Prince of Chaos

Chapter 694

Beidaihe in summer is still refreshing. Compared with last year, the climate of the year before last still reveals a different seaside style. Zhu Changluo, who played with Xiao Zhu Youxiao for a long time, finally took Zhu Youxiao's little hand back home.

When walking on the beach, Zhu Youxiao said with bright eyes: "Daddy, you said there is a big whale in the sea. How big is this big whale? Can I see the big whale when I dive into the water?"

Zhu Changluo said with a smile: "You can't see the big whale when you dive into the water. The big whale is too big, as big as Dad's Ciqing Palace. If you dive into the water, you can hardly see its whole picture, at most It’s like a blind man groping an elephant, he can only see what he sees.”

Xiao Zhu Youxiao asked suspiciously: "What is a blind man feeling an elephant?"

Seeing little Zhu Youxiao tilting his head to ask questions, Zhu Changluo smiled happily, hugged Zhu Youxiao and said, "It's an idiom story about a blind man touching an elephant. It is said that a man got an elephant very early, so he So I called many friends to see the elephant, and at the same time, there were also a group of blind people who came to see the elephant."

"The elephant owner came to join in the fun when he saw these blind men. He didn't discriminate against these people, but let them observe the elephant. However, the blind man can't directly see the elephant. They can only perceive the elephant by touch. So the elephant owner asked them to get close to the elephant and touch the elephant's appearance."

"Some blind men felt an elephant's leg and said it was a cylindrical animal; some blind men felt an elephant's trunk and said it was a tubular animal; still others felt an elephant's ear, They thought the elephant was a fan-like animal. In short, these blind men began to talk about what an elephant looked like based on the part they touched the elephant. And this is the story of the blind man touching the elephant."

Zhu Youxiao scratched his head, and he also asked doubtfully, "What does the elephant look like?"

Zhu Changluo thought for a while and said, "Do you still remember the scene when Dad took you to the imperial mausoleum to worship your ancestors? There are many stone-carved animals on both sides of the Shinto in front of the imperial mausoleum. There is a kind with long fangs and ears like cattail fans. , the kind of animal whose nose almost hangs down to the ground is an elephant."

Zhu Youxiao recalled it for a while, and he remembered the scene when he followed Zhu Changluo to the imperial tomb to worship his ancestors. At this moment, Zhu Youxiao finally remembered the appearance of an elephant.

Zhu Youxiao said: "The elephant looks so cute and scary!"

Zhu Changluo was taken aback after hearing this. It was the first time he heard someone use such contradictory adjectives on elephants. He laughed, "Yes, elephants are cute when they are docile, but scary when they are violent."

Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Where are there live elephants?"

Zhu Changluo said: "There are in Yunnan."

Zhu Changluo immediately said happily: "Daddy, I'm going to Yunnan to see elephants!"

After Zhu Changluo heard Zhu Youxiao's request, Zhu Changluo said: "Okay, when the principal grows up, Dad will take you to Yunnan to see elephants."

Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Then when can I grow up?"

Zhu Changluo said: "When you grow up to be as tall as your father, you will be considered a grown-up."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Changluo's stature, raised his head and asked again: "How long will it take to grow to be as tall as Daddy?"

Zhu Changluo said: "Soon! As long as the principal can eat on time and keep exercising, he will soon be as tall as Daddy."

Zhu Youxiao's small round eyes shone with crystal brilliance, and he hummed, as if this day would come soon.

Zhu Changluo continued to drag Zhu Youxiao back, and Zhu Youxiao recalled the question from the beginning, "Daddy, just now you haven't told me how I can see a big whale."

Zhu Changluo looked at Zhu Youxiao with a serious expression, and said, "When Daming builds a ship as big as Jianji Temple, you will be able to see big whales."

Zhu Youxiao recalled the appearance of Jianji Hall, and finally opened his mouth in surprise, "Does it have to be that big?"

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Yes, Tianjin Wei is building such a big boat now, after the boat is built, Daddy will take you to the big whale, okay?"

Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands excitedly and said: "Okay! When the big ship is built, we will go to see the big whale!"

Seeing Zhu Youxiao with so many problems, Zhu Changluo also secretly sighed, "It's really hard to bring a baby!"

After Zhu Changluo took Zhu Youxiao back, Zhu Youxiao, who was tired from playing, also felt sleepy.

After Zhu Changluo handed him over to the Crown Princess Shangguan, he went to find Emperor Wanli.

However, before going to Emperor Wanli, Zhu Changluo also ordered someone to bring the surprise he had prepared.

At the seaside where Emperor Wanli was, Emperor Wanli had already set up a barbecue grill, and several eunuchs were looking for oysters and other things in the reefs by the sea.

Emperor Wanli saw Zhu Changluo approaching, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Prince, come here quickly. I just caught another big yellow croaker! I have another good fortune tonight."

Zhu Changluo walked up to Emperor Wanli and saluted, then glanced at the big yellow croaker in the bucket next to Chen Ju, Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "Father's fishing skills are really getting better and better."

Emperor Wanli proudly said: "That's natural, whatever I do, it's just so powerful!"

Zhu Changluo laughed, Emperor Wanli is indeed like this, he really does what he looks like, like an all-rounder.However, in any case, Emperor Wanli was only proficient, and few of them were really deep.

However, even so, this is very powerful, at least it shows that Emperor Wanli's IQ is absolutely fine.

"Father, my son brought you a good thing!"

After all, Zhu Changluo waved for Sun Siam, who was holding two big jars, to come out.

Emperor Wanli looked at the big jar Sun Xian was holding, and asked curiously, "Is this Li wine?"

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "It's Lijiu!"

Emperor Wanli immediately put all his attention on the two jars of Li wine.

"I didn't expect this to be Li wine, open it and let me taste it."

Emperor Wanli couldn't wait to taste the taste of this Li wine.

Zhu Changluo immediately laughed and said, "Father, it's tasteless to drink it directly like this. Lijiu must be chilled like the fairy happy water before it tastes good!"

Emperor Wanli's eyes lit up, "Really?"

Zhu Changluo said: "I tested it myself, so I'm sure you can't go wrong!"

Emperor Wanli sighed, "I didn't expect this Lijiu to be made."

Zhu Changluo said: "Father, the making of Lijiu is not difficult at all. My ministers found several craftsmen from Taixi, and after carefully asking them how to make Lijiu, people found out the method of Lijiu. How to do it. So, when I came to Xiadu this time, Erchen specially asked someone to bring the freshly made Lijiu with me."

After Emperor Wanli heard this, he asked curiously again: "Is the wine just made good?"

Zhu Changluo said: "Father, Li wine is different from ordinary wine. Ordinary wine should get better with age, but Li wine is different. Drinking Li wine has that refreshing bitterness."

When Emperor Wanli heard that it was still like this, he couldn't help but look forward to Lijiu even more.

"After I finish grilling these skewered skewers later, we, father and son, will have a drink."

Emperor Wanli looked forward to the taste of Lijiu.

Zhu Changluo also instructed Sun Xian to put the two altars of Li wine into the ice cup where Emperor Wanli refrigerated sparkling water.

Zhu Changluo helped Emperor Wanli prepare the barbecue skewers that were about to start, and Emperor Wanli also carefully instructed the imperial chef on the side to prepare him the small ingredients for the barbecue.

The two of them were very busy.

After all these preparations were completed, it was finally time for Emperor Wanli to show his talents.

Emperor Wanli sat in front of the grill, looking at the skewers with a serious expression, brushing the oil from time to time, ordering some ingredients, and flipping through the skewers that were being grilled.

If it weren't for the pampered and delicate white meat of Emperor Wanli, his pampered temperament, and the expensive silk clothes on his body, I couldn't believe that the majestic king of a country is so skilled in grilling skewers!
After a while, Emperor Wanli finally cooked the first plate of small skewers. After the first skewers were baked, Emperor Wanli's interest in grilling skewers faded.

He vacated his seat and roasted it for the imperial chef who was always ready.

On the other hand, I went to a small pavilion that had been arranged long ago by the sea and tasted my craft with Zhu Changluo.

When Zhu Changluo looked at the golden skewers on the small table in front of him, he couldn't help sighing: "Father's craftsmanship is really getting better and better. My son is full of admiration!"

Emperor Wanli said with a smile: "That's natural, and I don't want to see who baked it. This is the special skill of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be bad?"

Zhu Changluo also laughed and said: "Our sons are all versatile emperors. Father is even more outstanding. He is not only the first emperor in the ages, but also the most intelligent in the ages!"

Emperor Wanli didn't know how Da Congming was hacked in later generations, but at this moment, Emperor Wanli was in a really good mood.

Emperor Wanli asked, "Is the Li wine ice ready?"

Zhu Changluo got up and went to the ice mirror, opened the ice mirror and touched the temperature of the jar containing Li wine, it felt quite cold.

Zhu Changluo took out an altar and said, "It should be fine."

After hearing Zhu Changluo's words, Emperor Wanli's eyes lit up immediately, "Okay, okay, open it and let me taste it."

Zhu Changluo opened the wax seal on the jar, and asked Sun Xian to prepare two large glasses.

Emperor Wanli looked at such a big glass, and he couldn't help being surprised, "Use such a big glass?"

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "You should drink Li wine in such a big cup, a small cup is not enough!"

Emperor Wanli didn't know the taste of Lijiu, let alone the strength of Lijiu, but he was quite shocked when he saw such a big cup in front of him.

He usually used small porcelain or gold cups for banquets, but it was impossible not to be surprised when he suddenly saw such a big cup.

After watching Zhu Changluo open the jar, he poured the Li wine from the jar into the cup. Emperor Wanli was amazed when he saw the golden wine was slowly poured into the cup and some white foam rose. This feeling is like the fairy happy water that he used to drink all the time.

Listening to the sound of bubbles constantly being born and bursting, Emperor Wanli's sense of anticipation was even greater.

He had never seen a wine that could have such an effect.

After Zhu Changluo filled the two cups, Emperor Wanli looked at the cup in front of him, and then at Zhu Changluo. After Zhu Changluo gave Emperor Wanli an encouraging look, Emperor Wanli picked up the cup and carefully tasted the taste of Li wine .

As soon as he took it in, Emperor Wanli immediately felt a chill, and then a bitter feeling that was not easy to describe bloomed on his tongue.

However, after drinking this sip of wine down to the throat, I can feel a gust of gas surging in my abdomen, but this feeling is not strong, and the taste returning to my mouth only leaves an indescribable aroma of wine .

Seeing the strange change in Emperor Wanli's expression, Zhu Changluo couldn't help asking: "Father, how does this Li wine taste?"

Emperor Wanli paused, "Let me try another sip."

After all, Emperor Wanli took another mouthful, which was much bigger than the small mouthful at the beginning.

This time, the bubbles of Li wine filled the whole mouth, giving Emperor Wanli a very different feeling.

I also felt this way when I drank the Immortal Happy Water before, but that feeling was not as strong as it is now, perhaps because the bubbles contained the taste of Lijiu, that is, the stimulation of alcohol, so this is not the same as Wanli The feeling of the emperor was different from that of fairy happy water and sparkling water.

Emperor Wanli immediately liked this kind of wine, and Zhu Changluo took advantage of the situation and said, "Father, take a bite of barbecue and drink it with Li wine, the taste is even more exciting."

As soon as Emperor Wanli's eyes lit up, he picked up the skewer in front of him and took a sip, and then took another sip of Li wine.

This different feeling immediately made Emperor Wanli's mood excited.

"Okay, okay, this taste is simply amazing! Li wine and barbecue are a perfect match!"

Hearing Emperor Wanli's evaluation, Zhu Changluo also laughed.

"It's all because Father's barbecue is good, so the taste of this Li wine can be brought out to the extreme! Otherwise, drinking this wine alone will only feel bitter and unpalatable."

Emperor Wanli said: "No, no, this wine is not bitter. The taste of this Li wine is just right. I like it very much!"

Zhu Changluo never expected that after just a few sips of Lijiu, Emperor Wanli would approve Lijiu.

Zhu Changluo originally thought that the Emperor Wanli could only taste Li wine well after drinking Li wine several times.

However, Emperor Wanli, who was used to enjoying the wine, naturally had an extraordinary perception of the enjoyment of beauty, so he was able to feel the beauty of Lijiu so quickly.

This made Zhu Changluo a little unexpected.

Before I crossed over, I watched adults drink beer for the first time when I was a child, and I also imitated the bitter feeling after taking a sip of beer, which is still fresh in my memory.

Although, in the following years, I gradually tasted the feeling of beer, but that was a long time later.

And Emperor Wanli tasted it just after a few sips, which made Zhu Changluo have to admire Emperor Wanli's ability to enjoy and appreciate.

Sure enough, people who are used to enjoyment, and people who have seen all kinds of enjoyment, are much better than ordinary people who have no experience when tasting and appreciating new things.

After Zhu Changluo drank a few glasses of Li wine with Emperor Wanli, Emperor Wanli was also a little drunk.

Emperor Wanli took advantage of the stimulation of alcohol and said: "My life is worth it. Compared with my father and Mr. Zhang, I not only govern the country better than them, but also enjoy more than them."

"My father was trembling all his life and finally ascended to the great position. Before he had time to display his ambition, he died suddenly and let me take the position at the age of nine. At that time, I really didn't know what to do. Fortunately, I had Mr. Zhang, without Mr. Zhang's ten years of assistance, I would not have been able to lay such a foundation and let you supervise the country."

Listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Zhu Changluo felt that Emperor Wanli had drunk a little too much, but he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli's drinking capacity was so shallow, and that's it for only two glasses of Li wine.

In fact, it's not that Emperor Wanli's drinking capacity is light. The main reason is that he hasn't had a lot of alcohol for so many years. Moreover, the two jars of Lijiu that Zhu Changluo got are all serious grain wines, no matter in terms of taste or alcohol content. They are much higher than ordinary beer, a bit like the feeling of big Wusu.

Even fiercer than Big Wusu!
Therefore, it is understandable that Emperor Wanli drank two glasses of Li wine like this.

Zhu Changluo listened to Emperor Wanli's words, Zhu Changluo asked: "Father, what kind of person is the emperor's ancestor?"

Emperor Wanli paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either. When he died, I was only nine years old, and I was still ignorant of everything. Therefore, I don't know what my father is. Such a monarch."

After Zhu Changluo heard what Emperor Wanli said, he was silent for a while. Although Emperor Wanli was the Ninth Five-Year King, his childhood experience was not so happy.

Although he inherited the throne early and became the Son of Heaven, he also lost his father's favor and became an irresistible political tool.

Empress Dowager Li was born in a small family. Although she valued rules, she lacked flexibility and did not have the grace of a large family. The education of Emperor Wanli when he was young was almost always based on intimidation and corporal punishment.

As long as Emperor Wanli made a mistake, she didn't think that Emperor Wanli was just a ten-year-old son. Instead, she punished Emperor Wanli to kneel and admit his mistakes with a straight face, and sometimes threatened him with words of abolition.

This also made Emperor Wanli have a deep awe of Queen Mother Li since he was a child, so that Emperor Wanli also had no principled gifts when treating his younger brother King Lu, for fear that he would attract Queen Mother Li if he was not in place with King Lu. anger.

Therefore, this also caused Lu Wang's lawless character.According to the memorial recently obtained by Zhu Changluo, King Lu beat Henan's political envoy in Henan. Now, officials in Henan are furiously impeaching King Lu.

Zhu Changluo did not express any opinion on this, but quietly suppressed the book, and at the same time sent someone to appease the officials in Henan, and gave the beaten chief envoy a certain reward, encouraging him to be patient country's noble sentiments.

Then, Zhu Changluo also sent someone to appease King Lu. While appeasing King Lu, Zhu Changluo did not reprimand King Lu for his madness. The chief envoy of Henan is very right, very good!

Zhu Changluo said: "The emperor's ancestor should also think that he is the master of great talents. Although the emperor's ancestor has only practiced Zuo for six years, in these six years, the achievements of the emperor's ancestor have also shined through the ages."

"The emperor not only appointed Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng and other capable ministers, but also solved the major troubles of the Nine Frontiers, realized the tribute of Ida, and brought peace to the Nine Sides of the Ming Dynasty for 20 years. Later, in order to solve the financial crisis of the imperial court, the Emperor Ancestor It also allowed the operation of the Hayden City Shipping Department, and solved a certain degree of financial problems for Daming."

"It's a pity that there is no holiday, and the emperor didn't give too much time. Otherwise, the emperor would definitely rule Daming into a prosperous age, and then hand it over to the father, so that the father would not have to work so hard. Damage to the dragon body is the only way to get Daming's Zhongxing statue!"

Emperor Wanli listened to Zhu Changluo's words, he nodded deeply and said: "That's true, if my father and emperor can practice for a few more years, and after the affairs of Jiubian and Shibosi are done well, I don't have to be young Lightly boiled the body like this."

"It's also fortunate that I have you. With you helping me supervise the country and handle government affairs, I can take care of my body leisurely. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to carry the heavy state affairs for so many years."

After Zhu Changluo heard this, he immediately said: "Father, what I do are trivial things, if there is no father who is on the sidelines to guide my son, I will definitely not be able to support such a big foundation of Daming! "

"Father's achievements are a hundred times greater than those of sons and ministers, and father's virtues are even more admirable. Without fathers, sons and ministers would not exist, and without fathers, there would be no ZTE image of Ming today!"

After hearing what Zhu Changluo said, Emperor Wanli bared his teeth and smiled, "Okay! Well said! Make it clear!"

After all, Emperor Wanli drank another big gulp of Lijiu, and Zhu Changluo couldn't help being infected by his arrogance.

Zhu Changluo also picked up the wine glass and drank half a glass.

Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo who was so passionate, and he smiled again, "Let's compare father and son today to see who gets down first!"

After Emperor Wanli said this sentence, he took another big gulp, and immediately gave the Li wine in the cup a sigh of relief.

Chen Ju and Sun Xian, who were waiting on the sidelines, saw Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo drinking so fiercely, and they couldn't help but be terrified.

"The emperor's dragon body is important, you can't drink like this."

Chen Ju nervously wanted to stop Emperor Wanli from continuing to drink.

Emperor Wanli looked at Chen Ju's nervous expression, and said impatiently, "Come on, how much wine do you need? Today, I and the crown prince are having a good time, don't let anyone stop you!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli pushed the wine glass towards Zhu Changluo, "Pour the wine!"

Zhu Changluo also said with a smile: "My son obeys the order."

Chen Ju and Sun Xian immediately knelt in fright and said, "My lord, master, I really can't drink any more."

Zhu Changluo turned around and gave the two of them a cold look, "What are two glasses of Li wine? No one is allowed to stop me if I want to have fun with my father today."

Chen Ju and Sun Xian shrank their necks in fright, and could only watch helplessly as Zhu Changluo continued to pour the wine.

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6000 words arrived!

Originally, this chapter was intended to be written yesterday, but everyone has seen it. Recently, the lazy cancer has relapsed and the update is weak. . .Need stimulation!
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