In addition to leaving the impression of a little bastard on Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Fan, it also spread Zhang Zhiyuan's reputation as a little killer even further.
Looking at the retreating shadow of King Yan's army, Zhu Yunxi silently withdrew his gaze.
Zhu Fan, who was beside him, glanced sideways.
He whispered: "Your fourth uncle's temperament may seem bold and bold, but he is the most thoughtful and has the most thoughts among our brothers."
"My fourth uncle can be the pillar of the country."
Zhu Yunxi recited silently.
Zhu Fan suddenly smiled, tilted his head and said, "Actually, there is something that you probably don't know about yet."
There was some hesitation on his face, but he gradually became firmer.
Zhu Yunxi remained quiet, waiting for the third uncle's explanation.
There was a smile on Zhu Fan's face: "Actually, last time, the old man asked us to respond to the sky, we originally thought that the old man was going to cut down the vassalage for you.
At that time, we all thought that if the old man was really like this, we would just be idle princes and have fewer worries.
I just never thought that I would just get drunk when I went back and nothing would happen.
We knew then that you would be able to tolerate us as uncles in the future.
Therefore, this is also the reason why your fourth uncle ignored the court rules and came with troops this time."
Zhu Fan spoke very slowly, observing the expression on Zhu Yunxi's face several times.
The royal family has no selfish feelings and has been full of suspicion since ancient times.
Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "My nephew knows."
"You know?" Zhu Fan's face was confused at first, and then he slowly became relieved and nodded: "With your intelligence, it is reasonable to know. But today, I will take this opportunity to have a word with you.
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Zhu Yunxi turned around and faced Zhu Fan with a solemn expression.
"Third uncle, please tell me."
"If in the future, if one day you feel that us uncles are no longer useful, just say so. Your uncles all know the truth. When the time comes, you can build a few rooms for us in Yingtian.
It’s not impossible to live the life of our ancestors with just a few acres of land.”
Zhu Yunxi was a little surprised.
Obviously, he did not expect that his third uncle, Zhu Fan, would be so straightforward, so he said these words.
Rather than being like the fourth uncle Zhu Di, he had to hint from another angle.
He smiled and shook his head: "Uncle San is worrying too much."
Zhu Fan, however, looked serious: "It's not that your third uncle is overly worried, but that the country cannot cause trouble. If we cause trouble, you have to put the country first, regardless of family ties, do you know that?"
Zhu Yunxi fell silent.
So far, the feelings given to him by Uncle Wang from the old Zhu family are not bad.
For example, the Third Uncle in front of me, even though he had done many illegal things in the past, he can still say that he wants to be with Taiyuan City.
The uncle of the Fourth Prince, Zhu Di, who had just left, although according to the original historical direction, should have staged a four-year peace campaign, he now dared to take risks and personally led troops to help him.
Did the Ming Dynasty really need to reduce its vassal status?
Zhu Yunxi was sure of it, but how to cut it was a question that needed to be pondered.
After all, you can feel more at ease when doing things with your own family. This sentence is true and valid no matter when you put it.
If the meat is rotten, it must be rotten in the same pot. This saying is not unreasonable.
After hesitating again and again, Zhu Yunxi finally spoke slowly: "Fifth generation of clan members from the former Tang Dynasty have arrived. What does the third uncle think? The children of the clan should practice literature and martial arts to serve the country."
During the Li and Tang Dynasties, in order to control the Li clan, the emperor's son was regarded as the prince in the royal system. After five generations, except for the status of a royal bloodline, he no longer enjoyed any privileges.
Zhu Fan said without hesitation: "Whatever you think is the safest method can be used without asking anyone."
Zhu Yunxi continued to remain silent.
After a while, Zhu Fan smiled and patted Zhu Yunxi on the shoulder.
"You have gone to the city to supervise military affairs. This year you still have to stay in Taiyuan for the New Year. Let's have a drink together later."
After that, Zhu Fan really left Zhu Yunxi behind and walked towards the city of Meng County behind him.
Wait until a long time later.
Zhu Yunxi clenched his fists.
If Zhu Fan could choose to say those words directly today, he knew that he couldn't do it falsely.
These are the true words of Uncle Sanwang.
Perhaps, they also discussed it privately with Zhu Di, and their thoughts were expressed through Zhu Fan's mouth.
Innovation was in all aspects, but from the very beginning, Zhu Yunxi deliberately avoided the clan side. Apart from dividing people into acres, asking the clan to set an example and take the lead in clearing the land, there was no other innovative move.
But now it seems that my uncle Wangs are all sensible people.
In this way, you can save yourself from having to do more mediation.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but reveal a smile.
The entire Ming Dynasty was united and united. At this time, it was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
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Yingtian City.
The capital of the country has become increasingly lively recently.
As the new year is approaching, except for the occasional wars coming from the borders of the empire, it seems that the world is really at peace.
New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people.
It is precisely because of this that the supplies sent to Yingtian City every day can be described as massive.
This is the city with the largest throughput and capacity in the world today.
Everyone in Yingtian Mansion finally breathed a sigh of relief with the successful construction of Shangyuanmen Wharf and warehousing and distribution center, and faced the massive freight volume in the first year of the Hongwu New Deal with a more calm attitude.
Zou Xueyu would go on a day-to-day basis, and after finishing the official business of the government, he would take people to the streets to see with his own eyes what problems had recently been exposed in Yingtian City under his rule.
Fortunately.
During this year, because Zou Xueyu served as the prefect of Yingtian, there were many changes in various parts of the capital.
Develop in a better direction.
Walking on the clean and tidy streets, you look at the trash cans that appear within a few steps, and the government officers who patrol the streets from time to time. Then look at the smiles of the people on the streets, and everything around you is peaceful and peaceful.
Zou Xueyu's face showed a kind of relief from the inside out.
Even in the military and horse divisions arranged at various street corners, next to the burliest officers and soldiers, from time to time there will be young ladies in the city who have not yet left the government to watch from a distance, pointing and pointing, which makes these young men in the army blush and shy.
.
But maybe even Zou Xueyu didn't notice it.
He seems to have a system that is at the forefront of eating melons.
The sound of horse hooves that displeased Zou Xueyu the most came from the street in the distance.
After a while, what made Zou Xueyu even more displeased was that these cavalrymen, who had read the military and horse report, appeared in front of them.
as always.
Zou Xueyu dodged to the side of the road, but still ate a mouthful of ashes.
Then he looked at the cavalrymen who were running rampant in Yingtian City without giving way, and walked away.
Am I going to be fed up by these people every time?
Zou Xueyu was really angry.
The government officer who followed him asked carefully: "Master, do you want to go back to the government office first? If you go back late, your favorite braised pork will be gone."
"Eat?" Zou Xueyu gritted his teeth: "Eat it! Today I am going to chase them to see if these people can kill me, the people of Yingtian, and no one will care about them!"
Cursing and pouring out his dissatisfaction, Zou Xueyu already picked up his feet and hurried towards the imperial city.
The officers were helpless but did not dare to say anything.
After all, since Zou Zhifu took office, although things in the yamen have increased in vain and become more difficult, the governor will actually pay salaries and subsidies to the brothers.
This was not just a few days ago, because the Shangyuanmen Wharf and storage and distribution center were completed. Housekeepers in the Yamen checked carefully for two nights and found that there was still a lot of money and food allocated by the court.
Then Zou Xueyu used the bulk of it to give porridge to the poor people in various parts of the city, and built a house in Xicheng to avoid the cold.
The rest was distributed among the households in the yamen to everyone in the yamen.
There is no one who has not received it. It is just a matter of taking more and taking less according to their rank and status.
This was the rule. Everyone took the remaining money, and the hard work of the previous days immediately disappeared.
Even these servants received at least three taels of silver.
As for the project funds that have not been used up, should they be returned to the Ministry of Accounts?
A hint of secret joy appeared on the officer's face.
According to Zou Xueyu, the imperial court gave the minimum amount of money and food, and there was no corruption in Yingtian Mansion. The docks and warehouses were built in full compliance with the standards set by Zhang Ergong, the Minister of Industry, or even higher. So the remaining
The money should be the hard work of everyone in Yingtian Mansion.
The officer still clearly remembered the pride on the face of the governor when they were dividing the money two days ago.
Moreover, the governor also said that if Ying Tianfu returns the money and food, the Hubu will naturally be very happy, but except for the Hubu, all yamen will bear grudges against Tianfu in the future.
A few moments.
Zou Xueyu has already led people to the gate of West Chang'an.
The horses of the previous cavalry team were tied quietly under the city gate.
Zou Xueyu recognized the team he was looking for and continued to step forward to the city gate.
Zhu Shangbing, who was on duty at the palace gate today, immediately stepped forward and said, "Prefect Zou, there is the imperial city inside. You are not allowed to enter without being summoned."
Zou Xueyu took a look and recognized Zhu Shangbing, so he leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Where did it come from?"
Zhu Shangbing looked back and curled his lips: "I've already asked about it from Shanxi Province. Nothing serious happened."
Came from Shanxi Province.
Zou Xueyu's eyes turned. Now everyone in the court knew that the emperor's grandson was in Shanxi.
"Is that the memorial from the emperor's grandson?"
he asked.
Zhu Shangbing nodded: "There are memorials from Brother Xi, as well as memorials from Third Uncle, Gao Yangzhi and Cao Zhen."
"I have to go to the palace to meet the saint."
Zou Xueyu thought for a while and felt that he still had to ask for an order to solve the disharmonious problem that had arisen in Yingtian City.
Zhu Shangbing glanced at the Yingtian magistrate: "The magistrate should understand that this saint must pay attention to the rules when entering the palace."
Zou Xueyu stared and pursed his lips.
Then, under Zhu Shangbing's silent gaze, he waved his sleeves.
Just when Zhu Shangbing and the policemen who followed Zou Xueyu thought he was about to give up.
Zou Xueyu snorted coldly: "I will go to the General Affairs Department immediately!"
After saying that, he ignored Zhu Shangbing and continued to lead the people to the south to the general affairs envoy Si Yamen.
Zhu Shangbing looked at Zou Xueyu's retreating figure, frowned and muttered: "Who provoked this?"
The affairs of Yingtian Mansion are beyond his control.
However, other things can be decided.
With a murderous look on his face, Zhu Shangbing turned around and looked at the officers and soldiers under his command in front of the palace gate, and said loudly: "Everyone is standing still! After the watch is over, let's continue to go to the martial arts hall to regain our place today!"
That was a big gamble involving ten taels of silver.
For a moment, there was a murderous atmosphere in front of the palace gate.
And within the imperial city.
But it is a peaceful and joyful atmosphere.
As the most noble woman in the Ming Dynasty today, Tang Queqing, the concubine, has officially begun to take over all matters of the entire palace.
Inside and outside the palace, from top to bottom, a word from the Concubine Taisun could often make all the civil and military officials in the dynasty pander to her.
East Palace.
The prince often accompanied the emperor in the front, and the father and son were busy with state affairs. The East Palace became the base of Tang Queqing, the concubine.
The eunuchs and female officials from all the treasurers of the inner palace were all summoned here by Tang Queqing today.
Inside the side hall.
Tang Queqing leaned on the soft couch, holding the copper heater in his arms, and looked at the large and small royal stewards in front of him.
"This year, all the congratulatory gifts from the royal palaces in various places have been sent out. I would like to thank you all, but I would like to reward those royal gifts as soon as possible. I have seen the things, and they are not valuable. I just want them to show my sincerity."
"The duty lies, and the slaves dare not take the credit."
In the palace, all the eunuchs and female officials spoke out.
Tang Queqing added: "If word spreads again, although the Ming Dynasty now has more money and food, it cannot afford to waste it. The rewards for the palace are transferred from left hand to right hand, so that each government does not have to waste time and money to provide for the palace.
Purchase."
A female official was probably already Tang Queqing's confidant.
Immediately with a smile on his face, he stepped forward and said: "Don't worry, Concubine Taisun, all the servants have warned you. Even if someone wanted to send New Year's gifts to Taisun's Mansion a few days ago, they were asked by the servants to return them."
Tang Queqing nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Now that we are done with things outside the palace, the empresses everywhere in the palace should also prepare gifts. Pick up some rare but inexpensive ones, or practical ones. Please take the trouble to accompany me these days.
Please let me go to the various palaces more often. Ladies and ladies are all very precious, and now it is more important for me, the younger generation, to spend more time with me."
"The concubine's filial piety is praised by the ladies every day."
Tang Queqing smiled shyly: "After much thought, I will talk to the outsiders of the palace. If there is any empress whose family members are in the capital, they would bring Xiaonian to the palace to have a meal. I will go to your majesty and the prince's place.
I will tell you."
"My slave has taken note of it."
At this time, Tang Queqing looked at the people in front of him: "You have also worked hard for a whole year. Let's make it clear that you and the people outside each have three taels of New Year's money, and you are not allowed to deduct one tael, save one tael, and send one tael.
I have also prepared some New Year’s things for you. Although they are not worth much, they are always something that the people below don’t have, so you don’t have to steal them. When you turn around, give the people below a piece of fruit and pastries each, and you can eat them yourself.
Or send it home, it doesn’t matter.”
"The Concubine has a kind heart, and the servants will never dare to take advantage of her."
Inside the palace, there was a peaceful atmosphere.
But outside, there were sounds of footsteps.
The visitor is Sun Gou'er, the chief steward of the inner palace.
Sun Gou'er stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Concubine, the grandson's memorial and family letters have been brought to the palace. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are waiting for you to come over."
Hearing this, Tang Queqing's face lit up with joy and he stood up immediately.