After hearing the emperor's words, the maids waiting on the side immediately went out to pass the meal. This meal had been prepared since yesterday. The prince's servants who were no longer in the palace were also very flustered. They found that the emperor's mood was getting worse and worse recently.
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After a while, a big table of food was put on the table. Unlike other places, people always eat together in Kunning Palace, and there are not so many rules. This has always been a tradition.
Queen Ma served Zhu Biao a few dishes and stopped taking care of him. After all, although Zhu Biao was a little darker, he looked very energetic and had grown a lot in height.
Zhu Lu, who was stuck between Zhu Biao and Chang Luohua, had a lot of problems. Chang Luohua couldn't stop her after feeding her several times, and was about to be scolded. Zhu Biao quickly told her to bring the kitten back, and after dinner
You can go and see it.
Lao Zhu frowned and didn't say anything. He didn't like cats and dogs, and few people kept them in the palace, but he didn't say anything. Lao Zhu ate quickly and left a message to Zhu Biao after eating: "
Come to the imperial study room when you’re done.”
Then she led the people away. Empress Ma shook her head and said, "Your father has been very busy recently. If you hadn't come back, I wouldn't have seen him for almost half a month."
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, but immediately comforted his mother and said, "Don't worry, mother. I'll ask you later. If there's anything complicated, I'll just take care of it."
Empress Ma looked at her grown-up son and said, "That's good. Your father is getting older and older. In the folk world, this is the age of a grandfather. He is still so busy day and night."
Zhu Biao nodded and said a few words of relief, and then led Zhu Lu, who had been restless for a long time, out and asked Liu Jin to lead her to see the kitten. He went straight to the imperial study room, and there were slaves kneeling down to greet him all the way.
After entering the imperial study, he saw Lao Zhu throwing a pile of memorial letters to him. Zhu Biao took them and read them. The top one was the military intelligence report sent by Tang He.
It turned out that Tang He led his army across the river and entered Tongguan, divided his troops and went straight to Jingzhou, and sent his generals to recruit Zhang Liangchen. Zhang Liangchen rebelled and left soon after. Tang He joined the army to besiege Qingyang, captured Zhang Liangchen and beheaded him.
Later, together with the deputy general Liao Yongzhong, he led the navy to go up the river to attack Xia. The Xia soldiers blocked the dangerous area. Tanghe's attack failed, and the river surged again. They garrisoned at Daxikou. The army could not advance for a long time and was dragged there.
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Zhu Biao frowned after reading this. He had also led troops. After reading it carefully, he knew that there was nothing wrong with Tang He's command. He was just unlucky when the river surged. Of course, all the excuses were in vain. The army was
Obstacle is a fact.
But this is nothing. The Ming Dynasty gathered all the power of the world to advance towards Bashu. Even if they relied on the right time and place, they could only linger.
Zhu Biao turned to the next letter, which was a peace request letter written by Ming Sheng, the leader of the Ming Xia Kingdom. The general content of the letter was that the Xia Kingdom was willing to accept the Ming Dynasty as its suzerainty and pay tribute every year, and only asked the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops.
Zhu Biao smiled and left it, leaving it alone. But the land of Bashu and the Kingdom of Tianfu had the foundation to achieve hegemony. How could the Ming Dynasty allow it to continue to exist? Not to mention that Tang He was hindered, but Tang He's entire army was annihilated.
The Ming Dynasty will still raise troops to conquer.
Scroll further down to see the reports from various places in the Ming Dynasty. Generally speaking, they are good. However, in such a large country, all problems are indispensable. The most important thing is the lack of officials. The Ming Dynasty is still extremely short of local officials, especially at the county magistrate level.
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The county magistrate is just a low-level presence in the bureaucracy. If he is unlucky, he will never have the opportunity to meet the emperor in his life. Most aristocratic families also look down on him, and he is just an official.
But among all officials, the county magistrate is the lowest level and has the most contact with the people. It can be said that he has first-hand knowledge of social conditions and is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's rule.
It has the power of life and death for the people within its jurisdiction. Such a position should not be taken carelessly. However, the Ming Dynasty established the country by force, and nobles would not become county magistrates no matter what. Therefore, the appointed county magistrates must have defected to the Yuan Dynasty or
Isn't he just a famous local literati?
These people were used to being wanton in the Yuan Dynasty and did things out of the ordinary. Lao Zhu naturally showed no mercy. Two months ago, he asked Yushitai to go out to the capital to inspect the place. He found that all those who had committed crimes were brought back to the capital. More than a hundred people had been beheaded the day before yesterday.
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Further down, there were letters from the Wang family of Goryeo, the Duan family of Dali and other royal families. Zhu Biao read them with a frown. They were all useless nonsense, especially the Duan family of Dali. They actually wanted to continue to support the Yuan Dynasty. They forgot
This is about the fact that our ancestors were destroyed and conquered by Kublai Khan.
Zhu Biao read all kinds of news for half an hour, and he felt a little dizzy. It was really a bit confusing, and it seemed to be quite important. It was important not to be careless when it came to the country.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also finished handling a batch of urgently needed state affairs. He waved to Zhu Biao to sit down and said: "Wang Guangyang, that loser, can write those sour poems. He can't do anything serious. It's a waste of time for us to help him sit in the position of Prime Minister Zuo.
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Zhu Biao smiled and said: "He is afraid. Yang Xian can't fight, let alone the current Hu Weiyong. I'm afraid he just wants his father to demote him, so as not to become a thorn in Hu Weiyong's side and suffer revenge in the future."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Does he want to do this? He will have to sit in this position for at least a year. Hu Weiyong is too cautious now, so he needs someone like this to stimulate him."
Zhu Biao naturally understood this and didn't say much. Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and moved around a few times and asked: "How many days do you need to rest?"
Zhu Biao shook his head and replied: "My mother will be angry after I rest for a few days, not to mention that it is time for me to share my father's worries."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed a few times, and then said to the outside: "The edict was sent to the Ministry of Education, saying that I intend to have the prince visit the ministers on the day to listen to the affairs of the ministers, so as to practice state affairs. From tomorrow on, all political affairs will be punished by the prince.
Then tell the story."
The voice of promise came from outside. Zhu Biao stood up and knelt on the ground. Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to his son and said: "You have been smart since you were a child. Originally, dad didn't need to say anything, but managing the government is a big deal. We have worked hard all our lives to achieve it."
The country must be inherited by you, so don’t be careless.”
Zhu Biao solemnly said: "My son, I respectfully listen to my father's instructions."
Zhu Yuanzhang also said seriously: "We want you to remember a few principles. One is benevolence. Only by being benevolent will you not be deceived by tyranny. The first is understanding. Only by being able to be wise will you not be confused by treachery. The first is diligence. Only by being diligent and conscientious."
, so that you will not indulge in comfort; first, if you are decisive, you will not be involved in grammar."
Zhu Biao bowed and agreed, and Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Biao'er, these points are what we learned after becoming emperor. If you teach your children and grandchildren in the same way in the future, our Zhu family's world will be stable."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he personally pulled his son up: "This is the truth, but you know the reality. We probably won't be able to rely on benevolence in this life, but we hope that our children and grandchildren can do it."