"Today, His Royal Highness and the old man are already difficult to ride a tiger, whether it is the future emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen ascending the throne or Yan Wang Zhu Di becoming the emperor, His Royal Highness King Ning will not be able to do well, so let's just fight against the water and fight vigorously." Jing Kun said with a smile.

Dao Yan couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, looked directly at Jing Kun with his eyes, and praised: "Brother Jing, you and I have been friends for many years, and what the poor monk admires most is your bearing. recalled his simple state when he first met Zhu Quan, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "It's just that the poor monk is a little invincible." ”

Jing Kun pursed his lips and said angrily: "What the old monk doesn't admire the old man the most is that before every game of chess, he blows nonsense and says that he is sure to win." ”

Qin Zhuofeng suddenly couldn't help laughing at this time: "Zhu Yuanzhang took the world by rebelling, but when he became the emperor, he was afraid that his subordinates would rebel against him." If you are old and your own son rebels, it is really the most interesting. ”

Dao Yan heard his tone of fear that the world would not be chaotic, but he couldn't cry or laugh, and muttered: "After Emperor Hongwu killed Hu Weiyong, he revoked the post of prime minister of Zhongshu and replaced it with six Shangshu departments. After killing Zhu Wenzheng, there was no longer a metropolitan governor, and the governor of the five armies had no right to transfer troops, so he had to obey the orders of the military department. Coupled with the pervasive Jinyiwei, the two of us must be in the same boat today to protect ourselves. When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he didn't dare to act rashly. ”

Jing Kun nodded and sighed: "That's right, although we are conceited and have good chess skills, we don't have the qualifications to compete at the same table with Zhu Yuanzhang at all, so we can only lie dormant for the time being, waiting for the opportunity." ”

Qin Zhuofeng couldn't help but be unhappy when he heard the two of them say this, and thought to himself: It seems that only when Zhu Yuanzhang is dying, I will tell him that his son, Ning Wang Zhu Quan, is a fake. I couldn't help but imagine Zhu Yuanzhang's expression when he learned about this but was powerless to change it, thinking of the interesting part, he couldn't bear it on his face, and showed a smile full of meaning.

Zhu Quan followed Zhu Di in Yingtian City for about half an hour, and had already arrived at the Yanwang Mansion, where Jing Jun and Sima Chao had their own Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng to greet him.

Zhu Quan followed Zhu Di into the living room, and just after the guests and hosts sat down, they got tea on the ring. But I saw a middle-aged man in a blue shirt with a slightly thin face come to him, knelt on the ground, and said to himself respectfully: "Villain Sun He, the head of the palace, meet His Royal Highness King Ning." ”

Seeing that Sun He, the head of the Yanwang Mansion, was not good-looking, Zhu Quan didn't care, and turned to see Zhu Di's leisurely and calm demeanor, as if he was not annoyed by the domineering things of Lan Yu in the school field earlier. I secretly thought in my heart: This Zhu Di is also a character who can hide thousands of mountains and rivers in his chest, but he has to be more careful when dealing with him. Thinking of this, there was a look of indignation on his face, and he said angrily: "Lan Yu, this kid is really hateful, and he is dancing with his teeth and claws in the school field today, making it clear that he can't get along with our brothers." Speaking of the urgency, as soon as he raised his hand, he slammed the celadon teacup in his hand on the ground, smashed it, spilled the tea on the ground, and the broken porcelain pieces flew in all directions. He was angry at this time, but six points were not angry with Lan Yu's arrogance, and four points were coy.

The maid and the chief steward in the living room, Sun He, couldn't help but show a slight panic on their faces when they saw King Ning suddenly become angry.

Zhu Di looked at the maid sweeping the pieces of teacups on the ground, smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was impassive, and he sighed and said: "Brother Quan's words are wrong, although General Lan is young and vigorous, he is loyal to his father and His Royal Highness the Prince, and is dedicated to the country." A few years ago, he followed the Duke of Yingguo and conquered the southern general Fu Youde on an expedition to Yunnan, defeating the 100,000 army of the king of Yuanliang, and repeatedly made great contributions. Although he is a strong and victorious character, he is actually a loyal and righteous person. ”

Zhu Quan heard his words in his ears, cursed secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: You kid is true and false, I don't know when you are telling the truth. Seeing Zhu Di defending Lan Yu with a dignified appearance, his heart moved, remembering the Zuo Hong in his palace, looked at Sun He who was standing beside Zhu Di with his hands solemn, and suddenly smiled: "The younger brother is also a vigorous one, but you are smiling when you teach the fourth brother." ”

Zhu Di smiled and ordered Sun He to go down to rectify the banquet, Sun He bowed down and walked out of the living room after receiving the order, and went to get busy.

Zhu Diping withdrew from the maid, sat down beside Zhu Quan, and said in a low voice: "Lan Yu's move today is obviously Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, which is intended for Pei Gong. I have the intention to target you and my brother, but unfortunately, although we are princes, we have no real power, what can we do with him? ”

Zhu Quan knew that the "Pei Gong" in the idiom he said was referring to Liu Bang, who later became the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and couldn't help laughing: "It turns out that Lan Yu's Xiang Zhuang is why you, "Pei Gong", are called into battle, and the younger brother is only afraid that it will be a Fan Xue who will meet at the right time." ”

Zhu Di was naturally not stupid enough to believe his words, but when he heard him compare himself to Liu Bang, he couldn't help but feel very comfortable in his heart. Coughing lightly, Zhengse said: "Brother Quan, in the future, the two of us brothers must be in the same boat and join hands." Fang will not become the meat of other people's swords. ”

"The younger brother naturally thinks that the fourth brother is the first to look forward to you, but I don't know what your plans are?" Zhu Quan asked. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was cunning and cunning, coupled with Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and his group of sour Confucians were hostile to himself and Zhu Di, so he had already planned to join forces with Zhu Di in order to protect himself. These two sentences can be regarded as heartfelt words.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Although Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Mu Ying, Lan Yu and others are all famous generals who have experienced a hundred battles, their father may not be at ease with them. It's just that because the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are still there, it is far from the time when the birds are exhausted and the bow is hidden. Speaking of this, the words paused, and suddenly changed the topic and asked: "When my father and emperor were in the early court meeting, he never called me to sit in on the court, why do you say that the two of you are on the school field today, but call me and me to the court tomorrow morning?" ”

Although Zhu Quan was pretending to be King Ning, he was not familiar with the affairs of the imperial court, and frowned when he heard this: "The younger brother is also not the point. ”

Zhu Di said in a low voice: "Lan Yu has been guarding Liaodong for the past two years, but recently he was summoned to Beijing. Zhu Quan's eyes lit up when he heard him say this, and he asked, "Could it be that my father's plan to use troops against the Mongols failed?" At this time, I secretly thought in my heart: If I want to fight with the Mongols, it is not an opportunity for me, if I am in the army, I can naturally take the opportunity to learn this ancient battlefield art of war.

Zhu Di smiled and nodded, and said, "If tomorrow my father and emperor are really determined to use troops against the Northern Yuan, our brothers can take the opportunity to ask for help, follow the army on an expedition, and establish military merits." ”

Zhu Quan was thrilled when he heard this: Lan Yu's kid is arrogant and domineering, because he is a general who can fight habitually. If I learn the talent of a general and command the army, and I have an army of 100,000 and 200,000 in my hands, I am afraid that even Zhu Yunwen, that stinky boy, will be helpless against me.

Zhu Di saw that he was moved, and continued: "If the emperor proposes to use troops against the Northern Yuan Dynasty tomorrow, those civil servants and nerds in the court will definitely have a lot of objections. Our brothers can have a strong support to send troops, if you always live in the land of the capital and be an empty prince, I am afraid that you will be angry for the rest of your life. ”

"What the fourth brother said is very true, and the younger brother also wants to join the army and establish military merits." Zhu Quan replied. Although Zhu Di is treacherous, his words are reasonable at this time, and he can't help but disagree.

Zhu Di suddenly sighed at this time, and said in a low voice: "If my father proposes to use troops tomorrow, then no matter how much Wenchen opposes it, this move is imperative." If we support the dispatch of troops, it is equivalent to supporting my father, and there is no harm in doing so. ”

Zhu Quanqi said: "Since my father asked the early court to discuss, I think it is for the court's ministers to discuss and then make a decision. If it is decided to send troops, it is enough to give an order directly. Why do you have to decide in court? Wouldn't that be an extra move? ”

Zhu Di laughed when he heard this, stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Quan's shoulder, and said with a mysterious smile: "The reason for this cannot be said, but it can only be understood." ”

Zhu Quan saw Zhu Di's unfathomable expression, pretending to have a mysterious expression, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy in his fists.

At this time, Sun He, the head of Yanwangfu, told Zhu Di outside the door, saying that the banquet had been prepared. Zhu Di immediately instructed his subordinates to bring the wine and food into the hall, and while eating the wine banquet with Zhu Quan, he laughed and talked about the school competition in the morning, and nothing else was involved.

The night gradually fell, in the back garden of King Ning's mansion, in the study, there were Zhu Quan, Jing Kun, Jing Jun, Sima Chao, and the scholar Ma Sanbao stood aside.

Jing Kun was listening intently to Zhu Quan's story about the school field in the morning, and Sima Chao suddenly complained slightly to Jing Jun beside him: "Big brother, if you lose today, it's really not worth it, if you can defeat the blue jade in public, it would be good to give His Highness a sigh of relief." It turned out that at this time, he was still angry in his heart about the loss of himself and Jing Jun in the hands of Lan Yu in the morning.

When Jing Jun heard him say this, he suddenly bowed down to Zhu Quan and said, "Speaking of this, I have to ask His Highness to forgive the villain." ”

"A competition, what is it. And this king thinks that you lost to Lan Yu in public, but it is not necessarily a bad thing, just imagine if a cronie guard around me can actually defeat the official residence of the second grade of the governor of the frugal matter, the hussar general Lan Yu. At that time, I was afraid that not only my father, but also King Yan would be wary of me. Zhu Quan smiled and said.