Wang Yue felt that Zhu Houxi's question was as boring as a witch asking who was the most beautiful woman in the world, and he didn't bother to deal with Zhu Houxi at all, but His Majesty the Emperor was full of interest, and even a little nervous. As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky, there are no two masters in the country, in the Ming Dynasty, there is only one emperor, unique.

For Zhu Houxi, he is very boring, even if it is Wang Yue, he and himself think about problems in a different way, although they are friends, the kind that they know very well, they can't achieve the collision of hearts and minds of their peers.

"I'd like to invite them over for a chat and a cup of tea."

Wang Yue rolled his eyes, "I think this is an exchange of conditions between patients. ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes widened, but he didn't get angry, but smiled: "Whatever you say, as long as I succeed in this matter." After a pause, Zhu Houxi said again: "Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang should have passed the Cape of Good Hope at this time, and they will go to the West Indies." When they attack and get results, it will take at least half a year for Europe to react! ”

Zhu Houxi blew his beard and glared, "I've had enough, Wang Yue, since I went to sea, my life has been like a salted fish." Didn't make much money, didn't eliminate many opponents, everything was like boiled water, the only thing we could do was to grow sweet potatoes every day! ”

"Three years! Do you know how I've spent the past three years? Your daughter-in-law is still coming to see you! I'm lonely, it's not easy. ”

Zhu Houxi's voice was sad, as if he was about to cry.

At this moment, Wang Yue had no tricks.

"Okay, stop crying, I'll figure it out!"

Wang Yue agreed, of course, he was not frightened by Zhu Houxi, but he felt that as a duel between the three peak civilizations in the world, it was necessary to communicate with each other and test each other's strength before the official war.

Although Wang Yue likes to calculate people, he disdains conspiracy, and he invited the two emperors over not to do any assassination and imprisonment, which is really unstylish.

And Ming aside, the Ottomans dominate the eastern Mediterranean, have four million square kilometers of land, and also control the vast sea, and have huge strength.

Dare to move Suleiman the Magnificent, in case of arousing the anger of the other party, and fighting with Da Ming endlessly, it is not fun.

As for Charles V, although his territory was much smaller, his overseas possessions were vast, and the entire European continent was under his influence.

These are two real civilizations, plus the Ming Dynasty, it is a contest of three civilizations.

After realizing this, Wang Yue's silent heart actually became excited.

Maybe it's time to see it.

"Zhu Zaiyuan, would you like to take a trip?"

"What?"

His Royal Highness King Yu was stupid, the little boy's legs trembled, and his face was pale.

"Too, Taishi, I, I can't do it! The master spares his life! ”

Wang Yue was speechless, the three princes followed Zhu Houxi to the sea together, at first they were still very interested, thinking that their father could fulfill his promise, and soon gave them a good fief, and then lived a life of eating and waiting for death.

But it's been several years, Zhu Houxi has been working all day long, how good can they be as sons? Not to mention anything else, the fourth Zhu Zaizhen was infected with malaria twice before and after, but fortunately there was cinchona, otherwise his life would not be guaranteed.

The second eldest, Zhu Zaili, also encountered the attack of the tribe, and the javelin was pressed against his nose, almost piercing his head. The black ones, with only small pieces of animal skin covering the vital points, spears in their hands, shouted after the cheetah.

Zhu Zaili looked stupid, isn't the cheetah the fastest animal? Can people catch up?

Not to mention, although the cheetah runs fast, its endurance is too poor, and it is only a few tens of kilograms, so it is really not too difficult to deal with. As long as three or five hunters keep pursuing, after running ten kilometers, the cheetah will lose its combat effectiveness because its body cannot dissipate heat, and it will become a delicacy for hunters.

In fact, in the face of such obscene tactics, the strongest male lion has not many good solutions.

So don't look at the fact that people don't have fangs and claws, they don't have outstanding speed, and they don't even have the hair of animals, but the 3 terrifying Homo erectus can become an international species, and there are definitely two brushes.

Zhu Zaili met a tribal hunter, and the prince of the Ming Dynasty almost became a substitute for a cheetah...... After this incident, Zhu Zaili had nightmares all day long, he was afraid that his father would seal him in such a barbaric place, in that case, it would be better to kill him.

This kid even planned to steal a boat, escape back to Daming, and go to cry to the imperial grandmother, begging her to agree, as long as he doesn't leave Daming, he can do anything.

It's a pity that Zhu Zaili didn't wait for the departure, so he let his father catch it.

Zhu Houxi didn't beat him, but gave him 500 people, and asked him to go and destroy that tribe, offending the prince of the Ming Dynasty, this is the end!

And as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, you must also learn to lead the troops to fight, if you don't want to learn, Lao Tzu will force you to learn!

Compared with the two who are not worried, Zhu Zaiyuan is much more honest.

But who would have thought that God would not favor you because you are honest, on the contrary, being honest often means being angry and being bullied!

"Taishi, you can't do this!"

Wang Yue took a deep breath and stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Zaiyuan in front of him.

"His Royal Highness King Yu, your eldest brother has written to me a lot, telling me to take care of you more, can I make you suffer?"

Zhu Zaiyuan rolled his eyes helplessly, you are old, is it appropriate to deceive children? If my eldest brother cares about a few of us, will he kick us out? No kidding!

"His Royal Highness King Yu, I asked you to send an invitation to Suleiman the Magnificent, we are still allies, he will not do anything to you, on the contrary, he will win you over, maybe find you a daughter-in-law!"

"Don't!"

Zhu Zaiyuan was furious, puffing out his cheeks, "Taishi, I don't want it, I, I have someone I like!" ”

"Yes? Who is it? Wang Yue said curiously.

"She, she's the daughter of a mason...... Her father came to Wuxue to brush the wall, she is very cute, I originally planned to take her to the fief after I have a fief, and I will take her to the fiefdom......" Zhu Zaiyuan's voice became smaller and smaller, and he was even melancholy, "It's been several years, maybe she is married, and even has children." ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Zaiyuan sat on the ground with his butt and cried.

Wang Yue was so crying that his face turned red, what kind of road is this? It seems that he is still the elder of this kid, and it is too much to bully the child like this, right?

A sadness of disrespect for the old man hit my heart, I am really ashamed!

Wang Yue said helplessly: "Your Highness, I originally planned for you to deal with the people on Suleiman's side, and to form an incense relationship, if you divide the territory in the future, this piece will be handed over to you!" ”

"What?"

Zhu Zaiyuan suddenly got up from the ground and said in horror: "Taishi, you, you said you want to give me this piece?" ”

Wang Yue nodded, "This piece of connecting things has been very rich since ancient times, and you can earn a lot just by collecting tolls, I really want to give it to Your Highness." ”

"Then it's decided!"

Zhu Zaiyuan immediately burst into tears and laughed, and nodded and agreed at a speed that Wang Yue hadn't even reacted to.

"I'll go now, but I have to say it first, even if Suleiman marries his daughter to me, it will only be a side concubine, and my princess can only be the mason's daughter!"

This kid left satisfied, looking at his back, Wang Yue frowned, what is wrong with the people of the old Zhu family? Let's not talk about messy hobbies.

In marriage, it is also full of wonders.

There are those with an outrageous age difference between Xianzong and Wang Guifei, a monogamous one like Xiaozong and Empress Zhang, and a more nonsense one like Zhengde.

Including his student Zhu Zaiji, it is quite strange.

When I arrived here in Zhu Zaiyuan, I actually liked a poor girl, and even fell in love at first sight and never forgot it...... What else can I say, I can only wish him happiness.

Zhu Zaiyuan went to Constantinople with his credentials and gifts.

Two months later, he rode on a horse with a very large turban on his head, chatting with an old man who also wore a turban.

"You are the prince of the Ming Dynasty, have you thought about seizing power? In other words, how do you decide the next emperor? ”

Suleiman asked with a smile.

Zhu Zaiyuan shook his head, "Our Daming is talking about the death of the father and the succession of the son, and the brother to the brother." However, it is not complete, for example, Emperor Taizong, with the respect of the vassal king, raised troops to seize power, and fought for four years to win the throne, and he was the only one. ”

Suleiman frowned slightly, the only one in the Ming Dynasty, but for the Ottoman Empire, it was the norm, whenever the emperor died, various powerful princes would wave their troops into Beijing to seize imperial power.

Once you sit on the dragon chair, you will slaughter the other brothers and take power to yourself.

To put it bluntly, since the founding of the empire, almost every generation of emperors has been Zhu Laosi.

With such a good tradition, it is no wonder that Osmanwu is abundant.

But at the same time, the problem is also obvious, relying on brutal means to seize power, every time the throne is alternated, it is a bloody storm, corpses are everywhere, and blood flows like a river.

It usually causes severe scars to the empire and cannot be recovered for a long time.

And there is a fatal problem in doing this, that is, the imperial royal family has weak family affection and regards each other as enemies...... When he was young, Suleiman didn't think anything about it, but when he got older, he inevitably committed the common disease of all old people, but there was really no one around him who could talk to him.

"Most of your Ming thrones can be smoothly transitioned, what do you rely on?" Suleiman asked with a smile.

"This ......" Zhu Zaiyuan wanted to scratch his head, but he ignored the big turban on his head, so he had to put down his hand in embarrassment.

"Maybe it's the rules! In fact, we follow the method of primogeniture, and usually the older prince will be assisted by the teaching of a large number of Hanlin officials. The prince can learn from the masters, increase his knowledge, improve his conduct, and gain the approval of the courtiers. These Hanlin officials will also take advantage of this time to climb to a high position, become a scholar and a squire, and even worship the prime minister. ”

"Take the situation of my imperial brother as an example, he worshiped under the Taishi sect for a long time, and the disciples of the Taishi include the prime minister of the court, the noble and military ministers, and the virtuous scribes, and even a huge mental power. This is the power poured into the crown prince, not to mention our brothers, even the father and the emperor can't shake the position of the prince! ”

Suleiman pondered carefully, and muttered: "Ming Ding's eldest son inherits, arranges for Mr. to teach talents, and arranges for officials to assist...... That's a great way to do it! ”

He quickly figured out the key to Da Ming's approach...... Of course, the smooth implementation of this set in the Ming Dynasty is also related to thousands of years of Confucian tradition.

After all, for a long time, this civilian-bureaucratic group had great power to influence the situation and force the Son of Heaven to recognize Confucian morality.

You can dislike Confucianism, but it is undeniable that without Confucianism, it is clear that the history of the Eastern world would be very different.

Suleiman knew that the Ming Dynasty could not copy it, but the experience could be learned.

"You are really good!"

Zhu Zaiyuan smiled, "It's not much better, those civil officials have too much authority, and the things they like are different from the emperor, and the slightly weaker emperor is controlled by them." ”

"Control? Do you also have the case of killing kings? ”

"I can't say no! In fact, there are very few, our emperor is the supreme of the Ninety-Five, the monarch of the world, usually only being hollowed out, and the reputation of a holy son of heaven is ruined, but in fact, the power is next to it, it is just an ornament. ”

Suleiman paused, then burst out laughing, and the beard on his chin trembled.

After a long time, he said, "You told me so many truths, did you want to deliberately please me?" ”

Zhu Zaihan smiled: "No, I'm not very good at lying, it's better to tell the truth than to be exposed." I believe in Taishi's point of view, there is no perfect system, only the most suitable model. The Ming Dynasty's approach to governance is based on our thousands of years of cultural traditions, as well as our existing economic foundation. In fact, to be honest, the inheritance of imperial power is not the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Suleiman muttered, "Is it the Confucian clique? ”

"Yes and no!" Zhu Zaiyuan was puzzled: "I really can't say it, maybe my father and the prince can give a better answer." ”

Suleiman smiled lightly, turned his gaze to the front, and suddenly said, "The best is not necessarily true...... How about it, did you think about it? Would you like to be my son-in-law? ”

Zhu Zaiyuan almost fell off the horse, he thought about it seriously, and did not want to betray his first love, before Zhu Zaiyuan refused, Suleiman smiled and added: "Don't worry, according to our rules, you can have four wives, these four wives have no wives and concubines, as long as you can treat them equally." If you want, I can marry you both my seventh and eighth daughters! ”

Suleiman's words did not frighten Zhu Zaiyuan, but they almost drove Lystem crazy.

Father-in-law, my father-in-law!

I'm your legitimate son-in-law, how can I get such good treatment?

"Your Majesty, ahead is the land of the Alliance. Emperor Ming has named the port the Three Emperors Port, and set aside a special area for His Majesty to rest. ”

Suleiman smiled and nodded, "Emperor Ming naturally does things properly, but this Three Emperors Port may not be able to do so!" ”

Just as Suleiman sighed, another messenger arrived, and Charles V's fleet had already departed from Sicily, and according to the time, it would arrive in a day or two......