Leaving Hongze Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Huai'an again.

The emperor's trip to Huai'an was nominally to inspect the Grand Canal, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was coming to Chaohu Gang......

Yu Tongyuan, Liao Dingguo, and Yu Tongjiang mustered up enough courage to appear in the driving team.

If it weren't for the fact that their whole family was still in the hands of Boss Zhu, I am afraid that no one would be able to give them this courage.

What the three of them didn't expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang rejected the arrangement of the Huai'an prefect and set up the palace in Yu Tongyuan's Ducao Yunsi Yamen.

After inspecting the Caoyun wharf, the water gate, the embankment and other places, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the Yamen of the Caoyun Division to stay.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Yu Tongyuan and the three of them quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously to ask for guilt.

"You are indeed guilty!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally stopped smiling at them, pulled down a donkey face and reprimanded: "What you do, which dynasty and which generation you are placed in, you have to copy the nine clans!" ”

"Yes, the ministers have nothing to say." The three of them have a posture of regret.

"But who let you go shit luck? It just saved our four sons. Zhu Yuanzhang changed his words again: "Even if it is the lives of the four princes, it will be changed for the lives of the two families and the nine clans."

"In addition, you are timely and anyway, and you have made meritorious efforts to suppress bandits, as soon as our Chrysostom is opened, it will be difficult for the horses to chase, and if you are not pursued, you will not be investigated!"

"Yes, Emperor Xie Longen." All three of them knocked their heads blue.

"Alas, in fact, you two heroes have come out in large numbers, and you have shed all your blood for our country." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said:

"Not to mention the two of you, the first batch of Chaohu brothers basically died for us. Later, the successor also died, and we really can't bear to use knives against them as a last resort! ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers deserve to die for their crimes, and they almost missed a thought, so that the whole family and brothers will never recover......" The three of them burst into tears again.

"Alright, let's all get up." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand generously and ordered someone to pass the meal. He also personally poured wine for the three of them:

"Let's say that the past is not to blame, that is, the past is not to blame, after drinking this glass of wine, it will completely open the page! Including me, whoever holds on to it will not die well! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The three of them excitedly picked up the wine cup and drank it all.

Zhu Yuanzhang relieved the three of them again: "The investigation of smuggled salt trafficking is basically over, let your people put your hearts back in your stomachs." ”

"That's great...... "The three of Yu Tongyuan looked at each other, and now they also explained to the people below.

"But there is one thing, let's still say that, merit is merit, and passing is over! The merit is not worth it, and the merit is not covered up! Zhu Yuanzhang said with a solemn expression: "We just said that we are not to blame in the past, but we didn't say that we will commit crimes again in the future, so we won't pursue it!" ”

"Understood, understood."

"In short, remember this sentence, obey the law, and always have to!" Zhu Yuanzhang finished his lesson, put on a smile again, and said, "Come, drink and drink......"

"Your Majesty, please." The three of them hurriedly had the accompaniment, and the monarch and the minister pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

The mustard between the monarchs and ministers seems to have disappeared with the three rounds of wine......

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In the end, Yu Tongyuan and the three of them were all drunk and carried back.

People who run boats can drink it, and Zhu Yuanzhang can drink the three of them like this, so naturally he doesn't drink well.

He was completely confused, sitting there was neither lying down, nor was he comfortable posing.

"Daddy hasn't drunk this in years." Zhu Biao brought him a sobering soup and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to drink it.

A bowl of sour bamboo shoot soup was in his stomach, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little more comfortable, and said with a long sigh of relief: "If you don't drink it like this, you can't drink it, if you don't drink it, how do they know that we are serious?" ”

"I thought that my father forgave them, but it was just an expedient measure, but I didn't expect it to be true this time." Zhu Biao said softly.

"The situation is stronger than the people. They are indeed lucky, just in time for us to cancel the relocation of the capital, the old brothers in Huaixi must have a big opinion, maybe they will give us some color to see. Zhu Yuanzhang asked his son to rub his temples and said:

"And Han Gong, this time we smothered him, his temper, he will definitely not be able to swallow this breath."

"Didn't the father always educate his son, either not to do it, or to do it absolutely?" Zhu Biao asked, "Why don't you ......?"

"Why don't you just take him?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly and said:

"Because he's finished. Everyone in the world knows that the Korean Gong is the person in charge of the construction of the central capital, and now that the construction of the central capital has been stopped and the national policy of moving the capital has been cancelled, he naturally has to bear the greatest responsibility.

"The Korean Guild will soon lose its prestige and become a complete loser, how can it order our arrogant and victorious generals?"

"Yes." Zhu Biao nodded, somewhat understood. The Ming army has been going from one victory to another, so it is impossible for the generals to be convinced by a loser......

"For the old brothers in Huaixi, it is best for him to disappear quickly and regroup with a young and promising leader. But we're going to keep him. not only kept him, but also continued to pamper him when he turned around, so that the old brothers had no way to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, so they could only pinch their noses and continue to recognize him as a big brother. ”

"In this way, what cohesion does the Huaixi Gang have at all? If you don't have the same heart, you can't do anything, and we can sleep more steadily. ”

"Understood." Zhu Biao bowed his head lightly, admiring his father from the bottom of his heart. Such a violent temper, such a rage, but still able to maintain his sanity and know what is best to do. I really have to study hard about this.

"Remember, the trick to being an emperor is in the word 'checks and balances', and Huaixi is too inflated, so you have to find a way to weaken them. At the same time, strengthening their opponents, it is also possible to strike a balance. ”

"Opponents?" The prince asked in a low voice.

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, and said with a big tongue: "Chaohu Sailor and Huaixi are fighting in secret, because the matter between Kaizhong and Liao Yongzhong has become a fire and water, so we will keep them." As long as they are in Huai'an, we don't have to worry, someone will go south to the Grand Canal. ”

"Guangchao Lake Water Master, I'm afraid it's far from being able to control Huaixi, right?"

"Of course, there are also the Fujian and Guangdong Naval Divisions, as well as the troops that later attached to us, are actually Huaixi's opponents." Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "The Huaixi family is dominant, controlling the entire Dadu Governor's Mansion, and only promoting generals from Huaixi. Those foreign generals have been ostracized and have long had enough of them.

"This time, we came to Huai'an and talked to Yu Tongyuan about the three of them, which is a clear signal. As long as those foreign generals are not stupid, they will actively move closer to our grandfather. Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice:

"In this way, it is possible for us to promote them and gradually form a custom balance against Huaixi. We don't need to do anything to them, as long as we let those old brothers know that the Ming army is not something they can cover the sky with one hand. If we really want to take the initiative, we have to wait for your brothers to leave the town......"

"I didn't realize it before, but now I find out that the second child is indeed imminent." Zhu Biao sighed lightly.

"It's not going to go that well." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said: "Let's leave the words here, they will definitely do their best, and they will delay it for a few years if they can, and let your younger brothers be as late as possible." ”

"Alas......" Zhu Biao sighed again, only to feel that the road ahead was full of thorns.

ps. The second update of three consecutive shots.

(End of chapter)