The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had returned to the palace spread the next day, and almost everyone who was interested knew about it.

In the Prince of Yan's mansion, the princess said to her eldest son Zhu Gaochi: "Chi'er, maybe you should go to the palace to see your elder brother."

"Your father is now fighting in Japan, and the rear is all counting on us."

"Even if there is no benefit, there can't be too much trouble."

We have always been paying attention to the issues on the grassland.

I also understand the purpose of the prince's return this time.

"Mother, it might not be a good idea for me to go there just as my elder brother comes back." Zhu Gaochi twisted his body and said hesitantly.

In fact, he had always disliked approaching his elder brother with a purpose.

Although Zhu Gaochi is not very old now, he has become very calm due to his experiences and has some ideas of his own.

Of course, he understood what his mother meant.

Even if it doesn't mean that the eldest brother will side with the father, but at least because of the emotional bond, he will not secretly attack the father.

But in Zhu Gaochi's heart, his eldest brother was a very good person and never said anything about how he would treat his father.

Even judging from his behavior, except for the matter concerning Master Daoyan, my eldest brother tried his best to satisfy our father's ideas in other aspects.

When Xu Yihua heard his eldest son say this, he frowned slightly at first, then relaxed his brows and said, "Chi'er, there are times when we can't gamble."

"Because once you lose the bet, you may have nothing."

"As long as we can get it, we must fight for it. I know that you don't want to interfere too much with the Crown Prince, but you have to understand that no matter how prejudiced your father is against you, he is still your father."

"Except for the matter of the Crown Prince, your father does have some ideas of his own, but other than that, your father has never treated you unfairly."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi quickly replied: "Mother, that's not what I meant."

"I just think that being too obvious will easily cause Big Brother's dissatisfaction."

Xu Yihua looked at her eldest son and remained silent.

In fact, Xu Yihua has always been very fond of Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di and Xu Yihua were childhood sweethearts and had a very deep relationship as young couple.

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Xu, who was only sixteen years old, gave birth to Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Zhu Di, who was eighteen years old.

Just based on Zhu Gaochi's maternal family relationship, as he was the grandson of Xu Da, his maternal family background was much more noble than that of ordinary imperial grandchildren at that time. For example, the maternal family of his cousin, the later Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, and the Crown Princess's family, Lu, were far inferior to him.

Since his birth, Zhu Gaochi's status as the eldest son destined him to be valued by Zhu Di and Xu. Zhu Di and his wife attached great importance to Zhu Gaochi's quality education. They let him dabble in riding, shooting and Confucian classics since he was young to cultivate his cultural relics ability.

Since Zhu Gaochi had been well-read in Confucian classics since childhood, was kind and righteous, and advocated benevolent government, Zhu Yuanzhang liked this grandson very much and often praised him.

Zhu Gaochi's obesity was not caused by laziness. In Zhu Ying's opinion, it was probably an invisible disease.

Because Zhu Gaochi was not so fat when he was young, he was very brave and skilled in riding and shooting.

When they met in Peking, Zhu Gaochi was already a little fat, but not to the point where he needed someone to support him when walking.

During the conversation with Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Ying also found that even if Zhu Gaochi went on a diet to lose weight, it could not change the reality that he was getting fatter and fatter.

It really feels like I'll gain weight just by drinking water.

In other words, Zhu Gaochi was originally the eldest son of a vassal prince who was both civil and military.

The two younger brothers are far inferior to him.

Only after he became obese and began to pant even when walking, did Zhu Gaochi calm down and study hard.

Over time, he developed a quiet and unactive character, and coupled with the fact that he had lived a life of luxury since childhood, he later became a fat man.

Few people know that Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di, actually has his own unknown side in military talent.

Historically, it was not revealed until the year Zhu Di rebelled.

After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he began to severely reduce the power of the princes. Several princes were deposed, and Zhu Di was eventually forced to rise up in rebellion and launched the Jingnan Campaign.

After Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Campaign, he brought his two brave and warlike sons, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, to the front line to fight together, while leaving Zhu Gaochi to guard the base camp in Beiping.

When Zhu Di was fighting on the front line, Zhu Gaochi stayed in Beiping to consolidate the rear for him, while providing strong logistical supplies and military support, allowing Zhu Di to devote himself to fighting against Zhu Yunwen's army.

This is not an easy thing to do.

The importance of stable food and fodder to the army is self-evident, and Zhu Di never made any mistakes due to food and fodder issues during the Jingnan Campaign.

This point alone is enough to show that Zhu Gaochi is very good at internal affairs.

The manifestation of his military talent was when Li Jinglong led a large army to launch a surprise attack on Peking.

At that time, Zhu Di captured the three guards of Doyan in Daning, and only 20,000 to 30,000 old, weak and disabled soldiers led by Zhu Gaochi were guarding Beiping. However, Zhu Gaochi remained calm and took advantage of the weather to freeze the city of Beiping to resist Li Jinglong's attack. In the end, he waited until Zhu Di's reinforcements arrived and repelled Li Jinglong, making great contributions.

After Li Jinglong was defeated, the civil official Fang Xiaoru suggested to Zhu Yunwen a plan to sow discord between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di. Fang Xiaoru suggested that Zhu Yunwen issue an edict with great fanfare to enthrone Zhu Gaochi as the King of Yan. As long as Zhu Gaochi surrendered Beiping and submitted to the court, Zhu Yunwen would forgive Zhu Gaochi's past and let him inherit the throne of Yan.

Fang Xiaoru's plan of sowing discord was indeed brilliant. Regardless of whether Zhu Gaochi accepted Zhu Yunwen's persuasion to surrender and to be crowned as the King or not, as long as this matter was publicized with great fanfare, it would be able to sow discord between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di, the father-son relationship. If an internal conflict could be created between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di, father and son, then Zhu Yunwen would be able to easily pacify Zhu Di.

However, Zhu Gaochi did not fall into Zhu Yunwen's plan to sow discord. When Zhu Yunwen's enthronement envoy and imperial edict arrived in Beiping, Zhu Gaochi did not even look at them, but directly ordered his men to send the envoy and the unopened imperial edict to the front line and hand them over to Zhu Di for disposal.

Zhu Di almost fell into the trap under the instigation of the brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, until he saw the unopened imperial edict sent by Zhu Gaochi and dispelled his doubts.

During the Jingnan Campaign, it was Zhu Gaochi who successfully defended Zhu Di's base camp in Beiping, which allowed Zhu Di to lead his two sons Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui and other generals to fight in all directions with peace of mind, while Zhu Gaochi was responsible for providing all the logistical supplies.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi contributed at least 40% to the success of Zhu Di's Jingnan Campaign.

During Zhu Di's five northern expeditions against Mongolia, and the period when he was preparing to move the capital to Beiping, he let Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi remain in Nanjing as regent. This allowed Zhu Gaochi to serve as regent six times in succession. Zhu Gaochi served as regent for a total of more than ten years, which is known in history as Zhu Gaochi's regent.

You should know that Zhu Di was in power for only twenty-two years in total, and Zhu Gaochi's time as regent accounted for almost half of Zhu Di's reign.

During Zhu Di's reign, he basically controlled the military power, while he basically handed over the political power to Zhu Gaochi. Therefore, later generations jokingly called Zhu Di just a mighty general under his son Zhu Gaochi, who was only responsible for fighting.

This is indeed the case. So even though Zhu Gaochi was in power for only ten months, his actual ruling time was much longer than that. The Yongle Era of Prosperity created by Zhu Di was actually at least half due to Zhu Gaochi.

It can be said that Zhu Gaochi achieved remarkable political achievements during his period as regency.

During his time as regent, he provided relief to disaster victims, reclaimed wasteland, built dams, solved the problem of water transport, expanded granaries across the country, and provided strong supply support for Zhu Di's Northern Expedition. He played a major role in the development of the Yongle Era, and also laid a good foundation for the later Renzong and Xuanzong Reigns.

Therefore, "History of Ming Dynasty" refers to the period when Zhu Gaochi was the regent as follows: Chengzu rode on the throne, went on northern expeditions every year, the Eastern Palace was the regent, and there was no idle business in the court.

The last sentence "There is no wasted work in the court" is the greatest recognition of Zhu Gaochi's regency. He was the crown prince for twenty years and the regent for ten years, but in the end, Zhu Gaochi became emperor for only one year.

While Xu Yihua and Zhu Gaochi were discussing the crown prince, Zhu Ying was also thinking about who to go to Liaodong with.

Going to Liaodong is not just about fighting, but also about development.

Therefore, this time, we cannot be without military generals and capable officials.

Especially in the area of ​​domestic affairs.

It can be imagined that at that time, Zhu Ying's backbone must be on the battle, so he must have such a person who can help him stabilize the rear.

After a brief thought, Zhu Ying thought of his cousin Zhu Gaochi, with whom he had become friends in Peking.

In fact, the main reason why Zhu Ying was inclined towards Zhu Gaochi was because of their ideological identification.

Especially when it comes to treating the people.

In history, Zhu Gaochi had a very good reputation among the people. He was not as cruel as Zhu Di, nor as romantic and arrogant as his brother Zhu Gaoxu.

Through his practical political measures, he advocated putting people first and developing production. He not only broke the harsh political atmosphere in the court, but also achieved the goal of winning over the hearts of the people and established an excellent people-friendly image.

Zhu Di attached great importance to merit during his reign. Especially because he came to power by illegitimate means, he always wanted to expand the territory and prove that he was the best candidate for the emperor.

During his reign, he launched a series of military operations, including the conquest of Vietnam in the south and the expedition to Mongolia in the north. Behind each military operation, the common people were paying for Zhu Di.

If Zhu Di did not have a good son, Zhu Gaochi, who served as crown prince for twenty years and regent for ten years and helped him run the Yongle prosperous era, he probably would not have been able to wage war against foreign countries so frequently.

There were many eccentric emperors during the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Gaochi was a truly benevolent and wise ruler.

This is also what Zhu Ying appreciates most about it.

While Zhu Gaochi was still struggling with his feelings, a eunuch entered the Prince of Yan's Palace.

"According to the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, summon the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi to the Kunning Palace for an audience."

Zhu Gaochi, holding the imperial edict in his hand, felt a little complicated, but Xu Yihua was very happy, as this showed that the crown prince had not forgotten his cousin.

Following his mother's instructions, Zhu Gaochi followed the eunuch into the carriage and headed straight to Kunning Palace.

It was at this time that the kamikaze general appeared in Japan.

Most of the Ming army soldiers lived inland, and it can be said that 80% of the soldiers had never been exposed to a typhoon.

The remaining 20% ​​live along the coast of Ming Dynasty.

When the hurricane came, the first place it made landfall was the southern part of Kyushu Island.

This place is where the Ming army first landed.

If Feng Sheng had not given the order, all the ships would have gone back to transport food and avoid the hurricane.

I am afraid that at this time, just like the Mongols in the past, most of the warships will be destroyed.

In the absence of detection methods today, no one knows how severe this hurricane will be.

Feng Sheng stood on the short city wall, looking at the horrifying scene in the distance, and couldn't help feeling awe in his heart.

"Uncle, hurry up and hide in the cellar. I have asked the Japanese about the scale of this hurricane, and it is even more violent than before."

Feng Cheng was standing on the Japanese low wall, looking at the darkness spreading in the distance while persuading others.

"Wait a little longer. I want to take a good look at the difference between the hurricane in Japan and the hurricane in the coastal area of ​​Ming Dynasty."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll naturally take shelter in the cellar before the hurricane comes."

Feng Sheng spoke, his eyes looking into the distance, staring intently without blinking.

Because Feng Sheng knew very well in his mind that, through his understanding of the Japanese, he knew that hurricanes were very common in Japan.

And every year when hurricanes occur, Kyushu Island is the first to arrive.

It can be said that the entire Kyushu Island is ravaged by hurricanes every year. Many Japanese people who have lived on Kyushu Island for many years have even become accustomed to it.

"Since my uncle hasn't left yet, there's no reason for my nephew to leave first."

"Nephew will wait here for your uncle to go in together." Feng Cheng said firmly.

Feng Sheng didn't say anything, but just quietly looked at the hurricane in the distance.

There was also an increasingly strong wind, whistling in the air.

In the distance, the hurricane is getting closer and closer.

I saw the startled birds screaming and the frightened beasts running away.

Suddenly, the wild horses rushed and the six egrets retreated. They attacked the earthen bag in a rage, and plundered the orifices with a roar and a breath.

After a short while, it was like a wild horse breaking free from its reins or a water bird flying fast, and everyone covered their faces and held their breath.

Soon, doors and windows were torn apart, tiles were falling off and roofs were smashed. The rocks were hitting huge stones, uprooting tall trees. The force of the earthquake overturned the Bohai Sea, and the sound shook the earth.

After a while, a strong wind came, destroying houses, breaking windows, lifting tiles and windows, hitting huge rocks, and uprooting trees. It was as powerful as an overturned sea, and its sound shook the world.

Suspecting that Pingyi was furious, he arrested Yanghou and was about to kill him. He beat the drums to stir up the waves a thousand feet high and to support the valleys a hundred feet high.

Swallowing mud and sand in one roll, falling off a cliff after another collision. Ten thousand horses lined up and ran together, a thousand chariots competed for the chase. Tigers and leopards were terrified, and whales and salamanders were in a state of panic.

It swallows mud and sand like a roll of paper, crushes dry trees and rotten wood, and breaks through cliffs. It is like thousands of horses running together, or thousands of chariots racing. Tigers and leopards are terrified, and whales and salamanders flee.

At this moment, Feng Sheng and his nephew Feng Cheng's eyes were filled with shock.

In the face of the power of heaven and earth, human power seems so insignificant that there is no possibility of resistance.