Chapter 263 Jade

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Zhu Gaoxu sent off Mu Zhen and set up another banquet.

It was the festival, and the imperial envoys passing by Yunnan and Hu Guang and others came to the banquet. They talked about some military and national affairs at the banquet.

Emperor Zhu Di seems to be playing a big game of chess!

The imperial envoy first talked about the affairs of Annan Kingdom.

In August and September last year, an old minister of Annan fled to the capital and confronted the Hu envoy; by the end of the year, Laotian local officials obtained Chen Tianping, a relative of Chen's clan, and escorted him to the capital, and Chen Tianping denounced Hu's crimes.

At the beginning of this year, the court sent envoys Li Qi and others to Annan Kingdom to question Hu.They just arrived in Kunming City yesterday.

During this period, the local officials in Laos were also mentioned, which made the emperor very happy and decided to formally enthrone the local officials in Laos as envoys for comfort.

Now we can completely confirm a fact: the Prime Minister of Annan Kingdom, Hu, murdered the king and usurped the throne!

The court did not immediately use troops to Annan Kingdom, but just sent envoys to Annan Kingdom to ask about this matter... However, Zhu Gaoxu believed that using troops was a matter of time, and it may be because the court was not ready for war.

Because Zhu Gaoxu then heard another news, shipyards in various places such as the capital were stepping up the construction of sea ships.

From this we can see that the Ming Dynasty was not implementing the national policy of rescinding the army and resting. How could the affairs of Annan Kingdom be abandoned?

Zhu Gaoxu used to think that Zheng He was voting to the West to find Emperor Jianwen.But now Emperor Jianwen has found it; the construction of a large ship is ready to go to sea, but there is no intention of stopping...

This made Zhu Gaoxu vaguely feel that his father Zhu Di's eyes were not only on Emperor Jianwen, but perhaps he had greater ambitions!That is to establish greater achievements and be praised by later generations like Emperor Taizong of Tang.

The entire Southeast Peninsula is probably within Zhu Di's attempt to control it, and he also wants to establish a further tribute system from the sea.

...But for the Yunnan government, the affairs of Annan Kingdom are not to worry about for the time being.After the beginning of spring this year, the situation of the Pyeongmin Xuanfu Department will be a matter that the Yunnan three departments attach more importance to.

The envoy of Pacifying Myanmar Xuanfu was pacified by the government army. His eldest son Sixingfa changed his title to Meng Yangfu.

In the past two years, the Si family has been attacking and annexing the Sixia villages again. The Yunnan Metropolitan Police has become alert and reported to the court.

But Ping Mian Sunfu is not a good place to go.

It is in the southwest of Dali Prefecture. Last year, the guards of the Han Palace visited Dali. When they came back, they reported that the west of Dali was mountainous areas, with high mountains and high roads far and rugged.

This made Zhu Gaoxu realize that things in Myanmar are very difficult.

The use of troops is huge. Before the chieftains really rebelled, it would be difficult for the court and the Yunnan government to support the dispatch of troops.But if you just send a few people to scold you, it seems that it will not work.

...At the lakeside in the front hall of the Shenfu Palace, the sun is bright and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the spring scenery is full of scenery.

But as soon as Zhu Gaoxu walked into the shade of the dome-topped large tiled house, he immediately felt the chill.On sunny days in Yunnan, outdoors and indoors give people the illusion of different seasons.

Zhu Gaoxu came in and clasped his fists and said: I broke the appointment yesterday, I am really sorry.Because the imperial envoy passed by Kunming City, I went back to my house for some time.

Chen Xu bent his knees and became a Buddha, and smiled and said: Your Highness, the King of Han, is polite, I dare not blame him at all. But I thought that the King of Han saw the little lady of the Mu family, so I was anxious to go back to the house.

Zhu Gaoxu was a little embarrassed, but saw Chen Xu covering his mouth and laughing. He hurriedly said: Mrs. Chen is joking.

Chen Xu looked at Duan Xuehen who was walking slowly inside the door and said: Your Highness, please sit down.

Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the chair and immediately said: Last year, I said I would cooperate with Mrs. Chen, but at that time I was just talking. This year, the government is going to send someone to the Pingmian Xuanfu Department. I want to join forces with the Shen family to do something there. I wonder if Mrs. Chen is interested?

Chen Xu immediately looked very interested, and I would like to listen carefully.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said: We are talking about business, but I am not a businessman, so I won’t talk about those empty words that are exaggerated.

I said it straightforwardly that there are several Xuanwei envoys on the border between northern Myanmar and Yongchang Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, and hidden dangers have arisen there in the past two years.

After the Yunnan Metropolitan Commander reported to the court, he should be able to do something.

However, after thinking about it carefully, I thought that no matter what the parties in Yunnan do, it would be useless. Everyone was just trying to hand in the court.

This is not my style. I don’t want to do those superficial useless work. If you want to do something real!

Chen Xu's complimented.

Zhu Gaoxu then said: I have put together a small note and use only one thing to open up the situation, Jade!

Jade? Chen Xu blurted out curiously and puzzledly, is it a kind of jade?

Now it was Zhu Gaoxu's turn to be surprised. He was stunned and said: Have you ever seen jadeite?

Chen Xu said: The forbidden treasure written in "Gui Tianlu" is a kind of green jade, but I have never seen it before.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: It is indeed a kind of jade, produced in a certain place in Myanmar.I don’t know if it is the jade recorded in the book.This jade is different from all nephrites such as Hetian jade. It has a hard texture, crystal clear and bright color.It is very good to use it as a jade bracelet. I can guarantee that it will replace the fragile nephrite bracelet immediately.Jade of high-quality texture should be more expensive than gold of the same weight.

Chen Xu asked softly: Where did His Highness the King of Han know?

Zhu Gaoxu said nonsense: Many years ago, an official from Yunnan gave me a piece of jade, saying that it was a rare stone obtained from Myanmar.Later, the craftsman cast a green bracelet from the stone and named it Jade.

Chen Xu seemed to believe it and nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: This is how I plan, first we need to find this kind of ore.

I spoke out and wanted to go to the Pingmian Sunfu Division and Myanmar to search for treasures for my father, mother and queen.

Who dares to obstruct officials and chieftains from all over the country?

At that time, the Han Palace and the Chen Palace both sent people to search for jade from all sides.

Once the jade ore is found, we will send military miners to mine.Then take the opportunity to build cities nearby and garrison soldiers to directly control the territory there.

By then, it would not only have a reputation, but also benefit many people, and it would be convenient to do things.In addition to the jadeites in the tribute palace, more jade can be made into jewelry and sold to various parts of the Ming Dynasty.This jade is currently only available in Myanmar. Once the world likes jade, we will monopolize the business and the profit is unbeatable!

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she gradually became more interested. She said: It sounds like this business can be done.

certainly! Zhu Gaoxu said decisively, can the business that I, a prince, cares about, be unreliable? At that time, Chenfu found a skilled craftsman and contacted sales in various places. I was responsible for mining, transporting ore, and ensuring that jade transactions were not bullied by the government. If we get the benefits, the two governments will share the benefits equally. What if we do?

Chen Xu nodded and said: You have to find jade ore first.

Well... Zhu Gaoxu also felt that her words had a sharp effect.

But he was still very confident. After all, jadeite proved in later generations that it does exist.

And he was under the banner of finding treasures for the palace... Even if his father knew that his royal family was doing business illegally, it would not be a big deal!

When he talked about this, the water on the mud stove boiled, and Chen Xu went to make tea with his own hands.

When she put the teacup in front of Zhu Gaoxu, she spoke again: I heard that the Prime Minister of Annan Kingdom, Li, killed the king Chen, and planned to seize the throne?

Mrs. Chen’s news is quite fast. Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "But isn't that treacherous minister's surname Hu?"

Chen Xu smiled and said: His surname was Li before, but later he changed his surname to Hu.

Zhu Gaoxu said: So that's it. I didn't read the official documents of the three departments carefully, just said that his surname was Hu.

Chen Xu smiled and said in a low voice: Real men only look at military and national affairs, but I am most interested in the unofficial history and rumors. His Highness the King of Han wants to know the rumors that why Hu family wanted to kill King Annan?

Zhu Gaoxu asked with great interest: I just think it is a power struggle, how can there be any inside story? Mrs. Chen said it and listen.

Chen Xu said: When Chen was reigning, the merchants who had been to the south of Nanyang were often called Chen Chao. Before the Chen king died, he had already lost power. The Prime Minister Li was actually in charge. Li's family treated Chen as a puppet for so many years, but suddenly killed the king, so there were some folk rumors... It was said that the king had a beautiful queen Chen. That happened after the prime minister who was in power coveted his beauty.

Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "Why is the king of Chen, the queen of the surname Chen?"

Chen Xu nodded and said: That's right, the etiquette of Annan Kingdom is different from that of the Central Plains. During the Chen Dynasty, the king only married Chen clan of the same surname as his queen.

Zhu Gaoxu asked seriously: "Mr. Chen, the queen, was killed by her husband, and now she has been occupied by Hu?"

Chen Xu covered his mouth and sneered: I am just hearing, I can't take it all seriously. Annan country has high mountains and long roads, and it is difficult to travel on land and water, so it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of those news. Of course, I haven't heard of where Queen Chen is now.

She paused and looked dazed and smiled: Is Your Highness the King of Han also want to see the beauty of the queen?

Zhu Gaoxu said awkwardly: Where, I just think that a woman can actually affect such a big event. She is very curious and can't help but want to know the truth.

Chen Xu said: In recent years, Laotian chieftains have become more and more exchanges with Yunnan, and there are people from Yunnan merchants running there to see if there is any opportunity to make money. The Lao chieftain is very close to Annan Kingdom. I asked someone to go to various merchant gangs to inquire if there is any news about Chen.

Well... Zhu Gaoxu responded without comment.

He turned his head and looked at the location of light and shadow under the eaves, and said: Then I won’t bother you much today. As soon as there is any progress in the matter of jade, I will send someone to inform Mrs. Chen.