Li Qing nodded in agreement. He also felt that the problem was serious and he had to let Lao Zhu know.
Thinking of this, he felt a little worried again. He didn't know whether the struggle in the court was over or whether Zhu Yunwen had become the crown prince.
The Yuan army gradually retreated, but the Ming army still did not open the city gate immediately, but first cleaned the corpses on the city wall.
The Ming army sorted it out and put it aside, while the Yuan people threw it down directly.
Unknowingly, it was already daylight. At this time, the Ming army came out of the city to clean up the battlefield. Zhu Di coordinated the overall situation. After the chief envoy woke up, he also helped register the sacrificed soldiers and prepare for pensions.
Seeing that it was the same with or without him, Li Qing simply returned to the Imperial Envoy's Courtyard, elaborated on Zhu Di's guess and what he had seen and heard, and asked his subordinates to rush to the capital.
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Three days later, the battlefield was cleared. In this battle, a total of more than 15,600 enemies were wiped out.
The Ming army killed more than 5,000 people and injured nearly 8,000.
Although cleaning the battlefield didn't produce much oil or water, killing so many enemies was still a great achievement.
Li Qing wrote the results of the battle in a memorial and asked his subordinates to rush them to the court.
After all this work, Li Qing finally had some free time. Now he really wanted to rush back to the capital. Not only did he miss a few wives, but he also wanted to know the outcome of the fight for the heir.
But Lao Zhu clearly asked him to avoid disaster, so he had to know good from evil.
After the battle, Zhu Di was grounded again.
There is no other way, and Li Qing doesn’t want to be so heartless, but the imperial edict prohibits him from leaving!
Previously, it was to resist the aliens, but now that the aliens have been defeated, Zhu Di cannot be allowed to wander around blindly.
He reported the credit to the court without any hesitation, but he still had to be banned.
Zhu Di was extremely depressed. Although he understood, it did not stop him from being unhappy with Li Qing.
Half a month later, the court's decree came down, and Lao Zhu praised his fourth son greatly, and the reward was extremely generous, a full five hundred thousand treasure notes, which was really a lot with today's purchasing power.
Li Qing also received a reward, to be precise, it was a pie!
Ren Lao Zhu said that no matter who becomes the crown prince, he will be given the title of prince and grand master. At the same time, he also told him to stay well in Peiping. The vassal king will not be allowed to go back until the period of confinement is over.
Li Qing sighed, understanding that the dispute was more intense than he thought, and he could feel that Lao Zhu was having trouble with this matter.
After all, Lao Zhu is the referee. In fact, who wins in the end is all a matter of his words.
Although Zhu Yunxi was younger than Zhu Yunwen, he was the legitimate son, and according to the rules of establishing a legitimate son, it should be him.
But the problem is that after Chang's death, Zhu Yunwen's mother was rehabilitated. This means that Zhu Yunwen also became the legitimate son, and he was also the eldest son.
But whether Xu Xian and the original head wife would enjoy the same treatment, especially when it came to important matters like choosing the crown prince, Li Qing was not sure. He didn't know whether Zhu Yunwen was considered the eldest son.
But he could see that Lao Zhu liked Zhu Yunwen more than Zhu Yunxi.
Indeed, regardless of his character or how he treats others, Zhu Yunwen crushes Zhu Yunxi in all aspects, and Zhu Yunwen is smarter and has a fatherly demeanor.
In contrast, Zhu Yunxi is completely in line with his age group and should perform as he should.
Of course, this is not Zhu Yunxi’s fault. There is a huge difference between a child having a mother’s education and a child not having a mother’s education.
We can't blame Zhu Biao. He was so exhausted all day long that he had no time to teach his son. If we really wanted to blame him, we could only blame Zhu Yunxi for his miserable life.
Comparing his feelings, Li Qingruo, a local, also felt that Zhu Yunwen was more suitable to be the crown prince.
However, this does not mean that Zhu Yunxi has no advantages. On the contrary, his advantages are even greater.
First, his mother, Mrs. Chang, was a matchmaker and was marrying her first wife. It was unclear whether Zhu Yunwen could be regarded as his legitimate son, but he was truly his legitimate son.
Second, there is the Chang family, Lan Yu. Although Chang Yuchun has passed away, the power of the Chang family is definitely the most powerful among the nobles;
And Lan Yu is in the limelight, and he is now the number one military commander. His title and influence are among the best in the first echelon. He is Zhu Yunxi's uncle.
Combined, these two families are truly invincible.
Therefore, Zhu Yunxi has a great advantage!
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang attaches so much importance to honors and nobility is that besides emphasizing military power over literature and wanting to use honors and nobility to suppress civil servants, there is another consideration.
There were three forces in the Ming Dynasty, one was the civil servant group, the other was the noble group, and the third was the vassal group.
The reason why Lao Zhu repeatedly tolerated Lan Yu was to cultivate political wealth for Zhu Biao, so as to achieve the purpose of mutual checks and balances between the noble group and the vassal group.
It wasn't that he thought the feudal king would rebel, but the layout was such that even if he died, with the honorable group watching, the feudal king would not dare to be too presumptuous.
As a result, Zhu Biao's pressure was much less, and he only needed to use civil servants to govern the country.
Lao Zhu knew that his son was too kind and had to have a loyal and ruthless person to keep him in check, and Lan Yu was undoubtedly the best candidate. Fortunately, Lan Yu was also impressive enough.
If not, the grass on the grave would be one meter high just from what Lan Yu did.
Lao Zhu's layout is perfect, but the problem is that Zhu Biao is dead.
What’s the use of a good layout when no one is there?
After working hard for so long, and the layout has been finalized and even started to take effect, how can Lao Zhu be willing to give up, and he has no energy to make any more layouts.
If you want to maximize your benefits, you can only let Zhu Yunxi ascend to the throne and inherit the political wealth cultivated for Zhu Biao.
If Zhu Yunxi does not come to power, the so-called political wealth will turn into deadly poison.
But Zhu Yunxi is far inferior to Zhu Yunwen, and at such a young age, I guess Lao Zhu is not sure whether he can inherit this wealth perfectly.
"Oh, it's difficult for Old Zhu!" Li Qing sighed secretly, "It's too difficult."
His head ached just thinking about it, not to mention that as an emperor, Lao Zhu chose the heir to the country.
"Love whoever you want, anyway, the final decision on such a major matter is Lao Zhu. I think it's useless no matter how much you say." Li Qing secretly smiled bitterly and shook his head.
From the moment Lao Zhu decided to establish an imperial grandson, he could not control the situation, and he could not even make suggestions.
Even if you mention it, it's useless.
Looking at the weather outside, the sun was just right. Li Qing lay in bed for a while, got up and got dressed, ready to go to the restaurant to finish a bowl of haggis soup.
As soon as I went out, I saw the Three Treasures.
"Good morning, Sanbao." Li Qing said with a smile, "But King Yan wants to become the emperor?"
"I have met Li Qin Envoy." Sanbao bowed, took out the invitation card from his arms, and said with a smile, "Today, Your Majesty is holding a celebration banquet for resisting the Yuan army. Mr. Li has made great contributions. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, invites you to come and have a banquet."
"Yeah, okay." Li Qing nodded.
He did put in a lot of effort to get this feast, and he did a lot of running errands for this battle.
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At Prince Yan's Mansion, all the generals gathered.
Li Qing didn't know anyone well, but with a faint smile on his face, he nodded to everyone, and finally followed Sanbao to the chairman's seat.
The chief envoy also arrived. He stood up and saluted with his hands in hand. Li Qing returned the salute, exchanged a few words with him, and sat down to wait for the banquet to begin.
Not long after I sat down, Xiaopang came.
Everyone stood up and saluted, including Li Qing.
Everyone in the royal family is taller than anyone else, and Xiaopang's status is higher than that of his mother, second only to his father in Peiping.
Like today's banquet, the second and third elders can only indulge in secretly, and the two brothers are not qualified to attend. In this era, the eldest son is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there is no such thing as a bowl of water.
Even for ordinary wealthy families, the family property is inherited by the eldest son, which is evident.
Although the chubby boy is young, he is very familiar with this kind of situation. He is not at all restrained, his manners are graceful, and his temperament is elegant, even though he is a little fat.
After a while of greetings, Xiaopang sat next to Li Qing and whispered, "Qing... how long will you stay here?"
"Why, the prince wants to go out?"
"That's not true. I'm too lazy to move." Xiaopang smiled, "I just wanted to ask. It's been a long time since we last met. It will probably be a long time since you left."
After a pause, he whispered, "Come here when you leave and let's have a drink."
"No problem." Li Qing nodded with a smile, "According to the rules, when the imperial envoy leaves, he has to pay homage to the vassal king. He will definitely come when the time comes."
The two exchanged witty remarks for a while, then Zhu Di arrived and everyone stood up to salute.
Zhu Di smiled and greeted his subordinates with courtesy, and then drew cakes for his subordinates, and the banquet officially began.
It has to be said that the little fat guy knows how to eat at a table. He doesn't look ugly when eating, but he eats extremely ferociously and eats everything dry, which makes Li Qing lose his temper at all.
In this era, there was no table turning. It would be rude to stand up to pick up food, so you could only eat the food in front of you.
As a result, Xiaopang ate four of the six or seven dishes within his reach, leaving only a chicken butt in the roasted chicken.
Li Qing was speechless: If I had known he was coming, I wouldn't have come.