First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 266
Zhu Biao stood up and said, "All the benevolence of the emperor was given to the common people, and the ministers know it."

Zhu Yuanzhang went back to his chair and sighed: "The people are pitiful but also hateful. They can do good and bad things, but we should treat them better. After all, we were born in poverty."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son and said, "You have done a good job in the south of the Yangtze River. The poor tenants can get arable land to support their families, and the court can save a lot of effort."

Zhu Biao said softly: "I am based on farming in the Ming Dynasty, and the officials and gentry of the aristocratic families have always liked to annex land. If this problem can be solved, the country will be able to extend."

Zhu Yuanzhang's resolute eyes flickered a few times, but he did not continue to discuss this issue, but said: "After tomorrow's court meeting, we will start governing, Biaoer, what are you going to do first?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of the soup that had just been delivered, and then said: "Do you want to continue to deal with Fengyang's affairs, or do you want to take over the six yamen of Zhongshu Province, or you are going to worry about the conquest of Bashu?"

Zhu Biao shook his head and smiled and said: "Fengyang's matter is enough for the second child. The Ministry of Zhongshu is the bait given to Hu Weiyong by the father. The defeat of Bashu is a matter of time. The first thing I have to do is to organize the affairs of the court. The government office."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows, he was a little surprised, but he was very pleasantly surprised by it. As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office, and the same is true for the prince when he is in court.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more he felt that it was very good. The current official system of the Ming Dynasty basically inherited the Yuan Dynasty, but in order to distinguish it, he added a lot of official positions that were only available in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Thinking about changing it slowly after a few years, nothing will happen if he is on the left and right.

But it's not bad to think about it now. Whether it is the abolition of the government office or the addition of the yamen, it will involve the appointment and dismissal of the subordinate officials. Their future depends on Zhu Biao's intentions.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "We agree, but this matter is no small matter, and you can't be arrogant, Biaoer."

Zhu Biao bowed to promise that the emperor had the right to integrate the official offices, and it would definitely involve all aspects of interests. This move basically made it impossible for many people in the court to hide.

With this right, even if Zhu Biao has just entered the court, he can install many officials belonging to the East Palace and occupy some important official positions. This is what Zhu Biao had planned long ago.

The father and son talked for nearly two hours. Some things must be communicated well, otherwise it would be bad if they accidentally moved Zhu Yuanzhang's dark chess. Fortunately, Zhu Biao has no plans to move the Zhongshu Province and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

The core strength of Daming is also concentrated in these two parts, and its personnel are basically nobles from Huaixi, which can be regarded as their private land. If they are forced to move, they will definitely hurt their muscles and bones. This is something their father and son do not want to see.

The Zhongshu Province is nothing more than a group of civil servants, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion controls the Chinese and foreign military forces, with too much power and too much concentration. Army, but now I don’t feel relieved to hand it over to others.

In the evening, Zhu Biao went back to the East Palace, and went directly into the Wenhua Palace, and Chang Luohua's eyes turned red outside the door. She had heard in the palace that the prince fell in love with a man from a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. Miss, she will be included in the East Palace soon.

And Zhu Biao in the room naturally didn't know how wronged he was by the princess, and started to splash ink after entering the room. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, and the key is to write down peace of mind.

I didn’t come out until late at night, and when I returned to Chengqian Palace, I didn’t see my own princess waiting. After asking, I found out that I had already fallen asleep, and Zhu Biao felt a little wronged. They said that a little farewell is better than a newlywed, why is this woman a little bit I don't even want Bengong.

After taking a bath, Zhu Biao got into the bed and poked Chang Luohua's tender, tofu-like cheeks. Seeing that she was still asleep, she didn't respond to anything. Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hands and rubbed her It's crowded again, but it's a pity that people don't even open their eyes.

After a while, Chang Luohua felt that his face was almost covered with his hands, and when he opened his eyes helplessly, he found that his husband had already fallen asleep, and he was exhausted from the journey. Then there are so many things to worry about.

Chang Luohua lovingly stretched out his hand and poked Zhu Biao's cheek. The love didn't know where it started, and it went deeper and deeper. He didn't know when he was the only one left in his eyes. The love between young couples always came so suddenly.

Zhu Biao was woken up early the next morning, and he was about to go to court in the morning, and there was no chance to sleep in. Zhu Biao had already washed up before dawn, and was eating breakfast in a daze, thinking in his heart In the future, we must change the system of the early dynasty.

Now it’s less than five o’clock in the morning, and Zhu Biao has to go out. This is because he lives in the palace, otherwise he would have to get up earlier. No wonder the emperors in the late Ming Dynasty didn’t love to go to court. No one except Lao Zhu I can't stand it.

Zhu Biao really didn't get enough sleep, and he was quite tired from the rush a few days ago, so he had to order Nuanyu to bring some cold water to pat his face, cheer up and go to court.

Zhu Biao walked to the Jinhua Gate and stood there before the palace gate opened. The ministers came over one after another. After seeing Zhu Biao, they all rushed to salute and say hello, especially some officials who did not go to greet the prince yesterday.

Yesterday's majesty's decree really shocked them. Although they knew that His Highness the Crown Prince would come to the court sooner or later, they never expected it to be so early. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was in the prime of life, and Zhu Biao was not as weak as the crown, so it was too early.

Zhu Biao had a few polite words with Wang Guangyang, Xu Da, Hu Weiyong, Liu Bowen, Deng Yu, etc. Among them, the Prime Minister Zuo was really disappointing, and his words were too cautious, let alone compared with Li Shanchang's demeanor, It's even worse than Yang Xian.

The king was the assistant king, the Li Shu was the next, the officials avoided the way, and all the officials were prime ministers. Zhu Biao really didn't see anything outstanding from Wang Guangyang, and he was even more dissatisfied after combining the rumors about him.

Of course Zhu Biao would not show it on the surface, the prime minister is also the face of the court, Zhu Biao would never slap his own face, he was really more polite to him, at this time Qian Tang, who was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, grabbed his clothes in spite of himself. The sleeveless Song Lian walked up to Zhu Biao abruptly.

Zhu Biao felt a little headache looking at the old man's upright face. This man was so stubborn that even Old Zhu couldn't do anything about him, let alone Zhu Biao.

Qian Tang shook off Song Lian's hand and respectfully saluted the prince, Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to support him and said, "What can Shangshu Qian teach you?"

Qian Tang frowned and said: "It's too early for Your Highness to come to court. As the saying goes, there are no two suns in the sky, no two kings in the people, no two kings in the country, and no two honors in the family. If there are many schools in the government, how should the ministers obey it? "

Before Zhu Biao could speak, Qian Tang went on to say: "The old minister will persuade you when he goes to court, but the minister is by no means dissatisfied with His Highness. The country is fortunate to have this prince, and the old minister is more considerate of you. Please forgive me Veteran."

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(End of this chapter)