The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 143 The Bitter Zhu Di

Li Jinglong's mood at the moment is messy and mixed.

The news he got from Zhu Di made him feel suffocated.

The 13-year-old son of a merchant has established a huge force across the Western Regions, deserts, and grasslands.

All of this took Zhu Ying only five years.

If it was placed at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it would definitely be His Majesty's greatest enemy.

However, such a person is still the eldest grandson of His Majesty.

In His Majesty's eyes, is there a more suitable heir than this?

In Li Jinglong's mind, a fragment was recalled.

Just a few months ago, when he had just arrived in Xifan, he was in charge of the tea and horse trade.

Not long after I went there, there were two tribes on the grassland. For some reason, they had a dispute, and no one in the Ming government could stop them.

When a big fight was about to start, people from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce appeared.

Not many, just a few people.

However, this mere few people calmed down the matter without even saying a few words.

Li Jinglong immediately became curious about the behind-the-scenes owner of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

After understanding, he discovered a more terrifying fact.

Of all the people he came into contact with in Xifan, who belonged to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, none of them had ever seen the legendary owner.

But their enthusiasm for the club made Li Jinglong's scalp tingle.

Dongjia is just a simple name for a great Ming merchant.

But in Xifan, all businessmen who open a shop are not allowed to call themselves the owner.

It's like avoiding the taboo of the emperor's name.

Only those who come into contact with it will understand the horror in it.

Because this kind of behavior is completely spontaneous by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. You claim that the owner is fine, and you didn't say that you broke any rules.

It's just people from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, who may just ignore you.

"Don't think too much. Now that the father is still here, there is no one to touch the elder nephew. Master Daoyan also told me that all you need to do is wait in secret."

"In any case, I brought my eldest nephew to the capital, and the relationship between Chi'er and my eldest nephew is also very good."

"For now, you don't have to be repulsive. Chi'er can take you to get to know him when you have time."

Seeing Li Jinglong's ugly face and frowning, Zhu Di said aloud.

Unlike Zhu Yunqi, Zhu Di could see clearly that it was only a matter of time before Zhu Ying took over as far as the current direction was concerned.

Just like what Yao Guangxiao said, if Zhu Ying can really fully control the military power, no one in this world can afford to make waves.

Hearing this, Li Jinglong recovered from his contemplation and nodded slightly.

Zhu Di said again: "For some things, it depends on the future situation. Master Daoyan once told me that the eldest nephew looks elegant, but in fact he likes to conquer and shows signs of military aggression."

"This time I'm going to Pingwa. According to my father's intention, the day to attack Wa will not be too far away."

"You also know the situation of the Wa Kingdom. Uncle Chengyi once persuaded the father to stay. Over the years, the father never thought of attacking the Wa country."

"In my opinion, Emperor Father's attack on the Wa Kingdom is probably a helpless move."

Li Jinglong nodded and said: "I also felt a little strange when I heard that His Majesty sent out the Japanese army. Could it be that Zhu Ying meant?"

"Yes."

Zhu Di said affirmatively: "I am afraid that my elder nephew was the reason why my father conquered the country of Wa. My father was worried that after he left, my elder nephew would forcefully attack the country of Wa and cause turmoil in Ming Dynasty."

"It's better to take advantage of the present and fight a wave earlier. No matter whether you win or lose, you can let the eldest nephew see clearly."

"If you win, you don't need to say much. If you lose, you can also extinguish the desire in my nephew's heart."

After Li Jinglong listened, he didn't expect the Pingwa army to have such a meaning, and then he sighed and said:

"From this point of view, His Majesty may be extremely pampering to His Highness the eldest grandson."

Zhu Di was also a little unwilling and bitter, and even vaguely jealous.

At first it was the elder brother, but now the elder brother is gone, first Yun Wen, and then the elder nephew came again.

Could it be that the love of the royal father can only be found in the elder brother's lineage?

I am also my father's own flesh and blood.

yard.

Zhu Ying is still reviewing the memorial.

Since the delivery of the first batch of memorials, Zhu Ying had no other entertainment activities.

Every day is an endless memorial.

The memorials sent before, from the collection of work-for-relief situations, to some trivial matters later.

Up to now, it has involved the livelihood of the local people.

And some hydrological memorials have also become rare.

After all, in the current Hongwu period, there are still many ministers doing practical things.

Those who are incapable are basically unable to continue.

Either buried or exiled.

Then at this time, Zhu Ying once again discovered a problem in the times.

Sentence.

It is not popular to use punctuation marks in Daming now.

All the classical Chinese essays are written in one sentence, making Zhu Ying seem to be struggling.

But he didn't think about inventing punctuation in the past.

Because of the punctuation mark, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius' time, it was invented, and then it was gradually abolished.

Lu Deming's "Classic Interpretation" in the Tang Dynasty and "Shangshu Biaozhu" in the Song Dynasty both used punctuation marks.

In the final analysis, it was because Zhu Ying had not received the orthodox Confucian education of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why punctuation marks are seldom used is mainly that classical Chinese texts use start and end sentences except for modal particles like 'Zhihuzheye'.

When writing, it also pays attention to the antithesis of parallelism, succession and combination, and the rhythm of flat and flat.

That is to say, as long as the scholars in Ming Dynasty have received normal education, they don't need punctuation to break sentences, and they don't need additional symbols to understand.

It is recorded in "Book of Rites·Xue Ji", "One year's review of the scriptures and the identification of the records"

This is clearly stipulated that after a child has been studying for one year, he must test the school's ability to "discriminate from the scriptures".

The so-called "from the scriptures" refers to the ability to read the classics sentence by sentence.

In other words, the things that currently trouble Zhu Yingju's reading of classical Chinese, in today's Ming Dynasty, are the basic skills that must be mastered in the first grade of elementary school.

After all, Zhu Ying has been in Daming for ten years, so she has some understanding of this.

If you really talk about such things as inventing punctuation marks without shame, it is simply a shame for literati, and you will be ridiculed by all scholars, and it will really become a joke.

"What else can I do, learn slowly."

Zhu Ying muttered something, and then began to work hard.

In fact, this thing has seen a lot, and it can be accepted slowly.It won't be long before the habit of reading is formed, and there will be no other problems.

It is for this reason that classical Chinese is called Yawen, which completely separates scholars and illiterates, forming an insurmountable gap.

The only good thing is that as far as Ming Dynasty is concerned, traditional and simplified characters are parallel.

There are many traditional characters, but it is not impossible to understand the simplified characters.

Therefore, when Zhu Ying reviewed the memorial and wrote down his opinions, if he could remember the traditional characters, he would write the traditional characters.

The written opinion is of course in vernacular, but fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang has been using vernacular, and it is not embarrassing for Zhu Ying to use it.

When Zhu Ying was reviewing a memorial of a certain household department, Zhang Bo said at the door:

"My master, His Highness Yunxi, Princess Mingyue, and Highness Ning Wang are here to visit."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying raised her head and asked, "His Royal Highness King Ning?"

Zhang Bo explained: "It's the seventeenth prince, who was granted the title of King Ning last year, and the feudal land of Daning."

Hearing Zhang Bo's explanation, Zhu Ying pondered for a while, and knew it was Zhu Quan.

After tidying up the memorial, he got up and went to the courtyard.

In the yard, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue were already very familiar with this place, and they played on the swing without any scruples.

Zhu Quan stood quietly and waited.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Zhu Quan subconsciously turned his head to look, just in time to see Zhu Ying approaching.

In the next moment, Zhu Quan's eye sockets opened slightly, his pupils constricted, and he even held his breath.

"Zhu Ying, I've met Uncle Seventeen." Seeing Zhu Quan's stupefied look, Zhu Ying cupped her hands and said, not surprised.

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue beside them both stopped, wanting to wait to see Zhu Quan's joke.

After all, it was daytime, and Zhu Quan was young, with good eyesight and quick reflexes.

Soon I saw the difference between Zhu Ying and his elder brother Zhu Biao.

Zhu Quan didn't hold back, but also cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness."

In terms of seniority, Zhu Quan is an elder, but in the royal family, especially the eldest grandson like Zhu Ying, the seniority of a concubine is of little use.

"Uncle Seventeen is here for the first time, please go to the main room for tea." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

"Brother, what about us?" Zhu Yunxi, who wanted to see Zhu Quan's joke, didn't see it, and was a little dissatisfied. Hearing what the elder brother explained, he asked casually.

"You guys play first, and Uncle Seventeen and I will talk first. By the way, I have some rare things in there. I will ask Uncle Zhang to take them out for you to play with."

Zhu Ying said with a smile, and then told Uncle Zhang: "Take out my backgammon."

"Yes, Master." Uncle Zhang took the order and left.

"Gobang, what is it? It's similar to chess." Zhu Yunxi asked curiously.

"Let Uncle Zhang teach you when the time comes." Zhu Ying replied.

"Okay." Zhu Yunxi said helplessly.

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, she took Zhu Quan into the hall.

Looking at her elder brother's back, Zhu Mingyue bit her lip, hesitated for a while, but finally didn't say anything.

"Sister, why don't you tell elder brother, this is a lifelong event, but it is a matter of a lifetime."

"There was no one to help before, but now that the elder brother is here, the so-called elder brother is like a father, and the elder brother's words must be useful. The emperor's grandfather attaches so much importance to the elder brother, as long as the elder brother speaks, it will definitely not be a problem."

Zhu Yunxi looked careless, but he was also sensitive. When he noticed his sister Zhu Mingyue's expression, he understood what was going on.

"Wait a minute, Grandpa Huang asked us to bring Uncle Seventeen over here, there must be something wrong. My business is a trivial matter, and it would be a crime if it delays elder brother's business."

"It's not too late for me to talk to my elder brother after the elder brother finishes talking."

When Zhu Mingyue heard what her younger brother said, she opened her mouth to explain.

Zhu Yunxi stopped paying attention immediately, and turned his eyes to the door of the backyard. Soon Zhang Bo took the chessboard and placed it on the gazebo.

He hurriedly took his sister over there, and asked Uncle Zhang how to play backgammon.

In the main room, Zhu Ying looked at Zhu Quan who was sitting opposite her, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

The old man's arrangements are indeed in place.

Just this young man who looks a bit frail, with red lips and white teeth.

In fact, two years later, the strongest Sai king in the frontier has suppressed the name of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

Even if Zhu Yunqi later became Emperor Jianwen, he never attacked the strongest vassal in front of him from the beginning to the end.

The smart Zhu Quan, after seeing Zhu Ying's appearance, felt great waves in his heart, and quickly understood his father's arrangement.

Therefore, in terms of posture, he maintained the respect of a monarch and his ministers.

(End of this chapter)