Zhu Gaojie's brain was working rapidly, trying hard to understand the hidden implications of the old man's words.
In the world in his mind, Cao Cao said with emotion: "Boy, why are you rebelling? The emperor is feeding food directly into your mouth."
He couldn't help but feel a little envious. If he had had such a father back then, where would the Sun and Liu families be? It is too difficult to start from scratch, and what is even more difficult is that each opponent you encounter is better than the last.
"I'm suing you for defamation." Zhu Gaojie said angrily, "I never thought about rebellion, you just made it up in your own minds."
"I think... your father is probably deceiving you." Li Shimin said sadly, "I am more experienced in this area."
Before the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", Li Shimin's old father, Li Yuan, used political means to deceive Li Shimin with three promises. Each time he vowed to make Li Shimin the prince, but each time he failed.
In the end, Li Shimin was finally disappointed with his old father, couldn't bear it, launched a coup, overturned the table and became the boss himself.
"Everyone is numb." Zhu Gaojie rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Li Shimin, "Brother Shimin, since you are so experienced, why don't you come?"
"That's very good." Li Shimin nodded slightly.
…
Zhu Di suddenly felt that there was something different about King Qi in front of him.
To be precise, in a very short period of time, the temperament of his body has undergone a completely different change, just like the two of them.
From the arrogant and arbitrary leader of the hawks, he suddenly transformed into a powerful and majestic person. It's like a freshly brewed strong wine, forming a sharp contrast with a pot of old wine that has been settling for decades.
"What do you think?" Zhu Di asked.
"On the top of the mountain, you can see the rushing river. On the peaks, you can feel the mighty wind." Li Shimin said calmly, "The East Palace is the foundation of the country, where those with outstanding talents live. This expedition to the Northeast was won by the results of the battle. As for who should be appointed as the crown prince, why not wait and see?"
"Is that what you think?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly, "But why do you think that you must be better than the boss?"
Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "A man acts with no regard for right or wrong, no regard for profit or loss, no regard for success or failure for disobedience, no regard for life for all eternity!"
Then, his eyes became cold again, "If I don't even have this little bit of self-confidence, how can I be worthy of being in charge of the power of life and death in the world?"
"What a courage." Zhu Di couldn't help but admire and asked, "How to defeat the enemy?"
Li Shimin's eyes were shining brightly: "Those who regard the strange as righteous and hostile to them are strange, then I will attack them with righteousness; those who regard righteousness as strange and hostile to their righteous ones, then I will strike them with surprise. Make the enemy's power always weak, and my power always real. . All warriors rely on perfect combination and victory with surprise. Therefore, those who are good at creating surprises are as endless as heaven and earth, and as endless as rivers. Therefore, those who are good at moving the enemy, shape it, and the enemy will follow it. Give it, and the enemy will take it; Use advantage to move them and treat them with force."
The world's first impression of Li Shimin is probably that he is a top politician who is good at playing tricks. Therefore, Li Shimin's military ability was ignored, because his military ability was so abnormal that most people didn't realize where he was abnormal.
Li Shimin's performance is determined every time he fights, and too much highlight is focused on the moment when he rushes into battle with his elite cavalry, so that few people will seriously understand the entire process of his commanding the battle.
Therefore, there was also an extreme illusion of conformity: "Li Shimin was only good at fighting, and the layout, strategy, logistics, etc. were all arranged for him by someone sitting in the rear."
"well said!"
Zhu Di and Li Shimin looked at each other, with two pairs of imperial eyes, the collision between the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. One represented the prosperous age of Zhenguan, and the other represented the prosperous age of Yongle.
Zhu Di grinned: "What a good boy, you are really talented."
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The world of the mind.
Li Shimin returned control of his body to his master, Ge Zhu Gaojie, and said, "It seems that your father is not fooling you. He really intends to change the throne to a crown prince."
"Is he so urinary?" Zhu Gaojie was shocked.
Huo Qubing sent his congratulations: "Oh, oh, oh, oh, but I still have a question. Will becoming the prince affect us in leading troops to fight?"
"It has an impact, but it depends on what the situation is." Li Si said slowly in the tone of a senior conspirator, "Now it seems that the old emperor has made up his mind to pass the country to Xiao Zhu. What do you think? Will Bian be willing to give up his talents?"
"It's unlikely." Even Huo Qubing, who has always been unscrupulous, could understand this truth.
The prince, the lord of the Eastern Palace, and the heir apparent of the empire, who can resist this temptation?
Even if Zhu Pangpang can resist the temptation, can Zhu Zhanji?
There are too many interests involved in this. It is impossible for Zhu Gaochi not to resist, and he also has to resist.
"Haha..." Li Si chuckled and said, "When conspiracy cannot solve the problem, you can only use force to solve the problem. Let him come from all directions and sit firmly on the mountain without worries. Only then can you have the character of a general."
Xing Daorong put his hands on his hips: "Isn't this just complimenting me!"
Cao Cao glanced at the idiot and said, "Which of your ears could tell that he was praising you?"
Xing Daorong said proudly: "My Lingling General, Xing Daorong, is capable of fighting Zhuge Liang with his literary skills, and his military skills can defeat Zhao Zilong. Isn't that the character of a general?"
Boss Cao smiled: "This time I can see that you are really good at blowing. You are useless except for blowing."
…
Zhu Gaojie came out of the imperial study and met the prince at the corner. But this was not a coincidence, but the prince was waiting for him.
The prince's expression remained calm, but he smiled slightly when he saw Queen Qi: "I have nothing to do today. Fourth, would you like to go for a walk with me?"
"I'm happy to accompany you." Zhu Gaojie did not refuse.
Although the two were political enemies in the court, in private, they walked side by side and showed sincere smiles during their conversations. The prince was fat and weak. He was out of breath after taking only two steps. Zhu Gaojie helped him sit under the tree.
The red glow of the evening shines through the lush foliage of the deep palace and onto the yellow glazed tiles and red walls. This imperial palace in Jinling City has listened to too many secrets, witnessed the lives and deaths of too many people, and has become a witness to history. .
"There is going to be a war again." The prince felt a little depressed when he talked about this. "Taxation is as fierce as a tiger. Whenever there is a war, the court will increase taxes in various places. If this continues, how will the country be stable?"
Zhu Gaojie patted the prince on the shoulder and said: "Brother, look at the long term. You are not a fool who is stupid about studying. You should know that foreign wars have disadvantages and advantages. Peace is not what you say with your mouth, peace is what I use." You will understand after I turn Jianzhou into Jianzhou Province."
"Even if you defeat Jianzhou, what can you do?" The prince was puzzled. "Even if you can kill Jianzhou until the sky is dark and force them to kneel down, when they catch their breath, they will still rebel. ,has no meaning?"
"I plan to open a college in Jianzhou." Zhu Gaojie suddenly said.
"Academy?" The prince couldn't react.
"Chinese Language College." Zhu Gaojie said with a smile, "People from the Imperial Academy are transferred to serve as teachers in the Chinese Language College to teach Jurchens under the age of fifteen Chinese characters and the Four Books and Five Classics. There is an exam every year. Students who pass the exam can have their own Within the Ming Dynasty, there are three places to join the Ming household registration. With the Ming household registration, you can reduce taxes, cultivate fields, and be protected by the Ming army. The Jurchens who do not have the Ming household registration have to serve as our labor force in the Northeast. "
The prince gasped: "You are trying to exterminate the Jurchens!"
The Imperial College reached its peak during the Yongle period, with more than 9,000 students at one time, making it the largest institution of higher learning in the world. If you ask these students from the Imperial College to become officials, they may not be good at it. When you ask them to teach and educate people, they are definitely talking about the philosophy of saints.
The prince knew that King Qi had no favorable impression of Confucian culture. He only regarded Confucius as a tool to brainwash the Jurchens.
Moreover, King Qi also targeted Jurchens under the age of fifteen. Firstly, children absorb culture quickly, and secondly, children are easy to fool. If you know the new generation of Jurchens, you will know the future of Jurchens.
He wants to transform the wandering Jurchens in Jianzhou from a nomadic people into a farming people!
Force can only disintegrate a nation's fighting capacity, but cultural invasion can corrode a nation's spirit.
"Aren't you afraid of being punished by God after you behave like this?" the prince asked.
Zhu Gaojie laughed: "For the Jurchens of this generation, I am a nightmare; for the Han people, I am a hero; for the next generation of Jurchens, I am a great man. I have been singing wildly to live my days in vain, so who can I be so domineering? male?"
The prince couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart. Regardless of success or failure, King Qi's attitude was worthy of his respect.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Zhu Gaojie and the prince is very strange.
Prince Qi's Mansion and the East Palace are enemies, Prince Qi and the Prince can also be enemies, but Zhu Gaojie and Zhu Gaochi are brothers.
From a standpoint, they are enemies, but from a personal perspective, they are brothers.
…
Although the emperor asked Zhu Gaojie to select 30,000 elites from the capital camp, this was just a polite word. In fact, Zhu Di had already decided how to distribute them:
Twenty-seven thousand elite infantry troops were drawn from the fifth army camp, two thousand knights were drawn from the three thousand battalions, and nearly a thousand people were escorted by Prince Qi's palace.
The supreme commander is naturally Zhu Gaojie, followed by the British Duke Zhang Fu, and then the Chengguo Duke Zhu Yong. After that, there is the guarding official, Ma Qi.
When Zhang Fu was fighting in the southwest, Ma Qi was the Ming army's garrison officer. Later, when the southwest was pacified, Ma Qi was transferred back to the capital, and now he is fighting with Zhu Gaojie. This eunuch is useless. He is similar to a supervisor but does not have as much power as a supervisor. Unfortunately, he met a high-status prince and became a symbolic mascot.
…
Zhang Yingzhen took off the outer shoulder armor from the wooden frame and helped put it on Zhu Gaojie's body.
The whole black armor weighs more than 80 kilograms in total. It has three layers of defense. It is made of fine iron and is forged and tempered. It is the best among the best. Armor of this level, let alone swords, would not leave a white mark even if a bow and arrow hit the body. Only blunt instruments could cause damage. The shortcomings are also obvious. The average soldier cannot bear such heavy armor and will be exhausted after taking only two steps. Of course, this kind of armor cannot be mass-produced.
This is not the first time Zhang Yingzhen has worn armor for Zhu Gaojie.
Noticing his wife's worried eyes, Zhu Gaojie asked, "What's bothering you?"
Princess Qi forced a smile, but her beautiful face was a little pale at the moment. She hesitated for a moment, but she didn't say what she wanted to say in the end.
She is a sensible woman. Although she doesn't want her prince to go to the battlefield again, saying it now will cause trouble for the prince and has no meaning, so it is better not to say it.
But Zhu Gaojie seemed to see through the princess's thoughts, stretched out his arms to hold Zhang Yingzhen in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, just trust me."
The princess's wet eyelashes trembled slightly, she closed her eyes gently, and hugged Zhu Gaojie tightly.
Zhu Gaojie is a man who cannot speak sweet words. He is full of IQ and emotional intelligence. Whether it is playing tricks or leading troops in war, he is good at it, but it is a bit embarrassing for him to fall in love.
And Zhang Yingzhen didn't need Prince Qi to tell her any sweet words of love. What she needed was Zhu Gaojie's confident words of "believe in me", which were powerful and powerful.
The general and the beautiful woman embrace each other, like the most beautiful picture scroll in the world. The world is gentle, but the fragrant spring willows are swaying with the fragrance of flowers, and the locust trees and cicadas are chirping into the deep alleys.
…
Since the troops were drawn from the Fifth Army Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion, the soldiers were all elites who crawled out of the dead. They were organized in an orderly manner and were assembled in a very short time.
Zhu Gaojie's palace guards, after undergoing intense training for half a year, have been replaced with full cavalry and are well-equipped.
Just standing with the cavalry of three thousand battalions, there is still one crucial thing missing - bloodiness.
An army that has never been on the battlefield is like a sword that has not been sharpened, and Zhu Gaojie brought the palace guards this time just to temper his family.
In the temporary camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Zhu Gaojie was giving orders to a group of generals, including combat principles, tactics, discipline, etc.
Finally, after sorting it out, there are four most critical ones.
Article 1: One hundred and twenty one institute (120 people), five institutes and one battalion (600 people), five battalions and one regiment (3,000 people), and five regiments and one division (15,000 people). This is the organization formulated by Zhu Gaojie. When each general leads troops, he will formulate the organization according to his own preferences and habits.
If you go all the way, stop at one place, go down one by one, and if you fight, attack at one place.
Article 2: Use the heavily armored infantry as the vanguard, fight with long soldiers, and provide cover for the lightly armored archers, so that the archers can get close to the enemy and shoot, while the elite cavalry presses behind, moving with the camera, either clashing or shooting on horseback outflank. This is a regular battle, and we can adapt to special circumstances. With Zhu Gaojie and Zhang Fu in charge, they can make full use of the tactics of 30,000 people.
Article 3: Every "picket" established shall exercise the power of supervision, but if the picket knows the law and violates the law, or engages in cover-up, the crime will be increased by two levels.
Article 4: Whenever the army marches to a place where they stay at night, they should erect fences when it is cold and dig trenches when it is hot. The horses were herded in the trenches, and they fought with enemies outside and sent horn-headed arrows to patrol, so that the horses and men did not escape. They could be summoned the next morning without the burden of searching.
In an army, military discipline is always the most important. When you win a battle, you grab and grab, and when you lose a battle, you run away. That's not called an army, that's called a bandit.
"General Zhang, send the order to assemble the entire army and prepare to send troops." Zhu Gaojie looked at his old father-in-law.
In the army, no matter how far or near, it depends on the position.
Zhang Fu clenched his fist across his chest and bowed slightly: "The last general takes orders."
