"It's just." Tang He hesitated for a while and then said with clasped fists. "Korea is a bit dissatisfied with me waiting for Li Ting."
"Dissatisfied?" Lao Zhu raised his thick eyebrows. "Why, the King of Korea still dares to challenge our Ming Dynasty?"
"That's not true." Tang He said with a smile. "Korea is just a small country, and the King of Koryeo is a weakling. He first relied on the Northern Yuan Dynasty and then the Ming Dynasty. He was just a wallflower."
"He also invited people to bring food and grass to help us work the army! I'm sorry he didn't dare to say anything more!"
"It was a Goryeo general named Li Chenggui. It is said that he originally planned to recruit these Jianzhou Jurchens for his own use. He heard that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to plow the court, and he said some strange things."
"Ignore him!" Old Zhu Longpao waved. "It's just a Goryeo general, so what if he's dissatisfied?"
"We, Ming Dynasty, don't need his guidance when doing things."
"Yes. That's what I said." Tang Heye said with a smile. In his heart, he felt a little amused by himself for doing such a trivial matter.
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Although the Northern Expedition was defeated, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was also severely weakened and was no longer able to invade the south on a large scale. Under the leadership of the wise and powerful Hongwu Emperor, the participating ministers held a heated discussion on a series of policies and measures for the future of the Ming Dynasty.
"But we see that he is already estranged from us. He was also very cautious at the court meeting just now. Are you afraid that we will be like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and take advantage of heroes?"
"It's been a long time! It's been half a month." Empress Ma said helplessly. "You talk about things with Lao Wu every day. Can Lao Wu not avoid you?"
"Hoo! Hoo!" Zhu Fan was panting like a bellows. He tried his best to hold himself up, but fell to the ground halfway. "Lao... Lao Wu, can this method of yours really strengthen your body?"
On the other side, deep in the palace, four people, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Su, were doing push-ups in a small school ground.
"We all know the reasons, and we will try our best to avoid them from now on. How can we dislike the child of the Xu family because of this?"
Lao Zhu hummed, "This Lao Wu is just recovering from his illness, so he is running around..." Seeing that Zhu Lao Wu slipped away, Lao Zhu felt quite regretful. He originally wanted to hear the details of Beiyuan's side in the next few decades.
Changes.
"I understand. When the time comes, call the Fourth Brother here so that Tian De can take a look..."
"Is the matter from the previous dynasty over?"
"It's nothing...it's just that this time Tiande comes back, I think he seems to be several years older." Lao Zhu said. "He has always done things properly. Now in the Ming army, he is still needed to control it."
"Look, you know it's not possible, let alone Tiande." Empress Ma analyzed. "In order to eliminate Beiyuan in one fell swoop, we had to rely on Tiande. Naturally, Tiande has no time to think so much."
After the court meeting, Lao Zhu came to Qianqing Palace. However, he saw Queen Ma giving Zhu Su his shoes in the palace. Zhu Su, who should have been on the bed, did not know where he was at this time.
"We have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, so we can rest assured if he can control him! But if he has a grudge, we can't do anything to him. In addition, we have to find a way to resolve the knot in his mind that he cannot be promoted.
Only then. Otherwise, according to his nature, he would hide his hand in everything..."
"Then..." Lao Zhu originally wanted to say that it was naturally the case. How could there be any reason for the younger brother to marry first before his elder brother got married? But suddenly he thought that Zhu Su once said that Zhu Di in history married this Xu family.
!
"There is no promotion. If I win, how will I be rewarded? Is it a king? Or is he a king with a different surname?"
"Yes." Queen Ma nodded and smiled. She often organized noble ladies in the palace and led them to weave and tailor clothes. Naturally, she had met Xu Miaoyun. "She is gentle and virtuous, and she is also handsome. She is a good girl!"
"I think so!" He slapped the table. "I heard that Tiande's precious eldest daughter is old enough to get married... Have you ever seen her in your daily life?"
"Why do I feel...I've already lost half of my life..."
Lao Zhu immediately shook his head. "That won't work. Although Tiande is trustworthy, we can't do such a thing as naming a king with a different surname and bring disaster to our descendants."
"Well, that makes sense..." Lao Zhu nodded. This matter really cannot be blamed on his daughter.
"Children are born with good intentions. Isn't it the father's fault if they don't educate them but don't teach them? It's because their parents and teachers didn't discipline them well, and there were villains who instigated them, so they became like that."
"Tiande has spent his whole life fighting for you, Emperor Zhu, through fire and water, and now he is finally retiring. Why don't you allow him to think about his future? I want to be more cautious and lively, and I also respect you as my elder brother. Do you want him to be like before?
, drinking and eating meat with you side by side?"
"Don't think so much about Tiande. Tiande should be more careful and he has his own reasons." Queen Ma said. "He has already been granted the title of Duke. In the first place, he should not be made commander during the Northern Expedition."
"Where's the fifth child?" Lao Zhu sat down next to Queen Ma. Queen Ma continued to hold the soles of her shoes, and raised her head slightly after hearing this: "I was called by the second and fourth children. I won't be back for a while."
When Empress Ma explained it, Lao Zhu's frown suddenly relaxed a lot, and the grudge against Xu Da in his heart also dissipated. Then he picked up another cake and swallowed it in his belly: "That won't work. Tian De can't retire yet."
"These days, I have begun to think about leaving the palace again. If I don't let him move around in the palace, he will be locked up and sick sooner or later."
"Well, speaking of it, he is about the same age as Lao Si and Lao Wu. Do you want to point him out to Lao Si?"
If he still marries her, will those filial sons and grandsons whom he hates so much that he gnashes his teeth with anger show up again?
When he told Empress Ma about this doubt, she laughed and said, "You are thinking too much!"
"Getting married?" Lao Zhu was stunned. He lowered his head and thought for a while.
What Lao Zhu said makes sense. When it comes to sending generals and commanders, the most important thing is not to use a person who is suspicious, and to use someone without suspicion. If Xu Da can't get rid of his knot, Lao Zhu himself will not feel relieved.
"I know too." Lao Zhu picked up a pastry on the table and swallowed it several times. However, Queen Ma noticed the sadness between her eyebrows. She put down the shoes she was holding and said, "What's wrong?
Could it be that something went wrong in the previous dynasty?"
Emperor Hongwu pointed out that the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty had achieved initial victory. The Ming Dynasty successfully recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun, which also greatly weakened the national power of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In the end, Emperor Hongwu personally made the decision, and the Ming Dynasty should turn to the offensive next.
In order to defend, adhere to the principle of temporary confrontation with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and seize the time to vigorously implement policies related to economic recovery and national strength restoration. We must get out of the haze of the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty...
"Then we will invite Tiande to the palace for a drink in the next few days. Sister, you can help us organize things..."
The couple were discussing constantly in the Qianqing Palace...
"But in the recent period, our Ming Dynasty has obviously been unable to go to the north. Even if our Ming Dynasty slows down, Tiande will be old by then, and he will definitely not be able to command the army by then."
"How about... get married?" Queen Ma said suddenly.
"Of course it can be done." Zhu Su said with difficulty while sweating. After falling into the water last time and losing strength, he knew that his body was still too weak now. He didn't want to inherit the Zhu family's ability to dissolve in water.
He has a fine tradition. As soon as he recovered from his illness, he immediately put physical exercise on the agenda. "Just push-ups are nothing. Later, I asked people to tidy up this school. All the equipment that should be there was put in place according to the standards of special forces training."
, it will be turned directly into a training base."
"Even if we brothers can't become special forces, we must at least develop eight-pack abs, right?"
"What Lao Wu said is very true." Zhu Xi finished doing push-ups three times, and with both hands on his hands, he bounced up beautifully. He glanced at Zhu Fan who was on the ground panting like a dead dog with disgust: "Lao San, your body is like this
It’s a bit empty.”
"Look at you, you are not even as good as the fifth child who just happened to be sick. You have already decided to get married a few days ago, right? How can you have a bed with your mother-in-law in front of you during the wedding night?"