Emperor Ming's grandson

No one can deny the merits of Li Shanchang, so he was awarded the title of "Founding Minister of Auxiliary Movement and Pushing Sincerity and Keeping the Text".He was promoted to Dr. Guanglu, Zuo Zhuguo, Taishi, and Prime Minister Zuo Zhongshu, and he was promoted to Duke Han, with a yearly salary of four thousand stones, and hereditary descendants.

Everyone also took it for granted, and they all knew that he had made a lot of contributions, comparable to Xiao He, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and he was the number one hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that he was too involved with Huaixi Xungui, and because he was old and couldn't restrain his subordinates, he was reluctant to delegate power, which foreshadowed his bleak end.After all, Hu Weiyong was also recommended by Li Shanchang. He is Li Shanchang's student and has some in-law relationships.

So when Hu Weiyong was involved in the first place, most of Huaixi's nobles were weakened, and Li Shanchang also ended up being expelled and distributed.

The good news is that he was not executed by more than [-] members of his family as in history, leaving only the eldest son Li Qi.In fact, even if Li Qi was a consort in history, he was still exiled and died of depression.

Looking at little Zhu, Zhu Yunying's eyes darkened slightly.And little Zhu was still looking at Zhu Yunying calmly at first, but she quickly lowered her head with guilt and dared not look any more.

There was a dead silence in the Hall of Chunhe. At this time, everyone was so nervous that they dared not breathe, because the words the Crown Prince said were too sensitive.

Li Shanchang, the Duke of South Korea, was dealt with by Emperor Hongwu himself.Back then, Li Shanchang was dispatched to Peiping for Dai Zui, but he worked under Zhu Yunying for a period of time.It is said that Li Shanchang was not cooperative during that time, which made Zhu Yunying unhappy.

Now Li Qi can be a magistrate in Tianjin, which can be regarded as a very good ending.At least compared to other relatives, Li Qi didn't count as being assigned, and even had an official status.

Zhu Yunying looked at little Zhu and asked, "Did you know that Li Shanchang played for us in the early years?"

Little Zhu immediately said, "Great-grandfather also said that Li Shanchang served in front of his father after he was dispatched to Peiping. He also said that he is not inferior when he is close, and resentful when he is far away, and he is not dedicated to doing things."

Zhu Yunying showed a little smile and said, "This is really Li Shanchang, I think that if I have great skills, I will be less afraid."

That's not right, Li Shanchang was really pampered back then.Lao Zhu was sick and could not go to the court, Li Shanchang, the prime minister, did not go to greet him, and Li Qi, the son-in-law and son-in-law, did not go to the court to greet him, and he did not plead guilty even if he was called to the palace.

What's more, his younger brother Li Cunyi and his son had too much connection with Hu Weiyong. Lao Zhu saw Li Shanchang's face and issued an edict to avoid death at first, but Li Shanchang took it for granted and did not submit a memorial to thank him.

He even did things like being dismissed from office and not returning to his hometown for the elderly, borrowing guards from Tanghe to repair the yard, and inquiring about information from the court from Tanghe.Even though he was so alienated by Lao Zhu, Li Shanchang went to ask Lao Zhu to pardon his nephew Ding Bin.

Although dealing with Li Shanchang, there is indeed a reason why he made too much credit and because he had too much influence on Huaixi Xungui.But as an emperor, he really wouldn't like a courtier who was proud of his merits, and wouldn't like a courtier who lost his respect for imperial power.

Zhu Yunying looked at little Zhu, and said suddenly, "Well, let's save face and ask uncle to go back to Jingfu to leave your uncle! This matter is only yours, so we will allow it."

Little Zhu immediately became happy, and knelt down to accept the decree to thank him, "I thank my father, Huang Long! I think that my great aunt should also be recalled."

Zhu Yunying said angrily, "Since we have recalled Li Qi, we will naturally not blame your aunt and grandma. It's good if you all come back. You, follow us to the court tomorrow. Let your uncle give you Beat the side drum, you know?"

Xu Huizu was still a little apprehensive, but without further ado, "The minister leads the order."

Looking at Xu Huizu, Zhu Yunying suddenly became happy, "It looks really the same, and we were like this in the early years. We haven't done anything yet, so let our uncle help us beat the side drum first."

Little Zhu was happy, because she felt that as long as she resembled her father, that would be something worth being happy about.

It's just that Xu Huizu's heart is flustered, is this His Majesty beating him?Is it true that the emperor thinks that courtiers should not get too close to the prince?

It's normal for the emperor's casual words to be pondered by the people below for a long time.Don't talk about the emperor, even if it's Xiao Zhu's words, many people will start to think about it carefully.

Such a situation is naturally a very normal thing, Zhu Yunying will not feel that there is any surprise, and Xiao Xiaozhu seems to think that such a thing is a matter of course.Because it has always been like this around him, and this is the environment around him.

Whether Xu Huizu thinks too much at this time doesn't seem to be that important to Zhu Yunying, or Zhu Yunying doesn't care about such things at all.

As for some of Little Zhu's proposals, Zhu Yunying can actually guess it.There may be some thoughts of little Zhu here, but it is obviously old Zhu who is behind the scenes.

Regarding what Li Shanchang did back then, if Lao Zhu said he wasn't annoyed, he would be lying.It's just that many times, Lao Zhu would also miss the young and virtuous local people in Chuzhou who took the initiative to vote when it was difficult to get to Chuzhou, and would think of Li Shanchang who spent all his time thinking and making suggestions.

If it weren't for Li Shanchang's generous and gentle appearance, but he was jealous and harsh in his heart, and if some of Li Shanchang's actions really violated Lao Zhu's taboo, there might still be a good story about the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

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Lao Zhu has never regretted dealing with Hu Weiyong, and he also thinks it is one of his most proud methods.Because Lao Zhu must concentrate the imperial power and abolish the prime minister.

But when it comes to Li Shanchang's words, Lao Zhu sometimes feels a bit reluctant, and Li Shanchang has been implicated.

Now that I am older, sometimes I will miss the past, and sometimes I will reflect on some things.

Lao Zhu will definitely not rehabilitate Li Shanchang, because he personally handled those matters.What's more, if you want to rehabilitate Li Shanchang, it is tantamount to saying that Lao Zhu took the initiative to admit his mistakes.The most important thing is that the imperial power will be affected to a certain extent.

Admitting mistakes is definitely not going to admit mistakes, not to mention that Li Shanchang died of illness, not beheaded, Lao Zhu also gave Li Shanchang face, so there is no reason to admit mistakes.

It's just that Lao Zhu also feels that he is getting older, and he also needs to consider giving his eldest daughter a face.If you really want to talk about it, Princess Zhu Jingjing of Lin'an was once one of Lao Zhu's favorite daughters.

The atmosphere of the family banquet looked pretty good, at least Zhu Yunying thought the atmosphere was good.Xu Huizu's family also seemed to relax slowly.And the happiest person is naturally Xu Miaoqing, once entering the palace, it is difficult to see her close relatives, let alone have a meal together.

After the family banquet, Xiao Zhu didn't plan to go back to Qianqing Palace, but planned to stay in Chunhe Palace to accompany his mother and tease his brother by the way.

Naturally, Zhu Yunying was not afraid of running out of places to go. Little Zhu would be fine if he didn't go to the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Yunying planned to go there for a while. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Lao Zhu for two days.What's more, this is still a business.

"Yin'er didn't come over?" Lao Zhu opened his eyes and looked behind Zhu Yunying, "Could it be that you kept him from coming?"

Zhu Yunying said proudly, "Why do you spoil him? You just want to stay with his mother. How can you remember a great-grandfather? It means we are filial, come and have a look."

Lao Zhu was not very happy, and criticized, "You are really not as filial as he is. He is in front of us. You, usually come to sit down, have a meal and leave. We are so old and want to take a look at it." It's hard for grandchildren."

Other grandchildren can't see it if they can't see it. To be honest, among Lao Zhu's many grandchildren, Lao Zhu has never seen it at all, and the name may not be remembered.But Lao Zhu couldn't get enough of this precious eldest grandson.

This is being scolded, but Zhu Yunying doesn't care, "If you have something to say, just tell us, let Yin'er tell me what it is!"

Ignoring Zhu Yunying's complaints, Lao Zhu said, "We are so old, we need to save face. Li Shanchang has also passed away, so we don't bother to say anything. We are worthy of him, and promised him twice in the early years. "

Zhu Yunying didn't know what to say, because the Danshu iron coupon was really useless in front of Emperor Hongwu.Lao Zhu has the right to explain everything. The so-called death-preventing iron coupon is with Emperor Hongwu, and sometimes it is a reminder.

The nobles who had the iron coupons of the alchemy were killed a lot, and they were not saved from death even once.So I really want to say that Li Shanchang was lucky, even if he was dismissed from office, he survived anyway.

Of course, this is also Zhu Yunying's credit, Zhu Yunying doesn't need to be humble.If he hadn't tried his best to protect him at the beginning, Li Shanchang would definitely be punished by the three clans, and his end would be extremely bleak.

Zhu Yunying sat down and looked at the teapot, "Change us to a pot of Longjing, we'll get used to it."

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunying, and said with disgust, "I didn't care about eating and drinking before, but now my mouth is getting more and more tricky. Is it because I only like Longjing, or do I hate that we are dirty when we are old?"

"I really like Longjing. The tea you drink is too strong." Zhu Yunying explained angrily, "Fortunately, Yin'er is like us, and he is not used to those strong teas. Speaking of which, I will give him less tea in the future."

Old Zhu looked at Wang Chengen and said, "Let's keep some Xianglin tea in the cupboard and bring it to the emperor."

Longjing tea had a certain scale and fame in the Northern Song Dynasty. The "Xianglin tea" from Xianglin Cave in Lingyin, the "Baiyun tea" from Baiyun Peak in Shangtianzhu, and the "Baoyun tea" from Baoyun Mountain in Geling have been listed as tribute.

As for the so-called 'Eighteen Royal Tea Trees', it was a matter of the Qianlong period, which would also elevate Longjing tea to the supreme status.The so-called Longjing tea gradually became the top of China's famous tea, which was also after the Republic of China.

Zhu Yunying drank tea leisurely, and said, "This tea drinking is really a good start for our grandpa. We can't drink the tea soup that those people drank before."

Lao Zhu became proud, but actually he couldn't understand it, because sometimes his precious grandson was just like him.Lao Zhu sees that his grandson thinks everything is good, and Zhu Yunying also thinks that Lao Zhu's many things are to open up the world.

The tea drinking culture has a long history, and the way of drinking tea passed down from generation to generation was really carried forward by Lao Zhu.

From tea cakes used for decocting in the Tang Dynasty to tea powder used for whisking in the Song Dynasty.The brewed tea leaves are considered Lao Zhu's credit, and this is also Lao Zhu's decree to abolish tuancha and remake bud tea.After all, group tea was the main type in the past, not the loose tea that is also used in later generations.

"We plan to let Yin'er go to court tomorrow, and ask him to recommend the eldest uncle." Zhu Yunying said to Lao Zhu while drinking tea, "We will agree with the situation when the time comes, and when the time comes, we will raise the identity of the eldest uncle, so that we can give Our two cousins ​​also show some kindness."

Old Zhu said approvingly, "I knew it a long time ago, which means you understand our intentions."

Isn't that the case? Although Lao Zhu really doesn't like the eldest son-in-law, it's just that Lao Zhu won't hate the two grandsons even if they are not close.These two grandsons definitely have no chance to inherit the title of Duke.

If there is no accident, they will slowly disappear from the crowd.Therefore, Lao Zhu occasionally wanted to give him a chance.

Zhu Yunying said, "Eldest Uncle is also a magistrate now, and this is also a fourth rank. The two cousins, let's make them one civil and one military."

Lao Zhu quickly waved his hands and said, "They all become military officers, so our descendants will have someone to rely on in the future."

Zhu Yunying immediately understood, and said, "Then let's go to the Beijing camp. The commander and the commander are useless. The big cousin is the commander of the fourth rank. Forget it, the little cousin is also like this." .”

Military households are hereditary, so many times the children of some generals are also generals.The Ming Jingwei has Shangzhiwei, Nanjing Wei, Beijing Wei, etc. Now there are 26 guards in the pro-military commander of Shangzhiwei, and Jinyiwei is one of them.

So don't worry that there is no room for two people, after all, even each guard has four commanders.

It's still the grandson who is caring. I just express a little wish, and the grandson can make arrangements clearly.This eldest grandson is not raised in vain, and he is indeed capable and promising.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying with a smile, and asked, "Do you really want Yin'er to go to court?"

"Since we have sold the favor, we have to take back all the favor." Zhu Yunying said with a philistine look, "Furthermore, Yin'er is either old or young at this age, so others should let others know." Let's see how promising our prince is."

Lao Zhu smiled even more happily. In fact, Lao Zhu always felt that his grandson's temperament was simply a copy of his Zhu Chongba, and he would not do business at a loss.

Zhu Yunying continued, "Let people see the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, even dare to meddle in the affairs of Emperor Hongwu!"

Zhu Yunying didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile, "As long as you two don't get pulled out by Hu Weiyong, we didn't kill Li Shanchang. If you really want to talk about it, others can do it, but Hu Weiyong and his traitors can't."

"We know this reason. If they are rehabilitated, the prime minister will come out with it." Zhu Yunying knew it in his heart, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, grandpa, we know it."

Granting kindness, of course, must maximize the benefits, but you can't do it indiscriminately if you have some kindness, Zhu Yunying has always been clear about this!