Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 66: Old man, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unfilial (begging for the first order)

“Second brother, second brother…something happened!”

Anxious shouts rang out from outside the palace study.

"Who is it?"

The desk was cluttered with memorials. Anxious shouts from outside caused the pile of memorials to shake.

The Prince of Han, with a tired face, dark circles under his eyes, messy hair, and several open memorials hanging around his neck, raised his head blankly.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui hurried in, and said anxiously as our Han Wangye looked confused: "Something happened to the second son, something serious happened."

"Uh, it's the third one."

Seeing people, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses, wiped the eye mucus from the corner of his eye, and said nonchalantly: "What can happen? Can the sky fall?"

Seeing that the second son was still confused, Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui took a wet towel from the side and wiped the Prince of Han's face hard several times.

"What are you doing!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked impatient and reached out to slap Zhu Gaosui's hand away.

"You're awake now."

Zhu Gaoxu looked hopeless and said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."

He was really sleepy now, so sleepy that he was too lazy to even lift his eyelids.

He hasn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days. It seems that he will never finish reviewing these memorials. After finishing one batch, there will be another batch, and each batch is more than the last.

His current experience is that being an emperor is really not that easy.

"Do you know who the old man gave the Shenjiying to?"

"Shenjiying, who did you give it to?"

When the army was mentioned, Zhu Gaoxu was shocked and looked straight at Zhu Gaosui.

The Shenjiying was officially established the day before yesterday, and he was still thinking about how to get this army.

So he worked extra hard these two days, hoping that the old man would see his performance and hand over the command of the army to him.

As a result, there is still no news.

Looking at Zhu Gaosui's anxious expression, Zhu Gaoxu's heart suddenly tightened and he had an ominous premonition.

Zhu Gaosui said: "The current highest commander of the Shenji Camp is a deputy commander named Jiang An."

"I have investigated. He is from the frontier army and was a captain in the past."

"Jiang An."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly and asked, "Hasn't the old man decided on a commander? Wasn't there news some time ago that he was going to hand it over to Liu Sheng?"

Zhu Gaosui shook his head: "How would I know that? Anyway, the highest-ranking officer in the Shenjiying is this man named Jiang An."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and whispered, "Is it possible to pull this person to our side?"

"Haha." Zhu Gaosui sneered, "He's pulled over to our side. Do you know who he belongs to?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, "What are you talking about? Tell me now."

Seeing that the second son was getting impatient, Zhu Gaosui did not influence others and said directly: "He used to follow Qiu Fu. Qiu Fu was defeated some time ago, and the second son took over the army. The guard team is the one led by Jiang An."

Zhu Gaoxu's pupils shrank, and he grabbed Zhu Gaosui's hand, "What did you say?"

Seeing that the second brother was anxious, Zhu Gaosui sneered again: "What's this? Do you know where the old man arranged the Shenjiying?"

Without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to answer, he gave the answer.

"Next to the second child's imperial manor."

Zhu Gaoxu was instantly struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

The Shenjiying that he had worked so hard for was gone just like that.

Patting Zhu Gaoxu on the shoulder, Zhu Gaosui said sympathetically: "Second brother, you have been fooled by the old man."

"Haha." Zhu Gaoxu laughed at himself: "Good, very good. I have worked so hard for so long, but I have made wedding clothes for others."

Staring towards the Jiming Temple with red eyes, Zhu Gaoxu growled:
"You have a cruel heart, old man."

"I have fought for you for so many years. Without me, you would not be where you are today. I have only this little wish, but you cannot satisfy it."

"The prince is often ill, you should encourage him."

"Old man, I believed your lies!"

"In that case, don't blame me in the future. It's all your fault. You forced me to do this..."

"Wow!"

Unable to suppress the rage in his heart any longer, Zhu Gaoxu pushed all the memorials on the table to the ground.

...............

Outside the imperial manor.

As autumn approaches, the mornings are already a bit cool except at noon.

The first batch of the newly formed Shenji Camp consisted of 5000 people, forming the first camp.

3600 infantrymen, armed with various infantry combat muskets.

The artillery consisted of 400 men, equipped with various types of cannons, and the cavalry consisted of men, responsible for maneuvering and launching surprise attacks on the enemy.

The soldiers are elite selected from various armies, and each of them has battlefield experience.

It can be said that this elite force has been at its peak since the day it was formed, both in terms of equipment and the quality of its soldiers.

As long as we have a brief period of adjustment and let the soldiers cooperate seamlessly, we will be an invincible army.

"Your Highness has arrived."

Jiang An, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Zhu Zhanjun coming on horseback with his men, and he drew his sword and shouted.

The 5000 Shenjiying soldiers who were waiting in line raised their hands and beat their chests, saluting their boss, the commander who had given them a subtle reminder.

Zhu Zhanjun came to the front of the team and scanned the entire legion.

The first impression was very good, both the momentum and the condition of the soldiers were in perfect condition.

Zhu Zhanjun raised his whip, and the soldiers withdrew their arms and stood in line.

Looking at the entire legion, Zhu Zhanjun had no intention of saying anything to build relationships with the soldiers.

There is a difference between the commander-in-chief of an army and his direct superiors.

The commander-in-chief leads the entire army, and the officers of each camp are responsible to the commander-in-chief, and they do not have much interaction with the soldiers.

If you want to win the hearts of soldiers in a short period of time, being kind is the best choice.

But this is not the case for direct-line officers. Direct-line officers are in contact with soldiers all year round, and being too easy to talk to would be a wrong behavior.

A little help is a debt of gratitude, a big help is a debt of vengeance. This saying also applies in the military.

If an officer is too kind to soldiers at ordinary times and neglects something one day, resentment will arise in the soldiers' hearts, which will lead to a major crisis.

Moreover, excessive kindness will make soldiers become complacent and slack in training and command.

As a direct superior, the first thing to do to control the army is to make the soldiers fear and respect you. Let them understand that your orders are everything and there is no room for bargaining.

The army does not believe in tears and emotions, it only believes in real ability and knives that chop off heads.

"Jiang An!"

Zhu Zhanjun shouted softly.

"My subordinate is here."

Jiang An stepped forward quickly, knelt on one knee and waited for orders.

"Target Da'ande Gate. The cavalry will dismount and march forward, then return here."

Jiang An was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood that His Highness wanted to give these soldiers a warning.

"Subordinates take orders!"

With a loud shout, Jiang An turned around and shouted to the soldiers of the Shenji Camp in formation: "Your Highness has ordered, target Ande Gate, then turn back, set off!"

When the soldiers heard the order, they were dumbfounded.

It is nearly ten miles from Andemen to here, and twenty miles round trip.

"This is too far. A round trip of 10 to 20 miles is too tiring."

"That's right, this is too much trouble."

Waves of dissatisfied buzzing sounds came into Jiang An's ears.

He secretly glanced at Zhu Zhanjun and saw a hint of coldness in his eyes. He was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat and shouted to the soldiers, "Why are you standing there? Follow the order. Those who disobey will be executed."

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers shut up instantly, turned around with grim expressions, and started running towards Andemen along the road.

"Ride my horse and go over there to inform them, so as not to cause any trouble."

Seeing that the team had set off one after another, Zhu Zhanjun dismounted and gave Liangzi some instructions.

After Liangzi left, Zhu Zhanjun greeted Ergou who had been on shift for the past two days.

"Ergou, go to the imperial farm and tell them to prepare salt water, kill ten pigs, and some chickens and ducks, and set up a pot here to stew them for me."

After telling Er Gou about this, Zhu Zhanjun turned around and saw Jiang An still standing next to him. He raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Deputy Commander Jiang, may I ask what my order was just now?"

Jiang An, who was holding his waist and watching the troops running away in a mess, replied in confusion after hearing this: "Your Highness, didn't you just say that the entire army was heading for Ande Gate?"

Zhu Zhanjun looked at him with a sneer, "So, Deputy Commander Jiang is not from the Shenjiying anymore."

Jiang An's eyes widened, and he pointed at his nose, looking shocked, "My subordinates are running away too?"

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at him and said, "You don't have to run." Then he followed the team.

Zhu Zhanjun followed the troops not to share the hardships with the soldiers, but to observe the overall situation of the army so as to make the next adjustment.

Records are just records after all, and what you see is the most real.

Xiaohu at the side chuckled and gloated, "Let you, a show-off, wear full body armor for a distance of 10 to 20 miles. You will suffer some of it."

"Of course you can choose not to run, but I can't guarantee that His Highness will chop off your head when you come back."

After saying that, he laughed loudly, and followed Zhu Zhanjun with his guards, chasing after the running team.

Jiang An looked at his body in distress. He was wearing at least forty or fifty kilograms of armor, but he didn't dare to take it off. He gritted his teeth and followed.

(End of this chapter)