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

Xu Huizu waited in Zhu's house for a long time. He arrived at Zhu's house early in the morning and it was already sunset, but he still didn't wait for the old man and Zhu Xiongying to come back.

Xu Huizu became more and more uneasy. What he feared most was waiting. If he knew the result earlier, whether good or bad, he would be relieved.

The process of waiting is a tormenting process, because you have to endure the constant worry about life or death.

He rehearsed the upcoming conversation with the old man over and over in his mind, even taking into account Zhu Xiongying being nearby and wondering how to cleverly convey the words to the old man so that he could understand.

Xu Huizu was considering all of these.

The golden sunset enveloped Yingtian City in red, which was magnificent and looked like a blood city.

The figures of an old man and a young boy were stretched out by the setting sun outside the Zhu Mansion.

Zhu Xiongying helped the old man into the mansion.

"Master, Grandpa, the eldest master of the Xu family has been waiting here for a whole day." Zhu Xiongying was stunned, "Xu Huizu?"

"Yes, the eldest master of the Xu family came here to wait this morning."

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Didn't you have lunch?" "We wanted to give him a meal, but Lord Xu refused."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and glanced at Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying shook his head: "I don't know why he came to me."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Maybe he is looking for us?"

As he spoke, the old man walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Xiongying seemed to remember something and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Old man, I will go get you a pot of hot water first, and then I will wash your hair."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay!"

Waiting for Zhu Xiongying, he left not long ago.

Jiang Li appeared in front of Zhu Yuanzhang like a ghost: "Your Majesty."

"Ok?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Why did you come in?"

Jiang Li said with fear on his face: "The child who was peeing on the tree had a broken bone."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked: "When did we ask you to take action?"

Jiang Li said hastily: "I dare not, I dare not, it was not us Jinyiwei who did it."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious: "What's going on?"

Jiang Lin replied: "Not long after the emperor and the young master left, the child climbed up the tree again to urinate a few times, and finally met a hot-tempered man who kicked him and broke his bones!"

"Well...it seems to be because of the two cents that the young master gave me."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he finally reacted at this time, and his expression became a little complicated.

"It means that our eldest grandson gave the kid two cents, making him think that his peeing action could be exchanged for money... and then he met a bad guy? And then he was beaten and had his bones broken?"

Jiang Li nodded: "Yes~~."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, glanced at Jiang Li, and waved his hand, saying, "You go down."

When Jiang Li left, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy, his cheeks twitched slightly, and he muttered: "Cruel!"

You little bastard, this is truly killing without being seen. I just taught you by words and deeds that an emperor must be ruthless, and now you use such a cruel trick on me!
No wonder the brat said that if you want to kill someone, you must first make him crazy.

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled it and suddenly felt happy. He had just come back with a lot of anger in his heart, but now he felt relieved and squinted his eyes happily!

Zhu Xiongying asked the servants to get some hot water, and at the same time he walked to the central hall.

Xu Huizu had already heard the footsteps and stood up quickly.

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying was the only one there, he couldn't help but look outside.

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "My grandfather is right. You are indeed looking for him."

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Xiongying responded: "Looking for my old man?"

Xu Huizu nodded, but his expression did not look very good.

Zhu Xiongying said: "The old man is sitting in the yard. I will go get some water to wash his hair. The food will be delivered later. Mr. Xu, would you like to go first? I won't entertain you."

Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Xiongying gratefully: "Okay! Thank you!"

After Zhu Xiongying left, Xu Huizu walked towards the yard tremblingly.

The distance from the central hall to the courtyard is very close, but now to Xu Huizu, it seems as far away as the changes in the world.

As soon as I walked into the yard, I felt the invisible pressure from the old man.

Maybe Zhu Xiongying couldn’t feel it, maybe the old man would always be a kind grandfather in Zhu Xiongying’s eyes.

But in front of Xu Huizu, he was an emperor who killed people without blinking an eye and did not care about old friendships at all!
At this time, Emperor Hongwu might have already placed an invisible knife on the Xu family, but the Xu family members could not perceive it. However, Xu Huizu inexplicably felt it.

Fear, uneasiness, worry, dread... countless emotions intertwined in my heart.

He mustered up his courage and walked over, standing one step behind Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his back to him and said in a deep voice: "Here, I am not an emperor. You are a smart person. Since I can see you, I think you know something."

"Our eldest grandson is hiding his identity because he has something unfinished. In order to avoid being monitored, he has to put on a complete show."

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, then said frankly: "Your Majesty..."

"Ok?"

"I understand!" Xu Huizu said quickly.

The old man didn't turn around and sat there quietly, but Xu Huizu felt an inexplicable pressure and murderous aura.

A few moments.

Zhu Xiongying came over with hot water.

Seeing Xu Huizu still standing nearby, Zhu Xiongying said, "Master Xu, please sit down. Why are you standing?"

Xu Huizu felt a little embarrassed and he didn't dare to sit down!

So he could only bite the bullet and say, "I've been sitting all day, it will be more comfortable to stand for a while."

Zhu Xiongying said, "I'll wash Grandpa's hair first, and then we'll serve dinner."

"Grandpa, I want to show my filial piety to you by washing your hair. Come, lie down on the rocking chair."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious: "You wash your hair after you move in, and do you wash it while lying down?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "This, Grandpa, was taught to me by my master. You don't understand. My master designed this rocking chair, which has many functions."

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned, his wrinkles opened up and his face was full of smiles.

Every move of the grandfather and grandson is so casual.

Xu Huizu was horrified as he watched from the side. He found it hard to connect the emperor with the kind old man.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial aura would only fade away when he was with Zhu Xiongying. Without Zhu Xiongying, he was still the Hongwu Emperor who looked down upon the world!

Zhu Xiongying rolled up his sleeves and placed the basin of water on a high stool. The height of the basin of water was just about the same as the rocking chair.

Zhu Xiongying gently pulled out the jade hairpin that held Zhu Yuanzhang's hair in his bun, and his hair fell vertically like a waterfall.

The old man's hair is half silver and half white, with very little black hair.

“Is it hot?”

After Zhu Yuanzhang lay down on the rocking chair, all his hair fell into the copper basin.

"Tsk! Just right!"

"You know what, it's really fucking comfortable to wash your hair with this thing."

Zhu Xiongying was combing the old man's hair with soap nuts, and he suddenly found a long scar on his scalp.

"Ah?"

"Why do you have such long cuts on your head?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. He knew that the old man had many knife wounds on his body, but he never knew that the most dangerous one for Zhu Yuanzhang was the one on his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "He was chopped off when I was fighting with his father on Jiqing Road."

This "he" was naturally pointing at Xu Huizu who was standing nearby in a daze.

"What a lucky life! What a blessing!" Zhu Xiongying sighed.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "That's nonsense, isn't it? Grandson, our destiny is earned by our own efforts. No one is born with great fortune and luck!"

Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment and said, "Politics comes from guns."

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips and said happily: "I like to hear this, it makes sense! Wow, not bad! You understand it very deeply!"

After Zhu Xiongying applied soapnuts to Zhu Yuanzhang's hair, he began to gently massage his scalp.

The old man hummed slightly in enjoyment.

Xu Huizu was stunned watching from the side. He knew that the old man was training Zhu Xiongying, but he didn't expect that the relationship between the old man and Zhu Xiongying was so good!

Since ancient times, there has been very little family affection in the Di family, but this is not the case with the old man. He is as kind to his children as farmers treat their own children.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, enjoying Zhu Xiongying's scalp massage, and said to Xu Huizu beside him: "Raising a son is a way to prepare for old age. Our grandson is so filial just for this day."

"I am his grandfather. As the elder, I have to pave the way for the younger. No matter who stands in his way, I will use force to deal with him."

"Boss Xu, what do you want to say when you come here? Now is the time to speak and we are listening."

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Zhu has always been a filial person, the old man is blessed."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "He is filial, yes, and a good boy, but he has also been bullied by you, Prince Zhongshan's Palace, hasn't he?" Xu Huizu's heart suddenly rose to his throat!

"You're joking, old man. We don't have that, haha."

Xu Huizu carefully looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was lying on the rocking chair with his eyes closed, and said softly: "Grandpa... I came to see you today and I want to talk to you about the past. There are some things that I want you to hear?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, then he said in a deep voice: "You say."

Xu Huizu stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiongying and was silent for a long time before he dared to speak.

He had no relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang. The person who linked Zhu Yuanzhang and the Zhongshan Palace was his father, Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan.

Xu Huizu knew that if he removed the halo of King Xu Da of Zhongshan, he would actually have always been an ordinary person.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not say anything and continued to close his eyes, enjoying Zhu Xiongying scratching his scalp.

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. He looked up at Xu Huizu slightly, not knowing what he was going to do today.

Xu Huizu thought for a moment and continued, "Our ancestors fought for a family business for us, but we have produced a few unfilial descendants. I am very ashamed. Not long ago, my younger brother had a correspondence with the King of Yan in Beiping, but it was just a casual greeting."

Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang cautiously. The old man still had his eyes closed, his face expressionless.

Xu Huizu continued boldly: "Later, I asked my two brothers to cut off contact with Beiping. We in the Xu family only have eyes for the emperor. Even if we are relatives by marriage, we should not have private contact. I have always wanted to say sorry to you about this matter."

"Old man, whether it is a crime or a punishment, I, Xu Huizu, accept it."

There was some silence in the yard.

Xu Huizu's heart was beating like thunder.

This is a crime committed by the Xu family. According to Xu Miaojin, he must explain everything about the Xu family to the old man.

Now, he was not sure what Zhu Yuanzhang, who was lying in the rocking chair, would think.

The more silent the old man was, the more frightened he became.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang broke the silence, "Oh, you are worthy of being the eldest son of the Zhongshan Palace. You have a very accurate timing."

Xu Huizu was stunned and whispered: "The old man is talking about the time when I should apologize..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him and said, "Let's talk about the timing of your arrival here today."

Xu Huizu looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang. The old man remained calm and his expression could not be seen. However, Xu Huizu knew that his little attempt to take advantage of Zhu Xiongying had been seen through by the old man.

"Xu Tiande is a talented general. He is not only good at fighting, but also knows how to advance and retreat. He knows more than Lan Yu, Chang Yuchun and others. The young men of the Xu family are the same. Go on, we are listening."

Xu Huizu said without hesitation: "To be honest, after Wen Yuzhang and Zheng Yong passed away, our Xu family has been afraid and wanted to find a way to protect ourselves. So we foolishly thought of opening an academy to win over the power of scholars so that the Xu family can survive in the cracks."

After a pause, Xu Huizu looked a little depressed: "But old man, you have a powerful grandson who sees through everything in our Xu family."

Zhu Xiongying listened quietly beside him without interrupting.

He seemed to understand Xu Huizu's intention of coming today, but why?
Why didn't he go to the palace to find his grandfather directly, but instead needed his own grandfather to pass on the message?

Zhu Xiongying wanted to say something but finally couldn't help asking Xu Huizu, "Master Xu, you should go to the palace to talk to my grandfather about these things, not here."

Xu Huizu laughed at himself and said, "I'm sorry, but the old man is very righteous and his speech level is much higher than mine, so I came to trouble you. I hope you can help the Xu family."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said calmly: "Don't flatter me. I'm old and sleepy. If you have anything to say, please speak quickly."

Xu Huizu hurriedly continued: "My father started out in Haozhou and followed our emperor to fight for more than ten years. In the fifteenth year of Zheng, our emperor was captured at Sun Deya, and my father sacrificed himself to save our emperor."

"My father's loyalty to the emperor is witnessed by the sun and the moon, and the heaven and earth can bear witness to it. The emperor's ascension to the throne has brought great honor to the Xu family, and we are all grateful. The descendants dare not forget the difficulties our ancestors faced in starting their family, nor dare to be ashamed of their contributions..."

Xu Huizu took a deep breath and said, "I am an unfilial son who feels ashamed of my father. I am also exhausted. I am not good at commanding troops, and I am even less able to be promoted to the defense of the four guards of the capital, such as Longxiang, Wuxiao, and Wuwei."

"Master, I have drafted a memorial and would like to ask you to review it and submit it to the emperor, asking him to allow us to step down from our power and live a peaceful and stable life."

After Xu Huizu finished speaking, he stood respectfully aside, his heart beating like a drum.

Freed.

Completely relieved!
Xu Huizu's eyes turned red.

The Zhongshan Palace for more than 20 years, the supreme power for more than 20 years, the family business that Xu Da had built with his own hands, was completely destroyed in his own hands!
He is ashamed of Xu Da and his ancestors!

He, Xu Huizu, is the sinner of the Xu family.

Dad! In order to preserve our Xu family, I, your unworthy descendants, have no choice but to give up these powers. You often said that your greatest wish is for everyone in the Xu family to be safe.

You witnessed the deaths of Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, and you said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. At that time, I was young and didn’t understand. Now... I understand everything!
(End of this chapter)