The Western Wu army pacified the Central Plains and ended the rule of the Yuan people, and Liu Ji, Xu Da and others went up to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to ascend the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang had this intention for a long time, but he was not out of orthodoxy, so he still had to act on the surface and pretend to excuse himself, "But Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty should obey the heavens, unify Haiyu, Zuoyan three hundred, and the world is civilized." Those who have the virtue of the world and the merit of peace for all generations, how can he be compared with Song Taizu. ”

When Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutinied and the yellow robe was added, he said to his subordinates, "You yourself are greedy for wealth and wealth, pushing me to this dire throne." I didn't want to be the emperor, but you wanted to be the founding father and forced me to be the emperor!"

This is the usual trick used by the founding emperor, in order to show that the former vitality has been exhausted, he has won the hearts of the people, and he is deeply supported by the ministers and the people, and he is forced to be the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang's coy attitude is nothing more than imitating Zhao Kuangyin, in fact, he mentioned Zhao Kuangyin to show his determination to be the emperor.

The courtiers who didn't understand his mind cooperated with him in acting. Zhu Yuanzhang resigned, and the ministers persuaded him, Zhu Yuanzhang resigned, and the ministers persuaded again......

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to take advantage of the situation to accept the request of the ministers, Li Shanchang wrote to persuade him to postpone his claim to the emperor.

It turned out that Li Shanchang was dissatisfied with Liu Ji and others' admonition to rob the leading gong, and he couldn't help but mention this to Hu Weiyong with jealousy.

Hu Weiyong is good at drilling camps, and immediately thought of the wording, "Although Ying Tianfu is good, it is not the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the teacher may wish to persuade the prince to choose another location to set the capital." At that time, the teacher will persuade the prince to ascend the throne, so that the top prize from the dragon's work will be the teacher's. ”

Li Shanchang immediately implored Zhu Yuanzhang to relocate the site and set the capital to establish a new dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that it was not perfect enough to ascend the throne in Yingtianfu, and he was a little hesitant.

But Liu Ji and others insisted that he ascend the throne immediately, saying: "The sky cannot be without a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day!"

The two sides held their own opinions, and they fought for each other in the court.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that both sides were reasonable, so he couldn't help but hesitate, swayed from side to side, and postponed his accession to the throne.

Li Shanchang wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to choose another location in the capital, he not only wrote to persuade him, but also planned to start with the women around Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew that Ma Xiuying had a grudge against him, and it was impossible to help him persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. He found out that Guo Hui was Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite concubine, and he had been favored for many years, so he sent people to send many gifts to Guo Hui and asked him to help persuade him.

Guo Hui cut off the way of doing business, and did not dare to be greedy for money, and was worried that there was no money in the account, and when he saw the gold, silver and jewelry sent by Li Shanchang, he was overjoyed and agreed.

That night, she slept with Zhu Yuanzhang, her cardamom-coated fingers gently drew circles on Zhu Yuanzhang's chest, and said in a charming manner: "I can't help but be excited when I think that the prince is about to become the emperor, but why hasn't the prince ascended the throne? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's big hand rubbed her delicate body and said, "I haven't thought about where to build the country, where does Hui'er think it's good?"

Guo Hui puffed up his chest and said angrily: "I don't understand state affairs, and I'm not as smart as the princess, besides, women can't interfere in politics, how dare I give you ideas at will." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't hear that she was giving Ma Xiuying eye medicine, and said with a smile: "If you say it, you can say it, and I don't blame you for saying it wrong." ”

Guo Hui's eyes rolled, "I heard that the emperors of all dynasties have set the capital in the hinterland of Guanzhong, although this Ying Tianfu is an ancient city, it is some small countries and some countries that have fled to the south of the Yangtze River to make their capital here. The prince has great ambitions, how can he be narrowly lived here. Besides, Huaixi is the hometown of the prince, if he can't return to his hometown, won't he walk at night in brocade clothes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite moved when he heard it, and he unconsciously stopped the movements in his hand and thought about it.

On the second day, he revealed in the court that he planned to choose another location to set the capital, and asked the ministers to suggest where to set the capital.

Liu Ji was shocked, knelt on the ground and said: "After repeated battles, our army is tired, and the imperial court is short of food and money. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich, which is conducive to the recuperation of the imperial court, and the minister implores the prince to think twice. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily: "In the past, Lone was only to unify Yingtianfu, but now Lone is unified in the Central Plains, do you still want to be lonely? Lone is not the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty." ”

This is very serious, if Liu Ji insists on establishing a country in Yingtianfu, it is a satirical metaphor that Zhu Yuanzhang can only survive in the remaining piece of land. As a result, not only did Liu Ji retreat gloomily, but other courtiers who wanted to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to ascend the throne in Yingtianfu did not dare to speak out.

Li Shanchang glanced at Liu Ji proudly, and said arrogantly: "The minister thinks that Chang'an, Luoyang and other places are the hinterland of the Central Plains, and they are thousand-year-old capitals, which can establish a country, and the prince's hometown Fengyang is also a treasure land of feng shui, otherwise how can there be such a hero as the prince." ”

The proposal of the foreign minister and his own woman coincided, and the more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the happier he became, and he frequently nodded his head and ordered the ministers to choose an imperial capital in these three places.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind, Liu Ji was anxious, he knew that since Han Lin'er's boat sinking incident, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer trusted and respected him as much as before, and continuing to oppose it would only anger Zhu Yuanzhang. In a hurry, he thought of Ma Xiuying, maybe only this gentle and intelligent woman could persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

Liu Ji came to the door to ask to see Ma Xiuying, at this time Ma Xiuying was leading the eunuchs and palace maids to practice the honor guard of the enthronement ceremony, knowing that Liu Ji would have something big to see, he hurriedly stopped the drill and went out to greet him.

Liu Ji Shi said directly: "The minister implores the princess to persuade the princess not to choose another location to set the capital, such as today, although it is determined today, but there are remnants of the Yuan Dynasty outside, and there are other small rebel armies inside, the prince urgently needs to correct his name, calm the world, and settle the hearts of the people." At this time, it is really not suitable to work and mobilize the public, and choose another location to set the capital. ”

"Don't worry, sir, take your time. Ma Xiuyingfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, the founding capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Nanjing, which is now Yingtianfu, why did a statement suddenly emerge that another location was chosen to set the capital?

Liu Ji told Ma Xiuying about the content of the debate in the court, and sighed at the end: "The courtiers are soft-spoken, and now they can only ask the princess for help, ask the princess to think of the common people in the world, and persuade the prince not to make a big move." ”

"Sir, rest assured, Ma Xiuying knows the severity, and will definitely persuade the prince to change his mind. Ma Xiuying persuaded Liu Ji to leave, and returned to the room to ponder: What is the intention of Li Shanchang and the others? They persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to delay the claim of the emperor as public or private? After thinking about it for a long time, Ma Xiuying couldn't figure it out, but she understood that Zhu Yuanzhang's accession to the throne really could not be delayed. Not to mention that if you don't ascend the throne for a day, you won't count the hidden crisis in the world, just say that the manpower and material resources spent on choosing another location and setting the capital are a huge expense that Xiwu can't afford at present.

When Li Shanchang heard that Liu Ji went to see Ma Xiuying, he was furious, "It's not good, this woman wants to do bad things for me again!"