Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

Li Jinglong is nine years younger than Zhu Di. Li Jinglong is now thirty-four years old and Zhu Di is forty-three years old.

Zhu Di thought that according to Li Jinglong's dissolute state of "the boat will pass away from now on, the river and the sea will spend the rest of his life", eating, drinking, having fun, and not worrying about anything, he might actually live to be seventy or eighty years old.

In this way, in the next forty years, if Li Jinglong is the head of a hundred officials, he may really be able to become an important minister of the Five Dynasties.

After all, "important minister" is a very delicate word.

For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, the largest official position awarded by Liu Bei when he became emperor was not given to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his two famous brothers, nor to Zhuge Liang and Fazheng, but to Xu Jing.

It's a very simple truth. If someone is senior, senior, and famous, they should be given a place even if it is to appease people's hearts.

Therefore, Zhu Di felt that if Li Jinglong performed well in the future, it would be possible for him to achieve the title of Important Minister of the Five Dynasties.

But Zhu Di immediately frowned.

Because he had an idea that he had never told anyone.

"But I have already planned to deprive Li Jinglong of his rank and ban him once he is no longer of use."

If answer three is correct, and Zhu Di completely believes in Jiang Xinghuo, it means that in the next one to two years, Zhu Di will change his mind and just throw it away after using Li Jinglong to stabilize the hearts of the nobles.

Zhu Di thought along this line of thinking. So, what will Li Jinglong do in the future to make him give up the idea of ​​reducing his rank?

Zhu Di thought about it and only thought of two points. First, the future heir apparent had been decided, and Li Jinglong had shown a very high level of temple awareness, which made him very satisfied; second, Li Jinglong put all his energy into making money for him. As the head of a hundred officials, he promoted maritime trade, and as the top dignitary of the Ming Dynasty, he represented the emperor on his voyages to the West.

Zhu Di is more inclined to the second point, because Li Jinglong is not without merit. At least Li Jinglong comes from a high family, is tall and handsome, has a graceful and noble demeanor, and is very suitable for etiquette work.

Moreover, Li Jinglong is different from other second-generation nobles who like to wield swords and guns. He has read poetry and books since he was a child and has a wide range of knowledge. Whenever he talks to people, he can often make people stunned for a while. Even Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang likes it very much. Chat with Li Jinglong.

In other words, the skills on face and words are top-notch.

As long as he is not allowed to lead troops on the front lines, Li Jinglong can do the job whether he is a front man or training troops in the rear.

In this way, Li Jinglong is a good candidate to represent himself in the Western Ocean, interact with various countries as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and restructure the tribute system.

Zhu Di secretly wrote down his thoughts.

"Which answer should I choose?"

While Zhu Di was thinking, Li Jinglong was also struggling.

Answer one is obviously wrong, answer two is quite possible, but is it too embarrassing for me? If the answer is three, will it make Zhu Di feel jealous?

Li Jinglong struggled over and over again, and finally decided that the most important thing was not to be embarrassed by Zhu Di, so he just chose the least likely one.

"I choose answer one, the Ming God of War!"

Li Jinglong simply closed his eyes, he was ready to accept the ridicule.

What kind of Ming God of War sent away 500,000 Confederate troops in the battle of Baigouhe?

It's just a joke!

Emperor Yongle didn't expose this farce because he probably wanted to laugh at himself.

Zhu Di was slightly startled after hearing Li Jinglong's choice.

But Zhu Di soon felt relieved. The reason was very simple. Jiang Xinghuo didn't know his identity, but Li Jinglong knew it very well.

Therefore, for Li Jinglong, his choice is not important. What is important is that this choice makes him happy.

Anyway, in Li Jinglong's heart, he probably didn't quite believe in the authenticity of this matter. Maybe he thought he was teasing him. Zhu Di could easily understand this.

Put yourself in Li Jinglong's shoes, if you were inexplicably involved in predicting the future, and you had never listened to Jiang Xinghuo's lectures, you would definitely not believe it.

Therefore, Li Jinglong didn't believe this and was too embarrassed to choose the correct answer. It was the most normal human reaction to simply choose an impossible option.

While the two of them were thinking about it, Jiang Xinghuo, who was lying on the couch wearing a white mink fur, had been maintaining a salty posture for a long time.

Li Jinglong still closed his eyes, waiting for the answer to be revealed.

And when Zhu Di noticed Jiang Xinghuo's eyes, he suddenly discovered that there was a strange smile in Jiang Xinghuo's eyes, and even his eye lines were laughing.

"Are you sure you choose answer one?"

Li Jinglong thinks this answer is simply unreasonable.

Only if he makes astonishing achievements in the future, and can even wash away the shame of giving away half a million yuan in the battle of Baigouhe, can he obtain the title of Ming God of War.

For example, leading troops to eliminate Fenglang Juxu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, or killing all the way through the Western Regions and destroying the Timur Khanate.

Just like those fierce men who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty and destroyed the country at every turn, they were evaluated as "a layman in civil war and an expert in foreign war".

But let's not mention that Zhu Di would not let him lead the army. Even if he did, Li Jinglong himself didn't think he had the ability.

Although Li Jinglong had never thought about the possibility of realizing this answer, when Jiang Xinghuo's question was placed in front of him, Li Jinglong still felt strongly absurd.

Li Jinglong shook his head, feeling that Jiang Xinghuo was just looking for his happiness.

But when Li Jinglong saw Zhu Di's solemn look, his heart suddenly tightened, as if he had an ominous premonition.

Could it be that...if he chooses answer one, Zhu Di will also be afraid of himself?

Li Jinglong couldn't help but swallowed.

Facing Jiang Xinghuo's question, Li Jinglong hesitated.

Li Jinglong couldn't tell whether this choice was right or whether it was really possible.

He just chose something outrageous at random. Whether this is the case or not, no one knows what will happen in the future.

However, seeing Zhu Di's serious face and the determination in his eyes, Li Jinglong suddenly felt a little scared.

no!

I must not arouse Zhu Di's fear!

Answer three will definitely arouse Zhu Di's fear, and answer one, what if Zhu Di takes it seriously?

It will still arouse Zhu Di's fear!

After figuring out these joints, Li Jinglong immediately changed his words.

"I changed it. I choose answer two."

If you defile yourself, just defile yourself.

Or in other words, it seems that just telling the truth does not count as self-destruction.

"Congratulations, you got the wrong answer."

What? !

Li Jinglong opened his eyes in surprise and saw Jiang Xinghuo lying next to the couch with his arms on the armrests, looking lazy. He whispered to him: "The correct answer is answer one. Your friend Li Jinglong will use The name 'God of War of the Ming Dynasty' has been passed down to future generations."

"How can it be?"

Li Jinglong was in disbelief.

Looking at Zhu Di's unkind expression, Li Jinglong was even more frightened.

I'm not, I haven't, don't talk nonsense!

If he becomes the God of War of the Ming Dynasty in the future, Zhu Di will definitely be afraid of him, fearing that his children and grandchildren will not be able to suppress him and kill him first!

"The Ming God of War, ha~"

Li Jinglong was about to cry but had no tears. He wanted to explain to Zhu Di, but he didn't know how to explain it.

It's like your girlfriend got up in the middle of the night and punched you, and you asked why and she said you abandoned her in a dream.

Jiang Xinghuo's predictions about the future cannot be used as a basis for plotting against me, Your Majesty!

Just when Zhu Di had begun to seriously think about when to deal with Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong finally came to his senses.

"Why? Why is Li Jinglong called the Ming God of War?"

Jiang Xinghuo replied matter-of-factly: "Because he is only the first generation of the Ming God of War. The second generation of the Ming Dynasty God of War, the Mingbao Sect, sent away all the essence of the Jingnan nobles and the Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops in one battle. From then on, Li Jinglong was completely cleared."

What? !

Zhu Di, who was plotting against Li Jinglong, clutched the handle of the knife tightly when he heard this.

Who exactly is the ‘Mingbao Sect’?

How could the entire Ming army be destroyed in one battle? !