First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 500

  Chapter 500 Jedi Counterattack

   In the twinkling of an eye, it was late at night, and I was exhausted by staying up and down due to the sudden start. After coming out of Fengxian Hall, Lao Zhu rarely ordered that the morning court be canceled today, and everyone went back to their respective homes to sleep.

  Wen and Wu at the Sheji Altar were delighted when they heard the news. If they had to go to the morning court, they were not going to go back to the house to rest.

The father and son returned to the Jinshen Hall, Liu An and others had already arranged everything, the most indispensable thing in the palace was the room, not to mention that Lao Zhu often read the memorials until late at night, often slept in the Jinshen Hall, and went to court in the morning. convenient.

  Before going to bed, I sent someone to the East Palace to inquire again. After all, it was a month premature. Although the midwife and the imperial doctor said it was quite healthy, who could guarantee such a big little thing.

   After a while, Yunjin came to report in person, saying that the crown princess and grandson are fine, the empress and princess are guarding, and the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital did not dare to rest, so they waited at the Wenlou outside the East Palace to be summoned at any time.

  So Zhu Biao felt more relieved. He was struggling this day. Although he was still a little excited, he forced himself to sleep quickly. After he got up, he had a lot of things to deal with...

   "Your Highness, Your Highness wake up..."

  Zhu Biao frowned and opened his eyes, and then saw Liu Jin beside the bed with a helpless face, his heart shrank suddenly, and he sat up straight: "But something happened over there!"

   Liu Jin hurriedly said: "No, the Crown Princess and the two young highnesses are fine..."

  Zhu Biao was dazed for a moment, then lay back in a daze and closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he wanted to hit someone. It's okay, why did you wake me up?

   Liu Jin said with a bitter face: "The slave also wants His Highness to sleep well, but after the Holy Majesty woke up, he walked around the front hall for a while, and looked here from time to time, so the slave..."

  Zhu Biao sighed: "When is it?"

   "It's almost the hour of Chen."

  Zhu Biao rubbed his eyes and got up. Liu Jin heaved a sigh of relief and called the maid to help the prince get dressed. After a busy meal, Zhu Biao was also fully awake. When he walked to the front hall, he saw his father's fidgeting look.

   I guess I wanted to go to the East Palace to see my grandson a long time ago, but it was not convenient. Although the queen was there, Princess Kaiping was also there. It was always inconvenient, so I had to wait for my son to get up before going together.

The father and father had breakfast in a hurry, and then went straight to the East Palace. Along the way, we could see that the palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the palace ladies and eunuchs who came and went were actively performing their duties. A happy event must be rewarded generously.

There was still some wind yesterday, but today is a rare sunny day. After arriving at the East Palace, he was still stopped, and he had to go in after a long time. Chang Luohua had to confine himself to confinement, and even Zhu Biao had to wait at least half a month. Can't see her anymore.

The temperature in the room was not low, so Empress Ma asked them to sit quietly for a while, and wait until the temperature of the breath was the same as that in the room before going to take a look at the two children from a distance. Zhu Biao felt that it was more troublesome than worshiping the ancestors. But he didn't care, even eager to try.

  Is this the so-called intergenerational parenting? Zhu Biao felt that his status was not guaranteed, he was really the third generation of the emperor.

   After waiting for a while, he entered a room with a higher temperature. Several carefully selected nurses were carefully taking care of the two grandchildren. Zhu Biao finally ushered in the first meeting with his son.

   "How ugly!"

"so good!"

  Zhu Yuanzhang finally felt relieved after taking a look. Both children are in good shape and seem to be sleeping soundly. It can be seen that although they were born prematurely, there is no inherent loss. As long as they are carefully raised, there is a high probability that they can be raised.

   What I am most afraid of is that the newborn baby is crying all the time, can't sleep well and can't eat. Lao Zhu has more than 20 children in total, and a few of them died young. He still has some experience.

Maybe because they noticed the movement, the one on the left opened his mouth and began to cry softly, and the other one also started to cry when he was woken up. Tell them not to bother you again for a few days.

  Old Zhu who was kicked out of Chengqian Palace could be said to be full of ambitions. He ignored Zhu Biao and left with his hands behind his back. It seemed that he was going to deal with the memorials accumulated yesterday, and today's ones should be delivered later.

Zhu Biao looked back at the tightly sealed palace gate, shook his head helplessly and walked towards the Wenhua Palace. During this time, it is estimated that this is his bedroom. Princess Kaiping's overnight stay last night was an emergency, and she will come here during the day at most. Take care, I will leave the palace in the afternoon.

After taking his seat, Zhu Biao told Liu Jin: "The princess needs to take care of her health, so go and discuss with Yunjin about the distribution of rewards. Don't let go of those who serve in the East Palace and those who are in the Imperial Hospital. The money and cloth must be distributed. auspicious."

   "Tell them that there will be another reward for the emperor's grandson in a hundred days, and let them serve them wholeheartedly."

   "No"

   After Liu Jin went down, Zhu Biao took out a thick stack of secret letters from under the desk, and opened it after carefully checking the sealant. Tang Ding finally replied after such a long time.

The letter said that he went all the way to the south to plunder while recruiting samurai sailors, and after several head-on encounters with the army under the command of the Southern Dynasty daimyo, he became a bandit called the Sea Ghost King. Both the Northern and Southern Dynasties sent people to contact him, hoping to win his allegiance .

  Northern Dynasty's price was not low, but Southern Dynasty's price was even higher. After all, Tang Ding was now fighting on the territory of Southern Dynasty, and the Northern Dynasty's army followed him to pick up leaks, which made the already precarious situation of Southern Dynasty even more corrupt.

Tang Ding said that he was ready to lay a trap, then turned around and hit Bei Chao fiercely. Since he wanted to benefit from it, he naturally had to maintain a delicate balance between the North and the South. Win over and rely on him.

   There are also two maps sent with the letter, one is a very general drawing of the main cities and mountains and rivers in the whole of Japan, and it also indicates the territory currently occupied by the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The other one is very detailed, but it is not comprehensive. It should be the road map of Tang Ding's march. It is very detailed because I walked through it personally, but it is just a one-line topographic map, but it is also understandable. how long.

  Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction after reading it. Tang Ding's commanding talent should be second only to Xu Yungong in the second generation of nobles.

Zhu Biao looked at the map of the current situation in Japan and added Tang He's intelligence and began to deduce it. If no external force intervenes in this confrontation between the North and the South, it will end within 20 or 30 years. The more they fight, the worse the situation is. It depends on who can't stand it first.

Twenty or thirty years is more than enough time, not to mention Tang Ding is making trouble in it, he now has tens of thousands of masters under his command, five thousand of them are the foundation given to him by Zhu Biao, and the other five thousand are from Yiwu with Zhu Biao's warrant The recruited miners are rare and elite.

  The rest are mostly Japanese pirates recruited, and there are many desperadoes from various countries in Southeast Asia.

   Tang Ding's strength in Dongpu should exceed most of the daimyos, that is, it is weaker than the main force of the two dynasties, but Tang Ding has no station to defend, and there is no need to confront others head-on.

  The only question is how firm Tang Ding's loyalty is, and whether he can last more than ten years. The tens of thousands of elites under his command are enough to make a person inflated. What's more, he is now alone overseas, and Daming can't restrain him at all.

  Although his parents, wife and children are all in Daming, with Tang Ding's current power, as long as he is ruthless, it is not easy to have more than a dozen sons. If he is willing to go far and occupy a small country, it is enough.

Zhu Biao unconsciously reached out and knocked on the book case. Judging from the current letter, Tang Ding still knew his identity. As long as Zhu Biao wanted to, he could still send a few people to check and balance him, because Tang Ding's foundation was the 10,000 Ming soldiers and civilians. , Those people still want to return to their roots.

   It's just that the scene is a little ugly. Tang Ding has worked hard to lay down the foundation, but he has to be taken advantage of by a few inexplicable people, and everyone will be dissatisfied.

  If there is no restraint, once Tang Ding turns his back on it, Zhu Biao's layout may fall short or even cause future troubles. Although the probability is not high, the risk does exist.

Zhu Biao sighed, betting on human nature out of ten bets and losing nine times, a qualified high-ranking person would never gamble on human nature, and won nothing, and lost nothing, but let's see for now, see if Tang Ding will take the initiative to invite Zhu Biao Send support.

  Tang He is so wise, presumably Tang Ding should also be able to understand his own situation. After all, the sons of the princes have heard and seen it since childhood, so they will not understand such a simple truth.

  If there is no movement for a year, no matter whether Tang Ding is willing or not, Zhu Biao must send someone there. Personal interests are irrelevant in front of the overall situation, and the well-established chess game must not be messed up.

Whether it is Tang Ding or the others who are going here, it is the same. There must be some checks and balances. This is not a matter of trust or distrust, but just in case, just in case, one out of ten thousand is a big trouble. It's too late to regret.

After making a decision in his heart, Zhu Biao stopped being entangled. He took out the letter from Yao Guangxiao and read it. His eyes gradually lit up. Xin Tun actually decided to assassinate the King of Korea. If there is no accident, it has already happened. It's been a few days, but the news hasn't reached Daming yet.

  King of Koryo didn't know if it was because of hanging out with those handsome young men of his younger brother Wei day and night, he gradually became ambitious again and wanted to take back the authority given to Xin Tun.

   After all, Goryeo was deeply invaded by Confucianism. The king wanted to regain his own power.

  Xin Tun knew that he had offended the great family, once he lost his power, the final result would be death, so he was forced to decide to act first.

   He also promised Zhu Biao through Yao Guangxiao that he would personally go to Daming to pay tribute to the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the amount of tribute would be increased by five times every year in the future, as long as Daming recognized him as King of Korea.

  (end of this chapter)

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