That's why Zhu Yuanzhang planned to ask the prince to go to the local area to consolidate military power, so that the arrogant soldiers and generals could return to their hometowns to enjoy their wealth and wealth, while the sensible ones could stay to assist the kings in guarding the place.
Zhu Biao actually thought about whether to keep the second brother and the others in the capital, and let them go outside when Korea was captured. Putting aside what Zhu Biao meant, those younger brothers would probably also feel resentful.
After all, his father had long said that he would allow them to become kings of their vassals, but now they are being raised in the capital like piglets by their eldest brother. They are kings but not kings. How can they not cause trouble?
As long as they did not openly rebel, Zhu Biao would not be able to kill them, and Lao Zhu would not allow it. No one would benefit from the quarrel in the end, not to mention that Zhu Biao did not have so many confidants who could guard the place and control the military power.
Not to mention Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have so many trustworthy generals, otherwise he would not have let his sons go down. Lao Zhu also read history books thoroughly. It is not that he did not know the dangers of rebellion by local separatist feudal kings, but compared with rebellion by outsiders,
If the country is overturned, one's own son is more reliable.
A good woman can't make a meal without rice, so she can only do this for now, and Zhu Biao has trained his brothers for so long, and he is confident that he can make them perform their duties. At most, it will be a little troublesome when the feudal clan is reduced in the future, but the problem will not be too big.
But as long as he doesn't die, his brothers will still be brothers after all, and there will be no chance of turning over!
The convoy drove through the barren and dry land. Since half of the grain was left in Qingyang Mansion, the grain truck only had 20,000 shi of grain, so they were traveling faster than before.
It is rare to see refugees alive after leaving Fucheng, but dilapidated villages are common. The corpses lying on the roadside along the way have been chewed out of the bones by the same hungry beasts, and they are beyond recognition and difficult to look at.
It can be said that the bones are exposed in the wild, there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and hundreds of people are left behind, and the thought of it is heartbreaking!
The further we walked toward Pingliang Prefecture, the harder the road became. The yellow sand was all over the ground, impeding the movement of grain trucks. The cattle and horses transporting grain on the loess slopes often stumbled and fell, and the rough and hot gravel hit us head on.
Zhu Biao also really felt the harsh living environment in the Shaanxi-Gansu region. After a few days, he set foot on the official road again and approached Pingliang Mansion, but he encountered robbers again.
Who are the robbers? In fact, they are just dozens of thin and dark victims carrying old chopping knives. There are nearly a thousand people in the bodyguards around Zhu Biao plus the Chen family workers who transport food and horses. Zhu Biao got off the carriage to look.
He looked across at the thief who was shouting out of breath from a distance.
"Everyone on the other side, listen, we are the frontline pawns of Boss Song, the bandit who is chasing the wind. If you want to pass through the official road, please leave the food. Otherwise, no matter how many of you there are, we will all be dead when the boss comes!"
Judging from their virtue of fleeing at the slightest sign of trouble, I wonder if they were so hungry that they actually had the courage to threaten a grain transport caravan of nearly a thousand people.
Chen Rongyan next to Zhu Biao said: "It's windy and sandy outside. Master, please go back to the car and rest. They're just a few brainless idiots. I'll send them away right now."
Zhu Biao frowned and looked at their skinny appearance and said: "I can't even hold the knife steady, so let's go over with two bags of rice. Whether they can survive or not depends on their lives."
If he encounters robbers outside the disaster area, Zhu Biao will definitely kill them all. What he hates most is not knowing how to behave and bullying good people. But here, they are just victims of the disaster who are trying to survive, and their crimes will not lead to death.
Naturally, no one dared to disobey Zhu Biao's order. Two soldiers from the Fujun Guard walked over carrying two bags of rice. The two of them frightened more than a dozen people on the other side into panic, and some even turned around and ran away, making all kinds of ugly appearances.
The two government guards did not scare them. They threw the rice bag on the ground when they were still more than ten meters away and said: "My young master is kind-hearted and rewards you with two bags of rice. Save some food and live well."
After saying that, he turned around and went back. The group of people stared directly at the grain bag, their Adam's apple rolled a few times, and then they pounced on it. After confirming that it was real grain, everyone was extremely excited.
They had been hungry for three days. From the beginning when they knelt beside the official road to begging, and now when they blocked the road and robbed them, they still couldn't get a grain of food. They didn't expect that they would get it this time.
The one who called just now muttered in a low voice: "How generous, how much food do they have to have?"
"Brother..."
Several people looked at each other silently, with greed and madness in their eyes. They swallowed and stood up and said: "Stop, I want to send the old men away with just such a small amount of food. At least leave one car, no! Two cars!"
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The people behind him also had red eyes, waved their hatchets, and screamed like ghosts and wolves. The two government soldiers who had just walked away paused for a moment, turned around, pulled out their swords and walked towards them expressionlessly.
The robbers who had been so enthusiastic just now suddenly shuddered violently, then picked up two bags of food and ran away in a crawl. They all looked like hungry wolves chasing and biting their butts, and they were peeing and pooping.
It flowed.
The two guardsmen sheathed their swords, and one of the younger ones said: "They are greedy and shameless beasts. Third brother, I will ride on horseback to catch up with them and get the food back!"
The more mature one patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "Why bother with the hungry and dizzy? After one meal, they naturally want to eat the next one. How can they have any sense of shame when they are so hungry? Your Highness also
I won’t argue with them.”
Zhu Biao naturally heard the shouts of the group of robbers just now, but he just looked at the book and sighed. People who live in warehouses know etiquette, and people who have enough food and clothing know their integrity.
Having adequate food and clothing is a necessary condition for knowing etiquette and honoring disgrace. If the prerequisite cannot be met, it would be too difficult to force people who cannot live to know etiquette and observe etiquette.
After nightfall, they set up camp and set up tents. They will arrive in Pingliang Fucheng tomorrow. Zhu Biao and Qing Lian are having a dinner of two dishes and one soup. Liu An beside him is full of heartache. After his godfather taught him, he does not care whether the victims have food or not.
I feel that such a meal is too unfair to Your Highness.
But Qinglian was a little bit unable to eat. She was very flustered when she saw Mr. Chen with a plain face. She was really afraid that Mr. Chen didn't like the woman and would give her as a gift to others after arriving in Pingliang. Then she would be back to the uncertain future.
It's time to take matters into her own hands. She has had enough of this kind of life in Huancai Pavilion and is too scared.
Isn't it true that the world is so big that there can't be a place for her?
A small yard is enough, where she can raise flowers and plants, and read the books she likes. She doesn’t have to worry about when she will be abandoned, or she won’t have to worry about being given away to others...
Thinking about the sad place, tears flowed before she could say a word, and two lines of tears rolled down Qinglian's face: "Mr. Chen, don't you want to send me away? Let me stay in the Chen family as a maid, please.
