The atmosphere in the hall was broken by Sheng Yong, and Zhu Neng was embarrassed to continue pretending to be dead.
The battle against Annan was indeed difficult, but he had to do it even if it was not easy, otherwise Yuyouqingshi would leave him with eternal infamy.
During the Yongle Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, a veteran of the previous dynasty had to take action to defeat Annan. He, Zhu Neng, could not afford to lose this person.
Not to mention that as the leader of the military generals of the Ming Dynasty, he went on the first expedition of the new dynasty. If the position of general was taken away by Sheng Yong of the previous dynasty, the nobles of the Yongle Dynasty would not be able to poke his spine.
Sighing, Zhu Neng glanced at Sheng Yong, then took half a step forward, cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "I would like to lead the troops to Annan."
Zhu Di's eyes swayed between Sheng Yong and Zhu Neng.
After a moment, he raised his brows and said calmly: "Since Princess Chengguo has asked for a tassel, let Duke Chengguo go."
Hearing Zhu Di's final decision, Sheng Yong's face became even darker.
But he also knew that with his poor record, he would definitely not be able to take the lead no matter what.
So he never thought of asking Zhu Di for the position of general at first.
Now that the dust has settled, it's not that he can't accept it.
He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as an old soldier under Duke Cheng and fight to the death for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said lightly: "Yes."
After receiving Zhu Di's permission, Sheng Yong bowed and returned to the queue of nobles.
After the selection of the general is determined, the next step is to select the deputy general and recruit soldiers.
Ru Yu thought about it in her mind, and was about to step forward to make an announcement when Zhu Di suddenly spoke.
"Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Neng obeys the order."
Zhu Neng came out with a wat tablet in his hand and said, "I'm here."
Zhu Di said: "I ennoble you as the general to conquer the barbarians. You will lead 200,000 troops to Annan. You must put down the chaos in Annan in the shortest time and serve as a warning to all the countries in the world."
"I accept the decree."
Ru Yu's eyes widened, feeling for the first time that she didn't know enough about His Majesty.
Is this a direct appointment?
Since Qian Gang is arbitrary, what is the use of him as the Minister of War?
Zhu Di ignored the performance of the ministers and continued to point out: "Where are the Marquis of Licheng Shengyong and the Marquis of Xincheng Zhang Fu?"
Sheng Yong was stunned, but he didn't expect that the second name would call him.
However, he and Zhang Fu quickly came out of the queue and said: "I am here."
Zhu Di said: "Licheng Hou Shengyong was appointed as the left deputy general of Zhengyi, Zhang Fu was appointed as the right deputy general of Zhengyi, and he was under the command of Zhu Neng, Duke of Chengguo."
The two of them cupped their hands and said, "I accept the decree."
Zhu Di continued to point out the generals: "Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, Li Bin, Bo of Yunyang..."
Several famous Yongle Dynasty generals whose names were called by Zhu Di came out one after another.
Zhu Di said calmly: "You all have joined the Chengguo Duke to serve under General Zhu Neng who conquered the barbarians. He will lead one hundred thousand troops to Yunnan. I will draft another edict and ask Xiping Hou Mu Sheng and Zhenyuan Hou Gu Cheng to raise a hundred thousand troops to join you. When we join forces together, we can move to Ping'an South."
At this moment, Zhu Di was a peerless emperor who truly controlled the life and death of tens of millions of people. No one could refute his orders.
Ru Yu and Jian Yi, who were still filled with anger, also closed their mouths at this moment.
They are civil servants, and they should safeguard the interests of the civil servant group.
But some interests can be maintained, and some interests cannot be protected even if one wants to.
To fight against a small Annan, Zhu Di dispatched a duke, several princes, and several earls. This was already treating the battle of Annan as a war to destroy the country.
If nothing else happens, the country of Annan will soon be wiped off the map.
Theoretically speaking, civil servants should remind Zhu Di that Annan is one of the fifteen non-conquering countries designated by Taizu, but that only exists in theory.
Most of the surviving civil servants have experienced the great purge in the fourth year of Jianwen, and they know very well what they should say and what they should not say.
After Zhu Di finished clicking, he turned his attention to the queue where the civil servants were.
"This is a national war. I hope that all the ministers will work together to promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty."
"Retreat!"
Zhu Di's smooth general operations not only calmed the civil servants, but also shocked Chen Kan.
At this moment, Zhu Di's arbitrary tyrant character was fully exposed.
Chen Kan finally understood why later generations called Zhu Di the Yongle Emperor.
The Great Emperor should be like this, not accepting any constraints, decisive in killing, arbitrary and arbitrary, but without making any mistakes.
Today's morning meeting ended so quickly that Chen Kan felt a little flustered.
When Chen Kan stepped out of the hall, there was just a glimmer of light on the horizon.
This should be the fastest dispersion of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Shaking his head, Chen Kan prepared to go home and catch up on some sleep.
In the afternoon, Zhu Gaochi was going to bring Zhu Zhanji to pay his respects as a disciple. He looked like he was yawning all the time, which was unsightly.
But before he could leave the Hongwu Gate, he was stopped by the little eunuch sent by Zhu Di.
The young eunuch said with a respectful look on his face: "Master Marquis, Long live the Lord has summoned you to the side hall to discuss matters."
Chen Kan was stunned: "You mean, His Majesty called me?"
The little eunuch nodded: "Yes."
Chen Kan asked for confirmation: "Are you sure you called me?"
There was a trace of confusion on the little eunuch's face: "I am calling you. Is there a second Marquis Jinghai in the Ming Dynasty?"
After two confirmations, Chen Kan felt that Zhu Di might really call him.
Then, a big question mark arose in his mind.
If his guess was correct, the people Zhu Di retained for discussion should be the people he ordered at today's court meeting.
So the question is, he's not going to fight, why did Zhu Di ask him to do it?
When Chen Kan came to the side hall with full of doubts, as Chen Kan expected, a group of nobles headed by Zhu Neng were already sitting upright.
Chen Kan found a seat in the corner and sat down, preparing to package his own into a small transparent bag.
But for some reason, as soon as he walked to the corner, everyone in the side hall paid attention to him, including Zhu Di.
Chen Kan subconsciously touched his nose and asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything on me?"
Zhu Di shook his head: "No."
"Well, sit over here."
Zhu Di pointed to an empty seat in front of him, which happened to be next to Zhu Neng.
Chen Kan said with a smile, "Isn't this good? How can I, He De, be on par with Duke Cheng Guo? I think this place is quite good."
"Get over here!"
Zhu Di's face darkened, and he yelled angrily, making Chen Kan surrender instantly.
Chen Kan walked to Zhu Neng and sat down next to him with a low eyebrow, and Chen Kan began to hold his tongue tightly, waiting for Zhu Di's next words.
Zhu Neng glanced at Chen Kan, with a kind smile on his face.
Chen Kanchao nodded slightly to show respect, but then remained silent.
When Zhu Di saw Chen Kan sitting down obediently, he threw the urgent report into Chen Kan's lap and asked with wide eyes: "You knew that Li Jili would not return power to the Chen family of Annan so easily, why didn't you advance in advance?" If you don't want to tell me, you wrote to Mu Sheng instead, what are you thinking?"
Chen Kan picked up the emergency report and read it carefully, gritting his teeth instantly.
This Mu Sheng, I gave him credit with good intentions, but he turned around and sold me out. This is not how he shows his loyalty, right?
Chen Kan also felt strange why Zhu Di called him back for no reason. It turned out that it was to raise an army to punish him.
Good guy, Chen Kan is such a good guy!
After reading the urgent report, Chen Kanqiang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am not saying that I have not reported this matter to you. The main reason is that you are busy with many things, and I have no chance to tell you. Besides, even if I inform you first, I will tell you." It is impossible for you to prepare for the speculation in advance, and you may not even believe it..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Zhu Di became upset when he heard Chen Kan's nonsense and quickly stopped him.
"I didn't call you here today just to listen to your nonsense."
Chen Kan's eyes showed doubts: "Then your Majesty summons the ministers to come over?"
Zhu Di was silent for a moment and asked: "This time, I plan to replace firearms on a large scale for the soldiers who are going on the expedition. I called you here just to ask you, with the current output of the Arms Monitor, whether you can produce enough firearms for the expedition." Equipped with a side-armed fire cannon?"
Chen Kan showed a bitter look on his face: "Your Majesty said you were a partial master?"
"Thirty thousand people, I only need 30,000 fire guns."
Zhu Di held out three fingers, with a look on his face like "I only want 30,000 fire guns", which means he has lowered his requirements.
When Chen Kan heard this, he almost couldn't help but jump up. He really wanted to slap Zhu Di.
Thirty thousand, why not grab it?
Seeing Chen Kan's expression visibly turn from green to white, Zhu Di asked cautiously: "Why, can't it be made?"
Chen Kanqiang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is joking. With 30,000 muskets, even if the weapons supervisor stays awake for twelve hours a day, it will take at least half a year."
Since Chen Kan gave out the blueprints for the fire blunderbuss last year, until the technology matured, the total number of fire blunderbuss produced did not exceed 30,000.
Now Zhu Di asked for 30,000 yuan. How dare he mention it? How dare he?
Zhu Di frowned slightly: "You have been in charge of the Ordnance Supervisor and Baochao Department for more than a year. Why can't the production of firearms increase? Doesn't the Ordnance Supervisor have any inventory?"
Obviously, Zhu Di is being unreasonable.
Chen Kan rolled his eyes cryptically and said stiffly: "Your Majesty, after I took over the weapons supervision, it took more than two months to improve the musket from ignition to firing.
Due to the high strength of the steel at the beginning, the fire cannon could not be fired continuously. It took more than two months to improve the strength of the steel.
The test alone took half a year, and it had only been half a year since the new firecrackers were officially put into production. The weapons supervisor had already tried his best to update the firecrackers in the Shenji Camp. Where could there be any inventory? "
Chen Kan’s statement is definitely a matter of seeking truth from facts.
Last year, the Baochao Department was newly built, and the Ordnance Supervisor moved to Wuming Valley, although Chen Kan did not directly participate in the management of the Baochao Department and the Ordnance Supervision most of the time.
However, the technical support of the two companies has always been provided by Chen Kanzai.
Therefore, there is no problem in saying that Chen Kan is the top person in charge of the two companies, it is just a matter of reputation.
After hearing Chen Kan's sophistry, Zhu Di suddenly felt bad.
He rubbed his temples and looked at Chen Kan with a frown: "How many fire guns can the weapons supervisor make in a month now?"
