On the tenth day of October in the eighteenth year of Yongle, the Zhuang guard outside the city of Nanjing was strict.

In the early morning, the east has just revealed the white of the fish's belly, and the flag is waving in the wind in the cold dew.

Zhu Di was dressed in a rolling dragon robe, behind him, the ministers were arranged according to their ranks, followed by three thousand battalions of soldiers and horses, a one-color mandarin duck red robe, the same leather horse, long lacquer spear, bow knife, leather shield, bright armor, well-armed, people like tigers, horses like dragons, the spirit is magnificent, it is really as strong as a mountain.

The crown prince took the crown princess and several sons to bid farewell to Zhu Di.

The official in charge of the celebrant did not dare to slack off, and when he saw that the time had come, he waved his hand and shouted: "Fire!" Honk! ”

"Tom! Tong! Tong! ”

"Woo~Woo~Woo~~~"

Cannons rang out, drums and trumpets rang out.

The crown princess wears a pearl crown on her head, the lacquered bamboo silk is round, and the top is jadeite, and the small beads are three temples, and the specifications are one level lower than the queen. The apricot face is peachy, the body is slim like the moon, the steps are light, and the softness is very charming, which is pleasing to the eye. But because of his identity, no one outside the Zhu family dared to look around.

The crown princess walked forward without squinting, and suddenly saw Chen Yuan in the crowd, trembling inexplicably, and her eyes did not leave for a while.

Chen Yuanzheng lowered his head, feeling that his eyes were looking at him, he was suspicious in his heart, he quietly raised his head, and suddenly found that it was the crown princess, and his delicate face was like a fresh petal that had been soaked in water and showed a touch of red, the elegance and maturity of a noblewoman.

In those faint eyes, there is a bit of complexity, a bit of infatuation and gentleness.

Chen Yuan was startled, and quickly lowered his head lower, wondering, what's wrong with her, this expression is so strange.

The crown princess also came to her senses and continued to walk forward, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Father, the son is not by your side, and he can't serve left and right, please take care." Zhu Gaochi's eyes were moist and he saluted his father.

Zhu Di waved his hand and just nodded.

"Grandpa."

Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanji and showed a gentle smile: "Go ahead, take care of your father, if he is injured in any way, grandpa will ask you." ”

"Yes, please rest assured."

Watching the prince's team gradually disappear, Zhu Di's dull gaze came back to his senses, and when he looked again, the sun had already risen in mid-sky.

Zhu Di was a little dizzy, Wang Zhen knew about this, and immediately stepped forward to rub his temples for him.

Zhu Di relaxed a little and waved Wang Zhen away.

Wang Zhen stepped back on tiptoe.

Zhu Di called: "The Hanlin Academy is waiting for Li Qi." ”

"The minister is here."

"You immediately draft an edict, in the name of the imperial court, borrow money from the merchants of the noble clan, and you will discuss the interest, well, this is called a national debt."

The ministers looked at each other, and the national debt was unheard of.

Li Qi was a little jealous in his heart, and glanced at Chen Yuan in the crowd, this kind of idea is only available to him. His heart was full of taste, he was talented, so he ended up with a Hanlin edict, Chen Yuan relied on some ideas, and he was treated as a third-grade master, and he also robbed his dream lover.

"The minister commands."

Before the ministers could play the face, Zhu Di called again: "The Ministry of Industry is still the book." ”

Kuang Yu came out of the queue and replied loudly: "The minister is here." ”

"You count the craftsmen, sort out the treasure ships and artillery, and renovate them as soon as the silver arrives, and I want you to be able to launch and set sail before the summer of next year. If you can't do it, cure you of incompetence. ”

"The minister commands."

"Zheng He."

Zheng He came out of the ranks: "The old minister is here." ”

"Voyage, merit in the contemporary, benefit in the future, you have gone to the West five times, the merit is immeasurable, and you have made great contributions to my Ming Dynasty, this time, do you dare to sail again?"

"Your Majesty, the minister's remaining wish is to fight against the wind and waves and fight for survival on the sea, and if he can die on the sea, the minister will be blind when he dies."

Zhu Di lifted his hands, and said in an old voice: "Okay, it's not my Ming water god, you should be strong when you are old, and you won't fall into the clouds." He glanced at the sky and patted Zheng He on the shoulder, "However, I don't want you to die at sea, I want you to come back safely." My friends at the time of the Jingjing disaster, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu, Xu Zengshou, Yao Guangxiao, Hu Guang, Zhu Neng, they are all gone, you have to come back safely, talk to me, relieve boredom, ah. ”

The corners of Zheng He's eyes were moist, and Zhu Di in front of him was no longer like the emperor who was powerful and killed, but like a kind old man, and he choked: "Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Di smiled and shouted again: "Gao Xu." ”

"The son is here."

"You train the 3,000 battalions well, the 3,000 battalions are all governors of Jin Shun, experienced in a hundred battles, you don't think you are invincible in the world, you have to learn more from others, I will use you in the future."

"The retainers take the order."

The gurgling water is poured into the leak along a small hole without delay, and the leaky arrow moves little by little at a speed that is difficult to see the naked eye, and every time it moves eight scales, that is, half an hour, the eunuch who is on duty in the leaky room will notify the eunuch of the direct hall, and the eunuch of the straight hall will immediately hold high a sign indicating the new time and rush to the emperor's dormitory to report to the eunuch of the straight class.

There was silence in the palace, except for the brocade guards who were on duty in the outer hall at night, and the lights that moved from time to time to these eunuchs who stayed on duty all night, it was silent and dark for the entire palace complex.

Four more ten, if it was before, Zhu Di would have gotten up early and been busy. But now, since the end of the night, he has been lying on the couch, tossing and turning, either because his legs hurt, or when he fell asleep, he had nightmares in which his sons killed each other.

In the evening, Jian Yi sent a servant to Chen Yuan's mansion to call Chen Yuan over.

Chen Yuan hesitated: "This is not good, I have an in-law with Master Jian, and now Yi Xuan has not passed the door, it is inconvenient for me to go over." ”

The servant said: "The master knew that you would say this, and the master said, if you don't go, don't go in the future." ”

Chen Yuan shrugged, old man, you asked me to go by yourself, but I didn't take the initiative to go to your house, you can't blame me for going to see your daughter.

Chen Yuan arrived at Jian Mansion and looked left and right, the purpose was self-evident.

It's a pity that Jian Yi also understood Chen Yuan's thoughts early, so he asked the servant to take him directly to the study, which made Chen Yuan very helpless, so he had to itch his teeth. Why, this is, like a thief.

Jian Yi's face was proud, Xiaoyi, I can't cure you.

Chen Yuan sat down and sighed faintly: "In the end, I am busy only because I am hungry, so I have to have food and clothes." Put Aya Luo on her body, and look up and think the house is low. built tall buildings and mansions, but there were few beautiful wives in front of the bed. The beautiful wives and concubines are all married, and they are worried that they will not have a horse to ride when they go out. Buy the money for the high-headed horse, and follow the horse before and after-"

Jian Yi listened curiously, he had never heard of this content before, but he was shocked, implying philosophy, and couldn't help but say: "Isn't this talking about yourself? I have to look at Shu, I have a beautiful wife, and I still think about my family Yixuan. ”

Chen Yuan blushed, Damn, you can't hear it, I'm admonishing you, don't get Longwangshu, why are you pulling me.

Now the princelings are not dead, but the King of Han is in charge of 3,000 battalions, and everyone is confused about who is the successor by Zhu Di's acquiescence. That's why Jian Yi called Chen Yuan in the middle of the night, and Chen Yuan knew it.

What he said was written by Zhu Zaiyu, the sixth grandson of Zhu Di, a famous lawyer, historian, mathematician, artist, and scientist.

"I won't gossip with you, now we don't understand Dongli, the emperor is too old to be successful, since you let the prince go north, what does it mean to let the king of Han lead the troops?"

Chen Yuan's eyes looked around.

"What do you see?"

I wonder if your daughter will come, and I think about it, but of course what comes out of my mouth is: "I'm hungry, look for any snacks." ”

Jian Yi was full of black lines, could he not be so shameless, and then ordered the servant to bring pastries and tea.

Chen Yuan ate leisurely, and under the scrutiny of his father-in-law, he stubbornly said: "You are right, Your Majesty, you are indeed old." ”

Jian Yi frowned: "In this way, the source of the country's troubles." ”

"Not really."

"Oh?"

"My lord, the crown prince and grandson are not vegetarians, even if the king of Han is famous for a while, he will always be unpopular."

"But what I'm worried about is Your Majesty, whether he will change the crown prince."

"Your Majesty has this idea."

"What?"

Chen Yuan sighed: "Actually, you have all seen it, Your Majesty does not like the crown prince, but the situation of the country, the king of Han will only lose the country, and only the prince and grandson can make the country stronger." You know, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, why don't you know. However, everyone will have selfishness, especially in old age, selfishness will be stronger, Your Majesty thinks that if you set up the King of Han as the crown prince, the prince will be merciful and will not rebel, and the brothers will be safe. ”

"With the eyes of the King of Han, he will be repaid, he can spare the prince?"

"So."

"So what?"

Chen Yuan said solemnly: "Therefore, the default candidate in Your Majesty's heart is still the crown prince, and the prince will be considered in the end to see if he has the demeanor of a benevolent lord, rather than talking about it." At the same time, he is also giving King Han a chance, if he wants to be the crown prince, he must behave well, and don't think about greedy military power. As long as he makes some moves in the army, he, the prison country, will come to an end, and it seems that he is praising him, but also considering whether he will attack his brother. ”

Jian Yi looked out the window, starry, but shaky, falling into deep thought. But a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly understood. Since His Majesty is still the crown prince by default, then he must not give King Han a chance.

He looked at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan smiled: "Don't look at me, I'm a farmer, not counting you princelings, what do you want to do?" ”

"Get up!" Jian Yi rudely scooped him up.

"Uh-" Chen Yuan still nibbled on the pastry in his mouth.

"When you're done, you give me where to go back and forth."

"This is unloading the mill and killing the donkey." Chen Yuan didn't choose what to say, and suddenly felt wrong, who was the donkey.

Jian Yi laughed loudly, this is not what I said, and asked the servant to blast Chen Yuan out.

Leaving Chen Yuan messy outside the door.

Damn, the old man doesn't play cards according to the routine, who did he learn from?