Father can be an enemy to the country

"Moreover..." Zhu Zhen said again.

"It's not over, is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang blew his beard and glared: "We have agreed to your three conditions!"

"But what my father wants is a long-lasting peace and stability in Yunnan!" Zhu Zhen said unceremoniously: "And he doesn't want to pay!"

"..." Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless and said angrily: "You little brat."

"If it doesn't work, forget it. I don't want to do such a thankless job." Zhu Zhen curled his lips and said.

"Say it!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"Governing Yunnan requires a lot of money, so Yunnan's copper mines, well salt, and tea horses must be controlled by Yunnan." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "For at least ten years, the imperial court cannot take a penny from Yunnan. , let’s see again in ten years.”

"You are really... amazing." Zhu Yuanzhang felt a burst of pain in his body. Yunnan could only see these three items of income, so he asked Lao Liu to grab them all.

"It's okay if my father doesn't give it, but we must ensure that Yunnan is allocated 10 million copper coins every year. It can't be treasure notes, it must be copper coins." Zhu Zhen said flatly.

"There is no way!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his voice and said: "After conquering Yunnan, we are all exhausted, and we are still adding ten million dollars a year? Is Yunnan the only one in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Does my father think that 10 million yuan a year is enough? Roads, cities, and settlements need to be built throughout Yunnan. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants need to be resettled every year. The obedient chieftains need to be won over and appeased, and the disobedient ones need to be conquered and eliminated. Yes. We also need to build water conservancy and prevent and control miasma..."

"Stop talking, stop talking." Zhu Yuanzhang felt the demonic voice filling his brain, waved his hands and said repeatedly: "Isn't it just copper mine salt and tea horses? I'll give them to you. As long as you don't let the court pay, you can do anything. OK."

"Okay, then there is one last condition left. I want the first batch of graduates from Guozi University!" Zhu Zhen continued.

"That's no problem." Zhu Yuanzhang agreed: "Yunnan needs a large number of officials, and we originally planned to send a group of college students there. However, managing the people's administration is an experience job, and it cannot be done just by relying on a bunch of raw melons and eggs. We have already We have decreed that all the officials who have been dismissed and exiled over the years will be sent to Yunnan. As long as they work well, their sins can be pardoned and their official status restored!"

"That's great." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but said happily: "My son, I didn't expect that there are still these people available."

"Sinners also have their uses. It depends on whether you can use them." Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud. After speaking, he looked at Lao Liu and said: "Now you have all the power, wealth and power of civil servants, military officers and generals. Ten years later, we will go there in person. There is an inspection in Yunnan, and when the time comes, you might as well wait for the family law to take care of you, and I will whip you myself!"

"You will be sixty-five in ten years, will you still be able to twitch..." Zhu Zhen curled his lips and muttered in a low voice.

"Then you wait and try." Zhu Yuanzhang rolled up his sleeves confidently.

"If I beat you up, it's fine."

~~

After leaving Wuying Palace, Zhu Zhen went to Kunning Palace to pay his respects to his mother. Not surprisingly, Concubine Hu is also there.

"You brat, you still know how to come back!" Concubine Hu said angrily as soon as she saw him: "Why don't you bring your wife back? Could it be that you have to go back after a few days?"

"Originally we were going to come back together, but Run'er is pregnant, so we will stay in Suzhou first and wait for the past few months." Zhu Zhen said with a busy smile.

"Oh, why didn't you tell us about such a big happy event earlier?!" Concubine Hu became excited when she heard this, and said to Queen Ma: "Sister, young people are inexperienced. I have to go to Suzhou to take care of my daughter-in-law!"

"You can go if you want to..." Queen Ma naturally would not disappoint her.

Concubine Hu was immersed in the joy of becoming a grandmother and no longer paid attention to her son. I will return to the palace immediately and prepare to pack up and go to Suzhou.

"Mother, why didn't you stop her?" Zhu Zhen couldn't help but feel dizzy: "With my mother's level, what else can she do besides causing trouble?"

"There is a female doctor for everything. What do you have to worry about?" Queen Ma said calmly: "Your mother-in-law has been locked up in the palace for twenty years. What's wrong with going out for some air?"

"That's true." Zhu Zhen apologized after hearing this, and said with a smile: "How about we go to Suzhou to relax together, Queen Mother?"

"When I leave, who will look after your father?" Empress Ma shook her head and smiled: "The older that old man gets, the less temper he has. He can only listen to what I say to him."

"It's true that this family cannot be separated from our mother for a moment..." Zhu Zhen recalled that when Empress Ma returned to her hometown to bury her parents, the old thief asked the fifth brother to pay filial piety to Sun Guifei, and also wanted to kill the eldest brother with a sword. The days were simply endless. The law passed.

Looking at Queen Ma's kind face, he suddenly thought that Queen Ma should have died of illness at this time. Now that she looks rosy and energetic, she must have passed that disaster.

When he thought that his sister-in-law and Xiongying were both safe and sound, he felt extremely satisfied and said in his heart that this family is all supported by me...

Although Queen Ma could not guess Lao Liu's mental activities at this moment, she could feel his deep innocence. She held Lao Liu's hand and said with a warm smile: "This family can't live without you for a moment."

"Mother..." Lao Liu almost burst into tears.

"What's wrong? Your father is no longer a man?" Queen Ma raised her voice when she saw this.

"No, just let me leave Yunnan." Lao Liu whispered.

"Are you going to Yunnan again?!" Queen Ma became anxious when she heard this: "No matter how good you are, you can't pull the wool out of a sheep!"

"You have traveled all over the Ming Dynasty for him in all these years at such a young age!" Empress Ma said distressedly: "You have just gotten married, and your wife is pregnant. What's the point of sending you to Yunnan?" What's wrong? No, I'll tell him tonight and let someone else go for you!"

"Forget it, mother, I have already promised my father." Zhu Zhen sighed and said: "My son is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and he has certain responsibilities. Besides, things in Yunnan are very difficult now. If you leave them to others, not to mention my father, you are my son. Don’t worry either.”

"Oh, you kid has a solid eye... That's why you let your father slip away like this!" Queen Ma sighed and asked someone to quickly prepare a table of delicious food for Lao Liu.

~~

After having dinner at Kunning Palace, Zhu Zhen did not go back to his palace. Instead, his eldest brother took him to Chunhe Palace to sleep together.

Zhu Biao only arrived at Kunning Palace when it was almost dark, so how could he be let back without having a private chat.

"If you really don't want to go to Yunnan, don't force it. I'll tell my father to go." On the way to Huichunhe Palace, the prince also said to Lao Liu: "You have been running around all these years and you have given enough. Stay in Beijing." It would be nice to help me.”

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly and said, "I'm really almost exhausted."

"Brother, you really need to pay attention to rest. I see that you have heavy dark circles under your eyes and your face is yellow and dark." Zhu Zhen said with concern.

"I only sleep two hours a day. It's strange that I don't have dark circles under my eyes." The prince sighed. "Last time, I also had Yanguan Shangben to advise me not to indulge in excessive sexual activities. It almost made me angry to death. I was too busy to think about that, you know?!"