PS: I'm back, but I'm almost exhausted in my manuscript, so I'll try to recover 6,000 words next Monday.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well in his heart that if he abolished Zhu Yunwen now, he would no longer be able to appoint people from Zhu Biao's family as the heir to the throne.

Zhu Yunxi can be ruled out first, not to mention that he has average qualifications and is not liked by Zhu Yuanzhang, just to say that his successor team, Lan Yu and his gang have been killed by Lao Zhu and handed over the throne to him, what will he do to rule the empire? The emperor doesn't just sit on the dragon chair and everything is fine, you also have to have your own team, you have to have someone to speak for you in meetings, to faithfully carry out your orders, to scold those who oppose you, and even to fight with them.

Zhu Yunxi has no advantage in this point, and it is difficult to form his own team in a short period of time, not to mention that his mother is the Chang family, if he comes to power, he will definitely overturn the case for the Chang family who was implicated in the Lan Yu case, and maybe even the case of his uncle Lan Yu will be turned over, so wouldn't the Lan Yu Party case that Zhu Yuanzhang spent a long time concocting become a slap in the face?

In addition to Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Biao also has several younger sons, but they are all too young, and they haven't wiped off their sobs, so what to govern the country. Zhu Yuanzhang is almost seventy years old, he doesn't know how many days he can live, where does he have time to retrain a doll as a successor.

Therefore, if Zhu Yunwen is abolished, other vassal kings must be appointed as princes, so how should the people of Zhu Biao's family be settled? After the new monarch succeeds to the throne, will he kill the killer because he is afraid of the people of their line? Even if Xinjun has a conscience and does not attack Zhu Biao's descendants, can Zhu Yuanzhang feel at ease?

He can't feel at ease, he will feel sorry for Zhu Biao if he does this. As mentioned earlier, Zhu Yuanzhang is a great father, and great fathers have the same characteristic, that is, they will not do anything to be sorry for their children.

Whether it's Zhu Di or Zhu Ao, no matter how good they are, they are still concubines in the final analysis, and they are crowned kings by themselves, so that they can have a place where they have the final say, and they have fulfilled their responsibilities as fathers.

Zhu Yuanzhang can pat his chest and say that he is not sorry for them in the slightest. However, Zhu Biao is different, Zhu Biao is the eldest son, according to the concept of the ancients, he was born to inherit the throne. And now, he has given the throne that originally belonged to Zhu Biao to someone else, and he will feel sorry for Zhu Biao in his heart.

If Zhu Biao doesn't learn and has no skills, it's just a matter of doing evil, he can still talk about the past psychologically if he abolishes Zhu Biao, but Zhu Biao is very benevolent, very sensible, has never done anything out of the ordinary, and is very good to his brothers, he really can't find a reason to convince himself that he gave the world that originally belonged to Zhu Biao to others.

He is also a person, not an emotionless machine, out of love and guilt for Zhu Biao, he once again suppressed his thoughts of Yi Chujun.

"Biao'er, Biao'er." Zhu Yuanzhang was lying on the bed, old tears were in his eyes, muttering to him, and his heart was filled with infinite thoughts about Zhu Biao.

That's it, that's it. I have said everything I should have said, I have done everything I should have done, and what I have done in the end depends on his own creation, anyway, I have fulfilled my responsibilities, and it can be said that I have a clear conscience about their brothers.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly, then slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Zhu Ao has already sent someone to Qu Ji to tell Qu Zhongxin about his blind date, I believe that Qu Zhongxin and others will not let him down, he is unwilling to tell the family that he is the king of Su, because people are originally hiding from the royal family, what if they know that he is royal, what if they scare people away? Where can I find such a pair of water spirit twins again?

Besides, Lao Zhu is about to be drafted, let him know that he is digging his wall, so he still has to eat himself?

However, what Zhu Ao never expected was that Zhu Yuanzhang still knew, after all, this is the capital, and it is the place where his ruling power is strongest, although Jinyiwei has been abolished, but he still has a lot of eyeliner, which can be said to be all over the capital.

On the morning of this day, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Zhu Ao to come to the audience. Zhu Ao dressed neatly and walked to the hall of the body, bowed to him and bowed: "The sons and daughters see the father, long live the father, long live the father." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, a model worker, was still correcting the folds, and when he saw Zhu Ao coming, he put the folds in his hand next to the table and said, "Get up." How's it going these days? ”

Zhu Ao stood up slowly, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the care of my father, Erchen has a lot of fun in the capital." In the end, it is the capital of my Ming Dynasty, and its prosperity is not comparable to other places. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, leaned on the dragon chair, looked careless, but the words he said sounded very serious, and said, "I heard that you took another concubine and met a scholar?" ”

Zhu Ao suddenly felt cold, Lao Zhu's eyeliner was too good, he touched his whereabouts in the past few days, and more importantly, he didn't notice it at all, and he was suddenly a little flustered in his heart, and he didn't know what to say, because although such a thing is not a big deal, if Lao Zhu investigates it deeply, it is indispensable to be scolded twice, and after calming down, he said: "Erchen is guilty." ”

In front of Zhu Yuanzhang, forcibly explaining or pretending to be forced will definitely die a miserable death, this is the worst person in the world to fool, there is no one.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't blame him in the slightest, and said expressionlessly: "It's not a big deal, and you don't need to accuse." I've read the excerpt about Timur on your page, what do you think should be done with this person? ”

Zhu Ao breathed a sigh of relief, he also understood, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't blame him in his heart, but now he can use him, so he no longer cares about such trivial matters, this is the situation to create heroes, if it weren't for Lao Zhu's need for him to block the Timur who was hanging in the sky, he would definitely not be so polite to him today, and said: "As far as Erchen knows, that Timur has a strong army, hundreds of thousands of people, and is also equipped with heavy artillery, and firearms are no less than my Ming Dynasty, which is very difficult to deal with." However, Erchen thought that as long as Erchen was in danger and ready for battle, coupled with his father's heavenly might, he would not be able to help me. ”

He is also telling the truth, only by unreservedly saying the grim situation in the northwest will Zhu Yuanzhang pay more attention to him and agree to his next request.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly after hearing this, in the nearly thirty years since he ascended the throne, everything that should be fought has been beaten, and everything that should be served has been served, except for two countries, the first is Japan, although this island country is not worth his effort, but it is not easy to destroy the Ming Dynasty, so he is very relieved about Japan.

The second is this Timur, he not only detained the envoy Guo Ji of the Ming Dynasty, but also humiliated him repeatedly, obviously did not take his Ming Dynasty in his eyes, plus I heard that he had made a Mongol alliance again, always thinking about overthrowing the Ming Dynasty and rebuilding the Great Yuan, so he had to pay attention.

Because it's a big threat. Judging from the military strength of the Timurid Empire at this time, even if it can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, it will cause the Ming Dynasty to suffer a lot of trauma. Zhu Yuanzhang was already very jealous of this Timur.

Judging from the historical data, the attitude of the Mongolian tribes in the Western Regions represented by Timur towards the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang is roughly divided into the following three stages: the first stage is that Lao Zhu has just ascended the throne and sent an envoy Xiaoyu Quartet - from today on, the sky in China has changed, the dynasty is no longer the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor is no longer the Yuan Shun Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty of my Zhu someone, you must recognize the situation and come over early to return to Shun.

At this time, the Ming army was victorious against the remnant Yuan forces, so the tone of the edict issued by Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite tough, but the western countries were not cold, and only a few effects sent envoys.

Because at this time, although the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the Great Wall tended to be stable, the power of the Outer Mongolian nobles was still very large, and they were still waiting for an opportunity to counterattack the Ming Dynasty, hoping to restore the Great Yuan. Therefore, although Zhu Yuanzhang was very tough, the western Mongolian tribes were not afraid of him.

The second stage is that after the blue jade launched the fishing of the sea, the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop, and the Yuan Dynasty as a dynasty ended completely, this battle deeply shocked the other Mongol dynasties, they began to fear the power of the Ming Dynasty, and the Black Erhuo and Timur successively sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to express their recognition of the Ming Dynasty's status as the eldest brother.

The third stage is that after Timur defeated the Golden Horde, the Ottoman Empire, and the Delhi Sultanate of India after a series of wars, his power swelled sharply, and his ambition and confidence also increased sharply, and he began to look down on the Ming Dynasty, no longer paying tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, and even successively detained the envoys sent by Zhu Yuanzhang, Fu An, Guo Ji and others, and repeatedly insulted, and his hostile attitude towards the Ming Dynasty was very obvious.

The current Timur is at this stage, his power has increased greatly, the limelight is strong, and he is hostile to the Ming Dynasty, and he also formed a Mongol alliance in an attempt to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang and the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always been known for his stability, will not ignore such an enemy, so the status of Su King Zhu Ao in his heart has gradually increased, because he needs Zhu Ao to help him fight Timur.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhu Ao's ambitious report, he calmly faced and asked expressionlessly: "How many soldiers and horses do you have in your hands now?" ”

Lao Zhu asked him directly, Zhu Ao naturally didn't dare not say it, although he intended to hide his strength, but he also had to say about the same, if Lao Zhu found out that he was lying to him, wouldn't he have to go around without eating, and he waved at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said: "Back to my father, my son now has 130,000 soldiers and horses, and if there is a war, I can recruit about 200,000 soldiers with the strength of the whole country." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows raised upward, he didn't expect Su Guo to develop so fast, and he already had such a strong strength in just three years. Although these 130,000 soldiers and horses are very small for the total strength of more than 1.2 million in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang knows that his 1.2 million army is just a number on the books, to put it bluntly, it is the number of military households, if it really starts, it is impossible for him to dispatch so many troops, and the pressure of grain and grass alone can crush him to death. Moreover, he has always acted steadily, no matter who he fights, he will not put the old book on the ground, because it is not easy to say anything on the battlefield, not that you will win if you have more people, in case you encounter some accidents like Chen Youliang, Fu Jian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, it may be the rhythm of the collapse, and it will be difficult to turn over in the future, and said: "Your troops are okay, but if Timur really makes a Mongol alliance, then it will be difficult for you to deal with these forces, and you still have Warat in the north and Uighurs in the west to deal with." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is worthy of being the emperor who has conquered the country inch by inch, and the accounts are very clear, but what he doesn't know is that Zhu Ao is already planning to clean up the Warat and the remaining Uighurs, because the arquebuses and cans of Su Guo have been almost developed.

However, these things must not be told to Lao Zhu, Zhu Ao put on an expression of humility and inquiry, and said: "Thank you for your father's guidance, with your father behind your son, although there are many thieves, your son is not afraid of them." The sons must do their best to guard the northwest for their father. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this son who has become famous in recent years, and felt a little comforted in his heart, what can make this old man happy than his son can share his worries, but he is still not at ease, after all, judging from the current situation, that Timur is really powerful, he is not sure whether his young son can defeat him, and said: "You have this filial piety very well, I have worked hard for you to lay the country, your brothers and nephews must sincerely unite and guard this family business." If Timur fights, your Su Kingdom will bear the brunt of the attack, and when I allow you to fight him, you can mobilize the armies of the kings of Qing, Shu, and Qin. Of course, this is subject to the emperor's approval. ”

Zhu Ao's heart pounded when he heard this, and his excitement was really irrepressible, what did it mean? It means that he can share the control of the soldiers and horses along the border with Zhu Di, which is greatly beneficial to the development of the Su country, and he is not a bastard, Zhu Ao is not a fool, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed and thanked him: "Thank you for your understanding, my sons and daughters will do their best to guard the northwest for my father and grandson." It's just that Erchen still has something to ask for. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, what else do you want? But since he had already spoken, he could only let him continue his words, saying, "What's the matter with you?" Go ahead. ”

Zhu Ao raised his head, arched his hands, and lost no time in saying: "Erchen wants to take his mother to Su Guo to be well supported to fulfill his filial piety, and he also hopes that his father will approve it." ”

This kid will really find a time to reach out, a sneer hung on the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth, what's the use of leaving his mother here? The favor is spared, I don't like her for a long time, and I take her hostage to blackmail King Su? Don't be stupid, King Su will definitely not dare to rebel when I am alive, even if King Su rebels after I die, can the new emperor really kill his mother? That's a person from Grandma Yun's generation, he's not afraid of being drowned by a spitting star?