Daming prepares the emperor

Zhu Wenzheng died not long after being escorted to Tongcheng.

Maybe it was because he was not acclimatized and fell ill, maybe it was the secret revenge of those he had hurt, maybe it was because of the injustice and depression in his heart, in short, this famous general passed away completely.

The people from the demon town came back after investigating and reported that Zhu Wenzheng has no obsession or resentment, and has not turned into a ghost.

He left behind a son named Tie Zhu.

Yes, Zhu Tiezhu.

Zhu Biao was completely puzzled when he heard this name. Although he felt that his own name was very ordinary, but after explaining it carefully, "Biao" has a good meaning, but Tie Zhu...

Comrade Zhu named his sons simply and rudely, according to the nature of wood, he gave his sons a circle, such as 樉, 棡, Di, 橚, Zhen, etc., are all wood branches, wood pieces and wooden sticks.

But even he obviously felt that the name was not pleasant, so he named Tie Zhu Wei and took him to the palace to take care of him.

The child was only four years old, and his eyes were full of fear and cowardice. He looked at the adults around him tremblingly. Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head and told him that the reason why he punished Zhu Wenzheng was because he had completely forgotten the hardships of the past when he was poor. , When you grow up, I will make you king, as long as you don't live up to my hopes.

Zhu Wei showed joy and agreed, and stayed happily.

Zhu Biao has other concerns. Although Zhu Wei's face is innocent and cute, when there is no one around, his face is full of calculation, jealousy and hatred.If it wasn't for his special eyesight, he might not have noticed it by accident.

Targeting a child is not what Shizi should do, nor what Zhu Biao would do.He doesn't know what Zhu Wei will do when he grows up, but he is determined to watch him well in case he does something outrageous.If it is crooked and cannot be corrected, it should be punished early and sent back. Don't take responsibility on yourself, don't make trouble for yourself, respect and blessing is the right way.

Just caring about the growth of Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu and others is enough for him to worry about. The dignified prince of a country should not waste time on the son of his enemy—even if he is a relative of the emperor.

In fact, Zhu Biao's worries are justified.

After Zhu Wei grew up, he changed his name again, changing to the Zhu Shouqian who is more familiar to later generations.

Some people say that children are a blank slate, and their personality depends on how adults teach them. Some people say that some children are born with bad seeds, and it is difficult to correct them no matter how they are taught.

Zhu Shouqian's situation is special. He saw his old age when he was three years old. He was four years old when he came here. His genetic inheritance is obviously not good, but he still has a noble status. The highest ruler feels guilty about him. Is there any teacher who dares to teach him to be a Good man, is there a teacher who can cure his stubbornness? The answer is obvious.

In the third year of Hongwu, when the kings were canonized, Comrade Zhu gave Guilin to Zhu Shouqian. He was dissatisfied, and Empress Ma tried to persuade him to go.When he arrived in the fiefdom, Zhu Shouqian acted recklessly and allowed his subordinates to bully others.

In the 13th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang called him back to the sky to reprimand him. He wrote poems to ridicule and was demoted as a commoner.

20 years of Hongwu, so long has passed, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he must have realized his mistake this time, and returned the title, allowing Zhu Shouqian to be king in Yunnan again.The new arrival, he is indeed different, where is the difference?More lecherous.

Expropriation and extortion, looting and killing of innocent people, Zhu Shouqian did all the bad things he could think of.Old Comrade Zhu had no choice but to recall him again and place him in Fengyang. Although Fengyang is Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, it is a small place with little luxuries, so Zhu Shouqian seized the opportunity to snatch his horses.Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to respond to the sky again, and beat him with a whip until he died.

Sound familiar, right?

A small Zhu Wenzheng.

Zhu Wen happened to have made military exploits anyway, and he really made a lot of contributions. No one can blame Zhu Shouqian for his ancestors to make this happen.

The main reason for two wastes and two establishments was that Zhu Yuanzhang was already old at that time.Ma Xiuying passed away, and Zhu Biao also died of illness. This old man in a high position in the empire couldn't bear the coldness in his heart and yearned for family affection. His childhood memories and happiness were constantly reminded and magnified by him. His heart softened. Even if it was Zhu Shouqian, He also seemed to have the warmth of nothingness.

But these things don't happen here.

Zhu Biao is not dead, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't need to find others to spread his love.

To positive 25 years.

Zhang Shicheng took the initiative to attack. He dispatched 20 troops to attack Xincheng. To put it bluntly, Comrade Zhu and the think tanks have not yet figured out how to fight back. Li Wenzhong, who led the troops to rescue, sent the 20 troops to the city. Beat down.

The combat capability of this 20 army is obviously very poor.Seeing the big from the small, it must be that Zhang Shicheng's other military levels are even worse.

After this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to completely eliminate Zhang Shicheng and unify Jiangnan. He ordered the troops to take the lead in fighting in Taizhou and Gaoyou. Several battles were fought easily and smoothly, and Jiangbei was included in the bag.

The time has come to the 26th year of Zhengzheng, and it is autumn.

The wind blows from afar, and the maple leaves as red as the sunset slowly fall, fluttering in the air, mixed with the withered yellow willow leaves and bamboo leaves, and fall into the dry lawn.

The harvest season is coming. All kinds of grains are piled up in the warehouses, roasted nuts are put into the shops, and fruits are carried from the countryside into the streets and alleys by baskets and loads. Weaving, the vitality of the market, the vitality of fireworks, how touching.

The palace is also very busy, no matter how high the status is, people have to spend the winter to stockpile food and buy food, this is the best time.

The prince, concubine, son, young lady, and other concubines, plus maids and eunuchs, goods for several months, food and clothing for thousands of people, the sooner you buy them, the better. Report to the Household Office.

Therefore, although the autumn wind has been bleak recently, the big guy's heart has no time to follow it.

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The leaves curl towards the corners.

The maids took brooms and gathered the withered leaves into a pile, gathered them in their pockets, and waited for the carriages and horses to come to transport them out of the house.The strong eunuchs carried bags of grain, fruits and vegetables, and followed Li Li's command into the warehouse.

Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the house, and they could see the shadows of people coming and going through the window.

"It's autumn." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "Before winter, we want to capture Jiazhou, Huzhou, and Hangzhou. Before the new year, we will get Pingjiang. Once Pingjiang is ours, Zhang Shicheng will be finished."

"This is your business, I don't know much about it." Ma Xiuying took a few pieces of paper and selected the silk and cotton and linen materials to be purchased for the palace.

On the low table on her right, there were still many molds with patterns for making winter clothes.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention to these things, and he never cared about them. At this moment, he only had his mind full of territory, taxation and population, and continued enthusiastically: "Haozhou has returned to our hands, and that is our hometown. Sister, Feng Yang is definitely a good place, with beautiful mountains and rivers, and talented people, so many years have passed, and I don’t know if the folks still remember Zhu Chongba.”

Speaking of this, Ma Xiuying has something to say: "Yes, you have to go back and have a look. Worship your father and mother, repair your ancestral graves, give tax relief to the folks who took care of you back then, send some gifts, and help them shop. A decent road, invite some good doctors to show the old people what's wrong."

"The girl is thoughtful."

The two quieted down and went about their own business. Ma Xiuying got up and went outside to urge dinner. Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the pillow and continued to imagine the future. , let’s go to fight, and when Biao’er comes back, we’ll also bring down Pingjiang, so we’ll be proclaimed emperor.”

Ma Xiuying was taken aback for a moment, and then calmed down. After all, this is actually a matter of time, and said: "Biao'er is prudent. It's no problem to entrust him with the ancestor worship. The son will do it, and his identity will not let people say Gossip. It’s just that Chonghachi said you want to become emperor..."

"What's wrong with proclaiming the emperor? This matter is imminent, and many people below can't wait. Don't worry, sister, you must be our queen, and Biao'er will be the prince."

"I'm not talking about that." Ma Xiuying said helplessly, "Prince Xiao Ming is still living in Chuzhou, what do you do with him? The seat of Zen is still..."

"Kill it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Then you have to tell Biu'er." Ma Xiuying was waiting for this sentence, and she said almost immediately, "Biao'er and that Han Lin'er have a good relationship, and the two of them still communicate secretly, you can't hide this from Biu'er. killed."

"What's the use of telling Biao'er? Can Han Lin'er live forever!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and couldn't help but increase his voice.Even though Zhu Biao has made great progress in the past few years-in terms of cruelty and calculation, he still thinks that his son is too kind and out of tune with others, and needs to be more ruthless.

"Have you forgotten about Mr. Liu?" Ma Xiuying sat down beside him, held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, stared into his eyes and said earnestly, "Chongba, don't divorce Biaoer."

After a long silence, Zhu Yuanzhang looked away: "Sister, we, how could we have conflicts with Biao'er?"

"Then you have to tell the truth to Biuer, tell him your difficulties and why you did this."

"...It's nothing more than those reasons, don't you still understand?"

"Just pretend that I don't understand." Ma Xiuying pretended to be listening.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, and explained his thoughts in a strange way: "Han Lin'er is different from Chen Li. He is the symbol of the Red Scarf Army, a descendant of King Ming, and the followers of the White Lotus Sect believe in him. trouble."

"anything else?"

"The ministries of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang were originally at odds with each other. If it was because of King Xiaoming, there would be an opportunity and reason to unite."

"If I were Biao'er, I would ask you if you could follow the path of the demon master and let Han Lin'er fake his death."

"Don't even think about it!" Zhu Yuanzhang retorted, "Whoever can fake Han Liner's death can bring Han Liner back to life!"

"Then let him hide?"

"He can reappear even if he hides. He doesn't want to be an emperor now, and he might not want to in the future. Even if he doesn't have this idea in his life, others can let him have it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "We will not allow anything to shake our court! Those who deserve to die must die, and those who deserve to be killed must be killed. Even if we kill 1000 or 1 people, we must block the hole from the beginning. I!"

"He, Zhu Biao, saves the emperor today, the prince tomorrow, and the minister the day after tomorrow. Whoever has a good relationship with him will not have to die? How can there be such a beautiful thing in the world! What else is he a prince? Let it go, let it go Zhu Xi is ready!"

The more he talked, the more angry he became, as if Zhu Biao was arguing with him in front of him right now.

Such a real sense of substitution is probably because Zhu Yuanzhang realized that Zhu Biao might have a similar quarrel with him because of Han Liner.

Ma Xiuying brought him back to reality in time: "These reasons are very good. When the time comes, you should be more tactful and gentle, and Biu'er will understand. Even if he doesn't understand, he will definitely not quarrel with you. Biu'er is soft-hearted and filial." .”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, it was acquiescence.

"If you can't let go, take it easy. First talk to Biao'er about the arrangements for ancestor worship. Let's return home in good clothes. We must put on our heads first, bring the guards, and bring enough rewards. Worship the heavens and the earth along the way, and kill cattle and sheep. It will cost a lot of money."

"We didn't lose face!"

"Yes, yes—you didn't, you know your mistakes and can correct them, and you have a broad mind."

Shocked by her, Zhu Yuanzhang got up from the couch with a blushing face, and walked away, but he didn't leave the yard, and went to the small kitchen to watch the fire.

Zhang Shicheng's downfall of the Western Wu Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement, the establishment of the Ming Empire, and the death of Xiaoming King Han Lin'er were decided by two people in an ordinary and ordinary afternoon.

The fallen leaves are still floating.