Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 234 All Things
New Year's Eve is indeed not just New Year's Eve, this time really needs to show a lot of things.

Little Zhu is doing well, he seems to be a qualified prince and heir.Despite his young age, he does have a reputation for being 'naughty'.It's just that this crown prince is more polite, benevolent and filial, which is definitely what some new students look forward to.

And at the end of the New Year's Eve celebration, for civil and military officials, hurry up and rest.From the current point of view of the Ming Dynasty, it is not only that the salaries for officials are relatively low, but basically it is just a tight guarantee to have enough food.Don't think too much about the others.

Civil and military officials don't have much vacation at this time, and for Xiao Zhu, there is actually not much vacation either.

Although it is the New Year's Eve, Zhu Yunying actually does not shy away from some things.Counting him as someone who died once, he was quite open about some things.At any rate, there are some situations like this, and even encountered time-traveling, so there is nothing to care about.

The Chinese New Year has just ended here, and after the holidays, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry are preparing papers to repair the mausoleum for the emperor.

Zhu Yunying did not object to these, and this was also a routine operation.It was the emperor who started to build the mausoleum as soon as he ascended the throne, until the emperor was actually buried in the ground.Even for Lao Zhu, his mausoleum has been under construction for 30 years, and the tomb is still under construction, but at a relatively slower pace.

After the court ended, Zhu Yunying went straight to Qianqing Palace, these things had to be settled.

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson is preparing to build the mausoleum." Zhu Yunying cut to the chase and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandpa Huang, you know the land over there."

Old Zhu's eyes lit up, and he said, "You have just ascended the throne, and everything is complicated. If you trust us, we will help you choose."

"Grandson is waiting for the emperor's words." Zhu Yunying laughed, and then said a little embarrassedly, "Grandson has also thought about it. The temple name for my father is Taizong. What does the emperor think?"

Lao Zhu stroked his short beard and thought there was nothing wrong with it, "We should be Taizu."

Most of the temple names of the second-generation emperors are "Taizong", which can be regarded as a "rule", and there is nothing to make a fuss about, and Lao Zhu thinks it must be no problem.Although his crown prince Zhu Biao did not ascend the throne, Zhu Biao is now the real emperor.

Zhu Biao's mausoleum is no longer the prince's mausoleum, but the emperor's mausoleum, and some constructions are underway in line with the regulations of the emperor's mausoleum.Guards of honor, distribution, etc., naturally need to keep up, which is also a matter of course.

Seeing that Lao Zhu was satisfied, Zhu Yunying continued, "Grandfather, don't choose your grandson's mausoleum too far away. You must be able to see you, grandma, and my parents. It doesn't have to be how old you are, anyway, you definitely can't." It surpasses your father's mausoleum."

Lao Zhu waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, we will take care of everything. We chose your father's tomb, and our tomb is also chosen by ourselves. I will pick a good place for you, and we will also take care of it." Peace of mind. We have been around for a hundred years, and we can still see you and your father, so we can feel at ease."

There is no need to taboo about these things, because Lao Zhu has reached this age, and because his two most beloved relatives have left him.In addition, now that Zhu Yunying has a good control over the court, this also made Lao Zhu feel a little more at ease.If it weren't for his reluctance to part with his grandson and great-grandson, maybe Lao Zhu really didn't have much "perseverance".

"Grandson is going to start preparing to move the capital immediately after the exam." Zhu Yunying laughed and said, "Among the new Jinshi, select a few to move to Peiping together."

Lao Zhu did not object to this decision, but just reminded him a little, "Don't go too far, some scholars still have some backbone. You don't know, when we conquered the world, those people looked down on us. If it weren't for Li Shanchang, we There are no readers."

Li Shanchang can be regarded as the earliest scholar who followed Lao Zhu, but he turned out to be a fellow.And when he was competing for the world, Lao Zhu often suffered from scholars.Although there are scholars like Liu Bowen, there are more scholars who reject Lao Zhu.Furthermore, naturally, there are actually many scholars who miss Bei Yuan endlessly.

Zhu Yunying laughed and said, "Grandson didn't intend to carry Confucius and Mencius out of the Confucian Temple directly!"

Lao Zhu immediately raised his hand, and Zhu Yunying immediately jumped away.Seeing that Zhu Yunying was about to hide, Lao Zhu unceremoniously took off his shoes and threw them over.Zhu Yunying dodged nimbly, of course it was because Zhu Yunying had been exercising all the time, the most important thing was that Lao Zhu was not serious about his appearance.

The grinning Zhu Yunying ran close, and just when Lao Zhu thought his grandson was going to pick up the shoes, Zhu Yunying kicked him away.

Old Zhu was dumbfounded, and Zhu Yunying stood at the entrance of the hall with a smile, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson is not as courageous as you. I will imitate you and give them a tough one first. It is not to abolish Confucius and Mencius, but to scare them. Wait until When those people are crying, let's take a step back. At that time, we still have the final say."

"Bastard boy, what did we arrange for you!" Old Zhu also laughed, and said to Zhu Yunying, "You have to take care of this matter. If those scholars start doing it, they really don't fear death or punishment. If you want to get what you want, you have to be more ruthless!"

Lao Zhu is very familiar with this set, because he didn't like some of Mencius' views, Lao Zhu once carried Mencius out of the Confucian Temple.When the scholars collectively objected, Lao Zhu also stalemate for a long time.

The scholars won, and their Mencius became the sub-sage again, and was carried back to the Confucius Temple again.But Lao Zhu is not considered a loser. He has changed a lot of "Mencius". It is naturally unrealistic for Lao Zhu to say that the people are more important than the emperor.

In fact, who wins and who loses is actually a bit difficult to say, and this also requires careful research and demonstration.

As long as some of my own expectations are met, it is enough. As for other things, this is actually not a special concern.Everyone is also very clear that sometimes what is needed is the result.Process or something, many things can be ignored.

After discussing with Lao Zhu, Zhu Yunying also summoned the eunuch who was in charge of the internal affairs supervisor.The construction of palaces and mausoleums by the state can also be regarded as one of the duties of the internal officials. This is some of their work.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry naturally also need to take it seriously. The Minister of Rites, Ren Hengtai, is now racking his brains to follow in the footsteps of the new emperor. He does not want to step down shortly after he took office as Minister.As for Yan Zhenzhi, there is no need to say anything more, he is one of Zhu Yunying's confidantes, so many things can naturally be more practical.

Ren Hengtai's current task is not light. As the Ministry of Rites, they also need to organize imperial examinations.Because the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites are in charge of rituals and music, schools, religion, ethnic groups and foreign affairs.

Now he not only needs to assist the new emperor's upcoming mausoleum, but also needs to prepare for the upcoming spring.What's more, when the new emperor ascends the throne, some foreign countries in the surrounding areas will also come to congratulate him. This also requires the presence of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple.

After encouraging Ren Hengtai, Zhu Yunying was quite satisfied with this Minister of Rites.There is also no plan to change players for the time being. Apart from the lack of suitable candidates, the most important thing is that Ren Hengtai performed well.Although Zhu Yunying didn't intend to make Ren Hengtai a confidant, Zhu Yunying still prefers a qualified and capable minister.

After explaining these things, Zhu Yunying continued to review the memorial until the afternoon.

"Cabinet, I must make a cabinet." Zhu Yunying murmured to herself, rubbing her sore wrists, "Emperor Grandpa used to find excuses to ask the ministers to write papers and not allow those beautiful articles, but many of these papers are not nutritious. Yes. This is not good, some trivial matters should not be sent to my desk in the future."

Just thinking about it this way, once the cabinet decides which matters can be sent to the emperor's desk, the power will increase.If you really meet a powerful minister, such as Zhang Juzheng, whether the emperor can see the memorial is the same thing.

The perfect policy, Zhu Yunying has always known that there is no so-called perfect policy, there will always be some omissions or loopholes for some people to exploit.It is also very important to find a more suitable policy now.

Little Zhu was happily running around, and when he saw Shuangquan, he ran away immediately, looking for his great-grandfather.

Zhu Yunying was speechless, and said to Xu Miaoqing, who was also a little confused, "I now know how my parents felt before, and I was like this when I was young. Basically, I live in Kunning Palace, and I rarely stay with my parents. .”

Naturally Xu Miaoqing also knew this, she knew that Zhu Yunying was raised by Empress Ma, and she knew that her husband was raised by the Supreme Emperor.But Xu Miaoqing didn't expect that Feng Shui took turns, and such a thing happened to her.

"I used to think this is fine, but now I think about it differently." Zhu Yunying took the tea and said with a smile, "Yin'er's seat is so stable, so there is nothing to worry about. It's better to stay in front of us and get closer to us. "

This is difficult for Xu Miaoqing to answer. Although she is a queen, there is still an essential difference between a queen and an emperor.There are many abolished empresses in history. Daming is not an abolished empress now, but it doesn't mean that there will definitely be no queens in the future.

Holding Xu Miaoqing's slender waist, Zhu Yunying asked, "You said, if we fall into the water, who will Yin'er save first?"

"The concubine thinks it should be Grandpa Huang." Xu Miaoqing didn't hide anything, and said with a smile, "He is still with Gaozu's father, we are all in charge of him, and Grandpa Huang will follow Yin'er in everything."

Zhu Yunying had a headache and said, "Grandpa Huang has always been like this, thinking that the descendants of our Zhu family are the best. My father used to be sensible, benevolent and filial, and I was smart and filial when I was young. It should be like this. She always doted on my father and me, and now she even dotes on Yin'er!"

Regarding the prince's education, I never thought that the biggest problem would be Lao Zhu. This is probably what Zhu Yunying is now dumbfounded about.

(End of this chapter)