Chapter 90 Continuous Visits to the Xu Mansion and the East Palace
Zhu Gui received the letter from Concubine Guo, with a wry smile on his face.
It's not that he doesn't want to see this cheap mother, he also sees everything she does for him.
But he felt that now was not the right time to meet Zhu Yuanzhang.
He originally planned to visit Prince Zhu Biao first. With the other party's foreshadowing, even if he made Zhu Yuanzhang dissatisfied, there would most likely be no trouble.
But in the face of his biological mother's ardent expectations, he could only rearrange his schedule.
That night, he didn't have time to stay at home for one night, so he took Xu Miaoqing to Xu Mansion.
This surprised Xu Miaoqing. Why was Zhu Gui so anxious than her?
Zhu Gui had no choice but to tell her his considerations, and Xu Miaoqing expressed his understanding after hearing this. After all, she was now the acting princess.
Xu Guogong did not expect that Zhu Gui would come to visit his house that night. This was inconsistent with etiquette, but after thinking about it, this was something Zhu Gui could do.
So he arranged a family dinner. Although several children were not at home, it still gave Zhu Gui enough face.
Zhu Gui didn't care about this, and just as he had discussed with Xu Miaoqing before, he sent all the dozen boxes of yellow and white things Huang Ming sent him to Xu's mansion.
Xu Guogong can be regarded as a person who has seen the world, but he usually refuses to accept gifts, but this time since it was given in the name of Xu Miaoqing on behalf of the king, he could not say anything.
But he muttered in his heart, is doing business so profitable?
It turned out that Duke Xu Guogong had been paying close attention to the situation in Datong Mansion since he had learned about it from Xu Yingxu, and even sent people to secretly visit Datong Mansion.
And he also got some things that he was very concerned about. Forget about the road construction promotion school, the salt sales and the chamber of commerce were a bit interesting.
And now it seems that this business is bigger than he imagined?
But Xu Guogong didn't ask any more questions.
This family dinner was quite enjoyable, and nothing unpleasant happened.
After dinner, Xu's mother called Xu Miaoqing to her room to talk.
Zhu Gui was invited to the study by Xu Guogong.
There are only two people here, Weng and his son-in-law.
However, in name, the Dai Wang's status was higher than that of Xu Guogong, so he did not sit behind the desk like he usually did when receiving guests.
"Your Majesty, I know a little bit about the situation in Datong Mansion. Was there someone secretly guiding you in the things you did?"
Obviously Xu Guogong is very concerned about and affirmative of the situation in Yunzhou.
However, in his opinion, it is obviously impossible for Zhu Gui, who is only fourteen years old, to be able to do all this, so there must be someone behind him to give guidance.
However, the people he sent did not find the master behind the scenes, and among the people who came with the king this time, there was no one who looked like an aide.
At the same time, Zhu Gui's behavior at the family banquet was completely different from that before he left Nanjing and became a feudal lord, so Duke Xu had this question.
Zhu Gui naturally understood what the father-in-law was thinking.
He smiled faintly and said: "Actually, General Xu has a lot of help in Yunzhou. Miaoqing's tutor is very good, which also gave me a lot of inspiration. It was only after I joined the vassal that I felt the suffering of the people. Everything I did was to improve this situation."
everything."
Xu Guogong obviously didn't believe Zhu Gui's high-sounding words. He stared at Zhu Gui for more than ten seconds, but the young man was always calm and composed, which was simply incompatible with his age.
Finally, Xu Guogong sighed and said: "I still know the moral and ability of the children I have raised, but the change of the king is always good. I don't want to say anything more. It's just that on the emperor's side, Dai Wang
The king still needs to pay more attention to his words and actions, and never offend Long Wei again."
This is the only thing Xu Guogong is worried about Zhu Gui.
The scene when Zhu Gui went to court for the last time before leaving Nanjing is still vivid in Xu Guogong's mind.
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "In the past six months, I have learned a lot and will not act willfully again."
Xu Guogong nodded and said: "That's very good. If the king has other ideas, you can discuss it with me first, and I will make a statement in front of the emperor."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
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This trip to Xu Mansion was very smooth for Zhu Gui.
That night he rested in Xu's house, while Xu Miaoqing stayed with Xu's mother.
Early the next morning, Zhu Gui explained the situation to Duke Xu, then got on the carriage and headed to the Taihuang Palace.
Although there are handwritten letters from the emperor and the noble concubine, and he is a prince himself, interrogation along the way is still unavoidable.
After an hour, Zhu Guicai finally met Prince Zhu Biao in the imperial study.
"My brother pays homage to the prince." Zhu Gui saluted Zhu Biao sincerely.
Zhu Biao came over and patted Zhu Biao heavily on the shoulder a few times.
"Well, thirteenth brother, what happened to you in Yunzhou has been spread to Nanjing. If I hadn't been guarding you, you might have been moved by now."
Zhu Biao said with a smile.
"Thank you for the prince's kindness." Zhu Gui said with a smile.
"Okay, we are all members of our own family, so don't say those awkward words. By the way, I have given you a memorial for your private tax reform in Yunzhou. You must not let it slip in front of my father." Zhu Biao whispered.
said.
Zhu Gui suddenly realized that no wonder the Yunzhou taxation issue was not mentioned in the second memorial, and it was actually the prince who took care of this matter for him.
Zhu Gui was a little touched. It is probably very rare in history for the crown prince to be able to do this.
"Brother Chen has recorded it," Zhu Gui said.
"Okay, sit down and talk to me quickly. What is the basis for the policies you made in Yunzhou? What is the current situation and how did you come up with it?"
Zhu Biao was also a man who was eager for talents, but he was busy with government affairs. He rarely had time to inspect the people. He could only understand the impact of some policies on the local area and the court by correcting memorials from various places.
And it was obvious that during this period of more than half a year, things about Yunzhou were what he cared about the most.
For the first time, Zhu Gui felt like he had met a confidant. In addition, he was grateful for what Zhu Biao had done for him and felt pity for the other person's fate in his heart, so he opened his heart and started chatting with the other person.
In fact, Zhu Gui was very sympathetic to Zhu Biao's fate, and he even had the idea of changing the other person's fate through the system.
Zhu Biao died of illness due to overwork. If his physical problems were cured, with his benevolent character, he would probably become a good emperor no less than Yongle.
But Zhu Biaosi gave up the idea after much thought.
The main reason was that he didn't dare to bet. He knew that Zhu Di was a good emperor because of historical references, but he didn't dare to bet on what would happen after Zhu Biao came to power.
So even though he knew that this would control the development of history in the most favorable direction, he still felt guilty towards Zhu Biao.