Daming heir

Chapter 531
Prince Jin's Mansion in Taiyuan City.

On the throne in the palace, Zhu Bian's thoughts went back to decades ago.

In the winter of the 18th year from Yuan to Zhengzheng, Zhu Wei was born.

At that time, the world was still in chaos, internal conflicts in Qianyuan intensified, and local rebels continued to attack Qianyuan's territory.

This year, Zhu Yuanzhang has joined the uprising army and participated in the uprising cause for six years. He has already entered Jiqing and changed his name to Yingtian.Thoroughly control Jiangzuo, Zheyou and other places.

Until the 23rd year of Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed Chen Youliang.In the 27th year of Zhizheng, Zhang Shicheng was destroyed.

The land in the south of the Yangtze River finally came under the rule of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was immediately changed to Wu Yuannian.

There was a bit of embarrassment on Zhu Yan's face.

In those years, I was born not long ago, and my memory is quite long.

In my own memory, my father always discussed military matters with the civil and military ministers outside, and the mother was in charge of the house, and the prince, as the elder brother, took care of the brothers below.

At that time, the world was not yet peaceful, but for Zhu Yan, it was the most peaceful and comfortable time.

Because I was young, I didn't participate in the life-and-death disputes my father experienced.And because there is a brother on top, I don't need to take into account the emotions of my brothers.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the titles of everyone in the family were changed.

In the third year of Hongwu's reign, he was conferred the title of King of Jin, and in 11th year he left Yingtian and became the domain of Taiyuan.

Over the years, Zhu Dian always remembered the strictness of his father and the love of the prince and elder brother.

Shanxi merchants will eventually become the confidant of Daming.

This point, the court may or may not know.

But I have been in Taiyuan for more than ten years, but it is clear.

There should be no more chaos in the world.

Zhu Yan's eyes gradually became sharper, and finally he woke up from the memories, and opened his eyes to look at the palace chief Shi and Zhu Jiye in front of him.

"Father."

"My lord."

Zhu Jiye and Wangfu Chief Shi spoke at the same time.

Zhu Yan shook his head and said in a low voice: "Don't persuade me any more, this king has made up his mind and will never leave Taiyuan City."

Shi, the head of the palace, said in a low voice: "The prince is loyal and patriotic, and his subordinates know this. But firstly, this is the decree of His Royal Highness, if the prince disrespects, he may be impeached by the court. Second, once there is chaos in Taiyuan and Shanxi, the subordinates will I am worried that the thieves will covet the prince and threaten the prince to force the court."

Zhu Yan's face was calm: "As a vassal of Jin, how can I run away when I hear of danger? As a clan member, I should set an example and be responsible for guarding the land. If I leave, how will the rest of the palace respond? If the thieves want to make trouble , You can also capture the rest of the palace.

If this king takes all the people in the palace to Datong, and puts them in the big army camp, he will feel safe as a family.But if they act like this, the thieves will inevitably become suspicious, and the arrangement planned by the imperial court will definitely be delayed.

How can this king do such a thing that endangers the country?How can this king be the one who is ashamed of his clan and Li Shu? "

Zhu Yan let out a long and short sigh, with a serious expression on his face.

The chief of the palace, Shi, wanted to dissuade him, but found that he could not find a reason.

Zhu Jiye pondered for a long time at the side, and said softly: "According to what we know today, His Royal Highness Taisun probably wants to close the door and beat dogs in Shanxi Road. Since Liang Guogong wants to go to Datong, his army will definitely be stationed in Shanxi Road. South.

His Royal Highness only needs to go to Shanxi Road and Hebei Road to write a letter, asking the capitals of the two provinces to station troops to strictly guard the east and west sides of Shanxi Road. At that time, there will be chaos in Shanxi Road. place. "

Shi, the chief of the palace, also said: "Hebei has His Highness King Yan, and Shaanxi has His Highness King Qin. Once the thieves get into trouble, they can only go north to leave the customs, or go south to Shu. There are Datong soldiers and horses stationed in the north, and it seems that the grandson is already dead in the south. There are arrangements. What the Second Young Master said about closing the door and beating dogs is quite appropriate."

Zhu Jiye smiled, folded his hands and raised his head to look at Zhu Bian who was sitting on the throne: "Father, the palace should send the three guards of the Jin palace into the city as the year is approaching, to protect the safety of the palace on the grounds of ensuring the stability of the city."

"No!"

Immediately, Zhu Bing's eyes narrowed, and he resolutely refused, and said with heavy brows: "Not only can the three guards of the Wangfu not enter the city, but they must also be transferred out of Taiyuan City!"

Zhu Yan's words were affirmative, and his brows were deep.

It's just that what he said made Wangfu Chief Shi and Zhu Jiye startled and showed surprise on their faces.

"Father, without the three guards, the palace will no longer have the ability to defend in Taiyuan City, please think again, Father!"

Zhu Jiye's face was tense, and he tried to dissuade him.

All the princes in the vassals are guarded by three guards and horses. This is the guard given by the imperial court to the vassal kings, and it is also the confidence to make these vassal kings who sit in the local area restrained.

Taiyuan, the vassal state of the Jin Dynasty, is located in Shaanxi, on the nine sides, and the soldiers and horses of the three guards are even more powerful.

In these years, whenever there was a decree to ask the King of Jin to leave the pass to fight against the Yuan thieves outside the pass, the three guards of the King's House of Jin were the central army, and Zhu Wei commanded all the troops to conquer the desert.

Shi Yi, the chief of the Wangfu, persuaded: "Your Highness, please think again. Once the three guards leave Taiyuan, then the thieves will make trouble, and the Wangfu will have no room to fight back. The safety of the Wangfu is very important, and the entire Wangfu will also be put in danger."

Facing Zhu Jiye and Chang Shi's persuasion, Zhu Yan silently shook his head.

"The three guards and horses must leave Taiyuan. If the three guards and horses stay in Taiyuan, when the thieves rise up, they will inevitably throw their hands at the mouse. The three guards leave, and these thieves can act with more confidence."

Zhu Bing's eyes flickered slightly.

Since Shanxi merchants are going to cause chaos in Shanxi, I can help these people.

Over the years, Zhu Yan has often led troops out of customs and conquered the desert, and he has already cultivated a whole body of courage.

But Shi, the head of the palace, was worried: "The prince is wise and brave, and he is not afraid of danger. But the three guards and horses are the power of the palace's protection. If they are all transferred away, how will the Jin palace protect itself?"

Zhu Yan turned to look at Zhu Jiye who was beside Chang Shi, and said with a smile: "Ye'er, when do you think the thieves should make trouble?"

This is an exam school.

Shi Jingsheng, the head of the palace, stood aside, looking sideways at the second son Zhu Jiye.

Zhu Jiye never thought that his father would ask himself such questions.

He lowered his eyelids, frowning in thought.

Zhu Yan was not in a hurry either.

He was thinking about the future of Shanxi Road, and where the road ahead of Shanxi Road would go after this impending chaos.

After a long time.

Zhu Jiye was also thinking about it, sorting out what he had just thought in his mind again.

Only then did he speak slowly: "Shan merchants have food but no one, and they use money to seduce people's hearts. My son thinks that if Jin merchants want to make trouble, they must have connections with the outside world.

The former court report stated that His Royal Highness Taisun went to Fengyang to pay homage to the late Xin Guogong on his way to the north. During the investigation, there was a hidden White Lotus Sect, and then the disabled person disappeared.

My son has been doing calculations recently, and he deeply feels that the White Lotus Sect is probably behind the scenes.In addition, recently, there have been accidents on the river, and there have been many rumors in the Henan Province.

And the White Lotus Sect is usually the best at dealing with the local people. They work day and night and have close contacts. This makes it hard for my son not to think that this is also the work of the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect confuses local people, hooks up with and intimidates local merchants and gentry, and is intertwined up and down.If Shanxi merchants want to make a difference, they will inevitably collude with the White Lotus Sect.

Shanxi merchants provide money and food, and Bailian sect produces people. If the two conspire together, there will be rich people and people, and they can plan great things. "

The head of the palace, Shi's eyes widened, and he whispered, "White Lotus Sect!"

Chang Shi looked nervous and couldn't help turning his head to look around the palace.

Everyone in the world knows that the White Lotus Sect will follow the low-level route the most. Common people, merchants, pawns, etc. may all become members of its sect.

Looking at the empty palace, Chang Shi had already decided in his heart that today he would check out all kinds of people in the palace to see if any of them had been stretched into the palace by the White Lotus Sect.

On the throne, Zhu Yan saw Chang Shi's plan, and said, "Chang Shi has to worry about investigating the affairs of the palace. What needs to be investigated should be investigated, and what should be dealt with should be dealt with as soon as possible."

Chang Shi cupped his hands: "This subordinate takes orders."

Zhu Yan turned his head to look at Zhu Jiye again: "Ye'er's calculation and analysis are not bad, and his knowledge is quite profound. However, you haven't answered the question of being a father yet."

The thieves will choose when to rise.

Zhu Jiye nodded: "This winter, Taiyuan City is safe and sound. If my son's calculation is correct, the White Lotus Sect will definitely join forces with Shanxi merchants. If the son is the mastermind, he will use the White Lotus Sect to spread rumors in the world first, confuse the people of the world, and shake the hearts of the people. , stripping the court and the people of the people.

Then Shanxi merchants paid money to lure bandits and dissidents from all over the country to rise up and create chaos, causing the court to be in a hurry and the center to be in chaos. "

"By this time, is it time for the thieves to make trouble?" Zhu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with a smile on his face.

Zhu Jiye shook his head and said, "The time hasn't come yet, and it's not enough to start an incident."

"When will the time come?" Zhu Yan also became curious, hoping to get an unexpected answer from his son.

Zhu Jiye's expression brightened, he raised his head to look at Zhu Bian who was sitting on the throne, and said in a deep voice, "When there is chaos at the border, it is the day when the thieves will rise up!"

"Border?"

Zhu Yan's eyes couldn't help but narrowed into a slit.

It was an answer he hadn't imagined.

As one of the princes of Nine Borders, Zhu Bian knows best what is going on with Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court went all the way west from Shanhaiguan Pass to Yanmen Pass. Hundreds of thousands of frontier troops guarded the inside and outside of the Great Wall all year round. Guards in various places behind the Great Wall can also go to the Great Wall to participate in border defense at any time.

All major towns stockpiled large armies to provide support to areas that were attacked by the enemy at any time, and major border towns stockpiled food, grass, and military equipment. According to the imperial court's plan, if any major town was besieged by soldiers for half a year, they could protect themselves against shortages of food, grass, and military equipment.

Something happened at the border?

Zhu Yan felt a little unconvinced that those thieves who only dared to go to the assembly secretly could cause chaos at the border.

Unless the Shanxi merchants have cut off the military supplies on the nine sides now.

It would have to wait three to five months before the frontier army ran out of food and grass.

Zhu Jiye explained: "Did the father leave behind the remnants of the original thieves outside the pass? Shanxi merchants have relied on their hands to seize the power of the central government and deliver food and supplies to the frontier army. They have gone a lot in private. The pass, and there is business dealings with outside the pass.

Although the imperial court is strict, Shanxi merchants have not dared to sell the things banned by the imperial court these years, but who can guarantee that these people have never conspired with outsiders. "

The head of the palace, Shi, was deeply disturbed, and said in a low voice: "The thieves have colluded with the outsiders, and lured the remnants of the thieves outside the pass to knock on the pass?"

Zhu Jiye nodded and said: "I can only think of this place. Only when the border gate is attacked by the enemy can the court's eyes be diverted. At that time, the soldiers and horses in the guards inside and outside the border gate will inevitably be involved and cannot go south. .At that time, internal and external troubles will arise together, and the thieves will be able to do great things in Shanxi Road."

Zhu Yan's eyes were deep, and after pondering for a moment, he looked at Chang Shi: "Zou Shu Ying Tian, ​​please invite the concubine and the children of Jin Wangfu to go to Ying Tian to fulfill their filial piety. After the memorial was sent out, the princess and the children went south. This king and Ye'er guards Taiyuan City together!"

Chief of the Palace Shi nodded and nodded: "Your subordinate will make arrangements now."

"Slow down!" Zhu Jiye spoke immediately, stopped Chang Shi, and then looked at Zhu Bian: "Father, the memorial should be presented to the grandson. In this way, it will take too long to send it to Taiyuan City according to the will of heaven. The grandson is now in Henan Province, and the decree will come sooner. The mother, concubine and younger brothers and sisters don’t have to leave in such a hurry, it’s not impossible to set off after the grandson’s decree, and it will not make the thieves in Taiyuan city suspicious.”

Zhu Yan didn't think much about it, so he nodded and said: "Just do what Ye'er said. The three guards of the palace will go north to Ningwu to station in the name of drill."

Wangfu Chief Shi bowed and clasped his fists: "This subordinate takes orders, and I will do it now."

Zhu Yan nodded and watched Chang Shi retreat.

By the time there were only Zhu Bian and his son left in the palace.

Only then did Zhu Yan let out a long and worried sigh.

Zhu Jiye's complexion changed, and he also sighed in a low voice: "My father is still worried."

Zhu Yan looked at the calm son in front of him, and forced a smile: "The thief is going to make trouble, why don't you worry about it as a father."

Zhu Jiye clasped his hands together, shook his head and said, "But my father still chooses to stay in Taiyuan City, and I want all three guards to leave Taiyuan City."

Zhu Yan stared at Zhu Jiye with deep eyes, and said deeply: "Ye'er, you are the second son of the father, although you are not the eldest son of the Jin Palace, you are also a member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and even the grandson of the emperor.

You should know that we are not ordinary people since we were born.What to do to be worthy of the royal family and the common people is what I have to do. "

Zhu Jiye was silent for a while, then nodded: "My son understands the meaning of the father. The three guards of the palace stay in Taiyuan City, and the thieves like Shanxi merchants will definitely take care of them. The father wants to use my family's safety to lure the thieves to come out with all their strength." , then the imperial court can take it in one fell swoop."

Congratulations appeared on Zhu Yan's face: "If you can think this way, you are already satisfied as a father, but you haven't said the whole thing yet."

A look of doubt appeared on Zhu Jiye's face.

Zhu Yan said with a smile: "You also said that Jin merchants use money to move people's hearts, but do we know how many people in this Shanxi Road have received money from Shanxi merchants? Only by letting everyone see that the Jin Palace is nothing to worry about can they Let these people all jump out.

As a clan member, this king is trusted by his father and the crown prince.Why not try the loyalty of Shanxi Dao with your own safety?
The county yamen of the Sansi Prefecture in Shanxi Province, and the guards in various places, the king just wants to see who there are who dare to commit great treason! "

On the throne, Zhu Li stood up again.

He put his hands on his hips and looked out of the palace with long eyes.

I have been a soldier all my life, even if the thief wants to take me down, I have to ask about the knife in my hand.

I should take a good look at how many people in Shanxi Road are rebellious.

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