Chapter 3 Prince Yiwen (1)
On the fifth day of the April, it is another sunny day.
On this day, Zhu Zhi asked a few buddies to hunt in the suburbs. During the Hongwu period, Nanjing City was already a big city with a radius of dozens of miles, facing the river in the north, the Zijin Mountain in the east, and the Yuhuatai in the south. In the northern suburbs of early summer, grass was growing and bearded, and the road was surrounded by green grass and woods. The four of them ran in the warm sunshine with their servants. The young man was wearing a spring shirt and horse hooves.
The fields were full of farming people. When Zhu Zhi and his party came over, they even bowed and saluted. Maybe they thought they looked a bit like high-ranking officials. What a simple farmer, but these people endured the heaviest taxes and endured disasters every hundreds of years.
The little horse king shot a wild duck in the air with an arrow, but the duck still flew hard to fly away. Everyone could not let the cooked duck fly away, and they urged the horse to chase him. The duck was injured and fell behind a forest before it flew far away.
Several people rode the horse and turned around the woods, but they could not find the wild duck that was shot. Suddenly, Chu Zhi pulled the horse's head and looked at the way he came. A burst of smoke and dust rolled in from a distance, and there was obviously a large group of people. Several people strangled the horses and slowly walked up the small slope on the side of the road to make way for the people coming.
Not long after, two road-leading officials slacked off in front of everyone, furiously dressed and angry horses, with flags on their backs, and shouted: "People on the road should dodge, don't block the way."
Zhu Zhi didn't understand, so he hurriedly asked the little horse next to him: "Where is the military horse, so majestic."
The little horse king said: "Looking at his tough look, he should be a border army."
Qu Yuan said quietly, "This is the army of King Yan - the left guard of Yanshan." It turned out that Qu Yuan's father Qu Neng had been the commander of the Miyun Guard before last year. He had followed his father to the northern army, so he recognized the army of King Yan.
Qu Yuan said again: "The Left Guard of Yanshan is the ace army of the King of Yan, and the cavalry of all 10,000 people are all. The King of Yan relied on them to defeat the Tartars repeatedly in the north."
Ah, wouldn’t that be the King of Yan returned to Beijing? Zhu Zhi thought of the “Wujian” division of Peking that sent back the news a week ago. The King of Yan returned to Beijing to visit the prince. Unexpectedly, it came so quickly. Zhu Zhi was not mentally prepared to meet the King of Yan under this situation.
After a while, the forward of the team passed by everyone and saw that the soldiers and generals were clearly armoured. Although they had been traveling for a long distance, they were all straight and motionless when they sat. They just stared at them with their eyes slanted, as if Zhu Zhi and others would immediately kill them as soon as they had moved. A cold murderous aura rushed straight to Zhu Zhi's chest, which was suffocating.
What a proud soldier brought out by Zhu Di. Zhu Zhi has also seen the military training in the Beijing camp. Although the strength of the Beijing camp is still very strong at this time, there is something obviously missing in front of these border troops. Yes, it is this murderous aura. This murderous aura is made up of licking blood from a knife, and no matter how much training is, it cannot achieve this momentum.
It turned out that Zhu Zhi's ambition that had finally been inspired suddenly felt a little discouraged at this moment. It seems that marching and fighting is definitely not as easy as he thought. Look at the arrogant cavalry in front of him, you will know why the "History of Ming Dynasty" often records that those fierce Yan cavalry dared to charge against thousands or even tens of thousands of Southern Army. The soldiers were not many, but the elite ones were fully reflected in the Yan army. During the Jingnan period, the Yan army never exceeded 100,000. When they were in the capital, the Yan army had not had more troops than the imperial court. However, it was based on these most elite cavalry of the Ming Empire that Zhu Di defeated his nephew. Now Zhu Zhi saw it with his own eyes and finally understood that Zhu Di's success was not a lucky chance.
It seems that he is still far from this fourth brother, at least he does not have this kind of strength in his hands. But he is the King of Liao, and it is also a place for four battles. He will establish his own direct troops there, and they will also be infected with this murderous aura in the confrontation with the Tartars. Thinking of this, Zhu Zhi was excited from the frustration and raised his chest to face the banner of the King of Yan.
In the middle of a square apricot yellow flag in the queue, there was a large black character "Yan" embroidered with a golden edge. In front of the banner was a general without armor. A group of people were surrounded by him. Needless to say, this one was Zhu Zhi's biggest enemy, Zhu Di.
There are rumors that Zhu Di was a descendant of the Mongols. At this time, he looked so interesting. Zhu Di looked red and black, his face was full, his nose was big and square, and he had a different figure from Zhu Yuanzhang. He was tall and burly, wearing a yellow robe, a black cloak, and his three beards on his face were powerful without anger. Seeing that his appearance was very similar to the portraits left in history, it seemed that the painters did not do anything randomly.
Zhu Di turned his head and swept his eyes to the direction where the few people were standing. His eyes finally fell on Zhu Zhi, who was standing among the crowd. Zhu Di immediately showed joy and shouted immediately: "Isn't this the fifteenth brother? Why do you see you here?" He said that, urging the horse to walk out of the team and run towards this side.
Zhu Zhi was still immersed in the shock of seeing the famous "brother" and did not react at all. While he was speaking, Zhu Di had already arrived in front of him and rolled off the horse. The little Chenzi next to him gently poked Zhu Zhi: "Prince." Zhu Zhi finally reacted and got off the horse, and everyone else also dismounted.
Before Zhu Zhi could stand still, Zhu Di had already stepped forward for a few steps, and a bear hug came up with a smile on his face. Zhu Di was about the same height as Zhu Zhi, but his figure was much taller and stronger. This hug almost strangled Zhu Zhi to death. Zhu Zhi quickly fought with each other, unable to say a word. It turned out that Zhu Di also had enough skills. However, Zhu Di's enthusiasm made Zhu Zhi unable to adapt.
But then Zhu Di lay in Zhu Zhi's ear and said something, and threw it into Zhu Zhi's heart like a bomb: "Do you think you can fall down your fourth brother by being named King of Liao? Hehe, it's far from it!" Zhu Zhi was surprised by this naked threat, without any politeness, without any brotherhood, and was aggressive when he came up.
Just as he was about to reply, Zhu Di had already pushed him away, but his brother's warm smile on his face was still on his face. He patted Zhu Zhi's shoulder hard and said, "I haven't seen him for two years, I can't tell that my fifteenth brother is also a talented person. How about it, do you miss your fourth brother?"
Zhu Zhi only felt that his bones were about to fall apart. Zhu Zhi felt that it was difficult to resist such skills. It seemed that Zhu Di's skills were very hard. He was about to bite the bullet and answer: "Of course I want to..."
Zhu Di interrupted again, and his enthusiastic smile disappeared instantly, and his face said with a righteous expression: "Brother is sick, I will come back thousands of miles to visit you. You are so lucky, run outside the city to hunt horses and hunt. Brother is wholehearted towards you, don't let go of your filial piety."
To be honest, I met several young heroes these days and practiced martial arts with them. I did have a lot of time to hunt, but at least I went to the East Palace to take a look. After finally coming out to play for a day, I was caught by Zhu Di. However, what surprised Zhu Zhi the most was that Zhu Di's attitude changed for a while, and his attitude was really worthy of being a hero of a generation.
Zhu Zhi felt that someone was misunderstood, so anxious that he pushed his arms, which were on his shoulders, away with his hands. He said anxiously: "I don't..."
Zhu Di interrupted him again: "Haha, it seems to be a little more energetic. Why are your wings hard? How dare you not listen to your fourth brother's lesson?"
Zhu Zhi felt an indescribable depression in front of him, but he couldn't resist him. Zhu Zhi's face turned red with anger. Just as he was about to say to him with a hard neck, he suddenly remembered the words of the instructor during the salesman training: Always give customers a smile. You can't handle it well, should you turn against him at this time? Don't get angry, don't get angry, Zhu Zhi keeps reminding himself, take deep breaths, and take deep breaths...
Zhu Zhi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and smiled softly, "It's rare that the fourth brother still cares about his elder brother. Thank you for your elder brother here." He bowed respectfully as he said that.
This time it was Zhu Di's turn. In his impression, Zhu Zhi was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that he could do something with him, and then let him suffer a loss. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhi in front of him seemed to have become a different person, and replied this without being soft or hard.
Zhu Di's face changed, but then disappeared without a trace. He came up with another bear hug and shouted: "Okay, my fifteenth brother has finally grown up." Then his voice became smaller: "Your backer is almost gone, be careful."
Another naked threat, Zhu Zhi was prepared this time and replied in his ear: "Brother, don't be too happy too early, our backers are all fathers."
Zhu Di suddenly narrowed his eyes into a thread and looked at the little brother in front of him. It seemed that he had never known the person in front of him. After a while, he squeezed out of his mouth: "You must do it yourself."
After saying that, no matter what Zhu Zhi looked, he turned around and didn't look back. He flew on his horse and waved his hand to his generals and said, "Brothers, come to the city. On holiday tonight, the fine and tender Jiangnan jade on the Qinhuai River is waiting for you."
The arrogant soldiers and generals of the King of Yan laughed: "Prince Xie, go to the capital and sleep with the women in Jiangnan."
In the Yan army, a monk wearing a cassock with bare head was particularly conspicuous. The man looked at him carefully with his triangular eyes up and down. Zhu Zhi suddenly thought, was this person the famous Yao Guangxiao in history?!
Qu Yuan whispered to Zhu Zhi from behind, "Prince, have you seen it? The one with red face is Zhang Yu and the one with white face is Zhu Neng. These two people collectively call Yuchi Shubao, the subordinate of the King of Yan, and the general that the King of Yan can defeat the most. And the bald monk is Daoyan."
Zhu Zhi's eyes moved from his bald head to the two generals on the left and right of Zhu Di. He was in his 40s and had three long whiskers, which was quite famous. The white-faced person was not old, only twenty years old, and was eight feet tall and had a face like a jade. He was a handsome man, but he stared at him coldly, and showed a contemptuous sneer on his lips.
Zhang Yu, the first general in the Yan army in Jingnan, was known in history as Zhang Yu, good at military affairs, and must first in every formation. He was also strategic, good at analyzing each other's strengths, and found the weaknesses of the other party. He was a loyal minister of Zhu Di. Later, in the Battle of Dongchang, he was killed by Sheng Yong to save the King of Yan. History records that Chengzu said: "The victory and defeat are common, and he is not enough to make plans. I regret losing my good support. In times of difficulty, I lost my good support." He cried and could not stop. Later, the world was pacified, and Chengzu posthumously named Zhang Yu the King of Hejian, becoming a member of the founding hero Xu Dachang Yuchun, and was granted the Chengzu Temple.
Zhu Neng was even more a ruthless character. According to the historical record, the Zhending War, Zhu Nengdu and thirty cavalry chased the Hutuo River with thirty cavalrymen. They jumped into the Southern Army and shouted at the Tu Nan Army. Tens of thousands of people were invincible and many people were trampled on. Later, there were dozens or hundreds of Yan troops who dared to rush into the Southern Army formation and killed the generals and seize the flag. Zhu Neng was the initiator. Later, Wang Zhen died in the battle of Feihe, and the Yan army was defeated many times. The generals discussed the army and said, "Han Gao was defeated nine out of ten battles, and there will be a world. Now the matter will be victorious. When the small setbacks are brought back, you can serve people in the north!" History says that he is the youngest in the middle of the generals and is good at fighting. After Zhang Yu's death, Zhu Neng became Zhu Di's chief general.
It can be said that Zhang Yu is Zhu Di's Guan Yu, and Zhu Neng is Zhu Di's Zhao Yun. The two people in front of him are calm and domineering, both of whom are unparalleled. There is also the monk named Yao who gathers the great achievements of the conspirator in ancient times. Eighty-most of the instigation of the Jingnan Battle was inspired by this master. Suddenly, Zhu Zhi remembered a sentence in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The monk should beat him if he didn't recite scriptures, and a smile appeared on his face inadvertently.
The so-called laughter is unintentional, and the viewer is intentional. This smile shocked Yao Guangxiao, who was staring at him carefully. How could the little prince in front of him be so calm?
Waiting for Zhu Di to return to the team, Zhang Yu shouted loudly: "Go up." Everyone grabbed the horse's belly and left.
Looking at the smoke and dust in the distance, Zhu Zhi sighed secretly. No wonder the King of Yan dared to rebel. No one with such an elite strong soldier would sit and wait for death.
Qu Yuan said: "The advance is well-founded, the lineup is neat; the long-distance running, the flags are not chaotic. Yanshan Left Guard is really the number one army in the world. I am afraid that the Yulin Right Guard, who is known as the number one army in the capital, is not as good as that of the Yulin Right Guard."
Chu Zhi held it in his nose for a long time: "I don't think so." Although his tone was quite tough, he obviously had no idea.
Zhu Zhi got on the horse again, patted Chu Zhi on the shoulder, and deliberately provoked him: "General Chu, if I don't have the ambition to others to destroy my might, the left guard of Yanshan was rolling on the battlefield, and the Yulin guards were trained on the court. The gap between the two cannot be compensated without the battle formation."
After hearing this, Chu Zhi's bloody nature was aroused and said, "The prince has taught me a lesson. But as long as you put Zhi on the border and give you a year, Zhi guarantees to train a number one army in the world."
Zhu Zhi laughed and said, "Okay, General Chu has ambition. The sky is great and the earth is great. There are wars on the frontier every day, and the border troops are bloody every day. I will take you to Liaodong in the future. I don't believe that you can't bring out the Liaodong powerhouse that is stronger than him. Brothers, do you have confidence?"
Several generals finally recovered from their depression and said in unison: "I have confidence!" The few people even teased Yan Jun a few words.
In the future, Zhu Zhi is likely to fight this army on the battlefield, but he doesn't want his subordinates to be intimidated by the King of Yan's soldiers. However, after a while today, he will lose to Zhu Di in both momentum and majesty, and he feels so uncomfortable. Zhu Zhi thought about it again and again, how can his strength be compared with Zhu Di, who has been in the long-term and has been through the battle formation for a long time.
Chapter completed!