Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 42
Even Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that although Hu Weiyong was already a heinous and rebellious person in Zhu Ji's mouth, his ability was also one of the most outstanding among the civil and military in the full dynasty.

Asking the point in one sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Hu Weiyong, saw him bowed his head respectfully and knelt down on the ground, and gently asked him to get up with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"The eldest of our family grew up among the people since he was a child. Whether it is governing the country or marching and fighting, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it for the time being. Therefore, even though he is close to the crown, we have no plans to give him the domain. We will leave it to him in the future. In Beijing, learn to read and practice martial arts, so as not to behave vulgarly and insult the royal dignity in the future."

Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement for the great prince was only to read and write, the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief.

Reading and practicing martial arts, which one is not a long-term effort.

Then they don't have to worry about the eldest prince and the crown prince picking each other up and making the court restless.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's next order immediately raised their hearts that had just let go to their throats.

"Li Min, your Ministry of Industry can now start looking for an auspicious place near the imperial city. According to the regulations of the palace, um, forget it, let's just lower it than the Prince's East Palace, and build a mansion immediately."

The laws and regulations of the Hongwu Dynasty were strict, which is well known throughout the country.

As early as the fourth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang personally stipulated the regulations of the palace.The size of the grounds, the style of the mansion, the materials used, the carved curlicues, and the like, are exhaustively detailed.

Unexpectedly, only three years after the Ministry of Industry included this regulation, it was broken by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

For a moment, Li Min, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, knelt down on the ground when he left the shift, raised his head in embarrassment and asked:
"Your Majesty, I don't know if this regulation of the palace is just an exception for the eldest prince alone, or if the residences of all princes will be built accordingly. If it is a special case, I hope that your majesty will draft an edict of the Ministry of Education, so that future princes will not follow this rule."

The emperor didn't care what he said, but the Ministry of Industry couldn't get used to it.

Li Min didn't know if Lord Guorui's waist was broken, but he knew that there were eight or nine other princes waiting to repair the palace.If everything follows the elder prince's previous example, Li Min will not be blamed as the instigator, and Zhu Yuanzhang will be held accountable in the future, and he will have to bear the blame.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry wisely pushed this kind of bullshit to Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu Weiyong.

Zhu Yuanzhang pouted impatiently.

Can you say this in private?Don't we lose face if we have to speak out in front of so many people?

"Our Great Ming ruled the world with filial piety and righteousness. Do you think our eldest son Zhu Yuanzhang can't be an over-the-top palace?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's accent is extremely heavy on the words "the eldest son".

Zhu Ji's status is special, so special that Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate to break the rules he set.

Therefore, no matter what happened to Zhu Ji beyond the control in the future, it should be done.Because the eldest son of the royal family deserves it.

This is all Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to tell the courtiers.

The last sentence is not a rhetorical question at all, but the gentlest warning to those courtiers who are about to move.

Li Min was silent, Song Lian was silent, and even Hu Weiyong was silent.

At this moment, they already felt Zhu Yuanzhang's single-minded determination.In a word, everything about the eldest prince in the future, they only have to listen and agree. Anyone who wants to question or stop him will receive the most direct blow from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Having said that, seeing that all the courtiers were silent, even Hu Weiyong, who was full of thoughts, was silent, so Zhu Yuanzhang simply spoke more openly.

"Liu Shaoxian, after retiring from the court today, the Ministry of Rites has set an auspicious day nearby to welcome the eldest prince to recognize his ancestors. At the same time, we will choose a good day and auspicious day, and we will give a marriage to our eldest son. Xu Da, Feng Sheng, you two can prepare alright?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly accelerated the pace of the arrangement, and it was difficult for the courtiers to keep up.

It wasn't until Xu Da and Feng Sheng were called out that these people suddenly remembered that it seemed that these two dukes were the first to welcome the return of the eldest prince.

Co-authored, these two already knew about the existence of the First Prince, and even before them, they had already contacted the First Prince at the emperor's behest.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang had already discussed with them that he would marry all the girls from the two families to the eldest prince.The generals were a little surprised, but at least they were within the range of their acceptance.

But all the civil servants looked at each other in blank dismay.

The eldest prince's status is special, so he can't run away, but what does it mean that the emperor tied the two Dukes of Wu Xun with him?Could it be that the emperor deliberately raised the status of generals in the court?

The officials were thinking wildly, but Hu Weiyong felt even more nervous and uneasy.

It should be noted that as the prime minister, he is the link between the emperor and the courtiers.

First, Zhu Yuanzhang bypassed himself and arranged for the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to explore silver mines, and later he let Xu Da and Feng Sheng attach themselves to the eldest prince without telling him. eyes and ears.

And the only one in Ming Dynasty who has such abilities is Zhu Yuanzhang who is sitting on the dragon chair with a golden sword on his horse.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, why did he hide such an important matter from himself?I'm afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang's vigilance has been aroused by his behavior these days.

Fear and anxiety poured into Hu Weiyong's heart like a tide, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead inadvertently.

While Hu Weiyong was terrified, Xu Da and Feng Sheng knelt down on the ground with unbelievable eyes from the civil and military courts, with joyful smiles on their faces:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, just wait for the Ministry of Rites to set an auspicious date, and the house of the two of us will immediately decorate with lanterns and festoons to welcome Your Majesty's wedding decree."

Being opposed by courtiers one after another, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was finally comforted at this time.

Asking the two to stand up, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Xu Da with a smile: "In the future, the martial arts of that bastard will need to be taught by the two of you personally. After he worships his ancestors, we allow you to take him to the school grounds more often. "

If the announcement of the marriage just now was a reassurance for the two of them, then it would be a surprise to allow them to take Zhu Ji to the big school.

For Zhu Ji, the son-in-law, the two of them are naturally extremely satisfied.

Especially the phrase Zhu Ji secretly told them back then, "Government grows out of the barrel of a gun", expressed the pride of their generals in one word.

While making them feel complacent, they can also feel Zhu Ji's pursuit and emphasis on force.

Especially after knowing his true identity a few days ago, Zhu Ji studied more seriously and assiduously in leading troops and marching. Coupled with his already out-of-the-box thinking, sometimes even Xu Da and Feng Sheng felt that it was necessary to learn as soon as possible. Let Zhu Ji go to the army, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, gradually transfer the power in their hands to Zhu Ji.

Now, their idea is about to become a reality.

(End of this chapter)