Chapter 474 – Crazy Zhu Zhanji
Children are always easy to forgive easily.
After all, Zhang Changsheng was still a child.
In Zhu Di’s opinion, the reason why this child grows so crooked, purely because of not receiving a good education, as long as their own prongs up, naturally also from crooked melon and date, become clear-eyed.
So the next day ……
Zhu Di got up early in the morning to go through the sangs.
Zhang Changsheng did not dare to come out of the atmosphere and sat on his knees in the corner, holding a copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals to read.
Zhu Di looked at it for a moment and finally let out a long sigh.
This seemed to instantly give Zhang Changsheng a chance to catch his breath, and he was busy is cautiously lifting his little head, “What is your majesty …… sighing about?”
Zhu said, “You’re a little doll, what do you know?”
Zhang Changsheng said, “I do know birds, my father taught me …… since I was a child.”
Chu: “……”
Zhang Changsheng immediately stopped his mouth when he saw that Zhu Di had a strange look on his face.
Zhu Di said, “I really envy you, still a child, carefree. I’m not the same, but I’m as big as you when I’m as big as you, also like you, stored in a child’s heart.”
“What about now?” Although Zhang Changsheng was somewhat afraid of Zhu, he couldn’t help but look at Zhu curiously at this moment.
Zhu Di smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, “Now it’s different, the child has become a man, that is, there are bitterness can’t be said, there are tears can’t be flicked, and interesting things have to be smothered in the heart. Because the people around you are watching you, your wife and children are relying on you.”
Zhang Changsheng nodded his head as if he understood, “I understand that Your Majesty’s heart is bitter, but why is it bitter? Could it be ……”
Zhu Di probably felt that what Zhang Changsheng was likely to say next was not something good that pleased him, so he immediately waved his hand and said, “Alright, shut up and read!”
Zhang Changsheng shivered, so he was busy absentmindedly looking down at his book again.
On the sidelines, Yilungha, with a speechless look on his face.
He is also kind of convinced Zhang Changsheng this little guy, said he is like his father Zhang Anshi, but Zhang Anshi that a clever mouth, like smeared with honey. Said he is not like well, this mouth can always pop up a few amazing words, teach people to listen to panic.
Yiduoha knows that His Majesty is worried about the matter of the crown prince and the grandson, and therefore has been the atmosphere do not dare out, but in the heart can not help but think, the crown prince and the grandson do not know when there will be news to come.
But at this time, Zhu Di violently threw the hand of a zhangzhi on the ground, said, “Zheng He’s fleet, heard that has been to the old harbor, it seems …… almost to return.”
This was Zheng He’s fourth trip to the West.
This time to the West, but also made plans to sail farther, just once the sea, the sky is high and the sea is wide, the situation on the sea is really unpredictable, so this time Zheng He will bring what, but let a person is difficult to predict.
Zhu Di added: “also, I don’t have the heart to read the zhangshi, Changsheng, come with me, I teach you to ride a horse.”
When Zhang Changsheng heard this, he instantly shook his spirit, compared to kneeling here in misery and reading, he felt that Zhu, who was willing to take him along for a horseback ride, had even become less scary.
Throw this spring and autumn aside, and then followed Zhu Di out of the temple in a hurry.
Zhu Di taught people to take his BMW to, and then first Zhang Changsheng carried on the horse, he also rolled over and sat on the back of Zhang Changsheng, first taught the horse to pace slowly, and on the other hand, said some essentials.
Zhang Changsheng was excited, yet he couldn’t help but spit out, “My father just doesn’t teach me how to ride a horse.”
Zhu Di smiled faintly, “He’s busy with his official duties, so naturally he doesn’t have any spare time.”
Zhang Changsheng said, “I know this, if my father is lazy, His Majesty will kill his head.”
Zhu Di said, “Not exactly, I will not have such a fearful? Your father’s mouth can not spit out …… your father this person, love nonsense, you can not believe.”
Zhang Changsheng nodded, a smile spreading across his face as he gripped the horse’s mane on one side with joy, feeling that His Majesty behind him had become much closer as well, his body curling up carefully in Zhu Di’s arms as he said, “Your Majesty is right, my father, he’s confused. Your Majesty is a dear person, yet he always says that Your Majesty is harsh.”
Zhu Di couldn’t help but smile when he heard this, “I’m harsh, and there’s no way around it.”
Zhang Changsheng tilted his face up and looked back at Zhu’s chin, saying, “Why is this?”
Zhu Di thought about it, at this time he was really in a somewhat bad mood, worrying about something in his heart, but he said, “Because I am the son of heaven, I have many subjects, but treating the subjects, you must not be too close, if not, it will be a loss of majesty.”
Zhang Changsheng nodded with seeming understanding.
Zhu Di said: “As for my son well …… traditionally educate their own sons, can not help but need to be harsh some, is to prevent them from growing a perverse temper.”
Zhang Changsheng said, “I get it, be strict with your son and close to your grandson.”
Zhu shook his head and smiled bitterly, “That won’t work either.”
“And why is that?” Zhang Changsheng said in surprise.
Zhu Di then said, “Let’s talk about these grandchildren of mine, the eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji, that cousin of yours you know, right?”
Zhang Changsheng beamed, “He always bullies me ……”
Zhu Di said: “He is the first eldest grandson, the body of the gods, although I love, but also need to stop. As for the other grandchildren …… hey …… are my bloodline, I have no reason not to kiss it? Just …… the more so, the more can not be overly intimate, they are heavenly nobles, I am worried …… they will have non-thinking, only appear to be distant, only to let them be able to be at peace with each other, keep their own share.”
Zhang Changsheng understood what was going on and said, “The more you like it, the more you have to show a ruthless look.”
Zhu touched his head and said, “What a smart kid.”
Zhang Changsheng at this time but revealed a few points of incomprehension, said: “But his majesty is close to me, I am also the king’s son ah, I will inherit the title in the future, to be in the body of the Zhang family’s temple, this will also teach me to be misbehaved, and from now on, to be bad for my father’s family business.”
Zhu Di felt that Zhang Changsheng was picking a fight, originally not very happy mood, it seems that all of a sudden a few points worse, so he could not help but scolded: “Hugh to nag, you so this chatter, and you say this, not to teach you to cite here, riding …… a horse.”
Phew ……
Zhu Di a clip horse belly, the seat of the healthy horse like an arrow scurried out, in addition to the sound of whistling wind, the world is clean.
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Chang’an County.
The situation in Guanzhong is even worse than in Henan, because it is farther away from the capital, so the relief is a bit worse than in Henan.
Coupled with the fact that there were many thieves in Guanzhong, many thieves and rebels suddenly gathered in one place overnight and directly attacked the grain routes between Guanzhong and the capital.
Emergency in all prefectures.
The camp where Zhu Zhanji, who is here to lead people to explore the terrain and prepare for the railroad project, was immediately somewhat shaken.
After all, came with a number of railroad division clerks, usually only responsible for the situation of the railroad, not ever encountered such a menace.
Good thing that came along, there are also two or three hundred accompanying protection model battalion lieutenants.
As the deputy secretary of the railroad division, Zhu Zhanji quickly became the center of gravity for everyone.
The terrain of Guanzhong was flat and surrounded by high mountains, and the squires and bandits gathered together; they had a large number of horses, came and went like the wind, and grew rapidly.
Zhu Zhanji here, there are already Jin Yiwei to show the alarm.
And at this time, many people are coming in and out of the place.
Clearly the situation has reached a point of great urgency.
This is the royal grandson, and nothing can go wrong.
The only consolation is that no matter where the person comes from, it is a certain Hundred Officers of the Brocade Guards, or a civil official who is drawn here, or a certain team official of the Model Battalion, or even the boss of the Qixia Money Bank or the merchant bank.
They met Zhu Zhanji, who always called them by name with ease.
Then, all at once, everyone’s hearts were warmed, and it was only next that they began to speak from the heart.
Zhu Zhanji’s experience in Taipingfu is very effective.
He had been in charge of Merchants and was well acquainted with many of the shopkeepers.
He was also responsible for the work of a lieutenant in charge of public security, and thus had contact with many people from the Jinyiwei and the Model Battalion.
He has also been in charge of water conservancy and has mingled with a number of clerks again.
He has even assisted a number of merchants and businessmen in their loan matters, and many formalities and approvals have passed through his hands.
It could be said that in this Taiping Mansion, but anyone with a little bit of a name is his acquaintance.
Even if there are unfamiliar ones, that’s okay. Where did you serve? In the 3rd Battalion of the Model Battalion? Do you know Zhou Li, the officer of the 3rd Battalion of Infantry of the Model Battalion? Yeah? Is he your senior? I know him well.
This is not polite, because Zhu Junji really knows people well.
Even …… for a time, he was briefly in charge of the oracle, and dealt with the government school academy, the arithmetic academy, and other well-known university halls.
Thus, even if it is some fledgling minor official, he is fine, he can pull you east and west for half a day, asking you, which school you graduated from, under whom.
As for his current responsibility for the Department of Railways, it looks as if this Department of Railways has a longer specialization, but as the deputy ambassador of the Department of Railways, in fact …… his work content is rather more comprehensive.
After all, the railroad is the main artery of Zhili, Zhili prefectures and counties in the construction of railroads, or station, or railroads and local disputes, often will be negotiated with the Department of Railways.
As for the major merchant houses, they are of course not exempt from dealing with the Department of Railways.
Then there are the Jin Yiwei, often also need to set up barriers at various stations or on the trunk lines, or the pursuit, also need to be assisted by the Railway Division.
Even certain exercises of the Model Battalion require cooperation with the Division of Railroads.
Thus soon, this large group of people from all directions, in charge of different duties, gathered on the outskirts of Chang’an County, all of whom were both anxious and yet quickly harmonized with Zhu Zhanji.
The situation is indeed very bad, the situation of the bandits in various places is very crazy, Guanzhong has always had horse bandits, and now they are mixing with many people of the gentry, these gentry’s families, who already have a lot of oxen and horses, and now these people are gathered together in one place, liaising with each other, and colluding with each other, and they are not only going around to ambush the grain routes of the various places but also attacking quite a number of the camps.
There were a number of camps that held up, but some suffered heavy losses due to negligence.
The most terrible is not only here, and lies …… in the various prefectures and counties of the officials, it seems that they are not trustworthy, there is the suspicion of dark pass horse bandits, to know that these officials, originally when the gentry hoarders turn a blind eye to, and now out of such a big problem, but also know that the court may be settling scores at the end of the day.
Many squires went to the capital to file a lawsuit, which may not be effective.
Now the only hope for survival, but these horse bandits are fierce some, make out of the Guanzhong gentry after the chilling, the situation is chaotic, so that the court had to be concerned about the overall situation, and ultimately chose to compromise.
It can be said that at present, there is a strong external enemy and an internal disaster, and this internal and external situation may teach the situation to deteriorate even more at any time.
“Your Highness, the immediate priority, is my people, etc., immediately escort your highness out of the customs, your highness and first go back to the capital to go ……”
Zhu Zhanji said, “Go back to a bird, if I go back to the capital, the situation in this Guanzhong will completely fall apart.”
“Your Highness is the body of a thousand gold ah!” On the other side, it was a secretary who helped, “The world can be without students and others, but not without His Highness, not to mention His Highness the King of Wuhu County ……”
Zhu Zhanji pondered, after half a sound, said: “The general is outside, the king’s order is not, now this Guanzhong, at the moment, only our own bitter support, I think about it, even if it is now returned, along the way may not be no danger. Right now the most urgent thing, is to immediately level the thief, otherwise this thief rampant one day, Guanzhong will be suffering one day, Guanzhong has experienced natural and man-made disasters, can no longer afford to consume.”
Saying that, Zhu Zhanji stood up, then said, “I think about it, the situation at the moment, may not be no way to break the thieves.”
“But I don’t know what your highness means ……”
Zhu Zhanji said, “Uncle and I said that dogs bite when they are anxious, and now that they’ve pushed me to the brink, I can’t just sit back and wait for them to die!”
The crowd was speechless, the hall of the royal grandson, will be likened to a dog, this ……
But Zhu Zhanji was not surprised, he dealt with people in Taipingfu more, in fact, the vast majority of people, not so much literary words, everyone is doing workers and people living their lives, at this time he has long been profoundly understood.
Why did his royal grandfather, who received a royal education, have to enter a human mother at every turn on a daily basis.
Because you really want to deal with the chowder and the decent people, and without a few words like that, you really may not be able to communicate properly.
As for the words of those who are so gentle, who open their mouths to know and close their mouths, they are nothing more than a cover for the wall.
Zhu Zhanji said: “Horse bandits are powerful, but they are terrible in coming and going like the wind, attacking everywhere, teaching the camps of various prefectures and counties, can not be defended. But in my opinion …… the truth is that although they have a lot of people, but they are all gathered for a moment of the people, each with a different mind, but it is just a rabble. They these people, if there are a hundred people gathered together, then the war power is quite strong, a thousand people together, the strength will be greatly reduced, but if it is ten thousand people together, it is just a group of only show teeth of the defeated dog.”
“One of the most important things is that they have not yet formed a strong unifying person who can bring them together, so …… this is a good time for us, we have to think of a way, to gather them together, and then strike and break them.”
The crowd listened carefully to Zhu Zhanji’s words, everyone is rich in experience, at this time slowly calm down, can not help but fall into thinking.
Zhu Zhanji said, “But we are different, the more people we have, the stronger the battle force, now in Chang’an County, we have three to four hundred model battalion lieutenants here, more than seventy brocade-coated lieutenants, and hundreds of stalwart guards, if at this time, ordering the men and horses of the various prefectures and counties in the vicinity of Chang’an County, to assemble in our direction, if we can put together six to seven hundred or even a thousand model battalion lieutenants, as well as two to three hundred Jinyi lieutenants, plus thousands of strong guards, then …… there will be a chance of victory.”
After a pause, he went on to say: “the people of Taipingfu, you ask yourselves, you are all considered to be a dry official, but really go out, can you really be as good as you think you are? I don’t think so, the reason why you can have today’s ability, lies in your back is the Taiping government. A model battalion lieutenant, if outside, even if strong, can knock down two strong, but if three or five strong, he can knock down? I don’t think so. The reason why the Model Battalion’s battle power is strong stems from the fact that one lieutenant coalesces and exerts a strength that is difficult for an ordinary person to predict.”
“So now, under my order, from now on, the surrounding provinces and counties, are taken over by me, everyone like Chang’an County assembly. And …… hit my name out, I want to teach Guanzhong within three or five days, all know that I Zhu Zhanji is in Chang’an County, those thieves, killing the people is useless, but if you can teach me to tie my hands, that’s called the real skill, I Zhu Zhanji alone, for the value of the emperor, can be compared with the entire Guanzhong.”
“……”
This plan, it’s insane.
It is like Zhu Zhanji used himself as a target to attract horse thieves and rebels from all provinces and counties in Guanzhong.
Naturally, some people want to advise Zhu Zhanji: “Your Highness ……”
Zhu Zhanji, however, boarded up his face and said seriously, “I’m in charge here now, and I’m acting according to what uncle said, what, you guys don’t even listen to uncle’s words anymore?”
Zhu Zhanji is mostly easy-going, but when he is serious, the inherent majesty of being a royal grandson will be revealed at once.
On the side of a jinyiwei hundred but was startled, and quickly said, “Your Highness, can not say so, this spread out …… to the Wuhu County King greatly unfavorable ah.”
The royal grandson wants to take the risk is just a matter of time, but also played Zhang Anshi’s signboard, which if something happens, people who do not know will think that it is Zhang Anshi’s authorization.
If so, there really is a good or bad, Wuhu County King is not playing the side stove singing, and suddenly a pot falls from the sky?
Zhu Zhanji knew that no one would dare to risk his safety, but his A-Uncle’s name was the best to use right now, so he calmly said, ”Don’t think about anything else right now, no matter what, this is A-Uncle’s intention. From now on, everything is at my disposal! Secretary Zhou, you immediately lead the men and build defense fortifications. Liu Baihu, you teach the riders to send out my orders, and at the same time, find a way to probe the depths of the rebels. Officer Zhang, from now on, I will temporarily serve as the temporary battalion officer of the Model Battalion; you gather all the men and horses and stand by, ready to collect the other teams of officers and soldiers who have defected from the vicinity, and reorganize all the officers and schools.”
Speaking here, he thought seriously and said, “And …… the people of the Railway Division, to explore the terrain, to find a few good places where they can duel with the thieves.”
Zhu Zhanji gave an explanation on one side and added: “In any case, there can be no more delay, within half a month, completely pacify the chaos in Guanzhong! If you do it, I will guarantee you fifty years of wealth and prosperity; if you fail to do it, I will die with you.”
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There’s a second shift tonight!