HLnovel Chapter 1457
Chapter 1457
"A thousand elite soldiers...a thousand elite soldiers..."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured thoughtfully about the unreasonable number in the intelligence report, as if he had gotten stuck on this point.
Based on his understanding of his beloved grandson.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that with Zhu Yunwen's meticulous planning, he shouldn't have made such an obvious mistake, but that's exactly what the intelligence report said.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't figure it out: "Is our grandson playing around? Could it be that Jiang Huan made a mistake? Or did this little wolf cub suddenly remember his uncle-nephew relationship and do this on purpose to spare his unfortunate fourth uncle's life?"
He had many seemingly plausible guesses, but then felt that something was off.
He paused, then looked at Lu Wei beside him and asked, "Lu Wei, what do you think? Can you see the hidden intentions behind our Grandson's arrangements?"
To be fair, Lu Wei could indeed offer him some different perspectives and opinions on ordinary days, so Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to chat with him.
Lu Wei scratched his head and said, "This... Your Majesty is too foolish to fathom His Majesty's intentions."
He really couldn't seize this opportunity to perform—he had absolutely no clue what to do: there were many garrison troops stationed in Beiping, as well as many personal guards of the princes, numbering at least tens of thousands. If trouble broke out, a thousand men would be a drop in the ocean, no different from having none at all.
Of course, Lu Wei immediately found another point of interest: "But isn't this good news for Your Majesty?"
As the saying goes, both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh.
"You certainly hope that everything goes smoothly for His Majesty Kaiqian in the capital, and that everything he wants to do goes well, but you also hope that your son can live, don't you?"
"The Prince of Yan's personal guards have all been properly arranged. His Majesty's arrangements indicate that the Prince of Yan has a high chance of escaping safely!"
"As far as His Majesty Kaiqian is concerned, it's just that a prince who was acting strangely has fled. With His Majesty Kaiqian's ability and methods, it's fine that Prince Yan has fled. He won't be able to cause any more trouble in the future, so there is no loss."
"For His Highness Prince Yan, this means escaping a life-or-death crisis."
"In retrospect, isn't this exactly the result Your Majesty hoped for?"
Lu Wei, being a professional lackey for so long, quickly made Zhu Yuanzhang happy with just a few words: "Hahahaha! That's right! Your words have enlightened us! Why should we worry about whether there are a thousand or not? As long as the result is what we want to see, isn't that enough? Hahahahaha!"
"Qiu Fu and Zhang Yu's group are loyal to Lao Si and will definitely do their best to cover Lao Si's departure from Beiping. That rebellious son will also be able to live."
Suddenly emerging from the dead end of this so-called "one thousand men" obsession, Zhu Yuanzhang felt enlightened and in a good mood. He couldn't help but praise him, saying, "Sometimes you really do see things more clearly than we do."
Lu Wei certainly dared not respond to this—to say that he was better at understanding things than the emperor? Wasn't that courting death? These were words spoken by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he couldn't utter them.
Lu Wei quickly bowed and clasped his hands: "Your Majesty is too kind to say that! Your Majesty is as bright as the sun and moon, and has the wisdom to manage the affairs of the world. It's just that you are blinded by your own involvement, and you love your children and grandchildren so much that you want everything to be good and everything to go as you wish... You think too much, unlike me, who is an outsider and only thinks about what Your Majesty wants to see. That's why I can see things more clearly."
"In the end, it is because of Your Majesty's love for your children and grandchildren."
These words struck a chord with Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was naturally pleased to hear them.
His smile deepened: "You're a clever kid! But you're right! Even if the fourth prince runs away, he won't pose any threat to our throne. He's saved his life, and he won't have to lose it all to his own nephew. It's a good thing we sent him into this world!"
After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, as if he had expelled all his previous worries, anxieties, confusion, and bewilderment.
I felt even more comfortable and at ease.
Ok……
Everything is what he wanted to see, that's wonderful!
Seeing him relax, Lu Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief—every casual question that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be asking was anything but ordinary chatter to him. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang. Every time he encountered such a situation, he had to burn out his CPU to come up with a suitable answer.
Lu Wei glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was hunched over, examining his precious sweet potato vines closely, and thought to himself, "Phew... everything is fine with His Majesty Kaiqian, and Prince Yan is doing well too. From now on, this ancestor's days will probably be more comfortable. If he's comfortable, I can finally relax a bit..."
But at this time.
A tall, straight-looking boy, dressed in simple servant's clothes, strode in with a bright, flamboyant smile: "Hey! Dad, you seem to be in a good mood? Something good has happened?"
"Tsk! In just a few days, these sweet potato vines have grown quite a bit more. They really have a strong vitality. How can such a small patch of land really produce so much food?"
"..."
The visitor was none other than the master of the Ning Prince's Mansion, Prince Zhu Quan.
As a prince, his every move naturally attracted much attention. Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, was just a gardener in this remote corner of the southeast. When Zhu Quan came to see him, he naturally had to do so quietly and discreetly.
This was actually the second time he had seen these sweet potato vines.
By now, the auspicious sweet potato was known throughout the land, and Zhu Quan was certainly aware of its power.
However, seeing is believing.
Now that the sweet potato vine was in front of him, he was genuinely curious about whether what was growing underneath was as magical as he thought.
Zhu Yuanzhang straightened up and chuckled, "How could something that all the civil and military officials witnessed be false? Besides, we saw it with our own eyes from the first harvest to the second! The first harvest was just a few small sweet potatoes and a few vines!"