allonlinenovel Chapter 631 When the hell have we ever suffered such injustice?
Chapter 631 When the hell have we ever suffered such injustice?
When Xu Da saw the 112 young men that Emperor Zhu had gathered, his doubts were finally dispelled.
No wonder Yang the madman has been behaving like a madman these past few days.
One hundred and twelve able-bodied young men.
Being native to Ningyang meant they had no connection with the gentry of Jiangnan.
Having benefited from Yang Dianfeng's land distribution, and from Emperor Zhu and Zhu Biao's distribution of cattle, farm tools, and seeds, it means that there is no problem with their loyalty.
More importantly, all 112 young men were literate, and many of them were even clerks from Ningyang County.
Although Yang the Madman always called these young men brainless idiots, it depends on who you compare them to.
Compared to Zhou Jingxin and Li Hui, they are definitely no match; those are all legitimate Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations).
However, compared to those bloodthirsty bastards in the Grand Commander's Mansion, these young men who know more than 500 characters can be considered learned. As long as they have been on the battlefield twice, they can be gradually trained to become commanders or even generals.
Otherwise, Yang the Madman wouldn't have captured these young men to work as clerks.
Now, not only have they failed to win the championship they had been longing for, but they also have to sacrifice another 112 young men. Who would be happy about that?
Especially Yang the Madman, who considers it a loss if he doesn't pick up money when he goes out.
Tsk tsk.
I wonder how he'll manage to seize power?
To rise to the top, one must be in a much worse situation than our Lao Xu, right?
Who knows, they might make up another Miss Zhao or Miss Zhang?
Just as Xu Da was mentally making up stories about Emperor Zhu, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but show off to Xu Da.
"Look, these 112 are all fine young men."
“We’ve decided to divide them into a separate Hundred-Household Office.”
"First, send him to the Prince Consort's residence for training for a while, and when he's ready, transfer him directly to the Crown Prince's Palace."
"Tsk."
"Of the 112 people from the same county, we can roughly identify ten small flags that are all from the same village."
"Damn it, we're all envious just looking at it."
Xu Da had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Are you looking at it with envy?
I'm fucking envious!
Everyone says that two soldiers from the same hometown are worth at least several soldiers from other places on the battlefield, but what about soldiers from the same village?
These days, being from the same village often means being from the same clan.
Good heavens, fellow townsmen, fellow villagers, and of the same clan.
A hundred-household garrison like this is probably equivalent to a thousand-household garrison.
Xu Da grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but turn to look at Yang Shaofeng.
Yang Shaofeng's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Does Zhu Chongba have some serious illness?
You said you wanted to assemble a guard for Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince's son, and I didn't say anything.
But you've swept away nearly half of the clerks in Ningyang County, as well as all the promising young men I was planning to send to the Dengzhou Military Academy. Isn't that a bit too much?
Especially those promising students who are going to study at the Dengzhou Military Academy, those are the ones I'm keeping for future use to grow potatoes, corn, and chili peppers.
You get rid of them, you old geezer, go find some chili peppers for me yourself?
Without chili peppers, wouldn't tofu pudding only be available in sweet and savory varieties?
Without chili peppers, how are the people of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and even the entire Ming Dynasty supposed to survive?
More importantly, besides looking for chili peppers, those people also need to help me reclaim the former territory of the Yin Shang Dynasty—I will expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty by thousands of miles, which should be enough to earn me the title of Marquis of Champion, right?
Now look what's happened, my champion marquis has just flown away alive?
The thought of losing the title of Marquis of Champion just like that made Yang Shaofeng furious. He snorted and began to speak sarcastically: "Father-in-law has a good eye. He has swept away all the good talents in Ningyang County. It can be said that he has exhausted all the resources."
The smile on Emperor Zhu's face froze, while Xu Da and Lan Yu, who had been feigning death, lowered their heads at the same time.
Xu Da glanced at Lan Yu, only to see Lan Yu clenching her teeth and her fists clenched tightly at her cuffs, looking as if she wanted to laugh but dared not.
Emperor Zhu first glared at Xu Da and Lan Yu, then glared angrily at Yang Shaofeng, and kicked him from behind: "You bastard! How dare you talk to your father-in-law like that?"
Yang Shaofeng gave a soft hum, but Emperor Zhu became angrier the more he thought about it.
No.
Why.
We are the mighty Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, why does he dare to speak to us in a sarcastic and unfriendly manner?
When the hell have we ever suffered such injustice?
Seeing Emperor Zhu's angry expression and Yang Shaofeng's nonchalant attitude, Xu Da and Lan Yu both curled their lips in disapproval.
Sometimes I feel sorry for Mingsheng and Chen Li.
Mingsheng and Chen Li whispered to each other, "When you were dealing with Zhu Chongba, how did you handle it?"
“These children have made minor mistakes in their speech, which are not worth questioning. However, I fear they may be misled by petty people and cannot remain steadfast. It would be best to keep them far away, so that no troubles will arise and they can remain safe from the end.”
They just threw it over to the Koreans!
Now look what's happened! Your good son-in-law confronted you directly, and you just kicked him and cursed a couple of times, and that's it?
Tsk.
Just as Xu Da and Lan Yu were silently thinking to themselves, Emperor Zhu glared angrily at Yang Shaofeng again and snorted coldly, "These 112 people, you better train them well."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu quickly added, "We've written down all their names, so don't even think about switching them out, you scoundrel."
Tsk.
This old man can even use idioms now.
While inwardly cursing, Yang Shaofeng cupped his hands in greeting to Emperor Zhu and replied, "Yes, I will train diligently and will not resort to any tricks. Father-in-law, please rest assured."
We definitely can't get him back.
Zhu Chongba, that old scoundrel, has always been the type to eat without excreting. Once something is in his hands, it's his, and there's absolutely no way he can take it back.
Besides, Old Deng took these people away for the sake of his eldest son and for the safety of that black sesame dumpling.
With that ruthless and cruel Ming Dynasty executive vice emperor, who is known as Black Sesame Dumpling, around, it's better than not having him at all.
On the one hand, it eliminated the possibility of Zhu Yunwen taking the throne in advance; on the other hand, it gave me one more person to mess with.
Thinking of Zhu Biao's black sesame dumpling, Yang Shaofeng unconsciously began to think about how to take his anger out on Zhu Biao.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Emperor Zhu turned his gaze to Xu Da and Lan Yu and asked, "You two have been with this scoundrel these past few days, so you must have figured out the situation in Ningyang County by now, right?"
Xu Da cupped his hands in greeting to Emperor Zhu and replied with a dark face, "Your Majesty, although I have a fairly good understanding of the situation in Ningyang County, there are still more and more things I don't understand."