The ancestral tomb of the old Zhu family is in Fengyang, and Zhu Yuanzhang also wants to be buried in his hometown in the future, and even plans to simply move the capital to Fengyang, a poor and remote place, and actually built a majestic and solid city wall, as if a super luxury box with red inlaid treasures contains a weed.

The capital of a country is very important, so the capital of that generation is located in such a small place? The military generals of Wenchen desperately stopped Zhu Yuanzhang's crazy thoughts, and the gods of Qin Tianjian hurriedly "pinched their fingers and counted", and the filial piety tomb of Jinling Jiming Mountain was the most suitable as the dragon vein, and finally dispelled Zhu Yuanzhang's persistent attachment to his hometown.

The crown princess Chang is a junior, the mausoleum has not yet started, temporarily buried next to the filial piety mausoleum, and then the prince Zhu Biao also died, and then the coffin of Chang was moved out and buried.

Zongrenfu is responsible for the wedding and funeral of the royal family, Zongzheng Prince Zhu Biao lost his wife, and Deng Ming, the side concubine of the second prince of Zuozong, Qin King Zhu Zhang, is about to give birth, so the heavy responsibility of the funeral falls on Zhu Di, the king of Yan, the right Zongling.

Zhu Di hurried back to Jinling, and plunged into the funeral, without a chance to meet Xu Miaoyi, he was too busy, Rao was so, and was reprimanded by his father Zhu Yuanzhang.

"What did you do? The crown princess will be buried in three days, and the tomb will be temporarily replaced. Zhu Yuanzhang was assassinated at the beginning of the year, lost his imperial grandson, and his eldest daughter-in-law died in the middle of the year, followed by the bad news of Liansan, which made him feel very bad, and he was also haggard, and most of his hair was gray.

Zhu Di was dressed in a linen plain suit and explained: "Father, I personally went down to see the tomb selected by the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, I don't know if it is because of the rain for several days, or if there happens to be a dark spring below, which is seriously flooded, and I have to change places." The craftsman has been instructed to rush to work overnight, but it cannot be completed within three days, and the coffin of the sister-in-law needs to be moved to the Jiming Temple to be parked for a month, and the new hole can be buried only after the new hole is dug up. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry, and accused his son and said: "There is not enough success, and there are more failures!" Since you supervised the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum of Jiming Mountain, all kinds of bad things have emerged one after another, what demon sect rebelled against the party and escaped from prison, what Northern Yuan spies intended to blow up the imperial tomb, and now the funeral of the crown princess has made trouble out of the tomb and entered the water, temporarily moving the cemetery. I can't do such a small thing well, if I am so careless and unfavorable, I will be in the future, and I will be ruined in the hands of a rebel! ”

In fact, the person responsible for the escape of the Demon Sect against the party is Mao Xiang, who supervises the prison, and has nothing to do with Zhu Di; The Northern Yuan spy incident did happen when Zhu Di supervised the construction of the filial piety tomb, but in the end, he was blessed by misfortune, recruited Zhang Yu and other Northern Yuan generals, and also got the information that the Northern Yuan Emperor was about to be critically ill.

Zhu Di looked at his father's anxious face and gray hair, and knew that his father was depressed because of the blows, so he was just angry with him. He didn't explain anything, but said, "If the child is at fault, please punish the father." ”

On the side, Queen Ma persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't blame the fourth child for this matter, who would have expected that the tomb of the good end would suddenly enter the water." Besides, finding out that there is a problem with the tomb in advance is better than the burial of the eldest daughter-in-law and the coffin being soaked in water after closing the tomb door. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his fourth son carefully, working hard all day and day, almost sleepless at night, Zhu Di's eyes were red, his cheekbones were protruding, and his beard was unshaven, looking more haggard than the widower who lost his wife to the prince Zhu Biao.

Only then did he hold back and did not continue to scold the fourth son, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you have merit, you should be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, don't occupy the errand of the Zongren Mansion, the third child will take your place." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is very particular about the order of the young and the old, in fact, the right order of the Zongren Mansion should have been the third prince Jin Wang Zhu, and it was not the turn of Zhu Di, the fourth king of Yan, at that time Zhu was sent to Fengyang to supervise the construction of his grandfather's tomb, so Zhu Di became the right sect order, and now he is back to the original owner, Zhu Di feels that it is taken for granted.

Zhu Di said: "Okay, the child will go with the third brother to hand over the affairs of the Zongren Mansion." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the fourth son was calm and didn't even care, and the nameless fire in his heart suddenly rose, and he said sharply: "I don't know how to reflect when I did something wrong, the ancients are cloudy, shame and courage, you don't even know where the mistake is, how to correct it in the future?" Huang Yan ordered the historian to write the mistakes made by the four princes into the "Imperial Records of the Imperial System" to help him remember for a long time. ”

"Imperial Records of the Imperial System" is Zhu Yuanzhang's killer weapon to punish the princes. To put it simply, it is a prince's exclusive demerit book. Zhu Yuanzhang recorded the mistakes made by his sons, along with how he reprimanded and punished them, and ordered the historian to record them separately in this book.

This was not enough, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered someone to transcribe it into a book and distribute it to the princes and grandchildren, ordering them to read it repeatedly, urge each other to correct it, and be brave after being ashamed to correct their mistakes.

That is to say, as long as it is recorded in the "Imperial Records", this shame is not only in this life and this life, it will be left in stink for 10,000 years, and in the future, the children and grandchildren of the old Zhu family will know who was scolded back then.

Zhu Di doesn't care about the official position of the Zongren Mansion, but he cares about reputation. His biological mother died early, and his fifth brother was young, he was precocious and wise, regarded his father as an example, and worked hard to be an excellent prince, hoping to be recognized by his father.

Therefore, he charged on the battlefield, was born and died, and he could also deal with all kinds of trivialities and red tape in the Zongren Mansion. He has no interest in beauty, wealth, or even power, and wholeheartedly hones himself to become a model of the prince in his father's heart, but his father's fluttering words trampled his self-esteem and hard work under his feet.

Zhu Di raised his head suddenly and said, "Father! The child has always obeyed his father's arrangement, conscientious, never dared to slack off, small mistakes and small punishments, big mistakes and big punishments, even if the child is wrong, it will not reach the point of being recorded in the "Imperial Records of the Imperial System", please take back the father's order. ”

Queen Ma knew that Zhu Di had always cherished feathers, self-denial, and regarded reputation as life, and her husband punished the fourth child like this, which was too much, and she also persuaded: "Your Majesty, the fourth child has always been an obedient and sensible child, he is still young and thin-skinned, if you want to give him a chance to reform himself, don't frustrate the child's spirit." ”

On weekdays, Queen Ma's advice is very weighty, but this time Zhu Yuanzhang did not let Zhu Di go lightly, "Queen, the fourth child is not a small mistake this time, he has made a big mistake of being unfilial!" The eldest daughter-in-law was seriously ill, and he always knew about it, but he still took leave and went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to visit the mountains and rivers. When his eldest daughter-in-law died of illness, he hurried back to handle the funeral, if he had been in the Zongren Mansion, why did he handle the funeral in such a hurry? Even the leak in the tomb could have been detected earlier......"

Zhu Di suddenly understood: It turned out that my father blamed me for being troublesome, meddling in the investigation of Xie Zaixing's case, and finding an excuse to punish me. Xie Zaixing's case is really his father's rebellion, and he can't touch it, no wonder Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, has never dared to investigate this case, or he knows his father's mind best.

It is indeed a great shame in life to write "Imperial Records of the Record", but if I had known in advance that this was the result, would I ignore it and let Xu Miaoyi die in the fire?

No.

So just write it, I'm willing to bear the consequences.

For the first time in his life, Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer perfect in Zhu Di's heart, and it turned out that his father was also suspicious, swaying, and even narrow-minded......

Zhu Di returned to the Zongren Mansion and explained the documents and other matters with the third brother Zhu Yiyi, the king of Jin. The King of Jin was all-rounder, but he was more fond of poetry and writing, and he looked at the mountains of files on his desk, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Alas, fourth brother, don't leave yet, I'll go back to the palace and plead with my father to help you keep the errand of the Zongren Mansion. You know, I'm most bothered by these trifles. The funeral of the crown princess, the marriage of several princesses after the national filial piety, and the younger brothers opened the palace to choose a site to build the palace, and married the princess and gave birth to a child to be canonized...... It's a headache when you think about it, or it's a pleasure to chant poetry. ”

"My father is entangled in state affairs and family affairs, and I am in a bad mood, so don't touch my head with the third brother, so as not to set yourself on fire." Zhu Di pointed to a volume of documents and said: "This is the ceremonial arrangement for the funeral of the crown princess, the third brother will handle the funeral of the sister-in-law first, and the others will take their time, with the assistance of the six departments, they will be able to get started soon." ”

King Zhu of Jin knew that the wood had been completed, so he took the document helplessly and said: "Okay, I will take your position first, and when my father is angry, I will ask my father to reinstate you as an official." ”

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Third brother, the position of the right sect order of this sect should have been yours. ”

Zhu had a sad face, "The prince doesn't care about the affairs of the Zongren Mansion, and assists his father in managing state affairs in the palace; The second brother is about to become a father, and he is dedicated to guarding his side concubine; The Zongren Mansion will be pressed on me alone in the future, and it is terrible to think about it. Fourth brother, if I have something to ask for in the future, you can't leave it alone. ”

Zhu Di said: "They are all brothers, if the third brother needs to help each other, I will do my best and never shirk." ”

Zhu patted Zhu Di's shoulder with emotion, "There are so many brothers, or the fourth brother is the most reliable, if you have any trouble, don't hide it, talk to the third brother, and the third brother will also help you." ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Got it, thank you third brother." ”

After everything was handed over, it was already dusk, Zhu looked at the mountain of ledgers and sighed, Zhu Di said goodbye, Zhu suddenly remembered something, and stopped Zhu Di, "Fourth brother, last year, the crown princess had a difficult birth, and it was you who brought a female doctor into the palace to serve the birth, and finally the mother and child were safe." Now that the second brother's side concubine is about to give birth, he is a little uneasy, and wants to ask the female doctor at that time to take care of Concubine Deng, you are familiar with that female doctor, can you

How many days will she be invited to live in the king/mansion of Qin? Alas, you also know the second brother, everything is good, but the love of children is long, and the heroes are short. ”

Zhu and the second prince Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, are the brothers of the same mother, and he verbally counts the second brother Qin Wang for greedy for his children's private affairs, but in fact, he is also the connivance and helplessness of his own brothers. He is the only one who can say this, if other princes make fun of King Qin's children, he is the first to stand up and refute it.

A trace of anger flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, he blinked, immediately regained his composure, and said: "The third brother is really a noble person who forgets things, my father made a holy decree during the Chinese New Year last year, ordering her to recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, and now you are the daughter of the Wei State Mansion, if the third brother wants to invite Miss Xu to go to the King of Qin/Mansion One."

Let's ask Wei Guogong what he means first. ”

Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, is the first hero of the founding of the country, and the prince Zhu Biao has to respect the big man, and it is strange that he can promise his daughter to go to Qin/Wangfu to serve the arrogant Deng Ming.

Zhu seemed to have just remembered it and said with a smile: "Oh? Look at my memory, I almost forgot about this major event that caused a sensation in the capital last year. ”

Zhu Di said no more, said goodbye and left. got into the carriage, and the chamberlain Ma Sanbao said in a low voice: "In the past few days, according to the orders of the prince, we have secretly kept an eye on Mao Xiang, and Mao Xiang has been blocking Miss Xu everywhere, but in the end it was all empty. In the end, it was Miss Xu who took the initiative to ask Mao Xiang to meet, and the two had a secret conversation in a painting boat on the Qinhuai River. ”

Although Zhu Di was busy with the funeral of the crown princess, he had been protecting Xu Miaoyi with his henchmen, Zhu Di said coldly: "Take me to her, send someone to carry a letter to Mao Xiang, if you are rude to Miss Xu, I will not let him go." ”

Qinhuai River, Vermilion Bird Bridge, a painting boat slowly docked, Xu Miaoyi on the bow of the boat was dressed in green clothes and black hair, and her eyes fell on Zhu Di who was waiting at the dock.

The moment she saw Xu Miaoyi, the tiredness of even the days of mourning and the grievances of her father's severe punishment disappeared. If you don't see it for a day, it's like every other autumn, and if you don't see it for half a month, it's like a world away.

Zhu Di took an umbrella and walked out of the pavilion, ready to pick up Xu Miaoyi who was on the boat. Ma Sanbao thoughtfully handed over another umbrella, "His Royal Highness King Yan, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and an umbrella is not enough to cover it." ”

Zhu Di said succinctly, "Get out." ”

Ma Sanbao was puzzled, chased after him and said: "If Your Highness is tired, the slave can hold an umbrella for you." ”

Zhu Di glanced back at this little chamberlain who was destined to be lonely all his life, and said three more words, "Get away." 166 Reading Network