First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 574

  Chapter 574 Gift to the official

Seeing that Chen Youzong couldn't say anything, Zhu Biao smiled and stopped asking. Conflicts in the officialdom were nothing more than who blocked whose way and who moved whose interests. Zhu Biao didn't know Wei Guan's personality very well, but Cai Doesn't he understand what kind of nature this is?

  Loyalty is inevitable. This kind of confidant general who was born as a personal guard, their father and son gave orders to go through fire and water without hesitation, but other aspects cannot be studied in detail.

I guess it is nothing more than Wei Guanwen's Ziqing Gao aloof. During his tenure as the magistrate, he didn't give Cai Ben any face when he designed the military affairs of the local guard. In addition, last year's official assessment performance was the best in the world. Last year, Feng Sheng inspected the local guard and found that Cai Ben had Suspected of dereliction of duty, he was reprimanded by the emperor...

  Zhu Biao pondered and said: "It seems that Aiqing appreciates Wei Guan quite a lot, and she even explained the reason for him. Was there a friendship?"

Zhu Biao asked straightforwardly, but it was normal in terms of the relationship between the two of them, so Chen Youzong didn't explain anything in panic, but shook his head and smiled: "It's just a nodding acquaintance. Even though he is seventy years old, he is still upright and upright, and he still does not want to show color to a lucky person like my minister."

"It's just that recently, there are often letters from relatives and friends in Suzhou, which often talk about Wei Zhifu's good management of Suzhou, especially with the previous prefect Chen as a comparison, which shows that things are prosperous, the people are prosperous, the people are prosperous, and the people are stable. It is my great fortune to have such an official. Taking advantage of this opportunity is naturally to remonstrate with His Highness."

Zhu Biao knew that the former prefect of Suzhou was Chen Ning, who was extremely strict in collecting taxes in Suzhou. He once burned the common people with a branding iron. He was so angry that he beat his son hundreds of times to death.

Tiger poison does not eat children, Chen Ning's move naturally aroused the hatred of Zhu Yuanzhang, who has a strong blood relationship, but the so-called monarch must die, and the father must die, and the son must die. According to etiquette, this is the Chen family. The housework is determined by the clan elders, and with Hu Weiyong's dealings, Chen Ning finally returned to Beijing to serve as an official safely.

Chen Ning also contributed to his hard work in the past. He was originally a small official in Zhenjiang in the Yuan Dynasty. Later, he took the initiative to defect to Zhu Yuanzhang who was attacking Jiqing. Old Zhu saw that his drafting was very good, so he appointed him as a provincial official. Later, he was ordered to recruit troops in Huai'an. When he was in Gaoyou, he was arrested by Zhang Shicheng's subordinates, was punished and refused to surrender, and was finally released and returned.

  Zhu Biao agreed: "Since that's the case, I will write a letter to Cai Ben later, so let's stop here."

  Chen Youzong stood up and thanked him. Although it was not his own business, he said that His Highness agreed without thinking too much.

  The two got up and went back to the main hall to drink tea again. Zhu Biao told Fuduo who was beside him, "Go and invite Chen Liangyuan."

  Chen Youzong hadn't seen his daughter for more than half a year, and at this moment he couldn't hold back the smile on his face: "To tell you the truth, Your Highness, there is only one prostitute daughter under my knees. I really miss her very much after not seeing her for a long time."

Soon Chen Yunqing walked in Shi Shiran, probably waiting to be summoned long ago, after all, it is not something worth covering up that his father discussed government affairs with the prince in Wenhua Palace and had lunch, so Chen Yunqing saluted Zhu Biao first and then Salute to his father again, it can be seen that he was a little excited but still maintained a good manner, and asked about the health of his parents and grandmother with concern.

The next thing is not worth mentioning. Chen Youzong left soon after leaving. Although the love between father and daughter is deep, there is not much to say after all. Good enough.

   "The concubine was rude just now, please punish me, Your Highness."

Zhu Biao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he noticed that there were tears falling down Chen Yunqing's cheeks. He got up and walked around her with great interest, and asked with a smile, "Why are you still crying? Could it be that this palace has bullied you so much on weekdays?" ?”

  Chen Yunqing hurriedly shook her head and took a handkerchief to wipe away her tears. Zhu Biao naturally took the handkerchief to wipe and said softly: "Let's invite Mrs. Chen to the palace to see you tomorrow. If you miss your family in the future, just ask someone to invite you."

Chen Yunqing couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard the words. As the saying goes, once you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea, and she's not the wife of a concubine. It's a pleasant surprise to have the opportunity to meet her father. She never expected to see her again tomorrow. Mother.

   After comforting her for a while, Zhu Biao had to go to Jinshen Hall. He had to say hello to his father about Liaodong. Before leaving, he teased Chen Yunqing and told her to go back and freshen up. According to the agreement, he would repay him tonight.

Walking slowly with his hands outstretched, he suddenly saw a familiar figure sweeping in the distance, but it disappeared soon. Zhu Biao's eyes turned cold, but his tone did not change, as if he just asked casually: "How many days has Liu Jin been?" What is day doing?"

  Fugui immediately replied without hesitation: "According to the master's order, Eunuch Liu should still be recuperating in the house, and the maidservant will go to visit tonight."

  Zhu Biao's brows and eyes eased when he heard the words. He thought that there were really idiots who would be so eager to insult and humiliate Liu Jin.

   After all, Liu Jin is his most trusted servant after all. With many years of affection here, suppressing Liu Jin is a last resort, not because of any dissatisfaction with Liu Jin.

  Bypassing the Huagai Hall from the middle right door, you arrive at the Jinshen Hall. After the notification, Zhu Biao stepped into the hall. His father was still in the familiar posture, reviewing the memorial at his desk.

   "My son pays homage to my father, long live my father."

   "Stinky boy, you want us to be your cow or horse for ten thousand years!"

  After saluting, Zhu Biao naturally went to the imperial case, took a memorial, read it a few times and said, "I have gone to see Chahan, and I am very respectful. From this, I can roughly see Nahachu's attitude."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sneer without raising his head: "Last year we sent someone to send him a personal letter, advising him to observe the changes in the world, and he who knows the time and the situation without losing it is a good husband, but he is indecisive and still thinks about the same Ye Sudie'er watched and helped each other like horns, don't you regret it now?"

Zhu Biao rectified the somewhat messy memorial on the lower book case and said: "The situation is unpredictable. In the past two years, Naha Chu still firmly controlled the Mongolian Wuliangha in the west, the Jurchen in the north and the Goryeo land in the south. There are Pingzhang Gaojianu, Zhiyuan Hacizhang, Prime Minister Ye Xianbuhua, and Pingzhang Liu Yi respectively stationed in Liaoyang, Shenyang, Kaiyuan, Gaizhou and other places."

   "Now Liu Yi, Gao Jianu, Ye Xianbuhua, etc. have led their troops to surrender. Naha has no protection on his two wings. If our army advances, he will be defeated sooner or later. Naturally, he will have to make a living early."

   "What did you give?"

   "The house and a duke."

  Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "That's the Chen family's dowry, it's not right."

   "Since Chahan has been allowed to live in it, I don't want it anymore, and the Chen family has no objection. Just now, Chen Youzong took the initiative to ask my minister to donate the garden to Chahan as a token of goodwill."

  Zhu Yuanzhang is a traditional person. He always feels uncomfortable to use a woman's dowry for his own affairs. He feels relieved when he hears Chen Youzong's initiative to offer advice and suggestions.

   "Chen Youzong is a good person, and he can entrust him with important tasks."

As soon as Zhu Biao heard it, he knew that his father wanted to compensate the Chen family immediately, so he stopped him and said, "Chen Youzong's sudden promotion from the local prefect to the general governor is already too fast, you might as well take it easy, the old lady of the Chen family is about to celebrate her birthday At that time, the emperor will bestow Chen Youzong's father as Doctor Ronglu, and canonize Mrs. Chen as a first-rank lady."

  Doctor Ronglu is a loose official title, for the first rank, what is the ultimate honor, but in the end it is only given to people who have passed away, it is nothing, but to give a family unlimited glory.

   It is estimated that Master Chen's tomb will also be greatly renovated, and the regulated sacrifices that could not be enjoyed before are eligible to enjoy it. In this era of heavy funeral affairs, it is not a small gift.

  Actually, a mere amusement park is not worthy of such a generous reward, but the Chen family has devoted themselves to serving the public in the past few years, leading the Jiangnan family to solve many problems of the imperial court. Many families have been offended by this, and the number of their own properties has been damaged.

Speaking of disaster relief in Shaanxi and Gansu, the Chen family not only sold all the grain in Shaanxi and Gansu at a fair price according to the standards set by the imperial court, but also raised hundreds of thousands of shi of grain. It was made up by himself, which allowed Zhu Biao to have enough food to solve the problem.

  Chen Youzong did not mention these things, but it does not mean that the Zhu family and his son are not clear about it. Although it is their duty to relieve the king's worries, the rewards that should be given should still be given, otherwise it will chill people's hearts.

  (end of this chapter)

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