Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 41
A crisp whip sound woke up the Forbidden City, which had been sleeping all night.

The Fengtian Hall was dazzling under the twilight bath, and outside the hall, under the altar, the civil and military officials waiting for the pilgrimage lined up to the Meridian Gate from here.

The officials on duty and the censors stared at every hungry and cold official around them, and as long as they made a slight disgrace, they would inevitably read a book when they were in court later.

Zhu Yuanzhang, a diligent emperor, would never disappoint his courtiers at this time. After receiving the congratulations from the courtiers, Zhu Yuanzhang routinely listened to the performances of all officials.

First, the attendant envoys gave a performance, and some national teachers sent their disciples to come to have an audience. Later, the imperial censor impeached and the Ministry of Rites postponed the task. The temple of meritorious officials in Jiming Mountain has not been repaired for a long time.

Various matters, big and small, were discussed for more than an hour. Seeing that the stomachs of several veteran officials in the hall were starting to growl with hunger, Zhu Yuanzhang was simply generous once, waving his hand to signal Liu Shao, the Minister of Rites who had just coughed and was about to go to work, to pause first, and then With a happy face, he said to the courtiers:

"If there is still something to do, I will directly hand over the title book to the Secretary of the General Administration in the morning. I am going to announce a big event now."

Except for the prince standing in front of the jade steps, who looked normal, and Xu Da and Feng Sheng, who looked a bit strange, the others ignored the strict court etiquette, and all looked suspiciously at Zheng Da Ma Jin Dao sitting on the dragon chair Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Prince, come and tell us about your elder brother."

The prince also has a big brother?
This was the first reaction of the courtiers after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

After that, many courtiers changed their expressions.

If there is nothing wrong with their memory, after the founding of the Kingdom, it seems that the rule of establishing the first son and the first elder has been established.Now suddenly a eldest brother of the prince appears, does the emperor want to change the prince?

As the prince's teacher, Zhigao Song Lian did not help his relatives as the prince wanted.

Before the prince could open his mouth, he broke the turbulent atmosphere in Fengtian Hall, coughed lightly, and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and knelt down:
"Your Majesty, if the name of the clan's heir is included in the register, it only needs to be handed over to the main court of the great clan. We foreign ministers must not set a precedent for interfering with the power of the clan's order. Otherwise, we will lose the respect of superiority and inferiority. Death is hard to atone for."

This old officialdom fritters, Zhu Yuanzhang had already guessed that this was the emperor wanting to justify the name of an unknown prince.

However, Song Lian felt that it was necessary to push this matter back, no matter for the protection of the prince or for the stability of the political situation of the country.

It's just that Song Lian subconsciously overlooked one thing, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang has never been a person who plays cards according to common sense.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who frowned subconsciously, looked at the old scholar with white beard and hair still kneeling on the ground, with a trace of irritation in his eyes.

This old thing is indeed a bit too shrewd.

Just trying to shut his mouth with rules is absolutely impossible.

"Prince, you can start."

Without a trace of mercy, Zhu Yuanzhang left Song Lian aside.He made up his mind that Zhu Ji's matter of recognizing his ancestor and returning to his clan must be here today, and let these courtiers discuss a result that he is satisfied with.

Zhu Biao was about to speak subconsciously, but his gaze passed over Song Lian who was still kneeling on the ground, and he still couldn't bear it.

He is not stupid, of course he knows why Song Lian took the risk to interrupt him.

"Father, it is a great blessing for the eldest brother to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan. It is such a great joy, it is better for Song Xueshi to stand up and listen clearly."

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes.

He didn't understand what the prince was up to. It seemed that this guy had learned badly from that bastard, and he knew that turning a corner was against Lao Tzu's wishes.However, it's true to say so, why should the old man's nonsense spoil the joy of the overjoyed thing.

I kept thinking that the prince's studies were broken, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally agreed to Zhu Biao's request.

After all, Zhu Biao is still the prince of Ming Dynasty.As an emperor, he couldn't hurt his son's face too much in such a small matter.

As for Song Lian, presumably he deliberately kept silent before, which had already made him feel his unhappiness.

Seeing Song Lian standing up tremblingly, Zhu Biao felt a little relieved.

In front of many courtiers with complex expressions, Zhu Biao narrated loudly: "The eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Ji, was born in October of the 13th year..."

He said everything he knew in detail, ignoring the more complex expressions of the courtiers, Zhu Biao turned around and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Father, my son has finished speaking, I don't know if Father has anything to add."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang secretly promised that Zhu Ji would be equal to the power of the prince, no matter what, he still bears the name of the prince.

He didn't intuitively feel the threat Zhu Ji brought him, and Zhu Biao's thoughts became much smoother.If the eldest brother wants to come back, then let him come back. As Zhu Ji said, as long as he is diligent and caring for the people, can Zhu Yuanzhang really replace him as the prince hastily?
So in the introduction just now, Zhu Biao described it very carefully.

Obviously, such a performance made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied.

The emperor, who had been sitting on the dragon chair and overlooking the complicated facial expressions of the courtiers, nodded at Zhu Biao with a grin, and his inner joy was beyond words:
"Biao'er, you have spoken very well. Everyone, I think you all understand. Now we want our eldest son to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan within ten months. What do you think?"

As Zhu Ji's future father-in-law, Xu Da and Feng Sheng immediately came out to express their agreement.

Originally they thought that Zhu Ji would have to wait until this day before reaching the crown.Unexpectedly, this seemingly mediocre son-in-law abruptly advanced this time by half a year.

Half a year, the sooner the two of them are freed from the state of taking turns on duty, the sooner they can pave the way for Zhu Ji in the army.Half a year is enough to build momentum for Zhu Ji in the towns of the Daming Frontier Army.In the future, if Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to let Zhu Ji go to Shuofang for a while, he only needed to win a moderate victory against the remnants of Yuan Yuan, and Zhu Ji's influence would be quickly stabilized.

It's just that they forgot that the simultaneous statement of two top honorable persons is enough to attract the attention of some interested people.

The first to notice them was Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong didn't have a good impression of Xu Da and Feng Sheng.

Just a while ago, Xu Da specially read a book for him.It is said that he is detrimental to the country by being an independent minister and monopolizing power, and even said that he is becoming more and more arrogant and indulged in forming a party for personal gain. If Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to use him, I am afraid that he will follow in Yang Xian's footsteps because of Xu Da's participation.

Hu Weiyong believed that Xu Da and Feng Sheng expressed their opinions so early because they took a fancy to the special status of the eldest prince.

If these two people are successfully attached to the eldest prince, then he, the prime minister, can only borrow power from the emperor and the prince in the future.

As Xu Da said, he has been alone for a year, and he has already been immersed in the pleasure of manipulating power, how can he extricate himself.Taking advantage of the emperor and the prince, wouldn't it be putting the shackles around his neck again.

That, is not what he wants.

Hu Weiyong gritted his teeth and suggested to Zhu Yuanzhang after all:
"Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty has any arrangements after the First Prince returns to court?"

　The sin is broken, I got up after a sleep and wrote it, if there is a problem with the quality, I will change it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, please forgive me
　　
　
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