Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head as a response. He sized Jin Shitou's eyes and saw that he had grown into a solid and dark man... After all, so many years had passed, and the young man should have become like this .

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Recently there have been rumors in the whole city, what is Jin Baihu thinking?"

Jin Shitou said solemnly: "The last general waits for the king's fate!"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "I'm asking you what you think."

Jin Shitou thought for a while, and said a little embarrassedly: "My lord, you are stupid..."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly smiled kindly, and changed his words: "I remember when you were in An Nanguo, you said you wanted to kill your daughter-in-law, didn't you?"

At that time, Jin Shitou said that his wife had a concubine... When Zhu Gaoxu mentioned this, the generals beside him couldn't help but suppress their laughter.Not long after, it was mentioned, and the generals seemed to remember it.

Jin Shitou's face flushed immediately, and he shook his head and said: "No. I was promoted, and that woman regretted it very much. She admitted her mistake and flattered her. I think the baby should be taken care of by my mother. Forget it after all. But as soon as I came back, I found a good friend outside, and now I have an official salary, and I am in front of the uncle inside and out, very comfortable..."

"Hahaha..." The generals finally couldn't hold back anymore, and burst out laughing.

Only a few months have passed, and Jin Shitou's thoughts are completely different from those at the beginning.A person's state of mind may not change slowly, but in an instant.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered and said: "If the rumors become true and this king raises troops, are you afraid? Are you willing to follow?"

With such direct words, the room immediately fell silent.

Jin Shitou thought for a while, and said, "I'm really not afraid to say something heartfelt in front of the prince. The prince is the prince of the late emperor, and he has so many soldiers in his hand. I am not the only one who does such a big thing for you. The prince is not afraid of war. Killed the brothers!"

He paused, and continued solemnly: "I can't understand the big things, but I understand one thing in my heart, the prince is much richer and more powerful than me! I have obeyed the prince all these years, and the prince also thinks about me. Ladies and gentlemen, if the prince says to do it, then of course he will do it! Besides, I can be promoted from a sergeant to hundreds of households. In the future, if the prince conquers the country, I may be promoted as an official..."

"Jin Baihu doesn't know the seriousness of what he said, the prince forgives the crime." Wei Da immediately clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "A sergeant who doesn't want to be a general is not a good sergeant." Then he asked: "What do the brothers under Jin Baihu say?"

Jin Shitou was much more relaxed than before, probably because Zhu Gaoxu was very easy-going and never blamed him for saying the wrong thing, which gave him some kind of self-confidence inexplicably.

Jin Shitou pondered for a while, then said: "You can talk about everything. Many people have the same virtue as me back then, and they don't even think about the difficulties on the battlefield. They wish to do it sooner. They dreamed after hearing some wind and rain, I have been counting on such a mighty and famous man like Wang Ye to lead everyone to riches and honor!"

The room was very quiet, only Jin Shitou was talking there.Zhu Gaoxu also no longer talks like he used to, saying that ordinary days are the most precious nonsense, because now he urgently needs his brothers to work hard for him.

Jin Shitou said again: "There are still a lot of people who don't say anything, just obey my orders at the moment, and know that I obey the orders of my superiors, and I obey the military orders of the prince."

At this moment, Ma Peng, the commander of the Yuezhou Guard, said beside him: "My lord, the general has something to say, I wonder if my lord would like to listen to it?"

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said, "Say."

Ma Peng said: "Your Highness, have you ever heard of 'wearing youth'?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head.

Ma Pengdao: "The last general defected to the Han Chinese Liu Bashi in the Yi nationality's cottage in Dongshan, Yuezhou. Liu Bashi has some influence among the Yi people, not only because he and Longhai, the former governor of Yuezhou, Ah Zi and others are old, and he has a group of "wearing youths" in his hands, so he is very powerful. Otherwise, those Yi people would not talk to him as a Han.

Chuanqing people are Han Chinese, fleeing Han sergeants!

In remote health centers such as Yunnan and Guizhou, the land is thin, the mountains are high, the roads are difficult to navigate, and everything is lacking.The brothers in the military village do heavy work, eat bran and vegetables, and their lives are as cheap as dogs. Life is very difficult.When the government wants to transfer them to such a guard, of course no one is willing, but the military households have no power and power, and there is no way to resist Shangfeng.Just have to bear it!

But often in those places where the guards are located, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the generals violated the law and oppressed them excessively.

The fugitive sergeant must not be caught back, otherwise the whole family will be convicted of a felony!They usually flee to more remote mountains. One option is to live in a place where there is neither government power nor chieftain power. This kind of place is called "Life Realm" by the Chuanqing people, where they live like wild | beasts ; The other is to simply take refuge in the chieftain, as the lackeys and slaves of the natives.

Liu Baoshi won over many Chuanqing people from the "Life World" on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou, and they joined the chieftain together. "

Zhu Gaoxu was thoughtful after hearing this, and he came back to his senses after a long time, and said to Ma Peng: "The things you said are very useful. Before this king came to Yunnan, he really never went to that remote and difficult guardhouse, even those I don’t know anyone from the local area, and it’s the first time I’ve heard of people from Shengjie and Chuanqing.”

Ma Peng cupped his fists and bowed, not commenting on what he said.

Zhu Gaoxu was a nobleman from the clan when he first came, and most of the Ming Dynasty people he met were rich and noble, and occasionally met Jin Shitou and other low-level people. People who don't understand.

He clapped his hands on his thighs, and he stood up suddenly: "Let's go!"

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the office and saw many soldiers gathered on the school field.I don't know what kind of thoughts the generals had, they lined up many troops neatly in the open space, as if they wanted to add pomp to the King of Han.

Zhao Ping led a brown horse over, Zhu Gaoxu got on the horse, patted the horse to the open space, and looked at the queue standing there.

He should say something, and after thinking for a long time, he said loudly: "The military households of the Ming Dynasty guard the most difficult and dangerous mountains, do the heaviest work, and take the greatest risks to ensure the stability of the Daming country and the peace of the people. Brothers are not Serfs! If I can be the master, I will definitely give my brothers military salaries, confer fertile land, and let the sergeants behave in a dignified manner, so that the little girl will be willing to follow you!"

At this time, a general shouted: "The King of Han is our king, the King of Han always wins! The King of Han!"

"King of Han, King of Han..." All the troops shouted, one after another.Countless eyes were fixed on the king who was galloping on his horse.

Zhu Gaoxu said loudly again: "If you want soldiers to have martial virtues, you must treat them kindly first! This king will do what he says."

…Shortly after Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace of the King of Han, the man in the iron mask met him and said: "The King of Han is really a great talent. The world is attacking the city, the King of Han is attacking the heart, and the heart of the world's army! In this kind of battle, no one is important, only the soldiers of the world are the most important The word "Wu De" is really a divine word."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Mr. Li is too famous."

Iron-faced and humane: "I believe that the King of Han must issue a decree to buy the morale of the army with practical benefits."

Zhu Gaoxu reminded: "Some military systems can't be helped, we also have to consider future military expenditures."

The man in the iron mask said in a deep voice: "Don't worry so much, anyway, let's make a promise first. As long as you can win, there is always a way..."

Zhu Gaoxu understood what the man in the iron mask said. After all, his late father Zhu Di had done it more than once.He stared at him for a moment, noncommittal.

Chapter 376 Little Mist and No Wind

The sky in the east was just turning white, and the morning light and the light of the lanterns matched each other beautifully in the cool mist.The land is between waking up and not waking up, as if covered with a layer of tulle, everything is so peaceful.

It's hard to tell from the scenery that today is the day when the King of Han's palace worships the late emperor.

There are more than 130 houses on both sides of the three halls of Chengyun Hall, Yuan Hall and Cunxin Hall in Hanwangfu.Some are surrounded by small courtyards, and some are laid out like barracks.The houses are scattered in various ways, most of which are hanging on the top of the mountain, but they look a bit low under the support of the three main halls.

Qu Neng and his son lived in a small courtyard surrounded by corridors.After the people from Wushan Taoyuan arrived at the Palace of the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the eunuchs to arrange maids for them. Those maids not only served in daily life, but also served in bed.However, neither Qu Neng nor his son touched a finger of the court lady.

At this time they had already got up, Qu Neng was dressed in commoner clothes, and the bun on his head was only tied with thick cloth strips, like a hermit.

He stood in the yard, holding a wooden sword in his hand, slowly raised it to his shoulder, and suddenly took a step, and the wooden sword swung down rapidly.Qu Neng's son, Qu Liangcai, looks like a shadow; his movements and postures are exactly the same as Qu Neng's, exactly.

The father and son are also very similar in appearance, with big heads, low hairlines, flat foreheads, thick facial bones and clear outlines; there are not many beards on their mouths, and they are well-groomed.In addition, their daily lives seem to be very simple, and their skin is a bit rough.

The two didn't say a word, but they understood each other very well.After they had some activities in the yard, Qu Neng walked into the upper room and sat down on a chair.His son Qu Liangcai took a cup of tea from the maid, knelt down in front of the chair and bowed, and finally said, "Father, please have some tea."

Qu Neng's posture was very correct, as if it should be taken for granted, he nodded slightly, looked at Qu Liangcai with approval, and reached out to pick up the teacup.

... At this time, General Ping An was also in the same courtyard, playing with the weapons on the shelf while making fun of He Lu beside him.

Seeing He Lu standing by the side with a blank expression and no reaction at all, Ping An laughed and cursed, "Stuffy gourd! It's really hard to look back. I actually stayed with you for several years."

He Lu still didn't say a word, he really looked like a dull gourd.

Sheng Yong came to the gate of Ping An's courtyard wearing a burlap filial piety dress.Before he even entered, he heard Ping An joking inside.