Xu Ying didn't know that when he got along with each other on the boat today, he was talking through the curtain, and at this time, he heard that his words were not true, they were completely prevaricated, and he was angry, stomped his feet, turned around and walked away quickly.

Zhu Quan saw that she was suddenly annoyed, and hurriedly said, "I have to return this umbrella to others tomorrow?" ”

Xu Ying heard that he cared so much about this plum blossom paper umbrella, and she was even more annoyed in her heart, so she turned her head and said coldly: "In the afternoon, if you win the martial arts competition against me, I will naturally return it to you, otherwise I will keep this umbrella." "After that, he didn't look back.

Zhu Quan couldn't help but smile bitterly and muttered: "How can you be like a child, your temperament has become fast, just now it was beautiful and sunny, but now it is cloudy?" He turned and walked towards the backyard.

Zhu Quan knew that he would follow Feng Sheng and Lan Yu on an expedition to Liaodong in three months, and after a hasty lunch, he pulled his scholar Ma Sanbao to practice dancing and playing swords in the backyard.

Ma Sanbao has been encouraged by Zhu Quan's words, and has swept away the haze in his heart of self-pity in the past, these days he has been following Jing Jun all the time, Sima Chao has practiced martial arts, and he has already had some heat at this time, although he is not Zhu Quan's opponent, but he is also very fast.

Zhu Quan stopped, stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, and said with a satisfied smile: "I can't see that your kid is still a martial arts material." ”

Ma Sanbao bowed down and said: "Thank you Your Highness for cultivation, the villain's mood at this time is like a world away compared to half a month ago." In order to serve His Royal Highness for the work of dogs and horses, and repay the kindness of acquaintances, it is good to practice martial arts diligently. ”

At this time, seeing the white figure shaking, Xu Ying came to the front, holding a long sword, and said lightly to Zhu Quan: "Today, the two of us have done it again." ”

Zhu Quan saw that she looked quite contemptuous of herself, and couldn't help but be slightly annoyed and held the long sword and made a salute.

Xu Ying knew that he was unwilling to make the first move, so he didn't say much, and the long sword came out of its sheath, sprinkling a vast white light, and attacked Zhu Quan.

Zhu Quan has been judging the two of them under Qin Zhuofeng's ** martial arts in the past few days, knowing that there are many tricks in the opponent's sword momentum, if he blindly dodges and parries, he can only become more and more passive, ignoring the opponent's sword blade at the moment, his wrist shook, and the last hair came first, and the long sword went straight to Xu Ying's wrist and slashed it.

Xu Ying saw that his movements were fast and sharp, so he had to withdraw his long sword, one square, and the two swords intersected, and they fought together.

The figures were staggered, and the two long swords swung with a dazzling white light.

At this time, Zhu Quan's practice of Qin Zhuofeng's unique internal skill "Qianqing Kun Hou" mental method has already become two points hot, plus as a man, his arm strength is strong, and in the blink of an eye, he will not fall behind in twenty moves.

At this time, Xu Ying swung his sword out, his elbow was slightly exposed, Zhu Quan's long sword passed over, and the tip of the sword swept over Xu Ying's long sleeves, only to hear a soft sound of "whoosh". Xu Ying's sleeve was cut by about two inches.

Zhu Quan was apologetic in his heart and wanted to speak. saw Xu Ying stomping her foot angrily, throwing down the long sword in her hand, and said, "Come back tomorrow to learn." After saying that, he walked over the wall without looking back.

Zhu Quan was about to call her, but suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong around him, and hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw a thin person standing three steps away, with a mocking look on his face, it was Qin Zhuofeng, he couldn't help but be startled, and said angrily: "Why do you always like to suddenly appear like a ghost, elusive?" ”

Qin Zhuofeng laughed and said: "Your competition is really interesting, you are willing to lose, and it is inexplicable to win." The most strange thing is that he seems to have an unusual feeling, and can realize the hostility and murderous spirit of others, and today he did not hear the footsteps of the old man, but a complete feeling that was at work. It seems that in time, this kid's martial arts will be far above Ying'er.

When Zhu Quan heard him say this, his heart moved, and he wondered: Could it be that this girl deliberately lost to me? She has a competitive temperament, how can she behave like this today? It's really unpredictable. Seeing that Qin Zhuofeng suddenly raised his hand and attacked him, he hurriedly dodged and avoided it, and practiced swordsmanship under his guidance.

The night was dark, but the imperial study room of the Wuying Hall of the palace was still brightly lit, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, stood respectfully in front of the desk, looking down at the ground in front of him. Never looked directly at his father Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon chair behind the desk at the moment, which had become his habit.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept at the fourth son in front of him, but he sighed slightly in his heart, he had a total of more than twenty sons, most of whom were mediocre. has always felt that Zhu Di is the most like himself.

"Today's discussion of the Northern Expedition, do you really agree with your eldest brother's proposition? Approve of sending envoys? Zhu Yuanzhang asked lightly.

Zhu Di was summoned to the palace alone tonight, and he had already guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions in his heart, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Erchen naturally agrees with His Royal Highness the Prince's proposition. ”

With a soft sound of "pop", Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and patted it on the desk, and said coldly: "When the court is discussing, you may be inconvenienced, and you dare not openly oppose your eldest brother." But at this time, there are only our father and son, do you also want to prevaricate with me? ”

Zhu Di heard his father's anger, couldn't help but jump his eyelids slightly, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in a low voice: "What the son thinks in his heart, he really can't deceive his father, and he is willing to accept the punishment." As he spoke, he already felt a slight cold sweat on his back, and he thought to himself: Father Zhu Yuanzhang may be the only person he fears in this world. This is not only because he is his father, the emperor who reigns over the world, but also because he was a commander who led thousands of troops and horses, swept away the heroes, and defeated the world-famous Mongolian elite soldiers to the point of losing their armor. Thinking of this, I felt a little more eager to go on an expedition with the army and lead the troops and horses one day.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said coldly: "What my father wants to listen to your truth now, but what is he going to punish you for?" ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "In the foolish opinion of the children, today's court is a Chinese courtier, and it is too soft. The generals fought the main battle, but they were too rigid. Erchen thought that it was necessary to be both rigid and soft, and it was better to have a far-reaching vision. Speaking of this, he looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang slightly, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Erchen thinks that the treatment of today's remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty cannot be generalized, and it is best to use hoes to help the weak, and those who contain each other are the best." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard him say this, his eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "Speaking of which, what is the difference between the various departments of the Northern Yuan Dynasty today?" ”

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Kublai Khan's descendants, the Tatar relatives below the Yuan chieftain Timur, although they were expelled to Mobei, they are still thieves and want to return to the Central Plains one day. For these Tartars, the father should be severely attacked with heavy troops to ensure that they are all annihilated. Since the death of the puppet emperor Yuan Zhaozong, the remnants of the Northern Yuan tribes, large and small, have revealed their own ambitions. For these people, the father should not chase and beat them fiercely, so as not to force them to jump over the wall in a hurry, and they will be in a group with Timur. You might as well secretly promise some trade benefits and show favor for the time being. To put it simply, it is the one who is strong and dares to call the king and emperor, so he will cut it off, and those who are obedient and obedient will use it to divide the various tribes of the Northern Yuan, so as not to appear again Temujin, Kublai Khan and others, posing a mortal threat to our Ming Dynasty. This is what Erchen said about hoeing the strong and helping the weak. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but be silent for a long time, he was an extremely wise person, and he knew that what his son said today was not only military, but also involved trade, diplomacy and other strategies. The far-sightedness and thoughtfulness of his thoughts have greatly exceeded his estimation of his past talents. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly let out a long low sigh, and there was a little melancholy in his voice.

Zhu Di just said those words, and his heart was also uneasy, at this time, he suddenly saw that his father, who had always been calm and calm on weekdays, was not surprised, and his father, who made him fearful, suddenly showed a little powerless at this time, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, had thoughts surging in his mind, recalling a lot of past events: that was when he was still nominally under the command of Han Lin'er, the king of Xiaoming, and when he was named the king of Wu, he tried his best to overcome public opinion, established his eldest son Zhu Biao as the son, and cultivated it with all his might. But looking at it today, his fourth son Zhu Di can be seen above his eldest brother Zhu Biao. Am I doing something wrong? The thought flashed through his mind, never to be seen again. How could you be wrong? Zhu Yuanzhang had regained his former composure on his face at this time, and waved to Zhu Di: "You can go." Speaking of this, he looked directly at Zhu Di's face, and said in a faint voice: "If it weren't for you, my son, Biao'er's future courtier, with your words, my father would not be able to allow you to continue to live in this world." Do you understand? ”

Zhu Di lowered his head to avoid his father's gaze, stretched out his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and said respectfully: "Erchen remember the teachings of his father. With that, he bowed and took a few steps back, then turned and walked out of the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son's distant back, he naturally saw that his son's fear of himself was out of sincerity, recalling that when Zhu Quanna saw him, he had an expression that was not afraid of heaven and earth, and said in his heart: I heard the secret report of Jinyi Wei, Biao'er and Quan Er are very close, it seems that Quan Er This kid is a soft and not hard character, if he can also exercise the talent of a battlefield general, he can hit the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the future, but he can prevent Zhu Di from having any disobedience to this kid.

Zhu Di came out of the palace, his body was stirred by the cold wind, and he felt a slight chill, thinking that he and Zhu Quan were going to go on an expedition to Liaodong in the near future, but his heart suddenly became hot. He knows very well what the so-called ambition is, and when there is no military power, there is no army that is loyal to him, it is just empty talk.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhu Quan rode his favorite horse "Dark Clouds Covered with Snow", and led Jing Jun and Sima Chao to the school military field in addition to the palace. It turned out that he was about to go on an expedition, and today he was going to watch the ordnance drills of the Firearms Department and the Bow and Crossbow Division of the Military Department on the school grounds, and familiarize himself with the weapons used in these armies to restrain the Mongol cavalry.