Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 239 237 - Zhu Di's Night Visit and Secret Discussion

Beiping City seems to be a sieve now. The conflict between the Dusi and the King of Yan in the afternoon spread everywhere in a short period of time. Except for the common people and ordinary soldiers who didn't care about the matter, most of the dignitaries seemed to be there at the time, and put the matter to rest. After understanding clearly.

For a while, people like Fu Dasheng and Ni Liang, who had a bad relationship with Zhu Di or Zhen Wu, were secretly delighted, and even couldn't help but drink a few more glasses to celebrate that night, cursing and saying things that hurt people, as happy as they could be. Embracing the warm sun in winter and drinking ice water in summer is happier than New Year's Eve.

And Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu and other generals of the guards, besides feeling unusually indignant when they heard about it, were also filled with heavy worries in their hearts.

As for those people who had little connection with Zhu Di whether he lost power or not, they sat in front of the window and couldn't help sighing "The city of Beiping has changed" and then regretted it sadly.

They have a good impression of Zhu Di.

In these years, who has never followed Zhu Di to attack the various ministries of Mongolia in the north, and who has never seen Zhu Di commanding an army with a victorious demeanor.

Even without talking about Zhu Di.

Who has never seen that invincible and brave Zhen Wu on the battlefield, that brave general who has always been fearless, the first in every battle, and killed the asses of all Mongolian tribes.

But it was such a commander who was forced to punish the valiant general who had repeatedly made military exploits in his palace, just because the valiant general slapped others twice, and the slap was still an unknown little man in Dusi who was meddling in his own business.

Is the world just? !

Regardless of whether it is fair or not, the court's move is chilling.

If this is done frequently, will there still be warriors who can risk their lives and be fearless in the face of aliens on the battlefield in the future? !

After all, Zhu Di is not an ordinary prince, he is the king of Sai, who has been guarding the frontier fortress against Mongolia for several years.

Zhen Wu is not an ordinary soldier, he is a general who has military exploits and leaped over the grassland several times.

They have meritorious service with Daming.

Lord Hongwu chilled the hearts of the people in the army, but the new emperor still chilled the hearts of the people in the army.

Many people sighed faintly when they thought of this.

In the outside world, the bustling white snow is getting bigger and bigger, as if there is no end to the night, as the snow piles up thicker and thicker, the world is getting colder and colder.

But this night, after Zhu Di finished his meal, he brought Wang Yan and a group of guards to Zhen Wu's house.

Zhu Di held the hot tea brought up by the butler Ma Ren, warmed his hands, and watched Ma Ren hastily send charcoal basins to the main hall.

After several charcoal basins were placed and the temperature in the main hall gradually rose, Zhen Wu ran over in a fur cloak in a panic.

"Father, why did you come here at this time, but what happened? Please let someone inform you, I will go to the palace, why did the father come here in person, what if there is a mistake on this snowy night." Zhen Wu talking.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm restless tonight, so I wanted to come to your place for a walk and have a chat." After finishing speaking, Zhu Di asked again: "Is Yuying asleep?"

"No, I've had enough sleep during the day, and I'm coaxing her to rest. I heard that you're here, and I even made a fuss about coming to see you, but I persuaded you to leave. Xue, she is heavy, so I dare not let her move around, if the father wants to see Yuying, I will let people clear the ground now, but I will ask the father to wait for a while." Zhen Wu said.

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Don't bother, I didn't come to see her." After speaking, Zhu Di looked at Ma Ren, and then said to Zhen Wu, "Let your family members go down, we two have some heart-to-heart talk."

Zhen Wu nodded and let Ma Ren and others go down.

Zhu Di then gestured to Wang Yan with his eyes, and Wang Yan and the others retreated immediately, guarding the main hall in groups.

For a while, only Zhu Di and Zhen Wu were left in the main hall.

Zhen Wu's heart skipped a beat. He seemed to realize what Zhu Di was going to talk to him about. Thinking of this possibility, Zhen Wu's blood flowed quickly and his mood became excited.

Zhu Di didn't pay attention to Zhen Wu's changes. He was grilling the charcoal basin, his eyes watched the flickering light in the charcoal, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "I heard that you directly slapped the people in the capital twice for Zhang Wu. ?”

Zhen Wu was taken aback, and his excitement suddenly calmed down. He thought, Zhu Di came over at night, so he wouldn't want to blame him for being impulsive. He thought about it, and just when he was about to explain, Zhu Di's voice sounded again .

There was guilt in his tone, as well as helpless indignation at what he had done.

"You slapped them for Zhang Wu, why don't I want to slap Xie Gui twice for you, to support you, but..." Zhu Di paused, and then asked: "Are you blaming me in your heart? Think I... I Did this prince fail?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhen Wu.

Hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhen Wu was inexplicably touched. He suddenly realized that Zhu Di might be the weakest and hesitant moment in Zhu Di's life. Zhen Wu sighed softly, thinking that Zhu Di treated him like a nephew in the past. Treated normally, he raised his head to look at Zhu Di with a surge of emotion, and then shook his head firmly.

"In my heart, my father is the person I admire the most. How can I fail, and I know that I can support Zhang Wu because I have my father behind me, and my father is protecting me, so I You can act recklessly and make nonsense, but I also know that my father can't do this. My father needs to consider the guards and everyone in the Yan Palace, and I can't just rely on reason to be unscrupulous like before. It's because... because there is no one to protect the father after his father."

After Zhen Wu finished speaking, the main hall fell into silence.

There seemed to be tears in Zhu Di's eyes, but he turned his head away so that Zhen Wu couldn't see clearly.

after awhile.

Only then did Zhen Wu hear Zhu Di's sad voice: "Yes, if my father is still here, who can deceive his son."

Zhu Di's palms were slowly clenched after these words, and the fire in the charcoal basin was reflected in Zhu Di's eyes, as if jumping with anger and unwillingness.

Zhu Di quickly put back all the weak thoughts just now, and became that firm commander in the battlefield again. He asked Zhen Wu softly: "If I am not willing to lose the Palace of Yan, what do you want?"

The voice was soft, but it fell on Zhen Wu's heart like a heavy hammer.

Zhen Wu shouted in his heart, this is the sentence, this is the sentence. In order to hear Zhu Di say this to him, he has worked hard and waited for nearly ten years.

He took a deep breath, and said in a clear and firm tone: "No matter what the father decides, Zhen Wu is willing to go with the father, and he will never regret it."

"it is good."

Zhu Di stood up in vain, he looked at Zhen Wu: "I'll call you tomorrow, come to the study to discuss."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di didn't intend to talk any more, and strode outside. The door of the main hall opened, and the wind and snow poured in all at once, but the wind and snow could not shake his body at all, and he stepped into the wind and snow. It was like stepping into a battlefield that took four years.

Wang Yan and others quickly followed, and slowly disappeared into the wind and snow along with Zhu Di.

Zhen Wu smiled.

……

After a night of nothing, the snow had stopped the next day, and a thick layer of crystal clear snowflakes had accumulated, covering the whole world in white.

Zhen Wu waited until the afternoon for the news of Zhu Di's summoning, and he immediately went out to the palace. On the way, he kept taking deep breaths, letting the clear air circulate in his chest, and rushed to a battle with a firm expression. A meeting destined to turn upside down.

Zhen Wu thought, if any man participated in this meeting and activities, he would be proud and excited about it.

Raise troops, rebel, fight on the battlefield, make a name for yourself, seek a prince.

A man has gone through the world, is there any more exciting career than this? !
When Zhen Wu arrived at Zhu Di's study room, the place was already guarded layer by layer as if not even a mosquito would be let in. Zhen Wu stepped forward and said a few words to Fan Guanghua, then came to the door of the study room by himself, opened the door and left. go in.

There are three people inside.

Zhu Di, Dao Yan, Zhang Yu.

Zhen Wu had some predictions about Dao Yan, but he was a little surprised that Zhang Yu appeared here at this moment. Zhen Wu and Zhang Yu didn't have a deep relationship these years. Although the three guards watched and helped each other, they each had their own circles. It was Zhu Neng, who had gradually become estranged from Zhen Wu and the others over the years.

Of course, this estrangement is also relative to the relationship between Zhen Wu, Zhang Wu, and Xue Lu. For outsiders, they still vent their anger through the same nostrils.

Therefore, Zhen Wu didn't know much about when Zhang Yu gained such deep trust from Zhu Di.

However, Zhen Wu didn't care about these things. After Zhu Di pointed to a seat, he sat down and waited for Zhu Di to speak.

Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "This time you three are called here, and you also have expectations when you think about it. You are not outsiders, and I will not hide it from you. Now that the new emperor wants to target me, Zhu Di, I don't intend to stand still. I just asked you to come here." I want to discuss with you a solution and how to deal with it after making a decision."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di looked at Dao Yan: "Master, let's talk about it first."

Monk Daoyan nodded, swept over Zhen Wu and Zhang Yu calmly, and then said: "The new emperor's envoy Zhang Bing and Xie Gui entered Peiping, although we understand the meaning, but in the eyes of the world, But it is also a normal mobilization as it should be, so we can move, but not too much. The most urgent thing is to cultivate strength secretly and wait for the opportunity. In addition, the poor monk can first use the monk's way to spread the word that His Highness has dragon energy , auspicious clouds surround the body, with the appearance of the Son of Heaven, when His Highness raises his head, he can keep the North safe and stable, so that he can make a plan for the world..."

talking and talking.

Zhu Di interrupted with a dark face, and said: "Master, please wait first, I know what you said about cultivating strength, but you, a monk and Taoist, don't need it."

Dao Yan was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be tender-faced. Although this method has been used a lot since ancient times, the people still believe it. As long as they believe it, it is credible for us."

Zhu Di waved his hand and said helplessly, "It's up to you."

Dao Yan nodded, but no one in the room knew that it was this little trick that gave everyone a chance at a critical moment.

Next, several people conducted a detailed discussion on how to cultivate strength secretly, such as the selection of Nobushige generals, the four discussed all the generals in the guard army, and only those four felt that they could be trusted would secretly contact and notify , and then negotiated and selected some brave people to fill in Yan Wang's mansion as mansion soldiers, in case the other party attacked Zhu Di by lightning.

After that, they speculated about Zhu Yunqi's next actions, and then discussed in detail the countermeasures Zhu Yunqi might choose.

After discussing for two hours, the few people finally discussed everything that should be discussed.

After Zhen Wu came out from Prince Yan's mansion, it was already dark.

Zhen Wu couldn't help sighing, it gets dark so quickly in winter, he only hoped that they would have more time to prepare.

And at this time, Xie Gui also heard about Zhu Di's night visit to Zhen Wu's house last night, Xie Gui shook his head amusedly, disapproving, he felt that Zhu Di went to comfort Zhen Wu at this time, somewhat naive.

Because he had already written the memorial for the emperor to mark Zhu Di early, and he was sent to the capital quickly this morning.

In his opinion, Zhu Di's good days are coming to an end.

Both sides have their own thoughts, and they are also secretly doing their own actions.

In the days that followed, Zhen Wu was still as relaxed as before on the surface, but secretly he became busy. First, he secretly contacted some trusted generals, such as Zhang Wu, Xue Lu, Gu Ming and others, and asked them to secretly organize trustworthy generals. Then Zhen Wu personally selected a group of trusted soldiers to join the Yan Palace to guard Zhu Di.

This group of people is very dangerous in Zhen Wu's view, but as long as they survive, each of these people will at least have to seal a hereditary household in the future.

Opportunities and crises exist together, it just depends on who can grasp them.

If you die in the process, don't blame anyone.

While Zhen Wu was busy with these things, the time came to the first year of Jianwen.

The imperial court of the capital made great sacrifices in the southern suburbs, worshiped the Taizu, and compiled the "Records of the Taizu". However, Zhen Wu encountered a private matter a few days after the New Year.

Uncle Liu in Fengwei Hutong fell and caught a fever.

On the same day, Zhen Wu invited a doctor to see Uncle Liu. After a busy day, he waited for Uncle Liu to stabilize before going back.

The next day, after Zhen Wu finished his work, he came to Uncle Liu's house with some supplements. He barged in directly and looked at Uncle Liu sickly lying on the bed with his head poked. He smiled and said, "Old man, why are you eating the roast chicken and Erguotou I brought you?"

When Uncle Liu heard the voice, he lay on his side without moving a muscle: "Little bastard, just put the things down and get out of here."

"Hey, if you want to say that you have no conscience, I really count you. I have come all the way to see you, but I can't get a smile on your face? Besides, did you have a fever yesterday? Don't you remember that I called the doctor for you? Otherwise, if you are an old man and die at home, no one will know."

Zhen Wu pursed his lips while talking, while entering the room, he helped Uncle Liu to simply pack his things.

Only then did Uncle Liu move, turned to look at Zhen Wu, stared and said: "Hey, little bastard, if I hadn't pitied your mothers back then and lent you a lot of money, you would have died ten years ago What's wrong, why don't you show me a doctor?"

Zhen Wu rolled his eyes and complained in his heart, even if he borrowed the money, the original owner has been dead for ten years.

However, this cannot be said, and Zhen Wu does remember this fact, not to mention, after Zhen Wu traveled over, Uncle Liu was also very helpful to him, otherwise Zhen Wu would not have taken care of this old man for so many years .

Even if Zhen Wu moved away, he often came to visit, and after Er Xian married Zhang Wu, under the influence of Zhen Wu, Er Xian took care of Uncle Liu more.

In Erxian's heart, the favor they received when their family was poor also felt that they needed to repay it.

Zhen Wu touched Uncle Liu's forehead, and said with a smile, "Fate is good, the fever is gone."

Uncle Liu looked at Zhen Wu although he said he was out of shape, but his expression of concern for him was genuine, and he suddenly felt a little sentimental. He knew that what Zhen Wu said was right, if it wasn't for Zhen Wu this time, no one would know that he died at home .

This made him feel very sad.

Sudden.

Uncle Liu asked on a whim: "Does your kid know my identity?"

Zhen Wu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a bright smile.

He made a movement of drawing a knife, and then said: "Xiu Chun Knife, I guessed it a long time ago."

Afterwards, Zhen Wulai said with interest.

"Would you like to take it out and let me play with it? I'm still very interested in this knife, and don't tell me that your level is not good enough for Fei Yufu and Xiuchun knife."

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(End of this chapter)