Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 680
Things like private visits in micro-services are too normal for Lao Zhu. During the years when he was the emperor, he rarely had the opportunity to leave the palace, because there were always endless memorials. have a look.

But after he abdicated, especially after Xiao Zhu continued to grow, Lao Zhu did have more opportunities to get out of the palace.

Even sometimes he thought about little Zhu's safety, but he also agreed with some of Zhu Yunying's statements. He couldn't let the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty become a stupid person who didn't eat meat. .

Lao Zhu is actually very proud of his great-grandson's performance. His precious great-grandson still knows some things very well.

Seeing a group of fine horses running towards the imperial palace, Xiao Zhu said with a smile, "I heard that some people dared to ride horses in Yingtian Mansion before, but now I don't see them anymore."

Lao Zhu was very happy with this situation, "That is, in the years when the country was founded, many martial arts were rough people, and they thought we were their commander-in-chief, and they didn't know the court laws at all. Those meritorious deeds were arrogant Well, many of them are just poor teachers. The dandies in Yingtian Mansion didn't say they caused trouble."

It's true that those playboys have caused troubles a lot, which naturally means that they have to pay the price for it, which is a normal thing.

Looking around, Xiao Zhu said, "People say that our father is good, that our father is a generous emperor. They also say that our father has a lot of ideas and has done a lot of things to give the people a way to live."

Lao Zhu was not unhappy about this. In his opinion, if his children and grandchildren were better than him, then he must be happy.His son and grandson are better than him, Lao Zhu will only feel proud and proud, and will never be annoyed by it.

"Your father is indeed stronger than us. We used to think about governing the country all the time. We always looked at the affairs of the former dynasty and wondered why they lost their country." After touching Xiao Zhu's head, Lao Zhu said with a smile, "We've thought about a lot of things, and we always feel safe. Your father doesn't care. He always says that it's good for a generation to do a good job."

Little Zhu said seriously, "That is, if our father hadn't encouraged the removal of the feudal clan, the imperial court would be busy cutting down the feudal clan now. The emperor of Han is still thinking of giving favor, but our Ming Dynasty would not have tweeted favor."

Old Zhu patted Xiao Zhu on the head, and said angrily, "Can it be the same? The vassal kings of the Han Dynasty had money and food in their hands, and they could appoint officials themselves. How could the princes of the Ming Dynasty have such great power?" ? Besides, how many soldiers can the prince of the Ming Dynasty have in his hands?"

Little Zhu said unconvinced, "Why can't it work? Although our princes could not be appointed officials before the Ming Dynasty, but they have been operating in one place for a long time. Here, the princes are dignified and the local officials dare not provoke them. Maybe there will be strong soldiers. Lord."

Lao Zhu said in a talking tone, "At that time, there was nothing we could do. We should bring back the military power. We can't trust those arrogant soldiers, and many of them followed us to fight the world. If we are gone one day, say There may be troubles. We have taken back the military power, so we can save a lot of worry."

It's not that Lao Zhu didn't worry about such things as the vassal king's separatist regime, but he thought he had made a lot of restrictions, and he was full of confidence in Da Zhu at the beginning, so he really didn't worry about the vassal king's rebellion.

Looking at little Zhu, Lao Zhu said, "Your father thinks long-term about many things. Nowadays, the common people think of your father. After all, your father can think of them. There are many corrupt officials who have no way to deal with it. We used to think that the two-tax law was very good, and it has been used for hundreds of years, and it is always useful.”

Little Zhu immediately said, "That's natural. Only when people have land in their hands can they live and live. If the people lose their land, it is estimated that the world will not be far from chaos. We have also read a lot of books, most of them are The common people have no way to survive, so they start to compete in the world."

For such a point of view, Lao Zhu naturally takes it seriously, because he has experienced such things.If he could have a little land in his hometown back then, he wouldn't have wrapped himself in a red scarf and fought for his life.

Once the ruler loses morals, once the ruler doesn't care about the people, then a dynasty will basically decline quickly.

"The common people think of your father's kindness, but many landlords are powerful and powerful about your father's kindness. Your father's way of making it difficult for those people to want to collect more land." Lao Zhu knew it clearly, and said, "You Let’s go to the Imperial College, there are quite a few scholars with good backgrounds who don’t like your father.”

It doesn't seem to be any secret that scholars don't like Zhu Yunying, and the reasons are naturally quite consistent.

The main reason here is of course that Emperor Yingshi was not close to Confucianism, and Emperor Yingshi brought Yan Shenggong back to his original form in one go, which also made many scholars unhappy.

Regardless of the seemingly insignificant Duke Yansheng in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the status of Duke Yansheng has been greatly improved during the nearly [-] years of Mongolian and Yuan rule. In many people's minds, Duke Yansheng should be distinguished. But descendants of saints.

What's more, Emperor Yingshi brought the inheritance of Yansheng Gong's lineage to the court to talk about it, which was very gentle.

The descendants of the saints took the lead in not observing the etiquette, and ethics and morality were ignored by them, even though some people thought it was because of the Jurchen or Mongol persecution.However, Yan Shenggong's inheritance was indeed chaotic at one time, and he didn't care about the eldest son, that would tear the saint's face.

The lack of closeness to Confucianism is indeed why many scholars are not satisfied with Emperor Yingshi.But these are not all. Although there are noble sons from poor families in the current imperial examination system, many of them are from good families.

But it is good now that the emperor has created a land that can be divided into acres, which does not mean that the opportunity for land annexation has been completely lost.It’s just that under such a policy to annex land, the cost and burden will increase a lot, which is not worthwhile.

These are naturally the reasons why many small landlords are very dissatisfied with Emperor Yingshi, but they seem to be complaining in private, and they dare not even show an attitude of resistance in the face of the emperor's power.

Those small landlord classes are all like this, and scholars are actually all like this.

Some people may want to influence the emperor through their own efforts. Even if the Emperor Yingshi cannot be changed, they still need to let the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty get close to Confucianism. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty should believe in the words of the saint.

Although there may be some dissatisfaction with the emperor, it does not affect the enthusiasm of many scholars for the imperial examination, and they still hope to be named on the gold list, hoping to honor their ancestors.

Little Zhu asked curiously, "Great-grandfather, what kind of emperor do you think my father is?"

Old Zhu was silent for a moment, and then said, "Your brother is a good emperor. He is wise, scheming, and resourceful. He is not confused about trivial matters, and he has a long-term vision when it comes to those big things."

"Your father is mean but not ungrateful, cruel but not ruthless. A little cold, but also a little warm."

Hearing Lao Zhu's comments like this, little Zhu was not happy, "Great-grandfather, our father is not mean. Our father misses the past the most, and the old ministers are very good to the clan!"

Old Zhu smiled and patted Little Zhu's head. We should wait for little Zhu to grow up to talk about some things.Or there are some things that make sense. It is estimated that he will be able to see some ways when he grows up.

But Lao Zhu didn't think that her grandson behaved badly, an emperor should be mean, and an emperor should not be too kind.If an emperor is like a perfect man, it must not be a good thing, maybe the world will be in turmoil.

When the old and the young were chatting in the restaurant, and when they were admiring the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunying in the palace was very busy.He doesn't have much chance to go out of the palace, there are endless memorials to review every day, and there are many things to follow him to make decisions every day, how can he have time to go to Weifu for private visits?

Yan Zhenzhi appeared in the Hall of Martial Arts again, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry said, "Your Majesty, I am about to go to Kaifeng Mansion, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry."

It is normal for Yan Zhenzhi to have such worries. He is about to set off to govern Huanghuai, which is his top priority.When he devotes all his energy to governing the Huanghuai River, he will naturally be unable to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry.

So this time, Yan Zhenzhi also hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would take back his position as minister.

Zhu Yunying was noncommittal, and said with a smile, "You don't need to worry too much, Aiqing. The governance of Huanghuai is a big deal, and it is also the top priority of the court. There is no need to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and there are left and right ministers. You are not worried about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. If the matter is involved, let the left and right servants take care of everything."

The emperor's meaning is obvious, Yan Zhenzhi is still the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty.As one of the six ministers, he went to govern Huanghuai, so he naturally had a greater right to speak, and it also allowed him to better control the officials.

As for the announced daily operation, there is no need to worry, the Ministry of Industry can be regarded as full of talents.Although there is no minister, but there are left and right servants, they can also handle these things well.

It can be seen as early as the Hongwu period that the lack of a minister will not affect the operation of the six departments.Therefore, civil and military officials don't need to take themselves too seriously. Even if they are high-ranking and powerful, without them, the Ming Dynasty is still operating in an orderly manner.

It may seem a little ruthless, but it is the truth.What the Ming Dynasty cannot lack is the emperor, not the minister.

Naturally, the emperor said so, so Yan Zhenzhi naturally had no other opinions.What's more, with the presence of the Minister of Industry, he can indeed save a lot of worry, and it will be more convenient to manage Huanghuai.

After all, it is very realistic in the officialdom, and it is too common for people to leave tea to cool down.When you are a Shangshu, you are crowded with people.But once the official position is lost, let alone the former colleagues, even some old students may be alienated.

Yan Zhenzhi has seen such things happen, and sometimes he even feels a little bit sad.

In the end, he was His Majesty's old minister, His Majesty still gave him a lot of dignity, and he still gave him unparalleled trust.

Zhu Yunying looked at Yan Zhenzhi seriously, and said, "You don't need to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. You only need to manage Huanghuai well now, and other things have nothing to do with you. If you encounter difficult decisions, report to me immediately! Governing the Yellow River and the Huaihe River is a matter of the country and society, and I have entrusted this matter to Ai Qing!"

Yan Zhen knelt down, with a firm voice, "The minister is in command! The minister must do his best to live up to His Majesty's grace!"

For Yan Zhenzhi, the management of Huanghuai has always been a blessing.He enjoys this dirty work, even hard work, in the eyes of many people, and has always felt that this is the most important job in his life.

This is an opportunity to make his name in history, and Yan Zhenzhi naturally attaches great importance to this opportunity.

Looking at the first batch of Yan Zhenzhi who stayed by her side, Zhu Yunying said, "Aiqing has been with me for nearly 20 years. I know Aiqing's ability and character. I entrust you with such a big matter. Be at ease!"

After saying this, Zhu Yunying said to Wang Chengen, "The embankment of the Yellow River stretches for thousands of miles. Give Aiqing a chariot and two royal horses to send Aiqing home!"

Yan Zhen was moved inexplicably, His Majesty just gave him unparalleled grace, even Ru Yu, His Majesty's first confidant, actually did not receive such treatment, this was even the first case of Ying Shichao.

Naturally, it is an unparalleled grace, so of course it cannot be easily rewarded, otherwise it will depreciate, or it will not show grace.So it is not unreasonable to say that Zhu Yunying is stingy or mean.

For such an evaluation, Zhu Yunying knew it well, even if she knew it, there would be no problem.Because he is such a person, those people can say whatever they like!
Yan Zhen left the Hall of Martial Arts straight away. This may be the last time he saw Zhu Yunying in a short period of time, because he will go to Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow and start formally governing Huanghuai.

Not to mention loss, there are too many such things, not to mention that this is a major national event, so naturally it cannot be delayed.

Everyone is the pillar of the country, or it is better to focus on national affairs.Even if Yan Zhenzhi is Zhu Yunying's confidant, it doesn't matter, Yan Zhenzhi exists to handle these major events well.

Looking at Yan Zhenzhi sitting on the seat bestowed by the emperor, and seeing the tall and burly general Han carrying him, it is not about the envy of feelings, Yan Zhenzhi can be said to have received unparalleled grace.

But thinking about what he is about to do, many officials are relieved, and it seems that there is no need to be particularly envious.

Don't look at Yan Zhenzhi's current scenery, but if he doesn't do the errands that His Majesty told him, the current scenery will immediately turn into sadness.So if you want to get such a scenery, you need to take a lot of risks.

Yan Zhenzhi probably knew what those colleagues were thinking.But he doesn't care about these things, he just wants to run errands well, he just wants to govern Huanghuai.

This is not only to leave a name in the history, but also to repay the kindness of the two emperors of the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)