"By the way, when I was talking to my mother earlier, my mother suddenly mentioned cousin Wenzheng and asked you to go over and talk tomorrow when you are free. I guess it was about Tiezhu's attack on the prince."
Zhu Biao reached out and stroked his left eyebrow. Tiezhu was the only bloodline of his cousin Zhu Wenzheng. His nickname was given by Empress Ma, and his real name was Zhu Wei. Although he was not Zhu Wenzheng's legitimate son, it was the same. After all, Zhu Wenzheng and his legitimate children His wives have all died long ago, and there is no other bloodline.
"It should be so. Unknowingly, Tie Zhu is already eleven or twelve years old this year. He has reached the age where he can support the family. His father is too busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of it. Officials in the court do not dare to violate the taboo and mention it. That is to say, his mother can still help him. Worry about it.”
Chang Luohua stood up and poured a cup of tea and said: "The Queen is kind, but re-establishing the Nanchang King's family is not a trivial matter. It is estimated that His Highness will have to step forward."
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and shook his head and said: "It is not possible to attack the king of Nanchang. It has to be changed no matter what. Even in the end of the court meeting, it is not clear that the king will only be allowed to attack the prince."
Chang Luohua hesitated and said: "But what my father said back then..."
When Zhu Wenzheng, who was in great power at that time, was deposed, Tiezhu was already three or four years old. Zhu Yuanzhang felt sorry for his grandnephew and feared that he would be looked down upon and bullied by others. He once comforted his grandson and said, "You have nothing to fear. Your father will not teach you, and you will forget the past." It is difficult for you and you are wanton and vicious, just to make me worry. When you grow up someday, I will grant you a title, and I will not deprive you of your father. You should cultivate your virtues and practice good deeds to cover up the mistakes of those who came before you, and then you will live up to my expectations."
Zhu Biao turned around and patted Yushou, who was rubbing his shoulders, and said, "Did I, the Crown Princess, accept some kind of gift from the Wang family to speak for his family like this?"
Chang Luohua said with a smile: "The Wang family's few belongings are not worth a second glance. It's just that it's rare for the Queen Mother to ask for help from me, so naturally she has to do her best."
Zhu Biao was in good spirits after drinking the wine, and he pulled the princess into his arms with one force. Chang Luohua looked more charming after giving birth, and his every move showed nobility.
The maids and eunuchs serving in the palace quickly lowered their heads and stared at the gold and silver jewels at their feet, with unusual concentration.
Chang Luohua squeaked, but her facial features were still happy. After all, they were a young couple. It was the time when their love was sweet. Zhu Biao weighed it and said: "It's a little heavy, but it's just right."
"You all go down."
"promise"
Soon there were only two people left in the hall. Chang Luohua's originally stiff body suddenly softened, and he bent over and lay in his husband's arms with his eyes narrowed.
Zhu Biao fondled his crown princess with great interest: "My cousin's name has always been a taboo. My father was angry and didn't want to hear it. Gradually, no one dared to mention it."
Chang Luohua was too lazy to care about his cousin Tiezhu at this time, but in order to maintain the comfortable atmosphere, he could only continue to ask: "My father values family ties the most. My cousin has been dead for so many years, why is my father still here?" Damn it, did my cousin really intend to defect to Zhang Shicheng back then?"
"My cousin is handsome and talented, but his personality is a bit extreme. He is sometimes generous and sometimes narrow-minded. He is changeable. After the Battle of Hongdu, my cousin made great achievements. My father also asked me what kind of reward he wanted. My brother replied, "My uncle has become a great business, so why worry about not being rich? Why not convince the public by giving officials and rewards to relatives first?"
"My father was very happy. At that time, not only was Hongdu victorious, there were also good news in other places. And my cousin was already the Grand Governor of the Grand Governor's Mansion. There were only a few people like Xu Shuai and others above him. He was still young. His high position has caused dissatisfaction among many generals, and Hongdu's success is just a solid one."
"The listener meant what he said, but he didn't mean it. My cousin may just want to say something nice. I didn't expect that my father really didn't prepare a reward. Therefore, he was dissatisfied and made trouble by drinking. He openly betrayed his official position and even told his subordinates that his father was personally aiding Anfeng. In fact, he committed the crime to rob the master (King Xiao Ming), and also violated the rules of the King of Wu and was not in line with etiquette..."
The conversation between the couple became more and more off-topic, and they slowly moved from the chair to the bed. They spent the night dancing with fishes and dragons, and dreaming like phoenixes. The next morning, Zhu Biao was satisfied and prepared to get up and go to court. He heard Liu Jin reporting from outside: "Your Highness. , the Holy Edict will not be issued in the morning today, everyone will return to their duties."
"knew."
Although the court was closed in the morning, Zhu Biao had no intention of sleeping in the cage again. He had to go to work after getting up, and he also had to go to his mother's side.
After a while, Zhu Biao got dressed under Chang Luohua's service. Since he didn't have to go to court in the morning, he didn't need to wear court clothes. He just wore simple ordinary clothes.
Breakfast has been prepared. Pan-fried fresh fish, crystal horns of mutton, fragrant rice, bean soup, and tea. This is the breakfast for the prince and princess.
Zhu Biao ate half full. It was too early to go to the harem to meet him, so he went back to wake up his two sons and held each other in each hand and played with them for a long time. As the month progressed, the children were also at their cutest. , it won’t be fun if it gets older.
Half an hour later, the two children were already drowsy again. Zhu Biao handed them over to the nanny beside him who was so distressed that he almost cried, and then led Liu Jin towards the harem.
I cleared the aisle in advance so that I wouldn't run into any of the harem concubines. I arrived at Kunning Palace smoothly. Queen Ma was having breakfast. It was naturally not too early to have breakfast in the morning.
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother."
"Come and sit here. Your father went to the Qian Dynasty early in the morning. He said he wanted to visit Zhongshu Province and the Governor's Mansion."
Zhu Biao sat down obediently, and the maid on the side offered bowls and chopsticks. Queen Ma's breakfast was simpler, and probably not as good as ordinary people's breakfast. As the queen of the middle palace and the mother of the world, Queen Ma still never forgets to set an example. Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others.
Zhu Biao, who was already half full, had just been playing with the two fat boys for a while, so naturally he became hungry again. After breakfast with his mother, he started walking slowly around Kunning Palace.
"Luo Hua has told you, right? Tiezhu is not young anymore. Recently, the Wang family has come to the palace to complain to me. I watched your cousin grow up. He also had meritorious deeds back then, so he only left If you have such an heir, give him what you deserve."
Zhu Biao held his mother's hand and lowered his head and replied: "Yes, there is no morning court today. I will go to see Tiezhu in a while, and the attack on the prince will be arranged as soon as possible."
Empress Ma nodded and said, "The Wang family also said that she would join Nanchang without asking for anything. She just hopes that she won't be ruined."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao also felt that the Wang family had some brains. Where was Nanchang? It was Hongdu in Yuzhang, the administrative seat of Jiangxi Province, Minting in Guangdong Province, Wutou and Chuwei. And lead to the land of Ouyue.
It borders two lakes to the west, two Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Zhejiang and Fujian to the east, Jianghuai to the north, strangles Jinghuai in its throat, and shields Wu and Yue in its wings. Such a victory has always been a strategic location that military strategists must compete for.
If Zhu Wenzheng had not caused that incident and continued to make great contributions, he might still have the hope of enjoying this treasure land for one or two generations, but it would eventually be taken back by the court, and it was impossible for the court to let this land go to the vassal king.
"The king's name can be changed, but as for the specific fiefdom, even the second and third princes have not decided. Although my father has already decided on the policy of building screens for all vassals, the specifics still depend on personal ability."
Empress Ma thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Not all members of the clan have the ability to govern the vassal and bring peace to the people. It's rare to maintain wealth and honor. Let's discuss it."
"yes."
"My son, I also heard from Luo Hua that my mother has been eating less recently, but is she feeling unwell somewhere in her body? Even if she has nothing to do, she should call some imperial doctors to come over and take her pulse..."
Zhu Biao walked around with his mother twice and then went back to the palace to chat for a while before leaving. Although they were both in the palace, Zhu Biao had to deal with many things every day, and after all, the harem belonged to his father. After all, it's not easy for older princes like him to come and go frequently in the harem.
It was rare that I had free time today, so I naturally wanted to spend more time with the queen. I couldn't let those two cubs take away the queen's love. They were no longer just babies.
As long as his parents are still alive, a person has a foundation in the world. He will not be homeless and will eventually have a home, at least as far as he is concerned.
Zhu Biao never felt that he was connected to this world until he had a child. Instead, he found his anchorage early in his life when he was young and looked at his mother.
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