Zhu Bai said: "Mr. Zhang, please go up. The others are holding the horses. When you see the two of them, point in the direction."
Zhang Yu is the tallest among them and has the best riding skills.
He climbed up, stood on horseback and looked around the crowd carefully, then pointed to the left and said, "Under the ginkgo tree over there."
Zhu Bai and the others breathed a sigh of relief: these two people were not stupid and knew how to find a conspicuous place to stand.
Only then did Commander Qian realize that they were looking for someone.
Wait for the guards to bring over the two princes who are squatting pitifully under the tree.
Even Commander Qiandu smacked his lips secretly: Oh my god, it turns out that the two young princes have escaped. No wonder he is so nervous.
Zhu Bai smiled at Qiandu: "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Just pretend that nothing happened and go about your business."
Commander Qian Du smiled: "I understand, I will continue patrolling."
Zhu Chun started to cry as soon as he saw Zhu Bai. While crying, he said: "Twelfth brother, why are there so many people? They are all coming, as if they want to trample us to death."
Zhu Tan's eyes were red, and it was obvious that she was frightened, but she just pursed her lips and endured it.
Zhu Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He hugged Zhu Chun and Zhu Tan and patted his shoulder symbolically: "Oh, I told you not to run around. Stop crying."
When they arrived under the tree, the five brothers gathered together.
Zhu Baicai said to his four brothers with a serious face: "You must not tell anyone what happened today, otherwise not only the guards will be punished, but you will not be able to get any benefits."
The four princes nodded: "I understand."
Zhu Bai added: "When you see your father later, tell yourselves that from now on you will learn kung fu from the commander of the guards and never leave the palace. Otherwise, if this happens again next time, I will not save you."
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The four princes obviously didn't want to, and they all pursed their lips.
Zhu Bai added: "If you want to leave the palace, I will take you out next time when there are not so many people. It is too dangerous today. I can buy you whatever you want."
The four princes then nodded: "Okay."
The other guards and commanders exchanged thoughtful looks: tut tut, tut tut, give me a slap in the face, and I don’t know who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother.
Zhang Yu and the others have long been used to it. Zhu Bai is not afraid when facing a group of second-grade officials. Facing these children, it is really a piece of cake.
Zhu Bai then asked the guards and commanders: "What do you think, sirs?"
After what happened today, the guards and commanders wished that the princes would not leave the palace, so they hurriedly said: "I will listen to your highness."
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Lao Zhu was discussing with Zhu Biao in the imperial study about relief for the floods in Huguang, and then Zhu Bai came in with his five brothers.
Except for Zhu Bai, everyone's face was stained with color and their clothes were covered with dust.
Zhu Chun and Zhu Tan seemed to be crying.
Lao Zhu already knew in his heart: It was probably Zhu Bai, the traitor, who had tricked his four brothers again.
He asked calmly: "What's going on?"
Zhu Bai spread his hands: "There's no way to learn. Just fight. And there are so many of us, with different ages and different foundations, so it's hard for the master to teach me. For example, Brother Six has learned both boxing and sword skills. Brother Eleven has learned some boxing."
I haven’t learned anything.”
Lao Zhu frowned: Zhu Bai is right to say that. We originally wanted to save trouble and let Xie Cheng handle it alone, because the generals have all gone out to fight.
If you can't learn well, you might as well do it one by one.
Zhu Bai added: "Brothers are not like my son, who is inconvenient to leave the palace. My son has to go out of the palace to do business, and almost all the guards in the city know my son."
He said it very cryptically: I am used to going out, and I know the importance.
Zhu Chun and Zhu Tan act like monkeys when they go out. If they get lost...
Lao Zhu instantly understood that something must have happened today, but Zhu Bai didn't want anyone to be punished, so he didn't say anything.
He frowned: "But now apart from Mr. Xie, we can't think of a suitable person for the moment."
Zhu Bai glanced at Zhu Zi.
Zhu Zi stepped forward and said, "Father, in fact, the commander of my bodyguard, Mr. Qi, is not bad at all. Why don't I learn from him in the palace first? If there is a more suitable master in the future, it will be too late to change."
that's true.
At that time, when we appointed the guards commanders for the princes, there were three conditions: first, loyalty, second, good skills, and third, youth.
And they must be dedicated to the prince. After all, the prince's martial arts are better, so they can worry less.
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, then called the four commanders in and said: "From today on, the four of you will teach your respective princes in the palace."
The four commanders hurriedly responded.
Zhu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Zhu said: "In half a year, you five brothers will compete to see who can learn better."
Again??!
Zhu Bai took a breath and said quickly: "Ah, this...Father."
Lao Zhu did not intend to give Zhu Bai a chance to resist, and said directly: "This matter is settled here. Zhu Bai stays, and everyone else can go down."
Zhu Bai knew that Lao Zhu and the others were going to assign work to him again, so he said with a grimace: "My son is also tired."
Lao Zhu sneered: "You have watched the excitement all morning, why are you tired?"
Zhu Bai could only stand with his lips pursed.
Lao Zhu said: "Huguang was hit by the disaster, what do you think would be good?"
Zhu Bai said: "Huguang's official dental bureau has undergone great changes this time. The chiefs of the first-level and second-level official dental bureaus have just taken office. In a short period of time, they will not be able to cooperate as they did when the four places in Changzhou were hit by the disaster last time.
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Besides, you can’t rely on the government every time you’re hit by a disaster.
The state machine has to turn around on its own.
Otherwise, even if he spends money to subsidize, those officials, such as Liu Bowen and his like, will continue to babble and become very irritated.
He is not a Bodhisattva, so he cannot be so magnanimous or so sacrificial for others.
From the moment he learned that Liu Bowen had encouraged Zhu Biao to seize control of the Guanya Bureau, he decided not to take action easily in the future and focused on keeping a low profile.
Lao Zhu pursed his lips: Although he clearly felt Zhu Bai's resistance, what Zhu Bai said was also true.
He originally wanted to replace both the chief secretary and the capital commander of Huguang Chengdu, but floods began as soon as Zhu Bai left, so he had to postpone it.
It is impossible for the original two adults to cooperate with the Guanya Bureau. Maybe those two people will take the opportunity to do something to the Guanya Bureau again.
Lao Zhu said: "There is no need for official communication this time, but I just want you to give me some advice."
Zhu Bai said: "If my father is really worried, he can send a trustworthy person to inspect it. Just like this time, the effect of walking around is very obvious. In fact, this is the job of the censor, and every day my father will do it."
After a period of time, select an upright and honest censor, appoint him to the rank of inspector or governor, and let him patrol for my father without giving him a salary increase."
He also knew that Huguang's chief executive could not be replaced in the short term.
Changing commanders before battle is a taboo in the military.
It's just that this time, the Huguang Chief Envoy and the Du Commander were plotting against him behind his back. How could he let them stay comfortably?
