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

Chapter 382: Drunk
Zhu Houzhao looked at the ministers below with great satisfaction. Thanks to his efforts, his goals for today had been achieved.
"I have also decided on the title for the eldest son of Prince Jing, Zhu Zaihao. Let's call him 'Prince Hui'!" Zhu Houzhao said. He was probably afraid that things would get complicated, so he quickly decided on the title.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the Minister of Rites Li Xunxue, and everyone present also looked at him.

Li Xunxue kept complaining in his heart. Who let the Ministry of Rites manage the Zongrenfu? He hesitated for a moment and then stepped out and said, "Yes!"

"The cabinet should prepare to draft the edict!" Zhu Houzhao looked at Liang Chu.

"Yes!" Liang Chu said helplessly. They were defeated miserably by Zhu Houzhao this time.

"By the way! We must add these two items to the imperial edict to reward the King of Jing: increase his salary by 10,000 dan and grant him 1,000 hectares of land," Zhu Houzhao continued.

Zhu Houzhao's words once again confused the ministers present.
"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you would not increase the salary or reward the King of Jing with land and houses? Why?" Liang Chu continued to speak.

"I didn't say that I won't give King Jing a salary increase or reward him with land and houses. What I just meant was that such a small reward is not enough to repay King Jing's contribution. It means that it is not enough, not that I won't give it! Hurry up and add these two items!" Zhu Houzhao said.

Zhu Houzhao's words once again confused the ministers present. Now everyone had only one thought in their minds - Your Majesty is too partial to Prince Jing!

However, compared with the Imperial Grace and the Supreme Title, these two were simply not impressive enough, so no one argued about it.

"Yes!" Liang Chu said helplessly.

"Draft the imperial edict as soon as possible, and then hand it over to the Imperial Household Department for seal, and go to Nangong to announce the edict today." Zhu Houzhao urged.

"promise!"

Nangong, Zhu Houxuan was busy dealing with various official documents.

He had just finished discussing the next propaganda plan with the Propaganda Department. The next propaganda plan should include more content on Chinese nationalism, and the military parade is the best propaganda material.
At this moment, there was a bustling sound outside the door. Zhu Houxuan didn't pay attention to it at first, but he heard the noise of the team outside getting louder and louder.
"What's going on?" Zhu Houxuan asked.

"Eunuch Zhang Yong brought people to announce the imperial decree." Chen Hong pushed the door open and reported hurriedly.

"Announce the decree?" Zhu Houxuan said with some surprise.

After a while, the incense table for receiving the imperial edict was set up. Zhu Houxuan listened to Zhang Yong reading the imperial edict with an incredible look on his face. He even suspected that the contents of the imperial edict were false. Other people in Nan Palace who heard the contents of the imperial edict also had similar thoughts.

Zhu Houxuan was suddenly in a dilemma. He was a little unsure whether he should issue the imperial edict.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded, "Brother, hurry up and take the imperial edict, don't delay us from drinking."

Zhu Houxuan turned around and saw Zhu Houzhao, who was in disguise, waving at him with a smile on his face, holding a small jar of wine in his arms. "Brother, what are you doing?" Zhu Houxuan was even more confused.

"Your Highness, please accept the imperial edict quickly. Don't let the emperor down. The emperor has put a lot of thought into rewarding your Highness," Zhang Yong said from the side.

"Zhang Yong, don't say too much," Zhu Houzhao scolded.

Zhu Houxuan thought about the contents of the imperial edict. He had been in this world for 8 years and naturally understood what the contents of the imperial edict meant. So even though Zhu Houzhao kept urging him, Zhu Houxuan was reluctant to accept the imperial edict because he knew that accepting the imperial edict would mean a lot of trouble later.
Zhu Houzhao also saw the concerns in Zhu Houxun's heart. He took the imperial edict from Zhang Yong, patted the wine jar in his hand and said, "Don't think about it, let's drink first! It just so happens that I don't have dinner yet."

Zhu Houxuan also nodded, and soon a table of dishes was served. Then everyone around left, leaving only the two brothers.

Zhu Houzhao put the imperial edict aside and started chatting with Zhu Houxun about the past, from the sword-making eight years ago to the recent military parade. He was very interested in talking, and when he talked about something exciting, he pulled Zhu Houxun to drink. After a while, the two of them were a little tipsy.
"Brother, time flies so fast. Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. How many eight years can we have in our life?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly sighed.

Zhu Houxuan also felt a lot of emotion in his heart: "Yes, it has been eight years."

"It's been eight years. This is the second time I've rewarded you. You didn't accept it the first time." Zhu Houzhao suddenly placed the imperial edict on the wine table.
The first reward was to reward Zhu Houxun for his contribution of presenting the sword. 500 hectares of land were awarded to Zhu Houxun, but Zhu Houxun directly refused.

Zhu Houxuan wanted to say something, but Zhu Houzhao interrupted him with a wave of his hand. "Three years ago, you came to the capital from Qizhou, thousands of miles away, to help me. I knew my situation at that time. Now, three years later, I also know my situation."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao's eyes suddenly turned red. "Three years ago, when my brother had been on the throne for nine years, he had not achieved any success in civil and military affairs. The treasury was empty, refugees were everywhere, and my reputation among the people was in a mess. At that time, my brother could not find a direction."

"And now, three years later, I have achieved both civil and military success. I lowered the price of salt to the lowest level in history, which is civil success; I won a great victory in Yingzhou and killed the Mongolian prince in battle, which is military success and also a great pleasure in my life. Although the national treasury is still empty, the Royal Group has abundant funds in its account. All the refugees in Zhili are gone because the Royal Group has found many ways for them to survive. My reputation among the people has completely changed and I am praised by all the people."

"Brother, I felt like I lived a dog's life in a daze for the first nine years after I ascended the throne. These three years are the life I most wanted." Zhu Houzhao said with a thick tongue.

"My royal brother is drunk. Stop talking and take a rest." Zhu Houxuan felt that Zhu Houzhao was getting more and more outrageous, so he interrupted him and wanted to support him.

Zhu Houzhao immediately slapped Zhu Houxun's hand aside and said, "Let me speak! Is there anything else that cannot be said?"

Zhu Houzhao directly picked up the wine pot, took a big sip and said: "Why has there been such a big change in just three years? It's all because of you, my brother. It's you who have worked so hard and devoted your heart and soul to bring me to this level. You are the biggest contributor behind me!"

"That Liu Jin, Jiang Bin, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, all of them together are not as good as one finger of your brother. No, one thousand, ten thousand of them together are not as good as one finger of your brother." Zhu Houzhao's face was already red.
Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao like this, and a trace of fluctuation appeared in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)