Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 361 Zhu Zhanhe's methods of winning people's hearts!

"General, are you calling me?" Wang Tiezhu listened to the messenger's voice in disbelief, his voice trembling as he pointed to his nose with his only remaining arm and asked in a shaky voice.

"It's calling you!"

"Hurry up and go!" After hearing Wang Tiezhu's question, the man with one eye pushed Wang Tiezhu out.

"Wang Tiezhu is here!" The man with a missing eye shouted as he pushed his friend forward. Instantly, more soldiers turned to look. When they saw the wounded soldier missing an arm, they all cast envious glances at him.

Wearing slightly worn armor and missing an arm, Wang Tiezhu, filled with immense excitement, trembled as he passed one comrade after another. He then passed the group of richly dressed generals and officials below the platform. Finally, Wang Tiezhu ascended the platform and respectfully knelt before the Prince of Han.

"Wang Tiezhu, Corporal of the Naval Cavalry, is currently the village head of Xiaoqingshan Village, Qinghe Town, Anzhou Prefecture. He pays his respects to Your Highness."

"Long live the Prince!" After Wang Tiezhu arrived on the high platform, looking at the tall and majestic Prince before him, he felt as if the person in front of him was a god! Involuntarily, Wang Tiezhu knelt down on the ground and reported his situation to the Prince. In fact, at the end, Wang Tiezhu excitedly shouted "Long live the Prince!" to his benefactor!
The moment Wang Tiezhu uttered the cry of "Long live the Emperor!", the expressions of all the civil and military officials below the platform changed. This was exactly what they had been waiting for!
After all, who doesn't crave the credit of supporting someone's ascension to the throne?

After hearing Wang Tiezhu's words, Yang Shiqi swallowed hard. He stared nervously at Zhu Zhanhe, genuinely worried that Zhu Zhanhe would agree immediately! Because if that happened, the situation would spiral out of control!

"Wang Tiezhu, with a will as firm as iron! A very good name!"

If I remember correctly, you killed twenty-one enemies for my Han Prince's Mansion, and in the final battle, you led from the front, fighting against many without being defeated! Until reinforcements arrived!

As a result, you lost an arm, but at the same time, you earned 125 acres of land for yourself.

"Am I right?" Zhu Zhanhe lowered his eyes and asked Wang Tiezhu, who was kneeling on the ground, with a smile. At this moment, Zhu Zhanhe's voice was still loud and clear, carrying far and wide inside and outside the training ground.

"Your Highness is so kind to me!"

"Your Highness remembers correctly, the target was to kill twenty-one enemies, and the Prince's Mansion will reward you with one hundred and twenty-five acres of land!" Upon hearing the Prince's words, Wang Tiezhu couldn't help but feel excited, even though his forehead was still touching the yellow earth.

Because the high and mighty prince actually knew the name of a lowly soldier like him! He even knew the number of enemies he had killed and the amount of land he owned! How could Wang Tiezhu not be excited! Therefore, Wang Tiezhu became even more convinced that he was the one the prince had blessed! The prince truly remembered him!
At this moment, Zhu Zhanhe's booming voice still echoed throughout the surrounding fields. Hearing that the high and mighty Prince of Han could recite Wang Tiezhu's beheading count and land distribution based solely on his name, countless soldiers became even more excited!

Because this meant that if the prince could remember one Wang Tiezhu, he could remember countless Wang Tiezhus! There was actually a high-ranking nobleman who would remember them, these filthy, stinking soldiers! Moreover, this nobleman had even allocated them land! An overwhelming sense of excitement was spreading wildly among all the lower-ranking soldiers.

"Get up, you are a hero of my Han Prince's Mansion!"

Your land wasn't a gift from the Prince's palace! Nor was it a gift from me! It was earned by yourself through hard work, struggle, and even your life!
Not just you, but all the soldiers here, your land was not a gift from anyone! It was earned through your own hard work!
"In my Han Prince's mansion! As long as you are still willing to follow me, you will have everything!" Zhu Zhanhe corrected Wang Tiezhu's words while encouraging all the soldiers below the stage. At the same time, he slowly bent down and personally helped Wang Tiezhu up.

In an instant, Zhu Zhanhe saw the disbelief and excitement in Wang Tiezhu's eyes!

Because no superior would ever personally help a lowly soldier up. Especially a disabled soldier who has lost his fighting ability!
Even after helping Wang Tiezhu up, Zhu Zhanhe's sharp eyes caught sight of the excited and fervent gazes of countless soldiers below the platform!
"Wang Tiezhu, you are the only general killed by my Han Prince's Mansion in the Annam War."

As requested, you should have been granted several dozen acres of land this time. However, I have changed my mind and decided to give you an even bigger surprise. Would you be willing to accept it? Zhu Zhanhe pulled Wang Tiezhu up by his only remaining arm and spoke to him gently.

"I will obey Your Highness's orders!" Wang Tiezhu was so excited that he trembled all over when he saw that the noble prince had personally helped him up! Even his voice was trembling with excitement and tears!

"Where is the painter?!" Zhu Zhanhe asked softly. But his voice still carried far and wide!
"Your Highness, the painter is here!" Upon hearing that the prince requested a painter, although no painter had been brought today, a perceptive and skilled official immediately stepped forward and respectfully reported to Zhu Zhanhe.

"Let's use this high platform as a backdrop!"
Paint a portrait of Wang Tiezhu, the hero of my Han Prince's Mansion.

"Let's take this as an example!" After saying that, Zhu Zhanhe grabbed Wang Tiezhu's only remaining arm and lifted it high.

At this moment, in the eyes of the crowd below the platform, under the azure sky and the blazing sun, atop the high earthen altar, stood a prince clad in a dragon-embroidered robe, holding a soldier in tattered armor, missing an arm. Behind him, beneath the billowing banner, was a truly awe-inspiring sight!
Below the platform, countless soldiers had bloodshot eyes! Countless people wished they could replace Wang Tiezhu!
"Your subject receives the imperial edict!" The civil official who jumped out to paint was also stunned by the scene before him! After a moment of stunned silence, he loudly accepted the order.

"Wang Tiezhu~!" Zhu Zhanhe put down Wang Tiezhu's arm and called out again.

"Your Highness, I am here!" Wang Tiezhu could no longer contain his excitement. He knelt down abruptly and shouted in response.

"After today, you can go to the prefectural government office to collect your painting!"

"Based on this painting, I hereby grant you permission for your descendants to directly enter the Royal Military Academy for three generations!" Zhu Zhanhe said loudly to Wang Tiezhu, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you for your gracious reward, Your Highness!"

"Wang Tiezhu and his descendants will be loyal to the Prince forever!" Upon hearing the Prince's words, Wang Tiezhu was moved to tears and loudly replied to the great Prince.

At this moment, countless soldiers below the platform stared at Wang Tiezhu with bloodshot eyes, their eyes practically bleeding with envy! They all wished they could take his place!

What kind of place is the Military Academy? Every soldier knows!
Those were the absolute elites selected by the Prince's Palace from both the army and navy! After being personally trained by the Prince's Palace, they were then assigned to various military units!
Moreover, after graduating from the military academy, the lowest rank one could attain was centurion!

This centurion! A figure who commands a hundred men! For ordinary soldiers, it's a position they'll never even reach in their entire lives!

At this moment, the majestic Prince Han on the high platform is the god of all the soldiers below!

At this moment, Yang Shiqi was completely stunned by the series of actions taken by the Prince of Han!

Yang Shiqi never expected that a routine military inspection would be turned into such a crazy spectacle by the Prince of Han!
Yang Shiqi believed that with the Prince of Han's actions, all the soldiers would go crazy—even to the point of madness!
Yang Shiqi understood that after today's events, the Prince of Han was now the absolute ruler of the Prince of Han's army and navy! His orders were absolute law! Even if the Prince of Han wanted any soldier to die, probably no soldier would hesitate!

(End of this chapter)