Chapter 130 – The First in the World

To get a battalion of men, Zhang Anshi was ambitious.

Doing the math, rounding up, he should be considered a general.

Imperial relatives, sounds like an honorable status!

But what’s the point of being a relative? Being a general is different.

In the future, Zhang Anshi will be Wei Qing.

Therefore, to the East Palace here, Zhang Anshi began to add oil and vinegar to the Crown Princess sister Zhang: “Sister, His Majesty heard that I pointed out the shortcomings of the official army of the Ming Dynasty, sad face ah, may be to see that I have a vision, which ordered me to set up a camp, I was then to His Majesty, I said, I am still young, I’m afraid that it is difficult to face the big task, you guess what His Majesty said? ”

Zhang then said, “But I heard people in the palace say that it was you who begged to come here.”

Zhang Anshi was poked and prodded for the truth, his face remained breezy and calm, saying calmly, “No matter what, now I’m not too big and not too small to be considered a general, Sister is Wei Zifu, and I am Wei Qing.”

Zhang glared at him and said, “You mouth accumulate some virtue, do you want your family Zhanji to be the hostile prince?”

Zhang Anshi froze for a moment, and when he thought about it, it seems that Wei Zifu and Emperor Han Wu’s crown prince did not end well!

So Zhang Anshi suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and immediately said, “No matter what, I am now the model of Daming, the town general of the first battalion in the world.”

Zhang’s face said seriously, “In that case, don’t run here all day, and take your soldiers with you. As the saying goes, if you eat the king’s salary, you should be loyal to the king’s affairs, how can you be idle all day long?”

Zhang Anshi thought it was strange why everyone said he was idle.

Zhang Anshi very patiently to his sister said: “General does not do this kind of thing, general as long as the total grasp of the general direction can be, the rest of the detailed affairs, only need to suspect that people do not use, use the people do not suspect on it.”

“With me, the three murderers of the capital, I can naturally drill a fine army. On top of that, there’s still me, I will Yuan, to do the teaching, and now that we’re talking about an abundance of talent, it’s just a matter of me being at the helm.”

Zhang roughly already knew that her own brother Zhang Anshi was bragging about what model battalion he had in front of her, and in all likelihood, in front of His Majesty, he was also blowing it up in Hutianhai.

Just what kind of person is the father ah, that is the real first commander of the Ming Dynasty, thanks to this brother class, say it.

At that moment, he stayed kind and didn’t poke this brother who didn’t know the sky, but said, “Tell me straight, what are you doing here this trip?”

As an older sister, Zhang felt that she still understood this younger brother.

Zhang Anshi, under Zhang’s gaze, had to awkwardly say, “Now that the people have been recruited, all of them are soldiers from western Zhejiang and Gandong, I was thinking, we need to have a faction, when will we ask brother-in-law to go on a camp tour, and also teach him to look at our model battalion. As for them, after all, they are all out of the mountains, also let them see what the Prince is like, so that the morale is greatly boosted, from now on will be more willing to die.”

Zhang’s anger: “Do you treat your brother-in-law like a monkey? Do you still want to give people a chance to look at him?”

Zhang Anshi said: “words can not be said like this ah, sister, my soldiers, is not brother-in-law’s soldiers? Look at that Han King, already have Han King left guard and Han King right guard, actually will also get the Tianze guards, sister ah, Sima Zhao heart, already known to everyone, now brother-in-law all have to rely on me, otherwise only rely on the East Palace these guards, count on it?”

Zhang snorted coldly and said, “You don’t want to come to this set, don’t think that you are Xie Jin, the Prince is the Crown Prince, the future Lord of the hundred officials, but also the future father of the world’s soldiers and horses, what is who is who’s soldiers and horses! You also want to take the king of Han to fool your brother-in-law?”

Zhang Anshi saw that the scheme did not succeed, he could not help but hang his head, he still hoped to make those big-headed soldiers have something to look forward to, so that there is a greater sense of honor.

After all, although he was already famous nowadays, it seemed that he was not very attractive to those guys who came out from the mountains, and even if his name was loud, it was not as loud as the Prince’s sign.

Zhang Anshi looked at his sister’s face again, but didn’t say much more on this matter, and only said with slight regret, “Brother-in-law will surely regret the missed opportunity.”

When he said that, he had to excuse himself from the room.

And in this outside, Zhu Zhanji has been probing! Zhang Anshi came out to see it, and his eyes, which were still glaring and depressed, suddenly lit up.

Hastily and quietly pulled Zhu Zhanji, then went to the side hall.

“Zhanqi ah, you have grown taller, great, my family Zhanqi will become a man.”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

Zhang Anshi touched Zhu Zhanji’s bones and let out a tsk tsk praise, “Do you know ……”

Before Zhang Anshi could finish, Zhu Zhanji said, “I know, A-Uncle is now a great general.”

Zhang Anshi shook his head: ”You can’t say that, what big general, small general or whatever, are all false names. A uncle this do imperial relatives, to be careful with their words, let people hear it is not good. In fact, it is not really a great general, just not too big and not too small Daming model battalion’s chief military officer it.”

Curiosity showed in Zhu Zhanji’s eyes as he said, “Model Battalion?”

Zhang Anshi said, “I’ll show you its flag.”

Saying so, he took out a flag from his sleeve and unfolded it to Zhu Zhanji.

He pointed to the tiger’s head on the flag and said, “This is your Uncle, fierce or not, mighty or not?”

Zhu Zhanji’s eyes widened as he said, “Is this a cat?”

Zhang Anshi was instantly enraged and glared at his little nephew, then added, “Forget it, Aunty forgives you, Zhanji ah, how’s your homework?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “It’s okay.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I’m going to test you.”

Said, impatiently pulled Zhu Zhanji to go to the bookstore where Zhu Zhanji usually reads.

A eunuch followed, Zhang Anshi told him to get out, the eunuch hesitated and eventually left.

Only then did Zhang Anshi pull his young nephew to sit down in front of the table and said, “How many words do you recognize.”

Zhu Zhanji said in a milky voice, “I recognize all the words in the poems and sutras. ”

Zhang Anshi exclaimed, “Amazing, amazing, my family Zhanji knows so many words, even uncle is impressed. How is your writing?”

“Still okay.” Zhu Zhanji said, “These days, the masters have injuries on their bodies, and they all tell me to mold word post.”

Zhang Anshi set up a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so he said, “You write and I’ll take a look.”

Zhu Zhanji was helpless, he knew that if he refused, A-Uncle would surely reprimand him again, so he lifted up his pen and drooped his head and said, “Write what?”

Zhang Anshi held his chin and said, “Write about the first battalion in the world.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Write, write, what are you nagging for? No way, you can’t even write this? Such a simple word.”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head, helpless look, so he had to put up his pen, just put down his pen, but Zhang Anshi added: “Your word is too small, unlike the Prince, real men have to write bucket-sized words.”

After saying that, he gave Zhu Zhanji another big pen for change.

Zhu Zhanji dipped his ink and wrote five words very laboriously.

Zhang Anshi looked seriously, the side said, “This line of writing, poor is a little worse, but your age, but also rare, good, uncle is very pleased, and here, here you mention a small word.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “What’s the title?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Mention the inscription of Zhu Zhanji, the first emperor’s grandson of Daming.”

Zhu Zhanji, however, did not put down the pen, looked at Zhang Anshi with a skeptical face and said, “A uncle, what exactly do you want to do?”

Zhang Anshi again angry. Exasperatedly said, “Your conscience was eaten by a dog, today you can not even write words, in the future you grow up, are you still going to imprison your mother and kill your uncle?”

Zhu Zhanji glared at Zhang Anshi, “I’m going to tell Mother Consort.”

The anger on Zhang Anshi’s face immediately collected and he mouthed, “I’ll treat you to a popsicle later, this time it’s for real.”

Said, winking.

Zhu Zhanji looks at Zhang Anshi skeptically, “Really.”

“Truer than pearls!”

Zhu Zhanji then lifted his pen up again, and very carefully mentioned the small letters under the big character: “Great Ming First Imperial Eldest Grandson Zhu Zhanji.”

Zhang Anshi was like a treasure, busy collecting this line of writing, blow-drying the handwriting and putting it into his arms, happily looking at Zhu Zhanji and saying, “Worthy of my family Zhanji, ah, really a conscientious child, A uncle’s heart aches for you.”

“Where’s the popsicle?”

Zhang Anshi said, “It hasn’t been made yet, so I’ll send it to you in the next two days.”

Touching his head, he headed out, saying under his breath, “A-Uncle has something else to do, be good, goodbye.”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

…………

A plaque was then hung in Sukhumvit.

This is a temporary camp, this hot gold signboard on the yamen door hangs out, Zhang Anshi back hands, looking up at this plaque, very satisfied nodded his head.

Zhu Yong, a few of them, also rejoiced.

Zhang Anshi said, “The royal grandson is too conscientious, knowing that we are going to build a camp, and must contribute to it, I am a little embarrassed to be an uncle, but there is no way to do it, it is hard to refuse the hospitality.”

“You see, with this signboard, we have the name of this model battalion, the so-called name is not right, then words, words will not work. In the future, the battalion, every day in and out of the battalion, have to read here once ‘the first battalion in the world’, so that everyone will always know that our model battalion and the other Qiu Biao, there is an essential difference.”

Zhu Yong and Zhang yoking eyebrows, they can roughly think, that five or six years old grandson, I do not know by his own uncle how to fool.

But only Qiu Song stood up his belly, his eyes gazing motionlessly at the five words stamped in gold, his eyes gleaming.

“How about military supplies?” At this moment, Zhang Anshi turned back to Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong said, “At the arsenal, the armor, swords, guns, swords and halberds, and the food that was picked up, with a little help from my father, are all new.”

Zhang Anshi asked again, “What kind of armor was used?”

“Three hundred sets of cloth armor, and ……”

Before Zhu Yong could finish, Zhang Anshi said with little satisfaction, “Uncle Shih is also too stingy, isn’t he?”

Zhu Yong: “……”

Zhang Anshi said, ”Get me manpower a set of fish scale lock armor and tell them that we pay the market price, this is His Majesty’s intention. His Majesty said that we are in charge of the battalion’s affairs. On top of that, there are horses …… you personally go to the stable to pick, these also pay money. There are also supplies, how much is the monthly supply of the forbidden guards now?”

“I don’t know about every month, but it’s usually a pound of grain a day, three taels of vegetables, and three days of meat.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Too little, will starve to death, we are here, food tube, fruits and vegetables per person per day a catty, one person per day according to half a catty of meat to eat.”

Zhu Yong was surprised, “Ah …… this ……”

Zhang Anshi said with a serious face: “Do we lack money? Can not let the brethren starve ah, in addition to …… picking up saltpeter and other raw materials for gunpowder, this firearm, we have to make our own, the making of the Bureau of manufacturing, like to lack of catty, with the use of uneasy. ”

Zhu Yong said, “This is almost all the supplies for the thousand households.”

Zhang Anshi pointed to the plaque above his head and said, “Look up.”

Zhu Yong looked up and saw the glittering First Battalion of the World again.

Zhang Anshi said in a serious tone, “No matter what, this is the first battalion in the world, we will be sure!”

“And, from this day forward, you, the camp officer, and several of you, will be in the camp every day, drilling with everyone, eating and sleeping together, and will not be allowed to go out of the camp for a single step without my authorization, all according to my method of drilling.”

Zhu Yong said, “What about big brother?”

Zhang Anshi sighed, “I really envy you guys, you can live such a pure life, but big brother’s brain is more alive, so he has to shelter you from the wind and rain and deal with the troubles outside.”

“Alright, don’t get frustrated, cheer up, even though big brother is not by your side, but big brother’s soul, is following you all the time, like a shadow, all cheer up.”

Several Zhu Yong immediately said, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi at that moment, directly to the model battalion approved 100,000 taels of silver.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Jin came to pay his respects and said, “It’s sorted out, the money changer side, over in western Zhejiang and Gandong, there’s really quite a lot of land.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Set aside 15,000 mu and give them to the families of these recruited soldiers. If they have parents, give them parents to plow the land; if they don’t have parents, let their older brothers plow the land on their behalf. Those who had no brothers could be entrusted to their clans. But the amount of grain they pay each year should not be less. Don’t want their clan to take advantage, you go directly to the local county first contact. Tell them in advance, this is all the people of the East Palace, the land given down, if someone wants to hit the idea, think about it, but if you really dare to reach out, that’s good, this thing can not be hidden, whoever reaches out, I’ll cut off their family’s arms.”

Fifteen thousand acres is not much for a merchant bank that has collected eleven money banks and has countless fixed assets.

Zhu Jin now also looks more and more atmospheric, smilingly said, “Good, this little man do as I say.”

Zhang Anshi then continued: “Also, pick some reliable people, stationed in these counties to go, do not have to do anything else, and these people’s families to contact, usually do not contact too tight, but if their families have any wedding, funeral and marriage, especially parents passed away, on behalf of the battalion to go out to help. ”

Zhu Jin was a little hesitant, but still nodded, “I will definitely do it.”

“If you can’t do it right, if anything happens to any of the family members over here and it comes to the camp, I’ll clean you up.”

Zhu Jin laughed dryly, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare.”

“That’s good.” Zhang Anshi nodded in satisfaction.

…………

Qixia here, finally stationed a military horse, but this military horse almost daily closed door, only occasionally heard shouting and killing sounds from the inside.

For the monks and lay people of Qixia, this is no big deal, after all, …… the explosions here every other day, they are all used to it.

Still, some people find it strange to know that in other states and counties, many people don’t like the idea of having any government soldiers stationed nearby.

Because these chowderheads, always out of camp in groups of three or five, breed trouble and occasionally clash with the local people.

But in Sukhumvit, it was as if such worries had become redundant.

In the Forbidden City.

The first batch of the army, already under the leadership of Zhang Fu, started off.

Of course, hundreds of thousands of troops to attack, is a systematic project, each battalion and each guard separately open allocation, the real big battle, only need to go to the beginning of the spring of the coming year.

So Zhu is still reeling from the scheduling.

There are simply too many military generals who have asked to fight.

Chu needs to strike a good balance.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and instantly looked up at Yiluoha, “Zhu Yong several, have they departed yet?”

Yiluoha said, “Originally, they were dispatched to escort the grain and grass first, but since then they have been transferred to the model battalion, they need to follow the rear team, and I’m afraid that it will take a month or two before they can depart.”

Zhu nodded, “What about that model battalion?”

Yishouha laughed dryly, “The slave girl doesn’t know either.”

Zhu Di glared at him and said, “How can I tell that you know something, just tell me what you have to say.”

Also lost ha bitterly smiled, “Slave girl …… dare not deceive your majesty. How is this model battalion, slave girl does not know, but know …… cough …… that this model battalion now hangs a sign of the first battalion in the world.”

Chu: “……”

He felt a bit gassy.

But still slightly squeezed out a little smile: “by them, I know they do not want to face.”

But I did not expect to also lose ha said, “Just …… the sign of the first camp in the world, but also asked someone to inscribe the word.”

Zhu Di said, “It can’t be that Zhu Yong guy, right? He did it, but if Zhang Anshi slipped him some favors, he must have gone to the inscription with gusto.”

“The inscription is by the royal grandson.” Also Lostha said.

Zhu Di suddenly felt a little pain in his heart, and immediately cursed: ”Into his mother, even the child is cheated, this is still considered a person? Such a small child, what the hell does he know! If this is spread out, how many people might want to laugh at it.”

Yiluoha also laughed bitterly, “On the contrary, there are no jokes about this in the capital now.”

“Huh?” Zhu Di’s tiger eyes glared at Yiluoha, revealing a stern look.

Under such a gaze, Yiluoha had no choice but to say stiffly, “Right now the capital is talking about the Tianze Army.”

Zhu Di’s eyes widened as he said, “What’s wrong with this Tianze Army?”

Yilungha said, “I heard that …… His Highness the King of Han …… he got the Tianze army and boasted that he was the upper general of Tianze, and he was very flamboyant.”

Zhu Di’s face quickly sank and his anger rose.

Also lost ha hastened to say: “slave girl ten thousand deaths, slave girl by no means prying into the meaning of His Highness King Han and Uncle Cheng En, just these two things, are making a big fuss, the capital of the three year old children know, slave girl want to do not know it is also difficult.”

Zhu Di’s eyes like overflowing flames, huffed and puffed, “Into his mother, that Zhang Anshi is stupid, Han Wang is stupid, it is really a moment, my face are lost to them.”

Yishakha trembled, not daring to say another word.

Zhu Di has a belly full of fire, cursing and venting, but after cursing for a long time, he seems to feel that there is no meaning.

At this time, if you deliberately to stop, for example, let Zhang Anshi will be taken off the sign, which is full of people all over the world know, the people of the royal grandson inscribed, this time deliberately take off the sign, does not appear to be more to cover up?

As for the Han King, that asshole, Zhu Di did not expect this guy …… to be able to compare himself to the Tianze general to the point that everyone knows.

Zhu Di only feel chest stuffy, gritted teeth, at this time but can not do something, because at this time any action, but is on the fire to add oil.

Patiently, another month passed.

Zhu still holds a grudge.

The first day of the sudden day to criticize the zhang, looked up to also lost ha, seemingly light, “Now that the world’s first battalion how is it?”

Yilungha said, “There was nothing, the slave girl heard nothing.”

Zhu Di thought for a moment, then he said, “Go and call the Duke of Wei.”

Yiluoha did not dare to be slow, quickly went down to command, half an hour later, Xu Huizu came to see.

Zhu Di was the first to say, “Zhang Anshi really worries me.”

When Xu Huizu heard this, he knew that Zhu Di was suspected of knocking on the door, so he said, “Uncle Cheng’en is the Crown Prince’s wife’s younger brother, so what could be a cause for concern to His Majesty?”

Zhu then said, “But it’s also your son-in-law.”

Xu Huizu said, “When did His Majesty bestow the marriage?”

Zhu Di said savagely, “You know what I mean anyway.”

Xu Huizu said, “If Zhang Anshi has any faults, Your Majesty can summon him before you and give him a good reprimand, there is nothing wrong with that.”

Zhu lamented, “This kid, he doesn’t even spare five or six year olds. After recruiting some idle men, he dares to call himself the first battalion in the world. Do you say …… that such a cheek is not thicker than the walls of Nanjing City?”

Xu Hui Zu does not make a sound, he is not a salt and oil anyway, you can say whatever you like.

Zhu Di continued with an emotional face, “Being so wild is not good for reputation, you don’t want your son-in-law to be infamous either.”

Xu Huizu remained calm and said, “I don’t care about any reputation.”

Zhu Di shook his head, “What I mean is that sometimes you should control him.”

Xu Huizu pondered for a moment, “Why doesn’t Your Majesty take care of King Han?”

Chu: “……”

Xu Huizu and Han Wang’s relationship is not very good, as early as before the Jingan, Zhu Gaoqi and Zhu Gaoxu two people from Beiping into the capital to visit this uncle, Xu Huizu see Zhu Gaoxu idleness, misbehavior, then secretly warned him. At that time, Zhu Gaoxu not only did not listen, but also stole Xu Huizu’s beloved BMW.

That’s something Xu Huizu still remembers.

Zhu Di had to sigh and said, “It’s really a family with a hard time, I am just pulling some strings with you, I wanted to relax my mind a bit, but now it’s even worse, so be it, so be it.”

Xu Huizu suddenly said, “I would like to enter the Great House and meet the Empress.”

Zhu nodded his head, “She often reads about you as well, go on, go on.”

At that moment, Xu Huizu followed the eunuch who led the way to the Harem’s inner sanctum.

At this moment, in the middle of the Empress’s chambers, Yi Wang Zhu was rambling on about something in a low voice with Empress Xu.

Empress Xu only pursed her lips and smiled lightly, not commenting.

Zhu Dao: “Sister-in-law, it’s true, I saw my royal brother sleeping with three concubines with my own eyes, it’s horrible ……”

“Don’t talk nonsense about these things, your royal brother knows, he’ll have to beat you to death.”

“I’m not afraid either, I’ll have my sister-in-law to protect me.”

Empress Xu then smiled lightly and said, “Alright, behave yourself.”

“I’m disciplined in the palace, but I’ve heard that Zhang Anshi is unruly outside, and my royal brother didn’t say anything.”

“What happened to Zhang Anshi?” Empress Xu revealed a look of suspicion.

“Sister-in-law doesn’t know that Zhang Anshi he set up some kind of first battalion in the world.”

Empress Xu puffed and laughed, “How do you know everything?”

Zhu then said smugly, “There is nothing in the world that I don’t know, if I don’t know, how can I tell sister-in-law? Sister-in-law mustn’t be deceived by those slave girls, they hide many things in their hearts and don’t tell you.”

At this time a eunuch came and said, “Your Highness, the Duke of Wei has arrived.”

Empress Xu was pleasantly surprised, “Ya, please come in.”

Zhu seemed unwilling to meet the stranger, so he ran away in a puff of smoke first.

Xu Huizu entered the hall and saluted, “Your Highness.”

Empress Xu settled into her seat and looked at him with a smile, “Brother looks much better, how are the children?”

“It’s all good, and I happened to stop by today for an audience with His Majesty.”

Empress Xu nodded and motioned for Xu Huizu to sit down, saying on one side, “These days, I had someone go out of the palace to ask Zhang Anshi and Jingyi about their birthdays, and they said that it was a match made in heaven, and that they were both blessed people.”

Xu Huizu smiled, “I’m not worried about my children’s affairs, His Majesty will not make any more absurdities if he takes any more hold of them.”

After a pause, Xu Huizu added: “It’s just that King Han …… Chen thought ……”

Empress Xu knew that this elder brother never spoke of people’s rights and wrongs, and now that she suddenly mentioned the Han King, she said, “There’s no harm in it, just speak straight.”

Xu Huizu sighed and said, “Ai, I shouldn’t have said anything, but he and his guards are too domineering, if they are not restrained, sooner or later they will rebel.”

Hearing the word rebellion, Empress Xu pondered as she gazed at Xu Huizu, “In your opinion, what should be done?”

Xu Huizu said, “He goes around the capital telling people that he is a Tianze general, and condones his guards to bully people around the capital, not only that, he takes people out on hunting trips every now and then, stepping on an unknown number of crops, and the officials don’t dare to regulate them.”

“I know that to His Majesty and Your Highness, the palm of your hand is all meat, but if you let him be like this, even if the Crown Prince is even more benevolent, I’m afraid that he’ll be disliked. This brother has a grudge, want to make amends will be more difficult than heaven. It’s better to let him go to the clan as early as possible, out of sight, out of mind.”

Empress Xu nodded, “You’re right, just ……”

Xu Huizu said, “Anyway, the Queen’s discretion is.”

Empress Xu pondered, “His Majesty should really not have given him the Tianze Guards.”

Just Empress Xu smiled bitterly, other things, she can always calmly dispose of, only Han Wang this son, she sometimes have no way, so she said, “you as a human maternal uncle, should also go to manage.”

“Where do I care.” Xu Huizu shook his head.

“Right.” Empress Xu smiled when she saw her elder brother’s sad face, “I heard that Zhang Anshi is practicing?”

“This ……” Xu Huizu was a little embarrassed.

“You haven’t been to see it?”

Xu Huizu laughed bitterly, “It’s just juvenile child’s play.”

Empress Xu then also smiled, although she is a woman, but after all, is the queen of Xu Da, during the Jingdan, and even personally draped on the battlefield, guarded the city of Beiping.

It can be described as a woman’s hero, but not an ordinary one.

“If he’s so inclined, you can tune him up a bit.”

Xu Huizu nodded, “Let’s wait until he grows up a bit.”