After sending Shen Wansan away, Zhu Biao had just taken a sip of tea and rested when Sun Xiaobao, his personal eunuch, reminded him that someone from the military guard had successfully entered the army today and had to rush back before dinner.
Zhu Biao told Sun Xiaobao that he must go.
After all, he is the first person among his personal guards to show his enthusiasm, so he must be given appropriate encouragement.
Now that he was reminded, Zhu Biao stopped delaying, drained the tea in his cup in one gulp, and prepared to leave the city.
"Every day...!"
"As Zhu Yuanzhang's crown prince, shouldn't I win by lying down?"
"Why did you get busy with Lao Zhu without realizing it?" As he walked on the road and looked at the weeds passing by on both sides of the road, Zhu Biao suddenly couldn't help but let out a sigh.
On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang in Fengtian Palace was not idle either.
He is meeting with Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying.
Yesterday at the great court meeting, the list of Six Dukes, Twenty-eight Marquises, and First Uncle was finally announced. The list was not very different from the original history.
However, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei who was once ranked second, further became the King of Zhongshan, and Tang He was appointed Duke of Wei eight years in advance, ranking sixth among the six dukes.
However, Liu Ji, who was originally only Chengyibo, filled Tang He's shoes and was granted the title of Marquis of Chengyi.
There were many reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang promoted the titles of these three people, but the most important reason was actually to restrict Li Shanchang.
In the original history, this man was both the head of the nobility and the leader of civil servants, which can be described as the ultimate honor and favor.
But in the end, in the 23rd year of Hongwu, his family was confiscated and his family was exterminated.
Zhu Yuanzhang has no intention of killing Li Shanchang now, and even the old Huaixi brothers who worked hard with him have no idea, otherwise they would not be spared.
But after carefully reading the Hongwu Chronicles, especially the secret books left in the Peking Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang found that his old friend was really not a simple man. In the next twenty years, he had been corrupt and bribed, deceived superiors and concealed subordinates, indulged his subordinates, and formed cliques for personal gain. Speaking of arrogance, it is extremely bold.
And although he did not rebel, he condoned Hu Weiyong.
Seeing these records, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that killing him twenty years later would not be in vain.
But now Li Shanchang is still useful, and he has not committed any of the sins in his previous life. Zhu Yuanzhang feels that this old guy can still be saved.
Xu Da was granted the title of king in order to limit Li Shanchang's influence among the ministers, while Liu Ji was granted the title of marquis in order to give him the capital to engage in political struggle with Li Shanchang.
Zhu Yuanzhang did this not only to suppress Li Shanchang, but also to prevent him from going too far like in his previous life, until he finally had to kill him.
Of course, whether Li Shanchang kills or not ultimately depends on what he does.
If it's still the same as in his previous life, then when he raises the butcher's knife, he shouldn't blame himself.
The whole story of this knighthood flashed through Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and he quickly suppressed the matter and turned to look at Xu Da and the others.
"I have called you here this time because there is something important that I want you to do with us!" Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously.
Xu Da and the other three looked at each other in confusion. They had not seen Zhu Yuanzhang with such a solemn expression for a long time.
"Your Majesty, just give your orders. We are willing to die for your Majesty!" Xu Da took the lead, and the three of them knelt on the ground and gave Zhu Yuanzhang a standard military salute.
"It's not that serious actually!"
"I'm just asking you to do what you're good at and come with us to create a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
When these words fell into the ears of Xu Da and the others, they were like thunder. The three people who were half-kneeling on the ground suddenly knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty and have absolutely no thoughts of rebellion!" Xu Da said in a trembling voice.
Behind him, Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying also looked horrified. Although one of them was Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew and the other was his adopted son, Lao Zhu's words were so heartbreaking that they really couldn't bear it.
"hehe!"
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled with unclear meaning: "Come with me!"
The three of them stood up tremblingly, only to realize that Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer in front of them, but there was a deep and strange black passage.
"What is this?" All three of them had doubts in their hearts.
"Three generals, Your Majesty is inside, please come in!" Mao Xiang stood in front of the passage, bowed and made an invitation gesture.
Although they were filled with shock and uncertainty, the three of them did not dare to disobey Zhu Yuanzhang's will, so they had no choice but to step into this strange passage cautiously.
When the three of them came back to their senses, they found themselves standing on the second floor of a restaurant. Outside was a bustling street. From the window, they could even see the majestic Imperial City in the distance.
"here it is……?"
Xu Da looked at the scene outside the window in surprise, feeling that both the streets and the buildings outside looked familiar.
"This is Nanjing City, Nanjing City more than two hundred years later!" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded behind him.
A trace of confusion flashed in Xu Da's and the other three's eyes. They didn't understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.
"We had an opportunity two years ago and obtained a magical portal, and then we teleported here!"
"At first, we didn't know where this place was. After some investigation, we found out that this is the late Ming Dynasty!"
"The last years of our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "Xu Da, if you don't believe it, you can go to Nanjing and ask yourself. The Duke of Wei's mansion has been in Nanjing for a long time. The Duke of Wei who has been passed down to the current generation should be called Xu Wenjue. Let's see if your grandson, who has been overweight for countless generations, is still alive.
Do you recognize your ancestor?"
Xu Da: "...!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the weird look on Xu Da's face and turned to look at Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying.
"And you two, there are historical books recording the two hundred and seventy-six years of the Ming Dynasty next to you. You can go and see the situation of your respective families. I won't say anything now. I'll wait until you understand the situation.
matter."
The three of them ran to flip through the books with weird looks on their faces.
Obviously Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared. Most of the historical records here are related to the three families, and they were carefully prepared for the three of them.
You wouldn't know if you didn't look at it, but the three of them were almost frightened to death.
Especially Xu Da and Li Wenzhong.
After just turning a few pages, Xu Da saw a horrifying record: "In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, the crown prince Zhu Biaozhen was succeeded. In the 31st year of Hongwu's reign, his son Yunwen succeeded to the throne. Four years later, the fourth son of the emperor Zhu Di
During the Jingnan campaign, Xu Zengshou had an affair with Zhu Di and was beheaded. Later, Zhu Di made him the Duke of Ding."
"Xu Zengshou..., isn't this the name of my new little son?" Xu Da's face turned pale when he thought of this.
Next to him, Li Wenzhong was also watching the Battle of Jingnan, but what he was watching was the glorious deeds of his son Li Jinglong.
At first, he looked at it with trepidation, but gradually Li Wenzhong's face started to get feverish.
When he saw that Li Jinglong, with 400,000 troops, was still defeated by Zhu Di, and that he was the first to open the city and surrender when Zhu Di besieged Nanjing, his face was as red as a monkey's ass.
Later, Li Jinglong was imprisoned by Zhu Di and declared a hunger strike. As a result, he was still alive and kicking after going on a hunger strike for ten days. Instead, he lived until the end of Yongle, when he completely broke his guard.
"This treacherous son, I will chop him to death when I get back, lest he disgrace me in the future."