Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 109 I'm Going to Catch Toads in the Moat!
Today the people in the capital have opened their eyes. After Lu Lu and Chang Sheng failed to compete for "My Brother-in-law is the Prince" in the street, they saw another miraculous scene.

More than a dozen brocade guards riding fast horses, wearing flying fish suits, and embroidered spring knives across their waists, surrounded an unremarkable carriage and galloped along.

"Who is sitting in the carriage, who can order Jin Yiwei's guards?"

"Are you stupid?"

"Jin Yiwei is out to protect the emperor, or to catch criminals!"

"In my opinion, this is another prisoner!"

"Looking at the use of so many Jin Yiwei escorts, this person must have committed a serious crime!"

Zhu Yunxi's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot when he heard the discussions of the people around him.

This group of people who eat melons are too talkative, why do they still call themselves criminals?

However, after hearing what the people said, Zhu Yunxi became more nervous. He secretly reviewed his performance for nearly half a month, and after confirming that he had really done nothing out of the ordinary except for writing the original Jin Ping Mei, he gained a little confidence in his heart.

As long as I bite to death and don't know about Jin Ping Mei, that bad old man will have no reason to beat me!

Zhu Yunxi recalled the details of getting along with Lao Zhu during this period, and felt that the old man was not bad, as long as he did not violate his taboos, he was as easy to coax as a normal old man.

Just as Zhu Yunxi was thinking wildly, the carriage drove into Xihua Gate.

Normally, no matter whether it is an official or a prince, if you enter the palace in a carriage, you have to stop at the gate, and you are not qualified to ride a horse and a carriage in the Forbidden City.

However, today the guards guarding the gate didn't seem to see anything. When they saw the Jin Yiwei in the lead holding Lord Tiger's badge, they let them pass without even looking at it.

The carriage drove all the way to the gate of Qianqing Palace before barely stopping, and let Zhu Yunxi down.

"Third emperor's grandson, hurry up and go in, don't make the emperor wait in a hurry!"

"Oh……"

Zhu Yunxi bit the bullet and stepped into the gate of Qianqing Palace. As soon as he entered, he saw a familiar figure from the back, kneeling respectfully at the bottom of the steps of the main hall.

Zhu Yunxi walked over and saw that he was immediately happy, stepped forward and patted the man on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Wow!"

"Isn't this uncle and grandpa? Why are you a deserter again?"

Lan Yu was very happy to see this grandson, but when she heard this, her old face turned black.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I came back to report on my duties at the order of His Majesty!"

"Oh……"

"So it was Grandpa Huang who asked you to come back."

"Then why are you kneeling here? Why don't you go in and talk to Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Yunxie's thinking is very simple, if someone chats with that old man, the old man will not pay attention to him, and he can pass the test by being cute again.

But it was very helpful to Lan Yu's ears to hear these words, and felt that her nephew knew how to pity her uncle.

"I have to wait for your grandpa to summon you, why don't you go in and ask me, when will your grandpa finish his work?"

"Okay!"

Zhu Yunxi accepted this task very happily, then ran into the hall in a jerk, and rushed towards the old Zhutou who was reviewing the memorial.

"Grandpa Huang, my uncle asked me to ask you, when will you meet him!"

As soon as Lao Zhu heard what the turtle grandson said, he knew that the turtle grandson was playing tricks on him.

We have sent someone to call you for so long, but your son-in-law just came, you must have sneaked out of the palace again!

"Your uncle and grandpa are not in a hurry. Tell us first. Where did you go to play today?"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help giggling awkwardly when he saw the trick was exposed.

"Grandfather Shengming, I really can't hide anything from you. Today, Uncle Shisan and I went outside the palace to observe the people's sentiments."

"Experience the sentiments of the people?"

Old Zhu is in a bad mood when he hears this, this grandson doesn't even pick anyone who is reliable when he lies, is he really fooling us for being a silly old man?
"Then tell me, what have you experienced today."

"The price!"

"Grandson mainly inquires about the daily prices of common people. For example, steamed buns cost one penny a few days ago, but today they have risen to two pennies."

"In addition, the prices of pig iron and raw silk have skyrocketed recently, and the price of salt has also fluctuated slightly."

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see the grandson joke, but after hearing this, he was a little puzzled. Does the grandson really understand this?

"Then tell us, why are these prices rising?"

"If you can explain clearly today, we will not punish you today, and we will not prohibit you from leaving the palace in the future."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he was pleasantly surprised.This was his homework specially done to deal with the old man finding fault, but he didn't expect that there would be a surprise.

"Grandfather, are you serious?"

"You have no jokes!"

"The increase in food prices should be a seasonal fluctuation. Every year when the crops are not harvested, the price of food will rise by [-] to [-] percent."

"But this is only part of the reason. Another part of the reason may be related to the disasters in several counties along the river. Merchants are betting on a poor grain harvest this year, so they stockpiled grain in advance, which led to a further increase in grain prices."

"It's understandable that the prices of pig iron and raw silk have risen. Now there are rumors inside and outside the palace that the emperor is preparing for the No. 11 Northern Expedition. These are military supplies, and the prices will definitely be affected!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, his eyes were as big as longan, and his heart seemed to be on fire.

This is the way of managing the world and the country that he personally taught Zhu Biao when he led Zhu Biao to the street!
It is to start from the subtleties, see the big from the small, and know the work from the small.

Although it is not a big deal for a steamed bun to be worth a penny or two pennies, once it is magnified a hundred times, a thousand times, or even ten thousand times, it will be a big matter for the stability of the Ming Dynasty!

"Who taught you all this?"

Zhu Yunxi immediately became unhappy when he heard the words. This old man always looked down on people. If it was Zhu Yunqi who said these words, he would probably be overjoyed, right?
"Grandfather, is there anyone to teach me about this?"

"It's very simple, it's a normal market law, so there's no need for others to teach it!"

"Market rules……"

Old Zhu muttered these words, and then looked at the grandson's face. After confirming that the grandson didn't seem to be lying, he immediately hugged him happily, and then kissed him hard on the face.

"You really deserve to be our great grandson. You really have a good head, which is many times stronger than your father's stupid, hahaha!"

Lao Zhu was so excited, he hadn't taught his grandson how to govern the country, yet this grandson learned it by mistake!
what does this mean?
It means that this child is the Son of Destiny!

Otherwise, why did he not inquire about the prices of grasshoppers and crickets at such a young age, but cared about the prices of steamed buns, raw silk, and pig iron?

Lao Zhu kissed several times passionately, and then put his grandson on the ground again.The one who disliked Zhu Yunxi wanted to wipe the drool on his face, but was too embarrassed to wipe it face to face, so he could only giggle with him like a fool.

Seeing Dasun's naive behavior, Lao Zhu felt even happier, stepped forward to pinch Dasun's fatter and fatter face and smiled.

"We want to reward you today, reward you heavily, you can ask us for anything you want!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he immediately forgot about the saliva mark on his face, and happily planned to order something good.

His first thought was to move to Prince Yu's Mansion and live with Uncle Thirteen.But as soon as this idea was born, he suppressed it.

I am also stupid enough to put such a bad condition on such a good thing that I haven't encountered in a few years?

Seeing how happy Grandpa Huang is today, even if he asks him for a big house as the palace, he won't refuse, right?
"Grandfather, I want to..."

As soon as Zhu Yunxue said this, he suddenly couldn't continue, because he thought of another thing, which was the last time he was cared for by a group of young grandmas in the harem.

If I express my feelings to Grandpa Huang, will Grandpa Huang beat me to death?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi hesitated again, his heart was even more up and down, thinking about whether it was worth it or not.

He knew very well that once he mentioned this matter, he might no longer be able to hang around the old man's neck like a coquettish and cute pig hair as usual.

Either be killed immediately, or...

"Grandfather, if your grandson says something wrong and makes you unhappy, you won't be angry, will you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking of the grandson's previous "annoying" quotations, he felt sensitively that the grandson was going to spit ivory again.But when he thought that he had already uttered the big words just now, he could only bite the bullet and agree.

"Of course!"

"Regardless of your request, and regardless of whether Grandpa Huang can satisfy you, Grandpa Huang promises not to be angry!"

Seeing that Lao Zhu made such a promise, Zhu Yunxi plucked up the courage to say in a mosquito-like humming voice.

"Grandfather, I mean if..."

"If I'm better than my second brother, you...will you always like me?"

After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he looked at Lao Zhu nervously. Seeing Lao Zhu who was still smiling just now, his face immediately changed after hearing what he said, and he immediately regretted it.

I shouldn't believe in San Dezi's evil, it would be great to just ask for a palace, but I just mentioned these things!
"Grandpa Huang, grandson just made a joke, don't take it seriously!"

"You still give me a house, let me move out to live alone, I don't want to stay in the palace..."

After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking against his will, he felt a little aggrieved inexplicably.

I really don't want to fight for power, but I just don't want to see those women in the harem buried, and I don't want to see the country that the bad old man worked so hard to be buried by Zhu Yunqi's grandson...

Although he has always held the mentality of plucking pig hairs, through this period of getting along, he subconsciously regards this old man as his dearest person in the world.

Therefore, he really wanted to do something for the bad old man, to protect Daming's country for him, to keep this prosperity, and to keep this family relationship.

But when he saw Lao Zhu's cold face, he knew that his feelings were wrongly paid after all.

I shouldn't have such thoughts, it would be nice to be a vassal king honestly.

Hidden in the dark and stared secretly, and when Zhu Di cleared the king's side, he would be cleared in the name of the king's side and then the king's side!

"Grandfather, you are busy first, grandson is leaving..."

Zhu Yuanzhang only opened his mouth to stop Dasun when he was about to walk to the door.

"stop!"

"We haven't finished talking yet, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Yunxi raised his sleeve and wiped his face, and said without looking back.

"I'm going to catch toads in the moat!"

　Thanks to the Golden Legion for the 500 taels of silver.

　　In addition, the previous two sets of Chang Baishi and Lu Xi were taken from the Baishi in "Archbishop Baishi Riverside" and the Xi in "Just a Tomato", which are taken from the book friends of this book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)