Xiyuan Qinzheng Hall.
"Did he really say that?"
Zhu Yijun asked this question after learning what Chen Yuwen said from Zhang Jingxiu.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Chen Yuwen is obviously very confident. He believes that people in the world would rather believe the rumors they created than the truth."
Zhang Jingxiu, the left commander of the Jinyi Guards, replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun said at this time: "He is right. Once the discussion of establishing a direct line and establishing a virtuous person occurs, it will not disappear easily. After all, people with ulterior motives will not let it disappear easily!"
"But instead of trying so hard to prove to some people in the world whether the prince is a virtuous person or not, it is better to continue digging at the roots of those who just want to be conservative landlords!"
"In short, the court does not need to waste its energy on this! It should be determined and continue to work hard for the great cause of enriching the country and benefiting the people and even unifying global civilization!"
Zhu Yijun then said something else.
"Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."
"It's just hateful. Some villains have been trying to drag His Majesty and the courtiers into internal strife!"
"It seems like if we don't do something internally, they won't feel comfortable."
"Just like back then, when I, the former Grand Master, and my then-in-charge Tan Gong reorganized the Northern Army, their original intention was to unite the civil and military forces and strengthen the army, but in the end they were always thought to be forming cliques to seize power."
"Now, they feel uncomfortable seeing the harmony between His Majesty and the father and son in the East Palace. It seems that the country must have scenes of father and son killing each other and brothers fighting against each other."
"Recently, I heard that someone is in contact with people around the second prince. It is obvious that he wants to cause chaos within the court, especially within the royal family."
"In short, they are keen on infighting and feel uncomfortable if they don't provoke some infighting."
Qi Jiguang agreed at this time.
And Zhu Yijun now indeed has more than one prince, and the second prince born to Concubine Yang is also fourteen years old and has a teacher.
Therefore, what Qi Jiguang mentioned about someone coming into contact with the second prince is inevitable.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun also said: "Such things are inevitable in the Tian family, but as Qi Qing said, many people with evil intentions still like to lead conspiracies into internal fights, even if there is an eldest son in this dynasty, Even though I have long since established the eldest son as the crown prince according to the wish of the world, there are still remarks like 'it is better to establish a virtuous person than to establish a direct son'."
After saying that, Zhu Yijun added: "But at this time, we need to handle it carefully and stay awake at all times."
Later, Zhu Yijun ordered: "Whether some people in the world believe it or not, the truth about Chen Yuwen and others' slander against the prince must be made public, and then the people involved in the case will be punished to clarify the truth for the prince. At the same time, the prince went to Nanjing to supervise the country. We have to continue, and the East Palace Guards and the troops must be selected well, I don’t want anyone to dare to murder the crown prince.”
Privy Councilor Li Chengliang and Minister of Punishment Wang Yongji both stood up at this time and said yes.
As a result, Chen Yuwen and others were beheaded.
Even Xue Zongye was executed for being disloyal to the prince and not informing him of the matter.
At the same time, the truth about the prince's alleged visit to a brothel was also made public.
After that, Zhu Yijun also officially issued an edict for the prince to go to Nandu to supervise the country.
this day.
It was the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, when the willows were turning light green.
"Father!"
"Mother!"
"My son is gone."
Zhu Changxun tearfully bid farewell to Zhu Yijun and Queen Du.
Zhu Yijun said: "Go. Although the power of this dynasty is in the northern capital, most of the wealth is in the southern capital. There needs to be someone to look after it. As the future emperor, you should start by familiarizing yourself with how to manage finances, especially learning how to manage finances. Let’s deal with the gentry and merchants in the south, so as not to know how to deal with them in the future.”
"yes!"
"My son, please remember this!"
The prince agreed.
At this time, the queen's eyes were shining with tears, and she said: "Remember to write more letters, and don't forget to eat just because you have too many things to do. Although the south is warmer than the north, it is quite bearable when it gets wet and cold, so remember to add more clothes."
"remember."
The prince nodded again and left the Forbidden City.
Zhu Yijun looked at the prince who was gradually leaving, and felt a little reluctant to leave, but he also had some expectations. He hoped that by doing so, he would make the Ming Dynasty better in the future. Even if he really left this world in the future, the world would still be able to change under the governance of the prince. Better.
The queen was a little reluctant and worried.
Because according to the traditional vassal system, other princes who do not have the status of prince have never left the capital.
The prince has always stayed in the capital.
But now it's different.
Instead, the prince wanted to leave the capital and not be in the same city as the emperor, while the other princes continued to stay in the capital.
Therefore, the queen was still a little worried that other princes would take this opportunity to invite favors in front of the emperor, which would destabilize the prince's status.
"I know what you are worried about."
"But don't worry, if he can really make those extremely wealthy people in the south obey him, I won't be able to abolish him even if I want to."
Zhu Yijun saw the queen's hidden worries and spoke like this at this time.
After Zhu Yijun said this, the queen's eyebrows widened and she said with a smile: "I know!"
Zhu Yijun put his arm around her shoulders and looked at the red sun in the distance without saying anything else.
At this time, the prince also looked sideways at the red sun in the distance with a calm expression.
"Mr. Zhu, tell me, will I be recalled soon after I go to Nandu?"
And not a moment later.
The prince instead asked Zhu Guozhen, who was now arranged to be his teacher and go to the south with him.
Zhu Guozhen replied: "Back to Your Highness, this should be possible, but now we can only take one step and look at the next step. For Your Highness, all we have to do now is to be absolutely loyal to His Majesty and get something." Fortunately, I lost my life."
The prince nodded after hearing this: "I understand! I don't care about this at all, but because of my status, I can't help but care about this. After all, if I don't become the master of the world in the future, I may not be able to survive in the future. It would be okay if I was just a bastard. It’s nothing more than going overseas.”
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry too far. In that case, with the speed at which Ming Dynasty is unifying civilization with the outside world, in the future, the most you can do is to be imprisoned on an isolated island overseas. And those who are in power no longer need to really destroy human relations, so why bother to make mutual sacrifices?" If something bad happens, you will lose some of your reputation."
Zhu Guozhen said at this time.
The prince nodded: "So, for me, I have to continue to support this great cause of unifying civilization with the outside world. Otherwise, it is inevitable that in the future, either the royal family will fight within the family or the people will be ostracized."
Although Zhu Yijun proposed the idea of letting the prince go to Nandu to supervise the country, he still had the support of the ruling ministers.
But there are indeed many ministers in the DPRK and China who hold different opinions on this.
After all, the prince's supervision of the country means giving the prince a lot of power.
No one is sure whether the prince will attract more forces because of this, and then have the idea of ascending to the throne in advance, or even usurp the throne?
"Tools and names cannot be fake."
This is what is said in "Zuo Zhuan".
For thousands of years, many people in China have believed in this saying and know that power cannot be given to others.
But Zhu Yijun has just done this now. According to traditional people's thinking, he is doing a big mistake!
Therefore, there will be ministers who will object.
Zhu Geng, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, blatantly opposed the matter as a non-speaking official and said: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that someone will imitate what Tang Suzong did in Lingwu?!"
Historically, in the last years of Chongzhen, the same words were used by Guang Shiheng to refute the proposal to let the prince oversee Nanjing. Because of this sentence, Chongzhen successfully gave up his plan to let the prince oversee Nanjing.
After receiving Zhu Geng's memorial, Zhu Yijun said to Qi Jiguang and other officials: "This Zhu Geng has completely failed to understand my intention to do this!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"His vision is still caused by only pursuing internal stability. In his opinion, ensuring the normal succession of the throne in the future is the most important. In his opinion, the most important thing is that there should not be any hidden dangers in this aspect! "
"And it's actually understandable that he would think that way."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry about it. If you punish me severely, it will make many stupid people think that your Majesty is ignorant. In my opinion, I can just punish him a little for the crime of being good at talking."
Qi Jiguang said with a smile at this time.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "His worries, I know, are nothing more than fear that the prince will directly proclaim himself emperor in Nanjing in the future. Even in the worst case scenario, I don't believe that the prince will proclaim himself emperor in the south and divide the north and the south. , the South can really be divided! If it was really possible, it would have been divided long ago! Deport him overseas. Before deporting, you should meet him and talk to him about this matter."
Qi Jiguang raised his hand and said yes.
Next, Qi Jiguang actually met Zhu Geng at the official residence.
"Motosuke!"
When Zhu Geng saw Qi Jiguang, he raised his hands and saluted.
Qi Jiguang first asked Zhu Geng: "Have you received the decree that you be promoted openly and secretly, and go to Burma to serve as chief envoy?"
Zhu Geng nodded: "I got it."
"Is there any resentment about this?"
Qi Jiguang asked.
Zhu Geng replied: "Thunder, rain, and dew are all God's grace. I dare not complain."
Qi Jiguang said: "That means there is resentment!"
"I just don't dare."
"The new etiquette has been implemented for so many years, and people in the world have been encouraged to speak out what is on their mind, and have been sincere to the king for many years, but you are still unwilling to speak out!"
"What you said and the worries you mentioned are not wrong, so His Majesty did not punish you for what you said was wrong. But what you obviously don't know is that compared to worrying about the prince getting the support of the giant clan in the south, , His Majesty is even more worried that the prince will be controlled by the giant clan in the south after he ascends the throne in the future!"
"Your own home is the home of a prominent official in the south. You may not know this in the mountains, or you may be pretending to be confused because you understand, but no matter what, it is always good for you to go outside and experience it."
After hearing this, Zhu Geng raised his hands and said yes, and then said: "But Yuanfu, I have something that I don't understand."
"Tell me!"
"Why can't Yuan Fu and other officials in power allow His Majesty to live in peace with the people? Why can't they pursue official profits blindly and do not hesitate to send a large number of Confucian scholars to drift overseas?" (End of this chapter)
