/p> The door of the Mansion of Shang Shu Ruyu of the Ministry of War was opened, which is not a common thing.

There is a courtesy of humility to welcome guests, and generally only guests of equal or higher status will open the front door; I usually only go in and out through the corner door.

The person who came today is Prince Zhu Gaoxu.

When Ru Yu went out to greet the ceremony, her face was still confused and surprised. Not long ago, when the saint asked about the candidate for the crown prince, Ru Yu supported Zhu Gaochi, because Zhu Gaochi was the eldest son, and most civil officials preferred him.

But now Zhu Gaoxu actually came to visit in person, and he came to the door in broad daylight and swaggeringly. Could it be that he came to Xingshi to ask for sin? But seeing Zhu Gaoxu's expression and posture, it didn't look like a mile.

…… The two came to the middle hall, sat down separately, and greeted politely. Zhu Gaoxu did not have an arrogant and domineering style at all, and his etiquette was a bit absurd, but his posture was still very modest.

This Ru Yu is in his forties and is in the prime of life, and his appearance is stable and stable, and he is a scholar in the Jianwen Dynasty. After the "Jingnan Army" entered the city, he took the initiative to persuade Zhu Di to ascend the throne first, and with the merit of being a dragon, he has nothing to do now, and he is still doing a good job as a secretary of the military department.

Tea was served. Zhu Gaoxu was a little thirsty, so he took a sip of it. He found that many people don't usually drink tea when they go to visit, and he still hasn't figured out why, but he doesn't want to be too particular about it.

After moistening his throat, Zhu Gaoxu spoke: "Ru Butang finally had a vacation one day, but I came to the door to chatter, sorry, sorry." ”

Ru Yu said: "Where is His Royal Highness the King of Han, you are willing to come to the door, it is the honor of the lower officials, and it is full of glory." ”

Zhu Gaoxu owed a debt and said: "That's the case, when I visit today, I just want to talk to Ru Butang about Song Sheng, the left governor of the rear army. General Song is the founder of the country and the general of the Northwest, and I should not ask more about a prince; However, my father said that he wanted to marry two younger sisters to be General Song's daughters-in-law, and I came for this. ”

"Oh......" Ru Yu had a sudden expression, her expression relaxed, and she immediately said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han is really asking the right person, I was walking around the military department many years ago, and I can talk to the King of Han about the cause and effect."

Let's talk about the important place first, the saint values Song Sheng so much, only for one person: Timur. He was originally a Mongol, but his habits were no different from those of the Turks.

In the twentieth year of Hongwu, the Ming court came and went back to Timur. Later, Timur's strength grew stronger in the west, and his ambition was high; He continued to use troops in all directions, and his power gradually reached the countries of the Western Regions, which made our Ming court have to be vigilant.

In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu and the thirtieth year of Hongwu, Timur twice detained and insulted the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Kingdom! In vain to the goodwill of our Ming Dynasty's peace talks, we continued to increase troops to the Western Regions.

Song Sheng has served as the military attache in the northwest many times, is familiar with the customs and customs of the Western Regions and other places, and often wins with troops. The Holy One is so important. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this: "I see." ”

Ru Yu said in a deep voice: "Song Sheng once led troops under the command of the Holy Lord, and he has old friendships. After the saint ascended the throne, Song Sheng immediately rushed back to Beijing to meet him. The court doesn't use him, who does it use? ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.

Ru Yu talked about it and continued: "I am very angry at what Timur has done, but in the end I have dismissed the idea of going west, which is too far away. The climate in Guanzhong, Gansu, and the Western Regions is dry, far less than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the center of the Ming Dynasty is also moving eastward, and it is not the general trend to open up territory to the west.

The Holy Lords consulted with the ministers, and thought that these people would only know slaughter in conquering cities, and could not defend them for a long time. It's no different from a rogue, it's not a problem. When the imperial court is strong, it only needs to increase its borders and armaments, strictly guard against passes, and wait for it to destroy itself. ”

"Ottoman, is it Ottoman Turkey?" Zhu Gaoxu groaned.

Ru Yu was stunned for a moment, "Maybe it's right, anyway, it's the name of the country with a similar sound." ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it for a long time, but he agreed with his father's insight on this matter......

During the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that the world was about to enter the Age of Discovery, and from now on, it will be the era of the ocean until modern times.

Standing on the knowledge of the textbooks of later generations, even if we want to open up the world situation now, we should also focus on the development of the ocean; Instead of going to the west continent and going through the chaos over there.

Zhu Gaoxu also knew that the Ming Dynasty had no natural enemies except at the end of the Ming Dynasty. What kind of Timur, he hadn't heard of it, and from the perspective of history, he couldn't make any waves in the Ming Dynasty.

He didn't know what was going on in the end...... But from Ru Yu's mouth, Timur's practice of conquering cities and only knowing slaughter was obviously ineffective in the rising period of the Ming Dynasty; If the Ming Dynasty faced the disaster of annihilation, there would be millions of military households with hundreds of millions of people with weapons to slaughter.

As the son of Taizu, Zhu Di can take the country with more than 200,000 strong soldiers with a little luck, but the foreign tribes at this time cannot.

Zhu Gaoxu hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Ru Butang for solving your doubts, I won't bother much and leave." ”

"The lower official sent His Royal Highness the King of Han." Ru Yu got up.

…… When Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace, Professor Hou Hai was waiting for him. So Zhu Gaoxu asked him to come into the study to talk.

Hou Haidao: "Lord Wang, Governor Xu Zhang is the original guard general of the Yan Palace, Xu Zhang has been in the Jingnan Army, you should know." ”

"I know." Zhu Gaoxu said, "What I asked you to inquire about is not this kind of thing that everyone knows. ”

Hou Hai smiled and said proudly: "Something important is coming......

"Don't sell it, say it quickly!" Zhu Gaoxu said.

Hou Hai asked mysteriously, "What blessing does the prince know?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was a little impatient and nodded. He still doesn't know He Fu? In the Battle of Lingbi, General Jianwen, who Zhu Gaoxu had fought against, often led troops with Ping'an.

Hou Haimei said with a flutter: "He Fu's wife is dead, and the wife of Xu Xian is Xu Zhang's sister!" ”

"Oh!" When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he suddenly realized, and asked, "He Fu continued the string, was it before the 'Battle of Jingjing'?" ”

"Yes, it should be two years after the Hongwu Dynasty." Hou Haidao, "I heard that Xu Zhang's sister turned out to be a widow!" ”

Hou Hai continued to talk about trivial matters, this guy is really very gossipy. Zhu Gaoxu has always felt very strange, why is Hou Hai a civil official, an official position, or a professor with a bookish taste, instead of running an errand in Jinyiwei?

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to stop his desire to express himself, he just kept silent, still thinking about the relationship.

Although he did not work in the court, he also had some contact with civil and military affairs and knew a lot of things. Judging from various signs, his father Zhu Di is very good at power!

In Zhu Gaoxu's heart, just talking about his father's ability to lead troops to fight, he can only say that he is not bad, and he has not reached the state of using soldiers like a god; But the father's ability is very comprehensive, especially in power.

…… My father has only been on the throne for more than half a year, and he has basically firmly grasped the power. Zhu Gaoxu pondered his father's various routines during this time.

First of all, as soon as Zhu Di entered the city, he promoted all the officials of the Jianwen Dynasty who had been suppressed and unwilling, regardless of their merits, and pretended to restore the Hongwu ancestral system. As a result, the situation was stabilized and the normal operation of the ruling mechanism was ensured.

Then, being nice to almost everyone, everyone seemed to become friends. However, this is not possible! This is just to stabilize the overall situation and avoid the forces of all parties from uniting in order to break through each other! Sure enough, a group of people were unlucky right away. That is the civil official who scolded him and did not support him.

Then, wait until a large number of civil officials who supported the cutting of the feudal domain and dealt with Zhu Di are finished. Zhu Di began to stretch out his hand to the Jianwen generals who had already surrendered, because he felt that they were unreliable!

If Zhu Gaoxu guessed correctly, during this time, his father was dealing with those generals one by one, and Sheng Yong was the first to finish.

However, it seems that He Fu is going to be safe.

…… He Fu is a decent person in battle, and he is not a character who uses soldiers like a god, so he can only be regarded as okay; In the battle of Lingbi, He Fu sent tens of thousands of people to reinforce Ping'an, but because the scouts were not careful in reconnaissance, they were ambushed by Zhu Gaoxu's more than 10,000 cavalry and were defeated.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu has never attached much importance to him, and feels that his battle formation ability is far inferior to Qu Neng and Sheng Yong.

It wasn't until just now that Zhu Gaoxu discovered that this person was actually a wonderful person!

Damn, in the last years of Hongwu, He Fu had already expected that King Yan was going to raise troops, so he paved a road early...... Otherwise, he could afford to be a little-known guard general in the Yan Wangfu who wanted to marry Xu Zhang's sister as his wife? He is a senior military general in the central government of the Ming Dynasty, does he have to be a widow?

Now He Fu's ancestor can be regarded as blossoming and bearing fruit.

Xu Zhang is the descendant of the Yan Palace, which belongs to the core force of Zhu Di to maintain imperial power; However, Xu Zhang and Jianwen's general He Fu were in-laws a long time ago, and Zhu Di was a little afraid to touch He Fu.

Zhu Di had no choice but to compromise, and the method was: he also married Xu Zhang, and asked Gao Sui to marry Xu Zhang's daughter. In this way, everyone becomes a relative!

Xu Zhang became a relative of the emperor, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister became more stable; He Fu also joined the circle of royal relatives, and he should follow Zhu Di with peace of mind.

……

In less than two days, Zhu Gaoxu will be able to see He Fu. Although the two of them are old rivals, they can't see anyone on the battlefield, and this is the first time they have met.

When he was still the king of Yan, there was a habitual activity in autumn, that is, "autumn hunting". The original meaning was not hunting, but in the name of hunting, the army was gathered and ready to fight.

Because the season when the northern tribes raided the border was in the autumn, the war horses ate grass seeds and were very fat, and the good brothers in the north who had been working in the Central Plains for thousands of years happened to go south to rob and rob. Zhu Di, who used to be the king of the Beiping domain, was his duty to prepare for the border, and of course he had to accompany the nomadic brothers to "hunt" every year.

Zhu Di is already the emperor this year, and he can't leave the north in Nanjing, but he doesn't want to change his habits for a while. So the "autumn hunting" turned into a real hunting activity.

The location is at the Little Red Mountain Royal Hunting Ground. Zhu Gaoxu heard that He Fu was also going.

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