Chapter 32 The Prince Consort’s Banquet
The prince invites all the princes-in-law, and naturally all of them are respectful.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food. The prince suddenly sighed and said, "I'm not here today. There's something missing."
Others haven't noticed anything yet. Fu Zhong's expression changed slightly, although he covered it up.
Sure enough, talents are often developed through training. Fu Zhong today is more effective than Fu Zhong in history. There was a great victory at Baishijiang, and there were several battles between life and death. My understanding of things and military knowledge has become much deeper. What's more, with this credit. Fu Youde promoted his own son, and no one else could say anything.
If there is no foundation for this battle. Even if Fu Youde wanted to promote his son, it was impossible for him to lead the army independently.
Without the power to lead troops independently, Fu Zhong could only serve as his deputy. If you don't experience many things, you will never understand them. While Fu Zhong was leading the army independently, many problems arose. Fortunately, he had his father to take care of him and his retainers to assist him. Now it can be considered as experienced.
Although compared to Mu Ying and Lan Yu, they still have to wait. But among the young generals, Fu Zhong is considered a figure.
I gradually started to develop my skills in human relations and so on.
It's just that Fu Zhong is still worried about what happened to He Xi back then. Although now he is considered a quasi-consort. But Princess Anqing's consort and Princess Shouchun's consort are still different. Whether she is a legitimate daughter or not. In Fu Zhong's opinion, Princess Anqing is much better than Princess Shouchun.
Of course, Princess Anqing is the youngest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma. In the palace, even the princes did not dare to offend. She said she would teach King Lu a lesson, so she taught King Lu a lesson. In the feudal dynasty, this is not just something that a sister can do.
And Princess Shouchun? He was born to a princess and a concubine. Mother's status is not high, although Queen Ma treats everyone equally. But many things are different after all. It's not that Princess Shouchun suffered any injustice in the palace. It's just two different situations, and the people they cultivated are even completely different.
Princess Anqing is generous and naive. And Princess Shouchun is certainly gentle and lovely. But he is too observant and cautious.
If there is no Princess Anqing, Zhuyu will be first. Fu Zhong may not feel anything. But now there is this thing in his mind, almost as soon as Fu Zhong hears it and sees Princess Anqing. Or Princess Shouchun. An idea came to his mind.
If -----
As for what if it was originally? It's not enough for outsiders.
But Fu Zhong now calmed down his expression. Don't dare to show any trace of it. He himself told himself that many things were over. He Xi was just at the height of his popularity, but for an impossible thing, he and He Xi became enemies. It’s really not cost-effective. But deep down, I felt that even Fu Zhong couldn't break it.
Others don't have Fu Zhong's emotions.
Mei Yin said: "Compared to Brother He, in Ningbo I know that if the prince cares about him, he will be grateful. But His Majesty, the prince, does he know what He Xi is doing?"
Mei Yin also intended to pave the way for the prince and followed the prince's words. After all, many people know that the prince will not do unreasonable things for no reason. Today is an unreasonable day, so there must be something wrong. But I don’t know what happened.
Mei Yin saw that the prince had an excuse. Naturally, it was a step to pave the way and see what the prince wanted to say.
The prince said: "Actually, it's nothing but a big deal. It's just that the court spends too much money now. My father is no longer planning to issue treasure money. He always has to find ways to fill some gaps. He Xi volunteered, saying that operating sea trade can fill the gap in the court. , in the former Song Dynasty, maritime trade could generate millions of dollars a year. At one time, there were even tens of millions of dollars, which was a huge amount. My father naturally agreed. But now he has also encountered difficulties. "
Mei Yin said: "What's the difficulty?"
The prince said: "The storm on the sea is terrible." The prince explained the situation a little bit. Sighing, he said: "You can't mess around with the business on the sea. Otherwise, dragons and snakes will rise up on the sea, and they might do something. Fang Guozhen was just a pirate at the beginning. But if we don't let it go, let the merchant ships be armed. , it’s better to have some firearms. No one can do serious business.”
"But with these, wouldn't they be private soldiers at sea?"
"He Xi is worried about this matter."
The prince finished speaking. There was silence below.
No one spoke for a while, as they were all slowly recalling the meaning of the prince's words.
The prince asked, "Brother Li, can you give He Xi some advice? What should we do? Not only can the matter be completed, but also the whole court can feel at ease."
Li Qi pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, I don't know what to do? However, after thinking about it, it is better to use someone you can trust."
This is correct nonsense.
However, as the son of Li Shanchang, Li Qi often needs to be more cautious. Who knows what he will say next. Some correct nonsense will at least not cause trouble.
The prince said: "Yes, you must use people you can trust for everything. You can always trust your own people."
The prince looked at Li Qi and seemed to have said the right nonsense. But the prince and Li Qi looked at each other, and Li Qi's heart suddenly moved, and he secretly said: "So it's here."
Li Qi is Li Shanchang's carefully cultivated son, and he has already felt a few pulses at this moment.
It's just that this matter is not his decision. Li Qi could only raise his glass from a distance and drink with the prince.
However, these words caught Lu Xian's attention. Lu Xian actually didn't think that much. This is also because his family education is different. Li Shanchang is an old fox and the first counselor of the Ming Dynasty. If it were just Machiavellian tactics, Zhu Yuanzhang might not be able to compare with Li Shanchang.
But no matter how the fight is fought, in the end, it is the strength of both parties that determines the outcome.
This is the reason why Li Shanchang was forced by Zhu Yuanzhang to go home to retire. But when Li Shanchang retired, he was actually only about sixty. As a politician, is this old? But if you say you are old, you are old.
Li Qi was trained by Li Shanchang. The basic scheming methods are still there. But Lawrence Lu is different. The reason why he is where he is today is related to his origin, as a direct descendant promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang. In times of war, there is no need to think about what you have and what you don’t have. In terms of treatment, they are generally the best. And Lu Zhongheng himself dared to fight and kill. Experienced on the battlefield.
But for political sensitivity, it's not so good.
He was close to Li Shanchang because Li Shanchang took good care of him in the beginning. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had many things to do and was busy with major political affairs. It was difficult for him to personally intervene in conflicts between generals when he had time. Because once he comes forward, there will be no room for maneuver. Someone must pay the price.
Therefore, there were conflicts between generals. In many cases, Li Shanchang is responsible for mediating and appeasing. As for whether Li Shanchang was following Zhu Yuanzhang's orders, or whether Li Shanchang wanted to make connections, it will never be clear.
Most likely it's a bit of both.
This gave Li Shanchang a deep foundation in the military.
Lu Zhongheng himself had never thought about why Li Shanchang favored him in the army. Instead, he remembered Li Shanchang’s words. For decades, getting close to the Li family has become a habit. And using Li Shanchang's methods, he networked with these people. It's as simple as eating and drinking.
The same is true for Lu Xian.
Lu Xian is even better than his father. After all, Lu Xian studied hard. But there are many doorways and subtle relationships that Lu Xian doesn't feel much about. However, Lu Xian is very sensitive about money. This may be Lu Zhongheng’s family education.
After all, I was afraid of poverty at the beginning. Now that you are rich, you naturally want to enjoy more and make more money.
But the Marquis of Ji'an, with an annual salary of one thousand dan, could not support the luxurious life that the Lu family wanted. Similarly, Lu Zhongheng also knew Zhu Yuanzhang. I dare not violate Zhu Yuanzhang's laws, but the truly profitable business is written in the criminal law, which is the same regardless of ancient and modern times.
Lu Zhongheng is not a person who can make money. Let him let go and fight. No problem at all, let him make money. He only knows how to take advantage of others. But I dare not.
So the Lu family has been living a miserable life. Of course this kind of hardship haha, who are you comparing it to? Compared with ordinary people, it is natural that a hair is heavier than their family. But among the nobles, that won't work.
So when Lu Xian heard that he was rich, could he make money? Interest came immediately.
