In the Golden Palace, the more Zhu Di spoke, the more excited he became.

"I said that the Son of Heaven guards the country, but in fact, I just used the words of those courtiers to block the mouths of those courtiers." Zhu Di looked at his grandson emotionally and said: "Those who say that Beijing is too close to the Ming Dynasty are either blind or have ulterior motives!" As he spoke, he walked to a huge map of the Ming Dynasty's territory, waved his hands and admired his empire, and said: "Now the territory of my Ming Dynasty extends to Nurgandus in the northeast and the Gobi Desert in the north. Northwest to Hamiwei! Which is not thousands of miles away from Beijing, Beijing is a border stopper, it is really ridiculous! It is the greatest contempt for the two generations of emperors, I and Taizu, who were extremely thoughtful and expanded their territory! ”

"Yes......" Zhu Zhanji looked at the huge map in front of the emperor's grandfather, and was also deeply shocked, this huge territory, this great empire, will one day be completely his own! As soon as he thought of this, he trembled with excitement, and became more and more determined that he must defend himself and his father's throne, and no one can snatch it!

"It is true that when the territory first opened, the old master was not convinced. It is normal for the border jams to be quiet and the fighting is still frequent. Zhu Di's words changed, from the passionate imperial fantasies, to the skinny reality: "How can I let my grandson live in the sound of alarm every day? My real purpose is to use Beijing as a base to continue the crusade against the rebels until the rebels are completely cut off, and my Ming frontier is impregnable! At that time, Beijing was the real center of the Ming Dynasty, and who said it was too remote? ”

"Grandpa Huang is far-sighted and holy for ten thousand years!" Zhu Zhanji praised sincerely: "How can a mediocre courtier understand? ”

"Not bad." Zhu Di nodded slowly and said, "So I only told them what I was going to do, and never told them why." Saying that, he waved his hand in annoyance and said: "Otherwise, those ministers are chattering and fighting, and they won't be able to do one thing in a hundred years!" He glanced at Zhu Zhanji and earnestly taught: "You also have to remember this, one day in the future, you will become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you must remember that you must take the big ideas yourself, and don't let that group of ministers be swayed." ”

"Remember, grandson!" Hearing what the imperial grandfather said, Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed, and said secretly, it seems that the emperor's grandfather's mind has not changed, and my father's position and I are still stable.

Pouring out the words that had been held in his heart for a long time, Zhu Di felt relaxed, smiled and took Zhu Zhanji's hand and said, "Let's go, accompany the emperor's grandfather to dinner." ”

"As soon as I entered the city, I came to greet the emperor's grandfather, my grandson is really hungry." Determined his status, Zhu Zhanji became more and more free, and he was coquettish and cute as before.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji has not been like this for more than a year, since he returned from Jiulongkou, Zhu Di began to distance himself from him after he was mercilessly whipped, especially after the East Palace Greeting Incident, he refused to even see him. made Zhu Zhanji heartbroken, and gradually no longer regarded his grandfather as his dearest person as before.

But Wang Xian woke him up, although he is Zhu Di's favorite eldest grandson, but Zhu Di has more than a dozen children and grandchildren, if he does not occupy the most important place in the emperor's heart, others will take advantage of it. By then, he had lost more than just his grandfather......

Zhu Zhanji was extremely smart, and immediately understood what Wang Xian meant, and immediately adjusted himself, taking regaining the emperor's grandfather's favor as the most important thing. This performance for nearly a year has finally allowed him to win back what belongs to him!

Now, the more natural he is, the softer Zhu Di's cold and hard heart becomes. The emperor is also a human being, and he also has seven emotions and six desires, so he is naturally inseparable from flesh and blood, but the people around him are always flattered in every way, always mixed with fear, and even ulterior motives, and the emperor naturally returns them with more and more unpredictable reactions. And like Zhu Zhanji, who positions himself in the position of an ordinary grandson, Zhu Di will naturally regard himself as an ordinary grandfather...... Of course, this kind of thing is easier said than done, I am afraid that only Zhu Zhanji has the confidence to do this in the whole world, not even King Han and King Zhao, let alone their sons.......

The grandfather and grandson had lunch at the same table. Since the death of Queen Xu, only Zhu Zhanji has this treatment, Zhu Di watched his grandson gobble up with a smile, and also served him with vegetables...... The eunuch who watched and served was secretly speechless, and said in his heart, who said that the position of the prince was hanging? Looking at the emperor's love for the grandson, you know that there is no problem at all.

After lunch, the palace maid served the tribute tea Miyunlong, and Zhu Di smiled and said: "Say, what kind of idea do you have in mind when you come to Beijing in such a hurry?" ”

"Hehe...... Zhu Zhanji said with a sneer: "I know that I can't hide it from the imperial grandfather." ”

"You are the one I brought with you, and as soon as your wings flutter, you know where you are going." Zhu Di said with a smile.

"That's what happened." Zhu Zhanji said: "My grandson really misses the emperor's grandfather, and by the way, I have to report the situation in the capital to the emperor's grandfather." ”

"Over there in the capital, there are daily reports." Zhu Di's smile became lighter and lighter: "You still need to be here, salty and don't worry about eating radish?" ”

"I wonder how they did it?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"One qiē as usual." Zhu Di said lightly: "What, is there still a hidden secret?" ”

"There is indeed a secret." Zhu Zhanji said: "Since the emperor's grandfather left Beijing, the public order in Beijing has been greatly damaged, and the people are miserable and complaining......"

"I heard Xue Juzheng say this." Zhu Di couldn't see a trace of a smile on his face and said: "Speaking of which, your father is still too stupid, and it has been the first time he has been imprisoned?" I can't even manage the capital, how can I rest assured that he will manage the world. ”

"My father also has unspeakable hardships......," Zhu Zhanji said softly.

"What is his trouble, and he has to borrow your mouth to say it?" Zhu Di's tone became more and more mean, the kind grandfather was gone, and the unpredictable emperor reappeared.

Zhu Zhanji saw sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "What the imperial grandfather said is good, because my second uncle is too disagreeable, and my father, who is the eldest brother, blindly connived, so there is today's situation!" ”

"What's wrong with your second uncle?" Zhu Di's expression was uncertain.

"He formed the Tiance Left and Right Guards and recruited thousands of soldiers and horses." Zhu Zhanji said, peeking at the emperor's reaction, but seeing that Zhu Di's expression remained unchanged, he sighed in his heart, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Because the military department did not receive the relevant order, he refused to give him the establishment, and his subordinates actually set up troops to rob the materials of the imperial court, and also injured Xu Yedon's subordinates who came to stop him. ”

Zhu Di's expression finally changed, and he said coldly: "You saw this in person?" ”

"At that time, my grandson had not yet returned to Beijing." Zhu Zhanji said: "But these things happened in broad daylight, and everyone in the capital knew about them. ”

"Hmph......" Zhu Di only snorted coldly, and he didn't know who he was dissatisfied with.

"These soldiers and ruffians are doing mischief in the capital, Ying Tianfu can't control it, and it can't be managed, and for a while, the law is forbidden to loosen it, and the security in the capital is bad." Seeing that the emperor's grandfather didn't speak, Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to brazenly continue: "Those underworld gangs and local snakes have also moved one after another, openly bullying the market, robbing and killing people, and doing all kinds of evil......

"Enough!" Zhu Di finally couldn't help but slap the case heavily, the palm was so heavy, the tea on the table bounced up, fell to the ground and shattered.

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"What did your father eat, and what did Xue Ju eat?" Zhu Di asked angrily: "Didn't I allow them to take necessary actions, why don't you stand still!" Do you still need to ask for instructions on this matter before you dare to do it? ”

"They have already done it......" Zhu Zhanji said busily: "Five days ago, Ying Tianfu and Beizhen Fusi carried out a large-scale purge of the gangster associations inside and outside the capital, killing more than 300 people and capturing more than 2,000 people. ”

"It's almost ......," Zhu Di's anger subsided slightly. The same thing, from different angles, will have completely different results. If King Zhao took the lead and didn't say the reason, but directly said how Wang Xian made a big move in the capital, it is estimated that the emperor would be angry, and he would directly let people kill this fang with the sword of the Son of Heaven......

"Such a big thing," but Zhu Di quickly thought of a question, and suddenly frowned: "Why don't you see the eight hundred miles of the capital urgently?" Instead got you to the front? ”

"That's why my grandson has to come," Zhu Zhanji said, "There was no news of many previous reports, and my father was worried that the same situation would happen this time......

"Call Yang Rong to me!" Zhu Di ordered in a deep voice.

Soon, Yang Rong hurried over.

"Is there a report in the capital?" Zhu Di asked.

"Yes." Yang Rong calmly took out a book from his sleeve, "Eight hundred miles in an emergency, I arrived yesterday." ”

"Since it's an eight-hundred-mile rush, why don't you play it immediately?" Zhu Di frowned and said: "Your cabinet also has to learn to deceive and conceal it!" ”

"Your Majesty." Yang Rong said unhurriedly: "The reason why Weichen wants to do this is for two reasons, first, the matter has already happened, and it will not have any impact if it is dealt with one day sooner or later." Second, he only received a report from one side, and the report from the other side has not yet arrived, and the minister was worried that only looking at one side of the story would affect the emperor's judgment of the whole situation, so he dared to temporarily suppress the report, and wanted to wait for the prince's report to arrive and present it to the emperor together! ”

"Yes, Grandpa Huang, Xue Juzheng also sent an eight-hundred-mile expedited, why did one arrive yesterday and the other hasn't arrived yet?" Zhu Zhanji also helped: "I'm afraid there is a reason for this." ”

"I don't need you to call the shots for me!" Zhu Di ignored Zhu Zhanji and scolded Yang Rong, but obviously agreed with his statement.

Only then did the eunuch present the music in Yang Rong's hand to the emperor, and Zhu Di took it and looked at it, his already gloomy face became more and more gloomy.

"Hmph, Yang Rong is really defending the prince!"