The majesty of the emperor and the nobility of the emperor's grandson are well integrated in Zhu Hongyu!
Now he looks like a born emperor!
Even people who don't know him will feel that he is very extraordinary just by taking a look at him!
This kind of temperament cultivated by holding a high position is not something ordinary people can possess.
Zhu Hongyu turned around in front of the floor-length mirror, nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke.
"Try another one!"
These are his new clothes for the Chinese New Year, so naturally he can't have just one.
A brand new twelve-pattern crown uniform, which is to be worn on various formal occasions such as worshiping heaven and ancestors, as well as large court gatherings.
In addition, there are several sets of regular clothes.
There is a set with a black background and gold thread, a set with a white background and red thread, and a set of earthy yellow. In addition, Zhu Hongyu has a red one and a sky blue one.
There are five sets in total, and the colors correspond to the five elements. They are worn in some informal occasions, such as meeting with officials and going out for inspections.
In addition to these, there are also a few sets of private clothes that are worn privately in the harem.
For this kind of clothes, shape is not considered, comfort is the first requirement!
After trying on several outfits in succession, Zhu Hongyu was very satisfied with them.
All I can say is that she is worthy of being an embroiderer serving the royal family, and her skills are truly incredible.
At this moment, a little carrot head ran in from outside.
"See Father!"
The visitor was Zhu Caikun, the crown prince of Zhu Hongyu.
Looking at his son who was saluting him solemnly, Zhu Hongyu said with a straight face.
"Have you tried on your new clothes for the New Year? Is there anything inappropriate?"
Zhu Caikun said.
"It's very appropriate to report it to my father!"
"My son, I am here to invite my father to come over!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.
Then he held his son by the hand, turned around and walked towards Kunning Palace.
Along the way, although Zhu Hongyu didn't smile much, he was always concerned about his son's current situation, asking about his life, and studying his knowledge.
As the prince, Zhu Caikun has not many people who can control him.
Li Lingxiu was considered a queen, and Li Lingxiu doted on her son who had been with her for two or three years when her husband was not around. At such a young age, she would give him whatever he asked for.
Then, Zhu Caikun got used to it and became a bit embarrassed!
In a family, if someone plays the good role, there will naturally be someone who plays the bad role.
Since Li Lingxiu is a little too doting on his son, he, as a father, can only be stricter.
A loving mother and a strict father!
He didn't want to train his crown prince to be a dandy and a good-for-nothing. Even if he wasn't a genius, he should at least be a middle-aged man.
However, in order to avoid leaving any psychological shadow on his son, although Zhu Hongyu behaved harshly in front of his son, he rarely got angry.
Just keep a straight face and pretend to be serious!
Zhu Hongyu brought his son to Kunning Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, his thigh was hugged.
"Father, I miss you~!"
A little kid rushed over, hugged Zhu Hongyu's thigh, and said coquettishly in a soft and waxy little voice.
It is Zhu Hongyu's eldest daughter, the princess born to Zheng Xuan. Her real name is Zhu Yingxue, and her nickname is Tuantuan.
Seeing his daughter coming to act coquettishly towards him, Zhu Hongyu's originally stern face melted instantly, and he leaned over to hold his daughter in his arms.
And he even kissed her on the face.
The little girl's chin was a little itchy because of the stubble, and she giggled, her laughter as clear as a silver bell.
"You miss your father so much~? How much do you miss him?"
Zhu Hongyu asked with a smile.
Zhu Yingxue lay in Zhu Hongyu's arms, raising her round face and blinking her big eyes.
A pair of fleshy little hands gestured in front of him and said.
"Special, special, special want!"
Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but laugh heartily when he looked at his daughter's cute appearance.
People in this era have a very strong preference for boys over girls!
But Zhu Hongyu is quite doting on his daughter. Well, he will give her whatever she wants!
Once the little girl was naughty and played with Zhu Hongyu's jade seal by smashing walnuts, but Zhu Hongyu was not angry afterward.
Instead, he laughed and asked someone to have a jade seal re-withered. The jade seal whose pattern was damaged due to smashing walnuts was simply given to the little girl as a toy.
The reason why Zhu Hongyu is like this is because he really likes his daughter.
The second reason is that this era is too patriarchal. Compared with Zhu Hongyu's sons, daughters generally receive insufficient attention.
Even their mothers and concubines don’t care much about their daughters!
In order to give the child a good childhood, if the mother does not care about it, Zhu Hongyu, the father, naturally has to pamper him a little.
Of course, Zhu Hongyu's different attitude towards his sons and daughters is also related to the fact that in the future, the princes may inherit the throne and become emperors or enfeoffed as vassal kings. They will have to bear political responsibilities and naturally need to be well cultivated.
If you raise it crookedly, something will happen!
In the future, the daughters will only need to grow up happily and enjoy prosperity and wealth without having to bear political responsibilities.
No matter how much he is pampered by his daughter, Zhu Hongyu, nothing will happen to her. At most, she is as spoiled as the princess of the Tang Dynasty, with a worse reputation, but as long as she does not get involved in politics, it is not a big deal.
No matter how bad the reputation of the princesses was, it did not affect the coming of the Tang Dynasty and the rest of the world!
But if sons are spoiled, something will happen.
Zhu Hongyu held his son in one hand and his daughter in the other, and then went to look at the little ones who were still nursing.
The smile on his face is very sincere.
Zhu Hongyu patted Li Lingxiu's hand gently and said warmly.
"My harem can be so harmonious, thanks to the queen's care!"
Zhu Hongyu is now very satisfied with Li Lingxiu, the queen.
There are many people in his harem now, and palace fights are inevitable. This is human nature.
Zhu Hongyu doesn't expect his women to be harmonious. This is unrealistic!
As long as it doesn't hinder their own enjoyment, they can fight as much as they like. Only when the concubines get involved will someone try their best to please the emperor!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But from beginning to end, the Ming Dynasty palace battles never crossed the line, and there was no incident of children being aborted, or young princes and princesses having accidents. It is the credit of Queen Li Lingxiu.
It cannot be ignored.
Li Lingxiu said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is overly complimentary. This is what a concubine should do."
After all these years, Li Lingxiu has been able to continue to favor her. Apart from the fact that he and Zhu Hongyu really have feelings for each other, she also has some tricks.
Being able to secure the position of empress does not just rely on the emperor's favor. There is no shortage of scheming, means, abilities, background, etc.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly with satisfaction.
That night, Zhu Hongyu, wearing brand new clothes, held a banquet with the officials in the square in front of Fengtian Hall.
All the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty gathered together to celebrate the New Year.
Even envoys from the vassal state attended the banquet.
After the banquet was over, it was almost midnight, and it was another night of fireworks!
All night long, the fireworks in Nanjing never stopped!
The fireworks organized by the imperial court started setting off first, and then various large households in Nanjing lit fireworks one after another.
Even those poor families have to set off a few firecrackers to celebrate the New Year!
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On the second day, it was just dawn!
It snowed heavily in Nanjing in the early hours of last night, and the auspicious snow heralded a good harvest.
Heavy snowflakes are falling continuously, turning the world into a blanket of snow.
The eunuchs and maids got up early and started to clear the snow, sweeping away the falling snow to reveal the stone pavement in the palace.
Some people even climbed onto the roof and swept the snow off the roof, revealing the golden tiles.
The sun shines on the tiles that still have snow flakes left on them, making them golden and very beautiful.
Zhu Hongyu got up early.
He put on a brand-new crown embroidered with twelve chapters, got on the bus, and went to Xiaoling Mausoleum outside the city.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he was going to pay homage to Comrade Lao Zhu!
There are still scattered snowflakes floating in the sky, but it doesn't affect anything.
A guard soldier wearing armor and carrying a musket accompanied him and headed for Xiaoling Mausoleum outside the city.
The annual leave of the Ming Dynasty was divided into two periods.
The first period is from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month, when officials go to work on the seventh day to deal with the backlog of government affairs during the New Year period.
The second period is the holiday for the Lantern Festival, counting the fifteenth day, there are three days before and after!
In terms of rooms, Zhu Hongyu is much more generous than Comrade Zhu Lao, and he does not allow officials to take only two or three days off a year.
Isn’t that frustrating?
Major festivals such as New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival... and the emperor's birthday all require holidays.
It can take as little as two or three days, or as long as six or seven days!
Quite humane!
Moreover, regardless of the issue of holidays, Zhu Hongyu is much more generous than Comrade Lao Zhu in terms of official salary.
Officials of the Ming Dynasty, even low-level officials, could support their families with their salaries.
Even if senior officials do not engage in corruption or bribery, their official salary is enough for them to live a decent life!
Although corruption is human nature, if your official salary is too low so that officials cannot support themselves, then don't blame others for being corrupt!
Even if Zhu Hongyu wants to fight corruption, he must ensure that the official salary can make the officials live a decent life, so that he can be justified!
The official salary provided by the imperial court is not enough. Officials engage in corruption, but others are just above board when they are corrupt!
And if the official salary of the imperial court is enough and officials continue to engage in corruption, it will be shameless!
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Outside Nanjing, Xiaoliu Shuzhuang!
There is a large willow tree at the entrance of the village, hugged by two or three people. In winter, almost all the leaves of the willow tree have fallen, leaving only bare branches.
The heavy snow fell all night last night, and it didn't stop after dawn, but it just got lighter.
From heavy snow to fine and dense snow!
The branches of the big willow tree at the entrance of the village were almost broken by the snow.
Li Shengli was lying on the bed, rubbing his eyebrows and feeling a little pain in his head.
The waist and eyes of the lower back also feel sore and numb!
Last night on New Year's Eve, their family gathered together for New Year's Eve dinner, and then he drank some wine with his father and two brothers.
After drinking too much, he hugged his wife and went back to the house, where he stayed until late at night before going to bed.
When he got up the next morning, he felt that his whole body was weak and he could not lift his strength at all.
On the other hand, his wife's face was rosy and she looked nourished. She got up early to make breakfast.
By the time Li Shengli got dressed, got up from the bed, put on his coat and went out, the family was already sitting around the table, ready to have dinner.
There are about ten people in their family. Li Shengli's father is an old couple. Li Shengli has three brothers, and all three of them are married.
Li Shengli has a daughter and a son, and the second son’s family has a son. The second son just got married three years ago and has not yet given birth.
A family of more than a dozen people lives together, and although there are usually disputes between the parents, it is still lively enough.
Especially during holidays like this, the whole family gets together and has a lively time.
Li Shengli walked out of the room and ran to the latrine to put in the water. After washing his hands, he returned to the table and sat down, saying hello to his father.
"Good morning, Dad."
Li Shengli's father nodded, and then spoke to his three daughters-in-law.
"Everyone is here and ready to eat!"
Li Shengli and his two brothers' wives heard what their father-in-law said and brought the food over.
Hot porridge, steamed cakes, leftover chicken soup and fried fish from last night, and a few boiled eggs.
Although the Li family is not a wealthy family, they still choose to eat well during the Chinese New Year.
While eating the rice, he peeled two hard-boiled eggs and gave them to his two grandsons respectively. The Li family master said.
"Eat well. Only by eating enough can you grow taller and become smarter."
"After the Chinese New Year, grandpa will send you two to study."
The old man of the Li family said to his two grandsons.
The imperial court wanted to launch a pilot program of compulsory education, and Nanjing was the first to bear the brunt.
Last year, policy experiments were carried out in Nanjing city. At the beginning of this year, the policy is ready to be promoted to the suburbs of Nanjing.
Since the imperial court has this policy, Mr. Li does not mind sending his two grandsons to study!
The expression on the face of the eldest granddaughter on the side was one of loneliness visible to the naked eye, but the old man of the Li family pretended not to see it.
In this era, population is the labor force!
We have so much land to cultivate at home, and we don’t have enough labor force.
It's okay to send your grandson to study. It's better for your granddaughter to stay at home and do farm work, so that adults like them can share some of the burden.
Li Shengli saw the loneliness on his daughter's face, opened his mouth, and couldn't help but suggest something.
"Dad, let Yaya go to school too!"
"Didn't the imperial court say that compulsory education is a good government policy of the imperial court, and that all men and women, as long as they are of the right age, can enroll in school?"
Li Shengli's father glanced over, dissatisfied that his authority as the head of the family was being questioned, and said in a bad tone.
"What do you know?"
"Sooner or later, a girl will get married. Reading books is not a waste of time. Haven't you heard that a woman's lack of talent is virtuous?"
"Besides, book expenses and food expenses are all money. Our family can barely provide for two children to study. We can't afford it if we have one more child."
Reading has been a very costly thing since ancient times.
Even though the imperial court now waives tuition fees and allows students to enroll, books, meals, and even accommodation fees all cost money.