A few people were too lazy to pay attention to Zhu Houcong. Everyone recognized this guy's early deeds. If he could persist, he would at least be a wise king, not to mention a saint. But it is a pity that this guy has stabilized his throne. Then he started to get confused and became obsessed with the way of immortality.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di gathered together to discuss it, and then loudly asked Zhao Changge: "Zhao boy, what is the specific situation of the mandarin duck formation you just mentioned? We are very curious about how it can sweep away Japanese pirates. At that time, there were more than fifty people Every Japanese dared to run around in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang's defeat of the Japanese pirates by relying on the Yuanyang Formation shows that this Yuanyang Formation must be very extraordinary."
The Japanese plague has been with the Ming Dynasty from the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the demise of the Ming Dynasty, so if this mandarin duck array is really useful, it will be of great value to everyone present.
"This Yuanyang Formation is an evacuated battle formation used to fight Japanese pirates. After firearms were widely used on the battlefield, the lethality and destructive power of weapons increased significantly. Large and dense battle formations were difficult to adapt to combat needs, so Qi Jiguang first applied this formation based on the many hills and ravines, criss-crossing rivers, narrow roads, and Japanese pirate combat characteristics in the southeastern coastal area. It got its name because of its shape like a mandarin duck."
"The Yuanyang Formation consists of eleven people in a team, with the captain at the front. One of the two people behind holds a long card and the other holds a rattan card. The long card hand holds a shield to block the Japanese pirates' arrows and spears, and the rattan card hand holds a light rattan shield. It has a javelin and a waist knife. The long player and the rattan player mainly cover the advancement of the teammates behind them. In addition to covering, the rattan player can also engage in close combat with the enemy. The other two hold the wolf for the wolf. The wolf is made from the moso bamboo growing in the south. , choose an old and solid one, cut the end of the bamboo into a sharp point, and leave sharp branches around it. Each wolf fork is about three meters long. The wolf fork hand uses the spikes at the front of the wolf fork to stab the enemy and also cover the shield hand for advancement. .”
"Then came four spearmen, two on the left and two on the left, taking care of the shield bearers and wolf bearers on the left and right in front respectively. Following up were two soldiers holding boring palladium to serve as warning and support. Like this Each weapon in the formation has a clear division of labor. As long as everyone is proficient in the operation of their own type, the key to effectively killing the enemy lies in overall cooperation and the execution of orders and prohibitions."
"The Yuanyang Formation not only closely combines spears and shields, long and short, giving full play to the advantages of various weapons, but also the formation is flexible and changeable. It can also be transformed into columns and horizontal formations according to different situations and combat needs, and the formation can be transformed into left and right formations. Two small formations or three small formations on the left, middle and right, this changed formation is also called the Changing Mandarin Duck Formation."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di listened carefully to what Zhao Changge said. Zhu Di even simply drew it on the table. After the two discussed it, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands on his hands and laughed: "This formation is not complicated. Almost anyone can They can all become proficient after practice. The difficulty of this formation lies in cooperation and obeying orders. This formation is a bit interesting. When we go back next time, we plan to give this mandarin duck formation to Biao'er and let him take out an army to practice this formation. The Yuanyang Formation, although we in the Hongwu Dynasty no longer have Japanese plagues, other formations may be evolved from this formation, which is worth studying."
Nowadays, all the Japanese countries in the Hongwu Dynasty were occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and because of Zhao Changge's attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang did not show mercy to the Japanese. They were either massacred, taken as prisoners, left on the island to mine, or brought back to the Ming Dynasty to work as coolies. Even if there were a few Even if they escape, they won't pose any threat to Ming Dynasty.
As for things like what happened in the Jiajing Dynasty, when more than fifty people dared to walk around in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it was absolutely impossible to happen in the Hongwu Dynasty. If anyone really dared to do this, he would be considered awesome if he could walk a thousand meters. .
"This Yuanyang Formation does have research value. I will let people study it when I go back." Zhu Di also agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's words and said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhao Changge and then at Zhu Houcong who was hiding in the corner.
"Boy Zhao, tell me about this guy's ending."
Zhao Changge nodded: "As Zhu Houcong grew older, he took elixirs made of arsenic, mercury, realgar, cinnabar, etc. for a long time, so his health deteriorated. In the first month of the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, the alchemist Wang Jin and others forged the " "Zhupin Immortal Prescriptions" and "New Book of Elderly Care", he made the elixir of immortality and dedicated it to Zhu Houcong. At this time, as his health became worse and worse, Zhu Houcong's desire for immortality reached its peak, and he took it without any doubts. .”
"In the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, Hai Rui, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, wrote in the "Public Security Shu" and severely criticized Zhu Houcong for his delusion of immortality and his lack of love between father and son, monarch and minister, or husband and wife. He said that people in the world have been disrespectful to His Majesty for a long time. He also said that once the emperor repented, , the imperial court outline, and the ministers, attendants, and officials discussed the interests of the world, and washed away decades of accumulated mistakes, comparable to Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu."
"At this time, Zhu Houcong had already become sick about immortality. What Hai Rui did directly angered Zhu Houcong. Zhu Houcong directly ordered Hai Rui to be arrested and executed. Huang Jin, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, said at the side: This person has always had a crazy reputation. , I heard that when the memorial was given, he already knew that he would offend His Majesty this time, so he ordered a coffin for himself early, and then said goodbye to his wife and children, and all the servants fled and he did not care about it, so He won't run away."
"Zhu Houcong was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally chose to stay in jail. Hai Rui was sent to Jinyiwei Prison. Speaking of which, Hai Rui also left a strong mark in history, and was called Hai Qingtian."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became happy: "Hai Qingtian? Just by hearing this name, you know that this person is definitely a loyal minister. We like people like this."
Zhao Changge smiled: "Hai Rui is indeed a good and upright official, but I don't think you will like such a minister. With your bad temper, Hai Rui will give you an appointment today. I'm afraid he won't even see the sun tomorrow." Until then, if he puts the words he scolded Jiajing on you, it’s strange that you can bear it.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed sarcastically, and then forcefully explained: "How can we associate with Zhu Houcong? We are not stupid kings, so why did Hai Rui scold us?"
"Are you sure? For someone like Hai Rui, are you still worried that he can't find the problem with you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, then shut up decisively: "Okay, okay, let's talk about Hai Rui later. Let's continue talking about Zhu Houcong."
"In December of the forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign, Zhu Houcong died in the Qianqing Palace at the age of sixty. After his death, Zhu Houcong was buried in the Yongling Tomb in Changping, Beijing. The posthumous edict was that Yu Wang Zhu Zaijing succeeded to the throne and was changed to Yuan Longqing."
