Zhang's crown princess is only a third generation in the palace in terms of name, and above her, in addition to the nominal mothers of Concubine Zhu Di, there are also some old concubines in the Zhu Yuanzhang period, who can be called grandmothers.

But in terms of power structure, she is the nominal second person in the palace. After the death of Empress Xu, Zhu Di did not establish a queen again, but only made Zhang Fu's sister a concubine and was in charge of the harem.

Although Zhang Guifei is a nominal elder, she is more than ten years younger than Zhang, and now she has just turned thirty.

She is younger than Zhang, and she entered the palace later, plus Zhang is Zhu Di's daughter-in-law carefully selected for his son, and she has directly said to Zhu Gaochi many times that if it weren't for Zhang's daughter-in-law, you would not be able to be a prince.

Therefore, Zhang Guifei did not dare to treat the crown princess slowly, and the two of them were humble and concessionary to maintain the peace of the harem together.

When Zhu Zhanji formed a real alliance with the Zhang family, Zhang Guifei did not dare to be big in front of the Zhang family for the sake of the family's future continuation, and even many times, she was dominated by the Zhang family's opinions.

The royal daughter-in-law is not enough to just manage the harem. In addition to these, there is also an important duty to receive nobles, civil ministers, and daughters, canonize noblewomen, maintain the order of the backyard of the entire court officials, and extend the royal power from another angle.

Therefore, although the Zhang family has been the crown princess all these years, its power is greater than that of Zhu Gaochi to a certain extent.

Because the two Zhang families jointly manage the world's female dependents, there is no constraint, and in foreign affairs, the crown princess Zhang is still the main family.

But Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince, didn't dare to care about anything except his own James Mansion.

The Zhang family wants to leave the palace, even if it is just a few miles away from the Taisun Farm, it is a big deal, and it is necessary to report to Zhang Guifei, and Zhu Di, who is in the harem, also got the news that night.

"Tomorrow Xiaonian, although the Zhang family is only assisting Zhang Guifei to preside over the ceremony, he is also busy with affairs, why do you want to leave the palace early tomorrow morning?"

Zhang Wu's arrival this afternoon was not hidden, and even the personnel of Zhu Zhanji's study were not dismissed, as the head of the palace, Wang Yan of course got the news as soon as possible.

Hearing that it was just for the marriage of a nephew, Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh and scold. "It's really nonsense, Zhanji is messing around, and the Zhang family even made up ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di himself felt that something was wrong and groaned. After a while, he asked, "Dog, what do you mean by Junki's move?" ”

Of course, Wang Yan would not express his opinion when Zhu Di's mind was unclear, and he paused: "The minister is foolish, and I don't understand the meaning of His Royal Highness Taisun......

Zhu Di didn't expect Wang Yan's answer, and asked, "Where is Zhanji?" ”

As Zhu Zhanji's ally, Wang Yan, who had already bet on Zhu Zhanji, spoke for Zhu Zhanji: "Your Highness has returned to the capital since he returned to the capital, and he has to meet every day during the day, and he will always be busy until the early hours of the morning at night. ”

Zhu Di naturally knew this, and he didn't dare to say that Jiajiang Industrial Zone, or Dongying, whether it was a bank or the army, they all paid too much attention to Zhu Zhanji.

He turned his head and said, "Bring my big car, let people carry the small sedan chair, and go to Xingqing Palace with a light car." ”

Although Zhu Zhanji vigorously opposed officials taking sedan chairs, it was not a one-size-fits-all cut. For example, the people who get married, and the old, weak, sick and disabled travel in a sedan car are not restricted.

Originally, there were many sedan chairs in the palace, but after Zhu Zhanji opposed the use of people to ride, Zhu Di rarely took the sedan chair. However, he has severe rheumatism, and when he is sick, he is not good at walking, and there are many steps in the palace, so it is convenient to take a sedan chair.

For Zhu Di, the emperor, the whole world is his, and no one is more qualified to ride in a sedan chair than him.

In the Xingqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji is studying the accounts of the Daming Development Bank in the past three years, and the Development Bank has been used by Zhu Di as his own money bag, misappropriating funds at will, and then he does not want to make up the holes at all, and the account problems in the middle are much more serious than those of commercial banks.

After Zhu Zhanji came back, he wanted to use the Development Bank to kill chickens and monkeys, and he couldn't do it if he didn't know the inside story.

He taught him how to keep accounts in banks, and in modern times he managed a huge business empire by looking at various statements, so he easily discovered countless problems.

Every time he found a point, he wrote it on a note with a pencil, and the staff of the Information Department with Sun Lin investigated every point clearly.

The north wind was cold outside the house, but Zhu Di and the movement of them coming in still disturbed him. As soon as he sent someone out to inquire about the situation, Zhu Di entered his study with a cold air after a while.

Seeing that more than a dozen people in Zhu Zhanji's study were serving on both sides, and dozens of other people were each with a pile of various materials and accounts in front of them, and countless account books were placed in the entire study, which seemed a little messy, but from everyone's orderly actions, it could be seen that there was a law in the chaos.

Zhu Di showed a look of surprise on his face, he had only seen this situation at the Great Dynasty Conference. When there were too many court affairs, there would be dozens of eunuchs who would be responsible for reviewing and summarizing the information about the deliberations, and then reporting to Zhu Di, the emperor.

But now, Zhu Zhanji is doing the opposite, dismantling his orders into detailed rules in this way, and each person is in charge of one direction.

Therefore, Zhu Di saw the benefits of this arrangement at a glance, and any question did not need to be found after the result or answer, and Zhu Zhanji could get the result at any time if he wanted to know the details.

Since childhood, this grandson has often liked to push the envelope. Zhu Di suddenly realized that over the years, he had affected the entire Ming Dynasty.

The reform of the navy, the creation of industrial zones, the expansion of the trade in the fleet, the invention of telescopes, the application of cement, and even the army, because now with barbed wire, was not at all afraid of any cavalry raids.

In particular, the establishment of the bank allowed the Ming Dynasty to have its own money bag, and concentrated the silver in the hands of the common people, and the court was no longer afraid of running out of silver.

Within the scope that Zhu Di allowed him to involve, he already had his own set of acting concepts and guidelines, showing the characteristics of a qualified heir, even far beyond Zhu Di's expectations.

He basically does not interfere with the aspects that he does not let him get involved in, and strictly follows his own restrictions.

This alone is much better than his confused dad who still can't figure out the facts.

is old, Zhu Di has no fear in his heart, only relief.

There are even some expectations, next year he will go on an expedition, and let the crown prince directly supervise the country, which should be more suitable than letting the prince supervise the country. However, at that time, the prince should also be transferred out of the capital, so as not to make him a constraint.

In an instant, Zhu Di thought about many questions in his mind, and Zhu Zhanji and the others also reacted and hurriedly visited Zhu Di.

"No courtesy......" Zhu Di waved his hand, walked to the innermost point with his hands behind his back, and came to Zhu Zhanji's desk.

When he saw the account book of the Daming Hubu Development Bank on the desk, his old face was a little red, and he knew that in the past few years, he had taken the lead in breaking the rules and transferring a lot of funds from the bank.

He will spend money, but how to keep the bank running, he will not. Anyway, in his heart, the bank was run by his grandson, and he must have a way to keep the bank going.

Zhu Zhanji noticed Zhu Di's face, and felt a little funny in his heart, but he didn't expect that a generation of emperors would also be embarrassed.

"Grandpa Huang, please go to the grandson's lounge and sit down, it's a mess here, and the people are messy."

Zhu Di snorted, and squeezed out a sentence in his throat; "You're tired......" turned and went into the lounge at the back.

This lounge is not large, it is a small three-room room separated by Zhu Zhanji on the back wall of the east side of Xingqing Palace, and occasionally takes a lunch break here.

In addition to the bedroom, there is a cosy living room outside, with a circle of large and comfortable fabric sofas and soft couches, as in later generations.

Wang Yan arranged for a few little eunuchs to immediately bring in a few charcoal basins, which made the temperature in this small room rise a lot.

Zhu Di sat on a large sofa, kicked off his shoes, put his feet on the charcoal basin and roasted it, and Wang Yan covered him with his big coat, which looked extremely comfortable when he boarded.

Although when he saw Zhu Zhanji checking the accounts, Zhu Di was a little embarrassed.

But for him, he was embarrassed to let his grandson suffer because of his own reasons, not because he embezzled money from the bank for military expenses at will.

The whole world is his, and he should do whatever he wants.

I'm a little embarrassed, but when he entered the inner room, he had already disappeared, and his mentality was readjusted. "The dogs stay, and the others stand down."

As soon as he said his words, Jin Kuo, who had originally come in behind Zhu Zhanji, only hesitated for a moment, and then took Sun Lin to leave.

Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Jin Kuo and Sun ......"

Zhu Zhanji continued: "Sun Lin, the young superintendent of Pinrank, is now supervising the affairs of the Intelligence Department for Sun Er. ”

Zhu Di's gaze looked at Sun Lin's thin face for a moment before he spoke: "The actions of the Counseling Department in the past two years have been not small, whether it is Jinyiwei or the Sixth Branch, there are many complaints and twists and turns, all of which have been suppressed by me. ”

Sun Lin knelt down and said: "The slave is the eagle dog of His Royal Highness, only loyal to the emperor, loyal to His Royal Highness, and not afraid of people's words." ”

Zhu Di smiled and said, "If you want to be a lonely minister, this road is not easy to walk......

Sun Lin knelt on the ground and said without raising his head: "It is already a great blessing for slaves and maids to be favored by His Royal Highness, how can they look forward and backward because of this." ”

"This is commendable, get up, you stay, and the others retreat. Jungji, sit ......"

Zhu Zhanji didn't make it to the opposite side of Zhu Di when he heard this, but sat down next to him and took another pillow behind his back. "Grandpa Huang didn't watch the big drama tonight? It was a cold day, and I traveled in the wind, so I noticed that my knees hurt again. ”

Zhu Di especially enjoyed Zhu Zhanji's nagging without distance, and said with a smile: "How can it be so delicate!" Kaichun has to lead a large army to go out, don't treat me as a glass person. ”

This war maniac is now only bent on the Western Expedition. Zhu Zhanji laid down Dongying and left a good name through the ages, Zhu Di of course did not want to fall behind his grandson, compared with Zhu Zhanji, he paid more attention to this former and later name.

"I've been busy these days, but I haven't learned about the Western Expedition yet, have you ever prepared it now?"

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." Zhu Di breathed a long sigh of relief, looked up at his grandson slightly, and asked: "In the past few days, I think you have nothing to do with yourself, but regarding the development of Nanzhou, you are the initiator, so naturally you will not be careless, right?" ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Politics is nothing more than compromise and balance. It has been nearly two years since the discovery of Nanzhou, and because of the grandson, this matter has only been resolved now, and all parties are naturally fully prepared. Now it's just a matter of mud, where can I worry about my grandson. ”

Zhu Di laughed and said: "You can see it clearly, but it's a pity that your father is still arrogant for civil officials." ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "My father was deeply influenced by Confucianism, but it was not without benefits. The so-called politics mainly lies in the word of governance, and civil officials still have many advantages in this regard. ”

Zhu Di glanced at him and asked, "Then why did you recruit thousands of literati and craftsmen from Xiyi, aren't you digging up the roots of Confucianism?" ”

Zhu Zhanji paused for a moment, and then pondered. Although he recruited thousands of craftsmen and literati from the West, this was because he felt that the West had always had an advantage in architecture, geometry, and mathematics, and wanted to integrate Eastern cultures and civilizations before Europe.

But about the deep meaning, he didn't think about it.

Now after listening to Zhu Di's words, he suddenly realized that his actions were not equivalent to the impact of introducing other civilizations and destroying the influence of Confucianism!

A thing that he didn't think deeply about, now Zhu Di directly saw the essence, and directly reminded Zhu Zhanji that he couldn't underestimate others, and this matter should be treated more carefully.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji pondering, Zhu Di did not disturb him, sat up straight, and picked up a cup of fragrant tea on the table at hand.

Zhu Zhanji sorted out his thoughts and said: "Although most civil officials are from Confucianism, civil officials and Confucians should be treated differently. It is not necessarily Confucian to be literate. ”

Zhu Di nodded, and Zhu Zhanji said: "Although there are some literati and artists in this group of Xiyi people, they are still mainly craftsmen. They have their own unique and long history in terms of architecture, statues. Where did the grandson see that they built an arena that could accommodate 90,000 people in the Han Dynasty, and there was an architectural design that relied on refraction and amplification, which was considered very advanced. I also asked many craftsmen, and they all thought that it would not be difficult to build an arena that could accommodate 100,000 people. ”

"An arena of 100,000 people, and a sound amplification design?" Zhu Di pondered for a while and said: "This really arouses my curiosity, if there is such a venue, I can hold military parades, expeditions, and awards in the future." Showing his face in front of 100,000 people is more magnificent than Fengtian Temple. ”

This time it was Zhu Zhanji's turn to be speechless, he didn't expect that Zhu Di would use a stadium as a place for him to show his martial arts.

But in this way, if you want to build a large stadium, there will be no objection at all.

From Zhu Zhanji's answer, Zhu Di also felt that his grandson did not want to dig the corner of Confucianism at all, let alone use these Xiyi people to fight Confucianism, although he did not particularly support today's Confucianism, but he also relied on it quite a lot.

That's right, in any case, Confucianism is still good for the stability of imperial power. Even if you want to support competition, it is better to take out the hundred schools of thought to fight with Confucianism, these Xiyi people, after all, are aliens!

He changed the topic and said, "So what do you think about the development of Nanzhou?" ”

Zhu Zhanji was very unaccustomed to Zhu Di's questioning like this for a while, and no one could walk with his own ideas like this for a long time.

But he is a grandfather, he is an emperor, and Zhu Zhanji can only come along with him.

After thinking about it, Zhu Zhanji said: "Nanzhou, plus some islands in the South Ocean, is bigger than the Ming Dynasty. What's more, this time the grandson also went to Xizhou, and a lot of gold mines were also discovered in the south of Xizhou. Nanzhou is short of people, and more troops must be used at the beginning, so this part of the benefits has to be given to the nobles and generals. However, it is not possible to loosen the reins and use civil officials and chamberlains to restrain them.

Sun Er thought that in order to encourage mining, the ownership of the Xungui mine could be given and the military generals could be given the right to develop the land. However, the local civil power is still vested in the civil officials, and the management power is given to the internal servants. In this way, a complete set of rules of constraint can be formed. However, when it comes to the details, it still needs to be carefully considered by all walks of life. ”

Zhu Di nodded approvingly and said: "This is Lao Cheng's move to seek the country, and I saw that Zhan Ji had thought about it carefully." However, I am afraid that this dispute will not be able to compromise with each other in a short time, and I don't want them to drag the western expedition back......"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Actually, the emperor's grandfather only needs to establish a set of rules of procedure, and now my Ming court meeting has fewer rules." ”

Zhu Di didn't understand what Zhu Zhanji meant, what he said was a bit too heavy. "Nonsense, don't rely on my favor, you don't have to hold back."

Zhu Zhanji did not flinch, but continued: "What Sun Er said is right, the current Ming Dynasty still lacks too many rules!" ”

Zhu Di snorted, patted Zhu Zhanji's arm, and said, "You make it clear to Lao Tzu, if you are not satisfied." Lao Tzu will also beat you on the board during the New Year. ”

Zhu Zhanji is not afraid at all, he has wanted to do this for a long time, but in the past, he could not interfere in the government affairs, and it was arrogant to arbitrarily propose reform.

Now Zhu Di is bent on the westward expedition, wanting to leave immortal achievements before his death and win the fame before and after his death.

If he goes west, it will definitely be his father Zhu Gaochi who is in charge of the country, and it is just a dream to expect him to control these old treacherous and cunning people in the court with a dough.

If Zhu Zhanji wants to meddle in the government, he must get Zhu Di's consent, so he has to take this risk.

Anyway, if he is scolded a few times, he won't lose anything. As for playing the board, don't look at what Zhu Di said, I can't bear it!

He opened his mouth and said: "Take the Nanzhou development competition as an example, in the past few days, you have been arguing with me in the court, which is more lively than the vegetable market, but it really makes my grandson watch a good show." But the grandson wants to ask, how many words are really on the topic after they have been arguing for three days? Because of the interests of Nanzhou, they attacked each other, and from the development of Nanzhou, they were able to get each other to marry a fierce woman, give birth to a gentleman, and their relatives occupied fertile land in their hometown.

A simple thing turned into a question of character, morality, and ability in the end. I really want to ask, if the other party is really heinous, then why does the court still use him, if it is just random speculation and deliberate smearing, why does the court not deal with the false party in accordance with the law?

Also, the development of Nanzhou is related to the ability of a minister, but what does it have to do with his mother being a remarried woman? What does it have to do with him going to the Qinglou? Just because of something that can't be beaten, you have to question a person's ability and question a person's decades of development experience, what is the reason?

Also, who gave them the power to question each other's character? Why is there no one to stop it, and let it happen every day? Is the court meeting of the imperial court deliberating, or is it a moral judgment?

One minister after another is like a shrew, triumphant when he wins a quarrel, and faceless when he loses a quarrel. Is it right that a thing can be clearly said in a few words, but because of the extension of this moral character, or even the influence of some irrelevant affairs, it has not been effectively handled? ”

Zhu Di was suddenly confused by Zhu Zhanji's repeated questions, and when Zhu Zhanji's words fell, he said a little unconfidently: "Isn't it like this throughout the ages?" If you want to do things, you have to be a person first......"

"Grandpa Huang, these are two different things. Moral character is the foundation of a person's existence, and although it is important, it cannot be related to everything. The affairs of the court are the center of the court's governance of the world, and they should be discussed on a case-by-case basis, rather than needless attacks. Therefore, if you want the government to be efficient, you must formulate corresponding rules to restrain the words of the ministers and not get out of control. Isn't the example of the struggle between the old and new parties in the former Song Dynasty enough to wake us up? ”

The cultural development of the Snot Song Dynasty is indeed a bright page in Chinese history. But this deformed regime, which was dismembered from the beginning, became the only one that was destroyed without civil strife.

The prosperity of culture led to the prosperity of Confucianism, and the entire history of the Song Dynasty can be said to be a history of party struggle.

Of course, Zhu Di also understood this, pondered for a while, raised his head and said with a smile: "You have always planned and then moved, since you have said here today, you must have a plan, right?" ”

Zhu Zhanji didn't mean to hide it in front of him, and said to Sun Lin, who was standing on the side: "Go and get the document number C019." ”

Sun Lin saw Zhu Di nodded, so he quietly retreated, and then found Liu Wan, who was on duty at night, and asked about the documents about C019.

Zhu Zhanji likes to sum up every time he encounters something, and the first thing he came into contact with is military power, so the reform of the armed forces is numbered by A, and economic diplomacy is numbered by B.

He had very little contact with internal affairs, and what he wrote was numbered C, and he didn't write much.

These materials are all kept by Li Liang and Liu Wan, and they are not handed over to the Information Department, and only one thing or a policy can be taken out will be handed over to the Information Department.

After a while, Sun Lin came in with a document in a kraft paper bag that was not thick, Zhu Zhanji opened it himself, and then handed it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di took it and saw that on the first page, there were eight big characters written "The Rules of Political Deliberation of the Ming Dynasty", and he was a little expectant in his heart.

(I originally wanted to add more, but there was something tonight, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to update, so I delayed it until today's update.) I continued to work hard to write another 6,000 words before I went to bed. ）