First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 487

  Chapter 487 Annan

Zhu Biao was not surprised. Most of the things that are discussed at the court meeting are like this. After procrastination, there is a result that both parties agree with. If it is really an urgent matter, it will be decided immediately after a small meeting. .

  The matter of Sapphire was just a trial process, and the result is not important anymore. The important thing is that both parties want to see how the colleagues who hold important positions during this period stand in line.

   "Aside from the Sapphire thing, is there anything else?"

  Liu Jin thought about it for a while and said: "Gao Qi, the editor of the Imperial Academy, was reprimanded by the emperor. In the end, officials such as Zhongshu participated in politics interceded. The emperor gave the money back, but ordered his descendants not to participate in the imperial examination and not to be recommended for office."

   "The other thing is that Zhang Yining, a scholar who served as a lecturer, died of illness in Jiaozhou. The holy majesty ordered the ministers to return to his coffin, and all the states and counties along the way must pay homage to him."

Zhu Biao frowned when he heard this, Mr. Zhang couldn't stand it, and it was also because the trip was delayed for too long. After all, the old man is over seventy years old, and it is indeed a bit reluctant to go to Annan as an envoy, not to mention that he has encountered so many messes. things.

  Two years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhang Yining, a scholar in the Imperial Academy, to envoy Annan, and canonized his lord, Chen Riying, as the king of Annan. Unfortunately, Chen Riying died as soon as he entered Annan.

  Although the king is dead, the imperial edict issued by the Celestial Kingdom still has to be accepted. Therefore, the courtiers and clans of Annan requested that the emperor Mingzong's son Gongding Wang Chen Min be granted the imperial edict enshrining Annan King, so as to establish orthodoxy.

Annan was even more messed up than Goryeo at this time. If the courtiers of Annan asked for the canonization edict to be awarded to Chen Riying's son, Zhang Yining would agree. It is also unrealistic to go back and get another edict.

  But the old master can't accept the introduction of an uncle to inherit the throne like this. How can you, a small barbarian country, decide to replace the candidate for the canonization of the Celestial Kingdom? What is the majesty of Ming Dynasty?

   Zhang Yining checked again and found that Chen Riying was killed by the Annan clan. The reason was that he was not of Chen's blood, but the son of actor Yang Jiang...

  His mother was accepted by King Gongsu Chen Yuanyu for her beauty when she was pregnant, and was raised by King Gongsu as his own son after birth in the palace.

Chen Yuzong was critically ill and childless, so he appointed him as the heir. The ministers strongly opposed the severance of the imperial lineage, and it was based on foreign surnames. However, Chen Riying became the king of Annan somehow, but was deposed by King Gongding just before the arrival of the Daming book. His son was beaten to death with a stick...

This chaotic situation naturally made old master Zhang angry, he did not enter the capital and stayed in the Erjiang River directly, and he would not receive any Annan courtiers, and ordered the Annan clan to send people to mourn the Ming court immediately, requesting to re-designate the successor of the king , otherwise it will never be canonized.

  There was a long delay in this way. When the two parties finally reached an agreement, the old master got the imperial decree from Zhu Yuanzhang before entering the capital of Annan to canonize the new king. Afterwards, he taught the new king and the clan to mourn for three years, so that the Annan people followed the example of the Central Plains and kowtowed.

In short, he adjusted the great etiquette over there, allowing Annan to be under the control of the orthodox etiquette of the Central Plains again after many years, and then returned to Daming with satisfaction. Unexpectedly, he died of illness before returning to the imperial court. .

  Zhu Biao stood up and sighed. Last year, the father and son praised Zhang Yining for being an envoy from the imperial court. Old Zhu also compared the old master to Lu Jia Mayuan, thinking that he would be rewarded and reused when he came back.

   "I remember that Zhang Xueshi had a grandson who was studying in the Imperial College, and I sent a set of the Four Treasures of the Study for my palace, so that he can study well, and he will follow his grandfather's ambition to serve the country in the future."

   "And when he becomes an official from the Imperial Academy, you must remind me, don't forget."

   "The servant has written it down."

  Since Annan Chenla Champa and other small southern countries were blocked by Yunnan, Daming has never paid attention to it. After all, Yunnan has not yet been conquered and has nothing to say to the countries in the south.

However, it is a good thing to have the opportunity to get in touch with the internal affairs of the dynasty. Sometimes subtle influence is stronger than a sharp knife. Now there is a barrier in the middle, but everyone knows that it will be a matter of time before Ming regains Yunnan. This is why Emperor Annan Tiangao is far away. The reason for not daring to force Zhang Yining to canonize the new king.

  Zhu Biao went to Wenhua Palace to sit for a while. Yesterday he planned to stay in the East Palace honestly today, but he couldn't rest after being too busy. After shaking his head, he got up and walked towards Jinshen Palace.

   Entering the hall and bowing to his father, Lao Zhu didn't review the memorials or summon the courtiers as usual today, but was a little dazed.

   "Biaoer, Zhang Yining died of illness. This year, many of our old ministers have left."

  Zhu Biao did some calculations and it was true, even if those officials who were beheaded for crimes were not counted, there were seven or eight people who died of illness, and they were all veterans, including Guangde Hou Huagao.

   "Father, there is no need to be sad. Most of them are considered dead, especially Zhang Xueshi and Luo Editor are all old people over seventy years old. It can be said that they have lived a long life."

Zhu Yuanzhang still sighed: "We shouldn't let Zhang Yining go. Shangaolu is far away, and there are still a lot of broken things in An Nanguo. Although he didn't mention it when he wrote the letter, we also know that he lived in Erjiang. Food and daily life are very difficult, and Annan dare not do anything on the surface, but he has never stopped coercing and luring secretly."

   "Serving the country with loyalty and sincerity can get what the emperor deserves. Zhang Xueshi must be happy in his heart for seeking benevolence and benevolence. My minister has just asked Liu Jin to send the four treasures of the study to Zhang Xueshi's grandson."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily when he heard the words. Although his son has not yet reached the age of weak crown, his style of conduct can be said to be thoughtful. .

Nowadays, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty privately say that he is mean and ungrateful after becoming emperor, but he is not going to take off the hat of being mean and ungrateful to cross rivers and demolish bridges in order to continue to eliminate officials, but this reputation is not good after all. If the next emperor It's the same, those ministers should have ideas that they shouldn't have.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at the eldest son who was getting taller and taller day by day, the softness and sadness in his heart were swept away, and the endless motivation rose, he walked back to the back of the imperial case and sat down, and launched a fierce offensive against the thick pile of memorials .

  Zhu Biao looked at his father who suddenly became excited in some astonishment. He really didn't know if a person's mood change could be so sudden and joyful?

   Shaking his head in confusion, he went to sit behind his small desk, and as soon as he waved, two eunuchs brought a stack of memorials, and another came over to pour water and grind ink.

Zhu Biao turned over a memorial to Kaiping Wang Chang Yuchun. Among them, there were 35,800 households and 197,027 people who moved to Beiping Mountain and scattered in Weifu. Those who are in the army will be given food; those who are civilians will be given fields to plow.

   In addition, 32,860 households of the grassland survivors were used to garrison land within the jurisdiction of Beiping, and 254 villages were set up to cultivate 1,343 hectares of land.

This is the emigration that started at the beginning of this year. Zhu Biao was not in the capital at the time, but it seemed to be doing well. There were quite a lot of land to be opened up, and the food transported from the south wasted a lot. It would be great if he could be self-sufficient in the north. Even if it is not possible for the time being, being able to top it by 20 to 30% will greatly relieve the pressure on the court.

   There is no need to reply to this kind of memorial. After Zhu Biao wrote the mark for review, he put it aside, and he opened his mouth to report to Lao Zhu and it was completed.

  The same is true of most of the subsequent memorials. The current political situation is undercurrent and local officials are under great pressure. Whenever there is a disturbance, they must report it to the imperial court.

  Such a large number of memorials are naturally exhausting, but the advantage is that after reading these, you can basically have a general understanding of the world situation in your heart. In short, it is a feeling of peace of mind, but it is really tiring to be tired.

After a while, I saw the memorials from Shaanxi and Gansu, including Zhang Fan, Li Jin and others. The officials transferred today are basically new officials, no more than those old foxes left over from the Yuan Dynasty. Yu Wei, who beheaded a large number of Shaanxi-Gansu officials in the upper court, is still there, knowing that the eyes of the emperor and prince are still watching closely.

  So they all calmly appease the victims, even if they are greedy, they don't have the guts. As the disaster situation eases and the population of the victims drops sharply, the food prices in the disaster-stricken state gradually stabilize.

When Zhu Biao left, he left behind a lot of confiscated stolen money, and left it for Zhang Fan and others to go to other state capitals to buy grain. Although he could directly order the Chen family and the Zhang family to transport grain again, he could not always let the Jiangnan gentry cut their flesh and blood. As much as they would like to, that's not the way things are done, nor are the rules.

After reading it carefully, Zhu Biao felt at ease. Disaster relief has never been a difficult task. As long as he has money and food, it can be easily solved. After the corrupt officials are swept away by Zhu Biao, things are no longer hindered. It can be seen that the situation of the disaster It will be completely over after the spring of next year.

People cannot be resurrected after death, but life must go on. Rebuilding one's homeland, farming and inheriting family members is an innate instinct for farming civilization, and Zhu Biao can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Gan this drought is relatively rare.

Zhu Biao finally understands why the past dynasties have kept offering sacrifices to the heavens to ask for peace and good weather for the country and the people. It is because the resistance of farming civilization to natural disasters is too low. Too much water and too little water are catastrophes, affecting the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in a place. .

Looking back, it is Jinghaihou's report. It's almost winter, and the pirates along the coast are also starting to go crazy. Daming is getting more and more handy in dealing with them now. deficit.

  From the frequency and scale of intrusions, it can be seen that the focus of Japanese pirates' intrusions has begun to change. The Great Clearance really hurt them. Naturally, the hard bones are hard to crack, so naturally turn to pick the soft bones, and Koryo is right there.

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