In the Anxi Palace, Zhu Jianshen took the child from Yang Yuer's hand.
It was more than a month after the child was born that he met his father. He must have been dissatisfied with Zhu Jianshen for not paying enough attention to him. The originally peaceful child began to cry when he got into Zhu Jianshen's hands.
Zhu Jianshen looked at the pink and jade-carved little baby crying in his arms, but there was nothing he could do. Zhang Bao who was standing by said quickly: "Your Majesty, you have to drag the little prince's back."
After hearing this, Zhu Jianshen hurriedly dragged him away, but the child still kept crying.
Yang Yu'er felt distressed when she saw the child crying so loudly, and at the same time she was afraid that the emperor would be tired of the child.
"Your Majesty, the little prince's cry is full of energy. He must be immune to all poisons and be healthy." Zhang Bao said in a low voice.
Another cycle.
But Zhu Jianshen didn't take these words to heart. He looked into the child's eyes and listened to his angry cry. He thought in his heart: "This is definitely not a time traveler. Otherwise, seeing that his family background is so good, he would laugh. It’s too late, why would you cry..."
Then, Zhu Jianshen gave a wry smile, wondering what he was thinking, and returned the child to Yang Yu'er.
After Yang Yu'er took the child and shook it a little, the child stopped crying, making Zhu Jianshen dumbfounded again.
"I've been a little busy these days, so I came a little late. My beloved, please don't blame me in your heart."
After Yang Yuer heard this, she hurriedly lowered her head and said softly: "I don't dare."
"By the way, I have thought of a name for this child."
"My name is Zhu Youhuang."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name."
After seeing the child, Zhu Jianshen returned to Qianqing Palace to deal with the memorial.
And a memorial was sent by Yu Qian himself.
This made Zhu Jianshen a little curious. After taking the memorial, he looked a little unhappy. Then Zhu Jianshen glanced at Yu Qian and said softly: "How Taibao Yu thinks I should handle this matter."
"In accordance with the request of Duke Chengguo, a monument should be erected in honor of Zhu Yi and his funeral should be held accordingly."
It has been a year and a half since Cao Jixiang returned to Beijing, and the sweet potatoes have grown for two seasons, but there is still no news about Zhu Yi, who went to sea with Cao Jixiang.
However, Zhu Jianshen still held on to a glimmer of hope and did not judge it as death. After such a long time, some people in the Chengguo Palace could no longer bear it. They hoped to build a tomb for Zhu Yi's funeral.
Zhu Jianshen sighed and said: "It's been so long, I really should give them an explanation. Let's do this. I'll call the officials from the Ministry of Rites to discuss what title to give Zhu Yi, set the specifications, and allow him to go to the funeral."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"Yu Taibao, do you think he should be granted the title of Duke or King..."
"Zhu Yi has not received a title. He should be made a Duke. As for the title of king, it is a bit far-fetched." Yu Qian said calmly.
"Can sweet potatoes be eaten in Taibao?" Zhu Jianshen said suddenly.
After hearing this, Yu Qian felt strange. Isn't this talking about Zhu Yi? Why did His Majesty suddenly mention this sweet potato again.
In the middle of the twelfth year of Chenghua, all the senior officials in the city received sweet potatoes from Cao Jixiang, and even the people in the palace were happy.
Baiguan also praised this new thing.
"Eunuch Cao gave some to Wei Chen. It's soft, glutinous and sweet. It's a delicious snack."
"This sweet potato can be grown on a large scale in Liaodong. It is not only a snack, but also a staple food. Zhu Yi can be regarded as a martyr for his country. Since it is an empty title, let's make an exception and grant him a royal title. He will only be granted a royal title and not a royal title. Wang Li."
After Yu Qian finished listening, he paused for a moment: "Everything will be subject to His Majesty's arrangements."
"In recent years, local officials' inaction has occurred frequently. First it was the silver case of Ying Ning Tiancheng, and then the refugee case in Xiangyang. I always feel that part of the old system of Taizu should be restarted to some extent in order to better supervise Local officials, I wonder if Yu Taibao thinks they can make changes." Zhu Jianshen said slowly.
"What is your Majesty thinking?"
"The old system we are talking about is to restore some torture to warn local officials..." Zhu Jianshen said lightly, but when he heard it, it was like thunder in Yu Qian's ears.
"Your Majesty, although some officials failed to investigate the Jiangnan and Xiangyang matters, if they rashly resume torture, the scholar-bureaucrats will always be dissatisfied. Now that the government is stable and the New Deal is being implemented, local officials still need to supervise the matter. If torture methods like skinning and stuffing are enacted at this time, I am afraid that local officials will be timid in doing things."
"But local officials neglected their duties and harmed the people of Ming Dynasty. Except for the main culprit, no other officials were implicated in the Xiangyang incident this time. Do they have any luck? There must always be a charter for this matter , if so, if the old system is not issued, we can only increase factory guards and warn officials..."
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Yu Qian frowned slightly. His Majesty did not believe that the most important censor class in the Qingliu system of civil servants was to expand the East Factory and Jinyiwei.
There are only more than 300 people in Dongchang. Except for the eunuchs above, most of them are elites selected from the Jinyiwei. Their authority is already very large. They not only have the power of prison interrogation, but also the court's general assembly, The three departments must intervene, as well as surveillance at the social level, monitoring government officials, scholar-officials and other people who have influence on the court, and have the right to report the surveillance results directly to the emperor.
Based on the intelligence obtained through surveillance, Dongchang can directly arrest and interrogate lower-status officials without judicial trial. As for high-ranking officials, even members of the clan, Dongchang can also arrest and interrogate them with the emperor's authorization. Interrogation can be regarded as a supplement to Jinyiwei.
The Jinyiwei is an army with 5,000 people when it was first established. It has grown somewhat bloated over the years, and the actual number has reached 7,000.
If it were further expanded and power given to them, wouldn't officials at all levels of the imperial court be in name only?
"Your Majesty, how about expanding the factory guards? Is it the East Factory alone, the Jinyi Guards, or both."
“Of course both need to be expanded.”
"Your Majesty, this is the way to cause chaos. If the Dongchang and Jinyiwei are so valued by Your Majesty, then wouldn't the imperial court's supervision system be in vain..."
"Yu Taibao, I know what you mean, but these incidents are the way to cause chaos. Although we are expanding the Jinyiwei, we must set up a new supervision system within the Jinyiwei. We must strictly control them and let them remain anonymous. Pretending to be an official and a gentry, doing business, traveling around the world, and playing together every month, local officials will definitely be scared, and it can also play a role in spurring the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, etc. In my opinion, there is no harm."
Yu Qian knew that he could not convince the emperor now. His wings were hardened. He wanted to show the knife he had sharpened for so many years, so how could he listen to his own advice.
Zhu Jianshen wanted to expand the factory, and it was not just a matter of days. Several incidents this time made him put the matter on the agenda...
After Yu Qian left the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jianshen said to Zhang Bao beside him: "Xuan Cao will return to the capital auspiciously, and ask him to bring the list of people going to sea, and let Zhan Shilang come to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
For Zhu Jianshen, Cao Jixiang went to sea with Zhu Yi. Now when the funeral is decided, Cao Jixiang should be involved in order to show the importance of the court and to comfort Zhu who doesn't know what kind of fish is lying in his belly. instrument.
As for the hundreds of navy soldiers on board, the imperial court also had to express its feelings...
Cao Jixiang rushed to the capital from the countryside. It was already night. He went directly to the palace to meet the saint, while Zhu Jianshen in the Qianqing Palace had been waiting.
"Slave Cao Jixiang comes to greet your Majesty. Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty..."
"Mr. Cao is dead."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After saying that, Cao Jixiang stood up.
"People from the Chengguo Duke's Mansion reported that they wanted to build a tomb for the young Duke Zhu Yi. I thought that after more than a year, I didn't want to wait any longer, so I discussed it with Zhan Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and made an exception to grant the title. Zhu Yi is the king of Yuanhai County, but he cannot be buried with royal rites. I want you to pass on this decree."
After hearing this, Cao Jixiang sighed and said softly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
In fact, Cao Jixiang had already sentenced Zhu Yi to death in his heart. This time Zhu Jianshen said so much to him, he suddenly realized that he had been away from the sea for more than a year, and he really missed those heroic days at sea. ah.
"The navy soldiers on the ship should also be given more pensions. Each of them will receive one hundred taels of silver from me."
Upon hearing this, Cao Jixiang hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
"Alas, they were buried in the sea all for the Ming Dynasty. How could I turn a blind eye? You sent people to deliver them one by one. You must take good care of this money."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will leave this matter to Deputy Commander Zheng. Most of the soldiers on the ship are from the Fujian Navy..."
"Is this Deputy Commander Zheng the captain in the New World you told me about? I can't remember it right now. What's his name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Zheng Zhiyuan."
Zhu Jianshen nodded and remembered it in his heart, and then said: "Zhang Dayan, please give the imperial edict to Eunuch Cao."
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
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