Inshou Palace.

Zhu Zhanyan's study has once again become a forbidden place-like existence.

Basically, since the eighth year of Yongle, that is, after returning from Emperor Taizong's northern expedition, no matter where Zhu Zhanqi is, whether it is Yingtianfu, Xiangzhou Mansion or Europe, his study is a forbidden place, and it is the top one.

No matter what time it was, Zhu Zhan's study was guarded, and without Zhu Zhan's permission or warrant, there was only one end for the trespasser.

Later, in places like Yingtianfu and Xiangzhoufu, because of Zhu Zhanqi's long-term absence, important pieces and official documents were taken away, and naturally they were no longer important.

However, in the study room of Shuntianfu, it has been less than a month since Zhu Zhanyan came back, and it has become a forbidden place again, so you can imagine how many things Zhu Zhanyan has dealt with in less than a month.

And that's just the beginning, he still has a lot to deal with.

"Your Royal Highness, isn't this a little ......" Li Bin's face had a tiredness that could not be concealed, but he could still see the panic and uneasiness.

All of this came from the divine decree that he held in both hands.

That is, Zhu Zhanqi went to the Empress Dowager Zhang to seal the seal and appointed Li Bin as the governor of the Chinese military capital and the left capital of the palace.

After the age of sixties, sitting in a position that can be said to be the dream of all military generals in the world, Li Bin did not have much joy, but was all heavy and frightened.

Because he knew that he was actually not qualified to sit in this position, and the reason why this holy decree could appear in his hands was completely dependent on Zhu Zhanyan's trust in him.

If it weren't for Zhu Zhanyan, Zhang Fu would not die, and no one would be able to sit in this position.

"What, no faith?" Looking at Li Bin's panicked appearance, Zhu Zhanyan smiled.

"Don't worry, the Central Plains is still stable, and there is only one Eastern Chagatai Khanate ready to move, and the others are still honest."

Li Bin was speechless.

What he was worried about was not this, how could he not know how stable the Central Plains was today?

The Tatars were destroyed, the Uliangha Sanwei was destroyed, the Japanese state was destroyed, the Warat was driven to the north of the Nan River, and the Korean surrendered, leaving only the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

Besides, he still can't wait for a war, looking at the loot sent back from Europe, which general of the Ming Dynasty is not blushing?

It's just that Zhang Fu, a talent who has already been lying flat and wants a good reputation to enjoy his old age, is not blushing.

So, he never worries about his own abilities, he worries about people's gossip.

Although Zhu Zhan's aura is too powerful, Zhu Zhan's surname is Zhu after all, and even people seem to have regarded Zhu Zhanyan as a "gentleman" in their hearts.

In addition to Zhu Zhanqi, the three of Qian Yong's exploits have been the most brilliant in recent years, but Qian Yong and the three have no official and no title, they only belong to Zhu Zhanqi, not to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the position of the first military general of the Ming Dynasty, people still default to Zhang Fu.

Now, a person who has not fought much, he just sits in this position by virtue of his identity as a supporter of King Han back then to a diehard loyalist of King Wu today, and Li Bin doesn't have to think about it to know what kind of gossip will come out of the outside.

"Alright, don't worry." Looking at Li Bin's silent appearance, Zhu Zhanyan was a little dissatisfied, but he still opened his mouth to comfort.

In Zhu Zhanyan's opinion, it's not okay to worry about the sky like Li Bin, but how many people can see it in the ground?

It's nothing more than a bystander.

"Li Bin, you remember." Zhu Zhanyan looked at Li Bin, and his tone became very serious.

"Making the right choice is also a kind of ability."

"A person's life is originally to make all kinds of choices, no matter what happens, you can't escape the choice, and you chose the right one at the beginning, and he Zhang Fu chose the wrong one, this is the result."

"As for other people's gossip, if you can do it, you don't have to care about it at all, if you can't ignore them completely, then you redouble your efforts and use your strength to make these gossip disappear."

"In contrast, you're complaining about yourself here, and you're actually the worst option."

"Yes!" Li Bin woke up suddenly, bowed his head and received the order, while his hands also held the holy decree tightly.

In fact, Li Bin's ability is not bad, maybe not as good as Zhang Fu, a veteran general who can be called a Dinghai God Needle, but compared to the younger generation, he is actually not bad.

After all, the age is here, no matter how old Li Bin is, he is no longer a person who is over the age of six, and he will not be as young as a few young people.

"Alright, you stand down and call those four people in."

Seeing that Li Bin also came to his senses, Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand to signal him to step back, after all, this was all he could do.

What's more, these are actually not his business, and today's Zhu Zhanyan is looking for a talented general, not to cultivate an outstanding general.

There is an essential difference between the two.

As Li Bin exited the study and conveyed Zhu Zhanyan's order to the four people outside the door, Wu Kezhong and the others also lowered their heads and came to Zhu Zhanyi.

"Wait for the ministers to meet His Royal Highness!" ×4。

"No courtesy." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand and motioned for the four of them to get up, while he leaned back on the chair and looked at the four people below.

Wu Guanzhi, Wu Kezhong, Wu Keqin, and Xue Shou, these four are all Ming generals, and they are all military generals who have been neglected in the past two years.

In addition, the four of them have one thing in common, that is, they are not Han Chinese.

Wu Guanzhi, Wu Kezhong, and Wu Keqin are brothers, and they all returned to the Ming Dynasty with their father Wu Yuncheng.

The Wu family was originally not surnamed Wu, Wu Yuncheng's original name was Timur, he was a Tatar, Hongwu 23 years dragged his family to the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for him to be stationed in Liangzhou, and since then he has fulfilled his duties for more than ten years, and has never made any mistakes.

Later, Emperor Taizu Gao died, and Emperor Huiwen succeeded to the throne, because he was busy cutting the domain, Wu Yuncheng's family continued to garrison Liangzhou until the third year of Yongle, after Emperor Taizong completely quelled the civil strife, Wu Yuncheng's family entered Beijing again and visited Emperor Taizong.

It was at that time that Emperor Taizong gave him the surname Wu and named him Wu Yuncheng.

The four members of the Wu family are all military generals, and all of them are military generals with military achievements, and they are even more of a double lord.

The Wu family has participated in important military operations in the Ming Dynasty, and many times, from garrisoning to patrolling the border, to surrendering, northern expedition, and counterinsurgency, there is the shadow of their family, and they have played an important role in it.

The Hongwu Dynasty surrendered, guarded Liangzhou, and recruited many ethnic minorities around.

Yongle Dynasty followed Emperor Taizong's northern expedition, and continued to garrison Liangzhou after returning, Liangzhou Wei and Yongchang Wei generals raised troops against the Ming, Wu Guanzhi and his mother were trapped in the tiger's den, but Rao was so, the Wu family still withstood the pressure and successfully quelled the rebellion before the imperial court reinforcements arrived.

These experiences allowed Wu Yuncheng to be named Gongshun Bo, and his second son Wu Guanzhi also had to be named Guangyi Bo because he went deep into the tiger's den in the counterinsurgency.

However, such a family of military generals was not reused after the Hongxi Dynasty, just because during the Northern Expedition that year, the Wu family's father and three sons were all members of the 3,000 battalions.

At that time, the 3,000 battalions were under the command of Zhu Gaoxu, who was still the king of Han at that time.

"Your father...... Are you buried in Liangzhou......"

Looking at the three brothers of the Wu family below, Zhu Zhanyan felt a little guilty in his heart.

The three of them all followed their father Zhu Gaoxu to fight at the beginning, although they are not die-hards, but now that the Wu family has fallen into this situation, they are mainly responsible for the king of Wu.

"His Royal Highness Lao Shizi is concerned, my father has been resting in Liangzhou for more than 20 years." Wu Kezhong, the eldest of the three sons of the Wu family, replied in a low voice.

"Alas......" Zhu Zhanyan sighed, and he didn't know how to continue for a while.

Back then, King Wu went to Yunnan to become a vassal in the first line, so it can be said that he left everything behind, so he only took Xu Heng alone, and the others were all left in Yingtianfu.

Although the first line of King Wu was still the leader of the generals, and Zhu Zhanyan's rise also preserved the status of the generals in the Ming Dynasty, these generals who were left in Beijing had no chance of promotion.

"His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry about it." As if he saw Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts, Wu Kezhong said softly.

"The original thing is not something that can be changed by manpower, and since His Royal Highness King Wu became a vassal, there has been no war in Daming, and our family is in Liangzhou, guarding the gate for Daming, which is good."

……

Zhu Zhanyan was silent when he heard this.

Among the military generals of the dynasty, most of them supported King Wu's lineage, but among these majorities, there were very few people as sensible as Wu Kezhong.

At the beginning, King Wu went to Yunnan to take up the domain, and taking away a Xu Heng was already an old man's grace, if he brought too much, I am afraid that King Wu would be suppressed as a rebellion.

In fact, the vast majority, even everyone, can see this, but it is true that there are very few who can understand it, and even fewer dare to say it.

"Alas......" sighed again, and Zhu Zhanyan slowly spoke.

It's happened, and facing it is the only way.

"Your family has guarded Liangzhou, stationed in the border, patrolling the border, marching north, surrendering, and quelling the rebellion, and has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but over the years, we have been treated unfairly because of our Zhu family's internal affairs, and I apologize to you here."

"Never!" The three brothers of the Wu family immediately knelt on the ground when they heard this, and Wu Kezhong also lowered his head and explained.

"His Royal Highness, what happened to the Wu family is actually fate, and it has nothing to do with Emperor Taizong, Emperor Hongxi and the first emperor, as well as His Royal Highness King Wu and His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Since you have entered this world, it is natural to abide by the rules of the world, and the Wu family has been guarding Liangzhou since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, this is just our duty."

"Alright, get up." Zhu Zhanyan got up and personally helped the three brothers of the Wu family up.

"Right now, I need you, Da Ming also needs you, I don't know if you are willing to fight for Da Ming again?"

"Returning to His Royal Highness!" The three brothers of the Wu family glanced at each other and said in unison.

"Since he is a Ming general, he should be a charge for the Ming Dynasty! Horse Leather Shroud! ”

(End of chapter)