Zhu Youzhen was lying on the chair, cross-legged Erlang, thinking about how to make money.

The Fenwu Battalion needs him to continue to transfuse blood, and the three thousand taels of silver that have been put in it will soon be spent, and now the Fenwu Battalion is still in Shandong, so there is no need to invest it for the time being, once the Fenwu Battalion returns to Beijing, it will need to invest in the silver again.

Without the money to improve the treatment of soldiers, the current high-intensity training of the Fenwu Battalion cannot be maintained, and it is likely to return to its original half-dead state.

Although he is the king of faith and has a rich salary, he can guarantee that he will be a young rich man, and there are many beautiful women in the incense car, but if it is distributed to the more than 6,000 soldiers in the Fenwu battalion, his income is insignificant.

Originally, he hoped that the cement factory could bring him rich returns, but now the cement factory's funds have not been returned, not only has no income, but also keeps throwing silver into it. Otherwise, once the remuneration is not paid, the skilled workers who have been trained with great difficulty will be lost.

Although he has some savings, he is far from keeping up with his current expenses.

"Your Highness, the Divine Decree has arrived." Xu Yingyuan's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Zhu Youzhen ordered to open the middle door and burn incense to welcome the eunuch. He took Xu Yingyuan to kneel outside the gate of the palace and wait for the order. kneeling in front of the eunuch, Zhu Youzhen was very unwilling, but after receiving the holy decree once, he is now used to it, so he should kneel and worship the emperor's brother.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen had already set up the incense case, the eunuch knelt outside the middle gate, and did not say much, took out the holy decree, and read it aloud in a sharp voice: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters and the general of Wuluo, trained the Fenwu battalion to obtain the law, assisted and commanded the Fenwu battalion to completely annihilate the invasion of Shandong and the Japanese Kou, and was promoted to the general of Huaiyuan, the commander of the five military battalions, and the commander-in-chief of the four military battalions of Fen, Yao, Lian, and Xian for daily training, and also led the commander of the Fenwu battalion. Another reward of 1,000 taels of gold, 20,000 pieces of silver, 10 pieces of jade agate and Hunan jade, and a box of blue and white porcelain. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live!" This time, Zhu Youzhen was not in a daze, if it weren't for the eunuch Xuanzhi, he would have jumped three feet high.

A thousand taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver just solved his urgent need, it was really a hotbed for eyelid fights, noodle soup in the belly, wind and rain in the hotel, and the clone was strong and strong # Niang.

What made Zhu Youzhen even more secretly proud was that the emperor's brother asked him to be in charge of the training of the Four Martial Arts Battalions.

According to the actual establishment of the Fenwu Battalion, the number of the four martial arts battalions will not be less than 20,000. In the Ming Dynasty, the number of 20,000 soldiers is not large, but for the small countries around the Ming Dynasty, 20,000 troops are worth half a country, and Qi Jiguang fought against Mongolia in the past, and the soldiers under his command were only tens of thousands.

became the commander of the Fenwu Battalion, and the 6,000 soldiers of the Fenwu Battalion in the future were basically their own private soldiers.

Happy to happy, he still gave twenty taels of silver when he sent the eunuch to pass the decree, these celebrities around the emperor must not be offended, they may not be able to help you much, but it is completely possible to speak ill of you in front of the emperor and slander your image. Even if it doesn't frame you, just exaggerating your shortcomings and ignoring your strengths will make you unbearable.

"Ying Yuan, why is there no reward for General Qin, the Fenwu Battalion, and the personnel arrangements for Shandong in the Holy Decree?" Zhu Youzhen was excited, but he was most concerned about Shandong's personnel arrangements.

"Maybe there's another decree!" Although Xu Yingyuan is a eunuch, he is still very familiar with the government affairs of the imperial court, this is a holy decree specially issued to Zhu Youzhen, and the commendation for Qin Yongnian and Fenwu Camp will certainly not be on this holy decree, no matter how difficult the Ming household is, it will not even have money to issue the holy decree.

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, but he was too anxious. "Ying Yuan, you say, is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Calming down, Zhu Youzhen also felt uneasy in his heart, he was a prince, and holding a military position was not in line with the Ming ancestral system. The higher the status, the more jealousy you receive.

"It's a good thing and it's a bad thing." Xu Yingyuan is like a master of dialectics, always considering problems from both positive and negative aspects, but Zhu Youzhen has adapted to his way of thinking.

"Then tell me about it." Although he has only been in the Ming Dynasty for a few months, Zhu Youzhen has realized the superiority of the prince, but what he has experienced more deeply is the complexity of the Ming court.

No matter what you do, there will always be political enemies accusing you, and the Han people have never lacked masters of dialectics, only people like Xu Sanduo who do practical things; If you don't do anything, your political enemies will accuse you of being a fool.

If you want to be promoted, it doesn't matter if you do practical things or not, as long as there are as few political enemies as possible, the rear # is as hard as possible, and the mud is as dissolved as possible.

"I'll start with the good things. His Royal Highness was promoted to the commander of the Fenwu Battalion, and as His Royal Highness, the Fenwu Battalion may be His Highness's personal soldiers in the future. His Royal Highness is also in charge of the training of the four martial arts battalions, which can train more excellent soldiers for the Ming Dynasty. Xu Yingyuan didn't know what Zhu Youzhen really thought, the young prince became a military attache of the Ming Dynasty, which is a very taboo thing, but Zhu Youzhen is happy to do it, if Zhu Youzhen has no intention of rebellion at all, he doesn't believe it, but Zhu Youzhen didn't show too much ambition, so he can't say it too clearly.

On the one hand, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan are really good to Zhu Youzhen, and they are even a little doting. More importantly, Zhu Youzhen knew the development history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao would die young soon after, and he was the closest male to Zhu Youxiao's blood relationship, becoming the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Since he can succeed the emperor, why rebel? As for why Zhu Youxiao died early, he couldn't remember the reason.

Now that Zhu Youxiao is the emperor, he can just accumulate some strength, if he becomes the emperor now, not only is he not mentally ready, but he can't do some things, such as entering the barracks.

In addition to the founding emperor in history, there is no other emperor who can really serve as a general, even if he drives the expedition in person, it is only to boost morale, make a show, and even take Yang Guifei to the wild to play horse shock like Emperor Tang Ming.

"Your Highness, I'll talk about the bad side." Xu Yingyuan was still unfazed, "Actually, the reason is similar to what I said last time, but His Highness's status is higher now, and he will be more jealous, and there will be more people who are jealous of His Highness." But because His Royal Highness is the younger brother of the emperor and will not become the crown prince in the future, there will be no group with His Royal Highness as the core, and those who agree with His Highness and support His Highness will not desperately protect His Highness. ”

Won't become a prince? Zhu Youzhen silently muttered Xu Yingyuan's words, could it be that the history of the Ming Dynasty would change because of his arrival? I really can't become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Is there still any point in doing this qiē yourself?

In the future world, if you can't see through yourself, then others will be even more at a loss.

No matter what the future holds, be sure to do well now.

Opportunities will only favor those who are prepared, if you are a prince who eats and waits for death, once the opportunity comes, you can't grasp it, not only can you not pass through, but also live up to the expectations of the owner of Qingyuan and Xiaoyu.

Thinking of Xiaoyu, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, can he see her again? When she was unprepared, Xiaoyu broke into the depths of her heart, and when she was ready to accept her, she floated away like that white cloud in the sky.

Xu Yingyuan's drinking sound interrupted Zhu Youzhen's contemplation, "Yingyuan, you say, will the Yanguan impeach me and force the imperial brother to take back his fate?" ”

"Not for the time being, now His Royal Highness has just made a contribution in Shandong, and this military merit is not like a political achievement that can be faked. Therefore, the officials do not dare to impeach His Highness now. However," Xu Yingyuan frowned slightly, "The bright ones can't come, they may come to the dark ones, at least they can secretly investigate His Highness and find any misconduct in His Highness, so as to deal a fatal blow to His Highness in the future." ”

"Who's going to investigate me? Who will attack me? "Zhu Youzhen is very disgusted with the infighting in the Ming court, he flaunts himself and attacks others, his own advantages are infinitely magnified, and the shortcomings of others are on the line, and there is no political discipline and moral bottom line. Last time, the eunuch party and the Donglin party were above the court, in front of the imperial brother, and they wanted to end their political lives without principle.

"It's all possible." Xu Yingyuan is still relatively sober about the political situation of the Ming Dynasty, but he is a eunuch and cannot interfere in the politics of the Ming Dynasty, at least nominally. "The Donglin Party advertises itself as an iron-clad loyal minister, and it is the group that attaches the most importance to the imperial power in the Ming Dynasty. The eunuchs, although they do not cherish their feathers as much as the Donglin Party, they attach great importance to the power in their hands and will never allow the formation of a center of power around His Highness that can compete with them. ”

Since neither the Eunuch Party nor the Donglin Party can tolerate themselves, the only thing they can ally with is the army. Although the army is also inextricably linked with the two parties, it is better than fighting alone, as if Qin Yongnian and Li Chunye are more supportive of themselves.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to himself and Qin Yongnian's layout in Shandong. "Ying Yuan, let's go, let's go to the military department."

In the main hall of the military department, Zhu Youzhen saw Li Chunye again.

This time the two met alone.

"His Royal Highness King Xin, come to the Ministry of War to report so soon? You can come back to work in 10 days. Li Chunye, who has always been unsmiling, greeted him with a smile this time.

"Master Li," seeing Li Chunye's strange appearance, Zhu Youzhen immediately understood that Li Chunye must have made arrangements, but he didn't know the result. "There is no urgency to take office, but this holy decree is only a reward for me, why is there no reward for the Fenwu Battalion?"

"Haha, Your Highness don't worry, there has been a holy decree sent to Shandong to reward all the officers and soldiers of the Fenwu Battalion." Li Chunye maintained a calm smile, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were raised high, and the traces of the wind sword and frost sword were very profound.

He looked at Zhu Youzhen, and now he was very proud, like a fox who had calculated that the little chick would throw himself into the net.

"What about General Qin?" Zhu Youzhen really became a chicken boy, and he was concerned about Qin Yongnian's arrangement, which was related to his layout in Shandong, especially the formation of the navy.

"The emperor decreed, General Qin was promoted to General Zhaowu and appointed as the commander-in-chief of Shandong; Li Yuan was appointed as the political envoy of Shandong, can His Royal Highness be satisfied? Li Chunye twisted his beard, which was not too long, as if he was playing with Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.

"Thank you, Master Lee." Zhu Youzhen put his mind at ease, Shandong's literature and martial arts were all arranged according to his own ideas, and I don't know if Xiaoyu helped him in the dark. "But I have one more request."