I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 276 Clearing up the past feud
Zhu Houzhao walked around the military camp and was greeted with this kind of gaze wherever he went, which shocked him.
He had personally distributed salaries to the soldiers of the New Army before, and the soldiers of the New Army all knew who he was, but most of them looked at him with awe, and a few were numb and grateful. Zhu Houzhao didn't care too much about it, because for him, he had seen such looks too many times, and the way the New Army looked at him was not much different from that of others.

Today, the new soldiers looked at him with passion, love and respect. That look came from the heart. The last time he saw such a look was when he was awarding honors to the village elders.
Seeing the new army's eyes, Zhu Houzhao felt that the new army's morale had been concentrated on him. He believed that as long as he gave an order, the new army would definitely execute it without hesitation.
Zhu Houzhao often came to the New Army. It had only been five or six days since he last came. What was the reason for the New Army's eyes to look at him so differently?
Before he figured out what was going on, Zhu Houzhao couldn't just find a soldier to ask the reason, although he already had a vague guess in his mind.

At this time, Wang Cong, who stayed behind in the military camp, learned of Zhu Houzhao's arrival and hurried over. Wang Cong was one of the four generals summoned into the Leopard Room and was trusted by Zhu Houzhao. When the new army was established, he was sent to the new army to train it.

"I congratulate Your Majesty! Congratulations to Your Majesty for winning the hearts of the new army!" Wang Cong bowed to the ground as soon as he met him.

"Oh? Then tell me how I won the hearts of the new army?" Zhu Houzhao asked calmly.

Zhu Houzhao's question made Wang Cong very curious, but he still answered honestly: "Your Majesty's actions are like the famous generals in ancient times. You care about the soldiers and love them like your own sons. You are even better than Wei Qing of the Han Dynasty and Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, you have won the hearts of the soldiers."

Zhu Houzhao was quite impressed by these words. He liked to regard himself as a famous general, and Wang Cong's words just hit the spot, but he still didn't understand what was going on.
"Prince Jing came to the military camp yesterday. What happened? Tell me in detail." Zhu Houzhao asked directly.

Wang Cong was even more puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he told him everything that happened at the funeral yesterday.
Zhu Houzhao, Qian Ning and Jiang Bin looked solemn after hearing his words.
Zhu Houzhao finally understood why the new army soldiers had changed so much.
Previously, Zhu Houzhao paid the new army soldiers enough wages and let them have enough food. In their view, this was just being a soldier and eating food, which was within their scope of cognition.
But yesterday, Zhu Houxuan went to the funeral in the name of Zhu Houzhao, bowed to the fallen soldiers, carried the coffins and funerals for the fallen soldiers, and found jobs for the families of the fallen soldiers and the soldiers who retired due to injuries. These actions were completely beyond the imagination of the new army soldiers.
Especially since Zhu Houzhao was the emperor, he had done so much for you and had taken care of all your affairs before and after his death. How else could you repay him? The only way to repay his kindness is to die.
Therefore, a funeral greatly boosted the morale of the new army soldiers and united their hearts.
Wang Cong looked at the expressions of the three people and felt uneasy. He thought he had said something wrong.
"Things in the world are indeed easier said than done. The methods of famous generals in the past were clearly written in military books, but now only a few people can do them." Zhu Houzhao suddenly sighed.

Jiang Bin's expression remained unchanged as he listened. He treated his soldiers superficially, and his love for his soldiers was just lip service.
"Go back!" Zhu Houzhao said softly.

Nangong.

It was already late at night, and the lights in Zhu Houxuan's office were still on. Even Chen Hong, who was on duty in the attendant's room, felt a little sleepy.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, which made him suddenly wake up from his semi-drowsy state, and then he subconsciously wanted to give a warning.
"Hush!" The man pressed Chen Hong's shoulder.
After seeing the appearance of the person coming, Chen Hong suddenly relaxed and stopped struggling. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, why are you here so late?"

"Is Prince Jing still working?" Zhu Houzhao said, looking at the lighted room.

"Yes, the Royal Group has been expanding explosively recently, so there are a lot of things to do," Chen Hong said quickly. "Oh," Zhu Houzhao said without comment. He patted his shoulder gently, then left the attendant room and pushed the door into Zhu Houxuan's office.
Zhu Houxuan was concentrating on reviewing documents under the light.
Zhu Houzhao quietly walked in, and then quietly sat aside to watch Zhu Houxuan work.
After watching for a quarter of an hour, Zhu Houxuan still hadn't noticed his arrival.
Zhu Houzhao could only cough heavily, and Zhu Houxuan was awakened.
"Brother." Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao in confusion, "Why are you here?"

Looking at Zhu Houxun, who looked exhausted, Zhu Houzhao felt a lot of apologies in his heart, and he felt as if his throat was blocked by something.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhu Houxuan stretched and said.

Zhu Houzhao still overcame the psychological barrier and said softly: "I went to the military camp today. I wanted to go back to the Leopard Room, but I don't know what happened, and I came to you inexplicably."

Then his expression became serious, and he said with some guilt: "Brother, I..."

"Something has to be done by someone." Zhu Houxuan interrupted Zhu Houzhao directly. He looked into Zhu Houzhao's eyes and continued, "I just did what I thought was right."

"But." Zhu Houzhao wanted to say something else.
"It's nothing, it's over, isn't it?" Zhu Houxuan said directly.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Houxun seriously, then suddenly smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, we are good brothers after all."

"Yes! We are good brothers who are inseparable." Zhu Houxuan also said with a smile.

Everything was said without words, and the two of them let go of their past grudges.
"Brother, you came at the right time. I just happened to have something to ask you. Now that you are here, I don't have to go to the Leopard Room to look for you." Zhu Houxuan quickly changed the subject.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Houzhao looked curiously at the box that Zhu Houxuan took out.
"The medals for the new army have been manufactured. Come and take a look, brother." Zhu Houxuan opened the box and saw a lot of medals and honors inside.

"It's finished so quickly. I thought I would have to wait for a while. Bring it here so I can see it." Zhu Houzhao's interest was immediately piqued.
(End of this chapter)