In the morning at the Fengtian Palace, the ministers were quarreling among themselves. Zhu Gaojie, wearing royal robes, stood in front of the golden chair and took a nap.
"Ahem." As the old father-in-law of Prince Qi, Zhang Fu coughed slightly, hinting that Zhu Gaojie should pay attention to his manners.
This is Fengtian Palace, is this the place where you take a nap?
"Huh?" Zhu Gaojie woke up from his drowsiness, his eyes showing confusion, "Why, have you withdrawn from the court?"
Zhang Fu almost fell over when he heard this and whispered: "The emperor is looking at you."
Zhu Gaojie looked at the golden armchair and found that Zhu Di was also looking at him.
He smiled and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, what you did is not honest. Why didn't you call me earlier?"
Zhang Fu was all numb.
"Okay!"
Zhu Di, who was sitting on the golden chair, interrupted the speeches of the ministers, "The matter of moving the capital has been generally decided. I don't want to hear any more opposition to the move of the capital from the DPRK!"
The debate between the DPRK and China this morning was nothing more than revolving around the matter of moving the capital.
Because both the Hongwu and Jianwen dynasties of the Ming Dynasty were enthroned in Jinling City, and Zhu Di was also enthroned in Jinling City. However, Zhu Di, who had been living in the north for so many years, did not like the climate here. He always wanted to return to Shuntian Prefecture. After all, Shun
Heaven is the starting point for him to compete in the world, and it also has the foundation he has laid over the years.
But it is obviously not enough to move the capital based on this alone. Moving the capital is not his job alone and requires the support of all civil and military officials.
However, it is obvious that the officials are not willing to support Zhu Di in moving the capital.
Decades after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, large and small groups have gradually formed in the capital. Their foundation is in Jinling City. If they move the capital, it will inevitably affect their foundation. Moreover, the weather in Shuntian Prefecture is very cold, and they are used to the four seasons in Jinling City.
The officials who live like spring are not willing to go there and suffer the cold.
However, a great change occurred in the seventh year of Yongle's reign, which gave Zhu Di sufficient reason to insist on moving the capital.
In August of the seventh year of Yongle, Qi Duke Qiu Fu's 100,000-strong army in his expedition to Mobei was wiped out. This made Zhu Di furious. Not only did he decide to go on the expedition himself, but he also wanted to harvest enough fruits of victory at once. So in the second year, Zhu Di led
An army of 500,000 marched toward Mobei.
Such a large-scale army must have a city suitable for repair as a support, so Shuntian Mansion began to reflect its strategic significance.
Although Emperor Taizu Gao defeated the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia was the "base camp" of the Yuan Dynasty. They were still eyeing the Central Plains region. If they continued to set their capital in Jinling City, the entire northern region would still have the possibility of becoming the main battlefield, so Zhu Di moved the capital
Shuntian hoarded the main forces of the Ming Dynasty in the north, which gave him the confidence to continue fighting with the Mongolian and other nomadic peoples. In this way, he could guard the country for the emperor and the king would die.
However, due to the floods in Shandong, the transportation project to build the Shuntian Palace was delayed. The ministers who were unwilling to move the capital found an opportunity to jump out and opposed the move of the capital on the excuse of "God is not good".
In order to silence these people, Zhu Di said loudly: "I have decided to patrol Shuntian to calm the people!"
"Now, let me tell you the list of people accompanying me on this northern tour..."
Zhu Gaojie laughed when he heard this. He even sorted out the list. The old man had already prepared the Northern Patrol Shuntian.
The civil and military officials throughout the dynasty kept shouting, but it was of no use at all. No one could shake the emperor's mind.
Zhu Di handed Tang Cheng the list he had written long ago, and the eunuch read it aloud.
"After my inspection to the north, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi will supervise the country, and the crown prince's young master Yao Guangxiao will assist..."
Hearing the name "Yao Guangxiao", Zhu Gaojiu couldn't help but look at the old monk standing at the head of the civil servants.
Yao Guangxiao, this is a divine man. Although he is a monk, he is engaged in rebellion. He is the biggest conspirator behind the Jingnan Campaign and assists Zhu Di to bring down the world.
After Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor, Yao Guangxiao was appointed as Zuo Shanshi, the monk's chief minister. He was worshiped by Zishan as a doctor and the prince's young master. He was known as the "prime minister in black".
Later, Zhu Di ordered Yao Guangxiao to grow his hair and return to secular life, but Yao Guangxiao refused. Zhu Di also gave him a mansion and a palace maid, but Yao Guangxiao still refused to accept it. He just lived in a temple, wore court clothes when he went to court, and changed back to monk's clothes after leaving court. When he arrived,
During disaster relief in Suhu, he went to Cheung Chau and distributed all the gold he received to the clan villagers.
Whenever Zhu Di traveled between Jinling and Shuntian, and when he was conquering Mongolia, Yao Guangxiao stayed in Jinling City to assist Prince Zhu Gaochi in supervising the country.
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Yao Guangxiao, who was wearing court clothes and had a plain face, may have noticed someone looking at him, so he turned sideways and looked at Zhu Gaojie with sinister triangular eyes.
This face does not look like that of a monk, he is clearly a heinous villain!
Zhu Gaojie slightly arched his hands to show full respect to the old monk.
He should really thank the old monk. If Yao Guangxiao hadn't kept fanning the flames to persuade Zhu Di to rebel, he should not be King Qi now, but a king of the group. In addition, there is another possibility that Zhu Di was forced to rebel because of Jianwen's reduction of vassal status, but
Without the assistance of Yao Guangxiao, a top strategist, the rebellion failed and was eventually deposed as a commoner, and Zhu Gaojie also had a miserable ending.
"King Qi... is a bit interesting." After observing King Qi's face, Yao Guangxiao evoked a smile.
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"Accompanying on the northern tour, the escort general Fan Zhong led the pro-army, Qi King Zhu Gaojie, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji accompanied him, as well as cabinet great scholars Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi..."
Zhu Gaojie listened with great interest at first, but the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong.
How come his name, King Qi, is still on the list of people accompanying him on the Northern Patrol!
Guard General Fan Zhong has always been Zhu Di's personal bodyguard leader, so it makes sense to serve as the commander of the pro-army.
The emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji has been following the emperor all over the world for so many years, and the cabinet bachelors accompany him to teach him. This is also very reasonable.
But why did Zhu Di take his King Qi to patrol the north!
The emperor is on a northern tour, how can there be any reason for the prince to accompany him!
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After Zhang Fu heard that King Qi was accompanying him on the northern tour, he turned his eyes to Zhu Gaojie with doubts: "Why does the emperor want you to accompany him on the northern tour?"
Zhu Gaojie responded depressingly: "How did I know? The emperor thought it out all the time. Who could have predicted that this would happen."
He was not willing to accompany him on the northern tour. Zhu Gaojie was living a good life in Jinling City, living a happy and shameless life with the princess in the palace every day. This northern tour was only a few months old, so how could he be willing to go. Zhu Gaojie felt bitter at the thought of having to rely on his hands for the next few months.
Damn it, I have been single for more than 20 years and finally got out of it, but now I have to rely on my hands to make a living!
Zhu Gaojie had already greeted Zhu Di's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
This old man doesn't do anything day by day, just doing some dirty tricks to harm people.
"Zhu Di nmsl!"
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"Retreat!"
After announcing his resignation, Zhu Di inadvertently walked past Zhu Gaojie. When he heard the boy mumbling and didn't know what he was talking about, he frowned and asked: "What were you talking about just now?"
Zhu Gaojie raised his head and smiled like a peach blossom: "My son, I wish the emperor to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as heaven!"
Zhu Di touched his chin: "You have a filial piety."