My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 478 Another expedition to the north
"The refugee issue? What's there to talk about?"

Zhu Zhanhe still didn't understand. Lu Qiu had just taken office as the political envoy to the left of Shandong. He supposedly had a lot of things to deal with. How could he come to Laizhou to talk to him about the refugees?
"This...he said..."

Li Qi seemed a little embarrassed to speak, but finally gritted his teeth and said.

"He said that the disaster in Shandong has receded now, and there is a lack of population in the area, so he wants us to put the refugees back so that the people can farm."

"Fart, when the refugees were everywhere, the government ignored them. Now that I have managed to feed so many refugees, he actually has the nerve to come and ask me for help?"

Zhu Zhanhe was so angry that he swore. It was no wonder he was angry. He had been raising refugees for so long, and it was unreasonable for someone to come and rob them.

"Calm your anger, Mr. Lu just wanted to ask. Judging from what he meant, he probably wanted to test your attitude. If you don't agree, he wouldn't dare to say anything."

Li Qi hurriedly explained.

"Then you go back and tell him, let him die as soon as possible, and let them recuperate honestly and don't keep thinking about refugees!"

Zhu Zhanhe said without mercy.

"Yes! This subordinate will do it!"

Li Qi immediately agreed. This was the first time he had seen Zhu Zhanhe so angry. However, if he thought about it carefully, the request of the political envoy Lu Bu was indeed too much. If it were him, he would be angry too.

So that afternoon, Li Qi went directly to Lu Qiu and told him what Zhu Zhanhe meant. Of course, what he said was more tactful.

Lu Qiu was also a smart person, and through Li Qi's report, he could feel Zhu Zhanhe's displeasure, so he didn't dare to ask to see Zhu Zhanhe again, and left Laizhou City in despair that night.

Zhu Zhanhe stayed in Laizhou for a few days, mainly to deal with some backlogged matters. After all, there were some things that Li Qi could not decide.

When the matter was almost settled, Zhu Zhanhe specially held a banquet in his mansion, and only Li Qi was invited.

After three drinks, Zhu Zhanhe asked Li Qi: "Nearly half of the immigrants have left, and the rest will probably be completed in two or three years. Do you have any plans?"

"This……"

Li Qi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he understood what Zhu Zhanhe meant, which was to recruit him.

Thinking of this, Li Qi also showed hesitation, and then he handed over his hands and said: "I am willing to listen to the prince's orders, but I have an official status, and the court..."

Li Qi also looked embarrassed at the end. He wanted to follow Zhu Zhanhe, but he was afraid that the court would not let him go.

"You don't have to worry about the imperial court, I will find a way, as long as you nod your head!"

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and said, after all, he is also the prince of the Han Dynasty, and he must need some officials, so as long as he asks, Zhu Di will definitely not refuse.

"That's great. Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your love. I will serve you to the best of my ability and die!"

Li Qi stood up excitedly, and saluted solemnly again.

Through this period of understanding, Li Qi is no longer a stranger to Tianzhu. He is capable and more ambitious. However, if he stays in the Ming Dynasty and becomes an official step by step, it may be difficult to enter the core of power in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

But following Zhu Zhanhe is completely different. The other party is the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, and all of Tianzhu will belong to him in the future. Tianzhu is developing so fast. If he joins Zhu Zhanhe now, it will be equivalent to entering the prince's Zhanshi Mansion. It can definitely soar into the sky.

"Very good. You can deal with the immigration matters with peace of mind in the past few years. I will take you with me in the future to help me deal with the affairs of the Han Palace." Zhu Zhanhe nodded with a smile. He was very satisfied with Li Qi's ability. In the future If you train him a bit, he might be another Yang Shiqi.

After the banquet, Zhu Zhanhe left Laizhou the next day. On the boat back to Tianjin, he couldn't help but wonder: I wonder what happened to Zhu Zhanji after he went to Japan?

In fact, what Zhu Zhanji really cares about is not Zhu Zhanji, but Zhu Yong.

Everyone knew that Zhu Yong was his best friend. If Zhu Zhanji went to the Japanese chief envoy and Zhu Yong served as an official under him, Zhu Zhanhe was afraid that Zhu Yong would suffer.

However, Zhu Yong was not a vegetarian. He was in charge of the military. Zhu Zhanji went to Japan and was mainly responsible for negotiating peace with the Ashikaga shogunate, forcing the other party to cede Ishigami Country, and then presided over the silver mining of Ishigami Country.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji should not be able to reach out to the army. On the contrary, if Zhu Yong does not cooperate with Zhu Zhanji, it will be very difficult for him.

A few days later, Zhu Zhanhe returned to the capital. During this period, Chang Sining was pregnant, and he had been very careful and tried his best to stay with her in the capital.

But just when Zhu Zhanhe returned to the palace, and before he could chat with Chang Sining for a few words, he suddenly received news from the palace that Zhu Gaochi invited him to come to the palace.

So Zhu Zhanhe had no choice but to come to the palace to see Zhu Gaochi.

However, when Zhu Zhanhe entered the Wenhua Hall, he was shocked. He saw Zhu Gaochi with a sad face, sitting on a chair and pulling his beard. His fat face was almost wrinkled into a bun with eighteen folds. .

"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Did something happen in the court during the few days I went to Shandong?"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Even Zhu Zhanhe was already guessing whether Zhu Zhanji had an accident when he went to Japan?For example, when encountering a storm at sea, otherwise, how could Zhu Gaochi be so worried?
"It is true that something big has happened. Neither I nor the cabinet can persuade my father, so I want to discuss it with you."

Zhu Gaochi said immediately when he saw Zhu Zhanhe coming in.

"Is it related to Grandpa Huang? What makes you so worried?"

Zhu Zhanhe was a little disappointed at this time. It turned out that it was not Zhu Zhanji who had an accident, but Zhu Di.

"It's like this, your grandpa wants to conquer the grasslands again."

Zhu Gaochi explained with a wry smile.

It turns out that in the past few years, the power of Arutai on the grassland has grown rapidly. Zhu Di once defeated Arutai and the other party surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Di named Arutai the King of Hening.

But Arutai's surrender was just out of fear of the Ming Dynasty's strength. Later, the Ming Dynasty defeated Oara, causing a major reshuffle of the grassland forces.

Arutai also took the opportunity to rise and annexed many large tribes. It has surpassed the Oara tribe in strength. It had defeated the Oara tribe before and was about to become the overlord of the grassland.

Arutai was originally an ambitious man. As his strength grew, he was of course unwilling to be subordinate to the Ming Dynasty. So in the past two years, Arutai also frequently sent troops to harass the borders of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Di couldn't bear it and finally decided to go north again. .

"It turns out to be the Northern Expedition. Isn't this normal? Grandpa Huang has made several northern expeditions before. This time after so many years, it is indeed time to sort out the forces in the grassland."

When Zhu Zhanhe heard this, he smiled indifferently.

(End of this chapter)