Han Du sighed and glanced at Lan Yu, "Brother, if you don't have evidence, stop talking. It's useless. It's impossible to do anything to the emperor and general Zhu Di."
Lan Yu looked helpless, spread her hands and said: "We know that the emperor sent me to Peiping even though he knew that we were at odds with King Yan. Maybe the emperor also wanted me to monitor King Yan. But It’s strange to say that we’ve been here for so long and we haven’t noticed anything unusual at all, don’t you think it’s strange?”
Han Du's pupils suddenly shrank when he heard this, and his gaze condensed to the thickness of a needle.
Seeing that Han Duoruo had some realization, Lan Yu asked curiously, "Do you know what's going on?"
How could Han Du know what was going on? Even if he knew it, it was just his own guess. Just speculation without ironclad evidence cannot convict His Majesty the Prince of Yan.
He said sheepishly: "How do I know what's going on? But in my opinion, there are just two situations."
"Those two situations?" Lan Yu was so full of doubts that he didn't want to delay even a moment and asked immediately.
After Han Du thought for a moment, he said: "One is that King Yan really has never thought about rebellion. It is because we have become soldiers and we subjectively believe that King Yan will rebel, so no matter what we look at him, we think he will rebel. The other is Even if King Yan really wants to rebel, he is indeed recruiting troops and building ordnance. It's just that he does it too secretly, so we can't find it."
Lan Yu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and finally said: "Don't worry, we will continue to keep an eye on him. As long as he has a problem, no matter how well he hides it, the truth will be exposed one day."
Entering Peiping City, at the banquet carefully prepared by Zhu Di, Zhu Fan was tit-for-tat with him at every turn, making the banquet strange and inexplicable.
Even with Zhu Biao calming down the hostility between the two, the banquet ended unhappily.
Early the next morning, Zhu Di came to see Zhu Biao.
"This is the first time that the emperor comes to Peiping. Why don't you let me accompany him for a walk? This Peiping used to be the capital of the former Yuan Dynasty, and there are still many scenic spots. Although it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, these scenic spots are more It has become quieter and better than before.”
Zhu Biao was also interested in taking a walk and took a look, so he nodded in agreement to Zhu Di.
However, because Zhu Fan and Zhu Di couldn't stand it at all, they directly rejected Zhu Di's invitation.
Zhu Di didn't insist. Anyway, they both disliked each other, so it would be better to stay out of sight.
Lan Yu has been in Peiping for so long and has already seen it, and has no desire to see it. On the contrary, he wanted to take advantage of Zhu Di being dragged away by Zhu Biao to conduct a careful search in Beiping City to see if he could find some evidence of Zhu Di's rebellion.
Although this was not the first time for Han Du to come to Peiping, he had always come and gone in a hurry every time, and had no time to stop at all. Now since Zhu Di intends to show him something, Han Du will not object.
Therefore, Zhu Di actually only took Zhu Biao and Han Du around Peking. The three of them traveled for more than ten days and finally visited the scenic spots around Beiping.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had almost finished reminiscing with his two younger brothers, and the purpose of this trip had been achieved, he said goodbye to Zhu Di and prepared to return to Beijing.
Zhu Di naturally tried his best to persuade Zhu Biao to stay, but after repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, he saw that Zhu Biao was determined to return, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
In order to see Zhu Biao off, Zhu Di prepared a grand banquet.
This time, even if Zhu Fan was unwilling, he had to attend. However, he still didn't open his eyes and glanced at Zhu Di during the banquet. It was obvious that he had deep resentment towards Zhu Di.
While they were toasting each other, Han Du took the initiative to toast Zhu Di and asked casually: "Your Highness, King Yan, is there anything unusual happening on the grassland recently?"
Originally, Han Du just asked casually when he had nothing to say. The purpose was that he didn't want to drink too hard and wanted to change things a bit.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Di's answer surprised Han Du.
Zhu Di laughed twice and replied: "Since Liang Guogong defeated Bei Yuan last time, the grassland is very peaceful now. Not to mention that they come to disturb the border from time to time like before, even if I lead the army to enter It’s not easy to find their traces in the grassland.”
Han Du was shocked after hearing this. He glanced at Zhu Biao subconsciously and saw that the expression on his face was also condensed.
"Oh? Really?" Worried that Zhu Di would see the flaw, Han Du used his drunkenness to hide his abnormality by laughing.
In order to avoid Zhu Di becoming suspicious, Han Du simply smiled and echoed: "It seems that His Highness King Yan has been very stable in the past two years."
"Haha, yes, I am indeed more comfortable than before." Zhu Di replied to Han Du, raised his glass again, and continued to drink with the next person.
After the banquet was over, Han Du left the lobby and returned to his room. He was so drunk that he suddenly sobered up.
Lan Yu, who was helping Han Du through the door, was dumbfounded. She couldn't help raising her finger and cursing at Han Du: "We were still wondering just now, but we know your drinking capacity. It's far from possible that this strong drink will make you drunk. It's like this. So your drunkenness is all fake?"
Han Du smiled and said nothing, and repeatedly motioned Lan Yu to close the door with his eyes.
Lan Yu immediately understood the meaning, pretended that Han Du was still drunk, and slowly helped Han Du to the bed, then turned around and went out to close the door.
When Lan Yu walked in again, she saw that Han Du was no longer lying on the bed, but sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Tell me, what's going on, do you need to pretend to be drunk to bring us out?" At this time, Lan Yu also understood why Han Du, who was drunk at the banquet, insisted on pestering him.
Han Du lowered his voice and said: "Before I answer brother's question, I have a doubt. I hope brother can clear it up for me."
"What do you want to ask, but it doesn't matter." Lan Yu nodded without hesitation.
Han Du's expression gradually became serious and he asked: "At the banquet, King Yan said that the Meng Yuan people had almost no harassment to Peiping. Is this true?"
"It's true." Lan Yu said immediately and affirmatively, "We have been in Peiping for more than a year, and we have not encountered any news of Mongolian people harassing the border for more than a year. And we have brought them with us several times. The troops went out to clear the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, just as King Yan said, even if they go to the grassland, it will be difficult to defeat the Mongolian Yuan people."
"What, is there any problem with this?" Lan Yu asked the last question, expressing her doubts.
When he saw Han Du asking him about this matter so seriously, how could he not guess that Han Du must have discovered something about this matter, so he asked him like this?
Han Du chuckled "haha" twice, looked meaningfully into Lan Yu's eyes, and said, "There's a problem, it's too problematic."
"What's the problem?" Lan Yu asked hurriedly.
He had always felt that something was wrong with Zhu Di, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He was looking for evidence, but he couldn't find it.
Lan Yu felt depressed. Now that she heard that Han Du seemed to have discovered something, her heart suddenly felt as if she had been scratched by a cat.
Han Du raised his hand to stop Lan Yu's excitement and signaled him to calm down. After sorting out his thoughts, he slowly said: "Actually, I also felt that there was something wrong with the different opinions of King Jin and King Yan on the grassland. There is a problem. But I am not sure whether there is really a problem."
"Oh? What did Prince Jin say?" Lan Yu asked curiously.
"When I asked His Highness the King of Jin about the situation in the grassland, he said that although my brother destroyed Beiyuan, the blow to the Mengyuan people was actually not that big..."
Han Du said while looking at Lan Yu tentatively. After all, King Jin's words seemed to look down on Lan Yu's achievements. Han Du must be more cautious before knowing Lan Yu's attitude towards Zhu Fan.
Fortunately, Lan Yu didn't get angry until Han Du finished speaking. Instead, he made a deep sound. After a long time, he looked up at Han Du, nodded sincerely and said, "King Jin is right. Although we defeated Beiyuan, we only captured the officials of Beiyuan Imperial Court. For ordinary people, we defeated Beiyuan. The Meng Yuan people really don’t have much influence.”
"If things are really like what King Jin said, and ordinary Mongolians began to take refuge with Oara and Tatars, then..."
Lan Yu shook her head and said nothing further. What else can be said? If this is really the case, then within ten years, these two movies will definitely make a comeback.
Han Du breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Since my brother's views are consistent with His Highness King Jin, then King Yan's words are a bit strange. According to King Yan's intention, this Meng Yuan seems to have collapsed and will never be seen again. It’s like a threat to Ming Dynasty.”
"Are you trying to say that he is deliberately raising his own self-esteem?" Lan Yu's eyes narrowed and she looked at Han Du like a thin needle, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth.
Han Du shook his head slightly and sighed cautiously: "I'm afraid only King Yan knows what is going on. However, the Meng Yuan people should have the same hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. It makes no sense for them to turn a blind eye to Peking while knowingly knowing Even though Taiyuan is heavily guarded by troops, you still persevere in harassing Taiyuan, right?"
Lan Yu nodded heavily, "That makes sense."
Han Du saw Lan Yu's enthusiastic expression and was afraid that he would mess up, so he couldn't help but persuade him: "However, no matter whether this matter is true or false, brother cannot be good at it. Only the emperor has the right to deal with such matters, brother, please remember !”
Lan Yu was a little unhappy, but in the end she sighed and nodded in agreement, "Brother, I understand. From today on, we will pay attention to the movements in the grassland, and even if there is anything, we will report it to the emperor first."
"That's good." Han Du felt relieved.
...
Han Du didn't know if it was because he was so eager to return home. When he went there, he felt like he had walked a long, long way, but when he came back, he didn't even feel anything. He just returned to the capital.
As soon as they entered Beijing, Zhu Biao and Han Du immediately went to return their orders to Lao Zhu.
As soon as they met, Lao Zhu asked Zhu Biao unceremoniously, "Did you bring that traitor back? He didn't do anything extraordinary to you, right?"
Lao Zhu was afraid that Zhu Fan would not listen. If he met Zhu Biao in a military confrontation, Lao Zhu would really be so angry that he would vomit blood.
By this time, Lao Zhu no longer hid anything from Han Du.
But Han Du stood aside with his head bowed, a wry smile rising in his heart. I really don't want this special care. Han Du wishes he had never heard of such secrets.
Zhu Biao quickly defended his younger brother and said: "Father has misunderstood the third brother. When the third brother saw his father's will, other than crying out for injustice, the third brother did nothing out of the ordinary. Even the son-in-law just said a word to let him in. After arriving in Beijing, he handed over the military power to Duke Ying, and followed his son to Beijing without hesitation." "My son thought that the things mentioned in the memorial to impeach the third brother might be false."
Lao Zhu seemed not to want to bring up this topic. After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he curled his lips and said: "If it is true or false, I will naturally find out. In addition, you tell the traitor that he will not give me anything until the matter is verified clearly. Say hello to him and ask him to take him to his palace. He is not allowed to go out without my order."
"This..." Originally, Zhu Biao planned to ask his third brother to come and say hello. After all, his father had not seen his third brother for many years. If he could understand his feelings of missing him, maybe his father would open the net to his third brother. one side.
But Zhu Biao didn't expect that before he could speak, his father would completely block this point.
"Yes, I will ask my third brother to go back and wait for my father's will."
Seeing Zhu Biao, he was about to turn around and go out. Lao Zhu waved his hand, "Don't worry, you can take him away when you go back."
"Also, I want to ask you, have you gone to see what I told you?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment when he heard this. It turned out that Lao Zhu sent Zhu Biao on inspection this time, not only to bring Zhu Fan back to the capital, but also to have something else?
Zhu Biao ignored Han Du's surprise and bowed slightly and replied: "My son, I went to visit Kaifeng and Xi'an."
"What do you think?" Lao Zhu pondered and picked up the tea cup. He didn't know whether he wanted to test Zhu Biao or for other reasons.
Zhu Biao seems to have been confident for a long time, "Kaifeng is not good, it is too small, and the Yellow River is much higher than Kaifeng. Once the Yellow River bursts its banks, it will be a catastrophe for Kaifeng."
Lao Zhu couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.
"Moreover, the reason why the former Song Dynasty built its capital in Kaifeng was because it was too weak to find a better place. But the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, so naturally there is no need to choose a narrow place like Kaifeng."
What? Build a capital? Isn’t Jinling the capital now? How about building a good capital? Suddenly, Han Du suddenly realized, did Lao Zhu want to move the capital?
This time he sent Zhu Biao to inspect the world, not only to bring Zhu Fan back, but also to let Zhu Biao personally check the place suitable for establishing a capital?
Han Du couldn't understand why Lao Zhu wanted to move the capital when Jinling was enjoying a good stay.
"What about Xi'an?" Lao Zhu asked directly without refuting Zhu Biao's words. Obviously in Lao Zhu's heart, he also looked down on Kaifeng. The purpose of asking Zhu Biao to check it out was probably just because it was better than nothing.
Zhu Biao took a deep breath and said seriously: "Xi'an was the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, and when my second brother was in Xi'an, he also made some repairs to its city walls. It seems appropriate, but it is not."
Lao Zhu obviously liked Xi'an in his heart. Now that he heard Zhu Biao's direct opposition, he suddenly became a little unhappy. He asked in a deep voice: "Why?"
Zhu Biao looked up at his father calmly and replied sternly: "There are three reasons. First, after Xi'an experienced the wars in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the palaces have long been destroyed and the whole city is in ruins. If my father wants to build a capital here, all the things he needs to do It is necessary to rebuild all the buildings, streets and buildings in the city. In addition, the financial, material and manpower required to build the palace will be very huge. Although the Ming Dynasty has been a country for more than 20 years, it has spent a lot of time on conquering the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Financial and material resources. Although the court's life has been better in the past two years, the people's life is still not easy. If we start building large palaces now, it is not a right choice, and the people's perception will be very bad. "
When Zhu Biao mentioned that the court was having a good time, he couldn't help but look at Han Du more. Speaking of which, the imperial court's taxes are now more generous, mainly because of Han Du. If Handu hadn't reprinted treasure banknotes, cut off the search for fake treasure banknotes from the people, and the Shipping Department collected a large amount of sea trade taxes, the life of the imperial court might not have been easy for the people.
Seeing that his father did not express anything, Zhu Biao continued: "Secondly, the climate in Xi'an has become more and more severe. Due to continuous planting over the past millennium, the land now has become very barren. When they were in Xi'an, Han Du and Er I went to check the land together, and found that the soil had begun to turn white, and it was no longer a fertile field. In addition, the lack of water and rain in Xi'an is getting more and more serious. According to Han Du, it is impossible to grow red potatoes and Things like red taro. My father should know what a big trouble the lack of water will be for the people and the court. At the same time, it is not conducive to water transportation. After all, if the world wants to supply various supplies to the capital, water transportation is needed. Yes. If water transportation cannot keep up, there will be no way to guarantee material supply."
"Third, moving the capital may be opposed by many ministers of the DPRK and China. Because most of the various industries of the ministers of the DPRK and China are in the capital area. Once they leave here, their interests will be seriously affected, so they will definitely oppose it. Move the capital.”
When Han Du heard this, he immediately shrank his neck. Among the people Zhu Biao mentioned who have a large number of industries in the capital, Han Du is one of them, perhaps the biggest one. How many industries does Handu have in Beijing? The briquette workshop, the glass workshop, the brewing workshop, the horse farm, and the soon-to-be-built machinery workshop... If all these industries had to be abandoned just because Lao Zhu moved the capital, Han Du would naturally be unwilling to do so.
Obviously, if Lao Zhu insists on moving the capital, Han Du will definitely oppose it.
Zhu glanced at Han Du, as if he had read through his mind, and said slowly: "Why, do you want to object?"
Han Du didn't want to say anything at this time, but after being called out by Lao Zhu, he had no choice but to come out and said with cupped hands: "I dare to ask the emperor why the capital is moved?"
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