As someone with considerable talent in combat, he understood very well that controlling an army was the true measure of strength.
Once he gains control of the army, he will have the confidence to act, and in that case, it would be even better if Zhu Yunwen became the crown prince.
Because in Zhu Di's view, dealing with Zhu Yunwen was much simpler than dealing with Zhu Yunwen.
Once Zhu Yunwen becomes emperor, he will definitely suppress military officials and value civil officials more.
If Zhu Di had a certain amount of military power at that time, he would have a high probability of succeeding in seizing the throne from Zhu Yunwen.
Therefore, although Zhu Di understood that Zhu Yunwen wanted to use him to help him regain the position of Crown Prince.
But Zhu Di was still willing to pretend to be confused and be used by him, because that was also a good thing for Zhu Di.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen spoke up:
"My grandfather seems somewhat disappointed in me lately. The chances of me becoming the crown prince again are extremely slim."
Of course, I can make a deal with my fourth uncle. If Zhu Yunwen loses power and my grandfather makes me the crown prince, I can guarantee that my fourth uncle will become a person second only to the emperor.
"And if Grandfather chooses Fourth Uncle as his successor, then Fourth Uncle must not mistreat me."
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was speaking so frankly, Zhu Di smiled.
In his view, if the two of them cooperated and actually brought down Zhu Yunwen, and the emperor chose Zhu Di, then Zhu Di would get rid of Zhu Yunwen as soon as he became emperor.
We can't keep someone like that around; it would threaten his position.
If the emperor chooses Zhu Yunwen, it doesn't matter. Zhu Di will definitely regain military power. After Zhu Yuanzhang passes away and Zhu Yunwen becomes emperor, he can find another excuse to rebel.
Both of them secretly harbored their own ambitions and wanted to become emperor themselves in the end.
All the current rhetoric is just an attempt to win over the other side, so Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen reached an agreement.
The two then temporarily formed a cooperative relationship.
Zhu Di, however, was somewhat curious and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Why do you think that after Zhu Yunwen falls from power, your grandfather might choose me? I have two older brothers ahead of me, why didn't he choose them? And why didn't you choose them?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Judging from the current situation, in terms of ability, I think you, Fourth Uncle, are stronger. Isn't that right?"
Zhu Di smiled; indeed, the abilities he had demonstrated had always been very strong.
In addition, among Zhu Yuanzhang's many sons, apart from Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to like his fourth son the most.
Then Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen looked at each other and laughed.
However, these two fools didn't know that they would almost never become emperors again in their lives.
Because after reading the historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang had practically blacklisted both of them.
Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not want them to become emperors, but he also tried to suppress them deliberately to prevent them from rebelling in the future.
In short, Zhu Yuanzhang used every means to prevent these two people from becoming emperor in the future.
Because of the series of consequences caused by these two people after they became emperors, which greatly displeased Zhu Yuanzhang.
And it is clearly impossible for them to suppress Zhu Yunwen.
After all, Zhu Yunwen was now Zhu Yuanzhang's only hope, and the only hope he could see.
Zhu Yuanzhang would never give up on nurturing Zhu Yunwen.
After all, Zhu Yunwen's abilities in all aspects are already quite formidable.
However, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di were clearly unaware of this, and thus they were making various useless plans.
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Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen returned to Nanjing after about four or five days.
He immediately took Ma Sanbao to the imperial study to meet Zhu Yuanzhang.
The matter of exchanging grain seeds overseas was urgent, and Zhu Yunwen had to implement it immediately.
After arriving at the Imperial Study, Zhu Yunwen told Zhu Yuanzhang his thoughts.
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Do you really find those things called potatoes and sweet potatoes overseas?"
After all, this is no child's play. Sending Ma Sanbao with such a large team is a massive undertaking in terms of both scale and scope.
If the expected results are not achieved, then the cost will be too high.
Zhu Yunwen said to Zhu Yuanzhang very seriously, "Grandfather, please believe me. Ma Sanbao's trip to the Western Ocean will surely bring great benefits to the Ming Dynasty."
Not only could they bring back many useful grain seeds, but they could also bring back some strange and unusual things from other countries. In addition, they could let these overseas countries know about the existence of our Celestial Ming Dynasty.
Having witnessed our army, our specialties, and our power, many nations will surely pay tribute to our Great Ming. At that time, the spectacle of all nations coming to pay homage will be realized in our Great Ming.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also very excited and immediately told Zhu Yunwen that it was fine:
"Alright, since that's the case, we'll grant your request. We'll draft an imperial edict to designate the Ministry of Works to be in charge of the construction, and the Ministry of Revenue to be responsible for the funds and oversee the construction."
"Establish a large team to expedite the grand undertaking of voyages to the Western Ocean. Hopefully, we can bring back some good grain seeds from overseas as soon as possible to improve the food situation for the people of our Great Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen also smiled and said:
"The world is vast, beyond everyone's imagination. Overseas, in particular, there is a wealth of resources, including many foods that we do not yet have, especially potatoes and sweet potatoes, which I am talking about."
"If Ma Sanbao goes to the locations I've specified, he will surely find them and return in large numbers. At that time, the people of my Great Ming will be able to solve their food shortage problem."
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