First Prince of Ming Dynasty

In the twinkling of an eye, it was late at night, and I was exhausted from staying up and down due to the sudden start. After coming out of Fengxian Hall, Lao Zhu rarely ordered that the early morning ceremony be canceled today, and everyone went back to their respective homes to sleep.

Wen Wu at the Sheji Altar was overjoyed when they heard the news. If they had to go to the morning court, they were not going to go back to the house to rest, and they just squatted on the carriage outside the palace gate for a while, saving enough trouble.

The father and son returned to the Jinshen Hall, Liu An and others had already arranged everything, the most indispensable thing in the palace was the room, not to mention that Lao Zhu often read the memorials until late at night, often slept in the Jinshen Hall, and went to court in the morning. convenient.

Before going to bed, I sent someone to the East Palace to inquire again. After all, it was a month premature. Although the midwife and the imperial doctor said it was quite healthy, who could guarantee such a big little thing.

After a while, Yun Jin came to report in person, saying that the crown princess and the emperor's grandson were fine, the empress and the princess were guarding, and the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital did not dare to rest, so they waited at the Wenlou outside the East Palace to be summoned at any time.

In this way, Zhu Biao felt more relieved. He was struggling this day. Although he was still a little excited, he forced himself to sleep quickly. After he got up, he had things to deal with...

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wake up..."

Zhu Biao frowned and opened his eyes, and then saw Liu Jin beside the bed with a helpless face, his heart shrank suddenly, and he sat up straight: "But something happened over there!"

Liu Jin hurriedly said: "No, the Crown Princess and the two young Highnesses are fine..."

Zhu Biao was dazed for a moment, then lay back in a daze and closed his eyes, then opened his eyes again and wanted to hit someone, it's okay, why did you wake me up?

Liu Jin said with a bitter face: "This servant also wants His Highness to sleep well, but the Holy Majesty walked around the front hall for a while after waking up, and looked here from time to time, this servant..."

Zhu Biao sighed: "When is it?"

"It's almost time."

Zhu Biao rubbed his eyes and got up. Liu Jin heaved a sigh of relief and called the maid to help the prince get dressed. After a busy meal, Zhu Biao was also completely awake. When he walked to the front hall, he saw his father's fidgeting look.

It is estimated that he wanted to go to the East Palace to see his grandson a long time ago, but it is not convenient. Although the queen is there, Princess Kaiping is also there. It is always inconvenient, so he can only go together after his son gets up.

The father and father had breakfast in a hurry, and then went straight to the East Palace. Along the way, we could see that the palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the palace ladies and eunuchs who came and went were actively performing their duties. A happy event must be rewarded generously.

There was still some wind yesterday, but today is a rare sunny day. After arriving at the East Palace, he was still stopped, and he had to go in after a long time. Chang Luohua had to confine himself to confinement, and even Zhu Biao had to wait at least half a month. Can't see her anymore.

The temperature in the room was not low, so Empress Ma asked them to sit quietly for a while, and wait until the temperature of the breath was the same as that in the room before going to take a look at the two children from a distance. Zhu Biao felt that it was more troublesome than worshiping the ancestors. But he didn't care, even eager to try.

This is the so-called intergenerational parent? Zhu Biao felt that his status was not guaranteed, he was really the third generation of the emperor.

After waiting for a while, he entered a room with a higher temperature. Several carefully selected nannies were carefully taking care of the two grandchildren. Zhu Biao finally ushered in the first meeting with his son.

"It's ugly!"

"so good!"

After taking a look, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally relieved. The two children are both in good shape, and they seem to be sleeping soundly. It can be seen that although they were born prematurely, there is no inherent loss. As long as they are carefully raised, there is a high probability that they can be raised.

What I am most afraid of is that the newborn baby keeps crying, can't sleep well and can't eat. Lao Zhu has more than 20 children in total, and a few of them died young. He still has some experience.

Maybe because they noticed the movement, the one on the left opened his mouth and began to cry softly, and the other one also started to cry when he was woken up. Tell them not to bother you again for a few days.

Old Zhu who was kicked out of Chengqian Palace could be said to be full of ambitions, he ignored Zhu Biao and left with his hands behind his back. It seemed that he was going to deal with the memorials accumulated yesterday, and today's ones should be delivered later.

Zhu Biao looked back at the tightly sealed palace gate, shook his head helplessly and walked towards the Wenhua Palace. During this time, it is estimated that this is his bedroom. Princess Kaiping’s overnight stay last night was an emergency, and she will come here during the day at most. Take care, I will leave the palace in the afternoon.

After taking his seat, Zhu Biao told Liu Jin: "The princess needs to take care of her health, so go and discuss with Yunjin about the distribution of rewards. Don't let go of those who serve in the East Palace and those who are in the Imperial Hospital. The money and cloth must be distributed. auspicious."

"Tell them that there will be another reward for the emperor's grandson for a hundred days, and let them serve them wholeheartedly."

"promise"

After Liu Jin went down, Zhu Biao took out a thick stack of secret letters from under the desk, and opened it after carefully checking the sealant. Tang Ding finally replied after such a long time.

The letter said that he went all the way to the south to plunder while recruiting samurai sailors, and after several head-on encounters with the army under the command of the Southern Dynasty daimyo, he became a bandit called the Sea Ghost King. Both the Northern and Southern Dynasties sent people to contact him, hoping to win his allegiance .

The price tag of the Northern Dynasty is not low, but the price of the Southern Dynasty is even higher. After all, Tang Ding is now fighting on the territory of the Southern Dynasty.

Tang Ding said that he was ready to lay a trap, then turned around and hit Bei Chao fiercely. Since he wanted to benefit from it, he naturally had to maintain a delicate balance between the North and the South. Win over and rely on him.

There are also two maps sent with the letter, one is a very general drawing of the main cities and mountains and rivers throughout Dongying, and it also indicates the territory currently occupied by the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The other one is very detailed, but it is not comprehensive. It should be the road map of Tang Ding's march. It is very detailed because I walked through it personally, but it is just a one-line topographic map, but it is also understandable. how long.

Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction after reading it. Tang Ding's commanding talent should be second only to Xu Yungong among the second generation of nobles. His overall outlook is very outstanding. He is indeed a rare talent.

Zhu Biao looked at the map of the current situation in Japan and added Tang He's intelligence and began to deduce it. If no external force intervenes in this confrontation between the North and the South, it will end within 20 or 30 years. The more they fight, the worse the situation is. It depends on who can't stand it first.

Twenty or thirty years is more than enough time, not to mention Tang Ding is making trouble in it, he now has tens of thousands of masters under his command, five thousand of them are the foundation given to him by Zhu Biao, and the other five thousand are from Yiwu with Zhu Biao's warrant The recruited miners are rare and elite.

Most of the rest are Japanese pirates recruited, and there are many outlaws from various countries in the South Seas. The soldiers are strong enough to run wild against the ships, not to mention that Dongpu is in a state of internal strife between the North and the South.

Tang Ding's strength in Dongpu should exceed most of the daimyos, that is to say, it is weaker than the main force of the two dynasties, but Tang Ding has no garrison that needs to be defended, and there is no need to confront others head-on.

The only question is how firm Tang Ding's loyalty is, and whether he can last more than ten years. The tens of thousands of elites under his command are enough to make a person inflated. What's more, he is now alone overseas, and Daming can't restrain him at all.

Although his parents, wife and children are all in Daming, with Tang Ding's current power, as long as he is ruthless, it is not easy to have more than a dozen sons. If he is willing to go far and occupy a small country, it is enough.

Zhu Biao unconsciously reached out and knocked on the book case. Judging from the current letter, Tang Ding still knew his identity. As long as Zhu Biao wanted to, he could still send a few people to check and balance him, because Tang Ding's foundation was the 10,000 Ming soldiers and civilians. , Those people still want to return to their roots.

It's just that the scene is a bit ugly. Tang Ding has done his best to lay down the foundation, but he has to be taken advantage of by a few inexplicable people and split up power. Everyone will be dissatisfied.

If there is no restriction, once Tang Ding turns his back on it, Zhu Biao's plan may fall short or even cause future troubles. Although the probability is not high, the risk does exist.

Zhu Biao sighed, betting on human nature out of ten bets and losing nine times, a qualified high-ranking person would never gamble on human nature, and won nothing, and lost nothing, but let’s see for now, see if Tang Ding will take the initiative to invite Zhu Biao Send support.

Tang He is so wise, presumably Tang Ding should also be able to understand his own situation. After all, the sons of the princes have heard and seen it since they were young, so they will not understand such a simple truth.

If there is no movement for a year, no matter whether Tang Ding is willing or not, Zhu Biao must send someone there. Personal interests are irrelevant in front of the overall situation, and the well-established chess game must not be messed up.

Whether it is Tang Ding or the others who are going here, it is the same. There must be some checks and balances. This is not a matter of trust or distrust, but just in case, just in case, one out of ten thousand is a big trouble. It's too late to regret.

After making a decision in his heart, Zhu Biao stopped being entangled. He took out the letter from Yao Guangxiao and read it. His eyes gradually lit up. Xin Tun actually decided to assassinate the King of Korea. If there is no accident, it has already happened. It's been a few days, but the news hasn't reached Daming yet.

King Gaoli didn't know if it was because of hanging out with those handsome young men of his younger brother Wei day and night, that he gradually became ambitious again and wanted to take back the authority given to Xin Tun.

After all, Goryeo was deeply invaded by Confucianism. The king wanted to regain his own power.

Xin Tun knew that he had offended the aristocratic family, and once he lost his power, the final result would be death, so he was forced to decide to strike first.

He also made a promise to Zhu Biao through Yao Guangxiao that he would personally go to Daming to pay tribute to the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the amount of tribute would be increased by five times every year in the future, as long as Daming recognized him as King of Korea.

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