After going to court, Zhu Biao followed his father back to the imperial study. All the memorials that needed to be reviewed today were also presented. The top one was the memorial written by Li Shanchang, begging for the remains to be retired.
Zhu Yuanzhang picked it up, read it over and said, "This is the fourth time. You can accept it. Biao'er, you can go there tomorrow."
Zhu Biao nodded in agreement, and Li Shanchang probably guessed that it was the right time, so he dared to officially retire before Zhu Biao returned to Fengyang. The emperor repeatedly persuaded him to stay, and the prince personally sent him to retire. This can be regarded as a perfect ending for the minister.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and sighed: "Li Shanchang is already an extremely humane minister. If you don't care about adding a little more to him, it will also set an example for the civil servants who will follow, letting them know that as long as they serve the country loyally, they will be rewarded."
Enjoy the honor.”
Zhu Biao understood as soon as he heard this. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to let Li Shanchang live in the Ancestral Temple. Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang had not promised this to anyone. The founding heroes who followed him were all watching eagerly.
The Ancestral Temple is the emperor's ancestral temple, a place where ancestors are worshipped. This kind of place for ancestor worship existed in the Xia Dynasty. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the place where the emperor's ancestors are worshipped has been called the Ancestral Temple.
As the ancestral temple of the emperor's own family, the emperor's parents and other people were enshrined in it. It was well-deserved to be kowtowed and worshiped by future emperors. However, in order to praise some meritorious officials, people who were not relatives of the emperor or distant relatives were allowed to enjoy the ancestral temple.
And these people who are worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple, like the late emperors, can kneel and kowtow from future emperors and princes, and enjoy large-scale sacrifices. This is the highest honor for a dead person in ancient times, because the emperor is nothing more than this after his death.
For people in the feudal era, this was unthinkable. Although there was no actual benefit in enjoying the Ancestral Temple, for the ancients, especially the feudal officials, it was a great honor and their lifelong pursuit.
Now, the only person in the court who is confident that he can enjoy the Ancestral Temple is Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. It stands to reason that Tang He is also qualified, but he has just been stripped of his title, and no one knows what Zhu Yuanzhang is thinking.
Zhu Biao nodded in agreement and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the Changsha Palace to read out the decree and then directly set off back to Fengyang. I have to keep an eye on it in person before winter comes."
Zhu Yuanzhang was actually not willing to let his son go back so soon, but that's how fathers are. He said without even raising his head: "I know, and Fengyang is our hometown, so the original people should be comforted."
Zhu Biao bowed and agreed, and when he was about to exit, a message came from inside: "Go to your mother's place for dinner tonight."
Zhu Biao responded with a smile, then left the imperial study and walked outside the palace. Today was Yang Xian's birthday, and it was probably his last time to celebrate it. Of course, Zhu Biao had to join in the fun.
Zhu Yuanzhang's current attitude is to support Yang Xian. Everyone knows that in a few days when Li Shanchang officially hands over official duties, Yang Xian will become the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Countless people want to take this opportunity to build relationships and become prime minister in the future.
The front door of the house is difficult to enter.
Only a few people at the top knew that Yang Xian was just an abandoned son pushed out by the emperor. If Zhu Yuanzhang really cherished Yang Xian, he should be sent abroad now to give him time to clean up all the messes he had made.
I'm not so eager to promote him to the top.
If morality is not matched, there will be disaster. Yang Xian has made too big steps in recent years. In order to pursue political achievements, he has left many loopholes. As long as the emperor does not support him, Hu Weiyong and others will have the excuse to guillotine him at any time.
But officials below the third rank can't tell. After all, they haven't entered that circle yet, and naturally there won't be so many people in the officialdom who can tell you everything. You have to rely on yourself.
It's lunch break now, and there is a lot of traffic in front of the Yang Mansion. Officials in uniforms are walking in with gifts in their hands, and there are people in front of the door with pens to record, giving a very wealthy look.
Someone naturally informed Zhu Biao that his carriage was approaching, and soon a large group of people poured out of the Yang Mansion. Yang Xian ran at the front. He never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would come. After all, Zhu Biao was notoriously busy with his affairs.
After thinking about it more deeply, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked with His Majesty. Could it be that His Majesty asked His Majesty to come to support him? The rest of the people had the same idea. After all, Yang Xian and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had never had anything in common.
Zhu Biao stepped off the carriage, and a large number of people had knelt down in front of him. Yang Xian took the lead and said: "I respectfully welcome His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Qianqiu,"
Zhu Biao waved to them to stand up: "Today is your birthday, and I am here to celebrate you, so there is no need to be polite."
A group of people happily surrounded Zhu Biao and entered the Yang Mansion. The furnishings inside were average, and the courtyard was not big, not to mention the inside. Because there were so many people, there were actually several tables set up in the courtyard.
Zhu Biao smiled and said to Yang Xian on the side: "I see that you have received a lot of gifts today. It's enough to get a bigger house."
Yang Xian hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Highness is joking, all my colleagues send us are some snacks and fruits."
Zhu Biao then joked a few more words, he was not here to cause trouble today, not to mention that this kind of thing is inevitable at any time. If you don't give it overtly, why don't you give it away secretly?
The low-ranking officials in the courtyard or the distant relatives of the Yang family were naturally not qualified to greet His Highness the Crown Prince. Now they were all kneeling on both sides. Zhu Biao was led directly into the main hall in the middle, and the dishes inside were all replaced.
Got new ones.
After Yang Xian waited for Zhu Biao to sit down, he sat down at the side. The others also knew that those who were qualified sat down beside him. Those who were not qualified bowed to Zhu Biao and went to the table on the other side of the room.
Zhu Biao first said a few words of birthday greetings to Yang Xian, and made him drink several glasses of wine in a row. His face turned red. Yang Xian was also a smart man. Even though he was a little over the top now, he still guessed that he was on the edge of the cliff.
.
Either he can reach the sky in one step, or he can fall off the cliff and be shattered to pieces. How can he still not know that he has taken a big step? But this step has not been decided by him since Yangzhou, he has only been pushed to this step.
He was also forced to confront Huaixi Xungui. Now victory was in sight. Li Shanchang had resigned. Huaixi Xungui could only defend but not attack in the face of his suppression. But he was even more panicked at this time because he never thought about it.
I can't believe I can actually do this.
At this time, he became more and more insecure. The purpose of holding this grand birthday was to take the opportunity to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Now His Royal Highness the Prince personally drove behind it, did it represent the Holy Spirit's intention?
Only then did Zhu Biao have the time to look around. Most of them were civil servants from the East Zhejiang Party. The special ones were the Minister of Works and the Minister of Rites, as well as the newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs. Unexpectedly, Yang Xian had someone in the Sixth Ministry.
Three supporters.
Although the most important Minister of the Ministry of Personnel did not win, it is enough to run a good business and become a prime minister. After all, there is a Yushi Yanguan, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel does not have much restriction on the senior officials.