Chapter 65: Parting Ways
Yan Ya opened his mouth and was about to say more, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already waved his hand:
"Which is right and wrong, you and I can't say it clearly, I have ordered the East Palace to inspect Guanzhong, reward the ministers for me, and inspect Xi'an."
Yan Ya turned his head to look at Zhu Biao, and when he saw him bowing slightly, he already understood in his heart that Zhu Biao also agreed with the matter of moving the capital.
Yan Ling had also mentioned Zhu Yuanzhang's stubborn temper to Yan Ya before, and Zhu Biao was actually a soft-hearted Zhu Yuanzhang, so it seemed that he had to hit the south wall for the two of them, so he stopped persuading.
After talking about the big event, Zhu Yuanzhang should have passed the school entrance examination, and the next topic was much easier, and he began to ask Yan Ya how his health was, what books he read on weekdays, what opinions he had, and so on.
At this time, he is really like a gentle elder, communicating with his studious juniors.
"Your brother has been doing well in his studies lately." Chatting and chatting, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered Yan Ya's younger brother, Yan Ling's second son Yan Keng: "I think he gets along very well with the two princes, and his homework is similar, but he is better than them in terms of archery and horses, and he is the embryo of a famous general." ”
Although Yan Keng studied with the prince, he took the route of a military general, practiced a good physique, and was more familiar with military books, but this is normal, after all, Zhu Chang, who studied with him, was later named King of Qing, and he was named Ningxia (Yinchuan), and Zhu Quan was named King of Ning, and he was named Daning.
Yan Ya smiled: "Famous general embryo or something, Your Majesty has praised it, and the little ability of the younger brother depends on Your Majesty's cultivation." ”
Speaking of this, he stood up and arched his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Your Majesty, my brother is already fifteen years old, enough to be in charge of his own affairs, and the minister has the courage to ask His Majesty for an errand, he usually likes swords, please give him a martial position."
Yan Yada Yan Keng is five years old, and now his father is inconvenient to show up, so his younger brother naturally has to take care of himself, and the eldest brother is like a father.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised, he said with a smile:
"Also, this kid is fifteen years old, and Siben (Li Wenzhong) was also a battlefield at this age, and he was able to lead an army alone at the age of nineteen. If he had been raised in the capital of Gyeonggi, it would have been in vain with that force, and now the war outside Cyprus is still going on, but it is a good place to temper people. ”
"It just so happens that your brother is familiar with Quan'er, so he ......" Zhu Yuanzhang said this, paused, and naturally changed his tone, "Go to the North, and serve there for a few years with King Yan, and wait until Quan'er becomes a vassal, so that you can take care of it." ”
"I will let King Yan take care of him."
Appreciation is appreciation, the power of the Yan family is not small, Yan Keng is familiar with Zhu Quan, and the two are also of the same age, if they really serve under King Ning, when the time comes, the Yan family will be even more prestigious, and with the support of King Ning, it is not conducive to checks and balances.
On the contrary, on the side of King Yan, there are already many talents, and Yan Keng, as an outsider, although he is not unsuccessful, he is always more distant than his descendants.
This has nothing to do with likes and dislikes, but it is the power of the emperor.
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On the avenue outside the capital division, a team of tens of thousands of people was marching slowly.
In the center is a huge carriage, carved with dragons and phoenixes, decorated with great majesty, firmly guarded by the pro-army, driving smoothly on the road.
It was Prince Zhu Biao's car.
But at this time, he was not the only one inside.
The small table was full of scrolls, and the floor was covered with blankets and cushions, and the prince Zhu Biao was leaning wearily against the wall of the carriage, rubbing his eyebrows with his hands, and slowly sipping a cup of tea, all of which was seen by the old man with the long beard sitting opposite.
It was Yan Ji, who was fifty-eight years old at this time.
In recent years, he has been appointed as the official of the East Palace, carefully assisting Zhu Biao in handling government affairs, winning his trust and becoming one of Zhu Biao's important teams. This time, he also went with him during the patrol of the East Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as a subordinate official of the East Palace before, and was ready to wait for Zhu Biao to take over his class and let him assist him, but Zhu Yuanzhang himself didn't expect that he could live so well, and now he is still in office at the age of sixty-four, and the emperor has this age, but there are really not many.
If he doesn't die again, he will be given a hard time.
"Your Highness should pay attention to your health, and you have been looking at you in recent years...... Fatigue is gradually showing up, so it is better to rest more. Yan Ji looked at Zhu Biao and said with concern, after getting along with Zhu Biao over the years, the relationship between him and Zhu Biao is extremely close, and Zhu Biao himself is also lenient, although the two are monarchs and ministers, they get along like old friends for many years.
Zhu Biao's face at the moment was not as good as that of an old man like him.
"Lemin (Yan Jizi Lemin), why don't I want to rest, it's really busy, and it's a big matter, and the palace doesn't dare to rest." Zhu Biao held his forehead with his hand, closed his eyes, and said softly.
Yan Ji hesitated, but still spoke:
"Your Royal Highness, with all due respect, this place in the middle of the pass can be garrisoned, but the capital can be moved...... Your Royal Highness still has to think twice, if you use the grain to maintain it, I am afraid that the expenses of the imperial court will surge, and the people in other places will be refilled, which will be a move to lose the hearts of the people, and you need to know that it is difficult to leave the homeland. ”
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, he had also considered this matter:
"But Nanjing, as a Beijing teacher, also has its own inappropriateness. It was too southeasterly to control the whole country, and it had a large number of troops to defend Gyeonggi, and it had to use troops in the north, so it was inevitable that the troops would be insufficient. ”
"This palace and Your Majesty actually belong to Xi'an. After all, the land of Guanzhong and the ancient capital of Chang'an, the Qin and Han dynasties have the world because of it, and it is really entrenched by dragon energy! ”
Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang's father and son didn't know that Xi'an had all kinds of defects at this time, but Xi'an was strong because of its legitimacy, the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties were all established here, and although Nanjing was also a big city, but the people who founded the country here were all separatist regimes, and they were far away from the war-prone areas of the Ming Dynasty: the distance in the north was too far, and it was difficult to transfer troops and pass orders.
Although Xi'an has declined, its political significance is extraordinary, the Ming Dynasty established its capital here, it is equivalent to the Han and Tang dynasties, and the land of Guanzhong is very close to the northern Xinjiang battlefield, and the army can defend Gyeonggi while defending the border, under these two reasons, the father and son are almost determined to move the capital.
Hearing this, Yan Ji was speechless for a while.
Politics is very complicated!
"Alas......" Zhu Biao sighed deeply, he also knew that this matter was difficult to do.
"Anyway, let's go to Guanzhong for a tour first, maybe the situation is not so bad."
The carriage was leisurely, and the huge procession headed northwest.
It was also at this time, outside the city of Jingshi, Yan Keng rode his horse and whipped, and led dozens of clan soldiers to the north, full of spirit.
Yan Ya, the Duke of Yueguo, married a princess, and then became the right governor of the Five Military Governors' Mansion, and added Shaobao, becoming an emerging force in the Nanjing court.
The three members of the Yan family parted ways.