The residence of Prince Yan.
In the pavilion in the lake, Zhu Di and Dao Yan sat opposite each other.
Not far away, Ma He stood on the aisle to Liangning.
"I didn't expect that after planning for so long, it would all come to nothing."
Zhu Di sighed softly.
Lao Zhu named Zhu Biao's three sons as kings, which was tantamount to announcing that the prince would definitely choose among the three of them.
Zhu Di is out.
"Man proposes, God disposes."
There was no trace of frustration on Dao Yan's face.
"Since His Majesty has not directly appointed the crown prince, the matter has not been settled yet."
Looking at the lake, Zhu Di smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Who doesn't know what your Majesty's move means? How can I fight?"
He paused and sighed: "We all said before that there must be an expert behind Fu'er."
"But looking at his words and deeds that day, even if there was someone behind him, the monster of the boy is far beyond what ordinary children can compare to."
That day, Zhu Yunzhen and the craftsmen came up with the "Flintlock Gun", but he was watching from the side.
Witnessing the entire deliberation process, it is very clear that Zhu Yunxuan came up with the "flint gun" piece by piece and slowly.
Dao Yan touched his beard and said with a smile: "If he wasn't extremely smart, no master would be his disciple."
Dao Yan still insisted that there must be someone behind Zhu Yunzhen.
Although Zhu Yunzhen is a monster, he can never reach that level.
However, after having some dealings with Zhu Yunxian, his evaluation of Zhu Yunxian also improved a few points again.
"His Majesty is now making all three of them kings, hoping to use this name to let him do things."
"Since ancient times, how can anyone be named King of the South? Your Majesty's heart has long been made clear to the world."
"Nanwang's poetic talent is well known all over the world, and he has contributed suggestions to the court. If he succeeds in accomplishing a few practical things after taking charge of Yingtian Mansion, the ministers of the court will no longer be able to do what the Pu family did in Pingquan Prefecture. Because of his young age, he was prevented from making him the crown prince."
Dao Yan knew this very well.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "There is never anything that our father wants to do that cannot be accomplished. Now that he has this intention, what should I fight for?"
Dao Yan shook his head repeatedly.
"The King of Nan is young and is his legitimate grandson. If you want to make him the crown prince, it will be difficult without arousing opposition from the Manchu Dynasty."
Zhu Di was a little confused.
"Our father really wants to make him the crown prince. Even if the whole court opposes it, so what? Can they really do it with just them?"
Whatever Lao Zhu is determined to do, no matter how many people oppose it, it can never be stopped.
The Hu Weiyong case, the Guo Huan case, the Kongyin case...how many ministers were killed?
All the officials in the court were left empty-handed.
Dao Yan shook his head and laughed.
"This is unlike anything else."
"If His Majesty is determined to crack down on corruption, no matter how many officials object, nothing can stop him."
"But if His Majesty wants to establish a crown prince, he must ensure a smooth transition and cannot rely solely on forceful suppression."
"If a new crown prince is established, he will be the enemy of the whole world and dissatisfied with the whole world. How will he inherit the throne in the future?"
"If Your Majesty wants to establish a crown prince, he must convince both the government and the public."
"If that's not the case, why doesn't Your Majesty just make him the grandson? Why go to all the trouble to make him King of the South first?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, he suddenly realized, and blurted out: "That's right. Our father does not need to convince the world, but the newly established prince must convince the world."
When he thought of this, his spirits perked up, but then fell back down again.
"Even so, what can I do?"
Dao Yan smiled and uttered three words: "Go back to Peiping."
Zhu Di was slightly startled.
"The current situation has turned into three kings competing for the throne."
Dao Yan analyzed: "The most dangerous thing is the dispute over the foundation of the country. Therefore, any emperor must be resolute and decisive when establishing a prince, so that no one will have a desire to compete, which will lead to instability in the government and the opposition."
"But now your Majesty wants to make King Nan the crown prince, but he is afraid that people will not accept it, so he can only slowly do it and make three people king at the same time. This has never happened in ancient times."
"In this way, although it gave Nan Wang a chance to prove his ability, it also put the court in a storm."
When Zhu Di heard what he said, his expression slowly became serious.
"Your Majesty's body is already in its final years, and he cannot wait too long."
"Now that the three kings are established, all three of them will have a chance."
"Prince Heng is the legitimate eldest grandson. If Your Majesty appoints him as the crown prince, no one in the government or the public will be able to say anything against it. Now it is just a title of king, but the civil servants behind Prince Heng will not be resigned to this."
"The King of Wu has the support of noble military officials and a huge power. Now that he has the opportunity to compete for the throne, how can he not fight?"
"The King of the South, whom Your Majesty favors the most, is actually the most powerful and lonely."
"It's just that he has the Holy Family and is so smart, which also has its advantages."
"Three kings are vying for the throne. I'm afraid it won't be long before the government is in chaos."
Dao Yan's voice was calm and not loud, but what he said was earth-shattering.
Zhu Di's face became heavier and heavier, changing erratically.
"If the three of them are at odds with each other, leading to instability in the court and chaos in the world. Then His Majesty, for the sake of the world and the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, can only exclude the three of them and establish another prince."
"I heard that King Nan just went to Yingtian Mansion today, and the merchants in Jinling City have decided to go on strike."
Dao Yan then said.
Zhu Di's expression gradually became brighter and he asked, "Then what should we do?"
"You go back to Peiping first." Dao Yan said: "His Royal Highness returns to the border army to lead the troops and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight."
"No matter who among the three of them wins in the end, the imperial court will definitely be severely weakened."
"At that time, if Your Majesty chooses another prince, Your Highness will still have a chance."
"If not, His Highness has hundreds of thousands of border troops, which is still a way to advance."
"Ma He and I are still staying in Jinling City. As long as your Majesty does not appoint a heir, there will be room for change."
"If things can be done, I will send a message back to Peiping by carrier pigeon, and His Highness can act accordingly."
Prince Yan's Mansion has a lot of homing pigeons, and when he came to Yingtian, he brought a lot of them specially.
But these carrier pigeons can only carry messages back to Peiping, and there is no way to deliver messages over again.
Of course, it would be enough for Dao Yan to stay in Yingtian and fly carrier pigeons back to report when something happens.
Zhu Di was silent for a long time, nodded, smiled and sighed: "It's a pity that Fu'er is not the eldest son, otherwise, I wouldn't have to fight."
Dao Yan smiled and said, "This is God's will."
Zhu Di asked with a smile: "Imagine that as soon as he took charge of Yingtian Mansion, the merchants in Jinling went on strike. In your opinion, how should he deal with it?"
Dao Yan pondered: "Generally speaking, it is nothing more than killing chickens to scare monkeys, but this strike may not be so easy to calm down. If he is really like this, he will play into the hands of that group of people."
"With the current situation, I am afraid that in less than a day, the impeachment memorial will fly to the inner court like snowflakes."
He thought for a while and found that he couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
Behind these businessmen's strike are the noble group and the civil servant group.
The two sides were originally at odds with each other, but this time they joined forces with a tacit understanding, just to give Zhu Yunzhen a powerful blow.
If Zhu Yunzhen used thunderous means to do something like thunder, they would definitely use this as an excuse to cause a shocking storm.
But if we don't do this, it will be extremely difficult to quell the crisis of the market strike and allow Jinling City to resume trading.
Unless Zhu Yunxian gives in and promises not to levy commercial taxes.
The more Dao Yan thought about it, the more he felt that this matter seemed simple, but it was very difficult to handle.
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Zhu Di laughed loudly and said: "Then I won't care about it for now. I will play tomorrow and return to Peking."
"Let them fight!"
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