Chapter 113: The Difference Between Jin and Qi

King Jin's military talent cannot be said to be none, but it is said to be mediocre.

The gap between King Yan and King Jin seems to be different from each other for the first time. King Yan returned victorious, but King Jin pounced. It has been proved that the military talent of King Jin is far inferior to that of King Yan, and the two kings are in the frontier and have experience in conscription, but King Yan has a reputation. Even Feng Sheng said that King Yan was regarded as a rising star, while King Jin seemed to be unnoticed.

That's the gap.

And the king of Jin knows what the grassland looks like.

What is the grassland? Mosquitoes can eat people in summer, and ice and snow can freeze people to death in winter. Such a place is simply a place outside the world, a barren land, where is the place where people stay, not to mention, where his dignified Prince Ming is located.

In the eyes of King Jin, in fact, Taiyuan is not good. It's not as good as Jiangnan.

He also knew that he couldn't go to Jiangnan. And she has lived in Taiyuan for a long time, and her mother-in-law in Datong may not be under the thin horse in Yangzhou.

That's okay.

If you want him to leave Taiyuan, I don't know where to start from scratch, then don't even think about it. He had already made up his mind that without waiting for the emperor to tell him something personally, he would drag it out without any reaction. If the emperor really wants to make an order to do this thing, it will not be too late for him to make a move.

After all, he and Zhu Yuanzhang are not only father and son, but also monarchs and ministers. You can't, let's kill him. Sometimes crying children have milk.

As for what kind of conquest he was involved in, he didn't want to do it at all. He came here, it was the prince who came, so he naturally wanted to come and see. Half of the time, he didn't want to come here at all.

So I dismiss the prince's proposal, but the work of face still has to be done.

King Jin said, "Brother Prince, my younger brother has been injured recently and cannot go on an expedition. The eldest brother's kindness, the younger brother had no choice but to decline. Of course, if the eldest brother needs it, I have three guards under my command, which can be driven by the eldest brother."

The prince was in a good mood. It's broken all at once.

Sometimes, benevolence and kindness are seen by some as a form of weakness. For example, now. The prince has always loved his brothers, and many times the brothers make mistakes. The prince will intercede for them. So much so that in front of his younger brothers, there is certainly majesty. But not much.

King Jin showed it at this moment.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that King Jin doesn't want to go. And not what injury? Even if you even pretend, you don't have much sincerity.

The prince said, "The court has millions of soldiers, what do you want your guards to do? However, since you are injured, go down and have a good rest, and ask the imperial doctor to treat you one or two tomorrow."

King Jin was taken aback.

I hardly knew the prince in front of me.

If it was the previous prince, when he encountered such a thing, he would talk about the scene to round it up. Because, once the matter gets out and spreads, it will damage the face of the heavenly family, and the prince, as the prince, naturally has to maintain it, so he may reprimand the king of Jin in private, but at this time, the king of Jin will not be moved.

And the so-called private reprimand, does King Jin care?

Not care.

didn't expect that the prince's revenge would not be overnight. suddenly embarrassed King Jin, withdrew his seat on the spot, and was kicked out.

The crown prince did not go to see the king of Jin. The king of Qi said; "Brother Qi, what do you think?"

King Qi was shocked by the fate of King Jin, and he didn't dare to make a mistake. It's not that this time the loss of face will cause any substantial harm to King Jin, but that King Qi has re-acquainted himself with the prince. He is facing not only his eldest brother of the crown prince, but also the prince of a country, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

King Qi immediately said: "The younger brother is naturally willing to serve the imperial court, but the younger brother really wants to invite his father and the emperor, and the younger brother wants to divide the overseas domain, so he is based on the soldiers and horses around him, and he should be mainly a sailor. It's ------."

The fiefdom of the King of Qi was in Shandong, which served as an important hub for shipping. In fact, the people of Shandong are not too unfamiliar with shipping, and even sea trade, Shandong has been a large maritime province since ancient times, therefore, the king of Qi also saw the prosperity of sea trade in the territory.

Some of his thoughts are the same as those of King Jin.

The king of Qi is sealed

The time of the land is not long. For a long time, he was stationed on the front line with three guards, and he also led troops to fight. As for the record. Lackluster.

After all, King Qi had been to the grassland, and he only knew what the grassland was like, so he didn't want to go. However, for overseas, King Qi has some interest.

In fact, this is also public opinion, and there have been some turns.

When the sea was just opened, the people were afraid like tigers, as if as soon as they got on the boat, they had entered the ghost gate, and there was no life or death. Now that it has been a long time, many people know that begging for a life at sea, if you are not careful, you will die. But there is money to be made. It's just that the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty don't fight with their lives anymore to do anything.

There is an insatiable thirst for money.

Because many times, smallholder farmers' ability to take risks is too low. A few taels of silver more, a few taels of silver less, for many people, is just the money for a meal, but for many people, it is the difference between maintaining it and selling children and daughters.

Therefore, when there is money to be made at sea, all parties exaggerate the facts, intentionally or unintentionally, as if there are mountains of gold and silver overseas, and anyone can catch them.

King Qi also had other ideas because of these public opinions. Since it must be divided, why not go overseas instead of going to the so-called bitter cold place.

In the same situation, Shanxi is much more congested than Shandong. Public opinion on the seaside has not yet blown Shanxi.

When the crown prince heard King Qi's words, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said, "Since this is the case. So be it. Your three guards are all transferred to the Changchun Metropolitan Division, and whoever you want to stay can stay, and I will allocate you a sum of money. You rebuild the three guards of the water division in Shandong."

"As for your overseas confinement, I will mention it to my father. Get ready now."

As soon as the King of Qi heard this, he immediately got up and thanked him and said, "Brother has thanked His Royal Highness the Prince."

Here we get to the end of a meeting.

Then they dispersed, and each went to make his own preparations.

He Xi was left behind by the prince.

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The prince and He Xi had dinner and sat down in the main hall, dozens of candles swaying in the wind, and the lights flickered on their faces.

The prince stepped back and said, "I rarely light so many candles in the East Palace. Although there is ash in Shu. However, high-grade candles are mostly used in the palace, but they are very expensive. Seeing you today, why do you need so much?"

Candles, first of all, beeswax. This beeswax is not a kind of amber, but a substance in honey, so the ancient candles are all made of substances in the beehive, you can imagine how high the cost of this candle is, and how expensive it is.

In the Song Dynasty, there were ash insects in Sichuan, which could also produce candles. The cost is greatly reduced. But in essence, it's still expensive.

He Xi immediately said, "The minister is ashamed."

The prince said, "Actually, I just want to know that the legendary electric lamp, which one is brighter than this one?"

He Xi didn't know what to say for a while? Z.br>

Although dozens of candles illuminate the room, it is very bright. But compared to electric light, it is simply incomparable, and neither is an order of magnitude opponent.

The prince didn't need He Xi to say, from He Xi's expression, he saw some clues, he sighed, and said, "I really want to live in your time?"

The prince is both afraid and yearning for the so-called future.

The reason for the fear is that the prince is afraid of the earth-shaking changes that will happen in the future. The crown prince is somewhat conservative in character, but he is not an ordinary character. He is a qualified politician and a gentleman in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, not to mention, the books that the prince has read have some *** books. Even without those analyses. The crown prince can also feel the turbulent waves brought about by the change.

It scared him.

Because he doesn't know what the future holds. is even more worried that he can't control the ship of Daming in the storm, let alone the matter of Jing Jing. How could the prince not be worried, not afraid?

But he yearns for it.

This yearning does not need to be explained. Afterlife matter

It can be said that the living standards of ordinary people in later generations and the material and spiritual life enjoyed by ordinary people are not comparable to those of the royal family and nobles in this era.

Why don't you envy it?