After sending Xu Da away, Zhu Yuanzhang lay down on the couch and became unhappy.
"Hey, what's wrong with our son? The majestic prince, the Prince of Ming Dynasty, still dislikes him so much!"
"You don't know what your son is like?" Queen Ma brought him a bowl of sobering soup and said, "Don't worry, I'm helping you persuade Tiande, but I'm really worried that the fourth child doesn't know how to cherish it. The second child will be so good again.
Damn it, how can I, a mother-in-law, have the face to face my daughter-in-law?"
"Yeah, actually I'm also worried. That boy is in a period of uncertainty. He's so impetuous all day long that he feels that such a big palace can't accommodate him." Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his body and babbled while drinking soup:
"I told you, this is because life is so good, and you don't know how lucky you are when you are in the midst of blessings. If our parents had given us a daughter-in-law back then, we shouldn't have regarded her as an ancestor."
"Haha, is that right..."
"Of course, luckily I didn't tell you, otherwise how could we marry you?" Emperor Hongwu, who had a strong desire for survival, rushed to make amends before Empress Ma changed her face.
"Hmph..." Queen Ma sneered, not bothering to argue with him. She was also a little worried and said: "But it is true that the children are grown up. How can they not feel sick if they are locked up in the palace like a young lady all day long?"
"Yeah, we want to go together." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became energetic, put the soup bowl on the small table, sat up and said:
"Mother, how about we let them out to practice?"
"What kind of training method?" Queen Ma asked alertly: "How do you want to torment them again?"
"Don't worry, we have been thinking about it for a while. The old Zhu family cannot rely on anyone. In the end, we have to rely on our son." Zhu Yuanzhang crossed his legs and said.
"Didn't you all enfeoff?"
"What's the use of being enfeoffed without virtue? Will you be able to conquer the masses by commanding tens of thousands of troops in the future? When you get to the vassal state, will you be considerate of the people?" Zhu Yuanzhang said worriedly: "We feudal kings have already faced huge criticism.
, if they are all stupid and cruel, those people will definitely take the opportunity to attack them, which will shake our Zhu family."
"So we have to train them well. Just sitting in the main hall and studying is not enough."
"Okay, okay, it's all your fault." Queen Ma asked, "Just tell me where you want them to go?"
"Fengyang, our hometown." Zhu Yuanzhang indeed had a premeditated plan.
"What are you going to do when you go back to your hometown? Be an army officer? Or be a county magistrate?" Queen Ma looked unconvinced.
"Civil and military skills all require experience, but it's too early now. They don't know what ordinary soldiers think, so they can't be good officers. They don't know the sufferings of the people, and it's even less possible for us to use fellow villagers to train them!" Zhu Yuanzhang said deeply!
He said: "We want them to become farmers! Be the most ordinary people..."
"..." Queen Ma has a big mouth. She has long been used to being surprised by her husband's unconstrained imagination, but she was still surprised.
It took a while before I pinched him.
"It hurts, it hurts..." Boss Zhu quickly ducked away.
"I'm not dreaming." Queen Ma said, "Why are you talking in your sleep?"
"Why are you talking in your sleep?"
"Why are you not talking in your sleep? Have you ever heard of the emperor who asked his son to farm?"
"We listen to the gentlemen's lectures. As long as we know the emperors and princes who have lived among the people and know the sufferings of the people, they are all very different." Zhu Yuanzhang said plausibly: "On the contrary, those who were born in the deep palace and grew up with women's hands
Most of the princes will be similar to Emperor Hui of Jin when they grow up. They have no idea how ordinary people live, let alone show sympathy for the common people!"
"We can't let our son be confused about leeks, wheat seedlings, and think that the common people are the same as them and can eat meat if they don't eat!" Zhu Yuanzhang said decisively: "Our son must make up for this lesson!"
"I don't object to letting them suffer a little, but there must be no danger." Empress Ma finally relented and said, no matter how much she protected the calf, she knew that jade cannot be used until it is cut.
"As you can tell, our sons are very dear to us." Zhu Yuanzhang patted his chest and said, "Fengyang's folk customs are simple and honest, and we are exempt from the taxes and servitude of the fellow villagers. It is not an exaggeration to say that our hometown is a paradise now, and it is suitable for our sons to go there.
We understand the people's sentiments. Besides, we have arrangements to ensure their safe return."
"Okay, who do you plan to let go? How long will it take?" Queen Ma asked again.
"Everyone who committed the crime last time is going. We have something to say first, and they have nothing to say." Zhu Yuanzhang said without thinking: "If we go, we can set off in the next few days. We can still catch up with the spring plowing, and we will come back after the autumn harvest."
"So soon? So long?" Queen Ma was reluctant to give up again.
"How dare you say you have been a farmer without experiencing a complete spring planting and autumn harvest?" Zhu Yuanzhang said matter-of-factly.
"I won't say anything else. The sixth child is still too young. Let him go with his brothers next time." Queen Ma said.
"We have been herding cattle for Mr. Liu since he was seven years old. He is already twelve after the New Year, and he is still the culprit. Who will go if he doesn't go?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Besides, he should go, he is a little fat man.
I’m sure I can lose weight when I come back.”
"Well, at least you have to let him make his own decision. If Lao Liu really doesn't want to go, you can't force him. The child is still young and can't bear the trouble..." Queen Ma took a step back and said: "Besides, Lao Liu is eleven, not twelve.
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"Haha, just about right. If you have too many sons, there's nothing you can do about it, haha!" Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his head in embarrassment. "Okay, let him decide for himself!"
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After the Tian family discussed it, the matter was settled.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not announce it to the prince immediately. Instead, he asked his adopted son Ping An to accompany him to the southern suburbs to ride horses.
Zhu Yuanzhang had more than twenty adopted sons, most of whom were adopted when the army first started. It was not that he was anxious because he could not give birth to a son. In fact, this was a tradition in the peasant army.
When a general adopts the orphans of his brothers who died in battle, it not only allows the soldiers to have no worries, but also cultivates a group of confidants who are absolutely loyal to them. When fighting tigers, brothers are brothers, and fathers and sons go into battle.
The same was true for Zhu Yuanzhang. He carefully taught these adopted sons martial arts and military arts. When they grew up, he ordered them to lead troops in battles, guard places, and monitor the army.
The most outstanding representatives among them are undoubtedly Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying. Others who are not so famous, such as He Wenhui, Xu Sima, Zhu Wengang, etc., were also entrusted with important tasks by Zhu Yuanzhang. They can be said to be his confidants.
confidant.
Although in order to avoid possible troubles in the future, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his adopted sons to recognize their ancestors and no longer follow his surname Zhu. However, he and his adopted sons still regarded each other as father and son, and there was no change in biological distinction.
This Ping'an was the youngest. In the first year of Hongwu, his biological father Jining Wei commanded the Qian affairs to be pacified. He died in battle when he followed Chang Yuchun to conquer Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang accepted him as his adopted son and ordered him to inherit his father's position.
He was later promoted to commander of Fengyang Guard.
Ping An came to Beijing this time to thank Zhu Yuanzhang and pay New Year greetings to Zhu Yuanzhang. He was supposed to return to Fengyang a few days ago, but he was kept until today...
He originally thought he had committed something, but it turned out that he was going to accompany his adoptive father on horseback.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested today. He led his horse to gallop and ran for more than twenty miles in one breath, throwing away all the guards and soldiers who were accompanying him.
"Father, do you want to wait for them?" Ping An asked loudly.
"No wait, Ping Bao'er, who is the bravest of the three armies, is following us. Who can hurt us at all?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head decisively and said boldly: "Let's go up to Niushou Mountain!"
Ping An's nickname is the same as Cao Guogong's, both are called Bao'er.
"Yes!" Ping Baoer's blood boiled immediately, and he stopped asking any more questions and followed Zhu Yuanzhang closely as he galloped up the winding mountain path, climbed over several mountain ridges, and went all the way to the top of the mountain.
ps. Chapter 7, right? I’m so dizzy, but I hope my monthly ticket won’t change!
