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

Chapter 257 Li Jinglong actually trained a group of tiger and wolf teachers!Li Jinglong's Difficult Choice
The weather in the north is about to turn from autumn to winter, and there is a slight chill.

Today is a rare day when the sun rises in the east, and the warm sun shines on the earth.

The garden of the Duke's Mansion is full of flowers and is peaceful.

"Xiaolang, why are you having trouble with the emperor's grandfather? The old man needs to be coaxed." Zhu Ningyun said while holding the scissors to trim the flowers and plants in the garden.

"Hey, let me tell you"

Li Xiao was watering the flowers with the shower, and said disapprovingly, "As people get older, their brains tend to become rigid, and they will become dementia. It's bitter, to stimulate the emperor's grandfather, so as not to suffer from dementia."

"You, you, there are always so many reasons."

Zhu Ningyun shook her head helplessly, thought for a while and said: "But what you said is also reasonable, I have seen some old people with dementia, it's very pitiful."

"Right, when our father gets old, let's stimulate him together." Li Xiao said.

Zhu Ningyun: "."

Recently Li Xiao has been completely free, and spends all day with Ning Yun, talking to each other, to each other.

The industries at hand, such as steel mills, arsenals, textile mills, railway groups, etc., have all been handed over to the imperial court and have gradually been transformed into state-owned enterprises, so there is no need to worry about them.

The employees inside also turned into employees of the imperial court.

And Zhu Gaochi has been arranging people to hand over the accounts and manage them. He must have figured out the accounts and reported them to Zhu Di. He can bring nearly 3000 million taels of income to the court every year. .

This is also the reason why Li Xiao hated Zhu Di last time, and Zhu Di didn't say a word. Where can I find such a good son-in-law?

As soon as these properties were handed over, the whole person felt relaxed, and even Zhu Ningyun was free. This is how life is like. You can make a lot of money just by investing in businessmen.

Li Xiao felt that too much money was useless. He might not be able to spend his current money in a few lifetimes. He had too many properties in his hand, so he had to spend energy to take care of them instead.

"Xiaolang, I don't know why, but I feel a little uncomfortable when I'm free." Zhu Ningyun said suddenly.

"I think you owe it."

Li Xiao patted Ningyun's plump peach, and said with a smile: "Isn't it good to enjoy life with your husband? You have to work hard and tire yourself out to be satisfied?"

Zhu Ningyun blushed, and said in a low voice: "It's true, if I'm a concubine, you will be abducted by the little goblin."

Li Xiao chuckled: "Which little fairy dares?"

As he spoke, he squeezed his hands again. After all these years, they are still so flexible!

"Ouch! This feeling. Tsk tsk tsk."

A voice came, the rough voice needless to say, it was Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu walked over with a smile, "After so many years, I'm still as gluey as glue, my brother is really envious."

Zhu Ningyun hurriedly took two steps, leaving Li Xiao's clutches.

Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and said angrily: "Second brother, you treat my country's mansion as a vegetable garden, don't you, and don't notify me every time you come?"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't take it seriously, "Hey, what a fart the family is still reporting."

Li Xiao: "."

Zhu Ningyun cast a glance at Zhu Gaoxu, this younger brother is really getting more and more reckless, but she can't blame Zhu Gaoxu at all, the relationship between the two is good, besides, the husband was recruited by Gaoxu, what can she say about this younger brother?

"By the way, Gao Xu, if you don't go to military training, why do you have time to come here?" Zhu Ningyun said.

"What am I practicing? My opponent is Li Jinglong."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head, and said disdainfully: "Just that little trash, brother, I'll beat him up casually. Besides, the soldiers in Beiping practice every day, so there's no need to cram."

Zhu Ningyun said earnestly: "Schoolboys should be admired for three days. Don't underestimate Li Jinglong. In the battle six years ago, I thought he was very brave."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said: "It's useless for him to be brave. In fact, what my brother-in-law said that day was correct. I think the guards can't be controlled. I'm a farmer and a soldier. Isn't that just muddy legs? Our Beiping soldiers, Practicing all day, that is the elite of the elite, if I still stare at the practice every day, what will the emperor think of me when he finds out?"

As he said that, Zhu Gaoxu imitated Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, and said: "This Zhu Gaoxu wholeheartedly helps his brother-in-law deal with us. He is mad at us. We want to kill him. What will my brother do then?"

"Huh." Zhu Ningyun was slightly startled, and said, "Gao Xu, what you said makes sense. I really didn't expect that you can think of other points when you think about the problem now."

"Hey, I learned it from my brother-in-law." Zhu Gaoxu laughed.

After finishing speaking, he said excitedly: "Brother-in-law, sister, nothing happened today"

Zhu Ningyun smiled and said: "Play mahjong, okay, I'll give you a chance, whether you can win or not depends on your ability, but one person is missing, three are missing one"

Soon, a servant girl came to announce that Princess Han had arrived, and Zhu Ningyun nodded slightly.

Soon,
Zhu Gaoxu's concubine, Wei Jiangxue, came over and bowed politely, "I met brother-in-law, sister."

Afterwards, she looked at Zhu Gaoxu, frowned and said, "My lord, next time you enter the Duke's mansion, can you go through the main entrance?"

Zhu Ningyun was taken aback, looked at Wei Jiangxue and said, "Sister, how did Gao Xu get in here?"

Wei Jiangxue said helplessly, "Over the wall."

Li Xiao: "."

Zhu Ningyun: "."

No wonder it was silent every time he came in. Come to think of it, so was the third child.

When did these two people start to develop this habit? ? ?

crackling.

Mahjong was crackling on the table, and the two couples began to play mahjong.

There were few recreational activities in ancient times, so mahjong was a good way for the dignitaries in the capital to pass the time.

"forty thousand."

Zhu Gaoxu played a card and said: "Brother-in-law, I heard that all the properties in your hands have been given to the court, what will you do in the future."

Zhu Gaoxu asked sideways.

He was actually worried that Zhu Di would take away all his properties.

The toilet paper factory, nail clipper factory, and safflower oil factory in Beijing are all Zhu Gaoxu's industries, and they can bring him five to six million taels of income every year, which he can't bear to part with.

Wei Jiangxue beside him was even more reluctant.

No, today I'm taking Zhu Gaoxu to walk around, to find out what's going on.

"What should I do?" Li Xiao said with a smile, "Money is just a fleeting moment. I regard money as dung, and I can live with simple food and drink."

"bump!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed again: "Brother-in-law, you are a saint, a saint treats money like dung, brother, I am a layman, you say that, I am ashamed to win your money."

Li Xiao said in his heart, ah hey, you seem to be able to win money from me, I am a consummation-level Mahjong player.

Zhu Ningyun smiled from the side: "Gao Xu, don't listen to your brother-in-law, we really don't have any property right now, but we can make a lot of profit by investing in those businessmen every year. You can be confident and bold to win your brother-in-law's money."

"I'll just say it." Zhu Gaoxu said: "Brother-in-law really has a trick, and there are endless ways to make money."

Wei Jiangxue smiled slightly at the side and said, "Hey, my brother-in-law is very capable, but our prince doesn't have this ability."

The two couples sang together, and Li Xiao understood it.

He said with a smile: "Gao Xu, don't worry, my father doesn't like your small business, it can't be large-scale, it's all small business, and it's not easy for the court to manage Qitong."

"That's right."

Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed and pushed the card away, "Fuck! Give me money."

"I'm sorry Gao Xu."

Zhu Ningyun also pushed the card away, and said with a smile, "I'll beat you up."

It turned out to be a double shot, and Zhu Ningyun cut him off.

Li Xiao's method is strategizing, and whoever wants to do it can do it.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, "Come again."

Jingshi, Wanping.

Dashukou Village has been renamed Lijiacun, and everyone's surname is Li Weirong.

This is Li Xiao's hometown.

Therefore, ten miles and eight townships are considered to be the best ones to be built.

The village has changed a lot. Every household has built brick houses, ancestral halls, auditoriums, and squares.
However, Li Xiao's dilapidated house was specially preserved by the dormitory, and Li Xiao's original three mu of land was also protected as a preservation of the history of his fortune.

It is the honor of the whole village that there is a Great Ming Imperial Teacher in the village.

Recently, Zhu Yunqi is filming a movie "Life of the People in Peking". He came to Lijia Village to collect materials from the local area. After all, this is the hometown of the national teacher.

Li Youtian, the head of the dormitory, warmly welcomed the arrival of the filming team, and specially prepared a table of meals for him. The best dishes were served, including chicken, duck and fish.

"Welcome, welcome! Unexpectedly, our Lijia Village will also be in a movie."

Li Youtian shook hands with Zhu Yunwen excitedly, and the villagers beside him were beating drums and gongs.

"This is the hometown of the national teacher. Isn't it necessary to go to the movies, but you are too polite." Zhu Yunwen walked into the village with a smile, and then enjoyed the hospitality.

At the dinner table, Zhu Yunwen toasted a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Isn't it Li Youtian? Our filming team may be filming here for a few days, and we still need the cooperation of the villagers."

Li Youtian replied: "Everything is under the arrangement of the great director, haha. Your accommodations have been arranged for the past few days. Whoever needs to cooperate will definitely call you."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Then it's settled. Today we will observe in the village first, and we will officially shoot tomorrow."

Li Youtian said excitedly: "Speak easily, follow the instructions of the great director."

After eating and drinking.

Zhu Yunxuan arranged for his subordinates to go to various households to investigate the people's sentiments, select models and organize the copywriting, while he took Zhu Yunxi to wander around the village.

"This is the place where the national teacher made his fortune. It is really beautiful and outstanding."

While walking, Zhu Yunqi said with emotion.

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi scolded Zhu Yunqi in his heart that he was a good dog, but on the surface he pretended to agree, "Yeah, it's unimaginable that even this small village can be built with such a great talent as a national teacher. so good."

In the past six months, Zhu Yunxi followed Zhu Yunqi to shoot movies everywhere, and he fully realized the power of movies. This is a terrifying propaganda method that can quickly change people's minds.

He thought to himself, now that Beiping has undergone tremendous changes, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, if this film about the lives of the people spreads to other places, everyone will yearn for it.

When the time comes, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for my big event. Before, I planned to lie dormant in secret and fight steadily. Now it seems that I must speed up the progress
Walking and walking, the two came to see a dilapidated thatched cottage, which looked particularly eye-catching in this village of brick houses.

"Could it be that there are still poor households?"

Zhu Yunqi was good at catching information, so he walked over immediately, wanting to go in and have a look.

"Stop, you can't enter here."

Immediately, two people came to stop him.

"we are"

Zhu Yunqi wanted to reveal his identity.

A young man was very arrogant, with a straw in his mouth, he said angrily: "Whoever you are, you can't enter here."

Zhu Yunxuan was a bit displeased after eating, but although he has been rich all these years, because of his status, he never caused troubles, so he just planned to ask Li Youtian tomorrow.

He took Zhu Yunxi away.

"Pooh."

The young man spat out the straw in his mouth and laughed.

This made Zhu Yunqi a little annoyed, whether he could bear it or not, he turned his head and looked over, "What do you mean?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, this is not a place you can see, even if the king of heaven is here." The young man waved his hand disdainfully.

What did the two of them say? They are both grandsons of the emperor. How have they ever been insulted like this?
"Damn, court death!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't care, but in order to gain more trust from Zhu Yunxuan, he deliberately helped Zhu Yunxuan stand out, which was also in line with his original temperament, so he rushed over.

The two fought and wrestled together.

Although Zhu Yunxi said that he had practiced martial arts before, he had almost lost his martial arts in the Tianlong prison for ten years, and his body was also much weaker, so he couldn't hold it for a while.

Soon, the others called the head of the house, Li Youtian.

"Hongwei, you are courting death!"

Li Youtian rushed over upon hearing the news.

Hastily pulled it away, and then kicked Li Hongwei's body.

This young man named Li Hongwei rolled on the ground a few times and said unconvinced. "Father, why are you beating me? These two people want to enter the house of the national teacher, can I agree?"

"You can come in. You idiot."

Li Youtian got angry and said, "These officials are all members of the national teacher, and they came to make movies."

After speaking, he apologized to Zhu Yunwen: "Big director, my son is a stupid pig. I haven't found him these days, and he doesn't know about this matter. You don't remember villains, please forgive him this time."

"Ah?" Li Hongwei was taken aback. It turned out that he was a member of the national teacher who came to make a movie. He hurriedly bowed and apologized, "I was the one who was reckless."

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Those who don't know don't blame it."

Zhu Yunxi kept the name Li Hongwei in his heart.

into the night.

Zhu Yunxi lived in a village house arranged by the head of the house.

A man in black appeared in the house.

Now that we are outside Beiping, this is a good time to communicate.

The man in black said: "Your Majesty, that blind Li Hongwei during the day, do you want your subordinates to kill him?"

"No, such a trivial matter is unbearable, how can it become a big event." Zhu Yunxi asked, "Has the flintlock gun been built in Yunnan?"

The man in black said: "The master has already built it in secret, and it will take time."

"Time waits for no one." Zhu Yunxi ordered: "Send the news to let him speed up the progress."

"Yes." The man in black nodded, and said again: "Your Majesty, after investigating these days, I found out that Yao Guangxiao touched the bones of Li Xiao ten years ago, saying that this man is as lucky as the sky, and that everything goes smoothly for him. It's just relying on the luck of the body."

Zhu Yunxi said: "Then what do you mean?"

The man in black said: "There is a Gu technique called "Drop the head" in Miaojiang, Yunnan. The head-dropping Gu is planted in the coffin of Li Xiao's parents, which can suppress his luck. And the grave of Li Xiao's parents, Right now it’s on the back hill of this village.”

Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up, and he said, "There is such a technique."

His heart moved, it was indeed disadvantageous to fight against Li Xiao like this, and he was not sure, so he could only use this method. After thinking up to this point, Zhu Yunxie whispered: "You can handle this matter, and don't let anyone find out."

"Yes."

The man in black responded and disappeared into the night.

"One-two! One-two! One-two!"

The loud orders sounded from the neat marching team.

Li Jinglong knew that at the moment he accepted the imperial decree, his words and deeds could affect the Holy Majesty's opinion of him.

He didn't dare to neglect at all, and led his soldiers to march at full speed.

There is a saying in the art of war: "Soldiers are expensive and fast." Whether the marching speed is fast or slow, it can also reflect the specific quality level.

An elite army can "go hundreds of miles in the middle of the day", while a decayed and incompetent army can only wriggle like a snail.

In ancient times, the influence of roads, soil slopes, ditches, shrubs, and mud puddles would also affect the speed of marching, and the width of the road also affected the speed of marching.

A road can satisfy four people walking side by side, each row is one meter apart, and it occupies one meter of land.

The 5000-man guards are divided into five thousand-man teams, and each thousand-man team can occupy a road length of 500 meters, and the large troops can be separated by 5 miles!
If the army is larger, reaching tens of thousands of people, if they do not advance along multiple roads, and if they are all crowded in one place, the distance between the vanguard and the rear will reach tens of miles, and the vanguard will leave in the morning, and the rear may not be able to break out until noon. ".In order to speed up the march, Li Jinglong planned in advance, marching in two directions, marching at full speed,
Soldiers from the two routes assembled, and the distance to the capital was less than [-] miles, and it only took Li Jinglong a mere January to get here.

After preparing the army, Li Jinglong planned to go straight to the capital in one go.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a thousand days, entering Beijing this time is the moment to show the strength of my Cixi Guard. Everyone cheers up this general and shows his demeanor!"

Li Jinglong spoke before the battle to boost morale.

This is the soldiers of the guards. If the court says a word, they will come all the way with their own food. Now that it is busy farming, the soldiers put down their labor at home and go thousands of miles.

"For General Li, no matter what you say, you must win this martial arts show!"

"We want to show the pampered soldiers of the capital, what is a soldier!"

"We have been training hard for so many years, isn't it just waiting for today, let them taste our power!"

The soldiers clenched their fists and shouted, their morale was high.

This group of soldiers are all tall and burly, and they respect Li Jinglong very much. Since the battle six years ago, Li Jinglong's reputation has soared and he deserves respect.They were even more grateful in their hearts. They knew that Li Jinglong had paid a lot in these years.

As long as you train, you can eat big pot meals, and there is meat in every big pot meal. It is Li Jinglong who tried every means to improve the treatment.

As for the commanders of other guards, it is said that they tried every means to deprive them of their money.
Soon, Li Jinglong led the soldiers into the capital to handover with the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion controls Chinese and foreign armies, and there are two large and small battles inside and outside the capital, with 48 guards assigned to teach.

Li Jinglong was received by Xu Huizu, Zuo Dudu of the Dudu Mansion, Wei Guogong, and the two hadn't seen each other for more than ten years. For a while, Xu Huizu pulled Li Jinglong and said, "Jiujiang, you only took one month to get to the capital."

Jiujiang is the word of Li Jinglong, and the name of the name shows that Xu Huizu still regards him as a friend.

Li Jinglong cupped his hands respectfully: "My subordinate, Li Jinglong, see the governor."

Xu Huizu smiled and patted Li Jinglong's arm, "It's gone."

Li Jinglong laughed, "It's been a long time. The capital has changed so much that I don't know him anymore."

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Xu Huizu arranged him in the school grounds, "You guys will stay here, train well, if you behave properly this time, the Holy Majesty will probably return your Li family's duke title, if you need anything directly Said, I'll go and report this matter to the Holy Majesty first."

"Okay, then there is brother Lao Yungong." Li Jinglong cupped his hands.

Xu Huizu saw that the other party's eyebrows were slightly worried, so he comforted him: "Jiujiang, don't worry too much, you won't be allowed to fight against the three major battalions of the capital division, but against the new army under the national division, and those new troops have only served for two years. You will be discharged from the army in [-], so there is still a chance of winning!"

The three major battalions of the capital are divided into military battalion, Shenji battalion and Sanqian battalion. These three battalions were built by Zhu Di himself. The soldiers raised were used to defend the capital and the elite of the Northern Expedition. Among them, the [-] battalions were Mongolian cavalry, and their combat effectiveness was very strong.

Li Jinglong's heart moved. If he was fighting with the new army, he would really have a great chance of winning, but why... he would be called from thousands of miles away to fight with the new army. What is his intention?
"Farewell, I will catch up with you tonight."

Xu Huizu said, and left.

Li Jinglong was not in a hurry to train. The soldiers marched hard for a month, and they were arranged to go down to rest. The soldiers thought they would continue training, so they cheered and went to the room to rest.

At the same time, the question just now has been circling in Li Jinglong's mind.

"Why did you reach the capital in just one month?"

In the Hongwu Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being surprised when he heard the news. He thought it would take two months, but he didn't expect the time to be shortened by half.

"That's right." Xu Huizu cupped his hands and said, "The Supreme Emperor, according to my observation, the quality of Li Jinglong's soldiers is extremely high. When they entered the capital, they saw that the prosperity of the capital was still in order, and they were unmoved. Prepare the formation, the soldiers are all burly and powerful, full of energy, they are a division of tigers and wolves. If they train for half a month, fear of death can easily defeat those new troops."

"Unexpectedly, Li Jinglong actually trained a tiger and wolf teacher in the guard."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, "It seems that the choice of Li Jinglong is really the right choice. You should look at each other with admiration for three days. After these years of honing, Li Jinglong has really become a general. Hehe, Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you have obviously swelled recently , Let's use this army to frustrate your spirit."

"Supreme Emperor, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Xu Huizu cupped his hands slightly and was about to leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him, and asked again: "Huizu, you are in charge of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and you often go down to inspect it these years. What do you think, except for Li Jinglong's guard army, what about the other guard soldiers?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizu was speechless when he suddenly asked these questions.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Tell me the truth."

Xu Huizu nodded and said: "Except for Li Jinglong's team, the others are similar, and their combat effectiveness is very average. In fact, Li Jinglong's guard army was the same six years ago. Li Jinglong almost died in battle, and then he began to train soldiers and drill soldiers, and only then did he have the army he has today."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That is to say, this is just a special case, and the other guards are too useless?"

Xu Huizu said: "It's not that it's useless, it's just that when using troops, drills are needed in advance. However, I think that if the army needs temporary drills, the combat effectiveness may not be strong when it goes to the battlefield. In addition, soldiers are expensive and fast, and it is easy to miss the opportunity."

"We haven't thought about what you said."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about everything, then waved his hand: "Back off."

"Yes, the Supreme Emperor."

After Xu Huizu retired, he went to look for Li Jinglong. After all, he hadn't seen him in these years and wanted to catch up on the old days.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the back of Xu Huizu's leaving, and murmured: "Not long ago, Li Xiao handed over all the state-owned enterprises to the imperial court, and the treasury was able to get another 5000 million taels of income every year. Why don't we know that military households are suffering, but It's also a helpless move. I'm afraid Li Xiao, you want to say that the tax revenue of Daming is enough to support soldiers. Li Xiao, Li Xiao, you really have good intentions."

"Never mind, never mind, since the country has the money to raise soldiers, it's okay to change the military system. Since you are so stubborn, Li Xiao, I will let you go this time. But what's the matter with Zhu Gaoxu, who doesn't train soldiers every day, When the time comes, we will lose to Li Jinglong, and the bet will come into effect. Even if we want to change it, we can’t say this, this Zhu Gaoxu, damn it.”

Duke of Wei.

Xu Huizu invited Li Jinglong to drink and reminisce about the past.

The two grew up together, and they have a good relationship, and because they didn't fight Zhu Di in the battle of Jingnan in this world, there is no conflict.

In addition, Xu Huizu watched the movie of Li Jinglong defending the city with his body a few years ago, and now he has a lot of admiration for this Li Jinglong.

The two chatted about the past years, and then Xu Huizu started to talk about business: "Although the new army set up by the National Division are all recruits, you should not underestimate it. The new army system is similar to the county conscription system of the Qin Dynasty. All the soldiers who enlisted in the army were young and well-behaved people, and the barracks were called Tie Mingying.

There are currently [-] soldiers in the Tie Mingying Camp. Those who retire after two years are ordinary soldiers, but those who perform well can stay. At present, the citizens of Beiping City are recruited by the new army. Glory, the status of a soldier is extremely high, and the salary is also high.

If they can stay in the barracks, they will choose to stay. With these veterans leading them, this group of recruits practice all day long, and the food is top-notch, which is better than the food of the three major battalions. Beef and mutton are available in Dundon, and with the current conditions in Beiping, eggs, chicken, pork, and fresh vegetables and fruits are available in Dundon. I heard that milk is added to breakfast now, and the physical fitness is very good.However, I have never seen the specific combat effectiveness. "

"What?" Li Jinglong was taken aback after hearing this, "This recruit eats beef, mutton, and milk. The treatment is too good!"

Compared with the soldiers of the guards under him, it is really different. It is still my guards. I have tried my best to add meat to the meals over the years, and sometimes I have to pay for it myself. Those soldiers still farm to support themselves.
"what is this?"

Xu Huizu said: "It is only one aspect that these soldiers have good food. After retiring from the army, those who perform well can be assigned jobs, or get a sum of money, seven or eighty taels in two years. Although it is not enough for the elderly, it is no problem to buy a remote house. Working, or doing a little business, is enough to support myself."

hiss.
Li Jinglong gasped.

This kind of treatment is simple. After the soldiers in the guards are old, the imperial court will not take care of them anymore. They will be thrown away after they are used up. But the new army, who only served in the army for two years, can get a huge amount of silver. The gap among them is very different.

When he came to Beijing this time, Li Jinglong first wanted to regain the glory that belonged to the Li family and the title of Cao Guogong.

In addition, he hopes to be more holy to respond, slightly improve the treatment of some guards, and speak for the guards in the world. There are 150 million guards in the country.

But right now, the treatment of the new army is so good
Li Jinglong couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't this new army system spread to the world?"

Xu Huizu laughed and said: "To promote the world, how much money would it cost? According to the standards of the new army, it may be an astronomical figure. How can the court afford it? By the way, you don't know the significance of your visit to Beijing this time, do you?" ?”

Li Jinglong nodded and said: "Yes, I came all the way to the capital suddenly to fight the new army. I thought about it for a long time but didn't understand the purpose of this trip."

Xu Huizu said: "To tell you the truth, this trip is a bet between the teacher and the Supreme Emperor."

"What bet?" Li Jinglong asked.

Xu Huizu said: "The National Teacher wanted to implement the law of the new army, but was opposed by the Supreme Emperor, so this bet was born. If you win, the guards and fields will remain as they are; if the new army is worse, the new law will be implemented. "

"what!"

Li Jinglong was shocked, if he won, wouldn't he be a sinner, sorry brothers
If he loses, the method of promoting the new army, the military households in the world will no longer suffer. But if he loses, what about the glory of the Li family, should we abandon it?
Li Jinglong was suddenly caught in a dilemma, not knowing what to do
This choice turned out to be so difficult! ! !
"Jiujiang, Jiujiang, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Huizu noticed what happened to Li Jinglong and pushed him to wake him up.

But seeing Li Jinglong's worried face, he sighed and said: "Brother Yungong, I have been training soldiers below these years, and I am well aware of the disadvantages of the guards and the sufferings of the soldiers in the guards. The glory of the family, I still want to say something for the soldiers under my command, but I can’t think of it.”

Xu Huizu was stunned for a while, and said seriously: "Jiujiang, you don't want to lose this game, do you? You have to think about it clearly. If you miss this opportunity, you won't have it. If you lose the game on purpose, What face do you have to face the ancestors of your Li family??"

Li Jinglong shook his head and said: "Why did you choose me? If I had to make such a rare choice, if I chose another guard, I would not have such distress."

Xu Huizu persuaded: "If you hadn't been training hard these years, you wouldn't have won this opportunity. You should think about it carefully. Even if you lose, this new army method may not be promoted, and it will cost a lot of money."

"No." Li Jinglong said: "There are 180 million soldiers in the guards alone in the whole country. Including the three major battalions of the capital, there are 200 million soldiers. The soldiers are expensive and not expensive. If the new army is powerful, why bother?" More than 180 million soldiers are needed, 50 is enough. The soldiers in the guard are useless."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with what Li Jinglong said. In the future, Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, will personally conquer the three major battalions, but the three major battalions will be lost in the first battle of Tumubao. The military strength of the Ming Dynasty will be reduced. It can't recover its strength, and it hasn't recovered for more than 100 years.

"Jiujiang, you really impress me now!"

Xu Huizu admired Li Jinglong even more. He cared so much about military households that he even wavered his idea of ​​getting back the title. It was really rare.

"But have you ever thought about it, if you lose the battle on purpose, how can you not see how wise the Supreme Emperor is? When you get angry, even if you lose the game, this matter will not be able to be done." Xu Huizu said seriously: " This matter is not something that you and I can control, success or failure is a game between the National Teacher and the Supreme Emperor, you just need to train hard and take on the challenge, don't think too much about it."

Li Jinglong was startled, and said in fear: "Brother Yun Gong is right, how can such a major event be controlled by me, thanks to brother Yun Gong's reminder, Jiujiang knows how to do it, I will prepare well for the challenge and show my style .”

Xu Huizu was very relieved, patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's good that you can figure this out!"

The two laughed and talked until late at night.

On the second day, Li Jinglong swept away his fatigue and put all his body and mind into the training.

And Zhu Gaoxu went to the Duke's Mansion to play mahjong every day, and he had a great time playing mahjong.

half a month later.

Drills are held exactly on the school grounds.

On this day, there were a lot of people, and a tall platform was built in the school grounds.

The Supreme Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, Empress Xu Miaoyun, Princess Zhu Ningyun, National Teacher Li Xiao, Prince Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui and others, as well as several ministers and cabinet members watched on the platform.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di sat on two dragon chairs in the center, one on the left and one on the right, while the rest of the people stood on both sides according to their status.

The [-] soldiers from the Tieming Camp and the [-] guards from the Cixi Guards were waiting in full force on the school grounds.

The morale of the soldiers on both sides was high, holding the idea that they must never lose, fearing that it would be a duel of tit for tat.

In addition to daily drills, the soldiers of the Tie Ming Battalion will also attend classes, learning patriotic knowledge, and the concept of glory for soldiers. In addition, they know that if they lose this time, the Iron Blood Battalion may not exist, so the morale is very strong. reached its peak.

The soldiers of Cixi Guard, on the other hand, have received Li Jinglong's favor for many years and went to fight with gratitude. At the same time, they also know that if General Li can regain the title of Cao Guogong, they will probably speak for them and improve their treatment and morale. also reached its peak.

The rehearsal has just begun, and the soldiers on both sides of the martial arts field look at each other, filled with the smell of gunpowder. As long as there is an order, the two sides will fight hard!
"I really didn't expect that the sergeants of Cixi Guard had such qualities. They competed with the soldiers of the three battalions with vigor and vigor. Li Jinglong actually trained the tiger and wolf division. The new army may not be easy to win. "

On the stage, Fang Bin, Minister of the Ministry of War, sighed with emotion. He knew that the guard soldiers who came to the imperial court some time ago were not like this at all.

"Look at the Tie Ming camp. Although they are new recruits, everyone is tall and strong, and their momentum is like a rainbow. I think the Cixi Guard soldiers are not bad, but they are still inferior to the new army."

Yang Shiqi stood aside and praised the new army.

"The new army was built by spending money. On the other hand, the soldiers of the Cixi Guard's guards have to farm the fields on weekdays, but they don't need to spend a penny. Can't you tell which one is better and which is worse? Besides, this battle , It’s hard to say, I think both sides have the possibility of winning.”

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Xie Jin, was partial to the soldiers of the guards, wanting to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, but Zhu Yuanzhang supported the guard system he built himself.

"You can't talk like that." Wei Guogong Xu Huizu secretly praised Li Jinglong, saying: "Li Jinglong's diligence in training soldiers these years is unique. It is not easy to train guards who are busy with farm work to this quality. The world is so Among the many guards, I am afraid that only Cixi Guard can stand up to the three battalions and the new army."

Everyone was talking one after another, when Zhu Di saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to say, he coughed twice, and everyone kept silent and became quiet.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the five thousand soldiers led by Li Jinglong, with their heads held high, full of confidence, they were indeed the masters of tigers and wolves, so he laughed and said: "I heard that Zhu Gaoxu played mahjong every day during this period, and he was so happy to leave, but he didn't know that the arrogant soldiers were not enough. For courage. On the other hand, Li Jinglong's soldiers have strict military discipline and full of confidence. The national teacher is too full of words, so don't capsize the boat in the gutter."

These words were obviously aimed at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao looked at Li Jinglong's soldiers at this time, and found that it was indeed unusual. It seemed that the rumors some time ago were true. The eldest brother really carefully selected a good opponent for himself.

Li Xiao smiled slightly and said: "This Li Jinglong is really impressive for three days. He has trained a group of strong soldiers. I am afraid that he paid a lot of money. We can't tell whether he wins or loses." , only the real chapter under the hand is."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that there was something in Li Xiao's words, what does it mean to train good soldiers at your own expense?With a displeased face, he waved his hand and said, "In that case, let's see the real chapter under your hands and start."

The eunuch on the side shouted: "The martial arts show begins!"

Soldiers on both sides wear armor to prevent injuries. The drill is not life-threatening. They hold wooden weapons, such as bows and arrows. The arrows do not have arrowheads, but are wrapped in a layer of cloth with red ink pad inside. Similarly, guns The same is true on the head, if it is hit, a red mark will appear on the body, if it is a fatal position, it means death and elimination.

dong dong dong! ! !dong dong dong! ! !
The drums sound!

This tit-for-tat exercise has officially begun.

"drink!"

The soldiers on both sides are waiting in full battle, just waiting for the general to give orders.

Li Jinglong stood on a high place, watching the opponent's formation, and then issued orders. The flag officer next to him waved the flag immediately. The soldiers responded quickly through the semaphore, changing the formation, and forming a defensive circular formation.

"Okay, not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a slight smile, "It's really good to change formations in an orderly manner, and to be able to quickly follow the command of the general."

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Gaoxu's new army.

Zhu Gaoxu also waved his hand, and then the flag orderer passed on the flag order.

Then, he found something different. He saw a few people in the army pick up the suona, and then began to blow the suona.

Zhu Yuanzhang: "???"

(End of this chapter)