Li Jinglong, whose courtesy name is Jiujiang.
Twenty-seven were born in Xuyi (now Xuyi, Jiangsu) in southern Zhili.
The prince Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, inherited the title of Duke in the 19th year of Hongwu.
Not long after, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong came to Yangxin Hall.
"My lord, Li Jinglong has met the emperor's grandson."
"Li Qing is exempt from the courtesy."
Zhu Yunwen received him warmly and without any airs.
"Is it because the emperor's grandson summoned the minister because of the disaster on the border?"
Li Jinglong cupped his hands and said, but he was very happy in his heart. He inherited the position of Duke at a young age and was in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army. He was also the Crown Prince and Tutor.
It's a pity that although he is in a high position, he has never made any achievements. He also hopes to have the opportunity to prove himself through military exploits.
Zhu Yunwen said excitedly: "Li Qing is smart. I called you here just to discuss this matter with you. Is Li Qing willing?"
Li Jinglong was young at this time, young and frivolous, high-spirited. He knelt down on one knee, put his right fist across his chest, and said: "I am willing to work like a dog and horse, and I will kill the clamoring Tatars. Don't dare to offend me again." Ming dynasty!"
Zhu Yunwen said: "Okay, I will make you a general, give you the tiger talisman, go to Peiping to take over Peiping's military affairs, sweep out of the pass, and kill the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"
After saying that, he looked at Qi Tai and said: "Qi Tai, draw up the decree."
"Your Majesty, wait a moment."
Li Jinglong cupped his hands and said, "I have one more unkind request."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Li Qing, please tell me."
Li Jinglong analyzed: "Beiping is a place that King Yan has been in charge of for a long time. I am afraid that I will not be able to control the local military attachés, which will be detrimental to the war, so I ask you to give me some people who can be used."
Zhu Yunwen said: "I have just assumed the role of supervising the country and taking charge of government affairs. I am not very clear about military affairs. Is there a suitable candidate for Li Qing?"
Li Jinglong nodded and said: "I have several candidates, all of whom are brave and strong generals. Sheng Yong, Cui Neng, and Guo Ying are the participating generals. They will be sure to win the battle!"
Seeing that Li Jinglong was so confident and professional, Zhu Yunwen was even more sure that what he thought was right. This Li Jinglong was indeed a general. Given time, he might not be as powerful as Lan Yu or Zhu Di.
"That's right, decree!"
The next day, outside Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Yunwen and hundreds of officials gave Li Jinglong a tiger talisman and sent him off to the expedition!
Li Jinglong put on his helmet and armor and accepted the imperial edict and the tiger charm. It was the first time that he was in such a beautiful situation, and he felt full of ambition and became even more energetic.
at the same time.
Huangshan, Anhui.
Zhu Yuanzhang has now settled in Huangshan, with troops stationed around him. The mountain is tightly patrolled by Jinyi guards, making it airtight.
At this moment, outside a palace in Huangshan, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were sitting on stone tables and benches, drinking tea and chatting between father and son.
In front of them, there was a group of math teachers scratching papers and calculating something.
"Father, these people have been busy since just now. What are they planning?"
During the conversation, Zhu Di couldn't help but look away, a little curious in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "A few days ago, there was a young man who said that we were stubborn and did not listen to advice. One of them was that we were too kind to the vassal kings and said that we would bring down the Ming Dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di was slightly stunned.
Could this young man be Li Xiao?
Thinking about it carefully, it is definitely Li Xiao and no one else.
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you are so courageous. You actually said that the Holy Emperor is too willful for his own purposes. I dare not even say that to your father-in-law.
But don’t be surprised if you don’t know. You probably don’t know that you are facing the current Holy Emperor.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di helped explain: "Father, you said that you are a young man, and you can't do things well with your mouth. I can't believe this."
"Whether it is true or false, you will know after doing the math."
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the officials and said: "The young man asked us to give him some grain, one grain of rice for each square, two grains for the second square, four grains for the third square, and so on, until the sixty-fourth grid."
"What's so hard about this?"
Zhu Di was still puzzled and asked: "What is the connection between this and the feudal king defeating the Ming Dynasty?"
"We don't know either. Isn't this being calculated?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said.
The two continued to drink tea and wait for the calculation results.
Zhu Di's mind was also running wildly, wondering why Li Xiao mentioned this matter to his father. They were just some vassal kings. Could they defeat the Ming Dynasty?
Is this a bit alarmist?
At the same time, Zhu Di also discovered that his father did not seem to be very angry when he told this young man that he was headstrong. On the contrary, he was very calm.
Could it be that Li Xiao's relationship with his father has become so good that they have become close friends?
Just when Zhu Di was thinking a lot, his thoughts were interrupted.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dissatisfied and suddenly said: "Why did it take so long? An hour has passed!"
An arithmetic official came over with sweat profusely, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This and this... have been calculated to thirty squares, which is already an astronomical number. The abacus has not enough digits. We have to write on all the paper." It’s full and I can’t go down anymore.”
The mathematician was right, because the Ming Dynasty had not yet had the birth of Alaba numerals, and they were all written in uppercase numerals. When the calculation reached 30 squares, it was already as high as one billion, and the abacus was not enough.
"What?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di stood up at the same time and looked over in disbelief.
The calculation paper on the ground is already full of writing. There is not enough writing on one page. Several pieces of paper are connected together, and they are as densely packed as ants. It is dizzying to see.
Who would have thought that a seemingly simple problem could be so complicated.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "Is it so difficult to calculate?"
The abacus official said: "It's not difficult at the front, but it gets harder as you go to the back. The numbers rise at an alarming rate. I didn't expect that when it reaches thirty squares, the abacus is not enough. If you want to calculate it, you must cast a longer one." Only the abacus will work.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and said: "What is the result of the thirtieth frame?"
The accountant took out the paper, presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang, and said: "Your Majesty, you see, at the thirty grid, there are already hundreds of thousands of rice grains in this grid alone. Adding the rice grains in the previous grid, it is almost There are 150,000,000 grains of rice.
There should be 9,000 rice grains in one kilogram of rice, so to reach 30 square meters, the rice grains required are 160,000 kilograms.
If we continue to calculate, thirty-one squares is 320,000 jins, thirty-two squares is 640,000 jins, thirty-three squares is 1.28 million jins, and thirty-seven squares is two thousand jins. 0.48 million kilograms
There is no need for sixty-four squares, just a few more squares will scroll extremely fast, and the whole country's food supply will not be enough. "
The words fell.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were both stunned.
It seems simple, but it gets bigger and bigger after calculation.
"Good boy, I'm afraid when he brought it up, he thought we wouldn't be able to get it out."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned. Originally, he had planned to reward Li Xiao with these grains, but it seemed like he might as well forget it.
"Father, it seems to have a deep meaning."
Zhu Di has already noticed the connection, but with his father around, he can't stand the limelight.
If this is really the case, the vassal king can indeed defeat the Ming Dynasty.
In the same way, the number of vassal kings and county kings is also constantly increasing, and vassal kings can be hereditary, which means that there will only be more and more vassal kings.
What's more, this first step of food is just a grain of rice. After that, the whole country's food combined will not be enough.
And the prince's current salary is more than just a grain of rice.
The prince's annual income is 50,000 dan, the prince's is 6,000 dan, and the prince's son is granted the title of general of the country.
With this base number as the starting point and rolling down, within a dozen steps, it has already become an astronomical number! ! !
“It does have profound meaning!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "We know, that young man actually wants to tell us this truth."
Zhu Yuanzhang silently deduced in his mind, and he understood, and suddenly realized: "So that's it, the Ming Dynasty is not destroyed now, the consequences will be later, it will not take seven or eight generations, one or two hundred years later, the food and salary provided to the vassal king will accumulate into an astronomical amount Numbers, Daming might really be eaten to pieces!!"
"This young man is really amazing, he can actually think of this!"
Zhu Di naturally knew that this young man was his son-in-law, but he still pretended not to know, and praised him fiercely: "The group of civil servants who stopped it before couldn't explain why, this young man, in this way, Telling Father, it’s really clear to everyone!”
"Yes, it is indeed clear at a glance."
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid and said: "Fortunately we know this, otherwise it will lead to a catastrophe. The vassal king's support should also be changed."
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Di again and said with a smile: "Fourth, you don't have anything in mind, do you?"
Because Zhu Di is also a vassal king, cutting the vassal king's salary will also affect him.
"Absolutely nothing."
Zhu Di held up his hands and looked determined: "My son and I only serve the Ming Dynasty. How can we let personal selfish interests affect the development of the Ming Dynasty?"
This is also Zhu Di's true words.
If the country has such hidden dangers, it would be better to remove them as soon as possible.
Moreover, if he says that he will soon have the opportunity to ascend to the position of Dabao, then it is even more necessary to remove him.
"Okay! For the sake of the country, this is the way it should be."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, "Fourth Brother, in the past few days, we, father and son, have been studying the issue of food and salary provided by the vassal king."
Zhu Di cupped his hands and said, "I accept your order!"
At the same time, he admired Li Xiao very much in his heart. Son-in-law, you are really amazing. You can easily make your father change his mind. You have done what the civil and military officials in the dynasty couldn't do. You are worthy of being my good son-in-law. Good luck!
At this time, a guard came to report.
"Report - Outside Datong City, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty led an army of 150,000 to attack."
The words fell.
Zhu Di's eyes widened. It seemed that he had been away for too long, and the remnants of Beiyuan began to make moves.
He hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Father, my son, please fight and return to Peiping to meet the enemy."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand disapprovingly: "Why are you so anxious? Could it be that Peking cannot operate without you?"
After speaking, he looked at the guard and said, "How did Zhu Yunwen make the decision?"
He asked Zhu Yunwen to supervise the country, naturally he wanted to see how to supervise the country.
The guard said: "The emperor's grandson has sent Cao Guogong Li Jinglong as the general, Guo Ying as the deputy general, Sheng Yong, Cui Neng and others as the staff generals to Peiping."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "I understand, let's go down."
After the guards left.
Zhu Di said: "Father, my son is familiar with the military affairs of Peiping, so it is best for him to go back."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You can stay here with me at ease and don't say anything more."
Zhu Di had no choice but to nod, "Yes"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Fourth brother, do you really think that you are the only one who can fight in this world? In two months, you will have to supervise the country. If you become the crown prince in the future, we will hand over the throne to you. Whenever there is a war, , don’t you want me to conquer it personally??”
Zhu Di thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he calmed his excited heart and sat down slowly. "My father is right as he said, it is my son Meng Lang."
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he did not participate in any wars.
The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall.
How can the king of a country easily risk his life and go to war at will?
This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang secretly taught Zhu Di to be emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, pointed to the chessboard, and said: "Come, join us and talk about a game."
The reason why he was so indifferent was that after hearing the names Zhu Yunwen said, he felt that it was not a big deal.
He is optimistic about Li Jinglong himself, and there are several experienced generals. It doesn't matter if Li Jinglong is allowed to practice, he may not become a famous general in the future.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di started playing Go.
After playing several games in a row, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was meaningless and cursed: "Fourth brother, do you make us interesting like this?? There is no comparison with the young man we met. He dares to scold us, do you dare?"
Zhu Di's face was filled with astonishment, "Father, my sons and ministers dare not"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "I'm sorry you don't dare either."
Zhu Di: "."
Son-in-law, son-in-law, what happened when you were with your father?
Beiping.
During these days, Li Xiao was handling affairs in Dong'an County.
In fact, it's nothing major. Li Xiao arranges for people to handle the important things.
The dormitory area has also started to operate. Let the dormitory area get familiar with the work first, and then start the village enterprise after it is stable. Everything is in order.
Mainly because Li Xiao was entangled in some trivial cases. As a county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty, he not only had to take charge of all affairs, but the most ridiculous thing was that he had to go to court to handle cases.
This is equivalent to taking over the affairs of the police station and wearing multiple hats.
With such a volume, how could Li Xiao be willing?
Since it is a special zone, you can do whatever you want.
He immediately established a new department, called the new yamen of Dagengren.
Li Xiao set up the office of the watchman as a formal department, which is considered a national establishment and enjoys the treatment of a seventh-grade official.
Select a few good ones from the original squad of agents to become Tongluo, and look for good candidates to join.
Create a separate small yamen in the county government office so that if anything happens, people can go directly to the watchman's yamen to report the case.
At the same time, Li Xiao established a promotion channel, and the watchers were divided into gold gongs, silver gongs, and Tongluo. Gold gongs had the best treatment, and everyone started to climb up from Tongluo.
The case handling rate and case detection rate are assessed every quarter.
If the crime detection rate is high and people's satisfaction is high, they will be promoted and their benefits will be improved.
With such a reward mechanism, the watchmen are very motivated to do their jobs.
In the past few days, Li Xiao also compiled a "Crime Solving Manual Guidance" and distributed it so that Tongluomen could study hard.
If he continues to focus on teaching for a while, Li Xiao estimates that it won't be long before the yamen no longer needs him, the county magistrate, to handle cases in person.
I can be a completely hands-off shopkeeper and only need to be in charge of the overall work.
"Master, Princess Yan asked you to go back in the afternoon. General Li Jinglong arrived in Peiping today and went to visit Prince Yan's Mansion."
At this time, a servant of the Li Mansion came to the county government office to convey a message to Li Xiao.
"knew."
Li Xiao nodded, stood up and left the county government office.
"Master Magistrate, walk slowly."
When leaving the county government compound and passing the watchman's office, a Tong Luo greeted him warmly.
"It's Jiu'an, do your best. I've seen what you've done during this period, and I'm more optimistic about you. I'll consider you for promotion next quarter."
"Thank you, Lord Magistrate, for I will serve you with my utmost dedication as an official."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, patted Xu Jiu'an on the shoulder, and left the county government office with a smile.
Xu Jiu'an was a talent he discovered among the idle people in society.
He has quick thinking, strong logic, and very good martial arts skills, which makes him good with swordsmanship. The watchman needs a leader to set an example, and Li Xiao intends to cultivate this person.
Not long after,
Li Xiao then rode back to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Gaoxu led the soldiers in the city out of the city to greet him.
Princess Yan prepared a banquet in the hall, and Li Xiao also entered the hall to wait.
After waiting for half an hour, when it was almost noon (1 p.m.), Zhu Gaoxu arrived slowly with Li Jinglong and a group of soldiers from the capital.
"Li Jinglong has met Princess Yan. The situation is urgent and he came in a hurry without preparing any gifts. Please don't take offense to Princess Yan."
When Li Jinglong entered the door, he bowed his hands and saluted. Although he was the Duke of the country, he still had to bring etiquette to the palace of the landlord Yan Fan.
"You're welcome. You have come all the way to bring peace to the frontier. It's not too late for us to be happy."
Xu Miaoyun smiled slightly and spoke very appropriately. Then there were some pleasantries on the scene, and then everyone took their seats.
Speaking of which, Li Jinglong and Zhu Di are still cousins and nephews, but this relationship is relatively distant, and they are only mentioned briefly at the dinner table to try to get closer on the scene.
"This is Li Jinglong. He is really handsome and talented. If you put it in a TV series, he would look like the protagonist."
Li Xiao was also one of the guests. He had no choice but to toast to these unknown generals.
"Is this Li Xiao? The beloved son-in-law of King Yan?"
Li Jinglong cast his eyes on Li Xiao and asked curiously.
Afterwards, the generals all cast their eyes on Li Xiao and looked him up and down.
There was nothing I could do about it. Li Xiao had caused a lot of uproar in the court recently and had become so famous that no one could help but take a second look at him.
"I am none other than Li Xiao. I have heard about the name of Duke Cao for a long time. It is better to meet him when he is famous. When I see him today, he is very imposing. If he comes this time, he will be able to easily defeat the enemy. Li Xiao is here to toast you and wish you a great victory. Return."
Li Xiao also learned some ways of hospitality in Prince Yan's Mansion, so he said a polite word, raised his glass to toast, and then drank it all in one gulp.
In fact, Li Jinglong is about the same age as Li Xiao now, only three or four years older.
In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang had a strong preference for Li Jinglong, but recently, Li Xiao completely stole the limelight.
Li Jinglong picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, but only took a slight sip.
Then he put the glass down without looking at him.
Damn it, I'm so embarrassed by you. Li Xiao cursed in his heart. It was obvious that Li Jinglong was putting on airs and didn't like Li Xiao at all.
My fellow surname is Li, why are you so petty?
Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxu was a little unhappy, but he couldn't get angry because after all, Li Jinglong had been appointed as the general.
Seeing this, Xu Miaoyun picked up the wine glass and toasted together, which relieved the embarrassment.
"Hey, I haven't seen it yet, but this is..."
Li Jinglong looked at Zhu Ningyun, who was so beautiful that he could conquer the country and conquer the city, and he felt a little strange. Who is this person?
Xu Miaoyun explained: "This is the younger daughter Yong'an Princess Ningyun. After some treatment by her son-in-law, her face has recovered."
Zhu Ningyun nodded slightly and said: "Ningyun has met all the generals."
What?
Hearing this,
The generals were all dumbfounded and found it incredible.
"I heard that Li Xiao, the guest of honor, has excellent medical skills. Seeing him today is eye-opening!"
"Yes, this is comparable to a miracle doctor. Even a miracle doctor can't do it."
"I heard that Li Xiao even saved Gu Cheng's mother."
"Come, son-in-law Li Xiao, I, Guo Ying, will have a drink with you."
Several generals brought by Li Jinglong picked up their wine glasses and took the initiative to toast Li Xiao.
After all, I can be friends with such a miracle doctor. If I have any headache or brain fever that cannot be treated in the future, can't I help him?
Suddenly, Li Xiao became the star of the show again, which made Li Jinglong's expression subtle and a little jealous. He was obviously the protagonist, okay?
"No wonder a farmer is willing to marry a princess. It turns out he has such means."
Cao Guogong Li Jinglong snorted and took a sip of wine. Although his voice was not loud, everyone heard it, and the scene instantly became cold.
Obviously, Princess Yan was also a little displeased, but since the other party was a duke and a general, it was not easy to have a falling out, so she didn't say much.
On the side, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He squeezed the wine glass and drank a certain dull wine. He thought to himself, "When I become King Yan, if you dare to say this, I will beat you on the spot."
"alright."
After eating a few more mouthfuls of food, Li Jinglong finished the glass of wine, placed the glass on the table, and stood up and said: "Princess Yan, the situation is urgent. We will take our leave here. We need to summon the soldiers immediately to go to Datong to investigate the enemy's situation. Wait for the general meeting Come back victoriously and come visit us again.”
Seeing this, several other generals had no choice but to stand up.
Princess Yan smiled and said: "The situation is special, so I won't keep you here."
Zhu Gaoxu stood up at this moment, looked at Li Jinglong and cupped his hands and said: "General, you have just arrived in Peiping and are not familiar with the situation. Zhu Gaoxu invites you to fight."
Zhu Gaoxu was still a little worried. If this guy got one of his father's soldiers and horses in, he would be in big trouble.
Li Jinglong smiled slightly and asked, "Are you worried that my general will destroy your troops in Peking?"
Zhu Gaoxu said: "I don't dare, just to better cooperate with the general. I grew up here since I was a child, and I am familiar with the terrain so that I can reduce the damage to the soldiers and horses."
Li Jinglong felt a little angry because a junior dared to point fingers at him. When he went to the battlefield, he didn't know where he was.
Li Jinglong pointed at Zhu Gaoxu's chest: "Remember, the troops and horses in Peiping are not yours, nor the king's, but the Ming's and the Holy One's, do you understand?"
After saying that, he took a few soldiers and left without looking back.
After Li Jinglong walked away, he left Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Gaoxu finally couldn't bear it anymore, pointed in the direction of the door and yelled: "Li, you are so arrogant, I will destroy your ancestors!"
Li Xiao had sweat on his forehead: "Gao Xu, don't hurt innocent people."
Zhu Gaoxu scolded again: "Li Jinglong, I'm going to fuck your mother, just wait for me!"
Li Xiao: "Well done! This guy deserves to be scolded!"
(End of chapter)
