Chapter 241: Winter Goes to Spring

Jingshi, on the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank like water, holding the book handed over by the Ministry of War in his hand, and he was silent.

Zhao Ben, the secretary of the Ministry of War, cautiously reported on Yunnan's military supplies and grass, for fear that his inappropriate words would anger Zhu Yuanzhang at this time.

After the death of the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang only dropped out of the court for one day, and then began to go to court normally again.

Although the sudden death of his grandson made him very sad, but he was the emperor, the people of the world needed him, the Ming court needed him, he couldn't delay the court affairs because of his sadness, after a day of delay, he forcibly suppressed his grief!

It's just that although he forcibly restored the early dynasty, his emotions inevitably affected the ministers, and in recent times, the atmosphere in the court has been particularly depressing, and all the courtiers are cautious and cautious, for fear that the emperor will vent his anger by misbehaving at this time.

"Zhengnan General Fu Youde reported that Yuan Shizu has been more than 100 years old, during which there have been repeated wars, the garrison soldiers in Yunnan have been unable to find, and now our army should set up guards in key positions, as for the taxation of grain and grass, the general Darima said, the land in Yunnan is mostly occupied by the monks and Taoists, and now if it is only collected in accordance with the old system of the Yuan Dynasty, the income tax grain may not be enough for the army."

Zhao Ben lowered his head and whispered.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened patiently, and finally said the road: "Then all the monasteries, Taoist temples, and the land managed by the former government will be incorporated into the official field, and the soldiers will cultivate it, and the grain collected by the salt merchants will be used to supply the army." ”

It has been some time since the army marched to Yunnan, and although the war has been won, it is still a troublesome matter to govern it in the future.

Now that the Tusi tribes have just been annexed, the army must not be able to withdraw so quickly, otherwise it will be even more expensive to send troops to re-recruit when these people rebel.

It's just that so many large troops are stationed, but the supply of military supplies has become a problem, he originally wanted to refer to the garrison layout of the former yuan, but he couldn't find the troop register, so it can only be determined depending on the situation, and then slowly withdraw part of the army when the situation is stable in the future.

"Yes, I obey!"

Zhao Bende had a holy order, bowed respectfully, returned to the train, and quietly wiped a cold sweat.

Now the pressure on the affairs at this juncture is really too great, and the other ministries are all things that can be pressed back, and they will be reported back when the emperor recovers from the grief of losing his beloved grandson, but the affairs of his military department cannot be delayed, especially now that the army has not returned to the south, and the affairs must be reported in time.

After Zhao Ben finished speaking, Ruan Gan, Zhang Zongyi and other Shangshu were silent, and they could delay everything if they could, and everything was fine.

However, the Ministry of Rites can't drag on any longer, the emperor's eldest grandson died of illness, and the funeral has to be decided by the Ministry of Rites, which has been going on for several days, if they can't come up with a charter, I'm afraid Your Majesty will cut people!

At this time, he hated himself for not resigning sooner, and he had dragged on to catch up with such a tricky matter.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites, after discussing with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, thought that the emperor's eldest grandson had not been awarded the title during his lifetime, and should be posthumously crowned as the king of the county.

Si Si trembled and said out of class.

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the Fengtian Hall was even more depressed, and the ministers even gasped much quieter.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his heart suddenly felt a colic, and he couldn't help but have a sad look on his face.

But of course, he looked up at the ministers, and saw that these people didn't dare to breathe at this time, and sighed slightly in his heart.

"The eldest grandson of the emperor is regarded as the prince and posthumously pursued as the prince, and the rest will be done according to what you have agreed."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, without getting angry or crying.

When he heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately respectfully agreed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

After saying this, he retreated, and the others continued to bow their heads and remain silent.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not force it, and left Fengtian Hall first in Xu Shou's shout of "retreat from the dynasty with nothing to do".

After he left, the tense nerves of the ministers relaxed a little, and they scattered in twos and threes.

More than ten days later, Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor, was posthumously named the king of Yuhuai and buried in the east of Zhongshan Xiaoling.

Along the way, the ministers were mourned in plain clothes, and Zhu Biao's family wept and wept, grief-stricken for this child who died young, and Queen Ma also burst into tears.

When Zhu Xiongying was seriously ill, Queen Ma took care of her in the palace personally, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep this grandson in the end.

After the funeral, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma returned to the harem, Queen Ma wiped her tears while coughing, Zhu Yuanzhang supported her, seeing her like this, she couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Don't work too hard, pay more attention to your body."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and persuaded.

"I'm fine, but I pity our grandson, he's only eight years old!"

Queen Ma said with tears in her sleeves.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang is also sad in his heart, but he is not like Queen Ma, who can express his sadness without care.

"Hey, you should pay more attention, you are tired of taking care of Xiongying during this time, let's call the imperial doctor to take a look at you when you go back." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said.

Queen Ma nodded slightly, but the sadness in her heart couldn't be stopped.

On the second day, Zhao Xuan, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, took four or five imperial doctors including Dai Sigong and Liu Chun into the palace to treat Queen Ma.

After several diagnostic discussions, Zhao Xuan reported the results to Zhu Yuanzhang, and what Queen Ma got was just evidence of ordinary wind and cold, and Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved when he heard it.

With the passage of time, the clouds of the death of the emperor's grandson gradually disappeared, and the courtiers slowly returned to their former state.

Fu Youde and Mu Ying and others in Yunnan are busy with their lives, although most of the Tusi have been subdued, but there are still some local officials who rebel, and some people even spread rumors that the Ming army has withdrawn, taking advantage of Mu Ying, Fu Youde and others to attack Yunnan City when they sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Li Wei directly ordered people to move the artillery to the city wall, and bombarded the rabble who came to Koucheng, and these people scattered in all directions in fright.

There are many dangerous mountains in Yunnan, and many rebels can't beat them, so they hide in the mountains, and when the Ming army relaxes, they will come out to harass them, and the generals are also very annoying.

In the blink of an eye, winter turned to spring, and the weather slowly got hotter, but the imperial doctors in the imperial city were getting colder and colder in their hearts!

Because after more than a month of their diagnosis and treatment, Queen Ma's condition not only did not improve, but gradually worsened!

Zhao Xuan, Dai Sigong and several other imperial doctors discussed anxiously after some looks.

"How's it going, what's going on with the queen's condition?" Zhao Xuan asked impatiently.

Although he is an envoy, he still has to look at these imperial doctors when it comes to medical skills, but if the imperial doctor can't cure it, he can't run away as an envoy! (End of chapter)