Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 83 The Powerful Mother Clan

Lu smiled on her face, but the joints on her hands were all whitened by herself.

As the saying goes, a mother is more expensive than a son, but conversely, a son can be more expensive than a mother, and the latter is far more reasonable than the former.

Zhu Xiongying is not only the eldest grandson of Zhu's family, but also his mother's family is a colossus.

Look at the people who gave him New Year's gifts, half of them are the officials of Prince Zhu Biao's East Palace, the candidates ordered by the emperor to assist the prince.The Xu family and the Li family are representatives of them.And the rest are all the Chang family's hospitality and old friends.

Duke Weiguo of Ninghe County died early, and now his title has been changed to Duke Shen. Deng Zhen is the son of the founding Duke Changmao.Moreover, the Chang and Deng families had been friends in a pair of trousers long before the founding of the country.

There is also the Feng family of Song Guogong, the Feng family has two fathers, the eldest Feng Guoyong is also a meritorious official who deserves to enjoy the Taimiao, he was named Duke Ying, and the living Song Guogong is the second son Feng Shengli.They and the Chang family were originally relatives of their sons and daughters, and their bones were broken.

Nanxionghou, Jingchuanhou and others were the vanguard generals under Chang Yuchun's tent in the early years.A large number of marquises among the nobles were recommended by Chang Yuchun in front of the emperor.

Regardless of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da was the head of the military officials. In terms of popularity and influence, who can compare with Chang Yuchun?

And sapphire, not to mention.He is the uncle of Zhu Xiongying's mother. Except for the grandson of the emperor, the other princes and grandchildren don't even close their eyes.

Moreover, as Zhu Biao's pillow, Lu knew it very well.

Now the two of them are using these nobles, but they are also suppressing them to weaken their authority.Moreover, in the army, Lan Yu is the object of Prince Zhu Biao's full support. He now holds the military power near Gyeonggi.

Thinking of this, Lu's whole body turned cold.

What she and her son will face in the future is not Zhu Xiongying himself, but a group, or even the entire Huaixi warrior group.

The most fundamental reason is that Zhu Xiongying's body is covered with the blood of Huaixi warriors!

And behind Zhu Yunqi, there are only a group of civil servants who are called Wen Shusheng among those warriors!

At this time, Jia Gui continued to laugh and said, "Ma'am, it's not over yet!"

Empress Ma wondered, "What else?"

"The annual gift from King Qin and King Jin to His Royal Highness has also arrived!" Jia Gui said with a smile, "Just all kinds of furs that are used to make big clothes in winter, the two princes prepared a big cart for His Royal Highness. The slaves just now I went to see them, they are all high-quality fox furs, one is worth thousands of gold!"

"Hey, it's my uncle after all, I know I miss my nephew!" Empress Ma smiled with a loving face.

Zhu Xiongying thought about it, "Grandmother, why do you give such an expensive annual gift? How do you return the gift from your grandson?"

"You can just answer whatever you want, your own uncle, how can you still pick on you?" Empress Ma smiled, and then said to Concubine Guo Hui, "Hey, it stands to reason that military matters are important, we women shouldn't talk too much. But you see, a good son, he was sealed away so far away, and he couldn't see him for a year. As for their dear uncles and nephews, how many times have they met in these years?"

Qin Wang Zhu Xi and Jin Wang Zhu Wei are both the same mother's brothers of Prince Zhu Biao.Moreover, these two people are now the oldest and most powerful among the feudal lords.

It stands to reason that they shouldn't give Zhu Xiongying, the grandson of the emperor, the annual ceremony alone.

But Mrs. Lu knew the reason for this.

The root cause still lies in Zhu Xiongying's dead mother.The eldest daughter of the Chang family was raised by the old lady as her daughter since she was a child. To the second and third children of the Zhu family, she was both a sister-in-law and a sister. In their hearts, Chang was even closer than their own sister.

"Does the emperor and father know about these annual ceremonies?" Zhu Xiongying asked Jia Gui.

Jia Gui was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Just after I sent it to the palace, the list went directly to the servant, and I haven't reported it yet!"

Zhu Xiongying glanced at him, "Then why are you still in a daze, hurry up and send a copy to Grandpa Huang and Father!"

Empress Ma also came to her senses, "That's right, the two of them have to look at this matter too!"

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In the side hall of Fengtian Hall, the Zhu family and the father were sitting casually without distinction.

There was a stove in front of the old man, and he put his big feet by the stove to roast, and made a pleasant voice, "Comfortable!"

Zhu Biao buried his head in the copywriting, reviewing the memorial non-stop.

Suddenly, the old man noticed that Zhu Biao's face was not quite right, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and his face was full of anger.

"What's wrong?" the old man asked.

"Look!" Zhu Biao got up and handed over the booklet, "Last month, Japanese pirates entered Shandong to loot. Although they were beaten away by the guards, they harmed a village in Jiaozhou. Dozens of people died!" Then he said angrily, "Besides, for such a big event, the magistrate's memorial was delayed for more than half a month, I don't know how they did it!"

At this time, Wa Kingdom and Ming Dynasty are definitely not friendly, and the old man even had the idea of ​​conquering Japan himself.

Moreover, the Wa country was in the midst of civil strife at this time, and all kinds of materials were in short supply and could only rely on the delivery of Ming Dynasty.And the old man, because he hated the Japanese, restricted them to trade in Ningbo Port.Therefore, these former Japanese merchants bought what they could buy, and pretended to be Japanese pirates and went ashore to plunder if they couldn't.

Sure enough, the old man's eyes lit up, "This is only reported now, the magistrate's brains have been kicked by the donkey?" He continued angrily, "Come here, tell Mao Xiang, let Jin Yiwei catch all these stupid officials, Punishment!"

Zhu Biao opened his mouth and said, "Although the Japanese pirates did not make much trouble, they are really intimidating. I calculated that since the first year of Hongwu, there have been Japanese pirates making troubles in the coastal areas almost every year. I thought that we should show them some color." Look. First issue a letter of credence to the Wa country, then select capable ministers and go to the coast to train troops and build a city!"

"That's what we think too!" The old man thought about it and said, "Let Tang He go there in the next year!" He said, looking at the memorial and frowning, "However, Daming's sea is too big to be defended by defense alone. !"

Having said that, the old man stood up and pondered for a long time.

"Boss, let's talk, you write!"

After the old man finished speaking, Zhu Biao spread out the paper and picked up his pen to prepare.

"To teach the people along the coast to know that when the Japanese come, don't be afraid. The Japanese are like three inches of dry bark. They stand up straight and are not as long as our Ming men. They are afraid of a ball!"

"Prepare your knife, sharpen it sharply, and chop it to death when you see the pirates coming ashore!"

"A Japanese pirate's head will be rewarded with five taels of big silver. Those who are captured alive do not need to be sent to the officials, but they can be dealt with by the local people. Whether they are cut up or fed to the dogs, we will listen to the wishes of the people and respect them!"

This is the old man's typical imperial decree in vernacular. After Zhu Biao finished writing it, he directly stamped it with a big seal.

"There's one more!" The old man continued.

Zhu Biao continued to draw a pen, but the old man opened his mouth and cursed.

"Sun Sheng, you are the son of the Shandong capital, who eats dry food? 30 Japanese pirates went ashore, leaving only more than [-] heads, and you still have the face to repay us? If you don't think that you are the son of Sun Xingzu, we will directly Fix you!"

Sun Sheng, the commander of Shandong Dusi, was the son of Sun Xingzu, the marquis of Yanshan who died in battle.

"You kid has completely embarrassed your father. If you can do it, if you can't do it, go back to the capital and be your lord. Don't occupy the latrine. Let us hear that there are Japanese pirates in Shandong Nao, or if you let another Japanese pirate go, don’t take your boy’s head!”

Zhu Biao made it with a pinch, and then used the seal again.

At this time, the old man's personal eunuch Pu Guochang came in and handed over a list, "My lord, the crown prince, I handed it over from Kunning Palace!"

"What?" The old man glanced sideways, and suddenly his expression turned unhappy, "Ask Lan Yu to come into the palace!"

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Half an hour later, Hou Lanyu of Yongchang entered the palace and knelt down in front of the old man respectfully.

"Lan Yu, did you give a New Year's gift to our eldest grandson?" The old man asked loudly while sitting with his feet still roasting.

"Back to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing!" Lan Yu kowtowed, "I see that His Royal Highness is getting older, so..."

"We know what you're thinking!" The old man said, "Although you and our eldest grandson are monarchs and ministers, you are also his elders. As an elder, it's nothing to give something to your child. But why did you give such a precious gift?" Give him something!"

"There are not many snow-white Jade Buddhas that are one foot long in our palace. Where did you get them?"

Lan Yu kowtowed, first glanced at Prince Zhu Biao, and then said cautiously, "It's when I'm fighting."

"Stolen?" The old man rolled his eyes sideways, "Stolen from whom?"

"Yuanliang Palace!" Lan Yu whispered.

The old man withdrew his feet and sat upright, "Oh, according to what you said, you have been in Yunnan this year, and you have made a lot of progress!"

(End of this chapter)