Zhu Gaochi rushed up to meet Zhu Di. The moment he saw Zhu Di, he saw that his father's beard and hair were gray and his face was covered with frost. Thousands of words were condensed into one sentence, which was spoken with a vibrato.
Zhu Di looked at his son. He was still so fat, but the filial and sincere expression in his eyes was still the same.
He felt a little warm in his heart, but his face was stern, "What can you do if you are a big man? You are so skinny when you meet me!"
"I..." Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and took his father's rough hand, "Are your mother and sisters okay?"
"I'm not making any progress anymore. Even now that I'm an adult, I'm still acting like a mother-in-law!" Zhu Di glanced around and said, "Stand up your chest and raise your head!"
Li Jinglong came over with a smile, "I have met the prince!"
Zhu Di glanced at him a few times and said, "Thank you, Jiujiang!" He said with a smile, "You look good!"
"Your Majesty is becoming more and more energetic!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
"I'm old!" Zhu Di sighed, "I'm eating sand at the border all day long, and I can't compare to the blessings you enjoy in the capital!"
Li Jinglong smiled and said nothing. It would not be embarrassing to let him talk a few words, and there would be no need to start a verbal dispute with him.
The next second, he glanced at the proud soldiers behind Zhu Di and asked, "Would you like to rest first, or go directly to the palace?"
"Does the emperor have any will?" Zhu Di asked.
Li Jinglong just smiled, "Long live the Lord said, it's up to you!"
Zhu Di lowered his eyes and said, "Go to the palace first!"
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The palace is still the same palace, but it is no longer Zhu Di's home.
He was sitting in the guard duty room waiting for his audience, looking at the officials coming and going.
The officials also looked at him secretly, but when they met Zhu Di's eyes, they immediately turned their heads and looked away.
The huge guard room was empty, and the guards all stayed away from each other like the god of plague. Only Deng Ping stayed with him expressionlessly.
"Are you the youngest son of King Ninghe?" Zhu Di asked.
"Yes!" Deng Ping said, twisting his body.
Zhu Di's eyes instantly fell on Deng Ping's knees, "Are you disabled?"
"Yeah!" Deng Ping's face looked a little gloomy, "I'm a little tired, and it hurts when it's windy and rainy!"
"As long as it hurts!" Zhu Di grinned, "In a few years, you won't be happy if he doesn't hurt you!"
As he said that, he looked at Deng Ping again, "You know a lot about this, and you are a good man! Don't be as slick as your brother-in-law. If your legs are broken, you are afraid of a ball? A man with a strong voice is still a man even if he is missing arms and legs!"
Deng Ping lowered his head. He didn't understand why the prince talked so much today!
But his professional ethics told him to nod more, smile more and talk less.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Di muttered in his heart, "It's boring!"
In the early years, even when meeting the old man, I could exchange a few words with the people around the old man. But now, the people around the emperor are all dull and tight-lipped.
He was very nervous about coming to Beijing this time!
Because when the old man passed away, he and the emperor promised many things, but they have not been fulfilled until now.
The Ming Dynasty was so powerful that the Tatars fled far away...
The 200,000 troops at the border to which he belonged, not only did not march in as expected, but some tigers swatted away flies, unable to use their strength!
At this moment, the bastard came through the corridor with his head lowered and said, "A Thousand Lives, Your Majesty, Long Live Your Majesty!"
Zhu Di stood up, adjusted his armor that was stained with dust, and walked forward.
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed, frowning at the memorial in his hand, seeming to be deep in thought.
"My minister, Zhu Di, comes to see you..."
"Fourth uncle is here!" Zhu Yunxi looked up and saw that Zhu Di was wearing armor. He was a little distracted for a moment, and then smiled and said, "It's been a hard journey, so the big rules are waived!" Then he said to the bastard shamelessly, "Give me a seat!"
"I heard that the emperor summoned me, so I drove all night without stopping and didn't dare to delay!" Zhu Di's boots were full of specks of mud, making him look rather slovenly. "I didn't know that the emperor had summoned me to the palace..."
"Look at this!" Zhu Yunxi threw the memorial in his hand to Zhu Di, picked up the tea cup, "Read it before you speak!"
Zhu Di was surprised, but he still picked up the memorial and read it carefully.
The memorial has no title or signature, and it is unknown who made it.
But looking at the handwriting, it is definitely not the handwriting of a civil servant. The memorials given to the emperor by the civil servants are all neatly done, and every word is the same size as one side.
The writing on this memorial is rather scrawled, but the scribbling is vigorous and powerful, obviously written by a warrior.
What surprised him even more was that the memorial was about Annan.
"This time when Annan came to court, a son of the Li family was outraged and committed suicide to apologize. The news was sent back to Annan, and the whole country was shocked! The leader of the Annan Kingdom, together with the Duke of Annan, wanted to accuse the powerful Prime Minister of the Li family!"
"Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister has been in power for a long time and launched a coup to depose King Chen. He also chose a son from the Chen clan as king!"
"As a powerful prime minister, everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention to depose someone without authorization! And there is news that the deposed Lord of Annan has met with something unexpected!"
"There are people in Annan who are loyal to the Chen Dynasty. The secretary went to the Chief Secretary of Guangxi to ask for help from our Dynasty!"
The more Zhu Di looked, the more deeply he frowned.
After a long time, he looked at Zhu Yunxi and said, "Does the emperor want to use troops against Annan?"
If we use troops against Annan, this will be a God-given opportunity.
The Ming Dynasty was the suzerain state of Annan, the state of our parents. How could we sit back and watch our own vassal state being usurped by powerful ministers?
"Annan has been our old Chinese land since ancient times. The emperor wants to use troops against Annan to clean up the old mountains and rivers! But Annan is not comparable to Burma, and is even worse than the original Goryeo. Furthermore, there are dangers in mountains and rivers, which is unfavorable.
The cavalry comes and goes." Zhu Di pondered and said, "And in the country, there are no less than 100,000 soldiers capable of fighting..."
"Now is not the time!" Zhu Yunxi said, "The Li family must kill all the members of the Chen Dynasty royal family and act against the will of heaven and anger before they can take action!"
Then he said, "I also know that it is difficult to use troops against Annan! That's why I asked you to come back!"
Zhu Di was shocked!
Zhu Yunxi looked into his eyes and said with a smile, "Fourth uncle, how about knocking down Annan as a fiefdom for your branch?"
"Hiss..." Zhu Di took a breath.
"Wait a while, after Burma is calmed down, and the situation in Annan becomes out of control... it should be within this year and a half!" Zhu Yunxi asked again, "How many troops do you want?"
"Your Majesty, do you want me to conquer Annan?"
"Well!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "How many soldiers do you want?"
Zhu Di's heart was ups and downs, but he suppressed it forcefully, "It's too early to talk about how many troops to use now! In my opinion, if you want to use troops against Annan first, you must first know yourself and the enemy!"
"The mountains and rivers of Annan have been carefully drawn, and the main transportation routes, passes, and even water wells are all famous one by one!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "So, don't worry about unknown enemy situations!"
Qingyan, there are so many people in the Shadow Division, not all of them are in vain!
They transformed into merchants and traveled among the countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty!
"Besides, I just said that it will take some time to use troops!" Zhu Yunxi said again, "You must also know that because of the rudeness of Annan's envoy, Ming Dynasty has concluded a treaty with Annan! I, Ming Dynasty, can dock warships in Annan, and the borders between the two countries
No troops can be stationed in Annan within five hundred miles!"
He said with a smile, "If we wait another year and a half, these treaties will be implemented, and our Ming Dynasty will be even more powerful!"
"These are all linked together... Even if Annan doesn't have powerful ministers to cause chaos, the country will still be destroyed!"
Zhu Di secretly thought, "The emperor's scheme in front of him is more terrifying than in previous years!"
"The expedition to Annan is an expedition!" Zhu Di pondered again, "Food and food routes are crucial!"
"Such words from a handsome man!" Zhu Yunxi nodded.
What matters in war is logistics. You can be desperate during the war, but before the war begins, you must ensure that the logistics of food and grass are flawless.
"Not a single grain of rice from the two provinces of Guangxi and Guangdong will be transported to the capital before May next year!" Zhu Yunxi said seriously, "They will all be used as military grain reserves for the Annan expedition!"
As he said that, he paused and then said, "As for the food road... the land of Annan is indeed rugged and difficult to travel! But there must be brave men under the heavy reward. I can give you 300,000 civilians, each of whom will work every day.
The salary of twenty-five cents is enough to ensure a continuous supply of military rations for the front line!"
At this point, he suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, "Why do I say I have to wait? Firstly, I am waiting for a better time, secondly, I am waiting for Annan to be more chaotic, and thirdly, I also want to save some money.
Haha! The national treasury can’t stand the trouble anymore!”
Then, his smile faded and he looked at Zhu Di seriously, "Fourth uncle, how many soldiers do you want!"
"Two hundred thousand!" Zhu Di said seriously.
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "After the Chinese New Year, Fourth Uncle, as the general king, you will go to Guangdong and Guangxi to train troops! I am recruiting 50,000 servants from Burma, Goryeo, and Korea to join the army, and they will all be under your command!"
For a moment, Zhu Di felt that the emperor's smile was so dazzling.
Asking him to fight Annan in a year and a half is something to talk about later.
But now, the emperor has completely separated him from the North...