Yu Qian endured the strange meaning in his heart, and said:

"His Royal Highness is not as popular as the market."

Yang Jiao answered directly:

"So violent and ferocious? Or is it an incompetent person who has no appearance, but makes a living from his wife's winemaking? ”

He patted Yu Qian on the shoulder:

"To put it bluntly, I never take these words to heart, and my reputation is like a floating cloud to me, after all, the emperor or something, the drudgery of getting up earlier than the chicken and sleeping later than the dog, only those who can't think of it are willing to do it."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the people in the tent moved slightly, and they understood that he was secretly responding to the words that had stirred up discord.

"Zhan Yan, don't be big or small here." After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he roared loudly. ”

"Okay, hurry up and let people serve the food, have dinner, and have business to do." After Zhu Di glanced at Yu Qian deeply, he ordered him to retreat.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui immediately ordered people to eat.

A month later, that is, in March of the twentieth year of Yongle, Zhu Di personally conquered Tatar, and his main force reached Jiming Mountain in the southeast of Xuanfu.

In July, the Ming army arrived at the Shahu Plain, captured the Tatar subordinates, and learned that Arutai had fled, so Zhu Di had no choice but to give the order to stop the pursuit and return to the division.

The Chinese army battalion.

Zhu Di sat on the main seat with a dark face, and Zhu Gaoxu and the others sat in their seats, all silent, knowing that the above person was in a state of aggrieved because of the futility of the Northern Expedition.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly spoke:

"Second brother, your kid has disappeared outside the gate for more than a month with the three thousand guards who came out of your Han Palace, and he hasn't sent anyone back?"

Zhu Gaoxu's face was stunned, and he smiled:

"Dad, this is really not, I said before that I was going to take 3,000 people to share the emperor's worries and go to find the traces of Arutai, but the result is good, and I haven't sent anyone back to spread the news until now."

Zhu Di raised his eyelids:

"You're so relieved? Didn't send someone out to look for it? ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he couldn't help but say in his heart:

"That's because you don't know how high his skills are, and the three thousand guards are even more martial arts masters with one as ten, and one as a hundred, where do you need me to worry about him."

Although he thought so in his heart, he said:

"I've sent several teams of scouts to investigate, and if they do, I'll come back and report immediately."

With that, a soldier walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty, there are scouts who have returned to the camp, saying that they have found the traces of His Royal Highness the Prince, and that His Royal Highness the Prince has not only captured the three main forces of the Tartars, Warat, and Uliangha divided by Mengyuan, but also taken down the Yili and the land of the desert north."

These words instantly caused an uproar in the Chinese military camp.

"Go and call the scouts in."

"Yes."

After a while, a young man walked in, and after the salute, he was questioned by Zhu Di:

"But lying about the military is a capital offense?"

The young man looked respectful:

"We were sent by the King of Han to inquire about the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Prince, searched all the way, and finally found the traces of His Royal Highness the Prince near the Uliang Habu, and just happened to see the scene where His Royal Highness the Prince of the World came into the world like a god and suppressed the Uliang Habu."

There was a frenzy in his eyes:

"A sword was swung out, and in front of the two armies, a gap of more than a thousand zhang was cut, and the sword turned around, and the Great Khan of Wuliang Habe died, and the army collapsed without a fight, and they knelt on the ground and begged to surrender."

"And at that time, there were not only 3,000 guards in the Shizi Palace, but also 50,000 servant troops composed of the main forces of Tatar, Warat, and Yili around him."

"Now His Royal Highness the Prince is integrating the main forces of the Uliang Habu and integrating them into the servant army, and he will return to the camp in ten days to meet His Majesty."

These words made the faces of everyone in the camp look stunned, which was really too appalling.

Immediately, Zhu Gaosui opened his mouth in disbelief:

"A sword cuts out a gap of more than a thousand zhang? 3,000 troops to capture the land of Mobei? ”

His tone paused slightly, and he said fiercely:

"How many heads do you have, and you dare to talk in front of the emperor, is this something that people can do?"

The young man replied respectfully:

"Because of this, now the Tatars, Warats, Uliangha and others all regard His Royal Highness as the embodiment of immortality and worship him as a god."

"Listening to the Tatars of the slave army, when His Royal Highness the Prince of the Throne stood single-handedly in front of the Tatar army, he glared at Arutai with just one look, and then used his own momentum to suppress all the Tatars on the ground, not even the horses."

The more everyone listened, the more outrageous they felt, Zhu Di's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was full of excitement and no surprise:

"Let's talk about it, what else have you hidden from the old man over the years?"

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said:

"Dad, what are you talking about, how dare my son hide anything from you, but you also know that Zhan Yan is as good as me."

"So, maybe it's because of his good talent and understanding, but somehow, the more he practiced, the more powerful he became, and to this day, I never expected that he would practice such force."

Zhu Gaosui glared at the boss with both eyes, and said loudly:

"Second brother, this is all practiced like a fairy, do you call this amazing?"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand:

"It's not worth mentioning, it's just a 10,000-strong enemy, just a martial artist."

At this moment, Zhu Zhanji's expression was indescribably pale, he fixed his mind and couldn't help asking:

"Second uncle, I don't know if you have ever practiced the martial arts method of Zhan Li?"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hide it when he saw it, so he said generously:

"I've learned a hand or two from this kid, I have to say, it can be called a magic cheat, I'm in my forties, my body bones are getting stronger and stronger, and my strength has increased greatly, with a shake of one arm, two thousand huge strength, I can easily defeat the previous ten me."

Everyone's complexion changed slightly, and the three armies of the Han King and the Brave Crown were not blown out, but fought out of the battlefield.

If what the King of Han said is true, then what the scout said is true.

After listening to this, Zhu Di immediately guessed in his heart that the method of practicing martial arts was probably the deepest secret hidden by his second son.

Ten days later, when Yang Jiao returned to the place where the Ming army was stationed with millions of cattle, sheep, horses, and camels, everyone was finally stunned and completely convinced.

In Zhu Di's tent, Yang Jiao talked with him in the tent for two or three hours, and then named the prince of the Han Dynasty as the king of Yan, and led the people of Mobei to annex the countries and expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Di returned to Beijing, the following year, all kinds of new muskets and cannons appeared in the army, and trains were also built, and the slaves who were constantly brought back outside the customs began to lay railroad tracks.

In May of the twenty-third year of Yongle, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was seriously ill, and a few days later, he died.

In the following years, Zhu Zhanqi, who was the king of Yan, successively collected Goguryeo, Wadao, Ryukyu, Annam, Champong, Chenla, Siam, Sumatra, Guava, Huanheng, Baihua, Srivijaya, Boni, and Western Ori as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of Yongle 331, the grandson Zhu Zhanji died of illness in the East Palace, and in early February, the 55-year-old Zhu Gaoxu finally sat on the throne of the prince.

In May, Zhu Di was seriously ill and summoned King Yan, who was still fighting in Nanyang, to return to Beijing, and the king of Yan returned to Beijing for three days, and the seventy-five-year-old Zhu Di collapsed in the Qianqing Palace.

(End of chapter)