"Chen Zhu/Zhu has met His Majesty the Ming Emperor. Long live His Majesty!" A young man in his twenties and a boy of sixteen or seventeen knelt down facing Yun and said.
"Get up, get up, there is no need to be so polite." Yun said with a smile: "Son, the last time you came to the capital, my uncle already told you that you don't need to call me emperor, just call me uncle. Why do you still kneel down and call yourself emperor?
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"My nephew has not seen His Majesty for five years. He was so excited that he couldn't help but kneel down and salute." Zhu saluted again, stood up and said with a smile.
"It must not be like this in the future." Yun said with a smile, and then said to Zhu: "Zhu, the same is true for you. Although Korea is only a foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty, I have always regarded it as a close vassal, and I have always regarded you as my nephew.
You can also call me uncle."
"Your Majesty," Zhu called again. Seeing that Yun's face suddenly became unsightly, he quickly changed his words: "Uncle."
"That's right." Yun laughed and said, "Look, uncle, I forgot to give you a seat. Someone, bring some chairs for the two princes."
The eunuch standing aside quickly moved two chairs over. Zhu and Zhu bowed to Yun again before sitting down.
"Uncle, my nephew first apologizes to my uncle." After sitting down, Zhu first said: "There were some things in North Korea last year, which made it impossible to come to the capital in time to congratulate His Majesty, so I specially apologize to my uncle."
"Uncle can understand, you don't need to apologize." Yun said. In the middle of the 14th year of Jianye last year, one of Li Fangyuan's younger brothers and the uncle of Zhu Zhu's brother died of illness. Li Fangyuan killed several brothers when he succeeded to the throne. In order to clear his name,
They are very good to the remaining brothers, at least on the surface. After his death, this younger brother not only wore mourning for a few days, but also ordered several sons to wear mourning for nine months, which happened to be on the first day of the first lunar month of this year.
Of course they couldn't come to the capital in mourning clothes to congratulate them, so they rushed to the capital on the eighth day of the first lunar month a few days later. At that time, Yun was busy arranging the elimination of the White Lotus Sect, and had no time to see them, so he asked Prince Wenyuan to take his place.
I received them and collected the tributes. Everything that could be arranged in the past few days had been arranged, and I had some free time, so I announced them to the palace to see them.
"Uncle, I saw that you have a tribute this year that is very good. I have also received a few sea greens, but they are not as good as the one you brought as tribute this time. Not only does uncle like it very much, Huainan also likes it very much, and often takes it out.
When hunting, you can find prey every time. Why doesn't Yi De (Li Fangyuan) keep such a good thing for himself?" Yun said with a smile.
"How can such a divine thing be enjoyed by the king of the small country of Korea? Of course, I have to pay tribute to the superior country. If my uncle likes it, there are still a few captured sea greens in Seoul that can be sent to my uncle. But they are not as good as this one.
He is so handsome." Zhu said again.
"That's all, uncle still has a few around, so there's no need to pay tribute." Yun waved his hand and said.
"Uncle has heard about things in Korea from time to time, and sometimes he will ask the tribute envoys. Uncle Hou (Zhu), I heard that you had a daughter the year before last?" Yun said again as if he was talking about everyday things.
"Yes." Mentioning his child, Zhu Man said with a smile: "She was born on the ninth day of June in the thirteenth year of Jianye. She is three years old this year. Last year, she was named the head of Quanyi County by her father. Although she is only three years old, she is very
He is very smart. Not only can he walk, but he can also speak, and can even recite Tang poetry. Both his nephew and his father love him very much, so he was made an exception and made the county head in advance. "
"So smart?" Yun said with a smile.
"Well," Zhu Hen nodded: "In my nephew's opinion, there is no smarter child in the world. Naturally, this is in North Korea, and my uncle's children are incomparable to my nephew's daughter."
"Haha, you don't have to say that. Could it be that my children can't be smarter than my uncle's children? If my uncle's son is not smart, does it mean that if you praise him for being smart, he will be very smart? But this is just an analogy made by my uncle.
It's not that my uncle's son is not smart." Yun said.
"Thank you uncle for your teaching." Zhu said hurriedly.
"This is not really a teaching." Yun said with a smile.
He chatted with Zhu Xian for a few more words, then suddenly turned to look at Zhu: "Yuan Zheng, uncle and Uncle Hou are chatting, why don't you say anything?"
"Uncle Qi, I heard my uncle chatting with his eldest brother about children. My nephew remembered that my nephew has been married for two years but has no children yet. He felt a little bored and didn't say anything for a while." Zhu said hurriedly.
Hearing his words, Yun smiled. He could see clearly the reason why Zhu didn't speak just now: this teenage boy was very cautious and had never met him before. He should be worried that he would offend him by speaking rashly.
Taboo, so he never opened his mouth. But he deliberately said such a reason, not only explained the reason, but also would never violate his taboo.
Yun recalled the news from the Jin Yiwei secretly sent to North Korea: the third son of the King of Joseon was very fond of reading and was erudite. The King of Joseon often praised his intelligence. On the contrary, he was dissatisfied with the crown prince Zhu Wei, thinking that he was not knowledgeable and sensual.
. He raised his head and looked at Zhu carefully, and saw that he did have a scholarly air, but he didn't look like a pure scholar, and he had good-looking features. He was sitting aside just now and was very polite when he was talking to Zhu. He couldn't help but feel
I sighed secretly in my heart: 'It seems that Zhu is better than Zhu.'
At this time, Yun turned his head and gave a few instructions to the young eunuch beside him. The young eunuch agreed softly and turned around to leave. After a while,
Yun Ze continued to say to Zhu: "Yuan Zheng, although this is the first time that my uncle has met you, your name has been mentioned by Uncle Hou before when he came to pay tribute. Uncle Hou said that you like reading very much and forget to eat and sleep.
He refused to let go of the book. He also said that once Yi De saw you reading all day long and was worried that your body wouldn't be able to bear it, so he deliberately hid all the books in the palace, but you still found a book that you didn't have time to take away and read it with gusto."
Yun smiled.
His red ears turned slightly red and he said: "My nephew just likes to read. My nephew likes to read the principles of saints, the governance of the country by the ancients, the laws and regulations of the past dynasties, the anecdotes of the sages, etc. written in the book. So I like to read books.
That’s a lot more.”
"Okay, it's a good thing to like reading. Uncle also likes reading, and Wenyuan also likes reading. Uncle Ho, in my uncle's opinion, you are good at everything, but it's not good that you don't like reading very much." Yun suddenly said to Zhu again.
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Zhu touched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Uncle, it's not like my nephew doesn't read any books. My nephew has read books like "Grandson", "Six Taoists" and "Han Fei"."
"Uncle Hou, you should also read more Confucian classics. If you want to govern the country, you must read the Confucian classics thoroughly. Naturally, you should try to read the original works written by the sages, rather than the revised versions by later generations. By reading the original works of the sages
, understand the original meaning of the sages yourself, instead of just looking at other people's interpretations. Yuan Zheng, you should do the same when reading." Yun Dao.
"Yes, uncle, my nephew knows." Zhu and Zhu You said together. Then Zhu said: "When my nephew grew up, he also heard the envoys between Beijing and Seoul talk about what his uncle said in the seventh year of Jianye's reign when he refuted Neo-Confucian scholars.
, I thought it was very reasonable. After that, I specially asked the envoys to buy the restored "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" from the capital and return to Seoul. This time when I come to the capital, I also plan to bring a set of the Five Classics back."
"Okay, that's good." Yun nodded slightly to express his agreement with his approach, and then said to Zhu: "You should also read the restored Analects, Mencius and other books from beginning to end."
"Yes, uncle, my nephew will definitely watch it again when he gets back." Although Zhu was not very happy, he could only agree.
At this time, Wen Yuan and Wen Qi walked in from outside, bowed to Yun and said, "Father."
"Sit." Yun said this word, then pointed at Zhu and said to them, "Do you still remember him?"
"Of course I remember." Wen Qi said with a smile, and bowed to Zhu salute: "I have met Brother Hou Bo."
"Brother Hou Bo." Wen Yuan also said, but only slightly arched his hands.
"I've met Langjun, I've met Sanlang." Zhu said hurriedly.
"I've met Langjun, I've met Sanlang." Zhu Ye quickly stood up and saluted.
After they finished bowing to each other, Yun said with a smile: "Wenqi, father still remembers that you and Uncle Hou have the same temperament; Wenyuan, you like reading, Yuan Zheng also likes reading, and you are only one year apart in age, so we just happen to talk about a few things together."
Let’s see who reads more books.”
Wenyuan couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Zhu. A few years ago, he heard that Zhu liked reading very much. Later, he asked the envoys who came and went and learned that she really liked reading. He had long wanted to meet him and talk about the books he had read.
It was just that we couldn't say a few words when we met last time, but this time we finally got what we wanted. At this moment, Zhu Ye raised his head and glanced at Wen Yuan. Wen Yuan smiled and gestured to him. Zhu was stunned for a moment before tentatively responding.
, Wen Yuan signaled again. Then with Yun's permission, Wen Yuan sat next to Zhu, intending to communicate with him. On the other side, Wen Qi and Zhu also sat together.
But at this moment Yun suddenly said: "Uncle Hou, I remember that I have not yet given any reward for the tribute paid to North Korea."
"It's not that my uncle doesn't want to give gifts to North Korea. It's just that the tribute from North Korea this time is more valuable. My uncle was busy with other things a few days ago and didn't have time to think about what to give in return. But today, my uncle has already thought about what to give in return."
A gift is more suitable. Yuan Zheng will definitely like this gift."
Hearing Yun's last words, Zhu and Zhu raised their ears to listen, and at the same time guessed in their hearts what the gift in return would be. But just as Yun was about to say the gift in return, he saw Lu Yi trotting in and bowing.
Said: "The official family, Shandong urgently reported that Peng Ju was caught!"
