Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had said so, of course Zhu Tao stepped off the donkey and thanked him quickly.

Then, he asked a very crucial question.

"Father, I heard that our lords in Ming Dynasty are all rich and not in charge of affairs, and they are nobles but not in charge of the people. They only care about food, clothing, rent and taxes. This is also in line with my usual thinking of eating and waiting to die."

Zhu Yuanzhang almost laughed angrily at his words, thinking that this kid only wants to eat and die, he is already a prince, and he doesn't have any ambitions yet.

"We wrote this in the Huangming Zu Xun, but there are exceptions to everything. Look at your third brother and your fourth brother. Aren't they both commanders who lead troops to fight? You can't go to war and be our chief assistant It's always okay."

After hearing this, two people felt particularly uncomfortable, one was Zhu Tao, and the other was Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang is now the chief assistant of the cabinet. Since the establishment of the cabinet, he has been the chief assistant for almost two years.

For a long time, he has always been the second rank of civil servants, second only to Yan Shenggong, but in terms of power, even if dozens of Yan Shenggongs add up, they are not as good as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

He did a good job as an assistant, and he didn't make any mistakes. Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed him with a word and replaced him with Zhu Tao.

Li Shanchang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but after thinking about it, he also felt that compared with Zhu Tao, he was indeed far behind, so he didn't refuse.

Therefore, he immediately expressed his attitude and knelt down and said.

"Your Majesty is wise. It must be very appropriate to appoint King Dingyuan as the chief assistant of the cabinet. He will definitely lead the cabinet and make more achievements."

What he said was a little insincere. After all, Li Shanchang felt a little sour when he came down from the position of chief assistant.

However, Zhu Tao didn't think much about it at all. After all, he was not interested in this position at all.

I am a salted fish who doesn't want to get up until noon, and I think such days are very delicious, so I will never be a chief assistant.

Which chief assistant in the world can be like himself, eating, drinking and having fun as a playboy, while making some inventions, and can easily pick up girls.

If you become the chief assistant, you may spend your whole life in the cabinet duty room all day long. It seems to be the highest honor, but it is actually boring.

Zhu Tao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang helplessly and said.

"Father, you should take it back. I don't think this matter is reliable at all. How old am I? I will be the chief assistant of the cabinet. If word spreads, it will make people think that our Daming is almost empty, and let a child control the cabinet. Besides, isn't Li Xiangguo doing a good job?"

When Zhu Tao finished his last sentence, Li Shanchang gave him a grateful look.

However, all the ministers present did not think that Zhu Tao was sincere, but felt that he was singing a double reed with Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, this is the chief minister of the cabinet. Since the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province was abolished, the chief minister has become the head of all officials. In Ming Dynasty, the chief minister is much better than the illusory Duke Yan Sheng.

Zhu Tao had just been conferred the title of Dingyuan King, which was already a remarkable anomaly, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this was not the end, so he made this young man under the age of 20 the chief assistant of the cabinet.

The county king plus the first assistant, this configuration can basically be regarded as the top match of the Ming Dynasty.

In the eyes of the ministers, Zhu Tao and Zhu Yuanzhang's refusal was nothing more than a process of three words and three concessions.

However, these ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers thought that even if Zhu Tao was young, he was fully worthy of the position of chief assistant.

Several national policies of the Ming Dynasty were basically formulated by this young man, including the cabinet and the first assistant system.

What's more, he has made potatoes, a nutritious and delicious crop, yield nearly [-] catties per mu. This person is either a monster or a god.

Thinking of this, Liang Qingbiao immediately walked over, bowed to Zhu Tao, and said.

"My lord, don't refuse anymore. You are serving as the chief minister of the cabinet for the sake of the common people in the world. If you sit in the cabinet, the common people will have a better life in the future."

After finishing speaking, Liang Qingbiao was even a little complacent. He was the first one to smooth things over for Zhu Tao, and when he came to the position in the future, wouldn't he have to take care of himself even more.

It is said that there is one emperor and one courtier, and the chief assistant must also take care of his own people. If he is an old minister, his term of office may be more turbulent.

But with Zhu Tao, there is absolutely no such problem. First of all, he is very young, not even 20 years old.

Besides, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and he may be able to hold the position of chief assistant for decades.

The officials present were a little depressed. They wanted to stand up and speak out, but they didn't expect that Liang Qingbiao would take the lead.

Their ability to follow the trend is quite high, and they started talking in a hurry.

"That's right, if the prince doesn't want to be the chief assistant, then the position of chief assistant would rather be vacant, please don't refuse any more."

These words are flattering to Zhu Tao, but to Li Shanchang, the current chief assistant next to him, he feels that he can prick his ears no matter what he hears.

These sycophants follow the wind, even if I won't really take revenge on them, I still feel that if I don't give them a little shoe, I will be sorry for their performance today.

Zhu Tao gave Liang Qingbiao a hard look, and said first, you said it first, I remember you, and I will have to mess with you in the future.

Unexpectedly, Liang Qingbiao happily nodded at him, thinking that Zhu Tao had remembered him for his flattering.

In this case, I'm afraid I have to continue to work harder, he immediately walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang and said.

"Your Majesty, King Dingyuan Zhu Tao has both civil and military skills. He is definitely a pillar of the country. Our civil and military officials are looking forward to it. For the sake of the country and the people, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Zhu Tao should be appointed tomorrow."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhu Tao with an expressive look. The meaning was very clear.

Zhu Tao said in his heart, you kid is not finished, I just quit, if you continue to talk, I will just spit on you, anyway, I am now the king of Dingyuan, and you, a minister of the household department, can't do anything to me.

He was already ready to roll up his arms and sleeves and get ready for a fight with Liang Qingbiao.

After thinking about it, in front of so many courtiers, at least he wanted to save face for his father Zhu Yuanzhang, so he played a bachelor once.

He walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang, saluted first, and then spoke.

"Father, anyone can do this chief assistant, anyway, I can't do it, if there is nothing else, I'll go back to sleep first."

It's not the time to go to court, and it shouldn't be too difficult to go back to sleep in your own territory.

Only then did the civil and military officials understand that this was nothing more than three words and three concessions, it was simply running away.