People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

"Zhu Di and Lan Yu returned to Beijing with an army of [-] people..."

In Shuntian Mansion, master and apprentice Zhang Yi and Yao Guangxiao sat looking at each other.

Yao Guangxiao held the white piece in his hand and was about to make the move when he realized that he had already lost.

He casually shared the latest information, and Zhang Yi was speechless for a while.

The inertia of history always seems to bring destiny back to its original starting point.

"If Master hadn't rescued Your Majesty, when King Ning came back this time, he would have taken the natural course and conquered the world!
But His Majesty still did not forget to test him. This test was not easy to pass! "

Yao Guangxiao took back the chess pieces and rearranged the layout.

Zhang Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing Yao Guangxiao's words.

If he hadn't saved Lao Zhu that day, Zhu Di's return this time would probably be a new crisis.

It's just a twist of fate, Lao Zhu is still alive, and his dream of being an emperor is ultimately a mirror image.

"His Majesty has obviously got the situation under control, but he still refuses to show up. He has informed almost no one except General Xu.

Isn't he afraid that the Ming Dynasty will fall into chaos because of his fake death? "

Zhang Yi heard this and said:
"Perhaps, he just wants to see who can stand his test..."

Yao Guangxiao was silent for a while after hearing this.

"Master, I heard you say something, human nature cannot stand the test!"

The master and apprentice were silent again. Zhang Yi also disapproved of Lao Zhu's approach.

Testing human nature is just like what I told Zhu Yuanzhang when I talked about the salary issue of Ming officials.

Most people cannot stand the test of human nature.

Even his old brothers and his children are like this.

A wise man will not test human nature, or even let this multiple-choice question arise.

Zhang Yi really wanted to persuade Lao Zhu, but the rebellion in the palace was a big blow to Lao Zhu.

The Jin Yiwei he relied on most became a part of the rebellion that almost succeeded.

Lao Zhu's temperament was originally suspicious. After experiencing this change, he has recently been getting closer to the Hongwu Emperor who Zhang Yi remembered for ten thousand years.

Zhang Yi didn't like this kind of emperor.

But he couldn't persuade people to be generous, after all, it was a matter of lightning.

Today's Zhu Yuanzhang just wants to see the reactions of the princes in the world.

His sons, old brothers, and others all became his pawns.

Among the border troops, the only person Zhu Yuanzhang did not test was his father-in-law Xu Da.

Firstly, he believed in Xu Da, and secondly, he couldn't bear the risk of Xu Da's rebellion.

"What about the others?"

Zhang Yi was hiding with the emperor these days, but he didn't ask much about the emperor's affairs.

On the contrary, it was Yao Guangxiao, and Zhu Yuanzhang trusted him more and more.

Many things have passed through Yao Guangxiao's hands.

"Sixty percent of the officials in the various states in the world have been persuaded to support the new emperor.

Forty percent of the officials either cursed Hu Weiyong for treason or resigned from office!

Of course, there are more people who have not expressed their stance, waiting for His Royal Highness, the [-]-strong army, to move south!

Everyone is waiting for Hu Weiyong and His Highness Prince Ning to decide on life and death!
His Majesty's reforms in recent years have been too radical, causing anger and resentment.

The reason why Hu Weiyong's rebellion went so smoothly and he was able to quickly gain the support of civilian officials is also related to this matter!

According to the practice of past rebellions, when a powerful official like Hu Weiyong seizes the throne, not only the generals of the border army, but also the civil servants will criticize him verbally and writtenly!
Nowadays, not to mention other places, even in the capital, few censors from the censorship platform come out to speak.

It is conceivable that the behavior of this Prime Minister Hu really won the hearts of the people! "

There was a hint of irony in Yao Guangxiao's words.

The conflict of interests between the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats is complicated, but one thing is very clear.

The "people" defined by scholar-bureaucrats refers to their class of scholars and gentry.

Zhu Yuanzhang defined the common people as the people, which was different from the understanding of the scholar-bureaucrat class.

Nowadays, the change of power in the capital is so smooth. To a certain extent, Lao Zhu is indeed unpopular with the people.

Zhang Yi looked in a certain direction and sighed.

This rebellion did little physical damage to Zhu Yuanzhang, but the mental blow to Lao Zhu was enough to change many things.

"In the future, it will probably be even more troublesome to work under His Majesty!"

While Zhang Yi was distracted, Yao Guangxiao gave birth to a son.

……

"Father! What else do you want to see?"

While Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Yi were chatting about Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, were also having a conversation.

"The fourth child has gone south, and he is here to avenge us.

You have obviously controlled the situation in the capital, but why do you still let them make trouble?
Do you really intend to let the fourth child launch a peaceful uprising? "

Regarding Jingnan, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao knew about it.

It was also because he knew about that accident that Zhu Biao lost a woman who was supposed to be his wife and an unborn son.

Although the incident did not happen, Zhu Biao's feelings for Zhu Di were always somewhat complicated.

After all, Lao Si killed his son and then took away the throne of emperor.

The young Zhu Di naturally did not have as many subordinates as King Yan during the Jingnan period. Even in the army, he was only a junior general.

But if he and the emperor are really gone, Zhu Di will succeed in seizing the throne this time.

His future path will be much easier than Jing Nan's.

Seeing his brother avenge himself, Zhu Biao always felt a little unreal.

"Mr. Zhang Yi said that the fourth child has a good talent. I will take a closer look this time..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time and finally answered Zhu Biao's question.

"But Father, just to take a look at this world, all the lives will be destroyed because of your decision..."

Zhu Biao stepped forward and begged Zhu Yuanzhang.

"If you and I die in Wuying Hall, you will realize what it means to be in ruins...

Okay, just wait a moment, what I want to see cannot be seen yet..."

After getting the answer from the emperor, Zhu Biao's face was full of disappointment.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind, he knew that there was no room for recovery.

……

In the capital, the emperor's national mourning continues.

Among the people, there is also a feeling of sadness.

Rumors about the emperor's assassination had long spread all over the world. Under the suppression of the government, no one dared to talk about this topic.

In the past few days, the most common thing the imperial court has done is to arrest people everywhere with the Jin Yiwei and the people from the Military and Horse Division.

In particular, many people who were once related to Longhu Mountain and Chunqiu College were arrested.

The common people are in danger.

But there are also many people who spontaneously pay homage to the emperor.

Most of these people were immigrants from the south. They had witnessed the changes in the world for ten years and were also bidding farewell to the emperor in their hearts.

A few days later, the new emperor ascended the throne.

Imperial decrees were quickly distributed to various places.

The people saw that many policies set by the emperor were abolished without hesitation.

How can they realize that Emperor Hongwu did so many things?
In particular, many people can understand government announcements without anyone else reading them for them, which already shows their difference.

In just a few days,

Only then did they understand the value of Emperor Hongwu.

"The newspapers are gone too..."

What makes everyone feel sad the most is that the "Sun and Moon Times" has disappeared from life.

As the mouthpiece of the former emperor, he was also the channel most hated by civil servants and officials.

After Hu Weiyong seized power, the first thing he did was to abolish the Sun and Moon Times
Can you imagine how much the scholar-bureaucrats hated newspapers?

"Yeah, without the newspaper, you always feel like something is missing?"

"I heard that His Highness King Yan is heading south with his army, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Yan, it's His Royal Highness Prince Ning..."

Speaking of the news of Zhu Di going south, the people showed some expectations.

They have lived well in the past ten years, but they always feel that when His Highness comes back, he will change back to his previous appearance.

……

"Your Majesty, your fourth brother wants you to die!"

In the palace, Hu Weiyong sat in front of young Zhu Tan, laughing and talking to Yan Yan.

Zhu Tan lowered his head, not daring to look at Hu Weiyong.

Wuying Palace was burned down, and the former Imperial Study Room was also burned down.

The imperial study room arranged by Hu Weiyong for the young emperor is temporarily located in the Huagai Hall.

These days, he has been accompanying Zhu Tan day and night, and the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty naturally fall on him.

Hu Weiyong enjoyed this feeling of reviewing memorials very much.
He put down a memorial and smiled at the little emperor:

"Look, none of your uncles support you!
Although they are not under the banner of overthrowing you, they are not willing to get involved in these things!

Li Wenzhong is like this, Feng Sheng is like this...

Other officials, no less.

These people are all waiting for your fourth brother to come over and cut off your head.

Your Majesty,
Are you afraid? "

Zhu Tan was so frightened by Hu Weiyong that he shivered. The fourth brother, Zhu Di, was the direct descendant of the queen.

Will the brother who was once Zhu Tan's idol really come to kill him?
Zhu Tan, who had no parents anymore, almost cried.

"So, Your Majesty, the only one you can rely on is my veteran!
I will definitely help you block everything..."

Zhu Tan was silent, and Hu Weiyong was very satisfied with his obedience.

He walked out of the imperial study room, only to meet Ling Shuo rushing over.

"Lu Zhongheng lost..."

Hu Weiyong's expression changed. Lu Zhongheng was an important card in his hand and a pawn for his future control of the military.

When Zhu Di went south, Hu Weiyong was not worried.

The first person he relies on is Lan Yu, and the second person is Lu Zhongheng.

As one of the heroes who followed Lao Zhu to conquer the world, Lu Zhongheng's performance was not as dazzling as that of other Liu Gong.

But he can definitely be regarded as one of the fierce generals at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, but he lost to Zhu Di, a new recruit?

"Did Lan Yu help him?"

The smile on Hu Weiyong's face froze, and his whole person became manic.

"No, it was His Highness Prince Ning who led 1000 men to defeat the Marquis of Ji'an's army..."

Ling said that he would give a battle report to Hu Weiyong. Hu Weiyong looked at it and his face turned slightly blue.

He found that he had underestimated the situation outside and the children of Lao Zhu's family after all.

Zhu Di came with the hatred of his country and his family. For the first time he really appeared, he showed a genius in leading troops that was not suitable for his age.

He did not choose to go directly to the capital, but tried to gather the nearby Ming army.

However, when civil servants gather together,
With the generals waiting and watching, no one was willing to join the civil war in Lao Zhu's family.

But after he determined the situation, he decisively headed towards the capital.

Naturally, Hu Weiyong would not just surrender. Since he decided to rebel, he had already gathered several people in the army. Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju and others are Hu Weiyong's bargaining chips.

But these guys can't even beat Zhu Di?

“What can 1000 people do?”

Hu Weiyong was furious. He didn't understand military affairs, but 1000 people who handed him over to Lu Zhongheng were easily defeated. That was too exaggerated.

"Where's Fei Ju?"

Hu Weiyong quickly asked for information about another person. Fei Ju, the Marquis of Pingliang, is another chess piece in his hand.
Lu Zhongheng lost, he could only count on Fei Ju.

"Sir, I think it's quite embarrassing.

That old boy Xu Da gave Zhu Di a thousand lancers!

The mobility of these people will be of no use to anyone...

And Mr. Fei is still dragging Lan Yu’s team with him..."

When Ling Shuo mentioned Lan Yu, Hu Weiyong's face became confused and confused.

He has already tried to persuade Lan Yu and believes that he will be his own sooner or later.

But when Lan Yu and Zhu Di went south, he didn't make any changes.

"What about the others?"

"Prime Minister Hu, the guards and other armies are just sitting back and watching, making it clear that they don't want to get involved!
The only force we can rely on now is the garrison in the capital.

In fact, Hu Xiang, don’t worry, Zhu Di’s tens of thousands of people won’t be able to figure it out!

If we guard the capital, we can even drag them to death..."

"Can you guarantee that Xu Da will not go south?"

Hu Weiyong gave Ling Shuo a cold look.

He can handle the civil servant group and occupy the title of justice in the world.

But in the name of avenging his father, Zhu Di also targeted Hu Weiyong himself.

He can persuade civilian officials, but military generals, these people do not listen to him.

Even though he had interacted with most of the Huaixi military generals, after Zhu Yuanzhang died, not many people would really stand by his side.

Hu Weiyong also has his own strategies for these people, but he can't take them into account at the moment.

"Lanyu's side seems to have to add some fire..."

Hu Weiyong already had an idea in mind, and he told Ling:
"Tell Li Cunyi to work harder!"

After the explanation, he went out of the palace directly. The servant asked him where he was going. Hu Weiyong left the word "Chang Mansion" and asked someone to drive a carriage to Chang Mansion.

Zheng Guogong's mansion.

Nowadays, people in the capital are panicked.

This is especially true of the Zhenguo Palace in Chang Yuchun.

Rumors of Hu Weiyong's rebellion have long circulated in the capital.

Since he took control of the capital, the Lan family has been in panic.

The girl from the Chang family was the princess, and she was also in the palace that day. She was probably buried in the fire due to the turmoil.

As the prince's in-law, at this time of changing times,
Changfu's position is more dangerous than others.

When Hu Weiyong came, Lan received him with fear and complicated emotions.

The prime minister, whom she had met several times, was now very high-spirited and had a slight arrogance that she had never seen before.

"Madam, you are so polite!"

Hu Weiyong walked up to Lan with a very humble attitude.

There was a complex look in Lan's eyes. The man in front of her was the murderer of her daughter, but she could only treat him with respect.

"Xiang Hu, I wonder why you came here today?

Now that there are no men in my Changfu, I am a womanly woman, and it seems that I am not worthy of a visit from Prime Minister Hu! "

Lan was unsure of Hu Weiyong's intention, so he tried to test him.

Hu Weiyong smiled:
"Mrs. Duke, why don't you go in and talk?"

"Please!"

Mr. Lan welcomed Hu Weiyong into the living room, and the servants served him tea.

she asked:
"I wonder what happened when Mr. Hu came here?"

"Actually, I told your brother the truth about this matter. I guess he didn't tell you, or...

This matter is about the disappearance of your son..."

When Lan heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

She quickly drove all the servants around her out of the living room.

"Hu Xiang, I don't know what you want to say?"

Hu Weiyong smiled. He didn't hold back and told Lan everything he had said to Lan Yu.

Lan's eyes gradually turned red.

Regarding Chang Mao's death, even if she had accepted the reality, hearing it again would make her extremely sad.

"You mean, that little beast Zhang Yi killed my son?
And His Majesty always knew where my son was, and was he the one who disposed of the body? "

Hu Weiyong smiled and said nothing, nodding silently.

After a while, he said:
"I believe General Lan has verified it back then, Madam, you can go and verify it yourself.

In order to save His Majesty's face, the Prime Minister did not dare to tell anyone about this matter.

Later, I told General Lan that the truth was that he had been given numerous warnings and instructions.
I thought the truth about this matter would be hidden for a lifetime, but now that His Majesty has passed away,

It doesn’t hurt to say it! "

He spoke calmly, but Lan fell into deep annoyance and regret.

After a while, she burst into tears:

"My poor son!"

After the cause of Chang Mao's death was determined, Lan's sadness accumulated over the years also flooded into his heart again.

At the same time, she aroused hatred for Zhu Yuanzhang, and hated Zhu Yuanzhang's cooperation with Zhang Yi in concealing the cause of Chang Mao's death.

If Lao Zhu was still alive, she would probably say that this hatred was buried deep in her heart.

But now that Lao Zhu is gone, Lan naturally bursts into tears: "Son, you died so unjustly!

Your father worked his whole life for the Zhu family, but he couldn't buy your peace.

What kind of evil did our Chang family do to have such a master..."

Hu Weiyong watched Lan's behavior quietly, smiling and saying nothing.

The more this woman is like this, the happier he is.

The purpose of his trip was naturally not to tell Lan the truth out of kindness.

Lan cried for a long time before remembering that Hu Weiyong was always beside her.

She stood up and bowed down to Hu Weiyong:
"Thank you, Mr. Hu, for telling me the truth!"

Hu Weiyong smiled and said:
"Mrs. Chang, you don't have to be too sad. After all, Chang Mao's revenge has been avenged, right?"

When Lan Shi thought of the emperor and Zhang Yizo being buried in the sea of ​​fire, she felt inexplicably happy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was dead, so she didn't have to worry about offending the emperor who was not easy to get along with.

"It's not enough. I can't wait to have their whole family buried with my son..."

Lan thought about Chang Mao's death and gritted his teeth again.

"It's not impossible...

After the world is at peace, I can actually make the decision and avenge my wife, but...

Before that, I have something to do and I want to trouble Madam..."

Hu Weiyong finally told the purpose of his trip, and Lan fell silent after hearing this.

She was very embarrassed.

Chang Yuchun was Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant. If he knew that Lao Zhu had been killed, he would definitely avenge the emperor.

But now he is far away in Japan,

Hu Weiyong's sword has been handed to him.

If she rejects Hu Weiyong today, she doesn't know whether the entire Chang Mansion will be able to see the sun tomorrow.

"Mrs. Chang, what you did today is also to find a way out for General Chang in the future!"

Hu Weiyong knew her concerns and threatened her lightly.

Mrs. Blue’s sad look:
"Master, since you can't protect the Chang family, and you can't protect your son, as a woman, I have to make the decision for you today!"

"Hu Xiang, please wait a moment. I'm going to write a letter to my brother right now!"

She knew what Hu Weiyong was thinking, so she quickly got up and went back to write a letter to her brother.

After waiting for a while, Lan sent a handwritten letter to Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong got what he wanted, laughing.

"Ma'am, just wait for the good news!"

Lan watched Hu Weiyong leave, feeling empty in his heart.

From the moment she sends this letter today, it means she has made her choice.

If Zhu Di enters the capital, her and Chang's wealth will disappear with the arrival of the new emperor.

But after a while, her eyes showed crazy jealousy again.

Why should the fourth child of the Zhu family benefit from the wealth that her daughter cannot get?

Zhu Yuanzhang was dead, and his daughter's death was a foregone conclusion.

Instead of being loyal to that cold-hearted emperor, why not write a letter in exchange for the future glory and wealth of Changfu.

When she thought of this, she felt better again.

This time, she will definitely be able to defeat that bitch of the Xu family and gain a firm foothold.

In the new dynasty in the future, not only will her husband Chang Yuchun continue to be wealthy and noble, but her younger brother will also become the guardian of the family.

……

"His Royal Highness Zhu Di, you are very powerful!"

A few days later, reports about the battle ahead also reached the capital.

Ning Wang Zhu Di, as a rising star, soon shocked everyone.

After Lu Zhongheng, Zhu Di defeated Fei Ju's army on the plains of North China.

The fourth son of Emperor Hongwu made his most perfect debut on the battlefield.

He used several tricks to make the troops in the capital panic. Two veteran generals, Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju, were also beaten and fled back to the capital.

For a time, the civil war in the Zhu family quickly ignited the Ming Dynasty.

When the news reached Zhang Yi's ears, Yao Guangxiao, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but admire him.

If it weren't for Zhang Yi, he would probably have taken refuge with the former His Highness the King of Yan.

Although he no longer had any thoughts of rebellion, Yao Guangxiao was still happy with Zhu Di's performance, which proved that he had not misjudged the person.

"His Highness's mobile warfare ability is outstanding, and with the blessing of muskets, Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju can't fight normally..."

Zhang Yi had no doubts about Zhu Di's military ability.

Now Zhu Di's results have threatened the officials in the capital.

"It's just that I don't understand. It's already like this. What are you waiting for, Your Majesty?
Does he really want to wait for His Highness to invade Beijing and put the people into misery? "

Yao Guangxiao didn't understand that Zhu Yuanzhang had not made any move while they were waiting.

After so many days, what else does he want to see?
Does he have to watch everyone in the world betray him and accept the new emperor before he will be truly satisfied?

Or, the opportunity he was waiting for never came?

Zhang Yi thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"I have had a guess. Maybe the person Your Majesty wants to wait for is someone." (End of Chapter)