The carriage and horses ran through the gaps in the bluestone pavement outside the treasure gate, and a few bits of mud splashed out and collapsed onto the newly bought candy man paper clothes in the hands of the children on the side of the road.

The child almost cried out with a "wow", but when he saw the tall horses of the riders, he held back.

"Ma He!"

Zhu Di, who was sitting in the carriage and taking a nap, woke up and called outside with one hand holding the curtain.

However, what appeared was Ji Gang who was accompanying him, and Ji Gang pulled the reins and explained softly: "Your Majesty, Ma He has gone to Fujian." ”

Zhu Di rubbed his eyebrows, but he was a little confused from taking a nap in the summer.

A while ago, Ma He was sent by Zhu Di to the Fujian shipyard to prepare for the large-scale construction of ocean-going ships, and at the same time invited Baoding Hou Mengshan, the fifty-fifth grandson of Hongwu Father and Yasheng Mengzi, to be responsible for restarting the Yuan Dynasty in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Ningbo and other cities.

Zhu Di gave an order, and the state apparatus of the Ming Dynasty had made comprehensive preparations for going to the West, which was naturally not only for domestic shipbuilding and market shipping and other things, but also for the Ming Dynasty before restarting the ocean-going tributary system.

Zhu Di successively sent the eunuch Ma Bin as the main envoy to Java, and issued edicts to Sumatra, Western Zori and other countries; sent eunuch Li Xing and others to Siam; The eunuch Yin Qing was sent to send an edict to Manraka, Kezhi and other countries.

This kind of envoy is undoubtedly the purpose of taking spy intelligence to understand the customs and customs, and it is also a necessary ritual.

Zhu Gaochi, who was beside him, also woke up and said with a little regret: "Mr. Jiang hasn't finished this lecture yet, and the second point on grain and the third point on cattle and seeds can only be listened to tomorrow." ”

"Naturally, you can't finish talking about this in one breath."

Zhu Di didn't say much, although he didn't listen to all the countermeasures today, he had already gained a lot.

And to be honest, I didn't talk much about it today, which was enough for Zhu Di to digest and absorb it well for a while.

Zhu Gaochi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, and asked suspiciously.

"Is my father going to Master Daoyan?"

Zhu Di nodded and said, "The old monk has been in the Great Heaven Realm Temple for several days and has not moved, since he is not looking for me, I will go to find him today to see what he is doing." ”

After chatting about the gossip between father and son, Zhu Di sat up straight, this is the right attitude of a serious monarch and minister.

"What's the reaction of the vassals? If there is an accident, have the military department and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies prepared a plan? ”

Zhu Gaochi, the eldest prince, as the existence that actually presides over the work of the cabinet, is in a sense the first chief assistant of the Yongle cabinet.

Although Zhu Gaochi did not have the power to approve the folds, just the two powers of diversion and suggestion had in fact cut off part of the imperial power.

In the case that Zhu Di is not omniscient, Zhu Gaochi can choose what twists and turns to come to Zhu Di and what twists and turns do not appear in Zhu Di's field of vision.

Of course, Zhu Di also has his own news channels, and there is more than one, the first is the old intelligence system of the Yan Army in charge of Daoyan, covering the entire northern Ming Dynasty and even Mobei and North Korea, and reporting directly to him through Ma He; the second is the Jinyiwei rebuilt by Ji Gang, whose tentacles now only extend to the Jiangnan region; The third is the palace intelligence system in charge of the third prince Zhu Gaosui, who secretly supervises the royal princes and nobles including the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi and Ning Wang Zhu Quan.

And this is also one of the reasons why Zhu Di plans to visit the "black-clothed prime minister" Daoyan, in addition to listening to the suggestions of the military department and the governor's office of the five armies summarized by the cabinet, Zhu Di must also understand the true attitude of the northern kings on the return of the three guards.

After all, it is the military power of the feudal domains that is cut down, and the three guards are simply the lifeblood of the kings along the Great Wall.

But in other words...... Aren't many people who volunteer to be eunuchs just for money.

Therefore, as long as the money is in place, it is not impossible to give up the root of life or something.

Zhu Gaochi naturally didn't know Zhu Di's considerations, and he replied very honestly.

"Based on the recent reaction of the feudal clans, we are prepared...... King Ning went to Nanjing with his father, the king was abolished by Jianwen, the king of the valley opened the Jinchuan gate in Nanjing, and we are now in Nanjing, when the father of Jianwen swept Liaodong in the second year, the king of Liao who had no soldiers and horses had been moved to Jingzhou by Emperor Jianwen. In terms of the number and quality of soldiers and horses, the rest of the Sai kings are naturally the first to be the king of Jin and the king of Qin, followed by the rest of the king of Su and the king of Qing. ”

"The King of Jin has not yet relented, but his third brother, Zhu Jixi, the King of Pingyang, has already secretly reported that the King of Jin in the imperial court is dissatisfied with his father, and Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan who stayed behind in Beiping, is ready to go directly to Datong through the Xuanfu."

Hearing that Gu Cheng was ready, Zhu Di was obviously much more relaxed.

Gu Cheng, as a famous general of the founding of Hongwu, is also a very special existence in Jingjing, Zhu Di has great trust in his ability and loyalty, with him, the king of Jin can't turn over the storm.

"Let the King of Pingyang fight with the King of Jin, and the two tigers compete for food." Zhu Di thought for a while and instructed.

Zhu Gaochi paused and said: "Besides, on King Qin's side, King Su in the west has already returned the three guards, and King Qing, who is close to King Su, has also returned it, but King Qin still refuses. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he didn't get angry, but sighed and said: "My second brother was ruined by the daughter of the Ninghe Wang's family...... Pity Guanyinnu such a brilliant woman, her brother is a hero, and Emperor Taizu Gao has to praise 'the strange man in the world'. ”

The reason for this is that Zhu Zhang, the old Qin king, as Zhu Di's second brother, is Zhu Yuanzhang's first feudal vassal king.

But the bad thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang chose him to help him, the concubine Guanyin Nu (the sister of Wang Baobao, the king of Yuanhenan), was not liked by him, but preferred the second concubine Deng (the daughter of Deng Yu, the king of Mingninghe), and under the instigation of Deng's instigation, he searched for pregnant women, castrated Western boys, tortured palace people for fun, and even made queen clothes for Deng to wear, and was reprimanded by Zhu Yuanzhang as "ignorant of personnel, stupid as a beast".

Zhu Gaochi heard the strings and knew the meaning of the words, and understood the meaning of his father's rebuke of the late Deng.

- The current Qin King Zhu Shangbing is the eldest son of the Deng family.

"Chengguo Gong Zhu Neng asked for his life in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army." Zhu Gaochi pondered the sentence, "His Royal Highness King Zhou is very cooperative, the military department has prepared food and salary in Henan, and Tongguan is also under control. ”

This is the meaning of the famous generals, the grain and grass, the soldiers and horses are ready, and they can enter the Tongguan army at any time, and the suppression of the King of Qin is just a flick of a finger.

Zhu Di frowned slightly and said helplessly: "If you can not move the sword soldiers, you will not move, just send a eunuch to pass a message to him." ”

"Father, please give me."

"The king of Qi bowed to him, and then he became the hegemon of the country; The Marquis of Jin is lazy jade, and there is no queen to see it. Wang Mianzhi. ”

These are the two allusions of the Spring and Autumn Period.

When Duke Qi Huan accepted the reward of Zhou Tianzi, he was respectful and courteous, which made Qi become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period. And the Marquis of Jin is the Duke of Jin Hui, when he accepted the reward of Zhou Tianzi, his attitude was arrogant and slack, so he was ridiculed for the inheritance of Guozuo, and soon there were three divisions.

Zhu Di took this opportunity to tell Zhu Shangbing, don't be shameless, you can do it yourself if you return the three guards, and if you don't return it, it will be the result of the severance of the national honor like the Marquis of Jin.

It's probably similar to "don't say it in advance".

As he spoke, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Before Zhu Di could ask questions, Ji Gang took the initiative to open the curtain and report.

"Your Majesty...... The monk in the temple said that Master Daoyan is crazy! ”