Chapter 31 Fourteen, not too young!

In the 21st year of Hongwu's reign, in order to solve the serious problem in the Northeast, on the second day of the first lunar month, Lao Zhu appointed Duke Feng Sheng of the Song Dynasty as the general to conquer the captives.

The Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, and the Marquis of Yongchang, Lan Yu, serve as the deputy generals on the left and right, the Marquis of Nanxiong, Zhao Yong, and the Marquis of Dingyuan, Wang Bi, serve as the left counselors generals, the Marquis of Dongchuan, Hu Hai, and the Marquis of Wuding, Guo Ying, serve as the right counselors. Shang Yan, the former military governor, serves as military counselor, leading an army of 200,000 men

When the people marched north to conquer Yuan Dynasty, Taiwei Naha came out.

On the third day of the second lunar month, Lan Yu led his cavalry and sent out troops in the heavy snow, killed Pingzhang Guolai, captured his son Bulanxi, and returned with the men and horses.

Naha had two ambitions and was hesitant. He sent envoys to the Ming army's garrison many times in the name of offering surrender to see the strength of the Ming army.

As the Ming army advanced step by step, Nahachu was forced to surrender. The Ming army had more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians, sheep, horses, donkeys, camels, and countless baggage, and finally eliminated the Yuan Dynasty's influence in Liaodong.

At the end of June, Fu Youde garrisoned Daning with the newly acquired Han soldiers from Liao, and Feng Sheng and others victoriously led the troops.

Liaodong became the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty from then on, and later became part of Nuergandusi.

Naha was granted the title of Marquis of Haixi and was given an iron certificate of alchemy. His second son, a slave from the Buddhist family, was sent to Zhu Xiongying, the grandson of the emperor.

It is said that Naha was the grandson of Muhuali, one of the four heroes of Genghis Khan.

In fact, the defeat of Nahachu this time did not mean the end of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition. Lao Zhu ordered Yongchang Hou Lanyu to be the general of the conquest of prisoners, Yan'an Hou Tang Shengzong, Wuding Hou Guo Ying to be the left and right deputy generals, the governor Qian Shi Geng Zhong, and Sun Ke to be the right and left deputy generals.

He joined the general and led an army of 150,000 to continue the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Also in this year, ten-year-old Zhu Yunwen was named the Prince of Liyang County, and Zhu Yunxi was named the Prince of Jiyang County.

According to the ancestral teachings of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, the title of a county king is generally two characters, and the names of ancient counties and counties are more common.

Logically speaking, Zhu Yunwen, the county prince, is located in Liyang. However, Liyang was changed from a prefecture to a county and is affiliated with Yingtian Prefecture. Zhu Yunxi's Jiyang also belongs to Yingtian Prefecture, which seems to be the same.

However, everyone understood that once the prince ascended the throne, these two princes would be promoted to princes.

"Grandpa Emperor, let the Prince of Zhongshan train my troops for me." Zhu Xiongying rushed to Wuying Hall, a little excited, "If I let Cao Guogong accompany me, Sun Chen's four naval guards still lack a general to command the troops."

Lao Zhu looked at the heroic young man in front of him and smiled, "Ying'er, don't think about your navy anymore. We have to choose a grandson for you. This is a big deal!"

This is not a big deal. Zhu Xiongying was anxious, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson's first ship has returned. It's just a ship of ordinary goods. In Japan, you can get 90,000 taels of silver. It's about to be put into storage!"

Zhu Xiongying took out the folding book and handed it over in a showy manner.

Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then quickly took over, "Ying'er, I remember your fleet, and it went to Nanyang?"

"There is a fleet in Japan that lost two ships." Zhu Xiongying was a little helpless, and then a little angry, "Those Japanese pirates are also arrogant, and they dare to attack my king's army!"

Lao Zhu knew the situation of Zhu Xiongying's navy. The fleet had merchants and cargo ships, and was escorted by four lucky ships. As for the cargo, it was just some miscellaneous ordinary goods, and rare luxury goods were rare. It is said that one cargo was only

Ten thousand taels.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "Grandpa Huang, when this batch of money is put into the treasury, my grandson will reward the good and punish the evil. In addition to subsidizing the soldiers, these soldiers should also receive some rewards. This is something that the grandson cannot decide."

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it Zhang He who is the naval trainer who is looking for a channel for you?"

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nod, Lao Zhu said, "He has repeatedly made military exploits. He traveled to Liaodong for twelve years and escorted shipping ten times. He has worked hard and accomplished a lot. We think it's time to give him the title of Marquis of Navigation. Does he have any heirs?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded repeatedly, and Old Zhu continued, "If there is an heir, you summon someone to Taisun's Mansion, and you can make arrangements."

"Where's Feng Cheng?" Zhu Xiongying said with a shy face, "For Duke Ying's sake, it's time for him to become a prince."

Lao Zhu shook his head and said directly, "Feng Sheng has just made great achievements, and it is not easy to grant Feng Cheng the title now. Besides, it is only a small amount of merit, so to give him a title like this also seems that the title of our Ming Dynasty is not valuable. Let him practice again,

Let him and your second uncle work harder. When the Japanese pirates are exterminated, they will be knighted!"

Continuing to look at Zhu Xiongying's book, Lao Zhu suddenly laughed and said, "Ying'er, you have grown up so much that you dare to play tricks in front of your grandpa!"

Zhu Xiongying pretended to be stupid and looked puzzled, "Grandpa Huang, I don't know what you are talking about?"

"You only said that there were two missing boats, and there were more than thirty people when the boat capsized. From the battle report, we found that three people were killed in the battle, eighteen were injured, and four people died of illness." Old Zhu said seriously to Zhu Xiongying,

"The loss of money and food, the expenses of officials, you don't have any of this."

Zhu Xiongying was a little helpless and could only take out another statement from his sleeve, "Isn't this just to let Grandpa Huang see his grandson's contribution, so that the books will look better."

Old Zhu became happy, and after careful study, he said, "So, although the losses were quite large, we made 40,000 taels of silver from this trip to sea?"

"There should be some, and that doesn't include the fact that my grandson sent people to stay in Japan to inquire about the news." Zhu Xiongying continued, "This time I went to sea, I don't think my subordinates dared to do too much, but I guess the people below can also drink.

Order some soup. Grandpa Huang, we’ve made a profit!”

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment and then said, "Your father is going to Xi'an for inspection soon, and we don't have time to pay attention to you. You go mess with your navy."

Zhu Xiongying remembered something and asked quickly, "Didn't you say earlier that I would accompany Duke Xin to inspect the coastal defense?"

"Your father is going to inspect Xi'an, so you should stay with us." Lao Zhu didn't care about teasing his grandson with his words, "We'll talk about it when your father comes back. Then I'll think about your marriage."

This made Zhu Xiongying look bitter. It had been fourteen years since he came to Ming Dynasty, and his area of ​​activity had always been in Yingtian Mansion. The only time he traveled far away, he came back halfway before returning to his hometown in Fengyang.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying's unhappy look, Lao Zhu patted the dragon chair and said, "Ying'er, talk to us."

After touching Zhu Xiongying's head, Lao Zhu smiled happily and said, "Our Ying'er will be fourteen soon, and it's time to start a family. If our Ying'er works hard, we can still see our great-grandson, right?"

Zhu Xiongying was shocked. I am fourteen now, but that is still a false age. According to Lao Zhu’s expectation, it is best to be fifteen, and the baby will be born at sixteen.

"Grandpa Huang, how many more years should we wait?" Zhu Xiongying was embarrassed and said quickly, "My father only had me when he was nineteen, so don't be in a hurry, grandson!"

Lao Zhu was anxious now. He was like a feudal old-fashioned sometimes, "Why couldn't it have been earlier?! Let's hug our great-grandson earlier so that we could close our eyes. Go over there and tell your imperial grandmother and your mother-in-law,"

They should be happy too!”

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying was silent, Old Zhu said earnestly, "We sent people to send girls to your palace, but we know that you haven't touched any of them! Ying'er, you are fourteen, you are not young!"

Fourteen, is it very big?!

I still want to live for a few more years, but now I am too young for some activities that are not suitable for children. Although in this era, when I am thirteen or fourteen, sometimes I am not regarded as a child anymore, but half a laborer.

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying didn't respond, Lao Zhu was helpless. His grandson was just too sensible and assertive, and sometimes he felt frustrated.

Or looking for other topics, Lao Zhu has a way to deal with this stupid boy, "Ying'er, you are talking about your grandson, should we help you choose at Wen Chen's house, or Wu Xun?"

"Wu Xun." Zhu Xiongying said to Lao Zhu, "I and some civil servants can't pee in the same pot. They all want me to be Renzong in the future, but I won't be fooled!"

Hearing Zhu Xiongying's words, Lao Zhu laughed loudly. He didn't want his son or grandson to be Emperor Renzong, and he didn't like his children and grandchildren to be manipulated by civil servants.

Lao Zhu then said, "Then you have to think clearly. After Wu Xun, there may be relatives involved in politics."

"Grandpa Huang, I think those military honors are one with our family." Zhu Xiongying smiled and said to Lao Zhu, "In the future, my children and grandchildren should also choose their wives and concubines from these noble families.

At that time, you can consider choosing among civil servants."

Lao Zhu's eyes lit up and he was quite pleased, "Well, Grandpa Huang will choose a good concubine for you and fill you in as a side concubine! We will take care of this matter by the end of the year, and next year we should have a great-grandson.

!”

Zhu Xiongying looked at Lao Zhu speechlessly, "We are your grandchildren, why do you want to play tricks like this?"

Lao Zhu didn't pay attention to Zhu Xiongying's silent accusation. Thinking about his great-grandson, he felt excited. That would be four generations living under the same roof!
Chapter completed!