Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 649
It is said that the most ruthless emperor's family, sometimes Lao Zhu feels deeply about such things.Some of the things he did can also be said to obliterate some family ties. If ordinary people do this, it will easily turn the world upside down.

But Lao Zhu also feels more proud, because he is the emperor, so he must do some things, and many things cannot be viewed with ordinary principles.What's more, in the eyes of Lao Zhu, even if there are some things in his own family, it is still not "ruthless" in general, and the Tian family also has family affection.

Others thought that Emperor Hongwu only loved his eldest son, but how many people could understand that this was Lao Zhu's love for his other children.

There was no such thing as seizing the heir in the Ming Dynasty, so there were naturally fewer brothers fighting each other. The country was determined early, and the prince and grandson all understood their position, and there were fewer unrealistic fantasies, and they also understood what to do. How to get along with siblings.

Just like Zhu Yunxie, he is also a son of the eldest son, but he knows that he can be a rich and idle king with peace of mind if he has an emperor brother who is like a bright moon in the sky.He never thought about the grandson of the emperor, the crown prince or even the emperor.

For example, Zhu Yunqi and Lu Shi felt that Chang Shi died young in the early years, and they always felt that if they worked harder, they might still have a chance.But all along they didn't dare to make big moves, only dared to make some small moves cautiously.Slowly, they all resigned themselves to their fate, as long as Zhu Yunying was around, they would have no chance.

So this can be regarded as a good thing. If you can't be an emperor, you can be a wise king full of economics with peace of mind.

The prince can be free, but the crown prince can't be free, especially on some special occasions, he is even busier.

On the queen's birthday, of course the crown prince has to go to fulfill his filial piety.Not to mention that Xiao Zhu is the prince, just because of his age, it means that he has to show the harmony of the Tian family, and many people are staring at him.

Congratulating the queen mother on her birthday, playing around with the emperor's brother, caring about the elders of the clan, and urging the children of the clan to make progress, these are all the responsibilities of little Zhu, and these are some things that little Zhu should do.

Seeing Little Zhu's performance, no matter if it is the clan or the courtiers, they are all praising each and every one of them, the Ming Dynasty is a virtuous country.

Xu Miaoqing looked around and said, "Aunt Huang, Your Majesty has given Yin'er the duty to meet the King of Zhongshan. My uncle has not left yet, and I hope that my uncle can give Yin'er a little bit."

Princess Ning Guo hurriedly said, "Your Highness is too worried. I heard that King Xu and the Minister of Rites are assistant ministers. It is natural for His Royal Highness to meet the Lord of Zhongshan Kingdom. I am just afraid that the Lord of Zhongshan Kingdom will be a barbarian. Maybe he is not polite."

Princess Anqing Zhu Zhu also hurriedly said, "Let's say, that barbarian must be impolite. Hearing that his father died, he immediately succeeded to the throne. If it wasn't for the imperial court's order, this man would not know how to enter the imperial court to plead guilty."

It's normal to look down on the Ryukyu Zhongshan country. Now many people in Ming Dynasty regard places other than Ming Dynasty as uncivilized lands and barbarians.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty regard the entry of the lord of Zhongshan as a major event, because this is a matter for the vassals, and it must be a major event. We must pay attention to this matter, and there must be no carelessness. This may be a grand event for the country .

In the eyes of many women and children, this incident is also considered a major event, that is, the Caotou King of the Fanbang barbarians committed a crime, and he was punished by the court.They don't really care about the political significance and so on, and maybe they don't understand it either.

Xu Miaoqing actually knew to some extent that this matter was more important, and also knew that Mei Yin was proficient in Confucianism and History, and was a student of Shandong in his early years.In the eyes of Lao Zhu, the son-in-law of his favorite daughter-in-law is proficient in classics and history, and can be regarded as Confucianism.

Although after Zhu Yunying ascended the throne, Mei Yin's "big uncle" did not seem to be reused in the Hongwu Dynasty, but Mei Yin's status is still very high, and some things require Mei Yin to come forward, which is more effective.

Xu Miaoqing looked at Princess Ningguo and said, "Nephew wants to let Yin'er go, but Yin'er is not close to Confucian disciples, nor is he close to King Xu. He doesn't necessarily listen to other people's words. It's better to be admonished by uncle. It will work.”

Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing were naturally happy that Xu Miaoqing only talked about family and friendship in front of him.But they are also very smart, they don't dare to teach Xu Miaoqing a lesson based on their status as elders, let alone take care of Zhu Yunying for a few years and take it for granted that they are elders and blood relatives, so they can be unscrupulous.

So Princess Ningguo said, "Your Highness is overrated! According to my concubine, His Highness the Crown Prince is quite gentle and good at accepting advice."

While Xu Miaoqing was chatting with the emperor's aunt and sister, a female official came forward, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Wu is seeking an audience with Cao Guogong outside the palace. Your Majesty has an order for His Highness King Wu to come to celebrate his birthday."

Xu Miaoqing laughed immediately, and said to her sister-in-law Sang, "Didn't you say that King Wu is still returning? Why did he come back?"

After saying this, Xu Miaoqing said to Little Zhu, "Prince, your uncle is outside the palace, you go and greet him for us."

Little Zhu, who was teasing his younger brother, was stunned, and asked, "The emperor's uncle is outside the palace? This is not proper, he likes Confucianism the most."

Xu Miaoqing, who couldn't listen anymore, quickly explained, "It's you, Uncle Wu."

Little Zhu immediately got up happily, without looking at the fat brother who eagerly opened his arms and wanted to hug him, "Second Uncle is back, let's pick him up! Wen Geng, come with us quickly. Wen Cheng, you Follow along. Ruyi, Ruyi also go."

Zhu Wenkun cried, and little Zhu looked at his fat brother and said, "Then take Wenkun with you, just let the nanny hold it."

This time, Wang Shi and You Rongyan, her useless son, finally got respect, and they can go with him.

Sang also felt happy. Although he is a cousin, the prince has always been close to Zhu Wengeng.

As for the embarrassing person, of course there is Zhu Yunqi's wife Ma Shi.Originally, according to her side, she could sit a little closer to the queen.So when little Zhu said "Second Uncle", Mrs. Ma was embarrassed.

In fact, many clans knew that Little Zhu had always referred to Zhu Yunxi as the "Second Uncle". As for the real "Second Uncle" Zhu Yunqi, it was only on formal occasions that Little Zhu could remember it occasionally.But now, this is embarrassing, many people have heard it.

So what if you hear it, at this time, everyone will not correct Xiao Zhu's address, it's best to pretend that you didn't hear it.Even Xu Miaoqing was just chatting with Huanggu, so it's not easy to correct her at this time.

There are some things that Zhu Yunying doesn't know, but even if she knows, she might not care much about it.Xu Miaoqing also followed suit, so it was rare to be confused at this time, and there was nothing wrong with it.

As for other people at this time, they are more aware of what to say and what not to say.No matter how noble Xu Wang Zhu Yunwen is, he is not as close as His Majesty Wu Wang De.What's more, these two are also princes, how can they be compared with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Little Zhu is indeed very busy now, not only busy celebrating his mother's birthday, but also busy preparing for the grand events of the state.

Although there is an assistant from the Ministry of Rites and the emperor's uncle in the clan to give some advice, little Zhu still needs to learn to some extent.

Little Zhu actually knows what can and cannot be done, or what is important for the court. He is not just a naughty boy who only knows how to play around. Not necessarily accessible.

This naturally means that little Zhu needs to pay more attention to some things that his father told him, he needs to deal with them well.At least there are some things that he can't make decisions blindly, and he still needs to listen to some people's suggestions, especially regarding the rituals, the Minister of Rites and others know it well, they are more professional than little Zhu.

Don't talk about little Zhu about such things, even Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are more 'obedient' in many cases. They don't want to change the etiquette indiscriminately, and they don't want to break some rules willfully. There are many rituals. It is indeed passed down from generation to generation.

What Zhu Yunying is thinking about now is obviously not only about the entry of the king of Zhongshan into the court, but also about palm oil.

Since we plan to characterize it as "auspicious", it naturally means that certain procedures and etiquette are required. After all, auspiciousness also has three or six grades. In the Ming Dynasty, which did not like auspiciousness, qualitative auspiciousness needs to be more serious. treat.

Because only in this way can palm oil be better accepted by everyone. These things really need the attention and promotion of the royal family, rather than relying on bottom-up to let everyone slowly recognize palm oil as time goes by. Oil.

Zhu Yunying really didn't like these ceremonial things at first, and it can even be said that there was some resistance.

But slowly, Zhu Yunying didn't resist these things, and it could even be said that he paid more and more attention to them.Mainly these ceremonial things are really necessary to exist.

Not only can simply improve awareness and sense of belonging, but also allow many people to subtly accept some concepts.From Zhu Yunying's point of view, these things are part of 'spiritual civilization', not just superficial works.

There is no doubt that palm oil needs to be promoted, and it needs to be better accepted by the people of the Ming Dynasty.It's just that Zhu Yunying also knows that palm oil can't change the people's livelihood of Ming Dynasty in a sudden and qualitative way. This is "icing on the cake", which is better than nothing.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunying couldn't help sighing. He wanted potatoes and corn from the American continent, and he thought about tomatoes, peppers and so on.If it really doesn’t work, cassava, the king of starch, can also be used.

It's a pity that these are grown in the Americas, not to mention Asia, not even in Europe.

However, Zhu Yunying doesn't know what era Europe is now. Anyway, there must be no great geographical discoveries, and maybe he is busy catching witches.The Crusades should have already happened.

For the great geographical discovery, Zhu Yunying felt that he should work hard on his own. He has been working hard to develop the navy of the Ming Dynasty, and has been sending some sailors to Nanyang, which is actually for the next few things.

It is very difficult to change some people's ideas, even if many people in Daming now realize the benefits brought by the ocean civilization.But deep down, more people still care about the civilization of the land, and what they care about is the things in the territory of Daming.

Even Zhu Yunying couldn't reverse these concepts in a short while, which was unrealistic.

It made Zhu Yunying more or less feel a headache, and also felt that he was a little weak and had nowhere to use it. Even though he was working hard to develop some technologies, the development of science and technology needs continuous accumulation, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

Daming's shipbuilding industry is developing, and now there are more and more large ships, and there is more and more awareness of ocean going.But it is also very unrealistic to build a global fleet and global adventure all at once.

Even with the Three Treasures eunuchs and the discovery of Zheng He, Zhu Yunying has no way to let these people try to cross the Pacific immediately, and these really need some accumulation.

Now Zhu Yunying can only hope that with the advancement of navigation technology and the improvement of shipbuilding technology, the Ming Dynasty will have the opportunity to start the great geographical discovery a year earlier.Let alone other things, potatoes and corn are brought back.

These grains can not only feed more Ming people, but for the emperor, these are undoubtedly an unparalleled political tool, which can definitely attract the cheers of all people, and these are a proof of the legitimacy of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty.

Although it can be said that there is nothing to question the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunying does not need some "auspiciousness" to prove his righteousness.But in any case, no matter how much staple food such as potatoes and corn are, it will not feel too much.

Good things, no one thinks there are too many, and this is indeed very beneficial to the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the Ming Dynasty is constantly developing Jingxiang, it is also trying to develop the Northeast, and even transporting grain back in Nanyang.However, in Zhu Yunying's opinion, the output of rice and wheat is indeed a bit low.

Most of the people in the Ming Dynasty still couldn't eat three meals a day, it was too extravagant and they couldn't afford it at all.

If there were corn and potatoes, maybe more people could have three meals a day, and the Ming Dynasty would obviously be more prosperous.

You can't just think about the development of military technology, you can't just think about firecrackers and gunpowder, and you need to work harder on people's livelihood.

For the matter of expanding the territory, Zhu Yunying does have boundless enthusiasm. For making Daming's territory wider, Zhu Yunying thinks that such a thing is very good.In fact, not only Zhu Yunying, but any emperor could not refuse such a temptation.

But Zhu Yunying also knew that he couldn't resort to military force. Even though Daming was strong enough now, he shouldn't use force indefinitely. He still had to do what he could and the people of Ming Dynasty could bear it.

Food, in Zhu Yunying's view, is extremely important, and perhaps Nanyang also needs to consider it.We can't just develop towards Nanyang, but also need to consider towards the east. It shouldn't just be towards Dongpu, which is the most easterly.

There are even broader places that are worth discovering by the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)