Chapter 169: Deploy five thousand people to let Da Sun practice his skills
There were some questions and even a little suspicion in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
It seems that he is a little undecided, giving Lan Yu a sense of uncertainty about Da Sun's true identity.
Every emperor is a top actor, even if he is not, he will be after a long time.
What's more, for a figure like Zhu Yuanzhang, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a born actor. This is the basic quality of the founding emperor.
From a poor man to the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's acting skills are beyond doubt.
To gain the following and loyalty of many generals, Zhu Yuanzhang had never encountered any situation before.
However, facing His Majesty's temptation, Lan Yu became a little anxious...
"Your Majesty, I have heard about the Xiaoling Mausoleum. Indeed, I also watched His Highness Changsun being buried."
"But in this world, anything can happen. When I was in the Western Regions, I heard about the reincarnation of the Living Buddha."
"The resurrection of His Highness Changsun may seem a bit absurd, but I have also seen such cases of suspended animation."
"It must have been God's help from His Highness Changsun, who gave him this glimmer of hope. When I saw His Highness Changsun for the first time, my heart palpitated, as if I were seeing His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Even, I even saw the shadow of the Queen."
Lan Yu said quickly while thinking.
He had to protect Zhu Ying's identity. Lan Yu saw that the current Zhu Ying was the most suitable for him.
Yesterday he and his sister Lan had a conversation about Zhu Ying's identity.
My elder sister, Lan, knew clearly that this was definitely the real eldest grandson.
What Lan Yu said just now about her resemblance to Queen Ma was learned from her sister Lan.
Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, when I and my brother-in-law Chang Yuchun were fighting abroad, my sister Lan, including the wives of other famous generals and ministers, all accompanied Empress Ma.
As Zhu Xiongying's grandmother, Lan often told Queen Ma that her grandson was very similar to her when Zhu Xiongying was a child.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his expression remained calm, but there was still a hint of longing in his eyes.
That's about big girls.
No matter how long it takes, no matter when, whenever he thinks of his eldest sister, Zhu Yuanzhang will do the same.
The original intention of continuing to test Lan Yu faded away as the big girl was mentioned.
"We know it too, otherwise why would we have handed over the gunpowder department to Da Sun? The first time we saw Da Sun, we knew we would not make a mistake."
"You are the uncle of the eldest grandson. Now the eldest grandson has lost his memory and can't remember anything. You have to help me more and don't let us down."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly, and then told Lan Yu.
"I obey the decree."
Hearing this, Lan Yu's eyes flashed with joy, which showed that His Majesty truly recognized Zhu Ying's existence.
"By the way, you came from Bashu, what did you see on the way?" Zhu Yuanzhang then asked.
When asked about this matter, Lan Yu pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "This year, the famine has increased again. There are refugees everywhere. If it weren't for His Majesty's work-for-relief, I'm afraid even more people would have died of starvation."
"Some mobs even attacked government offices and robbed official rations. However, they have been suppressed so far and are unlikely to cause serious problems for the time being."
Nowadays, with the integration of military and government, Lan Yu not only needs to command wars, but also needs to manage local areas, farm fields, provide disaster relief, and even try some criminal cases in the responsible area, etc.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent when he heard this. If he wasn't extremely hungry, why would the people attack the government?
Work-for-relief means taking food out of the squire's bag and helping the victims altogether.
However, in some places, the disaster was so severe that the landlords had no food left, so they still had to flee the famine. No matter how good the strategy was, food could not be produced out of thin air.
When these victims are desperate, they can easily turn into a mob and then join the uprising.
Even though the Ming Dynasty now intimidates the world, there are still many revolting teams within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
In the twenty-five years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty alone, there were hundreds of uprisings.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a member of the uprising. With the help of the uprising, he established the Ming Dynasty. He not only completely defeated the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, eradicated the bad governance at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, stabilized most areas, but also alleviated many tense social conflicts.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's victory over the world did not mean that he conquered the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty. In some areas that had not been swept by the uprising, the sharp contradiction between the landlords and the common people was not alleviated by the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
On the contrary, due to the economic damage caused by the war, the rampant behavior of local officials, and excessive taxation, the situation was further intensified, and the burden on the people was not relieved.
Under such circumstances, poor peasants who could not survive in various places continued to hold uprisings. These uprisings spread all over the country and occurred in more than ten provinces including Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Huguang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty.
The scale of ordinary uprisings is not large, ranging from dozens to hundreds to thousands or even thousands.
There have also been several relatively large ones, reaching tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 people.
It can be said to be one after another, continuous.
Especially in Jiangxi and Huguang, during the wars at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, they had always been under the jurisdiction of Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang, so they were particularly deeply influenced by the White Lotus Sect.
Even now, the White Lotus Sect's uprisings here happen every three to five times.
Just this year, when Lan Yu led his troops to conquer Handong, he also suppressed an uprising in Huizhou.
Nowadays, many of the Ming Dynasty's military commanders and generals, including princes, have trained in such and such a place.
This military training does not mean leading troops to drill, but going around to suppress uprisings and then doing regular farming.
There were not many generals in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Basically, those with some ability were running around the country.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment.
It is impossible for Jinyiwei to conduct comprehensive research on the whole country, and relying solely on the memorials of local officials may lead to deviations.
Every time a military general returned to Beijing to report on his duties, Zhu Yuanzhang would call him to the palace to have a chat, in order to understand some of what really happened.
After about half an hour, Lan Yu basically finished describing everything he knew.
"It's getting late today, so I haven't had dinner yet, so I'll stay in the palace and have dinner with us," Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"I thank your Majesty." Lan Yu replied.
Lan Yu was extremely happy and relieved that His Majesty stayed with her for dinner, which showed that His Majesty still had great trust in him.
While the imperial chef was preparing dinner, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Jiang Yu to bring a piece of information about Zhu Ying, and said to Lan Yu with a smile:
"You don't know much about some of our eldest grandson's situations. These are some trivial achievements of our eldest grandson's ten years in opposition. Take a look."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a hint of Versailles in his tone.
Lan Yu took it with both hands. He was only communicating with Zhu Ying initially and didn't know anything else.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of time to read through the information. When he saw the shocking color of the blue jade, he couldn't help but feel happy and proud.
He hopes that his son will succeed, and he is extremely proud of his grandson for achieving such achievements.
To a certain extent, there is not much difference between Dasun and himself.
At Dasun's age, he had been a monk at Huangjue Temple for less than two months, and then went around begging for alms.
The eldest grandson's adoptive father died when he was ten years old, and he survived by fighting wild dogs for food. It was so similar to his own experience.
It is simply unbelievable that a teenager who relied on his own methods to create such a profound influence was simply unbelievable.
"It's unbelievable. Your Highness Changsun is a true born nobleman and the reincarnation of a Living Buddha. If His Majesty hadn't handed this over to me, I wouldn't have believed it."
After reading it, Lan Yu couldn't help but admire it loudly.
The records about Zhu Ying in these intelligence reports are simply a legend, a legend created by a ten-year-old child.
Is there really anyone in this world who knows this from birth?
Recalling when she was ten years old, Lan Yu felt that she couldn't compare to her two sons, whom she had raised with her since childhood.
Compared to Zhu Yinglai, it can be said to be a world of difference.
"When I first met His Highness Changsun, I felt that His Highness was very scholarly. In addition, Your Highness's figure was a little thin. I thought His Highness was a scholar."
"Last night for dinner, I invited His Highness Chang Sun to gather with my sister in the Chang Mansion. After the meal, His Highness proposed some activities. In the martial arts arena of Chang Mansion, His Highness calmly fired a 150-pound hard bow.
The arrow penetrated the bull's-eye."
"I understand now that your highness is more brave than me."
Lan Yu did not hesitate to praise Zhu Ying, and this was what he himself thought.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Although he had no clear experience of Da Sun's personal martial arts, he knew it just by looking at the scars on his body.
Although Da Sun was covered with scars, there was another person in the palace, Guo Ying, whom Zhu Yuanzhang often called "Guo Si".
In the Ming Dynasty Palace, the Jinyi Guards were only part of the guard, and there were other eleven guards guarding them together. They were directly commanded by Zhu Yuanzhang and were not under the command of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
The twelve guards, including the royal guards, are the emperor's personal army.
And Guo Ying is the commander of the twelve imperial guards.
However, in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, after the Jinyi Guards were reorganized and the Zhenfu Division was established under them, they were basically separated from the ranks of the Twelve Guards, and Zhu Yuanzhang was responsible for it separately.
Guo Ying started following Zhu Yuanzhang and fought for more than 20 years. He experienced more than a hundred battles and was scarred all over his body. Only then was he responsible for guarding the palace.
In the original history, Zhu Yuanzhang was forbidden to kill heroes, but Guo Ying was able to survive the terrifying Hongwu twilight years safely, which shows his grace.
"We can feel that our eldest grandson is very interested in the military. In the past few days, we have been thinking about when to arrange some military training for our eldest grandson."
"It just so happens that your uncle is back, so you can take our eldest grandson to the military camp to have a look. In addition, with my decree, you can dispatch some troops to your eldest grandson's mansion to give our eldest grandson some practice."
"It doesn't have to be too many. We're afraid that the eldest grandson won't be used to it, so we'll recruit 5,000 people to let the eldest grandson get familiar with it first."