Traveling through the heavens from the prequel of the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 804: The position of prince should be mine, why should he be the prince?

Early that morning, Yang Jiao called the eunuchs and maids who were waiting to guard outside the courtyard, and brought Zhu Gaoxu into the study.

"Zhan He, why did you come to the study for no reason?"

Yang Jiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said:

"There was so much noise about the assassination in the past few days, how could so many weapons and people enter the city quietly? This just shows that Jingnan's orphan must have a backer in Yingtian Mansion, but Dad, you were able to use spies to find out in advance. Do you think you can hide it from the people in Yingtian Mansion?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned suddenly:

"Did you see it?"

Yang Jiao spoke calmly:

"I'm afraid it's not just me. Grandpa and the old monk from Jiming Temple can see it clearly. My uncle and cousin also know it very well."

Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly:

"Humph, I just don't accept it. Why should a man who is fat, sick, and has a sweet temperament be the prince?"

"If I hadn't been there during the Jingnan War, how could your grandfather have conquered the world like this? The position of prince should have been mine. Why should he be the prince? Is it because he was born early?"

"If this is the case, your grandfather really considered himself to be the successor, no matter how he fought for peace or rebellion back then!"

Yang Jiao shook his head:

"You just dare to spit it out in front of me. If it were in front of grandpa, I'm afraid it would be like a mouse meeting a cat."

He picked up a book from the desk and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu:

"What do you need if you want to rebel? You need money, people, and a good reputation. This booklet contains not only more advanced methods of making salt, but also methods of improving spinning machines and looms. With the power of our Han Palace, You will definitely get a huge amount of money, and you will no longer have to eat the empty pay of the army."

"If grandpa finds out about it later, just take advantage of the situation and give him a share. Grandpa will rely on you in the Northern Expedition from now on. It won't be too much. Otherwise, he won't sit back and watch you eat the army's free salary for many years."

"We have two escort teams in the Han Dynasty, with nearly ten thousand people. After we get enough money, we can gradually train more than ten thousand people to be able to fight one against ten, or even one against a hundred. It just so happens that I have a way to identify secret spies."

"As for this word of mouth, the book contains a method of making fertilizer that can double the yield per acre. This can be said to be a method that benefits the world and countless people. After that, you should work hard and go for a run in the fields. In the dawn of the world, word of mouth will That’s it.”

"In this way, you can wait for the heaven's timing and fight for the dragon. If you don't fight, no one in the world can fight with you."

"Be a filial son and do whatever grandpa tells you to do. Most of the time, your dreams will come true. After all, I don't think that neither your uncle nor my cousin will live a long life."

"By then, you won't be able to succeed even if you don't want to."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't control himself when he heard it. The expression on his face was wonderful. He looked at the book in his hand again and again as if he had found a treasure. Although he couldn't understand what he read, the authenticity of what was written in it would be known once he tried it.

Suddenly, he asked in a daze:

"Zhanhe, where did you get these things?"

Yang Jiao sighed softly:

"Isn't it too rough to see you seizing the heir? If you continue, I'm afraid you will drag the entire Han Dynasty to see Grandpa."

"I couldn't continue to ignore it, so I did a little research on food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Then it was just like practicing martial arts. It felt as simple as breathing, and I had what was in the book."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he couldn't help but think of the martial arts methods that to ordinary people were like immortal magic. In comparison, the things found in the books from the basic necessities of life were not worth mentioning.

For a moment, the study became quiet, and the two of them were silent.

Three years later.

Zhu Di returned from the Northern Expedition again in triumph. Compared with the previous years, the atmosphere in Yingtian Mansion was really very different.

First of all, the Han Dynasty Party in the court was no longer aggressive towards the princelings. The main reason was that the Han Dynasty no longer coveted the throne of the prince, and his style changed drastically. He devoted himself to farming and growing food to feed the people all over the world.

During this period, both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi felt strange and confused. It was not until Zhu Gaoxu farmed for three months that he discovered a way to double the yield per mu.

In the court hall, everyone from the emperor and prince to the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. They couldn't believe that the Prince of Han, who was brave and good at fighting and the most powerful general in the dynasty, could actually accomplish something while farming. Not only that, but he also said that he would grow rice with a yield of ten shi per mu. You must know that the current rice cultivation can only be more than two shi at most. A yield of ten shi per mu is simply a fantasy.

But most people in the court didn't say anything. Farming is good. Doesn't this mean that Prince Han finally stopped being a monster? The stability of the court is more important than anything else.

As for Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Gaosui, faced with Zhu Gaoxu's sudden change in temperament, they knew there was something fishy, ​​but they searched behind their backs and found nothing.

Just because he usually either goes to the farm or stays in his own palace, dragging his prince to work out his muscles together, or setting up some private caravans to sell salt and do some silk business.

Because of this income, he didn't even eat the army's free pay. He even knew that his father was short of money, so half of the money he earned went into the emperor's treasury.

When Zhu Di saw this, he was very pleased with his second son's filial piety, but he knew his son too well, and felt more and more strange in his heart. However, since the second Northern Expedition was about to take place, he did not delve into it much.

After returning in triumph, he began to test Zhu Gaoxu openly and covertly, but in the end he still couldn't find anything, so he had to resort to the big move and let him go to Yunnan to join the vassal state. This made Zhu Gaoxu a little unable to hold himself tight.

So, after returning to the mansion from the palace, within a few days, there was news from the Han Palace that the King of Han had developed a kind of rice that could yield five stones per hour.

The next day, Zhu Gaoxu entered the palace, and then took the emperor, prince and civil and military officials to his farm.

After some confirmation, everyone cheered. Zhu Gaoxu immediately said that the land in Yingtian Mansion was fertile. If he gave himself eight or nine years, he would be able to grow rice with a yield of ten shi per mu.

Zhu Di naturally heard the true meaning of the words, so the feudal lord just let it go. However, he learned from it that his son still had hidden thoughts about the position of prince, otherwise it would not be like this.

On the eighth day of the seventh month in the thirteenth year of Yongle, Zheng He's fleet returned to the court with envoys from various countries.

Han Dynasty Palace.

A young man of fifteen or sixteen years old was reading quietly in the study room. He had an extremely handsome face, which was unforgettable. He was dressed in a wide robe and long sleeves, and was spotless. He was like a banished immortal descending to the earth. Unfortunately, he had long eyebrows and indifferent eyes. It is deep and quiet, giving people a feeling of being inaccessible.

Suddenly, the study door was opened, and Zhu Gaoxu and Wei Shi came hand in hand.

As soon as Yang Jiao put down the book in his hand, Zhu Gaoxu said:

"Zheng He's return to the court this time has not only earned your grandfather a huge amount of wealth, but also made many small countries powerful. There is a garden party in the palace tonight, so don't stay in the palace all the time. Go with dad to see the excitement."

Yang Jiao stood up and said:

"You two should know that I have always hated palace banquets."

Webster covered his mouth and chuckled:

"Your father, this is my first grown son, and he wants to take you out to show off. But having said that, you have such good looks that are rarely seen in this world. It would be a pity not to go out and walk around."

Zhu Gaoxu shouted:

"The most important thing is that he has inherited the bravery of a father like me, and is not some weak scholar who looks down on him and has no use for him."

"Besides, you are already fifteen or sixteen years old, and you are still sitting in the palace. Tonight, I want to let those in the court understand what the unparalleled elegance of the Prince of Han is."

Yang Jiao was helpless:

"I'm not a woman, is this necessary?"

Webster immediately replied:

"Of course it is necessary. You have reached the age to discuss marriage. If you fall in love with a girl at the garden party, just tell your mother directly when you come back."

She paused slightly:

"But if you stay in the palace all the time, don't blame mother for making decisions for you from now on."

(End of this chapter)