"San'er! Mom is here!"

At dusk, a cry rang out. The cry contained so much emotion that people couldn't help crying. Then, more shouts rang out. Although there were many people making the sound, they were all from the same person.

Meaning, that is to recognize relatives and call people.

However, despite countless sincere shouts, the Yulin Army remained silent and moved forward without stopping. Only the sergeants who were shouted at trembled slightly.

The relatives of the women shouting next to them did not expect to receive any response. They only hoped that their voices could be heard by their son and let him know that his parents were doing well.

"Gou baby, your parents are doing well, and your mother has also received your salary. Don't worry, just be a good soldier. When the time comes, my mother will arrange a marriage for you."

After calling their children, the women started talking nonchalantly again, regardless of whether the children in the team could hear it or not. These plain words were more touching than the shouts just now, and some Yu heard the familiar voices.

Sergeant Lin's eyes were wet and tears fell down.

However, despite this, no one ran out of the team, not even one turned around to look. The entire team seemed to have not seen these women and old people, and walked forward without any pause.

This shows how strict his discipline is.

Listening to the voices that kept calling for his children, Zhu Youxiao felt very uncomfortable. For five years, none of the teenagers he recruited went home, and they were all training non-stop. He really wanted to give them a break.

He asked them to go home for a reunion during the second vacation, but he didn't dare.

"Fortunately, there are not many days like this. It is already the beginning of June in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, and it will only be two months before Wanli's death." Zhu Youxiao suppressed all his emotions, and then said silently in his heart

Said to myself.

It's coming soon, it's coming soon, my time is coming soon!

If anyone observes Zhu Youxiao's team carefully, they will find that this time the team is very large. There are dozens more four-wheeled carriages alone, almost like moving. But it is true that with the extra

Those dozens of carriages were packed with equipment, spears, leather armor, and clothing for three thousand people.

These were all accumulated by Zhu Youxiao in the past few years in the name of losses and replacements, no more, no less, just three thousand. It just so happened that this time they were transported to the salt field in the name of field training.

At this time, the Yulin Army was much faster than the first time they walked to Tianjin. They trained day after day without any distractions, working hard on their bodies and training in murderous martial arts. This undoubtedly made these nine hundred people extremely physically strong.

, although they set off at noon, by the time the sun set, they had already walked almost half the distance.

After setting up camp and resting for a night, at dawn, the Yulin army buried pots to make rice. After breakfast, they set off. By almost noon, they had already reached the salt field.

At this time, the salt field has completely changed. The entire beach is surrounded by cement buildings. There are warehouses and salt workers' houses everywhere. The wide and straight cement roads are like huge blood vessels, connecting the entire salt field.

into one.

Leading the brigade, Zhu Youxiao arrived at the central area of ​​the salt field along the widest main road. In the center is a three-story building, all made of cement. This house is the masterpiece of the construction team.

Under the technological conditions of this era, blacksmiths can still create steel bars that can only support so high. Any higher would be dangerous.

This building is the center of the salt field. The flow of people coming in and out shows that it is very busy. It is indeed the case. There are many things to do every day, including collecting salt, transporting goods, and arranging production. Next to the small building, there are some cement

The house built, this is where the management of the saltworks lives.

In front of the small building, Wang Wenyan was leading a group of people. Behind him was a group of people, including Liu Bin, who was in charge of the salt field, Lao Zhoutou, and the head of the construction team, Ding Mian, who grew up in the construction team.

The victims who got up seemed to have read books before and knew a lot of words. Because of their strong ability, righteousness and high prestige among the people, they were promoted by Wang Wenyan and were responsible for the specific work of the construction team.

After some polite greetings, Zhu Youxiao led his team to station down. The Yulin Army still abided by military discipline and did not live in civilian houses. Instead, they set up their own camp and formed a separate camp. Many times of field training and training, Zhu Youxiao had already allowed Zhu Youxiao to

Summarized a set of methods for setting up camp.

The next day, at dawn, Zhu Youxiao began to carry out his own plan, gathering three thousand spearmen and organizing them into the Yulin Army for training. The reason why he dared to be so bold was that he was not afraid of being exposed and gathered these three thousand people.

The reason why he went out to train at this time was because of the news he got on the night of his breakthrough.

Wanli is in bed and recuperating!

By the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli's health was no longer what it used to be. Especially in the past few months, he had been sick frequently and taking medicine was a common occurrence. July of this year was his final day.

On July 21st, Wanli passed away.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao knew so clearly about Wanli's death. He only knew that Wanli died in July. At this time, there were only a few months left in July, so he could take some actions.

The emperor is bedridden. As the prince, Zhu Changluo naturally has to personally provide decoctions and serve him personally. From the perspective of filial piety and the transfer of power, he has to do this. The prince's status has long been consolidated, and he has succeeded to the throne.

It has become a fact and no one can stop it.

Although it was critical at this time, most people were not very concerned about it. Even if the news of Emperor Wanli's poor health was conveyed outside the palace, the courtiers would not be too upset. They went to work as usual and lived their lives as usual.

Wanli has been in power for so long that everyone would think that the reign name Wanli can continue to be used forever. Even though Wanli has often complained about his health in recent years, no one has thought of such a thing. In recent years, Wanli has been sick too many times.

There are so many, so many that it makes people numb. Every time the courtiers think what will happen, there is always news that the emperor has recovered.

After so many times, no one had those dark thoughts anymore. Including this time, no one had any different opinions about Zhu Youxiao's trip. They thought it was the same as before, he was just a money-grubbing young man.

Go with your entourage to your property to check it out.

Except Ye Xianggao.

With his attentive mind, he noticed the extra carriages. He always felt that the other party's outing this time was unusual and seemed to be doing something behind his back.

Of course, these are just an intuition of his, an intuition cultivated through many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, without the slightest basis or reason. He just kept this idea in his heart and did not tell anyone, but secretly, he strengthened his confidence in the palace.

s concern.

Wanli's illness naturally attracted the attention of the public, and after Zhu Youxiao escaped from this whirlpool, he was effectively out of sight of the courtiers and disappeared into the dark. He just took advantage of this opportunity to make some plans to ensure that he could go smoothly

Ascend to the throne.

Because of the butterfly effect brought about by his actions, he always feels something is very different at this time. It seems that some people have formed an alliance to target him and restrict him. It can be seen from what happened at Tiangong Workshop that to

If it weren't for his tight defense, if it weren't for the fact that his products couldn't be replaced, or if Wanli wasn't very hostile to civil servants, none of their memorials would be published.

Without the above, Zhu Youxiao's bit of property had long been occupied by others for various reasons, including the Tiangong Workshop and the salt field. None of it could be saved.

Even Zhu Changluo, who was originally very close to him, gradually drifted away from him in the past few years. Every time he met, he criticized Zhu Youxiao, saying that he should not compete with the people for profit, and should not use his position as a grandson.

As for the occurrence of Zhu Changluo's attitude, according to the information obtained by Zhu Youxiao, it is known that Wang An played an extremely important role.

And Wang An was the most scholar-official among the eunuchs in the entire Ming Dynasty. In other words, Wang An was close to civil servants. And from the only reliable historical data on him - those events in the Ming Dynasty, we know that Wang An

We are friends with the Donglin Party.

Zhu Changluo's attitude, in a certain respect, was exactly the attitude of the Donglin Party towards him. Zhu Youxiao had every reason to suspect that the Donglin Party was among the forces that had united behind the scenes to obstruct his development.

Wang An is very capable. Since Zhu Changluo became the prince, he has been constantly solving problems for Zhu Changluo and supporting him all the way until now. Zhu Youxiao saw all of this and kept it in his heart.

It is precisely because Wang An is so capable, and the Donglin Party is standing behind him, and the other party is still hostile to him. In order to ensure that he can go smoothly, Zhu Youxiao had to come to the salt field, take out the power he had secretly prepared, and conduct

My crazy and bold plan - to hide troops in the palace!

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were very bold, and there were many post analyzes in this regard in later generations that pointed out that the deaths of several emperors of the Ming Dynasty were vaguely and inextricably linked to the civil servants. Regardless of whether this was true or not, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to gamble. He

I am used to taking everything into my own hands and eliminating variables, even if this approach is very risky.

In the palace, there are still the last training officers, including Qi Jin, Yu Zigao, Wang Chengen, and Wei Zhongxian. Outside, he has eight hundred men, including Wang Wenyan and Liu Ruoyu. As long as he has a careful plan,

If covered up properly, the risk is not very high.

Although three of the six people he relies on are eunuchs, this does not mean that these three people are weak in ability. There is no incompetent person who can leave his name in history. Moreover, after so many years of getting along, these three people have long been tied up.

Once in his carriage, there was no choice but to follow him all the way to the dark.

Moreover, the entire plan to hide troops was formulated by Zhu Youxiao alone, and no one else knew anything about it beforehand. Only when the operation to hide troops really started would he call in manpower for action. By that time, even if he wanted to leak the secret, it would be too late.

Well, besides, he didn’t want to rebel, he just wanted to ensure that he ascended the throne.

Of course, the plan to hide troops will not be launched so quickly. At least it will have to wait until his cheap friend Zhu Changluo dies. Zhu Changluo is known as the "January Emperor" and died after only one month in office. In September, Zhu Changluo died.

He was enthroned by the school, and his reign was named Tianqi.

[Author's digression]: Thanks to 'td93295879', 'Uncle Arrogant' and 'Godlike Love' for the reward. I also want to update more, but I have been too busy at work recently, with things at work and at home mixed in.
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