A few days passed gradually, and the Han Wangfu finally issued an unreasonable order. Let the civil and military officials of Yunnan Fucheng, as well as the prefects, military and civilian commanders, and guard commanders and other officials in the surrounding places, go to the Han Wangfu the day after tomorrow to worship the spiritual seat of the first emperor.

At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and during this time, Zhu Gaoxu is not just waiting.

He did a lot of things, but he didn't leave Kunming City again. For example, he sent a team of 100 households yesterday disguised as a merchant gang and set off ahead of schedule to Dousha Pass.

Originally, as a result of the discussion, the army would not take the five-foot road; There were several sections of the road that could neither be driven nor ridden, and the march would be slow and prone to congestion. However, there are three roads from Yunnan to Sichuan, and it is not a bad thing to win the important pass of Wuchi Road first.

Zhu Gaoxu also listened to all kinds of reports, as well as several civil and military suggestions, and worked out a set of general strategies with them...... Of course, a lot of preparations were made for the sacrifice.

…… Today's wind is still very strong, Zhu Gaoxu thought of the sentence "everything is ready, only the east wind is owed", and he felt that it was not very suitable for the situation.

With a few generals and a team of personal soldiers, he began to inspect the school fields around the Han Wangfu.

In the battle of Annan not long ago, Zhu Gaoxu took away more than half of the guards; During this period, the Han Palace's palace had to be guarded by soldiers, and most of the guards were not dismissed to the military camp. After the men and horses of Annan withdrew to Yunnan, almost all of the three guards were stationed inside and outside the Han Palace.

At this time, he arrived at the Guangzhimen military camp in the north. The barracks of the barracks is near the school grounds, and most of the guards are now stationed here, commanding Veda. The generals here all came to greet him, and Zhu Gaoxu casually asked about some things like changing guards. Then he walked into a room and waved everyone away.

Nine years have passed since the Yanwangfu launched the "Battle of Jingyan", and Zhu Gaoxu tried to feel the vague relationship. Suddenly, he thought of an inconsequential person, Jin Shishi. Jing Nanchu, a young pawn, was not very old, and the first two times he talked to him by chance, Zhu Gaoxu didn't even remember his name.

"Jin Shishi is guarding in the middle?" Zhu Gaoxu asked Wei Da, "During the battle of Annan, he and Ruan Zhi, a native of Annan, went to Thang Long City to inquire about the news, and made meritorious contributions, and I said that he would be a hundred households. ”

Veda suddenly said, "The last general will call him over immediately!" ”

After waiting for a while, Jin Shishi ran to the barracks office, and he panted and clenched his fists and said, "The last general, Jin Shishi, meet the prince!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, counting it as a response, he looked at Jin Shishi twice, and saw that this person had completely grown into a stocky and swarthy man...... After all, so many years have passed, and it is time for the young man to become like this.

Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and said: "Recently, there have been some rumors in the whole city, what does Jin Baihu think?" ”

Jin Shishi said: "The last general is the only one who waits for the prince!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "I asked you what you think." ”

Jin Shishi thought for a while, and said a little embarrassed: "Lord Wang, the last general is stupid......

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly smiled kindly, and changed his words: "I remember when I was in Annan, you said that you wanted to cut your daughter-in-law with a knife, but you didn't kill it?" ”

At that time, Jin Shishi said that his daughter-in-law had a concubine...... As soon as Zhu Gaoxu mentioned this, the generals next to him couldn't help but hold back a laugh. Not long after the past, the generals seemed to remember it.

Jin Shishi's face suddenly turned red, and he shook his head and said, "No." I was promoted, and the girl repented very much, admitting her mistakes and flattering. I thought that it was better for the child to be raised by the mother, but after all, it was forgotten. But as soon as I came back, I found a good friend outside, and now I have an official salary, and I am an uncle inside and out, which is very comfortable......"

"Hahaha......" The generals finally couldn't hold back and immediately burst into laughter.

Only a few months have passed, and Jin Shishi's thoughts are completely different from the beginning. A person's state of mind may not change slowly, but in an instant.

Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "If the rumors come true, this king has raised an army, are you afraid?" Are you willing to do it? ”

When such a direct word came out, the room immediately fell silent.

Jin Shishi thought for a while and said, "I really didn't feel afraid of saying something heart-wrenching in front of the prince. The prince is the prince of the first emperor, and he has so many soldiers in his hands, so I am not the only one to do that great thing for you. The prince never harmed the brothers when he fought! ”

He paused for a moment and continued solemnly: "I can't figure out any big things, but I know one thing in my heart, the prince is much richer and more powerful than me!" Over the years, I have obeyed the king's orders, and the prince has also thought about us in his heart. The prince said to do it, then naturally he has to do it! Besides, I can be promoted from a sergeant to a hundred households, and in the future, when the prince has laid down the country, I may have to be promoted by this official......"

"Jin Baihu doesn't know the severity of his speech, and the prince forgives his sins." Veda immediately hugged his fists.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "A sergeant who doesn't want to be a general is not a good sergeant." He then asked, "What do the brothers under Jin Baihu say?" ”

Jin Shishi was a lot more relaxed than just now, probably because Zhu Gaoxu was very easy-going, and he never blamed him for saying the wrong thing, which made him inexplicably have a certain self-confidence.

Jin Shishi pondered for a while and said, "There's everything to say." Many people were the same virtue as I was back then, and they didn't think about the difficulties on the battlefield at all, and they wished they could do it sooner. After listening to some wind and rain, they began to dream, counting on a mighty and famous man like the prince to lead everyone to the rich! ”

The room was quiet, only Jin Shi was talking about it. Zhu Gaoxu no longer speaks like he did back then, and he says that ordinary days are the most valuable, because he urgently needs his brothers to die for him.

Jin Shishi said again: "There are still many people who don't say anything, but now they just obey my orders, and they also know that I obey the orders of the superiors, and they are under the military orders of the prince." ”

At this moment, Ma Peng, the commander of Yuezhou Wei, said beside him: "Lord Wang, the last general has some words, I don't know if the prince is willing to listen to them?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said, "Say." ”

Ma Peng said: "Has the prince heard of 'wearing green people'? ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head.

Ma Peng said: "The last general was in the Yi cottage in Dongshan, Yuezhou, and defected to the Han Liu Jiangshi. Liu has some power among the Yi mountain people, not only because he has an old relationship with Longhai and Ah Zi in Yuezhou, but also because he has a group of 'green people' in his hands, so he is very powerful. Otherwise, those Yi natives would not care about him as a Han at all.

The people who wear green are Han people, and the fleeing Han sergeants!

In remote health centers such as Guizhou in Yunnan, the land is thin, the mountains are high, and the roads are difficult to travel, and there is a lack of anything. The brothers in Juntun were doing heavy work, eating chaff, and their lives were as cheap as dogs, and their lives were very sad. When the government wanted to transfer them to such a guard station, of course, no one wanted to, but the military households had no power and no way to resist the top. I had to endure it!

But often in those places where the guards are located, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the military generals violate the law and oppress too much, and the soldiers are really unbearable, and the only way to escape is to flee.

The escaped sergeant must not be captured, otherwise the whole family will be punished for a felony! They generally flee to more remote mountains, and one option is to live in places where there is neither government power nor Tusi power, which is called 'living realm' by the people of the green piercing, and lives like beasts; The other is to simply take refuge in the toast and become a lackey and slave of the natives.

Liu took care of the matter and gathered many people in the 'living world' on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou, and took refuge in Tusi together. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened thoughtfully, and only came back to his senses after a long time, and said to Ma Peng: "These things you said are very useful. Before this king was in Yunnan, he really hadn't been to that remote and difficult guardhouse, and he didn't even know anyone in those places. ”

Ma Peng hugged his fists and bowed, and did not comment on what he said.

Zhu Gaoxu has always been a nobleman of the clan, and most of the people in the Ming Dynasty he came into contact with were rich and noble, and he occasionally got acquainted with Jin Shishi and other low-level people, but how could Jin Shishi also be a sergeant in the vassal king's mansion...... In this world, there are really some people he hasn't known about until now.

He clapped his hands on his legs, and the person stood up suddenly: "Let's go!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the office room and saw that many soldiers had gathered on the school grounds. I don't know what kind of thinking the generals had, and they lined up a lot of men and horses neatly in the open space, as if they wanted to add pomp to King Han.

Zhao Ping led a brown horse over, Zhu Gaoxu turned over on the horse, patted the horse to the open space, and looked at the queue standing there.

He should say something, and after thinking for a long time, he said loudly: "The Daming military households, guarding the most difficult mountains, doing the heaviest work, and risking the greatest risks, have ensured the stability of the Ming Dynasty and the peace of the people." The brethren are not serfs! If I can make the decision, I will definitely pay the brothers military salaries, seal the good fields, and let the soldiers be dignified people, so that the little lady is willing to follow you! ”

At this time, a military general shouted: "The king of Han is our king, and the king of Han always wins!" King Han! ”

"King Han, King Han......" The army shouted one after another, shouting one after another. Countless eyes were fixed on the king who was running on horseback.

Zhu Gaoxu said loudly again: "If you want a soldier to have martial virtue, you must treat him well first!" The king does what he says. ”

…… Soon after, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Han Palace, and the man in the iron mask said when he met: "The King of Han is really a great talent, the world is attacking the city, the King of Han is attacking the heart, and the world is the heart of the army!" In such battles, no one is important, but the soldiers of the Guards of the world are the most important. The word martial virtue is really a word of God. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Mr. Li has an overreputation. ”

The iron-masked man said: "I think that the king of Han must also issue a decree to buy the hearts of the army with practical benefits." ”

Zhu Gaoxu reminded: "Some military systems are not feasible, and we must also consider future military spending." ”

The Man in the Iron Mask said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about it so much, anyway, I'll talk about it after I promise it first." As long as you can win, there is always a way......"

Zhu Gaoxu understood what the man in the iron mask was talking about, after all, his ancestor Zhu Di had done it more than once. He glared for a moment, noncommittal.