What do cabinet ministers do?

Lan Yu firmly believes that the cabinet ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion in Yingtian City are the ones who write Braille for His Majesty the Emperor.

It doesn't matter what these people do, what matters is that they represent the will of the supreme ruler of the empire.

Based on this alone, Lan Yu chose to give the other party a bit of respect.

He sneered: "Isn't His Highness's northern tour to rectify the rules of the world?"

This Duke of Liang had indeed studied.

With a smile on his face, Gao Yangzhi nodded and said, "What the Duke said is absolutely true."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi looked at Lan Yu a few more times.

The temperament of Duke Liang seems to be really different.

Zhu Yunxi's face was calm.

It wasn't Lan Yu's temperament that changed, nor was it that he could say these words after reading a few books. It was because of the changes in the current situation in the court that made him willing to say these words.

What would happen to Lan Yu if she was still just a clan member trapped in the East Palace?

I'm afraid it will remain in its original state.

Because he is worried about the inheritance of power within the East Palace, he needs to use domineering to cover up his uneasiness, and even more needs to use domineering to show his sense of existence and maintain his current status.

But now, the Ming Dynasty is stable and its prince is wise.

Although Lan Yu is still arrogant, she is no longer domineering.

He looked at Lan Yu with a smile on his face and said softly: "Uncle Lan has come all the way. I'm afraid he hasn't eaten yet. Why don't you buy a bowl of noodles from Taiqiu Station first?"

Lan Yu didn't refuse either.

No matter how high your status is in the military, as long as you are in the military, you don't care about appearance.

Whatever the soldiers ate, these people also ate.

Lan Yu laughed loudly: "Your Highness is still caring and considerate of me. After coming all the way, Wei Chen's stomach is really empty."

As he spoke, Lan Yu waved his hand and patted his stomach, making a muffled sound.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said nothing, and walked to the inn in front of him.

Over there, the people at the inn had already prepared a bowl of noodles for Duke Liang.

I would rather neglect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince than offend the Duke.

His Highness Taisun is magnanimous and magnanimous, and most of the slightest slights from his subordinates are dealt with lightly, dismissed lightly, or laughed off.

But this Grand Duke is different.

He can really kill people!

Lan Yu looked at the postman who was cautiously not far from the table, waiting to see if he was satisfied, and deliberately glared at him.

The postman immediately trembled and quickly lowered his head.

Zhu Yunxi chuckled: "Why do you need to scare a postman?"

Lan Yu shook her shoulders and took a mouthful of noodles into her mouth. She didn't care about the image and said while chewing: "If you are afraid of power but not morality, I am just a soldier. Just make people fear power. Regarding the matter of virtue,

His Highness should do it."

Zhu Yunxi's brows moved slightly, and he said quietly: "My uncle and grandpa, I'm afraid I can't do what I said. I've done a lot of killings in the past two years."

"Shi Wei, it's too late to do the evil thing again." Lan Yu peeled off several heads of garlic, stuffed them into his mouth one by one, chewed them hard a few times, and then continued to pull the noodles into his mouth.

He squeezed the food in his mouth hard with his big mouth, quickly swallowed it into his stomach, and then drank a mouthful of noodle soup to moisten it.

This was repeated several times in succession.

There was only an empty ocean bowl left on the table.

belch……

Lan Yu raised her head to the sky and let out a long and loud burp.

He lowered his head and rubbed his mouth with both hands.

After that, he looked at Zhu Yunxi and continued: "This time things are not like before. Both the White Lotus Sect and the Shanxi merchants are very closely related. The reason why I asked you to come here this time is to kill someone for your highness."

of!"

To the end.

The original frivolity on Lan Yu's face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Killing intent burst out wantonly from Sapphire's eyes.

He just sat quietly at the table, with the murderous aura around him unstoppable.

Gao Yangzhi whispered from the side: "Dong Liang, this time His Highness is on tour to the north, he does not necessarily want to kill people..."

To deal with the White Lotus Sect, one can only wait for the opponent to jump out one by one, so that the court can have a clear goal to hunt down and eliminate them.

If not, the imperial court would have wiped out all those in the White Lotus Sect over the years.

As for the Shanxi merchants on Shanxi Road.

Before the problem of food and fodder needs for the Jiubian soldiers is solved, the Shanxi merchants who hold the Kaizhong system cannot easily move.

As soon as they move, the hundreds of thousands of border troops on the nine sides will be cut off from their logistical supplies and fall into a situation where there is no food available.

Lan Yu snorted coldly.

"Soldiers need to be quick. Since you know where the enemy is, you have to strike first and seize the opportunity."

After Lan Yu said something to Gao Yangzhi, she turned to Zhu Yunxi and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the nine sides are all loyal to the court today. The court can rest assured that the morale of the border troops is stable.

I know that the concerns of His Highness and the imperial court are nothing more than the cost of food and grass in Jiubian, which has been controlled by Shanxi merchants since the implementation of the Kaizhong system in the third year of Hongwu.

His Highness and the imperial court were worried that if they acted hastily and the imperial court was not prepared, the soldiers in Jiubian would starve.

Now that the cold winter is approaching, once the border troops run out of rations, the Yuan people outside the Pass will most likely hear the news and send their troops south. By then, our army's morale will be low and there will be no supplies of food and grass, and it will inevitably be defeated by the remnants of the Yuan thieves outside the Pass."

As Lan Yu spoke, her eyes swept around her.

Wherever he looked, everyone nodded.

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "The imperial court will have such concerns. One of the Yuan thieves going south outside the Pass is that the imperial court is more worried that the hundreds of thousands of our border troops will be in trouble. The border troops are already suffering enough, if the imperial court

Knowing that there is a better way, but still putting the soldiers into danger is unkind and unjust."

The remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty outside the Pass cannot accomplish much even if they go south.

This is a firm belief in Zhu Yunxi's heart.

Even though there were some losses at the pass, the nine-sided defense system that the Ming Dynasty spent nearly thirty years building was more than just a Great Wall.

The hundreds of thousands of soldiers guarding Jiubian who have no return date are what Zhu Yunxi really cares about.

After hearing this, Lan Yu was stunned for a moment.

Then, he burst out laughing, not with ridicule, but with relief.

"It is a blessing for those who serve in the army that Your Highness can treat the soldiers so leniently."

Lan Yu did not conceal the truth in her heart, but then her eyes narrowed and she said in a deep voice: "But! I am waiting for the man with armor and sword, so he must have the courage to stand in dangerous situations without fear!

Your Highness treats the troops so favorably, how can the officers and men of the army enjoy peace and avoid war? If you do this, you will be betraying His Majesty's favor and the court's kindness, and you will be despised by all the troops!"

Duke Liang seems to be thirsty for war.

Gao Yangzhi's eyes flashed and he said in a low voice: "My lord, when the court should use its soldiers, it will definitely have its purpose. But at the moment, the court has its own considerations."

Zhu Yunxi remained silent.

He didn't think about other things, he was just thinking about why Lan Yu invited him to come this time, and why he hoped to deal with Shanxi merchants' affairs as soon as possible.

Lan Yu is not a fool.

On the contrary, he is very smart.

The ending that originally belonged to him was just because the current situation was different.

If everything goes well, he probably only has two other results.

One is to die on the battlefield, and the other is to spend time at home to take care of your old age.

For example, there is another reason that makes him come here specially, the reason that he has not said yet.

Zhu Yunxi stood up and gave Gao Yangzhi a look, signaling him to be calm.

He looked at Lan Yu and said with a smile: "Uncle and grandpa, would you like to go for a walk with me? Eating too much pasta will cause stagnation. Do you want to walk around to eliminate the food?"

Lan Yu raised her eyebrows and agreed happily: "I obey."

…

Next to Taiqiu Post, the Northern Patrol officials and soldiers began the final preparations before Qichen and were ready to set off at any time.

And far away.
To be continued...