eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 119

Turning around a corner of an alley, Liu Jin motioned for the little eunuch beside him to knock on the door.

After the clanging sound came out, a thin-eyed young man with sesame seed cakes in his mouth was exposed in the crack of the door. He didn't look very good-looking, but his eyes rolled three times a second, and he seemed to be a smart person.

Liu Jin also accidentally heard about these "scandalous things" in Bo Nanning's family. He had met Mao Rong earlier than Zhu Houzhao, and knew that with his ability, he would never be loved by His Highness.

Who does the crown prince want now?Not the kind of scholar who is good at reciting poems, but someone who is smart and can get things done.

This Mao Yuwen was looked down upon by others because of his status, and now he only works as a prison guard in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but after careful inquiry, he found out that he has some reputation, and he has also become a prison boss. He has probably seen many villains in the world.

"Who are you looking for?" Mao Yuwen asked cautiously with the door half-closed.

this time,
Liu Jin is not going to come here as a private person. Firstly, he has the prince's clear purpose. Secondly, people like Mao Yuwen are not trustworthy and do not disclose their identities. Maybe he is playing with you behind the scenes. , is really troublesome.

Therefore, before his mouth, he directly removed the badge hanging from his waist,

Mao Yuwen ate official meals, and when he saw the sign in the palace, he was startled, and immediately opened the door, inserted the biscuits between the cloth strips at his waist, and knelt down awkwardly, "I have seen my father-in-law! "

Squeak.

Liu Jin pushed the door open, and he hurriedly helped him up. Although the two identities are very different now, it will not be the case in the future.So he took out the sesame seed cake and sent it to Mao Yuwen's mouth, "Iron Man can't hold back his hunger, so let's continue eating for dinner, it's okay."

"The little man dare not."

Mao Yuwen put on a flattering little face, and even the two eunuchs who followed behind Liu Jin would not let go, and must keep their smiles in place.Then he walked quickly, following behind Liu Jin, "The villain doesn't know how to respect his father-in-law? If you come to the door today, there must be a place where the villain can help you?"

Liu Jin also climbed up from the bottom. He knew that although Mao Yuwen didn't look like a descendant of Nanningbo, only he could survive.

"Mr. Mao, you don't have to be polite. My surname is Liu and my name is Jin. I belong to the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. I really have something important to do here."

Mao Yuwen's mind moved, and he looked at the sign. It is true that this person is from the palace. Things don't happen easily.

But even if they were all truthful and sincere, this Mr. Mao still made him feel very vigilant because of his status and his status.

So I can only play by ear, "The villain has met Eunuch Liu, and the villain is in prison at the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Is it true that...someone locked up in the prison...offended Eunuch Liu?"

"No. Our family is here following His Highness's will, to give you a chance to make meritorious service." Liu Jin waved her hand, and approached her and said, "I heard that Mr. Mao was born in the Nanning uncle's mansion?"

Mao Yuwen's face was terrified, and he knelt down and said, "If your father-in-law has anything to do, just tell the villain, and the villain will definitely go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to do so. As for the Nanning uncle's mansion, how can a villain dare to climb up if he has a cheap life?"

"Sigh." Seeing his skillful denials, Liu Jin was probably scared of being taught a lesson, so she didn't dare to say anything about her life experience when she left the house.

"Then let's talk about the business. Regarding your life experience, you can talk about it in front of His Highness before it's too late."

Mao Yuwen's mind was shaking, did he have something to do with the current prince? !God will give him such an opportunity?
"Please...please give orders!"

It is about his own destiny, even if he is proficient in Chinese like Mao, he is still nervous, it sounds like his throat is dry.

Liu Jin didn't waste time, he had to rush back to the palace, so he introduced the background first, and finally said: "You know those Tatars in Beijing, do you know what they are buying?"

"Villain, villain doesn't know."

Liu Jin forgave his cautiousness, and said to himself: "Ironware, even a pot is not spared. What you have to do is to find out whether there is anyone in our Ming Dynasty who met with the Tatars and secretly traded things prohibited by the court. But if you find out, report it to the East Palace immediately, and the fate of Mr. Mao will be reversed immediately, and it is not impossible to even re-enter the Nanning uncle's mansion."

As soon as Mao Yuwen heard the first half of the sentence, he felt that this matter was as difficult as sky-high. At most, he was a prisoner who could do some tricks, so how could he get involved in the affairs of the court and the Tatars?

So I have already started thinking about how to shirk it.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, my heart feels like being blown by a gust of wind, shocked and excited, and unable to hold myself.

That was an unforgettable shame in his life!

"The villain takes orders, but please give the villain some clever and useful people! The villain will definitely investigate immediately!"

Liu Jin smiled, "Man, I'll be there tomorrow. I'll let people watch over your house from time to time. If there's any progress, just hang a lantern at the door."

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After Liu Jin left,

Mao Yuwen rushed into the house and locked it behind his back.

Then the man crawled under the bed, first pushed open a wooden box, revealing a movable wooden board, he lifted the wooden board and took out a wooden box.

There are three things in the wooden box, one is a relic left to him by his mother, and it is left untouched, and the other is an exquisite short knife, which is extremely sharp, with a large carved pattern on it, lifelike, it is not ordinary at first glance He stuffed it into his arms as a weapon that a person could own, and then he took the silver he had saved over the years, a total of 300 taels, and this time he only took 100 taels to go out.

After taking this, he blew out the oil lamp, and was about to close the door and leave. Before leaving, he took another sesame seed cake from behind the door and stuffed it into his mouth.

The place he was going to was the home of his chief, the jailer of the Ministry of Punishment, Chu Zhen.

This person is said to be his officer, or more precisely his master. He has been taken care of by Chu Zhen for so many years, so he is alive and well. It is also considered that he has a clever mind, can speak, and confuses the relationship between the two. An intimacy.

So the way to get into his house can be completed with eyes closed.

The two entered a room,

"...you want to know who the Tatars are buying from?" Chu Zhen was surprised, "Why do you know this, a cell leader?"

Mao Yuwen said with sincerity: "Master, I'll call you Master. It's better that you don't know about this matter, it involves... too much. Do you think the prison officer who supervises you is an official? Compared with here, it is the size of a sesame mung bean."

"I'm a wild child in the world, with no cares and worries. Master, you are different, so it's best not to ask me questions, just tell me."

When Chu Zhen heard the tone, "Did something happen?"

"It's something that happened, but it's not a bad thing." Mao Yuwen rubbed his nose, and there was a bit of wildness and excitement in his tone, "Okay, master, time is tight. I remember the Lianghuai salt we caught last year. Li Chun, the transport judge, mentioned that some merchants in our Ming Dynasty were rich and powerful, and they seemed to be doing business outside the customs. That Li Chun was replaced by someone later..."

"Hey!" Chu Zhen cut him off with a scold.Li Chun was not in the area Mao Yuwen was in charge of. He thought this guy didn't know, but he just didn't say anything.

"Can't you find another way? Do you have to start here?"

Mao Yuwen said: "It is said that the person who came to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty this time is the third son of the little prince, Balsborought. Although he is a prince from the north, he is also a prince. Layers of protection, you want me to go to that kind of place to find news?"

"Master!" Mao Yuwen was anxious.

"Don't rush," Chu Zhen got up and opened the door. After looking around, he said, "I tell you that my life will be responsible. Either you let me go with you, or you don't want to be tricked by me." Get the news."

"How dare I?" Mao Yuwen frowned, "If you are with me, isn't it that I will tell you what my superiors told me? Don't talk about me at that time, master, you will not live! You just believe me Once, as long as I find that Li Chun, I'll kill him, right?"

"Then... that's fine." Chu Zhen thought for a while, "Go north, go to Datong, and ask someone named Ning Wuren."

"Thank you master! If I can come back alive, I will definitely repay your great kindness!"

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In the early morning of the second day, Mao Yuwen spent a lot of money to choose a place with a wide view on the second floor of Linglong Restaurant, which is often visited by officials and family members, near the imperial city. After waiting for a long time, a high-pitched call sign came suddenly around noon!

"Think of me as a majestic Ming Dynasty, a kingdom of heaven, a country of etiquette! The prince of a country actually ordered to stop receiving money from foreign envoys! The small people's family also knows the friendship of the landlord, how about a country?!"

The people could not understand what he was saying,
The waiter who served the food put his head out to see what happened, and when he came back, he chatted with Mao Yuwen, "What are those adults calling?"

"Just like you and me, for a few taels of silver. Didn't 500 Tatars come to Beijing recently? They used to pay for food and drink from the treasury. Now, the crown prince ordered to stop and save the money. Come down and let the Tartars pay for themselves."

Xiao Er was taken aback, and then said, "Isn't this a good thing? What are those grown-ups called?"

"I don't understand either, probably... I lost face." Mao Yuwen scratched his head, he couldn't understand this part, in his concept, face is not worth much, like him, If you must save face, you may lose your life.

But in this way, what Liu Jin said yesterday has been verified.

In fact, His Highness not only wants to stop the money, but also dig out who is doing some shady business with the Tatars.

That one...was indeed a wise man,

It's a pity that he can't see the play here.

And one of the helpless characters who staged this big drama, Zhou Du, Minister of Honglu Temple, faced the stinking face of the leader of the Tatar mission and the third son of Dayan Khan, Barsborot.

When Zhou Du finished speaking, he asked back in disbelief: "Master Zhou, what does the Emperor of Ming mean by this? I, Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty, sent me here because I wanted to have a good relationship between the two countries. Now, your state of ceremonies Is that the sincerity?"

Zhou Du couldn't say anything.

None of this will was his original intention.

But before the sacred decree, one can only do but not speak.

"Third Prince, this is an imperial decree. No matter how much you yell at me, it's useless. I Zhou Du is the Minister of Honglu Temple of Daming, so naturally I act according to His Majesty's will."

"Crack!" Balsbrot blushed with anger, "You are insulting me! You are insulting me Dayuan Da Khan! After I go back, I will tell my father Khan the truth, and we will meet each other in the future. I hope you will His Majesty the Emperor still has the courage to issue such an edict!"

Speaking of which, the title of Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty is the self-proclaimed name of the little prince in the table above. When this was mentioned for the first time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had a heated debate on it, thinking that the little prince was "slow in calligraphy", Considering itself an enemy country, of course, at the end of the discussion, I felt that there was no need to delve into it.

Zhou Du felt wronged and lacked confidence, and Balsbrot's extremely arrogant tone made him feel a little humiliated, so he didn't want to continue to entangle with him, so he directly complained and left.

Anyway, I'm just passing on a message, if you're not satisfied, don't talk to me!
"I want to see His Majesty the Emperor of Ming!"

Zhou Du ignored him and disappeared with one hand.

On the outside, on the streets of the capital, groups of soldiers came out with guns. They seemed to emerge overnight, patrolling the streets!
Balsborough was shocked when he saw this posture.

At the same time, a girl with braids came out of the room, "Third Brother, but what did you do? Why are there so many Ming soldiers outside?"

"You go in first." Balsborough's eyes were a little more worried, "I have to remind Gershu and the others that such a change in Mingting should have something to do with their prince who has been in the limelight recently. It is said , that person is extremely intelligent and full of resourcefulness, if he successfully ascends the throne, he will definitely be a serious problem for Father Khan in the future!"

This point, the girl has gradually listened to this since she entered the customs. Some people say that the next emperor of Ming Dynasty is like Renzong because he treats people generously and has a compassionate heart. Some people say that he is like Taizong because he acts decisively. , the hand raised the knife and fell, and it didn't take long before a minister died under his knife.

The current sage has been on the throne for 11 years, and he has not killed a few ministers.

"I think this news is more important than how much cloth and ironware we buy. Third brother, we have to bear with it and go back alive to tell Father Khan! If there is a conflict over these few coins, we and the warriors of the tribe will all give their lives in vain , that crown prince is different from the current Emperor Ming! He can kill people!"

Ballsborough clenched his fists, "Don't be afraid. Father Khan's hundreds of thousands of warriors are just outside Datong Pass, and they don't dare to do anything to us!"

"But Father Khan doesn't even know that Daming has such a powerful prince! There is a saying in the Han people, that is to know yourself, know your enemy, and win a hundred battles! Do you want Father Khan to fight without knowing that the enemy has changed?!"

"Then I can't let them just insult me ​​like this! I must meet the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

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Qianqing Palace has been waiting for two days,
In the past two days, there will be reports from outside the palace from time to time:

The Tatar mission was angry after hearing the imperial decree, but did nothing, only saying that they would enter the palace to have an audience.

Emperor Hongzhi is now determined. This is one of his few "diplomatic moments of glory". How can a young man lose face as an emperor?
He was inspired, with excitement in his heart,
But Zhu Houzhao was much calmer than him.

Even a little disappointed, it seems that these so-called warriors are worse than the northern warriors in the era of Temujin Kublai Khan and Huang Taiji Dorgon.Therefore, the achievements of these minority leaders have not been achieved in history.

Dayan Khan, the so-called master of ZTE, is still a bit worse than the founding king who really laid the foundation.

"...It seems that they can't cause any disturbance." Zhu Houzhao said and looked at Xie Qian,

The Dongge University scholar was originally worried that if the emperor's decree was made, the Tatars would make some noise.

But Xie Qian also had something to say: Who knew you would find 500 people to watch outside for these 5000 people? !
"This palace said earlier that there are only 500 people in my Ming capital, what can they do?"

This kind of thing depends on the size of the fist.

But that decree was issued by the emperor forcibly, and many people were actually dissatisfied.

Even in the Nuan Pavilion, there is also Zuo Du Yu Shi Daishan speaking,

"Your Highness, with the talent of the heavens, it is certainly possible to predict that the little prince has the ambition to invade my Daming, but after today's actions, some people will definitely say in the future that the reason why the little prince invaded is because we are not polite enough to deliberately provoke the little prince. prince."

This means that this method is really not smart.

Zhu Houzhao was surprised, "Isn't the little prince always offended? Why do you say it's because of my palace?"

Dai Shan replied: "Your Highness, you can know that three years after Wang Weining (Wang Yue)'s victory in Weininghai, the little prince led more than [-] riders to the border, which was just revenge for the victory in Weininghai. Since then, there has been no peace on the border, soldiers and horses have been exhausted, transportation has been exhausted, public funds and private savings have been exhausted, the border people have been poisoned beyond words, and the ranks of the military are too numerous to be overwhelmed."

The meaning of these words is that the king blamed the Tatars for hurting the Tatars and incurring their revenge, so it is called "opening a big provocation on the side".

Zhu Houzhao was furious when he heard it, "Why are you such a fool? No one should say such useless things this time, right?!"

Emperor Hongzhi flipped through a book of memorials and brought it in front of the prince, "Huang Wenyou, the governor of Shandong. Recently, he has written two scriptures in succession. What he said was also Dai Shan's words. He was worried that the imperial court's decree would cause disaster. It won't even take long for the little prince to attract a larger-scale banditry! Hey, people in Shandong are more afraid than me in Beijing."

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

"Father! My son, please order this person to be arrested!"

Dai Shan and the others were shocked when they heard this, "Your Highness, no!"

"Why not?!"

Dai Shan spoke very fast, "Huang Wenyou is a courtier, and it is his duty to give advice. Why is there a reason why the court ordered officials to be arrested and imprisoned just because he didn't like it?"

"No!" Zhu Houzhao stood up and said seriously: "I want to rule officials like Huang Wenyou. Every victory in the imperial court was fought by the frontier soldiers with their blood and lives. People of that generation fought hard to win. Well, if the people of later generations can’t win the fight, can it be said that the ancestors started the big quarrel?! According to this reasoning, the former emperor Sanli captured the court, and the emperor Taizong went to Mobei five times. Wouldn’t it be a bigger quarrel? Huang Wenyou Didn’t Feng Zhezi also blame the late Emperor and Emperor Taizong?! Such a worthless official, what is the use of the court?!”

"In addition, Huang Wenyou's letter actually blamed the soldiers who had won the battle. If such officials died, and they were allowed to make noise in the court and spread the word, wouldn't it chill the hearts of my Ming soldiers? Father didn't let him Going to the front line, he will still disturb the morale of our army in Shandong. What use is the court for such a mindless official?"

Dai Shan thought to herself, how can this truth still be said?
Zhu Houzhao doesn't know why so many people have the idea of ​​"As long as you are obedient, the enemy will not hit me". This unhealthy trend must be stopped.

Last time it was also Huang Wenyou, what did he say about the eunuch.

This kind of official with a dead brain will never be able to get on the right track with him, the prince, and it is better to win it as soon as possible.

But Dai Shan still seems to be a little unacceptable,
"Your Highness, if you arrest the courtiers with such a reason, then I am afraid that hundreds of officials in the Ming Dynasty will be imprisoned for questioning!"

What Dai Shan originally wanted to say was that your reason for arresting people, Prince, is really not sufficient, because everyone is like this, and if you are more serious than this, then it would be meaningless.

It's pretty harsh to say it, but let's put it bluntly: that is, do you know the court, Prince? !
But maybe this Zuodu Censor and His Highness the Crown Prince had less fights, so he spoke so easily.

For example, when Li Dongyang and Xie Qian heard his words, their hearts sank, and they suddenly felt quite inappropriate.

As expected, Zhu Houzhao's face changed, "Daishan! What do you mean by that?! According to you, what should be done in the court depends on the number of people? If hundreds of people think it's wrong, then the palace is wrong." If this is really the case, if hundreds of people come to force the palace, the prince of this palace will not be able to sit still?!"

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian sighed: What are you talking about.

When Dai Shan was buckled by the big hat, she was flustered and knelt down and said, "I have no such rebellious thoughts in my heart! I am just saying...an official like Huang Wenyou is not wrong. If patriotism is captured like this, wouldn't it shock the officials all over the world?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Then what should he say if he startled the border guards? Three days ago, my palace received a military report on the border. At this time, Wang Yue was fighting bloody battles with the Tatars. Some officials in the court said that he was making a big quarrel." Yu Bian. How do you calculate this account?"

"Report to Your Majesty." Li Dongyang said at this time, "I also think that His Highness's concern is the right thing to do. At this time when the border war is not over, Huang Wenyou can't get rid of the crime of disturbing the morale of the army. If he dies, it will not be enough to comfort the heroes who died in the battle. .”

Dai Shan's expression changed, why did Li Dongyang say the opposite to him? !

Only Mr. Xie Ge could understand Li Ge's thoughts, "Minister, second."

He knew that Li Dongyang wasn't trying to contradict Dai Shan, it was to save him, because if the fight continued, the prince would probably get Dai Shan together.

Fortunately, Dai Shan is not Zhou Jing's personality, so she didn't die stubbornly.The two elders said so, and he went back bored no matter how much he had to say.

Seeing that the effect was still there, the emperor felt even more proud of his son's ability to control the ministers.As long as he speaks, these people will have to do it even if they don't want to.

"Then let's pass the decree to arrest Huang Wenyou, the chief envoy of Shandong, and bring him to Beijing! Wait and see! In addition...Barsborough will enter the palace to have an audience..."

"Father Emperor." Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to invite Ying, "I am the prince, so I have the responsibility to receive foreign envoys. In addition, the decree is also from my son, so I will let my son deal with this Balsborough first."

The emperor glanced at the expressions of the ministers, and found that they seemed to have no objections, so he waved his hand,
"Prelude!"

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Six thousand words, the chapter at four o'clock today will be published together with this chapter.

The wedding is updated as usual on Saturday, and on Sunday, I saved the manuscript for business trips on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I know that the update is not enough compared to the daily ones, but I have exhausted my prehistoric power for this book. I have my own job.

Manuscripts on Tuesday and Wednesday go back to the hotel code at night, and try not to ask for leave.

(End of this chapter)