I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 139 Reactions from all parties
The boy showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then asked in confusion: "Father, how can we leave the city? And why do we have to go to Qizhou?"

"For some reason, your cousin the emperor suddenly came to Qizhou and ordered us to go to Qizhou to reunite and talk about the royal family's feelings." The middle-aged man who spoke was Prince Xing Zhu Youluo, who was extremely excited now.

The reason why he was so excited was that he had not left Anlu Prefecture for 19 years, from September , the seventh year of Hongzhi, when he was enfeoffed in Anlu Prefecture, Huguang (now Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province).

The reason why he had not left the city for so long was because he was the first prince of the Xingfan branch. As the first prince, he did not even have the most basic reason to leave the city - to go out of the city to worship the tomb, because Xingfan had no ancestral tomb in Anlu Prefecture. Only after his death, his descendants could go out of the city once a year on the pretext of worshiping his tomb.

I have to say this is really a cold joke, but it is indeed the reality that all the princes of the Ming Dynasty have to face.

Anlu City was not prosperous to begin with, and he had long felt bored after living there for 19 years. Although he had his own hobbies and led a fairly leisurely life, he still dreamed of going out for sightseeing.

Having stayed in this small Anlu Prefecture for too long, he almost forgot what the outside world looked like. The various landscapes he saw on the way to his fiefdom nineteen years ago seemed like a dream.
"My cousin the emperor?" The boy frowned. "Is he the emperor who appointed Liu Jin to govern the country in chaos, stayed in the Leopard House all day and neglected his duties, used the imperial farms and stores to abuse the people, and caused the Liu Liu and Liu Qi Rebellion?"

Prince Xing Zhu Youji's face suddenly changed, and his excitement disappeared instantly. He asked seriously, "Zhu Houcong, who taught you these things?"

"It's Mr. Han!" Zhu Houcong answered carefully when he saw that his father was angry.

"How dare that corrupt scholar Han Ying'an teach you all this? He is so audacious!" Prince Xing Zhu Youlang shouted angrily.

Han Ying'an was the Wangfu Jishan, who was in charge of teaching and his rank was the eighth grade.

"Father, please calm down." Zhu Houcong said quickly.

In fact, Prince Xing Zhu Youjun usually wouldn't care about what Han Ying'an said, because he had heard these things before, and now everyone in the world is spreading them.

But this time he was going to meet Zhu Houzhao. If Zhu Houcong said such words in front of Zhu Houzhao, it would definitely make Zhu Houzhao very unhappy.

He suddenly wavered in his idea of ​​taking Zhu Houcong to Qizhou, but he soon softened his heart because Zhu Houcong was his only son, smart, studious and polite, the apple of his eye. He had never left the city and seen the outside world until he was seven years old. This opportunity was so rare that it would be a pity not to go.

Moreover, Zhu Houcong was in relatively good health, Anlu Prefecture was not far from Qi Prefecture, and he had plenty of time to travel, so although he was young, he should be able to complete the journey.

Prince Xing Zhu Youlang made a decision in his heart, and then warned Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong quickly agreed.

Then he asked in confusion: "Where is Qizhou we are going to?"

After all, Zhu Houcong was still young, so he didn't know Qizhou yet.

"Qizhou is the fief of your cousin Zhu Houxuan, the Prince of Jing! The glass mirror you received on your birthday a while ago was given to you by your cousin the Prince of Jing. Many of the stories he told you were also passed down from Qizhou," said Prince of Xing Zhu Youxuan with a smile.

"It's actually my cousin Hou Xuan!" Zhu Hou Xuan's face was filled with joy. In the past three years, in order to sell the industrial products of Qizhou, Zhu Hou Xuan used his relationship with the royal family to establish connections with the surrounding royal palaces. Although the royal palaces in various places had little real power, they still had great influence in the local area. Zhu Hou Xuan used the influence of the local royal palaces to open up the market in the local area.

Of course, these connections are all public and do not violate any taboos.

Therefore, Zhu Houxuan had a good relationship with the various royal palaces around him, but judging from recent events, this relationship was still based on interests.

After all, the grace of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. Zhu Houxuan's kinship with the surrounding royal palaces has exceeded five generations, so it is hard to say that there is any family affection.

Just as Prince Xing and his son were excitedly preparing to go out, similar scenes were happening in more than a dozen palaces.
Zhu Houzhao's edict was like a stone thrown into a silent lake, creating countless ripples and disrupting the peaceful life of various royal palaces.

The princes from all over the country showed great enthusiasm, and letters of thanks were continuously sent to Qizhou.

All the princes were looking forward to this trip very much, especially the trip to Qizhou. They knew that Qizhou had produced many interesting things this year and was very famous among the prefectures along the Yangtze River.

The only exception is in Nanchang Prefecture.

The most central location in Nanchang Prefecture is the majestic Ning Prince Mansion.

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao looked at the imperial edict in his hand with a serious expression and asked a middle-aged scholar, "Mr. Liu, this incompetent emperor will not notice our actions, right?"

The man called Mr. Liu by Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was called Liu Yangzheng. He was a juren and the main adviser to Ning Wang. Historically, after Ning Wang rebelled, he was appointed as the right prime minister.

"Impossible!" Liu Yangzheng said confidently while shaking a feather fan. "Wan Rui and his men have been in the mountains recently and have not come down to train! The surrounding prefectures cannot have noticed anything, and our spies in the capital have not sent back any warnings, and there are no signs of the surrounding guards being mobilized."

What Liu Yangzheng referred to as military training was actually robbery. Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao had already begun training his army, but training in the city was too conspicuous, so he hid these private armies in the nearby mountains, disguising them as bandits who had settled in the mountains.

"That's good." King Ning Zhu Chenhao breathed a sigh of relief. He felt much more at ease after listening to Liu Yangzheng's analysis.

"It's too inconvenient to train troops in the mountains!" King Ning Zhu Chenhao said angrily.

"Thinking back to the days when my Ning clan had three guards, we were so strong and powerful that we helped Zhu Di conquer the world and made such a great contribution. But Zhu Di not only did not say a word about dividing the world, but he also moved the Ning clan from Hebei to Nanchang and dismissed the three guards of the Ning clan. As a result, we now have no choice but to hide our army in the mountains!" Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao slammed the table hard.

"Your Highness, please calm down. This is just a matter of power and influence. The most urgent task is to restore the three guards of the palace." Liu Yangzheng advised, waving his feather fan.

"It just so happens that we have been planning to make lanterns to please Zhu Houzhao. Now that the lanterns are ready, Your Highness might as well take this opportunity to personally deliver the lanterns to Qizhou and display them at the Wanshou Festival. Zhu Houzhao will then be happy and will agree to Your Highness' request to restore the guards," Liu Yangzheng suggested.

(End of this chapter)