Zhu Yunwen's letter is very simple, but it reveals a lot, because he wrote in the letter that Zhu Yuanzhang has passed away and he has inherited the throne. He hopes that Zhang Ren can return as soon as possible. He will assume the position of commander of the Imperial Guards. It has been kept for Zhang Ren.
Zhu Yuanzhang's death marked the end of an era. To be fair, Zhang Ren felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was quite good to him. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the Yuan people, punished corruption, and was diligent and caring for the people. He was considered a good emperor, but his butcher knife There are too many innocent people underneath.
People's emotions are very complicated. Zhang Ren really didn't know what kind of mood he should use to face Zhu Yuanzhang. Now that he is gone, his merits and demerits can only be judged by future generations.
The other is Zhu Yunwen. In fact, before Zhu Yunwen became the emperor's grandson, Zhang Ren never realized that he had such deep thoughts. Later, he found out that the two of them also drifted apart until Zhang Ren left Jinling City. The two of them were in the official pavilion. During the conversation, Zhang Ren's heart opened up a lot.
Zhang Ren wanted to go back to Jinling, not only because of Jiang Yu and Zhu Yuanzhang, but also because he really didn't want to see any more innocent people die.
Only by taking the position of commander of Jinyi Guards could Zhang Ren avoid such a tragedy.
Next, Zhang Ren continued to read the letter patiently. Most of the letters were written by Zhu Yunwen, basically talking about how difficult it was to manage such a large country. As a young man with little experience, even if he was in power, he would sometimes Some compromises had to be made.
Many things are like this, just as Zhu Yuanzhang said at the beginning: If killing one person can bring peace to a village, no matter good or bad, I will definitely kill him!
If killing a hundred people can bring peace to a city, I will definitely kill them! If killing ten thousand people can bring peace to a country, I will definitely kill them!
The choice of whether to kill or not to kill rests with the emperor, but is this choice really that easy to make? Therefore, it is really difficult to be a good emperor.
Zhang Ren read one letter after another, until the penultimate letter, Zhu Yunwen wrote this: Brother Ren once reminded me to be careful of my fourth uncle. I think this is very true. The vassal king holds the military power and intimidates the border. Although they are connected by my blood, there is no guarantee that they will not have rebellious intentions after several generations. I discussed with Mr. Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and Zicheng many times and decided to cut off the vassal.
At this time, Zhang Ren hated himself even more for not studying history properly, otherwise now that he knew the direction of history, he would roughly know how to make choices.
But now? Without historical knowledge, even if you travel through time, you can only explore step by step like a blind person.
Regardless of the historical results, Zhang Ren also felt that there is nothing wrong with cutting down the vassal now. It is better than losing strength later. Moreover, among the vassal kings, only King Yan and King Ning had more troops, but the troops they led were also subject to the five armies. The Dudu Mansion is restrained. If there is no war, there are really not many troops that the feudal king can directly lead.
Zhang Ren put down this letter and started to read the last one. The news in this letter was even more explosive, because under the pressure of Zhu Yunwen, King Yan Zhu Di still rebelled. Zhang Ren did not expect such a result in the end. Although he knew that Zhu Di would become the emperor in the end, in Zhang Ren's view, the possibility of Zhu Di winning was indeed slim.
Of course, Zhu Yunwen also told Zhang Ren a piece of news in his letter, that is, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu, father and son, actually chose to rebel with Zhu Di.
This news made Zhang Ren somewhat unbelievable. His uncle surrendered from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. He never showed any ambitions and always seemed to be transparent. How could he choose to rebel against Zhu Di?
Zhu Yunwen also said that Zhang Ren could rest assured that the matter was under control. The King of Yan only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to defeat the imperial court's million-strong army.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen may be afraid that Zhang Ren will be in trouble, and he also promised that he would not harm Zhang Yu and his son. That's true, but on the battlefield, no one can guarantee absolute safety.
After reading these letters, Zhang Ren couldn't sit still anymore and immediately ran to find Yin Tongyi. Yin Tongyi saw that Zhang Ren was very anxious and asked quickly: "Why is it so turbulent?
"Zhang Ren quickly asked: "Fourth Senior Brother, when was the last time the Thousand Faces Man sent a message?" Yin Tongyi thought about it carefully and answered: "I can't remember the specific date, it was probably September or October last year.
Zhang Ren cupped his hands toward Yin Tongyi and said, "Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother." After Zhang Ren finished speaking, he turned around and left. Yin Tongyi couldn't figure it out and was afraid that Zhang Ren would encounter any difficulties, so he stopped him and said, "Junior brother, what difficulties have you encountered?
"Although Yin Tongyi is good at martial arts, his personal bravery in the arena cannot compare with the millions of troops on the battlefield. Yin Tongyi, a person in the arena, cannot help at all.
Zhang Ren shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid I have to go down the mountain." Zhang Ren didn't say the specific reason, and Yin Tongyi didn't ask. He just asked, "When will we set off?"
"Zhang Ren thought for a while. The speed of transmitting news in this era is inherently slow, so it is better to do many things as early as possible. He said: "Let's go early tomorrow morning. I will go and talk to the master later.
Yin Tongyi didn't say much, he just frowned, nodded and said, "Okay." Accompanied by Yin Tongyi, Zhang Ren went to talk to Taoist Priest Yuanyue again.
Taoist Master Yuanyue naturally nodded in agreement, but when he glanced at Yin Tongyi outside the door, he couldn't help but whispered: "That Zhang Ren, can you persuade Tongyi to go down the mountain with you to practice this time?" How about Ichiban?
"Yin Tongyi is nagging and can talk about one thing dozens of times, which also troubles Taoist Priest Yuanyue who likes purity.
Zhang Ren also looked at Yin Tongyi outside the door and asked suspiciously: "If Fourth Senior Brother goes down the mountain, who will take care of Master?
Taoist Priest Yuan Yue frowned slightly and said suspiciously: "I have hands and feet as a teacher, so why do I need others to take care of me?" Zhang Ren said again: "You always have to use someone to clean the room, right?"
Master, your stinky socks always have to be washed by Fourth Senior Brother, right? "Taoist Priest Yuan Yue looked confused and said, "Although I am the leader of Wudang, I am also very diligent. I always clean my room and wash my own clothes..." Taoist Priest Yuan Yue said, and suddenly thought of something. What? He took a deep breath and asked with a slightly angry look: "Did Tongyi tell you that he wanted to take care of you as a teacher?
Was it he who told you to clean the teacher's room and wash his socks? "Zhang Ren looked at Yin Tongyi outside the door, with a crying face and no answer.
But at this time, silence was better than sound. Taoist priest Yuanyue understood it all at once. He raised his beard and gritted his teeth and said: "This traitor is actually arranged to be a master behind his back.
This made Zhang Ren confused. He hurriedly asked: "Since you don't need anyone to take care of you, master, why has the fourth senior brother been unwilling to go down the mountain to explore?"
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