"Your Majesty, Duke Liang and His Highness Changsun met at the Jinyiwei Yamen. They should have gone to Changfu now."
In the Ming Dynasty Palace, Jiang Yu reported to Zhu Yuanzhang who was having a meal, and then explained the details clearly.
There are many rules for dining, but after Jiang Yu came over, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the people from the Shangshi Bureau to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang ate while listening, and Jiang Yu controlled the speed of his speech. He finished speaking almost when Zhu Yuanzhang finished eating.
After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly and asked: "Jiang Wei, why didn't our eldest grandson come back to stay? It was just for one night and then he went back."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask how Lan Yu was doing. The main concern was that the eldest grandson had driven the dragon back and returned to live in the mansion himself.
"I think Your Highness must have his own ideas. Now, for Your Highness, living in the palace is too ostentatious, and it is easy to be unable to express himself." Hearing this, Jiang Yu carefully stated his thoughts...
If it had been someone else before, or someone else, Jiang Yu would have remained silent under normal circumstances, but when it came to His Highness Changsun, he would definitely have to explain a few words.
"We know in our hearts that we just can't bear to part with it. For us, the return of our eldest grandson is a gift from God. We really want to have our eldest grandson by our side every moment. We are older, and our health is
We are also aware of the situation."
"I don't know how long I can see my grandson from now on."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some regret.
"Your Majesty is in good health and strong, and can still eat three large bowls of rice. I believe that since His Majesty Changsun came back, His Majesty has become more energetic, and I feel extremely happy."
Jiang Wei replied respectfully.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed and said to Jiang Yu: "You, you, when did you learn to flatter yourself like those civil servants?"
"Your Majesty, I see clearly that every word I speak is true, and it comes from the bottom of my heart." Jiang Qing quickly lowered his head and said.
"Okay, we know you are loyal. Let's go over there and let Chang Sen go. After all, he is also our eldest grandson's brother-in-law. After being detained for these days, he must have improved his memory."
"Liang Guogong is really naughty. I really thought he came here at this time. We don't know what he is thinking. We don't even think about what he can do if we have thoughts about him." Zhu Yuanzhang first explained.
About Chang Sen, and then said to Jiang Wei.
At this time, Jiang Wei chose to remain silent.
If others don't know whether it will cool the Duke's blue jade, how can he not know? He has collected a lot of evidence related to the blue jade, and the personnel have also listed most of them.
If His Highness Changsun hadn't appeared, I don't know how many people would have died.
At this time, Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, came in and reported: "Your Majesty, a message came from the Gunpowder Department, saying that the matchlock gun arranged by His Highness Changsun has been manufactured."
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat, but then he frowned slightly.
He wanted to see how powerful the matchlock gun was, but today's regulations related to the separation of military and political affairs have not yet been finalized. Even today's dinner has been postponed for an hour.
Not only do we need to continue discussing with the ministers later, there won't be much time in the next few days.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that the reform of military power was more important than the matchlock gun.
The separation of military formations cannot be accomplished in a few simple sentences, and the arrangement of personnel is particularly important.
If you randomly arrange for a civil servant to follow you, it will not be a constraint for the generals at all, and it will not make much sense.
For example, the dukedom of a country such as Lan Yu cannot be resisted by ordinary civil servants. In the past, for Lan Yu, it was just an additional logistical subordinate and had no meaning.
"Let Dasun go over and take a look. He made it. It is clear whether it is as he intended." Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and then said to Liu He.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed to himself.
It feels great to have my eldest grandson. Anyway, if you have something to do, just let your eldest grandson do it. The most important thing is that your eldest grandson is still so good.
"I obey the decree."
"My heroic grandson! My heroic grandson!"
When she first arrived at Chang Mansion, Lan's eyes were filled with shock and surprise. After learning from Lan Yu's explanation that Zhu Ying was Zhu Xiongying, she immediately stood up, hugged Zhu Ying, and burst into tears.
Come down.
Zhu Ying was a little embarrassed, but she didn't break away and let Lan hold her.
He could feel that the old lady in front of him was as loving to him as an old man, with unreserved love.
Next to them, Chang Sheng and Lan Yu looked at each other, crying and laughing.
Having just briefly mentioned Zhu Ying's identity, Lan seemed to have already concluded that this was her grandson.
After a long time, Lan finally let go, then held Zhu Ying tightly with both hands, looked carefully at Zhu Ying's face, and muttered:
"Let grandma take a good look at it. After all these years, he is still as handsome as he was when he was a child. It's great, it's great!"
Chang Sheng, the narrator, was a little helpless. Seeing that his second uncle Lan Yu was silent, he had no choice but to say, "Mom, why don't we sit and talk."
When Lan heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he scolded: "You are the only one who has too much trouble."
After finishing speaking, he took Zhu Ying's hand and sat down next to his seat.
"Why are you so thin? You must have suffered a lot these years outside." Lan asked naggingly.
After a slight hesitation, Zhu Ying said, "Except it was a little difficult at the beginning, it got pretty good later on. I just have no memory of my childhood, and I don't know who I am."
"I've been running around all these years. I couldn't come to the capital earlier to visit my grandma. I ask my grandma for your forgiveness."
Hearing this, Lan said with tears in her eyes: "You are such a filial child. Grandma is living a good life here. She just thinks of you all the time. It's really an eye-opener for God to see people who have half of my body buried in the ground."
My grandson is back."
"Thank God, thank Bodhisattva, thank Buddha."
As Lan was talking, he put his hands together and began to chant. It can be seen from the rosary on Lan's wrist that Lan prefers to worship Buddha.
The Lan family is a very important existence to the entire Chang Mansion, and even to Liang Guogong Lan Yu.
Even though Lan is an old lady in her fifties, in a sense, Lan and Zhu Yuanzhang are "direct relatives", and this concept is completely different.
Zhu Xiongying's current situation, when Crown Princess Chang was pregnant, Lan had been helping to take care of her in the palace. After Zhu Xiongying was born, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma had been raising her.
But apart from the two of them, the one who brought the most people was the Lan family.
Even Lan's concern for Zhu Xiongying, his grandson, far exceeds that of his three biological sons.
If there is anything fun or delicious, my first thought is to take it to the palace or keep it for my precious grandson.
Of course, there may be some other ideas.
After all, from the day Zhu Xiongying was born, everyone knew that he would be the future third emperor of the Ming Empire.
If the eldest grandson, who was raised by Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma personally, had not died young, he might have been much stronger than the prince Zhu Biao.
This will be related to the long-term rise and fall of Chang Mansion, Lan Mansion, and the two foreign relatives' families. Whether from a personal perspective or a family perspective, Zhu Xiongying's importance is self-evident.
"Xiongying, you haven't had dinner yet. Wait a minute, grandma will make you your favorite steamed pork ribs."
"That was your favorite food when you were a kid."
Lan suddenly stood up and said to Zhu Ying that he wanted to go to the kitchen to cook for Zhu Ying himself.
"Mom, how can I still let you do it by yourself? Just let the cook do it." Seeing this, Chang Sheng said quickly.
"You know very well, this is my best dish. When Xiongying was a child, he only liked the steamed pork ribs I made. He could smell anything made by others without even tasting it."
Lan drove Chang Sheng away and stubbornly wanted to go to the kitchen.
"Sister, please stay with Xiongying more here. We just met." Lan Yu also quickly persuaded.
When Lan heard what her younger brother Lan Yu said, she explained: "Xiaoyu, you have been fighting outside all year round and you don't know. When Xiongying was a child, he pestered me to cook this dish for him every day. Even the Queen and the Empress asked me for advice.
With."
"Even the Empress cannot make the same taste as Laoshen. Although Xiongying can't remember the past, people's tastes are hard to change, and they will definitely still like to eat it."
Having said this, Lan seemed a little unsure and couldn't help but look at Xiongying with some expectation in his eyes.
"Grandma is right, I also want to eat grandma's steamed pork ribs again."
Zhu Ying nodded seriously and said.
He also remembered the taste of his grandmother's food deeply in his previous life. He spent his childhood at his grandmother's house in his previous life.
At this moment, Grandma's gaze in the previous life seemed to overlap with Lan's.
He would not stop Lan from cooking. For Lan, this may be the most precious memory.
"Xiaoyu, look, Xiongying has said so. Just wait, I will do it now. It's time to have dinner now."
After receiving her grandson's approval, Lan smiled happily, with wrinkles on her face.
"Sister, the juniors are all here, so why don't you change your name?" Lan Yu said with some embarrassment.
For a tall and powerful man like Lan Yu, it felt extremely awkward to be called Xiaoyu.
This kind of private address made Lan Yu feel a little embarrassed in front of her juniors.
"If I don't call you Xiaoyu, how can I call you Liang Guogong? Well, I won't talk to you any more and go cook for our hero." Lan Shi glared at Lan Yu and then said.
Lan Yu was speechless, there was nothing he could do for this sister who was like a mother.
"Yueqing, go with grandma."
Zhu Ying ordered Ye Yueqing beside her.
"well."
Ye Yueqing stood up and walked to Lan's side to help her. Lan took a careful look at Ye Yueqing, smiled and said "good" twice, the meaning of which was particularly obvious.
Ye Yueqing couldn't help but lower her head in shame.
After Lan left, Lan Yu asked Zhu Ying: "Your Highness, so-and-so."
"Uncle, you treat me like an outsider. In this Chang Mansion, just call me Xiongying." Zhu Ying interrupted and said with a smile.
Just this sentence made Lan Yu feel much closer.
Although Zhu Ying had opinions about Lan Yu in many aspects, after all, it was the power of her mother's family. Apart from the old man and her younger siblings, there was no one closer to her.
Now is the key point. If Lan Yu can listen to his nephew, then the arrangements will be easy.
If not, then it just depends on the situation.
Of course, Zhu Ying, who is well versed in the ways of being a human being, would not be able to show off to Lan Yu from the beginning. That is his attitude toward outsiders, not his own family.
The stone in Lan Yu's heart fell to the ground, and then she said categorically: "Xiongying, I won't say more, if there is anything that needs uncle X, whether it can be done or cannot be done, I will do it.
"
Lan Yu's words made Chang Sheng, who had been sitting next to him, shake his hand holding the teacup and almost drop it to the ground.
This is quite rebellious and rebellious.
However, when Zhu Ying heard this, she suddenly fell silent and did not answer immediately.
Lan Yu's directness and boldness caught Zhu Ying a little off guard.
He had to admit that from the very beginning when he met Lan Yu and even came to Lan Fu, except for the Lan family's side, which made his heart a little turbulent, in fact, deep down in his heart, he did not really regard Lan Yu and others as his relatives.
For Zhu Ying, whether it was Lan Yu or Chang Sheng, it was just the first time they met each other. As the nominal family members, the most important consideration in her heart was the balance of interests.
Talking about emotions and the like is just nonsense.
But Lan Yu's words made Zhu Ying a little moved.
Zhu Ying, who has a relatively broad knowledge, can clearly realize that Lan Yu's words are the real truth.
Zhu Ying was somewhat unaccustomed to the feeling that in ancient times the relationship was maintained by blood ties just after they met.
The warmth and warmth of human relationships in her previous life still have a certain influence on Zhu Ying.
Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Sometimes you can only understand if you experience it yourself.
Zhu Ying was silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little heavy. Lan Yu didn't get a reply after finishing speaking, and remained silent.
After a long time, Zhu Ying finally said slowly: "Perhaps Duke Liang doesn't know that I ran a chamber of commerce during these years of wandering in the countryside. Just a few months ago, my caravan came to the capital and passed by a certain village. They were surrounded by people.
Block and plunder.”
"Fortunately, my subordinates were not easy to mess with. They killed people directly. The leader among them was the self-proclaimed righteous son of Liang Kingdom."
"I wonder how Duke Liang Guo views this matter."
Zhu Ying's voice was very calm. The original incident was still defined as Mongolians escaping to commit crimes. The Yamen could not spend much effort to find it, so it was left alone.
But Zhu Ying knew that Lan Yu's other adopted sons had never given up on tracking down the murderer.
It's just that the people under his command have gone back to the desert long ago, so there is no further story.
At this time, Zhu Ying's call to Duke Liang also told Lan Yu how he viewed the matter and how he planned to deal with it.