Chapter 7: The Prince's Sorrows
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"Fourth brother, are you deflated?"
glared at Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Jingyuan scolded angrily: "Eliminate a fart, sooner or later I will be angry with you!" ”
Listening to this tone and attitude, Zhu Jinghong could already confirm that the fourth brother of the crown prince was indeed discouraged.
Judging from the memory of the predecessor, in addition to his sincere hatred for the sixth child, the prince is very good to his other brothers and sisters, especially to Zhu Jinghong.
"When I was a child, I also wanted to see the scene outside the palace walls, and I don't blame you for going out for a walk!"
"But the gentleman doesn't erect a dangerous wall, now that the widows are disturbing the place, and there are White Lotus Sect thieves secretly stirring up trouble, if you want to go out, you should say it in advance, arrange sufficient guards before leaving!"
These words can be described as heart-wrenching, with such a good fourth brother, he covets his crown prince, which makes Zhu Jinghong unbearable.
It's a pity that you are not the "fourth", and I am not the "thirteenth...... Zhu Jinghong thought secretly.
I saw him smile and said, "Fourth brother, if I go out again in the future, I must ask you for instructions first!" ”
Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan continued to teach: "And the Qinhuai River, where can you go to this Ying Tianfu, do you want to go to that place?" ”
"If it spreads, where will the royal face be placed?"
Scratching his head, Zhu Jinghong said in a sullen voice: "It's not that I didn't go!" ”
Seeing that he didn't care, Zhu Jingyuan really felt helpless.
So he could only make a big move: "If this matter is known by my father, what will happen to you?" ”
Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong's hairs suddenly stood on end, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, which was a conditioned reflex of his predecessor for many years, and it was not controlled by Zhu Jinghong at all.
According to the temper of the orthodox emperor, if he knew that Zhu Jinghong went to visit the kiln, he would really beat him to death.
Zhu Jinghong looked worried and said: "Fourth brother, dad has a lot of opportunities, don't let him know about these troubles!" ”
The internal title of Zhu Ming's royal family has been very down-to-earth since Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is no different from ordinary people except for formal occasions.
"Then you'd better be obedient, or you'll ......"
Zhu Jinghong immediately swore to the sky: "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will be honest in the future and will never cause trouble for you!" ”
As Zhu Jinghong's de facto guardian, Zhu Jingyuan will be jointly and severally liable for any mistakes made by Zhu Jinghong, so he has to be reasonable.
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong had made an oath, Zhu Jingyuan relieved himself.
"Lunch is over, I asked the imperial chef to leave you a dish, there is your favorite roast leg of lamb, go ahead!"
As a prince with busy affairs, Zhu Jingyuan can take into account such meticulousness, and he is really a qualified brother.
This is Zhu Jingyuan's advantage, but after a few days of brief contact with this brother, Zhu Jinghong also found that he had obvious shortcomings.
First of all, the ears are soft, it's nothing to be an ordinary person, but as a prince, it's going to die, not to mention a particularly strong father.
The second is that his health is not very good, as the prince of the empire, this is a taboo, if it were not for the identity of the eldest son, Zhu Jingyuan would never have entered the East Palace.
In such a situation, it is no wonder that Zhu Jingyuan, the sixth child, would disobey the brother of a fellow mother, and try his best to express himself in order to seek the position of prince.
This time Zhu Jingyuan came to Yingtian, and Zhu Jingyuan was making trouble behind his back, and Zhu Jinghong's predecessors knew about this.
Zhu Jinghong was about to leave, but when he saw that his brother was very sad, he asked, "Fourth brother, who else makes you angry?" ”
"You don't understand, let's eat first!"
After crossing over, Zhu Jinghong does not plan to be idle, only by participating in practical matters can the future be expected for him.
Otherwise, he would just be a prince.
"Fourth brother, this time you came to Jinling, in addition to worshipping your ancestors, you also have to clean up the Japanese invaders, although I don't have any skills, but I am also willing to be a pawn under my brother's command and make meritorious contributions to my brother's killing of thieves!"
Half a month ago, the Japanese invaders harassed Taizu Xiaoling, but fortunately, the Xiaoling Guards were well defended and drove away the wandering Japanese invaders, but this matter still caused shock to the government and the opposition.
Under the emperor's anger, Jinling Dusi Ke suffered, and 26 officers above the command level were dismissed, of which eight were beheaded.
At the same time, a consensus was reached between the government and the opposition to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and after several days of deliberation and bargaining, the matter finally fell to Zhu Jingyuan.
He is the crown prince, and he came to Jinling on behalf of the emperor to worship Zu Anling, which is very suitable for both feelings and reason, but the matter of suppressing thieves was also stuffed to him.
Listening to Zhu Jinghong's last sentence, Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a while and said, "Thirteenth brother, you have grown up!" ”
In Zhu Jingyuan's impression, Zhu Jinghong has always been a foolish child, but he didn't expect him to say such a thing.
Without worrying about the question of whether to grow up, Zhu Jinghong asked: "So fourth brother, who made you angry!" ”
Zhu Jingyuan replied in a deep voice: "Who else can there be, of course, the magistrates of Jinling, who are prevaricating one by one, even more hateful than the Japanese coquettish!" ”
The prevarication of officials is not new, but the dignified prince still dares to prevaricate when he coordinates affairs, and he is really bold.
"How do they pass the buck?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.
"Let them check the accounts, first the accounts reported are wrong, and after a few days of checking the treasury, it will be even more chaotic, it was supposed to be a joint discussion today, and the final result will be ......"
"I know that today, there are sixty percent of the county yamen, and the treasury has not been cleared, and the discussion will be over!"
After frowning and thinking deeply, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Fourth brother, I remember that when I left Beijing this time, my father gave you the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and those who are guilty of officials below the fourth rank can be dismissed, and those below the sixth rank can be punished by the king's law!" ”
"There is a special person in charge of the account books of each yamen, but now it has become unclear, it is because they are not doing it well, why didn't the fourth brother punish it directly?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong poured himself a cup of tea, and after quenching his thirst, he continued: "Although I don't read much, I also know the truth of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. ”
"I indulged them at the beginning, but I'm afraid that these people will be more difficult to control!"
Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan said helplessly: "Your Majesty is strict, the senior scholar also said it, but the thieves still need these people, and they are afraid that they will chill their hearts if they deal with it rashly!" ”
"And these officials are all from the two lists, and the relationship between fellow villagers in the same year is intertwined, and once they are disposed of, they are only afraid that the matter will be unruly!"
Hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong was extremely speechless.
This is not called being afraid of wolves and tigers, this is simply being afraid of chickens and ducks.
The dignified prince can't cure a bunch of magistrates, and it's a joke to spread it.
Zhu Jinghong said solemnly: "Fourth brother, if you want to think like this, I'm afraid that these people will become more and more rampant!" ”
"That's it, give them a few more days, I have already said that after three days, there will be results!" Zhu Jingyuan said.
"If they have other excuses, what should the fourth brother do?"
In a word, Zhu Jingyuan was asked, and after a few breaths, he replied: "If this is the case, I have no choice but to enforce the law of the country!" ”
Saying this, Zhu Jingyuan seemed to have put a lot of effort into it, but it made his face even more sad.
So Zhu Jinghong said: "Fourth brother, you want me to ...... Just change it to tomorrow and hear what they have to say! ”
"After three days, how can I go back on my word!"
"Fourth brother, you only said that there would be results in three days, but you didn't say that there would be no discussion tomorrow!"
"This ...... Let me think about it, you go eat first! ”
Zhu Jingyuan drove people directly, he was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he had to think more about this matter, and the decision was not so easy.
"Fourth Brother ......"
"Alright, let's eat!"
Seeing Zhu Jingyuan bowing his head and flipping through the case, Zhu Jinghong knew that the other party had made up his mind, so he didn't persuade him more.
When Zhu Jinghong walked out of the side hall, he met Gao Shuyan and returned, and the other party saluted and entered the side hall.
When Zhu Jinghong ordered someone to pass the meal, Gao Shuyan was talking to Zhu Jingyuan.