eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 28
One of the biggest facts and conveniences for Zhu Houzhao during the Hongzhi Dynasty was that this group of people had no choice for the crown prince!
This is also the reason why he doesn't want to pretend to be a child. After all, it will take at least seven or eight years if he really wants to act. Not to mention that he can't continue acting. Even if he continues acting, it will take such a long time. .

let him go.What happened to the prince who is as wise as a demon?Even if it's mentally handicapped, these people have to hold their noses and admit it!

So in the end the crown prince talked about choosing another talented person and re-establishing the crown prince. This is not a trivial matter, and it shows the grievance in his heart.

Neither the emperor nor the empress could hear this.

Empress Zhang frowned so distressed that she couldn't help but blame Wu Kuan in her heart.

After all, my child is only seven years old, why do you veterans force a child like this?
"Your majesty..." Empress Zhang tugged at the corner of the emperor,
Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand to signal her to be calm.

He has a good temper, but he is not stupid, not to mention just such a precious son, even if he has a litter, how can the crown prince dismiss him lightly?

At this time, he had to control himself, otherwise he would be fine, "Zhao'er, who taught you what you said just now? You are not allowed to make such absurd words in the future. You are my only son, who should I choose? Besides... ... Mr. Wu,"

"The old minister is here."

"Although the prince's words are a little impulsive, they are not unreasonable. You have the responsibility to teach the prince, to be reasonable, you must understand it with emotion and reason, and don't make the whole room of us catch a child's mistake, This is not right either. Just now the queen said that you are an old minister trying to seek the country, and you have to be careful about the importance of this."

What the emperor meant was that what the crown prince said made some sense, so don’t make no sense, just overbearingly ask for an order to punish this one and that one, and to educate the children, you should convince him first.

Wu Kuan saw that he had forced the prince to quit,
There is also a drum in my heart, kid, what if you really lose your temper, what should you do?
These civil servants always threaten to resign in the end, Zhu Houzhao also came to counter him in his own way today, if you have the courage, you will be charged with provoking the prince to resign.
This is also not acceptable in the civil servant's value system.

In this case, wouldn't you be the crown prince if Wu Kuan is satisfied?If Wu Kuan is not satisfied, just change?

Even if the crown prince equates him with traveling in the palace and advocating justice for the people, there is actually a thousand miles between them.But Wu Kuan didn't dare to say any more.At that time, he will not be able to bear it if the situation is out of control.

So he could only sigh wearily, "Your Majesty, I understand that I am afraid that I will not be able to shoulder the responsibility of teaching the crown prince!"

"No, I can trust Wu Aiqing's character and ability. Today, let's leave it at that. Don't say any more!" The emperor stood up and put an end to this matter with his unique status.

"Your minister (weichen), obey the order."

After that, all the courtiers had no choice but to leave the Qianqing Palace like frost beating eggplants.

Wang Jia didn't talk much today,

In fact, I was shocked by the prince's words in my heart.
The prince who is young and has not yet read the books of sages knows that guarding the country is guarding the hearts of the people. These people talk about it every day, but when they really encounter real things,

Putting aside the sufferings of the people and not seeing them, it has become so easy to do, and it is so calm and reasonable.

Where is the problem?

Outside the palace, he and Wu Kuan rode in the same carriage.

The wheels creaked, but the two people in the car were silent for a moment.

"Master Wu, in fact..." Wang Jia was a little embarrassed to speak, but he respected both the prince and Wu Kuan in his heart,
In fact, the hearts of these two people for the country and the people are generally the same, and there is no need to be like this.

"Jizhi, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Wang Jia thought about it, and still wanted to say it.

"Actually, I want to say that His Royal Highness is not that kind of person."

Wu Kuan didn't react at all after hearing this.

Seeing that he didn't stop him, Wang Jia continued, "I have been in contact with Your Highness several times, and His Highness's loyalty, filial piety, and benevolence have never been surpassed since the Taizu. He is very kind, and has never been a vicious master of prey who beats and scolds at every turn. Besides, the prince is young, and he is free from emotion, and some words are impulsive, so please don't take it to heart, Mr. Wu."

Wu Kuan couldn't understand it.

"According to what Jizhi said, His Highness should be an upright and reasonable person. How could he still behave like today?"

Wang Jia couldn't explain it completely clearly.

"...If someone else is around, the subordinate will say that it is because he made a mistake and refuses to admit it, and makes excuses. However, Lord Wu has also heard His Highness's excuses for Zhang Yong today. Can the history books find such a powerful prince? With such responsibility and such courage, would Mr. Wu feel that His Highness wants to escape his fault?"

Wu Kuan was so angry that his brain was blocked.
But now with Wang Jia's reminder, he is also somewhat awakened.

Yes, the reasoning of getting away with being wrong doesn't make sense.

Wang Jia went on to say: "I can be sure that His Highness will be a generation of sages in the future. Since ancient times, sages have been highly valued by the common people. Maybe... maybe it was because of what His Highness said at the beginning, we people bumped into him When His Highness is out in the field, the first thing in his mind is to report to His Majesty, not to settle the injustice. His Highness probably thinks that those of us, the sage books... are for nothing."

This is the focus of today's contention.

Wu Kuan laughed a little disdainfully, "Don't let Jizhi be belittled by a few sophistries. When did I say that the affairs of the people are trivial matters? I mean that under today's incident, the crown prince's obedience is a bigger matter. What's wrong with that?"

The truth is this, then you have never quarreled with the prince!
Wang Jia heard that Master Wu was still dissatisfied.

This made it difficult for him.

The key one is the crown prince, and the other is Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, a serious Qingliu family member, and an important minister in the court.

Since then, we have had a lot of contacts. If we continue to fight, won't it affect the perception of civil servants in the prince's heart?
But looking at the prince's attitude towards eunuchs today,

Zhang Yong and all eunuchs other than Zhang Yong will regard the East Palace as their own sky. With such a prince who is in charge of himself, he will be able to deal with all kinds of swords and fires.

Once in and out like this, the eunuchs cater to His Highness's thoughts every day, and the civil servants go against His Highness's wishes every day. If things go on like this, they are afraid of changes.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Yan was also in a state of confusion.

If it is wrong today, the mistake is that Mr. Wu went to Beijing too hastily, and he has no understanding of the prince's character.

The Eastern Palace is not the Eastern Palace of the past.

Even... According to His Highness's courage today, the power of the East Palace in the future will only be greater than today.

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On the other hand, Zhu Houzhao failed to return to the East Palace soon.

The emperor and empress took him away and took him to the study, not even letting ordinary eunuchs approach him.

He put his hands behind his back, and his tone was still not completely relaxed.

"Zhao'er, tell your father the truth, why do you have the idea of ​​choosing another talented person to re-establish the crown prince?"

Zhu Houzhao's mind began to move again, "The ministers' explanations are nothing more than asking the father to punish the son. But the son is connected with the father and the son, knowing that the father loves the son, and the son does not want the father to punish the son because of the son. The minister was in a dilemma, so he made such absurd remarks on the spur of the moment. Please don't hurt me, please don't blame me."

In this way, Emperor Hongzhi felt infinite relief.

"According to what my son said, in the end, we father and son have to be considerate of each other. Father and son are united, father and son are one. The emperor's son reads few books, but he speaks the words from his heart. But... those words just now, in the future. It can’t be said anymore, the crown prince’s matter is related to the country’s foundation, how can he lightly abolish the establishment? I thought it was someone with a heart who wanted to make waves.”

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment,
It turned out that the emperor had political sensitivity and thought in the direction of 'someone wants to be a prince'.No wonder it's so serious and tense.

"My father misunderstood. There is no such caring person around my son."

"That's good. You go back to the East Palace now, and don't leave the palace at will in the future. The situation outside the palace is complicated. Do you know how worried the Queen and I are about your safety?"

Emperor Hongzhi said this as if he was a strict father, but he was really not the material.

"Yes, my son complies with the order." The prince said obediently.

The emperor let out a sigh of relief. For him, this incident was also sudden.

And when the prince walked away and left, he tilted his head and looked out for confirmation, then suddenly became excited and walked back and forth in the room with big strides.

Empress Zhang was a little confused at first, but soon realized that the emperor was happy, "Your Majesty, are you not angry?"

To be honest, it was the first time for the emperor to see the prince's performance today, and he was really shocked!
Obviously before, I only heard about benevolence, filial piety and so on.

"Why are you angry?" The emperor's old face was flushed, and finally he suppressed his voice but his tone was very fierce and full of pride, "Look, my son is born!"

(End of this chapter)