Zhu Gaoyu has been staying in the hall for seven days, until the coffin is completely sealed, and then he takes his son home who has been guarding for 7 days.

"Dad, they said that the eldest brother died, did you do it?"

On the way back, the two didn't take a car or ride a horse, so Zhu Gaoyu walked back with his son in his arms.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Zhanjin looked at Zhu Gaoyu and asked such a sentence.

Zhu Gaoyu's footsteps stopped slightly, and a touch of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but it only dissipated for a moment.

He looked at the curious Zhu Zhanjin in his arms, and asked with a smile, "Who told you that?" ”

How could the little guy know how to hide, and replied directly: "It's Sister Sun who was brought over the next day, and sometimes when you and Uncle go to dinner or go out to discuss things, she will look at me with terrifying eyes." ”

"He said that the eldest brother is his father, and he sent someone to kill him, the purpose is to snatch the uncle's position as the crown prince, so that I can become the grandson."

"Dad, did you really kill the eldest brother?"

Zhu Gaoyu smiled and rubbed his son's head, "Don't listen to her nonsense, she just wants to be martyred for your eldest brother and is not reconciled." ”

"What is a burial?"

The child's brain circuit is really different, the former sentence is still asking the question of Zhu Zhanji's death, and the latter sentence is asking the question of burial.

"Funeral, it is the rule set by your grandfather, that is, the concubine who has not given birth to a child in the harem will be buried with her husband when he dies."

"Sometimes the concubines I like very much will be taken away together, even if I have children."

Hearing his father say this, Zhu Zhanjin trembled, "It's so terrifying, I won't let them be buried if I die in the future." Dad, this rule, can you lift it? ”

"Okay, Dad listens to you, and Dad will lift this rule in your name in the future."

Zhu Zhanjin nodded excitedly, "I want to be a great sage, not only do I want to lift these bad rules, I also want everyone to have enough to eat, all the children to go to school, and countless grandparents have to be supported by people." ”

Listening to his son's grand wishes, Zhu Gaoyu showed a pleased smile and pinched the little guy's nose.

"Okay, my family Zhan Jin is the Holy Monarch of the Ages, don't become a hypocrite like my father."

"What a hypocrite." Another new term appeared, and the little guy asked Zhu Gaoyu curiously.

"Hypocrite!" Zhu Gaoyu pondered for a moment and replied, "It's the kind of person who is disloyal and unjust, disregards family and friendship, and does whatever it takes to achieve his own goals." ”

"Such a person, even after doing things, has to pretend to be innocent and righteous, this is a hypocrite."

"Dad, you are not a hypocrite, you are a good person, you let Ah Niu's family eat enough, and let his family make money, and ransomed his sister back."

"Who is Ah Niu?"

"Ah Niu, he is my playmate, and his father is showing our family the warehouse door."

"I heard Grandpa Zhang say that his father used to fight in Jiaozhi, and he couldn't walk with a broken leg, and no one cared about his father when he came back, and the family sold his sister to a rich family in order to treat his father's leg."

"Grandpa Zhang saw that he was pitiful, so he asked his family to show us the warehouse gate, and Ah Niu played with me."

"Ah Niu Niang will pick tea, you let people collect their tea, so that their family can make money, not only is life better, but his sister is also redeemed, and there is no need to be a slave for others anymore."

"Ah Niu told me that his father and his mother and his grandparents all said that you are a good person."

"It's not just Ah Niu's family, I also listened to him, many, many people like their family, all of them came out of the hard days with the help of your Chamber of Commerce."

"They also offered your immortal rank at home, saying that you were sent by heaven to save them."

"Dad, is the immortal tablet the one in front of the eldest brother lying, I'll make one for you when I go back."

The corners of Zhu Gaoyu's mouth twitched, but he looked at his son's expectant eyes and nodded.

"Okay, you go back and make one yourself, Dad will keep it safe, maybe you can use it in the future."

"yes, okay."

Seeing that the father agreed, the little guy was very excited, and wondered what materials to use to go back, to make the card in front of the eldest brother lying for the father, and what to write on it in order to express his filial piety.

Zuo Jun, who was accompanying behind, looked at His Highness's expression as if he had eaten fly feces, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Zhu Gaoyu glared at Zuo Jun, and said to his son, who was still thinking about what materials to use: "Dad brought you a lot of toys and a lot of delicious food, you can pick some after you go home and send them to your uncle's house for your brothers to play with, do you know?" ”

As soon as he heard that there were delicious food and toys, the little guy's eyes lit up, and although he was a little reluctant to give some to others, he nodded vigorously thinking about his mother's previous explanations.

"I'm back."

As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of the palace, they had been waiting for Zhang Yue to greet them and take over the son in Zhu Gaoyu's arms.

"Yes."

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and walked towards the courtyard, but as soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw a lot of things piled up next to him.

"Where did this come from?"

Zhu Gaoyu frowned.

"Back to Your Highness, these are all gifts from some people in the past few days."

Zhu Gaoyu snorted coldly, how could he not understand that someone was starting to rush to him.

I thought that Uncle Zhang would throw away all these things, but then after thinking about it, he felt that it was too wasteful, and said to Uncle Zhang: "Those supplements or something, sort them out, and send them to the families of those fallen soldiers of the Northern Expedition in the name of the queen mother and the crown princess." ”

"Gold and silver items, let the Chamber of Commerce convert them into food, and also distribute them to the families of those killed and wounded."

"If someone gives a gift in the future, it will be dealt with in this way. No one in the house is allowed to collect private money, and no matter who is found, he will be killed directly. ”

The people who greeted him around trembled when they heard this, and several guards guarding the door hurriedly reached into their arms, took out the things that people had sent in the past few days, and put them on the pile of items.

Seeing this, Zuo Jun glared at those subordinates viciously, waved his hand at the other guards, and said, "Take these bastards down to Lao Tzu, and each of them will be beaten with ten sticks for a long lesson." ”

The guards didn't dare to say anything, and honestly followed their respective squad leaders to receive the punishment.

Back in the house, Zhang Yue asked everyone to go out, and the little guy was also taken away by the nurse.

The husband and wife were left in the house.

Walking to the table and pouring a cup of tea for her husband, Zhang Yue was a little worried: "During your time in the palace, there are many rumors that Zhan Ji's death has nothing to do with you, and its purpose is to attack the East Palace and snatch the crown prince's position. ”

Zhu Gaoyu was silent for a while and shook his head, "Don't worry about this, silence is the best choice at this time." ”

"I told the old man, in a few days, the matter of Zhanji will be dealt with, and you will take the child to Qiongzhou with me.

"On the Chamber of Commerce, I have already told the Queen Mother, she will send someone to take over."

Hearing her husband's explanation, Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, "Are you going to give up the Jingshi?" ”

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, "At this time, retreat is the best way forward." ”

For his wife, Zhu Gaoyu had nothing to hide, and bluntly said his thoughts.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue understood her husband's thoughts.

Come to think of it, the situation in the capital is so complicated now, and it is not a good thing for the husband to stay here, but it will cause others to gossip.

If you return to the fiefdom at this time, you can not only express yourself without the heart of contention, but also watch from the wall and be fully prepared.

What's more, now that the old man is still in his prime, it is useless to fight again.

The old man is a person who sees facts, and sometimes he shoots a hundred sycophants in front of him, but it is better to do one thing really to make the old man happy.

"When to leave, I'll explain it here."

"After the spiritual sacrifice, when the time comes, let's go directly and leave Uncle Zhang behind, and the palace and the chamber of commerce should not move anything except personal belongings."

Zhang Yue nodded, "The letter from my brother a few days ago also said so, at this time, it is best to be quiet and move, and not to fight." ”

Zhu Gaoyu naturally knew the gossip outside the palace during this time, and he even knew who spread it.

The boss has the idea of abdicating, and the second and third children, who had no chance before, are completely active.

And the first target they targeted was Zhu Gaoyu, because for them, the biggest threat was Zhu Gaoyu.

Although they knew that doing so would disgust the old man, they couldn't help it.

In terms of force, they are not as good as the fourth, in terms of the development of people's livelihood, they are far behind, and in terms of power, status, and military power, they cannot even compare.

In addition to being bigger than Zhu Gaoyu, they don't have any advantages, and without this kind of means, they really don't know how to bring down the fourth child.

And what's even more weird is that the old man knows who did all this, but he pretends not to know anything.

Those two guys wanted to drag themselves into the water, Zhu Gaoyu naturally wouldn't let it go, he decided to jump out of this troubled water circle directly, make a look of withdrawing from the competition, and let the second and third who mistakenly thought they won fight by themselves.

In fact, it doesn't make much sense to engage in these at this time, the old man is in his prime, and anything can be changed at any time.

So instead of wasting your spirit here and working in vain, it is better to continue to prepare yourself and develop your strength.

In the blink of an eye, the time for the spiritual sacrifice came, and after the selected women who were buried were confirmed to be dead and sealed in the coffin by the imperial doctor, Zhu Zhanji's funeral was officially over.

Next, wait for the mausoleum to be repaired, and after being buried in it, his life will come to a complete end.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't bring the little guy here, today's cruel scene is not suitable for this kind of child.

"Dad, I'm going back tomorrow, do you have any explanations for the old man."

Helping the old man and Empress Xu back to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaoyu put forward the idea of returning to the fiefdom.

"It's good to go back, it's too noisy during this time, and everyone is quiet and quiet."

The old man nodded, glanced at the side, and said to Queen Xu, who looked reluctant: "I heard that the scenery over there is good, your mother is too sad during this time, you bring her over to let her relax." ”

For the old man's request, Zhu Gaoyu naturally would not refuse.

"I don't think it's going to be anymore, the child is busy with business, and I'm going there to make trouble for him."

Queen Xu didn't want to go, and the other two sons were so noisy, she was a little worried.

"Go ahead, I'll handle the affairs at home, as long as you're in a good mood and in good health, everything will be fine in our family."

The old man patted his wife's hand, said a word of comfort, and at the same time gave his daughter-in-law a look and asked her to help persuade her.

"Yes, queen mother, during this time, my daughter-in-law saw you haggard, and her heart was also uncomfortable, go out for a walk, it's good to relax, I heard my husband say that there is still a corner of the world, the scenery is good, just let us go and see."

"And Sumire can't bear you, if I haven't seen you for a long time, he should be naughty again."

Zhang Yue, who understood what the old man meant, stepped forward to persuade Queen Xu together.

"Mother, don't you love to eat fruits, Jinling is too far away, there are a lot of fruits that can't be transported, you can eat whatever you want when you go."

Zhu Gaoyu also hurriedly persuaded him.

Seeing that her husband, son, and daughter-in-law had all talked about it, Queen Xu nodded helplessly and agreed.

The old man asked Queen Xu to go with Zhu Gaoyu, in addition to wanting Queen Xu to relax, more importantly, during this time, while Queen Xu was sad about Zhu Zhanji, she was also upset about the trouble of her two sons.

The old man, who knew his wife's physical condition, didn't want her to worry about these things anymore, so he wanted to let him follow Zhu Gaoyu and go out to take a walk away from these troublesome things.

All the troubles are very troublesome, and his husband is alone at home.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't stay long in Beijing, and after the house was cleaned up, he went directly to the palace to pick up the old lady and prepare to return to Qiongzhou.

However, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhu Gaoyu was startled by the battle in front of him.

Not only Empress Xu was waiting there, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, under the leadership of the old man, were waiting for Zhu Gaoyu in the carriage and on horseback.

"Dad, what are you?"

Zhu Gaoyu was a little confused, looked at the old man suspiciously, and asked what was going on?

The old man glanced at the civil and military officials and said, "There are some things that they should let them see with their own eyes, so that they don't think that a single Analect can go all over the world." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and got into Queen Xu's carriage.

Zhu Gaoyu scratched his head and glanced at Zhu Fatpang, who was accompanying him.

Zhu Chupang also shook his head blankly, not understanding what the old man was going to do.

The team drove out of the imperial city and gathered at Taicang Wharf.

After two days of traveling, the team finally arrived at Taicang Wharf.

Here, Sun Yun is waiting with the fleet.

"Where's the ship?"

Everyone got out of the carriage, and the old man looked around the dock, but he didn't see the target and asked Sun Yun suspiciously.

"Eh, aren't Your Majesty's ships here?"

Sun Yun was also confused by the question, and looked at the fleet on the dock, but didn't find anything less.

"Steamship, Your Majesty wants everyone to see the steamship and see the power of Gewu."

Zhu Gaoyu, who had already understood the old man's thoughts, reminded Sun Yun.

"Oooh!"

Sun Yun reacted at this time, and hurriedly reported: "They went to replenish the coal, and they will drive over in a while." ”

The old man nodded, asked people to carry the luggage of Empress Xu and others onto the boat first, and then walked to the dock lookout with the confused civil and military ministers.

"I gathered everyone here today, in addition to seeing off Queen Yuewang, I also want everyone to take a look at the most cutting-edge creation of my Ming Dynasty."

"I don't think you think that I threw money into the artisan camp, just to make some weapons to kill people, which will hurt the heavens and peace."

The old man made such a show today, in addition to wanting these pedantic officials to see cutting-edge technology.

I also want them to know that the imperial court invests so much money in the artisan camp every year, and it is not only to build killing machines.

Another purpose is to elevate Zhu Gaoyu's own value and reform the official system in the future.

Confucianism is the dominant family in the court, the old man is already a little dissatisfied, since he saw the strength of Lu Fei and other hundreds of families, the old man has the idea of pulling hundreds of schools into the court to fight against Confucianism.

After all, the war cannot last forever in the future, and the status of military generals will definitely decline in the future, and once there is no check and balance of the military general group, the power of civilian officials will be extremely large, and it will even threaten the imperial power in the future.

Zhu Gaoyu reused the people of the hundred schools, so that the old man had some ideas, that is, to join the power of the hundred schools in the court.

For example, the people of the Legalist family are in charge of the criminal department, the Mojia and others are in charge of the Ministry of Works, and the people of the Zongheng family enter the Ministry of Rites.

In this way, even if the power of the military generals declines in the future, there will be these people to check and balance the Confucian people, and prevent their Confucian power from being too large to control the government and threaten the imperial rule.

In the past, although many people knew about the existence of the craftsman camp, most of the internal personnel were thought to be craftsmen.

Today, the old man brought everyone over, just to use the shock of the steamship to let the people of the hundred families officially enter everyone's sight.

Just as the old man was speaking, two black smoke suddenly billowed in the distance.

Seeing the black smoke, Zhu Gaoyu said to the old man: "Dad, the ship is coming." ”

The old man nodded, pointed in the direction of the black smoke, and said to everyone: "Look over there, there is the most advanced item of my Ming Dynasty, called: Steam Ship." ”

"The ship has no sails or oars, it can sail anywhere at any time, it is faster than a normal sailboat, and more importantly, its transport capacity is greatly enhanced."

"According to the design of the disciples of the Mo family of the craftsman camp, the main transport ship in the future, one ship can pull hundreds of thousands or even millions of catties of goods."

"And you don't have to wait for the monsoon, it's full, and you can go anytime, anywhere."

When the old man introduced loudly, the officials stared at the ships in the distance, without any sails and oars, and sailed quickly.

They could not have imagined how the ship could have acted without sails and oars.

Most people were shocked by this, thinking about the principle, but a small number of bigwigs noticed the words of the Mo family disciple in the old man's mouth.

"The Mo family, the hundred families..."

These bigwigs seemed to understand the old man's thoughts, and looked at the steamship that quickly woke up in the distance, and there was a trace of worry about the future situation of Confucianism.

This is just a Mo family, according to His Majesty's character, one has been launched to stand up, which means that others are already underway.

Thinking of the dominant position of Confucianism for many years, it was about to be interrupted by this, and the faces of some Confucian bigwigs became extremely ugly.

However, the old man's next words made their faces even more ugly.

For the achievements of the Mo disciples in manufacturing steam equipment and changing the manufacturing and transportation industry, the old man gave a heavy reward in front of everyone.

Gao Wu, the representative of the Mo family, was awarded the title of squire of the Ministry of Labor, responsible for the manufacture of steam equipment in the Qiongzhou Craftsman Battalion, and other participants were awarded different awards.

Lu Fei, the person in charge of the craftsman battalion, was awarded the title of director of the craftsman battalion, and the level was the same as that of the Ministry of Industry.

When the old man gave the hundred families the reward they deserved, not only the Confucian people were very shocked when they saw the steamship, but the eunuch Zheng He, the master of ceremonies beside the old man, looked at the fast-moving steamship, and his eyes were also shining.

As a seafarer, he was well aware of the troubles of monsoons such as long voyages.

When he went to sea, sometimes he missed the monsoon, and he had to wait for more than half a year, or even a year.

If there had been such a steamship that could sail without the monsoon, it would have sailed faster and farther away.

But thinking that he would not have a chance to go to sea in the future, Zheng He sighed in his heart, to be honest, if he had the opportunity, he really wanted to take this kind of steamship and go to the West next time to see the Holy City and see what the end of the ocean was like.

Thinking of the ambition in his heart, Zheng He looked at Zhu Gaoyu, who was explaining the principle of steamship to the old man and others.

(End of chapter)