"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Xu Da was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed on the spot.

"I can't help it, Your Majesty! This is the emperor's hidden residence, not a courtier's residence! ”

"Go, go, we won't live here anymore, this is an ordinary house." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care and said: "What, it's too old, let's build a new one for you?" ”

"It's not a question of the old and the new, it's that the courtiers should keep their duty and not trespass!" Xu Da was resolute and kowtowed.

"You and I are brothers, like brothers and sisters, different from others. Whoever dares to slander him, we will kill him. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Besides, with the great merit of Tiande, who will gossip about an old palace?" ”

"The emperor is very gracious, and the ministers are inscribed within, but this old palace is just an old mansion, and the ministers really can't live in it." Xu Da's head was bruised, and he begged bitterly: "The emperor really loves his ministers, so he shouldn't reward things that are not suitable for his ministers, it will only harm the ministers, the emperor ......"

"Alas, you guy, you're really cautious." Zhu Yuanzhang was so confused by Xu Dawan's excuse that he had no choice but to say vaguely: "You get up first, accompany us in and sit down." ”

"Yes." Xu Da got up and followed Zhu Yuanzhang in.

~~

After entering King Wu's mansion, he found that the inside had been cleaned again, the doors, windows and walls had been completely renovated, and the furnishings had also been renewed.

In front of the main hall, there is also a couplet with the title of the royal pen:

"Spring King Zhengshuo awarded a thousand years, the first founding father".

It can be seen that Boss Zhu is not simply tempting, but sincerely wants to give this old mansion to himself.

"Why, you think we're testing you?" Boss Zhu said unhappily: "Tiande, no one will test you if we test you." If you have two hearts for us, we will also be the emperor of Laoshizi, and it is good to abdicate as soon as possible and let the virtuous be good. ”

"Ministers are loyal to the emperor all over the world." Xu Da smiled bitterly: "But if you don't secret, you will lose your minister, and if you don't secret, you will lose your body." The emperor cannot show his favor to his ministers without restraint, and the ministers cannot accept the emperor's gifts without limits. ”

"Hahaha, let's also say who did your female student follow? It's right after you. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing.

"Miaoyun, what's wrong with her?" Xu Da hurriedly asked.

"Let's let people clean up this place, and want your son and daughter to move in first and wait for you, but your eldest daughter, I resolutely disagree. I don't mean to wait for you to come back and get an idea. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly: "As a father-in-law, we can't be angry with our daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, so we don't force it." I didn't expect to touch you again. ”

"Miaoyun follows the law and is cautious, so the minister can rest assured." Xu Da couldn't help but feel very relieved, but when he thought of such a good girl, seeing that it was someone else's, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

"Haha, that's great, the fourth child's unobtrusive leather monkey needs your eldest daughter to take care of it." Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, as if he had picked up a big bargain.

"Tiande really knows how to educate children, do you still have a little girl?" The emperor had to inch in and asked, "Let's talk about it, and you will also be our daughter-in-law." ”

"Your Majesty, my Miaoqing is only ten years old......," Xu Da said depressedly: "It's too early to say this." ”

"Let's make a reservation first. It's not that you don't know, we just have a lot of sons. Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, took Xu Da's shoulder, and walked into the flower hall.

In the flower hall, a table of banquets has already been set up, and Xu Da's favorite steamed goose is also available.

"Your sister-in-law made it herself." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the plate of steamed goose and said: "It was originally a housewarming banquet prepared for you, but now it can only be regarded as a reception banquet." ”

Xu Da hurriedly thanked the emperor and empress, and after Zhu Yuanzhang sat down, he sat down with half a buttocks.

~~

Zhu Yuanzhang personally put the cup and a few glasses of wine down to the stomach, and then opened the conversation.

"Tiande, we know what you came back early for." Zhu Yuanzhang held the wine cup and looked at the slightly shaking wine.

"The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, but this time the military supplies could not be supplied, which delayed the northern expedition of the army. It's the court, it's us who have lost you. ”

"The minister knows that the emperor and the court must have difficulties," Xu Da nodded, and said with infinite regret:

"It's just that if you send troops in time this winter, it is very likely that you will take advantage of its unpreparedness to sweep the Northern Yuan Dynasty and kill it cleanly. Let's not say that there will be no future troubles, at least there will be no more border troubles for decades.

"Now we have to send troops in the spring of next year at the earliest. At that time, the Mongols will move after the water and grass again, scatter, and then try to catch them all, it will be a fool's dream. Xu Da sighed bitterly:

"And without Wang Baobao, it will be difficult for the various departments to gather again, and it will be difficult to have a chance to gather and annihilate them in the future......"

This is the reason why Xu Da has been depressed - once the strategic window is missed, it is likely that it will never appear again......

"We know, we all know." Zhu Yuanzhang's overall view is only higher than Xu Da, he leaned his neck and drank the bitter wine in the cup and said:

"No one wants to erase Hu Yuan from this world more than us. But it's really hard now - the local government has a reason to perfunctory; Originally, they could still count on Kaizhong merchants to supply the front line, but they also all picked on the grounds that the people did not accept the treasure money. ”

Xu Da nodded, he naturally knew that the imperial court supplied the front line, half of it depended on the government, and half of it depended on Kaizhong. The so-called Kaizhong means that merchants use money to buy grain in the mainland, transport it to the front line in exchange for salt, and then return to the mainland to make a profit by selling salt.

This year, the imperial court implemented the banknote law, which only allowed the people to trade copper coins and treasure banknotes, and prohibited the use of gold and silver. Now the merchants in Kaizhong said that the peasants were unwilling to accept the treasure money, so they could not buy military supplies, which made Xu Da feel really ridiculous.

"When will you need gold and silver to do business with the common people?" Xu Dadao: "The people don't collect money, they just use copper coins." ”

"It's just this reason, like the government, it's just an excuse." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "This is up and down, inside and out, riveting enough to give us some color to see." ”

"Are they so arrogant?" Xu Da gasped.

Boss Zhu didn't answer and asked: "The old brother of Huaixi also has a big opinion on the health reform of the provincial capitals?" ”

"......" Xu Da hesitated for a moment, but nodded with difficulty. Be. After changing to Dusi, the power was greatly reduced, and the old brother naturally complained. ”

"yes, we'll know." Zhu Yuanzhang said hatefully: "One by one, they treat the army as their own private property!" Think it's still a warlord scuffle? Want to support your own troops?! That's why we must take back the military power, and it's better to be angry than to be attacked by a crowd! ”

Xu Da nodded and didn't dare to answer. However, he knew very well that after the cancellation of the relocation of the capital, Boss Zhu made the first move, set off a big prison in Fengyang, and also took over the military power of the guards. will provoke the counterattack of the old brothers of Huaixi.

"Do you know who's behind us?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Xu Da with a calm gaze.

Xu Da knows that this is not the time to pretend to be confused.

With the current state of the emperor's injury and fragility, if he pretends to be confused, he will be regarded as on the side of the enemy.

So Xu Da said with difficulty: "Han Gong." ”

(End of chapter)