Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 89
The sun gradually rose into the sky, emitting a blazing light.

It was extremely hot in the capital in late May.

In the Ming Dynasty Palace, in the study room of the Chunhe Hall, Zhu Gaoxu was still discussing with Wei Xian, Ma He, and Zhao Junchen about the candidate for the patrol envoy.

At the entrance of the corridor on the right side of the study, Kang Ping personally led the five servants on duty, grabbing the handle with his hand and turning the fan, making a loud "buzzing" noise.

There are basins of ice cubes placed in front of the fan. After the wind blows over the ice cubes, it will stir up a cool breeze. This is also the reason why Zhu Gaoxu and others will not suffer from heatstroke.

"Although Hou Xian is a good candidate, the imperial court has never restricted eunuchs from going on cruises, but patrol envoys are important positions in the imperial court, and they must be mature and prudent!"

Wei Xian clasped his fists and apologized to Zhu Gaoxu. He lowered his head and said, "This is my humble opinion. Who to recommend as the patrol envoy depends entirely on His Highness's decision."

Zhu Gaoxu had an impression of Hou Xian, because in history Hou Xian had been sent to Tibet as an envoy on the order of Zhu Di. He successfully invited a group of religious leaders such as Harima to the capital, accepted the official positions and titles of the new dynasty, and successfully completed the mission. , and was promoted from young eunuch to eunuch by Zhu Di.

In today's era, Zhu Di was not in a hurry to send people to communicate with Tibet. Although Hou Xian was the junior eunuch of the ceremonial department, his qualifications were still not enough, so Zhu Gaoxu rejected it in his heart.

"I think of a candidate, Chen Xuan, the governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion. What do you think?"

Zhu Gaoxu did not want Wei Xian and Ma He to mistakenly think that Zhu Di preferred eunuchs to serve as patrol envoys, but Ma He recommended eunuchs twice for the sake of the public, which was obviously a misunderstanding, so he had to give an explanation.

"In the 30th year of Hongwu, Chen Xuan was promoted to the governor of the Right Army Dudu Mansion, where he commanded the navy and guarded the capital's river defense. Later, he was appointed as the chief military officer and governor of maritime water transportation."

"At that time, he transported more than 49 shi of grain from the sea to Beiping and Liaodong to supply soldiers in the two places. Later, he built a million warehouses and acropolis in Zhigu."

"While supervising the shipping, he allowed the soldiers to conduct fair transactions with the islanders at sea, which not only benefited the islanders but also facilitated shipping. Chen Xuan had outstanding military achievements and commanded the navy. How could it be wrong for him to serve as the patrol envoy? Not the best candidate?”

Wei Xian suddenly said: "I remember that when Captain Chen led the navy to patrol the sea, he encountered Japanese pirates invading Salmon Island in the Qingzhou Sea. He immediately attacked the Japanese pirates and pursued them all the way to Jinzhou Baishan Island in North Korea. He burned all the Japanese pirate ships. give up."

"As His Highness said, Governor Chen has made outstanding achievements and is good at water warfare. He is the perfect candidate for patrol envoy!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has considered it foresight, and Governor Chen is indeed the best candidate. I second my opinion!"

Zhao Junchen, who had been silent until now, suddenly echoed meaningfully.

As far as he knew, a few years ago, after Chen Xuan was promoted to the commander of Sichuan's capital, his only son Chen Cheng was poisoned by insect poison on his way to the post.

In order to treat his only son Chen Cheng, Chen Xuan traveled around to seek famous doctors, but they could not cure Chen Cheng's insect poisoning. King Zhu Di of Yan, who was inspecting Sichuan at that time, learned of this and sent several imperial doctors from the palace to treat Chen Cheng. .

After Chen Cheng recovered, he bid farewell to his father Chen Xuan and came to the capital, where he became the youngest palace guard under Zhu Di.

Today, Chen Xuan has become a high-ranking governor with a wife and three concubines, but he still only has one son, Chen Cheng, even though he has six other daughters.

Today, Chen Cheng is 16 years old.

Therefore, some people say that without His Majesty, Chen Xuan would definitely be extinct, and there would be no current wealthy Chen family.

In Zhao Junchen's opinion, if the dozens of high-ranking generals in the world were ranked in terms of their loyalty to Zhu Di, Chen Xuan would definitely be in the top ten.

Zhu Gaoxu had already sent Zhao Junchen to find out the life experiences of all the guards in Chunhe Hall. It was impossible not to know that Chen Cheng was Chen Xuan's only son.Chen Cheng had been transferred to Chunhe Hall by Zhu Di a few days ago as a guard. With such a relationship, Zhu Gaoxu would be happy to let Chen Xuan be the patrol envoy.

Seeing that Ma He was silent, Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Ma He, what do you think?"

"Your Highness."

After Ma He was silent for a moment, he said: "According to the servant's understanding, Governor Chen served in Chengdu with his father in his early years. Because he was the son of a military official, he was able to serve the then general Lan Yu as a soldier. He was highly regarded and was known for his good shooting. Later, He inherited his father's position and became the commander of Chengdu Right Guards, and later accompanied Lan Yu to conquer Nanfan and Yuexun many times."

"Although Governor Chen only belonged to Lan Yu Temperance at that time and was not a private soldier of Lan Yu, after all, the two of them had some friendship. Therefore, if Governor Chen is used as the patrol envoy, will His Majesty have any concerns?"

Zhu Gaoxu could not tell the story of the intersection between Chen Xuan and Zhu Di, nor could he tell Ma and Chen Xuan's only son Chen Cheng as his East Palace guard.

After thinking over and over again, he looked at Ma He and said, "Your consideration is not unreasonable, so I plan to report two people to my father for the candidates for patrol envoy. One is Chen Xuan, and the other is you, Ma He."

"Your Highness, how could this servant be so virtuous and capable as to take on such a great responsibility? I would never dare to make a mistake!"

Ma He mistakenly thought that Zhu Gaoxu was unhappy with what he just said and was deliberately teasing him. He was startled and quickly knelt down and bowed his head.

Although he did not participate in the Battle of Jingnan, it does not mean that he has not experienced the experience of blood and fire. He has been with Zhu Gaoxu when he controlled military affairs in Peking, and he has also participated in many foreign campaigns.

After all, Ma He is a figure who has left his name in history. What Zhu Gaoxu said seemed to be a joke, but it also made him tempted.

"You have been with me for so many years, working hard and going on many expeditions with me. You have killed Tartars and made many military exploits. If you hadn't been an internal official, you would have been able to win over a thousand households or a commander."

Seeing Ma He's frightened reaction, Zhu Gaoxu knew that the other party had misunderstood what he just meant, so he added a few words.

"What's more, you are an old man who lives in my father's dormitory and was the former chief servant of Prince Yan's palace. It is reasonable and reasonable to recommend you to be the patrol envoy. My father will feel at ease with you."

After a pause, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Wei Xian and Zhao Junchen and asked, "Do you two have any objections?"

He originally did not intend to recommend Ma He to Zhu Di as the patrol envoy, but he thought about it and couldn't find a more suitable person. Instead of giving this important opportunity to others, he might as well let Ma He give it a try. try.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a foresighted plan, and I (subordinates) have no objections." Wei Xian and Zhao Junchen said in unison.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ma He's back and said, "Ma He, if my father chooses you to be the patrol envoy, you must perform well in the future and don't let me down!"

"I thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your kindness! I will never dare to live up to His Highness's expectations and will definitely fulfill my duties to repay His Majesty's favor!"

Ma He bowed again.

When Wei Xian saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Zhao Junchen was still like a bystander, expressionlessly watching Ma Hexing bow to Zhu Gaoxu.

"Now that this matter has been agreed upon, please step aside!" Zhu Gaoxu said loudly.

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