Chapter 1708 The father and the new son ask the old son for help
"I can finally leave the palace." Zhu, who has been imprisoned in the palace for more than a year since March last year, couldn't help but said loudly as he walked out of the palace.
"What's so happy about this?" The former concubine Shubin who was walking beside him now saw Mrs. Ning Jun with red eyes. She couldn't help but said after hearing her husband's words: "Husband, you are leaving the palace this time.
The title was changed so that Lord Ning had to move out of the palace, what's there to be happy about!"
"You don't understand." Zhu said. He has been confined in a small palace for more than a year, and was forced to take medicine in the following months. Now he can finally move around in a larger area, and he no longer has to
How can he be unhappy after taking medicine that causes illness? But he couldn't say this to his wife. He could say this.
Jin Moyu did not ask further questions, but sighed and said: "It would have been much better if my husband's illness had been better a few months earlier. In the past few months, because my husband's illness had not recovered, my father asked the Ming Emperor to change the title of Yuan Zheng to the crown prince."
, I can’t change it back now. If my husband had recovered from his illness a few months earlier, he would have been the heir forever."
"We are already moving out of the palace, why are you talking about these things?" Zhu saw that the carriage and horses that took them to the mansion had been brought over, and asked his wife to get in the carriage, and asked the servants to load the luggage into the carriage.
Get on a horse and ride to your new mansion.
After a while, they arrived at the mansion of Lord Rang Ning. Zhu Fangyuan also felt a little guilty for his eldest son. The mansion he chose for him not only had an excellent location and a large area, but also was luxuriously decorated, and he appointed rough officials early.
The servants cleaned the mansion, and Zhu just had to put his luggage and move in. Seeing this, Jin Moyu, who had been depressed because her husband was dethroned as the crown prince, felt better.
That day, the couple settled down in their new mansion. After a few days, they were completely settled, and Jin Moyu was about to go back to her parents' home to visit relatives. Zhu Ziran had no reason to deny it. Not only did he agree, but he also said with a smile: "Living outside the palace is better than living outside the palace."
It's much better to be in the palace. As the Crown Princess, how can you go home to visit relatives if you live in the palace? But you can do it outside the palace. So you don't have to be depressed and unhappy because you moved out of the palace."
'How can this be the same?' Jin Moyu couldn't help but think in her heart. But she didn't say these words out loud, she just pretended not to hear them, said a few other words to her husband, and took the maid out of the house to visit relatives at her parents' house.
"Is Zhao'er awake?" Zhu asked the maid after his wife left the house.
"Sir, the Lord of Quanyi County is still taking a nap." the maid replied.
"That's right. It's normal for a child of her age to sleep a lot at this time and not wake up yet." Zhu said, and then ordered: "In that case, get the set of "Water Margin" from the study room,
I want to watch it here."
"Yes, sir." The maid agreed, turned around and left the room. Zhu Ye lay on his back and closed his eyes to rest.
After a while he heard footsteps coming from inside the house and said casually: "Put the book on the table and go down."
But after he said this, he didn't hear any more footsteps, nor was there any sound of putting things on the table. Zhu was a little angry, and while opening his eyes, he was about to scold the maid a few words. But he still couldn't speak.
Before he could say anything, he saw the man standing at the door of the house. He was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly stood up and saluted and said, "My son has met his father."
"No need to be polite." The person standing at the door was his father, Zhu Fangyuan. Zhu Fangyuan casually gave instructions, walked into the house, and said behind him: "You come in quickly."
'Father brought someone here, could it be...' Zhu Zheng was thinking when he saw his third brother Zhu walking in.
"I've met my eldest brother," Zhu Xingli said.
Zhu glanced at him with a complex expression and said, "Yuan Zheng, you are now the heir apparent. According to the rules, I should be the one who salutes you. How can you salute me?"
Zhu was stunned on the spot for a moment, not knowing what to do. According to the national etiquette, Zhu should indeed salute him. But Zhu was the eldest brother and the former heir, so he didn't know what to do. This was the first time after he was made the heir.
When I met Zhu once, there was no precedent to follow. Zhu Fangyuan said hurriedly: "There are no outsiders here. Just talk according to family etiquette. You don't have to worry about national etiquette. When you go to Ming Dynasty, you are not going to see the emperor of Ming Dynasty getting along with the prince in private."
Do you follow family etiquette instead of national etiquette? Since it was like this in Ming Dynasty, it will be like this in Korea in the future."
"Yes, father." Zhu and Zhu hurriedly agreed. Zhu saluted Zhu with family rites, and Zhu returned the salute.
"Father, you brought your third brother to your son's mansion today. What do you want to order?" Zhu asked after the three of them sat down.
At this time, the maid he had asked to find the book came back with the book. Zhu Fangyuan did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he took the book from the maid's hand and took a look at it. Then he said to Zhu: "You are at home, just read this."
Book?"
"Otherwise, what would my son read?" Zhu asked rhetorically: "Now that my son is no longer the heir, he no longer has to read books about governing the government. It just so happens that my son likes books like "Water Margin", so I took it out and read it."
"You, that's all." Zhu Fangyuan wanted to reprimand him a few words, but in the end he said nothing. He has been dethroned as the crown prince. In the future, whether he or Zhu will give him good clothing and food, he will definitely not let it go.
If he does any errands, he can only be a wealthy and idle person in the future, and there is nothing to criticize if he reads some idle books to pass his energy.
"Father, what kind of book is this?" Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed a little, Zhu, who loved reading very much, couldn't help but ask.
"This is a novel, which is similar to the storybooks of the Song Dynasty and the legends of the Tang Dynasty. The writer probably expressed his unrealized grief in it, but the reader just used it for entertainment." Zhu explained what a novel is.
, and then introduced the content of the book: "The book "Water Margin" was written during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Due to the darkness of the Song Dynasty, a group of bandits, led by Song Jiang, gathered near Liangshan in Shandong Province and roared into the mountains and forests under the banner of "walking for heaven".
, the story of how it was later incorporated by the Song Dynasty court."
"Historically, there was indeed a group of bandits headed by Song Jiang and others in Shandong during the Northern Song Dynasty, but the scale was not as exaggerated as written in the book." Zhu explained again.
"Did the author of "Water Margin" participate in an uprising or rebel army in the late Yuan Dynasty?" After hearing what his elder brother said, Zhu lowered his head and thought for a moment before asking.
"How do you know?" Zhu asked curiously.
"Since the eldest brother calls this book a novel rather than a storybook, it can be seen that this book was written in the late Yuan Dynasty or early Ming Dynasty. This person wrote the story of bandits who were incorporated after they rebelled. The author himself should have participated in a certain
Only an uprising or rebel soldier would write such a book." Zhu replied.
Zhu Dai stared at him blankly for a while, and then said with emotion: "Father is right. Sure enough, you are more suitable to be the heir apparent and to be in charge of North Korea in the future."
The former crown prince praised the current crown prince as being more suitable to be the crown prince. Nothing can be said in this scene, right? Zhu once again didn’t know what to say and could only smile awkwardly. Zhu Fangyuan hurriedly took over the words and said: "Uncle Hou, you are not asking
Why did father come to your house today? Father has two things to tell you today."
"The first is about your companion reading. Since Yuan Zheng has not many of his own reading companions, and he also thinks that the outstanding young people in the two classes will be selected as your reading companions, he is willing to accept them all as his companions.
My own companion reading.”
"Thank you, father." Zhu said quickly, and then turned to express his gratitude to Zhu. After becoming the king in the future, the first person Zhu will use will of course be his trusted companion. If his companion becomes Zhu's companion, he will be the best companion in the future.
He would also be favored by Zhu and become an important minister of the imperial court. Zhu, who had always felt that he was causing them to be unable to become high-ranking officials, was very happy.
"How can a younger brother accept the thanks of an older brother?" Zhu hurriedly avoided it, feeling a little guilty in his heart. He guessed what Zhu was thinking, but the reason why he accepted Zhu's companionship was because these people were indeed talented people.
It was a pity; secondly, it was to stabilize the court and prevent it from being too affected, but not to make Zhu feel at ease. So Zhu, who was still young and shameless, felt a little guilty.
"But it shouldn't be too easy for Yuan Zheng to accept your companion readers. If it is too easy, it may make them feel arrogant, and it will also cause Yuan Zheng's original companion readers to be dissatisfied." Zhu Fangyuan said with a normal expression: "So
This matter requires your cooperation."
"Please give me your instructions, Father."
"Will your reading partner come to see you these days?"
"Father, no one has come to see me these days. Oh, only Kim Sung-kyun came once."
"This is because you have just moved out of the palace and are still cleaning up the house. It is inconvenient for others to come to visit. In a few days, your companions will definitely come to see you. They will definitely be worried about their future, and most of them will still be there.
They appear in front of you. At this time, you tell them that you can ask the father for a decree and let you be the companions of the new crown prince. Then you come to ask the father for the decree. The father will definitely not agree at first and will refute it.
You several times, but you always insist on writing to request this matter. After several times, Yuan Zheng also appeased the original companions and stood up and said: The court will waste talents, and for the sake of their families, they are willing to accept them as companions.
After that, my father will grant your request. In this way, they can be turned into Yuan Zheng's companion readers without any bad consequences." Zhu Fangyuan said.
"My son knows," Zhu said hurriedly. He was willing to do these things as long as his companion would not be buried.
"Okay, the matter is settled." Zhu Fangyuan said with a smile. Of course he was happy to be able to bring these young talents into Zhu's family without any future problems.
"The second thing is about the New Deal." Zhu Fangyuan talked about the second thing. "You also know that after my father succeeded to the throne, he has been carrying out reforms in order to reform the shortcomings of Goryeo. Originally, these reforms were relatively smooth.
However, because his father spread rumors that he wanted to limit the official rank of concubines, many people in the Yangban class were dissatisfied. Since his father did not directly announce the order to limit the official ranks of concubines, they had no way to resist it, and even opposed other fathers.
Order given."
"You also know that our wealthy families in North Korea are very powerful, far more powerful than the Ming Dynasty. When many wealthy families united to oppose my father's decrees, my father was helpless. But these decrees had to be implemented. So my father wants you to help.
Persuade the aristocratic families you have good relations with and tell them that there will be no restrictions on the rank of concubines as officials, so that they can give up resisting other orders."
"Yes, father, your sons and ministers must obey." Zhu said again.
Zhu Fangyuan nodded and was about to say something else when suddenly a eunuch beside him ran in without any regard for etiquette. Zhu Fangyuan frowned and was about to reprimand him when he said: "Your Highness
, and another angel came to Korea, asking Your Highness to come and receive the order."
"What's the point of worrying if an angel comes to deliver a message?"
"Your Highness, I have heard that this decree issued by the Ming Emperor is not good for Your Highness, and I want to reprimand Your Highness!"
(I found out today that a few chapters have been blocked. I will correct them and apply to be unblocked after making the corrections)