Zhu Xi's errand was done well this time. It happened to be spring and there was some time left, so he recalled Lao Zhu before he returned to Beijing. It was also to make Lao San happy. As a prince of the imperial court, Zhu Xi had nothing missing.
The reward from his father must be more precious to him than anything else.
"Tomorrow you will take officials from the Ministry of Household Etiquette and the palace's guard of honor to the outside of the city to welcome him."
In addition to Zhu Biao himself, the Prince's Yijia was also used by Master Song when he returned to his hometown to recuperate. Now it is extremely honorable to pick up the third child. The old father's must be very important. I guess the eldest brother's approval is not low.
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Liu Jin promised: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu can definitely feel my heart. Brothers, friends and brothers are truly a blessing to the heavenly family."
Zhu Biao steeled himself to review the remaining memorials. Zhang Zugui, the co-prefect of the Linqing Prefecture, secretly impeached his Shangguan Qi Yan, the prefect of Linqing, for being in good health but using humans and animals to ride in a sedan chair without permission in violation of the imperial ban.
As early as a few years ago, Lao Zhu issued a strict order prohibiting officials and ordinary people from riding in sedan chairs, requiring military officers to ride horses and civil servants to sit on bulls. Only old, weak, disabled officials with limited mobility or pregnant women were exempted.
Lao Zhu believes that since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, officials and gentry have used humans and animals to eliminate their will, and it is not conducive for officials and common people to raise cattle and horses at home. The cattle raised at home can be cultivated when they are idle, and the horses raised at home can be recruited during war. This is a good thing for the country and the people.
This is indeed true. In recent years, some officials in Beijing have still maintained the habit of driving in cars even if they are ill or old enough to ride in sedans.
Of course, there are also a large number of officials who, due to mediocre living conditions at home, can only keep donkeys or go to court on foot. If they are sent out to inspect local areas, they have to ask their colleagues to borrow donkeys...
After a brief review, Zhu Biao ordered the Yushitai to verify. If the matter was indeed true, he would immediately be captured and escorted to Beijing for trial. I really don’t know what Qi Yan was thinking, risking his life and fortune just to ride in a sedan chair.
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Although I asked someone to verify it first, I didn't expect that the colleague would be so stupid as to frame the Shangguan, which is a serious crime that requires beheading.
When Qin Tianjian played the four drums at night, there was a shooting star. The green and red tail started from the side of Gou Chen. It traveled northeast through Ziwei Dongfan and exploded, spreading out light and disappearing beside the pavilion road.
What follows are various speculations about this celestial phenomenon. In short, I feel that we should worship the Great Emperor of Zhongtian Ziwei North Pole...
Zhu Biao didn't think this meteor could have any specific meaning, but after thinking about it, he hadn't offered sacrifices for a while, so he agreed to ask Qin Tianjian to discuss the sacrifice with the Ministry of Rites, and the cost was only three animals and drinks.
Sacrifice.
Jiaxing Prefecture reported that Dong's second wife, the Gao family, had one child and five sons...
Zhu Biao couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, and commented that the local government had given rice, grain, twenty asbestos cloth, ten horses and one cow as a reward to celebrate. The newspaper circulated in the prefecture, county and township, regardless of gender, but if there were many children, the local government should reward them.
Subsidy.
Since the capitation tax was abolished, the common people have spontaneously started to have more children without much persuasion. However, there are still cases of female infanticide. Although it is just a matter of eating more food now, some people still feel that the food for raising a daughter is not as good as
Raise more chickens, ducks and dogs…
The imperial court can only issue an explicit order, such as those who kill without permission after giving birth to a daughter, all their family property will be confiscated in order to reward the family who raises more daughters, and their fathers and ancestors will be included in the list of criminals and officials and will be sent to Fengyang to work for ten years without pardon. Friends, neighbors and friends will know
Those who do not repay will lose half of their family's property, and their family will have a staff of fifty.
It is difficult for the government to implement the decree in remote mountain villages, but with this law, at least baby girls in most prefectures and counties will have a chance to survive.
"Your Highness, we have an urgent report about the military situation in the six hundred miles north of Xinjiang!"
Following the rapid footsteps, a piece of news that was both expected and unreasonable came from outside the palace door.
Liu Jin glanced at His Highness and shouted loudly: "Come in."
Under the guidance of several tall eunuchs, a thin soldier rushed in quickly with a smell of feces, urine and sweat. In the light, his face was covered with dust and dust and his eyes were bloodshot.
Liu Jin stepped forward and took the military intelligence courier he held in his hand, inspected it, opened it and sent it to the prince. Zhu Biao read it quickly and then asked the courier a few questions.
Seeing that he was shaky as his spirit relaxed, he ordered: "Go down, wash up, and eat something simple. Just rest in the guard's room in the palace. The palace will give you a banquet tomorrow."
After hearing this, the messenger became more energetic and bowed with gratitude, saying, "I will thank the Crown Prince on behalf of my brothers."
Such an urgent military intelligence report was not leaked or subcontracted. The delivery team must have changed horses along the way without changing people. They had to eat, drink, and sleep on horseback to deliver it so quickly. It was very hard work.
After everyone had retreated for a moment, Zhao Huaian came in again and reported: "Your Highness, King Hu of Kaiping and all the senior officials from the six departments of the Governor's Office of Zhongshu Province heard that there was an urgent military situation in northern Xinjiang, and they all rushed to Chengtianmen.
Waiting outside for His Highness to summon you."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and asked Liu Jin to hand over the urgent report to Zhao Huaian: "It has been reported that King Kaiping and Prime Minister Hu have entered the palace, and the Ministry of Industry is ordered to immediately prepare military supplies and transport the newly cast firearms, artillery, ammunition and armor to Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. The Governor's Office of the Ministry of War
Based on this report, we will discuss the military situation and advance the morning meeting one hour tomorrow."
"promise."
Zhu Biao stood up with a cup of tea and walked to the side hall. He stood in front of the topographic map of the northern military. He took a sip from time to time. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that his brain was broken.
There was only one war last year, and the winter grassland suffered another white disaster that had not happened in decades. The number of people was reduced countless, and the kings of all tribes were dissatisfied. Why did they start a war?
After a while, Liu Jin led Chang Yuchun and Hu Weiyong in. Chang Yuchun was fine, but Hu Weiyong was breathing heavily: "I will pay homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness Qianqiu."
Zhu Biao did not turn around but just waved his hand and said: "Forgive me, Liu Jin will move a stool for Hu Xiang."
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. I will just stand there for a while."
After standing up, Chang Yuchun took a few steps forward and walked to Zhu Biao's side, frowning and saying in a deep voice: "Before I returned to the capital, I went to the grassland to beat up the Tartar Uliangha tribes. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have the guts to join forces with Wala."
Intrusive."
Hu Weiyong calmed down: "Perhaps it was because they knew that King Kaiping left Northern Xinjiang and the frontier army changed commanders, so they wanted to test the new commander's attitude. Wei Chen thought that this war should not be a big deal, and they needed to send a message quickly to
King Qiyang, you must resolutely fight back and hit them hard to achieve peace."
What kind of person was Chang Shiwan? He was ruthless and dared to do things such as slaughtering cities and killing prisoners. When he was guarding northern Xinjiang, he even maliciously provoked various Mongolian tribes. When there was nothing wrong, he would ride to the grassland to hunt, just like his own back garden.
Such an approach will naturally lead to constant impeachment by the DPRK and China, but the effect is undoubtedly significant. Leaving aside Wala for the moment, Tatar and Uliangha are very law-abiding.
"There won't be any gaps in the defense line in Northern Xinjiang, right?"
The commander-in-chief of the frontier army cannot be changed lightly, because each commander-in-chief has different arrangements and deployments, and the subordinate generals are also a different group, and they must be reshuffled, because one move can affect the whole body.
Chang Yuchun replied firmly: "I have handed over the handover with Wenzhong before returning to Beijing. Even if he has other arrangements, they will definitely be made slowly next year. Besides, Wenzhong is the deputy commander, so there is no need to have a big boss at this time."
adjustments.”
Zhu Biao nodded. He was very confident about his father-in-law and cousin. They were both experienced veterans, and they had no conflicts of interest and would not expose any loopholes.
Just as the three of them were talking, Zhao Huaian walked in with a grimace: "Your Highness, Mr. Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, refuses to leave and insists on seeing Your Highness."
Chang Yuchun frowned, and there was a hint of violence in his eyes. He was not familiar with the civil servants in the capital all year round, but in any case he was dissatisfied that someone dared to disobey the prince's wishes.
For a moment, Hu Weiyong felt that his throat was locked. This feeling was not unfamiliar. He had also been with the army when he was conquering the world. This gang of killers was like this when they just left the battlefield or were about to go to the battlefield.
