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

Zhu Huai said: "I have not revealed it to anyone recently, and many people may have almost forgotten about it."

"Grandpa, you are deliberately releasing such heavy news. Once this news spreads in Yingtian for a while and becomes known to everyone... you are very cunning!"

"This is to pave the way for me to enter the public eye. I think it won't be long before they all know who I am!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Oh, you are so smart."

He looked at Zhu Xiongying deeply and said, "But you are right."

Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment and asked again, "Could someone use this incident to deceive you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Zhu Xiongying and said unhappily, "I am old, but not senile. Who can deceive the emperor? Do you think the Jinyiwei are just decorations?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled awkwardly: "Well, you and Duke Liang have the same opinion."

"Alright! Anyway, it has nothing to do with us, so let's not discuss him anymore."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "How can it not be related? This is a major event that is closely related to all the people in the world. It has something to do with you, a lot of it."

Zhu Xiongying said indifferently and continued to look at the documents in his hand: "Old man, the affairs of Jiaozhi still need your control. Um... I also need an official from the Ministry of Revenue who is proficient in taxation. Please take care of it."

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Okay, I got it. I'll bring you a guy tomorrow."

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Okay! Thank you, old man."

"We're a family. There's no need to thank me. I've said it so many times."

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily. "Yeah."

After dinner at noon, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and prepared to leave.

The old man was still as decisive as ever in his work. He said he would go to the Ministry of Households to select people for Zhu Xiongying as soon as possible.

Zhu Xiongying sent the old man to the imperial city and then returned to his mansion alone.

Halfway through the journey, he happened to meet the jumping Prince of Ying, Zhu Dong.

The little guy was happily holding Zhao Tan'er's hand, jumping and dancing on the street of Yingtian.

Zhu Xiongying walked over with a smile.

Zhu Dong looked at Zhu Xiongying happily, "Brother-in-law, are you coming out to play too?"

Zhao Tan'er reached out and patted Zhu Dong on the head: "Just play! Do you think everyone is the same as you, only knowing how to fight cocks and walk birds when they get the chance?"

Zhu Xiongying rubbed Zhu Dong's head and said to Tan'er, "Don't hit him. He is just a little prince after all."

Zhu Dong snorted, "That's right! Cousin, I'm a man, don't mess with me. When I grow up, you won't be able to beat me!"

Zhao Tan'er grinned: "Really? Then I'll beat you to death right now!"

"Ah! Cousin, don't do it. I was just joking."

Zhu Dong shrank his neck and ran away quickly.

Zhu Xiongying asked Zhao Tan'er curiously, "Why did the Prince of Ying come out today?"

Zhao Tan'er said helplessly: "The Imperial College is closed today, and the little guy had nothing to do, so he made a fuss and wanted to leave the palace, and then he came to me."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Oh," and after thinking for a while, he said, "Let's go and catch up with him. Don't make any mistakes."

Zhao Tan'er hummed, seeming a little nervous.

The words that Mrs. Wu had told me were still lingering in my mind.

"You have to hold his hand first!"

"You two are so grown up, and you're an entourage, but you've never held hands?"

Zhao Tan'er's palms were sweating. She stretched out her little hand tremblingly, then suddenly grabbed Zhu Xiongying's big hand.

"Ok?"

Zhu Xiongying looked up at Zhao Tan'er and saw that her heart was beating fast and her forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Zhu Xiongying looked down again and saw Zhao Tan'er's jade-like little hands, pinching him hard like crab claws.

Zhu Xiongying found it somewhat amusing.

This girl is simple and naive.

"You're going to crush me to death." Zhu Xiongying let go of her hand.

Zhao Tan'er was a little panicked and quickly apologized, but before she could say anything, Zhu Xiongying took her hand again and walked forward naturally.

The girl's hands were a little cold and seemed to be trembling.

She looked at Zhu Huai hesitantly, wanting to say something. Seeing that Zhu Huai seemed to be acting very naturally, she was so scared that she quickly turned her head and stuck out her tongue.

The two had just walked a few steps when Zhu Dong hurried back.

Zhao Tan'er was so scared that she tried to let go, but Zhu Xiongying held her tightly.

"Yah! Ya! Ya!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

"Cousin, you have changed your mind. You don't hold my hand anymore. Hey, you actually, you actually hold the hand of another man."

Zhu Dong felt a little sad. When he saw Zhao Tan'er holding Zhu Xiongying's hand, he burst into tears.

"Stop pretending! Come here!" Zhao Tan'er stretched out her hand.

Zhu Dong burst into laughter and quickly reached out to hold Zhao Tan'er's hand.

"Cousin, you have two men protecting you now!"

Zhao Tan'er was speechless: "Your brother-in-law has the ability to protect me, but...how do you protect me?"

"If anyone dares to bully you, I will...I will pee in his face!"

puff!
Zhu Xiongying and Zhao Tan'er couldn't help laughing.

"What happened to you in such a panic?"

After Zhao Tan'er finished laughing, she asked Zhu Dong again.

Zhu Dong's face suddenly changed, and he quickly said, "Cousin! Guess what I heard?"

"What?"

Zhao Tan'er and Zhu Xiongying were both a little curious.

"They said my nephew was in the restaurant!"

Zhao Tan'er was both angry and amused: "You little kid, you still have a nephew?"

However, Zhu Xiongying was stunned.

Zhu Dong is Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son. Although he is young, he has a high generation.

According to the generation relationship, his nephew...isn't that the emperor's grandson?
"What's going on?" Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Dong curiously.

Zhu Dong shook his head: "I don't know. I just saw a lot of people gathered at the restaurant, all looking up to my nephew!"

Zhao Tan'er asked curiously, "Your nephew? Who is he?"

"Joo Hyung-hwan!"

Zhao Tan'er said "oh" and quickly said to Zhu Xiongying, "Yes, that's right, the one I told you about that day, the emperor's grandson was the regent, his name was Zhu Xionghuan!"

Zhu Xiongying's expression changed.

Joo Woong Hwan?
The emperor’s eldest grandson?
In the restaurant?
Who said he was here? Was his identity exposed?

Zhu Xiongying was a little suspicious.

His curiosity grew, and he pulled Tan'er and Zhu Dong and said, "Let's go! Let's join in the fun!"

Zhu Dong smiled and said, "Oh, great! I want to see what my eldest nephew looks like."

"I heard from my mother that my nephew has resurrected. Haha, I want to see my nephew!"

Zhu Dong was very happy.

Zhao Tan'er was somewhat speechless: "Bullshit! Maybe it's just someone else's rumor. Your brother-in-law has already said that the Crown Prince hasn't taken the throne yet, so how can it be the turn of the Emperor's eldest grandson to be the regent?"

Zhu Dong smiled slyly: "I have just gone to the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen to report to the police. Let's go and watch the fun."

Zhu Xiongying's eyes widened. This little guy has a mean heart. He might become a restless prince when he grows up! The three of them quickly squeezed into the crowd.

The prices in the restaurant are very high. Perhaps because of the existence of this so-called eldest grandson of the emperor, many wealthy businessmen and powerful families pay high prices to enter the restaurant.

Zhu Xiongying gritted his teeth, paid a hundred coins, and walked in with Tan'er and Zhu Dong.

It costs more than thirty cents just to enter the restaurant. This shop owner really knows how to do business!

Who knew that entering the restaurant would be even more of a scam.

There were many people gathered on the first floor of the restaurant.

On the second-floor attic, one could only see through the gauze a young man in white clothes sitting there with a folding fan in his hand, as if isolated from the world, and he was elegantly drinking wine with his head tilted back.

"He's so sexy!" Zhu Dong said suddenly.

puff!
Zhao Tan'er rubbed Zhu Dong's head: "Naughty child! Who taught you these nonsense words!"

Zhu Zhu Xiongying was also laughing, "To be honest, King Ying is right, he is indeed very coquettish!"

Soon, a conversation was heard from the attic.

Doctor Shidian stood beside the young man in white and said respectfully, "You said you are the emperor's grandson, what's your proof?"

The young man in white was silent for a long time, then sighed, "Ah, I don't know, and I'm not sure. I never said I was the grandson of an emperor. I just know that I can't remember anything before I was eight years old..."

Eight years old?

Zhu Xiongying's heart skipped a beat and he looked up silently.

This 'Imperial Grandson'...why is his life story so similar to mine? Chuan.
Eight years old, eight years old again.

Zhu Xiongying didn't know why this so-called "imperial grandson" only mentioned the word "eight years old".

Just as he was lost in thought.

Someone pushed the door open rudely outside the restaurant!

Hula la.

A group of soldiers surrounded them, they must be minor officials from Yingtian Prefecture.

Then, an eighth-rank county magistrate in a green robe came in and asked dignifiedly, "Who is pretending to be the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor?"

The shop owner and the young man in white upstairs trembled noticeably.

The wealthy merchants and gentry who were watching the excitement shouted, "Sir, you are only an eighth-rank official. How dare you be so arrogant to our eldest grandson?"

"Yes! Just now the emperor's grandson said that he would not even bother to look at you, the low-ranking officials."

"Oh! I heard from the emperor's grandson that the officials in Yingtian Prefecture are all good-for-nothings!"

The young man in white clothes upstairs held the folding fan tightly in both hands, and his body trembled even more violently!

The beasts below!

When did I say this?
Just as he was thinking this, the county magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture shouted angrily: "Take down the dog beast up there!"

"Brains are a good thing! But you don't even have brains!"

"Pretending to be the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor in public! Are you tired of living?"

A group of soldiers suddenly rushed forward and dragged the young man in white down like a dead dog.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Stop making trouble!"

"I never said I was the emperor's grandson!"

"That's what they said!"

"Don't joke, gentlemen, I'm just a nobody..."

The county magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture was furious and said angrily, "You are stirring up trouble and not letting me live a peaceful day! Catch him and throw him in jail for a few days!"

This group of people came and left just as quickly.

Perhaps these shrewd businessmen downstairs had already figured out that the person upstairs was an imposter, and they had nothing better to do so they deliberately spent money to have fun.

Zhu Xiongying shook his head and pulled Zhao Tan'er and Zhu Dong out.

Zhao Tan'er asked curiously, "Are these people crazy from time to time? They dare to pretend to be the eldest grandson of the emperor? Isn't this a thankless task?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said to Tan'er, "How could he pretend to be someone else? From the beginning to the end, he just said some ambiguous words and never said that he was the eldest grandson of the emperor."

"It's all just a show."

Zhu Dong scratched his head and asked Zhu Xiongying curiously, "Brother-in-law, what is a show?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "Recently, there has been a trend of the emperor's eldest grandson in the official circles and among the people, and some people are using this to make money."

"Think about it, among the people of the Ming Dynasty, who wouldn't want to see the emperor's eldest grandson?"

"There were so many people standing in the room just now. Each person is charged about thirty coins. This restaurant can earn thirty taels of silver a day."

"Even if the person pretending to be the emperor's grandson is caught, at most he will be locked up for a few days. He hasn't committed any serious crime anyway, and he's made money again."

“This is all about making money for show.”

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but smile. He was stunned by the wisdom of the ancients when he saw it today.

What is the difference between this and the talents who write short video scripts in later generations?

Zhu Dong's eyes widened: "What a talent!"

Zhu Xiongying glanced at Zhu Dong and asked, "Do you know Zhu Xionghuan's background?"

Zhu Dong looked confused and shook his head, "How old am I? I was still in my mother's womb when my eldest nephew was born. How would I know?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled.

This little brat spoke very clearly.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly thought that if he revealed his true identity, he wondered if this snotty little kid would call him uncle.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Dong with some evil interest and asked, "Let me ask you a private question."

Zhu Dong nodded.

Zhu Xiongying asked: "Will Zhu Yunwen call you uncle?"

Zhu Dong shook his head and said, "I'm not familiar with him, and I don't like him, so we haven't talked much."

Zhu Xiongying was curious: "Why are you not familiar with him?"

Zhu Dong said, "That guy is so pretentious. We were in class together at the Imperial Academy, and he pretended to be a good boy every day. He also reported me to the teachers behind my back, causing me to be beaten by the teachers countless times. He is so mean and mean. When he saw my father, he immediately became respectful. In any case, he is not a good person!"

"My mother told me to spend less time with him and hang out more with my cousin and brother-in-law!"

Zhu Xiongying became more and more curious. According to what his master had told him, Zhu Yunwen in history was a loyal, honest and righteous monarch. This shouldn't be the case!
Could it be that history has glorified him too much?
But on second thought, it seems to make sense.

Zhu Yunwen relied so much on civil officials that after he came to power, he almost took his distrust of military generals to the extreme. It was also from Zhu Yunwen that the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty gradually monopolized power.

In addition, history was written by civil officials, so it seems reasonable to praise Zhu Yunwen so highly.

"Brother-in-law, let me tell you, there is more to it than that."

"There is also Zhu Yunhuan in the Eastern Palace, Zhu Yunwen's younger brother. I heard from the maids in the Eastern Palace and the Imperial Palace that Zhu Yunwen and his mother often bullied his younger brother."

Zhu Xiongying was somewhat curious and asked, "Who is his brother?"

Zhu Dong said: "Zhu Yunhuan! He is the younger brother of my nephew Zhu Xionghuan!"

Zhu Xiongying suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Being in the harem, it's normal to be bullied... Uh, the affairs of the royal family are really messy. Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

Zhu Dong hummed, and pulled Zhu Xiongying aside and said, "Tell me, is my nephew really still alive? Why can I hear about my nephew everywhere overnight?"

Zhu Xiongying touched his chin: "Is it strange?"

Zhu Dong said: "Of course it's strange! Twenty-one brother and the others said Zhu Xionghuan disappeared a few months ago. How long has it been? Suddenly they say he wants to be the regent."

"But now, there are rumors like this in the palace and outside. Isn't this strange?"

Zhu Dong's eyes widened with horror.

(End of this chapter)