My father is Jiajing

Chapter 377 Brotherly Friendship Prince Gongyu

If Huang Jin were to ask Zhu Zaigui who to choose as the next editor-in-chief of Daming Bookstore, Zhu Zaigui's reaction would definitely be that he didn't know.

Zhu Zaigui looked at Huang Jin who was visiting and said, "Eunuch, there are so many talented people in the Hanlin Academy. Is it necessary for Your Majesty to be so entangled? Just randomly appoint someone here, aren't they all great scholars? Look at me, I am not even twenty years old yet, how can I have an idea for such a big thing?"

Huang Jin couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard Zhu Zai's words. How could this gentleman not notice it? If you didn't notice it, how could Prince Yu's Mansion be what it is today? How could the Beijing Special District be established?

However, Huang Jin still did not expose Zhu Zaigui's past.

Huang Jin said, "Your Highness, have you forgotten? You are the person in charge of Hongwenguan appointed by His Majesty, and Daming Bookstore was established to supplement Hongwenguan. Now Li Chunfang is going to be transferred, and one of the two editors-in-chief is missing. You have to find another one."

Zhu Zaigui shook his head and said, "No, no, no, it's not that I don't want to, but I don't know who is suitable for this position. You know me. Since I came to the palace, I know nothing about the outside world. Even Mr. Gao and Mr. Zhang who are teaching me in the palace now are talents sent by His Majesty. How can I know who is suitable to be the editor-in-chief of Daming Bookstore?"

Huang Jin felt that what Zhu Zaigui said seemed to make some sense at first, but he always felt that something was wrong. However, Huang Jin couldn't figure out what was wrong for a moment.

But this did not prevent Huang Jin from continuing to talk about other things. Huang Jin took a sip of water and then asked, "What is the prince busy with recently?"

Zhu Zaigui replied: "What can an idle prince like me do? It's nothing more than reading books and playing with children in the mansion. I can't worry about other things, so I'm not busy."

Huang Jin sighed, "Your Highness is confused. The Emperor has high expectations of you. You can't be so idle. You should take the initiative when it's time to take the initiative. For example, you should pay more attention to the things in the Beijing Special District. That's your hard work!"

Zhu Zaigui shook his head again and said, "Eunuch, Mr. Gao and Mr. Zhang are in charge of the matter over there. With their abilities, I have no room to show them. If I pretend to know something and get involved, it may backfire and the loss will outweigh the gain."

Huang Jin looked at the stubborn Zhu Zaigui and couldn't help but feel that Prince Yu seemed to have really grown up and knew how to avoid suspicion and hide his edge.

So Huang Jin said, "Today, Li Chunfang sent a manuscript of a novel called "The Return of the Condor Heroes" to Xiyuan. After reading it, the emperor was still not satisfied, so he asked me to ask Li Chunfang. Li Chunfang told me that the manuscript was sent by someone from the prince's side. I wonder if the prince knows the author of this book? Urge him to finish the full text as soon as possible. Maybe this book will be as popular in the capital as the previous "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"!"

After hearing what Huang Jin said, Zhu Zaigui finally came to his senses. It turned out that he had gone through so much trouble just for this matter.

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Don't worry, eunuch. This person and I have some friendship. I will help him to urge the update and try to get the whole book out as soon as possible. However, in my humble opinion, although it is very enjoyable to read the whole book, it is easy to immerse yourself in it for too long and become exhausted."

"Therefore, I think it is more comfortable to follow the updates. There is a little anticipation every day, and this anticipation will not waste too much time, and it can also keep the readers in a pleasant anticipation. Therefore, I dare to guarantee that the writer will write one chapter a day and send it to Xiyuan on time? What do you think, eunuch?"

Huang Jin couldn't help but ponder for a while when he heard this. After all, he was not the one who wanted to read the book. Although he also liked these stories of chivalrous knights who avenged their enemies, Huang Jin was more concerned about the needs of Emperor Jiajing.

If he failed to meet the needs of Emperor Jiajing, it would be his fault.

So for the moment, Huang Jin couldn't give a definite answer.

Huang Jin only said: "I will report this to the Emperor after I return. Your Majesty, please do not put any pressure on me, otherwise, it will be my fault."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. What I hate most is using power to pressure others. When the time comes, I will definitely ask the writer to deliver the book to Xiyuan with guaranteed quality and quantity, and I will never make it difficult for you, eunuch." Huang Jin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Zhu Zaigui's guarantee.

Then we started chatting.

Huang Jin said, "Prince, have you heard? The Emperor has ordered the Ministry of Rites to select a princess for Prince Jing and to marry him at a later date."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and said, "I have heard that I am the same age as my brother, Prince Jing, but I am a few days older than him. I did not expect that our weddings would be nearly three years apart. My son can already call me mother, and I don't know when he will call me father."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "The young master is smart, Your Majesty, there is no need to be anxious."

Zhu Zaigui hummed in agreement, "This kid is quite smart. As soon as I taught him to call me dad, he grinned at me and took advantage of me. If you don't know, you would think I had a father!"

When Huang Jin heard Zhu Zaigui's complaints, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

However, when he mentioned the matter of King Jing, he was not just chatting casually, but had a deeper meaning.

Huang Jin said: "Your Highness, if Prince Jing is really going to get married, then he will most likely go to his fiefdom after the wedding. At that time, all eyes in and outside the capital will be on you. You must be careful with your words and actions."

After hearing what Huang Jin said, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He really couldn't understand what Zhu was afraid of back then? How did he come up with a system of enfeoffment similar to the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty?
Not only did his sons have to be exiled one by one as kings, but every successor emperor in his later years had to do the same.

This kingship was passed down from generation to generation. The king had sons. The legitimate son would succeed him, and the second legitimate son and the concubine's son would become princes of a county. Moreover, these kings did not have their titles reduced, and each of them had to build a luxurious and magnificent palace in the local area.

As time went on, not only the Ming Dynasty's finances could not bear it, but even those places that had been granted too many titles of king could not bear it.

Take Henan and Shanxi as examples. In these two provinces, there are hundreds of princes and dukes alone, not to mention other clan members below the rank of duke.

In addition to receiving financial support from the imperial court, these people also had to receive subsidies and benefits from local government offices, and they would make trouble if the subsidies were not given slowly.

What the hell is going on?

What's even more outrageous is that most of these kings are sons of previous emperors, and they are five or six generations away from the imperial line of Emperor Jiajing and Zhu Zaigui. Even if we don't follow the ancient etiquette of "the grace of a gentleman is cut off after five generations", these people from the same clan who are already five generations apart are not considered a family.

However, the imperial court and local government offices still have to treat them as royal family members and support them. Isn't this simply increasing the burden on the imperial court and local governments for no reason?

Moreover, Zhu Zaigui was a time traveler, and his sense of family affection was extremely weak, so he had no good feelings towards these princes at all.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui finally sighed and said, "My brother, Prince Jing, is still young, and I have seldom visited him. If he really goes to be a vassal, I am afraid we will never see each other again in this life. I hope that the eunuch can convey this to Your Majesty on my behalf, and tell him that I beg Your Majesty to postpone the idea of ​​Prince Jing going to be a vassal, and let him stay in the capital and serve Your Majesty together with me."

(End of this chapter)