Although the wind and rain stopped, the sky was still a bit hazy.
In the imperial garden, the flowers and plants that were so colorful in the spring were dilapidated after the wind and rain.
In Fengtian Hall, only the grandfather and grandson were chatting.
Grandpa Huang, why are you so good that you suddenly think of letting your grandson return to his hometown to worship his ancestors? Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
You are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son and grandson of our Zhu family. You have never been back to Fengyang since you were born. Now that you are married, you naturally have to go back to worship! The old man was leaning on the recliner with his eyes closed as if he was taking a nap.
He said with a smile, go see your ancestors and let them see you. Say a few words in front of the ancestors' graves and see the hometown of our Zhu family. People, you have to know where you come from and what your origin is, so that you can not forget your roots!
It's just! Zhu Yunxi said tentatively, this is too urgent. You suddenly issued an order, and your grandson is not ready yet!
What are you ready for? Li Jinglong will lead the palace guard, and your East Palace subordinate officers will accompany you. You can just follow. What are you preparing for? The old man smiled and said, aren't you always thinking about leaving the palace? Go ahead, just play it!
, suddenly opened his eyes, but when worshiping the mountain, the heart must be sincere!
Seeing that the cup of tea beside the old man was empty, Zhu Yunxi filled it up and said with a smile, Grandpa, are you doing something? You think your grandson is an eyesore and you want to get rid of him?
The old man turned his head, looked at Zhu Yunxi for a moment, and smiled. He was so clever that he couldn't hide it from you! As he said that, he pulled the blanket on his knees, not because he thought you were an eyesore, but because he didn't want you to be distracted by unnecessary things!
Meaningless things?
I'm afraid it's not that simple.
Then, the old man looked at Zhu Yunxi again and said softly, go ahead, grandpa is doing this for your own good! Be obedient!
Although he was suspicious, the old man had already reached this point, and Zhu Yunxi couldn't break the casserole and ask the truth.
The next day, the emperor's grandson drove out of the capital. Cao Guogong Li Jinglong led 3,000 palace front troops, and Fu asked Zhang Fu to lead 1,500 East Palace guards. There were also ten East Palace officials, 300 palace residents, and 50 Jinyi school captains.
The mighty procession slowly left the city, with soldiers and civilians bowing to pay their respects along the way.
In Zhu Yunxi's huge carriage, he was giving instructions to He Guangyi.
I left the capital this time and left the Liao brothers in the capital. If something happens in the capital, go tell the two brothers and they will report it to Yu Gu immediately!
He Guangyi sat on the horse, cupping his fists and saying, "Don't worry, Your Highness, all matters in the capital, big or small, will be reported truthfully!"
You said last time that Jiang Yu was doing things behind his back. What has he done recently? Zhu Yunxi continued to ask.
He Guangyi thought for a while, Jiang Zhenfu has been very busy recently, and has become more and more cautious in his actions. The minister is incompetent and failed to detect anything! He said with some shame, Your Highness, the Jin Yiwei are not of the same mind, there are many factions among them...
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Jiang Yu is a scumbag, what kind of good soldiers can he bring out? Zhu Yunxi sneered, where is Zhan Hui?
In addition to going to court, Zhan Butang always goes home, and he is very peaceful! A few days ago, the son of the Zhan family participated in a poetry meeting, and Zhan Butang had some family law changes!
Zhu Yunxi frowned and thought, Zhan Hui's matter must not be that simple. The more honest he is, the more it proves that there is something wrong in his heart.
Keep staring! Zhu Yunxi said in a low voice, see if you can go to his house to check his dealings with foreign officials!
I will do it now! He Guangyi did not hesitate.
Zhu Yunxi nodded with satisfaction. What he liked best was He Guangyi, who didn't talk much and would do whatever he was asked to do immediately, and he also had the attitude and ability to do it well.
I heard that you have a legitimate son? Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
A smile suddenly appeared on He Guangyi's face. He had a few wives and concubines at home, but he didn't know if he killed too many people to commit evil, and all the children he gave birth to were girls. He originally thought of taking in a few more concubines, but who missed his own wife?
Shengwei got pregnant and gave birth to a fat, white son.
The nickname is Gou Shengzi! He Guangyi said with a smile, my mother gave it to me because she said the nickname is easy to make a living on!
Zhu Yunxi casually took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it over as a meeting gift to his child!
This...I don't dare accept it, it's too precious! He Guangyi knelt down quickly. The jade pendants on Zhu Yunxi's body were all dragon-patterned pendants. How dare he accept them!
Keep it and put it safely at home when you go back. If the child has trouble in the future, take this jade pendant to find an orphan and ask him to help him! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Your Highness! In an instant, He Guangyi choked up.
When the emperor's grandson said this, it was like giving his son a gold medal to avoid death. Not to mention glory and wealth, as long as his son did not commit extremely evil crimes in the future, no one could touch him.
Both your father and brother died for the country, and your father is still the adopted son of the old man. Although your surname is He, you and the orphan are one family. You serve the orphan. In the future, your son can serve the orphan. We, the monarchs and ministers,
Every generation has a beginning and an end! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Dong Dong, He Guangyi kowtowed, and when he raised his head again, his face was filled with tears. I am so lucky! Your Highness’s kindness is so great that I cannot repay it!
Doing things well is a reward for the orphan! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
At this time, the bastard outside the carriage said softly, Your Highness, we are about to cross the river!
Go and do your work! In the carriage, Zhu Yunxi said to He Guangyi again, do your business well!
Sir, remember this!
The central capital, Fengyang, is in Huaixi. After crossing the river, we first went to Chuzhou and passed through Dingyuan and other places along the way. In the original Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, Fengyang was named Haozhou, and there was Zhongli City Gujiazhuang in Haozhou, which was the hometown of the old Zhu family.
Haozhou was also the place where the war broke out at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the world followed Liu Futong and Xu Shouhui and raised the flag of righteousness. Guo Zixing, a native of Dingyuan, led thousands of people to capture Haozhou and became the leader of the army.
In his youth, Zhu Yuanzhang was invited by Guo Zixing's young comrade in the army, Tang He of the Qianhu Cavalry, to go down the mountain from Huangjue Temple to participate in the rebel army's southern and northern campaigns.
Although Haozhou can be regarded as the hometown of the Zhu family, Chuzhou is the most special to the Zhu family. This is because it was the first state city that Zhu Yuanzhang built when he left Guo Zixing to stand on his own. The troops quickly expanded to tens of thousands, and heroes from all walks of life joined them.
Come and vote.
Chuzhou was the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang’s fame!
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the old man often lamented that it was not easy to start a business. He also lamented that he owed too much to his hometown elders when he started the army. At the beginning of the rebellion, they were all bandits, and the people of Huaixi were ruined.
Therefore, after the founding of the country, no matter how difficult it was for the court, places such as Haozhou, Dingyuan, Chuzhou, and Hezhou reduced taxes almost every year, just to make up for the deficit of the year.
However, because the heroes who started the business with the old man were all from this area, their public lands and fiefdoms were all nearby. In the early years of the dynasty, many people were killed, and later the old man ruthlessly killed several groups.
Only then did these people restrain themselves.
The city wall was right in front of us. The prefect of Chuzhou Prefecture, together with all the city officials and the famous gentry and noble families, came out of the city to kneel down to greet us.
Your Highness! The bastard said outside Zhu Yunxi's carriage, Marquis Fengxiang and his children and grandchildren are here to welcome you!
Zhang Long, the Marquis of Fengxiang, was a native of Haozhou, Huaixi. He joined the army for the first time and served under the old man. He was the leader of thousands of households. Huaqiang was not just a fancy gun, but a long-eight spear, a front-line warrior in the army.
He followed the old man in battles all his life and was highly regarded. His son was the consort of Princess Fuqing, Zhu Yunxi's eighth aunt.
Zhang Long is also a rare smart man in the army. After he became famous, he put down his power and took the initiative to retire and return to his hometown. Moreover, when the heroes gathered in Fengyang's hometown to select public land, he settled in Chuzhou, not far from his hometown. He was deeply favored by the old man.
of joy.
Stop! Zhu Yunxi ordered in the carriage, I want to go and see the old Marquis!
I wish to see His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor, Your Highness, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!
The carriage of the emperor's grandson who was advancing suddenly stopped, and then several palace officials set up stairs beside the carriage. Zhu Yunxi, wearing a golden dragon robe, slowly came down with a smile.
In front of the gate of Chuzhou City, hundreds of officials and gentry all kowtowed and called him a thousand years old.
Mr. Hou, please get up quickly!
At the front of the group of people picking up the driver was an old man with gray hair, a cane in hand, and a man's uniform. It looked like he was Zhang Long. Zhu Yunxi strode forward with a smile and helped him up.
However, Zhang Long did not get up. Instead, he grinned, showing his almost fallen teeth, and said, Your Highness sympathizes with the old minister, but the old minister cannot be disrespectful! After saying that, he still kowtowed respectfully, and then stood up with the help of his children and grandchildren.
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Zhang Long is several years older than the old man and is already very old.
Old Marquis, your body and bones are in good condition! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Okay! Zhang Long’s voice was loud and he said with a smile, how can it be bad to live a life of glory and wealth? I am not afraid of His Highness’s jokes, but I am afraid of death now, and just want to live a beautiful life for a few more years! Drink, eat meat, and watch singing and dancing beauties.
,hehe!
As people grow older, the shrewdness of this old marquis makes people not feel disgusted, but makes them feel more close to him.
Old Marquis, I'm going to bother you tonight, how about I live in your house? Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile, Zhang Long's son, Prince Consort Zhang Lin, is the treasurer of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and controls the military supplies of the Beijing camp.
Be good! Zhang Long grinned widely, saying that this is a good thing that no one can ask for! As he said that, he suddenly picked up his crutch and gave the children and grandchildren next to him a few violent lashes. Deaf? Why don't you go back and clean up the house?
Those vixens and vixens are all hiding in the house. Don't taint His Highness's eyes! Prepare good wine and delicious food!
The children and grandchildren of the Zhang family were beaten so hard that they ran away. The old Marquis turned his head again and said with a smile, Your Highness, are you doing well?
Everything is fine with Grandpa Huang! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, sometimes he still misses you old buddies!
I am also thinking about the emperor, but my legs are really not up to par! Zhang Long made a bitter face, you see, I also lost several of my teeth last year!
This old man is really interesting!
Zhu Yunxi smiled in his heart, and then he slowly entered the city surrounded by everyone.
Chuzhou is a mountain city, and its city walls are made of bluestone, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
I heard that Grandpa Huang personally attacked and conquered this city back then! Zhu Yunxi looked at the city wall and spoke slowly.
That's right! The old marquis Zhang Long followed Zhu Yunxi with a loud voice. When the emperor stopped messing with his Guo family, he took his ministers and twenty other people with him when he left Haozhou...
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The twenty-four generals of Huaixi are all from Huaixi!
In Dingyuan, they conquered 20,000 Tsing Yi troops and destroyed the Donkey Village. There were too many people and they had no food to eat and not even enough places to sleep. With no other choice, they slapped Chuzhou on the thigh!
Speaking of the past, Zhang Long's eyebrows were filled with excitement. The defenders of Chuzhou were so powerful that they could not defeat more than a thousand people who died. Seeing that the morale of the troops was gone, your grandfather... the emperor was the first to steal the knife.
Come up, I waited without hesitation, and went up with a cry!
It is sometimes a pleasure to listen to old people telling stories about the past.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, were you not afraid of death at that time?
No time to think about that! The other side will kill you with a fucking knife! It’s all about fear later! The old prince smiled and said, besides, you have to be afraid of death! The old prince and we are fellow villagers! He is our eldest brother! It is us.
The leader! Grandma, I’m going to get scared at that time, and my spine will be poked crooked!