The first navigator of the Ming Dynasty

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to cut the domain! You must first stabilize and improve your own strength, otherwise once..."

"Zheng Hai, I know!" In

the Wuying Palace, only Zheng Hai, Zhu Yunwen and the eunuch are prosperous. This is a rare opportunity for Zheng Hai to persuade Zhu Yunwen.

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen didn't believe his words at all, Zheng Hai changed his strategy: "Your Majesty, the minister once got acquainted with a strange physiognomy man. He told the minister that Yingtianfu and Beiping Mansion are both where the dragon veins are located..."He

wanted to use the fortune-telling theory to reveal some future things to Zhu Yunwen in advance, hoping to reverse Zhu Yunwen's mind and change Zhu Yunwen's decision to cut the domain.

"If one day, Your Majesty and the two dragons of Yan Wang fight and a war breaks out, Your Majesty will lose the world..."

"Zheng Hai! you are presumptuous

!" Zhu Yunwen scolded loudly: "I am the Son of Heaven! In order to persuade me to let go of the three princes of Yan Wang, you actually made up such a theory of physiognomy! You are so disappointed to me!"

"Your Majesty, when we first met, intersected, and first talked freely in Bai's Yipin Duck, do you remember what I said?"

Zheng Hai saw that Zhu Yunwen was angry, and knew that he couldn't say any more, so he had to change the topic first.

"At that time, His Majesty called himself Hong Yun, I was Shenzhi, and Xu Miaojin, the three of us ate delicious duck meat together at Bai's Yipin Duck..."

He looked at Zheng Hai, listened to Zheng Hai's narration, and recalled that time.

In the Wuying Palace, only Zheng Hai's voice was heard.

"At that time, I said to Hong Yun, if one day you have a lot of power, I hope Hong Yun can promise me that I will lead a powerful fleet to conquer the vast sea..."

I just want to tell him that cutting the feudal domain is very dangerous, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, is more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

If he can't get rid of King Yan all at once, then Zhu Di, King of Yan, will directly threaten his rule, and even eventually..."

Zheng Hai glanced at Zhu Yunwen's back, sighed, and reluctantly withdrew from the Wuying Palace.

Before walking out of the gate of Wuying Palace, Zheng Hai stopped, turned back and looked at Zhu Yunwen in the main hall.

However, Zhu Yunwen still had his back to him.

Stepped out of the gate of the Wuying Hall and walked down the steps of the Wuying Palace.

Walking in the tortuous and long corridor of the palace, Zheng Hai felt for the first time: This corridor is too long, this palace is really too big, and he is so small!

Looking back in the direction of Wuying Palace, the sky in the west is hung with brilliant fire clouds.

The sun was setting, dyeing the clouds in the sky a layer of blood red.

The little eunuch Changsheng followed behind Zheng Hai and found that Zheng Hai looked back at the sky in the northwest direction, and also stopped.

He couldn't help but ask: "Zheng Qianhu, are you looking at the clouds in the sky?" "

Yes, have you ever seen such a gorgeous burning cloud?" Zheng Hai asked casually.

The eunuch Changsheng looked up at the burning clouds on the roof of the Wuying Palace, and the red glow was like blood, staining the sky red.

Without waiting for the eunuch Changsheng to answer, Zheng Hai said to himself again: "I have seen it." That time, I was on the grassland, holding a waist knife to chase and kill the defeated remnants of the Northern Yuan..."

"At that time, I was just a small soldier under Zhu Di, the king of Yan. The fiery clouds of that day were like this, red as blood, and the same red in the sky and on the ground... My waist knife cut out the gap, the soldiers of the Northern Yuan fell one by one, the army was crushed, and the blood stained the grassland red..."

"I really don't want this to happen again, really, it's too tragic!" The

eunuch Changsheng listened to Zheng Hai's narration in silence, and then looked at the fiery red clouds, as if he saw the bloody battlefield picture, and couldn't help but shudder.

Looking at Zheng Hai again, he was a little inexplicably admired.

However, when he saw the long shadow behind Zheng Hai, he reminded Zheng Haidao: "Zheng Qianhu, you should leave." Suddenly

, Zheng Hai's body shook, and his eyes shifted from the fire clouds in the sky to the eunuchs beside him.

He glanced at the eunuch Changsheng, nodded, and replied thoughtfully, "Yes, it's time for me to leave." Turning

around and continuing to walk outside the palace, after walking a few steps, Zheng Hai turned back again, looked at the eunuch Changsheng, and asked: "Changsheng, if the will of heaven cannot be violated, then what should we do?" The eunuch Changsheng looked

at Zheng Hai suspiciously, and replied cautiously: "The little one doesn't know what Qianhu said, but the little one knows that he can't act against the sky, he can only follow the destiny of heaven."

Zheng Haichong nodded at the eunuch Changsheng, sighed, and left without looking back.

In June of the 31st year of Hongwu (1398 AD), Qi Tai, the squire of the military department, was promoted to the secretary of the military department, and Huang Zicheng, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, was promoted to Taichangqing, and the two participated in the planning of the emperor Zhu Yunwen on military affairs.

In July, Emperor Zhu Yunwen followed Huang Zicheng's advice and recruited Fang Xiaoru, a professor at Hanzhong Prefecture, to lecture at the Hanlin Academy.

Fang Xiaoru became Emperor Zhu Yunwen's personal adviser and often accompanied Zhu Yunwen.

Usually, Fang Xiaoru often goes in and out of the Wuying Hall where Zhu Yunwen works daily to give advice to Zhu Yunwen.

During the last dynasty, in the Fengtian Palace, Fang Xiaoru directly aimed at the ministers' proclamations and provided Zhu Yunwen with countermeasures and approval content.

Zhu Yunwen gathered Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru around him, and they all admired the Confucian rule of virtue.

Zhu Yunwen listened to the opinions of the three people, implemented a lenient policy, abolished the harsh punishment law, released the criminals, and punished them lightly.

"Your Majesty, if you are stable today, it is time to start implementing the previous emperor's policy of cutting the feudal domain. Please ask Your Majesty to make a decision!" In

the Wuying Palace, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai proposed to Emperor Zhu Yunwen to cut the domain.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Fang Xiaoru on the side and asked, "Fang Aiqing, what do you think?" Have I started to

implement the policy of cutting the domain?" Fang Xiaoru said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that at this time, the time and place are favorable, and Your Majesty can implement the policy of cutting the domain.

Zhu Yunwen nodded, looked at Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, and asked, "Two Aiqing, I agree with you." However, I have some doubts. If King Yan rebelled against the safety of the three princes, how should I deal with it? Do you have a good plan?"

This is the most difficult problem to face. "

Minister, seconded. The minister agreed with Lord Huang's opinion that His Majesty must avoid King Yan colluding with other vassal kings to cut the domain. Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, stepped forward and replied.

Qi Tai said again: "The minister thinks that if you want to avoid King Yan colluding with the kings, then you should be the first to take King Yan and take King Yan first." Quickly cut through the mess, so that King Yan would not be able to hook up with the kings..."

"The minister thinks it is impossible!"

Without waiting for Zhu Yunwen to make a decision, Huang Zicheng stepped forward and objected: "The minister thinks that cutting the feudal domain should be easy first and then difficult. First cut out the vassal kings that King Yan may unite, and the first thing should be to take down King Zhou, who is closely related to King Yan.

Zhu Yunwen listened silently and did not speak, as if he was thinking about two different plans for Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should take down King Yan first," Qi Tai said again, "King Yan is the strongest among the kings, as long as King Yan is taken, then the other kings will not be a problem." In this way, the cutting of the feudal domain can be finalized..."

"The minister thinks it is inappropriate!" Huang Zicheng interrupted Qi Tai's words again, and retorted: "No! No! King Yan is the strongest among the kings, and his reputation is the greatest. If you can't take the king of Yan in one fell swoop, then the king of Yan will rebel with the kings, and it will be dangerous. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Yunwen looked at Qi Tai, then at Huang Zicheng, and said, "Qi Shangshu and Huang Taichang both make sense.

Zhu Yunwen paused, looked at Fang Xiaoru on the side, and asked, "Fang Aiqing, what do you think?" Fang Xiaoru

touched his beard and thought for a while before replying: "The minister thinks that Huang Taichang's plan is more secure." First easy and then difficult, step by step, is the best policy.

Zhu Yunwen nodded approvingly and said, "Fang Aiqing is right. Someone warned me that I must be clean and neat in dealing with King Yan, otherwise there will be endless troubles. I agree with Tai Changqing's plan. A

eunuch walked in and said, "Your Majesty, Zheng Hai of Jinyi Wei Qianhu asks to see!".