Yang Feng and the little princess looked at Zhu Yunwen who was crying with some shock...
This guy is really cunning!
However, it is still a bit too low-level to play this in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course, it is impossible for Lao Zhu's mind not to see that even his daughter can see that Zhu Yunwen is seeking death, but it may also be that he is seeking death deliberately, or that he is still willing to die.
And the younger generation made it clear that he wanted to fight for the throne, so that Lao Zhu had to face this option.
He has no way out.
If he was honest before, then Zhu Yunxi might let him go after he succeeds to the throne.
Of course, it's just a possibility.
In fact, this possibility is unlikely. Since ancient times, people in his situation have basically met a dead end or been imprisoned for a lifetime. After all, his younger brother is not a good person. There is no mercy in this kind of struggle for the throne, and even if Zhu Yunxi can let it go
He, Lan Yu, and Chang Sheng who were around Zhu Yunxi were all ruthless.
They would not let Zhu Yunxi make such a mistake.
In short, he would have to be imprisoned even if he didn't kill him.
But after all, there is still some possibility of survival.
But now it’s gone!
It has been gone since the assassination of Zhu Yunxi, and the struggle between the two sides has been a life-or-death struggle.
He must die when Zhu Yunxi succeeds to the throne.
So there was no need for him to continue acting. He just openly announced that he wanted to fight. This obviously self-directed and self-acted assassination was to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that he wanted to fight for the crown prince. Be prepared to face the battle for the crown prince between his two grandsons and a son.
Right! Princess Lu must have guessed right. He has the support of some vassal kings. Otherwise, he would not have the courage. Why should he fight for what he wants? He must have supporters, and very strong supporters, before he dares.
The road was so smooth, and the only people left in the Ming Dynasty who had the strength to back him up were the vassal kings headed by King Jin.
Behind him is King Jin.
In this way the three major factions are clearly defined.
Zhu Yunxi, who had already obtained the position of prince, especially with the support of a group of military generals, tried to compete for the position of prince, Zhu Yunwen, who had the support of civil servants and vassal kings behind him.
In this way, Zhu Di became the weakest.
At most, he can only get the support of King Xiang. His real advantage is his invincible record. However, an invincible commander is not popular because he will be very powerful and neither the vassal king nor the ministers or generals will like him.
A strong emperor.
In this way, he received the least support, but fortunately his small circle was still united.
"I finally understand where these weapons beyond the control of the imperial court come from."
Yang Feng sighed with emotion.
King of Jin.
There is military manufacturing there.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not authorize him to manufacture magical muskets and flintlock short guns, the military manufacturing capabilities of King Jin were at the same level as the Ministry of Industry, and there was also Shanxi's iron smelting industry...
Shanxi's steel technology level was very high during the Ming Dynasty.
They could even use incense coal with very low sulfur content to avoid the sulfur problem of ancient iron smelting, and then smelt high-quality steel that could be directly used to cast Hongyi cannons. Most of the iron Hongyi cannons used on the Great Wall in the late Ming Dynasty were produced in Shanxi.
Production. To be precise, it is the Shannan area dominated by Jincheng, which relies on incense coal or low-sulfur anthracite, which is a specialty of the Yangquan area of Jincheng. So now they want to imitate these new models as long as they can obtain the structural drawings and part of the process flow.
The weapons are not difficult, and the Ministry of Works does not keep them secret.
Originally it was all managed by the Ministry of Industry.
It's a system.
As long as some internal operations are carried out and a few excellent craftsmen are transferred from the factory affiliated to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, these weapons can be easily copied.
In fact, it's not just King Jin.
Several Sai Kings have this ability.
For example, the King of Liao.
The level of iron smelting in Liaoyang is also very high with the help of Yang Feng. For example, the four-wheeled carriages used more and more in Liaodong transportation rely on various parts and components manufactured by Liaoyang Iron Smelting. Even Yang Feng’s machinery in Huining
It's also produced there.
It can produce steel parts, and of course it also has the ability to manufacture flintlock guns.
Even Peiping also has this ability.
However, this kind of thing is illegal. There are restrictions on what kind of firearms they can make. At present, Zhu Yuanzhang allows them to make their own rapid-fire cannons, three-eyed blunderbuss, and old-fashioned Hongwu iron cannons. This kind of artillery is still widely used.
In use, it is a short-barreled thing similar to a howitzer. Yang Feng has even taught the Ministry of Industry about the explosive shells. However, because of the high cost, it is mainly used to shoot stone shells.
If this is the case, then the supporting vassal king should have made preparations long ago.
"It looks like your family is really going to be in trouble!"
Yang Feng said.
"It's all my fault that my father asked fourth brother to come back, but others thought he wanted to replace him!"
The little princess said very dissatisfied.
In fact, what she said was right. The root cause was Zhu Yuanzhang. He wanted to put some pressure on Zhu Yunxi, but he didn't expect others to think he wanted to replace him. In fact, you can't blame others for such things.
He first had an argument with Zhu Yunxi over the route issue.
This cannot be hidden from the outside.
Then those vassal kings, Liu Sanwu and others behind Zhu Yunwen immediately knew that there were principled differences between the ancestors and the grandson.
Then he suddenly asked Zhu Di to return to Beijing with a high profile.
Can you blame others for their random thoughts?
It can be said that there is an undercurrent surging. If you suddenly drop a bomb, can you blame the water for being disturbed? If he has shown that he is protecting Zhu Yunxi's status as prince from beginning to end without any wavering, then others may simply give up. Now he has put others
The thought came back again.
If you don’t blame him, who should you blame?
"It's difficult for him too!"
Yang Feng rarely defended Lao Zhu.
"What's wrong with him?"
said the little princess.
"me!"
Yang Feng said calmly.
"Well?"
The little princess was speechless.
Indeed, her father still has to consider the scourge of Yang Feng!
Zhu Yunxi was too bewitched by Yang Feng and was too young. He didn't know the sinister nature of people's hearts. He thought that Yang Feng's various reforms were for the good of the Ming Dynasty. However, Yang Feng's various reforms were indeed for the good of the Ming Dynasty, but they were not for the good of the old Zhu family.
It's hard to say. Zhu Yunxi saw the benefits of new education to the Ming Dynasty, and saw that new education could bring enlightenment to the people and a prosperous situation, but what Zhu Yuanzhang saw was that it would become increasingly difficult to maintain the family and the world after the people were enlightened.
The more the people know and understand, the less they can stand the parasite of the royal family, and they will want more things that are more beneficial to the people but not conducive to maintaining the imperial rule.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very sober.
But his grandson is too young.
In this case, Zhu Yuanzhang had to let his grandson understand some fundamental things.
After all, due to the emergence of Yang Feng, the water in Ming Dynasty is getting more and more muddy. Lao Zhu also has to face a new situation and face many things that he did not need to worry about in the past...
There are so many new things in Ming Dynasty now that he is a bit overwhelmed.
Even Tamar's assassination methods have improved.
In the past, it was extremely difficult to assassinate an emperor's grandson. There were a large number of elite guards around him, and it was impossible to get close. Even using a crossbow to snipe from a distance was useless. After all, everyone with this status had the best armor.
.And now two grenades flying from 20 meters away almost wiped out the Emperor Taisun and King Yan, not to mention the sniper kill from 50 steps away by the magic gun. Although it failed, if the Emperor Taisun wore the old-style armor
, that is really a dead end. And if someone randomly runs out on the street, he can draw a gun from his arms and fire at the emperor's grandson. Although this is self-directed and self-acted, it can still be done if it is not self-directed and self-acted.
!
This assassination method is very effective, after all, the short spear is only one foot long.
Just keep it in your arms.
He walked ten steps and pulled it out. Even the armor could not block the shot.
This is just the beginning.
In the future, as new firearms become more common, this kind of thing will become more common.
It’s hard to control the people!
This is only based on technical conditions.
If the people's thoughts become chaotic again, it will not be as simple as being difficult to control.
He is an emperor.
And he's also a hero.
Maintaining the system of the family and the world is his fundamental principle. The more powerful the ruler is, the tighter he is on this issue. He can promote the prosperity of the country, but the prerequisite is that the imperial power cannot be shaken.
"It's not impossible that Zhu Yunxi will be replaced!"
Yang Feng said.
If Zhu Yunxi really cannot change and is progressive in his thinking, then in order to maintain the Zhu family's family world, Zhu Yuanzhang really does not rule out replacing people. Compared with the stability of the Zhu family's imperial power, a grandson cannot be sacrificed. After Zhu Yunxi,
The supporters should have seen this, after all, he had the worst relationship with Yang Feng, and he was supported by Confucian scholars, and Confucian scholars could protect the family and the world.
Zhu Yunxi represents progress, but the consequence of progress is to shake the foundation of imperial power. Zhu Yunwen represents conservatism, but conservatism can bring about the stability of imperial power.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, the latter was more important.
This is the real reason why Zhu Yuanzhang behaved strangely towards this assassination.
He is also wavering.
The emergence of the variable Yang Feng had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty. As he said himself, from the time he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, the original history no longer existed. Everything in the future was unknown, and everyone had to adapt to the new situation.
Variety.
"Let's go!"
Yang Feng put his arms around the little princess' shoulders and said with emotion.
At this time, Li Liang had arrived with a large number of soldiers. The assassin had committed suicide. Those who did such things must be dead soldiers. His weapon was a flintlock gun. This thing is currently only manufactured by one factory of the Ministry of Industry.
So far, a total of two hundred have been produced, some of which are with Zhu Yuanzhang, and some of which are in the hands of the emperor's grandson's guards.
Before the assassination, the assassin shouted that he wanted to avenge the emperor's grandson.
So he is the grandson of the emperor.
The emperor's grandson suspected that his brother sent someone to assassinate him.
Then he killed his brother in anger.
Even if he didn't instigate it, it was done by his cronies trying to figure out his intentions.
Brothers are incompatible!
Look how sad his brother is crying!
As for the truth, it doesn't matter. Those Confucian scholars will quickly spread this story of brotherly incompatibility throughout the Ming Dynasty, and then the story of a virtuous emperor's grandson who was wronged and his narrow-minded brother, who even wanted to kill his own brother just because of suspicion.
, it became a legend that people all over the Ming Dynasty lamented.
At that time, it would be useless even if the investigation results had nothing to do with the emperor's grandson.
It is impossible to investigate this kind of thing.
It can only be irrelevant.
However, the public has already formed a preconceived impression, and Zhu Yunwen also used this to continue his tragic role, making his fate of not being tolerated by his brother known to everyone.
play!
It’s just hard acting!
But it does work!
"I remember that these short guns are easy to check. There are only a few on the left and right, and they all have numbers. Hand in all the short guns in the hands of Yunxi guard for inspection. If there are no missing ones, it is definitely not his instigation."
The little princess still didn't give up.
"Does it matter?"
Yang Feng said.
The little princess also fell silent.
This really doesn't matter anymore.
The two carriages continued to move forward, and Li Liang, who had already helped Zhu Yunwen up, looked at them doubtfully...
"Li Qianshi, I want to go to the East Palace to visit the emperor's grandson."
Yang Feng said.
"Ambassador, please wait at Chengtian Gate. I will send someone to inform Your Majesty soon."
Li Liang said.
Yang Feng nodded.
Then he looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was still crying.
"Your Majesty, your crying skills are really impressive. You can still shed tears after crying for so long."
he said.
Zhu Yunwen lowered his head and continued to sob, as if he was wronged.
Yang Feng laughed immediately, and then went over with his aunt. They entered the right gate of Chang'an, and Zhu Yunwen got on the carriage again. The Jin Yiwei who arrived later also took over, and Li Liang came back with a melancholy look. Obviously, as Zhu Yuanzhang,
The watchdog is also very worried about this intensifying struggle. This kind of royal struggle for the right to inherit the throne can easily affect Chi Yu.
"Li Qianshi, you are still afraid of this. The final result will not be the same to you."
Yang Feng said with a smile.
Li Liang relied on his sister Li Shufei. He was the governor of the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion. His actual responsibility was to guard the imperial city with his own troops. His younger brother Li Zhong was the commander of the flag guard. Their family had no other purpose than to reassure Zhu Yuanzhang.
of advantages.
Fighting is not possible.
You can't do anything else.
Just to make Zhu Yuanzhang trust him.
Such a family position should be considered relatively aloof.
"The ambassador is really good at joking, but Li really doesn't understand a word he says."
Li Liang smiled awkwardly.
After saying this, he quickly went to the palace to report.
Yang Feng and the little princess were waiting at Chengtian Gate, but not long after, Liu Sanwu, Huang Zicheng and others walked out of it. Although this old guy was eighty years old, he was still very energetic. He and Yang Feng were as separated as a pair of dead glass.
Kong looked at each other, but neither of them said a word. The old man just bowed his hands to Yang Feng, and then walked across the bridge on the other side. As for Huang Zicheng and others, they ignored Yang Feng and held their heads high proudly, just like a group of
A giant goose stretching its neck.
"If you kill all the thieves and slaves today, you should take a golden seal as big as a bucket and tie it behind your elbow!"
Yang Feng suddenly howled like a convulsion.
Liu Sanwu stopped, smiled slightly, and then walked away surrounded by Huang Zicheng and others.
"Your father is really unstable!"
Yang Feng said.
This old guy has gained something.
Of course, this is not to say that Zhu Yuanzhang has decided to change people, but that Zhu Yuanzhang is already reconsidering who is the most suitable candidate. Unless Zhu Yunxi's thoughts change to meet Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements, his position as the emperor's grandson will inevitably be unstable.
And Zhu Yuanzhang must make preparations on both sides next, to really support Zhu Di and Zhu Yunzhen so that he can have more options when necessary.
This is a good thing for Zhu Di.
He could start his plan with Zhu Yuanzhang's support.