Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 19 The second young master is really a great talent

After King Jin entered the palace and bowed, he was slightly surprised when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very ugly.

Then, he found that the palace was in a mess, and Zhu Gaoxu was kneeling on the ground with his head touching the ground, so he stretched his neck and asked: "Gaoxu, what have you done?"

"Gao Xu, you go out first." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up and said.

Zhu Gaoxu saluted and said, "My grandson, please retire."

After saying that, he bowed and prepared to run away, but the seven-foot-tall King Jin held down his shoulders from behind.

"Nowadays, the Royal Commercial Bank can make a lot of money every day, and Gao Xu also has a share of the credit. Could it be that you have your own merits and don't take me as the third uncle in your eyes anymore?"

King Jin asked condescendingly.

"My nephew has met my third uncle." Zhu Gaoxu broke free from King Jin's restraints and hurriedly bent down to salute.

Prince Jin smiled and nodded, but he patted Zhu Gaoxu on the back hard and said with a smile: "My good nephew."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he was very unhappy and yelled: "Prince Jin, what do you want?"

"Dad, don't be angry, I'm having fun with nephew Gao Xu."

King Jin turned his head and grinned at Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne.

"Grandson, please leave." Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again.

"Go." Zhu Yuanzhang watched Zhu Gaoxu leave with a complicated look in his eyes.

After Zhu Gaoxu left, the King of Jin couldn't wait to say: "Dad, my child received an anonymous report letter. Because the matter is of great importance, I came here to report it."

"Who are you reporting?" Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back, swept away his grief and indignation, walked down from the Imperial Palace with an expressionless face, and sat on the Grand Master's chair in front of King Jin.

The King of Jin said resolutely: "Report the fourth brother's collusion with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, to support the bandits, and to respect themselves, with evil intentions!"

Then, he took out a brown letter from his arms, held it in his hand, bent down and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Dad, please look at this. This is the report letter that the child said."

Half an hour ago.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu left the King of Yan's hotel, Monk Daoyan returned to the hotel from Jiming Temple.

"In the past, when my mother died of illness, my father selected eminent monks to accompany the kings, chant sutras and pray for blessings. The master was recommended by the Senglu Division, and he and I got to know each other. Now ten years have passed by in a hurry, and the master has returned to Jinling. I'm afraid he also has a lot of emotions. ?”

In the study in the backyard of the hotel, Zhu Di and Monk Dao Yan were drinking hot tea and talking.

"The most profound thing I feel when I return to Jinling this time is that I have witnessed that His Highness is one step closer to realizing his great cause." Monk Daoyan said without any concealment.

He knew that there was an informant of the emperor in the hotel, but with Ma He guarding the door, Zhu Di's secret conversation with him would not be leaked, so he spoke directly and without any scruples.

"Although His Majesty's power is unpredictable, he always acts according to rules. According to common sense, once the mourning period of Prince Yiwen is over, all the kings should leave the capital and return to their vassals. Even if the new year is approaching, His Majesty's regard for the Beilu will never be compromised. Your Highness has stayed in the capital for too long."

"It can be seen that Your Majesty is hesitant. I lied and said that Your Majesty may want to choose a king to be your heir. Among all the kings, only Your Highness is worthy of the great responsibility!"

Zhu Di listened thoughtfully, and out of respect, he did not interrupt Monk Dao Yan's speculation.

Monk Dao Yan first analyzed the King of Jin, recounted his misdeeds, and then sorted out the various voices in the court today. Finally, he came to the conclusion that Zhu Di was the most likely candidate. Become a prince.

"Is it possible that His Highness is in trouble?"

Monk Dao Yan saw that Zhu Di was very silent, and thought that the two of them had been chatting for about a stick of incense, but King Yan had wandered off twice, so he changed the subject and asked.

Zhu Di thought for a while, and then told Monk Dao Yan the key points he could talk about when he went to the palace to meet Zhu Yuanzhang and the subsequent conversation with Zhu Gaoxu. As for Zhu Gaoxu's understanding of prophecies and state governance strategies from the "Huangji Jingshi Shu" But not even half a word was mentioned.

Monk Dao Yan frowned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that your Majesty already has someone you like?" Seeing Zhu Di nodding, Monk Dao Yan stopped talking.

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and then said: "Gao Xu wants to interfere with this matter and has already left for the palace."

Monk Daoyan was stunned when he heard this.

"I also promised Gao Xu that if he can return smoothly, I will ask my father to make him the crown prince." Zhu Di said again without surprising his words.

"Make the second young master the heir apparent?"

Monk Daoyan opened his eyes wide and said in surprise.

He felt that what was happening now was too bizarre and went against common sense, but after careful consideration, there seemed to be some kind of causal relationship.

Not to mention, there are precedents for appointing grandsons as princes in the Yuan Dynasty, and there are many examples in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

After Zhu Yuanzhang deposed the prime minister, he oppressed the world and acted arbitrarily. However, both Queen Ma and Zhu Biao who could persuade him to change his mind have died of illness. Monk Dao Yan felt that the position of crown prince might really fall to Zhu Yunwen, a young boy with yellow hair.

However, even if Monk Daoyan is a scholar of heaven and man, and can do calculations, he would never have expected that the biggest variable in the world today is Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Prince Yan.

However, Monk Dao Yan was a little confused. Zhu Yuanzhang might have thought that Zhu Gaoxu's action in preventing him from enthroning Zhu Yunwen was the result of Zhu Di's instructions. Zhu Di could not have imagined this, but why didn't Zhu Di stop him?
Just when Monk Dao Yan was doubtful, Zhu Di asked instead, "Master, does he know about the Royal Trading Company?"

Monk Dao Yan said: "This business was established by His Majesty to take charge of the tea and horse administration. It was run by the late Prince Yiwen half a year ago. The person in charge is the Prince Consort Ouyang Lun."

"Due to its royal background and lease contracts from major local merchants, the business bank developed rapidly. Today, the business bank branch covers more than 100 prefectures and counties in four provinces, including Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Huguang. I heard that the business bank's half-year income can cover Shaanxi pays taxes every year, but we don’t know whether they are true or false.”

Zhu Di said with a playful smile: "The Royal Commercial Bank has indeed made a lot of money for my father. In other words, the Royal Commercial Bank has become the greatest good governance of my father in the 25th year of Hongwu. Master is well-informed and knows who originally proposed this trading bank." ?”

"Many business people are unscrupulous for profit. It is not easy to take care of the court's tea-horse politics, which involves the recruitment and training of accountants, shopkeepers, stewards, promotion and appointment, as well as rewards and punishments for many matters, contracts and other rules and regulations , and this kind of business structure cannot be designed by anyone who is not thoughtful and has rich experience in giant business.”

Monk Daoyan put his hands on his knees, one on the left and the other on the right, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and said in a deep voice.

Having said this, Monk Dao Yan turned his eyes to Zhu Di and said respectfully: "I am clumsy. Apart from Ouyang Prince Consort on the bright side, I don't know if there is any expert who is giving guidance behind my back. Please give me some advice from Your Highness."

"What the master doesn't know is that the person who really proposed the idea of ​​the Royal Commercial Bank and formulated the initial framework design and regulations was none other than Gao Xu."

Zhu Di said with some pride.

A flash of surprise flashed in Monk Dao Yan's eyes. Although he had heard about it, he now knew that the rumors were true. He had long been used to being indifferent to his emotions and anger, and he unexpectedly showed a rare expression of joy and said: "Second Young Master is really a big brother." Well, I congratulate Your Highness."

Zhu Di followed with a smile and said: "Gao Chi is fat and has always been ill. He is planning for the overall situation. If Gao Xu succeeds in this trip, he should be made the heir apparent."

The two of them chatted for a while while burning incense, and then Monk Daoyan took the opportunity to ask: "The second young master's departure will definitely be regarded as His Majesty's instruction. If the Second Young Master offends Your Majesty, Your Majesty will probably I hate His Highness even more. In my humble opinion, why don’t Your Highness calm down?"

"Buddhas compete for a stick of incense, and people compete for a breath."

Zhu Di said angrily: "What achievements does my nephew Yunwen have? If I don't fight for this time, I'm afraid I will regret it for the rest of my life!"

Monk Daoyan stroked his beard and smiled, looking enigmatic.

When Zhu Gaoxu went to interfere with Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment of Zhu Yunwen, he would inevitably start with the death of Prince Zhu Biao.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang would think that Zhu Gaoxu was instigated by Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu would not be so stupid as to directly suggest that Zhu Yuanzhang make Zhu Di the crown prince.

Even if Zhu Gaoxu's dissuasion made Zhu Yuanzhang angry, with Zhu Yuanzhang's personality of loving his children and grandchildren, the most he could do was scold Zhu Gaoxu a few words, or in serious cases, he would be grounded.

Zhu Di understands this, and so does Monk Dao Yan.

At this moment, Ma He's voice sounded outside the door: "I have seen the second young master."

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