Zhu Biao took a sip of the wine on the table. Hey, this is what he brought back from Jiangnan. As expected of his biological father, he drank it before he could show his respect to him.
Inexplicably, he remembered a dagger with a story that he had lost. It had been a year, and Zhu Biao didn't know where his father had hidden it.
Zhu Biao swallowed his bitter drink and said, "When my son was the heir, he always followed you to handle official affairs. What's more, the gap between managing the world and managing a state capital is not that big."
Zhu Biao has read the official documents reviewed by Zhu Yuanzhang and others since he was a child. The more he reads, the more he learns. In the final analysis, the government affairs of the imperial court are just those matters. Just follow the steps. If there is anything more complicated, call Zhongshu Sheng. After discussing it with the officials or the six ministers, there will always be a dedicated person responsible for implementing it.
Zhu Biao rubbed his eyes and said: "At least most of a memorial is nonsense, even if it is based on quotations from scriptures, it cannot simply state the problems and solutions. This needs to be changed. At least it can save an hour a day."
Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly: "We have been scolding them since the year before last, but they seem to be unable to write without these nonsense. No matter how many times we teach them, it is useless."
Zhu Biao was annoyed when he thought about what he had just read about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, benevolence, justice and morality. What does the lack of rain in Shandong have to do with the Three Sovereigns? What does the fight between two villages in Henan have to do with the court's disrespect for Confucius and Mencius? What does the incursion of Japanese pirates along the coast have to do with it? Or is it the reason why the Huang-Lao School is not flourishing?
The memorials written by these officials were similar to the style used for imperial examinations. They habitually quoted scriptures and used some subtle words to express great meanings. In short, they had too much personal information, as if they wanted the emperor to see how knowledgeable they were from the memorials.
What does the imperial official document and memorial want? What it wants is efficiency. It can solve the problems in the Ming Dynasty as quickly and accurately as possible, instead of having to waste time reading a composition to find the solution from it.
Zhu Biao said seriously: "You can stipulate that the official report that needs to be reviewed in the future must be limited to 500 words, and the wording must be concise and clear."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a while. He was a traditional person and didn't like changes very much. Moreover, what if something major was delayed?
Zhu Biao then advised: "Five hundred words is a lot, and everything can be explained clearly. I just counted the memorials written by those people and removed the useless ones, and only two or three hundred words were left. If you want to see the allusions in the article, you don't need to read them.
Zhu Yuanzhang also recalled the moments in the past when he was reviewing late at night and going crazy. He felt that he had almost learned a lot by criticizing memorials every day. He probably had enough to take the exam, but he had read too much.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "Immediately order those civil servants to make trouble again. After a few days, I will find an excuse to get angry and set the rules, and they will not dare to fart."
Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this, and then took out a copy of the memorial he just brought. It was from the Minister of Household Affairs, Ru Taisu. The one that Zhu Biao was most angry about just now was his. It had roughly 20,000 words, of which only the fucking The three work suggestions summarized in two hundred words at the end are useful.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew after looking at his name that he could only read the last few sentences of this person's memorial. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand the previous sentences without someone translating them, so he suffered a lot at first.
The father and son looked at each other, just in time to use this old guy to scare the monkeys. At the very least, he would have to be beaten with dozens of sticks. Who would dare to make a long speech later, thinking about it, it seemed that the wine was already delicious.
Seeing this, the eunuch on the side quickly ordered someone to go to the imperial kitchen to bring food. Old Zhu was not hungry all afternoon. He drank a small drink and looked at the memorial sent by Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao said while eating that he was here. There are also experiences in Hangzhou along the coast.
Although he knew that his father had received the rough news a long time ago, he still had to talk about what should be said. There were many unruly practices, such as letting Tang Ding become a pirate or taking over the Jiangnan family.
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said nothing. In his opinion, it was okay for his son to be willing to bother a little, not to mention it was just a trivial matter.
After eating and drinking, the father and son went out for a walk. Zhu Yuanzhang was really relaxed today. Otherwise, he would still be reviewing the memorial at this time. After all, he had to convene officials to discuss and pay attention to the war situation in Bashu. All kinds of things delayed him from reviewing the memorial. It's also slower.
Zhu Yuanzhang happily walked among the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden. This was the first time he had free time to stroll around since spring. Zhu Biao wanted to go back to the palace to sleep. He didn't get enough sleep last night, and he was very tired today.
However, he could also see that his father was so happy that he could only go along with it. He knew that his son was better than his father. Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him sideways and said: "If you don't want to go shopping with us, then give us a grandson as soon as possible. If you have a grandson, we will still have a grandson." I wish you could get away."
Zhu Biao heard this and said happily: "My father still said that, so my son will be happy. It is better to be born a few years later, otherwise he will take away the favor of his father and mother."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and smiled: "The daughter of the Li family and the third princess from Korea are waiting. By the way, I almost forgot. There are also many young ladies from the Chen family that you promised. She can always give us Give birth to a grandson."
Zhu Biao patted his cheek. He had almost forgotten about it, but it had to be done. At least the Li family, which had been delayed for too long, should be included in the East Palace. Otherwise, Li Shanchang would have to go to the East Palace on crutches and cry. .
Zhu Biao naturally knew that Lao Zhu said that anyone could give birth to him, but in fact he was still urging him to give birth to his eldest son with Crown Princess Chang Luohua, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's legitimate grandson, and not to give birth to another woman. Bastard.
Zhu Biao counted the days of his own princess, took a few steps forward and said, "I will work hard so that you and your mother can have your grandson next year."
Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing when he heard this: "That's right. In this way, the legacy of our Zhu family can be passed on forever, and we will feel at ease when we leave."
Hearing this, Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Father, it's too early to say this. You can carry your grandson with your body and bones."
Zhu Yuanzhang felt happy again. He was not young anymore. If he could really have a great-grandson, he would really feel at ease, because at that time, the conduct and ability of his grandson would be evident.
Needless to say for himself and his son, if his grandson succeeds again, it is foreseeable that at least the fourth generation of the Zhu family will be stable. If he can survive the previous generations, the country's destiny will basically be two to three hundred years.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in troubled times, so he naturally knew that wealth is not permanent, otherwise it would be his turn to be the king. However, the national destiny for hundreds of years is enough for the descendants of the Zhu family to spread all over the Ming Dynasty. His ancestor can only do so much .
Zhu Biao was indeed preparing to get Chang Luohua pregnant at this time. As he was about to take charge of the East Palace, there would be more and more women, and there was no legitimate son. What if he drank too much and one of them got pregnant? Trouble.
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