Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 70: Within ten steps, all the people in the enemy country are gone! (Two chapters in one)
Zhu Yunhuan's method made Old Zhu more and more interested.

I never thought that a teenager like him could come up with such an idea.

But on second thought, I felt that perhaps this was the advantage of being young.

The thinking is wild and unconventional.

Only then can you think of methods that ordinary people can’t think of.

It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have such an intelligent successor.

Hearing that Old Zhu had adopted his first suggestion, Zhu Yunhuan gradually gained some confidence.

Before he made his suggestion, he had already prepared himself mentally to be rejected by Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, it is not easy to change the mindset of a man in his sixties.

Zhu Yunhuan, who had lived two lives, had long understood this.

In his previous life, when something happened at home, he wanted to persuade his parents, no matter how hard he tried, no matter how many reasons he presented, in the end he could only throw up his hands, it just didn’t work!

It doesn't make sense at all!

However, he did not expect that Mr. Zhu was much more open-minded than he had expected, and happily accepted his first suggestion.

This made Zhu Yunhuan feel a little emotional.

It is said that the smarter and more knowledgeable a person is, the easier it is for him to accept other people's correct opinions.

On the contrary, the more stubborn you are.

I don't even want to listen to any advice from others.

In his impression, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a very stubborn person, unlike Li Shimin who was willing to accept advice.

However, now it seems that this is not entirely true.

Lao Zhu is still very happy to accept other people's suggestions.

Right.

From the very beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the strategy proposed by Huizhou strategist Zhu Sheng, which was to "build high walls, store up grain, and slowly declare himself king."

Later, he basically listened to many suggestions made by Liu Bowen and others.

To put it bluntly, Lao Zhu has always been a person with his own ideas, but also one who is very receptive to advice.

Rather than a self-righteous person.

As long as what you say makes sense, he is willing to listen and do what you suggest.

Only such people can become outstanding figures and establish the Ming Empire.

"Another way is to implement a dual-chief system in the army." Zhu Yunhuan said slowly.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said, "The current Five Military Commandery has a left and right commander-in-chief to divide power and balance it."

"When the general leads the troops outside, the court will send military supervisors to supervise when necessary."

"This is a method that has been used since ancient times and is not surprising."

"But the military supervisors do not understand military affairs, and sometimes they will hinder the generals and cause the war to go wrong."

"How is your method different?"

Zhu Yunhuan explained: "The dual-chief system that my grandson mentioned must be implemented at the grassroots level, all the way down to the hundred households."

This is a magic weapon of experience for later generations, and it must be established on the company level, which is exactly the level of a hundred households.

Old Zhu was surprised and said, "No, when the army is fighting, the most important thing is to obey orders and the power must belong to one person."

"There is a military supervisor above, and there are many restrictions during the war, but the impact is still within the controllable range."

"If we go deeper, there will be a dual command system, and the soldiers won't know whose orders to follow."

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said, "Although there are two chief officers, they have their own division of labor and are responsible for different things, so there will not be a dual command."

"One of them is a chief officer, who is responsible for the daily management, command and training of the army, and the soldiers obey his command."

"The other person's main job is to monitor the soldiers' thoughts and conduct disciplinary inspections, as well as personnel arrangements for the army, assessments of generals before their appointments, etc."

"This way we can control the army well."

"For those above 1,000 households, a staff officer will be appointed to formulate combat plans."

"For particularly important matters, decisions are made by a group of people."

"If the military situation is urgent, the person in charge of the command can make a decision on the spot and report back later."

"Because there are two chief officers and the staff and others make collective decisions, they can mobilize each other when needed."

"It can prevent a general from leading an army for a long time and forming a monopoly, and it also prevents the situation of 'soldiers not knowing their generals, and generals not knowing their soldiers' from happening."

He organized his words carefully and explained the relevant methods in detail.

Old Zhu's brows were furrowed at first, then slowly relaxed, until his face was filled with shock.

"Good! Good! Good!"

After Zhu Yunhuan finished speaking, Old Zhu was full of praise.

"Huer, how did you come up with such a clever idea?"

With Zhu's vision, he could naturally see that using his method, while not only could it solve the problem of military generals' monopoly of power and the difficulty in getting rid of their power once and for all, it would be close to solving it!

In the future, the hidden danger of military generals' autocracy can be reduced to a minimum.

The person who is responsible for monitoring the ideological trends of soldiers, conducting disciplinary inspections, and participating in personnel arrangements is, in a sense, a resident "civil servant" or "military supervisor."

But not in form.

They are all military arrangements, will not hinder each other, and are routine, forming a custom.

The power of military generals was therefore greatly restricted.

This method seems simple, but it is actually very clever.

If Zhu Yunhuan was not his grandson but a great scholar, I'm afraid Zhu would have admired him and bowed to him on the spot to express his gratitude.

I had thought about this for a long time but could not come up with a good solution. Now, his words easily solved the problem.

At this moment, Lao Zhu was both excited and happy.

Zhu Yunhuan lowered his head, a trace of sadness appeared on his face again, and said: "When my father was still alive, I often helped Grandpa Huang govern the country, and I was always worried."

"My grandson wants to share his father's worries, so he often thinks about random things in the house."

“These methods were all thought of at that time.”

Old Zhu sighed and took him into his arms again.

"Good boy, what a good boy!"

Old Zhu's eyes became moist again.

My son Zhu Biao is right.

No wonder his son wanted to make Hu'er his heir.

He is so outstanding and is also the legitimate son. Who else can be made the emperor if not him?

I almost chose the wrong person and appointed the wrong person.

It will be too late to regret then!
The grandfather and grandson stayed like this for a long time.

Old Zhu is enjoying the rare family happiness.

Even though he had cried several times before today, his mood at the moment was better than ever before.

"It was indeed wrong for your fourth uncle to treat you like that, but he is your fourth uncle after all."

Old Zhu mentioned Zhu Di.

In the past, he was quite satisfied with his son.

Thinking about it now, I feel very angry.

How could he treat Hun'er like this?

Unconsciously, Lao Zhu had forgotten that it was his own indulgence and acquiescence that deliberately created the opportunity.

To put it another way, in a sense, he asked Zhu Di to do it to test Zhu Yunhuan.

"Grandson knows, Grandfather Emperor, I don't blame Fourth Uncle."

Zhu Yunxun's mind was full of thoughts, and he said, "My fourth uncle is kind-hearted. What happened yesterday must not have been his own idea."

"My grandson heard that there is a demon monk named Yao Guangxiao around my fourth uncle. His Buddhist name is Daoyan. This person is cunning and has ulterior motives."

"What Fourth Uncle did yesterday must have been instigated by him."

Upon hearing this, Old Zhu said angrily, "How dare you, the evil monk, to sow discord among the royal family members. Let us immediately issue an order to have him executed by slow slicing."

Zhu Di is his son, and he cannot be killed no matter what.

But if he is an evil monk, why keep him alive if not kill him?

Zhu Yunhuan hurriedly said, "Grandpa Emperor, there is no need to kill him."

"My fourth uncle has a deep relationship with him. If I kill him, I'm afraid my fourth uncle will feel resentment towards his grandson, which may lead to misunderstandings and hurt the relationship between uncle and nephew, which is not good."

"My grandson would like to ask the Emperor to issue an order to order Yao Guangxiao to leave the Prince of Yan's Mansion and move into my Prince of Wu's Mansion."

"In this way, he will no longer be able to persuade Fourth Uncle to do bad things." "My grandson will definitely discipline Yao Guangxiao strictly, so that he can turn his evil ways and never cause trouble again."

He had long been coveting the evil monk.

Now that I have the chance, I must get it into my own house.

Old Zhu glanced at him, somewhat surprised by his suggestion.

But this is just a small matter, so I naturally wouldn't refute him.

He immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you and send someone to pass on your order."

Zhu Lao changed the subject and said, "This is also an opportunity. It's a good opportunity to teach your fourth uncle a lesson and make him grateful to you."

"Your uncles are your elders after all. They are prone to taking advantage of their seniority and relying on their seniority, but you are not easy to control them."

"We need to let them commit some sins, give them a good beating, and then show them mercy and save them."

"In this way, they will have no choice but to obey orders."

"That's what your father did before. You can follow his example."

Zhu Yunhuan immediately remembered.

When Zhu Biao was alive, the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan and other kings always made many mistakes.

This made Zhu Longyan very angry, and then Zhu Biao pleaded for mercy to protect his brother.

His younger brothers were naturally very grateful to him.

You have to obey him as your big brother!
I didn't think about it carefully before, but now I understand it after listening to Lao Zhu's explanation.

It seems that this was certainly due to the arrogance of the kings, but wasn't it also intentional on the part of Zhu Yuanzhang?

Would this help Zhu Biao establish prestige in front of his younger brothers and make those younger brothers sincerely convinced of Zhu Biao?

This move seems simple, but it is actually extremely clever.

You really need to learn something.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded seriously and said, "Grandson knows."

Old Zhu said bitterly: "And those two little bastards Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, they are so young but so smart, they don't learn good things but only bad things."

"This is a child that the fourth child did not teach well."

A light bulb went off in Zhu Yunxun's mind. He remembered exactly what these two guys did yesterday.

Jumping up and down, fearing that the world will not be in chaos.

I let them run away yesterday, but Zhu Yunhuan will remember this grudge.

It must be reported!

At the moment, he said: "My grandson thinks that they are just a little naughty, but they are very interesting and very smart."

"Why not let them stay in Jinling City and live in my grandson's house."

"Grandson can take care of them."

If these two guys were brought to the house, not only could he avenge himself, but he could also use them to control Zhu Di.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lao Zhu smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

"We, grandpa and grandson, think alike."

"The fourth child is not good at teaching children."

"I'll teach you how to discipline these two from now on!"

"If you don't obey, I'll beat you up."

Zhu Yunhuan was overjoyed to find out that Old Zhu had planned to make such an arrangement. He said, "My grandson will definitely discipline them well and will not let Grandpa down."

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At sunset, Zhu Yunhuan's carriage finally drove away from the gate of the imperial palace.

Sitting in the carriage, with no one else around, his expression slowly relaxed.

I have to say that being with Lao Zhu makes me nervous all the time, fearing that something unexpected might happen. It's really tiring.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang invited him to stay overnight in the palace, Zhu Yunhuan found an excuse to refuse.

He was really worried that he would say something he shouldn't say in his dream.

Only when I am alone at this moment can I completely relax.

Today's battle in the court can be said to be a great victory.

Earn a lot.

Later, I talked with Lao Zhu in the backyard of the imperial palace and gained a lot of new insights.

At this moment, I can't help feeling a little happy and proud.

When I opened the curtain of the carriage, I saw that the sun had already reached the west and was setting obliquely.

The setting sun is spreading, and the sky is full of sunset glow, which is extremely beautiful.

There were few pedestrians on the street.

Last night, Yingtian Prefecture received an order from His Royal Highness the King of Wu and dispatched a large number of police officers overnight to arrest those who violated the law and went out without permission after the curfew, causing a big commotion.

Today, people are already talking about it, so naturally they go home early.

He was afraid of falling behind and not being able to reach home before dark, so he was caught by the officers and thrown into prison.

The carriage moved slowly along the quiet street. There was no sound but the clatter of horse hooves and the rolling of wheels.

The imperial palace was not far from Prince Wu’s mansion. After walking through two streets, half of the journey had been completed.

Zhu Yunhuan was also tired of watching the sunset, so he lowered the curtains, closed his eyes, and sat in the carriage to rest and recuperate.

Sudden.

A not-too-loud sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

An arrow pierced the car window and, with a "bang", shot into the seat next to Zhu Yunhuan.

It was only half an inch away from his body.

next moment.

The sound of arrows was heard again and again.

"There is an assassin, protect His Royal Highness King Wu!"

The guard shouted.

Then there were screams one after another, and people kept falling to the ground.

In the city of Jinling, someone actually dared to commit murder in the street.

Or he wanted to assassinate his Highness the King of Wu.

It's really a bit unbelievable.

What are the Jinyiwei under Jiang Li doing?

Zhu Yunhuan's mind raced as he looked quietly through the gap in the curtain.

What came into view was a group of masked men in black.

One of them was extremely fast, while the others stopped the guards separately, cooperating closely with each other.

In a flash, the man was right in front of him.

The sword flashed.

The figure rushed towards the carriage and charged forward.

The knife flashed like lightning, shining brightly.

At the moment of life and death, Zhu Yunhuan's mind suddenly recalled what Yang Shiqi had said before going to court today.

"If you win today's court battle, the situation will change dramatically."

"The fight for the throne has always been extremely dangerous."

"A desperate dog will take a desperate risk!"

"No matter how many schemes you make, no matter how many tricks you use, no matter how thorough your plans are, you will still be defeated by force!"

"Within ten steps, all the enemies are gone!"

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(End of this chapter)