little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 78
In the Qianqing Palace, Wanli was in a state of restlessness, he only approved a few books piled up like a hill, and rested with his eyes closed.Huang Jin quietly pushed open the palace door, and there was a cup of ginseng soup on the alchemy plate in his hand. After putting it down lightly, just about to move back, Wanli suddenly opened his eyes, "Huang Jin, what do you think he means?" ?”

Huang Jin was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he realized that the Lord Long Live still had a headache about the feudal clan. As the eunuch who supervised ceremonies, Bingbi, and the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, Huang Jin's opinion has always been very important to Wanli.But Huang Jin knew that there was no room for him to intervene in this matter, so he pondered for a while and could only tell the truth, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand why Prince Rui did this."

"You keep saying that you are sharing my worries, but in my opinion, you still don't give up on this seat! In this case, your fiefdom really can't be placed far away..." Wanli, who was talking to himself, suddenly laughed .

There was a little indulgence and warmth in that smile, which made Huang Jin couldn't believe his eyes.

In the Yonghe Palace, Zhu Changluo and Ye He stared blankly, dumbstruck, holding the imperial decree that Huang Jin had just sent, "Ye He, I am not dreaming..." Although Huang Jin had been gone for a long time, but The feeling of dreaming has not been much less since the time I received the order just now.

Ye He smiled brightly, "That's right, you are not dreaming, your fief is in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong!"

The Ming Dynasty had two capitals and thirteen divisions, of which Nanjing, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, and Sichuan were the five central provinces, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan were the five northern provinces, and Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan were the five provinces. five southern provinces.

The fiefdoms of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were generally placed in the five southern provinces. This is also because of the special status of the vassal kings themselves. For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, it is natural that the farther the better, the better.Of course, there are special circumstances. For example, my third younger brother Zhu Changxun, the king of blessing, was sealed by Wanli in Luoyang, Henan. As the place where the Ming Dynasty prospered, the significance of Henan can be seen. At the same time, it can be seen that Wanli cares for this son. .

How many times have Zhu Changluo and Ye He discussed in the past few days, thinking that their fiefdoms must be in the five southern provinces, but they did not expect that it would be Jinan Prefecture in Shandong, one of the five northern provinces. You must know that Shandong was not very rich in the Ming Dynasty Compared with the five southern provinces with poor mountains and bad waters, it is much better.

After the joy, Zhu Changluo's expression was solemn. With this imperial decree, his own way of retreat will be cut off. If he wants to change, he can learn from his former deity to endure hard and stick to it. At that time, he was now as if he was on a skyscraper cliff. Standing at this height, there was nothing to rely on up and down. Above his head was a sunset that was approaching dusk, and under his feet was an abyss.The strong cold wind howled past, could roll up or throw people down at any time, and annihilated them between the heaven and the earth.

The road is chosen by oneself. After the desperation, it may be picturesque, or it may be beyond redemption. After taking this step, there is no way to turn back.

At this moment, Xiao Fuzi hurried in, with a heavy expression on his face, Zhu Changluo settled down, "What's the matter, what happened?"

"Your Highness," Xiao Fuzi, as his name suggests, has a round face full of blessings. Although he is not as intelligent as Xiao Yinzi, he is better than honest and honest, "This is a letter from Wang Ge's trustee to Your Highness. "

Looking at this letter, Zhu Changluo remained silent for a long time. The news of his own vassal was nothing more than a blow to the ministers of the Lichang faction in the court. Chaos is normal, and chaos is not normal.He was mentally prepared for this, and of course his father, who had fought with the court ministers for half his life, was also mentally prepared.

Wang Xijue's letter was not long, but the wording was extremely severe, full of questioning and reproaches between the lines, one can imagine how angry and disappointed this elder who has been in the court for decades has reached to himself.He quickly browsed through it calmly, and after a moment of contemplation, he put the letter on the candle. The gorgeous fire light illuminated his eyes. He understood Wang Xijue's painstaking efforts, but the path he designed for himself was no longer suitable for him.

Zhu Changluo had no regrets for failing this loyal and upright old minister.

As for those ministers who frantically shouted and scolded, Zhu Changluo didn't take it too seriously.Looking at the historical records of the Ming Dynasty, you have seen countless outspoken offenders, but only after careful analysis, you will find that the wrong is certain, but the outspoken is not, because behind those outspoken words, there are often hidden purpose of telling.The so-called oppressed may not really be suppressed, and the so-called suppressed may not really be able to suppress.

"Ye He, help me pass this letter to Mr. Wang. I have nothing to say about Fan. I only hope that he will be in good health, and he will be rewarded in the future."

I have to say that I still feel very sorry for Wang Xijue and Zhu Changluo, because Shen Shixing dragged him out of the mountain because he wanted to relieve himself from the prison. In just one year, this old Wangge has already The reputation he had accumulated in half his life was wiped out. For the scholar-bureaucrats, reputation is more precious than life.This made Zhu Changluo feel really uneasy, a letter might not change anything, all he wanted was peace of mind.

Seeing Ye He nodded and took the letter, Zhu Changluo sighed. He could ignore the officials and owe Wang Xijue, but there was one place that he absolutely couldn't ignore, and now it was time to go to that place.

In Zhaoyang Hall of Kunning Palace, incense smoke is curling up from the censer in the center of the hall. It is late spring and the weather is warm, but the peace and tranquility of the past in Zhaoyang Hall is gone. Sure enough, the mood has changed. Even in midsummer, the heart feels like winter.

Zhu Changluo knelt on the ground, and the queen was expressionless, which was very different from the usual expression of joy when seeing Zhu Changluo.Hui Chun saw that something was wrong, first sent all the other idlers away from the palace, looked at the queen worriedly, turned around and left the palace gate, and took turns patrolling outside with a few big maids, in case the partition wall had ears.

After Huichun went out, Queen Wang couldn't suppress her anger any longer, "Luoer, you are so confused, the queen mother would never believe that you would take the initiative to ask to surrender! You know that once you go to Jinan Mansion, you will never be seen again." If you have the slightest chance to ascend to the high position, you... you must let the empress down!"

The so-called grief is greater than death, in Zhu Changluo's view, the queen is in this state now, knelt on the ground and smiled faintly, "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk, my son will soon go to Shandong to become a feudal vassal, how many days before leaving?" You have to say something to your mother."

Slowly closing his eyes, his whole body seemed to have been exhausted, "There is no need to say anything. From now on, we will never see each other again. It's a pity that my troubles are in vain! You just have to be good!" Go ahead, I know what you're going to say..."

Queen Wang's complexion was extremely bad, and her tone was bleak, "Don't worry about putting your mother and concubine here, as long as I'm here, Mrs. Zheng won't be able to abuse her, and other queens won't be able to do it anymore. From now on... you can do it for yourself." stop."

When I stood up, I suddenly felt dizzy, and my body swayed a few times, but I couldn't stand still, and fell straight down.Zhu Changluo was shocked, and hurriedly took a few steps to help Queen Wang up, "Mother, be careful."

Empress Wang regained her composure in a daze, and suddenly pushed Zhu Changluo away, with tears running down her face, the nobility and elegance that had been cultivated for decades disappeared, and she shouted, "What do you want me to be careful about? What's the use of being careful! I married your father when I was 14 years old, and the first few years were easy, but God didn’t bless me, God punished me to have no sons and no daughters, until I met you..." The words you said were already choked up Hard to say.

Seeing Queen Wang's tears bursting like a bank, Zhu Changluo felt extremely sad. He has always engraved all the favors that Queen Wang has shown him. If not for the protection of Queen Wang many times, he would probably be wiped out by Concubine Zheng now. Eight times the scum.

When Empress Wang gradually calmed down, Zhu Changluo hesitated for a moment, and whispered a few words in her ear. Empress Wang trembled, raised her face and looked at Zhu Changluo in surprise, eyes full of disbelief.

The next day, a memorial from Zhu Changluo, Prince Rui, cooled the temperature of the imperial court like a pot of cold water.In the excerpt, I gladly accepted the decree of the three kings conferring together, and I asked myself to explain the affairs of the vassal in detail, expressing my gratitude to the emperor and the officials for their love.This memorandum made the officials who were about to shake off their arms and do a big fight immediately vent their anger... I am tossing here, and the Lord has already grabbed his buttocks and ran away. What's the point of this...

After all, some ministers refused to give up, and always felt that the eldest son of the emperor must have been lured and threatened by some people, so after a short pause, they could vigorously rise up for a while.This time Wanli was not relentless, it seems that the court rod is useless, so he will be exiled to the army, if he fails to be exiled, he will be beheaded!
Facts have proved that it is worthwhile to take a few boards to change your reputation, but it is not worth it to use your head to change your reputation.After doing this several times, the court gradually stopped.

As the chief assistant, Wang Xijue didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. After receiving the letter from Yehetuo and Zhu Changluo, he submitted the letter of resignation the next day.But Wanli refused to let him go, and when he handed over the booklet, the stones fell into the water and sank to the bottom without even a sound.Wang Xijue had no choice but to close the house and complain of illness after successive resignations to no avail.

Since returning from Kunning Palace, Zhu Changluo has also been very busy. As far as Fan's order is concerned, the Ministry of Rites has been very busy. The long string of red tapes tossed Zhu Changluo quite a lot.

It wasn't just a day, seeing that all the formalities were almost completed, Qin Tianjian had also chosen the day for Prince Rui to take over as feudal vassal, and it was set on the ninth day of the fifth lunar month after the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to be an auspicious day.The papers were handed up in the morning and approved in the afternoon. The speed with which Zhao Zhigao and the others in the cabinet received the order was stunned.

The Yonghe Palace has not stopped in the past few days. Xiao Fuzi led everyone to clean up inside and outside, and took away some things that Zhu Changluo was used to. Naturally, the rewards from various palaces were indispensable, among which Chuxiu Palace was the most important, and all kinds of large boxes. In the small box, there are a lot of treasures and jades to enjoy, and Zhu Changluo never refuses anyone who comes, and stores them one by one.

At the same time, Ye Xianggao in Zheng's mansion stared at Gu Xiancheng with suspicion. "Sir, Prince Rui's trip to the feudal domain is imminent, but isn't the emperor's flowing rewards these few days too much?"

Ye Xianggao, who is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, has the right to say so. This time, in addition to bestowing the three guards, Prince Rui also granted 10 hectares of land and [-] taels of silver, and allowed him to appoint and dismiss the accompanying chief shi. right.It's nothing more than fields and money, these three guards made Ye Xianggao really uneasy.

Since Taizu made it customary, it is normal for the prince to be granted one guard, and it is rare for the prince to have three guards.One must know that there are 3000 guards, and the number of three guards is [-]. This scale is already astonishing enough. The sum of these graces can only be described as an exception.Ye Xianggao felt uneasy, and hurried to Gu Xiancheng for advice.

With a smile on his face, Gu Xiancheng shook his head slightly, "Jinqing, you are thoughtful and thoughtful, but it's a pity that you're not ready for it, you don't have enough experience, you know one thing and don't know the other, you don't understand our majesty's mind."

Seeing Ye Xianggao's confused face, he couldn't help but smile, "Jinqing is on the tip of his horns, but have you ever heard that 'what God wants to give must be taken first'? Don't look at our sage's absence every day, his mind is deep... It’s not too long before you join the cabinet, the Holy Majesty has to put in some effort to speculate.”

Thinking of the figure of the young man who made a quick decision and lashed out at Fang Qiu in the examination room that day, Gu Xiancheng's gaze changed mysteriously. Temptation? This time, as long as he takes care of his Highness Prince Rui, that’s fine, if not, the rebellious officials and traitors... I’m afraid that everyone will get it and be punished!”

Hearing what Ye Xianggao was almost talking to himself, it was like enlightenment. He quickly got up, adjusted his clothes, and bowed respectfully, with no concealment of admiration on his face.

　Thanks to the great hero Jiang Zhong and the book friend Qingmei Zhujiu for their consistent support~Thanks to the book friend Xiaoyuzi Hengge Zombie for the recommendation and support, and thanks to Tang Feng Daguo, Zheng Jin, and Qingshui Tanhua for their rewards and recommendations~~
　　
　
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