My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 126: The Way of Power and Balance
Geng Bingwen's expression was calm, but it was precisely this that made these second-generation nobles of the Five Military Commandery feel somewhat uneasy.

I don’t know whether Geng Bingwen heard what they just said, or how much he heard.

Just when they were feeling anxious, Geng Bingwen called out:
"Prince Gaoyang, Prince Dinghai."

The group of people then remembered that among the two sons of Prince Yan, not only Zhu Gaoxu held the title of Prince, but even the young Zhu Gaoyu also held the title of Prince Dinghai.

When the waiter heard their greetings, he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

He only knew that the person who came was not an ordinary person.

But I didn’t expect that this so-called “unusual” would be so “unusual”!
Zhu Gaoyu looked at the group of people from the Five Military Commandery in front of him with a hint of curiosity:
"What are you all talking about here? Let me listen."

The second generation of nobles wanted to say something.

You know, Prince Yan is quite popular among the noble group.

The Prince of Yan was good at networking and military affairs. It could be said that he was completely opposite to Zhu Yunwen, who wanted to rule the country with culture.

As Zhu Gaoyu and Zhu Gaoxu were the sons of Prince of Yan, there is naturally no need to say much about Zhu Gaoxu.

He once followed his father deep into the desert to capture Nairbuhua. Although he was not very old and his military attainments were still a little immature compared to Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu and others, he was enough to convince this group of second-generation nobles.

As for Zhu Gaoyu.

This kid is young, and the fact that he captured Abujiwo, apart from his great efforts to turn the tide and pull the strong bow, seems to be more due to luck.

But these second-generation nobles are not all fools.

The cement and Urban cannon invented by Zhu Gaoyu alone were enough to change the situation in a war.

If it weren't for some unclear reasons, Zhu Gaoyu...as the youngest son of Prince of Yan, should not be just a prince!

His title is enough to show the expectations and trust that the late emperor had in him.

Among the second generation of nobles, Zhang Mingcheng, a descendant of Duke Cai, looked at Zhu Gaoyu, blinked, and indicated that they should have a good conversation after Geng Bingwen left.

After all, they are now complaining about the new emperor's "reform" policy, but everyone knows that Geng Bingwen is the team left by the previous emperor for the new emperor.

In front of Geng Bingwen, he talked about reform. Even if Zhang Mingcheng's father was Zhang Desheng who died in the Battle of Longjiang, there was no way to seek death in this way.

Geng Bingwen looked at Zhang Mingcheng's little movements, his expression unchanged, he just frowned slightly, and then spoke:
"Has the daily organization and management of the capital's garrison troops been completed?"

"Have you sorted out the pile of military registration management?"

"Have military decisions also been dealt with?"

These three questions successfully made the group of second-generation nobles lower their heads in shame and become speechless.

If someone else said this, they would probably retort.

But... the person in front of him is Geng Bingwen, who has been following Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty to conquer the world since the founding of the country.

The second generation of nobles could no longer stand up. Zhu Gaoyu looked at this and that, and finally couldn't suppress his curiosity:
"Marquis Changxing, you were eating next to them, did you hear anything?"

Everyone was speechless.

Especially those people from the Five Military Commandery in the capital, after hearing this, their faces turned red and white, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Even though everyone knows this...

But don't say it so loudly!
This unlucky kid!

Even an old fox like Geng Bingwen, who never gets involved in anything, had a blank expression on his face for a moment after hearing Zhu Gaoyu say such words, as if he didn't know how to respond.

Then, he reacted quickly and looked at Zhu Gaoxu. He found that Zhu Gaoxu took a step forward and put his hand on his younger brother's shoulder, as if he wanted to support him.

This made Geng Bingwen look at Zhu Gaoxu more carefully.

He spoke meaningfully:

"I once heard Duke Wei's evaluation of Prince Gaoyang, but now I think what Duke Wei said was a bit biased."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

Duke of Wei?
uncle?

What did he say?
He felt like he was being scratched by a cat and felt itchy inside, but he didn't dare to ask.

Zhu Gaoxu was a little annoyed.

As expected, he hated chatting with people who had such complicated thoughts.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaoyu, upon hearing this, spoke without thinking:

"What did the Duke of Wei say? He didn't say anything bad about my second brother. Marquis Changxing, please tell us."

Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, was speechless again.

He suddenly realized that this kid Zhu Gaoyu was simply his nemesis.

He thought about it and decided to lure the guy over first and have a good talk with him in private.

So Geng Bingwen looked at Zhu Gaoyu:

"Is Prince Dinghai hungry?"

Zhu Gaoyu's eyes lit up:
"your treat?"

Geng Bingwen was speechless.

After a long while, he finally nodded tiredly. He was indeed a genius who could make cement out of nothing while playing around.

It is best not to use common sense to judge children like Zhu Gaoyu.

Thinking of this, Geng Bingwen pushed open the door of the compartment and led Zhu Gaoyu, Zhu Gaoxu and others in.

On the contrary, the people from the Five Military Commandery outside looked at each other in surprise after they entered.

After what happened today, Zhang Mingcheng felt his heart pounding and his liver was still beating wildly.

He rubbed his cheek and smiled bitterly:
"I finally understand what it means that walls have ears. You guys eat first. I can't finish this meal today."

Geng Bingwen lives next door.

How can I eat this?
Who knows whether what they said in the cubicle would be transmitted to Zhu Yunwen's ears through Geng Bingwen's mouth.

Zhang Mingcheng walked away.

Looking at the way he left, it was inevitable that he felt he was in a hurry.

After Zhang Mingcheng left, the rest of the people felt it was boring and left one after another.

It's just that they don't know.

Geng Bingwen entered the compartment and left a gap when he closed the door.

The various discussions outside were extremely clear in the compartment.

Even though Zhu Gaoyu was sitting by the window facing the street, he could still hear it clearly.

Geng Bingwen sighed slightly when he saw this:
"Prince Jin passed away, the previous emperor passed away, and the new emperor took the throne. Now the iron hoof of Alutai has just stepped over the north, and the princes are on their way back to their fiefdoms. The Ming Dynasty seems strong, but in fact there are many factions inside, and the nobles and civil officials are even more incompatible. In order to reform the system, almost everyone in Yingtian Prefecture is discussing this matter."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he didn't know what Geng Bingwen meant by saying this in front of them.

He looked at Geng Bingwen warily and did not speak rashly.

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head:

"Isn't it natural that civil officials and nobles are incompatible?"

As he spoke, he picked up a handful of stir-fried bean sprouts, and then slowly spoke:
"If one day, the nobles and the civil officials are all wearing the same pants, then there will be a big problem."

After saying that, he frowned:
"These bean sprouts are not as delicious as the ones I grew in Datong... I'd better wait until I get back to grow my own bean sprouts..."

Geng Bingwen originally said this to test the waters.

But the result obviously exceeded his expectations.

The person who answered him was not the loud-looking Zhu Gaoxu, but the confused-looking Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaoyu's reply was not just a perfunctory one, nor was it a frivolous attempt to show off his cleverness.

What Zhu Gaoyu said sounded very simple, without any profound truth.

But these words... are exactly the balance technique for a ruler.

Geng Bingwen once saw the late emperor teaching the crown prince that it was important to understand the severity of punishments in the "Great Ming Code".

Harsh punishments are used in troubled times, but since the crown prince has taken over power from the previous emperor, it is appropriate for him to use lighter punishments to govern the country.

Isn't this another way of balancing power in another sense?
However, even though Geng Bingwen stood on the side of the crown prince, he could not help but sigh about the crown prince's closeness to civil officials and suppression of nobles.

However, although Geng Bingwen recognized Zhu Gaoyu in his heart, he still pretended to want to refute:
"Your father is the King of Yan. Are you trying to speak for the nobles?"

Zhu Gaoyu snorted:
"Marquis Changxing, don't underestimate me. Although I, Zhu Gaoyu, am young, I am still the Prince of Dinghai appointed by my grandfather. Do you think I am really a child?"

Looking at Zhu Gaoyu's three-headed body, Geng Bingwen remained silent suspiciously.

He really wanted to ask a question.

Is not it?
But before he could answer, Zhu Gaoyu spoke first:

“If a person who accomplishes great things only acts according to his own likes and dislikes, he will never achieve great things.”

After these words were spoken, not only Geng Bingwen who didn't know Zhu Gaoxu very well, but even Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but fall into deep silence.

Unlike Zhu Gaoxu who was still pondering this sentence, Geng Bingwen, at this age, had experienced so many things that he actually had already made up his mind about the correctness of this sentence.

However, he still found it hard to believe that the person who said this so easily was Zhu Gaoyu, who was only six years old!
At this moment, Geng Bingwen suddenly understood why the last person who spoke to the late emperor before his death was not Zhu Yunwen, but Zhu Gaoyu.

It has to be said that because of Zhu Gaoyu's words, Geng Bingwen's interest in him became unprecedentedly strong.

There was even a hint of a smile on his wrinkled face:

"How should I explain this? Prince Dinghai, can you explain it to me?"

When Zhu Gaoyu heard this, his tail immediately stood up.

He raised his chin modestly:
"Brother, do you want to eat roast chicken?"

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up slightly.

Immediately, two pairs of eyes stared at Geng Bingwen.

Geng Bingwen gritted his teeth, and under their gazes, he finally decided to admit defeat and ordered a roast chicken. Then he said:
"Now, you can finally tell me, right?"

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