Seeing his son bow his head and be taught, Zhu Hongsan didn't know how much he could listen to his words.

Zhu Hai has always received an orthodox Confucian education when he is so old, and Zhu Hongsan is afraid that his son will become obedient to civil officials like Zhu Youzhang, so he brought Zhu Hai with him half a year ago and taught him by word and deed, just to make him realize the cruelty of politics.

However, with the expansion of the territory and the tightening of the war in the north, Zhu Hongsan had no time or energy to teach his son. Zhu Hongsan lowered his head and thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Yunwen with him back then, and he also received an orthodox Confucian education, but the result was very obvious. The good student Zhu Yunwen has never played with his rogue uncle Zhu Di, so his whereabouts are unknown, and it seems that the flowers in the greenhouse are still not good.

Zhu Hongsan raised his head and asked, "Prince, do you participate in the training of the Praetorian Guard every day?" ”

Zhu Hai trained with Zhu Hongyi and the recruits of the Praetorian Guard Division in this month, but Zhu Hongsan had little confidence in this form of training, and he knew that Zhu Hai was the prince, and the instructor dared to train him seriously.

"Yes, Father, I have to train with the recruits for an hour every afternoon!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "This is not enough, you prepare, go to Ganzhou in a few days, and report to Zhang Jiayu as a recruit." Also, your name should also be changed, is it called Ma Hai! Remember, don't reveal who you are! ”

Hearing Zhu Hongsan say this, Zhu Hai was taken aback. In fact, his training for an hour every afternoon is a formality, and Zhang Sanqiang of the Praetorian Guard Division dares to really train him like a recruit, so Zhu Hai's training is just running and exercising.

Because Zhu Hai received a Confucian education, he knew that the soldiers were completely scholars, that is, he looked down on them and thought that these guys were rude and uncivilized. Today, when he heard that his father was going to be a big soldier by himself, Zhu Hai was very resistant in his heart.

"Father! I... ”

Seeing Zhu Hai like this, Zhu Hongsan knew that he didn't want to go, his eyes stood up, and he said, "What? You don't want to go? ”

Zhu Hai said boldly: "Father, I don't think you need to join the army to learn to govern the country!" ”

"Fart, why do you look down on soldiers? Your father and I were fucking better than being soldiers, if you don't want to go, don't be a prince! ”

When Zhu Hai heard Zhu Hongsan say this, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down, he knew that his mother was dead now, and if his position as prince was not for the help of his uncle Ma Mingyuan, it would be possible to replace the second Zhu Jiang.

"Please calm your father's anger, and go to Ganzhou!"

In fact, what Zhu Hongsan said just now was angry, Zhu Hai except for the pedantry of some literati, Zhu Hongsan was still quite satisfied with him, and this time he was asked to go to the army to exercise his courage. Zhu Hongsan remembered a famous saying in later generations that the army is a melting pot, and any iron can be turned into steel.

"Okay, get up, you go down and get ready, and set off tomorrow!"

Watching Zhu Hai go out, Zhu Hongsan thought about it, he was afraid that when Zhu Hai arrived at the Ganzhou military camp, Zhang Jiayu would not be able to control him. He wrote an appointment appointing Zhang Jiayu as the Zuo Yude of Zhan Shifu. The official positions of the Zhan Shifu are different from those of the young master and the young guard, and the official positions such as the young guard have become honorary positions, and they are not responsible for the daily education of the prince. Zhan Shifu is the education management institution of the Ming Prince, and the appointment of Zhang Jiayu Zuo Yude is the official position of asking him not to be too indulgent to the prince.

Zhu Hai returned to the East Palace and thought about it, so he should discuss such a big matter with his uncle. Thinking of this, Zhu Hai changed into regular clothes, and without a guard, he went out from behind and went to Ma's house to see his uncle Ma Mingyuan.

When he came to the door of Ma's house, Ma Fu, who was guarding the door, naturally recognized the prince, and was about to kneel down and kowtow, when Zhu Haiyi stretched out his hand to stop him and whispered: "Don't let people know, is my uncle at home?" ”

Hearing Zhu Hai say this, Ma Fu hurriedly got up and said in a low voice: "Yes, the master is in the study in the backyard, the prince, please come with me!" ”

Today, Ma Mingyuan is resting, and he has just returned from the court, and he is revising the bank's articles of association at home. After more than a year of preparation, Daming Bank is about to be ready to open, which has always been Ma Mingyuan's boss, and he can't help but be careless.

At this time, seeing the prince walking in outside the door, Ma Mingyuan hurriedly got up to greet him. He asked, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, why do you have time to come to me today?" ”

Zhu Hai waved his hand to let the servants out, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, I came this time to discuss something with my uncle!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Hai was dressed in regular clothes, and Zhu Hai had just driven out the idle people as soon as he entered the house, Ma Mingyuan knew that something big had happened, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Something in the palace? ”

Zhu Hai found a chair and sat down, and told Ma Mingyuan what Zhu Hongsan said just now.

"Uncle, what do you think I should do? Isn't it humiliating to really go to be a soldier? ”

Ma Mingyuan stroked his beard and said: "The emperor is arbitrary, and the things he decided must not be changed, if you don't go, it is easy to make the emperor dissatisfied, my opinion is still to go!" ”

"But to be a big soldier, Da Ming has never had such a precedent since Taizu!"

Ma Mingyuan shook his head and said, "Don't think so, prince, isn't it just an opportunity for you to become a soldier to contact the generals of the army!" In addition, your cousin Rufeng is the head of the regiment in Ganzhou, and he will definitely be able to keep you safe. ”

"Uncle, but Ganzhou is the front line, I heard that there is going to be a war with the Qing soldiers in Jiangxi, if I go in case...

"Don't worry, prince, I will select a few people from my house slaves to join the army with you, and with them to protect you, nothing will happen. And Zhang Jiayu will definitely not let you be in any danger! ”

Seeing that his supporter Ma Mingyuan also said the same, Zhu Hai had no choice but to nod and decide to go to Ganzhou to join the army.

After sending Zhu Hai away, Ma Mingyuan thought about it, when he arrived in Ganzhou, safety was not a problem, and Zhang Jiayu would never dare to send the prince to the front line to die, but he was afraid that some people would secretly attack. Needless to say, Tong Yangjia will definitely not let go of the opportunity to bring down the prince. Even Ma Rufeng can't be fully trusted, if something happens to the prince, then Ma Ruyan's son Zhu Jiang will become the most powerful successor.

Ma Mingyuan thought about this matter and could only believe Zhang Jiayu, Zhang Jiayu was absolutely loyal to Emperor Zhu Hongsan, as long as Zhu Hongsan did not change the prince, Zhang Jiayu must protect the safety of the prince. Thinking of this, Ma Mingyuan hurriedly picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Zhang Jiayu, in which he asked Zhang Jiayu to compile several family members and the prince together.

Zhu Hongsan asked the prince to go out to be a soldier The matter immediately spread among the ministers, and vice premiers Huang Yingxiu, Fu Wenlong and other old antiques immediately found Zhu Hongsan, and wanted to ask Zhu Hongsan to take back his life on the grounds that the country could not move lightly, but Zhu Hongsan had already promised that he could regret it, plus Zhu Hongsan was not like Zhu Youjiao, Zhu Zaiyuan and other emperors, and the prince went to be a soldier and could not be changed.

The old guys are against it, but the new powerful faction can say nothing. Ma Mingyuan knows what Zhu Hongsan's virtues are, and if he says it well, it is a cadre's dictatorship, and if it doesn't sound good, he belongs to a donkey, and if he doesn't go backwards, it is useless to oppose what he believes, and if it is not done well, it will have side effects.

Tong Yangjia is even more happy, Ganzhou is the front line, it seems that he is going to fight with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to say whether the prince can come back alive this time. Even if Zhang Jiayu arranges for him to the rear, Ganzhou and Guangzhou are different, if there is a real war, there will be chaos, and it is possible for anything to happen.

The prince set off to Ganzhou in the midst of all the ministers' various thoughts, and took the four family members arranged by Ma Mingyuan with him. These four guys used to be the guards of the Ma Family Business Gang, and their skills were very good, and each of them had seven or eight lives in their hands. At the same time, he was deeply favored by the Ma family, and his family and children were all in Guangzhou, so there was no need to doubt their loyalty. And Ma Mingyuan also drew a big cake for these four people before leaving, as long as the prince came back safely, the four of them would each give five thousand taels of silver, and let their children have the opportunity to become officials.

These four people are away all the year round, and they are used to seeing life and death, it doesn't matter if they have money or not, but the key is that their son can become an official. As long as they can study and become officials, the four of their families will immediately become a privileged class, and now they are completely different concepts from being slaves to others, so the four of them have said that they must protect the prince, even if they die, they will protect the prince's safety.

Zhu Hai assumed the pseudonym Ma Hai in this way, took four bodyguards, took the ship that the logistics department delivered supplies to Ganzhou, boarded the ship in Guangzhou, and rushed to Nanxiong Mansion.

Zhu Hongsan was also afraid that his son would have an accident, so he secretly asked the Jinyi Guard to send a hundred guards to disguise themselves as various personnel to secretly protect him. In this way, Zhu Hai left the safety of Guangdong and entered Ganzhou, Jiangxi, the war zone.

Zhu Hai has always been dressed and fed so much, and he has never been out of the door so far, and everything is fresh everywhere.

After entering Jiangxi, the number of checkpoints of the Ming army increased significantly, and there were one every dozen miles.

Zhu Hongsan's order to Zhu Hai was to go to Ganzhou to join the army as an ordinary person, not to expose the identity of the prince, not to play the prince's honor guard, and not to borrow the power of the Ma family, so when Zhu Hai passed through the checkpoint, he had to queue up like an ordinary person.

Looking at the long line, Zhu Hai was very impatient, and asked Ma Da, the guard of the Ma family who came with him, "Brother Ma, why are there so many checkpoints?" This has just entered Jiangxi, and it is still more than 200 miles away from Ganzhou, when will it be possible to get there? ”

The University of Malaysia is in his Chinese New Year's Eve, looks strong and powerful, has been running rivers and lakes for many years, and has a lot of experience. In the past ten days with the prince, he knows that the prince is a big child, he doesn't understand anything, and he likes to be chivalrous. When Nanxiong got off the boat, he had a conflict with a local gentleman in order to rescue a singer, and finally caused the local yamen to come, if it wasn't for Ma Da showing the Ma family's waist card in time, the identity of the prince might have been exposed.

"Young master, these are the emperor's orders, after entering Jiangxi, it is a war zone, this place is mixed, and some Manchu spies are easy to infiltrate Guangdong if they are not strictly inspected."

Hearing Ma Da say this, Zhu Hai nodded, his wife Ma Xiaofang died under the arrows of the Qing soldiers, and Zhu Hai can be said to have a bitter hatred with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.