Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 881 The undercurrent is surging
The death of the phoenix mourned the empire. However, everything had to move forward. Empress Ma was buried in the Xiaoling Mausoleum, announcing that this legendary empress had completely withdrawn from the stage of history. Following Empress Ma's will, after the empress was buried, the court put aside the mourning and returned to its busy daily life.

"On the grasslands in the north, those remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty who are ignorant of the danger are rising one after another. The day before yesterday, Duke Wei reported to the emperor that Bayanchur, a descendant of the Golden Family, led his people to cause chaos... It is said that they even fled to the Liaodong Pass, causing serious harm." Outside the Kunning Palace, Zhu Biao frowned and was talking to Zhu Di.

"These thieves on the grassland are like rats that can never be killed. They are really annoying." Zhu Di also looked solemn. "Last year, Duke Wei of Horqin personally led the army and wiped out a Mongolian tribe that claimed to be descendants of the Golden Family... How come another Bayanchur has come today?"

"Now Duke Wei is old and ill, and it is difficult for him to lead the army in person. Yun Gong may not be able to do it alone. As for the plan of recuperation, it is better to ask the emperor to take a break and let me lead the Liaodong guards to suppress the bandits. What do you think?"

"No. The rebellion of Ben Ya Shi Li shows that although our Ming Dynasty has taken over this vast territory, there are still many undercurrents in these territories. Previously, because the court was focused on development, these undercurrents were mostly ignored by us. Now we should free up our hands to eliminate these undercurrents. How can we change our ways?"

"The chaos on the grassland is nothing more than a minor problem. Although Ben Ya Shi Li has ambitions, few tribes are deceived by him. This is enough to show that the lives of the tribes on the grassland are becoming more and more prosperous, and they are no longer willing to follow the Golden Family and risk their lives. In such a chaotic situation, as long as we keep our feet on the ground, it will naturally collapse."

"Why start a war and waste money and manpower?" Zhu Biao said.

Zhu Di felt bored because he had no war to fight, but he also knew that Zhu Biao was right, so he nodded awkwardly. Zhu Biao still looked very tired, and sighed, saying, "Father... I don't know when you can cheer up."

"In fact, it's not just the grasslands. To the west, the remnants of Yilibali are also ready to make a move. To the east, the Japanese daimyo Shimazu clan has sent ninjas and samurai to sneak into our Ming territory from afar, intending to abduct the Japanese king and use him to establish their own regime. To the south, the situation in Annan is also turbulent, and we need to pay close attention to it. Tie Xuan and others who went to Fengmingzhou have brought back new grain varieties, and we need to arrange people to test plant them... There are so many things to deal with."

"If Father becomes depressed from now on... I really don't know what to do."

Since the recuperation, the problem of drastic expansion in recent years has gradually emerged. Originally, when the Ming Dynasty took over from the former Yuan Dynasty, it was a mess. Zhu originally wanted to recuperate, but because of Zhu Su's sudden appearance, in order to prevent future generations from repeating the mistake of "ending with the same rope", Zhu resolutely decided with great courage to recuperate while taking advantage of Zhu Su's foresight to vigorously implement the policy of expanding territory.

Only children make choices, Mr. Zhu chooses to take them all.

The ability and prestige of the Hongwu Emperor as an emperor are beyond doubt. Even if he promoted cultivation and development at the same time, he did it well. However, some things cannot be achieved by using skills and abilities. The two-front advancement of the Ming Dynasty inevitably led to the fact that the domestic political construction was far inferior to that of the same period in history.

This also led to frequent conflicts in the country, and undercurrents in various places. Fortunately, Zhu and Zhu Biao, who was in charge of the government, were both wise rulers. Although Zhu Biao was not as famous as his brothers, it was because of his burying himself in papers that Zhu Di, Zhu Su and others were able to expand the territory without any scruples. Otherwise, if there was a fire in the backyard, everything would be over.

Therefore, even though Zhu Di and Zhu Su had made many achievements outside, they would never think that their achievements were far better than Zhu Biao's. The officials in the court also highly recognized Zhu Biao's achievements.

Zhu Biao's position as crown prince remains as stable as a rock.

But even if Zhu Biao was capable, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne was still Zhu Biao. Moreover, Zhu Biao's prestige in the Ming Dynasty was unmatched, and many things would be twice as effective without Zhu Biao's leadership.

But... ever since Empress Ma's death, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer suppress his grief and anger, his moods became unpredictable, and he left most of the important affairs of the court to Zhu Biao, while he himself was still immersed in sorrow.

After all, Empress Ma meant a lot to him, and Zhu Biao had grown up and was his trustworthy successor.

However, despite this, the old father was overly worried, and Zhu Biao and other brothers were also very worried, so they came to the Jinshen Hall every day to ask old Zhu to come out and preside over the state affairs.

After all, finding something for the elderly to do can help them get out of grief.

The door of Kunning Palace opened gently, and Erhu emerged from inside. Zhu Biao and others hurried over to greet him: "How is your father today?"

"Your Majesty, you only ate some water and rice today." Erhu's tone was quite worried. "I have already reported the news that the princes wanted to see you, but your Majesty did not ask for an audience. He only said that the prince should take good care of state affairs and not worry about him..."

"This..." Zhu Biao was a little depressed when he heard this. Although he was saddened by the death of his mother, he didn't know what to do if his father was also devastated by this.

Zhu Su saw Zhu Biao's inner worry and went over to pat him on the back. "Don't worry, big brother. Father is such a great man... Maybe he needs a few more days to recover, but no matter what, Father will never sink into despair."

Emperor Hongwu expelled the Tartars. What a great strategy! Zhu Su could not believe that this great man would fall so easily.

At this point, with state affairs still to deal with, Zhu Biao had no choice but to leave with his brothers. As the brothers were walking down the stairs, they suddenly heard the sound of armor colliding and footsteps coming from the front. Zhu Chong, who had the worst temper, could not help but frown: "Who is so disrespectful that he dares to run in the palace?"

"It's the Red Feathered Messenger!" Zhu Biao was standing a little higher, and he had already seen the brightly colored feathers on the head of the soldier who was approaching quickly in front of him. As expected, several royal guards followed and escorted the Red Feathered Messenger. When the messenger saw Zhu Biao's robe, he knew that this person was the Crown Prince Regent. He quickly lifted the hem of his armor, knelt down and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Greetings to all the princes!"

"Where are you from and what do you want to report?" Zhu Biao asked solemnly.

The news reported by the red feathered messenger was originally only for the emperor to hear. However, Zhu Biao was the regent prince, and he was on good terms with Zhu and his son. His power was almost equal to that of the emperor. The whole country knew that Zhu had given power to Zhu Biao, so the messenger did not hide it and reported the truth: "Your Highness, I am a subordinate of the commander of Guizhou Guards, General Ma, and I have been ordered to come here to report on important military affairs."

"In Guizhou, the Yi chieftain in Shuixi District may be planning a rebellion!"

(End of this chapter)