First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 417

His parents didn't care, what else could others do, so Zhu Biao, escorted by Guo Ying, headed north all the way to Peiping.

"Sister, in fact, we have talked with Mr. several times, and now we can see some of Biao'er's problems."

Empress Ma sullenly said, "What do you want to say? You drove away the child, and you still want to speak ill of him?"

"No!" Old Zhu waved his hand, "Sister, Biao'er has too many people's attention on him, and he has to take care of every aspect. He must be filial to be a son, respectful to be a heir, and loving to be a brother... No matter whether it is literary or martial arts, he must be filial. You have to care about...you talk about it, so many things, don't talk about a child

Dear, this chapter is not finished, there is another page ^0^, even if it is us, we can't do it well! "

Empress Ma sighed softly, "Who says no, but he is our eldest son after all, the heir apparent of Ming Dynasty!"

"No!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. "That's what we want to say. You can't be an emperor if you want to sit on this chair. There are thorns on the dragon chair!"

Empress Ma was stunned for a while, and said in a low voice: "Compassion does not command soldiers, righteousness does not collect wealth. Indeed, Biaoer is too kind."

"It's not benevolence, but the people around Biao'er are too kind to him. There are real and fake, he can't tell." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sister, you heard, that Ye Suu actually wanted to poison The dead iron pot, and other courtiers, all want to kill the king. In order to save their face, they must be killed! These people are not usually loyal ministers? When things come to an end, everyone is a traitor. Sitting on this dragon chair, I really don’t understand it.”

After hearing these words, Empress Ma's complexion suddenly changed, and she couldn't help but sighed, "Chongba, you said you were born in the royal family, why is it so difficult?"

Old Zhu also sighed helplessly, "We can't tell, but if we continue like this, we're afraid of hurting Biaoer. Let him go to Beiping and learn more from Mr. Zhang. From the outside, this Yingtian may be much better. "

Empress Ma pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

"You have worked hard! But the child has gone so far, I can't let it go...how about I write a letter to Jiang Nan to remind her to take good care of Biaoer?"

"Don't!"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly waved his hand, "Sister, don't bother her. When we came back, I heard that Jiang Tiju was pregnant again."

"Oh? So, the Zhang family is going to add people?"

Old Zhu smiled, "Who says no? Although we are still in our prime, the next generation must not be careless. Such a large foundation needs good children to take over. I hope he can understand the painstaking efforts of the father." !"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned to the north...

Before the first month came out, Zhu Biao arrived in Peiping amidst a light snow.

After he came, he only saw Jiang Nan.

"What about sir?"

"Get busy."

Jiang Nan brought Zhu Biao to Nuan Pavilion, prepared a bowl of strong ginger tea for him, and then said: "It's not freezing cold. In order to build the camp, I took the people from the merit camp early."

"Gongde Camp? But those Dayuan captives?" Zhu Biao asked in a low voice.

"Yes! That's the group of people, including the emperor, empress, and prince of the Yuan Dynasty, and there are quite a few of them!"

Zhu Biao was startled again, and remained silent for a while. He summoned up his courage and said, "It's very cold, very cold. I'm afraid it's a bit unnatural to work at this time?"

Jiang Nan didn't speak, but just smiled slightly, "Your Highness has his own insights, why don't you wait for Zhang Xiang to come back, and then you can tell him!"

Zhu Biao nodded in agreement, and then went to the prepared residence.

After a while, Zhang Ximeng came back with snow all over his body.

Jiang Nan took his padded robe, helped him dust off the snow, and then said: "His Royal Highness has arrived. He has just come here, but he asked the teacher to blame him. He said that you are too cruel to the people in the merit camp. Look at it. How to deal with it?"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing and said, "You're thinking badly, His Royal Highness is not asking for crimes, he just has such a personality, I know it well."

After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he grabbed his robe again, "I'll go and have a look, you don't have to wait for me to eat."

While talking, Zhang Ximeng went to Zhu Biao's residence.

From a long distance away, Zhang Ximeng saw a small figure waiting at the door, his face was flushed red from the cold, and he was stomping his feet constantly.

Seeing Zhang Ximeng coming, he rushed to meet him.

"The disciple has met Mr.

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "It's cold outside, come in quickly!"

Zhu Biao agreed, and their master and apprentice entered the room. Zhu Biao asked Zhang Ximeng to sit down, then turned around, and unexpectedly brought a pot of ginger tea and poured a bowl for Zhang Ximeng.

"I drank it at my wife's place. Sir, please use it to drive away the cold."

Zhang Ximeng took it and took a sip. It was warm and heart-warming.

"Your Highness, let me tell you something! When we were busy today, an old lady brought a pot of hot tea, and Emperor Dayuan's family got a bowl."

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Really? That must be a kind woman, good people get rewarded!"

"But her two sons were taken away by the Yuan army, and they didn't know how to live or die. The wife was also forced to become a civilian husband, fell into the river, and drowned."

Zhu Biao's expression changed, "Well, what should I do? Her life must be difficult, right?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled warmly, and said earnestly: "It's not too difficult, as long as the piers can be repaired, and if there are horses entering the bandits, the beacon fire can be ignited in advance, and there won't be such a big loss."

Chapter 582 Prince's Highlight Moment

Zhang Ximeng chatted with Zhu Biao for a while, and had dinner together, and he returned to his residence after almost one watch.Jiang Nan didn't sleep either, waiting for him to come back.

"My lord, Your Majesty has brought the crown prince here. This matter is related to the foundation of the country. How to teach him is not a trivial matter. You must always pay attention to it, so as not to cause disaster and be blamed."

Zhang Ximeng chuckled, but said nonchalantly, "I'm going to blame you now. I have an idea and I have to change it."

"What idea?" Jiang Nan was puzzled.

"You said that a soldier can be trained, an accountant can be trained, a carpenter and a mason can be trained. But the question is, can an emperor be taught? Can anyone tell me what courses the emperor needs? Which book The textbook said, if you learn from me, you will definitely be a good emperor?"

Jiang Nan frowned slightly, "You, what reason are you talking about? How can there be such a book in the world, you can become an emperor after learning it? If this is the case, wouldn't everyone in the world be able to become an emperor."

"Yeah! Just because there is no such book, I can't teach the prince! Don't you know that I have been avoiding this all these years?"

Jiang Nan was very surprised, and after a long pause, he murmured: "I, I always thought that you were afraid of getting involved in the Prince Chu's affairs and offending His Majesty!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Then you haven't thought about the most direct reason, that is, I can't, I can't do it!"

"Then why are you still picking it up?" Jiang Nan said angrily.

"I can't stop taking this job! Because I know that other people won't either. If they steal the job by bragging, after several years of teaching, His Royal Highness is crooked, and there is no way to save it later. So I can only do what I can, and be a nominal teacher."

Jiang Nan frowned even more. She thought for a while before she understood Zhang Ximeng's operation, "You, aren't you just occupying the latrine and not shitting?"

After she finished speaking, she also laughed. It is obviously a major matter to teach the prince, which is related to the foundation of the country. How can you be so vulgar?

After a while, she asked curiously again: "Then what are you going to do? You can't do nothing, right?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Actually, if you want me to say that the king of a country is supreme, he is the one who needs to make decisions. What is really taboo is to teach him how to do it since he was a child! Even if the teaching is right, it will not work! Because these teachings Things will become rules and regulations, binding hands and feet and restricting actions."

"You know Song Renzong, don't you? You can't do anything, you can only be an emperor... In fact, any emperor, including the emperor of Zhao Song, has indisputable power. Ninety-five supreme, with the constitution in his mouth, really can't do anything Is it? Whoever fights against the emperor is called treason, and it is to punish the nine clans. Then you say, why are there too many emperors, unable to do things, and tied up?"

After all, Jiang Nan is a strange woman. Although she is pregnant, her IQ is still online.

"I understand. What you mean is that if you want to control an emperor and restrain his behavior, you must educate him from an early age and repeatedly remind him to accept this set of things. Even if he sits on the dragon chair, he will not dare to use his hands. Just like Song Renzong and Song Shenzong, they really want to kill those old ministers who obstruct the reform, but they can easily catch them, but it is a pity that they have been tamed and dare not do anything?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Madam is really wise, that's what Li'er is. But it is good to tame the emperor in advance, that is, he will not mess around. But I always feel that when there is a lot to do, make a lot of rules and regulations. It is not appropriate to use various so-called theories to instill in the prince's head to regulate his behavior in advance."

"Then according to the master, it's best not to teach anything! But, there are obviously so many people teaching the prince!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled helplessly: "I can't just not learn anything, I have no choice, just learn everything! Anyway, I don't get involved, let them teach, and those few people can't say that what they teach is right. "

Jiang Nan chewed for a long time before he could figure out what her husband was thinking.

The matter of Prince Chu's education definitely involves all aspects.

Because it is this period of time that can affect the future emperor.

If a gangster who has nothing to do with all parties is not stingy, the airborne dragon chair, even if it is just one person, can kill hundreds of officials and turn them on their backs. Without him, it is because he is the emperor.

For details, please refer to Zhu Houcong.

It's not that the other emperors couldn't do it, but they were restrained and firmly tied by people from a very early age.From the mode of thinking about the problem, to the way to obtain information, to the trusted people around you, layer by layer, layer by layer... In this case, even if you hold the Yitian Sword and Dragon Slaying Knife, you can only use it to sharpen Apple peels are useless at all.

So in Zhang Ximeng's view, the prince's problem is not how to teach, but how not to teach... But he can't tell others, even if Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma hear this, they will be upset.

I have no choice but to settle for the next best thing. Anyway, you can instill whatever you like. As long as I, the genuine teacher, don't speak up and don't let the prince form a pattern, there is still room for redemption.

"Then, how are you going to teach? Are you going to do something? You can't just do nothing, right?" Jiang Nan hesitated.

Zhang Ximeng thought about it seriously, "Just be like his father! Continue to indoctrinate! The duck-feeding method! I hope God will bless you!"

Jiang Nan was dumbfounded, what is this called?

Please God bless, dare you don't know how the effect will be?

As Zhang Ximeng said, no one knows how to teach a qualified emperor. After all, the industry of emperors is not produced in batches, and there is no general teaching material. What else can we do?

Even if Zhang Ximeng's idea is unreliable, he can only make a mistake.

Sure enough, the second day Zhu Biao arrived in Peiping, he got a bunch of wooden boxes.

These boxes are not for Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Biao does not need to give instructions, he just needs to read them.

"Sir, my queen mother told me that I should write to her every ten days and a half months to tell her what I have learned." Zhu Biao said in a low voice, if he only read these things, how could he tell her mother Explain?

Qinqi calligraphy and painting, classics and history collections, four books and five classics, there is always a standard for how far you have learned, but when you come to Zhang Ximeng, you are completely blind.

"That's fine! You can summarize what you read and send it to Yingtian, and I will arrange the rest."

Zhu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the teacher's assurance.

Although Zhang Ximeng's teacher is not so reliable, he has a very good habit of not making it difficult for students.Zhu Biao can read these official documents to understand the progress of various things, and he can also go around to see the people's sentiments.

He could do whatever he wanted, even if he was in a daze for a day, Zhang Ximeng would not make things difficult for him.

So Zhu Biao, start your savage growth!

Facts have proved that Zhu Biao is still very docile after being told to face him for several years. If it was Zhu Laosi, he would probably be gone if he rode the pony.

But Zhu Biao is honest and honest, reading various official documents, among which he is most concerned about the construction of the beacon tower...Mr.

We also need to send all the people from the merit camp, as well as the kind old woman who lost her relatives. Zhu Biao is eager to know what happened.

After he opened the official document, he immediately saw a huge project... Starting from Shanhaiguan, going west along the Yanshan Mountains, a beacon tower will be built every three to five miles. one of them.

In flat places, beacon towers can be built with bricks and stones, which are relatively solid.

The accommodation conditions are also very good. A courtyard can be built with tall walls, where food, weapons, and firewood are stored, and a pier can accommodate up to 50 people. Basically, a hundred households or a general banner are in charge.

And those areas with rough terrain, especially the piers deep into the mountains, are much more miserable.

If the bricks and stones cannot be transported, they can only use local materials to build a three-foot-high observation tower with pine wood.Put a stove on it and put a big pot on it.

When encountering an enemy attack, throw dried wolf dung into it and light it to remind other beacon towers.

In addition to wolf dung, there are also some firecrackers, Kongming lanterns... Anyway, they are all things that can convey news.

The accommodation conditions of this kind of pier are very, very poor, there is only one wooden house below, to guard against wolves, tigers and leopards.

Then there is only one small flag, leading five or seven people to station.

Each beacon tower stores one or two thousand catties of grain as daily food.

Usually soldiers can also hunt and supplement meat.But once the mountains are covered by heavy snow, the knee-deep snow is enough to make it difficult for people to walk... Cold, hunger, lack of supplies, and tigers, wolves, and brown bears are always threatening the lives of soldiers.

Even if it is summer, there are no good days.

The densely packed mosquitoes are very large, and when they meet in the wild, they can suck the blood of a cow overnight and die.

If there is no preparation, it can be imagined.

A beacon tower, five or seven people, were all sucked dry by mosquitoes, and died miserably... Zhu Biao read the content, and gradually, he felt his heart constricted and his breathing became short of breath.

So dangerous, so difficult, why do it?

Is the life of a soldier worthless?

Why can't they go back to the barracks and live comfortably?

Zhu Biao couldn't bear it any longer. He got on his horse and took a few people to check the situation. He wanted to see with his own eyes what was going on.This time he didn't see Zhang Ximeng, but Hu Dahai, Duke of Yue.

The Ming Dynasty's top three generals are assigning missions, requiring soldiers to carry dry food, actively investigate the situation, and prepare for enemy surprise attacks.

As long as there is an enemy situation, he will attack decisively!

"Duke Yue, the pain of guarding the border has come to this!"

Hu Dahai laughed, "Suffering is certainly true, but Your Highness must also know that Yanshan Mountain is at your feet!"

Zhu Biao's heart moved, and he whispered: "Is it the land of Yanyun?"

"Yes! Without this line of defense, the shame of Jingkang is no longer a matter of suffering or not." Hu Dahai said meaningfully.

Zhu Biao was shocked again. He read a lot this day and asked a lot... After returning to his residence, he found those official documents again and read them carefully.