Beijing.
King Yan's estate.
Although Zhu Di had already heard about this year's military exercise through the eyes and ears of the court, he still found it unbelievable when he received the transfer order from the Ministry of War.
Therefore, he quickly sent someone to find Yao Guangxiao to help him analyze the logic behind it.
"Master Yao!"
"Father has ordered me to participate in the autumn military exercise in half a month. Is there any deeper meaning behind this?”
"Do you think Imperial Father wants to use this method to choose the Crown Prince?”
This was Zhu Di's greatest hope.
If Zhu Biao was still alive, he wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Because as long as he showed any intention of fighting for the throne, his elder brother, Zhu Biao, would not even need to do anything to tear him apart!
All these years, if it wasn't for his eldest brother standing in front and pleading for his brothers, with the old master's temper, he might have killed a few of his sons.
In the old man's heart, he only had one son, and that was the Crown Prince's eldest brother, Zhu Biao.
As for these vassal kings…
To put it nicely, it was called defending the country's borders. To put it bluntly, it was just a by-product of the old man's time. It was not worth a penny!
After learning of Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Di experienced a short period of sadness and immediately burst out with the idea of fighting for the throne.
He looked for all kinds of opportunities to show off. When he had nothing to do, he would bring the army to the grasslands to attack the Mongolians. Then, he would take the opportunity to report a few more victories to the imperial court so that he could use this opportunity to make his presence known in front of the old man.
Now that the Crown Prince was dead, the old master's empire could not be left without a successor.
What if the old master took a fancy to him?
Most importantly, according to the information he knew, he wasn't the only one who received the order from the Ministry of War. Even Prince Jin, Prince Qin, and Prince Liao had received this order.
Zhu Di thought of his many years of illustrious military exploits, and his heart couldn't help but surge.
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di's expectant face and shook his head.
"Your Highness!"
"This Penniless Monk advise you to give up!”
"The Emperor will never choose a successor from the princes. Even if the Crown Prince passes away, the succession of the throne will not change.”
"Even if it's passed on to the son of the Crown Prince, it won't fall on your head!”
Zhu Di was furious when he heard that. He had a puzzled look on his face.
"Why?"
"I am also father's son!"
"Moreover, I have guarded Yanjing for so many years and have made outstanding contributions. I have beaten the Mengyuan Tartars into submission!”
"It can be said that among the princes, I am the most wise and have contributed the most!”
"What right does Imperial Father have to appoint a child who isn't even willing to appoint me!”
"I refuse to accept this!"
Yao Guangxiao sighed.
"This Penniless Monk is not convinced either!"
"However, this is Your Highness's life, and also This Penniless Monk's life!”
"Your Highness, you still need to be patient. You must not be in the limelight!”
"Being in the limelight now is equivalent to stretching your neck in front of His Majesty and letting His Majesty personally wield the blade.”
"For the sake of the imperial grandson's throne, His Majesty will definitely set off a storm of blood in the imperial court.”
"When the time comes, all the generals who are suspected of shocking the Lord with their achievements will be eliminated!“
"Even Blue Jade and the others are no exception!”
"Thus, it is best for Your Highness to feign illness this time. If you insist on returning to the capital to participate in the military exercise, don't be in the limelight!”
"This…"
Zhu Di fell silent. After a while, he slammed his hammer on the table.
"I can't accept this!"
"We are both of Father's bloodline, why is Father so biased?”
Yao Guangxiao understood Zhu Di's feelings very well.
In fact, Zhu Di was the most outstanding among the princes, and he was also the most hardworking.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not enter the Emperor's eyes.
"Your Highness, please bear with it for now!"
"This Penniless Monk estimates that there is a high chance that His Majesty will pass the throne to the imperial grandson.”
"Among the sons of Prince Yiwen, His Highness Yun Wen is the oldest and is also known for his benevolence and filial piety.”
"Therefore, His Majesty will definitely pass the throne to His Highness Zhu Yunwen.”
"However, this child only has the reputation of benevolence and righteousness, but he lacks his own opinions and is easily taken advantage of by crafty people!”
"After he has registered, he will definitely cut his vassal!”
"When the world is shaken and the vassal kings are in panic, it is time for Your Highness to bring order out of chaos!”
"When the time comes, you will raise your arm and call out, and the world will definitely follow you!”
"Sigh!"
Zhu Di sighed heavily.
"I hope so!"
Although Yao Guangxiao said it very well, Zhu Di had led troops to fight since he was young and knew that it was not easy to conquer the world.
Just with his fief and this small number of soldiers, he wanted to go against the Great Ming Imperial Court? That was simply wishful thinking!
Even if the old master had a child, it was not something a vassal king like him could defeat.
After all, no matter how capable he was, he couldn't defeat Great Ming's million-strong army, right?
While Zhu Di was confused, the vassal kings such as Zhu Shuang, Zhu Wei, and Zhu Zhi were also confused.
"What is the old master trying to do?”
"A mere autumn military exercise actually caused such a big commotion!”
Although the vassal kings were puzzled, they did not dare to ignore the imperial court's orders.
Therefore, they immediately followed the instructions on the military order and gathered their most elite soldiers back to the capital.
Great Ming had a vast territory. If he wanted to make it to the military exercise half a month later, he had to leave now.
Otherwise, they might not be able to make it in time if there was a storm on the way.
While the vassal kings and border generals were busy with military exercises, more and more civilian workers were leveling the land outside Nanjing.
This surprised the crowd.
This was because both the scope of construction and the number of people working on it were the highest in history.
This surprised the crowd, thinking that something big was about to happen in the imperial court.
Just as they were discussing animatedly, they suddenly saw a golden dragon carriage drive out from the city gate!
"What's going on?"
"His Majesty the emperor is actually inspecting the parade grounds in person. It can be seen that the standards of the soldiers this autumn are unprecedented!”
"The Emperor isn't planning to confer the title of Imperial Grandson during the military exercise, is he?”
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