Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 474 Direction of the Fiefdom
Because Huang Zhong knew that his reliance was on the current emperor! He had to do his utmost to fulfill every task assigned to him by Emperor Longwu! Only then would he have any value! Even if these tasks would drastically affect his reputation a hundred years from now, he had to do them!

Because Emperor Longwu is Huang Zhong's greatest reliance in the court!

But at the same time, Huang was also well aware that his family, relatives, and even future generations would also need to rely on him!

The competition in the Dragon Kingdom is too fierce! To this day, Huang Zhong has not found a single person among his descendants and relatives who is worth cultivating!
Therefore, Huang Zhong also had to find a future support for his relatives and descendants!
And it is clear that Zhu Qijun, the sixth prince born to Consort Wen, who also came from Anzhou Province, is the greatest support for the future of Huang Zhong's family!

But now, Huang Zhong, who holds the position of Second Grand Secretary, is also the greatest support for Consort Wen and the Sixth Prince in the outer court! This mutual support is the ideal outcome that Huang Zhong has been hoping for!
Judging solely from the actions of the Second and Third Princes in taking up their fiefdoms, it's almost certain that the Sixth Prince will also be assigned to a fiefdom in the future!
Therefore, Huang Zhong must desperately plan everything for the sake of the Sixth Prince and the continuation of his family! Even if it means his own destruction!
"Go down!" After he had finished speaking, Emperor Longwu waved his hand slightly, dismissing everyone.

"We take our leave!" Seeing that Emperor Longwu had finished speaking and was about to dismiss them, the Taoist priests and officials kneeling in the Hall of Supreme Harmony breathed a sigh of relief and slowly retreated.

"Jin Dou'er~!" Emperor Longwu called out softly as he watched the purple-robed Taoist priest get up and walk away.

"Your Majesty!" Upon hearing Emperor Longwu's call, the purple-robed Taoist priest slowly turned around to face the emperor. Upon turning, he saw a somewhat familiar face.

Yes, this young Taoist priest in purple robes is none other than Little Golden Bean, who used to be greedy and loved to eat candied hawthorns!
Immediately, Emperor Longwu gave a wink to his son, who was standing beside him. The eldest prince, Zhu Qiyu, immediately understood and had a eunuch bring over a stool.

"Sit down and talk to me!" Looking at the reserved Taoist Jin Dou, Emperor Longwu's face showed a rare hint of gentleness.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Seeing the gentle expression on Emperor Longwu's face, the Taoist priest Jin Dou, dressed in purple robes, also softened his expression.

"Jin Dou'er, I know that it has not been easy for you to take over the Imperial Observatory and manage the vast Imperial Observatory and various Taoist courts throughout the country since your master left.

However, this matter of the calendar concerns the well-being of the people. You cannot allow your uncles and senior brothers to act recklessly.

If they really don't cooperate, I'm really going to have the Embroidered Uniform Guard take action! Looking at Jin Dou's distressed face, Emperor Longwu knew how difficult things were for him.

After all, when the old Taoist priest disappeared, he skipped a generation and passed on the position of supervisor in charge of all the Taoist courts in the Dragon Kingdom to the third generation, Jin Dou'er!

Such measures, however, greatly displeased the second-generation Taoist priests. Therefore, in some matters, the second-generation disciples of the Imperial Observatory always tried to make things difficult for Jin Dou'er, the head of the observatory.

However, the calendar is a matter of great importance concerning the nation's livelihood! It cannot be taken lightly! If anyone obstructs the progress of the calendar project, Emperor Longwu will no longer consider personal relationships and will directly dispatch the Imperial Guards to take action!

After all, there are quite a few memorials in the imperial court impeaching Taoist priests from various regions! Taking down some of them is more than enough!

"Uncle-Master!"

"It's because my nephew is incompetent!" After hearing Emperor Longwu's words, Jin Dou'er, who was sitting upright in the chair, knelt down and complained to Emperor Longwu about her incompetence with a bitter expression.

"When you get back, tell those senior uncles and senior masters that I will be placing inspectors in all government offices above the county level throughout the Dragon Kingdom! If they are not afraid, they shouldn't blame me for being impolite!"

Furthermore, the Dragon Scale Academy of the Dragon Kingdom is also to be established. Many of its members are officials of the seventh rank or higher; if they don't want to be remembered with infamy for eternity, they'd better watch themselves!
I want to see if anyone will offer sacrifices and prayers to them a hundred years from now after what they have done!

Furthermore, you must keep a firm grip on this matter of revising the Immortals' Register; there will be times when they beg you for help! Looking at Jin Dou'er, whose face was full of sorrow, Emperor Longwu carefully instructed her.

Emperor Longwu had considered replacing the supervisor. However, he would absolutely not change the supervisor due to pressure from the Dao Lords! Setting such a precedent would have endless consequences!
Furthermore, although Jin Dou'er is young, she is upright and of good character; it's just that her gentle nature makes her easy to manipulate by those Dao Lords. Therefore, Emperor Longwu plans to find an opportunity to assign Jin Dou'er a powerful deputy supervisor! The former fisherman-turned-supervisor is quite good! He's very capable!
"Go down." Seeing Jin Dou's distressed appearance, Emperor Longwu gently waved his hand, dismissing the servant. "Your subject takes his leave!" Jin Dou then slowly rose and withdrew.

"Father, what about Senior Brother Jin Dou?" Seeing Jin Dou, dressed in purple robes, leave with a sorrowful expression, the eldest prince, Zhu Qiyu, began to speak. However, he was interrupted by Emperor Longwu.

"My lord, issue a decree appointing Daoist Yanzheng as the Deputy Director of the Imperial Observatory!" After Jin Dou'er left, Emperor Longwu made a decisive move and immediately issued a decree appointing him as the Deputy Director of the Imperial Observatory! Emperor Longwu believed that Daoist Yanzheng, who had risen from a fisherman to become one of the thirty-six Daoist masters of the Dragon Kingdom, would surely understand his intentions!
"Your subject obeys the decree!" Upon hearing his father's order, Zhu Qiyu instantly understood his father's intention. With a hint of joy in his eyes, he bowed and accepted the order.
"The progress on Minister Mu's side is really fast."

The marriage arrangements for the second and third sons should be finalized soon!

"Yu'er, tell your mother and the others to hurry up!" Turning his head, Emperor Longwu put down the memorial he had just picked up and shifted the topic to his two sons, the second and third sons.

"Father, the selection of concubines is almost complete. The only thing left is for the second and third princes to choose their consorts."

"Isn't this exactly the day we're going to pick?" Zhu Qiyu quickly chimed in after hearing his father's words.

"That's good!" After hearing his son's words, Emperor Longwu felt reassured and nodded with satisfaction.

"What's wrong?" Emperor Longwu noticed his son's hesitant expression and couldn't help but ask.

"Father, my fourth and fifth brothers are not young anymore."

"We can't let all the other brothers be like the second and third princes, waiting until they're almost twenty before choosing a wife and getting married." Facing his father's clear gaze, the eldest prince, Zhu Qiyu, muttered irritably.

"Uh~!" The son's words immediately made the majestic Emperor Longwu choke.

"The eldest son is right, Father has become somewhat complacent."

I never imagined that the children would grow up so much.

How about this, after the second and third children's weddings are held this year, we'll continue with the selection process for the fourth and fifth children next year.

"From now on, you, as the eldest brother, will also have to worry about your younger brothers' marriages." After being momentarily speechless at his son's words, Emperor Longwu simply gave up and handed over the responsibility of handling his brothers' marriages to his eldest son.

In Emperor Longwu's view, since he had many things to do anyway, it would be good to share some of the burden with his eldest son!

"Father, if Mother finds out you're acting like this, she'll nag you again!" The eldest prince, Zhu Qiyu, said somewhat irritably about his father's unreliable behavior.

"She didn't even care about it herself, yet she has the nerve to criticize me!" Emperor Longwu retorted arrogantly after hearing his son's words.

"Father, what are you going to do with the fiefdoms of my brothers?" Looking at his proud father, the eldest prince Zhu Qiyu added insult to injury!

(End of this chapter)