Zhu Xuan got a daughter, and Old Zhu got a little great-granddaughter.

They didn't have any bad thoughts because they were daughters. On the contrary, they were very happy. The somewhat solemn atmosphere in the palace was relieved a lot at this time. The faces of the maids, eunuchs and other slaves were filled with joy.

Two days passed like this.

Tie Xiuying's body has recovered a lot, her hands and feet are strong, she can sit up, and she is holding her daughter and feeding her.

Zhu Xuan looked at the child who was eating and couldn't move his eyes away. He kept looking straight at him, which made Tie Xiuying's face turn pink and she was extremely shy.

"Your Highness, stop looking."

Tie Xiuying blushed, lowered her head again, and said softly.

The more she looked at it like this, the more shy she became. How could a father want to compete with his child for something to eat?

Zhu Xuan coughed slightly in embarrassment, knowing that this was wrong. He raised his head and shifted his gaze. After a while, he said, "Xiuying, what should our daughter be called?"

The names of Wen Gui and Wen Mo were both given by Lao Zhu.

That is the name of the little great-grandson, but now that he is a great-granddaughter, Lao Zhu may not be interested in naming it again. Zhu Xuan needs to think about it himself.

"Yup!"

Tie Xiuying looked at her lovely daughter in her arms and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is the father, so of course the name comes from His Highness."

"That's it..."

Zhu Xuan thought seriously for a while, but felt a little troubled. It was really hard to come up with a name, and he was very confused. After a while, he asked, "Does Xiuying have any ideas?"

Tie Xiuying smiled and said: "No, but I listen to His Highness, and our daughter will definitely listen to His Highness."

Zhu Xuan has never been very good at naming.

However, it is better to discuss it carefully with Tie Xiuying.

The two discussed until the end and finally settled on a name that didn't need to be too complicated or too elegant. It was called Zhu Huairong, nicknamed Rongrong. Now little Rongrong seems to like her name very much.

After hearing that they had decided what the name was, Rongrong blinked her cute big eyes and gave Zhu Xuan a very cheerful smile. She was so cute and cute, which made Tie Xiuying and the others' hearts melt.

Before I knew it, it was night.

Rongrong quickly fell asleep.

Children generally sleep longer and need to sleep more frequently.

Zhu Xuan stayed with Tie Xiuying tonight. In the past few days, he stayed with her to work hard for her to bring a lovely daughter to the family.

"Xiuying."

"I see Rongrong is full and there is still some extra."

"Not sure if this is possible……"

Zhu Xuan stared at Tie Xiuying with a longing look, like a hungry wolf staring at a little lamb.

Tie Xiuying's face turned red again and she said softly: "Your Highness... bad!"

Although she said something bad, she still opened her clothes. When Zhu Xuan saw it, he quickly rushed over and held her in his arms.

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The next day, in the morning.

Zhu Xuan went to court as usual, and when the court meeting was over, he called Zhang Yan to Wenhua Pavilion to continue discussing the imperial examination. The most important thing at the moment was to determine the questions for the imperial examination. The exam must have questions. If there are no questions, how will the candidates answer them?

However, you need to be more cautious when choosing test questions. After all, this is the official selection system of the Ming Dynasty. The elected officials are related to the stability of the entire court and cannot be casual at all.

Officials such as Zhang Yan paid great attention to the imperial examinations. This was not only a continuation of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, but also an opportunity for many of their civil servants to train their own disciples. Through this, those civil servants could also get a share of the imperial examinations.

"Your Highness, this is the topic we have discussed."

Zhang Yan understood what Zhu Xuan wanted to ask when he was left alone, so he handed over the test paper he had prepared in advance.

The current reform of the imperial examination has made many changes, and the changes are much greater than before. As for the eight-part essay with answer templates, it was abandoned by the Ming Dynasty long ago, and was changed to be more practical.

Whether the article is well written, whether the rhetoric is particularly beautiful, and whether there are various citations from scriptures are no longer the criteria for determining admission. The selections are all practical. Even the test questions are moving in this direction.

Zhu Xuan opened Zhang Yan's test paper and looked at it carefully.

Zhang Yan is still a little nervous now. You must know that Zhu Xuan is presiding over the imperial examination for the first time, so he may be very strict about these things. If it is too strict, he is worried about other problems.

So, he quietly and nervously waited for Zhu Xuan's reply.

"Get rid of the last question, which is related to the official assessment."

"Change it to...how to manage the trade zone, how to describe the specific questions, you can add them when you go back, this test paper will be left with me for the time being."

Zhu Xuan finished reading and gave direct instructions.

Nowadays, things in the trade zone are quite big. He wants to add these current events to the imperial examination questions to see what the candidates and scholars think of the trade zone.

We must know that when the trade zone is comprehensively rectified in the future, after the rectification, none of the officials who should be killed will be left, so there will be some new job vacancies that can be filled.

Through the imperial examination, we can effectively see what those scholars thought of the trade area.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan thought it was not an important matter and nodded temporarily.

Zhu Xuan added: "I will take the test questions to Grandpa Huang to see. If Grandpa Huang has seen it and there are no problems, that's it for the time being. Do you have any other questions?"

Zhang Yan shook his head and said: "Back to Your Highness, not yet!"

Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "If not, go down!"

Someone took Zhang Yan away, Zhu Xuan took the test papers and went to Qianqing Palace to find Lao Zhu.

I saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was still farming at this time. The land of Qianqing Palace had been reclaimed by him long ago. Half of it was used to grow corn and the other half was used to grow sweet potatoes. This was the result of the reclamation before winter last year.

Those crops have sprouted.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked people to prepare dung water, dilute it with water, pour the dung and fertilize it. Lao Zhu didn't think it smelled bad. On the contrary, Wen Gui, the stinky boy, felt that the stuff was smelly, so he sat aside and covered his nose.

On Wengui's desk, there are still some books, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, Zizhi Tongjian, etc. He has been studying and needs to learn how to write. Lao Zhu has educated Wengui very well.

However, Wen Gui was also sensible. He worked hard to learn whatever his great-grandfather taught him, and he learned very quickly. He was as smart as the time traveler Zhu Xuan.

"Grandpa Huang!"

Zhu Xuan walked in and felt that the excrement smelled very bad, so he said, "You can just leave this kind of thing to the slaves in the palace. Why do you have to do it yourself?"

As the emperor, the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty, he personally applied farmyard manure to crops, but no one believed him even if he told him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was probably the most people-friendly and down-to-earth among the emperors. (End of chapter)

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