At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget the admonition to the descendants of later generations, and promulgated the "Emperor's Ancestral Teachings", which was so strict and shocking.

It is equivalent to a family law, if the family law is violated, it will be kicked out of the Zhu family tree and dealt with as a traitor.

Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to plan for the peace of the imperial grandson Zhu Yunwen, but he would never have expected to release the tiger to defend himself, but in fact he set himself on fire.

An old man in the twilight slowly walked into the Xuanyuan Temple with the support of two servants.

The old man's hair was all white, and his physical strength was weak, but his resolute expression, and his torch-like gaze showed his prestige and majestic light.

The servants beside him were in sturdy shape and had a light gait.

Their respect for the elderly is not only their duty, but also their sincerity.

They not only regard the old man as the master, but also as the sky above their heads.

This old man is Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Despite the fact that he had arranged for the afterlife, he still felt that he was restless day and night.

After perceiving that there was not much time to live in this world, he wanted to hear the advice of God one last time.

Zhu Yuanzhang found a few people for Zhu Yunwen who could defend the Ming Dynasty, they were Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru.

All three of them are Confucian masters with deep cultivation and high prestige. Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with the idea that governing the world requires benevolent government, so he chose three staunch guardians of Confucianism.

He believed that they could assist Zhu Yunwen to become a benevolent king in the peaceful and prosperous times, and at the same time, the Confucian people who took loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness as their life creed were bound to be loyal to the emperor and would never commit any crimes and plot rebellion.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang must also take into account the war.

In the process of pacifying the frontier again and again, the Ming Dynasty has shown more and more strength, and the surrounding foreign states do not dare to offend the Ming Dynasty easily for the time being.

However, if he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is gone, will the Gentiles bully his grandson? Who can calm the turmoil and calm the situation for his grandchildren?

In the war, these Confucian scholars will not change their old-fashioned nerdy spirit, they are not good at actual combat, and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot count on them.

At the same time, the earth-shattering thunder of "strong branches and weak trunks" also plagued him like a nightmare, Ye Boju's recital is vivid, and the sprinkled words of "Feng Zhao Chen Yanshu" are still in his ears, Zhu Yuanzhang locked up his people, but he couldn't stop his words.

Although he refused to admit the reasonableness of Ye Boju's suggestion in public, he knew better than anyone that Ye Boju's words were reasonable. The current situation of Daming is exactly what Ye Boju said, "strong branches and weak cadres".

On the map of the Ming Dynasty, his sons who can fight well surround his fledgling grandson, assist the royal family, and control the Quartet.

This favored the Ming against the Gentiles, but it also threatened the future monarch.

If his sons are not willing to be leaves, then his carefully laid out blueprint will be shattered.

Zhu Yunwen is only twenty-one years old, young and immature, and has no experience, but this is not what Zhu Yuanzhang is most worried about.

He knows very well that it is better to be virtuous than to know the virtuous. Make good use of the sage, and the old age will not be decayed, and the wisdom will not be chaotic.

The wisdom of the auxiliary ministers selected by Zhu Yuanzhang for Zhu Yunwen will enable Zhu Yunwen to manage the country well.

What he is worried about is Zhu Yunwen's kindness and kindness, and in his eyes, his grandson's kindness and kindness are not measured.

Benevolence can reassure the people and set the world, but it can also be used as a weapon by the enemy. Zhu Yunwen's kindness made him unwilling to see the eyes behind him.

Maybe he saw it, but after all, he felt that kindness could influence all evil.

Zhu Yuanzhang can help Zhu Yunwen choose a sage, and he can improve the external environment in which Zhu Yunwen is located, but he has no way to change Zhu Yunwen's temperament.

Since Zhu Yunwen was appointed as the emperor's grandson at the age of sixteen, Zhu Yuanzhang has taken him with him every day, taking him with him in the upper court, taking it with him in the lower court, taking it with him when he eats, and sometimes even taking him to bed.

He not only wanted to pass on his life's experience to Zhu Yunwen, but also wanted the ministers and vassal kings to have a kind of trust in Zhu Yunwen, just like trusting him.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to Xuanyuan Temple as an ordinary pilgrim, and he wanted to express his piety and hear the truth—the true revelation of heaven to him.

The stability of the country could not tolerate the slightest mistake, and he abandoned a large number of soothsayers and celestial masters in the palace.

The numerology they mysteriously calculated was nothing more than a cliché based on his preferences and moods.

They dare not tell the truth, or perhaps they do not tell the truth at all, everything is their argument of judging the situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood their tricks very well, but he needed them to balance the forces of the court, and he needed them to crown his son of heaven with greater divine might.

And sometimes, he's willing to believe lies.

After the little monk of Xuanyuan Temple informed the abbot, Baotong greeted him.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's dress, he knew what he should say: "Donor, is there any old man who can help you?" ”

"I want to ask the Buddha to give me some inspiration."

The sandalwood in the hands of pilgrims emitted a misty smoke.

They hovered over Zhu Yuanzhang's head, rising higher and higher, flying farther and farther, as if bringing Zhu Yuanzhang to the Buddha of the West.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, folded his hands, and prayed silently.

"Okay, donor, please come with me."

Baotong led Zhu Yuanzhang and the two guards to a meditation room.

The meditation room is quiet and sacred, cutting off the noise and chaos of the outside world, and it seems that a mysterious passage to communicate with the Buddha appears between them and the Buddha.

The radiant Buddha has his palms outwards and his fingertips pointing to the ground, a gesture known as the "Wish Seal". As the name suggests, the Buddha would grant wishes to sentient beings.

"What revelation does the donor want?" Baotong asked.

"I'm old and will leave this world one day, and I hope to find someone who can take care of my grandchildren." Zhu Yuanzhang replied concisely and clearly.

He had never said such straightforward things to anyone, and here he could not be subtle and roundabout, though the habit had penetrated deep into his bones.

Baotong's face always had the same expression, similar to that of the Buddha, as if he was smiling, but not as if he was not smiling, he was very humble, but he would never tolerate blasphemy.

In front of an emperor, Baotong is at ease, because under the light of God, he does not need to look up to anyone.

He took out a bucket of sticks and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The donor took out one of them and looked at the Buddha's revelation." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and quickly pulled out a stick from the bucket. He can't weigh up, he can't hesitate, he has to rely on his instincts.

He handed the sign to Baotong with the words "One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Signature" written on it.

Baotong took out a book to compare, and then skillfully pulled out a square from a row of densely packed small drawers on the wall, and took out a signed document folded in half from it.