Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1693 My son met his father

  Xiao Jing was ordered to visit the prince and Fang Jifan.

   There was a smell of meat from a distance.

  He swallowed, and when someone led him in, he was stunned by the messy scene.

A large copper pot with red oil in it, the red oil is still tumbling and boiling, the aroma of beef emanates from it, making people mouth-watering, there are a few dishes on the side, Fang Jifan stuffed the meat into Zhu Houzhao's bowl, Zhu Houzhao was so happy Dance with hands and feet, modestly expressing that Lao Fang eats by himself, you are welcome.

  Fang Jifan glanced sideways at Xiao Jing who came in.

  Xiao Jing felt that he was blind.

   He shouldn't have come at this time.

   He was terribly embarrassed.

  But the crown prince and Fang Jifan didn't feel embarrassed at all, Fang Jifan said: "Eunuch Xiao, what are you here for?"

"Your servant obeys the decree." Xiao Jing's eyes fell on other places on purpose, and he muttered in his heart, we didn't see it, we didn't see it, when it came to the decree, he clasped his hands towards the direction of the palace, and continued to say seriously: "I heard The crown prince and the Duke of Qi are sick, so they came here to visit."

   "Oh." Zhu Houzhao stood on his feet, chewing the meat in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Let's just say that Ben Gong is currently taking diet therapy, and there is nothing serious. After ten and a half months, the illness will be cured."

  Xiao Jing: "..."

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Eunuch Xiao, I think your complexion is not good. This is a sign of kidney deficiency. Do you want to come and treat it?"

   "No, I can't." Xiao Jing waved his hands hurriedly, squeezed out a little smile: "Slave... Slave is going to return the order. Your Highness, Duke Qi, you are taking care of yourself. Slave... Slave has something to do... something to do..."

   After all, people have fled.

   "This shit." Zhu Houzhao said with a dissatisfied look, "I haven't seen the world."

Fang Jifan said with a happy smile: "Eunuch Xiao is still a real person, so your Highness doesn't need to argue with him. Recently, the workshops in Beijing are burning coal everywhere, and the air is not good. There is a smell of coal smoke everywhere. Eunuch Xiao is getting old, so don't worry about him." His health is not good. I have broken my heart because of Xiao Gonggong, the air in Huangjinzhou is very sweet, if I can send Xiaogonggong to Huangjinzhou in the future, let him live for the rest of his life..."

  Zhu Houzhao muttered: "However you open your mouth now, you are the Golden Island."

  Fang Jifan smiled and said, the most proud thing in life is sending people to Golden Island?

   His Royal Highness does not understand this truth.

  …

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was lying on the table, his face was livid.

  He can't sit for a long time now. After sitting for a long time, he feels severe back pain.

   I'm getting old.

  Therefore, the idea of ​​letting the prince ascend the throne became stronger and stronger.

  It's just... Looking at the many memorials, most of them are complaining for the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. The storm has come before the court discussion has started.

  In these memos, neither dared to blame the emperor, nor dared to criticize the prince, but they directly pointed the finger at Xishan Bank.

  This is actually understandable, after all... this matter was arranged by the Xishan Bank, and the miserable complaints about the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River leaving their homeland, after being written by these courtiers, are particularly penetrating.

  Among these words, there is actually a bit of the tragic situation of the Jin people forced to relocate the princes of the Northern Song Dynasty after the Jingkang Incident.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked depressed.

  The words inside and outside the words all blame Xishan Bank.

   But everyone understands that the Xishan Bank is under the jurisdiction of the Zhen Guofu, and who is in charge of the Zhen Guo Fu? Who is the person who made this decree?

  Emperor Hongzhi can understand the resentment of all the officials.

   It is normal to have complaints. Even Emperor Hongzhi would not believe it if he said that there were no blood and tears when he thought of the migration of countless gentry.

The Ming Dynasty boasted that the Kingdom of Heaven was the most affluent place in the world, but it also regarded the rest of the world as barren lands, moved from the rich Jiangnan to the barren lands, and mixed with the natives, this... Can life be easier?

  In Emperor Hongzhi's mind, he immediately thought of a group of gentry eating bran and swallowing vegetables, all wearing animal skins.

   It's just that this is a major national policy, and it is related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

  The opposition from the ministers made him both angry and worried.

  He is not afraid that he will not be able to control the officials.

  But his own son is about to ascend the throne, can the prince control these people?

  If the officials cannot be convinced, then... who should the prince rely on to rule the world?

  Emperor Hongzhi completely forgot himself, his hands couldn't help knocking on the copybook, beating the beat, his eyes looked dull, and he fell into deep thought.

  At this time, Xiao Jing tiptoed in: "Your Majesty..."

   "Ah..." Emperor Hongzhi raised his head, suddenly regained his senses, and then frowned, "What happened to the crown prince and the Duke of Qi?"

   "They... are healing."

   "Are you really sick?" A bit of anxiety flashed in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes.

  He thought it was fake!

  Xiao Jing looked embarrassed. He didn't dare to deceive the emperor, but he found that there was no way to talk about it.

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't get a response from Xiao Jing for a long time, so he asked sternly: "I'm asking you!"

   "Yes, yes..." Xiao Jing nodded hurriedly: "Your servants will die, His Royal Highness and Duke Qi...they...cough cough..." Xiao Jing raised his head and said: "At Xishan Medical College, it was diagnosed that they are indeed sick."

   Xiao Jing began to admire his wit.

   It is also the matter of Xishan Medical College if there is a mistake.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  This is the beginning, and it will be easier to say more.

  Then Xiao Jing said again: "When the maidservant left, the doctor told the crown prince Qi Guogong to eat more hot food, such as beef, mutton, etc., it is best to have some green onions, garlic and peppers..."

  Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched, and suddenly, he roughly understood, and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "They are good, they boasted a lot, but let me clean up this mess, hmph!"

   Anger turned to anger, but Emperor Hongzhi found himself helpless.

Deep down in his heart, he was inevitably a little disappointed, the prince was still a bit out of tune after all, Emperor Hongzhi didn't even mind that the prince and Duke of Qi behaved inappropriately in the court meeting, but what he was upset about was that the prince and Duke of Qi actually ran away .

  So irresponsible, how will the world be determined in the future?

  Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief, and stared at Xiao Jing: "Understood."

   "Your Majesty..."

   "I said..." Emperor Hongzhi had a stern expression: "I know!"

   "Yes, yes..." Xiao Jing didn't dare to make the slightest sound.

   After a long time, Emperor Hongzhi said again: "At the factory guard, draw up all the rosters, whoever has the most criticism... don't omit any one."

   "I understand." Xiao Jing took a deep look at Emperor Hongzhi: "It's just...Your Majesty, I don't know if the court meeting in a few days..."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and finally said: "You are not joking, there is no reason to change the order from day to day, let's proceed as usual."

  …

   end of month.

  The court meeting has begun.

  Liu Jian expressed great worry about this court meeting.

  He was not afraid of making trouble, what he was worried about was the safety of Xie Qian and others.

  Liu Jiannai is a cabinet minister of the first assistant university, so he naturally knows where the factory guard is, and seems to be looking for something.

  The retreat of the crown prince and the Duke of Qi aggravated Liu Jian's worries.

His Majesty is old and his health is getting worse and worse. At this time, the Emperor must be anxious. Now when His Majesty is still here, all the officials can still openly oppose the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince shows a high ability to control, His Majesty may show a tolerant attitude towards the 'rudeness' of the officials this time.

   But what if... His Majesty thinks that the prince can't control these courtiers?

  Liu Jian couldn't help shivering when he thought of this.

Arriving outside the Meridian Gate, Liu Jian deliberately walked with Xie Qian. There were some things that he could not say clearly, so he just smiled and said: "The prince is still complaining about his illness, Yu Qiao, we will be ministers after all, and the court will discuss it today... The old man thinks that everything is wrong. Don't take it too far, I can understand your feelings, it is said that most of your relatives have gone to Luzon..."

  Before Liu Jian finished speaking, Xie Qian said: "I'm not doing it for the sake of my relatives, but I just want to ask for an explanation. The gentry... aren't they the people of the Ming Dynasty, aren't they the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

   "Everyone in the world has heard that you are eloquent..." Liu Jian shook his head and sighed, "You should change your temper."

"I can't change it." Xie Qian's face was a bit tragic: "Besides, the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. This time is really too much. If you don't make it clear, don't explain it clearly, and don't expose the truth. Mr. Liu, I'm in a panic."

Liu Jian was even more worried in his heart, and said with a straight face: "But you are a cabinet scholar, Yu Qiao, have you ever thought about how many people want to make you angry, so that they can follow suit, and even take this opportunity to deny the New Deal?" , against the prince?"

  Xie Qian was silent, and after a while, he gritted his teeth: "The purpose of the new deal is for the peace of the country and the people, but if because of the new deal, countless subjects must be sacrificed, then... how is this different from the old deal?"

   How can I go on with this? Liu Jian didn't make a sound anymore.

   All the ministers went to Fengtian Hall to meet, but Emperor Hongzhi's face became even worse.

  Seeing that everyone saluted, he just nodded and stopped making a sound.

  Liu Jian came out of the shift and said: "Your Majesty, the crown prince and Qi Guogong have not arrived yet, so I don't know if the court meeting will start."

  Emperor Hongzhi said indifferently: "Although they haven't arrived yet, the court meeting is a national ceremony. It doesn't matter if you don't wait for them. If you have anything to say, please speak freely."

  People looked at the empty positions of the crown prince and Duke Qi, and some couldn't help but sneer.

  Hide when things happen, don't look like a gentleman...

  Someone was sharpening their knives and was about to speak. At this moment, a **** hurried in to report: "Your Majesty... the crown prince and the Duke of Qi are here."

   "Here we come..." People were in an uproar.

  Everyone looked at the entrance of the hall.

  But seeing Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows flying, he was very energetic, and he was... actually wearing a military uniform.

  Fang Jifan was behind them, wearing purple python robes, the two of them raised their heads and chests up, without squinting, looking forward to Zixiong, they went straight into the hall.

  Zhu Houzhao's attire is really eye-opening.

  The monarchs and ministers were astonished, but they saw Zhu Houzhao came into the hall, and raised their heads and said: "I have seen my father, my son is late, I implore my father to forgive me."

  His voice is like a bell, full of vigor.

  (end of this chapter)