"Lanyu, this person, has always been very arrogant and domineering in the past. Many people think that he is born with such a personality, which is totally wrong."
The first words Lao Zhu spoke made Zhu Yunxuan stunned.
Is not it?
As everyone knows, Lan Yu's character is like this.
Arrogant and arrogant.
Thinking that you have great achievements and hard work, you are arrogant.
But Lao Zhu said no, then...
"Do you think he changed his temper and became low-key because you slapped him in the face and gave him a warning?" Lao Zhu asked.
Zhu Yunzhen's face turned slightly red, he really thought so.
At this moment, I heard Lao Zhu talk about it, and it seemed that he had something hidden, so he was a bit self-righteous.
"Lanyu's arrogance is not because of his personality, but because the nobles behind him require him to be like this."
Lao Zhu said very plainly, but it was shocking to Zhu Yunxu's ears.
He thought he was thoughtful, but he had never thought about it in such depth.
"The honorable nobles are all those who have made military exploits for the Ming Dynasty to conquer the world. They have their own standards and will never allow any official to override them."
"This is not only the pride of these people, but also their fundamental interests."
Lao Zhu said: "Lanyu is arrogant and domineering. This is not because of him personally, but because all the nobles behind him want this."
"Lanyu is their leader. Only after Lanyu sets an example can they follow. Otherwise, they can only keep their tails between their legs and behave."
"You slapped Lan Yu and scolded Lan Yu."
"Actually, you are not beating Lan Yu, but all the distinguished officials. You are not scolding Lan Yu, but all the meritorious officials."
Lao Zhu's voice was calm and not loud, but when it fell into Zhu Yunzhen's ears, it was like firecrackers exploding one by one.
It exploded until he was deafened.
"Lanyu took advantage of the situation and stayed behind closed doors. It seemed that it was because he was beaten and scolded by you, so he suddenly realized that in fact he was just going along with the flow."
"I just used you as an excuse to change my style and left those honorable men speechless."
Zhu Yunzhen's face turned pale. He really didn't expect this.
"If Lan Yu lowers his profile, then everyone in the entire society will be like him."
"That palm of your hand seemed to have defeated Lan Yu, but in fact it offended all the nobles."
"It's just that they are intimidated by your status as imperial grandson and dare not say it openly."
"This time, the matter of appointing you as the crown prince was originally initiated by civil servants, and it was inseparable from the active follow-up of noble nobles, which caused such a huge momentum in a very short period of time."
"This is certainly related to their intention to support Yunxi, but more importantly, they are already hostile to you, so they can't wait to bring you down."
The day was a little hot, and beads of sweat broke out on Zhu Yunzhen's forehead.
Unknowingly, he had offended the entire Xungui Group, but he himself was not aware of it at all.
The situation in the court was far more complicated than he imagined.
If Lao Zhu hadn't woken him up, he would have been completely unconscious.
"If your father were still alive, he could suppress Lan Yu and all the nobles, but you are different."
"Don't think that by suppressing Lan Yu, you will suppress all nobles."
"It's not that simple!"
"They all have their own interests. How can they be easily suppressed if their interests are violated?"
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Yunzhen and said, "You can see that we are determined to deal with Lan Yu, so we deliberately reminded him."
"But you didn't see that what we want to deal with is not Lan Yu, but all the nobles."
"Sapphire is just one of them."
Only then did Zhu Yunzhen understand.
If you think about it carefully, there seem to be too many people involved in the blue jade case in history.
Almost all the capable generals of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out.
Just killing one Lan Yu didn't seem to involve so many people.
If Lao Zhu deliberately used the "Lanyu Rebellion" to kill those nobles and cleanse the entire noble group, this would make sense.
"The boss is dead. No one will be able to suppress those people in the future."
"We originally planned to clean up everything. We would bear the infamy of the massacre and not leave it to future generations."
"But it seems that you don't want to do this. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"You are the Crown Prince now, and this Ming Dynasty will be handed over to you sooner or later. We listen to you."
"However, I have to remind you that if you don't kill me, the person you want to conquer is not a blue jade."
"What you want to conquer is all the nobles."
"Sapphire is easy to conquer, but it is difficult to conquer all the nobles."
"You are young and have never fought with them. How easy is it to conquer them all?"
"The easiest way is for us to take action and kill them all!"
"Leave you a clean Ming Dynasty that no one can control."
"What do you think?"
Murderous intent appeared on Lao Zhu's face.
Zhu Yunxu stood on the ground blankly.
He really didn't think about this.
It wasn't until Lao Zhu reminded me that I realized that things were far from as simple as I thought.
Is it really just possible to kill them all?
Zhu Yunxuan glanced at Lao Zhu.
He understood that Lao Zhu had been planning this matter for many days.
Zhu Biao should have been thinking about it when he died.
There must be a comprehensive plan now.
As long as he nodded, Lao Zhu could act quickly.
If you want to accuse someone, why bother?
If you want to kill those nobles, you can always find a reason.
but.
Is killing really the only way?
These people can be regarded as having made great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. Why must they be killed?
Although Zhu Yunzhen understood that if he did not kill them, he must try to subdue them, otherwise, there would be endless troubles.
But he instinctively resented such large-scale killing.
Especially when these people have no major faults.
"Grandpa Huang, your grandson still thinks that there is no need to kill indiscriminately?"
"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised and looked at Zhu Yunzhen.
In the past, he felt that Zhu Yunzhen was too soft-hearted and forced him to kill people.
But after experiencing the matter of dealing with the descendants of the Pu family in Quanzhou, Lao Zhu also knew that Zhu Yunzhen had long been reborn and was no longer as timid as before.
"Then what good way do you have to conquer them without killing them?" Lao Zhu asked.
Zhu Yunzhen had a plan in his mind and immediately said: "Grandpa Huang has seen the flintlock gun I made. My grandson wants to use it as a basis to train the new army."
When he said this, he felt a little uneasy.
The system must match the progress of the scientific system.
This is very important.
Therefore, after the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty introduced Western guns and artillery, but it still failed to change the situation of backward military strength.
So much so that during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, his true colors emerged.
After this, the Qing Dynasty began to train new troops, which became the beginning of the modernization of the army.
Although the New Army later evolved into the Beiyang warlords and became the gravediggers of the Qing Dynasty.
But honestly speaking, the combat power of the new army is not comparable to that of the original old army.
The newly trained army at that time could hang up and fight other armies of the Qing Dynasty at will.
It can even be said to be a world of difference.
Zhu Yunzhen already had a blueprint in mind.
Since he came to take charge of Ming Dynasty, he must make Ming Dynasty at the forefront of the times.
The Age of Discovery is coming, and Ming Dynasty must take the lead.
At this time, it is very important to reform the military system.
Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty's old-style guard army, even with the most advanced flintlock guns, will not be able to exert its true power.
The new army must be reorganized and retrained to become the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty's army.
In this way, naturally there is no need to kill those military generals and distinguished officials.
But what makes Zhu Yunxuan uneasy is that the military system of the Ming Dynasty was all formulated by Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu's ability is beyond words.
The guard system he formulated relied on farming to support war. The court hardly needed to spend any money to support the army, and it was able to build a huge army.
This has its advanced and powerful side.
It can even be said to be a genius idea.
In the Ming Dynasty, even though the guardsmen gradually declined in the later period, they still managed to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to survive for more than two hundred years.
Lao Zhu is also a very stubborn person, and he will not easily change the things he decides on based on other people's opinions.
The Wei system was decided by Lao Zhu.
Now it is proposed to train new troops. Will Lao Zhu agree?
Will you be angry because of this?
Zhu Yunzhen didn't have any confidence in his heart, so he felt uneasy.
However, to his surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry.
Instead, he asked with a rather interested attitude: "Tell me, how are you going to train the new army?"
Seeing that Lao Zhu was not angry, Zhu Yunzhen felt more at ease.
"We need to start from two aspects. One is the innovation of weapons. The flintlock gun still has a lot of room for transformation and can be further transformed."
"This requires the establishment of new workshops to improve firearms, such as making fixed-loading ammunition, converting it into a breech-loading gun, and if possible, even improving the barrel and making a rifled gun."
He had already made up his mind and said it immediately.
Lao Zhu obviously didn't understand these terms at all, and his face showed confusion.
But with a hint of appreciation.
What Zhu Yunzhen did before and the flintlock gun he made shocked Lao Zhu a lot, and he also had great trust in his talent in this area.
"Well, what about the second aspect?" Lao Zhu asked.
Zhu Yunzhen also understood that if he talked to Lao Zhu about how to make and modify guns, he would definitely not understand. The focus was still on military system and training.
"The second is the change of the military system, the change of military training, and the shaping of military ideology."
He said: "My grandson wants to build a special military academy to train new types of officers."
"At the same time, we also teach them how to train new troops and how to lead troops to fight."
The Whampoa Military Academy in later generations was extremely successful, at least in cultivating early military talents.
Otherwise, it would not be possible to defeat the Beiyang warlords and win the Northern Expedition based on student soldiers.
Now that Zhu Yunxian wanted to build a new army, his first thought was to establish a military school.
On the one hand, this is the need to cultivate military talents.
On the other hand, once such a school is established, he can naturally train a large number of direct line officers who are loyal to him, thereby firmly controlling the army.
These are different from making guns, Lao Zhu understood it as soon as he heard it.
He touched his beard and said with a smile: "It is a good idea to establish a special military academy."
"If possible, it would be best for you to serve as the headmaster of this school."
"It's just, Xu'er, do you know how to train soldiers and fight?"
Lao Zhu asked with a smile.
Leading troops to fight is no better than writing poems and lyrics. Zhu Yunzhen is still a child and has never experienced any experience on the battlefield. How could he understand this?
Therefore, Lao Zhu expressed doubts.
Zhu Yunxuan scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Grandpa Huang, I still know a little bit about training soldiers to fight."
(End of chapter)
