Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 718 The Crown Princess

At the end of Shaotian.

Tokyo is in Fengtian, and court envoys from all over the country have arrived in Beijing.This year, envoys from all directions also came in a particularly large number. The Ming Dynasty rejuvenated and recovered the two capitals, and all the surrounding vassal states and tribes came to pay tribute.

It is snowing all over the sky, and Denglei Peninsula is covered with silver.

The emperor specially summoned Zhang Huangyan, governor of Guangdong, Qian Sule, governor of Jiangbei, Xima Dong Zhining, the prince of the East Palace, and their children.

"Wan Qi is a good reader, and he also learns bow, horse, and firearms, which is very good." Zhu Yihai pulled Zhang Huangyan's son Zhang Wanqi to his side and thought about it. Now, let’s go to the East Palace to study with you.”

Zhu Yihai set up a full set of officials in the East Palace for the prince, including three masters, three young masters, and four guests, as well as Zhan Shi, bastard, Xima, master book, etc.

In addition, in addition to the special library and bachelor's degree in Chongxian Hall, there are also Prince Attendant Lecturer, Prince Attendant Reader, and Prince Accompanying Reader. The first two are teachers, and the latter is a partner.

The prince's companion is the prince's partner, who accompanies the prince to study and even serves as a guard, and selects the minister's children to act.

Zhang Huangyan is two years younger than Zhu Yihai, but he got married earlier.Although Zhang Huangyan lost his mother at the age of 12, Zhang's family is a well-known family in Zhejiang. His father, Zhang Guizhang, was a judge of the Shanxi Salt Transportation Department, and he was a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. His mother, Zhao, was also from a well-known family.

At the age of 16, he took part in the county examination and was selected as a scholar. At that time, the country was in turmoil. After the civil examination, the imperial court added a military examination to investigate riding and shooting. Zhang Huangyan shot three arrows in a row, and his military strategy was extremely good.

Xiao Zhang became famous as a young man, and there was an endless stream of people who proposed marriage. Finally, his father chose the Ningbo Dong family for him.Zhang Huangyan married Dong's daughter at the age of 16, and became brother-in-law with Qian Sule, and Dong Zhining was his wife's cousin.

Zhang Huangyan won the imperial examination at the age of 22, and it has been 15 years since Chongzhen.The young scholar encountered a national disaster, and the last generation gave up his pen and joined the army.

He actively traveled to make contacts, and Ningbo raised the flag of rebellion. Due to historical reasons, Zhu Yihai placed great trust in Zhang Huangyan. He has held important positions in the past few years, and now he is the governor of Guangdong.

Although some people think that Zhang Huangyan is a bit too favored and thinks he is a close minister, they don't know that in Zhu Yihai's time and space, there is a saying that Huangyan dies when Ming dies.

Zhang Huangyan's defeat, capture and execution represented the real demise of Ming Dynasty.

This hero who is one of the three heroes of the West Lake with Yue Fei and Yu Qian can be called Wen Tianxiang of the Ming Dynasty. He fought against the Qing Dynasty with the King of Lu for 18 years and entered the Yangtze River four times.

Zhengguo is for these reasons, so in Zhu Yihai's red and black book, Zhang Huangyan is listed in the red book. He is now training Zhang Huangyan with the method of training prime ministers, and his performance in the past few years is also worthy of him. You are indeed loyal and diligent, and you have also shown your talents.

Today Zhu Yihai specially summoned Zhang, Qian, and Dong for another purpose.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, on behalf of the dog."

It is of course a great honor to be the prince's companion, and it is a great benefit. The prince is the future emperor. If he reads with the prince now, he can become the prince's confidant, and the future will definitely be bright.

Zhu Yihai also taught Qian Sule's 13-year-old fifth son to accompany him, as did Dong Zhining's son.

Qian Sule was the leader of the Ningbo Uprising at the beginning. He was a Jinshi in Chongzhen for ten years. He came from a famous family and had outstanding talents.At the beginning of Zhu Yihai's army, Qian Sule was Yuan Cong's confidant and held important positions.

Before changing the cabinet, he sent the governor of Jiangbei to co-organize the bachelor, and he performed very well in Jiangbei for a year.

"How old is Cangshui's daughter?" Zhu Yihai asked Zhang Huangyan with a smile.

"My little girl is thirteen this year."

Zhang Huangyan's eldest daughter is more than a year older than his son Zhang Wanqi. He was a 16-year-old Zhongxiucai and then married Dong's wife. The first child he gave birth to was the eldest daughter Zhang Jinghui. She is now 13 years old and is the same age as Zhu Hongjia, three months younger. .

Zhu Yihai had inquired clearly beforehand that Zhang Jinghui was tall and slim, and he was a beauty, and what was even more rare was that he had been studying with his father and mother since he was a few years old.

Dong's family is also a talented woman. Dong's family is a well-known noble family. Dong's mother is from the Ningbo Yang family. She has five Jinshi, father and son, and three ministers. She is a rare top family in Yin County, Ningbo.Yang Shou and Chen Jingtai Jinshi, Chenghua Shidu Bachelor, Hongzhinian's right servant and Zhan Shifu, gifted to the Ministry of Rites after his death.The younger brother Yang Shoushi was also an official to the Shangshu, Yang Shou followed Yang Shouyu as a Jinshi, Yang Shou followed the official to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Shouyu official went to Guangxi Buzhengshi.His sons, Yang Maoren and Yang Maoyuan, were all Jinshi-born, ranging from governors to ministers.

Yang Wenzan, cousin of Zhang Huangyan's wife's uncle's family, and Dong Zhining, Dong Deqin, Yang Wenqi, and Tu Xianchen are also known as the Five Gentlemen of Ningbo, and their reputation is far above the Ningbo Six Crazy Students.

Yang Wenzan was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Chongzhen. Hongguangnian was awarded Guizhou Taoist censor, and he returned to Zhejiang to contact Juyi. He is also a meritorious official.

Since Zhang Jinghui was a few years old, she has been taught by her grandmother Zhang, mother Dong and father Zhang Huangyan, so she has long been a talented girl.

Since the late Ming Dynasty, associations of literati in the south of the Yangtze River have been prevalent, and young poets in the south of the Yangtze River have also established poetry clubs. The most famous one is the Qi family society in Jiangyin, Shaoxing. Qi Biaojia and his wife Shang Jinglan are both famous families. For the gentry, the Dansheng Hall of the Qi family is one of the three major library buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. The Qi family's poetry will be dominated by two merchants, four daughters and two daughters-in-law. Sister Shang Jinglan plus Shang Jinglan's three daughters and her younger sister's daughter, In addition to Zhang Dehui, Zhu Derong's two daughter-in-laws, and their nieces, etc., Qi Biaojia was an official in the court, and his wife Shang Jinglan took care of the housework at home, presided over the family poetry meeting, led the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to go to the garden to recite poems and compose Fu, and sang to each other. , who takes poetry as her soul, and even does some charity, is a representative of the women of the Jiangnan gentry.

The Yang family, Zhang family, Dong family, and Zhao family in Ningbo have close contacts, local prominent families, and female relatives, like the men in the family, formed a women's poetry club. They are all a group of talented women.Under this atmosphere, Zhang Jinghui has become a talented woman at a young age.

Not only can she write poems and fu, but she is also excellent in calligraphy and painting. Like sister Ruan Lizhen, Ruan Lihua, she is also good at writing dramas and novels. Under the pen name of Layman Xiaoxiang, she has serialized her own scripts and novels in many major newspapers. Quite big.

What is especially rare is that her works are not the kind of little daughter's works that hurt the spring and autumn, but focus on the turbulent society when the country is in crisis, especially the people at the bottom. strength.

Even Zhu Yihai liked to read her books, and gave her a high evaluation. He thought that Zhang Jinghui's poems, novels, and scripts had a bit of Ruan Dacheng's writing power and depth. Future achievements may be even higher.

Of course, Zhu Yihai was able to pick Zhang Jinghui, because she was the daughter of a loyal minister and a descendant of a famous family, and besides her talent, what was even more rare was that she also learned riding and archery when she was a child. Zhang Huangyan taught horseback riding and archery personally. She even She can also shoot blunderbuss, she is not a soft little girl from the water village, she has a strong body, this is what Zhu Yihai likes very much.

Qi Biaojia's family also has daughters and nieces of suitable age. They are also talented women from the south of the Yangtze River, but they have bound feet.

"Prince Hongjia is three months older than Aiqing's daughter. I think these two children are quite suitable. I want to ask Aiqing to propose a marriage order for the prince. I don't know if Aiqing will make good things come true?"

Zhang Huangyan was a little surprised by this proposal.

He thought for a while, "Your Majesty can take a fancy to my daughter, it is an honor for the minister and the daughter, as long as your majesty and the crown prince don't dislike it, the minister will naturally be willing."

"Don't you go back and ask Layman Xiaosa for his opinion?" Zhu Yihai said with a smile.

Layman Xiaosa is Zhang Jinghui, not many people know about it, after all, he is a lady from a famous family and he is still young.

"Children's marriage has always been ordered by parents and ordered by matchmakers." Zhang Huang said.

"Cang Shui, your thinking is a little conservative. I think that marriage is a matter of a lifetime, so we should be more cautious. If conditions permit, it is best to let young people meet and get in touch. If there is that kind of natural If you don’t deal with it, you will avoid making a big mistake.”

"Layman Xiaosa is a talented woman, and she is also a talented woman with thought. I am afraid that she will not look down on Hongjia. This matter cannot be forced, so Cang Shui, you can make arrangements. I can take the prince to the house as a guest. Then find a chance to let her see you." When they meet, if you don't like it, then this matter will be considered, and they will be officially engaged, how about it?"

Zhang Huangyan was a little surprised by the emperor's words. He felt that the marriages of the girls here were all arranged by their parents, so there was no one who could decide on their own. But seeing the emperor's intentions, he didn't refuse. He thought it might be the emperor who wanted the prince to see the decision in person.

"Your Majesty's arrangements are all subject to you!" Zhang Huangyan said respectfully.

Zhu Yihai smiled and said to Qian Sule and Dong Zhining, "At that time, Zhang, Dong, Qian, and Zhao Yang will all be invited to the Cangshui mansion. I will bring the prince to visit in disguise and have a meal together."

Zhang Huangyan, who was not yet 30 years old, was blushing. For him, his daughter was chosen as the princess, which was also a great favor.

This favor even made him feel a little stressed.

At such a young age, he is already the governor of Guangdong, and now he will become the prince's father-in-law. He doesn't know how to repay the emperor's favor.

In fact, Emperor Zhu Yihai was only in his early thirties, but he had already restored the Central Plains in less than four years since he raised his army. This year, he was in a hurry and he was too late to go to Beijing for the New Year, but at the latest in the second half of next year, he will definitely be able to move the capital to Beijing.

After regaining the world, the emperor has publicly expressed his attitude, and finally decided to restore the capital to Beijing.

Although Beijing, as the capital, also has some problems.

But in the list of alternative capitals, there are only a few, Beijing, Nanjing, then Luoyang, Chang'an, plus Tokyo and Tianjing.

It's just that apart from Beijing and Nanjing, it doesn't matter whether it's Luoyang in Henan, Chang'an in Guanzhong, Tokyo in Shandong, or Tianjing Shaoxing in Zhejiang.

For example, Chang’an was the ancient capital of several dynasties, but since the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong has been unable to supply the capital. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the economic center has moved eastward, and the wealth is in the southeast. Guanzhong can’t even afford the capital, let alone a corner. .

Although Luoyang is said to be the center of the world, Luoyang is not excellent in transportation, etc., but it is not good enough in everything.Not to mention Shaoxing, Shaoxing is not dangerous, but also south, it is not as good as Nanjing.

Nanjing is located on the banks of the Yangtze River, has advantages in transportation, and is located in the wealth center of the southeast. However, judging from the past dynasties, if the capital of Jiangnan is established, it will not last long.

Beijing has many shortcomings, but even at this time of the Central Plains Dynasty, the biggest threat still comes from Mongolia and Jurchens outside the northern pass.

Therefore, directly setting up the capital in Beijing and the emperor guarding the gate of the country can help the stability of the northern frontier. Just like the original capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingcheng (Datong) in Shanxi, six towns were established in the northern part of the country, which suppressed the grassland Rouran people very well, but later After they moved their capital to Luoyang, the six towns in northern Saibei, where the children of the aristocrats scrambled to garrison, immediately became a marginal place. The political and economic support was completely exhausted, which finally led to a major uprising in the six towns. They split into two Weis, East and West, and were finally replaced by Northern Zhou and Northern Qi.

If Beijing is not established as the capital, then Daming may not even be able to defend the Yanshan Great Wall.And if the capital is Beijing, for the sake of safety, you can hold on to the north, and even continue to forge ahead.

After all the consideration, although Zhu Yihai didn't really like the windy, sandy and dry city of Beijing, he finally decided to return to Beijing.

And this decision was basically supported by the majority of the court.

Although many Yuanxun ministers come from Jiangnan, and even more than half of them are from eastern Zhejiang, but on the important matter of establishing the capital, everyone still agrees with Beijing. It is difficult to establish a capital in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and they can only live in a corner. This seems to be a curse that cannot be broken , so although the Shaotian Dynasty was a rare example of success in the southern expedition to the north, everyone still does not support the south of Lidu.

(End of this chapter)