In fact, as far as Yao Guangxiao is concerned, his level is too low for Zhu Ying now.

Maybe I was a little afraid before, after all, our identities are different.

But now, it’s too simple.

If anything were to happen to him, Yao Guangxiao would not be able to withstand it, and even Prince of Yan Zhu Di would not be able to save him.

Yao Guangxiao looks kind, but in fact he has a heart as hard as iron.

At present, Yao Guangxiao is still very low-key in the Ming Dynasty. Apart from being relatively famous in the Confucian, Buddhist and religious circles, there is nothing special about him.

When Zhu Ying first met Yao Guangxiao, he wanted to pull him in to conspire together, but unfortunately he was unable to do so.

After today's banquet, Zhu Ying already had the intention to kill Yao Guangxiao.

This evil will never die and will always find ways to pop up again.

If you want to kill Yao Guangxiao, all you have to do is tell the old man, and you will be doomed.

It's such a pity that such a talented person died like this.

While thinking, Zhu Ying suddenly laughed.

"He is really crazy. He can't even suppress Yao Guangxiao, so how can he conquer the world? Wouldn't it be better to throw such a scourge overseas?"

"I can't waste my skills. At least I can still shine for another ten years."

"As for whether he is willing or not, that is not up to him."

Zhu Ying realized that his current identity was different from his previous self.

If nothing else, the old man can live for a long time.

If, with the help of the old man, he still cannot control the military power of the Ming Dynasty in his own hands after one or two years, he might as well commit suicide to thank the world.

Compared to the previous hellish difficulty start, the current Ming Dynasty is simply too easy for Zhu Ying.

"It's a good plan. It really is the right time, right place and right people."

Zhu Ying recalled Zhu Di's request at the banquet just now.

Considering Zhu Di's face-saving mentality, such a strategy could only have been thought up by Yao Guangxiao.

He could also feel some of Zhu Di's discomfort at the time, as if his subordinate had suddenly become his superior, and Zhu Di had not adjusted to this change of status for a while.

Unlike King Qin Zhu Chong and King Jin Zhu Gang, there was not much contact between them before.

As for this strategy, it can only be said that Yao Guangxiao grasped the timing too accurately.

What Zhu Ying cares about most now is his reputation.

After all, no matter what, there are always certain doubts about one's background. Now that he has not yet entered the palace to reveal his identity, a good reputation will be of great help to Zhu Ying herself.

Once rejected, people like Yao Guangxiao will naturally have more follow-up arrangements.

The capital is different from the frontiers. After all, it is the literati who govern the world. With just a word, the literati can turn black into white.

Strong pressure is certainly possible, but the comparison of the losses is relatively speaking a loss.

"You just want to be the commander-in-chief to pacify Japan, and to have your own army and protect the enemy. I will help you, but who stipulated that the commander-in-chief to pacify Japan can only be one person?"

"During the Northern Yuan War, the King of Jin lost to the King of Yan. I think he must have been holding back a grudge. If it happens again, can you repeat the same mistake?"

In the study, Zhu Ying said with a sneer.

That was also the most famous battle of Prince of Yan Zhu Di. Under the halo of such merit, Prince of Jin Zhu Gang looked like a clown.

Although Prince of Jin Zhu Gang received the imperial edict from Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, he left to welcome Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

"Go talk to Uncle San tomorrow. I'm sure he'll be willing to go to the coast to quell the Japanese invasion and meet the King of Yan again."

…

Prince Yan's Palace.

After Zhu Ying left, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao had a secret conversation in the study.

"My nephew is easy to deal with, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy with my father."

Zhu Di said with a frown.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. As long as Zhu Ying speaks up, there may be some twists and turns with His Majesty, but I don't think it will be a big problem."

"The situation of the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast is more difficult this time than in the past. It is not something that an ordinary general can handle."

"Besides, His Majesty will not give such credit to other nobles. No matter what, Your Highness is His Majesty's biological son, so he is definitely more trustworthy than outsiders."

Yao Guangxiao comforted.

"If not, what should we do?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is still here, so we can't alert the enemy. We can only retreat to Beiping and wait for the right opportunity."

Having said this, Yao Guangxiao was helpless.

No matter how many alliances he makes, Your Majesty is in control of the world and no one can make the slightest wave.

Given your Majesty's temperament, anyone who shows the slightest threat will be strangled in the cradle.

Moreover, with the death of the crown prince and the emergence of Zhu Ying, the top power circle in the capital will usher in a new round of reshuffle.

In order to secure the throne, Your Majesty will never show mercy. If there is one, kill one; if there are a thousand, kill a thousand.

Even if he were to force his way forward, even if he was His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, he would probably be stripped of his royal title and imprisoned in the capital.

"Is there no other way to think of it?"

Zhu Di asked unwillingly.

He had long coveted the throne, otherwise Zhu Di would not have taken in Yao Guangxiao before his elder brother died.

Now that the time has come and he is so close to the throne, there is another wave of trouble.

I thought it was a fake, but unexpectedly the fake turned out to be real.

This eldest nephew is not someone who can be easily fooled. He is even more difficult to deal with than his nephew Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Di now regrets a little why he brought Zhu Ying to the capital.

Now, he has added a huge mountain in front of the throne.

After hearing Zhu Di's words, Yao Guangxiao was silent for a moment and then slowly shook his head.

Even if he is a master strategist, time is not on his side and he cannot turn the tide on his own.

…

The sun and the moon move, and the morning light breaks.

While Zhu Ying was still reviewing memorials, Zhu Yuanzhang came into the yard.

"How about my grandson? Handling state affairs is not an easy task." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Looking at his eldest grandson's bitter smile, he felt inexplicably happy.

As a young person, how can you be lazy? You need to work harder.

"Grandpa, I'm telling you, this isn't a national event at all. It's just a waste of time to file a memorial for trivial matters."

Zhu Ying complained.

As more and more memorials were received, the things Zhu Ying had to deal with became more and more complicated.

From big things like disaster relief to small things like petty theft, all these things came.

If this really happened and he became the emperor, he would be exhausted by these trivial matters. He didn't know how the old man, at his age, would have so much energy to deal with so many things.

"Don't underestimate these trivial matters. These trivial matters are in your hands, which is where the power lies. These officials are very confused, and they will take advantage of loopholes if they are not careful."

"I had some faith in them earlier, but something happened later, and I was completely disappointed."

"Few of them can get things done except for forming cliques and forming factions."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang warned in a deep voice that he no longer had any trust in officials.

He looks respectable, but secretly he is a thief and a prostitute, and is corrupt and accepts bribes, which is simply disgusting.

The three major cases in the early days made Zhu Yuanzhang feel disheartened, fearing that the government's orders would not leave the capital.

This is why Zhu Yuanzhang always used plain language when issuing imperial edicts to local places.

It’s not that he doesn’t understand Yawen, but that the common people don’t understand it.

For Yawen, you can't understand it just by knowing a few words. If you change someone else, it will be a different explanation.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born into poverty, had a deep understanding of these things.

Zhu Ying frowned when he heard this. He didn't know how to talk to the old man about the problem of the system.

Get some sweet potatoes, potatoes, or personality cult.

He was still confident, and even had a cutting-edge vision, and was certain that he could make the Ming Dynasty take off.

But the system is too vague.

I have never come across this in my previous life. This is a profound subject and it is not possible to just copy the system of my previous life.

Instead, we should adapt to local conditions. The systems of the past can only be used as reference.

Besides, his understanding of the system of his previous life was very limited.

It would be useless to explain it now.

But he knew that putting all the pressure on one person would definitely cause big problems.

However, in the ancient social environment, as long as the common people had a stutter and could survive, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty would be stable.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Ying did not argue with the old man on this issue, but instead talked about the matter of Qin Wang Zhu Chong.

Hearing Zhu Ying's words to the second brother, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "This kid is quite thoughtful and has set his sights on you."

"What do you think, grandson?"

Hearing the old man's question, Zhu Ying did not hesitate and said directly: "It is of course more reassuring if our family members go there. There are many chieftains in places like Sichuan, and they need to be educated."

"But Second Uncle can't do anything about this. After the rebellion is quelled, he should be recalled immediately."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Of course he understood the second brother's tyrannical temper, which caused widespread resentment among the people in the entire fiefdom.

If places like Sichuan were given to him to govern, I'm afraid there would be uprisings and rebellions every day. It would only take him a month to govern.

"Okay, let's do as Dasun said. This kid has been here for so long, it's time for him to go out and move around." Zhu Yuanzhang responded.

Zhu Ying was not surprised by this result. No matter how angry he was, the old man had vented it now.

He was merely confined to his house, and his title as king of Qin Zhu Chong was not deprived. Even his position as clan leader was still retained, which was enough to show that the old man was just giving him a lesson.

After a pause, Zhu Ying said again: "There is one more thing, which is about the Japanese pirates along the coast."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think much after hearing this and asked, "Don't worry about the Japanese pirates along the coast. The food and grass have been mobilized, and the surrounding troops are on the way. We have also transferred most of the navy over there, and we will definitely catch them off guard."

Zhu Yuanzhang had previously focused on defense when it came to the Japanese pirates, but this time he transferred all of the Ming navy over there in preparation for the next step of conquering Japan.

Things like fighting a war are never accomplished overnight, and the preliminary preparations are far more complicated and troublesome than imagined.

No matter how much we want to invade Japan, we have to wait until next year.

Moreover, the Gunpowder Department has now begun to produce granular gunpowder on a large scale.

Although the matchlock gun has not yet been produced, there should be a batch of it by next year and it can be put into use in the army to try out its effects.

"Grandpa, we have chosen a candidate to be the commander-in-chief for this campaign against Japan," Zhu Ying asked.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his mind raced and he immediately guessed most of it.

"It's that guy Lao Si, right? Why doesn't he give up?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spent most of his life fighting wars. During the 25 years since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he encountered all kinds of troubles.

In addition, I learned from the Embroidered Uniform Guard yesterday that Zhu Di was hosting a banquet for his eldest grandson.

Now that the eldest grandson has said this, it is not difficult to guess.

"Grandpa guessed correctly. Fourth uncle is interested in this siege on the Japanese commander." Zhu Ying was not surprised. It was normal for the old man to think of these things.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer immediately after hearing this, but asked: "In your opinion, my great grandson, how should this matter be decided?"

"Since Fourth Uncle wants to go, let him go." Zhu Ying said calmly.