These two holy decrees of Emperor Hongwu spread rapidly all over the world, stirring up waves.

On the official road in the suburbs of Beiping, a war horse galloped towards Beiping, and the people in Tsing Yi on the horse were already sweating, but still did not slow down. When passing by the post station in Tongzhou, the man in Tsing Yi took out a waist card from his arms: "Yanwangfu is doing business, hurry up and change horses!" The head of the post station hurriedly pulled out a good horse, and before he could speak, the man in Tsing Yi flew to change horses and galloped away. The chief choked on the dust, but he didn't dare to speak, and when the man in Tsing Yi walked away, he muttered: "The guards of Yanwangfu are indeed elite, and this month is the fourth time, it seems that there will be a storm." ”

The people in Tsing Yi quickly passed through the Beiping City Gate, arrived at the Yanwang Mansion through the straight road, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and handed the waist card in his hand to the guard at the door: "On the order of the prince, I need to report to the prince when I return from the military situation, please hurry up." Before the guard at the door could speak, Yan King Changshi Gecheng rushed out of the door, beckoned to the man in Tsing Yi and said, "Lu Tong, come in quickly, King Yan has already seen it on the lookout and is waiting for you." Lu Tong agreed and hurriedly walked inside. Katsuragi asked as he walked, "What's going on?" It's all reported every ten days, why is it ahead of schedule today? Did you still run over in person and no one noticed you? ”

"No, Lord Changshi, there are important things this time that need to be explained to the prince in person."

"Okay, the prince is waiting for you in the council chamber."

"The council chamber?" Lu Tong asked in surprise.

"Yes, Master Daoyan is also here, and the prince specially called him over." Katsuragi said with some disapproval.

"Okay, I see." Lu Tong's face was a little solemn.

The council hall is in the northeast corner of the palace, and the decoration is simple, but it exudes a killing atmosphere. On the wall of the main hall hangs a map of the entire north, including the topographical map of the Shanxi Buzheng Envoy and Mongolia beyond the Great Wall, where the King of Yan convened his generals to discuss the matter. As soon as the two of them arrived at the door of the main hall, they were guided by the eunuch to the side hall, compared to the main hall, the side hall is much smaller, but few people can enter, usually a few people such as Yanwang Zhu Di, Master Daoyan, and Changshi Gecheng can enter, this time to get in, Lu Fu is still a little excited.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a middle-aged man sitting on the main seat, with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, a strange appearance, and three locks of beard naturally fluttering, it was Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and there was a map of the Ming Dynasty hanging on the wall behind him. Zhu Di is 32 years old this year, it is a man's year to fight, he holds the heavy troops in the northern Xinjiang, uses the soldiers decisively, and makes good use of strange soldiers, the generals Fu Youde and Lan Yu have listened to orders under his account. After Lu Tong came in, he hurriedly saluted King Yan, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Gecheng, who walked a few steps quickly and delivered it to King Yan, and then nodded to Master ---Daoyan, a great monk next to him, and retreated to the side.

King Yan opened the letter, read it quickly, his face changed, he transferred the letter to Master Dao Yan next to him, and asked in a deep voice: "It seems that Yun Wei is going to be named the emperor's grandson?" ”

"Back to the prince, from all aspects of analysis, it is true, although it has not been officially canonized, it is estimated that after the first prince is buried, it will be officially announced to the world." Lu Tong pondered and said slowly.

"Father is really confused, how can a yellow-mouthed child inherit the great tomorrow?" Zhu Di said a little angrily.

Zhu Di is usually moody, but this time he was really anxious. Since the crown prince fell ill two years ago, under the constant provocation of Daoyan, he moved his mind and established a shop in Nanjing, the capital of Beijing, and the person in charge was this Lu Tong, who was shrewd, cautious, and loyal to himself. In the past two years, Lu Tong has befriended the palace attendants and officials from all walks of life for himself, which has led to praise for King Yan in the court, and the eunuchs in the palace have rumored everywhere: "Lord Yama is kind-hearted, and he is so good to us lowly people, he is really a good person, and he has the style of a benevolent monarch." So the news in the palace kept coming out, and Lu Tong summarized the information every 10 days and sent someone back to Beiping. For the courtship of officials, King Yan and Lu Tong are very cautious, so far, only a few people have been wooed, and the army, that is, the emperor's pro-army, just maintain a good relationship, and dare not make too many moves. But even so, he gradually understood the wind and grass of the Jingshi.

Zhu Di was very confident in his excellence, and believed that his father would not turn a blind eye, but he didn't expect his father to choose Zhu Yunwen, and he couldn't help but feel a grudge against his father, but Zhu Di quickly stabilized his mood and asked Gecheng to pour a bowl of water for Lu Tong and moisten Lu Tong's throat.

After Master Daoyan read the letter, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Lu Tong, what is the reaction of the government and the opposition to Zhu Yunwen being made the emperor's grandson?" ”

"From the side of the civil officials, except for Zhan Wei, the secretary of the ministry, everyone else agrees, saying that the emperor's grandson is benevolent and filial and generous, and can become a wise monarch. The reaction of the military generals was flat, but the governors of the five armies represented by Wei Guogong all agreed, and the lower-level generals did not react much, but some people were worried that the imperial grandson would not be able to control the situation. In addition, the eunuchs in the palace reacted differently, some people were happy, some people were unhappy, the main ones who were happy were the former prince's team, and the main ones who were unhappy were rumored to be that the emperor's grandson treated the eunuchs harshly, and these people were not in the minority. ”

"So what kind of person is the imperial grandson? Did you understand? Master Dao Yan then asked.

Lu Tong took a sip of water, pondered for a long time, and said uncertainly: "How to say, the imperial grandson has never been out of the palace, he has been taking care of the former prince for the past two years, and he was in a coma because of overwork in the first two months, and after he woke up, he studied in Wenhuatang, and I heard that he also began to exercise, and he listened to Liu Sanwu's words, and meditated at noon every day, but this is not a secret." Everyone in the palace knows it, and other things are not very clear, but it just feels like a scholar. ”

After hearing this, Master Daoyan turned to Zhu Di and said, "The matter has come to this point, no one can change the emperor's decision, and we can only see how the next move goes." Lord, have you been in contact with the imperial grandson? What kind of person is he? ”

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said: "Yun Wei is a person who likes to read, has great respect for the division commander, and has a really generous personality, but he is actually a good boy, but he is not familiar with military affairs and is not interested in military affairs. So I think my father is really old and has become pedantic, it's okay for such a person to be a showman, to be an emperor, alas, the future of the Ming Dynasty is worrying! ”

"Since the grandson is incompetent, the prince must step up preparations to save the Ming Dynasty at a critical moment, the princes and kings, and the Mongolians, so as to open up another world for the Ming Dynasty." Master Dao Yan hurriedly said.

Zhu Di made a look, let Gecheng and Lu Tong go out, and said to Dao Yan with a wry smile: "Master, don't talk nonsense, Lone is just doing his duty as a vassal king and an uncle of the Zhu family, and he has no intention of rebellion." ”

"Dao Yan understands, but the prince dragon and phoenix are in the sky, and he is eloquent and strategic, so he needs to worry about Da Ming at all times."

Zhu Di wanted to speak and stopped, and said: "Master, how is it possible, after Yun Wei succeeds to the throne, he will have an orthodox reputation, and his army and strength are far superior to mine, and there are many heroes and generals, such as Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, Fu Youde, Duke of Yingguo, and Lan Yu, Duke of Liangguo, even if I command the elite soldiers of Northern Xinjiang, I have no chance of winning." ”

"Lord, it's true, if Feng Fu Lan is alive, it is impossible to succeed in raising troops, but Feng Fu has been idle for many years, Lan Yu is unruly, and does many illegal things, and he has forbearance because of the relationship between the prince Zhu Biao, but," Dao Yan suddenly smiled weirdly: "Maybe, we will get rid of them for us today." ”

"Why? Isn't this self-destructing the Great Wall? Zhu Di asked eagerly.

"We are afraid of them, are we not afraid of them now? What's more, the grandson is still young and has no prestige, how can he suppress these arrogant soldiers? Can I not be suspicious? In addition, Hu Weiyong's case implicated too many people, isn't Lan Yu afraid, there was a prince covering him before, but now I'm afraid it won't work, I think even if he doesn't do it today, Lan Yu may not be able to bear it. ”

"But Yun Wei will stop it, this is his future team."

"Maybe, but he is surrounded by literati, and literati have always looked down on military generals, maybe they think this is a good thing, and with the emperor's temper, he may not be able to stop it."

Zhu Di let out a sigh, it seemed that the block on his chest was a lot smaller, he looked at Dao Yan and said: "Master, I hope so, I want to be quiet, you go out, tell Lu Tong, let him go back quickly, the news will come at any time, don't be stingy with money and manpower, and pay attention to safety, Jinyiwei is not a vegetarian." ”

Dao Yan answered, opened the door and went out, turning around and closing the door. Zhu Di sat on the main seat, his face was gloomy, after a while, it seemed to be mixed with some excitement, and after a while, he gritted his teeth, raised his palm again, and smashed his fist on the table. After a long sigh, he turned around and walked to the map on the wall, his finger went south from Beijing to the center of the map--- Nanjing, and knocked the map a few times, then returned to normalcy and walked out of the door.