An ink painting of Daming mountains and rivers was sent from the Jin Palace, Taiyuan to the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping.

Redstone slowly unfolded it, flattening it on the table, never expecting to receive the gift.

Dao Yan said sourly on the side: "Guanyin Nu is really strange, before he died, he remembered to give you this inexplicable painting, why didn't he give it to me?" ”

"I should have taught her to escape the burial...... She must have been grateful. Redstone thought for a moment.

"She wants to be grateful to you? The person who took her out of King Qin's mansion was King Jin. The corners of Dao Yan's mouth drooped down reluctantly.

"What's the meaning of this painting? It's not from the hands of famous artists. Dao Yan asked, pointing to the painting.

Redstone held his chin in his hand, and he couldn't see any doorways.

This is just a very ordinary ink painting of the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and you can buy one in any market for a hundred yuan.

"Reels for reels are very expensive." Dao Yan picked up the roll and put it in front of one eye, closed the other eye, and looked into the roll.

Redstone glanced at Dao Yan and suddenly remembered that when he took the painting out of the scroll, the painting was unusual, the picture was outside, it was rolled outward, not inward like most paintings.

He grabbed the scroll at one end and lifted a horn.

"There is also a painting on the back!" He exclaimed in his heart, "No, it's a drawing!" ”

He saw several numbers with heights and widths.

He hurriedly put down the scroll, pretended that nothing had happened, and snatched the scroll from Dao Yan's hand.

"Master, isn't Your Highness looking for you this morning? Hurry up, don't let Your Highness wait for you! ”

"Oh, I almost forgot! It's all delayed by this worthless painting! Dao Yan ran away.

Redstone closed the door, his heart pounding, and he could already guess what he was going to see.

He walked over to the table and flipped the painting on one side.

That's right, as he expected, this is a drawing of a palace remodeling!

Every inch of the palace, every building, above ground and underground, exits and entrances, halls and corners, are all clearly and clearly drawn on it.

The builder of the palace, the owner of the palace, no one has a palace in their head more detailed and clear than the palace on this drawing.

Hongshi remembered that King Jin had participated in the transformation of the foundation of the palace city and the expansion of the imperial city, but he did not expect that King Jin would draw them on the drawings in detail, let alone that Guanyin Nu would send him such a generous gift.

The topography of the palace is of little use to some, but to others it is more than a treasure.

No one will look at a barren mountain, but those who want to conquer it will have to measure every inch of its land with their feet.

Hongshi watched silently for a long time, and decided that he couldn't let Zhu Di and Dao Yan discover this treasure.

He couldn't say why.

Even though they had the same goal and were supposed to share resources, he wanted to own the blueprint on his own.

The drawing seemed to have a mission, and Redstone didn't know what it was, all he had to do now was carefully roll it up and put it in the roll.

The glazed gold tiles of the canopy hall shine in the sun, and the golden ball in the center stands proudly.

It symbolizes authority and dignity, and symbolizes the uniqueness of the monarch's mandate.

"Blink!" Zhu Yuanzhang kindly looked at the bloody grandson in front of him, and there were too many things to say to him in his heart, and too many things to teach him.

However, he had a hunch that he didn't have enough time: "I'm old, and the affairs of the state will be handed over to you." Are you ready? ”

"Grandpa Huang, grandson's log pillow, attacking hardships and eating lightly, don't dare to delay learning for a day."

Zhu Yunwen's clear eyes were a little uneasy.

"Well, from tomorrow onwards, you will have to decide on the political affairs played by the ministers."

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the piece in his hand, which would be the last piece to be reviewed by him alone.

"Since I ruled the world, I know that benevolence, clarity, diligence, and judgment are great, but benevolence is not lost in irritability, only clarity is not confused by evil, but diligence is not indulged in comfort, and judgment is not involved in grammar. (1) It is difficult to start a business, and it is also difficult to keep it. Born in wealth, you don't know the hardships of the people, and you don't reach the world's feelings, so I ordered you to practice national politics. If you can persevere, the country will be blessed. ”

"The grandson is in his heart, and he doesn't dare to live up to the society and the world." Zhu Yunwen's eyes were blazing.

However, it was not an easy promise, as if a mountain was pressing down on his back, and he desperately straightened his back.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "Well, I won't choose the wrong person." Like your father, you are studious and broad-minded. Heaven rewards hard work, and if you get a lot of help, people's hearts will be on your side. ”

"The emperor's grandfather praised falsely, and his grandson was terrified."

Zhu Yunwen scratched the back of his head, revealing a confused look: "Recently, my grandson has been confused on some issues. ”

"Oh? What's the problem? Zhu Yuanzhang was interested.

The problem comes from thinking, and he knows very well that what Daming wants is not only an emperor who is good at accepting advice, but also can think independently.

"The teachers taught their grandchildren to cultivate Qi Zhiping, to cultivate things, to learn, to be sincere, and to cultivate oneself with righteousness, which is the foundation of governing the country. But self-cultivation must practice benevolent government, not tyranny. But sometimes benevolence and imperial power attack each other, and they cannot have both. Grandpa Huang, my grandson doesn't know how to make a choice if I encounter these two contradictions in the future? ”

Zhu Yunwen put down the hand on the back of his head, straightened his body, and prepared to listen.

"As long as there is an empire, the contradiction between benevolent government and imperial power will always exist, and there is no fixed answer to this problem. Books and classics can only give you a reference, and you can't just copy everything according to what is written in the book. You can't go out of the door, and you can't follow the path for wisdom. In the past few years, you have followed me to deal with the government and witnessed me weighing between benevolent government and imperial power, so you should have some experience. ”

"When the world is peaceful, the emperor must implement benevolent government in order to win the hearts of the people and sit firmly in the country. I will give you a peaceful world to sit on, so since you and your father were young, I have asked you to learn from Confucian teachers, to be kind to the people, and to govern the world by benevolence. But ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang paused, accentuated his tone, and a chill appeared in his sharp eyes.

"If this world is not peaceful and someone wants to compete with you, you have to be ruthless to eradicate all those who are not good for you and the world!"

There was silence, and the roaring birdsong did not pass through the layers of gold tiles of the canopy hall.

Zhu Yunwen frowned and thought, still unable to comprehend the meaning.

How do you know that someone is going to fight you for the world and someone is going to be against you?

If you wait until they make a move, then it's too late. If we eradicate them before they do anything, will we kill innocents by mistake?

Note: (1) Quoted from "Ming Taizu Records Volume 113"