Boom boom boom boom

Thunder roared, and heavy rain poured down. In an instant, the world became dark, and only the thunder exploded above the head, pouring rain poured down.

Zhu Xu rode his horse and ran desperately. Behind him was Cao Bianjiao and Chen Huxiao, leading five hundred cavalrymen to gallop on the official road.

Their convoys with Li Dingguo and others had long been separated, and everyone was wearing straw raincoats and struggling to move forward desperately.

It is not far from Tianjin and Wei, and only when you get there can you shelter from the rain.

Cao Bianjiao followed Zhu Xu, looking at Zhu Xu from time to time, looking worried.

Although the emperor exercises frequently and can ride a horse, it is the first time that he has been running violently for such a long distance, and the emperor may not be able to hold on with his body.

Chen Huxiao was even more worried that the emperor was a "sexy" existence. If he continued like this, he would have to be trampled to death by the horse behind him.

Zhu Xu was covered in water, especially on his face, blinking constantly and looking ahead.

The rain was surprisingly heavy. If he hadn't followed the concrete road, he wouldn't be able to see the way ahead.

Cao Bianjiao wiped his eyes, looked up, and still didn't know how far it was. He came to Zhu Xu's side and shouted loudly, "Master, why don't we find a place to hide from the rain first, wait for a little more before leaving?"

Zhu Xu's thighs were so painful that he must have bleeding, but he still gritted his teeth and shouted: "Don't stop, you must arrive at Tianjin Wei in one breath!"

Cao Bianjiao could feel the tremolo in Zhu Xu's speech, turned around and looked at it, and could only frown and follow Zhu Xu, just in case.

It has been two and a half days since Zhu Xu came out of the capital. It was raining heavily, like fog. Fortunately, there was a cement road, so it was not difficult to move, so he could run in the rain.

While the pain was unbearable, Zhu Xu felt more and more worried. It was only April, and there was such heavy rain. I am afraid that the rain will far exceed that of this year. I don’t know if the river bank everywhere can withstand such heavy rain. In addition, the heavy rain in the future will probably get heavier and heavier.

Severe drought and severe flooding go hand in hand!

It took more than half an hour before Zhu Xu and his group of people arrived at the outer camp of Tianjin Wei. Li Bangmei, the commander of Tianjin Wei, had been waiting for a long time and welcomed Zhu Xu and his group of people in.

When dismounting, the five hundred cavalrymen including Chen Huxiao all looked at Zhu Xu with a sense of respect and awe.

Zhu Xu knew the situation himself, so he didn't dismount and entered the camp with his horse.

In a barracks, Zhu Xu grinned and applied ointment to himself.

He stood in front of him, Cao Bianjiao, Li Bangmei, Cao Bianjiao looked a little strange. It was the first time he had followed Zhu Xu for many years that he had seen the emperor like this.

Li Bangmei was secretly shocked. After Xuanzong, which emperor of the Ming Dynasty rode a horse like this?

Li Bangmei is Li Banghua's younger brother and is currently in charge of all matters for Tianjin Wei. She is a commander and holds three thousand soldiers.

This is also the reason why the strategic status of Tianjin and Tianjin Wei has a serious decline. The Ministry of War also has the intention to save military pay. The main responsibility of Tianjin and Tianjin Wei is to arrange coastal defense, train navy, and protect fishermen. It is a small land- and sea-use base.

Zhu Xu gritted her teeth and applied it, carefully wrapped it in white cloth, and then raised her pants, then looked up at the two of them, especially Li Bangmei, and smiled and said, "I'm disappointing you for the first time when I met?"

Li Bangmei's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly raised her hand and said, "The emperor once said that a strong country and a strong army is strong. Now that he has practiced it, how can he be disappointed? Is it that I am ashamed of me?"

Zhu Xu laughed and said, Li Bangmei was a little smoother than his brother. She held the chair and looked up at the continuous heavy rain outside, saying, "Sit down, there is no way to go around this day. Let's talk first, and I will go to see other people when I have dinner later."

Li Bangmei didn't dare to move, and Yu Guang looked at Cao Bianjiao.

The emperor's rumors and impressions in the outside world are very complicated: First of all, the "martial arts" surpassed the previous generations of emperors. They eliminated external troubles in just a few years and erased the great troubles of the court Jiannu. It was really a genius and chasing Taizu Taizong. But on the other hand, the emperor treated the royal family with strictness and even abuse, which outsiders could not see. Then the Nanzhili reform, with many noble people landed and their titles cut off. The most important thing is that the emperor's handling of the Donglin Party has always been criticized among the Shilin. I don't know how many people cursed the "crazy monarch" in front of others, and it is even more conceivable in secret.

It can be said that the emperor is indeed awe-inspiring in his "martial arts", but not only did he make no achievements in "cultural governance", but he was even given the word "silly". This shows how Shilin views it.

Such a complicated emperor must be careful whenever he meets for the first time.

Cao Bianjiao had no strange colors, raised his hand and said "Thank you" and sat down on Zhu Xu's left.

Li Bangmei then raised her hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then she sat down opposite Cao Bianjiao.

Zhu Xu's legs were uncomfortable, and he lay a little on the chair, looking at Li Bangmei and said, "Tell me about Tianjin Wei, I came here to take a look this time."

Li Bangmei had known that the emperor was coming for a long time. After hearing this, he rationalized his thoughts and said, "Return to the emperor, there are five hundred naval officers and soldiers, twenty ships, and they are trained and patrolled every day, and they are never delayed. The other two thousand five are the army, and there are eight hundred cavalrymen. They are also strictly trained, and they are also responsible for farming and reclamation. Regarding government affairs... At present, Tianjin Wei has 2,000 land, and 60,000 disaster victims in the southwest have been received, and all have been resettled..."

Zhu Xu listened quietly and nodded secretly.

Tianjin and Tianjin are considered a relatively deserted place. In the past, Li Banghua set up some institutions to consolidate Tianjin and Tianjin, to reclaim land, resettle military families, etc.

Li Bangmei is a military general. She is not very eloquent and does not know how to seek credit for herself. After a brief statement, she said, "Emperor, the population of Tianjin and Wei is increasing, and the matters involved are more complicated. I ask the emperor to set up an official office to deal with it."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows and smiled and said, "Why, can't you deal with it anymore? When Li Banghua left Tianjin Wei, he recommended many people to me, but you are not there. I specially promoted you here. Don't let me down."

Li Bangmei's expression changed slightly, and she quickly stood up, raised her hand and bowed, saying, "The emperor misunderstood. I am a military general. Nowadays, there are more and more political affairs and involve a wide range of issues. If you concentrate on dealing with these, you will inevitably slack military affairs and cannot take into account both sides of the two sides. Therefore, I suggest that the emperor set up an official office."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and then thought of Joshua Tsang. He originally planned to drive the Westerners far away, but now he was a little moved. If it were placed in Tianjin and Wei, it might be better. The colonists could use these missionaries to invade the world and conquer the world, and the Ming Dynasty would do the same!

Zhu Xu patted his thighs gently, looked at Li Bangmei and said, "Well, your suggestions are good. I will order the cabinet to discuss. You should still do your best during this period."

"Yes." Li Bangmei said, feeling relieved. He has been under great pressure recently. Tianjin Wei is rapidly expanding and cannot be without an official.

"Tell me about the situation of coastal defense." Zhu Xu said, this is what he cares most about.

Li Bangmei looked solemn and said, "Go back to the emperor, Tianjinwei has three barriers. The first is the navy. Although the number of naval personnel is small, after the implementation of reserve, there will be many naval soldiers who can fight. As long as the sign is ordered, it can be expanded to 3,000 people and 50 warships, three of which are equipped with artillery and other firearms. The second is turrets, and fifty turrets are expected to be built everywhere, and hundreds of artillery cannons are extremely difficult for sea invaders to get ashore. The third is on land. We plan to build complete defense and offensive fortifications to ensure that Tianjinwei will not lose before the reinforcements arrive..."

Zhu Xu knew that everything was still under planning, and at present, he could not see what Li Bangmei said. After thinking about it, he said, "Well, when the weather is better, I will go to the turret to see it. In addition, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and we must not let the horses go to the Nanshan Mountain without the threat of Jiannu. We must always be vigilant, keep strengthening the army, and keeping the combat effectiveness of our Ming army above all enemies. This is the confidence and goal that the army should have. The corruption in Liaodong is not unrelated to the abolition of military discipline. In this way, you write an article about how to strengthen the army in peacetime and why to strengthen the army. If it is well written, publish it in the court newspaper."

Li Bangmei was also a Jinshi, so writing articles is naturally no problem, but the articles must be reviewed by the Ministry of War. So wouldn’t his name be attracted to the emperor and the adults in the court?

"Abide by the order!" Li Bangmei looked excited and raised her hand and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile. Zhu Xu signed his article.

As the country's situation stabilizes, there are already voices in the court to disarmament and reduce military expenditures.

The Ming Dynasty had only more than one million troops, and there were constant crises everywhere. Such a voice seemed extremely short-sighted and an inertial thinking. Zhu Xu wanted to respond strongly to let the outside world know his attitude.

It was soon supper time, and Zhu Xu endured the pain and pretended nothing happened and appeared in the soldier's cafeteria.

"See the Emperor..."

These people had already been ready and would salute as soon as they saw Zhu Xu coming.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said aloud: "Everyone is free, sit down and have a meal. I am hungry, so I don't need everyone to accompany you."

The soldiers all had their faces stiff and their eyes remained unchanged from Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu had become accustomed to it. With Cao Bianjiao, Li Bangmei, Chen Huxiao and others, they accompanied him to a large table in front and sat down one after another.

Zhu Xu glanced at him and said that Li Bangmei had the strength to know that Zhu Xu wanted to "joy with the soldiers" and did not make any big deals, and was basically the same as the soldiers.

"Eat, eat, let them eat too." Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks and was already hungry.

Li Bangmei quietly glanced at Cao Bianjiao and said to Zhu Xu: "Emperor, do you want to say a few words to the soldiers and generals? They have never seen the emperor before..."

Zhu Xu had already picked up the bowl and waved his hand and said, "If I don't understand the soldiers, I won't talk nonsense. Let's eat. The cafeteria is just for eating, not listening to my nonsense."

Li Bangmei was stunned. The emperor's style of conduct was completely unreasonable, and the previous routines were not suitable...

Zhu Xu ate it voraciously. Perhaps he ate too many thick cakes along the way. The wine and vegetable soup here are really delicious and very appetizing.

Zhu Xu and Zhu Bianjiao and Chen Huxiao ate one after another. It was not the first time they had a meal with Zhu Xu, so they were relatively relaxed.

Li Bangmei couldn't understand Zhu Xu's thoughts, so she had to pick up the chopsticks and let everyone else sit down to have a meal.

Soon, nearly 200 people in the cafeteria sat down to have a meal. What’s strange is that the entire cafeteria was silent and terrifyingly quiet!
Chapter completed!