Chapter Twenty-Nine: Secret Talks between Grandparents and Grandchildren

Zhu Yunwen first affirmed Zhu Ao's original intention, showed his kind side, and then quietly denied Zhu Ao's approach, which can really be described as killing people without seeing blood.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be thinking about something, frowned and bowed his head, and said, "I also know that your fourteenth uncle wants to make some achievements, but he is really too Meng Lang to do this." Wouldn't he be afraid of provoking a mutiny by turning my military household into his own tenant farmers? ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Zhu Yunwen's eyes, and then it dimmed again, and he still said with a simple look: "I think Uncle Fourteen is sure to control the army." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed, and he said very worriedly: "Fart grasp!" He thought the army was so easy to control? These people are used to killing people and setting fires, which one of them is good at stubble? If the army is really so easy to control, I won't need to kill Lan Yu and the others to pave the way for you. ”

Zhu Yunwen knelt down and kowtowed when he heard this, and said: "Grandpa Huang, your kindness to your grandson has always been remembered in the mansion, and your grandson must work hard to be a qualified prince to repay Grandpa." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this submissive grandson and said with a kind face: "Okay, get up." You can only be a peaceful prince, and let the imperial grandfather deal with the stumbling blocks in your way. Anyway, your imperial grandfather has done a lot of wicked people, not worse this time or twice. ”

Zhu Yunwen stood up and said: "History has its own public opinion, the people killed by the emperor's grandfather deserve all their crimes, even after thousands of years, people will praise the emperor's grandfather's determination to clarify the rule of officials." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "I don't care about what will happen after tens of millions of years." You and your father have been urging me to be lenient on punishment, do you know why I have not listened? ”

Zhu Yunwen was speechless for a while, in fact, according to Confucian standards, Lao Zhu's approach is somewhat tyrannical, but he can't say these words.

Lao Zhu was not embarrassed by his grandson, and then asked, "Do you know why Gu Yuan perished?" ”

Yesterday he just discussed this issue with Huang Zicheng, and immediately replied with confidence: "After Meng Yuan entered China, he implemented a high-pressure policy against the Han people, did not apply benevolent government, and tyrannically harmed the people, which finally led to the uprising of the Red Turban Army. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his innocent grandson, sighed slightly, and then said, "Bullshit!" ”

Zhu Yunwen was taken aback, and immediately knelt on the ground to plead guilty, saying: "The emperor's grandfather is angry, if the grandson is rude, please ask the emperor's grandfather to forgive the sin." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was not targeting Zhu Yunwen, and he was very helpless when he saw him like this, and said, "Get up." What you just said was a scene, and it was brought to the court and told to the whole world. Today, in this palace, there are only the two of us, and the imperial grandfather will say something to you that you can't usually hear. ”

Zhu Yunwen stood up slowly, still very frightened, and said, "Please also ask the imperial grandfather to teach you." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath and said slowly, word by word: "The reason why the Yuan perished is only four words......

Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to come out, raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, and asked carefully: "May I ask Grandpa Huang, what are the four words?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The lord is weak and the minister is strong!" ”

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a while, it was the first time he heard such a theory, all he had heard before was how Meng Yuan was brutal, how Lao Zhu was benevolent, and finally the benevolent Lao Zhu relied on his own wisdom and hard work to finally defeat the brutal Meng Yuan and save the world.

As everyone knows, any dynasty has just been established to create gods, not to create gods is not enough to stabilize people's hearts, only to make the people believe how wise and powerful you are, your country will be stable, and those remnants of hostile forces can not make any big waves.

Lao Zhu is no exception, in the late Hongwu period, as the founding fathers withered away one by one, there were fewer and fewer people who knew Lao Zhu's black background, and Lao Zhu also began to create gods, who didn't want to leave a perfect image for future generations, so there was the invincible, resourceful, benevolent, kind-hearted, and extremely smart Zhu Yuanzhang that we are familiar with.

But Lao Zhu knew very well in his heart how dangerous it would be if the prince of the empire believed those braggart nonsense, because this meant that the prince he chose was so innocent that he could be fooled casually.

So today, in this palace where there are only their grandparents and grandchildren, Lao Zhu decided to teach Zhu Yunwen all the imperial knowledge he had comprehended, so that he would no longer be a novice in politics.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen's surprised expression, and although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still spoke very patiently and slowly: "Meng Yuan has been bullying the Han people for a day or two, and the Han people are constantly resisting, why did they succeed that time?" In fact, after the Red Turban Army uprising, Meng Yuan also had many opportunities to win. ”

"Although Liu Futong's Northern Expedition failed, it eliminated Meng Yuan's official army, which you should know, but at that time, Meng Yuan still had the righteous army led by Chahan, Chahan defeated the Red Turban Army in Jiangbei, and suppressed the momentum of the Red Turban Army, and even your imperial grandfather had to pay tribute to the Yuan Dynasty."

However, Chahan and Polo did not deal with each other, and fought for their own selfish interests, and Emperor Yuan Shun repeatedly issued edicts to instinctively stop it. When they fought, your imperial grandfather was also fighting with Chen Youliang, and that was the first time we fought. ”

"Then it was the Heavenly Death Great Yuan, and Chahan, who was regarded as the pillar of the Great Yuan, was actually assassinated. His adopted son, Wang Baobao, succeeded his army. ”

"At that time, the Yuan army was still very strong, and I and Chen Youliang were still inseparable, if they were to fight Jiangnan at this time, the number of victories and defeats was unknown. However, when Polo saw that Chahan was dead, he began to bully Wang Baobao, Wang Baobao was young and vigorous, and did not eat him, the two continued the civil war, and each supported a prince to compete for the throne, and in the end, although Wang Baobao won, I also took this opportunity to destroy Chen Youliang. ”

"After Wang Baobao won the infighting, Emperor Yuan Shun immediately ordered him to be the king of Henan, the governor of the world's soldiers and horses, and asked him to send troops to Jiangnan to destroy me. At that time, Wang Baobao's strength was still very strong, and the armor stretched for dozens of miles, and there was also Zhang Shicheng, a strong enemy, who was neighbors with me, if Wang Baobao and Zhang Shicheng attacked me, what would the situation become, it was really hard to say. ”

"But God once again favored me, and Wang Baobao, in order to win, spread the word to the world, so that all the towns and soldiers and horses gathered in Henan and marched with him. Unexpectedly, when the text was transmitted to Shaanxi, something happened. At that time, the leader of Shaanxi was Li Siqi, Li Siqi and Chahan organized volunteers together, and the two have been fighting side by side and doing things together. ”