Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 495 Reviving Sun Chuanting

"Crackling-"

In Prince Qi's mansion, Wang Kentang and Wu Youxing shared the news that Princess Qi Yuan Xipin and Concubine Zhou Sujie were pregnant, and the news spread around like a gust of wind.

The first to get the news were the female officials in the harem, followed by Jin Yiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang.

The three yamen got the news, which meant that the news couldn't be stopped.

Zhu Youjian didn't order to stop the news because he knew it couldn't be stopped.

Therefore, when the curfew was lifted early the next morning, a large number of Yanshan officials in the entire capital, especially the official workshop, began to decorate and light firecrackers.

Not only the official square, but also the five army governor's mansions lit firecrackers.

The actions of the two quickly spread the news throughout the capital.

It was just a one-day incident, and the news sprung up like mushrooms after rain, even ordinary people, traffickers and pawns all knew the news that Prince Qi's mansion was happy.

For the common people, they didn't have too many thoughts and ideas. They just felt that a "virtuous king" like King Qi was happy and deserved to celebrate. Therefore, some common people who had a little spare money also bought firecrackers to light them.

For a while, the whole capital was filled with the sulfurous smell of gunpowder. Although it was not as lively as Zhengdan and Chinese New Year, it was not inferior to Chongyang and other festivals.

Perhaps for the common people, they just want to express their gratitude to the court and King Qi, but in the eyes of those who care, this is one of the performances that Zhu Youjian has won the hearts of the people.

"King Qi's power is too great. Tang Taizong once said that 'the people are like water, and water can carry a boat and overturn it'. Now the people's hearts seem to be on King Qi's side."

"It's not just the hearts of the people, look at the official office and the five-army governor's mansion, they are so blatant, it's too..."

"All right!"

In Baiwangfang, Zhu Qiqi, Zhu Yujian and others who were still in the Tang Palace learned the news that the Qi Palace was happy. The older Zhu Yukai and Zhu Yukai began to talk about Zhu Youjian, but Zhu Yujian stopped them in the end.

In the Chengyun Hall of the Tang Palace, Tang Wangshizi Zhu Qiqi sat at the head, Zhu Yujian took the second seat, and the other four sons sat at the bottom.

It is not difficult to see that in the Tang Palace, Zhu Yujian's status is equal to that of Zhu Qiqi.

However, despite saying this, Zhu Qiqi was not unhappy, but felt relieved.

His body is actually not bad, but because he is under house arrest by his father Zhu Shuolin and lacks exercise, he can't help but look a little out of sorts.

Fortunately, Zhu Shuoxuan and Zhu Qixu went to India to serve as slaves, so the Tang Palace in the capital is what he said.

After being able to make his own decisions, Zhu Qiqi also picked up his previous hobbies such as hunting and horseback riding. However, he is different from Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, in that his hunting is really facing the prey by himself, without the help of guards to besiege the prey.

It is said that like a father, like a son, like a son like a father.

Zhu Yujian's emergence in history is also inseparable from the cultivation of Zhu Qiqi.

Therefore, Zhu Qiqi's own character and ability needless to say, even his character is straightforward, and he hates evil like hatred.

It is also because of this that he is not pleasing to Zhu Shuosin.

Zhu Yujian in history was just like him, with a straight temper and jealousy, but the disadvantage was that his political IQ was not enough.

However, the experience of this life and the study at Yanshan Military Academy have made Zhu Yujian improve a lot.

Not to mention anything else, as far as the current situation is concerned, he is very worried about whether the things Zhu Youjian promised himself will be realized.

Therefore, after stopping the conversation of his younger brothers, he also turned his head to look at Zhu Qiqi with worry:
"Father, although King Qi is extremely powerful, and he said that he wanted to go to Qi State, and promised me that Tang State will form an alliance with Tang State in the future, but judging from the current situation, it is inevitable that things will change. We still don't want to invest too much resources. Go to Levia."

"We can wait for the second voyage to the west to return, and then decide whether to go to the local area based on the feedback from the scribes on board."

"If the situation in the west of Levia is indeed as King Qi said, then you can choose one person to bring a sentry horse and go to Xianduomo Island first."

"Afterwards, the younger brothers will lead troops and people to move battalion by battalion, and wait until the situation is stable before you go, my boy is the rear."

Zhu Yujian's words made Zhu Qiqi nod his head continuously, Zhu Yukai and others also nodded, and after nodding, the 27-year-old Zhu Yukai also took the initiative to say:

"Father is a rich man, and my elder brother is going to be the capital of the Tang Dynasty. I am the second son, so I will take a sentry horse and more than a hundred craftsmen to go there."

"As long as King Qi sells rifles, armor, gunpowder, and artillery, a sentinel horse is enough to attack tens of thousands of local bandits."

Zhu Yukai is a bold man, but he is not afraid of contracting malaria, because Zhu Youjian has written books on the prevention of plague and malaria, as long as they are careful, they will not be so unlucky.

"Okay!" Zhu Yujian was not hypocritical. After all, he knew that the Tang Kingdom had no choice, so it was a helpless move to conquer Levia, and besides, there were Ji Kingdom and Huai Kingdom as neighbors.

"I'll try it. Maybe I can persuade Ji Fan and Huai Fan to land with us on Xianduomo Island. After joint development, the three countries will support each other and establish themselves west of Levia."

Zhu Yujian was not going to fight alone, he was still going to implement the strategy he had in India at that time, that is, to win over the feudal clans and fight against the natives and bandits.

However, when they were slaves in India, their goal was gold and silver, and now it has become land.

No one would think too much of such things as land, but Zhu Youjian has already drawn up the land and boundaries for the Three Kingdoms. With the strength of their San Francisco, I am afraid that it will be impossible to fully understand the land that Zhu Youjian allocated to them in 100 years. Naturally, there is no conflict.

In the territory of San Francisco, each has iron mines, gold mines and silver mines, and they can use gold and silver to trade with Daming and emigrate.

In Zhu Yujian's view, Zhu Changqing of Huai Fan and Zhu Youdong of Ji Fan are both courageous factions among the feudal lords, and they also have their own foresight. Presumably, they will not be entangled in petty profits because of disputes hundreds of years later.

Combined with Ji Fan and Huai Fan, Zhu Yujian has full confidence. His only anxiety at present is still in Zhu Youjian's Qi State.

If Zhu Youjian's vassal status cannot continue, and Qi State does not become a vassal, then the grain of the Three Kingdoms may have to be controlled by the Southern Kunlun Supervisory Commissioner.

For the pregnancy of the two concubines, it would be fine if they gave birth to the princess, but it would be very bad if they gave birth to the prince...

For now, Zhu Yujian thinks that Zhu Youjian still wants to become a vassal, but if the future King Qi grows up in Daming, is he willing to abandon the prosperous Daming and invest in the "poor and remote" Qi State? ?

If he didn't want to, then a group of second- and third-generation children in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion would have someone to support.

"it is good!"

When Zhu Yujian was still thinking about it, a group of officials from the Yanshan faction almost filled all the seats in the wine shop in Guanlifang. Many people sat on the steps and stairs regardless of their appearance because they had no seats. The shabby appearance can't stop their joy.

In the wine shop, the sound of pushing cups and changing cups kept ringing, some people beat drums happily, and some people sang Han Fu.

This scene was even more lively than when the prince Zhu Ciran was born.

However, unlike the bustle in the official restaurant, the Chengde mansion in Changning Fang next to the official square is very peaceful.

Contrary to the joy of most officials of the Yanshan School, today's Chengde took a day off to take a bath, and he had just finished taking a shower. While waiting for his hair to dry naturally, he also began to brush and ink.

【Cumulative works】

"Frame it and hang it in the study."

After writing the four characters, Chengde put the brush on the pen holder and explained to the manager of the Chengfu next to him.

Afterwards, he walked out of the study and walked in the ten-square-meter small garden at the door of the study.

It is obviously winter, there is only snow in the garden, and there is no singing of birds and flowers, but this does not prevent Chengde from walking.

This is not happiness, on the contrary, facing Zhu Youjian's upcoming heir, Chengde only feels worried.

The situation in Yanshan, which he managed to stabilize, is likely to become turbulent again because of those two people in the harem of Prince Qi's mansion.

It would be fine if both of those two gave birth to princesses, but if one of them gave birth to a prince and was established as the eldest son, it would be a bit troublesome.

Some of the people who were appeased by myself faced a county king with the blood of King Qi, and no one could guarantee that this group of people would not support the county king.

Children are easier to bewitch and control than adults.

Even Zhu Yunqi, who has been taught by Zhu Yuanzhang for many years, can be fooled into half a cripple by a group of rotten Confucians, not to mention the Yanshan School whose brainwashing ability is stronger than Confucianism.

Even if the king of the county has no thoughts, who can guarantee that the princess and concubine Pingping will have no thoughts?

May I ask any mother in the world, if she can make her son rich and noble for a lifetime and become the co-lord of the world, which mother can refuse?

Chengde's anxiety stems from this. He doesn't want some idiots in the Yanshan faction to destroy his plan, and he also knows that if anyone moves this way, it may be another big case.

At this moment, Chengde couldn't help feeling rejoiced.

"Boyu...it's a good thing you've already gone to Qi, otherwise...you're probably going to debate with them in the wine shop right now..."

Thinking of Jin Xuan who had been dispatched to Qi State, Cheng De was a little thankful, but also a little yearning.

Sometimes, he also wanted to let go of everything on Daming's side and run to Qi State to see how King Qi planned to build Qi State.

Is it according to the equalization of rich and poor in Yanshan books, or is it another "Great Ming Dynasty".

It's just that whenever this kind of thought arises, Chengde will push it down, because in his opinion, even if Qi can achieve equal wealth and poverty, it's only the equal wealth of a small number of people.

What he wants to do is to make the people of Daming rich and poor, but he knows that he does not have the ability, so he wants Zhu Youjian to stay.

If it was him, maybe it would be...

"The people in the capital are very happy..."

When Chengde was looking at Prince Qi's mansion, in Fangshan Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjiao was holding a wooden stick to pull the charcoal fire in front of him.

The flames were faintly visible, illuminating his face brightly and darkly for a while, but no matter what the firelight was, his eyes remained bright all the time.

"Long live back, it's even more lively than when the prince was born..."

Behind Zhu Youxiao, Liu Ruoyu knelt on the gold bricks of the Nuan Pavilion, lowered his head, and hunched his back to answer.

At the moment, there are only Liu Ruoyu and Zhu Youxiao in the big Nuan Pavilion, and everyone else has been kicked out, including Wei Zhongxian, whom Zhu Youxiao kindly calls "Big Companion" on weekdays.

With the empty Nuan Pavilion and the gloomy and cold sky of the twelfth lunar month, it seems that there is only gray and white in the world.

"Den..."

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao put the wooden stick in his hand aside, and the charcoal fire started to burn steadily.

This tiny sound was continuously amplified in the silent hall, Liu Ruoyu was depressed, while Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to warm the fire.

He looked at his hands, the side facing him was dark because it went against the firelight, while the side facing the firelight was very brightly illuminated, and the pores could be seen.

His hands kept changing between the back of his hand and the palm of his hand between his thoughts, and it took him a long time to retract his hand.

"How about the New Deal? Has the local gentry responded?"

Zhu Youxiao withdrew his hand and asked, Liu Ruoyu nodded slightly: "There are some, but it's just spreading some rumors."

"Hehe..." Zhu Youxiao smiled, he knew what the so-called "gossip" was without thinking too much.

"Facing King Qi, that's all they dare to do, right?"

"Yes..." Liu Ruoyu lowered his head in response, and the two stopped talking.

Liu Ruoyu continued to kneel, while Zhu Youxiao stared blankly at the drifting flames, and the Nuan Pavilion fell into deathly silence again.

"You said, if I promulgate a new policy at this moment, they will treat me like King Qi..."

When Zhu Youxiao said this suddenly, Liu Ruoyu's pupils shrank, but he quickly regained his composure.

He put his hands on his forehead and prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will follow what he says, so the gentry naturally dare not make mistakes."

Liu Ruoyu said, but Zhu Youxiao didn't respond, but frowned slightly, picked up the wooden stick next to him again, and fiddled with the charcoal fire in the brazier.

Obviously, Liu Ruoyu's answer was not enough to satisfy him.

"Keep watching..."

"Slaves leave..."

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao put down the stick, and Liu Ruoyu got up and left the warm pavilion.

After he withdrew, Zhu Youxiao was the only one left in the Snapper who was staring at the charcoal fire.

Similarly, a few days after this scene happened, the news that Prince Qi's mansion was happy also spread around the capital.

Among the important ministers outside Beijing, the first to get the news was Huang Long who was in Shenyang City, Liaodong.

Although Huanglong was asked by Zhu Youjian to go to Qi, Zhu Youjian did not stipulate when he should go.

For the fleet departing in the twelfth lunar month, Huanglong only appointed one of his confidantes to take a battalion of soldiers and horses, thousands of craftsmen, and more than 1000 steam engines and tractors to Qi.

As for him, at the moment he is having fun with his family in a villa outside Shenyang City.

When the news came, Huang Long let go of his eldest son, Huang Shao, and asked his wife to take them back to the backyard.

"confirmed?"

Huanglong, who was wearing a tuxedo, was a bit majestic at the moment, and Li Dan who was facing him also bowed and saluted again:

"There is no problem with the news, and His Highness didn't ask anyone to stop it, probably because he knew it couldn't be stopped, so it's probably true."

"The concubine Wang and Concubine Zhou Ping who suffered from the embarrassment this time were at least two months pregnant according to the degree of embarrassment."

"That is to say, around August and September of the 12th year of Tianqi at the latest, the two empresses will give birth."

"Hmm..." After Li Dan finished speaking, Huang Long stroked his short beard, obviously thinking about something.

Looking at his appearance, Li Dan couldn't help reminding: "Master Hou, the current situation is complicated, and the implementation of the new policy is imminent. I'm afraid many people will be restless. Let's not get involved in this troubled water."

"Hmm..." Huang Long replied absent-mindedly. Li Dan sighed inwardly when he saw this, but soon Huang Long asked again: "What's wrong with Fei'er?"

"News came from the south, saying that Hong Jinglue and Captain Huang had made an appointment to attack King Long by sea and land on the Zhengdan Festival."

"Judging from the rifle's performance in the bloody battle in Beishan, it is only a matter of time before King Long is destroyed. The key point is that soon after this battle, the cabinet will probably start to change people."

After all, Li Dan is a businessman, and after being involved in politics, his sense of smell is more than enough to analyze the current situation for Huanglong, so he briefly talked about what may happen in the future of Daming.

Huang Long was also very concerned about the changes in the cabinet, so he couldn't help asking: "In your opinion, who will resign from the cabinet this time, and who will join the cabinet?"

"Shi Fenglai will withdraw from the cabinet, and between Gu Bingqian and Yuan Keli, there will probably be one person who will withdraw from the cabinet. The next official is probably Yuan Keli." Li Dan replied without thinking, and named the person who might join the cabinet:
"As for the person who ascends the pavilion, there is a high probability that it will be Li Banghua, followed by one of Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru."

"Jiang Xiahou (Xiong Tingbi) and Feng Xiangbo (Yuan Yingtai) can't ascend the pavilion?" Huang Long frowned, he didn't like pure civil servants very much.

"Jiang Xiahou has a bad temper, and he is already sixty-three. It is estimated that Jiang Xiahou will retire after His Highness pacifies Mobei."

"As for Uncle Feng Xiang, I'm afraid His Highness will not support another Donglin official after supporting Li Banghua, even though Uncle Feng Xiang has a close relationship with the Qi Palace."

Li Dan explained to Huang Long, and he also predicted:

"The lower officials thought that Hong Jinglue and Sun Chuanting would be the ones who ascended to the pavilion as Wenxun."

Li Dan's words made Huang Long nod his head slightly, and he also commented on the two.

"Hong Chengchou is really good. Sun Chuanting has never gotten along with him before, but Man Gui and Sun Yingyuan both praise Sun Chuanting, so there should be something special about him."

"If Hong Chengchou hadn't won the support of Qin and Qi, he might not be able to compete with Sun Chuanting."

"This..." Li Dan showed embarrassment, he bowed and said, "Sun Chuanting once killed a large number of gentry and powerful men in Sichuan. I am afraid that even if he enters the cabinet, he will not be able to be the chief assistant."

"I forgot about this incident." Huanglong only remembered after Li Dan reminded him that in a society like Daming where the powerful gentry still controlled a lot of grassroots resources, Sun Chuanting had a lot of "black history".

Based on this matter alone, Sun Chuanting would at most become the second assistant, and it was impossible to become the first assistant.

"From this point of view, it seems that Hong Chengchou will probably be the chief assistant in the future..."

Huang Long scratched his short beard, although he said so, his actions showed that he didn't care about it.

Li Dan was not surprised by this.

After all, it is Huanglong who does not have the ability to govern the country, otherwise his merits would be enough to ascend to the imperial court.

"Let Fei'er and Hong Chengchou get close. At Hong Chengchou's age, I am afraid that unless he offends His Highness, he will be the chief assistant for at least ten years."

"Yes……"

Huang Long calculated Hong Chengchou's age and found that he was only 39 years old. After calculating the time it would take him to govern Luchuan, Huang Long calculated that Hong Chengchou could be the chief assistant for at least ten years.

After all, time came to the Ming Dynasty. Due to changes in the environment and lifestyle, it was normal for people in the Ming Dynasty to live to be in their fifties. It is not unusual to be in their 70s or [-]s. It is not uncommon for people in their [-]s to be active in court. .

Huang Long had counted Hong Chengchou's lifespan as short as possible. If Hong Chengchou could really live to be 70 or [-] years old, I'm afraid Daming would produce an old monster who occupied the position of chief assistant for more than [-] years.

With Huang Long's consent, Li Dan immediately sent a carrier pigeon to send news to Huang Fei who was still in Xigang County.

But at the same time they released the pigeons, a call also arrived at Sun's family in Dai County, Shanxi from Fangshan.

"Nowadays there is turmoil in the west, I hereby grant Sun Chuanting, the former trilateral manager, Sun Chuanting's Northwest Economic Envoy, who will go through Lvuszang. There should be no mistakes in starting today, and the 12th year of the apocalypse..."

"Minister Sun Chuanting, thank you for your grace!"

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Sun Chuanting received an imperial edict from Wang An himself in the meeting hall of his home.

It can be seen how much the people above care about him because the eunuch Bingbi of the dynasty can send the will.

However, for Sun Chuanting, the imperial decree in his hands was heavy, as if a heavy burden was on his shoulders again.

He respectfully accepted the imperial decree, then dismissed the servants around him, and saluted Wang An:

"Wang Bingbi, dare to ask this will is long live..."

"It's under Long Live, His Highness doesn't know yet."

Before Sun Chuanting finished speaking, Wang An told Sun Chuanting the truth.

"..." After getting the answer, Sun Chuanting was a little silent. He knew what the emperor's behavior represented, but his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in his bones made him unable to refuse this will.

"If you want to manage Wusi Tibet, you must use Duogan's twelve battalions of soldiers and horses. Although I am old with Wei Yuanbo (Cao Wenzhao), but there is no decree from King Qi, and no one can mobilize the five armies. Soldiers and horses."

Sun Chuanting tactfully expressed his concerns to Wang An, and Wang An also expressed his understanding when he heard the words:
"Sun Jinglue, don't worry, Long Live will talk to His Highness around the Lantern Festival about the matter of Uzang. You can just go and do it."

"In this case, the next official order..." Sun Chuanting bowed and lowered his back deeply.

Wang An looked at this scene, returned a salute, and hurried away with the people.

But after he left, Zhou Xun, who was Sun Chuanting's staff, walked up to Sun Chuanting's side, bowed and said:
"Jinglue, you were promoted by His Royal Highness, so it's not appropriate to accept the edict of Long Live?"

"Not right..." Sun Chuanting looked at Wang An's leaving back and sighed deeply: "I am Sun Chuanting of the Ming Dynasty, not Sun Chuanting of the Qi Palace."

"Even if I shouldn't accept this edict, but this is an imperial edict issued by Long Live, how can I not accept it?"

"If even I don't accept the imperial decree, do you think that group of people in the Five Armies Commander's Mansion will still take the imperial edict of Long Live seriously?"

"If I don't answer... I will put His Highness on the bonfire."

"Instead of this, it's better to accept..."

After the words fell, Sun Chuanting turned and walked towards the backyard.

Even though he is also 39 years old, his back can't help but hunched in the snow at this moment...

　Tomorrow's update should be at two o'clock in the afternoon and after six o'clock in the afternoon, mainly depending on the work situation, and the second update should not exceed seven o'clock.

　　sorry sorry...

　　
　
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