Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Concubine Hui looked around, and waited until Lan Yu dismissed the crowd before saying: "That day the officials knelt together outside the Meridian Gate, and you must have heard about Master Yang's remonstrance to force the emperor to appoint a crown prince?"

Lan Yu said: "This matter has been widely circulated among the government and the public. I am thinking about finding a time to enter the palace to discuss countermeasures with you."

Concubine Hui hurried out of the palace without waiting for her to enter the palace. Could it be that there has been a big change?

"This matter is troublesome. I am afraid that the emperor has made a decision in his heart."

Seeing Concubine Hui's dignified expression, Lan Yu decided that it was not a good idea, so she asked, "Isn't the emperor's favorite candidate for the crown prince the King of Shu? I think the King of Shu's performance in recent years has been unmatched by anyone."

Concubine Hui smiled lightly, and said: "It has nothing to do with whether Chun'er is good or not, if you want to blame it, you can blame me, a mother, for not living up to expectations."

"Cui'e..." A gleam of pity flashed in Lan Yu's eyes, but he quickly covered it up, "Could it be that the emperor told you who he plans to appoint as the crown prince?"

Concubine Hui shook her head, "How could the emperor tell me about this kind of thing, but he tested me that day, based on what I know about him, he would say that, no matter who he secretly decided was Who, anyway, definitely won't be Chun'er."

Sapphire's complexion turned serious when she heard the words, "Are you sure?"

Concubine Hui looked directly into Sapphire's eyes and nodded.

Emperor Hongwu has a bad taste, that is, every time he makes a major decision, especially when the decision involves himself, he will inevitably spy on himself in advance.But... No matter what her reaction is, it will not affect Emperor Hongwu's final decision. Since this is the case, she really doesn't know why the emperor insisted on making such a move.

Sapphire nodded, without further questioning the reason, she said directly: "Then...are we acting according to plan?"

Concubine Hui paused, her tone was softer than before, and she said: "Lan Yu, actually I came today to ask you one more time, do you really want to help me? Not good, except that you will lose your head, and maybe the entire Lan family will be implicated, I don't want you to act on your will and do things that you will regret later."

Passionate?Concubine Hui's words made Lan Yu's heart feel sour, even if he was acting out of passion, it would take him a lifetime, and there was no turning back.

However, on the surface, he said calmly and calmly: "This is not to help you. The King of Shu has placed too many people's high hopes on him. From the moment I married Lan Yan into the Palace of the King of Shu, we have been in a relationship where both prosperity and loss , I don’t think the matter of King Shu is yours alone.”

Concubine Hui nodded, still hesitated, and said, "But this matter... is really dangerous."

"Are you intending to retreat?"

"How could it be?" Concubine Hui collected her thoughts and said, "This is what Chun'er and I deserve, isn't it? Many years ago, I set this as the goal of my life. I am such an ambitious woman. "

Concubine Hui laughed twice after saying "hehe", with a hint of desolation in her laughter.

When Lan Yu heard the words, she felt that her whole heart was troubled, Cui'e, you are not ambitious, the reason why you are obsessed with power is just because... But that reason is something he doesn't want to think about.

Lan Yu didn't respond to Concubine Hui's words, instead she changed the subject and said, "Then I will inform the King of Shu to go to Beijing immediately, and while the military power is still in my hands, we will have nothing to worry about."

Although Zhu Di served as the general of the Northern Expedition, after returning from the Northern Expedition, Lan Yu still held the post of general after all, and the right to command and dispatch the five armies was still handed over to Lan Yu.

Concubine Hui nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll edit a letter right now, you bring it to Chun'er, and he will take action after seeing my letter."

Concubine Hui left quickly after leaving the letter, and handed over the follow-up arrangement to Lan Yu.

One and a half months later, Zhu Chun, who was far away in Sichuan, saw the envoy sent by Lan Yu. After reading the letter brought by the visitor, Zhu Chun dismissed everyone, leaving Xia Ziling alone, with a solemn face and a long time of silence.

"What? Is something important happening in Beijing?" After a while, Xia Ziling took the initiative to break the silence.

"Well, my father decided to appoint a crown prince when he worshiped his ancestors in winter, but I wasn't the one chosen."

"Is it... Concubine Hui's letter? How does she know that you are not the candidate?"

"You have to believe that, based on the concubine's understanding of the emperor, since she said that, she definitely knows it well."

Since Zhu Chun said so, Xia Ziling did not doubt him, "Then... who is the crown prince that the emperor prefers?"

The corners of Zhu Chun's lips curled up, and he smiled wickedly, "Maybe it's Yun Wen? Father won't say anything until the last moment."

"Uh..." Xia Ziling felt speechless. Is Zhu Chun teasing himself?

Zhu Chun didn't care what Xia Ziling thought, he just stared at Xia Ziling meaningfully, and said after a while: "Ziling, so you really know about the future?"

"This..." Xia Ziling felt helpless, "I am indeed from 600 years later, but the things I experience now are very different from the history I know, so the prince does not need to be obsessed with what I said. The princess's letter mentioned Any arrangements?"

"My concubine asked me to go to Beijing immediately, and she has already arranged everything."

Xia Ziling was stunned. The vassal king was not allowed to enter the capital privately without a summons after the vassal. If Concubine Hui asked Zhu Chun to enter the capital immediately...the meaning of breaking the boat was obvious.Now the letter was written by Concubine Hui, but Lan Yu's confidant sent the letter. Xia Ziling couldn't help but think of the record in the "Ming Dynasty Unofficial History Records" that Lan Yu supported troops and forced Emperor Hongwu to pass on the king of Shu.Could it be... This matter is really going to happen according to the narration in that book?

"...Then shall we enter Beijing immediately?" Lan Yu now holds the military power of the five armies in his hands. It is not difficult for Zhu Chun to rebel at this time, and he does not have to lead tens of thousands of people from Beiping to Yingtian like Zhu Di did later.

"No hurry, I haven't made up my mind yet." Zhu Chun paused and said, "Zi Ling, will you leave me if I become the emperor?"

Is Zhu Chun struggling with this problem?However, it is not difficult to infer this conclusion.He told Zhu Chun at that time that he came from more than 600 years later, and he would return to his position after completing the mission. With Chun's cleverness, it is not difficult to infer that Xia Ziling's mission is to assist Zhu Chun in becoming emperor.

If it was in the past, when he wanted to return to the present world, he would have made up a lie and directly coaxed Zhu Chun into doing what Concubine Hui wanted.But recently Xia Ziling is really thinking about whether to stay in the Ming Dynasty, and the record in the unofficial history that Zhu Chun died of illness four years after ascending the throne has always made Xia Ziling entangled, so now he wants to be like Zhu Chunchu. Xia Ziling really can't do it if he is urged to seek the throne with common sense.

"My lord, to be honest, I don't know. This matter is so unbelievable. Master told me a thing or two back then. Now that the old man has passed away, I don't know the details." Speaking of this, Xia Ziling Thinking of what Master said halfway before his death, I feel that there must be some kind of inexplicable powerful force behind this incident.

Zhu Chun was silent for a long time before saying: "Zi Ling, why do I have a premonition that if I do this according to my concubine's wishes, you will leave me?"

It has been more than half a year since he told Xia Ziling to stay by his side. Zhu Chun has never forced Xia Ziling to make a decision, but in fact he just gave Xia Ziling some time. No matter what, I won't let him go.

"My lord..." In fact, Xia Ziling occasionally feels this way. After coming to Daming for nearly 30 years, he thought that he should have forgotten everything in this world, but recently, he occasionally feels that the world that has left him is right beside him. , and even the faint sound of cars can be heard occasionally.

But he couldn't let Zhu Chun give up the throne just because of this, not to mention that he wasn't sure whether Zhu Chun's giving up would allow him to stay in Daming forever, even if he could, he had paid a lot in the past five years, and he always felt that he couldn't give up lightly. It is not only his own hope that Zhu Chun places on him. Concubine Hui, Lan Yu, Zhu Gui and others entrust their future and destiny to Zhu Chun. He cannot influence Zhu Chun's decision because of his emotions.

"But..." When Xia Ziling was struggling, Zhu Chunfu spoke again, "Let's go to Beijing to discuss everything."

Zhu Chun still decided to go down this road, Xia Ziling nodded, feeling a sense of relief, but also a little bit of melancholy in his life.

Lan Yu already had heavy soldiers in his hands, and according to Concubine Hui's arrangement, Zhu Chun did not bring a single soldier, but only Xia Ziling and Zhang Shou, two confidantes, and set out on the road.

The three men went into battle with light clothes and rode fast, and they entered Yingtiandijie in only forty days.On this day, the city of Nanjing was close at hand, but it was getting late, and the interrogation of entering the city was the strictest in the evening. To be on the safe side, Zhu Chun did not enter the city that day, but found a clean small inn on the outskirts of the city to stay.

In the early winter season, autumn has not yet faded, and this inn happens to be able to see the scenery of Crescent Lake from a distance.The setting sun is red and the fallen leaves are bleak. This scene is somewhat similar to Xia Ziling when he first entered Yingtian six years ago. However, at that time, his heart was determined to help the King of Shu ascend the throne, but because this goal was getting closer, Xia Ziling became more and more nervous. disturbed.

Along the way, he found that the feeling of being beside him in this world became more and more real. From time to time, he heard the noise of traffic in the city. At first he thought it was a hallucination, but as the frequency of occurrences intensified, even such sounds appeared recently. At that time, he would occasionally be in a trance, and Xia Ziling began to realize that it might not be his illusion.

For so many years, Xia Ziling has never been so distracted for a moment like now. Every time he looks at Zhu Chun's handsome face and thinks that he may be separated from him soon, Xia Ziling feels empty in his heart, as if a piece is missing.Under such circumstances, he couldn't calmly think about how they would act when they entered Beijing. He was more active than him in everything, and wanted to worry about Concubine Hui and Lan Yu, who wanted Zhu Chun to ascend the throne.

In order to catch up with time, the three of them all got up early in the morning and rode fast, and stayed at night until nightfall. In fact, they were so tired that they didn't have a chance to spend time alone with Zhu Chun.Taking advantage of the early night, Xia Ziling didn't care whether Zhang Shou would be suspicious. After dinner, he went back to his room and went to Zhu Chun's room next door and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

After getting Zhu Chun's consent, Xia Ziling pushed the door open and came in, seeing Zhu Chun washing his face, the water dripped from the hair tip of his forehead and fell on his beautiful collarbone before drying with a cloth towel, making Xia Ziling's throat tight tight.

The few drops of water were really an eyesore, Xia Ziling took two quick steps forward and took the cloth towel from Zhu Chun's hand, wiped it around his neck, and said, "You really are a high-ranking prince, you can't even wash your face well. "

Zhu Chun smiled softly, "I just don't know how to do it, so... why don't you wash it for me for the rest of my life?"

This sentence sounded like he was trying to change the way to make him promise forever, Xia Ziling's mind moved slightly, even if he thought about it, he still can't decide this matter, can't he?

Seeing that Xia Ziling was silent, Zhu Chun sighed and said, "You've been very restless lately, what's the matter?"

Recently, the three of them were traveling day and night, and he didn't have time to communicate with Xia Ziling, but it didn't mean he didn't notice Xia Ziling's dazed expression.

"This...maybe a big event is approaching, so I'm a little nervous." He didn't dare to tell Zhu Chun about his state. At such a critical moment, he didn't want Zhu Chun to affect the long-planned plan because of himself.

"Heh." Zhu Chun smiled, noncommittal.Xia Ziling, who is always calm, will be nervous because of such a thing?He doesn't believe anything.

However, Zhu Chun didn't point out his lies, and changed the subject and asked, "Come here now, what's the matter?"

"Uh..." Xia Ziling paused, but he didn't know what excuse to find to stay.

Discuss actions after entering Beijing?Concubine Hui and Lan Yu had already arranged everything, and he didn't know the details, this excuse was too clumsy.

So... do you invite Zhu Chun to enjoy the moon?This seems to be an excuse that Zhu Chun himself likes to use.

Or... I can't sleep and talk to him?Knowing that Zhu Chun is interested in him, and visiting late at night with nothing to do, no matter how you look at it, it seems that he wants to come and make a sacrifice, okay?

"Could it be that you came here because you want to go to Wushan* with me?"

"Pfft!" Xia Ziling was thinking wildly, when Zhu Chun's sudden remark almost made him choke on his saliva.Why go to Wushan* together? Although his behavior is very suspicious, is Zhu Chun going to misunderstand him so consciously?