Zhu Zhanzhen's words made Zhu Yunzhen unbelievable. Zhu Zhanzhen could actually use this as a condition. His nephew was really ambitious and would use any means. He felt that Zhu Zhanzhen could do anything in order to become the emperor.
But this kind of talent is what he is looking forward to. The Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the fourth uncle, the fourth uncle. Unexpectedly, the ambitious Zhu Di has an even more ambitious grandson.
Looking at the young man in front of him, Zhu Yunwen could not suppress his smile: "Do your words count?"
"A gentleman's words are hard to follow."
"But you are not a gentleman." Zhu Yunwen said coldly.
"Believe it or not, you decide for yourself."
Zhu Yun smiled evilly and pointed at Zhu Zhanyi: "Zhu Zhanyi, if one day you violate your oath, I will curse you. I will curse you to die without a burial place, and your body will be abandoned in the smelly ditch. You
If your internal organs are eaten by wild dogs, even if I die, I will follow you, chew up your flesh bit by bit, suck your marrow, bite your soul, and I will die with five thunders from the sky.
.”
His face was ferocious and his voice was deep. It was hard to tell whether he was normal or abnormal. Maybe he was somewhere in between.
These vicious curses seemed to be Zhu Yunwen's only condition to restrict Zhu Zhanchang. He could not believe that Zhu Zhanchang would really do what he said and re-include Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Biao into the Zhu family tablets and call them in the name of the emperor.
This means that Zhu Di has become unjust and unjust.
But Zhu Zhanzhen couldn't do anything in order to fight for the throne.
He understood that Zhu Zhanzhen was lying to him, but this seemed to be his only chance.
In the rolling torrent, this was the only life-saving straw. His father could receive incense in the name of Xingzong, and after his death, he could also be in the clan's ancestral hall in the name of the emperor.
China has always attached great importance to the affairs of the ancestral temple. It is the most honorable thing for ministers to enjoy the ancestral temple. How could Zhu Yunwen, the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not want to return to the ancestral hall of his clan?
"You're lying to me, you're lying to me."
"Did you really not lie to me?"
Zhu Yunwen's unstable mental state made Zhu Zhanzhen a little worried. It seemed ridiculous for him to talk about cooperation with such a mentally disturbed person.
"That's all, forget it if you don't believe it."
"No, wait, let me help you. Ashikaga Yoshimochi and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu don't know about some of the hidden stakes I secretly arranged. I'll help you kill him. I'll help you kill him." Zhu Yunwen's eyes were extremely empty.
, but there was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Not now, I will let you know when the time comes."
"How to notify?"
"Since Li Xianyu is your spy, let her do it. I'm familiar with it."
"You want to kill her?" Zhu Yunwen said with narrowed eyes.
"There are always some ways to make her die as happy as possible." Zhu Zhanchang pretended to be very angry about the fact that Li Xianyu was still a spy ambushing him.
Affection.
Zhu Yunwen understood that Li Xianyu was showing his sincerity to Zhu Zhanzhen, and nodded. He was still a bit ferocious just now, but now he has returned to his elegant appearance.
"Okay." Zhu Yunwen agreed immediately.
Zhu Yunwen asked again: "If you don't kill me today and talk to me for a long time, how will you explain to Ashikaga Yoshimochi when you go out?"
"The time has not come yet." Zhu Zhanzhen spread his hands.
"Ashikaga Yoshinori Kaishin?"
"Will he believe anything else I say?"
"How could that gentle and kind fat man Gao Chi give birth to a son like you?"
Zhu Zhanzhen said again: "Uncle Emperor, I have to trouble you about something."
"you say."
Zhu Zhanyang said slowly: "My eldest brother set up an internal study hall in his house, invited famous officials to teach eunuchs to study, often appointed eunuchs for his own use, and even let eunuchs handle political affairs on his behalf, and cultivated eunuchs as his party members.
It goes against the rules of the ancestors and the rules of etiquette. Let your secret stakers use this matter to find an opportunity to report and capture my eldest brother."
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is this the beginning?"
“You can’t build a tall building in one day, you have to build it bit by bit day by day.”
Zhu Zhanyi showed his intention to attack Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Yunwen understood the reason why Zhu Zhanyi did not use his own men, because neither Zhu Di nor Zhu Gaochi were deaf and blinded. If Zhu Zhanyi's subordinates attacked Zhu Zhanji, it would be very difficult.
It was obvious that Zhu Zhanzhen wanted to stand on the opposite side of Zhu Zhanji, and that he wanted to rob him.
But if you use his hidden stakes to play the part, there is no way to investigate. As long as you arrange the cause and effect of the matter, you can attack Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Yunwen understood Zhu Zhanzhen's intention and nodded: "I will arrange for my subordinates to do this."
He couldn't ask for this kind of thing.
"Then let's talk about this for today. I'll leave first." Zhu Zhanchen stood up and prepared to walk out of the room.
"slow."
Zhu Zhanchen turned around, and Zhu Yunwen stood up slowly.
"Anything else?"
"Ashikaga Yoshimochi owns the Mitsui Consortium, which sponsors most of the pirates on this sea. Its leader is Ashikaga Yoshimochi's son, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Some time ago, the Ming Dynasty's steam warships attacked Japanese pirates at sea, and the Mitsui Consortium was affected by
The impact was very serious. He was about the same age as you and told Ashikaga Yoshinori many times that you should be assassinated."
"Yeah?"
"He is also in Daejeon City now."
"Thanks for the reminder."
Zhu Zhanzhen walked out of the door, and Ashikaga Yoshimichi, who was not far away, trotted over. However, he could see that Zhu Yunzhen was still alive, and he was a little dissatisfied.
"General Ashikaga, I had a great time chatting with Emperor Gokomatsu today. Let's make an appointment another day."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi followed: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang, I finally made an appointment with Emperor Gokomatsu."
"What does Ashikaga General seem to be expecting?"
Ashikaga Yoshimachi couldn't say directly: "Your Highness, you don't seem like a person who would keep threats around you."
"The time has not come yet." Zhu Zhanzhen smiled and led the people away.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi originally thought that Zhu Zhanxing would take action against Zhu Yunwen today. After all, Zhu Yunxing's existence was a huge threat to the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty. He also wanted to use this opportunity to completely tie Zhu Zhanxing to his side. He understood that Zhu Zhanxing
I will hesitate, but I think Zhu Zhanzhen will eventually choose to kill Zhu Yunwen.
It's a pity that Zhu Zhanzhen exceeded his expectations.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi returned to the house and said to Zhu Yunwen: "What did you two say just now?"
"Let's talk about home life."
"Does he know your identity?"
"Know."
"Didn't do anything to you?"
Zhu Yunwen raised his neck to let Ashikaga Yoshimachi take a look at the marks on his neck: "At the beginning, he wanted to kill me, but then he stopped again without knowing what happened."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi narrowed his eyes slightly. Zhu Zhanxi still had murderous intentions. He probably didn't think about how to deal with it later, so he stopped. This is also reasonable. Zhu Zhanxing has never acted recklessly.
He believed that Zhu Zhanzhen would take action, and he could just give him a little help.
And now that he has cooperated with Zhu Zhanzhen, there is actually no difference between Zhu Yunzhen's death and his life. Since Zhu Zhanzhen won't kill him, he will continue to keep Kui instead of taking him in all at once.
Receive it.
After Zhu Zhanzhen left, he breathed a sigh of relief in the carriage: "Alia, do you think there will really be retribution for lying?"
"What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at the roof of the car coldly. Now he is full of lies. It seems that he is no longer the innocent boy he used to be. He didn't tell the truth to Ashikaga Yoshichichi, nor did he tell the truth to Emperor Xiangguang, nor did he treat Zhu Yunzhen.
It's the same even for Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Zhanji.
He seems to have changed now.
He first went to find Zhang Xianqi: "Go and find Ashikaga Yoshitaka for me."
He immediately ordered Yang Feng to send a message to the steam carrier fleet at sea to speed up the removal of the Japanese pirate team on the sea.
Maritime trade between Japan and the Ming Dynasty is now accelerating, and steam engine factories and shipyards have also been established. Obviously these Japanese pirates are no longer needed, and Ashikaga Yoshimochi himself will dismiss them.
Zhu Zhanzhen took the initiative to find Ashikaga Yoshitaka. He had been busy with Zhurihe Group's affairs and had no time to meet him.
Ashikaga Yoshitaka was very friendly and yearned for the Ming Dynasty because Zhu Zhanzhen saved him before and for his own reasons.
"Your Highness, why do you have time to look for me today?"
Zhu Zhanchang said with a smile: "I have been busy for a long time some time ago. The general things have been decided yesterday. I just thought that Zhu Rihe Group has started operations, but there is a leader missing, so I want to talk to you.
talk."
"Ah?" Ashikaga Yoshimochi was stunned on the spot: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Zhu Zhanzhen stretched out his hand to signal Ashikaga Yoshitaka to sit down: "Yes, I think it has to be you."
"Me? I can't do it." Ashikaga Yoshitsune is a little unsure. As the younger brother of Ashikaga Yoshinori, he does not have any real power in Japan. Ashikaga Yoshinori deliberately reserved power and did not give it to his younger brother. This also led to
Ashikaga Yoshitsune was a little unsure about Zhu Zhanzhen's sudden olive branch. He would naturally be unsure if he had never done it before.
"The Zhurihe Group is jointly run by our Ming and Japanese people. We need to communicate with people on both sides, and it is located in Japan. I hope that a Japanese person will be the leader, who is proficient in the Ming dialect, and can also maintain exchanges and maintain friendship between the two sides.
, I think you are the most suitable candidate."
"But...but, this must also be approved by my brother."
"I will discuss it with General Ashikaga Yoshimichi. You have to be confident. You will definitely be able to do it."
Ashikaga Yoshitsune seemed to be inspired, his eyes became firmer.
As a member of the Ashikaga family, he has a noble status, but Ashikaga Yoshinori does not give him real power. This is also reasonable. However, Zhu Zhanzhen considered that the Zhurihe Group will inevitably develop a consortium with Japan itself, so he
Just like when conflicts arise in the Mitsui Foundation, someone needs to step in to resolve them, and Ashikaga Yoshitsune is a good candidate.
Moreover, as far as he came into contact with Ashikaga Yoshitsune, he was not a very independent person. Zhu Zhanzhen was willing to give him a try, but he just had to see if Ashikaga Yoshitsune was willing to let Ashikaga Yoshitsune occupy such an important position.
The next day, Zhu Zhanzhen went to Ashikaga Yoshinori and proposed to let his own person serve as the director-general of the Zhurihe Group. However, he was opposed by Ashikaga Yoshinori. Ashikaga Yoshimochi thought that with the board of directors, the Zhurihe Group
The director-general must be Japanese.
But in fact, he himself also understood that the core operations of Zhu Rihe Group were in charge of Ming Dynasty. If Zhu Zhanzhen did not consult with him, it is estimated that the director general or person in charge would be Ming Dynasty, but since Zhu Zhanzhen came to
If you have discussed it yourself, you have to fight, but Zhu Zhancheng reminded himself.
It was difficult for the two to reach a consensus for a while. Zhu Zhanzhen's attitude was relatively firm, because the technology and manpower were basically from the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese could not give orders when they came, but Ashikaga Yoshimichi also tried his best to fight for it.
Finally, when Zhu Zhanzhen proposed a compromise plan, it seemed very reasonable.
Ashikaga Yoshitsune was pushed to the front, and there seemed to be no more suitable candidate than him. There was also Ashikaga Yoshitsune's son, Ashikaga Yoshitsune, but because Ashikaga Yoshitsune couldn't speak clearly, and he also controlled the Mitsui Foundation,
Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was not pushed to the forefront.
Compared with Ashikaga Yoshinori's other brothers or other Japanese nobles, Ashikaga Yoshitsune is relatively more suitable. Ashikaga Yoshitsugu also believes that Ashikaga Yoshitaka is easier to control.
After a fight, Ashikaga Yoshitsune succeeded and became the director-general of Zhu Rihe Group.
He doesn't even know what the director-general should do, nor how many people there are in his group.
Zhu Zhanzhen arranged for many people to be around him to assist him.
…
As the days passed, the Zhu Rihe Group became visibly stronger.
The winter snow has fallen in Shuntianfu.
Zhu Zhanzhen founded the Zhu Rihe Group in Japan. Zhu Di, lying on the bed, took the newspaper and murmured to himself: "Zhu Rihe, Zhu Rihe, this child knows how to name him, the same as his father's name.
"
Zhu Yuanzhang's original name was Zhu Chongba and later he was renamed Zhu Yuanzhang. The name "Zhu Yuanzhang" means the Guizhang who killed (Zhu) and destroyed the Yuan Dynasty. The current Zhu Rihe Group is very similar.
"This child is what reassures me the most right now. Did you know that he asked me for a copy of the imperial edict before going to Japan?"
"I don't know." Zhu Gaochi really didn't know: "Zhan Chang has always acted erratically, but my father Zhan Chang has always been good at heart."
"Of course I know that it's just a small reward. It doesn't matter if it's accurate. It's just that the girl next to him is a Japanese spy. I'm still worried about it. You can give this letter to Zhang Xianqi when the time comes."
After explaining Zhu Zhanji's affairs, he also explained Zhu Zhanzhen's matters. These were the two grandsons he valued most, and the fact that Zhu Zhanzhen had Japanese spies around him really shocked Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi was waiting by Zhu Di's side. Zhu Di's health has been getting worse in the past two days. Yesterday he could still stand, but today he can only stay in bed. One day is good and the other is bad. The imperial doctor shook his head. If he stays in bed all the time, he might be able to hold on for a little longer.
The sun goes down.
But how can Zhu Di's character lie still all the time? As long as he feels refreshed, he will go out for a walk again.
After drinking the decoction, Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi: "Gaochi, this is the memorial from the Ministry of Rites two days ago. An inner library has been set up in Zhanji's Mansion, and famous officials have been invited to teach eunuchs to study. If you appoint more eunuchs, you will
Talk to him carefully, eunuchs can use it, but not more."
Zhu Gaochi finished the memorial and nodded: "Yes, Father, please rest more, I will handle these trivial matters."
Zhu Di nodded, stretched out his hand and put it on Zhu Gaochi's face: "Gaochi, have you gained some weight again?"
Zhu Gaochi said with some embarrassment: "Father, when winter comes, we eat more food to keep out the cold."
Zhu Di shook his head and smiled: "Gao Chi, how do you feel about handling government affairs this year?"
"The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory, and the children's mental capacity was limited, so they could not handle it as well as their father."
"I handled it well because my sons all helped me. Gao Chi, recently I always think of our family, you three brothers, eating around the table. Your mother scolded you for eating too much. I blame Gao Chi for not accepting it.
According to the rules, Gao Sui timidly kept to himself, but now I think it’s better for us to be a family. The Ming Dynasty can take care of it, and the brotherhood between father and son can also be preserved."
Zhu Gaochi raised his eyes and looked at the old Zhu Di. The tall and strong Emperor Yongle was now old and lying on the couch. He was just an old man now.
"Gao Chi, the country must not be lost. Promise me not to give up an inch of territory in the future."
"Father, don't worry, even if I risk my life, I won't damage the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Gaochi burst into tears.
"Okay, okay, okay, you are my good son. Boss, please be more tolerant. Your brothers are often against you, and I see it. I just think of my mother's friendship, so don't start a fight or create any resentment."
If they are disobedient, they will be sent to the clan mansion to kneel for a few days."
What Zhu Di was most afraid of at this time was that his sons and grandsons would start a war after he left. Since he was in power like this, he was extremely worried about his sons starting a war.
Zhu Di's eyes were cloudy as if he was looking back on his own life. During his military life, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was vast and bright. He was worthy of his ancestors, but in the end he usurped his nephew's position.
I'm sorry for my big brother.
Zhu Gaochi walked out of Zhu Di's palace and knelt at the door again. The snow was softer tonight, and he was the only one kneeling under the dark and boundless night. Later, Crown Princess Zhang also came.
This night seemed to be very quiet, and the silent silence enveloped the entire Ming Palace. This Ming Dynasty is more ancient than the present, with a glorious and prosperous age, and a shining empire. It is a pity that when Emperor Yongle walked the last journey of his life, he had many descendants.
I am helpless but also fortunate.
I only hope that our children and grandchildren will not fight and kill each other by blood.
In the twenty-third year of Yongle's reign, on a snowy winter night, the eunuch's voice spread throughout the palace.
