eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 939 No family ties in the Tian family

Chapter 939 No family ties in the Tian family

"How is Father feeling today?"

Zai Yao stuffed the silver as usual.

However, the young eunuch who delivered the oral order did not dare to take it.

Zai Yao was stunned. He didn't feel angry about it, but he didn't care about it anymore.

Moreover, not accepting the money was a kind of answer, which showed that the emperor must be furious.

Zai Yao immediately became nervous, and at the same time he did not dare to slow down, for fear of wasting time and causing greater trouble.

Speaking of,

The emperor has always been strict in treating his princes. This is related to his personal philosophy. Not to mention the inheritance of the world, even if he raised his own son in his previous life, he would not indulge him too much.

He was like this when he was little, how could he be so delicate? A good man, if he made a mistake, he had to admit it even if I kicked him a few times, what's the big deal? Can't he stand a beating?

Now that he has an additional identity, things are even more different. Zhu Houzhao still has to be responsible to the people of the world and to the nation. Does he have to pamper his son at the cost of the nation's downfall?

Just think about it, it's impossible.

Including the previous, the second son was crowned prince first, and the eldest son had to wait for half a year, which is also a manifestation of strictness. Fatherly love is fatherly love, and it does not mean that using state resources as fatherly love.

Hongzhi was very doted on at the beginning, but it ended up causing him to become the most willful emperor in history.

Because of the seed of strictness planted in his heart, Zai Yao was afraid of his father since he was a child.

As their father, he rarely loses his temper with them, but once they do something wrong, he will punish them without hesitation.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Zai Yao walked into the cabinet with a nervous heart.

He didn't dare to look up, so he knelt down and kowtowed, "Your son pays homage to you, father..."

Snapped!

Before he could finish his words, he threw the memorial to the ground!

"Look at what you've done!!"

Zai Yao was in no mood to watch, he just kowtowed repeatedly, "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, father! Please forgive me, father!"

Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Do you know what's going on? Are you kneeling down to beg for mercy? Are you planning to use this trick to deal with everything you do wrong?"

"I dare not. I will watch it now."

As he spoke, he opened the memorial in a panic. The eunuchs beside him saw it clearly and his hands were shaking.

"Someone has reported that you know you are wrong but don't correct it, don't report it, and only make more mistakes. In order to avoid being scolded, you even disregard other people's lives. Boss, you won't suddenly tell me at this time that this matter was done by the prefect of Yingtian and has nothing to do with you, right?!"

This sentence is to warn him first.

If he still refuses to admit it at this moment, Zhu Houzhao will definitely punish him according to the family rules.

Unexpectedly, he was frightened out of his wits or something, and actually cried and said, "Father, I am wronged. Why? Because this matter is not my fault, but it is related to me. But it is mainly because the prefect of Yingtian wanted to curry favor with me, so he took this bad idea on his own and used it as a token of his loyalty.

By the time he reported this to me, it was already a done deal, so I had no choice but to admit it. But I did not instigate him to do this, so please understand, Father!"

"Then why didn't you report it?! You should have reported it since the Shao Dongru case. Aren't you going to hide this matter?!"

"How dare I? I feel that I have the responsibility to promote currency reform, and no matter what I do, I must always focus on this. Among these people, some are indeed against the court's national policy, and according to the law, they should be executed. As for afterwards, I feel that since the currency reform has been accomplished, I have finally lived up to your trust. As for the rest, if there is any bad reputation, let me bear it, and there is no need to report it and embarrass you. Father, this is also a filial piety!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed angrily, "So, it was my order that was wrong, and I made things difficult for you. It must be you who has it hard!"

"I have no such intention."

"But you already thought so in your heart!"

"Father!" Zai Yao burst into tears out of fear, and also with these impulses, "This son is indeed wrong. First, the incident happened suddenly, and I lacked experience and could not handle it calmly, which resulted in the whole thing not being handled properly. Second, I was selfish and did not report it in time, but I was also afraid of making you unhappy. But the currency reform is already a big deal. If you really want to punish me, I have no complaints. I just hope you understand that I have not forgotten a single word of your instructions when you left Beijing!!"

After saying this, he kowtowed heavily.

"Nonsense! Such nonsense!"

At times like this, the emperor's judgment is needed.

Because everyone who comes here will describe themselves as a loyal white lotus, and most of them have a point.

After all, this is a matter concerning one's own future and destiny, and one will think about it many times before entering the palace.

Even if the attack was sudden, how to deal with the emperor had become a muscle memory, and the key was to show loyalty.

"I tell you, these twenty-odd human lives are not twenty-odd dog lives! You want so many people to be buried with you just to save yourself. This vicious thought is your biggest mistake!

Furthermore, I asked you to supervise the currency reform, but did I tell you that if you have any doubts about anything, you must report it in time. Even if it is too late to report to me, you can ask for help from Wang Shouren, the governor of Yingtian. Have you done all these? ! Have you!! "

Zhu Houzhao yelled at him directly, "As a man, my eldest son, you don't even have the courage to admit your mistakes and bear the consequences. Is this what I taught you? Is this how you act as a man? Not only that, you are kneeling in the Qianqing Palace and still want to quibble! Who do you think I am? An old father who lets you fool me?!"

"Your Majesty, calm down."

You Zhi was frightened by the emperor's actions, and he quickly reminded, "Your Highness, the emperor always values ​​kinship. You and the emperor are father and son, and blood is thicker than water. Even if you make a mistake, the emperor will always give you a chance to correct it. You should quickly admit your mistake to the emperor. This old servant also begs your Highness."

Zai's lips trembled.

He no longer had the confidence and courage to continue fighting.

Someone else advised,

He could only go along with it and said, "It is my son who is unfilial and I have done something wrong. I hope you will calm down and not hurt the dragon. If I am guilty, please punish me."

"Your crime will be judged by others. In such a prosperous era, it is unthinkable and unheard of to wrongly kill so many people. Now that everyone outside knows about it, do you think they can let you go?! Let me go?!"

Zhu Houzhao pinched his waist and gasped in anger.

Zai Yao started to cry, "In that case, I, your son, will plead guilty."

He was crying like this, originally to ask for some sympathy,

But Zhu Houzhao was not that kind of person. Instead, he felt that it was really pathetic for a grown man to cry here.

So he drove him away in annoyance, "Go back home, don't go anywhere from today on, stay at home and reflect on your mistakes! As for how to deal with you, I will give you another order."

After saying that, he turned around and didn't look at him anymore.

Zai'e's heart sank to the bone. He stood up stiffly and said, "I will take my leave. Please take care of yourself, father."

This was one of the few times he shed tears in the Qianqing Palace.

After he left,

Zhu Houzhao remained motionless, only slightly looking up at the dragon throne high above.

Zhang Cong left his position and Gu Renyi took over.

The first thing these upright Confucian officials did when they took office was not to ask how far the currency reform had progressed, but when to make the eldest son the crown prince.

In this way, they could take the credit for "supporting the crown prince". Once the old emperor died, they would become loyal ministers of the new dynasty.

Therefore,

This was the second reason why Zhu Houzhao chose to agree to Wang Shouren's request and conduct a detailed investigation into the unjust killing of more than 20 scholars in Zai'e.

This is actually a natural contradiction between the emperor and the crown prince.

Even if Zai Yao was fine, he would still find trouble with him to establish his authority. Otherwise, the Qingliu and the eldest prince would rush forward, and officials in the court would rush to pay homage to the new pier. Once this momentum is formed, it would be difficult to stop it.

Under such circumstances, how could the love between father and son not give way to imperial power?

"Youzhi."

"The old slave is here."

"Accompany me, go out for a walk and see the Forbidden City."

Zhu Houzhao threw the memorial directly to the ground and walked out firmly and quickly.

This is the path he chose. He is not afraid, and he wants to see it more clearly.

(End of this chapter)