Chapter 318: The Prince of Yan lost his appearance for the sake of the country
On the west side of the imperial city of Yingtian City, beside the Nine Bends of Qingxi River outside Xi'an Gate.
From Taiping Bridge in the north to Xi'anmenwai Street in the south, and then to Huangjia Lane in the west, the entire vast area is covered by Taisun Mansion.
Just this piece of land is enough to show the extent of Zhu Yuanzhang's love for the emperor's grandson.
The double-eaves pavilion is almost modeled after the layout of the East Palace, but the specifications are slightly lower.
But on the contrary, it was because outside the palace, at the Jiuqu of Qingxi River, Taisun Mansion introduced a running water into the mansion, and created a garden of pavilions, pavilions, water pavilions and rockeries in the mansion.
In the backyard of Taisun Mansion, built with Taihu stones from Suzhou Prefecture, decorated with various shrubs, green plants and famous flowers.
There seems to be a lot of secrets in the corner, but there is a small house built against the wall.
"Your Highness, the troops of Duke Xin and Marquis Xiping will arrive in Yingtian soon."
"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince wish that when the Duke and the Marquis enter the city, Your Highness needs you to come out of the city to greet them."
Zhu Yunxi, who had returned from prison and rested for several hours, was leaning on a soft chair and squinting slightly.
Tian Mai stood in front of Zhu Yunxi and bowed solemnly: "Tie Xuan sent a message to ask His Highness, there seems to be a convergence of forces in the Japanese country, and whether the Japanese army can be granted the right to make decisions on the battlefield."
"allow."
Zhu Yunxi said calmly.
Ruilongnao, which has been passed down since the Tang Dynasty, once again appeared in the royal court of the Central Plains because of the new conquest of Jiaozhi in the Ming Dynasty. A faint cigarette smoke floated out from the Boshan furnace and filled the study here.
Tian Mai held a thin pen in his hand and recorded in the small booklet held in his left hand some events related to the report requested by the Japanese.
Later, Tian Mai said again: "Gao Yangzhi came to report that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has sent a letter a few days ago to inquire about the selection and assessment of officials in Jiaozhi Road."
"The Thanh Hoa Metropolitan Governor's Office asked if it could recruit people from Jiaozhi Province to serve as police officers in various cities, and to set up a small number of local police stations."
"The General of the Conquest of the South has come to report that spring is about to begin. Please prepare herbs, armor, gunpowder, firearms and other supplies. Please take turns with the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital, and recruit and relocate the people from Zhili to enrich the newly conquered border areas."
Zhu Yunxi lay on the soft chair and turned around to prevent half of his body from being numb.
Then he slowly said: "Jiaozhi Road is one of the thirteen roads of the Ming Dynasty. The officials asked about the selection and assessment of officials on Jiaozhi Road. The chief envoy of Jiaozhi has the unshirkable responsibility. The Qinghua Governor's Office guards Jiaozhi and has the right to do things expediently.
General Nan Da reported it and forwarded it to the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs, etc., so as not to delay the military aircraft."
After finishing talking about things in the east and things in the south.
Tian Mai carefully added all the notes, then turned his eyes and whispered: "Dong Liang asked, now that the northwest is peaceful, when will the DPRK send another general to replace it."
Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment, then remembered that Lan Yu had not been in Beijing for two years.
He patted the soft chair gently with his palm, pondered for a moment and then said: "Put it down and never look back."
Tian Mai raised his head and glanced at the emperor's grandson. He didn't even do anything to reply to Duke Liang.
After thinking for a while, Tian Mai changed his mouth and said: "The King of Yan sent a message asking how long it will take for the cotton armor to arrive in Peiping this winter. His Highness the King of Yan wants to go deep into the grassland this winter."
Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment.
Then he said softly: "I won't go back. Mian Jia went to sea from Longwan Pier a few days ago and will be sent to Peiping soon."
Tian Mai nodded.
In the end, even though there was no one else in Taisun's house, and there was no one else here except the two of him, he still turned around and looked around.
Then he took a step forward and said in a low voice: "A letter from Zhang Zhiyuan. Tang Keke has now reached the rank of General Qianhu in Peiping."
Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "My fourth uncle always discovers many generals and talents."
Tian Mai smiled in agreement and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness asked Zhang Zhiyuan to make friends with the generals from the Peiping side such as Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu. The matter has now been done quite well. Zhang Zhiyuan has already accepted the boys from Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu's family.
Surround yourself as a personal soldier."
Beiping City was laid out since the 24th year of Hongwu.
Zhu Yunxi has never relaxed his vigilance about things over there.
Now is not the time to harvest, and there may not be a time in your lifetime when you need to use it.
Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and sighed softly. He really did not hope that Ming Dynasty would follow the same path in the future.
"Let this matter take its course. Yingtian should reduce his interactions with Zhang Zhiyuan."
Tian Mai nodded and silently agreed.
He never dared to let others interfere in Beiping, let alone expose it in the slightest.
Bang bang bang.
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the small study room from outside.
Zhu Yunxi, who was lying on the soft chair, glanced sideways and silently, then closed his hands.
Tian Mai turned around in an instant, his eyebrows raised. He reached behind the door and slowly opened it. When he saw the person coming outside, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "What's the matter?"
Outside the door, there were secret guards under Tian Mai.
Seeing the commander, the secret guard clasped his fists and reported in a deep voice: "Commander Tian, over at the prison, Li Erfu's confession has been asked."
After finishing speaking, the secret guard took out a pen confession from his arms.
Tian Mai took the written confession and waved his hand: "Wait outside."
"Your Highness, this is the transcript of Li Erfu's confession."
After waiting for two full days, Zhu Yunxi heard about the case again. He just opened his eyes slightly, took the confession sent by Tian Mai, and slowly opened it to review.
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"The memorial given to us by the General Affairs Secretary has been withheld!"
"What exactly does he want to do when he comes to conquer?"
"Do you want to control the court's opinions? Or do you want to do something!"
In the public room of the official office, Wang Jun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, slapped the table with anger on his face.
"Would you like me to write a greeting note for you so that you can ask why you came to conquer?" Zhan Hui rolled his eyes and expressed dissatisfaction with Wang Jun for being so unofficial.
Wang Jun glanced at Zhan Hui with a straight face, then curled his lips and snorted, patted his butt and sat down again.
Yu Xin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance who was sitting next to him, hummed: "I have already shown you enough kindness in coming to conquer, otherwise we would not know whether these memorials have been sent to His Majesty or whether they have been left behind by the general envoys."
Inside the Si Yamen."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhan Hui nodded silently, agreeing with Yu Xin's remarks, reached out to pick up the teapot in front of him, raised it high, and tilted it carefully.
The sound of gurgling water sounded among several people.
Ru Yu took the teacup, took a sip, and said slowly: "The case happened the night before, and Wan Jinbiao was taken into custody by Jiang Wei in the Jinyiwei Prison.
Yesterday, Taisun received the news and entered the Jinyi Guard. His Highness stayed in Jinyiwei all night and did not leave until dawn today. He went to Taisun's Mansion to rest.
Tell me, what happened in the meantime?"
After finishing speaking, Ru Jin drank tea silently and looked at the people around her calmly.
Yu Xin let out a light sigh and turned his head to look at Ru Yu: "Tell me, did His Highness find out something? Or does His Highness already know something that we don't know? That's why he stayed in Jinyiwei for a whole day.
Did you just go to Taisun's Mansion to rest after night?"
Several people were stunned.
To be able to allow the grandson to stay in Jinyiwei for a whole night with the price of a thousand pieces of gold shows the importance of this matter in Taisun's heart. And to be able to allow the grandson to leave Jinyiwei and return to Taisun's mansion to rest.
It must have been a new discovery, even a decisive new discovery, that made it possible for Taisun to breathe a sigh of relief and go back to rest.
Zhan Hui tapped his fingers lightly on the table, frowning slightly. He pondered for a long time, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally said in a deep voice: "It's better sooner rather than later. I think it's time for me to enter the palace to see the saint at this time.
, bring this matter to face!"
"Should I wait to enter the palace to meet the saint?"
Wang Jun shrank his head and asked with some uncertainty.
Zhan Hui turned his head and glanced at Wang Jun lightly.
A trace of disdain flashed through Yu Xin's eyes, and then he smiled and said: "At that time, I will be the one to take the lead in bringing this matter up. Speaking of which, what the tax office does is also related to my household department."
This is the person who knows how to do things!
There was a hint of appreciation in Zhan Hui's eyes, and he sighed to Yu Xin: "This is the only plan for now. Thank you for the hard work of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Yu Xin cupped his hands and said, "Speaking of which, we are doing it for the world."
Then, the newly promoted Minister of Household Affairs and the newly promoted bachelor of the Cultural Palace had a face full of worries: "It is easy to break through hard work. How can things in the world be smooth sailing all the time? If we keep being so tough, one day we will be exposed."
It’s such a big deal, what should the court and us do?”
"It befits you to be a bachelor."
Wang Jun had already stood up and cupped his hands towards Yu Xin.
Zhan Hui waved his sleeves and stood up: "Everyone, let's enter the palace together."
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"Your Highness, the latest news is that six ministers have gone to the palace to meet the emperor."
In the small study room of Taisun Mansion, Tian Mai conveyed the message just sent to the ears of Zhu Yunxi, who was still taking a nap.
The eyes that were originally slightly squinted slowly opened.
After resting until this moment, Zhu Yunxi showed no signs of fatigue in his eyes, revealing a sparkle.
I saw him smiling slightly.
"First let me bring you a bowl of Luzhou Prefecture's chicken noodle soup. Once we're full, we'll go back to the palace."
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Huagai Hall.
The atmosphere in the palace has gradually become lively recently.
Because the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and because the grandson's wedding is on this day, Duke Xinguo and Marquis Xiping, whom Your Majesty has not seen for many years, are about to enter Beijing.
All these things made everyone in the palace very busy.
There were palace servants wiping and mopping everywhere.
Inside the palace.
The weather has been going well in the Ming Dynasty recently, with no trouble in the north or south, no worries in the east or west, plenty of money and food, and prosperity in the royal family, which makes the king in the palace and his accompanying ministers live in harmony.
"Xie Jin asked if he could recruit a thousand soldiers from Yingtianfu to build the cement road from Taipingfu Mine to Yingtian City."
The prince sat cross-legged among a pile of memorial desks, picked up a memorial, and looked up at the old man who was still working out the details of his grandson's wedding.
Zhu Gaochi, who had no schoolwork in the main hall today, was qualified to sit next to the prince's uncle, holding a pen and paper to record the uncle's various policy requirements and messages that needed to be conveyed.
Zhu Yuanzhang drew his attention away from the complicated details of the wedding, raised his head and looked over, and asked with a groan: "That boy Jie Jin is still following the road construction on the road?"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "He is just a stubborn person. He is worried that something might happen to the road repairers, so he keeps an eye on it day and night. I heard that he has not entered the house three times."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, as if he had remembered something again, and after a while he suddenly smiled and said: "We heard that Gao Yangzhi of Jiaozhi Road was still his disciple, and now he has sneaked into the position of Fang Bo."
"The Jiaozhi Road is an uncivilized place, and the officials in the imperial court complained even when they went to the southeast to serve as officials. The Jiaozhi Road was newly conquered, and all kinds of waste were promoted. It was the time to employ people. Yunxi was ordered to promote them to the official position in the face of danger.
It's what it should be." Zhu Biao explained, but didn't mention a word about the disciples that the old man mentioned.
Zhu Gaochi silently observed the conversation between his grandfather and his uncle, and suddenly felt that his mind was a little lost.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and hummed twice again: "Allow this. Supervise Li Jinglong and tell him to send more Japanese workers back as soon as possible, so that our people don't have to do corvee service all the time."
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded: "I'll take care of it when I get back."
At this point, this matter will probably be over.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly spoke again: "I have decreed that Jie Jin has made great contributions, and that he will be granted the title of Zhi Yin. He will discuss the affairs of the officials, the guests of the Prince of Jin, and the Chief of History of the Grand Sun Palace."
The prince was stunned for a moment, then immediately agreed.
Then he looked back at his chubby nephew and said, "Write this down and draft a decree later."
Zhu Gaochi nodded and bowed his head to write down the matter. But there was a movement in his heart. The old man had already begun to create a man for Brother Xi.
What about Yin Xun, the third-rank Zhizhi, Sanjie, the official official of Zhengyi, and the guests of the prince, who are the third-rank officials, but they are all to improve Xie Jin’s official rank. The real one is the Zuo Changshi of the Taisun Mansion, who is only the fifth rank.
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This is just like the Zhan Shifu of the East Palace, only the most trusted people can be appointed.
At this time.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "I heard that Yunxi went to Jinyiwei yesterday and did not return all night, and finally rested in Taisun Mansion?"
Zhu Gaochi, who was writing with his head lowered, raised his eyebrows and his eyes moved.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and was about to speak, but he heard Sun Banban walking over from the front.
"Your Majesty, Zhan Shangshu and a few others entered the palace to meet the saint, but they are now outside the palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked sideways outside the palace: "Let them come in."
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang looked calmly at the prince and his little fat grandson.
Zhu Gaochi slowly raised his buttocks: "Several ministers will meet the saints, my nephew will go first..."
Before Xiaopang finished speaking, Zhu Biao had already raised his head and looked at him with a smile: "Sit safely, I want you to sort through the several memorials I have here."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao packed up several memorials and piled them in front of Xiaopang.
Zhu Gaochi looked at the prince's uncle's face with a warm smile, smiled silently, and sat down again with his hanging buttocks.
Just a small look, but quietly looking towards the entrance of the palace.
After a while, I saw Zhan Hui, Yu Xin, Ren Hengtai and other five members of the military department wearing red robes walking in.
Zhan Hui and others entered the palace today with the intention of clarifying the case of Biao's family with ten thousand dollars from the tax bureau in front of the emperor.
Such a big thing happened in Yingtian City, and the emperor could not be completely ignorant.
But it has been two full days since the incident happened, but nothing has been said in the palace, which makes people very confused.
Now, after Taisun stayed in Jinyiwei all night, he went to Taisun's mansion to rest.
If they don't do anything, something that could have been used will slip through their fingers in vain.
Zhan Hui and others walked into the side hall from outside the Huagai Hall with smooth official steps.
Several people were about to bow to say hello.
But at a glance, he saw Zhu Gaochi, the Crown Prince of Yan, sitting next to the Crown Prince.
Zhan Hui and others couldn't help but look at each other, and there was a tacit understanding in their eyes with a trace of doubt.
Why is Prince Yan here?
"Come here at this hour, you old waiters, are you looking for us to make a living?"
Zhu Yuanzhang straightened himself on the couch, with leisurely eyes and a smile on his face as he stared at Zhan Hui and the others who walked in.
Zhan Hui and others reacted immediately.
Bend and cup your hands.
"I have met with Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Prince Yan."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Forget it. If you want to get extra food, I'll ask Sun Gou to send a message and get extra food now."
Why did the emperor get so serious with Cengfan?
Zhan Hui and the others were depressed, but their faces were filled with fear.
"I don't dare."
"I entered the palace today because I have something to report to Your Majesty, so that I can sort out the affairs of various ministries and stabilize the court."
Zhan Hui carefully thought about his words.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows and said, "To stabilize the imperial court? Tell me, something happened again in our Ming Dynasty. Can we ask some of you great bachelors and ministers to join the palace together?"
Zhan Hui turned his head silently and glanced at Ru Yu.
Ru Yun then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, after the Chinese New Year, the Beijing camp will take turns. I would like to ask your Majesty, will the rotation of the Beijing camp next year be the same as in previous years?"
The guards of the Beijing army stationed in Yingtian City are mainly supplemented by the Taoist guards of the world under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. They take turns entering the capital to change defenses, ensuring the combat effectiveness of the Beijing army at all times and strengthening the deterrence of the Central Army against the world.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded: "Just go ahead and pass by. The guards in the capital camp are related to the safety of Yingtian. The Ministry of War has taken the trouble."
Ru Yun nodded and cupped his hands: "I accept your order."
Subsequently, Yu Xin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, in this year's calculation of national tax expenditures, should Jiaozhi Road and the anti-Japanese army be included in the calculation? Next year, can we discuss the expenditures of various ministries and departments and various roads in the imperial court?
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In recent years, the expenditures and incomes of the Jiaozhi Road and the Japanese Suppressing Army have been calculated in separate books and archived separately. Yu Xin is asking whether this year should these two pieces be included in the accounting for the entire Ming Dynasty.
As for the court's expenses for next year, they will discuss the court's budget for the 28th year of Hongwu.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and then shook his head: "Let's start discussing the expenses next year. The various accounts for the Jiaozhi Road and the anti-Japanese army will still be calculated separately."
Yu Xin lowered his head, his eyes flickered: "I accept your order."
The two major issues of first-class soldiers and taxes are almost finished at this point.
Zhan Hui and others were silent for a moment.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the few people quietly and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "You'd better stay here with us to eat."
Zhan Hui immediately coughed lightly.
Yu Xin stepped forward again: "Your Majesty, I have heard that the night before yesterday, a massacre occurred in Yingtian City. A total of more than 20 people were brutally murdered in an ordinary family's home in Taiping. The scene was filled with blood and the bodies were found in Ying's home.
Tianfu heard the report and wanted to arrest him, but Jin Yiwei took away the thief who was caught at the scene, and never heard anything about the follow-up."
"I was afraid that the law of the court would be violated, so I made some inquiries, but I didn't expect that the person detained by the Jinyi Guards was actually Wan Jinbiao, deputy tax director of the Shangyuan County Branch of the Taxation Department."
"I believe that no matter how Wan Jinbiao was captured in the home of the exterminated family, if this case is not handled properly, the tax bureau and the court will be unfair to the people."
"The Crown Prince of Yan was in charge of all matters in the tax bureau, but he allowed a member of the tax bureau to be involved in the murder of his family in the capital city and under the emperor's feet. The ministers thought that the prince of Yan had made some oversights, so they impeached him."
In the Huagai Hall, Yu Xin, the Grand Scholar of the Wenhua Hall and the Minister of Household Affairs, finished speaking and fell into silence.
Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful and glanced at the Crown Prince of Yan, Zhu Gaochi, who was not far away, with a profound look.
Zhu Biao turned around silently and gave his chubby nephew a relieved smile.
It turns out that Brother Xi allowed himself to stay here just to wait for this moment.
Zhu Gaochi raised his head and looked directly at Zhan Hui and others who had their backs turned to him, his eyes flickering.
According to the rules, should I stand up and respond to the impeachment of the courtiers at this time?
Just when he raised his butt again and stood up to face the impeachment.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the Huagai Hall.
What followed was the voice full of doubts and curiosity from Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
"Do you want to impeach Prince Yan?"
"What did Prince Yan do that was so outrageous that he deserved to be impeached by all the great academicians?"
"Haven't you all seen that Crown Prince Yan came to Beijing for the sake of the Ming Dynasty..."