The Imperial Study.

Zhu Qizhen held the imperial case with both hands, and his little face was full of seriousness.

Zhang Fu and Yu Qian were also given to sit.

"The British think that how many troops are appropriate to send this time?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

Zhang Fu is an absolute boss in the army, and no one can match him in his understanding of warfare, the quality of soldiers in Southeast Asia, and his mastery of combat methods and methods.

It can be said that at this stage, there is no one who has more say than Zhang Fu.

Yu Qian can't either.

"80,000 to 100,000 elite soldiers will do." Zhang Fu said, "Too much money is too expensive, and if there is less, it is difficult to ensure that in case, long-distance combat has extremely high requirements for the quality of soldiers, and they must be elite soldiers." ”

Zhu Qizhen asked: "Can Guogong still do it?" ”

Zhang Fu's eyes froze, and he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Taizu has set the rules, and the princes of the Ming Dynasty are not allowed to interfere in government affairs and military affairs. ”

"There are exceptions to everything, Xu Da, Duke of Wei, Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, and Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, have all gone on expeditions and fought as Duke of Guo, they can do it, why can't you, Duke of England?" Zhu Qizhen said, "Besides, didn't the first emperor give you the right to meddle in government affairs before he died?" ”

Zhang Fu arched his hand and said: "The emperor was young before, but now the emperor can take charge alone, if the minister intervenes again, it will inevitably be true." ”

"I believe in you!" Zhu Qizhen said.

Yu Qian also said: "The emperor Shengming, who will go to Burma and Siam to give up the British public?" ”

Zhang Fuming felt five inside, his eyes were moist, "Thanks to the emperor's trust, how can the minister love himself, Lian Po still has spare strength in sixty, and the minister... Do it. ”

"Good!"

Zhu Qizhen was overjoyed, "This expedition is under the overall command and dispatch of the British public, Yu Aiqing must do a good job in logistics, and don't be stingy in military dispatch." ”

"Obey." The two said yes.

Yu Qian asked: "Your Majesty, is there a suitable candidate for the prison army this time?" ”

"Overseers?" Zhu Qizhen was reminded by this, and suddenly remembered that there must be a prison army to fight.

After all, he was only thirteen years old, and he was in contact with court battles and classics, so he really didn't know anything about fighting.

Seeing this, Yu Qian arched his hand and said: "The minister recommended Li Qing to be the supervisor of the army this time." ”

"Li Qing?" Zhang Fu was surprised, "He's back?" ”

"The British Duke also knows Li Qing?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised.

Yu Qian said with a smile: "This Li Qing, not Li Qing, the emperor and the prince are not the same person." ”

"That's it!" Zhang Fu nodded and said no more.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment and said, "I have full trust in the British duke, and I don't need to supervise the army. ”

"Your Majesty, supervising the army is a necessity, and it has nothing to do with trust or not." Zhang Fu hurriedly confessed, "As long as the minister has the command power during the battle." ”

Yu Qian also wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Zhu Qizhen.

"A handsome talent like the British Gong, the prison army will only limit the play." Zhu Qizhen said categorically: "There is no need to persuade again, I have made up my mind." ”

What are you kidding, he still wants to rectify the court, reform and innovate, how can he be willing to let Li Qing go to war?

Zhang Fu didn't know what was going on, he just thought that this was a manifestation of the little emperor's trust in him, and he couldn't help but be moved.

"The minister will live up to the grace of God!"

"Good!" Zhu Qizhen was also excited, "It's almost the end of the year, let the soldiers have a good year at home, you two prepare well, and the spring army will go out next year." ”

"Obey."

……

"Li Du is in the middle of the matter, let's talk in another place." Yang Pu's teeth trembled, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's... Go to the firewood room? ”

"Yes." Yang Pu is not very demanding, as long as it is warm.

The two went to the firewood room and lit a fire.

In the middle of all the things, a university scholar, squatting in front of the stove and roasting the fire, chatting.

Li Qing saw that Yang Pudong had a hammer and a stick in the west, but he didn't talk about business, and his patience gradually wore out, what is there to talk about with an old man?

"If Scholar Yang has nothing else to do, please go back first." Li Qing directly picked up people, "The lower officials are a little tired, I want to take a nap." ”

Are you really direct...... Yang Pu was helpless, and he didn't come up with a reason after a long time of probing, except for his appearance and similar temperament, he didn't have any evidence to prove that Li Qing was Li Qing.

But, whether to say it or not, those who are called Li Qing owe it.

Yang Pu took a deep breath and put aside his distracting thoughts: "I'll just say it!" ”

You should have said it bluntly...... Li Qing nodded: "Please speak." ”

"Do you want to do something in the court?" Yang Pu asked.

"I don't want to."

"Think again."

"Huh." Li Qing sneered: You are Zhu Yuanzhang!

Yang Pu was speechless: "I mean, I can help you achieve your ambitions." ”

"I don't believe it!"

"You ......" Yang Pu knotted angrily, "This official is sincere, and the world can learn from it." ”

Yo Yo ...... Li Qing couldn't help but pouting and rolling her eyes.

"It's not... What do you mean? Yang Pu broke the defense and shouted: "What does this official say is that he is also a scholar of the court, are you humiliating this official?" ”

"Don't dare!" Li Qing arched his hand helplessly, he was really afraid that this old man would not be able to come up in one breath and die in his house.

In order not to be touched, Li Qing had to slow down his tone, "The lower official is a seventh-grade official, what can he do, but he just eats and waits for death." ”

"This official can help you, really!"

"Why do you want to help me?" Li Qingdao said, "You have to give me a reason, right?" ”

"I'm for myself." Yang Pu said.

Li Qing was surprised: "What do you mean?" ”

Yang Pu was silent for a while, and said: "In fact, from the moment the first emperor died, the court situation was chaotic, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were pressed too badly, and the emperor was less than eight years old when he ascended the throne.

Therefore, in order to maintain the situation, we have to advocate making some compromises so that the contradictions do not rebound too much. Yang Pu sighed, "At first, it was fine, but as time went by, people's greed swelled step by step, and we became more and more struggling, and gradually we couldn't suppress it." ”

Li Qing nodded: "So you want me to help you atone for your sins?" ”

"You can't say that." Yang Pu's face was hot, and he corrected: "This is a major event in the community, for me, I can retire, and for you, I can gain fame, why not?" ”

"Why me?"

"Because ......"

"If Scholar Yang continues to talk about clichés, then it's okay not to say it." Li Qing added.

Yang Pu smiled bitterly: "This official is telling the truth, you may not be willing to believe it!" ”

"How do you know if you don't tell me?" Li Qing asked rhetorically.

"Okay." Yang Pu sighed and said seriously: "Because you have Li Qing's qualifications!" ”

Li Qing was stunned, and immediately understood what Yang Pu meant, and asked, "How can I be so sure that I can achieve the achievement of Yongqing Hou?" ”

"From this time to send troops," Yang Pu said, "I don't know if you can reach it, but you are still young, youth is capital, if anyone can reach that realm, it must be you." ”

"That's it!" Li Qing nodded.

It's all old rivers and lakes, needless to say it's too detailed, Li Qing pondered for a moment, no longer pretentious: "Cheng, I accept your help." ”

"......" Yang Pu slandered: How do you make it look like you help me, it's really... It's all bad for Li Qing!

In order to keep the evening festival, Yang Pu did not follow Yang Shiqi's old path, so he could only do this, "What are your plans for the future?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet." Li Qingdao said, "Don't worry, since I have accepted it, I will definitely use you when the time comes." ”

“…… Let's do it! ”

Yang Pu got up tremblingly, staggered two steps, and turned back and said: "You can add some taller chairs at home, it's too uncomfortable to squat on a low dunge, and also, charcoal is not expensive, buy some back;

Young people should take care of their bodies and don't just think about saving money. ”

Li Qing smiled: "Young people are hot. ”

Yang Pu's face was full of black lines, and he said stupidly: "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you, and you will know when you are old." ”

Li Qing touched his nose and didn't bother to argue with him: "The scholar walks slowly." ”

After Yang Pu left, Li Qing began to think about it.

Judging from the analysis, Yang Pu really has no intention of monopolizing power, otherwise he would never be silent today.

In terms of qualifications, Yang Pu is the most qualified person to replace Yang Shiqi.

With Yang Pu's help, it will be much easier to act in the future, and similarly, he will be exposed under the noses of the ministers in advance and be regarded as an opponent.

There are pros and cons, and in general, the pros slightly outweigh the cons.

……

Next.

The court meeting is still hot.

With just one mouth, the big guys said that the Ming Army was comparable to the gods descending to earth, and there was a great invincibility of the imperial army, and with a flick of his fingers, the enemy was wiped out.

But only if the emperor uses his tactics.

Zhu Qizhen was so annoyed that he couldn't do it, although he had never fought a war, he also knew that it was okay for these scholars to play tricks, but he didn't understand how to fight.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and this matter has to be handed over to Zhang Fu.

The goal has been achieved, Zhu Qizhen didn't want to waste time on this, so he said: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, let's discuss the matter of sending troops later, let's discuss the lack of Yang Shiqi in this cabinet first!" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music."

"The minister also has a play."