Chapter 152 You also learned bad things from the second brother
Although Zhu Biao scolded Zhu Chong verbally, he still agreed with what Zhu Chong said in his heart.
As an emperor, he is busy with all kinds of affairs every day. How can he have so much free time to go out of the palace for a private visit?
Moreover, if the emperor had to personally investigate and punish corrupt officials, the Ming Dynasty would have been in ruins.
After thinking about it, Zhu Biao felt that he would definitely not be able to refute Zhu Chong on this issue, so he simply avoided the topic.
"Which portrait you mentioned can really be printed on banknotes? Do the craftsmen in your Banknote Administration have the ability to do this now?"
"Of course there is." Seeing that Zhu Biao changed the subject, Zhu Chong did not bother to explain to Zhu Biao where he planned to use Zhu's portrait and what the anti-counterfeiting technology of treasure notes was.
After hearing Zhu Chong's introduction, Zhu Biao was stunned.
He was someone who had used treasure notes, but it was only after listening to what Zhu Chong said about treasure notes that he felt for the first time that "this is what treasure notes are!"
Zhu Biao never expected that in his eyes, a simple treasure note would involve so many novel contents.
"Second brother, can you really do it, like what you said, what anti-counterfeiting?"
"As long as Big Brother can get me a portrait of our father, I'll show you the latest sample of the treasure banknotes in a few days!"
Zhu Chong's firm tone made Zhu Biao feel at ease.
"Okay, wait, I'll go see the emperor right away and get you a pair today."
"Then I would like to thank you, big brother!" Zhu Chong was overjoyed when he heard that Zhu Biao was willing to help.
That person is Zhu Biao. If it were someone else, they would probably avoid him. Zhu Chong felt very fortunate to have such a brother and such a prince in the Ming Dynasty.
However, when Zhu Chong looked at Zhu Biao's back, a hint of doubt quickly flashed in his eyes.
According to Zhu Chong's memory, Zhu Biao died of a sudden illness on his way back from an inspection tour in the 25th year of Hongwu. Coincidentally, the place he was inspecting was his own fiefdom.
Therefore, there were a lot of unofficial histories about Zhu Biao's death. Among them, the one that people talked about most was that Zhu Chong had an unshirkable responsibility for Zhu Biao's death.
It was also because of this that Zhu Chong was later killed by three old women in his own palace. Many people saw this as Zhu Chong having lost his patience and was clearing out his family.
But now that Zhu Chong has traveled to this world, the things described in unofficial history are absolutely impossible to happen, but Zhu Chong has become more cautious because of this.
It seems that if I don’t want to repeat the mistakes of history in the future, I have to help keep a close eye on my brother!
At this time, in the imperial study, Old Zhu saw Zhu Biao walk in, with a smile on his face, "The prince is here!"
"Your son pays his respects to the emperor!" Zhu Biao paid his respects to the old Zhu in a proper manner. The old Zhu walked out of the throne, came to the front, and personally helped Zhu Biao up.
"Alright, I've already told you. There's no need to do this in the Imperial Study. There's no one else here, so why are you looking for me?"
"Reporting to His Majesty, I have come here to ask you to give me a portrait of you."
Hearing this, Old Zhu frowned slightly and glanced at Zhu Biao, "Did the second brother go to your place?"
"Yes, father, my second brother is in the East Palace now." Zhu Biao was an honest child and said whatever he thought.
Seeing the prince's straightforward answer, Old Zhu laughed and said, "You, you, Old Second can't get it himself, so I come to you to ask for it. Do you think you can get it?"
"Your Majesty, I..." Zhu Biao was a little nervous.
"Alright." Without waiting for Zhu Biao to explain, Old Zhu waved his hand and said, "I'm sure you know the reason why I don't want to give the Second Brother a portrait. Didn't you explain it to the Second Brother in detail?"
"In reply to your Majesty, I have said this, but..." Zhu Biao hesitated, mainly because he had not yet organized his words and was not sure how to convince Old Zhu.
"Hmm?" Hearing the prince's tone, Old Zhu was slightly surprised. Zhu Biao had told Zhu Chong the reason why he did not give him the portrait, but Zhu Biao still came to help Zhu Chong get his portrait. It seemed that there was a reason behind this that Zhu Biao had to come.
Old Zhu suddenly became curious, "What kind of magic potion did Old Second tell you? Tell us about it."
"As you wish." Zhu Biao made up his mind and removed the treasonous content from what Zhu Chong had just said and told the rest to Zhu Chong.
"My second brother believes that your father's incognito visit has little bearing on the overall situation of punishing corrupt officials. I also believe that state affairs are heavy and it is not appropriate for your father to personally handle everything..."
Although Zhu Biao had spoken very tactfully, his expression still darkened.
In Lao Zhu's view, his incognito visits and punishment of corrupt officials are beneficial to the country, meaningful to the people of the world, and a deterrent to corrupt officials.
There was no way. Even after becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang still could not get rid of the habits of a nouveau riche, nor did he lose the dream of being a knight in his heart.
People like Zhu Yuanzhang, who have worked their way up from the bottom to the throne, are very keen on doing justice and taking revenge. He believes that he is eliminating violence and upholding justice.
But the problem is that Zhu's approach is too wishful thinking. If he were an imperial censor, there would be nothing wrong with doing this.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor, and doing such incognito visits was a bit unprofessional and might even hinder state affairs.
Just as Zhu Chong and Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang's incognito visits were often done for the purpose of seeking fame and reputation. He thought it would have a deterrent effect on corrupt officials, but in fact, that was not the case at all.
After all, in this era where public security basically relies on dogs, heating basically relies on shivering, communication basically relies on shouting, and transportation basically relies on walking, everyone knows that the farthest Lao Zhu can go is around Yingtianfu, and it is impossible to go further.
"Does the prince think so too?" Old Zhu was panting like a cow, looking like he was about to lose his temper.
Zhu Biao saw that the situation was not good and quickly explained, "Father, I am not what you think. I am..."
"What does that mean? What did the second son mean? What else did he say?" Old Zhu has been listening. Even if it is his most beloved son, if he touches his sore spot, he will turn against him!
Old Zhu paced back and forth in the imperial study, looking very angry, feeling that his self-esteem was greatly insulted.
He asked himself that his incognito visits were for the country and the people, to investigate and punish corrupt officials, to be chivalrous and righteous, to eliminate harm for the people and to deter the villains, which was a feat he was always proud of.
But in the eyes of Zhu Chong and the prince, it seemed like a waste of effort. How could he not be angry if the dog was meddling in other people's business?
"Father, please calm down. I will go back and teach the second son a lesson." Zhu Biao felt something was wrong and was ready to run away.
"You kid has learned bad things from the second brother! Kneel down!" Old Zhu glared at him, and Zhu Biao immediately knelt down obediently.
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