First Prince of Ming Dynasty

"If you do the math, there are a lot of people. None of those civil and military men were close to the queen mother, and they all hoped that if something happened, the mother would ask the queen to intercede for them."

Since the Jiqing was laid down that year, Lao Zhu has been going out to fight for many years, and Empress Ma is holding Zhu Biao in the back. Mom asks for instructions.

At this time, it is natural to call all the left-behind civil and military officials to discuss together. Liu Bowen, as the mastermind, is resourceful and decisive, so he is naturally trusted by Queen Ma. On the other hand, Li Shanchang, as the rear supervisor, controls the logistics supply and power of the old Zhu army It's big enough.

And Zhu Biao was not out of his infancy at that time, so Empress Ma had to support another pillar of civil servants to check and balance Li Shanchang, otherwise the three of them would be prone to accidents. You must know that once the army is fighting abroad, once the supply of food and grass is interrupted, it will not be exhausted. If you want to retreat the enemy army, you will not be let go, and it will probably be a defeat.

Civil officials have to do tricks, and the gang of military generals who stayed behind couldn't find it at all. Zhu Yuanzhang also saw this, so when Huaixi's civil and military forces were huge, the Zhedong Department quietly rose up with the secret support of their husband and wife. As the leader of Eastern Zhejiang, Liu Bowen was always checking and balancing Li Shanchang's existence before and after the founding of the country.

In this way, Liu Bowen is naturally acquainted with Empress Ma. In fact, it is not only Liu Bowen who is like this, but most of those who followed Lao Zhu back then were like this. After all, the Zhu family has a weak foundation, and Lao Zhu has no clan brothers at all. The man in charge is gone.

"Look, if we didn't agree here, Liu Bowen will definitely write you and your mother a bad letter, this guy has always been like this."

Zhu Biao persuaded helplessly: "It's not been a year or two since Liu Bowen wanted to retire, and even the son-in-law had personally promised him twice, the emperor let him retire just for the sake of son-in-law, his body It’s probably not been a few years.”

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a lot more comfortable after saying the words that had been in his heart for a long time. After all, he couldn't say such things to his courtiers, let alone his wife.

"Then let's see how he manages Bashu. If it's good, we'll give him grace. If it's not, he'll be ready to die for us."

Seeing that his father had finally let go, Zhu Biao stopped talking and concentrated on pinching him. Liu Bowen has always respected him. Whether in the court or during the Northern Expedition, he had offered advice and advice several times, and before this trip to Bashu, Zhu Biao also He did promise to intercede for him.

After a while, Lao Zhu stretched out his hand and patted the back of his son's hand, signaling that he didn't need to squeeze it anymore, and Zhu Biao also withdrew his hand and walked down from behind the throne.

"There is a vacancy for the left servant of the household department. We are going to transfer Gao Qi to take over. I didn't expect that old boy to refuse his resignation, and he is a fellow with Liu Bowen. They are literati and refined scholars, as long as they have a little reputation, they are willing to do this. You How should we deal with him?"

Zhu Biao's back trembled, why is this kind of shit happening today, did Liang Lin, Liu Bowen and Gao Qi discuss it?

After Zhu Biao returned to his small book case, he sat down, sighed and said tiredly: "If you miss Qian Yuan and refuse to serve the court like the two sages in Shandong, you should be executed as a warning to others, but Gao Qi died in the first year of Hongwu. He was called into the imperial court, and he was an example of scholars at that time, but now he refuses a high position, which shows that he really does not like official career."

"Gao Qi became famous all over the world when he was young, and now he can be called a great Confucian. He is as famous as Song Lian and Liu Bowen, and he has made great achievements in teaching the princes to compile the "Yuan History". "

Although he knew that what his son said was correct, Comrade Zhu, who was in a bad mood, still sneered and said: "This one needs our grace and that one needs our forgiveness. Such a good thing is all taken up by them. Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness." Don't you understand?"

If others were scared at this time, they would probably kowtow to plead guilty, but Zhu Biao knew that this was just a way for his father to vent his depression, and he would eventually make the most favorable choice.

Even if you look down on those powerless scholars verbally, you have to admit their influence. At least in this era, their pen and ink are the truth. There is no justifiable reason. It is really not easy to kill them the whole family.

"What the father said is that since Gao Qi is not promoted, he should be dismissed from his official position and let him go. He will not be employed for three generations. He is also killing chickens to make an example of others. Let's see who dares to make a name for himself."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly when he heard this. If his son continued to persuade him to appoint Gao Qi, he would really be angry: "That's it."

Zhu Biao didn't dare to listen any more, so he took the memorial and helped to review it, fearing that there would be some unscrupulous person who would make Lao Zhu angry, and he would have to help put out the fire. If it wasn't for Liu Bowen and Gao Qi's special status, he wouldn't bother to intercede.

Seeing his son getting up to work, Zhu Yuanzhang had a few smiles in his eyes. He stretched his body and bowed his hands to criticize, full of motivation in his heart.

In the afternoon, seeing that there were not many memorials left, Zhu Biao put down the Langhao pen and got up and said, "Father, my son wants to see how the second child's injury is doing."

Without raising his head, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Go ahead, beat and scold as you please, if you don't discipline your brother well, you will be punished accordingly."

I really owe it to you, wouldn't it be nice to see the princess?

Zhu Biao respectfully agreed, then walked out of the desk and bowed to his father, then left the Jinshen Hall, looked at the sun hanging down west and sighed deeply, and stayed honestly in the palace tomorrow.

Then I set off and walked towards the Dashan Hall. The older princes are all living there now, and the second, third, and fourth have also moved back. In the future, the little princes who are still in the harem will also move one after another. past.

Just after passing through the right door, I bumped into Concubine Li and her party. I guess they had just returned from Zhu Xi's side at this time. After all, the mother and child are connected, and it is understandable that the pain in the mother's heart hurts when the son is hit.

Concubine Li bowed down first and saluted: "The concubine sees His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness is forever."

Zhu Biao returned a slight salute, although Concubine Li's status was lower than his, but she had given birth to two sons for the Tian family, so she still had to be given the due courtesy.

"I was going to visit my second younger brother, but I didn't expect to offend Concubine Li, and I hope to forgive my sin."

"Don't dare, His Highness is too polite. His Highness loves siblings. The concubine hasn't thanked His Highness for his help that day. If His Highness wasn't there, King Jin might..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "I have always been close to King Jin, which is what it should be. It's getting late, so you should hurry back to the harem."

Concubine Li bowed again and then led the maids and eunuchs beside her to give way to the main road to Zhu Biao. She has no other thoughts now, but only thinks that her sons will live by looking at her brother's face in the future. Can not offend.

Zhu Biao did not refuse, calling her a mother is to save face for his two younger brothers. If he is really going to let him make way, it is impossible. People have this qualification.

Concubine Li and the others stood silently by the side of the road. Zhu Biao nodded politely and passed by. Only those behind who dared to move could tell from the sound that he had walked a long way.

The residence in the palace is naturally not comparable to the scale of the royal palace in the court etiquette system. Any prince has a small palace, which can accommodate a dozen personal eunuchs and maids in addition to his own residence, which is not comparable to Zhu Biao's huge East Palace.

As soon as he stepped into Zhu Xi's small palace, he could already hear his wailing. The eunuchs serving in the palace hurriedly knelt down to salute, and one of them went inside to report after kowtowing.

"Excuse me, is this the right medicine?"

The eunuch who went to the East Palace to ask for help that day replied respectfully: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, Doctor Zhang is administering medicine to His Royal Highness King Jin."

"Go inside and serve, and call me after the medicine is finished."

Zhu Biao is naturally not interested in looking at his stinky brother's beaten butt. If he is interested, he might as well go back to the East Palace to see his beautiful maids. He went straight to the main hall and sat down peacefully. He picked up the jade pendant around his waist and played with it. .

Probably because he knew that his elder brother was coming, Zhu Xi's wailing sound became more and more bleak, and he didn't know whether it was really hurt or just to show his elder brother misfortune, so that he could ask his father for mercy.

Hearing the screams, Zhu Biao smiled sincerely. It seemed that it was good to come here. His smile eased the atmosphere in the hall, and both the eunuchs and maids couldn't help but smile in relief.

Although I know that His Highness the Crown Prince has a gentle personality, whether he is kind to the princes and princesses or the eunuchs and maids who serve him, and he is always tolerant of small mistakes, there is no one in this palace who does not respect His Highness the Crown Prince. It can be said that he loves and fears .

Not long after, Imperial Physician Zhang came out to salute Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Excuse me, how is King Jin's injury?"

"The old minister obeyed His Majesty's order and used the strong medicine in the army. Although the process of applying the medicine was a little painful, the curative effect must be very good. It is estimated that His Royal Highness King Jin will be able to go to the field in seven or eight days."

Zhu Biao continued to ask: "The strong medicine hurts the body, won't it have any effect?"

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, the wound medicine used in the army was originally prepared by the imperial doctor Chen. The generals in the army, including the holy majesty, used it in the past. The effect is fast and the curative effect is good. The only disadvantage is that the medicine is so strong that it causes a burning sensation, but it will never hurt the root. "

Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's good, I'll trouble you, Aiqing."

"Don't dare, the old minister is just doing his duty faithfully."

Immediately Physician Zhang got up to leave, and Zhu Biao asked Liu Jin to deliver it in person. If you offend anyone, you can't offend the doctor. Who knows that one day you will depend on others for your life.

At this time, the inner hall was still wailing, the old god Zhu Biao sat down and took a sip from the teacup, and the eunuch beside him whispered: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Jin has finished taking the medicine, are you... ..."

Zhu Biao didn't pay attention to it, and after Liu Jin came back after seeing off people, he asked, "Has the reward been delivered to that Liang Lin?"

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