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

Chapter 279 Returning
Now that the decision had been made, Zhu Zhanjuan naturally did not delay.

After persuading Mrs. Zhang to stay with him in the fiefdom, Zhu Zhanquan began to make preparations to return to the fiefdom.

The reason why Zhang was able to impress was mainly due to Zhu Zhanchun's two concubines.

Lan Qier and Li Yue were originally going to stay in the capital to accompany the Zhang family, but if the Zhang family went to Zhu Zhantun's fiefdom, they would naturally go with them instead of staying in the capital to guard the Kongwang Mansion.

Mrs. Zhang felt distressed that her two daughters-in-law had to guard the vacant house just after they came in, and she was also worried that Zhu Zhanchun and Meng Qinglin would not be doing well in the fiefdom, so she naturally half-heartedly agreed to follow Zhu Zhanchun to his fiefdom to stay for a while.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw his wife and son happily preparing various matters for going to Japan.

Although Mrs. Zhang is a very qualified and virtuous housekeeper, she is still too strict with Zhu Dapang, who has two major problems: gluttony and lust.

Of course, Zhu Gaochi's gluttony and lechery could only be maintained at the level of going to Tingtaoshui Pavilion for a big meal and then asking a few singers to sing and dance. The dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty would not even talk about recruiting prostitutes.

In the past, Mrs. Zhang was in charge of money, and Zhu Gaochi didn't have any money, so naturally he didn't have many opportunities to go to the Qinhuai River to enjoy himself.

Later, Zhu Zhanquan gave him the gold card of Tingtaoshui Pavilion, and gave Zhang a large sum of money. Zhu Gaochi now had more money in his pocket and was able to go out and enjoy himself.

As for why Zhu Gaochi didn't eat, drink and enjoy himself in the East Palace, it was simply a matter of reputation.

After all, the Prince's East Palace is not only the Prince's residence, but also the place where the Prince handles government affairs and manages the affairs of the country. Dining and enjoying life in such a place is really arrogant and extravagant.

But going to Tingtaoshui Pavilion to eat and listen to music is different. This was regarded as a refined thing by the literati of the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, the prince is enjoying himself in the East Palace, and these civil servants will gossip if they don't enjoy it. Everyone can go to the Qinhuai River, and no one can gossip.

Besides, what is the expense of eating in the palace, and what is the expense of going to Tingtaoshui Pavilion to eat?Zhu Gaochi only had a little money in his pocket, so he wouldn't be unable to settle the account.

Not to mention that although the singing and dancing skills of the singers in the palace are high, they pay more attention to being dignified and decent, and are not as flirtatious as Qin Huaihe's young lady.

Zhu Zhanjun naturally understood the routines here, but he did not criticize Zhu Gaochi for these little habits.

On the one hand, the son does not speak up about his father's faults. As a son, he can only give advice occasionally. If he really wants to control Zhu Gaochi, it will be easy for others to gossip.

In addition to being his father, Zhu Gaochi is also the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Some things are easy to say and not easy to hear.

As for the fact that the customs of this era are different from those of later generations, these little hobbies of Zhu Gaochi are elegant things and are not considered a problem at all. They are things that do not need to be mentioned.

"Dad, this is a money order for 1 taels of silver. Please keep it." Zhu Zhanquan handed a money order to Zhu Gaochi and said to him: "My mother and I are not in the capital. Don't treat yourself badly. What do you want to eat?" , If you want to play or something, you can use these 1 taels, don't save it.

If you run out of money, you can tell the shopkeeper of Taoshui Pavilion. I told him that within 1 taels, you can just pay it directly to your account. "

The Zhang family has always been in charge of the money in the East Palace. This time she followed Zhu Zhankui to the Japanese country. Naturally, someone had to take over the accounts of the East Palace. No one among Zhu Gaochi's other concubines could take over the money, so Zhang took over the accounts of the East Palace. The finances were returned to Xu Miaoyun together with the palace accounts she had been managing.

Although Xu Miaoyun is now in the body of a divine soul, as the incense in Ci'en Temple becomes more and more prosperous, her divine soul has become increasingly solidified after absorbing enough incense. If she only moves around in Ci'en Temple, she no longer needs to rely too much on the golden body. .

During Zhang's absence in the capital, temporarily taking charge of the harem's finances was just a matter of course for Xu Miaoyun, who had already taken care of them before.

But it is obvious that Xu Miaoyun, as Zhu Gaochi's biological mother, will only have stricter control over Zhu Gaochi than Zhang, but not looser. If Zhu Gaochi doesn't have any spare money, he may even eat the working meals of Tingtaoshui Pavilion. Amazing.

Zhu Gaochi naturally understood this. When he saw the money order handed to him by Zhu Zhanquan, he quickly put it into his arms and said with a smile on his fat face: "Zhan Yun is still filial! If not I really can’t get away from this mess, so I went to the Japanese country with your mother! I heard Zhanji’s daughter-in-law say that the songs and dances of the Japanese country are inherited from the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and they are also impressive!"

Hearing Zhu Gaochi say such words, Zhu Zhanquan couldn't help but frown, and said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "Eldest brother, this concubine doesn't understand the rules. Is this what she can say? Let the Japanese song and dance inherit the prosperous Tang Dynasty ?As a small country like Japan, how can it have the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty?
Dad, if you like it, I will send you a few Japanese singers later, and you can just keep them for fun. As for what the eldest brother's Japanese concubine said, just take it as bragging. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanquan said, Zhu Gaochi also realized that his son must have seen the singing and dancing of the Japanese country, and what he said was naturally more credible than the woman who was the female Japanese king.

After all, as the nominal head of a country, he must show off his country and brag about it.

"So that's it! Forget it, your father, I thought you really had the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty! It turns out it was just bragging." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel a little uninterested on his face. It's not like he had never seen the tribute songs and dances of the vassal countries. Although those songs and dances were also It's impressive, but obviously not as good as the singing and dancing of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, Zhu Zhanji's Japanese concubine boasted that she had inherited the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which made Zhu Gaochi a little excited. But now that Zhu Zhanquan said that it was bragging, Zhu Gaochi naturally became less interested.

When Zhu Zhanjuan saw Zhu Gaochi like this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "There are just a few singers on the left and right. I will look for them later in the fiefdom and pick a few good ones for you to send to dad. But dad, don't keep them in the East Palace. Put them in the east palace." If you want to admire it, go to my house. It would be a waste to put such a big palace there."

As a vassal king, Zhu Zhanquan mainly had to stay in his fiefdom. This year he stayed in the capital for a long time due to special circumstances. He would definitely not return to the capital easily without special circumstances in the future.

Therefore, although there is a palace in the capital, most of the time there may not be its real owner there.

The reason why Zhu Zhanjun wanted to build such a mansion was not only a reward from Zhu Di, but also to use it during his previous wedding, and so that he could have a place to live every time he came back, so that he would not have to go to the East Palace to eat. Drink.

The prince's palace is also a matter of pride for Prince Zheng. As the most powerful vassal in the world, it is indeed outrageous that he does not even have a palace in the capital.

Today is different from the past. Since the imperial court promulgated the new vassal policy, each vassal king has built a royal palace in the capital to accommodate their heirs and subordinates in the capital.

For the sake of face, although this palace is not built to the same standards as the palaces in various fiefdoms, it is still extremely luxurious, showing off the prestige of the respective palaces.Zheng Fan is now the richest vassal in the Ming Dynasty, and it would be somewhat unjustifiable if Zhu Zhanjuan did not even build a royal palace in the capital.

Especially according to the current vassal policy of the Ming Dynasty, the heirs of the various vassals who stayed in the capital still have the meaning of protons. Although Zheng Fan has no heirs yet and does not need to send protons, but if you don't even build a palace, it is inevitable. People would think that Zheng Fan had other agendas.

Although Zhu Di wished that Zhu Zhanchun had other agendas, and Zhu Gaochi would not mind his son thinking about the throne, Zhu Zhanchun still instinctively wanted to avoid unnecessary talk about this matter.

And this was also the reason why he wanted to keep Lan Qier and Li Yue. His son didn't have a wife to make up for it, which could be regarded as an indication of Zheng Fan's intentions.

Of course, if Zhu Zhanqi really has any bold ideas, let alone two wives, even two sons are not something he can't bear to part with.

It's just that he really didn't have this idea, and he was too lazy to have such an idea. If he really wanted to fight, Zhu Di had already had the intention of letting him fight.

After another conversation with Zhu Gaochi and some political topics, Zhu Zhanjuan left the East Palace.

Although Mrs. Zhang is already packing her luggage, she is a princess after all, and there are strict rules and etiquette when traveling. It is not an easy thing to prepare.

Even if he was traveling in a light carriage and following Zhu Zhanchun, he still had to prepare all the bottles and cans.

In particular, Zhu Zhanquan used the excuse of "helping take care of the bride and the children" to persuade Mrs. Zhang. Naturally, Mrs. Zhang was very concerned about this matter. Zhang has prepared all kinds of utensils that can be imagined.

Anyway, Zhu Zhanjun said that he was going by boat from the sea and could carry as many things as he wanted, so Zhang naturally made preparations.

Not only Zhang, but Xu Miaoyun also went to Zhu Di to ask for grace after learning about it, and she even prepared a portion.

Although Mrs. Zhang is now the person in charge of various affairs of the Ming Dynasty harem, Xu Miaoyun is the legitimate Empress of the Ming Dynasty after all. Her death before naturally does not count, but now that Xu Miaoyun has become a god and has lived a new life, even if she does nothing, this We still have to respect where respect is due.

Zhang has never made a mistake in this kind of matter for many years, so naturally he will not cause any trouble now.

Even though she had never dealt with this kind of thing where someone came back from the dead, she still knew what she should do. There was nothing wrong with Zhang in her treatment of Xu Miaoyun.

Xu Miaoyun served Zhang in the same way when she was alive, and she still serves her in the same way now. Even because Zhu Zhanquan gave her a lot of money, Zhang did it more appropriately.

In addition to these things, Zhu Zhanyu himself naturally has many things to prepare for.

Although the prince's palace in the fiefdom has been built, it is a Japanese country after all. Even if the officials of Prince Zheng's palace arrange everything according to the treatment that the Ming prince should enjoy, there are still many shortcomings.

Among the letters they sent during this period, they mentioned that it was difficult to purchase furniture and utensils that met regulations in the Japanese country. They could only send people to contact local merchants in the Ming Dynasty through Tianjin Wei to purchase and purchase them, and then transport them to Kyushu by sea.

For example, the glazed tiles and gold bricks needed to build the palace were difficult to obtain even in the Ming Dynasty. Many of them were exclusively for the royal family and were only produced by workshops controlled by the court, and they had to be produced in the quantity they needed, each piece. There are even numbers and other words written on the bricks and tiles. In addition to necessary counting, it is also used for future accountability in case something goes wrong.

Fortunately, this part of the material has been approved by the imperial court, and government-run workshops specializing in the production of these things have also produced them. They only need to transport them to Kyushu.

However, because there was a war in the north at the beginning of the year, these purchases were affected. This matter was not really completed until the war in the north was over and the army returned.

But not all the things that can be purchased from the Ming Dynasty by sea are included. There are also many things that cannot be transported by sea, so they can only find ways to manufacture them locally in Kyushu.

For example, the various types of wood needed to build the palace. Although the wood needed to build the palace has special material and specification requirements, fortunately, the Japanese country also produces wood, so it can be done with the local wood of the Japanese country.

In addition, if the bricks and stones used to build the palace could be solved locally in the Japanese country, they tried their best to solve them locally. When there was really no other way, they purchased them from the Ming Dynasty.

After all, although the cost of shipping is cheap, buying building materials across the sea is still a luxury.

Moreover, although the Japanese country can produce bricks, stones and wood, it does not have large-scale craftsmen who can carve patterns on wood, let alone the porcelain and other things that the prince uses daily. These are not produced by the Japanese country.

Therefore, even if Zhu Zhanquan is very rich and Zheng Fan is digging a mountain of gold, the cost of building the palace is still an astonishing amount, and there are still many things that have not been prepared.

We can only take advantage of Zhu Zhanqun's return to the fiefdom to bring as much as he can.

Even this time it can't be regarded as a complete solution to the problem. It can only be said that the problem is generally correct. Let's put up the framework of the palace first and then improve it bit by bit in the future.

In short, after seven or eight days of wandering around, Zhu Zhanquan completed the preparations for returning to his fiefdom, and then he took his three princesses and his mother Zhang and boarded the ship back to Japan in Nanjing Port. .

Along with them were dozens of other boats, large and small, forming a huge fleet that looked spectacular.

"Is this the sea in this world?" Standing on the bow of the ship, feeling the sea breeze and water vapor coming from the pavement, Meng Qinglin couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time, a long-lost pride rose from the bottom of her heart.

As a former Ryugu General, the sea felt like returning home.

Zhu Zhanjun came to her side and smiled at her: "The sea in this world is still a pure land. I very much hope that you, Qinglin, can conquer the sea in this world and reproduce the power of your Dragon Palace General."

(End of this chapter)