The old man suddenly arrived, and Zhu Yunxi and the young princes quickly stood up to greet him. Especially the latter, the young princes who were dancing at the wine table just now, now stood with their hands tied, behaved like little adults.
The two youngest ones, Zhu Yi and Zhu Nan, trotted over. One of them grabbed the old man's big hand and said with a smile, "Father, please slow down, it's dark, be careful where you step!"
Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt a little funny. He had accidentally let these young princes learn his secret skill of being coquettish and clever with the old man.
The old man came over with a smile, looked at the dishes on the table, twitched his nose, and said with a smile, the food is better than me!
In fact, the food in the East Palace has always been better than that of the old man. He is a thrifty person all his life, and only needs two or three side dishes for each meal. But for his children and grandchildren, they have to find ways to eat and drink well.
Then, the old man's eyes fell on the jade pot containing wine, and he smiled and cursed, "Hey, I didn't drink, but you little kids drank first!"
Grandpa Emperor, please sit down! Zhu Yunxi said before several young princes, you haven't used it before, right? Give your grandson a face and let your children and grandchildren eat with you all the time. Your grandson and several uncles will serve you. !Said, he said to his left and right, "What are you still doing in a daze? Bring the bowls and chopsticks!"
The old man sat down calmly, looked at the children and grandchildren around him, stroked his half-white beard and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll make an exception and let these little monkeys take a sip with us." He said, laughing heartily, This is also considered family happiness!
It can be seen that the old man is in a very good mood at the moment.
The wine is not soju, but a tribute from Hunan. It is a rice wine with a sweet aftertaste. Although it is autumn now, it still has a bit of hot air. Before drinking this wine, I had to use well water to calm it down. When I drink it, it is sweet and cool. , the slightest comfort. Pour it into a jade cup, it is clear and transparent and pleasing to the eye.
After Zhu Yunxi poured the wine, the old man took a nice sip. Looking at the innocent looks of his younger sons, he smiled again. But then, his face changed towards Zhu Yunxi, the eldest grandson who had always been a sweetheart.
We talked about that matter privately. They are still young. Why are you telling them this?
They are not much younger than their grandchildren. Uncle Shen Wang is fourteen this year, and next year he will be old enough to discuss marriage! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, but actually he was really complaining. The palms and backs of his hands were really full of flesh, and the old man couldn't stand it. Himself, deceiving his younger sons.
He is still younger than you, but you are already a father! The old man gave him a blank look, and he didn’t have any integrity!
With this, Zhu Yunxi always felt that something was wrong?
It seems that these young princes are all his uncles! Although he is a little older, he is also a junior! This is not formal, so it is a bit inappropriate to use it here!
But the old man favored the younger son. At this time, Zhu Yunxi had no choice but to laugh twice, and the grandson said nothing!
Unexpectedly, King Shen Zhu Mo, who was blushing at this time, actually spoke directly and said loudly, whether it was due to the drunkenness or something, "Father, I dare to ask my father to change my son's fiefdom. My son does not want to go to Liaoyang. I want to go to Goryeo and become the prince guarding the new land of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yunxi immediately complained in his heart. If he mentioned it at this time, he was afraid that the old man would talk about it again.
Unexpectedly, the old man did not open his mouth to object. Instead, he put down his chopsticks and said solemnly to King Shen, "Tell us, why do you want to go to Goryeo? That bitter cold place is different from the customs of the Ming Dynasty. How can it be as good as Liaoyang?"
Zhu Mo paused slightly and looked at Zhu Yunxi.
The latter immediately gave this little Uncle Wang an encouraging look.
Zhu Mo felt more at ease, and slowly but firmly said, Goryeo is bitterly cold, and Liaoyang is also the same. Moreover, I just heard from His Highness that Goryeo is actually colder than Liaoyang.
As he said that, he turned his head and thought carefully before continuing, besides, Liaoyang is a military town, and if the subject is a vassal there, the court will have to spend a lot of money to build palaces for the subject, and also recruit civilians to cultivate the fields.
This will certainly cost a lot of money.
But take Pyongyang as an example. It was originally an ancient city. The existing palaces in the city could be moved in with a little repair. Moreover, the population and land were large enough for the children to be self-sufficient in the fiefdom!
My son is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. If he conquers Korea, the people of Korea will be grateful for God's grace. After my son arrives in the fiefdom, he will select talented people, do light work and small taxes, and promote education. He will grant the people fields, suppress the wealthy families of Korea, and set the path.
Smooth traffic, build schools, promote Chinese writing, punish evil and promote good, and govern with justice. In less than ten years, the people of Korea will be no different from the people of Ming Dynasty!
Having said this, Zhu Mo thought for a while, lowered his head and added, in fact, it is not of much use for my son to go to Liaoyang. In the northeast of Liaoning, there are the fourth brother of King Yan, the fifteenth brother of Liao King, and the twentieth brother of Han King.
I will become a vassal immediately. I think it over in my mind, there is not as much wealth as Pyongyang!
The last sentence made Zhu Yunxi laugh. King Shen said so much, but the last sentence is actually the key. To be fair, Pyongyang, which the Korean people have regarded as an important town for hundreds of years, is naturally more prosperous than places such as Liaoyang Military Guard.
The old man looked at his youngest son in surprise, with a look of disbelief on his face.
The old man knows best what these boys are like. Because they are all his old sons, and he does not expect them to fight for the Ming Dynasty like their elder brothers in the future, so he has always pampered and raised them.
So these boys are proficient in everything in the palace, beating eunuchs and guards, catching birds in the royal garden, catching goldfish in water tanks, horse racing and fighting dogs. But when they are asked to study and learn, one by one becomes weaker than the other. Why did he suddenly say this today?
So many reasonable words.
Is this all your own thinking? The old man asked.
Zhu Mo raised his head and said with some embarrassment that His Highness the Emperor Taisun told Erchen. After saying that, he quickly added that Erchen himself also thought that if he went to Liaoyang, the number of soldiers and horses would only be thousands in two guards.
There are only ten to twenty thousand people under the rule, so the prince is not that important. If he is in Pyongyang, it will be called majestic!
Zhu Yunxi smiled again. This silly boy said what he was thinking again. Liaoyang, Kaiyuan and other places are all newly built guard posts of the Liaodong capital. They are said to be cities, but in fact they are not as big as any larger town in the Central Plains.
Well, it depends on the imperial court every year.
However, the old man didn't seem to pay much attention to the last words of his youngest son, and asked solemnly, "That's what he said! But you have to know that no matter how bad Liaoyang is, it is still the original place of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how good Pyongyang is, it is not the city of the Ming Dynasty!"
The common people and us have different customs and languages. Basically, we are not the same kind! You are a young prince, let's just seal you there. Aren't you afraid that others will disobey you? Aren't you afraid that others will deal with you secretly?
Before King Shen could say anything, Tang Wang Zhu Huang pulled his neck and shouted, "Father, Your Highness Taisun told his son that when they arrived in a new place, they had fat slices in one hand and a big blade in the other. Which one would they choose?"
King Shen also said, His Highness also told his ministers that now that Korea has been occupied, all Koreans are not allowed to serve as soldiers, and civilian bow and arrow weapons are strictly controlled. How dare they do it with their bare hands? No more ministers, ten thousand... ...No, with eight thousand troops and a few veteran generals, we can make the people in the fief docile!
The old man immediately turned around and looked at Zhu Yunxi, "You don't know how to teach them what to order? What kind of fat meat slices or big knife slices? Do you think you're just pulling a string and pulling a pole? Do you want to be the king of the mountain and eat green forest rice?"
Zhu Yunxi innocently spread his hands. Isn't this the same routine you used when you started out?
You! The old man was so angry that he took off his shoes, but as soon as he touched the cloth shoes, he cursed, "These shoes are new, I'll slap you blindly in vain!"
Although he said this, he looked at his younger sons with eyes that were softer. He nodded and said, after all, he has grown up and he has his own ideas in his mind. He can tell about anything. Chou Yin Mao is here!
Seeing the old man's approval, Zhu Yunxi quickly filled the old man's glass with wine. "Grandpa Huang, although these uncles are young, they all grew up around you. Under your words and deeds, they are naturally talented and intelligent far beyond others. Courage and strategy are even more important." Needless to say, there is no son in our Zhu family who is unwilling to stand up for his own affairs. Look, grandson, if these little uncles are really granted the title of Goryeo, the Ming Dynasty will have a few more virtuous kings!
The old man is holding the wine cup, please stop flattering me!