"Uncle, why do you want to go to martial arts?" Without waiting for Lao Zhu to answer, Zhu Biao next to him asked Lan Yu in surprise, it seemed that he didn't know in advance that Lan Yu wanted to go to martial arts.

"I only recently heard about martial arts, for martial arts, the minister also feels extremely important, it just so happens that the minister is idle in Beijing now, it is better to go to martial arts to take up a position, it can be regarded as sharing worries for His Majesty and the prince!" I saw Lan Yu replied with a smile, and at the end of the day, he also saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

Li Jie also frowned when he heard this, whether it was qualifications or ability, Lan Yu was very suitable for the position of chief instructor, and even in terms of the ability to lead troops to fight, he was even stronger than Tang He, but Lan Yu's personality was too arrogant, if he really went to martial arts, Li Jie was not afraid, anyway, he wouldn't stay long in martial arts, but Liu Ying was afraid that he would be unlucky.

Thinking of this, Li Jie just wanted to persuade Lan Yu to dispel the idea of going to martial arts, but he didn't expect Lao Zhu to directly refuse: "No, you are in the prime of life, and I also need you to guard the Quartet, so you are not suitable for a position in martial arts!" ”

Seeing that Lao Zhu rejected Lan Yu, Li Jie was also relieved, and finally did not put the scourge of Lan Yu into martial arts.

"Your Majesty......"

Lan Yu seemed to want to fight for it at this time, but was interrupted by Lao Zhu waving his hand: "Needless to say, it seems that the northwest side has been a little unpeaceful recently, you can prepare for it, and you will go to Lanzhou to take up your post after the year!" ”

"This ...... Obey the order! Lan Yu still seemed a little reluctant, but seeing that Lao Zhu had already made a decision, he didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to agree.

"Okay, you go down, I still have something to discuss with the prince!" Lao Zhu commanded Lan Yu again at this time.

"Retire!" When Lan Yu heard this, he had to agree again, but when he left, he glanced at Li Jie, obviously he was not convinced in his heart, why could Li Jie, a kid, stay here, but he had to leave?

After Lan Yu left, Lao Zhu immediately turned his gaze to Li Jie and asked, "Li Jie, do you have any suitable candidates for this chief instructor?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the minister thinks that Xinguo Gong is the most suitable!" Li Jie directly told the candidate in his heart.

"Tang He is a suitable candidate, but his ability is a little worse!" Lao Zhu first nodded when he heard this, and then said with some regret, although Tang He already belongs to the famous generals in history, but Lao Zhu's vision is extremely high, in his eyes, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are first-class generals, Fu Youde and Lan Yu belong to the second class, as for Tang He and others, they can only be ranked third.

"By the way, what has Feng Sheng been doing lately?" Lao Zhu suddenly asked, Feng Sheng is Feng Chen's father in martial arts, titled Song Guogong, known as the third among the nobles, only after Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

Back then, Feng Shengguan visited the general to pacify Liaodong, and even Fu Youde and Lan Yu could only be his deputies, but unfortunately Feng Sheng had an unsuccessful son-in-law Chang Mao, that is, Chang Yuchun's eldest son, who was still Zhu Yuning's uncle.

This Chang Mao is a person who does not learn and has no skills, he originally followed Feng Sheng, the old man, to mix his qualifications in the army, but he was not enough to succeed and more than defeated, and he slashed and surrendered Yuan Taiwei Naha, almost broke the big thing, so Feng Sheng reported Chang Mao's mistakes, but he didn't expect Chang Mao to hit a rake, and exposed some of Feng Sheng's mistakes in front of Lao Zhu, which caused Lao Zhu to be angry, and directly received Feng Sheng's general seal, and placed him in Fengyang, the central capital.

"Father, why did you forget, two years ago, you asked Song Guogong to conquer Qujing, but I didn't expect the local soldiers to rebel, Song Guogong could only be stationed in Yongning to appease the Fanren, and later after Qujing was pacified, Song Guogong also returned to Fengyang to recuperate, and he has not gone out for the past two years!" Zhu Biao replied immediately.

Feng Sheng has been unlucky in recent years, after being sued by his son-in-law, Lao Zhu finally thought of using him in the first two years, but he encountered a rebellion against the soldiers, although he quickly pacified the local soldiers, but failed to complete the previous strategic goals, so he was driven back to Fengyang by Lao Zhu, if nothing else, it is estimated that he can only die in Fengyang.

However, Li Jie knew that Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were both unlucky ghosts, and if Zhu Biao didn't die, they would still have a good death, but Zhu Biao died, and Lan Yu was quickly liquidated, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde, the veterans of the army, could not escape death, and both of them were killed innocently, which was even more unjust than Dou E.

"Tang He's ability is a little worse, but Feng Sheng is far superior to the generals, I think it's better to call him over and share the position of chief instructor with Tang He!" Lao Zhu immediately made a decision.

"Father is wise, I also think that Song Guogong is very suitable for this position!" Zhu Biao, who was next to him, also immediately agreed.

When he heard that Lao Zhu praised Feng Sheng's talent beyond that of other generals, Li Jie suddenly felt a little regretful, because Lan Yu was driven away, and Lan Yu in history had no one in his eyes, and even felt that after the death of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he was the first in the army, if he heard Lao Zhu say that Feng Sheng's talent was better than him, he didn't know how he would react?

"Order, summon Tang He and Feng Sheng to Beijing!" Lao Zhu was a resolute person, and immediately opened his mouth to command, and someone immediately began to draft the holy decree.

Li Jie was also relieved when he heard this, having Feng Sheng, a former general, join, was also a good thing for martial arts, but for Feng Sheng's current situation, he felt that it was not just Feng Sheng's bad luck, but an inevitability.

Feng Sheng is different from Xu Da and Tang and these people, he is not Lao Zhu's hair, but he is a fellow villager with Li Shanchang, both of whom are from Dingyuan, and Feng Sheng also has an elder brother named Feng Guoyong, the two are local families, they like to read since childhood, and when the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, their brothers formed a village to protect themselves, and later took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang.

Feng Sheng and Feng Guoyong, the two brothers, are both brilliant and civil, military and civil, and even Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to occupy Jinling, and he also followed Feng Guoyong's advice, but it is a pity that Feng Guoyong fell ill in the army when attacking Shaoxing, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also very sad about this, and later posthumously named him the Duke of Yingguo, ranking eighth among the heroes.

Feng Sheng's talent was no worse than his brother's, and even when Xu Da's attack on the grassland failed, and Li Wenzhong had nothing to gain, only the army led by Feng Sheng won a lot.

In addition, Feng Sheng and Feng Guoyong brothers are very popular in the army, and they maintain close ties with various nobles, especially Feng Guoyong, who saved Xu Da's life, it is said that Xu Da also asked Feng Guoyong for advice on the art of war, Feng Sheng also made friends with Chang Yuchun, and his daughter also married Chang Mao, Feng Guoyong's daughter married Mu Ying, Mu Sheng's eldest brother Mu Chun, is Feng Guoyong's grandson.

However, Feng Sheng didn't know that these practices of their Feng family had already violated Lao Zhu's taboo, he was first-class in war, and his popularity was good, whether it was a living or dead noble, he maintained close ties with the Feng family, and his sons and daughters were also the real power faction in the army, if Li Jie was Lao Zhu, I am afraid he would also be restless.

Therefore, it is not surprising that when Feng Sheng pacified Liaodong and his military exploits reached the peak, he was immediately suppressed. Now Lao Zhu has reactivated Feng Sheng and let him serve in martial arts, although martial arts is important, but after all, he is not directly in charge of the army, and Feng Sheng is proficient in the art of war, it is simply suitable for him to teach the students.

"By the way, next year's tour has been decided, Li Jie has to accompany the prince on the tour, do you have any views on this matter?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked, shifting the topic to the patrol.

"Your Royal Highness, I think that in addition to Chang'an, Luoyang and Kaifeng, you can also go to the east!" Li Jie thought for a moment and spoke again.

The purpose of Zhu Biao's patrol is to move the capital, for the three goals pre-selected by Lao Zhu, Li Jie is not optimistic, Chang'an soil erosion, and the Guanzhong Plain is narrow, it can't afford to raise too much population at all, as early as the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it is no longer suitable as a national capital.

As for Kaifeng, surrounded by a large plain, the only natural danger of the Yellow River will be frozen in winter, and because of the intensification of the flooding of the Yellow River, Kaifeng will be flooded from time to time, so it is not suitable to be the capital, and the only more suitable one is only Luoyang.

On the surface, Luoyang does not seem to have the shortcomings of Chang'an and Kaifeng, but these three cities have a common problem, that is, it is located inland, too far away from the ocean, Li Jie wants to lead the Ming Dynasty to the era of great navigation, the country must not be selected inland, and even the current Nanjing is stronger than these three places, because Nanjing can go directly to the sea along the Yangtze River, in contrast, although Luoyang is adjacent to the Yellow River, but with the water conditions of the Yellow River, it is not suitable for sailing at all.

"To the east? Where to? Lao Zhu was also stunned when he heard this.

"Beiping Mansion!" Li Jie replied.

However, Lao Zhu's face was dark when he heard that Beiping Mansion, the predecessor of Beiping Mansion was Yuan Dadu, Lao Zhu hated the Mongols the most, and even thought that it was a shame for the Central Plains to be ruled by Meng Yuan, so after becoming the emperor, Lao Zhu also actively restored the Han rites, and tried his best to suppress the remnants of Meng Yuan, as for Yuan Dadu, it was not within the scope of his consideration at all.

"Your Majesty, although Meng Yuan is brutal, but they will be Beiping Mansion as the capital of the country is still reasonable, a Beiping is close to the Great Wall, the so-called Son of Heaven guards the country, so that future generations can never forget the threat of the northern grassland, in addition to the Beiping offshore, through the side of the big Zhigu can directly enter the sea, and the north is short of grain, through the sea can send grain goods directly to Beiping Mansion, so that they do not have to worry about the lack of materials, so in the opinion of the minister, Beiping is also a good option!" Li Jie said again at this time.

That is, to be located in the north, but also not far from the ocean, but also to take into account historical factors, Li Jie thought about it, and found that only Beiping Mansion was more suitable, and it is estimated that when Zhu Di moved the capital later, he did not just consider Beiping Mansion as his old nest, but also had these considerations.

Lao Zhu Wenyan also showed a contemplative expression, originally he had an instinctive rejection of the capital of the Mongols, but after hearing Li Jie's analysis, he found that Beiping Mansion did have its own advantages, but Beiping was not completely without shortcomings, for example, it was too close to the border, if the enemy broke through the border, he might drive straight to the national capital, and even be in danger of destroying the country, so this made him a little undecided for a while.