At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Zhang Yi frowns, and flicks his sleeves: "Farewell!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw two burly men standing in front of him, holding knives in their hands, with hideous expressions on their faces.

Zhang Yi turned around with an angry face: "Yang Dan, do you really want to rebel?"

Yang Dan looked stern, and waved to the two strong men outside the door.

The two men understood, closed the door, and continued to guard the door.

Zhang Yi said again: "Conspiracy is a serious crime against the Nine Clans, you have to think it through!"

Yang Dan smiled contemptuously, and said, "I don't want to rebel, so how can I seek rebellion?"

"What do you mean by what you just said?"

"Brother Zhang, as the second assistant to the cabinet, why are you so confused?"

Zhang Yi was even more confused, and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Yang Dan shook his head and sighed: "The 20-year brotherhood between you and me, let me tell you what's in my heart today. Let me ask you, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, when did we who are ministers stop talking to the person above you?" struggle?"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "Scholars of our generation should set up our minds for the heaven and the earth, set up our lives for the common people, and bring peace to all generations. Above the court, the monarch and his ministers complement each other. Where is the struggle?"

Yang Dan couldn't help laughing, and asked again: "Okay, let me ask you again, how am I as Emperor Taizu?"

Zhang Yi didn't understand, so after thinking for a while, he said: "Emperor Taizu started his career as a commoner and eliminated the rule of Yuan Dynasty. His literary and military strategy is unmatched, and it is not an exaggeration to call him an emperor through the ages."

"You are all compliments, don't you have anything else to say? Or...you dare not say it at all?"

"Why don't I dare?"

Zhang Yi became a little anxious, and said: "Emperor Taizu was a cruel man, and the four Hongwu cases involved tens of thousands of people, and hundreds of officials suffered terribly. This is the past!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Yang Dan suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said: "You are right, even if it is Emperor Taizu, a tyrant who kills without blinking an eye, after entering his old age, the tiger has no fangs, so he is still honestly at the mercy of others?"

Zhang Yi looked shocked, and said, "Where did you hear these words? How did Emperor Taizu be manipulated by others in his later years?"

There were only two people in the room, and Yang Dan didn't hide anymore, and said, "Brother Zhang, you come from a humble background. There are some things you haven't understood until now, and no one has mentioned them to you. It's not your fault."

Zhang Yi frowned, but did not refute.

For the common people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, it was already a luxury to be able to eat and clothe themselves, let alone study.

Therefore, as long as they can participate in the imperial examination, they are all landlords and gentry without exception. At least the family has surplus food and is able to support their children to study.

Zhang Yi was born in an ordinary squire family, not a famous family in the local area, but a small landlord.

Such a background, in the scholar-bureaucrat class, can only be regarded as lowly.

Yang Dan was the son of Yang Pu, the former chief assistant of the cabinet. He had dealt with various dignitaries since he was a child.

In his heart, Zhang Yi was single-handedly promoted by his father.

Today's speech is clear, but my heart is much happier.

"There are no outsiders today, so I will tell you how Prince Yiwen died!"

Zhang Yi was shocked when he heard the words, pointed at Yang Dan, and even trembled: "You...what are you talking about? Didn't Prince Yiwen die of illness?"

Yang Dan sneered and said, "If he doesn't move the capital, how can he die suddenly?"

Zhang Yi only felt his whole body go limp, and he fell down on the grand master's chair, his face pale.

When an official reaches his position, he will naturally know many things that ordinary people do not know.

Regarding the cause of death of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, there were indeed some rumors circulating inside and outside the court, but, without evidence, he regarded it as gossip and ignored it.

Hearing Yang Dan say these words today, it was as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body was chilling.

Yang Dan's father, Yang Pu, was the chief assistant of the cabinet, and had personally experienced the change from Jianwen to Yongle Dynasty. He must know more about some things in the previous dynasty.

Rumor has it that Zhu Biao, Yiwen's crown prince, died suddenly because he moved the capital!
When Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Nanjing, the world was still in chaos, and the territory he could control was limited.

Later, when the country was firmly established, due to the strategic depth of Nanjing, which was easy to attack and difficult to defend, it was not suitable for the capital, so it began to consider moving the capital.

He even considered Fengyang, his hometown, and later built a palace.

In July of the 24th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang first transferred [-] wealthy households to Xi'an.

Just one month later, Zhu Biao also passed away.

In October, Zhu Yuanzhang transferred Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Ying Guogong Fu Youde and Liang Guogong Lanyu to help Zhu Biao, which is very suspicious.

The prince went out to investigate, and he was not going to fight. Does he need so many powerful generals to protect him?
It can be seen from this that all the people in the imperial court are opposed to Qian, and there are many opponents with great power, which cannot be ignored.

In November, Zhu Biao finished his inspection and returned to Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang officially announced that he would move his capital to Xi'an.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was 65 years old, and he had already handed over all the power to Zhu Biao, so Zhu Biao was naturally busy with the relocation of the capital.

However, only five months later, Zhu Biao, who was only 35 years old and in his prime, suddenly disappeared!

The relevant records only say that he died of a serious illness. Since Zhu Biao had not officially ascended the throne, there was no separate daily record, and there was no detailed record of what disease he died of.

Someone said in private that Zhu Biao's sudden death was murdered.

However, Zhang Yi has always believed that such claims are just gossip, not worth mentioning.

But I didn't expect that it was brought up again by Yang Dan today, and judging from what he meant, it didn't look like a fake.

Zhang Yi felt a chill in his heart, and asked: "These words are said by the teacher?"

Yang Dan didn't shy away from it at all, nodded and said: "Exactly!"

Zhang Yi took a breath, and asked again: "What do you mean by telling me this?"

"what is this?"

Yang Dan sneered again and said, "I'll tell you one more thing. Prince Yiwen is dead, and the reserve position is empty. Let’s set it up, how about it?”

Zhang Yi was even more shocked, and asked, "You mean...Emperor Taizu intended to pass King Yan to the throne?"

Yang Dan said: "This is what I want to tell you, who the emperor wants to be the crown prince, and who he wants to pass on to the world, is not something he can decide alone!"

Zhang Yi still didn't believe it, he shook his head violently, and said, "This is all your side story, I don't believe it!"

Yang Dan waved his hand and said: "Emperor Taizu issued an edict to King Yan before he died: My sons, you are the only one who is wise enough to be responsible. Qin and Jin are dead, and you are indeed the leader. Inside, who is it but you?"

"Who do you want to wear it for, you don't need me to say it?"

"You... what exactly do you want to say?"