The sea of clouds is golden, the sun is rising in the sky, the long street is quenching the warm light, and the mist is shining brightly.
Clouds of rosy clouds and mist and neon clothes were woven throughout the city during the prosperous Ming Dynasty. The wind borrowed the hands of immortals in the sky and blew the cold frost into dew. The drums were shaken and fell down Yong'an Street.
The bright morning light fills the world, and the sound of military drums suddenly starts.
Boom
Boom
Boom
The people on Yong'an Street all looked in the direction where the drums were sounding. Yingtian Mansion had not heard the sound of military drums on the street for many years. Some older people were frightened when they heard the sound of military drums.
When the drums sound, it means there is going to be a war, but this time it is not a war.
A group of armored soldiers came out to the sound of drums. There were only ten of them. Each one of them was unusually tall and mighty. They should be the resisters carefully selected from the battalions around Tianfu. They were majestic and mighty.
The shouts of the resisters came along with the military drums, which were shocking and the military flags were ringing. It would have been great if there was an inspiring march at this time, but it was a pity that the Ming Dynasty did not have speakers.
The great banner went first, followed by the soldiers and the Shenji camp.
All the fire guns in the Shenji Battalion were checked again before they were released, and they were not loaded with ammunition.
All the people who could squeeze in on Yong'an Street felt heroic in their hearts when they saw my mighty Ming army on the main street. Zhu Di stood on a high place, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and still had a serious expression on his face.
All the inspecting soldiers would look at Zhu Di when they passed the tower.
Everyone started talking excitedly.
"Is this our Ming army?"
"We will definitely be able to drive away the barbarians in the north."
"In the future, when my son grows up, I want him to be a soldier. A soldier is a real man."
"You have to fight as a soldier, so don't talk about it."
"What's wrong with the war? A good man defends his family and country. Look at you, you are such a coward. You will be bullied in the future."
"Stop the quarrel, stop the quarrel, it's so noisy."
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Obviously, I didn’t have enough experience in the first military parade. The auditorium was quite chaotic, mainly because there were too many people trying to squeeze in to watch.
But safety is the most critical issue, so even the people from the Security Department have been strictly controlling the number of people who go to Yongan Street to watch.
"Zhan Zhen, your way of conducting the military parade is very good. You will do this every time you review the soldiers in the future." Zhu Di praised in a low voice.
At this time, someone thrust a small piece of paper into Zhu Di's hand. Zhu Di glanced at it quietly and gave Zhu Zhanji a few words. Zhu Zhanji's eyes signaled Zhu Zhanzhen to come to the side with him.
The soldiers were walking lively on Yong'an Street. Zhu Zhanji took out the secret letter and handed it to Zhu Zhanchang.
"Brother, what is this?"
"You take a look first."
After opening the secret letter, Zhu Zhanzhen was a little surprised. The troops patrolling the city had just found a small group of people with evil intentions. They wanted to take this opportunity to assassinate the emperor. They were initially determined to be Japanese spies.
"Brother, this..."
Zhu Zhanji patted Zhu Zhanzhen on the shoulder: "We have arrested someone, but nothing will be found in the short term. Grandpa Huang and we are going to Northern Xinjiang. Next, you will assist in supervising the country. I will leave this matter to you."
You are."
Pretending to be panicked: "Brother, I don't know how to do this either."
"Why are you panicking? People from the Ministry of Punishment will do it naturally. Just supervise it. Your Majesty will not let spies from other countries dare to cause trouble at the military parade. You wait until the Ministry of Punishment completes the interrogation and confirms the matter."
Just clarify the whole story and send the letter here."
Looking at his somewhat panicked brother, Zhu Zhanji patted him on the shoulder again: "I followed the emperor's grandfather to the north. My father is seriously ill now. You have to shoulder the burden of supervising the country. How can the men of my Zhu family still be afraid of me?"
matter."
"I understand, brother."
Zhu Zhanzhen asked curiously: "Brother, I heard yesterday that Sister Ruowei is going to be released. Is it true?"
Zhu Zhanji smiled bitterly: "It's not completely released. Because my marriage in Beizheng was postponed, I specifically asked Grandpa Huang to release Ruowei. Now he is alone in the yard, but he is also prohibited from contacting the outside world. I'm not here."
You have to take good care of her during the day."
"Brother, don't worry about this."
The two walked back to the military parade. Zhu Di glanced at the two of them each. Zhu Gaoxu was beside Zhu Zhanzhen and asked in a low voice: "What happened just now?"
"Eldest brother said that my father prepared a princess from the Western Regions for me."
Zhu Gaoxu was so stunned that he almost exclaimed and lowered his voice: "You really took it all in?"
"It's hard to disobey the emperor's order, it's hard to disobey the father's order, and I, the second uncle, have no choice."
"You are really awesome." The second uncle gave Zhu Zhanchen a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.
Among the words, a voice: "Let's walk together" came from Yong'an Street.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it hurriedly. This was the team waiting for inspection from the Security Department.
He raised his eyebrows towards Zhu Zhanzhen.
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The Guards Department came on stage, and their marching method was different from that of other teams. They all walked in goose steps, as if they were machines. Just walking alone opened a gap between them and other teams.
Everyone looked sideways, Zhu Di glanced at it and then looked at Zhu Gaoxu doubtfully.
"Father, this is the new military parade method practiced by our Security Department."
I saw the Guards Department team approaching in unison. When they reached the gate of the imperial city, everyone stretched out their right hands and tapped their chests.
They wore special chain armor, which was lightweight, but there was a piece of armor hidden inside the left chest. This was Zhu Gaoxu's own idea. When the soldiers knocked on the left chest, there was a sound of the armor hitting.
Bang
Bang
After two blasts, all the soldiers raised their hands above their heads, looked at His Majesty the Emperor, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is mighty, Ming Dynasty is mighty."
The momentum was so great that Zhu Di didn't know whether to return or not.
The team of the Security Department made a great show, which made Zhu Gaoxu's face bright. Zhu Di asked: "Prince Han, this is the new training method you mentioned."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
“Well done.”
Prince Han was in high spirits after receiving the award.
Zhu Zhanzhen continued to watch the military parade, thinking that it would be great if it could be like modern times, with tanks all over the ground and planes all over the sky. It would be a prosperous era and protect the country's health.
There will be, there will definitely be.
Our country and our people will never be bullied again.
The military parade in the Imperial City continued until noon, and the weather today was also rare. When all the soldiers passed by, Zhu Di smiled slightly.
He opened his hand, and the eunuchs took off the dragon robe. At this time, the equipment he wore inside when he led troops to fight for the first time was just the clothes of the Ming Dynasty frontier army.
The main color is brown, a simple chainmail, and an ordinary soldier's attire. But Zhu Di is full of fighting spirit. Even wearing such clothes, he looks like a mighty general at a glance.
The officials didn't know what Zhu Di wanted to do. Zhu Di moved his wrist. At this time, Zhu Zhanji took a whip and handed it to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di raised his whip, and there was an explosion in the air, frightening all the officials to their wits' end.
He glanced at Zhu Zhanzhen, smiled slightly and said: "I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I am also the pioneer of the Ming Dynasty. I am here to open the way for the northern expedition against the barbarians."
"Long live your Majesty."
As Zhu Di walked down the imperial city, the main gate opened wide, and the roar of a BMW was heard. Everyone looked at the city gate in shock.
"shelf."
Speeding like lightning, the Ming Emperor's white horse parades.
Under the city gate, Zhu Di rode out on a white horse and whipped his whip.
When people saw that it was the emperor, after a brief moment of astonishment, the crowd became excited. Zhu Di obviously enjoyed this feeling of being at the center of everyone.
The soldiers were extremely excited when they saw the emperor riding out in person.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty, and the Ming army is mighty."
Zhu Di shouted while riding his horse.
All the soldiers passing by each phalanx raised their arms and shouted.
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty, and the Ming army is mighty."
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty, and the Ming army is mighty."
Zhu Di's white horse military parade pushed the military parade to its climax. He was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the best general in the Ming Dynasty.
With high morale, this battle will be won.
There was uncontrollable envy and excitement in Zhu Zhanji's eyes: "How did you come up with this idea?" The person asking the question was naturally Zhu Zhanyi.
"The emperor said that he would wear the uniform of the frontier army and go to the city tower for a military parade, but everyone disagreed. The ministers felt that it was unworthy of His Majesty's solemnity, so they had to find a way to have both ends."
Standing on the city tower to parade as the emperor, riding a white horse to parade as the general.
This was something that happened during military parades in the Soviet era. After completely defeating the German army, the Soviet Union wanted to use a grand military parade to commemorate the "great victory."
The story of Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union riding a white horse in the military parade is still talked about to this day. Just imagine the scene of the white horse military parade. Why don't any man bring a Wu hook to capture the heroic feelings of the fifty states?
When Zhu Zhanzhen first proposed this idea, Zhu Di's eyes lit up. Which man can refuse this damn sense of ritual and fatal sense of honor?
Of course, there will be a proverb in later generations about Zhukov riding his white horse and regretting it, but Zhu Di and Zhukov are different. Zhukov is not the top leader of the country.
Zhu Zhanji was really envious when he saw Zhu Di reviewing the soldiers. He also wanted to be like his grandfather, an idol and someone he wanted to surpass.
Zhu Di rode a circle and came to the center of the imperial city. He said angrily: "The barbarians from the north who invade our Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are."
"Your Majesty is mighty, Ming Dynasty is mighty!!"
"Your Majesty is mighty, Ming Dynasty is mighty!!"
"Your Majesty is mighty, Ming Dynasty is mighty!!"
The sound of mountains and tsunamis came from the crowd, the reviewing soldiers, and the civil and military officials on the tower. Zhu Di stood in the center, full of heroism.
The division is famous and the morale is heroic. The barbarians in northern Xinjiang who must be attacked in this station cannot hold their heads up, plow their gardens and exterminate their seeds. Zhu Di wants to restrain Shi Yanran, seal the wolf as a cub, drink from the sea of Ma Han, and do his best for all eternity.
emperor.
At the end of the military parade, people were still reluctant to disperse. Zhu Di's intention was still unfinished. The morale of the army was high and everyone was full of confidence.
Zhu Di did not stop and summoned the civil and military officials in the main hall: "We will set off tomorrow. Zheng He, how are your steamships prepared?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, five steamships have delivered newspapers to Shuntianfu and returned. They are running well."
"How many people can it carry when it's fully loaded?"
Zheng He was a little embarrassed: "At present, steam ships can only travel this long distance. When fully loaded, one ship can carry 120 soldiers."
"Get everything ready and set off as soon as possible. I will set off early tomorrow morning."
"I understand."
"King of Han, immediately lead your army to the north and escort grain and supplies to Jinan Prefecture and Shuntian Prefecture."
"As commanded."
Taking advantage of the lingering heat of the military parade, Zhu Di wanted to go north immediately. At the same time, he ordered Zheng He to step up the construction of steamships and continuously improve them regardless of cost.
Five days It only takes five days to transport the grain and grass from Yingtian Mansion to Shuntian Mansion, and no soldiers or horses are needed. How much money can be saved in terms of grain and grass alone? How much time?
After truly realizing the benefits, Zhu Di understood that steamships would be a key factor in the subsequent development of the Ming Dynasty.
The current production capacity of steam engines cannot keep up. A factory specifically for the production of steam engines is under construction and has not yet been completed. It has to rely on the original workshop for manufacturing. Moreover, the long-distance test has only been completed once, and there are still many areas that need continuous improvement.
Zheng He was confident, but he also understood that there were still many shortcomings.
Zhu Zhanzhen and Zhu Zhankun were called to the imperial court. Zhu Di gave many instructions, including asking the ministers if there was anything they needed to do. He also appointed several ministers to help them supervise the country.
The two of them nodded constantly. Zhu Zhanquan had been extremely honest these days, fearing that he would make some mistakes and be caught. He was eager to try assisting the Supervisor. This was a good opportunity for him to show off his talents.
He is about the same age as Zhu Zhanji, but there is a huge gap in salary, which makes him a little inexplicably annoyed with Zhu Zhanji. He wants to prove that he is no worse than Zhu Zhanji, and can even do better than Zhu Zhanji.
He is full of ambition and has little talent and knowledge. Only he himself does not know how much he weighs.
Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji set out early the next morning. The battle in northern Xinjiang will definitely happen next spring.
As soon as they saw them off, a group of ministers gathered around Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanzhen. This group of people would be fooled by their advice.
"Fifth brother, please go back to the palace first. The morning court will be held tomorrow. Don't be late." Zhu Zhanchen took on the identity of the second brother and spoke to Zhu Zhanyi in a tone as if he was ordering his subordinates.
Zhu Zhanzhen almost rolled his eyes at him. The emperor had just set off, and he was already in trouble. He was really worried that his head was too firmly attached to his neck.
"I'm going to see my father first. Second brother, do you want to come with me?"
At this time, Zhu Zhanjuan seemed to realize that the real superintendent of the country was the prince, and the two of them assisted in supervising the country because the prince was unwell.
He is both a father and a prince. If you don't go and say hello first, are you being treasonous?
The two came to the prince's room. The temperature in the room was high all year round. The prince couldn't stand the cold, so he had to use up a lot of charcoal fire this winter.
"Father, Grandpa Huang has already left for war." Zhu Zhanzhen explained the matter concisely.
Zhu Gaochi was feeling a little better today and coughed slightly: "First, order someone to release Xia Yuanji and restore him to his original position."
Zhu Zhanquan immediately retorted: "Father, no, Xia Yuanji retreated before the formation. Grandpa Huang ordered the general to be imprisoned. How could he be released so quickly?"
Zhu Gaochi looked at his second son angrily. He was giving orders, not asking for his opinion. He really planned to be the master of the family.
Zhu Zhanzhen sighed: "Xia Shangshu is in charge of the household department. He is a veteran minister for many years. It would be good to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds."
"In the morning of tomorrow, everything will be done according to ordinary standards. At the court, if Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, Xia Yuanji, and Hu Guang can reach an agreement, the matters decided by the court will only need to be made in the form of an excerpt.
Pass it to me, and if there is something that everyone in the court cannot decide, please let me make a decision."
"My son understands." Zhu Zhanchen replied respectfully.
Zhu Zhanyi said with a "filial piety": "Father, you are not feeling well, please rest more. Zhanyi and I can share many things with you."
Don't take me with you when you do your own thing. Zhu Zhanzhen is already speechless with this second brother. He knew that he was ambitious and talented, but he didn't expect to be so incompetent. He thought that this second brother was deliberately arranged to check and balance him. How can this be a check and balance?
