The biggest reason why Liu Sheng was able to take on the position of chief senior brother was his cautious character.

This point was also recognized by Zhu Ying, so he was given the title of Chief Senior Brother.

As far as Liu Sheng is concerned, the teacher has probably found out his origins in the capital, and his family must be one of the most prominent ones in the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes would not have been mobilized there, and even this message did not mention any arrangements regarding Annan.

This is enough to show that the teacher's focus may shift to the Ming Dynasty and abandon the plans in Annan.

But as the old saying goes, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for the worst.

If something really happened, what should we do?

Liu Sheng knew better than anyone how important the teacher's existence was. The reason why he could issue orders in the City of Heroes was because of the teacher's reputation and the respect that many people had for the teacher.

If the teacher no longer existed, the entire City of Heroes would fall apart. This was not difficult to guess from the fact that someone opposed me just now.

Not to mention the desert and grassland.

The many branch presidents of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce will also become independent and run their own businesses.

This is the teacher's method. Among all the forces under his command, although they are closely connected, in terms of power, no one can stand alone, and they are mainly restraining each other.

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, several people began to whisper and discuss.

After a long while, Jiang Yun said, "Teacher's presence cannot have any mistakes, even if the possibility is very small at the moment."

"But our teacher once taught us that we should not ignore something just because it is unlikely to happen. Some things may seem very minor, but they are very likely to lead to a complete loss."

"So in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with Senior Brother's caution. I will agree with Senior Brother's choice."

After Jiang Yun finished speaking, everyone was silent for a moment before speaking.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"...

Seeing this, Liu Sheng nodded slightly, and then said: "Since everyone agrees, I will start the emergency response strategy reserved by the teacher."

"From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave Qun Ying City. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other crops, please gather them immediately according to the teacher's instructions and set off early tomorrow morning."

"With the blank documents sent by the teacher, just deliver the crops to Daming Post Station."

"Also, gather all the warriors, sneak into the capital of the Ming Dynasty, lie in wait around the capital, and wait for the teacher's instructions."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun couldn't help but ask, "With so many of us here, what will happen if the Ming Dynasty is alerted?"

This is indeed a problem. Although the number of soldiers is not large, this order actually includes the members of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce in the Ming Dynasty. The number of people involved is probably tens of thousands.

After a moment of hesitation, Liu Sheng said, "This year, several small countries have been granted titles by the Ming Emperor. Let them arrange for people to pay tribute. In the name of paying tribute, we will replace all of them with our people."

"In addition, we will ask small countries that are friendly with us to recruit personnel."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Although the Ming Dynasty had a limit of 200 people for tribute-paying personnel, if several small countries joined together, plus personnel from other tributary states, it would be no problem to have at least a few thousand people.

A few thousand people fighting against the Ming Dynasty is like an egg hitting a stone, but everyone's demands are not high. As long as the teacher can safely leave the capital, no matter how many people die, it is worth it.

"Immediately send a message to the desert, grasslands, and all the forces under the Ming Dynasty, and assemble in the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

…

Zhu Ying woke up from his daze.

Last night, he had a very long dream.

In the dream, I seemed to have turned into a very small child, growing up slowly under the care of my grandparents.

Many details of the scenes began to gradually emerge.

The grandfather in the dream seemed to be the old man, and the grandmother in the dream always held me in her arms, but no matter how I looked, I couldn’t see her face clearly.

"Is it because of what the old man said last night, or is it from my own memory?"

Zhu Ying was a little confused because the old man talked about a lot of things about his childhood last night, most of which were reproduced in his dream.

There are also some fragmented memories, and as Zhu Ying wakes up, these fragmented memories seem to gradually fade away.

Zhu Ying tried to recall, but soon found that she could no longer remember.

I only remember that I had a very long dream last night.

Coming back to his senses, Zhu Ying suddenly discovered that the old man was not sleeping next to him, and the sunlight outside was already shining in.

Zhu Ying didn't think much about it and got up from the bed. Perhaps he made a noise and someone outside heard it and pushed the door open.

The person who came in was Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

When Liu He entered the room, he saw that His Royal Highness Changsun had already stood up. He waved back and immediately several palace maids and eunuchs came in, either carrying basins of water or holding clothes.

"Eunuch Liu, where is grandpa?" Zhu Ying asked casually.

"Your Highness, His Majesty should be in the Jinshen Palace by now, preparing for the morning court session. When His Majesty got up, he specifically told me not to disturb His Highness's sleep."

Liu He bowed and replied.

Zhu Ying was a little surprised. Didn't the old man always dislike him for being lazy? Why did he let him sleep in today?

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying couldn't help but smile and got up to change his clothes.

"Your Highness, this is the dress that His Majesty has prepared for you a long time ago. Please try it to see if it fits you."

After washing up with the help of the palace maid, Liu He brought out a brand new vermilion robe and black brocade clothes and said to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying took a look and saw that the scarlet robe was embroidered with many cloud patterns and even quite a few dragon patterns, all of which were embroidered with gold thread.

The brocade lining is also embroidered with many gold thread patterns, making it look extremely luxurious.

Although the prince's coffin is still in the palace, the royal family is somewhat special and generally after the seventh day, they are no longer considered in mourning, which affects the lives of the people.

So in this situation, the royal family would take the lead in changing clothes, so that the ministers would dare to change into plain clothes and the people would continue to live their lives.

Only on the day of burial will people put on plain clothes again, but only the funeral procession will do so, not ordinary people.

With Liu He's help, Zhu Ying put on the new clothes prepared for her by the old man. Zhu Ying, who had an extraordinary temperament, looked extremely noble after putting on such luxurious royal uniforms.

"Grandpa, do you have any other instructions?" After putting on his clothes, Zhu Ying looked at himself in front of the bronze mirror brought by the eunuch. He was very satisfied and asked casually.

"His Majesty said that the Daming Palace is His Royal Highness's home, and Kunning Palace is where His Royal Highness grew up. If His Royal Highness feels it's a good place, he will live in Kunning Palace first in the future."

"Your Highness, you are free to walk around the palace. This was your home before, and it still is. Please don't feel constrained."

Liu He bowed his head and said respectfully.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying was not surprised and nodded slightly.

He was very clear about his own status. To put it bluntly, even if he smashed the Qianqing Palace in front, the old man would probably just clap and shout, "Well done."

At this moment, Zhu Ying suddenly found that there was another person at the door. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was the old man's former personal bodyguard.

"Brother Jiang." Zhu Ying called out.

Jiang Li heard this and hurried in. He knelt on one knee and bowed his head and said, "I am Jiang Li, the commander of the Jinyiwei. I am honored to meet His Royal Highness Changsun."

Zhu Ying was not surprised to hear Jiang Li introduce himself, and said casually: "Brother Jiang, get up, this is not the first time we meet."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li hurriedly said, "I am terrified. Your Highness must not address me like that."

Zhu Ying did not insist. In the Ming Dynasty Palace, his calling Jiang Li "Brother Jiang" was almost like pushing Jiang Li into the fire.

Once the news spread, a large number of impeachment memorials would appear the next day.

"Okay, Jiang Li, you get up." Zhu Ying changed his tone.

"I obey your order."

Only then did Jiang Li dare to stand up.

"Aren't you guarding grandpa? Why are you here today?" Zhu Ying asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, I have received a message from the Jinyiwei of Tianjie Temple. Master Daoyan requested to meet with Your Highness Changsun. I have reported this to Your Majesty. Your Majesty has arranged for me to wait for Your Highness' instructions."

Jiang Li replied quickly.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying smiled and asked, "Is Master Daoyan living comfortably in Tianjie Temple?"

Zhu Ying now has almost complete control over Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao's greatest characteristic was that he would hide in the dark and stir up trouble. Before the Jingnan Campaign, he did not have much reputation in Yu Daming.

Now that he has been exposed, no matter how great his abilities are, he will either be loyal to the Ming Dynasty or live alone in Tianjie Temple.

If there were any delusions or unusual actions, Zhu Ying would not bother to say anything more and would just sentence them to death.

If the Ming Dynasty was without Yao Guangxiao, there would be no trouble at all.

"Master Daoyan asked to see overseas documents two days ago, so I had someone send them to him. Then he wanted to contact the Goryeo envoy, but I refused. There is nothing else." Jiang Lin replied.

"Great Daoyan, he really understands people's hearts."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but speak.

Yao Guangxiao's behavior clearly showed that he had noticed his thoughts and was ready to abandon Prince Yan and join him.

Zhu Ying still remembers that two months ago, when he first met Yao Guangxiao, they accidentally talked about things overseas.

At that time, Zhu Ying wanted to win over Yao Guangxiao to expand overseas together, so he talked to him about his views on overseas.

It seems that Yao Guangxiao has taken this matter to heart and is ready to devote himself to overseas careers.

Zhu Ying couldn't help but think in his heart: It was Zheng He who made seven voyages to the West, but now it seems that it may have to be Master Daoyan who teaches the barbarians.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying wanted to have a chat with Yao Guangxiao. Anyway, he had nothing to do now, so he might as well go over and verify whether his guess was correct or not.

"Prepare the car for Tianjie Temple. I want to see what Master Daoyan wants to say to me."

"Yes, sir."