First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 222
Zhu Biao walked into Lin'an Hall with a smile. He forgot what it was originally called, but after Zhu Jingjing was conferred the title of Princess Lin'an, it was changed to Lin'an Hall.

The layout inside was very good. Zhu Biao sat on the upper seat and Zhu Jingjing personally found him a cup of tea, and then sat obediently on the side. The maids in the room all lowered their heads and held their breaths. It is well known in the palace that the princess is favored by His Royal Highness the Prince.

Zhu Biao actually doesn't like to talk when there are many people, but there's no other way. My younger sister has to avoid suspicion when she grows up, so she said: "Li Qi walked with me this time and made a lot of progress. He helped me do a lot of things along the way. Being a person is still very good, as for that incident back then, I have long forgotten, so don't think too much about it."

Zhu Jingjing's eyes widened slightly, carefully watching the expression on Zhu Biao's face, for fear that her brother said it to comfort her.

Zhu Biao talked about Li Qi's strengths on his own, such as being talented, full of poems and books, personable, gentle and elegant, in short, all things that can be praised. Zhu Jingjing is more and more at ease, but Zhu Biao's heart is He was getting more and more angry, and he had to vent his anger when he went back.

With Zhu Biao's skill, Zhu Jingjing naturally couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart. He really thought that his imperial brother admired his future husband very much. The whole person was much more sunny. The little girl thought things were as simple as that, but that's okay, Zhu Biao also She doesn't need to think about anything, just live happily for the rest of her life.

Zhu Biao thought of the Princess Mansion that had already started to be built outside, looked at his sister and said, "Father has already ordered the Ministry of Industry to start building the Princess Mansion. If you have any ideas, just say so, and I will let the Ministry of Industry do what you want."

Princesses in the Ming Dynasty did not marry to serve their parents-in-law. The imperial court would specially build a princess mansion, not to mention father-in-law and mother-in-law, even the son-in-law only had the right to live in the mansion and had no ownership, and everything was subject to the princess.

In the future, if the son-in-law dies first, this mansion will be the place where the princess will retire and die. After the princess dies, the princess's descendants will return it to the court, and the descendants will move to another place without the right to enjoy this mansion.

If the princess dies first, the son-in-law must also return the mansion and the garden to the court after the fulfillment of filial piety, and I will retire to the original mansion, only the land property can continue to enjoy, and the name of the son-in-law will remain the same, but this also means that it will not continue. If you continue, you will have to hand over everything.

So this mansion is Zhu Jingjing's home all her life, and Zhu Biao also hopes that she can live comfortably, so she asks her to think about what buildings she likes to add.

Of course, Zhu Biao had to give orders to the Ministry of Works. The princess could not order the Ministry of Works. Zhu Jingjing's eyes lit up, and she said that she wanted a garden, and there should be a swing next to the garden.

Zhu Biao responded one by one, and when it was almost time, he said: "I'm going to Changsha Palace now, do you want to go with my brother? I heard that Li Shu has a good relationship with you."

Zhu Jingjing hesitated for a moment and said: "It's just that I met the queen mother a few times. I'd better go to the emperor's wife. The emperor's wife knows a lot, and she must know how to arrange the garden to look good."

Zhu Biao smiled, his younger sister is very sensible, Li Shu is Zhu Biao's future concubine of the prince, and also Li Qi's biological sister, so the relationship between Li Shu and Zhu Jingjing should be closer, but Chang Luo Hua is her serious wife-in-law.

Zhu Biao stood up and patted her head and said: "It's still the same sentence, don't think too much, with my brother backing you up, just live this life happily."

Zhu Jingjing's eye circles turned red in an instant. She was only in her early teens this year, but her biological mother died early, the nanny treated her badly, and the servants were not dedicated, so she learned to read people's faces early on.

It wasn't until she was favored by her elder brother that her whole life became brighter. From then on, no one dared to underestimate her, whether it was in Prince Wu's mansion or the inner courtyard of the palace.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "Your sister-in-law should still be in the East Palace, discuss everything with her, and if it doesn't work, I will ask my brother to help you."

Zhu Biao was in a good mood after walking out of the palace gate. In fact, at his level, the greatest happiness is to give. It is also a kind of enjoyment to see others living happily under his protection. Otherwise, he has nothing to pursue.
He got into the carriage and went to the Changsha Palace. After receiving the news, Li Shanchang greeted him personally in front of the door. Although he had seen him yesterday, he didn’t see it clearly. Only now did he realize that Li Shanchang was indeed a bit decadent and old. He suddenly lost his power. Excited.

Of course, Zhu Biao didn't like to come empty-handed. Liu Jin took out many precious tributes from the carriage, and it was still difficult for the courtiers to get these tributes from various places.

After a little politeness, the two entered the front hall and the monarch and his ministers sat separately. The members of the Li family all came up to bow to Zhu Biao and then went out. It stands to reason that the eldest son should accompany him to serve him, but Li Qi is still outside, so the concubine is naturally not qualified. Serving by the side, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the prince.

Zhu Biao just glanced at it just now, and there are quite a few women behind him, so he doesn't know who his concubine is. Of course, Zhu Biao doesn't care too much, he's just curious.

Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and said, "Ms. Li is in good health. Shall I go in and have a rest?"

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "The old minister is fine, it's just that he has lost his energy due to his age, and he has taken a lot of rest during this time, but it's still the same."

Zhu Biao nodded and glanced at Liu Jin, he immediately led the people out of the house, Li Shanchang continued: "The day before yesterday, the Holy Majesty also came to visit the old minister, and asked about the candidate for the next prime minister."

Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Li Xiang recommend Yang Xian or Hu Weiyong?"

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "The veteran recommended Liu Bowen."

Zhu Biao was a little surprised. He thought that Li Shanchang would retreat and push Yang Xian to power to pave the way for Hu Weiyong.

Li Shanchang took a sip from his teacup, and when he talked about these things, Li Shanchang became energetic, looked at the teacup in front of him and said: "In terms of resources, no matter who wants to be prime minister, Liu Bowen can't get around it."

Zhu Biao thought of an old fox, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang didn't let Liu Bowen go, Li Shanchang specifically pointed out Liu Bowen's status in the court, although his official titles were far from the top.

But among the civil servants, Li Shanchang retired, Wang Guangyang was still in exile, and Liu Bowen was the oldest. With his character, he would inevitably gather a wave of power.

That's right, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is not honorable. After Li Shanchang retired, he couldn't integrate into Hu Weiyong's family, and he had to face Yang Xian's suppression. The only one who can help him in the court is Liu Bowen, the imperial censor. .

Zhu Yuanzhang is now watching the fire from the other side, and the court struggle is already very fierce. Yang Xian's Zhedong Party and Hu Weiyong's Huaixi Xungui occupy [-]% of the court officials, and the rest can stand in it without being disturbed. Only Xu Da , Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other top military leaders.

Both of these people want to fight but dare not. Everyone knows that the emperor allows the court struggle, but once they touch the military power, they will face cleansing.

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(End of this chapter)