Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 88 You Might as Well Tell Us Someone Died

Wenhua Hall.

In the study with embroidered doors and carved eaves, Old Zhu gathered his energy and began to sit at his workstation and write furiously.

As the number one working machine among the Ming emperors, Zhu Yuanzhang had the ability to handle government affairs in a timely and efficient manner.

"Today is the day that bastard is leaving the palace. It's great that this bastard is finally leaving the imperial city.

At least I won't be bothered for a month, and I can have a good rest in the following days.

It's just hard work, there's so much to deal with.

But we can't make him too tired, after all he is our son."

After Lao Zhu finished muttering to himself, he began a new day.

Then he picked up a memorial and opened it. After just one glance, he felt a little annoyed.

I quickly wrote a few random words on it and that was it.

Then came the memorials one after another.

It’s strange to say, but these ministers reported everything, whether important or not, and even some memorials with only a few words were reported.

This increased the emperor's workload significantly.

After a while, Lao Zhu's angry voice began to be heard from the study.

"Tsk! They want money again. Why does a province need so much money every year? Lingnan region also needs money? Why do poor and remote areas need so much money?"

"It must be corruption! Kill, kill, kill! Kill them all."

The angry Zhu Yuanzhang was surrounded by a pile of memorials. He was like a ruthless murderer marking the papers, with only one thought in his mind.

That is to kill all those who raise questions.

I finally finished dealing with a basket of memorials and wanted to take a break.

Zhu Biao appeared at the door, and heard a few words.

"Wait a minute! Ah Biao! If your father knew about this, he would definitely find a way to kill me!
I don't want the money anymore. I'm leaving now, right out of the palace!"

"No, no, no! Brother Yang, this happened because of you, you can't just walk away!

Don't worry, I'm here, my father won't do anything to you!"

"Well, if you're scared, just wait here first, and then come in if everything is ok."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao walked out from behind the screen and happened to see Zhu Yuanzhang looking at him with a scrutinizing look.

The two men stared at each other, and the air became increasingly tense until Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth to ask.

"Biao'er? What's wrong? Isn't that bastard going to leave the palace soon? Why did you bring this unlucky guy to our Feng Shui treasure land?"

I originally felt that today was a good day because of the appearance of Yang Chen.

Lao Zhu suddenly felt that something bad was bound to happen soon.

Given his status, he couldn't show weakness, so he invoked the emperor's majesty.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao bowed and saluted.

"Father! Something terrible has happened to the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Old Zhu frowned and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

"What's going on again? Did that little bastard Yang Chen say something?"

"Father, you are truly a man of foresight. It was Brother Yang who really told these things to me and my mother.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, my mother asked me to come and tell you."

"We knew it was this little bastard. What did he do? He keeps causing all these troubles. Isn't he annoying?
He hasn't brought us any good news all day long. We've given him a month, why can't he just give us some peace and quiet?"

Things turned out to be exactly as he had guessed, and the source was all Yang Chen.

Old Zhu almost couldn't breathe out the air in his chest.

Whenever Yang Chen appeared near him, it seemed like he would definitely say something.

But all the things that were said were bad things for Lao Zhu himself.

There was no good news at all, which made Lao Zhu very upset.

He could finally understand why his fourth child always chose to avoid this guy.

"Is that guy waiting for us outside?"

Old Zhu, in an annoyed mood, pointed outside.

When Yang Chen behind the screen heard this, he immediately wanted to leave.

As soon as he turned around, he met two tall and strong guards who blocked his way.

"Young Master Yang, please forgive me, His Majesty has not yet allowed you to leave, so we cannot let you go."

Taking a half step back, Yang Chen raised his hand and pointed.

"You two, are you sure you don't want to let me go? If His Majesty gets angry and gets sick, you will have an unshirkable responsibility."

Hearing this, the guard hesitated.

They have been following Lao Zhu for many years, so they naturally knew what happened starting from Yang Chen's appearance.

In just less than half a month, the emperor's temper for this year, next year, and the year after next exploded.

I don’t know what abilities this young man has that he can survive the angry emperor so many times.

If it were anyone else, nine lives wouldn’t be enough.

"Please forgive me, Master Yang! I am only following orders!"

After careful consideration, the guard decided to abide by his professional ethics, regardless of how angry the other party would make Zhu Yuanzhang.

Anyway, they won't be punished in the end.

I think everything will be fine.

While Yang Chen was arguing with the guard, the voice of Zhu Biao talking to his father was heard from inside.

"Tell me, who died this time?"

Trying to calm himself down, Lao Zhu sat back in his chair.

I poured myself a cup of tea to calm down.

He wasn't sure what impulsive thing he would do next.

"Death? Father, no one will die this time. I didn't say anyone would die this time. How can you be so sure?"

Hearing that no one would die, Old Zhu raised his eyebrows, thinking, could it be that Yang Chen has come to his senses this time?

In the past, everything was closely related to the people he cared about, but this time no one died.
To be honest, Lao Zhu was actually a little uncomfortable with it.

But! This is good news for him.

However, as Zhu Biao explained, he repeated all the things that Yang Chen had just said in the harem.

Old Zhu's face became increasingly ugly, and finally turned into a gloomy black.

He had discussed with Empress Ma some time ago that if there was no money, he should ask the Treasury Department to print more.

Temporarily resolve the current financial crisis facing the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, this situation was discovered before the order was issued.

The harm caused by Baochao can destroy a country.

The Ming Dynasty's treasure notes had been printed for several years. Whenever there were problems that required money, they basically relied on the Baochao Tizhusi to temporarily alleviate the problem.

Now, Yang Chen’s words “Ming Baochao will destroy Ming” made Old Zhu speechless.

Looking at Old Zhu, who was absent-minded and seemed unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Zhu Biao walked forward with a frown.

"Father? If this huge hole cannot be filled, the people of Ming Dynasty will lose their trust in the court.

We have finally driven out the Northern Yuan Dynasty and unified the north and the south. If we lose the support of the people, wouldn’t our Ming Dynasty have been established in vain? "

Upon hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang grimaced and felt a headache, and the throbbing in his temples proved that he was also very annoyed.

Originally thinking of drinking some tea to calm down, he threw the teacup to the ground.

As the exquisite teacup broke, a crisp sound was heard on the ground.

He finally couldn't control his expression.

"Let him die! The Ming Dynasty was originally fine, nothing happened, but this guy made us have so many problems.

If we really can't solve it, then get rid of him! Let him die! As long as he dies, this matter will be over!"

"Ah! Father, you can't say such things carelessly!"

"We didn't say anything nonsense!"

The angry Old Zhu raised his hand and pointed outside, calling out Yang Chen by name and asking him to get out.

His father's words reminded Zhu Biao of what Yang Chen had mentioned to him.

If Zhu Yuanzhang knew about the loophole in Baochao, the first thing he would think of would not be how to solve the problem, but how to solve the person who raised the problem.

Zhu Biao looked slightly embarrassed and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“It is a blessing that Father discovered this matter in time.

Let's change it quickly, maybe we can reduce the losses.

Once you lose the support of the people, it will be extremely difficult to regain it.

In my opinion, the printing of Baochao notes must not continue endlessly, and the Baochao Tizhusi must be ordered to stop printing.

In the future, the treasure notes that have been circulated among the people will be gradually withdrawn, otherwise the merchants and nobles will find that the treasure notes are worthless.

They used various tricks to buy up the limited land that the people already had.

In the end, the common people found that the banknotes in their hands were just waste paper, and in the end, it was the imperial court that was blamed! "

"No, no, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. The treasury is already empty. The autumn harvest has not yet arrived this year, and the grain taxes paid by the people have not yet reached the Ministry of Revenue.

The only place where salaries could be sent was through the banknotes printed by the Baochao Tizhusi.

If we stop printing, what will we use to pay the salaries of our officials?
How to support the military?

How many people are waiting for us to give them money to eat and live? "

Seeing that his father still insisted on his own opinion.

Zhu Biao didn't care about all that and let Yang Chen in directly.

The three of them looked at each other. Lao Zhu's face became even gloomier, but he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, the sun is really nice today."

"Alright, alright! Stop talking. It gives me a headache just listening to you talking."

Old Zhu interrupted Yang Chen with a grim face, saying that he was very annoyed.

Seeing this, Yang Chen stopped talking.

However, after a few breaths, Lao Zhu took a deep breath and asked impatiently:
"Boy, nothing would have happened today, but you raised these questions.

Then you must come up with a solution for us, or we will kill you!"

Looking at this, it seemed that Lao Zhu was not joking. He even stood up and clenched his fist to confirm his statement.

Yang Chen was already used to this, and was not afraid. He spread his hands and said lazily:

“Your Majesty, I cannot solve this problem completely by myself, and I have already mentioned the solution to the problem to the Crown Prince.

As for whether it can be accomplished, it depends on your Majesty's determination."

Hearing this, Old Zhu recalled the method that Zhu Biao had just mentioned.

First, the precious metal reserves of the Ming treasury must be increased to the same amount as the Ming treasure notes.

Even if it's different, it's fine as long as it's 70% to 80%.

However, the silver mines in the Ming Dynasty are currently very scarce, and the annual output is only hundreds of thousands of taels.

This is still the case when the number is large.

Compared with the millions or tens of millions of banknotes that have already been printed, it is just a drop in the bucket.

I don’t know how many years of mining it will take to make up for this deficit.

Before he knew about currency, Lao Zhu naively believed that money could be used as long as it was printed.

Who would have thought that money could turn into worthless waste paper?

Inflation has already formed in the Ming Dynasty. It is a major problem that cannot be reversed until a solution is found.

And the longer you delay, the bigger the hole will be.

"We don't want to hear anything else from you.

These messy problems were raised by you, so it's up to you to solve them.

What's the point of talking without doing? It's no good at all except adding trouble to us.

Come on, come up with a solution for us, or you won’t be able to leave the palace.”

At this point, Lao Zhu has completely given up.

Since it was you, Yang Chen, who raised the problem, it is up to you to solve it.

If you don't handle it well, he won't let you go. He's very overbearing and it's exactly what Lao Zhu would do.

Faced with this situation, Yang Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He wanted to leave but couldn't.

After thinking for a moment, he put forward his own opinion.

"The currency has depreciated so much, and the Ming Dynasty's silver mines are not enough. The only thing we can do is transfer the domestic conflicts abroad."

"What do you mean? From what you said, you don't want Ming to go to war with other countries, do you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smelled something strange. What the hell, the Ming Dynasty went to war with other countries just because of a disagreement.

He really wanted to see what was inside Yang Chen’s head?
How dare you say such a thing.

Going to war means death and also means spending money.

Seeing that Lao Zhu had already guessed it, Yang Chen stopped pretending and went straight to the point.

"That's right! Nowadays, the currency is depreciating, inflation is rising, and the productivity of the Ming Dynasty... You definitely don't understand what I mean by productivity.

I pointed it out directly, and what I meant was that the Ming Dynasty was too poor, so poor that everything it had did not match the existing Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

If you want to make the treasure notes valuable, you must rob, rob valuable items outside the Ming Dynasty, and then throw away the Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

Let them also use Ming treasure notes and share our burden, and half of the problem will be solved."

Although Yang Chen doesn't know much about economics, he is a boy after all.

Whenever we couldn’t sleep in the dormitory, we would inevitably discuss national affairs.

Generally speaking, the process starts with beauty and ends with a discussion of the international situation.

The domestic market has formed a closed loop and will only get deeper and deeper. The only way out is to open up external markets.

By diverting contradictions and dispersing the masses' goals, the Baochao problem can be solved completely, but at least it will be much better than the current situation.

Lao Zhu doesn’t know anything about those messy productive forces, nor does he know how contradictions arise.

But he could guess intuitively that Yang Chen seemed to be hinting at him to start a war.

To be precise, it implies that he should lift the maritime ban, allowing things from outside to come in and things from inside to go out.

But he had many purposes for the maritime ban, one of the most important of which was to prevent pirates from invading the coastline.

If this is opened up, no one knows what the consequences will be. How could Mr. Zhu agree to it?
"I always feel that you have bad intentions?"

Old Zhu's prosperity made Yang Chen seem like he wanted to be the mastermind behind it.

He didn't want the father and son to have such an impression of him, so he immediately said:
"Your Majesty, you are overthinking. How can I play tricks on you? You can tell at a glance that I am the kind of person who would help others count the money after they sell me.

Playing tricks is not my strong point."

Zhu Yuanzhang kept staring at Yang Chen with narrowed eyes. His intuition told him that he must not believe what this guy said.

But the scene of Yang Chen's suicide was still vivid in my mind, and the other party had recently made some shocking moves.

He didn't know if he had made a wrong judgment, so he could only keep silent for the time being and wait and see if the other party would reveal any flaws.

"Yang Chen, at the moment, we can't use any of the methods you mentioned.

It is impossible to declare a war outside. The north is cold and our Ming soldiers are simply not adapted to it.

It is now the end of June and almost July. It will take until August or September to prepare food and wages. By the time the war starts, it will probably be the end of the year.

When the cold wind comes, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will either die in battle or freeze to death.

Not to mention the south, there is a rebellion by the old king in Yunnan, and the Lingnan regions such as Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, etc. are all filled with miasma, poisonous insects and swamps.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is difficult to move forward, so it is impossible to go to war with the outside world."

Zhu Biao said that what the other party said did make sense, but it was also true that it was unrealistic.

After thinking about it carefully, Yang Chen could only choose to nod.

In fact, he wanted to go to the sea if all else failed, as there were treasures in the East.

But once he said it, it would prove that he was suspected of leading the Ming Dynasty into war.

When the time comes, Lao Zhu will definitely be the first one not to let him go.

This didn't work, and that didn't work either. In the end, Lao Zhu gave up completely, leaned back in his chair, and waved to Yang Chen to leave.

"We don't want to think too much, we just want to get this bastard out of our sight.

Biaoer, can he leave now?"

Looking at his father's frosty face, Zhu Biao replied hesitantly:

"Indeed, we can leave right away. The eldest brother and the fourth brother are already waiting outside the door. There are only a few things that Yang Chen needs to take with him, and the only people he needs to take with him are the four maids I arranged for him.

Other than that, everything else has already been arranged and we can leave at any time."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. For him, this was good news today.

"Well, in that case, let him go, and we can talk about the treasure notes later.

This matter must not be known to the officials in the court.

Otherwise, they would go crazy and use the banknotes in their hands to buy the land from the farmers.

Once such a trend is created, it won’t be long before the people know that treasure notes are equivalent to waste paper.”

The anger is real, the irritation is real, and Lao Zhu can tell the seriousness of the matter.

But since it can't be solved in a short time, he doesn't want to care too much about it.

He raised his head slightly and looked towards Yang Chen. The more relaxed the other person looked, the unhappier he became.

"Asshole, since this incident was caused by you, then for the next forty days.

In addition to researching weapons, you also have to think of ways to solve the problem.

This is not a discussion with you, but a notification to you, understand?"

Yang Chen: “.”

He said he had nothing to say and could only raise his hands to show his helpless attitude.

Seeing the other party's calm look, veins popped up on Lao Zhu's forehead.

"Send this guy away, quickly! Immediately! Right now! We don't want to see this bastard!"

At this moment, Lao Zhu no longer hesitated to hide his attitude towards Yang Chen.

After saying that, he turned his back to the two of them.

Thinking back on his experiences over the past few days, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that being an emperor was really frustrating.

Is there any emperor in history who is more frustrated than him?
As long as Yang Chen opens his mouth, everything will be ready for him.

Either this person died or that person died. I thought no one would die today, but something even more serious than death happened.

If he let this guy stay in the palace for ten days or half a month, Zhu Yuanzhang would worry that he would die young.

Originally, in his opinion, as long as the person who raised the problem was solved, the problem could be solved.

But this method is of no use to Yang Chen.

Neither justice nor reason is on his side, which makes Old Zhu almost doubt his life.

Now he had only one idea, which was to get Yang Chen out of here so that he wouldn't be bothered by him.

As long as the other party disappears from your sight, all problems are not a problem.

"Your Majesty, you always call me this bastard and that bastard, but I am the one who raised the question after all. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. You can't repay kindness with enmity."

Everyone has a temper. If Yang Chen didn't speak up for himself when he was accused innocently, he would really feel confused.

"Oh? So you think we've treated you unfairly? And wronged you?"

Old Zhu turned around, put his hands on the table, and looked at Yang Chen with his eyes fixed like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.

"Look at what your majesty said. I didn't mean that."

"Bah! I see that's what you mean! You're still taking credit for the hard work. If it were you, these things wouldn't have happened!
I'm telling you clearly today that I've tolerated you for a long time! Don't think that I won't be polite to you just because you're not afraid of death.

Since you appeared, how much trouble have you caused us? There is still no clue about the smallpox issue, and now it involves some currency inflation.

They are all things that I can't understand. Biaoer, Xiongying and our sister, none of these important things have been resolved.

If we don't deal with you, you can just burn incense at your ancestors' graves and still say that we owe you?
There are already a lot of things to do, and you always try to find trouble for me. It makes my head explode.

"Old Four is right, you are a jinx! You can tell a story about anyone you mention!"

Old Zhu said this at the top of his lungs.

There is no demeanor of the Hongwu Emperor at all. The person in the study room at this moment is just a helpless old man.

Yang Chen: “.”

If he was really just talking without coming up with a solution, then Yang Chen would accept Lao Zhu's accusation.

But he didn't do nothing.

"Your Majesty, you have wronged me!
You said smallpox.

This incident was indeed caused by me, but I have also told you how to solve the cowpox problem.

As long as you take the time to find someone to test it, you will definitely know whether cowpox works or not.

This thing is because of the prince's son and the queen.

As long as cowpox can prevent smallpox, wouldn't it affect this "result"?
More importantly, why did the Queen leave? Doesn't Your Majesty have any idea?

Your Majesty, you have got the order wrong.

As for the problem of the devaluation of Baochao, I have already told you the solution!

As long as the Ming treasury stockpiles enough silver, the people will believe that the banknotes in their hands can be exchanged for real gold and silver.

If the Ming people can restore their trust in the imperial court, the problem of silver and paper money devaluation can be solved."

Old Zhu, who was originally thinking of blaming Yang Chen, was about to continue complaining.

But these words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the anger in him.

Calm down and think about it.

I found that what Yang Chen said does make sense.

Zhu Xiongying passed away because he was infected with smallpox, and his sister probably passed away because she could not bear such news.

At present, the progress of smallpox has just been drafted and has not yet been implemented.

If it works out in the future, it will prove that Yang Chen is right.

The smallpox problem can be solved, and my grandson and sister will not have the subsequent problems.

These days, Old Zhu often sat in a daze alone, thinking about his attitude towards Empress Ma in recent years.

Finally one night, Lao Zhu decided to mend his ways.

He must control his temper, he can't be the one who hurts his sister the most.

Yang Chen did not do nothing about the silver treasure note issue. At least he put forward substantive suggestions.

But it seems difficult for the Ming Dynasty to do so at the moment.

There is no way. Silver minerals are scarce in the Ming Dynasty. Not only are they difficult to mine, but they are also very difficult to refine.

Not to mention the high-quality silver, it is extremely difficult to stockpile enough for everyone to exchange it.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more he felt that he had misunderstood Yang Chen. After calming down, he subconsciously blurted out what was in his heart.

"What you said does make sense. I was just impulsive."

"Ah? Your Majesty, are you admitting that you misunderstood me?"

Yang Chen asked with an incredible look on his face.

Want to see if Lao Zhu knows what he is talking about?
Even Zhu Biao looked at his father in surprise.

You know, his father has a very bad temper. To put it bluntly, his temper is stinkier than a stone in a toilet.

He would not accept anyone except his own mother.

Zhu Biao was really surprised that he revealed his feelings to Yang Chen.

The reactions of the two people quickly made Lao Zhu realize that something was wrong, and he immediately stood up and continued holding the food.

"Biao'er, take him away. From now on, I don't want to see him for even a second!

Since he doesn't want the treasure banknotes, then we'll give him real gold and silver. If he wants people, we'll give them to him. In short, we just don't want to see him!"

Seeing this, Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly and bowed to take his leave.

"Your Highness will obey your father's order. Yang Chen, let's go."

"Okay, Your Majesty, take care!"

"We'll be fine if you're not here, just get out of here!"

Old Zhu almost gritted his teeth when he said the last sentence.

After leaving Wenhua Hall, the two began walking towards the south.

On the way, Zhu Biao apologized to Yang Chen.

“Brother Yang, my father is actually a very good person, he just cares more about his reputation than most people.

The fact that he gives you the right to ask for people and money shows that he still cares about you very much.

Once you're outside the palace, take care of yourself. If you have any problems, go find Brother Mu.

If it really doesn't work, you can go find the fourth brother. He is also a prince in Yingtian Prefecture.

There is almost no problem he cannot solve.”

Sometimes Zhu Biao felt that his father was really helpless.

I thought we could sit down and have a good talk, but I didn't expect that my father would always think about solving the problem.

Yang Chen happened to guess it right, which made him feel that this world is full of drama.

Thinking of his father's denial just now, he felt helpless.

Only by speaking to his heart can you make your father submit a little.

He also knew that this process was difficult to achieve.

"It doesn't matter. This is your father's character. If he were not like this, I would really feel a little uncomfortable."

Yang Chen waved his hand. His completely nonchalant look made Zhu Biao feel relieved, and his inner guilt was instantly reduced by more than half.

Anyone would probably not be able to stand being criticized like this for asking a question with good intentions.

The palace was very large, and it took the two of them almost twenty minutes to walk from the Wenhua Hall to the South Gate.

The moment he officially stepped out of the palace gate, Yang Chen stopped and looked back at the towering city gate.

From today on, he temporarily left this magnificent palace.

Usher in a new life.

On both sides of the city gate were several guards holding spears, covered in leather armor and full of murderous aura. They were all soldiers who had experienced the sword and blood.

Turning around, I found two carriages not far ahead. In addition, there were four familiar palace maids, naturally Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

There were also some servants who helped carry things, all of which were things he had made these days.

In order to lay the foundation for the future, we naturally cannot slack off.

But he didn't expect that Zhu Biao had said that Mu Ying and Zhu Di would come, but he only saw Zhu Di and didn't see Mu Ying.

Seeing his elder brother appear, Zhu Di hurried forward to greet him.
"Brother! Yang Chen! I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Old Four, why didn't Brother Mu come with you? Didn't we agree on this?"

According to the original plan, Mu Ying should have come with Zhu Di.

The purpose is to make Mu Ying and Yang Chen get to know each other better so that they can become a family in the future.

But I didn't expect that only the younger brother showed up, and the older brother didn't show up.

"Brother Mu originally planned to come with us, but he suddenly said that something seemed to have happened at home, so I came alone.

But there are still two carriages in total."

After understanding the whole story, Zhu Biao didn't say anything.

Instead, he turned around and reminded Yang Chen what to pay attention to in the future.

"Since we're already here, I'll leave it to you, Brother Yang. We may not meet in the next few days, so I hope you remember what I said before."

"Hey! Ah Biao, what you said can easily be misunderstood.

Don't worry, I will make good use of the mansion with 20 acres of land that you have given me.

When the time comes, just wait and see, I will create a big treasure that will shock you!"

Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head. Yang Chen's personality was really too free and easy.

It seems like everything can be done easily.

Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel envious, envious of a life that didn't require too many worries.

Finally, he exchanged a few words with Zhu Di, gave him some instructions as an elder brother, and then turned and walked towards the palace.

Watching his elder brother's back disappearing at the city gate, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah~ Big brother, you have worked hard for half your life. This huge palace is a dream come true, or is it a prison?"

"Hello? Yongle, there are only two carriages. My four maids and luggage are in one carriage, so there is no room for me.

So, where are you going to sit me?"

Just when Zhu Di wanted to be melancholy for a moment, his spell was interrupted by Yang Chen.

Zhu Di, who had recovered his mood, glanced sideways at Yang Chen, pointed at a very luxurious carriage and said:

"Of course you sit with me."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought you were going to let me ride a horse."

Patting Zhu Di on the shoulder, Yang Chen walked towards the luxurious carriage.

He was actually looking forward to the experience of riding in a carriage, especially the prince's carriage.

As Yang Chen entered the carriage, the entire convoy began to move away from the palace.

On the city wall, Zhu Yuanzhang's figure slowly emerged at some point, his eyes fixed on the backs of the convoy.

At the same time, Queen Ma was also accompanying him.

"Why? We finally let Yang Chen go, you won't be reluctant to let him go, right? Since he showed up, the relationship between you and Biao'er has finally eased as I wished.

The palace is also much busier.”

A joking voice sounded, but Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

"Sister, our Biao'er is already excellent, why do we need him to ease the relationship between father and son?"

Having said that, Lao Zhu looked up at the blue sky and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"I am just worried about whether Biaoer and him will get along as friends or as king and subject in the future.

If they were the king and his subjects, with this kid's carefree and carefree personality, could he keep his subjects' sincerity and submit to Biao'er?"

Hearing this, Empress Ma shook her head helplessly and stretched out her calloused hand to hold Zhu's large palm.

“How Biaoer gets along with Yang Chen is not something you and I should consider.

As it stands now, I think that Biaoer's rare recognition of Yang Chen as a friend is much better than the real and fake relationship between the monarch and his subject.

Besides, Xiong Ying also thinks that Yang Chen is a "good person". The child is innocent and he can naturally recognize who is good to him.

In that case, why do you have to go too far?"

"We are just worried that he will teach Biaoer bad things. Girl, don't underestimate this bastard.

I always feel that he wants to lead Biaoer astray, so we must keep Xiongying away from this guy in the future. I am worried that Xiongying will be led astray by him one day."

Zhu Yuanzhang rarely showed his chauvinism, but he didn't expect Empress Ma to deny it directly.

“No, I was planning to let him teach Xiongying, and Xiongying is also very interested in this.

Compared to those great scholars, I am actually more curious about the knowledge that Yang Chen has learned.

See what kind of knowledge can make future generations so wonderful.

Don’t you want to make Xiong Ying more different from others?”

Queen Ma spoke openly about her future plans.

When Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this, he was stunned and his face was full of disbelief.

"Girl! What did you say? You plan to let that bastard teach Xiongying! Let him become Xiongying's teacher?"

"if not?"

"We won't allow that!"

"You don't have the final say, only what I say counts."

"Sister! You are being unreasonable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was anxious and wanted to say something harsh, but when he looked at the silver hair on the side of Empress Ma's face, he forced himself to hold back the words.

"Who is being unreasonable with you? I really have this plan. Xiongying could walk before he was three years old, and he started reading at the age of four.

You and I have seen such talent.

This year is going to be my fifth birthday.

Why can't I find him a suitable husband?

Besides, didn’t Yang Chen say that he graduated from a normal university?
I want to see whether the students of later generations are better or the students of the Ming Dynasty Hanlin Academy are better. "

Looking at Empress Ma's enthusiastic look, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew that no matter how he tried to persuade her, it would be useless.

In the end, I can only leave with a feeling of being at a disadvantage.

As the imperial capital, Yingtian Prefecture had a population of only 200,000 to 300,000 in the early Ming Dynasty, but now it has grown to nearly 800,000.

It is already a very advanced city in this era.

However, compared with the population of one million in Luoyang and Chang'an during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, there is still some gap.

There are 800,000 people, of which the high-ranking officials and nobles of the court and their guards account for nearly 100,000, and the remaining farmers account for more than 500,000.

Leaving the palace, gradually entering the business district.

The convoy was gradually surrounded by noise and prosperity. The streets were crowded with people, and all kinds of shops were lined up, making it extremely lively.

This is a ring outside the core area of ​​Yingtian Prefecture, and Yang Chen originally wanted to take a closer look.

Unfortunately, the road is not friendly.

Although most of the place was paved with blue bricks, the bumps and bumps of the carriage made Yang Chen feel very uncomfortable without rubber tires and spring suspension.

"If the capital is like this, the municipal construction in other cities must be very poor."

Yang Chen's casual complaints made Zhu Di, who was sitting opposite him, feel very scared.

God knows what Yang Chen ate this morning and didn’t digest it completely.

The carriage was not big, so the spitting would hit him.

"Yongle, if it really doesn't work, tell me something to distract me, otherwise I'm going to be very upset by the ups and downs."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's round eyes narrowed in his eye sockets.

After a moment he said:
"In that case, I won't be polite. I have a friend who wants to meet you. Is it convenient for you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chen's body, which had originally felt uncomfortable, suddenly recovered.

At the same time, he looked Zhu Di up and down carefully.

Zhu Di was still very young at this age, and he couldn't hide anything on his face. Being stared at like that, he soon started to act timid.

"Let me guess, is the person who wants to see me Yao Guangxiao? A strange monk wearing a black monk's robe?"

"how do you know!"

Zhu Di's initial reaction was very strong, but he quickly came to his senses.

"That's right. Since you come from the future, with your ambition and ability, you will definitely leave a deep mark in history. It's only right that you know about it."

"Are you sure you want me to meet him? If I meet him, the spy your father left with me will report him.

Then, he will be exposed."

Yang Chen touched his chin and looked at Zhu Di with interest, wanting to see what choice the other party would make after knowing that Yao Guangxiao's meeting with him might be exposed under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose.

After being reminded of this by the other party, Zhu Di instantly became frowning.

He knew best what consequences would occur if Yao Guangxiao was exposed in front of his father.

In the eighth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered monks who were proficient in Confucian books to take the exam at the Ministry of Rites. Yao Guangxiao was summoned to the capital by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty as a monk who was proficient in Confucian books.

But he was not granted a monk official title and was only given monk robes.

Later, by chance, Yao Guangxiao took the initiative to get acquainted with Zhu Di.

After all these years of getting to know each other, in the past two years, the closer it was to the time for him to leave for the fiefdom, the more frequently Yao Guangxiao tried to persuade him to cultivate his ambitions.

Once his father knew about this, Yao Guangxiao would be executed for the crime of provoking discord within the royal family.

Therefore, Zhu Di was very hesitant about whether to let the two meet.

He had already agreed to Yao Guangxiao's request, and it would be unacceptable to break the contract now.

Finally, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously.

“The strange monk is very capable. Since he has made such a choice, it means he knows what the consequences will be.

In this case, I can't go back on my word, so as long as you allow me, I will find a chance to arrange a meeting for you two."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, Yang Chen's face turned cold and it was unclear what his attitude was.

Among the extraordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, Yao Guangxiao, the Prime Minister in black, is definitely one of the top three.

He came from a family of doctors, but at the age of fourteen he chose to become a monk, with the Buddhist name Daoyan.

Not only was he proficient in Buddhism, he also studied the art of Yin and Yang under the Taoist priest Xi Yingzhen.

He also made in-depth studies of Confucianism and was a generalist who was well versed in all three religions.

Yao Guangxiao, a Confucian in appearance but a Buddhist in spirit, and a Taoist in heart, wanted to prove that what he had learned could benefit the world, and also to leave a mark in history.

So I began to study all the books from ancient times to the present.

He even understood military formations and how to train soldiers.

While Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy and stupid on the front line, he trained the three guards of the Yan army in Beiping and arranged for craftsmen to make enough weapons.

In the end he fulfilled his dream and pushed Zhu Di to the throne.

When he was rewarded, he refused the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet and chose to retire in a temple built for him by Zhu Di.

He participated in the compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia and taught his grandson Zhu Zhanji in his spare time.

Finally, he enjoyed his old age and had a good ending.

For such a strange talent, Yang Chen also wanted to see whether the other party was ugly or handsome.

"Okay, I can see him, but if something happens, I will be held responsible."

"I know, I won't run away."

Zhu Di reacted in time and said that he was aware of the consequences.

Seeing this, Yang Chen didn't say much.

The carriage continued to drive for nearly twenty minutes before arriving at the destination.

"Hey! Here I come!"

Before getting off the car, Yang Chen heard a rough and heroic voice.

When the carriage stopped, a servant dressed in coarse linen cloth brought a ladder to the side of the carriage.

It leaned perfectly against the side of the carriage, allowing Yang Chen to walk down with steady steps.

As soon as he landed, he saw a man in brown brocade clothes walking up to him and patting his shoulder with a heavy hand.

"Hahaha! My dear son-in-law, you really made me wait for you for a long time! I'm really sorry, I have something to do at home today.

I should have waited for you outside the palace, but I ran out of time, so I changed direction and waited for you at your mansion.

Come, come, come! All of you, come here and meet your future boss!"

Yang Chen looked at Mu Ying, completely confused.

The words the other person just said kept echoing in my ears.

"Son-in-law? When did I become Mu Ying's son-in-law? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Shaking his head, Yang Chen asked Mu Ying what was going on.

"Wait a minute! General Mu, I have something to say!"

(End of this chapter)