Autumn, late autumn, eventful autumn.

The matter of sending troops to Annam has not yet been decided, and various problems that had been concealed during the successive battles in the north, south, and west have surfaced one after another.

In the early days of this day, Zhao Zijin, the imperial envoy of the Imperial Procuratorate, said that during the Hongwu period, the imperial court set up a rule that if the granary reserve was set up in various places to prepare for the time of grain shortage, it could open a warehouse to help the people, and at the same time, all localities should dredge rivers and build reservoirs to prepare for floods and droughts. However, since the year before last, there have been frequent wars, the government's grain stocks have been empty, and due to the large number of civilian servants who have been conscripted and transported grain and grass, the rivers in various places have not been dredged for a long time, and it is feared that the spring floods will cause serious disasters.

Therefore, the imperial envoy of Zhao proposed that he hoped that the emperor would issue a decree to strictly order the local political departments to do a good job in the construction of grain reserves and water conservancy facilities, and at the same time should include this achievement in the year-end examination of relevant officials, so as to ensure that the policy of compassion for the people formulated by Emperor Taizu Gao can be implemented.

Zhao Imperial Envoy is the young Zhuang faction of the Imperial Inspectorate, the first two years as the imperial envoy to patrol the city, just became the thirteen supervision envoys, the status is relatively low, and the problems of the national economy and people's livelihood are raised, so his appearance did not attract the attention of the bigwigs, but this matter is very important, the emperor does not dare to ignore it, in that era, the three rural problems are the most fundamental problems of the country, the three major problems of rural areas, agriculture, and farmers are not solved well, and the country will have a big "chaos".

Therefore, Zhu Di immediately issued an order and ordered Yousi to handle it accordingly. Immediately afterwards, the cabinet presented a letter to the emperor, it turned out that there was a great plague in Yushan and Yongniu counties of Guangxin Prefecture in Jiangxi Province, and the epidemic broke out rapidly, and by the time of the report, nearly 2,000 people had died, and then the household department reported that the plague also occurred in Shangrao County, Guangxin Prefecture, and more than 3,000 people died.

Zhu Di was very nervous, and immediately ordered the transportation of grain, "medicine" products, disaster relief, and relief of the locality. After this decree was issued, the household department ran to the palace to cry to the emperor that he was poor, and that there was no one, no money, and no way to help the disaster. Zhu Di convened the cabinet to deliberate, and could not come up with an urgent and effective way for a while, Zhu Di had no choice but to make an order, in addition to the compilation of the "Yongle Canon" in Beijing, the two major projects of Jinling Dabaoen Temple and Wudang Mountain Dojo were temporarily suspended.

Immediately, Zhu Di issued an edict to the Beijing Xingdu Division: A few years ago, the military and civilians in Beijing either served in the military or provided for hundreds of millions of divisions and brigades, and they were prepared for difficulties. Since the pacification, the hard work has not stopped. The construction of Beijing, the great plan of the country, has to work hard for the people. From now on, the unurgent affairs of the counties of Beijing, as well as the compradors, have all stopped.

During this period, Chen Ying did not realize the original intention of the cabinet and the six ministries to report these things, seeing that the court was in full swing, and the civil and military officials were concerned about the national economy and people's livelihood.

It turned out that an epidemic also occurred in Dengzhou, Henan Province at this time, but the epidemic here was not aimed at people, but cattle epidemic, and a large number of official cattle fell ill and died. The local government has a strict assessment and punishment system for cattle and horses that are handed over to the common people to raise, but force majeure such as this, which is not a misbreeding, should not be punished. However, a large number of official cattle died of illness, and the officials, fearing that they would be blamed by the imperial court, distributed the losses to the cattle farmers.

The officials demanded that the people who raised official cattle be compensated according to the market price, but as a result, many of the people who were tossed sold their fields and houses, and even sold their sons and daughters, which was miserable for a while. Chen Ying reported this matter to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di, who was anxious about the national economy and people's livelihood, was so angry that the three corpses jumped violently and scolded: "Raising cattle was originally intended to allow the people to live a good life, but now it has become a poison for the people!" ”

Zhu Di, who was already furious, immediately ordered that the local government waive all the compensation apportioned to the people due to the cattle plague; The houses and fields sold are redeemed by the government, and the children sold are also recovered by the local government. At the same time, these officials who invited favors and flattered and harmed the people were severely punished, but this time, the imperial court paid a lot of money.

Zhu Di was overstretched, and had to consider what Xia Xun said, he did intend to let the King of Han go to pacify Annan. First, the performance of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, in Mobei is remarkable, and he is indeed a handsome talent, and Zhang Fu was not famous before the Battle of Annan, and no one knew that he was a famous general.

At the same time, he also meant to appease his son by doing this, Gao Xu was not a mediocre talent, so he really raised him there and was an idle prince with nothing to do? When a man is alive, who doesn't want to have a vigorous career that will go down in history. The throne has been given to the eldest son, even if it is compensation, the second son should be allowed to do something. However, due to the "exposure" of many problems of shortage of money and food, he had to consider the risk factor here.

Zhang Fu had already proved his ability in Annam, and he was familiar with the local military geography and customs, after all, Gao Xu had never fought in the south, and if the war was unfavorable and dragged on, then ......

In view of this, the most suitable candidate in Zhu Di's heart became Zhang Fu again, and Zhang Fu was summoned to the palace for several days to discuss the need to use troops to Annan again, and what specific plans and measures were available. Only then did Chen Ying understand that all of the above dares to love each other, they are all Xiang Zhuang dancing swords, and they are intended to be the king of Han! Pity him for being used in a daze, Chen Ying, who was embarrassed and angry, immediately returned to the face and played Chen: He commanded Shan Zheng to break the law arrogantly, and ordered his family to leave the country without permission, and begged for punishment.

Zhu Di saw the chapter, and immediately instructed: "The Spring and Autumn Period has no diplomacy, and today's soldiers dare to do trade affairs. The stakes are very high, and even if there is merit, it cannot be tolerated. That is: cut his official position, arrest him and put him in prison, and severely punish him according to the law! In the future, but there is a military trade, one should follow this! ”

This Shan Zheng is a general guarding the nine sides, and he can't fight with the person Chen Ying wants to fight, and to be precise, this person is still Qiu Fu's lineage, but with the approval of this holy decree, it is not just for the nine border generals, Chen Ying immediately sent a few henchmen, led by Yu Shiji, the imperial envoy of the capital, to go straight to eastern Zhejiang, looking for the bad luck of Shuangyu Wei.

The gods fight, and the imps suffer! In order to achieve the goal, the means used by the Tailu sub-system and the Han dynasty are all roundabout turns, the fish intestines hide the sword, on the matter, no one is fighting for the right to lead the army, all under the guise of serving the country and the people, you can't start with impeachment, and not only the Han King and the Tailu have never come forward, even the leading figures in their camp have also "stayed out of the matter", and the means can be described as leaky.

At the same time, Ji Gang was not idle, he was racking his brains to think about the Han King's momentum, he understood that if the Han King fell, the use value of his lackey would not be great, and the situation in the court and China was changing, and the more fierce the fight, the more stable his position would be.

In the palace, Ji Gang waited for Zhang Fu, who was playing the war against Annan with the emperor, and immediately found an opportunity to sneak in, and in a few words, he went around to the King of Han, and said with admiration to Zhu Di: "When the minister is free, I went to Longjiangyi to see His Royal Highness the King of Han perform the army, and it is really a dragon and a tiger!" The minister once led the horse and fell into the stirrup for His Majesty, served in the army, and looked at the king of Han today, quite the heroic posture of the emperor back then. That day, Cewei was trained by King Han, and he was simply reborn, the elite of the Beijing camp, and there was no one who could be defeated! ”

"Oh?"

When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, he had been worrying too much recently, and now when he heard his son so good, he couldn't help but be a little happy.

Ji Gang took the opportunity to say: "The emperor's state affairs are '' and the mental energy is too exhausted, the minister sees that there is not much on the desk today, why don't the emperor go out of the palace to relax, just go to Longjiang Station to watch the martial arts, the minister knows that the emperor has always liked the spirit of the army, but the ninety-five supreme, the opportunity is rare!" ”

Zhu Di listened with interest, and said with a smile: "It's okay, you go and arrange it, don't make too big a battle, I will go to Longjiangyi and see the Han King perform martial arts!" ”

Ji Gang was overjoyed, and hurriedly complimented, and said secretly in his heart: "King Han, I have won the opportunity for you, you have to behave well!" ”

Ji Gang hurriedly arranged for the holy car to set off, and the news was "revealed" quietly and "lustfully", and the henchmen of the King of Han got the news, and flew to Longjiang Post to report the news, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed when he heard the news, but he didn't know that Ji Gang was intentionally helping, and thought that Ji Gang deliberately made a statement, so that his father and the emperor could find their own fault, and immediately cheered up, gathered his three thousand elites, and quickly made a deployment.

When Zhu Di arrived and reported to the camp, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly greeted him, with a surprised face, as if he didn't know anything. To say that this Han King does have a hand in governing the army, and he has made preparations in advance today, how can anything go wrong with this martial arts, Zhu Di watched his three armies, moving like fire, moving like a mountain, the soldiers are brave, and they are fierce. He is a great expert in the army, how can he not tell whether such a performance is a silver-like wax gun head or real kung fu, so happy that Zhu Di nodded again and again, and couldn't help but think: "Looking at this army, it is unstoppable, if my son wants to go south, it seems that it is not impossible!" ”

At this time, Jin Zhong, the secretary of the military department, and Xu Jingchang, the governor of the five armies, got the letter and knew that the emperor had gone to Longjiangyi, and the two of them rushed to the station like a fly.

Seeing the two important ministers in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, Zhu Di said with a smile: "In the past, the ministers of the honors all rose up to march, fought in battle, accumulated hard work, and won the title. and his children and grandchildren, immersed in comfort, forgetting the difficulties of their grandfathers, playing greedy for years, and not learning to ride "shooting". When encountering the test, he was at a loss, and when he faced the enemy, he was timid and tired, fell off his horse and abandoned his gun, and his soul was frightened. This is all arrogant and unteachable.

Although Gao Xu has been crowned king, he has not lost the legacy of martial arts, and he can be called an example of meritorious children, my son is still like this, what about others? The children of meritorious officials and eunuchs, most of them have joined the guards, honor guards, and Yiwei since they were young, and they have military positions, so you should strengthen the training for them, and in the future, the children of meritorious officials will perform martial arts, and if they do not pass the Chinese style in the first examination, they will be punished for three years in the guard; Those who fail to pass the re-examination will be assigned to the border defense, and another talented and skilled child will be selected to inherit the guard! ”

On the side, Zhu Gaoxu's face was "colorful", Jin Zhong and Xu Jingchang only responded, but they secretly complained in their hearts: "Oh no, I'm afraid that the emperor has the intention of using the King of Han again, and I have to report this matter to the prince and inform the auxiliary prince to know!" ”