The people of the capital had their eyes opened today. After Lu Lu and Chang Sheng failed to compete in the street for "My Brother-in-law is the Prince", they saw another magical scene.

A dozen or so royal guards, riding fast horses, wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives on their waists, gathered around an inconspicuous carriage and galloped.

"Who is sitting in the carriage? He can actually command the imperial guards to protect him?"

"Are you stupid?"

"The Jinyi Guards are out to either protect the emperor or to capture the imperial criminal!"

"In my opinion, this is another prisoner!"

"Looking at how many guards were used to escort him, this person must have committed a serious crime!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard the comments from the people around him, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

These melon-eaters are so rude, why do they still call themselves imperial offenders?

However, after listening to the people's words, Zhu Yunxi became even more nervous. He secretly reviewed his performance in the past half month. After making sure that apart from writing the book "Jin Ping Mei", he did not do anything extraordinary, he felt a little more confident.

As long as I bite you to death and don't know about Jin Ping Mei, then the bad old man will have no reason to beat me!

Zhu Yunxi recalled everything he had spent with Lao Zhu during this period, and felt that the old man was pretty good. As long as he didn't get into his hands or violate his taboos, he was usually as easy to coax as a normal grandpa.

Just when Zhu Yunxi was thinking wildly, the carriage drove into Xihua Gate.

Normally, no matter whether they are officials or princes, they have to stop at the gate when riding a carriage into the palace. They are not qualified to ride horses and carriages in the Forbidden City.

However, the guard guarding the door today seemed to have seen nothing. When he saw the leading guard in Jinyi carrying Master Hu's waistband, he let him through without even looking at it.

The carriage drove all the way to the gate of Qianqing Palace before it stopped and put Zhu Yunxi down.

"Grandson of the Third Emperor, hurry in and don't keep the Emperor waiting!"

"oh……"

Zhu Yunxi bravely stepped into the gate of Qianqing Palace. As soon as he entered, he saw a familiar figure kneeling respectfully at the bottom of the steps of the main hall.

Zhu Yunxi walked over and was immediately happy when he saw it. He stepped forward and patted the man on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Wow!"

"Isn't this my great-uncle? Why are you a deserter again?"

Lan Yu was very happy to see her grandson, but her face turned dark when she heard these words.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I came back to report on my duties as ordered by His Majesty!"

"oh……"

"It turns out that Grandpa Huang asked you to come back."

"Then why are you kneeling here? Why don't you go in and talk to Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Yunxi's idea is very simple. If someone chats with the old man, the old man will not pay attention to him, and he can get away with it again.

But when Lan Yu heard these words, she felt greatly. She felt that her grandnephew knew how to pity her great-uncle.

"I have to wait for your grandpa to be summoned. Why don't you go in and ask me when your grandpa will be finished?"

"OK!"

Zhu Yunxi accepted this task very happily, then ran into the hall and rushed towards Lao Zhu who was reviewing the memorial.

"Grandpa Huang, my uncle asked me to ask you, when will you receive him?"

As soon as Lao Zhu heard what the turtle grandson said, he knew that the turtle grandson was playing tricks on him.

We've been calling for you for so long, but you've just arrived. You must have sneaked out of the palace again!

"Your uncle and grandpa's matter is not urgent. Please tell us first, where did you go to play today?"

When Zhu Yunxi saw that his treacherous plan was exposed, he couldn't help but giggle in embarrassment.

"Grandpa Emperor Shengming, I really can't hide anything from you. My thirteenth uncle went outside the palace today to observe the public sentiment."

"Understand the sentiments of the people?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he felt bad. This grandson didn't even pick a reliable person to lie to. Is he really trying to fool me into thinking that he is a stupid old man?

"Then tell me what you have experienced today."

"The prices are high!"

"My grandson's main purpose is to inquire about the prices of daily necessities. For example, steamed buns cost one penny a few days ago, but today they have risen to two pence."

"Also, the prices of pig iron, raw silk and other products have skyrocketed recently, and the price of salt has also fluctuated slightly."

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see the grandson's joke, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt a little confused. Could the grandson really understand this?

"Then tell us, why are these prices rising?"

"If you can explain it clearly today, we won't punish you today, and we won't ban you from leaving the palace in the future."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he felt a surprise in his heart. This was a homework he did specially to deal with the old man's troubles, but he didn't expect that there was an unexpected surprise.

"Grandpa Huang, do you really mean what you say?"

"You have no joke!"

"The rise in food prices should be due to seasonal fluctuations. Every year during the lean period, food prices will rise by 20 to 30%."

"But this is only part of the reason. Another part of the reason may be related to the disasters in several prefectures and counties along the Yangtze River. Businessmen were betting on a poor grain harvest this year, so they stocked grain in advance, leading to a further rise in grain prices."

"It's easy to understand that the prices of pig iron and raw silk have increased. There are rumors in and outside the palace that the emperor is preparing for the 11th Northern Expedition. These are military supplies, and the prices will inevitably be affected!"

After hearing this, Lao Zhu's eyes were as big as dragon eyes, and his heart seemed to be on fire.

This is what he personally taught Zhu Biao about the way to manage the world and the country when he led Zhu Biao to the streets!

That is to start from the details, from the small to the big, and to know the small things.

Although a steamed bun costs one penny or two pennies, it is not a big deal, but once it is magnified a hundred times, a thousand times, or even ten thousand times, it is a major matter related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty!

"Who taught you these words?"

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he immediately became unhappy. This old man always looked down on people. If it were Zhu Yunwen who said these words, he would probably be very happy, right?

"Grandpa Huang, does anyone still teach you about this?"

"This is very simple. This is the normal market law. There is no need for others to teach you!"

"The laws of the market..."

Lao Zhu murmured these words, and then looked at the grandson's face. After making sure that the grandson didn't seem to be lying, he immediately hugged him happily and kissed him hard on the face.

"He is indeed our grandson. He really has a good head. He is many times better than your stupid father, hahaha!"

Lao Zhu was so excited. He hadn't even taught his grandson how to govern the country, but his grandson actually learned it by mistake!

what does that mean?

It means that this child is the son of destiny!

Otherwise, why at such a young age did he not inquire about the prices of grasshoppers and crickets, but instead care about the prices of steamed buns, raw silk, and pig iron?

Lao Zhu kissed him passionately for several times, and then put his eldest grandson on the ground again. Zhu Yunxi was disgusted and wanted to wipe the saliva on his face, but he was too embarrassed to wipe it in front of his face, so he could only accompany him and giggle like a fool.

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When Lao Zhu saw Da Sun's naivety, he felt even happier. He stepped forward and pinched Da Sun's increasingly fat face and smiled.

"We will reward you today, reward you heavily. If you want anything, you can ask for it from us!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he immediately forgot about the saliva marks on his face, and was happily thinking about what good things to order.

His first thought was to move to Prince Yu's Mansion and live with his thirteenth uncle. But as soon as this idea came to his mind, he suppressed it.

I am also stupid enough to put forward such a bad condition for such a good thing that I haven't encountered in several years?

Seeing how happy Grandpa Huang is today, he wouldn't refuse even if he was asked to have a big house as his palace, right?

"Grandpa Huang, I want..."

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, he suddenly couldn't continue because he thought of another thing, which was the last time he was cared for by a group of young grandmothers in the harem.

If I express my feelings to Grandpa Huang, will he be beaten to death by Grandpa Huang?

Zhu Yunxi hesitated again when he thought of this, his heart was in a state of confusion, wondering whether it was worth it.

He knew very well that once he mentioned this matter, he might no longer be able to hang around the old man's neck and act cute and cute as usual.

Either he was beaten to death immediately, or...

"Grandpa Huang, if your grandson says something wrong and makes you unhappy, you won't be angry, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Thinking of his grandson's "annoying" quotes before, he felt sensitively that this grandson was going to spit out ivory from his mouth again. But when he thought about what he had just said, he could only

Bite the bullet and agree.

"certainly!"

"No matter what your request is, whether Grandpa Huang can satisfy you or not, Grandpa Huang promises that he will not be angry!"

Seeing Lao Zhu's assurance, Zhu Yunxi plucked up the courage to speak in a mosquito-like voice.
To be continued...