Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, the first year of Jianwen, August

"The old man is really sending Buddha to the west!"

When the battle report was sent back to Prince Yan's Mansion, Xu's mouth twitched when she read it.

More than 100,000 troops were left behind, as the old man also considered that Zhu Di lacked people to lead the troops.

So except the old man was not captured.

The prisoners included the Left Deputy General Luocheng Hou, the Right Deputy General Ning Zhong, the Commander-in-Chief Gu Cheng, the Commander-in-Chief Pan Zhong, the Commander-in-Chief Yang Song, the Commander-in-Chief Liu Sui, and the Imperial Consort Li Jian.

Two generals, two governors-general, two commanders-in-chief and Zhu Di’s brother-in-law as the military supervisor.

A complete leadership team, neat and tidy! Neat and tidy!

By changing the flag, the Southern Army immediately became the Yan Army. They didn't even need to adapt to the leadership team or anything, they could just go into battle.

"The old man is so thoughtful! I admire you so much!"

Zhu Gaochi just thought that no matter who you mess with, don’t mess with the old guy.

They don't bother to play dirty tricks or anything like that, they just use strong tactics right from the start.

"Is the old man going back alone like this?"

Xu asked again.

"Well, the people around Liu Sanwu reported that after the old man returned to the court, Zhu Yunwen summoned him to the palace for questioning. The old man was not polite at all and said directly, "You are uncle and nephew, why do you have to kill each other? It would be better for the emperor to welcome the Prince of Yan and hand over the state affairs to the Prince of Yan, and the emperor can rule the country without any effort. It doesn't cost any money or manpower. Isn't it wonderful?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Xu laughed.

This kind of flowery news must be spread by literati.

It is very likely that Mr. Geng was just talking about the fact that they were just uncle and nephew, and there was no deep hatred between them.

It was all instigated by these civil officials. The emperor must not be confused.

Your Majesty, you might as well let your uncle be the emperor, and I will ensure that you will live a life of wealth and leisure for the rest of your life.

"Liu Sanwu? The one from the North-South List case? Did they pass on information to us?"

Zhang Xin was interested in the person who brought the message. After this rebirth, even Liu Sanwu, who was as tough as a bone, had changed?

"Well, when he was banished to the northwest by my grandfather, my father privately sent him several carts of gifts."

When Zhu Gaochi mentioned to Zhu Di the idea of ​​dividing the examination into north and south papers, Zhu Di agreed to it but did not report it.

All that was left was to take care of Liu Sanwu.

Zhu Gaochi didn't quite understand it at the time, but now he realized that his father was more foresighted.

"Oh, the great men of letters, they are the most spineless, and they are also the most spineless."

Xu chuckled.

Liu Sanwu, this man pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger all his life, hunted birds for many years, and when he was old, he became a stepping stone for the late emperor.

A thousand years of practice is followed by a sudden loss.

The Prince of Yan's Mansion once provided timely assistance, and now he is here to add icing on the cake.

How could an old fox who has studied human nature all his life not understand what the military meant?

The people in the court also commented on this man: He was generous and unpretentious, calling himself Tan Tan Weng. When it came to major events, he was unshakable.

hehe--

"Oh, what did Zhu Yunwen say?"

Zhang Xin understood.

He who knows the times is a hero. Liu Sanwu is already half a member of Prince Yan's Palace. It all depends on whether his father-in-law can succeed. This means betting on both sides without offending either side.

"He must be in a bad mood! The old man was defeated so cleanly, what else can he say? He doesn't know how to fight a war! Of the six founding dukes and twenty-eight marquises, the only ones left are the old man from the Geng family and the one from the Guo family, the founding generals of their grandfather's generation. He doesn't even dare to be angry openly. So, he changed people! Fang Xiaoru recommended a young one, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao. He is from the Li family."

Zhu Gaochi was in a state of wanting to laugh every day.

After spending a long time choosing, they finally chose Li Jinglong because he was their closest cousin. It was really so funny that it could make one die of laughter.

Among the four families of Geng, Li, Xu and Guo, the Li family is undoubtedly the one with the greatest resentment.

It seems that Li Jinglong's father, Li Wenzhong, was killed by civil officials.

This is an old story from many years ago, and it was this time that the three companies dug up the past and discovered something strange.

Li Wenzhong was the son of my great grandfather's second sister.

My great-grandfather's second sister died very early, so Li Wenzhong followed my great-grandfather from the age of twelve. For a period of time, he became my great-grandfather's adopted son and changed his surname to Zhu. This means that Li Wenzhong was equivalent to a member of the Zhu family brothers.

Like Xu Da, Li Wenzhong was a brave and skilled general who made great military achievements for the Ming Dynasty.

These two men were not like ordinary warriors. When they were conquering the world, they did not spare the disorderly soldiers and did not kill the prisoners.

Later, because Li Wenzhong made great contributions, his grandfather allowed him to restore his original surname, and after the establishment of the dynasty, he was conferred the title of Duke of Cao.

Although the surnames are different, the two families are still related.

The Li family and the Zhu family have always been very close, and the emperor's grandfather also trusted Li Wenzhong quite a bit.

In the twelfth year of Hongwu, my great-grandfather let Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, take charge of the Grand Marshal's Office.

This Grand Marshal's Office was the predecessor of the Five Military Marshal's Office, and was in charge of all the troops in the world. At the same time, Duke Cao Li Wenzhong also supervised the Imperial College, the highest literary institution in the Ming Dynasty.

This right can be said to be second only to that of the former crown prince.

What is even more rare than holding a high position is that Li Wenzhong was not attached to power. In the 13th year of Hongwu, when the emperor abolished the Grand Marshal's Office, Li Wenzhong stepped down without saying a word.

From then on, Li Wenzhong's only job was to take care of the Imperial College.

A military general is in charge of the highest institution of learning for scholars.

Regardless of whether there was actual intervention or not, it always feels not so good in the eyes of literati.

Another thing is that after the death of the emperor's grandfather, there was a tendency for the government to become chaotic. The only person who was able to advise and remonstrate with the emperor and escape unscathed was Li Wenzhong.

If Li Wenzhong had advised the emperor's grandfather many times in the later period, someone else would have died seven or eight times.

The so-called "civil servants die for remonstration, and military servants die for battle" was the iron law of the dynasty.

No matter they are civil officials or military officers, they all try to gain merits in their own little piece of land and win the emperor's favor.

If a military general oversteps his boundaries and does what a civil official should do, then what are the civil officials supposed to do?

In the long run, there will be no place or chance for the censors to gain a foothold or make a name for themselves in the imperial court.

So Li Wenzhong died in the 17th year of Hongwu.

I was only forty-five years old at the time.

Zhu Gaochi was not very clear about how Li Wenzhong died. When people from the Li family came for a secret talk, they just said that Li Wenzhong died a violent death.

Zhu Gaochi later found out that when Li Wenzhong was seriously ill, his grandfather asked Huaian Hou Huazhong to supervise the use of medicines by the imperial physicians.

After Li Wenzhong's death, the Huai'an Marquis Hua Zhong, who was in charge of supervision, was exiled with his entire family. After Hua Zhong's death, the Hua family was also labeled as a member of the Hu Party, and the title of Huai'an Marquis was completely abolished.

Therefore, Li Wenzhong’s death must not be a normal death.

Li Jinglong was the eldest son of Li Wenzhong, nine years younger than his father Zhu Di.

Li Jinglong was not yet old when Li Wenzhong died, and he had no idea about the disputes between civil and military officials in the court.

At that time, the old people in the Li family still thought that it was the emperor's grandfather who did it, and that the death of the Huazhong family was the emperor's grandfather's attempt to silence them.

In order to preserve the Li family bloodline, the elders did not say too much to Li Jinglong.

People of Li Jinglong's generation, including Zhu Yunwen, mingled happily together and grew up as the second and third generations of all the royal family members, clan relatives, and dignitaries in the capital.

But among these second and third generations, they are actually divided into different levels.

The eldest son and eldest grandson of each family, together, form the team for the next emperor.

Those who are not the eldest son, not the legitimate son, and those who are neither the eldest nor the legitimate son are the supporting members.

Only when the direct descendants of the team above are extremely useless, or die, become disabled or ineffective, will the deputy team below take over.

Zhu Yunwen was born out of wedlock, and was one of the deputy team members.

Before he was named the Crown Prince, he was not in the same circle as Li Jinglong and others, not to mention the age difference between them.

Li Jinglong was the legitimate son and the undisputed heir to the Cao family.

After the three families discovered the problem, Li Jinglong was furious.

His biological father was killed a long time ago and he had no idea about it.

It was only after such a long time since his death that he was told the truth.

After knowing the truth, he still had to face Zhu Yunwen, the fool who was fooled by Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

Resentment is greater than anger.

Zhu Gaochi was just waiting to see what tricks Li Jinglong would use to make use of his defeat.