Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 124 The fourth brother wants to be the emperor?

"Brother is the crown prince and also serves as regent, how can I let you trouble him? Even if Chi'er and I stay behind to accompany you, I am willing to do so.

It's just a pity for Chi'er. He was a good prince and would have no worries about food and clothing in the future.

Then, his hard days will come.”

When Xu Miaoyun thought of Zhu Gaochi, she couldn't help but feel concerned.

This was the first son she gave birth to for Zhu Di, so naturally he was loved by her very much.

Zhu Di was the same, but in his eyes, Zhu Gaochi was really not up to the task.

Unlike other children, Zhu Gaochi loved eating since he was young and could drink milk even when he was still in swaddling clothes.

It was not enough to feed Xu Miaoyun alone, so Zhu Di had to ask someone to find a wet nurse to feed Zhu Gaochi.

It is no wonder that Zhu Di disliked this child. He was so wise and brave, but he gave birth to such a greedy little guy.

Zhu Di thought about it, and finally said helplessly:

"As my son, Chi'er cannot avoid anything he will have to face in the future. This is his responsibility as a descendant of the Zhu family."

"Bah! How old is he and you're already thinking about the future?" Xu Miaoyun said with a sneer, "Chi'er is your son and has royal blood in him. How could I, as his mother, not know what he should take on? I'm just worried that he's still young. Let alone him, even if you were your age before, weren't you hung up and beaten by your mother? You still have the nerve to talk about Chi'er. You're so shameless!"

Mothers are always protective of their children. Zhu Di's repeated criticism of Zhu Gaochi made Xu Miaoyun very unhappy, so she told her what Empress Ma had told her about Zhu Di's childhood.

This trick was indeed effective. After she said this, Zhu Di was immediately involved in other matters.

The two of them were being affectionate and enjoying their own world when a voice came from outside.

"Madam, the master said he wants to see your highness about something."

"Black monk?"

Zhu Di, who was holding his wife, knew who was coming when he heard the word "Master". Xu Miaoyun broke away from the shameless Zhu Di and raised her finger to tell him.

"Since the master is here, don't waste your time here. Go out and entertain him."

Xu Miaoyun certainly recognized Yao Guangxiao, who was dressed in black as a monk. In fact, she was not very fond of this monk.

Zhu Di already had great ambitions, and with the help of this think tank, who knows what kind of trouble would arise in the end.

However, since her husband liked it, Xu Miaoyun had no intention of making a fuss. She just had a very normal attitude and neither supported nor opposed it.

After tidying up his clothes and walking to the door, Zhu Di turned around and looked at Xu Miaoyun with a smile.

"Okay! In that case, I'll go find him first and come find you later."

Xu Miaoyun rolled her eyes.

"Go away, it's best if you don't come. I still have Chi'er to take care of."

"Master! Didn't you go to the temple to meditate a few days ago? How come you came to me before I went to find you?"

Ever since meeting Yang Chen, Yao Guangxiao went to the temple to chant Buddhist scriptures for seven days and seven nights. Finally, he understood Yang Chen's inner thoughts. He wanted to remind Zhu Di to be careful of Yang Chen, otherwise he would lead the Ming Dynasty to disaster.

Later, Zhu Di told Yao Guangxiao about Yang Chen's views on class and the dialectics of how to distinguish between enemies and friends, which almost made Yao Guangxiao idle on the spot.

Fortunately, Zhu Di was by his side communicating with him constantly, and finally let Yao Guangxiao return to the temple to study these words by himself, which took him half a month. Only then was everything fine. Otherwise, no one knew whether this generation of masters would be unable to react because of Yang Chen's words.

Zhu Di invited Yao Guangxiao to the place where he usually received guests. After the servants poured tea and served snacks, they all left tactfully.

Every time this master came here, Zhu Di would clear the place, as some things were not suitable for others to hear.

Yao Guangxiao was still wearing a black monk's robe. He sat on the floor in front of the coffee table and bowed to Zhu Di with both hands in Buddhist manner.

"Amitabha, Your Highness, the news that His Majesty agrees to the implementation of the external enfeoffment of vassal kings has now spread throughout the Ming officialdom, and I have also heard about it in the temple.

In addition, yesterday the prince also proposed three strategies in front of all the ministers. These three strategies correspond to the upper, middle and lower levels of governance respectively.

I'm just asking, I wonder if he was behind this."

Yao Guangxiao's bright eyes were eager to get an answer from Zhu Di.

Seeing that the other party nodded without any hesitation, Yao Guangxiao felt relieved for some reason.

"As expected, this person is very ambitious, but I can't guess why he wants to do this? Is he trying to woo his friend?
But now, as he is attached to the royal family, his class has long changed and is completely different from the poor people. Why would he still make such a move?

Why? Why on earth is this happening.”

"Master! You seem to be possessed by a demon."

As soon as Zhu Di saw Yao Guangxiao start to talk to himself in a self-proving state, he immediately knew that there must be something mentally wrong with this guy.

Unless Yang Chen can personally solve his doubts for him, Yao Guangxiao will continue to be troubled by himself.

After Zhu Di's reminder, Yao Guangxiao's eyes became clear and he sat down again.

They were silent for a moment before he spoke again.

"Your Highness, in your opinion, what do you want to do next?"

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"Master, don't you know what I want?
Now that my father has supported my choice, naturally I need to go outside the Great Wall and carve out a niche for myself!

The three Jurchen tribes on the border have existed for a long time. They are trying to get the best of both worlds by walking between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty. They will help whoever gives them benefits.

Such wolf cubs staying in this world are simply a disgrace to the Ming Dynasty. I am going to kill them!
"I want to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty by turning their territory into Ming Dynasty's territory! I want to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty and let the people of Ming Dynasty have more land to cultivate!"

For a long time, Zhu Di could only sigh in despair at the enemies from outside the Great Wall who came to plunder from time to time.

I wonder why these guys don’t dare to take direct action against the Ming Dynasty?

But they only dared to send out some scoundrels to shout out, and by the time the people left, they had already run away.

Now Zhu Di has his father's order in his hand and can attack openly.

How could he not be excited!

Based on his understanding of his own strength, Zhu Di knew that once he let go, these enemies would be no match for him.

No matter where the boundary of the sky is, Zhu Di can lead his men to flatten everything!
"Your Highness is so ambitious. I am willing to be your advisor and help you identify all your enemies."

Yao Guangxiao closed his eyes and spoke in a very calm tone. This sentence would mean a million corpses, but to him it seemed so understated.

It was as if the corpses of millions of people in front of him were nothing but passing clouds and mist, not even as good as ants on the ground.

From the moment he heard the public opinions from outsiders in the temple, Yao Guangxiao was already prepared.

And today is the official departure. Zhu Di was naturally delighted to receive the response.

"Great! With your help, the territories outside the Ming Dynasty will be in our hands in the future.

My elder brother, my father, and my mother all support me. For this, my father even promised me several cavalry units. I have the advantage of time, place, and people. I, Zhu Di, will not be afraid of anyone who comes!"

The next day.

As the news of the grand court meeting a few days ago spread, almost everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew that the court had begun to carry out reforms in a big way.

After Yang Chen finished teaching today, Zhu Biao took him to Zhu Yuanzhang's study.

The reason is simple, which is to discuss Zhu Di's affairs.

"I never thought that this brat, Lao Si, had such big ambitions. He wanted to be the emperor before he even officially set out on the expedition. If he really establishes a new country in the future, he will not want to conquer the Ming Dynasty to be the first or second, right?
No, I must tell Tiande about this matter and ask him to warn this kid. Otherwise, one day the fourth brother will not tolerate others and teach our grandson bad things, which will ruin the good things of the Ming Dynasty, right? "

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the book that recorded what Zhu Di said at his home yesterday, and then looked directly at Yang Chen.

"It's all your fault, look at what you've done to the fourth brother.

As for the things he said, each one of them would be a capital crime under normal circumstances, but we can't punish him now. Tell me, who should be able to control the fourth brother now that he is so ambitious?"

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the thing in his hand directly in front of Yang Chen.

Yang Chen just lowered his head to take a look and knew that it must be the masterpiece of the spies arranged by Lao Zhu in the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

No wonder it is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was the first person in the world to invent the spy expert.

He even knows this, so I'm afraid almost no one can have privacy in front of Lao Zhu.

Yang Chen didn't even look at it, and replied to Lao Zhu casually:

"Your Majesty, why are you still worried about Yongle's ambitions? I have already made a globe for you. Even if the drawing is very crude, I guarantee that at least half of these things are real. Just look for them according to the map. I guarantee you won't go wrong."

"Yes, Father, I think it's a good thing that the fourth son is ambitious. The territory outside the Ming Dynasty is so vast that it is suitable for people like the fourth son to go out.

Now he will be the first person in Ming Dynasty to open his eyes and see the world. When the victory news reaches Ming Dynasty in the future, everyone will see that starting a war is not a terrible thing. We may even be able to obtain rich resources to support the entire Ming Dynasty. "

After Zhu Biao agreed with Yang Chen, Old Zhu slapped his thigh.

"Ah! I let you guys get too close to this guy, but now you all think the same as him. I shouldn't have let him become Xiongying's teacher as your mother.

If Xiongying becomes like you in the future, we will be the only ones left among all the people!"

Seeing that his son had already regarded Yang Chen as his confidant, and thinking about how his grandson shared with him every day how great his husband was.

He was afraid that if Yang Chen changed his mind in the future, his whole family would suffer.

Yang Chen also expressed helplessness about this, so the three of them went out with Zhu Di.

Zhu Biao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, wondering why his father had so much inner drama.

"Father, the most urgent thing is to arrange for Yang Chen to go to Ningming County. I believe he will know what to do about the fourth brother's matter.

Even if he really becomes the emperor of the new country in the future, I am not so stingy as not to let my younger brother become the emperor.

No matter what, he will always be my brother, we are born of the same mother and are connected by blood."

Like Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao was absolutely serious about family relationships.

He has experienced the joy of growing up with brothers since childhood, and he also understands that the love between brothers is extraordinary.

I can't change my son's inner thoughts, so I can only let him be.

Old Zhu sighed slightly and said helplessly:

"Alright, alright. Anyway, you are the one making the decision now. Let Lao Si handle his own affairs. As for this bastard, let him go to Ningming County."

He hesitated for a moment before continuing jokingly:

"Now this guy is a celebrity. Many ministers and powerful people are trying to bribe him. I think he can't wait to go back and receive all the gold and silver treasures."

Yang Chen smiled lightly and waved his hand modestly.

"No, no, Your Majesty, you are joking. If you don't give me money, it won't be a good idea for me to go to Ningming County empty-handed. Now someone has given me the start-up capital, Your Majesty should be happy.

We all work for the benefit of the people of the world. Now we can take what we have from the rich and powerful and use it for the people. Isn’t that great?”

"You are so smooth-talking. It's a shame if you don't go into acting with your talent."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and seemed to disagree with what Yang Chen said, but in fact he was saying that he was smart.

He didn't understand why scientific research required so much money. Now he only knew that it was a good thing that he didn't have to pay for it.

"Let's be frank. I came here with you today for one thing.

The three Jurchen tribes occupy a large area and have a large population. You told me before that if you want to occupy this place in the future, you must leave the local people behind. I want to know the reason. Why? "

At the beginning, Yang Chen drew the world map according to his memory, and combined with his current understanding, he marked many levels of civilization on it.

In Lao Zhu's view, this map is a treasure map.

In particular, there is a huge island called Australia located in the vast ocean. According to Yang Chen's description, there are many iron mines in this place. These ores are directly exposed on the ground and have been deposited by wind, rain and time.

The iron ores that emerge from the ground are all high-quality ores that can be used to refine fine iron.

The climate here is very good, suitable for raising livestock, and the wool of cows and sheep can be grown here as it is a natural pasture.

In short, with the world map and Yang Chen's markings, Lao Zhu wished he could hold it in his arms until sleep every night, catch up on relevant knowledge, and then send troops out to conquer it.

Facing Lao Zhu's question, Yang Chen explained:
"The three Jurchen tribes are numerous, with tall horses and cattle, and they control many local terrains. According to my memory, although the northeast is cold, it has the most fertile black soil.

The rice and plants grown here are absolutely top-notch in terms of growth and quality.

Although the Jurchen tribes are barbaric, they can still be used by the Ming Dynasty. Human resources are sometimes a kind of natural resources.

They are barbaric and uncivilized. If we kill them all, it will not only be time-consuming and labor-intensive, but will also cause unnecessary trouble.

For example, if the corpses pile up like a mountain, infectious diseases like smallpox will appear. At that time, wouldn't it affect the speed of the Ming cavalry's advance? "

"Humph! If we don't eradicate them, what will happen if they overthrow the rule of our Ming Dynasty in the future?
Am I going to watch the Ming Dynasty being destroyed by a 'Nurhaci' who appeared out of nowhere? "

The Qing Dynasty left such a deep impression on Zhu Yuanzhang that he had to be vigilant.

He couldn't control the border defenders who were playing with the bandits for their own benefit, but he could always kill the bandits himself.

(End of this chapter)