Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this immature son and said, "You must have a lot of things you don't understand when you lead the troops for the first time, but don't worry, I have already arranged for Cao Guogong to assist you." ”

Zhu Ao looked relaxed and said, "If my eldest cousin assists me, then there is no problem." He has heard of Li Wenzhong's name, among the generals in the early Ming Dynasty, except for Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, they belong to this one.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang looked surprised, and then looked at Zhu Ao like a fool and said, "Are you confused?" Your eldest cousin has long since died, and the current Cao Guogong is his son - Li Jinglong. ”

Nani! Li Jinglong, the god of war of the Ming Dynasty? Zhu Ao almost vomited a mouthful of blood on the ground, did Li Jinglong assist Zhu Ao in history? He really couldn't remember such details. However, Li Jinglong in history does not seem to have fought in the northwest, and all his brilliant achievements were achieved in the Battle of Jingjing, and I hope that history will remain original at this point.

Zhu Ao slapped his head and said, "Oh, Erchen was excited for a while, and he remembered it wrong. With Cao Guogong in addition to his father's heavenly might, the sons must live up to their mission. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled very gratifying and said, "Let's go." I hope you can make a contribution to the frontier! ”

Zhu Ao said: "The son of the minister is in charge." After speaking, he bowed three times and bowed nine times to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then turned around and walked out of the hall. After saying goodbye to his mother, who was already crying, Zhu Ao took Dainu Huaien and other palace eunuchs, as well as more than 10,000 people belonging to his three guard command envoys, two enclosure offices, and a guard of honor, and set out on the road in a majestic manner. Lao Zhu was a man of his word, and extracted four or five thousand family members and slaves of prisoners for Zhu Ao, and ordered several nearby provinces to gather prisoners under their local jurisdiction to Pingliang for his use.

At the same time, Lao Zhu also promised that in the future, if there are prisoners, he will give priority to the Hexi area. Both father and son knew this.

Ahead is his fiefdom - the five counties of Hexi, the vast world, promising, although it is still very dilapidated, but Zhu Ao already has a blueprint for construction in his heart, I believe that with the knowledge of his later generations, it will be able to build it into the first rich and powerful place in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Ao came out of Nanjing with his entourage, and the route he chose was to follow the Yangtze River upstream, turn into the Jialing River in Chongqing, sail all the way to Huixian in Longnan, and then hit the road, straight to Pingliang.

In ancient times, if the transportation of people and horses could be carried by water, it should not be taken by land, which saved time, effort and food.

The fleet sailed smoothly to Poyang Lake, which was the battlefield where Lao Zhu laid the foundation. Zhu Ao unconsciously stopped to hang. In the earth-shattering battle of Poyang Lake that year, Chen Youliang relied on the strong boat, and Zhu Yuanzhang relied on the gun, and the two were inseparable.

But in the end, Lao Zhu was a step ahead, he first sent someone to cut off Chen Youliang's grain channel, and then set fire to the other party. Chen Youliang finally had to withdraw from the army because of lack of food. It stands to reason that you should retire honestly, anyway, your ship is big, and Lao Zhu's ship can't stop you, but Lao Chen is unwilling to be lonely, so he has to poke his head out to observe the situation on the battlefield, and he was killed by a flying arrow.

Zhu Hao lingered in Poyang Lake for a while, and then continued his journey. When he arrived in Wuchang, an important town in Hubei, Zhu Ao ordered a rest, Wuchang is a well-known cultural city, not to mention that it was very prominent before the dynasty, and after the Ming Dynasty, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, overthrowing the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and opening the process of China's modernization.

However, Zhu Ao did not let people get off the ship, and there were thousands of prisoners on board, who would be if they ran away? After stopping in Wuchang for a while, and eating a Wuchang fish made by Dainu, Zhu Ao set sail again. This time, everyone didn't stay any longer, and they killed Pingliang in one go.

Outside Pingliang City, Li Jinglong had already led people to wait. Li Jinglong has a graceful demeanor, likes to read military books, and is deeply respected by Lao Zhu, this may be the only time in Lao Zhu's life that he has seen his eyes.

When Li Jinglong saw Zhu Ao and others coming, he knelt down on the ground and said, "Minister Li Jinglong pays a visit to His Royal Highness King Su." ”

Zhu Ao took a closer look at this legendary character, and it was really magnificent, and he looked very confused, if he hadn't crossed over from the afterlife, maybe he would have entrusted him with a heavy task on a whim.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the rank of the vassal king was lower than that of the Son of Heaven, and the prince and minister must kowtow when they saw the vassal king, otherwise they would be invited to tea by Lao Zhu. In addition, although Li Jinglong is older than Zhu Ao, his son is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, and he is the same as Zhu Ao, and Zhu Ao is Li Jinglong's elder, so he is very calm to be worshiped by him.

But it still has to be done, Zhu Ao hurriedly helped Li Jinglong and said, "Cao Guogong doesn't have to be polite. Cao Guogong runs the northwest for this king, which is really hard. ”

Li Jinglong took advantage of the situation to stand up and said, "It is a blessing for the minister to be able to share the worries of the emperor and the prince." Please come into the city and speak. With that, with a finger of his hand, the civil and military officials of Pingliang consciously dodged a road, bowed and invited Zhu Ao to enter the city. It feels really good. Men must have a land of their own.

Zhu Ao temporarily lived in the yamen of Pingliang. At the reception banquet, Zhu Ao asked Li Jinglong: "Dare to ask Cao Guogong, how many troops do we have?" ”

Li Jinglong hurriedly got up and replied: "Back to Your Highness, Your Majesty ordered His Highness to act as the Ganzhou Five Guards with a total of 28,000 soldiers, but at present, only the Ganzhou Left Guard has been built, and there are only 5,600 soldiers. In addition, according to His Majesty's will, if there is a war, His Highness can control all the forces of the Shaanxi Xingdu Command Envoy, including Shandan, Yongchang, Liangzhou, Zhuanglang and Xiningwei, which have now been built. ”

Zhu Ao nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's already quite a lot." The king decided not to wait, and chose a day to conquer Ganzhou and run Hexi. ”

All the civil and military officials, including Li Jinglong, were taken aback and said, "Your Highness, no, now that the troops of the guards have not been gathered, it is too dangerous to go to Ganzhou rashly." Your Majesty has a decree to let you wait until the troops of the Shaanxi Xingdu Command Department are assembled before you go to the domain. ”

Zhu Ao knew that the time in history when he was in the domain was the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, that is, three years later, three years of good time can do too many things, he doesn't want to waste in this Pingliang City, not to mention that Timur doesn't know when he will call, so now for him, the most precious thing is time.

Zhu Ao said: "The good intentions of all the kings have been understood, yes, Ganzhou is dangerous, but the Ganzhou Left Guard who has been stationed there is not dangerous?" Since they are the king's soldiers, the king will not let them still be in the place of war and enjoy the blessings of himself in the rear. ”

Li Jinglong was still not at ease, and said, "Your Highness, should you ask the emperor for advice on this matter?" ”

Zhu Ao said: "When my majesty resigned, my father had already made it clear that my son was going to go outside when he grew up, if I asked him for advice on everything, then when would I let him rest assured that I would be alone?" What's more, Pingliang is thousands of miles away from the capital, and asking for instructions at every turn is really a waste of money and labor. Zhu Ao stood up suddenly as he spoke, and said, "I believe that he will support my decision, after all, I am the son of Emperor Hongwu, and this bit of courage should still be there." ”

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