golden scales

Zhu Chunchen returned to the mansion from the outer mansion of the East Palace, changed into the Taoist robe of Yanju, and strode towards the Winter Garden.The genetics of the general family made his steps steady and heavy, and he stepped on the bluestone bricks with a thumping sound.The servants in the mansion all bowed and avoided, not knowing what urgent matter this father-in-law encountered today.

Duke Cheng's mansion has four gardens in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Among them, the winter garden has a bleak scenery, most of which are strange stones transported from Taihu Lake, and most of the plants are vines. In winter, only scorched vine bones are left.Such an ominous scene was naturally not liked by the dignitaries. The reason why they appeared in the Duke's mansion was entirely because of one person.

Zhu Chunchen thought of the face of that person who had been owed 500 taels of silver all the time, and his feet were inevitably a little sluggish.

As soon as he entered the winter garden, Zhu Chunchen shivered as if wrapped in a ball of cold air.Taking advantage of the cold air, he cheered up, the corners of his mouth were pulled up slightly, half-smiled and half-yelled, "Hahaha, brother Pingqing is so elegant!"

The doors and windows of the Nuan Pavilion are wide open, but there is no light or heat from the fire, only a man wearing a black Confucian scarf and a moon white body is exposed, sitting on the couch, staring at Yunzi on the table, like an old monk in meditation, or like a wax figurine, Unmoved.

Zhu Chunchen knew how arrogant this person was, so he didn't take it seriously. He went up to have a look, but he couldn't see any way.He refused to show his timidity, and wanted to entice brother Pingqing to talk again, and said with a smile: "Is this the "Vomitting Blood Spectrum"?"

"Exactly." The scholar raised his head, about thirty years old, with an elegant long beard, a pair of black eyes shining like water, looking at Zhu Chunchen, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said with a mocking smile: "It's the father-in-law." A few days ago, I spent a lot of money to find "The Spectrum of Vomiting Blood."

"Hahaha, brother Pingqing is calling me a philistine again!" Zhu Chunchen laughed loudly, sat opposite, his face darkened, and said: "Today, the East Palace summoned me, and I was going to ask Mr. about advice."

"Is it about the Beijing camp?" Ping Qing kept staring at the chess record without raising his head.

"Forget it," Zhu Chunchen said, "it's about gunpowder."

Pingqing raised his head and looked at Zhu Chunchen: "Gunpowder?"

"Is there something that brother Pingqing can't see through?" Zhu Chunchen was mixed with pride and happiness, and said with a smile: "The prince wants to change the gunpowder bureau to the imperial store, and the three major camps will have to spend money to buy gunpowder from the gunpowder bureau."

"Well..." Ping Qing frowned slightly, his face was quite gloomy.He said: "How did the father-in-law get it right?"

"Where would I allow him? It's just a perfunctory talk." Zhu Chunchen said with a smile: "However, if the three battalions really need to pay money to buy gunpowder, it may not be a bad thing. As long as there is money exchange, there will be no loss in the process." some?"

"Yes, in the future, if you want the crown prince to return to the palace, you can excuse that the gunpowder you bought is just a pile of sand, and the cannons won't go off, and the guns won't hit you." The scholar said indifferently, as if he was discussing the weather with someone. .

Zhu Chunchen smiled hesitantly, not at all annoyed that his petty thoughts were broken by humanity.If this scholar can't even see this point, how can he be worthy of his courtesy and treat him as a national scholar?

"As long as you agree, you will grasp the soft spot of the East Palace, why not agree?" Ping Qing asked.

"Hey," Zhu Chunchen shook his head slightly, "how could I be so bold as to play such a trick on Guoben? I have to know why Donggong's move is coming, and whether there is any follow-up, so that I can make a decision before making a move. Haha, this Thanks to Mr. for his teachings over the years."

Pingqing pursed his lips tightly and said, "What do you think the prince did?"

"I have no grievances with the East Palace in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future. Now that the Ming Dynasty is in this state, it is impossible for me and other generations of officials to cause trouble for the Tian family." Zhu Chunchen frowned, trying to think of all possible reasons: "Could it be The crown prince is determined to eliminate the pros and cons, and he wants to revive the imperial court, just start with my capital camp?"

"It's the emperor's business to revive the court, he is not qualified yet." Ping Qing twisted a marble and said: "Students often tell the father-in-law that nothing happens by accident, there must be a rope. Does the father-in-law not remember?" Is it gone?"

"Oh? I would like to hear the details." Zhu Chunchen sat upright and said.

"Donggong left the palace to prevent the epidemic. What did you do first? It was military training!" Ping Qing slammed the chess pieces on the weighing pan, picked up another chess piece, rubbed it in his hands, and said calmly: "It won't be more than a month. , His newly recruited guards of the Eastern Palace even dare to kill the officials ordered by the court. Moreover, they did not ask for orders, but only acted according to the old orders of the Eastern Palace, which shows that the Eastern Palace has faith in rewards and punishments, and has completely won the hearts of the soldiers."

Although Zhu Chunchen knew this level, he was still a little horrified when he heard it from others.

"Soldiers are divided into battalions of infantry, horses, chariots, and firearms." Ping Qing, the second son of Xieluo, said, "It is difficult to practice chariots and horses in the capital. When Emperor Zugao established his country, he showed great splendor; when he became the ancestor, he set up Shenjiying alone to handle firearms; Qi Wuyi trained soldiers, with mixed firearms. It can be seen that anyone who wants to use soldiers in my court pays first attention to firearms. Therefore, only pigs will believe that the prince wants to use firearms. I went to the Powder Bureau to open a lime mine."

Zhu Chunchen's heart skipped a beat again, he was slightly dissatisfied and said, "With only gunpowder but no firearms, what's the big deal?"

"In the Battle of Guangning, Yuan Chonghuan and others wrapped quilts with straw and gunpowder, and the effect of using it to defend the city was extraordinary." Ping Qing said: "It can be seen that gunpowder can also be used alone. On the contrary, if there are only firearms but no gunpowder, even It is not as good as burning fire sticks. In everything, lift the weight and follow the light, this is the method of guiding the outline, and the East Palace has it."

Zhu Chunchen's lips parted, and it took a long time before he said timidly: "The East Palace really wants to retrain a new army..."

"The new army has already been trained." Ping Qing shook his head: "Although I have never seen the tempering of the flames of war, but orders and prohibitions are no longer comparable to those bastards in the Beijing camp."

"The East Palace is..." Zhu Chunchen trembled all over: "Sir, I suddenly remembered the story that Mr. told me."

"Which one?" Ping Qing didn't hide his ridicule at all.

"It's the story of Maodun Shanyu Mingdi killing his father." Zhu Chunchen's voice trembled when he said this.

He was originally a member of an aristocratic family who was ignorant and incompetent. Even if the old man took the school exams, he would be written by Qing Ke Changsui.Later, when he became a prince, he devoted himself to eating, drinking, having fun, making money and saving money, and never had the idea of ​​studying.It wasn't until I met this Mr. Ping Qing, who was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knew everything about military strategy and tricks. He was really a Zhuge Liang-like character, so I paid him a visit and hired him as a teacher, knowing some allusions to some extent.

Mao Dunchan was the eldest son of Touman Chanyu.Because Touman's stepmother gave birth to a son, Touman wanted to pass on the position of Chanyu to his youngest son, so he sent Modun to Yuezhi Kingdom as a hostage.As soon as Maodun arrived at the Yuezhi, Touman sent troops to attack the Yuezhi.

Unexpectedly, Mao Dun was strong and strong, so he snatched a good horse and fled back to the Huns.Nai Zuo Mingdi gathered his subordinates to ride and shoot, and ordered: "Anyone who does not follow Mingdi's shots and shoots, beheaded!"

He first hunted birds and beasts, and killed those who did not follow along.

The Huns loved horses like their own bodies, so he shot his mounts with Ming Dy, and if anyone dared not shoot, he would be chopped off by the horses.

Later, he shot his wife with Ming Dy, and killed those who refused to shoot in fear.

When Ming Di shot Shan Yu BMW, no one on the left and right dared not to shoot, and Mao Dun knew that the left and right were available.

In the end, Mao Dun went hunting with Touman Shanyu, and shot Touman with Mingdi, and both left and right followed with Mingdi to shoot and kill Shanyu.Therefore, he punished his stepmother, younger brother, and all disobedient ministers, and established himself as Chanyu.

"You think too much." Ping Qing said four words lightly, holding the chess piece in his hand for a long time.

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