The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

Wuying Hall is the place where Zhu Yuanzhang works every day, and it is symmetrical with the Wenhua Hall where the crown prince's office is located in the east.

The most obvious difference between the Wuying Hall and the Wenhua Hall is that the glazed tiles on the walls and roofs are of different colors. The glazed tiles of the Wuying Hall are golden yellow, which is obviously different from the blue-green glazed tiles of the Wenhua Palace, which is the difference between the Son of Heaven and the prince.

In the Wuying Palace, Zheng Hai knelt on the ground, excited and apprehensive in his heart.

The first time I saw the emperor, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Hongwu, and Zheng Hai was not excited, it was fake.

From staring at Zhu Yuanzhang in a daze to kneeling on the mountain and shouting long live, it was only a few seconds, but he felt that this time was incomparably long.

Recalling the situation when he was staring at Zhu Yuanzhang in a daze, his little heart was blocked in his throat: "Lao Zhu won't think that I am very disrespectful! This is the first time I have seen the emperor so rude, will it leave a very bad first impression? How should I deal with it?"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's loud laughter, Zheng Hai's anxiety was relieved. He lowered his head and exhaled deeply, regulating his mind.

"Get up, I, is it so terrible?" Zhu

Yuanzhang's laughter didn't know when it stopped.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words sounded very kind, like an old grandfather talking.

Zheng Hai breathed a sigh of relief again, stood up, and secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang's beard and hair are gray, his cheekbones are very high, and his ears are big and long, a bit like Zhaofeng ears.

Zhu Yuanzhang's deep eyes swept towards Zheng Hai, Zheng Hai was shocked and hurriedly bowed his head.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Yun Wei, but is it true?"

Zheng Hai raised his head slightly again and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was still calm, and he couldn't see any changes.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister got acquainted with the imperial grandson outside the palace earlier. At that time, the minister thought that the imperial grandson was just an ordinary noble son, so he befriended the imperial grandson..."

"You are lying to me! Do you know the crime of bullying the king?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice rose in vain, and his tone revealed majesty.

"Don't dare! The minister's words are true, don't dare to deceive Your Majesty!" Zheng

Hai replied decisively, his words earnest.

"The crime of bullying the king can destroy the nine clans, you have to think about it and then answer! Otherwise..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, but his tone became heavier and heavier.

Zheng Hai scolded secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to show the slightest unhappiness on his face, but was respectful.

"The minister does not dare to deceive His Majesty, the minister's words are true, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" Zheng

Hai did not dare to hesitate at all, and answered simply and neatly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.

Zheng Hai felt as if a pair of sharp eyes were staring at him, and he didn't dare to move, let alone look up at Zhu Yuanzhang. This feeling of being probed is very uncomfortable, like being watched by a pair of wolf eyes in the dark night, like a thorn in the back.

Zheng Hai heard his heart pounding, this hall was so quiet, so quiet that it was suffocating.

"You are the person of King Yan, say it quickly, what is the purpose of approaching the imperial grandson?" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice still revealed a chilling murderous aura.

Zheng Hai looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and replied, "The minister was indeed King Yan's guard before, but His Royal Highness King Yan did not let the minister get close to the emperor's grandson. When the minister first met the imperial grandson, the minister did not know that he was the imperial grandson.

Zheng Hai told the truth, and did not avoid the probe of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, but faced it calmly.

What he said was the truth, at the beginning, he was not to Hong Yun or Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen was not the emperor's grandson at that time. He didn't lie about it, so he said it rightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't get any information from Zheng Hai's face, just as Zheng Hai didn't get any information from his face.

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, and asked again: "What is the plan

for King Yan to keep you in Yingtianfu?" "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan left his ministers in Yingtianfu, on the one hand, he wanted to inquire about the news in Beijing, and on the other hand, he asked his ministers to accompany the third lady of the Xu family.

Zheng Hai once again told the truth and did not hide anything. He thinks that Zhu Yuanzhang should have investigated these things a long time ago. If Zheng Hai wants to hide it, he is asking for his own death.

"I ask you, is there any collusion between King Yan and the Xu family?"

Zheng Hai sweated profusely on his forehead, and there was also a cold sweat on his back. He swallowed and replied, "I don't know.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zheng Hai silently, and there was still no change on his face.

"I heard that Yun Wei has a lot to say to you. Tell

me what he said to you?" Zheng Hai scolded again in his heart: Didn't you already know that Zhu Yunwen had spoken to me? Since you asked the little eunuch to call me here, then the little eunuch should have told you a long time ago! You are taking off your pants and being a fart--what is this a big move!

Although Zheng Hai secretly scolded Zhu Yuanzhang as a bastard in his heart, he did not dare to be vague in his mouth, and told Zhu Yuanzhang everything that Zhu Yunwen said to him in one by one.

Zhu Yunwen and Zheng Hai talked about two aspects: on the one hand, they reminisced about the past, recalling the past when the two ate ducks outside the palace, and on the other hand, they talked about the troubles he had encountered recently.

Zhu Yunwen had two main troubles: one was that he had no power of his own in the court, and the ministers did not take him seriously; and the other was that his imperial uncles were eyeing him, and although he was the crown prince, he had no one in his hands, and he had no prestige and could not convince the public.

The only thing Zhu Yunwen can rely on is his imperial grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, in addition, Zhu Yunwen is almost a bare-bones commander, and he is weak.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zheng Hai's retelling, fell silent again, and there was a dead silence in the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, which made Zheng Hai even more uncomfortable. He had a deep fear of this fickle, suspicious, and murderous king.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, the more Zheng Hai felt frightened, walking on thin ice, and trembling.

"How do you think the imperial grandson should deal with these problems?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai exhaled and did not answer immediately, but stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, thinking about how to answer this question.

"You don't have to worry about it, I just want to hear your opinion. Say, 'I forgive you're not guilty.' Zhu Yuanzhang said very easily, and his tone was not as majestic as before, and he seemed to have become a kind old man again.

Zheng Hai swallowed his saliva, moistened his throat, and said secretly: "TM, it's really a companion like a tiger! You have to think carefully before you can say anything, if you are on an errand under Lao Zhu every day, then you can't be worried every day? This job of listening to errands in front of the emperor is really not easy to do, so it's better not to enter the palace..."

"What? You dare to confide your true thoughts to the imperial grandson, can't you confide the truth to me?" Zheng

Hai was taken aback by Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and hurriedly said: " The minister didn't dare

to say it, the minister was afraid that the minister would talk nonsense and anger His Majesty, and the minister's life would not be guaranteed..."Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to Zheng Hai: "You just have to say, I promise you that I won't want your life!" Zheng Hai saw that Zhu

Yuanzhang's expression was relaxed, and he completely lost the majestic appearance of a king before, he let go of his psychological burden and slowly expressed his opinion:" The minister thought that the imperial grandson did not have his own power in the court, so he could promote and appoint a group of new people to cultivate his own power.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, and Zheng Hai continued: "The imperial grandson is still young, so you can learn from Your Majesty and slowly accumulate experience in governing the country." The greatest help of the imperial grandson in the court is not the courtiers, but His Majesty. His Majesty is the biggest backer of the imperial grandson and the strongest force in the court.

Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't speak, Zheng Hai could only continue to analyze: "As for the uncles of the imperial grandson, the minister thinks that the imperial grandson can slowly limit the power of the uncles and take the power of the uncles into his own hands step by step, especially the military power back into his own hands. In this way, the inner court is stable, and the outer court is stable, and the imperial grandson naturally has no worries..."

"You are not small!" Zhu

Yuanzhang suddenly said this, so frightened that Zheng Hai quickly shut up and knelt down to apologize.

Zheng

Hai knelt on the ground, his mouth was respectful, but his heart was uneasy, and he secretly scolded: "I'm so cheap! I obviously know that Lao Zhu has a short temper and a changeable temperament, and he still says the truth, it's really asking for hardship

!" "Okay, you go down!" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was obviously a little displeased.

Zheng Haidi got up, slowly retreated, and exited the main hall. When he went out the door, beads of sweat the size of beans were oozing from his forehead, and the underwear on his back was soaked.

He glanced back at the plaque of Wuyingdian, and said secretly: "It's really a companion like a tiger, it's too abusive, it's better not to come here!".