After Zhu Ying returned to Beijing, he naturally went straight to the palace.

After Zhu Ying left, Lan Yu and others gathered again.

"Duke Liang, what do you think His Highness means by this? I feel like he is targeting the army."

Cao Zhen spoke directly and said that those who could be here were all acquaintances, so there was no need to worry too much.

Lan Yu hasn't spoken yet.

Marquis of Heshou Zhang Yi, Marquis of Zhuolu Zhu Shou, Marquis of Dingyuan Wang Bi, Marquis of Dongguan He Rong and others also nodded in agreement.

When everyone came here, they were all excited, but now, everyone feels a little uncomfortable.

After all, His Royal Highness Chang Sun's actions have touched their cake and eating it. Not only will the financial resources of his brothers be cut off, but their military power will also be subject to many restrictions.

This is not the way our family does it.

"Duke Liang, if it weren't for us brothers saying this, this really makes everyone feel unhappy. We are all loyal to His Royal Highness Chang Sun, and we have no second thoughts."

"Whatever your highness wants to do, even if it is... we can keep up."

Heshou Hou Zhang Yi said, although he didn't say what it was for, everyone understood it.

When Lan Yu heard these words, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

After looking around, he said in a deep voice: "Do you think that His Royal Highness Changsun can't achieve anything without you? Or does he have to rely on you to control the military power?"

Lan Yu keenly realized that there was something wrong with the mentality of his brothers.

Perhaps it was because His Royal Highness Changsun's identity had not yet been announced by His Majesty, so these people still thought that His Royal Highness relied on them.

Force the emperor to abdicate?

In fact, Lan Yu had thought about this before, but later he realized that there was absolutely no possibility.

He had already discovered this when he was commanding the army in Handong.

When the news of the Crown Prince's death came, he wanted to test it out, but was resisted by many soldiers.

With the list Zhu Ying gave him, Lan Yu had a clear idea in his mind.

"Don't speculate on His Highness' intentions. It is not reasonable for His Highness to ignore us. Everyone is clear about the current situation."

"But there is one thing I must understand first. Your Highness's wisdom is beyond our reach. I can now explain some things to you clearly."

"The recent trial of work-for-relief, the land-based tax system, and the separation of the military and politics were all ideas of His Highness, but His Highness's identity has not been made public yet."

"His Majesty has very high hopes for Your Highness. His actions regarding the army and military power are probably not aimed at us, but to reform the entire Ming army."

Lan Yu's words shocked everyone.

They have all fought wars for many years and have also experienced many reforms of Your Majesty.

Every reform is almost equivalent to a change of power. If you rush into it without thinking, you may die without knowing how you died.

We are all older now and we read a few books on weekdays.

Changes are often accompanied by bloodshed.

"It seems that we have misunderstood His Highness. His Highness explained it to us in advance so that we can be mentally prepared in advance."

"If I'm not mistaken, Your Highness probably hasn't even told His Majesty yet, otherwise there should have been rumors long ago."

Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi spoke.

Wang Bi, who was once known as the King of Double Swords, is now in his sixties and has become somewhat wiser in many aspects.

Lan Yu nodded and said, "Marquis Dingyuan is right. You have just met His Highness and don't know how he behaves."

"I have also told you about your highness's situation. Not to mention at your age, even if we were in your situation, it would be impossible for us to achieve the same success as you."

Everyone nodded. When talking about Zhu Ying's situation before entering Beijing, everyone was shocked.

"It's just that Duke Liang, you are the uncle of the king, and there is no news. Your Highness's words have made the brothers feel uneasy."

Cao Zhen spoke first.

This matter is indeed very worrying.

After listening to this, Lan Yu thought about it for a while and said, "There are indeed some clues."

"Tell me now!"

Everyone urged.

Lan Yu pondered for a moment, organized his words, and then said: "Everyone knows about your highness's personal guard battalion, the Black Armor Guard."

"How impressive!" Cao Zhen exclaimed, his face full of envy.

He had the honor of seeing it once, the neat military appearance, the identical movements of thousands of soldiers, and the solemn momentum.

Anyone who sees it will be shocked.

Lan Yu had no problem with Cao Zhen snatching the flower away from her, and continued to add: "Do you know how often the Black Armor Guards train?"

"Not once a day, not once every two days, but three times a day!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sound of people gasping for breath in the venue.

"That's impossible. Exercising three times a day, wouldn't that be training people to death?" Zhu Shou said with some disbelief.

Zhu Shou, Marquis of Zhuolu, was the commander of the Henghai Guard and was promoted to the rank of deputy governor.

And supervise the water transport.

This is considered a lucrative job, so the family is not short of money.

When it comes to training troops, Zhu Shou himself is quite experienced and believes that he is no worse than others.

However, he had never even thought about practicing three times a day.

"Not only that, His Highness also found a number of teachers for the Black Armor Guards to teach them how to read and write, and learn the art of war."

Lan Yu threw another bomb.

Everyone was shocked.

When will the soldiers be able to read and write? What does Your Highness want to do?

There was a look of disbelief in everyone's eyes.

"If the whole army is like this, the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to bear such expenses."

After a long silence, Zhu Shou couldn't help but speak.

Lan Yu replied, "Your Majesty is very supportive of this matter. I heard some time ago that new crops were sent by His Royal Highness Chang Sun."

"I don't know exactly why, but His Majesty is very happy. He even said that the people of Ming Dynasty will no longer go hungry."

Several people looked at each other.

Cao Zhen said: "If that is true, then we can understand why Your Highness is doing this. Judging from the situation, Your Highness probably wants to cancel the garrison troops."

Lan Yu shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. There are millions of soldiers stationed in the Ming Dynasty. There is absolutely no reason to cancel them. But I think there will be more soldiers."

"They will be trained as elite troops just like the current Xuanjia Guards. From now on, the difference between the military and civilians will be huge."

At this point, Lan Yu suddenly remembered a proposal from the Ministry of War, and said, "Half a month ago during the morning court session, Minister Ru of the Ministry of War proposed that the Ming Dynasty's detectives were incapable of detection."

"I want to select veterans who have retired from the army. This is also a job for veterans who have fought all their lives."

Except for Lan Yu, no one else attended court very often and usually stayed in their local area, or was recently recalled by His Majesty.

Hearing this, Dongyu Bo He Rong, who had been silent all this time, asked, "How could Ru Rong be so kind?"

He Rong is a silent person, and the reason he spoke was because he had a grudge against Ru Rong.

There were already many conflicts between the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commissioners' Office.

Of course, this is also Zhu Yuanzhang's way of checks and balances.

Before Ru Hong took office as the Minister of War, he was severely punished by Ru Hong for some things, so he had always been at odds with him.

"How could that be what Minister Ru was thinking? It must be the thought of His Highness or His Majesty. Ru Rong only brought it up as a pretext."

Cao Zhen said directly.

However, after this exchange, everyone discovered that His Highness seemed to have ideas about improving the fate and treatment of the soldiers.

As for military power, although everyone is somewhat greedy for it, now that His Majesty is still here, no one can afford to think about it.

Once an imperial edict is issued, everyone must hand over the tiger talisman obediently.

…

In the Huagai Hall of the Ming Imperial Palace.

"Let's take a closer look. You seem to have lost a lot of weight after being away for so long. Grandson, you must have suffered a lot."

A month later, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Ying with eyes full of pity.

This was the first time he hadn't seen his eldest grandson for such a long time since he met him.

To be honest, since the day Zhu Ying left the capital, or the moment he left the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt regretful in his heart.

Especially since it's related to the plague, I regret it so much.

Even though Zhu Ying made it very clear that they would never enter the plague area, Zhu Yuanzhang's worries only increased with each passing day.

Many times late at night, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't fall asleep, so he went to the study and picked up his pen and ink.

He wrote an edict to summon his eldest grandson back to Beijing.

Even now, in the study room of the Qianqing Palace, there are still several imperial edicts to recall Zhu Ying.

But at the last moment, Zhu Yuanzhang restrained himself from doing anything.

It has reached a limit. If the eldest grandson doesn't come back, I will have to send him away.

"My grandson worries me."

Zhu Ying originally wanted to report directly about the situation in the plague area, but the old man’s words made his heart tremble.

This is real care.

People are selfish. Perhaps in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, no matter how severe the plague was, it was not as important as the safety of his eldest grandson.

"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back. It's already this late. Is your grandson hungry? Let's ask the chefs to make something delicious right away."

"You've lost so much weight, so much weight!"

Zhu Yuanzhang held Zhu Ying's hand tightly, with no intention of letting go.

He was afraid that if he let go like this, he wouldn't know when he would be able to hold her hand again next time.

During the time when the eldest grandson was away.

More than twenty employees in the court were executed.

The entire court seemed to have returned to darkness.

The official took out the suicide note that had been hidden away again with tears in his eyes.