My father is Jiajing

Chapter 71 The Importance of Guns

Zhu Zaigui was furious. He never expected that someone would dare to plot against him in such a vicious way.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

The question that Meng Chong did not dare to ask was asked by Gao Gong behind Zhu Zaigui.

After hearing Gao Gong's voice, the angry Zhu Zaigui's temper, which was about to explode, seemed to be anchored in an instant, making his mind clearer and not being overwhelmed by anger.

Zhu Zaigui took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, then turned around and bowed to Gao Gong, "I have lost my composure, sir. Please punish me."

Gao Gong felt the anger that Zhu Zaigui was suppressing. Although he didn't know what had angered Zhu Zaigui, he knew that Zhu Zaigui was able to control his anger in such a short time. This was something that many people could not do, let alone a teenager of thirteen or fourteen.

Boys of thirteen or fourteen are at an age when they are easily impulsive, but Zhu Zaigui was able to rationally control his anger. So at this moment, in Gao Gong's heart, he couldn't help but admire Zhu Zaigui's rational restraint.

Given his hot temper, if he knew someone was plotting against him, he would definitely go crazy.

Gao Gong asked: "What problem did the prince encounter?"

Zhu Zaigui felt warm in his heart when he saw Gao Gong caring about him.

But the problem he is facing now is one that he cannot tell anyone, because this matter now seems to be completely groundless. Not only will no one believe it if he tells it out, but he will even become passive.

Zhu Zaigui said: "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am fine. It's just that when you just heard me talking about how Anda harmed the people of the Ming Dynasty, I couldn't control my anger, so I lost my composure like this."

Gao Gong did not doubt Zhu Zaigui's explanation, because when he was telling the story of Anda, Zhu Zaigui had already burst into anger when he heard some parts.

Gao Gong said: "Your Highness, please do not be angry about this. The court will never allow Anda to continue to cause trouble. Sooner or later, the court will eliminate the hidden danger of Anda."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, "Sir, you are right. I really shouldn't be angry about this. I am feeling irritable today and it is no longer appropriate for me to continue to take classes with you. Please forgive me."

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Gao Gong recalled Zhu Zaigui's anger just now and felt that it was no longer appropriate to continue teaching at this moment.

Gao Gong bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "I will take my leave now."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xie. I will take you back right away."

Then Zhu Zaigui instructed Meng Chong: "Go and prepare two boxes of Bing Xin candy."

Meng Chong hurriedly prepared two boxes of rock sugar according to Zhu Zaigui's instructions.

Zhu Zaiqi escorted Gao Gong to the gate of the palace, and then handed two boxes of Bingxin candy to Gao Gong, saying, "I don't have much else to give you, but this is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, sir."

Gao Gong looked at the two boxes of Bing Xin Candy that Zhu Zaigui sent and could not help but refuse, "Your Majesty, this is too expensive. I dare not accept it."

Zhu Zaigui said: "Sir, please don't refuse. This Bing Xin candy may be precious to others, but it is just ordinary to me. I lost my composure today and failed to listen to your teachings carefully. I feel ashamed. These two boxes of Bing Xin candy are my apology. I hope you can stay calm and don't blame me for abandoning the class halfway." Zhu Zaigui said so much, and Gao Gong was not a shy person. Moreover, Zhu Zaigui had given you quite a few Yiran candies and Bing Xin candies during this period. If you refuse now, it would not seem good.

Therefore, Gao Gong finally accepted Zhu Zai's kindness and bowed to Zhu Zai, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After seeing Gao Gong off, Zhu Zaigui immediately returned to his study.

Meng Chong trotted behind Zhu Zaigui, waiting for Zhu Zaigui's instructions.

After Zhu Zaigui entered the study, he did not give any instructions to Meng Chong immediately.

He was thinking about how to resolve the crisis caused by the Gengxu Rebellion.

Zhu Zaigui carefully recalled the time when the Gengxu Incident occurred. In June, Anda invaded Datong. After Datong's general Zhang Da and deputy general Lin Chun were both killed in the battle, Qiu Luan, who was appointed as Xuanda's general because of bribing Yan Shifan, was terrified and bribed Anda with a large sum of money to ask him to move the invaders to other places and not invade Datong.

It was precisely because of Qiu Luan's bribe that Anda realized the cowardice of the Ming border generals, so he calmly moved his troops eastward in August, first attacked Xuanfu, and was resisted by the garrison. Then, under the guidance of Duoyanwei, he made a feint to the east and attacked in the west. On August 14, he led thousands of cavalry to feint to Gubeikou, and led the main force to sneak attack Huangyugou from Pigeon Cave and enter the Jingfu area.

Although Andada also encountered the stubborn resistance of the Ming army in this surprise attack, the main forces of the Ming Dynasty were all defending in Xuanda. Most of the guards near the capital were old and weak. Not only did they not have an advantage in numbers, but they also did not have a complete response strategy because of the suddenness of the incident. As a result, Andada drove straight in, as if he was in an unmanned area, and not only plundered Miyun, Huairou, Changping, Tongzhou and other places, but also set up camps at Gushan and Rukou, 20 miles east of Luhe River, which shocked the capital!
Such arrogant behavior, not to mention how powerful Andada was, just the fact that he attacked the suburbs of the capital at lightning speed was enough to shock the world!

You should know that the last time Beijing was attacked by war was after the Battle of Tumu hundreds of years ago. Yesen's army took advantage of the great victory in Tumu and marched all the way to the outskirts of Beijing, suppressing the emperor.

The capital has been safe for a hundred years, and now Altan has suddenly arrived at the city gates. How can the capital not be shocked?

Facing such a difficult future.

Zhu Zaigui also felt deeply powerless.

He is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, and he has no right to make suggestions or speak on either the court's personnel selection or military and political affairs.

If I foolishly stand up now and tell everyone that our army will be at the gates of the city by August next year, let’s not talk about how everyone will react.

This behavior alone doesn't show that he is a qualified time traveler.

Therefore, at this moment Zhu Zaigui had to think calmly and think carefully about how to use this year to break the impasse, or to use this year to accumulate strength to defend his Shunyi Industrial Park and protect the safety of the suburbs of the capital.

Thinking about it to the end, Zhu Zaigui suddenly thought of a crucial question.

Since he had to protect his own property and also make plans for the chaos in the suburbs of Beijing one year later, how could he not have any power in his hands?
When he thought of the current investment scale of Shunyi Industrial Park and the three-tenths profit he gave to Huang Jin, Zhu Zaigui felt that it was necessary to find Huang Jin again and ask him to arrange some people to serve as guards for Shunyi Industrial Park.

As long as he could get these guards, the rest of the things would be easier. With these guards in hand, plus his own advantage of foresight, he could plan carefully and even if he couldn't turn the tables, he couldn't let Anda come and go so openly.

(End of this chapter)