On the second day, Li Qing's face darkened a little and he looked more mature.
As always, he assisted Zhu Biao in processing the memorials, and as always, he helped Zhu Biao take care of his body.
He doesn't know whether the so-called general trend can be reversed, but he knows that many things can indeed be changed.
He doesn't know what the future will bring, but one thing he understands is that as long as he keeps working hard and slowly accumulating, even if there is a big trend, energy will change and lead to qualitative changes.
Fighting with the sky, the fun is endless; fighting with the earth, the fun is endless; fighting with people, the fun is endless!
Li Qing is no longer so stubborn, but he has not given up pessimistically. He believes that it will be good.
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In the spring of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu.
When Wei Guogong Xu Da came to the end of his life, he saw things broadly and passed away with a smile on his face without any regrets.
This old prince can be said to be a perfect man. He is not like Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong who form cliques for personal gain, nor is he arrogant and domineering like Lan Yu. He is low-key and honest.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was always harsh, was always full of praise for him.
Xu Da's death made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely sad. He, who had always been as big as the sky in political affairs, rarely stayed away from court for three days to express his condolences.
He also posthumously named Xu Da the King of Zhongshan, with the posthumous title of "Wu Ning". He was given the title of king for three generations, buried in the shadow of Zhongshan Mountain, and made Shinto inscriptions.
The first military general of the Ming Dynasty is well deserved!
During the funeral, Li Qing met Xiaopang. The little guy was already a teenager. He had grown a lot taller but also fatter. He looked very solid.
Li Qing also met Sanbao. Sanbao was already a young man, but his innocence had not changed. He always had a faint smile on his lips, full of positive energy, and full of longing and yearning for life.
It had been too long since they had seen each other, and the three of them were no longer so familiar with each other, but they all remembered each other and the good times they had together.
But after all, they have matured, and after a few brief conversations, both parties are busy with their own affairs.
As the days went on, Zhu Yuanzhang completely gave up his allegiance, even leaving the morning court to Zhu Biao. Apart from holding the title of emperor, he was completely indifferent.
September 18th, the emperor’s birthday banquet.
This year's birthday banquet was extraordinarily simple. None of the vassal kings came. It was not that they didn't want to, but that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't let them come because he thought it was too extravagant.
During the banquet, the officials exchanged glasses, and everyone was still in harmony.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was old and often felt powerless, so he wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Biao.
He's not being polite, it's time to completely delegate power. He's... so old!
But what was unexpected was that the civil servants and military generals unanimously refused.
The reason why the military commander refused was simple: because the prince was pro-literate, he was afraid that the military commander's status would decline.
The civil servants had more to think about. They really wanted the prince to ascend the throne, but in this era where etiquette was the most important thing, the throne could not be easily abdicated. Succession after the death of the father and the son was the orthodox process.
It is true that there are emperors in history, but Li Shimin forced Li Yuan into the palace, Li Longji also forced Li Dan into the palace, and later Li Longji himself was forced into the palace to become the emperor.
Although it has been beautified by historians, everyone understands it.
Moreover, once this precedent is set, the consequences will be extremely serious. After the Ming Dynasty, there will inevitably be forced harem dramas.
More importantly, if Zhu Yuanzhang does not die for a day, his will will remain, and the strategic development of emphasizing military force over literature will not change. This is a matter of civil servants.
It would not be of any benefit to them to let Zhu Biao ascend to the throne in advance. If the father and son were to have conflicts again and lead to the change of crown prince, it would be more than worth the loss.
The last time Zhu Biao moved to the palace, many civil servants cried for half the night, feeling that the sky was about to collapse.
Li Qing sighed softly and joined the wave of opposition. He didn't have much thought, he just simply thought about Zhu Biao.
We can't put any more burden on Zhu Biao, he can't bear it anymore.
Seeing everyone's opposition, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that this might have a negative impact on Ming Dynasty, so he simply stopped insisting, looked at his son aside, and said with a smile:
"Biao'er, please bear with me for a few more years."
"..." Zhu Biao smiled tiredly, intending to say something embarrassing, but he swallowed the words again.
He has no choice!
After the birthday banquet was over, Li Qing found Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have something to say that is stuck in my throat. I won't be happy if I don't spit it out!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "You want to say that Biao'er is not in good health, right?"
"Um!"
"Don't do this." Zhu Yuanzhang said displeased, "We are old and have only a few more years to live. In the future, he will have to carry the whole country. Where can I follow him?"
Li Qing asked: "Your Majesty, do you think it is the minister's medical skills that are better, or the imperial doctor's medical skills that are better?"
"you."
"Then why did the emperor not listen to the minister's diagnosis, but instead listened to the imperial doctor's diagnosis?" Li Qing sighed: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen the prince smile in these years?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking, with a look of self-blame on his face, "We know Biao'er is suffering, why don't we feel sorry for him, but how can it be easy to be an emperor?"
He smiled bitterly, "We are old and have only a few years to live. We are not afraid of hard work. If we can, we will not bear to work hard even if we die.
But we can't shield him from troubles all his life. If we let him take over all the emperor's errands earlier, it will be less difficult for him to get started in the future.
It is of great benefit to him and the country! "
Zhu Yuanzhang said sincerely, "We are not only the emperor, we are also fathers. How can a father not love his children?"
Li Qing was speechless. He was silent for a while, then took a step back and said, "Your Majesty, the prince is really too tired. Years of high-intensity work has taken too much effort. No medicine or stone can remedy this.
I understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, and I also understand the emperor, but... let the prince rest, even for two months! "
Li Qing said: "The emperor can go to the imperial study with his ministers. Even though the banquet has just ended, the prince is definitely already handling government affairs."
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In front of the imperial study room.
Zhu Yuanzhang made a silence gesture in advance, dismissed the small yellow door and left, and then looked inside.
Zhu Biao skillfully picked up the memorial and unfolded it, frowning tightly. After reading it, he picked up a pen and wrote down his handling opinions, and then picked up another book.
His brows kept frowning, and the little eunuch replaced him with a cup of hot tea, but he never moved.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it dreamily, his eyes gradually blurred due to vicissitudes of life. His son's wrinkled "Sichuan" eyebrows were like three needles inserted into his heart. The pain was so severe that he could not stand still.
At this moment, he was no longer the emperor, but a father.
Li Qing supported him and walked slowly into the imperial study.
"My slave, long live my emperor."
Following Xiao Huangmen's salute, Zhu Biao was finally freed from the complicated government affairs, stood up and said, "My son, I will see my father."
Zhu Yuanzhang forced a smile and said, "Biao'er, sit down and have a rest. We haven't had a heart-to-heart talk for a long time."
Zhu Biao was startled for a moment and nodded bitterly.
Father and son sat opposite each other, feeling calm.
"Biao'er, my father was too strict with you in the past." Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled, "Actually, if I think about it carefully, many of your political views are more correct than my father's. My father has little knowledge and is rude in his actions. Don't go there." Take it from your heart, ah~"
Li Qing was shocked in his heart. In this era, it was simply impossible for a father to admit his mistakes to his son.
What's more, he is an emperor, and he is Zhu Yuanzhang who knows his mistakes, corrects them, but does not admit them.
"Father..." Zhu Biao's nose felt sore and he almost burst into tears. He sniffed and said, "I don't dare."
Zhu Yuanzhang said gently: "Let's not quarrel from now on, okay? When something happens, let's discuss it. My father's methods were a bit cruel in the past, and I have often reflected on it recently. I will never be like that again in the future."
Zhu Biao wiped the corners of his eyes and smiled brightly, "I used to be a child who was ignorant."
The son did not say anything about his father's faults, and his father's compromise made Zhu Biao's resentment gradually dissipate.
In fact, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to be calm, father and son can still communicate effectively.
Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed, "Biao'er looks so pretty when she smiles. You should smile more in the future and don't frown all day long. You are really busy with official duties, but you have to take good care of your body and mind."
"Yes, please keep this in mind." Zhu Biao nodded with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head and said distressedly: "You have worked too hard these years, and your complexion is getting worse and worse. Take a good rest, and then deal with government affairs after you have rested enough."
"How can this be done?" Zhu Biao shook his head, "How can national affairs be delayed? My father can understand and I am already very happy, but..."
"I told you to rest, just rest." Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "I'm not dead yet. I'll handle the political affairs. Just rest in peace."
"Father..."
Li Qing left quietly, leaving the father and son alone for some time. He was very pleased, and Lao Zhu finally listened.
On the second day, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had not been in court for several months, boarded the Fengtian Palace and took over all affairs.
Wen Chen almost collapsed, thinking something had happened again.
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang explained the situation and they felt relieved.
As Lao Zhu gets older, after Zhu Biao's incident, he cherishes the relationship between father and son even more.
He lifted Zhu Xi's confinement and allowed him to return to the vassal territory to reunite with his wife and children. At the same time, he also gave Zhu Biao a long vacation, allowing him to go out to appreciate the great rivers and mountains and experience the sufferings of the people. Of course, the main purpose was to let Zhu Biao relax.
Zhu Biao had been bored in the palace for too long and didn't know where to go for a while, so he simply went to Xi'an with his second brother.
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