King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 7 The Prince's Sorrow

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"Fourth brother, are you calm?"

After glaring at Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Jingyuan scolded angrily: "Fuck you, sooner or later you will be pissed to death!"

Judging from his tone and attitude, Zhu Jinghong was able to confirm that the fourth brother of the prince had indeed calmed down.

Judging from the memories of his previous life, except for his sincere hatred for the sixth child, the prince was very kind to other brothers and sisters, especially Zhu Jinghong.

"When I was young, I also wanted to see the scene outside the palace wall. It's not your fault that you want to go out for a stroll!"

"But a gentleman doesn't build a dangerous wall. Now that Japanese pirates are disturbing the place, and there are Bailian Sect thieves secretly provoking trouble, if you want to go out, you should let me know in advance and arrange enough guards before leaving!"

These words can be said to be heart-pounding. With such a good fourth brother, Zhu Jinghong couldn't bear to covet his crown prince.

It's a pity that you are not that "old four", and I am not that "old thirteen"... Zhu Jinghong secretly thought.

He smiled and said: "Fourth brother, if I go out again in the future, I must first ask you to show me!"

Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan continued to teach: "There is also the Qinhuai River, where you can't go to Yingtian Mansion, which place do you want to go?"

"If it spreads out, where will the royal face be placed?"

Scratching his head, Zhu Jinghong said in a muffled voice, "Didn't you go there?"

Seeing that he didn't care, Zhu Jingyuan really felt helpless.

So he could only use his big move: "If dad finds out about this, what will happen to you?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong's hairs immediately stood on end, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This was a conditioned reflex from his predecessor for many years, and he was not under Zhu Jinghong's control at all.

According to Emperor Zhengtong's temper, if he knew that Zhu Jinghong was visiting a kiln, he would really beat him to death.

Zhu Jinghong showed worry on his face, and said, "Fourth Brother, Dad has a lot of things to do every day, so don't let him know about these troublesome things!"

The internal appellation of Zhu Ming's royal family has been very down-to-earth since Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is no different from ordinary people except for formal occasions.

"Then you'd better be obedient, or..."

Zhu Jinghong immediately swore to the sky: "Don't worry, fourth brother, I will be honest in the future and will never cause trouble for you!"

As Zhu Jinghong's de facto guardian, Zhu Jingyuan will be jointly and severally responsible for any mistakes made by Zhu Jinghong, so he has to speak hard to reason.

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong had made the oath, Zhu Jingyuan felt relieved.

"Lunch is over, I asked the chef to save some food for you, there is your favorite roast leg of lamb, go!"

As a busy prince, Zhu Jingyuan is really a qualified elder brother who can consider such meticulousness.

This is Zhu Jingyuan's advantage, but after a few days of brief contact with this brother, Zhu Jinghong also found that he has obvious shortcomings.

First of all, he has soft ears. It's okay to be an ordinary person, but he will die as a prince, not to mention having a particularly strong father.

The second is that his health is not very good. As the heir of the empire, this is a big taboo. If it weren't for the status of the eldest son, Zhu Jingyuan would never be able to enter the East Palace.

Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Zhu Jingyuan, the sixth son, would dissatisfy his elder brother who had a compatriot of the same mother, and tried every means to express himself in order to win the crown prince.

This time when Zhu Jingyuan came to Yingtian, Zhu Jingyuan was behind the scenes, and Zhu Jinghong's predecessors knew about this.

Zhu Jinghong was about to leave, but seeing his elder brother was very worried, he asked, "Fourth brother, who else made you angry?"

"You don't understand, let's eat first!"

After time travelling, Zhu Jinghong doesn't intend to be idle. Only by participating in the real things can the future be expected for him.

Otherwise, he would be just a prince.

"Fourth brother, this time you come to Jinling, besides offering sacrifices to your ancestors, you also need to wipe out Japanese pirates. Although I have no skills, I would like to be a pawn under my brother's command and make contributions to my brother's killing of thieves!"

Half a month ago, the Japanese pirates harassed Taizu Xiaoling. Fortunately, the Xiaoling guards were tightly defended and drove away the fleeing Japanese pirates. However, this incident still caused shocks in the government and the public.

Under the emperor's wrath, Si Ke, the capital of Jinling, suffered disaster. Twenty-six officers above the commander's level were dismissed, and eight of them had their heads beheaded.

At the same time, the government and the opposition reached a consensus on the extermination of Japanese pirates. After several days of deliberation, the matter finally fell to Zhu Jingyuan.

He is the crown prince, representing the emperor to come to Jinling to worship the ancestor Anling, it is very suitable for him both emotionally and rationally, but the matter of suppressing thieves is also given to him.

After hearing Zhu Jingyuan's last words, Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a while, and said, "Thirteenth brother, you have grown up!"

In Zhu Jingyuan's impression, Zhu Jinghong has always been a foolish child, and he did not expect him to say such a thing.

Without worrying about whether to grow up or not, Zhu Jinghong asked: "So fourth brother, who made you angry!"

Zhu Jingyuan replied in a deep voice: "Who else is there? Of course, the local officials in Jinling, who are trying to shirk their excuses, are even more hateful than Japanese pirates!"

It's not new for officials to evade and argue, but the dignified prince's coordinator dares to prevaricate. It's really courageous.

"How do they evade?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.

"Let them check the accounts. First, the accounts in the report are incorrect. After a few days of checking the treasury, it became even more chaotic. It was supposed to be a meeting with the government today to give the final result..."

"How do you know that today, there are [-]% of the prefectures and counties' yamen, and the warehouses have not been checked, and the discussion has not been settled!"

After frowning and thinking deeply, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Fourth brother, I remember that this time you left Beijing, father gave you the right to make decisions on the fly. Officials below the fourth rank who are guilty can be dismissed, and those below the sixth rank can be punished according to the king's law!"

"There are special persons in charge of the account books of each yamen, and now it has become unclear. It is because they are not doing well. Why didn't the fourth brother punish them directly?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong poured himself a cup of tea, quenched his thirst, and then said: "Although I don't read much, I also know the truth of killing chickens and monkeys. Today, the fourth brother called for a meeting for the first time. He should have used the power of thunder. Why did he let them go?" ?”

"If you indulged them at the beginning, I'm afraid this group of people will be even more difficult to control!"

Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan said helplessly: "You must be strict with your subordinates. Academician Gao also said just now that these people are still needed to suppress thieves. I'm afraid they will be chilled if they deal with them rashly!"

"Furthermore, these officials are all from the top two ranks of Jinshi, and the relationship with their fellow villagers in the same year is intricate. Once they are dealt with, they may cause heated discussions!"

Hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong was extremely speechless.

This is not called being afraid of wolves and tigers, it is simply being afraid of chickens and ducks.

The dignified prince can't rule a bunch of magistrates, it's just a joke to spread the word.

Zhu Jinghong said solemnly: "Fourth brother, if you think this way, I'm afraid this group of people will become more rampant!"

"Forget it, give them a few more days, I've already said that after three days, there will be results!" Zhu Jingyuan said.

"If they have other excuses, what should fourth brother do?"

In a word, Zhu Jingyuan was stopped by the question, and he answered after a few breaths: "If this is the case, I have no choice but to follow the law of the country!"

Zhu Jingyuan seemed to have put in a lot of effort to say these words, but it made his face even more sad.

So Zhu Jinghong said: "Fourth brother, if you want me to say... just change it to tomorrow and listen to what they have to say!"

"After three days of talking, how can I go back on my word!"

"Fourth brother, you only said that there will be a result in three days, but you didn't say that there will be no meeting tomorrow!"

"This...let me think about it, you go eat first!"

Zhu Jingyuan chased people away directly, he was afraid of making a mistake, so he had to think more about this matter, the decision was not so easy to make.

"Fourth brother..."

"Okay, hurry up and eat!"

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan bowed his head and flipped through the files, Zhu Jinghong knew that the other party's mind had been made up, so he stopped persuading him.

When Zhu Jinghong walked out of the side hall, he met Gao Shuyan returning, who entered the side hall after saluting.

When Zhu Jinghong ordered people to pass the meal, Gao Shuyan was talking with Zhu Jingyuan.

(End of this chapter)