Chapter 1411: When it comes to firearms, they are not weaker than others
After all the calamities, brothers met again and let go of grudges with a smile. This simple sentence, no more than fourteen words in total, directly pulled Lao Zhu into memories.
Recalling the past, Lao Zhu had just captured Dingyuan, and Feng Guoyong and his younger brother Feng Sheng came to defect. When Lao Zhu saw Feng Sheng wearing Confucian clothes, he thought he was a weak scholar. Unexpectedly, Feng Guoyong would be shocked by simply showing his hands.
Lived Zhu Yuanzhang.
Feng Sheng casually drew his bow and hit the red heart with one arrow. After discussing with Lao Zhu about the use of troops, Lao Zhu was even more overjoyed. At that time, Lao Zhu treated Feng Sheng as a confidant. At that time, Li Shanchang,
Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and Deng Yu had not yet defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, but Feng Sheng was a rare handsome man capable of both literary and military skills. Zhu Yuanzhang was marching and fighting in the wild, and when he slept at night, he did not let other generals approach him, leaving only Feng Sheng in his tent.
Guard, the two have a deep relationship. They even live in the same tent as Feng Sheng, and they are as close as brothers.
Moreover, before Lao Zhu became emperor, Feng Sheng participated in almost all the major battles fought by Lao Zhu. The Battle of Longwan, the Battle of Poyang Lake, and the Battle of Pingjiang were only inferior to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in terms of credit.
Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde and others were all inferior to him.
Even, Lao Zhu directly wrote in the edict to confer Feng Sheng on the throne of Song Guogong, "The edict states that the brothers Sheng are of the same flesh and blood." What does it mean? It means that in Lao Zhu's view, brother Feng Sheng is like his biological son.
Same as flesh and blood.
Lao Zhu was thinking, when did I start to worry about Feng Sheng, whom I once regarded as my flesh and blood? In a moment, Lao Zhu got the answer. Firstly, Feng Sheng lacked stability and had disobeyed orders several times and acted without authorization.
Mobilize troops and horses. Secondly, Feng Sheng's ability is too strong. Don't look at Lan Yu who has destroyed Bei Yuan and has the prestige in the army as the best general in the world.
But in Lao Zhu's view, Lan Yu's ability to command troops is actually not as good as Feng Sheng. To put it bluntly, the reason why Lan Yu was able to destroy Bei Yuan and capture the Bei Yuan Emperor was simply because of his good luck.
But Feng Sheng's achievements in his life were not achieved by luck, but by his real ability.
The reason why Lao Zhu wants the sword Feng Sheng is because in his opinion, Feng Sheng's ability is too strong. Once he dies, no one will be able to control Feng Sheng, even Lan Yu, Han Du and
Neither can Fu Youde.
"It is said that Han Du has an audience!"
After much consideration, Lao Zhu finally decided to meet Han Du.
The eunuch came to the palace gate again, and when he saw Han Du, his face was full of disbelief. He simply couldn't believe that Zhenhai Hou actually made the emperor change his mind with those few words.
"Marquis Zhenhai, congratulations, the emperor has summoned you, please come!"
Han Du suddenly smiled and followed the eunuch into the palace.
Arriving at Qianqing Palace, when Han Du walked in, he discovered that except for Lao Zhu and the old eunuch, there was no one extra in the palace. Everyone else had obviously been kicked out.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor."
Lao Zhu put one hand on the imperial desk and the other hand on the open paper. He did not let Han Du stand up immediately. Instead, he stared at the paper and said loudly: "After all the calamities, brothers meet again and smile away their grudges.
Okay, it’s really well said, it’s such a good poem. But why are there only these two sentences?”
Han Du did not answer, because he only remembered these two sentences.
Lao Zhu saw that Han Du was kneeling straight and did not continue to ask further. Then he asked: "Do you know why I summoned Feng Sheng back to Beijing?"
Han Du nodded and said truthfully: "Originally, I didn't know, but after listening to the speculations of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Zhou, I also guessed something."
Lao Zhu leaned back on the dragon chair, looked at Han Du condescendingly, and said: "Everything I did was for your own good. Since you know, why do you still come to plead for him? You don't think that you fight
After winning several battles, you can look down on the heroes of the world and think that no one is your opponent? Let me tell you, Feng Sheng’s ability to command troops is far beyond your imagination. Even if you are tied to Lan Yu,
It’s not enough for Feng Shengzheng to see.”
Han Du bowed respectfully and said, "I am not here for Duke Song, I am here for His Majesty."
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du with a solemn expression and said, "For me? For what?"
Han Du straightened up, looked at Lao Zhu with regret, and said: "The emperor always thinks about others, but never thinks about himself. Feng Sheng made great contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and besides, he has nothing
It's a big mistake. If we kill him on an unfounded charge, how will the history books evaluate the emperor in the future? Even if I ask the emperor to do it, the emperor should leave some posthumous reputation for himself!"
When Lao Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but trembled. He looked at Han Du with a horrified expression. Lao Zhu, who had been strong all his life, couldn't help but tears welling up in his eyes. He had indeed been tough all his life, but most of Lao Zhu's toughness was not.
For himself, but for the country of Ming Dynasty, and for future generations.
If Lao Zhu is doing it for his own enjoyment, then why does he have to be up early every day?
Sleeping all night, working from dawn until late at night? Has anyone seen an unprecedented model worker doing it for his own enjoyment?
Everything Lao Zhu did was for future generations.
But Han Du's words shocked Lao Zhu to the extreme. After all these years, apart from Empress Ma feeling sorry for him because he worked too hard, only Han Du had cared about him.
Lao Zhu stood up tremblingly, stepped down step by step, and helped Han Du up from the ground with his own hands.
With tears of emotion in his smile, he said: "With your words, I have worked hard all my life in vain. But I don't care about any posthumous reputation, as long as I can smooth the way for you, so that Biao'er and you can go smoothly in the future."
I will govern the Ming Dynasty smoothly and profitably. I don’t want any posthumous fame.”
Han Du shook his head and said: "I accept the emperor's kindness. However, life cannot be smooth sailing. If you have not gone through the troughs, how can you appreciate the peak scenery? If you have not experienced wind and rain, how can you see the rainbow?
?The Emperor has trained His Highness the Crown Prince all his life, and has put all his efforts and all his hopes on His Highness. The Emperor should believe that His Highness has enough ability to sit firmly in the world, and has enough ability to deal with all crises and challenges, even
Can we continue to expand our territory and let the sun and moon shine on all the four seas!" ??
Lao Zhu was silent for a while, then reached out and patted Han Du on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I am very pleased that Biao'er and you have such ambitions."
Then he shook his head and sighed: "But you alone are not Feng Sheng's opponent. And Feng Sheng has always been bold and unscrupulous. Once I am gone in the future, if he is slightly dissatisfied and starts a rebellion, how can you resist him?"
Han Du did not think so and said: "If the emperor is worried that Song Guogong will cause chaos in the future, then he should take away his military power now. Without military power, even if Song Guogong wants to achieve something in the future, it will be difficult to achieve it. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty
There are more and more firearms now, and more than half of the army has been replaced with firearms."
"When it comes to commanding cavalry, archers, swords and shields in battle, I think I am no match for Song Guogong. But when it comes to the battle of artillery, thunder and blunderbuss, I only think that I am not weaker than others. As long as a few years pass, all the Ming army will replace them.
Firearms. If the Duke of Song really has second thoughts, I will swear on my life to cut off his head with my own hands to repay the emperor's kindness!"
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du, who was full of confidence. This time he did not laugh at Han Du's overestimation, but lowered his head and thought seriously.
When it comes to commanding firearms in combat, Lao Zhu has never seen someone like Han Du who can use fire.
The combination of cannons and divine thunder cannons is as airtight as a finger-arm. Even Feng Sheng may not be able to match Han Du in commanding an army of firearms in combat.
Moreover, Handu is not without achievements. On the grassland, Handu directly annihilated the 50,000 Mongolian Yuan cavalry with less than 15,000 troops and close cooperation with artillery and divine thunderbolts and revolvers. Such a record
, even if Feng Sheng led 15,000 men, he would not be able to defeat 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, let alone annihilate them all.
Looking at Han Du, who was full of aura, Lao Zhu couldn't help but nodded and laughed.
Thirty-two-year-old Han Du has begun to grow a beard. A black beard under his nose and lips gives his whole person a strong aura.
"Okay, okay. I didn't expect that before I knew it, the boy who was once frightened and uneasy in front of me has grown into an upright man."
Han Du's face turned red when he heard this, knowing that Lao Zhu was mentioning what happened when he first met him. At that time, Han Du suddenly came from the prosperous and stable modern society to the dark prison. Such a huge contrast made him
Han Du racked his brains and desperately tried to escape from the prison and survive.
Therefore, when he met Lao Zhu for the first time, Han Du placed all his desire for life on Lao Zhu.
The childishness shown in this scene is still remembered by Lao Zhu to this day.
Han Du quickly changed the subject and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not disappoint the Emperor. His Highness has kept in mind the Emperor's teachings over the years, and his skills and prestige have matured. It would be fine if the Song State Public Security Bureau were to keep to themselves in the future. If he dares to do anything wrong, Your Highness will definitely be able to
Suppress him completely."
Lao Zhu nodded with a smile and said: "If you can really do it, then I will be happy even if I reach hell."
"Your Majesty is in good health and will live a long life." Seeing that Lao Zhu finally relaxed, Han Du quickly flattered him.
Lao Zhu waved his hands indifferently and said: "Longevity is just a legend. Who has actually seen it for thousands of years? Besides, have you ever seen an emperor who can live a hundred years since ancient times?
Being able to live to my age is already a blessing."
Han Du was silent for a moment. Lao Zhu would not dare to speak rashly. Even if he wanted to flatter him, he would have to consider the severity of the matter. For ordinary things, if Han Du patted him, Lao Zhu would not say anything even if he was unhappy.
.However, Han Du did not dare to flatter the emperor's lifespan, which was so closely guarded. If he flattered him, he would have pushed himself to a dead end!