Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows jumped slightly. He was so brave. He didn't expect that Hu Weiyong would dare to secretly bury someone next to his second son. There is no need to say what he was planning.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly: "Since you know who it is and you don't tell your father and brother, what is your plan to just wait for the weather to change and reap the benefits?"
"Second brother definitely didn't mean that!" Zhu Xi quickly explained to him that these words were no more serious than others, and they were really deadly. No matter how much his father loved his children, he would not tolerate betrayal.
"Countermeasures are very useful. Now that we know what the plot is, how can Er be unable to deal with a mere woman? Hu Weiyong will definitely shoot himself in the foot in the end. Er brother, this is what you planned, right? .”
After Zhu Xi spoke hoarsely and hastily, he couldn't help but cover his throat and cough uncomfortably. After all, the second brother was also his biological brother. Although he was not too harmonious or too fond of him, he didn't want to really think about him. Something happened.
What's more, this is definitely not just the second child's problem. Although they usually respect their elder brother, they are not afraid in their hearts. They just know that as long as their father is here, there will never be any life-or-death matters.
But his father has always been a person who either does nothing or never does anything. If he doesn't kill his heirs, he won't kill them. But once he gets started, he doesn't care about killing a few more to ensure the stability of the country.
And if the second child is gone, he will be pushed forward and become the second son of the emperor. This is not a good thing. He is extremely satisfied with his current position and does not want any changes.
Zhu Xi didn't say a word, as if he wanted to see what you would do to me. Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows began to jump wildly again, his lips unconsciously pressed hard, and the short beard on his lower jaw seemed to be slightly moving. Trembling.
Zhu Biao stretched out his hand slightly to stop Zhu Xi who was still talking: "It's okay, second brother, I didn't hit you for this reason today. Do you have any unwillingness or small thoughts? My brother is waiting for you behind, right and left. It’s just a few more beatings for you.”
"It's just that you have to remember that there are some things that I don't care about. I just treat you as young and ignorant and think about brotherhood. I won't really do anything to you. But there are some things that I will never tolerate you, even if my father is here. So, that’s what I said too.”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything. He looked at his second son lying on the bed, sighed deeply, turned around and left. As the saying goes, a real man will inevitably have an unkind wife and an unfilial son, but if he takes over the world with a commoner's clothes, he will repay his wife a virtuous son and have a filial son. Maybe God You can't stand it anymore, bringing such a disaster to him.
After Lao Zhu left, Zhu Ping, who had been silent for a long time, finally said, "I don't accept it."
Zhu Xi was so angry when he heard this, he pointed at him and couldn't say a word. It was normal to be dissatisfied when he was a child. He also felt unwilling and angry when he was a child, but now if he still doesn't accept it, then his brain is broken.
"If you want to die, don't involve my mother and concubine!"
After Zhu Xi also left, Zhu Biao sat down on the chair tiredly: "What can you do? No matter whether you are the eldest son or the other, you and I have been competing fairly in front of our father and the ministers since we were young. You can beat me." Is he now the heir apparent?"
"If you are really capable, even if my father insists on making me his heir, as the second son of the emperor and the leader of all kings, you should not be able to gather even a few close friends at such an old age."
"You are not that material. Even if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be in this world. The chances of the third and fourth brothers are much greater than yours. The most important thing for a person is to know oneself and stick to one's duty."
The hall fell into silence. After a while, Zhu Biao stood up and left. He wanted to say something before leaving, but he still didn't say it out. If people could really be persuaded, how could there be so much injustice in the world.
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In Zhongshu Province, Hu Weiyong asked with a surprised look on his face: "His Highness really did it himself?"
"It has spread all over the place, and all the government offices should be talking about it at this time." Tu Jie smiled: "It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is really angry. I heard that if the Holy Emperor and the Empress hadn't stopped them in person, he wouldn't have been beaten. What is it like?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has already walked out of the city to Fengyang, and the King of Jin has not moved yet. He must really be unable to get out of bed, otherwise the Holy One would not tolerate it."
Hu Weiyong shook his head and laughed: "It's not surprising that His Majesty did it himself, but His Highness did it, it's really unexpected, haha, it's interesting and interesting, just make it clear."
Chen Liang, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, happened to come in with a jug of wine at this time: "I know that the Prime Minister wants to have a drink at this time."
"You know me, sir." Hu Weiyong asked Chen Liang to take a seat. Since the lifting of the alcohol ban, the price of wine in Beijing has been very low. Officials in the six central government offices can also drink a few sips of wine to relieve their fatigue during their free time from official duties.
Just avoid the censors and the like, but there are also rumors that the prince is very unhappy about this, and there may be a ban issued in the near future, so it is better to enjoy these days while you can.
Chen Ning, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, raised his glass and signaled to everyone to finish the drink and said: "Everyone here has seen the determination of His Majesty and His Highness. I am afraid that I have been busy waiting for this round in vain."
"Mountains are accumulated when the earth is accumulated, wind and rain stir up, abysses are formed when the water accumulates, dragons are born, virtues are accumulated into virtues, and the gods are satisfied with themselves, and the holy heart is prepared. Therefore, if you do not accumulate small steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles; if you do not accumulate small streams, you cannot become a river...
There is no power of claws and teeth, strong muscles and bones, food on the earth, water on the bottom, and one intention!
Hu Weiyong read a passage from Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning" with great interest. The others held their wine glasses in deep thought, and they dispersed to do their own thing.
But I unconsciously recited the following sentence in my heart: "The six crabs kneel down with two pincers. If there is no snake and eel in the cave to rely on, you must be impatient."
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With the examples of royal relatives and even princes and princes in front of them, Ming Dynasty completely understood from top to bottom that there was absolutely no room for relaxation on this matter, at least for now.
In this way, the Japanese dignitaries stopped. The development of industry and commerce without the strong intervention of external forces turned from chaos to stability. The imperial court began to vigorously supervise the tax system to replenish the national treasury and maintain the stability of the issuance and promotion of banknotes.
As the relationship between supply and demand changed, the value of cash crops increased, and many brave people began to plant cotton, sugarcane and other crops on a large scale, especially those in Jiangnan and Guangxi.
In this regard, the imperial court could only force the people to plant half an acre each of mulberry, cotton, and hemp for those with five to ten acres of land, and double planting for those with more than ten acres of land, and so on to ensure the large-scale output of rations.
At the same time, the crops grown in Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and other state capitals were adjusted and controlled to prevent natural and man-made disasters from causing the court to fall into a situation where there was no food to allocate.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had pacified the four sides. Except for the northern Xinjiang, which had to be more careful, the rest of the frontier troops could fully devote themselves to large-scale land reclamation and military settlements, at least ensuring a certain degree of self-sufficiency and reducing the supply pressure on the court.
Zhu Biao also began to impose certain regulations and restrictions on the merchant gangs that were gradually taking shape, and forced them to stabilize food prices and not allow hoarding, using his power to suppress their greed for profit.
[In view of the general environment,
There are some things that they can make a profit on, but things like grain, rice, oil, and salt must not fluctuate too much. This is the basis of order, and it is not up to them whether they are willing or not.
If you really don't want to, if you really don't want to cooperate, then kill the meat and replace it with someone else. At this time, there is no room for the merchant to speak.
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Another year passed like this. In the seventh year of Hongwu, a large-scale rebellion broke out in Yunnan and Guizhou. Not only were the chieftains of Guizhou and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty of Yunnan and the Dali family participated, but also the secret intervention of the Nanyang countries.
Zhu Biao looked at the urgent military report sent by Mu Ying and told Quan Xu, "Let the Ministry of Rites send people to visit those vassal states to see if the dancing joy will destroy the country one day."
Quan Xu bowed and agreed, and Zhu Biao stood up and said to Lao Zhu, who was looking at the terrain map of Yunnan and Guizhou: "Father, Ming Sheng has also submitted a petition for war, why not allow him to send troops to help brother Mu Ying suppress the rebellion."
"No." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Yang Siyi immigrated to Guizhou to change his species. Now there are many Yungui people in Shu who were forcibly relocated. They must also be resentful in their hearts and cannot give them this opportunity."
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