Many civil servants felt desolate. They were full of passion and loyalty. They regarded scholars and the literary world as their beliefs. They worked hard for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. But now, they are disappointed.

People like Liu Sanwu are extremely sad and angry at this moment. They never think that their choice is wrong, and they don't think there is anything wrong with requiring scholars to be judged based on papers and articles. This is their pursuit, this is their conscience,

They must ensure fairness and the conscience of the literary world.

What made Liu Sanwu even more sad and angry was the attitude of the emperor's grandson, which made him feel so miserable that he couldn't express it.

He was born into an aristocratic family. Both his father and brother were officials in the Yuan Dynasty. He also lived in seclusion in his hometown for a time and devoted himself to writing. He was even recommended by Rujun, and then he was awarded Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongxian, and later moved to the Hanlin Academy. He also thought that

He is the subordinate of the emperor's grandson.

Therefore, after the crown prince died of illness, Liu Sanwu confirmed his determination to establish the heir apparent to Lao Zhu. The reason was: 'The emperor's grandson is now rich and he is the legitimate son. After his son's death, the grandson inherits the throne, so it is appropriate for him to rule over the rites!'

But this old man, who is nearly eighty years old, is now kneeling sadly in front of the Meridian Gate. The emperor's grandson is the chief examiner, and he, Liu Sanwu, is the deputy examiner. In fact, it is the deputy examiners like Liu Sanwu who set the questions and so on.

But during the evaluation, the emperor's grandson insisted on promoting those students from the north, which Liu Sanwu thought was unreasonable.

Zhu Xiongying didn't have so many ideas, he just continued to review the memorial, and then went to the Wenhua Hall at Wang Chengen's reminder.

Lao Zhu knew something, raised his head and said to Zhu Xiongying, "We haven't seen Yunwen for a while, so we'll meet him here."

Lao Zhu has said this, so Zhu Xiongying naturally has no choice but to meet Zhu Yunwen, the 'second brother', at Qianqing Palace. But speaking of it, Zhu Xiongying, the eldest brother, has indeed not seen Zhu Yunwen for a while.

Already.

"Yunwen likes to read, and this kid has a simple mind." Zhu Xiongying smiled and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandpa Huang, don't scare him later. Yunwen has been a little timid these years."

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment and asked, "Ying'er, tell us the truth. Do you really think this kid Yunwen is timid?"

"I'm a little timid, maybe." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, not hiding it from Lao Zhu, "Grandpa Huang wants to say that Yun Wen and the Lu family were in the past few years? I want my grandson to say that this prince and grandson don't have that kind of intention.

That must be false. Lu and Yunwen had thoughts and ideas before, and that is normal."

Wang Chengen and Shuangquan lowered their heads. They both regretted not going to deliver the order in person just now. These words were not something they could listen to. In other words, if there were any rumors outside that were not spread by them, His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Grand Sun would also find them.

their trouble.

Lao Zhu laughed and said, "That's true. It's normal for Lu and Yunwen to have some ideas. We were afraid that your father would destroy you. Ming Dynasty, after all, we can't live without a queen. There will be no trouble at all.

.”

Then Lao Zhu looked serious and said to Zhu Xiongying, "If Yunwen takes this seat, how many of you and your uncles will survive?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, looked at Lao Zhu and asked, "Grandpa Huang, Yunwen is generally pretty good, not bad."

"Don't tell us nonsense, we want to listen to your heart!" Lao Zhu patted the case and said to Zhu Xiongying, "Are you afraid that we will kill Yunwen?"

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and then told the truth, "Yunwen, what should I say about this kid? He looks elegant and kind-hearted, but he is also cruel. He is soft-hearted and doesn't have many opinions. If there are some people around him,

If he becomes emperor, his grandson will not survive, and several of his uncles may also die."

Lao Zhu was noncommittal and just continued to ask, "Then tell me, who should die? Why should they die?"

"Yunwen ascended the throne, naturally he was afraid that his position would be unstable. In fact, let alone Yunwen, the emperor was afraid that he would go on a killing spree at this time." Zhu Xiongying laughed, and just told the truth to Lao Zhu, "Yunwen ascended the throne,

I'm afraid it will be difficult for some of the emperor's uncles who are leading troops abroad to die well."

Lao Zhu glared at Zhu Xiongying angrily and said, "Cutting down the vassalage, you brothers are going to cut down the vassalage, for fear that your uncle will live well! Let me tell you, it was your father who taught you, and he is the most thoughtful.

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Zhu Xiongying immediately became happy and said with a smile, "The emperor has many lords and officials. In addition to his deep love for the calf, he also wants to take back the power from the arrogant and powerful generals. If those military power is taken back, naturally he will also

If we cut the vassalage, we can't let the emperor's uncles become powerful."

"We have thought about Liu Han's affairs. How can your imperial uncles have the chance to become powerful?" Lao Zhu was unhappy and said angrily, "It's better than you. Let your imperial uncles found a country in a barbaric land."

That's not necessarily true. Although Lao Zhu seems to have given some restrictions to the vassal kings, some vassal kings can really become powerful. Those of King Ning in history did not only have three guards in their hands, but tens of thousands of them.

The elite cavalry is no joke.

Zhu Xiongying just advised, "Grandpa Huang, one generation is responsible for one thing, and you can't expect Grandpa Huang to do everything well. Grandpa Huang, if you are worried?"

"We were worried before. We were worried that you would cut down the vassal status, and that your imperial uncles would not be able to survive." Lao Zhu interrupted Zhu Xiongying and said with a smile, "You have been thinking about cutting down the vassal status since you were a child. We were afraid that you would be gone when the time comes.

You're ruthless. Now look at it, if you want to cut off the vassalage, you can do it. We haven't granted many more vassals in recent years, and we didn't let your imperial uncles do it."

This is still true. When Zhu Xiongying was young, one by one of his imperial uncles went to fiefdoms and became legitimate vassal kings. Each one of them held great power.

But in these years, especially after it was decided to move the capital to Peking, although Lao Zhu still gave his heirs the treatment of princes. It was just that all of them were in name only, and they all lived in Yingtian Mansion. This is what Lao Zhu said.

Zhu's changes.

Originally, I wanted to let these princes guard the border and become kings of the fortress, but gradually I also felt that the military affairs in the north could not be obtained by the princes. Jiangnan, the land of Jingxiang and Xiangxiang, was a land with great wealth, and Lao Zhu was reluctant to seal it off.

"You have one thing to reassure us. Although we have to reduce the vassal status, we have given your imperial uncles a place to go and have not left them alone." Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said with a smile, "Even if your imperial uncle has many complaints,

You didn’t target them either.”

In fact, Lao Zhu didn't know that after his eldest son died of illness, some of his other sons had some thoughts.

Especially after Zhu Xiongying's status as crown prince was clarified, some princes even complained. For example, King Zhu Xi of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin also felt that they had some chances. After all, according to the rules, these princes' supplementary

Bit' is also a matter of course.

Zhu Xiongying laughed and didn't say much. It is normal to work hard for the supreme position. Although the prince is noble, there is no one who is excited about the ninth-five-year-old prince. The ninth-five-year prince is the one.

The real supreme being!

Zhu Yunwen was extremely well-behaved at this time. Since the death of Prince Zhu Biao, he has completely stopped thinking. In other words, after the prince fell seriously ill two years ago and was almost driven back to his hometown in Fengyang, Zhu Yunwen became much more well-behaved.

With an imperial brother who held great power, coupled with his skill, ability, and prestige, Zhu Yunwen actually didn't dare to have too many ideas.

After all, if he had not given up on the throne, he would have followed Zhu Yunxi's example of eating, drinking, having fun and lying down. Of course, it was probably because his mother-in-law had been instilling some concepts, which made Zhu Yunxi always feel that he still had some opportunities.

As for now, Zhu Yunwen is naturally extremely well-behaved. Only when the emperor's brother is happy, he will probably have a way to survive and have the opportunity to become a prince with a good life. Of course, he is still just a county king now.

"Sun Chen goes to pay homage to His Majesty the Grandfather, and my younger brother pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor Grand Sun." Zhu Yunwen indeed studied a lot, and he seemed to follow the rules. This was all in accordance with the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions".

Lao Zhu raised his hand and said, "Your imperial brother cares about you and summons you to the palace. Listen to your imperial brother's explanation and don't worry about us."

Zhu Yunwen had long been accustomed to the emperor's favoritism. Although he was the emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunwen knew that he and his imperial brother were treated completely differently from the beginning. He was even more aware of some of the emperor's treatment of him.

'Indifference', and partiality for the emperor's brother.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yunwen and said with a smile, "Is everything okay in the house?"

"Brother Emperor, everything is fine." Zhu Yunwen quickly replied, looking really well-behaved, "Brother Emperor, please worry about me."

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand and said angrily, "You haven't been close to me since you were a child, but it's just boring to be so strict. Learn from the third brother, so that I can feel like an older brother."

Lao Zhu, who was next to him, couldn't help laughing, and then interjected, "If you ask me, I still can't imitate Yun He, just have one Yun He. If everyone looks like him, we will have a headache. Let me tell you,

Yunxi's current virtue is all because of your habit."

Zhu Yunwen began to sweat and became nervous. As for why Zhu Yunxi was like this, Zhu Yunwen didn't know it before, but now he has a good idea.

When he was a child, he also envied Zhu Yunxi, but gradually Zhu Yunxi began to look down on his younger brother Zhu Yunxi, because their pursuits were different and their goals were different.

If the emperor's brother wanted to settle accounts with his wife now, Zhu Yunwen was really worried that his emperor's brother would come after him and cause trouble for his mother and concubine. After all, Zhu Yunxi became what he is now, and the Lu family who raised Zhu Yunxi "indispensable".

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but laugh and said, "The third boy is really unreliable. We originally wanted him to supervise the army, but that boy ran away like the fifth uncle. There's nothing we can do about it, Yunwen

Go ahead."

When Lao Zhu's expression rose, it meant that his precious grandson would be angry with him if nothing happened, and other people would not have the guts to do so.

That is to say, the fifth brother Zhu Xi is not here, otherwise the old Zhu will definitely take out his anger on the fifth brother. This careless boy is a headache!
Chapter completed!