The relationship between Yang Chengzu and Zhu Xiuchang was hidden from Concubine Jiang and Mrs. Wang, but not from Zhu Houxi, which is also what Yang Chengzu himself meant. He didn't think that this kind of relationship could be hidden for a long time, after all, Zhu Xiuchang was calling for wind and rain in Anlu, blocking the financial path of many people.

Ignoring those people outside, even their own relatives, there are many people who hate Zhu Xiuchang to the core. Like this kind of problem, many people are willing to seize it and use the topic to play and take Zhu Xiuchang off the horse. Now they have not grasped the evidence, and it is difficult to say what will happen in the future. Rather than being discovered by Zhu Houxi at that time, it is better to confess it yourself and make it clear first.

The specific conversation process was carried out by Zhu Xiuchang and Zhu Houxi, and Yang Chengzu did not participate. only knows that after this conversation, Zhu Houxi's attitude towards him has become much kinder, or rather, he really treats himself as a relative.

However, there is also a sequelae of this situation, that is, he has an extra killer weapon to restrain himself, Zhu Houxi didn't want to take out the world to suppress people, but sometimes he wanted Yang Chengzu to agree to some of his requests, so he took out his sister to threaten.

Seeing that he sacrificed the magic weapon again, Yang Chengzu had no choice but to surrender, "Okay, let's talk about the war first." I know that Ji Shan of the palace also told you about the battle situation, and they all think that this battle will be fought for a long time, and what they say is very reasonable. can be a good person in the palace, and he has a little material on his body, and he has knowledge in his stomach, they can talk to you about the art of war, and they can also tell you about real politics, such as how much food Nanchang has, how much medicine there is, how strong the city is, and how many troops there are. Calculated in this way, I feel that the imperial army's army does not have much advantage in terms of strength, and it is difficult to take it down in the face of a strong city, right? ”

"Yes, in fact, it's not just Ji Shan, I also think so. When the rebel army attacked the palace last year, we ordered so many troops, and we didn't have so many powerful firearms, so we didn't defend it very well. Why is this Nanchang so can't help fighting? Is this because Nanchang does not have a general like Brother Yang, or the people's hearts are back, so King Ning can't help but fight? ”

Yang Chengzu grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into Zhu Houxi's hand, "Punish you for eating this cake, I've been teaching you for so long, why are you still the same as those masters." Do you know what the biggest problem is? It's just three words: not pragmatic! In terms of generals, although King Ning is very confused and uses a group of soldiers who have never fought before, he still has some generals who can fight. Those people are all real military team disciples, and the master who can really command thousands of troops and horses, I don't know how high it is higher than me, half a bottle of vinegar. As for the people's back, King Ning's reputation in Nanchang may not be low, and there may be a title of virtuous king. This time, the official army conquered the fort on the periphery of Nanchang and beheaded countless people, of which I don't know how many were killed by the officers and soldiers, and the people near Nanchang were cut off. Therefore, in terms of popularity, I am afraid that the Shunde army is more popular than the officers and soldiers. ”

Although Zhu Houxi was reprimanded, he did not show any anger, but ate the cake with relish, tilted his head and thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I really don't understand." According to what you say, the Shunde army has the hearts of the people, the second has a strong city, and the third has good generals, and the food and materials are sufficient, so how can it be able to fight. I thought about what Brother Yang taught me, but I still couldn't think of how I could lose so badly. ”

"It's very simple, they lost so badly because of the local strength in Nanchang and they didn't want to fight. So far, the trade routes in Jiangnan have been cut off, and everyone doesn't know how much silver has been lost, who still wants to fight? Ordinary people don't want to fight, at most they complain a few words, gossip, and then scold their mother, and they can't do anything else. However, the clan leaders and gentry leaders in Nanchang were different, and the trade routes were cut off, which made them lose too much silver. At the beginning, they could let their children follow to grab things and make military achievements, which was not without a small supplement. Moreover, they were also investing at the beginning, in case King Ning can really win the world, they have merit from the dragon, and they don't worry about the reward of the prince, so what they want is a big fortune, some small losses, naturally acceptable. ”

"But the battle has been fought like this now, and everyone can see that King Ning has lost. If those clan leaders continue to follow him, they will be stupid. And the longer Nanchang fights, the greater the losses of those people, whether it is a dead person or a loss of money and food, they are digging their own flesh. They don't know how much meat they have to dig up from them when the battle is in the back of the battle, so for them, it is natural to hope that the battle ends as soon as possible. From Feng Lisong's reversal of the water, in fact, it can be seen that there is a clue, those clan leaders are going to change horses. ”

Zhu Houxi thought for a while and said, "Brother Yang, I remember you told me before that there is no good person in the clan and the squire and the sage. The stronger the armed forces they controlled, the weaker the control of the imperial court, and the will of Banzai could not go down to the county, and the officials could not enter the village, making the imperial court top-heavy and unstable. I still couldn't understand it at the time, but now that I think about it, if this clan can really make King Ning's chaotic army lose the war in an instant, it will be too terrifying. ”

"It's terrifying, King Ning's army is divided into several parts, and some of them are those so-called heroes of the rivers and lakes, heroes of the green forest. These people came to him from all over the world, all of them wanted to get rich, or they wanted to speculate, and some of them were simply introduced by the White Lotus Sect. Now that the battle is like this, there are not many of these people left, and the people who mainly follow him are the people of Jiangxi. Many of these soldiers and horses are the sons of the Nanchang clan, and the patriarch and squire are more effective for them than their own chief officials. Take our Anlu as an example, when I was deployed last year, those squires said that they could pull so many people from the Anlu camp to go, which is an example. ”

"Now those clan elders want to change horses, and with an order, no matter how strong those bunkers are built, no matter how powerful the guns are, what is the use of no one using them? Do you remember what I told you that the hand holding the gun is always more powerful than the gun? Now it is those hands holding guns who rebel, King Ning can't command the troops, he doesn't even know who he can trust, and who he can't trust, he even has to open one eye when he sleeps, no matter how strong such a city is, no matter how powerful the firearms are, what's the use. ”

Zhu Houxi chewed the rice cake while falling into deep thought, and after a long time, he asked, "Why is what the masters said so different from what Brother Yang said?" What they taught me was always some of the teachings of the saints, no matter who won or lost between King Ning and the imperial court, they all attributed to the teachings of the saints. thinks that King Ning does not pay attention to morality and loses the Tao, so he will lose. But at the same time, they also believe that it is the Son of Heaven who has lost his way that will lead to the rebellion of King Ning. And what you said, Brother Yang, is more down-to-earth, all of it is seen and touched, what you say, I think it makes sense, but I don't know why, your views are so bad. The masters all felt that the battle in Nanchang, winning or losing, all depended on the aspirations of the people. But according to what Brother Yang said, it is the eyes of the children of the clan, how do I think that those masters are too floating to touch? ”

"Eat your cake well, Ji Shan of the palace are all well-educated people, and they are not fools, how can they not know the practice. But they are your masters, they are the Ji Shan of the palace, and what they want to teach is not facts, but truths. In their eyes, you are the future head of the palace and the son of the world, and what they want to teach you is a great truth, and they want to teach you to be a saint. In my eyes, you are the prince of the world, my master, but also my relatives, my friends, and I naturally want to tell you some truths, and some courtiers do not want to tell the truth to the lord. Including what I have taught you these days, it is also something that those Ji Shan will never teach you, because this is not the Tao, but the art! Or rather, Emperor's Technique! ”