If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 21 Zhu Di’s anger

Although it was already the Yongle period, Meng Yuan was expelled back to the grassland only a few decades ago.

So when Zhu Zhanjuan told the story of Yue Fei on the Qinhuai River, it easily aroused applause and resonance.

With Zhu Zhanchun's ability, if he didn't want others to listen, then naturally others wouldn't be able to hear a word.

But if he wanted people to hear what he was saying, not to mention the people around him, the entire Qinhuai River and even half of Jinling City could hear him clearly.

"Chai Gui, the king of Xiaoliang, and Yue Fei have decided on a life-and-death diploma. This is called a martial arts competition. Yue Fei is relieved, but..." Zhu Zhanjun is talking about the story of Yue Fei challenging Wang Xiaoliang in "The Legend of Yue Fei" today. It is not found in historical materials, it is just a compiled story.

However, as long as the storytelling is exciting, most of the storybooks do not pursue authenticity. Most listeners just want to enjoy the story.

At that time, there were not many entertainment projects in Jinling City. Hearing and reading was also an entertainment activity enjoyed by everyone from officials to common people in the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, there were also some fanatics among them, who would get scratched all over if they didn't listen for one day.

If placed in future generations, this kind of fans would probably be regarded as addicted and die-hard fans, just like the so-called flesh and blood.

It's just that although the atmosphere was relatively open in the early Ming Dynasty, there were still a small number of women showing up in public. In addition, this was the Qinhuai River. Although there were indeed several boats around Zhu Zhanjun's painting boat just to listen to his story, there were no female fans.

However, although they were all die-hard fans who would not hesitate to rent a boat and follow along to listen to the book, no one was really brave enough to directly post it. After all, the Ming Dynasty was still a society of etiquette, and most people abided by etiquette and laws.

Even if there were any relatives of the emperor or other dignitaries, they would have no idea when they saw the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi who had just got off the boat.

Just kidding, even if the emperor really wants to abolish the throne, it is still an internal matter of the Tian family. If anyone else dares to offend the royal family, they will be thrown into jail by the Jin Yiwei.

As for the heavy ones?Three clans Lianliankan or nine clans Xiaoxiaole, you can consider choosing one.

Therefore, even if someone has the intention to call Zhu Zhanjun in front of him to tell him a story, he is just unwilling and has no courage to put it into practice.

And in the true sense of the Ming Dynasty, he was qualified to call Zhu Zhanquan, the emperor's grandson, to be his storyteller. His Majesty the Ming Emperor Taizong Yongle Emperor Zhu Di had a headache precisely because of the booklet handed over by the prince Zhu Gaochi.

"Tell me, what should I do? Don't throw all the trouble on me by handing me a folding book. Tell me what you should do!" Zhu Di looked at the folding paper handed over by Zhu Gaochi distractedly. He threw the Zhezi in front of Zhu Gaochi again.

After figuring out what Zhu Zhanqun had written in the excerpt and what the consequences of these things would be, the great emperor fell into a state of irritation and wanted to do something to vent, but he couldn't. There was nothing I could do, and I felt so depressed that I could only feel helpless and furious.

However, as the emperor, the most powerful person in the world, besides being incompetent and furious, he could also blame others.

For example, let the prince who came to deliver the book come to think of a way to solve the problem, and let the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Jian Yi, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Xia Yuanji, who had just arrived under the imperial edict, find a way together.The emperor does not need to solve the problem himself, he only needs to leave the problem to someone who can solve it. Famous kings in history have a lot of famous ministers under them, and that is what they do.

"You two are here at the right time. Take a good look at the brochure handed over by the prince to see how to solve these three problems!" Zhu Di looked at Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji who walked in, and pointed at the people he threw. The folded book on the ground motioned for them to pick it up and read it: "It's so well written! If our Ming Dynasty doesn't solve these three problems, our country will be destroyed within a hundred years! Give me a good look!"

As Zhu Di spoke, his anger suddenly rose again, and he pushed the things on the imperial desk in front of him to the ground.

Seeing that the emperor was so angry and the problem he was talking about was so serious, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji looked at each other and did not bother to greet the prince or appease the emperor. They hurriedly picked up the folds on the ground and put their heads together. We watched together.

After just turning a few pages, Xia Yuanji suddenly took a breath of cold air and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He is the Minister of Household Affairs and is in charge of the Ming Dynasty's finance, taxation and household registration. He has the deepest feelings about the three problems mentioned in this book, and he is also the best able to realize the seriousness of the problems.

But even though all the problems were pointed out in the brochure, it was still difficult for Xia Yuanji to come up with a solution to these three problems.

Not to mention three questions, any one of them can make Xia Yuanji think twice.

When Jian Yi arrived, he did not immediately think about how to solve these three problems. Instead, he asked Zhu Gaochi, "Prince, who wrote this excerpt?"

"It was written by the second son of my family. He told me that if the court cannot solve these three problems, our Ming Dynasty will be destroyed within a hundred years." Zhu Gaochi had a helpless smile on his face at this time, and faced Jian Yi explained: "In these years when Gu has been supervising government affairs, he still has a certain number of annual income and expenditures of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I am not sure about the other two items, but the increase in salary brought about by the increase in the clan's Dingkou alone is enough. It crushed my Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Gu did not dare to neglect, and came to report this to the emperor to see if he could come up with a solution to the problem.Both of you are well-educated men and officials of the country. Let's take a closer look and see if there is a solution. We must not let the Ming Dynasty follow in the footsteps of the Meng Yuan and perish in less than a hundred years! "

"Your Highness, I'm afraid there won't be a proper solution to this matter at the moment. Why don't we bring it to the great court meeting and let all the courtiers participate in the discussion to see if we can come up with a solution." This kind of matter is related to the security of the country for hundreds of years. I don't dare to neglect the matter. Since I can't think of a solution myself, I invite more people to come up with a solution.

In fact, it's not that Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji have nothing to do with each other, but that each of the three issues raised by Zhu Zhanquan is very involved. If you are not careful, it will cause turmoil in the government and the public, plunge the country into chaos, and threaten to overthrow the court. Danger.

Not to mention anything else, just a matter of a feudal prince's salary is not something that can be simply cut off.

Thinking about the chaos caused by Jianwen's reduction of vassals, no one dared to directly suggest that the emperor reduce the salary of the vassal king, because that would alienate the family ties of the Tian family and oppress the clan.

So after Jian Yi suggested that more courtiers participate in the discussion, he kept silent and stood beside the prince with Xia Yuanji, holding the memorial and looking like he was frowning in thought.

Seeing the silence of the three people, Zhu Di suddenly became angry again and shouted at Zhu Gaochi: "Where is that little monkey boy in Zhanjuan? It's better for him to put Grandpa in such trouble. He is in Qinhuai Fishing in Hetingqu? Come here, go and fetch him for me. If grandpa isn’t happy, he won’t be happy either!”

(End of this chapter)