Inside the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang regained his calm state, still leaning his head on the back of the chair as usual, his eyes were half-closed as if he was asleep, like a tiger napping, what happened in the imperial garden just now seemed to have been completely forgotten, and there was no expression on his plain old face.

Zhu Yunwen sat beside him, looking very nervous.

What happened in the Imperial Garden today gave him a very good opportunity, and he planned to take advantage of this incident to tell his grandfather about the hidden worries that had been buried in his heart for several years.

"Imperial grandfather......" Zhu Yunwen said with a bit of timidity.

The opportunity is indeed a great opportunity, but the policy of the vassal king is a basic national policy implemented by Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty after the emperor's grandfather established the country.

At this time, what he wanted to say was to completely overthrow this national policy, he couldn't imagine what kind of anger the imperial grandfather would have after hearing it, this was too taboo, it was simply a rebellion, perhaps...... When the imperial grandfather was angry, he would depose him, the imperial grandson, and it was not certain.

The elderly Zhu Yuanzhang has a moody temper, and he kills the eunuchs, ministers, and even harem concubines around him at every turn, and he is becoming more and more rigid and self-serving, and his methods of dealing with wrongdoers are becoming more and more bloody and cruel. It is true that Zhu Yunwen is his grandson, and because of Prince Yiwen, Zhu Yuanzhang loves him very much, almost to the point of doting, but this time...... This time it was his grandson, whom he had loved for many years, who opposed the national policy he set in person, can Zhu Yuanzhang still maintain his current calmness?

However, the words are already in the throat, the arrow is already on the string, miss today, there is no suitable opportunity to admonish, at this time Xiao Fan's words echoed in his mind repeatedly: "Your Highness, you are the future monarch of the Ming Dynasty, don't you even have the courage to tell the truth to your grandfather?" If you are so weak all your life, what will those uncles do to you when they see it? Can the ministers be blamed entirely on the situation where the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong? If the king is not weak, how dare the courtiers be strong? Your weak surname is the perfect opportunity for your uncles to rebel! ”

Zhu Yunwen clenched his teeth, the green tendons on his forehead jumped violently, his breathing became rapid, and his expression gradually became resolute.

People who don't dare to say a word of the truth are not even men, how can they be qualified to be the emperor's grandson? What qualifications do you have to rule over thousands of subjects? Could it be that I, Zhu Yunwen, have been weak all my life? Didn't that make Xiao Fan, who was waiting outside the hall, look down on me? If I want to be the emperor's grandson, I will first be a man who dares to speak and be a man!

Zhu Yunwen was immersed in his own ideological struggle, but he didn't know when Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes had opened, and his eyes showed a wise light of insight into everything, he didn't make a sound, and even the frequency of breathing did not change, just sat on the chair like that, quietly looking at Zhu Yunwen who was struggling, like a female eagle guarding the nest, waiting for its little eagle to break its shell, waiting for it to shake and stand up, waiting for it to learn to survive on its own, waiting for it to eagle strike the sky...... The grandson will grow up after all, the meaning in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes is very complicated, there is expectation, joy, reluctance, and more, it is the grandfather's love for his grandson, the love is hidden in his cloudy eyes of vicissitudes, which has always been so deep and dignified.

Finally, Zhu Yunwen spoke, with a resolute expression.

"Imperial grandfather, grandson wants to ask you,...... What do you think of the behavior of the Fourth Emperor Uncle today? Zhu Yunwen's surname determines that he can't directly put forward the disadvantages of the vassal king, so he can only get to the point from the side.

Zhu Yuanzhang exhaled slowly, and his flat old face showed a faint smile. finally said it, from the moment Zhu Di said disrespectful words, Zhu Yuanzhang made a bet with himself in his heart, betting that his grandson, who has always been cowardly and afraid of things, would dare to mention the disadvantages of the vassal king in front of him, and now the grandson finally brought it up, but it is a pity that this statement is too tactful and not imposing enough, but Zhu Yuanzhang is already very satisfied, if a man can overcome the fear in his heart, what can he not do in the world?

"Yun Wei, in front of my grandfather, why bother to come to this set to knock on the side, if you have anything to say, just say it." Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was full of encouragement.

Zhu Yunwen looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang, but saw that his face was calm, and he couldn't see joy or anger, Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth, suddenly straightened his chest, and then knelt down with a straight waist, and said awe-inspiringly: "Imperial grandfather, today it is said that the grandson risked death to admonish, the policy of the vassal king, there are advantages and disadvantages, but the grandson weighed it for several years and found that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages, and the grandson thought that the vassal king's policy was ...... Waste! ”

Zhu Yunwen's voice had fallen, and there was a deathly silence in the Dongnuan Pavilion for a long time.

After waiting for a long time, the expected Long Yan's anger did not happen, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but raise his head curiously, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang cautiously, but saw Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile on his face, looking at him with a gentle and loving face, seeing Zhu Yunwen looking up, with a somewhat panicked look, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing anymore.

"Silly boy! Was grandfather so terrible? Although your grandfather has killed a lot of people, your grandfather has always loved you to the bones, and he just told the truth, why are you afraid of being like this? ”

Zhu Yunwen's long-hanging heart instantly fell back into his chest, his clear eyes blinked twice, and his eye sockets began to flush and moisten.

"Imperial grandfather...... You're scared your grandson to death! Zhu Yunwen complained with a crying voice.

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to stroke the top of his head, and said with a warm smile: "After passing your own level, your life will be a flat road in the future, and nothing in the world can stump you." Grandson, you have to remember that you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, all the subjects in this world must bow down to you, no one in the world can make the emperor feel afraid, a courtier with fear is a good courtier, but an emperor with fear is by no means a good emperor! Do you understand? ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded vigorously.

Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his hand, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said lightly: "Tell me about your views on the pros and cons of the vassal king's policy, and our ancestors and grandchildren should also unify their views." ”

"The benefits of the vassal king are obvious, with the royal family directly guarding all parts of the world, can ensure that the world is not chaotic, can make the frontier worry-free, the power of the army is in the hands of the vassal king, can ensure that I Zhu Ming Jiangshan will always be surnamed Zhu, do not have to worry about the foreign surname military generals usurping power and seizing the throne, looking at all dynasties and generations, with the military power of the usurper usurpation of power the most, such as Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, with the high position left in Taiyuan to seize the Sui Dynasty world, such as Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, in front of the palace are in charge of the military power, in Chen Qiaoyi yellow robe, seized the world of the Later Zhou, the imperial grandfather in view of the lessons of the previous dynasties, Adopt Liu Bang's vassal king's policy, divide the royal princes and guard all places, so as to avoid the military power falling into the hands of foreign surnames, and ensure the military power of my Zhu Ming to the greatest extent, in the hands of the descendants of the Zhu family, completely eliminating the possibility of usurping the throne of the military generals......"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, when he divided the kings, he really thought about it.

"What about the disadvantages of the vassal king's strategy?"

Zhu Yunwen paused, and his tone suddenly became worried: "The military power is in the hands of the uncles, they protect the frontier for their grandchildren and fight foreign enemies, and the uncles are all in Sheji, but ...... Imperial grandfather, the invasion of foreign enemies is dealt with by the uncles, but if the uncles have different intentions for their grandson, refuse to serve their grandson as the master, and command the army under their command to turn around and rebel, how can the grandson deal with it? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids jumped a few times when he heard this.

In the past, he might have reprimanded Zhu Yunwen harshly, and then warned him that his uncles' loyalty to him was understandable, and he must not know what is good or bad...... But today, Zhu Di's disrespect for Zhu Yunwen in the imperial garden gave Zhu Yuanzhang a wake-up call.

My sons, are you really loyal? Now he wasn't sure.

Suspicion and suspicion, like ink spilled on paper, dip deeper and deeper, spreading and penetrating endlessly...... From the moment Zhu Di was disrespectful to Zhu Yunwen, the loyalty of the vassal king began to waver and doubt in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. He suddenly felt that over the years, he had done so much and worked so hard, but the country left to future generations was not as unbreakable as he imagined, on the contrary, there were many hidden dangers in this country, and the source of these hidden dangers and crises was actually the princes in various places he divided!

Could it be that after I die, will the tragedy of the Xuanwumen Revolution in the Tang Dynasty be repeated again in the descendants of my Zhu family?

Cannibalism of blood and bones, how can this be called Zhu Yuanzhang's love!

After settling down, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen deeply and threw back the question he had just raised.

"If your uncles will not serve you as Lord, what shall you do?"

Zhu Yunwen seemed to have an answer to this question, he straightened his chest and replied calmly: "First, collect his heart with virtue, second, restrain his behavior with courtesy, third, reduce the fief, and fourth, change the ...... of the other place."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully, and suddenly said: "If these four don't work, what if your uncles still have to rebel?" ”

Zhu Yunwen looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang with his eyes, his eyes were resolute, and he said awe-inspiringly: "If they are against it, then they will be the opposite, the number of rituals that the grandson should do has been done, and if the uncles are still obsessed, the grandson has no choice but to draw a knife against each other!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time after hearing this, his eyes slowly closed, and his old fingers tapped the dragon case rhythmically, as if judging Zhu Yunwen's response strategy.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and said: "Those who have attained the Tao are more helpful, these few countermeasures are good, whether it is etiquette or righteousness, you have stood on your feet, if it is really implemented, even if your uncles rise up against you, I am afraid that they are also unknown, and the people of the world will not stand on their side,...... Did you come up with these solutions? ”

Zhu Yunwen was stunned, and then shook his head with a grim face.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his reddish face and suddenly realized: "Did Huang Zicheng come up with it, or Xiao Fan?" ”

"It's Xiao Fan." Zhu Yunwen said with some embarrassment.

"Xiao Fan......" Zhu Yuanzhang looked uncertain, his fingers tapped lightly on the dragon case, and muttered to himself: "The weak-crowned child has such a delicate grasp of the current situation, do I still underestimate him?" ”

When Zhu Yunwen walked out of the Wuying Palace, his demeanor had become very relaxed, he felt that the burden on his shoulders was much lighter, and the hidden worries in his heart were also much lighter, he had a blind worship of the imperial grandfather, he felt that no matter what happened to the imperial grandfather, it could be easily solved, and the strategy of the vassal king would also be like this.

Out of the palace gate, the sunlight outside was slightly dazzling, Zhu Yunwen's eyes squinted for a while, and when he slowly opened them, he saw that at the door, Xiao Fan and a woman in palace clothes stood stunned opposite each other, whether it was movement or expression, they were all motionless, like two clay wood statues.

When Zhu Yunwen saw Xiao Fan, he smiled, approached them while laughing, and said, "Xiao Shiyu, you go in, the emperor's grandfather announced that you are in...... Ah—you, you...... What are you doing? ”

Zhu Yunwen's eyes are about to fall, this is ...... In broad daylight, Xiao Fan was caught by a woman, and he was arrested for so long...... After Zhu Yunwen screamed, the two of them woke up at the same time as if they had been sprinkled with resurrection water by a witch, and then the two of them bounced off as if they had been electrocuted. The faces of the two were different, the woman in the palace costume was ashamed and angry, her face was so red that she was about to drip blood, while Xiao Fan rubbed her lower body with her hands without caring about her demeanor, grinning her teeth, and her face was extremely pale with pain.

Turning his head to look at Xiao Fan, Zhu Yunwen couldn't hold back the laughter that was about to burst out of his mouth, this Xiao Fan is really not ashamed, he was caught by the woman in public, fortunately no one saw it, otherwise he would have to be put in a cage and tour the street, it would be too immoral.

Turning his face, Zhu Yunwen wanted to see which heroine had such courage to dare to catch Xiao Fan so actively and openly, and at a glance, Zhu Yunwen suddenly had the urge to faint on the spot.

"Imperial sister?" Zhu Yunwen's eyes widened, and his chin was about to fall to the ground.

"Imperial sister?" Hearing Zhu Yunwen call the woman like this, Xiao Fan also exclaimed.

"My Imperial Sister! It's not yours, what's the call! ”

The kung fu of the two of them talking, the imperial sister was already ashamed and indignant, although she was unemployed, but no matter how dull she was, she should understand what she was holding in her hand just now, and the immortal happened to be seen by Zhu Yunwen, this ...... This is what she will do in the future?

Turning Zhu Yunwen's suspicious gaze around the two, the poor imperial sister could no longer bear the ambiguity in her eyes, her fingers trembled and pointed at Xiao Fan and Zhu Yunwen, and said in a crying voice: "You...... You ......"

Xiao Fan hurriedly spread his hands, and then showed a very innocent expression.

Zhu Yunwen saw that the imperial sister looked ashamed, and she stepped forward with no eyesight and mysteriously promised: "Don't worry, the imperial sister, I won't say anything if I am killed!" ”

Hearing Zhu Yunwen's words that wanted to cover up, even if she and Xiao Fan had nothing at all, it became something.

The woman's tears finally rolled down her face, glared at Xiao Fan hard, and then covered her face and ran away crying.

Zhu Yunwen didn't chase her, but stared at Xiao Fan with an unkind expression.

Xiao Fan's expression was very calm, and his face did not change: "I know that Sister Ling's actions just now must have caused you to misunderstand, I can explain it......"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Okay, you explain, I'll listen here......"

"State affairs are above all else, and the emperor is still waiting for me to report on my work inside......"

"Stop! Don't try to slip away, explain why my imperial sister is holding you...... Why is that happening? ”

"The fact is this, your imperial sister almost fell down by accident just now, you know, people will scratch everywhere in a critical moment, and as a result, I am tragic, the one who was caught by her ......" Xiao Fan had a very lossy expression.

Zhu Yunwen snorted: "Such a coincidence? If you were me, would you believe this nonsense? ”

"I don't believe it."

"Then let's take a more realistic explanation, and don't fool me."

"Okay, I'll make up a new one, the fact is this, just now I was in a hurry, so I wanted to just sprinkle a bubble at the door of the palace, but your imperial sister happened to come over, and when she saw that my movements were very indecent and immoral, she was indignant, so she grabbed me and forbade me to defecate anywhere......"

Zhu Yunwen suddenly said: "So that's ......"

This time, Xiao Fan was dumbfounded: "Do you believe it?" ”

Zhu Yunwen stiffened his face: "Don't believe it!" You don't have a word of truth in your mouth, I'll ask the imperial sister later, if I know that you have insulted her, I can't spare you......"

"Your Royal Highness, you have seen it very clearly, in fact...... I was insulted by her! ”

"Humph! Eyes can deceive, anyway, I don't believe it, the imperial sister would not do such a thing. ”

"By the way, this imperial sister...... Which sister is you? ”

Zhu Yunwen showed a mocking look in his eyes, and said leisurely: "She is my eldest sister, and she was named the county lord of Jiangdu, but even if you have an idea about her, it is too late, she has long been promised to Geng Xuan, the son of Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, because my father Prince Yiwen was early, she kept filial piety for her father for three years, so she has not married after promising her parents, and now the filial piety period has passed, and the imperial grandfather is afraid that he wants to marry his granddaughter......"

Xiao Fan thought thoughtfully: "Her 'first arrest' is gone, my 'first arrest' is gone, both of them have lost their precious first time, who should give whom a red envelope?" ”

(To be continued)