First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 59

It was already afternoon when Zhu Biao returned to the palace. Zhu Biao glanced at the sky and went straight to the imperial study.

When Zhu Biao was close to the imperial study room, the eunuch was ordered to wait, and the leading eunuch knelt directly on the ground: "Slave, see the prince!

As soon as Zhu Biao waved his hand to signal him to get up, the eunuch got up and said, "Your Highness, Prince, please go in directly."

Zhu Biao nodded and went directly into the imperial study. When he got inside, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing the memorial with a tired face. Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Father, you are too tired, your body can't take it!"

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang realize that Zhu Biao was here, and he put down the memorial in his hand and sighed, "You can rest assured that we have to deal with important national affairs in person! Moreover, most of the officials in various places are from the military, and handling local government affairs is a mess, we have to give it to us. They wipe their ass!"

As soon as Zhu Biao thought of those rough men serving as officials, the virtue of the black whirlwind Li Kui as the county magistrate appeared in his mind!

Zhu Biao said helplessly: "It's time to hold the imperial examination to select talents, otherwise you won't be able to wipe out so many butts."

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded the stinky boy with a smile, and then picked up the memorial: "How about going to Chang Yuchun's place today? I heard that you also brought the Langzhong you found, what's the matter?"

Zhu Biao found a place to sit down and replied: "It's okay, I just wanted to report to the father that Uncle Chang's health was ill. According to the diagnosis, if he didn't cultivate for a few months, he might have an accident. "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "We will go to war after the spring of next year, this is not the time for this disease!"

Zhu Biao replied with a smile: "How can life, old age, sickness and death be as one wishes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "If that's the case, let Lan Yu be in charge! Biao'er, you shouldn't go out recently. Anxin can read more military books in the East Palace. If it's just a decoration on the battlefield, there's no point in going!"

Zhu Biao stood up and bowed to the promise, and then accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang to read the memorial for a while before he retired.

In the following days, Zhu Biao did not go out, and some policies in the court that were criticized by later generations have also been introduced. Zhu Biao knew that these were not good, but he did not stop it.

These policies are not good for the future Ming Dynasty, but it does not mean that they are not good for the current Ming Dynasty.

In addition, although Zhu Biao is now the prince, but after all, he is young, and the real party members have not yet formed, and his influence in the court is not high.

And Zhu Biao is not in a hurry, he is only 14 years old after the new year, and when he returns from this expedition, he will have the confidence to influence the court.

After three months, Zhu Biao studied in the Wenhua Hall every morning, went to the school grounds for horseback riding and archery in the afternoon, and went to see his younger brothers and sisters when he was free. Hua sent one.

Until one day in early April, Zhu Biao got up early and put on his court clothes. He is 14 years old this year, and he is just growing up. He has been raised very well these years, and his height has begun to grow rapidly. His clothes no longer fit. Fortunately, in his capacity, he would not be short of clothes.

Zhu Biao put on the bright yellow Tuanlong robe and the Dongzhu crown on his head and walked towards Fengtian Temple.

The court meeting has not yet begun, but the door of Fengtian Temple has been opened, and the civil and military officials are basically in place, and they all gather together to talk in twos and threes.

When Zhu Biao stepped into the gate of the palace, the guard in front of the palace who was standing beside him shouted, "His Royal Highness is here!"

It was instantly quiet inside, and all the ministers turned to Zhu Biao and cupped their hands and shouted, "I have seen His Royal Highness, His Highness, Qianqiu."

Zhu Biao's genial smile also handed over and said, "Everyone's family is well, let's all be flat!"

After speaking, Zhu Biao walked to the front of them, with only Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others beside them.

Li Shanchang is closing his eyes and resting. He is busy with the affairs of the court. As a prime minister, he is very busy every day.

But when the prince was by his side, he didn't dare to rest his mind, so he had to cheer up and have a few words with Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was the first to say: "The imperial court is very heavy, and I can't do without you for a day. If you take more rest, you don't need to pay attention to this palace."

After speaking, Zhu Biao took the initiative to walk up to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun: "What are the two uncles talking about?"

Xu Da laughed a few times and said, "I'm talking about your highness's good news is approaching, congratulations to your highness for getting your wish!"

Zhu Biao didn't know whether the good thing Xu Da said was that he was about to lead an army soon or his marriage to Chang Luohua...

He asked a few more questions about Chang Yuchun's body, and he was relieved after learning that there was no serious problem.

After a while, the eunuch came and shouted silence!This is to remind the ministers to take their places, the emperor is coming soon.

The hall became quiet in an instant, and after a while Zhu Yuanzhang strode up to the emperor's throne wearing a red dragon robe, and everyone knelt down and shouted: "I will meet your majesty, long live, long live! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "All the ministers should be flat."

Then the ministers began to report to the emperor the government affairs they handled and the important matters that needed to be discussed by the court.

Zhu Biao stood quietly and waited. After about half an hour, all the issues that were still discussed were discussed.

After Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, the Minister of the Ministry of War said: "Your Majesty, now that the cold winter has passed, should the imperial court send troops to take back the Sixteen States of Yanyun? It has been nearly 400 years since the Han people lost the Sixteen States of Yanyun. , and this spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is a good time to recover the lost land, I am willing to ask His Majesty to send troops to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't spoken yet, but the censor of the Imperial Court was unhappy: "Your Majesty, the new dynasty is just established, the court is in ruins, and the country is impoverished and declining! Now it's time to restore the country's strength, instead of arrogantly fighting again!"

After saying this, the generals were unhappy: "What's wrong with revolting, what's wrong with recovering lost territory and expanding territory?"

The censors eat by their mouths. Those generals have said about them. After a few words, they were scolded with blood. The angry generals gritted their teeth. Fortunately, the court did not let them do anything else, otherwise the hospital would be too busy today. . "

A group of people quarreled for another half an hour and couldn't tell the winner. At this time, Zhu Biao saw that it was almost time and took two steps forward and said, "Father, my son thinks it's time to recover the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!"

When the generals heard this, their momentum rose, and they shouted hello in a low voice, and they also stimulated the censors with contemptuous eyes.

And the censors were like eggplants beaten by frost, looking at the bright yellow back with tears in their eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a serious look: "Little Huangkou, how much do you know about military affairs, do you know how many good sons of my Ming Dynasty will die in battle together with the war!

Zhu Biao replied calmly: "Of course my son does not have the thoughtfulness of his father and other ministers, but my son thinks that the Yanyun area has been a battleground for the military since ancient times, and the sixteen states of Yanyun are dangerous, especially The Yanshan Mountains and the Taihang Mountains are insurmountable obstacles for foreign cavalry, as long as I can take back this place, I can easily resist foreign aggression in the future, all the sacrifices now are worth it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes showed satisfaction, and Zhu Biao continued to say loudly: "What's more, the Yanyun area is rich in products, especially horses, which can just make up for my lack of good horse farms in Daming.

Listening to the prince's words, whispering voices sounded in the court, and many ministers showed their approval.

Zhu Biao added his strength: "Father Emperor, Yuan Ting is newly defeated, and the defenders who want to come to guard Yanyun must be panicked, and I, Daming, have just swept the world, when the momentum is like a rainbow, and I won't take Yan back in one fell swoop. When will the sixteen states of the cloud wait, my son please ask the emperor to think twice!"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he knelt on the ground with his head firmly on the ground.

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(End of this chapter)