Daming prepares the emperor

After the bridge was built, Zhu Biao had to go home.

A group of Taoist priests cleaned up the stalls, picked up all kinds of magic tools, such as compass whisks, etc., yawned, hooked their shoulders, and walked back scatteredly.

The monks have a lot of rules and go together together.

The monsters also bid farewell to each other, returned to the cave along the cave, and jumped into the river along the river. Although the momentum was huge, they all disappeared soon.

Changsun Wanguan hammered his shoulders that had become sore from raising his arms and shouting all night, and ran up the mountain quickly: "My lord, let's go back too."

"Well, let's go."

On the way back, Zhu Biao was still thinking about the battle. He wanted to snatch away Zhu Jingjing’s birth ghost, and the snake spirit who stabbed the birth ghost but shared the same head with her. The two of them were inseparable. It was sent by Chen Youliang.

It is impossible for Chen Youliang to go on a personal expedition without monks around him. Although the two paths of human cultivation cannot coexist, when the army is fighting, the evil spirit and the yang energy will collide. But—maybe he will send someone to make trouble in Yingtian City.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao suddenly stopped and looked back at the river flowing eastward.

The eldest grandson Wanguan almost bumped into Zhu Biao. Seeing him like this, he immediately turned his head to look: "My lord, is there still something wrong with the bridge?"

"The bridge is fine."

This stone bridge was completed by Zhu Biao with his own eyes, even if the king of heaven came, there would be no problems.

"Then you..."

Zhu Biao's tone was very calm, and he said: "Eldest grandson, don't sleep when you go back, call those who didn't go to repair the bridge, and patrol the whole city."

Changsun Wanguan was stunned for a moment, his heart trembled, his face gradually became serious, he bowed his head and cupped his hands and said: "Yes, this subordinate will make arrangements now."

"Contact me directly if you have anything to do. People near Shuai's mansion will arrange more."

"Yes!"

Zhu Biao turned his head and walked away. He had to go back to greet Ma Xiuying, and then appease his younger brothers.

Who knew that as soon as he entered the yard, he saw Ma Xiuying's gloomy face like a dark cloud.

"...Mom?" Zhu Biao quickly put a smile on his face.

Ma Xiuying hummed lightly, and then asked, "Where have you been?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao felt his fine hairs stand on end, fluttering in the air in a circle, like the leaves of a tree blown by the wind on a rainy day.

He quickly looked at the fat cat nestled under the wicker chair from the corner of his eye.

Ju Fei slid his paw, holding his face, and his head almost fell to the ground. It knew that it was coming to work, so it quickly made two gestures, trying to express a meaning of "angry".

I know it's pissed off!

reason!The solution!

Zhu Biao wished to give it a supercilious look immediately, and got angry, who couldn't see it?

Ma Xiuying raised her voice and said, "What are you looking at? What's interesting under my chair?"

"No, I just see that the cat has gained a little weight."

Noticing Zhu Biao's fierce eyes, Ju Fei slammed his chin on the ground weakly, and began to cry bitterly in his heart. It seems that today's penny is gone.

"I want to ask you, where did you go?" Ma Xiuying frowned, "Biaoer, do you know that there will be a war outside Yingtian City today? You run out now, you, do you want to fight with you?" Daddy go to battle together?"

She spoke more and more urgently, and was immediately convinced by her own conjecture, with a little anger in her words: "Every day, what is going on in your head? What is your identity? You——how old are you? "

Only then did Zhu Biao come to his senses, raised his hand and said, "Mother, wait, wait, I didn't say I was going to fight, how dare I have that courage."

Ma Xiuying swallowed back the words when she reached her lips, and asked, "Then what are you doing?"

Zhu Biao went over and sat down, and said in a low voice: "Mother, I took the people from the Zhenyao Office to repair the bridge. It's the Jiangdong Bridge. I will set up an ambush during the war today."

"Jiangdong Bridge?" Ma Xiuying was stunned, "Why don't I know?"

"Ah?" Zhu Biao was also stunned, "You don't know?"

Ma Xiuying was about to be laughed angrily by him: "I'm not like you father and son, I run out all day, and I don't have any secret guards..."

Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "Mother, I was wrong, I was wrong. There must be a misunderstanding about this matter. I thought Dad told you, and Dad must also think that I told you. That's why it happened. Listen I'll tell, I'll tell."

Ma Xiuying is not an unreasonable person, after listening to what Zhu Biao told him about the situation and analyzing it, she was not angry at all.

On the contrary, after the anger caused by her worries about her son disappeared, she keenly noticed Zhu Biao's restlessness and boredom.

Still a child after all.

Ma Xiuying smiled, touched Zhu Biao's head, and said softly, "What are you thinking? Are you worried about your father?"

Zhu Biao sighed, and slowly said: "Father...Mother, there is going to be a war after all, I am worried that I can't do it well."

"What can't you do well?"

"There are too many things I can't do well." Zhu Biao leaned forward and lay down on the table, "I'm worried that I can't manage people well, I'm also worried that I can't make progress, and I'm even more worried that I'm sorry for the people. It's just... worrying is just worrying."

Ma Xiuying stroked his hair up and down, just like what she would do to Zhu Biao when he was a very young child.

"Biao'er, everyone makes mistakes. Your father is not perfect. Look at him—mother thinks he is too ruthless and stubborn. Such a personality is not conducive to governing the country."

This is true, Zhu Biao couldn't help but nodded when he thought of the batches of ministers that Comrade Zhu had massacred, as well as those cumbersome and outrageous regulations.

"What about you, Biao'er, you are still young. At your age, which hero can achieve anything?"

Ju Fei scratched his ears under the chair and yawned.

She continued: "When you are young, you have the capital. You can go for it, fight hard, and have your parents behind you to support you. What else can you not do? —— If your father doesn't understand, you can come and tell your mother. I can also advise you."

Zhu Biao stretched out his hand, tapped the porcelain plate on the table repeatedly, and complained: "Mom, don't you know him yet? If Dad doesn't understand, can you still do it? If he doesn't like it, it's not good." , even if it is a pear, it has to be paraded through the streets and chopped off."

Ma Xiuying was amused, and felt a lot more relaxed. She patted him on the back and said: "Go, go and see your brothers."

Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di were all locked up in the backyard by their mothers. They didn't have the courage of Ma Xiuying, so they were a little scared and kept their children under control.

Speaking of his younger brother, Zhu Biao remembered one thing.

It seems that Yu is pregnant again.

This child, Comrade Zhu, has already given him a name, and it is called Zhu Huan.橚 and Su sound the same, and the word 橚 has something to do with grass, and 橚shuang means lush vegetation.

This word can be translated by Comrade Zhu to name it, which is really confusing.

Zhu Biao does not know the relevant history, but in fact the name is really good. Zhu Wei has been interested in herbal medicine since he was a child, and he has been very promising when he grows up. Books such as "Pocket Prescriptions" and "Puji Prescriptions" are He led the doctors to compile it.

Comrade Lao Zhu is always away from home, but he can still find time to come back and make a few children, which is really inspirational.

Ma Xiuying saw what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Why, do you dislike their quarrel? An elder brother is like a father, you still have to suffer."

"It was okay before, but it will be easier to say in the future. Now a group of little radish heads are chattering like ducks."

"They are ducks, what are you?" Ma Xiuying glanced at him and changed her mind, "Then you can go find Mr. Li, he happens to be in the hall."

"Mr. Li?" Zhu Biao guessed that she was talking about Li Shanchang.

"Who else is Mr. Li? Your father asked him to stay. There is a war going on outside. He is a civil servant. He should not be busy now. You can talk to him." Ma Xiuying was angry because Zhu Biao didn't stay well just now. I drove him outside. I don't know if this is a common problem of all mothers.

But this one can have.

When Li Shanchang was mentioned, Zhu Biao became interested. He got off the stool and went to the hall, ready to meet the world.

In the hall, Li Shanchang was looking at a stack of documents. He held a brush in his hand, stroked his beard, and wrote something on the paper, with a cup of hot tea in his hand.

As Ma Xiuying said, Li Shanchang is mainly responsible for the dispatch of military supplies, the formulation of taxes, and the compilation of laws and other things on weekdays. He is a pure literati with few muscles. If he runs a few more steps, he may be panting. No, a shot of a stray arrow would kill him, and Comrade Zhu would have no place to cry.

Even if he is such an old fox, Li Shanchang's heart is not much calmer than others in today's day.

He considers himself a smart man, and when he was still in Chuzhou, he immediately took a fancy to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still very small, and thought that this man must have great promise and can make a great career. Later, Guo Zixing tempted him to change his assistant, He didn't agree either, but looking at it now, his vision was really good.

But this time in the decisive battle against Longwan, if he was not careful, he would lose everything.

The cellar at home has been prepared, and the wife has prepared food. As for the son, the servants and guards have called over.

If the city is really broken, it depends on the commander-in-chief's decision as to where to flee. If it really fails, for example, if the commander-in-chief pushes past, he has to surrender.

If you want to surrender, you have to start from scratch. You need to find a way to prove your ability, you have to move among your colleagues, and you have to run your own faction... Alas, Chen Youliang doesn't seem to have any acquaintances there.

The more Li Shanchang thought about it, the more troublesome he felt. Although he had changed some things on the paper, he was not very satisfied with the changes due to the distraction of his thoughts, so he simply put down the pen.

I hope that nagging guy Liu Bowen can start to make a difference.

The servant of the Li family at the door saw that Li Shanchang was not moving, so he immediately came in, thinking that his ink was about to run out, and picked up the ink stick to sharpen the ink for him.

Li Shanchang came back to his senses, waved his hand and said: "No, go out, go out, come in and tell me if you hear any movement outside the city."

The servant immediately went out obediently and stood guard at the door.

"Cough." He coughed a few times, twisted up a piece of paper, and continued to read the report on it.

Who knew that just as he looked in, the boy at the door came in again.

Li Shanchang frowned, put his hand down, and said sharply: "What's going on?"

"Master, it's the handsome young master who is here."

son?

There is no need to ask which son.Except for Zhu Biao, the other sons are still young.

Zhu Biao waited for the notification to be over, came out and invited him in, and stepped into the door.

Over the years, civil servants have sent many landscape calligraphy and paintings, porcelain vases and wooden utensils, trying to correct Zhu Yuanzhang's aesthetics silently.

Although Comrade Zhu didn't care, Ma Xiuying was very interested, and used these things to decorate for him, making the hall finally look good.

There is a man with long beard standing next to the Taishi chair, it is Li Shanchang.His face is dry and thin, and his beard grows all the way to his chest, making him look like a very shrewd person. He is wearing dark brown clothes. The fabric is not luxurious or cheap, and he looks very comfortable. Low-key, it is completely impossible to see that this is Zhu Yuanzhang's number one civil servant.

"Young master." Li Shanchang put on a very enthusiastic smile on his face, as if he wanted to give Zhu Biao a big hug.

"Mr. Li." Zhu Biao replied, "I heard that you are here, so I want to come and pay a visit."

"Come on, please sit down." Li Shanchang took away all the things on the table, made room for the boy to come over and make tea, and explained, "There are a lot of paperwork backlogged during this period, which makes the young master laugh."

Zhu Biao raised his buttocks just after sitting down, and said, "Since you have something to do, I won't bother you."

What kind of person is Li Shanchang? How could he miss this opportunity to increase his sense of presence, so he hurriedly kept someone and said, "Young master, sit down, sit down. Although there are many documents, they have almost been processed. I will chat with you for a while. "

So Zhu Biao sat back down again.

The two of them had nothing to talk about, the only topic they had in common was Comrade Zhu, but we couldn't just talk about him, so we talked about the current situation.

Li Shanchang found a map with a smile, and told Zhu Biao which places Zhu Yuanzhang has occupied now, what is the next plan, what is going on with Chen Youliang, and what about Zhang Shicheng.

Although Song Lian also told Zhu Biao about this, but to be honest, the two are not at the same level at all.

What he told Zhu Biao was the current distribution of forces, and what Li Shanchang said was the future plan and layout.

"Zhang Shicheng was born in a salt dealer, and he has no real skills. As for Wu, his younger brother Zhang Shide is stronger. In terms of management, his other younger brother Zhang Shixin is quite talented." Li Shanchang twisted his beard and said, "As for Zhang Shide, he has already lost to us. Died in prison. Over the past few years, Zhang Shicheng has gradually become sluggish, and Zhang Shixin is in charge of everything, dealing with him..."

He paused for a moment, then continued: "It's not difficult. This man is extravagant and dissipated, and the ministers of the country will accept any gifts. We sent many people to fuel his arrogance. Before he took any action, we have already let him act It's even more reckless."

Talking about this incident also made Li Shanchang feel a little funny. Before his actions started, the enemy had fallen by himself first. Although it was a good thing, it still felt like a punch to the cotton.

"Here, and here." Li Shanchang drew a circle on the map, "They are all rich, and if they are laid down in the future, taxes will make up a large part of the deficit. The land in these places is fertile, and it is good for farming. "

Zhu Biao listened with gusto, and Li Shanchang didn't treat him as a child. Zhu Yuanzhang told him all the goals and plans that Zhu Yuanzhang had set with them during the small meeting.

"Sir, do you mean that when Zhang Shixin went out to march, he also brought Cuju, beauties, and banquet tables and chairs?" Zhu Biao was greatly shocked by his insights.

"That's right." Li Shanchang also felt that it was outrageous, "And this person likes talkers, and his generals are all talkers. When they go out to fight, even if they lose and come back, they will not be punished."

Zhu Biao didn't know what to say, but he suddenly understood what Liu Bowen meant. Old Comrade Zhu won't win the world, who else can win the world?

It’s interesting to think about it. Comrade Zhu was born as a farmer, and later became a wandering monk, but when he was a monk, no one cared about him. If he rounded it up, he was roughly equivalent to a beggar. Chen Youliang was a fisherman, Zhang Shicheng, and a salt seller.

Speaking of which, it turns out that Zhang Shicheng's family conditions are the best.

The three of them have their own advantages, and they are all powerful characters, but in terms of status, let alone whoever looks down on the other.

Li Shanchang continued: "In this battle of Longwan, the commander and we were all prepared for Zhang Shicheng to attack later. If we lose a few lands, we will lose it. Keeping Ying Tian is the most important thing, but I didn't expect—"

"I didn't expect that not only would he not cooperate with Chen Youliang internally and externally, but he would not even make a move himself."

"Exactly. So Zhang Shicheng is not a threat to us, as long as Chen Youliang is suppressed, the commander-in-chief's great cause will surely come true."

"Yeah." Zhu Biao nodded, very rewarding.

Li Shanchang suddenly rolled up the drawing and put it back on the bookshelf, as if he would not continue talking.

He walked out the door, pricked up his ears, listening to the movement outside the city, he knew that it was almost time to come.

really.

There was a bang.

Zhu Biao sat on the chair and felt that the ground and the top of his head were shaking. The stones on the ground seemed to be jumping, and the ceiling above seemed to be falling dust.

The entire Yingtian City was shaken invisible by the sound of gunfire, as if it was people's hearts, it didn't seem to affect them, but they were all being pulled all the way to Longwan.

A transparent, tenacious, and broad qi that ordinary people can't see closely binds the qi of the city with the Shuai's mansion.

At this moment, the luck of humanity is like boiling water in a pot, rolling and shaking in the sky, as if it will be overturned if it is not careful.

Before Zhu Biao could observe the situation of the commander-in-chief's mansion, a sound of dragon chant suddenly sounded in his ears, and he understood that it was Zhong Shan's dragon veins that were disturbed.

He looked sideways, his eyes flickered with golden lights, and in an instant he saw the river water in the Longwan area outside Yingtian City.

Chen Youliang's boat docked.