Although his career was successful, he still could not escape the retribution of the cycle of cause and effect, and in his later years, several of his sons killed each other, just as he did back then. For this reason, his spirit was greatly hit, and he once thought about committing suicide, but after being persuaded by the ministers, he could only rely on pills to relieve his mental torture.

Many people who read history wonder why an ancient saint like Li Shimin also believed in the lie of immortality, and then slammed the pill to kill himself.

Actually, he was still afraid. He was afraid that when he died, he would see his former relatives, his father, his brother, his brothers, his ten nephews, the youngest of whom he was still nursing when he killed him. To put it bluntly, he really didn't have the face to meet them.

Although after his vigorous revision, the Xuanwumen Incident has become a glorious, successful, and victorious movement to seize power in the history books, but he knows very well what the truth of the year was. Know better than anyone else!

Li Shimin also tasted the bitter fruit for this, after Wu Zetian came to power, in order to consolidate the throne, he basically killed all his descendants, I don't know if it is considered a cause and effect in the dark.

If he had been an honest King of Qin, maybe he would not have suffered these tortures, and from this point of view, he would definitely be punished for doing unrighteous deeds, and no one would be able to escape.

Hearing Zhu Ao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily, he is an emperor, but he is first and foremost a person, a kind father and grandfather, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, nothing can be happier than their brothers and nephews getting along in harmony and jointly guarding the foundation he has worked so hard to lay for them.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in extreme poverty, suffered a lot when he was young, and almost starved to death, and his parents didn't even have a place to bury after they died.

Fortunately, Lao Zhu was lucky, caught up with the good era of poor peasants turning over, and finally relied on his own wisdom, luck, and the spirit of daring to fight and dare to play with his life, and laid down thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and became the largest landlord in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who is at the peak of his life, is most worried about his children and grandchildren, he suffered too much when he was young, suffered too many crimes, he is unwilling to let his children and grandchildren suffer a little more grievances, for fear that traitors like Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Yang Jian, and Zhao Kuangyin will appear again in the Ming Dynasty and usurp the property of their old Zhu family, so that his children and grandchildren will be slaughtered and live on the streets.

Therefore, he took great pains to refer to the way of chaos control in previous dynasties, and established the vassal king system, which divided the army of the Ming Dynasty into two, one part of which was handed over to the emperor to command, and the other part to the vassal king, so that the Ming Dynasty was controlled inside and outside, even if there were traitors in the court, they would not dare to act rashly because they were afraid of the vassal king's troops.

Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that he was far more reliable than outsiders, and he gave the power of the country to the vassal kings and noble relatives, so that they together formed a huge vested interest group, occupying almost all the national resources of the Ming Dynasty, and then could easily rule other classes of people.

However, there is still a certain risk in doing so, that is, everyone can think of the problem that the tail of the vassal king is too big, it needs to be explained that Zhu Yuanzhang, as the most legendary emperor in ancient and modern China and abroad, is absolutely extremely smart, and he must be able to think of things that others can think of.

In order to ensure that the vassal kings could obey the dispatch of the central government, Zhu Yuanzhang designed a system in which the resource emperor of the Ming Dynasty took the big head and the vassal king took the small head. Moreover, there are many vassal kings, and a single vassal king does not have the strength to confront the central government, as long as the emperor can control the balance and let these vassal kings restrain each other, then I believe that no one dares to jump out against his rule, otherwise he will immediately fall into the situation of being beaten by the group.

It's a pity that Zhu Yunwen offended all the vassal kings as soon as he came up, and the means of cutting the vassal were too ruthless, and he directly abolished a dignified vassal king as a concubine, so that he suddenly became a commoner with nothing from the biggest vested interest in the Ming Dynasty - the prince, this kind of disparity, this kind of humiliation, is difficult for ordinary people to bear, so there will be a vassal king who is unwilling to be humiliated and commit suicide. If Zhu Yunwen didn't act so brutally and only cut their guards and power like Zhu Di, I believe they wouldn't have such a big opinion, a little less guard, a little less power, no big deal, not all vassal kings are nostalgic for power, and they like to lead troops to fight, as long as they can continue to live a life of high and common people, they can't turn their faces against the emperor.

If Zhu Yunwen can't offend them, even if Zhu Di rebels, they won't help Zhu Di, because they are already vassal kings, extremely popular ministers, and it is impossible to be promoted again in this life. And Zhu Di is afraid of them, and he must still weaken their power, and King Ning is a typical example. Judging from the dark psychology of people, they won't help Zhu Di, originally everyone is a vassal king, and they are equal friends, called brothers and sisters, I am full of food and support and do my best to help you become the emperor, and then I am kneeling down to you and calling you a minister?

A beggar will not envy a millionaire, but will envy a beggar who asks for more than he can eat. These vassal kings are roughly this mentality, when Zhu Biao is the emperor, they will not be jealous or jealous, because he is the crown prince and the eldest brother, and the throne is originally his. When Zhu Yunwen became the emperor, most of them would not be jealous or jealous, because the throne was originally his father's, and his inheritance was justified, which is understandable.

However, if Zhu Di, who was originally at the same level as them, jumped to become the emperor, they would inevitably be jealous, jealous, and sour in their hearts, why? This is why after Zhu Di became the emperor, there were still vassal kings who wanted to rebel.

Therefore, if Zhu Yunwen has a good relationship with these uncles after coming to power, don't care about their breaking the law and discipline, robbing the people's daughters, and don't treat all the vassal kings as bad people, then even if Zhu Di rebels, he can also issue an edict to let these vassal kings Qinwang. I believe that these vassal kings are willing to help, because as mentioned earlier, it is not beneficial to help Zhu Di, but it is beneficial to help the emperor quell the rebellion, in addition to getting rewards, you will also get a good reputation of a loyal minister, fame and fortune, isn't it beautiful?

It's a pity that Zhu Yunwen didn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang's intention of setting up the vassal king, and he didn't understand that his grandfather set up the vassal king who led the troops outside and held the power in order to prevent traitors from usurping power in the court and giving the world of the Ming Dynasty an extra insurance. He always felt that his grandfather was too partial to these vassal kings, and some of the vassal kings were not very polite to him because they were the emperor's uncles, so he regarded all the vassal kings as bad people.

With these psychological foundations, and finally coupled with the alarmist instigation of Huang Zicheng and others deliberately using the story of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, portraying the vassal kings as bastards who know how to covet the throne all day long, Zhu Yunwen completely broke with these vassal kings in his heart.

After he came to power, he began to use cruel and ruthless means to cut down the feudal domain, and he grabbed a little trick of the feudal king and abolished them as concubines, making them change from the biggest vested interests to dicks, which made all the feudal kings have a strong fear and uneasiness. Zhu Yunwen did this, it is estimated that some vassal kings don't take him seriously as the emperor's nephew, he wants to abolish a few thorns and establish his authority first, but he didn't think that all the vassal kings would be forced to the opposite side at once, so that they all began to hope that Zhu Di could win, at least Zhu Di would not abolish them.

So we see that for four years after the outbreak of the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Yunwen's army was fighting with Zhu Di, and the other vassal kings were all standing still, like King Ning and Zhu Di also partnered to rebel, many vassal kings were eyebrow-to-eyer with Zhu Di, and even Zhu Chun, the king of Shu who was far away in Chengdu, Sichuan, also secretly communicated with Zhu Di.

In this way, Zhu Yunwen insisted on turning the situation of being able to beat Zhu Di into a head-to-head fight between him and Zhu Di, with a serious imbalance in the balance of power, coupled with these secondary factors such as improper employment and bad luck, he finally lost the world and offended the vassal king, which was the main reason for his failure.

If he didn't offend these vassal kings, had a good relationship with his uncles, and then slowly reduced the power of the vassal kings by using the slow knife of Tui'en Ling, or directly transferred Zhu Di from Beiping to other places, then Zhu Di would not dare to rebel.

Because if he blindly raised an army, he would not only have to face the crusade army of the imperial court, but also face the army of King Qin who was loyal to the imperial court's other vassal kings, such as King Ning, King Jin, King Dai, King Gu, etc., who were around his fiefdom, and could unite with the court to beat him in a group in minutes.

At that time, even if Zhu Di can fight, I am afraid that it will be useless.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the truth of Zhu Ao's words, and he could see at a glance that Zhu Ao was telling the truth, not deliberately pretending in front of him, and his heart was very happy, this was the situation he wanted the most, and said to Zhu Yunwen with a smile: "Yunwen, your fourteenth uncle is so good to you, how should you express it." ”

Zhu Yunwen was wary of these vassal kings in his heart, especially a strong vassal like Zhu Ao, so he didn't particularly believe what Zhu Ao said, but he deliberately said it in front of Lao Zhu, but since Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to say it, he would definitely not refute it in person, and raised his glass and said very politely: "Thank you Uncle Fourteen for your care, Yun Wei will give you another glass." ”

After that, he handed the wine glass to Zhu Ao with both hands, and then took the wine glass and drank it all, very heroic and free. However, Zhu Yuanzhang is not particularly satisfied with his performance, Zhu Ao has already said from the bottom of his heart that he will defend him to the death, no matter how he is, he has to express his attitude and enjoy eternal wealth with his uncles, just drinking a glass of wine is too light.

Zhu Ao can also see that he is still wary of himself, but he doesn't mind, it doesn't matter if he is wary, as long as you don't hinder the vested interests of the widow after you come to power, the widow doesn't want to rob your country, just want to be a man of his own acre and a third of land, and make a fortune, if conditions permit, he will tease and tease the people's daughters, fish and fish and fish people. picked up the wine glass, greeted Zhu Yunwen for a while, and then drank it all.

The uncle and nephew's clinking glasses did not achieve Zhu Yuanzhang's ideal effect, he couldn't help but change his face, he didn't want to force the cow head to drink water, took a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth, and said casually: "King Su, I heard that you have invented a few famous dishes, why don't you bring them to me to taste?" ”

Lao Zhu is naturally talking about Beijing roast duck and Chongqing hot pot, Zhu Ao has long been prepared for this, and now these two famous dishes have been quite influential in Daming, especially in the northwest region, and it is normal for Lao Zhu to hear about it. When he returned to Beijing this time, he specially brought a lot of technical backbones, planning to let them make them for Lao Zhu to eat, and if Lao Zhu liked it, he could also hand over the craftsmanship to the imperial chef of the palace to show his filial piety.

In addition, Zhu Ao brought so many cooks to another purpose, that is, to make his business in the most prosperous and wealthy Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty, so he lost no time in saying: "My father really sees everything, and even knows that little trick that his sons have made." Please ask your father to see clearly, in order to let your father taste this dish invented by your son, Erchen specially brought a cook back from the northwest. It's just that the time is in a hurry, and before they have time to prepare, they will definitely make it for their father to eat another day. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, and said very kindly: "That's a good feeling, I heard that the two dishes you invented are so delicious that they can make people swallow their tongues, I have been on the throne for more than 20 years, and I have already eaten all the delicious foods in the world, if there is a dish that can move my tongue at this time, I will have one more blessing in my old age." ”

The weight of these words is too heavy, if he can make a dish that will increase the blessing of Lao Zhu in his later years, wouldn't it be great filial piety, Zhu Ao immediately stood up, made a gesture at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said: "If you can make your father happy, then the dish is really worth it, and the son must tell the cooks to make the dish ready." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a long sigh of relief, was very satisfied, and said with great enjoyment: "Okay." Then I'm waiting for a feast. ”

Zhu Ao secretly raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, and saw that he was very happy, so he mustered up the courage to say: "Father Qi, the son has one more thing to ask for." ”

Zhu Yunwen's body shook for a moment, for fear that Zhu Ao would make any more excessive demands, but he had been a prince for many years, and he still had basic self-cultivation, and he didn't show any unusual looks.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with a gleam, but he still said quietly: "What's the matter?" Go ahead. ”

The opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, not to mention that this is not a big deal, Zhu Ao said: "Erchen wants to open a store in Jiangnan and other places in the Ming Dynasty, so that all subjects in the world can enjoy this delicacy and bathe in the heavenly grace of his father together." ”

I wanted to make money. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly in his heart, this kid doesn't worry about food and clothing, how can he just think about doing these businessmen? What is he doing with all this money? Do you still think that you don't have enough soldiers and horses, and you still want to recruit troops?

But think about it, his pressure is also very great, the Timurid Empire in the west of the Uighurs is soaring, has laid down a territory no less than the Ming Dynasty, and threatens to unite all the Mongols, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and revive the Yuan Dynasty, which is really a big trouble for the Ming Dynasty.

Just some time ago, they also detained Guo Ji, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, obviously did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously, the smell of hostility and gunpowder was very strong, and it was not a bad thing for him to recruit more soldiers in case of emergency.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, then slowly spoke, and said slowly: "Your proposal is very good, if you can make the world feast, it will be regarded as my royal kindness." In this way, Yun Wei, you can do this matter with your fourteenth uncle, and you will contribute half of the capital to jointly run this project. ”

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, he couldn't believe his ears, he was the grandiose grandson of the emperor, and he was the heir to the future throne of the Ming Dynasty, he should read more classics and learn the way of governing the country of the sages and sages, so as to be ready to govern the country well, how can he engage in businessmen and lowly business? Isn't this a joke and an insult to the court's dignity? I want to be the Holy Monarch of the Ages in the future, if I do this, how should I record it in the history books? Zhu Yunwen couldn't accept it, changed his previous submissive attitude towards Zhu Yuanzhang, and resolutely wanted to refuse: "Grandpa Huang, grandson ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, interrupted him, and said, "You don't have to come forward, you just need to hand over the capital to your fourteenth uncle, and it won't delay your governance." You just represent the attitude of the imperial court, and on behalf of the imperial court, you want to have fun with the people and let the people of the world feast. ”

When will this child learn to be pragmatic? What is the use of only reading books and doing things according to the so-called Confucian set of sage norms? Who will sell you your life if you don't have money?

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's categorical refusal, Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to say anything, and said respectfully: "Yes." The grandson obeys. But his face was full of reluctance.

Zhu Yuanzhang's intention was to let Zhu Yunwen and his uncles have more contact, work together, and enhance their relationship, so that they can be more united to defend the Ming Dynasty.

He really took great pains to do this.

This meal is generally harmonious, Zhu Ao, as a foreign vassal king, naturally has to work hard for these big people in the court, and tonight in order to behave well, he drank a lot of wine. Zhu Yunwen didn't drink much, firstly, because he couldn't drink, and secondly, he didn't like to drink, and it meant a little bit in the end.

Zhu Ao was mentally prepared for this, and he was not surprised, let alone lost, and Zhu Ao was surprised that Lao Zhu was old, and he drank a lot of wine tonight, originally thought that with his age and identity, the meaning would be forgotten, but he didn't expect Lao Zhu to be so real, it seems that he is really happy.

After the banquet was over, Zhu Ao returned to the villa where he lived before with the support of Di Linazha, which was the house given to him by the old Zhu back then, and now it has become the place where he settled in the capital.

Gao Shi saw that Zhu Ao had drunk a lot of wine, and he was a little drunk, so he didn't want to force him to talk about the relationship between mother and son, but he just asked Di Linaza to take good care of this prince.

Di Linaza supported Zhu Ao and said to Gao Shi obediently: "Put it down, mother." The child will definitely take care of the king. Then, he separated from Gao and helped Zhu Ao into the room of the two of them.

Di Linaza put Zhu Ao on the bed, and a maid had already brought up the strong tea. Di Linaza took the strong tea from the maid's hand, waved her hand to wash her feet, and then personally handed the strong tea to Zhu Ao's mouth, and said with a soft smile: "King, drink some strong tea to wake up the bar." Before coming, Zhu Ao specially emphasized to him that he was no longer allowed to call himself His Majesty when he arrived in the capital. Di Linaza also understands that it is okay to do anything about one acre and three points of land in Su State, even if something happens, it is easy to settle down, but it is different when it comes to the capital, in case it is heard by secret agents, then she will never be able to run away from the charge of instigating the rebellion of the vassal king, and even if Zhu Ao defends her at that time, she is afraid that she will not be able to escape death, so she is very careful not to lose her life because of YY.

Zhu Ao sat swaying, hugged the beauty beside him, and then drank a few large sips of strong tea to sober up, after drinking, although his head was still dizzy, it didn't play a role, but at least his stomach felt much better.

At this time, the palace maid brought up the foot-washing water, put it under Zhu Ao's feet, and then knelt down in front of him, and said very humbly: "Please wash the feet of the king." With that, he picked up Zhu Ao's two feet with his hands, took off the shoes and socks on them, and then put them in the basin.

The water in the basin was tried many times by the palace maid, and it was absolutely guaranteed that it would not make the king feel uncomfortable at all. Zhu Ao did release the amount this time, it can be said that he has not drunk so much wine when he is so old, his eyes are dizzy, his head sinks, and he suddenly lies down on the big bed.

Di Linaza hurriedly took off the embroidered shoes specially worn on her feet, and with a force on her buttocks, a pair of slender jade legs lifted up, knelt on the bed, pinched Zhu Ao's head, and said with a smile while rubbing: "King, the concubines have never seen you drink so much wine, and the concubines are a little worried." Worried my mother badly. ”

Zhu Ao's Lingtai at this moment still has a trace of clarity, there is a palace maid who washes his feet here, he will definitely not talk nonsense, and stammered: "Father, father and emperor treat the widow so kindly, the widow is moved in his heart, how can he not pay more tribute to his old man for a few cups." My father drank a lot today. ”

When the two of you were talking and I were talking, the palace maid had already washed Zhu Ao's feet. Di Linaza was about to say something from Zhu Ao's heart, so she gave the palace maid a look and said very casually: "Okay, bring the water out and you can go down." No one was allowed to come in without being commanded. ”

"Yes. The slave and the maid obeyed. The palace maid put her hands on her lower abdomen, knelt down and bent over, and said respectfully to Zhu Ao and Di Linaza. Then, he picked up all the utensils for washing Zhu Ao's feet, twisted his waist, and retreated in a curling manner.

Another palace maid stepped forward, took out the shoes and socks that Zhu Ao was wearing today, washed them, and replaced them with a clean one, and then also respectfully withdrew and gently closed the door, leaving only him and Di Linaza in the house.

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