Xia Xun said with sincerity and sincerity: "I sincerely admire the emperor's talent and strategy. But... there is 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 won over in the court have been imprisoned. Why...why were they imprisoned for Chen Ying's slander?
There are hundreds of officials in the country, but there are still many who have been detained in prison and 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 because I think you understand!"
Xia Xun hurriedly 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, slandered and slandered many ministers and were 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 needs to be punished. The staff around the prince have the responsibility to assist the prince, but they have failed in their duties, shouldn't they be punished?"
Xia Xun hesitated and said: "This..., I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the delay in welcoming the crown prince is true, but because of this, it is a bit of a fuss to imprison the officials of the East Palace. In addition, the officials currently in prison are
, not all of them are members of the East Palace, there are many who were imprisoned for forming a party!"
"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. The same thing is for the world and the destiny of the people.
It is equally beautiful to carry on the unique knowledge for the past saints and create peace for all generations, but scholars may not always take this as their lifelong ambition!
The so-called comrades are also the same! Wenxuan, I will talk to you from the bottom of my heart today. Do you dare to say from your heart that there are no comrades among comrades? Tell me about the ministers who support the prince.
Are they all people who share the same moral principles and are of the same mind and are of the same mind? But there are no people who are attached to each other because of profit and are not party-goers because of profit?"
Xia Xun opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Zhu Di didn't push him anymore, smiled faintly, and galloped forward. 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 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, not only will the canal be washed away, but also a large number of people will be submerged.
Cities, villages, and river improvement are 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 have a supervisor supervise these matters."
Xia Xun couldn't help but remind: "Your Majesty, the construction of Wudang Mountain, the construction of Tianzhu Mountain, the construction of Dabaoen Temple are preparing for the repair and construction of the next ship to Nanyang..., many major projects, plus the construction of the Great Wall,
Building Beijing, dredging canals, regulating the Yellow River..., wars have been going on for years, and the people have not yet fully recovered. Is it possible to do some projects..."
Zhu Di interrupted him and said without question: "Time waits for us not to wait any longer! The construction of Wudang and Tianzhu is a measure to win over religious forces in the south. It has been delayed once, how can it be delayed again! The construction of the Great Baoen Temple has so far been delayed.
It has been more than ten years since construction started, how long will it be delayed?
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. Emperor Sui Yang built the canal. Although thousands of laborers died on the canal construction site, the canal was open to navigation and strengthened
It improved 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, promoted the integration of northern and southern cultures, provided a large number of people with survival opportunities, enriched the villages and towns along the river, and increased the imperial tax revenue, benefiting all generations.
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Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall. Although the vastness of the project caused some people to suffer deeply and even died of exhaustion, over thousands of years, it has protected lives that are 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 already heard about the news from the outside world from Dongchang Fanzi, who was responsible for sealing the palace: Chen Ying and all the civil servants and generals he had worked so hard to win over over the years were all imprisoned, the three bodyguards were reduced, and Bai Tushan
All the more than a thousand dead soldiers died cleanly - the situation is over.
He knew his father's character very well. Unless his father didn't make up his mind, he would be indecisive and give himself an opportunity. 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 the emperor himself, and all his followers were wiped out in one fell swoop. This was clearly a decision to protect his incompetent brother! Zhu Gaoxu never thought that he was a man with great ambitions and talent, and his heart was as high as the sky.
, he felt that this country should have been his, and he felt that if he were the emperor, he would be a hundred times more capable than his elder brother. But why did that man who is as fat as a pig and hypocritical become the prince? Just because he is better than me
Give birth two years early? This is the rule made by some turtle 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, including spears, halberds, steel swords, and suddenly shed tears...
Outside the Han Dynasty, the officers and soldiers were heavily surrounded. People in the Han Dynasty 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 suddenly opened, and the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who were stationed outside immediately surged up like a wave, with their spears and 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, holding a large red tasseled spear in his hand, and a sword hanging under his ribs, he looked majestic and murderous!
Zhu Gaoxu glared 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 and stepped back step by step. Although they accepted the imperial edict and did not allow anyone to leave the Han Dynasty palace, who dared to hand over to the emperor's son?
gun?
Xu Yelu, the commander of the army and horses, rushed over after hearing the news. He 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 palace of the King of Han is allowed to leave even half a step. I am just following the order."
Please do not embarrass me, please go back to your residence!"
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's ministers and others 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 at a pair of red eyes and said viciously: "Does this king need your protection? Since he is not a prisoner, I am going out for a hunting trip 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: "Please return to your residence, Your Highness!"
Zhu Gaoxu said in a cold voice: "You want to take action with me?"
Xu Yelu clasped his fists and bowed: "How dare I take action against His Highness? How dare I disobey His Majesty's orders? If His Highness must go out, he will have to step on my corpse!"
Zhu Gaoxu was irritated by these soft and yet hard words. He became furious and roared loudly: "You bastard, are you threatening me?"
"I don't..."
Before Xu Yelu could say the word "dare", Zhu Gaoxu, who was angered by him, took out a piece of iron from his sleeve and hit Xu Yelu on the back of the head with a "bang".
Black, he fell to the ground.
This iron claw blow would not kill someone unless it hit a vital point. However, 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.
The back of his 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 are a small commander of soldiers and horses, but you dare to point fingers at me. I will kill you if I don't!"
When the soldiers saw that their commander fell to the ground, they hurriedly swarmed up and hugged Zhu Gaoxu tightly. A few more people stepped forward to help Xu Yelu. When they reached out to support his head, they felt wet. They opened their palms to see,
There was actually a stain of blood. Looking at Xu Yelu's eyes tightly closed, he looked at his breath and 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, you are pretending 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.
They led several soldiers, a general, and several soldiers, standing under the doorway with their necks stretched out. When they saw the emperor coming back, they 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 was 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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