Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 134 Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly shocked, his son-in-law is a talent!

In King Yan's military camp, there are often such contests.

This is also a fine tradition handed down by Zhu Yuanzhang. In the past, when the kings had not conferred fiefdoms, there would be martial arts competitions among the princes, and every time Zhu Di won the championship.

In the absence of real war training, this kind of competition can stimulate people's competitive spirit, activate the blood of soldiers, and avoid slack.

At this time, the collision of weapons made the sound of gold and iron horses.

The shouts of countless soldiers outside the field are intertwined!
The competition on the martial arts arena is going on fiercely.

Not long after it started, the mandarin duck formation composed of the Huotou army had the upper hand.

"My God, am I not mistaken, that group of soldiers seems to be the Fire Army?"

"You read that right. I know Wang Dahai. The braised pork is delicious. I didn't expect to have such great strength. He can swing a three-meter-long bamboo very well."

"Speaking of which, it's the first time I've seen bamboo as a weapon, but the effect is very good, waving it to block the line of sight and resist the attack."

"Which genius came up with the idea of ​​using bamboo as a weapon?"

"I heard that His Highness King Yan personally trained it. This is a new formation."

"It turned out to be the formation technique studied by His Royal Highness King Yan. No wonder even General Zhang Wu couldn't get any benefit from playing in person."

"General Zhang suffered a loss when he played in person. This formation is really powerful."

The soldiers on the periphery whispered, obviously surprised by this scene.

Who would have thought that a group of fire-headed troops that everyone looked down upon could fight back and forth with the elite soldiers selected by Zhang Wu and even have a slight upper hand!
On the stage, seeing this scene, Zhu Di couldn't help getting up and watching it more seriously.

During the training, Zhu Di felt that the mandarin duck formation was good.

Can really see the effect, is it too outstanding?
You know, Zhang Wu went into battle in person, and he brought his most powerful pawns.

On the other hand, the group of firehead troops I trained lacked martial arts training on weekdays.

If it is a daily confrontation, it must be defeated and vulnerable.

But with the formation of mandarin duck formation, the cooperation between weapons and team members has increased several times.

"Your Highness, this formation is so powerful,"

Zhang Yu had been observing the situation on the martial arts arena, and couldn't help being surprised: "This formation is so airtight that few soldiers have been injured so far."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "This formation is not bad. But Zhang Yu, you should be able to see the shortcomings of this formation, right?"

Zhang Yu pondered for a while before opening his mouth and said: "This formation is suitable for small-scale battles. It does have some shortcomings and is not flexible enough. It has some advantages in a battle between a hundred households and a hundred households. If there are many people on the battlefield, use a square formation." It can't be resisted once it hits!"

Zhu Di smiled: "That's right, this is the shortcoming of this formation. If Zhang Wu can discover this, he can overcome it."

On the martial arts arena.

Zhang Wu finally realized that he had completely underestimated the enemy. If he continued like this, he might lose.

However, he quickly saw the situation clearly.

These eleven groups of mandarin duck formations fight independently, waiting for work at ease, and are as easy to defend as a fortress.

I can definitely call all the soldiers, form a phalanx and charge, and break them one by one!

Thinking of this, Zhang Wu commanded loudly: "Form a phalanx!"

The remaining [-] or so people formed a square formation, and following Zhang Wu's command, charged towards one of the mandarin duck formations!

"This kid Zhang Wu finally found out. It seems that His Highness's Huotou army is going to be in danger."

Zhang Yu smiled from the side.

Zhang Wu, who changed his tactics, should be able to win the game smoothly.

Although the mandarin duck formation is good, its shortcomings are also obvious. Coupled with the blessing of the gap between the two sides, Zhang Wu has a great chance of winning.

Seeing that the situation was about to change, Zhu Di didn't care.

"Hahaha what a pity, what a pity, how can this king not think of it?"

Zhu Di smiled proudly.

This mandarin duck formation is used to fight Japanese pirates, and there are indeed shortcomings on the battlefield.

But who is Zhu Di?

He is a military genius, and his military talent can only be surpassed by Qi Jiguang.

Already thought of this,
It makes up for the shortcomings of the Yuanyang formation on large-scale battlefields.

The leader of the Huotou army, seeing that they were going to concentrate their strength to break through, immediately shouted: "Change!"

Soon, the ten groups of mandarin duck formations became a whole and became the formation of three talents.

In front stood two rows of soldiers, shield soldiers, the second row of wolf gendarmes, and the third row of pikemen.

It looked like an enlarged version of the mandarin duck formation.

In fact, this is also the formation that Qi Jiguang used on the frontal battlefield.

Zhu Di's conquest after his change coincided with Qi Jiguang's.

It's just that this formation was not recorded by Zhu Gaosui, in fact, even Li Xiao himself didn't know about it.

"It seems that we can only fight recklessly, there is no other way!"

Zhang Wu commanded the phalanx and rushed towards the large mandarin duck formation.

The shield soldiers in front of the large mandarin duck formation clashed, and the wolves behind them waved in a row, with a fat spear and a barrel, and immediately forced the phalanx to retreat.

"Brothers, fight!"

Zhang Wu yelled, and rushed over first, using the style of life for life.

Now that the formation has lost momentum, it can only be made up for by personal ability.

Fortunately, the people selected by Zhang Wu were all brave soldiers, and they rushed up one by one.

It still worked.

The weak point opened a breakthrough, and the people on both sides fought into a ball.

Zhang Wu personally led the charge and was extremely brave, making up for the gap in formation.

After hitting the back, Zhang Wu really broke through the formation by relying on the strength of his pawns.

"Brothers, fight with them! You can't lose this game!"

It's a pity that this group of fat people is also full of fighting spirit. After all, they were trained by Zhu Di himself. If they lose, what's the deal?

One by one, they fought desperately with all their might.

Bang bang bang!
Another fat man used his weight advantage to knock several people to the ground in succession.

The double serve was in full swing.

However, the weapons used by the mandarin duck formation were still too rogue in the end, which was slightly better.

When Zhang Wu fought to the last moment, there were only six people left in Fatty's Legion alive.

this means
This competition is over!
The Huotou Army defeated the sturdy Zhang Wu team.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Drums sounded.

Zhang Yu announced: "His Royal Highness King Yan wins!!"

Patterns fall.

Countless soldiers shouted, this moment is exciting!
"The king of Yan is mighty!"

"The king of Yan is mighty!"

"The king of Yan is mighty!"

Under the leadership of King Yan, the Huotou army became a very powerful team and defeated the team stronger than them!
"I actually lost to the Fire Army!"

Zhang Wu was so tired that he knelt down on the ground, Nan Nan talked to himself.

The generals on the stage were amused when they saw Zhang Wu's deflated appearance.

What I admire even more is the formation newly researched by His Royal Highness King Yan!
"Hahahaha, it's rare to see Zhang Wu deflated. This king feels refreshed! This kid lacks training, and he chose him. Now he should know that no matter who he faces, he can't underestimate the enemy."

Zhu Di was in a good mood and said so.

Zhang Yu said from the side: "Boy Zhang Wu, it's time to learn a lesson. Your Highness has worked so hard. And your Highness's formation is really powerful!"

"Your Highness uses soldiers like gods, this is simply a military miracle!"

"This formation is too powerful, I will open my eyes today."

"As expected of His Highness! I admire you!"

Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and other generals also bowed their hands one after another, full of praise for the formation of mandarin ducks.

Zhu Di was in a good mood, looked at Zhang Yu and said with a smile, "Where do you think this formation is better used?"

Zhang Yu said truthfully: "This mandarin duck formation is suitable for small-scale battles and mountain battles. If it is on an open plain, it seems a little lack of mobility. I think it is suitable for dealing with Japanese pirates or savages."

The so-called savages are Jurchens who are good at fighting in mountains.

Zhu Di nodded and said: "As expected of Shimei, she can see the purpose of this formation at a glance."

"The mark is extremely admirable!"

Zhang Yu cupped his hands and praised: "Your Highness created this formation, it will surely be famous forever! It will be used by future generations!"

"actually."

Zhu Di smiled faintly, and said in a low voice, "This formation was not created by me."

"That's it?" Zhang Yu was a little surprised.

Besides King Yan, who else could have thought of such a wonderful formation?

Zhu Di smiled and said, "My king's son-in-law!"

Zhang Yu stared and asked in surprise, "Li Xiao?"

"Exactly."

Zhu Di whispered: "But don't disclose this matter for now."

Hiding the edge of the sword is more conducive to Li Xiao's growth.

His Highness's son-in-law is so powerful. Zhang Yu nodded slowly: "Your Majesty knows!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly.

There are some things that cannot be disclosed, which will cause inconvenience.

My every move will be passed on to my father's ears. It is very important to selectively pass on information that is beneficial to Li Xiao and myself.

Ying Tianfu.

Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Yunwen sat at the desk respectfully, writing the questions that Zhu Yuanzhang had just assigned.

And today's emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is lying leisurely on the reclining chair with his eyes closed, the reclining chair swaying and making creaking sounds, which is very comfortable.

Ever since he hit him, he decided to hand over all state affairs to Prince Zhu Biao.

Then he was at ease.

Of course, he is not doing nothing.

In addition to teaching grandson, the other is to focus on corruption in various places.

What Zhu Yuanzhang hated most in his life was corrupt officials. He killed every one he saw.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang established a special agency such as Jinyiwei for his own use, with the purpose of eliminating corruption.

Even with Jin Yiwei, located in the palace, they still can't hear much outside.

Fengyang, Henan is the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be said that it is not far from Nanjing. In order to develop his hometown, Zhu Yuanzhang once moved [-] wealthy businessmen to Fengyang.

It stands to reason that such a valued place should not be poor.

But there are songs like this:
Speaking of Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place. Since Emperor Zhu came out, there have been nine years of drought in ten years.

After the incident was exposed, after investigation, Zhu Yuanzhang got the truth of the incident.

The prince of Huaixi in Henan indulged his family's servants, relied on his power to ban him, robbed his fields, occupied the people's land as his private property, and served the people like servants.

If the people are slightly dissatisfied, they will be whipped and punished, or they will destroy their homes and kill people.

The people in the local area are miserable, and most of the people have become tenants of the prince's family.

There is a law that allows the elderly in the village to take the people of the village to the government, province, and capital to file a complaint. For several years, the people went to the government, province, and capital to file a complaint, but they were stopped and killed by the prince's family, causing countless deaths and injuries.

After Zhu Yuanzhang learned about it, he was very angry. After he became the emperor, his hometown Fengyang not only did not get the favor, but suffered a lot from it!
It was the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang moved a knife, and he moved the knife against his heroes.

That incident happened in the 13th year of Hongwu, called the Hu Weiyong case, and more than 3 people died.

Countless founding nobles died, including Lu Zhongheng, Marquis of Ji'an, Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Yan'an, Fei Ju, Marquis of Pingliang, Zhao Yong, Marquis of Nanxiong, Zheng Yuchun, Marquis of Xingyang, Huang Bin, Marquis of Yichun
Even Li Shanchang, the Korean public, who was compared to Xiao He by Zhu Yuanzhang, was implicated and shocked the government and the public.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang strengthened the power of Jin Yiwei, a power only controlled by himself
At this time, a Jin Yiwei wearing a flying fish suit gently knocked on the door with the back of his hand outside the hall, and then cupped his hands, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly while lying on the reclining chair.

The man got in and put a stack of memorials in his hand on the table next to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This Jinyiwei named Erhu is the commander of Jinyiwei. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang very early and is the person Zhu Yuanzhang trusts the most. Without this trust, it is impossible to sit in this position.

The commander of Jin Yiwei made Erhu put the memorial on the table, and then stood silently aside.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat up and began to read the secret reports collected by Jinyiwei from all over the country.

The information is not rich, and there are even pictures of some officials sleeping at home at night.

There is a lot of information, and Zhu Yuanzhang enjoys it very much. Being able to observe the dynamics of every official makes him feel in control of everything.

"Eh? The new son-in-law of Yan Wang Zhu Di is that Li Xiao."

Zhu Yuanzhang discovered a secret report about Li Xiao.

It recorded everything that happened to Li Xiao in Beiping during this period.

At the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, he overwhelmed all the heroes and won the championship, including some things that happened, which are recorded in verses.

"I hope that there will be no sickness in the world, so why worry about putting medicine on the shelf to make dust."

Seeing this couplet, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself: "The person who can make such a pair must have the people in his heart. He was originally a farmer, but he did not forget his roots. Not bad, not bad!"

There are too many son-in-laws and grandson-in-laws of Zhu Yuanzhang, so he suddenly became interested in Li Xiao.

I am too old to remember things.

Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through the previous message again, "It turned out to be the son-in-law of the fourth son, the husband-in-law of that girl Ningyun."

The appearance of Zhu Ningyun, the owner of Yong'an County, quickly appeared in his mind, but it was only when he was young, he was very cute, and his reading ability in the main hall surpassed all the princes and grandchildren.

"Hey, it's a pity that the girl Ningyun escaped in the fire and ruined her appearance."

Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang scolded Zhu Di severely.

However, seeing the information in the secret report, the two seemed to be very in love with each other. Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was very relieved.

Continuing to read, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that this Li Xiao is a bit special.

When he was engaged, there was a very strange thing about the dowry gift he offered.

Iron fire book?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious and continued to read.

On the next page, there is a picture of the iron and steel fire book.

I have to say that Jin Yiwei's painting skills are still very strong. This Huozhezi is very detailed, with two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings, and the flames are vivid when used.

Subsequently, the description is also described above.

Covering the lid can release water, it is not afraid of wind, rain and cold, the flame will not be blown out after ignition, it can be used continuously, and it needs to be filled with fire oil.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, this is a good thing, needless to say the benefits on the battlefield, it is also very convenient to use for civilian fire.

"The inventor of this fire zhezi is Li Xiao. Is it the same person as Li Xiao, who made white salt?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered about Baiyan.

The commander of Jin Yiwei made the two tigers cup their hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty, it's the same person."

"Hahaha, not bad."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded slowly, "I didn't expect there to be such a talent among my grandsons-in-law. Is it possible that there can be someone like Zhang Heng and Cai Lun?"

"That's right, the fourth son has found a good son-in-law!"

As he said that, he became more interested in Li Xiao, and continued to read information about Li Xiao.

Then I saw the news about Fengyoujing.

After seeing the news of Fengyoujing, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up abruptly.

The last time I was so excited was because of the Snowflake White Salt incident.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this wind oil essence is no worse than snowflake white salt, and it is definitely a good thing that benefits the country and the people!

"The little wind oil essence has so many magical effects! Isn't this a magic medicine?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, and then said: "This formula was also developed by Li Xiao?"

The two tigers clasped their hands together: "Return to Your Majesty, Li Xiao developed it by accident, and it will take some time to confirm the formula."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay, not bad, but this time I don't have any good reason to ask the fourth child for the formula."

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen and said, "Yunwen, what do you think?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang read these secret reports, he would not deliberately avoid Zhu Yunqi, but instead deliberately let him understand the meaning of the officials as training.

Zhu Yunqi kept pricking up his ears to listen, and immediately got up when he heard the words, cupped his hands and said: "Grandfather, if fourth uncle can mass-produce this formula, as long as the price is right, it will also benefit the country and the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the answer, and said with a smile: "Such a good medicine should be popularized throughout the country. He also needs money to defend the frontier, so it doesn't matter if he makes some money. Your fourth uncle will not set the price on his own."

Zhu Yunwen said respectfully: "The emperor's grandfather is wise and magnanimous."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang read some of Li Xiao's information, but there will be no further text.

"I'm looking forward to this grandson-in-law named Li Xiao."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Erhu said: "You can call us together on His Majesty's birthday."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then looked at his personal eunuch Wang Jinghong, and said, "Remember this and remind me on my birthday."

Wang Jinghong bowed: "Your maidservant takes orders."

Next.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to check the memorials from various places.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang frowning, he has raised the salaries of officials from all over the country, and this corruption of ink is still being banned repeatedly.

How to do, in order to completely put an end to this corruption!
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang noticed something was wrong.

"Er Hu, this, this, this, and this, are these positions so calm?"

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Zhu Yuanzhang took out a map and pointed to several locations.

It stands to reason that corruption is more likely to occur in rich places, but in the end, there is no news at all. Even if there is, it is a trivial matter.

The several locations Zhu Yuanzhang refers to are: Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou, and Dezhou.

Erhu bowed and said. "The subordinates have already noticed and sent someone to investigate."

"Well, we must find out."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly.

Xin said that there would never be another big case like before.

There are not many heroes in the past, and he really doesn't want to pick up the butcher's knife again, and be criticized by future generations.

But if there is something illegal, I will not show mercy.
"Minister, leave."

Erhu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, bowed and exited the hall.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The crescent moon hangs, and the stars are dotted.

The waves are rolling on the canal, and there is an endless stream of boats carrying goods. The boats are still sailing at night, and you can see that the lights on the boats are lit.

In the cabin, Li Xiao and his party were sitting together, playing a new game of flying chess.

Staying in the boat every day is very boring. I can still fish during the day, and enjoy playing chess and horseshoes at night.

Because Li Xiao can always come up with all kinds of fresh toys, no one is playing the horse hanging, and they all go to play with new toys.

"Should we be in the next place soon?"

While playing chess, Li Xiao asked.

"Soon, we will arrive in Dezhou soon. There is a deep-water pier in Dezhou. You can take a rest there and buy some supplies."

Zhu Gaosui explained.

Because Li Xiao and the others were sitting on a large ship, they could only stop at some sized docks.

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Well, when we arrive in Dezhou, we will stop and take a rest. Everyone is a little tired on the boat every day. Everyone is used to living in this boat. Let's spend some more money to rent this boat. , all the way to Yangzhou."

These days, Li Xiao also inquired about this ship.

The main route of this boat is between Cangzhou and Dezhou. The owner of this boat gave Li Xiao a part of the journey for free in order to establish a good relationship with the magistrate of Cangzhou.

Yang Shiqi is very affectionate, and he got things done without spending a tael of silver.

Originally, when we arrived in Dezhou, we had to change the ship, but Li Xiao felt that the ship was pretty good, so he discussed it with the captain.

Let this ship take them all the way to Hangzhou and back, and he paid for the rest of the money.

It's not cheap, and the round trip is close to [-] kilometers.

This ship is a cargo ship, and it is actually a bit of a loss to carry people.

But the area is big, and it's still a new ship, so it doesn't smell like it. Everyone lives comfortably, so it doesn't matter.

In order to hide your identity, taking a cargo ship is actually a good choice.

Isn't it just money?
Li Xiao readily took out 200 taels of silver and paid the money.

The captain happily took the silver and took over the job.

"Hahaha, I won!"

Zhu Gaoxu went down with a sieve, and his red chess piece had reached the end.

There are four people playing flying chess, namely Li Xiao, Zhu Ningyun, Zhu Gaoxu, and Wei Jiangxue.

Zhu Gaosui was watching from the sidelines.
After Zhu Gaoxu took the lead to reach the finish line, the remaining few people reached the finish line one after another.

Li Xiao finally reached the finish line.

"Truth or Dare segment."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled badly, and looked at Li Xiao: "Brother-in-law, do you want to tell the truth, or take a big risk."

These days, when they play games, they add a truth or dare, which makes it more interesting.

"To be honest, just ask."

Li Xiao concedes the bet.

"Then I will ask."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Li Xiao, and said, "After taking Sister Ningyun, will you still look for younger ones?"

Li Xiao: "????"

When the voice fell, everyone was a little confused.

This question is a bit tricky!
Zhu Ningyun's cheeks were hot, her heart beat faster, and she looked at Li Xiao.
(End of this chapter)