"My grandson is your chosen successor. The time, place and people are favorable, and the justice of the court and the rule of the country are all on my side."
"Now that my grandson has not yet taken charge of the world, they all dare to do things behind closed doors. When the day comes when his grandson really arrives, how dare they make trouble?"
"Even if they make trouble, it's just a few people. If the grandson can't control them, what kind of successor is he to the Ming Empire?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled, his brows filled with heroic spirit.
"My grandson is upright, but they are scheming. If they dare not surrender, they will be defeated!"
The old man nodded with satisfaction, "However, taking precautions and eliminating hidden dangers is the way for a king to build a country. We are very happy for your kindness, but your kindness is seen as weak by others!"
"Whatever they think, they all walk their own path, and they are responsible for their own mistakes!" Zhu Yunxi continued with a smile, "Besides, the kings of each fortress have contributed to the country at the border. In these years, they have suffered hardships in guarding the border regardless of their merits.
Lao, my grandson can’t just deal with them all because of his own petty thoughts. That would make you feel uncomfortable too!”
The old man smiled, then frowned, "If there is really rebellion, what will happen to them after they are caught? We can't spare them!"
"I'll guard the mausoleum for you!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
The old man shook his head, "If the Zhu family man is dealt with like that, it would be better to chop him down and exile him!" As he said that, he suddenly laughed, "We still remember what you said in the university hall, the world is more than ten thousand miles away, the Zhu family man
, we cannot stop at this corner of the Central Plains.”
Zhu Yunxi laughed and said, "Then my grandson will let them become the kings of the mountain and go out to rob others! I'm afraid that the old master will make a noise then!"
"Hmph!" the old man snorted, "Our Zhu family started out as a rebel, who dares to make a noise!"
As he spoke, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly, "However, the older ones can be spared, but the younger ones cannot be spared. If the vassal king breaks the law, none of the local officials who give them a pass can be spared! If they abide by their ministerial duties, they will all be strict
How could such a ridiculous thing happen if you are so selfless in your duties?"
The old man has such a protective temper!
Zhu Yunxi felt funny in his heart, his son was all his fault, and his fault was everyone else's. As soon as he expressed his opinion that he would not pursue the matter further, the old man started to blame the local officials.
"Kill them all!" the old man suddenly said angrily.
Zhu Yunxi squeezed his shoulders and said carefully, "Grandpa Huang, this is actually how my grandson views this matter!"
"Look, those who transport and sell contraband are the princes and feudal kings, and they are all your sons. Which local official dares not to cooperate with them? Now that something has happened, it is only looking for them to cause trouble. Isn't it biased?"
"My grandson thinks that punishment is enough. If you show some mercy, they will burst into tears and will ask their own conscience when doing things in the future. If you kill them all, my grandson will ask you, who will work for us?"
The old man said kill, but Zhu Yunxi couldn't say kill!
The world belongs to your Zhu family, who dares to offend your son? If you offend your son, you will die if someone talks nonsense in front of you in the future. If you don't offend your son, if you think these people are accomplices and want to kill someone, you will die.
Isn’t it a bit unreasonable?
Furthermore, Zhu Yunxi's unwillingness to kill them was due to another consideration. It was not to retaliate with kindness, but to make those local officials feel the grace of the East Palace and be more grateful for their service.
"We can't spare them!" The old man still couldn't calm down.
"That's right, that's right!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Select a few of them and they will be severely punished illegally. The others will be recorded in the official records, or they will not be promoted within five years, or they will be fined, it's up to you!"
"You are the supervisor, and we have given you the power. It's up to you to do whatever you want!" the old man said in a muffled voice.
At this time, the cheerful sounds of children came from the side.
Zhao Ning'er and Guo Huifei walked over with Liu Jin and Xiao Fu'er in their arms, smiling.
The old man pushed Zhu Yunxi away and said urgently, "Quickly, bring our great-grandson and our little daughter to us so that we can take a good look at them!"
"Big!"
"Yeah!"
Both children can pronounce a few simple syllables, and their slurred sounds are particularly funny.
Nowadays, both children's eyebrows have grown longer, their big black eyes are round and round, their lips are red and their teeth are white, which is particularly rare.
When the two children saw the old man, they stretched out their chubby little hands and shouted loudly.
When the old man saw the two of them, his heart melted, and his wrinkles piled up when he smiled. He looked left and right and couldn't get enough, and finally motioned for someone to put the six pounds on his lap.
"Look at how handsome our great-great-grandson is!" the old man laughed loudly.
"They all say I look like you!" Zhu Yunxi flattered him.
Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly became angry and stared at him, "What are you doing? We let you supervise the country, and there are so many state affairs waiting for you to do! How about you enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden? Those flowers
Do you want to be able to eat or spend money? You are already a grown-up, and you have nothing serious to do? Do you want me to issue an order to Liu Sanwu and the others, and keep an eye on you to approve the memorial?"
Zhu Yunxi suddenly stood up and said, "My grandson will leave soon. Don't be angry!"
The old man turned his head and faced Liu Jin, and immediately changed his face to a smile, "Liu Jin, don't imitate your incompetent father in the future, it will cause trouble!"
This is really like having a great-grandchild and then forgetting the legitimate grandchild!
Zhu Yunxi shook his head and sighed, walked to Zhao Ning'er and whispered, "The old man is not cured yet, so I will bring more children to see him in the future!"
Zhao Ning'er covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I know, I know!" She said in a low voice, "There is something wrong with Tang Fat'er. The imperial doctor went over to take a look!"
"Is she sick too?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Zhao Ning'er laughed angrily, "I see, I guess it's 80% true!"
Zhu Yunxi was surprised. The girl had only used it a few times in total. How could she have it so soon?
However, it is always a good thing!
At that moment, he turned to the old man and smiled and said, "Grandpa Huang, the fat girl has one too!"
The old man was teasing Liu Jin and letting his great-grandson scratch his beard. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "Okay! Go quickly and ask if he is a boy or a girl!"
"Old man, the imperial doctor is watching over there. How can he tell if he's just pregnant?" Concubine Guo Hui said with a smile, "However, I look like I'm vomiting badly, so I guess she's the great-grandson of the emperor again!"
"Okay!" The old man had a smile on his face, but after seeing Zhu Yunxi, he said with a straight face, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and take a look!"
"Grandson, let's go now!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and turned around.
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However, Zhu Yunxi did not go to the East Palace to see Tang Fatty.
Instead, he took people and sent a donkey cart out of the city. He also just got the news that Xi Yingzhen really had to leave.
Xi Yingzhen was sitting on the shaft of the donkey cart, with his hands in his sleeves and his neck curled up, not looking like a master at all.
"Leaving now?" Zhu Yunxi walked side by side with him, with the guards behind him. He was dressed in casual clothes and looked just like an ordinary young master. "Why don't you stay a little longer? Grandpa Huang's body is not ready yet!"
"It's a disease, three parts of treatment, three parts of nourishment, and four parts of conditioning!" Xi Yingzhen said, shrinking his neck, "The Taoist master has cured it with three parts of treatment, and the rest is just a matter of those quack doctors!"
Zhu Yunxi still didn't want the Taoist to leave like this, so he said, "Stay a little longer!"
"No, no, no!" Xi Yingzhen's head shook like a rattle, "If you stay any longer, your grandpa might kill the Taoist master one day!" As he spoke, he sighed, "At the beginning, the Taoist priest advised Mr. Han to accompany you like this.
Accompany the tiger and return home rich and wealthy as soon as possible, why should people be suspicious of you!"
The city gate was in front of him, and Zhu Yunxi said, "Don't worry, I will never forget what I promised you!"
"Master Dao has also looked away. Let the past go as it is!" Xi Yingzhen said, "Your grandfather is the emperor after all. Master Dao fiddles with it a few times when he is treating a disease, and he has vented his anger!"
"I'm talking about Dao Yan!"
Xi Yingzhen came to his senses and said in a rare serious tone, "If we don't kill this man, the world will be uneasy!" He said with another smile, "Come on, Emperor Taisun, you go back, Taoist master will go on your own, you know Tao'er!"
"Where are you going? Leave a place!" Zhu Yunxi continued.
"Master Tao knows what you are thinking. Are you still thinking about going to Master Tao if you are sick or in trouble in the future?" Xi Yingzhen snorted coldly, "Illnesses can be cured, but life cannot be cured. Stop thinking about that. We will not go to your master in the future."
Get together with both of you!"
But there are always some weird tempers among all the masters in the world! Such people cannot be retained by force.
Zhu Yunxi didn't take it seriously and said, "Well, I won't force you and I won't give it away!"
Seeing him like this, Xi Yingzhen was a little surprised. He handed over his hands on the donkey cart and said, "If he is your grandfather, if the Taoist master doesn't use him, he will be killed. Although you are like your grandfather, you are more tolerant than your grandfather!"
After saying that, he paused and said, "I know that you have been merciful to Mr. Dao. If it were someone else, after the treatment, you would give Mr. Tao a knife in the head!"
Then, he looked around and whispered, "Your grandfather's body!"
Zhu Yunxi listened hurriedly and seriously, only to hear the other party whisper, "I can't survive more than two years!"
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone.
This chapter has been completed!