Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 50 Please don't embarrass me for being fat...

Zhu Yuanzhang left with satisfaction.

Regarding the result of the discussion between the bastard son and the life-saving counselor, he said that he would not use a third word to describe it except perfection.

Thinking of Zhu Ji's perfunctory explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing.It was the first time he had heard someone explain that word in such a low-key and euphemistic manner that Zhu Yuanzhang had to suspect that there might be something bad in this bastard's stomach.

But Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't care less about these.

Now that Zhu Ji's prince title has been decided, the next most important and thorny issue is how to arrange for Zhu Ji to smoothly move into Wu Wangfu.

This mansion, named after his title before he ascended the throne, undoubtedly has a very special meaning in the hearts of civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty.

It's hard to imagine that if he didn't use some tricks, the courtiers would know that Zhu Ji would not only stay in Beijing but also live in the Wu Palace, then it might not be just those civil servants who were worried about the change of the prince who would kneel outside the Meridian Gate .

But the construction of a prince's mansion requires more than a large sum of money and food, and more importantly, a long time.

If Zhu Ji, the eldest prince, even received the golden book and jade book, but didn't even have a decent mansion, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the world, wouldn't it damage the majesty of the royal family.

There was another crisp whip, and the Beijing officials, who were suppressing their sleepiness, once again came to the Meridian Gate to participate in today's morning court.

It is rare that there is nothing particularly important, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who is planning in his stomach, also feels his head lightened.

"The Temple of Meritorious Officials was specially built in this dynasty for ministers with outstanding meritorious service. Taichang Temple manages a lot of things, so it is inevitable that there will be times of negligence. After thinking about it, we should set up a temple in charge, the Ministry of Officials, this matter You think about it."

Standing in front of the train, Zhan Tong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials on duty, said that there is no need to consider this matter, and the Ministry of Officials deeply agrees.

He even involuntarily glanced at the Minister of Rites, Niu Liang, beside him.

In the eyes of the two of them, there was actually a kind of joy of relief.

The joy of the two is understandable. After all, in this way, the Ministry of Rites will no longer have to remind each Taichang Qing to attach great importance to the temple of meritorious officials, and the Ministry of Officials will not have to worry about where the next Taichang Qing will come from. .

The happy scene made the courtiers feel a little more relaxed, and the sleepiness of standing in the train was relieved a lot. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Yuanzhang raised the question of Zhu Ji's residence.

"Yan Da, come and tell us, when will our eldest prince's mansion be completed?"

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of ministers in various ministries has changed at any time.For example, this year, the Ministry of Industry currently has three ministers. Zhao Zhu at the beginning, Li Min before, and Yan Da today are all ministers on duty at the Ministry of Industry that day.

When asked about this matter suddenly, Yan Da was a little confused.

It has only been three or two days since Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to Li Min.The Ministry of Industry hadn't even finished recruiting the manpower for the site selection yet, so the emperor hurriedly asked when it would be completed.

Such a big palace, does that mean it will be built after it is completed?
Not to mention the time it takes for various materials to be transported from various places in Ming Dynasty to the capital, even if the Ministry of Industry gathers manpower, allocates money and food from the internal treasury, and delineates the construction location, these three or two days are not enough.

Yan Da just wanted to say, Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me for being fat... Oh, old man.

Yan Da, who stood out of the train, fell to his knees directly:
"Your Majesty, the Eldest Prince has a high status, so the palace must be carefully built. The Ministry of Industry is still determining the location of the palace, and the results will be announced soon."

The answer was very tactful, and Zhu Yuanzhang expected it to be such an answer, but there was no expression of displeasure on his face.However, his voice turned to Niu Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was enjoying himself on the other side:
"Niu Liang, come and think of an idea for us. Our eldest son will be crowned in half a year. It will take time for the palace to be completed. Where do you think we should place him?

Did he receive him from the palace, or did he just find a house and seal him up for him to live in first? "

Just breathed a sigh of relief, Niu Liang, who was feeling relaxed and happy, froze for a moment.

It's all right, why did the fire that was burning on the Ministry of Industry's head suddenly lead to himself.

However, this matter really has a lot to do with the Ministry of Rites, and Zhu Yuanzhang even named him personally, if he didn't go out and say something, he felt that he would be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Let's talk, what should we say?
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, he knew that he didn't want to choose either of the two choices he gave.However, the emperor's mind is hard to guess, if he says something wrong, he also feels that his official career has come to an end.

There was no thought at all in his mind, and Niu Liang fell to his knees with a plop:
"Your Majesty, the Eldest Prince's status is honorable, so naturally he should not live casually. It's okay to take him back to the palace for a short time, but His Majesty made it himself at the beginning of the dynasty, and the prince will be released to the feudal town when he becomes an adult. This..."

Hearing Niu Liang's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to comment on one thing - listening to what you say is better than reading it.

What does it mean to take back to the palace in a short time? It means that this time is over first, and after the crown ceremony, his bastard can stay where he should be cool.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Niu Liang, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This officialdom is really a big dye vat. Niu Liang promoted a scholar as an official from the first year of Hongwu, and became a minister of the Ministry of Rites three times in just six years. This official came up, slick The level has not dropped.

Zhu Yuanzhang deeply felt that there was a shortage of talents in the country, and it was necessary to make another adjustment in some important positions to consolidate the magnificent building of Daming.

It seems that the two ministers in a row failed to understand what I meant, but it doesn't matter.

Thinking that the purpose at the beginning was to force these people to accept his own opinions, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't intend to continue to embarrass the two of them, his eyes wandered again, and finally fell on the front of the civil servants' uniform with a red crane Hu Weiyong.

"Hu Weiyong, the two ministers don't seem to be able to share our worries. Tell me."

Hu Weiyong is a person with a delicate and clear mind, but at this moment, he can't guess where Zhu Yuanzhang wants the eldest prince to live.There was no answer left and right, so Hu Weiyong followed Niu Liang's words and said:

"The Eldest Prince has been separated from the people for many years, so His Majesty and the Empress Dowager must have a lot of lovesickness. From the humble opinion of a humble minister, it is possible to bring the Eldest Prince into the palace so that His Majesty and the Empress Empress can enjoy family happiness."

A few days ago, I felt that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be beating him intentionally or unintentionally. Hu Weiyong has restrained a lot during this period, and in many things, he is quite catering to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Anyway, in his opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to family affection.If that's the case, let the eldest prince live in the palace directly, and even if something happens in the future, it won't be held accountable for him.

Some people are perfunctory, and naturally some people do their best.

"Absolutely not!"

As soon as Hu Weiyong's words came to an end, Song Lian in the class sternly stopped this idea that was so bad that it was bleeding pus.

Who are the people in the inner garden of the deep palace? Except for the emperor and those underage princes, it is simply a pile of fat powder.

This eldest prince was born among the people since he was a child, and no one knows what his habits and conduct are like.This is going to be brought into the palace, maybe it will be two in one year and eight in three years.It's fine if the pregnant woman is a court lady, if it's...

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has learned from you. Since the eldest prince is about to be crowned, it is important to stay away from the imperial confinement. Besides, the eldest prince has never been ceremonial, so if he enters the palace like this, he will inevitably do something that will insult the royal dignity..."

Although what Song Lian said was very reasonable, but Zhu Yuanzhang, who was very confident in his children, felt that what was the difference between these words and meat, eggs, green onions and chickens?
Master Guorui's eyes couldn't help but widen, and his tone of voice changed from the previous meaningful one to gradually becoming angry in twos and threes:
"Then you will teach us how to arrange our eldest son?"

A questioning scold made Song Lian speechless.

During this period of time, in matters concerning Zhu Ji, he has been regarded by the courtiers as the crown prince's vanguard.Now it is enough to simply raise opinions. If the words are too outrageous, it will inevitably make Zhu Yuanzhang feel dissatisfied with the prince.

Song Lian is a man of courtesy, but the premise is that he is also a person.

As a human being, we naturally have all kinds of thoughts and concerns.

When confronted by Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, he naturally couldn't continue talking about what he had said before.

After thinking about it, Song Lian simply knelt down on the ground and said nothing like the previous three.Not only did he accept the guilt of his speechless speech, but he also expressed his speechless embarrassment.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes still wandered, but the civil servants who were able to stand in Fengtian Hall in the early court could no longer bear this kind of riddle-like inquiry.

The remaining four of the six Shangshu voluntarily knelt down on the ground without raising their heads.With them as examples, a crowd of people went up behind them to the Meridian Gate and fell to their knees in an instant.

The generals who stayed out of the matter from the beginning looked at each other, neither kneeling nor not kneeling.

But seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes had turned to them, Li Wenzhong, who had just returned to court and didn't know what happened, rolled his eyes and knelt down to his uncle.Anyway, he could see that no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang was doing for, it was all for establishing his prestige now.

As long as the civil and military officials of the whole court kneel, it means that the purpose of establishing prestige has been achieved.

At that time, no matter what the previous purpose was, the result will come to light.

With his leadership, the other generals also knelt down knowingly, until Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked around and there was no one standing from Fengtian Hall to the Wumen Gate, and then he said calmly in an ecstatic tone With a cry:
"Get up."

Amidst the shouts of gratitude, the courtiers stood up one after another, until the train was restored to order under the guidance of the chief of ceremonies, Zhu Yuanzhang made a thoughtful expression:

"You have no good plan to wait, our eldest son can't have nowhere to live. Forget it, let's clean up our old Wu Wangfu first and let him live there. If the eldest son of the emperor doesn't even have a decent mansion, Where should we put this face?"

"Servant, do you hear that?"

It wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang said this that the civil and military officials realized how wronged they had just kneeled.

However, they also had to admit that if Zhu Yuanzhang had not blocked their mouths just now, there would be another commotion in the court.

　Starting tomorrow, I will really be the leader of the production team...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)