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

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "Yes, yes! Last night, my grandson said that big brother is capable! Thank you, big brother!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You... bastard!"

"Did you think I was dead last night? Couldn't I hear anything? Your big brother was trying to save us, and you were just making trouble!"

Zhu Yunwen's heart froze, "Grandpa, your grandson is also worried."

"fart!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ruthlessly exposed him: "You are just waiting for us..."

Zhu Yuanzhang never said the heartbreaking words.

He was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhu Yunwen who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up, you are so filial, your knees are almost bleeding from your kneeling!"

Looking at the red spots on Zhu Yunwen's clothes on his knees, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry, but he could only hold it in.

As they were talking, Zhu Yunhuan also walked over with sleepy eyes.

"grandfather."

When he saw Zhu Yunhuan, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes softened a little.

Zhu Yunwen's heart suddenly skipped a beat!

Zhu Yunhuan was keeping watch here last night, it seems he has won the favor of the Emperor!

"Well, did you sleep well?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Yunhuan softly.

Zhu Yunxun nodded: "I've had enough sleep."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Okay, you can go back with your second brother. We will rest for two days with your eldest brother before going back."

Zhu Yunxun said anxiously: "But."

Zhu Yuanzhang said softly: "It's nothing, don't you believe your elder brother?"

Zhu Yunxun shook his head: "I believe it! I trust my eldest brother the most!"

He glanced at Zhu Xiongying with determination in his eyes.

This kid is weird.

Zhu Xiongying scratched his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Go, everyone, go back and don't disturb us from enjoying our life."

Zhu Yunwen quickly said, "Grandpa, we will enjoy happiness when we go back."

Zhu Yuanzhang said sternly: "How can you enjoy life? Sigh in despair? Prepare for your funeral? Enjoy life in your coffin?"

Zhu Yunwen said hastily: "Grandson dare not."

"go back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to continue talking, as he was afraid that he would lose control of his temper.

Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to leave with his head down.

Zhu Yunhuan said hello to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiongying, and left obediently.

Looking at the backs of his two grandsons leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Xiongying earnestly: "As a family grows, there are all kinds of people with all kinds of thoughts. You, little bastard, you must take good care of your two brothers in the future."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, and then advised Zhu Yuanzhang: "Okay, Grandpa, please don't speculate so much."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "We are not speculating, grandson, I can tell you that the second brother is harming you!"

"When he goes back, he will definitely tell others that you are using tree bark to save us."

"As long as nothing happens to us, everything will be fine. But if something happens to us, the consequences will be disastrous for you. Do you... understand?"

Zhu Xiongying was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I know."

The March sunshine is somewhat warm.

There are mottled shadows under the old locust tree.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying in a daze: "You know?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "Yes, I know."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious: "Don't you hate him?"

Zhu Xiongying said frankly: "A little bit, but if you think about it carefully, it's not necessary."

"Maybe I should have died that day. My appearance took away his past. Thanks to the baptism of time, the past has become indifferent. I have let it go. There is no need to argue with him."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned: "You are so smart, how can you speak so maturely?"

Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I just don't want to make you sad, Grandpa."

"Even if I'm angry, what can I do? He is your grandson. No matter how many mistakes he has made, we are still related by blood. Let him be. Anyway, you are fine now, and I am fine too."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help smacking his lips and gave a thumbs up: "You have an open mind! The ancients often said what a real man is. It was difficult for me to define it before, until I met you and got to know every bit of you, everything about you."

"I was thinking that some people's achievements can be known from the first time we meet them."

"People often say that one can tell a person's future from a child's age when he is three years old. This is true."

The old man closed his eyes slightly, as if he was reminiscing, and spoke slowly.

"Remember when we really talked outside the palace, or even when you first came out of the palace, where did we meet?"

Zhu Xiongying didn't know why the old man suddenly started reminiscing about the past, but he blurted out, "Next to the fishing alley of Yongding River."

His expression softened a little as he smiled, thinking back to the first time he met the old man when he sneaked out as a child, was discovered by him, and burst into tears.

"At that time, I longed for the outside world, but I ran away. Later, I was really hungry. When I saw you, Grandpa, I didn't want to think about anything else but to ask for a bite to eat."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I remember that you were unkempt and dirty at that time. I didn't like you at that time."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. "Ah? Why? Am I not your grandson? Wait, damn it, you don't like me and you give me a bite to eat?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes! I don't like it! At that time, I was thinking, you are so young, and you almost starved yourself to death when you went out?"

"We'll find out later. You'll have to run out on your own."

Zhu Huai smiled awkwardly, "Yes, Grandpa."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at her with deep eyes and said, "People often say that a suckling goose brings grass to repay its mother's kindness. You are a grateful child, and I am always touched."

"I am not your destined benefactor, you are my destined benefactor."

"You let me see my hope when I was the saddest and most difficult, and let me know that my life is still meaningful even in my old age."

Zhu Xiongying was a little confused.

Old people often say these confusing words that make people feel confused and confused.

Saying,

Zhu Huai sighed silently, pinched the old man's shoulder and said, "Okay, let's not reminisce so much today, just reminisce occasionally, and we'll talk about it slowly in the future. You take a rest first."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "I will tell you about my grandson and me tomorrow."

Zhu Xiongying nodded happily: "Okay! No problem!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Go take a nap! Listen to me!"

Zhu Xiongying was indeed a little sleepy, and said, "If you need anything, ask someone to call me."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily: "You kid! There are so many servants in the mansion, do you really need to work so hard?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "No matter how many servants there are, they are all outsiders."

Zhu Yuanzhang was moved and said, "I understand. Yes, we are relatives."

Zhu Xiongying smiled casually: "That's enough! I'll go lie down for a while."

"Go." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

After Zhu Xiongying went back to rest, not long after, Jiang Li came like a ghost.

The tenderness on the old man's face just now disappeared, and his expressionless cheeks gradually regained the emperor's indifference and firmness.

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "Speak!"

Jiang Li said, "Qi Tai is causing trouble outside the Meridian Gate and is trying to break into the palace to see the Emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a blank expression on his face, his cheeks trembling slightly, and asked, "Did Zhu Yunwen instruct you?"

Jiang Li was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes." "Your Majesty, Chen Hong has been cleared out."

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Find his family and let them be buried with this castrated dog."

"Yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Pass on my handwritten decree to confer the title of Prince of Huai in the Eastern Palace Zhu Yunhuan."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Go down."

After Jiang Li left, the old man slowly closed his eyes, rocked in the rocking chair, and gradually fell drowsy under the locust tree.

……

East Palace.

Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunhuan walked into the main gate of the Eastern Palace one after another.

The two of them were silent all the way.

After entering the Eastern Palace, Lu hurriedly walked forward with the eunuchs and maids of the Eastern Palace.

"son!"

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan standing behind Zhu Yunwen, Lu's face turned cold.

"The third son is smart. He stayed with the emperor all night, but it was hard for my son, who had to kneel in front of the spirit tablet all night."

Zhu Yunhuan was too lazy to argue with the mother and son, and said with a fist: "Really? Then the queen and second brother have worked hard."

"Nothing, I'm going back to sleep."

Mrs. Lu snorted, "The emperor has just recovered from a serious illness, and you can still sleep?"

Zhu Yunhuan asked, "How did your Majesty know that my grandfather had just recovered from a serious illness?"

Mrs. Lu was a little flustered and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you are blessed by heaven, of course everything will be fine!"

"As for you, my son knelt at your grandmother's spirit table all night last night. Today it is your turn to show your filial piety. Go quickly."

Zhu Yunhuan looked a little angry: "You!"

Lu said, "Go ahead and show your filial piety."

Zhu Yunhuan had no choice but to endure it.

A team arrived outside the East Palace.

Everyone looked closely and saw a group of eunuchs wearing dragon robes walking towards them.

Zheng He looked around at everyone and said, "Eastern Palace, please accept the imperial edict."

Lu was stunned, and then hurriedly asked Zhu Yunwen to summon all the slaves, eunuchs and officials in the Eastern Palace to kneel and receive the imperial edict.

Zheng He held the yellow silk in his hand and said, "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees..."

The imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty had several formats. If they were announced to the world, they were called "edicts";
If it is to reward a high-ranking official, it is called "gao"; if it is to reward a low-ranking official, it is called "chi"; if it is just to announce something, it is called "zhi". In addition, there are also "ce", "shu", "fu", "xi" and other formats, corresponding to different situations.

The imperial edict issued by the emperor to the Eastern Palace at this time was obviously intended to be announced to the world.

Both Lu and Zhu Yunwen were a little stunned.

Then Zheng He continued, "The emperor's third grandson, Zhu Yunhuan, is pure and filial, and is conferred the title of the Huai King of the Ming Dynasty. I decree this."

The memorial was very simple and echoed Zhu Yuanzhang's vigorous and decisive attitude.

But after the imperial edict was issued, everyone present was stunned.

Bao Ping and other servants behind Zhu Yunhuan were already filled with tears of excitement!

He was crowned king!

The Third Master has been crowned king!

The King of Huai of the Ming Dynasty!

OMG!

Our Third Master is so awesome!
At this time, Zhu Yunwen and his mother were a little slow to react. Lu asked Zheng He, "What else?"

Zheng He finished speaking lightly.

There was silence throughout the East Palace.

Many servants and officials of the Eastern Palace thought they had heard wrongly.

Zhu Yunhuan, who has always had no sense of presence and kept a low profile, was named King of Huai!

King Huai, what a sensitive title!
Didn't Zhu Yuanzhang call himself the King of Wu after he started his rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty?
This place is filled with more low-level officials, low-level slaves, and low-level eunuchs.

They don't know that much about the affairs of the powerful, nor do they know that much about political affairs or matters concerning the upper echelons of the royal family.

They are the lowest class of people, who only know how to change their minds and focus on the present. Therefore, throughout history, the majority of people who fail to judge the political direction, are played around with and become cannon fodder are this group of people.

They only knew that Zhu Yunhuan was named King of Huai in the Ming Dynasty, and now he has surpassed Zhu Yunwen and become the most honorable person in the Eastern Palace!

Mrs. Lu knelt there in a daze for a long time. She did not look back, but could feel countless cold and suspicious gazes.

She hurriedly asked Zheng He: "Eunuch Zheng! What else? Where's my son?"

This was almost a subconscious statement.

But it is also a statement that brings humiliation upon oneself.

Zheng He smiled warmly. He had been in the deep palace for a long time and knew that he must not offend anyone.

"Your Highness, the Emperor did not mention the Second Master, but only the Third Master."

He nodded at the stunned Zhu Yunwen and his mother and said, "I will take my leave now!"

Wait for Zheng He to leave.

The East Palace fell into deathly silence again.

Zhu Yunhuan's heart was pounding with emotions and was boiling!
Zhu Yuanzhang always had an ambiguous attitude towards the two grandsons of the Eastern Palace and never rewarded them with anything.

Now Zhu Yunhuan was suddenly given such a huge reward. Zhu Yunhuan knew that this was the result of him accompanying the king for a night.

I just spent a short night with the Emperor, that's all!
He was named the most honorable "Prince Huai" in the Ming Dynasty!
Huai is of great significance to the Zhu family. It is where Zhu Yuanzhang started his career and also where the Huaixi nobles took root.

This kind of title cannot be awarded so casually!
Zhu Yunhuan was overjoyed.

He knew that he had no hope for that position, and he never desired it.

He always knew in his heart that the position belonged to the eldest brother! Only a man with the courage and fortitude of the eldest brother was worthy of that position!

But he is very satisfied now!
At the very least it shows that the Emperor still cares about me and still worries about me!
He won all of Zhu Yuanzhang's love in just one night.

He was also sighing in his heart at this moment. It was just one night, just one night of filial piety, but what about his elder brother? His elder brother had accompanied the Emperor for so many days and nights!

This time, the eldest brother showed all his courage and filial piety.

The eldest brother’s filial piety to grandfather is much more pure than theirs. What reward will he receive?
The Crown Prince? The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty?!

Although Zhu Yunhuan had already made up his mind, he was still overwhelmed with emotions now that his grandfather the Emperor had sent out this signal!
This was even more exciting than being named Prince of Huai!
Some are happy and some are sad.

Mrs. Lu pursed her lips, said nothing, and her face looked a little pale.

Zhu Yunwen hung his head in dejection and remained silent.

This was Zhu Yuanzhang's severe warning to the mother and son.

He was also venting his dissatisfaction!

Zhu Yunhuan stood up and took the yellow silk imperial edict in his hand.

Zheng He said a lot just now. Being crowned a king is not scary. What is scary is that Zhu Yuanzhang took away all the food, clothing, and power of the Eastern Palace, as well as the power to issue imperial edicts to mobilize troops and generals, from Zhu Yunwen and transferred them to Zhu Yunhuan.

Bao Ping also stood up with Zhu Yunhuan: "Third Master!"

Bao Ping looked at Zhu Yunhuan excitedly with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded and said to everyone, "Don't kneel down, stand up."

His face looked calm, but he was extremely excited inside.

(End of this chapter)