Zhu Yuanzhang pursed his lips angrily and said: "The fault lies with Emperor Jing, if it weren't for his bad words and insistence on cutting the domain, those vassal kings would not have rebelled." After you succeed to the throne in the future, you must be kind to your uncles, and your uncles and nephews will work together to defend the foundation I have laid for you, so that no one will dare to touch my Zhu family's country. ”

Zhu Yunwen lowered his head and didn't speak, he was still afraid of these vassal kings in his heart, especially strong vassals like King Yan and King Su, many of them didn't have the courtesy of monarchs and ministers at all, and they called him "Yun Wei, Yun Wei" as soon as they met, and they didn't take him, the imperial grandson, as a cadre at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang knows all these things, and he also understands Zhu Yunwen's concerns, but he still wants Zhu Yunwen to understand that with his ability, it is not enough to control such a huge empire alone, and he must have blood relatives to help him, so he has been trying to reconcile his relationship with the vassal kings, and slowly took out a fold, threw it in front of Zhu Yunwen, and said: "This is a piece of information from your fourteenth uncle to me, you can open it and take a look." ”

Zhu Yunwen picked up the fold with both hands, carefully opened it to read, and the more he read it, the tighter his brows wrinkled, this information was about Timur in Central Asia.

Zhu Ao regarded Timur as the number one enemy, and naturally attached great importance to his every move, and had already sent someone to infiltrate the Timurid Empire, and summarized his actions again and again, and wrote this recital.

Zhu Ao made an explanation of the countries destroyed by Timur and the approximate number of his troops in recent years, which can be said to have destroyed countless countries, using hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and more importantly, he also engaged in an organization of the Mongol Alliance, thinking day and night about destroying the Ming Dynasty and reviving the Yuan Dynasty.

Everything made Zhu Yuanzhang very worried, although the process of destroying the Yuan Dynasty was very simple and casual, but Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well in his heart that if it were not for the civil strife in the Yuan Dynasty and the fighting in the nest, he would never have won the world so easily, so he still attached great importance to the power of the Mongols in his heart.

For this reason, he also married Wang Baobao's sister Shao Min to his second son, King Qin, and his posture was quite low, and he did not have his words when he was in China, and he acted vigorously and resolutely.

Because he knows that these people in the country, whether they are civilians or ministers, can't help him, he is not happy to kill a piece, but the Mongolian forces abroad are still very strong, in addition to Warat and Tatar, there are also Timurid Empire, Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate and other big forces, if they really unite to attack the Ming Dynasty and revive the Yuan Dynasty, it is really enough for him to drink a pot, for which he continued to launch the Northern Expedition after the founding of the country, hoping to completely solve the Mongolian problem and let his descendants be protected from the threat of these people, It's a pity that it didn't work out.

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is very concerned about every move of the Mongols, because it means whether his country can be stable for a long time, he is a doer, and he has worked step by step from the bottom, so it is very practical, he does not believe in the set of Confucianism at all, and he does not believe in the history books they compiled, as if as long as you, the emperor, go to work on time, engage in fewer women, use more civil ministers, and listen to them scold yourself, your dynasty will not die.

As long as people are stronger than you, they can destroy you, this is the simplest truth, what does it have to do with whether you go to work or not, whether you engage in women or not?

He thinks that according to the current situation, even if the Timurid Empire is not as strong as the Ming Dynasty, it will not be much worse, not to mention what kind of Mongol alliance he wants to build, which is the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty, which is much more threatening than where there is a flood and where there are a few thieves who rebel.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen's appearance, knowing that his heart was also beginning to worry, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yunwen, if this Timur calls, can you do it alone?" ”

Zhu Yunwen put the fold on the table, lowered his head, and did not speak, but his face was not particularly good-looking, what did the imperial grandfather mean by this, didn't he look down on him too much, why did he say that he couldn't beat this Timur, as long as he was as diligent in political affairs as the book said, and appointed virtuous ministers, how could he be defeated?

Zhu Yuanzhang knew what he was thinking when he looked at his expression? Sighing slightly, he said: "Although the Yuan Dynasty is dead, the power of the Mongols is still very large, as far as I know, the area of land they rule is no smaller than that of the Great Ming, and the population they rule is not less than that of the Great Ming, if they unite to attack you, what should you do?" ”

Zhu Yunwen raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with extremely firm and confident eyes, as if to declare that he was an adult and had the ability to rule the Ming Dynasty, and said proudly: "Sun Er can appoint virtuous generals to conquer them, Sun Er believes that I still have Wei Qing and Li Jing in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"That could also be Sima Yi, it's An Lushan." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed out in an aggravated tone: "If you are not of my race, his heart will be different, and no matter how good you are to him, it will be difficult for him to be completely of the same mind as you." Although some of your uncles are arrogant and domineering, they are family members, and blood is thicker than water. Your fourteenth uncle is doing a good job now, you should be happy, in case that Timur comes over one day, and he will give you a front, the two of them will fight, no matter who wins, they will be greatly traumatized, and the threat to you will be reduced. ”

Since ancient times, are there still a few examples of people with foreign surnames usurping power after their merits are too great? Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be extremely worried about this, if a person with a foreign surname takes away his Daming country, it can be said that none of his dragon sons and grandsons can escape.

Zhu Yunwen didn't speak, he lowered his head again, he seemed to think that what the imperial grandfather said made some sense, but didn't those vassal kings have different intentions? They are the root of the old Zhu family, and if they rebel more justifiably, the threat to his throne will be greater. According to some of his eyeliner reports, some of his uncles have done a lot of lawlessness in the local area, and they don't take the laws of the imperial court seriously at all, they are all like this when the imperial grandfather is here, and the imperial grandfather is gone, will they still honestly bow down to themselves?

Zhu Yuanzhang saw him like this, and sighed slightly, he knew that his grandson's jealousy of the vassal king was deep in the bone marrow, and he persuaded him to have a good relationship with the vassal king, afraid that he would also enter the left ear and go out of the right ear, not to mention that there were those Confucian ministers who pouted, this child would not cut the feudal domain as soon as he came up.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned in his heart, he knew that the reason for the fall of the Yuan Dynasty was because of internal strife, for fear that his children and grandchildren would also fight back and forth like the Yuan Dynasty, and finally were taken by heroes and heroes to take the opportunity to seize the country, so he took the trouble to make peace with them over and over again.

He told the former crown prince Zhu Biao and the current grandson Zhu Yunwen that the emperor should love the vassal kings and really treat them as siblings, even if they make mistakes, don't punish them easily, so as not to hurt the feelings of the royal family.

And he had another remark to the vassal kings, constantly persuading them to respect the emperor, to obey the emperor's will, and to work together to defend the Ming Dynasty and carry out the "friendship of relatives" he advocated to the end.

Looking at it like this, Zhu Yunwen is afraid that most of them didn't listen. Zhu Yuanzhang's heart flashed a trace of worry, for fear that his grandson would be self-righteous and blindly cut the domain, and then cause chaos in the world. beckoned to Zhu Yunwen and said, "Yunwen, come over for a moment." ”

Zhu Yunwen didn't know why Lao Zhu suddenly called him, but he still walked forward very obediently and said, "Grandpa Huang." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his calloused hand and touched the back of Zhu Yunwen's head a few times, feeling that the back of his head was not very round, according to superstitious people, it is difficult for this kind of bone person to keep his wealth, could it be that he really can't be the son of peace? Zhu Yuanzhang's heart began to hesitate, although he had hesitated many times, but this time it was the strongest, and he said to Zhu Yunwen expressionlessly: "I'm tired, help me go back and rest." ”

Zhu Yunwei was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang meant by touching the back of his head, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and finally couldn't help but dare not ask, and obediently helped Zhu Yuanzhang to the house to rest.

It's always not good for people to be disobedient to the old, Lao Zhu is poor and white, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, no one can help it, but this time, he can't hide from it no matter what. In the end, I am old and not as energetic as before.

Zhu Yuanzhang's movements were a little difficult when he lay on the bed, and after lying flat, he said to Zhu Yunwen: "You are also tired for a day, go back and rest early." It's rare for your fourteenth uncle to come back, so just walk around with him more if you're fine. ”

Zhu Yunwen made a gesture very obediently and said, "Yes, my grandson obeys the order." Then, slowly, he walked out of the temple.

The elderly Zhu Yuanzhang was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep anyway, could he? Can he? Zhu Yuanzhang asked himself this question in his heart more than once.

Zhu Yunwen is very smart, filial, and loves to read, he was originally a very good seedling, and he was deeply liked by Lao Zhu, but after he was appointed as the prince, he asked to cut the feudal domain at every turn, as if his uncles, who were born from the same root as him, were his class enemies, and he did not understand Zhu Yuanzhang's purpose of setting up the vassal king at all.

He is still too young and naïve, thinking that by doing what is written in the book, he can have a long life and become a saint of the ages, but he doesn't know, who wrote the book? They were all written by literati, and when they wrote their books, they inevitably carried private goods to promote their role and make the king think that they were important.

Therefore, the wise kings in the book have such a clause, knowing people and being good at their duties, corporal Lixian, when they see a person with a little ability, they can't wait to kneel down and beg him to be an official, King Wen pulls a cart for 800 steps, and looks at the thatched house, what a beautiful story. It's as if if you don't do this, you won't be able to achieve great things, and you will fail.

In fact, it's hard to say, who doesn't want to be an official and show their ambitions, who wants to live a lifetime in a grass house? In the troubled times, it is true that the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the monarch, but no matter when, the capital side is dominant, as long as you have resources in your hands, there is no shortage of talented people to join you.

In the future generations of large enterprises, which chairman will die begging for a good business person, you want to go, this job is not you alone, after you leave, I will find a new one, want to use this to raise the value, the requirements are not too much, the requirements are too much, the money is always more important than the talent, no money will give you a life?

Just take a little Chinese network as an example, since the establishment of the starting point, how many gods have left? Some still have a lot of influence on the supreme gods, but when they go to a group, they will create a new group of gods at the starting point, because it has strong resources that mainly support paid readers who read genuinely, and there is a professional editorial team to manage these resources. Therefore, as long as you have two brushes, it has the ability to hold you up as a god. The great god has gone so much, and China Literature is not the same to be listed?

Cao Cao can have a good general is not because he will die begging for help, but because his Tuntian government and civil affairs are very good, the territory is stable, the grain and grass are sufficient, the population is large, and the resources in his hands are many, so people will defect to him one after another, hoping to climb the dragon and the phoenix and realize their own value.

After all, what people want to fight the world with you is wealth, not your red tape.

Zhu Yuanzhang is also very disrespectful to the literati, Liu Bowen was kidnapped by him, and the famous Four Sages of Zhejiang and Western China do not have multiple positions in his group, so they also won?

In history, Corporal Lixian did the best in this regard, I am afraid that Li Shimin would have done this, but he did not do it from the heart, because his background was too dark, and he cared very much about his evaluation in the history books, so he had to suppress his temperament and curry favor with this group of literati, in exchange for their praise of himself. To put it bluntly, it's just a transaction, and those literati also took advantage of this to shape him into a saint of the ages, by the way, the reason why he is a saint of the ages is because of Corporal Lixian, so as to brainwash a little white emperor like Zhu Yunwen and let them continue to reuse Wenchen, so as to raise the value of the Wenchen group.

These people's hearts are really bad. How could someone as naïve as Zhu Yunwen play with them, not to mention that there are characters such as Wang Mang and Yang Jian in the court, even if there is another Hu Weiyong, can he handle it?

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply suspicious of this, and he was afraid that if this imperial grandson was sold, he would help others count the money.

Is it appropriate to put your country in his hands? Zhu Yuanzhang moved Yi Chujun's mind again, this was not the first time he had moved this thought, but he thought about it again and again, and finally decided to give up this idea.

Not because of any foresight, nor out of the maintenance of the patriarchal system, but out of feelings, feelings for the former prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang is an emperor, a great talent, and one of the most murderous emperors in history, but he is also a human being, and he has feelings when he is a human being. Because he was a great father.