King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 304 As long as we have enough martial virtue
Ask the sixth child first, in fact, it is to give the prince enough time to think, at least Zhu Xianming thinks so.

In fact, after listening for so long from the beginning to the end, the prince also understood the way, which made him very entangled at the moment.

Supporting change will bring disaster to the government, while opposing change will only watch the country decay. No matter which choice you choose, you will suffer a lot.

"My son is dull, this matter is of great importance, so I dare not speak in vain!" Zhu Jingyuan said what was in his heart.

These words made Zhu Xianming very dissatisfied: "You are a prince with a high status, so if you don't dare to speak out, just tell the truth!"

To be honest, if we really want to tell the truth, Zhu Jingyuan really has an opinion.

"Your Majesty, I think that...although it is good to reform the past, it must be implemented at the right time!"

Although these words sounded like repeating old tunes, it still caught Zhu Xianming's eyes, because he had very low expectations for the prince.

Thinking of Gao Shuyan's previous comments, Zhu Jingyuan went on to say: "Nowadays the country is troubled, the Junggar in the northwest is rebellious, and the ministries and alliances are also disrespectful, and there are..."

Zhu Xianming's good mood gradually faded away from the prince's second sentence.

A few days ago, the Supreme Emperor said that when the Holy King is in power and the world is at peace, it seems that the country is about to perish after being said by the crown prince.

So the prince is always the prince, ordinary officials would never dare to speak like this, even if they want to speak, they have to be euphemistic, and then lead to the direction they are pointing.

Seeing that the old man's face became more and more ugly, Zhu Jinghong felt worried for the prince, but the latter was still talking more and more vigorously at this moment.

A few minutes later, the prince made a conclusion with great confidence, saying: "There are a lot of troubles inside and outside the court at present, it is not the right way to change the ancestral system indiscriminately, I hope my father will be careful!"

Regardless of the prince's original intentions, his words are equivalent to expressing his attitude, and Donggong opposes reform and restructuring.

There is no doubt that although his words offended people, they also gained a lot of support. Looking at the government and the opposition, the latter is much more than the former.

But at the same time, he offended the most important person, his own father, His Majesty the Emperor.

The emperor has always had a heart for change, and the opening banquet was to test the courtiers. Zhu Jingyuan pretended to be stupid and he could bear it, but the prince's clear opposition made him unbearable.

The air in the hall was almost stagnant, and everyone present did not even dare to breathe loudly, for fear that they would bear the emperor's wrath.

Before Prince Rui Zhu Jingyuan said something wrong, an official was angered at that time.

Just because of this person looking left and right in the court, the emperor convicted him of disrespect in front of the imperial court, and then this person was dismissed from office and sent back to his original place of origin.

"Fourth brother, what are you still doing in a daze after talking, come back and sit down!"

When everyone felt dignified, Zhu Jinghong's hearty voice was like a sound of heaven, and someone finally broke the deadlock.

Even though he was also a legitimate son, Zhu Jingyuan at the side couldn't help feeling that the old thirteen had grown up with courage, anyway, he didn't dare to talk nonsense in this situation.

The prince was in a panic at the moment, and he didn't dare to move after hearing this, but looked at the cold-faced father.

"I said fourth brother, come and sit down quickly, the emperor wants to ask other people!" Zhu Jinghong said again, and even came out to pull the prince back.

This scene made all the officials sweat for him.

In their thinking, only queens in the world can do this, and others are asking for trouble.

"Fourth brother, fourth child, what virtue and ability do you have to let the thirteenth brother protect you like this!" Zhu Jingyuan felt jealous.

But at this moment, in Zhu Jingyuan's heart, there is only endless gratitude to Zhu Jinghong, and secretly sighed that he was right about the thirteenth brother.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhu Jinghong's behavior of defending his brother has been recognized and appreciated by the emperor.

Although from the beginning to the end, Zhu Xianming kept a cold face.

After Zhu Jinghong helped the prince back to his position, the emperor still didn't speak, but picked up the teacup on the side, which made everyone's hearts suspend again.

Fiddled with the enthusiasm emerging from the teacup, Zhu Xianming said slowly: "Old Thirteen... Seeing that you are so unrestrained, do you have insight into today's events?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Father... are you testing me?"

"What do you say?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong stopped being polite, and walked into the hall like two elder brothers, and replied very respectfully: "Father... I have listened to what all the ministers said just now, and I think this matter is simple!"

Hearing this, everyone laughed in their hearts.

The matter discussed just now is related to the lifeblood of the court, the cabinet ministers and senior officials dare not say it simply, everyone thinks that Zhu Jinghong is just joking.

Only the emperor and his third assistant, Zhao Yushan, became very interested in his words at this moment.

"Easy? Then tell me!" Zhu Xianming asked coldly.

Zhu Jinghong replied: "You guys have been discussing for a long time, don't you just want to say that the court is short of money, and you have to find a way to get money!"

Although it was about the government of the Shang monarch, everyone combined the actual situation of the court during the debate, so they mentioned the means and purpose of the current reform.

"One side wants to change the system, how to collect more taxes, and the other side says it involves a lot, so don't act rashly..."

"After all, it's all arguing in a small circle, which makes me drowsy!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong's disdainful expression, all the officials present were dissatisfied, but no one came out to argue.

However, the emperor didn't have so many scruples, and immediately sneered: "The small circle? It seems that you have a big tone!"

"Father, it's not that my son is loud, but that you guys are too small!"

These words are equivalent to scolding everyone at the scene, and Zhu Jinghong has a sense of proportion about this.

There is no way, the training of the North Four Guards is about to start, and he is really worried that he will not make some mistakes.

Hearing his words, the courtiers were not too angry, but Zhu Xianming couldn't bear it anymore.

"Okay, you have a big layout, let's talk about it!"

Everyone could hear that the emperor was furious at this moment, and many people were worried about Zhu Jinghong.

That's right, Zhu Jinghong's words just now offended many people, but a group of Wu Xun didn't feel anything about these words, and some of them would be worried about Zhu Jinghong.

It can be seen that Zhu Jinghong's tossings before and after have formed influence unconsciously, and he can take effect at critical moments.

"Father, my son doesn't read much, and his citations are not as good as theirs. Don't blame him if he speaks badly!"

Zhu Xianming said sternly: "If you say one more nonsense, go and get twenty court sticks now!"

"Yes Yes……"

"To solve the problem of lack of money, either increase revenue or reduce expenditure..."

"The throttling will not last long, and we have to rely on open source to solve the problem!"

"Just now, you have talked a lot about how to collect taxes and how difficult it is to collect taxes. If you are so focused on the land, can't you see other things?"

"And those other things?" asked the emperor.

"For example, open the sea to do business with Westerners, such as exploiting the resources of some vassal states, and the worst thing is to collect taxes from the vassal states..."

At this time, an official said: "Master Thirteen, what you said is too far-fetched!"

"Why?"

"Take doing business with Westerners as an example. First of all, there are pirates at work, and the barbarians are not loyal. Besides, the sea is windy and the waves are rough. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed!"

"This is called a difficulty. If it is a difficulty, it can be overcome. How can it be called the Arabian Nights!"

After refuting this sentence, Zhu Jinghong turned to look at the crowd, his expression was still confident and high-spirited, which made the emperor on the throne admire his face.

"The problem you mentioned, in fact, you only need to do one thing well to solve it!"

Immediately, someone said again: "Master Thirteen, the affairs of the court are complicated, you can't play tricks!"

Zhu Jinghong said in a rare and serious way: "As long as I have enough martial virtues, what you said is not a problem!"

(End of this chapter)