Xia Xun said with sincerity and sincerity: "I sincerely admire the emperor's talent and strategy. []There is just one thing that I still don't understand..."
Zhu Di glanced at him and said, "What's the matter?"
Xia Xun said: "The emperor's purpose of moving the capital has been achieved, and he has made up his mind to protect the crown prince and demote the King of Han. Now all the party members that the King of Han has attracted in the court have been imprisoned. Why are all the officials who were slandered by Chen Ying imprisoned?
, but there are still many people detained in prison who have not been released? I am so stupid that I really can’t understand this..."
Zhu Di said with a serious face: "You are not puzzled, you are just pretending to be confused with me because you understand!"
Xia Xun quickly said: "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. I am really confused."
Zhu Di snorted coldly: "I said that Chen Yingmei bullied the superiors and subordinates, expanded the trouble, and slandered many ministers and was imprisoned, but I did not say that all those imprisoned were unjust. The prince was slow to greet the king and violated the etiquette of his ministers. He should be punished.
, still need to be punished, the prince’s staff have the responsibility to assist the prince, but they have failed in their duties, shouldn’t they be punished?”
Xia Xun hesitated and said: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's true that the prince's arrival was delayed, but for this reason, the officials of the East Palace were imprisoned. Isn't it a bit of a fuss? In addition, the officials currently in prison are not
They are all members of the East Palace, and many of them were imprisoned for forming a clique!"
"Haha, are you forming a party..."
Zhu Di tapped his heart with a horse whip, pointed to Xia Xun's chest, and said with a half-smile: "With the same virtue, we have the same heart, and with the same heart, we are comrades. This sentence is very beautiful. Together, we set up our hearts for the heaven and earth, and we set up our lives for the people.
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The so-called comrades are also the same! Xuan Na, I will talk to you from the bottom of my heart today. Do you dare to say from your own heart that there are no comrades among comrades? Tell me about those ministers who support the prince. They are all
Are there people who share the same virtues and have the same heart, and who are of the same mind and comrades! But there are no people who are attached to each other because of profit, and who form parties with the same interests?"
Xia Xun opened his mouth, but could not say a word. Zhu Di did not force him to smile lightly, and galloped forward with his horse. Xia Xun hurriedly calmed down, knocked his legs on the horse's belly, and followed.
Zhu Di said: "When the capital is moved, the Canal Canal must be dredged and expanded as soon as possible. Sea transportation alone is not enough to supply the capital. River and sea transportation need to complement each other. At the same time, once the Yellow River overflows, it will not only destroy the Canal Canal, but also flood a large number of cities.
, villages, so river improvement is also urgent. Over in Beijing, the construction of the imperial city must also be accelerated. I will issue an order as soon as possible and urge the Secretary to supervise these matters. "
Xia Xun couldn't help but remind: "Your Majesty, now the construction of Wudang Mountain, the construction of Tianzhu Mountain, the construction of Dabaoen Temple, preparations for the repair and construction of ships for the next trip to Nanyang, many major projects, plus the construction of the Great Wall and the construction of Beijing
, dredging the canal, regulating the Yellow River, wars have been going on for years, and the people have not fully recovered their strength. Is it possible to do some projects? "
Zhu Di interrupted him and said unquestionably: "Time has not waited for us and we cannot delay it any longer! Wudang and Tianzhu construction are a measure to win over religious forces in the south. They have already been delayed once. How can we delay it again! The construction of the Great Baoen Temple has been started for ten years so far.
More than a year has passed, how long will it take to postpone?
As for the repair of ships, the construction of Beijing, dredging of rivers, and regulation of the Yellow River, everything is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and there is no room for delay.
When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the canal, although thousands of laborers died on the canal construction site, the canal's navigation strengthened transportation between the north and the south, facilitated the transportation of grain from the south to the north, consolidated the imperial court's control over the country, and promoted the integration of north and south.
, provided a large number of people with survival opportunities, enriched the villages and towns along the river, increased the court's tax revenue, and benefited all generations!
Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall. Although the vastness of the project caused some people to suffer and even die from exhaustion, over thousands of years, it protected lives that were ten thousand or one hundred thousand times more than those who died when the Great Wall was built in the first place.
! If you want everyone to be happy, how can you do something big? I have reported the national inventory balance to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry has also estimated the construction needs. With the current national strength of our Ming Dynasty, we can carry out these projects at the same time without breaking our bones.
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Xia Xun said helplessly: "Now that the emperor is confident, I will stop talking nonsense. But there is one more thing. I wonder what the emperor plans to do with the King of Han?"
Zhu Di waved his horsewhip and said calmly: "I will order him to join the feudal clan today. He will not be allowed to return to the capital again for the rest of his life!"
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Zhu Gaoxu sat under the pomegranate tree in the back garden, his face flushed from drinking, with a pile of empty wine jars at his feet.
The situation is over!
The people in the Han Palace have heard about the outside news from Dongchang Fanzi, who was responsible for sealing the palace: Chen Ying and all the ministers and generals he had worked so hard to win over over the years were all imprisoned, the three guards were killed, and Bai Tushan
All the more than a thousand dead soldiers died completely.
He knew his father's character very well. Unless his father made up his mind, he would be indecisive and give himself an opportunity to take advantage of it. Now that his father has resorted to such thunderous means, the throne of the emperor, which was only one step away from him, will be forever.
It has become a goal that can only be looked up to but cannot be achieved.
He was unwilling to give in, but what could he do?
This was a trap set up by his father himself. Once he had defeated all his henchmen, he was clearly determined to protect his incompetent brother! Zhu Gaoxu never thought that he was a man with great ambitions and little talent.
The sky is high, he feels that this country should be his, and he feels that if he becomes the emperor, he will be a hundred times more capable than his elder brother. But why does that man who is as fat as a pig and hypocritical become the prince? Just because of him
She was born two years earlier than me? What kind of rule was made by some bastard?
The more Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, the angrier he became. He reached out and grabbed a jar of wine and threw it to the ground with a bang, causing the wine to splash everywhere.
Zhu Gaoxu stood up unsteadily from the stone table. Sun Lu hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Zhu Gaoxu pushed him away and staggered to his martial arts hall. On the weapon racks on both sides, there were eighteen weapons.
Weapons, Zhu Gaoxu stroked his cherished weapons one by one, such as spears, halberds, steel swords, and suddenly shed tears...
Outside the Han Dynasty's palace, officers and soldiers surrounded them heavily. People in the Han Dynasty's palace were not allowed to enter but not to leave.
A forest of spears and a wave of swords turned the entire Han Palace into a prison.
Suddenly, the gate of the palace opened with a bang. The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who were stationed outside immediately surged up like a wave, their spears thorns like hedgehogs. But in just a moment, they retreated like a tide. Under the gate of the palace stood a man, fully clothed.
Wearing a brass battle armor with a yellow tripod silk ribbon around his waist, he held a large red tasseled spear and a sword hanging from his ribs. He looked majestic and full of murderous intent!
Zhu Gaoxu stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, and walked out step by step with his spear as a crutch. All the soldiers looked at each other in confusion, and they could only retreat step by step. Although they accepted the imperial edict and no one was allowed to leave the Han Dynasty palace, who dared to hand a gun to the emperor's son?
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Xu Yelu, the commander of the army and horses, rushed over after hearing the news, stopped in front of Zhu Gaoxu, clasped his fists and bowed his body, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have an order. No one in the Han Dynasty is allowed to leave even half a step without an order. I am just following orders."
, please don’t embarrass me, your highness, please go back to your mansion!”
Zhu Gaoxu leaned on a big gun and smiled ferociously at Xu Yelu: "What's going on? Did my father give the order to make me a prisoner?"
Xu Yelu hurriedly said: "Your Highness is joking. The situation in Beijing is very strange. The Emperor and his ministers are guarding the palace. For the sake of His Highness's safety, I still ask His Highness to return to the palace!"
Zhu Gaoxu glared with a pair of red eyes and said fiercely: "Do I need your protection? Since I am not a prisoner, I am going to go hunting in the capital now, so get out of the way!"
"Your Highness!"
Xu Yelu pushed up his chest, pressed the handle of the knife, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, please return home!"
Zhu Gaoxu said in a cold voice: "You want to take action against me?"
Xu Yelu clasped his fists and bowed: "How dare I dare to fight with His Highness? How can I dare to disobey the orders given by me? If Your Highness must go out, you will have to step on my corpse!"
Zhu Gaoxu was irritated by these soft and forceful words. He became furious and roared loudly: "You bastard, are you threatening me?"
"I don't..."
Before Xu Yelu said the word "dare", Zhu Gaoxu, who was angered by him, pulled out a piece of iron from his sleeve and hit Xu Yelu on the back of the head with a bang. Xu Yelu grunted and his eyesight went dark.
He fell to the ground.
This iron claw blow would not kill someone unless it hit a vital point, but with Zhu Gaoxu's magical power, there is no reason why he would not die if he hit someone on the head, especially when Xu Yelu was bowing his head, and this hit was hitting him.
The back of the head was the most vulnerable and dangerous part of the human head, so Xu Yelu lost his life without saying a word.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was very drunk, didn't know that Yi Tie Lao had beaten Xu Yelu to death. Seeing that he fell down as soon as he was beaten, he thought he was pretending to be dead and was scaring him. He became even more furious, picked up Tie Lao and beat him again, and cursed.
: "When a tiger falls in Pingyang and is ridden by a dog, you, a small commander of soldiers and horses, dare to point fingers at me. I won't kill you!"
Seeing that their commander fell to the ground, the soldiers hurriedly swarmed up and hugged Zhu Gaoxu tightly. A few more people stepped forward to help Xu Yelu, stretched out their hands to support his head, and felt wet, and opened their palms.
It was a stain of blood. Xu Yelu closed his eyes tightly and once he felt his breath, he screamed: "Commander Xu is dead! Commander Xu was beaten to death by the prince!"
"ah?"
Zhu Gaoxu calmed down and sobered up a little. He could not help but feel a little timid, but he couldn't show it in front of the soldiers, so he "spit" and cursed angrily: "You bastard, pretend to be dead to scare me."
Well, bah! If I beat you to death, I’m just beating a dog to death! Humph!”
Zhu Gaoxu said harsh words, threw away the bloody Tie Lao, and staggered back to his home holding a big gun.
Zhu Di came back from the suburbs of Beijing and went straight to the palace. Naturally, Xia Xun accompanied him. Officials always have to accompany the king and send the emperor back to the palace before leaving. As soon as the group arrived at the Wumen Gate, they saw Mu En, the governor of the Dongchang Factory.
There were a few soldiers, a general, and several soldiers standing under the doorway with their necks stretched out. When the emperor came back, he hurried out and knelt down in front of Zhu Di's horse.
Mu En said loudly: "Your Majesty, my servants were ordered to guard the Han Dynasty palace. The Han Dynasty king got drunk and came out of the palace. Xu Yelu, the commander of the soldiers and horses, stepped forward to stop him. He gave the Han Dynasty a piece of iron and beat him to death!"
Yang Lijie, the deputy commander of the troops and horses nearby, immediately cried and cried: "Please, the emperor, make the decision for Commander Xu!"
When Zhu Di heard this, he became furious and shouted: "Where is that scoundrel now?"
Mu En said hurriedly: "His Royal Highness went back to his mansion after he killed someone!"
Zhu Di was furious, reached out and took off his sword, and shouted: "Yang Xu!"
Xia Xun hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "I'm here!"
Zhu Di threw his sword at Xia Xun and shouted: "Go and bring that traitor to me. If he dares to resist the order, use this sword to clean up the family for me!"
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