Zhang Qi's wife has two sons and one daughter, that is to say, Zhu Zhanji has two uncles.

The eldest uncle Zhang Chang attacked the Duke of Pengcheng, and was the left governor of the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion, and the second uncle Zhang Sheng was also in the army, and he currently had a vacant position as a commander.

Today is Zhang Chang's thirty-ninth birthday, and men in this era are not real but real, and nine is not more than ten, so the thirty-ninth birthday belongs to the whole life.

After Zhu Zhanji and the others entered the house, they naturally asked the guards to bring in the birthday gifts they had prepared. Gifts from several carts, the people were busy receiving them, and they were put into storage according to the list.

Since it is a big birthday, Zhang Chang is one of the commanders of the five major military regions, so he naturally has countless subordinates who worship his birthday.

As the grandson, Zhu Zhanji can't contact foreign ministers, but there is no taboo to contact these soldiers and nobles.

The Zhu family established the country by martial arts, founded the country, and has always attached great importance to military power, and also has a complete set of methods for cultivating heirs.

So as long as he doesn't compete with Zhu Di for power in the court and develops a little bit of his own power in the army, Zhu Di will never interfere.

Like Zhu Zhanji, who is nominally the governor of Yulin Zuowei, and Zhu Gaochi has three guards under his name.

But because the military power he led was a virtual power, and like Zhu Gaochu, who started his family with martial arts, the two guards he led were real power, so Zhu Gaochu had the confidence to compete with Zhu Gaochi.

But in Zhu Zhanji's view, this kind of competition is actually a petty fight. Although there is competition between the three brothers, they still maintain a superficial harmony and have never turned their faces.

Seeing such a situation, Zhu Zhanji understood that Zhu Gaochu was a whetstone for Zhu Gaochi.

It's just that Zhu Gaochi is too cowardly, so it seems that King Han seems to have the upper hand.

But all this is an illusion.

So in his heart, he never regarded Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, as his enemies.

Zhu Gaochi was not in good health, and he was unwilling to deal more with the nobles and sergeants. Accompanied by Zhang Sheng, he entered the back house to rest.

Zhu Zhanji stayed in the front yard and formed a large group of sergeants.

In just over a month, the Second Northern Expedition will begin, and this is the topic that everyone talks about the most today.

Zhu Zhanji is going to go to the Northern Expedition with Hu this time, and many of these soldiers are going to go to the battlefield together this time, so when it comes to fighting, there are still a lot of common languages.

However, none of the several senior generals of the Northern Expedition came.

This is not because Zhang Chang's face is not enough, but because most of those handsome people are not in Yingtian now.

In this Northern Expedition, Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, led the camp, Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an, led the Chinese army, Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, and Li Bin, Marquis of Fengcheng, led the left and right posts, Wang Tong, Marquis of Chengshan, and Tan Qing, the governor of Chengshan, led the left and right pillars, and the governors Liu Jiang and Zhu Rong were the vanguards, leading a total of 500,000 troops to the north.

Liu Sheng had already gone to Beiping last month, and most of his troops were musketeers and artillery units, and there were many heavy men, so he set off with the forward army.

Zheng Heng, Chen Mao, Li Bin and others are now also stationed in the camp to do pre-war mobilization and preparation. However, even if they did not arrive, they all ordered their families to send gifts.

Now it has not experienced the change of Tumu Fort, and the power of the noble family is huge. Those civil officials, eunuchs, and eunuchs still dare not say goodbye to the generals and nobles.

With an army of 2.8 million and 500,000 war horses, this is the combat power that can push the world across.

So the more he saw this, the more Zhu Zhanji sighed.

Such a good card was turned into a stinky card by Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Qizhen.

Millions of troops ended up in waste, and 500,000 horses ended up with no 100,000.

In order to protect Beiping, he lost the outside of the Great Wall, the northeast, and Annan.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were also praised by those shameless Confucianists as "the rule of benevolence", and Zhu Zhanji really wanted to spit on them.

Although he talked and laughed with all the soldiers, Zhu Zhanji always guarded the last line. He just needs to get acquainted with these people, and let everyone know what kind of person he is and what kind of attitude he has towards the war.

Private friendship is absolutely impossible to develop now.

Zhu Di still has to be the emperor for more than ten years, his desire for power is very strong, and Zhu Zhanji doesn't want to directly conflict with him.

When he came back from the Northern Expedition this time, Zhu Zhanji had already thought about it and wanted to follow Zheng He to go outside.

For him, intrigue with others at home is far less fun than going across the world and conquering the world.

It's just that he doesn't know what Zhu Di will think of this matter.

As the most valued heir of this empire, it is difficult to say whether Zhu Di will let him take risks.

However, Zhu Zhanji is also confident that he will convince Zhu Di that it is a struggle for power.

When I left Zhang's house, it was already evening, and when I returned to the East Palace to settle down, it was already dark.

At noon, there was a lot of fish and meat, and in the evening, the princess asked the kitchen to prepare some light side dishes and porridge.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the son in front of him who was not like him at all, but was like a son with his grandfather. sent his subordinates away, sighed and said, "Da'er and the generals are pushing the cup and changing the lamp today, aren't you afraid that your imperial grandfather will be suspicious?" ”

Zhu Zhanji has understood it over the years, his father can't be said to be incapable, and he has always had a clear understanding of the current situation.

He admired Confucianism, but met his father Zhu Di who was a strong person and didn't give him room to play at all.

Now his own son is completely different from his idea of governing the country, which also makes him doubt his own set.

But he had no intention of changing himself, because this had become the only spiritual force that supported him.

Zhu Zhanji didn't want to hit him in this regard, no matter how pedantic he was, he could be regarded as a good father and a good prince.

In two months, he will go to the Northern Expedition, and then he wants to go to sea, and in ten years, he will need Zhu Gaochi to help him stabilize the situation.

So he thought about it and decided to instruct Zhu Gaochi not to let him be completely fascinated by Confucianism.

"Grandpa Huang never cared about the ability of his children and grandchildren, and he would even be happy about such a situation. As long as we don't take the initiative to grab power, he will not give us less power. I changed the cup with the generals, and this kind of contact was approved by him, and we must gradually take over the power in this process. If we can't, he'll be disappointed. ”

Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Zhanji for a long time and asked, "Da'er, did your imperial grandfather teach you, or did you think of it yourself?" ”

"Is there a difference? Father, your biggest mistake is that you want to govern the country in a Confucian way. If you are a mortal, this idea is correct, but if you are the crown prince, you are the future emperor who will rule the world, and you are confused by Confucianism and limit your thinking to one method, then it is the biggest mistake. ”

"Why?"

"Don't you understand? Since he is the emperor, he must accept all rivers and rivers, and he can't put himself in one method now, not to mention, this method is still wrong. ”

"Since the Han Dynasty, which dynasty has not governed the country with Confucianism?"

"So they were all destroyed."

Zhu Zhanji's words shocked Zhu Gaochi's heart, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Have you found a better way?" Why blame Confucianism for the fall of the dynasty? ”

These are two completely different questions, which shows that Zhu Gaochi's heart is completely confused.

Zhu Zhanji's voice was even more indifferent, and he said softly: "This country is composed of the royal family, the soldiers, the poor, the landlord class, and so on. In all dynasties, the landlord class is the most solid foundation of every dynasty, and if they are stable, the country will be stable. Confucianism was the spokesperson of the landlord class, and they played a positive role in national unity and social stability at the beginning of each dynasty. Therefore, Confucianism has also become the most ideal partner of our royal family. However, the land in the Central Plains is limited, and the stability of the dynasty will allow the landlord class to develop rapidly, and they are like a pixiu, greedily devouring a lot of land. The rich get richer, and the poor have no place to stand. When the contradiction between land and population reaches a certain level, it will cause an overall change in social stability, and it will be time to change the dynasty. ”

Zhu Gaochi asked: "This is what your imperial grandfather often said, Confucianism can be used, but not reused?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "In the final analysis, what our royal family needs is the entire country, and all strata have their own duties. But Confucianism tends to swallow all the benefits in the end, and at that time, the royal family is just a puppet. Therefore, we must recognize our own position and do a good job of the overall balance of society, rather than completely falling to the side of Confucianism. ”

"So, can you find a way to do it once and for all?"

"Father, this is impossible. Social change is happening all the time. Like Confucianism, they are beneficial at the beginning of a dynasty, but then gradually become a burden to the state. Any policy that seems appropriate today, however, in a few years, may not be appropriate. ”

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a long time before he asked again: "Da'er, who did you listen to all this?" ”

Zhu Zhanji didn't care about him at all, smiled and said, "Who do you think can teach me?" These questions are all analyzed by myself. When I was six years old, I already saw myself as an emperor, so naturally I would consider how to maintain imperial power as my biggest goal. This is the art of the emperor. ”

"What is the Emperor's Art?"

"The way of the country, reading and employing people, vertical and horizontal, the art of domination, including hundreds of schools, these are the core of the emperor's art. And the most important thing for an emperor is to learn to balance...... Balance the forces of all parties and let no one become bigger. ”

Zhu Gaochi suddenly sighed: "The eldest child is smart, I might as well be too." ”

"Born in the family of the emperor, you must not be blinded by a single word of the family, otherwise you will be like Zhao Gao and Li Si of Qin II."

"......"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Father doesn't need to be in a hurry to change, just do everything in your heart, Confucianism can be used, but not Confucianism." ”