Zhu Jingyuan sat in the reception room of the Ordnance Division, and together with Li Rui and Wang Lai, the two principals, he said his various thoughts like chatter.

Let the two of them record it carefully, turn around and convey it to the corresponding department, and do experimental verification according to the priority.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to release the ya, Zhu Jingyuan said goodbye to Wang Lai and Li Rui, and went home accompanied by Guan Tianpei.

Guan Tianpei specially prepared another carriage for Zhu Jingyuan, so that Zhu Jingyuan did not need to wait for Zhu Jianyan to come back.

Zhu Jingyuan was a little surprised, but he still accepted the arrangement honestly, anyway, the old emperor should not harm himself.

When the sun set, Zhu Jingyuan came to the door of his house and sent a circle of guards around him.

There are usually guards around the palace, but today there are several times more of them.

And the soldiers' clothes are all navy, which should be the guards brought by Guan Tianpei.

Zhu Jingyuan paused slightly at the door and arched his hand to the soldiers around him.

silently expressed his gratitude, and then walked into his familiar home.

At the same time, the palace of Zhu Jianfeng, the ninth son of the emperor, on the same street, also had more guards than usual, but not too many people came from the regular guards.

At the back door of the palace, a carriage slowly stopped.

Cao Zhenyong, the minister of military aircraft in civilian clothes, got off his horse, walked quickly into the back door of the palace with his head down, and entered the living room of the back hall of the palace under the guidance of the waiting servants.

Zhu Jianfeng sat on a chair in the lobby, holding a bright yellow scroll in both hands, his brows tightly twisted together.

Seeing Cao Zhenyong coming in, Zhu Jianfeng immediately waved his hand, dismissed all the servants, and handed the scroll in his hand to Cao Zhenyong.

Cao Zhenyong took it with a solemn expression, opened it and took a look, and was completely sure that it was a holy decree.

The content of the holy decree made Cao Zhenyong feel extremely confused, and his expression became cloudy.

Zhu Jianfeng was also very confused, and after estimating that after Cao Zhenyong finished reading it, he couldn't help but take the initiative to ask:

"Cao Junji, what does my father mean by letting this king act as a representative of the royal family to deal with the so-called princes of Xiyi at the Western Cape?"

Cao Zhenyong carefully closed the scroll and put it back on the table respectfully, although it looked confusing, but after all, it was a holy decree.

Cao Zhenyong pondered for several seconds before carefully opening his mouth and analyzing:

"The minister thinks that His Majesty's request seems reasonable, but in fact, he sent His Highness to a place where he could not interfere with the court......"

Zhu Jianfeng stood up directly, clapped his hands with some excitement and said:

"Yes, there are more suitable candidates for this kind of thing, the eldest brother is the eldest son according to tradition, and the second brother has also served as the secretary of Honglu Temple for a long time, so they are more suitable for this errand than this king."

Zhu Jianfeng complained twice, and turned to look at Cao Zhenyong on the spot:

"To drive this king out of Jingshi at this juncture, has the father really made a decision? What do you need to change at such a time? ”

Cao Zhenyong understood what Zhu Jianfeng was referring to, but at this time he just kept silent.

Zhu Jianfeng looked at Cao Zhenyong and didn't speak, and he was even more angry:

"Father, what the hell is he thinking? Are you really going to choose that bear kid directly?

"Father, does he want to overthrow the ancestral system since Renwu? Didn't he remember Jianwen's old story? ”

Cao Zhenyong squinted his eyes and sighed and said:

"Your Highness, you have to be cautious about Jianwen's old affairs, where do you put yourself?

"Your Majesty's thoughts, at most, are just 'good saints'."

Zhu Jianfeng immediately reacted, "Good Holy Sun" is to indicate Xuanzong, Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji's grandfather, Zhu Di, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, evaluated his eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji as a good saint.

So much so that many people later thought that it was the good saint Zhu Zhanji who won the favor of his grandfather Zhu Di and helped his father Zhu Gaochi keep the throne.

The current lineage of the Ming Emperor happens to be the descendants of Zhu Zhanji.

This made Zhu Jianfeng even more irritable, and the pressure accumulated in his heart for a long time completely exploded, so that he had some incoherent gaffes:

"This is not in line with the ancestral system! Second brother, he is forty-five years old!

"The oldest of the ancestors after the ancestors was only thirty-eight years old.

"The other ancestors are all twenty-eight to thirty-two years old, how can my father choose a forty-five-year-old second brother!

"The point is, what is the second brother's ability? Where can he compare to this king! ”

Cao Zhenyong smiled bitterly and shook his head lightly and said:

"Your Highness, in fact, there is no such ancestral system as you mentioned, those are just conventions.

"The key is that Emperor Shizu said that the ancestral system is that as long as it is conducive to the development of the country and the interests of the country, all the ancestral system can be changed.

"Even if there is really an ancestral system, Your Majesty can take out this holy word to revise it.

"Second Highness's ability may not be particularly good compared to you, but after all, he has completely passed all the assessments and practical training.

"The most critical reason is that His Royal Highness has a good son, who has completely captured His Majesty's mind."

Zhu Jianfeng was stunned for a few seconds, then his eyes widened, and he looked at Cao Zhenyong and said loudly:

"Cao Junji, what should I do now? Should I go to Cape West? ”

Facing Zhu Jianfeng's final soul torture, Cao Zhenyong closed his eyes and thought about it for a few seconds.

In the end, there was no ...... It is impossible to make a decision for Zhu Jianfeng, but to tell all kinds of situations and let Zhu Jianfeng decide by himself:

"If Your Highness goes to the Western Cape on an errand according to Your Majesty's requirements, then you should not receive special treatment in the future, and you should be no different from other princes.

"If Your Highness refuses to go, it will be a matter of resisting the decree, that is, you will completely abandon normal means.

"Then, it goes without saying that if you fail...... The minor one will be deprived of the title, and the worst will be banned for life......

"Your Majesty gave you an errand ten days in advance, and there was no order to make a decree on the spot, and you were directly on the road on the spot.

"This is both time for you to choose and prepare, but also a fearless calmness and domineering, and Your Majesty may want to see what you can do.

"Your Highness can think for yourself, if you don't go to the Western Cape, you can be a little sure that it will be successful......"

Zhu Jianfeng listened to these simple situations, and didn't think about it carefully at all, so he sat back in his position weakly:

"I'm not sure ...... at all"

After the Renwu Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has gradually transformed into a modern state, and is no longer a dynasty in the classical era.

Normal official business is no longer done by people, except under special circumstances, posts will not be set up according to people, but the scope of duties and responsibilities will be determined first, and then personnel will be arranged to take up posts.

The princes and the clans, although they may hold various official positions, are all parts of the state apparatus that are stuffed into the state apparatus, and they do not have the ability to transcend the rules and powers.

They usually don't have the opportunity, and there is no need at all, to develop the ministers of the court as their own work team.

Ministers usually do not accept this kind of development, and most of them do not take the initiative to join a certain prince as their "lord" in advance, as in ancient times.

Because before these princes ascended the throne, they had to work in the local area for more than ten years like ordinary officials.

It is impossible to directly repay those courtiers who want to directly serve themselves, and it is impossible to run a party group with a subordinate relationship between the monarch and the minister with self-centeredness.

Before they became emperors, they could have interdependent subordinates or allies, but it was difficult to have ministers who could repay their lives.

After becoming the heir, he will soon ascend the throne, and there will be no need for a certain official to take refuge.