The sky was bright, the holy decree arrived at the post house on time, the king of Qin, the king of Jin, and the king of Yan came to the middle of the post house neatly dressed, greeting each other, and the king of Jin kept knocking on his head, looking drunk and unawake.

"Third Emperor Brother, next time you will do what you can."

"I'm ashamed to disappoint the second emperor brother every time."

"You and my brother don't need this, as the old saying goes, brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle, and if something happens, they are still close to their own brothers, isn't this the reason, Brother Four Emperors!"

"What the second emperor brother said is reasonable." Zhu Di responded.

While speaking, the eunuch walked in quickly, holding the holy decree in his hand, and the three of them hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, even if the prince saw the holy decree, he had to kneel, this is the rule.

"The emperor has an order, and the three princes immediately enter the palace with the old slave."

"Yes."

The three of them got up, the eunuch turned around, and the three of them followed behind, don't look at it as just a eunuch who passed the decree, and his status in the capital is not low, you must know that the emperor is facing these people all day long, and if he says a few more good words in his ear, it is difficult to ensure that he will soar, once he offends these people, I am afraid that he will really suffer.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there are many eunuchs in power, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there have been some signs, leaving the post house, entering the imperial city, King Qin coughed, "Father-in-law Wei, do you know what my father ordered me to enter Beijing?" ”

"The old slave really doesn't know, the prince still shouldn't be difficult for the old slave."

"There is Lao Wei's father-in-law."

Approaching the imperial city, King Qin's face was uncomfortable, the ridiculous things he had done in the fiefdom over the years, although he had made arrangements, he couldn't contain the fire in the paper, his father should already know, was it for this matter, if so, why did he call the third and fourth children back together, and brought his own soldiers and the royal generals back, I can't figure it out, what is it for!

Entering the royal city, looking at the familiar palace in front of him, as well as the palace path that he didn't know how to walk hundreds of times when he was a child, there was really a feeling of going home at this moment, there was nothing to say all the way, and the eunuch took the three people straight to the side hall, close to the palace, heavily guarded, and the front of the entire side hall was completely surrounded by the palace guards, almost one by one, holding a long sword, which suddenly gave people a sense of urgency.

"Fourth, it's a little wrong."

"The second emperor brother is too worried."

King Qin clicked his mouth, the guards separated left and right, and the eunuch stopped, "Three princes, please, the emperor is inside." "In front of the side hall are guards with long swords, and even the eunuchs around him can't get close, which is enough to see Zhu Yuanzhang's caution, for fear of leaking the news, and even more worried that there are blue jade people in the palace.

The three of them went up the steps, and when they came to the front, they sorted out their clothes and stepped in, and there was a table in front of the side hall, on which was a pot for holding water, and the spout was constantly steaming, and Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting behind the table.

"The son visits his father."

"Come on."

The three of them stepped forward in turn, sat down in order, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at King Qin, then at King Jin, and finally at King Yan, he didn't feel much before, he really felt old at this moment, Zhu Di, the youngest of the four brothers, has passed the age of standing, and he is a father, no longer a child who gathers under his knees to play.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, just watched, the three of them had to sit there, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand to pick up the iron kettle in the middle, and King Qin was about to get up from the nearest position, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to stop it, and the three cups of water were full.

"Taste it."

The three of them didn't know why, so they had to pick it up, it was slightly hot, and drank it slowly, there was no taste but ordinary white water.

"How?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his three sons and asked.

"It's delicious, and it reminds children of their childhood."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and King Jin said: "Erchen happens to be thirsty, and he eats it like elixir and jade dew." After King Jin finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

"Back to my father, my son only drank a glass of water."

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, "The simpler some things are, the more nostalgic they are, there are more things added, and it is easy to lose the original taste, my father taught you, as a prince, you should be an example, food and clothing are frugal, and you must not disturb the people, do you remember?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were flat, there was no expression on his face, King Qin couldn't sit still, he really let himself guess, and hurriedly said: "Back to my father, my son knows his mistakes, just because he didn't discipline his subordinates well." ”

"Father doesn't blame anyone, just remind me that the world of the Ming Dynasty belongs to the Zhu family, not to me alone, if I don't know how to cherish it, who else is willing to guard this country for us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang is serious and serious, without any sense of blame, don't look at the strictness of the courtiers on weekdays, and the slightest mistake or omission must be severely punished in accordance with the criminal law, but these sons are generous, no matter how they are a family, as they get older, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart has been reawakened by the laissez-faire father's love.

"Son-in-law obeys the teachings."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looking at the three sons, the prince has grown up, no matter from the appearance or demeanor, like himself when he was young, this is the hope of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the brothers work together, the Ming Dynasty will be long-lasting, the entire side hall periphery is completely sealed by the palace guards, at this time there are only three people in the side hall Zhu Yuanzhang father and son.

"From now on, the three of you will stay here until you complete a major task for your father."

"Father, can you tell me one or two, it's good to be prepared."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and said earnestly: "I know that if I do this, everyone in the world will blame me, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I have to do this. ”

As soon as the four words came out, the three princes sitting next to the table all changed their expressions, this is definitely an earth-shattering event, the arrest of Hu Weiyong and the rest of the party is just to eliminate the power of the old ministers in the capital, Lan Yu is different, the prestige in the army is extremely high, and he holds the power of the border army, no wonder his father is so cautious.

"The child is willing to lead the family to be the vanguard and kill the blue jade." King Qin was the first to speak, the oldest of the three, and the weight of his words was also higher than that of the other two.

"Father, the eldest brother is still in the hands of Lan Yu at this time, if you do it at this time, it will inevitably be unfavorable to the eldest brother!" King Jin was silent, and Zhu Di said what he was worried about.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "This point has been considered by the father and emperor, in order to prevent changes that make Lan Yu suspicious, and did not mobilize the army, get the exact news, Lan Yu led 50,000 troops to escort Biao'er back to Beijing, with the guards of the capital plus the men and horses you brought enough to eliminate Lan Yu's cronies in one fell swoop, first lead Lan Yu into the inner city, and immediately block the inner city gate after the prince is safe, separate Lan Yu from his cronies, and then tell the world about his crimes, arrest Lan Yu and then behead the public." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said his plan, which was clearly organized, and every step was to deal with it, don't underestimate this old man who has entered his twilight years, he was able to sit in the world from a beggar back then, not by luck but by strength.

"Everything is arranged by my father, and my sons and ministers entourage 20,000 soldiers, all of whom are warriors who are not afraid of death."

"There are also 20,000 men and horses brought by the retainers."

Zhu Di bowed his head, "My father punished him, and his sons only brought a thousand men and horses back to Beijing." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, "If it is enough to have a thousand elite soldiers, this time the troops are strange but not many, the King of Qin led his troops to attack the opponent's right formation, the King of Jin attacked the left formation, and the defenders of the capital were handed over to the commander of King Yan, and the three armies were sent together." ”

"Son's command."

King Qin looked displeased, and he should be right in terms of seniority, even if his father blamed himself and the third king of Jin, it shouldn't be King Yan's turn, not to mention that this time he only brought a thousand people back, but he stole the limelight, I'm afraid it's not my father's partiality, it's just that the prince is eccentric, how can it be King Yan's turn this time.

The three of them have their own thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind to clean up the last potential threat of the Ming Dynasty, the mighty general Lan Yu, Lan Yu is removed, the Northern Yuan forces can not pose a threat in a short time, the Ming Dynasty can take the opportunity to recuperate, and then the soldiers will be strong and strong, try to ask who else dares to violate the border of the Ming Dynasty, as for the generals in the army, there are talents in the country, Li Jinglong is the best example, always his own people, trustworthy, as long as he is trained, he will definitely become a general.

Discuss how to deal with Lan Yu and bring people and horses, there is only one trouble left, who will deal with Lan Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang knows Lan Yu's ability, the first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty, is definitely not something that anyone can match, even if there are only 100 people around, it should not be underestimated, at this moment I think of a person, Yan Jin and his Jinyi Guard!