Bright Spring

"Alas..." Wei Shi sighed, it seemed that she had some difficulties.Perhaps Webster thought that she

Their natal family members were all brothers who lived and died together on the battlefield, so she didn't behave too well, and didn't deliberately hide her feelings.

Concubine Xian's voice said, "I listen to my sister's words and choose what is good. Is there anything wrong with it?"

Webster finally said aggrievedly, "He only treated me well in front of people. He didn't say how bad it was behind people. He just didn't bother me very much and often didn't see people. Before I had a happy pulse, he came back every month. , I often get drunk and turn on the lamp as soon as I blow it on, which hurts me so much. Then I fall asleep with my head covered."

The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone didn't know what to say.

After Wei Shi said it, his emotions gradually became agitated, and he simply began to confide, "I pay attention to him, he is better than me to those opera singers. There are hundreds of opera singers in the palace, and he rewards them when he has something to do. I kindly persuaded him He, don't waste the money of the Holy Majesty, he said that the Seventeenth Uncle (King Ning) also raised a lot of actors.

But Uncle Seventeen is a talented person. He loves reading, is proficient in rhythm and opera, and even writes his own playbook.He's good, I think he doesn't understand opera at all, so he only chooses beautiful and coquettish opera actors, and some opera singers can't pronounce correctly.He also often messes around outside the palace, no matter who those girls and daughter-in-laws are or whether they are married or not, he just uses money to lure them into immorality.If he hadn't been afraid of being impeached by the officials, or that his second brother would be very angry, he would have committed evil deeds of bullying men and women a long time ago. "

Mu Zhen, who had persuaded Webster earlier, was speechless at this moment.With Mu Zhen's temperament, she rarely said anything against her will, so she remained silent.

Yao Ji persuaded, "Most rich men have three wives and four concubines, not to mention King Zhao is the younger brother of the Holy One. His younger sister is Princess Zhao. I usually persuade him, but I can't help but endure it."

Wei Shi said, "The two elder sisters said something for me at the Holy Lord, let the Holy Lord take care of the prince. The prince is most afraid of the Holy Lord. He knows that the Holy Lord has not left the palace for at least a month. He has never behaved like this."

Yao Ji didn't agree, but turned her head and looked at Mu Zhen.

Even Duan Xuehen understands something.Zhao Wang neither accumulated fame, recruited talents, nor committed serious crimes such as killing people's lives, adultery, rape, and robbery.

Besides, although Webster's father was a hero of crimes and a dignitary, King Zhao was a royal clan; Webster's status was not strong, and he couldn't control it at all.Who can do it?

Seeing that Yao Ji and Mu Zhen didn't respond, Wei Shi asked, "I heard that His Majesty is also very flirtatious, so he doesn't care about such things?"

Mu Zhen suddenly said, "Some things are misrepresented. The Holy Majesty is the son of heaven, so he is still restrained, maybe because the Holy Majesty has great ambitions in his chest. But Zhao Wang is born noble, as a clan, he has no worries about food and clothing. If the Holy Majesty wants him to live like an ascetic Life is indeed difficult for some strong people."

Yao Ji said, "Sister, wait for a few more years, when King Zhao is older, maybe you can restrain yourself. Those actors are just acting on occasion, and only the family members of Prince Zhao's mansion are the relatives of King Zhao. Why should my sister bother with them?"

Webster sighed, and gradually calmed down.

She stopped talking about this topic, and as the master, she asked the imperial concubines how much they spent, whether the residence was comfortable, etc.Although everyone is not familiar with him, but after getting along with him for a short time, Duan Xuehen felt that Webster was actually a good person.

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I wish all book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. )

Chapter 931 The Little Prince

After Princess Webster left, the people who got together also dispersed.Mrs. Xu still followed Duan Xuehen to the wing where the two of them lived.

The two stepped into the threshold in silence, Duan Xuehen suddenly turned around and said, "Don't listen to Princess Zhao complaining there just now, but her position is very secure. You can't compare to her, so don't think about King Zhao."

Xu said, "I don't want to compare with Webster, let alone expect to be Princess Zhao again."

Her expression was very tangled.Duan Xue hated to look at her, usually she had a delicate mind and liked to inquire about all kinds of things, but when she faced her own affairs, she seemed very confused.

Duan Xuehen said unceremoniously, "Since that's the case, what do you want to do when you come to Prince Zhao's Mansion? You are a deposed princess, and if you can't be a concubine, it is impossible for you to be the wife of King Zhao."

Xu looked at Duan Xuehen aggrievedly, shook her head and said, "I don't know. I often don't know who I am."

When Duan Xuehen heard this, his heart was touched.She has been in such a situation before, and the fact that she has not changed her surname back to Mu is proof.But after she was canonized as a concubine, this is the most important identity.

Duan Xuehen thought about it very seriously for a while, and then kindly suggested, "You might as well become a monk. If you don't want to shave your hair, you can become a Taoist priest and get a Taoist name."

Mrs. Xu nodded slightly, noncommittal.

...Everyone lived in Zhao Wang's Mansion for a few days, and there were banquets almost every day.King Zhao invited celebrities from Zhangde Mansion and local officials to accompany him, and the palace played and sang every day.After a few days like this, Zhu Gaoxu decided to leave Zhangde Mansion.

At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu asked Gao Xianning to write an imperial decree and send it to Beiping and Jinan, ordering the capital of Peiping to issue military orders to the guards in the north, and the chief envoy of Shandong to the Liaodong Guard near Shanhaiguan, ordering the designated guard to send people to Beiping to report on their duties; Liangha people Ji'er went to Beiping San.The Liaodong capital is subordinate to the Shandong chief envoy, and the government is located in Liaoyang, which is relatively far from Beiping. )

Later that night, the army still hadn't left the border of Zhangde Mansion.At this time, Gao Xianning brought a fellow from Shandong to the camp of the Chinese Army and recommended him to Zhu Gaoxu.

They entered the house and kowtowed. The Shandong man claimed to be the seventh-rank official of Jinan Prefecture, and his name was Zhu Heng.Zhu Gaoxu saw that he was a young scribe under the age of 30, with a Chinese character face, but his appearance was even and steady.

After the two got up, Gao Xianning first said, "Officer Zhu Tui used to be a student in the Jinan Prefecture, and he was a classmate with the minister. He came to see the minister under the errand of the governor of Shandong Province. Ask Zhu to push the official through the relationship between the ministers, and ask the ministers to persuade the Holy One to reduce the taxes in Shandong and the corvee for building the canal."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was a little curious, thinking that this kind of thing can be directly reported in the memorial, why bother?Moreover, it is quite unusual for a seventh-rank official who is not a close relative or close friend of Gao Xianning to be personally introduced by Gao Xianning to the emperor.

But Gao Xianning is one of the advisors that Zhu Gaoxu relies heavily on, so Zhu Gaoxu will try his best to give him face, just listen for now.

Sure enough, Gao Xianning then said, "If it's just this kind of thing, I wouldn't disturb the Holy Majesty. It's because Zhu Tuiguan is a man who dares to speak out, and told me there is another inside story." After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhu Heng, and nodded slightly.

Zhu Heng bowed his hands and said, "My minister, please play the sage. Since the 'Battle of Jingnan', Shandong has suffered repeated military disasters. At that time, the fields were barren, and many people died. During the Yongle period, the imperial court wanted to move the capital to Beiping, build palaces, dredge The Grand Canal has also imposed corvee in the provinces near the left, and Shandong is also included in this list.

At the beginning of Wude, the holy decree was to reduce or exempt grain taxes in Shandong for three years.But at the same time, the emperor personally conscripted a large number of strong men in corvee; later King Zhao changed his title to Zhangde, and also used corvees from various places to build the palace. Shandong had to conscript corvée again.However, the heaviest burden is still to build and dredge the Grand Canal. Every year, the corvee continues and the people suffer from running around. "

The pushing officer's face was pale, and beads of sweat had already soaked on his forehead, he still seemed very scared.After all, he said some bad things about the emperor to his face.

Zhu Gaoxu was very calm and said, "Just say it."

Zhu Heng took a deep breath, and said, "What makes things worse at this time is the candidate for Shandong's chief envoy. Mr. Chu is a timid person."

This man was really courageous, he first talked about Zhu Gaoxu's problem, and then criticized his chief.

"I have made a national policy. The north-south grain transportation is mainly by sea, supplemented by water transportation. And all the matters of moving the capital to Beiping have been stopped. There is no need to rush to dredge the Grand Canal. This matter can be postponed. As the governor of a province, Chu Yun only He needs to write a letter asking for an order to reduce corvee so that the people can recuperate, why doesn't he say anything?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Zhu Hengdao said, "Returning to the Holy Spirit, Lord Chu is timid. He is afraid of offending the princes in the court. If the water transport is booming, relevant officials such as the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War can get filial piety from it; Lord Chu is worried that the letter and the construction of the canal will be dissatisfied by people in the central government. .”

He paused, and then said, "In recent years, due to the hardships of the people's livelihood, the White Lotus Sect in Shandong has grown stronger day by day. Lord Chu has not reported it, and has adopted a wrong strategy. At least the minister thinks it is a big mistake! Lord Chu implements the strategy of appeasement." , the main purpose is to appease the White Lotus Sect, because they are worried that the White Lotus Sect will coerce the people into rebellion, so they want to make Master Chu take responsibility. But I think that the White Lotus Sect has been recognized as illegal by the court since the beginning of Hongwu, and the world banned it. Right and wrong are black and white , but the government does not dispatch troops to suppress|repress it as soon as possible, the situation will only become more and more out of hand."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu said, "This Chu Yan, as Zhu Tuiguan said, is really not suitable to be an official in a troubled place."

"Banish the White Lotus Sect, and then reduce the burden on the people of Shandong in all aspects to recuperate. These things have to be done this year." Zhu Gaoxu continued, "But we have to come up with a systematic strategy first, otherwise we will issue an imperial decree casually, I'm afraid It doesn't necessarily work."

Gao Xianning and Zhu Heng hurriedly prayed together, "The Holy One is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Zhu Heng, and said in an appreciative tone, "It's a good thing for officials to dare to tell the truth. I hate people who bully their superiors and hide their secrets from their subordinates. Such people will only increase the cost of governance."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the two of them thanked En and left.

Speaking of the White Lotus Sect today, Zhu Gaoxu remembered a very famous event, the Tang Saier Uprising, which seemed to be what happened in Shandong in this era.

In addition, at the beginning of Yongle, when Zhu Gaoxu was competing with his eldest brother for the crown prince, he once did one thing. He used Gao Chi to send people to help the hungry people in Shandong, and made up the title of "Son of Benevolence" for Gao Chi. Chi trembled in front of his father.

Back then Zhu Gaoxu was a vassal king, unable to manage government affairs, he only cared about fighting, and didn't care about the real situation in Shandong; now that he thinks about it, he suddenly feels a little bit sorry.

So early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu temporarily changed his route and ordered to go to Shandong first, and then go to Peiping.The site of Shandong Chief Envoy is very close to Zhangde Mansion, just to the east of this place, and it won't take much time for everyone to go around Shandong.

Zhu Gaoxu

Put the pusher Zhu Heng back to Jinan Mansion.And let Zhu Heng take the word that Jinan Mansion does not need to welcome Shengjia, and the escorting brigade will not go to Jinan City.As for the personnel affairs in the Shandong officialdom, Zhu Gaoxu has no intention of making any changes for the time being.

Two days later, Wang Yu's messenger came to report that the troops escorting the remnants of the Tatars had crossed the river.Wang Yu asked for an order to be sent directly to Daying and not to go to Peiping again.