The banquet dispersed, and tranquility returned to the palace once again.
The wind in the autumn night blew the shadows of the trees, and the green leaves fell silently on the stone slabs. It seemed that the fallen leaves were also afraid of the bleak autumn wind, and after hovering on the ground twice, they stopped in a leeward place.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still watching the memorial on the dragon throne. As an emperor, he seemed to never have a leisurely rest.
At the side door of the palace, Zhu Yunxi came in slowly holding a wooden basin exuding the fragrance of medicine.
Grandpa, let’s soak your feet! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile as he walked, the hot water for soaking your feet is filled with herbs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis!
The servants will take care of these things. You have traveled such a long way, go and have a rest! Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial and said with a smile, there are a lot of things these days, and you will be busy sometimes!
My grandson is not tired! Zhu Yunxi smiled and rolled up the old man's trouser legs. How is the water temperature?
Hiss! The old man exhaled a breath and said with a smile, feel comfortable!
This is a folk medicine. It is said that foot soaking is the best. Zhu Yunxi continued to smile and said, his grandson also brought you some Magu wine, a specialty of Jiangxi, which can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis to calm the mind and wake up. From now on, you will drink a cup of it every day.
, make sure your body is strong and healthy.
The old man smiled so hard that his wrinkles trembled. There was nothing in the palace, and he came all the way back with that thing!
In ordinary people's homes, when the younger generation comes back from a far journey, they should bring something to their elders. This is filial piety. Zhu Yunxi gently splashed the old man's calf with water. Although there was it in the palace, it was only because of his grandson's heart!
The old man sighed and smiled, and said happily, this man will not be able to enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren until he is old. As he said this, his tone was a little lonely, but after all, he is old, and he doesn't know how long he can enjoy this blessing!
Life is reincarnation. What you put in for your family when you were young will naturally be rewarded by you when you get older and you will have children.
But this kind of blessing and this kind of reward are a bit sad. Raising children means watching your children grow up day by day, start a family and start a career in peace. But enjoying your old age means waiting to die under the care of your descendants.
Although happy, it is also cruel.
Grandpa! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile while washing, you have a strong body, you have to live for another fifty years!
Fifty years? Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, he is already over sixty this year, and he will not be a monster if he lives for another fifty years. He said and smiled again, in fact, we have already lived a long life. Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times, and more than sixty years is not short.
Got it!
Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang was seventy-one years old when he died. This was considered a long life among emperors in the past.
Seventy is not enough! Zhu Yunxi, like coaxing his grandfather in his previous life, smiled and said, "You try to live until your great-grandson marries a wife and has children, and then bites the bullet and sees another generation!"
Haha, that’s great! Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
Later, Zhu Yunxi took a handkerchief to help the old man dry the water on his feet and put on new shoes and socks.
Seeing his grandson busy in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to say, what did you learn from this trip to Jiangxi?
Zhu Yunxi kept his hands on the old man and helped the old man put down his trousers. He said seriously that officials must be careful. The local officials in Fuzhou dared to use money and food for disaster relief, and they colluded with each other, just like catching rabbits, catching one nest after another.
Well! Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, the disasters caused by government officials are worse than foreign enemies!
Although the Ming Dynasty is now peaceful and peaceful, the lives of the people are still difficult. Zhu Yunxi continued, the capital city is full of flowers, and it looks like a prosperous age. But in the local area, after a disaster, the people will starve and freeze. In the final analysis, it is still
Local reserves are insufficient to respond!
You can see this, it's not easy! The old man patted the stool next to him and asked Zhu Yunxi to sit down. Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Far from the prosperous times, the country's foundation is weak and the people's foundation is even thinner. If you really want the people to live a good life
In the future, we must learn to hide wealth from the people!
Hiding wealth among the people has always been Zhu Yuanzhang's governing philosophy and highest goal.
In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang personally formulated a policy of light corvee and low taxation. Not only did he collect less agricultural taxes, which were the backbone of the country, he also rarely collected commercial taxes.
In addition, in order to cherish the people's power, even minerals and other minerals are not mined. If the people secretly mine, the government must also adhere to the policy of being considerate of people's livelihood and not strictly pursue it.
These loose policies during the founding period laid the foundation for economic prosperity in the later period.
But Zhu Yunxi came from later generations and looked at it from his God's perspective. Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was good, but there is no unchanging policy. There are only policies of the times, and there is no era of policies. More than two hundred years later, the entire Ming Dynasty was greedy.
controlled by the bureaucracy.
Any emperor who wanted to collect taxes would be pushed back by officials using ancestral family laws. The country became poorer and poorer, while officials and local wealthy households became richer and richer, and eventually the government went bankrupt and could not even pay for military expenditures.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was thoughtful, Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Hiding wealth among the people has a long way to go, and grandpa may not be able to see it. From now on, this important responsibility will fall on your shoulders!"
Grandpa! You still... As he said that, Zhu Yunxi suddenly woke up.
He looked at the old man, who was smiling and nodding to him. In an instant, Zhu Yunxi felt his heartbeat pounding.
Although he knew that the old man had already identified him as his future heir, this was the first time he had said it so clearly.
We will tell the world when we celebrate our birthday in a few days. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slowly and said, I will make you the grandson of the Ming Emperor!
Bang bang, Zhu Yunxi heard his heartbeat.
No one can remain indifferent in the face of supreme power. At this moment, he felt his throat was dry and could not speak.
This position is not easy to fill, and it is not easy to shoulder the responsibility of Ming Dynasty! Zhu Yuanzhang continued, everyone said that the emperor is good, but who knows that the emperor is difficult? From now on, you will be alone, and you will have to face the country and the country all your life, and you have no control over it.
Grandson, our Zhu family is hard-won. It is difficult to start a business and even harder to keep a business. As grandpa gets older, he can only help you for a few more years at most. When grandpa passes away in the future, this country will all fall on your shoulders.
Above, national affairs, family affairs and world affairs, can you do well?
Facing the old man's gentle gaze, Zhu Yunxi knelt in front of his knees and said solemnly, Grandpa, I can!
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and touched Zhu Yunxi's head. What Grandpa likes most about you is your unyielding energy.
After saying that, he sighed again, don't worry, grandpa will give you a country without any threats. You are waiting to be an emperor of peace, you only need to take care of the people!
My grandson is not afraid of threats. Zhu Yunxi said sternly, "Grandpa has chosen me. My grandson will not only manage the Ming Dynasty's family well, but also bring the Ming Dynasty into a prosperous age."
Get up! Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, get up and sit next to us. There are no outsiders here, just the two of us. Don’t keep kneeling!
After Zhu Yunxi got up, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and all the palace servants who were standing silently in the corner of the palace also got down.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, now it’s just me and my husband, let’s say a few words that touch our hearts.
What did grandpa want to say? Zhu Yunxi actually understood it in his heart, but he didn't say anything.
The threat from foreign enemies must be dealt with by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. You are the legitimate grandson, and no ministers will dare to disobey you. What I want to ask you is, if one day someone from our Zhu family threatens you, what will you do?