The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1782

[1782. Chapter 1694 The prince shows off his power]

His Majesty Emperor Hongzhi frowned when he saw Zhu Houzhao like this.

What kind of occasion is this? When entering the court, you should wear court clothes, not military uniforms.

Besides, you are a prince and it is not appropriate to wear military uniform.

As Emperor Hongzhi grew older, he developed thoughts of the prince ascending the throne, and he became more and more uneasy about any mistakes made by the prince.

But in front of all the ministers, Emperor Hongzhi was inconvenienced and smiled as if he hadn’t seen it: “Oh, is the prince’s illness cured?”

“Father, the illness is cured.” Zhu Houzhao said, “My son, I am now. He is full of energy and fierce.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look.

He naturally felt that he had entrusted Fang Jifan with important responsibilities and secretly discussed his abdication with him, but Fang Jifan, at this juncture, was not careful enough and caused trouble!

Fang Jifan smiled and said: “My son’s illness has also recovered. I am very worried when I am ill. I always think about my illness and I can’t share my worries with you, which makes me feel very uncomfortable. Fortunately, Xishan The medical school is a master of rejuvenation. Otherwise, he is already sick. If he becomes ill again, he will be ashamed of the emperor and the court. “

At this time, someone suddenly said: “Why does the prince go to the palace in military uniform? This is disrespectful!”

After the words fell, everyone looked towards the source of the sound.

But he is an unrecognizable minister, so he should be of lower rank.

There was rebuke in his words.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at him: “Are you from Jiangnan?”

The man was stunned, licked his lips, and finally nodded: “Yes, I am from Shaoxing.”

“Oh.” Zhu Houzhao was happy. , are very interested.

Zhu Houzhao said: “I wear this military uniform to go to the palace, which is in line with the people’s wishes. Lao

Fang, you can tell me.” Then Fang Jifan shook his head and said: “The Master said: A husband is a boat, and a man is water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also carry water. The boat is overturned. Although His Royal Highness is the crown prince, he is also a king, and he should comply with the people’s wishes. If not, wouldn’t all these years of reading be in vain? “

Seeing Zhu Houzhao becoming more and more outrageous, Xie Qian finally couldn’t help it. .

Although many people are already eager to give it a try, they have prepared a lot of reasons to criticize him in this court meeting.

But Xie Qian had a bad temper, stepped forward and said solemnly: “Your Highness, may I ask where this public opinion comes from?”

“This is…” Zhu Houzhao was not like Fang Jifan, and he was not very talkative.

Xie Qian

then said solemnly: “Your Highness, speaking of the people’s sentiments, I have some things that I would like to ask for advice.”

Taibao is an official who assists the prince. He is half of the prince’s teacher.

Although this is just a false title, the status is still there.

Therefore, he kept a straight face and looked like he wanted to ask for advice, but his qualifications were sufficient.

Zhu Houzhao said, “What are you asking for advice on?”

“What do you mean by asking for advice from the people’s will?”

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Fang Jifan, who looked at him and seemed to be encouraging him.

Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands behind his back and pretended to be calm: “Okay, then, please invite Master Xie to come and talk to me about what the people’s hearts and minds are?”

“Zuo Zhuan said: Six things are different, people’s hearts are not the same, and the order of events is not the same. Official positions are different, but Hu Kechang is the same! Your Highness, do you know what this means?”

Zhu Houzhao suppressed his face and started to think about it.

Xie Qian said seriously: “This means that there are thousands of people in the world, and the minds of all the people are not consistent. Therefore, those who govern a large country must be careful and must not be too hasty in everything, because His Highness the Crown Prince must deviate from the public opinion of others if he wants to win the hearts of the people. The Prince’s order will benefit some people, but it will harm some people.”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and felt that this was reasonable.

Xie Qian cupped his hands in the direction of Emperor Hongzhi: “Your Majesty is relocating the gentry today. I know that your Majesty’s move is for the sake of the tenant farmers and the common people. There is nothing wrong with doing so. The prince is responsible for the migration. The gentry and the people are originally due to the imperial decree. , and was harmed, he should be comforted, but I heard that during the migration, there were some simple and rough things. Even Qi Guogong even said that he would dig up the ancestors’ graves.”

Fang Jifan blinked, looking innocent. ,Have it?

Zhu Houzhao then had a vein popping out on his forehead: “The matter of migration is of great importance. As long as the court relaxes even a little bit, the gentry will make further progress and will never move. Therefore, they can only use force. Otherwise, Master Xie can still be with him.” Are they being reasonable and asking them to move obediently?”

“It is wrong to move to Luzon,” Xie Qian said sternly: “What a place Luzon is, so far away from China, and there are so many people who are helpless. Do you know, your highness, that traveling across the ocean to that barbaric place is difficult and dangerous?”

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but look at Xie Qian strangely: “Master Xie hasn’t gone to Luzon yet, how could he know that Luzon is so dangerous?”

Xie Qian couldn’t help but go crazy ?

, what are these words, this is sophistry, of course I have never been there, but that doesn’t mean that only by going there can I know how difficult it is there!

Naturally, Xie Qian is a master of debating: “Has your highness been there?”

Zhu Houzhao: “…”

Xie Qian said: “His highness has never been there, but it is a bit unreasonable to ask the minister whether he has been there.” Luzon transformed into a foreign barbarian. This place is well known to everyone, Your Highness the Crown Prince… I… hey…”

Xie Qian always gets angry easily when arguing with others. Therefore, Xie Qian blushed terribly at this moment. But soon, he realized that he was a minister and couldn’t help but sigh. He looked at Zhu Houzhao with resentment and said: “There are many relatives of the minister.” Many of them went to Luzon. I have no complaints about this, but… they are also people of the Ming Dynasty. They were all scholars. Now they are alone in the sea. How desolate it is. If His Highness sends people to Luzon now, he is willing to return home. When they return home, they are allowed to settle in the south of the Yangtze River. As for the land, it doesn’t matter if they don’t want it. It’s so kind…Old minister…Old minister…”

When he said this, he seemed to think of the tragic scene of his relatives outside. Xie Qian’s eyes Li burst into tears: “Forcibly sending people to Luzon like this is different from being exiled? What are their crimes, and how innocent they are.”

Many of the officials were moved.

Seemingly infected by Xie Qian’s words, many people began to lower their heads and wipe their tears.

How many relatives were sent away.

They were all a group of masters at first, but in the blink of an eye, they were no better than prisoners.

It is said that people are inferior when they leave their hometown. This is not leaving their hometown. This is being exiled to the army and being sent to the army.

Emperor Hongzhi sat upright. He did not say a word, but observed Zhu Houzhao very carefully. He wanted to know how the prince would behave when faced with questions from officials.

However… Zhu Houzhao’s performance just now did not satisfy Emperor Hongzhi.

Because obviously… Zhu Houzhao, who Xie Qian quoted from scriptures and refuted many times, had nothing to say. Not to mention anyone else, even Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel sad for the moving words he made after that.

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes lit up when he heard about Xie Qian’s relatives.

Emperor Hongzhi observed this and his heart skipped a beat… This stupid son, he doesn’t know how to… But he saw Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: “Is there a relative of yours named Xie Zhiwen? I recognize him!”

Suddenly in the palace

!

In between, it became quiet.

Damn it…

When Xie Qian heard this sentence, I recognized him, my eyes darkened, and I almost felt dizzy.

My cousin grew up with me since childhood, and then he became an official, while he took care of the Xie family’s business at home. Although they were two brothers, they were on opposite sides of the world, but their brotherly love was extraordinary.

The cousin has stayed in his hometown all his life, and now he is forced to move to Luzon. It can be said that… the cousin who does not seek fame is almost transparent.

How could His Highness recognize him?

Then…the only possibility is…

His Royal Highness wants to use his cousin to take revenge on himself.

I just want to seek justice and argue with reason.

It never occurred to me that His Highness the Prince, the child he had watched grow up, would actually become so debauched as an adult.

He had heard countless rumors that the prince and Duke of Qi were always trying to threaten other people’s whole families.

When he heard it, he didn’t believe it, because he knew that things in this world are true and false, and rumors are often exaggerated.

But now…His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually…actually…

Xie Qian suddenly felt depressed. His face was pale and his heart ached like a knife!

Is this…the nature of the Crown Prince?

Zhu Houzhao’s face was full of red: “Xie Zhiwen, he is sixty-nine years old. He is Xie Gong’s cousin, isn’t he? His articles are also good, but for some reason, he has not become an official.”

Xie Qian’s body trembled, and his whole body People seem to be paralyzed.

The officials immediately looked at me and I looked at you.

Too brutal.

Above the court hall, it turned out to be a place where jackals were showing off their ferocity.

But the prince’s expression of beaming with joy made people even more horrified.

Horrible… so terrible.

But I don’t know what happened to cousin Xie Gong?

Emperor Hongzhi was surprised when he heard this, and then… shock flashed across his eyes.

Could it be…

“Your Highness… Your Highness…” Xie Qian seemed to have collapsed. This had nothing to do with his relatives, but the collapse of his entire values.

He considers himself to be a veteran minister of several dynasties, who has worked conscientiously to assist the Holy Emperor. He has worked hard even if he has no merit. Even if the New Deal touches the interests of the Xie family, he is willing to support the New Deal. But how could he expect that…

the current prince and the future emperor would actually …so faint!

“How could His Royal Highness be like this? As a king, you should act royally. How could you insult and threaten ministers like this…”

Xie Qian cried bitterly.

Among the ministers, many had tears in their eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi was trembling.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and then said: “What are you talking about? Why can’t I recognize your cousin? He even wrote a letter to me!”

Write… write a letter!

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Chapter 2 is here, and there will be an update later, but it may be a little late, it’s almost 12 o’clock, and Tiger has to earn a perfect attendance award, so I’ll post a paragraph first, don’t say Tiger is out of chapter, Thanks. Tigers are people who act according to their conscience.

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