he wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to hear it.

And Zhu Yuanzhang did hear it.

Suddenly he snorted angrily. "Shut up, everyone! A bunch of ignorant people! How dare you talk nonsense here? King Zhu Tan of Lu has done great service to the country and is beneficial to the court! Who will get you idiots to slander him here?"

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the commander of the Imperial Guard beside him.

"Jiang Wei! Have you remembered those people who just spoke?"

Jiang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, take note of it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Drag us down, 20 royal sticks per person!"

The words fell.

Everyone was stunned!

Originally, everyone was just talking small talk. This kind of thing was very common in various ceremonies in the past.

The emperor usually didn't bother to pay attention.

It's not a court meeting after all.

Only this time, everyone's voices were a little louder. Who knew that, in order to protect His Royal Highness King Lu, His Majesty would punish the officials who just spoke!

however.

What made everyone even more unexpected was that Zhu Yuanzhang then said coldly: "Song Ne, write an imperial edict to the Ministry of Personnel, asking them to send all the officials who are talking nonsense here today to the Ministry of Husbandry to clear land! Unify them under the Ministry of Husbandry The original name of Shangshu Li is blended!"

As soon as this sentence was spoken.

Everyone was even more speechless!
What is this thing called? Just because he was quick to talk, he was transferred from another yamen to the household department to clear land!
Who doesn’t know that that ghost job is an offending job?
Without looking at Li Yuanming, he was almost eaten by officials and gentry from top to bottom!
however.

No one dared to raise objections.

Because Ru Taisu, the previous Minister of Household Affairs, wanted to refuse this job, his whole family was sent to the border, and Ru Taisu himself was executed!
at this time.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's high-pressure punishment, all officials were silent.

Prince Xungui also stopped talking.

Everyone began to focus on the martial arts field again.

For a while.

In the martial arts arena, except for the strong wind and the occasional sound of Lan Yu yelling at his subordinates, there was nothing else!
Once the environment becomes quiet, everyone will feel that time passes very slowly, especially Zhu Yuanzhang who is sitting here waiting.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask old eunuch Chen: "Isn't it noon yet?"

Old Eunuch Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "It's only a little while before we can get back to Your Majesty. It will be noon soon!"

The words fell.

The expressions on everyone's faces varied.

King Qin Zhu Xiang had a sneer on his face, ready to ridicule.

Wen Xiangqing, Minister of the Ministry of War, stroked his beard lightly and wished he could say how far-sighted he was!

Wei Guogong Xu Da's face was expressionless, but there was a flash of regret in his eyes.

King Yan Zhu Di sighed heavily.

This arrogant guy, Lao Shi, finally learned a lesson, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tan with a smile in his eyes.

On the one hand, I think I won the bet, right? Got one million taels of silver!

On the other hand, Zhu Tan finally suffered a setback. I believe that he will grow up after this time and will not be so hasty and reckless in doing things.

Zhu Tan almost scolded Guo Ying in his heart!

Why are you late?
Is all the physical and mental training you have been doing with these soldiers in vain?
Or maybe I have overestimated the ideological consciousness of people in this era after all. Even if I learn the training methods of the world's number one army, I will still be like a tiger and not a dog!
If you can't learn it, you won't be able to learn it at all. You can't even reach 70% of his strength!

however.

No one spoke yet.

suddenly.

On the horizon in the distance, a thick dust cloud first appeared, and then came the neat figures of the sergeants, advancing like an iron stream with the sound of "dong dong dong——!"

The sound was sonorous and powerful, resounding through the sky. Every time he put his foot down, it seemed to press on the heart, which was shocking.

Although they were running forward, their steps were surprisingly consistent. Each step landed at the right location and at the right time, as if they had been tempered for thousands of times.

"Dong dong dong——!"

"Dong dong dong——!"

Everyone looked at the group of sergeants in the dusty place and froze when they heard the neat footsteps.

Zhu Tan let out a sigh of relief.

Finally here!
This voice sounds very much like the style of King Lu's Guard. At least in this era, only the soldiers of King Lu's Guard can march in such a neat pace.

A flash of surprise flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. This speed is definitely not slow!

Among the Ming army, he is definitely second to none!

Amazing!

As the sergeants of the brigade appeared, there was also a huge flag fluttering, with a large "Lu" character clearly painted on it, fluttering in the wind.

On both sides of the post road, the original tranquility was broken by this sudden momentum. The dust is flying, which contrasts with the firm and powerful steps of the sergeants.

Everyone listened to the running sound of Sergeant Lu Wangwei and watched their neat steps from a distance, with a look of surprise in their eyes!

Looking at the team raising dust, I saw their uniform steps on the post road like knives and axes, sonorous and powerful.

"Hiss—!" Someone took a breath of air, and the surprise was palpable. "They were able to cross more than 300 miles in a mere twenty hours! This kind of speed is really rare!"

Zhu Di was shocked and said: "The ranks and steps of King Lu's guards are so neat and uniform that I have never seen before in my life! How did you train this! Such soldiers are really rare!"

Xu Da couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at Zhu Tan not far away.

"To say that we have been traveling in this state for more than three hundred miles this time is simply shocking! Such endurance and speed are simply unbelievable!"

Zhu Tan walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a smile: "Father, are you on time or not?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said: "You can barely pass the test. After all, you still arrived at noon!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

To be able to march more than 300 miles in more than 20 hours, and at the same time to be so neatly organized and to have such a consistent pace, he can be called the best elite in the world!

Your Majesty said this, how should other troops be embarrassed?

suddenly.

Zhu Di's exclamation attracted everyone's attention!
"How is this possible! These people all seem to be carrying muskets! Where did they get these things? Old Shi, didn't you say that these muskets were just developed?"

Zhu Tan looked at everyone in King Lu's guard and was also shocked!
this.
These people were not only equipped with muskets, they were also equipped with two new types of artillery!
Where did this equipment come from?
For a while.

Even Zhu Tan was confused. (End of chapter)