Chapter 19: The Drunken Meeting

Premarital phobia is quite common in later generations. Among the people He Xi knew, there were. It is precisely because of the woman's emotions that He Xi has a familiar feeling. And the woman is forced by the rules of the palace and has no choice. And this is not the case with He Xi.

In many later generations, ordinary people did not have much choice. But the performance is not as naked as in ancient times. It doesn't matter what he thinks now. Everything is tied to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Before, He Xi's feeling was not clear. But by King Lu's sentence, he is just a minion. This uncomfortable feeling was nakedly expressed in front of He Xi. When I met this woman again, I didn't know how to touch my heartstrings. In addition, helping this palace maid is not too difficult for He Xi. It's just a word for Xu Zheng. Why not.

The woman pondered this sentence and was stunned for a while.

At this time, there was a shouting from afar: "Secretary He, Secretary He." ”

He Xi immediately got up and said, "I'm here." Then he lowered his voice and said, "If you want, ask someone to find me." Maybe tell me your name now. ”

The woman was silent for a moment. Stop talking.

A little eunuch came to He Xi's side and said, "Secretary He, Your Majesty has summoned you." ”

He Xi frowned slightly, and said secretly in his heart: "Zhu Yuanzhang is not drinking at this time, what are you looking for me to do." Is it possible for me to accompany the wine. "But my boss summoned me. He Xi couldn't help but go, so he immediately got up and left.

He Xi walked for a while, and a woman walked out of the bamboo forest. A woman is dressed up, and it is definitely not something that a palace maid can have.

At this time, several palace maids were shouting: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anqing, Her Royal Highness Princess Anqing." ”

The woman said, "I'm here." ”

Several palace maids hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The princess can find you." The queen was in a hurry. ”

This woman is Zhu Yuanzhang's second daughter, Princess Anqing.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma don't know their daughters very well, at least they don't understand Princess Anqing's fear and resistance to marriage. And Princess Anqing was able to drag herself to the age of eighteen, which shows that some of Princess Anqing's strategies are still successful.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, it is my daughter who is weak and can't take care of herself.

Today is like this, Mrs. Fu Youde wants to ask for a princess for her eldest son Fu Zhong. Princess Anqing saw Fu Zhong from a distance, Fu Zhong was very similar to her father, Fu Youde, five big and three thick, with a pair of arms, like an ape arm.

This shows that Fu Zhong has worked the bow and arrow, and he may be a marksman. But here is Princess Anqing, it is not a plus.

Princess Anqing found an opportunity and pretended to be wronged. Escaped to this place. In fact, He Xi has never seen Princess Anqing, Princess Anqing not only knows He Xi, but also looks at it from afar, without him, Queen Ma's biological son and daughter, who are in the domain, can get married. There are only one biological child around, Anqing.

Don't hide anything from Princess Anqing.

An Qing only knew He Xi, and it was also He Xi who the queen mother suspected that he was the illegitimate son of his father. It was precisely because he thought that An Qing suspected that He Xi was his half-brother that he trusted He Xi after all. Be willing to say a few words from your heart, otherwise you would have left a long time ago.

Princess Anqing glanced at the direction He Xi had gone. He shook the clothes on his body and said, "Don't talk nonsense." Let's go. ”

After Princess Anqing left, she didn't notice that a pair of eyes flickered in the dark. It seems to see everything in the present day.

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He Xi didn't know what was happening behind him.

He Xi came to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. But I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, the prince, Xu Da, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, and Mu Ying. Wait for everyone to be there. The banquet has been withdrawn though. But from their faces, and the smell of wine in the room, you can see that they have drunk a lot.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Xi coming, and said with a smell of wine: "I ate about the same, and I drank about the same." Now let's get down to business. Above the temple, there are some things that are not easy to talk about, and I am not good to ask too much. Now regardless of the monarch and the minister. They are all old brothers for many years. What to say. There's something wrong. Between our brothers, it was settled. Xu Da, you say it first. How about Peiping? I can't beat it. ”

Although Xu Da also drank. There is a smell of alcohol on the body. But there was no misty look in his eyes. Sober. And Zhu Yuanzhang is actually the same. Under He Xi's observation, none of the people present were really drunk.

However, everyone is talking about things through the strength of wine.

is about to fight, Zhu Yuanzhang has to have a heart-to-heart with the generals on the front line, and he actually knows that what is reported below may not be true. Many yamen have books, one is true, and the other is used to deal with the above.

Other things are just that, and the matter of fighting a war is absolutely sloppy. If there was a mistake in what was reported from the front, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know. Once there is a war, it is going to be lost.

That's why we have today's family feast. Everyone's drunken words. If you are drunk, you don't need to be punished. However, it is also true, after all, after drinking and spitting the truth.

Xu Da said: "Big brother, in Beiping, there are already seventeen large granaries and countless small granaries along the border guards. Each county has more than 10,000 stone of grain in stock. In total, there are more than a million stones. Before I came, there were 210,731 soldiers in Beiping. These are all soldiers, and there is no difference. There was a difference, and the eldest brother beheaded me. I have spot-checked all the weapons of the guards. Although there are some mistakes between the health centers, they are generally acceptable. Before I came back, I had just exercised in the autumn, and there were more than 50,000 cavalrymen, all of whom could fight with iron guns, foot soldiers, pack horses, and people's husbands, and checked them one by one, and there were no major problems, and some problems were returned. But by the beginning of spring next year, we will definitely be ready. ”

While the two were talking, the prince beckoned to He Xi and asked He Xi to stand behind him, and the prince whispered, "Father asked you to come and listen." Learn a little. ”

He Xi was a little moved in his heart, and he didn't know if it was the prince or Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xu Da, you did it well. You can never rest assured. ”

Xu Da said: "It's the eldest brother, and he has been running the north for ten years. Otherwise, there would be no soldiers who are well fed today. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is there really no problem at all? ”

Xu Da said: "There is a problem, I said it, don't blame me, big brother." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today's drunken words are unscrupulous. ”

Xu Da said: "There are more and more deserters in the Yanbian Guard. At the beginning of Hong Wuchu, there were only a few people in each guard. It's not worth mentioning at all, but now some guards have fled more than 100 times, which is not right. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved.

If before, Zhu Yuanzhang's handling of this piece was strictly and severely. Send the Imperial Qing Army. Deserters are wanted all day. If you can't find it, tick it. The father dies and the son replaces, unless the family is out of business, otherwise as long as there is a man, it must be made up.

Such a policy has brought heavy suffering to the people.

But from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, it is indeed necessary.

Zhu Yuanzhang was killed from the troubled times. I know too well the truth that the Son of Heaven is strong and strong. Anything that undermines the military power will not be severely cracked down on and kept for the New Year?

It cannot be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's harsh methods have no effect, at least in the end of the Hongwu Dynasty, the Weisuo army is quite combative.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the end of the guard system from later generations, only fifty years after his death, he raised an army of millions without spending a penny, and he completely became a burden to the imperial court. Looking at Xu Da's words at this moment, there are mixed feelings in my heart.

However, he knows one thing better, changing the military system is a big deal. At least now is not the time.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I remember this matter. How about the Mongolian side? Can't fight? ”

Xu Da said: "Fighting, in recent years, there have been no sword soldiers in the direction of Beiping, although there are clashes between cavalry and Tartars every year, but they are all skirmishes, and there are not many clashes of more than 100 people." And Mobei is difficult, where can it compare to the abundance of water and grass in Monan. Now Monan is empty. Why didn't the tribes in the northern part of Mongolia take the bait, I sent people to go deep into the grassland in the name of Huiyi. Finding that the Mongol tribes were already within 300 miles of the Great Wall, the ministers dared to pack their tickets, and next spring, when the horses were thin, they would march and win a battle. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Back then, in the battle of Mobei, I thought about it, and he avoided Mobei. I want to hit it, across thousands of miles of the sea, grain and grass transport, shaking the world, exhausting people's livelihood, this one disadvantage also, he is longer than a horse, I am longer than a step, these two disadvantages are also. Ten years later, it is very different from that year, I spent ten years to recuperate, and the north is not as withered as it was at the beginning. Within ten years, he will practice horse politics. In the battle of that year, I selected less than 100,000 people from all the armies in the world who could fight with iron guns. Now the Ming Iron Cavalry is several times the front, can drive straight in, across thousands of miles, Kou can go, I can also go, go to the year I order Mu Ying, out of Ningxia attack is set, a little try. Sure enough, the puppet Yuan court went north, unable to govern all the princes, all the departments of the grassland, did not know the righteousness, only for profit, I lured it to the south, how could it not come. ”

"Although the advantage is mine. But don't be arrogant. Wang Baobao is dead, and he knows that Mongolia has no heroes. Therefore, in this battle, we must fight in the south of the desert, and we must not go deep into the north of the desert and be taken advantage of by the enemy. ”

The so-called iron spear fighter is Zhu Yuanzhang's standard for selecting cavalry. Those who can immediately fight with others meet the standards of the Ming cavalry. Compared with the Mongols, all children are good at equestrianism, and compared to the fighting, the Han cavalry is stronger than the Mongols. After all, Han Qi was selected from countless people. It's the best of the best. And the Mongol cavalry, almost on all fours, can be.

After all, the Mongols are all soldiers.

When the generals heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they immediately got up and said, "The ministers listen to the holy teachings. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today is a family banquet, there is no need to do this. However, there are some changes now, and He Xi will tell your uncles about the matter of King Liang of Yunnan. ”