Since Xiao Xue gave birth to another son, her face and spirit gradually recovered. After all, the eldest son was taken care of by his own brother and would not mistreat Xiao Chuanjie.
In addition to sometimes reciting the name of Xiao Chuanjie, she spent most of the rest of her time taking care of her little son, and her temperament returned to the former optimistic style.
Xie Chun, for one thing, wants to ease Xiao Xue's mind, for another, to understand the recent situation of Xiao Chuanjie, and for the third, to ensure the ability of the Xie family to protect themselves in the future.
He took advantage of the opportunity of seclusion to let the clansmen buy some large sea boats, and like other dignitaries and nobles, he started the business of high-level commerce on the sea.
Naturally, he arranged his own confidants on the ship to carefully inquire about Zhang Xuan's so-called "Great Chu State" and inquire about Xiao Chuanjie's recent situation.
He also knew that the Royal Guards would send people to watch everything on the ship just like other dignitaries, but he could not scruple so much for his son and Xiao Xue.
After a period of time, the close friends returned from the sea, bringing a lot of wealth, as well as the news of Xiao Chuanjie and his brother Zhang Xuan, who was hated by Jie Chun and gnashed his teeth.
After cheating Xie Chuanjie away, Zhang Xuan became cheerful both mentally and physically. He immediately made the young Xie Chuanjie the little prince and changed his name to Zhang Jie.
After that, Zhang Xuan revived Yu Yong, wielded a butcher's knife, occupied the island where he was, eradicated the local forces that dared to oppose him, and recruited Han fishermen from the coastal areas of Daming to settle down on the island.
Vigorously develop agriculture, fishery and sea salt business, and also set up the Great Chumeng School, county school and government school, which are both civil and military schools.
According to the experience of the Ming Dynasty, the system of selecting scholars in both civil and military disciplines was established, and soon became the real King of Chu in Nanyang.
Zhang Jie also grew up healthily under the careful guidance of Zhang Xuan, and the genetic inheritance really deserves its reputation. Zhang Jie is extremely intelligent and eager to learn and make progress.
Both civil and martial arts were learned much faster than others. At the age of seven, Zhang Xuan became recognized as the "child prodigy prince" in the country of Chu. Every time Zhang Xuan mentioned it in front of others, he was always boasting and laughing.
Zhang Xuan also felt sorry for his sister, but was afraid of the pressure of the Ming Dynasty. He never reconciled with his family or wrote letters and messages to his sister.
However, he did not hide Zhang Jie's true identity and told Xiao Chuanjie that Zhang Xuan did not speak highly of his brother-in-law Xie Chun.
He thought that he was too indecisive and was troubled by the personal feelings of benevolence, righteousness, morality, and said that if Zhang Xuan had the ability of Xie Chun, he would have occupied land in the territory of the Ming Dynasty as the king and competed with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the country.
As the years went by, days and months went by quickly. Before I knew it, it was the December of the 24th year of Hongzhi. Xie Chun accompanied Zhu Ying to the palace to pay a visit to the Emperor Hongzhi and his wife. Empress Zhang left Zhu Ying to chat in the Kunning Palace.
He left Xie Chun in the side hall to discuss national affairs with the Hongzhi Emperor, who was only 42 years old at this time, and was in his forties in the golden age of his life. He had already died for six years in the original history.
The Emperor Hongzhi waved back the inner chamberlain, and even the eunuch Xiao Jing, who was in charge of writing in his heart, chased him out. Then he asked Xie Chun in a low voice, "Zihou, you have always had a very prescient view of the overall situation of the world."
"Now I want to ask you a question. I hope you can honestly answer my question, and don't beat about the bush, prevaricate, talk nonsense, help or demote another person."
Seeing Xie Chun's puzzled face, Emperor Hongzhi lowered his voice and asked Xie Chun, "Zihou, I want to establish a prince. Which prince do you think is the most suitable? Don't worry, I will never tell outsiders."
Xie Chun did not expect that Emperor Hongzhi would suddenly ask about this matter, which could involve the succession of the throne. He should take more consideration, both public and private, and give the Emperor Hongzhi a satisfactory answer.
After thinking for a while, he replied cautiously: "My father, my son will explain in detail the plot of dividing the farm property for his father's reference."
"Farmers are separated. The eldest son still lives in the old house with his parents and lives together. Other sons go out to settle down separately. Generally, the land is distributed equally according to the population."
"The land of the two elders is planted by their eldest son, and their parents usually eat and use it with their eldest son's family. Other sons offer filial gifts to their parents on festivals."
"Usually, no matter what your parents eat or drink, of course, you should also be filial when your parents are sick or in other situations. After your parents die, all the land and property will be owned by your eldest son, which is the specific method of using the land when the farmers are separated."
The Emperor of Hongzhi frowned slightly. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Zihou is indeed a kind and generous person. Zhao Er and Zihou have always been at odds with each other, and they often find trouble with Zihou."
"It's really not easy for Zihou to help him speak. But Zhao Er is a bit misbehaving. Once it is publicized, people in the world will laugh at the royal family of the Ming Dynasty."
Xie Chun was also forced to speak this language. If according to his original intention, he would not let Zhu Houzhao become the crown prince, which would pose an unexpected threat to himself and his family.
However, he can only support Zhu Houzhao, the second prince Zhu Houwei is weak and sickly, the third prince Zhu Houye and the fourth prince Zhu Houchi are not talented enough, and they have inherited the intelligence of their uncle Zhang Shouling.
None of the others were legitimate sons. The Emperor Hongzhi was very kind to Empress Zhang. The other commoner princes had no chance at all, and listening to the Emperor Hongzhi's question just now, they obviously wanted the eldest prince Zhu Houzhao.
According to the facts, Zhu Houzhao excels in both civil and martial arts except for his Longyang hobby, which is also the original intention of Emperor Hongzhi to appoint him as the crown prince. Xie Chun had no choice but to choose Zhu Houzhao.
Moreover, the Hongzhi Emperor is a tough man, and now he is very energetic. At the time of his prime, it is no problem to live for another 20 or 30 years depending on his appearance.
Let Zhu Houzhao be a long-term prince, hoping to endure his temper for a while, so that he will not act recklessly in the future, and it will not be in vain to speak well for him today.
Even if Zhu Houzhao does not change his position and can successfully ascend the throne, he will be difficult for Jie Chun and his family in the future. Jie Chun has a plan in his heart and will certainly make Zhu Houzhao regret for life.
Xie Chun secretly made up his mind: 'Zhu Houzhao, you'd better be honest. I hope you will give up fighting me. Otherwise, I Xie Chun will let you know what regret is, and think I'm really troublesome! '
Since he made up his mind, he naturally wanted to make a good impression on himself. He bowed to the Emperor Hongzhi and showed his loyalty and glory.
"Father, you should remember the event of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Once you set a precedent for future generations, it will lead to endless trouble. Although you don't understand why the father said that the eldest prince behaved badly, it is not enough to disqualify the eldest prince from being a prince."
"What's more, my father is in good health and the dragon is in good health. We should take good care of the dragon and nurture the eldest grandson of the emperor and the commoners. Although the eldest son disappointed his father, the eldest grandson of the emperor and the commoners is an excellent successor."