There was an audible pin drop silence in the room, and even the sunlight shining through the window and the dust suspended in the air seemed to have stopped.
Zhu Di was no longer convinced by his previous carelessness and stared at Zhu Biao with red eyes.
Zhu Biao raised his chin slightly and stared at Zhu Di calmly.
In the end, Zhu Di was defeated, "Why should I rebel against you? I don't want to obey you, is that okay?"
"Why are you dissatisfied?" Zhu Biao's voice was calm.
Facing Zhu Di, Zhu Biao didn't feel any anger at all. When it comes to his father's favor, compared with him, Zhu Di is on the ground and the other is in the sky. In Lao Zhu's eyes, only Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were his family members, and the other princes seemed to be picked up.
Regarding the education he received, as early as when he was ten years old in Hongwu, his father had asked him to handle all government affairs, and then he would tell his father. And what is Zhu Di doing at this time? It was just hanging out with the soldiers in the military camp.
In terms of political skills, Zhu Di probably still doesn't know what the art of balance is and what the way of emperor is.
The wine glass Zhu Di picked up paused momentarily and placed it heavily on the table.
"I know I am not as good as you in many places, but I am also better than you in some areas!"
Zhu Biao frowned and lowered his head slightly.
When Zhu Di saw it, he suddenly became angry: "You are too kind, do you know? In this regard, you are nothing like my father! But Gu is different. My father once said that Gu is the most like my father!"
"This world was created by my father. Since I am the most similar to my father, why can't I sit in this supreme position?"
Facing Zhu Di who was shouting at his best, Zhu Biao took a deep breath helplessly and sighed: "Is this your reason? Do you think you can defeat me with this?"
Zhu Di lowered his head and laughed, "Brother Emperor, if it hadn't been for this time, I'm afraid you would still think that your throne is as stable as Mount Tai, right? But you see, when you go to the army alone, you will immediately get responses from the four places in the north. You must know what it is by now. Is that the reason?"
The betrayal of the civil servants was indeed a pain in Zhu Biao's heart. Being stabbed by Zhu Di made him very uncomfortable.
"They are just some treacherous officials and traitors. Even if you collude in everything, it will not make a difference!"
Zhu Di's face quickly darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Brother, I don't like hearing this. If you didn't have such ferocious firearms, you would be the one being locked up in this mansion now."
"And where did your firearms come from? Isn't it because of him?"
"You are just lucky. My father has given you all the benefits, not to mention how capable you are! If you are alone with Han Du's help, you will definitely fail!"
Zhu Biao fell silent immediately. If Han Du helped the fourth child, he was really not sure that he would be able to win the final victory.
After all, without Han Du, there would be no Fire Dragon Cannon. Even if Geng Bingwen can defend Xuzhou, it is absolutely impossible to achieve a great victory with a formation of 100,000 soldiers.
Even if Zhu Di has Han Du's help, whether Geng Bingwen can defend Xuzhou is a question.
When Han Du saw Zhu Di pointing the finger at him, he sneered and said, "I can't possibly help you!"
Zhu Di was immediately angry, his eyes widened and he said sternly: "Why? Didn't you just marry An Qing? But don't forget, An Qing is also Gu's sister."
Then he turned back to look at Zhu Biao, "And Han Jingyun...if she marries an orphan, she can become the queen in the future."
Han Du shook his head when he heard this. Zhu Di still hasn't figured out the key yet. Indeed, with his own help, Zhu Di's move to appease the enemy might have won faster.
But here's the key. If he fell to Zhu Di, Lao Zhu would never leave himself and Zhu Di to threaten Zhu Biao.
Don't think that Zhu Di is reluctant to part with him because he is Lao Zhu's biological son. For Lao Zhu, everyone who can pose a threat to Zhu Biao must die!
However, Han Du naturally did not bother to explain to Zhu Di, and sneered: "Because you are narrow-minded, suspicious, and jealous... If someone who is inferior to you follows you, maybe you will treat him favorably. But I follow No matter how much you do or how great your achievements are, you will never escape death!"
Regardless of the history, it seems that the generals who followed him were very good, and each of them was either a duke or a prince. But please look at Monk Dao Yan, this is Zhu Di's number one counselor.
After so many years of advising Zhu Di, didn't he get a little credit? Zhu Di was able to take over Jinling and ascend to the throne of God. At least half of the credit belongs to Dao Yan.
But what did Dao Yan do after Zhu Di became emperor? He immediately resigned from all official positions and became a monk in Jiming Temple.
Could it be that Dao Yan likes to be a monk? How can this be. Even if he doesn't covet glory and wealth, then it can't be just for fun that he hangs his head on his belt and accompanies Zhu Di to rebel, right?
Why did Daoyan retreat when he should have reaped the fruits of victory? It is precisely because he understands Zhu Di's character very well that if he retreats, he may still be able to survive. If he does not retreat, his life will be hanging by a thread!
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he felt very comfortable in his heart.
It is said that a good minister chooses his master. Thinking of hearing Han Du personally tell him why he chose him, not only did Zhu Biao not feel disgusted at all, but he trusted Han Du even more.
Getting back to the topic, Zhu Biao asked calmly: "How did you collude with Feng Sheng?"
This is also what puzzles Zhu Biao. Feng Sheng is already the Duke of Song Dynasty and lacks everything in terms of wealth and status. How could he take the risk and collude with Zhu Di?
Zhu Di chuckled. At this point, he had nothing to hide. He could say whatever he wanted. Even Zhu Biao couldn't make him speak if he didn't want to.
It just so happened that he wanted to say something about this issue: "Gu Shuo has never colluded with him, let alone promised anything to Feng Sheng. He came to help Gu voluntarily. Do you believe it?"
"How is this possible? Is Feng Sheng an old fool?" Han Du was the first to not believe it. "He didn't ask you any conditions, so he dared to risk his wealth and life to accompany you crazy?"
Zhu Di glanced at Han Du indifferently, not wanting to talk to him at all, but just looking at Zhu Biao's eyes.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and nodded: "My letter!"
Only then was Zhu Di satisfied, and then he said, "Since brother Huang still believes in Gu, I will tell you another piece of news."
"What news?" Zhu Biao was a little confused. But when he saw Zhu Di mentioning it at this moment, with a proud look on his face, his heart suddenly sank.
Zhu Di did not pause and said to himself: "Brother, do you think that Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places immediately surrendered to Gu because Gu had planned it for a long time?"
"Isn't it? You have been in Peiping for many years, and I am not surprised that you have such ability!" Zhu Biao was confused.
"Hahaha..." Zhu Di pointed at Zhu Biao with a sneer on his face: "I knew you would think so, but I want to tell you that the surrender of these four places was really not Gu's plan."
"Are they the civil servants?" Han Du looked downcast and suddenly said in a determined tone.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then looked at Han Du and nodded heavily, with admiration and regret in his eyes.
"You are right, it was indeed the handiwork of those civil servants. To be honest, when they said in front of me that they could make the four places switch sides, I couldn't believe it..."
There was an inexplicable look in Zhu Di's eyes, as well as a trace of fear. The civil official's move really scared him. If he hadn't had to shoot the arrow, he might have broken with the civil servants.
"In fact, I later felt that the soldiers and horses that were able to capture Zhu Quan had the shadow of civil servants among them."
Just imagine how deep these civil servants hide themselves? Zhu Di feels scared just thinking about it.
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he reacted instantly. If the four northern regions were really under the control of those civil servants, it would be really terrible!
How powerful is the power of the civil servants to make the four regions rebel in an instant? Is this the case only in the four northern regions, or are there other places?
Han Du saw Zhu Biao's face gloomy and was afraid that he would fall into this.
He said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this time I'm afraid it will be the civil servants' last ditch effort. While this time they are all
Jump out, just in time to catch them all and get rid of this cancer for the Ming Dynasty. "
"Are you sure?" Zhu Biao turned his head and looked at Han Du in confusion.
Han Du nodded slightly and explained: "The emperor still remembers the forgery of the treasure banknotes, right?"
"Of course." Zhu Biao perked up and nodded quickly.
His father hated the counterfeiting of treasure banknotes, so he personally arranged the plan and ordered Han Du to pursue those people. It took several years to drive them to the ends of the earth.
Of course Zhu Biao would not forget such an important thing.
Han Du smiled understandingly and continued: "The ancestors of these people can be traced back to the pre-Song Dynasty. They were originally businessmen. As their family business grew bigger and more entrenched, they began to train the children of the family to become officials. I call them merchants."
"When I was tracking down these merchants, I discovered that there was a deeper hidden force in the Ming Dynasty. These people used knowledge as a bond and were intertwined with each other like aristocratic families, forming an extremely huge official force."
"Businessmen? Officials?" Zhu Biao's voice was full of doubts, "Does your father know about these officials?"
"I know!" Han Du nodded with great certainty.
Han Du reported this matter to Lao Zhu at that time.
"Then why didn't the emperor touch these officials?" Zhu Biao knew that there was no sand in his father's eyes.
If my father knew that there was such a huge force in the Ming Dynasty, no matter what kind of official it was, they would all be hacked to death!
Han Du took a deep breath and sighed: "Of course the late Emperor didn't want to let them go, but Your Majesty, even if you want to touch them, you have to find them first, right?"
"They are like a drop of water, dripping into the ocean of all officials in the world. On weekdays, their every move is no different from other officials, and they even work conscientiously. How can this touch them?"
