First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 120 Undercurrent

Empress Ma looked at her boyish son and said, "Before I knew it, my son was going to get married, and my mother was also getting old. Time flies by like water and never returns."

Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Why did the queen mother suddenly become emotional? Could it be that someone said something to you?"

Empress Ma is actually not very old, she is only 37 this year, but she is naturally older compared to those girls who have just entered the palace.

It's not impossible, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma would not talk for a long time when they lost their temper, unless the mood suddenly improved, and they would reconcile by bowing their heads in private and coaxing them.

The old people in the palace knew it, but those newcomers might think that the emperor was tired of the empress, and they dared not say anything publicly, but they could do it if they pointed at Sang and scolded Huai.

If this is the case, Zhu Biao doesn't mind telling him that although he can't directly intervene in the affairs of the harem, it doesn't take him to end the game himself if he teaches a few concubines a lesson.

As long as there is an order, the maids and eunuchs in the harem, and even the concubines with children don't mind selling to His Royal Highness, after all, their sons and daughters have to count on their elder brothers.

Empress Ma looked at the coldness in her son's eyes and said, "Don't think too much, your mother has never been bullied from Mrs. Marshal to Concubine Wu to today's queen. Those new concubines They're following the rules."

Zhu Biao laughed, his mother said that those concubines would be enough, and added a younger one on purpose, clearly still minding his age.

Zhu Biao opened his mouth and said: "Father is not a womanizer. Those who were brought into the palace were just to appease the officials. There are also a few sent by the small countries outside the country. Father can't drive them away. Young and beautiful, Royal Father probably can't even remember who they are, and there is no qualification to compare with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang never liked to sleep with concubines. Most of the time, he would let them go to the side hall after finishing their work, and rest alone. When he was in a good mood, he allowed those concubines who had children and were more favored to sleep with him. They are decent.

It was different with Empress Ma, they always slept together, and even if there was a quarrel in the middle of the night, Comrade Zhu would yell something unreasonable angrily, and would run to sleep in the imperial study with the quilt in his arms.

Empress Ma nodded without reply and said, "Yesterday I saw a few strands of white hair growing on your father's temples. He is too tired, but he can't trust others, so he carries everything by himself. Biuer, your father loves you the most." , you need to help him share more."

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "My son knows, mother, don't always quarrel with your father. A few days ago, your father rarely saw a smile on his face. His father has a sense of proportion in matters in court, and he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Empress Ma shook her head: "Those people have some mistakes, but they are definitely not to the point of death penalty. Your father's killing intent is stronger now than when he was fighting in the war. He treats civil and military officials like enemies. How can this be done. "

Zhu Biao nodded, and Empress Ma went on to say: "The one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Now that he has won the world, doesn't he need people's hearts? Wanton killing is definitely not what a wise king can do. Since the law has been laid down, then It should be strictly enforced, how can we arbitrarily increase the punishment because of a moment of anger, how can we enforce the law in the world like this."

Zhu Biao complimented with a smile: "The queen mother is Shengming, if she is born as a boy, the queen mother has the heart and bearing of a prime minister."

Empress Ma sighed: "As long as your father hears me say this, he will shout angrily that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and then leave angrily."

Zhu Biao comforted Queen Ma for a while, and after Zhu Lu came back from playing tired, Zhu Biao talked to his sister again, promising to bring her a kitten next time.

Empress Ma didn't say anything. There are many concubines in the palace who have puppies and cats. After all, what's the meaning of the inner courtyard of the palace? Fortunately, Empress Ma has to manage the entire harem, and Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like cats, cats and dogs either. Yes, that's why she didn't raise it.

When Zhu Lu was playing in the palace, she would sometimes meet those little things that ran out. Seeing that she liked them, those concubines naturally politely said that they would give them to His Royal Highness, but Empress Ma was unwilling to take advantage of others, and Zhu Lu was still young. There is a child, so I told her to ask her brother to ask for it.

Children are very forgetful, the first few times when Zhu Biao came, she just forgot when she was patronizing Le, but this time she remembered it, Zhu Biao naturally agreed to dote on his sister.

Nanjing City is now recovering very well, and it is very prosperous. There are also markets selling cats and dogs. When the time comes, ask someone to pick a few good ones and send them in.

The market selling small animals started as early as the Song Dynasty. Zhu Biao had read an essay by a Jinshi in the Song Dynasty, which recorded that in front of the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture, people were open for trading five times a month, and the three gates were full of birds. Cats and dogs, rare birds and animals, everything.

There are also cat food and dog food for sale in the market: "If a house raises horses, someone will provide fodder every day; if it raises dogs, it will provide chaff; if it raises cats, it will provide fish and loach; if it raises fish, it will provide shrimps. "

It even records various small commodities and pet services in Hangzhou City, including "cat litter, cat fish, selling cats, changing cats and dogs". It may be grooming for pet cats and pet dogs.

Zhu Biao was fascinated by it at that time. The record of the Song Dynasty might not be good, but the economy did develop very well, and the people near the capital were relatively rich. I don’t know when the Ming Dynasty will realize its economic recovery.

After Zhu Biao bid farewell to his mother, he got up and walked towards the front palace. Now it is almost time to go to court, and all civil and military officials have to go back to the government office to work.

All the way around the Fengtian Temple, I saw a group of civil and military officials coming out of the Fengtian Temple. The lower the rank, the faster they come out. First, they are close to the door, and if they don’t walk quickly, it is easy to block the door. Second, the big bosses always leave. Discuss a few words at the end, if they accidentally hear something that shouldn't be heard, their small bodies can't bear it.

Zhu Biao stood in place and watched the crowd pouring out, and he could clearly see the general partisanship. For example, the censors were upright, and they followed Liu Bowen and walked directly to his official office without talking to anyone. .

The military generals and nobles are yelling and drinking, and they are going to drink. Anyway, there is no war, and it is fine for them to sit in the yamen all day.The officials of Zhongshu Province are obviously divided into several waves, which vaguely exclude each other.

As for the real bosses in the court, they came out happily together. Yang Xian and Li Shanchang wanted to talk about Zhenghuan, but Hu Weiyong and Xu Da didn't know what to talk about. The six ministers came out with their hands behind their backs, vaguely Headed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Chang Yuchun walked side by side with Li Wenzhong, both of them were Zhu Biao's foundation in the army, Song Guogong Feng Sheng chased after him, and the three of them also talked and laughed at Yan Yan.

Zhu Biao is wearing a gold and red tuanlong robe today, and he is surrounded by a group of people. It is obvious that most officials saluted from a distance and left after seeing it. After all, they don’t think the prince has anything to say to them. of.

Zhu Biao looked at Li Shanchang and Yang Xian with his hands behind his back. They reached out to each other for a moment of humility. In the end, it was still Li Shanchang who led the way to Zhu Biao.

Hu Weiyong in the distance took a deep look at Yang Xian's back with coldness in his eyes, while Xu Da looked at Hu Weiyong's face and thought to himself: "Hu Weiyong is the same kind of person as Yang Xian. It's rampant, and it's far worse than Li Shanchang."

After returning to his senses, Hu Weiyong reached out to Xu Da to invite him. Both of them are nobles in Huaixi. Hu Weiyong now has the support of Li Shanchang. As long as he can get the support of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he can be in Li Shanchang. After abdicating, he became the leader of Huaixi noble civil officials.

It is said to be a civil leader, but in fact it is the same as the leader of Huaixi. After all, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun go out to lead the army all the year round, even in the capital, he doesn't bother to take care of things.

The six ministers also looked at Yang Xian's back with disdain. Yang Xian was eager for quick success and quick profit, and only wanted to satisfy the emperor, so he often ordered them through the Ministry of Zhongshu.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials glanced at Lu Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of Households beside him: "Have you investigated the problem of taxation in Yangzhou?"

Lu Chang shook his head slightly: "There must be a problem in Yangzhou, but there is still no evidence."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice sneered: "Yang Xian pretends to be smart, there is shit on his butt and he doesn't want to wipe it clean, so he rushes to climb up. Hmph, let's see how badly he will fall."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not say a word, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials glanced at him and said: "Be more cautious, do you really think that Yang Xian can deceive the Holy Majesty, and can hide Mao Xiang's pro-army Duwei's Mansion?"

The rest of the people immediately stopped talking, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials stopped talking. He saluted Zhu Biao from a distance, then turned and left.

And the censors, who had gone away a long time ago, also began to whisper when they were far away from the officials. Liu Bowen walked forward with a calm expression, and a person behind said: "Zhongcheng, Yang Xian was once your student after all. Now there is an undercurrent in the court, and all the spearheads are pointing at Yang Xian. Should we help him, or should we, the censor, impeach him? In this way, even if something happens to Yang Xian in the future, our responsibility will be over. It's all over."

Uncle Liu was silent for a while and said: "You can impeach him, but you don't need to accuse him of a major crime. Just impeach him for arrogance and nepotism in Zhongshu Province. You can't go up for the rumors you heard."

As soon as this remark came out, the censors also had a measure. Liu Bowen sighed. He really pitied Yang Xian's talent. He really couldn't understand why he was so eager for quick success when he was still young. Right is not without opportunity.

It's good now, it has become a knife in the hands of the Holy Master. After stabbing the Huaixi Party, it is inevitable that he will be pushed out and beheaded to appease the Huaixi Party's anger.

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