Chapter 55 Governing Yangzhou
After a while, the guards brought steaming dry food and wild vegetable broth exuding meaty fragrance. Zhu Biao took a bowl of broth and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang: Father, you can eat some, all the people in the world can eat it. It's all counting on you.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not too polite, and took a sip after picking it up: Biao'er, you can stay with Dad at night! I'm afraid you can't stand the snoring of the third child.
Zhu Biao responded with a smile, seeing the surprised laughter of the people in the distance was also relieved a lot.
Yang Xian didn't know what he said there, and the common people kowtowed in the direction of their father and son: The grass people kowtowed to the emperor and the prince! Long live long live!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded calmly: Yang Xian is a smart man, Biaoer, how about keeping Yang Xian in Yangzhou as the magistrate?
Zhu Biao nodded and said, This man is very smart, but I think he has a lot of ambition.
Yang Xian was relatively well-known in the early Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Biao still had a little impression of him.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of the broth indifferently and said, Don't be afraid of being ambitious, it's just that you want to climb up. As long as he really has the ability to give him a high salary, it doesn't matter. Why don't you just work for my Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Biao nodded as if taught, and Zhu Yuanzhang went on to say: Biaoer, most of the time when employing people, it is their ability, not their character, whether they are loyal or treacherous. The final conclusion is that it is us.
Zhu Biao nodded after listening, and saw the third and fourth running over before he could say anything.
Seeing that there was no bowl in Zhu Biao's hand, the third and fourth children turned around and brought two more bowls of broth.
After eating, Zhu Yuanzhang led a group of people around the dilapidated city of Yangzhou, and the atmosphere was a little silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang touched the burnt black wall and said, Lu Mingyi is not young, and it may be difficult for him to be the magistrate of Yangzhou. Yang Xian, do you have the guts to take over this position?
Yang Xian's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he ran to the side and knelt down respectfully: I thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust! I am willing to take over the important task, and I just ask you to help me with some rice planting tools. I will definitely rebuild Yangzhou!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him for a while and said: Okay! I will give you farm tools for farming, cattle, rice, and farming, and Yangzhou City will be exempt from taxes for three years! Yang Xian, if you can manage Yangzhou well, I will still use it to you. If you can't...
Yang Xian replied loudly: The minister is willing to issue a military order! If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction, and led a group of people away. Zhu Biao said to Yang Xian a few steps behind, Father has great expectations for you, and I hope you will not disappoint the Holy Majesty!
Yang Xian didn't speak, but kowtowed firmly again, Zhu Biao left with a smile on his face, leaving Yang Xian slowly raised his head, looking at the dilapidated Yangzhou City with sharp eyes.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang set off the next day, except for the supplies for the return journey, the rest were left to the people of Yangzhou.
One night in December, he finally returned to the palace. He was a little tired from traveling all the way. Zhu Biao went straight back to the East Palace, closed his eyes and ignored everything. When he woke up the next day, he already felt comfortable all over.
There was still the aroma after bathing on his body, and the room was burning with incense. Seeing him open his eyes, Yun Jin, who had been standing by the side, brought him cold water to drink, and then Da Shuang'er picked up the urinal...
It was already noon when Zhu Biao walked out of the room. Just as he was about to visit his mother, Liu Jin walked in with a box in his hands. When he saw Zhu Biao, he smiled and said, Master, this is from Kaiping Palace.
Zhu Biao also opened it with great interest and saw that it was a whole set of clothes.
The moon-white cloud dragon robe was exquisitely embroidered, as well as shoes, socks and trousers, and a cloud dragon cloak.
There is a note under it, and the beautiful handwriting is neatly written on the paper: Are you satisfied?
Zhu Biao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, stretched out his hand to touch the dragon pattern, and then closed the lid.
Yun Jin on the side said: Don't you want to change?
Zhu Biao shook his head and said: No, you should also prepare some jewelry. I have to go to the Kaiping Palace after a few days. It's not good to come home empty-handed if they give me clothes.
Yun Jin promised with a smile, put the box away, and took it out when Zhu Biao went to Chang's house next time.
Looking at Zhu Biao's back, Yun Jin showed a gentle smile on her face. She didn't care about the princess, nor what the future would hold, as long as she could stay by his side all the time.
Zhu Biao went to the harem, met no one along the way, and went directly to Kunning Palace, where besides his mother and queen, there were two younger sisters.
Zhu Biao went in and knelt down to Empress Ma: My son has been away for many days, and the empress is worried.
The son traveled thousands of miles and the mother was worried. After so many days, even though she knew that nothing would happen to Zhu Yuanzhang, she was still worried about whether she would catch cold.
Empress Ma asked Zhu Biao to get up and shouted, and took a good look at her before she was relieved.
Zhu Jingjing on the side looked at Zhu Biao with bright eyes, and came over to greet Zhu Biao with the younger baby in his arms, and Zhu Biao responded with a smile.
Now that Jing'er is older, it's not easy for him to get close, so he said: Is Jing'er doing well recently? If you want anything, you can come to the East Palace to find me, don't be afraid of trouble.
Zhu Jingjing smiled softly and looked at the obedient nodding of her elder brother who took care of her since she was a child. Zhu Biao took over her own younger sister Zhu Lu, who was barely able to walk now and didn't want to be in her arms for a moment.
And since I haven't seen him for so long, I've forgotten all about my own brother, and I struggled to get down and walked. Zhu Jingjing smiled at Zhu Biao and went to take care of her younger sister.
Zhu Biao told Queen Ma what he had seen and heard along the way. After hearing the situation of the people, Queen Ma also frowned sadly.
Empress Ma sighed and said, I have no choice but to weave some clothes to protect them from the cold. After a while, I will call the women in the harem to make some clothes together.
Zhu Biao persuaded: Father has already arranged the supplies, mother, don't be too tired, and there are a few concubines in the harem who are willing to weave and make clothes.
Empress Ma snorted and said, They are free enough. Instead of competing for favor every day, it's better to do something good for the common people. You don't need to worry about it. I want to see who dares to disobey Yizhi!
Zhu Biao didn't persuade him any more. It was a good talk for the queen to lead the concubines to weave clothes for the poor.
Empress Ma thought of her daughter-in-law and said: You also come back and go to Kaiping Palace to see in a few days. Husband and wife are a matter of a lifetime. Mother hopes that you two can be well.
Zhu Biao also responded with a smile: My son will go and see it in a few days.
Empress Ma laughed: Mother is in this harem, it's so boring. Next year, my mother will be accompanied by a daughter-in-law. If you live up to it, it would be better to let your mother and your father hug their grandson as soon as possible.
Zhu Biao did not expect that he would be urged to have a child at the age of thirteen...
After having a meal with his mother, Zhu Biao resigned, and returned to the East Palace to ask Liu Jin to pick out some girls' wearables and send them to Zhu Jingjing.
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