After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's consent, Zhu Yunwen convened the people of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry to discuss, and asked the Ministry of Industry to send people to Ningxia and Datong to prepare enough materials for building the city, and ordered the guards of Datong to pay close attention to the situation near Daqingshan, and gradually mobilize the troops stationed in Daning in the future. Finally, Ningxia and Datong were ordered to prepare 50,000 people to garrison grain for half a year......

The products of the School of Engineering were gradually introduced to the market, bringing a lot of income to Zhan Shifu, because both sides of the transaction were traded through banks, and the bank of Communications (Zhu Yunwen's name) gradually began to become popular in Beijing, and Zhu Yunwen ordered Zhao Yufei to set up branches in other cities such as Suzhou and Hangzhou in due course, and began to open deposit and loan business. For the sake of safety, each branch is protected by the local Jinyi Wei Qianhu, if there is no local garrison Qianhu, it will be sent from the headquarters, which ensures its safety on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also a surveillance for Zhao Yufei and others. Therefore, the bank's business has slowly entered Zhu Yuanzhang's sight......

Recently, Zhu Gaochi is the happiest one in the Yan Palace, he just turned eighteen years old, according to the Ming Dynasty's eldest son inheritance law was established as the son of Yan Wang, he is quiet by nature, like to read, so when he studied in the capital, he was appreciated and loved by Zhu Yuanzhang. It's just that since the age of ten, his body has begun to grow, and now it is a little difficult to move, and sometimes he needs the support of his chamberlain to act, which is so cruel to an eighteen-year-old boy, but he accepts it all with a remarkable city and a calm and flat manner. It's just that his father doesn't know how, he was very angry when he knew that he was set up as the son, and his mother went to persuade him, and the two of them quarreled, which was something that had never happened before, because his father had always respected and loved his mother, and his mother was the eldest daughter of the king of Zhongshan, who liked to read, was chaste and quiet, and was called "female students", so the emperor's grandfather promised him to his father, and the two respected each other like guests, and they could be called the "model couple" among the vassal kings. I was weak since I was a child, and my father disliked me a little, but my mother cherished me more, so I was able to live safely to this day.

On the same day, not only Zhu Gaochi was canonized, but also his younger brother Zhu Gaochu, who was two years younger than him, he was canonized as the king of Gaoyang County, but Zhu Gaochi could feel the deep jealousy and hostility behind him, because he was not in good health, not only his father didn't like him, but even this younger brother didn't take him seriously. My father made many expeditions to Mongolia, and his men were all brave and good generals, although they were still respectful to themselves because of their mother's majesty, but they preferred their second brother who often galloped with them in the steppes outside the Saiwai. However, Zhu Gaochi is also relatively smart, maybe after the guidance of the Mingren, since he can't fight on the battlefield, or even travel far, he can only make a name for himself at home, of course, it may also be like this, he is filial to his parents, and he loves his younger siblings, even if he feels the hostility of his younger brother, he still smiles as usual. But he will never forget the eyes of his brother at that time, jealousy, indifference, disgust, and a trace of cruelty......

Today, Uncle Wang sent someone to give him a gift to celebrate his canonization as the prince of Yanwang. But it was only after the guards saw him that they asked to see his father. Soon after, my father went to the side hall, and after a while, Master Dao Yan also came. Whenever Master Dao Yan came, Zhu Gaochi was very nervous, although Master Dao Yan was kind and kind, but those eyes that had experienced the world seemed to be able to see his heart. However, he also knew that this monk had a great influence on his father, so he still greeted him with a smile. The master was not rude, and only after giving the salute did he go to see his father.

Partial hall.

Zhu Di handed the letter to Master Dao Yan, Dao Yan looked at it for a while, carefully tasted the sentences in the letter of King Pindai, and then put the letter down and said, "Lord Wang, is it because of this letter this time?" ”

Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Master, this king feels that something is wrong. ”

"Hehe, lord, what's wrong?"

"Master, this time Xu Huizu went to Shaanxi and changed the commanders around Xi'an and the frontier, which was actually a disguised elimination of the command of the current King of Qin. Brother Qin's twenty years of operation was completely taken away by Yun Wei. Yun Wen: This is wary of our vassal king. ”

Dao Yan smiled and said: "Lord Wang, this is a great thing, the imperial grandson showed his hostility so quickly, then the vassal kings must react, you see that the acting king has sent a letter, expressing his dissatisfaction in his heart." Therefore, in the future, when the prince acts, the vassal kings of various places will inevitably respond, which is really a good sign. ”

"But now that he occupies the position of righteousness, what if he comes to dispatch my commander? Now that my father is still alive, this king can only obey his fate, so isn't that to be slaughtered? ”

"The prince's words are wrong, the prestige of the prince in northern Xinjiang does not come from a certain commander, but the soldiers of the entire northern Xinjiang only recognize the king of Yan in their hearts, the old man asserted: It is not a big deal to transfer a few commanders, as long as the emperor dies, when the emperor's grandson acts perversely, the king can raise the flag, and the soldiers of the Beiping Metropolitan Division and the Northern Parallel Metropolitan Division will inevitably obey the prince's royal banner, and at that time, great events can be expected."

Zhu Di stood up, paced, and said: "This king has a certain degree of confidence in the military spirit of the Beiping Capital Division and the Xingdu Division, but this king is still worried, after all, the strength of the imperial court is too strong. ”

"Lord, you can contact other vassal kings, the nearby acting kings, Jin kings, Ning kings, Liao kings, and kings can all be contacted."

Zhu Di smiled bitterly: "These people, the third brother is too timid, and he didn't dare to go too far from the plug last time." The acting king, the king of Ning, and the king of Liao have not been in the vassal for a long time, and they may not be able to grasp the military spirit of the vassal country, how can they help me? ”

Dao Yan thought for a while and said: "This is indeed a trouble, it really can't help much, we can only spread rumors, so that the court does not dare to use them, then we will have no worries." ”

"Okay, these things are all scratching the boots, and they don't work at critical moments. Master, this king wants you to take a look, what does it mean to be a king? And what does this king's brother-in-law and Zhu Yunwen mean? ”

Dao Yan took the letter and read it again: "Lord Wang, Lao Wei feels that the acting king is expressing dissatisfaction, for two reasons, one is that Shaanxi has changed the commander, so that he has a sense of sadness for the rabbit and the fox, and the other is that the imperial grandson interfered in the matter of Dong Shengwei, because the military orders of the imperial court were conveyed to him first, and this time it was just to inform him, and Xu Huizu dealt with it comprehensively." ”

"Well, it makes sense, so what is he going to do with this letter to this king?"

"He should have reminded His Highness that Xu Huizu may have a secret decree to adjust the command of the Beiping Metropolitan Division, and he may also interfere in the military affairs of Beiping, so that His Highness can prepare early."

"This is actually nothing, Xu Huizu used to control the military affairs of various places in Beiping, but at that time he was also under the control of this king."

Dao Yan was silent for a while, and said, "Lord Wang, this is exactly what the old man is worried about, this time I'm afraid the Lord won't be able to restrain him." ”

"yes, it's possible." Zhu Di walked for a while, sat down and said, "Master, do you think Yun Wei is planning to deal with this king?" Did he perceive something? ”

Dao Yan said: "I'm afraid it's possible, when the prince treated the imperial grandson like that in Beijing, he couldn't have no mustard in his heart, although there was pressure from the emperor, he didn't dare to deal with the prince openly, but it would be secretly arranged." ”

"How can he lay it out?"

Dao Yan said: "Although the old man doesn't know how the imperial grandson is arranged, he feels that the imperial grandson has been wary of all the vassal kings in the past two years, not just the prince. ”

"Why? How do you know? ”

"The imperial grandson began to create martial arts last year, transferred Qu Neng, He Fu and Mu Sheng as instructors, and also selected outstanding hundreds and thousands of households from all over the country. Some time ago, Zhang Fu came back, and the old man personally talked to him once, feeling that the imperial grandson had a big plan, and the staff room in the martial arts had gathered the best students, and these people basically joined his escort army, and according to Zhang Fu, the neatness of the escort army was beyond the reach of other armies, although it had not been in actual combat, but its military discipline was harsh and well-equipped, I am afraid it should not be underestimated. ”

"And the emperor allowed the imperial grandson to set up a guard army for the first time, which is very unusual, the first prince did not have his own escort army, which shows that the emperor spoiled the imperial grandson abnormally."

"There are also martial arts instructors, it is said that all the instructors have been interviewed by the imperial grandson, He Fu has returned to the southwest to take charge alone, Mu Sheng is the governor of the left capital of the rear army, after this time they should all be loyal to the imperial grandson, and Qu Neng is the commander of the escort army, although the position has been reduced, but it can be said that the imperial grandson is the absolute henchman. According to Lao Wei's understanding, this person is extremely brave and abnormal, and he is not comparable to the original blue jade, so this person may be our big trouble, and this person should be the knife in the hands of the emperor's grandson, used to deal with us. ”

"The three instructors this time are Ping'an, Sheng Yong, and Chen Qian, Lao Wei only knows peace, this person is brave and not under Qu Neng, if he is pulled over by the emperor's grandson, it will be a big trouble, he has been under the command of the prince for a long time, and he knows the reality of our army, so it is best to get rid of it as soon as possible."

The more Zhu Di listened, the more frightened he became, and said: "This king really underestimated Yun Wei, I didn't expect that his scheming was so deep, and he wanted to do it to me so early." Therefore, this martial art is the top priority of Yun Wei, and it must be eliminated. Every year, 400 hundred households and thousands of households go to the guard, or in a few years, all the hundred households and thousands of households will go to Wuxue, and these people will inevitably increase their efforts to promote in the eyes of Yun Wei, so it will not be long before the officers of martial arts will be all over the Ming Dynasty, and at that time, the army of the Ming Dynasty will be firmly in the hands of Yun Wen. This martial art must find a way to destroy it, does the master have any way? ”

Dao Yan shook his head: "This is unlikely, there is no war in the Ming Dynasty now, and the emperor also hopes to win the hearts of the officers, and the actions of the imperial grandson should be in line with the emperor's wishes." So this one is hard to stop. ”

Zhu Di muttered: "There is no way to stop it, alas, he has a righteous reputation, how can I fight him." ”

"Don't be discouraged, through the events of the past two years, Lao Wei feels that this imperial grandson is not a peaceful person, let's wait and see what happens, if he doesn't make trouble, it will be easy to do at that time. In addition, the princes of the border should contact more people, even if they cannot be used by the princes, they must not be used by the emperor's grandson. ”

Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Now I can only wait and see what happens." Now apart from spreading rumors, this king can't do anything but wait, waiting for the day when his father is the emperor. Speaking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Dao Yan smiled: "Lord Wang, please don't underestimate rumors, at some moments, they often have miraculous effects." ”

After being silent for a while, Zhu Di seemed to have regained some courage and said, "Master of hard work, this king is a little depressed, and he wants to go outside the plug to run a horse." ”

Dao Yan stood up, folded his hands, and said: "Prince, please don't be moved by some trivial things, as long as the emperor is here, he will not let the emperor's grandson mess around, now the northern defense line depends on the kings, and the emperor will not act rashly, this is the prince's opportunity, please believe that the will of heaven is on your side." ”