Tang He was very smart. Even though he was old now, he knew that he had to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes.

Especially these veterans.

Although he seemed to have lost his military power, his influence in the army was too great, which could easily arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion.

Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer the Zhu Chongba with whom I could play when I was a child.

There is a difference between the ruler and his subjects. If you say something that violates the taboo, you are simply seeking your own death.

Tang He was very clear about this.

After hearing Tang He's words, Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment.

Ever since the discovery of his eldest grandson Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang has been immersed in joy and suspicion.

His emotions told him that this was his eldest grandson, but his reason told him that this was impossible.

It wasn't until today that he finally felt relieved and confirmed it.

However, he never considered how to arrange for his eldest grandson in the future.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, the throne of the Ming Dynasty in the future would undoubtedly belong to his eldest grandson.

Tang He's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang could understand the meaning of the question and knew that it was not about the succession to the throne.

Rather, it refers to the fact that Zhu Ying had been wandering outside for ten years and had no experience at all on how to be an emperor.

After a moment of deep thought, Zhu Yuanzhang said with some emotion: "Old friend, you are more understanding. We are not young anymore and have lived long enough."

"I was just thinking about my grandson accompanying me, and forgot about his current situation. Given his temperament, if he went directly to the palace, it might cause a big backlash."

Upon hearing this, Tang He said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if Your Majesty can really confirm the identity of His Royal Highness Chang Sun, you should let His Royal Highness Chang Sun slowly get in touch with the ministers in the court."

"Some things cannot be rushed. After all, His Royal Highness Changsun's appearance was too bizarre. The civil and military officials in the court, including His Royal Highness's many sons and grandsons, will probably have a lot of opinions."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, what Tang He said was indeed correct.

No matter how sufficient the evidence was, only Zhu Yuanzhang himself could be sure of it, or some important ministers could know it.

But as far as the world is concerned, if the eldest grandson of the emperor comes out, he will still be resurrected ten years after his death.

Such strange things are particularly easy to become handles.

If Zhu Yuanzhang were to be promoted by force, his eldest grandson would have to face the strong storm in the world.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor, how could he stop the people from gossiping?

By then, if someone shows any evil intentions, the whole world will inevitably be in turmoil.

"You have a point, old fellow."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "When he was alive, the world could certainly be suppressed, but if he was gone."

The eldest grandson will have to face it alone.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang began to think about how to ensure that his eldest grandson could secure the throne.

"Your Majesty, I think we can first arrange some staff for His Royal Highness Changsun."

Tang He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was in deep thought, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

Ever since Tang He had an incident in Changzhou, which resulted in him not being granted the title of Duke, he began to ponder over Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

There are too many generals who have made great contributions to the founding of the country.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang himself had many sons and grandsons.

A problem arose long ago.

There were too many military generals with great contributions, and they only maintained respect for Zhu Biao's direct descendants or a few vassal kings.

He simply showed disdain for other less famous princes and grandchildren of the emperor.

The so-called family, country and the world refers to the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the Zhu family.

The legitimate descendants are Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants, so does that mean the illegitimate ones don't count?

Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a small peasant family. In terms of his personal ideology, he felt that his home was a big family.

This can be seen from the fact that he supported the second son Zhu Chong, the third son Zhu Gang, the fourth son Zhu Di and other older princes to join the army and take charge of the army.

Zhu Yuanzhang was more willing to trust his sons and grandsons.

No matter how good a brother is, he is still an outsider.

The foreign officials' contributions were too great, which would affect Zhu Yuanzhang's son.

Tang He understood this point when he was in the 23rd year of Hongwu.

Li Shanchang was already seventy-seven years old. Because he was too old to control his subordinates, he wanted to build a mansion and borrow three hundred guards from Tang He.

After Tang He returned, he thought about it and reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although this incident was not the biggest factor that led to Li Shanchang being sentenced to death by Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He's report was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Li Shanchang was sentenced to death.

This was something Tang He had never expected.

He originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would at most punish him, but unexpectedly he was directly charged with treason.

Including Li Shanchang, more than 70 people including his wife, daughters, brothers and nephews were unjustly beheaded.

This was at the beginning, when Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted him with an important task and even compared him to Xiao He.

To this day, Tang He still remembers what Zhu Yuanzhang said when Li Shanchang was conferred the title of Duke of Xuan Guo in the first year of Hongwu, when the Ming Dynasty was founded.

Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang can be considered relatives.

Li Shanchang's eldest son Li Qi married Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest daughter Princess Lin'an.

Even so, Li Qi was spared from death because of his status as a royal consort, while he, his wife and children were exiled to Jiangpu.

After all, she is Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest daughter, and those children are grandchildren, so she can live a decent life.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless except for family affection.

All threats were nipped in the bud by Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, in Tang He's opinion, the current situation has taken a turn.

The appearance of Zhu Xiongying has brought different changes to the current situation.

After listening to Tang He's words, Zhu Yuanzhang quite agreed with them.

The current eldest grandson is a complete stranger to the entire royal family.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw through the thoughts of the fourth son Zhu Di even more clearly. He pondered for a moment and said:

"What the old man said makes sense. Our eldest grandson doesn't have many civil and military officials around him now. He is in need of help. We have to find a way to arrange some."

When Tang He heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he realized that he had guessed correctly, so he continued, "I remember that the Duke of Liang must have a close relationship with His Royal Highness Chang Sun. Your Majesty may want to call the Duke of Liang back and let him have some contact."

Zhu Yuanzhang heard it but did not answer immediately.

In fact, Duke of Liang Lan Yu is now on Zhu Yuanzhang's kill list.

Even after meeting Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to kill Lan Yu.

It was probably because Lan Yu was too arrogant. Although Crown Prince Zhu Biao was able to suppress him, his grandson Zhu Yunwen certainly could not.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, even his eldest grandson Zhu Ying might not be able to be suppressed.

But after hearing what Tang He said, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts changed.

The biggest difference between Zhu Ying and Zhu Yunwen is that Zhu Yunwen has always lived in the palace, and because of his Confucian education, he naturally gained the support of civil officials.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to weaken the military generals so that his grandson Zhu Yunwen would not be unable to control them.

But as can be seen from Ru Hong, Zhu Ying's situation does not show a strong desire to support his eldest grandson.

His silent attitude expresses his own choice.

Zhu Yuanzhang was able to conquer the world because he had a very thorough grasp of people's hearts.

Duke Lan Yu of Liang has obvious shortcomings, but he also has his own advantages.

Like most gangsters, Lan Yu is a very loyal person. If Lan Yu recognizes Zhu Ying, then he is Zhu Ying's greatest arm strength.

As Lan Yu is the current leader of the Huaixi military generals group, Zhu Ying is not afraid of having no soldiers to use.

Although there is no such saying as "political power comes from the barrel of a gun" nowadays, Zhu Yuanzhang meant the same thing.

No matter how noisy the civil officials are, they cannot be as no match for the military generals.

Besides, the eldest grandson is not a weak person who can be bullied.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "It seems that we have to call back Duke Liang to see if he recognizes this nephew."

When Tang He heard this, he immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

If Lan Yu did not acknowledge this nephew, he would probably be beheaded.

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he already had an idea of ​​what to do with Zhu Ying in his mind.

Then he said no more, smiled and raised his glass, saying: "I am very happy today, old friend, come, let's go for a drink."

Tang He picked up the wine glass with trembling hands and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."