Chapter 1,300 This Ming Emperors grandson has been concerned about the country since he was a child.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please slow down!"
"Stop following me, leave me alone!"
In the palace of Prince Yu of the capital, a small figure walked lively in front, followed by a group of maids anxiously following behind. One of them was holding a small beaded crown in his hand, with sweat on his forehead.
At this moment, Concubine Li turned around and looked at her precious son: "What's wrong?"
The maid stepped forward and said softly: "Princess, the prince refuses to wear the ceremonial crown again, and he won't let the slaves follow him..."
Concubine Li showed a look that was both proud and helpless: "He has had many ideas since he was a child, and it's useless for you to follow him..."
This child loves to laugh since he was born. He can bab in three months and learns to speak in six months. He is extremely smart. Now he has just turned three years old and is already like a normal six or seven-year-old child. But because of this, the little guy has been acting like a child recently.
It seems that I am in trouble and always want to be quiet.
This age is supposed to be the most lively and active time, but now he is so mature, which makes Concubine Li feel a little weird. She thought for a while and said: "The prince is usually closest to Yang Daban, please call him!"
Soon, a tall and thin eunuch came over and bowed in front of her: "My slave Yang Jinshui, please pay your respects to the princess!"
Concubine Li looked at this humble and respectful chamberlain, but her attitude was different from the way she treated other servants: "Get up, the prince wants you to take more care of him. He likes you, the eldest companion, to talk about outside things the most."
Yang Jinshui's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly bowed twice: "The princess has broken my slave, and the prince is willing to listen. This is the blessing that I have earned in my ten lives. I will never dare to speak nonsense in front of the prince. I just talk about Jiangnan humanities."
, regional scenery..."
Concubine Li was born into a poor family and her cultural level was not high, but she had her own way of dealing with others. Her tone was gentle and authentic: "Don't think too much, I believe in your character, go and accompany the prince!"
Yang Jinshui looked moved and saluted again: "Thank you, Princess!"
The former Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, was so humble because Hu Zongxian was trying to rectify the situation in the southeast last year and exposed the huge corruption case in the Weaving Bureau. He came back in despair. At that time, it was said that he was pretending to be crazy...
However, as the internal minister, Lu Fang did not conflict with the former Hu Chief Fu. Instead, he asked his godson to come to the palace as an errand.
This arrangement is not ingenious. Now everyone in the government and the public can basically see that what helped King Yu determine the position of crown prince was not his personal talents and stable temperament, but his Majesty's favorite grandson.
Yang Jinshui also worked hard, and soon he could speak in front of the young prince and become a big companion. This was a plan for the future, and could even make Yang Jinshui another internal minister who won the trust of the emperor after Lu Fang.
Only Yang Jinshui knew that his role as a great companion was not stable.
The child was so smart, well-organized, and able to draw inferences from one instance to another. Although he had just begun to enlighten, every great scholar in the court would not be full of praise. His knowledge could attract the other party in a short time, but it would not last long.
If I want to gain His Majesty's trust like my godfather and become the most considerate person around me, there is still a long way to go...
Therefore, Yang Jinshui never misses every opportunity.
From a distance, I saw the young prince standing by the garden, looking at the beautiful scenery of flowers, lost in thought, with a faint confusion on his white and tender face.
When this idea came to mind, Yang Jinshui couldn't help but feel ridiculous.
How could a three-year-old be so confused?
But his voice still softened unconsciously: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The young prince seemed to have come to his senses, and without looking back, he said: "The eldest companion is here, come with me for a walk..."
Yang Jinshui was not surprised. The prince's senses were extremely sharp. Every time he stepped lightly, he could still tell that it was him. When he saw him walking forward, he hurriedly followed.
The childish voice continued: "Dad, let's not talk about Jiangnan today. Let's talk about Jiangxi. How is the disaster there?"
Yang Jinshui smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Prince, now that the national treasury is full and the people live in peace, the disaster is no longer as terrible as in the past..."
Minerals in Japan were continuously exploited, and silk from the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was also shipped overseas. The Ming Dynasty's treasury was finally no longer empty.
This can be seen from the treatment of natural disasters.
In the vast land of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a year without disasters. This year, the situation in Jiangxi is the worst. In March, there was a peach blossom flood, and all four prefectures and counties were hit by floods. Since the beginning of summer, droughts have hit seven prefectures. Jiangxi Governor
Then he petitioned, hoping to exempt these disaster-stricken areas from paying taxes this year, and also asked the court to allocate funds to buy grain and provide relief in other provinces with five million stones.
Back then, this would have been a complete fantasy.
The Great Guanzhong Earthquake was such a serious disaster that even five million dan of food could not be obtained. In the end, under the supervision of Hai Rui, they scraped together and managed to make an emergency response.
But now, the Ming court finally had the confidence to provide disaster relief. Not only did five million shi of grain arrive as quickly as possible, but the Ministry of Household Affairs also requested to allocate two million silver to increase taxes on the people of several provinces, so that the people in exile could
It's good to go back to my hometown and farm.
Speaking of this, Yang Jinshui couldn't help but show admiration.
Hu Zongxian was indeed a capable minister in governing the world. In just a few years, even if the Ming Dynasty did not undergo earth-shaking changes, the chaos of the strict party had been cleaned up, and the people were able to breathe. In "Public Security Shu", every house was clean and empty.
The number of people with financial resources is rapidly decreasing.
What impressed Yang Jinshui even more was that Hu Zongxian was able to suppress the Ministry of War and prevent him from leaving the border and killing me.
Although there are already many generals in the army who are waiting to make meritorious service and are dissatisfied with this chief assistant, many of them even include former generals, but with the strong support of Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang, Hu Zongxian's control of the Ministry of War is as stable as Mount Tai.
In addition, the Anda Khan tribe has become increasingly panicked and recently sent envoys to the court to lower their profile to meet with His Majesty, which also made the ministers realize the benefits of standing still.
As long as the Ming Dynasty is strong and strong, the Tatars will naturally be in panic all the time. The best thing is that after the opening up of mutual markets, those Mongolians are becoming more and more dependent on goods from the Central Plains, and they cannot return to their previous life...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yang Jinshui was like squeezing out toothpaste, explaining these opinions to the young prince bit by bit, and trying his best to use a different tone from those big Confucian officials to attract more
Children's attention.
But the young prince listened calmly and occasionally asked a few questions.
For some reason, Yang Jinshui became nervous, and his speaking speed became slower and slower, becoming more careful about every word.
In the end, the young prince smiled and nodded: "The people live in peace, and our Ming Dynasty becomes more and more peaceful. It's great!"
"Yes! Yes!"
Yang Jinshui echoed, secretly dissatisfied with his own performance: "Why are you talking about state affairs with a three-year-old baby and still losing your composure? But this young prince is too old. His thoughtful eyes when listening to the court affairs are like those of a prince.
Where is the prince!"
Just as he was thinking this, he saw the young prince yawning, and said naively: "I'm sleepy, go take a nap! Call me again before dinner, I'm going to the palace tonight to practice with the emperor!"
Looking at the pressure-free young prince, Yang Jinshui lowered his head deeply: "Yes!"
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"My father really loves him and recruits him into the palace again and again!"
When he heard that another servant in the palace came to invite the crown prince, King Yu said sourly.
Compared with his own treatment, he was really jealous of this son, who was too favored by Jiajing.
But when he looked at something in his hand, Prince Yu became happy again: "Thanks to this son, Gu's position is finally stable!"
King Jing became a vassal.
Since the death of Prince Zhuang Jing, Jiajing firstly did not continue to establish a heir apparent, and secondly, it did not allow the over-age King Jing to become a vassal, which made the officials couldn't help but think that the position of prince was not necessarily ranked according to seniority.
And once such a prince became a vassal and stayed away from the center of the court, the dust settled, indicating that Jiajing had completely given up on King Jing.
What made King Yu even more happy was that King Jing couldn't accept this fact. He yelled and cursed wildly in the palace, and even wanted to beat his crown prince drunk. The Jinyi guards who were watching quickly reported the matter. Jiajing was furious and ordered him to leave the capital quickly.
I don’t know if he was pretending, but after a big fuss, King Jing suddenly collapsed and became ill. However, Jiajing still had a strong heart and drove him out of Beijing and sent him to the feudal land.
The journey was long and bumpy. If King Jing was really sick, he would not be able to eat or live at all, and he would be half alive if he did not die. The big stone in King Yu's heart was completely removed.
What is a double happiness is that Prince Jing's Mansion has now been emptied out, and many of the rare things inside have been given to Prince Yu's Mansion by the palace.
Looking at the long gift list sent from the inner court, King Yu's eyes showed a burning look, and he murmured in his mouth: "What a treasure! The fourth brother really knows how to have fun!"
Concubine Li saw a look of worry in her eyes, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Prince Jing's gift may be declined..."
When King Yu heard this, his face suddenly sank: "This is a gift from the emperor. When your father made you a marquis, did you refuse it?"
"I am too talkative!"
Concubine Li hurriedly bowed down, her lips trembled slightly, she didn't dare to speak anymore, and swallowed all the words that followed.
Although Prince Yu's Mansion was extremely simple compared to Prince Jing's Mansion, and there was no debauchery or gossiping in life, Concubine Li, as her bedfellow, knew that the prince was just suppressing her, not because he didn't want to.
Historically, when King Yu ascended the throne as Emperor Longqing, he immediately changed his cautious attitude and became indulgent. In order to satisfy his desires, he continued to withdraw huge amounts of silver from the treasury for imperial use. He was repeatedly advised by the cabinet, but he refused to listen.
He not only extended his hands in the treasury, but also developed weaving and sent eunuchs to stay in Suzhou and Hangzhou for a long time. Local officials had to provide these eunuchs with regular routines. If they did not give enough, it would be a serious crime of "obstructing the imperial use."
It is completely conceivable how ruthlessly the eunuchs searched. At that time, Jiangnan had not long gone through the Japanese pirate rebellion and was very exhausted. The Ministry of Works could not bear it and emphasized that the people in Jiangnan were "the people of your Majesty." However, Emperor Longqing turned a deaf ear and said, "
"It is indispensable to me," he dismissed, and then ordered Nanjing to weave more satin, and Suzhou and Hangzhou to weave dragon robes, Zhai clothes, velvet brocade, Luan belts, etc.
Jiajing can still wear only eight sets of regular clothes in all seasons, at least one of them is fake. Long Qing can't even pretend. It is no exaggeration to say that the performance of this person after taking the throne is really not as good as that of Jiajing in the early period.
The reason why Emperor Jiaqing's reputation in history is pretty good is mainly because his two predecessors did too much damage to the Ming Dynasty, which is completely based on comparison...
What's more, compared with Jiajing's forty-five years, Wanli's forty-eight years, and Longqing's reign for only six years, the time was short and he would make fewer mistakes. Otherwise, if we continue to follow the trend, every family will be clean.
Concubine Li naturally did not know that her husband would be so virtuous in the future. After his early death, the country became rich and powerful, and she took a lot of credit for becoming the Queen Mother. Now she is still a concubine who was born in a poor and humble background, and naturally she did not dare to disobey.
After King Yu scolded him, his attention returned to the gift list. Concubine Li stayed with her quietly for a while and then silently withdrew.
Not long after, she appeared in front of the young prince's bed, looking at the sleeping child with a tender expression.
But at this moment, the confidant maid came forward gently and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Princess, the matter is settled!"
Concubine Li immediately stood up, went outside, and asked calmly: "How many people are there this time?"
The confidant maid said: "The ten beauties were carefully selected by all parties, and the prince accepted them..."
Concubine Li was not surprised and sighed softly: "What is supposed to come will eventually come..."
Although King Yu is not yet a prince, he is no different from a prince. In addition, Jiajing's health has been deteriorating in the past two years, so of course the courtiers have come to his attention.
Apart from political surrender, there is nothing else than pleasure, especially female sex.
But King Yu is lustful.
Very lustful.
The reason why Emperor Longqing died so early in history was because of his lust for women.
When he was in Prince Yu's palace, "concubines were very rare", but after he ascended the throne, "the court was full of people". In just two and a half years after he ascended the throne, he had a total of thirteen concubines, and there were countless other concubines.
The very famous unofficial history "Wanli Yehuobian" also records that Long Qing took certain drugs left over from the Jiajing Dynasty, which caused him to get out of control and even not be able to go to court...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! I don’t know whether this is true or not, but every time Emperor Longqing selected more palace members, it was indeed around 300 people. This number is quite large. The so-called harem of three thousand is just
As an imaginary number, the total number of harems for many emperors who were rumored to have lived a dissolute life in history was only a few hundred. Long Qing accepted 300 people at a time. Even if not all of them were lucky, it was still an exaggeration.
However, King Yu also liked to take medicines and used them without restraint.
If you don't die early, you will be a ghost.
Concubine Li also couldn't predict the future, and she was still worried about the issue of heirs.
As soon as King Jing passed away, the future ruler of the world had been decided. The young prince was talented, intelligent and healthy. If he was the only heir, of course he would be the heir apparent when King Yu ascended the throne in the future.
But she is a concubine after all, so the child is also a concubine. Not to mention that Prince Yu's principal concubine is still young and has given birth to two daughters. Now she is working hard and hopes to give birth to a boy, even if other concubines give birth to a boy.
My son is also a threat.
Now that more and more women are flocking to the palace, it will be difficult for the young prince to maintain his position in the future.
After all, the emperor is often uneasy about his eldest son, who is so smart and capable, unless it is just a son.
Do you mean...?
But the idea only flashed in her mind before Concubine Li gave up.
Even for her own son, she couldn't do such a vicious thing...
Just as I was thinking about these complicated things, my confidant maid suddenly called out: "Your Majesty!"
Concubine Li turned around and saw the young prince standing quietly behind him at some point: "Concubine, don't worry, okay!"
Feeling her son's concern, Concubine Li showed deep joy and held him tightly in her arms: "Good boy! Good boy! As long as I have you, I won't worry about anything!"
The young prince hugged her and felt the motherly love. The confusion in his eyes gradually faded. Although he was not completely clear, he whispered: "Please rest assured, mother and concubine, I will give appropriate advice to the father. I hope he will
I can listen, but if not, there is nothing I can do..."