It’s snowing in Jiangnan.
When the light snow falls, it’s time to make a cup of hot tea to warm up.
Chen Kan and Zhu Di sat opposite each other, each holding a cup of steaming tea and covering their hands.
At the same time, he drank a sip of hot tea, frowned at the same time, and then praised the good tea at the same time.
Today is the fifth day of December, three days before Chen Kan is buried and the water and land ceremony begins.
Although there are still three days before this grand ceremony will begin, many monks have already gathered outside the small village.
Among them, some are eminent monks, some are Buddhist novices, and some are White Lotus followers.
Before Buddha, all living beings are equal.
So they could only meditate within the confines of the altar under the light snow.
A school captain strode into the door, cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, more than 3,000 people have gathered outside. Do you want to expel them?"
Zhu Di did not answer him, but looked at Chen Kan: "This is your funeral, what do you think?"
"Then we won't drive them away."
It was just a group of monks, and Chen Kan didn't think it was necessary to drive them away.
After receiving Chen Kan's order, the captain bowed to the two of them and exited the room.
Zhu Di looked at Chen Kan: "The noise I made when I ascended the throne was not as grand as the funeral of a marquis like you. To be honest, I don't like you now."
Chen Kan was stunned and looked at Zhu Di with an innocent face: "Your Majesty, can you blame me for this?"
"snort!"
Zhu Di suddenly put the tea cup in his hand heavily back on the table, and then said with a gloomy look: "This time, too many people are dissatisfied with me."
Chen Kan naturally knew that Zhu Di was talking about the seizure of military power, but the topic was too sensitive, so he did not intend to answer the conversation.
So he raised his head and looked at the fluffy snowflakes floating in the sky, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, it's snowing in the south of the Yangtze River. I guess the northern country should be a scene of thousands of miles of ice and snow drifting, right?"
Zhu Di looked coldly at Chen Kan who changed the subject and said calmly: "You exposed the shortcomings of the military membership system in front of me. What are you afraid of now?"
"Um?"
A question slowly emerged in Chen Kan's heart.
Then he looked at Zhu Di and shouted: "Your Majesty, when did I tell you about the shortcomings of the military membership system?"
"Um?"
"Shuzi!"
Zhu Di's expression darkened, and he was about to produce evidence to convince Chen Kan, but after thinking for a long time, he really couldn't figure out when Chen Kan mentioned military status in front of him.
The only time the two of them talked about the shortcomings of the household registration system was when Chen Kan came back from his first trip to Baochaosi and told him how difficult it was for the craftsmen in Baochaosi.
Unexpectedly, Chen Kan couldn't get any handle!
hateful.
The unknown anger that rose in Zhu Di's heart slowly subsided again.
Chen Kan stared at Zhu Di innocently, with only a few words written on his face, "Trick me, you are here to trick me."
But what kind of person is Zhu Di? He can only control his emotions and temper in a single thought.
So, he picked up the tea cup again, took over Chen Kan's words and replied: "The heavy snow in the north should be more than a foot deep now, and at least two feet on the grassland."
The topic was successfully changed, and Chen Kan smiled with eight white teeth.
But how could Zhu Di let him get his wish? After taking a sip of tea, he sighed with emotion: "It's pitiful for me, the Five Thousand Athletes of the Ming Dynasty, who still can't go home in the snowy days. How pitiful."
Chen Kan was unmoved.
Zhu Di continued: "Aren't you curious why I must send troops north and deep into the grassland?"
Chen Kan's face twitched and he asked: "Your Majesty, do you want me to be curious, or not?"
Zhu Di seemed not to have expected that Chen Kan would ask him a question in return, and couldn't help but frowned and said, "Where do you start with this?"
"call!"
Chen Kan took a long breath, he finally understood that Zhu Di was here to force him to express his position today.
Instead of pretending to be stupid, it's better for everyone to be honest with each other.
Seeing the change in Chen Kan's demeanor, Zhu Di just stared at him with burning eyes, as if he was sure that Chen Kan would submit.
A smile appeared on Chen Kan's face, he cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said, "Father-in-law."
Chen Kan's title suddenly changed from Your Majesty to Father-in-law. This change made Zhu Di couldn't help but feel moved.
But after a moment, Zhu Di understood Chen Kan's intention.
This means that what follows is gossip that the family talks behind closed doors and has nothing to do with the situation in the court or the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhu Di knew that the more this happened, the more it showed that what Chen Kan was going to say next was not simple.
Zhu Di smiled and said calmly: "Sister-in-law, what do you see?"
As soon as he said this, Chen Kan's face remained calm, but in his heart he secretly thought that this was indeed the case.
All the civil and military officials in the court were deceived by Zhu Di.
Zhu Di's real purpose was not military power at all.
But the North, or to be more specific, Beijing!
Chen Kan quickly organized his vocabulary and asked, "Father-in-law, have you ever thought about building Beijing?"
Zhu Di smiled slightly: "Why do you see it?"
Chen Kandao: "Since my father-in-law brought up the matter of military registration with my son-in-law today, it means that my father-in-law is already very aware of the shortcomings of the household registration system established by Emperor Taizu. Moreover, my father-in-law has resisted the pressure of the Manchu civil and military forces. We also want to send a partial army north, and it can’t really be to support the Oara tribe, right?”
Zhu Di had no expression and just said lightly: "Continue."
Chen Kan nodded. Since everything has been said here, there is no need to hide the next thing.
"Whether it is the military status system or the craftsman status system, what is involved behind it are interest groups that pull out the carrots and bring out the mud. Those people are deeply rooted in Jiangnan. If you want to touch them, it is easy to affect the whole body. .”
Chen Kan pondered and finished his sentence, but saw that Zhu Di still had no expression.
He continued: "The easiest way to dismantle these interest groups is to cut across the board, but this method can easily plunge the entire Ming Dynasty into turmoil.
After all, people are human because they resist.
The second method is to transfer the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and form a new power group so that they can confront each other. Over time, the power of both sides will gradually disappear and the snipe and the clam will fight, and the court will be able to benefit from it without any effort. "
As Chen Kan spoke, he observed Zhu Di's expression with his peripheral vision. As soon as Zhu Di's expression changed, Chen Kan planned to shut up.
After all, Zhu Di was not a broad-minded emperor.
If he develops fear, Chen Kan will be close to death.
"The biggest problem in building Beijing is not the Ming Dynasty, but the grasslands, so His Majesty sent another partial army northward.
In name, it was to help Mahamu resist Grand Master Arutai, but in fact it was to provoke disputes among all parties on the grassland.
This will prevent the grasslands from forming a unified state in a short period of time and gain a relatively peaceful period for the construction of Beijing.
As for the confiscation of military power through the encirclement and suppression of the White Lotus Sect and the remaining Jianwen Party, it was to prepare for the move of the capital to Beijing to reduce resistance.
I wonder if my father-in-law and son-in-law’s guess is correct? "
After finishing a long speech, Chen Kan's mouth went dry.
I couldn't help but pick up the tea and take a sip.
After listening to Chen Kan's long speech, Zhu Di couldn't help but show admiration on his face.
Obviously, every word Chen Kan said went into his heart.
These plans and layouts were already being prepared when he first ascended the throne.
But due to various reasons, he was unable to share these things with others.
How is this possible?
Such an awesome plan turns out to be just a one-man show. How can we get a sense of accomplishment and satisfy our vanity?
So, after thinking about it, he decided to come to Chen Kan to make his presence felt.
"Yes, this is indeed part of my plan."
Zhu Di was quite proud to conclude Chen Kan's long speech.
Then, he began to wait for Chen Kan to show his admiring eyes and enjoy the sense of accomplishment of using the world as his chess piece.
but.....
God does not follow people's wishes.
Chen Kan just kept drinking water and did not catch the flash of pride in Zhu Di's eyes.
Of course, drinking water was just Chen Kan's cover-up. What he was really doing was thinking about Zhu Di's purpose of clarifying these things with him today.
It can't be just to satisfy vanity, right?
Therefore, Chen Kan remained calm on the surface, but in fact the CPU was almost dry and smoking.
Damn it, what on earth is Zhu Di going to do?
You're not digging a hole for me again, are you?
Do you want me to go to Beijing to help that big fat man?
No way, right?
Could he really have the heart to throw a good-looking young man like me into the bitter cold of Beijing to suffer?
Zhu Di's face looked a little ugly, because he found that Chen Kan really didn't seem to mean to compliment him.
what happened?
Couldn't such an exquisite layout make this little bastard feel a little scared?
Or maybe he was suppressed too hard in the past, causing him to lose the ability to distinguish between good and bad.
If I had known this, I should have praised him on weekdays instead of just threatening him.
what to do?
For a moment, the atmosphere suddenly became silent.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Di decided to show his cards.
Looking at Chen Kan who was deep in thought, he coughed lightly: "Hey, Mr. Chen, do you think my plan will succeed?"
When Chen Kan came to his senses, he felt a pain in his head.
He thought about it for a long time, and the CPU was about to burn out, but he still couldn't figure out what Zhu Di's real purpose was.
He couldn't help but begin to doubt himself. Could it be that he had failed to keep up with the times and was about to be swept into the trash heap of history?
When Zhu Di saw that Chen Kan hadn't spoken to him for a long time, he suddenly fell into deep self-doubt.
Isn't my layout exquisite?
Why didn't this little bastard react at all?
Chen Kan shook his head to get rid of the feeling of doubting himself. He looked into Zhu Di's doubtful eyes and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles and casually laid a foundation for Ming Dynasty to prosper for a hundred years. Yichen sees it." Come on, this plan will definitely come true within ten years."
No matter what Zhu Di's purpose was, Chen Kan decided to flatter him first.
