eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 136 The Prince's Means! ([-] words, ask for a monthly ticket!)

Zhu Houzhao's method of ordering these ministers to work can work, and there are also key points in it.Even in the mid-Ming Dynasty, courtiers like Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Han Wen, Wang Jia, etc. were all courtiers who were willing to do things.

If it is really the end of the year, everyone is fighting with each other, don't say that the people below are against them, they will be against the emperor first, and it will be a lot of trouble.

During the Hongzhi period, things were fine. The crown prince proposed the idea of ​​reorganizing the army. Although the civil servants were a little worried about the "martial arts enthusiasm" shown by the prince, firstly, those people were demoted a lot in the Zuo Shunmen incident. Well, the crown prince didn't really engage in any personal conquests, the Northern Expedition, etc., and the danger of the Beijing army's occupation can be seen by many ministers in the court, so how can it be done without it?
Speaking of it, Zhu Houzhao sometimes finds it strange that if he spends money to build up the army in a militaristic manner, there will definitely be a lot of opposition, but if he wants to solve the "Beijing Army Occupation" title, the matter will be vigorously support.

Among them, it is not known whether there is a Beijing army occupying the service, which is mainly a factor for the emperor and the nobles to profit.

In short, after Wang Yue entered Beijing, the cabinet will call all the ministers, the general secretary, the Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate to discuss.

What the prince meant that day was to ask everyone to make this decision together, so it was not just a matter of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households.

"... You should have no objection to the cessation of the occupation and the reorganization of the army. When the cabinet starts, everyone will follow, and I will present this to His Highness. But before that, how to reorganize the army must be According to His Highness, discuss a strategy."

Wang Yuechu served as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he was supported by the prince. Others and himself thought so.It's just that he didn't expect that it would be such a big move when he came up.

"In any case, we must first find out which projects occupy the Beijing camp, right?"

In fact, mentioning this crop,
The cabinet, including the six ministries, has some haze hidden in my heart.

It was the emperor's decree to occupy the Beijing camp, and the projects to be built were either the residence of the queen's natal family, or some Taoist temples and temples, followed by the city walls and some dilapidated palaces in the palace.

Which of these can stop?
Wang Yue was surprised, "Your Highness...hasn't mentioned it yet?"

In fact, Wang Yue really didn't know, so he asked this question. He has such a personality, so he didn't think too much.

But Liu Jian was a little dissatisfied when he heard that Wang Weining had made a lot of contributions, but he couldn't ask such a question, it sounded like he was dissatisfied with His Highness.That is to say, he is in poor health in his 70s.
If you're in your 50s, it's no wonder that the prince's character doesn't deal with him. What's wrong with winning a battle?Are there fewer generals who have won battles since ancient times?
"It's not easy, Your Highness." Liu Ge said with a sigh, "From what I've seen, it's not that Your Highness doesn't know the difficulties involved, but it's just that these things are useless to us. In the final analysis, this has something to do with the family affairs in the palace. relationship. We courtiers are powerless."

Unless there is another Zuoshunmen change.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't want to think about it anymore. He incited everyone to oppose Queen Zhang, so how difficult is it for his son to be caught in the middle?The whole thing is the doormat of the modern version of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, and there are no human beings inside and out.

"Then our strategies..." Han Shangshu was also worried in his heart. After meeting the prince that day, the enterprising spirit shown by the prince made him very excited as the minister of the household department. He also thought about stopping the occupation long time.

If it doesn't work out, he will be really disappointed.

"According to the proposal." Li Dongyang said, "We always have to fulfill His Highness's request first. We are not afraid of Shou Ning Bo and Jian Chang Bo."

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty dared to hate the emperor, and the relatives and vassal kings were even less concerned. Everyone was just worried that these measures would not be implemented. After the 11th year of Hongzhi’s edict, hasn’t the progress been slow until now?

"Let's discuss the matter." Liu Jian said finally.

……

……

Zhu Houzhao himself naturally knew that this was actually a family matter in the palace.The foreign ministers have been dealt with by him long ago, even if the entire army needs to spend some money and food, who dares to say no now?
As for the affairs in the palace, in the final analysis, it was caused by Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi was weak and a little henpecked, so in the final analysis it was Empress Zhang.

In the Ming Dynasty, the old Zhu's family did not have high requirements for the queen's family background.At the beginning, it was considered that if it was a big family itself, and a daughter who became a queen would be born, it might pose a threat to the royal family.

Of course, this kind of consideration cannot be wrongly calculated, and in fact it is quite reasonable.The "suffering of foreign relatives" in the Ming Dynasty was basically negligible.

But everything has two sides, that is, the empress comes from a small family, so she is easy... how to put it, she is easy to be ignorant!

For example, being stingy, ignorant of general principles, protecting one's weaknesses, and lacking the so-called 'mother's world' qualities.

There is no way, one method cannot take advantage of both ends.

Now that the selection is from a small family, it means that the queen's natal family used to live a normal life, at least not a wealthy family. Once they gain power, they like to make up for these "missing children" for the natal family.

As for the natal family, it is true that they have never been rich. Seeing that the girls are all queens, isn't that the only way to ascend to heaven?
The Zhang family is like this.

In fact, on the side of the Empress Dowager Zhou, the Zhou family is similar.It belongs to the eldest brother, don't laugh at the second brother.

Don't look at the appearance of the Empress Dowager Zhou chanting Buddhist scriptures every day and keeping aloof from the world.That's because she's getting old, what's the point of having her great-grandson come out?
In fact, she fought a lot when she was young. She was the noble concubine of Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qizhen also had a loving Empress Qian, but Empress Qian didn't have a son. At this juncture, the Empress Dowager Zhou gave birth to Zhu Houzhao's grandfather. Zhu Jianshen, this guy, probably started to mutter and have thoughts in his heart when he was in confinement...

Zhu Qizhen was arrested later, and a younger brother-in-law was appointed to be the emperor. Can people like Zhou Tai and Empress Dowager be happy?As a result, Zhu Qizhen came back and ascended the throne... Finally, his son Zhu Jianshen became the emperor, and another concubine Wan Gui that no one could touch came out...

After all this tossing, the Empress Dowager Zhou still standing in the palace is not an old lady who can only recite scriptures.

Zhu Houzhao felt a headache just thinking about these things. Anyway, if his uncle in the future dared to behave like this, he would have his skin peeled off.

I don’t know which bastard sings about beauties and not Jiangshan, you go and try, like Song Huizong, the beauties are all captured by the enemy?

In Kunning Palace.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling had already arrived.

"My son, see the queen mother."

He also glanced at his two uncles from the corner of his eye. The two brothers of the Zhang family probably remembered the board they were beaten last time, so they felt a little nervous, but in Kunning Palace, they still had confidence.

"You don't need to be too polite, the prince, come to the queen mother." Empress Zhang is still graceful and beautiful. Doesn't she have any requirements for her family background? Then a natural person should be good-looking, otherwise, what is the picture?

So Zhu Houzhao is actually quite good-looking, and he can be regarded as having a delicate features.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling glanced at each other, and then bowed to each other, "I have seen Your Highness."

"Both uncles, let's get back together."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the two of them carefully, trying to find out whether there were signs of crying in the corners of their eyes.In fact, whether he has ever cried or not, he knows that these two people are looking for the Queen to talk about recalling the soldiers in Xingji County.

"Prince." Empress Zhang took her son's hand and asked for warmth first, "The Holy Majesty rested and ordered you to supervise the country. Although the queen mother is a woman, she also knows that state affairs are not easy, and taking care of her son will be hard."

"Where is the mother, there is also a tradition among the people that sons will continue to do what Lao Tzu does. Besides, the son works harder, and the father will work less. There is no need to worry about the mother, there is nothing serious right now."

Empress Zhang's psychology, in fact, is to love her son, which cannot be faked, but what is she worried about?It's just that the gang of foreign ministers will fool the prince to do something.

Originally.Your Majesty will protect the Zhang family no matter what.But the prince taught Shou Ning Bo and Jian Chang Bo a lesson last time.From the perspective of foreign ministers, this is a good opportunity to impress the Zhang family.

So Queen Zhang naturally thought of this.

"Zhao'er, it's not that the queen mother is asking more questions. But...it seems to be that I heard that some officials suggested that we stop Jingying from constructing a project in Xingji County?"

"Mother, where did you hear this news?" Zhu Houzhao raised his head in surprise, and then immediately turned his gaze to Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling.

The prince is powerful and powerful, mainly because he has beaten them, and they are also a little scared.

To be honest, these two uncles were really not afraid of anyone in the Hongzhi Dynasty. According to historical records, they not only molested the court ladies, but also tried to wear the crown of Emperor Hongzhi, and basically dared to do anything.

Whoever teases them, they will tease.

Only this prince, they can't do anything.

You are the younger brother of Empress Zhang, and I am also the son of Empress Zhang!
Empress Zhang is the one in the middle at the moment, her palms and backs are full of flesh, "We are all a family anyway, since we are a family, we don't talk about two families, it's your two uncles, they come here and talk about it." It's been more than half an hour. Zhao'er, tell the queen mother first if there is such a thing, if not, then everyone will be happy."

Zhu Houzhao didn't answer this question first, "Mother, please let me ask you a question. Where did the two uncles hear the news?"

Zhang Heling looked at Zhang Yanling, and Zhang Yanling winked and refused to speak. Does that mean you are the eldest brother, so you won't come?
"Just... my two brothers also heard from outsiders. Your Highness, is there really such a class of ministers who made this suggestion? Your Highness, you have to see clearly that there are only 2 people in Xingji County. These Why don't the ministers mention this and that, but mention our family?"

After Zhang Heling finished speaking, Zhang Yanling dared to say, "Yes, Your Highness, don't be led into a ditch by foreign ministers."

Empress Zhang's expression changed, "This is the Qianqing Palace, not your home! You must speak properly!"

"Yes, that's what the empress taught me." Zhang Yanling shrank her head, but in fact, this scene is a bit like their bickering at home when they were young.

What Zhu Houzhao didn't understand was that the scolding was just for him to see.

"The queen mother just said that it is a family. Since it is a family, the children and others can't talk about it, but they have to talk to the queen mother."

The three members of the Zhang family finally felt a little relieved when they heard the prince's words.

"There is indeed such a thing. But because the situation is complicated, the ministers only said so, and the decree has not yet been revealed."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two brothers became anxious.Empress Zhang also had a serious face.

"This... Your Highness, since he didn't come out, it's just right. How can such an order be issued? It's just right to tell them to stop!"

"What are you panicking about?" Empress Zhang saw that the two of them were unhappy and frizzy, which made people know that the Zhang family had no restraint.

But the prince Zhu Houzhao let out a long sigh. What was even more exaggerated was that when the prince blinked his big eyes, the little tears just blinked out, and two tear stains came out along the tender face!

"Zhao'er, what's the matter?" Queen Zhang's heart trembled, and she quickly pulled the prince over and put her arms in her arms, "Don't cry, don't cry, the two uncles are also in a hurry, not for you."

"Mother, I just feel aggrieved." Zhu Houzhao wiped his tears and said, "Uncles say this is not feasible, but I don't understand this truth. Didn't uncles see how arrogant the Tatars were in the capital before?" Well? The ministers said that these soldiers should be assembled and drilled every day to become a strong army. Why not? Ministers have the responsibility of supervising the country. If the capital camp cannot fight, the Tatars will come. Who protects the father? Who protects the mother? In case something goes wrong, how will the son and minister explain to the father and the mother? Mother, doesn't this make sense? "

Empress Zhang stroked the prince's cheek, "The truth, of course, is this truth, and it makes sense."

"But I was also thinking that the soldiers in the Beijing camp didn't do anything else. The imperial edict was issued by the emperor, and what they built was either my grandfather's tomb, my grandmother's house, or Taoist temples and temples for blessings. Which one of these is not doing things for our own family? Between the left and right, the minister is also in a dilemma, and he is really at a loss. But..."

Zhu Houzhao turned around, faced the two, and complained with some anger, "But have the two uncles considered the difficulties of the lonely prince?! Have you considered the difficulties of your nephew?"

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness... we two brothers, naturally... we have considered it. But as His Highness said, those constructions are... all for our own family."

"Is there really?" Zhu Houzhao smiled miserably, and continued to criticize, "Why does Gu feel that there is no order? Obviously the cabinet has not yet made a decree, and the two uncles panicked when they heard the rumors outside the palace. , just go to the East Palace and ask, why do you want to bother your mother in Kunning Palace? Isn't this to suppress the orphan with the queen's order?"

"Zhao'er," Empress Zhang said aloud when she heard that something was wrong, "...don't think too much about it, He Ling and Yan Ling are not that smart, so they couldn't think of this episode."

"Yes, yes." The two uncles nodded quickly, "What the queen said is exactly, we two brothers are stupid."

"Are the two uncles clear in their hearts?" Zhu Houzhao continued: "Just now my mother said that we are all from my own family. What is my own family? My family needs to be considerate of each other's difficulties. The mother loves the two uncles, so this is what I do. The matter was tangled and hesitated for a long time. So... why is it that only the ministers are considerate of the uncles, and the uncles are not considerate of the ministers?"

"As soon as I heard that my interests were being lost, I immediately thought of stopping it, wondering whether it could be stopped, whether it should be stopped, whether it would be good for the court and the people, and whether it would be good for Erchen, the prince who oversees the country. Are you doing any good? This is called your own family?! It’s just some rumors in the capital, but let the uncles care so much, so they can’t wait to come to Kunning Palace, is this called understanding?!”

"Mother's Queen." The Crown Prince saluted the Queen, "My son was rude just now. I really feel inexplicably sad in my heart. The foreign ministers forced my son to forget it. Back in the harem, those who are related to my son The uncles also forced the son-in-law. The son-in-law was very difficult when he first experienced the state affairs. He felt wronged and couldn't express it clearly, so he cried out. Please forgive me! As for the two uncles, the son-in-law doesn't know what to say. Please let the queen decide!"

It was also uncomfortable for the queen to hear her son say that.

The two uncles are not smart people like Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, so how can the playing at such a critical moment be done properly and perfectly?So I can only say incoherently: "Your Highness, what is this? In public, we are courtiers, and in private, we are family members. Why don't you think about understanding Your Highness?"

Empress Zhang was about to die of embarrassment, and she came up with an idea, "Why don't we do this. The Beijing camp is so important, then we should withdraw the other construction soldiers sent there. For Heling and Yanling, let's wait for the time being." Take it easy. That's always fine."

Zhu Houzhao wanted to laugh in his heart.

Turning a corner, he said, "Since it is what the queen mother said, there is no reason why it should not be done. Then the queen mother said, which ones should be withdrawn? Should they withdraw the Taoist temples and temples, or withdraw the temples in the palace?" Come?"

"This..." After all, Empress Zhang is also an ordinary woman with average qualifications, and it is difficult for her to answer this question.

Because Taoist temples and temples are related to the Empress Dowager Zhou, Zhu Houzhao has the word filial piety, but doesn’t Queen Zhang have it?

And the halls in the palace are related to His Majesty. Could it be that the place where the emperor lives is not as important as the place where the Zhang family lives?
This dead end forced the three Zhang family members to be speechless.

Finally, Zhang Yanling simply said: "Queen, Your Highness, why do you want to withdraw? Why don't you withdraw at all! Your Majesty is the Mingjun of Zhongxing, and the world is stable. It has been like this for the past few years. There is no 'what if' anywhere. I thought it must be those The courtiers in the outer court are bewitching the public and bewitching people's hearts!"

He, an ignorant person, just picked up simple idioms and used them, but in fact he used them indiscriminately.

Zhu Houzhao became angry when he heard his words, "What kind of nonsense is this uncle talking about?! There is no chance? How do you know that there must be no?! Don't uncle know that Dayan Khan in the north has settled down and is going to expand outwards?" ? Something really happened one day in the future, what will my mother do?! What will happen to the empress of Ming Dynasty?!"

Seeing that her son was going to get angry, Empress Zhang couldn't sit still, "Prince, don't be impulsive. Yanling, quickly apologize to the prince!"

"No need." Zhu Houzhao seized the opportunity so that they would not let them talk again, "If it is not for my family members who are sincerely considerate of each other, what good is it to make amends? Empress, no matter what anyone says, I will definitely do it for you For safety's sake, the big capital doesn't even have a decent army, that's absolutely not acceptable! Let's take a step back, at least I have considered my family, and my mother can see clearly if my family has not. Pretending to be against filial piety, just send an order and punish it!"

How could the queen really punish her son?The prince's left sentence is for his mother, and the right sentence is for his mother, and there are many grievances in it.what can she do
And how did this grievance come about?It was the prince who was still struggling, but the two uncles couldn't help but came to cry and complained, they didn't think about the prince at all!
What about my family, my family did this kind of thing? !

Queen Zhang is indeed not a reasonable person, she talks about love, but the younger brother kisses, and the son also kisses!Protecting the younger brother hard, but the son ignores it?There is no such mother in the world.

"What Zhao'er said is not unreasonable. You two, don't just focus on yourselves. Where are you missing from the food and drink expenses?"

When Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling heard this, their faces turned pale, and they immediately started crying again, "Empress! Why did we only care about ourselves? Your Highness said just now that those constructions are for..."

"The two uncles." Zhu Houzhao interrupted them, just not giving them a chance, "The two uncles are elders, and now the nephew is in charge of the country, so why not just support the nephew?"

"Don't talk about it, you two. To be an uncle, you have to look like an uncle." Empress Zhang also felt a little annoyed because of the embarrassment, "This matter depends on the prince."

……

……

Zhu Houzhao came out of Kunning Palace, and went to Qianqing Palace non-stop. The emperor was recuperating, but he couldn't wait any longer.

"Son, see Father!"

Emperor Hongzhi was supported by Xiao Jing and sat up on the bed, "I have said it several times, when there is no one, don't salute when I see you."

"My son is used to it. Father, the matter of the Beijing army's occupation has been settled by my son, and the Zhang family has also settled down."

The emperor was a little surprised, and even more incredible, "Can this be done? How did you do it?"

His daughter-in-law, he still doesn't know?
"Father, don't worry about that for now. The ministers have a decree to invite. In addition to the soldiers from the Zhang family, the soldiers and ministers ordered by the father to build the city wall will also be recalled. The imperial father's imperial edict for the entire army has been issued. Half-baked, my ministers don't even agree!"

"I really gave birth to a strange child! Alright, you should handle this matter properly as soon as possible! That Xiao Jing..."

"The servant is here."

"If the queen comes over in a while, you can say that I... I feel unwell again. Don't say that I'm getting better, do you hear me?"

"Yes." Xiao Jing didn't know what to say.

at the same time,

The cabinet also received the crown prince's oral order from Liu Jin: the six ministries of the cabinet and the nine ministers will draft an army report as soon as possible, and send it to the prince for reading tomorrow!

tomorrow? !
Liu Jian and the others were dumbfounded when they heard it. It's already evening. Can we still sleep tonight when we arrange the work for tomorrow?

"Dare to ask Mr. Liu." Liu Jian stepped forward and asked carefully: "We were asked to make fine carvings before, why are we so anxious now?"

Liu Jin said in a low voice: "Your Highness told me that this matter has already been approved by the Queen. But hurry up, the decree will be issued tomorrow, and people will go to Xingji County to deliver the decree on the same day. I am afraid that it will be reversed in two days."

Zhu Houzhao is a word of stability. If nothing falls to the ground, he doesn't know what the result will be.Not to mention, if Queen Zhang went there to cry for a while and Emperor Hongzhi couldn't stand it, it would be annoying again.

When everyone in the cabinet heard that the crown prince had a way to get Queen Zhang to agree, it was really strange.

After careful investigation, I realized that Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang went to Kunning Palace to cry first.

"The cabinet has no decree, and His Highness has rectified the palace ban. We couldn't leave the East Palace that day when we talked with His Highness. How did Shou Ningbo and Jian Changbo hear the rumors and go to Kunning Palace to cry?" Xie Qian was very surprised.

He felt that this should be the prince's method again.

"Hurry up and draw up the strategy. It will be submitted tomorrow." Li Dongyang put a stack of papers in front of him, and glanced at him, why talk so much.

This is actually called leadership coordination, clerks working overtime, work on you!
　1. There is also a record about trying on the crown, the same thing, it is not made up by the author.

　　2. A reader named Chisa Panda Zzz tried to translate the imperial decree of Jianguo, let’s study together
　　Original text: Those who taught princes in ancient times carefully selected masters and taught them virtue and righteousness.Going through the Dragon Tower and asking for a bed, entering the Tiger's Chamber and wearing a tooth helmet, it's like a scorpion.As for the six divisions attacking, if there is something to do, they will follow the Fujun and guard the country.It is not sent by special heavy equipment, but it is also the important task of the heir to know the difficulties, practice, investigate and rule.

　　Translation: To teach a prince in ancient times, one needs to choose a master carefully and teach him virtue and righteousness. (After the prince received education), he went out of the East Palace (Dragon Tower) and asked his parents for bedtime to show his filial piety, and he entered the Guozijian (Huwei) to study for education, not because of his status but because of his age. Responsibility for hard work; when the state-owned war or the royal family is in trouble, the prince needs to stand up bravely, follow the army to fight for the army, and help handle the country’s government affairs is to supervise the country. This is not to rely on him to govern the country, but to let the He has extensively participated in state affairs and knows the difficulties of managing the country; exercising his ability, understanding the people's sentiments, managing ills, and not being negligent (or understood as rectifying chaos), these are the main responsibilities of the prince.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)