According to the farce of commemorating the blue jade outside Kaiping City and the smooth slip of the tongue spread everywhere, it can be seen that there is a shadow of the remnants of the Blue Party in this war. For a time, the Jinyi guards went out one after another to continue to arrest the remnants of the Blue Party, focusing on two directions: one was the person who died unexpectedly in the last arrest and did not have a canonical punishment; Some of them are people who were supposed to be blues and let go for various reasons. For a while, people were panicked, and even Qu Neng, who was seriously injured and returned to Beijing to recuperate, was questioned, and finally under Zhu Yunwen's intervention, Chen Xuan of Datong and Wang Bi of Daning were no exception, but they were saved by King Yan and King Zhou.

In the end, Jin Yiwei targeted Wang Xing, the teacher in Lan Yu's mansion, and this Wang Xing didn't attract much attention at the time, because Lan Yu didn't explain anything, and the rest of the mansion didn't know Wang Xing's role in it. A charred corpse was found in Wang Xing's hometown outside the city, and the Wang family said that it was Wang Xing, but Jinyi Wei believed it and did not continue to investigate.

But Jin Yiwei got serious, the efficiency was still very high, and finally found out Wang Xing's escape route, Jin Yiwei quickly locked the checkpoint guards at that time on the westward escape route, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order, all the checkpoint guards were beheaded, and the main generals of Ningxia at that time, Song Sheng, He Fu and others were punished.

Wang Xing's case came to an end in this way, and although Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling, he was helpless. It's just that after tossing for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's body completely collapsed, and he spent most of his time recuperating, and the government was handed over to Zhu Yunwen to deal with.

In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, on the third day of November, Zhu Yunwen's eldest son was born, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy and gave him the name Zhu Wenkui. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang's health improved for a few days, but soon deteriorated sharply.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang fell ill, Zhu Yunwen would go to the Qianqing Palace to report every day after dealing with the government affairs, and stayed in the Qianqing Palace at night to take care of Zhu Yuanzhang's daily life. Whenever he saw the emaciated and old Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen was very uncomfortable, he felt that he had hurt the emperor's grandfather. Originally, the last few years of Hongwu were very peaceful, and the Mongols did not dare to go south at all, so they wanted to build Suiyuan City and grab a first move, but now that Suiyuan City has been completed, Xu Huizu has also been transferred back to Beijing, and Song Sheng and Ping'an are responsible for the defense of Suiyuan City. But the price is also huge, 100,000 troops were defeated in Mobei, and more than 70,000 soldiers were buried in the desert. Today, the replenishment and training of the army in the north has just been completed, and there will be no more phenomenon that the defenders did not dare to respond to the battle last time when Warat went south. All this is something that shouldn't have happened, but it happened because of itself. Now the emperor's grandfather is seriously ill, and he doesn't know when he will get better.

That night, Zhu Yunwen looked at the sleeping Zhu Yuanzhang, and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes and sobbed in a low voice. After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang woke up and saw Zhu Yunwen crying, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason and coughed lightly.

Zhu Yunwen was awakened and hurriedly went up to serve: "Grandpa Huang, I'm sorry, Yunwen woke you up." ”

"It's okay, Yun Wei, you've been tired lately, too." Zhu Yuanzhang was forced to get up, Zhu Yunwen hurriedly cushioned the pillow, helped Zhu Yuanzhang up and leaned against him, and then bowed his head and said nothing.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson, smiled, and said, "Yunwen, what are you crying about?" ”

"I, I," Zhu Yunwen felt a little shy, and said after a while: "Grandpa Huang, Yunwen is sorry for you, if it weren't for Yunwen to build Suiyuan City, so many things wouldn't have happened, and the more tired Imperial Grandpa was sick like this, Yunwen was really unfilial." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and beckoned: "Yunwen, come here, grandpa will talk to you a few words from the heart." ”

"Hmm," Zhu Yunwen moved the stool closer and leaned forward.

"Yun Wei, grandpa is sixty-nine years old this year, and he has a high life expectancy among emperors, and besides, your grandmother said that there is a number of longevity, it has nothing to do with you, don't think too much."

"However, if my grandson didn't build Suiyuan City, I wouldn't have been defeated in Mobei, the Mongols wouldn't have been so rampant, and the emperor's grandfather wouldn't have suffered such a big blow, I'm ,,," Zhu Yunwen said a little glutinous.

"Hahaha," Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed: "Yunwen, you are very filial, but grandpa has fought all his life, although this time he has suffered the greatest loss, but compared to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, it is nothing, and it will recover in a few years." ”

"Actually, grandpa is very happy, although the cost of building Suiyuan City this time is very high, it is worth it. If you don't have the courage to build Suiyuan City, then grandpa won't do it, because if you do, it's in vain if you can't keep it; But since you want to do it, then grandpa will help you, in fact, this time is not a complete failure, as long as you can remember the lessons of this battle, the sacrifice of the soldiers is worth it, because grandpa may not be able to help you for long. ”

"No, grandpa will live a hundred years." Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang talking about life and death very calmly, Zhu Yunwen was a little scared and quickly interjected.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said with a smile: "Yun Wei, I just have time today, grandpa has something to tell you, you must remember." ”

"Hmm."

"Yun Wei, you are too generous in your administration, which is not a good thing. If the king is generous, the courtiers will neglect their duties, and eventually cause great trouble, and then you will have to deal with him, and this will lose the name of generosity, and make the other courtiers have the worry of the death of the rabbit and the fox; If you don't dispose of him, then the country is not far from extinction. Since ancient times, the dynasties died very little because of harshness, most of them died with leniency, the founding monarch can grasp the scale of leniency and strictness, and the kings of later generations often do not grasp this scale well, blindly forgive, the ministers lose their awe, and there is no punishment for the loss of the army and the city, so how can it not die? For example, when the eunuchs of the late Han Dynasty were in power, as long as they bribed, they could be exempted, how could they not die? Therefore, Cao Mengde enforces the law strictly; Jin Guowei Wang Yongji did not dispose of Hu Shahu who lost Datong, and was finally killed by Hu Shahu instead; At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the warlords were chaotic and there was no law at all, so grandpa had a chance to rise, and grandpa strictly enforced the law, which was also to remove the disadvantages of the end of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"It is often said that the love of the people is like a son, the father of the king, in fact, the king is the same as the father, the subject is like an ignorant child, you have just had a child now, and you have not yet felt the real feeling, you will understand in the future. If you treat your child well, he will get carried away, and in the end you have to lose your temper and punish him, but the child feels very aggrieved and thinks you are moody, it is better for you to tell the child at the beginning that this can not be done, that can be done, and how to punish him if you do it wrong. The same is true for courtiers, maybe you think that courtiers are well-educated people and will not get carried away, but in fact, grandpa has been in the army for more than 40 years, and he has been an emperor for nearly 30 years, and the ministers are like this, whether it is a famous Confucian, a great Confucian, or an illiterate general, it is all like this, not to mention those farmers who have been farming in the village all their lives. ”

"In the "Zuo Chuan", the child is very precise in his discussion of politics: 'Only the virtuous can subdue the people with leniency, and the second is as fierce as fierce. The husband is fierce, and the people are afraid of it, so he rarely dies. The water is cowardly, and the people play with it, and they are more dead. Therefore, it is difficult to forgive. 'Zhuge Liang, Cao Mengde, and Zhou Shizong Chai Rong in the past are all the same, Song Zhao Guangyi is incompetent, treats his subordinates with leniency, and the country is weak, and finally is destroyed by the Yuan. ”

"The king is to make his subjects fearful, so occasional moodiness is necessary, there are many examples of emperors in previous dynasties, you can study them yourself, of course your courtiers will not help you study these, you have to rely on yourself."

"Well, my grandson remembered." Zhu Yunwen remembered Li Jinglong in the original time and space, lost a million troops, and he didn't punish him, he didn't be grateful, but opened the Jinchuan Gate and became Zhu Di's courtier, isn't this ironclad evidence that leniency is harmful?

"Also, grandpa has been in poor health recently, and he has thought about many things, King Yan must not worry, grandpa is alive, he doesn't dare to rebel; In the same way, as long as you don't make a mistake and don't push him, he won't dare to rebel. Grandpa remembers asking you about your disposal, and what you promised at that time was 'to cherish it with virtue and to control it with courtesy.' If not, then cut off their fiefdoms, and if they can't, they will be disposed of, and even raise troops to attack them. That's good, as long as you have this patience, there's nothing to worry about. ”

"Well, my grandson understands."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while before he said: "Yun Wei, grandpa will talk to you thoroughly today, I originally planned to execute Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Wang Bi, but the times forced Fu Youde to die in battle, and he died well, and I also gave him posthumous honor." I know that Fu Youde once asked you to take care of his son Fu Rang, but in fact, he was too worried, and I can still tolerate this Fu Rang. I once thought of the most perfect ending, that is, Fu Youde and Wang Bi died in battle, but when the army returned safely, I would kill Feng Sheng, and it would be a hundred. ”

"But I miscalculated, Fu Youde died in battle, the army's heart was unstable, plus that Wang Xing's children's song, I had to consider the impact on the army's heart, and now my body may not be better anymore, so I can only leave it to you to deal with."

"Yun Wei," Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yun Wen with a solemn expression and said: "You must remember, don't give Feng Sheng the power to fight, this person has no foresight in doing things, likes to act recklessly, but is good at using soldiers, I only use him as a last resort, and I can also control it." And you are far behind, if he has military power, if he does not do well, he will act brutally and cause great disaster; When you succeed to the throne, you send someone to tell Wang Bi that as long as he behaves well, you will restore his hereditary title, so that you can stabilize him. ”

"As for Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen, they can be trusted, and if there is a big event, they can be appointed."

"As for Qu Neng, Chen Xuan, Geng Xuan and others, they are not old enough and need to be honed."

"In terms of Wenchen, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru can be trusted, they will not have two hearts for you, you have to reuse them, and other courtiers can still be able to do this, you don't have to worry about these."

"As for the Henan political envoy Ru Chang, you have to be careful, in fact, I originally wanted to kill him, and you insisted on keeping me and had to let you do it, usually Ru Chang didn't dare to have any thoughts, but if there was a big event, then you had to be careful of him."

"Well, my grandson remembered." Zhu Yunwen remembered them one by one in his heart, he realized that Zhu Yuanzhang was confessing his last words, and he was very sad in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it.

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen chatted a lot, including the development of the Northeast, the appeasement of the Jurchens, the defense of Suiyuan, Tuntian, attack, etc., as well as how to divide and deal with Warat's strategy, etc., until the ugly three o'clock, Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't support it, and then fell asleep.

The next morning, Zhu Yunwen was meeting with officials and handling political affairs, but the Qianqing Palace sent someone to pass on the decree, ordering Zhu Yunwen, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong, Chang Sheng, and six other Shangshu to go to the Qianqing Palace to face the saints.

When Zhu Yunwen arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang had already run out of oil, pointed to the ministers, and asked them to bow three times and bow nine times to Zhu Yunwen. After everyone paid homage, Ling Changfu read out the edict: "I have been in the Mandate of Heaven for thirty years, and I will be anxious and diligent, and I will not slack off every day, so as to benefit the people." Nai is from a humble beginning, without the knowledge of the ancients, good and evil, not far away. Now we have the natural principle of all things, and there is a sense of ridicule and sorrow. The emperor's grandson Yunwen is filial piety, the world is in the heart, and it is appropriate to ascend to the throne. Internal and external civil and military ministers work together to assist the government to reassure our people. Funeral rituals, no gold and jade. The mountains and rivers of Xiaoling are not changed because of this. The subjects of the world, crying for three days, are all relieved, and there is no harm in marrying. The kings are in the kingdom, and they do not go to the capital. Those who are not in the order will be pushed to do so. ”

When Changfu announced the decree, Zhu Yuanzhang, a generation of heroes, slowly closed his eyes, he had done everything he could, and he couldn't control the rest......

When the ministers knelt down, they heard Changfu's sorrow: "The emperor, the emperor ......"

Zhu Yunwen was like being struck by lightning, pounced on it, knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's bed, grabbed his hand, looked at his face, and couldn't help crying bitterly......

Suddenly, the Beijing division was under martial law, the streets and alleys were full of soldiers, and the city gates were strictly guarded. The imperial court sent messengers large and small to inform the prince and the emperor of the state and county of the death of the emperor. The people of the world are dressed in plain clothes, and the officials of the Beijing division and the women of the capital go to the Sishan Gate to cry for the spirit, and the officials of the world cry for three days in their residences, and they are not allowed to drink wine and eat meat......

When Emperor Hongwu died, the people of the world grieved together, and the officials grieved, but they couldn't help but sigh: An era has passed.

Yes, an era has passed, and both his enemies and his courtiers must admit that Zhu Hongwu was a strong man and a hero of the Han people, and he ended the era when the Han people were fourth-class subjects and restored the Chinese clothes. In the past few decades, he rested with the people, lightly paid off the meager endowment, built water conservancy, immigrated to Shibian on a large scale, paid close attention to education, resumed the imperial examination, and repeatedly went to Mobei to destroy the golden family.

Although history has changed a lot, it still moves forward according to its inherent inertia......