Chapter 19 A drunken party
Premarital phobia is quite common in later generations. There is one among the people He Xi knows. It was precisely because of the woman's emotion that He Xi felt a familiar feeling. Moreover, women are forced by the rules of the palace and have no choice. And He Xi is not like this.
In many future generations, ordinary people will not have much choice. But the performance is not as naked as in ancient times. It doesn't matter what he thinks now. Everything depends on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before, He Xi's feeling was not clear. But what King Lu said was that he was just a slave. Show this uncomfortable feeling nakedly in front of He Xi. When I meet this woman again, I don’t know how to touch my heartstrings. In addition, helping this palace maid was not too difficult for He Xi. It's just a word to Xu Zheng. Why not.
The woman pondered this sentence and was fascinated for a moment.
At this time, someone in the distance shouted: "Secretary He, Secretary He."
He Xi immediately stood up and said, "I'm here." Then he lowered his voice and said, "If you are willing, ask someone to find me. Maybe tell me your name now."
The woman was silent for a while. not talking anymore.
A young eunuch came to He Xi and said, "Secretary He, Your Majesty has summoned me."
He Xi frowned slightly and thought to himself: "Zhu Yuanzhang is not drinking at the moment, so what should he do with me? Could it be that he wants me to accompany him to drink." However, his boss summoned him. He Xi had no choice but to go and immediately got up and left.
He Xi walked for a while and a woman walked out of the bamboo forest. The woman is definitely not dressed like a palace maid.
At this time, several palace maids were shouting: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anqing, Her Royal Highness Princess Anqing."
The woman said, "I'm here."
Several palace maids hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Princess, I can find you. The queen is in a hurry."
This woman is Zhu Yuanzhang's second daughter, Princess Anqing.
In fact, neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Empress Ma knew their daughter very well, at least they did not understand Princess Anqing's fear and resistance to marriage. Moreover, Princess Anqing was able to drag herself until she was eighteen years old, which shows that some of Princess Anqing's strategies were successful.
But among Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, it was my daughter who was weak and unable to take care of herself.
That's it today, Mrs. Fu Youde wants to get a princess for her eldest son Fu Zhong. Princess Anqing had seen Fu Zhong from a distance. Fu Zhong looked very much like her father, Fu Youde. He was tall and thick, with arms like ape arms.
This shows that Fu Zhong worked hard on bows and arrows, and maybe he was a marksman. But it's not a plus here with Princess Anqing.
Princess Anqing found an opportunity and pretended to be wronged. The deserter is here. In fact, He Xi has never met Princess Anqing. Princess Anqing not only knew He Xi, but also saw her twice from a distance. Without her, Empress Ma's biological sons and daughters were vassalized, and they could marry as soon as they got married. The only biological child around him is An Qing.
Don't hide anything from Princess Anqing.
Only then did Anqing find out that He Xi was the illegitimate son of his father, whom his mother had always suspected. It was precisely because Anqing suspected that He Xi was his half-brother that he finally trusted He Xi. I am willing to say a few words from my heart, otherwise I would have left long ago.
Princess Anqing glanced at the direction in which He Xi was going. He shook his clothes and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Let's go."
After Princess Anqing left, she didn't notice that a pair of eyes flickered in the darkness. It seems that he sees everything today.
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He Xi didn't know what happened behind him.
He Xi came to the main hall of Qianqing Palace. But I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, the prince, Xu Da, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and Mu Ying. Everyone is here. Although the banquet has been removed. But it can be seen from their faces and the smell of alcohol in the room that they have all drank a lot.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Xi coming, he smelled of wine and said, "We've eaten about the same and drank about the same. Now let's get down to business. In the temple, there are some things that are hard to talk about, and it's hard for me to ask too many questions. Now I don't care about the emperor or his ministers." We are all old brothers for many years. Say whatever you want. If there is anything wrong, it will be settled between us brothers. Xu Da, you talk first. How is it over there in Peking? We can't fight."
Although Xu Da also drank. Smells of alcohol. But his eyes were not blurry at all. Very sober. And Zhu Yuanzhang is actually the same. Under He Xi's observation, no one here was really drunk.
However, everyone uses the power of wine to talk things out.
A war was about to begin, and Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with the generals on the front line. He actually knew that what was reported below might not be true. Many yamen have their own accounts, one is true and the other is used to deal with the above.
That's it for other things. Fighting is something you can't afford to be careless about. If there was an error in what was reported from the front line, Zhu Yuanzhang did not know it. Once a war is fought, it will be lost.
Therefore, there is today’s family dinner. The drunken things everyone said. There is no need to punish someone who talks drunkenly. However, it is also true, after all, he tells the truth after drinking.
Xu Da said: "Brother, in Peiping, among the border guards, there are seventeen large granaries and countless small granaries. Each county has more than 10,000 shi of grain stored in it. The total is more than 1 million shi. Before I came to Peiping, I ordered There are 210,731 soldiers. These are all fighting soldiers, and there will definitely be no difference. If there is a difference, my eldest brother will behead me. I have randomly checked the weapons of each guard station. Although there is no difference between the guards. There are some mistakes, but overall it is still passable. Before I came back, I just did the autumn exercise. There were more than 50,000 cavalry, and all of them were able to fight with iron spears, infantry, pack horses, and civilians. I checked them one by one, and there was no big problem. , some issues have to be answered. But we will definitely be ready before next spring."
While the two were talking, the prince waved to He Xi and asked him to stand behind him. The prince whispered: "My father asked you to come and listen. Learn from it."
He Xi was a little moved in her heart, not sure whether it was to the prince or to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xu Da, you do a good job. I always feel at ease when you do things."
Xu Da said: "He is the eldest brother. He has been running the north for ten years. Otherwise, there would not be enough troops and food today."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is there really no problem at all?"
Xu Da said: "There is a problem. Let me tell you. Brother, don't blame me."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today I was drunk and had no control over my words."
Xu Da said: "There are more and more deserters in the Yanbian Guards. In the early days of Hongwu, each guard had only a few people. It is not worth mentioning at all, but now some guards have had more than 100 deserters. This is not right."
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved.
If before, Zhu Yuanzhang would have dealt with this matter severely. The imperial censor Qing army was dispatched. Deserters are wanted all over the world. If you can't find it, check it. When a father dies, his son replaces him. Unless the family is extinct, as long as there is a male, he must take over.
Such policies have brought heavy suffering to the people.
But from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, it is indeed necessary.
Zhu Yuanzhang emerged from troubled times. I know very well the principle behind the emperor's strong soldiers and horses. Any behavior that harms military strength will not be severely punished and will be kept for the New Year?
It cannot be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's harsh methods were ineffective. At least in the Hongwu Dynasty, the Weisuo army was quite effective.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the end of the Weisuo system from later generations. Only fifty years after his death, he raised an army of millions without spending any money and became a complete burden to the court. Looking at Xu Da's words at this moment, I felt mixed emotions in my heart.
However, he knew one thing more: changing the military system was a big deal. At least now is not the time.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I remember this. How about Mongolia? Is it impossible to fight?"
Xu Da said: "Well, no weapons have been used in the direction of Beiping in the past few years. Although there are conflicts between cavalry and Tatars every year, they are all small conflicts. There are not many conflicts with more than a hundred people. And Mobei is difficult, where It can be compared to the abundance of water and grass in Monan. Now Monan is completely empty. Why don’t the tribes in Mongolia’s Mobei take the bait? I sent people to go deep into the grassland in the name of Huiyi. I found that the Mongolian tribes were already within 300 miles of the Great Wall. I dare I can guarantee you that next spring, when the horse is thin, we will march forward and win the battle."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Back then, during the Battle of Mobei, I thought that he was far away from Mobei. If I wanted to attack him, I would have to cross the vast sea of thousands of miles, and the food and grass would be transferred, shaking the world, and depleting people's livelihood. This disadvantage is that he is worse than a horse. I am good at walking, and these are my two shortcomings. But ten years from now, things will be very different from before. I spent ten years to recuperate, and the north will not be as desolate as before. Within ten years, I will do my best to carry out horse administration. In the battle that year, I will choose the best of all the armies in the world. There are less than 100,000 people fighting with iron spears. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's iron cavalry is several times more powerful than before. It can drive straight in and attack thousands of miles. The enemy can go, and I can go. Last year, I ordered Mu Ying to go out of Ningxia to attack Naiji. Let's try it briefly. Yes. As expected, the puppet Yuan Dynasty is running north, unable to control the various princes and tribes on the grassland. They do not understand the righteousness and are only interested in profit. I lure them to the south of the desert, how can they not come?"
"Although I have the advantage, I must not be arrogant. Wang Baobao is dead, and there are no heroes in Mongolia. Therefore, this battle must be fought in the south of the desert, and we must not go deep into the north of the desert to be taken advantage of by the enemy."
The so-called "those who fight with iron spears" were Zhu Yuanzhang's criteria for selecting cavalry. Only those who can fight with others immediately meet the standards of the Ming Dynasty cavalry. Compared with the Mongols, as long as children are good at equestrian skills, Han cavalry is better than Mongolians in battle. After all, Han Qi are selected from countless people. The best among the best. As for the Mongolian cavalry, almost all limbs are intact.
After all, all Mongols are soldiers.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the generals immediately stood up and said, "I respectfully listen to the holy teachings."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today is a family banquet, there is no need for this. However, there are some changes now. He Xi will tell your uncles about the affairs of King Liang of Yunnan."
