"It's just." Tang He hesitated for a while, then cupped his fists and reported. "The Korean side is a bit dissatisfied with me waiting for Liting."
"Dissatisfied?" Lao Zhu raised his thick eyebrows. "Why, the King of Korea still dares to challenge our Ming Dynasty?"
"That's not true." Tang He smiled. "Koryeo is nothing more than a small country, and the King of Koryeo is nothing more than a coward. He first relied on the Northern Yuan Dynasty and then on the Ming Dynasty. He was just a wallflower."
"He also invited people to bring food and fodder to help us work the army! I'm sorry he didn't dare to say anything more!"
"It's a Korean general named Li Chenggui. It is said that he originally planned to recruit these Jianzhou Jurchens for his own use. He heard that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to plow the court, and he said some strange things."
"Ignore him!" Old Zhu Longpao waved. "So what if he is dissatisfied with a mere Goryeo general?"
"We, Ming Dynasty, don't need his guidance when doing things."
"Yes. That's what I said." Tang Kazuya smiled. In my heart, I felt a little amused by myself for doing such a trivial matter.
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Although the Northern Expedition failed, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was also severely weakened and was no longer able to invade the south on a large scale. Under the leadership of the wise and powerful Hongwu Emperor, the attending ministers had a heated discussion on a series of policies and measures for the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Hongwu pointed out that the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Bei Yuan Dynasty had achieved a staged victory. The Ming Dynasty successfully recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun, which also greatly weakened the national power of the Bei Yuan Dynasty. In the end, Emperor Hongwu personally made the decision, and the Ming Dynasty should switch from offense to defense, pursue the principle of temporary confrontation with Bei Yuan, and seize the time to vigorously implement policies related to economic recovery and restoration of national strength. We must get out of the haze of the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty...
After the court meeting, Lao Zhu came to Qianqing Palace. But they saw Queen Ma giving Zhu Su some shoes in the palace. Zhu Su, who should have been on the bed, didn't know where he was at this time.
"Where's Lao Wu?" Lao Zhu sat down next to Queen Ma. Queen Ma continued to hold the soles of her shoes and raised her head slightly when she heard this: "I was called by the second and fourth son. I won't be back for a while."
"Is the previous incident over?"
Lao Zhu hummed, "This Lao Wu is just recovering from his illness, so he is running around..." Seeing Zhu Lao Wu slipping away, Lao Zhu felt quite regretful. He originally wanted to hear about the specific changes in Beiyuan in the next few decades.
"It's been a long time! It's been half a month." Queen Ma said helplessly. "You talk about things with Lao Wu every day. Can Lao Wu not avoid you?"
"These days, I have started thinking about leaving the palace again. If I don't let him move around in the palace, he will be locked up and sick sooner or later."
"I know it too." Lao Zhu picked up a pastry on the table and swallowed it in several bites. But Queen Ma noticed the sadness between her eyebrows. She put down the shoes she was holding and said, "What's wrong? Could it be that something went wrong in the past?"
"It's nothing...it's just that this time Tiande comes back, I think he seems to be several years older." Lao Zhu said. "He has always done things properly, and now we still need him to control the Ming army."
"But we see that he is already estranged from us. He was also cautious at the court meeting just now. Are you afraid that we will be like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and take advantage of heroes?"
"Don't think so much about Tiande. Tiande should be more careful, and he has his own reasons," Queen Ma said. "He has already been granted the title of Duke. Originally, he should not have been made the commander during the Northern Expedition."
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"There is no promotion. If I win, how will I be rewarded? Is it a king? Or is he a king with a different surname?"
Lao Zhu immediately shook his head. "That won't work. Although Tiande is trustworthy, we can't do things like granting a king with a different surname and bring disaster to our descendants."
"Look, you also know it's not possible, let alone Tiande." Queen Ma analyzed. "In order to eliminate Bei Yuan in one fell swoop, we had to rely on Tiande. Naturally, Tiande doesn't have time to think so much."
"But in the recent period, our Ming Dynasty has obviously been unable to go to the north. Even if our Ming Dynasty recovers, Tiande will be old by then, and he will definitely not be able to command the army by then."
"Tiande has spent his whole life fighting for you, Emperor Zhu, through fire and water, and now he is finally retiring. Why don't you allow him to think about his own future? I want to be more cautious and lively, and I also respect you as my elder brother. Do you want him to be like before? , hooking up with you
Drinking alcohol and eating meat? "
When Empress Ma explained it like this, Lao Zhu's frowning eyebrows suddenly relaxed a lot, and the grudge against Xu Da in his heart also dissipated. Then he picked up another piece of pastry and swallowed it in his belly: "That won't work. Tiande cannot retire yet."
"We have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, so we can only rest assured if he keeps him in check! But if he has a grudge, we can't do anything to him. In addition, we have to find a way to resolve the knot in his mind that he cannot be promoted. Only then. Otherwise, according to his nature, he would hide his secret behind everything..."
What Lao Zhu said makes sense. When ordering generals and dispatching commanders, the most important thing is not to use a person who is suspicious and not to use someone with suspicion. If Xu Da can't get rid of his knot, Lao Zhu himself won't be relieved either.
"How about... get married?" Queen Ma said suddenly.
"Getting married?" Lao Zhu was stunned. He lowered his head and thought for a while.
"I think so!" He slapped the table. "I heard that Tiande's precious eldest daughter is now old enough to get married... Have you ever seen her in your daily life?"
"Yes." Queen Ma nodded and smiled. She often organized noble ladies in the palace and took them to weave and make clothes. Naturally, she had met Xu Miaoyun. "She is gentle and virtuous, and she is also handsome. She is a good girl!"
"Well, speaking of it, he is about the same age as the Fourth and the Fifth. Do you want to point him out to the Fourth?"
"Then..." Lao Zhu originally wanted to say that it was naturally the case. How could there be any reason for the younger brother to get married first before his elder brother got married? But suddenly I thought that Zhu Su once said that Zhu Di in history married this Xu family!
If he still marries her, will those filial sons and grandsons whom he hates so much that he gnashes his teeth with anger show up again?
When he told Empress Ma about this doubt, she laughed and said, "You are thinking too much!"
"Children are born good. Isn't it the father's fault if they are raised but not taught? It's because the parents and teachers failed to discipline them well, and there were villains who instigated them, so they became like that."
"We all know the reasons. From now on, we will try our best to avoid it. How can we dislike the child of the Xu family because of this?"
"Well, that makes sense..." Lao Zhu nodded. This matter really cannot be blamed on his daughter.
"Then we will invite Tiande to the palace for a drink in the next few days. Sister, help us organize..."
"I understand. When the time comes, I'll also call the fourth child so that Tiande can take a look..."
The couple were discussing constantly in the Qianqing Palace...
On the other side, deep in the palace, four people, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Su, were doing push-ups in a small school ground.
"Hoo! Hoo!" Zhu Fan was panting like a bellows. He tried his best to hold himself up, but fell to the ground halfway. "Lao...Lao Wu, can your method really strengthen your body?"
"Why do I feel...I've already lost half of my life..."
"Of course it can be done." Zhu Su said with difficulty while sweating. After falling into the water and losing his strength last time, he knew that his current body was still too weak. He didn't want to inherit the Zhu family's fine tradition of being able to dissolve when exposed to water. As soon as he recovered from his illness, he immediately put exercise on his agenda. "What's the point of just push-ups? Later, I asked people to tidy up this school ground. All the necessary equipment was put out, and it was turned into a training base according to the standards of special forces training."
"Even if we brothers can't become special forces, we must at least develop eight-pack abs, right?"
"What Lao Wu said is very true." Zhu Xi finished doing push-ups in twos and twos, and then he bounced up beautifully with both hands. He glanced at Zhu Fan with disgust, who was panting like a dead dog on the ground: "Lao San, you are a little weak."
"Look at you, you are not even as good as the fifth child who just happened to be sick. You have already decided to get married a few days ago, right? How can you have a bed with your mother-in-law in front of you during the wedding night?"
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