After walking around the palace and returning to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunxi was already a little drunk.
"Hurry up and eat some food, press on!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "his face is even red!"
Zhu Yunxi did not sit down. Instead, he knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, raised his wine glass and said, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson has paid tribute to others, but he has not paid tribute to you!"
The emperor's grandson knelt at the emperor's feet. The ministers, officials, and clan members all stopped talking, eating, and drinking, and looked here.
"Today is the Longevity of the Imperial Grandfather, and my grandson will kowtow to you."
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi kowtowed three times respectfully. He felt a little ashamed. At first, his old man's kindness seemed a bit different. But after spending so long together day and night, he really felt the old man's meticulous love for him.
From the bottom of his heart, he had long regarded this old man as his biological grandfather.
"Without Grandpa Huang, there would be no grandchildren! The body, hair, and skin are inherited from the parents, and even more so from the ancestors."
"Grandpa Huang, thank you for giving your grandchildren and giving life to so many descendants of the Zhu family. You brought us into the world!"
Suddenly, the old man's eyes became a little hot.
At the same time, all the princes, princes, and grandsons of the feudal lords knelt down behind Zhu Yunxi.
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"Father!"
"Grandfather!"
Seeing a dense crowd of people kneeling in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang was both moved and sad.
He always said that he was a commoner in Huaixi back then. In fact, the commoners praised him because he had never worn good clothes since he was a child. They were all patches. He had never had a few full meals since he was a child.
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For generations, the Zhu family worked in the fields from dawn to dusk, worked hard and abided by the law, but in exchange, their family was destroyed. A natural disaster destroyed the family, and the plague after the natural disaster caused the death of parents and brothers at the same time.
After they died, there was no place to bury them. The remaining brothers went to the houses of wealthy families to kowtow, and their heads were broken before they could find a place for their parents and brothers to be buried.
But people said that in order not to hinder other people's farming, they were not even allowed to have graves.
That's all. It rained heavily on the day of the funeral, and the bodies of his parents and brother, without even coffins, were soaked in mud.
At that time, the three brothers dug the hole like crazy, hoping to dig deeper so that the grave would not turn into a puddle. When the wooden shovel broke, they used their hands to dig at the resting place of their relatives.
Later, the three brothers shared the last bit of food in the family and went to the temple to become fire-burning monks. The second brother and the three brothers went out to escape and never came back.
After becoming the emperor, I searched all over the world, but there was still no news. Maybe they were no longer alive and had become the starving people in troubled times.
Looking at the children and grandchildren in front of him, the sadness in the old man's heart slowly turned into pride.
He was the only man left in the Zhu family, but not only did he not cut off the descendants of the Zhu family, he actually spread the branches and leaves. He had a thirty-year son and countless emperors and grandchildren. The Zhu family has been prosperous ever since.
Unknowingly, the old man's eyes turned to the outside of the palace. Under the bright palace lanterns, the majestic palace walls stood like mountains.
"Dad! Mom! Your son is celebrating his birthday today!"
"When we become emperor, our Zhu family has so many descendants."
"We built the largest tomb in the world for you two elders. You didn't enjoy the blessings while you were alive. After you leave, the descendants of the Zhu family will worship you and serve you from generation to generation!"
"Father, mother! Your sons have supported our Zhu family!"
The old man wiped his eyes fiercely, and in an instant, a bright smile appeared on his face.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi held the gold cup and walked up to the old man, "Grandpa! For more than ten years, the dream of the family and the country has been brought to you by your children and grandchildren. The worries are gone and the pain is gone. If you don't move your heart, there are countless important things here. .”
(For the past ten years, my family and country have been like a dream. Now my children and grandchildren are serving you wine to celebrate your birthday. The sufferings of the past have gone with the wind, but I know that they are still very important in your heart. This is a poem by Su Che. I have not changed it into just one. Can be quoted.)
"Grandpa, you have worked hard all your life for this family, for us useless children and grandchildren, you have worked hard!" Zhu Yunxi knelt down again, holding up the jade cup, "Please grandpa drink this cup, and watch your children and grandchildren wish you a birthday!"
"You kid!" The old man smiled, took the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile, "You made us feel sour!"
"I wish my father to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"
At this time, Prince Shen, Prince Tang and other young princes who had not yet become feudal lords also came forward and knelt down.
Especially the youngest Zhu Nan, who speaks in a baby voice, is very cute.
"I wish my father... uh... uh..."
Everyone burst into laughter, and the child knelt down and kowtowed several times, as if he had forgotten his words.
"I wish my father a long life and endless life!" Zhu Nan shouted.
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and laughed. For these old men, he was far more doting and tolerant than the adult princes.
"What gifts have you prepared for Grandpa Huang?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
"I wrote big characters!" Zhu Nan said with a smile.
Afterwards, several palace attendants presented birthday gifts to several young princes.
Zhu Nan presented the big Chinese character "longevity" written by him like a treasure. King Shen asked someone to make a set of fine Suzhou embroidery uniforms with the Chinese character "longevity". King Ying personally painted a picture of pine and cranes prolonging life.
These vassal kings had not yet established vassal status, they were young, and the gifts were not very expensive. But they still made the old man smile so much that the wrinkles on his face opened.
When the Tang Dynasty King presented the birthday gift, the old man's expression became astonished.
The king of the Tang Dynasty was only 18 years old, so the birthday gift presented to him was actually a pair of crystal clear cranes, which were crystal clear without a trace of color.
"Where did this come from?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"My son..." The officials of the Tang Dynasty looked at it and said loudly, "My son robbed it at my uncle's house!" Then he added, "He also robbed it from others back then!"
"Nonsense!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and scolded.
"It's brother Hei...it's His Highness Taisun who told me to grab the good things!"
"I told you to rob someone else, but who said I asked you to rob your uncle?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Pass the decree!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Confess Zhao Concubine, the biological mother of the King of Tang Dynasty, as his concubine." After saying that, he looked at the officials and asked, "Where is Zhao Long, the commander of the Jinwu Guards?"
"I'm here!" The uncle of the King of Tang came out.
"Our son stole your treasure and gave it to us as a birthday gift. We can't let him steal it in vain!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "Release the errand of Jin Wuwei, and I will promote you to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief!"
The uncle of the King of Tang Dynasty was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, my lord!"
The Jinwu Guards were the guards of honor. Although Jin was expensive, there were too many rules for these generals who were born in the battlefield. The military governor Qianshi not only had much greater power, but also his official position was greatly improved.
It's like a captain of the guard in later generations who was suddenly promoted to the staff headquarters and became chief of staff.
Later, others also presented birthday gifts.
The King of Qin presented an ancient jade from the Han Dynasty, and the King of Jin presented a piece of bronze from the Warring States Period.
The fiefdoms of these two people are both thousand-year-old cities. Although this kind of treasure is rare, it is not difficult to get it if you pay attention.
King Ning has ten war horses outside the wall.
Other Zhou kings, Xiang kings, etc. may have clothes made by their wives, or gold and jade ritual vessels, etc.
After a while, the birthday gifts under the dragon chair were piled up like a mountain.
At this moment, when the princes were about to present their birthday gifts, King Zhu Di of Yan suddenly came out of the procession holding a box in both hands.
"Father, this is my son's birthday gift!"
"Fourth, what have you prepared?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
"Chief Hu lost his family's heirloom sword!" Zhu Di said loudly and loudly.
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face became solemn, "Send it up!"
Zhu Yunxi took the first step and took the box from Zhu Di's hand and brought it to the old man.
Whoa, the box was opened, and a sudden chill hit my face.
Inside the box, a simple scimitar lay quietly. Although the knife did not move, the crisscross marks on the blade exuded bursts of murderous intent, and the light of the knife made people dare not look directly at it.
This is not a good sword, it is even a bit old, but this kind of oldness is the illustrious military exploits inherited from hundreds of years of war.
"The fallen sect surrendered and rebelled again. Last year, I was beheaded by my son at the border!" Zhu Di said proudly, "This man is a descendant of Muhuali, and this sword is the sword used by his ancestors to follow Temujin."
Outside the border fortress, gold and jade are useless and cumbersome. After much thought, only this sword can celebrate my father's birthday!"
As he said that, Zhu Di kowtowed, "Father, don't worry. With my son and ministers here, thieves will never invade our border with the Ming Dynasty. With my sons and ministers here, we won't let a barbarian ride into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. Anyone who violates the Ming Dynasty will be punished!"
"Well said, well done!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sword and said to Zhu Yunxi, "Uncles like you, in terms of courage and strategy, your fourth uncle belongs to you!"
"My grandson will definitely learn more from his fourth uncle in the future!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Afterwards, Zhu Di stood up, looked at Zhu Yunxi who was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a smile, "I wonder what kind of birthday gift your highness has prepared for my father?"
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Midnight
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