The banquet lasted until Haishi. Zhu Xi was already drunk. Zhu Fan and Zhu Di helped him down the stairs. The carriage had already been parked at the door.
Zhu Biao talked with Xu Yungong and Chang Mao for a while. In fact, only Zhu Chong was drunk tonight, and the rest of them controlled themselves very well, for fear of losing face in front of His Royal Highness.
Seeing that Zhu Biao looked a little sleepy, Xu Yungong said softly: "It's getting late, Your Highness should go back to the palace to rest early."
Chang Mao also nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to escort His Highness right now."
Zhu Biao did not refuse, so he turned around and walked downstairs. Xu Yungong and Chang Mao were pushed away by Fu Zhong just as they wanted to follow. Looking at the burly figure in front of them, they both felt helpless, but they didn't care.
After leaving Chongzelou, the streets were dark, and the sound of the watchman could be faintly heard from far away. Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were waiting for him in front of the carriage.
Xu Yungong glanced at the dark street, and felt inexplicably that there were many people staring at them. They must be secretly protecting the four highnesses.
Liu Jin moved the step stool, Zhu Biao turned around and looked at the distinguished young men and said: "I have been paying attention recently and preparing for my trip to Shanxi. Don't be in a hurry when the time comes."
Xu Yungong and others bowed and agreed. Zhu Biao smiled and turned around and got on the carriage. When he got inside, he saw Zhu Ping snoring. After Zhu Fan and Zhu Di also got on the carriage, the carriage started slowly. The manpower arranged by Chang Mao had just arrived.
When he wanted to follow, he was stopped by a group of people walking out of the darkness.
The leader bowed his hands to them, it was Mao Xiang, the commander-in-chief of the pro-military Duwei Mansion. Chang Mao and others quickly returned the greeting, and when they raised their heads, they were gone.
Xu Yungong rubbed his face and said, "Okay, the Imperial Guard's Mansion has taken over the safety of His Royal Highness, so we don't have to worry anymore. Let's all go back."
The rest of the people said hello to each other and then went back to their homes. Although they love to play, they rarely go home so late. You must know that there is a night ban in the capital. The rules are very clear. The evening drum is played at three o'clock.
, travel is prohibited; only after the morning bell rings at three o'clock in the morning will the traffic be restricted.
Those who walk on the streets during the second, third and fourth watch shall be given fifty lashes; those who commit night crimes after the first watch and shortly before the fifth watch shall be given 40 lashes. Of course, diseases, births, deaths and funerals are allowed.
Passage.
Of course, these people are top-notch nobles, and the officers who patrol at night would not dare to beat them, unless they are unlucky and encounter an unkind boss, but that is just a matter of being kicked a few times and taught a few words.
What's more, this time they didn't go out for a night of debauchery. It was a serious matter to exchange feelings with His Highness the Crown Prince. It is estimated that the whole family was waiting eagerly at the mansion for them to return.
Zhu Biao opened the curtains, and at some point there was a carriage escorting him in front and behind him. Many people could be seen kneeling on the dark roadside, surrounded by a fence that had just been moved. It was obvious that
Moved away especially for him.
Zhu Fan looked at his eldest brother and said, "Brother also drank a lot tonight. How do you feel now?"
Zhu Biao lowered the curtain and said, "I'm fine. Is my second son okay?"
Zhu Di patted Zhu Xi and said, "I just drank too much. Just go back and have a good sleep."
After finishing speaking, the carriage fell into silence. The three brothers returned to the palace listening to the snoring of their second son. Naturally, it was not that simple to return to the palace late at night. The carriage was stopped. After a routine inspection, the palace door was opened, and only
This carriage can go in.
A group of people jumped on the other two carriages, followed Zhu Biao's carriage, and finally returned to the East Palace. Yun Jin led the palace maids and eunuchs to greet him. After Zhu Biao got off the carriage, he waved to Mao Xiang in the distance, and he bowed
Retired.
Zhu Biao looked at his brothers behind him and said, "It's too late, just stay here."
Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were also tired, and if they wanted to go back, they had better send Zhu Xi off first, so they might as well sleep here. Liu Jin quickly directed the eunuch to carefully carry the second prince down and send him to a room.
The East Palace is very big, how could there be no place to sleep, especially in the summer, and there is no need to keep warm. Liu Jin went to settle the princes, and Zhu Biao also returned to his palace.
Perhaps because of drinking, Zhu Biao was very sleepy now and was too lazy to take a shower. He lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
I woke up early the next day and regained my energy. I washed up and walked around the yard a few times. At this time, the three brothers of the Zhu family also got up. They were all young people and were in good health. They would be fine after a good sleep. Zhu Ping also got up.
No headache.
So the brothers had a breakfast together after a long absence, and then the three brothers left, while Zhu Biao went back to his study to continue studying the problem of the Ming Navy.
At noon, Zhu Biao went to have a meal with his father, and then returned to the East Palace to continue studying the matter. The same would be true for the next few days. Zhu Biao's plan was too messy, so he would take advantage of now to sort it out.
Until Song Lian came to the East Palace to pay his respects, Zhu Biao naturally went out to greet him in person. It had been a long time since he had seen him, and he felt that his teacher had become much older.
Zhu Biao helped him sit down, and Nuanyu also quickly brought him a cup of tea. Then Song Lian said to Zhu Biao in a self-blaming tone: "Hey, I get confused when I get old. Now I will become a sinner for the ages."
Zhu Biao quickly comforted the old man and said: "Master Song has always behaved in a disciplined manner. If you are a sinner through the ages, no matter what happens, my disciple will find a way for you."
Song Lian sighed and said: "Today, the old minister was judging the case, but he was suddenly summoned by the emperor. He hurried to the imperial study room. Before he could take a breath, the emperor asked me what Mencius said: the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the most important.
What does light mean?”
"The old minister is familiar with Confucius and Mencius, so he naturally explained it to the Holy One, but the Holy One then asked, Mencius said that if a king treats his ministers like dirt, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit. How can we explain it?"
Zhu Biao felt a headache when he heard this. Mencius' philosophy is people-oriented, which means that as long as the king does not do well, the people of the world can rebel, and rebellion is justified!
From the perspective of future generations, this kind of ideological consciousness can be said to be very advanced, but it is very unfriendly to the unified feudal dynasty, especially to Lao Zhu who likes to be ruthless against corrupt officials.
For the emperor.
When the Ming Dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer. Now the Ming Dynasty is in the midst of prosperity. During this period, the people will not live a very good life, because the Ming Dynasty is full of waste and is waiting for prosperity. For the sake of overall development, they must not be taken into account.
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Just like the large-scale immigration that is about to be implemented, it will have many benefits for the world, but it will be very bad for the people who are forced to immigrate. There are also the construction of water conservancy projects and the conquest of foreigners. These are all necessary for the country.
It is a tyranny for the people who are trapped in it.
If everyone believed in Mencius, wouldn't it mean that they would oppose the court every day, and Mencius's words could easily be borrowed by corrupt officials? What Zhu Yuanzhang needs now is to vigorously promote centralization, that is, the legalism advocated by the legalists to see alone, arbitrarily, and listen.
