Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

When Zhu Houzhao was still a prince, he was fond of martial arts. He often went out of the palace to find prostitutes in the world to learn martial arts, and took leading troops to the battlefield as his highest ideal.

Outside the palace, he was naturally embarrassed to say that he was the prince.Therefore, he changed his name to Zhu Shou and appointed himself a general.It was only then that he met Su Mu by chance and became a close friend of the boy.

At the beginning, when Su Mu heard that Zhengde was being called General Zhu, he didn't connect the later absurd Emperor Zhengde with the middle-school youth in front of him, and gave this guy a hard meal.In his opinion, this kid is just an ignorant son of the royal family. There were many people with the surname Zhu in the Ming Dynasty, and it reached hundreds of thousands by the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In real history, the later Emperor Zhengde called himself General Zhu outside the country, and even granted himself the official position of "Governor General of Military Affairs, Mighty General and Chief Military Officer".

Judging from the evaluation of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty by later generations, especially the emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it seems that none of them were doing their jobs properly.The carpenter emperor, the cricket emperor, the practice emperor, and the Zhengde emperor were unqualified, but it is undeniable that he was a military genius second only to Taizu and Chengzu among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

This point can be seen since Su Mu invented war game deduction.Not to mention that Su Mu was often wiped out by him on the chessboard, even in the palace, Emperor Zhengde rarely encountered enemies, what he lacked was going to the real battlefield.

In Emperor Zhengde's mind, there was a strong desire to go to the battlefield, but no one reminded him yet.But the desire for the battlefield, the passion of iron and fire, not only has not been extinguished in these years, but has gradually grown, turning into a roaring giant.

All Su Mu needs to do now is to release the tiger in his heart from the cage.

In fact, as a civil servant, what he should do most is to kill the emperor in his cradle.

However, this is an opportunity that Su Mu has been looking forward to with great difficulty!

If you want to reconcile with Zhengde, you have to do what you like; if you want to get titles for yourself and Hu Shun, and to bless your descendants, you have to let the emperor go to the battlefield, so that you can have the opportunity to serve and gain military merit .

As for what the officials think, it doesn't matter, as long as the matter is kept secret, there is no need to worry about being known.

Speaking of this, Su Mu still had a normal face, and said loudly: "General Zhu Shou is a general, I think His Majesty is also aware of it, I am willing to use my life to bear the responsibility of General Zhu, to guarantee that this battle will be victorious, and to show our Ming Dynasty's prestige. I am no longer a Hanlin scholar, but I would like to join General Zhu as a military counselor and serve the country, please Your Majesty's permission!"

After speaking, he bowed to the ground.

Although his head was lowered, his eyes fell on Emperor Zhengde's face.

"You want to enter Zhu Shoumu, you guarantee him?" Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly had a hint of weirdness.

"Yes, I promise."

Emperor Zhengde's body trembled slightly: "Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the situation on the battlefield changes instantly. War game deduction is only one of the possibilities. No one can guarantee that there will be a certain victory. According to my knowledge, although Zhu Shou Quite talented in military affairs, but has never had actual combat experience, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the soldiers of the whole country to him?"

"Besides, commanding a battle is not just about looking at a map and reading a few so-called "Sun Tzu's Art of War."

"Haha, haha!" Su Mu burst into laughter suddenly, he could already see that Emperor Zhengde was really tempted.Although in real history, Emperor Zhengde also did something to go to the battlefield in person.But in this time and space, because of him as a butterfly, who knows if this Zhengde will be the same as recorded in the history books, maybe he is only satisfied with playing a few games of military chess and fighting against the guards in the palace?

Seeing his expression of worrying that he had no actual combat experience and was afraid of messing up the battle, Su Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Mu laughed so much, it was already a big disgrace before the king, if he had been scolded by Zhengde loudly in the usual way, he would have driven the general out.

But Emperor Zhengde looked at Su Mu in astonishment, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Su Mu laughed: "There is a genius in this world who said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu had never been on the battlefield before entering the Wu State, and had no experience in war, and he personally led the Wu army to defeat the Chu State. , to achieve unrivaled hegemony for the king of Wu. If according to His Majesty, Sun Wu must accumulate a certain amount of actual combat experience before commanding an army, wouldn't he first be placed in the army from a small soldier, and then accumulate military merits little by little. When he becomes the commander-in-chief, he may be too old to walk, how can he lead the troops? Your Majesty, according to my ministers, General Zhu Shou is a military genius."

"Yes, when Sun Wu was the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, he never went to the battlefield. Su Mu, you are right!" Zhengde was suddenly moved.

He stood up abruptly, his chest heaved violently, and his face, which was still a little young, was full of red: "Then I will make my own decision, and let the mighty general Zhu Shou be the commander-in-chief."

Thinking that he was about to command thousands of troops and horses to gallop across the battlefield, Emperor Zhengde trembled with excitement, unable to hold on to himself.

"Long Live Lord..." The eunuch next to him reminded worryingly: "Long Live Lord, I'm afraid the elders in the pavilion will not agree."

This sentence hit the emperor's heart hard with a fist, and the red glow on his face faded. Zhu Houzhao sat back on his chair dejectedly, and murmured: "That's right, that's right. It will be returned by the cabinet. Even the supervisor of ceremonies may object, and Zhang Yong and the others dare not take up this responsibility. I can imagine what the officials will say, but the civil fortress is not far away. People rest or something. Even if you use troops, Yang Yiqing will be in command. Su Mu, you step back!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand sleepily, signaling Su Mu to back down.

Zhengde's concerns had already been expected by Su Mu. In fact, in real history, Emperor Zhengde's decision to lead an army in person also aroused strong opposition from the ministers.If the normal procedures were followed, Zhengde would not be able to get the opportunity to go to the royal conquest in his lifetime.

However, Zhengde is a person who does not follow the usual path.

He adopted a very drastic method: he went out of the palace in a micro-clothes, went directly to Datong, Shanxi to sit in the town, and had a raw rice cooked.

Only then did the Yingzhou Great Victory come about.

What Su Mu needs to do is to remind the emperor as recorded in the real history.

He didn't leave, just smiled slightly: "Appointing a commander-in-chief of the three armies is just a matter of a word from your majesty. Your majesty can let General Zhu Shou go to Datong to sit in the town first. As for the formal appointment, let the ministers discuss it again, and there will be a result." , Let the Ministry of War send the official Bing Talisman Arrows over."

"Ah, Su... Xueshi Su..." The eunuch who was serving the emperor suddenly understood what Su Mu's words meant, and stuttered.