My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 639 Xia Yuanji’s Troubles
Although Zhu Gaoxu proclaimed himself emperor overseas, he was still the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Legally speaking, he was not on an equal footing with the Ming Emperor.

But now that he openly proclaimed himself emperor, it was equivalent to a direct slap in Zhu Zhanji's face. This was one of the main reasons why Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to proclaim himself emperor when Zhu Di was still alive, so of course Zhu Zhanji would be angry.

"Your Majesty, calm down. From the moment the King of Han left Ming Dynasty for Tianzhu, it was destined that he would choose to proclaim himself emperor. Moreover, Tianzhu is far away in the west and will not have much influence on our Ming Dynasty!"

Xia Yuanji hurriedly persuaded.

Since Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe's father and son successfully left the Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Zhanji took his son back, he had nowhere to vent the bad breath in his chest.

Especially when Zhu Gaoxu conquered the city of Beijing, his reputation suffered a huge blow. Of course, he dared not say it publicly, but many people talked about it in private. Although Zhu Zhanji ordered Jin Yiwei several times to arrest those who slandered him behind his back. , but still has no effect.

The previous bad temper has not yet emerged, but now Zhu Gaoxu has proclaimed himself emperor again. How can Zhu Zhanji not be angry?Xia Yuanji was also afraid that he would get angry, so he started to persuade him.

"Why is there no impact? He has become emperor, so what does this mean to me? If I leave him alone, what will the other princes think? With his example, who can guarantee that other princes will not follow suit? ?”

Zhu Zhanji roared angrily again.

"This……"

Xia Yuanji faced the furious Zhu Zhanji and did not dare to speak for a while. As for the other ministers, seeing Xia Yuanji hit a wall, they all became silent, and they all lowered their heads and allowed Zhu Zhanji to get angry.

In the end, Zhu Zhanji saw that he was angry, but no one from the ministers below answered him. As a result, the anger was exacerbated and he simply kicked everyone out.

“Mr.

Yang Rong caught up with Xia Yuanji in front and persuaded him in a low voice.

When Zhu Zhanji got angry just now, Xia Yuanji should not have intervened, because many ministers had already been scolded because of Tianzhu during this period, so Yang Rong also kindly reminded him.

"I know, but as the leader of a country, your majesty cannot lose his mind due to temporary anger. The King of Han proclaimed himself emperor in Tianzhu and established the Han Dynasty. This is also an extremely important thing for me, the Ming Dynasty. We must remain calm. Disposal is the thing!”

Xia Yuanji said in a heavy voice.

Originally, he wanted to persuade Zhu Zhanji to calm down, and then carefully analyze what impact the establishment of the Han Dynasty would have on the Ming Dynasty, especially future maritime trade and exchanges between the two countries.

But unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanji lost his temper and did not want to deal with the establishment of the Han Dynasty at all. This made Xia Yuanji a little disappointed.

“Mr.

Yang Rong said gently again.

"That's true. Emperor Taizong's favorite saint grandson will definitely not disappoint!"

Xia Yuanji whispered again, as if he was talking to Yang Rong, but also to himself.

Yang Rong also sighed secretly when he heard this. To be honest, since Zhu Gaochi came to the throne, the huge inconsistency has frightened all the ministers. Fortunately, Zhu Gaochi died early, which made the whole court breathe a sigh of relief.But as Zhu Gaochi's son, Zhu Zhanji's performance after taking the throne cannot be said to be bad, but it is still worse than people's expectations. So now many people are also worried whether Zhu Zhanji will follow Zhu Gaochi's old path?

After chatting for a while, Yang Rong went to the cabinet for duty, while Xia Yuanji went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to handle official duties.

As a result, just when Xia Yuanji arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, a subordinate immediately came to him with an official document and said: "Sir, King Zhao sent someone to urge him again. He said that the army of the Eastern Expedition needs money and food, and he asked our Ministry of Revenue to give preferential treatment to the transfer. !”

"Hurry, hurry! Our household department's warehouses don't grow food on their own. They have the ability to solve it themselves!"

When Xia Yuanji heard this, he slapped the table angrily and said angrily.

After Zhu Gaosui returned to Japan from Nanyang, he immediately sent someone to contact Zhu Zhanji and asked him to fulfill what Zhu Gaochi promised him, which was to send troops to wipe out Japanese opposition forces.

Zhu Gaosui held Zhu Zhanji's handle, and Zhu Zhanhe could not refuse at all, so he quickly mobilized 2 people to march eastward to Japan, preparing to wipe out the Ashikaga shogunate and various daimyo in one fell swoop.

When the army goes on an expedition, food and grass go first. The Ministry of Household Affairs needs to prepare food and grass for the army.

But the Ming Dynasty has not had an easy time in recent years. The northern expeditions before Zhu Di's death almost depleted the national treasury. Then Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi died one after another. The construction of the imperial mausoleum alone was a huge expense, so Xia Yuanji's hands were tight. of.

Originally, Xia Yuanji hoped that after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the country would be able to relax and at least not use troops for a short time. However, he had to conquer Japan again. Xia Yuanji could not come up with so much money and food in a short time, so Zhu Gaosui kept going. He sent someone to urge him, and this time, it was already the seventh time, so he was so angry.

"Sir, the Eastern Expedition to Japan is your Majesty's personal order, and King Zhao is your Majesty's uncle. If he files a complaint against us in front of Your Majesty, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it!"

The subordinate officials advised cautiously.

Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knew that His Majesty had a bad temper recently, so they were doing things carefully for fear of causing trouble and being used as a punching bag by Zhu Zhanji, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was no exception.

After Xia Yuanji finished scolding, he quickly calmed down.

He initially opposed the expedition to Japan, and even the entire cabinet disapproved of it. However, Zhu Zhanji insisted on going his own way and did not listen to the cabinet's suggestions at all.

Every time like this, Xia Yuanji would be full of resentment towards Zhu Zhanhe. If he hadn't come up with this new cabinet in the first place, how could they not have the ability to restrict the emperor at all?

However, Xia Yuanji later realized that Zhu Zhanji was actually reluctant to this expedition, but he didn't know why he agreed. He also repeatedly urged the cabinet to send troops and food as soon as possible, which made Xia Yuanji wonder whether it was Zhu Zhanji. What conditions were reached between Ji and Zhu Gaosui?
Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji could only suppress his anger, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Didn't a batch of grain and grass just arrive from the south recently? Please transfer this batch of grain over first, so as not to delay the Eastern Expedition! "

"But...but isn't that batch of grain for Liaodong? If it is transferred to Japan, what will happen to Liaodong?"

the subordinate officer asked in surprise.

"Let the Liaodong side slow down for a while. Things have their own priorities. The Liaodong side is not at war, and they have already sent people to farm the fields. Although the food produced is not much, it can at least last for a while!"

Xia Yuanji finished speaking impatiently, and then waved the official away.

(End of this chapter)