He once defeated Jiaozhi and fought with the Mongols in northern Xinjiang. He was the backbone of the Ming Dynasty.
The glory of his life was countless.
But now he is a hero in his twilight years. He lies quietly on the bed, wondering whether the high-spirited self of the past will still appear in his misty eyes, whether he can see the endless prairie, and whether the fierce war in Jiaozhi will appear.
No, he probably couldn't see anything.
At this time, he could no longer hold up his long sword, and he could no longer charge into battle for the Ming Dynasty as before.
Time is the most ruthless. He is getting old, but he does not feel scared because the Ming Empire for which he has fought his whole life is still young.
They now have another little emperor, hoping that he can recreate the prosperity of the Yongle period when all the kingdoms came to court.
He believed that the little emperor could do it.
And today the little emperor is coming to visit him. Ming Dynasty has not forgotten him, and neither has His Majesty.
His achievements, his glory, and his name will continue with the Ming Empire.
His name is Zhang Fu, a high-spirited British prince at the age of thirty, the executioner who destroyed Jiaozhi at the age of forty, and the god of war who went on an expedition to Mobei at the age of fifty.
His name is Zhang Fu, and he is a British citizen.
Knowing that the little emperor would come to visit him today, Zhang Fu put on a brand new official uniform and lay half on the bed.
A child appeared in his sight. As he got closer and closer, it became clearer and clearer that this child was their emperor.
Behind Zhu Jianshen were Zhang Bao, Zhu Ji, Zhu Shou, Zhang Mao, Chen Ying, and living officials.
"I'm here to see you, Grandpa." Zhu Jianshen said softly, looking at the British Duke lying on the bed.
Why is he so old? It seems as if his life will be lost in the next moment.
Zhang Mao immediately stepped forward and picked up his father's upper body. Zhang Bao also brought a chair and placed it next to the bed, but Zhu Jianshen did not choose to sit down.
"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that I would be able to see Your Majesty again before I left." Zhang Fu's voice was very weak. "Although I am very happy, Your Majesty, you should not come."
In fact, Zhang Fu had been unable to speak for four or five days, and his life depended on warm medicinal soup. This time when Zhu Jianshen came over, Zhang Fu asked the imperial doctor to give him strong medicine, hoping that he could regain his senses and regain consciousness. Sober up a little.
Listening to Zhang Fu's weak voice, Zhu Shou sighed lightly and turned his head, unwilling to look again. However, Chen Ying looked at Zhang Fu, and all he could think of was the first time he saw Zhan Wu when he was sixteen. The scene is unbearable to the British public.
Zhu Ji and Zhang Bao both lowered their heads.
"I have to come. I'm here to see my great-grandfather, grandpa, and father. Grandpa, don't talk nonsense. Have you ever felt better?" Zhu Jianshen said softly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about him. The old minister is already in his twilight years and has survived for six years. I am really ashamed, so ashamed."
Zhu Jianshen knew that Zhang Fu was talking about the bad things that happened to his father, Zhu Qizhen.
"Grandfather, you are the pillar of the country. It is not your fault that your father was captured. I know it, and Grandma Huang also knows it. None of us have ever blamed you. Grandpa, you should take good care of your health and recover as soon as possible. I will wait for you." When you grow up, take me to hunt in northern Xinjiang." Zhu Jianshen said, his eyes filled with tears.
He was not pretending, but truly felt the British Duke's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty royal family. At this moment, Zhu Jianshen truly understood how Zhang Fu felt when he was besieged by civil engineering in the original history.
The God of War general who had won all his life looked at the Mongolian soldiers who had been struggling under him in the past and massacred the Ming army. The feeling of unwillingness, shame and helplessness cannot be described in words.
Maybe he had a chance to escape, but he didn't want to.
After listening to Zhu Jianshen's words, Zhang Fu smiled, but a violent cough interrupted his smile.
Seeing Zhang Fu coughing, Zhang Bao was startled and hurriedly stood in front of Zhu Jianshen. Zhu Jianshen scolded him and asked him to step back.
After Zhang Fu coughed for a while, his chest kept rising and falling, and then gradually calmed down.
"Grandpa, I have one more thing to ask you when I come here." Zhu Jianshen said after seeing Zhang Fu getting better.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it doesn't matter."
"Can military households maintain a strong army for a hundred years?" As soon as Zhu Jianshen said this, everyone standing in the room was stunned. His Majesty was only eight years old and he had already begun to understand the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Fu was also slightly stunned.
"Military households are a strategy to ensure soldiers. Emperor Taizu created the guards and military households inspired by the military system of the Tang Dynasty. However, the military system of the Tang Dynasty had great hidden dangers. Land and land annexation Seriously, the government soldiers had no land to cultivate, and the Tang Dynasty also changed from the government army system to the recruitment system."
"Emperor Taizu considered the shortcomings of his government's military system, so he took over all military fields and made them state-owned. Private sales were not allowed. However, how can such an unchanging law last?"
"Whether it is the government military system or the military household garrison, the result will be that after a period of time, the military household will have no land to cultivate and become a tenant farmer of the gentry, existing in name only." ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
"Your Majesty, since you can see this, you should think about how to create new methods under the military household system of the guard station."
Zhang Fu saw it very clearly and what he said was correct.
When Zhu Jianshen was the grandson of the Jiajing Emperor, land annexation had already begun to show signs of annexation. Due to its own instability, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army directly declined. When facing Japanese pirates along the coast, they were at a disadvantage. Usually two to three hundred ronin dared to They launched an attack on the Ming army of one or two thousand men. The Ming army fought one out of ten, but they were still killed and abandoned their armor. In the end, it was Hu Zongnan who sent a letter and Qi Jiguang recruited his own soldiers and trained his troops to fight against the Japanese, and finally the Japanese pirates along the coast were gradually pacified.
At that time, the shortcomings of the Ming Army's Gunhu Guardhouse had become obvious, and later emperors had no intention of changing their minds.
The emperor had no idea, and the ministers would not think of changing the ancestral family law of Weisuo. They all knew there was a problem, but no one tried to change it, allowing it to continue until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
In the end, Li Zicheng picked the peach.
Zhu Jianshen wanted to change the military household guard station and even the entire household registration system.
This, does the British general Zhu Jianshen treat him as an adult?
After saying so much, can the little emperor understand?
Zhu Shou, Chen Ying, Zhu Ji and others couldn't help but think to themselves.
"Grandpa, what you said to me today, I will never forget for the rest of my life. After taking charge of the government on my behalf, the first thing I will do is to reform the household registration policy."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has great ambitions, and we, for generations to come, will be honored and dedicated to assist you." Zhang Fu said softly.
Even if it is said to Zhu Jianshen, it also seems to be said to Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and others.
In ancient times, reforms were rarely successful, and those who implemented reforms rarely ended well.
Wang Anshi during the Song Shenzong period and Zhang Juzheng during the Ming Shenzong period are both good examples.
But they were different from Zhu Jianshen. Song Shenzong was indecisive, while Ming Shenzong was ignorant of world affairs.
The emperor's hesitation and lack of cooperation was the main reason for the failure of Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng.
As an emperor, Zhu Jianshen wanted to make changes. It was a top-down change. As long as there were obedient left and right hands below, even eunuchs could make it happen.
Because the Ming Dynasty now is no longer the Ming Dynasty in the original history.
Hearing Zhu Jianshen's childish and firm words.
Zhu Ji's eyes changed when he looked at Zhu Jianshen.
Regardless of whether it is right or not, if an eight-year-old child can understand the advantages and disadvantages of the Ming system, and can make considerations and have a firm attitude, he is no longer an ordinary child.
Zhu Shou, Chen Ying, and Zhang Mao, who was holding their father, were all stunned.
Zhu Shou and Chen Ying had lived in the military camp for a long time and knew a lot about the military household guards below. According to the changes in the past dynasties, they also knew that the military household guard system would not last long, but they only saw this clearly when they were in their forties. A little bit, but His Majesty discovered the clues, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are talents in the world.
Zhang Mao didn't know much about this matter. He only felt that the young emperor was indeed as intelligent, calm and alert as the rumors in the market said, and his conversations with his father were extremely profound.
Zhang Fu looked straight at Zhu Jianshen, but the look of Zhu Jianshen in his eyes became increasingly blurry...
After Zhang Bao saw this, he knew that Zhang Fu could not hold on any longer, and ignored Zhu Jianshen's scolding, and hurriedly intervened: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the British Lord is tired and needs to rest. Your Majesty, please leave with your servants quickly."
In Zhang Bao's view, the little emperor would have to know about life and death later. If he saw the British Duke dying, he would be shocked.
Zhu Jianshen's tears had already flowed out.
He knew that Zhang Fu, who had protected the Ming Dynasty for fifty years, was about to leave this world.
He did not reprimand Zhang Bao, but said softly: "Grandpa, take a good rest, I, I am leaving."
Chen Ying, Zhu Shou and others also ignored etiquette and quickly walked to the sick bed, blocking Zhu Jianshen's sight.
Life is infinitely good, but it’s almost dusk.
The little emperor is the rising sun, how can he see the sunset so quickly...
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