Chapter two hundred and twenty second watching the fire from the other side
Zhu Biao walked into Lin'an Hall with a smile. He had forgotten what it was originally called, but after Zhu Jingjing was awarded the title of Princess Lin'an, it was changed to Lin'an Hall.
The layout inside was very good. Zhu Biao sat down and Zhu Jingjing personally found him a cup of tea, and then sat aside obediently. All the maids in the room lowered their heads and took a breath. It was well known in the palace that the princess was favored by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Zhu Biao actually didn't like talking when there were many people, but he couldn't help it. His younger sister had to avoid suspicion, so he said, "Li Qi made a lot of progress after taking a trip with me this time. He helped me with a lot of things on the way.
He is a very talented person, but I have long forgotten about that incident, so don’t think too much about it."
Zhu Jingjing's eyes widened slightly and she looked at the expression on Zhu Biao's face carefully, fearing that her brother was just saying it to comfort her.
Zhu Biao talked to himself about Li Qi's advantages, such as his ability to learn from others, his wealth of poems and books, his graceful demeanor, and his gentleness. In short, he praised everything that could be praised. Zhu Jingjing became more and more at ease, and Zhu Biao felt more and more at ease.
I am getting more and more angry, and I have to vent my anger well when I get back.
With Zhu Biao's skills, Zhu Jingjing naturally couldn't see what he was thinking. She really thought that her royal brother admired her future husband. Her whole body became much brighter. The little girl thought that things were so simple, but that's fine, Zhu Biao also
She doesn't need to think too much, she can just live her whole life happily.
Zhu Biao thought of the princess mansion that had already been built outside, looked at his sister and said, "My father has ordered the Ministry of Industry to start building the princess mansion. If you have any ideas, just tell me and I will let the Ministry of Industry do what you want."
Princesses in the Ming Dynasty did not marry to serve their parents-in-law. The court would build a palace specifically for the princess. Not to mention the parents-in-law, even the prince-in-law only had the right to live in the palace but not ownership. Everything had to be obeyed by the princess.
In the future, if the prince-in-law dies first, this palace will be the princess' retirement home. After the princess's death, the princess's descendants will return it to the Qing court. The descendants will move to another place and have no right to enjoy this palace.
If the princess dies first, the prince-in-law must also return the mansion and the garden to the court after his filial piety is over. He will retire to the original mansion, and only the land and property can continue to be enjoyed. The prince-in-law's name will not change, but this also means that the marriage will not be renewed.
If you continue, you will have to hand over everything.
Therefore, this mansion will be Zhu Jingjing's home for the rest of her life. Zhu Biao also hopes that she can live comfortably, so he lets her think about what buildings she would like to add.
Of course, Zhu Biao had to give an order to the Ministry of Works. The princess could not give orders to the Ministry of Works. Zhu Jingjing's eyes lit up and she said that she wanted a garden and a swing next to it.
Zhu Biao agreed one by one, and then when he saw that the time was almost up, he said: "I am going to Changsha Prince's Palace now. Do you want to come with me? I heard that Li Shu has a good relationship with you."
Zhu Jingjing hesitated for a moment and then said: "I just met the queen mother a few times, so I still go to the emperor's sister-in-law. The emperor's sister-in-law knows a lot. She must know how to decorate the garden to make it beautiful."
Zhu Biao smiled. He is a very sensible sister. Li Shu is Zhu Biao's future crown prince concubine, and is also Li Qi's biological sister. In this way, the relationship between Li Shu and Zhu Jingjing should be closer, but Chang Luo
Hua Cai is her serious royal sister-in-law.
Zhu Biao stood up and touched her head and said, "As I said, don't think too much. Just have your brother to support you and live this life happily."
Zhu Jingjing's eye circles turned red instantly. She was only in her early tenth year, but her biological mother died early, her wet nurse was not good to her, and her slaves were not dedicated, so she learned to read people's faces early.
It wasn't until she gained her brother's favor that her whole life became sunny. From then on, no one in Prince Wu's palace or in the palace courtyard dared to despise her. The food and clothing expenses among the sisters were only slightly lower than those of her direct sister.
Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "Your imperial sister-in-law should still be in the East Palace. Discuss everything with her. If it doesn't work, ask your brother to help you solve it."
Zhu Biao was in a good mood after walking out of the palace. In fact, at his level, the greatest happiness is giving. Watching others live happily under his protection is also a kind of enjoyment. Otherwise, what else would he pursue?
After getting on the carriage and heading to the Changsha Prince's Palace, Li Shanchang received the news and greeted him at the door. Although he had seen him yesterday, he didn't see it clearly. Only now did he realize that Li Shanchang was indeed a bit decadent and old. He suddenly lost power and the dignified Li Xiangguo also lost his spirit.
Spirited.
Of course, Zhu Biao did not come empty-handed. Liu Jin took out many precious tributes from the carriage. These tributes came from various places and were still difficult for ministers to obtain.
The two of them greeted each other politely and then went into the front hall. The monarchs and ministers sat separately. Everyone in the Li family came up to kneel down and salute Zhu Biao and then went out. Logically speaking, the eldest son should accompany him to serve him, but Li Qi was still outside, so the concubine was naturally not qualified.
Waiting beside him, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the prince.
Zhu Biao just glanced at it, and there were many women behind him, so he didn't know who his crown prince's concubine was. Of course, Zhu Biao didn't care too much, he was just curious.
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and said, "Li Xiang is in good health. Should you go in and take a rest?"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "I'm fine, I'm just older. I'm less energetic. I haven't had much rest during this period, but I'm still like this."
Zhu Biao nodded and glanced at Liu Jin. He immediately led the people in the room out. Li Shanchang continued: "The Holy Master also came to visit the old minister the day before yesterday, during which he asked about the candidate for the next prime minister."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows and asked: "Did Prime Minister Li recommend Yang Xian or Hu Weiyong?"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "The old minister recommended Liu Bowen."
Zhu Biao was a little surprised. He thought Li Shanchang would retreat in order to advance and push Yang Xian to come to power first to pave the way for Hu Weiyong.
Li Shanchang picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Li Shanchang became energetic when he talked about these things. He looked at the tea cup in front of him and said: "No matter who wants to be prime minister, Liu Bowen cannot be avoided."
Zhu Biao thought to himself, Old Fox, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't let Liu Bowen go. Li Shanchang was specifically pointing out Liu Bowen's status in the court, even though his official title was far from the top.
However, among the civil servants, Li Shanchang retired, Wang Guangyang was still in exile, and Liu Bowen was the oldest. With his character, he would definitely gather a wave of power, and perhaps the Minister of Civil Affairs and others had already joined him.
That's right, the Minister of Civil Affairs is not a distinguished person. After Li Shanchang retired, he could not integrate into Hu Weiyong's family. He also had to face the suppression of Yang Xian. The only person in the court who could help him was Liu Bowen, the censor Zhongcheng.
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Zhu Yuanzhang is now watching the fire from the other side. The struggle in the court is actually very fierce. Yang Xian's Zhejiang Party and Hu Weiyong's Huaixi Xungui account for 60% of the court officials. The only one who can stand among them without being disturbed is Xu Da.
, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other top military bosses.
Both sides of these people want to fight for it but dare not. Everyone knows that the struggle in the court is allowed by the emperor, but once they touch the military power, they will face purges.
