The cold air in Wuchang City is getting closer and closer to the end of the year.
Zhang Ning accepted the advice of his staff and raised a ceremony to worship his ancestors. The throne of the gods should start with Zhu Bailiu, the great-great-grandfather of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Emperor Xuan of Dezu Xuan. Next were Zhu Sijiu, Zhu Chuyi and other figures, and several names were Taizu Zhu Chongba...
This gave Zhang Ning an illusion that his ancestors might love mathematics and have certain preferences for the calendar.
I remember that the Han people in China were not as good as dogs when they were born in China, and Taizu's father was starved to death.He was in the spirit of heaven and found that what he is today is the emperor, but he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
From the day of preparation, Zhang Ning performed bathing and fasting in order to show his piety, which lasted eight or nine days.
The so-called bathing and fasting are to wash and change clothes, and the other is to avoid eating meat or touching women, and to recuperate for a period of time.
That's what Zhang Ning did.
It’s okay if you don’t get involved in a woman. Zhang Ning hasn’t met a woman for a few months after leaving Changde Mansion. It’s like that if you fast or not.
It’s not that he didn’t want to, but he really couldn’t bear to face it. He ordered soldiers not to humiliate and hook up with local good women, and he scolded him hard for being prostitutes. If he turned around, he would be extremely debaucherous, which seemed to damage his prestige.
I had always rely on my hands before, but after fasting, I also forbidden myself from being respectful to my ancestors...
I have to sigh at the values of ancient times. The tradition of worshiping ancestors still applies to him, a modern person, and many things have not completely disappeared.
But the people of the Zhu family had great desires and had no idea of slandering Taizu. There were indeed unofficial historical rumors that Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but be able to go to prostitutes when he was a monk.
Later, the emperor, who was as smart as Jiajing, had a licentious private life that was unpredictable.
Zhang Ning seemed to have inherited this kind of bloodline, and the most unbearable thing to go to the battle was that.
After a few days of fasting, he found that the most unbearable thing was not that kind of thing.After eating vegetarian food for eight or nine days in a row, my mouth faded out of the bird.
Eggs are not eaten, and oil is also meaty. At this time, there is not even MSG. The chefs in the army are not very good at vegetarian dishes. There is only a little salt and pork. You can imagine what it tastes.
Zhang Ning's appetite dropped rapidly, and he found that it was so uncomfortable and eager to not eat meat for only a few days...
I think that in this life I really see through the world and I will definitely not want to become a monk and eat vegetarian.
Tasteless food and hunger are a very simple difficulty, but it can't be endured.
No wonder a group of recruits can survive every day when they are whipped, because they can eat enough food and meat.
But the reality is that most people in this era cannot eat meat every day. People who can eat meat every day are at least middle-class landlords...
Zhang Ning felt that he should be glad.
……
After the sacrifice, Zhang Ning sat in a room in the official office with his legs stretched out, looking like he was full of food and drink.
There were piles of bones, bones with ribs and fish bones on the table, and several meat dishes were in chaos and most of them were eaten.
He burped his fill in a very vulgar way and said with satisfaction: Don't fall down. The weather is cold and not bad now. It will be heated up at night and then served again. Now many people can't eat meat.
In life, what needs and desires are so simple, and he is still intoxicated by the beauty of delicious food.
The smell of spices such as sausage and star anise in beef still lingers among the teeth; when the West can only use pepper called spices to avoid the fishy smell of meat, there are already various spices here, and they are cheap.
At this moment, Zhu Heng, who had just walked to the door, heard Zhang Ning's words, and entered the room and slapped: The prince is frugal and simple, and never forgets the people of the world. This is the blessing of the people.
Zhang Ning said: Two or three thousand elite soldiers from Jiangbei are right beside the bed, and there may be more people coming. Let’s take care of this head first, and then have the heart to care about the subjects all over the world.
Zhu Heng glanced at the soldiers who were cleaning the table. The soldier was also tactful and put down his work and went out first.
At this time, Zhu Heng said: I have talked with Master Zheng, and he put forward some conditions: After the emperor reaps David, the people around him cannot be replaced without the sage, and cannot stop the ministers and scholars from accepting the summons of the emperor... These things were bold and agreed to Zheng Qia without authorization; but there is another thing, we must prepare a batch of arms in advance and give them... I believe that the prince needs these things.
Zhang Ning put down the pure grain low-alcohol wine in his hand and asked quietly: How much do you want and where can I deliver it?
There are five hundred mecha guns, ten cannons, and certain ammunition, and twenty craftsmen in the Weapon Bureau.
Zhu Heng said carefully that the arms will be transported from our newly occupied Changsha Prefecture to a certain place in the Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Provincial Administrator, and envoys will be sent there to serve as guides.
Ji'an Mansion?
Zhang Ning remembered that there was a map placed on the shelf at the back, so he got up and went to find it himself, and placed it on the table in front of the windowsill to search.
However, this picture is painted at the farthest distance to the border between Changsha Prefecture and Jiangxi, and there is no location for Ji'an Prefecture.
Zhu Heng walked over and pointed to the southeastern desktop where Changsha is located: It is probably in this place. First, the journey is a bit long, and second, we have no power in the territory of Jiangxi, and we may be at risk of flanking the official troops from Yuanzhou, Hengzhou and other places along the way.
It's really difficult to deal with.Zhang Ning nodded.
Zhu Heng lowered his voice and said in a low voice: What is the most important thing to pay attention to is what these batch of arms are used for? Since the emperor agreed to come out to ascend the throne again, there is definitely no need. It is probably the prince who wants to... Could it be that he wants to raise an army in the south...
When Zhu Heng said this, he stopped and had to remind him that it would not be a good thing to say too much. After all, Zhang Ning and the prince are brothers. To be more important, Zhu Heng can be labeled as maliciously distracting the relationship between the Zhu brothers.
Zhang Ning paced back and forth in the room, and both of them fell silent for a moment.
Because they were brothers, they sent arms to the prince to take charge of the army...
Isn’t this unhappy for yourself?
If the prince can really make some troubles and accumulate a certain amount of strength, this will be troublesome.
If the prince takes over the territory in the future, since Zhang Ning is under the banner of Jianwen, it will be difficult for him to use force.
However, if you think about it better, the prince's ambition is difficult to realize, it depends on whether he is a character.
Zhang Ning had never seen Zhu Wenkui before, and he really didn't know how capable this person was.
The area south of Huguang is now divided by the forces of the Han King and Xiang King. The ruling power is relatively weak, but the local forces cannot be ignored. It is not something that any grass-roots team dares to challenge. All the troops in the prefectures and counties may not have strong combat power, but there are many people, not to mention that the government structures in Jiangxi and other regions have not been greatly damaged.
Zhu Wenkui was jealous when he saw that he had successfully raised his army and wanted to replicate the same incident?
A smile flashed across Zhang Ning's face.
That's good, you can just wait and see how capable Zhu Wenkui is, and he will be mentally prepared in the future.
They want arms, so they give it to them.Zhu Butang proposed a feasible route and method by the Senate Department.Zhang Ning said.
After hearing this, Zhu Heng agreed: Well, the most important thing at the moment is to let the emperor come out. Other things can only be put aside for the time being. This is a crucial step for the people to stay away.
The two discussed it and then left.
Zhang Ning walked around the government office for a while and climbed up a two-story pavilion in the yard. He happened to see the quaint streets outside and the waters of the towers in the city.
The classical city is like a scenic spot, but Zhang Ning feels that he is just right when he sees it. The short-term good mood he had just finished eating and drinking has disappeared. Once there are too many concerns and worries in his heart, he becomes impetuous.
The next day, the staff of the Senate Department learned that Jianwen was settled and discussed the location of the palace.
Zhu Heng proposed that it can only be called an independent palace, because except for the capital and Nanjing, other places are not considered the fundamental place of the Ming Dynasty. If a new capital palace is rashly established, people in the world will feel that the regime on Jianwenjun is not orthodox enough.
So everyone finalized the title of "The Palace".
The location of the palace is also the city that can issue edicts will be the central place of the Vermillion Bird Army. There are four options: Changsha, Changde, Yuezhou, and Wuchang.They are all important towns and rich places in Huguang.
At first, some people thought that Changde or Yuezhou were more suitable, but there was a disadvantage. The water network around these two cities was complex and located on the shore of Dongting Lake. The vast waters of Dongting connected to the Yangtze River, which was very conducive to hiding in detail. When they got ashore, they were the center of the Vermilion Bird Army. In the future, they might become a paradise for scammers to play, which was hard to guard against; it might also put some important figures in unnecessary danger.
Changsha is too far away from the active place of the army, and it is not suitable.
The last Wuchang City is not perfect, it is still located on the bank of the Yangtze River and is close to the line of war; once the war is unfavorable and Wuchang is lost, the center will be finished.
Finally, Zhang Ning came out to support Wuchang City. He said that this place was the foothold of Zhulu Tianxia. The Suzaku Army could not be driven out of this place, nor could it be lost. Therefore, the center was located here without room for retreat.
Wuchang City, the former Sansi Prefecture in Huguang, controls and blocks the sixteen prefectures.All ministers believed that Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne here and had enough prestige to command the various places.
Zhang Ning personally ordered Zhou Mengxiong from Changde to send people to escort arms to fulfill his promise to Jianwen.
While letting Zhu Heng maintain contact with Zheng Qiao, he discussed and negotiated specific matters and etiquette preparations for the welcome of Emperor Jianwen.
Before the end of the second year of Xuande, Zhou Mengxiong had already set out from Changsha, including those sent by the prince to serve as guides and supervisors.
Zhang Ning was impatient and tried to persuade Zheng Qiao to let Emperor Jianwen arrive in Wuchang as soon as possible...
Because he and many staff members had a premonition that the subsequent troops of the Beijing camp would be transferred westward, and what they were facing was unprecedented danger. The Suzaku Army not only had to win people's hearts and stabilize the hearts of the people within as soon as possible, but also mobilized more troops and material resources in Huguang's occupied areas. These were all based on a position that could truly convince people.
Zhang Ning accepted the advice of his staff and raised a ceremony to worship his ancestors. The throne of the gods should start with Zhu Bailiu, the great-great-grandfather of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Emperor Xuan of Dezu Xuan. Next were Zhu Sijiu, Zhu Chuyi and other figures, and several names were Taizu Zhu Chongba...
This gave Zhang Ning an illusion that his ancestors might love mathematics and have certain preferences for the calendar.
I remember that the Han people in China were not as good as dogs when they were born in China, and Taizu's father was starved to death.He was in the spirit of heaven and found that what he is today is the emperor, but he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
From the day of preparation, Zhang Ning performed bathing and fasting in order to show his piety, which lasted eight or nine days.
The so-called bathing and fasting are to wash and change clothes, and the other is to avoid eating meat or touching women, and to recuperate for a period of time.
That's what Zhang Ning did.
It’s okay if you don’t get involved in a woman. Zhang Ning hasn’t met a woman for a few months after leaving Changde Mansion. It’s like that if you fast or not.
It’s not that he didn’t want to, but he really couldn’t bear to face it. He ordered soldiers not to humiliate and hook up with local good women, and he scolded him hard for being prostitutes. If he turned around, he would be extremely debaucherous, which seemed to damage his prestige.
I had always rely on my hands before, but after fasting, I also forbidden myself from being respectful to my ancestors...
I have to sigh at the values of ancient times. The tradition of worshiping ancestors still applies to him, a modern person, and many things have not completely disappeared.
But the people of the Zhu family had great desires and had no idea of slandering Taizu. There were indeed unofficial historical rumors that Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but be able to go to prostitutes when he was a monk.
Later, the emperor, who was as smart as Jiajing, had a licentious private life that was unpredictable.
Zhang Ning seemed to have inherited this kind of bloodline, and the most unbearable thing to go to the battle was that.
After a few days of fasting, he found that the most unbearable thing was not that kind of thing.After eating vegetarian food for eight or nine days in a row, my mouth faded out of the bird.
Eggs are not eaten, and oil is also meaty. At this time, there is not even MSG. The chefs in the army are not very good at vegetarian dishes. There is only a little salt and pork. You can imagine what it tastes.
Zhang Ning's appetite dropped rapidly, and he found that it was so uncomfortable and eager to not eat meat for only a few days...
I think that in this life I really see through the world and I will definitely not want to become a monk and eat vegetarian.
Tasteless food and hunger are a very simple difficulty, but it can't be endured.
No wonder a group of recruits can survive every day when they are whipped, because they can eat enough food and meat.
But the reality is that most people in this era cannot eat meat every day. People who can eat meat every day are at least middle-class landlords...
Zhang Ning felt that he should be glad.
……
After the sacrifice, Zhang Ning sat in a room in the official office with his legs stretched out, looking like he was full of food and drink.
There were piles of bones, bones with ribs and fish bones on the table, and several meat dishes were in chaos and most of them were eaten.
He burped his fill in a very vulgar way and said with satisfaction: Don't fall down. The weather is cold and not bad now. It will be heated up at night and then served again. Now many people can't eat meat.
In life, what needs and desires are so simple, and he is still intoxicated by the beauty of delicious food.
The smell of spices such as sausage and star anise in beef still lingers among the teeth; when the West can only use pepper called spices to avoid the fishy smell of meat, there are already various spices here, and they are cheap.
At this moment, Zhu Heng, who had just walked to the door, heard Zhang Ning's words, and entered the room and slapped: The prince is frugal and simple, and never forgets the people of the world. This is the blessing of the people.
Zhang Ning said: Two or three thousand elite soldiers from Jiangbei are right beside the bed, and there may be more people coming. Let’s take care of this head first, and then have the heart to care about the subjects all over the world.
Zhu Heng glanced at the soldiers who were cleaning the table. The soldier was also tactful and put down his work and went out first.
At this time, Zhu Heng said: I have talked with Master Zheng, and he put forward some conditions: After the emperor reaps David, the people around him cannot be replaced without the sage, and cannot stop the ministers and scholars from accepting the summons of the emperor... These things were bold and agreed to Zheng Qia without authorization; but there is another thing, we must prepare a batch of arms in advance and give them... I believe that the prince needs these things.
Zhang Ning put down the pure grain low-alcohol wine in his hand and asked quietly: How much do you want and where can I deliver it?
There are five hundred mecha guns, ten cannons, and certain ammunition, and twenty craftsmen in the Weapon Bureau.
Zhu Heng said carefully that the arms will be transported from our newly occupied Changsha Prefecture to a certain place in the Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Provincial Administrator, and envoys will be sent there to serve as guides.
Ji'an Mansion?
Zhang Ning remembered that there was a map placed on the shelf at the back, so he got up and went to find it himself, and placed it on the table in front of the windowsill to search.
However, this picture is painted at the farthest distance to the border between Changsha Prefecture and Jiangxi, and there is no location for Ji'an Prefecture.
Zhu Heng walked over and pointed to the southeastern desktop where Changsha is located: It is probably in this place. First, the journey is a bit long, and second, we have no power in the territory of Jiangxi, and we may be at risk of flanking the official troops from Yuanzhou, Hengzhou and other places along the way.
It's really difficult to deal with.Zhang Ning nodded.
Zhu Heng lowered his voice and said in a low voice: What is the most important thing to pay attention to is what these batch of arms are used for? Since the emperor agreed to come out to ascend the throne again, there is definitely no need. It is probably the prince who wants to... Could it be that he wants to raise an army in the south...
When Zhu Heng said this, he stopped and had to remind him that it would not be a good thing to say too much. After all, Zhang Ning and the prince are brothers. To be more important, Zhu Heng can be labeled as maliciously distracting the relationship between the Zhu brothers.
Zhang Ning paced back and forth in the room, and both of them fell silent for a moment.
Because they were brothers, they sent arms to the prince to take charge of the army...
Isn’t this unhappy for yourself?
If the prince can really make some troubles and accumulate a certain amount of strength, this will be troublesome.
If the prince takes over the territory in the future, since Zhang Ning is under the banner of Jianwen, it will be difficult for him to use force.
However, if you think about it better, the prince's ambition is difficult to realize, it depends on whether he is a character.
Zhang Ning had never seen Zhu Wenkui before, and he really didn't know how capable this person was.
The area south of Huguang is now divided by the forces of the Han King and Xiang King. The ruling power is relatively weak, but the local forces cannot be ignored. It is not something that any grass-roots team dares to challenge. All the troops in the prefectures and counties may not have strong combat power, but there are many people, not to mention that the government structures in Jiangxi and other regions have not been greatly damaged.
Zhu Wenkui was jealous when he saw that he had successfully raised his army and wanted to replicate the same incident?
A smile flashed across Zhang Ning's face.
That's good, you can just wait and see how capable Zhu Wenkui is, and he will be mentally prepared in the future.
They want arms, so they give it to them.Zhu Butang proposed a feasible route and method by the Senate Department.Zhang Ning said.
After hearing this, Zhu Heng agreed: Well, the most important thing at the moment is to let the emperor come out. Other things can only be put aside for the time being. This is a crucial step for the people to stay away.
The two discussed it and then left.
Zhang Ning walked around the government office for a while and climbed up a two-story pavilion in the yard. He happened to see the quaint streets outside and the waters of the towers in the city.
The classical city is like a scenic spot, but Zhang Ning feels that he is just right when he sees it. The short-term good mood he had just finished eating and drinking has disappeared. Once there are too many concerns and worries in his heart, he becomes impetuous.
The next day, the staff of the Senate Department learned that Jianwen was settled and discussed the location of the palace.
Zhu Heng proposed that it can only be called an independent palace, because except for the capital and Nanjing, other places are not considered the fundamental place of the Ming Dynasty. If a new capital palace is rashly established, people in the world will feel that the regime on Jianwenjun is not orthodox enough.
So everyone finalized the title of "The Palace".
The location of the palace is also the city that can issue edicts will be the central place of the Vermillion Bird Army. There are four options: Changsha, Changde, Yuezhou, and Wuchang.They are all important towns and rich places in Huguang.
At first, some people thought that Changde or Yuezhou were more suitable, but there was a disadvantage. The water network around these two cities was complex and located on the shore of Dongting Lake. The vast waters of Dongting connected to the Yangtze River, which was very conducive to hiding in detail. When they got ashore, they were the center of the Vermilion Bird Army. In the future, they might become a paradise for scammers to play, which was hard to guard against; it might also put some important figures in unnecessary danger.
Changsha is too far away from the active place of the army, and it is not suitable.
The last Wuchang City is not perfect, it is still located on the bank of the Yangtze River and is close to the line of war; once the war is unfavorable and Wuchang is lost, the center will be finished.
Finally, Zhang Ning came out to support Wuchang City. He said that this place was the foothold of Zhulu Tianxia. The Suzaku Army could not be driven out of this place, nor could it be lost. Therefore, the center was located here without room for retreat.
Wuchang City, the former Sansi Prefecture in Huguang, controls and blocks the sixteen prefectures.All ministers believed that Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne here and had enough prestige to command the various places.
Zhang Ning personally ordered Zhou Mengxiong from Changde to send people to escort arms to fulfill his promise to Jianwen.
While letting Zhu Heng maintain contact with Zheng Qiao, he discussed and negotiated specific matters and etiquette preparations for the welcome of Emperor Jianwen.
Before the end of the second year of Xuande, Zhou Mengxiong had already set out from Changsha, including those sent by the prince to serve as guides and supervisors.
Zhang Ning was impatient and tried to persuade Zheng Qiao to let Emperor Jianwen arrive in Wuchang as soon as possible...
Because he and many staff members had a premonition that the subsequent troops of the Beijing camp would be transferred westward, and what they were facing was unprecedented danger. The Suzaku Army not only had to win people's hearts and stabilize the hearts of the people within as soon as possible, but also mobilized more troops and material resources in Huguang's occupied areas. These were all based on a position that could truly convince people.