Chapter 44: The Prince's Gift

Yu Zijun took the place of the people of Shaanxi and thanked him without mentioning it.

Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with Yu Zijun in his heart.

People like Yu Zijun preside over the household department, and they will never let people drill holes. It is estimated that every penny will be read very closely.

After all, Yu Zijun has really seen the poverty in the northwest, and every tael of silver wasted by the imperial court is a crime against the people of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Qizhen met Yu Zijun. Wynne whispered in his ear.

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he said, "The prince sent someone, then let's meet." ”

The prince has other emotions towards Zhu Qizhen, but Zhu Qizhen does not have too many doubts about the prince, after all, it is his own son, Zhu Qizhen has already made a decision, and he has removed all the threats that the prince has made to him.

After all, no matter how powerful the prince is, he can't do anything without being in Jingshi.

So as soon as the political threat is gone, Zhu Qizhen's feelings for the prince are only left with the feelings of father and son. Speaking of which, I still miss it a little.

Therefore, when I heard that the prince had sent someone.

Send someone to summon them immediately.

Liu Daxia immediately entered the palace to meet him. said: "Your Majesty, the prince is far away in Nanyang, and he longs for His Majesty, and asked the minister to bring a few gifts to talk about his heart." ”

"It's just outside the palace."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Biography, look at what the prince sent?" ”

After a while, someone walked up with a couple of boxes.

After saluting, Liu Daxia got up, opened a box, took out five ears of rice, and placed them on a mahogany plate.

said: "Jiading fragrant rice ten stones." ”

Liu Daxia said: "Your Majesty, Jiading was originally a barren land, His Royal Highness has been operating in Jiading for three years, and there are already 100,000 people in Jiading City, and 100,000 hectares of land. Like an important town in Nanyang, this fragrant rice is produced in Jiading, although it is fragrant rice, but the taste is not as good as Jiangnan rice and Liaodong rice, but it is the first time that Jiading has paid to the imperial court. And there is a Jiading yellow book presented. ”

He then pulled a scroll out of his sleeve. Huai En took it with both hands and opened it in front of Zhu Qizhen, but saw that the number of fields near Jiading City was clearly written.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay, my son has a heart. ”

Why didn't Zhu Qizhen understand that fragrant rice is not important, what matters is the prince's contribution to expanding the territory, where the prince is offering rice, in fact, he is dedicating merit.

There are many places in the world to pay tribute to rice. At the time of Liu Dingzhi's palace financial reform, they were all dismissed. But Kyoshi can buy it.

The history of rice planting in Liaodong is very short, that is, Zhu Qizhen advocated after he ascended the throne, and the area of rice cultivation has increased steadily over the years.

In the beginning, many people did not believe that rice could be grown in the bitter cold of Northeast China.

In order to advertise Northeast rice, Zhu Qizhen ordered all the rice in the palace to purchase Northeast rice. But the Tohoku rice is really good, even if it is

Today, Zhu Qizhen doesn't have to do this, but half of all the rice in the palace is Northeast rice.

Zhu Qizhen did not eat Northeast rice, but a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

It was his own merits.

Now the crown prince means the same thing.

How much is ten stone fragrant rice, and one stone of rice in Beijing is about 300 yuan, and ten stone fragrant rice is only a few taels of silver. But the symbolism contained in the fragrant rice is priceless.

Liu Daxia continued to open a box and said, "A pig dragon leather belt." ”

He immediately placed the belt on a mahogany plate, and passed through Huai'en's hand to Zhu Qizhen's hand.

When Zhu Qizhen looked at it, he knew that this pig dragon skin was crocodile skin. Of course, the belt is not the same as the belt, and this belt is much larger than the waist width of the later generations, protecting the entire belly, and the front of the belt is exactly the front of the pig dragon, which looks majestic and majestic, with a fierce atmosphere.

"This is hunted by the prince himself, and it is made by craftsmen." Liu Daxia said: "In the land of the South Seas, the pig dragon is harmful, devouring people and beasts, His Royal Highness led the troops to attack it, and shot a head with his hand, which is the king of the pig dragon and this belt is worthy of Your Majesty, and it is also a piece of the prince's heart." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not bad. ”

Zhu Qizhen also understood that this was not just a belt, but also his own martial arts alluded to by the prince.

This martial art is naturally not a personal martial arts, but a matter of the prince's conquest and killing, and the prince was very decisive in guarding Jiaozhi during this period of time, and suppressed many remnants of Annan.

Otherwise, Cochin would not be so peaceful.

Liu Daxia opened another big box.

This box is larger than the previous two.

But after seeing Liu Daxia open it, there was something fluttering its wings, but it was a white swan. It's beautiful.

Liu Daxia said: "Jiading is the land of the extreme south, and the northern geese fly south, which is not as good as Jiading. One day, the bird landed in the courtyard of His Highness, and His Highness knew that it came from the north and gave it to His Majesty. If His Majesty misses the prince, let him return south. ”

Liu Daxia's words were sincere, which made Zhu Qizhen also a little moved.

Zhu Qizhen remembered in a trance that he rarely saw the prince, and the last time he saw the prince was several years ago. However, this trace of emotion can only affect Zhu Qizhen for a while.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Liu Daxia and said secretly in his heart: "This is a talent." ”

Liu Daxia's meaning, how could Zhu Qizhen not understand.

Liu Daxia is alluding to the prince's desire to return to Beijing.

But it's different from speaking directly.

If Liu Daxia directly advised, Zhu Qizhen would first consider the political impact of the prince's return to Beijing, but now Zhu Qizhen is thinking of the relationship between father and son.

Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart: "I don't think about myself, I have to think about Ji'er, Ji'er is so old, how many times have I seen my father, I'm afraid the life between father and son will not be in the future."

Better. ”

"And the prince is bent on this, what I asked him to do, he probably doesn't have the heart to do, and he won't let him come back, I'll have a good talk with him."

Although Zhu Qizhen thought so in his heart, in fact, he didn't realize one thing himself, that is, he was actually already planning for him after his death, although he had a hard mouth. Disobedient to old age.

But in his heart, he has to admit one thing, compared with all things in heaven and earth, a person's life is simply a moment.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Huaien, you put this thing in the greenhouse, and when the spring flowers bloom in the next year, let it go, this weather, he can't fly to the south." ”

Liu Daxia was overjoyed, understood the buckle and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand what you mean, you send a message to the prince, I will go to Nanjing next year, let him go to Nanjing next year." ”

Liu Daxia's happy gaze froze suddenly.

What Liu Daxia wants is for the prince to return to Beijing, and this return to Beijing is definitely not Nanjing, but Beijing.

After all, from Emperor Taizong to the present, Beijing has gone through four emperors, and its position as the political center has been deeply entrenched and cannot be shaken at all.

Even if Zhu Qizhen has a lot of things to do in the south now, it can only be a southern tour, and it will never be to move the capital.

Because everyone knows that this is impossible, even if Zhu Qizhen wants to, the cabinet, civil and military officials will desperately oppose it.

Liu Daxia wanted to let the prince return to Beijing and find a way to stay, but when he went to Nanjing, many methods could not be used.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What, you don't want to? ”

Liu Daxia naturally didn't dare to say so: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Qizhen's feelings fluctuated, and there was no way to affect his political thinking.

His expectations of the crown prince have never changed, and the development of the South Seas is all his expectations for the crown prince. If he doesn't finish this thing, he won't let the prince return to Beijing.

It's not that Zhu Qizhen wants the prince to make military merits, but he hopes that the prince and the prince's team have benefited from the expedition to Nanyang.

In this way, after his death, no matter what kind of waves the Ming Dynasty's rule in Nanyang encountered, no one would say that he wanted to withdraw Nanyang.

Because it was the prince who laid it down at the beginning, if the prince withdrew, he would be slapping himself in the face.

He hoped that the crown prince would see various civilizations in the world when he conquered the South Seas, and it was best to come into contact with Western civilization.

After all, the atmosphere of Confucianism in the interior is still too strong.

Under such an environment, it is difficult to cultivate a successor that Zhu Qizhen hopes for.

This kind of strong expectation is something that the prince cannot understand. Zhu Qizhen did not always want the prince to be in Nanyang, and the prince's return to Beijing had a timetable for Zhu Qizhen.

It was when Zhu Qizhen felt that he was powerless against the government, and now it is still too bad.