high official

Chapter 260

Among the heroes of Jingnan, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and Xue Lu are the most. The first two have passed away, and Xue Lu has become the only remaining one of the three heroes. Even though Ji is a great-grandson, he has to obediently call 'Uncle' in front of him.

Moreover, there was an urgent shortage of generals in the young army. Under the pressure of the King of Han, the noble generals drew a clear line with Zhu Zhanji. He was beaten to pieces with Xue Huan, and was carried back to Yangwuhou Mansion. He was really ashamed of this 'Uncle Xue'.

Zhu Zhan basically thought that Xue Lu had come to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes, but who knew that the other party said "good fight", he couldn't help being stunned for a while, not knowing whether it was irony or the truth.

"Oh hehe..." Seeing Taisun's surprised expression, Xue Lu curled his beard and smiled and said, "I sincerely thank Your Highness, those two scoundrels have never learned well since they were young, and under the banner of Lao Tzu, they are causing trouble everywhere. I want to discipline, and every time I am stopped by my mother, I have long thought that someone can discipline me for me."

"Ashamed," Zhu Zhanji said with a hot face when he heard the words: "I am not qualified to discipline the two elder brothers."

"In front of Your Highness, they are ministers, and they are subject to your discipline, which is justified." Xue Lu said and waved his hand, and the brothers of the Xue family, who were on crutches, appeared in front of Zhu Zhanji.Xue Lu scolded with a dark face: "Quickly apologize to Your Highness!"

The brothers of the Xue family clasped their fists to salute Zhu Zhanji dejectedly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, we were wrong, and I promise not to be an example..."

"Hehe, there's nothing better than knowing a mistake and correcting it." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile.

"So, His Highness forgives them?" Xue Lu asked with a smile.

"I never blamed the two elder brothers," Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to say: "Punishing them is just out of military law, and it is very sad in heart."

"Have you heard, how magnanimous your Highness is?" Xue Lu stared at the two sons and said, "You two will lead your Highness well in the future. If you dare to mess around again, I will break your dog legs!" He waved his hand and said: "Go in, don't hinder me from talking to His Highness!"

"This..." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly stopped him: "The two brothers' injuries are still not healed, it's better to go home to recuperate, but don't make any mistakes, then I will be guilty."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but my son Xue Laoliu is not so delicate." Xue Lu was originally named Xue Liu, and like Zhu Chongba, he changed his name after he became rich and powerful.He told His Royal Highness Taisun about his glorious history: "I think that when the emperor raised his troops to calm the disaster, I was still a big soldier. , My intestines were stabbed out, and I stuffed them in with my hands, and then wrapped them around with a battle skirt. I still killed several enemies and broke through the encirclement. After a day without rest, I followed the emperor south! Compared with Lao Tzu, they What is this injury? I can hold on, and they are fine!"

Marquis Yangwu seems to be rough and bold, but there is a hidden needle in his words. I have made great efforts and suffered serious injuries for your family's country. Are you embarrassed not to give me this face?

Zhu Zhanji really couldn't say no, so he had to agree: "Those two senior brothers must take care of themselves, and just say when they feel uncomfortable."

The brothers of the Xue family agreed, saluted His Highness again, and entered the camp leaning on crutches.

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help sighing secretly, how could he explain this to Wang Xian?After being in a daze for a while, I realized that I was still standing at the gate of the camp with Xue Lu, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle Xue, please come in and have tea."

"Your Highness is quite busy here, so I won't make any trouble." Xue Lu shook his head and said in a low voice, "However, there are a few unpleasant words, I don't know if His Highness wants to hear them."

"Nature is all ears."

"I mean, His Highness naturally attaches great importance to this young army, but you don't have to care too much." Xue Lu muffled: "Because you are already the grandson of the emperor, no matter how much you have achieved, it is impossible for you to do it again." Go one step further. In the same way, even if you don’t do well, your position cannot be shaken.”

"Uncle Xue said yes." Zhu Zhanji frowned secretly: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that Your Highness should stand higher and have a wider vision. Don't pay too much attention to it for a while." Xue Lu said slowly, seeing Zhu Zhanji's eyes straightened, he had to speak more clearly: "For example It is said that His Highness sent all the disciples of the general family back home because they were not good enough, and replaced them with those martial arts masters. This may have immediate results, but has His Highness thought about the consequences of doing so?"

"No." Zhu Zhanji shook his head.

"Those martial arts masters were abolished because of the general's credit. Now that His Highness replaces the general's disciples with them, what does the general think of His Highness?" Xue Lu said earnestly, "No matter when it comes, the most fundamental thing to do is to stabilize the country. To have the loyalty of the army, for my Ming Dynasty, that is the loyalty of the general!"

"Thank you, Uncle, for your kind words." After all, Zhu Zhanji was young and vigorous. Seeing that Xue Lu was talking about it, he actually let himself bow his head to the general, and he couldn't help but get angry and said: "Could it be that in order to please the general, let my Daming's army go anywhere?" Are those ignorant prodigal sons tossing around?!" After a pause, he said, "Of course it doesn't refer to the two senior brothers."

"Hehe, Your Highness needless to say, they are also among them." Xue Lu smiled and praised: "Your Highness can see this shortcoming, which shows that the emperor has not misunderstood the person. However, this tough bone is still reserved for the emperor and his ministers." Come on, you won't leave the problem to His Highness..."

After hearing Xue Lu's words, Zhu Zhanji was silent for a while, and Fang Youyou asked, "Is this what my emperor meant, or what uncle meant?"

"It's my own opinion." Xue Lu clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. Don't you understand who my heart is for when I sent my two sons to the young army?"

"Of course." Zhu Zhanji returned the salute with a solemn expression: "My nephew never forgets how uncle gave charcoal in the snow."

"I'm not asking for credit, as long as your highness understands that I'm thinking of you, I'm leaving." Xue Lu waved his hand, asked the guards to lead the horse, turned over and said: "Call the rest of the people back too, ancestor The established rules must be for His Highness's benefit, don't let those dog-headed military commanders fool around..." After finishing speaking, he clasped his fists and rode away.

Zhu Zhanji stood in a daze for a long while before turning back to the camp.

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"What, you let the Xue family brothers come back?" On the high platform, after hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Wang Xian couldn't care less about pretending, and jumped off the reclining chair: "What? The rest are coming back too!"

"I can't offend Marquis Yangwu." Zhu Zhanji said apologetically, "He controls half of Ming's army, and my father needs his support."

"Then what should we do with these people?" Wang Xian pointed to those military officers who were scrupulously training the army on the martial arts arena, and said: "Send them back to the Ministry of War?"

"That's no need, then can't you slap yourself in the face?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said: "Besides, these martial arts people are all good, I still want them to lead me soldiers." He said with a smile: " Look, can you think of a way to let them coexist?"

"..." Wang Xian was silent for a while, and then asked in a muffled voice: "Fangshan military exercise, is it in your heart that you have already retreated to the second place?"

"..." Zhu Zhanji was stopped by the question, and it took a while before he slowly shook his head and said, "No, I haven't changed my mind."

"I want the horse to run fast, but also want the horse not to eat grass!" Wang Xian snorted coldly, turned his head and sulked.

"It should be said that we should find a way to get the best of both worlds." Zhu Zhanji went around to him and said with a flattering smile: "A great military adviser, there must be a way."

"What can I do? It's nothing more than making a pot of raw rice. Don't blame me if you get a bad stomach." Wang Xian knew that he couldn't change it, and it was useless to lose his temper. He could only annoy his boss.If it is self-defeating and people don't need themselves, then it's called chicken flying eggs.

"So, you agree?" Zhu Zhanji said happily: "That's great, what a good brother!"

"Don't dare. As a subject, you should do whatever work you have. It's wrong to pick and choose..." Wang Xian was putting on airs, but in fact he was trying to gain convenience as much as possible.

"Okay, my original promise still counts. For at least these two months, everyone in this barracks must obey you. Anyone who dares to disobey will be dealt with by military law!"

"No favoritism?" Wang Xian asked with narrowed eyes.

"Never favoritism!" Zhu Zhanji nodded heavily, and added with some worry: "You won't make things difficult for them to drive them away?"

"No." Wang Xian shook his head.

"Then there's no problem." Zhu Zhanji said with relief.

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Not everyone appreciates it. Only half of the generals who have been beaten by the military stick are willing to come back. The rest of them thought they were bound tightly in the barracks. Now that they have an excuse, naturally they will not come back.

However, those generals and their family generals, there are six to seventy people in total, and they are all officers, large and small. If they can't be controlled, the young army will definitely be a mess.

Moreover, those military officers who were born in martial arts were also deeply disturbed by the return of the generals' children, and the energy they had held back before showed signs of slackening.This is the last thing Wang Xian wants to see, because these martial arts candidates are the basis for him to manage the young army well, and they are also the guarantee of his right to speak in the young army in the future.

So he chose to appease Wu Juren first...

After the day's training, the sweaty martial arts fighters returned to the barracks and took a shower from a row of large water tanks in the courtyard. This was their happiest time before, with constant laughter, dirty jokes, and teasing each other... But in the past two days, the atmosphere has been a bit dull. They are all cleaning silently. Even when they talk, their voices are kept very low, as if they are afraid of being heard.

"Grandma is a bear!" Finally someone couldn't take it anymore, and said in a muffled voice: "I understand, we are raised by little servants wherever we go, even in the young army!"

This remark attracted everyone to echo in unison, "That is, just after we brought out the soldiers, those second generation ancestors came to pick peaches again. It seems that His Highness is only using us as a chamber pot!"

"What does it mean to be used as a chamber pot?" A clear voice sounded, and there was no sound in the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)