First Prince of Ming Dynasty

It was still the same in the next few days, traveling around every day, Zhu Biao really had been floating in the clouds for too long, and this was the first time in his life that he worked so hard, as if he was walking on his feet for the first time.

Now that we are down-to-earth, let’s take a good walk. The local people’s livelihood is cumbersome, the orders are incomprehensible, everything needs to be supervised and corrected, and the officials of Fengyang Mansion are not lazy. Zhu Biao promoted several officials out of the ordinary. It stimulated many people.

Nine-rank sesame officials are also officials, and officials are different from officials. Only those who have been officials can understand these things deeply. Therefore, the enthusiasm of grassroots officials in Fengyang Mansion is high. How can petty profits compare with a bright future.

Of course, some officials were dissatisfied with this, and came to advise and hope that His Highness the Crown Prince would take back his orders. Zhu Biao did not reprimand, but told the facts to see the results. The enthusiasm of the officials increased, and the administrative efficiency also increased.

Of course, Zhu Biao's explanation did not satisfy the officials. Their traditional concept does not allow these people to turn their backs on customers. Zhu Biao expressed his understanding of this, but he was not prepared to withdraw his order, and the officials had no choice.

From all aspects, they have nothing to do with Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao is the prince of the country, and he is in charge of tens of thousands of troops. He has all the military and political power in his hands, and all the officials are against him. He has no way to deal with his superiors. One will work.

They can only continue to report to the court, and they don't expect the Holy Majesty to order to reprimand His Highness, but they just hope that the officials promoted by His Highness can be returned to their original forms. They believe that the ministers in the court will agree with them.

The facts were as they expected, the officials didn't want the officials to stand up, so there was indeed a controversy in the early court, Zhu Yuanzhang watched coldly, and everyone dared not say a word about the prince's fault, but only said that the little officials were treacherous.

It's a pity that this matter is impossible. Zhu Yuanzhang will never allow things that damage the prestige of the prince. In fact, he doesn't like officials becoming officials. After all, most of the officials who can become officials are the children of local gentry.

But Zhu Biao has already been promoted, and those officials have Zhu Biao's mark on them, so it's nothing to beat them back to their original form now, the big men in the court have also seen it, so they are silent.

In the end, Yang Xian stood up and said: "Fengyang Mansion has suffered from wars for a long time, and the people's livelihood has declined. His Highness personally relocated more than 200,000 people, and now they have to be properly resettled. All colleagues who have worked in the local area know the difficulty... ".

The rest of the people silently listened to Yang Xian's impassioned narration. Yang Xian was in the limelight now, and Li Shanchang, the only one who could suppress him, kept pretending to be asleep. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, finally showed a smile on his face.

At this time, Yang Xian kept talking about the hard work of His Royal Highness, and suddenly changed the subject: "His Royal Highness has only promoted a few outstanding talents from among the officials, and the official positions he conferred are not high. Why not? Your Highness It is my great Ming Crown Prince, it is a great fortune for the country to remove capable ministers and officials, but now there are some short-sighted people, sticking to the differences between officials and officials, hindering His Highness's plan, I ask the emperor to issue an order to punish!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Yang Xian. It is a pity that such a talent is really a pity. What Yang Xian said is pure nonsense, but he can say what the emperor wants to hear, and he can also suppress other officials with righteousness.

After Yang Xian finished speaking, he kept bowing, looking at the floor of Fengtian Hall, and heard the voices of other officials screaming, saying that he dare not target His Royal Highness, but just discussing the facts.

Yang Xian was contemptuous in his heart, the Holy Majesty loved the prince so much, how could he be willing to let His Highness's majesty be swept away, not to mention promoting a few officials, even if he was conferred a title, the court could only recognize him.

What's more, he is also an official of the East Palace. Although he is not very close to His Highness, there is such a relationship after all. After His Highness returns to Beijing, he will get close to him more. Hearing that His Highness likes to send documents, he happened to collect some.

Zhu Yuanzhang shot the imperial case: "Okay, we have already ordered that the relocation plan is related to national policy. Everything in Fengyang Mansion is subject to the arrangement of the prince, and the officials of the six departments must cooperate. It is just a few officials who have been promoted. This point What's the fuss about trivial matters!"

Seeing the emperor slapping the table, the officials hurriedly bowed and stood in silence. After hearing the emperor's words, they all breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the trivial matter had been reduced, and they all shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please appease your anger when you are convicted."

Then the court returned to calm, and everyone was just expressing their attitude. The officials didn't want petty officials to be promoted to officials at will.

At the end of the early court, Li Shanchang, who had been standing in front of the officials like a log, took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground and said to Zhu Yuanzhang in a deep voice: "The old minister said to the sage, the minister is old and weak, and he has suffered from many illnesses recently. The affairs of the country are becoming more and more onerous, and it is difficult for the ministers to live up to the grace of the majesty, but they are afraid that the heavens will not give up, and the people will not fulfill their wishes. Today, the world is stable and the world is one, the dragon is healthy, and the officials are born in large numbers, so I ask the majesty to allow the old minister to beg Let the bones go home."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and went down to help Li Shanchang with his own hands and said: "Why does Shanchang say that, you are not in good health, let's ask the imperial doctor to see you, if you are troubled by government affairs, then go back to the house to recuperate for a few months, we can't do without you, The imperial court cannot do without you, so there is no need to mention the matter of retirement!"

Li Shanchang held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and burst into tears, and the other officials also comforted him. Li Shanchang choked up a few times and said, "How can I be willing to be willing to be holy? I have followed you for many years, but I haven't repaid my kindness. It's a pity. I'm getting older and getting more and more confused, how dare I take the position of prime minister, please let the old minister return to his hometown, if the minister still has another life, he should continue to lead the horse and hold the whip for the emperor."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had expected this scene a long time ago, and he personally arranged it, he was still a little sad to see Li Shanchang, whose hair was already grey.

Zhu Yuanzhang held Li Shanchang's hand tightly and said: "Only I know your merits. You and I are of the same mind, and we have died ten thousand times to win the world. Now that the achievements have not been completed, why should we shrink back? This matter cannot be mentioned again."

Li Shanchang saw the hesitation in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and the tears flowed faster. He could feel that Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't bear him, and that was enough.

Li Shanchang's decades of following and serving were not in vain. He never expected Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind, but this slight hesitation was enough, really enough. Who is the Holy One? He is a peerless hero.

Li Shanchang asked with tears in his eyes, and Zhu Yuanzhang let go of his hand and walked back to the dragon chair: "Li Qi, the son of the prince of Changsha, is talented, intelligent, and educated. I specially allow him to marry my eldest daughter, Princess Lin'an, and make him the captain-in-law. , let the Ministry of Rites choose a good day and auspicious day."

Li Shanchang knelt on the ground tremblingly. His retirement was a long-established matter, and it was also a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers. Last month, the Holy Majesty had decreed to confer the daughter of the Li family as the prince's side concubine, but now Li Princess Shang, the son of the family, is the friendship the Holy One has for him.

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