Zhu Di was feeling worried. When he heard that Yongqing Hou and the King of Han asked for an audience, he immediately became energetic and said, "Xuan!"
After a while, the two of them came in hand in hand and said, "My lord, long live my emperor."
"No courtesy." Zhu Di thought about whether to say a few soft words.
Unexpectedly, before he could speak, his son spoke first.
"Father, it's all my son's fault." Zhu Gaoxu said with a naive smile, "My son is stupid. He failed to understand my father's good intentions and was still angry with my father. He really... deserves a beating. Father, please give your son a spanking.
!”
Zhu Di was shocked. He knew his son's temper, but he never thought that his son would change like this in just half an hour.
"It's good if you understand the pain." Zhu Di cleared his throat and said magnanimously, "I forgive you."
Although he didn't know what his reasons were, it didn't matter.
"Father..." Zhu Gaoxu was inexplicably moved, "My son knows he was wrong."
I was so generous, which made him feel so at ease that he wanted to slap both of his mouths.
"Okay, it's all a misunderstanding." Zhu Di said gently, like a loving father, "Xu'er, the supervisor has worked hard for you these days."
"If you can take care of your father's worries, your son will not suffer." Zhu Gaoxu said sincerely.
Li Qing saw that his father was kind and his son was filial, and he had no intention of staying any longer, "I will leave."
"Fuck you." Zhu Di nodded.
This kind of behavior of using people to move forward and not using people to move backward is no different from the original Sapphire.
Li Qing was too lazy to vent his anger on the fourth child. He didn't go all the way in vain anyway, and he just got a handful of golden beans.
…
Two days later, the army went out, Xiaopang lifted the seal and took control of the country again.
At the same time, Xia Yuanji, Huang Huai and others were also released. When Xia Yuanji saw the extremely poor treasury, he almost stopped crying.
After working hard for nearly two years, I returned to before liberation in two months.
Jin Youzi, Yang Shiqi and other cabinet ministers did not care about this. What they cared about was that the prince was back in charge of the country. They were all happy and felt that the situation was very good.
Zhu Gaoxu sneered secretly: It’s not certain who will have the last laugh.
Hundreds of officials sent the emperor to the outside of Jinling City to perform the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. After a long ceremony, Zhu Di led the Beijing army to set off.
Zhu Zhanji went to war for the first time and was extremely excited.
At the age of sixteen, when he was full of energy, his grandfather always maintained the majesty of the emperor. He could not talk too much, so he dragged Li Qing to talk non-stop and ask questions.
Although Li Qing was not a qualified general, he had experienced a lot of wars, which provided Xiao Zhanji with knowledge on the battlefield and the cruelty of war.
Li Qing smiled and said, "The war is not for merit, but for a better peace."
When Zhu Di heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, as if Li Qing was tapping him.
"That's right." Zhu Di said in a muffled voice, "In this battle, Wa La will be beaten to death and his head will bleed. He will never dare to invade our border with the Ming Dynasty again."
"Grandpa Huang is mighty." Zhu Zhanji flattered him appropriately, which greatly benefited the fourth child.
The army went all the way north, bringing troops that were already ready in Dezhou, Zhending and other places.
After the 500,000-strong army was assembled, they marched again.
…
It took a total of twenty days for the army to leave the border and advance towards the boundless Mobei grassland.
It is spring at this time, the weather is pleasant and the water and grass are abundant.
The sky is blue, the spring breeze blows on my face, and even the sound of horse hooves on the grass makes me feel comfortable.
An army of half a million people seemed a little small on this vast grassland.
Setting up camp and cooking pots, Zhu Zhanji, like the soldiers, did not enjoy any privileges and was treated lower than generals.
This is Zhu Di’s training for his grandson!
However, Li Qing complained about this, because the fourth son asked him to be the bodyguard of the eldest grandson, and he also suffered.
At night, the two slept in a tent.
Zhu Zhanji was full of energy. Although he was tired from marching for a day, he was still energetic. "Uncle Qing, have you slept?"
"Sleep." Li Qing didn't want to answer the nagging Zhu Zhanji.
"How can you still talk when you're asleep?"
Li Qing said helplessly, "You don't sleep at night, what else do you want to do?"
"Let's talk." Zhu Zhanji sat up, "I heard from my father that you have participated in many wars. Decades ago, you and your grandfather recruited Nai'er Buhua to surrender, and Lan Yu pursued the Beiyuan Royal Court, Yu'er
Battle at sea..."
"A good man doesn't mention his bravery in the past." Li Qing turned over, "It's all in the past tense. It doesn't matter if you don't talk about it. Besides, I'm not the coach at any time, I'm just a supervisor. I can't teach you anything."
"Let's talk about it, just to relieve our boredom." Zhu Zhanji said in a close tone, "You grew up watching my father. Regardless of your royal status, I have to call you Second Uncle. You are the elder, so you can't treat the younger generation too much.
Do you have some patience?"
"..." Li Qing was really convinced and sat up helplessly, "Which battle do you want to hear about?"
"Of course it's the battle at Yu'erhai!" Zhu Zhanji said with blazing eyes, "That battle completely destroyed the Beiyuan Royal Court, it must be exciting."
Li Qing recalled that time and nodded slightly: "It's indeed wonderful."
The conditions where the soldiers slept were so poor that Li Qing felt uncomfortable sleeping, so he simply started chatting with Zhu Zhanji.
"Think about those days..."
He went out to fight in a majestic manner, unable to find the enemy, facing the crisis of marching in the desert, asking for water, and finally defeating the Royal Court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Li Qing spoke brilliantly, and Zhu Zhanji listened with great interest.
"It's not easy!" Zhu Zhanji sighed with emotion, "I only knew that the battle of Yuerhai completely ended the Beiyuan Royal Court, but I didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in it."
After a pause, "Uncle Qing, do you really know how to ask for immortal water?"
"Oh no." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "That's dew."
"Then you are powerful enough. Without you, the entire army of 150,000 might have been wiped out." Zhu Zhanji said sincerely, "In any battle at Yuyuerhai, you should be the first to win."
Li Qing shook his head: "You can't say that. If you follow your theory, without Lan Yu's desperate persistence, he would not have found the Northern Yuan Royal Court, time, fate, and luck;
When the real decisive battle begins, it is Lan Yu who takes overall command. Without him, even if we can win, we will not be able to achieve a complete victory!"
"Well, that's the same reason." Zhu Zhanji nodded and then smiled, "Listening to what you said, I even think Lan Yu is more powerful than my grandfather."
"Sapphire is really powerful."
Among all the generals Li Qing has met so far, Lan Yu is definitely the best in terms of command.
Zhu Di is really good at fighting, but his and Lan Yu's fighting styles are different. Lan Yu's fighting style is combat command, while Zhu Di's fighting style is dimensionality reduction.
However, this comparison is unfair to Zhu Di.
Because the Ming army was able to achieve dimensionality reduction strikes, it was all due to the three battalions that Zhu Di had painstakingly cultivated. Military talents were not limited to commanding operations.
"Who does Uncle Qing think is more powerful, Lan Yu or my grandfather?" Zhu Zhanji asked.
This question is exactly like a daughter-in-law asking her husband: Who do you save first if your mother or I fall into the water?
"I refuse to answer."
"Tell me about it. What comes out of your mouth can reach my ears."
Li Qing said helplessly, "Let's open it 50-50!"
Zhu Zhanji was very dissatisfied with this answer. Just as he was about to say more, his stomach spoke first.
"Gululu~"
He rubbed his stomach and said, "Uncle Qing, I'm hungry. Are you hungry?"
Li Qing was not hungry at first, but after being asked this question, he felt like eating something.
"A bit." Li Qing said, "Go and get some food."
"I...Uncle Qing, go ahead, you are good at it."
"..." Li Qing said displeased, "You speak like Uncle Qing, but do you regard Uncle Qing as your elder?
Uncle Qing is an old man who is almost sixty years old, are you embarrassed?"
Zhu Zhanji smiled awkwardly and said, "Sure, Uncle Qing, just wait, I'll get it done right away."
"A leg of lamb and a jug of wine, thank you."
Zhu Zhanji: "..."
"Why are you still standing there?" Li Qing urged, "Go quickly, go quickly."
…
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Zhanji walked in with a sad face.
"Didn't get it?"
"I got it," Zhu Zhanji said, "The lamb legs are being roasted and will be delivered together with the wine in a moment. Alas! Grandpa will definitely not be happy if he knows that I am running a small stove."
Li Qing hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, "Don't you know how to steal?"
"I just stole it and was caught."
"..." Li Qing said, "Since everything has been discovered, let's do it openly. Go and let someone roast two more chickens."
"...Have you finished eating?"
"Uncle Qing has a good appetite, just ask someone to get it done, and the rest will be mine." Li Qing promised, "If the emperor wants to question you tomorrow, Uncle Qing will take care of it for you."
——
At midnight, the wine and meat were served, and the two of them feasted on the wine and meat, enjoying themselves.
"It feels so good, it satisfies my cravings!" Zhu Zhanji immersed himself in eating and drinking, "It smells good, it smells really good."
"How fragrant is it?"
"Just like..." Zhu Zhanji turned around mid-sentence, his mouth widened in shock, and the meat in his mouth fell out, "Grandpa, grandpa."
Zhu Di said with a cold face, "You can't bear this little bit of hardship, right?"
"I..." Zhu Zhanji didn't dare to argue, so he said, "Mr. Qing..., sir, please say something."
After calling several times, no one responded. When Zhu Zhanji turned around, he found Li Qing lying on the ground, fast asleep.
Zhu Zhanji was dumbfounded. He had finally seen what is so sinister about people's hearts.