The weather in the north is about to turn from autumn to winter, and there is a slight coolness.

Today, the sun rarely rises in the east, and the warm sun shines on the earth.

The garden of the Guogong Mansion is splendid and peaceful.

"Xiaolang, why do you have to be unhappy with the imperial grandfather, the old man has to coax a little." Zhu Ningyun took scissors to prune flowers and plants in the garden, while Nan Nan said.

"Hey, I'll tell you"

Li Xiao was holding the shower and watering the flowers, and said disapprerovitously: "When people are old, their brains are easy to ossify, and they will be demented, the scientific name is Alzheimer's disease, that is, Alzheimer's disease, husband and I are also well-intentioned, stimulating and stimulating the emperor's grandfather and his old man, so as not to suffer from dementia." ”

"You, Ah Ling, there are always so many reasons."

Zhu Ningyun shook her head helplessly, thought for a while, and said, "But what you said also makes sense, the concubine has seen some old people with dementia, it's quite pitiful."

"That's right, when our father is old, let's stimulate him together." Li Xiaodao.

Zhu Ningyun: "."

Recently, Li Xiao has been completely idle, and he is with Ning Yun all day long.

Industries at hand such as steel mills, arsenals, textile mills, railway groups. and so on, they have all been handed over to the imperial court, and they have gradually been transformed into state-owned enterprises, so there is no need to worry about it.

The employees inside also turned into employees of the imperial court.

And Zhu Gaochi has been arranging people to hand over and manage the accounts, presumably he has figured out the accounts and reported them to Zhu Di, which can bring nearly 30 million taels of income to the court every year.

This is also the reason why Li Xiao scolded Zhu Di last time, Zhu Di didn't say a word, where to find this good son-in-law, it's a treasure, I'm afraid of falling in my hand, and I'm afraid of melting in my mouth.

As soon as these industries were handed over, the whole person was relaxed, and even Zhu Ningyun was idle, this is what life looks like, just by investing in businessmen, you can make a lot of money.

Li Xiao felt that too much money was useless, and his current money was afraid that he would not be able to spend it in several lifetimes, and he had too much property in his hands, so he would have to spend energy to take care of it.

"Xiaolang, I don't know why, I feel a little uncomfortable when I am idle." Zhu Ningyun said suddenly.

"I think you just owe."

Li Xiao patted Ning Yun's plump peach and said with a smile: "Isn't it good to enjoy life with your husband?" Do you have to work hard and be satisfied with the tiredness of yourself? ”

Zhu Ningyun's face turned red, and he whispered: "That's right, if you are a concubine, you will definitely be abducted by the little goblin." ”

Li Xiao smiled: "Which little goblin dares?"

As he spoke, he pinched his hand again, after so many years, it was still so elastic!

"Oops! This feelings. Tsk tsk."

A voice came, this rough voice didn't need to ask, it was Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu walked over with a smile, "After so many years, it is still like glue, my brother is really envious."

Zhu Ningyun hurriedly took two steps and left Li Xiao's clutches.

Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and said angrily: "Second brother, you treat my Guogong Mansion as a vegetable garden gate, don't you report every time you come?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu disagreed, "Hey, the family still reported a fart." ”

Li Xiao: "."

Zhu Ningyun glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, this younger brother is really getting more and more presumptuous, but she can't blame Zhu Gaochu at all, the relationship between the two is already good, besides, her husband was recruited by Gao Xu, what can she say about this younger brother?

"By the way, Gao Xu, if you don't go to training, how can you have spare time to come here?" Zhu Ningyun said.

"What am I practicing, my opponent is Li Jinglong."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said disdainfully: "Just that little waste, my brother and I will hang and beat it casually, besides, this Beiping soldier will practice every day, and there is no need to hold Buddha's feet temporarily." ”

Zhu Ningyun said seriously: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, don't underestimate Li Jinglong, in the battle six years ago, I think he was quite heroic." ”

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said: "He is brave and useless, in fact, what my brother-in-law said that day is right, I have to be a farmer and a soldier, isn't that just mud legs, our soldiers in Beiping, practice all day long, that is the elite of the elite, if I still stare at the drill every day, what does the imperial grandfather think of me if he knows?" ”

Saying that, Zhu Gaochu learned Zhu Yuanzhang's tone and said: "This Zhu Gaochu is bent on helping his brother-in-law deal with us, he is angry with us, we will kill him. What will my brother do then? ”

"Huh." Zhu Ningyun was slightly startled, and said: "Gao Xu, what you said has some truth, I really didn't expect that you can think of other points when you think about the problem now." ”

"Hehe, I learned it from my brother-in-law." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

After speaking, he said excitedly: "Brother-in-law, sister, it's okay today."

Zhu Ningyun said with a smile: "Playing mahjong, okay, give you a chance, whether you can win or not depends on your ability, but one less person, three are missing."

Soon, a maid came to report that Princess Han had arrived, and Zhu Ningyun bowed slightly.

Not long after,

Zhu Gaoxu's princess Wei Jiangxue walked over and saluted politely, "I've seen my brother-in-law, my sister." ”

Then, she looked at Zhu Gaoxu, frowned and said, "Lord Wang, the next time you enter the Guogong Mansion, can you go through the main gate?" ”

Zhu Ningyun was stunned for a moment, looked at Wei Jiangxue and said, "Sister, how did this Gao Xue come in?" ”

Wei Jiangxue said a little helplessly: "Over the wall."

Li Xiao: "."

Zhu Ningyun: "."

No wonder every time I come in, it's silent, come to think of it, so is the third child.

When did these two people start to develop this habit???

Cracking sound.

The mahjong table crackled, and the two couples began to play mahjong.

In ancient times, there were few entertainment activities, and mahjong was a good way for dignitaries in the capital to pass the time.

"Forty thousand."

Zhu Gaoxu played a card and said, "Brother-in-law, I heard that all the properties in your hands have been given to the imperial court, what will you do in the future." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked sideways.

He was actually worried that Zhu Di would take away all his properties.

The toilet paper factory, nail clipping factory, and safflower oil factory in the capital are all Zhu Gaoxu's industries, and they can bring him an income of 500,000 or 600,000 taels every year, and he is reluctant.

Wei Jiangxue beside him was even more reluctant.

No, I'll pull Zhu Gaoxu around today to probe the wind.

"What to do." Li Xiao said with a smile: "Money is just a passing cloud, I regard money as dung, and I can live five times with coarse tea and light rice." ”

"Bump!"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled again: "Brother-in-law, you are a saint, a saint regards money as dung, brother, I am a layman, I am embarrassed to win your money." ”

Li Xiaoxin said, ah, hey, you seem to be able to win my money, I am a perfect mahjong skill.

Zhu Ningyun smiled on the side: "Gao Xu, don't listen to your brother-in-law, we really don't have any property under our hands now, but we can also make a lot of profits by investing in those businessmen every year." You can win your brother-in-law's money boldly and boldly. ”

"I'll just say it." Zhu Gaoxu said: "My brother-in-law really has a trick, and there are endless ways to make money." ”

Wei Jiangxue smiled slightly on the side: "Hey, my brother-in-law has a great ability, but our prince doesn't have this ability."

The two couples sang and harmonized, and Li Xiao understood it.

He smiled and said: "Gao Xu, you can rest assured, your little industry, my father can't look down on it, it can't be formed on a large scale, it's all a small business, and it's not easy for the imperial court to manage the seven cylinders."

"That's right."

Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed and pushed the card, "Hula! Give money to money. ”

"I'm sorry for Gao Xu."

Zhu Ningyun also pushed the card and said with a smile: "I'll talk to you in front of you." ”

It turned out to be a double shot, and Zhu Ningyun cut off his beard.

Li Xiao's means are strategizing, and whoever he wants to be Hu can be Hu.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, "Come again."

Jingshi, Wanping.

Dashukou Village has been renamed Lijia Village, and everyone's surname is Li Weirong.

This is Li Xiao's hometown.

Therefore, ten miles and eight towns can be regarded as the best one to build.

The village has changed its appearance, and every household has built brick houses, ancestral halls, auditoriums, and squares.

However, Li Xiao's dilapidated house was deliberately preserved by the dormitory, and Li Xiao's original three acres of land were also protected as a preservation of the history of making a fortune.

There is a Ming national teacher in the village, which is the glory of the whole village.

Recently, Zhu Yunwen is filming a movie "The Life of the People of Beiping", and came to Lijia Village to take local materials, after all, this is the hometown of the national teacher.

Li Youtian, the head of the district, warmly greeted the arrival of the filming team, and specially prepared a table of meals to entertain, serving the best dishes, chicken, duck and fish.

"Welcome, welcome! I didn't expect our Lijia Village to be on the movie too. ”

Li Youtian shook hands with Zhu Yunwen excitedly, and the villagers next to him beat gongs and drums.

"This is the hometown of the national teacher, it's not necessary to go to the movie, but you, it's too polite." Zhu Yunwen walked into the village with a smile, and then enjoyed the hospitality.

At the dinner table, Zhu Yunwen toasted a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Li Youtian, our film crew may have to shoot here for a few days, and we will need the cooperation of the villagers at that time." ”

Li Youtian replied: "Everything is arranged by the big director, haha. Your accommodation has been arranged for the past few days, and whoever you need to cooperate with will definitely call you. ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled: "Then it's decided." Today we will observe in the village first, and tomorrow we will officially shoot. ”

Li Youtian said excitedly: "It's easy to say and talk, follow the command of the big director." ”

After a meal and drink.

Zhu Yunwen arranged for his subordinates to go to each household to investigate the people's situation, select an example to sort out the copywriting, and he took Zhu Yunxi to wander around the village.

"This is where the national teacher made his career, it is really beautiful and outstanding."

While walking, Zhu Yunwen sighed.

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi scolded Zhu Yunxi in his heart for being a good dog, but on the surface, he pretended to agree, "Yes, a small village, with such a great talent as a national teacher, it is unimaginable that even this small village has been built so well." ”

In the past six months, Zhu Yunxi has followed Zhu Yunxi everywhere to shoot movies, and completely realized the energy of movies, which is a terrifying propaganda method that can quickly change people's minds.

He secretly said in his heart, now that Beiping has changed greatly, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, if this movie that shoots the lives of the people spreads to other places, I am afraid that everyone will yearn for it.

At that time, I am afraid that my major affairs will be very difficult, and I planned to lie dormant in secret, but now it seems that I must speed up the progress

As they walked, the two walked to a dilapidated thatched house, which stood out in the village of brick houses.

"Could it be that there are still poor households?"

Zhu Yunwen is good at capturing information, so he immediately walked over, wanting to go in and take a look.

"Stop, you can't go in here."

Immediately, two people came to stop them.

"We Are"

Zhu Yunwen wanted to identify himself.

A young man was very arrogant, with a straw in his mouth, and said angrily: "It doesn't matter who you are, you can't enter here." ”

Zhu Yunwen was slightly displeased, but although he has been rich all these years, because of his identity, he has never made trouble, and he plans to ask Li Youtian tomorrow.

pulled Zhu Yunxi away.

"Phew."

The young man sneered as he spat the straw out of his mouth.

This made Zhu Yunwen a little annoyed, was it tolerable or unbearable, and turned his head to look over, "What do you mean?" ”

"Hurry up, hurry up, this is not a place you can see, and it won't work if the king of heaven is here." The young man waved his hand disdainfully.

What did the two say, they were both emperors and grandsons, how could they have been insulted like this?

"Damn, look for death!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't care, but in order to gain more trust from Zhu Yunxi, he deliberately helped him out, which was also in line with his original temperament, so he rushed over.

The two fought, scuffling together.

Although Zhu Yunxi said that he had practiced martial arts before, he had almost abolished his martial arts in the ten years of prison, and his body was much weaker, so he couldn't take it for a while.

Soon, the others called the head of the house, Li Youtian.

"Grandiose, you're looking for death!"

Li Youtian rushed to hear the wind.

hurriedly pulled away, and then kicked Li Hongwei's body.

This young man named Li Hongwei rolled on the ground a few times and said unconvinced. "Dad, why are you beating me, these two people want to enter the house of the national teacher, can I agree?"

"You can come in. You idiot. ”

Li Youtian was angry and said: "These officials are all from the national teacher, and they came to make a movie." ”

After speaking, he apologized to Zhu Yunwen: "Big director, my son is a stupid pig, I haven't found him these days, and he doesn't know about this matter, you don't remember the villain, forgive him this time." ”

"Huh?" Li Hongwei was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be a person from the national teacher, who came to make a movie, and hurriedly bowed down and apologized: "I was reckless."

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Don't blame those who don't know." ”

Zhu Yunxi kept the name Li Hongwei in his heart.

Night.

Zhu Yunxi lived in the villagers' houses arranged by the head of the dormitory.

A man in black appears in the house.

Right now outside the city of Beiping, it's a good time to communicate.

The man in black said: "Shengshang, the short-eyed Li Hongwei during the day, do you want your subordinates to kill you." ”

"No, this little thing can't be tolerated, how can it become a big thing." Zhu Yunxi asked: "Over there in Yunnan, has the flintlock pistol begun to be built?" ”

The man in black said: "The Lord has already built it in secret, and it will take time." ”

"Time waits for no one." Zhu Yunxi instructed: "Pass the news and let it speed up the progress." ”

"Yes." The man in black nodded, and said: "Shengshang, after these days of investigation, I found that ten years ago, Yao Guangxiao once touched Li Xiao's bones, saying that this person is as lucky as the sky, and he can do everything smoothly by virtue of the luck on his body." ”

Zhu Yunxi said: "Then what do you mean?" ”

The black-clothed man said: "There is a Gu technique called "Lowering the Head" in Miaojiang, Yunnan, and the Lowering the Head Gu is planted in the coffin of Li Xiao's parents, which can suppress his luck. And the grave of Li Xiao's parents is now on the mountain behind this village. ”

Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up and said, "There is such a technique."

His heart moved, it was indeed unfavorable to fight Li Xiao like this, and he was not sure, so he could only use this method, thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi whispered: "You go to do this matter, don't be discovered." ”

"Yes."

The man in black answered, and disappeared into the night.

"One-two! One or two! One or two! ”

A loud trumpet sounded from the neat marching ranks.

Li Jinglong knew that the moment he accepted the holy decree, his words and deeds could affect the saint's opinion of himself.

He did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and led his soldiers to march at full speed.

There is a cloud in the art of war: "soldiers are noble and fast", and whether the speed of the march is fast or slow, it can also reflect the specific level of quality.

An elite army can "move a hundred miles in the middle of the day", and a rotten and incompetent army can only wriggle like a snail.

In ancient times, the influence of roads, soil slopes, soil ditches, shrubs, and mud puddles would also affect the speed of marching, and the width of the road would also affect the speed of marching.

A road can accommodate four people walking side by side, with each row spaced one meter apart from the front and back, and its own area is one meter.

The guard post of 5,000 men is then divided into five teams of 1,000 men, each of which can occupy 500 meters of road length, and the large army can be 5 miles apart!

If the army is larger, reaching tens of thousands, if it does not advance along multiple roads and is all crowded in one place, there will be a "grand occasion" in which the distance between the vanguard and the rear guard reaches tens of miles, and the vanguard leaves in the morning, and the rear guard may not be able to pull out the camp at noon. In order to speed up the march, Li Jinglong planned in advance, marched in two directions, and marched at full speed.

The soldiers of the two routes were assembled, and there was only less than thirty miles left from the Beijing Division, and it only took Li Jinglong a month to reach here.

After reorganizing the army, Li Jinglong planned to go directly to the capital in one go.

"Raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, this entry into Beijing is the moment to show the strength of my Cixiwei, everyone cheers up the general and shows his demeanor!"

Li Jinglong spoke in front of the battle, boosting morale.

This is the guards, the court said, they have to bring their own food thousands of miles away, now it is busy farming, the soldiers put down their family labor, and go thousands of miles.

"For the sake of General Li, I have to win this military exercise no matter what!"

"We want to let the pampered soldiers of the Jingshi see what a soldier is!"

"We've been training hard for so many years, aren't we just waiting for today, let them taste our awesomeness!"

One by one, the soldiers clenched their fists and shouted, and their morale was high.

These soldiers are all burly, and they have great respect for Li Jinglong, because of the battle six years ago, Li Jinglong's reputation has risen and he is worthy of respect. There is even more gratitude in their hearts, they know that Li Jinglong has silently paid a lot over the years.

As long as he trains, he can eat a big pot of rice, and there is meat in the big pot of rice, and Li Jinglong is trying to improve his salary.

And the commanders of the other guards, I heard that they are trying to deduct from them

Soon, Li Jinglong led the soldiers into the capital to hand over the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion controlled the Chinese and foreign armies, and placed two large and small fields inside and outside the capital, and divided 48 guards.

The reception of Li Jinglong was the Governor of the Governor's Mansion, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, the two had not seen each other for more than ten years, and he felt a lot of emotion for a while, Xu Huizu pulled Li Jinglong and said: "Jiujiang, you only took one month to rush to the capital. ”

Jiujiang is Li Jinglong's character, and the word is used to call him, indicating that Xu Huizu still regards him as a friend.

Li Jinglong respectfully bowed his hand: "Xiaguan Li Jinglong, see the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Xu Huizu smiled and patted Li Jinglong's arm, "I'm outside." ”

Li Jinglong laughed, "It's been a long time since I saw it, this capital has changed so much, I don't know it anymore." ”

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Xu Huizu arranged it in the school field, "You eat and live here, train hard, if you behave properly this time, the saint is likely to return your Li family's dukedom, if there is anything you need to say directly, I will go and report this matter to the saint first." ”

"Okay, then there will be Brother Lao Yungong." Li Jinglong arched his hand.

Xu Huizu saw that the other party's eyebrows were slightly worried, so he comforted: "Jiujiang, don't worry too much, I won't let you fight with the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, it is against the new army under the national division, those new troops will be discharged after only two years in the army, and there is still a chance of winning!" ”

The three battalions of the Beijing division are divided into military camps, Shenji battalions and three thousand battalions, these three battalions are built by Zhu Di himself, they do not belong to the guard system, do not use Tuntian, they are elite troops transferred from various places, and they are also the only soldiers to be raised in the Ming Dynasty, which are used to defend the elite of the capital and the Northern Expedition, of which three thousand battalions are Mongolian cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.

Li Jinglong's heart moved, if he fights with the new army, he really has a great chance of winning, but why. I will be called all the way to fight the new army, what is the purpose of this?

"I'm leaving, and I'll catch up with you at night."

Xu Huizu said and left.

Li Jinglong was not in a hurry to train, the soldiers had been marching for a long month, and began to arrange for them to go down to rest, and the soldiers thought that they would continue to train, so they cheered and went to the room to rest.

At the same time, the question just now has been hovering in Li Jinglong's mind.

"Why did it take only one month to arrive in the capital?"

In Hongwu Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard such news, he thought it would take two months, but he didn't expect the time to be shortened by half.

"That's right." Xu Huizu arched his hand and said: "Emperor Taishang, according to my observation, the quality of Li Jinglong's soldiers is extremely high, when he entered the capital, he saw that the prosperity of the capital was still neat and unmoved, and then in the school field, the more quickly the array was prepared, the soldiers were all burly and powerful, full of spirit, and they were a division of tigers and wolves." If you train for another half a month, you can easily defeat those new troops by being afraid of death. ”

"I didn't expect Li Jinglong to train a tiger and wolf division in the guard."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, "It seems that the choice of Li Jinglong is really the right choice, Shibei should be impressed for three days, this Li Jinglong has really become a general after all these years of tempering." Hehe, Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you have obviously swelled recently, look at us using this army to frustrate your spirit. ”

"Emperor Taishang, if there is nothing else to do, the minister will retire first."

Xu Huizu bowed his hand slightly, and was about to leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him and asked: "Huizu, you are in charge of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and you have often gone below to inspect it over the years, what do you think, except for Li Jinglong's guard army, how are the soldiers of the other guards?" ”

Unexpectedly, he suddenly asked this, Xu Huizu was speechless for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Say it truthfully." ”

Xu Huizu nodded and said: "Except for Li Jinglong's army, the others are similar, and the combat effectiveness is very average, in fact, Li Jinglong's guard army was the same six years ago, but in that war, several guards along the coast had no power to fight back against the Japanese invaders, and Li Jinglong almost died in battle. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "In other words, this is just a special case, and the other guards are not of great use?" ”

Xu Huizu said: "It's not that it's useless, it's just that when you use soldiers, you need to practice in advance. However, the minister thinks that if the army still needs temporary drills, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness on the battlefield is not strong, and the soldiers are fast and easy to miss the fighter. ”

"We haven't thought about what you're talking about."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about everything, and then waved his hand: "Stand down." ”

"Yes, the Emperor."

After Xu Huizu retreated, he went to look for Li Jinglong, after all, he hadn't seen him for all these years, and he wanted to reminisce about the past.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the back of Xu Huizu leaving, and muttered: "Not long ago, Li Xiao handed over all the state-owned enterprises to the imperial court, and the treasury was able to get an extra 50 million taels of income every year. I'm afraid Li Xiao, you want to say that the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty is enough to raise soldiers. Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you have good intentions."

"No matter what, no matter what, since the country has the silver to raise soldiers, there is nothing wrong with changing this military system, since Li Xiao is so stubborn, the eldest brother will let you go this time. But what's going on with this Zhu Gaoxu, if you don't train every day, you will lose to Li Jinglong when the time comes, and the gambling contract will take effect, we just want to change it, and we can't open this mouth, this Zhu Gaoxu, it's really damned"

The Mansion of the Duke of Wei.

Xu Huizu invited Li Jinglong to drink together and catch up.

The two grew up together and had a good relationship, and because of the Battle of Jingjing in this world, the two did not fight Zhu Di, so there was no contradiction.

In addition, Xu Huizu watched the movie of Li Jinglong protecting the city a few years ago, and now he admires this Li Jinglong.

The two chatted about the past over the years, and then Xu Huizu began to get down to business: "Although the new army set up by the national division is some recruits, you should not be underestimated, the new military system is similar to the county conscription system of the Qin Dynasty, and the soldiers who enlist in the army are all young and strong, the people of good families, and the military camp is called Tieming Camp."

There are 5,000 soldiers in the Tieming Battalion, and they are ordinary soldiers who have retired in two years, but the soldiers who have performed well can stay, and now the people of Beiping City are recruited by the new army, coupled with the propaganda of the national teacher to Beiping, the glory of being a soldier, the status of the soldier is extremely high, and the salary is also high.

If they can stay in the barracks, they will choose to stay, with these veterans, this group of recruits practice all day long, the food is even more top-notch, better than the food of the three battalions, because of the trade with the Beiyuan tribe in the north, Dunton has beef and mutton supply, plus the current conditions in Beiping, Dunton has eggs, chicken, pork, fresh vegetables and fruits supply, I heard that now breakfast is added with milk, physical fitness is too good. However, I have never seen what the specific combat effectiveness is. ”

"What?" Li Jinglong was taken aback after hearing this, "This recruit has tons of beef and mutton, as well as milk, this treatment is ridiculously good!" ”

Compared with the guards under his command, it is really different, it is still his own guard, he has tried his best to add meat to his food over the years, and sometimes he has to pay out of his own pocket, and those soldiers also farm to support themselves.

"What is this?"

Xu Huizu said: "These soldiers have good food is only one aspect, after leaving the army, those who perform well can be assigned jobs, or get a sum of silver taels, seventy or eighty taels in two years, although it is not enough to provide for the elderly, it is no problem to buy a remote house, and it is enough to support yourself by working or doing some small business." ”

Hiss.

Li Jinglong gasped.

This treatment is simple, after those soldiers in the guard station are old, the imperial court will not care about it at all, and they will be directly abandoned after they are used up, while the new army, who has only been in the army for two years, can get a rich amount of silver taels, and the gap is very different.

This time he came to Beijing, Li Jinglong wanted to regain the glory that belonged to the Li family and take back the title of Duke of Cao Guo.

In addition, he hopes to react more holy, slightly improve the treatment of some guards, and help the guards in the world speak, and there are 1.5 million guards in the country.

But right now, the new army is being treated so well

Li Jinglong couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't this new army system promote the world?" ”

Xu Huizu smiled and said: "To promote the world, how many silver taels will it cost, according to the standards of the new army, I am afraid it is an astronomical amount, how can the imperial court afford it." That's right. You don't know the significance of your visit to Beijing, do you? ”

Li Jinglong nodded and said, "Yes, I suddenly came all the way to the capital to fight with the new army, and I didn't understand the purpose of this trip after thinking about it for a long time." ”

Xu Huizu said: "Let me tell you the truth, this trip is a gambling contract between the national teacher and the emperor." ”

"What bet?" Li Jinglong asked.

Xu Huizu said: "The national teacher wants to implement the law of the new army, but was opposed by the emperor, so this gambling contract was born, if you win, the guard Tuntian will remain the same, if the new army is even more, then the new law will be implemented." ”

"What!"

Li Jinglong was shocked in his heart, if he won, wouldn't he become a sinner, sorry brothers

If you lose, push the new army law, and the military households in the world will no longer suffer. But if he loses, what about the glory of the Li family, should he abandon it?

Li Jinglong suddenly fell into a dilemma, and he didn't know what to do

It was such a difficult choice!!

"Jiujiang, Jiujiang, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Huizu found Li Jinglong's and pushed it before waking him up.

But seeing that Li Jinglong was facing a look of worry, he sighed and said: "Hey Brother Yungong, over the years, I have been training below, and I know the disadvantages of the guard, the suffering of the soldiers of the guard, this time I came to Beijing, in addition to taking back the glory of the Li family, I also wanted to talk to the soldiers under my command, but it didn't come to pass."

Xu Huizu was stunned for a while, and said: "Jiujiang, you don't want to lose this game, you have to think clearly, if you miss such an opportunity, you won't have it, if you deliberately lose the game, what face do you have to face the ancestors of your Li family??" ”

Li Jinglong shook his head and said: "Why did you choose me, let me make such a rare choice, if I choose other health centers, I don't have such trouble." ”

Xu Huizu persuaded: "If it weren't for your diligent training over the years, you wouldn't have been able to win this opportunity, think about it, even if you lose, this new army method may not be promoted, and it will cost a lot of money."

"Nope." Li Jinglong said: "There are 1.8 million guards in the whole country alone, plus the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, there are 2 million soldiers, and the soldiers are not too expensive, if the new army is strong in combat, why do you need more than 1.8 million soldiers, 500,000 is enough." The soldiers of the guard post are not of great use. ”

In fact, what Li Jinglong said was not wrong, the future Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen drove the expedition in person, and the elite of the three battalions was lost, but the elite of the three battalions in the first battle of Tumubao was lost, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was reduced, and the strength of the guards could not be restored at all, and it was not recovered for more than 100 years.

"Jiujiang, you're impressing me now!"

Xu Huizu admired Li Jinglong even more, he actually cared so much about the military household, and even shook his idea of getting the title back, which was really rare.

"But have you thought about it, if you deliberately lose the battle, how wise the Emperor Taishang is, how can he not see it, when the time comes, even if you lose the game, this matter will not be done." Xu Huizu said seriously: "This matter, you and I can't control it, whether it succeeds or not, it's a game between the national teacher and the emperor, you just need to train hard, fight well, don't think about anything else." ”

Li Jinglong was taken aback, and said in fear: "Brother Yun Gong is right, how can such a major event be something I can control, thanks to Brother Yun Gong's reminder, Jiujiang knows how to do it, I will prepare well for the battle and play with style." ”

Xu Huizu was very pleased, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you can figure this out!" ”

The two laughed and talked until late at night.

On the second day, Li Jinglong swept away his fatigue and devoted all his body and mind to training.

And Zhu Gaoxu went to the Guogong Mansion every day to play mahjong, and he was very happy.

Half a month later.

The drill was held on the school grounds.

On this day, it was crowded with people, and a tall platform was built on the school grounds.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, Empress Xu Miaoyun, Princess Zhu Ningyun, National Teacher Li Xiao, Prince Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui and others, as well as several Shangshu and several cabinet members watched on the platform.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di sat on the two dragon chairs in the center, one on the left and one on the right, and the rest of the people stood on both sides according to their status.

The 5,000 soldiers of the Tieming Battalion and the 5,000 guards of the Cixi Guard were waiting on the school grounds.

The soldiers on both sides were in high morale, with the idea that they would never lose, for fear that it would be a-for-tat duel against Mai Mang.

In addition to daily drills, the soldiers of the Tieming Battalion will also attend classes, learning patriotic knowledge, as well as the concept of glory about soldiers, plus they know that if they lose this time, this Iron Blood Battalion may not exist, so their morale has reached their peak.

At the same time, they also knew that if General Li could regain the title of Duke of Cao Guo, he would probably speak for them and improve their treatment, and their morale would also reach their peak.

The drill also began, and the eyes of the soldiers on both sides of the exercise ground looked at each other, and the smell of gunpowder was full, and they were afraid that if they gave an order, the two sides would fight hard!

"I really didn't expect that this Cixiwei sergeant would have such a quality, and his spirit was like a competition with the soldiers of the three battalions, Li Jinglong actually trained the division of tigers and wolves, and the new army is afraid that it will not be easy to win."

On the stage, Fang Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, sighed with emotion, but he knew that the guards who came to the imperial court some time ago were not like this at all, and he was inclined to be a recruit of the national division, so he couldn't help but worry.

"Look at the Tieming Battalion, although it is a new soldier, a tall horse and strong horse, and the momentum is like a rainbow, I think that although the Cixi Guard soldiers are also good, they are still a little worse than the new army."

Yang Shiqi was on the side and praised the new army.

"The new army is piled up with silver, on the other hand, the guards of Cixi Wei still have to be tuntian on weekdays, but they don't need to spend a penny of silver, which is better or worse, can't you see it, and this battle, it's hard to say, I think both sides have the possibility of winning."

Xie Jin, the first assistant of the cabinet, was biased towards the guards, wanting to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, but Zhu Yuanzhang supported the guard system he built himself.

"You can't say that." Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, secretly praised Li Jinglong, and said: "This Li Jinglong's diligence in training over the years is unique, and he can train the guards who are busy with farm work on weekdays to this quality, but it is not easy, there are so many guards in the world, I am afraid that only Cixi Wei can compare with the three major battalions and the new army." ”

Everyone was talking, Zhu Di saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to say, so he coughed twice, and everyone was silent and quiet.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the 5,000 sergeants led by Li Jinglong, with his head held high and full of confidence, he was indeed the army of tigers and wolves, so he laughed and said: "I heard that during this time, Zhu Gaoxu played mahjong every day, and he couldn't think about it, but he didn't know that the arrogant soldiers were not brave enough. On the other hand, this Li Jinglong's soldier has strict military discipline and full of confidence, and the national teacher is too full of words, so don't capsize the boat in the gutter. ”

These words were obviously aimed at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao looked at Li Jinglong's soldiers at this time, and found that it was indeed unusual, it seems that the rumors some time ago are true, and the eldest brother really carefully chose a good opponent for himself.

Li Xiao smiled slightly: "This Li Jinglong is really impressive, he has actually trained a group of strong soldiers, I am afraid that he has paid a lot of silver. Whether it's a win or a loss, we can't tell, only the real chapter under the hand is. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Xiao had something to say, what does it mean to pay out of his own pocket to train a good soldier? With a displeased face, he waved his hand and said, "In this case, then see the real chapter under your hand and start." ”

The eunuch on the side shouted: "The martial arts show begins!" ”

The soldiers on both sides are wearing armor to prevent injury, the drill is not harmful, holding wooden weapons, such as bows and arrows, the arrows do not have arrows, but are wrapped in a layer of cloth, which has red ink, and the same is true on the head of the gun, if it hits, there will be a red mark on the body, if it is a fatal position, it means death elimination.

Knock knock knock!! Knock knock knock!!

The drums are beating!

This-for-tat drill against Mai Mang officially began.

"Drink!"

The soldiers on both sides were on standby, waiting for the generals to give orders.

Li Jinglong stood on a high place, watching the opponent's formation, and then gave orders, and the flag commander next to him immediately waved the flag, and the soldiers quickly reacted through the flag, changed the formation, and formed a defensive circle.

"Good, good!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly: "The formation changes in an orderly manner, and it is really good to be able to quickly obey the command of the generals." ”

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Gaoxu's new army.

Zhu Gaoxu also waved his hand, and then the flag order was passed on by the flag commander.

Then, he found that something was different, only to see a few people in the army pick up the suona, and then began to blow the suona.

Zhu Yuanzhang: "??? ”

(End of chapter)