my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 243

Perhaps it benefited from Zhu Yuanzhang's education.

The vast majority of Zhu Di's brothers are not wrong to say that they are dragons and phoenixes among men.

The reason why Zhu Di was annoyed was precisely because Yi Wang's wicked eyebrows and mouse-eyed appearance were too hot for his eyes.

In fact, Zhu Di's judgment on King Yi was also correct, this guy was indeed a scumbag.

In history, after King Yi arrived in Luoyang, he didn't like to stay in the palace. He often carried a slingshot and a sword, galloped in the suburbs on horseback, and frequently attacked the people who couldn't escape.His life is indulgent and unrestrained, and he usually has no scruples about being naked with men and women, and takes pleasure in it.

The reason is that in addition to his repressed life experience, coupled with the passing of Empress Xu, he began to completely let himself go.

And another factor is that after seeing his brother and nephew vying for the throne, as a witness, he knew that as a vassal king, he should not do anything at all. .

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if King Yi doesn't go overseas, I'm afraid... the other kings will also have a lot of doubts. Zhu Gaoxu and His Royal Highness Zhao Wang can go, it is in the eyes of the kings, they are His Majesty's sons after all, Surely they will be supplied with plenty of firearms and provisions."

"King Ning can go because the kings know that King Ning is both civil and military, and has courage. The kings are far inferior to him. But if King Yi doesn't go, the kings can't help but feel that His Majesty is favoring one over the other."

After Zhu Di heard this, he sighed and said, "I'm afraid that if this boy goes away, he will die by the sword. He knows neither soldiers nor farmers, and he is better than women in deep palaces..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi coughed desperately.

Empress Xu was listening, she was very concerned about Yi Wang's fate, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Zhu Di knew that he had missed his words, so he laughed and said, "In short, this is a bastard. Even in Luoyang, I am afraid that he will cause trouble, let alone other places."

Zhang Anshi said: "If your majesty doesn't train him, how will you know that he has no talent? How about... Let His Royal Highness King Yi go out of the palace immediately, let him go out for some experience, and then make a decision?"

"Experience?" Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi and said, "How to practice?"

"Go to the official school." Zhang Anshi said: "His Royal Highness Yi Wang goes to school and studies for a year or two. If it is really useful, His Majesty will let him go overseas with the guards. If it is really unusable, it will not be too late to go to Luoyang .”

But Zhu Di hesitated and said: "This kid... If you go to a government school, will it ruin the atmosphere of the school? You have to be prepared."

Zhang Anshi said confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll keep him in good order."

Zhu Di glanced at Empress Xu: "How is it?"

Empress Xu smiled and said: "This is a way to get the best of both worlds. The concubine is a woman, and there are some things that cannot be taught. There is nothing wrong with letting King Yi go deep into the people. Back then... Your Majesty and King Ning, Wasn't it also sent to Fengyang, the central capital, by Emperor Taizu Gao to go deep into the people, learn farming, and get close to the people?"

Zhu Di immediately slapped his thigh and said, "You're right, that's how it should be."

In fact, this matter... the reason why it went smoothly is still a matter of national policy.

When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, he really hoped that his sons would be able to defend the emperor from all over the country.Therefore, they are also very dedicated to their cultivation.As Empress Xu said, at that time Zhu Di and others were sent to the central capital to let them understand the sufferings of the people. Not only that, but also invited many scholars to teach them literature, and ordered the generals in the army to teach them how to lead the army. road.

Because of this, most of Zhu Di's generation have their own abilities.

But after that... until Jianwen cut down the vassals, and then Zhu Dijing failed to succeed, the situation changed dramatically.When Jianwen was here, he was afraid that he would jump his feet. Why did his grandpa raise his uncles like tigers and leopards one by one, why didn't he treat the uncles as pigs to raise?

As far as Zhu Di is concerned, he also knows that there are great hidden dangers in cultivating vassal kings.

Therefore, there began to be an unwritten rule. For the princes, if they want to read the Four Books and Five Classics, or study other things, even if you are ridiculous like King Yi, the emperor will generally turn a blind eye.

But if you are thinking about the emperor's study of Zizhi Tongjian, or the way of leading the army, then...you are finished.

But it is different now. What Zhu Di wants to imitate is the enfeoffment system of the Zhou Dynasty, trying to send the Zhu family members overseas to serve as feudal vassals, give them money, food, soldiers and horses, and teach them to establish strongholds in various parts of the world for the future. Daming arrived to set the world and serve.If the vassal kings were incapable, not to mention being laughed at, they would inevitably lose the face of the clan.

With Yiwang Zhu going out to study in the palace as the beginning, it can be regarded as a serious opening of the curtain for the family members of the Ming Dynasty to go to sea.

Finally Zhu Di said: "Teach me well, if you don't listen, beat him hard, you are good at medicine, if you don't beat him to death, you will be fine."

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, I obey the order."

Zhu Di sighed and said, "Zhang Qing is a generous person just like the prince."

After sighing for a while, he went to visit King Zhao again, and then he was relieved, and led Empress Xu to drive back to the palace together.

Zhang Anshi stayed here until the evening.

After confirming that King Zhao's wound was not inflamed, he was relieved to leave, but Princess Zhao stopped Zhang Anshi and insisted that Zhang Anshi had dinner before leaving.

Zhang Anshi was very helpless, so he had to eat.

Princess Zhao didn't eat, she couldn't sit at the same table with Zhang Anshi after all, but she sat behind the curtain in the ear room and talked with Zhang Anshi.

It is said that Princess Zhao is also a powerful woman. At this time, she first thanked her, and then said worriedly: "Your Highness is in this state, and I don't know what to do. He has committed a heinous crime. Father will definitely not forgive me. Married to King Zhao, I thought I would be rich and prosperous for the rest of my life, but who would have expected...His Royal Highness was confused for a moment, and wanted to be ranked with his brothers, what happened..."

Zhang Anshi said heartily, good guy, she really is a powerful woman.

Especially that sentence, you have to compete with your brothers.

This score is equivalent to downplaying the conflict with the prince.As for killing his own brother, of course it means, look... this is a real brother, my dear, with broken bones and tendons.

Zhang Anshi then said: "Your Majesty has already given permission to let His Royal Highness King Zhao go overseas and become a vassal, just like His Highness's second brother."

After hearing this, Princess Zhao sighed even more, "It must be very hard going overseas."

"It's very hard." Zhang Anshi didn't hide it from her, and said truthfully: "The places are farther than Qiongzhou, how can it not be hard?"

Concubine Zhao seemed about to cry again, she skillfully took out the handkerchief and prepared to wipe her eyes.

But at this time, Zhang Anshi said: "However... the word "hard work" is also rewarding. Madam, think about it, no matter how hard it is in this world, can it still be hard for the prince? His Royal Highness King Ning, and my brother, all wrote to me. He said that whether it is Annan or Luzon, the land is very fertile. Especially His Royal Highness King Ning, he has started to build the city now. It was a bit hard in the early stage, but later, everything that should be built was also built, and it was also given to the guards. The family members have divided the land, and now they are taking a large amount of grain and spices, continuously trading with commercial firms, exchanging a large amount of weapons, as well as silk, porcelain, and tea from the capital."

"I heard that King Ning's palace occupies a larger area than when it was in Nanchang. Now that King Ning is there, he doesn't want to think about Sichuan... After taking a rest, he plans to continue to march and conquer non-subjects. Then Luzon is a good place, occupying an area It is also big and has a huge population, if we can take all of them in the future, in my opinion, this Prince Ning must be the richest prince in the world."

Princess Zhao frowned and said, "King Ning is King Ning..."

Zhang Anshi understood what she meant, and said, "The local natives have very low combat effectiveness. In many places, only bronze weapons are used. As long as the trading company is willing to supply military supplies, as long as they have a little talent in leading the army, they will be able to report success again and again!" On the contrary, the people in Annan are more aggressive. Up to now, there are still people who refuse to surrender, while the people in Luzon and other places are docile. Let Confucian scholars teach them Chinese and teach them the Four Books and Five Classics. In the future, there will be a steady stream of manpower and material resources. "

Concubine Zhao still had Gu Lue in her heart and said: "Your Highness knows a thing or two about wars, but... to educate... the natives..."

Zhang Anshi smiled: "I also expected this situation, so I begged His Majesty and explained the situation. After all, Zhao Wang is His Majesty's direct son, how could he not take care of him? Your Majesty said, let Zhao Wang appoint a general, the minister of the court. , as long as those who are close to Zhao Wang, Zhao Wang draws up a roster, and they can take it with them at that time. Moreover, in order to make them follow His Highness Zhao Wang wholeheartedly, His Majesty also ordered that their whole family, old and young, be brought together Set off with His Royal Highness King Zhao, you see... isn't this the best of both worlds?"

"Yeah." Princess Zhao was quite pleasantly surprised. She may not think these ministers are useful, but at least she thinks that this shows that His Majesty cares about King Zhao. It can be seen that the relationship between father and son is still there, and even the ministers in the court are willing. It is my own son.

Zhang Anshi said: "The only thing I am worried about is that King Zhao doesn't have many ministers... If he is not close, if he invites someone to go, he will definitely refuse."

Concubine Zhao seems to think that this matter is sensitive, but when she thinks about it carefully, she is going to be a feudal lord, can she still manage this?At this time, if you keep secretive, it will be outrageous.

You know, if you are not sure in the future, you will have to rely on Zhang Anshi Commercial Bank to provide King Zhao with more supplies and firearms.

So Princess Zhao said: "I heard from His Royal Highness Zhao Wang that he has made good friends with many ministers, including Yushi Zhou Yun, and the Imperial Academy..."

In one breath, she reported dozens of people.

Zhang Anshi said in his heart, good guy... This is what Princess Zhao knows, those relationships may not be in place yet, they are not particularly close, I'm afraid there will be more.

At this moment, Concubine Zhao looked at Zhang Anshi with piercing eyes and said, "So many people, can they all be taken away?"

Zhang Anshi nodded directly and said: "At this time, you must not be polite. My Ming Dynasty has never lacked ministers, but at this time, I have been polite to Your Majesty. In the future, it will be too late to regret it. If it were me, I would definitely send these If you have a good relationship, all of them should be taken away by name, otherwise it will be difficult for you to invite them in the future. Madam, you must persuade His Royal Highness King Zhao not to miss this opportunity, after passing this village, there will be no such shop."

Concubine Zhao said: "What Marquis Annan said is very true and very reasonable. In any case, they are all Jinshi, and they have been officials in the court for a long time, so they are more at ease when they are taken away. But if someone refuses to follow, what should we do? "

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty loves King Zhao so much, why do you care whether others follow him or not? If one order goes on, you must follow it."

Concubine Zhao understood.

While talking, Zhang Anshi had already finished his meal, and said, "I still have some things to explain, His Royal Highness King Zhao...is he very...very...to Mr. Xie..."

"Ah..." Princess Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

The meaning of making friends with ordinary ministers is not the same as making friends with Wenyuange University scholars, she subconsciously wanted to deny it.

But then, he regained his composure, and thought that Zhang Anshi was from Jinyiwei after all, and these things might not be hidden, so he said: "There are some friendships, and this is what His Highness told me. I am a woman, and I don't understand the outside things. .”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, "If I were the King of Zhao, I would definitely invite Mr. Xie out of the mountain."

Concubine Zhao said in embarrassment: "But he is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion...Your Highness, how can you..."

Zhang Anshidao: "Anyway, His Majesty asked His Royal Highness King Zhao to nominate generals, but if there is anything to do with it, don't point it out for nothing, even if Mr. Xie tried his best to refuse to go, and tried his best to evade it, wouldn't His Highness Zhao Wang have no loss? But what if Xie Gong went, Xie Gong is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and he has an amazing appeal among scholars. If he is willing to accompany Zhao Wang, His Royal Highness Zhao Wang... When he arrives in the domain, I am afraid that the local Scholars of literature, as well as local Han people, must be admired."

"This is not only good for King Zhao's management of the vassal land, but also... Xie Gong, although he dare not say that his disciples and old officials are all over the world, how many people in the government and the public have received his favor and been promoted by him? Everyone remembers As for his kindness, as long as Xie Gong goes, although King Zhao will be thousands of miles away in the future, imagine that there will be countless people in this court who will speak well for His Royal Highness Zhao Wang."

Zhang Anshi finally said sincerely: "Princess, this is not the time to be polite, we have to think about His Royal Highness Zhao Wang!"

Zhang Anshi's words were indeed very reasonable, Princess Zhao was very moved when she heard it.

One Jiegong is more useful than thousands of ministers.

After all, she was going thousands of miles away. If she said she was not worried, it would be a lie.After all, this is not a joke. In the future, if King Zhao wants to settle down forever, he is naturally eager to take something with him.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "And I heard that Xie Gong also admires His Royal Highness Zhao Wang. He may not be sure, but he is still happy to learn that His Highness Zhao Wang is going to call him overseas! He often talks to the people around him. He said that he had worked very hard in Wenyuan Pavilion, and was in charge of so many important events. He really hoped that one day, he could follow Tao Yuanming’s example and find a peach blossom garden, pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and see Nanshan leisurely. Xie Gong is a high-ranking scholar, not an ordinary person. Princess, you can't use ordinary people's thinking to guess him."

Concubine Zhao nodded and said: "It's reasonable, this matter... I must talk to Zhao Wang Haosheng."

Zhang Anshi was happy, and said with satisfaction: "Okay, I'm full, Wangfei, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Concubine Zhao got up, ordered the eunuchs around her to give her a gift, and then said: "In the future, you will come here often. I don't know when the prince will be able to come back. I'm afraid it's hard to say. We are relatives after all. Being able to walk once is once.”

Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow to check on His Highness's injuries."

After saying that, he left Zhao Wang's mansion with great interest.

Walking out of the gate of the palace, Zhang Anshi was in a great mood. He was glad that he saved another life, Amitabha!
After two days, King Yi was allowed to leave the palace.

Zhang Anshi personally picked him up at the Meridian Gate.

When Yi Wang Zhu saw Zhang Anshi, he smiled and said: "You still have a way, the emperor finally agreed to let me go out of town overseas, haha..."

Zhang Anshi said: "It also depends on your studies, so stop talking and let's go."

Zhu nodded, and he got into a big car.

Zhang Anshi also sneaked in, and said to him: "When you enter an official school, don't mess around, do you understand? Otherwise, I will ask Your Majesty, and you will suffer a lot."

Zhu blushed: "I am the empress of Emperor Gao, how can you look down on me?"

But Zhang Anshi warned: "When you entered school, you were not the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao. The student status I registered for you is that the surname of the king of the capital is the son of the empress of merchants. You will be called Wang from now on."

Zhu Dao: "If you are a man, you can change your name or your surname..."

Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, "Shut up."

Zhang Anshi was still very imposing, but Zhu was shocked, so he could only say: "Oh."

When Zhu entered school, he felt that everything was new.

He was taken to Minglun Hall, took his school badge, and stayed in this school.

But soon, he discovered...he didn't like it here.

The rules in the school are very strict, and because he is a transfer class, the only advantage is that he is a prince after all, so he has a good level of literacy.

But here, what you have to learn is not just literacy.

Everyone only regards him as a king, but sometimes when he gets proud, when he mentions Emperor Taizu Gao, or his own brother, people immediately look at him sideways.

"Student Wang, don't refer to Your Majesty casually in the future. We will call you Your Majesty, and should be called Grand Master."

"He is a teacher, and I am a disciple. Isn't this a disciple? No, he and I are brothers."

So everyone glared at him one by one.

Zhu didn't take it seriously, crossed his hands and said, "Don't be ignorant, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone began to roll his sleeves.

Although fighting is strictly prohibited in government schools, once found, they will be dismissed immediately.

But such a justifiable reason as insulting the great master is not seen even with a lantern on weekdays.

Zhu was still very good at seeing the situation, and immediately said: "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't slander the master."

Zhu was isolated. Fortunately, what Zhu is best at is the isolated environment. When Emperor Jianwen was here, life was more difficult than this!

After receiving the lesson, he quickly became low-key and humble. When riding a horse, he was led by others, when he was doing homework, he rubbed ink for others, and when he squatted in the latrine, he passed toilet paper to others...

He integrated quickly, and soon after, he really regarded himself as the king.

…………

As summer comes and spring goes, the weather gradually heats up. When early summer comes, the ministers are lazy at noon, so they often take a nap in the duty room.

King Zhao is still alive, which makes many good people become interested again.

It is said that His Majesty has shown special favor to His Royal Highness King Zhao recently.

In fact, this is also understandable. Although the decree has not yet been issued, Zhu Di also knows that this son who has just recovered from his injuries will soon go to sea.

Zheng He's fleet may return in autumn, and after rest, if there is no accident, they will continue to sail.

At that time, they will take King Zhao's belongings and his guards and set off for the next stop.

After such a farewell, the father and son don't know how long it will take to see each other again.

Therefore, Zhu Di went to Zhao Wangfu to visit Zhao Wang almost every now and then.

All officials are familiar with this point.

All of a sudden, the King Zhao's Mansion was full of people.

For ministers with a sensitive sense of smell, this may be a signal that His Majesty may have other thoughts about King Zhao.

Of course... this possibility is not great.

But the smaller it is, the more it is an opportunity to burn the stove.

What if it really happened?
Xie Jin didn't sleep at noon, but at this time, he searched a lot of books. These are the books he paid attention to when he was studying Dacheng, and most of them were books that cultivated the mind.

After tidying up, Xie Jin coughed, and a scribe walked in.

Xie Jin said: "Send these books to Zhao Wangfu..."

The scribe said, "I don't know if I want to bring a message?"

Xie Jin stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard that His Royal Highness Zhao Wang has just recovered from a serious illness. It is time to recuperate from his illness. These books all contain great principles. Your Highness has nothing to do. You can read these books to cultivate your body and mind." .”

After hearing this, the scribe hurried away with the book in his arms.

Xie Jin smiled and watched the scribe leave.

Xie Jin is in a good mood.

His Royal Highness King Zhao... still has a chance.

As for giving gifts when he was seriously ill, there was something mysterious about it. After all, he was a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. If he came to the door in person, it would be suspicious.Especially that Zhang Anshi, he must keep an eye on him at all times, go in and talk about something, then Zhang Anshi will definitely report to His Majesty with embellishments.

But if you don't care about Zhao Wangmo, it's not right.

After much deliberation, there is only gift giving.

King Zhao was ill, and no one could fault him if he gave him some gifts.

But there is also a mystery in gift giving. If it is gold and silver, it will look tacky and not suitable for Xie Jin's identity.

The only way to send books is that it fits his status as a high-ranking scholar. Among these many books, there are also some books about Yongzhi. You can understand that this is Xie Jin secretly encouraging King Zhao, teaching King Zhao not to give up, and also showing his determination to help King Zhao in the same boat.

Of course... this is just a statement.

The most powerful thing here is that Xie Jin both expressed his position and did not express his position.

Zhao Wang succeeded, that is because of his full support, when His Highness was seriously ill, he still refused to let His Highness give up hope.

And if King Zhao fails...

What?I, Xie Jin, just gave him a few books, and I didn't say anything.

The mystery here is really indescribable.

He couldn't help but be complacent about his wisdom.

So Xie Jin bowed his head, but found a memorial.

This memorial is actually no different.

But...it was Zhang Anshi who entered.

Xie Jin became interested, because Zhang Anshi is Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei has the right to play in secret.

Logically speaking, in fact, Zhang Anshi's memorabilia does not need to go through Wenyuan Pavilion.

But if he passed Wenyuan Pavilion with great fanfare, the only possibility is that this is Zhang Anshi's statement, a memorial to let the world know, and implores the emperor or the court to agree.

Xie Jin picked up the memorial, but saw that it read "Abolition of Banknotes and Coins".

Scrapping money?

Xie Jin couldn't help frowning.

Abolition of banknotes is easy to understand, that is, the abolition of Daming treasures...

Good guy, Zhang Anshi is really ruthless, this is to abolish the treasure banknote system established by Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty!

Although now, the Daming Treasure Banknote basically exists in name only, no one in the market is willing to accept this thing.

But although everyone knew that the problem was serious, no one dared to make any suggestions openly.

On the one hand, it is the problem of this precious banknote, which everyone does not understand very well.

Even if someone knows, they don't want to cause this trouble.

Xie Jin probably read Zhang Anshi's memorabilia, but it was Zhang Anshi who suggested that His Majesty's internal funds, treasury, and money houses should be used together to establish a coinage bureau, and at the same time completely abolish the Daming banknotes.

Xie Jin looked at it in a cloud of mist. Although Zhang Anshi was full of words in it, Xie Jin only felt that his eyes were dark.

However, he only smiled, and wrote at the bottom of the draft ticket: "The minister thinks that it will be discussed by the court."

It means, this matter... Let's discuss it in a court meeting.

As he spoke, he put the memorial aside.

Sure enough, the next day, there was a decree in the palace to hold a court meeting.

So six days later, Zhang Anshi came to the Meridian Gate excitedly and well prepared.

Here, many ministers have long been waiting.

When everyone saw Zhang Anshilai, they just smiled at each other, but they didn't turn their eyebrows coldly.

The imperial court is like this, even if it is revenge for killing your father, if there is no way to kill it all at once, it will often give you a smiling face.

Even if I want to kill you, during the incense stick time before you, maybe I will pull you, ask you how you are, sincerely ask how you are doing recently, whether the food is delicious, and warn you to eat less and eat more. meals and the like.

In this court discussion, many people are actually a little confused about it, but it doesn't matter, just watch the excitement.

Yang Rong was a little unusual today, he had already known the content of the memorial, and he was more concerned about it.

So after meeting Zhang Anshi, he actually came in front of Zhang Anshi in front of everyone.

Zhang Anshi looked flattered: "I met Yang Gong."

"I have seen Hou Ye."

Greet each other.

Yang Rong said: "Mr. Yang has read your memorabilia, and there are many things I don't understand. I wonder if Marquis Annan can teach me a thing or two?"

Zhang Anshi ignored the gazes of other people, and said: "I have made preparations, and I will explain it to His Majesty and all the officials later in the court meeting."

As soon as Yang Rong heard it, he understood that this must not be something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences, but he said with great interest: "Is this beneficial to the country?"

Zhang Anshi said: "It can be left forever."

Good guy, this tone is very loud.

Yang Rong smiled and said: "If this is the case, it will be the luck of the world and the common people. If you really have insight, I will definitely support it."

Zhang Anshi said: "Mr. Yang is too kind to me... woo woo woo..."

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt something was wrong, into his mother...how did he transform into Zhu Zhanji's mode?
Got spoiled by that guy.

(End of this chapter)