Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 25 Have you peeked at a forbidden book?

Until Zhu Di got out of the car, the princess felt that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, she suddenly came to her senses and looked at the silent Zhu Jingjing and said, "You are quite abnormal today, little girl, don't eat something. What or something delicious?"

After hearing this, Zhu Jingjing pouted and said, "I want to maintain the majesty of the royal family!"

"Oh..." The Crown Princess couldn't help but smile after hearing this, "It seems that you are angry with me? You won't go to your brother to complain later, right?"

Zhu Jingjing was indeed angry, but not because of the Crown Princess.But she heard that her fourth brother's marriage had been confirmed, which also meant that her marriage was probably going to happen soon.Therefore, she was unhappy.

At this time, after hearing the words of the Crown Princess, she suddenly had an idea and pulled the Crown Princess's arm and said coquettishly: "How is it possible? My relationship with my sister-in-law is so good. Even if my sister-in-law is at fault, I can't tell her." My brother!"

"Haha!" Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess immediately knew that this foodie wanted to ask for something, and immediately responded with a sneer.

Seeing her unwillingness to eat, Zhu Jingjing began to shake the princess and said, "Sister-in-law, dear sister-in-law, I have a big problem. Only you can help me. Can you please help me?"

Hearing this, the Crown Princess was a little surprised, broke away from her, and then asked: "What big trouble can you have?"

"You will help me, right?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Jingjing immediately asked seriously with expectation.

Seeing the princess, she got serious and stared at her. After a while, she confirmed that she seemed to be really serious, and said, "Tell me and see, if you can help, I can't help, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jingjing immediately said: "I want to make my own decision about my marriage. Can you help me tell my elder brother and let him help me in front of my father?"

"..." When the Crown Princess heard this, she was immediately speechless.She thought about it for a long time, but she didn't expect it to be such a huge difficulty!

From a certain perspective, it is really a huge difficulty!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but confirm: "Are you serious?"

"Really, it's definitely not boiled!" Zhu Jingjing replied immediately after hearing this.

"You foodie!" The Crown Princess couldn't help laughing and cursing after hearing this, and then said to her seriously, "If it's true, I advise you not to let your brother know. He respects worldly etiquette the most!"

When Zhu Jingjing heard this, she suddenly became unhappy.

In her opinion, Zhu Biao is the prince, and his words have the most weight in front of his father.However, she also admitted that the princess had a point, because the eldest brother Zhu Biao was most influenced by Confucianism.His masters were all great Confucians and would definitely not agree with his ideas.

Although the Crown Princess is the mother of two children, she is still very young at only 22 years old. She is also the daughter of the fierce general Chang Yuchun. Her temperament is not rigid. Seeing Zhu Jingjing's appearance, she asked curiously: "Yes?" Aren’t you secretly reading banned books and thinking of competing in martial arts to attract a bride?”

"..." Zhu Jingjing was speechless when she heard it, and then immediately denied, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

After she finished speaking, an idea flashed in her mind, and she immediately added: "Sister-in-law, you see, it's only been nine years since the founding of the country, and everything is waiting to be done. My father, the prince, and my brother are all very busy. I You know that the most urgent thing for my father and the prince brother at the moment is to find the pillar of the country, right?"

"What's wrong?" When the princess heard this, she asked a little doubtfully.

Zhu Jingjing is indeed right. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was an urgent need for talents. Zhu Yuanzhang once said: Those who serve the world are like building a building. It is not made of a single tree. It must be built by gathering materials.The world is not run by one person alone, and the wise must be selected and then governed. Therefore, it is better to recommend the wise than to gain a treasure for the country.

In short, it is better to recommend talents to him than to give him treasure.For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the recommendation method and restored the imperial examination method of the Tang and Song Dynasties. He also directly appointed officials to the Imperial College students, and even retained all officials from the former Yuan Dynasty that he hated.

Everyone, including the Crown Princess, naturally knew this.

At this time, Zhu Jingjing saw that he had successfully attracted the attention of his sister-in-law, so he explained to her: "I don't want to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives. I choose the most talented people in the world to recruit relatives. I can also help my father. Do you think it's okay?"

"..." When the Crown Princess heard this, she was immediately shocked by her idea. For a moment, she was speechless.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the prince-in-law could serve as an official, and because Zhu Yuanzhang regarded him as one of his family members, he often visited places as an imperial envoy.

In the entire Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang only beheaded one prince-in-law who was truly lawless and ignored the laws of the court.Zhu Jingjing was originally a consort in history, but was also let go by Zhu Yuanzhang despite being involved in a major rebellion.

The prince-in-law and the vassal king had no power, and that would not begin until the Yongle period.

Therefore, Zhu Jingjing's proposal is theoretically possible.

However, the most critical issue is that there has never been any precedent for this!
No, after the Crown Princess came back to her senses, she immediately shook her head in a funny way and replied: "From ancient times to the present, which princess has I seen doing this? Unofficial stories don't count!"

There is a similar scene in "Journey to the West". Although "Journey to the West" was written by Wu Cheng'en in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the stories in "Journey to the West" have actually been circulated for a long time. There were similar stories in the early Ming Dynasty. Do not care.

When Zhu Jingjing heard this, he immediately asked the princess: "From ancient times to the present, is there anyone who started from a bowl and became the founding emperor?"

"..." When the Crown Princess heard this, she was immediately speechless. She found that she could not refute.

After a while, she came back to her senses and asked Zhu Jingjing: "Even if you get your wish, what if the person who is the first in the school turns out to be an ugly guy even if you limit him to being unmarried, would you still be willing? ?”

"No way!" When Zhu Jingjing heard this, she immediately became anxious and replied quickly.

Seeing her expression, the princess laughed and said, "Why not, there is such a possibility!"

She can understand a girl who is pregnant and fantasizing about her future husband.Likewise, she also understands better that no girl wants to marry an ugly person.

But then, Zhu Jingjing's expression suddenly became serious, and she nodded seriously and said, "I do!"

"..." The Crown Princess was stunned by her answer and said this abruptly.

It was beyond her expectation!
After coming back to her senses, she confirmed curiously: "Do you really want your future husband to be an ugly man?"

"If he is really ugly, I will admit it!" Zhu Jingjing responded with her chest raised. In fact, in her heart, she also added: The question is, how could he be ugly if he is so handsome!
At this moment, the princess found it a little difficult to understand Zhu Jingjing's thoughts.When she was about to ask another question, the carriage stopped and returned to the East Palace.

(End of this chapter)