In the evening, when it was getting dark, Zhu Jianji asked Dai Yi to go to the East Palace and invite Zhu Qiyu and Queen Hang to the Qianqing Hall. He also made arrangements in advance to bring Wan Zhen'er and Zhu Jianshen's daughter to the palace.
Zhu Jianshen's daughter, Zhu Wanrong, was born earlier than Zhu Youzhen and is now two years old.
Born by Wan Zhen'er.
Don't mention it, Wan Zhen'er is now thirty-seven years old, and she looks like she is thirty years old. The charm of a mature woman is really speechless. No wonder she can be fascinated by Zhu Jianshen.
Bai Li is still in confinement.
The other women in the East Palace have no status yet.
The matter of status did not come early. Liu Qi and Li Qin would definitely have status, but it was only after Lu Huan, Yu Yu and Zhu Jianji got married that these two women took their turn.
Finally, there are four Uighur women including Mayinur.
So Zhu Jianji didn't let the East Palace maid come over to have dinner. It was just him, Zhu Qiyu, Queen Hang, and Zhu Jianshen's family.
Dinner will be arranged by the kitchen of the East Palace.
What we had was not an ordinary dinner either.
It's hotpot.
It’s not the shabu-shabu hotpot of old Beijing.
It’s a serious Sichuan hotpot!
Zhu Jianji had brought chili peppers back from the coast a long time ago - chili peppers had appeared on the coast of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty, but as ornamental flowers. Zhu Jianji went to the coast twice and brought chili peppers back with him.
It is temporarily grown by Donggong and not handed over to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. After all, the people just want to have enough to eat.
Chili is a condiment.
There is no need to promote it yet.
The chili peppers grown in the East Palace were barely enough. Zhu Jianji had already trained the imperial chefs in the East Palace with skills and made doubanjiang.
Dried chili peppers, star anise, fennel, cinnamon, and other ingredients are also used to stir-fry the hot pot base.
Definitely not as good as the hot pot base of later generations.
But it can be eaten.
So as soon as tonight's hot pot was served, Zhu Qiyu howled, "You bastard, you made such delicacies in the East Palace, and you didn't even call me daddy to try it?"
Queen Hang looked at the boiling red oil at the bottom of the pot, her scalp numbing, "Can this be eaten?"
Zhu Jianji smiled and said, Queen, you can eat the clear soup next to it.
I've regressed, okay?
Made the mandarin duck pot.
Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er felt their scalps go numb when they looked at the boiling red oil pot bottom. This thing looked like it was going to kill someone. His Highness the Prince actually wanted to eat it?
Zhu Jianji said with a smile: "You guys can try it later. If it tastes good, I plan to open a shop near the Imperial City in winter. It will be produced by the royal family. If you don't have some money, don't go in."
The imperial chef prepared many dishes. Queen Hang looked at the dishes and said: "These..."
It's not something my royal family should eat.
Zhu Jianji laughed and said, "You will know how delicious it is after you eat it."
Mix the seasoning first.
How could Zhu Qiyu dare to show weakness? He would put whatever seasoning his son put in it - anyway, he now believed in a truth without thinking, and just follow his son no matter what.
Zhu Jianshen hesitated for a moment and then continued to draw the gourd.
Then it’s time to feast.
Wan Zhen'er, Empress Hang and Zhu Wanrong, the three women ate clear soup, and Zhu Jianji, the three men ate red soup. Zhu Jianji ate happily, and Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Jianshen soon shivered from the spicy food.
After drinking the prepared Qingxin lotus seed soup, I felt it was very spicy.
I just can't stop.
Especially the hairy tripe and yellow throat, it tastes really refreshing.
After three rounds of drinking.
Zhu Qiyu had eaten enough, so he slowed down, picked up the wine glass so that Zhu Jianshen could touch one, and said: "I heard from Shu Liang that your two brothers chatted all afternoon in Dongnuan Pavilion today. What happened?"
I am the emperor, how can you two brothers not talk to me?
Zhu Jianshen did not dare to neglect, and said hurriedly: "His Highness wants to reduce the vassalage. Well, it is not a serious reduction of the vassalage. It is just that there are too many vassal kings and county princes in the Zhu family, and the court is overwhelmed, so we want to solve this problem."
Zhu Qiyu took a breath of cold air, thought for a while, and said to Zhu Jianji: "Son, have you thought it through? This is a big deal. Once you take action against the Zhu family vassal kings, there will be big trouble."
Zhu Jianji laughed and said, "How big can it be? Is it difficult for anyone to dare to calm it down?"
Zhu Qiyu counted them on his fingers in his heart, feeling happy.
No one has this strength!
Thanks to His Majesty Taizong's vassal reduction policy, the current vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty are just a bunch of fattened pigs. The only ones who are a bit threatening are King Ning and King Tang, but these two vassal kings are now in the capital and cannot cause any trouble.
The emotional son has long wanted to cut down the feudal clan?
Otherwise, why did Tang Wang Zhu Qiongjing and Ning Wang Zhu Mianpei be kidnapped to the capital last year?
Zhu Qiyu sighed greatly.
My son is really farsighted in handling things.
What kind of merit did I, Zhu Qiyu, have accomplished in my previous life to be able to have such an outstanding son in this life?
In this life...
Worth it!
He asked casually how he planned to reduce the feudal clan.
Zhu Jianji then talked about Zhu Jianshen's idea of "returning the princes to the vassal system". After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu laughed and said that this is indeed a good idea. As the vassal princes have more and more heirs, they will eventually be overwhelmed and become ordinary people.
powerful.
He added: "But the core of this system is that taxation rights are returned to the imperial court. For the vassal kings, this is the foundation of their existence. I don't think they will just sit back and wait for death."
Zhu Jianji's eyes were firm, "This is a major event related to the future of the country. If those vassal kings do not obey and block the progress of history, they will eventually be crushed by the wheels of history!"
Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, "Bunny, what do you mean?"
Zhu Jianji was silent for a while, "Anyone who dares to stop me will be killed!"
Everyone present, even Queen Hang, felt a bone-chilling chill. They knew that the prince was decisive, but they didn't expect that he had such an iron-blooded side and even killed people from the old Zhu family.
Only Wan Zhen'er was not surprised at all.
Back then, when her husband Zhu Jianshen had not yet adopted the lineage of the King of Yue, His Highness the Crown Prince took control of her. She had to act as His Royal Highness's spy, because His Highness the Crown Prince's words were very clear: If Zhu Jianshen was not under control, he would die!
So Wan Zhen'er can't do anything.
Later, after Zhu Jianshen adopted the lineage of the King of Yue, Wan Zhen'er escaped from the suffering of Dang Xizhuo.
Now His Royal Highness, the Prince, wants to kill some Zhu family vassal kings for the sake of the overall situation. It is normal.
The master who even dared to kill Zhu Qizhen...
Don't you dare to kill other feudal kings?
That would be funny.
Zhu Qiyu nodded secretly. His son now really has the ambition to be a powerful figure in the world. He smiled and said: "Then this matter will be started at the meeting tomorrow. See you, will you start it?"
Zhu Jianshen nodded, "His Highness has already given the order."
I secretly cursed in my heart.
As expected, the two fathers and sons had exactly the same idea. They decided to let themselves be this evil person and completely lose the hearts of the royal family. In this way, even if they became a feudal official in the future, they would only be alone and not pose any threat to the imperial power.
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Of course, Zhu Jianshen never thought about those things.
The empire of our old Zhu family will be handed over to the emperor’s younger brother...
