Zhu Gui did not feel any surprise at Liu Jing's statement. After all, King Yan Zhu Di had great military exploits, which even Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit.
Moreover, Zhu Di had a very high prestige both in the court and in the army. If the prince Zhu Biao was not so outstanding and won the hearts of the people, the position of prince would have been Zhu Di's long ago.
Now that the prince is seriously ill, everyone naturally regards Zhu Di as the next prince.
But that's just for other people.
Zhu Biao, who was well versed in history, had long known Zhu Yuanzhang's choice.
His love for Prince Zhu Biao was not just superficial, otherwise he would not have been allowed to handle the memorials of civil and military officials. This was a right that few princes in the past dynasties had.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen's virtuous and filial piety won Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, so he naturally succeeded Zhu Biao's position in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang even did not hesitate to kill all ministers who might threaten Zhu Yunwen's ascension to the throne.
However, this has not happened yet.
Zhu Gui had no intention of telling Liu Jing these 'shocking' news in advance.
So he nodded and said: "Qing Suoyan is almost the same as me, but don't underestimate the attraction of the throne to other vassals. Since ancient times, I don't know how many people have done crazy things for it, whether it is Sui Yang
The emperor is still Tang Taizong."
Liu Jing had a thoughtful look on his face when he heard this. He didn't expect that although Zhu Gui was not in Nanjing, he had his own views on the current situation. Could it be that he knew something?
So he asked: "What the prince said is true, but I have a different view and I don't know whether to say it or not."
Zhu Gui smiled and nodded, saying: "But it doesn't matter."
When Liu Jing saw Zhu Biao nodding, he continued: "The current emperor is much smarter than Yang Jian and Li Yuan. As long as the emperor is here, the kind of treasonous and unethical things in history will probably not happen."
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "That's right. Although those two are also the founding monarchs, they are incomparable to my emperor."
Zhu Gui agreed with Liu Jing's view, and the two continued to deduce and analyze what might happen in Nanjing City.
In the meantime, Zhu Gui also told Liu Jing about the fact that the King of Jin had 'robbed' a pistol from him.
To this end, the two also went to the shooting range next to Datong Mansion, and Zhu Gui personally demonstrated the power of the pistol to Liu Jing.
This shocked Liu Jing. He repeatedly looked at the pistol that Zhu Gui handed him and admired sincerely: "The prince is really the chosen one. He can actually create such a magical weapon. If the king of Jin really
With the help of such artifacts, the situation in Nanjing may be a little more dangerous."
"And since King Jin's firearms come from the prince, it will inevitably happen in the future. The prince still needs to report the matter to the court to avoid being implicated in the future."
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "What you said is true. I have written this matter into a memorial. I should resist Nanjing in the near future. But counting the days, I should not be able to catch up with this birthday banquet."
Hearing this, Liu Jing looked at Zhu Gui with some surprise. What she was thinking was, could the young prince in front of him be so shrewd that he could really allow such artifacts to be easily 'robbed' by King Jin? Perhaps there was a relationship between the acting king and the king.
By doing this, King Dai probably wanted to make the situation in Nanjing even more chaotic. This was undoubtedly the most beneficial result for him.
When she thought of this, Liu Jing actually felt a chill on her back.
Zhu Gui did not notice Liu Jing's vision, but went on to say: "Do you think that King Jin still can't do what Emperor Taizong Xuanwu did with the help of such firearms?"
It was Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty who launched the Xuanwumen Coup, killing his two brothers, and finally ascended to the throne.
Now that the King of Jin has a pistol, even if he does not have private soldiers to support him, it is still very simple to kill other vassal kings at close range at the birthday banquet.
Liu Jing was startled for a moment and said: "The prince's firearms are indeed very impressive in terms of power and range, but after all, the King of Jin is not Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Even if he has such a magical weapon to help him, I am afraid he will not have much chance. Moreover,
I don’t think the prince will allow Prince Jin to win the crown prince’s position so easily, right?”
"Haha, I didn't expect you to know my king's heart well. Yes, although this pistol is comparable to a divine weapon, but to fully exert its power, it needs projectiles to complement it. Among the pistols that King Jin 'robbed' from me, there are only seven
After firing the bullets, plus he wanted to test the gun, the result is self-evident."
As Zhu Gui spoke, the corners of her mouth turned up.
Liu Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that all this was within the calculation of the young prince in front of him.
And now that he can tell himself all this, he can no longer leave his sphere of influence. Liu Jing doesn't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
…
Nanjing City is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere, even grander than the annual Spring Festival.
There are three times more soldiers patrolling the streets than usual. This is not only to prevent gangsters from causing trouble, but also because there have been frequent armed fights between several princes recently.
On the largest streets in the city, running water mats have been set up. Most of them are funded by the royal family, and the rest are from famous families in the city to express their feelings to the court.
Overall, this is a very rare thing for ordinary people in the city.
And in the Xuanhe Hall in the imperial palace.
There are ten round tables on each side of the hall.
Those who can sit in the hall are all officials of the third rank or above.
Among them, around the table in the first row is the seat of the feudal king.
The current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon throne, and standing next to him was Zhu Yunwen, who was only twelve years old. However, he lowered his head and looked sideways without any trace of happiness.
Not only was Zhu Yuanzhang not angry, but he frequently held his hand to express comfort.
Today is the second day of the birthday banquet.
The presentation of gifts by ministers and feudal princes had already been completed on the first day.
According to the etiquette system, officials from all over the country should present tables today to demonstrate the emperor's literary and military skills.
This took most of the morning.
Finally, the feudal princes appeared.
Except for Zhu Di, the other vassal kings were lackluster. After all, they had not made much contribution during their years in the fiefdom.
King Su gave a solemn explanation of the war at the border, but he took the main contribution on himself.
Anyway, the king is not here, and even if he is here, I am afraid that the emperor will not believe that he can do such a thing.
As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang had no doubts, which made King Su secretly happy.
When it was Zhu Di's turn, he did not tell about the war in Yan as in previous years, but instead talked about what he saw and heard in Datong Mansion.
Although he did not use words to praise the acting king Zhu Gui, the meaning was still revealed in his words.
The ministers at the table all started talking quietly, and even Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.