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

Chapter 251 Get engaged to Cao Lin and force Zhu Chu to submit

"Xiong Ying lived abroad for ten years. After he came back, he was still lenient to others and diligent. How much did he do for the Ming Dynasty? Publicly owned land, built railways, and changed the currency. Wasn't this all what Xiong Ying did?"

"As an emperor, he is more qualified than us!"

"What happened today is a change in the development of the Ming Dynasty's national power. It should be done. What happened to taking away your royal power?"

"Let me tell you clearly that taking away your royal power is not only to save the court's financial expenses, but also to save the future. You king and that king will have thoughts that you shouldn't have!"

Hearing this, all the feudal kings present felt a strange feeling in their hearts, as if their little secrets had been guessed.

To be fair, they are both Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, but they were born a few years later than Prince Zhu Biao.

When Zhu Biao was alive, they believed in him, but after Zhu Biao passed away, who dared to say that they didn't have some grudges against Zhu Xiongying who came back after ten years of absence?

They are all the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang. Is it possible that only the fourth king of Yan, Zhu Di, wants to fight for the throne? King Qin didn’t? Is there no king of Jin? King Qi doesn’t have it?

It's just that they knew the situation well and suppressed their ambitions firmly. Without Zhu Di, the number of successful rebellions by the vassal kings from beginning to end would have been zero!

Zhu Zhen laughed again, but said nothing. When the others saw this, they suddenly had different thoughts...

Zhu Ming scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "Brothers don't know, how can I know?"

"It seems that if we don't hand over the royal power, we really won't be able to leave this sect's mansion. What should we do?"

"How can the old man sing this? Give me a sweet date with a stick? This sweet date is too small. How about a casual job? Which one of you wants to..."

"Grandpa Huang," Zhu Xiongying stepped forward and took over from the eunuch to support Zhu Yuanzhang.

From this, they also knew more clearly that it was a certainty that Zhu Xiongying would take back their royal power this time! If it were him, after having convenient tools such as trains and airplanes, he would also find a way to eliminate the threat of the feudal king.

Listening to the sparse footsteps getting farther and farther outside, the expressions on everyone's faces calmed down.

This means knowing that something cannot be done, even if you have some small thoughts in your heart, you will not actually take action.

Zhu Ming immediately expressed his position that he could hand over the royal power, but then he thought, by agreeing to the old man in front of everyone, wouldn't it be tantamount to betraying the others and making them unable to get off? Then you might have to look askance at yourself.

After saying that, he ignored others and walked out of the gate of Zhu Ping's courtyard. The eunuch closed the door again.

"A while ago, the old man wanted to kill Lan Yu, which caused a commotion. It was Xiongying who saved Lan Yu. Shouldn't Lan Yu be so determined? I'm afraid that if this makes trouble, Lan Yu will take it seriously..."

Zhu Zhen was very moved when he heard this.

Zhu Yuanzhang came out of the clan mansion here and saw Zhu Xiongying waiting for him outside the gate.

Zhu Quan smacked his lips, "Eighteenth brother, what do you think we should do?"

Lan Yu is loyal to Zhu Xiongying, and he will definitely be willing to eliminate some unstable factors for him. Who can stop Lan Yu then?

"What Third Brother said makes sense, so let's hold off."

When it comes to leading troops to fight, even the vassal kings like them can't compare to Lan Yu's veteran generals, let alone their subordinates.

As soon as this statement came out, many people thought it was feasible. When they were discussing how to send letters back to their fiefdoms, Zhu Xi, who had been silent for a long time, said out loud:

For Zhu Chu, there was no difference between handing over royal power and military power. It would be better to return to a bustling metropolis like Yingtian, as long as his family could still have money to spend and food to eat.

"Father, if we don't agree to hand over the military and royal power in our hands, will we be trapped in the clan's mansion forever?" Among the others, Zhu Zhen didn't think so much, and now he asked the question he was concerned about.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt pity for his son, who was not too old either. In order to prevent the Mu family from being the only one in Yunnan, he sent him to Yunnan at a young age to stabilize the situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became gentler, but he still nodded:
"Yes, if you don't hand over the royal power in your hands, you will be unable to leave this sect."

"As for after handing over the royal power and military power, if you want to make achievements, go and fight in the army, win the battles, and be made generals like heroes, or you can become an official, or you can just work as a sinecure... …”

At first, Zhu Yu was unsupervised and did many things that gave Zhu Yuanzhang a headache. However, since Cao Wei went to Yunnan for a tour, Zhu Yu has obviously become more sensible and no longer as willful as before.

"How about..." Zhu Shu's eyes flashed, "Let's find a way to send the message back and let the men make a fuss. Let's also give him a test..."

"Is making trouble really useful? Lan Yu and several generals are in the middle of the court. Once they come out, who can resist?"

Zhu Zhen didn't speak, and the others didn't speak either. The place became cold again.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was almost done, and did not want to push them too hard, so he stood up on the chair.

Everyone did not accept his words and instead said:

"You have been in the clan mansion for three days. It must be uncomfortable to lose your freedom. If any of you can wake up early and hand over the royal and military power in your hands, we can let him out."

Zhu Shu covered half of his swollen face and said to everyone with a smile, looking shameless.

Zhu Chu's words were like a basin of cold water being poured down, making all the feudal kings suddenly sober.

"Even if you imprison me for ten or twenty years, you won't be able to take away the royal power in my hands. I don't believe that after the old man leaves, he really dares to imprison us for life. Isn't this abuse of family members? Can he bear this infamy?" Jin Wang Zhu Fan said.

"What else can I do, cold salad!"

So Zhu Zhen suppressed his emotions and prepared to act according to the opportunity later.

Zhu Xi stared at Zhu Xi, suspicious of his words and demeanor.

"Eighteenth brother, you don't want to hand over the royal power to survive, do you?"

His fiefdom is in Yunnan, but there is a local Mu family who is on par with him. In terms of popular support, the Mu family is even better than him. Therefore, Zhu Min, the King of Min, really does not have a sense of superiority over others in Yunnan, and Yunnan is a remote place. The local people have only been educated for a few decades. They are ignorant, the objective conditions are also inconvenient, and there are mountains everywhere...

It can not only transform the system, save countless silver for the court, but also eliminate hidden dangers. Anyone who does not do this is a fool.

Zhu Yuanzhang said this today, and more than 90% of the vassal kings present would feel guilty, although they had never shown it.

"Okay, it's all right! Don't say anything! Then continue to stay here and see if you really want to live here for the rest of your life."

"Hahaha, today's trip is not in vain. I think that boy Lao Shiba has some ideas. Find someone to contact him secretly in two days to see if it is okay." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes How vicious it is, how could you not see Zhu Ming's eagerness to try?

"My grandson knows, Grandpa Huang." Zhu Xiongying replied...

Another three days passed by in a flash.

Zhu Xiongying remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions and asked someone to contact Zhu Xi secretly.

If Zhu Zhen can be instigated to rebel and give other vassal kings a start, everything will become much simpler.

But before taking action, Zhu Xiongying still felt that he should listen to Cao Wei's opinion.

This time, he did not ask anyone to call Cao Wei over. Instead, he made preparations and left the palace with two personal assistants, one was the eunuch chief and the other was the commander of the Jinyi Guards. The three of them headed towards the scientific research institute.

Today was the day when the second cement slab was poured by the Research Institute and completely solidified. Cao Weiben also wanted to go to the palace, but saw Zhu Xiongying arriving first.

Everyone immediately saluted Zhu Xiongying respectfully. "I see your Majesty."

"Common people see you, Your Majesty."

"No courtesy, no courtesy, stay flat." The latter smiled and waved his hand.

Cao Wei straightened up and said happily: "Your Majesty is here just in time. I happen to have something to report to you."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Cao Wei led Zhu Xiongying to another part of the scientific research institute, pointed to the cement board on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, this is it. This thing is a cement board with a steel frame embedded inside, which is extremely strong."

Zhu Xiongying stepped forward and looked at it carefully, nodded and said:
"It looks really good. I wonder what this thing does?"

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, then realized later that this was Zhu Xiongying's first time seeing a cement board.

"Your Majesty, this cement board is made of cement. It has many uses. It can be used to build roads, houses, and cities. It is absolutely strong enough. It is as solid as a copper wall or an iron wall."

"More importantly, the cement material is very common and the cost is not high."

Zhu Xiongying finally became interested and looked at the cement board again.

"Master, you said it is strong, how strong is it?"

Cao Wei raised his lips and smiled, then found a sledgehammer from the side, "Your Majesty, you can try it."

Zhu Xiongying naturally wouldn't do it himself, so he glanced at Hao Han, the commander of the Jinyiwei behind him.

Hao Han understood, stepped forward, saluted Cao Wei, and took the sledgehammer.

"Use as much strength as you can, you're welcome." Cao Wei said.

Hao Han glanced at him, nodded, then swung the sledgehammer behind him and exerted all his strength. With a whirring sound, the hammer hit the cement board with great force!

"Boom!"

Everyone saw the cement board bounce, lift off the ground a few centimeters and then fall back down, which showed how much strength Hao Han had used.

Zhu Xiongying opened his eyes wide and saw that there was just a small pit on the cement board, and he felt unbelievable.

Looking at Hao Han again, he was still holding the handle of the hammer, but his hand was bleeding from between his fingers, and the force of the shock was too great.

"So hard?" Zhu Xiongying was a little dumbfounded.

Hao Han couldn't help but sigh:
"If I hit it with all my strength, even an ordinary courtyard wall would collapse. It's amazing that such a small cement board can survive unharmed."

Cao Wei saw the injury on Hao Han's hand and asked someone to take him down to bandage the wound. He and Zhu Xiongying stood closer before.

Zhu Xiongying was still sighing at the hardness and magic of cement boards, thinking that if a city was built with cement and steel bars, wouldn't it be just a copper wall and an iron wall?

"Good stuff, really good stuff. Grand Master, you gave me another surprise. If I had known earlier, I would have brought Grandpa Huang here with me today."

Cao Wei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this cement was not developed by me, but by my student Fang Min."

"Okay, okay, okay," Zhu Xiongying's face became even more surprised.

"Grand Master's previous efforts were not in vain. He has really cultivated talents for our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Xiongying said excitedly.

"If Fang Min is successful in developing cement, I will reward him with a hundred taels of silver. He can set up a scientific research institute in the local area like the Grand Master to recruit talents. All expenses need only be reported to the government."

Cao Wei couldn't help but feel happy for Fang Min, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise."

Xie Jinyiqiu and others nearby were also very happy and shouted together:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise!"

After saying all this, Cao Wei asked Zhu Xiongying:

"Excuse me for being presumptuous, but I still don't agree that Your Majesty is here today. What's the important business?"

Zhu Xiongying suppressed the smile on his lips and pulled Cao Wei to the side. Seeing this, the others dispersed wisely.

Zhu Xiongying told Cao Wei everything that happened in the Emperor's Palace these days, and asked: "Grand Master, I have someone secretly contact King Min. What should I do if he doesn't agree?"

Cao Wei did not expect that Zhu Xiongying ordered all the vassal kings to be put under house arrest. He secretly thought that he had become ruthless and that he would use such tough measures.

Cao Wei pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled.

Zhu Xiongying was confused and asked him why he was laughing.

"If it's someone else, I really can't say, but if it's King Min... I have a way to ensure that he will obey."

"Seriously? What can we do?" Zhu Xiongying asked with joy.

Then Cao Wei told him about the marriage between the two families that Zhu Zheng had discussed with him when he first came to Yingtian Mansion. To put it simply, Zhu Zhen had given birth to a daughter and wanted to marry the Qilin son of Cao Wei's family.

As long as Cao Wei writes to him and tells him to hand over the royal power and military power, he will agree to the marriage between Cao Lin and his daughter, and he is not afraid that Zhu Ming will not comply.

After Zhu Xiongying heard this, he was speechless. He didn't expect that the research institute would come to this research institute for nothing, and it would be such an unexpected surprise.

"Then...then...does Grand Master need to come over to Cao Lin and discuss it with him?" Zhu Xiongying also felt that this method was reliable, but he also felt that it was unfair to him to arrange a marriage to Cao Lin so rashly.

Cao Wei shook his head, "I just need to tell him when I go back. This is about the Ming Dynasty. He has to agree even if he doesn't agree!"

Seeing that he said so firmly, Zhu Xiongying no longer hesitated, "Then... well, just think that I owe little brother Cao Lin a favor, and I will personally find a few concubines for him in the future to make up for it."

After the matter was discussed, Zhu Xiongying stopped staying at the scientific research institute for a long time and returned to the palace with Hao Han and the eunuch chief.

That night.

Zhu Chu's residence in the clan's mansion.

"It's stuck." After a soft sound, Zhu Zhen saw a small note in the window.

Confused, Zhu Xi walked over, opened the window, and looked around, but could not see anyone.

Then he opened the small piece of paper, and after seeing the writing on it clearly, the corners of his mouth were already raised.

the next day,
A sudden news caught all the feudal kings by surprise.

Min King Zhu Min was the first to bow his head and agreed to hand over the royal power and military power on the condition that he find a house in Yingtian Mansion to settle down.

(End of this chapter)