Qianqing Palace.
After hearing Yang Xuan's words, Zhu Di's face darkened.
But he thought about it carefully.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes, and then step into it.
Mad, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Snapped!
Zhu Di slapped the armrest, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Ouch, what are you doing!" Yang Xuan was startled and almost jumped up.
The tea in the tea cup also sloshed out, and my hands were wet.
He looked at Zhu Di with resentful eyes.
"Ahem, what, I got distracted!" Zhu Di coughed twice and said.
Yang Xuan stopped worrying and asked, "How have you considered Xiao Qi's matter?"
"Since you came to me, you must know his conditions, right?" Zhu Di looked serious.
"He wants to lead troops to fight." Yang Xuan said.
It hit Zhu Di's sensitive spot immediately.
Military power has always been taboo for emperors.
"You should know, if you give him military power, what will the other princes think?"
"Also, if he leads troops to cause chaos, will I regret today's decision?"
Zhu Di said.
"Won't you impose more restrictions?"
"When there is no war, take back the military power. Only when there is a war, give him the military power."
"Of course, I'll be watching him too."
Yang Xuan said.
"As for what other lords think, do you care?"
"Besides, don't they know the help Xiao Qi gave you in the battle of Jingnan?"
"The most important thing is, are you afraid that he will rebel?"
"Haha, of course I'm not afraid." Zhu Di smiled confidently.
"That's it." Yang Xuan spread his hands.
Zhu Di smiled, acquiescing to this matter.
Then the two chatted for a while, and Zhu Di urged Yang Xuan to go to work.
Yang Xuan cursed in his heart and walked out of the imperial study, his good mood gone.
After Yang Xuan left, Zhu Di also fell into deep thought.
After thinking about it, what Yang Xuan said makes sense.
Because after entering, Zhu Di was also shocked.
If he relied on his own power to suppress Zhu Quan and force him to go to Nanchang to join the feudal clan.
His heart must be full of resentment towards himself.
If this resentment is passed down from generation to generation, it will explode sooner or later.
I have also dug a big hole for future generations.
To solve this matter, it is easy to say and difficult to say.
The simple way is to kill all Zhu Quan's lineage.
But the consequences are immeasurable.
The most difficult way is to use time to slowly eliminate the resentment in his heart.
But I don’t know how long it will take.
What Zhu Di hopes is to complete this matter in his own lifetime.
After thinking clearly, Zhu Di decided to imitate his elder brother and make Xiao Qi completely convinced of him.
Why were their brothers so convinced of Zhu Biao in the first place and had no idea about his position as prince?
In addition to the rule left by the ancestors that the eldest son inherits the family business, there is also the fact that most of their brothers were brought up by Zhu Biao, and they are convinced from the bottom of their hearts.
He is now the eldest among the brothers, but he cannot be like his eldest brother.
He now realizes how powerful his elder brother was back then.
It's a pity that God has no eyes.
"Come here." Zhu Di shouted towards the door.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Zhong appeared.
"Go and invite Prince Ning to come over." Zhu Di said.
"According to the order!" Wang Zhong retreated.
After a long time, Zhu Quan arrived.
"I, Zhu Quan, see your majesty!"
"Seventeenth brother, sit down!" Zhu Di smiled.
Zhu Quan was confused. He and Zhu Di were unhappy yesterday, but when they meet again today, their attitude is puzzling.
Could it be because of him... Zhu Quan thought to himself.
"Seventeenth brother, fourth brother has to tell you that I'm sorry."
"After all, I didn't do what I promised you."
"However, there is only one Ming Dynasty, and it must not be divided."
"Otherwise, after death, you and I, brothers, will not be able to see my father."
"You should understand this."
Zhu Di's tone was sincere.
"His Majesty…"
"Call Fourth Brother."
"this…"
"We are brothers."
"Fourth brother."
"now it's right."
Zhu Di smiled.
"I heard that you want to lead troops to fight?" Zhu Di asked.
Hearing this, Zhu Quan's eyes dodge and he did not dare to look at Zhu Di.
After all, he said a lot of things last night under the influence of alcohol.
"It's okay, just say it boldly."
"What can't be said between brothers?" Zhu Di asked, seeing Zhu Quan's hesitation.
"Yes, fourth brother, I don't want to wait to die at a young age."
"Ever since I was little, I just wanted to go to the battlefield." Zhu Quan gritted his teeth, mustered up his courage, and looked at Zhu Di and said.
"Okay, I promise you." Zhu Di said.
This answer was beyond Zhu Quan's expectation, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Oh, what's wrong? I can't believe it?" Zhu Di asked with a smile.
Zhu Quan didn't know how to answer.
"Isn't it just leading troops to fight? What a big deal."
"From now on, you will stay in the capital. When the Ming Dynasty is almost fully cultivated, you will definitely be allowed to lead the troops during the Northern Expedition."
"Of course, I will also keep the fiefdom of Nanchang for you."
"In the Yongle Dynasty, you can become a vassal whenever you want."
The subtext is that once the Yongle Dynasty ends, you will have to become a feudal lord.
Zhu Quan heard it, and he could also understand Zhu Di's thoughts.
He was afraid that he would steal his son's throne.
However, Zhu Di is only in his early forties now. According to his father's age, he can still rule for about thirty years.
Even if there is a gap, it won't be much.
By then, I will be almost fifty.
Retiring at this age is not unacceptable.
He knew that this was Zhu Di's greatest sincerity.
I can't push myself any further.
Thinking about other vassal kings, Zhu Di was good enough to himself.
"Thank you, fourth brother!" Zhu Quan said.
"Haha, brothers, just talk about it if you have anything to say."
"Why see outsiders?" Zhu Di said.
Zhu Quan was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
"The grasslands must be cleared during the Yongle Dynasty."
"As the saying goes, in fighting a tiger, brothers are brothers, and father and son are soldiers in battle."
"Brothers, you and I, work together to create lasting peace for future generations."
Zhu Di stood up and walked to Zhu Quan and stretched out his hand.
Seeing this, the latter grabbed Zhu Di's hand.
The two hands were clasped together as if they were taking an oath.
"Okay, I am willing to clear the grassland with Fourth Brother." Zhu Quan said.
"Haha, okay!" Zhu Di laughed.
From now on, there will definitely be a lot of space in the history books of the Yongle Dynasty, Ning Wang Zhu Quan.
This was also the compensation Zhu Di gave him.
He did the best he could.
After the two brothers talked openly, Zhu Di understood Zhu Quan's resentment towards him, and Zhu Quan also understood Zhu Di's difficulties.
Of course, Zhu Quan also understood that for Zhu Di to make such a big change, one person must have contributed a lot.
Because he knows Zhu Di, this brother is not a good person!
But he didn't know what Yang Xuan did.
In addition to not wanting to waste his talents, he also wanted to pass on the merit of Lao Zhu's family's emphasis on family ties.
At the same time, Zhu Di was also asked to set an example for Zhu Gaoxu.
If the two brothers really have a conflict over the throne in the future, they will still think of their family ties and not resort to death.
…
The matter of reducing the vassal status became so simple in Zhu Di's hands, and the military power of the kings was taken back.
Except Ning Wang Zhu Quan.
In fact, the kings also knew that Zhu Quan was able to receive such treatment mainly because he invested early.
The icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in times of need.
After Yang Xuan knew the result of Zhu Di's treatment, he just smiled slightly.
The following days were very peaceful, and the situation in the court had stabilized.
Last year's autumn grain harvest brought a lot of blood to the court.
Since Yang Xuan achieved results in cultivating fine grain varieties in the 20th year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu has invested heavily in this area.
Later, research on fertilizers was intensified.
After more than ten years, some results have been achieved.
Otherwise, in the late Hongwu Dynasty, Lao Zhu mobilized foreign troops several times, how could he leave a rich legacy to Zhu Yunwen.
It's a pity that the battle of Jingnan was completely defeated.
Even the economy of the Ming Dynasty suffered considerable damage.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he could only clean up the mess and adopt a temporary defensive strategy externally.
After all, the current national conditions do not support it at all.
Fortunately, over the past year or so, people's livelihood and economy have recovered very quickly.
Today's Ming Dynasty produces more grain than in history, which has greatly improved the Ming Dynasty's financial situation.
Disaster-stricken areas can also receive good disaster relief from the court.
In addition, Zhu Di is also preparing to send people to dredge the canal.
Because if he wants to march north, then food and grass will be a big problem.
After all, he had to send troops from the capital and walk thousands of miles to get to Peiping.
The consumption of transporting food from land is too great.
Taking the water route is faster and can save consumption.
Therefore, for Zhu Di, this canal must be dredged.
Coincidentally, the summer grain had been harvested, so Zhu Di allocated some money to dredge the canal.
At the same time, Zhu Di also carried out reorganization and restructuring of the Beijing camp.
Mainly adapted into three camps.
They are Shenji Camp, Three Thousand Camp and Five Military Camp.
The equipment of the Shenji Battalion mainly consists of firearms, and its number is only a few thousand. It is also equipped with a thousand cavalry.
The Three Thousand Battalion is a cavalry unit formed with three thousand Mongolian cavalry as its backbone, and its number is far more than three thousand.
As for the fifth military camp, it is a field army composed of elite cavalry and infantry. It is the trump card of the Ming army.
Its commander is his general, Zhang Yu.
Since the historical Battle of Dongchang did not occur, Zhang Yu did not die in the battle.
As for the cavalry force of the Three Thousand Battalion, Zhu Di divided it into two, commanded by Zhu Quan, King of Ning, and Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han respectively.
He gave Zhu Quan military power, but he also used his son to hold him back and balance him.
After all, in this era, the combat effectiveness of cavalry is well known.
In this series of events, time flashed and came to the second year of Yongle.
After the beginning of spring, the first imperial examination of the Yongle Dynasty was held.
Zhu Di followed Lao Zhu's final imperial examination policy and admitted students from every province to balance the north and the south.
In this imperial examination, a total of hundreds of people were admitted, filling many vacancies in various departments.
After all, Lao Zhu in the Hongwu Dynasty killed so many people in the end that many departments were short of people.
Although after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he also held the imperial examination in the second year of Jianwen, filling many vacancies.
But after the Battle of Jingnan, many people died.
Finally, Zhu Di took control of the capital and liquidated a group of people.
This has also resulted in staff shortages in various departments.
The purpose of enrolling so many people in this imperial examination is to alleviate this situation.
As various departments replenished their manpower, Yang Xuan could finally take a breath.
You no longer have to work like an animal every day.
In addition, he has discovered some talent in the past two years.
For example, Xia Yuanji is a rare economic talent.
Now he is the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but due to qualification issues, he is not yet qualified for the position of Minister.
After all, he is only in his thirties now, not even forty.
Of course, there are also Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu.
In government affairs, he is a good hand.
Yang Xuan borrowed Zhu Gaochi's hand and transferred them into the cabinet.
Assist in handling government affairs.
In the past two years, the number of princelings has increased, and the quality is also good.
In addition, Zhu Gaochi is becoming more and more handy in government affairs.
His talent point is not in military affairs, but in domestic affairs.
This can be seen from the fact that Yang Xuan handed over the cabinet to Zhu Gaochi in just two years.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhu Gaochi's military capabilities are not good, but compared to the military, internal affairs are more prominent.
…
When this person has free time, he just wants to wander around.
No, Yang Xuan strolled to the imperial study room.
Before I even entered, I heard the sound coming from inside.
"Drive! Drive!" This was obviously a child's voice.
Yang Xuan knew without guessing that this child was Zhu Di's great grandson, Zhu Zhanji.
Now, in terms of the country, Zhu Di only controls the general direction. He leaves it to Prince Zhu Gaochi to handle specific matters.
Although he prefers his second son, Zhu Gaoxu, in his heart, the eldest son is a great grandson of his father, Zhu Yuanzhang.
He had no choice but to train more and delegate more power.
"Hey, where are you and your grandson playing?" Yang Xuan entered the imperial study without any hindrance.
He has the privilege to enter and leave the palace freely, except of course the harem.
As soon as he caught his eye, he saw Zhu Di lying on the ground, riding a horse with his great sage grandson Zhu Zhanji on his back.
"Drive, drive, hurry up, hurry up!"
Xiao Zhu Zhanji yelled and yelled.
Zhu Di crawled on the ground in a circle with a smile.
Hearing Yang Xuan's voice, Zhu Di raised his head.
Xiao Zhu Zhanji, who was riding on his back, also looked happy. He immediately got off Zhu Di's back and ran towards Yang Xuan with his short legs.
"Uncle Master."
He was called after his father.
His father's name is Master Yang Xuan, and he will be called Master Uncle.
In fact, Yang Xuan didn't care whether he was called grandpa aunt or uncle.
"Hey, little Zhanji, do you miss your great uncle?" Yang Xuan knelt down and picked him up.
He pinched his fleshy cheeks and asked with a smile.
"I think." Xiao Zhu Zhanji replied.
"Haha, if you have time, let your grandma Huang or your mother take you to play with your great uncle."
"Your aunt misses you too," Yang Xuan said.
"Okay." Xiao Zhu Zhanji answered very simply, which was very pleasing.
"You guy, why are you here?" Zhu Di got up from the ground and looked at Yang Xuan and asked.
"If you have nothing to do, let's take a stroll." Yang Xuan said.
"That's it, then let me find you some work." Seeing his eldest grandson happily in Yang Xuan's arms, Zhu Di felt a little sad and said.
"You just can't see me taking any time off."
"I've done a lot of work for you in the past two years."
"Nothing will be done this time."
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