Torches were lit all around, and the guards went over to check and count the people one by one.
Zhu Xi asked: "How many are there?"
Someone replied: "One hundred and twelve."
Zhu Xi said: "No, there are two outside the city, one hundred and fourteen have come in, and there are two more."
Someone replied: "Wang Baobao and his soldiers are not here."
Zhu Fang gritted his teeth: "Damn it, I actually asked him to run away. Search, search the whole city for me immediately."
If it wasn't for the purpose of robbing the horse, he would have taken action when they entered the city just now.
The best time is now missed.
Wang Baobao disappeared without a trace as if he had cast an invisibility spell.
Zhu Xi searched the whole city but couldn't find it.
In fact, just after getting the food, Wang Baobao walked last and stayed to wait for the spy to set the fire. As a result, he found the killed spy in the corner of the backyard.
He immediately realized it was a trap.
Of the sacks piled up in the wall, most of them were only grain at the door.
Now it makes no difference whether to set fire or not.
Run away quickly! !
He did not hesitate to lead his men out of the city through other gates.
At this moment, the sound of gunfire was everywhere in the city of Xi'an behind him, and Wang Baobao broke out in a cold sweat: "Damn, it's a good thing I had a good idea and ran fast. Otherwise, my life would have been on the line here."
What’s so special, they were the only ones who robbed others, but this time they were robbed! !
Not a grain of grain was caught, and more than a hundred horses were lost in vain! !
Zhu Xi is so cunning! !
No, no, how could a warrior like Zhu Zhen know that he had an insider, and how could he decide on the most economical method of robbing horses and killing people at the same time.
Who is that?
Who is it? !
After Wang Baobao fled back, he only told the Xifan people that they had been ambushed.
The other tribes scolded her, but there was nothing they could do. They all secretly swore: Damn it, they will never listen to this Wang Baobao again.
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In the first month of the first month, Lao Zhu received an urgent battle report from someone sent by Zhu Ping, reporting on the successful annihilation operation on New Year's Eve.
Zhu Ping also thanked Zhu Bai for his good advice in the memorial.
He was asked to eliminate Wang Baoshi's internal spies in Xi'an at once, and also captured more than a hundred fine war horses.
These horses were originally sweat-blooded horses, tall and brave, with strong physiques.
The Mongols have always valued horses. After all, it is their tool for making a living and migrating. Therefore, they would rather go hungry than humiliate the horses and raise them to be fat and strong.
Nowadays, except for a few horses sent to Lao Zhu and Zhu Bai, the rest have been handed over to the Xi'an Health Center to be raised and cared for.
It will be used when the army conquers the Western Fan next year.
Lao Zhu was so happy that he slapped his thigh: "Mom, it's so happy. The white wolf has gained more than a hundred of their horses with nothing. It's so great. The second brother is really impressive to us. Now we want to see it, Who dares to say that enfeoffment is harmful and useless. We just want to enfeoff, and all our sons must be enfeoffed."
The first thing he did when he resumed his reign was to confer the title of king.
The thirteenth son Zhu Gui is stationed in Luoyang for the King of Yu, the fourteenth son Zhu Kai is stationed in Jingzhou for the King of Han, and the fifteenth son Zhu Zhi is stationed for the King of Wei to be determined.
The title of King Zhu Zhu of Wu was changed to King of Zhou, and the fiefdom was changed to Kaifeng.
Kaifeng is the heart of the Central Plains. It has been a prosperous and prosperous place with convenient transportation since ancient times.
The famous "Along the River During Qingming Festival" depicts the grand scenery on both sides of the Bianhe River in Kaifeng during the Northern Song Dynasty.
As expected, any father would feel sorry for his weakest son, so he placed Zhu Rui in this safest and most comfortable place.
Those who had laughed at the Feng family for marrying their daughter to Zhu Zhu regretted it even more until their intestines turned green: they would wait until this silly prince left Kaifeng. The Feng family randomly found an excuse to ask Lao Zhu to send a male member of the Feng family to serve in Kaifeng. By then, Kaifeng will not be the domain of the Feng family.
Zhu Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Zhu Ying's vassal state is in Jingzhou, there will definitely be nothing wrong with me.
Liu Bowen and the others came out to object again as usual.
It is said that Luoyang and Jingzhou were battlegrounds for ancient military strategists. If they were controlled by the vassal kings, they would be afraid of losing their tail.
He also said that the current enfeoffment of Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan and Zhu Di had already begun to show its shortcomings, and the kings must not be enfeoffed any more.
Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan did not help local government affairs, but they were domineering and consumed a lot of money.
Zhu Ping and his concubine drank and had fun and ignored government affairs.
Zhu Fan rode horses and paraded through the streets all day with nothing to do.
Zhu Di took control of the government affairs in Peiping and privately increased the number of guards with ulterior motives.
Zhu Bai sighed secretly: If someone works hard, you say they have ulterior motives; if they don't work, you say they neglect government affairs.
Isn’t that wrong both vertically and horizontally?
Let’s talk about these things again, will Lao Zhu know?
Since Lao Zhu knew it but didn't say anything, doesn't that mean he acquiesced?
Lao Zhu acquiesces, but you still insist on nagging, isn't that just looking for scolding?
Sure enough, Lao Zhu's face darkened: "We all know what they did in the vassal territory. As long as they help us guard the border, nothing else is a problem. Whoever dares to drive a wedge between our father and son in the future will be killed!!"
Then the hall fell silent for an instant.
Then Lao Zhu asked someone to read Zhu Xi's battle report to all civil and military officials.
Liu Bowen was frightened when he heard this: It's Zhu Bai again, it's Zhu Bai again! !
Can Zhu Bai now command other vassal kings?
Why did Zhu Xi even listen to him?
How is this different from a regent?
He stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty, King Xiang must not be allowed to take on heavy responsibilities and participate in military affairs again."
Lao Zhu rolled his eyes, ignored him, and said to Mu Ying and Lan Yu: "These Xifan people are too abominable. You should set off immediately to teach them a lesson. Even our envoys dare to fight. If not this time If we beat them until they call them mothers, no one will obey us in the future."
Lan Yu and Mu Ying came out and said in unison: "Yes."
Lao Zhu also ordered Kang Duo, the son of Kang Maocai, to lead an army to conquer the Chenzhou rebellion. Li Jinglong went to Luoyang to train troops and supervise the construction of the palace for Zhou King Zhu Ju.
Liu Bowen and the others naturally knew that Lao Zhu was cultivating trustworthy generals for Zhu Biao, so they had nothing to say.
Then Ru Taisu came out and said the two words he must say every day again: "No money."
Conquering rebellions, training troops, and supervising the construction of the palace all require a lot of money.
The salt tax this year is less than last year, and Lao Zhu also gave Zhu Bai the task of minting money.
The household department is just a fool who only goes out but never comes in.
Lao Zhu sneered: "We knew you would say this. This time, the military expenditures of the three groups of troops will not have to worry about the Ministry of Finance, and will come from the national treasury."
Most of the official and dental bureaus have been solved, and the treasury actually doesn’t need to spend much.
Now the more he looks at Ru Taisu, the more annoyed he becomes.
This guy is like "a piece of grass on the wall, and the wind blows it down on both sides."
If you don't do anything practical, you will only make a profit.
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After the court, Kang Duo was waiting for Zhu Bai at the palace gate.
I heard that Zhu Bai went to the Royal Study Room to read the memorials with Lao Zhu every day and then went to the Guan Ya Bureau.
After waiting for a long time, he saw Zhu Bai come out. Kang Duo hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Your Highness, I am polite to you."
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. He had already left the court at the beginning of the day, but now he had been hit. This guy had been waiting for him for half an hour.
"What's the matter, Mr. Kang?"
