Chapter 536: Pie in the Sky
Zhu Hu, an unlucky child, can finally return to the capital, and the fourth brother is about to ascend the throne, and his good days are coming. Looking back now, more than two years, almost three years, it was like a dream, and it was a nightmare!
Liu Chun was killed in Lingdingyang, Zhu Hu heard about it, and he also wanted to go to the capital to pay respects, but the court did not allow the vassal king to leave the fief at all. Zhu Hu could only burn paper money for Liu Chun in the house, and also burned boys and girls, carriages, livestock, and a super courtyard with nine jin, plus a pagoda, for Liu Chun.
As soon as Zhu Hu finished burning, he was unlucky.
After Zhu Yunwen killed Liu Chun, he planned to attack Zhu Di, and Zhu Hu is Zhu Di's younger brother, and he occupies the Central Plains, if Zhu Di can't be caught, or Zhu Di escapes to Kaifeng, the two vassal kings join forces, and they can immediately stir up chaos in the Central Plains.
Therefore, before arresting Zhu Di, he also sent people to Kaifeng to transfer the king of Zhou to Beijing.
Zhu Lu knew that it was not a good thing, but he didn't have the ability of the fourth brother, so he could only enter Beijing obediently.
When he arrived in the capital, he was detained.
After Zhu Di raised his troops to settle the country, someone wanted to kill Zhu Hu.
At that time, there was a lot of controversy in the imperial court, some people opposed it, and some people agreed. Among them, Xie Jin went to see Huang Zicheng, and he told Huang Zicheng that Zhu Hu was a doctor, and since ancient times, killing doctors has been ominous.
Just such a sentence can be regarded as saving Zhu Hu's life.
Zhu Yunwen saw that he couldn't kill Zhu Hu, so he wanted to send him to Yunnan, and he originally planned to send him to Yunnan, but when he thought about Liu Chun, he left a lot of relationships in Yunnan, and he was afraid that they would collude with each other.
Therefore, he was even more ruthless and kicked directly to Qiongzhou, Hainan.
"When I arrived in Qiongzhou, I learned that the book "Materia Medica" was made up for me!" Zhu Lu burst into tears, full of grievances, "Zhu Yunwen, this rabbit cub, how much do you say he is!" Sent me to Qiongzhou, and if they didn't give me food, they made our family hungry! How old are those brothers of yours! I was so hungry that I cried every day, and my eyes were green. Zhu Hu told Zhu Gaoxu about his experience and gritted his teeth.
"In the beginning, I could only rely on the jewelry on the princess's body to exchange for some food, and I ran out of things on the way here. Later, the jewelry was gone, so I had to look for wild vegetables, which I could eat, but I couldn't eat enough! β
Zhu Hu pointed to his belly, "Do you know, if you don't eat food for a long time, this belly will be swollen and edema, just like a grasshopper!" Me, I don't even have a human appearance anymore! β
Zhu Gaoxu never expected that the fifth uncle would suffer such a big crime, and he was stupid. Zhu Hu was forced to be helpless, so he thought about doing something and changing food for food.
"I don't want this face either, I took some of the medicinal herbs I picked up to the docks to sell, fortunately, the young people on those docks are good, they bought my medicinal herbs, gave me some millet and fish, and finally survived." I was eating a bowl of rice, and when I got the grain, I cried......"
Don't talk about Zhu Hu, Zhu Gaoxu also cried when he heard it.
The fifth uncle is really not easy, although he is a vassal king, but in the final analysis, he is a harmless doctor, how can these people be so ruthless, even the fifth uncle will not let go?
also said that Zhu Yunwen is benevolent and filial, which is simply ignorant of conscience and nonsense.
Won't they have a heartache of conscience?
In addition to selling medicinal materials in Qiongzhou, Zhu Hu also helped to diagnose and treat occasionally, when the wharf man was injured and sick. At this time, Hainan was still a wilderness, and it was too backward compared to the Central Plains.
Zhu Hu is a miracle doctor here, many people come to seek medical advice, and gradually, his life is getting better.
When the officials in Qiongzhou heard this, they were furious, they had long wanted to wait for Zhu Hu to die, and then report his death, so as to ask for a reward from the court!
Otherwise, how could they not even give food?
Seeing that Zhu Hu not only didn't die, but also became more and more moisturized, they couldn't stand it.
Through various means, the people were warned that they were not allowed to go to Zhu Hu for medical treatment, let alone give Zhu Hu grain and vegetables.
It is obviously unpopular for the local government to do this, and the people of Hainan do not agree, and the emperor is far away, and it is not a big deal to kill you officials!
Seeing that they couldn't hold it down, the Qiongzhou Yamen thought of a trick, they bribed a woodcutter and asked him to go to the place where Zhu Hu collected medicine, put down the poisonous snake, and bite Zhu Hu to death.
This trick is not not vicious.
The woodcutter still has a conscience, he took the initiative to let people inform Zhu Hu, the person who came to report the news is surnamed Hai, is a very good person, he got a wheelbarrow, pushed Zhu Hu's wife and a few children overnight, left the residence in Qiongzhou, they walked for three days, in a place where the Han and Li tribes are staggered, settled down.
The man surnamed Hai was very embarrassed, he could only be sent here, and he had to take care of it at home. However, due to the complexity of this situation, the officers and soldiers did not dare to come over, and it should be safe.
What else can Zhu Hu say, they helped him a lot and saved his life!
Zhu Hu didn't have anything else with him, but just gave a few books to the man surnamed Hai.
"Take it back and show it to the kids. What if one day...... I, I'll send your child to Taixue! β
Zhu Hu didn't think anything, but at the ends of the earth, let alone books, even if it was a perpetual calendar, there were only one or two in a village.
If you want to study, it is even more difficult.
The man surnamed Hai thanked him and said goodbye to Zhu Hu.
It is said that the blade of the sword is sharpened, Zhu Hu has really improved his ability after this toss, he went up the mountain and the sea, cured diseases, did farm work, built a grass house, and made a wooden boat...... I've learned everything, and I don't dare to say how proficient I am, but it's no problem to support a family.
"In the past, when my father was alive, he always said that we didn't know the people's livelihood and suffering, but this time I have thoroughly understood it. Go back and let your father run a good school in Hainan, and then let your master get a dock, won't he turn stones into gold? Let him develop Qiongzhou first, if he gets it, I owe him a favor. β
Zhu Gaoxu said hehehe: "Fifth uncle, you should tell my master about this matter, and you can often get together to talk about things in the future." β
Zhu Hu was puzzled, he frowned, "I am the king of the domain, I want to go back to the station, and I can't stay in the capital." Even if the fourth brother is willing to keep me, what about others? If they do the same, won't they be out of order? β
Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly, "Fifth uncle, you see, my father has discussed with my master, and this time I want to leave all the vassal kings in the capital!" β
"What?"
Zhu Hu was shocked, "This, this is going against the teachings of my father and ancestors, can this work?" β
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Liu Chun and Zhu Di got together again, "Lord Wang, the problem of the vassal king really needs to be solved." Staying in the local area, no matter how restricted, the vassal king will still occupy the land, amass wealth on a large scale, and the clan will multiply, and after a few decades, the number of people will swell, which will create very great financial pressure. A vassal king has to spend so much money, and if you go down to the next level, until you reach the auxiliary general, you don't know how much it is. β
Zhu Di frowned, "I have known this matter for a long time, but it is the ancestral training of my father to divide the seal, and it is not easy for me to overthrow it, so I can only try my best to knock it piecemeal." Since ancient times, the best way to deal with the vassal king is to push the grace order, if this method is used, how about it? β
Liu Chun chuckled, "Most of the idea of pushing the grace order came from those members of the cabinet, right?" β
"It's Yang Rong." Zhu Di did not hide it, "Although he is young, he is calm and sophisticated, and he is a good talent." β
The famous Sanyang, of course, is not bad.
"Lord Wang, in fact, I have always had an idea, the first emperor divided the feudal kings in order to let the descendants of the Zhu family defend the country together. Good intentions, but it is a little difficult to implement. Lord, do you think this will work, and concentrate the kings of the clan in the capital. The Zongjin Mansion was changed to the Zongjin Temple, so that the vassal kings could discuss the state affairs, express their opinions, supervise the gains and losses of the government, and give them something to do. β
Zhu Di's brows twisted into a pimple.
To be honest, Zhu Di was a little unclear about which side Liu Chun was on.
"With your idea, aren't you afraid that the clan will become bigger?"
"Lord Wang, of course it's not good for the clan to become bigger, but it is not a blessing for the country for other forces to become bigger. The minister has been thinking about it, the first emperor, as the founding monarch, has a large number of famous generals, military attachΓ©s, and huge strength. But why did the civil officials swell up in their later years, especially by supporting the prince, they could influence the court situation and do whatever they wanted? β
Liu Chun said slowly: "Introducing the power of the clan will certainly be risky, but if it can be used well, there will be an extra layer of power between civil and military." And the prince can use means to limit the power of the clan, and even reduce the number of clans, stipulating who can have the qualifications of the clan, all in all, the minister is just making a suggestion, how to use it, it depends on the meaning of the prince. β
Zhu Di frowned, to be honest, he is also a father, and he understands Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions very, very well.
But the problem is that according to Lao Zhu's way, it will inevitably cause the tail of the vassal king to be big. But then again, if all the vassal kings are abolished, is that okay?
No, take Zhu Di as an example, he has three adult sons, according to the normal situation, one of the three sons is a prince and two vassal kings.
Although the vassal king can't be compared to the crown prince, it's a comfort.
If there is nothing, it is equivalent to telling the three sons, you fight hard, the winner will take all, and the loser will be the common people.
If you really did that, isn't the clan crazy?
In the future, the battle for succession will only be bloody, and there will be no family affection to talk about.
But if, as Liu Chun said, keep a sect and let these vassal kings have a stage to play, maybe the situation will be much better.
"It makes sense for you to think so, but who is in charge of the Sect is very important! It must be a virtuous king, and if he has no ambition, otherwise he will lead a group of clan princes to contradict the Son of Heaven, and it will not be a blessing for the court! β
When Zhu Di said this, he suddenly woke up!
"Good for you, Liu Chun! You have dug a pit for this king again! Zhu Di rolled his eyes angrily and scolded angrily: "You tell me the truth, how much benefit did the fifth child give you?" Is it worth it for you to plan for him like this? β
Liu Chun spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Lord Wang, I didn't take anything...... I just feel a little indebted! β
Zhu Di took a breath and finally nodded, "Yes, the fifth brother has suffered so much, I, who is an elder brother, can't stand him!" β
"That's it, let him take over the order of the sect!"
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