Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 400 The Emperor's Preferences

Back at the Palace of Chunhe, Xu Miaoqing was in a good mood, "Your Majesty, don't beat the Wang family anymore. She has confessed to her concubines a lot these days, it's just that a careless woman is a little happy after giving birth to the prince. Said something careless."

Squeezing Xu Miaoqing's chin, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "The empress is indeed the mother of the world. This benevolent temperament is similar to our emperor's grandmother and our mother. You must not know that if the emperor's grandmother was not generous, the emperor's grandfather would not have such kindness." There are so many children. At the beginning, the Lu family was not favored by our father, so it was our father who persuaded our father to give the Lu family some dignity."

"The concubine is the Zhu family's wife after all, so naturally she wants to think about our family." Xu Miaoqing said confidently without being shy, "The concubine is the queen after all, and she has the trust of the emperor's grandfather and the late emperor, and is favored by His Majesty. If A concubine can't even control the harem, how can she be a mother to the world!"

Xu Miaoqing is still very confident that she is the wife of Zhu's family who is "just and right" and the queen who is the mother of the world.This is also because of her background, this is Xu Da's daughter, and she does not lack self-confidence and toughness when speaking and doing things in a disciplined and responsible manner.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yunying likes Xu Miaoqing so much. In fact, Xu Miaoqing's appearance is not beautiful.But such a heroic and general-minded woman made Zhu Yunying like her from the bottom of her heart. From a young couple to now, she became more and more affectionate and became a family.

Xu Miaoqing seemed to remember something, and said, "My eldest sister said that she was not used to living in Yingtian Mansion, and wanted to take Qi'er and Lin'er back."

Zhu Yunying couldn't help frowning, and said, "I'm leaving just now? That's not okay, not just a woman who can't bear it, how can two children bear it? They have to be raised well, and if you are worried, let Mu Chun go back first. "

Xu Miaoqing couldn't help chuckling, this is really something the emperor can do, she is not surprised at all.

Whether it is the emperor's grandfather or the first emperor, including the current emperor, they are extremely strict with their own family.They don't particularly care about whether others are tired or not, but they care about their own family members in every possible way.

Zhu Yunying was indeed worried that his eldest sister and two nephews would return to Yunnan immediately, and traveling thousands of miles was a heavy burden for women and children.It would take several months to walk back, and the journey was not easy.

Zhu Yunying said as a matter of course, "These two children also have to stay in Yingtian Mansion for a while, and we have to teach them. Let's talk to Mu Chun about some things, and he can understand them. If you talk about some things, Xi'er will know too. .”

In fact, Xu Miaoqing couldn't help but slander her, the relationship between the emperor and his two younger sisters and one younger brother was so deep.Moreover, they obeyed Zhu Yunying's elder brother, what the emperor said, and they instinctively felt that what his elder brother said must be right and for their own good.

As for this sister-in-law, some of the things she said may be right, but they still need to be considered.

After chatting with Xu Miaoqing about some things, Zhu Yunying went to bed.It is not easy to be an emperor, and there are still many things that need to be dealt with by him, which must be done well.

Zhu Yunying still needs to continue to observe the matter of the Ministry of Rites, to see who the courtiers in the court are "holding together".These things can now be seen a little more clearly. Such a major event and such an important position will make those civil servants try their best to fight for it.

For Baotuan, Zhu Yunying sometimes acquiesces, as long as it is not a clique, as long as it is not a party struggle.The civil servants need to unite to fight against the imperial power and Wu Xun, but the civil official group can't wear the same trousers. It is more convenient for Zhu Yunying to control the court when they fight together, just like the Wu Xun group actually has several hills.

After going to court, Zhu Yunying called Mu Chun to the Hall of Martial Arts, and he wanted to say something to this elder brother-in-law.

"You are our family, so we won't say polite words to you." Zhu Yunying said directly, and said to Mu Chun, "It stands to reason that you are our cousin, and cousin Wenying has always been the son of the emperor's grandfather and grandmother. The first emperor always regarded his cousin as a brother."

Mu Chun immediately burst into tears of gratitude, he didn't think it was Zhu Yunying who was inviting people's hearts.Because his father, Mu Ying, was the son of the Supreme Emperor and the elder brother of the late emperor.In Mu Chun's education, his father had always educated him in this way.

Moreover, Mu Chun himself was also favored by the supreme honor, the reason why he was not able to get married in his early years.That is, the former emperor and the current emperor have been waiting for Zhu Xi to grow up before giving the marriage. This is "kissing and kissing".

"Qi'er and Lin'er, we will definitely not let them go back to Yunnan this year." Zhu Yunying said bluntly, "Our nephew can't stand such a tiring journey, so we want to teach them in person for a year or two. Later Not to mention, Qi'er is definitely going to guard Yunnan. He grew up with the crown prince, which is also a good thing."

Mu Chun was grateful, knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

If it was someone else, such as the Duke guarding one side who left his heirs and family members in the capital, the first thing everyone would think of would be hostages.But Mu Chun would not doubt it, because he knew that this was the emperor's trust in the Mu family and the emperor's love for his nephew.

What's more, letting the Mu family's son grow up with the crown prince is also for the purpose of inheriting the Mu family's title and guarding Yunnan in the future.

After being grateful, Mu Chun said, "With His Majesty's trust, I will guard Yunnan as a barrier for the country. It is only when Mu Qi is ten years old that he can become a son, Mu Lin."

What Mu Chun meant was obvious. Although the palms and backs of the hands were full of flesh, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even in some other dynasties, the heirs were the most important in the aristocratic family, and the training and resources far surpassed other heirs.

"It's also the same reason. You have been in Beijing for some time, and you must know that the prince's education is different from other princes." Zhu Yunying opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Qi'er, we can just take it with us and let him become the prince's companion to study. If you are a son, go to the Dabentang to be with other clans and princes. As long as his second uncle is not with him, that kid will not succeed."

Naturally, Mu Chun couldn't laugh or cry when he was grateful. It was of course a supreme honor for his eldest son to become the prince's companion.And the youngest son entered the main hall with other clans and princes, which in itself exceeded the standard.

As for the 'brother-in-law' complaining about 'brother-in-law', Mu Chun didn't dare to interrupt.The eldest brother-in-law is a wise and mighty emperor, while the younger brother-in-law is the most famous playboy in Ying Tianfu.

Looking at Mu Chun, Zhu Yunying said, "You are the Lord Qian of our Ming Dynasty, and it is really not easy to leave Yunnan for a long time. You will go back after a while and bring some of our firearms back. We will ask the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to give you Get ready, remember to suppress the barbarian rebellion. If those chieftains violate the law, remember to use troops to suppress it, and don't let them become bigger."

This is also a business, these are some of Zhu Yunying's requirements and expectations for Mu Chun, this is one of the tasks of the Mu Palace in Yunnan.

Mu Chun also said seriously, "Returning to Your Majesty, none of the guards in Yunnan have the ability to smelt and forge firearms. Can the imperial court make preparations?"

In fact, the firearm casting in the Ming Dynasty was not completely controlled by the Ministry of Industry or the 24 Yamen of the Imperial City, and some guards also had the ability to forge firearms.

For example, Pingyangwei in Shanxi has been a famous iron smelting center since Tang and Song Dynasties.Iron guns with a caliber of 21 cm can now be cast there. This gun has a large caliber, a thick tube wall, ammunition capacity, and shooting range, which greatly exceed the copper guns of the early Ming Dynasty.

It's just that this kind of iron cannon with a total length of one meter can be cast on a large scale, although the casting cost is relatively low.It's just that iron cannons are easy to cause defects and cause explosions when they are cast. Even if the casting technology is superb, iron cast cannons are often not as durable as copper cannons.

"We know these things well. Southwest really needs a guard that can forge firearms." Zhu Yunying laughed and said to Mu Chun, "It's just that you should understand some things. Firearms are the most important weapons in the country, and they are not easy to spread."

In the final analysis, there are some technologies that Daming cannot bear the risk of spreading, not to mention that they cannot flow into the people, let alone spread to foreign countries.

Now the firearms of Daming are basically supervised by the Ministry of Industry or the 24 Yamen, and then distributed to many guards.There are indeed some transportation costs and so on, but it is also convenient for some technical confidentiality and so on.

Zhu Yunying continued to explain some things that Mu Chun needed to do. Apart from further developing Yunnan, he also had to consider suppressing barbarians and chieftains.At the same time, those countries in Annan can stir up some small things, and while constantly putting pressure on them, they must also cause internal friction and so on. This is also for the further dispatch of troops in the Ming Dynasty.

In the harem, Xu Miaoqing laughed, "Your imperial brother is the elder brother after all, and you must have the bearing of an elder brother in front of you. He actually likes to eat mangoes, but he is not easy to tell you, and he is embarrassed to tell you. This time, Guizhou When the Duke returns, ask him to offer some mangoes from time to time."

Both Zhu Xi and Zhu Yue were stunned, they didn't know that their imperial brother liked to eat mangoes.

Seeing the bewildered look of the two sister-in-laws, Xu Miaoqing continued, "He is an older brother, and some good things are close to you. He is also the emperor. Today people outside know that he likes to eat mangoes. Tomorrow there will be people everywhere." It’s not good to make a confession. It’s good that you know these things well, at most he’ll just blame you twice.”

Zhu Yue said with a smile, "Brother Huang is blaming us today, but he will give us some good things next time. It's still the emperor's wife who is amazing. We don't know what Brother Huang likes all these years. It's all because of our carelessness. Just thinking about myself."

"He's an older brother, so naturally he should." Xu Miaoqing patted Zhu Xi and Zhu Yue's hands, and said, "It's just that we feel sorry for him. An emperor always pays attention to his words and deeds. More, you don't want to be too Dote on Yin'er, especially the little pony, don't send it again. Your emperor brother was still complaining a few days ago, the imperial horse prison is full of pony."

Zhu Xi didn't listen anymore, it was right for the aunt to give some ponies to the prince and nephew!

(End of this chapter)