King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 173 This prince is so boring
Zhu Xi stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, his head drooped, his face full of despair.

What can I do?
The old man didn't know why he was crazy.

Ever since he led his troops to Peiping, he has been being trained.

If you don't like yourself, you have to train. If you don't like yourself, you have to train until you don't like it.

Even if I kick a stone while walking, I will blame myself!
In short, the main theme is to blame yourself for everything.

He even arrested his concubine Deng!

Zhu Ping was so depressed that he died.

Didn’t eldest brother cover up so many sins for himself?

Why is the old man so crazy?
Zhu Ping had no doubts about Zhu Biao's promise to help him cover up his sins and what he could do.

After all, this is his good brother Zhu Biao.

Prince Zhu Biao also has the highest prestige and credibility among all the vassal kings.

No matter who is in trouble or gets into trouble, the first thing he does is not go to Lao Zhu. After all, although going to Lao Zhu will solve the problem, he will be skinned even if he doesn't die.

But Zhu Biao is different.

He is gentler than Empress Xiaocigao and only dotes on all his younger brothers.

Even if the old man really discovered something, everyone would immediately go to Zhu Biao for help.

Under normal circumstances, as long as Zhu Biao comes forward to intercede, the old man will give him face.

Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang really loved the prince, or maybe Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to establish Zhu Biao's prestige among his many brothers.

In short, after so many years, everyone has made sure to go to their eldest brother Zhu Biao if they have something to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xi who was standing in front of him and hummed: "Why did we give birth to a waste like you back then! A piece of raw Jerusalem artichoke is better than you! You are still a clan official! How can you shoulder this important responsibility? ?

How many of your brothers obey you? He has been absurd, greedy for pleasure, and cruel all day long! What kind of harm did you do to the good-looking land of Qin?
The people of the imperial court in Xifan have been ruined by you!
Damn thing!

You'd better not die before us, otherwise we'll have to give you a bad posthumous title!
How about just calling him King Qinhuang? "

Zhu Tan and Zhu Di were listening attentively to Lao Zhu scolding Zhu Chong.

Suddenly, when he heard that Lao Zhu simply arranged a posthumous title for Zhu Pingdu, Zhu Tan coughed slightly unnaturally.

What?

Isn't this taking away the posthumous title of King Lu from him?
The old man was really baffled.

Saying such unlucky words in broad daylight.

Especially in front of his own son.

It seemed that Zhu Ming was really angry.

Zhu Xi seemed to be unable to bear the scolding from Lao Zhu.

He couldn't help but retorted: "Dad! It's better not to call you Father here, but the children will call you Dad! When Empress Xiaocigao asked you to take good care of the children, I think you have completely forgotten it!
You captured my concubine, humiliated and abused me all day long, and even gave the child a posthumous title today!
Well!

The child doesn’t want to live anymore, please give me death! The posthumous title of King Qin Hun has been given to the child!
One day when the child goes underground, he can complain to his mother!
A mother would never treat her children so harshly! "

After Zhu Xi finished speaking, Lao Zhu's eyes became a little straight.

Not very angry.

Even if he was beaten by Zhu Xi, it would be too much.

He didn't have time to get angry.

Instead, the words "Xiao Ci Gao Empress" brought back endless memories.

"Sister, sister, I, I can't help you...! I didn't take good care of the child, and now I've hurt the child again, sister."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sat crookedly on his chair in despair, as if all his strength had been drained away.

He murmured, "Sister" all the time.

After all, Meng'er is the biological flesh and blood of Empress Xiaocigao.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt regretful.

This is his and his sister’s biological son.
How could I hurt him like this?

Didn't he just kill a few people?
Isn't it just that something went wrong?

This world belongs to Lao Zhu's family, and the future belongs to the children. He can do whatever he wants, can't he?
In short, the Ming Dynasty will last forever, but those people who are dissatisfied with Ping'er clearly mean that they are not loyal to the Ming Dynasty!
Then he should be killed!

Why did I reprimand Ping'er so harshly?
As he thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, which were originally decisive in killing, suddenly became moist.

"Sister, I'm so sorry for you!"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's mental state was not right, Zhu Xi panicked.

"thump!"

Zhu Xi suddenly fell to his knees.

"Dad! The kid has realized his mistake! Dad, don't be sad."

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped his eyes.

Looking at Zhu Ming kneeling on the ground, he sighed.

"Ming'er, why would dad be willing to treat you so harshly? It's just that you have gone too far! Don't forget that dad was also born into a poor man back then. Why did dad rebel? Isn't it because of the cruelty of the imperial court? We can't survive. Is that enough? If only we were given three acres of thin farmland so that we could support our family and get a wife, how could we be where we are today?

Then don’t think about it, is there another Zhu Yuanzhang in the world?
If one day, because of you incompetent children, another Zhu Yuanzhang is forced out, what will you do? Our Ming Dynasty’s foundation cannot be ruined like this, right? "

Zhu Xi burst into tears at Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and was obviously touched.

"Dad! I have realized my mistake! I will never treat the people like that again when I go back! I will also make several Xifan female slaves as concubines! Even if I sacrifice my child, I must win over the eighteen Xifan tribes for my father! "

Zhu Yuanzhang:
"That's not necessary!"

Zhu Xi had robbed so many female slaves from Xifan and was the laughing stock of the world. Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if he made a few more concubines?

What's more, I always feel that this kid Zhu Ping is trying to make further mistakes by correcting his mistakes.
Although Lao Zhu is easily emotional when he is excited, he is not always irrational.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "We are very happy that you can correct your mistakes after you realize them! We know that your eldest brother has a weak temper and is much kinder than us. The last time your incident happened, it was the prince who begged to cover it up for you. We just spared you!

However, the prince cannot shield you from wind and rain forever! You know the advance and retreat!

Look at the gifts you gave us during the Chinese New Year. What are they?
Spring wine? The beauty of Spain?
Is it ridiculous?

Ahem, you can continue to deliver the wine! It’s not that I need it for its effects as a father, but I just tasted it and it tastes pretty good. I love drinking it!
But the beauty of Spain
Who do you think we are?
Our concubines are too busy, so why do we need beautiful women?
We are not tyrants like Shang Zhou and Xia Jie, who found a bunch of women but couldn't take care of them in the palace!
Our principle is that as long as it is enough!
do you understand?

Use your brain when doing things from now on!

Don't cause us any more trouble!
In the land of Sanqin, the people are fierce and fierce, and the people are not so easy to bully!

If you cause trouble again, I will be cruel and make you abdicate and let your son take over!
Don’t regret it then! "Zhu Xi listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's long speech and finally summed it up in one sentence.

The rejuvenation wine is good, my father likes it very much, I will buy more for him when I go back!
Zhu Di and Zhu Tan secretly listened for a long time and found that there was no movement in the hall. Then they stepped forward and asked old eunuch Chen to ask for an audience.

soon.

Zhu Tan met Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Tan, he immediately smiled.

"Tan'er, you're finally here, we've been thinking too hard!"

When Zhu Xi heard this, he felt unhappy.

He, the third child, and the seventh child arrived early, but no matter the third child, the seventh child, or himself, even the host, the fourth child, would be scolded by his father's teacher every now and then.

Especially myself, I would scold him a little every three days and a lot every five days.

Why is this old guy so popular?

What makes Zhu Feng even more strange is that he is in Xi'an, the third child is in Taiyuan, and the seventh child is in Kaiping. They are all farther from Peiping than Yanzhou. In addition, Yanzhou should receive the imperial edict sent from Yingtian in advance.

After all, compared to them, Yanzhou is closest to Yingtian.

How come we received the imperial edict first and were closest to Peiping, but we arrived later?

"Old Ten, there hasn't been any trouble in the domain recently, right?

We heard that you are doing well in the domain, that's great!
At the beginning, you talked with me and the prince about how to manage the powerful gentry. Now it seems that the system you implemented is very effective! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was chatting with Zhu Tan.

Zhu Ming suddenly stepped in with a smile and said, "Why are you here so late, my tenth brother? I think about you very much, too! If we had arrived earlier, we brothers could still get together to drink together more often."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Xi.

"We gave Lao Shi's order late, how could he come early? He is different from you. He is eating, drinking and having fun in the domain without any intention of progress. He always causes trouble and ruins the reputation of the Ming Dynasty!
In short, if you are idle, you are idle. It is better to call him over early and let us hammer!
Lao Shi was building workshops, training troops, and reforming the tax system in the feudal territory! Which of you can do this as well as him? If we didn't want him to go to the battlefield to practice, we wouldn't want to waste his time! "

Zhu Xi:.
No need to ask yourself!

This question makes you feel sad again, doesn't it?

Dad, who is Empress Xiaocigao’s biological son?

Is it because Zhu Tan's mother, Concubine Guo Ning, is now in charge of the harem, so you favored him instead?
If this is the case, then the eldest brother’s position as prince is in danger!
Zhu Di laughed dryly.

Look at this comparison.

I was originally worried that Lao Shi would not know how to hide his clumsiness and would not be able to get over it if he offended someone.

Now it looks like he is scared as hell!

His status with his father is as high as that of a prince!

With his father protecting him and pampering him, who in the world would dare to have trouble with him?
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he said seriously: "It's rare that you three brothers are here. Let's talk to the King of Jin and the King of Qi another day!

You all, please remember that our Ming Dynasty has set up so many Sai Kings not just for your enjoyment! You must really shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the Ming Dynasty's borders!

Think about the vassal kings in the previous dynasty, each performing his own duties and responsibilities, protecting the Yuan Dynasty from generation to generation. Our Yuan army was invincible when fighting against the imperial court, but we always suffered huge losses when fighting against these vassal kings! Their abilities are really strong and they are really loyal to Yuanting! Look at King Yuan Liang, even though he was in Yunnan and Emperor Yuan Shun was in Mobei, he always had his heart set on Yuanting. It wasn't until the 16th year of Hongwu that we captured him!
You must all follow their example, continue to hone your skills, and safeguard the country for our Ming Dynasty and our Zhu family!

In other words, you are in charge of the local area and hold military and political power. Although your eldest brother will be in charge of this country in the future, how can you not be considered to be rich and powerful together?
Compared to the Tang and Song Dynasties who were wary of princes, at least we have arranged a better way out for you! You must be worthy of our hard work! Don't want to suddenly harm the people in the vassal territory one day, and the war will be a mess! Or you might even know how to fight, but you have ambitions in your heart and want to rebel! Then your father's practice of entrusting various vassal kings has become a laughing stock for the ages! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's words fell.

Zhu Tan couldn't help but look at Zhu Di secretly.

The corners of Zhu Di's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Tenth brother, what do you think I'm going to do? No matter whether my father or my eldest brother is the emperor, I will remain loyal to you for the rest of my life and will never change my mind!"

Zhu Tan nodded.

If you want to say that, you are right.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

"Let's just say it casually, the imperial army has much more troops than the vassal! What's more, the power in your hands is far less than that of the vassal state of the Western Han Dynasty and the prodigal gang of the Sima family of the Western Jin Dynasty! If the vassal king can successfully rebel in the Ming Dynasty , What a loser that emperor is! You should stop thinking about it."

Zhu Tan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Today, Lao Zhu and Laosi Zhu both have the gift of prophets.
After Zhu Yuanzhang spoke to his sons with all his heart, he said: "You all go down first. The prince is now supervising the country. It is a good time for us to take a break and leave the Ming Dynasty to the prince's care! We are still very relieved about your eldest brother!" "

Several people were about to say goodbye.

Suddenly, old eunuch Chen and several young eunuchs rushed over carrying a large number of memorials.

Zhu Tan couldn't help being stunned when he saw it.

Didn't the father say that he would take a break and let the prince supervise the country?

Why did you start reviewing memorials again?

Zhu Tan couldn't help turning her head to look at Lao Zhu.

As if aware of Zhu Tan's gaze, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "After all, the prince is in charge of state affairs for the first time, so we have to keep him in check!

Fortunately, the distance between Peiping and Yingtian is not that far. It can be reached in two days by expediting 800 miles!
Now we all have to read the prince's memorial. One is to help him check, and the other is to remind and correct him in time if any problems are discovered.

What's more, we can also learn more about how the prince governs the country. If there are any problems in the process, we can find out now, and we can teach him well after the response day! "

Zhu Tan couldn't help curling his lips when he heard this.

Thousands of words can be condensed into one sentence, but you, Lao Zhu, are reluctant to delegate power?

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang started reviewing the memorial.

"Zhang Ting, a foreign minister of the Ministry of Rites, embezzled 700 yuan! How can such a prince be pardoned? Just because his family is poor, shouldn't he die for corruption? What an inexplicable act of kindness! The prince dismissed this, and the general Zhang Ting followed the Ming law as soon as possible , peel off the grass!”

"Wang Chengshan of the Ministry of Military Affairs is arbitrarily discussing the government affairs. He is so treasonous and unethical. Can he just make a decision? The prince is too kind! We have emphasized long ago that these gifts are used by us to check and balance the ministers of the court, not to let them Those who come to check and balance the government must be killed as a warning. How can they be let off so easily? The prince rejects this decision!"

"Well, he dealt with the disaster in a timely manner. It's not bad for the prince to do so. Let's get over it."

"The people in Hongdong County are rebelling. How can the prince calm down the rebellion? First suppress the culprit, and the remaining people will also be severely punished. The local officials in charge must conduct a strict investigation to see if the government is forcing the people to rebel!
How can we be so blindly lenient? A major event like rebellion cannot be handled like a mess! "

Zhu Tan stood there, listening to Lao Zhu's comments, speechless.

What kind of thing is this power handed over to?

All the things approved by the co-authored prince can be issued and implemented only if they are in line with Lao Zhu's wishes, and those that are not in line with Lao Zhu's will be rejected.

Other supervisory powers really have real power, whether handling government affairs or appointing officials.

Being a prisoner for Lao Zhu is almost like being a student doing homework!
Sigh. This prince's role is really boring.

(End of this chapter)