"Let's see that Yang Lu is very warm and sincere towards me. After Zhongliang, he still has some relationship with the palace."
"And he's so broad-minded that he even took the initiative to tell us his shortcomings. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a traitor, right?"
Chang Mao said.
"Brother Chang, please don't be fooled by him." Zhu Su sneered. "It's just a skill of being glib and superficial."
"Jiujiang has already informed me of all these dandy tactics. This Yang Lu is just a second-generation ancestor who relies on his father Yu Yin, and yet he dares to use such tactics against me."
"If he was really a loyal and upright military general, how could the military guard post such a sumptuous banquet? It was a hundred times more sumptuous than the banquet invited by Wei Zhifu."
"If he is really a loyal person, why did he sweat on his forehead and even spilled half of the tea in the cup when I asked him to lend him the military talisman?"
"If he is really open-minded and can even talk about his own shortcomings, why can't he even tolerate the surrender of his soldiers and call those soldiers to the school grounds overnight for supervision and punishment?"
Zhu Su smiled disdainfully. "Are there not enough surrendered generals and troops in our Ming army?"
"Unlike in Southern Xinjiang and Mobei, they have made countless achievements for our Ming Dynasty."
"But he, Yang Lu, is cautious, so there is no need to surrender his troops?"
This is true. The Ming Dynasty has such a big stall now. How can it survive if it only relies on the soldiers and horses it had when it started?
Nowadays, many of the leading generals in the Ming Dynasty were descended from generals. For example, Fu Youde, who was outstanding during the previous Northern Expedition, and Zhu Liangzu, the father of Zhu Xian whom Zhu Su killed earlier, were both generals who were surrendered generals but held military power.
Lao Zhu was never afraid of surrendering, and even had a special hobby of surrendering enemies. If Wang Baobao, he loves her very much but cannot get her. In order to let Wang Baobao know his sincere love for talents, he even asked Zhu Su's second brother Zhu Fang to marry Wang Baobao's sister as his concubine. Later, it was said that the generals Nahachu, Naerbuhua and others who had been demoted to the Yuan Dynasty were all granted the title of marquis and given power without any ambiguity.
"So, that person named Yang is trying to trick us?" Chang Mao was startled.
"That's not true." Zhu Su snorted coldly. "The left and right are just trying to coax us into not interfering in his affairs."
"He is indeed a little clever and guessed that those water bandits were the remnants of Zhang Shicheng. I think he was frightened by Zhang Shicheng's name."
"If he was really so courageous and aware of his shame, why did Wei Zhifu say that he used the reason of unstable military morale to avoid sending troops?"
"In my opinion, he doesn't want to send troops at all, he just wants to securely defend the city. Be his commander of the Suzhou Guard."
"Let's see, if the water bandits really raise their flag, they will definitely close the city and wait for reinforcements on the pretext of protecting the city."
"Isn't this fear of war?" Chang Mao's eyes widened.
"If a thief really raised the flag, he had foresight and did not fall into the thief's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He saved the city. How can he be afraid of war?" Zhu Su said. "If that time comes, maybe he will come forward to ask for credit."
"This thief!" Chang Mao was furious and resumed his previous resentment towards Yang Lu. "Sure enough, we should go and twist his bird's head! With this thief holding him back, how can the remnants of Zhang Shicheng be pacified?"
"Brother Chang, don't be anxious, don't be anxious!" Zhu Su quickly grabbed Chang Mao who asked the driver to turn the car around. "Take his bird... Bah, there is no benefit in taking his life."
"I see that all the thousands of households under his command are just sycophants."
"If there is a general like this in a den of generals, how can the soldiers below be any better?"
"I'm afraid that most of the soldiers who are good at fighting were taken to the west by Wu Liang, the former Marquis of Jiangyin, to suppress the rebellion. These soldiers should have been recruited temporarily, and even Yang Lu made money by selling his vacancies and came to hold an iron job. Even if he has taken away the military power , I’m afraid such a group of guys won’t be of much use. We also violated a taboo for nothing.”
The military households in the Ming Dynasty were hereditary. From the early to the middle period, they were all powerful and powerful, and there were so many people trying to get in. Zhu Su was well aware of the future harm of the military household system, so he naturally knew how much profit there was to be made from the quota of military households.
"In this case, it's better to capture these unused surrendered troops. In addition to the Taicang Guards in the west, if Zhang Shicheng's remnants are really causing trouble, they can be pacified."
"I will edit another letter and send it to my father, and ask him to make arrangements early."
"It's just that Yang got a better deal!" Chang Mao was still angry with himself, his face turned red. "The acting actually got to our head. He almost deceived us..."
"Well……"
Zhu Su could only smile bitterly. This Brother Chang may indeed be as rough as Chang Yuchun.
But the insight and cunning displayed by Chang Yuchun and Baizhan were not inherited at all by the eldest son who had attacked the Duke...
The next day, when Zhu Su was having breakfast in Shen Garden, Di Meng, captain of King Wu's guard, walked in with his helmet on and his armor on. "Your Highness, there is a letter from the Suzhou Guards with the military talisman seal."
"The thousand-man team that Yandao lent us to repair the dam has now been sent outside the city for repairs. As long as we leave with the military talisman, we can mobilize these more than a thousand people at any time."
"Well, I understand." Zhu Su nodded, took a sip of soy milk and said. The singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in this sunken garden are completely different from those in the wilderness or the Bifeng Imperial Manor. It was rare for Zhu Su to lie down and sleep until his destiny last night, but today he was unusually energetic.
Di Meng hesitated for a moment and asked Zhu Su, "Your Highness, are you going to the military camp outside the city to receive these thousand people?"
"This matter is not urgent. Let's go to the west of the city first to see what the situation of the victims in Suzhou is like." Zhu Su said. "The current Censor of the River Patrol is that old-fashioned Ru Taisu?"
"Alas, I have never dealt with this old guy. This time I want to join hands with him to provide disaster relief. I think it will take a lot of words..."
"Your Highness and the Crown Prince have no grudges at all. Everything only happened because of Hu Weiyong's expertise. Lord Ru will definitely understand and will not embarrass His Highness again." Di Meng bowed.
"If this is the best... I'm afraid he will still be suspicious and make his own decisions." Zhu Su took a bite of the fried dough sticks.
"These old guys are the most stubborn. The truth is before them, and they still believe in the fiction they imagined in their minds."
"I said that my eldest brother and I are close friends, but he might still not believe me. If he takes it upon himself to embarrass me, it's really hard to say." Zhu Su said to himself. Suddenly he remembered something and turned to look at Di Meng: "By the way Di Meng, I have two things I want you to do."
"Your Highness, please speak, General, listen." Di Meng responded.
"The first thing is, you guys should send some people to train those thousand people first." Zhu Su said.
"There is no need to follow your standards at that time. Just teach them the rules and regulations and lead them to do your daily morning exercises. That's it."
"In addition, the Yuanyang Formation will also allow them to gain some grounding. They may be useful in suppressing bandits in the future, so they must have some fighting ability, right?"
"Yes, the general will take your orders." Di Meng agreed immediately.
"One more thing..." Zhu Su wiped his oily mouth. "Use your connections to find out for me all the information about Zhang Shicheng's remnants in Suzhou City."
"It's called knowing yourself and knowing your enemy. It's no longer time to hide the information. It's time to bring it out and let Brother Chang and I go over it in detail..."
Hearing this, Di Meng's face turned pale: "Your Highness... What do you mean by this?"
"The last general...how can there be any connection behind the last general..."
"There are no outsiders here. You don't have to hide your secrets from me like this, right?" After wiping his mouth, Zhu Su raised his head and looked straight at the orphan who was recruited into his army at the earliest. During training, he also The most brave and loyal boy who quickly stood out from hundreds of people.
"Do you really think that this king doesn't know that you are a member of Mao Xiang's Jin Yiwei?"
(End of chapter)
