Chapter 222 Watching the fire from the other side
Zhu Biao walked into Lin'an Hall with a smile. He forgot what it was originally called, but after Zhu Jingjing was conferred the title of Princess Lin'an, it was changed to Lin'an Hall.
The layout inside was very good. Zhu Biao sat in the upper position and Zhu Jingjing personally found him a cup of tea, and then sat obediently on the side. The maids in the room all lowered their heads and held their breaths.
Zhu Biao actually doesn't like to talk when there are many people, but there's no other way. My younger sister has to avoid suspicion when she grows up, so she said: "Li Qi walked with me this time and made a lot of progress. He helped me do a lot of things along the way. Being a person is still very good, as for that incident back then, I have long forgotten, so don't think too much about it."
Zhu Jingjing's eyes widened slightly, carefully watching the expression on Zhu Biao's face, afraid that her brother said it to comfort her.
Zhu Biao talked about Li Qi's strengths on his own, such as being talented, full of poems and books, personable, gentle and elegant, in short, all things that can be praised. Zhu Jingjing is more and more at ease, but Zhu Biao's heart is He was getting more and more angry, and he had to vent his anger when he went back.
With Zhu Biao's skill, Zhu Jingjing naturally couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart. He really thought that his imperial brother admired his future husband very much. The whole person was much more sunny. The little girl thought things were as simple as that, but that's okay, Zhu Biao also She doesn't need to think about anything, just live happily for the rest of her life.
Zhu Biao thought of the Princess Mansion that had already started to be built outside, looked at his sister and said, "Father has already ordered the Ministry of Industry to start building the Princess Mansion. If you have any ideas, just say so, and I will let the Ministry of Industry do what you want."
Princesses in the Ming Dynasty did not marry to serve their parents-in-law. The imperial court would build a princess mansion specially, not to mention father-in-law and mother-in-law.
In the future, if the son-in-law dies first, this mansion will be the place where the princess will retire and die. After the princess dies, the princess's descendants will return it to the court, and the descendants will move to another place without the right to enjoy this mansion.
If the princess dies first, the son-in-law must also return the mansion and the garden to the court after the fulfillment of filial piety, and I will retire to the original mansion, only the land property can continue to enjoy, and the name of the son-in-law will remain the same, but this also means that it will not continue. If you continue, you will have to hand over everything.
So this mansion is Zhu Jingjing's home all her life, and Zhu Biao also hopes that she can live comfortably, so she asks her to think about what buildings she likes to add.
Of course, this must be Zhu Biao’s order to the Ministry of Works. The princess can’t order the Ministry of Works. Zhu Jingjing’s eyes lit up, and she said that she wanted a garden, and there should be a swing next to the garden.
Zhu Biao responded one by one, and then said when it was almost time: "I'm going to Changsha Palace now, do you want to go with my brother? I heard that Li Shu has a good relationship with you."
Zhu Jingjing hesitated for a while and said: "I just met the queen mother a few times. I'd better go to the emperor's wife. The emperor's wife knows a lot, and she must know how to arrange the garden to look good."
Zhu Biao smiled, his younger sister is very sensible, Li Shu is Zhu Biao's future concubine of the prince, and also Li Qi's biological sister, so the relationship between Li Shu and Zhu Jingjing should be closer, but Chang Luo Hua is her serious wife-in-law.
Zhu Biao stood up and patted her head and said: "It's the same sentence, don't think too much, with my brother supporting you, just live this life happily."
Zhu Jingjing's eye circles turned red in an instant. She was only in her early teens this year, but her biological mother died early, her nanny treated her badly, and her servants were not dedicated, so she learned to read people's faces early on.
It wasn't until she was favored by her elder brother that her whole life became brighter. Since then, no one dared to look down on her, whether it was in Prince Wu's mansion or the inner courtyard of the palace.
Zhu Biao was in a good mood after walking out of the palace gate. In fact, at his level, the greatest happiness is to give. It is also a kind of enjoyment to see others living happily under his protection. Otherwise, he has nothing to pursue.
He got into the carriage and went to the Changsha Palace. After receiving the news, Li Shanchang greeted him personally in front of the door. Although he had seen him yesterday, he didn’t see it clearly. Only now did he realize that Li Shanchang was indeed a bit decadent and old. He suddenly lost his power. Excited.
Of course, Zhu Biao didn’t like to come empty-handed. Liu Jin took out many precious tributes from the carriage. These tributes from all over the world were hard for the courtiers to get.
After a little politeness, the two entered the front hall and the monarch and his ministers sat separately. The members of the Li family all came up to bow to Zhu Biao and then went out. It stands to reason that the eldest son should accompany him to serve him, but Li Qi is still outside, so the concubine is naturally not qualified. Serving by the side, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the prince.
Zhu Biao just glanced at it just now, and there are many women behind him, so he doesn't know who his prince and side concubine are. Of course, Zhu Biao doesn't care too much, just curious.
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and said, "Li Xiang is in good health, should you go in and have a rest?"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "The old minister is fine, it's just that he has lost his energy due to his age, and he has taken a lot of rest during this period, but it still looks like this."
Zhu Biao nodded and glanced at Liu Jin, and he immediately led the people out of the house. Li Shanchang continued: "The sage also came to visit the old minister the day before yesterday, and asked about the candidate for the next prime minister."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Li Xiang recommend Yang Xian or Hu Weiyong?"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "The veteran recommended Liu Bowen."
Zhu Biao was a little surprised. He thought that Li Shanchang would advance by retreating, and first pushed Yang Xian to power to pave the way for Hu Weiyong.
Li Shanchang took a sip from his teacup. When he talked about these things, Li Shanchang became energetic. He looked at the teacup in front of him and said, "In terms of resources, no matter who wants to be prime minister, he can't avoid Liu Bowen."
Zhu Biao thought of an old fox, no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t let Liu Bowen go. Li Shanchang specifically pointed out Liu Bowen’s status in the court, although his official titles were far from the top.
But among the civil servants, Li Shanchang retired, Wang Guangyang was still in exile, and only Liu Bowen was the oldest. With his personality, he would inevitably gather a wave of power. Maybe the official secretary and others had already taken refuge.
That's right, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is not honorable. After Li Shanchang retired, he couldn't integrate into Hu Weiyong's family, and he had to face Yang Xian's suppression. The only one who could help him in the imperial court was Liu Bowen, the censor Zhongcheng. .
Zhu Yuanzhang is now watching the fire from the other side, and the court struggle is already very fierce. Yang Xian's Zhedong Party and Hu Weiyong's Huaixi Xungui occupy 60% of the court officials, and the rest can stand in it without being disturbed. Only Xu Da , Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other top military leaders.
Both of these people want to fight but dare not. Everyone knows that the emperor allows the court struggle, but once they touch the military power, they will face cleansing.
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(end of this chapter)