After about half a pillar of incense, Dao Yan, who stopped at the gate of King Yan's mansion, looked at Zhu Di driving the sweat and blood, and the back of the distant man surrounded by dozens of brocade guards was quite high-spirited, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly and said: His Royal Highness King Yan is not a long or a grandson, but I am afraid that even if the saint intends to cultivate, the resistance from the civil and military officials is also great. He knew very well that such as Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other officials in the court and the central government had received the influence of loyal ministers and two masters since childhood, and although Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, died, their loyalty to Zhu Biao would inevitably be transferred to Zhu Yunwen, the imperial grandson. Whoever the flowers fall and who dies the deer is still a confusing situation.

Looking back at the bustling crowd on the long street, Dao Yan couldn't help but put his hands together and whispered: "Amitabha, if King Yan's soldiers can be established as the prince without blood, although it is inevitable that blood will be spattered five steps in the court, but it is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty and tens of millions of Li people, and I hope that His Majesty Emperor Hongwu will make a decision as in the past." ”

At dawn, Zhu Quan, who was wearing a python robe, walked on the wide imperial road of the Forbidden City, feeling quite uneasy. Since knowing that Zhu Biao had passed away and that he had been stopped by Jinyiwei from entering the palace twice to visit the old man Zhu, Zhu Quan had already known that at this delicate moment when the prince was not established and the undercurrent was surging, his best strategy was to ignore it and do nothing, otherwise this bottomless whirlpool could swallow him up at any time. He has been living in the palace these days, practicing swords and reading, seeing that today is the first early dynasty after Zhu Biao's death, it is obvious that the matter of the prince will be seen today, at this moment Zhu Quan's heart is not worried about whether the throne can get his turn, but is more concerned about Xu Ying and the child in her womb who are far away in Daning.

Seeing that hundreds of civil and military officials on both sides gathered, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, recalled the number of civil officials he had summoned in the past few days, from the six Shangshu, Shilang, to the middle of the matter and then to the Imperial History Tower, no one in the Hanlin Academy agreed to set up Zhu Di as the prince, speaking of the fierceness, there were a few who did not hesitate to die to admonish each other, and then recalled the words of Zhuo Jing in the matter of Huke, as the founder of the country, if he set up Zhu Di, who is not the eldest and not the heir, but has always been the heir to the throne for the son he values, I am afraid that future generations will inevitably break the rules under the imitation of future generations, On the contrary, cholera is the world, and soldiers are everywhere. It seems that even if he is unwilling, he can only make a decision after weighing the pros and cons. Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at his grandson Zhu Yunwen who was standing on the side, and said in a deep voice to Xue Jing, the head of the imperial study on his side: "Announce the edict." ”

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Prince Yiwen was filial and benevolent, but he had no choice but to die of a serious illness. I was heartbroken, but I thought of the location of the Jiangshan Society, and the position of the prince must be determined. The emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunwen, as the concubine of Prince Yiwen, is gentle and intelligent, and is the face of a Ming monarch. I hereby announce to the world that Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, will be the prince of my Ming Dynasty, and I hope that all the civil and military officials will assist him wholeheartedly. Xue Jing unfolded Huang Aya's holy decree and said loudly.

Hearing that Zhu Di was defeated, Zhu Yunwen became the prince of the Ming Dynasty and the future emperor under the will of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor. Zhu Quan's anxiety after learning of Zhu Biao's death was swept away, and seeing Zhu Yunwen fall to the ground to accept the order, he hurriedly fell to the ground and said loudly: "The son of the minister receives the ......order" involuntarily relaxed in his heart, and secretly thought: If Zhu Laosi wins the position of prince today, I am afraid that after he ascends to the throne one day, he will be regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and it will not be the sour Confucianism who opposes him in the court, but the heaviest military power among the princes in the Ming Dynasty.

A civil and military general in the court, since the Yingguo Gong Fu Youde and then to the six Shangshu, Shilang, since learning that the Yiwen prince Zhu Biao died, the emperor was sick in bed, the position of the prince was idle, and there was a guess in his heart that it was inevitable that he would be restless.

Zhu Yuanzhang waited for the courtiers to finish receiving the order, slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice: "What is the population of my Daming under the investigation of the household department? Where is the most densely populated prefecture? ”

In the queue of civil officials on the left, a middle-aged civil official about 40 years old with three long beards under his chin stepped forward and bowed and played: "According to reports from various prefectures and counties over the past few years, the population of the world now exceeds 60 million, of which two-thirds are in the southern provinces, especially Zhejiang and Jiangsu. "It's Xia Yuanji, the head of the household at the moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Xia Yuanji said that two-thirds of the population of the Ming Dynasty was located in the southern provinces, and his mood was very heavy, and after a moment of silence, he said categorically: "The household department will carefully investigate the narrow counties with many people, and move those landless peasant households to Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, and Shandong provinces, which are few and wide, and must not be slack. ”

Zhu Quan saw that all the civil officials looked at each other and no one spoke out against them, and he secretly thought to himself: Although the move will cause countless ordinary people to leave their hometowns, two-thirds of the current 60 million people live in the southern provinces. The 51 tributes were all from the southern provinces, and the unjust case concocted by the old man Zhu such as Liu Sanwu's scientific research fraud has made people of insight in the court know that the population is more important in the south and less in the north.

In the middle of the night, in the imperial study of the Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang took the medicine bowl presented by Xue Jing, and after only half a bowl, he felt bitter and unpalatable, frowned and put down the medicine bowl and waved his hand impatiently to let Xue Jing go down.

After a while, Jiang Xiansu, who was wearing a flying fish suit, stood on the side of the desk and whispered: "Since the victory of General Lan of Liangguo Gonglan and his return to the court, Weichen has heard that he is dissatisfied with His Majesty's canonization of his crown prince. "It turned out that Lan Yu was ordered to go out two months ago to crusade against the rebellious Northern Yuan general Yuelus Timur, and returned to the dynasty with a great victory.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not change, he picked up a letter and looked at it, and asked lightly: "But how do you say it?" ”

Jiang Xian looked up at the silent emperor, and said in a cautious voice: "Duke Liang Guo and his old army were feasting in the restaurant, and when they were drunk, they said in public: Lan was born and died for the Ming Dynasty, and the fishing sea swept away the remnants of the barbarian chieftain gold family, and today he captured and beheaded the father and son of Yuegus Timur, and made great contributions, which can be compared to the king of Kaiping and the king of Zhongshan in the past. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he slowly put down his hand, frowned and was silent. It turned out that the crown prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and the prince and the prince were the three most prominent officials in the Ming Dynasty. Lan Yu is far smaller than Xu Da in the past, and he is often promoted to the Duke of Liangguo at the age of Chun, and he is already a very popular minister, and he has no seal, but he is so ignorant of advancing and retreating, how can he not be angry?

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Jiang Xian also stood solemnly on one side, no longer telling Lan Yu's usual arrogance. In the past, Lan Yu's Zhuang slave in his hometown invaded the people's land, expelled the imperial history, and adopted a righteous son in the old army had already been reported to Zhu Yuanzhang by Jiang Xian. In the past, it was only because Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, was alive and well, and these things naturally could not move the famous Duke of Liangguo, but today's situation is different from the past, and Jiang Xian will naturally not let go of the opportunity to take revenge on Lan Yu for giving him a whip in the past.

At this time, what flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind was the early dynasty, and Zhu Yunwen, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, was still childish and cramped with a young face, and secretly thought to himself: One day, I will leave him, and the Ming Dynasty will be held in Zhu Yunwen's hands, and when he is still there, these founding generals will naturally be loyal, what about the future? He will eventually be in a situation where the lord and the country are suspicious, and at that time, will these heroes and generals who have been on the battlefield in the past still be loyal to Zhu Yunwen, the young emperor? Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of Shao Rong, the general who betrayed him in the past, and recalled that his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, who fought against Chen Youliang in Hongdu in the past, didn't he also obey himself on the surface and secretly wanted to serve Zhang Shicheng?

Zhu Yuanzhang competed for hegemony at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in the past, and when the world was in turmoil, he knew that the most mastered thing in the world was the people's heart. Therefore, this matter involves the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and the stability of the crown prince Zhu Yunwen can only be decided by himself.

After being silent for about half a cup of tea, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu asked Jiang Xian lightly: "After the great victory in fishing in the past, didn't the Tartar Emperor have a concubine named Concubine Shu?" But how did this woman die? ”

Jiang Xian couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and suddenly recalled his subordinates in the past, and the commander of the Nanzhen Fusi, who was now in charge of the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison, told him what Cao Wenbin had secretly reported to him, and bowed down and replied: "This woman was humiliated by the Duke of Liangguo, and committed suicide in shame. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly, and said coldly: "Don't the civil officials in the DPRK and China still know about this?" ”

Jiang Xian hurriedly replied when he heard this: "In the past, Weichen had already issued strict orders, and only a few people under Jinyiwei knew about it, and it had not yet been circulated. ”

"Let your subordinate Jinyi guard spread this matter without a trace, so that all civil officials in the DPRK and China will know." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jiang Xianyan with burning eyes.

Jiang Xian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and after bowing down to receive the order, he hesitated for a moment, but still played: "Weichen estimates that the time is only afraid that His Royal Highness King Yan will arrive in Beijing soon." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly after hearing this, and said in a deep voice: "You go immediately with the holy decree." After that, he instructed Xue Jing, who was outside the imperial study, to enter and wait for the pen and ink, and then hand it over to Jiang Xian to take away.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly put down the brush in his hand, and remembered that Zhu Quan had resigned to him in the afternoon, hoping to return to Daning, and turned his head to Xue Jingyan and said: "You immediately go to King Ning's Mansion to spread my message, let Zhu Quan temporarily live in Yingtian, and you must not return to Daning." He naturally understood in his heart that today, what he has to deal with is not those civil officials who have no power to resist, but the commander of the army who fought out of thousands of troops, Zhu Quan also fought bloodily, and in the past, he heard the secret report of Jinyi Wei, Lan Yu used to be loyal to the prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, and Zhu Quan was the same as fire and water, so Zhu Quan could not become a big help to himself.

Seeing Xue Jing's withdrawal from the order, there was silence in the spacious Wuying Palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting alone behind the desk, couldn't help muttering to himself: "Since Yun Wei has become my Ming Emperor's prince today and tomorrow's emperor, then I must not tolerate someone endangering him, Zhu Di can't, Zhu Quan can't, Lan Yu can't, no one can't." Will they betray my grandson Yunwen? Maybe, maybe not, but I want never. ”

On the Yangtze River, where the waves were rolling and the waves were rolling, two official ships rode the wind and broke the lang towards the opposite bank.

Although Zhu Di, the king of Yan, came in a hurry, he was tired, and he couldn't help but feel comfortable when he saw the wide river, recalling that his father sent the Jinyi guard to secretly escort him back to Yingtian, Rao is that he is very calm on weekdays, and he can't help but feel fluctuating. When the eldest brother Zhu Biao was alive in the past, he didn't dare to replace him with wishful thinking, but now that his father has given him such an opportunity, he can't help but be ecstatic, and can't help but secretly imagine that if he becomes the prince, he will have to devote himself to studying, and change the appearance of a martial artist in the eyes of the courtiers in the past.

The official ship gradually approached the wharf, and it was vaguely seen that the brocade guards wearing flying fish suits were densely packed on the wharf, standing quietly, and the people at the head were calm, but it was Jiang Xian, the commander of the brocade guards, Zhu Di couldn't help but wonder a little in his heart, and secretly thought to himself: Seeing that these brocade guards who escorted the king back to Yingtian were cautious, it was obvious that they had obtained the secret decree of their father, and this matter should not be publicized. Today, Jiang Xian came to greet him in person, but how did he engage in such a battle?

When he landed on the shore from the boat, he gradually got closer, and saw the solemnly displayed incense case on one side and the brocade guards from Jiang Xian standing solemnly, without the posture of welcoming his own prince, but it was a proclamation style, Zhu Di couldn't help but be slightly startled in his heart, and secretly surged with an ominous meaning.

Jiang Xian saw that this usually calm Yan King was silent, and he was quite out of shape, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and glanced at the middle-aged eunuch who was holding a yellow silk scroll on one side with a calm face.

The slightly pale eunuch was responsible for announcing the decree at this time, but he was not afraid of His Royal Highness King Yan at all, and said loudly: "My emperor's will is here, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, still kneels down to accept the decree?" ”

Zhu Di was in a state of mind, and when he heard the words of the eunuch at this time, he hurriedly realized his gaffe, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in a low voice: "The son-in-law Zhu Di respectfully receives his father's will. ”

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Prince Yiwen was filial and benevolent, but he had no choice but to die of a serious illness. I was heartbroken, but I thought of the location of the Jiangshan Society, and the position of the prince must be determined. The emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunwen, as the concubine of Prince Yiwen, is gentle and intelligent, and is the face of a Ming monarch. I hereby announce to the world that Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, will be the prince of my Ming Dynasty, and I hope that all the civil and military officials will assist him wholeheartedly. Speaking of this, the eunuch in charge of the decree paused slightly, glanced at Zhu Di, the king of Yan, whose face changed, and slowly continued: "Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is in Beiping, guarding the northern provinces, and is the screen of the Sheji domain, the cadres of the country, and immediately return to Beiping to train soldiers and horses, guard against the northern captives, and comfort my heart. ”