First Prince of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 752

  Chapter 752 Seeking profit

   “Okay, sister, don’t worry, I will discipline her well, but in the end, will she know what happened?”

  Seeing that Ping Zhu just nodded and continued to work, he said, “Sister, don’t you want to report to the Crown Princess? I’ll just watch over here.”

“These books are the ones that the crown princess is looking at. Don’t spread the folded pages, and be careful with the leaves inside. Put them carefully in the little red mother-of-pearl box.” After Ping Zhu instructed a little maid, she turned around. Looking at her, he said: “What else can Li Liangdi go to find the crown prince at this time, because it’s worth making a fuss to bother the crown princess?”

   “What my sister said is true.” A bit of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, but he had no choice but to walk away in embarrassment when facing Ping Zhu, who was most trusted by the crown princess.

After she left, the maids who were packing up their things exchanged eye contact with each other with joy, maybe they just wanted to dismiss Sister Pingzhu, and then put away the things so that when the Crown Princess wanted them, Pingzhu didn’t know where the things were and she But I know, so I show my face.

  As long as the Crown Princess values ​​it, not to mention passing Pingzhu directly, at least she can be a female official in charge of the palace, not to mention decent, and she can find a good husband when she leaves the palace in the future.

   After a while, Pingzhu gave the new maid to the palace a wink, telling her to pay more attention, then tidied up her sleeves, folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and walked into the bedroom with light, small steps.

  Chang Luohua was teasing his two children with the nanny at this time, and eagerly induced them to talk, but it’s a pity that the two little brothers knew how to talk silly.

  Bowed his knees and saluted, then stood silently and waited at the same spot. The Crown Princess has always had good eyes and ears, so she must have heard her coming in.

   Sure enough, Chang Luohua asked directly without looking back: “Is everything packed? Remember to bring a few thick robes for His Highness, because it is rainy and humid in the south of the Yangtze River.”

   “Everything is packed, report to the Crown Princess, just now there is news from Jinshen Hall that Li Liangdi has passed.”

  Chang Luohua smiled nonchalantly. It would be rare for Li Yan not to make trouble, but according to her husband’s personality, since she was allowed to be a husband and wife on this trip, he would never break the agreement.

  Compared with this, it is more important to see the son more. It would be good if the father and queen mother agreed to let them travel, and they would never agree to take the two young ones with them.

  Starting tomorrow, these two will be sent to Kunning Palace for foster care. Fortunately, they are both healthy. Although she is reluctant to give up, she has nothing to worry about.

   There is one more thing. According to my husband, it is best for the child to be weaned. She planned to watch it in person, but since she is going to go out, let’s put it on hold for now. I don’t think it will be a problem if I eat it for a few more months.

   After all, the child is still mainly taken care of by the nanny, who is doing her best. If they say weaning suddenly, they must be worried.

   “After I leave Beijing with His Highness the Crown Prince, the grandson will rely on you to take care of me. You must be considerate. I will be grateful when I come back. You will also be blessed when the grandson grows up.”

  The nannies hurriedly bowed and responded: “We are grateful to the nobleman for not giving up, and we are also rewarded a lot on weekdays. I will do my best to serve and take care of the two emperors and grandchildren. Please don’t worry about the princess.”

  …

  Goryeo, Zhu Di let out a deep breath of depression after inspecting the various ministries under his command. After all, he is in a foreign country.

  Cui Tan followed him and said in a low voice: “These elites from Liaodong are brave but difficult to control. They have caused chaos several times in just a few days so far. I don’t know where the power and punishment come from?”

  Zhu Di reined in his horse and watched dozens of pairs of shirtless burly men wrestling in the camp, surrounded by soldiers who were watching the bustle and clamor.

   “Rewards come first and punishments come later. Today, kill a hundred sheep first, and give them the warriors who won the wrestling. The rest will only eat meat soup and cakes.”

There were also many Mongolian soldiers under the command of the Ming army. Zhu Di had seen many of them when he followed his elder brother in the Northern Expedition, and he knew a little bit about it. To deal with them, it is not enough to rely on whips alone. They have been under the command of Naha for many years, and they are no longer the original herdsmen. up.

Cui Tan frowned slightly and said: “There are more than a hundred sheep, but the lord should know that since ancient times, there has been no worry about the few but the unevenness. The Liaodong people have meat to eat before they have achieved an inch, but the Korean soldiers who have fought with you for so long No, but something big is going to happen, you have to think twice.”

“For meritorious deeds, demerits must be punished. The foundation of generals is also that they take the initiative to vote for great merit. They want to reward themselves. As for the soldiers of Korea, how can my subordinates make meritorious deeds and not be rewarded until today? Can the rewards of money, food and land be promoted? Was there a shortage?”

   “The ministers understand this kind of reasoning, but the soldiers below don’t pay attention to it. They only have a piece of meat in their eyes. If others eat it, they will make trouble if they don’t eat it.”

   “Wang Zhong!”

   “The end is here.”

   “Lead people to patrol, if anyone dares to lead people to make trouble without reason, kill them as an example.”

   “No.”

  Cui Tan sighed and said: “Then I will go down to make arrangements, and pass on your military orders to all the generals.”

   “Well, thank you brother.”

That’s right, although Zhu Di didn’t marry a wife, but now he has accepted the daughter of the Cui family in Tieyuan as his concubine, and he and Cui Tan are indeed related by marriage. Words on the lips?

  After Cui Tan left, Zhu Di’s eyes turned colder. He thought that the Cui family would completely stand by his side, but it turned out that he had other arrangements. It doesn’t mean to put all the eggs here.

  Even the Cui family who are so close, let alone the other families under his command, so the soldiers of Goryeo should not be relied on if they want to use them. Otherwise, if the interests conflict one day, his subordinates will fall apart instantly.

  The elite sent by Nahachu is the best rein and whip. They are helpless now, and Nahachu will leave Liaodong soon, so they are not afraid of any changes.

  With reins and whips, no matter how wild the horse is, sooner or later it will be completely obedient.

  Zhu Di’s whole body was much darker and thinner, and his nobility was also reduced a lot, but his eyes became brighter and more powerful, and anyone who looked at him couldn’t help being in awe.

Turning his eyes to the distance, although there are twists and turns on his side, there are external forces intervening, and with Daming as his backer, local forces are not a concern, but Li Chenggui’s body is getting bigger and bigger, but the actual control is probably Much weaker.

  The aristocratic family is the least trustworthy. As long as the interests are sufficient, they will not hesitate to betray. They can only control and not rely on it. This is what his elder brother told him before he left.

   Recruited guards: “Tomorrow we will continue to slaughter cattle and sheep, but not just for them to eat. Each battalion of the whole army will set up three competitions. If you win three people, you can eat and drink as you like.”

   “Promise!” After making the promise, the guard did not rush away, but whispered: “Your Highness, there are not many cattle and sheep in the army, and I am afraid they will not be able to eat them for a few days.”

   “There are no more livestock in the army. Are there any farmyards in the surrounding prefectures and families? Zhao Er, remember that you were originally a bandit, have you forgotten your housekeeping skills?”

  The personal guard scratched his short beard under his chin and smiled: “Although I haven’t done such a thing in seven or eight years, I haven’t forgotten it, it’s just…”

   “Nothing but, do as you’re told.”

   “No!”

  Due to successive wars, the people in the surrounding Daofu counties fled, and those who did not escape became domestic slaves of several gentry families.

The bigger behind these surnames is Li Chenggui or his general family. Once Naha retreats, the Korean side is undoubtedly the winner. The winner takes all. Those who have military exploits will naturally eat the first bite. Li Ren was their family in the rear, so naturally they had to wait for the second mouth.

  Interestingly, no matter whether it is Li Chenggui or him, as the commander, they only get a little gold, silver and jewelry and dozens of beauties.

  It can also be seen how ignorant these families are. They only have interests in their eyes, and they are so mercenary that they are not even afraid of the master of weapons. They can only say that the comfort of hundreds of years has made them forget the truth they should know.

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  (end of this chapter)