Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 165 Fourth Master Zhu: I have a grandson, my own grandson
Wenhua Hall.

There is a heated debate going on about an old topic: moving the capital!

Zhu Yuanzhang still believed that Yingtian City was too far away from the Central Plains to control the whole country, and those who had always settled in Yingtian were small courts located in a corner.

"Bo Wen, at that time, you had different opinions when Dingdu was in the sky." Zhu Yuanzhang glared, "How come you don't agree to move the capital now?"

"Your Majesty, I do not agree with moving the capital now." Liu Bowen said, "The Ming Dynasty was founded in the early days. The national strength needs to be restored and the people need to recuperate."

"We didn't say we would move now. Let's come up with a charter first." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Li Shanchang, who had been silent all this time, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the people's livelihood in Luoyang and Bianliang is declining now, and Peiping is located on the border, so they are not suitable for the capital. I suggest that it is better to make Fengyang the capital. The land of Fengyang is actually It is the key point in the world, the mountains and rivers. It is connected to the waters of the Jianghuai River in the east, the fortresses of Jingchu in the west, the prosperity of Wuyue in the south, and the vastness of the Central Plains in the north. It is actually the hub of the world and the key to the terrain."

He guessed that what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking was to make Fengyang his capital, so he reported this.

These words expressed Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, which made Zhu Yuanzhang greatly pleased: "What the Prime Minister said is very suitable for us."

Li Shanchang took advantage of the situation and said: "With Fengyang as the capital, we can control the key points in the four directions, and Fengyang has beautiful mountains and rivers and rich products, which is enough to support the prosperity of a country's capital."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud: "Our hometown is Fengyang!"

This matter was coordinated by Li Shanchang, who designed and built Zhongdu in strict accordance with the "Book of Rites of Zhou".

"Let's... let's find a way!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved, "Anyway, we are going to move the capital. We don't want to move it immediately. We can prepare for a few years or more than ten years."

Queen Ma jumped up in anger. Angrily, "Fengyang? How can a place where rabbits don't poop compare with Yingtian?"

Empress Ma, who was sitting on a chair reading, was shocked. She raised her head and asked, "Move the capital? Where to move?"

Qinhuaihe Street.

Liu Bowen was worried after hearing this.

"Zhu Chongba, are you stupid?"

Queen Ma rolled her eyes, knowing that Zhu Chongba was determined.

……

Snapped!
Empress Ma slapped the table angrily and picked up the feather duster next to her: "Hey, you are angry again, aren't you? There is still a war in the north, and you want to move the capital again. The court only has so little money. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty has just been built, and you have to ask the people Increase taxes?”

"That's our hometown, and we think it's pretty good." Zhu Yuanzhang was also angry.

"What a bummer!" Queen Ma became anxious, "Did you know that there are floods in that place every year? You built the palace there and once you draw water, do you still have the ministers rowing boats to go to court?"

……

He blew his beard and glared, and snorted: "Stop talking sarcastically! We are the emperor now. With a wave of our hands, the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers will change their course, and Fengyang will be raised for us, so that it can cause floods!"

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang finally issued an edict and ordered Yousi to build a city, palace and palace in Fengyang just like the capital's system.

Zhu Yuanzhang "!!!"

She also agreed to move the capital in person, but she had similar ideas to Liu Bowen. She disagreed with the current situation and did not agree with rebuilding a capital.

For such a large-scale construction of the capital, skilled craftsmen, soldiers and civilians were mobilized, no less than a million people, and several years of taxes from the imperial court would be poured into it.

Although Liu Bowen was worried after hearing this, he also knew that he could no longer change the situation. Because not only Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang preferred to make Fengyang the capital, but the entire Huaixi Xungui Group also hoped to locate the capital in their hometown.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the Wenhua Palace with satisfaction, came to the Kunning Palace, and shouted enthusiastically: "Sister, sister, we are so happy today, we are going to start preparing to move the capital."

Zhu Di, the leader of the Zhatian Gang, went out on the street. They were all dressed in blue and looked quite impressive. Ah Fu shouted: "The leader of the Zhatian Gang is here, everyone, get out of the way!"

Snapped!
Zhu Di slapped him on the back of the head and glared angrily: "What are you talking about? Don't disturb the people, do you understand?"

Ah Fu chuckled: "No, it looks more impressive."

Zhu Di rolled his eyes and waved violently, and the gang behind him dispersed to deal with the trash cans on both sides of the street. He himself came to a sesame seed cake stall, bought two sesame seed cakes, squatted on the roadside and ate them.

Suddenly, Afu's voice came: "Gang leader, there is a cross here."

Zhu Di stood up, gnawing as he walked, and came to Ah Fu's side. He saw a young man clenching his fists and shouting at Ah Fu: "Why should I be fined? Who are you?"

Ah Fu's momentum rose sharply. He pointed at Zhu Di and said, "Do you know who our gang leader is? Do you know who our gang leader's master is? You will be fined for littering. Quick, hand over a bunch of copper coins."

"I'll give it to you!" The young man punched him with his fist.

Zhu Di had quick eyes and quick hands. He reached out and grabbed the young man's fist and pulled hard.

Bang!

The young man was thrown to the ground by him, and he was beaten to death. Zhu Di stepped on him and raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to hand me over?"

"No! If you dare, beat me to death." The young man roared.

"Hey, you're quite stubborn." Zhu Di smiled with interest, "Boy, where are you from?"

"I can't change my name even if I don't change my surname, Zhu Yong!" The young man glared, "If you dare, let me go and fight again."

"Ten of you can't beat me, young master." Zhu Di let him go, "Do you deserve the surname Zhu?"

He let go of his feet, and the young man jumped up. Then, the young man ran away, turned into the alley, and disappeared. "I thought he was a good man!" Zhu Di couldn't laugh or cry.

After Zhu Yong ran several alleys, he stopped and squatted on the roadside, gasping for air. He secretly gritted his teeth and swore: "I, Zhu Yong, must stand out."

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Prime Minister's House.

The Huaixi generals in Beijing gathered here. Tang Shengzong, who returned from Fengyang, told the story of Fengyang in detail. After hearing this, the generals looked angry and had fire in their eyes.

"It's that old guy doing bad things again!" Lu Zhongheng gritted his teeth, "All the land belonging to my Lu family has been returned."

Li Shanchang glanced at the crowd with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness made the decision, and it was His Highness who wanted to kill people. I have warned you a long time ago to restrain yourself! Humph, you are acting in disguise, and His Highness has already shown mercy, otherwise you would No one can escape."

"Prime Minister, you can't say that." Lu Zhongheng looked gloomy, "Does he still want to kill us? He has no power, so he is going to take action on us?"

"He is the prince, and his father is the emperor." Li Shanchang shouted coldly.

All the generals stopped talking, obviously unconvinced. In their minds, they conquered most of the world and occupied some land, so what?
They even thought that the emperor was trying to burn bridges, but they did not dare to show it.

"You all go back here and take a good look at "Historical Records of the Marquis of Huaiyin"." Li Shanchang was angry.

He looked at these gangsters and was speechless.

Do you still think it was before? Do you regard Zhu Yuanzhang as a brother? At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the emperor yet. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, do you think you are the emperor? This is courting death.

A cunning rabbit dies and a running dog cooks it, but a flying bird uses its bow to hide itself. Don’t you understand this truth?

"Xiangguo, brother, please give us some advice." Tang Shengzong said.

"It is my idea to make great contributions and abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty." Li Shanchang waved his hand.

"Xiangguo, we can be patient. What can we do, His Highness the Crown Prince?" Lu Zhongheng smiled ferociously, "But that old man, Fourth Master Zhu, are we going to be oppressed by him all the time?"

Li Shanchang's eyes flashed coldly.

In just two years, Fourth Master Zhu went from being the leader of the Beggar Clan to ruling the underworld in the capital, and now building Xuanwu Academy and opening a Ming Dynasty trading company. This momentum seems to be unstoppable.

For this reason, he has been feeling uneasy. This Fourth Master Zhu will become a serious problem sooner or later, but there is nothing that can be done about him.

"Prime Minister, can you please ask the Heavenly Master to take action to avoid future troubles?" Lu Zhongheng said in a low voice.

Li Shanchang looked coldly and waved his hand, asking them to go out. The generals had no choice but to withdraw from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

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Xuanwu Academy.

Fourth Master Zhu and Yao Guangxiao were walking in the courtyard. Yao Guangxiao reported to him the recent situation of the academy: "The imperial examination will be in February next year. Some students came early. Our academy has free food and accommodation. Recently, many students have joined the academy."

"Very good!" Fourth Master Zhu was overjoyed, "I hope to hear the sound of reading aloud in the academy soon."

Yao Guangxiao looked strange.

He couldn't figure it out. The Fourth Master Zhu's establishment of the Xuanwu Academy was obviously a loss-making business. How could the Fourth Master Zhu, who usually didn't suffer any losses, be willing to do it?

"Old Yao, the academy depends on you." Fourth Master Zhu waved his hand, "If you can do it with money, it's not a big deal. I'm not short of money."

"The dean is so arrogant!" Yao Guangxiao held his forehead.

Fourth Master Zhu laughed proudly. He was still hoping that the academy students would help him break through to become a Confucian sage. What was this little money?
"Stop!" Zhu Di's voice suddenly came.

He was chasing a young man. The young man ran to Yao Guangxiao and quickly asked for help: "Mr. Yao, help me. Why are there still gang members in this academy?"

Zhu Di said arrogantly: "Zhu Yong! You just threw yourself into a trap. This academy was opened by my master."

He said, pointing to Fourth Master Zhu.

However, Fourth Master Zhu's expression changed drastically. He stared at the young man in front of him and asked, "What is your name?"

The young man was startled by Fourth Master Zhu's reaction and stammered in reply: "Dean of the hospital, my name is Zhu Yong."

"Where are you from?" Master Zhu's voice became more urgent.

Zhu Yong was so frightened at this moment that he was trembling when he spoke: "I...I'm from Feng...Fengyang."

"Hey, grandson, I finally found you!" Fourth Master Zhu was overjoyed.

Zhu Yong was confused and scared. Who are the people in this academy? The old man calls you grandson whenever you meet. If it wasn't your territory, I would beat you to death.

But Fourth Master Zhu also put away his expression, thinking to himself that he couldn't just admit his grandson directly. He had to find out everything, and Balang was right, he had to be careful when recognizing his grandson.

"Master, has this grandson offended you? I will take care of him for you." Zhu Di said from the side.

Snapped!
Fourth Master Zhu slapped him on the back of the head and glared angrily: "Don't bully the new students. You are not allowed to enter this academy from now on."

(End of this chapter)