I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 296 Every move is full of calculations, every step, every pit, every trap!
"Prince, you come forward a little bit, the servant girl opens the door here, and you are a little bit warmer."

At the door of the Nuan Pavilion where the old man lived, Little Snot looked at Zhu Pangpang who was shivering from the cold, and quietly opened the door distressedly, letting the warm air inside come out a little, and at the same time quietly asked Zhu Pangpang to come forward a little more.

Zhu Pangpang, with cold legs and pain, looked left and right, and saw that the guards and eunuchs guarding the gate looked up at the sky, and moved forward in a concealed manner, and got close to the place where the heater came out.

"It's really comfortable, but it froze me to death. It's really cold today. If I had known that they would do this in autumn, I wouldn't have to suffer."

"Hurry up and find me some water to drink, I'm dying of thirst."

Moving to a warm place, Zhu Pangpang licked his chapped lips, telling Little Snotty to hurry up and prepare something to drink.

Little Snot responded, and hurried into the house, and came out after a while holding a bright yellow teacup.

"Drink this ginseng tea, the emperor specially reserved it for you."

"Ugh!"

Zhu Pangpang responded happily, and was about to reach out to pick it up, when he thought of something and quickly gave Little Snot a wink.

The little snot understood instantly, and said to the guards around him: "What time is it, why hasn't the food from the imperial dining room arrived yet, the emperor is hungry, can they take care of it, go and urge! "

The guards were also human spirits, they responded loudly, and disappeared in a flash.

In fact, they didn't go to the imperial dining room at all, they just wandered outside and came back.

Who in the whole palace didn't know that since the concubines and concubines entered the palace, the emperor's mouth has become more sloppy, and he no longer eats the food from the imperial dining room, which is delivered every day by his grandsons-in-law.

Little Snot asked them to go to the imperial dining room, just to let them leave first and give the prince a chance to drink ginseng soup.

Of course, the more important thing is to let them look around and drive away those peeping boys.

After several people left, Zhu Pangpang took the ginseng tea and drank it with a gulp.

"My mother is dead, but I'm thirsty to death. I knew I was going to put some water on me last night."

He drank it dry in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and Zhu Pangpang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prince, you may have to hold on for another day. His Majesty said that this is too short, and it will take at least two days and two nights, otherwise the civil servants will not believe it."

He secretly took out snacks from his bosom, and handed them to Zhu Pangpang for him to eat. Little Snot was vigilant about his surroundings, and whispered the old man's words.

"Okay, don't worry, I'm prepared."

"Concubine An is here!"

Zhu Pangpang just stuffed a snack into his mouth, and when he was about to take the next one, Little Snot suddenly withdrew his hand and stood beside him.

When Zhu Pangpang heard that someone was coming, he quickly swallowed the snack in his mouth with staring eyes, and continued to kneel down pretending to be weak.

"I've seen Concubine An!"

Little Snot saluted a woman with an anxious expression.

"Is the emperor here? I have something important to report."

Maybe Concubine An was too impatient, she didn't salute Zhu Pangpang, she grabbed Little Snot, and asked the old man if it was convenient now.

Zhu Pangpang, who was kneeling aside, frowned slightly and said nothing.

Although this Concubine An is Zhu Di's woman, she is only a concubine after all, and she was brought up as a tribute from the foreign countries. She put it in the homes of ordinary people and has no status at all. When you see Zhu Pangpang, the eldest son, you must take the lead Salute, otherwise you will have to wear small shoes in the future.

But I don't know what happened to Concubine An today, she even forgot to salute Zhu Pangpang, and even stood in front of Zhu Pangpang, accepting Zhu Pangpang's kneeling salute indirectly.

That is to say, Zhu Pangpang is kind and kind. If it were replaced by the unparalyzed Han King Zhu Gaoxu, even if this woman was his father's woman, she would not live long.

A side concubine dared to ignore the eldest son, and even indirectly accepted the kneeling ceremony, if you don't die, whoever dies.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Stretching out her hand to stop Concubine An, Little Snotty winked furiously, indicating that the other party was standing in the wrong position.

Anxious Concubine An froze for a moment, and then saw Zhu Pangpang kneeling behind her.

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

Seeing that she was actually standing in front of the Crown Prince, and that the Crown Prince was still kneeling there, Concubine An was startled, and quickly knelt down to salute.

"What's the matter? Are you in such a hurry, have you consulted with the Crown Princess?"

Zhu Pangpang stretched out his hand to help, and vaguely reminded the aunt that the matter of the harem was left to his wife by the old man.

If it's something about the harem, go to my daughter-in-law, don't come here to pester the emperor.

Although Concubine An is from North Korea, she has been in the palace for a long time, unlike her niece who doesn't understand anything and makes trouble for her all day long.

"Returning to Your Highness, it's not a matter of the palace. It's because we were invaded by the Japanese in North Korea. My brother wrote a letter. They can't hold on anymore and want to ask the emperor to send troops to rescue."

"Wogo country!"

Zhu Pangpang frowned.

Zhu Pangpang is also very familiar with Japanese pirates. After all, before the navy was established in Ming Dynasty, the coastline was often harassed by Japanese pirates, and the imperial court knew that these Japanese pirates were very difficult to deal with.

"Hurry up and go in, and talk to the emperor."

Knowing that the matter was urgent, Zhu Pangpang didn't talk to the other party too much, and asked the other party to go in quickly.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

The prince didn't care about his rudeness, Concubine An thanked her gratefully, got up and walked quickly into the Nuan Pavilion with the support of Xiaonai.

"Didn't the Wa country make that stinky boy beat him up? Why is it making trouble again now?"

It is no secret to the old man and Zhu Pangpang that Zhu Zhangui has engaged in the affairs of the Japanese country.

At first, Zhu Pangpang really didn't know. Later, when he saw that the navy was transporting silver from the Japanese country every day, Zhu Pangpang couldn't help his curiosity. He blocked Zhu Zhangui with a stick and asked where the money came from. source.

Zhu Zhangui was also quite vague about the matter of the country of Wa, and he only told Zhu Pangpang, because he discovered that there was a silver mine in the country of Wa, and when he took people to mine it, there was a conflict with the country of Wa, and the two sides fought.

As for the outcome of the battle, Zhu Pangpang could figure it out with his toes.

After all, money is transported to my home every day, and the Japanese country must have lost a lot.

As for how to lose, it is estimated that only the Wa people, their own sons, and the subordinates who went to the Wa country know.

Just as Zhu Pangpang was thinking about it, he hurried out with Concubine An's snotty nose who hadn't been in for a long time.

"How's that?"

Zhu Pangpang held back the little snot.

It is a big deal to send troops to help other countries fight. As the prince in power, he must ask about it.

"The emperor asked the servants to find the grandson, and he didn't explain anything else."

Little Snotty replied, and hurriedly beckoned people to find Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui came very quickly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he rode over on a strange thing with two wheels.

"Father, are you okay, can you hold on?"

Zhu Zhangui, who rushed over, parked his bicycle and greeted his father first.

"I can still hold on. Go in and have a look. It seems that the Wa country is attacking North Korea. North Korea is our vassal state and has a good relationship with us. If possible, tell your grandfather to send troops to help." them."

Although Zhu Pangpang is a person who opposes war, he still knows what wars should be fought and what wars should not be fought.

North Korea has always been a vassal state of the Central Plains. After Da Ming defeated Da Yuan, the other party voted for it immediately, and they were also very loyal. They often paid tribute women to the palace to serve the emperor.

For example, Lao Zhu had several Korean concubines, and the old man now has two or three.

Such a loyal and reliable dog, as the owner, Daming, must protect it, otherwise, if the dog under him is beaten, as the owner, he will not ask, and if other dogs see it, they will definitely have other thoughts in their hearts.

"Okay, I know what's on my mind!"

Zhu Zhangui responded and hurried into the room.

As soon as he entered the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Zhangui saw a very familiar young woman, kneeling on the ground and sobbing.

This woman, Zhu Zhangui, has several impressions. It seems that she is the concubine of the old man. She came from North Korea to pay tribute. She seems to be a relative of the king of North Korea. A few years ago, the other party's niece also rushed over to serve the old man. .

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhangui was envious for a while, the old man would really enjoy the aunt and niece, but unfortunately the old man is not in good health now, it is estimated that the niece is still a big girl.

Oh, what a pity, what a pity.

"Grandpa, I met Concubine An!"

Zhu Zhangui entered the house and saluted the two of them.

"His Royal Highness!"

Concubine An, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, quickly wiped away her tears, got up and saluted.

"You came at the right time. Concubine An told me just now that North Korea wrote a letter there. The Japanese invaded them more than a month ago, with tens of thousands of troops. They didn't react when they were suddenly attacked, and they were already beaten by the other side. We’ve arrived in Seoul, North Korea can’t take it anymore, I hope that our Daming will send troops to support, I want to hear your thoughts.”

"It's already hit Seoul, so fast, the North Korean army is too useless."

After listening to the old man's narration, Zhu Zhangui muttered in a low voice.

Zhu Zhangui had known about Wa's plan to attack North Korea early on, and he knew exactly when and where the opponent launched an attack.

Originally, Zhu Zhangui thought that no matter how useless North Korea was, it would be okay to persist until the end of the new year, but he didn't expect that it was only New Year's Eve today, and North Korea couldn't bear it anymore.

And this was news a month ago, so I still don't know what kind of bear he was beaten into.

Hearing Zhu Zhangui's mumbling, the old man's eyebrows twitched.

He heard something else from the brat's words.

This kid already knew that Japan was going to fight against North Korea, and he might even be waiting for this day in his heart.

Think about it too.

This kid doesn't know where the hatred came from. He hates the country of Wa very much. Judging by the influence of the imperial court, it is estimated that this stinky boy destroyed the Wa country at that time.

"Cough cough!"

The old man coughed lightly, and reminded Zhu Zhangui that Concubine An Gui is still there, so be careful what you say.

Zhu Zhangui cast a glance at Concubine An, seeing that she was looking at him in astonishment, coughed in embarrassment, and said with a serious face: "North Korea is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, and it has always respected me very much. Minister, now that we are in trouble, I, Daming, will naturally save me."

"Sun Er suggested that troops should be sent to support immediately to help him defeat the Wa Kingdom, and that the Wa Kingdom should be condemned for the crime of disrespect and punished."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Grandson!"

Hearing Taisun's support, Concubine An kowtowed gratefully.

Zhu Zhangui smiled and responded.

The old man hummed with his hands behind his back, turned around a few times to think about it, and asked Zhu Zhangui again.

"How many troops do you think should be sent, and which minister should be sent to lead the troops?"

Zhu Zhangui pondered for a while and replied: "The Shenji Battalion is currently being repaired in Beiping. They are the closest. At that time, with the cooperation of the navy, after the sea thaws, they can directly cross the sea from Tianjin Wei and attack the Japanese country from the side. attack."

"The Marine Corps has been in training for the past two years, apart from escorting. The troops have been a little decadent since they haven't fought for a few years. Let them try their hand."

"With the Shenji Battalion and the Marine Corps, I guess it should be almost the same. The [-] Cavalry Battalion will draw some more to cooperate with it. There should be [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, which should be enough."

The old man nodded slightly, "Then who should lead the army? Jianghuai?"

Zhu Zhangui shook his head, "This is to support the national war, and we need to send an important person, otherwise we will not be able to understand how much we, Ming Dynasty, value North Korea, and we will not be able to punish Japan immediately."

After saying this, under the contemptuous gaze of the old man, Zhu Zhangui's eyes lit up and said: "It just so happens that I'm fine after the new year, so I might as well go, it's just right for me to go."

With the gratitude of Concubine An Gui, the grandparents and grandchildren settled down in a few words to support a national war.

This time, Zhu Zhangui led troops to support North Korea's fight against Japanese pirates. The troops led by him were a Shenji Battalion of 1 people, a 1 military battalion, and a 2 battalion of soldiers and horses. A team of 6 people led a total of [-] troops to North Korea to support them in fighting Japanese pirates.

The reason why the old man only gave Zhu Zhangui 1 Shenji Battalion was because the old man planned to make his last northern expedition in February next year to wipe out the remaining northern forces in one fell swoop.

At that time, all the new firearms will be used, and they will be traveling quickly. The Shenji Battalion troops who are accustomed to using firearms will be more convenient to use.

If Zhu Zhangui were given all the Shenji Battalion, the old man will have to retrain people for the new firearms army next year.

Zhu Zhangui didn't pay much attention to the fact that the old man detained most of the people from Shenji Camp.

It is not necessary for all the Shenji Battalion to go out to fight a Japanese pirate. If it is not for the purpose of occupying the entire Japanese country later, in fact, only [-] Shenji Battalion troops are enough.

After seeing Concubine An away, the old man cast a glance at Zhu Pangpang, who was kneeling outside the door, eavesdropping, and asked Zhu Zhangui.

"How confident do you think those civil servants are in agreeing?"

Zhu Zhangui touched his nose.

"It's hard to say. I have to watch the performance that my father and I talked about. It might be easy if the performance is finished. If they see something wrong, it will take some tricks."

The old man nodded slightly.

"Those guys are very smart, I decided to let your father kneel for two more days, so that you can pretend to be a little bit more, otherwise you won't be able to scare those guys."

Zhu Zhangui twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and sympathized with Fatty Zhu in his heart.

Only a father can do this.

"By the way, what did you ride just now? It can run fast on two wheels, and it's a new one."

Zhu Zhangui shook his head.

"It's not a new product. It's produced by our craftsman camp. It's called a bicycle. It doesn't need a horse. It can be climbed by manpower. It's very fast on a good road. If the concrete road is paved in the future, I plan to use this thing." Sending it to the troops can speed up their journey time."

"So amazing!"

The old man became interested, "Go, go out and have a look."

"father!"

Seeing his father and son coming out, Zhu Pangpang called out quickly.

"Humph!"

The old man snorted coldly pretending to be angry, ignored Zhu Pangpang, and walked towards the bicycle with a flick of his sleeves.

After a while, this scene appeared in Nuan Ge Ge.

Zhu Pangpang knelt bitterly on the steps, while Zhu Zhangui supported the bicycle and taught the old man how to ride it.

The old man is worthy of being a general of horseback riding. Even though he is old, he has a very strong balance ability. He has mastered how to pedal a bicycle proficiently after just playing a few times.

Soon the palace guards stared at the emperor, riding a thing with two wheels, scurrying around in the palace, and at the same time, His Highness Taisun who was like a pug ran along, shouting to tell the old man to slow down. Don't fall.

Today is New Year's Eve, although I was angry with the civil servants for a while, it didn't affect the old man's New Year's mood at all.

The old man prepared a New Year's Eve dinner today. All the vassal princes, relatives, important dignitaries and royal children in Beijing gathered together to celebrate the New Year together, eat a New Year's Eve dinner, watch songs and dances, and watch fireworks.

The location is set at the gate of the old man's warm pavilion.

It was just dusk, and the feudal lords and nobles who had been invited walked towards the old man's warm pavilion while looking at the various New Year decorations in the palace.

Everyone is happy during the Chinese New Year. As for what happened yesterday, many people simply ignored it.

Anyway, they have already made their choice, what the civil servants and the royal family will do is not their concern.

But everyone was lively and happy at first, but when they arrived at the venue and saw the fat prince still kneeling on the steps, everyone's mood suddenly became complicated.

"Oh, it's been a year!"

King Ning Zhu Quan looked at the pale Zhu Pangpang who was kneeling there, and shook his head in ridicule or sympathy. He lost the intention of talking to the surrounding vassals, walked to his seat, and waited.

The others also sighed, cupped their hands at Zhu Pangpang, and walked to their seats.

Zhu Pangpang, who was still kneeling on the steps, nodded to the person who saluted him with a bitter face, and tried his best to keep his mouth shut to keep his saliva from flowing out.

From last night until now, he had only drank a cup of ginseng tea, and he was always hungry, and his chest was already on his back.

If he didn't close his mouth a little tighter, the scent of snacks wafting around would draw out his saliva.

Tonight's New Year's Eve dinner is very rich.

In the past few years, the old man has been outside every New Year's Eve, and the royal family has never held a decent New Year's Eve dinner. This year, it is hard to be at home and the princes from all over the country are here. The old man plans to make it bigger, so that everyone can reunite and have fun together. happy.

On the central square in front of the Snappers, huge, high-quality Persian carpets were laid.

Ziyue, the head of the teaching workshop, led hundreds of girls, dancing to the drums.

Since the Secretary of Jiaofang stopped doing such dirty things, the girls' physical and mental health have been restored. They no longer force their faces and smiles as before, and dance and sing much more cheerfully.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the girl from the Jiaofang Division is right, it's a pity that I can't go."

Li Jinglong, who came over early, looked at the faintly visible skin under the tulle of the Jiaofangsi girl, and shook his head sighing while gnawing on the fruit.

"That's right, especially their principal, Ziyue, she has nothing to say about her face and figure, what a pity, what a pity!"

A royal relative next to him nodded in agreement, looking at Zi Yue who was directing the girls to dance, his eyes lit up.

"Hey you brat, don't blame me for not reminding you, that girl has said to the outside world that she is only willing to cling to one person in her life. If His Highness doesn't want her, she is willing to be alone for the rest of her life. How far away is this kind of woman?" Far away, don't even think about it, just take your life into it carefully."

Li Jinlong was taken aback by his partner's big mouth, and quickly reminded him in a low voice.

The talking Xungui laughed dryly, "Isn't this just an analogy, no one knows that this kind of woman can't be touched."

"The Emperor is here!"

While the visitors were buzzing and chatting quietly, the high-pitched voice of Little Snot, through the loudspeaker tied to the steps, resounded throughout the square.

"Welcome to my emperor, my emperor Shengan!"

All the people present, including the dancing singers, bowed to the ground and greeted the old man.

"Haha, I'm safe, get up!"

The old man who walked in with his great-grandson seemed to be in a particularly good mood, and waved to everyone with a smile on his face, making them stand up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone thanked them and waited for the old man to sit down before taking their seats.

"Today is New Year's Eve, and I haven't celebrated the New Year at home for several years. It just so happens that everyone is here this year, so I called everyone over to have fun together."

"Today, everyone doesn't need to be restrained. We are all a family. We should talk and laugh. Well, that's all, let's have a banquet!"

As everyone was seated, the old man started talking about the opening remarks, but after talking for a while, seeing Zhu Pangpang, who had been kneeling behind him, the eyes of the crowd had been kneeling behind him. .

"Grandpa, my grandpa hasn't sat down yet!"

Zhu Qirui, who was brought by the old man's side, looked at the poor grandpa behind him, and reminded the old man out of distress.

"Humph!"

The old man, who was in a bad mood at first, seemed to be in a bad mood after being reminded by his great-grandson, but he didn't want to lose his temper in front of the child, so he said to the little snot next to him: "Go prepare a table Banquet, put it in front of him, let him eat on his knees."

Snotty smiled awkwardly, and quickly responded, asking people to prepare.

Soon under the strange eyes of everyone, a large pile of food was placed in front of Zhu Pangpang, who was kneeling on the stairs.

"Happy New Years everyone, drink up!"

As a prince, he naturally had to deliver a New Year speech, but in this environment, he had nothing to say. He picked up the wine glass on the ground in front of him, and rushed everyone to continue Happy New Year in embarrassment!
"Happy New Year Your Highness!"

Everyone was also a little uncomfortable. They got up and raised their glasses to congratulate each other, and then drank the fine wine of the Western Regions in one gulp.

"Oh, what is this called!"

On behalf of the old man and his eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, who was receiving the wives, saw the strange scene and helplessly raised his forehead.

Zhu Zhangui didn't say anything about it.

Acting needs to be realistic, and none of those civil servants are easy to fool, and they won't believe it if they don't act realistically.

The banquet lasted until midnight. When the New Year's bell rang and the old man lit the first fireworks of the New Year, the banquet ended in joy.

Soon the lively venue was evacuated, and it was quiet again before the warming. Only the eunuch who was watching the night remained here, and Zhu Pangpang, who was kneeling beside the steps and watching the light snow slowly falling from the sky, was about to cry.

"Why the hell is it snowing? Didn't Qin Tianjian say that the weather will be fine these two days? The brat is right. Except for the weather in the past two days, these bastards can see clearly. God they don't understand at all."

"Ah!"

Sneezing and rubbing his runny nose, Zhu Pangpang looked in the direction of Qin Tianjian, and couldn't help complaining, "It's really a bunch of free-living guys, I will get rid of them later when I take care of things. Well, it's really useless."

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and it was snowing goose feathers on the morning of the first day of the new year.

"Why don't we go back, do you want to die, if this continues, you will freeze to death."

At night, Mrs. Zhang rushed over as soon as the snow fell, while holding up an umbrella, she looked at Zhu Pangpang, who was shivering from the cold, and persuaded him distressedly.

"Don't...don't...talk nonsense, all...all...all...persist in this...well...well...for so long, just...just...just one...one...one trembling."

Zhu Pangpang, whose face was blue from the cold, was trembling and couldn't even speak clearly, but he still knelt there stubbornly.

"We don't want to be the prince anymore. Let's go. Let's go back to Beiping. Whoever wants to come will come. We won't accept this crime. Is there such a father or a servant like this? They are angry on their own, how can they bother people like this."

"Don't they know what your body looks like? If you continue to toss like this, you will die."

Zhang's tears came down, and she was so angry that she cursed.

After persuading Zhu Pangpang for a while, seeing that Zhu Pangpang couldn't be persuaded, there was no response in the room, Zhang angrily threw the umbrella into the snow, turned around and left the palace angrily.

Not long after Mrs. Zhang left, the guards arranged around suddenly withdrew. Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji, who were hiding in a corner, hurried forward to help Zhu Pangpang into the warm pavilion, put a cloak on him, and held Here comes the warm soup.

"Father is okay!"

Zhu Zhangui rubbed his father's flesh to warm his body, and asked how he was doing.

Zhu Pangpang, who was drinking hot soup, waved his hands casually, "It's okay, I have thick skin, and this body of fat is prepared for today, and then I will watch your mother perform, hurry up and prepare braised pork for me, hungry I'm dead!"

The little snot waiting next to him silently turned around and went to the small kitchen next to him to serve Zhu Pangpang the braised pork that he had prepared a long time ago.

While walking, he murmured in his heart.

There is no one in the royal family who is good. This method is used one after another. If he hadn't seen and experienced everything with his own eyes, he would definitely be moved by His Royal Highness.

My mother is so powerful, every move and gesture is calculated, and even a little bit of brain can be tricked to death.

Those civil servants were unlucky enough. I think they had been cleverly calculating for a lifetime, but in the end they were calculated to death by the emperor, prince and grandson.

Little snot can imagine that after the Crown Princess made a fuss in Jinyiwei Prison, those civil servants who were already moved would definitely become even crazier.

At that time, as long as he persisted for another day, the emperor pretended to be moved and made a half-step compromise, and those civil servants who were moved by the prince would definitely be cheated to death.

"Hey, it's said that smart people are smart, but looking at it now, it's often those smart people who get tricked!"

Little Snot shook his head, sighed with emotion, picked up the braised pork, picked up the chopsticks, and walked out of the small kitchen.

(End of this chapter)