On the eighth day of the second month of the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Su, the king of Wu, who inspected the affairs of Susong on behalf of the crown prince, transferred more than 3,000 guards and sailors from Taicang, and gathered nearly 20 large and small warships, preparing to go to sea when Fengxin arrived three days later, and wiped out the remnants of the small group of Japanese robbers on the surrounding islands, so as to completely pacify the hidden dangers of Susong.

"Your Highness, Suzhou Wei Qianhu Cao Yuan asks to see." At this time, Zhu Su Wang had moved to Taicang Wei to personally supervise the final matters of going to sea. At this time, he was inspecting the ships used to go to sea with Cai Ben, the commander of Taicang Wei, when he heard a report from Wang Wei.

"Cao Yuan?" Zhu Su was a little strange. Cao Yuan was the temporary commander of the Suzhou Wei that he had chosen, and although he was only temporary, his own recital was already on his way to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Beijing. As long as there is a reply from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, I believe that the name of the commander of Suzhou Wei will definitely fall on Cao Yuan's head.

He is now responsible for the command of the first guard, why did he leave the station without permission and run to the place of the Taicang guard?

"Announce him to see him." But after all, it was the person he chose, and he didn't see him, so he drove the person back.

"The last general, Cao Yuan, has seen His Highness!" Cao Yuan, who was dressed in armor, saw Zhu Su from a distance, and hurriedly trotted in front of Zhu Su, and then knelt down on one knee with military etiquette respectfully.

Zhu Su looked unhappy and asked: "Cao Yuan, this king entrusted Suzhou Wei to you, what did you do when you left your post without permission and ran to Taicang?" ”

"Your Highness's forgiveness!" Xu felt Zhu Su's unhappiness, Cao Yuan quickly changed his kneeling posture to his knees, and then knelt down and touched the ground with his forehead: "Please let Your Highness be respectful." The last general ......"

"The last general is only willing to follow His Highness, but he is not willing to be the commander of the Suzhou Guard!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhu Su was shocked, but even Cai Ben, the commander of the Taicang Guard next to him, also looked incredulous.

You must know that in this era, there is no such thing as a noble and a lowly military officer, and the rank of military attache is not much higher than that of a civil servant. And those literati who want to be officials, they have to take the township examination and pass the examination one by one, and even if they get the top prize, they may not necessarily be awarded a third-grade official when they come up.

And Cao Yuan is just a few thousand households, just because he has followed this Fifth Highness for a few days, he has actually got such a great opportunity, and he can get a glimpse of the three-rank commander at a young age...... Even Cai Ben is also the commander of the first guard, and he is very jealous.

You must know that his position as a commander was in the past with Chang Guogong's knife head licking blood, and the sword mountain broke out of the sea of fire...... He Cai Ben has always been extremely proud of this position of commander.

And now, this Cao Yuan actually said that he only wanted to follow His Highness, and did not want to be a commander?

Cai Ben suddenly had a feeling of a dog.

“…… Unwilling to do it? Zhu Su frowned. Cao Yuan, you have thought clearly. ”

"The commander of Suzhou Wei is a third-grade military attaché, and with your qualifications, you are definitely not enough to be this commander. This king is to see that you have quite a lot of military merits in the rebellion, so let's lift you up. This is your rare opportunity, if you miss it, I am afraid that you will regret it for life! ”

"What's more, what do you want to do with this king? This king is just a patrol on behalf of the crown prince, and after returning to Beijing, he no longer has military power in his hands. Don't you still want to be an ordinary pawn among the king's guards? ”

"It's an ordinary pawn, and the last general is also willing." Cao Yuan lowered his head, but what he said was categorical. "The last general knows that he is still young and difficult to convince the public. If you suddenly get to a high position, it is a curse rather than a blessing. ”

"Besides, without His Highness, the last general would still be suffering from cold eyes and wasting his years...... Not only the last general, but the more than 1,000 soldiers under the last general, are willing to follow His Highness in the future and make contributions to His Highness! ”

"You ......" Zhu Su was speechless for a while. He also made contributions...... After the completion of this voyage, it is time for the king to return to Beijing to be a prince of peace. ”

"When the time comes, you Cao Yuan, at most, will do some vigilance work in and out of the police, how can you have any military merits? said that this time when he went to sea, he only faced the remaining three melons and two dates. Military feats are not enough to stuff the teeth......"

"Your Highness, since General Cao's ambition is very strong, why didn't His Highness allow him?" Seeing that Cao Yuan was still firm, Zhu Suzheng couldn't cry or laugh to himself, and Taicang Wei commanded Cai Ben to persuade him.

"It just so happens that the general also thinks that His Highness has only drawn more than 3,000 people from my Taicang Guard, and the number is too small...... Since General Cao has this intention, it is better to transfer more than 1,000 brothers from Suzhou Weiye. With more people to protect His Highness, the general will be more at ease. ”

He looked at the young Cao Yuan and praised him in his heart: this is a young man who knows how to advance and retreat, and knows the truth that "the higher you climb, the worse you fall". Indeed, if he brazenly occupies the position of commander of Suzhou Wei with his military exploits, I don't know how many people under him will have grievances in their hearts. When the time comes, maybe it won't end well like that Yang Lu.

It is better to keep up with this young highness, and his future achievements may be far more than a third-rank commander...... This His Royal Highness said that he wanted to return to Beijing to be a prince of peace, but judging from the talents he displayed, how could His Majesty Ying Tianfu let this capable son be lazy? At least a feudal king.

When the time comes, are you still afraid that there will be no opportunity to make contributions? Maybe the future is limitless, and Cai Ben is also willing to form a good relationship with such a young man.

If he is a few years younger, he is only afraid, and he is not willing to waste his time in this land of peace in the south of the Yangtze River, at most he will only deal with those disgusting people...... Now that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has not been destroyed, there will be a battle with the Ming Dynasty sooner or later. With the crotch dismounted and the gun in the palm, wouldn't it be nice to be a marquis and a wife and a son in Bo in Northern Xinjiang?

Seeing Cai Ben speaking for himself, Cao Yuan glanced at Cai Ben gratefully. Zhu Su smiled and said: "Commander Cai is really worried, the rest of the widows are just remnants, three thousand people are too much, why bring more than 1,000 people from Suzhou Wei......" Turning his head and seeing Cao Yuan's pitiful face, his heart softened: "That's it, since that's the case, you can come with this king." It's just that you won't achieve anything in the future, so don't regret it in your heart. ”

"Yes!" Cao Yuan was overjoyed, got up and stood behind Zhu Su. This His Highness's ability has been seen by himself, and just because he can drum up the almost invincible formation of the Mandarin Duck Formation, he doesn't believe that His Highness will really be a peaceful and idle king in the future.

"In that case, Suzhou Wei's side, please ask Commander Cai to take care of it." Zhu Su said helplessly. "This king will send another letter to my father and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, please transfer Cai to command you to serve as the commander of Suzhou Wei. As for Taicang Wei's side, Commander Cai also asked to recommend a reliable subordinate, and this king will play it together......"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Cai Ben was overjoyed, this can be said to be an unexpected joy. Although Suzhou Wei and Taicang Wei are both guards, there are also three, six, nine and so on between the guards and the guards. Suzhou Wei is located in the rich city of Suzhou, if you do not seek promotion, it is undoubtedly a first-class high-class health station. Moreover, Taicang Wei was also taken over by his subordinates......

Zhu Su looked at Cai Ben, who was overjoyed, and also smiled and helped him up. Originally, he wanted to cultivate Cao Yuan, who had a friendship with him, to take charge of Suzhou Wei, hoping that when he wanted to start maritime trade in Suzhou in the future, he could give him more help.

And now he deliberately gives grace to Cai Ben, hoping that Cai Ben can also repay his kindness in the future.

(End of chapter)