Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 59

Hongwu seven years, October.

Zhu Qiyuan thought that his letter of request for merit would be enough for Zhu Di and the other generals to cover up his credit, but he didn't know that Xu Da had secretly arranged to send a new letter of request for merit to Yingtian Mansion. It's already a great success.

Not long after, Zhu Qi received news from Zhu Yuanzhang urging him to take Zhu Di back to Yingtian Mansion.

So the two brothers took Li Jinglong, Li Qi and Xu Zengshou, and under the escort of a vanguard general, set foot on the road back to Yingtian Mansion.

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Yingtianfu, November.

Although it hasn't snowed yet in Yingtianfu, the weather is already quite cold. The large tracts of farmland have already been harvested. The tax officials in Yingtianfu are also collecting this year's grain tax in every village and town. The grain in the granary The grains are piled full.

The grain tax during the Hongwu period was not high. As long as there were no natural disasters, the common people would still have some surplus grain after paying the grain tax. For the simple people in this land, the daily wish is to have grain at home. It's not as simple as starving to death.

Today, the son has restored the clothes of the Han family, and now he has given everyone a way to live. Although life is still not rich, in the eyes of the common people, he is already a rare prosperous Mingjun.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang can't live every day as easily and simply as ordinary people. As an emperor, he still has many complicated government affairs to deal with.

The most important thing in the near future is the war from the north.

Since the failure of the Battle of Lingbei in the fifth year of Hongwu, Beiyuan has greatly accelerated the pace of attack, counterattacked the Central Plains, and even captured some state capitals. Naturally, this year's offensive is as fierce as before.

But the situation soon turned around. After a series of military reports, Zhu Yuanzhang received a letter of request from Xu Da, and at the same time knew about the large and small battles that took place on the northern battlefield.

Wang Baobao planned to attack the west by attacking east and west. On the one hand, he personally attracted the main force of the Ming army on the Datong line, and on the other hand, he gathered the last force in the Central Plains to cooperate with the army from inside and outside, capture the three outer passes, and invade the Central Plains from the west.

Of course, this plan did not succeed in the end, but what stopped Wang Baobao was not Xu Da, the general who conquered the captives arranged by himself, but His Royal Highness Liao Wang who followed Xu Da and learned his skills hard!

Good guy, let you go to learn the art of war, you directly thwarted Wang Baobao's plan, and even won a first victory on the battlefield!

Looking at the record again, 5000 people were against 4000 people, and none of them died in battle, and 2000 people were captured. If it weren't for the news sent by Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang would have thought it was a joke.

He has fought all his life, and he has never achieved such a record!
Not only that, Zhu Qi is also a general who is very sympathetic to his subordinates. Xu Da wrote in his letter that after Zhu Qili made military achievements, he not only took the initiative to distribute all the credit to Zhu Di and others, but also did not mention his own credit at all, as if he was afraid that others would take the credit. The credit is given to him, not to others.

So brothers and sisters, Zhu Yuanzhang was so moved that he immediately ordered the historian to record this incident without missing a word.

The members of the Great Ming Dynasty Hall celebrated this victory one after another, so there is no need to talk about rewards for meritorious deeds.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he was still talking about it when he took Empress Ma and the prince to dinner.

Prince Zhu Biao was also very happy for his younger brother, but Empress Ma was terrified when he heard it. This sword has no eyes. Zhu Qi and Zhu Di are still children in Empress Ma's eyes, but they are already doing such a dangerous thing. Empress Ma's eyes turned red with worry.

Zhu Biao also hurriedly comforted her. Empress Ma is naturally a sensible person, and she also knows that the two brothers Zhu Qi and Zhu Di are going to be kings of Sai in the future.

But it is natural for a mother to worry about her son.

Zhu Biao is a good prince and also a good brother. He was very happy to see his younger brother made military achievements.

But before he was happy for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang said with his hands behind his back:

"However, I heard people say that this youngest man opened a shop in Yingtian Mansion and competed for profits with the people. Is it true or not?"

Zhu Biao was taken aback, and hurriedly took advantage of this opportunity to explain Zhu Qi's "business".

Naturally, what he said was "not doing business, but doing cultural business", "the third and fourth brothers did this in order not to trouble the Ministry of Internal Affairs and support themselves."

But the Royal Entertainment Center they opened had a lot of food and drink, so it was a genuine business.

Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?The Hongwu Emperor, who created the world, was like a mirror in his heart. What things in Yingtian Mansion could be hidden from him?
As an older brother, Zhu Biao acted as a protective umbrella for Zhu Qi to do business. For the time being, he didn't tell Zhu Yuanzhang about this matter. Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Biao's appearance of protecting his two younger brothers, and then thought of Zhu Qi's appearance of taking care of Zhu Di on his own initiative. I'm even happier.

Take a look, take a look, who said that the emperor's family has been ruthless since ancient times?My Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are all kind and righteous people!

Speaking of the Royal Entertainment Center, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew about it, but he had never visited it. Now that he heard Zhu Biao talking about it, it seemed interesting to those who came and went.

Since it's a matter for cultural people, there's no reason for me, as the emperor, not to take a look.

So he mentioned to Zhu Biao that he would go to the Royal Entertainment Center to have a look. Of course, he didn't mean to go to entertain himself, but to verify whether what Zhu Biao said was true.

Zhu Biao is also sweating on his forehead. His rhetoric is completely to help Zhu Qi get rid of the crime. As for whether Zhu Qi is really engaged in the cultural industry, how does he know?

As the prince, Zhu Biao was very busy every day, but Zhu Yuanzhang had mentioned this, and he had no choice but to go out of the palace with Zhu Yuanzhang to see it.

As Zhu Yuanzhang was going to the Royal Entertainment Center, it was naturally impossible to go there as the emperor. He and Zhu Biao changed into ordinary clothes disguised as ordinary people and went out of the palace.

The Royal Entertainment Center is also on the edge of the Qinhuai River, and it is opposite to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and the two stores have the same purpose, that is, the girls at the entrance are very good-looking.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at the door, he saw those pretty girls in brightly colored clothes, and he was silent. Once Zhu Biao saw the girls in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and then saw the beautiful girls in the Royal Entertainment Center, he felt in his heart Panic.

Third brother, don't try to sell dog meat as a sheep's trick!

Indeed, judging from the posture on the outside, it looks like a romantic place, and the girls are quite active and dedicated.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao didn't know that these girls were called Yingbin. As for why they were so active and dedicated, of course it was because they had enough money. Customers and colleagues come to appraise and get excellent employees, and they will also be rewarded.

His Royal Highness Liao is rich and powerful, and he will reward him if he disagrees with him. The happiest thing in Yingtian Mansion is to work for His Royal Highness Liao!
Of course, this Royal Entertainment Center is not a place to sell dog meat for gimmicks. Zhu Yuanzhang went in and took a look around, and confirmed that it was not a place like Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Zhu Biao also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang experienced all the entertainment items inside, read comic books, listened to listening to books, and listened to a cross talk, which made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh out loud in the audience.

The old internal official who followed also gave a thumbs up silently, and said to Prince Zhu Biao privately:

"It's still His Royal Highness Liao Wang who is amazing. This thing called cross talk is so interesting. The emperor hasn't laughed like this for a long time."

In addition to these entertainment items, there is also a novel called "Journey to the West". Zhu Yuanzhang opened the first page and saw all the serialized places in one go. It happened to be the most exciting part. Monkey King made a big fuss The sky does, but it's gone behind.

Zhu Qi only had time to copy so much, and the rest could only be copied when he came back.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the original author was his son Zhu Qi, who hadn't come back to Yingtian Mansion yet, he could only sigh, and said to the left and right:

"My son's novel is so beautiful. When he comes back, he should write at least a dozen chapters every day."

After shopping around, it was almost evening, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who had enjoyed the entertainment, was about to leave with his hands behind his back. Indeed, as the prince said, Zhu Qi did not mess around, and opened a shop for cultural people.

But when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave, he saw a large courtyard with locked doors, guarded by guards, and a slogan on the side: "The research institute is an important place, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

Um?What does this institute mean?

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused, raised his hand and said:

"Go, have a look."

(End of this chapter)