Chapter 6: The Son of Heaven Guards the Gates of the Country
Yao Guangxiao Xing entered the palace.
He is both the Yongle Emperor’s inner circle, but also monks, with this dual identity, so that he is in and out of the palace than ordinary ministers to facilitate.
Yongle Emperor today driving Wenlou, has just finished the sutra feast.
Obviously, for the scripture feast, Zhu Di is very dissatisfied, he is not happy with the appearance, heard Yao Guangxiao audience, declared him into the cultural building, then cold snort: “The ministers must say that the body for the teaching, and show that the people of the people can be followed; to the road for the rule, and the people of the rate of the rate …… this kind of bullshit! …”
Yao Guangxiao, however, rashly interrupted Zhu Di and said, “Your Majesty, the poor monk has just returned from Hu Yan’s home.”
Zhu said, “How?”
“The poor monk tries it out in a small way.”
“Hmm?”
After saying that, Yao Guangxiao talked about what he did in the academy, and then the eunuch who came with him came in holding a stack of ‘Zong Si’.
Zhu Di reluctantly smiled, “It’s only a matter of cleaning up a few harpies, why go to such great lengths.”
Yao Guangxiao smiled without saying anything.
Zhu Di said, “Good, then let’s come together and see how much insight these harpies have.”
Neither Zhu Di, nor Yao Guangxiao, this is not too high expectations, a group of teenagers can write what insight?
The vast majority of these ‘sangs’ were just as they thought they would be, they tasted like chewing wax and could not arouse the interest of Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao in the slightest.
Therefore, the monarch and ministers picked up the zhangshi to read on one side and chatted idly, “Has the decree to reprimand the crown prince been issued?”
“It should be issued.”
Zhu Di looked up at Yao Guangxiao with ulterior motives.
The word should is very cryptic.
The implication is …… that this matter is not handled by Yao Guangxiao, and he has not asked about this matter.
Zhu withdrew his gaze and nodded his head to nod, but in the next moment, he suddenly cracked, “Full of crap, what’s stuffed in this kid’s head? Straw?”
Yao Guangxiao glanced at it, but it was Zhu Yong’s zhengshi.
Zhu Di face green, but still hold back, next turn over the next zhangshi, and then look, eyes are straight, the beard began to tremble.
Yao Guangxiao: “……”
This piece of the sangha is even more amazing, it’s actually a blank slate.
There are only two words …… yoking!
Chu breaks guard.
His face swelled slightly red and his chest rose and fell, so he couldn’t even say a word.
Yao Guangxiao was actually speechless at this time.
But a few moments later, Zhu Di tiger eyes actually vaguely covered with a layer of fog, finally …… a drop of liquid out of the socket.
Zhu Di inhaled his nose, this person who had never changed color even when he had killed blood in the midst of the chaotic army, actually wept old tears.
Zhu Di covered his face with his long sleeve and choked, “When Shimei (Zhang Yu word) is what a good man, how did he give birth to such a dog, if he is in heaven, knowing that the heir is not good enough to this point, he will blame me for not taking care of the Zhang family …… tiger father and dog son, tiger father and dog son ah! ”
Yao Guangxiao said, “Your Majesty’s condolences, after all, he is still a child.”
“A small age has been like this, grow up still good?” Zhu Di gritted his teeth, wiped the snot and tears, angrily said: “His father was in order to save me, broke into the enemy’s formation, exhausted and died in battle. I can not be sorry for him, Zhang yoking this vertical son lack of discipline, I will personally discipline.”
Then pointed to the imperial case on the scattered sangsiao, can not help but curse: “Look at these people …… can have a promising one? Their father and brother, which one is not a person in the dragon and phoenix, can be seen on weekdays on their discipline slack to what point!”
Said, and picked up one of the Zaozhao, open, then viciously said: “Look, look at what is written …… the son of heaven to guard the door of the country, the foolish minister thought …… the throne of the country of the Great Ming to be, lies in the relocation of the capital ……”
Read it here ……
All of a sudden, Zhu suddenly felt that something was wrong.
This is a casually picked up a zhang, but the beginning of the Son of Heaven to guard the country’s five words, but all of a sudden hit Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao’s heart.
The ruler and minister couldn’t help but look at each other with their jaws on the ground for a moment.
Yao Guangxiao, in particular, looked extremely grave, and he pondered for a moment before saying, “Your Majesty, how did this son …… know about this?”
Zhu Di has also collected his tears, Yao Guangxiao’s words, it is very famous.
What is the Son of Heaven guarding the gates of the country, that is moving the capital to Beiping.
Why was the capital moved to Beiping? Historically, it has been said that because Zhu Di was once crowned King of Yan and his quarters were in Beiping, he had feelings for Beiping.
Of course, that’s never the real reason.
The fundamental reason lies in the fact that a man as ambitious as Zhu Di certainly knows clearly where the greatest ills of the world are today.
Although the Ming Dynasty unified the world, but the heart of the problem will always be in the north, the northern nomads although suffered a heavy blow, but the strength is still not to be underestimated.
Then at this time, the whole Ming is in a terrible situation, to defend the north, it is inevitable to cloud the elite army.
Nanjing to Liaodong as well as Yan Yun a line of thousands of miles, the emperor of the army can not reach the whip, and now these border troops can still be controlled, can be said that in time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be the situation of the late Tang Dynasty clans and towns.
Of course, by the time of the Song Dynasty, in order to prevent the border army to sit on the big, but thought of a good way, that is, the strong stem and weak branch, that is, the world’s most elite soldiers and horses organized and practiced as a forbidden army, all stationed in the capital stationed in the emperor’s eyes, there is no question of pride and arrogance.
And the disadvantages of this is also great, the world’s elite soldiers have run to the capital stationed, the strength of the border towns must be insufficient, so, Liao Jin and the Mongols rose, and the Song court, but had to take a compromise to them concessions, the world’s unification of the situation in the flames.
Zhu Di has been in the border towns for a long time, of course, he knows clearly that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will definitely encounter this problem, and this problem is almost insurmountable.
Either let the border army sit on the big, or give up the border defense of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty military system, he can not accept.
After the success of the Jingnan, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao had a discussion on this issue.
Eventually Yao Guangxiao proposed the strategy of moving the capital to Beiping.
As long as the capital is moved to Beijing, then the world’s elite troops can be arranged in the line of Beiping, these soldiers will be both under the emperor’s eyes, not worried about the emergence of the situation of the clans and towns, and at the same time, Beiping was originally a border town, once there is a northern barbarian invasion, the world’s elite troops are not only the emperor’s forbidden army, but also the border troops stationed in defense of the border, so it can be said to be a double whammy.
Zhu Di had actually made up his mind to move the capital at this time.
Only ……
Zhu Di held the zhangshe in his hand, still still pondering with a deep frown, because a new problem has arisen again.
Moving the capital was a big deal, once the move began, not only would it cost countless amounts of money and food, but more importantly, if the emperor went to Beiping, then the civil and military officials would have to move with him.
But this civil and military officials, as well as countless noble ministers, can be already in Nanjing City, not to mention, compared to this prosperous Jinling, Beiping can almost be regarded as a bitter cold place.
And at this time, Zhu Di just ascended the throne soon, the people are not determined, at this time if the proposal to move the capital, I’m afraid that the world can not be chaotic.
So Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao finally adopted the strategy is that this matter can not be anxious, and this matter must be kept secret, never penetrate a little wind, this world really have this idea, only Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao two people, must not be passed on to the ears of the third person.
But now …… a teenager, actually on such a zhengshi.
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di, and there seemed to be suspicion in his eyes, as if to say, did Your Majesty leak this out?
Zhu Di similarly looked at Yao Guangxiao with a suspicious look.
But in an instant, both of them put down their suspicions, because they knew each other, they were both people who acted cautiously, and with so much at stake, they would never divulge a single word.
Zhu Di said, “Could it be that this kid …… came up with it himself?”
Yao Guangxiao then asked, “Who is this person?”
Zhu Di looked down at the inscription and again his jaw dropped.
He slowly said a name: “Zhang Anshi …… Zhang Anshi is not …… is not that ……”
Yao Guangxiao coughed, “What Your Majesty is talking about, could it be the wife and brother of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ……”
Zhu Di and hung his head to read the zhangshi, zhangshi not only put forward the son of heaven to guard the country’s door, and will be the reason for this clear.
Zhu could not help but say: “This person’s words written like a dog crawling, but the line of reasoning is very clear, a such a bastard boy, actually have this insight, he is not full of evil?”
Words said to this point, Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, a hundred hearings are better than one sight, marketplace rumors, not enough to believe. Just …… how should this matter be settled?”
Yeah, it was supposed to be a feeler and it turned out to be a big fish.
Zhu Di back hand, he wrinkled his eyebrows, suddenly showed his teeth and sneered, “A such a boy, should not have this insight, is it the crown prince ……”
Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao immediately revealed a joyful expression, “Then, the poor monk will have to congratulate Your Majesty.”
Zhu Di also felt greatly relieved when he heard this.
He did not like the crown prince, on the one hand, the crown prince is too fat, not like a human king, on the other hand, he thinks that the crown prince likes to hang out with a group of corrupt Confucians, full of benevolence and righteousness, such a person …… can be a scholar, but will never be a good emperor.
How can you be an emperor and not be a woman?
But if this is really related to the Prince’s teachings, if the Prince has such strategic vision, it is hard to avoid being impressed.
Just saw Zhu Di waved his hand and said: “This matter, do not have to continue to ask, and then ask, it is inevitable that the world will be rumors to move the capital, now is not the time, these things, I know, you know, the Prince knows that the heart can not be.”
Said, Zhu Di and can not help but reveal anger, indignation: “other children, I see are assholes, in the head of the search for a few special assholes, give me a hard clean up, especially that Zhang Yoking, I do not on behalf of his old man to break his legs, the intention is really difficult to level! ”
“A real fight? ”
Zhu said with a stern face, “Fight!”
The two calculated settled, Yao Guangxiao coldly said, “Your Majesty is not forgotten, not long ago, His Majesty has a decree, reprimanded …… Crown Prince Your Highness …… ”
Zhu Di’s face suddenly froze.