activa-t Chapter 282 A little bit of participation
Chapter 282 A little bit of participation
"You must never have your brothers' blood on your hands."
He once again glanced at the somewhat similar faces of the three brothers and spoke solemnly.
If he was praying to God, Zhu Ming could be sure that he had never seen such a devout believer as Zhu Yuanzhang at this moment.
He really didn't want to see his precious grandchildren killing each other.
They could even feel that Zhu Yuanzhang's hands were shaking uncontrollably when he said this.
"Grandpa Emperor, we promise you that we will never attack our brothers."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's sincere look, Zhu Ming was the first to speak and nodded towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
In fact, this promise is almost useless to him.
After all, he was an outsider, and the possibility of the throne being passed on to him was slim.
What he is doing now is just to protect himself.
He didn't even know why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to involve him in the promise of the throne.
Maybe he feels that it doesn't matter whether he is there or not, so he wants to feel a sense of participation.
"We promised Grandpa Huang that we would never be stained with the blood of the Zhu family."
Zhu Mingdu spoke, and Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunhuan looked at each other and agreed as well.
But they were not talking about brothers, but the Zhu family.
As for Zhu Ming, who was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang, whether he was considered a member of the Zhu family, it was hard for him to say.
"No matter who becomes the emperor, the others must assist him wholeheartedly so that the Ming dynasty can be passed down for thousands of years."
Seeing that Zhu Ming and his three brothers all agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded again and gave instructions seriously again.
"Yes, don't worry, Grandpa Huang."
With the previous promise, Zhu Ming and the others were much more efficient in agreeing this time.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can be made happy, these are not difficult tasks.
"Okay, okay, I feel relieved with your words."
Seeing that the three brothers had agreed to his request, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with relief again.
This is what he is most worried about.
Now he can finally rest assured that there will be no brothers killing each other in his Zhu family.
Even Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, couldn't do it.
"Your Majesty, please review it."
Yang Shiqi, who was standing by, was holding the memorial he had just received. He walked into the hall and respectfully put the memorial up.
"So fast."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the outsiders coming, wiped his tears, and resumed his imperial demeanor.
Looking at the small words written by Yang Shiqi on the memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became more serious.
"Grandpa Huang, who is he?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at the unfamiliar face below whom he had never seen before and asked with a frown.
Just now he saw this person actually handing the memorial he wrote to the Emperor.
Grandfather Emperor, do you want to delegate power to him?
Could this person be Zhu Ming's man?
As he spoke, he turned and looked at Zhu Ming again.
Feeling his gaze, Zhu Ming raised his head and grinned at him: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Anyway, the person is already standing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the rest depends on what Zhu Yuanzhang chooses.
"His name is Yang Shiqi, and he is an editor at the Hanlin Academy."
Zhu Ming didn't say anything, but Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, glanced at Yang Shiqi, and helped introduce him.
In this way, he secretly said that Yang Shiqi was his man.
"Yang Shiqi, I meet the two princes."
Yang Shiqi also cooperated and bowed to Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunhuan, and then fell silent.
Waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion on his review of the memorials.
"Well, I do have some talent."
Zhu Yuanzhang closed the memorial and nodded in approval.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang recognized his abilities, Yang Shiqi was not surprised at all. He just calmly bowed again, as if everything was as it should be.
"You don't need to stay in the Hanlin Academy any longer. The Ministry of Revenue is still short of an assistant minister. You can go there."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, although Yang Shiqi had proved his talent.
But after all, he is still a young man and lacks some training, so it is not suitable to give him too heavy tasks.
Moreover, I only let him be a minister, and no matter who of the other three brothers succeeds to the throne, I will promote him, which is also a favor to him.
When Yang Shiqi heard Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment, he was stunned for a moment, and finally showed a little surprise.
He didn't expect that his appointment would be so simple.
Since His Majesty agreed with the proposal I made in the memorial and recognized my talents, why did he only let me be a minister?
"Grandpa Emperor, isn't this inappropriate? He hasn't been in the Imperial Academy long enough."
Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen also stood up.
Although he didn't know what had happened before, he was sure that this person had some relationship with Zhu Ming.
Naturally, he would not sit idly by and watch Zhu Ming's power extend into the court.
"Although Yang Hanlin has talent, it is too much to entrust him with such an important task..."
Zhu Yunwen’s meaning was very simple. No matter how talented Yang Shiqi was, it was too fast for him to be promoted from an editor in the Hanlin Academy to a vice-minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Brother, Yang Shiqi is a man of great talent, so he should be entrusted with important tasks."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming cupped his hands and started to refute Zhu Yunwen.
The two men looked at each other, then turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and fell silent.
"Okay, stop arguing."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed a few times, then waved his hand at Yang Shiqi and said, "Yang Shiqi, you go down first, and go to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Even though he was not satisfied with the mere position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Yang Shiqi had no choice but to kneel down, thank Zhu Yuanzhang, and turn around to leave.
Yang Shiqi's appointment was finalized, and Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen stopped arguing and just snorted coldly before letting it go.
"Brothers, you can quarrel, but you can't harbor resentment towards each other. Do you understand?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen were not on good terms, so he brought them together and gave them some earnest advice.
Because Zhu Ming lost his parents when he was still a baby, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt indebted to him, so he favored him.
But now that he is older, he values the relationship between these brothers even more.
"My grandson understands."
Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen then lowered their heads again and responded obediently.
"These damn Central Plains people!"
In the desert, a burly man rode a tall horse, holding a whip, looking towards the south and groaning with gritted teeth.
"Sweat profusely."
The people following behind him knew what the Khan was thinking, but they were powerless to do anything and could only sigh helplessly.
The Ming Dynasty was now strong in military power, so they suffered a crushing defeat. In addition, the cattle, sheep, money and food that were robbed by the Ming Dynasty made the 18 tribes on the grassland lose at least ten years of reserves.
He wanted to persuade her again, but was interrupted by the sound of hurried horse hooves.
A young man riding a horse came galloping and stopped in front of them.
"Father, just give me three thousand men and I will go for revenge!"
The young man looked at the Khan with an indignant look on his face and spoke firmly.