Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 297: Zhu Zhen’s crime is to cut his hair?

In the court, Zhu Yu and Zhu Yuanzhang stared at each other.

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty were secretly wiping away cold sweat, and they couldn't help but admire him deeply. His Highness the King of Dian was really crazy.

Are you not afraid of facing His Majesty directly?

Has he always been so brave?

"Your Majesty, Your Highness."

Xu Huizu also wiped his cold sweat while reminding the father and son: "My father is currently recuperating at home. I think it is better to wait until my father's condition improves a little before mentioning my younger sister's marriage."

The implication is that you two don’t take my Xu family seriously, right? Marry as soon as you say you will? You didn’t even ask our family’s opinion?

But thinking that the person sitting on it was Emperor Hongwu, Xu Huizu lost his temper and could only show his face.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Chu again and scolded: "You still dare to glare at me? We are not dead yet. As long as we are not dead for a day, we will be your father. If you are a dragon, you have to lie down, and if you are a tiger, you have to give it to me. Lie down.”

Zhu Ming shook his sleeves, turned around angrily and returned to his previous position, standing there with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to his father.

But the surrounding generals, including Feng Sheng and Fu Youde, who were all powerful on the battlefield, were frightened.

His Highness was so arrogant that even when Prince Zhu Biao was still alive, he would not dare to deny Zhu Yuanzhang's face like this.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to point his finger at him, seemingly angry, but his eyes were full of smiles.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this boy was full of resentment.

Why?

Because less than half a year has passed since Zhu Chu entered Beijing in October last year.

Which prince goes to Beijing to report on his duties and has to stay for so long? If it were anyone else, they would have been able to return to the domain and continue to dominate.

But Zhu Yuanzhang never let him leave. Zhu Yun could never think of leaving. Unless Zhu Yuanzhang died, he would never think of leaving in this life.

Even if he is really allowed to patrol the world, it will be with a mission. After that, instead of returning to Yunnan, he will come back to Beijing to resume his life, and he still has to return to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

What's more, Zhu Ming clearly made great contributions, but was impeached as soon as he came back. Who wouldn't be resentful?

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was not annoyed at all, but instead praised him: "The King of Dian, Zhu Qi, is my eighteenth son. The daughter of Concubine Zhou can be said to be my tiger son."

Next, Zhu Yuanzhang specially asked the Huangmen Minister to read through the battle reports that had been prepared for half a year since last year and lasted until this year.

From the first moment when Zhu Min learned about the emergency battle report at the border, to when he acted cheaply and removed the guards from Prince Qin's Mansion in Xi'an to go to support, to when he realized that the grassland situation was rare and sent troops outside the fortress, and so on.

Although Zhu Chu disappeared in the grassland for a time, wasn't there a report sent back by Wang Fu later?

In particular, the memorial that Zhu Di sent to the court after returning to Peiping details the grassland troops led by Zhu Chu, which numbered tens of thousands to nearly 200,000, led troops that should have belonged to Gui Lichi, and even countless women. The soldiers finally defeated Guilichi.

After that, Zhu Chu already had an army of more than 300,000 in his hands.

What a scale.

Such an unprecedented feat, even if it is just summarized in the text, is enough to make anyone moved. Many generals are even more excited, wishing that they were the ones who followed Zhu Chu to kill the enemy on the battlefield.

Even the civil servants lowered their heads and sincerely surrendered to Zhu Xi's ability.

In particular, Wang Fu's memorial also stated Zhu Chu's method of reforming the grasslands and enumerating the benefits of liberating the servility of the grassland people and abolishing the slavery system that had been ongoing in the grasslands.

Even Liu Sanwu had to exclaim: "Your Highness, you are a great man. Not only did you conquer them, but you also did not take away their cattle and sheep. Instead, you divided them equally among them. You even abolished the slave status and completely abolished the slavery system. You also regarded them as our great master." People of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, we are not afraid that they will not agree with the wishes of the people of the Ming Dynasty. You are trying to recreate the grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty, when all nations came to pay homage and all races came to pay homage. No wonder the prairie people elected you as the Holy Khan. I’m afraid even that person Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Tian Khan, reincarnated, and it was nothing more than this."

I have to say that Lao Liu is too pedantic. One is one, and two is two.

So Zhu Yuanzhang was always angry when he hated him, but he didn't want to kill him.

At this time, Liu Sanwu was completely impressed by Zhu Chu's methods, because Zhu Chu was not an executioner. He not only slaughtered people on the grassland, but also ruled to achieve true subjugation and the will of the people.

Zhu Zhen smiled: "You won't impeach me now?"

"Impeachment must be impeached. I still feel that although Your Highness is the vassal king, you should not make decisions privately," Liu Sanwu went around in a circle and came again.

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed slightly and interrupted: "Liu Sanwu, you'd better rest. You must know that in addition to such unparalleled achievements, besides these military exploits, Yunnan also handed in a satisfactory answer at the end of last year. "

While saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang also asked Huangmen Shilang to find the report sent from Yunnan at the end of last year.

Basically, it was stated by the magistrate of Dali, Li Shuran.

After all, those experimental fields were all conducted in Yunlong County, Dali, and even the current Xiping Hou Muchun didn't know much about them.

According to Li Shuran's report, the results of last year's experimental field have come out. Both potatoes and corn had a good harvest, with huge harvests, and sweet potatoes also had an impressive harvest.

Sweet potatoes, in particular, are now deeply loved by the people in Yunnan. They are no longer used as ordinary food, but as snacks and sweets.

In fact, sweet potatoes can indeed be made into a kind of sugar. If they are made into snacks, they are also very popular among people.

"Especially the new model of rice seeds you mentioned before, which has tripled Yunlong County's harvest this year, three times," even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being deeply shocked.

If the whole world were to plant new rice seeds and the world's food supply tripled, what would this mean?

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was often hungry and trapped when he was young, so he naturally understood the principle that food is the most important thing for the people.

This merit is also a merit that will last forever, even for the ages.

After all, food is not disposable. As long as you keep the seeds, you can keep planting them year after year.

This is even more significant than military merit.

"Tell me what you want," Zhu Yuanzhang said with great excitement. He said that as long as you have needs, I will satisfy you.

"I want to marry Xu Miaojin," Zhu Xi said without thinking.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, good boy, are you waiting for him here?

The three brothers, including Xu Huizu, all rolled their eyes in annoyance. His Highness is also serious. Now in the court or in such a serious occasion as a court meeting, why do you always mention your sister?

This is simply a hooligan.

"Didn't you repeatedly claim not to marry Xu Miaojin before? Why do you have to marry Xu Miaojin now?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked deliberately.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang knew about it as soon as Xu Miaojin left the city. Later, Zhu Yu and Xu Miaojin rode a horse back to Ningxia Town. Did he think he didn't know?

That Qian Shu is also a Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt funny in his heart, boy, are you afraid too?

Zhu Chu frowned and said, "What I was saying at that time was that the Xu family's sister is a beauty of unparalleled beauty. I was afraid that I was not worthy of her."

"Then you think you're worthy now?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked funny and angrily.

"Now that I have made a meritorious service," Zhu Zhen winked at Zhu Yuanzhang, meaning, don't you want to reward me? By the way, just go along with the flow and reward me with Xu Miaojin.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't laugh or cry. If I want to reward you, I will marry someone else's daughter to you? How unbecoming is it that the two of us are singing a double act here, and the Xu family is being bypassed? You really think those boys from the Xu family are fools.

"Forget it, you kid, don't make trouble with us here. Do you want to marry your sister Xu? Go to your father-in-law Xu Da to propose marriage. This time, I don't care about you. We have to get Xu Da to nod. I will grant you a marriage. By the way, we sent the imperial doctor to see Xu Da yesterday, and you actually have some skills. Xu Da's condition has stabilized. He only needs to cultivate for a while, and he will almost be cured." When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Xu Da, he couldn't help but say a few more words.

This shows how deep the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da is.

After hearing this, even the three brothers Xu Huizu softened their expressions a lot, and regardless of whether Zhu Zhen could see it or not, they cupped their hands at his back.

"We can't promise you this, but you have done meritorious service after all. Not only did you meritorious service by guarding the border and conquering the Tatar grasslands, but those crops and rice seeds are also related to the people of the world. It can be said to be a meritorious service for generations. But you are the prince, and you have no title. Feng. If not, let’s give you Shang Fang’s sword again, let you continue to be the imperial envoy, and let you continue to show off your power. When next spring comes, you can go around the surrounding provinces, prefectures and roads to relax. , and by the way, you can also use your abilities to help us solve problems and manage some places." Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be calm, but he had a deep meaning and took advantage of the situation to express his plan for Zhu Chu to patrol the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang winked at Huangmen Shilang and asked him to give the Shang Fang sword that he had just collected to Zhu Chu.

In fact, this was what the father and son had said yesterday, so Zhu Zhen was not surprised.

But the people around him were dumbfounded.

Is this inspecting the world on behalf of the emperor? The last person with such qualifications was Prince Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Biao is dead, and after Zhu Biao, no one has this qualification.

Even the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen was not qualified.

What about others?

At the same time, no vassal king has ever had this honor.

What does Your Majesty want to do? Even if he really wanted to patrol the world, he would have to let the emperor's grandson go.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate," Huang Zicheng immediately rushed out on his knees.

Well, it turns out that Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others are still kneeling on the ground.

Zhu Yu and Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, were also shady, and they were never allowed to get up.

It seems that they have been forgotten.

Huang Zicheng couldn't care about anything else at this time, and shouted like crazy: "His Royal Highness Taisun is the crown prince. Your Majesty, you can bypass Taisun and let King Dian take charge of Shangfang Sword, and even serve as an imperial envoy to patrol on behalf of the emperor." In the world, this will threaten the foundation of the country, and the country will be in chaos."

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and sneered: "How dare a child with a yellow mouth dare to talk nonsense?"

Huang Zicheng is not a child with a yellow mouth, but in front of Emperor Hongwu, what does he mean?

The country will be in chaos?

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the dragon case and shouted: "I'm not dead yet. As long as I don't die, there will be no chaos in the Ming Dynasty. You, a mere minister of Taichang Temple, dare to talk nonsense and confuse the public? Do you think I dare not kill you?" ?”

This is Emperor Hongwu. To put it bluntly, who he appoints as the crown prince is a matter of his words.

If these civil servants and scholars thought that Emperor Hongwu was easy to bully and thought they could force Emperor Hongwu to submit, then they were really out of their minds. Emperor Hongwu didn't mind a river of blood.

"But Your Majesty," Liu Sanwu, Liu Sanwu again, or at the critical moment, the old Liu Tou, who was still kneeling on the ground, holding his fists, said: "Your Highness has just made a great contribution, and on the grassland Having been publicly elected as the Holy Khan, what if His Highness is allowed to patrol the world now, and if the people of the world elect His Highness to be the emperor?"

"Damn, Old Liu, you are such an old man," even Zhu Ming was convinced. Old Liu, do you really want to die? Or are you really afraid that I won’t die?

Can you say this?

Zhu Zhen explained the reason why he named himself Holy Khan. He was holding the sword of Shangfang as I came in person at that time, and he accepted the title of Holy Khan on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Liu Sanwu’s words were simply heartbreaking. He meant that if he continues to indulge the King of Dian like this, if the people in the world mistakenly think that there is only the King of Dian in the world and do not know about you, the Hongwu Emperor, or they think that the King of Dian is already the emperor in the world, then what will happen to the world? What to do?

This time, even Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated.

After all, he wasn't dead after all.

And don’t forget that Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was the one who was added to the body by the yellow robe during the Chenqiao mutiny.

When the time came for the public election to be held in the world, no matter whether Zhu Ming thought about it or not, the atmosphere had reached that point and he had to do it.

So Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming hesitantly.

Zhu Ming shrugged: "Yes, yes, how many times do you have to say something about a holy Khan? I was wrong, okay? I admit my mistake, I am guilty. But I am the prince after all, so I can't be beheaded, right?" But I have a solution."

He didn't know what Zhu Zhen was thinking. He turned his eyes and thought about it. He cupped his hands and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, my son investigated some illegal things done by his second brother in Xi'an. What's more, what he did , it can be said that he has done many evil things and deserves death. But after all, he is my second brother, so I can’t say anything."

Zhu Yuanzhang just watched his performance expressionlessly, thinking to himself, why don't you say anything? Enough has been said.

Zhu Ming continued: "Especially because the second brother almost aroused public anger and rebellion, Erchen made some arrangements to calm the anger. Especially in the military camp, Erchen used a python robe to replace Erchen's body and withstood the torture of the soldiers. The anger is vented. But if it happens again today, it will be insincere."

"It's better than this," Zhu Zhen turned to face the civil and military officials and said loudly: "As we all know, parents who are affected by their body, hair and skin do not dare to damage the beginning of filial piety. But since I have made a mistake, I cannot really behead me. I want to use my long hair instead. Today, I am going to use Shang Fang’s sword to shave off my hair. It will be like cutting off my head once, and it will serve as a warning to others. Come here.”

Everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in panic.

Especially the guards in the palace looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said to themselves, Your Majesty, this is your son, you don't care?

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming and always felt something was strange.

If it were someone else, would you dare to damage their hair? I really dare to fight you.

The ancients were pedantic. Even when the Qing Dynasty entered the country and paid attention to keeping their hair or not, there were countless people who would rather die than surrender, and would rather have their heads chopped off than shave their heads.

Therefore, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were panicked, because Zhu Ming's incident was nothing to modern people, but in ancient times, it was treason, unfilial, and could even be beheaded.

No kidding, filial piety was very important in ancient times. For example, if a minister's father died, he would have to go home and observe filial piety. I remember that a certain minister declined because of this.

I heard that an ordinary citizen, because his son had a few quarrels with his father, the father directly opened his head with a tea set, and then took his son to the government office to complain about disobedience.

The government doesn't care whether you are unjustly accused or not. They directly ask those who want to die if they want to live. If they want to die, they will be beaten to death. layer of skin.

Very powerful.

So at this time, no one thought Zhu Chu was joking, and no one thought he was trying to evade.

Even Liu Sanwu panicked and exclaimed: "You can't do it, Your Highness, you can't do it. This is unfilial and treasonous."

Your father is still alive, are you cursing your father to death?

The whole court was in chaos.

Only Zhu Ming was extremely calm. He had even drawn out Shang Fang's sword and knocked over the crown on his head, where he had already grabbed his hair to cut off a strand.

"Your Highness, be careful," someone around looked nervously.

This situation was quite funny. The civil and military minister wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare to get close. He could only watch helplessly, and he was quite worried that Zhu Chu would hurt himself.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked people to go to the harem to get a pair of scissors for Zhu Zhen, and let him do whatever he wanted.

In fact, scissors can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but they are shaftless.

Modern scissor craftsmanship may have first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It’s just that the original purpose of scissors was not to cut hair, but to cut cloth and clothes.

Naturally, there are tailors in the palace, or beauties in various harems, so it is easy to find them.

Then I saw that Zhu Ming quickly cut off his long hair.

It's just that he can only cut it randomly based on his feeling. A piece is longer here and a piece is shorter there. It's not much better than what a dog has chewed.

Many ministers covered their mouths, suppressing their laughter, and couldn't help but laugh at Zhu Xi's new image.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang's face was dark, and he asked Zhu Zhen: "Have you had enough trouble?"

He always felt that not only did Zhu Ming not have any regrets, but he didn't care at all, but he was actually very happy?

Zhu Ming coughed slightly and said: "Father, I am atoneing for my sins. Now the others have nothing to say, right? Don't use the Holy Khan incident to impeach me again in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That's right, that's right. In this case, when next spring comes, you can pack up and let me go to patrol the world. Retreat from the court."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up directly and left without looking back.

The civil and military officials had not had time to shout long live the mountain, and many of them only reacted at this time.

No, what they care about is not the Holy Khan. They don't want and cannot let the King of Dian patrol the world on behalf of the emperor.

But no matter how much I want to refute, I can't find His Majesty anywhere.

They always feel like something is wrong. Have they been fooled?

(End of this chapter)