My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 5

Xu Jingchang swears to God, he is absolutely kind, and wants his aunt to intercede, not to hit too hard, but judging by Empress Xu's momentum, it is estimated that he is going to play mixed doubles.

"Xu Yi, isn't aunt a good temper?" Xu Jingchang murmured.

Old Xu Yi nodded, "That's right. Back then, he carried a kitchen knife and chased Lord Hou all over the world. It was because Lord Hou broke her palace flower. Later, Empress Xiaocigao heard about it and gave her a box here. "

Xu Jingchang was stunned. It turned out that Empress Xu had done such a violent thing.Fortunately, Zhu Di is also a ruthless person, otherwise, if he just finds someone to marry, he won't be able to withstand the terrifying fighting power of his aunt!

"In that case, we can only resign ourselves to fate. Anyway, tigers don't eat their young, so just don't beat them to death." Xu Jingchang had already lowered his requirements to the minimum.

"Xu Yi, after what happened this time, the King of Han doesn't have any thoughts about the crown prince, does he?"

Xu Yilue thought about it and said, "If nothing else, at least within three to five years, the King of Han should be honest."

Xu Jingchang breathed a sigh of relief again, "As long as the King of Han doesn't cause trouble and the Xu family is safe and sound, I have nothing to worry about. By the way, my aunt also said that she wants to get me an errand. What do you think it can be?"

Xu Yi smiled, "Young Master, our family is honorable. You are young and have never led a soldier. Don't even think about letting you lead the army to fight. When the Duke was young, the Emperor Taizu asked him to go Henan, Shaanxi and other places train troops and suppress bandits by the way. I reckon His Majesty has a similar arrangement. He will come back with some credit and inherit the title. When there are any celebrations in the future, the young master will join in the fun and fill up the number of people. Then he may also be in charge of the five armies. , if there is any major project, such as the three main halls being burned this time, the young master may oversee the work and repair it again."

After Xu Jingchang listened patiently, he knew it well... The nobles in the early Ming Dynasty were not just decorations. They commanded troops to fight, trained troops to suppress bandits, court ceremonies, relief victims, large-scale projects, repairing rivers and water, and rectifying coastal defenses.

All in all, you can participate in anything, as long as you are capable, you don’t have to worry about not having a place to show your talents. The so-called generals and ministers, who are on the horse to rule the army, and who are off the horse to rule the people, a good general must be a good construction talent.

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun not only recovered the capital, but also built a defense system in the north and renovated the Grand Canal.

Even Tang He was rectifying the coastal defenses in Fujian and Zhejiang. The fortress he built could still play a role when Qi Jiguang resisted Japanese pirates more than 100 years later.

It can be seen from this that the gang of famous generals in the early days of the country was terrifying.

Of course, the second generation of nobles is far behind. As for Xu Jingchang, he is already the third generation, so he is probably a mascot.But Zhu Di was also a militant, and he might bring Xu Jingchang with him when he conquered the desert, acting as a military counselor.

"It seems that I still need to learn the art of war. I need to be able to talk about war on paper." Xu Jingchang murmured, then raised his head and said: "Xu Yi, you have fought in wars, and you must have a lot of skills. You teach me, I Learn from a teacher now."

Xu Yi smiled, "My lord, you want to learn, but this old slave can't wait for it. How dare you be a master. It's just that learning martial arts is very hard. In the past, you couldn't bear the hardship, so you didn't want to learn."

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, "Really? It's not like the sky was held up by someone in the past. Now I can't do it if I don't learn. At least my aunt will give me an errand, and I will take it down. Don't you think so?"

Xu Yi nodded again and again, overjoyed, and hurriedly searched for military books for Xu Jingchang, prepared horses, bows and arrows, and armor...and leveled out a martial arts arena in the garden.

The young master is not only mature in mind, but also knows how to work hard, the Xu family finally has hope.

Just when Xu Jingchang was full of ambition and wanted to be a qualified honorary, the imperial court issued an order to execute Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Lian Zining, Fang Xiaoru and other old Jianwen officials, and exterminated the nine clans.

This is also reasonable, but there is one person who is quite special, he is the Minister of Rites, Chen Di, who not only killed the nine clans, but was also cut into pieces by thousands of knives.

How can a minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is not very famous, surpass Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng? What is going on?

There are different opinions in the capital. Some people say that Chen Di drugged Zhu Di to poison the new king. Others say that Chen Di has a sharp knife and wants to assassinate the emperor and avenge Jianwen...

Xu Jingchang pondered for a moment when he heard the news, he could definitely feel Zhu Di's outrageous anger from Chen Di's fate.It's just that Zhu Di didn't make an order to change the year name.

This is also understandable, after all, it is difficult to take back the imperial decree, especially the crucial enthronement edict, if it is announced a few days later, it will be taken back without counting.

Then you, Zhu Di, the emperor, shouldn't you also get out and change to a more suitable one?

It was originally Jing Nan who seized power and sat on the dragon chair.

If it is repeated over and over again on the most critical enthronement edict, people will be in chaos and lose ground. The price is too high, and Zhu Di can't afford it.

So he can only put the blame on Chen Di, Minister of Rites.

After all, although Zhu Gaoxu was negligent, the instigators were after all the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy.

"The court is in turmoil, and life and death are fleeting. Why do I think it's good to stay in the mansion. Don't practice archery today." Xu Jingchang sighed.

Xu Yi was speechless, the young master was motivated, but not many.

"My lord, the queen always keeps her word. In a few days, when the son's title comes down, it's time for you to do things. You can't let the queen down, right?"

Xu Jingchang frowned slightly, as if he had gone back to the time when he had to bite the bullet and go to work. I have become a noble, why can't I get my way?

I had no choice but to follow Xu Yi and continue to practice.

It took another two days, but Xu Jingchang didn't wait for the order from the palace, but news spread that Zhu Di's schemer, Monk Daoyan, had already gone to Beijing after dealing with the matter at hand.

After the monarch and ministers met, Zhu Di was greatly moved, and allowed Daoyan to restore his lay surname, and also gave him the name Guangxiao, that is to say, from monk Daoyan to Yao Guangxiao.

He also gave the monk the title of prince and junior teacher, and served as the monk recording department Zuo Shanshi, who was in charge of the monks all over the world.

When Xu Jingchang heard this, he was also slightly moved.

"Master Yao has done so much, so he should be appointed an official and a noble. When they are done, it will be my turn." Xu Jingchang muttered silently.

But who knew that Yao Guangxiao, who just took office, didn't go to the yamen or his Qingshou Temple, but went directly to Xu's house to pay a visit.

Xu Jingchang was taken aback, others paid it back, Yao Guangxiao is a monk, but assisting Zhu Dijing to succeed is quite legendary in itself, and various legends have pushed Yao Guangxiao to the level of a monster.

Such a person, instead of doing anything else, came to him directly, Xu Jingchang felt more and more wrong.

I didn't offend him, did I?
Xu Jingchang was puzzled, but still took Yao Guangxiao in respectfully. It was rumored that Yao Guangxiao looked like a sick tiger with a terrifying appearance.But when Xu Jingchang saw it, he found that the old monk was quite amiable, with a faint smile on his face. If he was a little fatter, he could be a Maitreya Buddha.

After they were seated, the servants served tea, Yao Guangxiao took a sip, then smiled and said: "Young Marquis, to tell the truth, before your Majesty went south to meet heaven, the old monk asked His Majesty to protect Fang Xiaoru's life, but now he is dead. "

Xu Jingchang was startled, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Young Master, Fang Xiaoru wholeheartedly follows Emperor Jianwen, seeks benevolence and wins benevolence, and keeping his life is more painful than killing him. Your Majesty is also the beauty of an adult."

Yao Guangxiao suddenly laughed, "Such a sharp tongue, but the murder was accomplished! Young Master, you might as well just say it straight, if you didn't point out the matter of the Yongle reign, there might be room for maneuver. The person I want to protect, but you I was killed, what do you think I should do?"

Yao Guangxiao raised his triangular eyes and gave Xu Jingchang a meaningful look.

Just this one glance shocked Xu Jingchang, it's bad, the old monk hated himself.

"Young master Yao, even if I don't tell you, His Majesty will know sooner or later. They can fool you for a while, but they can't fool you forever. And I thought... with the wisdom and knowledge of the young master, how can I feel that Fang Xiaoru is a pity? He is a rotten scholar. , you are always worrying too much."

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said: "Don't worry too much. Once Fang Xiaoru dies, the seeds of scholars in the world will be extinct. Young Master, you have done something evil!"

Xu Jingchang frowned. Although he was afraid of Yao Guangxiao, he was also annoyed in the face of such irrelevant accusations.

"Master Yao, how many literati did Emperor Taizu kill? Did the seeds of scholars disappear? The most indispensable thing in this world is literati who want to be officials. After killing Fang Xiaoru, there are thousands of literati who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty." .Your words are clearly false threats, no wonder His Majesty disagrees. In any case, this charge cannot be added to my head, and I hope Young Master Yao will take these words back."

Yao Guangxiao looked at Xu Jingchang, and burst out laughing, "Although you are young, you can still use it. To be honest, I have already told His Majesty before I came here that I would recommend Young Marquis to be the post of envoy. The decree will come down soon. .”

"Commander?"

Xu Jingchang was greatly surprised. This official position was specially set up by Zhu Yuanzhang. He was in charge of submitting memorials from all directions and was responsible for promulgating holy orders... The main duty was to prevent ministers from deceiving the emperor.

Ranked one of the Great Nine Ministers, except for the six ministers, Zuodu Yushi is the envoy of the government, and his status is even higher than that of Dali Temple Minister.

A high-ranking official of this level, let alone Xu Jingchang, a young boy, even if he was born in a serious imperial examination, would have to endure ten or twenty years.

The most important thing is that he is an honorable man, so he went to work as an envoy, and became a civil servant, which is against the rules!

"Master Yao, you, what do you mean?"

Yao Guangxiao smiled sweetly, "It's nothing interesting, just to prevent someone from deceiving the emperor."

(End of this chapter)