After the battle in Liaodong, life got much better. Now it can be said that things are getting better and better.
After defeating the Jiannu in this battle, he could leave Liaodong.
Firstly, there was nothing else to do, and secondly, I had been in Liaodong for too long. If it weren't for His Majesty's trust in me, I would have been turned into a sieve long ago.
Retire after success and go back to work hard.
Xiong Tingbi began to make active preparations, waiting for Zhu Youxiao's arrival.
The further you go to the northeast, the colder it gets. Although Beijing can be considered as the north, the overall temperature is still good.
The further north you go, the colder it gets. However, the ground is hard, which is good for transportation, so this is the best time to set off.
By the time everyone arrived in Liaodong and was ready, the weather began to warm up, which was perfect for fighting.
Among the teams rushing to Liaodong, there was one team that was particularly attractive.
The team was very large, and in the middle of the team there was a huge carriage pulled by sixteen tall horses, which looked spectacular.
This carriage naturally did not belong to anyone else, but to Zhu Youxiao.
The carriage uses the most advanced technology of the Baigong Institute, such as leaf springs and steel bearings, which allows the carriage to remain stable while also having a certain degree of flexibility.
The vehicle is more stable when moving forward and the interior is very spacious, like a small mobile house.
Zhu Youxiao could live comfortably inside.
This is actually not that important to Zhu Youxiao. He has traveled all over the country in the past few years. Although he has not suffered any hardship, he has no problem traveling.
However, when this carriage was made, it actually received support from many ministers, who said that it showed the emperor's majesty and power throughout the country, so the emperor rode in such a large carriage to show off to outsiders; after all, the emperor was going to Liaodong this time, not just to fight.
The other party had found a good reason and was very firm, so Zhu Youxiao accepted it. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty was not short of horses, so he could just find some good horses to pull it.
The sixteen horses pulling the cart were all chestnut in color, without a single stray hair, and were selected with extreme strictness.
In this way, Zhu Youxiao also knew how luxurious Zhang Juzheng was back then.
When Zhu Youxiao saw this carriage, he felt it was very luxurious. Even for the emperor, it would be too much.
But Zhang Juzheng back then had his sedan chair carried by forty-eight people, which was really excessive.
Zhang Juzheng taught Emperor Wanli to be frugal all day long, and he cut the expenses in the palace again and again, even lighting the lights at only half capacity.
The monthly wages of eunuchs and palace maids were cut again and again, and many palaces in the palace were half-collapsed. Due to the cost cuts, the gardens in the palace were not maintained and looked desolate and dilapidated.
In contrast, Zhang Juzheng's extravagant lifestyle made the young Wanli Emperor rebellious. How could he not think that Zhang Juzheng was a powerful official like Cao Cao?
Even in the young mind of Emperor Wanli, he may have lived in fear for many years, fearing that Zhang Juzheng would replace him or even collude with his mother.
After all, Emperor Wanli's mother and Zhang Juzheng had asked him to issue a self-criticism edict, and he also had a younger brother who was deeply loved by his mother. This also led to the things that Emperor Wanli did later.
Cause and effect!
Zhu Youxiao sat up straight, pulled himself out of his memories, turned his head to look at Wei Chao and asked, "Have the people been sent out?"
"Your Majesty, they've already gone," Wei Chao said. "The Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Household Department, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Eastern Depot have all sent people. Leading the way is Lord Zhao, the Minister of Rites, who set out early this morning."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's very good."
"Go and invite Sun Chengzong over." Zhu Youxiao said after thinking for a while.
This time when he went to Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao brought Sun Chengzong with him, but Xu Guangqi was left in the capital.
Previously, wherever Zhu Youxiao went, he always took Xu Guangqi with him. But this time was different. Although Xu Guangqi wanted to come, he was unsuccessful.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao brought Sun Chengzong with him was, on the one hand, because he understood military affairs, and on the other hand, because of historical regrets.
No matter what, in the original history, Sun Chengzong's death in Liaodong was too tragic. His entire family died, and that kind of decisiveness is rare.
This time, Zhu Youxiao brought Sun Chengzong up to witness the event, so that he could discuss anything with him.
As for Duke Yingguo Zhang Weixian, there is no hope for him. Let him stay in the capital.
Not long after, Sun Chengzong came over.
An important official like him naturally had his own independent carriage. Although it was not as exaggerated as Zhu Youxiao's, it was also a four-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses, which was stable and fast.
Zhu Youxiao also thought last time, were these ministers who asked him to change to a bigger carriage also doing it for their own benefit?
If I change to a larger car, they can also change at the same time. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate for me to still be sitting in a small carriage while they change to a larger car.
They can only be one level lower than themselves, just like the subordinates in many units in later generations have to buy new cars for their leaders.
If your boss drives a car worth 300,000 yuan, and you, as his subordinate, drive a car worth hundreds of thousands, then if your boss drives a car worth over 1 million yuan, then it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to drive a car worth 600,000 yuan, right?
Anyway, you are not spending your own money and you are the one enjoying it. No one would be unwilling to do this, right?
However, Zhu Youxiao quickly threw away this dark idea. If he continued to think like this, there would be no good people in the world, and he would probably not be able to trust anyone, and would not be able to accept any suggestions.
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