Zhu Ping'an went to the outer office of the Criminal Prosecution Department to meet Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others, and summoned 30 messengers from the Yamen of the Criminal Prosecution Department with the official letter of Lord Zhentai, and drove the fifteen carriages coordinated yesterday out of the yamen and rushed to the destination Zhenwu camp.

The Zhenwu camp was stationed in the outer Guo of Yingtian City, in the south of the outer city, between the old imperial city and the Purple Mountain. The Yamen of the Criminal Division is roughly in the north of the city, just south and north of Zhenwu Camp, and the distance between the roads is quite large.

Zhu Ping'an and his entourage drove the carriage for half an hour before arriving in the south of the city, and saw the Purple Mountain from a distance.

"Zhongshan Longpan, Shicheng Tiger Standing, the real emperor's mansion."

Zhu Ping'an overlooked the Purple Mountain, the Purple Mountain is slightly arc-shaped, the arc mouth faces south, winding like a giant dragon, I can't help but sigh, when the Hongwu Emperor would choose to establish the capital in the sky, it is the topography here.

The outer city of Yingtian City meandered like a dragon, encompassing the entire Purple Mountain.

From a distance, the Old Imperial City is at the foot of the Purple Mountain.

Oh, remembered.

When the Ming Dynasty was first established and the capital was built, the Purple Mountain was not in the city, but outside the city.

At that time, the Hongwu Emperor built the capital of Yingtian, requisitioned more than 200,000 people to build Yin Tiancheng, it took several years to start, the circumference of the city wall was 70 miles, there was Zhongshan in the east as the backing, the Qinhuai River in the south was the natural moat, there was the Yangtze River moat in the west, and the Xuanwu Lake was the barrier in the north, and the mountain, the lake and the river were threefold.

After the completion of Yingtian City, Emperor Hongwu took the prince and hundreds of civil and military officials to climb the Purple Mountain with great interest, looking down on Yingtian City, and was very satisfied with this.

Emperor Hongwu of Longyan Dayue proudly pointed to Ying Tiancheng and showed off to the prince and civil and military officials, "Hehehehe, how do you think this capital is built?" There are thirteen city gates in total, relying on Zhongshan Mountain in the east, Qinhuai moat in the south, the Yangtze River moat in the west, and the Xuanwu Lake in the north as the barrier. ”

"The saint is wise, and Ying Tiancheng should be the first strong city in the world throughout the ages."

"Ying Tiancheng is really Tiancheng."

"The Holy Lord's eyes are like torches, such a majestic giant city, and there is a natural danger barrier, it is really impregnable."

"It's not just a year, it's no problem for ten or eight years."

“......”

The civil and military officials echoed it one after another, praising the wisdom of Emperor Hongwu and praising Ying Tiancheng as solid.

However, in the midst of the wise singing of the emperor's merits and virtues of the civil and military officials, a discordant, voice-changing young man's voice sounded: "Cannons are on the Purple Mountain, and the cannons are fired into the Houzai Gate." ”

Houzaimun is the gate of the Forbidden City, and the boy means that cannons are erected on the Purple Mountain, and the cannons can hit the Forbidden City.

The young man's voice was like a phoenix flying into the mountains and forests and chirping, and the noisy birds in the mountains and forests suddenly fell silent.

Everyone followed the sound and saw Zhu Di, the fourth prince of Emperor Hongwu, standing there with a proud face.

The young Zhu Di is more than ten years old, which is the age when he likes to perform, he is very proud, proud that he has discovered the hidden dangers of the city's defense.

At this moment, he looked up proudly in anticipation, looking forward to the praise of his father and the civil and military officials.

The air was quiet, even a little oppressive.

Why don't you praise me?!

The young man Zhu Di's eyes glanced at the civil and military officials, and found that they had a nervous expression on their faces, well, they should be nervous because they were incompetent and failed to discover the hidden dangers of the city defense, and they were worried about being punished by their father. Praise me quickly, and the king will consider interceding for you.

The civil and military officials were worried that their father's punishment didn't have time to praise me, what about my father, why didn't my father praise me?

The young Zhu Di looked in the direction of the Hongwu Emperor, and found that the face of his father, who was originally full of interest, sank, and the young Zhu Di couldn't help but get nervous, what's wrong, do you mean that I am wrong?

However, in the next second, the young Zhu Di was relieved, because his father, who had a sinking face, smiled and took out an orange from his sleeve, peeled off the skin, removed the meridians, handed it to himself, and let himself eat the orange.

This is the reward of the Father.

My father has always only praised my brother Zhu Biao, never praised me, this orange is the first time my father has rewarded me. It's not as simple as rewarding oranges, my father peeled them for me to eat.

The royal brother didn't have this treatment.

In the eyes of everyone, the young Zhu Di proudly took the orange, put it in his mouth, and ate the orange.

Sweet, very sweet, very sweet, in the mouth, sweet in the heart.

Young Zhu Dijue has never eaten such a sweet orange, and he will never forget it for the rest of his life.

After returning to the palace, the young Zhu Di asked Queen Ma for peace. Zhu Di was not born to Queen Ma, but he was brought up by Queen Ma since childhood, and Queen Ma loves him very much and treats him as her own. Zhu Di also regards Queen Ma as his own mother, but his biological mother is not as good as Queen Ma.

Empress Ma saw Zhu Di's happy face, and couldn't help but smile and asked him if he had a good time playing with his father and emperor in the Purple Mountain today.

"How did you answer?" Queen Ma asked curiously with a smile.

"Erchen climbed the Purple Mountain, and from the Purple Mountain, he had a panoramic view of the entire Forbidden City, and immediately found that something was wrong, if an enemy occupied the Purple Mountain, wouldn't it be possible to set up artillery on the Purple Mountain to bombard the Forbidden City. So Erchen replied that the cannons were on the Purple Mountain, and the cannons entered the Houzai Gate. ”

The young Zhu Di looked like he was waiting for Queen Ma's praise, and proudly repeated his answer.

When Queen Ma heard this, her face couldn't help but change, and she looked at the young man Zhu Di nervously and asked, "Did your father say anything after hearing it at the time?" ”

My father didn't say anything, but took out an orange from his sleeve, peeled it on the spot, handed it to me, and let me eat it. Mother, do you know what, I have never eaten such a sweet orange. ”

The young Zhu Di said proudly, when it came to the sweetness of oranges, his face was full of happiness.

After the young Zhu Di finished speaking, he waited for Queen Ma's praise.

However, to Zhu Di's surprise, he did not get praise, but saw the shocked Queen Ma.

No one understands Emperor Hongwu better than Queen Ma, she understands the personality of Emperor Hongwu, and she also understands the mind of Emperor Hongwu. Emperor Hongwu was decisive, he wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Biao, the eldest son born to the two of them, and to give Zhu Biao a stable country that had been unified for 10,000 years...... She knew what it meant for Emperor Hongwu to act on the spot.

"My son, run quickly, for your father will not only kill you, but will also peel you and pull your tendons like an orange." Queen Ma was immediately shocked, urging and arranging for Zhu Di to escape from Yingtian to Shuntian.

Emperor Hongwu found out that Empress Ma let Zhu Di go, thinking that the queen regarded Zhu Di as if she was her own child, and her feelings were very deep, and then he thought that Zhu Di was also his own after all, and now he was only in his early tens, so he didn't pursue it anymore.

However, Zhu Di's suggestion still made Emperor Hongwu angry, so Emperor Hongwu decided to build the city wall outside Yingtian City, and wrapped the Purple Mountain, Yuhuatai, and Shogunate Mountain in the city......

As a result, it has what it is today.

(End of chapter)