First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 254

  Chapter 254 The Chen Family

  Zhu Biao squeezed the center of his brows. Li Wenzhong was not dissatisfied with being beheaded by him. After all, most of his rights were obtained by Zhu Biao during the Northern Expedition. Li Wenzhong is not such a brainless person.

   It is only necessary to appease Li Wenzhong, otherwise it will be bad if there are many accidents when Hu Weiyong is suppressed in the future. Rewarding gold and silver is not feasible. Although you can ask for money from the Jiangnan family, it is too much to lose points.

What's more, there is no reason why Li Wenzhong can give whatever he wants, but Li Wenzhong is now considered an extremely human minister. He is already the Duke of Cao Guo when he is more than 30 years old, not to mention leading Doctor Ronglu, Youzhu Kingdom, and the left of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. The position of governor can be described as prestigious.

Nowadays, there seems to be nothing to reward except for the canonization of the king. Zhu Biao did not give Li Wenzhong the title for the sake of the Jiangnan family, but because the government changed too much. Li Shanchang retired and Tang He was demoted. Next, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, two princes of the opposite sex.

Although these two men are very self-disciplined and have not had too much contact with other generals, their prestige is still too great, and they must be checked and balanced. No matter how hard they fight in the court, they will not be able to get out of Zhu Yuanzhang's palm, but it involves military power. Then one has to be careful.

  Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu, and Zhu Di are already canonized princes, but they are still a bit young, and at least it will take several years before they are released to the domain, so in order to balance military power, another person must be placed among them.

  Li Wenzhong is a relative of the Zhu family, and sooner or later both public and private will be promoted. Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Biao about this when Li Shanchang was about to retire. The best situation is for the three to oppose each other.

  Zhu Biao didn't particularly care about the canonization of kings. After the centralization of power in the past dynasties, the kings of the opposite **** have long been inferior to the dignity of the previous dynasties. The most important thing is that they have no actual fiefdoms.

   There is no fiefdom. To put it bluntly, they are just famous dukes of the country, and their titles will start to decrease in the next generation, and they can inherit at most one duke title.

Thinking about it in this way, Zhu Biao knew it well, and he had to wait until he returned to Beijing to see Li Wenzhong's reaction. He was the best candidate but by no means the only one. Tang He, who conquered Bashu, was qualified to go up.

  The more Zhu Biao thought about it, the more energetic he became, and he couldn't help but want to return to Beijing as soon as possible to participate in the turbulent court situation. Fighting for power and profit is the best enjoyment.

At this time, in the front yard of the Chen Mansion, Mrs. Chen was sitting on a chair with a solemn expression and closed her eyes. The girl from just now was beating her shoulders obediently behind her. In addition, there was also the eldest son of the prefect Chen's first wife, but they were all a little restless. .

  As the current leader of the Jiangnan family, the Chen family is naturally under the strongest suppression, so it is very important whether they can establish a relationship with the Crown Prince.

   After a while, Prefect Chen came over, looked at his family and nodded, and instantly the whole room became relaxed. Mrs. Chen bowed her head and recited a line of blessings from the ancestors.

  Prefect Chen summoned the housekeeper and asked him to go to the various prefectures to spread the word, so that everyone would come to pay a formal visit to the crown prince tomorrow. After everything was arranged, Prefect Chen sat down and drank some tea.

Mrs. Chen on the side patted the dust on her husband's knees with a handkerchief. Mrs. Chen also smiled with satisfaction when she saw it. In a place in the south of the Yangtze River.

  Chen Zhifu smiled and said: "His Royal Highness said that after returning to Beijing, he will transfer me to Zhongshu Province, and asked me to recommend candidates for the Hangzhou prefect."

  As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Chen Zhifu's son lit up, and then dimmed instantly. Although there is a saying that one should not avoid relatives, but according to his father's character, he would never buy this risk.

Mrs. Chen asked: "This is your Highness's trust and also a test. In the final analysis, the reason why I let His Highness take a high look is because I have managed Hangzhou well. Otherwise, why would Your Highness bother with me? My son, you have recommended a suitable candidate." ?”

  Chen Zhifu smiled and said: "Don't worry, mother, my son is not a short-sighted person. I recommend Wang Wenxin from the Wang family. He and his family are the most suitable candidates."

Mrs. Chen nodded reassuringly, then looked at her grandson and said: "Your father is considered stable. In the future, as long as you do your duty faithfully, you will have a future, but it is difficult to confer a title without military exploits. I heard that His Highness has many talents around you. If you don't If you work hard, you may not have a bright future."

  Master Chen nodded and said: "Grandson will work hard, please rest assured, grandma."

   Mrs. Chen is aware of her son's virtues, no matter how hard she tries, she will be like that. Looking at her well-behaved and weak daughter, His Highness now values ​​the Chen family, and it would be great if she could go further.

   Mrs. Chen also noticed her daughter-in-law's gaze, patted the little hand on the shoulder, looked at her son and asked, "Do you think there is hope for Qing'er?"

Chen Yunqing's face flushed red, and he recalled in his mind the young man who was praised by all the stars at any time. His Highness the Crown Prince was impeccable in every aspect, but he already had a Crown Princess. Could it be that she was going to be a concubine? ?

  Chen Zhifu glanced at his daughter and said with a smile: "It should be no problem. Although he didn't mention it, since His Highness wants to transfer me to the capital, it can be seen that he wants to promote my Chen family."

Chen Yunqing felt aggrieved when she heard this, but it was her parents' order and the matchmaker's words, she had her part to speak, and she was not dissatisfied with her parents' arrangement, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a dragon and a phoenix, but why didn't anyone ask her what she wanted? , even just to ask?

  Thinking of this, Chen Yunqing said softly: "My granddaughter is sleepy, and I want to go back and rest."

   Mrs. Chen said lovingly: "Go, go to bed early, everything will be planned for you by grandma."

  After she stepped back, Mrs. Chen said to her daughter-in-law: "You go and explain it. Qing'er is still young, and she doesn't understand these things, but she will naturally understand that this is for her own good."

  If you don't marry the prince, you will have to marry someone else in the future. She knows the virtues of the sons and daughters of the Jiangnan family very well.

  The rest of the families in Hangzhou City also received the news, and they were all relieved. They will have a big backer in the future, and the only thing they need to worry about now is how to please His Highness.

Early the next morning, Chen Zhifu's family accompanied Zhu Biao to have a meal, and then Zhu Biao changed into plain clothes and went out. It was a rare trip to take a good look at Hangzhou City. He led Xu Yungong, Chang Mao, Quan Xu , Liu Jin and Mr. Chen, and the rest are secretly protecting.

  Chen Zhifu said that he still had official duties to deal with, so he asked his son to accompany Zhu Biao out, probably because he felt that he was not as good as his son in terms of eating, drinking and having fun with him.

  Hangzhou is indeed prosperous, but the smell in the early morning is not very good. Standing by the side of the road, Zhu Biao watched a group of people passing by with stinky dung trucks. The smell was really too much.

  (end of this chapter)

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