Otherwise, the Crown Prince's companions are around twenty years old, while the Emperor is still in his prime. Under normal circumstances, it would be strange if the Emperor were happy with such a situation!

Now that the emperor had spoken, Li Jinglong naturally understood what he should do. This was the best possible outcome for him. He didn't need to worry about disobeying the retired emperor's orders, nor did he need to worry about displeasing the emperor.

If you think about it a little more, this is actually a good thing for the Crown Prince!

All things considered, Li Jinglong has won big in this round. Even though he may seem like just someone who handles things, he has undoubtedly become the biggest winner.

Putting aside the saying that serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, with his status, as long as he maintains a close relationship with the royal family, he doesn't need to worry about the power in his hands or the reputation of the Duke of Cao's mansion. He will still be a banner for the Ming Dynasty royal family to control the military.

It seems that Zhu Yunying doesn't need to worry too much about the martial arts school, which makes him quite gratified and happy. His long-planned endeavors are finally showing some results.

After Li Jinglong left, Zhu Yunying carefully looked at the rules of the Martial Arts Academy and couldn't help but laugh.

"This year, let's stabilize the court and carry out some reforms, both minor and major." Zhu Yunying couldn't help but laugh, quite pleased with himself. "We'll reorganize the garrisons, change their uniforms, and train the troops. After another year or two of preparation, we can launch another military campaign."

Although Zhu Yunying didn't think he had a particular talent for leading troops, he didn't intend to be an emperor who focused on recuperation and developing the people's livelihood forever. When it was time to fight, he would definitely fight, and the Ming Dynasty had the resources to do so.

The next military campaign will obviously target the Tartars in the northwest. They are remnants of the Mongol Yuan dynasty and still possess considerable strength; they are definitely not ants that can be easily wiped out.

"In another year or two, putting aside economic issues, we will definitely have enough food and supplies." Zhu Yunying couldn't help but look forward to it, and he was quite proud of himself. "We may not be able to replace all the new firearms with them, but it shouldn't be a problem for the three elite battalions and the key garrisons."

At this point, it's necessary to consider further weakening the Tatars' strength and consciously reduce their combat effectiveness.

This doesn't mean strictly restricting the outflow of ironware and the like, but also means inflicting more damage on them in other ways, giving the Tartars no chance to recuperate.

As for conquering Goryeo or Annam, there's no need to rush at the moment. In this era, those nomadic tribes are the true threat to the Central Plains dynasties; other areas can wait.

These matters were not only known to Zhu Yunying; many insightful people in the court also believed that the primary task of the Ming Dynasty was to further weaken the nomadic tribes in the north and drive them to more remote and harsh places.

"Speaking of which, although we have firearms, it's not enough to make the grasslands only have singing and dancing." Zhu Yunying couldn't help but laugh at himself, and also made a joke. "Fortunately, we don't lack warhorses now, which is good news."

This is definitely good news. The current territory of the Ming Dynasty is not small. Not to mention the Hexi Corridor, even regions like Inner Mongolia in later generations are within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Such a place was ideal for raising excellent warhorses, and cavalry was naturally the most elite military force in that era, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a strategic force.

Fu Youde and Lan Yu are both training their troops and accumulating strength, hoping to make their battle record even more brilliant.

Especially for Fu Youde, he was undoubtedly a veteran general. Perhaps Fu Youde didn't have much time left. If he didn't launch another major military campaign in the next two or three years, he might not have the energy to continue leading a large army to conquer all directions.

It seems we still need to hurry, even though Zhu Yunying is quite confident that the court still has some capable generals. However, he also knows that compared to the abundance of brilliant generals at the beginning of the dynasty, the level of generals in the Ming Dynasty has declined considerably.

We can't stop yet; we still need to keep working hard. Many of Joo Yoon-young's plans have only just begun, so we can't afford to be complacent at this point. We're still a long way from success!

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