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

During lunch, Zhu Yuanzhang drank a few sips of wine and looked good. It was obvious that he did not take the affairs of the Timurid Khanate too seriously.

It’s not that I don’t take it seriously.

He is an emperor and has too many things to worry about. If he keeps everything on his mind, he will feel very depressed!
Tsk!
The old man took a sip of wine, grinned, and looked very enjoyable.

Zhu Xiongying was very happy watching it.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Xiongying suspiciously: "Why are you laughing so foolishly?"

Zhu Xiongying asked: "Grandpa, you haven't drunk for a long time, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, how did you know?"

"You looked so happy just now. It's obvious that you haven't had a drink in a long time."

"Uh." Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at him, "Then why are you so happy?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "I'm glad you listened to me."

Ah!
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "We are busy and have no time to drink. Isn't it time to relax now?"

As if remembering something, the old man squinted his eyes and said, "Recently, a strange thing happened in Daming. Hey!"

Zhu Xiongying picked up a piece of fish for Zhu Yuanzhang: "It has bones, please be careful."

"What's so strange?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Someone is really working hard to build academies. You are awesome! Not long ago, I told you about the connection between building academies and the development of aristocratic families."

"I was thinking at the time, no one except a smart person like you could come up with such a brilliant idea."

"Sure enough, there are people as smart as you. Incredible, incredible!"

When he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's dim eyes inadvertently showed a hint of murderous intent.

If Zhu Huai had not previously explained to Zhu Yuanzhang the hundred-year impact of building the academy, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have realized how much turmoil the simple development of the academy would cause in the dynasty.

Building a college first seems to be a convenient move for the people.

In the second stage, they invested money to recruit famous teachers and scholars, and used benefits to get them to enter private academies, thereby draining the country's teaching resources.

In the third stage, when the people know that private academies can cultivate Jinshi talents, all the people will give up official schools and enter private schools.

Eventually they were able to control the scholars of the world and manipulate the price of tuition fees.

At that time, no ruler dared to touch them, because the foundation of the dynasty and the country's talents were controlled by them.

Awesome! Very awesome!
Zhu Xiongying's heart suddenly jumped, and he looked at the old man in confusion: "Are you sure? If it's just to open a college, it doesn't mean it has other uses. Grandpa, we still have to consider this matter carefully."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "On the Lantern Festival, they opened the Fengyang Academy and put up a sign on Yingtian Street. Ha, such a big lantern, it really has a great effect."

"In less than a month, we have already attracted many children to study there."

"Tsk tsk, this is not enough. Two more academies have opened this month."

"How big is their appetite? They walk so fast, aren't they afraid of being stuffed to death?"

On the Lantern Festival, Zhu Huai had a deep impression of the "Fengyang Academy" on the huge lantern.

At that time, Zhu Huai also expressed his admiration to Zhao Tan'er, saying that the people behind this academy were so wise that they could think of the marketing method of the Ming Dynasty edition.

I really didn't expect that in just one month, they are still developing the academy. It seems they have big ambitions!
"Grandpa, who is seeking death like this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "Let's wait and see. I hope they don't get what's good for them."

"Oh."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, then passed another piece of chicken to the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been drinking just now, but now he began to wolf down his food.

Zhu Xiongying said angrily: "Old man, your eating habits are wrong!" "Don't eat so fast, eat slowly, don't get stuck!"

The old man smiled and said, "If you don't work hard to eat, what can you do?"

The voice just fell.

The old man was suddenly stunned.

Then her face quickly turned red, her expression became more and more painful, and she slapped her chest incessantly.

"Cough...cough..."

Zhu Xiongying was still eating when he suddenly noticed the old man coughing. He looked up and was immediately shocked: "Stuck?"

"Don't slap, don't move, trust me!"

After saying that, Zhu Xiongying hurriedly said, "Grandpa, stand up!"

"do not move!"

Zhu Xiongying quickly walked behind the old man, put his arms around him from behind, found the old man's belly button, clenched a fist with one hand, pointed it an inch upwards, and then slapped it hard with the other hand!
puff!
The chicken nuggets in the old man's throat were suddenly spat out, and the redness on his face slowly faded.

Zhu Xiongying quickly brought a pot of tea to the old man. "Drink it first."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a big gulp.

I feel my breathing is smoother.

His throat was blocked just now, and for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang even saw death coming. Thinking back on it now, he feels a little scared.

"Ha, grandson..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up, only to see Zhu Xiongying standing there staring at him with a terribly gloomy expression.

The old man's neck shrank.

It’s over, my eldest grandson is going to teach me a lesson again!
The old man was like a child who had made a mistake, waiting for Zhu Huai's impending storm.

Zhu Huai was indeed frightened just now.

Being unable to breathe due to a foreign object blocking the respiratory tract may not seem like a big deal.

But in this day and age, the number of people who have died because of this is countless!
Zhu Xiongying learned the Heimlich maneuver from Zhu Changye, and it was fortunate that he learned it.

Because any improper operation may be fatal.

No kidding, this is the reality!
Many people mistakenly believe that patting the back can relieve the symptoms of defecation, but that is not the case!
The Heimlich maneuver uses the residual gas in the lungs to form an airflow to flush out foreign objects. If it is performed incorrectly, not only will the foreign object fail to be removed from the respiratory tract, it will also block the airway and lead to fatal suffocation.

Zhu Xiongying said to Zhu Yuanzhang angrily: "You are old now, can you listen to me in the future?"

"Do you know how dangerous that was? It could be fatal, you know?"

"If I wasn't here just now, or if anyone patted your back for no reason, it would have aggravated the airway obstruction and directly cost you your life!"

"I told you not to drink and not to eat so fast before. Oh, so you don't drink and listen to me. You think it's okay to eat so fast, right?"

"Can your body still compare with that of young people?"

"No one is competing with you for it, why are you in such a hurry to eat?"

Seeing the old man listening with his head down and looking aggrieved, Zhu Xiongying was both angry and amused.

"Definitely!"

"I was worrying about nothing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and gave Zhu Xiongying a thumbs up: "You know what, grandson, you are really good, even better than those old doctors in the Imperial Hospital!"

"I……"

Just as Zhu Xiongying was about to speak, Zhu Yuanzhang pinched Zhu Huai's shoulder and said, "I'll remember this. I know you're thinking about me. This won't happen again!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "That's good to know!"

"Come on, wait for me for a moment, I'm going to write something!"

Zhu Xiongying waved and ran back to the study.

The old man felt a little ashamed. He patted his butt and lay down in the rocking chair, rocking with a pot of tea in his arms.

It was indeed dangerous just now.

Zhu Yuanzhang could sense it.

It's not that he had never seen people choking to death while eating. On the contrary, he had seen many such cases. When he was a child, he didn't have enough food, and suddenly a rich man came to donate rice to the village. Several people in the village choked to death because they ate too fast. The people who died in those days were really varied, and Zhu Yuanzhang had seen quite a few.

I was fearless when I was young, but now that I’m old, I feel a little nervous when I think back on it.

He lay in the rocking chair with his eyes squinted, looking through the window at Zhu Huai who was concentrating on writing, and couldn't help feeling curious.

What is this kid writing?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, stood up to drink some tea, put the tea on the stone table, and tiptoed towards the study.

"I'll have it written right away."

Zhu Xiongying didn't even raise his head.

"What's it written?"

The old man leaned over and was stunned when he saw the densely packed health knowledge on the paper.

"Written for us?"

Zhu Xiongying said unhappily, "What else? Go back and take a closer look. For example, don't lie down after a meal, eat more light food, take a walk after a meal... Anyway, just change your habits little by little. It's up to you whether you can stick to it or not. It's also up to you whether you want to live longer."

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said cheerfully: "I promise! We will do whatever you say!"

"Wow! You really are amazing! You know everything? Where did you see all this?"

Zhu Xiongying rolled his eyes at the old man and said, "It's in the book."

"Reading more can help you live longer! This is true!" Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips.

Zhu Xiongying put down his pen and ink, blew the ink off the paper, and handed it to the old man: "Keep it and read it more when you have nothing to do."

"okay!"

The old man held the paper in his arms like a treasure.

……

Ministry of Rites.

Last night, Li Yuan, the Minister of Rites, reported some information about the Timurid Khanate to Zhu Yuanzhang overnight.

Until now, Li Yuan still feels a little scared.

Although Timur appeared to be extremely respectful and humble towards the Ming Dynasty, looking back now, it turns out that everything they did was just an act!
He treated all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty and even the old men as children and deceived them!
If Zhu Huai had not appeared, Li Yuan might still be somewhat complacent and being made a fool of by others.

Last night at the dinner, I seemed to be skeptical about Zhu Huai.

It seems that his complexion is not very good.

Although he didn't say anything harsh to Zhu Huai, he was skeptical about Zhu Xiongying in his heart.

This is not a big deal, at least Zhu Huai doesn’t know about it.

But he couldn't get over it in his heart.

If it weren't for Zhu Xiongying, he wouldn't have known the ambitions of the Timurid Khanate. No matter what, Zhu Xiongying was helping himself and the entire Ministry of Rites.

Others don't care about these things, but Li Yuan has received favors from others and cannot pretend that nothing happened.

Especially since he was still skeptical about Zhu Xiongying last night.

"Someone is coming."

Li Yuan shouted to the outside world: "What is the most precious gift sent by the Mongolian envoys?"

The clerk of the Ministry of Rites thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, if we were to say which is the most valuable, it would be the rhinoceros horn dagger. It is said that it can cut iron like mud, is easy to carry, and is very useful for self-defense."

Li Yuan was delighted: "Give it to me."

The jailer looked at Li Yuan with some embarrassment.

Li Yuan said unhappily: "It's just one or two tributes missing. You don't need to bear the responsibility. I will bear it myself! When you put it into the national treasury, just count one rhino horn dagger less!"

Upon hearing this, the police officer hurriedly shook his head and said, "My Lord, it's not because of this."

"The main thing is that there seems to be only one rhino horn dagger."

"Just one! Give it to me!" Li Yuan said.

"No, the dagger was taken away by the eunuch sent by the emperor a few days ago."

amount.

Li Yuan was speechless: "Are you seriously ill? Can you please stop beating around the bush when you speak?"

"Besides the rhino horn dagger, is there anything more precious?"

The police officer said hurriedly: "Oh, there is a lesser one, a dagger made of ivory, which is not bad."

"Although not as impressive as a rhino horn dagger, a dagger made from ivory is lighter, more convenient to carry, and can also be used for self-defense. If used as a collection, it will probably be very valuable in the future."

Li Yuan nodded: "Okay, give it to me."

"I'll get it right away!"

In the afternoon, Zhu Xiongying saw the old man off.

On the way back, I happened to meet Zhao Sili who had just finished his shift.

Zhu Xiongying greeted with a smile: "Lord Zhao, I am a little embarrassed last night."

Zhao Sili shook his head and waved his hand: "Nothing."

"By the way, where did you go last night?"

Zhu Xiongying had nothing to hide, so he said, "I went to the Siyi Pavilion."

"Forehead."

Zhao Sili looked at Zhu Xiongying suspiciously: "Is he going to receive the envoy?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "Yes."

Zhao Sili's eyes were somewhat complicated.

Sometimes he even wondered whether Zhu Xiongying was a descendant of a noble family.

If you think about it carefully, everything he did seems to be something that ordinary people cannot do!
"By the way, why did you secretly tell her last night to stop me from contacting the Xu family?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. He stared at Zhao Sili and said, "Sir Zhao, my marriage to Tan'er is just a matter of time."

"I know what you were thinking last night, and I also know that you were deliberately performing for Miss Xu."

Zhao Sili seemed a little embarrassed when his secret was exposed.

Zhu Xiongying continued: "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe my old man."

"He used his connections to get the emperor to personally grant the marriage."

"My old man has a very high reputation and a very good relationship with the emperor. Once something is said, it can be changed."

"You don't have to be so fussy about it."

Zhao Sili twitched his cheeks and hummed softly.

Zhu Xiongying said: "I don't mean to blame you. What I want to tell you is that you are only a sixth-rank commander. The Zhongshan Palace is a hereditary prince and a founding hero. Do you think you can invite them?"

"To put it bluntly, can they lower their status to attend the banquet?"

If Zhao Sili had been scolded in this tone in the past, he might have changed his expression.

But now, when he realized Zhu Xiongying's power, instead of getting angry, he frowned and thought deeply.

Zhu Xiongying didn't mention this, and Zhao Sili hadn't thought about it deeply. Now that he thinks about it, it does seem a little strange.

Zhu Xiongying asked: "While you are using them, are they also using you?"

"Now the forces of the Zhongshan Palace are being eliminated one after another. I don't know what your majesty is doing, but I vaguely sense that the Zhongshan Palace will be in danger."

"Stay away from them and don't have anything to do with them anymore! Otherwise you'll get into trouble!"

Zhao Sili's expression changed, and he nodded, "Okay! I'll return the gift from the Zhongshan Palace when I get back!"

(End of this chapter)