Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

The carriage door closed.

drive!

A Marine suddenly shook his horse's reins.

Zhu Yunwen, Hu Weiyong, and Lu Ben stood aside and watched the carriage pass by.

Through the spotless car window.

inside the carriage.

Lu Zhen was wearing a white admiral's uniform, carrying three gold stars on her shoulders, with gray hair all over her head. She sat upright and didn't even look at them.

Zhu Yunwen's face gradually turned dark.

A minister of Yanhua is so arrogant!

"Go back to the palace!"

Zhu Yunwen had a dark face and said angrily in a low voice. He threw away his hands and turned around to get on the carriage.

Lan Yu and Yu Tongyuan looked at each other.

After quickly settling the issue of stationing the naval fleet, he hurried to the East Palace.

People who dared to go out of the city to watch.

Looking at the river, sixteen armored ships surrounded the city in a circle, with their muzzles pointing outward, surrounding dozens of steam transport ships.

They looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and ran towards the city.

"Fortunately, there was no fight!"

"Who was the general who refused the prince's summons just now?"

"You don't know this? Lu Zhen, Minister of the Navy of King Yanhua!"

"That's awesome. When the prince summoned him, he didn't even accept the imperial edict. He passed the Jinling Mountains without entering! This minister, you are ignoring the prince!"

"Will there be a fight next?"

"No! Didn't Minister Lu say that he is going to Fengyang to see His Majesty? If His Majesty is around, there will definitely be no fight."

…

The news that Lu Zhen refused Zhu Biao's summons without false pretense spread quickly throughout Jinling City when Zhu Yunwen and his party rushed back to the East Palace to report the news.

…

East Palace.

Zhu Biao stood at the door of the study.

Watching the carriages arriving, a smile finally appeared on his tense face.

Zhu Yunwen, Hu Weiyong, Lu Ben, Huang Zicheng...

Soon, even Lan Yu, Yu Tongyuan and others who had hurriedly caught up got off the carriage one after another.

Yu Jingshi was never seen.

The smile on Zhu Biao's face froze.

Zhu Yunwen looked embarrassed and quickly came to Zhu Biao with Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben.

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yunwen, Lan Yu and others, "Where is Yu Jing?"

He looked at Yu Tongyuan.

He expected Yanhua Navy to show off its expression.

But Yu Jing, as Yu Tongyuan's son, should he even refute Yu Tongyuan's reputation as a father?

"Father..." Zhu Yunwen clasped his fists and said angrily: "The person who came back to command the Yanhua Navy was not Yu Jing, but Lu Zhen, the Minister of the Yanhua Navy. The boy handed over his father's summons to Lu Zhen. Not only did Lu Zhen not accept the order, He even passed through Jinling without entering, and went directly to Fengyang to pay homage to the imperial grandfather..."

Zhu Biao's face gradually turned dark.

The hands hidden in the wide sleeves were slowly clenched.

Ignore his summons.

Passing through Jinling without entering!

Lu Zhen, the Minister of the Navy of Yanhua, used this method to show the world that all of Yanhua ignored him as the prince!

Snapped!

Zhu Biao suddenly shook his sleeves and left with a dark face under the gaze of everyone.

A group of people were left looking at each other.

…

A few days later.

Fengyang accompanied the capital.

Dozens of Marines wearing white navy uniforms on horseback escorted a carriage into the city slowly.

The people in Fengyang City looked at him curiously.

"Whose soldier is this? It's so majestic!"

"I have never seen such a majestic soldier."

"Why are the military uniforms so weird?"

"Our boss said that these are the soldiers of the King of Yan. It is said that they are the marines of the navy under the command of the King of Yan."

…

The people of Fengyang had never seen the Yanhua soldiers before. This was the first time the Yanhua soldiers appeared in Fengyang.

The temperament and attire of soldiers in the new era immediately attracted the attention of the people of Fengyang.

inside the carriage.

Ye Kai, who came to Fengyang with Lu Zhen, was born overseas. He raised the curtain curiously and looked at the people and buildings along the street.

"Uncle, the people of Fengyang seem to be in good spirits. When I entered the city just now, I saw several tall chimneys emitting smoke from a distance, like an industrial zone..."

Lu Zhen smiled and explained: "Since your Majesty asked the prince to supervise the country and returned to Fengyang, the grandson and concubine also came to Fengyang. The grandson and his wife, with the support of your majesty, started a business in Fengyang. We established a factory that employs workers' shares, and persuaded businessmen in Fengyang to establish a system that employs workers' shares, and also introduced merchants from Fujian..."

…

"According to what the prince told us before, in recent years, with the efforts of the great grandson and the great concubine, the Fengyang employment-share business has reached 50%!"

…

"Did you see the street lights on both sides of the street? It was also caused by the grandson and concubine."

"You young people born overseas know too little about our Central Plains. Originally, in the prince's vision, if Ming and Yanhua could truly live in harmony and harmony, he would encourage you young people to return to the Central Plains. Take a journey to find your roots and always remember where our roots as Yanhua people come from."

"pity……"

Ye Kai listened to Lu Zhen sigh and reluctantly put down the curtain.

It's a pity that the prince doesn't want to live in peace and harmony with Yanhua at all.

The more he gave in, the more the prince pressed forward.

"Here, help me take off the epaulettes."

Ye Kai couldn't help but be surprised and asked curiously: "Uncle, why do you need to get epaulettes?"

"Hurry up!" Lu Zhen glared and urged, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

Ye Kai curled his lips and helped Lu Zhen carefully remove the epaulette.

Lu Zhen took the epaulette, gently touched the three gold stars on the all-gold epaulette, and said with emotion: "After losing to Emperor Zhu, your father and I, we sworn brothers, were not convinced at first, and secondly, I was worried about being settled by His Majesty, so I went into exile overseas with my family and became a pirate. I didn’t expect that I would be able to come back in my lifetime, and I would come back to pay homage to Your Majesty as the Minister of the Navy of a country..."

Ye Kai looked at Lu Zhen with nostalgia in his eyes.

Suddenly, Lu Zhen seemed to see in Lu Zhen's eyes the majestic scene of the uncle and the others fighting for supremacy in the world in the late Yuan Dynasty.

for a long time.

Lu Zhen came back to her senses and shook her head with a smile: "It's funny to say that we people, our thinking and vision were too short-sighted at the time. In the Central Plains, on our own land, we killed rivers of blood and mountains of bones just for our personal glory and wealth. , Not only is his vision short-sighted, he is also ridiculously narrow-minded. Fortunately, I met the prince."

As he spoke, he looked up at Ye Kai, "We are old after all, and it was too late when we met the prince. We are lucky enough to follow the prince to start a business and create the national power of Yanhua, but I am afraid we will not have the chance to see the prince standing at the top." A moment.”

…

"The path that the prince wants to take is different from that of the emperors in the past dynasties of the Central Plains."

"Once it is completed, the light of the prince will be overwhelming for all generations. Even the descendants of the prince a thousand years from now will be grateful to the prince."

"Boy, follow the prince well, don't be disturbed by fame and fortune, and forget your original intention. Go and witness that great era that we can't see."

Ye Kai nodded solemnly, smiled and reassured: "Uncle can definitely see the moment when the prince reaches his peak."

Lu Zhen smiled and stared.

He wanted to too.

Can……

He is sixty now.

It can be considered a long life.

Lu Zhen put away her thoughts, opened the small suitcase next to her, and carefully put the epaulette into a small cloth pocket inside the box.

From the box, he took out a piece of Ming Dynasty style clothing.

Ye Kai looked at Lu Zhen, sitting in the carriage, putting on clothes, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Uncle, what are you doing?"

While sorting out the complicated clothes, Lu Zhen said: "I want to meet Your Majesty this time. I want to meet Your Majesty as a Central Plains native living overseas."

…

Ye Kai frowned, unable to understand Lu Zhen's thoughts.

Lu Zhen didn’t explain either.

…

Accompany the capital outside the palace gate.

Xu Da, Tang He, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen stood together and watched the carriage approaching from a distance.

Four little old men, all with gray hair.

Xu Da's voice was a little old, and he said with a smile: "This guy Lu Zhen was our defeated general at the beginning."

"One moment and another, this old guy is now the Minister of the Navy under Lao Si, and the Yanhua Navy Fleet is now unparalleled in the world!" Tang He said with a smile.

…

The four little old men all laughed instantly.

There was a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

In his eyes, there seemed to be a reflection, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, heroes came together, and heroes emerged at the right time, alleging allegiance to different princes.

On the battlefield, the two armies faced each other, with flags flying and shouts. The soldiers on both sides of the enemy and ours were like torrents colliding together.

In a trance.

The carriage approaches.

Lu Zhen pushed open the car door, walked out, pulled off her clothes, and looked at the four bad old men in front of her.

Ha ha……

Suddenly he laughed heartily, "Xu Da! Tang He! Li Shanchang! Liu Bowen! I didn't expect that the four of you are still alive. It's true that good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years!"

Ha ha……

Xu Da and the others also laughed heartily, pointed at Lu Zhen, and laughed and cursed: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. We follow Your Majesty and win the world, which proves that we win the hearts of the people and that we are righteous. On the contrary, you, Lu Zhen, failed and went into exile overseas. Prove that you old guy is unjust and you are the scourge!”

"No, that's why I'm sixty and still alive."

Ha ha……

After Lu Zhen finished speaking, the five of them raised their heads and laughed heartily.

After laughing, they looked at each other with emotion on their faces.

In fact, this is not the first time they have met in these years.

But none of them were as emotional as this meeting.

They have all experienced their own people fighting each other.

But now, Daming and Yanhua are developing towards what they have done and experienced before.

in everyone's heart.

In fact, I didn't want this to happen.

"Let's not stand here." After a long time, Li Shanchang took the lead to break the silence and invited with a smile: "Minister Lu, let's go into the palace. Your Majesty is very happy to hear that your old rival is back. He is already in the palace. The royal meal is prepared and waiting for you!"

Lu Zhen was moved and nodded with a smile.

In the end, the five little old men squeezed into the carriage with a quota of four people.

Ye Kai looked shocked, scratched his head, and quickly got into the carriage alone.

…

The carriage passed through the palace gate and drove slowly inward.

Lu Zhen sat between Tang and Xu Da.

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang face each other.

Tang He smiled and opened Lu Zhen's collar, "Why are you wearing this outfit? I heard that you, an old boy, are now an admiral with three gold stars on your shoulders. Come on, show us your admiral. Epaulettes.”

Xu Da also smiled and urged, "Yes, yes, yes, take it out quickly and show it to us. Who would have thought that you, an old boy, was the worst at first, but now that you are old and old, you are the best."

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang watched the interaction between the three people with smiles.

Lu Zhen smiled and pushed Xu Da's and Tang He's hands away, laughing and scolding: "You are all sixty or seventy years old. You are the Duke of the country. Why are you still doing things like young boys in the 18s and 19s? This is not for I'm worried about the face of you two old guys, worried about your jealousy, so I'll tear it down."

cut!

Tang He and Xu Da snorted at the same time and fired back.

"The one who gave you the epaulette is our son-in-law!"

"It's our nephew!"

…

The axle creaked slightly, and bickering sounds could be heard from time to time in the carriage.

…

In the palace, at the entrance of the royal study.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying stood accompanied by Zhu Xiongying, Cai Lu, and Zhu Yunxu.

Zhu Yuanzhang held up the telescope with both hands and looked into the distance, with a smile on his lips, "Here we are, we saw it."

Soon, the carriage arrived.

Everyone got off the carriage one after another.

Lu Zhen raised her head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang standing at the door of the imperial study above the steps.

Take a deep breath.

Take steps.

Quickly walk up the steps.

After arriving in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he knelt down on one knee and said, "The defeated general in the late Yuan Dynasty, Lu Zhen! Meet your Majesty!"

Ye Kai, wearing military uniform, caught up from behind.

Look at Lu Zhen kneeling down.

He suddenly understood why the uncle had to take off his epaulettes and wear a Ming Dynasty dress over the military uniform with the epaulettes removed.

In Yanhua's military regulations.

The moment you put on the epaulettes.

I can only kneel to my parents!

This is the rule set by the prince.

Moreover, Yanhua did not have the ritual of kneeling down.

The uncle put on Ming Dynasty clothes and knelt down to His Majesty, which meant that when he came back to see Your Majesty this time, he had to meet Your Majesty as an old friend and an old rival.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying and others were slightly stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to come to his senses, "No need!"

Speaking cheerfully, he bent down to help Lu Zhen up, grabbed Lu Zhen's hand, patted it, looked at Lu Zhen, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that we old people who survived the end of the Yuan Dynasty would be hostile. We have fought, and now we can still face each other and hold hands.”

Ma Xiuying, Xu Da, Tang He, Liu Bowen, and Li Shanchang all showed nostalgia.

This handshake.

Represents the end of an era.

Represents the reconciliation of a generation.

It represents the expectations of the older generation for the younger generation.

As for the younger generation, can they understand that they, the older generation, have fought life and death, and shake hands again after decades, hoping to pass on the wisdom to the younger generation.

They can't judge.

But at this moment, as a member of the previous generation who is about to leave.

They all do their best and hope to pass on the legacy together.

They all know that this is their responsibility and obligation.

This nation can last for thousands of years because of this kind of fire inheritance.

"Let's go, have a few drinks with us today!" Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses and pulled Lu Zhen in quickly.

…

After lunch.

Young people like Ye Kai and Xiong Ying were driven away.

A pavilion in the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of older generations were sipping tea around a stone table.

Chat for a while.

Lu Zhen put down the tea cup, "Your Majesty, the prince does not want to fight, but this time, the order given by the prince to our Yanhua navy and army is to 'base on war, tit for tat'..."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully and nodded silently.

After Lu Zhen finished speaking, she asked, "Is our girl Miaoyun okay?"

"No, the princess is recovering well. Before I led the navy to the north and left, the prince and the princess went to Zuyi Province for inspection."

"Actually, when I came back this time, I asked Your Majesty and Your Majesty to go to Yanjing to see His Highness the Third Prince."

"By the way, please come and take a look at the train. In the past year, we have built a railway line that runs through the central area of ​​Luzon. The prince said that we want to make your majesty see it with envy, and then talk to Yanhua Signed, Grand Cross Railroad Plan.”

snort!

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled.

The fourth child is still thinking about the Grand Cross Railway project.

This is the best proof that the fourth child doesn’t want to start a war at all!

Of course, I don’t want to fight.

Doesn't mean you won't fight!

Laosi's determination to "base on war and fight tit for tat" is also true.

If it weren't for Biao'er who was afraid, he would have stopped in time after the Tongzhou camp was bombarded by a blanket bombardment led by the Prince Guards.

This war between brothers will definitely break out.

As for the reason why Biaoer stopped.

He could guess it too.

In this war, the Ming Navy did not have an advantage.

Biao'er has no chance of winning.

Once it fails.

Biao'er's prestige among the people will be gone!

An emperor whom the people do not trust.

The only thing they can rely on is the mystery of imperial power, which they can barely maintain.

Such an emperor is a lame emperor.

Its rule must be maintained by giving power to ministers one after another.

Biao'er doesn't want to be such an emperor.

If you get to this point.

He will not pass the throne of Ming Dynasty to Biaoer.

No matter how much he loved this son, he would not use the Ming Dynasty or countless people to express his father's love.

He is a king!

Jun father.

You are in front and your father is behind!

Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses, nodded and said: "It's time to go. This time, not only are we going, but the prince should also go and have a look. Otherwise, in the Central Plains, he can only sit in a well and watch the sky."

Lu Zhen was slightly surprised.

The prince goes to Yanjing?

Are you going to apologize to the prince?

Is the prince willing?

…

Half a month later.

Zhu Yuanzhang took Lu Zhen back to Jinling.

Jinling.

Royal study room.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat behind the imperial case and looked at Zhu Biao, who was standing in front of him with his hands hanging down.

Zhu Biao was looked at by Zhu Yuanzhang and gradually lowered his head in shame.

At a certain moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes softened a little, "This time you follow your father to visit Yanjing, and let Xiongying stay to supervise the country."

Zhu Biao raised his head.

Lips move.

"Don't want to go?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked at the same time.

Snapped!

His hand slammed on the imperial case, "Do you think you have lost this time, don't want to see the fourth child, or are you too embarrassed to go? Or, you don't dare to see the advancement and progress of the fourth child in Yanjing!"

All of them!

Zhu Biao lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhu Yuanzhang.

This time, he lost.

It was a complete loss.

He didn't want to see the fourth child as a loser.

…

Can……

"My child obeys the order!"

"Go, go back and get ready, Lu Zhongheng, my father won't kill him, but you can never use this kind of person again!"

This time, Biao'er's prestige has been greatly damaged.

If he causes Biao'er to suffer a lot of damage again, Lu Zhongheng, who has been saved, will die.

Then, I am afraid that the elites of the Ming Dynasty will lose their respect for Biao'er.

If he wanted to depose Biao'er's crown prince, it would be okay to kill Lu Zhongheng.

But in the case of not abolishing Biao'er, I want to kill him, but for the sake of Biao'er's prestige, I can't.

Xiongying is still too young.

Daming still needs Biao'er to stay in front for a while.

otherwise……

In short, over the years, he has really become more and more disappointed with this son who is too deeply influenced by the emperor's mind but is increasingly resistant to new things because of his outstanding younger brother, the fourth child.

only hope.

Taking him to Yanjing this time can make Biaoer wake up with the impact of the fourth son Yanjing.

As for Biao'er, he doesn't care about his brother's dignity and face, which he clings to and can't let go of.

Moreover, in his opinion, this is clearly an obsession!

…

Soon, the news that "Prince Zhu Biao is going to Yanjing" spread in Jinling City...

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