Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 307 Cao Yuan Please Follow
On the eighth day of February in the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Su, king of Wu, who inspected the affairs of Su Song on behalf of the prince, dispatched more than [-] guards from Taicang, and gathered nearly [-] large and small warships. Go out to sea and wipe out the remaining small groups of Japanese pirates on the surrounding islands, so as to completely calm Su Song's hidden dangers.

"Your Highness, please see Cao Yuan from Qianhu of the Suzhou Guard." At this time, King Zhu Su had moved to the Taicang Guard to personally supervise the final departure to sea.At this time, he was inspecting the ships used to go to sea with Cai Ben, commander of the Taicang Guard, but heard a report from Wang Wei.

"Cao Yuan?" Zhu Su was a little surprised.Cao Yuan is the interim commander of the Suzhou Guards chosen by himself. Although he is only interim, his memorial is already on his way to the governor's office in central Beijing.As long as there is a reply from the Metropolitan Governor's Office, I believe that the name of Suzhou Guard Commander will definitely fall on Cao Yuan's head.

He is now in charge of commanding the first guard, so why did he leave the station privately and come to the Taicang guard?
"Let's declare him to come and meet." But after all, he was the one he chose, so he didn't want to see him, so he drove him back.

"The last general Cao Yuan, I have seen Your Highness!" Cao Yuan, who was in armor, saw Zhu Su from a distance, hurriedly trotted up to Zhu Su, and then knelt down on one knee in a respectful manner.

Zhu Su showed displeasure, and asked: "Cao Yuan, this king entrusted the Suzhou Guard to you, why did you leave your post without permission and come to Taicang?"

"Your Highness, forgive me!" Xu Shi felt Zhu Su's displeasure, Cao Yuan quickly changed his kneeling position to double knees, then knelt down, touching the ground with his forehead: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. The last general..."

"The last general only wants to follow His Highness, but he doesn't want to be the commander of the Suzhou Guard!"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Zhu Su was shocked, but even Cai Ben, the Commander of the Taicang Guard next to him, had an expression of disbelief.

You must know that in this era, there is no such thing as the superiority of the military and the inferiority of the military. The rank of the military officer is as high as that of the civil servant.And those literati who want to be officials have to go through the provincial examination and examination level by level. Even if they get the top score in the examination, they may not necessarily be awarded a third-rank official.

And Cao Yuan is just a mere thousand households, and just because he followed the Fifth Highness for a few days, he got such a great opportunity to get a glimpse of the position of the third-rank commander at a young age... Even Cai Ben is also the same. Being the Commander of the First Guard, he is also extremely jealous.

You know, his position as a commander came from following Chang Guogong in the past, licking his blood with swords, cutting through mountains of swords and seas of fire... He, Cai Ben, has always been extremely proud of his position as a commander.

And now, this Cao Yuan actually said that he only wanted to follow His Highness, and he didn't want to be a commander?
Cai Ben immediately felt like a dog.

"...Don't want to do it?" Zhu Su frowned. "Cao Yuan, you can think clearly."

"The Commander of the Suzhou Guard is a third-rank military officer. Your qualifications are not enough to be the Commander. This king sees that you have made great military achievements in the fight against the chaos. Let me give you a compliment. This is a rare opportunity for you. If you miss it, I'm afraid I will regret it for the rest of my life!"

"What's more, what do you want to do with this king? This king is just patrolling on behalf of the crown prince. After returning to the capital, he no longer has military power in his hands. Don't you mean that you still want to be an ordinary pawn among the king's guards?"

"Even if it's an ordinary pawn, the last general is willing." Cao Yuan lowered his head, but said firmly. "The final general knows that his qualifications are still inexperienced and it is difficult to convince the public. If he suddenly gets a high position, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing."

"Besides, if there is no His Highness, the last general is still being treated coldly, wasting years... not only the last general, but the thousand soldiers under the last general are willing to follow His Highness from now on and make contributions with His Highness!"

"You..." Zhu Su was speechless for a moment. "Still making meritorious deeds... After this trip to sea is over, it's time for this king to return to Beijing to be a Prince of Peace."

"At that time, you, Cao Yuan, will at most do some security work going out to the police, how can you have any military merits? Let's say that this time you go to sea, you will only face the remaining three melons and two dates. Military merits are not enough. sew..."

"Your Highness, since General Cao is very determined, why doesn't Your Highness allow him?" Seeing that Cao Yuan was still determined, Zhu Suzheng couldn't laugh or cry, so Cai Ben, commander of the Taicang Guard, tried to persuade him.

"It just so happens that this general also feels that His Highness has only transferred more than [-] people from my Taicang Guard, which is too small...Since General Cao has this intention, it is better to draw more than a thousand brothers from Suzhou Guard. If more people guard His Highness, this general will also It's better to be more at ease."

He looked at the young Cao Yuan and praised him in his heart: this is a young man who knows how to advance and retreat, and he knows the truth of "the higher you climb, the harder you fall".Indeed, with his military exploits, if he had the audacity to occupy the position of commander of the Suzhou Guard, it is unknown how many people under his command would feel resentful.At that time, he might not end well like Yang Lu.

It's better to follow this young highness closely. His future achievements may be far more than a third-rank commander... This highness said that he would return to Beijing to be a prince of Taiping, but judging from his displayed talents, Ying Tianfu How could His Majesty let this capable son dodge?At least it is also a frontier king.

At that time, are you afraid that there will be no chance to make contributions?Maybe the future is limitless, and Cai Ben is also willing to form a good relationship with such a young man.

If he was a few years younger, I am afraid that he would not want to waste his time in this Antai land in the south of the Yangtze River. At most, he would only deal with those disgusting Japanese pirates... Now that the Beiyuan is still alive, sooner or later he will have a battle with Daming.Wouldn't it be nice to have a horse under your crotch and a gun in your palm to confer the title of marquis and wife and son in one shot in northern Xinjiang?

Seeing Cai Ben speaking for himself, Cao Yuan gave Cai Ben a grateful look.Zhu Su laughed and said: "Commander Cai is too worried. The remaining Japanese pirates are just remnants. 3000 people are too many. Why bring another 1000 people from Suzhou Wei..." Turning around, he saw Cao Yuan's pitiful face , My heart softened: "Forget it, since that's the case, you can come with me. It's just that you won't achieve anything in the future, so don't regret it in your heart."

"Yes!" Cao Yuan was overjoyed, stood up and stood behind Zhu Su.He has personally seen the ability of this highness, and just because he can fiddle with the mandarin duck formation, which is an almost invincible formation in melee, he does not believe that this highness will really be just a king of peace in the future.

"Since that's the case, Commander Cai will also take care of Suzhou Wei." Zhu Su said helplessly. "I will write another letter to my father and the governor's office. Please transfer Commander Cai to serve as the commander of the Suzhou Guard. As for the Taicang Guard, Commander Cai also recommends a reliable subordinate. I would like to report to you as well." play..."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Cai Ben was overjoyed, which can be said to be a surprise.Although Suzhou Guard and Taicang Guard are both guards, there are ranks between guards and guards.Suzhou Wei is located in the wealthy city of Suzhou, if it does not seek promotion, it is undoubtedly a first-class guard.Besides, Taicang Guard was also taken over by his own subordinates...

Zhu Su looked at the overjoyed Cai Ben and helped him up with a smile.Originally, he wanted to cultivate Cao Yuan, who had a good friendship with him, to be in charge of Suzhou Wei, but he hoped that when he wanted to start maritime trade in Suzhou in the future, he would be able to give him an extra help.

But now I deliberately show kindness to Cai Ben, and hope that Cai Ben can also repay his kindness in the future.

(End of this chapter)