Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 95 Queer and Zheng He
The third day of June.

early morning.

After the Chang Dynasty meeting, Zhu Gaoxu accompanied Zhu Di and Queen Xu to have breakfast in Qianqing Palace, and then followed Queen Xu to the side room of Changning Palace to visit his two children and Wang Qihong.

In a side room of Changning Palace, Wang Qihong was holding a baby boy, shaking her body slowly.

When she saw Zhu Gaoxu and Queen Xu coming, she quickly stepped forward to greet them, bowed and saluted: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Exemption."

Queen Xu walked slowly to Wang Qihong, raised her hand to help him up, and took the baby boy in Wang Qihong's arms.

"In a few days, the baby will be one month old. Have you decided what to name him?"

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu playing with the child, Queen Xu asked.

"Mom, my child has actually thought about it a long time ago. I just didn't say anything because I was afraid of making you and dad angry."

Zhu Gaoxu teased the baby boy's little hand and said with a smile.

Empress Xu pretended to be angry and said: "You are the prince now, so you must pay special attention to everything you say and do. Your eldest brother and third brother have not married yet, and they have not taken concubines in advance like you. Your father has not given this big money to you." When naming your grandson, aren’t you just worried about causing unnecessary trouble in the future?”

Zhu Gaoxu knew that Queen Xu spoke so straightforwardly, and she meant to tell Wang Qihong.

He put away his smile and said seriously: "Mom, look, this child has a lot of spots on his face, just like the spots on sparrow eggs. Can his nickname be 'Quer'?"

After hearing this, Queen Xu fell into silence.

She had read books and knew that the nickname of Guo Wei, the founding monarch of the Later Zhou Dynasty before the Song Dynasty, was "Qier".

Of course, "queer" is actually a relatively common and even humble name, and it has no special meaning.

Wang Qihong, who was standing next to her, felt as if someone had hit her heart hard when she heard Zhu Gaoxu named the baby boy "Quier", and she had difficulty breathing for a moment.

Although she was born into a Goryeo noble, she didn't know much about some traditional Chinese allusions, so she didn't know that the nickname of Guo Wei, the founding monarch of the later Zhou Dynasty, was "Qier".

Wang Qihong mistakenly believed that Zhu Gaoxu saw the spots on the child's face and was worried that the child would die young, so he gave the child an animal-like nickname in accordance with the Chinese tradition.

Although she felt that this might be the Ming Dynasty royal family's tradition of naming their children, she still felt that the name "Quer" was too despicable and sounded awkward.

Queen Xu seemed to have noticed something strange about Wang Qihong. She didn't want Wang Qihong to have too many fantasies, so she said, "It's not bad to call her Que'er."

After a pause, she asked again: "Gao Xu, have you thought about Que'er's official name?"

"Mom, I haven't thought about this yet, why don't we wait until two years later?"

Zhu Gaoxu also saw Wang Qihong's strange behavior just now. He also didn't want Wang Qihong to have unrealistic ideas because he gave birth to his eldest son, the Crown Prince, so he had to make Wang Qihong aware of this by naming the child.

"That's fine, it won't be too late to wait until Que'er grows up."

Empress Xu hugged Que'er and asked casually: "What do you want to call the baby girl?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Mom, I'm afraid you'll be angry if I tell you."

"Say." Queen Xu said calmly and confidently.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The child's eyes are big and lively, and when she cries, she sounds like a civet cat, so I plan to call her Little Civet."

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, it's a nice name. I think it's easier to hear than the bird's call."

Queen Xu was not angry. Instead, she teased the baby boy in her arms and said, "Are you right, Que'er?"

The bird chirped twice, seeming to express its dissatisfaction.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu saw a fan cart placed in the corner of the room. He turned sideways and looked at it carefully. He looked at it carefully and found that it was a new fan cart improved by the Ministry of Industry.

"Mom, what do you think of this improved new fan?"

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's question, Queen Xu said: "The new fan machine improved by the Ministry of Industry has much lower noise. I have slept very soundly during my lunch break these days."

As soon as she finished speaking, the bird began to scream.

"The child must be hungry." Queen Xu hugged Que'er, took two steps forward, and handed it to Wang Qihong who came up.

Then, Wang Qihong hugged Que'er and went behind the screen to feed Que'er.

Zhu Gaoxu took Queen Xu's arm, served the latter to sit down, and then stood aside.

"Has your father mentioned to you about letting you marry Li Yao next year?"

Queen Xu said after sitting down.

Zhu Gaoxu replied: "Dad has been busy with government affairs recently, so he may have forgotten to tell his children about this matter."

"Your great-grandfather's decree stipulates that funeral arrangements are not allowed to interfere with marriages in the world. It stands to reason that choosing an auspicious day for you to marry Li Yao in a few months does not violate the ancestral system. Wei Niang feels that it may not be your father who has forgotten He may not be aware of this matter, but he may hope that you will formally marry Li Yao as the crown princess next year as ordered by your great grandfather."

Queen Xu said slowly.

"Before that, I will send someone to bring Li Yao into the palace for training. During this period, a female medical officer will examine her body. If it is found that she has hidden diseases, will be infertile in the future or will suffer from chronic diseases, you may as well advance Be prepared to avoid worrying about this matter and making the house uneasy."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "As for marrying Li Yao, the child will obey the arrangements of mother and father."

at the same time.

In the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Di is having a fateful meeting with Ma He.

"A few years ago, during the Battle of Cheche'er Mountain, you were ordered to ambush the Tartars at Zhengtou Mountain, buying a lot of time for the prince to encircle and suppress the main force of the residual Yuan Dynasty. That time, the prince was able to take full credit and became famous throughout the world through the battle of Cheche'er Mountain. , one of which is your contribution.”

Zhu Di sat on the throne, looking down at Ma He who was standing in the hall and bowing, and said loudly.

Ma He said respectfully: "At that time, I was working beside His Majesty the Crown Prince as ordered by His Majesty. When I went out to fight with His Majesty, I only wanted to protect His Highness the Crown Prince and did not think about gaining military merits. This kind of thing is within my duty, and I have nothing to do with it." Don’t dare to take credit.”

"I have decided to give you the surname 'Zheng' to show off your military exploits on Mount Zhengtoushan."

Zhu Di said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

Ma He immediately knelt down and bowed his head, saying in obeisance: "I accept the order and thank my emperor for his grace!"

"Changsheng, go and give the word 'Zheng' written by my imperial pen to Ma He."

Feng Yu Changsheng, the internal officer serving on the lower right side of Dan Majesty, after hearing what Zhu Di said, he immediately sang "Zunzhi", walked quickly to Ma He, and handed over a calligraphy scroll bound in a watch form. It was handed over to Ma He.

"From now on, you are Zheng He."

Zhu Di said with satisfaction.

After a pause, he continued: "From now on, I will promote you to the rank of internal official, supervisor, and eunuch. You will be allowed to walk around the palace and be at your disposal at any time."

The internal officials oversee the ten works of wood, stone, tiles, soil, building materials, eastbound and westbound, paint, weddings, and gunpowder, as well as the rice and salt warehouse, the construction warehouse, and the imperial altar warehouse. All the palaces and mausoleums built by the country, as well as copper and tin Things like dowry, utensils and ice.

At this time, Changsheng, who retreated to Danbi's right, couldn't help but be filled with incomparable envy and admiration for Zheng He, who was rising rapidly.

Changsheng entered the palace in the 24th year of Hongwu at the age of 11. Although he was young at the time, he served Zhu Yuanzhang cautiously and was very favored.

When Zhu Di came to the throne, he was promoted to the position of internal official and supervisor. From then on, he served mostly around Zhu Di. He was often praised for his appropriate response.

According to the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang, each of the twelve eunuchs in the inner palace has one eunuch of the fourth rank, one eunuch from the left and right eunuch of the fourth rank, one eunuch from the left and right eunuch of the fifth rank, and one eunuch from the right rank of the sixth rank. A member of the Dian Book, with several names from the sixth rank of Changshou and Yu.

Changsheng struggled in the palace for six years before he was promoted from an ordinary low-level eunuch to the sixth rank of Fengyu.

And because Zheng He was Zhu Di's old acquaintance, and he had lived with the prince Zhu Gaoxu through life and death, he now jumped from the former chief servant of Prince Yan's palace to a fourth-rank internal official eunuch, which was really enviable to Changsheng.

At this moment, Zhu Di then said to Zheng He: "I order you to inspect the Longjiang Shipyard every three days. You must keep a close eye on the progress of the shipbuilding project to ensure that you can lead the Ming Dynasty fleet on a cruise next year."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Zheng He understood the underlying meaning of Zhu Di's words and said with great excitement.

PS: I got off work too late today, and I didn’t start typing until 9:[-] at night, so I only have this update today and will make it up tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)