Chapter 174 Dragon Slaying Bureau
Feng Sheng sneered and said, "Why, I, Mr. Feng, don't have a third-grade officer?"
Xu Da was stunned and said: "No, do you really want to take a trip into the muddy water?"
Feng Sheng said: "I don't know."
Xu Da said: "I know that you are angry, but you can't let it out. Especially not on this matter. You know the specific reasons."
Feng Sheng snorted coldly and did not answer.
He was indeed angry. Even after we took him down from the north, his anger had not subsided. In fact, he could not swallow this breath. This is why Feng Sheng keeps coming to Xu Da. He doesn't know that Xu Da is extremely cautious and never wants to get close to him.
Without him, they are two major military leaders. The two of them meet every day. What does Zhu Yuanzhang think?
But he still came, not just to disgust Zhu Yuanzhang.
Xu Da is even more disgusting.
Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Xu Da the most and wanted to put Xu Da in a place of suspicion.
Feng Sheng knew this, and so did Xu Da.
Xu Da had no choice. I can only play with Feng Sheng. But both parties also know that this is just for fun. Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Xu Da. It can't be broken just because of a little thing. Not to mention, Xu Da himself couldn't even count the number of royal guards in Xu Da's house.
However, this matter is different.
If Feng Sheng dared to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang would not be merciful. They have been dealing with Zhu Yuanzhang for decades. How could one not know Zhu Yuanzhang’s character? They even felt a strong murderous intention.
Feng Sheng wanted to say that I had to intervene. But after all, he was no longer young. He sighed and said, "I heard that Mu Ying is back."
Xu Da said: "Counting the days, we will arrive in the capital in the next two days."
Feng Sheng suddenly lowered his head and said, "What happened between the Crown Prince and His Majesty?"
Xu Da narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Old Feng, if you don't want to play chess, I won't accompany you."
Feng Sheng said: "Okay. Okay. Okay, I won't say anything anymore. I won't say anything anymore, let's play chess."
Although the two did not expand on this topic in depth. But there was a consensus in their hearts that there was actually a problem between the Crown Prince and His Majesty. But this problem can be big or small. After all, problems between princes and emperors have been normal since ancient times. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were the same father and son, which was inconsistent with the laws of history.
But if it really comes to the point of deposing the prince. This incident had a great impact on Ming Dynasty.
Although Xu Da had a good impression of the prince in his heart. But he also knew that if he supported the prince, it would be a blessing or a curse for the prince.
Xu Da especially didn't want to talk too much about such a sensitive issue.
The two of them turned their attention to chess again, but they saw black and white pieces everywhere, fighting on the chessboard. They had reached the middle of the game. It seemed that because they were both generals, they started playing chess with murderous intent. Even Xu Da has cultivated his moral character on the surface. But he also shows his true temperament on the chessboard.
Regardless of the level of chess skills, there is fighting everywhere on the entire chessboard, from the corners to the midsection. The black and white colors are like two giant dragons biting each other repeatedly. It seems that it is difficult to determine the outcome without killing a dragon.
Just like the situation in Nanjing today.
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Nanjing is rainy in summer.
Heavy rain poured down, shrouding the entire city of Nanjing in water mist, but the sound of horse hooves trampling on the bluestone was heard in front of the side door of the imperial palace. A group of cavalry suddenly arrived at a gallop. The leader dismounted, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat.
Before arriving at the palace gate, the guard guarding the gate said: "Who is coming?"
But I saw the person coming under the dripping eaves, raised his head slightly, and said, "It's me."
Upon seeing this, several guards immediately saluted and said, "Greetings to the Duke of Guizhou."
That's right, Mu Ying has been guarding Yunnan for several years, defeated Luchuan, made Luchuan homesick, sent it to the capital, expanded the territory hundreds of miles, and announced the six-guard pattern in Muying's hands. Therefore, Mu Ying was granted the title of Duke of Guizhou.
Return to Beijing to report on his work.
The reason why Muying has made such great progress is because of the breakthrough development of the Ming army's weapons. Especially the steel crossbow.
A large number of cheap steel crossbows equipped the Ming army with long-range attack capabilities. Although it is said that the steel crossbow cannot last for many years in a humid environment, no, it should be said that it is difficult to last for a year. But there are only a few hundred thousand people in Yunnan. Daqing has the ability to supply hundreds of thousands of steel crossbows every year.
You can even change it every year.
Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's army was not compromised at all in places such as Myanmar. Even the swarm attack of the elephant soldiers, under the secret crossbow formation, is just the material for the soldiers to have extra meals tonight. Just because of the geographical environment.
The war in Yunnan is not like the war in Goryeo and Japan, with hundreds of thousands of actions. It’s a situation where tens of thousands of people are too many. Yunnan, especially outer Yunnan, has deep mountains and old forests, high mountains and rivers, and the ground traffic capacity is difficult to pass tens of thousands of troops at the same time. Even when the war started, there was no place for tens of thousands of troops to deploy.
Therefore, Muying's victory was won in a large number of battles worth tens of millions. The war is endless. It seems that the local temperature has never been below zero.
Mu Ying also came to an end this year.
After defeating some of the chieftains in Yunnan, the most important enemy was Luchuan Sijia. He also used diplomatic means to persuade small tribal countries such as Myanmar to declare their vassal status. It was finally possible to transfer back to the capital.
As mentioned before, Mu Ying actually grew up in the palace, and most of the guards had met Mu Ying.
Even if Muying has been gone for a few years, she can still show off her face.
Mu Ying entered the palace and reported to His Majesty for an audience. Then he changed his clothes in a side hall.
After all, it’s a rainy day and a long journey. It’s also very easy to avoid getting soaked.
But Mu Ying didn't expect that after taking a shower and changing clothes, she would find someone waiting for him. Not someone else. It's the prince.
Mu Ying said: "I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince turned around, supported Mu Ying, and said, "Brother, it's great to have you back."
Mu Ying looked at the prince and said: "Your Highness, when I see Your Highness, my face is not as good as before. You should take care of yourself in everything."
The prince was stunned, sighed, and said, "Really?"
The prince's illness is heart disease.
The prince was originally a very thoughtful person. The more you know, the more you think, and the more you think, the more you want to prepare. This further increased the psychological burden on the prince. Nothing in this world is foolproof. And the prince happened to be a man who wanted to keep everything safe. The so-called history and the so-called future let the prince know more possibilities and demonstrations.
It also gave the prince more ideas.
Those who have been around the prince may not have discovered anything else. However, after not seeing the prince for several years, he could keenly discover that the prince had actually become thinner.
Mu Ying said: "Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"
The prince was silent for a long time. After a while, he said: "I can only tell you this matter. My father is very dissatisfied with me recently."
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was certainly dissatisfied with the prince. But being dissatisfied doesn't count. At least, Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose to change the prince when he knew that there were some things that the prince could not do, because he knew that the nature of a country is easy to change but hard to change. The prince was already in his thirties and had long been stereotyped. Nothing could possibly change.
What Zhu Yuanzhang chose was to do everything he could do on behalf of the prince while he was still capable. Otherwise, why would the reform be put on the agenda at such an immature time?
It's just that the prince is a very sensitive person.
Because of his sensitivity, he captured Zhu Yuanzhang's emotions and amplified Zhu Yuanzhang's emotions several times.
Mu Ying was stunned and said: "Your Highness, you must have misunderstood Your Majesty. Your Majesty's regard for His Majesty is known to the world. How could such a thing happen?"
The prince said: "I hope not. But the fact is right in front of you. You are not in the capital, so you don't know the changes in the capital. However, recently, your majesty has ordered officials of the third rank and above to talk about Ming Dynasty's legal affairs. You know it, right?"
Mu Ying said: "I heard about it on the road."
The prince said: "Your Majesty, we must completely overthrow the original Ming law and implement the new law."
"What?" Mu Ying was stunned and said, "This is impossible."
The prince said: "This is the truth."
Amidst the heavy rain outside the window, a burst of rolling thunder came, and the bright and dying thunder light flashed in their eyes.
There is a heavy thunderstorm today.
