Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

Chapter 14: Only your grandfather knows about this!

The next day.

It's just dawn.

Zhu Xiongying came to Tianyun Temple with large and small bags of gifts.

"Master! Master, I'm here!"

As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Xiongying shouted.

After walking a few steps, he already saw Zhu Changye waiting for him.

When people come to visit, they usually call outside the door and then the host comes out. This is a normal process.

But my master is different.

Zhu Xiongying found that every time he entered the door, his master was already waiting for him in front.

It's amazing.

"Master, you are amazing."

"Your elixir, no, the magic elixir! It really brought my grandma back."

Zhu Xiongying's childish voice was full of joy, and then a little embarrassed: "At that time... I also suspected that there was something wrong with your magic elixir. I really..."

Zhu Changye interrupted with a smile: "Xiongying, just save him, don't worry about anything else."

"You brought so many gifts today. Are you here to thank me for being my teacher?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiongying nodded and said, "That's right! I don't know what your old man likes, so I just bring a little of everything for you to see."

Zhu Changye smiled and said, "Let's go inside and see."

He walked into the lobby first.

Zhu Xiongying walked in immediately.

Zhu Changye doesn't have the secular habit of waiting for guests to leave and open gifts. In cultivating immortality, he pays attention to doing things as he pleases and freedom.

He was curious about the gift, so he would not hide it and open it directly in front of Zhu Xiongying.

There are many gifts.

There is gold, silver coins, luminous pearls...
They are all very valuable things.

"Master, don't you like it?"

Zhu Xiongying was a little nervous because he saw Zhu Changye's calmness after seeing these things.

Zhu Changye smiled and said: "It's of no use to me, but because of your thoughts, I accepted them all as my teacher."

Zhu Xiongying sighed: "As expected... Then, can I ask Master, what do you want? My grandfather is the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. As long as Yingtian Mansion or even the Ming Dynasty has it, he can get it!"

"This is what my grandfather told me this morning. As long as Master you need something, he will agree to it!"

When Zhu Changye heard the words, he thought thoughtfully: "If you say that, then I really want something."

Zhu Xiongying was delighted and said excitedly: "What is it!"

He is not afraid that his master will want things, but he is afraid that his master will not want things. This is also the exact words of his grandfather.

Zhu Changye didn't speak, he just waved Zhu Xiongying over.

Zhu Xiongying was suspicious.

But he got through it anyway.

then,

Zhu Changye said something in his ears, and Zhu Xiongying's expression became even weirder.

"Master, are you sure about this?"

Zhu Xiongying was a little confused.

Zhu Changye nodded noncommittally: "Yes, you can ask your grandfather after you go back. I'm afraid... only he knows about this."

Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath: "Master, I understand."

"By the way, Master, I didn't pay attention to the story you told me last time at first, but after I went back, I kept thinking about it, and asked people a lot more, and finally confirmed that the late Emperor of the Dayun Dynasty you were talking about at that time, Is it...my grandfather?"

Zhu Xiongying asked nervously. As the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor, he had too many people's expectations on his shoulders, and he did not live up to those people's expectations. He had already shown his talents as an emperor at the age of eight.

Very smart.

Last time, Zhu Changye talked about the time when Dayun Dynasty issued national policies, and also talked about some of the actions of the late Emperor of Dayun Dynasty. Zhu Xiongying did not expect it at first, but later recalled that the actions of the late Emperor of Dayun Dynasty were not his own. Grandpa?

Then if it was my grandfather, the Great Cloud Dynasty would be destroyed in the story at that time, wouldn't it mean that the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed in the future?

Moreover, it was destroyed by grandpa’s ancestral system...
This incident made Zhu Xiongying very uneasy.

He didn't dare to tell anyone about it. It was too big, so he only dared to keep it in his heart.

"Xiongying, that thing is just a story."

Zhu Changye laughed and said calmly: "The story is fixed, but the future, everyone's future, is uncertain and full of infinite possibilities."

"There is only one story, but there are countless futures. You don't have to take it to heart."

"This..." Zhu Xiongying was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "Master, what do you think of my grandfather? Is he a good emperor?"

Zhu Xiongying asked what was in his heart.

The imperial city is now in chaos. In the morning, I heard Uncle Lan Yu say that last night my grandpa had summoned a large group of relatives and generals to discuss the master.

The presence of Master made them panic, confused, and uneasy.

Suddenly an immortal appeared, and everyone didn't know what to do.

I don’t know what this immortal’s attitude is towards Ming Dynasty.

Asking Master what he thinks of grandpa, now that grandpa is at the helm of the Ming Dynasty, is also asking Master what he thinks of Ming Dynasty from a side perspective.

Zhu Xiongying tried his best to ask the questions for the elders.

"Your grandpa..."

Zhu Changye was slightly stunned, and then his mind couldn't help but remember the last time he saw the child.

"Dad, I want to go out and have a look!"

"Go and make a lot of money, and when you earn it, I will lead a good life for my mother and you."

The child who was full of youthful spirit at that time did not want to be the Hongwu Emperor or overthrow the Yuan Dynasty at first. He just had the same idea as most filial children. He wanted to make a lot of money, lead a good life for his parents, and repay the kindness of raising him.

This was how Emperor Hongwu was remembered in his memory, but Zhu Changye knew that this was not what his great-grandson wanted to know.

After thinking about it, Zhu Changye said: "The current Holy Emperor is a pitiful person and a hard worker. The emperor is like this, so he can be said to be a good emperor."

Zhu Xiongying was a little surprised, but quickly lowered his head: "You think he is a good emperor, but many people say that my grandfather is too murderous."

"Hu Huaiyong and Li Shanchang, he killed many people, why do you still say he is a good emperor?"

After saying this, Zhu Xiongying was a little nervous and glanced at Zhu Changye casually, seeming to be concerned about the change in Zhu Changye's expression.

But he could only see Zhu Changye's ever-changing calm face.

"Xiongying, do you also think your grandfather committed murder?"

Zhu Changye asked rhetorically.

Seeing his master in front of him, who saved his life, Zhu Xiongying did not hide anything and said bluntly: "Well, a bit..."

"Uncle Hu Huaiyong and Uncle Hu were very kind to me back then. Even if they made mistakes, they accompanied my grandfather to conquer the world for so long. I don't think the crime will lead to death."

Zhu Changye sighed: "So, Xiongying, this is why my teacher said that your grandfather is a pitiful man."

Zhu Xiongying was puzzled: Master, "Does this matter?"

Zhu Changye said: "Xiongying, do you know why your grandfather killed Hu Huaiyong and Li Shanchang?"

Before Zhu Xiongying could speak, Zhu Changye said: "Do you know what kind of literati were used by these two prime ministers during the seventeen years they were in power?"

Zhu Xiongying heard this, thought for a while, and replied: "My father told me that we are all from Huaixi."

Zhu Changye nodded and continued: "In the past few years, all the civil servants in the imperial court were from Huaixi."

"They were all promoted by Li Shanchang and Hu Huaiyong. The most fair imperial examination was used to recruit officials in the dynasty, but in the hands of Hu and Li, it became a weapon for forming cliques."

(End of this chapter)