When Empress Ma heard that the contents of this book could help Zhu Yuanzhang, she was very happy and reminded: "In that case, Yifan and Jing Jing are of some use and can share your worries!" Zhu Yuanzhang listened, She immediately smiled and said, "Jing Jing said at the beginning that she would like the person who can help me the most among all the talents in the world to be her husband!" After hearing this, Empress Ma couldn't help but smile.
No one cared about this at first. Now, it’s still a bit exaggerated, but it’s more or less the same!
Perhaps he had a good idea. Zhu Yuanzhang became sleepy after being excited, and the workaholic finally fell asleep.
......... In the next few days, the news spread in the court and among the army that the combination of Yan King Zhu Di and Prince Consort Zhang Yifan was going to compete with Lan Yu, the minister of the governor's office, to lead troops to fight against Japanese pirates.
This time, everyone has the same opinion. Can just two young boys defeat a battle-hardened veteran?
Of course, some people think that the son of the founding emperor must be good at fighting. So what if you are a veteran on the battlefield? If you make an accidental mistake, you may be defeated.
However, someone immediately introduced Lan Yu's situation. He was a general that even the most powerful general of the Ming Dynasty, Kaiping Wang Chang Yuchun, often praised him!
Therefore, some people think that with the respect of the vassal king and the prince-in-law, there is no way that Lan Yu will not give him face, right? Soon, people who knew the situation introduced Lan Yu's story again.
This blue jade is none other than the prince's uncle, and he can be considered a relative of the emperor. If he wanted to give face to the vassal king and the prince-in-law, he would not write a letter.
And I heard that this blue jade is not only powerful, but also has a tough personality. When the emperor decided to compete, he said it in front of the emperor. If there was a competition, he would give his best.
...In the end, everyone inside and outside the capital, inside and outside the army, and inside and outside the court formed a unanimous view.
"How confident are the Prince Consort and King Yan that they would actually challenge that battlefield veteran?"
"It's true that young people who have never fought in a war think that fighting is easy. They are overestimating their abilities!"
"No, many people can only talk about war on paper and think they are great. When they get beaten later, they will know that war is no longer a child's play!"
"Young man, you should be taught a lesson so that you don't overestimate your capabilities. If you really go to the battlefield in the future, you will suffer big losses."
"If you ask me, that General Lan is right, he should teach these young people a lesson, lest there be a Zhao Kuo of the Ming Dynasty who doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is high!"
"..." In short, no one is optimistic about the combination of King Yan and the Prince Consort in this matter. I even felt that these two young boys were so inappropriate and should be taught a lesson.
Even when the news reached Xu Da, who was guarding the north, it was the same. He felt that his son-in-law was too overconfident and would be a little frustrated.
In the capital, this matter was forgotten after a few days. After all, as a competition whose outcome is already determined, there is no need to worry about it.
…………About five days later, on the official road in the outer suburbs of Nanjing, a group of sergeants suddenly appeared as if facing a formidable enemy.
To be precise, there was a row of sergeants in the front, a row of sergeants in the back, and two large special carriages in the middle.
These two rows of sergeants were far away from the two carriages, at least four to five feet away. Among them, the row of sergeants in front drove away anyone on the official road.
Including ordinary passers-by, Taoist priests, monks, wealthy households, and people in the government. Some people were unconvinced, but as soon as the sergeant who opened the way said this, he immediately put aside all objections and left the official road one after another, even staying away from the official road.
Then he stood in the distance and pointed at the two special carriages. Everyone has a look of fear and confusion on their faces.
This team stopped at a place deviating from the official road five miles outside Nanjing City. Then a large group of soldiers came, surrounded all these people, and put a large area under martial law.
At this time, Zhang Yifan was still left in the military camp by Zhu Di, who took him to eat, drink and train with the five hundred soldiers.
However, Zhu Di still took better care of his brother-in-law. Zhu Di trained with the 500 sergeants, but he didn't ask Zhang Yifan to do the same, which would make it much easier.
Following the commotion outside the city, people from the East Palace were sent to the military camp and finally fished out Zhang Yifan.
After hearing the situation, Zhang Yifan immediately said happily: "It's finally here, okay, I have to go see my father." In this military camp, Zhang Yifan had an experience, which was far more difficult than the military training he had in college later in life. military training.
It’s okay to get up early. After all, it’s common to get up early when you’re in school. Then you have to do physical training, wear armor, weapons, etc., and walk five kilometers at a brisk pace while fully equipped.
If these are all new recruits, then everyone's physical strength is about the same, so it doesn't matter. But the key issue is that these five hundred sergeants were all selected from the emperor's guards, and their physical strength is absolutely first-class.
This level of training is easy for them. On this point, Zhang Yifan had to admire Zhu Di.
Originally, according to the battlefield simulation, Zhu Di could just ride a horse, but instead of riding a horse, he walked with the 500 sergeants.
Zhang Yifan could tell that Zhu Di was really gritting his teeth and persisting. To be honest, he thought it would be difficult to achieve this kind of perseverance.
Unless the tiger was chasing after him, he wouldn't be able to hold on even half of it, or he would have to stop and rest.
There are also weapons training and queue training, where one action is often repeated countless times. Isn't it boring?
Absolutely boring! However, Zhu Di was able to sweat profusely with those five hundred sergeants without any complaints or laziness.
Zhang Yifan even persuaded him, saying that he was a general and led troops in war, so there was no need to do these trainings himself.
As a result, Zhu Di said to him seriously: "If I don't experience it myself, how can I know what steps the soldiers can achieve and what price they will pay? My father once said that on the battlefield, a tiny misjudgment will , may lead to defeat, how can we be careless?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately remembered the famous saying of the transportation captain in later generations, saying that among millions of people, the advantage is mine!
If the captain of the transportation brigade could be as serious as Zhu Di, go down to the front line and understand the true combat power of his million-strong army, he probably wouldn't be able to say such a thing.
Therefore, although Zhang Yifan admired him, he stopped trying to persuade Zhu Di. During these days in the military camp, apart from talking about the Yuanyang Formation with Zhu Di, his personal training mainly focused on practicing his equestrian skills.
It can be said that after these days of training, his equestrian skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and it is no longer difficult to drive fast.
Thinking about this, he rushed to the Forbidden City, entered the palace, and rushed to Wuying Palace. Along the way, he found that many officials were rushing in that direction. When they saw him, they all avoided him and looked at Zhang Yifan from a distance with very confusing eyes.
Zhang Yifan naturally ignored them and went directly to Wuying Hall. He found that many senior Ming officials were already here.
Although Wuying Palace is not the largest palace, it is definitely not small either. But at a glance, Zhang Yifan already felt that it was quite crowded.
Seeing him entering the palace, Zhang Yifan had a feeling that he didn't know if it was an illusion. These officials, both civil and military, seemed to be trying to avoid him.
With so many officials gathered together, they obviously took the smallpox issue very seriously. After Zhu Yuanzhang finished saluting Zhang Yifan, he said to him with a serious face: "The prince said that you are sure that smallpox in cattle can cure smallpox in humans. Is this true?" Although there were many people in Wuying Hall, at this moment, But it was very quiet.
Zhang Yifan listened, glanced at Zhu Biao, and immediately replied: "Father, it is not that smallpox in cattle can cure smallpox in humans, but that humans infected with smallpox in cattle will have very mild symptoms, basically no symptoms." I am worried about my life, and from now on, I will never get smallpox again." After hearing this, Grand Master Li Shanchang shouted seriously and asked: "Smallpox plague is not a child's play, can you guarantee it?" Upon hearing his words, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong He immediately followed up and said: "Yes, this matter is far more serious than the competition. It is not a trivial matter and cannot be trivial!" It may be because he and Zhu Di are going to compete with Lan Yu, so most people in Wuying Palace think that, He is a young man who doesn't know the importance of things, and doesn't know the heights of the world.
If it were just about the competition, many of them would be watching a show, or even just having fun.
But now is the smallpox plague, which is contagious. If one person gets sick, many people in the house may get it.
And even if a person infected by the smallpox plague does not die, he will probably be left with scars. This kind of thing would scare even the many generals in Wuying Palace who would not frown even when they were fighting on the battlefield.
Therefore, after the prime minister and the grand master shouted and asked, others also followed suit and asked Zhang Yifan not to play tricks.
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately raised his voice and loudly shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, this matter is no child's play. I am willing to demonstrate it myself and prove that what I said is true. In this way, no one in the Ming Dynasty will have to suffer from smallpox." !" After hearing this, those who had questioned Zhang Yifan just now all fell silent.
Zhang Yifan is willing to try it himself, so what else do they have to say! Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was serious and he immediately said: "In this case, as the prince told me, I will try it with the prisoners on death row first. You must be careful and careful. If it is true as you said, it will be a great achievement. I will allow your descendants to inherit the title!" "The Prince Consort will definitely not be hereditary, but Zhu Yuanzhang can reward other titles, such as hereditary commanders and the like.
Among the relatives of the Zhu family, there are some like this. The reward of a hereditary title is a very large reward.
However, compared to the eradication of the smallpox plague, this huge reward is not excessive. No, none of the civil and military officials in Wuying Palace had any objections.
However, they had no objections, but Zhang Yifan himself did. The reason is very simple. He doesn't like hereditary inheritance. In his original plan, he also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Lao Zhu about the reasons why hereditary vassal kings brought down the Ming Dynasty.
