Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 166 166: Lao Jiu, we want to move Yingtian’s capital to Xi’an first!

Five days later!

The urgent letter and the six herbs sent from Yingtian eight hundred miles finally reached Zhu Yuanzhang's hands!

In the pavilion of the Han Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yue, father and son, sat opposite each other.

Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at the letter sent by Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yue, on the other hand, looked at the medicinal materials sent by Zhu Biao, somewhat sighing at the prince's grandeur!

The six herbs I listed are all relatively rare and hard to find. There should not be too many of them in the palace, so I only need a sufficient amount of each!

But he didn't expect that everything Zhu Biao sent was double the amount!

This solved his problem with medicinal materials. In the future, he can refine some other elixirs without worrying about running out of such scarce medicinal materials!

"Lao Jiu, are these medicinal materials correct?"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly read Zhu Biao's letter, and then asked Zhu Yue with a smile.

"That's right, now that the medicinal materials have been gathered, my son is ready to retreat at any time and start refining the longevity pill for his elder brother!"

Zhu Li smiled and nodded.

"Well, you can figure out the details. We don't know anything about alchemy either!"

"This is a letter from your eldest brother, please read it!"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang directly handed Zhu Biao's letter to Zhu Yue.

"This... Big brother's letter to you, is it appropriate for your son to read it?"

Zhu Li didn't expect that the old man would hand Zhu Biao's letter directly to him!

"There's nothing I can't show you. If you want to see it, you can see it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand disapprovingly.

After hearing this, Zhu Li took the letter.

To be honest, he was also quite curious about what his eldest brother Zhu Biao would say to the old man?

But soon, a look of surprise appeared on Zhu Li's face.

"Brother, why are you doing this?"

After reading Zhu Biao's letter, Zhu Li couldn't help but sigh.

The content of Zhu Biao's letter is actually very simple. It just asks the old man to have a good talk with him, and don't talk about being impatient.

This also shows that Zhu Biao is actually very worried about the old man coming to Hanzhong this time!

In addition, Zhu Biao also talked about some situations between brothers Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi after the vassal period, as well as some of Lu's reactions!

Especially during this period, the Lu family was entangled with Zhu Biao almost every day because of Zhu Yunwen's resignation, which made Zhu Biao extremely annoyed!

Zhu Biao also said in the letter that he was going to send Lu to Huai'an to be with Zhu Yunzhen, so that he could have some peace and quiet!

But in this case, Zhu Biao was the only one left in the entire East Palace!

It can also be seen that Zhu Biao was worried about arranging Zhu Yunqi and Lu's mother and son!

"Your eldest brother just wants to tell you that he supports you becoming the emperor, and he also wants to protect those two children!"

"I am reading this letter to you because I want you to take good care of these two children for the sake of your eldest brother!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate and spoke directly to Zhu Yue.

The throne has been given to Lao Jiu. As for Zhu Biao's sons, Lao Jiu won't kill them all, right?

He is not worried about Zhu Yunxi. The only thing he is worried about is Zhu Yunwen and his troubled mother Lu!

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

"No matter how good my son is, he will never have any thoughts about his own nephew!"

"You and my eldest brother, don't worry. As long as Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi don't do anything rebellious, my son can guarantee that they will be rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives!"

Zhu Li shook his head, then nodded seriously and assured.

Of course, the premise is that they will not make any rebellious moves or have any thoughts that they shouldn't!

"You kid, are you still playing tricks on us?"

"We believe that with your ability, you can definitely handle the affairs of your two nephews!"

"We only have one request, and that is to let them live out their lives in peace. This is enough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood the meaning of Zhu Yue's words, but he did not say he was angry, but smiled and nodded.

"My son understands!"

Zhu Yue nodded.

"By the way, Lao Jiu, we plan to wait for a while and let your eldest brother come to Hanzhong too!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed the subject.

"kindness?"

"If eldest brother also comes to Hanzhong, who will handle the affairs at the court?"

Zhu Yue couldn't help but look surprised.

In fact, what he wanted to ask the most was not this question. Since the emperor and the prince were not in Yingtian Mansion, it would not cause trouble. After all, the six ministries were all here. As long as they could perform their duties, there would be no problem in normal operation!

What really surprised him was that the old man actually asked Zhu Biao to come to Hanzhong!

If the old man and Zhu Biao both arrive in Hanzhong, it means that the emperor and prince of the Ming Dynasty are all in his hands!

How much do this old man and his eldest brother Zhu Biao believe in themselves?

"Even if you and I don't exist in the imperial court, there won't be chaos. Besides, the cement road has been repaired. If something happens, it won't be a big deal, even if someone sends it to Hanzhong specially, it won't be a big deal!"

"We actually have the idea to give your eldest brother the throne in advance. Although we know that he won't be emperor for a few more years, we don't want him to fail to sit on the throne after being a prince all his life!"

"But our idea was directly rejected by your elder brother!"

"Of course he can directly pass the throne to your younger brother, but he is more worried that the two children Yunwen and Yunxi will have some inappropriate thoughts!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed helplessly.

When Zhu Yue heard this, her heart suddenly moved.

What the old man said has been quite obvious, or it can be said that the doubts in his heart have been seen.

To put it bluntly, it is telling him that the old man is not so interested in the throne, and he can abdicate at any time!

And Zhu Biao no longer has the idea of ​​becoming emperor, so even if they all come to Hanzhong, they have nothing to worry about. The throne will be given to him Zhu Yue sooner or later. Zhu Yue will not be so anxious. Kill me and your eldest brother, right?

After understanding the old man's subtext, Zhu Li was somewhat dumbfounded.

But the words have already been said. If he continues to have those unfavorable thoughts, it will be that he is being pretentious, and is somewhat judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart!

Of course, there was another more important reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to come to Hanzhong in person, but he did not say it, or he was not ready to tell Lao Jiu now.

That is, he still has a time shuttle, and when the time comes, he will take Lao Jiu and Zhu Biao with him to travel to the next generation!

Since they are going to time travel together, the father and son naturally have to be together!

As for why they asked Zhu Biao to come to Hanzhong instead of both father and son responding to Tian, ​​the main reason was because they were worried that going to Yingtian Mansion would make Lao Jiu have other thoughts.

It can be said that what Zhu Yuanzhang needs most at the moment is to establish trust with Lao Jiu. There must not be any mistakes!

"It would actually be great if my eldest brother wants to come to Hanzhong. My son has not seen his eldest brother for several years and I really miss him!"

"In this case, after the matters at the court are arranged, if the eldest brother wants to come over, he can come over at any time!"

Zhu Li nodded slowly. "Well, when the time comes, not only will your eldest brother come over, but we will ask him to bring the six ministers and Lan Yu's gang of murderers as well!"

"As for the imperial court, the six ministries and the left and right ministers are responsible for normal operations. If you have any regulations, just send them directly to Hanzhong Mansion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang briefly explained his arrangements.

Hearing this, Zhu Li didn't say much.

It was not a big deal for him that the six ministers and the group of Huaixi nobles all came to Hanzhong.

But if Li Xin also comes to Hanzhong Mansion, I guess that girl Li will be the happiest!

"Then under what name are you going to bring the six ministers and the nobles of Huaixi to Hanzhong?"

Zhu Yue asked curiously.

In fact, he probably had a guess.

"Of course it's a matter of investigating whether Xi'an is suitable for building a capital."

"Actually, we also know that it will be more suitable for the capital of the Ming Dynasty to be placed in Beiping Mansion in the future!"

"But it's okay for Xi'an Mansion to be a companion for the time being!"

"Although that kid, the second child, is hateful. He built a palace for the Prince of Qin due to extensive construction projects, but it is not a problem to change it and use it directly as a temporary palace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Sure enough, the old man still wanted to use the reason of moving the capital to Xi'an to summon these courtiers.

But this is equivalent to moving the center of the imperial court to the northwest in disguise!

"This is what we think. The Ming Dynasty will directly establish a two-capital system. The Yingtian side is Nanjing, and the Beiping side is what you should worry about when you become the emperor in the future, so we won't worry about it!"

"But Xi'an Prefecture can be moved here first and become a Xijing!"

"This way, it will be more convenient for us, the emperor, and your eldest brother, the prince, to travel from Xi'an to Hanzhong!"

"But don't worry, we are just moving the center of the imperial court here. We will give you the tiger talisman of the army and let you be the general!"

"Including Xi'an Mansion, except for our palace, for the time being, you have the final say. Everything is in accordance with your rules, and no one can change it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang has considered all the issues that can be considered!

"This...can the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty agree?"

Zhu Li directly raised the most critical question!

Nowadays, the civil servants and generals in the court are basically based in Jiangnan!

Moving the capital to Xi'an is equivalent to asking them to leave their hometown!

There are always many voices of opposition in the court!

"Whether the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty can agree to it or not depends on you!"

"Otherwise, why do you think I asked Biao'er to bring all the six ministers and Lan Yu's killers here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang reminded Zhu Yue with a half-smile.

Zhu Yue was stunned when he heard this, and when he reacted, he looked even more surprised.

He probably had some guesses as to what the old man meant, but he wasn't sure yet!

"Old Jiu! You also know that your eldest brother won't live for many years!"

"You also know that you are a concubine. If we want to make you the crown prince, we will definitely not be able to bypass the entire court!"

"And these few years are your chance!"

"Your elder brother and I will help you gradually control the entire court!"

"Yingtian is too far away, but if we are in Xi'an Mansion, it is equivalent to being in front of you. Whether it is the six ministers or Lan Yu's gang of assassins, as long as they can support you, then your throne will be stable. You Do you understand what we mean?"

Zhu Yuanzhang simply made it clear!

Although he was able to make his own decisions and established Lao Jiu as the crown prince without any regard, the government and the public would inevitably go through a bloodbath!

In the simulator before, he saw the scene of Lao Jiu bloodbathing many ministers in the court after he became the prince!

Although the problem has been solved, it will inevitably leave some stains and infamy on Lao Jiu, which will also be clearly recorded in the history books!

What's more important is that the other vassal brothers will not be convinced!

There are some words that Zhu Yuanzhang did not say explicitly, but Zhu Yue can also imagine them!

If Zhu Yue can get the support of the entire court and successfully ascend to the position of crown prince, then even if other vassal princes have any ideas, they will not affect the overall situation!

This is Zhu Yuanzhang’s real purpose!

Among the Gong Gong princes in the court, how could they be more important than their own sons?

Don't blame Lao Zhu for his double standards, this is human nature!

"My son understands!"

Zhu Li nodded heavily, still feeling shocked in his heart!

He didn't expect that the old man had already considered this step!

According to his thinking, if the old man really wants to give him the crown prince position, even if there is opposition in the court, he can just clear it out!

After killing a group of people, the others will naturally obey!

But just like what he taught Zhu Xifeng before, sometimes killing is not the best way to solve problems!

The old man has chosen a safer and smoother path for his future as heir apparent!

As for Zhu Yue, it is not difficult to grasp the six ministers, Lan Yu and other Huaixi nobles. It is just a matter of spending some time and tying them to his own chain of interests!

As long as everyone is in the same boat, naturally everyone will support him!

The old man's decision was undoubtedly creating such an opportunity for him!

"Well, it's good that you have an idea!"

"As for how to move the capital, that's what you need to worry about!"

"If you can persuade six ministers and Lan Yu's gang of killers at once, the sooner the better!"

"But if you don't reach that level, you can only try to figure it out slowly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you dad!"

"My son is going to retreat tomorrow to refine a life-extending pill for his elder brother!"

"When you have free time tonight, son, let's go for a walk on the street with dad!"

Zhu Li then suggested with a change of topic.

"Okay, you go out with us tonight!"

Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and agreed with a smile.

But after dinner, besides Laojiu Zhu Yue, there was one more person who accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang out for a walk, and that was the boy Zhu Xifeng!

During this period of time, because Zhu Yuanzhang was in Hanzhong Mansion, Zhu Xia Feng rarely went out. He was basically confined to the palace and was not allowed to go out at will, just because he was worried that he would cause trouble outside!

Zhu Xifeng was so depressed!

Seeing that his father and Grandpa Huang were about to go out for a walk, he naturally jumped out unwilling to be alone. The main reason was that this boy was also a social cow, and he was not afraid even when facing Zhu Yuanzhang!

Unlike the child Zhu Xiaqiu, who was originally quite shy, and he only liked reading and didn’t have much interest in playing!

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