Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back and walked to the small courtyard of the Green Vines with disrespectful steps.
Behind him, Liu Jin and the others were carrying small boxes.
"Brother Ce, open the door, good stuff.”
Su Ce was waiting for Zhu Houzhao to arrive.
Wei Wenli's life and death were now tied to Zhu Houzhao. The overall situation of the southeast was also tied to this heartless Crown Prince.
Actually, it was quite good. He was only the Crown Prince now and could still be so free and carefree. If he ascended the throne in the future, he would probably not have this freedom.
"Brother Ce, I told you last time that the Ministry of Works will give us a big reward.”Zhu Houzhao said in a serious manner. He pointed at the small box behind him and said,"Look, this is the money awarded by the Ministry of Works.”
"A total of ten thousand taels of silver. We brothers will split it in half.”
The purchasing power of five thousand taels of silver was equivalent to more than two hundred thousand yuan in the future. It was still a lot.
An unremarkable piece of cement naturally could not be exchanged for so much money, but the Crown Prince of Great Ming could.
Su Ce smiled and said,"Yes, you have a way."”
Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed. He moved the silver into the courtyard and placed it properly for Su Ce.
Su Ce brewed a pot of tea in the middle hall and then said to Zhu Houzhao seriously,""Does your family know anyone from the imperial court?”
Zhu Houzhao was a little uneasy, but he still said,""Yeah, I know him."
Su Ce nodded lightly." We discussed the threat of Japanese pirates in the southeast before.”
"At that time, I considered everything except for one thing.”
Zhu Houzhao felt a little strange.
In his impression, Su Ce knew everything and was proficient in everything. There was nothing he couldn't do.
Now, Su Ce told him that he had missed something. This surprised Zhu Houzhao even more than him being right.
"What?" Zhu Houzhao scratched his head.
Su Ce asked," All the policies in the southeast are arranged in an orderly manner. They are also progressing steadily. If this situation continues, will the southeast be peaceful?"”
"Of course," Zhu Houzhao said confidently.”
"What if the new Japanese governor of the southeast is defeated?" Su Ce suddenly asked. What will happen?"
"Impossible." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and laughed.”
In his knowledge, Great Ming had been reborn under Emperor Hongzhi's management, and Great Ming's military equipment had also become stronger.
The southeast pirates were just a bunch of little chicks. How could the powerful soldiers of the Ming Dynasty lose to a bunch of unknown dog sh * t?
"What if?" Su Ce asked.
"What if the new governor of the southeast is defeated?”
"Brother Ce, why are you so unconfident in Great Ming's military strength?" Zhu Houzhao asked anxiously, his face red. 'I definitely can't lose. If I lose, I'll definitely kill Wei Wenli!'”
His mouth was fast and he directly said that he had exposed himself.
"I mean, the emperor must kill the governor of the southeast!"”
Su Ce nodded and said calmly,""And after killing the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Southeast Japanese Guard Governor? Give the southeast command to the civil officials? At that time, the southeast would still be in a mess.”
" The officialdom and the Japanese pirates in the southeast, which we have vowed to rectify with great difficulty, will return to how it was before. All our efforts will be in vain.”
"There is no war that doesn't suffer defeat. Xue Rengui lost to Dafei Chuan, Baiqi lost to Maling…because of my lack of understanding of the opponent, my lack of knowledge of the terrain and weapons, my underestimation of the opponent's strength, and so on. Although I don't understand the workings of the battlefield, I know that there are no generals who can win forever.”
"If the governor of the southeast was killed and dismissed because of a single failure, who would dare to go to the southeast to take up their post in the future?”
"The path of promotion for a general is different from that of a civil servant.”
The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were generally nobler than the military officers. When civil and military officials of the same rank met, the military officers were of a lower rank. Even high-ranking military officers had to pay their respects when they met civil officials.
This was the current situation of Da Ming.
Many of the commanders who led the army to war were civil officials, which led to fewer and fewer famous generals.
In the middle of the year, Qi Jiguang finally appeared, but he still went to Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng to please the current husband.
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said,""Brother Ce, what do you mean? What do you want to say?"
" Since you know the people in the officialdom…" Su Ce said calmly," Well, if the southeast is really defeated, it's best to protect the southeast governor against the Japanese pirates."”
"After the first failure, you will learn from the second one. After a short failure, you will definitely win. If you give up, all your previous efforts will be in vain.”
Zhu Houzhao said," Okay, okay, I understand. I will inform the elders in the family. But Brother Ce, don't worry for nothing. The governor that the court sent to the southeast this time is very good at preparing for the Japanese. He will not be defeated."”
"Yes."
Su Ce didn't say much. He had already planted a seed of caution in Zhu Houzhao's heart.
"That's right, Brother Ce."
"What's wrong?"
"I hired a bodyguard for you."
“……”
" I won't offend anyone," Su Ce rejected with a bitter smile." Why do I need bodyguards?" I'm used to living alone and don't like to be disturbed. There's no need. Of course, I'm still very grateful for your kindness.”
"She's a girl," Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.”
Su Ce was speechless.
"That's even more unnecessary."
Zhu Houzhao: " Hai, her martial arts is very good. She won't disturb you. En, en, that's all."”
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he left the small courtyard with his butt sticking out.
"Hey, wait a minute. I don't want another person at home…"
"She won't come in."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, lifted his robe, and ran away.
This unreliable fellow! I'm convinced!
Su Ce looked helpless.
Now, the defense system of the small courtyard of green vines was completely enough with the help of the mechanism technique. There was no need to send someone to protect him.
And it was a woman.
What can I protect? I don't want to drag my sick body to take care of others.
It was troublesome.
Well, forget it. When the others came, Su Ce would think of a way to send them away.
However, on this day, the female bodyguard that Zhu Houzhao mentioned never arrived.
……
The next morning, Su Ce took the silver that Zhu Houzhao had sent over and went out to buy some new furniture for the house.
Hmm, he might as well make a rocking chair.
He first went to the carpenter's shop, found the carpenter, and told him what he wanted to make. After paying the deposit, he left.
After thinking for a while, Su Ce decided to go to the Jinyiwei's North Garrison.
Wei Wenli had asked Su Ce to persuade his cousin in his letter, so Su Ce had no choice but to agree.
It was only after the Embroidered Uniform Guards had inquired that the Embroidered Uniform Guards said that Thousand-Households Wei had been out on field work these days and was not in the Zhenfu Division.
It was strange.
Su Ce shook his head and returned to the small courtyard.
By the time they returned, it was almost dusk, and there were very few pedestrians on the road.
.................
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。