Three days later, martial arts, by the mirror lake.

In the spring of March, the breeze is filled with a fresh message, take a deep breath, and it will be cool to people's hearts; When it blows on the body, it makes people feel refreshed. The plum blossom mountain in the distance is verdant, reflected on the water surface of the mirror lake, like a crystal clear green jewel. There is a high platform by the lake, Zhu Yunwen is reviewing the army going to Shaanxi on the high platform, and there is Changfu sent by Zhu Yuanzhang standing beside him, and Xu Huizu, Chang Sheng, Fu Youde, Changfu and others are on the left and right. The army of more than 20,000 people under the stage has quickly formed four phalanxes, after half a year of training, in terms of mental outlook, the escort army is far stronger than the avant-garde of the government army, two infantry phalanx and one cavalry phalanx, a total of 15,000 people, but silent; Although the avant-garde of the government army looks similar on the surface, it can be felt that some people are whispering. All the infantry were equipped with new armor, and the cavalry added leggings, arm guards, goggles, and helmets, which shone in the sunlight.

As soon as the hour came, Qu Neng, Geng Xuan, Wu Sheng, Guo Key, Song Sheng, and Liu Lingfeng galloped to the rostrum, turned over and dismounted, bowed and saluted, Qu Neng said: "The escort army has been lined up, please instruct Your Highness." Liu Lingfeng said: "The avant-garde of the government army has been lined up, please instruct Your Highness." ”

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "General, let's go, it's hard all the way." ”

"The last will obey."

Qu Neng and Liu Lingfeng waved their hands, the guards were in front, and the government army was in the back, and the four phalanxes immediately turned into four columns, forming a long dragon, and headed northwest.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu and said, "General, this is a long way to the northwest, take care all the way." Lone is waiting for your good news in Beijing. ”

Xu Huizu took the order, said goodbye to the imperial grandson with Qu Neng and others, and rode away.

The people on the high platform watched the army go away, thinking about it. Zhu Yunwen was very excited in his heart, this army that he had put a lot of effort to build, finally appeared, he was confident, this army is superior to the existing half-farming and half-farming Ming army, now what he needs to do is to let it accept the baptism of war, make it stronger; All that remains is to increase its number and gradually replace the existing army.

There are still some students left in Wuxue, who did not go to Shaanxi, most of them are officers who want to return to their hometowns, and they have mixed feelings when they watch their classmates go away. Zhang Fu watched Wang Du take Tan Yuan and the others away, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, remembering that yesterday Wang Du asked himself how to decide, and he said that he would wait for news from his father, Wang Du sighed and left. Only now did I realize what I was missing......

Changfu returned to the palace and made a report to Zhu Yuanzhang, when the report was made to the military appearance of the guard, Zhu Yuanzhang thought a little, and when he listened to the report, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and signaled that he knew. After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang walked around the courtyard and looked in the direction of Donghua Gate, he knew that Yun Wei should be there to review the chapter now, his grandson was becoming more and more mature, and he was doing things more and more purposefully. The old emperor understood the purpose of Sun Tzu's sending people to Shaanxi, but he did not stop it, because this is what a prince should do. It's just that he is also jealous of his grandson now, and when he founded the martial arts, he went in person, but this time the escort army went out, and he didn't go, because they were all Yunwen's henchmen. Although he believed that Yun Wei would not act disobediently, a lifetime of caution made him just send Changfu to observe. Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly, maybe his Di'er was also of some use, indirectly threatening Yun Wei, so that he did not dare to act rashly. Alas, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, sure enough, there is no family affection in the heavenly family.

Beiping, Yanwangfu.

Changshi Gecheng received a letter from Jingshi, thought for a while, called a guard, and said, "Chen Shan, you take this letter out of Gubeikou and hand it over to the prince." Chen Shan took the order and left.

The Great Wall of Gubeikou is located in the Yanshan Mountains, located in the shallow hilly area of the south of the Panlong and Wohu mountains, the terrain is dangerous, in the middle of Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan, and it has been an important place for Youzhou to lock the shade since ancient times. Out of the ancient north mouth is a plain, the Ming Dynasty established Yixing to guard the thousand households near the Hara River Loop, when Chen Shan rushed to Yixing, listen to the guard of the thousand households Zhao Zhi said, the prince took the cavalry to the Liuhe River, Luanhe direction, tonight may spend the night by the Luan River. Chen Shan hurriedly rushed to Luanhe with the letter.

On the side of the Luan River, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was commanding 5,000 cavalry under his command for cavalry and archery training. When Chen Shan rushed to the river, he looked at the black armored iron horsemen of the brigade in the distance, and in the desolate horn sound, the iron horses were like locusts, dyeing the grassland black, and the deafening sound of horses' hooves made the earth shake, Chen Shan felt that he was facing the impact of the overwhelming waves, and the war horses under his crotch were also restless. Fifty meters away from Chen Shan, the horn sounded, and the iron cavalry suddenly turned around, bypassing Chen Shan, and then the iron cavalry closed and surrounded Chen Shan in the middle.

"Haha, Chen Shan, are you here?" Yan Wang Zhu Di rushed out of the battle array, he was wearing black clothes and black armor, a red cloak, and a red horse under his crotch, looking like a fire from a distance. Chen Shan hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted: "Lord Wang, I was ordered by Ge Changshi to send a letter." ”

Zhu Di opened the letter, glanced at it on the horse, his face immediately became gloomy, and he waved his hand: "Pass the order and return to Beiping immediately." The iron horse behind him immediately changed his horse and ran towards Gubeikou.

In the evening, King Yan returned to Beiping, and while entering the palace, he instructed Gecheng: "Master Daoyan is here in a while, let him go directly to the side hall to discuss matters." ”

Before Zhu Di entered Beiping, he asked Chen Shan to inform Dao Yan, so not long after Zhu Di sat down, Dao Yan pushed the door in, looked at King Yan's expression, and said, "Lord Wang, what's wrong, something happened?" ”

Zhu Di threw a letter over and said, "Yun Wei actually gave me such a hand." Master, please see, how to deal with it? ”

Dao Yan took a look, it turned out to be Zhang Fu's letters, pondered for a while, and said, "Lord Wang, bring all Zhang Fu's letters, and the old man should take a closer look." ”

After reading all the letters, it was already completely dark, Dao Yan collected all the letters, and said slowly: "Lord Wang, send someone to call Zhang Yu." ”

Zhu Di nodded, asked someone to pass on Zhang Yu, and then asked: "Master, this time my nephew wants Zhang Fu, and by the way, Zhang Yu will also leave, this is very difficult to deal with." ”

"Why?" Dao Yan said with a smile.

"Master, this incident is a signal, if this king agrees, then Yun Wei can transfer whoever he wants, won't this king's right-hand men be empty? If this king does not agree, it means that he has a heart of self-reliance, and Yun Wei will definitely guard against me. ”

Dao Yan thought for a while and said: "The prince is serious, it will not reach such a position, even if the emperor grandson transfers more people, the northern Xinjiang will still obey the prince's orders, the generals in the northern Xinjiang who are close to the prince do not know how many, and the imperial grandson will not do this, if he transfers all the generals in the northern Xinjiang, it will destroy the northern defense line; Moreover, the large-scale transfer will definitely cause everyone to be in danger, and it will make the generals of Northern Xinjiang feel that the imperial grandson does not trust them, so more people will turn to the prince. ”

"Therefore, the prince can let Zhang Yu transfer away, and when the prince achieves a great cause, it is not too late to use them. Even if the prince does not agree to be transferred, it is nothing, and the reason is reasonable, after all, it is the prince's guard, and it is understandable that the prince does not agree. ”

Zhu Di smiled bitterly and said, "Master Daoyan, is it to let it go or not?" ”

"This depends on the prince, the initial stage of the army is the most difficult, mainly depends on whether this Zhang Yu can come in handy at this time, if you can, stay; If it's hard to say, just let it go. ”

Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "Master, this king feels that Yun Wei's advantage is too great, in the name of the imperial court, it is easy to mobilize generals, is this king dizzy, he has to rebel." ”

"Does the prince feel that the court is very popular with the people, and he is afraid that he will not have anyone to support him?"

"Yes."

"The so-called winner of the people's hearts wins the world, in fact, it is just a sentence to whitewash the peace, I think Liao, Jin, Mongolia can win the hearts of the people, why can they also be the emperor in the south?"

“......”

Dao Yan stood up and looked at King Yan and said, "Lao Wei only knows the will of heaven, but does not know the will of the people. ”

Zhu Di thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked Zhang Yu to come in. After a while, Zhang Yu walked in and saluted King Yan, Zhu Di asked him to sit down, and threw Zhang Fu's letter in front of Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu picked up the letter and read it, suddenly turned pale, and knelt on the ground: "Prince, Shimei is a fugitive from the Northern Yuan, since returning to the prince, he has been loyal to the prince, and there is no second heart, Wen Bi is the same, my Zhang family swears to be loyal to the prince." ”

Zhu Di said: "Now that the imperial grandson values Wen Bi, he promised to transfer you to the northwest and be promoted to the commander of the guard, are you willing?" ”

"The last general is unwilling, and the last general is willing to follow the prince and establish a great cause."

"Great cause? This king is extremely rich, what other great things can he do? ”

Zhang Yu was stunned, hesitating and not daring to speak, but he didn't speak, Zhu Di didn't speak, the atmosphere in the room was like Wanjun, and Zhang Yu couldn't breathe. After a long time, Zhang Yu gasped and said: "Lord Wang, the last general, the last general...... I am willing to promote the prince as the emperor......"

The air in the room seemed to be stagnant, and Zhu Di slapped the table: "Bold, Zhang Yu, you are so bold, you dare to rebel?" ”

After the most difficult words came out, it seemed that Zhang Yu's mood had also stabilized: "Lord Wang, the last general will be brave and loyal, and he will be loyal to the prince until death." ”

Zhu Di stood up, paced around the room, came behind Zhang Yu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Shimei, even if this king wants to make trouble, it may not be successful." Are you not going to be robbed of your house? ”

"The last general thinks that His Highness is eloquent and strategic, and he uses soldiers like a god, and His Highness has been operating for many years, so he will definitely succeed."

Zhu Di paced a few more steps, walked to the main seat and sat down, stared at Zhang Yu for a long time, and said, "Shimei, you can reply to Wen Bi and explain the meaning clearly, but pay attention to the wording, this letter is likely to be seen by the imperial grandson." ”

"Obey the order, the prince, I will do it in the end, and after I finish writing, I will hand it over to the prince."

"Okay, you get out."

After Zhang Yu went out, the room was silent again.

Zhu Di said after a while: "Master, Yun Wei's temptation this time has had an effect, and this king is a little uneasy. ”

Dao Yan smiled and said: "Prince, don't panic, I won't let the emperor's grandson move the prince today, when the emperor dies, then it will be the time for the prince to show his ambitions." ”

"However, in Lao Gao's view, the performance of the imperial grandson is different from the rumors, he is not a scholar who is ignorant of the world, although he reuses Qi Tai and others, he does not rely on him as a confidant, and he has retained Fu Youde, although he is not reused, but this person may cause great trouble to the prince after the imperial grandson ascends the throne."

"Yes," Zhu Di said with emotion: "The helmets, heart goggles and other equipment that have been recently allocated to Northern Xinjiang are said to be Yun Wei's handwriting. I've tried it, and it's really easy to use, so I'm a little uneasy. ”

A few days later, Qi Tai sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen opened it and took a look, and couldn't help sighing, it seems that Uncle Yan Wang still doesn't give up. I put down the letter and walked into the courtyard, the breeze blew across my face, carrying a burst of moisture, and it seemed that it was going to rain again, and maybe there would be a battle in the future.