The fact that Zhu Bai sent fire guns to Lan Yu and others did not attract anyone's attention in the court.
After all, in the more than ten years since the founding of the dynasty, there has never been a year without war.
The civil servants didn't care at all what weapons these generals used or how hard they fought. They only cared about whether they lost or won.
Only Liu Bowen was worried: Zhu Bai was testing his weapons.
Once the test is complete, it will be manufactured on a large scale.
Zhu Bai had obtained the freedom to use copper by casting money, but now he was short of iron and coal.
When he gets these two things, no one in the world can stop him.
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Everyone went out to fight.
Zhu Wenzheng still sits on the bench.
When Lao Zhu asked them to teach several princes how to ride and shoot, he thought Lao Zhu was going to use him again.
As a result, there was no movement for several years.
He is already in his early forties. If he waits any longer, he will be really old...
He was very depressed and drank by himself in the backyard that day.
I remember that during the Battle of Hongdu, he was stationed in the isolated city and fought alone. He just blocked the attack of Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops for Lao Zhu. But Lao Zhu only praised him hastily, without giving him a reward or a title.
In contrast, others have great grace and receive constant rewards.
This is unfair, he is still Lao Zhu's nephew.
He was so angry that he asked someone to contact Zhang Shicheng. He also meant to tell Lao Zhu: If you don't want to keep me here, you will have a place to keep him.
But before Zhang Shicheng could reply, he was killed by Lao Zhu.
As a result, he was so unlucky that he was not rebellious, but he got the reputation of being rebellious.
Lao Zhu later scolded him, took away his military power, and locked him up.
Fortunately, when the Ming Dynasty was established, there was a general amnesty, and Lao Zhu released him again.
Although he was released, Lao Zhu seemed to have completely forgotten about him.
He is also a member of the Zhu family. Lao Zhu has made all his cousins kings, why not him?
He made his father Zhu Xinglong, who had died long ago, the title of King of Nanchang, which was useless.
Drinking wine makes me sad and makes me sad even more. Zhu Wenzheng drank several jars of wine and became more and more angry as he thought about it. He danced the sword alone in the backyard.
The servant timidly came to report: "Hu Weiyong, Mr. Hu personally sent some vegetables. He is waiting in the front hall."
"Hu Weiyong and I have nothing to do with each other. This bastard brought us vegetables out of nowhere." Zhu Wenzheng muttered drunkenly, waving his hands to the servant, "Get some snacks as a gift in return. Just say I'm not at home."
The servant rushed out to welcome him, and came back after a while with a letter in his hand: "Master Hu asked me to deliver this letter to you."
Tsk tsk, it’s not over yet, don’t you bother me.
Zhu Wenzheng took the letter, glanced at it, and woke up instantly when he saw the first line on it: His Royal Highness the King of Nanchang, a humble minister who has admired the great talent for a long time, took the liberty to write a letter to ask for advice.
Hiss, what does this Hu Weiyong mean?
Are you mocking me?
When did I get the title of King of Nanchang? ! !
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When Kang Duo arrived in Changsha, the first thing he did was to visit Hu Mei with Yingtian's specialties.
He asked Zhu Bai and visited Hu Mei only after careful consideration.
The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.
Although Chenzhou is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of Huguang, it is too far from Jingzhou and is closer to Changsha.
Lao Zhu left Hu Mei, a veteran general, and Changsha's elite soldiers unused, but asked Kangduoshan Changshui to come from Yingtian to quell the chaos, in order to test and train him.
But I wonder if Hu Mei will have any knots in her heart?
Hu Mei is a veteran, and is an expert in fighting and governing cities. Her military strategies are much better than those of a rookie like him.
If Hu Mei gets upset and does something to him, Zhu Bai will cooperate with the court again. Not only would he put down the rebellion without any merit, he might even end up here in a daze.
When they studied with Zhu Biao before, they felt that they were the pride of heaven and the pillars of the future, and they were arrogant.
As a result, Zhu Bai appeared out of nowhere and slapped everyone in their group of "second generation heroes" in the face.
Fortunately, he has always kept a low profile and was not taught a lesson by Zhu Bai. Now he has this rare opportunity.
This may also be his only chance to become Zhu Biao's minister, and he must seize it.
So it is necessary to visit Hu Mei! !
When Hu Mei saw Kang Duo coming, she couldn't help but sigh like Zhu Bai: This guy is really smart, just like his father.
Kang Maocai was the smartest and smoothest among them back then, but it was a pity that Hongwu died in three years.
Otherwise, the Kang family would be much more prominent than it is now.
It was not too abrupt for Kang Duo to come to visit his father's old friend.
Hu Mei naturally received him as an elder.
After sitting down, Hu Mei looked at Kang Duo and sighed: "Time flies so fast. I didn't expect you to grow up so much. The last time I saw you was eight years ago."
Kang Duo's heart trembled.
That was at the funeral of his father Kang Maocai.
He was only ten years old when his father died, and he was not yet able to understand what his father's sudden death meant.
My mother said: If the sky falls, he will be the man of the house from now on, and he will be the sky in the family.
Although he inherited his father's title of Qichunhou, he also inherited an empty but large home.
His father left him two daughters, two brothers and three sisters.
The entire family, women, children, old and young, all depended on his salary as the Marquis of Qichun to support them.
So he looked at the glory and wealth, but he lived a much more cautious and cautious life than Xu Zuhui and Chang Mao, who were also "the second generation of heroes".
He learned to observe words and emotions and assess the situation at an early age.
Because he understands that without his father's protection, he cannot afford to make mistakes.
Kang Duo lowered his eyes, covering up the sourness in the corners of his eyes, and held his hands to Hu Mei: "Uncle Hu will miss you so much."
Hu Mei nodded slightly and whispered: "The emperor asked you to attack Chenzhou, so go ahead and fight. The King of Xiang has written a letter asking me to assist you with all my strength, and we must put down the rebellion as soon as possible."
In fact, Zhu Bai's original words were: From now on, if I want to take care of this land, it will be troublesome if someone rebels at every turn. This time, Lao Zhu sent someone to fight, which was much less labor-intensive than fighting on our own, so grandpa must give money and people, and give his full assistance, hoping to defeat those dishonest people this time.
Hu Mei agreed with Zhu Bai and sighed: "My grandson is so smart and wise. Isn't that what it is?"
Everyone thought he would be angry and resentful, but in fact, Lao Zhu sent people to quell the chaos, but he couldn't get what he wanted.
Kang Duo was stunned, but he didn't expect that his little thoughts had been clearly seen by Zhu Bai and Hu Mei.
But why, why did Zhu Bai help him?
In fact, they have nothing to do with each other.
After all, he is a princeling and should be Zhu Bai's enemy.
He hesitated and said, "After all, this is Mr. Hu's jurisdiction."
Hu Mei said calmly: "The emperor asked me to stay in Changsha."
This is indeed what Lao Zhu's imperial edict said at that time.
It can be understood that Lao Zhu entrusted Changsha to Hu Mei; it can also be understood that Lao Zhu regarded Changsha as a prison cell and locked Hu Mei here.
