First Prince of Ming Dynasty

As soon as Zhu Biao put down his pen, Zhao Huai'an came in to report: "Master, the Minister of Rites is asking to see you."

Zhu Biao had no reason to see, and soon the Minister of the Ministry of Rites entered the hall to pay homage. After getting up, he explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that the mausoleum of Empress Ma's biological parents had been roughly built, and a monument should be erected to show it.

Moreover, the relatives of the Empress Empress, the cousin Wu clan also came to the capital by the order of His Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhu Biao praised after hearing the words: "It's hard work to love Qing. It's rare for mother and queen Fengjia to leave the palace. Taking this opportunity to pay homage to King Xu's mausoleum in person is a fulfillment of a wish for many years, and my father and the palace can feel at ease."

The Book of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly said modestly: "It is not the merits of the ministers and others. The virtues of the mother and the mother are enshrined by the Li people. The local people are all striving to be the first, so the mausoleum of King Xu can be completed so quickly."

Zhu Biao was a little worried when he heard the words. It is true that the name of Empress Ma's benevolence is widely spread all over the world, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that the people work hard because of this. I am afraid that the Ministry of Rites urged the local officials to force the people to work harder to complete the work so quickly. .

Zhu Biao knocked on the book case and said in a deep voice: "Even so, people's food rewards should not be deducted. This matter will be sent to the palace to look at it. Ai Qing should also know how serious it is. A mistake made the queen mother mourn her father." What will be the consequences of the emperor's wrath?"

Lao Zhu never paid so much attention to building his own mausoleum. Since the construction of Xu Wang's mausoleum, he has set a reward for the people who were conscripted to serve in the name of Empress Ma.

It is important to know that it is compulsory for the people to serve the corvee of the imperial court, and there has always been no payment for money or food. As long as there are men of the right age in every household, they must send someone.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites obviously knew it well, and replied: "Your Highness, don't worry, there are no casualties among the serving people, and the imperially appointed money and food have been distributed according to the amount. I have sent several upright officials from the Ministry of Rites to supervise the distribution. I can be sure that there are no omissions." .”

"That's good. Aiqing is mature and prudent, and she is worthy of being a minister of the court. I should ask my father for merit for you."

It is trustworthy for a Shangshu Tang official to really want to do something well. Seeing him so swearing, Zhu Biao's heart fell. The early death of his grandparents has always been the empress's heart disease. Zhu Biao has no way to change this matter. I can do my best to run Ai Rong well.

After some courtesies, Minister of Rites was satisfied. He tried his best to suppress the money-greedy idiots below, just to make this matter more beautiful and let the three supremes accept this love.

Don't think that he is looking forward to Hu Weiyong now, but that's just because Huaixi Wuxun is powerful, and they want to do something so as not to have a good relationship with the prime minister introduced by Wuxun.

But he was clear in his heart who was in charge of the world. The six departments were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It was not wrong for him to obey the prime minister's words, but he had to reserve some support.

In order not to be taken off the water in the future and even have a chance to stand up and save the family, although some things were not made clear by Hu Xiang, but these ministers are not stupid, and the distance that should be kept has always been controlled very well.

"Does Your Highness want to meet with some elders of the Wu family?"

The Wu family is also the relative of Empress Ma's mother. It was originally moved from the north to the south with Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty during the chaos at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. It first moved to Renzhi Township, Xiaoxian County, and then to Xinfengli, Minzi Township. It was called Fengshan Wu Clan. The ancestral name is Cheng, and his third daughter married to the Deng family in Zhengxiaozhuang, Suzhou, and gave birth to Zhu Biao's grandmother.

These Zhu Biao have heard from his mother since he was a child, his grandfather has a violent temper, and there is no good relationship in the village of the same clan. Since the pony queen has been in contact with the relatives of his mother's side, he has been taken care of, especially the fourth uncle Wu Congshan and the sixth uncle. Wu Congzhen.

After the world was settled down, Lao Zhu searched widely for Empress Ma's relatives, and found them probably in the second year of Hongwu. According to Lao Zhu's temperament, he had to wait for the Wu family to be named a duke and empress.

But Empress Ma took into account that so many military generals were born and died without being dukes of the country, and her clan members have not made any achievements, but because they are her relatives, they can enjoy high positions.

I was afraid that someone would make a fuss about it, and even though I was concerned about it day and night, I still insisted on not allowing the elders of the Wu family to visit Beijing. They just sent people to send clothes made by themselves and some money and food during the festivals.

It is precisely because of this that both civil servants and Wu Xun are very convinced of Empress Ma. Even though it is difficult to see after the founding of the country, they still strictly order women in the family to treat her as their own mother and respect her if they enter the palace to visit the Empress.

After some honorable marquises enjoyed high positions, they gathered in groups of concubines, and their original wives were old and decrepit. It was inevitable that they would dislike them. It was also Empress Ma who sent her servants to their mansions to reprimand them, so that they would not spoil their concubines and destroy their wives.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, and Empress Ma has a rare chance to leave the palace, Zhu Biao has made his own decision. It is not good for Empress Ma or Old Zhu to do this kind of thing. It is unavoidable that there is the intention of repenting and chasing the title, but Zhu Biao did it. Others have nothing to say, so is it possible to condemn the prince's pure filial piety?

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said, "Today is a bit hasty. It's not the etiquette to meet the elders. Liu Jin, you can go instead of my palace. Tomorrow, the Japanese palace will hold a banquet in the Hall of Martial Arts for the elders of the mother clan."

"promise."

After Liu Jin promised, he bowed slightly to the Minister of Rites and then backed out. The Minister of Rites also nodded sideways, and given his status and status, he would not be panic-stricken.

"Is the inscription drafted by me?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "The general inscription should be drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, but the emperor has already prepared a sacrificial oration, and another stone tablet should be erected to record it."

Zhu Biao got up and found a sacrificial oration from the bookshelf that had been written a long time ago. It may have been two or three years ago. It should have been prepared when the order was ordered to build King Xu's mausoleum.

"I am the king of the ancients who started a business. He must have a good queen as his internal help, and he will set up a great cause together. When the world is in peace, he must pursue and respect his outer family in order to repay his virtue. Only the maternal father and maternal mother have real virtuous daughters, who are in the middle palace. I posthumously proclaimed my maternal father as King Xu, and my maternal mother as Mrs. Wang. Since the king has no heirs, I set up a temple as the capital and offer sacrifices every year.

However, the classicism of Jiji is not settled in the etiquette. I also thought that the land of life, the soul must visit the hometown, so a temple was erected in the tomb, so that you could worship in the Spring and Autumn Period. Here is an auspicious day, and a ceremony official will be sent to enshrine the Lord of Anshen in the new temple. "

Zhu Biao handed it over to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and said: "The inscription should be prepared as soon as possible, and it is best to arrange it properly before the holy car goes to sacrifice."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites bowed to take it and solemnly responded: "I would like to obey your Highness's order."

After carefully collecting the sacrificial oration written by the Holy Master, he looked at Zhu Biao's chin and said, "Suzhou is not too far from Beijing. Does Your Highness intend to accompany him personally?"

Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "My palace bears the responsibility of supervising the country and bearing the weight of the country and the country. How can I easily withdraw and wait for the future to go to the grand sacrifice in person."

"It's the humble official who made a slip of the tongue, please come down to the crime."

"It doesn't matter, what Shang Shu said has some truth. It is that there should be descendants to accompany the sacrifice to calm the soul. It's just that the grandfather Xu Wang Magong has no heirs to inherit the business. My palace is not allowed to leave the capital, and the emperor's grandson is too young."

The Minister of Rites opened his mouth to say something but swallowed it back. Zhu Biao knew what he was thinking after a little thought. Empress Ma was the clan's wife of the Zhu family, and the offspring of all concubines and concubines should belong to Empress Ma's knees.

Zhu Biao frowned in dissatisfaction, and the Minister of Rites bent even deeper, but after all he didn't say it, Zhu Biao naturally couldn't say anything, so he pretended it didn't happen.

"Aiqing, go down, and make sure to do this properly."

"No, my minister will leave."

Zhao Huaian sent him a few steps, then moved to the hall and served Zhu Biao a new cup of tea: "My lord, the Crown Princess heard that the Wu family's relatives are coming, and also ordered Fugui to take some rewards from the East Palace and send them to him."

Zhu Biao was not surprised and just ordered: "Arrange people to go over there to see these, and see who will follow to give gifts."

This matter is not a secret, and the place arranged by the Ministry of Rites will definitely not be too shabby. Anyone who is interested will know it after a little inquiring. Who is so sensitive to news.

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