eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 96 Meeting Across Thousands of Miles (Come a big chapter, please subscribe!)
For Zhu Houzhao,
In today's dialogue with Emperor Hongzhi, the soldiers of this guard are actually not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that the emperor supports him in cultivating his own small team.

In this case, the Eastern Palace will soon become a powerful political symbol in the court.

In fact, many emperors would allow their princes to do this, although from the perspective that imperial power cannot be shared, the emperor must guard against the prince.

But the crown prince is the future emperor after all, if he has no status at all, the old emperor will have to worry about whether the new emperor can control the situation if he dies.

Now it's Hongzhi's turn, the scale he can achieve will be even bigger,

Similar to the Lijian and Yumajian, in fact, these are the emperor's "household slaves", and no one else can touch them, but Zhu Houzhao will agree to mention this.

And they all thought of a person's name at the same time.

"How about Zhang Yong?"

Emperor Hongzhi knew it himself,
Since that time, the crown prince resisted the pressure in front of all the officials to protect Zhang Yong, this person will only be devoted to the crown prince.

The eunuch has no choice, everything he has comes from the imperial power, so many eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were more loyal to the emperor than civil officials.

Just like Zhang Yong, the person he is with is the prince and the future emperor. As long as he is loyal, he can go all the way to prosperity. Where can the Ming Dynasty find a bigger backer than this?
"Father is interested, Zhang Yong is lucky."

"Then it's settled like this." Emperor Hongzhi said after a little thought: "Zhao'er will pay more attention to whether there are any useful people in the future, but if there is a name, report it to me."

"it is good!"

It seems that in the future, we will have to find a few more ministers to quarrel.

The louder the quarrel, the more panicked Emperor Hongzhi became. If he panicked, he would increase the power of the East Palace.

But that's just thinking about it in my head.

After the Zhou Jing rioted in the Qianqing Palace,
Those corrupt officials involved in the case were still cut with a knife,

The crown prince has already said that, so Hongzhi must do that, otherwise where will the prestige and face of the East Palace be?

The next month or so passed fairly peacefully. The prince read books every day and his studies improved by leaps and bounds. Because of his good memory and comprehension ability, he was able to memorize many words and sentences very quickly.

The officials who had been scheduled to go to the province involved in the case also left Beijing one after another.
At the same time, another person entered Beijing under the escort of Jin Yiwei because of the prince's letter.

Mei Kejia got off the carriage, looking at the tall city wall, the pedestrians and merchants coming and going, lost in thought for a moment, "When I was in Beijing last year, I was still a fat man."

What about now?
The cheekbones are prominent, the eye sockets are deep-set, and there are two red slender wounds on the back of the hand that twisted and got into the cuff.The clothes on his body were empty, and he still felt a little floating when the wind blew them down.

Looking at such a skinny man, Yuan Ye asked in surprise, "You were once a fat man?"

"A little richer than Mr. Yuan is now." Mei Kejia took a look at Yuan Ye's round and fleshy face.

Speaking of being rich, he can be considered to be able to speak.

"So you came to the capital last year."

"Yes, at that time I didn't know if I could come back. I never thought that one day the prince would call me back."

It was also because of this decree that Yuan Ye didn't dare to delay, and hurried along the way frantically, almost falling asleep on the way.Mei Kejia was originally imprisoned, lost half of his life, finally got out, and was dragged on the road after only five days of rest, it was really hard for him.

That means he is still in his prime, otherwise the remaining half of his life will be lost on the road.

"Go and settle down first, and then wait for the order."

Mei Kejia cupped his hands, as if begging for mercy, "Let's eat first, my lord, this villain's stomach has been growling for a long time. I went to the East Palace in this state, and I can't bear the charge of being disrespectful in front of His Highness." rise."

"Okay. Where?"

"Linglong Restaurant."

This time Mei Kejia stepped forward first.

Yuan Ye wanted to have a casual meal here, but Mei Kejia went straight up to the second floor. When he got there, he saw that the three chapter tables next to the railing were occupied, and couldn't help frowning.

He found a table by the side of the stairs and sat down, then shook out a piece of silver from his cuff and handed it to Xiao Er who was wearing a brown hat.

"Xiaoer, I'm a visitor from afar, so I don't know much about it. Why...is that table available for people to sit again now?" He pointed to the middle seat over there.

When Xiaoer saw the silver, he was overjoyed and took it away with a flick of his wrist.

He lowered his body and whispered secretly: "The guest officer doesn't know, the nobleman came again at the beginning of the year, and he got angry when he knew that he could sit in this seat and others could not sit. He said that there is an imperial seat in the capital, where did he get the right seat? "

After finishing speaking, he added a sentence, "It's good for the guest officer to know, but don't say it again."

That's because shopkeeper Song offended the nobleman, and he has been unhappy for several months. He felt as if he had missed a big fortune, and these servants dare not mention it.

"It's easy to talk about." Mei Kejia cupped his hands, but a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

Yuan Ye couldn't understand it, because he didn't spend much time in the capital.

"What's the story?"

The person next to Mei Kejia didn't say anything, just said: "The nobleman Xiaoer mentioned is really noble."

Although there are many noble people in the capital, Yuan Ye made eye contact with him, so he probably guessed in that direction, "Could it be...?"

"good."

Speaking of this, Yuan Ye has not been able to figure it out yet, "Northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital, but I don't know why I want to see you."

"Who can understand the thoughts of the superiors." Mei Kejia concentrated his eyes and thought carefully, but he couldn't get the point, he just sighed, "No matter what, the subordinates are already unable to control themselves."

"You used to be able to control yourself?" Mr. Yuan is actually only in his 20s, but he seems to see it more openly. "You people are annoying because you are smart and use too much brain."

"Master Yuan won't be bothered?"

Yuan Ye took a sip of rough tea, "What's bothering you, I'll do what the boss says."

"It's really enviable. I can't do it now. The wilderness is full of ferocious beasts. I have no sharp claws, no sharp teeth, and my brain is still not moving. I won't be able to sit here today."

"Then you have the brain to figure out why the higher-ups are looking for you?" Yuan Ye somewhat sarcastically said, "In the end, you just do what the higher-ups say? That's it, many people want this opportunity but haven't yet."

Mei Kejia looked down at the steaming tea in the cup, and chuckled, "Master Yuan is right. Many people want this opportunity but haven't had the chance yet. I also heard...that is a very smart person people."

"So, don't be so smart. You're going to die."

"My lord Yuan is thinking about it." Mei Kejia shook his head with a smile, "For people like us, if the higher-ups can give a chance to be a stupid person, the lower level would rather be a stupid person."

It's a pity that I don't know if he, a businessman, can climb up.

In the afternoon of this day, when Zhu Houzhao was bathing in the warm sunshine of spring,

Liu Jin ran in with small steps, knelt and kowtowed, "Your Highness, Mei Kejia has been escorted to Beijing."

The crown prince's expression was shocked, "Bring him to me. By the way, what is Cheng Minzheng doing recently?"

Liu Jin was puzzled, why would he suddenly ask such a person.

"Master Cheng, I go to the Ministry of Rites every day to be on duty, but I haven't made any moves."

Zhu Houzhao got up and patted his buttocks, "So, don't you find it strange?"

"strangeness?"

"You and I and Zhang Tianrui heard outside the palace that day that he was quite dissatisfied with the construction of the academy. How come more than a month has passed and there is no news at all?"

To be honest, after Zhou Jing, Zhu Houzhao was waiting for Cheng Minzheng.

But it has been quiet for more than 30 days without anyone making noise, which made him a little unaccustomed.
At the beginning, he knew that it would be difficult to build a school, so he bypassed the cabinet and the Sixth Ministry. Even so, he did not have the confidence that the civil servants would acquiesce in this matter.

What's wrong now?Did they forget about it?
Liu Jin also reacted at this moment, and guessed: "Perhaps he knew that His Highness did this for the sake of the people, so he didn't add trouble."

"No." Zhu Houzhao couldn't have deceived himself to such an extent, "I have fought these civil servants several times, which one really convinced them? The same is true for Cheng Minzheng, they are all stubborn old men. You know, it can't change."

"So...maybe he's planning something."

This is what Zhu Houzhao considered.

Although I don't know what it is.

But the situation is clearly not normal.

"To be on the safe side, let's send someone to keep an eye on it."

"Yes." Liu Jin took the order and left.

The prince also returned to his desk. His companion, Yang Shen, was quieter and more honest than him, and would review books in the afternoon.

Seeing that he was working hard, Zhu Houzhao would ask someone to bring him some delicious food.
As for the children, they were quite reserved the first few times, but when they saw the dim sum later, they would happily accept it, and then say "Thank you, Your Highness."

He smiles even more genuinely now.

Children in this era should dig out the bird's nest several times together, and the friendship will be different.

After half an hour, Liu Jin came back and replied, "Your Highness, Mei Kejia has brought you here."

"Bring it in."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he looked at Yang Shen again, "Go outside and play for a while."

Yang Shen saluted, "Yes."

Mei Kejia is a businessman. Although he is rich, he has never had status, and he never thought that one day he would enter this East Palace and meet the most honorable crown prince in the world.

Even if he has seen a big scene, he must be nervous.

Fortunately, after all, he is a person who has gone through many trials. After entering the palace, he knelt down and kowtowed,
"Crassman Mei Kejia sees His Royal Highness, His Highness is a thousand years old!"

He was dressed in gray coarse linen, not because he couldn't afford silk, but mainly because Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that merchants were only allowed to wear cloth.

This hall is magnificent, and when the sun shines in during the day, the floor tiles and wood are all exquisite and luxurious. He didn't dare to look at the crown prince just now, but just glanced at him, and he saw a man in a red round neck dragon robe. figure.

"Mikea,"

"Caomin is here." He lowered his head even more.

"Let me ask you. You originally belonged to Zhang Di, without any warning, how did you know that Zhang Di was going to take you as the scapegoat, and you made preparations in advance?"

Mei Kejia didn't dare to be negligent, and after thinking it over in her heart, she said: "Eunuch Zhang is a member of the palace, and a villain should not offend or offend. It's just that he is in a hurry, and he acted boldly for the sake of saving his life. Please, Your Highness." Forgive me."

"You misunderstood me. I'm not saying that you don't pay attention to the people in the palace. I'm asking you, how do you know that Zhang Qian is going to start blaming you all of a sudden?"

Mei Kejia thought in his heart for several days and nights that he never thought that he would ask this question directly.

"...Returning to Your Highness, this incident is just a coincidence. The villain is a businessman, so naturally he travels a lot. Last winter, the villain was in the capital. At that time, the court was pushing for a trilateral general system However, after a few times without results, the villain felt that things should change, and when the name of Lord Wang Yue appeared, the villain knew that he must be the chief executive officer of the three sides."

"Why?"

"It's because of the death of the eunuch Li Guangzhi. Since Li Guang died, the trilateral commander should not have any doubts, let alone have any relationship with Mr. Wang. Lord Wang’s name appeared instead, so the villain concluded that it should be the emperor’s sacred heart. Now that the emperor has made a decision, Eunuch Zhang has no choice. Gansu Town is short of food and make them like this, unless they are with Lord Wang If you have a life-threatening friendship, otherwise you will not be able to pass that test. But Mr. Wang has been at home for 15 years, how can he have any contact with Zhang Gonggong? Therefore, in order to raise food and salary, the method with the least risk and the best effect for Zhang Gonggong is naturally Plunder it to merchants."

Zhu Houzhao put down the investigation information about Mei Kejia in his hand,
He asked Wang Jia to send him to the capital, firstly to solve the mystery, and secondly, he knew that Mei Kejia was an extremely intelligent person, rare.

"The court push from Li Guangzhi's death to the chief executive of the three parties was not smooth, and you can actually see the court's intentions... Get up." Zhu Houzhao also came out from behind the desk, "You, Mei Kejia, are also a person with a wonderful mind what."

"Your Highness has a great reputation. In the final analysis, it's just for survival." Mei Kejia glanced at the prince after getting up, and found that he was indeed a young man, but it has long been rumored in the capital that the prince is very intelligent and comparable, so Mei Kejia didn't care. What he saw, he only knew that it was the prince.

"It's not easy, is it? This time, after going through the gate of hell, isn't it even more frightening?"

Mei Kejia was a little surprised, no one had asked this question, because no one cared about how easy it was for him to live.

So this is really a wry smile, "It's just begging everywhere, looking for a way to survive."

"Do things for me. Although you are still a businessman, I can guarantee that no one will take your life at will in the future. Prince of Ming Dynasty, if you say this, you will keep your word."

Mei Kejia was completely shocked. This was something he thought about but didn't dare to think about, yet His Highness said it directly?The main thing is that he has no connection with the East Palace in the past, no one would just believe it so easily?
Fortunately, the prince still has something to say, so he should be more at ease.

"...But there are a few ugly words we want to say first. I am not a person who trusts others, and neither are you." Zhu Houzhao pointed at him, "I said that when we first met, because I have already asked someone to check Your background, your sons and daughters are all clear. For me, you are useful."

Hearing what the prince said, Mei Kejia knew it was not a lie.

Now or never.

He immediately expressed his position without any hesitation, "I thank Your Highness for your love. It is my blessing to be able to serve Your Highness. Your Highness can just give orders! I will go through fire or water without hesitation!"

"Don't be in a hurry, please stay in Beijing for a few days." Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "Mei Kejia, if you do business for the prince, it won't be long before you will have millions of taels of silver in your hand, you know that right?" ?”

A light flashed in Makoto's mind,
"The villain understands. Speaking of the wind and sand in the northwest, there is still an old mother and a few children in the villain's house. They had to hide in order to survive because of the villain. I beg you to take them to live in the capital."

Smart people are smart people.

Zhu Houzhao smiled, "You pick it up. I won't hinder you. But your youngest son will be sent to Bengong. I still have one less person to compete with each other when I ride horses and shoot arrows every day."

Even a prince can't meet the businessman every day, so where does he get so many opportunities to get to know him?Or simply order better.

Moreover, such a person who has been fighting in the hearts of the people for a long time is also smart, and he can't hide it when he makes some twists and turns, and he seems hypocritical.It's better to go straight - I don't worry if you don't send someone over.You should be able to understand, right?

Mei Kejia was thinking about another matter, what exactly did the crown prince want him to do? !

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