Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 648 Reliable, Unreliable
As for the hilltops of the Ming military, of course we can't simply clean them up, but we also need to limit their development.

Especially the Chang Department and the Xu Department, the strength of these two mountains is exaggerated enough.Under the current situation, the two great martial arts hilltops of the Ming Dynasty actually still maintained an extremely vigorous vitality, and they did have a reason to continue to be dignified.

Needless to say, Chang Xi, the person sitting on the dragon chair now is Chang Xi's 'talker'.The Chang family will definitely protect Zhu Yunying, and the one on the dragon chair can also be said to be their backer.

As for the question of Chang's lineage, of course there is also the question of Chang Mao's three brothers who are in charge of the family. Although Lan Yu has outstanding military achievements, his lack of character makes it difficult for him to become a real head of the family.

No successor, this may be the embarrassment and embarrassment that the Chang family has to face, but it seems that it is not so difficult now.

The one that can be compared with the Chang family must be the Xu family. In fact, if Lao Zhu didn't intentionally pull the fence, the Xu family could even become the dominant family.Chang Yuchun's contributions and prestige are great, but compared to Xu Da, he is still inferior in all aspects, not to mention Chang Yuchun passed away in his prime.

Now Xu Huizu is also constantly making contributions, and his personality is relatively stable and down-to-earth.Although not as talented as Xu Da's, Xu Huizu can be regarded as an outstanding person, and Xu's lineage doesn't need to worry about having no successors.

What's more, the Xu lineage has their confidence. The empress of the dynasty came from the Zhongshan Palace, and the crown prince of the dynasty came from the empress.

There is no doubt that even if Xu Da is loyal and Xu Huizu has the style of his father, it is inevitable that they have some selfishness under such circumstances, which is also human nature.

It can even be said that if Xiao Zhu cannot ascend to the throne in the future, the Xu family will inevitably be liquidated. They are deeply bound together, just like they are often tied together.

Xiao Zhu woke up, and immediately began to complain, "Father, why didn't you wake us up when you came?"

Zhu Yunying smiled, and said to little Zhu, "Don't be idle after washing up, we can't go to your mother's place, you go there. Show your filial piety, and all the civil and military people in court will also watch. "

Xiao Zhu couldn't help muttering, "We are filial on weekdays, we don't need to show it to others! In the palace, who doesn't know that we are the most filial, even more filial than father."

Zhu Yunying raised his hand and scolded angrily, "I think you are itching to be beaten! We know that you are filial, but there are many things that you can't let you do as you want. You are a prince and a country. Sometimes you not only want to do well by yourself, but also do things well. Do it for others to see."

Old Zhu held the little Zhu in his arms, stared at Zhu Yunying and cursed, "I've never done anything serious this day, and I used Yin'er as a raft when I was incapable, and now you still want to scare him, that's what you do Can you bear it?! We see that your skin is itchy, and we will deal with you sooner or later."

Little Zhu, who was protected by Lao Zhu, was winking, obviously very proud. Lao Zhu was his biggest backer, which made him feel confident.

However, after scaring Zhu Yunying, Lao Zhu said to Xiao Xiaozhu, "But what your father said is also reasonable. You should go to your mother to show your face today. Your status is not ordinary. If you don't go, there will be more people around." Think, your mother has also lost face."

"Great-grandfather, it's not enough if we go, great-grandfather should give our mother a reward." Little Zhu put his arms around Lao Zhu's waist, and said coquettishly, "Our mother is the most virtuous, she took good care of our father, and raised Wen Kun. It is lenient and benevolent, and everyone in the palace surrenders."

Lao Zhu nodded with a smile, and said, "It's up to you to say that? Your mother is also at ease, and our granddaughter-in-law also makes us satisfied. We have prepared a reward and will send it to you later."

Little Zhu said with a smile, "Then let's take it there, the great-grandfather can't give away any more Ruyis this trip. From all over the palace, only the great-grandfather bestowed the most Ruyis."

Old Zhu glared at little Zhu, and said very dissatisfied, "We don't have many wishes, and we are usually reluctant to give rewards. You go to Shuangquan and let Shuangquan take our rewards over there. Emperor, you have prepared some rewards on the other side." Bar?"

Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "I prepared some in private yesterday, and I will give some away today. Since Yin'er has passed by, let him take it with him. This little thing will not see the people he cares about suffer. Good things want to go. Curry at home."

Old Zhu touched Little Zhu's head, and said, "This is a bit like you, your father is also a virtue. You three bastards, grandparents and grandchildren, are all our things. Others get us Thank you for everything, but you three always despise our rewards."

Generally speaking, no one dares to dislike Lao Zhu's rewards. To get Lao Zhu's rewards is to be grateful and thankful, even Lao Zhu's children are the same.

That is to say, Lao Zhu's eldest son, eldest grandson, and great-grandson of his eldest son. This lineage of the eldest family can be regarded as the same lineage, and they are often picky about Lao Zhu's rewards.

But even so, Lao Zhu was not unhappy.He always thought that everything he owned belonged to his children, and most of what he left behind obviously belonged to the long family.

Therefore, Lao Zhu has never paid attention to gold, silver and jewelry, and Lao Zhu's long-term family has always dealt with them as a matter of course, as well as various dislikes from time to time.

In fact, Xiao Zhu behaved better, Da Zhu and Xiao Zhu often went to the treasure house as a matter of course, and only remembered to tell Lao Zhu when they took things.As for Lao Zhu, he didn't have enough things in his internal funds, so he wanted to move some things from the warehouse of the East Palace.

Wang Chengen and Shuangquan naturally left with Little Zhu. These two palm print eunuchs still had certain identities, and their appearance also represented the will of the two emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

"We don't know what Wu Xun thinks. If they are smarter, let's give them Wu Xun a bachelor." After Xiao Zhu left, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "If they don't understand, we will have I went to find my uncle."

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Lao Zhu nodded with a smile, thinking that there was nothing wrong with Zhu Yunying's thinking.

The emperor naturally likes checks and balances, and there is nothing wrong with that.What's more, both Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are wary of civil servant groups, and it is only natural to restrict their development.

Especially now that Zhu Yunying intends to lower some powers, it naturally means that more things need to be paid attention to.Not only should the civilian group be restricted, but the power of Wu Xun also needs to be restricted.It is true that imperial power is supreme, but don't underestimate other interest groups.

Old Zhu thought for a while, and said, "Your uncle can't get it right, so you don't need to rely on him. You still have to explain what should be explained, lest that foolish person delay the important matter."

On the one hand, Lao Zhu looked down on Chang Mao, thinking that Chang Mao was also the "dog son" among the "tiger father and dog son", which simply affected Chang Yuchun's fame throughout his life.But Lao Zhu is also very relieved of Chang Mao, mainly because Chang Mao has no ability or ambition.

There is definitely no problem in saying that, because if you put aside the fact that Chang Mao is his uncle, maybe Zhu Yunying will make the same evaluation.It's really not that Chang Mao is hiding clumsiness and self-defilement. Chang Mao really doesn't have much ability. He is not confused about big things, but it is difficult to be shrewd about small things.

In fact, this is quite good, and it is still in the interests of the emperor, after all, Chang Mao's identity is relatively sensitive.If he is too good, it will still be a tricky thing.

"I'm afraid Yin'er will have a headache in the future, Xu Huizu is still a little bit capable." Zhu Yunying sighed and said, "The Chang family will stay in Yingtian Mansion in the future, and it is more suitable for them to be here. The Zhongshan Prince's Mansion will follow us. Peking Mansion."

The lineage of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan in history, is actually Yongzhen Yingtian Mansion. Of course, this is the house of Xu Huizu.After all, of the two Dukes of the Xu family, one of them, Xu Zengshou, was killed by Zhu Yunqi at the end of the Jingnan Battle.

But this kind of thing will definitely not happen in this life. Xu Zengshou has no reason to hook up with Zhu Di, and Xu Zengshou has no reason to be half-hearted.As well as Xu Huizu, there is no need to worry about offending Zhu Di and being imprisoned to death.

As for the lineage of King Zhongshan is not suitable to stay in Yongzhen of Yingtianfu, the lineage of King Kaiping is more suitable, and it is better for the lineage of Zhongshan King to go to Peiping with Zhu Yunying.Before Xiao Zhu ascended the throne, the lineage of King Zhongshan should have been Xiao Zhu's help in court.

Lao Zhu glanced at the teacup, and Zhu Yunying immediately poured Lao Zhu good tea.Old Zhu was full of smiles. Although his grandson was often lazy, he was considered filial.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying and said, "You don't have to worry about the queen, and your uncle's family is fine. Let's think about it now, there are more and more martial arts in the Manchu dynasty, and it's not a big deal. It’s not a big deal to beat Goryeo and still beat Oirat.”

Zhu Yunying didn't care about it, and said, "There are not many hereditary titles, let's find some excuses to get rid of some. We want to make more use of martial arts, but we don't allow them to be too powerful, and we can't let them hinder us from getting down." .”

For Zhu Yunying's words, Lao Zhu was also quite relieved. The Wuxun Group was not small in the early days of the founding of the country. Lao Zhu cleaned up a group of people, and the Wuxun Group was still very strong.

In these years of continuous fighting, many people have made meritorious deeds, so it is quite normal for them to be appointed as generals.

"Although the first half of the year has been very busy, we are also happy." Zhu Yunying drank a cup of tea comfortably and said, "Not to mention that the government is well-organized, it can be regarded as good weather. Besides, there are some good things about big and small things."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile when he heard the words. It was indeed relatively good, and the first half of the year was relatively smooth.As for some small accidents, there is no need to worry about them at all, Zhu Yunying can still deal with them relatively easily.

So in general, the first half of the year went very smoothly, and Zhu Yunying naturally felt more at ease, and naturally felt more at ease in her heart.

When Lao Zhu and Zhu Yunying were discussing the rewards for some meritorious ministers who went to Korea this time, Wang Chengen returned to Qianqing Palace, "Your Majesty, His Highness King Wu is seeking an audience outside the palace."

Zhu Yunying was stunned for a moment, shouldn't his incompetent younger brother still be in Xuyi at this time, shouldn't he be repairing the mausoleum for his great-aunt?Although Xuyi and Yingtianfu are not far away, that kid won't come back so soon.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yunying doesn't seem to be particularly concerned about it, but Zhu Yunying is quite clear about the general movements of Zhu Yunxi and his party. It is reasonable to not return to Yingtian Mansion so soon.

Zhu Yunying had a headache and was a little surprised, "Wu Wang is asking for an audience? Where is Cao Guogong?"

Wang Chengen immediately said, "Duke Cao Guo also asked to see him outside the palace, saying that it was a return order. His Royal Highness King Wu asked to see him, saying that it was to celebrate the Queen's birthday."

Zhu Yunying suddenly became happy, and said, "Let them come here first. Although the second child is always messing around, he values ​​his family. This is good. Although the second child also started a house when we married the queen, the queen did not take care of him too much." he."

The scene of brothers and sisters naturally made Lao Zhu feel happy, and said to Wang Chengen, "Princess Wu is also in the palace, right? Although that person is a little superficial, it is in our favor. Give her fifty pieces of silk cloth and fifty pieces of Sichuan brocade each." .”

Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Where's our nephew? But he entered the palace to celebrate his aunt's birthday?"

Wang Chengen said in a hurry, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is leading His Highness the eldest son of King Wu to coax His Highness the Third Prince. The minor clans in Yingtian Mansion are all going to celebrate their birthdays."

This answer made Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu very satisfied. Xu Miaoqing's identity is there, so there is no adult male in the clan, so they also want to celebrate Xu Miaoqing's birthday.According to the rules and responsibilities, Xu Miaoqing is also responsible for teaching the clan's children.

When Lao Zhu and Zhu Yunying were drinking tea, Li Jinglong and Zhu Yunxie also arrived at Qianqing Palace.

Although Lao Zhu has a lot of resentment towards his elder sister, he has basically ignored it all these years.But when the children and grandchildren go to fulfill their filial piety, Lao Zhu will not stop him, and will care a little bit.

In the final analysis, blood is thicker than water. For Lao Zhu, who himself valued family affection, he naturally paid more attention to these things.

Although Zhu Yunxi is not reliable, it is still relatively reliable at these times, not to mention Li Jinglong.It's hard to say how well Li Jinglong led troops to fight, but if he did something, Li Jinglong would be more reassuring.

After careful questioning, Zhu Yunying felt relieved, and praised, "This trip has been hard for Cousin Jiujiang, and it is appropriate for cousin to take these things with me. Then I will work hard for Cousin Jiujiang again and go to congratulate the queen." Shou, drink a glass of wine before returning home."

Li Jinglong naturally didn't have any opinions, and felt that this was his glory.As the grandnephew of Emperor Hongwu and the cousin of Emperor Yingshi, Li Jinglong did not seem to have led troops to fight in these years, but his status has always been extremely honorable and he has always had a lot of power.

The foreign minister congratulated the queen on her birthday, how can ordinary people get such treatment, that is to say, he, Li Jinglong, has such decency!

Looking at Zhu Yunxi who was staring helplessly, Zhu Yunying said angrily, "You also go there, everyone says that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, you should also celebrate your emperor's sister-in-law's birthday."

(End of this chapter)