Chapter 60 The Long Road
The only troublesome thing about the relocation of Wunong Temple is the greenhouse. After all, a new one has to be built in Xiyuan, and the scale is larger than before, so it will naturally cost more manpower, material resources and time.
By the time the Wunong Temple was relocated, it was already New Year. After the beginning of spring, Zhu Zhanji took his entire family and ministers to visit the relocated Wunong Temple.
Of course, this was the case on the surface. In fact, Zhu Zhanji had just stayed in the palace for too long and wanted to take this opportunity to go out hunting and have some fun.
Spring and autumn are the best seasons for hunting, and the relocation of Wunong Temple is a perfect excuse, which can also demonstrate his image of caring about government affairs.
In addition to Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Yuhuan, the empress dowager and the concubines were also there, and the scene was no less grand than when they first visited the Western Garden.
For Zhu Zhanji, this was just an excuse to have fun, but for the craftsmen of Wunong Temple, this was their first official appearance before the Emperor. Not only was His Majesty present, but also the legendary ministers, people they would never meet in their lifetimes. How could they not be excited?
Fortunately, Princess Shunde was present, and the officials of Wunong Temple had already provided basic training to these craftsmen, telling them to speak less and be more polite when meeting His Majesty.
However, in such a situation, these craftsmen had no right to speak.
Zhu Zhanji had his own thoughts, and the ministers who were invited also had their own thoughts.
The first thing is to praise His Majesty for his foresight, and the second is to carefully observe the Wunong Temple mentioned by Princess Shunde, to see what is so outstanding about it that could lead His Majesty to allow the government office to move to Shanglin Garden.
Only three people in the cabinet had different thoughts. Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi were both whetted by Yang Pu and wanted to see Princess Shunde.
As for Yang Pu, he simply wanted to take this opportunity to build some connections for Zhu Yuhuan, at least to make these two colleagues realize the difference between Princess Shunde and ordinary princesses.
The Emperor was in his prime, while his ministers were already aging. They had to consider the future of their children, right? His Majesty was very indulgent towards Princess Shunde, and the Crown Prince also trusted his elder sister, which showed that Princess Shunde had a say in both of them.
If I could get in touch with the princess, if anyone in my family gets into trouble in the future, maybe I could ask Princess Shunde to intercede and save their life.
——Princess Shunde is a gold nugget, you must grab her tightly.
Everyone present was distracted, except Zhu Yuhuan, who was filled with enthusiasm. He introduced the craftsmen to Zhu Zhanji and the other ministers, and had them demonstrate how to use the water saw. Then he said, "The water saw has been set up. The wood used for the Wunong Temple office has all been simply processed with it, which shows that the water saw is indeed useful. General Liu is building a fortress outside the Great Wall. If he can use a water saw, it will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Zhu Zhanji had long been planning this, so he naturally agreed with his daughter. "Princess, your words make sense. I will have the blueprints sent to Liu Yongcheng so that the equipment developed by Wunong Temple can be put to good use." He then looked at the excited craftsmen and continued, "The entire Wunong Temple has worked so hard, and I am very pleased to see such a contribution. I will reward each Wunong Temple craftsman with one dan of rice per month, and the officials will receive additional rewards."
Zhu Yuhuan immediately praised him warmly, "Dad really cares about the craftsmen. This monthly rice is the most appropriate reward."
The craftsmen naturally knelt down to express their gratitude.
Zhu Zhanji looked at his eldest son, only to see Zhu Qizhen distracted, curiously looking at the environment in Shanglin Garden. It was obvious that he had not heard a word. On the other hand, the younger Zhu Qiuyu had a serious expression on his face, as if he was listening very attentively.
Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The Crown Prince wanted to learn about state affairs from the Emperor's side. He originally wanted to bring his son to see more of the world and gradually learn to be like his sister and cooperate with him on the same front.
Unfortunately, it seems that the road ahead is long...
Zhu Yuhuan and Zhu Zhanji had been acting as a duet for many years, and they knew their father's thoughts on this matter very well, so they also understood Zhu Zhanji's subsequent reaction.
He took Zhu Qizhen away specifically to give his son a small private lesson.
Han Guilan, standing aside, couldn't help but feel a bit worried. After the polite words were spoken, everyone dispersed. Han Guilan couldn't help but whisper to Zhu Yuhuan, "When the Emperor spoke just now, was he waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to speak? If His Royal Highness speaks rashly, what if the Emperor gets angry..."
Zhu Yuhuan exclaimed, looked at Han Guilan with a hint of smile, and said, "You figured it all out?"
"I can see it, and I'm sure the ministers can see it too..." Han Guilan said nervously, "Could it be..."
No one had reported the princess before because she had the emperor's protection. If the emperor did not stand on the princess's side, wouldn't the princess be attacked by everyone?
"If I hadn't spoken just now, my words would have fallen to the ground. My father isn't a concubine. He won't dislike me just because I didn't make the prince behave well." Zhu Yuhuan fiddled with his folding fan and said, "As for the ministers seeing this, that's even less of a concern. Those who can come to Shanglin Garden are the emperor's close ministers. My father didn't say anything, so what will they say?"
Besides, Zhu Yuhuan was not a fool. Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi were both secretly looking at her, but her husband Yang Pu kept his head down and looked respectful - everyone knew that the three of them had a good relationship, and no one could be sure what Yang Pu said. At least Zhu Yuhuan had to stand with her own father and brother on the surface and not embarrass Zhu Zhanji.
Han Guilan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good..."
Zhu Yuhuan was a little amused. He caught a glimpse of Zhu Qiyu in the distance and said loudly, "Xiaoyu, come here! Big sister will take you out to play!"
Zhu Qiyu was also a prince. In order to show his equal treatment, Zhu Zhanji would certainly not leave Zhu Qiyu out. However, because he had to meet with ministers, Zhu Qiyu was not accompanied by anyone except his master Cheng Jing. Therefore, after the meeting, Zhu Qiyu, who had never followed Zhu Zhanji, did not dare to walk around casually.
Hearing Zhu Yuhuan calling her, Zhu Qiyu trotted over, her eyes sparkling as she spoke expectantly, "Big sister! Where are we going?"
After all, he was a child, and it was hard for him to get out and play, so Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little excited.
It was rare to see Zhu Qiyu so excited. Zhu Yuhuan took his hand and said as they walked: "Let's go on horseback, catch a rabbit and stew it, and give the fur to Empress Wu as a guard."
"Okay!" Zhu Qiyu nodded vigorously and said, "Cheng Banban said rabbit meat is good for the body, mother must eat more!"
Zhu Yuhuan was a little amused and said, "Okay..."
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