Chapter 34: The Emperor's Visit to the Prison

Getting drunk relieves a thousand sorrows, Zhu Cheng is sleeping soundly now. It's been a long time since he's had a good night's sleep, and he's often woken up from nightmares since his conscription. Now it's good, it's a result, and although it's a bad result, at least I can sleep peacefully.

While waiting for the impending doom, Zhu Cheng was tormented, and despair, anticipation, panic, and joy were intertwined; When the bad luck came, I felt much calmer.

Zhu Cheng felt a hand caressing his cheek in his dream, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that an old man with a white face and beard was looking at him kindly, and this person was Wei Zhongxian.

Zhu Cheng sat up and said, "Grandpa Wei, you're here." ”

Seeing that he woke up, Wei Zhongxian's face turned blank and said: "Why are you so reckless, Jingxi Huangzhuang is only twenty miles away from the capital, you dare to put 10,000 soldiers there, you really want to rebel." ”

Zhu Cheng was preoccupied and sighed: "Time is running out. ”

Wei Zhongxian said angrily: "You are only 11 years old now, and you still say that there is not enough time. My old Wei is now more than 5o years old, and I still feel that there is enough time, are you as old as me? ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Grandpa Wei, now there are enemies on all sides of the Ming Dynasty, there are Mongolian Tatars in the north, Jiannu Tatars in the northeast, Rakshasas in the extreme north, Uighurs in the west, Tubo in the southwest, Japanese slaves in the east, and Buddha Langji in the southeast. If you want to defeat them and keep me clothed, you must have a strong army. The king of Fan cannot lead troops, and Zhu Youzhen will definitely be crowned king in the future. I am like a brother to him, and I can't leave him, so I don't have the opportunity to lead the troops to Yan Ran. I have long said that I hope to contribute to the prosperity and peace of the Ming Dynasty, and to do this, we must have a strong military force in hand. If you don't recruit soldiers now and train them, you won't have a chance in the future. Zhu Youzhen is young, no one will suspect that he has a heart of disobedience, and recruiting troops at this time will not cause shock in the government and the opposition. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "You, you're just too dead-eyed." If you don't follow Zhu Youzhen and follow the emperor, you can recruit as many soldiers as you want, and you will definitely not cause the emperor's anger. ”

Both sighed at the same time.

Suddenly, a shout came from outside: "The emperor has arrived." ”

Wei Zhongxian was at a loss for a while, he wanted to hide, but he couldn't find a place. Fortunately, it was dark enough in the prison, he was dressed in black, standing in the shadows, and if he didn't pay attention, he really couldn't see it. It is estimated that Wei Zhongxian must be thinking in his heart at this time, you can't see me, you can't see me.

It's a pity that Wei Zhongxian was not sincere enough to burn incense, and his delusions fell through. Many attendants came in and hung many lanterns in the prison, so that the light was all inside. The black clothes used to hide their identities are now signs, and they are probably visible even to the blind.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned when he saw Wei Zhongxian, and said, "Wei Banban, why are you here?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said embarrassedly: "Old slave, old slave saw that Zhu Cheng was too ignorant, so he came here to scold him. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse waved his hand and said, "You all go out, I want to have a good talk with Zhu Cheng." ”

Wei Zhongxian and all the attendants retreated, and the other prisoners in the prison were also taken out by the jailers. The cell boss secretly complained in his heart: "What is this called, this Zhu Cheng is too arrogant, first it was Li Yongzhen, then Wei Zhongxian, and now the emperor is here, do you want to scare Lord Ben to death." You can talk to each other, and you have to take all the other prisoners out, and if you run away, who will be it? I don't believe that you can talk about any great military affairs in prison. ”

Wei Zhongxian saw that the black clothes on his body were too dazzling, so he hurriedly asked an attendant who was close to his own figure to take off his clothes and change with himself. The waiter was a little reluctant, Wei Zhongxian said: "After changing your clothes, you will go back to the inner palace and ask Li Yongzhen to change positions with you, and just say what Lao Wei said." ”

When the waiter heard this, he was overjoyed, and now he was overwhelmed, so he quickly stripped off his clothes and changed with him.

It's a busy outside, let's not talk about it for the time being, let's talk about the prison.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse paced back and forth for a few steps, as if he had something on his mind, and he suddenly said: "Zhu Cheng, you tell me honestly, is it your idea to recruit so many soldiers, or is it the idea of inspecting your younger brother?" ”

Zhu Cheng was shocked in his heart, he had already predicted the possible consequences of this conscription, but the suspicion of the Emperor of the Apocalypse was still beyond his expectations, he grabbed the iron fence and shouted: "Your Majesty, how can you think of Ah Jian like this? He is sincere, respects you, adores you, and treats you as the most reliable person. This time he planted vegetables, and he was not willing to taste even a bite, and said that he would let the royal brother eat it first. Thousands of mistakes, all of them are my Zhu Cheng's fault, and they have nothing to do with Ah Jian at all. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled and said to himself, "I said that Brother Jian is not this kind of person. ”

However, he immediately put away his smile and asked, "Then why did you recruit so many soldiers and want to drive a wedge between our brothers?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "The relationship between the emperor and Zhu Youzhen is so good, how can I be picked by an outsider?" This is a small mistake I made, I've trained a hundred elite soldiers, you know. These elite soldiers are seeds, and they can train a large number of elite soldiers again with a belt of ten and a belt of hundreds. So, I asked them to recruit troops, and said okay, if they recruited ten people, they would be treated as small banners, and if they recruited 100 people, they would be treated as 100 households. But I forgot that a hundred times a hundred equals ten thousand, so I accidentally recruited ten times as many soldiers. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sneered, "You have made such a big mistake, can you explain it by being careless?" Don't forget, I also studied at Tongle Elementary School, and you still taught math and multiplication. ”

Zhu Cheng replied honestly: "I miscalculated at first, and I didn't wake up until the order was issued." However, military orders are like mountains, and once they are exported, they cannot be changed. What's more, I also secretly wanted to recruit 10,000 soldiers. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked suspiciously, "What do you want so many soldiers for?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Your Majesty, Ah Jian and I said that we are willing to guard the frontier for the emperor, this is not an empty word. To guard the frontier for the emperor, soldiers are needed. If there were only 1,000 soldiers, he could only help the emperor fight bandits and bandits, and if he took them to the frontier, he wouldn't even be able to splash a single wave. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded, every time the Tartars were on the side, at least tens of thousands of people had to come. With a thousand against ten thousand, there is really no chance of winning. The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "You can't be so blind, you are only a thousand households now, and you dare to recruit 10,000 soldiers, how can I explain to the government and the opposition?" You can't wait until you're a pacifier or a commander before recruiting troops. ”

Zhu Cheng sighed and said, "I don't have time." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said curiously: "I remember that you are only 11 years old now, and great days are waiting for you, how can you say that there is no time?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Ah Jian is now 1o years old, you won't doubt him." When he reaches the age of 14 or 15, I will recruit 10,000 soldiers, what will you think? ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse pondered for a long time and said, "Your consideration is reasonable. However, let's not take this as an example. By the way, how many soldiers do you have now? ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Eleven thousand four hundred." ”

Emperor Apocalypse said: "In this way, I will send nine more Jinyi guards to the Imperial Village, and they will command the extra nine thousand Jinyi guards." ”

Zhu Cheng said: "They may not be able to train according to my method." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse feigned anger and said: "At this time, you should be grateful, I have absolved you of the crime of rebellion, it is really not enough to swallow an elephant." ”

Zhu Cheng said: "I want to train a strong army for the emperor that is enough to protect the family and defend the country." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, these nine thousand households only have the right to transfer troops and command the army, but not the right to train troops." I will crown you as the training envoy of the Jinyi Guard, and train these 10,000 Jinyi Guards full-time, so that it is always okay? When you go back, you can report the list of the 114 100 households, and I'll do it. ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Wechen thanked the emperor Longen. No, in the Jinyi Guard sequence, it seems that there is no training to make this official position. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "This is what I am planning now, no." It's impossible for you to make a mistake and get promoted to your office. Your actual official position is still a thousand households, and you can only transfer 1,400 Jinyi guards directly under you. To mobilize the remaining Jinyi Guards, not only the consent of the other thousand households is required, but also the edict of me. ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Weichen understands. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed and said, "I locked you in the Heavenly Prison, do you complain about me?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Weichen suffers by himself, what is there to resent?" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Well, since you have confessed your guilt, you will stay in this prison until tomorrow." He will come out tomorrow. ”

Zhu Cheng said with a smile: "Then what if the minister has a grudge?" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse had already turned around and left, and when he heard this, he turned around and raised three fingers and said, "If you have a grudge, you will be locked up for three days." ”

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