First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 165 Mencius
The banquet lasted until the hour of Hai, and Zhu Xi was already drunk, Zhu Yu and Zhu Di supported him down the stairs, and the carriage had already parked at the door.

Zhu Biao talked with Xu Yungong and Chang Mao for a while. In fact, only Zhu Xi was drunk tonight, and the rest of them were well controlled, for fear of losing face in front of His Royal Highness.

Seeing Zhu Biao's sleepy expression, Xu Yungong said softly, "It's getting late, Your Highness should go back to the palace early to rest."

Chang Mao also nodded and said, "I'll arrange someone to escort His Highness."

Zhu Biao didn't refuse either, so he turned around and walked downstairs. Xu Yungong and Chang Mao were squeezed away by Fu Zhong just as they wanted to keep up. Looking at the burly back in front of them, both of them were a little helpless, but they didn't care about anything.

After leaving Chongzelou, the street was pitch black, and the voice of a watchman could be faintly heard coming from a distance. Zhu Yan and Zhu Di were waiting for him in front of the carriage.

Xu Yungong glanced at the dark street, inexplicably feeling that there were many people staring at them, presumably they were secretly protecting the four Highnesses.

Liu Jin moved the stool, Zhu Biao turned around and looked at the honorable youths and said, "Recently take care of yourself and prepare for the business in Shanxi, so don't be in a hurry."

Xu Yungong and others bowed to promise, Zhu Biao smiled and turned around to get on the carriage. When he got inside, he saw Zhu Xi who was snoring. Wanting to keep up, he was stopped by a group of people walking out of the darkness.

The leader bowed to them, it was Mao Xiang, the commander-in-chief of the Pro-Army Duwei's Mansion, Chang Mao and others hurriedly returned the salute, and when they looked up again, no one was there.

Xu Yungong rubbed his face and said: "Okay, there is a pro-military captain's mansion to take over the safety of His Royal Highness, so we don't have to worry about it, let's all go back."

The rest of the people went back to their homes after greeting each other. Although they love to play, they seldom go home so late. You must know that there is a night ban in the capital. The rules are very clear. , travel is prohibited; the ban on traffic will not be lifted until the morning bell rings at three o'clock in the morning.

Those who walk on the streets at the second, third, and fourth watch will be beaten fifty times; those who commit night crimes after the first night ban and shortly before the fifth watch is lifted, will be beaten forty times. Only sickness, childbirth, and death are allowed. .

Of course, these people are top-notch nobles, and the officials patrolling and arresting them at night dare not beat them, unless they are unlucky and meet a ruthless uncle, but that's just a matter of being kicked a few times and taught a few words.

What's more, this time they didn't go to spend a lot of time, exchanging feelings with His Highness the Crown Prince is a serious matter, it is estimated that the whole family is waiting for them to go back in the mansion.

Zhu Biao opened the curtains, and at some point there was a carriage guarding him. On the dark side of the road, many people could be seen kneeling beside the fence that had just been removed. It was specially moved for him.

Zhu Yan looked at his elder brother and said, "Brother also drank a lot tonight, how do you feel now?"

Zhu Biao lowered the curtain and said, "I'm fine, the second child is fine."

Zhu Di patted Zhu Xi and said, "It's just that I drank too much, just go back and have a good sleep."

After speaking, the carriage fell silent. The three brothers returned to the palace listening to the snoring of the second child. It was not that simple to return to the palace late at night. The carriage was stopped, and the palace gate was opened only after a routine inspection. This carriage can go in.

A group of people jumped on the other two carriages, followed Zhu Biao's carriage, and finally returned to the East Palace. Yun Jin led the ladies and eunuchs to greet him. After Zhu Biao got off the carriage, he waved to Mao Xiang in the distance, and he bowed. Withdrew.

Zhu Biao looked at the younger brothers behind him and said, "It's too late, you should stay here."

Zhu Chen and Zhu Di were also tired, and if they go back, they should send Zhu Chen off first instead of sleeping here, Liu Jin hurriedly instructed the eunuch to carry the second prince off his back carefully, and sent him to a room.

The East Palace is very big, how could there be no place to sleep, especially in the summer without heating, Liu Jin went to settle down the princes, and Zhu Biao also returned to his palace.

Probably because of drinking, Zhu Biao was very sleepy now, and he didn't bother to take a bath, so he fell asleep on the bed.

After waking up early the next morning, I regained my energy. After washing up, I went to the yard for a few laps. At this time, the three brothers of the Zhu family also got up. They were all young people, and they were in good health. No sign of a headache.

So the brothers had a long-lost breakfast together, and then the three brothers left, and Zhu Biao went back to the study to continue studying the issue of the Daming Navy.

At noon, Zhu Biao went to have a meal with his father, and then went back to the East Palace to continue to study the matter, and it would be the same in the next few days. Zhu Biao's plan was too messy, so he should tidy it up now.

Until Song Lian came to see him in the East Palace, Zhu Biao naturally went out to greet him in person. It had been a long time since I saw him, and he felt that his teacher was much older.

Zhu Biao helped him to sit down, and Nuan Yu quickly brought him a cup of tea, and then Song Lian said to Zhu Biao in a tone of self-blame: "Hey, I am confused when I am old, and now I will become a sinner through the ages."

Zhu Biao quickly comforted the old man and said: "Master Song has always done things in a regular manner, and he will be a sinner through the ages. Even if something happens, this disciple will find a way for you."

Song Lian sighed and said: "Today, the old minister was judging the papers. He was suddenly summoned by the emperor and rushed to the imperial study. Before he could catch his breath, the emperor asked the minister what Mencius said. What do you mean light?"

"The old minister is familiar with Confucius and Mencius. Naturally, he explained it for the sage, but the sage then asked, Mencius said, the king treats the ministers like dirt, and the ministers regard the emperor as a bandit. Why?"

Zhu Biao felt a headache when he heard this. Mencius’ philosophy is people-oriented, that is, to support that as long as the king does not do well, the people of the world can rebel, and rebellion is justified!

From the point of view of the world in the future, this kind of ideological awareness can be said to be very advanced, but for the unified feudal dynasty, it is very unfriendly, especially for Lao Zhu who likes to be cruel to corrupt officials. For the emperor.

Prosperity, the people are suffering; death, the people are suffering, now the Ming Dynasty is in the period of prosperity, and the people will not live well during this period, because the Ming Dynasty is waiting for prosperity, for the sake of overall development, they must not be taken care of individually .

Just like the large-scale immigration that will be implemented soon, this will benefit the world a lot, but it will be very bad for the people who are forced to emigrate.

There is also the construction of water conservancy and conquest of foreign nations. These are things that must be done for the country, but for the people who are trapped in it, they are tyranny.

If everyone believed in Mencius, wouldn’t it be against the imperial court every day, and Mencius’ words would be easily borrowed by those corrupt officials? What Zhu Yuanzhang needs now is to vigorously promote centralization, that is, the legalist advocated only seeing and arbitrarily listening .

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