The wind in the Northland came a little late.

In the south it is already springtime and the birds are singing.

Here the green has just climbed over the hillside, and the tender branches are beginning to bloom on the branches

This was a forest of pear blossoms, the white pear blossoms swirling their branches in the breeze, and the air was filled with a fresh floral scent.

Swish!

Knife light, suddenly flashed through the forest.

However, the lingering knife light did not destroy the beauty of the pear blossoms, but instead brought some irony and solemnity to these delicate pear blossoms.

A stout one kept waving the long knife in his hand in the forest, the light of the knife swept over the brocade robe embroidered with dragons on his body fluttering lightly in the wind.

This is a sturdy and powerful man, his body is full of power like a leopard, sharp eyes, thick beard, and sharp knife skills, all these things are telling heaven and earth how unbeatable this man is.

The long knife in his hand swung again, choking a weak but tough dragon's roar that came out from the blade. Wherever the blade passed, pieces of pear blossoms fell.

The knife in the man's hand was not some kind of treasure knife. It was the standard Goose Wing Knife of the Great Ming Army, the body of the knife was somewhat blackened, but the blade was extremely sharp and bright, the friction marks on the blade represented that this ordinary knife had painfully drank the blood of the enemy.

The man's pace in the forest is getting faster and faster, the long knife in his hand is also getting faster and faster, the sound of the blade from the beginning of the hidden, into a hidden whistling. Then from a whistling, it turned into a burst of thunder.

In a blink of an eye, the forest was filled with the bright light of the blades, as well as the shadows of the falling leaves of the pear blossoms.

Ka-ching! The last blade stopped.

The man threw the knife to the ground, the long sharp blade plunged into the soil, when he turned around the brocade robe brought up a gust of mighty wind. A pear tree, suddenly cut in two.

A monk with a thin face and penetrating gaze, dressed in black monk's robes, strides in, "King Yan's saber technique, it's getting more and more refined!"

The man called King Yan smiled proudly, "A trivial skill, useless in battle, but in private, it can strengthen the body and bones!"

This was Beiping, the state gate of the Great Ming.

This man is the king here, the king of Yan of the Ming Dynasty, the fourth son of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Di.

Zhu Yuanzhang once said that among the sons of the Emperor, the King of Yan was the most valiant so the old land of Yan Yun of the Han family was given to Zhu Di.

Yan Yun Old Land, the 16 states of Yan Yun.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was ceded by Shi Jing瑭 of the Later Jin Dynasty to the Khitan of the Liao Kingdom.

Since then, China has been humiliated for hundreds of years.

Without the Yanyun barrier, the Hu people were free to go south to herd their horses, and the iron hooves of war ravaged the Central Plains.

Hundreds of years of humiliation, generations of men looking north at the river and mountain blood tears bleak.

Hundreds of years of killing war, countless heroes to death still look to the north.

Until the Ming, 300,000 troops to the north in a battle to break the city, broke the metropolis of the Yuan, but also recovered this piece of the old mountains and rivers.

This place was renamed Beiping, and the north was at peace.

Here stationed the most elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty, Han Chinese, Mongolians, female Zhenzhen under the command of Yan King Zhu Di, so that this place is truly peaceful.

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Zhu Di and the black-robed monk, walking side by side in the forest. Zhu Di was slightly in front, and the monk was hidden behind.

The guards stood far away, not daring to disturb. Because they know that although King Yan and this monk are ministers, they are also close friends.

The monk's Dharma name is Daoyan, his lay name is Yao Guangxiao, and he is a famous Buddhist master in the world. At the same time, he was also famous for his erudition in the world.

"Guangxiao!" Zhu Di stops walking, suddenly pinches down a pear flower and opens his mouth, "Any news from the capital?"

Yao Guangxiao smiles, "It's still the same news, His Majesty sealed Zhu Yunxu as the King of Huai and Zhu Yunxu as the King of Wu." Saying that, after a pause, "We all looked away, that unobtrusive third grandson, actually all of a sudden, deeply favored by His Majesty!"

"King Wu!" Zhu Di smiled, "His Lordship really favors him!"

After saying that, Zhu Di looked at the south from the hillside, his gaze clear and cold with a deep meaning.

The crown prince died, he has been waiting for the opportunity to come.

The dragon has nine sons, all want to become a dragon.

He Zhu Di on the horse to rule the army, down the horse pastoral, civil and military in the sons of the emperor outstanding, why can not sit on that seat? In the past, there is a big brother, Zhu Biao in, he can only bury such ideas in the heart, but the big brother is now gone, the idea of sitting on that seat a hair out of control.

He was born with a kind of self-sacrifice, born with a kind of unconquerable strength, born with an indomitable temperament.

The young man joined the army under the tent of General Xu Da, and never lost the prestige of the Zhu family by charging into battle. After adulthood, he was in charge of the border, whether it is the remnants of the Northern Yuan, or Goryeo small country, all have to avoid its sharpness.

Daming, in addition to him, who else is more worthy of the throne?

If I am the Emperor of Daming, I will certainly sweep northward with my long sword.

If I were the Emperor of Daming, I would be the Emperor of all nations.

If I am the Emperor of Daming, I will let the hundred years of weakness into history, under the command of the men are all tigers and wolves.

Zhu Di retracted his disappointed gaze, with some solemnity on his face, "No news from the capital? That is to say, the old master is still hesitant about who to set up the crown prince in the end?"

"It may be hesitation, it may also be that he already has a candidate in mind!" Yao Guangxiao still smiles, "He is just unwilling to say it for the time being!"

"What do you say, will the old man choose me? " Zhu Di asked with a straight face.

Yao Guangxiao shakes his head, "King Yan, you are the fourth son, you still have older brothers on your head, no matter the first born it is not your turn ah! "

"Hmph! " Zhu Di snorted coldly, the pear blossom turned into crumbs in his hand, "They are not as strong as me! "

Said, his gaze suddenly changed, "Since it's not me, and it can't be my brother, then who could it be?"

"Imperial grandson!" Yao Guangxiao spat out two words, "For the sake of balance between the kings, His Majesty will definitely choose the royal grandson and set up a royal grandson!"

"A yellow-mouthed child, how can he hold a high position?" Zhu Di said angrily, "On what basis is he? King of Wu? King of Huai? Hmph, they were still breastfeeding when I conquered the desert north!"

"It's still the same thing, for the sake of balance!" Yao Guangxiao said, "If the throne is chosen from amongst the sons, neither you, nor the King of Qin, nor the King of Jin will be satisfied. His Majesty is worried that after a hundred years, the princes will rise up in arms and conquer each other!"

"Establishing a royal grandson he can't suppress us either!" Zhu Di laughed coldly, "Except for big brother, we don't obey anyone!"

"But there is great justice!" Yao Guangxiao said with a straight face, "If the crown prince's first son succeeds to the throne, then there will be great righteousness between the ruler and the ministers, and the two clans of Qin and Jin won't dare to be subjected to a thousand accusations and challenge the center!"

"I dare!" Zhu Di continued to sneer.

"Then wait!" Yao Guangxiao smiled, "Wait for the right time!"

Saying that, Yao Guangxiao took a few steps forward and looked at Zhu Di, "His Majesty's greatest aversion is when others challenge his authority, although Yan Wang is favored by His Majesty, he cannot jump out at this time. You have to know that the reason why His Majesty didn't say the candidate for the Crown Prince is because he is waiting for someone to jump out!"

Zhu Di was silent, Yao Guangxiao was right.

He knew that father too well, just as that father knew himself.

His authority was inviolable, and so were his choices.

He was an emperor first before he was a father.

In front of the big picture of the world, affection could only take a slight backseat.

"Then how long will it take?" There was some reluctance in Zhu Di's eyes.

"The new emperor ascends the throne!" Yao Guangxiao's gaze fell on the pear blossoms and suddenly smiled, "When the new emperor ascends to the throne, all of the vassal kings who hold heavy armies in their hands, he will not be able to tolerate."

Yes, which emperor will allow his uncles to hold heavy armies. Which emperor would allow his uncles to have countless tigers and wolves under their command.

The imperial grandson is young, young people are always indolent, always want to get ahead, always want to be recognized by others.

Taking on one's own uncles seemed like the best option to establish the emperor's authority.

"By the time the new emperor can't hold his tongue and makes a move against the vassal kings, Yan Wang's time will have come!"

"Heh heh heh!" Zhu Di laughed cheerfully, "Good, let's wait! Keep waiting!"

Saying this, he flung his big hand and took a big step forward, "To our people in the capital, double the money. Set up more ears and eyes, recruit more ministers!"

After saying that, has arrived outside the forest turned on his horse.

Hands do not know when more a hard bow, Zhu Di said aloud, "sons and daughters, follow me to hunt, today necessary to hit a black bear, we eat bear meat!"

The wolf-like guards shouted, "Follow King Yan!"