After all the calamities, the brothers reunited and put aside their grudges with a smile... A simple sentence, no more than fourteen words in total, directly pulled Lao Zhu into memories.
Recalling the past, Lao Zhu had just captured Dingyuan, and Feng Guoyong came with his younger brother Feng Sheng to defect. When Lao Zhu saw Feng Sheng wearing Confucian clothes, he thought he was a weak scholar. Unexpectedly, Feng Guoyong shocked Zhu Yuanzhang by simply showing his hands.
Feng Sheng casually drew his bow and hit the red heart with one arrow. After discussing the use of troops with Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu was even more overjoyed. At that time, Lao Zhu treated Feng Sheng as a confidant. At that time, Li Shanchang, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and Deng Yu had not yet defected to Zhu Yuanzhang. Feng Sheng was a rare handsome man with both literary and military skills. Zhu Yuanzhang was marching and fighting in the wild. He would not let other generals get close to him when he was sleeping at night, leaving only Feng Sheng to guard him in the tent. The two had a deep relationship. Even living in the same tent as Feng Sheng, they were as close as brothers.
Moreover, before Lao Zhu became emperor, Feng Sheng participated in almost all the major battles fought by Lao Zhu. In the Battle of Longwan, the Battle of Poyang Lake, and the Battle of Pingjiang, in terms of merit, they were only inferior to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Even Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde and others were not as good as him.
Lao Zhu even directly stated in the edict conferring Feng Sheng the title of Duke of Song Dynasty that "the edict states that Feng Sheng's brothers are of the same flesh and blood." What does it mean? It means that in Lao Zhu's eyes, Brother Feng Sheng is like his own flesh and blood.
Lao Zhu was thinking, when did I start to worry about Feng Sheng, whom I once regarded as my flesh and blood? In a moment, Lao Zhu got the answer. First, Feng Sheng lacked stability and had disobeyed orders several times and mobilized troops without authorization. Secondly, Feng Sheng's ability is too strong. Don't look at the fact that Lan Yu now has the prestige of the best general in the world because of his destruction of Beiyuan.
But in Lao Zhu's view, Lan Yu's ability to command troops is actually not as good as Feng Sheng's. To put it bluntly, the reason why Lan Yu was able to destroy Bei Yuan and capture the Bei Yuan Emperor was simply because of his good luck.
But Feng Sheng's achievements in his life were not achieved by luck, but by his real ability.
The reason why Lao Zhu wanted Dao Feng Sheng was because in his opinion, Feng Sheng's ability was too strong. Once he dies, no one will be able to control Feng Sheng, not even Lan Yu, Han Du and Fu Youde.
"It is said that Han Du has an audience!"
After much consideration, Lao Zhu finally decided to meet Han Du.
The eunuch came to the palace gate again, and when he saw Han Du, his face was full of disbelief. He simply couldn't believe that Marquis Zhenhai actually made the emperor change his mind with those few words.
"Marquis Zhenhai, congratulations, the emperor has summoned you, please come!"
Han Du suddenly smiled and followed the eunuch into the palace.
Arriving at Qianqing Palace, when Han Du walked in, he discovered that except for Lao Zhu and the old eunuch, there was no one extra in the palace. Everyone else had obviously been kicked out.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor."
Lao Zhu put one hand on the imperial desk and the other hand on the open paper, and did not let Han Du stand up immediately. Instead, he stared at the paper and said loudly: "Brothers who have gone through many calamities meet again and forget their grudges with a smile. Okay, it's really well said, it's such a good poem. But, why are there only these two sentences?"
Han Du did not answer, because he only remembered these two sentences.
Lao Zhu saw that Han Du was kneeling straight and did not continue to ask. Then he asked: "Do you know why I summoned Feng Sheng back to Beijing?"
Han Du nodded and said truthfully: "Originally, I didn't know, but after listening to the speculations of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Zhou, I also guessed a little bit."
Lao Zhu leaned back on the dragon chair, looked at Han Du condescendingly, and said: "Everything I do is for your good. Since you know, why do you still come to plead for him? You don't think that you fight After a few victories, you can look down on the heroes of the world and think that no one is your opponent? Let me tell you, Feng Sheng’s ability to command troops is far beyond your imagination. Even if you are tied to Lan Yu, It’s not enough for Feng Shengzheng to see.”
Han Du bowed respectfully and said, "I am not here for Duke Song, I am here for His Majesty."
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du with a solemn expression and said, "For me? For what?"
Han Du straightened up, looked at Lao Zhu with regret, and said: "The emperor always thinks about others, but never thinks about the emperor himself. Feng Sheng made great contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and besides, he has nothing It's a big mistake. If we kill him on an unfounded charge, how will the history books evaluate the emperor in the future? Even if I ask the emperor to do it, the emperor should leave some posthumous reputation for himself!"
When Lao Zhu heard this, his whole body couldn't help but tremble. Looking at Han Du with a horrified expression, Lao Zhu, who had been strong all his life, couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He has indeed been tough all his life, but most of Lao Zhu's toughness was not for himself, but for the country of Ming Dynasty and for future generations.
If Lao Zhu is doing it for his own enjoyment, then why does he have to stay up late every day and be busy from dawn until late at night? Has anyone ever seen an unprecedented model worker doing it for his own enjoyment?
Everything Lao Zhu did was for future generations.
But Han Du's words shocked Lao Zhu to the extreme. After so many years, except for Queen Ma who felt sorry for him because he worked too hard, only Han Du had cared about him.
Lao Zhu stood up tremblingly, stepped off Danbi step by step, and helped Han Du up from the ground with his own hands.
With tears of emotion in his smile, he said: "With your words, I have worked hard all my life in vain. But I don't care about any posthumous reputation, as long as I can clear the way for you, so that Biao'er and you can go smoothly in the future." Governing the Ming Dynasty smoothly and efficiently. I don’t want any posthumous reputation."
Han Du shook his head and said: "I accept the emperor's kindness. However, life cannot be smooth sailing. If you have not gone through the troughs, how can you appreciate the peak scenery? If you have not experienced wind and rain, how can you see the rainbow? ?The Emperor has trained His Highness the Crown Prince all his life, and has put all his efforts and all his hopes on His Highness. The Emperor should believe that His Highness has enough ability to sit firmly in the world, and has enough ability to deal with all crises and challenges, even I can continue to expand my territory and let the sun and the moon shine on me all over the world!"
Lao Zhu was silent for a while, then reached out and patted Han Du on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I am very pleased that Biao'er and you have such ambitions."
Then he shook his head and sighed: "But you alone are not Feng Sheng's opponent. And Feng Sheng has always been bold and unscrupulous. Once I am gone in the future. If he is slightly dissatisfied and starts a rebellion, how can you resist him?"
Han Du did not think so, and said: "If the emperor is worried that Duke Song will cause chaos in the future, then he can take away his military power now. Without military power, even if Song Guogong wants to achieve something in the future, it will be difficult to achieve it. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty There are more and more firearms now, and more than half of the army has been replaced with firearms."
"When it comes to commanding cavalry, archers, swords, and shields in battle, I think I am no match for Song Guogong. But when it comes to the battle of artillery, thunder, and blunderbuss, I only think that I am no weaker than others. As long as a few years pass, all the Ming army will replace them. Firearms. If the Duke of Song really has second thoughts, I swear on my life that I will personally cut off his head to repay the emperor's kindness!"
Lao Zhu stared blankly at Han Du, who was full of confidence. This time he did not laugh at Han Du's overestimation, but lowered his head and thought seriously.
When it comes to commanding firearms in combat, Lao Zhu has indeed never seen anyone like Han Du who can combine artillery and divine thunder blunderbuss as airtight as a finger. Even Feng Sheng may not be able to compete with Han Du in commanding an army of firearms.
Moreover, Han Du is not without achievements. On the grassland, Han Du directly annihilated the 50,000 Mongolian Yuan cavalry with less than 15,000 troops and close cooperation with artillery and divine thunderbolts and revolvers. With such a record, even if Feng Sheng led 15,000 men, it would be impossible for him to defeat 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, let alone annihilate them.
Looking at Han Du, who was full of aura, Lao Zhu couldn't help but nodded and laughed.
Thirty-two-year-old Han Du has begun to grow a beard. A black beard under his nose and lips gives him a strong aura.
"Okay, okay. I didn't expect that before I knew it, the boy who was once frightened and uneasy in front of me has grown into an upright man."
Han Du's face turned red when he heard this, knowing that Lao Zhu was mentioning what happened when he first met him. At that time, Han Du suddenly came from the prosperous and stable modern society to the dark prison. Such a huge contrast made Han Du rack his brains and desperately want to escape from the prison and survive.
Therefore, when I met Lao Zhu for the first time. Han Du pinned all his desire for life on Lao Zhu.
The childishness shown in this scene is still remembered by Lao Zhu to this day.
Han Du quickly changed the subject and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not disappoint the Emperor. His Highness has kept in mind the Emperor's teachings over the years, and his skills and prestige have matured. It would be fine if the public security of the Song Dynasty stayed on their own in the future. If he dares to do anything wrong, Your Highness will definitely be able to Suppress him completely."
Lao Zhu nodded with a smile and said: "If you can really do it, then I will be happy even if I get to hell."
"Your Majesty is in good health and will live a long life." Seeing that Lao Zhu finally relaxed, Han Du quickly flattered him.
Lao Zhu waved his hands indifferently and said: "Longevity is just a legend. Who has actually seen it for thousands of years? Besides, have you ever seen an emperor who can live a hundred years since ancient times? Being able to live to my age is already a blessing."
Han Du was silent for a moment. He didn't dare to speak rashly because of Lao Zhu's life span. Even if you want to flatter someone, you have to consider the severity of the matter. Han Du patted the ordinary things, and even if Lao Zhu was unhappy, he wouldn't say anything. But Han Du didn't dare to flatter the emperor's lifespan, because if he slapped him on the horse's leg, he would be pushing himself to a dead end!
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