[I guess there are no readers at all, they are all robots from Qidian! 】
"Fourth brother, have you calmed down?"
After glaring at Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Jingyuan cursed angrily: "What the hell, sooner or later you will piss me off to death!"
Judging from this tone and attitude, Zhu Jinghong could confirm that the fourth brother of the prince had indeed calmed down.
Judging from the memory of his previous life, apart from his true hatred for Lao Liu, the prince was very kind to his other brothers and sisters, especially Zhu Jinghong.
"When I was little, I also wanted to see the scene outside the palace walls. I don't blame you if you want to go out for a walk, Fourth Brother!"
"But a gentleman doesn't build a dangerous wall. Now the Japanese pirates are disturbing the place, and there are White Lotus sect thieves secretly stirring up trouble. If you want to go out, you should let us know in advance and arrange enough guards before leaving!"
These words were heartbreaking. Zhu Jinghong couldn't bear to have such a good fourth brother who coveted his position as prince.
It's a pity that you are not the "fourth child" and I am not the "thirteenth child"... Zhu Jinghong thought to himself.
I saw him smiling and saying: "Fourth brother, if I go out again in the future, I must ask for your permission first!"
Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan continued to lecture: "And the Qinhuai River, there is no place in Yingtian Mansion that you can go to, but you want to go to that place?"
"If it spreads, where will the royal family's face be put?"
After scratching his head, Zhu Jinghong said in a muffled voice: "Isn't that why I didn't go?"
Seeing how he didn't care, Zhu Jingyuan felt helpless.
So he could only use his ultimate move: "If dad finds out about this, what will happen to you?"
Hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong's hair suddenly stood up and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This was a conditioned reflex of his predecessor for many years and was not under Zhu Jinghong's control at all.
According to the Zhengtong Emperor's temper, if he knew that Zhu Jinghong was visiting a brothel, he would really beat him to death.
Zhu Jinghong looked worried and said: "Fourth brother, dad has a lot of things to do, don't let him know about these troublesome things!"
The internal titles of the Zhu Ming royal family have been very down-to-earth since Zhu Yuanzhang, and are no different from ordinary people except in formal occasions.
"Then you'd better be obedient, otherwise..."
Zhu Jinghong immediately swore to the sky: "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will be honest from now on and never cause you any trouble!"
As Zhu Jinghong's de facto guardian, Zhu Jingyuan will be jointly and severally responsible for any mistakes Zhu Jinghong makes, so he has to be sincere and reasonable.
Seeing that Zhu Jinghong had taken the oath, Zhu Jingyuan felt relieved.
"Lunch has already passed. I asked the imperial chef to leave some food for you. There is your favorite roast leg of lamb. Go ahead!"
As a busy prince, Zhu Jingyuan is indeed a qualified elder brother who can take such meticulous care into consideration.
This is Zhu Jingyuan's advantage, but after a few days of brief contact with this brother, Zhu Jinghong also discovered that he has obvious shortcomings.
First of all, he is soft-hearted, which is fine as an ordinary person, but as a prince, it can be life-threatening, not to mention having an extremely strong father.
The second is that he is not in good health, which is a big taboo for the imperial prince. If it were not for his status as the eldest son, Zhu Jingyuan would never be able to take over the East Palace.
Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Zhu Jingyuan, the sixth child, would be dissatisfied with his brother from the same mother and would try every means to express himself in order to seek the position of prince.
This time Zhu Jingyuan came to Yingtian, Zhu Jingyuan was causing trouble behind his back. Zhu Jinghong's predecessor knew about this.
Zhu Jinghong was about to leave, but saw that his brother was deeply sad, so he asked: "Fourth brother, who else made you angry?"
"You don't understand, go eat first!"
After traveling through time, Zhu Jinghong has no intention of being idle. Only by participating in practical matters can he have a promising future.
Otherwise, he will be just a prince.
"Fourth brother, this time you come to Jinling, in addition to worshiping ancestors, you also need to eliminate Japanese pirates. Although I have no ability, I am still willing to be a soldier under my brother's command and contribute to my brother's killing of thieves!"
Half a month ago, Japanese pirates attacked Taizu Xiaoling. Fortunately, the Xiaoling Guards were well-defended and drove away the fleeing Japanese pirates. However, this incident still shocked the government and the public.
In the anger of the emperor, Jinling Dusi Ke suffered a disaster. Twenty-six officers above the commanding rank were dismissed, eight of whom had their heads chopped off.
At the same time, the government and the opposition reached a consensus on the extermination of Japanese pirates. After several days of deliberation, the matter finally fell on Zhu Jingyuan.
He was a prince, and it was very appropriate for him to come to Jinling to pay homage to his ancestor Anling on behalf of the emperor. However, the task of suppressing thieves was also left to him.
After hearing Zhu Jinghong's last words, Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a while and said: "Thirteenth brother, you have grown up!"
In Zhu Jingyuan's impression, Zhu Jinghong had always been a child who was messing around, but he didn't expect him to say such a thing.
Without worrying about whether to grow up, Zhu Jinghong asked: "So Fourth Brother, who made you angry?"
Zhu Jingyuan replied in a deep voice: "Who else, of course, is the local officials in Jinling. They are pushing the blame one by one. They are even more hateful than the Japanese pirates!"
The prevarication of officials is nothing new, but the people who coordinate affairs with the dignified prince still dare to prevaricate. They are really brave.
"How do they shirk the blame?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.
"Let them check the accounts. First, the reported accounts were wrong. After a few days of checking the treasury, it became even more chaotic. It was supposed to be a joint meeting today to give the final result..."
"Who would have thought that today, there are actually 60% prefectural and county yamen, and the warehouses have not been inventoried, so the discussion has come to nothing!"
After frowning and thinking deeply, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Fourth brother, I remember that when I left the capital, my father gave you the power to make arbitrary decisions. Officials below the fourth rank can be removed from office if they are found guilty, and those below the sixth rank can be punished by the king's law!"
"Each yamen has a dedicated person in charge of the account books. Now it has become unclear. It was because they were not doing their job well. Why doesn't Fourth Brother punish him directly?"
At this point, Zhu Jinghong poured himself a cup of tea, quenched his thirst and then continued: "Although I have little education, I also know the principle of killing chickens to scare monkeys. Today, the fourth brother convened a meeting. He should have used the power of thunder, so why did he indulge them?" ?”
"If we let them go in the beginning, I'm afraid it will be even harder to control these people!"
Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan said helplessly: "Be strict with me, as Gao Xueshi said just now, but these people are still needed to suppress the thieves. If we deal with them rashly, I'm afraid it will chill their hearts!"
"Moreover, these officials are all born in the second rank of Jinshi. They have close ties with fellow villagers in the same year. Once they are dealt with, there will be fierce disputes!"
Hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong was particularly speechless.
This is not called fearing the wolf before and fearing the tiger later, this is simply fearing the chicken before and fearing the duck later.
The dignified prince could not control a group of local officials. It was a joke if word spread.
Zhu Jinghong said solemnly: "Fourth brother, if you think like this, I'm afraid these people will become more and more rampant!"
"That's all, give them a few more days of grace. I have already said that there will be results after three days!" Zhu Jingyuan said.
"If they have other excuses, what should fourth brother do?"
One sentence stopped Zhu Jingyuan from asking, and after a few breaths he replied: "If this is really the case, I have no choice but to follow the law of the country!"
Zhu Jingyuan seemed to have put a lot of effort into saying this, which only made his face look even more sad.
So Zhu Jinghong said: "Fourth brother, if you want me to say... just change it to tomorrow and listen to what they have to say!"
"How can I go back on my promise after three days of talking!"
"Fourth brother, you only said there will be results in three days, but you didn't say there won't be any matters tomorrow!"
"This...let me think about it, you go eat first!"
Zhu Jingyuan drove people away directly. He was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he had to think more about this matter. The decision was not easy to make.
"Fourth brother..."
"Okay, let's go eat quickly!"
Seeing Zhu Jingyuan lower his head and flipping through the documents, Zhu Jinghong knew that the other party had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
When Zhu Jinghong walked out of the side hall, he met Gao Shuyan returning. He saluted and entered the side hall.
When Zhu Jinghong ordered people to pass on the meal, Gao Shuyan was talking to Zhu Jingyuan.
