Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 612
The happy little Zhu didn't forget the business, since it was an outing, she also needed to show the prince's kindness.For Wu Xun's closeness, including the closeness of some civil servants and scholars, who made him the heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty.

Under Shuangquan's service, he changed the benign clothes into regular clothes.Although it was just a yellow tuanlong narrow-sleeved round-neck gown and a red cross-collar gown, they were four-clawed, second only to the emperor's five-clawed dragon gown.

Gently flicking his sleeves, Xiao Xiaozhu said, "The sons of the Founding Duke, the prince of Zhongshan, the sons of the Duke of Cao, the sons of the Duke of Ying, you and the other four will accompany you."

Chang Qi, Xu Qin, Li Muzu, and Feng Qi, these are the four princes of the Ming Dynasty, and they are the top nobles.And all of them are relatives of Xiao Zhu, and the relationship is very close.

Needless to say Xu Qin and Li Muzu, Lao Zhu designated a relative's family in the ancestral precepts.Xu Da's family, Li Wenzhong's family, Mu Ying's family, Tang He's family, and Guo Ying's family are the relatives established by Lao Zhu.It is the same level as the county horse, and it is a family of relatives.

Chang Yuchun's family was not a relative's family back then!

But Chang Qi and Feng Qi can be seen from the names. Among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, there were "Qi, Lin" in their names, and those were all names bestowed by Emperor Yingshi. He named his children and grandchildren 'Qi, Lin'.

One is the cousin of Emperor Yingshi, and the other is the nephew of Emperor Yingshi. These are out-and-out relatives.

Although the age of these four princes is generally not very old, they are all around ten years old, but each of them is now wearing a bean suit, and each of them is trying hard to put on a majestic appearance.It is also an honor to be able to serve the prince and become the prince's personal guard.

Don't look at the fact that there are quite a few noble sons who followed Xiao Zhu out for an outing, but few of them are qualified to serve the prince.

Zhu Wengeng was grinning, he wasn't jealous.Zhu Wenqi will not be unbalanced, he has long been used to this kind of treatment, he is the second son of the emperor who has no sense of existence, and is completely incomparable with Haoyue Dangkong's elder brother.

Although the sons of the four great princes followed, there were still many honored guards composed of noble children.The status of these honored guards is still relatively high. It is a kind of honor to be able to stand guard for the emperor and prince.

It's just that in Xiao Zhu's eyes, even in the eyes of Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, Xun Wei is just a better-born Ouchi bodyguard.Even if these honored guards really want to say it, they may not be better than the imperial army.

Seeing a group of heroic youths appearing, Zhu Yue hurriedly led some clans to meet him, "The concubine pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness is forever."

Xiao Zhu smiled and said, "Your aunt doesn't need to be too courteous, and all the clan members are also at peace. We just came to have a look, and many people are usually invisible. Fortunately, we can come out this time."

Zhu Yue smiled and took a girl's hand and said, "This is Princess Lanyang from Uncle Wu's family, who was promised to Xu Maoxian, who is from the founding father's line."

Xiao Zhu nodded with a smile, and then said, "Our cousin is also a good-looking talent. Since we have a marriage contract, we don't need to pay too much attention to the etiquette. We are all from our own family. The son of Duke Zhongshan, can Xu Maoxian accompany us?"

Xu Qin quickly said, "Xunwei Xu Maoxian is also accompanying him, just outside the camp."

Little Zhu thought for a while and said, "Aunt Huang, if you want us to talk, let Biaogu Lanyang go to see Xu Maoxian. If you are worried about losing your dignity, let the mother-in-law follow. I'm afraid it will happen, and I won't be able to see you if you don't get married." arrive."

Princess Lanyang lowered her head, obviously a little bit shy.She also knew a little about her marriage.Her father was quite proud, it seemed that he had lied to the crown prince first, and only then did he have such a good marriage.

A foster nun led Princess Lanyang to find Xu Maoxian. In this era, blind marriages are basically blind marriages. Having a marriage contract does not mean that you can meet and get in touch more.Meeting in private, many people will also chew their tongues.

But if the crown prince allowed it, and he also raised the nanny, then naturally there would be no big problem.

Zhu Yue led little Zhu, and said, "This is Pucheng princess of my second uncle's family, married to Wu Lun, the second son of Wu Fu, Marquis of Anlu, and the younger brother of Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu."

Little Zhu understood immediately, and put on the appearance of a junior, "My nephew has seen my cousin."

Princess Pucheng was flattered, although she was Zhu Xi's eldest daughter, she was only the princess.Don't say that Emperor Hongwu couldn't remember her, maybe Emperor Yingshi couldn't remember her either.In fact, Princess Pucheng has not actually met her cousin Xiao Zhu a few times.

Little Zhu looked at Princess Pucheng, and asked with a smile, "Cousin, we remember that Marquis Anlu also went to Korea this trip, but did our uncle go to Korea?"

Princess Pucheng shook his head and said, "He can't go. He's Yibin, so he can't go to Korea."

Yibin, that is, the son-in-law of the county lord, county lord, county lord, county lord, and township lord, is also known as Yibin Mansion where he lives.In fact, it is similar to concubines. Although concubines in the Ming Dynasty are not completely forbidden to contact the court like in the Song Dynasty, there will be some restrictions to some extent.

Little Zhu continued to ask, "What job does uncle have?"

Princess Pucheng said, "I took the job of the bank and dealt with yellow and white things all day long."

Seeing that little Zhu seemed to want to ask, Zhu Yue quickly said, "Prince, this is the third daughter of the third uncle's family, Princess Rongcheng. Now the third uncle's family, that is, she has no other people. There are many young talents in front of your highness." Jun, is there anyone you like?"

Little Zhu shook her head straight away, and said hastily, "Aunt Huang, we can't be the masters of this matter. The emperor's father and the queen mother are the masters of my aunt's marriage."

The reason why Zhu Yue interrupted was not because he was worried that Xiao Zhu would continue to chat with Princess Pucheng, and it would not be good to join in and promise something.

If you don't believe me, look at the marriage between Princess Lanyang and Xu Maoxian, it's just that Xiao Zhu was tricked.In order to maintain Xiao Zhu's prestige, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu could only recognize each other with their noses pinched. They were tricked by King Zhu of Zhou.

It is also impossible for Zhu Yue to introduce all the clans to Xiao Zhu. It is also "there is a difference between closeness and estrangement", the most important thing is the large number of people.

Lao Zhu has nearly 26 sons and [-] daughters. Although some of them died early or had no children, they are generally scattered.

So just like these uncles and aunts, Zhu Yunying has very few close relatives, and many of them are very strange, that is, they have met several times during some important clan events or when they were canonized.There should be no Huanggu who has never spoken at all, but it is estimated that there are not one or two Huanggu who have no more than ten sentences in total.

After Xiao Zhu sat down, a girl in her teens stepped forward and naturally sat down on Xiao Zhu's right side.

"Sister-in-law." Little Zhu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law hasn't been to the palace for some time, and the empress misses her very much."

This is Zhu Biao's youngest daughter, Princess Nanping, although she is not as valued as her two half-sisters.But anyway, she is also Da Zhu's daughter, and Zhu Yunying still takes good care of her.

Princess Nanping said with a smile, "The concubine will be punished."

"Sister-in-law, my father doesn't love you because you are too polite." Little Zhu said with a smile, "You should learn from our elder aunt, second aunt, and third uncle. Father likes them."

Princess Nanping didn't speak. Although there was a smile on her face, she was also muttering in her heart.Those who are close to the emperor's brother are all younger brothers and sisters of the same mother. As a half-sister, she can't show her temper in front of the emperor's brother.

Little Zhu is still very affectionate, which is probably the same as his father.It seems that they are very kind to the clan, but it's hard to say whether they are really friendly or politely distant.

On the clan's side, it's enough for Xiao Xiaozhu to show up a little bit, and there are basically some female relatives here.The main purpose of recognizing individuals is to allow these clan women, mainly the princess, to have the honor to show their faces in front of the prince.

In fact, many people also know that most of them, the prince must not remember.Perhaps it was when he was looking at the jade document that the prince could know that there was such a person in the clan.

After a brief chat with the clan, Xiao Zhu got up, and still needed to meet the scholars.

The scholars who were lucky enough to participate in this outing were basically the best of the Guozijian.These people are probably holding back their energy one by one, wanting to show off in front of the prince.

If he can be appreciated by the prince and transferred to the East Palace, then he will be on the way to the top.Even if he can't be promoted by the crown prince, as long as he impresses the crown prince, he may be able to climb up easily when he enters the court and becomes an official.

Which of the aspiring talents would not want to serve in front of the emperor.Even if you can't serve in front of the emperor, it's the same in front of the prince.In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as seizing the heir, and the position of the eldest son would always be as stable as Mount Tai. This was the orthodoxy and the general trend.

It's a pity that these scholars overestimated the crown prince's literary accomplishment, although the prince tried his best to show interest.But he is not very interested in poetry and songs.Little Zhu was even more lazy to listen to the high-spirited talk of some scholars.

Old Zhu and little Zhu'er had asked for orders, but little Zhu didn't care about the superficial political opinions of some scholars who hadn't become officials.Even if it is the insights of some important ministers, little Zhu doesn't necessarily care much now.

It's not just because Xiao Zhu is sincerely unable to digest the esoteric topic, but also because he has not participated in the government affairs now, and he has no opinions or thoughts on many things.

However, although he is not interested in some topics, as the successor carefully cultivated by Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, Xiao Xiaozhu still has some sense of propriety.Be patient, encourage the scholars from time to time, there is no sign of impatience.

Those who didn't know thought this was the honest crown prince, and thought that the crown prince had a different temperament from his father and great-grandfather.

But anyone who knows Xiao Xiaozhu knows that the crown prince is just doing superficial things.The words he said were all empty words and clichés, they just seemed to encourage the excited scholars a little bit.

That's all, don't think that the crown prince will express his position easily, the crown prince is still more cautious in his words and deeds now.At least the current crown prince still knows what it means to think twice before acting, and he will not make decisions rashly.

Not only because Xiao Zhu is constantly growing, but also because Xiao Zhu doesn't actually have much real power.

There is no need for Zhu Yunying to say anything about Xiao Zhu's performance here, and there is really no need to pay attention to it. After all, this is just an outing, and it is not a particularly formal occasion.Little Zhu's performance is actually not that important.

For Zhu Yunying, instead of worrying about little Zhu's outing, he might as well pay attention to his cabinet.

This matter is obviously more important to Zhu Yunying. It is not even an exaggeration to say that this matter is very likely to be a state policy of the Ming Dynasty, which naturally means that it cannot be treated carelessly.

Let the cabinet be your help, not just to make yourself easier.The cabinet can actually try to help Zhu Yunying solve many trivial matters. As the emperor, Zhu Yunying can concentrate more energy on formulating big strategies.

Thinking more deeply, if there is an emperor who is lazy in the future, as long as the cabinet can operate, it can guarantee the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty and the normal operation of the administrative system of the Ming Dynasty. This is also Zhu Yunying's expectation.

For himself, Zhu Yunying is quite confident, but he is also too aware of some hidden dangers brought about by the high concentration of imperial power. He is simply pinning the country and society on the emperor's virtue and ability.

To say that Lao Zhu is a "single husband", Zhu Yunying probably agrees.If it is said that Zhu Yunying is a "single husband", Zhu Yunying will not try to refute it.

The actual situation is like this. The grandparents and grandchildren are indeed highly centralized. The supreme imperial power is extremely high in their hands, and it also makes the status of civil and military officials even lower. The great Ming Dynasty depends on the abilities of these two emperors. .

This is a "lesson from the past", even for the carefully cultivated little Zhu, Zhu Yunying sometimes has no confidence, worrying about little Zhu's ability and experience, and worrying that little Zhu will not be able to control the prosperous world.

Or to put it more simply, I was worried that Little Zhu would interrupt the rising momentum of the Ming Dynasty.

It's not that Zhu Yunying is worrying unfoundedly, it's simply that the emperor sometimes lacks a sense of security.Knowing the direction of history is naturally a good thing, but sometimes it can also make people feel a sense of crisis.

What Zhu Yunying should do now is not only to be good to the present Daming, but also to be beneficial to the future Daming.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Yunying naturally felt more and more pressure on her shoulders.A one-word decision naturally means that Zhu Yunying can't go astray, and can't lead the warship of Daming on the wrong course.

Even if it's just a small mistake, Zhu Yunying doesn't want it to happen, because he is not only strict with others, but also very strict with himself.It is not enough to be able to do well, he hopes to do the best!
There is no harm in demanding more, only strict requirements can have a stronger prosperous world!

(End of this chapter)