Chapter 182: Unwilling
The prince wanted to fight and struggle. Want to talk. But when he raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face under the dim light,
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was expressionless, and he showed no evil expression. But the prince suddenly felt something in his heart and said nothing. The prince could only say: "Yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let's go."
The prince didn't know where he got the courage and said, "Father, do you want your fourth brother to stay in the capital?"
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know what the prince was thinking. The prince was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of abolishing the throne, and the person he wanted to establish was none other than King Yan Zhu Di.
If he doesn't agree to this matter, the prince probably won't feel at ease.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely dissatisfied with the prince, he could not face the prince's absence. It's easy to dethrone the prince. But it is not easy to re-elect a prince who can calm people's hearts. Not to mention, in terms of pushing the Ming Dynasty into the industrial age.
Zhu Yuanzhang's time was too short.
The person he wanted who could both stabilize the situation in the world and carry out the changes to the end was not found among his sons.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Except for the underage prince, only the King of Shu will stay in the capital, and the others will leave with you."
The prince breathed a sigh of relief and slowly prepared to walk out.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Nanjing was the golden land of the Six Dynasties. However, those who established Nanjing as their capital had short-term national fortunes. Therefore, I changed Peiping to Beijing and ordered the prince to leave Beijing to build the city of Beijing. From now on, Nanjing will be the two capitals in the world. Chief, Beijing is the deputy, and Beijing is in charge of military, horse, money and food affairs in Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Daning, Hetao and other places.",
"Just take care of yourself."
After hearing this, the prince immediately turned around and saluted and said, "Thank you very much, my dear father, for your protection."
This is really maintenance.
The prince always has a reason to leave the capital. Otherwise it would be relegation.
The position of prince can be promoted or demoted. Once something goes wrong, it will be very difficult for the prince to have a good death.
Ordering the prince to build the city of Beijing also gave him an excuse to control the troops in the northern provinces, where there were millions of troops. It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang did not lose trust in the prince. It's just punishment.
It's just a small punishment but a big warning.
This is also Prince An's heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that the prince's heart ailment was Jingnan, King Yan. Let the prince control the troops and horses, and the prince will not think randomly.
As for the prince's command of too many troops, it threatened the imperial power.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very confident and not afraid at all.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want the prince to be in Nanjing because he was afraid of the prince's potential power. But he was afraid of accidentally hurting the prince, if the prince really dared to do such a thing. Zhu Yuanzhang will let him know what it means that your father will always be your father.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There is a saying that is very good. The general trend of the world is vast. If you follow it, you will prosper, if you go against it, you will perish. Some things are not what I think or don't want, but what I must do. This one thing, Go to Beijing and think about it carefully. It’s better to figure it out for yourself than anything else.”
The prince said: "My son, I will think about it carefully."
Zhu Yuanzhang watched the prince open the palace door. The sunlight smeared on the prince's figure, giving him an unreal feeling.
As the prince left, the hall fell into darkness again.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time before calling Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng immediately came in from outside and knelt down. Said: "Where is He Xi?"
Xu Zheng said: "Master He, I have been waiting outside."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let him come."
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After a while, He Xi arrived.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Hey, the prince will go to Beijing soon to build the city of Beijing."
He Xi was stunned, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he just didn't know how to respond to Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
However, He Xi felt a trace of joy deep in his heart. If the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang were of one mind, such a prince would be completely unshakable. Now there is obviously a problem between father and son, which is also a good thing for He Xi.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "During this period of time, you have come to work with Fang Xiaoru in the Secretary's Supervisory Office to handle government affairs and revise the Ming Dynasty laws. You must not relax."
"Yes." He Xi said.
Today's secretary supervisor is no longer the former secretary supervisor. The various institutional powers of the imperial court were not fixed. Rather, the power of the chief officer is extended and contracted. Who was in charge of the secretarial department before? He is the prince, and with his status as the prince, the cabinet, which originally had a check and balance effect on the secretary supervisor, has completely become a subordinate agency of the secretary supervisor.
Therefore, the power of the Secretary Supervisor is so great that it has no boundaries.
If He Xilai serves as secretary-supervisor, it would be a huge leap to not be able to completely retain these powers.
However, there is also a problem here, and that is Fang Xiaoru.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know Fang Xiaoru's thoughts on the new law, and He Xi felt that he didn't know. But the team left for the prince. Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with the prince. But the deposing of the prince still cannot be done.
Naturally, the prince must be left with a sufficiently substantial arm in the center of power. Otherwise, the situation will be difficult to handle in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Liu Sanwu, how do you think we should deal with it?"
He Xi said: "I think it would be better for this person to stay. I think, after all, what I do requires a worthy opponent."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "It's up to you. Just dismiss him and resign."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disinterested. No thought at all, think too much. The murderous intention towards Liu Sanwu was no longer there.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Liu Sanwu for the sake of the prince, but now that it is like this, it no longer matters whether he kills Liu Sanwu or not.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, indicating that He Xi could leave.
He Xi did not leave. Instead, he said: "Your Majesty, when will I return to Liaodong?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised, looked at He Xi and said, "Why do you want to go back?"
He Xi said: "I have reported it before, and I think Liaodong is the most suitable place for the pilot project."
Zhu Yuanzhang remembered He Xi's three-step strategy. There was only one difference at that time, and that was that in He Xi's plan, it was the prince who was at the center and presided over the new law. Now that the prince is out of town, He Xi is in the secretary's prison.
The power of the secretary-supervisor is too great.
He Xi actually had no intention of staying as secretary and supervisor.
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang felt better about He Xi. At least He Xi is not greedy for power.
In fact, He Xi's thoughts were not what Zhu Yuanzhang thought.
First of all, He Xi doesn't think he can stay in this position for a long time. The prince has been in this position for several years and has become a powerful force that even Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid of. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang does not need to throw the prince to Beijing. He will soon want the prince and himself The henchmen separated.
If the prince had not been trained in the position of secretary-supervisor in the past few years, he would never have such a great reputation. There are not so many people in the government and the public.
The reason why the prince can do this is because Zhu Yuanzhang cultivated his future successor.
Zhu Yuanzhang will pass the Ming Dynasty to He Xi. Do not make jokes.
Therefore, He Xi is destined not to stay in this key position for a long time. In this case, why not say it out early. As for Liaodong, the north was He Xi's chosen fundamental place, and He Xi was also afraid of being ransacked. A stall in Liaodong became someone else's.
That was the thing that made He Xi want to cry.
Simply make this matter clear.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It depends on your speed."
As long as you finish what you said in the capital, that's all.
He Xi immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak, he slowly withdrew.
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The prince did not dare to disobey Zhu Yuanzhang's order. Without even packing her clothes or meeting Queen Ma before leaving, she hurriedly left Nanjing with Mu Ying.
Standing on the boat on the Qinhuai River outside the Jubao Gate, the prince and Mu Ying walked one behind the other, watching the majestic city of Nanjing unfold in front of them little by little, and retreat little by little in front of their eyes, showing off their majestic bodies.
As the sun sets in the west, countless golden lights wander on the river, like koi fish leaping together.
The prince suddenly said: "Brother, do you think I can still return to Nanjing?"
Mu Ying said: "Your Highness, don't belittle yourself. You will always be the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. How can you not come back?"
"It's me, how can I not come back?" The prince said calmly: "I will definitely come back."
But this sentence seems to lack confidence.
