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

The excess of power needs to be stabilized.

This especially involves a large number of local officials.

You can kill, but kill slowly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very particular about killing people. He wanted to maintain local stability as much as possible and ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty's foundation.

Yang Jing quickly said, "I understand, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, "Go down."

After Yang Jing left, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to hold the tea, thought for a while, suddenly shook his head and smiled knowingly.

This kid.

Similar to us, yet different from us.

Ha ha……

The old man smiled and lowered his head, blowing the yellow soup slowly.

When he was about to review the memorial, a eunuch tiptoed in from outside.

"Emperor...Emperor."

The young eunuch looked unhappy.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even raise his head and said indifferently: "Speak."

"Your Majesty, last night...last night the eldest master took the third master to break into the Etiquette Bureau."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and slowly put down the brush in his hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up indifferently at the eunuch in the hall and asked lightly: "And then?"

"The master kicked a few eunuchs and told the chief eunuch of the etiquette bureau not to embarrass Baoping last night."

"Then I went back."

Zhu Yuanzhang said "oh" lightly, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and it was obvious that he was trying hard to suppress his anger.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly closed his eyes.

The murderous aura that had just leaked out gradually disappeared.

"You still know some limits, ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Boy, let me show you what imperial power is."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his eyes and called out to the young eunuch in front of him: "Kill the chief eunuch of the Etiquette Bureau."

The young eunuch trembled all over. However, he did not dare to disobey Zhu Yuanzhang's order and said hurriedly: "Understood!"

Wait until the young eunuch leaves.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly leaned back on the armchair and closed his eyes again, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

the other side.

It was already dawn in Qingning Palace.

The faint red light of the morning sun shines on the mottled old locust tree, casting a trace of shadows.

In late summer, after several days of heavy rain, the scorching sun once again baked the earth.

The Duanjing Hall is an old-style building.

The biggest feature of ancient architecture is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer.

Especially in summer, the scorching heat will be partially eliminated in such a deep house.

Zhu Xiongying got up early despite feeling sleepy.

I only slept for more than two hours last night, which would be only more than five hours in later times.

He has the habit of getting up early.

A day's plan begins in the morning, and Zhu Xiongying doesn't want to waste time thinking in the early morning.

After getting up in the morning, he had a quick breakfast and then practiced boxing in the yard for a while.

Now that he had no Qinhuai River to run in, he had to settle for the next best thing. He set up wooden stakes in the Duanjing Hall so that he could hit the stakes in the mornings as a form of exercise.

After taking a shower.

He returned to his study, took the Jiaozhi documents that Tie Xuan had sent him yesterday, and began to read them in the Duanjing Hall.

In front of the temple.

It was the Liao brothers, who were talking to Zhu Xiongying bit by bit about the past of Zhu Yunhuan and Baoping.

Zhu Xiongying looked down at the documents sent by Xie Jin and listened to the narration of the Liao brothers.

The Liao brothers were a little curious, but they didn't know how Zhu Xiongying managed to do two things at once.

As for the situation in Jiaozhi, everything is going well at the moment.

The tea-horse trade in the southwestern border has already taken off.

The silver from Champa also supplemented the limited military expenditure of the Jiaozhi navy.

A super large warship has been built in the South China Sea, a six-masted treasure ship with a length of 59 meters!
The purpose of Xie Jin's letter this time was to ask Zhu Xiongying to transfer a few tiger squat cannons and firearms to Jiaozhi to equip the Southern Xinjiang Navy.

Wait until he finishes reading the documents from Jiaozhi.

The Liao brothers also finished telling the story of Zhu Yunhuan and Baoping.

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

Given the third brother's temper, if something really happened to Aquarius, he would probably be ruined.

To him, Aquarius is no longer just a slave or a maid, but more of a belief.

Zhu Xiongying can understand this feeling.

But in the hands of such a powerful Zhu Yuanzhang, trying to rescue Baoping was like eating from a tiger's mouth.

Zhu Xiongying had to think carefully about how to make the old man give up dealing with Aquarius.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment, looked up at the Liao brothers, and suddenly asked, "Before the old man came last night, you said that Zhu Yunwen and his mother came to Duanjing Hall?"

Liao Yong was stunned. He really didn't expect that His Highness actually listened to everything, so he nodded hurriedly: "That's right."

Zhu Xiongying said, "In other words, Zhu Yunwen and his mother knew that the old man was coming, and then they took him to Qingxi Palace?"

Liao Yong nodded: "Yes."

Zhu Xiongying hummed and drank the tea casually.

Not long after, someone came hurriedly from outside.

"This servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Grandson."

The person who came was a young eunuch.

Zhu Xiongying was stunned. Looking at the young eunuch, he asked in confusion: "You are..."

"From the Slave Etiquette Bureau."

Zhu Xiongying said "Oh", no wonder it felt familiar.

"What's the matter?"

The young eunuch said tremblingly, "Our chief eunuch was killed by the emperor."

Swish! !

Zhu Xiongying froze in shock. The hand holding the teacup couldn't help but tremble.

As if seeing Zhu Xiongying's loss of composure, the Liao brothers blocked Zhu Xiongying's figure and pointed at the eunuch and said, "There is nothing for you to do here, go down."

After the eunuch left, the Liao brothers turned aside and hurriedly pleaded guilty to Zhu Xiongying: "Your Highness, please forgive me."

Zhu Xiongying shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Thank you."

The two brothers hurriedly said, "Master, you are too kind."

Zhu Xiongying slowly put down the teacup, his eyes gradually becoming dull.

Zhu Xiongying sat in a daze on the throne in the Duanjing Hall.

Just now, the two brothers of the Liao family clearly saw Zhu Xiongying's loss of composure.

As far as I can remember, my uncle has never lost his composure as much as he did today.

In order to protect Zhu Xiongying's face, the two brothers blocked Zhu Xiongying's inappropriate behavior behind them, so as to prevent the eunuchs in front of them from noticing Zhu Xiongying's abnormality.

This is a bit presumptuous.

But Zhu Xiongying knew that the two brothers were truly doing this for his own good.

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"I promised last night, the Chief Eunuch of the Etiquette Bureau, that I would keep him safe."

"But he was still killed by the old man."

A feeling of powerlessness surged deeply into Zhu Xiongying's mind.

He knew that he had angered Zhu Yuanzhang by taking Zhu Yunhuan to the Bureau of Etiquette last night.

"Sir, I am so bold."

Liao Yong hesitated to speak.

Zhu Xiongying did not open his eyes, but just said: "I regard you two as brothers, so don't be polite to me, just talk if you have something to say."

Liao Yong nodded: "I dare to say that you shouldn't have cared about Third Master's affairs last night." "You should think about the future. If you say Bao Tai is rebellious, you can do whatever you want if you ascend the throne."

After changing his identity, Zhu Xiongying seemed to no longer be as willful as before. The moment he and Zhu Yuanzhang actually got along as a grandparent and grandson, he could no longer return to his previous free-spirited self.

Zhu Xiongying understood it all.

But he has his own persistence in his heart.

A real man has things he does and things he doesn't do.

Firstly, Zhu Yunhuan was his own younger brother and his father’s biological son, so he regarded himself as a support and a mountain.

I have the obligation to help Zhu Yunhuan do something.

Secondly, he also wanted to test where Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line was.

As it stands, the old man has indulged his own mischief. If he had been more ruthless and decisive, the person he would have executed would not have been the chief eunuch of the Etiquette Bureau.

Instead, they would fall out and execute Aquarius as well.

He is the emperor.

He has the highest authority in the world, and in his eyes, all living beings are nothing but lambs to be slaughtered.

But he didn't.

He still left himself a little face, but his dignity was shattered in front of the etiquette department.

The old man is still using his own methods to warn himself.

Some words.

Zhu Xiongying didn't think about it too much, but the Liao brothers could understand.

The Liao brothers were solemn and said, "Don't worry, Master. We brothers have received favors from the Crown Prince and Master, and we are on your side both emotionally and rationally."

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

The two brothers were stunned and said anxiously: "I'm not happy anymore, you..."

Zhu Xiongying stopped the two brothers from talking and said, "You go down first, I will think about what to do."

The two brothers looked at Zhu Xiongying, then left with a sigh.

If Zhu Xiongying really gave up the Aquarius, and his brother was killed tomorrow, would Zhu Xiongying also give up on himself?
The two brothers felt complicated. They wanted Zhu Xiongying to persevere, but they also didn't want Zhu Xiongying to persevere.

After the Liao brothers left, Zhu Xiongying picked up the teacup again.

Not long after, Zhu Yunhuan walked in crying.

Zhu Xiongying forced a smile and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhu Yunxun felt a little painful, but still said: "Brother, I'm sorry, Baoping, Baoping's matter..."

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Brother is trying to find a solution, don't worry."

Zhu Xiongying did not tell Zhu Yunhuan that the chief eunuch of the Bureau of Rites had been killed. Zhu Yunhuan did not need to know about these things.

He knew that it would be of no use except to add to his regret and annoyance.

What on earth can make the old man get rid of his anger?

I'm afraid now,
The old man no longer cared about the matter itself. What made him even more angry was that the Zhu Xiongying brothers had gone against his wishes.

Perhaps the worst outcome that the old man was most disgusted with was that he would vent his anger on Aquarius.

His words were absolutely useless.

It will definitely not work. On the contrary, the more you provoke him now, the more the old man will want to kill Aquarius.

Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath and said, "Third brother, do you believe in me?"

Zhu Yunxun nodded firmly: "I believe it!"

Zhu Xiongying said: "Okay, then don't get involved in this matter. If you get involved, she will die."

"Let me handle the rest. I promise I will return her to you intact."

Zhu Yunhuan's face lit up: "Thank you, big brother!"

Zhu Xiongying patted Zhu Yunhuan on the shoulder and said, "We are brothers. No need to thank you. It's done. Go back and do what you need to do."

"Okay!" Zhu Yunxun nodded.

After Zhu Yunhuan left, Zhu Xiongying slowly stood up in the hall, wandered for a moment, then went out with his hands behind his back, looking worried.

He originally wanted to leave the palace directly, but when he reached Qingcheng Palace, Zhu Xiongying stopped.

I don’t know what he is thinking about.

……

the other side.

Lu and Zhu Yunwen were having breakfast in the kitchen.

Breakfast was simple: a bowl of porridge, two steamed buns, and two tea eggs.

"Meet Madam Lu."

Zhu Xiongying saluted.

The ancients paid great attention to etiquette. No matter what conspiracies were being plotted behind the scenes, they still had to be polite in front of others.

Lu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "It's the boss. Have you had breakfast?"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Lu. This was the first time in recent months that he, as the eldest grandson of the emperor, met Zhu Yunwen and his mother.

"I've eaten. I've been worrying about Aquarius lately."

Zhu Xiongying sighed.

Hearing this, Lu smiled, but soon stopped smiling: "We have also heard about this matter. Don't worry too much. The emperor has his own plans."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, looked at Lu and Zhu Yunwen and said, "Yes, the emperor has his own plans."

"It's great if the family lives in harmony. This is also what Grandpa Huang wants to see."

"Empress Lu, we are all the emperor's grandchildren. He would never vent his anger on his relatives, but it's different for outsiders."

"I wonder if the fate of Aquarius today will happen to others."

"Each of us living in this world should have our own understanding and position. If we can't force something, we should just let it happen naturally."

"Everything will turn to its opposite extreme, and it will be eaten by its own flesh."

Lu nodded: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xiongying hummed, "Then I will not disturb Madam Lu and my second brother from having dinner."

talking.

Zhu Xiongying saluted with his fists, and left with one hand behind his back.

After Zhu Xiongying left, Zhu Yunwen suddenly laughed: "Brother, you are here to demonstrate! You can't even protect yourself now, and you are still demonstrating, hahahaha!"

What did Zhu Xiongying mean by this insinuation? Lu naturally understood it clearly.

Lu smiled and said, "Yes, this shows that the old man is dissatisfied with the boss."

"Son, look, things are getting better step by step."

"The third brother made this move, and it disgusted the old man."

"If he doesn't come down, then let the third brother stay away."

Lu sneered endlessly.

the other side.

Zhu Xiongying walked carelessly on the street of Yingtian.

Fortunately.

The old man did not restrict Zhu Xiongying's coming and going.

Yingtian Street in the early morning is still as prosperous as ever.

After the heavy rains of the past few days subsided, the crowds surged!
Countless peddlers walked back and forth on the streets, and the sounds of their hawking were endless.

On both sides of the road.

Some people brought vegetables, fruits and melons from outside the city to sell in the city.

Zhu Xiongying was walking casually, but suddenly his eyes widened and he looked to the side in disbelief.

Then he smiled.

He walked over and patted the girl on the shoulder.

"Why, you come to buy groceries in person?"

Xu Miaojin turned around and saw Zhu Xiongying. She was delighted and asked excitedly: "Why did you leave the palace?"

"Oh, I've been learning to cook recently."

Zhu Xiongying asked curiously: "Why do you want to learn how to cook by yourself?"

Xu Miaojin said, "It's boring to be idle at home, why don't you learn more? Didn't you say that I'm always high and mighty and don't touch the world?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned, glanced at Xu Miaojin, and asked, "But you clearly don't want to change. Isn't it good to live in your comfort zone?"

Xu Miaojin said, "People always have to step out of their comfort zone."

(End of this chapter)