My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 125 Shock brought by the steamship!

Zhu Gaoyu stayed in Jiyan Hall for seven days, until the coffin was completely sealed, and then returned home with his son who had been guarding for seven days.

"Father, they said that brother's death was caused by you, right?"

On the way back, the two of them didn't take a car or ride a horse, so Zhu Gaoyu just walked back with his son in his arms.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Zhanjin looked at Zhu Gaoyu and asked such a sentence.

Zhu Gaoyu's footsteps stopped slightly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared only for a moment.

He looked at the curious Zhu Zhanjin in his arms, and asked with a smile, "Who told you that?"

How could the little guy know how to hide, so he replied directly: "It's the sister Sun who was brought over the next day. Sometimes when you and uncle go out to eat or go out to discuss things, she will look at me with terrifying eyes."

"He said that the elder brother is the father, and you sent people to kill him, the purpose is to snatch the uncle's position as the crown prince, so that I can become the grandson."

"Father, did you really kill Big Brother?"

Zhu Gaoyu rubbed his son's head with a smile, "Don't listen to her nonsense, she just wants to die for your elder brother and is not reconciled."

"What is sacrificial burial?"

The child's brain circuit was really different. The first sentence was still asking about Zhu Zhanji's death, but the second sentence asked about the burial.

"The burial is a rule set by your great grandfather, that is, if the concubine in the harem has not given birth to a child, her husband must be buried with her after her death."

"Sometimes the concubine I really like will be taken away with me, even if there are children."

Hearing what his father said, Zhu Zhanjin trembled, "It's so scary, I won't let them be buried after I die. Dad, can you lift this rule?"

"Okay, Dad listens to you. From now on, Dad will lift this rule in your name."

Zhu Zhanjin nodded excitedly, "I want to be a great sage, not only do I want to get rid of these bad rules, but I also want to feed everyone, let all children go to school, and there are countless others. Grandparents and grandparents have to be supported by others.”

Listening to his son's grand plans and great wishes, Zhu Gaoyu showed a gratified smile and pinched the little guy's nose.

"Okay, my Zhan Jin is the eternal sage, don't become a hypocritical hypocrite like father."

"What is a hypocrite." Another new term appeared, and the little guy asked Zhu Gaoyu curiously.

"A hypocrite!" Zhu Gaoyu replied after a moment of pondering, "It's the kind of person who is unfaithful, disregards family and friendship, and does whatever it takes to achieve his own goals."

"Such a person, after finishing his work, still pretends to be innocent and righteous. This is a hypocrite."

"Father, you are not a hypocrite, you are a good person. You fed A Niu's family and made money for his family, and ransomed his younger sister back."

"Who is A Niu?"

"A Niu, he is my playmate, and his father is showing our family the warehouse gate."

"I heard from Grandpa Zhang that his father used to fight in cross-toeing, and he broke his leg and couldn't walk anymore. When he came back, no one cared about his father. The family sold his sister to a rich family in order to heal his father's leg."

"Grandpa Zhang thought he was pitiful, so he asked his family to show us the warehouse gate, and Ah Niu played with me."

"A Niuniang knows how to pick tea leaves. You let them collect the tea leaves from their family, which makes their family earn money. Not only does their life live better, but his sister is also redeemed, so she no longer needs to be a slave."

"A Niu just told me that his parents and grandparents all said that you are a good person."

"It's not just Aniu's family, I've also heard from him that many people like his family have come out of their hard times with the help of your chamber of commerce."

"They also offered your longevity ranking at home, saying that you were sent by heaven to save them."

"Father, is the tablet of longevity the one in front of the elder brother lying down? I'll make one for you later, okay?"

The corner of Zhu Gaoyu's mouth twitched, but he looked at his son's expectant eyes and nodded.

"Okay, you go back and make one yourself, Dad will keep it well, maybe you can use it in the future."

"okay."

Seeing that the father agreed, the little guy was very excited, thinking about what material to use when going back, to make the card in front of the elder brother lying on the father, and what to write on it, so as to express his filial piety.

Zuo Jun, who followed behind, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he saw His Highness's expression as if he had eaten fly droppings.

Zhu Gaoyu glared at Zuo Jun, and said to his son who was still thinking about what materials to use: "Father brought you a lot of toys, so many delicious ones, you can pick some after you get home, and send them to your uncle's house for your brothers to play with." , do you know?"

When he heard that there were delicious food and toys, the little guy's eyes lit up. Although he was a little reluctant to give some to others, he nodded vigorously thinking of what his mother had told him in the past.

"came back."

As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of the palace, they had been waiting for Zhang Yue for a long time and came up to greet him, taking the son in Zhu Gaoyu's arms.

"kindness."

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and walked towards the courtyard, but as soon as he reached the gate, he saw a lot of things piled up beside him.

"Where did this come from?"

Zhu Gaoyu frowned.

"Returning to Your Highness, these are all gifts from some people in the past few days."

Zhu Gaoyu snorted coldly, how could he not understand that someone was rushing to join him.

I wanted to let Zhang Bo throw away all these things, but then I thought it was too wasteful, and said to Zhang Bo: "Those supplements, sort them out, and send them to those who died in the Northern Expedition in the name of the queen, empress, and concubine. In the hands of the soldiers' families."

"Gold and silver items, let the Chamber of Commerce turn them into food, and distribute them to the families of the soldiers who were killed and injured in battle."

"In the future, if someone gives a gift, it will be dealt with in this way. No one is allowed to receive private money in the mansion, and no matter who is found, he will be killed directly."

The servants who greeted them around trembled when they heard this, and the guards guarding the gate quickly reached into their arms, took out the things they had given them in the past few days, and put them on the pile of items.

Seeing this, Zuo Jun glared at those subordinates viciously, waved to the other guards and said, "Take these bastards down to me, and give each of them a long lesson with ten sticks."

The guards didn't dare to say anything, and followed their respective squad leaders to receive the punishment.

Back in the mansion, Zhang Yue asked everyone to go out, and the little guy was also taken away by the wet nurse.

Only the husband and wife were left in the house.

Walking to the table and pouring a cup of tea for her husband, Zhang Yue said worriedly: "During the time you were in the palace, there have been many rumors that Zhanji's death is inseparable from you, and its purpose is to attack the East Palace and rob The position of prince."

Zhu Gaoyu was silent for a while, then shook his head, "Don't worry about this matter, silence is the best choice at this time."

"I told the old man that Zhanji's matter will be dealt with in a few days, and you take the child with me to Qiongzhou.

"As for the chamber of commerce, I have already told my queen that she will send someone to take over."

Hearing her husband's explanation, Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, "Are you planning to give up the capital's side?"

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, "At this time, retreating is the best way forward."

Regarding his wife, Zhu Gaoyu had nothing to hide, and he spoke his mind bluntly.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue understood what her husband was thinking.

Thinking about it, the situation in the capital is so complicated now, it is not a good thing for her husband to stay here, and it will only cause others to gossip.

If you return to the fief at this time, not only will you be able to express yourself, you will not have the heart to fight for storage, but you can also sit on the sidelines and make adequate preparations.

What's more, the old man is still in his prime, so it's useless to fight any more.

The old man is a practical person, sometimes flattering a hundred words in front of him is better than doing one thing to make the old man happy.

"When to leave, I can explain it here."

"After the spiritual sacrifice, let's go straight away and leave Uncle Zhang behind. The palace and the chamber of commerce don't touch anything except personal belongings."

Zhang Yue nodded, "My brother also said the same thing in his letter a few days ago. At this time, it is best to use silence instead of fighting."

Zhu Gaoyu is naturally aware of the rumors and rumors outside the palace during this period, and he even knows who spread them.

The boss has the idea of ​​abdicating, and the second and third children, who had no chance before, are completely active.

And their first target was Zhu Gaoyu, because Zhu Gaoyu was the one who threatened them the most.

Although they knew that doing so would offend the old man, there was nothing they could do.

They are not as good as the fourth in terms of force, they are far behind in terms of people's livelihood and development, and they are even incomparable in terms of power, status and military power.

Apart from being older than Zhu Gaoyu, they don't have any advantage. Without this method, they really don't know how to bring down the fourth child.

What's even weirder is that the old man knew who did it all, but he just pretended not to know anything.

Those two guys wanted to drag him into the water, Zhu Gaoyu naturally wouldn't let them do it, he decided to jump out of this muddy water circle directly, pretending to withdraw from the competition, and let the second and third, who mistakenly thought they were victorious, fight on their own.

In fact, it doesn't make much sense to do these things at this time. The old man is in his prime, and everything can be changed at any time.

So instead of wasting energy here and doing nothing, it is better to continue to prepare yourself and develop your own strength.

In a blink of an eye, the time for the spirit sacrifice came, and after the selected women were confirmed dead by the imperial physician and sealed in the coffin, Zhu Zhanji's funeral was officially over.

Then wait for the mausoleum to be repaired, and after being buried in it, his life will come to a complete end.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't bring the little guy here, today's cruel scene is not suitable for this kind of child to watch.

"Father, I'm going back tomorrow. Do you have anything to say, old man?"

After helping the old man and Empress Xu back to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaoyu proposed the idea of ​​returning to the fiefdom.

"It's fine to go back, it's too noisy during this time, it's fine for everyone to be quiet."

The old man nodded, glanced at the side, Empress Xu said with a look of reluctance: "I heard that the scenery over there is beautiful, your mother is too sad these days, you take her there to let her relax."

Naturally, Zhu Gaoyu would not refuse the old man's request.

"I think it's better not to, the child is busy with business, and I will cause trouble for him when I go there."

Empress Xu didn't want to go, she was a little worried because the other two sons were making such a fuss.

"Go, let me handle the family affairs, as long as you are in a good mood and healthy, everything in our family will be fine."

The old man patted his wife's hand, said a word of comfort, and at the same time gave his daughter-in-law a wink, asking her to help persuade her.

"Yes, mother, during this period of time, my daughter-in-law is feeling uncomfortable seeing you haggard. It's good to go out for a walk and relax. I heard from my husband that there is a corner of the world. The scenery is not bad. It's just for us to go and see it. .”

"And Jin'er also misses you, if he doesn't see you for a long time, he will be mischievous again."

Zhang Yue, who understood what the old man meant, stepped forward to persuade Queen Xu together.

"Mom, don't you like to eat fruit? It's too far from Jinling, and there are so many fruits that you can't transport them here. You can eat whatever you want when you go."

Zhu Gaoyu also quickly persuaded.

Seeing that her husband, son, and daughter-in-law were talking about this, Empress Xu nodded helplessly and agreed.

The old man asked Empress Xu to go with Zhu Gaoyu. In addition to wanting Empress Xu to relax, more importantly, during this period of time, Empress Xu was also upset by the noise of her two sons while feeling sad about Zhu Zhanji.

The old man, who knew his wife's physical condition well, didn't want her to worry about these things anymore, so he wanted to let her go out with Zhu Gaoyu to relax and stay away from these troublesome things.

All the troubles are very troublesome, and he, the husband, bears them alone at home.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't stay long in the capital, after the house was cleaned up, he went directly to the palace to pick up his wife and prepare to go back to Qiongzhou.

However, as soon as he reached the gate of the palace, Zhu Gaoyu was taken aback by the battle in front of him.

Not only was Queen Xu waiting there, but all the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty were waiting for Zhu Gaoyu under the leadership of the old man, those in carriages and those on horses.

"Father, what is this?"

Zhu Gaoyu was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, looked at the old man suspiciously, and asked what was going on?

The old man glanced at the civil and military officials and said: "Some things should be seen with their own eyes, lest they think that a Analects of Confucius can go all over the world."

After speaking, he waved his hand and got into Empress Xu's carriage.

Zhu Gaoyu scratched his head and glanced at Zhu Pangpang who was accompanying him.

Zhu Pangpang also shook his head blankly, not understanding what the old man was going to do.

The team drove out of the imperial city in a mighty way, and gathered at Taicang Wharf.

After two days of traveling, the team finally arrived at Taicang Wharf.

Here, Sun Yun is waiting with the fleet.

"Where is the boat?"

After everyone got out of the carriage, the old man looked around the pier and asked Sun Yun suspiciously if he didn't see the target.

"Uh, aren't all His Majesty's ships here?"

Sun Yunyun was also confused by the question, and looked at the fleet at the pier, but he didn't find any missing ones.

"Steamboat, His Majesty wants everyone to see the steamboat and see the power of Gewu."

Zhu Gaoyu already understood what the old man was thinking, so he reminded Sun Yun.

"oh oh!"

Only then did Sun Yun come to his senses, and quickly reported: "They're going to replenish the coal, and they'll be here in a while."

The old man nodded, and asked people to load the luggage of Empress Xu and others onto the boat first, and then led the bewildered civil and military officials to the observation deck at the pier.

"I called everyone here today, in addition to seeing off the Queen, King Yue, I also want everyone to take a look at my most cutting-edge creation of Ming Dynasty."

"To save you from thinking that I spent money on the artisan camp, just to make some murderous weapons, which will hurt the peace of heaven."

The old man made such a move today, in addition to wanting these pedantic officials to see cutting-edge technology.

I also want them to know that the imperial court invests so much money in the artisan camp every year, and it is not just for making killing machines.

Another purpose is to improve Zhu Gaoyu's own value and to reform the official system in the future.

The old man was already dissatisfied with the fact that Confucianism was the dominant family in the court. Ever since he saw the strength of Lu Fei and other hundred families, the old man had the idea of ​​pulling the hundred families into the court to fight against Confucianism.

After all, it is impossible for the war to continue in the future, and the status of generals will definitely decline in the future. Once there is no check and balance from the group of generals, the power of civil servants will grow rapidly, and even threaten the imperial power in the future.

Zhu Gaoyu's reuse of people from a hundred families gave the old man some ideas, that is to join the power of a hundred families in the court.

For example, people from the School of Buddhism are in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, people from the Mohist School are in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and people from the Strategist School are in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

In this way, even in the future, even if the power of the generals group declines, there will still be these people who will check and balance the Confucianists to prevent their Confucianists from being too powerful to control the government and threaten the imperial rule.

Although many people knew about the existence of the artisan camp in the past, most of the personnel inside thought they were artisans.

The old man brought everyone here today because he wanted to use the shock of the steamship to let people from a hundred families officially enter the sight of everyone.

Just as the old man was lecturing, two black smoke billowed in the distance suddenly.

Seeing the black smoke, Zhu Gaoyu said to the old man, "Father, the boat is coming."

The old man nodded, pointed in the direction of the black smoke, and said to everyone: "Look over there, there is the most advanced item of my Ming Dynasty, called: Steamboat."

"This ship has no sails or oars, and can sail anywhere at any time, and its speed is faster than ordinary sailing ships. More importantly, its transportation capacity has also been greatly enhanced."

"According to the design of the Mohist disciples in the Craftsman Camp, the main transport ships in the future, one ship can pull hundreds of thousands or even millions of catties of goods."

"And there is no need to wait for the monsoon, the goods are fully loaded, and you can go anytime and anywhere."

When the old man introduced it loudly, all the officials stared at the ships sailing fast without any sails or oars in the distance.

They couldn't imagine how the ship would move without sails or oars.

Most of the people were shocked by this and thought about the reason behind it, but a small number of bigwigs noticed the words of Mohist disciples in the old man's mouth.

"Mo School, Hundred Schools..."

These bigwigs seemed to understand the old man's thoughts. Looking at the steamboat waking up quickly in the distance, they felt a little worried about the future situation of Confucianism.

This is just a Mohist school. According to His Majesty's character, if one is launched, it means that the other ones are already in progress.

Thinking that the Confucian family's dominant position for many years will be interrupted by this, the faces of some Confucian bigwigs become particularly ugly.

However, what the old man said next made their expressions even uglier.

For the Mohist disciples who made steam equipment and changed the achievements of the manufacturing and transportation industries, the old man gave a big reward in front of everyone.

Gao Wu, the representative of the Mohists, was awarded the title of minister of the Ministry of Industry and was responsible for the manufacture of steam equipment in the Qiongzhou Artisan Camp. Other participants were awarded different rewards.

Lu Fei, the person in charge of the craftsman camp, was awarded the title of director of the craftsman camp, at the same level as the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

When the old man gave the due rewards to all the family members, not only the Confucianists were shocked to see the steamboat, but also the eunuch Zheng He, the inspector of ceremonies beside the old man, looked at the fast-moving steamboat with bright eyes.

As a navigator, he is well aware of the troubles of monsoons during long voyages.

When he went out to sea, sometimes he missed the monsoon and had to wait half a year, or even a year.

If there was such a steamship that could sail without the monsoon, then he would travel faster and travel farther.

But thinking that he would never have the chance to go to sea in the future, Zheng He sighed in his heart. To be honest, if he had the opportunity, he really wanted to take this steamboat and go to the West again to see the holy city and the end of the ocean. What is it like.

Thinking of the ambition in his heart, Zheng He looked at Zhu Gaoyu who was explaining the principles of steamships to the old man and others.

(End of this chapter)