The banquet dispersed, and the palace returned to peace 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!"
"These things will be taken care of by my servants. 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, "What's the water temperature like?"
"Hiss!" The old man exhaled and said with a smile, "Comfortable!"
"This is a private pharmacy. It is said that foot soaking is the best." Zhu Yunxi continued with a smile, "My grandson also brought you some Magu wine, a specialty of Jiangxi, which can activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, soothe the mind and refresh the mind. From now on, you will drink it every day.
A cup like this will ensure your body is strong and healthy."
The old man smiled so hard that his wrinkles trembled, "There is nothing in the palace, and you came all the way back with that thing!"
"In ordinary people's homes, the younger generation should bring something to their elders when they come back from a long journey. This is filial piety." Zhu Yunxi gently splashed water on the old man's calf, "Although there are some in the palace, this is the heart of the grandson!"
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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." He said with a somewhat lonely tone, "But after all, he is old, and I don'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, there is no way you can live another fifty years!"
"Fifty years?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "It's already more than ten years this year. If you live for another fifty years, you won't be a monster." He said, smiling again, "Actually, we have already lived a long life. Seventy years in life are rare in ancient times, and more than ten years are rare.
Not too young!"
Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang was seventy-one years old when he died. This was considered a long life for emperors in the past dynasties.
"Seventy is not enough!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, as if he had coaxed his grandfather in his previous life, "You try to live until your great-grandson marries a wife and has children, and then bite the bullet and see another generation!"
"Haha, that's great!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
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, "What did you learn from this trip to Jiangxi?"
Zhu Yunxi kept his hands on, helping the old man to put down his trousers, and said seriously, "We must guard against official governance. The local officials in Fuzhou even dared to use money and food for disaster relief, and they colluded with each other, just like catching rabbits, catching one nest after another.
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"Yes!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "The disaster caused by the administration of officials is worse than that of foreign enemies!"
"Although the Ming Dynasty is now peaceful and the people are safe, the people's lives are still difficult." Zhu Yunxi continued, "The capital is blooming with 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,
In the end, the local reserves are still insufficient and not enough to cope with the situation!"
"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
To live a good life, you must learn to hide wealth among 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.
Moreover, 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 caring for 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. You have this important responsibility, and it will fall on your shoulders!"
"Grandpa! You still..." As he said this, 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.
"When we celebrate our birthday in a few days, we will announce it to the world." 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 the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Everyone in the world says that the emperor is good, but who knows that the emperor is difficult? From now on, you will be alone, facing the country and the country all your life, and you will not be able to do anything about it.
By yourself."
"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 into your hands.
On your shoulders, there are national affairs, family affairs, and world affairs, can you do it 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."
Then he sighed again, "Don't worry, grandpa will give you a country without any threats. You are waiting to be the emperor of peace, and you only need to take care of the people!"
"My grandson is not afraid of threats." Zhu Yunxi said seriously, "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 said with a smile, "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 heartfelt words."
"What did grandpa want to say?" Zhu Yunxi actually understood somewhat, 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 would 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?"
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