While Zhu Zizhen was melancholy, a dignified woman walked into the Chengyun Hall with two maids.
The maid held a wooden plate in her hand, and on the plate was a porcelain bowl filled with soup.
The woman who came was Princess Zhou.
Zhu Zichen had been suffering from internal heat for the past two days, so Wang personally prepared some decoction for him to reduce internal heat.
"Your Highness, take the medicine..."
After Zhu Zizhen heard this, he quickly stood up and took the soup from his wife's hand.
"Thank you, Princess."
The couple had been married for more than 20 years and gave birth to six children. In Zhu Zichen's view, prostitution was the first of all evils. He had a sworn feud with prostitutes, gamblers, and drug addicts. In addition to the main concubine Wang, the side concubine Zhang. Apart from this, there was no other female attendant. It was extremely rare for this to happen to an ancient prince.
The two concubines on the front and side are also in harmony. Zhu Zichen and the two concubines have treated each other as guests for so many years. The harmony in the Zhou Prince's house is extremely rare among the clan.
Zhu Zichen took the soup and drank it. At this time, Wang asked: "His Royal Highness is still worried about He Biao."
After Zhu Zizhen drank the soup in one breath, he handed the porcelain bowl to the maid.
"How can I not be worried? As soon as King Qin's congratulations came out, all my brothers and uncles became ants on the hot pot..." Zhu Zizhen said, and sat down again, and then motioned for Wang to sit down too. Down.
"Then your Highness, don't worry about these troublesome things. Our palace obeys the regulations of the imperial court. We will do whatever the imperial court tells us to do. Don't worry about other things. Naturally, the imperial court supervises us and has nothing to do with our palace. Wang said after sitting down.
During these days, seeing her husband lose a few pounds and not thinking about food or food made Wang feel very distressed. She was also disgusted with these bad things done by King Zhou and his family.
After Zhu Zizhen heard Wang's words, he smiled bitterly: "Many things have nothing to do if they are closed behind closed doors. One will be prosperous and one will suffer."
"For example, I have read a lot about the provisions of this new tax system. There is a gap between our prince's palace and Qin's palace. He can provide hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land and dozens of mines, but if we can't provide it, we are afraid of each other. In contrast, the court will be dissatisfied, not to mention that the subordinate princes' palaces and clan generals are also watching. If my family can't come up with it, then they have reason to cry for poverty."
What Zhu Zizhen was worried about was that the Prince of Zhou's Palace was not as wealthy as the Prince of Qin's Palace and could not set an example for the princes below.
Except for the fact that the status of Prince Zhou's palace is higher than that of the princes of Zhou Wang's line, and except that the residence is more elegant, the rest of it is not as good as the princes below.
The King of Zhou cannot set an example. People are spending real money, but the Prince of Zhou's palace cannot hand it over. Isn't this embarrassing?
Mrs. Wang also couldn't understand the profound meaning of Zhu Zichen's words.
"Your Majesty also knows what kind of person His Highness is, and the court also knows that the Zhou Palace is different from them. I think there is no need for His Highness to worry about it. The court actually did such a thing. They will naturally have regulations. Yes, this Xu Youzhen is really rude, she originally made an appointment today, but she dared to break the appointment."
After Zhu Zicheng heard this, he just kept smiling bitterly. Maybe it was the effect of the decoction. There were already some beads of sweat on Zhu Zicheng's forehead...
"Your Highness, let's go to the medicine shop and take a breather..."
After Zhu Zizhen listened, he nodded, then stood up and followed Wang to his base.
Xu Youzhen was also full of melancholy in the official post.
On the one hand, I feel sad for Qian's departure. The difference between their high-ranking officials and ordinary people is actually wearing a red robe. However, there are many officials who miss the red robe. Once they put on the red robe, , they are no longer willing to take it off. If possible, these people hope to wear red robes and walk into the coffin.
Xu Youzhen kept thinking, if he gets to this day, will he be as open-minded as Yu Qian? The answer is yes, he will not be open-minded. He hopes to die in office so that when he dies, he still has power in his hands. of.
Why does the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen in Nangong often make mistakes? It is because he is attracted and provoked by power.
On the other hand, the thing that worries me is the King of Zhou.
According to Jinyiwei's records, the fields of the Zhou Palace exceed 20,000 acres, but nearly 80% of them are in the name of the Zhou Palace, but the actual owners are ordinary people. This is a common trick below. , but there are really only a handful of princes who do such things for ordinary people.
The lineage of the kings of Zhou was much more luxuriant than the lineage of the kings of Qin.
The first generation of Zhou kings were entrusted with eleven county princes, while the second generation of Zhou kings were not entrusted with any princes. However, the third generation of Zhou kings, Zhu Zizhen's father, were granted nine princes. When Zhu Zizhen If he died, he would still entrust nine county kings.
Now there are twenty county kings in the Zhou king's line.
The worth of each county prince is much higher than that of the Prince of Zhou.
Among them, Zhu Zicuo, the prince of Ruyang County, and Zhu Youhui, the prince of Yongning County, are the representatives.
Although Zhu Youhui is only in his sixties now, he is also a living ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. He is of the same generation as Zhu Gaochi and is the county king of Zhu Jianshen's generation. The private property of Yongning Prince's Palace is millions and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land...
Zhu Zichuo was a brother of the same generation as Zhou Wang Zhu Zicheng, and they were similar in age, but their life attitudes were completely different. Zhu Zichuo had more than thirty concubines, lived a luxurious life, indulged in licentiousness, and oppressed the people. His family property was second to that of the Zhou kings. Among them, it is the largest, with more than Yongning County Prince.
Half of Ruyang City is Zhu Zichuo's private property, and more than 30% of the fields outside Ruyang City belong to the prince's family...
According to His Majesty the Emperor's secret decree, Xu Youzhen's biggest target was these two county princes' palaces.
In the early days of the primitive accumulation of their family property, they were burdened with many life-and-life lawsuits. These two people were not only the representatives of the Zhou king's lineage, but also the targets of the court.
Of course, other county princes are just better than them.
Xu Youzhen also admired the King of Zhou. He had dealt with the King of Zhou Zhu Zicheng in the early years and knew Zhu Zicheng's simple and kind nature.
It was well known in the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Ziyi could not control this line of clan without Ke Ci being in power.
Zhu Zizhen couldn't control it, so he asked the court to intervene.
It is impossible for His Majesty to come forward. In the end, Xu Youzhen will still have to take action. This is the situation Xu Youzhen is least willing to face.
He already has a reputation as a cruel official, and if he has the domineering attitude of oppressing the clan, he might end up in a biography of a traitor in the future, and Xu Youzhen's appearance in the play will become a painted face.
While Xu Youzhen was thinking here, there was a knock on the door.
"Censor of Xudu, Eunuch Liu from Prince Zhou's Mansion would like to see you." Zhao Cong's voice came from outside the door.
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen glanced outside and said, "Okay, let him wait a moment, I will be there right away."
"Yes, Xu Du Yushi."
After Zhao Cong left, Xu Youzhen tidied up her official robes and walked out of the room.
In the lobby of the official post office, an old eunuch was sitting on a chair. After seeing Xu Youzhen coming down from upstairs, he quickly stood up.
"The Censor of Xudu, my prince asked me to ask when the Censor of Xudu will be free to go to the palace to reminisce about old times."
Xu Youzhen waved her hand: "Eunuch Liu, sit down first."
After the old eunuch heard this, he could only do as he pleased and sit down again.
Xu Youzhen also sat opposite him and said softly: "I suddenly felt a little unwell today, so I didn't go to the palace to see His Highness King Zhou."
"Oh, what a coincidence. Our prince's medical skills are very superb, and the censor of Xudu can go there to talk about things and see a doctor."
Xu Youzhen felt a little embarrassed when she heard this.
"It's almost as good as a day's rest."
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