First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 452

But Lan Yu didn't have much self-consciousness. On the contrary, he was always willing to run to Zhang Ximeng, just as annoying as Zhu Di.

That's right, Zhang Ximeng also dislikes Zhu Di a little...he likes the kind, clean, gentle, and likes to read...yes, just like his Zhang Shuning.

But Zhu Di is different, his clothes are always dirty, and he likes to go up trees and down rivers, buy fruits from outside, and never wash them.

Zhang Ximeng also witnessed this guy gnawing on the green radish covered in mud.

This made it difficult for Zhang Ximeng, who was slightly cleanliness. Before going to school, Zhu Di was just naughty, but now he is fine, and he has a lot of problems.

After arriving at Zhang's house, he took Zhang Shuning to the world to toss around. He especially liked to get some spider silk, stick it on wooden sticks, and stick it around Zhang's yard.

It doesn't take long to get a basket, and then roast it in Zhang Ximeng's garden.

For this kind of behavior of burning the piano and boiling the crane, Zhang Ximeng was so angry that his lungs exploded.

He really wanted to drive Zhu Di out, or hand him over to Empress Ma.

But Zhang Ximeng found something wrong. Although his son never fought with Zhu Di, he liked to watch what Zhu Di did.

And with Zhang Shuning around, Zhu Di worked harder.

Mere knowledge is far from enough, Zhu Di set the hunting target on Zhu Ying's mansion, after the fat sheep, horses and cattle, all were targeted by Zhu Di, anyway, in Zhu Ying's mansion, except for people, all living things had to come Come in his pot.

No, they got together and roasted the two peacocks that Zhu Ying managed to get back.

"It looks pretty good, but I didn't expect that the meat is so-so, and it's not as delicious as chicken!" Sapphire complained.

Zhu Di rolled his eyes at him, "It's not tasty, let you eat both thighs?"

Sapphire also stared at him, "The thigh meat is dry and hard, if it wasn't for the fear that you guys wouldn't be able to eat it, I wouldn't be tired of it!" As he spoke, he burped loudly.

Zhang Shuning just ate a little bit by the side, really just tasted it, "Uncle's peacock is for His Majesty, it's a birthday present."

The implication is, how to explain this?

Zhu Di didn't care, "After I told my father and mother, I said that the taste was not very good, and I just gave away ten or eight."

Lan Yu directly shook her head, "It's really bad luck for Zhu Ying to have a brother like you!"

Zhu Di doesn't care, does he?Why don't I feel that?

"General Lan, besides eating, can you talk?"

Sapphire gritted her teeth boredly, and said casually, "What did you say?"

"Just come to our martial arts and give lectures to the big guys."

"Martial arts? Lectures?" Lan Yu thought for a while, then suddenly slapped her thigh, and said, "Okay, that's great! You little fellows need me to teach you. You've taken a fancy to me, that's really insightful." People, let me tell you, when it comes to using troops, no one in the younger generation is my opponent, I am Sun Wu reborn, Wei Huo reborn..."

"Shut up! I think you are the number one braggart, you have no real skills!"

"Joke, I'll go now, isn't your mountain chief Geng Bingwen good at defense? You let me compete with him! Let him know how good I am! There is no tortoise shell that can't be cut open, only generals who don't work hard !"

Lan Yuzhen went to martial arts, and it turned out that he really defeated Geng Bingwen and Ping An in the sand table deduction, and gained the admiration of many martial arts students.

The big guy thinks this guy who is independent, flamboyant, and good at fighting is really interesting.

Some newspapers even openly referred to Sapphire as No. 1 in the future army, the general of Ming Dynasty.

This made Sapphire's tail curl up even more, and she was extremely proud.

An idea came to him suddenly, and he came to Zhang Ximeng specially for this reason.

"Zhang Xiang, what do you think of me going to study martial arts as a mountain chief?"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids, "Do you still want to harm Daming's future?"

Lan Yu didn't like to hear it anymore, "Zhang Xiang, you are going too far... I think that the warriors of the Ming Dynasty in the future must have a flamboyant personality, be able to conquer everything and win all battles, and become the strongest in the world. It is especially important. With martial arts, you must pay attention to loyalty, and regard honor as your life!"

"honor?"

"That's right, you taught me this. Sealing a wolf as a Xu, restricting Shi Yanran, and writing your name in the annals of history, isn't that an honor? Is there anything wrong with seeing it as the highest pursuit of a warrior?" Lan Yu said with confidence.

Zhang Ximeng was startled, then smiled helplessly, "That's right, but are you really willing to teach?"

Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, then asked back: "Mr. Zhang, teaching will not delay leading the army, right?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "For the time being, it will definitely not work for a few years. If you can make a little noise, the young soldiers you train will have achievements. Not only will you be able to lead the army, but you will also be able to make a big leap forward!"

Lan Yu pondered again, because he heard the seriousness in Zhang Ximeng's words, it didn't look like a joke, and he couldn't help but be serious.

"Zhang Xiang, who do you want me to compare with?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "For you to compete with Xu Da and your brother-in-law Chang Yuchun, it is considered bullying! For you to compete with Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, and Hua Yun, can you be sure?"

"them?"

Lan Yu couldn't help laughing, "Master Zhang, you must have underestimated my abilities. Even now, I'm not afraid of them! These people, as well as Wu Zhen and Wu Liang, are not as good as they were back then."

Zhang Ximeng smiled lightly, and suddenly asked, "What do you think of these people, what do you think of them?"

Lan Yu frowned slightly. He didn't understand what Zhang Ximeng wanted to ask, so he could only honestly say, "Anyway, I'm not convinced by them, and relying on my seniority, I boss them around. How about their achievements in the past? Can they still point to those achievements and work hard for the rest of their lives?" Domineering?"

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, then suddenly leaned forward and said, "Lanyu, if I told you to deal with them all, what would you think?"

"I, I want to drink and celebrate!"

Zhang Ximeng's face fell instantly, "Aren't you afraid of arousing public anger, and the generals in the army hold grudges against you?"

Lan Yu was at a loss for words, he looked at Zhang Ximeng carefully, pondered for a while, and then said, "Mr. Zhang, should we investigate and deal with these people?"

Zhang Ximeng didn't deny it, but asked, "How do you see some people in the military now? Can you tell me?"

Lan Yu felt more and more unusual. He didn't dare to joke, but was very serious, "Mr. Zhang, I don't know what conclusive evidence to say. But there are many rumors. Over the years, civil servants, The blood is flowing like a river, and the generals here are safe and peaceful. Many people say that His Majesty dare not destroy the Great Wall with a knife in his hand!"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help rolling his eyes, and said with a sneer, "Who is the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty? The King of Xiliang who never forgot the Western Expedition until his death, the Duke of Yue who was still building a beacon tower in Beiping, including Xu Da, and your brother-in-law, they all It can be regarded as the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty. But some people also call themselves the Great Wall, which is ridiculous!"

Lan Yu nodded quickly, "What Zhang Xiang said is that I look down on these people the most, and he wants me to teach in the school, so that future warriors will be different from them!"

"Are you sure?" Zhang Ximeng asked in a deep voice suddenly.

"Yes! I dare to issue a military order!" Lan Yu said without hesitation.

Zhang Ximeng took a breath, and it was not difficult to fight a bloody storm against the honorable military officials, and Zhu Yuanzhang could do a good job.

The question is how it ends!

Sapphire's idea is not bad.

He replaced the old-style civil servants with professional civil servants, could he replace the old nobles with new warriors?

Theoretically, it is possible, just let Sapphire do this job, can it work?

"You kid is jumping up and down. You are not at all solemn. Are you worthy of teaching students?"

Lan Yu became anxious, "Master Zhang, you are biased! I like to show off. But because of this, I am reliable! Otherwise, those newspapers would not let me go!"

It really made sense, and Zhang Ximeng couldn't refute it.

"I'm telling you these words, you should understand?"

Sapphire nodded quickly, "I know, just leave me a word, just cut off my tongue, and drink with it!"

"Go away! You say that, why am I still drinking?"

Zhang Ximeng kicked Lan Yu away.

Obviously, Zhang Ximeng is making intensive preparations. He needs to understand the situation from various aspects before he can be sure.

But at this moment, Mao Xiang suddenly handed over an urgent report.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite surprised to be able to get the evidence so quickly. If this Mao Xiang can get the real evidence, he is really a talent.

After Lao Zhu unfolded it and took a closer look, he couldn't help but want to slap his hands!

His crime is absolutely perfect!

As mentioned earlier, Tang Shengzong spent huge sums of money to build an ancestral hall for his family.

After Mao Xiang's investigation, when delivering materials to the ancestral hall, Tang Shengzong actually borrowed the carriages and horses of the post station, not only that, but also occupied ten good horses from the post station.

The post station is the channel of official communication. The urgent [-]-mile and [-]-mile express are all passed through the post station, and many important military and state affairs are also passed on through the post station.

Due to the difficulty of transportation and communication, the pressure on postmen and postmen is very high. If they are not serious, they will be punished if they delay time.

Tang Shengzong actually asked the postmen to work for them, and even occupied the horses in the post station. This is not taking military affairs seriously!

"Catch, grab it immediately!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order, Guo Ying took the initiative to take over the mission, and took people directly to Tang Shengzong's mansion.

"I said Guo Ying, we are all old friends, you can't arrest me if you arrest anyone? Let's stop making trouble, and I will treat you later!"

Guo Ying chuckled, "No need, I'll treat you!"

"you?"

"Yes, I'll treat you to prison!" Guo Ying yelled, "Come and arrest me!"

The soldiers and horses of the Gongwei Division rushed forward, and Tang Shengzong was furious, "Guo Ying, you have gone against the sky! Who allowed you to arrest me! I want to see the superior!"

Guo Ying laughed and said: "You will see the superior, but you have to wait until your crimes are found out! Take it away!"

In this way, a founding marquis was easily taken down.

Following the arrest of Tang Shengzong, the government and the public were in an uproar. It turns out that Huaixi nobles are not amulets!

6 Chapter Thirty

Tang Shengzong's being arrested and imprisoned is definitely not a trivial matter. It can even be said that since Hu Sanshe was killed, there has never been such a big incident in the Ming army.

In the previous rectifications, although warriors were also involved, the general positions were not high and the impact was not great.

Perhaps it is precisely this that makes some people indulge and feel that it is no big deal.

Even if Tang Shengzong was arrested, the big guy didn't think there was any problem.

What crime?

Unauthorized use of postmen and occupation of posthorses is very serious, but after all, it did not cause any serious problems, nor did it delay military affairs.

So as long as the posthorse is withdrawn, the loss is compensated, and Zhu Yuanzhang is begged for forgiveness, it is estimated that the matter will be over.

Therefore, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, and Hua Yun stood up and urged others to write a letter together to protect Tang Shengzong.

They proposed to pay fifty horses and pay one thousand coins to settle the case.

These few people are still full of confidence and feel that they are sure.

It's just that when looking for Lu Zhongheng again, I encountered a little trouble.

"Usually Old Tang has the best relationship with you, but this time I asked you to co-sign, but you didn't agree? Are you friends enough?" Wu Liang asked bluntly.

Several other people also stared angrily, especially Hua Yun, who shook her huge belly, gasped heavily, and clenched her fists.

Lu Zhongheng felt bitter in his heart, he had already smelled it, this matter is not easy.

After all, the higher position has already been selected, and the old Tang Xiu's ancestral hall cost a lot of money. If he wins Old Tang this time, who knows what will happen later?

"Don't force me, this matter, no, it's hard to say!" Lu Zhongheng wondered.

"What's hard to say!" Hua Yun scolded loudly, "I said Lu Zhongheng, what the hell is going on with you? We came out together to fight the world with the superior. In the final analysis, there must be loyalty between friends. Relatives and friends in the same country, Let's talk about friendship. Old Tang was arrested and imprisoned, which is also a slap in the face for us. If we don't bail him out, how can we gain a foothold in the court?"

Facing Hua Yun's reprimand, Lu Zhongheng said helplessly: "You want to protect Old Tang, and I want to protect too! But, it's not this way."

Wu Liang said, "What can you do?"

"Me? I was thinking, should I go to Xu Da, or ask Mr. Zhang for help... He has taught us to read and write. With this friendship, or Chang Yuchun, he has just returned from victory and is the most famous. He Talking is more useful than us." Lu Zhongheng looked at several people and almost begged: "Think about it, is this the truth?"

These people looked at each other, but shook their heads.

Hua Yun even directly scolded Lu Zhongheng for eating leftovers and coming up with bad ideas.

First of all, Chang Yuchun, he does have the qualifications, but unfortunately, he is not the 24 generals of Huaixi.

That's why a lot of people call Huaixi nobles at every turn, but many people don't know what is going on with this Huaixi nobles.

Among the people who followed Lao Zhu in the beginning, only Xu Da, Tang He and others did not include Chang Yuchun... In addition, like Hu Dahai, he also joined later.

Then there are people like Zhu Liangzu, who turned out to be officers and soldiers who surrendered.

There are also Fu Youde and Ding Pulang, they are the generals of Chen Youliang.

Because in Xungui, there are also several groups that are faintly separated.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to make a baby marriage with Chang Yuchun's daughter. The considerations here are definitely not simple.