Although most of the time nowadays, the emperor no longer attends court meetings and leaves it to the reluctant prince to take care of it. However, the emperor has not become idle because of this. For some reason, he even gets up earlier in the morning and goes to bed later. .
In the palace, there is also a copy of the memorials that the Cabinet Office has. There are also military and military affairs that are not available in the Cabinet Office.
After the emperor got up in the morning and coaxed his children, he would start his day by familiarizing himself with what happened in his empire the day before. In addition to reviewing the backup of the memorials drafted by the cabinet, he also had to re-examine the rulings from the emperor on certain important matters. .
After having lunch at noon, I took a short nap, but now I call it a nap, but it is better to say that I temporarily put aside the government affairs and continue to coax the children.
Erbi.
Reading the classics and history, and then still dealing with what was happening in the empire.
The emperor is busy.
No matter where you are, you are just busy in another form.
In the Qianqing Palace, which uses purple wood instead of agarwood, all the objects are of the simplest appearance, without much carving or decoration, and everything remains as it is.
There were not many chamberlains and maids serving in the emperor's palace.
The emperor stubbornly believed that as long as his legs and feet could still move and his hands could lift animals, he would not need so many people to serve him.
The emperor maintained the simplest life schedule and way.
However, in a corner of the palace, hosted by the emperor himself, everything was decorated extremely delicately.
It can even be said that it is completely different from the emperor's temperament.
It can be described as luxurious.
A small bed made of red sandalwood, a floor mat woven from ivory, priceless fragrances brought back thousands of miles from the deep forest west of Champa Road, ornaments and toys that are either jade or gold, the royal family is everywhere in the chaos. The luxury that can be unleashed.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had had breakfast for a while, was pressing his hands on the railing beside the bed, looking at the two little children Zhu Wensheng and Zhu Fuling lying on the bed with a kind smile, who seemed to be having a little fight. people.
The brother and sister are only a few months old now, but they have been raised to be white and tender, with strong and strong limbs.
Sun Gou'er, the steward of the inner palace, clasped his hands together and looked at the emperor with a smile on his face as he played with his grandson.
This is a required course for the emperor every day.
Only when the eldest son and eldest daughter of Taisun Mansion calm down will His Majesty the Emperor continue with the daily imperial government affairs.
Zhu Yuanzhang coaxed his two great-grandsons for a while, then looked sideways at Sun Gouer: "My great-grandson should have entered the territory of Henan Province now."
Sun Gou'er took a small step forward, raised his head and forgot to glance at the bed. When he saw the prince and the prince had calmed down, he lowered his voice and whispered: "After all, His Highness should be in Guide Mansion now."
Why.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly: "Speaking of which, I shouldn't have let him leave Beijing. The child is only that old. When the boy returns to Beijing next year, the child will not even know him as his father."
"His Royal Highness Taisun cares about the country. This is the blessing of our Ming Dynasty."
Sun Gou'er whispered, looking at the two little people on the bed.
There was a turmoil in Yingtian City due to the birth of the heir apparent of the Taisun Mansion. Although it was suppressed in time, the people outside who were interested in power would not let it go.
This is also an important reason why the crown prince and daughter are still being raised in the emperor's palace to this day.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted twice: "When they can really take charge of the country and stabilize the world, and no longer need an old man like me to sit in charge, that will be the blessing of the Ming Dynasty."
Sun Gou'er smiled. Sometimes there is no need to reply to the emperor's words. Those are just the emperor's own words.
At this time.
There was movement outside.
Sun Gou'er glanced at the emperor, carefully bowed and stepped away, and after leaving the side palace, he turned around and walked out of the palace.
When he came outside and saw who was coming, Sun Gou'er showed a smile on his face, nodded and said, "It's actually three pavilion elders who are here."
Ren Hengtai was the first to speak: "I'm sorry for the trouble, please let me know. I'll wait for you to send me an urgent report. I hope your majesty will judge it."
A quick move that can mobilize all three cabinet ministers.
Something big must have happened somewhere.
Sun Gou'er nodded and immediately turned around and entered the palace. After a while, he hurried back and waited aside.
"You three, please come in, His Majesty is waiting."
Ren Hengtai took the lead, shook his clothes and walked into the palace.
Xie Jin followed behind and nodded to Sun Gouer in thanks.
Xu Yungong said: "I have Laosun as my companion."
The three of them entered the palace and could not go to the side palace.
In the front hall, Zhu Yuanzhang already had his hands on his hips, looking at the three cabinet ministers who came in.
The country has had a cabinet for some time.
The original intention of the cabinet is to handle national government affairs more efficiently and to help the emperor plan and handle some less important matters first.
From the emperor's point of view, the establishment of the cabinet naturally meant that some of the authority that belonged to the emperor was taken away. However, Zhu Yuanzhang could not guarantee that he could be diligent in state affairs and that his descendants would be as good as himself.
Another level of Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking was that he had worked hard all his life to build the Ming Dynasty, and had worked hard all his life to build the world.
Your children and grandchildren can also sit in your position more easily.
And these cabinet ministers have indeed done a very good job.
"The royal family needs these cabinet ministers. At the same time, the royal family must also be careful to prevent these ministers from forming cliques and ignoring the imperial power after gaining power. Therefore, the future studies of the royal heirs should pay more attention to the education of how to use people."
Seeing Ren Hengtai and the others walking in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled in his mind what his grandson had said in his ear.
Royal education must be strengthened.
He looked at the small bed behind the side door in the bedroom.
"I will see you, Your Majesty."
Ren Hengtai, Xie Jin, and Xu Yungong came to the emperor and bowed with fists in their hands.
"What's the matter? Can I ask three cabinet ministers from the Ming Dynasty to come together?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said casually and waved gently, and Sun Gouer moved a chair behind the emperor.
Ren Hengtai looked at the emperor's face. The emperor's mood has been very good recently, but the emperor's mood will probably be bad for a long time.
But the country is like this, and it can never be smooth sailing forever.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, I bear the brunt of reporting the contents of the urgent report, which is where my responsibilities lie.
Ren Hengtai coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, the deposed Prince of Guangling County has disappeared in Zhongdu. The government has been searching for him for many days, but he is still missing."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was about to sit down, was immediately stunned when he heard this. He raised his head and stared at the chief minister with burning eyes.
Just such a glance made Ren Hengtai feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"What happened? Is your grandson in Zhongdu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice has dropped several degrees, making people afraid to move.
After asking, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat down and narrowed his eyes, waiting for the answer from the chief and assistant minister of the cabinet.
Ren Hengtai swallowed his saliva and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness Taisun came to Zhongdu and was ordered to pay homage to the late Duke Xin on behalf of the imperial court. It was necessary for His Highness to reside in the imperial city of Zhongdu. It is suspected that Zhongdu and the imperial city have been infiltrated by the White Lotus Sect.
His Majesty ordered the entire city to be sealed, and the city was hunted down by traitors and scoundrels. The city gates were opened only after day and night.
The deposed Prince of Guangling County took his wife out of the city for a visit the next day, but then disappeared.
At this time, His Highness had left the city and crossed the Huai River, heading north to Henan Road. Hearing about what was happening in Zhongdu, he did not stop and continued north."
"He continued to go north?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, but suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked: "What do you and Zhongdu mean?"
The emperor was asking what he thought about Zhu Yunwen's disappearance and why he disappeared.
Ren Hengtai hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but look at Jie Jin beside him.
This guy has been favored by His Majesty a few years ago, and he even said a lot of inappropriate things back then. With him in charge, everyone will be fine for the time being.
Jie Jin was a little helpless, but he could only bite the bullet and step forward to explain: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhongdu does not dare to make any guesses. Everything is reported truthfully. But let me see, what does Zhongdu mean?
, I probably think that the possibility of the deposed Guangling County Prince absconding is much greater than that he had an accident."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and those in Zhongdu generally thought so.
He raised his head and looked at Xie Jin: "Then what do you think, Master Xie?"
"I thought that there must have been an accident in deposing the Prince of Guangling County!"
Xie Jin answered without thinking.
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes and continued to ask: "Then what kind of accident do you think the child might have?"
Xie Jin took a deep breath and spoke in a deep voice: "I am bold enough to speculate that the deposed Prince Guangling must have been abducted by the White Lotus Sect! If this is true, these people will definitely take away the identity of the deposed Prince Guangling in a short time.
Make a fuss, cause trouble to the place, and intend to criticize the imperial court!"
When he finished speaking, a smile flashed across Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
He patted the armrest of the chair and spoke softly: "I have been the emperor for almost thirty years. Over the years, I have repeatedly issued decrees to persuade the people who were deceived by the White Lotus Sect and other religious societies banned by the imperial court to do good. But there is nothing I can do, like the White Lotus
The spread of teachings will confuse people's minds and bring disaster to the place.
It would be a dare for someone like this to sneak into the Imperial City of Zhongdu today and kidnap the clan members."
Speaking of this, the emperor's face showed murderous intent.
"Haven't they been saying that I am ungrateful all these years! Now that they have a chance to bully my descendants, they will not give up even if they die! They are young people who have no courage to assassinate the emperor and bully children.
How shameless!”
Ren Hengtai, who was stunned before, silently glanced at the emperor.
Your Majesty is paving the way for a situation that the imperial court least wants to see.
Once someone makes a fuss about deposing Guangling County Prince in the future, the court can say that it was the result of being forced by gangsters and has nothing to do with the original intention of deposing Guangling County Prince.
In this way, those people can no longer use their status as the deposed Prince of Guangling.
The emperor gave the people of the world an extremely correct answer, that is, those gangsters could not do anything to the emperor, so they looked for opportunities to regain their position from the emperor's grandson.
After this, a huge chaos will really happen, and the imperial court will be able to take advantage of the great cause.
Xie Jin had been observing the situation for a while, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Something happened in Henan Province. Today, two groups rushed to the capital. Wei Chen thought that His Highness Taisun must be worried about the affairs in Henan Province.
He never turned back to Fengyang, but chose to continue heading north."
After finishing speaking, Xie Jin looked straight at the emperor who was staring at him.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little more at ease.
Mr. Jie, who was considered impetuous by himself at the beginning, has finally become more stable now, and is even better at guessing other people's thoughts and saying what needs to be said.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Ren Hengtai: "What trouble happened in Henan Road?"
"The check dams and water reduction dams set up by Pan Deshan, the governor-general of the river, all collapsed and were destroyed ten years ago, causing a lot of casualties on the river. Even Pan Deshan himself was washed away by the flood. Fortunately, he was quite far away from the upstream, and the water head
It wasn't too big, so he escaped, but he was still in a terrible state."
Ren Hengtai opened his mouth to report the incident in Henan Province, but in the end he gave Pan Deshan a small hand.
He is an official who only knows how to regulate rivers. Even if something goes wrong, the court should be more tolerant.
It's just that what kind of situation the River Governor's Yamen and Pan Deshan, the Governor-General himself, will face next are beyond Ren Hengtai's control.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened.
Then he let out a long sigh.
"It's the Yellow River again..."
The emperor's sigh was filled with countless emotions.
Regulating the river and making the Yellow River peaceful is what countless emperors hoped to achieve.
It’s just that countless money and grains have been poured down through the dynasties, but no one can really make the Yellow River peaceful.
Ren Hengtai and the other three also looked solemn.
The disappearance of the deposed Prince Guangling was actually not a big deal. As long as he showed up, the court would be able to get him back. If he never showed up, the court would just treat him as an accidental death.
But it's okay if nothing happens to the Yellow River. If something happens, no matter how big or small, it should be dealt with as a top priority.
Ren Hengtai whispered: "The Sansi Yamen of Henan Province and the Yamen of the Governor of Hedao are now claiming to be guilty officials, saying that they are investigating the reasons and leaving them for review by the court. In order to calm down the incident and stabilize the people's hearts, they are now all serving as errands, etc.
His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.”
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, but a smile appeared on his face.
"If it is a natural disaster, then it is a crime sent from heaven. What does it have to do with them? Even if it does, it is caused by me, the emperor."
Ren, Hengtai and the other three immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is kind and kind. You are ordered by Heaven. How can you cause natural disasters?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and continued: "The chief officials of the Sansi Yamen of Henan Province and Pan Deshan are all people who do things. If it is not a natural disaster, it is a man-made disaster, and this man-made disaster was not done by them.
There are hundreds of thousands of people on the river today. Even if they have extraordinary abilities, they cannot control and see everyone. Even if they make mistakes, they cannot be called guilty."
Ren Hengtai, who was still worried at first, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and silently looked sideways at Xie Jin.
There was also a relaxed look on Jie Jin's face.
He spoke softly: "Now, what I am most worried about is that these two things today may be the work of one person. If so, the other party must have a big plan.
and……"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, waved his robe lightly, and made a volley sound.
The emperor frowned coldly and said in a cold voice: "What worries do you have? I'll wait and see how much trouble this Ming Dynasty can cause!"