Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1405 Each Has Its Own Mission
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two sides met at the pavilion by the lake, and Pan Yuanming and Daotong bowed and saluted.

"Come, come, come." Zhu Zhen invited everyone to sit down in the pavilion. Mu Xiang and the palace maids brought fruit snacks and brewed fragrant tea, then quietly left.

"Everyone, sit down and drink some water to moisten your throat." Zhu Zhen picked up the teacup and took a sip.

After expressing their gratitude, the officials sat down around the round table.

The lotus leaves around us reached the sky, and fish were swimming. Sitting in the pavilion, we felt like we were in a painting. The cool breeze lifted us, and the summer heat disappeared.

"Kunming is such a great place." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "Last summer I was in Daning, and it wasn't this cool."

"Yes, it's warm in winter and cool in summer, and it's like spring all year round. It's really a blessed place." Daotong said with a smile: "From the map, it's very south of Guangzhou, but it's two worlds apart."

"Hahaha, that summer in Guangzhou, I went there once and I never dared to go there again." Zhu Zhen recalled the heat he felt during his trip to Guangzhou and couldn't help shaking his head.

"So, I have to thank Your Highness for saving me again." Daotong smiled and bowed.

"Oh, you are much more cheerful now, old Taoist." Zhu Zhen said happily, "I remember you were always full of bitterness and hatred, and you couldn't even smile."

"I was almost forced to death by Zhu Liangzu at that time. How could I laugh?" Daotong said with a wry smile.

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "But I seem to be pushing you into the fire pit again."

"Your Highness, please speak." Daotong clasped his fists and said proudly, "I am in Yunnan intending to go through fire and water for Your Highness!"

"No wonder the prince insisted on inviting your brother here." Pan Yuanming suddenly realized, "Your spirit is different from mine."

"Hey, Old Pan, you are amazing." Zhu Zhen smiled and praised, "A retired veteran cadre was rehired in such a difficult position and worked for five years, creating such a good situation for Yunnan. It can be said that the plum blossoms bloom again and become more beautiful!"

"If you were not over seventy and ill, I would definitely let you go to Ava." He sighed and said, "Although Daotong is young and strong, he has no experience as an official in Yunnan. I am really worried that he will not be able to cope with such a heavy responsibility."

Then Hu Quan and his son looked at each other and thought, why is it that the prince speaks so elegantly to Lao Pan and the others, but is so rude to us?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Pan Yuanming hurriedly reassured Zhu Zhen, "Brother Zhihe has been in Yunnan for half a year. According to my observation, he is definitely capable of taking on important tasks. Moreover, I have introduced Yunnan's situation to him. He will definitely not let Your Majesty down."

"I will do my best." Daotong also said: "Of course, the situation in Outer Yunnan is indeed very complicated. I still need to humbly seek advice from Senior Pan and my colleagues."

"That's right, and it's not just the Han officials. We need to communicate more with the chieftains." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "Outer Yunnan, which you are in charge of, is actually the Burma-China Province of the Yuan Dynasty. But after Kublai Khan conquered Burma-China, for various reasons, he did not actually rule it like Yunnan, but the original royal family continued to manage it."

"So the chieftains there have a much lower sense of belonging to the Celestial Empire than those in Inner Yunnan." Zhu Zhen continued, "And because the Dai people have long been in a dominant position and have formed a large Dai culture, it will not be as easy for us to assimilate as it would be in Inner Yunnan."

"Yes." Daotong responded quickly, "I will remember the prince's teachings. I will watch, listen and communicate more when I get there, and then act after careful planning." "Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "What are the benefits? After the unified Pagan regime was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty, it split and was later conquered by Luchuan. Therefore, many of them are no longer motivated, and there are many contradictions between the tribes, so they can't work together."

"So you must not regard them as one." Zhu Zhen emphasized, and instructed his colleagues: "Instead, you must understand them and distinguish which ones are willing to surrender, which ones can be won over, and which ones are stubborn."

"For the last group of diehards, don't harbor any illusions. You must resolutely and thoroughly eliminate them!" Zhu Zhen waved his hand heavily, and said murderously: "There are no outsiders here. I might as well make it clear. I sent you there to use your murderous aura!"

"I also brought someone from the capital for you." Zhu Zhen said to his fellow Taoist as if he was presenting a treasure:

"He is Wu Yong, the former Left Judge of the Criminal Court. You must have heard of his name before, right?"

"That's for sure." The smiles of the three provincial governors were a little unnatural. Even Daotong felt that this man was too extreme... The shadow of the Guo Huan case was still before their eyes. If the prince hadn't intervened, these local officials would probably all have to go to jail!

"My elder brother and I asked our father to remove the Criminal Justice Department." Zhu Zhen added, "He is now the Chief Justice of the Prince's Palace. Of course, this is just to bring him to Yunnan. It would be a waste of talent to keep such a person in the Prince's Palace."

When everyone heard this, they thought, are you mainly afraid that he will overturn the palace?

"Yunnan has not set up a provincial procuratorate yet, so let him follow you to Ava and let him do all the dirty work. He likes it." Zhu Zhen then said to Dao Tong, "You still need to pay attention to your image. Don't become a cruel official in everyone's mind. It will be bad for your future development."

Zhu Zhen always spoke to everyone with his heart, without any falsehood. Of course, except for Boss Zhu...

Daotong nodded with emotion: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Daotong only wants to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth when doing things, and never cares about his own reputation."

"It is precisely because you don't care that I care for you." Zhu Zhen said to the three people in a deep voice: "Those who are good at planning for the country are often poor at planning for themselves. It is people like you that I want to protect."

"Thank you, Your Highness. We are deeply grateful." Daotong and the other two were so moved that their eyes were red. With a boss like this, how could they not work hard for him?

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Zhu Zhen took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said to Pan Yuanming: "Old Pan, you stay in Kunming, but the burden of building a new city is also heavy."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will risk my old bones to build a new city for You and the people of Yunnan!" Pan Yuanming said, patting his chest.

Just like the problem encountered by Guizhou City, the space of Kunming City built in the Yuan Dynasty was too small and was not worthy of Kunming’s current status.

This provincial capital of Yunnan is a transit hub on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. It connects Guizhou and Guangxi to the coast in the east, Sichuan and Chongqing to the Central Plains in the north, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in the south, and Myanmar, India and Pakistan in the west. Once it functions normally, its population will grow explosively.

In less than five years, the city was packed with people, and even towns began to form outside the city. In order to adapt to the terrifying speed of development and to demonstrate the permanent rule of the Ming Dynasty over Yunnan, the task of building a new city in Kunming was imminent!
Even Boss Zhu urged Lao Liu several times to treat the construction of Kunming New City as a top priority. For this reason, he sent Feng Shui Master Wang Zanghai to Kunming last year to do a survey and select a site for the new city.

(End of this chapter)