evening.
In the palace of King Yan.
Zhu Di was also sitting at the dining table with Princess Yan, Xu Miaoyun, and their children. There were all kinds of seafood dishes on the table, and everyone ate them with gusto.
Especially Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Yuying and others were extremely excited. This was the first time they had eaten sea fish in their memory. The novelty was even more delicious than the sea fish.
After finishing the meal, only Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun were left in the room.
A hint of worry appeared on Xu Miaoyun's face, "Your Highness, you can catch so many sea fish at one time, and you can also find a new granary for our Ming Dynasty. It is also a great achievement. I believe that Your Majesty will not reprimand Your Highness too much." ?”
Zhu Di had a relaxed look on his face, "Don't worry, sister, we still understand my father. My father hates those corrupt officials and treacherous businessmen extremely, and he never shows mercy.
However, we are his biological son and the king of the Ming Dynasty. The most important thing is that we made a mistake and found a new granary for Ming Dynasty. Although we made a big mistake, we made a great contribution.
By now, many memorials to impeach me should have been sent to Yingtian, but at most these memorials will only erase my merits.
Father will never punish us, and he may even let us continue to send people to the sea to fish! "
Hearing this, Xu Miaoyun looked slightly relieved, "But His Highness cannot underestimate the despicableness of those officials. He still needs to intercede more for His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "As early as when we saw the sea fish in the two big ships, we had already sent people to select a hundred of the largest sea fish, loaded them on the ships, and sent them to Yingtian City!
As for the imperial brother, since we were young, it was me, the second and third children who caused trouble, and the imperial brother chased us behind and helped us carry it..."
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Yingtian City.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, once again faced the few memorials that had just been presented to his desk in the morning. He felt his forehead pounding and his heart boiling with anger.
"You bastard, you know how to cause trouble every day. You don't even talk about the nonsense in the palace, but when you go to Peking, the troubles you cause us become bigger and bigger!"
"Hmph, if fishing in the sea is really as easy as you bastard thinks, there will be so many big fish in the sea waiting for you to catch, why do we have to spend so much effort to close the sea?"
"You're so old, but you're still so confused. If a small county magistrate gives you a few words of advice, you can take everything seriously..."
"This thief officer..."
The more he talked, the angrier Zhu Yuanzhang became.
It had not been a month since he suppressed the impeachment memorials of those officials to impeach Zhu Di and Wanping County Magistrate Guo An, but he did not expect that Lao Si, who was far away in Peiping, would come to him again.
Moreover, the trouble caused this time was much bigger than last time.
"My son, please see your father!"
At this time, Zhu Biao, who had also received Zhu Di's plea letter, also walked in from outside the palace.
"Are you here to plead with that bastard too?"
Seeing Zhu Biao, although Lao Zhu had a similar look on his face, his anger did not dissipate.
Zhu Biao raised his head and looked around, then whispered: "Father, can you let all the servants go down first?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and all the servants in the palace who were already trembling with fear quickly retreated.
"Thank you, Father!"
Zhu Biao's face relaxed, and he began to say this time: "Father, Emperor Mingjian, in fact, the fourth brother did not make much of a mistake in this matter."
"Um?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly darkened.
Zhu Biao hurriedly explained: "The prohibitions issued by my father several times before were all prohibiting coastal people from going to the sea without permission, prohibiting coastal people from communicating with overseas countries privately, and prohibiting communication with foreign vassals...
However, the father did not prohibit the imperial navy from going to the sea, nor did he prohibit the imperial vassals from going to the sea. "
"Did that scoundrel Fourth Brother write to you to tell you these excusing words?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression relaxed a lot, but his tone was still very annoyed.
"Father is wise, I can't hide this little trick from you!" Zhu Biao flattered quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Humph, that evil boy has always come to you whenever he gets into trouble. Now, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, you have to help him get rid of such a big trouble?"
Zhu Biao chuckled and said: "Father, don't be anxious. Although the fourth child was a little more reckless in this matter, it was really not a big mistake. Those officials who wanted to use this matter to cause trouble for the fourth child really couldn't find it!"
"Just because we have never prohibited vassal kings from going to the sea?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
In fact, in the final analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in a peasant family, although he became the emperor, the concept of protecting the calf was already deeply ingrained in his mind.
If it were anyone in the Ming Dynasty, even those princes, Zhu Yuanzhang would immediately order the Jinyi Guards to arrest people and ransack their homes for a thorough investigation just by saying he went to sea privately.
But when it comes to his own son, it's different.
In particular, Zhu Di sent people to the sea to find meat for the people of Beiping Mansion!
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang had such a headache just now was because he was angry that Zhu Di did not ask him for instructions in advance. He could imagine that in a few days, when all the courtiers knew that King Zhu Di of Yan had gone to sea, they would all be crazy about impeachment.
Zhu Biao chuckled and said, "Father, I believe in the fourth brother. Although the fourth brother sometimes acts impulsively, he is definitely not a reckless person. Moreover, the crime of the fourth brother's going to sea is not more than violating the imperial edict of the father.
However, if calculated carefully, the fourth child did not violate his father's edict! "
At this moment, he had already reacted, and his father's anger had dissipated.
Whether or not to punish the fourth child basically depends on the father's mood.
"Hmph, if this bastard Fourth Brother wants you to intercede for him, it depends on whether he can catch fish for us from the sea!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"What my father said is absolutely true. The fourth child dares to be so bold. If he can't catch any fish from the sea, my father will scold him severely and make him remember it!" Zhu Biao quickly followed Zhu Yuanzhang's words and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, very satisfied with Zhu Biao's attitude.
However, when he thought of the name Zhu Di mentioned in the memorial, he couldn't help but frown again, "Biao'er, the Wanping County magistrate Guo An mentioned in the memorial? How are you going to deal with it?"
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and then said, "Father, according to what Lao Si said, Guo An is a talented person. However, he is not suitable for being an official!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened again, "Biao'er still has an idea. As a small county magistrate, Guo An really doesn't know how to live or die. He actually dared to secretly instigate the Ming vassal king to violate the ban and go fishing in the sea!"
Zhu Biao quickly defended: "Father, the fourth child said in the letter that it was not Guo An who instigated the fishing trip!"
"Hmph, it wasn't Guo An who encouraged me. How could the fourth child know that fish can be caught in the sea? Also, how could the fourth child know how to fish?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "As a high-ranking vassal king, the fourth child was fooled by a small magistrate. It is really a disgrace to us!"
"Father, calm down!"
Zhu Biao was shocked. He was now really afraid that his father would kill innocent people indiscriminately again.
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Humph, the fourth brother still wants to let Guo An enter his Prince Yan's Mansion. With only one fourth child, we have enough to worry about, and let Guo An go in again? Doesn't it mean that the entire Beiping Mansion will be taken away? There was a falling out?”
Zhu Biao looked confused, "Father, is it okay to have a falling out?"
"Um?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression condensed, "Biao'er, what do you have in mind?"
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(End of chapter)
