"The prince is wrong."

Dao Yan's words made Zhu Di stunned.

I only heard Daoyan continue: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether the emperor's grandson is really or not, because in that position, no matter how it turns, it can't be the prince's turn, and what the old emperor hopes for most is the harmony of his descendants and his descendants, and he will not abolish the long and young." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di was silent.

After a long time, Zhu Di said slowly: "Maybe this is life, this is my Zhu Di's life!" ”

"Is the prince willing?" Dao Yan said lightly.

Zhu Di smiled bitterly: "Is it useful to be unwilling?" ”

"It works!"

Dao Yan's eyes flashed, and two words popped out of his mouth, Zhu Di, who was still in the midst of loss, was shocked, and he was busy cheering up again, waiting for the following.

"The poor monk has just said that as long as the old emperor is still there, it will not be the turn of the prince in that position, no matter who is on the throne, in essence, there is no difference to the prince, what the prince has to do is to wait for the opportunity."

Zhu Di frowned when he heard this, turned his head, looked at Dao Yan and said, "Wait for the opportunity?" What time to wait? ”

Dao Yan slowly replied: "Wait for the old emperor to grow old, and the new emperor to ascend the throne!" ”

"Presumptuous!"

Zhu Di suddenly drank Dao Yan: "Such a big rebellious remark, can you talk nonsense?!" ”

Dao Yan clasped his hands together, not shocked or annoyed.

Zhu Di stared at Dao Yan for a while, and said leisurely, "The master looked away at the beginning, the master wanted to be Fang Xuanling, but this king is not Li Shimin!" ”

Dao Yan still said calmly: "It doesn't matter what the poor monk wants to do, what matters is what the prince wants to do?" If the prince wants to be a king who guards the border for the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that he will not be able to follow the prince's wishes. ”

Zhu Di respects Daoyan very much on weekdays, relying on him as a confidant, and when he encounters difficulties on weekdays, he discusses with him, and the two are both ministers and masters.

So Zhu Di also knew that what he said just now was a bit excessive, and his tone softened a lot, and said, "Why? ”

Dao Yan replied: "Lord Wang, please think, now that the old emperor is still here, you are still the important vassal of the country, the commander of the Northern Army, but once the old emperor is not there, you will become a confidant of the imperial court, the higher your merits, the more jealous the imperial court will be of you!" ”

"Once the new monarch ascends the throne, you Saiwang with heavy troops are his first target, you say, can you still be a Saiwang who guards the border for the Ming Dynasty with peace of mind?"

"The prince is now unmatched in strength and prestige among the kings, depending on the bottom, if the prince really bows his head, don't say that the prince of peace, he can't get it if he wants to be a fisherman on the river!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di was silent.

He knew that what Dao Yan said was right, and the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in history was the best example.

The Western Han Dynasty back then was so similar to today.

The same is the founding emperor, the same is to divide the kings, and let his descendants go to various places to become vassals.

When the old emperor was still in power, the vassal states were still stable, but once the old emperor was not there and the new monarch ascended the throne, the two sides would be suspicious of each other, and as time went by, the blood relationship would continue to drift apart, and there would be more and more problems.

Either sit back and wait for the feudal domain to be cut, or rise up and rebel.

In all dynasties, as long as the feudal domain was divided, there were only these two paths left for the vassal king to choose.

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

Zhu Di not only knows this truth, but he is also an ambitious person, since he came to Beiping, an important fortress town, he is even more ambitious and wants to make a difference.

He went out of the fortress several times, which made him full of enthusiasm, and he wanted to recover the land of Mobei, and once, he also wanted to be a good king of the Ming Dynasty, but now, with the departure of the prince, the court situation suddenly became confused, and he didn't know if there was a chance to realize his ambitions.

Zhu Di looked out the window again and looked to the north, and the confusion in his expression did not dissipate because of Dao Yan's words.

Now that the old man is still here, he Zhu Di will never dare to act rashly.

Although the old man is in charge of the Jingshi, he is in control of everything, just like an invisible hand, no matter how much he Zhu Di makes trouble, he can't escape the old man's control.

This is also why after Zhu Di came to power, he also learned the old man's set, and played his sons and the good saint grandson around.

So when the old man was still there, how dare Zhu Di mess around, let alone calculate the old man, it was purely looking for his own death......

……

When I came out of the ancestral tomb of the Ming Dynasty and returned to Surabaya City, it was already sunset.

Surabaya City, which belongs to Xuyi County, is under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture in the south.

Surabaya City is an ancient city with a long history, located in the lower reaches of the Huai River, the mouth of the Bianhe River, the throat of the Central Plains region, and the key point of north-south transportation.

In the Ming Dynasty, Surabaya City reached its heyday, with ships flowing in the city, shops lined up, and merchants gathering ants, which was very prosperous.

In addition to the key location of Surabaya City, there is also an important reason, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral mausoleum was built on its north side, and various sacrificial activities every year can be said to make Surabaya City the palace of the Zhu Ming Dynasty and achieve unprecedented prosperity.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the lights of thousands of homes in Surabaya City are lit up, a prosperous scene.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Sunjiagang, thirteen miles outside the city of Surabaya, and later migrated to Zhongli Township, Haozhou, Zhu Yuanzhang has to go back here every year, so he is very familiar with this place.

"Grandson, are you hungry?"

Huang Xiongying nodded, he had walked a lot with the old man this day, he was really hungry, and what surprised him was that he didn't look at the old man's age, and he was no worse than him when he walked.

"Let's go, let's take you to eat something delicious!"

Under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang, the two came to a steaming stall on the corner of the street.

The stall smells of chopped green onions accompanied by the aroma of hot soup.

It's faint, a little shy, but it's tempting.

Although the booth is not large, it is overcrowded, and several seats are basically full.

Lamb soup!

Huang Xiongying's index finger moved just by smelling it.

"Eldest grandson, let's eat this mutton soup, how about it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

Huang Xiongying nodded.

"Okay, then let's have two bowls of mutton soup and two baked cakes, by the way, our eldest grandson's bowl with more meat!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile to the old man who sold mutton soup.

"Great!"

The old man who sold mutton soup shouted, and then came over to clean a table with a rag, "Guest officer, please!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Huang Xiongying sat down as they said, and several guards behind them stood far away, their eyes never leaving the grandparents and grandchildren in front of them.

After a while, the old man brought two bowls of steaming mutton soup and two baked cakes and put them in front of the grandfather and grandson.

"Guest officer, please use it slowly!"

The mutton soup is white, and the vermilion lamb blood inside and the turquoise shallots floating on it add a unique color to this dish, and the steaming heat is straight to the face.

The fragrance comes with the heat, mixed with the fragrance of the shallots, which makes people salivate.

"Eldest grandson, try it, the mutton soup here is a must!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, picked up a bowl bigger than his face and took a sip of soup, showing a satisfied expression.

"Fresh!"

Huang Xiongying also took a sip, the fragrant soup suddenly overflowed the whole mouth, plus the aroma of shallots, it was really delicious, in this era without chemicals, the taste was so pure and real.

"Delicious, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

"Delicious!"

Huang Xiongying nodded heavily and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, the people take food as the sky, and the closer this is to the taste of the people, the more real it is!" ”

"Hey!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Our eldest grandson is right!" ”

"Eldest grandson, let's teach you, this cake is delicious if you eat it like this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, carefully put the cake into the soup, after a while, the cake was full of soup, the soup soaked the cake, picked up the cake with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and while chewing, he couldn't stop nodding.

The grandfather and grandson feasted happily, and the meal was so refreshing.

"The guest officer ate refreshed, right?"

The old man had less work on his hands, and walked over with a smile and asked.

"Refreshing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Old man, let's see that your business is good, make a lot of money a day!" ”

The old man replied with a smile: "Tuo Hongwu's blessing, this day is much better than before, my day, I can't say what money I make, but it's enough for the family to eat!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face and asked, "Old man, tell me, is it a peaceful and prosperous world now?" ”

"Count ......"

The old man said, as if he suddenly remembered something, and pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I recognize you!" ”

"When I was in Chongyang last year, you came to me to eat mutton soup! You also said that it would be better if you added more pepper, did you eat it? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned: "It's eaten!" ”

The old man's old face showed a somewhat smug look: "Isn't that fresher?" ”

"Delicious!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "You, you have a good memory and a good heart, do you remember?" Last time we came, we still had two pennies left for you! We didn't bring any money last time after eating mutton soup, so we said it was okay, and we will send it as soon as we go back, but we have too many things to forget! Sorry, old man! ”

The old man waved his hand and said, "Isn't it just two cents, it's not worth mentioning, you can't be poor with less than these two cents, and you can't get rich with more than these two cents, I remember that you still wanted to bet a knife on me at that time, I know you don't want to repay the debt, right?" ”

"That's right! We just want to come here today......"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, touching his pocket, and suddenly his smile froze: "It's broken, it's broken, we don't have any money today!" ”

"Hehe, hehe—" The old man smiled slightly awkwardly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying, secretly made a look, and said, "Eldest grandson, do you bring any money?" ”

Huang Xiongying knowingly said: "I didn't bring my grandson either." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the old man embarrassedly: "Old man, this ......"

"Forget it, forget it!"

The old man waved his hand again and again, and said, "Isn't it just a few pennies, I invited you two to eat at that time." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the old man and asked, "Don't you think the two of us are here to eat white food?" ”

The old man smiled and said: "Now the world is peaceful, the wind and rain are smooth, no one will cheat for two pennies!" Even if you don't have enough to eat, I'll give you another serving! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned when he heard this, and his expression was a little proud.

"Okay, no need, we're full."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, tomorrow, we will definitely come to repay the money!" ”

"Good, good."

The old man nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "You go slowly, you go slowly." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to Jiang Zheng, who was waiting on the side, and said in a low voice: "Reward him!" ”

After that, he took Huang Xiongying and left.

"Yes."

Jiang Zhen nodded respectfully, then walked to the old man who sold mutton soup, took out a heavy bag of silver from his arms, and handed it over.

"Take a look."

The old man took it and opened it, and suddenly sighed.

"This, this, this ......"

"There's too much silver, I can't ask for it!"

The old man came back to his senses, beckoned desperately, and wanted to shout, but the grandfather and grandson had already gone away.

"Take it."

Jiang Zhen said lightly: "The emperor rewarded it." ”

"Huh? Emperor? He's the emperor?! ”

The old man was stunned, his mouth open, he couldn't speak for a long time, and after a while, he couldn't help but shout excitedly: "It's the emperor who eats my mutton soup!" ”

"The villain bows to the emperor for the reward!"

The old man bowed deeply in the direction where the grandfather and grandson were walking......

……

On the road.

Huang Xiongying smiled as she walked: "Grandpa, I can't see that you are still wilted and wilted!" ”

"Wilted?"

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled lightly and said: "Eldest grandson, let's not be bad, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, you never know what the other person is thinking, so even if it is a grace, you must see it clearly, you can't give it easily, you can't give it casually, we can fool others, but don't let others fool you, remember?" ”

Huang Xiongying nodded: "Grandson remembers!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled knowingly and said, "Let's guess we can live for a few years, we will teach you the truth of being a man and doing things." ”

Huang Xiongying smiled: "Grandpa, you are talking nonsense again, where is it for a few years, at least there are ...... Decades! ”

"!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded with a smile: "If we live for a few more decades, then we won't be a monster?" If it's a person, he will die, and we will die, but we can't die now, we still have to help you pave the way for the future! ”

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Huang Xiongying.

Grandson, Grandpa doesn't know how many years he still has to live, but Grandpa will definitely help you clean the thorns off the scepter, and then hand the scepter to you, just like Grandpa did to your father.

You're a smart kid, you're better than grandpa.

Grandpa will teach you everything, grandpa believes in you, and will definitely be able to bring our Daming to glory......

(End of chapter)