: Three meals without worries

Although Lao Zhu abdicated, he is not very concerned about many things in the court now. At least on the surface, he almost ignores the government affairs and does not have any contact with the court officials.

This is naturally to maintain Zhu Yunyou's authority, and I don't want people to think that Zhu Yunyou is a puppet emperor.

However, it does not mean that Lao Zhu doesn't know anything. Zhu Yunyou did not hide it from Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu's natural worry cannot completely let go. It's just that Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu have a tacit understanding, and pay special attention to the degree of many things.

Lao Zhu naturally cared about Wu Ning, the king of Zhongshan Kingdom, who came to pay tribute. Lao Zhu was actually very pragmatic, but Lao Zhu naturally liked such grand events as the coming tribute tribute. This is the best affirmation of him and Xiao Zhu.

So Lao Zhu naturally also cares about these things. Many procedures and rituals are also the rules set by Lao Zhu.

The glory of such things is actually not lower than that of the Taimiao prisoners, so naturally sacrifices to heaven and earth and ancestors. This is a very normal procedure.

Emperor Hongwu was wearing solemn court robes and led Zhu Yunyou and Xiaoxiao Zhu to sacrifice to heaven and earth. The ministers naturally became serious at this time. Such a matter could be regarded as their honor, and this was also a recognition of their diligent assistance to the emperor.

After worshiping the world, Lao Zhu took Xiao Zhu and Xiao Xiao Zhu to Fengxian Hall, and the others were not qualified to enter the hall.

Zhu Yunyou respectfully led Xiaoxiao Zhu to feast his ancestors, and Lao Zhu was quite moved at this time. The people he missed and loved the most became wooden signs one by one. Old Zhu did not dare to come to Fengxian Palace these years, because this place would make him extremely sad.

Seeing Xiaoxiao Zhu put on the fragrance of Dazhu, Lao Zhu waved, "Come here, let your great-grandmother take a good look at you."

Xiao Xiao Zhu was not afraid of Lao Zhu and said, "Great-grandmother will see us later. We will also keep incense for grandmother."

"You kid!" Old Zhu glared at Xiao Xiao Zhu before saying to Queen Ma's tablet, "Girl, look at the grandson you love, look at his incompetent kid. We treat him so well, just think of his mother! Let's, what's the point of feeling sorry for him!"

Zhu Yunyou glanced at Lao Zhu and knelt aside with a smile, "The ancestors are above, my minister Zhu Xiongying advised me. Now that the lord of Zhongshan Kingdom of Ryukyu has entered the court, the Ming Dynasty wants to make a vassal status with Zhongshan Kingdom, and I hope the ancestors and ancestors will allow it!"

It’s okay to be sired, because even Lao Zhu is the same. He is also sired when facing his ancestors in Fengxian Palace.

At this time, Xiaoxiao Zhu obediently handed the incense to Zhu Yunyou, then knelt beside Zhu Yunyou obediently, watching Zhu Yunyou insert the incense into the incense burner, and then kowtowed in a regular manner.

At this time, Lao Zhu said, "Okay, they don't know what you said. Our parents are all mud-legged. If you say that farming is done, you say that this vassal and the world's major events, how can they know these."

Zhu Yunyou smiled and said, "Grandpa Emperor, even if the ancestors don't know these things, you should be happy to hear what grandson said. It doesn't matter if you don't understand them. These things are good things at first, and they are symbols of the prosperity of our Zhu family."

"That's it!" Xiao Xiaozhu said, "If we don't talk to our great-grandfather in the future, our great-grandfather will definitely not be happy. Let's tell our ancestors that our ancestors can bless us."

After saying this, Xiao Xiaozhu immediately knelt down again, kowtowing while praying for the blessings of his ancestors.

Old Zhu stood aside with a smile and said, "Our ancestors of the Zhu family must bless you. If we are gone one day, if we don't say anything, we will definitely bless you father and son. There are too many, we can't take care of it."

Lao Zhu never concealed his bias, Zhu Yunyou understood that even Xiao Xiao Zhu actually knew about this. So they would not say much to Lao Zhu and would not say that they would expect one or two more people to "bless" Lao Zhu. That would be unrealistic.

At the end of the formal worship, Lao Zhu immediately dragged Zhu Yunyou and Xiaoxiaozhu to the front of Queen Ma's spiritual throne.

Looking at the portrait of Queen Ma, Zhu Yunyou smiled and touched her chin, "My grandmother was afraid she was not happy to see her grandson now."

"You only have two beards, that's all!" Old Zhuhun said indifferently, "Although your grandmother dislikes us for bearding, she also says we don't take good care of it. She is the parents who are obsessed with her body and hair, and she doesn't know this."

Xiao Xiaozhu was having fun at this time and was also a little worried, "Great-grandmother, great-grandmother must remember our father. Even if our father grows up, he was raised by his great-grandmother. What should we do? We don't look very similar to our father, what should we do?"

Old Zhu immediately comforted Xiao Xiao Zhu and said, "Your great-grandmother must recognize you. If you grow up, we will bring you over and show it to our ancestors. If we like you so much and don't like your father, you will be the children of our Zhu family at first glance. Your father, your grandfather, don't look like the boy of our Zhu family."

Little Zhu was relieved, and Zhu Yunyou sat on the cushion with a smile, "Grandmother must be happy to see her grandson like this now. Grandmother always hoped that we could be an emperor who could make the people feel full and well-dressed. We have been making some food outside over the years, and now we are fiddling with tree oil, all thinking that our Ming people will live a better life."

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunyou and said proudly, "If your grandmother saw you now, she would definitely be the same as us. To be honest, you had ambitions when you were a child, and you did a good job now. It is difficult to conquer the world, and it is even more difficult to govern the world. We know that you are a good emperor, and we and your grandmother know."

Zhu Yunyou smiled and said to Lao Zhu, "We have done some things now, but this is not the case. There are still many people in the Ming Dynasty who are not full. When will the Ming Dynasty really lose their worries about hunger and cold, we will be considered to have done some things."

Although Lao Zhu loved the people as much as his son, he was still very rational. "Then he couldn't do it. No matter how strong or prosperous the Ming Dynasty was, he couldn't do it. Now there is enough food in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not enough for everyone in the world to eat."

Lao Zhu said this, even if various high-yield crops continue to emerge hundreds of years later, most people will almost lose their worries about hunger and cold. However, such a level of productivity is far from keeping up with the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, looking at the world, there are still many people who have concerns about food security, and high-yield crops, etc. may not necessarily make everyone full.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, the level of productivity is constantly recovering and improving, and the grain in grain-producing areas is also increasing. Whether it is the area of ​​arable land or labor, it is naturally a good thing, but now the yield of rice, wheat and other crops is very limited per mu.

The yield per mu of wheat is less than 100 kilograms, and the yield per mu of rice is only about 100 kilograms. With the current productivity level, it is simply something that I dare not think about. It is a fantasy.

"We understand this, but we think that if most people in the Ming Dynasty can have three meals a day," Zhu Yunyou smiled and said, "We can have enough white rice and steamed buns at that time, and then there will be some meat and fish."

Old Zhu was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "If it were then, our Ming Dynasty would be all rich. When we were young, we knew that Marquis Yihui was rich and we would not dare to eat like this."

When he remembered something, Zhu Yunyou said, "Grandpa Emperor, we remember that the prince of the Wang family's great-grandmother's family is almost the same age. Let's think about letting them come to Yin'er and Jinyi for two years."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately agreed. He never forgot the kindness of Liu Jizu's gift of land to bury his parents, nor did he forget the kindness of Wang's godmother who tried her best to send him to Huangjue Temple.

Xiao Xiaozhu also said at this time, "Then we must treat them like brothers. Those who have great kindness in our family must repay their kindness."

Lao Zhu was even happier, but he said, "The kindness we have given to our godmother and Marquis Yihui is not light. If you have filial piety, we will be happy. Even if it is too much or too little, you two should know what it means to be too much."

The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid with a spring. This is fine, but now the kindness of Liu Jizu and Goddess Wang is not small. So now you can continue to give some honors and kindness, but you cannot be particularly favored.

Seeing Zhu Yunyou nodding, Old Zhu smiled and said, "That's true. Don't think that the people of the Ming Dynasty can eat three meals a day and eat some meat. Two meals a day, and when the green and yellow food is not allowed to take a bowl of thick porridge, we think it's true."

This is not that Lao Zhu has low requirements, but that Lao Zhu really understands life. He knows that most people actually live like this.

Two meals a day are the mainstream. When the grain harvest is good, just eat some white rice and big steamed buns. That's all, how can you eat like this every ton?

When the new grain is not harvested, the people do not eat growing grain, and their families can eat a bowl of thicker porridge. This is a good life. There is nothing to complain about when ordinary farmers can live such a life.

It’s not that Lao Zhu’s requirements are low, but that most people have lived like this for thousands of years. Only those rich families can think of three meals a day and also have some meat and delicacies. How can ordinary people dare to live like this?

It is natural for Lao Zhu to say this. Zhu Yunyou did not think that the people of the Ming Dynasty could see meat and fish at the dinner table at every meal. He knew that it was impossible.

However, bringing more food to the Ming Dynasty and making the people of the Ming Dynasty no longer feel that they dare not expect three meals a day. This can be regarded as a pursuit of Zhu Yunyou. Even if the food is not particularly good, it can make as full as possible for more people to eat as much as possible. This can be regarded as a pursuit of Zhu Yunyou, and it is also a prosperous era.

Lao Zhu led his grandson and great-grandson to worship in Fengxian Hall, which was extremely important to Lao Zhu. Not only because the old and old-fashioned Lao Zhu believed that this was certain and emphasized the status of Xiao Zhu and Xiao Xiao Zhu, but also because he achieved achievements and could report good news to his ancestors.

Such sacrifices are indeed related to etiquette and status. Of course, they cannot be careless. Zhu Yunyou's uncles, younger brothers, and little Zhu's brothers and sisters can only be envied. They are not qualified to come for sacrifices at such an important moment, and can only wait outside and wait.

After touching Xiao Xiao Zhu's head, Lao Zhu said, "You and your father go out first. There are still many things waiting for you to deal with. Let's take a break here."

Xiao Xiaozhu was a little worried, but also a little reluctant to let him go, "Great-grandfather, let's stay here, let's do the things outside."

Old Zhu shook his head and said to Xiao Xiao Zhu in a whisper, "It's okay if our old emperor has retired, but you, the crown prince, cannot go. It's okay if we go or not, it's okay if you don't go."

Although Xiao Xiao Zhu was still reluctant to leave, he was always obedient and knew that such things could not be stubborn with Lao Zhu. Xiao Xiao Zhu was arrogant because of favor, and he was not blindly arrogant and willful.

Seeing Zhu Yunyou and Xiaoxiao Zhu leaving, Lao Zhu suddenly said, "If you are gone in the future, remember Zhu Yunyou outside. If you really offer it to Fengxian Temple, you should still be a hero. You should know this, right?"

Zhu Yunyou, who stopped, smiled and said, "Of course we understand that Zhu Yunyou is the Emperor Yingxiong who is outside. In our family, we are the Emperor's grandfather and the Emperor's grandmother's Ying'er. If we hadn't become the emperor, we wouldn't want to change our name, so we would be different from other brothers."

Xiao Xiaozhu looked around and felt sad, "Dad has a nickname, so we don't have one!"

"That's our name, what's the nickname?" Zhu Yunyou grabbed Xiao Xiaozhu's head and said, "You have a nickname too. We have always called you Yin'er. This is not a nickname yet. Let's go, there are still many people waiting outside. You will lead the royal family to sacrifice later and ask your fifth prince to take you there."

Old Zhu smiled and looked at Zhu Yunyou and took Xiaoxiao Zhu out of Fengxian Palace and sat down, "Girl, we always feel that we are going to go over to accompany you and Biao'er. We are thinking in our hearts, thinking about it, but we are afraid. If we leave too, Ying'er will be the same as we did back then."

Looking at the portrait of Queen Ma, turbid tears flowed out from Lao Zhu's eyes, "If we leave, we know that he will definitely become the same Hongwu Emperor as us. Our Ying'er should not be as cruel as us. Our Ying'er used to be such a kind child!"

Zhu Yunyou didn't know what happened in Fengxian Hall, but the moment he stepped out of Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yunyou, who had a faint smile on his face, gently shook his sleeves and his expression became indifferent.

Now he is no longer Zhu Xiongying from the old Zhu family, but the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The same is true for Xiao Xiao Zhu. He is extremely good at changing faces, no longer the younger grandson in front of Lao Zhu who likes to act spoiled, but the stern prince, nobleman, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. He is naturally extremely serious.

Zhu Yunyou looked ahead and said, "You lead the royal family to the Taimiao sacrifice, and then go to Huagai Temple after the sacrifice. We also have to go to the Altar of the Soji, so we can't miss the time."

Taimiao, this is the ancestral temple where the emperor worships his ancestors. It is located east of Chengtian Gate and is opposite to the Imperial Road from the Altar of the Soji. The Altar of the Soji is the altar of the emperor worshiping the Soji.

Xiao Xiaozhu immediately received the order, "Son minister obeys the order."
Chapter completed!