National Scholar

Things like private visits on a covert basis are too normal for Lao Zhu. There are very few opportunities to leave the palace in the years when he was emperor, because there are always endless memorials and memorials, so he has no intention of leaving the palace to take a look.

But after abdicating, especially after Xiao Xiao Zhu's continuous growth, Lao Zhu did have more opportunities to walk out of the palace.

Even though he had thought about Xiao Xiao Zhu's safety sometimes, he also recognized Zhu Yunyou's statements. He could not let the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty become a foolish person who would not eat meat, and he could not let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty not know the various aspects of the people.

Lao Zhu is actually very proud of his great-grandson's performance. His great-grandson is still very clear about some things.

Seeing a group of horses running towards the palace, Xiao Xiao Zhu said with a smile, "I heard that someone dared to ride a horse in Yingtian Mansion before, but now I can't see it."

Lao Zhu was very happy about this situation, "That is, in the years when the founding of the country, many of the martial arts were rough people. They thought we were their commanders and did not know the laws of the court at all. It would be fine if those meritorious people were arrogant, but some of them were all incompetent in their children. The playboys in Yingtian Mansion did not say that they had caused trouble."

Those playboys did cause trouble a lot, which naturally means they paid the price for it. This is normal.

After looking around, Xiao Xiaozhu said, "Everyone says our father is good, our father is a generous emperor. He also said that our father has many ideas and has done a lot of things to give the people a way out."

Lao Zhu was not unhappy about this. In his concept, if his children and grandchildren are better than him, they must be happy. His son and grandchildren are better than him. Lao Zhu will only feel proud and proud, and will never be annoyed by it.

"Your father is indeed better than us. We have always thought about governing the country before. We always look at some things from the previous dynasty and the reason for their loss of the country." After touching Xiao Xiaozhu's head, Lao Zhu said with a smile, "We have thought about a lot of things, and we always feel that everything is foolproof. Your father doesn't care. He always says that one generation can do the best thing for the next generation."

Xiaoxiao Zhu said seriously, "That's right, if our father didn't encourage the reduction of the vassals, the court is now busy decreasing the vassals. The emperor of the Han Dynasty still wanted to refute his kindness, but our Ming Dynasty did not refute his kindness."

Old Zhu patted Xiao Xiao Zhu's head and said angrily, "Can that be the same? The Han Dynasty's vassal kings have money and food, and can also be granted official positions by themselves. Which prince of the Ming Dynasty has such great power? Besides, how many soldiers can our Ming Dynasty have in their hands?"

Xiao Xiaozhu said unconvincedly, "Why can't that happen? Although the prince could not be appointed as an official in the Ming Dynasty, he had been in charge of a place for a long time. In this case, the prince was a prominent and local officials dared not provoke him. Maybe there would be a strong prince."

Lao Zhu said in a tone of conversation, "There is no way to do that at that time. We should always bring back the military power. We can't trust those arrogant soldiers and strong generals, and many of them will follow us to conquer the world. If we are gone one day, something may happen. If we take back the military power, we can save a lot of worries."

Lao Zhu was worried about separatist rule by the vassal kings, but he thought he had put a lot of restrictions. In addition, he was full of confidence in Da Zhu at the time, so he was really not worried about the rebellion of the vassal kings.

Looking at Xiao Xiao Zhu, Lao Zhu said, "Your father has done a lot of things for a long time. Nowadays, people are thinking about the good things of Dad. After all, your father can think of them. He has made a lot of money, but it has made many corrupt officials unable to start. In the past, we thought the two tax laws were very good. It has been used for hundreds of years, and it is always useful."

Xiao Xiaozhu immediately said, "That's natural. Only when the people have fields in their hands can they settle down. If the people lose their fields, they will probably be far from chaos in the world. We have read a lot of books, and most of them are the people who have no way to survive and start to compete for the world."

Lao Zhu naturally agreed with this view, because he had experienced such a thing. If he had had some land in his hometown, he would not have wrapped himself in a red scarf to fight for his life.

Once the ruler loses his morality and once the ruler does not care about the people, a dynasty will basically fall rapidly.

"The people are thinking about your father's goodness, but many landlords and powerful people's goodness. The tricks your father did make it difficult for those people to collect more land." Lao Zhu said clearly in his heart, "Let's go and see the Imperial College where many scholars with good backgrounds don't like your father."

It seems that scholars don’t like Zhu Yunyou, and this seems to be no secret, and the reasons are naturally quite consistent.

The main reason here is of course that the British emperor did not get close to Confucianism, and the British emperor brought Yan Shenggong back to the prototype in one breath, which also made many scholars unhappy.

Although Yan Shenggong seemed not prominent during the Tang and Song dynasties, his status in the nearly a hundred years of the reign of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was greatly improved. In many people's concepts, Yan Shenggong should be prominent, and he is a descendant of the saint.

What's more, the British emperor also brought the inheritance of the Yanshenggong lineage to the court to talk about things, which was a gentle and gentle way.

The descendants of the saints took the lead in not abide by ethics and morality, and they regarded ethics as nothing. Even if some people thought it was because of the Jurchens or the Mongols. However, the inheritance of Yan Shenggong was indeed chaotic for a time, and they didn't care about the eldest son, which was torn the saint's face.

The lack of closeness to Confucianism is indeed something that many scholars are not very satisfied with the English emperor. However, these are not all. Although there are also poor children under the current imperial examination system, many people have good families.

But now, the emperor created a place to invest acres, which did not mean that he had completely lost the opportunity for land annexation. It was just that the land was annexed under such a policy, the cost and burden would increase a lot, which would not be cost-effective.

These are naturally the reasons why many small landlords are very dissatisfied with the British emperor, but they seem to be able to complain privately. Faced with the emperor's power, they don't even dare to show a rebellious attitude.

Those small landlords all look like this, and scholars actually look like this.

Some people may want to influence the emperor through their own efforts. Even if they cannot change the Emperor Yingxi, they still need to let the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty get close to Confucianism. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty should believe in the remarks of the sages.

Although they may be a little dissatisfied with the emperor, it does not affect the fact that many scholars are full of enthusiasm for the imperial examinations. They still hope to be able to be the first to be a master's title and hope to be able to shine the family.

Xiao Xiaozhu asked curiously, "Great-grandfather, what kind of emperor do you think my father is?"

Old Zhu was silent for a moment and said, "Your brother is a good emperor. He is wise and has a mind, a scheming, and has more means. He is not confused about small matters, but he has a long-term vision in those big matters."

"Your father is mean but not merciless, cold but not ruthless. He is a little cold and a little warm."

After hearing Lao Zhu's comments, Xiao Xiao Zhu was dissatisfied, "Great-grandfather, our father is not mean. Our father is the most nostalgic and is very good to his old ministers and relatives!"

Old Zhu smiled and touched Xiao Xiaozhu's head. Some things should be discussed before Xiao Xiaozhu grew up. Some things may make sense. I guess he can see some tricks when he grows up.

However, Lao Zhu doesn't think that her grandson is not good. An emperor should be mean, and an emperor should not be too kind. If an emperor is like a perfect person, it must be nothing good, and the world may be in turmoil.

While the old and the young were chatting in the restaurant, and while they were enjoying the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunyou in the palace was very busy. He had no chance to leave the palace. He had endless memorials every day, and there were many things to decide every day, so how could he have time to visit privately?

Yan Zhenzhi appeared in Wuying Hall again, and the Minister of Works said, "Your Majesty, I am about to go to Kaifeng Prefecture. I am afraid that I can't take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Works."

It is normal for Yan Zhenzhi to have such concerns. He is about to set out to manage the Huanghuai River. This is the top priority he has to do. When he devotes all his energy to managing the Huanghuai River, the Ministry of Industry will naturally be unable to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry.

So this time, Yan Zhenzhi also hopes that His Majesty the Emperor can take back his position as Secretary.

Zhu Yunyou didn't comment and said with a smile, "Your dear, you don't need to worry too much. Governing the Huanghuai River is a great event, and this is also the top priority of the court. There is no need to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and there are also the Ministers of the Right and Right. You are not worried about the affairs of the Ministry of Works. Just leave everything to the Ministers of the Right and Right and Right."

The emperor's meaning was very obvious. Yan Zhenzhi was still the Minister of Works of the Ming Dynasty. As one of the six ministers of the Ministry of Works, he naturally had a greater say in governing the Huanghuai River and could also allow him to better control all officials.

As for the announced daily operations, there is no need to worry about it. The Ministry of Works can be regarded as a full of talents. Although there is no Shangshu, there are still ministers at the left and right, and they can also do these things well.

As early as the Hongwu period, it can be seen that the lack of a Shangshu will not affect the operation of the six ministries. Therefore, the civil and military officials do not need to consider themselves too important. Even if they have high positions and power, without them, the Ming Dynasty is still operating in an orderly manner.

It seems to be a little ruthless, but this is the fact. What the Ming Dynasty cannot lack is the emperor, not the Shangshu.

Naturally, the emperor said this, and Yan Zhenzhi naturally had no other opinions. What's more, with the official position of the Minister of Works, he could indeed save a lot of worries and manage the Huanghuai River.

After all, it is very realistic in the officialdom, and it is very common to have a cold tea. When you are a minister of the court, you will be crowded with people. But once you lose your official position, let alone your former colleagues, even some disciples and old friends may be alienated.

Yan Zhenzhi has seen such things happen a lot, and sometimes he even feels sad when he dies.

Is it an old minister of His Majesty the Emperor? His Majesty has given him a lot of decency or unparalleled trust?

Zhu Yunyou looked at Yan Zhenzhi seriously and said, "You don't need to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Works. You just need to manage the Huanghuai well now. No other matter has anything to do with you. When encountering something difficult to decide, report it to me immediately! Governing the Huanghuai is related to the country and the country. I have entrusted this matter to my dear!"

Yan Zhen knelt down with a firm voice, "I received the order! I must do my best to live up to your Majesty's kindness!"

For Yan Zhenzhi, the matter of governing the Huanghuai has always been a grace. He is willing to accept this dirty, tiring, or even hard work in the eyes of many people. He always thinks that this is the most important job in his life.

This is an opportunity to leave his name in history, and Yan Zhenzhi naturally attaches great importance to this opportunity.

Looking at the earliest group of Yan Zhenzhi who stayed by his side, Zhu Yunyou said, "I have been in front of me for nearly twenty years. I know my abilities and character. I feel at ease in my heart if I entrust such a major event to you!"

After saying this, Zhu Yunyou said to Wang Chengen, "The Yellow River embankment stretches for thousands of miles. I will give you a pair of chariots and two imperial horses to send you back to your house!"

Yan Zhenzhi was inexplicably moved. His Majesty just gave him unparalleled grace. Even his Majesty's first confidant Ru Yi did not actually treat him like this. This is even the first case of Ying Shigong.

Of course, it is an unparalleled grace, so of course it cannot be rewarded easily, otherwise it will depreciate or show grace. Therefore, it is not unreasonable that Zhu Yunyou is stingy or mean.

Zhu Yunyou knew this evaluation, and even if he knew it, there was no problem. Because he was such a person, those people could say whatever they like!

Yan Zhen left Wuying Palace. This may be the last time he saw Zhu Yunyou in a short time, because he was going to Kaifeng Prefecture tomorrow and he was going to officially manage Huanghuai.

There is no question of loss. There are too many such things, not to mention that this is a national event, so naturally it cannot be delayed.

It’s better for everyone to focus on national affairs. Even if Yan Zhenzhi is Zhu Yunyou’s confidant, it doesn’t matter. Yan Zhenzhi exists to do these major events well.

Seeing Yan Zhenzhi sitting on the seat given by the emperor, he was carrying the tall and burly general of the Han Dynasty. It was not about the envy of emotions, Yan Zhenzhi could be said to have received unparalleled grace.

But when he thought about what he was about to do, many officials felt relieved, and there seemed to be no need to be particularly envious.

Although Yan Zhenzhi is very glorious now, once he does not do the errands assigned by His Majesty, the current glory will immediately turn into sadness. Therefore, if you want to get such glory, you also need to take a lot of risks.

Yan Zhenzhi probably knew what his colleagues were thinking. However, he didn't care about these things. He just wanted to do a good job, he just wanted to manage Huanghuai.

This is not just for the sake of keeping a name in history, but also for the grace of the two emperors of the Ming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!