my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 140
Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

At this time, he was no longer so sad.

Even Empress Xu had phoenix eyes, full of doubts.

Zhang Anshi said with a smile at this time: "I am worried about one thing now."

Zhu Di looked up at him and said, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Your Majesty previously gave Zhu Gaoxu too many guards, including the Han King's Central Guard, Han King's Left Guard, and Han King's Right Guard. In addition, there is also Tiance Guard. This guard has between 9000 and 7000 troops The number of people varies, and the King of Han has the most guards. The three guards of the King of Han alone have nearly 6 troops, plus the previous Tiance Guards, there are also [-] people. Your Majesty, this is [-] to [-] people. ah."

Zhu Di didn't say anything, he knew that Zhang Anshi had more to say.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Now that Zhu Gaoxu has been convicted, of course his guards will not be disbanded, including Tian Cewei, I am afraid they will stay in the capital, but I am thinking, these people... how to deal with them? They were originally vassals. The king's guards still have a future, but now they are the criminal king's men, even if the court still allows them to stay, I am afraid that at this time, the army's morale will be shaken, people's hearts will be fluctuating, and many people will retreat in their hearts."

Zhang Anshi pointed out a practical problem.

Yes, in the army, if the leader collapses, it will be a big deal for the original military officers in the guard.

Even if the court may not pursue it for a while, it cannot be avoided that many people are still worried that they will settle accounts later.

Ten thousand steps back, if there is no settlement after the fall, their future may stop at the moment.

After all...they have backers, but you have nothing.

At the beginning when Zhu Di wanted to calm down, the guards of the King of Yan near Beiping responded in groups. This is also the fundamental reason.

It's not just that King Yan has great prestige in the army, the most important thing is that everyone understands that with King Yan, they have a backing, and they can enjoy the shade under the big tree.But once King Yan was really captured by the court, they would also be in danger.

Zhang Anshi said again: "What's more, Zhu Gaoxu has always had a high prestige in the army, so... I think it is very difficult to solve this problem right now."

Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi and said, "This is a major military matter, and you want to ask about it?"

Zhang Anshi said with a wry smile: "It's a big deal for the army, and you can also do business, so I thought of a way."

Zhu Di was not angry, but said: "Let's listen to it."

Zhang Anshi said: "Order these guards to station in Mubang, Ganya and other places, what does your Majesty think?"

"This time, the imperial court conquered Annan and mobilized the troops. It is difficult to secure the neighboring countries in Annan. There will be no changes. In places such as Mubang and Ganya, there are a lot of Tubang, and many chieftains refuse to accept Wanghua, and even occasionally harass our Daming army. It is better to let this The four guards are stationed in Mubang and other places to take precautions."

After Zhu Di heard this, he frowned and said, "Myanmar has always been submissive, Namubang and other places... I haven't set up a propaganda department yet. Is it inappropriate to deploy troops this time?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Didn't An Nanguo be obedient back then?"

Then, Zhang Anshi lowered his voice: "I heard that...to the west of Burma, there is a country called Delhi, and this country was appointed as the governor of Delhi by Timur. This Delhi has a vast territory and is not far from Burma. Then Burma King, I heard that in addition to paying tribute to my Ming Dynasty, they also paid vassals to the Kingdom of Delhi."

Zhang Anshi pinched his fingers, and calculated for Zhu Di in an orderly manner: "Myanmar entered the Gondri Kingdom, and the Delhi Kingdom is a vassal of the Timur Kingdom. His Majesty Timur knows that this country is very powerful and is a descendant of the Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning, he was also a vassal of the Yuan Dynasty, and I heard people say that Timur swept the world, from Tianzhu to the west of the desert, and then to the west, no one was his opponent, and they claimed to be the orthodox of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Your Majesty... If this is rounded... Calculated, Myanmar can be regarded as one woman marrying two husbands. It is not only a vassal of my Ming Dynasty, but also a remnant of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty."

Hearing that, Zhu Di frowned deeply.

Zhang Anshi said again: "During Emperor Gao's reign, Taizu swept Beiyuan and expelled the Tartars. It's a pity... the remnants of Beiyuan are still active in all parts of the world. Today, don't your majesty inherit the will of Emperor Gao and expel the remnants of Beiyuan? Swept away?"

Zhu Di actually thought it was reasonable.

But... he is the emperor, in fact, he has a reason for everything.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Three Guards of the King of Han and Tiance Guards are currently in disarray. If they are transferred to Mubang and other places rashly, I'm afraid they will be afraid. I think... being elected as a good commander will not only stabilize the morale of the army, but also rely on this person Wu Yong..."

Zhu Di looked deeply at Zhang Anshi, and said: "You are not afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain, this rebel has always wanted to be Li Shimin, and even wanted to imitate me!"

Zhang Anshi smiled: "I... no, His Royal Highness and I have actually thought about it. The key point here is that he stationed troops in Mubang, where there are many chieftains, Han and barbarians live there, not to mention the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Myanmar and other countries are eyeing it."

"Your Majesty... this is the key point. Your Majesty left the King of Han in the capital. The King of Han is not willing to live under others, so he will naturally have different ideas. Even if he is placed in other peaceful places in the two capitals and the thirteen provinces, he will It is reasonable to be unwilling to be lonely and have plans. In this world, there is a kind of person called a hero in troubled times, who is born to be troubled.

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "But what if His Majesty puts it in Mubang and other places? At this time, the countless chieftains and enemies of foreign races in all directions are enough for him to toss, let alone want to clear and suppress The remnants of the local bandits cannot supply his military horses by relying solely on Mubang and other places. At this time, in order to destroy the enemy, he must constantly ask the court for food."

"He is there, the biggest advantage is nothing more than two things, one is personal bravery, and the other is the support of the imperial court. If the imperial court does not support him, his tens of thousands of troops will inevitably fall apart if he cannot maintain it. , the King of Han... has a very stubborn temper, so naturally he refuses to admit defeat, but if he wants to win, he has to maintain a good relationship with the court. No matter what he does in Mubang in the future, he will have to play a petition to the Ministry of Households, Your Majesty... ...Now the household department...whose responsibility is it?"

Zhu Di was startled, subconsciously said: "Prince!"

Zhang Anshi chuckled: "In this way, the contradiction is changed. In the capital, the King of Han has no other enemies, so he is naturally jealous of His Highness the Crown Prince. But in Mubang, His Highness the Crown Prince is his backer. He has tens of thousands of people. His life, death, honor and disgrace depend on his elder brother to survive there."

Zhu Di's face sank, and he raised an important point: "What if he conspired there?"

"What do you use to conspire against?" Zhang Anshi said: "When Jingnan was in trouble, His Majesty sent troops, and the imperial court sent a large army to attack Beiping. Rebellion, his soldiers are afraid that if they go out of the city, the local chieftain will take him away."

"The King of Han is a brave general. I think that the King of Han is also deeply loved by the soldiers. But at this point, I think that His Majesty didn't use him in the right place."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, stood up, paced back and forth, his eyes flickered.

Empress Xu's eyes also seemed to have a little light.

After Zhu Di pondered, he suddenly stopped and said, "It is not a pity to die for this rebellious son. After all, what he committed was a heinous crime."

Zhang Anshi said: "Hasn't Your Majesty deposed him as a commoner?"

Zhu Di said: "If he is deposed as a commoner, how can he be allowed to march and fight?"

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "These four guards can be given to the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanhe. In name, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanhe is the rightful lord. The King of Han is just acting as the father and acting as the governor."

Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi and asked suspiciously, "Why are you still speaking nicely for him at this time?"

Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly and said: "I have no choice but my brother-in-law still regards the King of Han as a brother. My brother-in-law values ​​family affection the most, and I happen to also value family affection very much. I really can't bear to see my brother-in-law having trouble sleeping, eating, and tossing and turning."

Zhu Di couldn't help feeling emotional, and said with red eyes: "Hey... the prince is really a good brother, but it's a pity... there is such a rebellious son as Zhu Gaoxu. But Zhu Gaoxu's crime..."

Zhang Anshidao: "Chen and a few brothers have already beaten him, he has beaten me, and now I beat him, it is considered to be indemnity."

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "After all, I have wronged you."

"It's not a grievance." Zhang Anshi said with a smile.

But he was thinking in his heart, it would be great to have a devil king like Zhu Gaoxu.When Ming went to the West, he really wanted to formulate a strategy that could never be reversed. The only way was to deeply wedge Ming's influence into the Western countries.

Any ministers sent by the imperial court to negotiate with Westerners would probably use innocuous tactics of appeasement, which would not have much meaning other than maintaining a tribute trade.

But Zhu Gaoxu is different. This guy is the devil king of the world. He is like the contemporary Lu Bu. If there is such a person who leads soldiers into the hinterland of the West, what will happen?
I'm afraid that the entire Western order will collapse.

By then...

For Zhang Anshi, there is nothing more important than sailing to the west.

Because what Zhang Anshi is worried about is that even if the Ming Dynasty can continue, Zhang Anshi's descendants can still eat and die with Ming Dynasty, but once the real maritime colonial empires appear, if they still follow the policy of sea ban for hundreds of years, then In front of strong ships and sharp guns, everything will be reduced to powder.

And Zhu Gaoxu is the most important pawn that Zhang Anshi buried for the future.

Although part of the reason for letting Zhu Gaoxu live today is because of his prince and brother-in-law, but more of the reason lies in this!

At this time, Zhang Anshi said again: "I don't have any grievances. I think that Zhu Gaoxu is a man with great ambitions. This ambition should be used in the right place. If it is placed in the capital, this ambition will become brothers. But if you let go Wouldn't it be a fan screen to defend my Ming Dynasty outside the territory of my Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty... I think that instead of being a vassal king, it is better to follow the method of the Zhou Dynasty and build up the princes. This week... there will be 800 years in the world."

After hearing this, Zhu Di seemed to understand what Zhang Anshi meant, and he laughed and said, "Now is not the time to talk about these things, let's deal with that rebellious son Zhu Gaoxu first."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Empress Xu: "How?"

Empress Xu couldn't help but look at Zhang Anshi more, and finally there was a smile on her lips: "The prince is a filial person, Zhang Anshi is a person who understands the general situation, Your Majesty... why don't you give it a try."

Zhu Di sighed, "I'm afraid that this kid will be stubborn."

"This is easy to handle." Zhang Anshi said: "It's better to take him to Qixia, after all, I am the chief of the Six Confucianists in the capital, educate him for a few days, and he will surely repent."

Zhu Di: "..."

Empress Xu said: "I only treat this child...no more, I don't want to ask about other matters. Your Majesty, follow Zhang Anshi's method and give it a try."

Although she said this, she also knew that this was the only way to deal with this rebellious son at the moment.

This is the best result.

Zhu Di nodded, then looked at Zhang Anshi again: "Didn't you just say business?"

"This is a good deal." Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty can wait and see. In the future...we will definitely make a lot of money from the King of Han."

Zhu Di: "..."

After playing against Zhu Di, Zhang Anshi led the three guys away.

Seeing Qiu Song's rebellious appearance, Zhu Di always felt disgusted, wishing to kick him twice for his father.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, Zhu Di sighed: "After all, Zhang Anshi was wronged..."

Empress Xu nodded and said, "Since that's the case, Your Majesty should think about how to give some rewards."

Zhu Di was thoughtful: "I will think about it again."

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Although Zhu Gaoxu has not been tortured these days, where has he experienced such humiliation and pain?
Just when he was exhausted physically and mentally, a prison car escorted him out.

And standing beside the prison car was actually Ji Gang.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu saw Ji Gang, he shouted: "Ji Gang, are you treating me so slowly?"

Ji Gang didn't respond, and even kept staring ahead, his eyes didn't fall on Zhu Gaoxu.

Feeling neglected, Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "Ji Gang...the king of Japan treated you well in the past, but today in this prison, you will send this king into prison, good, good, you are very loyal."

Ji Gang still looked indifferent.

He seemed to know that Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu was completely finished.

Even if he can survive, he will have nothing to do with the big one in this life.

He was surprisingly cold, and he still didn't even look at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu kept cursing and was directly taken away by the prison car.

Ji Gang still had no expression on his face, and finally led the people away.

Immediately Zhu Gaoxu was imprisoned in a mansion, and someone shackled his hands and feet.

The house is small, surrounded by blue bricks, the courtyard walls are high, and there are guards everywhere.

There is only one small hall and one bedroom here.

Very crude.

The only difference.

It is a huge map.

There are a lot of markings on this map.

However, it is not only in the pass, but also from the desert, to Timur in the west and even further away, it is also marked.

Zhu Gaoxu was very bored, and finally could only stare at the map in a daze.

After all, he had fought wars for many years, and soon discovered that this map was somewhat similar to the military map.

And he unexpectedly discovered that Daming didn't cover the whole world in this map, but instead... looked a little 'small'.

He found the city of Nanjing and Beiping in the small territory of Ming Dynasty, so he sat in a daze every day.

No one paid attention to him, and his daily diet was very simple.

Of course, occasionally someone came to visit him.

For example, the one who came today is the son-in-law Wang Ning.

Wang Ning is Zhu Gaoxu's good brother.

But at this time, he was not willing to come. All fools knew that Zhu Gaoxu had completely lost power, and there was no possibility of a comeback at all.

Wang Ning is not stupid, he only needs to look at Ji Gang's wind direction to know what might happen in the palace.

That Ji Gang has no deep taboo about this, and has completely separated his relationship with Zhu Gaoxu. Even the few people Zhu Gaoxu recommended to go to Jinyiwei at the beginning, now they also found a reason and directly dismissed them.

Wang Ning immediately realized...all those who get close to Zhu Gaoxu may be killed in the future.

So... in the midst of anxiety, the East Palace invited Wang Ning to Qixia, and hoped that Wang Ning would visit Zhu Gaoxu.

Wang Ning's complexion has changed. Isn't this deliberately trying to punish him?

But what the East Palace meant, he had no choice but to follow the guide tremblingly into the house.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu saw Wang Ning, he rushed forward and cried immediately.

"Wang Ning, I know that you will try your best to visit me. Our friendship for so many years is not in vain!"

Wang Ning saw that Zhu Gaoxu was pulling his sleeve and did not let go, and immediately turned cold, and immediately said: "Zhu Gaoxu, you are no longer the prince of the clan, how can you call yourself the king? Do you know how taboo this is?"

Looking at the cold face and listening to the words without the slightest emotion, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Wang Ning in disbelief.

Wang Ning continued ruthlessly: "Look at the good deeds you have done. Your Majesty has been extra merciful to you for not killing your head now. I never thought that you are such a person. If I had known , I never got close to someone like you back then."

Zhu Gaoxu was originally irritable, so he said immediately: "Wang Ning, what did you say at the beginning, you said that among all the princes, only this king is the most talented, and he will be the master in the future."

Wang Ning was taken aback. He was afraid that the wall had ears, so he immediately cursed: "Fart, when did I say such a thing? Now that you are dying, you dare to say such a thing? You mayfly shake the tree, and the praying mantis blocks the car, don't you?" Don't you find it ridiculous?"

Zhu Gaoxu's body trembled, and he stared at Wang Ning with wide eyes, filled with disbelief.

He has many good brothers, many of whom fought and endured hardships with him on the battlefield.

It's just that people like Qiu Fu stayed away from him because of Qiu Song's affairs.

And Ji Gang, the commander of Jin Yiwei, also began to deliberately keep a distance.

But what he least expected was that Wang Ning, who was closest to him, would show it the most clearly.

Zhu Gaoxu said shamefully and angrily: "Heh... so you came to humiliate me, get out, get out of here."

"Do you think that I am willing to stay here longer? It just depends on whether you are dead or not." After Wang Ning said, he walked away without saying anything.

Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that his liver ached. He couldn't imagine that those who surrounded him all day long praised him as a saint. Everyone said he was Li Shimin, but he regarded them as his "Fang Xuanling" and "Eldest Sun Wu Ji' and 'Yu Chi Gong', but now they seem to have vanished into thin air.

There's just alienation and disgust.

Zhu Gaoxu stayed in a daze for a few more days.

Group after group of old brothers, old tribesmen, and even the eunuchs who served him in the Han Palace back then also came.

But almost everyone is insensitive, as if they can only be relieved if they humiliate him.

Zhu Gaoxu, who used to be arrogant and arrogant, seems to have suffered psychological trauma time and time again.

That's all for Zhang An Shi to hang and beat him.

Even the people who praised him the most in the past, now they all regard him as shit.

He was in this small cave in a daze, tossing and turning every day, unable to sleep.

Or just look at the map obsessively.

at last……

Even Zhu Gaoxu didn't know how many days passed.

But four familiar people appeared in front of him.

Zhang Anshi took the lead, followed by the three murderers in the capital.

Zhu Gaoxu saw Zhang Anshi, and immediately roared angrily: "Zhang Anshi, you bastard."

Zhang Anshi laughed loudly: "Haha, Zhu Gaoxu, you still dare to be arrogant and domineering in front of me? In my opinion, you have healed your scar and forgotten the pain."

As soon as he mentioned the scars, Zhu Gaoxu remembered the last time he was hammered by someone, and suddenly he became angry, staring at Zhang Anshi and said: "If you teach me to cultivate enough energy, don't say it's just you, it's all of you together. The king will also grind you to a pulp."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "What is this? A girl from the Xu family can smash the table with a single slap. You are a classmate."

Zhu Yong said in a timely manner: "Ms. Xu's family is our sister-in-law."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "You haven't passed the door yet, so don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Gaoxu naturally knew who the girl from the Xu family was talking about. Hearing that Zhang Anshi used a little girl to humiliate him, Xu Jingyi could be regarded as his cousin, so he was even more angry: "Come on, I have the ability..."

Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "Brothers, don't talk about morals in dealing with this bastard... I will do it all."

Zhu Gaoxu: "..."

He has shackles on his hands and feet.

The three of them flew forward.

Then a merciless beating.

Zhu Gaoxu cried.

He couldn't bear such humiliation.

The opponent didn't talk about Wude, and even cursed after the fight.

Zhu Gaoxu wailed loudly and said: "Today, I was bullied by dogs when I fell into Pingyang...you remember...I will definitely pay you back ten times in the future."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Do you still want to fight? I can give you another chance to single-handedly fight with our capital's three murderers."

Zhu Gaoxu was furious: "The dog thief..."

This time, Zhang Anshi didn't need to greet him anymore.

Zhu Yong rushed forward all of a sudden, and beat him violently again.

It's just how tough Zhu Gaoxu is, thinking of how humiliated he was, and thinking of what happened these days, he wiped his tears, laughed wildly and said: "Okay, good fight, in the future, this king will tear your corpses into ten thousand pieces."

Zhang Anshi waved his hand, signaling Zhu Yong not to be reckless.

He sat down, sighed, and said, "After all, you are also my elder sister's uncle. You are a family. Why do you do this? You can't beat me."

"You four..." Zhu Gaoxu bared his teeth and roared angrily.

Zhang Anshi sighed: "The four of us are as close as one person. Anyway, we mean the same thing. It doesn't matter whether you accept it or not...the truth is right in front of you."

As he said that, Zhang Anshi looked up at the map, and saw that the Mobei direction of the map had been scratched, Zhang Anshi said: "What did you do to the map, my God, you are still not human, this map is newly made by me, What did you do to it?"

Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he was about to retort.

But he was utterly heartbroken, and everyone said that men do not shed tears lightly, but at this moment he was really heartbroken.This burly guy, his body twitched, seemed to have suffered all the grievances in the world.

Zhang Anshi frowned, continued to point at the map and said: "You said, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains in Myanmar, but there is a flat river near the sea. This place is naturally guarded against me. It's no wonder that the territory of the dynasties and celestial dynasties has to Stop here, the chieftains in these mountains and rivers must be very powerful."

He muttered a lot.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded: "What kind of chieftain, you know a bird, these are just mobs, if you want to use troops, dealing with them is like cutting melons and vegetables."

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "No, there are too many mountains and rivers here, and there are passes everywhere. If the local natives are attacked, they may hide in the deep mountains immediately. After that, they will continue to harass and hijack the food road. Within a few days, they will be killed by them." Sleepy."

Zhu Gaoxu stopped crying, looked at him with a sneer, and said, "That being said, if you are a mediocre person, of course you will be taken advantage of by them, but it is not easy for a real general to deal with them? As long as there are enough people to divide these mobs Trapped, and then specifically pick those rebellious ones, other tribes can delay the attack, those who are not convinced, as long as they are willing to use troops, with ten siege, one, direct force attack, and kill the restless people up and down, The other villages must be terrified, within half a year, there will be people begging for surrender."

"Marching and fighting do not rely on your despicable and shameless means, but on who is more brave. As long as you are willing to spare the capital and fight in one place, the rest of the people, seeing the end of the stubbornness, will inevitably be panic-stricken, defeated, and terrified. .”

Zhang Anshi said: "Really? In this case, how many people are needed?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu said, "As many as [-], as few as [-] to [-], different soldiers and horses have different ways of fighting. Although mountains and rivers are natural barriers, different enemies always have different ways of fighting."

Zhang Anshi said: "What if there are 5 horses?"

Zhu Gaoxu sneered: "If you have 5 people, you can stick to the main roads so that the mountains and rivers cannot be connected to each other. Inquire about these chieftains, who is the strongest and has the hardest bones? Then gather 5000 to [-] elites and attack him directly. Even if you sacrifice [-] or even [-] people in the village, it will definitely be worth it if you level the village."

"As for the other villages, if you see that village has been slaughtered up and down, you will be afraid that it will be your turn next. They are separated from each other and cannot be effectively united. The convenience of this mountain and river is in our hands."

Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "Sacrificing thousands of elites? Wouldn't that be too cruel?"

"Compassion does not control soldiers." Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhang Anshi with contempt: "Thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people who control soldiers and horses are pawns in your hands. You can't even give up thousands of people. You might as well go home and hold the baby. "

(End of this chapter)