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The eunuch in the palace also had people from the Hanlin Academy instructing him. These people were purely teaching him like they would a sheep. Could it be that carrying out the elite education made eunuch an enemy of the literati?

When the in the early Ming dynasty was alive, there were still eunuchs leading the troops, but after the eunuchs' leader, Cao Jiaxiang, rebelled against them, and Wang Zhen, the one who caused the change in the castle, the eunuch class and the military power were broken up completely.

In this way, the military power of the imperial court was vested in the civil officials. This was also what the civil service pursued after. Although they didn't understand soldiers very well, it was still better to hold on to the bad side than to let others hold on to their soldiers and pose a threat to them.

Zhu Yisu 1 heard his son say that he didn't understand the military stratagem, but he was only laughing in his heart, this brat was actually scheming with Liu Shimin. Clutching his forehead that was about to crack from the pain, Liu Tie said, "Duke Liu, you have not mastered Daizhou yet. You came from the Martial Guard, and were friendly with me in the past. He was a man of indomitable character, a man of plethora, a man skilled in military strategy. Now that my son is going to study the Military Strategy, I hope Duke Liu can help me achieve it. "

Who was Sun Chuantinng? Liu Shimin didn't know. Every three years there are three of them, and he remembers the top nine. 9 turned to Zhu Yisu and asked, "Where is this Scholar Sun now?"

"A month ago, there was a letter announcing the good news. His first term in Yongcheng City's Zhixian County was famed for his talent, and he was transferred to Shangqiu as the Zhixian County."

Zhu Yisu was somewhat embarrassed to face Liu Shimin. He was also one of Liu Shimin's subordinates. It's just that he is a disciple of Zhu Family and boasts of having a noble bloodline. Although Liu Shimin had a clear name, he was a eunuch, a servant of the Emperor.

Liu Shimin muttered to himself, "He was promoted from lower county to higher county in half a year, I think he must have had real talent." The military tactics that the scholar spoke of could not be counted, but it was still enough to enlighten Erlang. This old man has over three years of experience in Liao Town and has been through many wars. Even though he is very crude, his experience is a treasure that I have exchanged for my life. "

Sun Chuantinng...

Zhu Hongzhao swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He was actually his father and friend? The person with the same surname, Sun, as Sun Chuantinng, who was mentioned last time, shouldn't be that amazing person, Sun Chuantinng? At this moment, Zhu Hongzhao's mind was blank. With such an incredible person as his master, how could he still worry about not being safe in the future?

Liu Shimin was still saying: "I also have some contacts in the Liu Family. It would not be a problem for us to find 3 or 3 ungrateful general s from the garrison camp in Nanjing. His Majesty had entrusted Erlang to me to teach him. This was a sign of trust in me. "Lord Zhu, please be at ease and teach Erlang, this old man will teach my nephew at home."

"Thank you, Duke Liu, for helping us out."

Liu Shimin is 56 years older than the 38-year-old Zhu Yisu, claiming that I have the right to act. Although he was just a eunuch, how could the Zhu Family father and son possibly despise him? Obviously not.

With a smile, Liu Shimin said confidently: "If I don't have face, I will make sure that Scholar Sun comes to the Da Tong Kingdom to be a magistrate. After Erlang Meng finishes his studies, he'll push him into the sixth division to be the head and a teacher. "

He was indeed confident, but he was confident that anyone under the fifth stage would give him face if they used Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs. However, he had to hurry. If the old emperor died, there would definitely be trouble in the court.

Usually, during this time of transition, Garrison Eunuch, who he released, would be the object of cleaning for the second batch. The first batch consisted of the old men of the palace, who had already jumped out of that place.

Of course, he wouldn't reveal anything bad about the old emperor's health.

The second day, the father and son of Zhu Family sent off. Liu Shimin rushed to Datong City and at the same time personally wrote a few letters to the father and son of Zhu Family in Nanjing. As the son of a high-ranking military officer, his family lived in the South Zhili.

Xinping Fort cultivation at the southern bank of the Xi Yang River, eighteen miles to the side, twenty-six piers at the sides, and sixteen beacons. In addition, there were three other garrisons, respectively located thirteen miles away from the north shore of the Xiyang River in the east, guarded seven miles away from the official road in the south, and two miles further south, constructed in the northern part of Erlang Mountain, known as the Hua Men Fortress.

Now that the imperial edict had been passed down, Zhu Yisu had officially become the Xinping Fort's Wu Steel, and had been assigned to handle the matter of the thousand families of Xinping Fort. Zhu Yisu was no longer afraid and allowed his son to go out on a tour.

And he had more important things to do, Hee Chong had wiped out all the officers of Xinping Fort and soldier. Other than foreigners, there were still a few officers left in the Thousand Clubhouse. He was going to follow this lead and uproot all the officers in this thousand year old house.

Actually, it was not so exaggerated as bloody. It was because the hereditary military officers had taken over the land of the military, allowing them to vomit it up and distribute it to the bankrupt military families for reclamation.

At the same time, according to the register of military personnel, they would bring out the escaping military personnel. This was called Gou Jun. It meant finding the families of the deserters in the military register and capturing them to make up for the missing military funds.

These were all troublesome matters. They had to deal with the local government officials.

In fact, the deserters did not run far without a guide. Most of them hid away to be the tenants of the local hereditary officers. Fortunately, these officers were dead. Zhu Yisu's reputation was flourishing, so the hereditary officers could only watch as Zhu Yisu stripped them of their posts and punished them.

With a bunch of henchmen, Zhu Hongzhao personally drove the oxcart. He wore a red felt hat with a curling edge and was dressed in short clothes, examining the nearby terrain. This was the frontline. When the ancient people of Northwalker came to attack, he could escape with his life. Otherwise, he could run to the Great Desert Plains in different directions.

Accompanying them were Chen Ce, Sun Hee, and even Liu Liangzuo, who had a rank of 100, followed closely on a short-legged Mongolian horse. Maybe it was easier to accumulate merit points by doing actual work with Zhu Yisu, but Liu Liangzuo felt that building a good relationship with Zhu Hongzhao was the most important thing.

There were many families like him, especially the Tiancheng and the two guards who came together. Most of the miscellaneous households had nothing to do, and guarding a fortress was already considered a waste.

They had accepted Zhu Yisu's punishment. If it couldn't be violated, then why did they have to take it head-on? The most important thing was to reap the benefits of the current situation. Every single one of them had to push their way through Zhu Yisu's line of work. It wasn't much if there were more, but it was less for Liu Liangzuo.

If one day, because of his lack of experience, Zhu Yisu said that he could be dismissed if he was fired. If he hugged Zhu Hongzhao Young Master Zhu's thigh, at least there would be a person pleading for mercy, right?

It was getting closer and closer to the opening of the second day of July, and the number of business trips to the north and south was increasing to the point that they could set up tents. Especially from the northern tribes, herds of cattle and horses.

Public security was a top priority in this kind of situation. Public security was not about capturing thieves, but to prevent fire and spies from destroying the operation of Mashi. Hee Chong led the horse team to inspect the camp every three days for four weeks. At the same time, they sent additional people to investigate the movement of the people in each caravan.

As they crossed the bridge towards Weiyuan Fort, Zhu Hongzhao was eating raisins and sizing up Xi Yang He's movements. He planned to build a manor in a narrow, fast-flowing area on the river, even if it was just a small courtyard.

Due to the lack of people, the Weiyuan Fort was quite a distance away from the Xinping Fort and so Zhu Yisu could not be approached. As a result, no one from servant who was travelling to the north was willing to come. They would rather manage the tower than leave the Xinping Fort.

The one who was guarding the Weiyuan Fort was Guo Liang. Even though it was still daytime, the Mascot Sect's Weiyuan Fort was still closed.

After welcoming Zhu Hongzhao and his entourage into the castle, Guo Liang, who was wearing a cotton armor, did not feel warm at all. He greeted, "Young Master, what are you here for?"

Zhu Hongzhao looked inside the two hundred foot wide Weiyuan Fort, and couldn't help but frown: "There's one thing, this castle needs to be cleaned up immediately." If the environment is dirty, it's easy to get infected by mosquitoes and flies. I'll tell my father about this matter when I get back. "After cleaning everything up, everyone's living comfortably, right?"

"Young master is right, the Mashi is about to open soon, this kind of environment cannot be underestimated. In the past, when Shahukou and horses gathered and feces obstructed the road, it truly made one feel uncomfortable. "

Guo Liang welcomed Zhu Hongzhao into the mansion, where there was a vegetable rack and a patch of green. The ground had just been splashed with water and was much cooler than the outside.

The handsome mute youth, Guo Qingyan, was dressed in a thin, cyan colored brocade robe and wore a square scarf. He was deep in thought as he held a white piece of paper in his hand. He didn't know how he had dropped it. Seeing Zhu Hongzhao, he just nodded and smiled.

A Guo Family servant carried a basin of cool well water, Zhu Hongzhao washed his face to cool off the heat. Without wiping his face, he let the wind dry: "Today, we are only passing through Weiyuan Fort, anything is good, it's just that it's too small. It was also rather dirty and uncomfortable to stay. He took the time to spin the building one round. Familiarizing with the terrain here would also be beneficial for him. "Erlang Shen admires the fact that Brother Guo does not take down his armor in the heat of the day."

With that, he sat down on the side. Guo Liang was playing chess with Guo Qingyan, and the praise he had for Zhu Hongzhao was only a smile, "I don't like people in Border Town. After you leave the city, you have to carry a knife to eat." Lord Commander thinks highly of me, Guo Liang, so I will naturally work hard. "

Guo Liang's indifferent temperament fit Zhu Hongzhao's taste. Laughing, he said: "I like a piece of barren land located 3 miles east of Weiyuan Fort. It's really strange. This piece of land is close to the fort and also has a river to irrigate it, how could it be abandoned?"

"Young master might not know this, but the location of the Xinping Fort is also very dangerous. However, there were very few military personnel here, and the majority of them were merchants. Foreign merchants and local residents were also doing business when the Mashi market opened. The amount of money collected in a period of twelve days is equivalent to one year's worth of farming in the soil. "

"So that's how it is. What a pity that there is such a large area of good land." Zhu Hongzhao received the melon from the Guo Family servant, took a peach and bit down on it saying: "A wasteland is a waste, my father is going to reopen the military village. The military was in the process of making up the missing quota, so Brother Guo had made his preparations in advance. Weiyuan Fort is a piece of land that can produce more than two thousand stones per year.

Guo Liang admitted defeat, turned around and said sternly: "Young Master's thoughts are not without reason, but why don't the civilians go and farm? On the north side of the mountain was the Great Wall, and the small group of northern barbarians came and went as they pleased. If this land was planted, the people on the border might not even be able to receive a single seed for a year. "It's fine if they don't grow, but if they do, it will be a disaster for the soldiers!"

"Then let's fight back!"

Losing his peach core, he went back to the wooden basin and washed his hands. He also wet his face and sat back down. Zhu Hongzhao saw the uncertainty on Guo Liang's handsome face and said, "The Hu people are all wolves. Can't choke and waste food, afraid to snatch no land? If the Xinping Fort and Mashi are to be abolished one day and the land is without income, would the imperial government want it or not?

Guo Liang frowned and asked lightly: "Lord Commander is really going to reopen the military camp?"

"For father and son to be able to leave the clan's prison, we must be talking about reclaiming the encampment. How can we guard this land if we don't reclaim it? By next year's Spring Festival, there were still nine months until the broadcast, which was enough to train the soldiers. With the help of the land and people, both of them will be reinforcements from the southeast.