The news that the prince was about to leave the capital soon spread, causing a lot of discussion. After all, the emperor had just returned from his northern tour. There were even rumors that the prince had a dispute with the emperor and was about to be kicked out of the capital.
However, such rumors, which even roadside beggars did not believe, soon disappeared as Zhu Biao attended the morning meeting with civil and military officials as usual.
However, the preparations before departure were carried out in an orderly manner. Since the journey was not far, Zhu Biao had already ordered not to enter the capital along the way, so it was relatively easy and there was no need to alert local officials to visit him.
The most important point was the issue of security. Zhu Biao ordered the emperor's own troops, the Jinwu Guards and the Jingying Cavalry Battalion, to accompany him. The commander-in-chief was the newly promoted Cavalry General Zhang Cundao, the consul.
Zhu Biao signed the memorial and looked at Chahan and Zhang Cun, whose Highnesses were standing in awe, and said: "You can just arrange these things. There is no need to come to this palace for instructions on everything."
The two men hurriedly bowed: "It's the general who is incompetent. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
When Zhu Biao saw this, he could only helplessly wave his hand to signal them to continue. He knew that these two people were not sure. Although it was a very simple matter, they were afraid that something would go wrong.
After all, the identities of the two of them were somewhat awkward. Needless to say, Chahan's father had made some moves, but in the end he still did not substantively surrender. After the death of King Liang, Naha in Liaodong emerged the most eye-catching remnant of the former Yuan Dynasty.
As for Zhang Cundao, his father had made great contributions to the court, but he had passed away after all. Moreover, the father and son were from eastern Zhejiang and had never been direct relatives of the court. Such an errand of protecting the crown prince fell out of thin air, so he really did not dare to be careless.
Zhu Biao continued to read the memorial and nodded from time to time. The two people below carefully talked about the arrangements and various preparations along the way, without caring at all whether His Highness the Crown Prince heard what he was saying.
Zhu Biao really didn't care too much. These two people were not direct descendants, but the Jinwu Guards and Xiaoqiying who were accompanying them were both direct descendants. In name, they were Dutong Generals, but in fact they were just in name. , it’s just the right thing to do. If you want to have ulterior motives, you have to ask the generals and soldiers if they agree.
What's more, Zhu Biao also secretly summoned Quan Xu and led the Jin Yiwei to see him, which was absolutely foolproof, so naturally he didn't care much about the specific arrangements between the two of them.
After they finally finished talking about all the arrangements that were almost absolutely useless, Zhu Biao nodded and affirmed: "Very good, that's it. Thank you for your hard work."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and cheered up: "It's so hard to work for you!"
Although he was caught off guard, it was a real qualification to handle this matter well. Being able to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on tour was a task that only the direct descendants of the East Palace were qualified to take on.
Just when the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and were about to leave, Zhu Biao happened to be tired of reviewing. He put down his purple ink bamboo brush and pointed: "It is said that the skill of this brush came from eating wild bamboo leaves in the mountains for many years. The fur of mountain rabbits, which specializes in drinking mountain spring water, can only be selected from a handful of black double-arrow hairs on their crests, which are rare and hard to obtain."
Chahan didn't understand what it meant, not to mention it was just a bunch of hair on a rabbit, so what if it was the hair of a black bear tiger? His Royal Highness is so noble, sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Ming Dynasty, even if this small thing loses thousands of hairs every day, it is not enough. road.
Although Zhang Cundao is a military commander, he is the eldest son of Mr. Zhang Yi after all. Although he was anxious and confused about what he meant, he immediately responded: "What your Highness said is that there is an old rabbit on the rocks in the south of the Yangtze River, which eats bamboo and drinks from the spring." Purple hair is picked by workers in Xuancheng and used as a pen. One hair is chosen from thousands of hairs."
Yes, reluctantly. In fact, Zhu Biao said this suddenly, and there was no special meaning. He just said it as he thought of it, mainly to test the two people's hasty response.
The more abrupt he is, the more his inner spirit and character are revealed. Chahan doesn't understand anything. He is a typical Mongolian aristocratic child. He is good at riding and shooting, but has little knowledge and tactics. He can be used by ordinary people.
And Zhang Cundao responded with Bai Juyi's poems. Although it is not wrong, it is not outstanding. It shows that he is not a wise and courageous person. Considering his original military exploits, if he wants to secure this hussar general, he probably needs his support. .
It can also be seen that it is normal for a tiger father to give birth to a dog son. Sure enough, the princes and generals are not very different from each other, and ordinary people's families also have talents. However, fortune and God's will are unpredictable. When the loach is in prosperity, it can cause clouds to rain, and when the real dragon is in decline, it will inevitably dig into the cave. .
When the two of them saw that the prince did not speak, they kept complaining in their hearts. They quickly thought about what metaphor this Mountain Rabbit Purple Hair Brush had, whether their recent words and deeds were related to it, and what kind of status His Highness was.
Nothing will be lost.
But after thinking about it, I can only be secretly vigilant. I must be cautious again and again. I can't make any mistakes. When I get back, I have to find someone close to me to help me with the details.
Zhu Biao does not need to explain anything verbally. This is the privilege of the superior. Whether it is explicit or implicit, you have to find the reason for yourself, and in the end you have to satisfy the noble.
After the two people, who were still confused, stepped back, Zhu Biao stood up and stretched his muscles. Zhang Cundao entered the capital governor's house. He had to wait for He Wenhui to make arrangements, so he simply gave him a compliment.
As for Chahan, needless to say, in Keding, Yunnan, Liaodong is now an eyesore. Naturally, Chahan should be used to comfort and urge Naha to come out. If he only has three days to write a disgusting letter to Lao Zhu, he should hurry up and give it to him. The soil has fallen.
Not long after, he ordered his colleague Shang Honghai to come in. After the ceremony, he handed over a thick stack of secret letters. Since he was going to travel, he wanted to understand and arrange things in advance.
Zhu Biao did not look anxiously but asked: "Mao Xiang hasn't come back yet?"
"Back to Your Highness, Commander Mao will probably return to Beijing in the next two days."
He raised his eyes and looked at the prince: "Most of the errands of the Imperial Guard's Mansion are now shouldered by the junior generals. When the commander comes back?"
This was something I had to ask. It would be fine if His Highness was in the capital. It was expected that Mao Xiang would not have the guts to come over and break the taboo, but His Highness was away from the capital, and Mao Xiang was the serious commander of the pro-military Duwei Mansion.
As a junior colleague, he may not be able to stop others from taking over power. After all, he is just and no one can fault him. It is just the subordinates he has promoted these days, but the middle and lower levels of the Duwei Mansion were all promoted by Mao Xiang. Yes, he doesn’t have that much time nor that much power to deal with it.
"If he wants to take care of the errands within the Ming Dynasty, leave it to him. The rest of the affairs will be arranged by me."
"No." Shang Honghai breathed a sigh of relief. Although most of his rights were given away, the important part was still retained. With this, His Highness would not be afraid of forgetting him.
"Don't cut off the exchanges with Japan. You can also arrange for several companies to cross the sea and take root in doing business. Don't we already have several counties there?"
"Your Highness is wise and will make arrangements for this."
After Liaodong comes Goryeo. After Goryeo, it is time to wait for an opportunity to settle Japan. Even if it is difficult to govern for a while, it will still maintain its troubled times and consume its people. The opportunity for confrontation between the Southern and Northern Dynasties is really not to be missed.
Zhu Biao found the secret letter sent by Tang Ding. In addition to the daily greetings and reports, the letter also talked about something that surprised Zhu Biao. Someone from Ezo took the initiative to come to the door.
The so-called Ezo are the people who originally lived in Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. Their appearance, customs and habits are very different from those of the Japanese. The Japanese regard them as foreigners and aliens. Since ancient times, they have set up the post of general to conquer the barbarians and occupy their lands. Drive out and massacre the Ezo people.
The letter also stated in detail that Ezo's appearance is indeed different from ordinary people. The men are hairy and the women have tattoos. They are very scary. They can be used but cannot be trusted. They are like Japanese people. Since they are a foreign race, they must have different intentions.
Zhu Biao didn't know much about the so-called Eni people, but he didn't need to delay his drive. Rotten wood and stubborn rocks were still useful, not to mention a nation that had a long-standing blood feud with Japan.
I didn't rush to reply. I read Tang Ding's report carefully, and then read Lan Yu's secret letter again. Maybe it's because the sky is high and the birds can fly and the sea is wide and the fish can jump. Just reading the many trivial reports is actually very interesting. Insightful, this is really rare for Lan Yu.
Zhu Biao was also happy. Lan Yu had such problems, but this did not hinder his terrifying talent on the battlefield. The Ming Dynasty does not lack generals now, but it will be short in twenty or thirty years. It needs such a Mesozoic Era The handsome man is in charge.
Although there are rising stars such as Xu Yungong and Feng Cheng, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. There is no need for generals in all directions. There is no need for handsome people in the capital's key areas. Those who can conquer tens of thousands are easy to get. Those who can conquer hundreds of thousands are very few. Those who conquer the world with hundreds of thousands can conquer the world. It is even more rare in the world.
As for those who are sure to conquer in battle and are invincible, the more the better, it is rare in ancient times, so we can only pay homage to King Wucheng Temple.
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Chapter 772 Preparations
