Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness made Tang He completely put aside his worries, and the relationship between the monarch and his subject suddenly became much more relaxed.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang invited him to have a meal with him, and he recalled the past and couldn't help sighing.

After three rounds of drinks, Tang He, who was already a little tipsy, said goodbye and left.

At Jinchuan Gate, Zhu Gang and others were still waiting. When they saw him coming back, they immediately went to greet him.

"Duke Xin."

Everyone bowed to greet each other, and Tang He returned the greetings one by one.

"Duke, have you seen His Majesty?" Guo Ying asked.

Tang He smiled and said, "I have seen you."

"Does His Majesty have any instructions?"

Tang He nodded solemnly, then turned to Zhu Gang and Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty has a message for the two princes."

Zhu Gang and Zhu Di felt a sinking feeling in their hearts when they heard this, and they had already vaguely guessed what the instruction was.

As expected, Tang He straightened his posture and said solemnly, "His Majesty has ordered that the two princes leave immediately. Don't delay any longer!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gang and Zhu Di couldn't help but look a little ugly.

But Tang He was now conveying Zhu Yuanzhang's oral order, so even if the tone was a little unpleasant, they could only bear it and respectfully accept the order:
"Yes, I obey your order!"

"Well, that's good. You two princes should set off for your fiefdoms as soon as possible. The old ministers and Marquis Dingyuan and Marquis Fengxiang are here, so you don't have to worry." Tang He said in a softened tone.

"We understand. Thank you for your help." Zhu Di bowed.

Tang He then nodded in satisfaction, and Guo Ying also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now with Tang He in charge and Zhu Yuanzhang's strict order, the two princes dared not delay any longer. After saying goodbye to everyone, they went back to prepare.

Most of the Northern Expedition troops were also drawn from various garrisons in the north. Except for a few trusted soldiers and horses that the two men took away, the rest were handed over to the command of Guo Ying and Zhang Long in accordance with the emperor's order.

After these two princes with ulterior motives left, the capital was completely back under Zhu Yuanzhang's control, leaving only Li Wei, the last rebel, alone in the imperial city like a rotten stone.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang also reached a reconciliation with him, and the two armies lived in peace, and the capital finally gradually returned to its former tranquility.

Li Wei then began to prepare for going to sea.

Various supplies and materials were mobilized from all over the place and transported to the capital, but Zhu Yuanzhang would not give these things to him for free. He had to pay for them himself.

Fortunately, he had made a lot of money in the past few years, and the secret chamber of commerce that Lai Fu and his friends secretly established was enough to support these expenses.

After the materials were in place, he sent Lu Hong to lead his men to the Longjiang Shipyard and began to build seagoing ships on a large scale.

At the same time, Tao Sheng has also led people at the Ordnance Bureau to resume the production of firearms and ammunition. As long as there are sufficient materials, the supply of ammunition will not be a problem.

In addition, he took out several new things and asked Tao Sheng and others to study them first.

Previously, the technology of the Ordnance Bureau was mainly used to manufacture weapons. In fact, with current conditions, many things can be manufactured, such as various electrical machinery, civilian goods, and even internal combustion engines can be attempted to be manufactured.

The number of people going out to sea this time is huge, and many ships are needed, which cannot be built in a day or two. He can only wait patiently.

As the days passed, Li Wei, apart from checking the progress of shipbuilding, would go to the Ordnance Bureau to study new things with Tao Sheng and others, just like he was back in the days when he worked in the Ministry of Industry. However, when he returned to the Imperial City every day, the soldiers confronting each other on both sides kept reminding him that things were different now.

On this day, Li Wei came back from the Ordnance Bureau and saw the palace gate from afar, but suddenly he didn't want to go in.

Although he had been avoiding it, every time he returned to the imperial city, he couldn't help but think of the owner of this magnificent capital.

"teacher?"

Xie Feihu, who was following him, saw him stop and couldn't help but shout in confusion.

Li Wei came back to his senses, thought for a moment and said, "Let's not go back yet. Come on, accompany me to find a place outside to have a drink."

"it is good."

Xie Feihu didn't ask any more questions. He just responded and followed him towards the prosperous central city.

The central city of the capital is where the powerful and wealthy gather. The residences of founding heroes such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are all here. Although they have passed away, their descendants have inherited their glory and continue to enjoy wealth.

Li Wei and Xie Feihu came to Zhongzheng Street and randomly found a relatively high-end restaurant and walked in.

"Please come in, sirs!"

The waiter immediately shouted when he saw them come in. At the same time, the shopkeeper heard the noise and looked up at them. When he saw Li Wei's appearance clearly, he was startled and hurriedly came out from behind the counter and got in front of the two of them.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. It is such an honor for me to have Your Majesty visit my shop!"

The shopkeeper bowed and said respectfully.

Those who do business in the capital are very well-informed. They must find out in advance which powerful people there are. Otherwise, if they are not treated well and offend people, they will have no chance of doing business.

Li Wei smiled and said casually: "You're welcome. I just come here to have a casual meal. Just arrange a place for me." "Okay, there's a private room upstairs. I'll take Your Highness there." The shopkeeper said quickly.

Li Wei shook his head: "No, I'll just find you a place by the window upstairs."

"Uh, yes!"

The shopkeeper didn't dare to ask more questions and agreed immediately. He then led him to the stairs and secretly winked at the waiter. The waiter understood and immediately trotted up to the second floor before them.

The shopkeeper led Li Wei and Xie Feihu up the stairs to the second floor and was taking him to the window seat with the best view.

"roll!"

At this moment, they suddenly heard a shout in the front. Several people looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, and saw that the waiter was talking to a customer sitting in front of the window. For some reason, he angered the customer and was pushed aside by the customer with a loud shout.

The shopkeeper's face suddenly changed when he saw this, and he quickly apologized to Li Wei, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will take care of it and it will be ready soon!"

After saying that, he hurried to where the waiter was.

Li Wei looked intently, and when he saw the drunken figure by the window, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and then he followed the shopkeeper and walked over.

"What's going on?" The shopkeeper first scolded the waiter in a low voice with an unpleasant expression, then he put on a smile and said to the customer at the window: "Sir, your expenses today are waived. Could you please move to another table?"

boom!
The guest slammed the table and shouted, "I said, get out!"

The shopkeeper's face froze and he was a little unhappy. Seeing that soft tactics didn't work, he decided to use hard measures to drive these people away.

At this moment, Li Wei had already come in front of him, looked at the people at the table, waved to the shopkeeper and said, "No need, we are one of you."

The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this and shuddered secretly.

Fortunately, he didn't have time to take any action!
"Yes, yes. I won't bother you any more. Please take a seat, Your Highness. I will prepare some more dishes for you right away." The shopkeeper said repeatedly.

"Go."

Li Wei replied softly, then walked to the table and sat down opposite the man.

"What a coincidence, why are you here?" Li Wei said with a smile.

"Oh, Your Majesty!"

Abu, who was sitting opposite him, looked up at him and sneered.

Ever since arriving in Beijing, Li Wei has never let him lead troops because he is afraid that he will be impulsive and do something uncontrollable.

Because of Anqing, he was reluctant to face the feud with Zhu Yuanzhang, so Abu had always been dissatisfied with him. He knew it very well, and didn't know how to explain it for a while, so he could only sigh softly.

After a while, the shopkeeper prepared a more sumptuous table of food and wine and brought it up. Li Wei opened the jar of wine and poured a glass for Abu and himself.

Abu picked up the wine glass and said slowly, "My sister and I were born into the royal family, but because we were born out of wedlock, we were bullied since we were young. We even watched my mother being beaten and scolded. We could only swallow our anger and dared not resist."

"In order to stand out, I worked hard to learn martial arts. I joined the army at the age of fourteen. I finally got a position, but the Yuan Dynasty was almost destroyed. Then I was captured and became a slave. My sister was also brought here with the royal women. We had already accepted our fate, but we didn't expect to meet you!"

"My sister often said that you are different from others. You are very good to her and everyone else. Gradually, I believed it, but in the end, I found that we are inferior to others after all, even to you."

Li Wei opened his mouth and wanted to tell him that in his heart Xiaoqing and Anqing were the same, with no difference between high and low. However, thinking that Xiaoqing's status and treatment in the mansion was far lower than Anqing's, he was unable to say this.

After a moment of silence, Li Wei said, "Give me some more time. Once everything is arranged, I will give you an explanation!"

Abu drank the wine in the glass, put it down and said, "No need, thank you for taking care of my brother and me. Let me take care of my sister's revenge myself, just don't stop me!"

Li Wei frowned when he heard this, but Abu stood up and walked away without giving him a chance to persuade him.

"Send someone to keep an eye on him and don't let him do anything rash!"

Li Wei looked at his departing back and whispered to Xie Feihu beside him.

"Yes!"

Xie Feihu responded respectfully.

Li Wei took a deep breath and looked at the table full of delicious food and wine in front of him, but he had no appetite at all.

These grudges must be settled eventually, and dragging them on is no solution.

Originally, he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was old. He remembered that after Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang would not live long. Maybe he would die of old age in a few years. When a person dies, his debts are settled. Then he could leave the Ming Dynasty and completely let go of this grudge.

However, he didn't know how many years Zhu Yuanzhang could hold on, and how many years he could delay.

Lu Hong is building sea vessels very quickly. In a few years, he will be able to build enough ships for the migration of tens of thousands of people. Then those who are willing to go far away with him can be transported out in batches. Once all this is completed, it will be impossible for him to stay alone in the Ming Dynasty and wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to die of old age.

If Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive before his death, he didn't know if he could have the heart to settle this feud himself.

"Hey, I hope you hurry up."

Li Wei sighed secretly, stood up, called Xie Feihu, and turned around and left. (End of this chapter)