Zhu Di chose to summon Hao Fenglou in Wulou.

The Wen Tower in the east and west of Fengtian Hall, and the Wu Tower, are like a pavilion with eaves on all sides and golden domes. There is a huge golden ball on the top of the hall. There is a middle left gate in the east and a middle right gate in the west. It is open all around and many pine and cypress planted. It is hot summer, with green trees and extremely transparent. The wind pours in directly, making Zhu Di's clothes flutter.

Zhu Di stared at the vast Fengtian Palace in the distance and said nothing.

The Forbidden City in Nanjing has simple architecture and focuses on practicality. When this palace was built, Emperor Hongwu summoned court officials and repeatedly instructed: Just seek peace and stability, and not to be a Chinese decorate... Let my descendants follow the law.

Under this policy, although the buildings in the palace pursue height and breadth, they really have no beauty. Only this Wu Building has been built on Fengtian Palace, and the emperor often has to take a break here, so it has been barely repaired to a more decent amount.

But these gorgeous decorations are not worth mentioning in front of Zhu Di. In a sense, he is the same as Emperor Taizu in his bones. He does not value gorgeous decorations, but seeks peace.

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, and several tail lines extended at the corners of his eyes. Then, he walked two steps and smiled: "I remember that Taizu summoned all princes here to take the imperial examination for the school's civil and military strategy. I was quite outstanding, but Taizu just took it calmly and praised the prince more. I was angry at that time. When Emperor Taizu saw this, he called me to the Xinuan Pavilion and said something to me."

Hao Fenglou stood in the wind, not looking very humble. His eyes looked at the beautiful scenery around him, without saying a word, and listened carefully.

Zhu Di continued: "Taizu said that you are superior to your brothers in all your literary and martial arts, but you are too smart, you are not the crown prince. If you are a minister in the future, how can you be smarter than the crown prince? This is for your own good and for your brothers to be harmonious in the future. Sometimes people should learn to dress in a confused manner."

Zhu Di walked a few steps and continued faintly: "I was very angry when I heard these words. I was thinking, could it be that as long as I was under the crown prince, intelligence would have become my fault? When the crown prince passed away, Zhu Yunwen was made the crown prince. I thought to myself, if it was the crown prince, I would still be convinced, but a child who was a concubine. Should I also be convinced? Should I be pretending to be confused when he became the emperor? If I became his minister, I would be pretending to be crazy? No, this is not right, I am not wrong, but I am not wrong. Even if everyone in the world thinks it is right, I will never admit this mistake. Some people are born like this, I am such a person."

Hao Fenglou guessed in his heart that what Zhu Di said was thought to be the words in his heart, but he seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Taizu in his words. He was really a bit taboo after listening to it. But Hao Fenglou had to listen. He knew that in fact, these words were held in Zhu Di's belly for too long and no one could tell them. Even as the emperor, he would never dare to say such words at will.

Zhu Di sighed quietly and continued, "But now, I am also facing a problem. Hao Fenglou, you are too smart. Mu Xiu is the wind in the forest. I am wondering whether I should tell you what Taizu said. I warn you, you are a minister, you should not be so smart, you should pretend to be confused. Only by pretending to be confused can you last long. Look, which ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion and Hanlin are not smart? Xie Jin... Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Hu Guang are all among the people.

Aren’t they smart? But sometimes they pretend to be confused and in front of me. Even the prince, I know the prince. Although this boy is inconvenient to move, he is also a wise man. But he knows that he is wise and foolish, and he knows that he is also foolish. Only you guy is too smart. I know that you sometimes pretend to be confused or not, but unfortunately you are too clumsy. This is deliberately showing off. Whenever things come, your stupidity disappears and insists on jumping out, so you show your sharpness."

Zhu Di turned around and looked at Hao Fenglou with a smile and said, "But I have been thinking about it over and over again. I don't need to use what Taizu said to you. Just be smart. Just be smart. A smart person is not a bad thing. This time you did a good job, which made me relieved. What I want is a smart person like you. I will take you here to see it. It's not because the environment here is beautiful. I don't care about these beautiful scenery. I like Peking more, Guanzhe more, and the desert that is uninhabited thousands of miles away, and the Liao land with white mountains and black waters. I brought you here because from here, the location of Fengtian Palace is the best. Come and see, is this Fengtian Palace very majestic?"

Hao Fenglou stared at the Fengtian Hall building in the distance. In his opinion, no matter how majestic the ancient buildings were, they were not worth mentioning compared to those of later generations. However, in his eyes, the quaint and heavy buildings were located under the afterglow of the sun, shrouded in the halo reflected by glazed tiles. This lonely building has a kind of majestic spirit, which makes people feel that they are so small.

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but say, "This is not majestic. Your Majesty, I think that Fengtian Palace is not majestic in my eyes." He used the same words twice to affirm his point of view, and then said, "What I saw is a sense of energy. The emperor's residence, the center of the world, and the government orders all come from this. Millions of people fought for a place here to make their heads bleed. The military officers blew all their blood, and the literati hung their beams and stabbed their thighs, just because there was a place to stand here."

Zhu Di laughed and said, "There will be a place where you stand in the future, ha... Maybe three to five years, or ten years, I can't say that, in fact, your destiny is in your hands, and your every word and action is closely related to you. The bachelor Xie Jin intends to ask you to go to Annan and follow the army to make military achievements. I wonder if you are willing?"

Hao Fenglou suddenly became alert and hesitated for a moment: "Everything is based on your Majesty's orders. Your Majesty wants me to go, so I have to obey the order."

Zhu Di held his hands behind his back and said calmly: "But you look very reluctant, why don't you want to sharpen it?"

Hao Fenglou shook his head and said, "I am aware of myself. I am not the director of the military and war. If I cannot make any contributions with the army, wouldn't I be disappointed?"

Zhu Di smiled again and said, "Yes, I think so too, but you will go to Annan, not now, but a year later, when the army pacified Annan, I want you to send Prince Chen back to China. You must understand what I mean?"

Hao Fenglou hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty really wants Prince Chen to take charge of the military and political affairs of Annan? Our 100,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fought bloody battles, how can we make wedding dresses for others?"

Zhu Di shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You are so petty. I just said that you are a smart person. Look, you are really confused now. Since I asked you to send Prince Chen to Annan... Of course... haha..."

Hao Fenglou immediately understood that the so-called gift is actually control. His task is to borrow Prince Chen to stabilize the domestic situation in Annan. At the same time, he must not let Prince Chen lose control completely. There must be a certainty here, neither Cao Cao nor him to do the heavy-handedness.

Hao Fenglou said: "I understand."

"And now..." Zhu Di said lightly: "When Prince Chen has just recovered from his serious illness, you will go and see him and contact him. After all, you saved his life. No matter what he thinks, he must be grateful to you. Use this skill to deal with him and find out all his details. Also, the Shenwu Guard cannot relax. When you go to Annan, you also need a group of Shenwu Guards. Your Dongcheng affairs are on the right track now. I heard that you are the boss of the hand?"

Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am not a hand-off manager. This is called hiring people without doubt. If you don't have to doubt people, I am a thousand households, so I can't ask about everything in detail. Except for some major issues, other things are naturally something that some responsible and capable people do."

Zhu Di couldn't help but sneer and said, "A thousand households have such authority. If you use people, you don't doubt them. If you say this, you do this, and I do this too. A few days ago, someone impeached a censor to impeach the left governor of Gansu, Song Sheng, a general of the Gansu, to steal his authority. I issued an order to them: If you are uneasy, you cannot succeed. Besides, the ministers are ordered to the frontier, so how can they be confined to the grammar? Now we should explain it to Song Sheng to make them resolve their doubts. I also ordered Song Sheng to say, "What do you think? This censor wants to take up his post but is not familiar with the truth. If you are not dedicated, you will not make any contributions. Since I ordered you to supervise the border, and if you have any advantages, you will be able to report it immediately. Besides, I know you are very profound and entrust important tasks. I hope to do my best to do my best and make achievements." Zhu Di couldn't help laughing when he said this: "What do you think? I and you also have something in common."

Hao Fenglou pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Di's face became solemn, and he said, "Then now, let's talk about serious things. After saying so much nonsense, I think you are tired of it. I am old and have a little more talk. But when you are young, I didn't like others to talk endlessly about gossip."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Why are you targeting Prince Ning today?"

Hao Fenglou also restrained his other thoughts and said wholeheartedly: "Weichen did this just to expose the Annan people's flaws."

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "No, you obviously did it on purpose. If you want the Annan people to reveal their flaws, there are other ways, but you are humiliating Prince Ning in front of so many people. I think this is your selfish intention."

Now, Hao Fenglou has to admit it and said with a thorn in his mouth: "There is no matter how many people die."

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Chapter completed!