Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Three Long Talk
Zhu Hai was originally expressionless and listened to Qian Sunai talking here, but when he heard that Qian Sunai recommended himself to serve as the chief clerk of the Prince's East Palace, Zhu Hai was so scared that he lost his face.
In order to educate the country's crown prince, the Zhanshi Mansion was established during the Hongwu period, and the left and right Zhanshi, the right and left Zhanshi, the right and right Zhanshi, the right and left officials led the government, the left and right officials led the government, the left and right officials led the government, the left and right officials led the government, the right and right officials, the right and right officials, the right and right officials, the right and right officials, were also literature, Zhongshe, the word Zheng, Shizheng, Xima, the wife and the other officials.
These people are all responsible for the emperor's selection of talents. These official positions are not high, but because they are right next to the crown prince, the situation will definitely rise when the crown prince ascends the throne. Therefore, these official positions are the close positions of various forces in the court.
However, because the dynasty is relatively stable in Guangdong, there is really a shortage of intellectuals. In addition to some major departments, the ministers in the court can be fully equipped, such as the Tongzheng Department, Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, Six Departments, Imperial College, Taipu Temple, etc., or not, not only one or two people are taking the lead, and even the Censorate of the National Officials' Supervisory Organs, there are only a few Censors who are making up for the numbers. Therefore, there are only one or two officials under the Eastern Palace, such as Zhang Jiayu, who is considered the prince's teacher, and no other officials.
Today, Qian Sunai said this to be a superficial meaning. The prince’s chief clerk was only from the seventh rank and could only learn to take responsibility as Qian Sunai’s identity, but the meaning behind this is completely different.
The chief clerk of the Eastern Palace is in charge of the prince's documents and has always been the confidant of the prince. Now Qian Sunai asks for this official position, but Zhu Hai doesn't understand why he is? Is Qian Sunai's intention temporarily or is Qian Qianyi behind him testing him?
Zhu Hai's face looked several times and said quickly: "As a prince, I cannot decide. All officials from the East Palace must obey the arrangements of the father!" Zhu Hai's words were completely clear. After years of experience and the teachings of Mr. Zhang Jiayu, Zhu Hai has become very experienced in politics.
Qian Sunai smiled faintly when he heard Zhu Hai say this. The prince said this was politically correct. After all, he was Qian Qianyi's son, and his father also had a close relationship with Tong Yangjia. Tong Yangjia was a staunch supporter of the King of Chu, so Zhu Hai said this was reasonable.
"Your Highness, I am not here for a study tour this time, but I am here to pay special attention to your Highness, and I have already planned to surrender to your Highness!"
Qian Sunai's naked confession made Zhu Hai very uncomfortable. In his heart, he certainly welcomed Qian Sunai's refuge. Qian Qianyi stood behind Qian Qianyi, and behind Qian Qianyi was the entire Donglin Party. Although the Donglin Party's energy is not as good as in previous years, there are still many supporters among the people. Another most important thing is that there is a concubine behind the Qian family.
Although Ma Ruyan is in charge of everything in the palace now, Ma Ruyan is not the queen, but the imperial concubine, while Qian Yuting is the imperial concubine, and she is the second in command of the harem. In addition, Qian Yuting's identity is much stronger than Ma Ruyan. Ma Ruyan is born as Ma Jiyuan's eldest daughter, and she has promised someone else before, and her father Zhu Hong and Sanqiang snatched it.
Qian Yuting is different. Qian Yuting is Qian Qianyi's legitimate daughter. Although it was also snatched by Zhu Hongsan, Emperor Hongguang issued a marriage edict, and Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong was the last emperor of the former Ming Dynasty recognized by Zhu Hongsan, so Qian Yuting's identity is no worse than Ma Ruyan in the harem.
In fact, there is another person in Zhu Hongsan's harem who is more valuable than both of them, that is Zhu Mai, the eldest daughter of Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian. But this fact is too embarrassing. Zhu Hongsan is considered Zhu Mai's cousin according to his seniority and Zhu Mai's generation. Now that his cousin has married his cousin, it is really a royal scandal.
Zhu Hongsan certainly didn't care before, but now it's different. Zhu Hongsan occupied Nanjing to worship Xiaoling and became the 17th emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of scandal became Zhu Hongsan's upset, so Zhu Hongsan has not given Zhu Mo a certain identity until now. It was just that the identity of the princess of the dynasty was raised in the palace in the past, although Zhu Mo accompanied the fourth princess for Zhu Hongsan.
Zhu Hai thought in his heart that Concubine Qian now has no son but only one daughter. If Qian Sunai defected to him, he would have a leverage in the palace and was not isolated and helpless. If he had any mistakes, Concubine Qian could deal with him. However, Qian Qianyi and Tong Yangjia were fighting fiercely, and Qian Qianyi, as a scholar, should rely on King Zhu Huai of Chu. Why did his son Qian Sunai seek to rely on him? Does Qian Qianyi also have the intention to burn cold stoves and not put eggs in a basket?
After thinking it through, Zhu Hai decided to ask Qian Sunai. After all, such things involve too much, and it is easy for King Zhu Huai of Chu to catch the handle if it is not good.
"Zi Gao, my third brother Zhu Huai is always famous and holds poetry meetings in Guangzhou every month. He has a very influential circle in Guangdong. Why isn't this palace recommending you to Zhu Huai's Chu Palace?"
Qian Sunai smiled in his heart when he heard Prince Zhu Hai say this. The prince’s temptation has come, so he must answer it carefully. The position he is in the prince’s camp in the future depends on what he says.
"Your Highness, the King of Chu is very literary, but the King of Chu is too involved with the literati. If His Majesty the Emperor belongs to the King of Chu, wouldn't this court become the second Wanli Dynasty in the future?"
Qian Sunai stood up and continued, "Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty has suffered today's disaster. Is it really because of the bandits and the Qing Dynasty invasion? Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have some courage, but they cannot effectively win over the scholar group. This can be seen from the fact that Li and Zhang cannot have a stable base at all. Therefore, I said that Li and Zhang are just bandits and cannot become the main concern of the Ming Dynasty at all."
"The Qing Dynasty is almost the same. The Qing Dynasty had only 200,000 people in total. Since entering the pass, the war with our dynasty was the leader of the traitors. The Ming Dynasty was armed with millions of armor, and more than 100,000 were killed or injured. However, the Qing Dynasty was not good. Although the Qing Dynasty only lost 30,000 people in this battle in Jiangxi, it was already injured by the Qing Dynasty. This was exactly what Dorgon feared. I promised that the Qing Dynasty would never invest in such a regular Eight Banners troops in the future, but would rely on a large number of traitor troops that surrendered to the past. However, Emperor Shenwu was very talented and had a man of Qing Dynasty that could be fought in Guangdong. Now it has occupied the richest Nanzhili and Zhejiang in the entire China. It is only a matter of time before the Qing Dynasty was eliminated."
"So I promise that after His Majesty the Emperor recovered Nanjing, the war was no longer what the Emperor was worried about, and governing the country was the emperor's most worried about. Although His Majesty, our Emperor, did not study, but knew very much about the previous dynasty. The secret minister of the Beijing court also came home and asked his father again (Zhu Hongsan: Nonsense, what happened in the Ming Dynasty was in vain?). Your Majesty looked down on the literati of Wanli and the Tianqi dynasty who controlled the government. He told me many times that these stinky old masters were all bulls and horses, and they could not leave and retreat. Therefore, I think that the King of Chu deliberately made friends with literati would definitely make His Majesty disgusted. Now Your Majesty is just relying on literati for the great cause of the Northern Expedition. His Majesty has no longer any scruples after destroying the Qing Dynasty. It is estimated that the good days of the King of Chu will come to an end!"
Qian Sunai's long speech made Zhu Hai nod secretly. The teacher Zhang Jiayu also told Zhu Hai about this truth. However, Zhang Jiayu himself is a scholar, so naturally he cannot say that his class is not good. He just said that the King of Chu would be unlucky in the future to make friends with literati like this.
Zhu Hai continued to ask, "What about my second brother? I just heard that my father had agreed to my second brother joining the army and would become my strong competitor in the future. Zigao will analyze it!"
Qian Sunai was happy when he saw Zhu Hai's words change a little, and he became a little suspicious. This shows that the prince already felt that he was important in his heart.
Qian Sunai cheered up and took a sip of tea to prepare. Then he said, "Your Highness, the King of Qin must be the imperial concubine when he came forward to join the army. In the past, I had some understanding of this King of Qin in Guangzhou. Your brother can be said to be a flying eagle and a lackey in the evil country. This time I suddenly had an idea about the throne, and someone behind him must have said something. I guess this person must be the imperial concubine, or the grandfather of the King of Qin Ma. After all, Lord Ma has some opinions about His Highness's second uncle!"
Qian Sunai said this very bluntly and pointed out that Zhu Hai’s two uncles were not dealing with each other. Zhu Hai was very embarrassed: "Zigao, let’s talk about my uncle in the future. You can talk about Zhu Jiang first!"
"Your Highness, you have read history books. Does the King of Qin look very much like Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu? Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu were also brave and were very trusted by Emperor Gao and Emperor Yongle. Emperor Yongle also said that he would make Zhu Gaoxu the crown prince. But what happened? Emperor Gao of Taizu did not make Zhu Di Zhu Di as the crown prince when Prince Zhu Biao was dead, and Zhu Di himself even made his eldest son Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince as soon as he succeeded to the throne! Why is this? Because Emperor Gao of Taizu Gao of the year set "there is a legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate legitimate
After hearing this, Zhu Hai shook his head and said, "But the father does not refuse etiquette and law when doing things, what if..."
As a prince, Zhu Hai had something to say, but Qian Sunai knew that Zhu Hai was afraid that Zhu Hongsan would not be prepared to abide by Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial ancestry? You should know that although Zhu Hongsan was a royal family, what he did was similar to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han, and it was already considered to have a new dynasty. In addition, Zhu Hongsan, the emperor, has always been unexpected. It is nothing wrong to not abide by the imperial ancestry of Ming ancestry. It can be seen from the names of his children.
Chapter completed!