Although the emperor was harsh to Zhu Jinghong, he was a serious and sensible person.
Through the events that happened in Jinling, he had changed his view of his youngest son and knew that this guy really had fantastic ideas, and that he was very likely to succeed.
So at this moment, even though his face looked unhappy, Zhu Xianming was actually looking forward to what Zhu Jinghong would say next.
"Dad, some of the elders said that displaying money, food, ordnance, and some said that performing martial arts would shock people's hearts... but my son thought that we could work together on this matter!"
It was indeed interesting, so Zhu Xianming asked: "How can we do it together?"
"That is to show not only the army, but also the weapons, money and food!"
Hearing Zhu Jinghong's nonsense, Zhu Xianming said coldly: "If you are here to talk, I don't mind giving you twenty extra staffs!"
"My son means... military parade!"
Hearing this, the three cabinet ministers all laughed, and Chen Jinyun said: "Thirteenth Master, it is not appropriate to perform martial arts with tens of thousands of people, and you still want to use hundreds of thousands of people to review it?"
Facing his father's unkind gaze, Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "I didn't say we would use hundreds of thousands of people. In my opinion... two or three thousand people are enough!"
"Two or three thousand people? Such a small number actually weakens the momentum!" Xie Changen shook his head, secretly thinking that it was indeed a child's nonsense.
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Not to mention Zhu Jinghong's strategy, just looking at the way he argued with several cabinet ministers, in Zhu Xianming's opinion, he was already much stronger than the prince.
That's right, the prince suffered Wuwu's disaster in his absence, and was looked down upon by Zhu Xianming at this moment.
After everyone stopped questioning, Zhu Xianming asked directly: "Just tell me directly, how are you going to parade these two or three thousand people!"
"Dad... As far as my son knows, our Ming Dynasty has light and heavy cavalry, artillery and infantry. The infantry is divided into gunmen, crossbowmen, and heavy infantry. The heavy infantry is divided into..."
Zhu Jinghong was good at martial arts in his previous life and knew all this knowledge, and now he talks about it eloquently.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about the important things!"
"What my son means is to select two to three hundred people from each branch, arm them with the best armors and weapons, and train them in the most rigorous military appearance, so as to show the might of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Jinghong came up with such a method, which was completely based on the military parades in previous lives, using the best weapons and the strongest military appearance to show the power of the Ming Dynasty point by point.
Zhu Xianming was the immediate emperor, and he roughly understood what Zhu Jinghong meant, and then asked the most critical question.
"What does your so-called strict military appearance mean?"
Zhu Jinghong replied calmly: "The most important thing in the army is to enforce orders and prohibitions. My son plans to train ten, a hundred, or a thousand people until they advance and retreat as if they were one person!"
"Like one person?" Zhu Xianming thought thoughtfully.
"If we unite with our will, we will be able to overwhelm mountains and seas. Even if we only have two or three thousand people, we will never be weaker than thirty or fifty thousand!"
After listening to Zhu Jinghong's impassioned speech, Zhu Xianming asked coldly: "You said that a thousand people are like one person. Although it sounds novel, it is very difficult to do it...can you do it?"
"Dad, although my son has no talent in studying, he has great ideas about martial arts. My son is willing to issue a military order!"
Well, Zhu Xianming really couldn't deny this. After all, Jinling's campaign to suppress the Japanese was clean and tidy, and Zhu Jinghong had indeed proved himself.
"Pavilion elders, what do you think?"
What the three cabinet ministers think of it certainly depends on the emperor's attitude.
At this time, the emperor was obviously moved, and since this plan was indeed a compromise, no one had much motivation to refute it.
In fact, they do not agree with using certain methods to intimidate envoys from various countries. Scholars pay attention to the general trend and the right path.
"I have no objections, and I respectfully request His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
"I...have no objections!"
Although everyone had no objections, military and national affairs were nothing to play with, so Zhu Xianming said: "Then let the generals discuss it publicly at the military meeting tomorrow!"
Tomorrow's military meeting has been scheduled a few days ago and is specially organized to discuss the situation in the northwest, but topics can also be added temporarily.
Although Zhu Xianming found it interesting, he was a cautious and open-minded person, and he was more willing to listen to the opinions of the generals below.
"Old Thirteen!"
"My son is here!" Zhu Jinghong was extremely respectful and ready to take on important responsibilities.
"You go back and write a draft to sort out your military training methods. Tomorrow the army will discuss it with all the generals!"
"My son, I accept the decree!"
Seeing this scene, the three cabinet ministers had mixed emotions because they were thinking very far.
Now that the fight between Prince Rui and the prince has made the court uneasy, and now Zhu Jinghong has started to take on errands again, in their opinion, the variables will be even greater in the future.
But again, they will not interfere with the internal affairs of the royal family. The emperor can do whatever he likes!
When the matter reached this point, Zhu Jinghong had nothing to do with him, so he took the initiative to withdraw from the hall, while several cabinet ministers stayed to continue the discussion.
After leaving the Qianqing Gate, Zhu Jinghong suddenly smiled. He didn't even expect that this would happen.
But now that the opportunity has come, he will definitely take it seriously and make it as perfect as possible.
As long as presiding over a military parade is done properly, meritorious service is secondary. Demonstrating ability and getting close to officers and soldiers are undoubtedly more important.
"Writing notes... isn't it just making plans? I'm familiar with this!"
After returning to the palace, Zhu Jinghong asked Yu Hai to spread paper and grind ink, and then began to think hard.
It was difficult to hide things in the palace, especially when Zhu Jinghong was under the spotlight. Less than two hours later, Zhu Jingyuan knew about the incident.
It's just that his spy stayed outside the palace and didn't know the specific situation inside the palace.
He was very curious, so he found Zhu Jinghong.
"Closed door in broad daylight? What's going on?"
"Replying to the prince, the Thirteenth Master was writing something inside. He didn't want the servants to disturb him, so he closed the door!"
"Write something? What to write about?" Zhu Jingyuan became even more curious.
"My slave doesn't even know!"
"Open the door and I'll come in!"
"yes!"
Zhu Jingyuan was a dignified prince, so naturally no one dared to disobey what he said, so the door was opened.
Zhu Jinghong was concentrating on writing when he heard voices opening the door and voices outside. His thoughts were immediately disrupted to the point that he became furious.
These damn eunuchs are so unruly that they take their own words as farts?
In anger, Zhu Jinghong shouted loudly: "Who is it...didn't I just say that no one is allowed in?"
However, the next moment, Zhu Jingyuan walked in with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his face.
It was this guy who came here. He was really well-informed. He was just going to test me soon, so I had to be careful...
With these thoughts in his mind, Zhu Jinghong immediately removed his scowl and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, why are you here and why didn't anyone tell you that you are here, so I can come out to greet you!"
Ignoring Zhu Jinghong's politeness, Zhu Jingyuan came to the desk, picked up one of the papers filled with writing, and asked: "Thirteenth brother, what are you writing?"
Zhu Jinghong smiled and replied: "The errand sent by the old man said that since I like to serve in the army, he asked me to think of a way to train a group of people so that I can bring luck to the Holy Shou Festival!"
When it comes to lies, Zhu Jinghong opens his mouth to tell lies. Anyway, he has muddied the waters first, and it doesn’t matter whether he goes to verify it or not!
With a smile on his face, Zhu Jingyuan picked up the second piece of paper from the desk and said while reading: "Thirteenth brother, I can't tell... you are hiding it quite deeply!"
(End of chapter)
