Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 880: Squeezing the Boils

A snow came silently.

The Forbidden City was covered in silver.

And in the wind and snow, the red of the palace wall looked so dazzling.

"Wow~"

The crying of the baby broke the tranquility of the Qianqing Palace. The crying was so loud that it could be heard clearly even from a distance.

Inside Xinuan Pavilion.

"Don't cry, don't cry."

Zhu Youxiao gently shook his arm to comfort the crying baby in his arms, but the baby didn't give Zhu Youxiao any face and cried even louder.

This made Zhu Youxiao smile helplessly.

"Your Majesty, please ask me to come."

When Zhang Yan saw this, she walked forward with a smile and took the baby from Zhu Youxiao's arms. Strangely enough, the baby stopped crying the moment Zhang Yan held the baby.

“It’s definitely intentional!”

When Zhu Youxiao saw this scene, he said unhappily.

Zhang Yan smiled but said nothing.

Zhu Youxiao walked forward and stretched out his hand to pinch the baby's pink nose. The baby opened his mouth and pretended to cry, which made Zhu Youxiao quickly let go.

When Liu Ruoyu, who was serving in the imperial court, saw this, a smile appeared on his face. Who could have thought that the emperor, who was feared by countless people in the court, would also have such a scene.

"Brother Ran, you've gained a lot of weight again."

Looking at the baby in front of him, Zhu Youxiao smiled faintly. He was full of love for this little guy. After all, this was his first child and the eldest son.

"But your majesty has lost a lot of weight."

Zhang Yan showed a distressed expression, looked at Zhu Youxiao and said: "Your Majesty, you must take good care of your health. Even if the government affairs are complicated, you must pay attention..."

"It's okay."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "All the issues that need to be resolved have been resolved. It's almost New Year's Day, so I'll take a few days off and spend some time with you guys."

Zhang Yan didn't say anything else.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xin is here."

At this moment, a person walked in from outside the palace and bowed respectfully. After hearing this, Zhang Yan said to Zhu Youxiao, "Your Majesty, I will take Ran Ge'er back to the palace first."

"it is good."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly.

Speaking of which, since Zhu Ciran was born, he often went to see him in the first few days. However, as some things changed, he no longer had the heart to visit Zhu Ciran.

However, the birth of this eldest son also caused some situations to change quietly.

Not long after Zhu Ciran was born, two other concubines in the harem gave birth to a boy and a girl, namely the eldest son Zhu Cihuan and the eldest daughter Zhu Shu'e.

The addition of these newborns to the harem also added a lot of joy.

"Meet the Imperial Sister-in-law!"

"No need to be polite, my royal brother. Go and see His Majesty."

As Zhu Youxiao was sighing with emotion, the voices of Zhu Youjian and Zhang Yan were heard outside the hall. Not long after, Zhu Youjian arrived at the West Warm Pavilion.

"Brother, I pay my respects to my brother!"

Looking at Zhu Youjian approaching, Zhu Youxiao felt emotional. He had grown taller, but also thinner. At this moment, the Prince Xin of the Ming Dynasty was quite famous in Beijing.

The Iron-faced Prince! "Are you willing to come back?"

Zhu Youxiao calmed his mind and walked towards Zhu Youjian.

"Brother Emperor, I am back now."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "I was delayed by something earlier, otherwise I would have returned to the capital long ago."

"You're still reasonable."

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, "Do you know what people in the capital are saying about you right now?"

"You said that my brother is the King of Hell."

Zhu Youjian rubbed his nose and said to Zhu Youxiao, "It's just that my brother, you know me. If those people hadn't offended the laws of the Ming Dynasty, I wouldn't have killed them."

"What's more, the matter of immigration to Liao is so important to the imperial court. Various strict rules have been clearly stated, but there are still people who dare to go against the rules and handle cases. There is no other way to deal with such people except to kill them."

"You can kill him, but is it necessary to shoot him yourself?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said, "You are the dignified Prince Xin, and you do this kind of thing yourself. What else do you need the people under you to do? Don't tell me that you are doing this to appease the people's grievances."

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"Brother Chen..."

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao sighed in his heart. Some things cannot be changed just by wanting to. Even though he had opened Zhu Youjian's horizons and taught him a lot of things, Zhu Youjian's character of not being able to tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes had not changed at all.

But for Zhu Youxiao, he was still very pleased.

The current Zhu Youjian has changed a lot compared to the beginning. At least what he has done will make it no problem for him to become a royal minister in the future and help share some of the pressure.

"How are the plans for next year's immigration to Liaoning going?"

Zhu Youxiao gathered his thoughts, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "Liaodong is much colder than the interior of the country. There are many things that must be done in advance to reduce casualties."

"We are still stepping up our planning."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian hurriedly said, "However, the promotion of heated beds and stoves in Liaodong has made considerable progress. My royal brother, in a few years, there will be no more people freezing to death in Liaodong."

"We need to keep a close eye on this matter."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said, "Especially for the immigrants who moved to various places in Liaodong, the special silver for the construction of kangs and stoves must be distributed to every household."

"I don't want to see the people of my Ming Dynasty migrate thousands of miles to Liaodong in order to live a better life, only to end up freezing to death!"

"Don't worry, my royal brother. The clan guards are watching this matter secretly, so there will be no problems."

Zhu Youjian said seriously: "But there is one thing I still want to report to you."

"what's up?"

Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe sleeves, turned around and walked towards the Arhat bed.

"It is something that all the industrial groups in Liaodong are in urgent need of."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly followed and told Zhu Youxiao truthfully: "Recently, the Liaodong Governor's Office has submitted many official letters of this kind to me, hoping that the court can increase the proportion of craftsmen in future relocations."

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just in Anshan, the smelting industry that has been planned and built has a huge demand for craftsmen. There are quite a few apprentices, but they are still a little short of the mark."

"You should coordinate this matter with the relevant department."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned and said, "But as far as I know, the industrial groups in various parts of Northern Zhili also have a great demand for craftsmen. The demand in Liaodong must be met, but the demand in Northern Zhili cannot be ignored."

"Brother Chen understands."

Zhu Youjian immediately stated: "I will coordinate this matter."

Seeing Zhu Youjian like this, Zhu Youxiao revealed a faint smile. If the Ming Dynasty could have more royal ministers to focus on some specific areas, it would be beneficial rather than harmful to the Ming Dynasty. However, the training of royal ministers could not be rushed and had to be done slowly. Zhu Youxiao did not want some useless people to come up. Not only would this not help the Ming Dynasty, it would also harm the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)