"Emperor, let's go back!"
It had been an hour since the Crown Prince and the army set off, and they could no longer be seen. The Emperor was still standing at the Vast Martial Gate and looking out. Later, he climbed up the Vast Martial Gate's city tower to take a look. Mao Xiang could not help but advise, thinking that the Emperor, the Great Crown Prince, was really speechless.
Zhu Yuanzhang held the city wall and sighed,""This is Biao 'er's first time going on an expedition with the army, so I'm a little worried. Although Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are cautious and well-rounded people, the army is not like the palace. There are too many people in the army.”There were some things that he couldn't say to his subjects, so he added in his heart, Don't forget, a portion of this 200,000 strong army was recruited from Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang! It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious, but…we can't allow any accidents to happen!
Mao Xiang was silent. The Emperor's worries were not without reason. Indeed, two to three tenths of this army of two hundred thousand had been gathered from the defeated troops of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang. Although they had been reorganized and it was impossible for a large-scale mutiny to occur, it was still impossible to guard against a few or a dozen movements.
Zhang Shicheng was one thing, but Chen Youliang was the Emperor's greatest enemy. He was as cunning as a fox, as fierce as a tiger, and he even ascended the throne to establish the Great Han regime. One could see his methods.
Back then, in the battle at Poyang Lake, the Emperor only won by a narrow margin and almost died in Chen Youliang's hands.
It had only been five years since Chen Youliang's fall. It was unlikely that all of his old subordinates had lost their former masters. Perhaps some of them were still secretly paying homage to their Great Han Emperor.
"Emperor, I will dig out these people one by one to prevent future trouble!”
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. The world had just been settled and the people's hearts were not stable. If they investigated at this time, it would cause everyone to panic! Moreover, I believe that there are only a very, very small number of people who have ulterior motives. How can you identify them clearly among 200,000 people? There's no need to mobilize so many people!"
He frowned and thought for a moment before saying,"How about this, Mao Xiang, pick a few capable people from the Guards Division and let them follow the army to serve the Crown Prince!"”
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice,"In addition, send a secret order to Xu Da, telling him to mobilize the 33rd, 36th, 40th, and 41st Guards to attack the city when he goes north!”
Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng's surrendered soldiers were among the four guards.
Everyone knew that the casualties were the highest in a siege. Attacking those important cities could even cause more than half of the casualties!
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless, but the country has just been settled. What the people want is to live a peaceful life. We can't let people with ulterior motives stir up hidden waves and restart disputes.
Who should die and who should live, let the heavens decide!
Mao Xiang bowed to receive the decree.
"Let's go, let's go back. Before Biao Er left, he gave us a memorial. I want to know what this child said in the memorial!”
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, flung his sleeves, and quickly descended the city gate tower. Under the protection of the Guards Division, he walked towards the inner city.
Back at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Yuanzhang lay on the bed in the East Warm Pavilion and opened the memorial that Zhu Biao had handed over before he left.
" Your son reports to Imperial Father: The new dynasty has been established, and a new class of nobility has begun to take shape. Bribery and perverting the law will definitely increase. Your son requests to set up an Inspectorate to supervise the officials, picket lawlessness, and suggest governance.”
It also explained in detail the functions of the Inspectorate and the division of positions, as well as the difference between the former Imperial Censorate and the Inspectorate. Compared to the Imperial Censorate, the Inspectorate undoubtedly had more authority.
Finally, he tactfully mentioned,"Your son would like to recommend Liu Ji to take up the post of Censor of the Left Capital.”
"Liu Bowen is an upright person. He's not from Huaixi, which has the most noble background. This candidate is suitable!”
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to read and found that his son also made two suggestions: One was to suggest that the Emperor's father change the Guard Division to the Jinyiwei and expand the organization's size. In addition to protecting the Emperor's safety, it would also add the ability to spy on the officials and the people as the Emperor's eyes and ears, as well as spy on the enemy's intelligence.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows. Actually, he had already had some ideas about reforming the Gongwei Division, but it had not taken shape yet. He did not expect his son to think ahead of him, and he had thought it through very thoroughly.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile. He had thought that the Crown Prince would object to this kind of special agent rule, but he didn't expect him to take the initiative to raise it.
" That's more like it. What an emperor is most afraid of is being deceived by the officials, being out of touch with the people, being high up in the sky and being blinded by clouds, not understanding the situation of his own country. Biao 'er taking the initiative to hire spies and minions is enough to prove that he has indeed grown up and will consider problems from the perspective of a crown prince!”
As for the third suggestion, Zhu Biao suggested that the country make some measures to attract wealthy merchants from all over the country to settle in the capital to increase the business prosperity of the capital.
"Biao 'er, you're really our Zhu family's thousand-li steed! Ancestors, bless us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang could not wait to summon Li Shanchang to the palace to discuss.
Zhu Biao was riding on his warhorse. Because he rarely rode horses, his skills were not up to par. After following the main group for only a dozen miles, he felt a burning sensation on the inside of his thigh. The skin on his thigh was most likely worn out. In order to reduce the contact between the saddle and his thigh, he could only stand up as much as possible, but it was really tiring.
Chang Yuchun laughed out loud when he saw Zhu Biao's strange posture. He shook the reins and moved closer to Zhu Biao, asking with a smile,""Crown Prince, do you understand now? It's not easy to lead troops to war!”
Zhu Biao lowered his head and didn't say anything. Damn, he was being laughed at!
He was very vengeful. He thought of something and laughed."I heard that Minister Chang has a daughter. I wonder how good her riding skills are?”
" I have three sons and a daughter," Chang Yuchun said proudly." They all know how to ride a horse. Even my daughter's riding skills are superb. If I may offend you, she's much better than the Crown Prince!"”
Zhu Biao laughed even more happily. Excellent riding skills!"
Chang Yuchun was confused. Why are you so happy that my daughter is good at riding? It's none of your business! It was baffling!
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