The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 349 Coal
"Have you heard?"

"What is so mysterious."

"Zhang Qianhu, he has been dismissed and expelled from our Jinyiwei yamen."

"What! This...Impossible, I know it, he is His Royal Highness's confidant."

"Hey, don't tell me, I've heard about it too, it was really crossed out from the yellow book, if you want to say that Song Zhenfu envoy is really brave, even the people of His Royal Highness Taisun dare to move, and you can't do it. I don't know if I drank fake wine."

"Don't talk nonsense, just think about it with your head and you will know that His Royal Highness must have been informed of this matter, and his dismissal and investigation must be what His Royal Highness meant."

"Not at all. It is said that Zhang Qianhu has followed His Highness for many years. I also know something about the Lu family. It's not a big deal. He was dismissed and investigated like this, is it?"

"Shut up, His Royal Highness is something you can talk about, so be careful not to lose your life. But His Royal Highness is really just and wise. If you don't say anything clearly, Zhang Qianhu's behavior in this way is a violation of the rules."

"That's right, we can't compare with this thousand households, but His Royal Highness is like this. In our yamen, who will dare to break this rule in the future."

Jin Yiwei was originally a full-time intelligence office, and the news of Zhang San's situation spread quickly.

The guards in Jinyi, who were slightly resentful about this, suddenly understood.

The Lord is like this, how dare you not follow.

Even the cronies who have been with him for many years can't break the rules, which shows how important these rules are.

From now on, everyone must keep this rule in their hearts.

In the lobby of the yamen, the next hundred households clasped their fists and said, "Boss, Zhang Qianhu is gone now, so what should the subordinates of the Lu family do?"

Song Zhong nodded and said: "Naturally, we can do whatever we want. If Lu Hongzhi cooperates in identifying the high-ranking members of the Beggar Clan, it will be regarded as a crime and a meritorious deed."

"As for Lu Shuang."

After pondering for a while, Song Zhong said, "Don't touch this girl Lu Shuang for the time being, and wait for Lu Hongzhi to interrogate her."

Bai Huchi questioned, "If Lu Hongzhi denies this, can he be punished?"

Song Zhong said with a smile: "Don't worry, these Jiangnan people who started their business by relying on business methods have no integrity and morality. I'm afraid that you will explain everything clearly the moment you catch him."

Baihu immediately said: "This subordinate understands."

King Yan's Mansion in the capital,
As Xu Yihua brought the other two children over, the originally deserted Yan Palace suddenly felt much more lively.

Especially Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are the most naughty, and they often play in different ways.

While bored, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui fixed their eyes on Zhu Gaochi.

"Brother is always there, he's out of breath even after walking a few steps, why don't we tease him." Zhu Gaoxu looked in the direction of the study and suggested.

Zhu Gaosui was originally Zhu Di's youngest son, and he was the most spoiled. He had no fear of his elder brother, so he happily agreed.

Afterwards, the two rushed into the study, one took the brush from Zhu Gaochi's hand, the other took the rice paper, and ran towards the courtyard.

"Brother, come and chase us."

The two laughed and shouted.

Zhu Gaochi stood at the door of the study with a helpless expression on his face. He didn't intend to chase after him at all. Instead, he said loudly with concern: "Second brother, third brother, be careful, don't fall."

When the two of them heard the words, they suddenly felt meaningless.

At this time, it was Xu Yihua who heard the sound and came to understand the situation with just a glance.

He frowned and reprimanded: "Xu'er, Sui'er, return the things to your elder brothers, and when you arrive in the capital, you are still like this, it's just nonsense."

"I don't know the slightest bit of etiquette. If you dare to do this, I will send you to the palace school and let your grandpa discipline you well."

Hearing the three words Grandpa Huang, the two of them immediately turned pale.

Zhu Gaosui trembled even more, the brush in his hand fell to the ground, and it was broken in two.

Seeing that the writing brush was broken, Zhu Gaochi felt distressed in his eyes.

The barrel of this writing brush is made of bamboo, it is not very delicate, it is not even qualified to be used in this Palace of King Yan, even if it is a writing brush used by servants, it is much better than this.

However, this writing brush was made by Zhu Gaochi and his mother together, and it is regarded as a treasure on weekdays.

Xu Yihua had sharp eyes and recognized it immediately, frowned and shouted: "Why don't you hurry up and apologize to your elder brother."

When Zhu Gaosui heard the words, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Brother, I'm sorry."

Seeing this, Xu Yihua looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "How about you, why don't you apologize like your elder brother."

Although Zhu Gaoxu was very afraid of the emperor's grandfather, he still said stubbornly: "I'm just playing with the elder brother. Besides, mother, this rice paper is so fresh and undamaged, so I don't need to apologize."

Xu Yihua said: "Since ancient times, elder and younger have been respected and inferior, elder brother is like father, you play tricks on elder brother, it is against the norms, it is unfilial, knowing that you have done something wrong and not repenting, it is immoral."

"If you are so immoral and filial, how can you be a son of man?"

How did Zhu Gaoxu think that his usually kind mother would reprimand him in this way on the matter of the eldest brother.

In this way, for a child in his teens, it is considered serious.

But Zhu Gaoxu was different, facing this reprimand, instead of being ashamed and remorseful, he raised his neck and said: "Mother, you are biased, you are partial to elder brother, I am just playing around with elder brother, just playing around."

Xu Yihua said: "Knowing that your elder brother's actions will not change, what is your intention? Sui'er, tell me, did you bring up the matter of playing tricks on your elder brother?"

Zhu Gaosui quickly waved his hands and said, "It's not me, it's not me, it's the second brother who said it."

Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that his teeth itched, this third brother sold himself out in a blink of an eye.

"Mother, please stop blaming the second and third brothers, we are just joking around. The second and third brothers definitely don't mean that."

Seeing his mother reprimanding him, Zhu Gaochi quickly took a few steps to explain.

Seeing this, Xu Yihua frowned and said, "To indulge your second and third younger brothers like this is not the way to be a brother."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi stopped answering, but bowed deeply, begging his mother for forgiveness.

Xu Yihua sighed softly, glanced at Zhu Gaosui who was a little scared, and Zhu Gaoxu who looked pale, shook his head slightly, turned and left.

After the mother's figure disappeared, Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "Brother is pretending to be good."

After speaking, he turned and left without looking back.

Zhu Gaosui was a little at a loss, he looked at the back of his second brother leaving, maybe because he was afraid that his mother would send him to the palace school, by some coincidence, he bowed to Zhu Gaochi and then left.

Is Zhu Gaochi deep in the city?

It's really not.

But a fat man with a broad heart and a fat body, facing the bow of the third brother, he also bowed in return.

After the two left, they picked up the broken bamboo brush and rice paper on the ground with distress and difficulty.

In his eyes, he only cherishes the bamboo pen, after all, he and his mother made it by himself, but he has no resentment towards his two younger brothers.

It's hard to imagine that in this world, and being the eldest son of King Yan, he really has such a heart.

Perhaps this is why Zhu Ying truly became friends when she first came into contact with Zhu Gaochi.

In his fat body, there really is a kind heart.

The reason why Xu Yihua didn't stay too long was because Zhu Di was back.

In the lobby of the main hall of the palace, Xu Yihua sat beside Zhu Di.

"Yihua, why does your face look wrong, but there is something bothering you."

Zhu Di asked with concern.

Regarding his wife, Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang are the same, they respect and love each other very much.

Since ancient times, the royal family has paid attention to many sons and grandchildren, but in Zhu Di's place, there is only Xu Yihua as his wife, and he doesn't even have a concubine. Zhu Di himself has never thought about taking another concubine.

The two had known each other in the palace since they were young, so they were childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts.

Xu Yihua said softly: "Your Highness, Chi'er is His Highness's eldest son, even His Majesty, he also attaches great importance to Chi'er."

"It's true that she's a little fatter, but it's not Chi'er's fault,"

"In the 11th year of Hongwu, when I was in Fengyang, it was my fault, it was my fault."

Originally, Zhu Di's complexion was not very good when he heard his wife talk about the eldest son, but when he heard that Hongwu was 11 years old, Zhu Di's complexion became warmer.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, when Zhu Di was 17 years old, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Di and other brothers back to his hometown in Fengyang, which is Zhongdu.

Although Fengyang is known as the central capital, it is located in a barren place. Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention was to let these sons experience the suffering of the common people.

At the same time, because Zhu Yuanzhang's parents were also buried there, they worshiped by the way.

This life is three years.

Originally, Xu Yihua didn't go with him. It was Zhu Yuanzhang's consent only after begging at that time.

In the second year, the two became pregnant with Zhu Gaochi.

However, because the conditions were too harsh, Zhu Gaochi's dystocia was caused by lack of comprehensiveness in delivering babies.

In the end, the mother and child were naturally safe, but it also left hidden dangers for Zhu Gaochi.

The specific symptoms are still unknown, but Zhu Gaochi was often weak and sick when he was a child, and he was extremely prone to obesity after that.

Zhu Di often talked about this experience with others. He felt that he was able to win a big victory and not be afraid of the cold outside the Great Wall because of this experience.

It's just that Xu Yihua almost died because of this.

Seeing that Zhu Di's expression was touched, Xu Yihua went on to say: "When His Royal Highness was in Beiping, the concubine also knew about it. He and Chi'er have a very good relationship."

"From now on in the Ming Dynasty, it will be His Highness the Grandson who ascends the throne. With this relationship, our Yan Palace will not be much different in the future."

Zhu Di, who had already calmed down, snorted coldly when he heard this:
"My eldest nephew, it's not that simple. Now that the country is enfeoffed overseas, there are no longer feudal states in the territory of Ming Dynasty. If you want territory, you have to fight it yourself."

"I see, he doesn't care about so much family affection."

Xu Yihua naturally knew about this, and said: "Isn't this just what you wished for? How could I not know about it? His Highness has wanted to be like His Majesty since he was a child, and lay down his own piece of land."

"When I was in Peiping, I was also diligent in the military, and I didn't always think about making meritorious service. Your Majesty will value it."

"Although the country of Wa is far away, the concubine learned from the books that it is not considered poor and backward, at least not much worse than Beiping."

"At that time, Jianguo became the king, with the assistance of Ming Dynasty, His Highness directly managed the management of Haosheng, and there were no constraints. He should be able to make great achievements for thousands of years."

It's not that Xu Yihua doesn't understand anything.

He has been with Empress Ma since he entered the palace. Under the influence of Empress Ma, he also has his own views on political affairs.

As the eldest daughter of Xu Da, if she is not a daughter, she must be a well-known general.

When Zhu Di left Beiping, he didn't have the slightest worry about the feudal land, and it was because his wife Xu Yihua guarded it.

Hearing what his wife said, Zhu Di thought for a while, and told what he told his father earlier this morning.

Then he sighed: "I don't know that the black soil is so fertile. Even if I saw it before, I didn't take it seriously. If I knew it earlier, then"

Xu Yihua was also a little surprised after hearing this.

Beiping is very close to Liaodong, and she has seen black soil before.

After recovering, Xu Yihua frowned and asked:

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Zhu Di said firmly, "Yihua, help me, I know you can do it, father and emperor love you the most, especially mother and queen back then."

"As long as you open your mouth, Father will definitely agree to let me stay in Beiping or guard Liaodong."

"In terms of merit and strength, no one in this brilliant Ming Dynasty can compare to me. I am familiar with Liaodong. Those Mongols and Jurchens can be subdued."

"The only problem now is Zhu Ying."

"Zhu Ying just wants me to go out, leave Daming, go overseas, go to Japan. But you know, I won't fight with him."

"Help me, Yihua."

Hearing this, Xu Yihua was a little moved. It was the first time that Zhu Di had never begged him for so many years.

The current Zhu Di has indeed changed a lot, and the reason for this is mainly from Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying was very familiar with him, especially in Beiping. After getting in touch with Dao Yan, she was very clear about Zhu Di's details.

This also led to the fact that Zhu Di was blinded by a simple one-handed operation, and no one could use it.

"You and I are a husband and wife. If a decision is made, I will fully support it."

Xu Yihua expressed his opinion.

Hearing his wife's statement, Zhu Di was extremely moved, and couldn't help but stepped forward to hold his wife's hands tightly.

"It's broad daylight, what are you doing?"

"It's an old couple, so there's no need to care about these things."

"You're just old."

"My fault, I'm old, I'm old, hahaha."

Hongwu 25 years, November 28th.

There was heavy snow in the sky.

The entire capital was covered in white, and there were almost no hawkers on the streets.

Pedestrians are also rarely seen.

This kind of weather can really freeze people to death.

In Fengtian Hall, it is very warm, and there are more than a dozen piles of bonfires set up here.

"Recently, the weather has been very cold and the roads have been icy slippery. The grandson said that in order to avoid accidents and the collapse of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, it is recommended to cancel the early court in the near future."

"From the beginning of spring until the beginning of spring, the morning dynasty will be changed to the noon dynasty."

In Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang announced the news loudly.

This can be said to be the most important change for the minister so far.

The officials kowtowed and shouted long live.

Many civil servants and all the military officers looked at His Highness the Grandson with gratitude in their eyes.

For the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, or the literati of the entire Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years, they have a very bad reputation in history.

But among them, especially in the early Ming Dynasty, there were many ministers who really did practical things.

How many people are loyal to their own principles, have a breeze in their sleeves, and have done practical things for the people.

High salaries cannot support honesty, and corrupt officials will still be corrupt, and will only get more.

But blindly oppressing ministers is not the way to go.

These ministers with real power can't even match the life of an ordinary businessman, or even their own food and clothing is a problem.

Then the problem of corruption will only expand.

It's like the feeling that if you are not greedy, you may starve to death.

In Daming, where there is no retirement salary, many officials, especially local officials, just want to make money when they take office.

The reason why I have such an idea is to protect my life in my later years.

Big greed is often the beginning of small greed.

I often start to be greedy for a little bit, maybe only a few taels of silver, but these few taels of silver have improved my life this month.

Then I thought, if it could be like this in the future, it would be great.

That's it, out of control.

It is unrealistic to completely eliminate the existence of corrupt officials. The only thing that can be done is to constantly crack down on corrupt officials.

But for officials who are truly clean and honest, certain life protections should also be given.

At least when doing things for Daming and the country, you don't have to worry about how to deal with tomorrow's meals.

People, after getting used to being oppressed, often a little sweetness will feel sweet to the heart.

In the past 26 years of the Ming Dynasty, the officials in the court finally felt the care and love from the superiors.

Not to mention how excited.

In fact, Zhu Ying had this suggestion, but it was a last resort.

Through inquiries, Zhu Ying discovered one thing, that is, in every winter, the death rate of officials is very high.

Even every year, a few officials freeze to death due to typhoid fever.

Some people with little money may just freeze to death on the side of the road while walking on the street.

This is a minister who can enter the Fengtian Palace. In the entire Ming Dynasty, he can say a few words at the peak of power.

How many years of study, or how many contributions have been made, can one enter the Fengtian Temple and discuss state affairs with the Holy One.

This situation is increasing every year.

The current officials are all lifelong, which also led to the earliest batch of courtiers not being very different in age from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Most of the young officials still sit in the back row without seniority.

In Fengtian Temple, aging is a normal state.

The old man can't stand the severe cold most, because of the lack of bodily functions, the dawn is already late in winter, walking on the frozen road in the dark and snow, no one knows when he falls, and he loses his life all at once.

"Da Sun, your heroic deeds can be said to have earned you a great reputation among the officials."

"These civil servants are the leaders of the scholars. I'm afraid it won't be long before the spring begins, and your name as a great grandson will spread throughout Daming."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

In fact, at the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously objected to Dasun's suggestion.

But when I thought about it later, maybe this would be of great help to my grandson's reputation. After thinking about it carefully, I also felt that it made sense.

The grounds of the imperial palace are cleaned by eunuchs every day, and the roads are slippery, let alone inside the capital city.

So he agreed to Dasun's suggestion.

"Grandpa took the prize, grandson just felt that it would be a bit too uncomfortable for our Daming talents to suffer unnecessary losses due to the weather."

"As far as Suner knows, the chancellors who are able to go to the Fengtian Palace are either because they have studied hard for many years, or they have a very good reputation in the local area, so they have this opportunity."

"Each of them is indispensable to our Daming."

Zhu Ying replied modestly.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then asked: "We heard from Bingma Division that recently you started selling the coal used by the Gunpowder Division at a reserve price?"

Coal is not a cheap commodity in the current Ming Dynasty, and the cost of coal is extremely high.

That is to say, only large families can afford to use coal for heating, and firewood is usually the main source.

(End of this chapter)