Seiwa

Chapter 132 Be A Qualified Oriole 1

The emperor didn't speak, but the son's expression seemed to kill someone.

The Hanlins who asked to establish a son did not know that they had caused trouble, so they gave Zhu Gaochi a knife behind the back.

Zhu Di's attitude has gradually shown signs of softening. If Zhu Gaochi continues to show weakness, it is not that there is no chance of turning around.

Reluctantly, the actions in the palace gave the civil servants a wrong signal, and this scene at the banquet appeared.

Zhu Gaochi was wronged.He really wanted to be a prince.As the emperor's son, no one wants to, and neither does his younger brother.

Emperor Taizu Gao had more than 20 prospective heirs, and he still respected the rule of establishing the eldest son first.After the eldest son died, the throne passed to the eldest son's son.Although Zhu Yunwen was finally robbed of the throne by his uncle, the tradition of establishing a heir is still there.

Emperor Yongle only had three sons, regardless of the emperor's personal preference, from the perspective of tradition and succession system, Zhu Gaochi had the greatest chance.

Loved by Emperor Taizu Gao, he is the son of King Yan personally appointed by Emperor Hongwu.When he was young, he studied with Emperor Jianwen in the palace. He was a humble person, unlike his father and two younger brothers who would yell and kill at every turn, and successfully won the favor and support of civil servants.

The Beiping defense battle has accumulated more military exploits for him.

Zhu Gaochi's political capital is not without strong, and his confidence is not without strength.

Combining various factors, even if the father doesn't like him, with the support of the courtiers, the possibility of him becoming the crown prince is much higher than that of the two younger brothers.

After being mentioned several times by Empress Xu, Zhu Gaochi seriously reflected on it.Originally, I thought badly and seriously ignored the character of the father, which caused the father-son relationship, which had improved during the Jingnan period, to drop to a freezing point.

But when Zhu Gaochi figured it out thoroughly and tried to change the status quo, he had nowhere to start.Those who support him have become a stumbling block to his goal time and time again.

It can't be said that the civil servants did something wrong, it can only be said that they don't know Zhu Di, and they don't know how fierce an emperor who dared to raise the flag to rebel and snatch the throne from his nephew is.

Take it easy and take it slowly, maybe there is still hope.

Anxious to get angry, jumping up and down every now and then, it's purely poking the dragon's Ni scales with a stick.

If you fail to poke once, poke again, continue poking.

He thought he was a hero and dreamed of being a hero, but he didn't know that the dragon's head had already turned around, its mouth was wide open, its teeth were sharp, and it could tear any ants who dared to provoke him to pieces at any time.

There are many smart people in the DPRK, but not many can stay sober in the face of interests and rights.

For example, Xie Jin, Huang Huai, and even Hu Jing would be shaken occasionally.If it wasn't for Yang Shiqi's timely pull, maybe he would get hot-headed and get together with Xie Jin.

Above the main hall, the emperor held a wine glass and poured himself a drink.Zheng He wanted to step forward to take the jug, but was swung back.

Eunuch Zheng ate and hung up, and others dared not touch the bad luck.The eunuchs stood carefully against the wall, and tried not to make any noise when they walked around.

The ministers also noticed that something was wrong.With a single muscle in my head, I should have thought that the emperor was dissatisfied.

Hanlin, who invited the crown prince to be established, stood with his hands folded. The emperor kept silent and could only keep his posture and stand for punishment.

Huang Huai wanted to stand up and intercede, but was held back by Xie Jin and Yang Rong.Standing out at this time will not only fail to save the two Hanlins, but will cause them to burn themselves.

In the first month, the emperor will not kill people.

The worst result is the same as that given to Shizhong who was sent down before, Dashan supports education or is sent to the frontier to serve as an army.Even if the emperor wanted to kill someone, he would not raise his knife right away, at least after the palace test.Work hard during the period, and after autumn, there will be more places to work.

Civil servants dare not speak out to help, but generals are unwilling.

Zhu Neng and Xu Huizu have never interfered with the internal affairs of the royal family.Veterans such as Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan, and Li Bin are gone, and the rest who can talk, such as Duke Qi Qiu Fu, have a better relationship with Zhu Gaoxu.In the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, those who were born in the Yan Army were also more optimistic about Zhu Gaoxu.

They have fought together and been on the battlefield. This kind of friendship is not comparable to Zhu Gaochi.

Xu Zengshou remained silent. Among the three nephews, he preferred Zhu Gaosui.Regarding the contest between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, he held the same opinion as Xu Huizu, and he was impartial. Anyway, whoever ascended to the throne, he was the emperor's uncle.

Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was even more afraid to speak, and Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen and Governor Pingan also remained silent.

The emperor was assassinated in Daning, Jin Yiwei surrounded the mansion for no reason, and Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu, impeached him many times, making these old officials of the Jianwen Dynasty regard low-key as Guizhi.Unless it is absolutely necessary, resolutely do not show up.

If not, what else?

Li Jinglong survived the hunger strike, so he was related to the emperor anyway.Even if he is not used by the emperor, he can still be a wealthy idler.

Geng Bingwen's resignation from the title, Ping An's begging for bones, the emperor didn't even approve it, but it was even worse than approving their Shangshu.

Sheng Yong became an official, the emperor was sure, and the official seal was handed over, but he didn't end well.Chen Ying never let him go, and whenever he thought of it, he would refer to him for a book. In order to protect his family and hold the breath in his heart, Sheng Yong committed suicide at home.

After forcing Sheng Yong to death, Chen Ying didn't intend to let Sheng Yong's son go. In the end, Xu Huizu spoke up, and the whole thing came to an end.

Sheng Yong's death sounded the alarm for Ping An and others.

Will today's Sheng Yong be tomorrow's self?

Geng Bingwen and Pingan were thinking in private whether they should also prepare a rope, prepare a jug of poisoned wine, sharpen their knives, and choose an auspicious day to meet Emperor Taizu Gao.But committing suicide for no reason will also become an excuse for Yu Shi's impeachment.

No crime, no guilty conscience, why hang yourself, wipe your neck?

Enough to live?It doesn't matter whether other people believe it or not, anyway, Chen Ying doesn't believe it!The emperor may not believe it.

It is not so easy to live in fear, but it is not so easy to think of death. Geng Bingwen and Pingan are so worried that they can pinch flies to death.The only one who lived a decent life was Cao Guogong who had not gone to the West Heaven after ten days of hunger strike.

Geng Bingwen's eldest son is still locked up in the imperial prison, and Yang Duo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was entrusted to him, and the father and son met each other.

Geng Xuan didn't suffer too much, and Daning's assassination had nothing to do with him.But the order to arrest people was issued by the emperor himself, and it is impossible for people to be released before Zhu Di lets go.

Geng Bingwen has gone through three dynasties, and from various signs, he vaguely guessed that this move today may have other deep meanings.If his guess is true, the best outcome for his son is to be sent to the frontier fortress.Geng Bingwen didn't want to think about the worst outcome.

But things won't happen if you don't want to?

Geng Bingwen squeezed the wine glass tightly, with such strength that he could almost crush the glass wall.

The atmosphere in the hall became tense.This time, the eldest grandson of the emperor failed to appear in time, but the palace servants around Empress Xu meandered into the palace.

The palace servants held exquisite dishes in their hands and presented them to Zhu Di one by one.

The three dishes were all prepared by the Crown Princess and the two princes and concubines, and Empress Xu specially ordered the palace servants to serve them.

"Oh?"

Zhu Di put down the jug, picked up the chopsticks, and tasted the plates one by one, pointing to the plate served first, and said, "Is this made by Shi Zifei?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

"Send it to the son."

"Yes."

The three daughters-in-laws were all good at workmanship, Zhu Di's expression finally eased a little, he praised the filial piety of the three daughters-in-laws, and also praised the virtuousness of the crown prince.

Hearing his father's praise, Zhu Gaochi's forehead was sweating.With a drum in his heart, he had to get up and thank his father for his praise on behalf of his wife, sit back, pick up chopsticks, and eat all the dishes on the plate.

The emperor's mood improved, and finally showed mercy, and did not ask people to drag down the few Hanlins who were punished.In this regard, the big Han general outside the hall was very disappointed.

Several Hanlin returned to their seats, their inner robes were already wet with sweat.

What happened in Fengtian Palace soon spread to Kunning Palace.

Empress Xu looked at the three daughters-in-law who were sitting side by side, and her eyes finally fell on the Shizi Concubine, with a hint of complexity in her gentleness.Compared with a few months ago, Shi Zifei has indeed improved a lot.

After the palace banquet, Zhu Di drove to Kunning Palace.

If there is something on his mind, Zhu Di will always consult with Empress Xu.There are many beauties in the palace, but the one who can really be put in Zhu Di's heart will always be Empress Xu.

Zhu Gaochi returned to the Wenhua Palace, instead of going to see the concubine Shizi, he went to the side hall of the side concubine.

"Go down."

Hearing the report from the palace servants, the concubine Shi Zi sat in front of the vanity mirror, took off the nine phoenix and four phoenix crowns, and caressed the seven phoenixes behind the crown, groaning silently.

When will she be able to wear Jiuzhai's Nine Hui and Four Phoenix Crowns, or even the Twin Phoenix and Yilong Crowns that symbolize the queen?

The palace lanterns illuminated the inner hall, and the concubine sat alone for a long time.

Looking at the still young face in the bronze mirror, the smile on the face is dignified and demure.

On Kuimao, the first lunar month of the second year of Yongle, the emperor issued an imperial edict to the civil and military divisions of the world, but to serve the heavens with sincerity and respect as the foundation, and to love the people with benefits first.

Order all prefectures and counties inside and outside Beijing to publicize education, so that farming flourishes in spring, and they should be pragmatic, advocating teaching skills, persuading farmers to teach mulberry, asking about their sufferings, sympathizing with their hunger and cold, breaking the harsh wind, and advocating lenient government .

The edict was issued, and six heavenly officials were summoned to Xinuange for questioning.

When everyone arrived, there was no transition, and the first sentence he said was, "I have recently heard that the six ministries have a lot of bad governance, and this is all due to the incompetence of the officials."

The faces of the six heavenly officials who listened to the announcement suddenly turned ashen.

Not one department, but six departments with "a lot of malpractice" and "incompetent officials". It seems that the matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs is just the beginning, not even killing chickens to scare monkeys.The Son of Heaven is planning to attack the Six Departments of Nanjing together!

"The minister is ashamed."

Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, reacted the fastest, knowing that it was useless to defend, he immediately admitted his mistake and sought leniency.

Zheng Ci, Minister of the Ministry of War, followed closely behind, followed by Ministers of the Ministry of Punishments and Ministers of the Ministry of Industry, and Ministers of the Ministry of Rites fell last.Hubu Shangshu is still in Suzhou water control, and the Hubu's left and right servants have all been dismissed, and it is temporarily not the Hubu's turn to question the crime.

Jian Yi and the others felt uneasy, but Zhu Di did not explode on the spot as expected. Instead, he said that he, Xuan Qing, and others came to speak, not to ask for guilt, but to realize the mistake, and there is no need to kneel down. Get up, get up quickly.

Hearing these words, Jian Yi and others did not dare to get up, knelt on the ground, burst into tears, and resolutely admitted their mistakes.

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty!"

"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

Demotion is fine, don't do that.

Give it a good time, at least you have the bottom line in your heart, hanging up and down like this, it seems that there is a knife on your neck, you can feel the coolness of the blade, but there is nothing you can do.

The six heavenly officials have a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, everything is the fault of the minister, and His Majesty can punish him as he wants, and the minister will never dare to have the slightest complaint.

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and nodded, saying that everyone's attitude of admitting mistakes is very good, and I am not an unreasonable person.

Now that you have realized the mistake, everyone should refer to the work attitude of colleagues in the Beijing branch. In the work, always remind yourself with the words of the sages, and follow the teachings of Emperor Gao.

"Er should be cautious about the affairs of the people, know the people's conditions, and know the people's benefits and diseases, and be compassionate to the people."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Get up."

Only then did everyone dare to stand up and make up their minds to reflect on themselves and work hard when they go back!

The hammer was smashed, the determination was expressed, the emperor should let him go, right?

Zhu Di was shaking his head, I still have something to do.

The six heavenly officials can only surrender, Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, just order.

Whether to let the Ministry of Rites to control the water, or let the Ministry of Industry to fight the war, even if the Ministry of War sends someone to act as the examiner for the examination, everyone has no problem.

Emperor Yong Le shook his head, neither.

Everyone looked at each other, what do you want to do, Your Majesty?

"shipbuilding."

"shipbuilding?"

"Going on a mission to the West, you will be dignified and honored by all nations."

Emperor Yong Le was very calm when he said the eight words, but the six heavenly officials were a little confused.

In the end, it was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who was the professional counterpart and asked, "Your Majesty wants to build a warship?"

Weiyi Wanbang, this is not enough to fight on land, so you want to fight at sea?

"Yes." Emperor Yong Le nodded, "The pirates have been invading Fujian and Zhejiang for a long time, so I built warships for coastal defense. But what I want is not just warships."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry's scalp is a little numb, what kind of ship does His Majesty want to build?

With a wave of Zhu Di's hand, the displacement must at least exceed that of the former Song Fu boat.In addition to blessing boats, horse boats, warships, and other ships are also needed.In short, the number should not be less than a hundred, more than a thousand is better.

"I heard that there are foreign countries overseas. I have admired the country for a long time. I should send envoys there."

"There is a small country called Zouer, who does not understand etiquette and education, colludes with bandits, and becomes a danger of pirates, you should be warned!"

"There are also overseas countries that are rich in food that can feed the people, so people should look for them to fill the Ming Dynasty."

After what Emperor Yong Le said, he didn't even have a chance to interrupt.

After finally having the opportunity to answer the question, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not an easy task, and it will cost countless materials, money and food, ministers, etc..."

Zhu Di's eyes sharpened, what's the matter, just now he was patting his chest to promise to work hard and try his best to complete every task I assigned.When I send the task down, I just complain about it?

"I dare not wait."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry is silent, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs is not there, and the minister of the Ministry of Rites bites the bullet and puts his head on top, "I report to your majesty that non-officials and others are negligent. This is actually the order of Emperor Taizu Gao to ban the sea. Except for grain transporters, boards are not allowed to enter the sea. Most of the shipbuilding places in Fujian, Zhejiang, etc. have been abandoned or used for other purposes, and it is difficult to gather skilled craftsmen for a while. In addition, the national treasury is not abundant, and there are Tartars in the north. It is not the blessing of my great Ming to develop shipbuilding here. I hope your majesty will think twice. "

"I have my own calculations about the matter in northern Xinjiang." The Minister of Rites is not an excuse, but is indeed a difficult problem that needs to be solved. Zhu Di did not blindly tyrannize, and explained, "Tatar Guilichi has already surrendered to our court, and the power of Oara is not comparable Tatar. I have decreed that the tribes of Wuliangha re-established the three guards of Duoyan, and ordered them to cooperate with the frontier army to defend the northern border. In Liaodong, I intend to set up a military and civilian command envoy to gather the Jurchen tribes, and use the Jurchen leader as the commander of thousands of households, etc. , transferred the frontier army to join the division's army register, and was in charge of the exchange of documents. He also allowed the tribal leaders of Guishun to learn Chinese, and sent his son to the guard school. Those who have military exploits will be rewarded with the frontier army."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Shangshu cupped his hands and said still, "The border chaos may be solved, but the materials for shipbuilding, the cost, and the craftsmen are still..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Di.

"I have ordered the Beijing Ministry of Operations to try to build a ship of good fortune. The Ministry of Action will respect the holy order."

The implication is that I will give Beijing six ministries an assignment, and I will accept orders immediately without saying a word.There are difficulties that can be overcome, and the task of building a ship must be completed!

In contrast, shouldn't you, as I said before, study hard?

Six Heavenly Officials: "..."

It's no wonder that when they are summoned, they put a big hat on them. This is blocking the escape route from the source.

The emperor wanted to build a ship, and he didn't want to be stamped with "incompetent" and "vegetarian meal for corpse", so he had to grit his teeth and work hard, overcome all difficulties, overcome obstacles, and send the ship to the sea with all his strength.

Too many questions ahead?

To put it bluntly, if there is no problem to be solved, why should the court spend money to support officials?

In short, the ship must be built, so you can figure it out yourself.

Officials from the Six Departments of Nanjing gritted their teeth and took over the shipbuilding task. In order to better fulfill the emperor's instructions, the five ministers spoke together and asked the emperor to call the Minister of Hubu back from Suzhou.

Xia Situ knew the reason why he was recalled to Beijing, so he wanted to jump into the river with a stone in his arms.

So much money needs to be raised, it is simply an impossible task, it is better to let him continue to control the water in Suzhou!

As soon as Shi Shi was picked up, he was hugged by the other five heavenly officials.

Just kidding, Xia Yuanji jumped into the river, and Yu Lao is in Beijing, who will take over as Minister of the Nanjing Household Department?

It's really too difficult, the big deal is that you don't want all kinds of filial piety for a year. In short, Xia Situ must not be allowed to jump into the river.

Xia Yuanji turned around holding the stone in his arms, "Are you telling the truth?"

The five ministers nodded quickly. Really, they will mobilize the officials of the department to make selfless contributions together.

Xia Situ threw away the stone, took out the abacus, spread out the account books, and said that it was useless, and how much he gave, all of them were written down!

Everyone has a toothache, can you remember this?Clear evidence of corruption!Never.

Xia Situ was about to hug a stone again, everyone was sweating profusely and hurriedly stopped him.

"Xia Situ, don't make it difficult for me to wait, this really won't work."

"You don't have to worry, how can I make such a mistake?" Xia Yuanji said, "This is an anonymous donation, and His Majesty will not pursue it after knowing it."

"really?"

"really."

Everyone looked at each other and suddenly realized.

Rather than saying that it was Xia Yuanji who was entangled, it was better to say that it was the emperor's intention.If there was no order from the emperor, how dare Xia Yuanji boast so much?

Thinking about the all-pervasive Jinyiwei, and his gray income, I am afraid that the emperor already knows it like the palm of his hand.

In the end, the booklet in Xia Yuanji's hand still only recorded the amount of money donated, without signing it later.

Emperor Yong Le learned that he didn't blame anyone, but when he summoned the officials in Xinuan Pavilion, he took out the general's pledge booklet and showed it to everyone.The first person on the list turned out to be Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, followed by Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng.

If the emperor really wants to collect criminal evidence, he doesn't have to put his brother-in-law first, right?

Everyone who saw this booklet frowned, really couldn't figure out the real intention of the emperor.

Zhu Di didn't answer everyone's doubts, but when Zheng He returned from the sea for the first time and the generals lined up to receive the money, many people understood what this booklet represented.

It's a pity that the money was given but the name was not signed. If I want to share the benefits, I can only make up the signing and come back next time.

The shipbuilding activities in Nanjing are in full swing, and the six shipyards in Beijing have completed initial preparations.

A large part of the timber needed for shipbuilding comes from Liaodong.

The court's decree to set up guards has not yet been issued, but it does not prevent Meng Qing from maintaining contact with the Jurchen tribe who paid tribute.

The Huli Gai tribe was relatively close, and Meng Qinghe used his status as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple to spread the news that a large amount of wood was needed to the Jurchen tribes.

The place where Hu Ligai lived, there were not many trees, but many trees.When I asked the price, I was immediately excited.

As the Jurchen tribe paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty one after another, the relationship with North Korea became increasingly alienated.North Korea took the opportunity to close the Qingyuan mutual market, forcing the Jurchen tribe to bow their heads.

Unexpectedly, Haha and other tributary leaders brought back the news that the Ming Dynasty would open a trade market, and the Jurchen ministries learned that the information was true. Who would be willing to make unfair deals with the North Koreans?

As soon as the news of the purchase of timber came out, the ministries were even more moved by the news.

I can't cut down too many trees here. After cutting, I have to replant them. If I go to North Korea to cut down, there should be no problem.

According to what Meng Shaoqing said, this is called caring for the environment, water and soil conservation.Although I can't understand what it means, in short, it is absolutely right to follow Meng Shaoqing's words.

The first timber transactions were carried out in Quang Ninh.Haha went out to lead the team personally, not only met Meng Qinghe, but also fortunately met Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.The Guangning Mutual Market will officially open at the end of February. At that time, all Jurchen ministries in Liaodong, as well as other ethnic tribes, can come here to trade.Absolutely the price is fair, no one cheats.

After Haha went back, he immediately spread the news. Many tribes who had been exploited by North Korean businessmen for a long time simply gathered together and robbed the North Korean caravan on the border of North Korea, and let out a bad breath.

The actions of the Jurchens once again reminded Meng Qinghe that he must not soften his heart.

If you don't start early, everything that happened 200 years later will inevitably repeat itself.

At the beginning of March in the second year of Yongle, the Guangning and Kaiyuan mutual markets officially opened.

In the same month, the last batch of grain sent to Tatar was handed over from Kaipingwei.

This time, the amount of food was far greater than before, and the number of teams following the Tatar food delivery team increased to five.

Wala, who became more frustrated and braver, Zhu Gaoxu, who was waiting for the opportunity to implement the plan, the two tribal leaders of Wuliangha, He Hachu, who had just been appointed as the commander of the Jianzhou Guard, and Shen Xuan, who personally led the army as the empress of Zhu Gaoxu.

Meng Qinghe walked up to the city wall and watched Shen Xuan lead the cavalry away.

After brewing for a whole winter, it's time to pick the fruit.

Under the city, the horse under Shen Xuan's crotch suddenly raised its front hooves, Shen Xuan on the horse was dressed in silver armor, and his red cloak was flying with the new wind.

Meng Qinghe clenched his hands tightly and took a deep breath.

Being so handsome, but seeing that he can't kiss, isn't it obviously exciting? !