eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 203
According to the crown prince's account, Wang Qiong and Peng Ze took up the posts of Zhejiang chief envoy and inspector envoy, and went to the East Palace to meet the crown prince before taking office.

Zhu Houzhao has an impression of Wang Qiong, and this impression is that he has a bad relationship with Yang Tinghe in history.Because Yang Tinghe is a clean stream, Wang Qiong is willing to try any way that can get things done, no matter how many there are.

As for Peng Zhi, the person Min Gui recommended, nothing else.

Both of these two are officials in their 40s. They are at the best time and have rich experience. Of course, they have little experience in facing the prince, especially the current prince. He is not a real child. Yes, with such a vicious reputation, they are naturally more cautious.

Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the couch, stretching out his hand to warm the fire from time to time, "...raise your head, you probably haven't seen Ben Gong yet."

Wang Qiong Lu Ziye, in fact, Peng Ze has a big temper, but at the moment he is also like a little cat.Wang Qiong has deep forehead wrinkles, Peng Ze has a big beard, and Zhu Houzhao remembers their appearance.

"His Royal Highness shines directly on the sky, but the humble minister dare not look directly at it."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing, this Wang Qiong is really flattering, and without mentioning these things, he said: "You should have heard about the Zhejiang case last year. The merchant family, they fiddled around...the court seemed to open it to raise money for their own family."

"To be an official, to be an official of the court, to be an official of my palace, I don't expect each of you to think about my palace and the court very intentionally, but you should always think about it five times? The remaining four Think about yourself a little bit, and think about others if you save a little bit. Otherwise, I will have to handle the Zhejiang case again."

Wang Qiong and Peng Ze felt guilty when they heard this.

"Li Yancai and Dang Shanji should still be locked in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I am too lazy to interrogate them. Before you two go to Zhejiang, you must go to see them once. There is a lot of money in Zhejiang. If you accidentally fall in it, you will never come out again." not coming."

"Yes, the two ministers will go to the prison of the Criminal Ministry immediately after they retire."

"You go to Zhejiang to clean up the mess. You have worked hard for several years to do a few good deeds for the people. Zhejiang is an important financial and taxation center in the southeast. If Zhejiang is in chaos..."

Wang Qiong took the words, "I understand what His Royal Highness said, if Zhejiang is in chaos, I will come to see you with your head up."

"I don't want your heads. What's the use of cutting them off? I want a thriving Zhejiang." Zhu Houzhao pointed to Wang Qiong and remembered another thing, "Your "Caohe Tuzhi" is very well compiled. The water network in those places in the north is well developed, after you go to Zhejiang, you should also take a good look at the water system there, open the canals and irrigate the fertile fields, if this is done well, I will also remember your great contribution."

"I haven't taken office yet, so I don't dare to say my merits. What I want is to do a good job in Zhejiang. Your Highness loves and protects the people, and all the ministers know it. But it is not enough for the court officials to know. The people of the world must also know. , The minister is in Zhejiang to let the people of Zhejiang know that so many people killed by the imperial court in Zhejiang are also bad people, and it is for the people."

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his fingers together, a faint smile appeared in his eyes.This guy is an interesting person, but he doesn't show too much, and he always has to wait for him to make the results.

"What's good at the top will be the same at the bottom. You guys, just remember what I like."

After leaving the East Palace, Wang Qiong wanted to say hello to Peng Ze. After all, he wanted to come here as a colleague, but he didn't expect that Peng Ze's attitude was quite cold, and he looked at him sideways and left.

Wang Qiong is also a person who wants to save face. He flicked his sleeves and snorted angrily: "What a big-tailed wolf!"

Peng Ze is a gentleman, cherishes his reputation, and has a good temper. He just saw Wang Qiong basically disregarding everything in front of the crown prince, flattering him so much, he naturally didn't want to be with him.

He didn't even understand why His Highness the Crown Prince specially used such a person, there were so many modest gentlemen in the Ming and Ming Dynasties.

After Wang Qiong felt that he was bored, he walked alone. On the way, he suddenly saw a group of eunuchs heading towards the East Palace in a panic, which made him squint his eyes.
Something went wrong?

But he dared not ask these things.

Inside the East Palace, Zhu Houzhao heard the eunuch come to report that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to see him. It was a common decree, but the eunuch was very nervous, his forehead was sweating in winter, and his voice trembled.

Zhu Houzhao frowned and looked out the window, others couldn't see what he was thinking at all.

Seeing that the Prince's face was not looking good, Liu Jin stepped forward and kicked that guy, "Slave who doesn't open his eyes! How is it proper to be flustered?!"

"Forget it." Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Let's change clothes."

In fact, at this time, the cabinet also received the same order from the palace, that is, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to see them.

Although he didn't say anything, the emperor suddenly summoned the ministers...

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In the 13th year of Hongzhi, because Zhu Houzhao didn't listen to the advice of Qiu Yun and others, he wore less clothes and caught wind and cold himself.

That time was the most serious illness he had suffered in the past few years. Dr. Tan from the Medical Palace tested the medicine for him and took a lot of effort to cure him.

Emperor Hongzhi brought out the practice of praying to gods and Buddhas again, and everyone in the palace began to do rituals, and they wanted to pray for the prince.Those days the emperor was as anxious as the most helpless person in the world. He had always had a good temper, and even punished the maids who were not serving well.

In fact, where the service is not effective, it is just that the prince's illness has not improved.

The emperor didn't even care about state affairs, and just sat in front of the prince's bed all day long.Zhu Houzhao uttered words in a coma, saying that he wanted to eat pears, but it was winter in the north at that time?Where to find pears.The emperor sent officials from the palace to the south to look for it.

That is to say, Zhu Houzhao didn't say that he wanted to eat cherries and kiwis, otherwise he didn't know where to find them.

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Koji 14 years,
The prince once went out to play in the palace. He said it was a business, but in fact there was no business. He secretly ate roast chicken cooked in the local method. To be honest, the hygienic conditions in those days were really worrying, and he had diarrhea after eating it.

That time things were particularly serious, but the prince was unwilling to punish others with his own mistakes.

Emperor Hongzhi firmly supported the prince in the court, otherwise those eunuchs like those who did not persuade the prince would lose their lives.

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In the 15th year of Hongzhi, the Prince of the East Palace was furious again because of Changxing Bo's invasion of the land and the robbery of girls from a good family. In a rage, he said that he would cut off Changxing Bo's title and replace him with another person.

Afterwards, an official filed a complaint, saying that the prince had made the decision without authorization. As a result, Emperor Hongzhi, without knowing it, said that the prince had informed him in advance.

Similar things have happened repeatedly in the past few years.

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Zhu Houzhao is a person who understands history and politics. Of course he knows that looking at the thousand-year history of China and hundreds of emperors, he can achieve the level of Emperor Hongzhi.
Maybe there will never be a second place.

Now the emperor was dying on the dragon bed, his cheekbones were protruding, his lips were white, his body was devoid of any bones due to years of illness, and even his loose hair was dry.

In the warm cabinet, four cabinet ministers including Liu, Li, and Xie, including Liu Daxia, knelt and sobbed softly.

Among the eunuchs, except for Xiao Jing, no one is allowed to enter.In addition to the doctors from the Tai Hospital, Tan and Hu were kneeling in the corner.

And Zhu Houzhao knelt beside the dragon bed, listening to the emperor's little by little, intermittent words.

In fact, the emperor was already very, very weak, he couldn't even turn his head, and he was staring straight up and absent-mindedly, and the only thing he could say was one sentence, four words: prince, prince.

He was always calling like this.

But facing the four ministers whom he trusted, the emperor didn't say anything, he raised his finger to point at them, and pointed at the crown prince.
After looking around, Li Dongyang understood the holy meaning, "Your Majesty wants me to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Emperor Hongzhi forced a smile, and a tear came out of the corner of his eye.

When the ministers saw this, they knew that Li Dongyang had guessed right, so they kowtowed collectively: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely assist the crown prince wholeheartedly, for the benefit of Ming Dynasty and the common people!"

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't have so much determination to express, and he didn't act like he was rushing to the sky. He just held the hand of Emperor Hongzhi, groping and warming, recalling the bits and pieces of the past few years in his mind, and there were tears in his eyes. spin around.

"Father, my son is lucky to have the best father in the world like you."

If Zhu Houzhao had anything to say when he was dying, it would be this sentence.

He believes that this sentence can also comfort Hongzhi's heart the most.

"Prince, the ancestor's country will depend on you in the future."

I don't know why, but the emperor can suddenly make a sound!

Zhu Houzhao thought it was his own delusion, he quickly raised his head, the emperor's appearance was a little blurry in his tearful eyes, "Father?! Father, how are you?! Doctor, come and see, Father can speak now! "

"Your Highness!" Xiao Jing crawled over and hugged Zhu Houzhao's leg, "Your Highness, the Emperor did not speak. The Emperor has... already collapsed!"

boom!
"Go away!" Zhu Houzhao ignored him, and he turned around and asked, "Didn't you all hear what your father said?!"

All four ministers buried their heads deeply.

The doctor next to me didn't seem to hear it either.

Zhu Houzhao looked around in a daze, his brain was quick, and when he turned around again, the emperor on the dragon bed still seemed to be panting, and his eyes seemed to be closed forever.

"Father Emperor!!"

Zhu Houzhao's heart ached, he thought that no one would love him anymore, no one would protect him when he got into trouble, and when he was tired and sad, he would not even have someone to talk to.

He gritted his teeth, but couldn't stop crying.

For a while, in the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, the voices of weeping came and went one after another.

Li Dongyang wiped away his tears with his sleeves, "Your Highness, the late emperor has passed away, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. I implore your highness to ease the grief and focus on state affairs, so that we can live up to the legacy of the late emperor and ancestors."

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There should be another chapter tonight.[-] words the day before yesterday, [-] words the day before yesterday, [-] words yesterday, and strive to recover today.Although it has not turned negative, but the symptoms are much milder.

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