Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 350 The emperor and the prince, a natural contradiction

After finishing the memorial in the evening, while strolling in the courtyard, Empress Tang came with a food box.

"I still have something to do in the previous court." Zhu Qiyu immediately returned to Yangxin Hall and held a lamp to read the memorial.

"My concubine will accompany you to watch." Empress Tang walked to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

"It's nonsense, don't interfere in politics in the harem!"

"I don't care about political affairs. I just rest in the palace." Empress Tang doesn't accept this trick. You promised me the benefits of being a concubine, and you must give my son the same benefits, otherwise I won't comply.

"What time is it? Why hasn't the prince come to pay his respects? Feng Xiao, go and give him ten lashes!" Zhu Qiyu learned how to use magic.

Empress Tang froze: "The Empress Dowager is not feeling well, and the Prince has gone to attend to the illness."

"Where's Old Fifteen?"

Anyway, you have many sons. If you can’t beat the eldest son, you can beat the fifth son.

Do you have to beat your son?

Empress Tang had no daughter and no magic. She gritted her teeth and said, "The princess has been very disrespectful recently. She was disrespectful to the teacher in the women's school. This palace should punish her."

"You are your legitimate mother, and you should be disciplined when you need to be disciplined." Zhu Qiyu did not accept this trick.

"His Majesty."

Empress Tang suddenly smiled like a flower, and pulled the emperor into the palace: "I am joking with you. Although the princesses' homework is average, after all, they don't need to get Jinshi. They just need to study and be sensible. There is no need to be too harsh, don't you think?"

Zhu Qiyu hummed.

"I made you your favorite cake. I made it myself." Empress Tang asked someone to open the food box and pinch a piece to feed the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu chewed and said: "The taste is okay. Is Old Fifteen causing trouble? Please come to me."

Empress Tang smiled brightly: "It is a big deal to take care of the prince, but I dare not say anything about it."

"You and the other princes in the imperial court are both very wise, and the princes who have been disciplined are all great men who stand up to the heaven and earth."

"I am the most trustworthy."

Zhu Qiyu looked at her suspiciously, his mouth seemed to be smeared with honey, it was for the prince.

The couple walked into the Yangxin Hall talking and laughing.

"I also ate the cakes and you said good things. If you have anything to say, tell me."

Empress Tang said angrily: "I have said a few caring words to you, but you have to ask for something? I and you, a young couple, have been married for thirty-two years, and have never cared about you before?"

Zhu Qiyu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Then if you don't tell me, I'll just pretend it's nothing."

Empress Tang rolled her eyes beautifully: "I really can't hide anything from Your Majesty."

"Stop it!"

Zhu Qiyu broke away from her arm, sat directly on the throne, and actually picked up the memorial, obviously not wanting to listen to it.

Empress Tang immediately pressed Zhu Qiyu's hand and looked like she was begging: "I am here for the prince."

"I knew you cared more about the prince than me." Zhu Qiyu tasted it.

Empress Tang was speechless: "Are you jealous of your son? Are you so harsh to the prince because of jealousy?"

"Yes, you all care about your son, who cares about me?" Zhu Qiyu seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Empress Tang realized that she was not joking and said seriously: "I inquire about His Majesty's food, clothing, housing and transportation every day and keep them in mind. How much food do you eat at each meal, how much water do you drink every day, how many times do you exercise, and for how long? I know this very well."

"Not only the concubines, but the sisters in the harem are also concerned."

"You are the heaven for my concubines. The sky is cloudy, sunny, rainy and foggy, and I, my concubines, all know it."

"The prince is only fourteen years old. According to you, he is the most rebellious at that time. I should pay more attention to you, so that there will be no discord between your father and son. You must let him know that his father's discipline on him is for his own good. , don’t feel any resentment.”

Zhu Qiyu stroked his beard: "Why do you suddenly speak so seriously?"

"I am not worried that you will be jealous of your son!" Empress Tang felt relieved. It was not easy to serve such a monarch.

Don't look at teasing the emperor occasionally, you have to pay attention to the emperor's face at all times, but you can't act arbitrarily at any time, you have to follow the emperor's wishes, you must always be cautious, and you can't be negligent.

After all, the man in front of him is not only a husband, but also an emperor who controls the world.

Similarly, Zhu Qiyu not only manages the world, but also manages the harem.

There are more than thirty concubines in the harem, no one is easy to deal with, not only the thoughts of the daughter's family, but also the political forces behind them.

This is a double-edged sword. If used well, these political forces will be the basis for his control of the world;

If used improperly, it will become a constraint, and even allow a single force to grow bigger and become a relative of the Han Dynasty, with disastrous consequences.

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Let's talk about the prince."

The Empress of Tang dragged the emperor away from the throne and sat on the throne. Zhu Qiyu was the emperor, and she did not dare to do anything beyond it.

But sitting on an ordinary chair, what she said was about family matters, and she could act coquettish and pretend to be stupid to fool the emperor.

This is the rule.

Rulers are also human beings. As humans, they will have emotions and desires, and they will have relatives. Relatives are the most difficult to deal with.

Among the concubines in the harem, the shortest one has been with him for ten years, and the longest one, like Empress Tang, has been with him for more than thirty years.

Giving him children, worrying about him, and becoming a relative.

However, from the ruler's perspective, concubines and princes are tools for use and decentralization of power.

But humans are humans, not ruthless gods who cannot completely see through the world of mortals. He is ruthless enough, but sometimes he is still bound by his relatives.

For example, now, he left the throne even though he knew Queen Tang's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry at what I said."

Empress Tang sat opposite the emperor and said with a smile: "The prince is not interested in the ones you picked."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier if you didn't like it?"

Zhu Qiyu believed that the people chosen for the prince were those who could help him, such as Geng Yu, Wang Yue, and Yang Xin. Concubine Tan looked down on him because he thought that his son was going to be enfeoffed, and no matter how capable his son was, he would not be able to help him.

Most of the people she likes are sons who have matured, and can follow her son to join the feudal clan in the future.

"Your Majesty, look at your attitude. Even the concubines dare not tell you, let alone the prince?" Empress Tang poured tea for the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu narrowed his eyes: "Is it because he didn't like it, or you didn't like it?"

Empress Tang's hand holding the tea cup shook slightly.

"Oh, I understand, because the second child picked first, you think the prince is the boss and doesn't want to pick up the pieces of his younger brother, right?"

Empress Tang quickly shook her head: "I have absolutely no intention of doing this. It's really that the prince didn't like her."

"Then who did he fall in love with?" Zhu Qiyu felt that it was Empress Tang who was causing trouble.

"The daughter of a small official family, surnamed Yang, teaches in the Nv Shutang. Her father is an official in Xinyi Prefecture. He is an official. Enke passed the Jinshi examination and is still looking for a job in Xinyi Prefecture."

Zhu Qiyu was slightly startled. Hearing this tone, it didn't sound like the queen was obstructing it, but it seemed like the queen didn't agree with it. What's going on?

"Your surname is Yang?" Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and asked Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao sent someone to ask.

"His father's name is Yang Chun. I sent someone to inquire about him. He has a good official reputation." Empress Tang said.

"What I'm asking about is his appearance? Does he have the appearance of Xi Shi? Is he the one who fascinated the prince?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.

He wanted to use the prince to marry an important minister, and said that marriage was free, but he did not intend to give the prince any freedom.

Likewise, he didn't want his son to marry an extremely charming woman as the crown prince, as that would be harmful to him.

Empress Tang shook her head: "She is not a stunning beauty. Her appearance can only be said to be above average, not comparable to that of Geng Yu's family or Wang Yue's family."

After all, Geng Jiuchou and Wang Yue are both famously handsome men.

I have seen all the girls in his family, Zhu Qiyu, and they are all very beautiful, and they are full of poems and books, and they are all sensible children.

"It's strange. He has an ordinary appearance and an ordinary family background. What attracted the prince to him?" Zhu Qiyu became interested.

This just shows that this woman is extremely outstanding.

Empress Tang smiled bitterly: "I have gone to see her specially. This girl is not extremely beautiful, she is just a middle-aged girl."

"But when I saw it, I felt that it was too much."

"She speaks well and teaches in both the inner school and the women's school. She is only fourteen years old, the same age as the prince."

Feng Xiao has already sent the file.

"Your Majesty, this servant is quite impressed by Mr. Yang."

"She entered the palace at the age of twelve. In the third month after entering the palace, she taught in the inner study hall."

"The eunuchs praised her and called her sir."

"Then he was transferred to the female school to teach."

"And the eunuchs in the inner study hall will go to her for advice if they don't understand something."

"Although she is the daughter of an official, she has never looked down on eunuchs. She speaks kindly and has a pleasant look. She answers all difficult questions carefully. She never feels bored. She is not arrogant about her talents and dislikes the stupidity of others."

"That's why she has a very good reputation among eunuchs, and many eunuchs who want to learn from her are willing to take her as their teacher."

"Because her reputation was so good, in the 22nd year of Jingtai's reign, she was invited back to teach in the inner study hall."

"She has two jobs, teaching on both sides. The palace ladies she has taught all say that she is good at learning."

"Even the gentlemen in the Hanlin Academy sometimes feel inferior to themselves, thinking that their knowledge is not as good as Mr. Yang's."

After listening to what Feng Xiao said, Zhu Qiyu frowned: "There was a female gentleman in the palace, why didn't anyone report it to me?"

"Your Majesty, this is not a big deal, so naturally I don't dare to alarm you." Feng Xiao replied, this matter is indeed a small matter. There are too many talented people in the government and the public, and even more among the people. If everyone lets the emperor know , The emperor must not die from exhaustion.

Zhu Qiyu opened the file and actually recorded Mr. Yang's poems.

It is ten thousand times more difficult for a woman to be called Mr. than for a man.

This shows his humanistic qualities.

"This was written by a fourteen-year-old girl?" Zhu Qiyu was shocked. Who is this great talent?

"Go back to your Majesty, this cannot be faked. There are witnesses in the palace."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Empress Tang in surprise: "Have you seen it?"

Empress Tang took it and was amazed: "I know she is capable, but I don't know she has such ability."

"I thought that being called "Mr. Female" by the palace would be a big deal."

"Now that I have read her poems, I feel that I have lived a hundred years in vain."

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Yang Chun, a native of Xindu, Chengdu Prefecture."

"Your Majesty, you are a Jinshi admitted by Enke in the 21st year of Jingtai."

Feng Xiao reported back: "Yang Chun was recruited into Xinyizhou as an official in the 17th year of Jingtai, and he rose up step by step."

"How far have the prince and her developed?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"What's going on?"

"When the prince sees this person, he looks up like a mountain and doesn't even dare to say a word."

"The court officials gave the prince so much homework, and the prince didn't even have a chance to see them."

Empress Tang expressed her helplessness and felt that her son was a bit embarrassed.

When his father was this age, he had already married three people. She and Emperor Jingtai got married at the age of thirteen and served for thirty-two years.

Even though the concubines were serving the emperor in the palace, the emperor's adult son was never allowed to mess around in the palace.

On this point, everyone from the Queen Mother to the concubines knew very well that the prince must not be allowed to lose his virginity in advance, otherwise his life would be short.

Therefore, the maids serving in each palace are mainly eunuchs and old aunts. The prince is not allowed to look around when he is walking, and the maids are not allowed to seduce the prince. Once discovered, they will be killed with a stick.

Anyway, nothing like this has happened in all these years.

Although legally speaking, the concubines in the harem were the emperor's necessities, Zhu Qiyu broke this point by recruiting eunuch women into the palace.

Besides, he only has one person to deal with tens of thousands of women. He is looking for death.

He also told the maids in the textbook in the Nv Shutang that women have the right to fall in love and choose marriage.

He even turned the harem into a large-scale blind date scene, allowing them to sneak a look at the guards to see who was good. If the two families were interested, he would issue a decree to grant marriage.

This matter was criticized verbally and writtenly in the previous dynasty, but Zhu Qiyu did not care and encouraged Gong E to study and go on a blind date.

He insists that what he chooses is the one that satisfies his needs and allows him to live a good life.

"Unrequited love? Shame on you!"

Zhu Qiyu curled his lips: "This Mr. Yang is only fourteen years old, and his talent is so amazing. His future prospects are limitless. If he is well trained, he might become Li Qingzhao of the Ming Dynasty."

"When someone is looking for a husband, they must find a husband-in-law who is equally talented in poetry. Can he like the prince?"

These words made Empress Tang very angry: "Can't a female poet get married?"

"Is the Zhao Mingcheng Li Qingzhao looking for a peerless poet?"

"Besides, Qi'er is the prince and the future emperor, so she's still picky?"

She pointed at the emperor tremblingly: "You, you, you, you are so angry with me. Have you ever said that about your own son?"

Then he sat on the chair and breathed heavily.

"Are you angry?" Zhu Qiyu said casually, who knew that Empress Tang had jumped.

"Don't worry about it!"

Empress Tang was really angry: "No matter how talented she is in poetry, why don't you want her to be the princess? My son has practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child, and studied hard. How can he not be worthy of her?"

"I, I won't beg you, I'll beg the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to make the decision!"

Zhu Qiyu held her down: "Why are you so angry?"

"What you said is so irritating! Why do you look down on my son?"

Empress Tang stared, and felt pain in her sides: "You have to pat your conscience and say, what is not good about my son? He must be tall and handsome, and he must practice literature and martial arts. Even the gentlemen say that my son will be a good person in the future. King! He is a good prince!"

Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "How many rulers have you broken this year?"

Empress Tang suddenly choked and hesitated: "It's the fourth and fifth children who are naughty. He is the elder brother, so naturally he has to help his younger brother get beaten."

"They are both naughty. Did they fall behind in their homework? How about the non-naughty one's homework?"

"The prince is very powerful, but he is so angry that he refuses to teach you anymore. It's because of my persuasion that you let him teach your son. Is this what you call a good king in the future?"

"Yu Qian is so talented that he would rather carry him in a coffin than teach him. How can he be called a good prince?"

"Queen, stop giving money to the prince."

"We're an old married couple, and you're still looking down on me?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "If it weren't for my son, Mr. Yang probably wouldn't even look at him."

"He is also fourteen this year. If only he could write such a poem."

"Don't talk about proposing a marriage, just asking me to rob him of marriages, I can do it! I can rob him of two, no, five of them!"

Empress Tang raised her legs and left without saying anything to him.

"My beloved concubine, my beloved concubine."

Zhu Qiyu softened again and pulled Empress Tang back: "You have lost your temper. Why don't you ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look?"

"If you don't say anything, I'll be fine as a concubine." Empress Tang was really angry.

"What I said is true."

Seeing Empress Tang raise her eyebrows, Zhu Qiyu immediately said: "loyal words are offensive to the ears, loyal words are offensive to the ears."

"I don't want to hear any advice, so I just want to ask you, what's your attitude?" Empress Tang didn't even use the honorific, she was really pissed off by the emperor.

"If he comes after him based on his ability, I have nothing to say, but I think there is no chance."

Before she finished speaking, Empress Tang stood up and was about to leave. Do you look down on your son like this? That's your biological son! He is the future emperor of Ming Dynasty! How unbecoming it is to be picked on by a woman!

The eunuch transferred the files about Yang Chun and sent them to Yangxin Hall.

"Go and bring the queen back." Zhu Qiyu said to Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao suddenly showed a bitter face, me?

"Go, go quickly." Zhu Qiyu estimated that Feng Xiao would be scolded if he went.

Feng Xiao went there crying, and when he came back crying, he was scolded miserably, and the emperor was probably scolded too.

Empress Tang sat on the chair angrily: "You are tired of looking at me and want to make me angry to death, right?"

"Don't worry."

Zhu Qiyu was reading the archives when his pupils suddenly shrank. Yang Chun's eldest son was named Yang Tinghe! In the 21st year of Jingtai's reign, people were elected! Twelve-year-old Juren!

No wonder a freak was born.

Yang Tinghe and his family are all freaks. Yang Tinghe is a great person, and his son Yang Shen is an all-rounder except for his low emotional intelligence.

Yang Tinghe's brothers and sons all have official positions.

No wonder he raised such a freak daughter.

"I have always said that I support free love and that it is best for couples to be in love."

As he said that, Zhu Qiyu took her hand: "I and you have been through ups and downs for more than thirty years, and now we still support each other and move forward. Isn't this love?"

"I hope that the prince will have a woman who treats him sincerely and will accompany him throughout his life."

When she mentioned her relationship with the emperor, Empress Tang burst into laughter and grabbed the emperor's hand: "Since I married His Majesty, my heart has been tied to His Majesty."

"Time flies so fast, thirty-two years have passed in the blink of an eye, but the relationship between me and you has never changed."

"What you said is so good, this is love."

Empress Tang's face was filled with a happy smile. The best word is love.

"There is just a nasty little thing who often gets between you and me, causing constant discord." Zhu Qiyu said.

Empress Tang was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "That's our son, the current prince, how can you hate him?"

"I don't care about this."

"Let the girl see the prince first. Don't use your status as queen to pressure him."

"If these people want to support each other for a lifetime, they have to really like each other. If they are greedy for power, their lives will be unhappy in the future."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The rarest thing in the world is true love. Just look at King Chu's love for the palace maid Wan, and you will know that it is true love."

"Only true feelings will last forever. The longer the time, the mellower the feelings."

Empress Tang's face showed pleasure, "That's what we are. I'm old and yellow, and the emperor doesn't dislike her. Isn't it just love?" "I know this." Empress Tang returned to the palace happily.

After sending the queen away, Zhu Qiyu was thinking that it would be nice if the prince had Yang Tinghe as his brother-in-law, but this matter was beyond his control.

Being an emperor is very similar to running a company. When you open a company and hire employees, there are two completely different concepts between employees who really work hard and those who pretend to work hard. If you want your employees to really work hard, you should get shares so that the employees can get more benefits.

This is the necessity of marriage.

When the emperor educates his princes and completely delegates power to his ministers, isn't it a promise of their future interests?

After the new king takes the throne, he will ensure that their existing interests will not be touched and there will be new interests in the future, so that they will work hard.

Zhu Qiyu originally wanted to use his position as princess to tie up the important officials in the court and let them work hard for the New Deal.

He not only tied up old ministers, but also tied up new ones, such as Bai Ang, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Yang Yiqing, Liu Daxia, Wang Hao, Min Gui, etc., they were all the targets of his binding.

But the prince's marriage was slightly out of control and acceptable. After all, it was impossible for the prince to marry just one woman.

It was up to him to decide who would be the crown princess.

On the first day of July, after the imperial meeting, Yu Qian went to the palace to pay his respects.

"Why is Prince Xing so free?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

Yu Qian saluted: "I just came from the ordnance factory and saw the new firearm developed by the ordnance factory, called a flintlock gun. It shoots bullets instead of lead."

"After reading this, the veteran felt that the battle formations in the army should be reformed."

"I want to personally train the military formation and sum up my experience, so I am here to report to you."

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Want to go to the capital to practice? You are not in good health and can't do it. If you really don't want to practice, just recruit a hundred soldiers to practice at home."

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. The capital is about your safety. No one is allowed to possess firearms and train soldiers privately in the capital. No one is allowed!"

Yu Qian's attitude was firm: "We must be careful about the changes in Xuanwu Gate."

Zhu Qiyu said casually: "By the way, I have built two sanatoriums in the Northeast. How about you go to the Harbin sanatorium to escape the summer heat and train troops there?"

After Yu Qian returned to Beijing, although he was idle, he actually taught in the martial arts hall and was still in charge of martial arts, so he was very busy.

"Old minister is not afraid of heat."

"Going to escape the heat is good for your health." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Yu Qian rolled his eyes: "Since I'm not too old to move, I should go to Tongzhou and train troops in Tongzhou."

"What kind of military training is there in the summer? Write down the art of war and let the people below practice it."

Yu Qian shook his head: "The art of war is the experience learned from practice. Veterans cannot write it down randomly. They must practice it bit by bit personally."

Zhu Qiyu couldn't resist him, so he agreed.

"The prince."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "I have been thinking these days that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is too large. When the prince comes of age, can he take charge of the border on my behalf?"

After Yu Qian thought for a while, he immediately rejected: "If the prince has military power, it will breed ambition, and all the princes of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty will rebel. I think it is better to be in the center."

"Who will be in charge of the border on my behalf?" Zhu Qiyu doesn't trust outsiders. In fact, his family members are even less trustworthy. They are all named Zhu. Why can't I be the emperor?

"The veteran believes that it is enough to coerce each other."

"The vastest area is the northwest, but the northwest is barren and is not the foundation of a king. Even if it controls this, it will only be a small country."

"And the center can go west to quell the rebellion at any time."

"As for the Northeast, the Northeast is a large plain with no danger to defend. Just take direct control from the central government."

"The most difficult thing is the Baiyue Land."

"It is separated by mountains and ridges, and it is surrounded by mountains. The land is extremely fertile, so I think it is most appropriate to enfeoff it."

Yu Qian still feels enfeoffed.

No matter who is sent to take charge, there is always the possibility of rebellion. As long as important roads are closed, the Ming Dynasty will be unable to quell the rebellion.

After all, it was the emperor who developed this place so well.

Only ten years after it was acquired, it has exploded with amazing potential, which will naturally arouse the covetousness of careerists. Now the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, so it is stable.

But the Ming Dynasty will eventually decline, and the patience of the careerists will finally run out, and then there will be smoke.

There is another possibility.

That is, as long as there is enough rebellion, the center will definitely give up this territory.

Moreover, don't forget that there are vassal kings and emperor's sons who care about this land. They will go to these places in order to be enfeoffed and instigate local rebellions, leaving the central government unable to suppress the rebellion. Finally, they can be enfeoffed to these places to succeed the vassal.

Never underestimate the human heart.

Zhu Qiyu said: "Let me think about it again."

After leaving, Yu Qian set off for Tongzhou to train troops the next day.

Someone in the Central Committee spread rumors that Yu Qian was training troops to rebel. Zhu Qiyu really wanted to call him a fool. Yu Qian only had a thousand men and he had plenty of bullets. He wanted to rebel with everyone.

Besides, why is he rebelling? Is the picture exciting?

However, Zhu Qiyu was alert to this voice. After investigation, the governor learned that the voice came from Zhan Shifu in the East Palace. Is this paving the way for the prince? Are you paving the way for me?

That night, Nian Fu went to the palace to have a secret discussion with the emperor.

No one knows the content of the discussion.

However, Concubine Hu brought her fourth son, Zhu Jianji, to the Yangxin Palace to plead guilty.

"What happened again?" Zhu Qiyu was speechless.

Zhu Jianjian did not dare to say it himself, so Hu Guiju smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, after I have finished speaking, you are not allowed to be angry."

"If I'm not angry, I'll just beat him up. Why should I be angry?" Zhu Qiyu said angrily.

Hu Guiju rolled her eyes: "You can tell your father yourself."

"I would like to inform my father that my son and I have defiled Li Taibai's calligraphy at the Xingjun Prince's Mansion." Zhu Jianji said in a low voice.

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment and did not respond: "Who is Li Taibai?"

"Li Bai." Hu Guiju whispered.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu jumped up: "You destroyed Li Bai's surviving calligraphy treasures? You are a traitor, I will beat you to death!"

Zhu Jianjian was kicked hard and knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

Hu Guiju didn't dare to intercede.

There are very few surviving calligraphy treasures of Li Bai. After the emperor obtained it, he gave it to Yu Qian. This is not only a matter of the calligraphy treasure, but also the relationship between the emperor and Yu Qian.

Yu Qian was very fond of this ink painting. He usually took it out to copy and observe, but was reluctant to touch it with his hands. I heard that his parents and grandchildren touched it with their hands and were hung up and beaten by Yu Qian for three days.

Yu Qian doesn’t know the key thing yet!

You know...the consequences are disastrous.

"Where is Yu Qian?" Zhu Qiyu was a little panicked.

"Back to the emperor, we are training troops in Tongzhou." Feng Xiao said with a bitter smile.

"Send him to Tongzhou and let Yu Qian suffer." Zhu Qiyu was tired.

Hu Guiju knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Jian'er has made a big mistake. You can beat him or punish him, but you can't kill him!"

Zhu Jianji trembled when he heard about the killing.

He had been studying at Yu Qian's home since he was a child, and he knew very well the significance of that calligraphy painting to Qian, so after he defiled the calligraphy painting, he immediately fled back to the palace to find his own mother, and then came to beg his father.

"You're not being naughty, you're seeking death."

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "Do you know that if you stain that calligraphy painting and spread it to the people, how will the literati among the people scold you?"

"There are only a few of Li Bai's treasures passed down from generation to generation!"

"I don't even dare to look close, for fear that if I exhale, I will damage the calligraphy treasure, but you are better off, and it will be destroyed!"

"This is Li Bai's calligraphy treasure. It is regarded as a sacred treasure by scholars all over the world. Do you know how the people will revile you?"

"I asked you to learn from Yu Qian, not to tear down the family!"

Zhu Qiyu even wanted to strangle his son to death.

The biggest political issue here is not Yu Qian, but public opinion.

If you are a vassal king, you don't have to care about public opinion, but what if this vassal king wants to compete for the crown prince's position? Public opinion is very important.

Zhu Jianjian curled his lips and cried. He didn't do it on purpose. He just took a look at it secretly while Yu Qian was not at home. Unexpectedly, he was unlucky and spilled ink on it.

"You still have the nerve to cry? It is the intellectuals of the world who should cry!"

Zhu Qiyu wanted to kick him again, but Feng Xiao held him back: "Your Majesty, the calligraphy treasure has been destroyed. You can't kill the prince, right?"

"Hu Fei, you have read books, what do you think we should do?" Zhu Qiyu sat down angrily.

"I don't know either." Hu Guiju burst into tears.

My son is usually naughty and has a restless temper, but he is still obedient and does not cause any trouble. This time it is better, the big trouble is coming.

The crux of this matter is not Yu Qian, but the attitude of the world's literati.

do not forget.

The emperor wanted to give the fourth child a chance to fight for the throne, but it turned out that he was out of luck.

"Or just beat him to death." Zhu Qiyu said weakly.

Hu Guiju burst into tears immediately. She had three sons and one daughter, and the fourth was undoubtedly the smartest. He had a restless temper, but he was the most liked by the teachers. They all said that he was a great success.

Besides, this is his biological son.

Her crying became louder and louder, which made Zhu Qiyu upset.

"Fourth child, you just watch your mother cry like this and you don't feel any pain at all? Where are the filial piety learned in the book? Let the dog eat it!" Zhu Qiyu became even more angry.

Zhu Jianjian trembled all over, and immediately crawled over and kowtowed: "Please stop crying, mother. I wish that I can do the work for everyone."

"Why?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.

"Death to apologize."

Hu Guiju's face was full of horror. Just as she was about to speak, the emperor gave her a sideways look and immediately lowered her head, tears flowing uncontrollably.

"Death? How easy."

"As soon as you close your eyes, all worries disappear."

"But has the trouble you caused been solved? You didn't know it anymore, but you left a mess to the living people. Let me, your mother and concubine, solve it."

"The easiest thing in life is to escape."

"The hardest thing is facing it."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Fourth, you are fourteen years old this year. You are considered an adult. You should know how to deal with things when you encounter them."

"Instead of running to the palace, crying with your mother, and begging your father to wipe your ass if something happens."

"That's what cowards do."

"I let you face it and solve it."

"Tomorrow morning, you go to Tongzhou to apologize to Yu Qian, and think carefully about how to stop this Youyou's mouth."

Zhu Jianjian thought his father would beat him to death.

Unexpectedly, his father did not beat him, but taught him the principles of life and let him solve the problem on his own.

You're not really going to kill him, are you?

He looked at his mother in horror.

"Why don't you thank your father soon." Hu Guiju also breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Qian definitely couldn't kill the prince.

As long as you don't die, you can do whatever you want.

It’s time to clean up this skinny monkey, otherwise the sky will be broken.

So do you. If you don't destroy so many treasures in the palace, why would you go to Yu Qian's house and destroy other people's things? If you destroy your own things, the most you can do is get a few whippings from your father, ugh.

Zhu Qiyu pulled Hu Guiju up: "You will also stay in the palace in the future. Don't be used as a shield by this bastard. Don't let the wind be the rain. Take care of yourself."

"I understand." Hu Guiju sat on the chair.

Zhu Qiyu turned his head and glanced at the fourth child: "Your mother is not young anymore, can't she withstand your torment like this? If you torment your mother again, I will tear your bones apart, so hurry up and get out!"

"I know my mistake and I don't dare to trouble my mother anymore. I'm going to leave." Zhu Jianjian kowtowed three times before retiring.

Zhu Qiyu said to Hu Guiju: "It's okay. Don't cry. That bastard has many tricks up his sleeve. Don't be fooled by his pitiful appearance."

"Your Majesty, Jian'er is not like this." Hu Guiju didn't believe that her son was too evil-minded.

"You are in the middle of the game and can't see through the game."

Zhu Qiyu didn't explain anything. He comforted her for a few words and asked her to go back to the palace to rest.

Wait until Concubine Hu has just left.

Zhu Qiyu's face darkened: "Feng Xiao, someone has attacked my son!"

Feng Xiao immediately knelt on the ground.

"I just told Qiu Jun that I wanted the fourth child to compete."

"If you turn around, you will cut off the fourth child's path."

"It's also used in Qian's name."

"Let me tell you, why did rumors suddenly spread that Yu Qian was rebelling? He was waiting here."

Zhu Qiyu's face was cold: "The fourth child is also stupid. He destroyed Li Bai's calligraphy treasure and took the initiative to hand over the handle."

Feng Xiao looked horrified: "Your Majesty, it must have nothing to do with the prince. It is probably the people below who made their own decisions."

It really doesn't matter?

Zhu Qiyu squinted his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the princes have to be divided among themselves. There is no need for the prince to suppress his younger brothers. This will only make his reputation worse."

"Besides, you just spread the rumors and have no intention of touching the prince."

"My servant suspects that this is driven by someone with intentions."

Feng Xiao speaks for the prince?

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "For the sake of Conglong's merit, even my own son dares to alienate me? Let Xu Gan go and investigate in person to find out who did it!"

"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, there is another possibility.

Someone deliberately created a conflict between the emperor and the prince, causing the central government to fall into internal strife. In this way, the central government's control over local areas would be greatly reduced.

This is why the unified dynasty will continue to fight and fight internally.

Because all those with vested interests want the central government to fight. The harder the fight, the less likely it is to see where the center is, and in the end the country will be wiped out.

This is in their best interest.

Over the years, Zhu Qiyu has been pretending to be kind, rarely getting angry and rarely killing people, just for the implementation of the New Deal.

He was trying his best to suppress the doubts in his heart and tried his best to pretend to be a saint.

Give Ming the most relaxed political environment.

I just want Ming Dynasty to develop rapidly.

Sometimes, he clearly should exclude dissenters, but he doesn't.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, should he still endure it? Overthrow the prosperous age that you have painstakingly created with one hand?

This time, the fourth son's succession was cut off.

It was a provocation to the imperial power.

The inheritance of imperial power is decided by the emperor, not by ministers. Even if it is controlled, these insidious tricks cannot be used.

Early the next morning, Zhu Jianji left the capital for Tongzhou.

After breakfast.

Zhu Qiyu left the important ministers behind: "As of today, all cities in the country are connected by asphalt roads."

"I also imported a million ships' worth of oil from the Ottoman Empire."

"Continue to build and connect cities and villages. It is not enough for a city to have one road. It is best to have two roads, or even multiple roads."

"Also, we need to build more dams and bridges."

While talking, he entered the Yangxin Palace.

"Look, this is a personal letter from the King of England to me."

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne: "As far as I know, Africa is a colony of Europe. If the King of Chu wants to divide it, he must reach an agreement with several European countries."

"I wrote a letter to the King of England, and what you see is the reply."

"The King of England can support the King of Chu to become a vassal, but he wants some benefits, especially those in Nanyang."

"Over the years, Spain and Portugal came to Nanyang and discovered this treasure, which made the European countries covet this place."

"But in the same way, India's interests can also be used to trade with the British King."

"India is not only coveted by the Ming Dynasty, but also by all countries in Europe."

"India is the dumping ground for Ming Dynasty products, and India's grain and cotton are indispensable goods for Ming Dynasty."

"So I am opposed to it."

"But there is no lunch in this world that you can enjoy without paying for it. I plan to transfer some benefits. After the King of Chu has established his foothold, we will fight back."

The courtiers took turns reading the letters.

Geng Jiuchou was the first to speak: "There is no Britain, but there is also the Ottomans. It is better to throw out this fat piece of India and let them grab it."

"The place where the king of Chu entrusted himself was adjacent to the Ottoman Empire."

"We should not offend anyone now."

"Although Ming Dynasty's interests in India are great, they are not so great that no forces are allowed to enter."

"But there must be a prerequisite for transfer."

Geng Jiuchou walked to the map and pointed at Bangladesh: "We will discuss the transfer issue after we occupy this place."

In other words, by occupying Bengal, India became the meat of Ming Dynasty.

When the Ming Dynasty wanted to eat, he could send his troops to the west and eat.

If they don’t want to eat it, they will divide this piece of fat with Britain, France, and the Ottomans. When one day Ming Dynasty doesn’t want to divide it, they will eat it too.

(End of this chapter)