He reached out and patted Han Du's shoulder affectionately, "I feel like old friends at first sight. We were just chatting just now, so why would we take it to heart? We need to get closer in the future, for example, we can talk about treasure money. matter?"
"Definitely, definitely. Your Highness asked again, and I will definitely know everything and tell you everything." Han Du was relieved when he saw that Zhu Biao didn't bother anymore.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere became harmonious again.
Seeing that he had finally changed the topic, Han Du was naturally unwilling to stay with Zhu Biao any longer. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, Zhu Biao might trick him into saying something again, and he would need to find a way to turn things around.
"Your Highness, I have remembered that there are still matters at the Banknote Bureau that I need to handle, so I will leave first."
"Go." Zhu Biao looked at Han Du with a smile and did not stop him at all.
After Han Du bowed to Zhu Biao, he left the East Palace.
Zhu Biao watched Han Du's leaving figure until he was no longer visible. The smile he maintained on his face quickly disappeared, and a worried look appeared on his face.
Without any hesitation, Zhu Biao turned around and headed towards Fengtian Palace.
When Zhu Biao came to Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu rarely dealt with the memorial, but sat and talked to someone. The officials and maids around him were all driven out of the hall. Lao Zhu was in a good mood, and his hearty laughter spread outside the door. Zhu Biao heard it as soon as he arrived at the door.
"My son, I paid homage to my father and met Duke Wei."
Zhu Biao saluted Lao Zhu, and then saluted the person next to him.
Xu Da, Duke of Wei.
Although Xu Da was the founding general of the People's Republic of China, even Chang Yuchun ranked behind him in terms of prestige in the army and achievements in marching and fighting. He was actually the first person in the military, but he was actually both civil and military, elegant and peaceful. Sitting there wearing the brocade robe of a duke, he looked more like a civil servant than a general.
"Your Highness, you're welcome." Xu Da quickly returned a salute to Zhu Biao.
"Why are Biao'er here? We don't have many memorials today. After the review, I will ask your Uncle Xu to come and talk. You are here just in time. Let's have a good chat together." Lao Zhu didn't pay attention at first and just said a few words casually. sentence.
When he saw clearly that the prince's expression was not good, he turned to ask, "What's wrong with you? Did something happen, or are you feeling unwell?"
My son has been a bit chubby since he was a child. As much as Lao Zhu loves Zhu Biao, he is worried about his health.
When Zhu Biao heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing strange about my body. This is what happened..." Then, Zhu Biao recounted the conversation between him and Han Du in detail.
Xu Da was originally worried about Zhu Biao's health, but after seeing that he said nothing happened, he stopped paying attention. He was originally summoned by Lao Zhu for a chat, and he was not prepared to say anything big, so he felt relaxed for a while.
But following Zhu Biao's words, Xu Da couldn't relax more and more. Instead, his brows furrowed more and more tightly.
"You have to withdraw your fist before you can punch it out with strength." Lao Zhu murmured to himself and asked Zhu Biao, "Is this really what Han Du said?"
"It's absolutely true." Zhu Biao nodded.
Lao Zhu's face didn't look good either.
Originally, he had a good chat with Xu Da and was in a very comfortable mood. Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao brought Han Du's idea, which completely ruined his good mood. Lao Zhu always thought that Beiyuan would completely break away from contact with the Ming Dynasty, then rest and recuperate for ten or twenty years, and then send his army southward again. He had trouble sleeping and eating.
He thought about Zhu Yuanzhang's efforts to expel Bei Yuan. He raised troops and fought through many battles to the death. It took him more than ten years to drive Bei Yuan back to his hometown. After establishing the Ming Dynasty and proclaiming himself emperor, he did not forget to continuously conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
The purpose is to eliminate the threat of Beiyuan quickly and completely, leaving a peaceful and stable Ming Dynasty for future generations.
But now someone told him that you think too much. As long as someone in Beiyuan has a clear mind, breaks away from contact with the Ming Dynasty, and rests for ten years, he can send his army south again and compete with the Ming Dynasty in the world.
How can Lao Zhu accept this?
Lao Zhu is an emperor with a complete peasant mentality. He can tolerate his own hardships and toil. As long as he can completely eliminate the threat from the north of the Ming Dynasty, he thinks it is worth it. But he could never bear the thought that future generations would have to face threats from the north, and that iron hoofs might step into the Ming Dynasty at any time.
If cutting off Han Du's head can solve the problem, Lao Zhu will definitely not let Han Du live to see the sun tomorrow. It's a pity that even cutting off Han Du's head now is of no use.
As Han Du said, the key lies not with Ming Dynasty, but with Bei Yuan.
No matter how awesome Lao Zhu is, he can't chop off the heads of everyone in the Bei Yuan court now.
Xu Da was thinking hard to no avail, and couldn't help but become interested in the name Han Du, which he had heard for the first time.
"Who is Han Du?"
Zhu Biao was about to answer when Lao Zhu interrupted rudely.
"It turns out that he is the son of Hande, the Minister of Household Affairs."
"Han De, Minister of Household Affairs?" Xu Da thought for a moment, "Is he the one who wrote to the court asking his eldest brother to abolish the treasure banknotes, and was then thrown into prison by his whole family?"
"Yes, that's his son." Lao Zhu nodded.
"Didn't Han De's whole family go to jail? Why is his son..." Xu Da was a little confused.
Facing Xu Da's doubts, Lao Zhu patiently explained to him, and then sighed, "Han De, a dignified minister of household affairs, is not as knowledgeable about treasure notes as his son Wan Yi. If he had his son, he would Even if Bao Chao’s understanding is half thorough, we will not remove him from his official position, he is a true father of a dog and a son of a tiger.”
Lao Zhu laughed at Han De without any scruples.
Lao Zhu is a very down-to-earth person, and he still likes truly capable officials.
Dog father and tiger son?
Xu Da looked at Lao Zhu and was a little stunned. He did not expect that Lao Zhu would have such a high opinion of Han Du.
You know, in this age of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice, no matter how good a son is, he will never compare with his father.
When others talk about father and son, even if the son is very good, they will not put the son in a higher position than the father. At most, they will say "a tiger father has no dog son" and equate the two people's positions. This is already wrong. This is a huge compliment from my son.
However, although Xu Da didn't know much about Bao Chao, based on Han Du's analysis of the situation in Beiyuan and Ming Dynasty, he had to admire Han Du's ideas.
"Brother Xian, what do you think of Bei Yuan?" Although Lao Zhu was also a military strategist who had experienced hundreds of battles, he couldn't think of any good solution for the possibility raised by Han Du, so he had to ask himself, the military leader. A great general.
"If Beiyuan is really as Han Du said, relying on the vast land to carry out strategy..." Xu Da felt that this word was always a bit difficult to pronounce, but it always had a different meaning when he said it, "Strategy" If we carry out defense in depth, there is nothing we can do about it. It’s a conspiracy to take the upper hand."
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, throughout history, the threat from the north has never completely disappeared. Whether it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeating the Xiongnu, or Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty annihilating the Turkic Jieli Khan, it was just a temporary ebb and flow. Maybe it's really like this This is what Han Du said, this is the advantage of a big country, it can be invincible with its vast land."
There are some things that Xu Da did not say. In fact, Han Du's statement is also valid when it comes to Daming. The Central Plains has the same large population and vast territory. It has experienced so many foreign invasions in history, and it can finally rise again again and again. This is partly due to the reasons of great powers.
It turns out that big countries still have such advantages!
This is the first time Xu Da heard and saw it today. He suddenly became a little curious about Han Du. What kind of brain can think of these things that ordinary people can't think of?
Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing after hearing Xu Da's words. Didn't he know that this was a conspiracy and there was no solution? Asking Xu Da was just a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Damn boy." Lao Zhu suddenly snapped and smashed the tea cup in his hand to the ground.
Zhu Biao was startled by Lao Zhu, "Father, calm down."
"How do you want me to calm down?" Lao Zhu's eyes stared at Zhu Biao like bells, "I originally wanted to give up this old bone and leave you a great country so that you can be the emperor of peace, but , but this kid Han Du..."
Zhu Biao was so moved that he burst into tears. Although Lao Zhu had done this in the past, he had never said it in front of Zhu Biao.
What did you say?
Father's love is like a mountain, love is speechless.
Faced with Lao Zhu's true feelings, why wasn't Zhu Biao moved?
"Father, please take care of yourself. Although I am not talented, I have seen life and death. I am not afraid. Even if Beiyuan is able to survive, I have the confidence to fight them to the end." Zhu Biao said extremely firmly, His words were filled with the domineering aura of a king, which was revealed in front of Lao Zhu for the first time.
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao in surprise. At this moment, his heart was filled with great relief. "The prince I have cultivated for decades has finally grown up, and my decades of hard work has finally blossomed."
"Besides, although Han Du has exposed the weakness of my Ming Dynasty, he has merits and demerits. I ask my father not to punish him." Zhu Biao helped Han Du to plead for mercy, for fear that Lao Zhu would kill Han Du in a rage.
Although Lao Zhu was pleased with Zhu Biao's performance, his expression did not change at all. He waved his dragon robe and said, "Humph, of course we know this. Do you think we are old and confused?"
Seeing that his father finally let Han Du go, Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, father."
Xu Da originally wanted to say, "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell," but he didn't know whether Han Du could solve this conspiracy. If Han Du said it rashly, if there was nothing he could do, wouldn't it bring disaster to him? After all, in Xu Da's opinion, it is not easy to solve this conspiracy. To be on the safe side, he still wanted to have the opportunity to ask Han Du first.
