In addition, in the palace, after Zhu Xianming's repeated persuasion, the queen finally agreed to this plan.

Obviously, in the queen's opinion, such an arrangement is conducive to the harmony of her sons, so she has to agree even if she is reluctant.

Of course, the so-called reluctance is more because of Zhu Jinghong, as for the sixth child, she feels that it doesn't matter.

Only a few days later, the news that Zhu Jingyuan was in charge of the city began to spread inside and outside the imperial court, which was of course Zhu Xianming's intention.

Hearing the news, the crown prince Zhu Jingyuan was very happy, and then immediately convened a group of scholars to discuss the matter.

However, most of the scholars present were not so happy, and they all said that they must be careful.

"Isn't it a good thing that the sixth child was kicked out of Beijing?" Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but ask.

One of the scholars at the bottom said, "Your Highness, although it is a good thing...... However, King Rui has real power, but I am afraid that he will provoke even more trouble! ”

This person summed it up very well, in the past, Zhu Jingyuan presided over the revision of books in the Jixian Pavilion, and he could only use this to attract officials to indirectly meddle in affairs.

But now it is different, if he is in charge of the city, he can act openly and openly to eradicate dissidents in the name of rectifying smuggling.

The relationship between the gentry and business in the southeast coast is complicated, and most of the smuggling is not less...... It is completely Zhu Jingyuan who has the final say.

"yes, yes...... If King Rui is allowed to fabricate charges at will, I am afraid that a catastrophe will come......"

Listening to the discussions of his subordinates, Zhu Jingyuan still didn't understand why Zhu Jingyuan only had to fabricate accusations, and his own side would be in trouble.

Could it be that these noble scholars in my East Palace are not clean behind their backs?

This is the most reasonable explanation that Zhu Jingyuan thought of, and it just touched the truth of the matter.

"Your Highness, we should have planned early!" Xu Xinan finally spoke.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded, but this behavior violated his original intention, so he didn't say anything more.

His basic plate is the broadest class of scholars, and without the support of these people, he would have been deposed long ago, so even if he is not ashamed of these people, he still has to protect the interests of these people.

The scholars discussed together for more than an hour, and although Zhu Jingyuan was irritable when he heard it, he still endured it patiently.

After the discussion ended, he came to the inner house and wanted to talk to Yuan Chun.

Retreating left and right, Zhu Jingyuan walked to the Yuanchun Palace alone, but when he was about to arrive, he found that in the corridor on the east side, his son was diligently asking.

"So ordinary people, really can't eat well every day?"

"It's not just that they don't eat well, many people don't have enough to eat, and people starve to death every day!"

"But the whole court said that now is a prosperous era that is rare in the ages, and if it is a prosperous age, how can anyone starve to death?"

"Is it true that what the officials say?" Miaoyu asked rhetorically.

"Do they dare to bully the king?" Zhu Muchun asked in great surprise.

"A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, although Your Majesty is holy and bright, it is inevitable that he will be deceived by others!"

Hearing what Miaoyu said, Zhu Jingyuan on the side was also shocked, but he also agreed with this point of view.

The descendants of the royal family, born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women, will not know the suffering of the people, and how can they understand what kind of world the world is.

"Daddy......"

Following the direction in which Zhu Muchun ran away, Miaoyu saw the prince standing with his hands in the distance, so she immediately got up and saluted.

After a long period of contact, Miaoyu has fully confirmed that this prince is a very good person, so she has special respect for him at this time.

Only by putting such a prince on the throne and exercising benevolent government can the people of the world live a good life...... Miaoyu shouted in her heart.

There are two views within the White Lotus Sect, one is the well-known rebellion, and the other is the new "support".

After hundreds of years of practice, the former has basically proved to be impossible, which is why this second point of view was born.

And the so-called "support" refers to supporting a true benevolent monarch and exerting influence on him for the benefit of the world.

After many trade-offs and comparisons, the White Lotus Sect took Zhu Jingyuan as a target, and then sent Miaoyu.

However, it is a pity that Miaoyu was exposed from the beginning, and even if she is doing very well now, she will only be used as a tool for use.

And all this, Miaoyu didn't know.

Holding his son to Miaoyu, Zhu Jingyuan said with a light smile: "The people's sufferings are unknown unless you have experienced them, and there will be time in the future...... Explain more with Tsubaki! ”

"Yes!"

"You go on, I won't bother!"

"Congratulations to Your Highness!"

Looking at the distant prince, Miaoyu became more and more firm in her heart, and vowed to use the power of the whole sect to push the prince to the throne.

Time flies quickly, the last few days of the lunar month are fleeting, and the Ming Dynasty has entered the thirteenth year of orthodoxy.

As in previous years, the royal year is still very tormented, with various ceremonies, various sacrifices, and various pilgrimages......

Zhu Jinghong basically participated in these processes, and it also made him very uncomfortable before and after.

On the contrary, the emperor hid and was idle, except for the most important thing of paying tribute to the mausoleum of the ancestors, and the rest of the ceremonies, including the sacrifice to the sky, were all pushed to the crown prince to preside.

And this year, Zhu Jingyuan is also very powerful, although his body and bones are still not very good, but he has persisted in the ceremony for more than ten days.

The old man is really going to pave the way for the prince...... This is the joint speculation of Zhu Jinghong and Zhu Jingyuan, and this result makes both of them feel urgent.

On the sixteenth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, that is, on the first day after the Shangyuan Festival, the emperor officially issued an edict, determining the scope of authority and responsibility of the two Zhu Jinghong brothers, and ordering them to leave for Jinling at the end of the month.

Zhu Jingyuan was ordered on the spot, he really wanted to go to Jinling as soon as possible, and take charge of things as soon as possible to do things that "harm others and benefit themselves".

Let's say that in the Xiangwang Mansion, Zhu Jinghong, who received the holy decree, was sitting in the study on the east side of the Yin'an main hall.

In front of him lay a bright yellow scroll on the bookcase, which was the holy decree he had just received.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong's eyes were staring at the Holy Decree, his expression was gloomy, and his eyes were extremely unkind.

Fortunately, at this time, the eunuchs and maids on duty in the palace have been waved back, otherwise Zhu Jinghong's appearance will definitely scare people to death.

Others may not dare to enter the Yin'an Palace, but Princess Xue Baochai is not among them, for example, at this time, she entered the study alone and sat down on the side slowly.

Baochai understands Zhu Jinghong's mood very well, she knows that her man is unwilling to be at the mercy of others, and she is unwilling to go to a place where it is difficult to make achievements.

But the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and now that the holy decree has been issued, even if he is unwilling, he can only endure it......

Just as Baochai was thinking about how to accept the reality of Zhu Jinghong, the latter suddenly spoke: "You were right before, the situation in the northwest is changing, I may be able to delay it!" ”

If the emperor is determined not to use him, it is useless to delay even time...... Zhu Jinghong knows this.

But even so, he still wanted to delay, because there was no way to do it.

"How to procrastinate?" Baochai asked, thinking about it herself.

"Or don't you get sick? Or is there an accident in the house and you can't leave for a while? ”

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's thoughts, Baochai shook his head slightly, and then said, "I have an idea......

"Speak ......"

"The Ministry of Rites has agreed that February 26 and the sixth day of March this year are auspicious days, so that the 14th and 15th will get married respectively!"

"They are your brothers, and it would be better for you to stay and congratulate them personally, as a way of delaying time!"

Hearing Baochai's words, Zhu Jinghong frowned and said, "Congratulations to the two of them, compared to the emperor...... I'm afraid it doesn't matter much! ”

What Zhu Jinghong meant by this was that the marriage of Zhu Jingchun and the two was not enough to delay time.

Baochai shook his head and replied: "You can't say that, it is a matter of course to be an elder brother and love your younger brother, since you have a straightforward temperament with clear grievances, it is appropriate to insist on doing so!" ”

Hearing her say this, Zhu Jinghong thought about it carefully and felt that it was such a truth.

"Then do as you say, I'll go to the palace tomorrow!"

Who knew that Baochai shook his head again and said: "It's best to go today, that's what it means to strike while the iron is hot, and going tomorrow will seem like a plan!" ”

After nodding slightly, Zhu Jinghong sighed and said, "If the old man suspects that I am suspicious, I am afraid that no matter what I do...... He'll think I've got something to offer! ”

This is a very heavy topic, at this time Baochai did not rush to answer, after thinking for a while, he said: "Believe you or not, we can't see it in a short time, we can only watch it slowly!" ”

got up and walked to Zhu Jinghong, put a crown hat on his head slowly, and Baochai said slowly: "Don't delay, go to the palace quickly!" ”

"It's good!"

After separating from Baochai, Zhu Jinghong went to the palace by car alone.

At this time, Zhu Xianming in the Qianqing Palace was summoning the minister, and the person who was summoned was Lin Ruhai, the imperial historian of the Inspectorate.

"You have been in Jinling for many years, and you are very clear about the situation of the local gentry, I intend to send you to Jinling to supervise King Rui and King Xiang full-time!"

After answering a series of questions earlier, Lin Ruhai never expected that the emperor would arrange it like this.

He was not afraid to return to Jinling, but he could supervise the errands of the two princes, but he felt that his head was big when he heard it.

These two masters, how can he Lin Ruhai restrain them.

"Your Majesty, the minister's talent is lacking, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to take on this important task, please ......"

"Huh...... Aiqing don't shirk, since I trust you, you just need to do your best to do your best! ”

Here, Zhu Xianming has already called himself "I", and he has obviously made up his mind.

Lin Ruhai understood this, and knew that it was useless for him to say more, so he replied: "The minister's order!" ”

"I give you a secret decree, if these two kings have a way of exceeding the rules, the king can directly remove them from office!"

When Zhu Xianming spoke, Cheng Ying had already brought out a scroll, which was the so-called secret decree.

Although he had the strong support of the emperor, looking at the secret decree in front of him, Lin Ruhai still wanted to cry without tears.

If the two princes are really deposed, even if the emperor maintains them, it will be difficult to have a good end in the later period...... Lin Ruhai is very clear about this.

Wouldn't offending these two masters be looking for death......

trembling and taking the holy decree, Lin Ruhai had to kowtow again to thank him, and secretly said that the kindness of the Zhu family was really profitable, and he had put his whole life into it.

Just as Zhu Xianming was telling the details of the errand, a little eunuch came to Cheng Ying and whispered to him, and then Cheng Ying told the emperor about the situation.

Knowing that it was Zhu Jinghong who asked to see him, Zhu Xianming was not in a hurry at all, but talked to Lin Ruhai carefully.

"Lin Qing, your girl is almost fifteen, right?"

The emperor's sudden question made Lin Ruhai very surprised, and at the same time alert.

"Back to Your Majesty, I will turn fifteen this year!"

"Can you find a good match?"

"Because he serves the princess, he hasn't considered marriage for the time being!"

Nodding, Zhu Xianming said calmly: "She is a good girl, naturally you can't be sloppy in marriage, you have to choose carefully!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love!" Lin Ruhai bowed down again.

Withdrawing his smile, Zhu Xianming said: "It's nothing, you just go back and prepare, and set off with the sixth child at the end of the month!" ”

"Yes!"

With apprehension, Lin Ruhai walked out of the Qianqing Palace, but met Zhu Jinghong outside, who was chatting with the guards at the moment.

"Lin Yushi, long time no see!"

"Meet Your Highness!"

"No courtesy, no courtesy!"

"After more than a year of cultivation, Lin Yushi's body is really much healthier, so he can share his worries for His Majesty again!"

Zhu Jinghong's casual words almost made Lin Ruhai break his defense.

I worked hard to maintain my body, and I planned to live a good life without being an official, but now I was swept into the stormy waves.

Of course, Lin Ruhai could only think about these words in his heart, and he didn't dare to show them for half a minute.

"This robbery of Your Majesty's Longen, the ministers should keep it in mind!" Lin Ruhai said solemnly.

After all, thinking about other people's daughters, Zhu Jinghong thought about saying a few more words, but at this time, Cheng Ying came out of the hall.

"Thirteenth Master, the Lord has summoned you to an audience!"

With Cheng Ying's words, Zhu Jinghong could only go to the audience first, so he said goodbye to Lin Ruhai.

Let's say that when Zhu Jinghong entered the hall, he saw that the emperor was reviewing the recital, so he shouted at the top of his voice as before: "Dad, my son has something to ask for!" ”

Even if Zhu Xianming didn't want to pay attention to it, he couldn't raise his head when he heard such a loud voice at this time.

"What?"

"My son wants to delay for a few days before leaving Beijing!" Zhu Jinghong said very calmly.

In an instant, Zhu Xianming suspected that this guy might have a plan, but he still asked, "Why?" ”

"In a few days, the fourteenth brother will get married, and the son will grow up with them, and the relationship is very good and close like brothers, so I want to congratulate them in person, and then set off!"

"Like brothers? Aren't you brothers? ”

taught a lesson with a straight face, but in the face of Zhu Jinghong's red eyes, Zhu Xianming believed that he had no plans.

The royal family has little affection, since Zhu Jinghong is so hearted, it is difficult for Zhu Xianming to have the mind of vetoing.

The construction of the sailor is not a day's work, and now that the shipbuilding task has begun, it is nothing to delay a month...... Zhu Xianming thought so.

After a few breaths of silence, he finally spoke: "Then you can delay it for a month!" ”

I thought it would take some setbacks, but I didn't expect to achieve my goal so easily, Zhu Jinghong was in a good mood, but he also guessed that the emperor might not doubt himself.

Sending himself to Jinling, perhaps just because he wanted to balance the situation.

"Yes!"

Zhu Xianming continued to write, and when Zhu Jinghong wanted to thank him for retiring, he suddenly said: "Do you have a mind about the Lin family's girl?" ”

"Huh?"

(End of chapter)

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