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Chapter 214 The Prince
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the world, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Taizu, determined to establish the foundation of the eternal world and build the eternal city, so he vigorously built Jinling City on the basis of the previous generation. It took 20 years and millions of people to complete it. This is the largest city in the world!

Yes, the largest city in the world!It is known as 96 miles around the city, and the height of the city is five feet!Thirteen city gates are opened, and more than a dozen streets criss-cross in the city, all of which are extremely wide, even nine tracks can be accommodated!
In the core part of the capital, it is naturally the majestic imperial palace, with tens of thousands of palaces and pavilions!Around the imperial palace, there are many bureaucratic offices dotted around, and the luxurious mansions of princes and dukes are distributed, forming this imperial city and even the upper world of the Ming Dynasty!

But what really shines with infinite charm is outside the inner city, the colorful world that belongs to the people of Ming Dynasty.In order to improve the strength of the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to move 30 wealthy households from rich places such as Suzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, and ordered them to live in the capital permanently.Also across the country, craftsmen were recruited to serve in government-run factories and bureaus in the capital in shifts, and the permanent population of the city exceeded one million.

Look at the meandering Qinhuai River, Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, government offices, stage, folk houses, archways, waterside pavilions, city gates, layer upon layer; tea houses, gold and silver shops, pharmacies, bathrooms, and even chicken, duck, pig, and sheep shops , Grain, oil and grain, everything you expect to find.Grain boats, dragon boats, and fishing boats shuttle back and forth in the river, and the streets are full of markets, shops, cars, horses and pedestrians, and colorful buildings and signboards. It is a picture of a prosperous, prosperous, and lively market life, flowing in Yuhuatai, Jiming Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Qingliang Mountain, Mochou Lake, Chaotian Palace, Confucius Temple...among the series of beauties where the heaven and earth are beautiful, and ghosts and gods are created!
In front of the Fengtian Gate in the Forbidden City, the bells and drums ringing together to summon all officials to go to the hall;
Among the painted and flower boats on the Qinhuai River, the low-pitched singing of famous prostitutes and talented scholars;
In the street market in front of the Confucius Temple, the noise of merchants and people shouting for buying and selling;
In the Guozijian at the foot of Jilong Mountain, the students of Wantai read aloud;
And in the wharf restaurant, the foreign language voices of envoys and merchants from various countries,
Thousands of voices converge into one voice—Jiangnan Belle Land, Jinling Diwangzhou!

This is Jingshi City, the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

This capital, which was built entirely with Taizu's mind, was naturally full of Taizu's will.Zhu Yuanzhang divided the capital into three relatively independent areas. The east city is the imperial city, the north city is the garrison defense area, and the south city is the activity area for the common people. Forty years have passed, and although the spontaneous changes of the citizens have eroded this artificial division into chaos, the closer the place is to the emperor, the stricter the ancestral system is adhered to.

In the imperial city, everything follows the etiquette and the layout is rigorous. Although there is no brick or stone, there is absolutely no violation of the rules and regulations. After more than [-] years, there has been no change!
The core of the imperial city is naturally the Forbidden City, followed by the Prince's Mansion to the east of the Imperial Palace. Because it is located in the east of the Inner Palace, it is also called the East Palace.

The Crown Prince's Mansion in the East Palace is grand and dignified, second only to Da Nei in terms of regulation, and higher than the kings and princes. It embodies the nobility of the master here, who is under one person and above tens of thousands of people!

However, the crown prince's face has not shown a smile for a long time. Instead, it is full of worry, slander and trepidation. Even though he is sitting in the study, his heart is not stable.

In order to make the prince feel at ease, several lecturers from the East Palace took turns to recite "Huang Ting" and "Inner Scene" for him every day. Today, it is worth talking about the prince Xima Yang Pu. It is the most suitable.

"In front of Emperor Zixiaxu in the Shangqing Dynasty, Yuchen Jun, the Supreme Daoist, lived in Ruizhu to write seven words, scattered five forms and transformed all gods.

It's Huang Tingyue's inner chapter, the heart of the piano is triple-folded and the fairy is dancing.The nine qi shine out of the sky, and the god-gai boy gives birth to purple smoke.

It is said that the jade book can be studied intensively, and the chanting of it is more than three days.Thousands of disasters can eliminate all diseases and recover, and don't be afraid of the ferocity of tigers and wolves..."

The sandalwood fragrance was lingering, and Yang Pu's voice was mellow, which really made the prince less anxious, and showed a fascinated expression, and repeated softly: "It is said that the jade book can be studied carefully, and the chanting of ten thousand is more than three days. Thousands of disasters can be eliminated. Heal from all diseases, not afraid of the ferocity of tigers and wolves...Little Master Yang, is this "Inner Scenery" really so miraculous that it can make people ascend in the daytime?"

"This..." Yang Pu is a Confucian, and the son is silent and strange. Now, in order to relieve the prince's worries, he reads some Huang Lao's things, and he can't deny it, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Return to your highness, the minister looks at the ancient books, It is common to fly up in the daytime and become an immortal immediately, and I think there may be a brilliant Taoist priest who has worked hard all his life and was able to transcend the sea of ​​suffering."

"It's really enviable," said the prince, with a large body, ears hanging from his shoulders, a face like a silver basin, kind eyebrows and kind eyes.In fact, he is only 36 years old, two years younger than Yang Pu, but because of his obesity and worry, he looks much older than him: "I really want to learn..."

"Your Highness must not have this thought. You must know that cultivating the Tao and becoming an immortal can only save yourself, and it will not help the world." Yang Pu resolutely shook his head and said: "Your Highness cultivates the holy way, and saves the world. match."

"Practice the holy way and save the people in the world?" Zhu Gaochi said with a sad expression on his face: "Gu can't even save the people around him, so why talk about saving the people in the world?"

"Your Highness..." Yang Bo looked at the prince sadly. It has been a whole year, and His Highness still hasn't recovered from the heavy blow!
It is difficult to be a prince for a powerful emperor, and it will be even more difficult if there is a better and more favored brother watching over him.These words are by no means hypocritical, but a true portrayal of Zhu Gaochi's life as a prince for ten years...

Although he was established as the prince as early as the first year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi knew very well that his father wanted to establish his younger brother Han Wang Gaoxu, not himself.This is also easy to understand. His father, Zhu Di, is a horse emperor with extraordinary bravery. He is over [-] years old, and he is still like a strong boy.
And I am not only a big fat man, but also a cripple, and I have to be supported by two people to walk, let alone ride a horse and shoot arrows.The younger brother Gao Xu was not the case. Not only was he born as burly and tall as his father, he was a man of talent, he had unworthy courage, and he was even better at leading troops in battle.It is self-evident who the father will favor.

In fact, the battle between the two for the position has sparked from the very beginning!

When Zhu Di wanted to establish a crown prince, he consulted the opinions of all the officials as usual, but the generals all supported Zhu Gaoxu. After all, everyone fought side by side when they were in trouble. They were brothers who had carried guns together...and even went whoring together!
The civil servants all supported the prince, and their belief was very firm - since ancient times, the country must be in chaos!

The two sides fell into a stalemate, and it was Xie Jin's "good grandson" that made Zhu Di inclined to Li Zhu Gaochi.

However, in addition to appearance and body, Zhu Gaochi is also completely opposite to his father in character.He has a gentle temperament, honesty and kindness, but Zhu Di has great talent, grand strategy, and heroism through the ages!Zhu Gaochi has always respected and even worshiped his father, but Zhu Di still has a cruel and perverted side, especially the cruelty to Minister Jianwen, which made him very contemptuous, and he often spoke out to persuade him, which made Zhu Di very angry with him.

The reason is very simple, I killed the killer, isn't it just for your future stability?You just want to pretend to be a good person while enjoying the benefits, and let Lao Tzu bear the infamy, you are really not a son of man!Therefore, everyone in the world can advise, but the prince cannot advise.But Zhu Gaochi still couldn't hold back his persuasion, and as a result, his father was furious, and he planned to abolish the prince!
At the critical moment, Xie Jin made another great contribution. He asked a famous painter in the capital to make a screen with a picture of a tiger leading a group of cubs as a blind date between father and son, and then presented it to the palace.When Zhu Di heard the news and went to watch it in person, Xie Jin, who was accompanying him, suddenly stood up, splashed ink, and wrote a poem on the screen:
"The tiger is the king of beasts, who dares to offend it.Only father and son love, review step by step! '

Xie Jin deserved to be the number one talented man in Ming Dynasty, and once again deeply moved the emperor.Yong Le looked at that painting and that poem, and remained silent for a long time, after that he stopped mentioning the abolition of the crown prince.

Zhu Gaoxu’s expectations fell through again, but he was not without gains. In order to make up for this son who was repeatedly let go by himself, Zhu Di spoiled him almost unprincipled——Zhu Gaoxu didn’t want to be a vassal, well, then don’t go, follow me Expedition to Mobei to fight the Mongolian Tartars!

Zhu Gaoxu belonged to the battlefield, and he performed very well when he followed Zhu Di on the expedition. He won Zhu Di's favor and let him choose where to stay.This is a great grace.But Zhu Gaoxu was even more serious. He said that I would not go anywhere, but stay in the capital to serve my father.Zhu Di was also reluctant to be separated from his son for a long time, so he agreed to his request!
This completely boosted the morale of the King of Han and his gang. From then on, they contacted their party members extensively, recruited the ministers of the DPRK and China as minions, and launched a series of attacks on the princelings!

The first one to be knocked down was Xie Jin!The rafters are the first to rot, that's for sure.In addition, Xie Dacai didn't stick to small details, and fought for the prince in everything. As time passed, the emperor didn't like him anymore.Zhu Gaoxu saw the opportunity, blamed Xie Jin, and finally let his father demote him first to Guangxi and then to Jiaozhi... and almost sent him to the ends of the earth.

Three years later, the emperor lost his temper and promoted Xie Jin to be the right minister of Guangxi. Xie Jin thought that his chance to regain his family had come, so he took the opportunity to go to Beijing to play a role. In fact, he wanted the emperor to keep him.Unexpectedly, he walked a little slower on the road, and when he arrived at the capital, Zhu Di had already gone to patrol the border.Xie Jin had no choice but to pay homage to the prince, and then returned disgruntled.

Who knew that this matter was detected by the king of Han, and he slandered him again, saying that he "waited for the prince, secretly revealed the prince, and returned home without any courtesy!" '

While the emperor was out on tour, he went to the capital to meet the prince secretly, and then went back secretly, saying that no one would believe that there was no conspiracy... This made Zhu Di furious, and he sent Xie Jin to prison for the crime of 'no courteous officials'!

The king of Han was well versed in tactics, and it was the next thing to bring Xie Jin down with this move, and the bad influence on the prince was the key.Don't forget, this was a two-sided action. At that time, the prince did not reject his benefactor and number one adviser, but met him in private. If Xie Jin was guilty, what about the prince?

　It can be said that the story of this book is officially unfolding, and I believe it is also everyone's favorite to read.But many characters and details in the mind need to be re-implemented before writing, so it takes time.I definitely dare not say I have it today, let’s see it tomorrow morning...

　　
　
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