But after delivering the tea, he lowered his voice and said with some hesitation: "If the prince wants to leave the capital to relax, why not go to Quanzhou? Earlier, the Quanzhou Prefecture handed over a memorial, saying that they are the barbarians over there. More and more people are coming, and the trade routes are prosperous. I hope that the emperor can send a caravan to the sea to expand the national treasury and at the same time promote the prestige of our country..."
Zhu Di was a little surprised, not because of these words, but simply because the little chamberlain said these words to him.
After the emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he was inspired by the story of the previous dynasty's subjugation and issued an edict to strictly prohibit the internal servants from intervening in politics. Even most of the internal servants in this dynasty were illiterate.
Today, the little chamberlain told him the contents of the memorial from Quanzhou Prefecture, which can be said to be an extremely taboo thing.
King Yan was a little confused for a moment - he had no friendship with this young eunuch, so why would he risk beheading to say these things to him?
King Yan looked at that young face for a long time, and suddenly felt blessed: "Oh, you are that... that jade paperweight!"
The young chamberlain saluted and said, "It is my blessing that Lord Yan still remembers me."
King Yan made a sound, looked around first, and saw no one around, then scolded him in a low voice: "You are too courageous, you dare to say such things to the outside world, you will risk your life." !”
The young chamberlain said: "Your Majesty was kind enough to save my life. Now that I see you in such a difficult situation, how can I turn a blind eye?"
King Yan waved his hand: "It was just a matter of raising my hands at the beginning, it was nothing."
He was afraid that the walls had ears, so he simply said: "I think you are honest in nature and quite clever, so I asked the steward to take you to serve in Prince Yan's Mansion. What is your name?"
The little chamberlain hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Yan, for your kindness. My maid's surname is Ma, and my last name is the Chinese character "和"."
…
The prince solemnly mentioned the matter of King Yan to the emperor.
Although he was serious, the emperor didn't seem to take this matter to heart very much: "Don't worry, the fourth child will survive."
Then he began to discuss other things with his eldest son: "When Lao Wu is in Yunnan, it can be said that he has been reborn. The words of the saint are indeed reasonable. When heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, he must first work hard and work hard." Its muscles and bones..."
He turned two walnuts in his hand and said after considering them: "When your other brothers grow up, send them out and ask them to go away. What do you think?"
The emperor has given up the plan of letting the prince become a vassal. It seems a bit pitiful to lock him up again. It is better to let him out in an orderly manner like the fifth child, gain experience, and come back to work for their elder brother.
Although the other sons are rarely seen and most of them are taken care of by their own mothers, sons are sons after all!
The prince would not object to this kind of proposal. He could not object emotionally, let alone intellectually.
The world is just a pot of stewed pork ribs. After eating the meat, he is still reluctant to ask his brother to drink soup. Is this ridiculous?
The prince immediately expressed his approval.
Emperor Lao Huai consoled him: "Let's go and have dinner with your mother. I'm so happy today. It's too late at noon. Let's eat dumplings in the evening!"
The prince responded with a smile.
News in the palace, once approved by the emperor, spread quickly.
Before dinner time, the concubines knew that the emperor planned to ask the young princes to leave the capital for a walk, and they were surprised and happy for a while.
The status of the Queen and the East Palace was as secure as Mount Tai, and they did not dare to have any daydreams. However, the Emperor suddenly announced the suspension of the prince enfeoffment system some time ago, which made the concubines very sad.
If nothing else happens, it is impossible for their son to ascend the throne in this life. The best result that can be achieved is to be enfeoffed and become a local emperor with freedom. In this case, they also have thoughts in their hearts—— After the emperor has passed a hundred years, the queen or the new emperor will show mercy and let them go to their son's territory to become the old feudal prince.
But once the emperor's idea changed, the old Feng Jun obviously lost his mind in an instant.
The concubines were a little reluctant, but who dared to disobey the emperor?
I can only hold my nose and admit it.
Now that they heard that the emperor planned to let the newly grown princes go out of the capital, the thoughts of the palace concubines became alive - isn't this an opportunity given by God?
It would be great if we could take this opportunity to make the emperor change his mind!
So one after another began to build momentum for their sons. One said that my son was virtuous, and the other said that my son was kind, or asked his son to rush over to the emperor to do some good things, or spent a lot of money to bribe the attendants of the Qing Palace, and there was no lack of it. People flocked to offer gifts to the Queen and Crown Princess.
The harem is Empress Duan's personal hall. She sees the behavior of the concubines in her eyes, how can she not understand what they are thinking?
However, she did not stop it, but instead acquiesced in this behavior.
On the contrary, the Crown Princess was a little hesitant: "The concubines are acting like this, it's really..."
Empress Duan smiled kindly: "It's just for the sake of her own children. Since it's harmless, why not turn a blind eye."
The Crown Princess sincerely admired her: "You are the only one who is so generous and kind."
Empress Duan said softly: "They are all pitiful people."
…
The prince is indeed King Yan's good brother. He hit a wall the first time he brought it up, but he persisted and brought it up a second time.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, the emperor did not force it. After pondering for a long time, he said: "Since you two brothers are willing, why do I have to be this evil person? It's just about where to go..."
From the moment the two of them started talking, King Yan in the cubicle pricked up his ears. At this moment, his father finally relaxed and shouted in a hurry: "Dad, I want to go to sea!"
He told the current situation in Quanzhou that he had just investigated, and said: "Dad, don't underestimate this matter. The tax output of Quanzhou Prefecture alone exceeds that of the rest of Fujian." If you can take the Ming Dynasty's treasure ships to trade, this amount will probably increase several times!"
The emperor was a little moved when he heard this, but he was also worried that his son would encounter rough waves when he went to sea, so he would inevitably hesitate.
That's all on land, but if there is a problem at sea, it will really make the heaven and earth unable to respond, and the earth and the earth will not work!
King Yan was eager to run away as soon as possible. When he saw his father hesitated for a while, he hurriedly resorted to pestering Kung Fu: "Dad, just let me go. Don't be so partial to brother. Occasionally, you also favor me. Can't you?" "
The emperor said in his heart: You are a ungrateful person!
Then he waved his hand with a dark face: "Go, go, let you go!"
King Yan salivated and said happily: "Thank you, Dad, you are so kind, you are the best dad in the world!"
The emperor said impatiently: "Get out!"
…
At noon, the emperor said he wanted to eat dumplings, and Empress Duan had free time, so she simply did not work for the Food and Beverage Bureau. Instead, she brought several daughters-in-law to take care of it herself.
Zhu Di had no schoolwork that day, so he stayed with his grandmother and mother obediently to help mix the stuffing. Finally, he asked someone to fetch some money. After cooking it in the pot, he happily asked Empress Duan to put it into the dumplings. : "Let's see who is lucky enough to get it!"
Empress Duan smiled and stuffed the money into the dumpling: "I see, this blessing probably belongs to our brother Ying!"
After a while, a female official came to reply. Seeing that the crown prince and the emperor's grandson were also there, she did not hide it and whispered about the emperor's promise to King Yan to go to sea.
Queen Duan and the Crown Princess looked at each other, a little surprised.
Zhu Di was also slightly surprised.
Then I thought it was interesting.
Why? This butterfly flapped its wings and sent King Yan flying to the West?
At this time, the ships and navigation skills are almost the same, so there is no need to worry about encountering accidents, but... King Yan's voyage to the West sounds a bit weird, doesn't it?
However, for the current Ming Dynasty, it is really a good thing for a prince of noble birth and strength to personally lead a team to go to sea. Unprepared, this is the beginning of the age of navigation.
Compared with Zheng He in his previous life, King Yan, the son of Emperor Taizu, had much greater advantages.
But then again, where is Zheng He now?
besides……
He teased the two dogs raised by Queen Duan with his feet, thinking that King Yan had left the capital, what would happen to the Yongle Ceremony?
Oh, Big Fatty will stay in the capital.
That's okay.
Sure enough, people are in high spirits when happy events happen. King Yan knew that he could end his life in prison and travel around the world (no), which made him smile with joy, and there was wind at his feet when he came all the way.
When the princess saw him, she couldn't help but tease him: "Looking at the proud look on the fourth brother's face, I can't help but think that no one can stop him tonight, and the money will have to go into his bowl if he can't!"
Empress Duan said "ouch" and laughed: "What can we do now? I said before that the money belongs to Brother Ying."
The emperor smiled and asked them: "What money?"
After hearing this, I was very happy: "Why don't you tell me that Brother Ying has many evil ideas!"
King Yan was also a bachelor. Hearing this, he immediately said: "No one can rob me, that money must be in my pocket!"
Zhu Di asked smoothly: "What if someone else eats it?"
King Yan patted the table and said: "Then I will give him a high and low kowtow!"
The prince choked on his throat with a sip of tea, and the princess quickly calmed him down.
The emperor and empress had a look on their faces.
Prince Jin and his wife looked at each other and then lowered their heads to eat the fruit.
Princess Yan is so angry—can you please stop being embarrassed!
She stepped on her husband hard under the table.
King Yan laughed and said nonchalantly: "What does it matter? Today, my fifth brother and sister reported illness and didn't come. All the elders here are elders. Oh, except for Brother Ying, how could it be such a coincidence that he was asked to eat? arrive?"
Princess Yan thought: That's true.
He didn’t say anything more.
The people from the Shangshan Bureau brought steaming dumplings over, and Empress Duan stood up to share them with everyone.
King Yan confidently held the bowl and started eating.
(There is no money in this) (There is no money in this) (There is no money in this) (There is no money in this) (After finishing one bowl, there is no money) (The smile gradually disappears) (Glancing in front of others) (Not in front of dad, eldest brother, and third brother) (The mood begins Uneasy) (The elder sister-in-law didn’t eat it) (The third sister-in-law didn’t eat it) (My mother didn’t eat it) (Fell into despair)
Is God playing tricks on me on purpose?
So many people can't eat it, but it's just Brother Ying who gets it? !
I just threw out the words, and now I’m taking them back, don’t I want to lose face? !
King Yan has been observing the surroundings, so why not Princess Yan?
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, and only Ying Geer was still chewing slowly, she began to feel better.
(Glare at the husband) (He deserves it) (Ignore the husband’s panicked look for help) (Ignore him) (Start to talk to the third sister-in-law)
On this day of the twelfth lunar month, King Yan was sweating on his forehead.
After all, the prince was loyal and said to his son: "If you can't finish it, I'll share some with your grandpa. I'm waiting for you."
Zhu Di held his chopsticks and looked at King Yan evilly.
King Yan turned his head silently and avoided his sight.
Zhu Di laughed secretly until his stomach hurt, but he did not embarrass his fourth uncle. He decisively handed the remaining half of the bowl of dumplings to the emperor: "Eat, Grandpa Emperor!"
