Zhu Feng was still relatively clear-headed. After listening to Han Du's words, he also believed that it was impossible for his father to seal the entire continent to him. But in this case, all three places have their own advantages and disadvantages, and he doesn't know how to choose.
Some were unsure and looked up at Zhu Biao, hoping that Zhu Biao could give him a suggestion.
Zhu Biao couldn't give his second brother any advice, because these three places are far and near. If he suggested that his second brother choose a continent. If outsiders found out in the future, he might be accused of being mean and ungrateful, and he would be sealed away from his biological brother thousands of miles away.
If he asked his second brother to choose Luzon, there was a possibility of being misunderstood. Compared with Luzon, although it is better in all aspects, the various forces are complicated and it may not be possible for Zhu Ping to fight.
So, Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Where my second brother wants to be sealed, you should ask your father what he wants. After all, no matter where you choose, your father will nod in the end."
Zhu Xiang thought that what the emperor said made sense. In the end, it was his father who had the final say as to where he could be sealed.
"What the emperor said is true." Zhu Xi first thanked Zhu Biao with his hands, then turned to look at Han Du and thanked him as well: "Your explanation of the confusion has made me enlightened. Thank you very much."
...
A few days later, at a morning meeting, Lao Zhu announced the punishment of King Qin to the ministers.
Take back the feudal country and move it overseas...
Although the title and title of King Qin were still there, such an ungrateful punishment still made all the ministers feel chilly.
To put it nicely, it means being moved overseas, but to put it worse, it means being exiled.
The officials did not expect that the emperor would punish King Qin like this. After all, King Qin was the emperor's own son. Although the people in Xi'an were in dire straits, their families were ruined, and they even personally sent someone to beat a commoner to death. But after all, the emperor had doubled the compensation to the people, and the people had forgiven King Qin and also presented the emperor with the Ten Thousand People's Umbrella and the Ten Thousand People's Umbrella.
This matter has been properly handled. Even if the emperor lets King Qin return to his fiefdom and continue to be his prince, the officials will not say anything.
But what the officials never expected was that the emperor had no intention of sparing King Qin lightly, and even wanted to exile him overseas...
He is so cruel to his own son, why can't all the officials feel sympathy for him?
Therefore, when Lao Zhu proposed it in the morning court, no official refuted it. They were afraid that Lao Zhu would burn his anger on them, so they lowered their heads and closed their mouths tightly, saying nothing.
'Anyway, King Qin is your son. As long as you are happy, I don't have any opinion on how to deal with the ministers. '
All the officials had no objections to the emperor moving King Qin overseas, but some people did.
Today, Han Du was accompanying An Qing at home, but suddenly the eunuch from Kunning Palace came to deliver Queen Ma's decree.
"The Queen has a decree to summon the Marquis of Zhenhai to the palace to see him~"
After hearing this, An Qing looked up at Han Du with some suspicion and asked, "What does the Queen Mother want from you?"
"How do I know?" Han Du was also confused. He glanced at the eunuch in surprise and then looked back at An Qing.
An Qing also looked confused when he saw Han Du, obviously not knowing what was going on. She didn't care. She looked at her son from where she was sitting. She waved to Han Du casually without looking back and said, "Since the queen is looking for you, you should go quickly."
Han Du didn't want to keep the eunuch waiting, so he got up, changed his clothes and followed him into Kunning Palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, Han Du's smile froze on his face before he had time to greet Queen Ma.
Because Han Du saw Zhu Biao kneeling on the ground in front of Queen Ma, and when he heard the eunuch announcing Han Du's arrival, he turned around and met Han Du's eyes.
Zhu Biao's eyes were full of deep sympathy for Han Du.
"My lord, please pay homage to your empress." The atmosphere was so strange, how could Han Du dare to be so casual? Suddenly his whole body tensed up and he quickly walked to Queen Ma in three steps and then knelt down like Zhu Biao.
boom! Queen Ma angrily slapped her hand on the low table next to the armrest. The loud sound shook Han Du and made him feel numb all over.
Han Du also didn't expect that Queen Ma, despite her age, could exert such heavy pressure on him even if she was slightly angry. Even Han Du couldn't have made such a big move with her palm just now.
"Well, Han Du, I thought you were a good person and decided to marry An Qing to you. I didn't expect you to be a villain who repays kindness with hatred." Queen Ma was not polite as soon as she opened her mouth, pointing directly at Han Du's nose and scolded.
"Your Majesty, sir, I don't understand what your Majesty means." Han Du was a little unclear as to what was going on.
But Empress Ma didn't answer Han Du at all, or even ignored him at all. She turned around and shouted at Zhu Biao: "You are the prince, and Zhu Feng is your biological brother. How can you have the heart to exile him overseas?" ?”
He originally lowered his head and wanted to make himself transparent so that his mother wouldn't notice him. He suddenly had to raise his head with a wry smile and replied: "Mother, overseas is not a barbaric land. Hasn't it been very peaceful these years? Okay. Besides, the second brother insisted on going, and I didn’t let him go."
"Bastard!" Empress Ma became even more angry, pointed at Zhu Biao's nose, and cursed: "You think the Queen Mother is easy to deceive, don't you? The second brother has been staying in Xi'an since he became a feudal lord. Even when he returns to Beijing, he just comes and goes. It’s just a rush. How does he know what it’s like overseas? Didn’t you two instigate him? "
Got~horse
The queen scolded Zhu Biao and Han Du into silence.
Indeed, if Han Du and Zhu Biao had not mentioned anything overseas to Zhu Xi, how would Zhu Xi know about the situation overseas? I'm afraid Zhu Xiang doesn't have the concept of overseas at all in his mind.
Zhu Biao and Han Du looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort them.
But at this time, Empress Ma became more and more sad the more she scolded her. She sobbed intermittently: "My mother is old, and I don't think about anything now. I just want to see you brothers and brothers respectfully in front of my mother. My mother will be content with this life." Already..."
Han Du didn't dare to answer the question now. He could only kneel straight on the ground, lowering his head and saying nothing.
But Zhu Biao had to speak at this time. He glanced at Han Du and saw that there was no hope, so he had to sigh helplessly and said: "Mother, my second brother is not far overseas. It is so convenient to travel by boat now. If the mother I miss my second brother so much, I can call him back at any time."
"Thousands of miles overseas, isn't it that far away? If the queen mother misses her second son, can she see him within a month?" Queen Ma couldn't listen to Zhu Biao's words at all, and even sternly criticized him.
In her opinion, Zhu Feng's fiefdom was in Xi'an in the past. If he had to hurry up, it would only take a month. But once you go overseas, it’s thousands of miles away and it’s not easy to get back.
This is also true. Even if Zhu Xi goes to the nearest Luzon, it will take at least two months to go back and forth.
Zhu Biao was also speechless by his mother's question. He laughed flatteringly, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, a deep voice came from behind.
"Yo! What's wrong with you guys?"
When Zhu Biao and Han Du heard Lao Zhu's voice, they immediately felt as if they had finally waited for a savior, and quickly turned around and bowed to Lao Zhu on their knees.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father~"
There was no other way. Facing Queen Ma, Han Du had no choice but to play the emotional card.
Old Zhu walked past Zhu Biao and Han Du calmly, walked straight to Queen Ma and sat down. He glanced at the two of them with a smile and said, "What are you two kneeling on the ground for? Get up."
Zhu Biao and Han Du were overjoyed and were about to get up.
But Queen Ma suddenly stopped her, "No, just kneel like this."
When the two heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground in frustration.
Lao Zhu looked at Queen Ma with a smile and asked, "Why do you want them to kneel down?"
Queen Ma also lost her temper and had sex with Lao Zhu. She said stubbornly: "Zhu Biao is my son. If I want him to kneel, he will kneel."
This reason cannot be refuted. The Ming Dynasty relied on filial piety to establish the world. Queen Ma did have this power, and even Lao Zhu could not say anything about her.
If Lao Zhu asks Zhu Biao to stand up, he is encouraging Zhu Biao to be unfilial. Even Zhu Biao himself would not listen to Lao Zhu's words. He could only continue to kneel until Queen Ma calmed down and asked him to get up.
"What about Han Du?" The meaning of Lao Zhu's words is very obvious. Zhu Biao is his son. If you ask him to kneel, I can't say anything, but I can't let Han Du kneel too.
"He is my son-in-law. As the old saying goes, my son-in-law is only half a son, so I will make him kneel down. What's wrong?" Queen Ma was not afraid of Lao Zhu at all, and even glared at him.
When Han Du heard Lao Zhu's words, he thought he had hope of standing up. As a result, Queen Ma said this... Well, I'd better kneel down.
He sighed inwardly and couldn't help but glance sideways at Zhu Biao. As soon as his eyes met, he quickly looked away, but the smile he was holding back could not be concealed, and it all fell into Han Du's eyes.
Gloating, right?
But Han Du could only endure Zhu Biao's gloating. Just like Empress Ma said, who allowed him to marry someone else's daughter?
When Lao Zhu saw that Queen Ma was unwilling to give up, he stopped caring about the two of them. Anyway, it was Zhu Biao and the others who were uncomfortable, not him.
After pondering for a while, Lao Zhu smiled and comforted Queen Ma: "Sister, I know you are reluctant to let your second son go overseas. But he is my son, and there are some things he has to go overseas."
"Why do you have to go? Why didn't you say so before?" Empress Ma still refused to give up, and even criticized Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu sighed helplessly and looked up into the empty air, his eyes blurred as if he was lost in memories, "Sister, do you still remember the time I had a drink with my second brother and third brother?"
"You have been drinking a lot, how do I know which time it was?" Queen Ma turned her head to one side, as if she didn't want to hear the emperor's explanation, and muttered with a bit of complaint.
"That time, my third brother took advantage of his drunkenness and told me that if I will make all my children and grandchildren kings, then the Ming Dynasty will not be broken in the future." When Lao Zhu said this, there was still something in his eyes. He was very cold and stern, obviously he was a little dissatisfied with Xu Da who said this in the first place.
However, Lao Zhu's eyes soon became calm and he continued: "Of course I also know that as our Lao Zhu family spreads its branches and leaves, there will only be more and more descendants in the future. The third brother said that it is bursting. , I’m not being alarmist. But I can’t help it, you know, sister.”
Queen Ma turned back with some emotion and looked at the Emperor with blank eyes.
Lao Zhu continued to sigh: "I just want my descendants to have enough food and clothing, and I will not give up the rewards for them. But what the third brother said is right. The land of the Ming Dynasty is limited after all. If our Lao Zhu family can Such a generation
If the sealing continues for generations, one day there will be a time when there is no land left to seal. At that time, I'm afraid it won't be a question of whether it can continue to be sealed. At that time, I'm afraid it will be the time when the Ming Dynasty overthrows. "
Lao Zhu himself is a farmer, and he deeply understands how important land is to farmers. If the people in the world really have no land to farm, troubled times will inevitably come again.
Seeing Empress Ma bow her head and become silent, Lao Zhu turned to look at Han Du and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Han Du gave me an excellent suggestion. The land of Ming Dynasty is limited, but there is much land outside Ming Dynasty. Yes. If I keep my descendants outside the Ming Dynasty, wouldn’t it solve the problem of insufficient land?"
This idea was originally proposed to him by Han Du, but Lao Zhu originally didn't care. Because at this time, there was still a lot of land in the Ming Dynasty, and the needs of the people in the Ming Dynasty were not enough to occupy all the land. In addition, Han Du boasted about his overseas success so well that even Lao Zhu couldn't believe it. What kind of land is fertile and fertile, what kind of millet can be harvested three times a year... it sounds like a dream.
Moreover, Lao Zhu believed that the Ming Dynasty was the kingdom of heaven and the center of the world. But according to Han Du, besides the Ming Dynasty, there are countless treasures far beyond the Ming Dynasty. Doesn't this belittle the Ming Dynasty? How can Lao Zhu accept this?
But in recent years, Ming Dynasty has tried its best to develop Nanyang. Looking at the various grains and minerals sent to Ming Dynasty every year like mountains and seas, even Lao Zhu had to admit that this overseas country is indeed an undeveloped treasure land.
At least, that's the case in Nanyang.
Since there are so many good places outside the Ming Dynasty, the idea of entrusting overseas enfeoffment naturally appeared in Lao Zhu's mind again.
Lao Zhu may regard Zhu Ping's matter as an attempt, or he may just go with the flow.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants to move all the kings overseas?" After hearing the Emperor's words, Queen Ma misunderstood Lao Zhu's meaning and asked nervously.
Just one Zhu Ping moved overseas, which was enough to make Empress Ma dissatisfied. Now the emperor is saying that he wants to try to entrust overseas states. Doesn't this mean that if Zhu Ping succeeds in entrusting overseas states, other kings will also follow suit?
Empress Ma wanted to refute, but the emperor made it clear early on that this matter was related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Ma knew that the emperor might listen to her on ordinary matters, but as long as the emperor made up his mind on matters involving the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, no one could stop him.
Under Empress Ma's nervous eyes, Lao Zhu shook his head slightly and said: "No, even if the second brother proves that it is feasible to move overseas, I will not move all the kings overseas. For one thing, although the Northern Yuan Imperial Court now It was destroyed, but the tribes on the grassland still exist, and their strength has not been lost much. The nine sides of the Ming Dynasty still need someone to guard it. Secondly, the land of the Ming Dynasty is still enough for me to enfeoff the kings. "
After saying that, he looked back at Zhu Biao and continued: "But after Biao'er becomes the emperor in the future, I'm afraid he will have to start entrusting overseas enfeoffments."
Naturally, the sooner the overseas enfeoffment is carried out, the better. Unfortunately, Lao Zhu has already decided on the fiefdoms of the kings. Even for the prince who is still underage, his fiefdom has already been decided. Fortunately, these fiefdoms are just a drop in the bucket for the entire Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Biao nodded immediately and said solemnly: "My son, I will obey my father's will."
Queen Ma saw that the emperor was not prepared to exile all the kings overseas, and she did not want to mention Zhu Ping's matter again. Now that the emperor has taken a step back, he promised her that he would not divide the kings. If she still clings to Zhu Ping's affairs, she would be a little too ignorant.
Even though she has been married to the emperor for decades, Empress Ma also knows that sometimes it is necessary for both parties to take a step back.
"The Rebirth of Financial Giants"
He glanced at Zhu Biao and Han Du lightly, and said a few words lightly, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, my dear mother~"
Han Du slowly stood up from the ground. After kneeling for a while, Han Du felt as if his legs were no longer his own. The pain made his legs numb and stiff, and Han Du could only move little by little before he could slowly stand up.
Zhu Biao is indeed worthy of having been in the army since he was a child. He has rough skin and thick flesh. For him, kneeling for such a short time was like scratching an itch, and he instantly jumped up from the ground.
Seeing that Han Du had difficulty moving, he stepped forward to hold Han Du's arm and help him.
Han Du immediately gave Zhu Biao a grateful look. Without his help, it would be really difficult for him to stand up.
There is no way, the scholar's body is just like this. Han Du still pays attention to exercise on weekdays, but he is not able to persist, so that the effect is not good.
When Lao Zhu saw the scene where Zhu Biao helped Han Du, he couldn't help but smile.
However, although Empress Ma let the two of them go and agreed to let Zhu Ping move overseas, she also had her own ideas about where to place Zhu Ping.
In Empress Ma's view, since Zhu Ping had to move overseas, she had to find a way to keep him close. This way at least if there is any problem, Daming can help him in time. If the seal is too far away, Ming Dynasty can't reach it. If something goes wrong, how can she accept it?
Lao Zhu had not thought about where to entrust Zhu Xi. Seeing Queen Ma's proposal, Lao Zhu thought about it for a while and didn't think there was any problem, so he agreed to her.
After Zhu Biao and Han Du heard this, they looked at each other secretly, "Oh no!"
However, neither of them dared to raise objections at this time. They could only feel sorry for Zhu Cang in their hearts and let him seek happiness for himself.
