Chapter 41 The Death of Yang Jian
"What kind of strength is there in the realm of heaven and man?" Zhu Houzhao continued to ask with interest.
“I don’t know.” Zhu Hui said without hesitation, he indeed didn’t know.
"How many elite soldiers does our Ming Dynasty have?" Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.
“The Ming Dynasty’s elite troops are mostly on the northern border. Just in case, the east and west sides only have a small number of elite troops left to guard against the Sui and Song Dynasties.
Overall, there should be about 300,000 elite soldiers. " Zhu Hui said, feeling a little guilty.
There should still be some.
"So few! Doesn’t our Ming Dynasty have more than two million troops? "Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened and he said in shock.
"Many guard posts in our Ming Dynasty have not been fighting for a long time, and military discipline is lax, so the number of elite soldiers is declining day by day. "Zhu Hui said as tactfully as possible.
"Hey, it seems that my Ming Dynasty has too many problems, and we have to wait until this prince ascends the throne to solve them.
This prince is indeed destined to save the Ming Dynasty. He is so awesome, hahaha~! "Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment, suddenly laughed, and said proudly.
Everyone was silent and kept their acquiescence.
Liu Jin wanted to take the opportunity to take a few pictures, but there were too many people, and the throne was involved. The prince could say something that was taboo, but he couldn't, so he suppressed it.
"Old Wang, how do you feel? Can you beat this prince's dragon knight? "Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Shouren, his triumphant expression undisguised.
"His Highness's dragon cavalry is very powerful. I am far from a match. I may not even be able to escape. "Wang Shouren knew what the prince wanted to hear, so he fulfilled it directly and truthfully.
Bing Dao has always restrained Wen Dao, because Wen Dao directly controls the power of heaven and earth, which is their most powerful method.
Martial arts has lost the power of heaven and earth, but it still has a tyrannical body and internal skills.
Wen Dao has lost the power of heaven and earth. They are generally weak in health and have no means of attack.
It can be said that in a real fight, Wen Dao was defeated by Bing Dao.
Of course, it depends on the strength of both parties.
Zhu Houzhao laughed happily again, very happy.
Everyone understood that during this period, His Highness the Crown Prince no longer fought with Cao Zhengchun, but often fought with Wang Shouren.
No matter how hard His Highness the Crown Prince fights, he cannot break through the protective body of heaven and earth in front of Wang Shouren.
Although His Highness didn’t say anything, who couldn’t see the slight depression written on his face?
Time passed little by little, and the stalemate between the previous dynasty, the emperor and the civil servants continued.
But none of this affects Zhu Houzhao.
Practice martial arts, train soldiers, listen to stories, and teach many noble disciples.
Every day is full of joy.
In May of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, Emperor Wu’s Dragon Cavalry began to expand.
Three thousand elites selected from the Four Guards Battalion, plus four thousand young men from good families with innocent wealth, entered the Dragon Cavalry of Emperor Wu.
The number of Emperor Wu's dragon knights reached 10,000, but their quality inevitably dropped sharply.
In this regard, Zhu Houzhao was only happy. On the first day when the new recruits joined, he held an army competition.
The various rules and treatment of Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders were announced in public, which aroused the excitement of almost all the new members.
This time, more than a hundred noble disciples, including Duke Mu Kun of Guizhou, also joined in.
Even teenagers are no exception.
Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders need young men to grow up with the prince.
These noble disciples did not receive any special treatment. They all participated in the competition, with the capable ones taking the upper hand and the weak ones taking the lower places.
Of course it is impossible if it is in other places.
Honorable men can cause a stir.
But among the Martial Emperor's Dragon Riders, no one dared to jump out and say anything, and they all acquiesced.
Zhu Houzhao happily began to train troops, and the stalemate between Zhu Youtang and the civil servants eased slightly.
Because they all looked east towards the Sui Kingdom.
A month ago, news came that Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty had handed over all major political affairs to Prince Yang Guang.
Then he never showed up again.
Yang Jian is not dead yet, that’s for sure, otherwise he can’t hide it.
But they were all sure that Yang Jian had reached his end.
Otherwise, such an emperor would never be able to hand over power.
Yang Jian is about to die!
This is a major event that will definitely affect the pattern of the world.
Both Zhu Youtang and the top civil servants need to prepare for the impact of Yang Jian's death.
Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Song State in the west, Liyang across the sea in the east, and the grassland countries in the north are all waiting and making various preparations.
More than three months later, it was August 13th.
East of Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away. A majestic and prosperous city stands on the earth.
The deepest part of the majestic and magnificent palace.
The Sui Emperor Yang Jian, who was known as the strongest man among the Han people and established the Great Sui Empire, feared many foreigners and awed other countries, was now extremely old and had an aura of decay in his body.
In front of him was a middle-aged man with extraordinary appearance. He was looking at him with worry. It was Yang Guang, the prince of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang looked heavy and said with sadness: "Father, the emperor , you..."
"Failed." Yang Jian spoke slowly, the decay in his voice became more intense, with a hint of unwillingness: "Heavenly people, heavenly beings, are still people under the world after all.
Since ancient times, no one has been able to break through this realm of heaven and man. I am unwilling to fight hard before the deadline, but in the end I fail. There is no hope.
Maybe, there is really only this. As the rumors say, only by uniting the world can we have a chance to break through.”
"Father, you will be fine." Yang Guang said with red eyes.
"Okay, I can't hold it anymore, Sui, I'll leave it to you, Guang'er." Yang Jian shook his head and said solemnly.
"My son, my son will not let my father down." Yang Guang knelt down and choked.
"Yes." Yang Jian nodded and said solemnly: "After my death, the country will definitely be unstable, and the other countries will be shaken.
But Guang'er, you don't have to worry too much. Our country, the Sui Dynasty, is at its peak. Even if there is no powerful person in the realm of heaven and man, no one dares to move lightly
The Turks are nothing to worry about. Although the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty is powerful, their first target must be the Ming Dynasty, not our Sui Dynasty.
The most important thing for you, Guang'er, is to be steady and not to rush. "
"I know that you are ambitious, but you must not be in a hurry. You must wait for the opportunity before taking action. "
"Timing? "Yang Guang was thoughtful.
"Zhu Youtang did not hesitate to set up the Martial Emperor Dragon Cavalry for his little prince. As expected, in a few years, the little prince will break through to the level of the great master. The situation is over.
At that time, there might be a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Meng Yuan Dynasty.
This is your chance, Guang'er. "Yang Jian looked to the west, his old and decaying eyes were extremely sharp at this moment, as if he had seen through everything.
Yang Guang's expression changed and he nodded heavily: "I understand, my son. "
"Remember, the Ming Dynasty can be defeated, but it cannot die at the hands of the Meng Yuan, otherwise our Sui Dynasty will be unable to support itself. "Yang Jian said earnestly and sincerely.
"My son understands. "Yang Guang continued to choke.
After telling some more secrets, Yang Jian raised his head and looked deeply into the distance, closed his eyes, and the last breath dispersed.
“Father!”
Yang Guang exclaimed.
The bells echoed for a long time in Daxing City.
The news of Yang Jian's death was immediately sent back by spies from various countries.
Suddenly, the countries were shaken.
The Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty both breathed a sigh of relief and felt heavy at the same time.
Among the Han people, there is no longer an emperor who is in the realm of heaven and man.
Countries of different races have their joys and sorrows.
Especially Meng Yuan was even more ecstatic.
Yang Jian, who is said to be the only one who can fight Genghis Khan, is dead. Who in the world can stop the Mongolian and Yuan Empire?
Yang Jian's death had a great impact. What were all the countries doing? A tense and solemn atmosphere enveloped the countries.
It seems like war is about to break out.
In just over half a month, the war really started.
The three old rivals of Liao, Jin and Song fought together.
Mainly Liao and Jin fought each other, and they also attacked Song at the same time. Song was accustomed to passive defense.
Between the Kingdom of Jin and the Ming Dynasty, things were quite quiet.
The Oara and Tatars in the north of the Ming Dynasty still harassed the border from time to time, but they took no further action.
Mengyuan behind them became quiet.
Quiet and scary.
Forced by the strange situation in the outside world, the stalemate between Zhu Youtang and the civil servants in the Ming Dynasty eased, and each took a step back.
The expenses of Emperor Wu’s dragon cavalry did not go to the court treasury, but all came from the emperor’s internal funds.
"The three kingdoms of Song, Jin and Liao are fighting together. The Sui Kingdom is stabilizing its internal affairs. It is too far away from the Yangtze River and the internal war has just ended. It needs stability even more.
The Meng and Yuan Dynasties are quiet.
My lords, what do you think?" Zhu Youtang looked at Liu Jian and others solemnly and said.
There were not many people, only the cabinet, six ministers and others.
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