First Prince of Ming Dynasty

It was already afternoon when Zhu Biao returned to the palace, Zhu Biao looked at the sky and went straight to the imperial study.

When Zhu Biao approached the imperial study room, there were eunuchs who were ordered to wait, and the leading eunuch directly knelt on the ground: Your servant, see the prince!

Zhu Biao waved his hand to signal him to get up, and the eunuch got up and said, Your Majesty, please go in directly.

Zhu Biao nodded and went directly into the imperial study room. When he entered, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing the memorial with a tired face. Zhu Biao frowned and stepped forward and said, Father, you are too tired, your body can't bear it!

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang discover that Zhu Biao had come, put down the memorial in his hand, and sighed, I can rest assured that we have to deal with major national affairs in person! Moreover, most of the officials in various places are from the military, and the handling of local government affairs is a mess. We have to give They wipe their asses!

As soon as Zhu Biao thought of those rough men becoming officials, the virtues of the black whirlwind Li Kui being the magistrate of the county came to mind!

Zhu Biao said helplessly: It's time to hold the imperial examination to select talents, otherwise you won't be able to wipe off so many butts.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and scolded the brat, then picked up the memorial again: How about going to Chang Yuchun's place today? I heard that you brought the doctor you found yourself, what's the matter?

Zhu Biao found a place to sit down and replied: It's okay. I just want to report Uncle Chang's health to my father. According to the diagnosis, something may happen if I don't recuperate for a few months.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: I will go to war after the spring of next year, this is not the time to be sick!

Zhu Biao replied with a smile: How can life, old age, sickness and death be as one wishes!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, In that case, let Lan Yu take charge! Biaoer, you don't want to go out anytime soon, and you can read more military books in the East Palace with peace of mind. If you go to the battlefield and just use it as a decoration, there is no point in going there!

Zhu Biao stood up and bowed to promise, and then watched the memorial with Zhu Yuanzhang for a while before leaving.

In the days that followed, Zhu Biao did not go out, and some policies criticized by later generations had also been introduced in the court. Zhu Biao knew that these were not good, but he did not stop them.

These policies are not good for the future Ming, but it does not mean that they are not good for the current Ming.

In addition, although Zhu Biao is now the prince, he is young after all, and his real party members have not yet formed, so his influence in the court is not high.

And Zhu Biao is not in a hurry, he is only fourteen years old after the new year, and when he returns from this expedition, he will have the confidence to influence the court.

After three months like this, Zhu Biao studied in the Wenhua Hall every morning, went to the school grounds to ride horses and shoot arrows in the afternoon, and went to see his younger brothers and sisters when he was free. Hua sent a copy.

Until one day at the beginning of April, Zhu Biao woke up early and put on his court clothes. He is fourteen years old this year, and it is time for him to grow. He has been raised very well these years, and his stature has also started to grow rapidly. His clothes no longer fit him well. , fortunately, with his identity, he will not be short of clothes.

Zhu Biao put on a bright yellow tuanlong robe and a crown of oriental beads on his head, and walked towards Fengtian Hall.

The court meeting has not yet started, but the gate of Fengtian Hall has been opened, and all the civil and military officials are basically in place inside, and they are all gathered in twos and threes to talk.

When Zhu Biao stepped into the gate of the palace, the imperial bodyguard who was standing beside him shouted, His Royal Highness is here!

It was quiet inside for a moment, and all the ministers turned around and shouted to Zhu Biao: I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness is forever.

With a warm smile on Zhu Biao's face, he also cupped his hands and said, Everyone's family is well, let's all be at peace!

After speaking, Zhu Biao walked to the front of them on his own, with only Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others beside him.

Li Shanchang is closing his eyes and resting his mind. The court affairs are busy. As a prime minister, he is also very busy every day.

But the prince was around, and he didn't dare to rest his mind anymore, so he had to cheer up and chat with Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao said first: The imperial court has a lot of things to do, and I can't do without you for a day. If you rest more, you don't need to pay attention to my palace.

After speaking, Zhu Biao took the initiative to walk beside Xu Da and Chang Yuchun: What are the two uncles talking about?

Xu Da laughed a few times and said: I was talking about His Highness's good news is approaching, congratulations Your Highness has come true!

Zhu Biao didn't know whether the good thing Xu Da said was that he was about to lead the army or his marriage with Chang Luohua...

After asking a few more questions about Chang Yuchun's health, he was relieved when he learned that there was no serious problem.

After a while, a eunuch came and shouted silence! This is to remind the ministers to take their positions, and the emperor is coming soon.

The court hall became quiet in an instant, and after a while Zhu Yuanzhang strode up to the emperor's throne wearing a red dragon robe, and everyone knelt down in a polite manner and shouted: Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, Everyone, please be at peace.

Then the ministers began to report to the emperor the government affairs they handled and the major events that needed to be discussed by the court.

Zhu Biao stood quietly and waited. About half an hour later, all the remaining issues were discussed, and the Minister of War came out and said, Your Majesty, I have something to announce.

After Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, the Minister of the Ministry of War said: Your Majesty, now that the cold winter has passed, should the imperial court send troops to take back the Sixteen States of Yanyun? It has been nearly four hundred years since the Han people lost the Sixteen States of Yanyun. Qiankun, now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is a good time to recover the lost land, I am willing to ask His Majesty to send troops to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun!

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not happy: Your Majesty, the new dynasty has just been established, the court is in ruins, and the country is poor and declining! Now it is time to restore national power, not to resort to war again!

After saying this, the generals were not happy: What does it mean to fight recklessly? Is there anything wrong with regaining lost land and expanding the territory?

Censors rely on their mouths to eat. Those generals have told them about them. After a few words, they were scolded bloody. The generals gritted their teeth in anger. Fortunately, the court did not let them do anything, otherwise the hospital would be too busy today. .

A group of people quarreled for another half an hour and couldn't tell the winner. At this time, Zhu Biao saw that the time was almost up, so he took two steps forward and said, Father, I think it's time to recover Yanyun Sixteen States!

When the generals heard this, their momentum rose, they whispered hello, and stimulated the censors with contemptuous eyes.

And the censors looked like eggplants beaten by frost, looking at Daoming's yellow back with tears in their eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a serious expression: Little Huangkou, how much do you know about military affairs, do you know how many good men will die in the battle with my Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Biao replied calmly: My son is naturally not as thoughtful as my father and other ministers, but my son believes that the Yanyun area has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are dangerous, especially The Yanshan Mountains and the Taihang Mountains are insurmountable obstacles for foreign cavalry, as long as I, Ming, can take back this place, I can easily resist foreign aggression in the future, and all the sacrifices now are worth it!

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes showed satisfaction, while Zhu Biao continued to say loudly: What's more, Yanyun area is rich in products, especially rich in horses, which can just make up for my lack of good horse farms in Daming.

Listening to the prince's words, there were whispers in the court hall, and many ministers showed signs of approval.

Zhu Biao added strength: Father, the Yuan court has just been defeated. The defenders who want to come to guard Yanyun must be panic-stricken, and I have just swept the world in the Ming Dynasty, and it is the time when the momentum is like a rainbow. If you don't take Yanyun back at this time When will the sixteen states of Yun wait, my son begs the emperor to think twice!

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, his head pressed tightly to the ground.

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