Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 628 The mighty prince

  A jaw-dropping urgent report was quickly sent to the capital.

  Emperor Hongzhi's jaw was about to drop.

  Last time, he saw Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan lying on the map, discussing wars on paper with bloodshot eyes, and thought that these two were just playing games.

  But who would have expected...

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were red.

   "Where is the prince? Where is the prince? Call him here."

   Unauthorized release of the Crusade Call, I'm not dead yet. You are very courageous.

  This An Nanguo is really hateful, but what do you, Zhu Houzhao, do all day long?

  Emperor Hongzhi looked up.

  Looking at the ministers, the ministers looked at Emperor Hongzhi with resentment on their faces.

  Your Majesty, you can figure it out for yourself, how this matter will end.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt his scalp go numb.

   Seeing an **** rushing to pass on the crown prince, Emperor Hongzhi thought of something: "There is also Fang Jifan, Fang Jifan also has a share, and pass it on together."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ministers again, and the faces of the ministers became even uglier.

  In the past few years, the etiquette and law of the imperial court have collapsed a bit. In the past, everyone could bear it, but this...can they bear it?

   It’s hard to justify not giving an explanation.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "See if I don't kill them!"

  The ministers were expressionless and didn't rejoice at His Majesty's words. It would be fine if they could be killed, but the problem is that everyone knows that this is just an 'angry word' from His Majesty and has no meaning.

  "Your Majesty." The speaker was Zhang Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Sheng said: "Annan's envoy, Ruan Wen, wishes to see His Majesty. He believes that the Ming Dynasty regards the conquest as a joke.

   "Got it, got it." Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "I don't see it, what did I see him do? You can negotiate by yourself."

   Zhang Sheng said in his heart, how can I negotiate? The call to action has come out, and you are still negotiating a *?

   Zhang Sheng was annoyed. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He only learned that the Ministry of Rites would not want to do so until the document came out for such a big matter.

Zhang Sheng couldn't help but said: "Then Ruan Wen also said that if Daming wants to repeat the mistakes of Emperor Wen, all the people in Annan Kingdom will be determined to fight to the death with the invading army from the south. He stayed here and did not return immediately. It is because, before the Ming Dynasty, Annanna was regarded as a country that would not be conscripted, but now, it suddenly issued a call for conquest, which is treachery, hope..."

   "Enough, no need to say any more." Emperor Hongzhi said coldly.

   All of a sudden, my heart became even more angry. This... has caused a lot of trouble.

  The proclamation has been published, is it still possible to turn around at this time?

During the time of Emperor Wen, the country was so prosperous, and the two expeditions to Annan made rapid progress, but because of this Annan, Daming was weakened and a lot of Ming's national power was wasted. Was it as brave as before? Are the generals today good at fighting like Emperor Wen? Emperor Wen is so fashionable, and now, he wants to launch troops against An Nanguo.

  The envoy of Annan, although his words were not rude, also drew out the concerns of Emperor Hongzhi.

Yes.

  If the same mistakes are repeated again, when the time comes, you will be unable to advance and retreat, and you will be in a dilemma, what should you do?

   Now immediately decree to withdraw the order of the prince? This obviously seems like a child's play for the court.

  An Nanguo invaded the border town. This is a definite fact. Guizhou inspectors and middle officials have confirmed this matter. If it is withdrawn, wouldn’t it be...

  Prince and Fang Jifan, this is the place where I have been trapped in a corner.

  Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and looked at the ministers.

Liu Jian also became worried: "Your Majesty, the veteran also thinks that this matter is too child's play. Now, the world is full of waste, and the court has to spend money and food. There are too many, too many places. Annan is just a mere Annan. If the court makes a big move, the veteran will I'm afraid, when the time comes..."

   "I think so too."

   "Second minister."

  Almost everyone expressed their concerns in unison.

  This... is too bad.

  When Emperor Wen's army entered Annan, they were exhausted to death.

  In the northern part of Annan, there are high mountains and mountains. If the army wants to go there, how much supplies will it cost? Moreover, the Ming army is a guest, and the Annan people are the masters. This is a favorable time and place, and the Annan people have taken them all...

   How many years will it take to break into Annan? If it is one or two years, it is okay, but if it is delayed for three or four years, how many people will die, and how much money and food will be spent.

   There is silver, but it is not spent like this.

  Emperor Hongzhi sat down without saying a word.

  He also understood these words.

  He tapped on the copy: "Then what should I do, what can I do?"

  Ruzhi Naihe expressed the helplessness of Emperor Hongzhi.

  The proclamation has been made public to the world.

   This is what the prince means.

  If the emperor issued an order immediately and took it back, not only would the Annan people laugh at it, but people all over the world would also think that the emperor and the prince were at odds in the inner palace, and people would think that the prince had no prestige.

  How can the prince be untrustworthy?

Zhang Sheng said sternly: "I think that for the sake of the common people and the safety of countless soldiers, His Majesty should issue an order to inform the prince and call Annan's envoys to clarify the matter. So let's go down the donkey and take it back to life."

   This seems to be a way too.

Emperor Hongzhi did not make a sound. Obviously, although he agreed that such a method was indeed rational, and even wanted to kill Zhu Houzhao directly, he was absolutely unwilling to accuse the prince of his mistakes in front of the people of the world, and let the people of the world think that The prince is an absurd and unreasonable person.

  Zhang Sheng said sadly: "Your Majesty, don't make the same mistake again."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I'll think about it again."

  Zhang Sheng sighed, and said nothing more.

   "Have the prince and Fang Jifan come yet?" Emperor Hongzhi asked angrily.

After a while, the **** came and said, "Your Majesty, the crown prince and the consort's lieutenant...so far, so far... are missing, but someone heard yesterday that they are going to inspect a nearby farm, but which one did they go to?" Tianzhuang, but I don’t know, maybe it’s in Longquan Temple, maybe it’s in Tongzhou, maybe… I’ve already ordered people to look for it, I want to come…”

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was sallow, and a mouthful of old blood was about to be spurted out.

   Isn't it clear that two people ran away? Find? Find a ghost!

   "Dig the ground three feet, dig three feet for me, and bring them back to me."

  ………

  Tongzhou is a good place. There is the Grand Canal here, which is a thoroughfare, and it is very lively.

  All the products of the capital will pass through here, and a boat will go south, and the grain and cloth from the south of the Yangtze River will also be sent to the capital through this.

  Besides Tongzhou, there is a farm of Longquan Temple, which was donated to Longquan Temple by a wealthy gentry decades ago.

  Fang Jifan has never regarded himself as an outsider. There is no difference between the things of his nephew and his own, and there is no need to divide them too carefully. Therefore, the Tuntian Thousand Households Institute also set up a base for cultivating seeds here.

  In this farm, there is a courtyard where Fang Jifan lives temporarily.

  Zhu Houzhao also came naturally. He thought about it, and now he has to avoid the limelight. According to his father's temperament, he must be very restless at this time. If a person is impulsive, it is difficult to guarantee that he will do something irrational.

   It's just a pity that there is no Wen Yansheng here.

  However, Zhu Houzhao was in the mood of making fun of bitterness. Every so often, he rode a horse in the nearby woods to hunt some hares and came back. He happily followed Wen Yansheng's method, took out the internal organs, added thirteen spices, and roasted them.

Fang Jifan has something on his mind, hiding like this is not an option, he has not married the princess yet, because of this matter, the marriage may be delayed, these two months, but there are several auspicious days, if you miss it, you don't know when you will have to wait .

Excitedly, Zhu Houzhao took iron slacks, skewered rabbit meat, and put the delicious rabbit meat in front of Fang Jifan: "Eat quickly, eat quickly. I heard that there are many wild animals around here. I will come back tomorrow." Take someone to try it, Lao Fang, why are you so preoccupied."

  Fang Jifan said: "I miss my family."

Zhu Houzhao was happy: "A man is a man, he is his home everywhere. This time, before our plan is successful, we dare not go back. Father is impatient, and he will really beat people. Look at me, I don't want to think about it." Donggong, do you know that the concubine that I am accepting, that Shen Shi, got pregnant a few days ago, and she is pregnant, so Bengong will come out with you too, you have to relax and be coy."

  Fang Jifan looked surprised. This Shen family is the concubine chosen by His Majesty, and also the sister of his disciple Shen Ao. Unexpectedly, she has just married into the East Palace and is pregnant.

  Since the cutting, His Royal Highness... really let himself go.

  Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao with admiration: "Your Highness has so many heirs, I admire you very much, and I am really convinced."

  Zhu Houzhao was delighted, and laughed loudly: "This is nothing, I am not bragging, and I am not only capable of this, just wait and see, when the time comes, I will have more sons than your disciples and grandchildren."

  Fang Jifan held his chin and began to ponder in his heart.

  Zhu Hou took care of Fang Jifan: "Old Fang, what are you thinking?"

  Fang Jifan said with emotion: "Your Highness is so diligent, it is very admirable. I am thinking, and I have to work hard."

   "Work hard, what are you trying to do?" Zhu Houzhao was at a loss.

  Fang Jifan took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao: "Try hard to be like His Highness, give birth to more babies, the Fang family has too much money, how can you lose if you don't have a few more?"

Zhu Houzhao chuckled: "Aha..." He just laughed halfway, and suddenly felt weird. This guy, thinking about having a baby, is thinking about who to have a baby with in his mind... Continue to think along this line of thought , Zhu Houzhao got angry, pinched Fang Jifan's neck, shaking and shaking: "Fang, you are not allowed to talk to me about having a baby with this palace in the future, and you are not allowed to mention a single word..."

In Fang Jifan's mind, he was originally thinking about the serious business of passing on the family line. When Zhu Houzhao pinched him like this, the veins on his forehead popped out, he couldn't breathe, and his head was shaking dizzily. ...you are so cruel."

  (end of this chapter)