King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

The Zhou brothers were very happy and thought this was a good idea.

They would do anything as long as they could frustrate Zhu Tan and make her lose her favor.

Zhu Tan had no idea that he was being plotted against secretly.

While handling government affairs, he was also preparing for the Queen Mother's birthday.

Zhou was Zhu Youtang's grandmother and the person Zhu Youtang valued most, so she did not dare to be careless.

The task of supervising the production of explosives was assigned to Ma Cong, while Zhu Houzhao would occasionally go to take a look for various reasons.

However, Zhu Tan thought that Zhu Houzhao wanted to skip school, but unfortunately he had no basis for his claim.

Just like this day, Zhu Houzhao took Chu Tian and swaggered out of the palace.

She was like a bird that had escaped from a cage, feeling indescribably comfortable.

When Zhu Tan saw that Zhu Houzhao did not look like a prince at all, he began to doubt whether his nephew was the best person in the Ming Dynasty.

In order to deal with Zhengde, he cannot relax at all.

Liu Jin and his eight tigers all stood beside him.

Liu Jin's injury has not healed yet! But he can still walk. Zhu Houzhao felt a little sorry for his carelessness, so he gave him a lot of rewards during this period.

Zhu Houzhao used the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes he obtained from Li Guang for his own use and never thought about how to spend them.

He is now on the street, and everything he sees is so new.

This made Liu Jin and others a little nervous, worrying that Zhu Houzhao would be blamed because of something in his stomach.

"Uncle, are these people in red our people? What kind of business am I in?"

Zhu Houzhao was dragged into the carriage by Zhu Tan, and the business in Beijing was counted as Zhu Houzhao's share.

Zhu Tan knew that Emperor Zhengde was fond of wine and women and was in urgent need of money, so Liu Jin took advantage of this to make money for Zhu Houzhao, which eventually led to Prince Anhua's rebellion.

His nephew needed the money, so why would he let Liu Jin do it? So Zhu Houzhao got a considerable amount of equity.

Zhu Tan smiled and pointed to a salt shop on the street.

"Yes, in Beijing, we almost monopolized all the salt business. The two brothers of the Zhou family were also forced to close their businesses."

Zhu Houzhao was immediately intrigued and insisted on going over to find out what was going on.

After all, my second uncle said that he had a lot of dividends this year.

He had already made up his mind that once he had enough money, he would get two of them, and his favorite was the big tiger.

Zhu Tan knew about Zhu Houzhao's historical interests. His "Listening to Music", "Hundred Plays", "Wrestling" and "Big Animals" would naturally not be surpassed by Liu Jin and others, so this time, he specially brought Zhu Houzhao here.

Zhu Houzhao could be said to have enjoyed it very much. He felt that it was much more interesting than studying in the Eastern Palace.

As long as it was something he wanted, his second uncle would never hesitate and promised to make him satisfied. He was so happy that he didn't even let go of Zhu Tan's little hand.

This day happened to be the monthly market.

Zhu Houzhao went to the market and was covered in sweat and exhausted. He refused to leave and insisted that Zhu Tan go and have a rest.

It is naturally impossible for Zhu Tan to take Zhu Houzhao to a brothel. Other things are fine, but Zhu Houzhao must not be allowed to become addicted to women, especially "take-out women", otherwise he will get out of control.

At Zhu Houzhao's request, Zhu Tan and others found a teahouse, sat down to drink tea and listen to stories.

Storytellers have always had a history since ancient times, and in teahouses, the story is about the Ming hero Zhu Yuanzhang and his subordinates who founded the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao had never heard of such a story in the palace, so he used this method to attract others.

Zhu Houzhao drank tea, rested, listened to and talked about his ancestors, and he felt a special feeling.

Just like Zhu Houzhao heard that his ancestors had several sworn brothers, Tang and Deng Yu, Guo Ying, Hu Dahai, Chang Yuchun...

Zhu Houzhao pulled Zhu Tan's sleeve and asked in confusion: "Second uncle, did my great-grandfather really have any sworn brothers? I have never heard of it."

Zhu Tan was overjoyed when he heard this. Zhu Yuanzhang's seven brothers were just like a gorilla that could tell stories. As he spoke, his expression became serious.

"This is a historical novel. It contains many mythological stories. It's very interesting and fun. Just treat it as an interesting story!"

Of course, such words can be used to coax children. However, at the table next to Zhu Tan and others, someone heard Zhu Tan's words and immediately said, "Myth? Why do you think it is a myth? Did you see it right?"

Zhu Tan ignored him. How could Zhu Houzhao not know whether it was true or false?

His nephew is a genuine descendant of the Ming royal family. From Emperor Xianzong to the founding ceremony, he can get to the bottom of everything and is extremely powerful!

Today in the teahouse, I didn't tell the "serial drama" anymore, but just picked out some fascinating clips to tell, such as the story of the brotherhood between Zhu Yuanzhang and the Seven Heroes of Luzhuang.

After a short rest, he talked about Zhu Di's campaign to quell the rebellion and Prince of Yan's conquest of the north.

Zhu Houzhao was cheered up because he had heard this story from his master Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe is relatively fair. What he tells should be the real history, not what those storytellers describe.

For example, when Li Jinglong rebelled on the battlefield and welcomed Zhu Di to Nanjing, Zhu Houzhao had a new explanation.

"Uncle, he is wrong. Li Xuan and I met once. According to an ancient book in Li Xuan's family, Chengzu's grandfather was a man with a strong sense of justice.

Li Jinglong's great-grandson, Li Xuan, inherited the position of commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei a year ago.

Zhu Tan couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhu Houzhao's appearance.

"A Shou, the story of King Yan sweeping the north is just a myth. The north here refers to Hebei. I have heard a story before. He asked me that the big locust trees in Hongdong, Shanxi, were migrated from other areas to Hebei. There was no war there, no war."

When Zhu Houzhao spoke, his voice was not loud, but Zhu Tan's voice was extremely loud.

The guest at the next table slammed the table again, "Stop talking nonsense, you know nothing, I'm here to study, if you keep talking nonsense, get out of here."

Zhu Tan also has his own temperament. He has never met anyone who would argue so seriously. He turned his head and looked at him.

The man was tall, with a face full of flesh, and looked to be in his twenties. What concerned him most was the sword at his side.

Zhang Yong had already seen that Zhang Yong was standing very steadily. Because he was nearly two meters tall, he stood just right between the two tables and was able to protect Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Tan in time.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was about to continue talking, Zhu Tan quickly stopped him: "He is right, let's go to class first! After we have rested, we should also go prepare the gifts!"

Zhu Houzhao was also a little absent-minded, his eyes fell on the high platform, and he did not see Zhu Tan's eyes towards Zhang Yong and others. Zhang Yong and several servants understood and stared at the guest holding the sharp knife, fearing that something might go wrong.

At this moment, several people walked into the teahouse, apparently coming for the customer with a knife.

But soon after they entered, they started fighting with the sword-wielding customers.

The man who had previously quarreled with Zhu Tan and Zhu Houzhao was actually very powerful. With a wave of the long sword in his hand, he killed three people.

Zhang Yong and others all looked at Zhu Tan, who felt like he was slapped in the face.

"Capture him." A guy who even the captain of the Daming City Management Team didn't take seriously actually dared to kill people in public. Zhang Yong and his men immediately gave the order.

Zhang Yong took the lead. He did not bring any weapons when he left the palace. Instead, he pulled out the belt from his waist and used it as a whip, hitting the man with a knife hard.

When the people who came later saw that there were helpers, those who had originally planned to escape suddenly became interested.

I heard someone say loudly: "Thank you very much, this is a big thief in the southern part of the capital, named Yang Hu, who robs rich people and commits many crimes. We are the officials of the Bazhou government. If you can catch Yang Hu, we will definitely reward you generously."

Zhu Hou watched with great interest, especially when he saw Zhang Yong was so strong, he said excitedly: "Second Uncle, isn't Zhang Yong very powerful? Even a huge rock weighing hundreds of kilograms can be lifted by him!"

Zhu Tan could only admire his strong will in his heart. Apart from that, he was speechless.

However, since Yang Hu was a thief and had fled to the capital from another city, it was natural that he could not have been unaware of the local police.

Even if Yang Hu was good at fighting, he couldn't withstand the siege of dozens of people.

After Zhang Yong kicked Yang Hu away, Ma Yongcheng and Qiu Ju pressed his hands and legs to the ground.

Yang Hu was like a tamed tiger, using his hands and feet and cursing loudly.

He said he was from the Bazhou government office. He went to check on the wounded on his side first. One of them was dying, but the other was not seriously injured.

The person walking in front thanked Zhang Yong.

After saying that, he was about to take her away.

Seeing Zhu Tan's look, Zhang Yong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Fighting in the street and injuring people, this matter must be reported to Shuntian Palace, and no one is allowed to leave."

"Sir, we are really the servants of Bazhou government. We have been tracking Yang Hu for nearly half a month. Sir, we have to hurry back to report. We are leaving now."

The leader said this and gestured to the people behind him.

The performance of these guys was really terrible. Not only Zhu Tan noticed something was wrong, but Zhu Houzhao also felt strange and said, "Second Uncle, those two guys are not good people at first glance."

Zhu Tan laughed and said, "A Shou is indeed a smart man. You two are the servants of the Bazhou government office. Why don't you go to Shuntian and explain the matter clearly? Someone is dead!"

As Zhu Tan was speaking, a group of men in red robes came towards him on the street. The leader was none other than Zhang Laoliu.

Zhang Yong, with a group of people and Zhang Laoliu, quickly surrounded them.

As soon as they saw that the situation was not right, the so-called "captains" ran outside.

However, they never imagined that the Ming City Guards led by Zhu Tan were so powerful, and together with the other red-robed team, they could not escape.

The restrained Yang Hu burst into laughter, "Qi Yanming, don't act like a bully. You always call me stupid, but don't you see that they are all from the imperial court?"

The man called Qi Yanming seemed to have a grudge against Yang Hu. Yang Hu pinned him to the ground and wanted to beat him up.

Zhu Tan asked Jia Zhang and Zhang Laoliu to interrogate them immediately. Yang Hu and Qi Yanming were both tough guys, but the others spoke very quickly.

Although they came from Bazhou, they were not captains of police but just a group of bandits. Because of the unreasonable distribution of spoils, an internal conflict broke out among them.

Zhu Tan didn't know that this group of people were the generals who launched the rebellion during the Zhengde period, and Yang Hu and Qi Yanming were their leaders.

After Jia Zhang's questioning, Zhu Tan finally understood.

No one is born a thief. It was Li Guang and his second uncle's fault that Yang Hu and others became robbers.

When Li Guang was in the most favor of his time, he expanded the imperial farm on a large scale, occupied the fields of the common people, and occupied all the land adjacent to him in the capital, and was forced to expand everywhere.

The people who were robbed were all refugees. In order to survive, they gathered in groups of three or five, or even dozens of people, to rob on the roads and in government offices.

Yang Hu and Qi Yanming were originally two gangs of bandits. It was originally a big business, but in the end, Yang Hu took advantage of it alone. Qi Yanming chased Yang Hu all the way to the capital and stopped him.

Zhu Tan asked, the place where Yang Hu, Qi Yanming and others were located was exactly the farmland that was occupied near Sanchajiang River.

This piece of land has now been taken away from Zhou Yu in the name of Xu Guangzuo.

Zhu Tan, Zhou Yu and others are of the same nature as Yang Hu, Qi Yanming and others.

But Zhu Tan believed that he was correcting himself. At least in the process of correction, he knew his mistakes and would become better!

There was both truth and sufficient evidence in this matter, so Zhu Tan ordered Jia Zhang and others to take Yang Hu and others to Shuntian Palace and put their name cards on them. He believed that Shuntian Palace would also take this matter seriously.

It was also Zhu Tan's fault for not knowing much about what happened during that period. If he knew that Yang Hu, Qi Yanming and others were the main figures in Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellion, he would never have been so reckless.

Real martial arts is much more interesting than boxing and wrestling, and Zhu Hou watched with great fascination.

Just as he was about to follow Zhu Tan to his seat, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and looked at Zhu Tan.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Tan asked with a smile when he saw Zhu Houzhao's expression.

"It turned out to be Teacher Wang Hua. Teacher Wang Hua will come to check my homework tomorrow. If he finds out that I have left the palace, he will nag me for a long time."

Zhu Houzhao had no time to dodge, because Wang Hua was watching the fight from the side! He had already recognized Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Tan had dealt with Wang Hua before. When he saw that there was a young man in his early twenties but not yet thirty beside Wang Hua, his heart skipped a beat.

The two men look similar. Could they be the future famous Wang Shouren and Wang Yangming?
"A Shou, we are out this time to honor the Queen Mother, not for fun. Let's go and pay our respects to Wang Hua now."

As Zhu Tan spoke, he brought Zhu Houzhao in front of Wang Hua. As expected, Zhu Tan was right. The young man next to Wang Hua was Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi when he was in his twenties, but failed for two consecutive times. This time he was already 28 years old, and it was his third time to take the imperial examination.

After all, he is not Wang Yangming, who founded the School of Mind. If he loses everything, then his meaning is also lost.

Seeing that he had a heavy burden, Wang Hua brought him over to let him relax.

Then, he saw a fight on the street, involving Zhu Houzhao and the Marquis of Jianchang. (End of this chapter)