Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 384 The Emperor's Mind

When seeing Zhu Xi appearing with two children, one on the left and one on the right, Zhu Yunying suddenly became a little dazed.His sister was grown, married, and mother of two.

Now she is no longer the little girl I teased back then, no longer the little girl who followed me to catch butterflies and pick flowers.Now she is also the head mistress of the Mu Palace and the Taiping Princess of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Yunying smiled and looked at Zhu Xi who was getting closer, but Zhu Xi couldn't help crying.During these years in Yunnan, she likes her current life, but she also misses those people in Yingtianfu very much.

"Sun Chen pays respects to Grandpa Huang!"

With a kind smile on his face, Old Zhu said to Zhu Xi, "Get up, I'm tired from traveling all the way. We were afraid of expeditions when we were young, so it's hard for you to bring two boys with you."

"My nephew pays respects to the emperor's uncle."

"Nephew, nephew."

Zhu Yunying laughed loudly, and hugged the two nephews from left to right, "Okay, uncle knows! Let's go have dinner, your aunt has prepared delicious food!"

The family was reunited, and the magnanimous old Zhu even allowed Wang Shi and Lian Qiongqiong to come here with their children.

Zhu Yunying, who was in a good mood, summoned the painter after eating and drinking. Although the old Zhu was a little 'resisting', Zhu Yunying seemed to have a firm opinion.This big family is about to have a family portrait. He and Zhu Yunxie are standing behind Lao Zhu, hugging their eldest sons.

As for Xu Miaoqing and Sang Shi, they are also qualified to stand here and can hold their children.Although those children may not be born by them, they are the mothers in name.

Lian Qiongqiong and Wang Shi, they are naturally not eligible to enjoy such a treatment at this time.

Zhu Yunying was indeed very happy, because his sister came back and also saw the two precious nephews he had always wanted to see and hug.

After the meal, the adults chatted about the daily life, and you could see the children running around and making noise in the Hall of Harmony, and Zhu Yunying was also very happy.

Seeing such a scene, Lao Zhu was naturally more relieved and happy, and perhaps occasionally regretted because his eldest son was not here.His wife also failed to see such a happy family scene.

Although there was a bit of reluctance to part with her, Zhu Yunying still knew some rules, so naturally she couldn't keep her sister's family in the palace overnight, and could only let them go out of the palace.

Although it was only a brief meeting and a reunion dinner, Zhu Yunying was still very pleased.Because his younger sister's family will not leave Yingtian Mansion for a short time, naturally there will be no shortage of opportunities to meet, which is not bad news.

The Duke of Qian, Mu Chun, came to Yingtian Mansion, and many people were more sensitive and concerned about these news, because Mu Chun's status was too special.

Mu Chun, that is Mu Ying's eldest son, inherited the title of Duke Qian.Mu Chun, who guards Yunnan, can definitely be regarded as a "big border official", and even has more real power than some princes of the Ming Dynasty.

This is also the envy of countless Wu Xun. When the old Zhu ordered Mu Ying to guard and develop Yunnan, this was not to send Mu Ying to a remote village, but to give the Mu family a foundation for sustainable development, allowing the Mu family to be in Yunnan. The ground really took root.

As Lao Zhu’s favorite adopted son, Muying stayed in Yunnan to guard after the pacification of Yunnan. During his ten years in southern Yunnan, he cultivated farmland, taught farming and mulberry, started schools with courtesy, spread the culture of the Central Plains, and stabilized the frontier.

But now he has gained Lao Zhu's unparalleled trust, and even Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong have not received treatment.Because the descendants of the Mu family have guarded Yunnan for generations, such a treatment is a treatment that other Wu Xun can't even imagine.

In fact, many clans are more thoughtful, and even have some unbalanced hearts.

After all, Mu Ying is just Lao Zhu's adoptive son. How can he get a piece of land to guard for generations?

Even Lao Zhu's nephew Zhu Wenzheng, the governor, was put under house arrest after making a mistake.Although Lao Zhu cared about his family, he also gave Zhu Wenzheng's son Zhu Shouqian the title of King Jingjiang, and established his vassal in Guilin.

As a result, even if Zhu Shouqian plundered violently and killed innocent people, Lao Zhu had no choice but to put Zhu Shouqian under house arrest.After Zhu Yunying ascended the throne, he cut down the feudal clan cleanly. Zhu Zanyi, the new King of Jingjiang, lost his fief, just like other clans.

Basically, the clan will not have the opportunity to become a feudal clan, and it is impossible to control the military power in the fief and be a local emperor.Because everyone knows that today's world doesn't like the set of feudal feudalism and public construction.

Just looking at it now, since Prince Mu's Mansion can get the chance to guard Yunnan all the time, if there is trouble on the clan's side, maybe they can really get some chances.

After all, the cutting of feudal clans in the Ming Dynasty is not a real blunt knife cutting flesh. Everyone knew the emperor's intention to cut feudal clans more than ten years ago.

In the past, when the Supreme Emperor was in power and the late emperor was still there, the grandson of the emperor was young and his opinions were not that important.At that time, Lao Zhu was also crowned king one after another, and some princes also became vassals one after another.

But looking at the present, the Ming Dynasty has been a vassal without a prince for more than ten years.Some vassal kings also had to leave their fiefs and return to the capital through means such as changing their titles.After being the emperor of Jiufan, and now looking at the prince who is only nesting in Yingtian Mansion, there are two completely different feelings.

Just like some princes, even though they think the chances are slim, they still miss the throne.The same is true for princes. If they can't become emperors, they will have some pursuits. It's also good to be a feudal prince with some real power.

In fact, many people also know that Mu Wangfu's lineage is the courtiers of the court after all. It seems to be Yongzhen Yunnan, but they don't have real military power in their hands.As for the vassal kings before the Ming Dynasty, although they did not have administrative power, they still had thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in their hands, and their treatment was different.

Zhu Yunying also knew a few things, but the emperor not only had to keep his word for the constitution of heaven, but also needed to have a certain ability to resist pressure.Many things are not so easy to change easily.

The courtiers had already lined up to enter the Fengtian Hall, and Mu Chun was naturally the one who attracted a lot of attention.

Originally, there were fewer and fewer courtiers in the court who followed Lao Zhu to fight the world, and many second generations of Xun had already entered the court.

Xu Huizu, Chang Mao, Li Jinglong, and Mu Chun, these four princes are originally the most noble existences, not to mention that each of them is inextricably linked with the royal family, and each of them is a foreign relative.

Xungui is paying attention to Mu Chun, and many people want to be the importance of the Mu family to Yunnan.Even if you don't have that much power, there is nothing wrong with saying that the place is smaller or a little bit out of the way.

The civil servants were a little apprehensive, although the status of the civil servants seemed to have improved slightly compared to the beginning of the founding of the country, but it was still inferior compared to Wu Xun.Seeing Wu Xun's luxurious lineup now, it is naturally more luxurious and solid.

Starting from the Supreme Emperor, some suppression and reduction of Wu Xun was also carried out.And now Zhu Yunying is also like this, it seems that he is weeding out some nobles.However, the Wuxun Group, which can still stay in the court, seems to be more reliable, with a solid foundation and is not easy to overturn. This is not good news for civil servants.

The young Zhu Yunying walked towards the dragon chair, Wang Chengen had a solemn expression, and naturally he opened his mouth to sing praises, and all civil and military officials also wanted to pay homage to the emperor.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

Amidst the sound of thanksgiving, all civil and military officials got up and began to prepare to start the morning court again for this day.Compared with Lao Zhu, Zhu Yunying treated civil and military officials preferentially.During the time of the workaholic Lao Zhu, not to mention morning courts, noon courts and night courts also happened from time to time.

Xu Huizu took the lead in playing the report according to the rules, and Zhu Yunying just listened patiently.It is nothing more than the adjustment of the guards, or things like food and salaries, weapons, etc. After all, it seems that there are not many major events in the country now, at least there is no war.

Zhu Yunying listened patiently, and suddenly asked, "Duke Qian, you are in the southwest, what do you think about these things?"

Mu Chun left the class immediately, and said seriously, "Your Majesty, I have no objection."

For the royal family, Mu Chun is very grateful.If it weren't for the adoption of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, his father would not have survived.Because of the training and care of the Empress Dowager, and because of the reuse of the Empress Dowager, his father made great achievements and became famous all over the world.

The Mu family is extremely loyal to the royal family, because the royal family has always been very generous to the Mu family.

Zhu Yunying continued to ask with a smile, "Then tell me about those chieftains."

At this moment, many people started to get serious. The southwest frontier can be said to be the place with the most chieftains.These people have their own land, the world governs its people, the world rules its soldiers, the world governs its position, the world governs its place, the world enters its ranks, and the world receives its title. This is more like a local emperor than some vassal kings who have no vassals. .

Even Mu Chun, who is guarding Yunnan, can't control everything like a chieftain. It's an independent small kingdom.

Today's emperor is an ambitious emperor, and many people know this.Those chieftains are probably going to be cleaned up by the emperor sooner or later. Maybe the current inquiry can be regarded as starting an ambush in advance, and they have to start serious preparations.

Mu Chun naturally began to state some things seriously, which was also one of his duties.The imperial court's control over some areas in the southwest is indeed not particularly strong, not to mention that Mu Chun also knows that His Majesty the Emperor wants to use the southwest as a base to occupy Annan and other small countries.

These things are all his work, and these things are also the reasons for his ambition.

If you do this well, you can serve the country and reflect your own value. Only in this way can you repay the trust of the royal family.

Zhu Yunying is listening carefully, civil and military officials are listening carefully, closely following the footsteps of the emperor, only in this way can he make great achievements, and only in this way can the official fortune be prosperous!
(End of this chapter)