Lao Zhu was in a bad mood. Zhu Biao, the older he got, the more stupid he became. He could even hand over the seal of the left-behind secretary to Zhu Di. Will he be able to let even the jade seal go out in the future?
Can something like authority be joked about?
But it was obvious that he had no way to do anything to Zhu Biao. Not to mention his reluctance to fight, he would not even bother to fight against Queen Ma and Zhang Ximeng.
Empress Ma is also very reasonable. The child has been away for several years, exposed to wind and cold, eating sand, and guarding the border for your old Zhu family. As a father, it's fine that you don't cherish your son, but you scold him when you meet him. What's your point?
Tell me, are you not planning to live a good life?
Queen Ma launched her killer move, while Zhang Ximeng kept looking for compensation.
"Your Majesty, if you want to abolish the Left-Behind Department in Peiping, you need to make a clear edict. There are so many officials in the Left-Behind Department, so we cannot do without arrangements. Now that the Crown Prince is back, even if you want to take back the Left-Behind Department, you must first issue a decree to the province to abolish the Left-Behind Department. They will be diverted to the lower provinces.
Officials...please rest assured, your majesty, I will leave this matter to you and I will ensure that it will be completed within half a year, properly and without any mistakes!"
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer wanted to say another word.
Half a year?
Zhang Ximeng, how dare you say that!
If the fourth child was allowed to let go, things would turn upside down in half a month!
At this time, Zhu Biao knelt on the ground again, "Father, I have made countless mistakes, and they are all my child's fault. Please forgive me, my child. I am guilty."
Lao Zhu snorted coldly and turned his head to the side.
Empress Ma saw this and quickly glanced at Zhang Ximeng. Zhang Ximeng also reached out and grabbed Zhu Biao's arm. The two of them hurried out and left the Shura Field.
Zhu Biao looked at it and said with a smile: "Sir, go to your door and save it!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, and when they arrived at the door, Zhang Ximeng poured Zhu Biao a cup of tea and took a box of mung bean cake.
"Are you not full? Eat something."
Zhu Biao took it over with a smile and stuffed it into his mouth. As a teenager, his appetite was like a bottomless pit. In the blink of an eye, he stuffed in three or four pieces, and Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, my father is not really angry, is he?"
Zhang Ximeng chuckled lightly, "I don't know if he will be really angry, but I want to know if you were really deceived by Zhu Di? Your Highness, if you only have this kind of morality, you are really failing to teach me!"
Zhu Biao blushed and hurriedly held up his hands, "Sir, don't blame me, it's true, there are some unavoidable reasons for this!"
really!
Zhang Ximeng smiled secretly, "Okay, when you just said that, I was almost deceived by you... What are you going to do with Zhu Di's knife?"
This time, Zhu Biao didn't dare to pretend. He stood up quickly, lowered his head, and told Zhang Ximeng the matter respectfully.
It turns out that in the past few years, we have reformed the Salt Law, redefined the provinces, built the Great Wall, established beacon towers, not to mention immigration to the border, the establishment of military garrison and other matters.
"Sir, there is quite serious corruption here. Especially when the provinces were divided, there were some messy things and local disputes. I have quite a lot of secret reports here. In addition, there are also dredging of the Grand Canal and transportation of grain from the south to the north.
The disadvantages...disciple, I can only say that it is shocking!"
"Then why don't you take action?" Zhang Ximeng asked calmly.
"Because I don't dare!" Zhu Biao answered honestly, "I heard a saying that if you can't determine the consequences, don't investigate casually. If something is found out, it will not look good on anyone."
Zhang Ximeng's face turned red, "If something happens to that guy, can you always tell me?"
Zhu Biao said: "Sir, there is another priority here. If the disciples speak out at that time, will someone use my banner to oppose the Salt Law and the re-division of provinces? I, I am really afraid that it will affect the overall situation.
!”
Zhang Ximeng finally nodded, "Yes, it has been three years since the division of provinces was proposed. In these three years, except for Huaidong, Huaixi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces, only Shandong was left.
, it’s all a mess. The Salt Law was introduced to Shanxi, and it also ran into trouble. It turned out that Shanxi was all eating pool salt, and tens of thousands of salt workers were responsible for their food and clothing!"
When Zhang Ximeng said this, he looked at Zhu Biao again and said, "Your Highness, if you want to promote government affairs, you must have great courage and break the situation with an iron fist. Your Majesty asked you to guard Peiping. I'm afraid that because of this intention, you, you, are too indecisive."
Zhu Biao also nodded and admitted that he did have this problem.
"Sir, I'm still confused now and don't dare to take action decisively. Please forgive me, sir."
Zhang Ximeng said: "I know that it is difficult for the crown prince, but you, the prince, are different. His Majesty is using you as the prime minister. Li Shanchang is getting older and older, and I have more and more things to do in my hands. You can't count on me."
Let King Yan help you charge into battle!"
"This..." Zhu Biao's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "I'm ashamed of myself. I still need to learn more from my teacher."
Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while and said nothing. He turned around and took a few books and placed them in front of Zhu Biao.
"This is the biography of the history of the Song Dynasty that I compiled. This is the general history of the great unification since the Qin and Han Dynasties. This is the brief history of five thousand years..." Zhang Ximeng introduced the same to Zhu Biao. Some of them had already been read by Zhu Biao, and some were just revised.
First draft.
"Learning from history, rise and fall will come naturally. Just a while ago, I had an argument with His Majesty. Your Majesty said that Yuan Dynasty lost the world because of his generosity, and I really told him about it."
Zhu Biao thought for a while and immediately smiled and said: "I know, sir, he said that the Yuan Dynasty was lenient to officials and nobles, and the Song Dynasty was indulgent to the powerful scholars... The kindness of the Song Dynasty to scholar-bureaucrats, and the leniency of the Yuan Dynasty to nobles, were not lenient, but indulgent, and ruthless.
, is a blow to the bones and marrow of the common people in the world, and it is precisely the reason for the demise of the two dynasties. The Ming Dynasty founded the country based on the people, lenient means to the common people, and benevolence means benevolence to the people."
Speaking of these, Zhu Biao was very excited and kept talking. It can be seen that he really took everything Zhang Ximeng said to heart.
"It's good that Your Highness understands this. I wonder if His Highness still feels unable to do anything at this moment?"
Zhu Biao was slightly startled, and said with some embarrassment: "Sir, I, I want to borrow these books, go back and think about them carefully, and then ask sir for advice later."
Zhang Ximeng also nodded and did not say more. It is said that a country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change. Zhu Biao was such a tolerant person. It was impossible to expect him to kill immediately and decisively.
But he could think of using Zhu Di to break the situation, which was considered a good method.
If you learn it clearly, you might not be able to control the court and its subjects...
Zhu Di, on the other hand, was born lawless. Zhu Biao gave him the seal and the left-behind secretary was in his hands. What would this boy do?
You must know that the left-behind department is different from the feudal prince's palace!
The only thing that the feudal prince's palace can influence is the commanding and envoys division, and in wartime, the troops and horses of the capital division are under the control of the feudal prince. However, the remaining divisions are superior to the three divisions and control the civil and military troops and horses within the territory.
When Zhang Ximeng was in Peiping, even Shandong was under his control.
Almost the second emperor.
With such great power falling into Zhu Di's hands, what will this kid do?
Zhang Ximeng is also a little curious...
"Li Jinglong, Hua Wei, you two tell me, what should I do now?"
Li Jinglong stared at the red wooden box with big eyes and small eyes, looking at the golden seal inside, feeling a little stupid. "Um... Your Highness, is it my father's responsibility?"
Zhu Di hummed: "Not only him, but also my cousin Zhu Wenzheng, he also wants to listen to me!"
"Then, can you really control him?" Hua Wei suddenly asked.
Zhu Di paused for a moment, "Why can't you control it...at worst, just let him spank you."
In one sentence, both boys laughed.
Zhu Di said irritably: "What can I do? He is my cousin and a general in the army. He is almost as good as Xu Da. If he hits me, my father and mother will applaud him."
This is quite true.
Li Jinglong said dejectedly: "Your Highness, I see that you are holding a big seal, which is a decoration. There are too many immortals in Peiping, and there is also Hu Dahai, the Duke of Yue! You, you can really order them?"
"Then...then I didn't lie to my brother in vain." Zhu Di rolled his eyes, walked up and down on the ground, and cursed, "In such a big city of Peiping, there is no one I can bully? No way! You two think quickly.
, let’s see who is easy to bully?”
This bastard has made it clear he wants to cause trouble.
"Hurry up and think about it! If Zhang Shuning were here, he would definitely have an idea that would be better than both of you put together!" Zhu Di looked up to the sky and sighed, "God is really not going to bless me. It's a shame to lose a talented person!"
The two boys looked at each other, feeling indignant in their hearts. Hua Wei suddenly said: "Your Highness, if you want to bully, bully the Mongolians. What's the point of bullying your own people!"
Zhu Di was stunned subconsciously, and then said: "I, I am not strong, how can I lead the army? What's more, the queen mother won't give in!"
"Then, let Governor Zhu lead the troops!"
"Zhu Wenzheng won't listen to me!"
"Don't you have a big seal?" Li Jinglong said angrily, even my father has to obey you, what's the big deal!
Zhu Di was stunned. He seemed to understand something... "Quickly, prepare some pen and ink for me!"
Hua Wei quickly helped him lay down the paper. Zhu Di clutched the brush and gritted his teeth for a while. Finally, he made up his mind and just did it!
"Zhu Wenzheng! Li Wenzhong! As royal relatives, you have done nothing! You have wasted the country's money and the people's wealth, allowed the Mongolian cavalry to invade my land, plunder my wealth, and kill my people... You have betrayed your kindness and sins, and the sky is thundering.
... I have established a vassal in Peiping to protect the people's well-being. I order you to attack immediately and kill the enemy. If the people of Peiping cannot sleep peacefully for a day, the people's livelihood cannot be prosperous, and your majesty cannot be healthy for a day..."
"As royal relatives, are you worthy of my father?"
Zhu Di issued a soul torture, "When the king arrives, you will not be able to make achievements. I can only ask the king to order a flag to kill you! Kill your relatives for justice! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
After Zhu Di finished writing, he looked at Li Jinglong and asked, "How is it?"
Li Jinglong cried, "King Yan, you, you want to kill my father, I will fight with you!"
Seeing him baring his teeth and claws, Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Idiot, do I have what it takes? He just spanked me! It's just a matter of saying it and having fun!"
Afterwards, Zhu Di checked again and again to confirm that it was correct, then picked up the big seal and pressed it hard.
"Okay, send it off!"
After sending the order away, Zhu Di hugged the big seal and lay happily on the bed, thinking about the next victim... What he didn't know was that at this moment, Li Wenzhong was leading his men and horses out of Liaoxi, and Zhu Wenzheng was leading his cavalry from Kaiping.
Detouring through the city, Guan Duo's troops set off from Goryeo...
"Next year will be your Majesty's tenth year of imperial rule! We must not allow any stray things to disturb our mood!"
Li Wenzhong shouted angrily: "The whole army... set off!"