Zhu Zhanyan didn't speak, but just patted the shoulders of the three Wu family brothers heavily.

Turning around, he took a letter from the bookcase behind him and handed it to the Wu Guan.

"Your Wu family has been guarding Liangzhou for many years, but, the manager, you are the longest in Liangzhou among the three of your brothers, and you are also the biggest contributor to the rebellion of Liangzhou and Yongchang when the two guards rebelled."

"So, this time I want you to continue to guard Liangzhou."

"This is because there was an abnormal movement in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate last year, although the movement was not big, but there were indeed signs of resistance to my Ming Dynasty."

"Liangzhou is the gate between the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and my Ming Dynasty, Li Bin is now the Governor of the Chinese Army, and it will be inconvenient to patrol the border in the future, so I need you and Xu Heng to guard the gate of the Ming Dynasty."

Wu Guanzhi took a deep breath and took the fold handed over by Zhu Zhan with both hands: "Minister! We will live up to the trust of His Royal Highness! ”

"Good!" Zhu Zhanyan patted Wu Guanzhi on the shoulder, and then turned to look at the two brothers, Wu Kezhong and Wu Keqin.

"Kezhong, Keqin, when I went north with my grandfather, the two of you were among them, and they were in the 3,000 battalions under my father's command."

"However, not long after returning from the Northern Expedition, our family went to Yunnan to become a vassal, so I haven't even met you, but this doesn't affect my knowledge of you."

"You two are both brave and good warriors, and now that I am on an expedition to Europe, I think you also know that there is a shortage of generals there, so I hope you can go to Europe with me."

"Wait for the order!" ×2。

The two brothers, Wu Kezhong and Wu Keqin, also did not hesitate, and simply bowed their heads to accept the order.

Zhu Zhanyan didn't speak, but patted the shoulders of the two with emotion, and then turned his gaze to the last person.

"Xue Shou ......"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the Return, the minister is here." Xue Shou lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly.

"Compared to Kezhong's family, your qualifications are actually not deep, and you have less experience......"

Zhu Zhanyan walked in front of Xue Shou, but the words in his mouth were completely different from before.

However, this is nothing more than a lack of beating.

"However, the fact that I have brought you here today shows that your talents are no less than those of the three brothers."

"So ......"

"But by the dispatch of His Royal Highness the Prince!" Xue Shou took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at Zhu Zhanyan firmly.

"Good!" Zhu Zhanyan nodded, turned around and returned to the back of the bookcase.

"Kezhong, Keqin, you may not have time to go home to visit your mother."

"Half a month later, the fleet will depart before the winter current changes, so ......"

"His Royal Highness doesn't need to worry!" Wu Guan Zhi stepped forward and said for his brother and brother.

"When the minister goes home, he will definitely explain this matter to his mother, who has accompanied us and my father to guard Liangzhou for more than 20 years, and I will definitely understand!"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness!" Wu Kezhong and Wu Keqin also stepped forward and said loudly.

"Okay." Zhu Zhanyan nodded and turned his head to look at Xue Shou.

"Xue Shou, I know that you are from Changping, Shuntian Mansion, so you have half a month to go home to accompany your relatives."

"But don't miss the date of departure."

"Yes!"

"Okay, it's time to go home, it's time to go back and prepare." Seeing that the three of them did not have any hesitation, Zhu Zhanyan was also completely relieved.

"Wait for the resignation!" ×4。

……

With the departure of Xue Shou and the other four, Zhu Zhanyan's study was quiet again, so quiet that only Zhu Zhanyan's breathing could be heard.

But that calm was soon shattered.

"Do you really believe them?"

A voice sounded from the direction of the door, and Zhu Zhanyu looked up to see that it was his father Zhu Gaoxu leaning against the door frame, looking at him with an inquiring expression.

"Why don't you believe it?" Zhu Zhanyan breathed a sigh of relief, hung the brush in his hand on the pen stand, got up and walked to the tea table.

"It's been a long time since we've had contact with them, and just because your cousin didn't use them doesn't mean they'll still be loyal to us."

Seeing that his son put down the pen, Zhu Gaoxu also got up and walked to the tea house and sat down.

"There's nothing to worry about." Zhu Zhanyan explained to his father while making tea.

"Needless to say, the Wu family has been guarding Liangzhou since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, and they have made outstanding achievements, otherwise it would be impossible to be a double lord."

"In addition, when Emperor Huiwen came in chaos, their family chose to stay in Liangzhou quietly, and did not get involved, but waited until the third year of Yongle, that is, when grandpa calmed everything, and they entered Beijing again to show their loyalty."

"This shows that their family just wants to be quiet, and they don't want to get involved, and Yongle's reattachment for three years shows that they are loyal to Daming."

"Maybe they are only willing to belong because Da Ming is strong, but this just shows that they are available, because Da Ming is the most powerful at the moment."

"What about Xue Shou?" Regarding his son's explanation, Zhu Gaoxu did not refute it, but asked Xue Shou.

"Although Xue Shou is the son of Xue Bin, the Yongshun Bo of the Ming Dynasty, he inherited the title at the age of five, and he has just turned seventeen this year, and he has neither military exploits nor the loyalty of the Wu family, why do you attach so much importance to him?"

Zhu Zhanyan didn't explain, but nodded his chin at Zhu Ping next to him.

Zhu Ping ran to Zhu Zhanyu's bookcase, and soon found a secret letter and presented it to Zhu Gaoxu according to Zhu Zhanyan's order.

"Well, you'll see for yourself." Zhu Zhanyan poured a cup of tea for his father and said noncommittally.

Zhu Gaoxu looked down at the secret letter, while Zhu Zhanyu sat aside in a daze.

The secret letter is Xue Shou's life, and almost everything that Xue Shou can find out from the beginning of his five-year-old attack on the throne is listed on it.

Xue Shou, because he lost his father at a young age, has an extremely resolute personality, and the life of an orphan and widow is not easy, so he took on the responsibility of a man prematurely.

Originally, I thought that when I joined the army as an adult, I would be able to confirm my father's title after establishing my military achievements, so that their orphans and widows would no longer be bullied and gossip.

But he never thought that before he became an adult, Zhu Gaoxu's family became a vassal, and since then, Zhu Zhanyan has blocked the war from the door of the Ming Dynasty, allowing the Ming Dynasty to enter a period of stability for 19 years.

's innocent background, family origins, and the fact that he was not used by the emperor during the years of Hongxi and Xuande, this is why Xue Shou was selected by Zhu Zhanyan.

However, these reasons are all for others, such as his father Zhu Gaoxu in front of him.

For Zhu Zhanyan, there is only one reason for choosing the Wu family brothers and Xue Shou, and that is from the history books of later generations.

The Wu brothers followed their father to guard Liangzhou all the year round, and they were already meritorious, and in that period of history that only Zhu Zhanqi knew, Wu Kezhong and Wu Keqin brothers swore to defend the retreat of the fort sect in the Tumubao Incident, and finally died in the Tumubao.

The Wu brothers are like this, which is already commendable for a Tatar who has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and Xue Shou is even better.

Also in the civil fort, the same is to cover the retreat of the fort sect, Xue Shou fought until the ammunition was exhausted, the bow and arrow were finished, he drew out his saber to meet the enemy, and when the saber was cut off, he drew out the bow and used the bow instead of the stick to meet the enemy until he died in battle.

Zhu Zhanyan never trusts outsiders, even if he is a Han Chinese, he has to decide whether to use it after several considerations, let alone be wary of outsiders.

But the Wu brothers and Xue Shou, he believes, because their life history so far is trustworthy, and the outcome of history is trustworthy.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if it was because of Zhu Zhan's butterfly, it would not be a big loss for Zhu Zhan'an.

The current Wu Wang Yimai may not be able to afford a particularly big loss, but this little loss can still be afforded.

"Okay, if you know it in your heart." After reading the content of the secret letter, Zhu Gaoxu no longer bothered about these things.

"Leave in half a month? When will you be back? ”

"Late autumn and early winter." Zhu Zhanyan thought about it and gave a time.

"The big problem over there has basically been dealt with, and although the rest is not to be said to be the finishing touch, it is almost over, at least by that time, I can rest assured that I will be handed over to Qian Yong and them."

"Late autumn and early winter? It's okay......" Hearing his son say this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully.

"By that time, Qi Ming should also be able to call people."

"Well, I won't run around then." Zhu Zhanyan also laughed when he heard this.

Although he didn't change much when he came back this time, at most he didn't have the stability he had when he was on the battlefield in Europe, and he was a little out of the box when facing his parents, but in front of outsiders, he was still the son of King Wu.

However, the birth of the child still made him change, at least he had a new goal.

It is difficult to start a business, but it is relatively simple to start a business compared to keeping a business.

Zhu Zhanyan can't guarantee that his descendants will be good enough, and even he can't guarantee that it will not be his descendants who will rule the Ming Dynasty in the future, but he can at least teach his sons, grandsons, and maybe even great-grandchildren to be relatively qualified rulers.

Not only for Zhu Zhanyan, but for everyone in this world, it is already quite successful to be able to ensure the stability of three generations.

"Oh yes!" A flash of light flashed through Zhu Zhanyan's mind, and he suddenly remembered something.

"As for the new firearms, I have already made a plan, and I am afraid that I will have to pay attention to your old man when the time comes."

"No problem." Zhu Gaoxu agreed without hesitation.

Previously, one of the two people taken by Gongju invented a new type of firearm, and after Zhu Zhanyan came back to see it this time, he immediately realized that this was a thunderbolt in history.

Thunderbolt, in fact, is a large firearm, and the Ming army is now equipped with a large number of three-eyed guns, Thunderbolt is five guns, each shot after the turn of the gun tube and then the next shot, than the three-eyed gun of the firepower coverage time longer.

In addition, after all five guns have been fired, the additional gunpowder at the front of the barrel can also fire a fireball.

In addition to ranged attacks, the Thunderbolt's stand is in the shape of an axe, allowing it to defend against enemies at close range.

For Zhu Zhanyan, although the Thunderbolt already belongs to the category of arquebus, it is still too backward, but the appearance of the Thunderbolt proves that Daming's firearms are getting better and better.

Moreover, compared with the current Three-Eyed Gun, the Thunderbolt has been greatly improved.

(End of chapter)