Chapter 602 Costin
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon chair, waved back the maids and eunuchs who were about to come forward to serve him, and soon he was the only one left in the hall, walking down the imperial steps, looking at the extremely empty hall, as if standing in front of him that group of people.
Standing at the position where Hu Weiyong was standing just now, he looked at the dragon chair. After thinking for a long time, he looked around the imperial pillars in the hall, and finally stood still with a smile on the corner of his mouth, with aloofness and disdain.
Then he walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back. Countless eunuchs, guards with swords and halberds running back and forth, bowed down in unison, and there was no one standing in their sights.
At noon, Zhu Biao had lunch with Empress Ma. The two children had a fight all morning and took a few sips of milk before falling asleep. Lao Zhu ate his meal in Jinshen Hall as usual, and the meal was more expensive than usual. a duck.
Empress Ma put down her chopsticks and said sadly: "I have also heard some news about Fangcai who came to report it. At this moment, the wives are also rushing to hand over the post requesting to enter the palace to see you..."
Zhu Biao swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "You don't have to worry about the mother, the emperor has his own opinion, and it is inconvenient for a woman ordered by someone else to enter the palace, so the mother should not meet her in the near future."
Empress Ma sighed: "If you say you don't see them, you will disappear? They are all sisters for many years, and some of them are marriages that I have single-handedly arranged. At this time, I will stand on the sidelines. How can I deal with myself in the future?"
Zhu Biao was also helpless when he heard the words. Empress Ma was in a special situation. She took care of the families and children of many generals and courtiers when she was in charge in the past.
"My son is just talking, everything should be done according to the queen mother's own wishes."
The wives met when they saw each other, and Zhu Biao was only worried that his mother would worry too much because of this. After all, it was not the Wu Zhou period. It was not so easy for women to control the government, but they just cried together.
"I really don't understand what kind of medicine you father and son are selling in the gourd. Wei Guan and Gao Qi violated a taboo. Why do you want to use this to stop the imperial examination? Isn't it the most important thing for you and your wife?"
Zhu Biao waved his hand to make people retreat, and then he said: "The so-called imperial examination Enke, in the final analysis, is to show kindness to scholars in the world, to win the favor of scholars, and to make them fall into the cage of official career."
"The main purpose is neither to select talents and use officials nor to educate the world, but to cage people with lofty ideals, so that all talented people in the world can study the rich and poor scriptures, concentrate on being an official and promote them, and the scholars are safe. Even if there are still people in this world who rebel Grasshoppers and reckless people are hard to make a fortune."
Queen Ma closed her eyes and sighed: "That doesn't suit your father and son's minds. Why do you have to persecute them like this? They will rebel if they don't want to, and it is the scholars who take the lead in rebelling."
"Is the queen mother worried that someone can rebel successfully?"
Empress Ma wants to say something serious, but she also knows that during the founding of the country, the culture is declining and the military is flourishing. The imperial court is invincible in the world except for worrying about the large-scale invasion of northern Mongolia. .
Don’t say it’s just that there may be rebels in the south of the Yangtze River, even if there are rebellions in the southeast, northwest, and state capitals, it’s not a concern. At worst, let Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Deng Yu, Fu Youde and others lead the army and horses to go again.
Zhu Biao calmed down and said: "This matter will pass soon. The queen mother does not need to worry too much. Even if the imperial examination is over, there will still be a Guozijian. The court will not be chaotic. No matter how hard the beating is now, I will give you a few more sweet dates." They will even be more grateful to Dade."
Empress Ma waved her hand in annoyance, Zhu Biao got up and saluted, and then left, but he was thinking in his heart whether he should let his mother go on the northern tour as well, staying in Beijing would inevitably be annoying.
After passing the Qianqing Gate, Zhu Biao remembered that he seemed to have left his two sons in the Kunning Palace. He looked up at the hot and dazzling sunlight, then looked back at the way back, and finally decided to forget about it.
Go back to the East Palace directly from the back right door. I planned to go to find my own princess for a lunch break, but was stopped by the **** in charge of the Wenhua Palace. The eldest son Chahan and his younger brother asked to enter the palace to meet His Highness, saying that they had something important to report, so the Crown Princess ordered her servants to lead them to the Wenhua Palace to wait."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up. He had received the news a few days ago that Naha gave birth to his youngest son and went to Liaodong to Beijing.
You must know that different from the eldest son inheritance system in the Central Plains, the Mongolian tradition has always been that the youngest son guards the stove, that is, when his father is alive, the eldest son will go out to live after he becomes an adult and get a part of the property and livestock. There are also a considerable number of daughters who marry dowry, and after the death of his father, the youngest son born inherits all the remaining property.
This is a traditional practice in Mongolia, but it has changed since entering the Central Plains. The status of the eldest son has been significantly improved, but the status of the youngest son is still very special. Naha sent the eldest son and youngest son to the capital, which shows his sincerity , which can also be seen in its determination.
So Zhu Biao was naturally delighted, and he sped up his pace slightly towards the Wenhua Palace, and he arrived in a short time. From a distance, he could see a dark-skinned boy standing beside Chahan outside the gate of the palace, followed by four others. A servant covered with a black cloth.
Zhu Biao could see them, so they also saw the prince. Chahan led the people and hurriedly bowed down: "Chen Chahan and his younger brother Alatan Ula paid homage to the prince."
Chahan’s etiquette is very standard, but his younger brother and servants are a little weird, but it’s not surprising, after all, the salute postures of Meng and Han are different, and you will get used to it after more practice.
Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to support him and said: "Excuse me, I didn't know that Brother Ling was here too, I should have let me know earlier."
The young man explained a few words in broken mandarin, Zhu Biao didn't quite understand, but he nodded gently and praised him casually, and then his eyes fell on the black cloth.
Then he looked at Jiang Yu again, and felt relieved when he saw him nodding. Jiang Yu was doing things safely, and if he dared to nod, he must know what was inside, so he walked into the hall first, and the rest followed.
Jiang Yuhe recently whispered quickly: "Alatan Ula, which means Jinshan in Mongolian, is indeed the most beloved youngest son of Nahachu. Under the black cloth are Haidongqing and the best Dongzhu."
Alatan Ula, Jinshan, Naha dispatched 200,000 troops to Jinshan, and this is the name of his youngest son, which really shows his love. No wonder Chahan's expression is a little wrong today.
Although Chahan concealed it well, Zhu Biao could still feel the trace of resistance and dissatisfaction. He probably thought that he had worked so hard in Daming to survive. Seeing that the big event was about to happen, what did his father suddenly send his younger brother to mean? Do you want to pick peaches and eat ready-made ones?
Zhu Biao sat down with a smile on his face, and gave a seat to Brother Chahan by the way. Alatan Ula did not sit down in a hurry, but offered the treasure he brought from Liaodong regardless of his brother's black face.
The black cloth was lifted, and two pure white falcons with incomparable steeds were revealed first, fluttering and majestic, and the two claws made of white jade are very eye-catching, and the falcon's head is breathtaking.
The Liao and Jin Dynasties provoked Costin, and the jade claws were named Yinggong Jiuding. Zhu Biao was familiar with history books, especially those in the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties. This name of Costin has been heard for a long time.
Alatan Ula introduced with high spirits: "Report to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, to carve out Liaodong. The most handsome one is called Haidongqing. Among them, there are autumn yellow, wave yellow, three-year dragon, jade claw, and pure white jade. Claws are the rarest...Its strength is as great as a thousand weights hitting a stone, and its speed is as fast as lightning and thunder..."
Alatan Ula’s half-Chinese, half-Mongolian speech is very weird, but fortunately, both Chahan and Jiang Yu can understand it, and even Zhu Biao can understand it after helping the translator to explain.
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(end of this chapter)