Zhu Di's mood became very uneasy, he was very worried about his father, and his attitude towards him changed drastically.
And his worry is not unreasonable.
My father's concept has always been that the eldest son inherits the family business and will never pass on the throne to anyone else.
Even if the eldest brother dies first, the throne will only be passed on to the eldest brother's son.
The news he received from Han Cheng also confirmed his thoughts.
What's even more terrible is that later on, he not only seized Zhu Yunwen's throne, but also successively attacked Yunxi and others.
My father was furious.
When he didn't know these things, his father would definitely let him lead the troops and do important things with confidence.
Now, after knowing what will happen in the future, in order to nip trouble in the bud, can my father really trust himself to guard Peiping with a large number of troops?
This is not what Zhu Di is most worried about.
What Zhu Di was most worried about was that his father would not allow him to intervene in the affairs of the Shibo Division, let alone lead troops to attack the Japanese country.
This will affect the construction of medical schools.
This is what he is most worried about!
If it really happened, it would be a huge blow to him!
Zhu Di originally had this concern.
At this time, my father sent someone again to call my eldest brother away, most likely to talk about myself...
When he thought of this, Zhu Di felt very complicated and heavy.
Zhu Di looks very brave, but there is more to him than just bravery. Under the brave appearance, there is also a delicate heart hidden.
If he really pays attention to some things, it will be easy for him to notice a lot of things...
At this time, King Zhu Fan of Jin was in a similar mood.
Originally, he was very excited here and was waiting expectantly for his elder brother to give him the task.
But at the last moment, the eldest brother asked the eunuch sent by his father to call him away!
This feeling is as uncomfortable as it is.
Bi and Meiren had made all preparations and were about to enter the alley, but it was extremely uncomfortable when they were suddenly told to stop.
How come your father is so good at choosing the right time?
Can't you ask someone to come later?
Not to mention how depressed Zhu Fan was!
"Fourth child, tell me, brother, what mission do you want to give me?"
Zhu Fan rolled his eyes, and quickly came to Zhu Di's side, squatted down, looked at Zhu Di with a smile and asked, his attitude was so good.
He felt that the fourth child had come back earlier than him and had already received the mission. In order to complete the mission, he was beaten so cruelly by his father.
Definitely know some of the rest of the plans.
The eldest brother is gone, so I can only ask the fourth child.
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Fan and sighed: "Oh, why is my neck so uncomfortable? It's so uncomfortable!"
"Third brother, give me a squeeze!"
Zhu Fan immediately stood up, bent down and began to pinch Zhu Di's neck.
"Fourth brother, I'm not bragging to you. My technique is so brilliant. It's a secret I learned from a wise man on the Qinhuai River!
Third brother, I have obtained some points of true inheritance.
If he hadn't left early and stayed for a few more months, he would definitely be able to survive.
But even now, if there is only a few pieces of truth, it is definitely more than many people! "
While King Jin was pressing Zhu Di's neck, he did not forget to boast.
Zhu Di lay here, squinting his eyes, enjoying it very much.
"Third brother, don't mention it, your technique is really good, and you did get some true information."
Zhu Di said with narrowed eyes.
"Really? Then let Third Brother give you a good massage today. No one else has ever received such treatment except you!"
After pressing the button for a while, Zhu Fan looked at Zhu Di and said, "Fourth brother, can you tell me about my father's arrangements now?"
Zhu Di said: "Oh, my whole body was falling apart all the way back from Peiping.
Especially the two feet, it’s so uncomfortable..."
"Zhu Laosi! It's almost done! Don't go too far!!"
Zhu Fan was suddenly furious.
"Oh, as a younger brother, you are a bit too much, you shouldn't expect too much.
I had just thought about what tasks my father and eldest brother were going to arrange for you, but when my feet felt uncomfortable, I completely forgot about it..."
"Hey hey hey... Fourth brother, it was third brother's voice that was a little loud just now, and something he said was wrong. Don't take it too seriously."
Zhu Fan said, came to Zhu Di's feet, stretched out his hand towards Zhu Di's back, waved his fist vigorously, and then took off the fourth child's shoes.
It is August now and the weather is not cool.
The fourth child went out to do things early in the morning, and when he came back after working for a long time, it would be strange if the smell was good.
As soon as he took it off, a strong smell hit his face, almost making Zhu Fan spit it out!
Holding his breath, he took off the fourth's other shoe in a very disgusting manner.
He walked quickly to the side and took a deep breath.
After breathing evenly, he went on to press Zhu Di's feet.
After pressing it a few times, I finally couldn't bear it any longer.
I went to get some water and washed both of Zhu Di's feet, so that I could do it more easily.
How could Zhu Di let go of such a good opportunity?
He directed Zhu Fan to give himself a good massage here. After he was satisfied, he narrowed his eyes and told the news he knew.
"What my father and eldest brother want is that I will be here at Longjiang Bao Shipyard and ask Third Brother to go to Chongming Island to stabilize Wu Zhen.
It is best not to let these people cause big trouble, let alone let these people go to the sea to become pirates.
Otherwise it would be too embarrassing for our royal family. "
When Zhu Fan heard this, he suddenly smiled.
This mission is not dangerous, but the more dangerous it is, the more he likes it.
Because judging from the degree of danger of the tasks assigned to him, in the eyes of his father and others, his ability far exceeds that of the fourth child!
Just knowing this is enough!
"Is there any more? Just this little news?"
"Isn't this news enough?"
"Don't you have any detailed plans?"
"No, I'm afraid my father and the others haven't thought of the detailed plan yet."
Zhu Di shook his head.
"Really no more?"
"There really aren't any more!"
"Snapped!"
"Ouch~!!"
Zhu Fan slapped Zhu Di on the scarred buttocks.
After this slap, Zhu Di immediately screamed.
The voice is extremely high pitched.
"Third brother! You bitch! Burning bridges across rivers! I'm going to beat you to death!!"
Zhu Di turned around and waved his arms at Zhu Fan and roared.
Zhu Fan squatted far away from Zhu Di and washed his hands vigorously, as if trying to remove a layer of skin from his hands.
"Come here if you can! Third brother, I'll be waiting for you here!
As long as you can come over, I'll do whatever you want. "
Zhu Fan looked at Zhu Di, feeling proud but also extremely mean.
With Zhu Di's injuries, how could he get up and come over to beat him?
After getting up, the damage he received was much heavier than that slap.
Moreover, Zhu Di knew this bitch too well.
What he said right now was that as long as he walked to him, he would be able to slap him at will.
But in fact, if I really do this, I will definitely be the one who gets whipped.
How could this bitch, the third child, stand still and let himself do it?
He was injured and couldn't beat him.
After the two of them hurt each other for a while, the topic turned to the second child, King Qin Zhu Ping.
"I heard that my second brother was also beaten by my father after he came back?
You were beaten because you were going to carry out the torture plan, and what was the reason why your dick was beaten? "
Zhu Fan looked at Zhu Di and asked.
"The second brother did some bad things in the fiefdom and forgot what his father told him when he became a feudal lord."
When talking about King Qin's affairs, Zhu Di's attitude became serious.
"Have you done something stupid? Someone is instigating the second brother, right?
Otherwise, according to the temperament of the second brother, it is unlikely that he will disobey his father's instructions. "
After Zhu Fan was stunned for a moment, he frowned slightly and said.
"Well, it's the concubine Deng..."
As Zhu Di spoke, he informed Zhu Fan of some things.
Including the fact that Deng made a lot of excuses for the second son, and that King Qin was still kept in the dark.
"Damn it!"
After listening to Zhu Di's story, Zhu Fan couldn't help but whisper, with cold murderous intent.
At this time, he no longer had that charming and suave look on him.
Some are just angry and cold.
How did Mr. Deng insult his second brother?
Does this mean that there is no one in Lao Zhu’s family? !
He immediately said that if his father and eldest brother didn't care, then he would take charge of this matter!
Deng must die!
"Third brother, please don't get excited. The most important thing in this matter is not Deng, but the second brother..."
Zhu Di's words immediately awakened Zhu Fan and made him realize the difficulty of this matter.
His brows furrowed and he began to think about whether there was any foolproof solution.
Zhu Di is also here to think of a solution.
When it came to business, the two men returned to their seriousness and stopped arguing.
But it is obviously not that easy to find a perfect solution.
The two of them had been pondering here for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a good way to get rid of the Deng family without making the second brother sad.
"Hey, if only the second brother could accept the second sister-in-law, how wonderful would it be for the two of us to live a good life?"
After some fruitless discussions, Zhu Di sighed and said this.
Although Princess Qin's identity is somewhat sensitive, she has long been recognized by everyone in the old Zhu family through her actions.
Both Zhu Fan and Zhu Di recognized this sister-in-law.
But it is useless for them to agree on this matter. It requires the approval of the second brother.
"I can only think about this matter. It's impossible. How can the second brother, with his stubborn mind, put aside his prejudices and accept the second sister-in-law?
Even if the King of Heaven comes, I can't do anything about this! "
Zhu Fan shook his head.
They know the second brother too well.
At this point, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite!
"Alas~"
Zhu Fan and Zhu Di sighed in unison.
After realizing that the other party was in sync with themselves, they all snorted and turned their heads to the side in disgust...
…
"Biao'er, I'm not going to let the fourth child do these things like Longjiang Bao Shipyard and the Shipping Department. What do you think?"
In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao who was coming over. After being silent for a while, he said this.
Zhu Biao's expression darkened.
On the way here, Zhu Biao was thinking about why his father called him here, and he already had some guesses about it.
But when he really learned about this from his father, Zhu Biao still felt uncomfortable.
"Not only in the Shibo Division, but also in Beiping, my father doesn't want the fourth child to come back, right?"
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said nothing.
Although he didn't speak, his meaning was clearly expressed.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao stepped forward and stretched out his hand to squeeze Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulders.
"Father, I think these considerations of yours are not good. The Longjiang treasure ship has been handed over to the fourth child. It is not good from any aspect to suddenly replace him at this time.
What would the fourth child think?
He is very dedicated to promoting the development of the medical school.
I am worried about the illness of Uncle Xu and my siblings..."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "The fourth child is indeed capable and very reliable in doing things, but... whenever we think of the things he will do in the future, we feel uncomfortable.
We don't blame him for seizing the throne, we blame him for not being so ruthless to Yunxi and the others.
Without this, under those circumstances, we would have nothing to say about him seizing the throne.
Although we still don't know what the fourth brother has done specifically after he came to power, but from the title Emperor Yongle and the few words Han Cheng said, we can know that he did a good job after he came to power.
At least it's far better than what Zhu Yunwen did when that idiot came to power.
As long as that idiot Zhu Yunwen is messing around, our Ming Dynasty will no longer be the Ming Dynasty!
But as long as I think of the fourth child..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little speechless.
Zhu Biao said: "Father, even if you don't move the fourth child to the north, you still have to send the rest of the people to guard it.
The special environment and location in Peking meant that those who guarded there must be strong, capable, and have a certain degree of autonomy.
Otherwise, there would be no way to deal with those northern barbarians.
If someone else is there, he may not be as good as the fourth person.
There is no guarantee that they will not have other thoughts.
Not everyone is as capable and loyal as Uncle Xu.
Father, don’t forget Anlu Mountain during the Tang Dynasty. "
Hearing what Zhu Biao said, especially after mentioning An Lushan, Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
If this is the case, then it is really better to let the fourth child continue to be stationed in Beiping.
Otherwise, if someone else gets the throne, it will not only be Biao'er's children who will be unlucky, but more of his descendants will also suffer.
The closer you are to yourself, the more direct your descendants will be!
It will be a catastrophe for my family.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao spoke again, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Father, there is no need to worry too much.
What Han Cheng said actually happened later. Now that Han Cheng has come and said many things, I am afraid that many things will change next.
In fact, the matter of the fourth child is not difficult to solve.
The most important thing is that I want to live longer.
As long as the child doesn't die, how can there be so many things?
There are children here, let me see which bastard dares to disobey and rebel! "
Zhu Biao really had the confidence to say this.
Hearing Zhu Biao say this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a lot more relaxed.
But soon, it became heavy again.
"What you said makes sense, Biao'er. If you are fine, none of those guys would dare to rebel. We believe you can control them.
You have a very good relationship with your brothers, you are prestigious, and your blood relationship is close.
You won't attack them, and they won't protest against you either.
But what about after you?
Even if you discipline Biao'er well, your son will not touch these vassal kings, and those vassal kings will not do anything to your son because of your prestige, Biao'er, but what about your grandson?
Where is your great-grandson?
Passed down from generation to generation, the emotions and relationships that were once thicker than water have long since become very weak.
As the old saying goes, after the fifth server, you won't kiss, and you can even intermarry.
In the words of scholars, it is called the noble man's beauty, which can be killed in five lifetimes.
At that time, in order to prevent the feudal kings from rebelling, will the emperor not cut down the feudal clans?
Will those vassal princes really obey the emperor?
No, not at all!
Although Ye Boju had an ulterior motive when he spoke about this matter, he wanted to take the opportunity to attack us and gain benefits for himself as an official, but there are still some truths he said..."
In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang had never considered this more profound aspect.
I think he was very clever in making him the king.
Because of these actions, the military power of those generals who still remained warlords after the founding of the country could be separated and placed in the hands of the royal family.
To prevent rebellion in the Ming Dynasty.
On the other hand, although the Ming Dynasty was established, many officials were still old people who came from the Yuan Dynasty.
In the late Yuan Dynasty, the rule had long since collapsed. Those who served as officials in the Yuan Dynasty were all making a fortune.
They prey on the common people, harm the public and enrich private interests, and break the bones and suck out the marrow of many common people.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, they felt that there was just a new emperor, and they wanted to bring the same things from the Yuan Dynasty to their own Ming Dynasty.
Although I have attacked this in many aspects and achieved considerable success, there are still many people who are dishonest.
I miss the Tatars and want all kinds of corruption and perversion.
The Ming Dynasty is so big, even if I stay awake every day, I can't possibly see every place.
With the vassal king, you can help yourself keep an eye on the place and prevent them from being too unscrupulous!
I have always felt that my strategy was perfect.
It is very conducive to the stability of Ming Dynasty.
But now it seems that there are still many consequences!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt particularly tired and faintly collapsed. Why was it that all the things he was proud of were not right?
Obviously, many of them were good at the beginning, but then they all failed and became endless disasters?
Zhu Biao looked at his father's painful look and comforted him: "Father, sometimes you don't have to think so far ahead.
Nothing is always good.
The Han Dynasty resolved the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and implemented the Tuen Order, but there was no threat from the vassal king. Didn't the Western Han Dynasty fall to Wang Mang?
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, relatives had exclusive power.
The Tang Dynasty lasted only two generations, and power was seized by Wu Zhou. Although the throne was returned to the Li family later, another separatist regime came with vassal towns outside and eunuchs doing evil inside.
As for the Song Dynasty, they suppressed military generals, improved the status of civil servants, and shared the world with scholar-bureaucrats, but they were always embarrassed. Reading the history of the Song Dynasty makes people angry.
It can be seen that even if there is no vassal king, there will still be no peace.
There are still all kinds of bad things that cause unrest and threaten the rule.
To be honest, my father, the vassal system is not as bad as you think.
At least when my father was still there, the vassal system played an extremely important role in the rapid stability of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, there will be all kinds of troubles in the future, but if you take a step back, even if there is a vassal king who rebels and seizes the throne, for the father, the difference is not that big.
At least the emperor is still a descendant of the Zhu family, and the meat rotted in the pot.
Those who win the throne will not carry out large-scale massacres of the many descendants of the Zhu family. "
"Biao'er, just attack those naughty boys with all your strength!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said.
The more Zhu Yuanzhang saw his outstanding and benevolent Biao, the angrier Zhu Yuanzhang became when he thought of how the fourth child treated Biao'er's sons.
He even wanted to beat Zhu Di again!
"The child is not talking to them, he is just telling some facts."
Zhu Biao said this while squeezing Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulders.
"Biao'er, okay, stop pinching. You feel bad inside. Sit down and have a rest. Don't get tired."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to prevent Zhu Biao from pinching his shoulders again.
He personally brought a chair for Zhu Biao to sit on.
After Zhu Biao sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Biao'er, I remembered what Han Cheng said to me before.
He said that any policy has timeliness, so in their later generations, they will also call the policy current affairs.
We cannot always think about establishing a policy that will last forever.
The vassal king's policy is indeed effective at this time, but in the long run, it will be harmful to the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, let's use it temporarily and come up with a better way to solve it.
This matter cannot be delayed for too long.
The longer it takes, the worse it gets.
At least before we pass away, we need to deal with this matter.
This problem cannot be left in your hands, let alone the hands of future generations.
The feudal king system was given by us.
Most of these vassal kings are our sons, and a few are our grandnephews.
Let's deal with it so that these bastards don't dare to rebel or talk nonsense.
Even if they feel dissatisfied, they still have to endure it!
Whoever dares to dissent, we will smoke! ! "
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he once again entered the unreasonable mode.
But when Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was trying to be unreasonable, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
My heart is filled with emotion.
How could he not know the reason why his father did this?
He was afraid that he would be embarrassed and that his brothers would scold him and cause him trouble in the future.
That's why he made such a decision and planned to handle the feudal king's affairs before he passed away!
This is my father!
My father treats me so well!
Throughout history, there has never been a more stable prince than himself!
I am really lucky!
Zhu Biao immediately made up his mind that he must live a good life in the future!
Live as long as possible!
In this case, I can share more of my father's worries.
No matter how many problems it can solve, at least as long as you live and don't let your father's white-haired people send black-haired people away, your father will definitely be very happy.
"Father, as for the Shibo Division, let the fourth child do it. I believe in the fourth child's ability and the will of the fourth child. There is no problem in letting him do this accurately."
Zhu Biao took two deep breaths to prevent his tears from flowing down, and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said these words.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment and said: "Okay, let's do what you said.
These bastards don’t know how lucky they are to meet a big brother like you! "
Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "My son, thank my father for the fourth child!"
Then they talked about Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, and the Japanese navy.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It is necessary for the third child to go to Chongming, but we cannot just count on the third child.
People like Wu Zhen and Wu Liang all came here in troubled times and killed them wherever they could.
Now it seems that many of those Japanese naval forces still have some connection with those pirates.
After all, many of them are the remnants of Chen Youding and Fang Guozhen.
It would be strange to say that there is no connection between the two remnants of Chen Fang who fled to sea and became pirates.
Under such circumstances, it would be quite risky for Lao San to go.
If things go wrong, your life may be in danger..."
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he pondered for a moment and said: "Biao'er, you will contact the Chaohu Navy later and tell them that the opportunity has come for them to stand up and whether they are willing to do things with you, the prince.
If you are willing and do well, then we can forget all the mistakes they made before.
Don't say we don't miss our old friendship. "
Zhu Yuanzhang previously felt that it was not good to have only the Chaohu Navy under his command, and that he needed to cultivate another navy that was truly his own, a direct line of navy.
In recent years, the navy has been used less and less. Looking back at this time, I found that the navy, which I trained as a direct lineage, really has a lot of problems.
We need to use the knife on them!
It is also necessary to appropriately enhance the status of the Chaohu Navy.
I had previously pushed down the Chaohu Navy quite a bit.
At this time, it is most appropriate for Biao'er to come forward and subdue them.
Ever since Liao Yongzhong was executed by himself for his crime, the Chaohu navy had been sitting on the bench and was in a state of panic all day long.
Now that Biao'er has spread goodwill towards them, they will definitely not miss this opportunity and will hug Biao'er's legs tightly...
Zhu Biao was a little surprised when he heard what his father said about the Chaohu Navy.
He really didn't expect that his father would prepare to activate the Chaohu Navy again at this time.
Give the Chaohu Navy a chance for nirvana and rebirth.
Looking at it this way, it means...the thorn in the heart of his father that Liao Yongzhong who led the Chaohu Navy has disappeared?
Thinking so, Zhu Biao shook his head.
It seems impossible.
The Liao Yongzhong incident left a huge sting to his father, and it became a lifelong regret for him.
Even Liu Bowen's death by Hu Weiyong had a lot to do with this matter.
This thorn cannot disappear easily.
Now it seems that the father can only temporarily ignore this thorn for the sake of the overall situation.
However, Zhu Biao did not ask any more questions on this matter and did not take the initiative to touch the thorn.
After agreeing to it, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang discussed a lot here, and then the third child went to Chongming Island for a detailed plan.
Many arrangements were made.
After confirming that there should be no major deviations in the plan, Zhu Biao left Zhu Yuanzhang and quickly went to find the third and fourth sons.
He knew very well that according to the cleverness of the fourth child, he might have probably guessed what his father meant by calling him to come, and he was feeling anxious at the moment.
I have to go back and tell him what happened quickly, so as not to worry him too much...
…
After Zhu Biao left, Zhu Yuanzhang did not go to see the memorial.
He held his brow with his hand and pondered here.
He looked gloomy.
He was not thinking about the Chaohu Navy, but thinking about how to reasonably solve the feudal king's problem in the future.
Don't look at what Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao said just now, casually, as if he already has a solution.
In fact, Lao Zhu himself didn't have any good solution to this matter.
This matter was very difficult for him.
It seems that no matter what I do, it’s not right or good.
If his other sons are not good enough, forget it, he can easily deal with them.
But among them, there are many people with outstanding abilities.
Among them, the third and fourth children are the most important.
As for the second child, he is a bit of a beast and a bit of a fool, but he is really unambiguous when leading troops to fight!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was very decisive in other matters, was deeply entangled in this matter and did not know what to do...
…
"Fourth, please clean up and deal with the matters at Longjiang Bao Shipyard."
"real?!"
Zhu Di suddenly became extremely surprised.
Originally, he had always been very nervous and worried that he would not be able to do these things again.
The longer the eldest brother stayed with his father, the stronger this feeling became in his heart.
Who would have thought that after my elder brother came over, he would bring such a big surprise to me!
"Of course it's true. The play has been prepared. How can it be done if we don't continue singing?
Father and I can rest assured that we can leave this matter to you. "
When Zhu Di heard this, his eye sockets felt a little hot.
Although the eldest brother came here calmly and didn't say much, he knew that he could achieve such a result because his father had definitely put in a lot of effort.
Otherwise, according to my father's temperament, I'm afraid he wouldn't handle it this way.
"Brother, please rest assured, I will definitely do everything beautifully without making any mistakes!"
"Well, I believe you."
Zhu Di was so excited that he didn't even wait a moment longer. He immediately had someone carry him, and he lay on a stretcher and left the Forbidden City.
There was no delay at all on the way and we went directly to Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
Zhu Biaoer also told Zhu Fan about Zhu Fan's next tasks and more detailed plans.
"Lao San, this mission is very dangerous and difficult. You must be careful!"
Why would Zhu Fan care about this?
He waved his hand and said: "Brother, it's okay. No matter how dangerous the task is, I can still complete it better than the fourth child!"
After saying that, he opened the folding fan and started shaking it...
…
After Zhu Yuanzhang corrected the memorial for a while, he went to see Empress Ma.
Empress Ma knew some of what Han Cheng said today, but she didn't know the rest...
…
At this time, Han Cheng also went to see Princess Ningguo. He had an important matter that he needed his future wife to help solve...
(End of chapter)
