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

Chapter 332 Leaving Beijing again

It was the last day of February in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu.

On this day, Zhu Zhen came to the harem, which was the palace garden of his mother, Concubine Zhou.

Seeing that March is approaching, Zhu Chu's departure date is getting closer and closer. Before leaving, he must come to spend time with his mother.

In this life, Zhu Zhen's relationship with his biological mother, biological father and younger brother was not good because of the relationship he had kept low in the past few years.

However, since his return to the capital, the relationship with his father Zhu Yuanzhang has greatly eased years ago. After the year, under his submission, the relationship with his mother also began to slowly develop.

Concubine Zhou no longer put on airs and acted coldly. After all, she had also tasted the benefits of mother being more valuable than son.

So at this time, the courtyard can be described as an atmosphere of motherly kindness and filial piety.

"how?"

Concubine Zhou also put on a snow-white mink coat and showed it with open hands.

It turned out that Zhu Zhen had promised to pick out a batch of good fur coats as gifts for his mother, but then he remembered that he had brought some gifts in order to travel lightly.

So it was delayed.

It was not until Peng Yue and others returned to the court and brought back the loot from the grassland that he came with the gift he had promised.

And besides Zhu Ming, Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin were also there.

Don't ask why Tang Xin is there, it's Xu Miaojin who called.

After all, their relationship was only mentioned by Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace before. If Xu Miaojin came by herself, she would be embarrassed.

But the 'ugly daughter-in-law' always wants to meet her mother-in-law, right? Xu Miaojin always wants to pay homage to Concubine Zhou, so she asked Tang Xin to come with her.

Looking at Concubine Zhou's young and beautiful appearance and good figure, Zhu Ming sighed silently. His young mother, in modern times, can be called a 'girl', okay, but she is a little older. But he is still less than thirty-two years old.

Zhu Chu had already put his hand on his forehead.

"Empress, you are as beautiful as a flower. You really look good in anything you wear," Xu Miaojin said sweetly.

Tang Xin also smiled and nodded in agreement, but he was muttering in his heart, who am I? Why am I here?

Concubine Zhou sighed: "Oh, I'm getting old. And it's also my fault for this brat. What month has it been since I brought you the gift? Can I still wear it?"

Nowadays, the capital is not that cool except for morning and night.

In less than half a month, spring will probably start to bloom.

Think about it, it may be the coldest season on the grassland, and the temperature difference between the south and the north is so big.

Not to mention the grasslands, even the Yunnan side will have to wait another half month for the weather to get warmer. Even if we go deep into Tibet (Tibet), especially the Himalayan Mountains, it will probably be covered with snow all year round, right?

This is the temperature in Jiangnan. Not only is it like spring all year round, it is also a pleasant temperature. Only summer is more difficult.

Zhu Ming and his two girls flattered Concubine Zhou very much and stayed with her for a long time before preparing to leave.

"Zhen'er," Concubine Zhou suddenly called Zhu Zhu, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I heard that you are leaving the capital again tomorrow?"

Zhu Zhen nodded: "Yes. But originally I was the king of a foreign vassal. If my father hadn't allowed me to go back, I should have returned to my vassal long ago."

"Aren't you happy yet?" Concubine Zhou rolled her beautiful eyes and rolled her eyes at him.

He really got the advantage and behaved well. Some vassal kings were reluctant to leave the capital, but he always wanted to run out.

Concubine Zhou pondered for a moment, then sighed and said: "Tell me, you were asked to go to Xi'an to investigate the cause of King Qin's death a few years ago, but you went to the grassland and made a big fuss. Although you have made great contributions, you still have nothing to do with it. It's extremely dangerous. And this time, I have to patrol the world on behalf of the emperor, especially since there are many aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area, so don't offend those scholars."

Concubine Zhou was worried that Zhu Chu would cause trouble.

Zhu Ming smiled and agreed, but thought disapprovingly in his heart, "Mom, mother, my son is going to clear obstacles for his father."

More than just offending, I'm afraid I'm not going to sweep away many aristocratic families this time.

As for the name calling?

They can scold them casually, and at worst, I'll kill them casually.

"Okay, mother, let's go back first. We have to have a good rest today, and we will travel tomorrow. I won't come to greet you then," Zhu Ming said.

With the previous lessons, Zhu Zhen already understood that as a junior, he had to come to greet his elders before traveling, so there was no reason for his elders to see him off.

After bidding farewell to Concubine Zhou and before leaving the palace, Zhu Zhen was called away by the Huangmen Minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang met Zhu Chu in the side hall, but he did not call Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin together. Instead, he told Zhu Chu alone: ​​"You kid, even if you have to take the opportunity to return to Yunnan, it doesn't matter. But you have to remember Well, although we have promised you that Mu Qiu as a concubine, just because she is a concubine and not a concubine, you should not marry her without permission."

"What do you mean? Do you want to regret it?" Zhu Zhen's eyes widened.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened. Who is this brat messing with? Do you think we are afraid of you?

The father and son stared at each other for a moment.

Zhu Ming was defeated first and asked: "What do you mean? You can't always keep your words and keep your words. Dad, you are the emperor, and you can speak with eloquent words."

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a funny way: "Don't push me too much. Didn't I already say that Mu Qiu's title is a concubine, not a concubine. It would be better if she were a concubine, and she could enter before the main concubine. But as a concubine, it would be better. As a concubine, how can you get in first while the position of the principal concubine is still vacant?"

Zhu Chu was dumbfounded, and finally realized that he had been tricked and had been set up by Lao Zhu.

"Dad, are you kidding me?" Zhu Ming was angry. He had spent so much effort just to win a status for Mu Qiu. Why was it so difficult?

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, this boy is still young.

Originally, a partial concubine was also a concubine. She belonged to the wife's category, not as a concubine, but as someone with a reputation and a share.

But Zhu Chu didn’t have a main concubine yet, so why did he have a partial concubine in the first place? Since she is a well-established wife, she will naturally become the concubine as soon as she enters the house.

So there is Zhu Yuanzhang's design in it.

"If you want to marry Mu Qiu, you must first marry Xu Miaojin. Your princess can only be Xu Da's daughter," Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming with a deep look.

It turned out to be waiting here.

After all, Mu Qiu's identity is there. Being able to give a partial concubine the title of a partial concubine is a blessing. It is absolutely impossible for Mu Qiu to be the main concubine. Otherwise, will a Yunnan chieftain's daughter be able to be the queen in the future?

Then it's not just the so-called scholars in the world who are dissatisfied, but all the Han people in the world have to mutter that the future prince will be a "chuaner"?

"But if you want to marry me, Sister Xu, you have to marry Tang Xin, right? Is this the same thing again?" Zhu Zhen laughed angrily and revealed Zhu Yuanzhang's trick.

Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed and said proudly: "You kid, we said before that it would be easy to exploit your weakness. I said before that if we want to make you submit, we only need to use a little trick. , such as subverting your policy of reforming the native land and returning people to rural areas in Yunnan, or threatening you with Mu Qiu. Now you have sent it to your door yourself, and you have Xu Miaojin as a handle. "

Zhu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a hint of threat in his eyes. Although he covered it up with his eyelids, Zhu Yuanzhang still saw it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was amused in his heart, but he was not afraid at all. If this boy could really kill his father and usurp the throne, he would not be manipulated by him several times.

He is his father, so he has to lie down if he is a dragon, and he has to lie down if he is a tiger.

"Don't be lucky. It's not that we won't let you marry. On the contrary, we want you to marry more girls so that you can give us more grandchildren," Zhu Yuanzhang said leisurely.

Zhu Ming was so angry that his teeth were itching. He just didn't want anyone to interfere with his personal freedom, especially the matter of marriage.

The most important thing is that he didn't expect Lao Zhu to be so careless and dig a hole in the matter regarding Mu Qiu.

If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't pointed it out in person today, Zhu Ming might not have woken up yet.

In other words, if Xu Miaojin fails to get through, his relationship with Mu Qiu cannot be settled.

So what exactly did you strive for? Lonely?

"Okay, you are setting off tomorrow, right? Have you prepared everything that needs to be prepared? There is no need to enter the palace to greet you tomorrow, and we will not see you off," Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and was already about to drive people away.

Zhu Ming said angrily: "Then I'll leave."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

This kid.

Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly amused.

"By the way, your mother-in-law's concubine canonization ceremony will be held in May, and your eldest nephew Yunwen's marriage ceremony will be held in July. If nothing happens, you should come back early," Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly reminded.

After all, she is a concubine. With the queen's position still vacant, the concubine has the highest status in the harem, so naturally she cannot be treated lightly.

It’s the end of February now, March is about to come, and there are still two months to prepare for May.

Including Zhu Yunwen's wedding ceremony, as the emperor's grandson, the scale should not be underestimated. Zhu Ming agreed and went out without looking back.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this boy was angry and didn't care about it, but he couldn't help but secretly sighed: "Ou'er, how many days can daddy live? How should I choose between you and Yunwen? Do you really want to be here? Before I die, will I make your mother-in-law my queen? Yunwen, you can either stand up for once or quit on your own initiative. If you are stuck here, how will the emperor treat you? "

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was also in a dilemma. After all, Zhu Yunwen was Zhu Biao's son and had made no mistakes.

If you want to suddenly abolish the emperor's grandson, all the officials will not agree.

There are no reasons or excuses after all.

However, Zhu Zhen became more and more outstanding, and he became more and more valued by Zhu Yuanzhang and regarded him as the future of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang sometimes resented Zhu Yunwen. You would either compete with your eighteenth uncle, or you would quit on your own initiative. But you couldn't get better here, and instead you set Zhu Yuanzhang up.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt regretful. If he had known better, he should not have been in such a hurry to establish a throne.

But if you don't establish a reserve, you are worried about arousing the covetousness of the second, second and third sons.

It would be troublesome if they got into trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, how do I know that the second child suddenly died suddenly? If the third child also died suddenly, wouldn't there be less trouble? Can't we establish the fourth child?

If the fourth child was the crown prince, perhaps Chu'er wouldn't have such a big objection.

After all, the fourth child doesn't know how to cut down the feudal clan.

What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know was that Zhu Di was also capable of cutting down vassals, but not as fiercely as Zhu Yunzhang.

Starting from Zhu Di, the Zhu family vassal kings became real "pig". Otherwise, today's vassal kings, as long as they are vassals, even those who do evil things like the second and third sons, are all capable of conquering and fighting, guarding the borders and protecting the country. Still no problem.

But by the end of the Ming Dynasty, all the vassal kings were rounded up and killed by Li Zicheng, no different from pigs.

Look at Zhu Xi again.

After saying goodbye to his mother and father, he left the palace with Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin.

There are two carriages outside, one belongs to Zhu Zhen and the other belongs to the Xu family.

Tang Xin directly got on the Xu family's carriage. She had been fooled by Xu Miaojin before. If she had known that she was coming to accompany Zhu Zhen to the palace to meet his parents, she would have gone crazy to follow. She was still full of anger at this time.

Xu Miaojin held Zhu Chu's hand, and the young couple chatted quietly outside the palace as if there was no one else around.

The palace guards were speechless. Who are we? Where are we? Why do we have to suffer this?

Do you really not regard us as human beings?

"Sister, we can travel together again, and this time we can go sightseeing. Are you happy?" Zhu Zhen asked with a smile.

Of course Xu Miaojin was happy, and she was traveling according to His Majesty's order this time. Not only could she follow Zhu Ming legitimately, but she could also stay away from the capital, away from other people's eyes, and could once again live in the world of two people as if no one else was around.

At this moment, the curtain of the Xu family's carriage was opened, Tang Xin poked his head out, interrupted the two of them angrily, and said: "Are you still leaving? It's not boring to be together every day, and we won't be tired from tomorrow. Can we see each other every day?"

Tang Xin is originally Xiaojiabiyu's style. At first glance, she is not as stunning as Xu Miaojin, but she is very attractive. She should be a gentle and unassuming type. It's not that she is not beautiful, but she has soft facial features.

But for some reason, she couldn't be gentle at all in front of Zhu Miao, especially when she thought of all the bad things Xu Miaojin had done, it made her angry to death.

In addition, Tang Xin also has the blood of military commander genes flowing in her body, and her beautiful figure that she has trained through years of martial arts training is hidden under her clothes. In addition, once her temper breaks out, there is a strong contrast.

Although she looks gentle and beautiful, she is a chaste and fierce woman at heart, just like a woman who is not inferior to men.

Xu Miaojin blinked at Zhu Ming and whispered: "Take her down on the road. Let her yell at me again. Then let her call me sister."

Zhu Zhen immediately couldn't laugh or cry.

Then the two parties separated. Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin took a carriage back, while Zhu Zhen wanted to go to Shen's house.

In the past few days, Shen Wang has taken over all the hundreds of thousands of livestock brought back from the grassland.

Of course, his family couldn't eat so much, mainly because of the influence of the Shen family in Jiangnan, Shen Wang took the lead, and finally all the aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area shared it.

Zhu Ming didn't care about this. Now he just wanted to complete the exchange as soon as possible, and let the Shen family be responsible for exchanging the livestock for a large amount of grain, and strive to send it to the grassland as quickly as possible.

Spring will come very late in the grasslands, and grazing can only be resumed after all the snow and ice has melted.

Before that, the grassland people need food for the winter, and Zhu Chu doesn't want to lose the hearts of the grassland people.

The Shen family has completely become Zhu Ming's little treasury. They can often share some of the pressure and help Zhu Ming do some things. In the process, Shen Wang discovered that Zhu Ming not only did not steal the Shen family's property, but also squandered it. The family also made a lot of money.

Especially his eldest brother Shen Rong's side has even developed wealth and power that far exceeds that of his family.

Following Zhu Ming, the Shen family will only become bigger and stronger, and even create brilliance that surpasses that of their father, Shen Wansan.

So how could Shen Wang not do his best? He only regretted that he had not replaced his eldest brother and went to Yunnan, otherwise he would be doing more important things for His Highness now.

As for the small matter of delivering food to the grassland, Shen Wang did not dare to neglect it and made a plan before Zhu Linlin left Beijing.

He plans to send out caravans from now on to continuously deliver Jiangnan grain to the grassland, and take two routes, Xifengkou and Ningxia Town.

"Well, it's best not to mess with my third brother." Zhu Ming recalled that his third brother not only didn't help, but instead hindered him behind his back, and even sarcastically mocked him. He said to himself that it was best not to go to Datong Town, which is Yanmen Pass. .

He was not afraid of anything else. He was just afraid that when he passed by Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, Zhu Fan would be eyeing this wealth again, and he didn't want to cause trouble.

At the same time, Zhu Zhen knew that he left the capital this time and did not know when he would be able to return.

He is not going to patrol a certain place, but to patrol the world, and he will not be able to come back for a few months.

So he had to arrange a lot of things before leaving.

"However, I consider myself a military commander, and I am completely incompatible with all the forces in the DPRK and China. Even if I leave for a long time, I am not afraid of losing power in the DPRK. It is better to say that all my political bargaining chips are obtained by military merit. And my real The forces are either in Yunnan, in the grasslands, other military generals, or forces hidden among the people like your Shen family, so you are not afraid of being taken advantage of by others for political suppression," Zhu Ming was very relaxed.

He is not afraid of losing anything if he leaves the court for too long, because he has nothing to lose.

So after explaining some things to Shen Wang, Zhu Zhen left with peace of mind.

Back at the palace, Zhu Xi told Wang Fu and others to have a good rest tonight and set off tomorrow.

Then there was nothing to say all night until the next morning.

As soon as Zhu Zhen got up early, he started busy preparing for departure.

But there was no need for him to do anything himself. Everything that needed to be prepared was already prepared for him.

For example, a change of clothes along the way, necessary travel expenses, etc.

"Your Highness, do you really not need us to serve you all the way?" Xiao Baozi asked worriedly.

It turned out that Zhu Chu only planned to take Wang Fu and the guards on the road, but naturally he would not take any of the palace officials with him.

"I am the imperial envoy of the imperial censor. I am not on a tour. What should I take you to do?" Zhu Ming shook his head.

Xiao Baozi sighed. His Highness had been away for a few months a few years ago, and now he was leaving again. There was no master at home in this big mansion, only servants like them were there. What was it like?

Zhu Ming did not dress up, but put on a python robe. Wearing only an ordinary gown, surrounded by Wang Fu and other guards, he rode out of the palace on an old man.

They first went to the Xu Mansion and also wanted to pick up Xu Miaojin.

Xu Miaojin was already prepared, but this time she was no longer dressed as a military commander in armor, but riding a carriage and dressed as a lady.

After saying goodbye to everyone in the Xu family, they went to the Duke Tang's Mansion and picked up Tang Xin.

Tang Xin did not prepare a carriage, but directly took the big and small packages into Xu Miaojin's car.

After that, a group of talents rushed out of the city.

Suddenly, someone chased after me, shouting: "Uncle Eighteen, Uncle Eighteen, wait for me."

"Why is it him?"

Zhu Ming looked back and was a little frightened. He quickly urged the team: "Hurry up, don't let him catch up."

Who else in this capital could allow him to do this?

It was none other than Li Jinglong.

"Uncle Eighteen, Your Majesty wants me to follow you to see him for a long time, please don't run away."

(End of this chapter)