Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 208 Zhu Di founded the country! Overseas King!

"Congratulations, Grand Master Cao."

"Congratulations, Grand Master Cao."

……

All the ministers praised Cao Wei one after another.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiongying knew that the matter had been completed and said:

"My dear friends, who else has a different opinion on the matter of founding a country in Europe proposed by Grand Master Cao?"

Everyone shook their heads now.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiongying added: "In that case, I will immediately announce that the establishment of a European country is officially on the agenda..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Suddenly, the entire audience shouted loudly.

However, the founding of the country has been confirmed, but the candidate for the emperor of the subject country has not yet been determined. This is also a major event, and it is inappropriate to leave it undecided, some officials secretly thought.

Everything they can think of, Zhu Xiongying can also think of.

"Master Cao, did you hear that? The founding of the country has been put on the agenda, but who should be sent to take charge of the country? Does Master Cao have anyone in mind?"

Of course Cao Wei has a candidate in mind, and Zhu Di is a perfect fit.

It is not easy for the Prince of Ming Dynasty to govern a European country with both civil and military skills.

"Your Majesty, I believe that among the many members of the royal family, King Bingjian has outstanding abilities. He has led troops to fight for the Ming Dynasty throughout his life, has made many military exploits, and has excellent civil and military skills. He can take on a big responsibility!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded after hearing this. This was something that he, Zhu Yuanzhang and Cao Wei had almost decided yesterday, and Zhu Di could be the emperor of that country.

He looked at the other ministers again,

"My dear friends, do you agree with what Grand Master Cao said?"

Many ministers nodded and expressed their agreement.

"Wang Bingjian has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty in the southern and northern wars for many years. It is understandable that he should go to Europe to take charge of the overall situation."

"Yes, with both civil and military skills, he is the best person to govern Europe."

"With King Bingjian guarding Europe, those European countries must be trembling with fear every day and respecting the Ming Dynasty extremely!"

"Okay, since you all think that King Bingjian is the best candidate to govern the European vassal countries, I will immediately issue an order to order King Bingjian in Europe to start preparing for the founding of the country..." Zhu Xiongying on the dragon throne immediately waved his hand. , said.

After the meeting,

Cao Wei did not leave the palace, but walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang's palace.

Because the court meeting lasted a long time today, when he arrived at Zhu Yuanzhang's palace, it was already close to noon. Zhu Yuanzhang got a large bowl of duck blood soup and a few sesame seed cakes from nowhere, and he was eating them with gusto.

Hearing that Cao Wei came to see him, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the palace maid to bring him in.

After Cao Wei came in, he cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I've met the Grand Emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang cupped his hands and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed a mouthful of duck blood soup, pointed to what he was doing in front of him and motioned for Cao Wei to sit down, and asked:

"The court meeting is over, how about it? Can the fourth child go to Europe to be his emperor?"

Cao Wei sat down as he spoke,

"Everyone has witnessed what King Bingjian has done. As long as the subordination relationship between the two countries is properly handled, there will be no problem. His Majesty has already drafted a decree and will announce it to the world soon."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and continued to eat his sesame biscuits. When he saw Cao Wei staring at his sesame biscuits, he ordered the maid on the side:

"Go get another bowl of duck blood soup and some sesame seed cakes."

The palace maid bowed and slowly withdrew. After a while, an identical meal was prepared and presented to Cao Wei.

"Then I'll be disrespectful," Cao Wei chuckled, picked up the sesame seed cakes and ate them.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, lowered his head and drank duck blood soup.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very clear about Zhu Di's abilities.

Zhu Di has been with him since he was a child, learning from him in every word and deed. Whether controlling people or fighting, he can still see a bit of his own shadow.

That's why some people say that Zhu Di is the one who looks most like him among all his princes.

To say that Zhu Di like this definitely has the ability to be an emperor. With such an outstanding son, why wouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang not want to pass on to him?

However, when establishing a country's crown prince, it is always based on elders and direct descendants, and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot break the rules, otherwise... the chaotic royal struggle during the Tang Dynasty may happen again in his Ming Dynasty.

He knew that Zhu Di had always felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. There was only one throne in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang could only pass the throne to his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that this was enough. Everyone performed their duties and everything seemed to be the best arrangement. However, the changes in the Ming Dynasty gave Zhu Di another chance to be emperor!

When he first heard Cao Wei's unrealistic idea, Zhu Yuanzhang actually thought it was unreliable, but after thinking about it later, he became more and more convinced that it was feasible, because no matter what he thought, distant vassal states were unlikely to threaten the suzerain state of Ming Dynasty.

And Zhu Di has sufficient strength and ability, and he will definitely be able to manage the subject country well and bring immeasurable benefits to the Ming Dynasty.

And in this way, a powerful Ming Dynasty became two powerful countries with top national power in the world. This is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

No matter how you look at it, the advantages of establishing a country in Europe outweigh the disadvantages, and the disadvantages can be avoided as much as possible using various methods.

As an old father, Zhu Yuanzhang had already thought about how happy Zhu Di would be when he knew that he was about to become the emperor of Ming Dynasty's European vassal country.

"Hehehehe," Zhu Yuanzhang laughed unconsciously.

Cao Wei was eating with gusto and looked up.

"Old man, why are you laughing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, touched the stubble on his chin that was not very cleanly shaved, and talked about another topic,

"Tell me, should we prepare for Xiongying to marry that girl from the Xu family?"

Cao Wei was startled for a moment, then nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already connected Zhu Xiongying and Xu Miaojin three or four years ago and built a bridge.

However, after Zhu Yuanzhang abdicated and Zhu Xiongying ascended the throne, Zhu Xiongying had to deal with a lot of government affairs every day and became more and more busy. He did not have much time to see Xu Miaojin. The two were obviously in the same Yingtian Mansion, but they could not be with each other all the time.

Now, after several incidents, Zhu Xiongying's reputation has been established, and his seat on the throne has become more and more stable. It is indeed time to arrange life-long events for him. There is a circle of people in Lao Zhu's family, but only Lao Zhu is left above Zhu Xiongying. If he doesn't arrange the wedding for Zhu Xiongying quickly, when Lao Zhu burps that day, there will be no one for Zhu Xiongying to take care of.

"Um……"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, found a calendar from the side, and flipped through it.

"May 20th next year will be a good day, neither hot nor cold, suitable for doing things." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Cao Wei swallowed the last bite of sesame seed cake dipped in duck blood soup, then drank the rest of the duck blood soup and wiped his mouth.

May 520? ?

What a good day, Cao Wei secretly smiled in his heart, but unfortunately no one understands the other meaning of this number now.

In another year, Zhu Xiongying will also get married. Time flies so fast. I wish that Zhu Xiongying was still a child who occasionally made mistakes and would be spanked by himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still studying the calendar, and Cao Wei patted his stomach and stood up.

"Old man, I won't disturb you anymore and will take my leave now."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said:

"Your mother came here just before and asked us to go see Lin'er with her. Since you are out of the palace, take her with you."

The "your mother" in Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth was Zhu Hanming's mother, Concubine Han.

Cao Wei has no father or mother, and has been married to Zhu Hanming for a long time. Although he cannot really regard Zhu Yuanzhang as his father, Concubine Han treats him no differently than his own mother.

"Okay, then I will retire." Cao Wei handed over his hand and left the palace, then asked the maids in the palace, found Concubine Han in an imperial garden in the palace, and took her with him to the Cao Mansion.

Concubine Han was extremely fond of Cao Lin, the son of Cao Wei and Zhu Hanming. She held it in her hand for fear of being touched and held it in her mouth for fear of melting.

She has lived in the palace all year round. To put it bluntly, she was originally empty and bored. With her daughter marrying Cao Wei, her status was improved. Now that she has a lovely grandson, she naturally devotes herself to her grandson. On the body.

Along the way, she was telling Cao Wei how cute and fun Cao Lin was, and how she wished she could just live in Cao Mansion...

Although the establishment of the European country was already a certainty, for the sake of all the rights and interests of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying still discussed with the Manchu civil and military officials for a whole month, and only after stipulating all matters, the establishment of the country was announced.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused turmoil, not only Yingtian Mansion, but also the whole country was shocked!

Although the common people have not read any books, they still know the importance of the emperor. Why do they need to create a second emperor?

In the north, northwest, and some remote places, after hearing the news, two riots, both large and small, broke out. They also threatened that the new emperor Shaozhi was deceived by the courtiers, and they wanted to oust the emperor.

Fortunately, the number of participants was not large, and they were quickly suppressed by the local government. Zhu Xiongying did not act harshly this time. He knew that the affairs of the two emperors were too bizarre for ordinary people, and it was possible for ordinary people to think whatever they thought, so he just ordered After suppressing and appeasing those who participated in the riots, and making sure that they would no longer have second thoughts, they were pardoned.

This generous act also gave people all over the world a new understanding of this emperor.

When the domestic situation gradually stabilized, Zhu Xiongying sent people to sea to deliver the decree to Europe.

When the envoy arrived in Europe, it was already October of the fourth year of Yongwu.

During this period, Zhu Di had been conscientiously occupying the old territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia, while dealing with European countries and training his troops without delay.

Zhu Di learned that a messenger from the Ming Dynasty had arrived, and hurriedly took Ma He to greet him.

And when Zhu Di saw the imperial edict and learned that he could establish a kingdom on the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia and become emperor, he couldn't believe it for a moment!

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Zhu Xiongying was actually willing to let him be the overseas emperor! This kind of thing... has never happened in history!

As an ambitious master, Zhu Di was so happy when he saw this imperial edict that he couldn't help himself!

In this way, he can build his own country here in Europe and flex his muscles!

According to common sense, there is no need to kneel down when receiving an edict from the king side by side, but Zhu Di knew how difficult it was for Zhu Xiongying to make this decision, so in the end he knelt on the ground and respectfully received the edict from the messenger. This was a sign of He was very grateful for Zhu Xiongying's kindness.

"My lord, thank you for your grace!" Zhu Di said loudly.

Later, Zhu Di asked Ma He to prepare a banquet to welcome the envoys.

During the banquet, Zhu Di asked the envoy for details, and then he learned that the idea of ​​establishing a country in Europe was proposed by Cao Wei in the main hall, and he single-handedly convinced all the officials by fighting with the Confucian scholars. Only then did he have the idea of ​​establishing an overseas country. Emperor's chance.

For a moment, Zhu Di was filled with emotion, saying in his heart that it was really worth it to have Cao Wei as his brother in his life!

"By the way, as far as I know, after arriving in Yingtian, the son of King Bingjian became close to Grand Master Cao. Grand Master Cao took care of the crown prince many times..."

When he heard about his son, Zhu Di, who had been overseas for so long, couldn't help but his eyes turned red.

"Hahahaha, our brother-in-law..." Zhu Di wanted to say something to praise Cao Wei, but couldn't think of how to say it.

The banquet was over and the messenger was taken to rest.

Zhu Di was already very drunk. This was the happiest time for him in so many years. His long-cherished wish from childhood to adulthood finally came true!

The next day,

Zhu Di, who had sobered up, started moving non-stop to prepare for the founding of the country.

He first sent people to gather together the nobles, knights, and landowners of all sizes in Sardinia, and announced to them that he would establish a country here and become king.

How dare those nobles in Sardinia dare to say no?

The 300,000 Ming troops in Zhu Di's hands defeated invincible opponents all over Europe, and even easily wiped out their old king Modreli and his family.

If they dare to show any intention of opposing, Zhu Di's army will arrive at his door the next day.

It only took two hours for Zhu Di to "reach an agreement" with all the nobles, and compared the Ming Dynasty's policies and laws, he made many changes to Sardinia's previous system.

In November of the fourth year of Yongwu,

After Zhu Di took care of everything within the country, he officially announced the founding of the country. The country was named "Riyue," which means the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever.

At the end of November, after witnessing the establishment of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty took Zhu Di's letter of credence from the Sun and Moon Kingdom and embarked on the journey back to the Ming Dynasty again.

Within three months, these envoys returned to the Ming Dynasty.

It was already February of the fifth year of Yongwu, and the entire Yingtian Mansion was already filled with a festive atmosphere.

In more than two months, it will be the day when Emperor Ming Dynasty and Xu Miaojin, the daughter of the Xu family, will get married!

The envoy entered the palace with Zhu Di's credential, met Zhu Xiongying, and presented the credential.

As Zhu Xiongying expected, this letter of credence can actually be regarded as a letter of guarantee.

It was Zhu Di who made a sincere oath to respect Ming Dynasty from generation to generation! Ming’s interests are supreme! I will never do anything harmful to the interests of Ming Dynasty!

Another part was told to Zhu Yuanzhang, vowing to work hard and make a contribution to Zhu Yuanzhang to prove that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiongying were not wrong about him.

(End of this chapter)