I want to be a grandson

Chapter 206

In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was busy until late.

State affairs and family affairs, as well as the future successor of the Ming Dynasty, made Zhu Yuanzhang feel more and more tired.

He wanted to clear the way for the future heir and remove all hidden dangers, but he had many scruples.

He had to think twice about the implications.

Jin Yiwei's commander, Jiang Yu, knelt on the ground and was being questioned.

Every time he came to Jinshen Hall, he felt like walking on thin ice like facing an abyss.

As a Jinyiwei, he was originally the emperor's eagle dog, and only the eagle dog who can watch the house and catch rabbits is useful.

He must ensure that he can always be useful to His Majesty the Emperor so that he will not be liquidated. When the officials impeach him, His Majesty the Emperor will do his best to protect him.

If the eagle dog loses its function, the end will only be cooking...

And as an eagle dog, the more you know about things, the deeper you go, the more you know too many secrets, the more dangerous it is...

This seems to be an endless loop. If you don't do it, you will die, and if you do it, you will die.

So from the day you become a Jinyiwei, you must be prepared to die at any time.

It's just a matter of time...

"How is Donggong now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the chair, squinted his eyes and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, with the assistance of the four eminent monks, the Second Highness often recites sutras and prays without any slack, and is also very busy dealing with the imperial examinations of the Ministry of Rites this year...

However, His Royal Highness only came into contact with people from the Ministry of Rites, and had no contact with other people in the East Palace. "

Jiang Yu reported again: "Since Your Majesty canonized the Third Highness as King of Wu, Huang Zicheng, the attendant of the East Palace, has never been to the Wenhua Palace again. The Crown Princess ordered someone to go to look for it once, saying that she wanted to discuss the Second Highness's academic issues.
But Huang Zicheng didn't go, which made the princess very angry, and even smashed things, after that, Huang Zicheng applied to His Majesty for release. During this period of time, he was also cautious in the Imperial Academy, and there was nothing out of the ordinary..."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Qing Tong who was next to him, and Qing Tong quickly bowed and said, "Reporting to the Emperor, the Crown Princess has been very quiet during this period, and she has not made any moves. The Crown Princess' younger brother, Lang Guan Lu Mingchang, has been to the East Palace once. It was the day when His Highness the Third Highness was canonized King Wu,
It was also when Huang Zicheng refused to go to the East Palace, the Crown Princess lost her temper and said something to Lu Mingchang, but all the maids and eunuchs around were sent out, so the slaves didn't know about it, please punish the emperor..."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't spoken, Jiang Yu said immediately, "Lv Mingchang seemed to be more diligent after returning home. He asked many times about the sufferings of the people in various parts of the imperial court. abnormal."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let's keep an eye on Lu Mingchang. If there is any change, report it immediately, and if necessary, you can take it down on the spot!"

He said with stern eyes: "Once anything happens to our emperor's grandson, even if you have ten lives, you won't be able to pay, remember?"

Jiang Yu shuddered all over, and quickly knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty understands, please rest assured!"

Jiang Yu knew very well that the emperor and grandson Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned was referring to His Highness the Third Highness. If something really happened, his whole family would have to be buried with him!

This makes him how not to be afraid, how not to be cautious.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and Jiang Yu retreated knowingly.

When he went outside, the cool wind blew, and Jiang Yu suddenly felt cold all over his body.

Before I knew it, my clothes had been soaked in cold sweat...

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression had returned to normal, Qingtong said, "Reporting to the emperor, His Highness has been going back and forth between the household department and the guard camp these days.
Occasionally stay in the guard camp at night, and often eat and drink with the guards and train together, so they are loyal to the third highness..."

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang show a smile on his face: "This emperor's grandson of ours is really capable of deceiving people's hearts!"

Qing Tong also laughed and said: "How can the emperor say that he is demagoguery? Your Highness has the demeanor of someone who can make the soldiers loyal."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction, and said: "It doesn't matter whether he is really charming or demagogic, he is capable of making soldiers and horses loyal! Last time when we put down the rebellion, a group of people went through fire and water for him and risked their lives. Fortunately, he is our emperor. Sun, otherwise he must be like Wang Mang!"

"Oh my lord! Don't dare to say that, how can a grandfather say that about his grandson..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There's nothing we can't say. We didn't wrong him. It would be so deceptive. If it weren't for our emperor's grandson, who can rest assured!"

Qingtong laughed and said: "Isn't this also the result of your training, my lord, I think the Third Highness is most similar to you in this regard."

Zhu Yuanzhang had already said "like me", so Qingtong dared to say that.

But upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang pouted immediately, and said with a look of disgust: "He doesn't think he has got our inheritance, but he thinks how capable he is!"

It's like the younger generations of later generations denying that they have the excellent genes of their elders, and insisting that they are born with it!
How could this satisfy being a grandpa.

Qing Tong quickly said: "My lord, I see that His Highness King Wu is also a stubborn character who refuses to admit defeat. He is the most similar to the lord. You really have a good demeanor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What annoys us is his stubborn temper! If he can be gentler, he won't make us angry!"

Qingtong smiled and didn't say much about this point.

Zhu Yuanzhang often liked to make fun of His Highness the Third Highness, and he would feel unhappy if he didn't say a few words. Qing Tong had long been used to it.

He continued to report and said: "His Royal Highness asked for a thousand households named Sheng Yong from the governor of the left guard Li Jinglong of the Beijing camp. He regarded him very highly and asked him to train the guard camp with Geng Rui, the son of Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Who is this Sheng Yong?"

Qingtong replied, "He is Qianhu who was transferred from the border military guard..." Then Qingtong gave a detailed account of Sheng Yong's resume.

He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and put it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Then he went on to say: "This is the list selected by His Royal Highness to enter the guard camp, please take a look at it..."

"On that day, His Highness the Third Highness personally went to Jingwei Zuoying to drink and talk with Li Jinglong. During the period, Sheng Yong's subordinates were ridiculed by Wu Jie's soldiers because they were frontier soldiers. The two sides clashed and injured several people. Li Jinglong felt that he had lost face Punish and punish Sheng Yong's subordinates for exposure to the sun."

"His Highness asked for personal favors, and transferred Sheng Yong's subordinates to Xu Huizu's command, and Sheng Yong himself was selected by His Highness to join the guard camp."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the list, nodded and said, "This kid is still very discerning. Although these people's official positions are not high, they are hard-working and capable."

Qing Tong hesitated and said, "My lord, do you see if you need..."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, thought for a while and said, "Forget it, since he values ​​the guard battalion so much, he looks like a baby lump, if he finds out, I'm afraid he will feel uncomfortable..."

What Qingtong said was to plant eyeliner in Zhu Yun's guard camp, which was also the court's long-standing practice.

Even those princes who are in the feudal domain are no exception.

Moreover, their guard commanders were appointed by the imperial court, not selected by themselves.

So to a certain extent, the commanders of these personal guard battalions can obey the orders of the court and the emperor.

This is also the reason why Emperor Jianwen was able to directly issue orders to the guards of the vassal kings to put the vassal kings under house arrest when Emperor Jianwen came to power to cut down the vassals.

(End of this chapter)