Chapter 31 Zhu Xiongying’s Contempt
He thought that this matter was over. Who knows, it may never get over.
Since then, the spear army has participated in a series of battles in the north and south. But they have never fought a tough battle. All the old brothers have been safe and sound along the way. Looks good. But the problem is that other people have expanded exponentially. As for the spear army, they are still the same people. Even many old brothers have been transferred away.
When Chang Yuchun took more than a hundred brothers to join the army, Ye Wang had more than a thousand tribesmen in his hands. But now, Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law can sit on his head and poop and pee. The old brothers who had followed Chang Yuchun to join the army were still alive and were commanding the troops on horseback.
Of course, there are not many people left.
And Ye Wang also endured the end.
Fortunately, He Xi arrived. Breaking the invisible and intangible ceiling. At the last moment of his life, he was finally knighted.
Do you really have no regrets?
He spent half his life immersed in a semi-idle situation. How can there be no resentment? But now on my deathbed, I have figured it out.
What kind of person is Zhu Yuanzhang? A truly useful person doesn't care about his origin. Under Zhu Yuanzhang, there were many generals who had been demoted, and they all had a place. Kang Maocai fought three times with Zhu Yuanzhang in order to guard Jinling. After three battles and three defeats, they finally surrendered. Zhu Yuanzhang still reused it.
If Ye Wang was really capable, he would not be implicated by the Xie family.
The reason why he has been idle for half his life is actually because he certainly has abilities. But it's just mediocre. There are too many people with similar abilities to him. There are stains on his body, and it is not worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang to make an exception.
But although his circumstances are deplorable, those of his contemporaries are not. How many people can live to this age, how many people can have a place in the new dynasty, and still have titles.
He has nothing to regret.
No regrets, true or false. Just look away.
At this moment, what he missed most was no one else. It was He Xi.
He admitted that his son's fighting skills tended to be better than his own, but he knew better that he had no backer. It’s hard to get ahead. As long as He Xi remains in a high position. His son must have a bright future. Once He Xi is down and out. His son will have no future either.
Probably the same as him.
Ye Chen's strengths and weaknesses are the same, he is very good at fighting. Ye Wang, a veteran, thought he was better than him, so his level was already quite good. But in other aspects, something seems to be missing. And the Ming Dynasty has long passed the environment where people who simply know how to fight can rise step by step.
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Ye Wang's death was silent.
He lost his breath in the middle of the night and was discovered more than half an hour later.
Although He Xi has a lot to do. But Ye Wang's funeral was the most important thing for him. Funerals are never about the dead. But for the living.
When Ye Wang was around, He Xi didn't have to worry about any problems in the Liaodong Army. But Ye Wang is gone. He Xi had to be more cautious. Ye Chen may have surpassed his father in fighting, but in some intrigues, he is far more sophisticated than Ye Chen.
In fact, there are also factions in the Liaodong Army. For example, the direct sect that followed Ma Yuyun and Ye Wang came over. Local factions surrendering troops, etc.
He Xi had met these people before, but had not had much contact with them. After all, he and Ye Wang are allies, bypassing Ye Wang and contacting Ye Wang's subordinates. What would Ye Wang think?
But now it's different. Ye Wang was gone. In order to maintain the stability of Liaodong and to take more initiatives after the new capital commander arrived, he had to meet these people. And Ye Wang's funeral is the best place.
Fortunately, He Xi has done quite well in Liaodong in the past few years. Everyone also knows that He Xi is the consort. These people dare not neglect. This contact with He Xi went very smoothly.
After finally finishing all this, He Xi still had to write a memorial.
The first is to report Ye Wang's death and ask the court to select another worthy person. The other is to set up counties in Liaodong. First, there are the three counties of Yingkou, Shenyang and Liaoyang. Responsible for the farming of Goryeo people and the resettlement of disaster victims in Shandong.
Niuzhuang is Yingkou.
After all, the name Niuzhuang is a bit too crude. It was called Niuzhuang County. He Xi felt bad no matter how he heard it. Naturally, I had to make a change. I looked at the map of later generations and saw that it was called Yingkou. Then call it Yingkou. In fact, there is some distance between the real Yingkou and Niuzhuang. Even Yingkou in later generations may still be in the sea today.
However, this is not important. Today's Niuzhuang is the river-sea port closest to the Liaohe River outlet. He said it was Yingkou, and that was it.
Even so, He Xi still had some worries in his heart. Ye Wang's death had too many impacts.
He pushed open the study and came outside. Suddenly I heard someone say: "Uncle."
He Xi turned around and saw Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Xiongying is now fourteen years old and has grown up to be very tall. Like a little adult. It's just that he looks down on He Xi at the moment.
Zhu Xiongying had heard many rumors about He Xi and had seen He Xi since he was a child. However, he had no impression of what He Xi was capable of when he was a child. Now he reads more. Lots of insight too. Zhu Biao wrote to Zhu Xiongying, asking him to follow He Xi and study hard.
Zhu Xiongying is more interested in He Xi.
So when I arrived in Liaodong, I began to observe He Xi's every move.
Some things, he may not be able to understand everything. But it is difficult for royal people to be simple. In particular, Zhu Xiongying lost his mother when he was young and was not close to his stepmother. There were even rumors in the palace that his stepmother wanted to kill him to make room for his younger brother.
Zhu Xiongying, who grew up in this kind of environment, still doesn't know anything about tactics.
That's a waste of time.
However, after he came to Liaodong, he felt that it was hard to live up to his reputation.
As the governor of Liaodong, he would not be busy with military and state affairs, but would be engaged in business affairs. Don't think that he would not come forward directly. Zhu Xiongying couldn't tell who Xi was behind this.
Moreover, Zhu Xiongying had seen the incident of Korean immigrants working in farming.
But I saw that the lives of the Korean people at the bottom were extremely miserable. The Han supervisors were like wolves and tigers. Zhu Xiongying was very dissatisfied. I feel that the migration of a large number of Korean people to Liaodong is not just to enrich the population of Liaodong, but naturally the Korean people should be regarded as one family. How can this be done?
I feel that He Xi can't do things well.
Now Ye Wang is dead. The most important thing is not to ask the emperor's grandfather to discuss suitable candidates. But he was busy with the funeral of a subordinate.
Finally, we came to the conclusion that He Xi couldn't do it.
How can such a person be regarded as a talent if he cannot educate one side, cannot appease the people, or cannot enrich the country and strengthen its army? I also asked my father to let me study with him.
Zhu Xiongying didn't feel it when he was next to Princess Anqing. In front of outsiders, he is very proud. So, he decided to ask it himself. There is this thing in front of me.
It was not easy for Zhu Xiongying to see He Xi.
He Xi is too busy with things. Zhu Xiongying was also outside He Xi's study today. After wandering around for a while, I met He Xi by chance. As for He Xi's study, it is an important military location and no one is allowed to enter. Although Zhu Xiongying is the emperor's grandson. But it is still a secret in Liaodong. I just know that he is a relative of the princess.
Although they are relatives of the emperor. But there is still a big difference between him and the crown prince's legitimate son.
He Xi's guards dared to stop him.
He Xi didn't know what was going on and asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Uncle, you don't have to be polite, just call me Xiongying. I actually have some questions. Before I came, my father told me that if I don't understand anything, I can ask my uncle for advice. My nephew came here specifically to ask for advice."
He Xi was very patient with Zhu Xiongying.
After all, he personally estimated that Zhu Xiongying might become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and it seemed very good to be the imperial master.
He Xi said, "What's the matter with you? Tell me."
Zhu Xiongying was not polite and said: "Uncle, my nephew has been in Liaodong for a while. It is an important frontier area, with Mongolia in the north and Korea in the east. Hebei in the west is the core of Northeast China. The management of this place must be important, but now my nephew sees it Whatever my uncle did, it seemed that he was not focused on the main point."
He Xi said: "What do you think is the key point?"
Zhu Xiongying said loudly with clear and stupid eyes: "My nephew thought that the word "farming and fighting" was being discussed.
