The plan to choose a city as a test site, with Zhu Biao's support, was approved by Lao Zhu without any doubt.
After sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake for a while, looking at everyone who was getting more and more harmonious as they chatted, Queen Ma stood up slightly and left with Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Bai.
They still have to go back and review their lessons. In addition to what Chu Ze taught, there are some things they also need to learn.
When Queen Ma left, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious.
"You traitor, come here and sit down."
"The reason why we made you the first to be crowned prince is because you are the oldest one besides your eldest brother. You are the elder brother, and we hope that you can set an example for the younger brothers."
"Look at what you have done in the end? Go to the feudal country, bully men and women, do all kinds of evil, you are just like an animal! How did we give birth to a thing like you?"
As a prince, Zhu Ping, who didn't even have a place to sit in this kind of family gathering, now had to face his furious father.
This made Zhu Ping become extremely frightened.
He and his other brothers almost all share the same fear of their father.
At Zhu Yuanzhang's request, he tremblingly came to the round table and sat down, but he only dared to stick half of his butt slightly to the stool.
Zhu Biao on the side looked at his brother who was trembling all over. Although his eyes were full of unbearable, he still resisted and turned his head to the side.
However, what Zhu Ping didn't expect was that after his father asked him to sit down, the scolding and punishment he imagined did not come.
Zhu Yuanzhang then looked at Chu Ze, who was sitting between the two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di.
"You will follow Biao'er to the court meeting in two days. Although there are many disputes in the court, some things that need to be arranged should be arranged in advance."
"After entering the court, we need you to bring up the issue of the title of King Yan, and directly point out the matter of asking King Yan to grant the title to the outside world."
"And we need you to support Zhu Di Waifeng and bring this matter to a complete conclusion."
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Chu Ze, who was still enjoying tea silently, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement.
The movements of his hands suddenly stopped.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in confusion, his face full of doubts.
"Your Majesty, have you made a mistake? If I remember correctly, I should only have a ninth-grade official position, or a registrar who should be released. I am in the court. No, I seem to be connected to the court. Not even qualified.”
"You asked me to support Yongle Waifeng in the court. How can I support you? I risk my life to support you."
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement, not to mention Chu Ze, even Zhu Biao and others were confused.
Why did the matter of external seal suddenly come up again?
Moreover, let Chu Ze raise it.
If he didn't have the blessing of being a time traveler, he would actually be just an official the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean.
In a place like the court, if anyone stood up randomly, to put it bluntly, he could be killed by a sneeze.
Isn't this nonsense for Chu Ze to report to the vassal king about the external seal?
"Father, if this matter is to be made public, the fourth child can definitely bring it up himself! Moreover, the feudal king has been granted the title of foreign minister. This is already a good thing, both for the royal family and the feudal king. .”
"After the external sealing, although part of the land they captured needs to be handed over to the court, most of it belongs to them. No matter who it is, it is a good thing, why."
After Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, he also raised his own question.
Obviously, he was also a little confused about his father's arrangements.
As one of the main figures in this matter, Zhu Di did not say anything at this time.
Because he knew that even if he had any opinions at this time, it would actually be of no use if he raised them.
Might as well shut up and wait for the results.
"The fact that the vassal king is enfeoffing the vassal is indeed a good thing for the vassal king and the court no matter how you look at it. But a court and an empire are not just about the vassal king and the court. Behind each of you vassal kings, there are Have your own supporters.”
"You only see the interests of the vassal king and the court, but do you see the interests of these supporters?"
"After the outer seal, who knows what is outside the border? Who knows what will happen in the future after the outer seal?"
"Compared to the Ming Dynasty, which has now taken shape, has stable interests, and lives a comfortable life, who is willing to drag his family and family to follow the vassal king to endure hardships abroad?"
"Not everyone has the courage to take a chance. If people support you, they will put the wealth and life of the whole family on you. If at this time, you give up chasing what they support you What will these supporters do if the goal is achieved?”
"Although the feudal king's external seal is in the interest of the court and the feudal king, it is definitely not in the interest of those supporters, especially those supporters who are not firm enough and are just for profit."
"So this matter must not be brought up by any of the feudal kings personally. Nor can it be brought up by the supporters of the feudal kings. Otherwise, it may cause rebellion outside the country."
"So this matter can only be brought up by someone else and bear the hatred of those supporters."
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When Zhu Yuanzhang revealed all his thoughts, Zhu Biao and others were all dumbfounded.
Among them, the most dumbfounded person was Chu Ze himself.
Good guy, after listening for a long time, he finally understood.
Does this require him to stand up and be a target?
"Father... Even if this matter is like this, Chu Ze shouldn't be the one to do it! He is a low-key person and would bring up such a thing."
After Zhu Biao understood his father's arrangement, he originally wanted to fight for Chu Ze again.
This was a thorn in the flesh and a thorn in the eyes of all the followers of the feudal king.
This position is a bit too popular.
"It's true that he has a low-key position, but his father-in-law and the fourth son-in-law's position is not low. Xu Da will agree to this matter when the time comes. As for Lan Yu, tell Biao'er, and he will also Will follow suit."
"With the support of the two of them, this matter will be finalized."
"As for Chu Ze."
Zhu Yuanzhang was not just thinking about Chu Ze.
Because the main people involved in the matter of external sealing were the imperial power and the vassal kings.
Among them, Zhu Di was the one who wanted it. On the imperial side, Lao Zhu also agreed to be granted the title.
At this time, all that is missing is a pusher.
"You don't care about the size of your official position anyway. After raising this matter, you can't expect to be promoted until the fourth child has achieved results."
"When the time comes, I'll give you some other compensation, what do you think?"
"Well, okay, I agree with this. It's just taking the blame. It's not a big problem. But can your Majesty tell me first, what other compensation is it? Can you give me money? I need to do something recently, I guess. It requires a lot of start-up capital.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang asked Chu Ze, Zhu Fan wanted to argue again.
Although his father said it so lightly.
But he knew very well that even if Zhu Di went abroad, he would achieve results and satisfy those followers.
But Chu Ze's hatred for raising this matter is still difficult to overcome.
For Chu Ze, this is a hidden danger after all.
But before he opened his mouth, Chu Ze, who was standing next to him, immediately agreed.
What Zhu Biao didn't expect was that not only did this guy agree to the matter, but he also directly discussed the reward with his father.
'Are you a tiger? '
Zhu Biao rolled his eyes at Chu Ze speechlessly. How could he agree to such a thing so casually?
If it were someone else, he might have no choice but to agree even if he didn't agree.
But Chu Ze is different!
As long as he persists, his father will definitely not force it.
As a result, this guy Chu Ze
"Prince, don't worry. Your Majesty's arrangement of this matter is correct. Although I have taken the blame, it is only temporary. If I just simply proposed to be a vassal king without saying anything, it would definitely lead to trouble. There was a lot of hate, and a lot of my supporters hated me."
"After all, I have cut off their thoughts. I put all my wealth and life on a certain prince, but this prince directly cut off the possibility of sitting on the throne. This hatred is naturally great."
"And if. I not only propose to enclose the prince, but also directly specify the exact location of the outer enclave, then after the prince arrives, not only will his own fief develop in a decent way, but he will also follow it. These followers who went there also made a lot of money."
"And this doesn't happen just once or twice. I designate a location, and whoever goes there will get rich, and if it's a big fortune."
"Do you think I will still carry a lot of hatred? I guess those guys will have to treat me as their ancestor by then. Just wait until I open my mouth and show him a way to make money."
"When the time comes, I will hang the title of Chu Banxian on my head, and whoever gives me guidance will make a fortune! If you don't want me to give you guidance, you will have to give me car-loads of gifts. Take it. With this money, I won’t have to ask you for money no matter what I want.”
"What a great thing! Why should I object?"
"Ahem, cough, cough, you bastard, what are you talking about~!"
Originally, Chu Ze's words were quite pleasant to Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
But he found that this guy was getting more and more outrageous.
Especially when it comes to the later part, Chu Banxian has all been revealed, and he even revealed that others gave him carloads of gifts.
Doesn't this guy know that what Zhu Yuanzhang hates all his life is those corrupt officials?
Is this kid deliberately seeking death?
After Zhu Biao heard these words from Chu Ze, although he was still a little uneasy, he thought about it confidently.
The relationship between the fourth child and Chu Ze is also very good, especially after Chu Ze left the palace, these two guys got tired of being together almost every day.
And now that the person involved, Chu Ze, has said so, whatever Zhu Biao wants to say is somewhat redundant.
"Okay, this matter has been settled for now. You can prepare yourselves in the past two days. We have some things to do, so we will leave first."
After the things that should be arranged were arranged, Lao Zhu stood up and glanced at Zhu Ping who was sitting there with his head lowered.
After snorting coldly, he left.
"Brother...Brother, please help me. I really know that I was wrong. I will never dare to mess around again. Please beg for mercy from my father. My father listens to you the most, so please help me." "
"By the way, isn't it true that the Fourth Brother went abroad to join the vassal state? You and the emperor beg for mercy, don't demote me to a commoner and exile me overseas. I will also take people to join the vassal state outside the country. I will never come back in the future. OK?"
"Brother, please save my brother. I really know I was wrong!"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang walked away, Zhu Ping, who had kept his head down, immediately stood up and came to Zhu Biao's side. Although he was so old, he still grabbed Zhu Biao's sleeves like a child.
If he is demoted to a commoner, his original glorious life will be gone forever.
How could Zhu Xi, who was accustomed to rich clothes and fine food, accept this reality.
Now that his father, the emperor, and his mother were extremely disappointed in him, the only person Zhu Xi could count on was his eldest brother.
"Hey, if you had known this, why did you do it in the first place? Although my father wants to demote you to a commoner, he is also trying to save you, you know? Anyone who does unrighteousness will be killed. If you are allowed to continue like this, you will only Harm yourself.”
"Just do this. From now on, you will stay in the palace. I will plead with Father and give you one last chance. You will stay with Father and let Father see your determination and changes. When the time comes, I will Please intercede with your father again and restore your position as king."
"This is the only way I can do now. See if it works for yourself."
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Xiang, who had runny nose and tears. He felt that he was almost scared.
So he put forward his own ideas.
And after hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Xi dared to disagree.
If he is still not satisfied with this, he will really have no choice but to be demoted to a commoner and then go to the fields to dig for food.
After Zhu Xi agreed to the proposal, Zhu Biao took advantage of the situation and arranged things for him.
For the time being, that is, following Chu Ze, he would run errands and prepare whatever Chu Ze wanted.
When he heard Zhu Biao's arrangement, Zhu Fang was a little unhappy.
After all, he was a prince and a prince, but now he was asked to serve Chu Ze and be his housekeeper. . .
How could he accept this?
But when he saw Zhu Biao's livid face, Zhu Xi quickly nodded in agreement.
And before leaving, Zhu Biao specifically reminded him if he still didn't know what to do.
He personally proposed to their father that Zhu Ping should be stripped of his birthplace and never enter the ancestral temple in the future!
After hearing this, Zhu Xi became completely honest.
After this party, it can be said that everything that needs to be arranged has almost been arranged.
But Zhou Wang Zhu was the only one who was suddenly arranged clearly without his knowledge.
(End of chapter)
