Chapter 243: Pit to the Death

Perhaps it benefited from Zhu Yuanzhang’s education.

The vast majority of this Zhu’s brothers, it’s not wrong to say that they’re dragons and phoenixes among men.

The reason why Zhu Di was annoyed was precisely because Yi Wang, this guy’s thievish appearance, was really too hot for his eyes.

And in fact, Zhu Di’s judgment of Yi Wang was correct, this guy was indeed a scummy existence.

The history of the king of Yi, to the feudal lord of Luoyang, do not like to stay in the palace, often with a slingshot and sword, horseback riding in the countryside, always attacking the people who are unable to avoid. His life indulgence and lawlessness, usually Zhu cut hair and naked and men and women mingling with no fear, and this for fun.

The reason for this stems from the fact that on top of his depressing life experiences, the death of Empress Seo has caused him to begin to let himself go completely.

And the other factor lies in the fact that after seeing his brothers and nephews vying for the throne, as a witness, he knows that as a vassal king, he shouldn’t be able to do anything at all, and instead of trying to do something, he should just live his life in a ridiculous way.

Zhang Anshi laughed: “Your Majesty, if Yi Wang does not go overseas, I am only afraid …… that the other kings, too, will be suspicious. Your Highnesses Zhu Gaoxu and Zhao Wang can go, that is, in the view of the kings, they are, after all, His Majesty’s sons, and they will certainly be supplied with large quantities of firearms and grain.”

“King Ning can go, and that’s because the kings know themselves that King Ning is both literate and bold. The kings are far inferior to him. But if King Yi doesn’t go, the kings can’t help but feel that Your Majesty is favoring one over the other.”

Zhu Di heard, sighed and said, “I am only afraid that if this kid goes, he will die under the sword, he does not know the military, but also do not know the agriculture, long in the deep palace women ……”

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi coughed desperately.

Empress Xu was listening, she was extremely concerned about King Yi’s fate, but when she heard this, she couldn’t help but smile awkwardly.

Zhu Di knew that his words were lost, so he snorted and laughed loudly, “All in all, this is a bastard, such a bastard, even in Luoyang, I am afraid that he will cause trouble, not to mention other places.”

Zhang Anshi said, “How does your majesty know that he has no talent if he doesn’t exercise him? How about this …… letting His Highness King Yi leave the palace immediately, so that he can experience some outside before making a decision?”

“Experienced?” Zhu Di gazed at Zhang Anshi and said, “How do you train?”

“Go to the official school academy.” Zhang Anshi said, “His Highness, Yi Wang, will go to the academy and study for a year or two, and if he is really usable, His Majesty will then allow him to take the guards overseas, and if he is really not usable, it will not be too late to go to Luoyang.”

Zhu Di is hesitant to say, “This kid …… if he goes to the official school academy, will he corrupt the atmosphere of the academy, you can be prepared.”

Zhang Anshi said with a confident face, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I’ll make sure that I can rule him into submission.”

Zhu Di then glanced at Empress Xu, “How?”

Empress Xu smiled, ”This is a way to get the best of both worlds… I am a woman, and there are some things that I really can’t teach. There is nothing wrong with letting Yi Wang go deeper into the folklore. When …… His Majesty and several of the Ning Kings, weren’t they also sent by Emperor Taizu Gao, to Fengyang, the central capital, to go deeper into the folk, to learn farming and get close to the people?”

Zhu Di immediately slapped his thigh and said, “You’re right, that’s how it should be.”

In fact, the reason why this thing …… goes well is still a matter of national policy.

When Emperor Gao of the Great Ancestors was around, he really wanted his sons to be clansmen and defend the Emperor. Therefore, he was very devoted to their training. As Empress Xu said, at that time, Zhu Di and others, was sent to the central capital, is to let them understand the plight of the people, not only so, but also invited a lot of Confucian Confucian, teach them literature, and also ordered the army generals, to teach them the way to lead the army.

Because of this, the vast majority of Zhu’s generation each had their own skills.

But thereafter …… wait until Jianwen cut the feud, and then Zhu Di Jingan success, the situation has changed dramatically. Jianwen in the time, only to jump feet, his royal grandfather, how to uncle one by one cultivated with tigers and leopards, how not to take the king’s uncle as a pig to raise?

As for Zhu Di, he was also well aware of the great hidden dangers of cultivating vassal kings.

Therefore, there began to be unwritten rules, for the vassal king, if you want to read the four books, or study something else, or even if you are ridiculous like the king of Yi, the emperor generally turned a blind eye.

But you can blindly ponder what Zizhi Tongjian and other imperial science, or the way to lead the army, then …… you are finished.

Now it is different, Zhu Di want to imitate, is the Zhou Dynasty feudal system, trying to send Zhu family, all overseas vassal, give them money and horses and soldiers, teach them to establish a stronghold in all parts of the world, for the future of the Ming Dynasty to settle the world and service. If the feudal lords did not have the ability, not to mention being laughed at, but also inevitably lose the face of the clan.

With this Yi Wang Zhu out of the palace to study for the beginning, it is also considered to be a serious opening of the curtain of the Great Ming clan relatives to the sea.

Finally Zhu Di said, “Give me a good teaching, do not obey, then beat him hard, you are good at medicine, not to beat it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yes, I follow the order.”

Zhu Di sighed and said, “Like the Crown Prince, Zhang Qing is also a generous person.”

After some sighing, and then went to visit the king of Zhao, which put down the heart, leading Queen Xu together with the driving back to the palace.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, stayed here until evening.

After making sure that King Zhao’s wounds were not inflamed, he was relieved to leave, but Princess Zhao stopped Zhang Anshi and insisted that Zhang Anshi eat the evening meal before being allowed to leave.

Zhang Anshi was helpless and had to eat.

Princess Zhao did not eat, after all, she could not share the same table with Zhang Anshi, but sat behind the curtain in the ear room, talking to Zhang Anshi.

It is rumored that this Zhao Wangfei, is also a powerful woman, at this time first said thank you, and then worriedly said: “His Highness is now in this state, and do not know how to do, and he has committed a monstrous crime, the father must be refused to forgive, my life is really bitter, married to the King of Zhao, I thought that a life of glory and wealth, but who expected … …His Highness was confused for a moment, and had to want to separate a high and a low with his own brother, how did it turn out ……”

Zhang Anshi said to himself, “Good man, it’s really a powerful woman.

Especially the line about having to split the difference with a blood brother.

This is divided into high and low, it is equal to dilute the contradiction with the Prince. As for biting the pro brother, of course, it is to say, look …… this is a real brother ah, pro, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons.

Zhang Anshi then said, “His Majesty has already granted permission for His Majesty the King of Zhao to go overseas and take up vassalage, just like Your Highness’s second brother.”

When Princess Zhao heard this, she even sighed and sighed briefly, “It must be very hard overseas.”

“It is very hard.” Zhang Anshi did not hide it from her and said truthfully, “Those are all places even farther away than Qiongzhou, how can it not be hard?”

Zhao Wangfei seemed to be about to shed another tear and skillfully took out her handkerchief in preparation to wipe her eyes.

But at this time, Zhang Anshi said, “But …… this hard word, also has to score people, Niang Niang, you think, this world is even harder, can still suffer the king? His Highness the King of Ning, and that brother of mine, both wrote to say that both Annan, and Luzon, the land is very fertile. Especially His Highness the King of Ning, he has now begun to build the city, the early stage is a bit hard, but later, should be built also built, but also for the escort’s family members to share the land, and now take a large amount of grain production, spices, and a steady stream of trading with the merchant bank, exchange a large number of weapons as well as the capital’s silks and porcelain, tea,”

“I have heard that King Ning’s royal residence occupies an even larger area than when he was in Nanchang. Now the king of Ning is there, happy not to …… intend to rest after the rest, continue to enter the army, conquering not the ministers. That Luzon, but a good place, also covers a large area, the population is very large, if the future can all take down, according to my view, this Ning Wang Wang His Highness, will be the world’s most affluent Prince.”

Princess Zhao frowned, “But King Ning is King Ning ……”

Zhang Anshi understood what she meant, so he said, ”The local natives have very low combat power, and many of them only use bronze weapons. As long as the merchant bank side is willing to supply military supplies, as long as they have a little bit of talent in leading the troops, they will be able to get successive victories! On the contrary, the Annamese people are more fierce, so far, there are still people who refuse to submit, while Luzon and other places are docile, and then let the Confucian students, teach their Chinese language, teach them the Four Books and Five Classics, in the future, it will be a steady stream of manpower and material resources.”

Zhao Wangfei is still mindful of Gu Liao said, “Fighting the war, Your Highness knows a little about it, but …… indoctrination …… natives …… ”

Zhang Anshi laughed, ”I also expected this situation, so I purposely implored His Majesty and explained the situation. After all, King Zhao is His Majesty’s direct son, so how could he not be taken care of? His majesty said, let the king of Zhao to name his generals, all the ministers in the court who are close to the king of Zhao, the king of Zhao will draw up a roster, and they can all be brought along with him. And ah, in order to let them die to follow His Highness the King of Zhao, His Majesty also issued a decree, to their whole family old and young, all together with His Highness the King of Zhao to set off, you see …… this is not the best of both worlds?”

“Ya.” Zhao Wangfei was quite surprised, she didn’t necessarily feel that these ministers were useful, but at least she felt that it showed that His Majesty was taking care of Zhao Wang, so it was evident that the father-son relationship was still there, and that he was willing to give up even the ministers in the dynasty.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, said, “My only worry is that the King of Zhao does not have many close ministers …… If they are not close and invite people to go, they will definitely refuse.”

Zhao Wangfei seems to think that this is sensitive, but when you think about it, you are going to be a vassal, but still care about this? At this time, if you are still covering up, it would seem uncharacteristic.

You know, the general said that it is not allowed, but also rely on Zhang Anshi merchant bank there, to give the king of Zhao more supply wagons and firearms.

Then Zhao Wangfei said, “I heard His Highness the King of Zhao say that there are quite a few ministers who are friends with him, including Zhou Yun, the royal historian, and the Hanlin Academy …….”

In one breath, she reported dozens of people.

Zhang Anshi said in his heart, good guy …… This is still Zhao Wangfei know, those who may not have the relationship in place, not particularly close, only more.

At this time, Princess Zhao gazed at Zhang Anshi and said, “So many people, can they all be taken away?”

Zhang Anshi directly nodded: “This time, must not be polite, my Ming never lack of ministers, but at this time, with His Majesty polite, in the future on the clan …… want to regret also too late. If it is me, I am sure that these relationships are good, all named away, or else in the future and then ask to play, can be difficult. Your Highness, you have to advise His Highness the King of Zhao, must not miss a good opportunity, after this village, there is no this store.”

Zhao Wangfei said: “An Nan Hou’s words are very true, very reasonable, in any case, they are all the scholar’s origin, long in the dynasty as an official, brought, the heart is also a little more down to earth. But if someone does not comply, what should be done?”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “His Majesty loves the King of Zhao, so what does he care if others comply or not? If a decree goes down, you have to comply.”

Princess Zhao’s heart was clear.

Between words, Zhang Anshi had already finished his meal, so he said, “I still have some things that I need to explain one or two, Your Highness, the King of Zhao …… is not to Xie Gong …… also very… …very ……”

“Ya ……” Princess Zhao’s heart thumped violently.

The meaning of making friends with ordinary ministers is not the same as making friends with the Wen Yuan Pavilion university professors, and she subconsciously wanted to deny it.

But then, fixed his mind, thought Zhang Anshi after all is the origin of the brocade guards, these things, may not be hidden, then said: “There is some friendship, this is also His Highness and I said, the outside world, I am a woman, I do not understand.”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “If I were the King of Zhao, I would definitely ask Lord Xie to come out.”

Zhao Wangfei said in a difficult manner, “But he is a university scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion ah …… your highness what virtue and ability ……”

Zhang Anshi said: ”Anyway, this is His Majesty let His Highness the King of Zhao point generals, but where there is a relationship, do not point white, even if Xie Gong strongly refused to go, trying to find ways to shirk, His Highness the King of Zhao is not no loss? But what if Xie Gong went, Xie Gong is a university scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, in the scholarly world, the appeal is amazing, if he is willing to accompany the King of Zhao, this His Highness the King of Zhao …… to the feudal land, I’m afraid that the local literary scholars, as well as the local Han people, must be heartily admired.”

“This is not only good for the king of Zhao to run the feudal land, but also ah …… Duke Xie this person, although I do not dare to say that the disciples of the old officials all over the world, but this dynasty, how many people were favored by him, was promoted by him? Everyone remembers his favor, as long as Lord Xie goes, although the future King of Zhao is thousands of miles away, but I think, there are countless people in the dynasty, for His Highness the King of Zhao to say good words.”

Zhang Anshi finally said with affection, “Your Highness, this is not the time to be polite, we have to think about His Highness, the King of Zhao!”

Zhang Anshi’s words were indeed very reasonable, and Princess Zhao was very moved by them.

One solicitor is more useful than a thousand ministers.

After all, it is to go ten thousand miles away, if she said that her heart is not apprehensive, that is false. After all, this is not a joke, in the future, the king of Zhao will be forever outside the home, naturally can not wait to take away what is what.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, ”Moreover, I have heard that Duke Xie is also fond of His Highness, the King of Zhao. I can’t say that he’s even rejoicing in his heart when he learns that His Highness the King of Zhao is going to call him to go overseas! He often told people around him that he was working very hard in Wen Yuan Ge, and was responsible for presiding over so many important events, he really hoped that one day, he could follow Tao Yuan Ming’s example and find a peach blossom garden, pick chrysanthemums under the East Fence, and leisurely see the South Mountain. Duke Xie is a high scholar, not an ordinary person; you, Your Highness, must not guess him with the mind of an ordinary person.”

Zhao Wangfei nodded and said, “It makes sense, this matter …… I must have a good talk with Zhao Wang.”

Zhang Anshi was happy and said contentedly, “Alright, I’m full, Your Highness, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”

Zhao Wangfei then got up and ordered the eunuchs around her to send one off, and also instructed, “In the future, you should come often, the king doesn’t know when he is going to make the trip, and when he will be able to come back again, I’m afraid it’s hard to say, after all, we are all relatives for a while, and to be able to walk around once is once.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Good, I will come back tomorrow to visit Your Highness’s injuries.”

With that, he exited the Zhao Wang Mansion in high spirits.

Walking out of the gate of the royal residence, Zhang Anshi was in a good mood, he was glad that he saved another life, Amitabha Buddha!

When two days had passed, King Yi was allowed to leave the palace.

Zhang Anshi personally picked him up at the noon gate.

When Yi Wang Zhu saw Zhang Anshi, he smiled and said, “It’s still you who have the solution, the imperial brother finally agreed to let me go out to town overseas, haha ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “That also depends on how well you study, less nagging, let’s go.”

Chu nodded as he got into a large car.

Zhang Anshi also drilled in and said to him, “When you enter the official school, you must not fool around, got it? Otherwise, if I report to His Majesty, you will suffer.”

Zhu turned red, “I am the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, how can you look down on people?”

Zhang Anshi, however, admonished, “When you enroll in school, you will not be after Emperor Taizu Gao, the school registration I gave you is, the son of a merchant after the Wang family name in the capital, you will be called Wang in the future.”

Zhu Dao: “A great man does not change his name when he walks and does not change his name when he sits ……”

Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, “Shut up.”

Zhang Anshi was still very imposing, Zhu was shocked and had to say, “Oh.”

Chu enrolls in school and he finds everything new.

He was taken to Minglun Hall, and took his school license, so he stayed in this hall.

Soon, though, he realized …… that it wasn’t as good as he wanted it to be.

The rules of the school were strict, and because he was inserted into the class, the only advantage was that he was a royal son after all, so his literacy was good.

But here, there is more to learn than just literacy.

Everyone just thought of him as a king, and sometimes when he got cocky, he talked about Emperor Taizu Gao and his own royal brother, and he was suddenly looked at sideways.

“Student Wang, in the future, you may not casually refer to His Majesty, we call His Majesty, we should be called the Grand Master.”

“If he is the master, I am the disciple, does this not make me a disciple? No, he and I are brothers.”

So one by one, the crowd glared at him.

Zhu was not amused and crossed his arms, “Don’t you guys be uneducated, I ……”

No sooner had he finished his sentence than someone started to push up their sleeves.

Although fighting is strictly prohibited in government schools and academies, once discovered, they will be immediately dismissed.

But like so insulting the great master this kind of legitimate reason, but in normal times are not seen by lanterns.

Zhu was still very good at reading the situation and immediately said, “I’m sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have denigrated the Patriarch.”

Zhu was isolated, the good thing is that Zhu is the best, is isolated environment, when the emperor Jianwen in the first time, the days can be more difficult than this!

After receiving the lesson, he quickly began to become low-key and humble, holding a horse for someone when he rode, sharpening ink when he did his homework, and handing toilet paper when he squatted in the toilet ……

He blended in quickly, and before long, made himself literally king.

…………

Summer comes and goes in the spring, the weather is gradually hot, the early summer to come, the ministers of the midday, will be lazy, so more in the duty room, take a short break.

The fact that the King of Zhao was still alive had caused many good people to become interested again.

It’s rumored that His Majesty has been extraordinarily fond of His Highness, the King of Zhao, recently.

In fact, this is understandable, although the decree has not yet been out, but Zhu Di also knows that this son, who has just recovered from his injuries, will be sailing in the next few days.

Zheng He’s fleet, probably in the fall, will return, and after resting, if there are no accidents, they will continue to sail.

When the time comes, it will be time to take the King of Zhao’s belongings, along with his guards, and depart for the next stop.

With this goodbye, there was no telling how long it would be before this father and son would see each other again.

Therefore, Zhu Di went to visit King Zhao at his residence almost every other day.

This was well known to the hundred officials.

All of a sudden, this Zhao Wang Mansion was full of people.

For the ministers with a sensitive sense of smell, this may be a signal that means, His Majesty may have other thoughts about the king …… of Zhao.

Of course …… this is not very likely.

But the less it is, the more it is an opportunity to burn a cold stove.

What if it does?

Xie Jin did not sleep at noon, but at this time, searched a lot of books out, this is his cultivation of literature to pay attention to the book, mostly some of the books to nourish the nature of the heart.

After organizing, Xie Jin coughed and a clerk walked in.

Xie Jin then said, “These books, send the Zhao Wangfu ……”

The clerk said, “I wonder if I should take a message?”

Xie Jin stroked his beard, smiled and said, “I heard that His Highness the King of Zhao has recovered from a serious illness, at this time should be the time to recuperate, these books, all contain a great theory, His Highness has nothing to do, you can look at these books, cultivate your body and temperament.”

Hearing this, the scribe hurriedly hugged the book and went off in a hurry.

Xie Jin smiled and watched the clerk leave.

Xie Jin was in a good mood.

His Highness King Zhao …… still has a chance.

As for sending gifts when he is seriously ill, there is also a mystery, he is, after all, a university scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, if he personally visits the door, it will make people suspicious. Especially that Zhang Anshi, must keep an eye on him at all times, went in to talk about what, at that time, Zhang Anshi will definitely add fuel to report to His Majesty.

But it would be wrong to be indifferent to the King of Zhao.

Come to think of it, it’s just a gift.

The King of Zhao is sick, send some gifts, no one can pick on anything.

But the gift also has a mystery, if it is gold and silver, it will be vulgar, not suitable for Xie Jin’s identity.

The only way to send books, both fit his identity as a high priest of the Qingliu, this many books, also mixed with some books of chanting, other people can not see what the name, but also can not pick any faults, but the king of Zhao saw, can immediately understand, this is his Xie Jin in the secret encouragement of the king of Zhao, teach the king of Zhao not to give up, but also show that he is willing to be in the same boat with the king of Zhao’s determination.

Of course …… this is just stating the obvious.

The most powerful thing here is that Xie Jin has both expressed and not expressed.

The King of Zhao succeeded, that is, he supported him fully and still refused to let His Highness give up hope when he was seriously ill.

And if the king of Zhao fails ……

What? I just gave him a few books, I didn’t say anything.

The mystery of this is truly wonderful.

He couldn’t help but gloat over his own wisdom.

So Xie Jin lowered his head, but found a zhengshi.

The sangha, in fact, is no different.

But it …… was Zhang Anshi who entered the upper.

Xie Jin came to interest, because Zhang Anshi is a jinyiwei, jinyiwei has the right to secret report.

As a matter of fact, Zhang Anshi’s sangs could not go through the Wen Yuan Pavilion.

But if it passed through the Wen Yuan Pavilion with great fanfare, the only possibility is that it was a kind of statement by Zhang Anshi, a sangha to let the whole world know and to implore the emperor or the court to agree.

Xie Jin then picked up the zhengshi, but saw that the zhengshi written on the “abolition of banknotes and coinage zhuo”.

Abolishing money and minting coins?

Xie Jin couldn’t help but frown.

The abolition of banknotes is well understood, that is, the abolition of Daming Baozhi ……

Good guy, Zhang Anshi really ruthless, this is to the Ming Dynasty Emperor Gaozu set the treasure banknote system, also want to abolish it!

Although now, the Da Ming treasure banknote basically exists in name only, the city, no one is willing to accept this thing.

But although everyone knows that the problem is serious, no one, however, dares to make any suggestions openly.

On the one hand, it’s this treasure bill issue that people don’t really understand.

Even if there are those who know how to do it, they don’t want to get into this trouble.

Xie Jin roughly read Zhang Anshi’s zhongshi, but Zhang Anshi proposal, let his majesty’s internal money, as well as the treasury, as well as the money bank, together to establish a coinage bureau, and at the same time completely abolish the daiming treasure banknote.

Xie Jin looked at the cloud, although the head of Zhang Anshi is a thousand words, but Xie Jin only feel to see the black eyes.

But he also only laughed, in the lower head of the proposed vote to write: “I thought, when the court discussion place.”

It means that this matter …… is open to the court to discuss it.

Saying that, he set aside this zhengshi, to the side.

Sure enough, the next day, there was an order from the palace to convene a court meeting.

So after six days, Zhang Anshi arrived at the Noon Gate, well prepared and in high spirits.

Here, many ministers were already waiting.

When everyone saw Zhang Anshi coming, they all just smiled at each other, but none of them were cross-eyed.

The court is like this, even if it is a father’s murder, to not be able to get killed at once before, often do not begrudge you a smile.

Even if you are going to kill you before the incense burning time, it is not possible to pull you, to ask you warmly, with a sincere face to ask you how your health is, eat well, and caution you to eat less and more often and so on.

This court discussion, in fact, many people are a little confused about this, but it does not matter, as if watching the fun is.

Yang Rong today is a little unusual, he learned the content of the zhangzhi early, but also more concerned about this matter.

So when he saw Zhang Anshi coming, he actually came to Zhang Anshi in front of everyone.

Zhang Anshi looked flattered, “Greetings, Lord Yang.”

“Greetings, Marquis.”

See each other.

Yang Rong said, “Your zhengshi, Yang Mou has read it, there are many things that I don’t understand, I wonder if Marquis of Annan can teach me a thing or two?”

Zhang Anshi ignored the gazes of the others and said, “I have already made preparations, and I will explain to His Majesty and the hundred officials to understand later during the court meeting.”

As soon as Yang Rong heard this, he understood that this was certainly not something that could be made clear in one or two sentences, but he said with interest, “Is this good for the country?”

Zhang Anshi said, “It can be bequeathed to all generations.”

Good lord, that’s a big mouthful.

Yang Rong then smiled and said, “If that is the case, then it will be a blessing for the world and the living beings. If it is indeed insightful, I will definitely support it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Yang Gong is too good to me …… oooooo ……”

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt a little wrong, into his mother …… himself how to transform into Zhu Junji mode?

Brought down by that guy.