Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 108 108: Hanzhong’s top luxury product, color-changing mug!

The old man wants to tour the west, obviously it is for him!

Not only Concubine Zhou thought so, but the first thought in Zhu Li's mind was also the same!
  If it's just to move the capital, anyone can be sent to inspect it. At this old age, there is no need to travel long distances!
  After thinking about it, it seemed that the only reason why the old man could make the trip in person was because of himself!

But what is the purpose?
  After returning to the study, Zhu Yue paced back and forth, directly discussing with several Emperor Souls in his mind!
  "Brother Zhu, one thing is for sure. Even if I, the emperor, are really here for you, I'm definitely not here to raise an army to punish you. At least I can't quarrel with you!"

"Maybe it's a good thing!"

Li Shimin directly expressed his thoughts!
  These emperor souls were all former emperors, so they naturally knew what it meant for Zhu Yuanzhang to come to Hanzhong in person!
  If it were them, if they were looking for trouble, they would definitely not come here in person!
  After all, the northwest is now completely under the control of King Zhu Yue of Han. If they break up in front of each other, it is the emperor who is in danger!

There is no reason for Zhu Yuanzhang to put himself in danger, even if he is facing his own son!
  "What Lao Li said is not unreasonable!"

"Isn't that second brother of yours a bastard enough?"

"I didn't see the old emperor personally going to Xi'an Mansion to raise troops to investigate the crime, but he directly summoned the people to Yingtian Mansion with an imperial edict!"

Ying Zheng followed with deep approval.

"This is what puzzles me the most!"

"If the old man didn't come here to cause trouble, could he still come here to have a heart-to-heart talk with me?"

Zhu Yue naturally understood what Li Shimin and Ying Zheng said, but the most important thing was that he couldn't figure out the old man's purpose of coming to Hanzhong!
  He could only be sure that the old man was not looking for trouble, but why he was there was impossible to talk about or analyze at all!

This feeling of being completely unable to control something makes Zhu Li feel a little tired!
  Moreover, Concubine Zhou had just reminded him that he still had more than half a year to prepare early!
  The key is how to prepare?

I don’t know the old man’s purpose of coming to the Northwest at all, so there is no way to prepare!
  Just because the old man is coming to Hanzhong in half a year, he can't stop all the things he is currently doing?
  "Remember when the old emperor conferred the title of king on the two brothers Zhu Yunwen, right?"

"Weren't you thinking about the old man's purpose at the time?"

"Have you really never thought that the old man might want you to take over Zhu Biao's position?"

Liu Bang reminded him abruptly at this time.

"It makes no sense. I am just a concubine. Even if the old man really wants to choose another son, his first consideration should be the fourth son who is a direct descendant!"

Zhu Li shook his head directly.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but he feels that the possibility of this is too low. As soon as the idea comes up, he denies it!
  "Then why did he come to Hanzhong instead of Peiping?"

Liu Bang reminded him disapprovingly, obviously he felt that this possibility was still very high!

Hearing this, Zhu Yue couldn't help but become speechless.

Liu Bang's words made him unable to refute!

But it still made him feel unrealistic to believe that the old man actually wanted him to take over Zhu Biao's position!

"Old Liu, are you thinking too much?"

"Although I don't know what the old emperor's purpose is in coming to Hanzhong, he probably won't let Brother Zhu become the crown prince!"

"No one here is an emperor yet. You Liu Bang said it yourself. Could you choose a concubine to inherit the throne instead of choosing a legitimate son?"

Li Shimin also felt that the possibility Liu Bang said was almost non-existent!

After all, back then, Li Shimin, even if he deposed his eldest son Li Chengqian, would only choose between his legitimate son Li Tai and his legitimate son Li Zhi!

Asking him to make his concubine the crown prince, not to mention that he felt uncomfortable with it. It was impossible for the civil and military officials of the dynasty to agree to it!
  At that time, he was only a little close to his third son, Li Ke, but in the end, Changsun Wuji jumped out and strongly opposed it. Even after his death, Li Ke died directly because of Changsun Wuji's scheme!
  These were all things he only learned after his Emperor Soul woke up!

Other Emperor Souls also agreed, feeling that Liu Bang's speculation was completely nonsense!

"Since you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Don't you still have more than half a year to prepare?"

"The old emperor is really going to Hanzhong, you will naturally know what the purpose is!"

"What is certain is that they are not here to cause trouble. Once you have confirmed this, you don't need to worry too much about anything else!"

Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, then said helplessly to Zhu Li.

It's strange that a bunch of emperor souls really can't guess the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts!

In their opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang's recent series of actions can even be said to be a bit mediocre, but they all know that Zhu Yuanzhang can never be a mediocre person if he can reach this stage as a grassroots person!
  "Forget it, there is still half a year to go anyway. The soldiers will come to stop it, and the water will come and the earth will cover it up!"

Zhu Li couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

……

half a month later.

Ying Tianfu.

A group of Huaixi nobles headed by Lan Yu received great gifts from the Han Palace!

At the beginning, Lan Yu and Chang Sheng couldn't react. They were more at a loss when they saw a box of gifts said to be sent from the Han Palace!

After all, although they were secretly involved in the business in the northwest, they had no real connection with Han Wang Zhu Li in name, let alone any friendship!

Furthermore, why did the King of Han Zhu Yue give them gifts in such a carefree manner?
  But when Lan Yu and others saw that the exquisite gift box contained a very exquisite ceramic cup, they were all stunned!

A set of ceramic cups, one large and eight small ones in total.

Whether you drink it by yourself or use it to entertain guests, it looks very high-end!

The most important thing is that this ceramic cup actually comes with an instruction manual that explains why it changes color when exposed to hot water!
  A cup that changes color?

At first, these noble generals didn’t believe it at all.

But after pouring some hot water in with the mentality of giving it a try, everyone was shocked, followed by a series of praises!
  The cup that can change color can also be said to be the first time they have seen it. It is as strange as it is!
  What’s more, it’s such a beautifully crafted cup, it’s so fun to use it for drinking tea (and serving it in cups) on weekdays!
  Everyone including Sapphire was full of praise for this color-changing ceramic cup, but after everyone calmed down, a question arose!
  King Zhu Li of Han, why did you give them these cups?
  In their opinion, these exquisitely crafted and color-changing ceramic cups must be valuable, but they may not be something even money can buy!

Just give it away casually?
  A group of noble nobles hurriedly contacted each other, and finally confirmed that none of the Han King Zhu Yue was left behind, but all the noble nobles of Huaixi were given a set!
  What is this King of Han trying to do?
  After calming down from the surprise, everyone felt that the cup they received was a bit hot!
  If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the vassal king gave such an expensive gift to his noble lord, the problem would be huge!

For a moment, everyone hurriedly hid all these cups. If they were ordinary things, they might have thrown them away!

But even if it is hot to the touch, they are reluctant to throw it away!

"Lanyu, is the King of Han trying to harm us?"

Feng Sheng, who was always cautious, found Lan Yu's house and asked with a somewhat gloomy expression.

Lan Yu and Chang Sheng were also discussing the color-changing ceramic cup. After hearing Feng Sheng's words, they both shook their heads. "That's not the case. If he wants to harm us, he can at most give a few of us a set instead of giving it to all the nobles!"

Chang Sheng shook his head slowly. This was also the result that he and Lan Yu had just analyzed!

Feng Sheng frowned, but the big stone in his heart dropped!

Indeed, if King Zhu Li of Han had any evil intentions, it would be reasonable to secretly give it to a few of their princes, but there is no need to give it to all the nobles in a big way!

After all, it was right under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose, and it was impossible to hide it!

It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to chop down all the nobles because of these cups, and he may even be scolded!

"Then what does King Han mean?"

While Feng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, he became even more confused!

"It's hard to say for the time being. The most important thing is that all the nobles have been sent, but what about all the vassal kings? Where is the palace?"

"If you give them all away, nothing will happen!"

Chang Sheng directly stated the most critical point!
  If Zhu Yue gave gifts to these nobles alone, what would the other vassal kings think?
  What would the emperor and the prince think?
  But if everyone had a share, the situation would be different!

"It makes sense, hurry up and find out the news from the palace!"

Feng Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he urged.

The vassal kings will not be able to figure it out for a while, but it is easy to understand the situation in the palace, and the palace is the most important!
  The most important thing is that King Zhu Li of Han was giving gifts everywhere in such a big way, and he obviously didn't intend to hide it from anyone!

"You don't need to tell me, I've already arranged for someone to inquire about it!"

"Wait for the news!"

Lan Yu said lightly.

……

The imperial palace, Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at a very exquisite sandalwood box in front of him!

As soon as he heard that King Zhu Li of Han Dynasty had sent something to the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly put down what he was doing and was looking forward to what Lao Jiu gave him!

I originally thought that Lao Jiu would give me something good, but when I opened the sandalwood box, I saw it was actually a tea set!
  Imperial tea set?

The workmanship is quite exquisite, and the ceramic cup body is also engraved with a lifelike red dragon!

"Xiangrui, what is this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suspected that these tea sets were not as simple as they seemed on the surface, but apart from feeling that these tea sets were indeed very exquisite and high-end, he could not see any other special features!
  So he could only ask directly about the auspiciousness of the country!

[As you can see, it’s a ceramic cup! 】

National Destiny Xiangrui said succinctly.

"That's it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked stunned. Could it be that Lao Jiu simply gave him a set of cups?
  This is too nonsense, right?
  This thing is in pretty good condition, but there are a lot of drinking cups in the palace. Does Lao Jiu have to go all the way to have someone bring them to him?
  Is it possible that drinking tea from this ceramic cup can create a special taste?

"Wang Chen, use this cup to make a pot of tea!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to make a cup of tea in his lifetime!
  "Your Majesty...the golden dragon...is the golden dragon!"

Wang Chen was making tea in the ceramic cup according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, but when the hot water was poured into it, Wang Chen's eyes widened, his tone was stuttering but he shouted excitedly!

"What golden dragon?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled, thinking that even if the eunuch said that Zhu Yuanzhang was a golden dragon, he shouldn't be so abrupt!
  "The cup...the dragon on the cup has turned golden!"

Wang Chen quickly explained.

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled when he heard this, and then hurried forward to check, and sure enough he found that the dragon that was red before had turned golden!
  But what I just saw was obviously red!

"Did you see it change color?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Wang Chen and asked.

"It was indeed red at first, but after pouring hot water into it, it turned golden in a short while!"

Wang Chen nodded hurriedly and said.

"Hot water!"

"You mean, the dragon's color is because of the hot water?"

"Will you ever encounter hot water changing color in this life?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up!

This kind of miraculous workmanship is a bit difficult to understand for the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. In this life, it seems that the workmanship is more exquisite, but it can actually change color?

"nice one!"

"It's really a good thing!"

After repeated attempts, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately confirmed that the color would indeed change after being exposed to heat in this life!

Such a magical cup must be worth a lot of money, right?
  Lao Jiu can actually make such a thing?
  Or is it that Laojiu has been able to mass-produce cups that change color when exposed to water?
  Zhu Yuanzhang's guess was correct, but even if Zhu Yue were mass-produced, the market would not be saturated!
  He will regularly sell small batches, and they will always be based on the auction situation!
  Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know this. He was looking at the imperial set of ceramic cups in front of him and couldn't put it down!
  Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that there was actually a signature on this exquisite sandalwood packaging box!

After carefully reading a few lines of fine print, Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed surprise again!

There are only a few dozen words in this signature. Although the number of words is not many, it is a trading restriction measure adopted by Laojiu for this kind of discolored cups!
  The general meaning is that if you buy this thing back, it will be yours. Just like a person, it will have a number and corresponding identity. As long as you see the number of the tea set, it can correspond to the identity of the owner!
  If you want to transfer, you have to go to Hanzhong Mansion to go through the transfer procedures, and the payment information will also be converted to the new owner!
  Of course, if it was obtained through illegal means or private transactions, it means that the signature on it is not yours, and it is considered stolen property. Whether it is stolen or privately traded, you dare not bring it to light!
  "It's just a set of cups, but Lao Jiu has come up with so many tricks!"

"Look at this, Lao Jiu plans to sell large quantities of these ceramic cups!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, a little confused!
  "Dad, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Zhu Biao also came to Fengtian Hall. After seeing the ceramic cups in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't help laughing!
  (End of this chapter)