Chapter 273: Chaotic Suncheon
With the worst plan, Zhu Zhanyan explained everything that needed to be explained as much as possible, and then set off when the chrysanthemums were in full bloom and entered Beijing.
Regarding his decision, Zhu Zhanyan's rationality told him that it was a wrong decision, and his emotion told Zhu Zhanyan that even if it was wrong, he should go.
Zhu Zhanyan has always been a rational enough person, even when facing the old man's big cake, he was able to be rational enough, first had a showdown with the old man, and then persuaded his father to give up everything.
That's why he has the brilliant results he has today.
But this time, his rationality failed to suppress his sensibility, because Zhu Zhanyan knew very well that this was most likely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If you miss it, will you regret it in the future? Zhu Zhanyan didn't know, but he knew one thing, that is, if he missed it this time, there would be no chance to make up for it.
However, Zhu Zhan's entry into Beijing, and his entry into Beijing at this juncture, has never affected him alone.
Suncheonfu, the Imperial Palace.
As the new capital of the Ming Dynasty, the prosperity of Shuntianfu is better than that of Yingtianfu, and the construction of the city and other aspects should also be better than Yingtianfu.
The same is true of the palace.
As the Qingning Palace, which corresponds to the Chunhe Palace, the palace of Emperor Yingtian, it is not only larger and more magnificent, but also far more comprehensive than Yingtianfu.
In the Wenhua Hall of Qingning Palace, Zhu Gaochi is sitting on the throne of the prince, and there are a number of civil officials standing below.
Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu and Yang Rong, the three Yang of the cabinet, the six ministers of Shangshu and other confidential ministers were all here, and everyone had a solemn expression on their faces.
No, there is one person who is not there: Tobe Shangshu, Xia Yuanji.
As everyone knows, Xia Yuanji and King Wu are very close, because since the eighth year of Yongle to the present, most of the gains in the Ming treasury can be said to be related to King Wu.
From the seizures of the war, the silver mountains of the Wa Kingdom, and even the current taxes of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is related to money, almost everywhere is full of the shadow of the prince of Wu.
Although Daming's treasury is not full now, if there is no Zhu Zhanyan, Daming's finances may still be the same as before when he ate this meal and began to worry about it.
Aside from the little thing that is used as a guarantee, there is hardly any money left.
And Xia Yuanji has always only looked at money.
Therefore, in this meeting of the Wenhua Hall of Qingning Palace, almost all the confidential ministers arrived, but he was missing Xia Yuanji.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, you can't help but guard against it......"
Seeing that no one spoke, Yang Pu looked at Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi beside him, and finally stood up first.
"The prince of Wu Wang's entry into Beijing this time will definitely cause chaos!"
"Although it is reasonable for him to enter Beijing on this trip, and the prince who brought two guards can also be said to be for safety, but if there is no accident, there is also movement on the side of the Wa Kingdom!"
"What kind of people are those people in the Wa Kingdom, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you know better than us, once the prince of Wu Wang enters Beijing, the more than 12,000 people in the two guard posts, plus Qian Yong of the Wa Kingdom, ......"
"That's not right." Yang Rong stood up and interrupted Yang Pu's words.
"I missed it, and North Korea."
……
There was a suffocating silence in the Mandarin Palace.
Yes, and North Korea.
In the spring of last year, the king of Joseon, Yi Fangyuan, died in the palace of Joseon, and his eldest son, the son of the king of Joseon, succeeded to the throne.
Just ask, who doesn't know that this Li Zhen has been abolished? Who doesn't know that this Li Zhen regained the throne of the prince with Zhu Zhanyan's support, and then ascended to the throne?
Although Zhu Zhan Yan has mostly lived in Xiangzhou and Delhi Sultan in recent years, and last year he sent troops to the west to attack the Timurid Empire, and there was very little communication with North Korea, but after all, there was a Qian Yong in the Wa Kingdom.
If the Ming Dynasty changes suddenly, which side will Li Chun, as the new king of Joseon, help? No one can know.
But in the eyes of Yang Rong and others, Li Zhen was able to sit on the throne because of Zhu Zhan's help after all, whether it was to repay his gratitude or out of fear of Zhu Zhan's reputation, it was a matter of course to help Zhu Zhanyan.
Now, not long after the imperial court ended the rebellious war with Jianzhou, although the current capital Shuntianfu is close to the Great Wall, and it is very convenient to transfer troops, no one dares to say that it can achieve victory in the face of Zhu Zhanqi.
The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.
These two years...... No, it's not just these two years, Zhu Zhanyan became famous five years ago, and he even gained the reputation of killing gods for his cruelty.
Such an enemy is still the clan of the Zhu royal family, especially the support of the generals......
Yang Rong didn't dare to think about it.
"You ...... Think so? ”
After being silent for a long time, Zhu Gaochi finally spoke, and his opening made Yang Rong and the others feel uplifted.
Because, in the sound of Yang Rong and others, Zhu Gaochi is already a little moved, as long as he and others work harder, what they think may not be a problem.
"Your Highness......"
Yang Pugang wanted to speak, but ......
"Pass the order down, let the reserve army prepare in Weihaiwei, and the rest of the ......"
Zhu Gaochi stood up and glanced at Yang Rong and the others, and there was already a bit of power between his words, which he did not have before.
"As always!"
Yang Pu and the others were stunned when they heard this, and just wanted to open their mouths to dissuade them, but Zhu Gaochi didn't give them a chance and turned around and left directly.
Yang Pu and the others looked at each other, and they all sighed weakly.
In their opinion, Zhu Gaochi's approach was a little too irrational.
For the imperial court, or should it be said for them, the prince of Wu is a disaster after all, and the sooner it is resolved, the sooner it will be relieved.
In this world, there are actually different opinions on any issue, and it is impossible for any question to be agreed upon by everyone.
This time, it's the same.
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Tongzhou, along the Wei River into the canal, Zhu Zhan Yan got off the boat at this Tongzhou wharf, looking at this place he had been to once.
Back then, when he went north with the old man to conquer the grassland, he was based in Shuntianfu, and Zhu Zhanyan came here once, but the current Shuntianfu is far from being comparable at that time.
"Your Royal Highness, long time no see."
Seeing Zhu Zhan get off the boat, Xia Yuanji was the first to greet him.
Last time, he didn't get the edict to enter the palace, but not getting the edict doesn't mean he doesn't know about it.
On the contrary, not receiving the edict is not necessarily a bad thing for him.
"Xia Shangshu, you ......" Looking at Xia Yuanji, who he hadn't seen for five years, Zhu Zhanyan sighed with emotion.
After five years, Xia Yuanji has aged a lot.
But also, Xia Yuanji is fifty-seven years old this year, and he is already running for the age of sixtieth year, and old age is the most normal thing.
After all, although Xia Yuanji is the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty, it is just a joke.
Who in this world is not human by nature?
"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World still don't want to hurt Wei Zhe's heart, it's good to know some things, why do you have to say it?"
Xia Yuanji joked and eased the atmosphere.
However, this is only temporary.
"His Royal Highness." Seeing Zhu Zhan Yan sighing a little, Xia Yuanji put away the smile on his face.
There are some things that are more important than making fun of him.
"This trip...... No surprises......"
Looking at the guards of the prince who were waiting around him, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but ask although he already knew the outcome of the matter.
"Don't you know everything?" Zhu Zhanyan smiled.
Although he had already guessed, from Xia Yuanji's words, Zhu Zhanyan determined the reason why those Ming ships appeared when he passed through the Miaodao Islands.
Sure enough, although his uncle won't take the initiative, it doesn't mean that he won't be on guard.
"Alright, let's not talk about that." Seeing that Xia Yuanji had the intention of speaking, Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand and interrupted Xia Yuanji.
"How's Grandpa?"
……
As soon as these words came out, the surroundings immediately fell silent.
"Alas......" Xia Yuanji sighed lightly.
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On the way to the Shuntian Palace, Zhu Zhanyan learned from Xia Yuanji's mouth what kind of state the current Shuntian Mansion is.
In fact, it was quite good before, although the old man couldn't afford to be sick, but he was still alive after all, plus Zhu Gaochi had many experiences in supervising the country, and the Ming Dynasty's government did not change much because of this.
The only difference is that the executive vice emperor of the Ming Dynasty now almost monopolizes all power, and if the old man is not good, this situation will continue until the old man dies.
Later, the old man's condition deteriorated, and the imperial doctor bluntly said that he could only do his best, and at that time, everyone knew the result.
Then, Zhu Gaoxu came.
With the arrival of this former Han king, Shuntianfu was a little chaotic, but it returned to normal almost instantly.
The current Zhu Gaochu is no longer as good as the previous Zhu Gaoxu, and in Daming, his influence is far less than that of his son.
In fact, Zhu Gaoxu's move to come to Shuntianfu seems to be very irrational, but it is actually the most rational approach.
He is the second son of the current emperor, so he should come.
The most important thing is that he is King Wu after all, the father of Zhu Zhanqi and Zhu Zhanqi and others, and when he comes, it is enough to represent the entire King of Wu.
In other words, Zhu Zhanyan actually didn't use it.
However, no one thought that Zhu Zhanyan, who has always been decisive, calm and rational, would be so irrational this time.
Even Xia Yuanji told Zhu Zhanyan in an extremely tactful way between the lines that he shouldn't come.
However, for Xia Yuanji's reminder, Zhu Zhanyan laughed at it.
Now that he has actually let go, he will not regret anything since he has done it.
For example, when he set fire to the mountains in Annan, he knew that many people in northern Annan were Han Chinese and migrated there in the early days.
He learned this even earlier, when he decided that he wanted a showdown with the old man.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Zhu Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then turned to the right thoughtfully.
It seems that it has arrived.
"Your Royal Highness, next, I can't accompany you." Next to the carriage, Xia Yuanji's face was full of solemnity, he was the last person he wanted to see today's scene.
"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Prince to cherish it."
Click, click, click......
The shoe hits the ground with a crisp sound, but fades away.
The prince guard driving the carriage lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Zhu Zhanyan bent down and walked out, stepping on the ground with the support of the prince's guard.
Chirping......
Different from the friction sound made when the door is opened, the friction sound emitted when the Daming door is opened is heavy, which makes people feel that all the internal organs are vibrating with it.
Zhu Zhanyan straightened the dragon suit on his body and looked up at the south gate of the Shuntian Palace.
Opening the Daming Gate, instead of letting him enter through the left gate of Chang'an, shows that his every move is under the gaze of others.
With a smile, Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand, signaling the prince to guard the place and stand by, just taking Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping with him, and walked in the direction of Daming Gate.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of King Wu, enter the palace to meet you!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu, enter the palace to meet you."
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu, enter the palace to meet ......"
(End of chapter)