First Prince of Ming Dynasty

It is foreseeable that in a few years, the power of Ming Dynasty will be completely vested in the emperor alone, and the heart of one husband will replace the hearts of thousands of people, and all honored officials will prostrate under Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon boots.

As for the treatment of successors, Zhu Yuanzhang did better than Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Biao's status was not only slightly stronger than that of Fusu Liu Shi.

From a certain point of view, the three of them actually have many similarities. They all have a stalwart and domineering father, they were all expected by everyone, and they all left regrets in history.

Fusu is the eldest son of Emperor Qin, son of Great Qin, magnanimous, far-sighted, resolute and brave, trustworthy and courageous, often bluntly persuaded Qin Emperor to win the government, was sent to the frontier, and finally was conspired by Zhao Gao, Li Sihuhai and others to tamper with Qin Shihuang In the last edict, Fusu committed suicide by obeying his father's order, and Qin Dynasty II died.

Liu Ju was the eldest son of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was established as the crown prince in the first year of Yuanshou. He was kind, generous, gentle and prudent. In the end, he was defeated and fled to commit suicide.

These two people are basically the demons of the princes of all dynasties, and they also proved a truth, even if they have virtues and people's will, but without the favor of their father, it is difficult to rise to the throne after all.

But Zhu Biao did not have this pressure. From the day he was born, his father paved the way for the road ahead, and he didn't need to waste any energy trying to please his father, suppress his brother, and win over the ministers...

You don't need anything, you just need to walk steadily under the watchful eyes of your father, you can climb the dragon chair, and become the master of the splendid Ming Dynasty.

With this foundation, Zhu Biao has the confidence to do something, otherwise, how much can be influenced by a little knowledge of later generations. In the era when there are no fairness and no human rights, the words cannibalism are written between the lines, and it is not easy to live. other.

While Zhu Biao was meditating, the officials of the Tea and Horse Department rushed out. When they first heard that the Crown Prince had come down, they were surprised at first and then realized that Qing Tianbai was still in front of the Yamen in the capital, and this is not the way to seek death.

Neatly knelt down in front of the carriage frame: My minister waits to welcome His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness forever!

This posture startled a few passers-by, and they all walked away quickly with lowered eyebrows. There were also a few potbellied businessmen, who seemed to be coming to the Tea Horse Department, and they all stopped to think about it. to go back.

Liu Jin who was in the carriage with Zhu Biao opened the curtain, Zhao Huaian helped Zhu Biao get out of the carriage, the head of the tea and horse department took a peek, and after confirming that it was His Royal Highness, he knelt down even lower. The rest of the officials followed suit.

Zhu Biao glanced at the businessmen in a dilemma in the distance, and casually said to the officials on the ground: Excuse me, I came to the Tea and Horse Division to ask about important matters, and go and get out the account books of the past two years.

After saying that, he went straight to the government office, a group of officials hurriedly followed after agreeing, and the chief minister bowed to lead the way. The tea horse department office is not very grand, but there are many larger storages.

After stepping into the lobby and taking a seat, only the principals of the Tea Horse Department were qualified to accompany and serve, and the rest of the officials all retired and went back to their duties. Zhu Biao first asked a few words casually, all of which came from the palace accounts just now.

The commander of the tea horse was over sixty years old, and he was very old. Zhu Biao had to think for a while before answering a question, but his secretary was named Su Zhi, and his answers were more active and clear. Zhu Biao had a good impression of him.

After a while, box after box of account books were moved to the middle of the lobby. Su Zhi bent down to pick up the catalog and handed it to Liu Jin, and then to Zhu Biao.

When you open the catalog, there are densely packed small characters, but Zhu Biao is also used to it. After looking through the two sticks of incense, there are only the rustling sound of paper flipping and the old commander's uncontrollable panting sound in the hall, and the rest are like wood. column.

Zhu Biao asked someone to take out the account books he wanted to take a closer look from the big box after reading the catalogue, and then asked Si Cheng Su Zhi: Last year, the tribute tea recorded in each province was only more than 3,000 catties?

Su Zhi immediately replied: Reporting to Your Highness, the 3,000-plus catties did not count as the tribute from the Royal Tea Garden, but only the tributes from various provinces, 500 catties in Jiangnan, 405 catties in Jiangxi, 200 catties in Huguang, 520 catties in Zhejiang, and 2,350 catties in Fujian. .”

This number is more than enough for the royal family. After all, the Zhu family only has a small population. Even if you count all the concubines in the harem, there are only a few of them. You can’t use up the tea as a meal. Most of them are rewarded by Zhu Yuanzhang to the officials. up.

This is also a kind of decency, among the civil and military officials in the past two years, just look at the arrival of the spring tribute tea, and look at the portion of each family to know who is more in the emperor's heart in the court.

This year, Xu Da is still the most assigned, which has been for four consecutive years, followed by Li Shanchang, who has returned home and retired, followed by Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others, and Wu Xun is still the majority. The one who received the most points was not Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong and Liu Bowen, but Song Lian.

The implication of this is also interesting. When Song Lian was in Beijing, Lao Zhu didn’t want to see him, but this time he returned to his hometown for a few months. Zhu Biao has heard that the traffic in front of the old master’s house is like running water and horses are like dragons, and there are great scholars talking and laughing. There is nothing in vain, and the famous families all beg to send the most outstanding children in the family to him.

Zhu Biao thought that after the new year, he would have to send someone to invite the old master back. This is what he had agreed at the beginning. Song Lian's reputation as a great Confucian in the world is also what he urgently needs. Zhu Biao's things to do in the next few years are a bit deviant , There must be someone who speaks and endorses for him among the literary scholars.

It is not easy for the imperial court to intervene in many matters in the literary world. After all, people do not rebel.

After Su Zhi finished talking about the amount of tribute from the imperial tea garden, Zhu Biao continued to ask: I see that there are quite a few tea households belonging to the imperial court. How are these people living?

These words made the officials of the Tea Horse Division tremble, and Su Zhi didn't respond immediately, but the old commander raised his wrinkled old face and replied: Your Highness, thanks to the kindness of the Holy One, the tea households everywhere are now living a happy life. It is much stronger than the previous generation, and they are all grateful to the Tian family.

Zhu Biao ignored his words, took a sip of the tea brought by Liu Jin, felt that the taste was not as good as the one in the palace, and looked at Su Zhi in a blink of an eye: Is that true?

Su Zhi took a deep breath and said, Your Highness, the life of the tea households is indeed better than that of the previous generation, but they are still in dire straits, after all, they are tea households...

Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words. It doesn't matter whether the official words are false or the truth. Zhu Biao never expects the people below not to fool him, but a smart person always knows when to say something, or what he said What time do you want to hear.

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