Zhangye's guard commander Ganzhou Left Guard Commander had already been waiting outside the door, saw Zhu Ao and others, after checking the seal, the commander hugged his fists and said: "The last general Qu Neng, meet His Royal Highness, forgive the last general with armor on his body, can not pay full salutes." ”

Qu Neng? It's a familiar name. Zhu Ao remembered that during the Battle of Jingjing, Qu Neng, as a member of Emperor Jianwen, made Zhu Di suffer a lot, and almost captured Zhu Di alive several times. It's just that due to Li Jinglong's stupid command, he ended up being killed by exhaustion.

Heaven is really good to this king, and he actually assigned such a fierce general to the command of this king, and this king must seize the opportunity and must not waste resources.

What Zhu Ao didn't know was that Qu Neng was originally supposed to be under the command of Zhu Chun, the king of Shu in Sichuan, but due to his crossing, history underwent subtle changes, and it was assigned to Gansu.

Zhu Ao rolled off his horse with a grunt, hurriedly helped Qu Neng, and said, "General Qu doesn't have to be polite, you have worked really hard to defend this barren land for this king." The king should thank you. ”

Qu Neng was moved for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's sons relied on their father's power and favor, and there were too many arrogant and domineering, like King Qin, King Jin, King Yan, King Qi, etc., in their eyes, a military general like Qu Neng was just a slave of their old Zhu family, calling and drinking at every turn, and there were really not many polite princes like Zhu Ao.

Qu Neng said: "Thank you for the prince's praise, it is the duty of the last general to be able to share the worries of the prince." It's just ........"

"Just what?" Zhu Ao looked at Qu Neng and said with a pleasant face: "General Qu said that it doesn't matter. ”

Qu Neng hugged his fists and said: "It's just that there is a will of the saint to let the prince stay in Pingliang temporarily, and wait for the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division to be assembled before Zhangye, why is the prince here now?" ”

Zhu Ao laughed and said, "General Qu, in your eyes, is this king the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?" ”

Qu Neng's face changed suddenly, and he said in a very panicked manner: "The last general doesn't dare, the last general is just a rough person, if the words collide with His Highness, please forgive Your Highness." ”

Zhu Ao smiled: "It's okay, it's okay." This king just likes people like you who go straight. Then he glanced at the generals behind Qu Neng, and said, "Fellow soldiers, you have worked hard for me, and in the final analysis, you are the ones who work for me." This king has no other skills, but there is one thing, he will never leave his subordinates to enjoy the blessings, we are blessed and enjoy the hardships together. ”

When the generals heard Zhu Ao's words, they were all excited, and they didn't expect that a dignified vassal king would treat them as brothers, and immediately shouted in unison: "Chitose!" Chitose! ”

Zhu Ao's heart was very happy, and he enjoyed this feeling of being supported by thousands of people, and waved his hand and said, "Enter the city!" ”

Zhangye City is the new acropolis of Lao Zhu, as the residence of King Su, this acropolis is more magnificent and strong than other acropolis. As soon as Zhu Ao entered the city, he first led people to inspect his territory, and the place where he settled down must be carefully inspected.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm really disappointed when I look at it. This city is not small, and the circumference of the city wall in the Yuan Dynasty was nine miles and thirty steps. Later generations of Zhu Ao heard a classmate of Zhangye say that the ancient city wall of Zhangye was expanded in the 25th year of Hongwu, and it is obvious that the construction has not started yet, and it seems that this work has to be done by himself.

However, the walls here are all built with sand and soil, and the gates are all wooden gates, which are very unstable, and the besiegers can use tactics such as digging tunnels, filling in moats, and burning city gates to attack the city. Such a project, not to mention Timur's army, the Uighurs (Eastern Chagatai Khanate, not to be noted below) as they were called in the early Ming Dynasty, or the more powerful steppe Mongol settlements can be entered.

The more Zhu Ao looked at it, the more worried he became, if Timur really wanted to fight, with this project, he would definitely not be able to stop his wave of attacks, and said to Qu Neng: "General Qu, the city wall of this Zhangye should be reinforced." ”

Qu Neng said with great trepidation: "Your Highness forgives your sins, the locals don't burn bricks, this city wall can only be built with sand and soil, as for this wooden gate, Your Highness also knows that this acropolis has just been set up, and it is in ruins." ”

Zhu Ao didn't expect the other party to be so afraid of him, and he was secretly relieved in his heart, but he still quickly helped Qu Neng up and said: "The general doesn't have to be like this, this king doesn't mean to blame you." It's just that this city is where we have settled down, and it must be recast in the future. ”

Qu Neng said: "His Royal Highness is very worried, and the last general must keep this matter in mind." ”

Zhu Ao waved his hand and said, "No, I am personally responsible for this matter." General Qu, have you found a good place for this king to live? ”

Qu Neng said: "Back to the prince, the palace has not yet been built. Please ask the prince to temporarily move the Gansu Xingzhongshu Provincial Government of the late Yuan. "This Gansu Xingzhongshu Provincial Government has been burned down by Feng Sheng, Qu Neng has rebuilt it on its old site, originally he lived there by himself, but now that Zhu Ao is here, he has to find another place to live.

Zhu Ao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I don't think the palace will be built for the time being, now all the industries are waiting to be done, and the construction of the palace is too delayed." This king lives in the palace of the province of Xingzhongshu. ”

Qu Neng hugged his fists and said: "The prince is sympathetic, and he is really a virtuous king." ”

Zhu Ao grinned, this sycophant was comfortable, and said: "Tonight, General Lao Qu will call all the generals of the Acropolis to the king's mansion, and this king will treat you well, and meet you by the way." ”

It has always been a Chinese tradition to woo feelings at the wine table, and the later generations of Zhu Ao were far more familiar with such a scene than the previous Su Wang.

Qu Neng said with some embarrassment: "This, Your Highness." It stands to reason that you have come from afar, and we should give you a pick-up, so how can you be embarrassed? ”

Zhu Ao smiled: "What are you polite to me?" All the soldiers did it for me, and I should treat everyone, so I will leave this matter to you, and you must do it well for this king. ”

Qu Neng said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the last general will definitely convey His Highness's care to every sergeant." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Ao nodded with satisfaction, and continued to take Qu Neng and the others to inspect the various city defenses in Zhangye.

In the evening, the generals and officials of the Ganzhou Left Guard all came to Zhu Ao's mansion under the leadership of Qu Neng to gather together. Zhu Ao raised his glass and said, "Come on, come on, soldiers." It is really hard for you to guard this city for this king, and this king will prepare a little wine to reward you today, please drink this cup! ”

All the generals and officials raised their glasses and drank them all. Dai Nu, who was waiting beside Zhu Ao, saw that Zhu Ao's wine glass was empty, and immediately poured it full for him. The generals and officials all noticed this slender little palace maid wearing a red jacket, although they brought their wives and children to guard Zhangye. But at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, this place was really desolate, except for the rough women of the military man, I really couldn't see any other women, and I was envious of Zhu Ao for a while.

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