Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty Eight Official Powers
The room was so quiet that you could hear pindrops falling, and even the sunlight shining through the window and the dust suspended in the air seemed to have stopped.
Zhu Di was no longer convinced by his previous carelessness and stared at Zhu Biao with red eyes.
Zhu Biao raised his chin slightly and stared at Zhu Di calmly.
In the end, Zhu Di was defeated, "Why should I rebel against you? If I don't obey you, is that okay?"
"Why are you dissatisfied?" Zhu Biao's voice was calm.
Facing Zhu Di, Zhu Biao didn't feel any anger at all. In terms of his father's favor, Zhu Di was on the ground and in the sky compared with him. In Lao Zhu's eyes, only Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were his family members.
, the other princes seemed to have been picked up.
Regarding the education he received, as early as when he was ten years old in Hongwu Division, his father asked him to handle all government affairs, and then he would tell his father. What was Zhu Di doing at this time? He was just hanging out with the soldiers in the military camp.
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In terms of political skills, Zhu Di probably still doesn't know what the art of balance is and what the way of emperor is.
The wine glass Zhu Di picked up paused momentarily and placed it heavily on the table.
"I know I am not as good as you in many places, but I am also better than you in some places!"
Zhu Biao frowned and lowered his head slightly.
When Zhu Di saw it, he became furious, "You are too kind, do you know? In this regard, you are nothing like my father! But Gu is different. My father once said that Gu is the most like my father!"
"This world was created by my father. Since I am the most similar to my father, why can't I sit in this supreme position?"
Facing Zhu Di who was shouting at the top of his lungs, Zhu Biao took a deep breath helplessly and sighed, "Is this your reason? Do you think you can defeat me with this?"
Zhu Di lowered his head and laughed, "Brother Emperor, if it hadn't been for this time, I'm afraid you would still think that your throne is as stable as Mount Tai, right? But you see, when you go to the army alone, you will immediately get responses from the four places in the north. You must know what it is by now.
Is that the reason?"
The betrayal of the civil servants was indeed a pain in Zhu Biao's heart. Being stabbed by Zhu Di made him very uncomfortable.
"They are just some rebellious officials and traitors. Even if you collude with each other, it will not make a difference!"
Zhu Di's face quickly darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Brother, I don't like hearing this. If you didn't have such ferocious firearms, you would be the one being locked up in this mansion now."
"And where did your firearms come from? Isn't it because of him?"
"You are just lucky. My father has given you all the benefits, not to mention how capable you are! If you only have Han Du to help you, you will definitely fail!"
Zhu Biao suddenly sank
To be honest, if Han Du helps the fourth child, he is really not sure that he can win the final victory.
After all, without Han Du, there would be no Fire Dragon Cannon. Even if Geng Bingwen could defend Xuzhou, it would be absolutely impossible for him to achieve a great victory in which he could kill 100,000 people.
Even if Zhu Di has Han Du's help, whether Geng Bingwen can defend Xuzhou is a question.
When Han Du saw Zhu Di pointing the finger at him, he sneered and said, "I can't help you!"
Zhu Di was immediately angry, widened his eyes and said sternly, "Why? Didn't you just marry An Qing? But don't forget, An Qing is also Gu's sister."
Then he looked back at Zhu Biao, "And if Han Jingyun marries an orphan, he will be able to make her the queen in the future."
Han Du shook his head when he heard this. Zhu Di still hasn't figured out the key yet. Indeed, with his help, Zhu Di's move to appease Nan might have won faster.
However, the key point is that if he turns to Zhu Di, Lao Zhu will never let himself and Zhu Di threaten Zhu Biao.
Don't think that because Zhu Di is Lao Zhu's biological son, he can't bear to part with him. For Lao Zhu, everyone who can pose a threat to Zhu Biao must die!
However, Han Du naturally did not bother to explain to Zhu Di, and sneered: "Because you are narrow-minded, suspicious and jealous. If someone who is inferior to you follows you, maybe you will treat him favorably. But I follow you, no matter how much I do.
No matter how great your achievements are, you will never escape death!"
Don't look at the generals who followed Zhu Di in history. They seemed to be very good, and all of them were either Dukes or Marquises. But please look at Monk Dao Yan, who was Zhu Di's first counselor.
For so many years, he has advised Zhu Di, doesn't he have a little credit? At least half of the credit for Zhu Di being able to take over Jinling and ascend to the throne of God belongs to Dao Yan.
But after Zhu Di became emperor, what did Dao Yan do? He simply gave up all official positions and went to Jiming Temple to become a monk.
Is this because Dao Yan likes to be a monk? How is this possible? Even if he is not greedy for glory and wealth, then he can't hang his head on his belt and accompany Zhu Di to rebel just for fun, right?
Why did Dao Yan retreat when he should have reaped the fruits of victory? It was precisely because he knew Zhu Di's nature very well. If he retreated, he might still be able to survive. If he didn't retreat, his life would be hanging by a thread!
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he felt very comfortable in his heart.
They all say good ministers
Choosing a master, and thinking of hearing Han Du personally tell him why he chose him, Zhu Biao not only did not feel disgusted at all, but also trusted Han Du even more.
Getting back to the topic, Zhu Biao asked calmly, "How did you collude with Feng Sheng?"
This is what puzzles Zhu Biao. Feng Sheng is already the Duke of the Song Dynasty and lacks everything in terms of wealth and status. How could he take the risk and collude with Zhu Di?
Zhu Di chuckled. At this point, he had nothing to hide. He could just say what he wanted to say. Even Zhu Biao couldn't make him speak if he didn't want to.
It just so happened that what he wanted to say about this issue was, "Gu Shuo has never colluded with him, let alone promised anything to Feng Sheng. He came to help Gu voluntarily. Do you believe it?"
"How is this possible? Is Feng Sheng an old fool?" Han Du was the first to not believe it. "He didn't even mention any conditions to you, but he dared to risk his wealth and life to accompany you crazy?"
Zhu Di glanced at Han Du indifferently, not wanting to talk to him at all, but just looking at Zhu Biao's eyes.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and nodded, "My letter!"
Only then was Zhu Di satisfied, and then he said, "Since Brother Huang still believes in Gu, I will tell you another piece of news." .??.
"What news?" Zhu Biao was a little confused. But when he saw Zhu Di mentioning it at this moment, with a proud look on his face, his heart suddenly sank.
Zhu Di did not pause and said to himself, "Brother, do you think that Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places immediately joined Gu because Gu had planned it for a long time?"
"Isn't it? You have been in Peiping for many years, and I am not surprised that you have such abilities!" Zhu Biao was confused.
"Hahaha" Zhu Di pointed at Zhu Biao with a mocking look on his face, "I knew you would think so, but I want to tell you that the surrender of these four places was really not Gu's plan."
"Are they the civil servants?" Han Du looked downcast and suddenly said in a determined tone.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then looked at Han Du and nodded heavily, with admiration and regret in his eyes.
"You are right, it was indeed the handiwork of those civil servants. To be honest, when they said in front of me that they could make the four places switch sides, I couldn't believe it."
There was an inexplicable look in Zhu Di's eyes, as well as a trace of fear. The civil servants' move really scared him. If he hadn't had to shoot the arrow, he might have broken with those civil servants.
"In fact, I later felt that the soldiers and horses that were able to capture Zhu Quan had the shadow of civil servants among them."
Just imagine, how deep these civil servants are hidden? Zhu Di will feel scared just thinking about it.
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he reacted instantly. If the four northern regions were really under the control of those civil servants, it would be really terrible!
How powerful is the power of the civil servants to make the four regions rebel in an instant? Is this the case only in the four northern regions, or are there other places?
Han Du saw Zhu Biao's face gloomy and was afraid that he would fall into this.
He said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. This time I'm afraid it will be the civil servants' last ditch effort. While this time they are all
Jump out, just in time to catch them all and get rid of this cancer for the Ming Dynasty forever."
"Are you sure?" Zhu Biao turned his head and looked at Han Du in confusion.
Han Du nodded slightly and explained, "The emperor still remembers the forgery of the treasure banknotes, right?"
"Of course." Zhu Biao perked up and nodded quickly.
His father hated the counterfeiting of treasure banknotes, so he personally arranged the plan and ordered Han Du to pursue those people. It took several years to drive them to the ends of the earth.
Of course Zhu Biao would not forget such an important thing.
Han Du smiled understandingly and continued, "The ancestors of these people can be traced back to the pre-Song Dynasty. They were originally businessmen. As the family business grew bigger and more entrenched, they began to train the children of the family to become officials. I
Call them merchants."
"When I was tracking down these merchants, I discovered that there was a deeper hidden force in the Ming Dynasty. These people used knowledge as a bond and were intertwined with each other like aristocratic families, forming an extremely huge official force."
"Businessmen? Officials?" Zhu Biao's voice was full of doubts, "Does your father know about these officials?"
"I know!" Han Du nodded with great certainty.
Han Du reported this matter to Lao Zhu at that time.
"Then why didn't the emperor touch these officials?" Zhu Biao knew that there was no sand in his father's eyes.
If my father knew that there was such a huge force in the Ming Dynasty, no matter what kind of official it was, they would all be hacked to death!
Han Du took a deep breath and sighed, "Of course the late Emperor doesn't want to let them go, but Your Majesty, even if you want to touch them, you have to find them first, right?"
"They are like a drop of water, dripping into the ocean of all officials in the world. On weekdays, their every move is no different from other officials, and they even work conscientiously. How can this touch them?"