Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

"But that kid can defy fate and change destiny! Heaven wants to take over the people of the Ming Dynasty, but the two men of our Zhu family disagree!"

"So he raised the price of grain, the grain merchants sold grain, and the price of grain dropped... a series of operations, he changed the fate of the people!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the expressions of the six ministers and continued, "Is it great? We were shocked when we saw this scene! He taught us a hard lesson!"

"What happened next? The merchants in Shanxi were greedy and took large quantities of salt permits from the imperial court to develop the salt industry. People in Jin, Hexi and Hedong almost didn't know who the emperor was. They only knew the Shanxi merchants because they had salt!"

"Then what? Hey, have you heard of fine salt? Fine salt is extracted from salt mines to reduce the grain price in the Ming Dynasty. After refined salt comes out, it immediately shatters the beautiful dream of Shanxi merchants. Shanxi is peaceful, the capital is peaceful, and the Ming Dynasty is peaceful!"

"That's not enough. What about sweet potatoes? He also grows sweet potatoes. Isn't the Ming Dynasty short of food? Every year during the famine, many people are displaced. But sweet potatoes are very important to the Ming Dynasty. As high-ranking officials, you all know this, right?"

Everyone nodded nervously: "I know!"

Everyone's expressions were different, their heartbeats were getting faster and faster, and their fists were clenched tightly in their sleeves, trembling violently!

Everyone is already aware of who this person is!

Zhu Xiongying!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked around at everyone, thought for a moment and said, "Zhan Hui, go and call Zhuo Jing, the official in charge of the clan affairs office, over to us."

"It won't work without him today."

In the third year of Wu Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the name to Zongrenfu.

The first-rank clan leader was held by the Prince of Qin Zhu Ju, the first-rank left clan leader was held by the Prince of Jin Zhu Tong, and the first-rank right clan leader was held by the Prince of Yan Zhu Di...

From this we can see that almost all the official positions in the Zongrenfu were filled by people from the royal family of Zhu, who were merely officials on secondment who enjoyed salaries.

The official who was actually in charge of the royal genealogy, jade books, and ancestral temples was the fifth-rank official in the Zongrenfu, that is, Zhuo Jing.

In any case, the Zongrenfu was specifically responsible for recording matters such as the birth, title, title, and death of royal family members.

Now the old man has called the experienced person from the clan house, and his intention seems to be clearer as to what the matter is!

Everyone was terrified!

The old man is planning to...completely incorporate Zhu Xiongying into the Zhu Ming royal family tree!

The remaining warriors sat restlessly on both sides of the Jinshen Hall.

Silence, a long silence.

There was only the sound of the old man reading memorials.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the five people looked at each other, and it seemed that they saw deep shock in each other's eyes!
Even though they had already noticed something, they were still silently waiting for the old man to speak.

Zheng He also stood silently beside Zhu Yuanzhang, his heart beating faster than that of other officials in the hall!
A few moments.

Zhan Hui came over with Zhuo Jing, the confused clan official.

Zhuo Jing had no idea what was going on and thought that another prince was going to be enfeoffed.

The last time it was Prince Ning, but this time, it seems that there are no adult princes in the palace who need to be enfeoffed!

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and waved his hand to signal Zhan Hui to take a seat.

Here, only these six high-ranking officials who hold great power in the world can take a seat, and Zhuo Jing, the official in charge of the clan affairs office, can only stand aside obediently.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's continue talking."

Zhuo Jing's mind was even more confused, his face was bewildered, and his mind was full of questions: What are they doing? What do they want me to do? Why did they call me here? What's the use of me? .
Everyone who should come has come.

Zhu Yuanzhang needed to push Zhu Huai to the forefront among his trusted senior officials.

This is the first step.

The second step is to re-enter the family tree.

As for the last step, it is necessary to make the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying known to the world at the grand court meeting on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not make big moves, and was still calculating carefully. "Now that everyone is here, let's continue the conversation."

Everyone listened attentively again.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Many years ago, our eldest grandson Zhu Xionghuan was born in the Ziwei Palace of the East Palace."

"He is the son of our eldest son Zhu Biao, our grandson, and our eldest legitimate grandson."

"Some time ago, he died, but fortunately he was resurrected."

"And today, it's time to give him the identity he truly deserves."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

Zhuo Jing, the official in charge of the clan affairs office, was trembling with fear, his face was extremely pale!

This was a palace secret. Usually, if the emperor let himself know about it, it would either mean that he would be executed in secret or something bigger was about to happen!

Zhuo Jing was shocked and confused, with cold sweat on his forehead.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "That day, we executed the imperial guards, eunuchs, and two imperial doctors on duty. Why?"

"Because this is a disgrace to our royal family! We thought it was some tomb robber who reached into the imperial mausoleum."

"He and I are related by blood, and blood is thicker than water. The first time I saw him, I knew he was my grandson."

"But as for the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, even if we are the emperor, we dare not recognize him casually."

"So we asked the Royal Guards to investigate for a long time, and they found out that he had crawled out of the coffin. Hey! He's not dead!"

"Now do you understand why we say that fate is reincarnating?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said a lot in one breath. As an emperor, he shouldn't have said these words, but some things would feel like a thorn in the old man's throat if they were not made clear.

He needed to let Zhu Xiongying walk in front of everyone with dignity and without any suspicion.

The old man held the teapot, blew on it slightly, and began to drink tea slowly.

Taking advantage of this gap, the seven people in front of the hall couldn't help but breathe heavily.

Even the Minister of Rites Li Yuan, who had been prepared, couldn't help but tremble after hearing what the old man said!

For example, the Minister of Justice Yang Jing and others who were unaware of the situation were so shocked that they even had difficulty breathing!

Zhuo Jing, the official in charge of the clan affairs office, listened blankly, his mouth opened as big as an egg!
Zhu Xionghuan... He was the one who drew the red in the imperial files of the Zongrenfu! Zhu Biao was also one of them!

He personally reviewed the files for this father and son!

OMG!

The hall was extremely silent, with only the sound of the old man sipping his tea.

After a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Perhaps you are still wondering who he is, the Master Zhu of the Zhu Mansion!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he fell silent again.

The atmosphere in the hall has become extremely weird!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "He is now by the Qinhuai River. I arranged for him to be there myself. He has been hiding for the past few months. His name is Master Zhu!"

"I know Zhan Hui. I remember the first time we met was at the Luming Banquet? Did he personally invite me to the backyard?"

Zhan Hui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has a good memory! It is true."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Then it's Minister Fu, right? I guess Minister Fu was guessed from Zhan Butang?"

Fu Youwen stood up in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, I heard something strange from Zhan Butang, and I happened to see the emperor bringing Master Zhu into the palace... so I have some ideas in my mind."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "You are thoughtful." Fu Youwen replied quickly, "Of course. During the difficult times in Chengdu, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to see the wisdom of the emperor's eldest grandson. How lucky I am!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and smiled, then asked, "And then? Minister Li?"

Li Yuan said: "Your Majesty, I have just felt something strange recently. Timurid Khanate sent a gift. Master Zhu... no, the emperor's grandson stood up for our Ministry of Rites and tested the ambitions of Timurid Khanate. I wanted to express my gratitude, but then I saw the rhino horn dagger..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips and said, "So that's what happened."

The old man looked again at the Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Works, all of whom looked petrified.

The three high-ranking officials in the ministry still haven’t digested it yet and they are still sitting there in a daze for a long time!
After a long while, the Minister of Industry Qin Da hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I congratulate you! It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor! The emperor's grandson was lost and found again, how lucky! God favors our emperor, and it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!"

Everyone stood up and congratulated Zhu Yuanzhang in unison.

Zhu Yuanzhang pressed his hands and motioned everyone to sit down.

Then he looked at the official in the clan affairs office and said, "Expert Zhuo, you are in charge of the clan affairs office. You gave our eldest grandson a red stamp, but now you give him a black stamp!"

"There are also gilded silver books and silver seals ready. Keep them for us. We may need them!"

Zhuo Jing said tremblingly: "I obey your order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, waved his hand and said to Zhuo Jing: "You should get ready quickly in the clan office, go down."

Zhuo Jing clasped his fists and bowed: "Your humble servant, I will take my leave!"

It wasn't until he left the Jinshen Hall and breathed the fresh air outside that the oppression and shock in his heart were relieved!
Whoohoo!
Zhuo Jing breathed heavily, with strong shock and anxiety in his eyes!

OMG!

He looked up at the morning sky and murmured, "The sky of Ming Dynasty... is about to change!"

"hiss!"

"The eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty has officially been confirmed as the emperor. From now on, no one will have any ideas about him!"

"Oh my God!"

Wait for Zhuo Jing to leave Jinshen Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang once again fixed his gaze on the high-ranking officials of the six ministries and said calmly, "You are all my trusted ministers. I need to rely on you for my political affairs. You should also know the existence of my grandson."

"We should also take some time to talk to our eldest grandson, in case we really pass away someday, haha."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed at himself, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's all for today, let's go back to work."

"Minister Yang, hurry up and do what I have asked you to do and vacate the cell as soon as possible!"

Yang Jing stood up quickly: "I obey your order."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

Everyone stood up with a gasp, feeling dry mouth and tongue, and bowed to leave the Jinshen Hall.

The sun outside was gradually shining from the east, illuminating the Forbidden City in the early morning like a dream!
Just like the current mood of the senior officials of the six ministries, it is like a dream!

When they walked out of the Jinshen Hall, everyone could no longer hold back, and some even almost lost their balance when going down the stairs outside the Jinshen Hall!
"Minister Ru, please be careful!"

Ru Taisu smiled, but it was a little uncomfortable: "It's okay, it's okay!"

He raised his eyes to look at Zhan Hui, and said with some displeasure: "You two old guys, you are so unrefined!"

"If you already knew about this, why did you keep it secret until now? Can we leak it out?"
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Zhan Hui smiled and said, "Isn't this for the Emperor to tell?"

"Okay, let's not dwell on it." Fu Youwen said.

Yang Jing, the Minister of Justice, snorted, "You still have the nerve to act as a peacemaker? When we were at the Ministry of Personnel asking who cured the emperor of malaria, you almost said that!"

After Yang Jing said this, the Minister of Works Qin Da was shocked and said, "It seems that the miracle medicine for malaria, the malaria control in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Jiaozhi, were all solved by the emperor's grandson?"

Fu Youwen nodded: "Yes."

Qin Da was even more astonished: "So... Jiaozhi is also ruled by the emperor's grandson?"

Fu Youwen nodded: "Yes."

hiss!hiss!hiss!
I never thought that the emperor had secretly done so many things to the crown prince! He even handed Jiaozhi to the emperor's eldest grandson!

Zhan Hui laughed and said, "It's not just these things. I'm telling you, many of your memorials were written by the emperor's grandson."

"what!!!"

Everyone was shocked again!

"this…"

The memorial was written by the emperor’s grandson?
They actually... didn't notice anything!

The sophisticated way of marking and the incisive analysis of memorials... they really thought it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was marking them!
Has the level of the emperor's eldest grandson reached this level?

The three of them became more and more interested in Zhu Xiongying!
After a moment of silence, Li Yuan asked Zhan Hui, "There is something."

"The emperor didn't say whether we should tell Mr. Zhu. Zhan, what do you think about this?"

Zhan Hui smiled and said, "Stupid! What was the emperor's last sentence? He wants to find a chance to talk to the emperor's eldest grandson."

"The implication is that we should let things take their own course. We can tell others about it, but Mr. Zhu... he should do it himself."

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads: "That's right!"

Fu Youwen glanced at Zhan Hui silently. Zhan Hui seemed to see that Fu Youwen had something else to say to him, so he secretly looked back at Fu Youwen.

"Okay, let's go first."

When they reached the imperial city, they all returned to their ministries and government offices with strange feelings in their hearts.

Zhan Hui went straight to the Ministry of Revenue to find Fu Youwen.

……

The Ministry of Revenue is on duty in Luhua Hall.

Fu Youwen asked his subordinates to prepare tea early in the morning.

Zhan Hui walked in, looked at Fu Youwen suspiciously, sat next to him, and asked, "Old Fu, what did you mean just now?"

Fu Youwen stretched out his hand and motioned for Zhan Hui to drink tea.

Zhan Hui nodded and tasted the tea.

Fu Youwen then slowly said, "Old Zhan, what does the emperor mean?"

Zhan Hui frowned: "What?"

Fu Youwen said: "The emperor only told a few of us, what does the old man mean, should we talk to the officials below?"

Zhan Hui was stunned. "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought about this."

After a moment of silence, Zhan Hui said, "The emperor is clearly speeding up his pace. It seems that this illness has had a great impact on the emperor and has caused a great change in the old man's thinking."

Fu Youwen glared at Zhan Hui and said unhappily, "Bullshit! The country has no successor. To put it bluntly, if the old man really passed away... I'm afraid the old man would have been scared at the time. If it wasn't for Master Zhu's intervention, I'm afraid he would have asked the orphan to reveal his identity at that time."

After a pause, Fu Youwen continued: "Let's not consider these now, but analyze the old man's intention of summoning us today."

Every word the emperor said was enough for his ministers to speculate for a long time, especially since Zhu Yuanzhang said so much in one breath today.

(End of this chapter)