Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 81 Zhu Di's Ambition

After Cao Wei asked, Cao Ying looked at him with an extremely complicated look.

"What does father mean by this?"

After pondering for a while, Cao Wei said: "Since you know that you are the grandson of the emperor, you will only have a hard time staying here, why don't you go back to the palace?"

"Didn't my father's words hurt Ying'er? If my father hadn't saved her life, how could Ying'er be alive today? What's more, my father worked hard to raise me and had the gift of reinvention. Now that my father only has one year left, what can I do? Can you leave your father and return to the palace alone?"

Cao Wei felt warm after hearing this.

After all, Cao Ying is still the same Cao Ying. He is willing to give up and return to Zhu Yuanzhang to enjoy a good life for himself. For this reason, his ten years of hard work have not been in vain.

"My son just wants to be by his father's side in his last year to fulfill his filial piety." Cao Ying's eyes were a little red, and he was still unwilling to accept Cao Wei's departure.

Cao Wei nodded, and looked at Cao Ying lovingly, "This matter is hard for you."

Cao Ying is not only the adopted son of Cao Wei, but also the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang.

He wanted to fulfill his filial piety by his side, so Zhu Yuanzhang would inevitably be negligent. After all, he was the one who delayed Cao Ying.

"Ying'er, if your father had not been terminally ill, would you have returned to His Majesty?"

Cao Ying nodded solemnly, "I don't want to lie to my father. After recovering my memory, I want to go back to accompany Grandpa Huang. Grandma Huang and father have left. As a grandson, I should go back and serve Grandpa Huang day and night to fulfill my filial piety." .”

"But things have their own priorities. Grandpa Huang is still in good health, but father only has one year left. My father and Grandpa Huang are my closest relatives, so the child can only do this."

Cao Ying is telling the truth. Cao Wei and Zhu Yuanzhang are his two closest relatives in the world. It is very difficult to choose no matter what.

If he chooses to return to the palace, he will inevitably leave Cao Wei alone, because Cao Wei's status prohibits him from entering the palace.

He also thought about leaving a large sum of money to Cao Wei, but how can money be measured by feelings?Can Cao Wei's ten years of upbringing be spent with gold and silver?What's the point?Cao Ying disagreed.

Isn't it an insult to Cao Wei to measure feelings with money?
He felt that the best way was to stay with Cao Wei during his last year and share weal and woe with him.

After this year, he returned to Zhu Yuanzhang to fulfill his filial piety.

At this moment, Cao Wei remembered that when Zhu Di kidnapped him and Zhu Yuanzhang sent Jiang Kuo to chase him back so quickly, it was probably due to Cao Ying.

Otherwise, with Daoyan and Zhu Di's secret way of doing things, even if Zhu Yuanzhang could react, it would definitely not be so fast.

In addition, when Zhu Yuanzhang first found this place, he first came into contact with Cao Ying, and asked Jiang Yu to come over to inquire beforehand.

All these deeds more or less indicate clues about Cao Ying's identity, but Cao Wei has never been able to detect it.

In other words, Cao Wei actually noticed something, but subconsciously avoided it...

He is a close relative to Cao Ying, so why isn't Cao Ying his only relative in Daming?
However, despite this, the day when Cao Ying's identity was revealed has come.

In fact, since Zhu Yuanzhang found this place, Cao Ying has been mentally prepared that this secret will one day be discovered by Cao Wei. After all, paper cannot cover the fire.

For Cao Ying, this day came quite unexpectedly, and Cao Wei learned of his true identity just like that.

After the frank conversation between the father and son, they felt a lot of emotion in their hearts.

Cao Wei slowly stood up, came to Cao Ying's side, and patted the sitting Cao Ying on the shoulder, "It's getting late, let's go and rest."

……

the next day.

[Countdown to return: 291 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds]

It seems like something has changed, and it seems like nothing has changed.

After Cao Wei and his son got up, they continued to practice boxing and eat as usual.

After saying hello to Cao Ying, Cao Wei left the house and headed towards the workshop.

The two of them had a very tacit understanding, and no one mentioned what happened yesterday again.

the other side.

Yan Wangfu.

Today, apart from King Zhu of Zhou, King Zhu Bo of Xiang is also here, and they came to bid farewell to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di is Zhu Di's half-brother, but King Xiang has been close to Zhu Di for some unknown reason since he was a child. Because of his young age, he followed Zhu Di all day long like a follower, until they both became vassals. Zhu Bai moved slightly away from Zhu Di.

This time I came to congratulate Zhu Yuanzhang on his birthday. In addition to Zhu Ji spending all day in Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhu Bai also came over from time to time to warm up with Zhu Di.

Now that the birthday has passed, the feudal lords from all over the world are fine in Yingtian, and they all want to return to their fiefs to be happy and happy.

It was time for Zhu Ji and Zhu Bai to return, and they came specially to say goodbye to Zhu Di.

"Our brothers are farewell now, and we don't know when we will see each other again."

In ancient times, the distance was long, the carriages and horses were slow, and the two were separated by two places. It was indeed not easy to see each other again. Zhu Bo was an extremely talented prince, so it was naturally a bit more sad.

Zhu Wei half-jokingly said: "When Cao Wei develops the train and connects all parts of Ming Dynasty, it will be easier to meet each other."

Zhu Di smiled silently.

"Sigh, I have wronged my fourth brother, and I don't know what my father thinks. I don't want you to go back to Beiping, but I want you to stay in Yingtian. Looking at my father's face all day, I find it hard to bear." Zhu Ru shook his head and said.

Now that he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would not choose Zhu Di as his crown prince, Zhu Di felt that it was meaningless for Zhu Di to stay in Yingtian, and he couldn't help but complain a few words.

"Father must have his reasons. I will just do as he is told. The situation in Peiping is considered stable now, so I feel relieved." Zhu Di said with a chuckle. "That's true," Zhu Xi nodded, "It's just that it's hard for Mrs. Wang to stay in Peiping alone..."

Zhu Di kicked him, but Zhu Chu dodged it.

After the three of them had fun for a while, Zhu Zhu and Zhu Bai said goodbye to Zhu Di. After a while, they would leave Yingtian with their entourage and return to their respective fiefdoms.

Zhu Di watched the two figures walking away and looked back at Dao Yan, who had been silent behind him.

"Let's go to the western suburbs."

Dao Yan twisted the rosary in his hand and nodded with a smile.

Afterwards, the two headed towards the western suburbs.

Seeing the Manufacturing Bureau from a distance, Zhu Di and the two noticed the huge plaque hanging at the entrance of the Manufacturing Bureau, shining brightly.

"This plaque is really magnificent. I will ask my father to inscribe a plaque for me some other day." Zhu Di joked.

"Your Highness's identity, why do you need these external things to set off." Dao Yan flattered without any trace.

When they arrived at the manufacturing bureau, someone recognized Zhu Di and hurried forward to greet him.

"Where's Cao Wei?" Zhu Di glanced and didn't see the familiar figure.

"Follow me, Your Highness, Your Excellency is resting."

"Is he resting in broad daylight?"

"Um... Your Majesty seems to be in a bad mood today."

The craftsman led Zhu Di to the door of Cao Wei's room, and knocked on the door.

"My lord, Your Highness Prince Yan is here."

"Let him come in." A voice came from inside the house.

The craftsman looked at Zhu Di with embarrassment. Zhu Di and Dao Yan looked at each other with some doubts in their eyes, and then waved the craftsman to leave.

Cao Wei is really different today.

When seeing Zhu Di in the past, why did he have to put on a smiling face, but today he is so cold and at ease?
Zhu Di felt something interesting, raised the corner of his mouth and opened the door, and saw Cao Wei sitting in front of the table, writing and drawing on it.

"You're here? Sit down wherever you want." Cao Wei said without raising his head.

Zhu Di and Xu Daoyan actually sat down at the table and watched him write and draw.

Painted like a jar?It's like a melting pot.

There is a long list of unintelligible characters next to it, so what is it?
After half an hour,

Cao Wei raised his head, twisted his neck to relax his muscles, and saw Zhu Di and Dao Yan.

"Ah? When did His Highness come?" Cao Wei's expression was very surprised, but it was a little artificial, making it obvious that it was a fake.

"Just now, you were busy," Zhu Di did not expose him.

Cao Wei nodded heavily, stood up and fetched tea, poured a cup for Zhu Di and a cup for himself, ignoring Dao Yan who was sitting next to him.

Dao Yan was not impatient and continued to play the rosary in his hand with a slight smile on his face.

"Your Majesty ordered me to compile a new steel-making method. I was a little obsessed with it. Your Highness, don't blame me." Although Cao Wei was polite, his attitude was a little higher than before.

He guessed that Zhu Di also knew Cao Ying's identity.

In this way, he no longer has to look down on Zhu Di.

His son is the grandson of the emperor, as long as Cao Ying is around, Zhu Di can't do anything to him!
And Dao Yan, a bald donkey, will not be on the same level as him from now on... Cao Wei thought that some villains have gained power.

"It's okay," Zhu Di said, "I'm here today to ask you something."

"Your Highness, let's talk."

"I went to pay my respects to my father the day before yesterday, and he told me that you mentioned the opening of the sea to him?"

Cao Wei nodded, "It's true."

Zhu Di frowned slightly, seeming a little confused.

"Is the opening of the sea really as important as you say? Are there really inexhaustible gold and silver mines overseas? Are there also thousands of kilograms of grain per acre?"

No matter how powerful Zhu Di is, it is still hard to imagine things that he has never seen before. These words seem to him like a fairy tale.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been synonymous with vast territory and abundant resources, and is a land of abundance.

Except for the Central Plains, those foreign barbarian countries have extremely harsh environmental conditions and are simply uninhabitable.

It is precisely because of this that the treasure land of China has been coveted by the barbarians in the north for thousands of years. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will attack with troops in an attempt to take the treasure land of the Central Plains as their own.

This idea of ​​"the heaven and the earth are in the middle" has been passed down in China for thousands of years. Even Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are not immune to its influence. It is hard to believe that there are so many things overseas that even the Central Plains can only dream of.

Thousands of catties of grain per mu...

What is this concept?
It was enough to increase the Ming Dynasty’s grain production ten to twenty times!
If Daming had such a high-yield grain, he would no longer have to live a tight life!
Zhu Di is even confident that with enough food, he will be able to lead the army all the way to Mobei, just like the champion of the strong man period, he will seal the wolf and live in Xuxu!

(End of this chapter)