Chapter 1800 Guarding the Commander and Meeting Zhu Wei
Early the next morning, Wenyuan set off for the north. Yun assigned a thousand-household soldiers to protect him, and appointed Cao Xing's eldest son, Cao You, as the commander-in-chief. Cao Xing was of course very grateful to Yun. Although the prince had gone out to do things more than two years ago,
However, when I was doing business in Lifanyuan, I had nothing to do with the military commanders. The military commanders did not dare to contact the prince without authorization. Even the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty like the Cao family did not speak to the prince a few times.
And how did Cao Xing, a group of nobles, rise to prominence? Didn’t he follow his great-grandson when he was fifteen years old? Then he fought a battle with the Mongols in the north under the leadership of his great-grandson.
With His Majesty's trust and importance today, have you risen or maintained the power passed down by your father and ancestors? For example, in Cao Guogong's family, although Li Jinglong is still alive, no one in his family has served as an official in the East Palace and participated in the Battle of Katyn, although he is still the Duke of Cao.
Although he is a noble man, he is already showing signs of decline.
Therefore, it is very important whether anyone in the family is with the prince. But now His Majesty does not set up an official in the East Palace for the prince, and there is nothing they can do if they are anxious. But His Majesty suddenly ordered the prince to go to Tianjin and sent people to escort him.
It is an excellent opportunity, an excellent opportunity for his own children to get close to the prince and maintain his power. Yun gave this opportunity to Cao Xing's son, how could Cao Xing not thank his majesty? 'His majesty really cares about the old relationship very much. Not only has he recently
I rewarded those who died in Katyn and made my son the commander of the army.' Cao Xing thought to himself.
However, the reason why Yun ordered Cao You to be the general who led the troops and escorted the troops was not what Cao Xing thought. The reason why he did this was very simple. Cao Xing's son was the most important among the sons of the noble family that he used most.
A promising person. Cao You was selected into the martial arts hall three years ago based on his own ability. Of course, such a person should be reused. Yun also specifically told Wenyuan to win over Cao You and told him very straightforwardly that even if the Ming Dynasty no longer conquers the South,
In order to seize the land in the north and enfeoff the vassal kings, the court also needs to have several generals who can fight to deal with the barbarians and rebellious people who are not convinced by the Ming Dynasty; and Cao You is the most capable person among the nobles now, so he must win over him.
Although Wenyuan preferred civil servants, he understood that his father's words were right and agreed on the spot.
Wenyuan set out from the capital in late March, followed the tram track all the way north, and arrived in Fengyang more than 20 days later. He paid homage to the mausoleum of his great-great-grandfather and great-uncle, met with local elders, and after experiencing the people's sentiments,
Continue heading north.
Not long after passing Fengyang, we arrived in Shandong. At this time, the King of Qi who originally brought harm to Shandong had long been deposed, and the successor prince had also been transferred to Nanyang. The King of Lu, who was originally granted a title in Dongpingzhou, also went to Nanhanzhou, and Shandong lost two people.
With a vassal king, there were fewer people who relied on the vassal king's power to do evil, and the people's lives were much better than in the late Hongwu years.
In Qingzhou Prefecture, Wenyuan finally understood why his father wanted to send all the vassal kings overseas by talking to local elders. There were indeed good vassal kings, but if a bad vassal king like King Qi appeared, it would have a negative impact on the local people's livelihood.
The impact was too great. In Wenyuan's view, Zhu's actions in the last years of Hongwu were almost forcing the local people to rebel. Even if the Luxie Rebellion did not occur, sooner or later there would be rebellion. Although the rebels would definitely be wiped out in the end,
But the lost public support does not know how long it will take to regain it. After the villagers retired, Wenyuan said to himself: "When my children are born in the future, all my sons except the eldest son will definitely be sent overseas.
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"As for where to send it, the newly discovered Australian island seems to be very large. After the navy cleared the island, it was estimated that the island is the size of more than a dozen provinces in the north and south, or even larger. Although this island is a little desolate, at least it is
The southeast and southwest can each be entrusted to a prince. Besides, there are still many open spaces in the Han continent, and India can also be entrusted, there is always room."
The next day, Wenyuan went to visit the deposed king Zhu. He was very curious about this great uncle who had become a legend. He was very puzzled as to why he changed from a cruel prince to a eminent monk who was dedicated to good and saving all sentient beings. Is it because of this?
He was captured by his men and dragged into the rebel army, and his wife and children were killed by the rebels. Did he realize this? Wenyuan always believed that people who dared to brutally plunder the people would not regret it even if they were reprimanded by their great-grandfather many times.
He has such a thick skin and a hard heart, how could he realize this enlightenment like this? Or is it that he wants to use this method to wash away his bad reputation in the past?
However, it was not easy for him to see Zhu. Because of his status, Zhu's reputation was great, and many people wanted to see him every day. Zhu also treated everyone who wanted to see him equally, regardless of high or low, he personally received them, even if they were
Wenyuan just met for a longer time. Wenyuan didn't want to disturb the people, so he only talked with his uncle for a quarter of an hour and then left.
But after only a quarter of an hour of meeting, Wenyuan was already convinced by Zhu. He did not believe in Buddhism or Taoism, but he had met many eminent monks and real people, but in his opinion, those so-called enlightened people were far inferior to this person.
Seventh uncle. He sighed at that time: "Seventh uncle, my great-nephew suspected that my uncle was just trying to gain fame before he came here, and wanted to use this method to wash away his previous bad reputation. But after seeing my uncle with his own eyes, my great-nephew realized what he wanted to do.
I was wrong. My uncle must have truly repented and taken refuge in the Buddha."
"The poor monk is already a foreigner. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not need to call the poor monk his uncle. Please call the poor monk his dharma name Mei'an." Zhu just said this.
Wenyuan said a few more words and suddenly said: "Master Mei'an, my father will hold a Buddhist conference in the South China Sea in a few months this autumn. He will invite eminent monks from the Ming Dynasty, Japan, India, Tibet, Mongolia and others to attend.
Will you go?"
"The poor monk didn't want to go, but he thought that there were a lot of lost Buddhist classics in the Central Plains. If he could communicate with eminent monks from other places in such a place where all the eminent Buddhist monks in the world gathered, he might be able to make up for the lost classics and communicate with them.
The other monks in the temple discussed and decided to go to Nanhai." Zhu Dao.
"That's good." Wenyuan said with a smile. He didn't fully know the purpose of holding the Buddhist conference. He only knew that it was one of his father's attempts to strengthen control over Tibet and India; but before leaving, his father specifically asked him
Inviting Zhu to go, he couldn't help laughing when he saw the mission accomplished.
After achieving this goal, Wenyuan left Shandong and continued northward. After another ten days, he arrived in Tianjin.
At this time, Zhang Yanfang and others had already arrived in Tianjin by waterway. They were just waiting for Wenyuan to arrive. After he arrived in Tianjin, they immediately started to establish the Tianjin Shipping Department. A new yamen was formed, and it was also a yamen that dealt with foreign merchants.
With so many things to worry about, Wenyuan had no time to go to other places, so he concentrated on setting up a shipping department with Zhang Yanfang and others.
