Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 53 Zhu Yuanzhang: What are you afraid of?

The three of them froze in place.

Lan Yu just raised his foot and then put it down silently.

Fourth brother, I really have the strength but not the resources to help you... Zhu Biao muttered to himself.

The three people who were about to leave stood obediently in front of Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Knowing what Zhu Biao was hiding, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a special reminder.

"Biao'er, we know exactly what you are thinking."

"Don't try to hide anything for Old Four, otherwise we'll just beat him harder."

"It's a good thing to have a good relationship between brothers, but we can't indulge them blindly."

Zhu Yuanzhang never took his eyes off the memorials. He reviewed one, put it down, and within three breaths, picked up another one.

At the same time, I am still communicating with them.

It does not affect the speed of processing memorials at all.

"And Lan Yu, it's a good thing to be on the side of the prince, but some things need to be measured." After saying that Lan Yu was not enough, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Mu Ying and said, "Ying'er, remember, you will not hide anything from us."

Lan Yu and Mu Ying's concealment did not cause Zhu Yuanzhang to express any dissatisfaction in his words.

In fact, he actually felt that there was nothing wrong with it and that it was a good thing to side with Zhu Biao.

"Tell me, why are you arguing?"

He knew about the quarrel between Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, but did not know the specific reason.

Zhu Biao sighed slightly.

"The fourth brother told me that he didn't want to go to the vassal state."

The air seemed to have fallen into dead silence, and even Zhu Yuanzhang's brain was temporarily paralyzed by these words.

He raised his head, the joy on his brows disappeared in an instant, anger rushed to his brows, and his voice became low.

"Biao'er, you just said that Lao Si wanted to... do something?"

Mu Ying and Lan Yu sensed Zhu Yuanzhang's anger and dared not even breathe. This was shortly after the Hu Weiyong case broke out.

This was the time when the emperor was at his most murderous. They still remember that the ground in the Fengtian Hall was littered with corpses.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even frown.

"Father, the fourth brother just wants to stay in the capital for a few more days. It's actually no big deal."

"It's no big deal, would you quarrel with him?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Biao.

I was originally thinking whether I could explain it for Zhu Di, but now it seems.

There's nothing I can do.

He could only sigh and say, "Old Four said he doesn't want to go to be a vassal."

"Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"He is afraid that after he leaves, our brotherhood will cease to exist. There will be no Zhu Lao Da and Zhu Lao Si, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, and they will treat each other like monarch and subject."

"The feudal prince system established by my father has a lot of drawbacks. The feudal princes have huge military power. Perhaps during the Hongwu Dynasty, when my father was still alive, the feudal princes did not dare to rebel."

"But what if..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became increasingly gloomy. This little bastard dared to discuss state affairs.

"What if?"

Zhu Biao paused and said, "What if... Father tells the Empress that the princes are rebelling? What should we do? Father doesn't think about his son."

"Even if my younger brothers don't rebel, what about my grandchildren? The interests of the vassal kings and the imperial power are always mutually exclusive."

"He doesn't want to end up not even being brothers with his son in the future."

In July, there was a scorching sun hanging in the sky, baking the entire palace.

But at this moment, there was no heat wave at all in the Shangshu room.

Instead, they were shivering from the cold.

Zhu Yuanzhang was like a huge block of ice, releasing cold air all the time.

"Ying'er, is what Biao'er said true or false?"

Mu Ying stopped stroking his goatee and stood straight, cupping his hands and saying solemnly, "Your Majesty, what the Crown Prince said is true."

The next second, Zhu Yuanzhang angrily slammed his broad palm on the dragon table.

The huge force directly knocked the piled memorials to the ground. "Asshole!"

This palm strike not only made the dragon table creak, but also frightened Zhu Biao, Mu Ying and Lan Yu.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang said with both anger and laughter: "Hahaha, good, the fourth brother is really brave."

"Even I dare to question it."

"Biao'er, tell me, why did he say that?"

Zhu Biao quickly explained.

"Father, I think that the Fourth Master might be thinking about me..."

Before Zhu Biao could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him.

He said angrily: "You are still making excuses for him!"

"Only Zhao Kuangyi knew the dangers of military officers, and only Kublai Khan knew the threat of Mongolia."

"Do you think he does this for your own good?"

"How can anyone who has no rebellious intentions think of these things? The second, third, and fifth sons are all looking forward to being enfeoffed as vassals."

Why did Zhu Di say such words?
You know, Zhu Di was the beneficiary of being a vassal king.

Zhu Biao responded: "But father, if the fourth brother had rebellious intentions, why would you tell me all this?"

"If the fourth brother has rebellious intentions, he can just go to a vassal state and slowly build up his own strength."

"Why are you saying this now?"

These words immediately stumped Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhao Kuangyin was born a military general and knew best the harm that military generals could cause, so the Song Dynasty suppressed military generals.

Kublai Khan, the Mongol Khan, knew best the dangers posed by Mongolia, so he frequently conquered those Mongol tribes that were not in the same mind as him.

Since Zhu Di knew the pros and cons of the vassal kings to the imperial power, it means that either he had the idea of rebellion, or he put himself in the position of the emperor and thought about this issue.

No matter which one it is, he will never tolerate it.

There could only be one crown prince in the Hongwu Dynasty, and that was Zhu Biao.

But this matter is very contradictory.

Why did Zhu Di want to speak out his thoughts?

Is it a showdown? Or is there something else going on?

Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who had seen countless people, could not figure out what Zhu Di was trying to do for a moment.

Just think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly.

"Somebody come!"

A eunuch ran out of the house and said, "Your Majesty."

"Immediately, summon Prince Yan Zhu Di to the palace, immediately!"

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, the eunuch hurried out of the palace and went to Duke Xu's mansion.

While waiting, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to continue dealing with memorials, but his thoughts had been disturbed.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been in a bad mood recently, and after this incident, he became even more upset.

Soon, Zhu Di arrived at the door of the Shangshufang.

Zhu Di lowered his head and slowly walked into the Shangshufang. After all, he still didn't have the courage to face his father.

I didn't even have the courage to look up and face him.

When he came in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his lips before he could salute.

"Why don't you dare look up at me?"

"What are you...afraid of?"

A deep voice filled with coldness and murderous intent echoed in his ears, and Zhu Di used all his strength to hold down his trembling hands.

I want to make myself look as normal as possible.

But fear and terror slowly took over his heart, and these emotions stimulated his heart to beat violently.

It was as if the person sitting in front of him and talking was not his own father.

But it is a tiger that has killed countless people.

(End of this chapter)