"Father, I really don't know how to fight on land..."
Han Du even called Lao Zhu his father, but Lao Zhu still had no intention of letting him go.
His eyes widened and he said dissatisfiedly: "Who is born to fight? Am I born to fight? Didn't I also learn it from the battlefield bit by bit? It is precisely because you don't know how to fight that I gave it to you This opportunity to learn.”
Seeing that Han Du had something to say, Lao Zhu directly waved his hand to block Han Du's words.
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind. You can go back and prepare now. I will give you three days. After three days, you will lead the navy northward."
"My son... I obey the order~" Han Du was helpless.
...
Han Du left the palace in a daze, raised his head and sighed, under the imperial power, there is really no control over anyone! Fortunately, he and An Qing were getting married, so Lao Zhu would not attack him easily, but even so, he couldn't help but resist being driven like this today.
With many worries on his mind, Han Du returned to his mansion and came to An Qing.
An Qing saw that Han Du had always been smiling when he went out, but now he looked sad. He couldn't help but sit up and asked with concern: "What happened?"
Han Du smiled miserably, not knowing how to tell An Qing. After pausing for a few breaths, and fearing that An Qing's random thoughts would make him more worried, he forced a smile and said, "I'm afraid we can't watch you give birth. My father ordered us to lead the navy north to assist in the Northern Expedition."
"Hey~ So this is what happened?" An Qing immediately felt relieved after hearing this, "The way you looked just now made me mistakenly think that something big happened. It scared me~"
"This, isn't this a big deal?" Han Du looked at An Qing in surprise.
An Qing covered his mouth with his hands and chuckled, "What big deal is this? There are so many women in the world who are giving birth, and husbands can't keep watch over their families, and I'm not the only one. Don't worry, husband, I will definitely take care of it at home." The child is born. But husband, you must take care of yourself. The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, but don’t forget that the child and I are waiting for you at home."
Seeing An Qing being so reasonable, Han Du felt moved in his heart. Observing carefully, Han Du could still see the faint disappointment in An Qing's eyes. Obviously she was still a little disappointed that she couldn't stay at home, but she was sensible and didn't express it.
Han Du gently stroked An Qing's hair, pulled her over, and whispered in her ear: "Next time, next time you give birth, I will definitely be by your side."
"Bah~" An Qing blushed in embarrassment and couldn't help but spat. He said with a mixture of joy and complaint: "Who wants to give birth to you~"
An Qing was happy that Han Du really took her to heart. What she complained about was that Han Du came up with such things as giving birth without taking into account her shyness at all.
In the next few days, Han Du didn't go anywhere, whether it was the Shibo Department or the academy. Han Du put everything down and stayed with An Qing at home wholeheartedly.
No matter how long we stay together, there will always be times when we are separated.
On the day of departure, Han Du stood at the door and said goodbye to An Qing.
Han Du hugged An Qing regardless of being in public. After a moment, he let her go and said seriously: "Wait until I come back."
An Qing blushed with embarrassment, nodded obediently, and said, "Take care."
Han Du solemnly nodded, then let go of An Qing's arm, turned around and mounted his horse. After taking one last look at An Qing and his family, he picked up the reins and left.
...
This time, Lao Zhu used 200,000 troops to conquer Naha in the north. Including all the troops under the command of King Yan, as well as the guards mobilized from Shandong, Hebei and other places.
Since no troops were mobilized from the capital, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others did not have to travel thousands of miles from the capital with their soldiers. Instead, they went directly to Peking with Han Du in a warship.
Sitting on the warship is boring, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde are discussing countermeasures again, and Han Du is not easy to disturb. Then he took a pot of wine and went to find Lan Yu with a sad face.
A package of braised pork and a fat chicken, the two of them just picked up the bowl and started drinking.
After finishing one bowl, Han Du looked worried in the blue jade room. He couldn't help but snorted and said: "I'm going here to make great achievements, and the emperor has entrusted you with the most important matter of sneak attack on Jinshan. It's you." Why do you still sigh when you accomplish great feats?"
Han Du took a sip of wine, feeling the pungency of the liquor. After swallowing it, he raised his eyes to look at Lan Yu and curled his lips and said, "What's so good about doing meritorious service?"
"What's wrong with meritorious service?" Lan Yu, who originally picked up a bowl to drink and Han Du touched it and was about to drink, couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Han Du's words.
Then he said to himself: "Only for military merit can you be promoted to the nobility. If you can make great achievements like this, maybe the emperor will make you the Duke of the country."
As he said this, Lan Yu himself believed it. She looked Han Du up and down and said in admiration: "Being named a Duke in his early twenties is a unique thing not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the past dynasties."
Han Du knew that his current position as Marquis of Zhenhai was the pinnacle, and it was impossible for Lao Zhu to make him a Duke. But what surprised Han Du was that Lan Yu couldn't see this layer either.
But thinking about Lan Yu's fighting, it was indeed quite fierce. During the bloody battle in Hongdu, he defeated Chen Youliang's 600,000 army with 30,000 people, which made him famous all over the world. But when it comes to Lan Yu’s political wisdom, well...
is approximately equal to zero.
It was difficult for Han Du to explain to Lan Yu: it was impossible for the emperor to seal himself again, no matter how great his achievements were.
Instead, he looked at Lan Yu with deep meaning and asked, "Brother, do you think being granted the title of Duke is a good thing?"
Lan Yu laughed and said: "The Duke and the Marquis are hereditary and the descendants are blessed. I don't know how many people in the world will envy them. How can it not be a good thing?"
Hearing this, Han Du glanced at the wine in his hand and said to Lan Yu with deep meaning: "What the world envy is not necessarily a good thing. There are always a few wise people in this world, and the opinions of most people can never be called good." Smart move.”
After speaking, Han Du took a sip.
After listening to Han Du's words, Lan Yu was quite touched. In the past, people thought that whatever most people thought was right, it was right. But now Han Du has revealed that there are only a few smart people in this world. Since most people are not smart, how can they be right?
Needless to say, Lan Yu really didn't think about this issue carefully before Han Du pointed it out.
Now that I heard it suddenly, I was stunned and speechless.
Han Du felt a warmth spreading in his stomach, glanced at Lan Yu who was dazed, and continued: "Besides, what if my brother can be made a Duke for his military exploits? After being made a Duke, my brother is ready to Continue to perform meritorious service, or should you just sit there and wait to die on the merits of the Duke?"
