First Prince of Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 226 Forward and backward

  After the court, Zhu Biao followed his father back to the Imperial Study Room, and all the memorials that needed to be reviewed today were also sent up. The top one was the memorial written by Li Shanchang himself to beg for the bones to be retired.

  Zhu Yuanzhang picked it up and looked at it again and said: "This is the fourth time, and you can accept it. You can go there tomorrow, Biaoer."

  Zhu Biao nodded his promise, and Li Shanchang probably guessed that now is the right time, so he dared to officially retire before Zhu Biao returned to Fengyang.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and sighed: "Li Shanchang can be said to be an extremely human minister, so I don't care about adding a little more to him. It can also be regarded as setting an example for the civil servants behind, letting them know that as long as they are loyal and assist the country, they can enjoy themselves. Honor."

   Zhu Biao understood as soon as he heard it. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to let Li Shanchang enjoy the Taimiao. Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang has not promised this to anyone. The founding heroes who followed him are all staring at him eagerly.

  The Taimiao is the emperor's ancestral temple, which is the place where the ancestors are worshipped. This kind of place for worshiping the ancestors existed in the Xia Dynasty. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the place where the emperor's ancestors were worshiped was called the Taimiao.

  As the ancestral temple of the emperor's own family, people who are enshrined in it are the emperor's parents. It is well-deserved to be kowtowed and worshiped by the descendants of the emperor. However, in order to reward some meritorious officials, people who are not relatives of the emperor or distant relatives are allowed to enjoy the Taimiao.

  And these people who deserve to enjoy the Taimiao, like the first emperor, can be kneeled and kowtowed by future emperors and princes, and enjoy large-scale sacrifices. This is the highest honor for a deceased person in ancient times, because the emperor is just like this after his death.

  For people in the feudal era, this was unimaginable. Although there is no actual benefit to sharing the Taimiao, it is a great honor for the ancients, especially the feudal courtiers, and it is also their lifelong pursuit.

   Now, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are the only ones in the court who are confident that they can enjoy the Taimiao. It stands to reason that Tang He also has this qualification, but he has just been stripped of his title, and no one knows what Zhu Yuanzhang is thinking.

  Zhu Biao nodded in response and said: "Then I will go to Changsha Palace to read the will tomorrow, and then I will go back to Fengyang directly. Before winter, I have to watch in person."

  Zhu Yuanzhang was actually not willing for his son to go back so soon, but the father was like this, without raising his head, he said: "I see, and Fengyang is our hometown, and those original people need to be appeased."

  Zhu Biao bowed his promise, and when he was about to leave, a sentence came from inside: "Dinner at your mother's place tonight."

  Zhu Biao responded with a smile, then left the imperial study room and walked towards the outside of the palace. Today is Yang Xian's birthday, and it is probably the last time he celebrates it. Of course, Zhu Biao has to join in the fun.

Zhu Yuanzhang's current attitude is to support Yang Xian. Everyone knows that Yang Xian will become the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty after Li Shanchang officially hands over his official duties in a few days. Countless people want to take this opportunity to build relationships. The door of the house is not easy to enter.

Only a few people at the top know that Yang Xian is just an abandoned son pushed out by the emperor. If Zhu Yuanzhang really loves Yang Xian, he should be sent abroad now, so that he has time to clean up the mess before. Not so eager to put him on the top.

  If virtue does not match, there will be disasters. Yang Xian has taken too many steps in recent years. In order to pursue political achievements, he has left many loopholes.

  But officials below the third rank can't tell, after all, they haven't entered that circle, and naturally there won't be so many people in the officialdom to tell you the truth, everything depends on themselves.

  It’s lunch break now, there is a lot of traffic in front of Yang’s house, officials are walking in with gifts in their uniforms, and there are people taking notes in front of the door, looking like a rich man.

  Zhu Biao's frame was close to someone, so someone notified him. After a while, a large group of people came out of the Yang residence, and Yang Xian ran in the front. He never expected His Royal Highness to come, after all, Zhu Biao is famous for his busy schedule.

   After thinking about it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked with the Holy Majesty. Could it be that the Holy Majesty asked His Highness to come down to cheer him on? The rest of the people also thought the same way. After all, Yang Xian and His Highness the Crown Prince had never had any intersection.

  Zhu Biao got off the frame, and a large group of people had already knelt down in front of him. Yang Xian took the lead and said, "I respectfully welcome His Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."

  Zhu Biao waved them to stand up: "Today is your birthday, and I am here to congratulate you, so there is no need to be polite."

   A group of people happily surrounded Zhu Biao and entered Yang's Mansion. The furnishings inside were average, the courtyard was not big, let alone the house, because there were too many people, there were indeed several tables set up in the courtyard.

  Zhu Biao smiled and said to Yang Xian who was on the side: "I see that you have received a lot of congratulatory gifts today, and changing to a bigger house is enough."

  Yang Xian hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Highness is joking, what colleagues give away is just some snacks and fruits."

  Zhu Biao went on to joke a few more words, he didn't come here to make trouble today, not to mention that this kind of thing will be inevitable at any time.

The low-ranking officials in the courtyard or those distant relatives of the Yang family are naturally not qualified to greet His Highness the Crown Prince. Now they are all kneeling on both sides. Zhu Biao was directly led into the main hall in the middle, and the dishes inside were also replaced. got a new one.

   Yang Xian waited for Zhu Biao to take his seat, and then sat down beside him. The rest of the people knew well, and those who were qualified sat down beside him. Those who were not qualified bowed to Zhu Biao and went to the table on the other side of the room.

Zhu Biao first said a few birthday wishes to Yang Xian, which made him drink several glasses of wine, and his face turned red. Yang Xian is also a smart person, even if he is a bit on the top now, he also guessed that he had walked to the edge of the cliff .

   Either ascend to the sky in one step at a high level, or fall to pieces on a cliff, how can he still not know that he has taken a big step, but this step has not been decided by him since Yangzhou, he was just pushed to this step.

He was also forced to face Huaixi Xungui, and now the victory is in sight, Li Shanchang has resigned, Huaixi Xungui can only defend but not attack in the face of his suppression, but he is even more panicked at this time, because he never thought I thought I could really do this step.

   At this time, he will feel more insecure. The big birthday celebration this time is to take the opportunity to identify the enemy and the enemy. Now His Royal Highness personally driving behind it means whether it represents the meaning of the Holy One.

At this time, Zhu Biao had the time to look around. Most of them were civil servants of the Eastern Zhejiang Party, especially the Minister of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, and the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Households. Unexpectedly, Yang Xian had a Three backers.

  Although the most important Minister of the Ministry of Officials has not been won, it is enough to manage well and be a prime minister. After all, there is a censor, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials does not restrict the senior officials very much.

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  (end of this chapter)