My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 22: The Land of Water Fleas
What does it mean to kneel down after you finish speaking?

Zhu Gaoxu was confused.

His analysis was so detailed and he even cited various practical examples. Could it be that it was not as good as the Crown Prince's empty talk?
Why should he kneel?
he does not……

Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyes and saw Zhu Yuanzhang's expression. Thinking of his grandfather's temper of being the final word, his heart trembled and he immediately lost his temper.

His legs became as soft as noodles and he knelt down.

No more words.

After listening to a round of answers, Zhu Yuanzhang finally set his sights on Zhu Gaoyu's head.

"Gao Yu, what do you think?"

Zhu Gaoyu thought for a moment and gave a mediocre answer:

"Grandfather Emperor, I think what His Royal Highness said makes sense, and so does what my second brother said. Whether it's the Oirat or the Tatars, they may only be minor problems at the moment, but if they are not suppressed, one day they will become a serious problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, indicating his approval of what Zhu Gaoyu said.

This seemingly perfect answer should have made Zhu Yuanzhang happy, but for some reason, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that it was a little imperfect.

Old Zhu wanted to say something more, but when he was about to conclude, he suddenly heard Zhu Gaoyu next to him speak again:

"But Grandpa Emperor, in addition to the Tatars and the Oirat, I think we also need to pay attention to the Japanese country that is just across the water from us."

Japanese country?

When hearing this word, the first reaction of many people present was to laugh.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty at that time, Japan was previously in a chaotic period of division between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It was not until the 25th year of Hongwu that it was unified.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the Ming army could not wipe out such a small country of Japanese pirates on the sea, whose ruler and ministers were barefoot and spoke like frogs. It was simply because the Japanese pirates relied on the sea, came and went without a trace, and were difficult to catch.

The Ming Dynasty did have a solution to this problem, which was to establish the Wei Suo system.

But even an outsider like Zhu Gaoyu had heard that in the late Ming Dynasty, the military equipment of the garrisons was in disrepair and the military households fled.

I don't know who said it first, but the Ming army is not fully paid, and if it is fully paid, it will be invincible.

This can reflect the bravery of the Ming army, but doesn't it also indirectly indicate that the Ming army's military pay has always been withheld?
In this late Ming Dynasty, the bureaucracy was corrupt and the military households in the garrisons were barely able to eat, yet they were still thinking about fighting the Japanese pirates?

Go to hell!
If you don't pay and still want to kill me, you can't just talk about the interests of the country and family and stop me from doing this.

This is a life!
But could Zhu Gaoyu say this?

Now it is the Hongwu period under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule. Do you want to embezzle?

Even if there were nine heads on your neck, they wouldn't be enough to chop off!

At this time, Zhu Yunwen also acted like an elder brother, with a warm smile on his face:
"My cousin is still young, so I'm afraid he doesn't know. As early as the third year of Hongwu, our Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to Japan and brought back Prince Huailiang's memorial and tribute."

"In the sixth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty sent a high monk to visit Japan again, bringing with him the Ming Dynasty's Datong calendar as a recognition of the Japanese regime by the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Gaoyu looked at Zhu Yunwen and wanted to say, he knows!
But the fact is... for a semi-illiterate person in history, he really didn't know!
He only knew about Qi's army and the Japanese pirates, but with such obscure details, even if Zhu Gaoyu went back and reviewed his memory again and again, he would not be able to find relevant evidence from his limited knowledge reserves.

He was a little depressed.

But at this moment, someone still wanted to tease him.

The speaker was a sixteen-year-old boy.

The young man Zhu Gaoyu knew that it was Zhu Youji, the second son of his fifth uncle, Prince Zhou Zhu Su, who had a bad relationship with his father and eldest brother, the Crown Prince, but always flirted with Zhu Yunwen. Seeing Zhu Yunwen speak at this time, Zhu Youji also started to jump up and down.

"Yes, cousin, don't you know that Grandpa Emperor designated Japan as a country that cannot be conquered last year? According to your thinking, do you want to go against Grandpa Emperor's wishes?"

This is like finding the pain point and then starting to flatter.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Zhu Youjie and gritted his teeth secretly.

This pug-like thing, sooner or later he will take his second brother out for a stroll, put a sack on this guy, and give him a good beating, so that he will know that the mouth on the face does not necessarily have to be used for talking.

As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang was friendly to Japan as Zhu Youjie and Zhu Yunwen believed...

Zhu Gaoyu scratched his chin as he pondered over it, but he always felt that it was not the case.

Anyway, Zhu Gaoyu’s brain capacity is not that big.

Let’s get this clear, okay?

He was just a five-year-old child.

It is amazing if a child is occasionally a little clever.

If I can see more clearly than these uncles and brothers on such important matters of family and country, then do I still want to save the face of my uncles and brothers?
Although... Zhu Gaoyu really wanted to embarrass Zhu Youjie.

He hated Zhu Youjie, and in fact, compared with Zhu Youjie, Zhu Gaojie didn't hate Zhu Yunwen as much.

Most of the time, people hate Zhu Yunwen because their inherent positions are opposite.

But I hate Zhu Youjie simply because he is a bad person.

Although Zhu Gaoyu was semi-illiterate in history, he happened to know a little from his memories. After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Zhu Youxie, in order to gain the position of crown prince, falsely accused his father and brother Zhu Youdun of plotting a rebellion.

This is truly a conscience of heaven and earth!
Given Zhu Su's personality, whose mind was completely immersed in the medical pharmacopoeia, it would be better for him to be a leisurely prince and fiddle with medical books when he had nothing to do, rather than ascend to the highest position and enjoy supreme power.

He must be crazy to rebel!

To put it bluntly, King Zhu Su of Zhou is not Zhu Di!
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and looked at the emperor with his eyes full of curiosity:
"Grandpa Emperor, do you really like Japan? My elder brother said that you sent envoys from other countries, but Japan repeatedly killed them. When the two armies were at war, they didn't even kill the envoys. Japan's actions simply show that they don't take the Ming Dynasty seriously."

After a pause, Zhu Gaoyu seemed to have thought of something, and inevitably his words were colored by personal emotions:
"In my opinion, Japan has a rebellious mind. Even if they are willing to submit for a while, they may still bite their master at any time."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked askance at Zhu Gaoyu's statement, which was obviously mixed with personal thoughts, and didn't understand how Japan had offended him.

But on second thought, it seems normal.

Isn’t that what children do?

They have obvious likes and dislikes, and they don’t hide too many emotions. If they like something, they like it, and if they don’t like something, they don’t like it.

Compared to a grandson who was good at hiding his thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang actually appreciated Zhu Gaoyu's natural appearance.

Again.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't want to be the emperor, so why should we use politicians' tactics to make demands on him?

The one who needed to keep his emotions hidden was the Crown Prince, not Zhu Gaoyu.

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