First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 442

I want to join the army, and I don't even look at myself. I'm not as tall as someone else's waist!

To be honest, if it was an ordinary military camp, Zhu Di would probably be driven away and asked to go home to pee and mud.

But next to Zhu Ying's mansion, this is not an ordinary barracks, but the residence of General Han.

This group of people belonged to the Gongwei Division in name, but in fact they were the imperial palace guards, usually led by honorable military officials.And must have the absolute trust of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Loyal and reliable, cautious.

It is especially worth mentioning that every soldier selected must be able to read and write.When it's time to fight, a group of tigers and wolves rush forward, pick up books, and they can do whatever they want.

Lao Zhu believes that an excellent person is probably capable of both civil and military skills.

Especially things like Suwei Palace, it is impossible to neglect one end.

As a result of Lao Zhu's personal checks, these big Han generals are almost the most qualified warriors in the Ming Dynasty.To put it simply, he is the strongest in the entire world.

The guard at the gate called a hundred households. This was from the gate of the palace, and he didn't know Zhu Di.But the silk and satin clothes on Zhu Laosi's body, with dark gold decorations, he is not an ordinary person at first glance.

Maybe it's some honorable young master who came running.

Baihu took him in without saying anything else, and made him a breakfast with buns, porridge, pickles, and a boiled egg.

Zhu Laosi was really hungry. He stayed up most of the night after tossing and turning, and got up early, and his stomach was growling at this moment.

He put his head down and ate it, let alone, the big pot of rice in the military camp is delicious!

Baihu was watching from the side, and while he was eating, he took the door bolt on Zhu Di's waist to have a look... because it looks familiar to him!

The palace is all of this style, the only difference is the size.

As a result, there were no surprises. On Zhu Di's door bolt, there were two words: imperial use!

Whose doll is this?

Baihu's heart almost jumped out!

He didn't dare to say anything casually, but said to Zhu Di: "If you want to join the army, you must pass the test and be able to write. I will give you a few questions. Promise to sign up for you."

Zhu Di thought about it and thought it was reasonable.

Then Baihu got his son's exercise set, stuffed it to Zhu Di, and asked him to do the exercises honestly in a small room.

Then the hundred households quickly reported to the thousand households, and the thousand households reported to the commander.

Master Tongzhi is going to look for the commander Guo Ying, unfortunately, Guo Ying is not there yet!

It turned out that Zhang Xiang called him, saying that the fourth son of the emperor was missing.

This time it was all right, and suddenly everyone was turned on their backs, and the chickens flew like dogs.

Zhang Ximeng also had no choice. If he had known that Zhu Laosi was not a stable person, he shouldn't have left him in the mansion!

It was also because he was so busy writing books that he couldn't even take care of his own son, let alone drive away Zhu Laosi.

Unfortunately, now that the fourth son of the emperor is gone, he can't blame Zhang Ximeng if he wants to.

He couldn't hide it either, and sent a letter to the palace as soon as possible.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma knew about it.

The matter is even bigger, the Gongwei Division is dispatched, the clan mansion is dispatched, the government office of Yingtian Mansion, and the Mansion of the Governor of the Five Armies.

Anyone who had seen and knew Zhu Di was dispatched and searched all over the city.

Especially the city gates must be closed quickly.

We must beware of patting Hanako, the child is too young, if he is taken away, disabled, and put on the street to beg for food, it will be over.

The entire Yingtian City was in chaos, those who didn't know thought it was Wang Baobao who came to kill him!

In this way, it lasted until noon, when Guo Ying was notified by his subordinates that a child had gone to the barracks of General Dahan.

Guo Ying is already in a state of desperation, if the fourth son of the emperor is lost, he will inevitably be responsible.

In fact, since the beginning of the search, Guo Ying has been receiving clues. At first, Guo Ying was full of joy, but in the end, many clues failed, not at all.

This time he was dubious, but after he went, he looked from the outside and found that Zhu Di was grinning, worrying about a bunch of arithmetic problems!

After seeing this scene, Guo Ying felt relieved.

Baihu couldn't help but said: "Commander, isn't it?"

Guo Ying took a deep breath, "Don't ask me anything, just watch and don't let him go. Be careful!"

After the confession, Guo Ying did not disturb Zhu Di, but quickly notified Zhang Ximeng, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, and then Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law Li Zhen and sister-in-law Wang Shi all came.

Then a large group of elders blocked the door and saw Zhu Di biting a brush there, scribbling on the exercises, and muttering incessantly.

"I want to be the great general, the great general Zhengxi!"

Zhang Ximeng had no choice but to squint at Zhu Yuanzhang, and could only say: "Your Majesty, Fourth Highness is really ambitious!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was darkened, and he rushed in, and before Zhu Di could react, he stretched out his hand and lifted Zhu Di up.

"Bold! I am the Great General of Ming Dynasty Zhengxi, my father..."

Before the little guy finished yelling, there was laughter outside. Empress Ma burst into tears, crying and laughing, "Fourth, what kind of hysteria are you having? You scared me to death!"

Zhu Di saw clearly this time, and then he felt something was wrong, raised his head tremblingly, and happened to see the black face of the old man.

Zhu Di swallowed his mouth and spit, and summoned up his courage to say: "Father, Royal Father, the question is too difficult, can you just order me to be a general!"

Zhu Di tried his best to squeeze out a smile to make himself look cute and cute!

But how can Lao Zhu pass the test by being cute!

Unsurprisingly, Zhu Di was referred to the Zhang Mansion, and then the entire Ming Dynasty, the most powerful people, began to torture Zhu Di.

From what he thought, to how he left the mansion, was there any accident... I asked him carefully.

In the face of this situation, even the bears can't hold back.

Not only did he tell the truth, but he also sold Sapphire along the way.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what to say, Sapphire was an asshole, but Zhu Di seemed to be an even more asshole... As soon as old Zhu grabbed the door bolt, he was going to give Zhu Di some advice.

But unfortunately, he was doomed to have no chance. Empress Ma directly stopped him, and her brother-in-law Li Zhen also reached out and hugged Zhu Di in her arms.

The old man thought it was quite funny, and kissed Zhu Di hard on the face.

"Your Majesty, it is said that it is a coincidence to find a girl, and a good one to find a boy. The Fourth Highness didn't do anything, just ran out to play. This kind of thing is common in ordinary people. I also heard from your sister that your majesty was in the house when he was young. I stayed in the mountains for three days, and my family was frightened."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even darker. Can this be said here?

"Brother-in-law, he is the prince, so he can't mess around!"

"The prince is also a child!" Mrs. Ma snorted: "The fourth child has no bad intentions, but he is a bit naughty. There is no need to beat him. I will tell him well later."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "You will protect him. It's okay this time, but you have to know if something will happen next time? What a failure for a loving mother!"

Good fellow, the couple who have never been red-faced are actually going to quarrel because of Zhu's fourth brother. This is not acceptable!

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly said: "My lord, I'm also to blame for this matter. My mansion is small and the supervision is lax, so I can't avoid omissions. I apologize first... But I want to say that it is not impossible for the Fourth Highness to join the army. A few days ago, the minister I just told my lord that I want to prepare martial arts for the princes and let them go in to study and learn skills."

"This martial art is naturally governed according to the rules of the army. Let me ask you, what is stricter than a military barracks?" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "As long as the Fourth Highness is sent, we don't have to worry about him escaping."

Zhu Di widened his eyes, and suddenly said: "What is martial arts?"

"Martial arts is where you are taught how to fight. Once you learn it well, you will be able to lead the army and become a general." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile in a coaxing tone.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di's enthusiasm was ignited at this moment, he said excitedly: "I want to enter martial arts, I want to go! I will never run away again, I will be studying martial arts!"

When things got to this point, Zhu Yuanzhang could only do nothing.

"Even if you enter martial arts, you can't be the only one!" Old Zhu snorted: "Let the second and third children go too, and tell Jingzhong Xungui to choose those who are of the right age to fill in martial arts. Then recruit some smart children from the people. Let's, let's be the head of the martial arts mountain!"

Old Zhu glanced at Zhang Ximeng again, "Sir, you had a lot of experience in running the army in the early years, so come and teach me too!"

Chapter 616 Zhu Di's First Victory

Zhang Ximeng said: "Your Majesty, I can come to teach, but please don't enter martial arts, just be an honorary mountain chief!"

"We are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty! There is nothing we can't be!" Zhu Yuanzhang roared angrily.

"The emperor of Ming Dynasty naturally did not have restrictions, but the fathers of the students will be restricted. I think it is better for your majesty not to interfere with normal teaching."

Zhang Ximeng didn't give in, and he was plausible.

Zhu Yuanzhang is obviously not reconciled. As Emperor Hongwu, our power is unlimited. If you teach our children indiscriminately, we must keep an eye on it!

But Zhang Ximeng has a different opinion. This so-called school is really not a high-end place. Although it is for training princes, the most people who graduate from this school are just a hundred households.

This is Zhang Ximeng's bottom line.

This is also his bottom line for all schools, no matter how high the school is advertised, Jimin Academy, Fudan Academy, they are all the same... You pretended to be full of wind and thunder, and obediently went to the local government as a clerk, wrote official documents, and ran to the countryside .

It doesn't take ten or eight years to sit on the cold bench and I won't promote you.

If you were a general, no matter how talented you are, you would start with trying hundreds of households and general banners, first understand the basic training of soldiers, eat and drink, learn these basics, and then talk about other things.

Zhang Ximeng does not deny that there is a genius, but he has made this set of education methods, which is more about preventing fools.

In other words, this martial art teaches the most basic internal affairs, reading and writing... a few princes go in, and after a few years of learning, they can become a grassroots soldier. They will definitely not become talents, and they will not become independent general.

What general Zhengxi is, that's even more a dream!

Think about it, in such a school, Zhu Yuanzhang is the head of the mountain, and Zhang Ximeng went to teach, what is this for?

In fact, Zhang Ximeng didn't say it directly. If your surname is Zhu, don't dream about it. Those children in your family are not geniuses, so don't expect too much. Just learn to be an honest and qualified warrior first. .

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little slow, and he really didn't keep up with Zhang Ximeng's train of thought.On the contrary, Empress Ma is really sharper than Lao Zhu. She considered: "Your Majesty, some time ago, carefully selected Imperial officials to teach the prince, and arranged eunuchs around them... Your Majesty has also seen the result. Now let them If you are sent to martial arts, you can arrange for ordinary people to teach, there is nothing special about it. What matters is not how they go to heaven or earth, as long as they can learn to be loyal ministers and filial sons. If your majesty must intervene, call Mr. Zhang Come, then the original intention of this matter will be lost, and it will not be beautiful."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, pondered over and over again, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, let Geng Bingwen be in charge of teaching! Wait, after they finish their studies, let's, let's think of a way."

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little bit dispirited. He was born in a hard life, and he really wanted to give them the best for his children.

Treating the prince like this, although treating other children is a bit worse, but it is probably the same idea.

Geng Bingwen was very inconspicuous among the Huaixi generals.

People like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were all known for their bravery and skill in fighting. When they came to the battlefield, they belonged to the possession of killing gods and went on a rampage.

But Geng Bingwen is different. His greatest contribution these years is that Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to attack Chen Youliang. When the decisive battle in the Central Plains, he was on guard at the rear, mainly dealing with Zhang Shicheng.

You say that this is not credit, you definitely can't!

Even Xu Da said in private that Geng Bingwen governed the army rigorously and meticulously.The soldiers he trains should be the number one among the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Obviously, Lao Zhu also lowered his requirements on the princes, and only let them be good soldiers first.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang thought twice, he decided to send an adopted son to Wuxue. This person is the commander of Tongzhi Ping An, who is the immediate boss of the military camp that Zhu Di bumped into this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang also specially called his adopted son to the palace, talked to him for a long time, and then sent him over to take care of the prince.

Seeing this combination configuration, Zhang Ximeng was in a daze for a while, and he even felt that the battle of Jingnan was about to start earlier.

It would be perfect if Li Jinglong was also sent here.

Needless to say, Lao Zhu quickly made up for this regret. Li Jinglong passed the selection and was admitted to martial arts, and became classmates with Zhu Di.

Because of his father Li Zhen's concern, Li Wenzhong got married very early. Although Li Jinglong was a generation younger than Zhu Di, he was a few months older than Zhu Di.

This kid is just like his father, he looks tall and big like a donkey, and looks like a dog.

He treats teachers with politeness and manners, and he is quite popular with elders, the kind of child who belongs to other people's family.

The development of the matter is out of Zhang Ximeng's control. He feels that if this goes on, there is a good chance that the Jingnan War will not break out, or directly, this group of people will turn their backs and surrender with courtesy.

Then Yingtian welcomes you, the country is safe and the people are happy, isn't it beautiful!

For this result, Zhang Ximeng didn't have any good ideas. He opposed Lao Zhu's intervention, so Zhu Yuanzhang chose a few mediocre people to manage martial arts, and picked an honest Li Jinglong from Xungui's family to accompany him. What can I say?

Or send your children in?

Let's arrange for Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's sons to come over?

Come to a gathering of heroes?

Zhang Ximeng simply shook his head, maybe it was a natural fate, and he couldn't help it.

What's wrong with love, with myself here, can it really turn the world upside down?

Zhang Ximeng didn't expect that some people might be born to cause trouble.This bastard Zhu Di, for some reason, got a fake seal of General Zhengxi.

Then something happened again, this guy was actually in the school, he publicly reported himself and was appointed an official.