Chapter 4 Yàn usurps the throne, and both humans and gods are angry
In the Xiaoling Hall, the wind blows heat waves from the direction of the Forbidden City.
‘Has the Jianwen time and space already developed to the end of the Jingnan period, then there will be two Yongle dynasties in the next sixteen time and space.’
While Ji Boying was brainstorming, Zhu Yunwen, who had just climbed up the steps of the palace, looked at Lao Zhu in the palace with a confused look on his face and disbelief in his eyes.
His appearance was the same as that of the imperial grandfather in his memory, but he looked much younger.
"Emperor, Grandpa Huang?!"
Zhu Yun beat his head violently, thinking he was dizzy.
"Get in."
Lao Zhu shouted coldly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not familiar with this grandson. After all, in the Hongwu time and space where Lao Zhu belonged, Zhu Yunwen was only four years old. He was neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son, so he was not considered as Lao Zhu's successor.
And based on Zhu Yunwen's performance, he was deposed after four years as emperor. This alone made Lao Zhu angry.
How could we, the children and grandchildren of the old Zhu family, be so incompetent?!
How could we choose such a loser as our successor?!
Listening to this familiar voice, Zhu Yunwen's eyes instantly burst into tears. He stumbled into the Xiang Hall with his messy hair, knelt down in front of Lao Zhu with a plop, and kowtowed with a 'Bang' sound.
"My grandson is incompetent and failed to protect the country and country entrusted to him by the emperor, and the emperor repeatedly appeared."
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Yunwen who was kneeling on the ground and spoke coldly.
"Let us ask you who is causing trouble."
Zhu Yunwen's body trembled, as if he had been wronged a lot, and he punched the ground with his fist. He raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu, his eyes full of anger.
"Yan rebelled and usurped the throne, and both humans and gods were angry!"
Yan Ni? Lao Si?!
Lao Zhu frowned. He had always felt that Lao Si was somewhat of a famous general on the battlefield. He had also always wanted to train Lao Si to be able to shoulder the pillars of the army that guarded the Ming Dynasty, and use Lao Si to replace those veteran generals in the army.
, but I never thought that the fourth child would rebel.
He subconsciously looked at Ji Boying, hoping to get Ji Boying's confirmation.
Ji Boying held the cigarette in his mouth and just said "hmm" slightly without saying anything else.
What is the direction of history? Since Lao Zhu can see it with his own eyes, there is no need for him to say more.
"Give us everything you have since you ascended the throne."
Lao Zhu was very confused. Even if Lao Si wanted to rebel, how could he defeat the imperial court with millions of troops in a single vassal state? If this happened at the end of the dynasty, it would still be possible.
Moreover, with his meticulousness, he will definitely make corresponding arrangements before taking over. No matter how incompetent the successor is, he can still win with his feet.
When Lao Zhu heard Zhu Yunwen's story one by one, his brows became more and more frowned, because judging from Zhu Yunwen's story, apart from cutting down the vassal system and balancing the system, there was nothing too outrageous.
"stop."
Ji Boying, who was standing by, stepped on the cigarette butts on the ground. He really couldn't listen anymore.
This kid Zhu Yunwen tried to talk nice things, such as 'reducing taxes', 'reviving the old days', 'standardizing scientific examinations' and so on... but he didn't say a single thing about the impersonal things he did.
"you…"
Only then did Zhu Yunwen realize the existence of Ji Boying. After all, he had been emperor for four years, and the emperor still had the majesty of the emperor. In these four years, he was the only one who interrupted others, and no one ever dared to interrupt him.
"There are many reasons for your defeat, here are the main ones."
"First, blindly cut down the vassals. In the third month after ascending the throne, he issued an order to cut down the vassals. He forgot about the 'kindness and power' that you promised your imperial grandfather back then. In one year, he cut down dozens of vassals in a row. All the kings
He was in danger, and even forced King Zhu Bai of Xiang to set himself on fire, losing the support of the clan."
When he heard that his twelfth son was forced to self-immolate, Lao Zhu's pupils shrank. Lao Zhu, who always valued blood and family ties the most, almost couldn't help but kill the unfilial grandson in front of him with a knife.
"Second, you are greedy for false fame, your face is torn, and the battle has been fought like this, but you still insist on saying, 'Don't let me be known as the murderer of my uncle'. Do you think King Yan's sword is made of tofu? Cut it.
Can’t move your head?”
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen's eyes dimmed. He did say such a thing. At that time, Zhu Yunwen believed that he would win, so he sought a good reputation. Now that he thinks about it, he wishes he could give himself a slap in the face.
"madness."
Lao Zhu’s vicious comments.
Although he does not support killing blood relatives, if it comes to the level of rebellion, Lao Zhu's men will never show any mercy. If they don't do it, they will do it.
"Third, you believe in corrupt Confucianism. Although Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, whom you favored, are knowledgeable, they are not talented in military affairs and governing the country. However, you accept all their advice and leave Xu Huizu alone. Even Xu Huizu does not use it.
Even the suggestion of replacing Geng Bingwen with Li Jinglong was adopted, resulting in the defeat of an army of 500,000 by Zhu Di's 50,000 troops. Their record was outstanding throughout the ages, and these three people were nicknamed Jianwen's Three Idiots by later generations."
‘Li Jinglong removes Geng Bingwen?!’
‘Fifty thousand lost to fifty thousand?’
Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows. In Lao Zhu's heart, Geng Bingwen was the best defense general of the Ming Dynasty. When Lao Zhu started his business, he established a stronghold in Changxingzhou with 7,000 defenders. He held on for a long time under the fierce attack of Zhang Shicheng's 100,000 troops.
For more than a month, and for the next ten years, Geng Bingwen stayed in Changxing, and Lao Zhu firmly held this city that must be fought for by military strategists.
In the third year of Hongwu's reign, Lao Zhu named Geng Bingwen a marquis in the name of "Changxing", with a fiefdom of 1,500 stones, and it was hereditary.
To put it bluntly, as long as Geng Bingwen leads the army, the rebellious Zhu Di can be dragged to death.
Although Li Jinglong was Li Wenzhong's son, he had lived in fine clothes and fine food since he was a child, talking about military affairs on paper, and could not go to the real battlefield.
Furthermore, do you really not know the relationship between Zhu Di and Li Jinglong? These two people have been together since childhood and only have to wear a pair of underpants!
The way of an emperor is to recognize people and utilize their talents first. In Lao Zhu's view, Zhu Yunwen's skill in controlling people simply insulted the Ming Dynasty.
"Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai can actually use the wrong three people in a row. All the teachings we gave you in the past have gone to your stomach?!"
"Who recommended these three people to you? We ordered him to beheaded!"
Lao Zhu looked like he hated iron but couldn't turn it into steel, and scolded him sternly.
I also made up my mind that when I returned to my own time and space, I would kill the people who recommended these three people to the court as well as these three people as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.
"I…"
Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, then he swallowed what he wanted to say.
"Say! Why don't you say anything?!"
Lao Zhu pressed questions one after another.
"These three people are the important ministers you chose for him."
Ji Boying spoke calmly, and Lao Zhu's expression suddenly froze.
"This... shouldn't be."
Lao Zhu had some doubts about himself. With his way of recognizing people, how could he choose such three rotten scholars?
"In short, you have fallen to this point only because of your own indecisiveness and unclear employment. It is your own fault."
Ji Boying's words made Zhu Yunwen's cheeks turn red, but he did not dare to refute a word. He could feel the respect his royal grandfather had for Ji Boying.
That was definitely not the respect a king showed for his ministers, but respect from the bottom of his heart. He had followed his imperial grandfather for several years in his early years, and he had never seen his imperial grandfather treat anyone with such respect.
At this moment, the sound of a large number of military horses could be vaguely heard coming from outside Xiaoling.
"Grandpa Huang, Yan Ni is here!"
Zhu Yunwen was a little nervous. The reason why he came to Xiaoling was to pay homage and then sneak away to complete Lao Zhu's unfinished mission of becoming a Buddha. Even his own substitute was arranged in the Forbidden City.
"Go find two chairs and we'll wait for him here."
Lao Zhu is very domineering, he wants to see what his fourth son can do if he rebels.
Ji Boying on the side was thinking about a question.
If Lao Zhu forcibly disrupts the development sequence of this "Jianwen" time and space, for example, by not allowing Zhu Laosi to become emperor, will the state of this "Jianwen" time and space be extended or retreated?!