The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 53 Zhu Yuanzhang's Three Questions
Ying Tianfu.

A city with a population of 70 is not only the capital of Ming Dynasty, but also the largest city in the world.

At five o'clock, the capital city was still sleeping, and several little Huangmen held lanterns and climbed up to the gate of the imperial city in the dark.

In the cool night, the surroundings are extremely quiet, and half of the Bauhinia City can be seen from the top of the wall. Such a scene makes people feel excited.

Several people lined up, stood facing east, looked up at the sky, shouted skillfully, and the sharp voice tore a hole, waking up the imperial city.

"It's hard to be a king, it's hard to be a minister, it's hard to be a minister!"

"It is difficult to start a business, but it is even more difficult to maintain success, and it is also difficult!"

"It's hard to protect your family, it's hard to protect yourself, it's hard!"

The three difficulties are also difficult. Let the nobles in the imperial city know the incomparable wealth of the moment, and they need to stick to the spirit of pro-government.

The prince suddenly opened his eyes, feeling palpitations in his heart, feeling dizzy, and said with difficulty: "Change clothes for me."

People were shocked and wanted to warn the prince.

"Father once said that he was also ill, and the illness was not serious, but he still insisted on getting on the horse and running around, and I am in the prime of life, so there is no reason to be bedridden due to illness." Regardless of everyone's dissuasion, the prince insisted on his own ideas.

Soon after, the prince endured the pain and came to Wenhua Palace.

When the masters of the East Palace came to assist the prince in handling state affairs as usual, they were all in disbelief when they learned that the prince had already arrived.

People went to comfort the prince, hoping that he would recuperate well.

The prince is determined to go his own way, and no one can persuade him. Since he fell ill, the prince has become stubborn in the eyes of outsiders.

But the prince was not in a daze. For example, under his insistence, the emperor finally spared the king of Qin and agreed to release him back to his feudal domain. This matter was approved by the officials of the Eastern Palace.

Today's prince is abnormally excited, speaks loudly, thinks quickly, and handles the opening and playing with ease.

"Father handles hundreds of things every day, and this palace can only keep up with Father today." After processing another batch of memorials, the prince said happily.

But seeing the terrified expressions of the subjects, he asked hesitantly, "You...".Just after saying two words, the prince rolled his eyes and passed out with bleeding from his mouth and nose.

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Today is an ordinary day for Zhu Yuanzhang. He got up in the middle of the night to deal with the unfinished memorials of yesterday in his bedroom.

There were too many memorials yesterday, and I didn’t finish them. It was something that I didn’t have before. Is it because there are too many memorials, or because I am old and my energy is not as good as before. Zhu Yuanzhang thinks it is the former. He is a person who refuses to admit defeat.

So he only slept for two hours. In fact, he woke up a long time ago, but he felt sluggish, so he wanted to sleep for a while on the bed, but he tossed and turned, unable to hold back any longer, and got up to deal with the memorials.

These unfinished memorials are like a hook, scratching and scratching in his heart, and he can't let it go.

After dealing with these memorials, it happened to be the time to go to court, and then I did not see the prince. The prince has been ill for so long, is it still not healed?

It shouldn't be!He is still so young, and he has been exposed to wind and cold at his age, but he is not as careless as he is.

"It seems that he was born rich and honored and pampered with dignity." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, so he left Fengtian Gate and went to the Dongjiao Gate on the left to deal with today's memorials.

Several eunuchs begged to see him in a panic, and weeping bitterly told the emperor that the prince was seriously ill and fell into a coma.

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded. He did not go to see the prince for many days. Apart from not having the reason for my father to serve his son, he also thought that the prince would recover sooner or later.

"How did you get to this point?" He said with difficulty.

The eunuchs cried and told about the prince getting up early today. After hearing what the eunuchs said, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart sank, but he was still at a loss. He still couldn't understand that a son in his prime would suffer from a minor illness.

He finally decided to meet him in person.

On the road in the imperial city, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the sedan chair, was still thinking about how to comfort the prince and whether he should admonish the prince.

The prince's character was weak, even when he was sick, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little disappointed and angry.

Until he met the prince.

The prince on the sick bed did not greet him as he thought, so he did not hear the voice he wanted to hear.

All he saw was a red and blue complexion, as if he was about to die in the next moment.

With a "click", the prince's condition was more serious than Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination, and a wave of complaints followed.

"Emperor."

The majestic voice, and the face on the sickbed did not change at all.

"Emperor."

There were some doubts in the voice, and maybe some worries, how could the prince do this, how could he be worthy of the state's heavy payment.

"Emperor."

It has never been the case that the prince did not get a response three times in a row, and Zhu Yuanzhang trembled a little at the last one.

At this time, he was finally like a father who worried about his son, and he was no longer that harsh emperor.

A strict monarch who treats officials harshly and treats his descendants equally harshly.

"What do the imperial doctors say?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, and the old father's eyes disappeared in an instant, and he became the emperor again.

The eunuchs and imperial doctors all turned pale with fright, and spoke incoherently about the prince's condition, but none of them had an accurate word.

It doesn't say it can be cured, nor does it say it can't be cured.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew it in his heart and no longer had illusions.He was born in a poor family, and he herded cattle for landlords since he was a child.

Later, there was a disaster, and the officials did a lot of evil, which caused the people to live in dire straits. When he was 15 years old, he starved to death of his parents and elder brother.

In order to survive, he, his second brother, sister-in-law and nephew were forced to separate and flee for their own lives.

He suffered all the hardships of the world in his life. Although he became an emperor, he did not dare to forget the sufferings of the people. Therefore, he did not have a day of greedy enjoyment, and he processed hundreds of memorials every day.

He got up before the people got up, and he didn't sleep when the people were asleep.

It is to make Daming stable and no longer have his own youthful affairs.

If the crown prince goes away, what should Daming do?

Zhu Yuanzhang left coldly, thinking about the future of Ming Dynasty, until he walked out of the palace gate, no one saw that moment, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were wet.

"Designate Jiang to the palace."

Just after leaving the prince's bedroom, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered with a blank face.

The eunuchs seemed to have a fishbone stuck in their throats.

Soon, the second Jinyiwei commander had an audience with the emperor, kneeling respectfully on the ground, waiting for the emperor's question.

Compared with the first commander of Jinyiwei, Jiang Xian was even more unkind, he only had eyes for the emperor.

Whatever the emperor asked him to do, he would do, and he would prepare for whatever the emperor wanted.

He knew that his end would not be good, but he was willing.

Because what is in front of me is a good emperor who is diligent in government and loves the people, an emperor who treats officials so harshly in history, but makes scholars unable to refute.

(End of this chapter)