Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

When I thought that once Yang Chendong was finally destroyed by Northern Ming, I was afraid that I would not get any benefits, so I would not be far from home ruined.

With a sigh in his heart, Xu Youzhen even wondered for a time whether he would ask Emperor Jingtai to surrender himself and tell him the truth about his previous contacts with Yang Chendong? But this was an idea in the end, thinking of the serious consequences that would cause, he finally shook his head and gave up. He understands Zhu Qiyu, it is true that he has the intention to do things, but his heart is not so broad. Once he really knows his private relationship with Yang Chendong, he is afraid that he will be beheaded if he has no chance to explain. .

Thinking about the possible fall, Xu Youzhen couldn’t eat and couldn’t sleep. And just when he was downcast, not knowing the way forward, suddenly there was a soft footstep outside the inner courtyard.

Xu Youzhen is a dignified Ministry of Justice High Official, in charge of the major event of Northern Ming’s criminal law, what a noble status, and it is a stand by one’s word in his own mansion. There is usually no summon. It is a small courtyard where who is also impossible to rest near. Hearing this voice, he couldn’t help but look up, and then asked with a cold face, “Who is it? Without the Lord’s order, who made you come here?”

There was nowhere to spread the sorrow, it was like finding a good catharsis suddenly, and while making him full of anger, a hostile color flashed in his eyes.

Being able to become a Ministry of Justice High Official, the temperament of the body has changed a long time ago, not being angry and prestigious is not just a joke. If I were to be timid, I was afraid that I would be shaking all over when I heard this voice. But the people who came by this time are indeed as if they have not heard of them, and their feet are still calm and abnormal, as if they have returned to their own home.

There are such people who do not know how to advance or retreat. Xu Youzhen’s face is even more ugly. He has even wondered whether he wants to find Chief Steward and give him a good lesson. But then when that silhouette approached and you could see clearly, the scolding that he wanted to say from his mouth stopped in an instant, perhaps because this breath was too uncomfortable, and it turned his face into redness. sense. “Loyal…Duke of Zhongdan, how could it be you?”

“Why can’t it be me, here is dragon’s pool and tiger’s den, others will have to do it?” Looking at Xu Youzhen unexpectedly Looks like, Yang Chendong’s face is still very calm, and then, regardless of the other’s surprise, he stepped into the house, found a chair for himself and sat down.

Xu Youzhen walked out of the room to get some air because of something on his mind. Now watching Yang Chendong return to the room, he felt cold all over, thinking that it was a cold winter. Then followed like a trot. He didn’t know that his performance at this time was no different from a henchman.

Yang Chendong looked like he had returned to his own home. He looked for a chair seat near the stove, and then watched Xu Youzhen trot to follow. Maybe it’s because of the better living conditions. Compared with the last time I met, he has gained at least ten kilograms of fat. He, who is not thin and thin, will be even more prosperous. “Xu High Official, depending on your figure, you eat and drink well.”

“hehe, hehe, all thanks to Duke of Zhongdan.” During this meeting, Xu Youzhen has stabilized With the mind, when talking, the whole person is also a lot more energetic.

“Okay, you know it.” Yang Chendong nodded, then smiled like a joke and said, “This Duke has also been worried that Xu High Official will go privately with me. I’m worried about being too close. It seems that I don’t need to enlighten.”

It seems like a joke, but Xu Youzhen is not so stupid that he really takes this sentence as a joke. When he was in the mood, an embarrassing expression flashed on his face, then he patted a flattery and said: “Duke of Zhongdan, you are really heroic out of the ordinary. I heard about you killing the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It really was a good kill, a wonderful kill. Jin Buquan dared to give birth to thoughts that were unfavorable to Duke of Zhongdan, and that Tong Lai dared to caress Hu Zhen, they deserved to die.”

There is more than one smart person. Obviously Xu Youzhen has also seen that Yang Chendong’s murder today is not only for Li Wei, but also to calculate the old and new accounts. Based on this, this person is worthy of being a High Official, there are really two things.

Of course, Yang Chendong didn’t hide the meaning from the other party. In fact, after knowing that Hu Kun had been ordered by Jin Buquan, the Security Bureau told Xu Youzhen the news and asked him to cooperate in getting some information about Jin. Buquan’s information. This can be considered an insider, and it is not surprising that this can be said. Yang Chendong was therefore nodded, “Come, sit down, and talk about your views on the current situation.”

Yang Chendong is never arrogant, nor does he think that the decisions he made are necessarily correct, he What needs to be done is to listen to more people’s opinions, and then choose the path that suits you best. This time I came to Xu Youzhen, besides reminding him, I wanted to hear from his mouth what this observer is about the current situation. Some opinions, to learn from.

The Security Bureau has reported that Xu Youzhen did not perform very well recently. Many things have not been actively reported to them, giving people the feeling that they are suddenly beyond a thousand li. After Yang San reported the matter to him, Yang Chendong guessed Xu Youzhen’s mind, literati is literati after all, and he is still too courageous. I dare to do things about fighting for power, and when it involves rebellion and the life of the family, I finally retreat.

I just took the benefit of that many and took the money from that many, and now want to withdraw? Where things are so cheap in the world, he was mainly here to remind the other party that there are some things that have no turning back, such as political choices.

Before talking about the business, Yang Chendong didn’t mind listening to him talk about the current situation, so he sat down and looked like a flawless picture.

Xu Youzhen is a smart person, even very smart, Yang Chendong · Suddenly visited at night and didn’t even say hello before. Why? Isn’t it a signal that you don’t believe?

Thinking that people can appear here quietly, presumably the servants in the mansion must have not noticed. While scolding them for trash in his heart, he also became extremely careful. This is a master who even Embroidered Uniform Guard says to kill, and is just and honorable. If he angers others, I am afraid that killing himself will not be too much trouble.

While he was frightened in his heart, Xu Youzhen knew that he must have a better performance in order to gain the attention and belief of Yang Chendong. At the moment, he was silent for a while, and then began to say silently, ” Emperor Jingtai is a very thoughtful and ambitious Mingjun. As a descendant of Zhu Family, he wants to repeat the glory of his father’s generation. To unify Great Ming, he must do one thing, and then clean out foreign enemies. To achieve this goal, the Northern Ming army imitated the mercenaries to vigorously upgrade their weapons and equipment, and now advanced firecrackers and even advanced artillery have been built, the recruitment of 500,000 recruits has been trained, and the newly recruited 500,000 soldiers are also being recruited. In the process of training, if things go on like this, I am afraid that it will not be long before they have the conditions for war. At that time, not only Southern Ming and Wala, but also mercenaries will be enemies in their eyes…”

While speaking, he noticed the change in Yang Chendong’s face. This is why Xu Youzhen retreated and wanted to disembark. Didn’t your mercenary win Vara with advanced firearms? Now Northern Ming also has a large number of firearms, and there are more people than you. The advantage is obvious. If the two sides meet, I am afraid that a big question mark will be written about who wins and who loses. If so, what should Xu Youzhen do?

Regarding these situations, Yang Chendong naturally understands something. To say that he was still a little worried, but after just going to the artillery camp, his worries were completely gone. The artillery that can only hit less than 500 metres, even if the formidable power is larger, what fear does he have?

Not to mention anything else, with his Okura, he can completely destroy the artillery camp in an instant. It’s just these words that he would not say that’s all to Xu Youzhen. Although this person took refuge in himself very early, it was just forced by the situation. From the heart, this person is still biased towards the Ming Dynasty. In his eyes, only Zhu Family people are orthodox. Even if he is just a Zhu surnamed Wang, perhaps he will follow him. On the contrary, in the eyes of others, perhaps a force with a different surname will not end well sooner or later.

It’s not just Xu Youzhen who thinks about it like this. In fact, there are many people who think like this. They all regard the children of Zhu Family as orthodox. This is why Yang Chendong didn’t choose to come up and take Great Ming. Another reason for the operation. He didn’t want to spend a lot of energy to manage them, even to prevent them from rebelling. On the contrary, small countries like Vietnam and Lancang, not at all, are too deep, and they are defeated, and they can be used soon.

Speaking of which, Xu Youzhen’s words also indirectly indicate an attitude that the Northern Ming army has become stronger, which is destined to fight against the mercenaries sooner or later, and most People are not optimistic about mercenaries. This is the real situation in Northern Ming.

Xu Youzhen was still sitting there and talking, from the changes in the army to the changes in the Imperial Court, especially the changes in the Ministry of War. The recent generals have been making adjustments. I don’t know how many young people with good abilities have been promoted by the line of fire. This is another reason, that is, Zhu Qiyu values ​​the importance of the army, and he is determined to fight. Heart weight.

It is worthy of being a cabinet minister in later generations, and it is worthy of being one of the powerful ministers in history. Xu Youzhen’s analysis of the situation is still clear and logical. He said it out of his mouth, far more than from the security bureau. The information obtained by the intelligence personnel is richer and more vivid.