Xia Yuanji walked away from the hall and bowed to Zhu Di in the hall:

"Your Majesty, Holy Bow Jin'an."

"I'm there."

Zhu Di asked unhappily, "Xia Laojiao, you said you came for the southwest business?"

Xia Yuanji nodded: "That's why the minister came."

"Why?"

Zhu Di knew Xia Lao's temper very well, and thought that Xia Yuanji had come to persuade him not to cause war.

Xia Laoli of the household department does not like to fight, this is a well-known thing, and the household department will inevitably oppose it whenever there is a war. Every arrow missed on the battlefield was saved by Xia Laoshangshu's frugality.

Now the country has been fighting for years, which is the last thing that the household department wants to see, it was already the case during the previous northern expedition, the treasury has been in deficit for many years, and it is impossible to make ends meet.

Xia Yuanji Lingran said: "Minister Xia Yuanji, Your Majesty, the household department has been financially abundant in recent years, and the silver and grain are rich. The southwest rebellion, the minister asked His Majesty to send troops to ask the guilt, how long the army will fight, how long will it be fought, how long will the front line be fought, how much silver will be missing, how much supplies will be lacking, this is the errand of the household department. But not an inch of the Ming Dynasty's territory can be lost!"

His Majesty the Emperor touched his ears: "What did you say, I didn't hear it too clearly, say it again."

"The minister said, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will not be allowed an inch!"

Zhu Di was shocked: "Did you take the wrong medicine today?"

He had never seen only war-weary households, and he had never seen belligerent households!

It's really a hell, Xia Yuanji actually has a day to ask him to send troops to fight with Emperor Yongle!

Xia Yuan Ji said righteously: "Da Ming cannot be humiliated, and those who insult will be killed!"

Zhu Gaoxian said to Zhu Di on the side: "Dad, as soon as the black and white taxes are collected this year, they are all in the treasury.

Zhu Di was shocked: "Is there such a thing?"

No wonder Xia Laoshangshu now dares to put down his arrogance, "As long as the war is fought, the household will last for a long time", and the money has arrived.

It is said that money is heroic courage, Zhu Di feels that what he said is really right, you don't see that as long as the money is in place, everything can be settled for you.

Isn't it just a little Southwest rebel, do him!

The money is in place, not to mention letting the ghost grind for you, let the ghost give you a one-to-one service of the back barrel bath!

……

In the summer of the fifteenth year of Yongle of the Ming Empire, the four people in the Shuntian Emperor's palace deliberated about how to deal with the rebellion in the southwest.

His Majesty the Emperor sits in charge of the capital to ensure that the empire is foolproof.

The crown prince Zhu Gaoxian was in command, and the British Duke Zhang Fu served as his lieutenant, leading a small group of men and horses to secretly go to the Qianguo Mansion in Yunnan, in order to prevent the news from leaking and causing the Southwest Capital Incident, the whole process would be kept secret before Zhu Gaoxian and Mu Jiajun arrived in the southwest.

Zhu Di didn't express too many opinions at this Shuntian meeting, he had been calmly watching Zhu Gaoxian's deployment, and everything was arranged just right.

It is said that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, but at this time, the tiger and the young tiger get along very well.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxian's high-spirited but sophisticated appearance, Zhu Di wondered if he could abdicate and make way for Xian.

….

He has long passed the age of greed for power, and since he buried Empress Xu's coffin in the Changling Tomb in Beijing in the eleventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di has been tired of being an emperor. The reason why I have been sitting in this position is that I feel that I can't find a suitable heir.

Whether it is the eldest Zhu Gaochi or the second Zhu Gaoxu, they can be called a generation masterpiece, even the third Zhu Gaosui who is the most unsuccessful is both cerebral and bloody.

[In view of the general environment,

However, none of the three princes satisfied the emperor.

In his eyes, his heir should be like him, good at both civil and martial arts, able to fight the world and rule the world on horseback, support the empire above the green clouds, and have the power to save the sky.

Zhu Di

In fact, he doesn't like to raise his son in the way of raising Gu, and let his princes fight and kill each other.

The reason why he has been letting the prince fight among himself is not as the world thinks, but just to stabilize his throne. In fact, he felt that in this way, he could force the potential of the princes out, so that he could give up the throne.

Now that he has finally found the prince who can make him the most like, it seems that he can also leave it alone.

"Wait, wait......

Zhu Di muttered, "I always feel like there's something missing......

……

On the dining table of the East Palace, there are four dishes and two soups, although it is not a peerless delicacy of the mountains and seas, but this simple meal is also from the hands of the imperial chef of Guanglu Temple, and the simplest ingredients can make people appetize.

After eating, Zhu Gaoxian wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and touched his children's little heads dotingly: "Daddy is going to go away, and the two countries and Jing'er have to listen to their mother's words at home."

Killing others could not have imagined that His Royal Highness the cruel and affectionate Crown Prince could speak in such a tone.

However, Zhu Gaoxian's standard of life has always been like this, although he has always flaunted himself with martial arts, he has never used martial arts to educate his children.

He will give his children the best conditions and the best education, but he will not impose his will on his children, Zhu Gaoxian is willing to let his children develop freely in their own way.

The two countries were silent, with a pair of clear eyes with a calmness that did not belong to this age.

However, Zhu Gaoxian's eldest daughter Zhu Yingjing nodded, and said in a way, "Jing'er is obedient~"

Zhu Gaoxian chuckled lightly and set his eyes on Zhang Yingzhen again.

After the eldest daughter of the British Duke was promoted from Princess Qi to Crown Princess, she didn't seem to realize that her status had changed dramatically.

Princess Qi is just a princess, that's all, but the crown princess, that is the future queen, the lord of the six palaces in the world.

Zhang Yingzhen bit her thin lip lightly and sighed, "Is Your Highness going to war again?"

The two countries, who had no mood swings like puppets, turned their eyes to their father after hearing this.

I really don't know how this little kid who is not yet a year old can be so precocious.

Zhu Gaoxian said vigorously: "This battle must be fought, and I also want to sit in the Wenhua Hall to deal with national affairs with peace of mind, but if the country wants to develop, it must first solve foreign affairs. Foreign affairs are uncertain, how can Lizi be stable?"

….

Zhang Yingzhen was a little puzzled: "There is no shortage of generals who can fight in the Ming Dynasty, when it comes to fighting in the southwest, my father Zhang Fu, the British Gong, and Mu Cheng, the Duke of Qianguo in Yunnan, are all good at fighting in the southwest, why do you have to go out in person as the crown prince?"

Zhu Gaoxian didn't speak, just looked at his crown princess calmly.

Zhang Yingzhen also realized that she had said the wrong thing, and bowed her head to admit her mistake: "The concubine is guilty."

Emperor Taizu clearly ordered that harem women and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics, and now this southwest matter involves military and political affairs, according to Emperor Taizu's ancestral teachings, Zhang Yingzhen is not qualified to ask about relevant matters, let alone put forward her own suggestions.

Some people say that this is what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said, and some people say that it was said by King Wu of Zhou, but no matter who said it, there is only one fundamental intention in the end: fear that the power of foreign relatives will be big and threaten the power of the emperor.

Confucianism put forward three outlines and five constants, of which the three outlines emphasized: the monarch is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife.

The Song and Ming dynasties became more and more strict with the etiquette law, and the situation of "the queen can also be a second-married woman" can appear in the Han and Tang dynasties, but it cannot appear in the Song and Ming dynasties.

Zhang Yingzhen was born in Jiangmen, she is a virtuous and intelligent woman, she knows that if she wants to be a good helper, the most important thing to do is to obey her husband.

……

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This granddaughter-in-law is good, as virtuous as our eldest sister."

Cao Cao seconded: "Lao Zhu, what you said is to my liking, and I also appreciate this lady."

"Get out." Zhu Yuanzhang scolded and said, "You think I

I don't know what you're thinking? I advise you to do it yourself, don't force me to slap you!"

"What did I say?"

Boss Cao was a little helpless, "I'm just just appreciating, do you understand?"

Von Neumann said in the original dialect of Shaanxi: "I don't understand why you are so interested in a lump of water, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and fats."

「？」

A big question mark appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's head.

……

On the last night on the eve of the expedition, Zhu Gaoxian was in no hurry to enjoy the last warmth with his wife on the couch.

Zhang Yingzhen poured the warm soju into the wine cup, Zhu Gaoxian took a sip of the wine glass, and said, "Today at the table, I didn't deliberately avoid answering what you asked."

The crown princess nodded, "I understand."

"You really understand?"

Zhu Gaoxian stared at his wife's eyes, and from the bright and pure eyes of the other party, he only saw understanding, without the slightest deliberate pretense.

Relieved, he said slowly, "This battle cannot be replaced by others, only by me."

The crown princess frowned slightly, a little puzzled.

Zhu Gaoxian sighed: "You should know that the southwest is different from other places, and the southwest is the place where I raised my troops."

Zhang Yingzhen nodded, of course she knew this.

In front of all the ministers of the court, Zhu Gaoxian showed his young dragon power and slapped to death a second-class master of the imperial history with the back of a knife.

This eucalyptus made everyone's hair stand on end, but Zhang Yingzhen knew that this eucalyptus was actually because of her.

….

If it weren't for the marriage granted by His Majesty the Emperor to marry the Qi Mansion and the British Mansion, Zhu Gaoxian would not have been forced to go to the political arena of the Ming Dynasty, nor would he have turned into a friend and enemy with the King of Han. And the British government will not be regarded as a mortal enemy by the King of Han, and Zhu Gaoxian will not take action for the British government platform.

A marriage broke the balance of the Yongle Dynasty, caused the prince and the king of Han to fall, and caused the world to be disturbed.

After the blood was splashed in the Fengtian Temple, Zhu Gaoxian was ostensibly exiled to the southwest by Zhu Di, but in fact, it was so that he could inherit the power that the British government had cultivated in the southwest for many years.

Of course, Zhu Di didn't think about passing on the throne to Zhu Gaoxian, and deliberately went to pave the way for King Qi's mansion.

At that time, His Majesty the Emperor just felt that if the Qi Wangfu entered, it would be like a sheep stepping into a wolf's den, and it could be torn to pieces every minute, so that the Qi Wangfu could take over the power of the British Mansion, first, to prevent the British Mansion from raising tigers in the southwest from being uncontrolled, and secondly, to let the little sheep of the Qi Prince's Mansion have the ability to protect itself in the face of the princelings and the Han Dynasty.

How could the emperor have thought that King Qi was not a little sheep, but a real dragon.

"The southwest is my territory, and in some ways, Annam Province is more important than Jianju, Goryeo, and Yeongju, because Annam Province symbolizes my face."

Zhu Gaoxian said, "Now that Annan Province is in chaos like this, it is equivalent to slapping me in the face. The old man may not care, but what do other people think? I have always shown my majesty, and if I let it go, will they still be afraid of me?"

Zhang Yingzhen couldn't help but ask, "Why do you have to let others be afraid of you? Looking at the ancient and modern dynasties, there are not a few crown princes who show kindness, even Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen in the Hongwu Dynasty, and the previous eldest brother Zhu Gaochi, have always shown people with benevolence, can they treat the crown prince as good?"

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head: "It's different."

"What's the difference."

"I am not the same kind of person as my uncle and eldest brother, showing kindness and buying people's hearts, and what I want to do is not just buy people's hearts."

Zhu Gaoxian said softly, "What I want to do, whether it is to change the tax system or the official system, will attract too many people's opposition, because I am dividing and chopping up their interests little by little, and then swallowing them into my own belly, swallowing into the belly of Daming."

If they don't want to, then I can only make them 'willing.'

will, until they are willing."

So I want them to be afraid of me, and only by being afraid of me will they give in and obey my commands.

It's not a mercy, because I'm just asking for their money, and if they're not afraid of me, then I'm going to take their lives. I have been merciful to let them live."

Zhang Yingzhen had no way to refute for a while, because no matter from which angle she refutated, she felt that what her husband said was reasonable.

Zhu Gaoxian meant: I didn't kill you, thank me.

What kind of fallacy is this?

But how could the virtuous crown princess refute her husband, but smiled and said, "Yes, that's the case, our Royal Highness is the number one good person in the world."

Zhu Gaoxian continued: "Therefore, I want to take back the southwest, not only to take it back, but also to take it back with my own hands.

In a very bloody and cruel way, I took Annam Province back into my hands, and made them afraid, and made them afraid.

And I will declare to them, that this is the end of those who disobey me, and whoever disobeys me lives, and whoever disobeys me perish."

The rain in Nanjing washed away his last hesitation, and the southwest wind blew away his last hesitation.

Zhu Gaoxian was forced to embark on a path that he did not want to take, he was forced to be involved in the whirlpool of party strife, and when he realized that he could not break free, he had no weakness.

Either don't do it, or do it, this is his consistent style, since he has embarked on this cruel road of fighting for power, then his eyes will only be locked on the throne.

Everyone can choose a cowardly life, but the emperor cannot. The emperor must stand alone on the top of the highest mountain, use his body to resist the oncoming wind and rain, and sit alone on the towering and cold throne and ignore the world.

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