My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 154 Don't let me bear the reputation of killing my uncle

Just when Yingtian Prefecture was forced to resign and invite the veteran general Geng Bingwen to come out because of Zhu Di's successive victories.

The Prince of Yan was not as proud as Zhu Yunwen imagined.

On the contrary, after winning easily time and time again, and even in the face of Song Zhong's meticulous planning, the Yan army was still able to capture Huailai without bloodshed. Zhu Di keenly sensed that there was a hint of arrogance growing in the army.

There were even some Yan troops who couldn't help but have the illusion that the imperial army was just as bad as this.

However, as the initiator of the Jingnan Campaign, Prince of Yan knew clearly that there were very few real battles from Peking to Huailai, not to mention that many of the cities were lost because the defending generals were former subordinates of Prince of Yan who voluntarily surrendered.

Conquering it is only the first step now.

After the battle of Huailai, Prince Gu should have arrived in Yingtian. His good nephew should have already mobilized his troops and prepared to march north.

Many thoughts flashed through Zhu Di's mind.

But on his face, he still looked solemn:
"You are so happy just because you have defeated one enemy. If you are happy, you will be arrogant. If you indulge in arrogance and don't stop, how can you welcome the next great victory?"

After a pause, Zhu Di continued:

"Song Zhong is just a man of few ideas and good at flattery. If he were under my command, he would not be able to take on the position of governor. You have accompanied me in battles for many years. Now that you have defeated Song Zhong, is it worth it for you to get carried away?"

Hearing Zhu Di's scolding, the generals who had thick eyebrows and big eyes and looked fierce outside now looked like they were being scolded chickens. They hung their heads, dared not say a word, and even dared not move their eyes.

no way.

The fact that Prince Yan has the current team is not because Taizu just snapped his forehead and gave it to Prince Yan before his death.

It is even more impossible that they would treat Zhu Yunwen like they did, fearing that Zhu Yunwen would not be able to subdue the military generals, so they would go out of their way to help him "remove the thorns".

Therefore, although this group of generals look strong and burly, even Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu are secretly competing with each other for credit on the battlefield.

But when in front of Zhu Di, they were extremely honest.

of course.

Among these people who are sincerely convinced, there are occasionally some weirdos.

For example, now.

Zhu Gaoyu looked up to the sky, and after hearing Zhu Di's words, he curled his lips in a particularly "rebellious" way.

What does it mean to be happy about defeating Song Zhong?

Even though the person was dead, my father didn't let him go...

But speaking of it, if it were according to the normal timeline, the imperial court should have already appointed Geng Bingwen as commander, and the imperial army would be on the way.

But now I have much more time than I remember.

As a well-deserved "activist", Zhu Gaoyu naturally wanted to instigate his father to take advantage of the time difference to expand his own advantage.

Now it is far from enough to just occupy Peking.

In the imperial court, people like Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and even Fang Xiaoru, although they were often just scholars talking nonsense, they were the orthodox ones, occupying a land of fish and rice. Apart from other things, in terms of grain and grass alone, the imperial court had much more abundant granaries than the Prince of Yan...

The question is...how to persuade Dad?
Zhu Gaoyu was originally sitting obediently on a small stool.

During the thinking process, his posture gradually changed, from his hands clenched into fists on his knees, with a very proper and serious look, to his posture of holding his cheeks and staring blankly.

When most people had left and only the father and his sons were left in the room, Zhu Gaoyu suddenly felt a pain in his forehead.

A blast!
Zhu Gaoyu glared at him:

"Why did you hit me? I didn't say anything and just sat here! I was so well behaved, and you still hit me?! Have you ever seen a child as well behaved as me?"

Zhu Di laughed and didn't fall for it: "Don't think I didn't see you rolling your eyes."

Zhu Gaoyu, who had been muttering to himself, suddenly shut his mouth and stopped talking.

It’s not good for Dad to be too sensitive…

Fortunately, Zhu Di had no intention of joking with Zhu Gaoyu today. He only mentioned it briefly, then moved on and talked about business:
"Second brother, third brother, go to Guangning and Daning these days to meet the King of Liao and the King of Ning."

Although Zhu Gaoxu's brain was usually a little slow, he was surprisingly sharp in military sense.

For example, now, when Zhu Di talked about going to Guangning and Daning, Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood what he meant and said:

"Dad, do you want to win over both Uncle Fifteen and Uncle Seventeen?"

The so-called fifteenth uncle was Zhu Zhi, the King of Liao, whose fief was in Guangning.

And the seventeenth uncle was Zhu Quan, the Prince of Ning, whose fief was in Daning.

Zhu Di was not surprised that the second son figured it out. In fact, apart from the second son, the third son also figured it out. However, a little kid like Zhu Gaoyu could only guess his father's intention based on the historical context after hearing something that didn't match his memory and was beyond his understanding.

However, Zhu Gaoyu's next words made Zhu Di feel surprised and even shocked.

I only heard Zhu Gaoyu open his eyes wide, looking like he didn't understand much:

"Dad, are you trying to trick the three Wuliangha guards over here?"

The so-called Three Wuliangha Guards were exactly the Three Doyan Guards under Prince Ning.

The Three Guards of Doyan, as part of the Mongolian tribe, are brave and good at fighting. They are fearless on the battlefield and are an extremely useful elite force.

As early as when he was in Peking, Zhu Di had been coveting the three Doyan guards in the hands of his younger brother.

Now, taking advantage of the buffer time for information transmission, he planned to send his son to test it out first.

If it really doesn't work... let this old hand go to the battlefield to fool his brother. But this matter... Zhu Di never said it out loud, how did Zhu Gaoyu know about it?
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoyu in some surprise.

How could this kid, at such a young age, figure out so many things?

Zhu Gaoyu had no idea that beneath his father's calm face, his heart was filled with turmoil because of his father's words.

He came close to Zhu Di with a shy face, blinked his eyes, and showed a very pure and harmless smile:

"Dad, what do you think of me?"

Zhu Di didn't react for a while.

He looked Zhu Gaoyu up and down and gave a very objective evaluation:
"He's quite fat!"

Zhu Gaoyu's face changed.

Hate!

But now was the time to ask for help, so as the Duke of Dinghai, he could only pinch his nose and continue to show a very pure and harmless smile:
"Dad! I want to go to Daning, too!"

Outrageous!

Daning and Huailai are so far apart, and this trip was for official business, not to bring the children to a banquet.

What effect can Zhu Gaoyu have if he goes there...

Ok?
wrong.

Zhu Di's expression changed slightly, and then he looked up and down at Zhu Gaoyu, as if evaluating something.

Don’t even say it!

Zhu Gaoyu was a smart guy since he was young. Moreover, he was able to see the deeper meaning behind Zhu Di's decision to send people to Daning this time. Suddenly, he came up with a bold idea.

Maybe...if Zhu Gaoyu goes along, it will also have a miraculous effect?
If all else fails, we can just head north again and bring Zhu Gaoyu back to Beiping along the way.

This kid is busy on the front line, and although his work is quite decent, it is still too dangerous.

Zhu Di... Zhu Di didn't say it, but he was worried about his son in his heart and was still a little worried.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di made the decision.

"Second brother, you go to Guangning alone. Third brother, you take the fourth brother with you to Daning. This trip to Guangning and Daning is because of Zhu Yunwen."

Zhu Yunwen?
Both brothers were a little confused.

The Prince of Liao and the Prince of Ning are both in the north. Could it be that Zhu Yunwen wants to reduce the power of the princes while going to war with the Prince of Yan?
This is a bit too risky.

However, Zhu Di's next words dispelled their doubts.

"As for the court, given Zhu Yunwen's suspicious character, he would naturally worry that Prince Ning and Prince Liao would become my helpers. Therefore, he would use the name of orthodoxy to recall them to the court."

"I'm quite relieved about Prince Ning. He always thinks of the 'kinship' that the old man mentioned. If Zhu Yunwen really did that, he might not listen. He might even say 'Why would I see the edict if I'm innocent?'"

"But the idiot King Liao might really go to Tianfu. So this time, second brother, you should control your temper."

"Third brother, you are more stable than your brother. Go to Daning..."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu, who had been quite happy, frowned and became unhappy again.

No!

Why is the third child more stable than him? !
Could it be that he, Zhu Gaoxu, was incapable of accomplishing great things?

……

Ying Tianfu.

The army set out. Although Geng Bingwen was an old veteran, he still had old wounds on his body, and his hair and beard were all white.

But after putting on the armor, Geng Bingwen's aura suddenly changed. From an old man who was almost in his twilight years, he transformed himself into a veteran general on the battlefield who was still full of energy and had ambitions to travel thousands of miles. He became stronger with age.

Looking at this little old man, who was carrying the imperial edict and the expectations of so many people and was ready to go, the knot in Zhu Yunwen's heart finally melted a little.

His expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but think back to when Taizu was still alive.

Thinking of what his grandfather had said and the promise he had made, Zhu Yunwen sighed and came to Geng Bingwen, saying what he thought was a sincere statement:

"Marquis Changxing, I swore in front of Grandfather Emperor that I would not kill my uncles. You must not let me bear the reputation of killing my uncles..."

Geng Bingwen's movements were all stuck.

For a moment, he just raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunwen with a complicated and unpredictable look in his eyes. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Although Zhu Yunwen was a little confused, he still felt good.

But Geng Bingwen just wanted to curse at this moment:
Fuck it!

Whoever wants to do this job can do it!
We have to fight on the battlefield again, and killing is not allowed...

Does Taizu know that you are so capable?

Why don't you go to the front and fight in person?

Today I went to the West Lake scenic area to write a book, but I was stuck in traffic all morning on the way to the B&B... I wrote 5,000 words, 1,000 less, I will make up for it tomorrow. Wrong, babies...

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