My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 45 The Versatile Grandson of the Emperor

Empress Xu turned around and took Zhu Zhanji personally from the palace back to Xu's mansion. She took her good grandson to Xu Jingchang's study.

Compared with last time, this place has changed a lot.

Xu Jingchang had made a mess of the original quaint and well-organized courtyard. He removed the floor tiles and planned to dig a hole. After the new year, the flowing water was introduced, so he could sit in the courtyard and fish.

And in order to be able to fish comfortably, he also planned to plant a few grapes, sitting under the grape trellis, enjoying the shade, reaching out to pick grapes to eat, with a fishing rod in front of him, this day is not too beautiful.

There is also a shelf for Costin.

It’s better to fill in another stove, fish here, eat there, sweet and sour live fish, what you want is the fish’s eyes blinking, fresh and authentic!
In addition, Xu Jingchang also got a lot of clay pots in his yard.

By coincidence, the bottoms of all the clay pots were knocked off.

Empress Xu looked at the mess everywhere, her brows never opened.

"What are you tossing about, kid? If your grandfather is alive, he must spank your ass."

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes, he didn't care, anyway, now the Xu family is in charge of him, so what can he do with him?
"Auntie, I'm not messing around here. Look at those clay pots. I removed the bottoms, filled them with mud, and left a small hole. I stuffed the newly grown ducks into them. In this way, the ducks It just can’t move in the pot. Fill the duck’s mouth with food every day, and within a few days, the duck will become extremely fat, with tender meat, like tofu, and roast it over charcoal fire, it’s delicious!”

Empress Xu was dumbfounded, "You, who did you learn this from?"

Xu Jingchang laughed and said, "Don't worry about who you learn from, it must be delicious. After ten days, I will invite my aunt to taste the delicious food."

Empress Xu took a deep breath, just relying on Xu Jingchang's fun and delicious energy, don't teach the emperor's grandson badly.

"Jingchang, His Majesty wants you to be the prince Zhan Shi... You should also think about how to set an example for children and be a teacher. It can't just be a dandy thing like walking a dog with an eagle?"

Xu Jingchang scratched his head helplessly, "Auntie, in fact, these dandy activities also have great knowledge, such as training a dog to chase a rabbit, how do humans and dogs work together? Working together, we took down a big fat rabbit... The knowledge in this is no less than the Analects of Confucius, it is not that some people say that half of the Analects can rule the world, but I think that learning how to raise dogs can also rule the world.”

Zhu Zhanji listened very seriously. In fact, from the time of stuffing the duck in the clay pot, the black boy became interested. Although the cousin is unreliable, new tricks are emerging one after another, and he can play more than the palace.

Training a dog to chase a rabbit is interesting to hear.

"I want to learn, I want to learn this."

"Learn what!" Empress Xu slapped him angrily, "You have to be promising, otherwise your grandpa will get angry and beat your ass to pieces."

Empress Xu simply stared at Xu Jingchang and said, "Don't talk about these things. Didn't you lead the emperor's grandson to many yamen, what are you going to do?"

Only then did Xu Jingchang remember, "Auntie, it's like this. I plan to recruit more young men and teach them how to do things, so that they can support themselves. My General Secretary is too weak. Let them pay if they have money. All efforts are made to serve the country.”

Empress Xu nodded, "Then do you think the grandson of the emperor can learn something from you?"

Xu Jingchang was stunned, "There is a lot to learn. For example, I will arrange young people to learn basic literacy and arithmetic, train them to walk in formation, teach them basic hygiene regulations, and change their living habits... In fact, these things, if children come into contact with them, they will lay the foundation from an early age and will be very helpful to their future growth. It's just that they will inevitably suffer, can your Highness bear it?"

Empress Xu said: "I told Your Majesty that my grandson is five years old. According to the royal rules, he should be enlightened. I'm afraid it will be more difficult to study with Mr. We have discussed for a long time, how to teach the grandson, There is no set opinion. We are just worried that if we only select famous scholars and teach them carefully, we may become the second Prince Yiwen."

Is it bad to be Zhu Biao?
Maybe it's really not a good thing.

Even if he did not die early, but got his wish and inherited the position of Son of Heaven... May I ask, can Zhu Biao make any changes?

Clan, nobles, civil servants... He can't touch any of them.

Countless shackles tightly bound his hands and feet, making it impossible to move an inch.

He can't solve the bad governance left by Zhu Yuanzhang, and many problems will pop up out of thin air.

After the powerful and heroic emperor in history, the successor is destined to be difficult to do.Especially this kind of emperor who is in a prosperous dynasty, put in all his efforts, just to get the evaluation of Renzong... A well-recognized good old man may not be a good emperor.

Xu Jingchang thought for a while, and understood what Empress Xu meant.

"If my aunt can be trusted, I'm willing to work harder. In fact, I also thought of His Highness this time when running the school. He is here with me, and I promise to learn a lot of new things."

"Running a school? Why are you running a school again?" Empress Xu asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xu Jingchang thought about it seriously, and then said: "If you have to name it, my place can be regarded as a human resources center."

……

Xu Jingchang's ability to act is still very strong, and the most important thing is that all the yamen gave him the green light, and the journey was unimpeded.

First of all, young people who are currently living in and outside the capital without a fixed residence and without a definite household registration can all sign up.

They are then given an initial interview to ensure they are in good health, free from serious illness and mentally normal.

The next step is to enter the barracks, and organize them according to the command of hundreds of households, thousands of households, and battalions... It is similar to the situation of the Ming Dynasty's official army.

The training carried out is also similar, eating, queuing, and playing games every day.

It's just that what the army pays is called salary, and they only have very little allowances.

In the military middle school, they learned how to ride bow and horse, shoot and kill, and they learned to read and write and learn various skills.

At first Zhu Zhanji had no interest at all, but within a few days, the little guy couldn't think of leaving anymore.

They get up early every day, jog for half an hour, and then read early, mainly reading the newspaper of the day, and then eat.

After the meal, cultural courses started, mainly literacy and accounting.

Since they are all introductory courses, even Zhu Zhanji can understand them.And this little guy learns much faster than those older kids and is often praised.

In the afternoon, it is an internship. For example, those who study mathematics will get an abacus and send an account book to let them practice calculations to see who can calculate quickly and accurately.

Winners will be rewarded with a boiled egg at night.

If they are learning carpentry, they will be given a set of adzes, chisels, axes and saws to make chairs and benches.

There are also ironware, porcelain, bronzeware, and lacquerware.

New Year pictures, stone carvings, weaving, fried tea... All in all, there are people here to teach you anything you can think of.

In addition to internships, occasional activities are arranged, such as running, Cuju, and even archery, horse riding, and rowing.

Just imagine, a young man in his early twenties who was sixteen or seventeen years old originally wandered around the capital all day, occasionally working part-time during the day, or even simply begging for a living.

Sleeping under the bridge at night, inside the ruined temple, eating and sleeping in the open, precarious.

Suddenly there is a good place where you can eat and drink, learn skills, increase knowledge, and make a lot of friends. It is almost like heaven.

As for Zhu Zhanji, he has even more fun in it. He likes woodworking and jade carving, and this kid even learned how to weave bamboo.

Then he made himself a cricket cage.

Obviously, the first few generations of Emperor Zhu's family were quite normal.

Zhu Yuanzhang just has excess energy, and Zhu Di likes to fight.Fatty Zhu is just being the emperor honestly.

Starting from Zhu Zhanji, the emperor can only be regarded as a sideline job, such as cultivating Taoism, carpentry, and all kinds of strange things.

Obviously the fault lies with Zhu Zhanji, and Xu Jingchang is the source of everything.

It's strange that Zhu Zhanji can learn well after he is so tossed about.

Just when the little guy was growing crooked rapidly, finally came his father's good news that the war in North Korea was over... The big fat man had already sent Zhu Di a good news, and he would go to Beijing to announce the good news soon.

Our Highness won the battle, Zhu Gaosui couldn't wait, and hurried to find Zhu Gaoxu.

"Second brother, I'm afraid that the eldest brother will become the prince when he comes to Beijing. Hurry up and think of a way!"

　It's been ten days, why am I still tired and weak...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)