high official

Chapter 629
In the Golden Palace, Zhu Di became more and more excited as he talked.

"I said that the emperor guards the gate of the country, but in fact he just borrowed the words of those courtiers to block the mouths of those courtiers." Zhu Di looked at his grandson emotionally and said, "Those who say that Beijing is too close to the Ming frontier are either blind or have ulterior motives!" Saying this, he left In front of a huge map of the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty, he waved his hands to admire his empire and said: "Now our territory of the Ming Dynasty extends from Nurgandus in the northeast to the Gobi Desert in the north and Hamiwei in the northwest! Which one is not thousands of miles away from Beijing? The idea that Beijing is a frontier fortress is so far away, it is really absurd! It is the greatest contempt for the two generations of emperors, Taizu and I, who worked so hard to expand their territories!"

"Yes..." Zhu Zhanji was deeply shocked when he looked at the huge map in front of the emperor's grandfather. This huge territory, this great empire, will one day be completely his own!Thinking of this, he trembled with excitement, and became more determined to defend himself and his father's throne, and not let anyone snatch it away!
"It's true that when the territory was first opened, the old master refused to accept it. The frontier fortress is unstable and wars are still frequent, which is perfectly normal." Zhu Di changed the subject, from the passionate fantasies of the emperor to the bony reality and said: "How can I let My grandson, living in the sound of the alarm every day? My real purpose is to use Beijing as the base to continue the crusade against the rebels until all the rebels are completely cut off, so that the border of my Ming Dynasty will be as solid as gold! At that time, Beijing will be the Ming Dynasty The real center, who says it's too remote?"

"Grandpa Huang is far-sighted and considerate for thousands of years!" Zhu Zhanji praised him sincerely: "Is it possible for a mediocre courtier to understand?"

"That's right." Zhu Di nodded slowly and said, "So I only tell them what I'm going to do, and I never tell them why." He waved his hands angrily and said, "Otherwise, those ministers will chatter and argue, 100 You can’t do a single thing in one year!” He glanced at Zhu Zhanji, and taught earnestly: “You should also remember this, one day in the future, you will become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you must remember, the big idea must be Take it yourself, don't let those ministers influence you."

"Grandson, please remember!" Hearing what Grandpa Huang said, Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed, and thought to himself, it seems that Grandpa Huang's mind has not changed, and my father and I are still in a stable position.

After pouring out the words that had been held back in his heart for a long time, Zhu Di felt relieved all over. He smiled and took Zhu Zhanji's hand and said, "Let's go and have dinner with Grandpa Huang."

"As soon as I entered the city, I came to pay my respects to Grandpa Huang. My grandson is really hungry." Confident of his position, Zhu Zhanji became more and more at ease, acting coquettish and cute like before.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji has not been like this for more than a year. Since returning from Jiulongkou, after Zhu Di gave him a merciless whip, he began to alienate him, especially after the Donggong welcoming incident, he even refused to see him .It made Zhu Zhanji heartbroken, and gradually no longer regarded his grandfather as his closest relative as before.

But Wang Xian woke him up. Although he was Zhu Di's favorite grandson, Zhu Di had more than a dozen children and grandchildren. If he didn't occupy the most important place in the emperor's heart, others would take advantage of it.At that time, he will not only lose his grandfather...

Zhu Zhanji was extremely smart, and immediately understood what Wang Xian meant, and immediately adjusted himself, regarding regaining the emperor's grandpa's family as the most important thing.The performance in the past year has finally allowed him to win back what belongs to him!

Now, the more natural he is, the softer Zhu Di's cold heart becomes.The emperor is also a human being, and has emotions and desires, so naturally he cannot do without kinship, but the people around him are always flattering them in every possible way, always mixed with fear, and even have ulterior motives, so the emperor will naturally respond to them with increasingly cold and unpredictable reactions.And like Zhu Zhanji, who positions himself as an ordinary grandson, Zhu Di will naturally regard himself as an ordinary grandpa... Of course, this kind of thing is easier said than done, I am afraid that only Zhu Zhanji has the confidence to do so , even King Han and King Zhao could not, let alone their sons...

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The grandpa and grandson had lunch at the same table.Since Empress Xu passed away, only Zhu Zhanji has been treated like this. Zhu Di smiled and watched his grandson gobble up food, and even brought food for him with his own hands... The eunuch who was serving him was secretly stunned, thinking, who said that the position of the prince is hanging? coming?Looking at the emperor's love for his grandson, he knew that there was no problem at all.

After lunch, the maid served Miyunlong tribute tea, and Zhu Di smiled and said, "Tell me, what kind of idea are you planning to come to Beijing in such a hurry?"

"Hey..." Zhu Zhanji said with a sneer, "I know I can't hide it from Grandpa Huang."

"I brought you up with my own hands. As soon as you flap your wings, you know where you are going to fly." Zhu Di laughed.

"That's what happened." Zhu Zhanji said seriously: "The grandson really misses the emperor's grandfather, and by the way, he also wants to report to the emperor about the situation in the capital."

"Over there in the capital, there are reports every day." Zhu Di's smile became weaker and he said, "Do you still need to be here, eating salty radish and worrying about it?"

"I don't know how they reported it?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"Everything is as usual." Zhu Di said lightly: "Why, is there still something hidden?"

"There is indeed something hidden." Zhu Zhanji said seriously: "Since the emperor's grandfather left the capital, the law and order in the capital has deteriorated greatly, and the people have suffered terribly, and there are many complaints..."

"I've heard from Xue Juzheng about this." Zhu Di couldn't see a smile on his face and said: "Speaking of which, your father is too stupid. How many times has he supervised the country? Even the capital can't be managed well. How can you rest assured that he will rule the world?"

"My father also has unspeakable difficulties..." Zhu Zhanji said softly.

"What difficulties does he have, and he has to say it through your mouth?" Zhu Di's tone became more and more harsh. The kind grandfather disappeared, and the unpredictable emperor reappeared.

Seeing sweat on his forehead, Zhu Zhanji hurriedly said: "Grandpa Huang is right, because my second uncle made it too shameful. My father, who is the eldest brother, blindly connives, and this is the case today!"

"What's wrong with your second uncle?" Zhu Di asked with an uncertain expression.

"He formed Tiance's left and right guards and recruited thousands of soldiers and horses." Zhu Zhanji said, peeking at the emperor's reaction, but seeing that Zhu Di's expression did not change, his heart thumped, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Ministry of War Because he did not receive the relevant order and refused to prepare for him, his subordinates went so far as to rob the court of supplies and injured Xu Yelu's subordinates who came to stop them."

Zhu Di's expression finally changed, and he said coldly, "You saw this all with your own eyes?"

"The grandson hadn't returned to Beijing at that time." Zhu Zhanji said: "But these things happened in broad daylight, and everyone in the capital knew about it."

"Hmph..." Zhu Di just snorted coldly, and he didn't know who he was dissatisfied with.

"These gangsters are running amok in the capital, and Yingtian Mansion can't and can't control it. For a while, Dasong is banned by law, and the public security in the capital is very bad." Seeing that the emperor's grandfather didn't speak, Zhu Zhanji had the courage to continue: "Those underworld gangs The local snakes also took action after hearing the news, openly bullying the market, robbing and killing people, doing all kinds of evil..."

"Enough!" Zhu Di finally couldn't help but slap the table again, the palm was so heavy that the cup of tea on the table bounced and fell to the ground and shattered.

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty.

"What does your father eat, and exactly what does Xue Ju do?" Zhu Di asked angrily, "Didn't I allow them to take the necessary action? Why did you stay put? You need to ask for instructions on this matter before you dare to do anything." Is it?"

"They have already started..." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly said: "Five days ago, Ying Tianfu and Beizhen Fusi carried out a large-scale suppression of gangsters inside and outside the capital, killing more than [-] people and arresting more than [-] people , except for a few bandits who escaped, the evil forces in the capital are basically wiped out!"

"It's more or less..." Zhu Di's anger subsided.The same thing, said from different angles, will have completely different results.If King Zhao took the lead, without mentioning the reason, he would directly talk about how Wang Xian made a big move in the capital. It is estimated that when the emperor was angry, he would directly let people kill this beast with the sword of the emperor. Now Zhu Zhanji will start from the beginning and take all actions. It all seems so logical...

"It's such a big deal," but Zhu Di quickly thought of a question, and suddenly frowned, "Why didn't you rush to the eight hundred miles in the capital? Instead, you rushed to the front?"

"That's why the grandson must come here," Zhu Zhanji said: "Many of the previous reports have not been heard. My father is worried that the same situation will happen this time..."

"Call me Yang Rong!" Zhu Di ordered in a deep voice.

Soon, Yang Rong hurried over.

"Is there any report in the capital?" Zhu Di asked immediately.

"Yes." Yang Rong calmly took out a memorial from his sleeve, "Eight hundred miles is urgent, I arrived yesterday."

"Since it's [-] miles urgent, why didn't you play it immediately?" Zhu Di frowned and said, "Your cabinet has to learn to lie!"

"The emperor let me know." Yang Rong said in a calm and unhurried manner, "There are two reasons why I want to do this, first, the matter has already happened, and it will not have any impact if it is dealt with sooner or later. Second, I only received one side of the report, but the other party's report has not yet arrived. I was worried that reading only one side of the story would affect the emperor's judgment on the whole situation, so I dared to temporarily suppress the report. When the report from the crown prince arrives, present it to the emperor together!"

"That's right, Grandpa Huang. Xue Juzheng also sent an urgent message of [-] miles. Why did one arrive yesterday, but the other hasn't arrived yet?" Zhu Zhanji also chimed in, "I'm afraid there is a reason for this."

"I don't need you to make decisions for me!" Zhu Di ignored Zhu Zhanji and scolded Yang Rong, but obviously approved of his statement.

Only then did the eunuch present the memorial in Yang Rong's hand to the emperor, Zhu Di took it over and looked it over, his already gloomy face suddenly became even gloomy.

"Hmph, Yang Rong is really protecting the prince!"

(End of this chapter)