Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 89 He is anxious
Zhu Gaochi and others only believed part of what Zhu Yunhuan said.

It’s not that they doubted Zhu Yunhuan’s decision to allow them to return to their fiefdoms, but they felt that by having all these imperial grandchildren plead for mercy, it was not really the emperor’s grandfather giving face to everyone.

Yunxun was already the crown prince, so his status was immediately distinguished from that of ordinary grandchildren. Even if the others were princes, there was still a big difference.

At this time, don’t worry about whose face the emperor grandfather is doing this for. The best thing is to be able to return to the fiefdom.

The princes did not like living in Yingtian Prefecture, and the emperor's grandchildren actually found living in the imperial city very uncomfortable.

However, they could not decide many things by themselves, so they could only do things honestly and according to the requirements of their grandfather.

Zhu Yunhuan really felt that there was no need to keep all the princes' sons in the capital. He couldn't really treat these cousins ​​of his as hostages!

In Zhu Yunhuan's eyes, the princes were not a real threat, let alone the princes' sons.

As for these cousins ​​of his, they all grew up together and had a pretty good relationship with each other. Even if they quarreled from time to time, it would not really hurt their relationship.

In history, Zhu Shangbing had many complaints about Zhu Di's seizure of the throne, and Zhu Jihui was even more dissatisfied with Zhu Di's usurpation of the throne, so that his younger brother Zhu Jihui seized the opportunity to frame him, and he was demoted to a commoner to guard Zhu Gang's tomb. He was imprisoned for ten years before being rescued.

Just as Zhu Yunhuan was about to leave, Zhu Gang came running over and said, "Nephew, do we really have to ask for an imperial decree to reduce the salary and rice before we are allowed to return to our fiefdom?"

Looking at his anxious uncle, Zhu Yunhuan immediately became smooth and said, "Uncle, I can't make the decision on this matter."

"Hey, that nephew Yunwen is really virtuous!" Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said with gritted teeth, "He has a reputation as a virtuous man, but it is difficult for us, the Prince of Jin."

Some things can't be spoken out loud even if they are seen through. Zhu Gang could guess a little about Zhu Yunwen's request to reduce his rice salary. It must have been the idea of ​​his father and his good nephew, but now he could only accept it.

We can only assume that this was Zhu Yunwen's idea, and that this matter has nothing to do with the emperor or the crown prince.

"Uncle, aren't all the uncles going to be enfeoffed next year? You'll still have to help allocate grasslands and help the uncles guard the borders." Zhu Yunhuan explained, "It will take a few years for the uncles to be enfeoffed, and it will definitely not be stable. I can only let you do more work."

"Why do we have to work harder?" Zhu Gang said disapprovingly, "If you're talking about the Northwest and other places, that's fine, but who can I manage in Liaodong? Go find your uncle, the Prince of Yan, he can lead troops, just ask him to help!"

Zhu Gang lowered his voice and said, "Nephew, your uncle doesn't have so many thoughts, there is no need for us to check and balance him!"

They were all smart people. Zhu Gang knew that he had been a member of the royal family who was highly valued in the past, but he would never be entrusted with important tasks suddenly like he is now.

Zhu Gang was quite confident in his abilities, but he did not think he was much better than his second brother. It was because his second brother had a special status that it was now his turn as the Prince of Jin to be supported.

"Grandfather will scold you again after hearing this!" Zhu Yunxun continued to say tactfully, "Third uncle, I need your and second uncle's help on many things. I really can't allow you to return to the vassal state without a salary of rice."

Zhu Gang thought for a moment and said, "I can't take the lead. Can I let your uncles who are going to be enfeoffed take the lead?"

Zhu Gang actually understood that Zhu Yunwen's request to reduce the rice salary was just the beginning, and the treatment of other clan members would also be reduced in the same way.

But Zhu Gang had planned to pretend to be dead before, thinking that he would still be a prince with 50,000 dan of rice salary if he could delay the incident. But now he couldn't delay the incident any longer, and he didn't want to take the lead, as it was not easy to offend people.

Zhu Yunhuan looked anxious, "Uncle San, why are you telling me this? I can't make the decision! You can see that I am not allowed to attend court now. It's strange that grandfather will listen to what I say!"

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan running away, Zhu Gang gnashed his teeth in anger, "You do good things and don't get involved in bad things! You are so cunning at such a young age, and you have put all your thoughts on your own family!"

The gloomy-looking Zhu Gang is the "hostage". On the surface, he is entrusted with an important task, and this is a fact.

But on the other hand, he was also required to serve as a role model for the royal family. Zhu Yunwen had set a good example, but his weight was not enough, and the Prince of Jin needed to follow up.

Next year, a large number of vassal kings will be enfeoffed, and the treatment of royal family members will have to be revised and determined. If Prince Jin does not take the initiative to ask for it, he will definitely not be allowed to go back.

Whether it is Old Zhu or Zhu Yunhuan, they will not be very polite when playing tricks on their own family members.

When they arrived at Wuying Palace, Zhu Yunhuan said, "Grandfather, I'm afraid Third Uncle is really anxious this time."

"He has always been impatient. Just wait a little longer." Old Zhu said as if he had expected nothing. "He has been jumping up and down these past few days. He is just urging your other uncles to submit memorials first."

Zhu Yunhuan also laughed and said, "Everyone knows that this is something that will offend people, and no one wants to take the lead."

Although Zhu Yunwen did the most offensive thing, someone else would do something offensive next. Zhu Gang and others all hid back, not wanting to be scolded by the clan members.

Old Zhu suddenly asked, "How is Yunwen doing in Hangzhou?" "It seems that he went to Baoshishan a few days ago and planned to rebuild Baochu Pagoda." Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "My second brother's annual salary of rice is definitely not enough. He doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are until he manages the household."

It is said that Baochu Pagoda was built by Qian Liu, King of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties. It began to be rebuilt during the Northern Song Dynasty and was destroyed and rebuilt many times during the Yuan Dynasty.

Old Zhu smiled and said, "A few days ago, he said he was planning to repair the Su Causeway and rebuild some pavilions and towers, and his salary was not enough."

"I think so too. He has been living a life of luxury since he was young. It's strange that he would think of such things!" Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "But it's not bad. He is doing good things by building a large-scale project. He is not just thinking about the appearance of his own palace."

Old Zhu was unwilling to say more, and just said, "Let's go to the Kaiping Palace tomorrow. If you don't go, Lan Yu will be anxious."

"If you are anxious, then you are anxious. Let him recover from his injuries." Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "My third uncle is the one who offended people. He drove away most of the adopted sons of the Duke of Liang."

Old Zhu smiled and said, "Your grandmother is a smart person and knows the big picture. Although your uncles are useless, they are not afraid of offending others. It would be a good thing if Lan Yu could understand what others say!"

Old Zhu and Zhu Yunhuan knew about some of the things that happened inside and outside the Prince of Kaiping's Palace.

"You must not be so nice to your brothers and uncles all the time." Old Zhu suddenly said, "You are too soft-hearted."

Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but complain, "I've been cunning to my brothers, and I'm not always nice to them. For example, I beat Gao Chi and the others a lot."

"Brothers fighting and quarreling is bad, right?" Old Zhu corrected, "You are just like your father, you both protect your family. But some people just have no conscience and don't remember good things. They don't appreciate your kindness."

Zhu Yunhuan decisively changed the subject and said, "What are we having for dinner? Let's have someone send over a roast duck and have it for the two of us?"

Old Zhu still said, "No matter how much your Third Uncle begs for mercy, don't give in. If he doesn't come forward and ask for a reduction in the salary, he won't be allowed to go back. Don't worry about it, let's wait him out a bit."

"Send some bread over, or it's a bit greasy." Zhu Yunhuan also said to himself, "How about some green onions and a bowl of soup."

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunhuan. This grandson is really smart when he is smart. But when he pretends to be stupid, he is even smarter.

In fact, Zhu Yunhuan didn't need to say anything about offending people, he was unwilling to take the lead, and there were indeed many things that didn't require him to do anything.

After dinner, Old Zhu handed several memorials to Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Take them back and have a look. I will test you in person in a few days."

Zhu Yunhuan flipped through the memorial and took a look, feeling a little surprised, because this was an unapproved memorial, which was somewhat different from the memorials he had seen before.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "Grandfather, isn't it a little early?"

"Not too early." Old Zhu said very seriously, "Although we can still hold on now, we are getting old after all. You are mentally sound and can handle things steadily. Go and practice first, and we will feel at ease."

Zhu Yunhuan didn't know what to say at this point. He could naturally understand some of Zhu's concerns and thoughts.

After all, Old Zhu was just worried about his health, and because Zhu Yunhuan's performance was relatively stable, he could add more responsibilities to him in advance.

"If that's the case, I have to summon the civil and military officials." Zhu Yunhuan put forward his request, "Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened, but only believe in one side and you will be confused. I am willing to believe what is written in the memorial, but I can't ask more questions."

Lao Zhu immediately smiled and said, "Okay! It's up to you!"

Since Zhu Yuanzhang had agreed, Zhu Yunhuan naturally did not need to be pretentious. He should try to do some things and try to slowly get involved in more court affairs.

As for the memorials in his hands, they were not extremely urgent matters, nor were they particularly important matters. This was also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Yunhuan to practice.

Start with small things, start with simple things, and never be confined to just one type of political affairs.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had too many things to deal with, and the types of political affairs were very complicated, so Zhu Yunhuan had to learn, read, and be able to handle all of them.

After returning to the Eastern Palace with the memorial, Zhu Yunhuan carefully read it in the study, considering which ministers to summon.

"People's livelihood and civil administration." Zhu Yunhuan muttered to himself, "The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Censorate."

The nobles were originally considered Zhu Yunhuan's "base", but after he became the crown prince, he could no longer just consider the base, but also had to start making efforts on the civil servants.

Whether it is to conquer or train, the civil servants really need a few of his people.

(End of this chapter)