Chapter 385 There is a price to pay for arrogance! ! !
No one in the court knew the extent of the quarrel between Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang.
The only thing he knew was that His Majesty was so angry that he picked up the knife and chased Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao was even banned.
Even Xia Zhibai was left idle at home.
early morning.
Xia Zhibai still woke up early. He had always been used to getting up early to go to court. Now that he suddenly didn't have to go, he was still a little uncomfortable. He stretched his body and did not eat in the room. Instead, he wore a green military coat. , walked out the door leisurely.
He didn't know much about the affairs in the palace.
No one informed.
It was probably Zhu Biao who made his own suggestions to Zhu Yuanzhang, but was criticized head-on by Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Zhu Biao was uncharacteristically this time and no longer compromised, but argued with reason, which in turn angered Zhu Yuanzhang and was pursued by Zhu Yuanzhang. Beat and scold.
How Zhu Biao is dealt with by Zhu Yuanzhang now is unknown to outsiders in the palace.
But he didn't think it was a big deal.
Zhu Biao is the crown prince.
It was cultivated by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
If other emperors in history had the intention of abolishing the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang definitely did not. As an emperor who came from the bottom, the idea of the eldest son inheriting the family business was very important. Even if the other heirs were outstanding, it was impossible to shake Zhu Yuanzhang. The target prince status.
At most, Zhu Biao could be punished by being grounded, or go to the Ancestral Temple to admit his mistake.
Better than nothing.
Xia Zhibai is not very concerned about the 'warm game' between father and son. Rather than caring about the trivial matters of the palace, he still prefers to walk around and see the living conditions of the people. This is the most real and the most realistic. Down to earth.
Seeing Xia Zhibai come out, the people in the streets greeted him warmly.
Since Xia Zhibai came back from Yuhang, he has been around a lot and has long been known to the people around him. However, Xia Zhibai has no airs and sometimes takes the initiative to help. However, he has won a good reputation in the neighborhood, and even some people Ridiculously, he, an official, behaves like an ordinary citizen.
Xia Zhibai just smiled.
The houses around Kyoto Avenue are not high. Except for the electrician in the middle, most of them have loess courtyard walls. They are also very low. In the past, you could even see the other courtyards clearly with your feet on them. In the past two years, with the popularity As it gets bigger and bigger, many surrounding city residents have built their courtyard walls much higher, and many of them have directly replaced them with adobe bricks.
The sky is slightly bright.
The crow of cocks could be heard in the surrounding mud-walled courtyard.
He walked along the streets and alleys. The further outside, the quieter the streets and alleys became. Under a big locust tree on the street, he saw a girl whose name he couldn't name. She was holding a bucket of water in both hands and using her head to When I opened the door of my courtyard, I saw a skinny young man, holding a wooden bamboo pole in his hand, selling the fish he had caught early in the morning.
The streets and lanes are full of life.
Just when Xia Zhibai was warming up and preparing to go back, a dark-faced, burly man stopped him.
Behind this dark man, there were two more people. The three of them had similar faces, were equally dark, and equally tall.
Xia Zhibai raised his eyes and looked at the three people up and down. He could feel that these three people were of high status and most of them were from the army. Those eyes were filled with a biting coldness, which was a kind of sight. Human life is a piece of indifference.
When Xia Zhibai looked at the three people, the three people were also looking at Xia Zhibai.
Just looking up and down, I didn't feel anything unusual about Xia Zhibai. He was just like an ordinary scholar. He even felt a little inferior because compared to the fat bodies of other scholars, Xia Zhibai was obviously thinner. , cheeks without flesh.
Xia Zhibai looked at the four people in front of him with a slightly defensive look in his eyes. He glanced around and frowned: "Three noble men, are you okay?"
Lan Yu raised her hand and snorted coldly: "You don't know me?" Xia Zhibai shook his head.
He really didn't recognize the person in front of him.
He has only been in the court for two years in total. He has been running around outside. When he came back, he was basically bored in the Hanlin Academy. How could he have so much time to get to know officials in the court? The only ones he knew were those he had interacted with or were in the same class. Most of the people who passed the imperial examination were military generals like the person in front of them.
He had very little exposure.
Lan Yu said: "I am Lan Yu, now you know!"
Lan Yu took the initiative to say her name.
Xia Zhibai nodded, without any reaction, and said lightly: "General Lan, do you have something to do with me?"
Lan Yu had a cold face and said dissatisfied: "Why don't you know why I'm looking for you? If you hadn't said something to His Highness, would His Highness have been scolded by His Majesty? Now you have the nerve to ask me why I'm looking for you? ? Are all you literati so shameless? ”
Lan Yu didn't give Xia Zhibai a good look.
He didn't even bother to give it.
He looked down on these literati from the bottom of his heart. He knew how to plot behind their backs even though he had to kill them one by one. He was very shameless about such people. If he didn't beat them up directly, he would have already saved Xia Zhibai's face.
Xia Zhibai's face twitched and he said speechlessly: "The matter between Your Majesty and His Highness is a family matter of the royal family. What does it have to do with me?"
"If you say so, then if the boy can't sell his fish, do you have to blame me?"
"I am a bachelor of Hanlin University."
"As a court official, my duty is to give advice to the court. Just like a general, your duty is to lead troops to fight. These are all within your scope. If my suggestions have a bad impact, the court can naturally punish me. But what is the reason for your fierce questioning?”
"Strong words to make sense." A trace of anger flashed in Lan Yu's eyes.
Chang Sheng said angrily: "You literati keep saying one thing after another. If you hadn't encouraged His Highness, would His Highness have been scolded by His Majesty? Now you still want to deny it. Do you really think I don't dare to beat you? Even if you kill me, Do you believe that I didn’t even blink at you?”
Xia Zhibai was speechless and said: "You are so rude and messy."
"What you are doing is like cooking for yourself and not eating enough, but you are blaming the farmers for not cultivating the land properly. What is the truth? Your Highness and Your Majesty are both people with their own ideas. How can this be true? Would you listen to others so easily?”
"I, Xia Zhibai, am not that capable."
"If you have nothing to do all day, you can read more military books."
"Don't work all day long just thinking about finding people to fight. If the generals of the Ming Dynasty are like you generals, I am afraid that a thorough reorganization of the army must be put on the agenda as soon as possible."
"The army is the ballast stone of the Ming Dynasty."
"It will never be tolerated to use one's power to bully others or use one's power to bully a small one."
"A soldier should have the temperament of a soldier."
"I'll tell you again, the affairs of the royal family are the internal affairs of the royal family. They have nothing to do with outsiders. It has nothing to do with me, and it has nothing to do with you. If you still think it has something to do with you, then don't blame me for not reminding you. Sooner or later One day, I will get into trouble.”
"Sapphire, madness requires capital."
"You do have the instinct to lead troops to fight, but just knowing how to fight can only convince others, but it is not enough to convince others."
"Arrogance will pay the price!"
(End of chapter)