The model camp set off and soon arrived at the main camp of Habayashi Zuoe.
This camp was stationed in the Wengcheng of the Forbidden City, almost separated from the Imperial City by a wall.
Zhu Gaochi was very familiar with this place, and Zhu Di would come here often on weekdays. After all, he was born in the army, and this was the military camp closest to the palace.
But now, when I arrive here, it has a different flavor.
Zhu Gaochi didn't understand what his responsibilities would be next.
But now he is gradually coming to terms with it.
When people are in the military camp, some emotions will gradually become numb and dull.
And it seems... Zhang Anshi's method seems to be effective. Although he is still strong, he has obviously lost weight...
It's not that he has become thinner, but it's as if the flesh on his body has begun to shrink and become tight. At least in terms of body shape, he is no longer as bloated as before.
After entering the barracks, drills were suspended today, but everyone was in their own barracks and no noise or going out was allowed.
Military discipline in the model camp is strict, and no order can be discounted even half a cent.
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but wonder in his heart, why are you guarding here so well? What is happening outside?
In just a few months, years seemed to have passed to the outside world, and to Zhu Gaochi, it seemed like many years had passed.
However, the captains seemed excited. After all, the boring drills were difficult to endure. Now, the garrison made them look forward to it.
At dawn the next day, the morning light just fell on the earth.
Zhang Anshi was about to leave, and the palace was already filled with lights.
At this time, the two boys of the Zhang family were only five years old, while the elder was seven years old.
The eldest son, Zhang Changsheng, had been taken out of his warm bed and started the morning class.
He looked listless, but he had to obediently start reading poems and books.
Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Anshi to teach him to read any of the Four Books, but he was required to recite Tang and Song poems, and was taught to read and digit, and then learn arithmetic. At the same time, he was allowed to be taught encyclopedia.
The so-called encyclopedia is probably "One Hundred Thousand Whys" compiled by Zhang Anshi. It involves a lot of military, physics and chemistry knowledge, which is very superficial. However, such short stories can often arouse people's interest in nature.
curiosity.
Of course, this kind of encyclopedia does not stop there. It also contains various overseas customs and customs, as well as some short stories from history. In short, it is all-encompassing, but at the same time, it is by no means profound.
In Zhang Anshi's opinion, children of this age are at their most curious at this time. Encyclopedias like this that are educational and entertaining can easily make children have a strong interest in certain things.
Now, when they are still at the stage of generating interest, teaching them difficult knowledge will only backfire.
But even reciting Tang poetry and Song lyrics, as well as daily gymnastics, as well as studying encyclopedia and arithmetic, almost filled Zhang Changsheng's time for most of the day.
When he was eight years old, when he had already gained the upper hand, Zhang Anshi even thought that this guy should be allowed to study in a school. The elementary school attached to the best official school school had strict academic rules, so it was just right to punish this kid.
, not to mention that children at this age have not yet developed the concept of superiority and inferiority. It happens to be the period when they treat others with the most equal eyes, which is of great benefit to Zhang Changsheng's temperament.
As a father, although Zhang Anshi is busy on weekdays, he still makes arrangements for his son's growth. When it comes to raising children, although he cannot do everything himself, he is still attentive.
At this time, Zhang Changsheng was reciting poems loudly in his study.
Zhang Anshi left the dormitory amidst the sound of Lang Lang's reading. He had already dressed up in a brand-new python robe and headed to the front hall.
Because His Majesty wanted to watch the Tatar, Wala, and Duoyan tribes, the location of the banquet could not be in the palace. Instead, it was chosen at the Yulin Guard camp. Zhang Anshi had to go to Yulin Guard in advance to arrange the banquet.
When he arrived at Yulinwei, the three brothers arrived.
Zhang Anshi said bluntly: "What did you do to my brother-in-law?"
Zhu Yong: "..."
open:"……"
Qiu Song: "???"
Zhang Anshi didn't wait for them to say anything, then said again: "Where is he? Oh... I feel sorry for my brother-in-law."
Zhu Yong finally found his voice: "In the barracks."
After Zhang Anshi heard this, he immediately said: "You are not missing any arms or legs, are you?"
"No...no..." Zhu Yong was very happy. Fortunately, he treated others with sincerity.
If not, if you offend the prince and your eldest brother, will you still have a good life?
Zhang Ze's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire Zhang Anshi even more.
You are truly worthy of being the eldest brother! He is always so resourceful, and he never puts his eggs in one basket. When we train the prince, he will feel sorry for his brother-in-law. When the prince ascends the throne in the future and wants to settle accounts with us, eldest brother will be able to forgive him.
When the big brother is here, he can try to rescue us or take care of our wives, children and children.
Zhang Anshi said: "Take me there."
Zhang Anshi still felt uneasy when he couldn't see anyone.
But when Zhang Anshi hurried to see Zhu Gaochi, his eyes seemed to be filled with flowers.
"Sister...brother-in-law..." Zhang Anshi was a little unsure.
The Zhu Gaochi in front of him had a dark complexion and was very strong. He was completely different from the prince a few months ago.
This is not a change in the facial features, but the whole person seems to have become a different person.
If you look closely... this charm... actually looks like His Majesty.
Yes, with the same skin color, the same big shoulders and round waist, and the facial features that have gradually lost the fat, they are so similar to His Majesty.
But why is it nothing like before?
It can be seen that this is not a genetic problem of His Majesty, but purely caused by obesity.
"You still know how to come?" Zhu Gaochi shook his head, somewhat complaining about his brother-in-law.
At this time, I wanted to scold Zhang Anshi, but when the words came to my lips, I swallowed them back: "How are your sister and Zhu Zhanji?"
"Very good." Zhang Anshi said: "Sister, I miss my brother-in-law every day, and my eyes are going to go blind from crying..."
Then he lowered his voice and said, "I don't know how the others are doing. By the way, brother-in-law, come, let someone get a scale and weigh them."
The ancients used Cao Chong's method of weighing elephants, especially for big guys like Zhu Gaochi.
So it took a while, but when the final conclusion was reached, Zhang Anshi said in surprise: "Two hundred and thirty kilograms, tsk... seventy jins less..."
Zhang Anshi is still very satisfied with this number.
Zhu Gaochi said, "I don't think I have lost weight."
"Two hundred and thirty kilograms is not too small." Zhang Anshi said, gently pinched Zhu Gaochi's arm and said: "The meat is terrifyingly strong, and the belly is not small, but...brother-in-law looks like,
It seems...it seems..."
"like……"
"It seems to be just like His Majesty."
"Don't make fun of your father." Zhu Gaochi glared and said with a straight face, "This is disrespectful."
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Gaochi's expression and felt that it looked more like him. He said cheerfully: "Brother-in-law, this guy doesn't know something. If I say that brother-in-law has nothing to do with His Majesty, that would be disrespectful."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Well, there is no way to refute this, you win!
After a moment of silence, Zhu Gaochi said: "When can I go back?"
"You can do it at any time." Zhang Anshi said sincerely: "Our model camp is not a den of thieves. Who dares to stop my brother-in-law? As long as my brother-in-law is willing, he can come and go at any time."
Zhu Gaochi said: "In that case, I will leave the camp now."
"Okay, okay, okay." Zhang Anshi saw that it was very effective, and his mood was full of smiles.
If it has no effect at all, let alone His Majesty, even his sister cannot explain it.
He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then gave Zhu Yong a wink.
Zhu Yong understood immediately and said calmly: "The lieutenant colonel of the team obeys the order."
The captains in the barracks stood still and shouted in unison: "Here."
Zhu Yong said: "One person in the team is absent from work. From now on, this month..."
Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened slightly, and he immediately said subconsciously: "That's all, I will stay here for a few more days."
Zhu Yong said in embarrassment: "Your Highness, this is not good, you are a big Buddha, our temple is small..."
Zhu Gaochi is a kind man, not to mention that these captains have been taking care of him in the past few months. If not for this, he would not have made such progress, and his body would not have been able to work out so fast.
Now he couldn't bear to let other people be punished because of him.
As for interfering with the model camp, Zhu Gaochi would not do it.
He knew very well that he would be away from home, and he would not be affected by the emperor's orders. Anyway, he had gradually adapted to this place, and there would be no hindrance if he stayed for a few more days.
"Brother-in-law..." Zhang Anshi said: "How can you be so good..."
Zhu Gaochi said: "You kid..." He patted Zhang Anshi hard on the shoulder.
Then, Zhu Gaochi showed a sincere smile and said: "I never expected that I would be so energetic today!"
This sentence is a great compliment.
The person who knows the quality of his body is always himself. In the past, he was out of breath after taking a few steps, hobbled because of his overweight body, was listless every day, and always felt uncomfortable all over his body. Zhu Gaochi knew this all too well.
Gone forever.
At this time, a eunuch came and said: "Your Majesty has arrived, your Majesty's holy chariot is coming."
Zhang Anshi did not dare to neglect, and said hello to Zhu Gaochi silently, then turned to Zhu Yong and said: "I will go to greet you, and you can arrange it here."
With that said, Zhang Anshi walked away.
The holy driver arrived at the camp, accompanied by hundreds of officials and envoys from various countries.
The banquet has already been prepared.
It was held in a large tent.
Zhu Di stepped down and led the ministers to the big tent.
Outside this big tent, there is a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps.
Zhu Di's eyes swept across one of them, causing Zhu Di's eyes to pause slightly.
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. This captain looked a little bit familiar.
But who it was, he couldn't remember for the moment.
But Zhu Di didn't care about these details. He just felt that this man... looked a bit like his second son Zhu Gaoxu.
Of course, how could Zhu Gaoxu appear here?
He immediately smiled and looked away. There were many people who looked alike.
When he ascended to the throne in the big tent, his ministers, including Wala Khan, Tatar Khan, and Duoyan Khan, all attended.
Countless delicacies are naturally presented.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, probably because of his great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, had very greasy meals.
For example, at this time, Zhu Di served his imperial meal. According to the specifications, it was usually four kinds of wine, roasted mutton, steamed chicken, goose with pepper and vinegar, roasted pork, pork in white soup, goose for rice, three chickens, five pounds of mutton.
Five kilograms of pork, two measures of white japonica rice, nine kilograms of tea, ninety slices of sesame oil cakes, eight taels of sugar, one liter of red beans, and twenty kilograms of fresh pears and water chestnuts.
Basically, they are all big fish and meat, extremely fatty.
If the emperor held a banquet, the meal would be supplemented with additional items, such as shrimps with pepper and vinegar, sheep's head and hooves cooked on fire, sheep tripe plate, thick kidneys, steamed fresh fish, silk goose powder soup, etc.
These meals look dazzling and full of color, flavor and taste.
But Zhang Anshi never eats it.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because the royal chef and the royal doctor are both hereditary.
If a cook was good at cooking and entered the palace during the reign of Taizu, his son would be the imperial cook and his grandson would also be the imperial cook.
Therefore, the nobles were not accustomed to eating the meals in the palace, so they often added an internal dining room to let the eunuchs who were good at cooking prepare some specialty side dishes.
So Zhu Di sat down and tasted a piece of mutton casually. The others also laughed and used their chopsticks.
Zhang Anshi didn't even bother to pretend, so he put the empty chopsticks into his mouth and took a sip, which was all he wanted to do.
At this time, Zhu Di said: "Let the Bok warriors from various ministries come."
Not long after, six people came into the tent, all six of them were quite strong, and then they bowed.
Zhu Di looked at these six people, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, they are good men. Let me see the six of them and see who comes out on top."
The six people looked at their leader, then nodded and exited the tent one by one.
Outside the big tent, the curtains were rolled up, and then six warriors started wrestling.
Zhu Di took the warm wine and tasted it carefully, while the ministers looked happy. The three Mongolian Khans also said some auspicious words.
It's just that their thoughts are outside the account.
Zhu Di was very interested in wrestling. The Yanwang Guard who was stationed in Peiping also had similar wrestling shows. Watching the warriors wrestling with each other outside the tent, he put down his chopsticks and watched with concentration.
These six warriors were carefully selected. It was wrestling rather than free fighting. After defeating their opponents, they fought against each other again.
Suddenly, the tense atmosphere gradually arose.
Especially towards the end, the fight became more and more intense. The warriors of Nawala were so powerful that they knocked over two opponents and received full applause.
At the last moment, the Wala warrior finally overturned the last person, and the person let out an ugh... and fell down heavily.
"Okay." Zhu Di looked particularly excited. He stood up and said, "This is a real man."
Wala Khan suddenly smiled and said excitedly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is our warrior Urig."
Zhu Di said: "Call him in and give him meat and wine."
For Zhu Di, calling these people to Boke was not only due to his interest in wrestling, but also a sign of the tribes' submission to him.
The man named Wurige came in and bowed down. Zhu Di asked someone to take a pound of meat.
He grabbed it directly with his hand and ate it happily in front of the monarchs and ministers.
Zhu Di said: "If someone comes, give him a gold belt and gold and silver."
Wurige seemed to know some Chinese and stammered in Chinese: "I am grateful for your majesty's gift. I have always known that the Ming Dynasty is the best at firearms, but I don't know if there are any warriors in the Ming Dynasty who can compete with Boke."
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The Oara people are nomadic in the desert all year round and are not good at speaking.
Perhaps because of this man's victory, he couldn't help but feel proud. At this time, he wanted to show the emperor the power of his Wala warriors, so he hoped to have a few more opponents to show off his skills.
Little did he know that these words made the atmosphere in the tent suddenly freeze.
Nawala Khan couldn't help but panic.
I was hesitating whether to apologize or not.
The three tribes competed with each other and fought in front of Zhu Di. If they won, the Ming Emperor would naturally be very happy.
But provoking the Han people has another meaning. Now Wala Khan is just waiting to conclude a better business agreement with the Ming Dynasty and become his second-hand dealer. If Wurige's words are understood with ulterior motives, you can think that this is
Wala wanted to provoke Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di looked at Wurige with a half-smile on his face.
Naturally, you have to agree at this time, because there is no reason why you shouldn't.
But the problem is... who can teach you how to do it well? Only then can you be sure of victory.
After all, if you lose, your appearance will look bad.
At this moment, Zhang Anshi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I choose a random person from the model camp and play with him."
Zhu Di nodded.
Zhang Anshi then said to the eunuch: "Go and tell Zhu Yong to choose someone."
The eunuch then hurried away.
Zhu Yong had been waiting outside the tent. He had just seen this wrestling and his blood was already boiling.
The eunuch said: "His Royal Highness the County Prince has a military order to teach General Zhu to choose someone to play with them."
"Why don't you say who you want to pick?"
The eunuch couldn't respond for a while, so he had to use Zhang Anshi's original words: "What your Highness means is... just pick one..."
In fact, the eunuch had already hinted.
The reason why we have to choose at will is actually that His Highness needs to be gentle and gentle. It means that I have all the warriors of the Ming Dynasty. I don't want to look down upon just one of them.
But General Zhu, this wrestling involves His Majesty's face, so you have to be very careful.
But when Zhu Yong heard what his elder brother said, he subconsciously looked at Zhu Gaochi along with Zhang and Qiu Song beside him.
In their opinion, in the eyes of the eldest brother, this so-called Wala warrior is nothing, so let's pick a weaker one to play with him. If we pick an elite one, it will appear that our model camp is incompetent.
Qiu Song then nuzzled at Zhu Gaochi: "Go and knock him over."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Zhu Yong and Zhang looked at each other and said nothing. Just let Qiu Song do this kind of thing.
Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was not moving, Qiu Song urged: "Go quickly."
Zhu Gaochi looked at the meticulous Qiu Song. After a brief period of confusion, perhaps because he had been used to it in the camp, he actually took off his armor and the saber from his waist like a conditioned reflex, then moved his arms.