It's half a month before the beginning of summer, and it's Grain Rain. Outside Kunning Palace, there's a slanting wind, drizzle, and mist. Inside the palace, the father and son are playing chess pieces and chatting about government affairs. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are sitting next to a pair of sleeping children, coaxing each other and chatting about trivial household chores.
Yunnan was pacified two months ago. All the officials appointed by the imperial court had gone to their posts. Tang He, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Conquest Army, was already on his way back to the court. What was waiting for him was the ceremony for the kingship.
"Bohai King is quite suitable."
Zhu Yuanzhang made a random move. He didn't care about winning or losing. The main reason was that he really couldn't beat his son, and he also knew that he would definitely win in the end, so he did it casually.
"You also know that it was Tang He who invited us to join the army. He was three years older than us, and he was already a thousand households at that time, but he was still willing to serve me as his master. We will never forget this kindness."
After Zhu Biao heard this, he knew that his father had completely put aside the bad blood between the two of them in the past. He only remembered his kindness and wanted to preserve their lifelong love and give him the dignity of a king.
When competing in the world, Tang He served as Lao Zhu's arm. Shen Min was wise, courageous and good at making judgments. The only drawback was that he often made mistakes due to drunkenness. When he was stationed in Changzhou, he once asked for instructions on something, but he was not satisfied.
He replied drunkenly and complained, "I am in charge of this city. It's like sitting on the roof of a house. When you look left, you look left, and when you look right, you look right."
But the scene at that time was the critical moment of the confrontation with Zhang Shicheng. These words inevitably meant that he was riding on the wall and falling in the wind. Therefore, after learning about it, Lao Zhu summoned him to confront him and reprimanded him. Tang He immediately apologized and the matter was dropped. However, this kind of
Nothing is ever so easy to give up.
It was just that it was not easy to attack at the time. After all, Tang He had a special status, and all the brothers in Huaixi were also begging for mercy. Therefore, Tang He was awarded the title of king at the beginning of the founding of the country, but he was soon dismissed. It was for this reason that he became a king.
Inside.
Fortunately, Tang He had a long memory, and since then he has stopped drinking and drank less, and has done more work without talking nonsense. Lao Zhu also cared about friendship, and he was appointed as the commander in the expedition to Sichuan and Guidingyun.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty currently lacks capable ministers, cadres, and the ability to entrust borders and govern the people. However, it does not lack the talent of generals. What's more, it is a battle with great power to suppress an area. It can be said that it is a waste of money to destroy the country and open the border.
of merit.
"I have also read the memorial sent by Tang Shuai. Over the years, I have been appointed as a teacher and executed as soon as there are edicts. Many Gu family members deserve to be honored and returned to their hometowns."
Since the day Tang He pacified Yunnan, he has been playing for several days, nothing more than begging for bones. This is undoubtedly very in line with Lao Zhu's wishes. Now the Ming Dynasty has bright stars and few wars. Even Xu Da and Chang Yuchun can't get a fight.
Now, I hope these veterans will give way.
"Then let the Ministry of Industry build him a mansion in Fengyang, and we can provide him with whatever he needs."
Zhu Biaoluozi smiled and said: "Even if it doesn't cost tens of thousands of taels in Fengyang to build a prince-style mansion, I'm afraid it won't be possible. Father, please don't feel bad when the time comes."
It is said that it is tens of thousands of taels, but it is actually a small amount. Because it is built by imperial decree, the Ministry of Industry will mobilize local people to work, and the same goes for the craftsmen. The mountains and forests around Fengyang Imperial Township belong to the royal family, and the wood and building materials are free of charge.
I dare say tens of thousands of taels is enough.
After playing a game of chess, Lao Zhu was satisfied. If someone else was playing with him and he deliberately lost to him even though he was very good at chess, he would still feel a little uncomfortable and feel that he had ulterior motives. But his son was different. His son let me do this.
Isn't it natural?
The ancients said that if you are humble, you will not seek respect, and if you are alienated, you will not be close. That's it.
"You want to leave Beijing?"
Zhu Biao packed up the chess pieces and said: "I want to go see the Marquis of Jiangyin. I have been planning for a long time to go to sea. Now I am generally ready, but there are still some things that I need to go to in person to feel at ease."
He looked up at his father who seemed to not want him to go out and said: "It's not far from the capital. My son will be back in Yue Yu, and he also wants to take Luo Hua with him. Since Silai got married, he has been busy with government affairs and neglected it.
It’s a rare opportunity to accompany you…”
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were stunned when they heard the words. Chang Luohua lowered his head slightly shyly, never expecting that his husband would say such words in front of his parents-in-law.
Empress Ma stroked her daughter-in-law's temples with a smile and turned to Lao Zhu: "Chongba, let the young couple go."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "When did we say we won't let you go?"
"Have all the ocean-going ships been built?"
Zhu Biao responded: "There are many sea-going ships left over from the Yuan Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the shipyards in the capital, Suzhou, Songjiang, Zhenjiang and other places have never stopped working. Today, there are 157 sea-going ships that can go far across the ocean.
There are about 15,000 soldiers."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly: "Some are missing. In order to promote the country's prestige to facilitate the exchange of goods and trade, the advance army must be powerful to subdue the barbarian countries, otherwise it will cause trouble."
"It's a little short, but after the official ships, there are also merchant ships from the Jiangnan clan and merchant gangs from all over the country. There are more than 300 ships of various sizes, which is enough to be powerful."
The scale of this time is definitely not as good as Zheng He's voyages to the West in history, because the power of the Ming Dynasty was far from reaching its peak. The background of Zheng He's first voyage was the Ming Dynasty left by the Hongwu rule in the 31st year of Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the People's Republic of China.
It’s only been a few years and I haven’t accumulated enough.
However, it is no longer good to postpone the opening of the sea, not to mention that no matter how small the scale is, it is compared with our own. At this time, a fleet of this size can be said to be invincible. Not only to go to sea to establish diplomatic relations and trade, but also to destroy the country and attack the port city.
enough.
The only thing that can go wrong is that God's will is unpredictable, the sea is ruthless, even a huge fleet cannot resist a shipwreck, and man-made disasters are nothing to worry about.
After having dinner together, Zhu Biao and the Crown Princess returned to the East Palace. Naturally, the two children were left in Kunning Palace. They finally fell asleep, but they woke up and struggled again. Besides, Lao Zhu obviously wanted to keep his grandson.
They are so close, and Zhu Biao, as a son, will naturally not stop his grandfather and grandson from communicating with each other.
The two of them changed their clothes separately and then reunited on the couch. They took their wives in their arms and said with a smile, "My husband has not broken his promise, right?"
Chang Luohua responded happily: "The government affairs are heavy, and I thought I wouldn't be able to spare any time."
"Although there are many government affairs, all major matters have been decided, so naturally we have to promise and do it."
It seemed that Li Jing was just trying to make her happy. Chang Luohua couldn't help but pursed his lips and said angrily: "Obviously I have something important to go to, but why did I say it as if I was forced by my concubine?"
"Haha, okay, it's my own business. I'd like to trouble my beloved concubine to go out of her way to accompany me."
The two of them chatted for a while, Chang Luohuai caressing his chest with her slender white green onion fingers, her eyes as bright as stars, and she was obviously overjoyed.
"Then His Highness has promised not to take anyone else with him on this trip."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows: "Liu Jin still needs to be brought."
"I'm not talking about Liu Jin~"
"Oh, it turns out that my princess is not so broad-minded."
If these words were said outside, it would be an earth-shattering event that would shock the palace city. Not only would the emperor and empress want to intervene, but even Chang Yuchun would go to the palace to plead guilty.
It doesn't matter if it's just a joke between husband and wife in the boudoir. Chang Luohua also said in a rare and arrogant manner: "I am so narrow-minded. In short, I can't take other women with me."
Zhu Benbin had no intention of bringing other concubines, but just teased his wife. After she gave birth to the child, she became more dignified and majestic, making people always want to see her other side.
Zhu Biao whispered a few words in her ear, which made Chang Luohua cover his face in shame. Zhu Biao himself was a little speechless after he finished speaking. He didn't expect that he could say such disgusting words.
The Crown Princess has endless glory, but just like him, there are many things in and outside the palace that need to be worried about, especially the affairs of women, which consumes the mind. The opportunity to travel far away from the capital is rare, not to mention the concubines in the palace, even Zhu Biao
is also like this.
It is really troublesome to go out. Although the local government does not require the construction of a palace to receive the guests, and there is no need to build a royal road to recruit people to pull the dragon boats, but no matter how simple the carriage is, the necessary escorts must be at least several thousand, and the consumption of people and horses is indispensable.
For the country, the people, and yourself, it is actually better to go out less often, but there are some things that you can’t do if you don’t go out. If the people below don’t beat you and don’t show that you take it seriously, they can cause any trouble for you.