Fengyang moved, followed by the flooding of the Huai River. Many officials took the opportunity to write a book, recalling last year's astrological signs of "five-star disorder, the sun and moon phases of punishment," saying that God warned that the emperor had made three major mistakes in governing the country: too extravagant in dividing the seals, too much punishment, and too fast in seeking treatment.

One of the Confucian teachings poked at the dragon scales of Emperor Hongwu: It is said that the strong cadres and weak branches are the foundation of national stability. Now that the emperor insists on splitting the soil and dividing it, Weichen is afraid that after a few years, the tail will not fall off, the strong branches will be weak, and the world will be in chaos.

He also quoted the Han Dynasty's "Treatise on Cutting Domains", which advocated the reduction of feudal domains by a generation of famous ministers, "Today's cutting is also the opposite, and not cutting is also the opposite." Cutting it, its counter-urgency, small disaster; If you don't cut it, it will be too late, and the disaster will be great. ”

But under the comfort of Queen Ma, Emperor Hongwu no longer believed in any heavenly damnation stars, he saw this twist and turn in the middle of the night, and shouted angrily: "Boy, my flesh and bones, catch it quickly, shoot it with my hand!" “

Fortunately, it was the middle of the night, the palace gate was closed, and it was impossible to "catch and shoot him quickly", and this person was later thrown into the prison of the Criminal Department and kept him until death.

But what no one expected was that compared with the hundreds of thousands of Ming officials who were later involved in various major cases and beheaded and exterminated, the ending of this Confucian teaching called Ye Bochen was actually good.

Emperor Hongwu stubbornly firmly believes in the flesh and blood of his sons, the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is eternal, how can the flesh and blood of the heavenly family allow these people who harbor evil intentions to be separated? From then on, as long as a minister in the court mentioned the word "cutting the domain", he would mercilessly beat the board or simply seize the official position or even execute him.

In Fengyang Mansion, which was hit by ground shaking and floods, the crown prince Zhu Biao and the king of Yan, Zhu Di, were arguing about flood control strategies.

In the prince's tent, there are hydrological maps of various places hanging around, and there are sand table models of mountains and rivers on the big table in the middle, Zhu Biao sat on the east main seat, looking at Zhu Di in disbelief, "Fourth brother, you say it again." ”

Zhu Di's eyes were deep-set, his eyes were bloodshot, and now there were only two people in the big tent, he and the prince were more direct, he looked at Zhu Biao firmly, "The younger brother does not agree with His Royal Highness the Prince's practice of classifying Bengbu as a flood discharge." Bengbu is the place with the largest grain population in Fengyang Prefecture, and it is a land rich in fish and rice since ancient times, not to mention that once Bengbu is flooded, the fields in the lower reaches of the Huai River are bound to suffer from the pond fish, and the summer grain is not guaranteed, and it is too late to replant wheat, and there will be a famine this year. ”

Zhu Biao sighed: "Although I have not personally planted the land like the fourth brother, I also know that the lower reaches of the Huai River are fertile for thousands of miles, and that there is the main grain producing area. However, Fengyang encountered ground movement, and the river embankment was almost unbearable, and if the method of flood discharge and backflow was not used, the entire lower reaches of the Huai River would suffer sooner or later. ”

Zhu Di said: "Your Highness, the younger brother is not against the method of flood discharge, and when it is absolutely necessary, he must use this method of sacrificing his pawns to protect the commander." It's just a brother

I feel that Bengbu cannot be used as a flood discharge site. ”

Zhu Biao felt that the fourth brother was whimsical, he pointed to the sand table on the table and said, "This is the county seat of Fengyang where we are located, and the downstream is Bengbu. ”

Zhu Di said softly: "Fengyang." ”

Zhu Biao thought he had misheard, "What did you say?" ”

Zhu Di struggled for a moment, and then said calmly: "Fengyang." As a last resort, Fengyang is used as a flood discharge area, and 10,000 acres of fertile land in Bengbu and the lower reaches of the Huai River must be preserved. ”

Since Zhu Yuanzhang became a hegemon in the south of the Yangtze River, when he proclaimed himself King of Wu, he named Zhu Biao as the son of King Wu, ascended the throne as the emperor, and immediately named him the crown prince, and the position of the prince was as stable as Mount Tai.

So at this time, Zhu Biaorao was angry, and still tried his best to maintain his self-cultivation and tolerance as a brother and prince, and reminded: "Fourth brother, the tomb of your grandfather and grandmother is here, you are going to drown your ancestral grave!" ”

But Zhu Di's serious expression was not like a joke, and said: "The imperial tomb is high, and it may not be able to flood there, just in case, we can first carry the coffin of our grandfather and grandmother to a safe place, and then bury it after the flood." There are already few people in Fengyang County, and it will be much easier to resettle these people to rebuild their homes in the future than to relocate many people in Bengbu and the lower reaches of the Huai River. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Biao couldn't hold back any longer, and stood up, glaring angrily, "You are not drowning the ancestral grave, you are going to dig your own ancestral grave!" The ancestral tomb is the land of the dragon vein, how can it be easy to open the underground palace and move? Once you affect the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, you will be the sinner of the Zhu family through the ages! ”

"Compared with the theory of ghosts and gods, the common people in the world are more important." Zhu Di pointed to the thick document on the bookcase and said: "Your Highness, my younger brother has looked through the floods and governance of the Huai River dynasties overnight, and Fengyang is the most seriously affected and poorest place in the Huai River area, and there is a reason. The land here is barren and sparsely populated, but the upstream and downstream are rich lands, so as long as the Huai River floods, Fengyang is always the first place to be sacrificed to discharge the flood. ”

"The people of Fengyang are scattered and fleeing, the population here is getting smaller and smaller, the fertile land is also barren, no one cultivates, the poorer the place, the less taxes are paid, and the more ignored by the imperial court, so as long as there is a flood, the eight achievements here are flood land."

Zhu Biao burst into tears when he heard this, choked up and said: "So the ancestors of our Zhu family have spent their lives in fleeing and fleeing the famine, and they have suffered a lot. Now that my father has ascended the throne, Fengyang has been named the central capital, and people from all over the country have moved here to reclaim fields and reduce taxes, just to appease this disaster-stricken land. Fourth brother, this is also your hometown, since you have long known that your hometown is full of disasters and difficulties, why do you still ruthlessly watch your hometown worse? Fourth brother, you are too cold-blooded and ruthless! ”

Zhu Di said: "The younger brother works in Taiping Township, and the wheat field is sprinkled with the sweat of the younger brother, and the younger brother's feelings for his hometown are deep, no less than His Royal Highness the Prince. But the people of Bengbu and the lower reaches of the Huai River are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and we, as a heavenly family, cannot favor one over the other. ”

"Fengyang has been barren for many years, and last year my father moved 4,000 families from Suzhou and Hangzhou to come here to farm, and Bengbu and downstream have a million people. Flooding Fengyang, we can still open a warehouse to help the people; Flooded Bengbu, our granary is probably a drop in the bucket, and it will be □□ trouble......"

Zhu Biao has been regarded as the heir by Zhu Yuanzhang since he was born, carefully cultivated, surrounded by great Confucian celebrities, and grew up in the literati circle. And Zhu Di, a prince born later, was thrown into the barracks to watch the battle since he was a child, and when he grew up, he charged into battle and was used to getting along with military generals.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang has arranged a long time ago, horseback can level the world, but not the world, in the future, the prince will take the throne and govern the country, and the other sons will be divided into border customs to protect the family and defend the country.

Therefore, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di are both princes, but the environment in which they grew up is completely different, Zhu Di has a cold and strong personality, is taciturn, practical, and seems ruthless.

Zhu Di listed facts and figures, and suggested that the small should be kept small and the big should be kept to a minimum. And Zhu Biao has his own position and calculations: because this time he came to his hometown for disaster relief on behalf of his father, but as a result, he actually used his hometown as a flood discharge place and flooded!

Spread out, where does the prince's face remain? Where is the prestige?

Zhu Biao shook his head again and again, "No! Absolutely not! What kind of face will you have to meet your hometown father in the future? See the ancestors of the Zhu family?! ”

The prince refused to accept the suggestion, and Zhu Di had to retreat to the second, after all, the prince came to his hometown on behalf of his father to provide disaster relief, and everything had to be under the prince's command. Zhu Di said: "This matter is very important, and the younger brother will ask his father." ”

Zhu Biao pressed the unhappiness in his heart and said: "But the capital is far away, and it takes at least one day to arrive in the capital for eight hundred miles, and I don't know when I have to wait for my father to make a decision." In case the river swells and the levees are breached, it will be too late for us to do anything. ”

Zhu Di pushed open the window of the big tent and pointed to the gray sky, "Today's rain has become smaller, and the upstream is already clear, the younger brother is looking through the Fengyang County Chronicles, Fengyang has a flood almost every five to seven years, occasionally different, this year is only the third year from the last flood." What's more, after his father named Fengyang as the central capital, he widened the river and strengthened the embankment. ”

"Fengyang still has tens of thousands of garrisons guarding the Zhongdu and the Imperial Tomb, and these sergeants have been urgently transferred here to repair the breach and fill the earth and stone day and night. If the embankment can withstand the flood peak and keep Fengyang, Bengbu and other places downstream can also carry it without danger. ”

In the past, Fengyang was a poor place, and the imperial court would not send troops to protect this disaster-ridden land, but now it is different, Fengyang is the central capital, although the population is still sparse and poor, but there is an additional city wall that is no less than the capital and the army guarding the city and the mausoleum, there is still the possibility of turning over.

Zhu Biao patted Zhu Di on the shoulder and said, "What the fourth brother said is very true, we can't give up our hometown easily. Together, you and my brother will be able to help Zhongdu get through this difficult time. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "The prince is a prince, his status is noble, and he is the son of a daughter, and he can't sit down." Please ask the prince to move to Jiushan Mountain to avoid danger, and the river embankment will be handed over to the courtiers to guard. ”

Zhu Biao felt that what the fourth brother said was reasonable, it was too risky to stick to Heti, he was the prince of a country, and it was not easy to take risks. The fourth brother is a prince, and he has led troops to fight, so it is only fitting that he will be commanded by handing over the army guarding the embankment.

Zhu Biao immediately wrote a warrant and pressed the seal of the East Palace. Zhu Di hurriedly took the prince's warrant and dispatched troops.

After Zhu Di left, Zhu Biao's teacher, Doctor Zanshan of the East Palace, and Song Lian, the first famous scholar in Jiangnan, came in, and after listening to the prince talk about the results of his discussion with King Yan, he shook his head again and again and shouted, "His Royal Highness the Prince, you have made three big mistakes in a row!" ”

Seeing his teacher so distressed, Zhu Biao was shocked, "Teacher, what am I doing wrong?" It is clear that King Yan is cold-blooded and ruthless, and he almost made his hometown suffer again! ”

Song Lian said: "His Royal Highness is indeed coming to Fengyang for the emperor this time to provide disaster relief, but as a prince, you should take into account the overall situation, Fengyang is your hometown, but all the people of the Ming Dynasty are the prince's people." should focus on the overall situation, no matter whether the plan of 'flooding Fengyang and protecting Jianghuai' is implemented or not, whether it will be scolded by the emperor and bloody, it should be proposed by the prince, but the prince let King Yan take the lead, which is the first mistake. 166 Reading Network