Outside the palace gate, Lan Yu looked at Xu Da with a solemn expression and did not dare to talk back, so she could only whisper:
"The Emperor has known this for a long time."
"What, what did you say?"
Xu Da didn't hear Lan Yu's whisper clearly, so he had to ask a few more questions.
Lan Yu quickly replied:
"No, it's nothing."
"Anyway, Duke Wei, just wait and see the good show today."
Xu Da looked at Lan Yu with a strange look on his face, always feeling that Lan Yu seemed to know some incredible inside story.
However, Xu Da has always been a solitary person in the court, without cliques or selfish interests, and was deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
As the head of the military generals, he was not only named a duke, but his position was also the head of the civil service.
His current position is the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, which is said to be unparalleled. Xu Da, the Right Prime Minister, has a higher official rank than Li Shanchang's Left Prime Minister. This shows that Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to Xu Da.
When Xu Da returned from the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Zhu Yuanzhang once called Xu Da his Great Wall.
The Great Wall is already a very popular minister, but Xu Da is very low-key.
Even though his prestige in the military was unparalleled, many people wanted to visit him, but Xu Da closed the door and thanked them.
Not only that, Xu Da also lives in seclusion on weekdays, staying at home and entertaining his grandchildren, enjoying it.
If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't often entertained him, Xu Da wouldn't have even wanted to go out.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang planned to appoint the king to guard the border, Xu Da naturally felt that doing more was better than doing less, so he directly wrote a letter to agree.
After all, his eldest daughter is already married to Zhu Di. If Zhu Di is granted the title of king, his eldest daughter will become the princess.
No matter what, Xu Da will not lose.
This wave of Xu Da is really the result of Qin Shihuang eating Sichuan peppercorns and winning.
But judging from Lan Yu's appearance, today's morning meeting shouldn't be that simple.
....
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the court meeting.
The civil and military officials were divided into two columns according to their official ranks, and they entered the palace from the left and right palace gates.
After crossing the Jinshui Bridge and walking through the Gate of Supreme Harmony, we arrived at the Fengtian Hall.
In the Fengtian Hall, a dragon chair made of gold was placed in the center of the front of the hall.
There are ninety-nine and eighty-one giant dragon pillars scattered around the hall, supporting the splendid roof.
The whole hall looks majestic and majestic.
All civil and military officials entered the Fengtian Hall one after another. As soon as they were lined up according to their rank, Zhu Yuanzhang strode into the hall from the side hall.
When Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne, all the civil and military officials bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"Everyone loves you."
Zhu Yuanzhang held his hands up, and when all the officials stood up again, the court meeting officially began.
Zhu Yuanzhang liked to handle domestic government affairs, large and small, at the court meeting. After all the officials finished their duties one by one, the sun had already risen.
"The government affairs have been dealt with. Next, let's discuss the matter of sealing the king and guarding the border."
Zhu Yuanzhang proposed the title of king and garrison at this time, hoping to obtain the consent of all the officials in the court, so that his title of king and garrison could be officially implemented.
"Our princes have gradually grown up, and it is time to contribute to the court."
"We have read all the memorials you wrote, and most of them agree with the policy of ennobling the king and guarding the border."
"It's just that some people seem to have strong opinions. Not only did they oppose the appointment of the king to guard the border in the memorial, they also dared to slander our prince and insult me for being stupid."
At the end of the sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone gradually became colder, and his oppressive eyes kept scanning below.
All the civil and military officials were shocked. Who dared to be so bold as to raise objections at this time?
You must know that the emperor has been preparing for many years for this so-called title of king to guard the border. This time he proposed it with the determination to succeed.
Those who dared to oppose at this time were all real warriors, and this man even scolded Zhu Yuanzhang together.
This can only be said that the bird pecks the cow's butt and the bird eats the cow's butt.
"Liu Bowen, Chen Huaiyi is your censor, right?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang glanced around the officials several times, he directly named Liu Bowen.
"Chen Yushi scolded us in the memorial for being a foolish king and acting against the will. As the chief of the Yushitai, do you know about this?"
Liu Bowen's expression changed when he heard this. He had no time to react and quickly knelt down to apologize:
"The minister was not strict with his subordinates, which led Chen Huaiyi to talk nonsense, insult the emperor, and ask the emperor to punish him."
"But I really don't know what Chen Huaiyi said."
Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong next to them saw Liu Bowen in such a mess, and they both looked gloating about his misfortune.
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, with a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, there was a high probability that Chen Huaiyi was instigated by Liu Bowen.
Liu Bowen believed that he was a scholar and looked down upon him as a beggar emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang had always been resentful of him.
If something happened to Chen Huaiyi this time, if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Liu Bowen, it would be easy to do so.
But Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang next to Liu Bowen, and finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"This is all Chen Huaiyi's fault, what does it have to do with you?"
"Since you don't know, don't take all the blame on yourself!"
"But we want to ask, Liu Bowen, what do you think about the title of king and the border defense?"
After Liu Bowen heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
This is a proposition. If you say the wrong word, you will be in danger immediately.
"To report to your Majesty, I feel that granting the king a title to guard the border is actually the best policy. I have no objection to granting the king a title to defend the border."
"I feel that the princes can serve the imperial court, guard the borders for the imperial court, and educate the people, which is a great deed."
"I have already expressed my views in the memorial. They are all from the bottom of my heart. I dare not hide anything. I hope the emperor will tell you clearly."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen with amusement. He waited for Liu Bowen to finish speaking, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not express any opinions.
The hall fell into an eerie silence, and Liu Bowen felt like his days were like years, like a light on his back.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said:
"Listen, this is our Chief Yushitai, he speaks nicely."
The oppressive atmosphere in the venue was immediately broken as Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, and Uncle Liu, who was lying on the ground, felt relieved.
"But we are tired of hearing these views you are talking about."
"Do all our ministers hold the same view? Then you have really let us down."
"Above the court, all the princes are not as knowledgeable as our prince."
"Biao'er, go tell these people why we should grant the king a title to guard the border?"
Following Zhu Yuanzhang's words, all the eyes of the civil and military ministers were cast on Zhu Biao. What did Zhu Biao have to say?
"Father, thank you very much."
Facing the gazes of the officials, Zhu Biao smiled slightly, and a gentle voice slowly sounded in the hall:
"However, I do have some humble opinions, and I would like to share them with you."
"Sealing the king to guard the border is actually a strategy to subjugate the country!!!"
"Wow!"
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials below seemed to explode, and the whole place was in an uproar.
