Chapter 37

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Zhu Yunxi still underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang's concern for the people.

On the second day, an edict was issued. Yin Hu Zhishan of Yingtian Prefecture was punished with a three-year salary penalty because his resettlement of the refugees was unfavorable, causing the people to beg and become beggars.

In the Huaixi garrison, due to insufficient relief, the people were displaced. More than a dozen officials were rounded up and sent to Yunnan. There was even a prefect who, because the accounts were unclear, was directly handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for discussion. Waiting for him, he will be executed after the fall.

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A few years later, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yuanzhang climbed up the city wall of Yingtian and watched the general Lan Yu leading tens of thousands of Ming tigers and tigers out of the wall. On that day, because the Ming elite went out to fight, the capital was full of people who wanted to see the heroic figures of the Ming men.

of people.

Before leaving, Lan Yu and the generals knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in the direction of the imperial city. Tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty athletes shouted in unison that the Ming Dynasty was victorious.

At that time, Zhu Yunxi noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang's body hidden under the dragon robe was unusually tall and straight. His face was full of nostalgia for the prosperous years and the expectation of blood, fire, rivers and mountains.

The days that followed went by quietly like flowing water.

Zhu Yunxi read, wrote, practiced martial arts every day, bragged and spanked with the young princes in school, and was closely dependent on his two young sisters at home. He ate meals with Zhu Yuanzhang every day, and even when Zhu Yuanzhang met with ministers, he

Everyone will be listening on the sidelines.

When not dealing with political affairs, the grandfather and grandson were either walking in the imperial garden, or doing farm work in the palace, on the two acres of land planted by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

In short, things are developing in a direction that is beneficial to Zhu Yunxi. The relationship between him and Zhu Yuanzhang is getting better and better, and the old man is even somewhat inseparable from him.

Because when he was with this grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang could always smile from the bottom of his heart. He could always see in this child his high-spirited and daring temperament when he first ascended the throne as emperor.

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At the same time, Zhu Yunxi's filial piety and sincerity also deeply moved him.

There are vague rumors that Wu Wang Zhu Yunxi was the emperor's grandson selected by the emperor.

But Zhu Yunxi is not complacent. He is now just the emperor's grandson that Zhu Yuanzhang likes. His status has not yet been determined. He is now just an empty king of Wu with no power.

Now he still needs to be modest and cautious. Only when he truly becomes the emperor's grandson can he release the burden of his heart and truly gather a force that belongs to him around him.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang issued another decree.

In October, the emperor has a long life, and vassal princes from all over the country can return to Beijing to celebrate his birthday. However, the number of people accompanying them cannot exceed 200, and the officials along the way must not make trouble to receive them, and the food used must be simple.

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The moonlight is warm.

In the afternoon, summer bugs chirp quietly among the green grass.

Zhu Yuanzhang was like an ordinary old farmer, sitting on a deck chair, fanning himself with his straw hat, and smiling at Zhu Yunxi who was working clumsily in the crop field.

This is a paddy field in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

Even after becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget his identity as a farmer. He planted two acres of land with his own hands and never tired of it.

The paddy fields were full of water. Zhu Yunxi stepped barefoot in the muddy water, one foot deeper and one foot shallower. He had to try his best to maintain his body balance and not step on the thriving seedlings.

The agriculture of this era was far less developed than that of later generations, and we could only rely on manpower to eliminate weeds in the fields. However, the ecology of this era was particularly good. From time to time, frogs jumped out of the water in the two acres of paddy fields, and tadpoles swam around Zhu Yunxi's feet.

"Hey, you stupid porcelain, those who know better think you are pulling weeds, and those who don't know think you are picking radishes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the clumsy Zhu Yunxi and laughed loudly. The joyful smile made the wrinkles on his face bloom, like a kind old man.

Farming is much more difficult than studying and practicing martial arts. It has been almost three months since he came to this world, and Zhu Yunxi's physical fitness has been greatly improved. However, every time he works in the fields for a while, he will suffer from back pain.

After hearing his grandfather's teasing, Zhu Yunxi turned around and smiled, then bent down to fight with the weeds in the paddy field, but his fingers suddenly touched something hard.

When I picked it up and took a look, I was instantly happy.

"Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Yunxi raised the thing in his hand and turned around and shouted, "Look, snails!"

"Are you fat?" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sat up, walked to the paddy field with his cloth shoes, and said with a smile, "If you are fat, I will catch a butterfly, and we will eat snails in a while!"

"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and touched the paddy field.

"Oh, our eldest grandson! Why are you so stupid?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and threw off his shoes and entered the paddy field, "Let me tell you, when your grandfather was a child, the children in Shili Village touched the snails, and no one could touch me!

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As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said, "Look, there it is!"

"Grandpa Huang, that's awesome!" Zhu Yunxi was immediately flattering, and then exclaimed like a child, "Grandpa Huang, there are still small fish in the paddy fields!"

"Catch it, fry it and eat it, it's so delicious!" When he was happy, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth came out with Huaiyin from the novel.

The sun is setting in the sky, and my eyes are filled with summer red.

The golden afterglow falls on the earth, and the world is full of gold.

The golden light passed through the leaves and fell on the bamboo mat of the dining table in the forest.

Simple meals are placed on the simple wooden table.

The rice was harvested from the paddy fields in the palace last year. It is crystal clear and full of elasticity.

The dishes were a plate of fried snails with ginger and garlic, a plate of fried golden fish, a plate of fried shrimps with garlic sprouts, and a plate of Zhu Zhong's favorite fried radish and bacon.

After working for a long time, Zhu Yunxi was tired and hungry.

He had already figured out Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament. As an imperial grandfather, he hated the sight of his children and grandchildren being afraid of their own hands and feet. In his eyes, a good man is a man who devours everything.

So the two men had just finished cooking. Zhu Yunxi first served Zhu Yuanzhang the rice and then poured him a small cup of wine.

Then I poured the oily soup from the fried bacon on the rice and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Huchi! Huchi! Fragrant!

When you take one bite, the flavors of meat oil and rice blend perfectly in your mouth, and your face is full of satisfied pleasure.

"Eat more, eat more!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and gave Zhu Yunxi a piece of three-layered bacon.

"Grandpa Huang, you eat too!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.

"Let's drink first!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, moved his white eyebrows, and then picked up a snail and chewed it happily.

His movements were very skillful. After two soft sounds, the snail meat entered his mouth. Then he picked up the wine cup and took a small sip.

After that, he picked up a small golden fish, bit off the head in one bite, and chewed it in his mouth.

After eating deliciously, he grinned and said, "It tastes good!"

In the distance, Xu Xingzu, the imperial cook who had served Zhu Yuanzhang for more than ten or twenty years, was smiling so hard that he could not see his teeth.

He was born as a military cook, and it was far easier for him to prepare these home-cooked dishes for the common people than for the royal family.

"Grandpa Emperor, be careful of the thorns!" Zhu Yunxi quickly reminded him when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang stuffing a fish into his mouth and chewing it.

"You grew up in the palace and don't understand anything!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "When you fry the small fish in the paddy field in oil, the spines will become crispy!"

As he spoke, he seemed to be lost in memories, "The fish in our hometown are great! When we were young, we would follow behind my elder brother and get up before dawn with a wooden bucket, looking for loaches, small fish, and eels! Haha, every time

Grab half a bucket, and when you get back, add some oil and stew it, oh! What a taste!"

When people get old, they always like to reminisce about the past. When people get old, they especially miss the past and home.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and laughed softly, "Grandpa Huang, how about your grandson accompany you and go back to your hometown to see you? Then, my grandson will catch fish for you personally!"

"If you don't go back, you will waste money and people!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, with a sad tone, "Besides, others can't make that taste!"

No one else can taste my mother's taste.

Zhu Yunxi was always thinking about his mother, the rice she cooked and the dumplings she made.

"Grandson!" Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again, "This meal looks simple to you, but when we were young, we could only eat it if we were in good years! Even if we had it, we couldn't eat it with open stomachs."

"It's Chinese New Year, and your great-grandfather made a piece of fat pork as big as a palm. He sacrificed it to the ancestors first, and then divided it among our brothers. Your great-grandmother and several aunts can only watch and can't eat any of it!"

"At that time, your great-grandfather always said that next year! Next year, he must make more meat so that both his son and daughter can eat it!"

"In the coming year, your grandfather will work harder! He will sleep later than the chickens and wake up earlier than the chickens! The family is also looking forward to a good harvest in the fields!"

"But the harvest is good and the land rent is high. After giving it to the employer and the government, my family is still hungry and full."

“At midnight, all the brothers’ stomachs were growling with hunger!”

Zhu Yunxi listened silently, listening to the memories of the old man in front of him.

"But it's just like that. Your uncle and grandma didn't complain. It's time to cultivate the land and pay for the food."

"Who would have known that God is not discerning. First there was a flood, and then there was a plague. There were several people in our Zhu family, but your grandfather was the only one left!"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little emotional, "I was about the same age as you at that time. I ran into a temple and became a young monk alone. At that time, I was young and was always bullied by my brothers. I worked the most and had the worst food. Later

Then he drove them out, and all the almsmen in the world were wandering!"

“In the end, I really couldn’t see anything to gain from, so I gritted my teeth and joined the Red Turban Army!”

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "Grandma, that shit Dayuan won't let us eat, so I'll do it with you!"

The old man's emotional ups and downs were too harmful to his body, so Zhu Yunxi quickly advised, "Grandpa, it's all over!"

"But we can't forget!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and said sternly, "Now that our Zhu family has dominated the world, we must never forget where our family comes from. Our ancestors have been poor for generations! Just like all the poor in the world.

, work hard, tighten your belt and live a good life! "

"We are poor, so we have to care about the poor." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the food on the table, "When people call us emperor, we have to be worthy of them, and we have to let them live in peace and eat peace in peace!"

Zhu Yunxi stood up and said solemnly, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson has remembered it!"
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