Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 203 Establish a new team?
The military camp was preparing to capture the last of the wild Jurchens in one fell swoop, but Zhu Di actually wanted to return to the capital for his own sake.

From Xu Da's perspective as a commander-in-chief, this was a huge taboo in the army.

Regardless of the pain in his body, Xu Da immediately scolded:

"Asshole! Do you know what you are talking about? We are only one step away from defeating the Jurchens, and you actually want me to return to the capital! Nonsense!

I am telling you with the order of the Marshal that from now on, you must immediately lead the Ming army to attack the north. When you have captured the wild Jurchens, you can return!"

After hearing these words, Zhu Di couldn't hold it anymore.

He never thought that his father-in-law valued victory over life and death.

Maybe he was young, or maybe he didn't understand what it meant.

At this moment, Zhu Di had only one thought in his mind.

He wanted to save his father-in-law, but if he couldn't even protect his father-in-law's life, he knew very well how many people would point fingers at him and scold him after he returned to the capital with Xu Da's body.

Facing his father-in-law's order, Zhu Di raised his eyes firmly, looked at everyone around him and said:

"Qiu Fu! Zhang Yu! I order you to become the sole person in charge of the Songhua River base from now on. Lead the Ming soldiers to the remaining locations of the three Jurchen tribes, find those hiding guys, do your best to dig them out, and then annihilate them all!
I will personally take Marshal Xu back to the capital in ten days!
I will only give you ten days. After ten days, I will rush back from the capital as quickly as possible. If by then I come back and I haven't seen you defeat the wild Jurchens, I will remove you from your military posts!
Now! Tell me if you can do it!"

Both Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu were trembling all over.

They had never thought that Zhu Di would trust them so much that he would directly hand over the command of the army to them.

This is something that can only be accomplished with great trust.

At this point, both of them knew there was no turning back.

If you are going to do it, do it to the end!

"I will definitely not let your highness down!

Within ten days! Capture the wild Jurchens! Eliminate all Jurchens!
Leave no one behind! "

"You guys! Cough cough cough!!!"

At this moment, Xu Da looked at Zhu Di with wide eyes. He didn't expect that this guy was actually a madman. You know, as an army fighting outside, if there is no commander, then this team will be completely exposed to danger.

This time, Zhu Di not only completely exposed the Ming army, but also handed over full power to a group of guys. This was simply a joke. Xu Da certainly would not agree to their behavior.

He immediately relied on his willpower to stand up and angrily scolded him:

"Asshole! Zhu Di, what on earth do you want to do!"

Before Xu Da could finish his curse, Zhu Di interrupted him, leaving him speechless.

"Father-in-law! I know what you want to scold me for. Go ahead. Anyway, I have come to this point. The three Jurchen tribes only need this final blow.

I believe that with the cooperation of Qiu Fu and Zhang Yu, it won’t be a problem to take down this little Jurchen.”

At the same time, Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu were deeply moved by Zhu Di's immense trust. They had never thought that the Prince of Yan would actually hand over an army of tens of thousands of people to them.

You have to know that in this era, let alone a team of tens of thousands of people equipped with powerful weapons, even ten people wearing armor can easily capture a small county.

What can a small county town do?
The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang started their fortune from a small county.

Xu Da was quite helpless and finally remained silent.

At the same time, he was very pleased with his son-in-law.

He finally witnessed Zhu Di's normalization and his ability to become a capable and capable leader.

What is a Marshal?

That is, they can make decisive decisions immediately when encountering any difficulties, and will not change their minds because of other people's persuasion. Because in the eyes of such handsome people, the decision they make is the best decision, and no one can change their inner thoughts.

Suppose the lives of hundreds of thousands of people are in your hands. As a general, if you are not careful, you will lose hundreds of thousands of troops. If you are a general, you will have no judgment of your own and can only rely on others for help.

Then he doesn't deserve to sit in that position.

At the moment, Zhu Di will not change his mind because of Xu Da’s rebuke. In his opinion, this is a kind of growth.

In this way, Zhu Di led a team to escort Xu Da back to the capital.

At the same time, Qiu Fu and Zhang Yu also led the remaining people to the area of ​​the wild Jurchen tribe.

So far, the Ming army has captured many Zhen people as prisoners. These people are very smart and are willing to surrender to the Ming army.

The reason why they were not killed immediately was mainly because these guys had Han blood, not pure Jurchen.

In fact, since Kublai Khan went south to unify the Central Plains, he has consciously promoted national integration.

Although Hu Bie was a Mongolian warrior, when he first rose to power, he relied on the Han troops he recruited. Otherwise, he would not have led the Han-led army back to the grassland to capture the tribes that had bullied him when he was a child.

There are people in history who laugh at Kublai Khan, saying that he is the most ruthless leader in the world.

After becoming emperor, Kublai Khan took the lead in launching a general attack on the Jurchen Wanyan clan.

This caused the Wanyan clan, which was once a large family, to decline to the point where it was even inferior to the Aisin-Gioro clan.

At present, these scattered Jurchens are eager to change their appearance and become Han people immediately.

Anyway, most of the family had been wiped out, and they could still play some role because they could speak Chinese, so Zhu Di did not choose to kill them all.

With the help of this group of guides, the Ming army was able to eliminate the three Jurchen tribes more quickly.

Zhenjiang Prefecture.

Outside a factory, Zhu Yuanzhang looked inside and found Chi Lin directing various workers to move equipment.

The loud rumbling noise made Zhu Yuanzhang very curious about what was inside.

Just as he was about to go inside, suddenly a force pulled him out.

"You're so bold to use violence against me!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was old, he was still very strong and quickly shook off the person who was dragging him. Turning around, he found that it was Yang Chen. Zhu Yuanzhang looked the other person up and down.

"No? I say, kid, if you have time, why don't you do other things instead of targeting me?"

Since Zhu Biao returned to the capital to work, Zhu Yuanzhang has stayed in Zhenjiang Prefecture. In addition to him, Empress Ma also found that although Zhenjiang Prefecture is located in an industrial base, it is more colorful than the life in the capital. Take perfume for example. Zhenjiang Prefecture has many industrial bases, including a sugar refinery and a perfume distillery.

Because these things are made in Zhenjiang Prefecture, the price they sell for is less than half of what you pay outside.

As the saying goes, all women will like all kinds of novel things.

Although Empress Ma was not young anymore, cosmetics such as perfume and lipstick, compared to ordinary rouge and rouge, could satisfy her inner curiosity to a great extent.

Many young women are also willing to spend money to buy these items.

As a result, the most important person in the royal family stayed in Zhenjiang Prefecture, and Zhu Yuanzhang took this opportunity to travel around many places in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

Basically, his daily life was to appreciate various new things with Queen Ma, play with Zhu Xiongying, and then start to check out various factories to see what else was hidden in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

It’s a pity that as an emperor, he couldn’t even enter the factory!

That's right! This was Yang Chen's rule. Zhu Yuanzhang was very unhappy at the time. After all, he was the emperor and the entire Ming Dynasty was his territory. There were actually territories that he couldn't enter. How could he be happy?

As a result, when he asked Yang Chen the reason, Yang Chen told him directly.

In all the factories in Zhenjiang Prefecture, everyone working there has signed a life and death agreement, because the engineering equipment is actually very immature.

When it was just established some time ago, various accidents occurred.

Someone was sleepy and lazy, and as a result, the equipment moved slightly and he was crushed to death.

From then on, all the workers knew that if they didn't listen to Yang Chen, the next person in danger would be themselves.

Release the hand that was holding Zhu Yuanzhang.

Yang Chen reminded him softly:
"Your Majesty, you are the supreme ruler. Why did you come here when you could go anywhere else?

Don't you know this place is dangerous? Besides, there are workers here, and danger will occur if you are not careful. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to Ah Biao?

So, whether for public or private reasons, for yourself or for me, it is better for you to avoid these dangerous places. Am I right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang calmed himself down a bit and thought about what Yang Chen said. It sounded as if there was some truth to it.

But in fact, it made Zhu Yuanzhang very unhappy.

Ultimately, it’s because he can’t move around freely.

Zhu Yuanzhang had never been imprisoned by anyone before, so of course he was extremely unhappy with the treatment he was receiving now.

"Nonsense, I am the emperor, and no matter what happens, I will be blessed by the fate of the country. If I keep worrying about this and that, how can I still observe Zhenjiang Prefecture?
I say, kid, you are not doing this on purpose, are you? You just want to stop me from going out, are you hiding something shameful from me?"

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was the most suspicious emperor in history.

In just a few words, all these messy things were involved. Yang Chen felt helpless but could do nothing about it.

There was no way. The brain and the heart were in Zhu Yuanzhang himself. As an outsider, he couldn't manage them!

"Your Majesty, I don't care what you think of me. I have to go and do other things now. If you really have nothing to do, go find your second son.

He is now the chief manager of hot air balloons in Zhenjiang Prefecture, and he is the only one with flying experience. If you want to fly to the sky with your grandson to see the scenery, you must get his consent.

Didn’t you not allow your grandson to go to heaven before?

Now that I have my second brother with me, it will be quite safe. I don’t need to worry about this or that when I fly.”

Having said that, Yang Chen was about to leave, but he didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to not let him go and would stop him from leaving at all costs.

"Who wants to go to heaven? Who wants to go to heaven? Why would we go to heaven when we have nothing to do? You little brat, are you hoping that something will happen to us in heaven? I think that's what you think!"

Yang Chen "."

He said nothing and turned around to leave, but he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and grabbed the back of his clothes just like he did at the beginning.

When Yang Chen looked over again, Zhu Yuanzhang had already put on a very serious look.

"Okay, let's not beat around the bush with you. I called you here today to discuss the matter of the Prime Minister.

As you know, my emperor uses dictatorial means. Prime ministers have existed since the time of Qin Shihuang. There have been many prime ministers in history who had too much power and caused problems in the dynasty.

I don't want to talk about the rest. Just tell me, is there any way to build a perfect team so that the power of the world can be returned to the emperor without causing any rebellion?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Chen, he knew what this guy was up to. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang told him truthfully how to deal with the position of prime minister, it could be said that this was paving the way for Zhu Biao's future.

To a certain extent, the future path of the Ming Dynasty has a lot to do with him, Yang Chen. But to be honest, the position of prime minister is gone, and Yang Chen doesn't know what new organization can replace it.

So he just confessed.

“Well, to be honest, Your Majesty, I don’t know what to do with the prime minister, because the Ming Dynasty was the last Han feudal dynasty in history, and the Qing Dynasty followed.

In the early Qing Dynasty, an emperor re-established the position of prime minister, but later the Qing emperors found that the prime minister was incompetent and many internal conflicts in the Han dynasty were caused by the prime minister's recklessness.

So they re-established a Military Affairs Council based on the cabinet set up by the fourth son of your family.

To put it simply, this so-called Grand Council was composed of a large group of talented people appointed by the emperor himself, who were in charge of military and political power. Everyone discussed state affairs in front of the emperor. If there was something the emperor didn't know, he would discuss it with everyone. The discussion would end when a result was reached.

The talent selection of the Grand Council was done by each emperor himself. No matter how they were replaced, only those appointed by the emperor could continue to stay in the Grand Council.

In this respect, it is much better than the cabinet set up by your fourth son. The members of the cabinet are fixed, and can even be said to be hereditary. If the cabinet ministers are loyal and good generals, it is not a big deal. But if the cabinet is composed of a group of maggots like in the late Ming Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty will be in trouble. "

What Yang Chen said were all facts. As an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite clear about these things.

But for the military
Zhu Yuanzhang had extremely complicated feelings, perhaps because the Grand Council was established by the Qing court.

Let him, a Han emperor, accept the opinions of the Qing court. Unless Zhu Yuanzhang is not Zhu Yuanzhang, no one can change his mind.

As for this thing, Zhu Yuanzhang once discussed it with Empress Ma, and the final result was almost exactly the same as Yang Chen's.

In order to ensure the stability of the Qing Dynasty, it is necessary to ensure that all members of the cabinet are good officials. Otherwise, if one is not careful, it will lead to the fall of a dynasty.

Let me ask, who can guarantee that these members are 100% loyal to the Ming Dynasty?
The answer is obvious. It is impossible. As long as one is a human being, he or she will have his or her own selfishness. He or she will not indulge in selfishness in a short period of time, but this may not be the case in the long term.

Especially when he knew that his descendants had to kneel down to borrow money, this made Zhu Yuanzhang even more unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)