Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 164: Ming Dynasty Song and Dance Troupe Plan

"Mr. Jian Yi and the others are all talented people. You should learn from them and listen to their ideas and opinions. It will be of great help to you."

On the way back to the East Palace, Zhu Zhanjun supported Zhu Pangpang and walked forward slowly.

Today is the September 9th Festival. The palace is decorated with lights and is filled with a festive atmosphere.

The palace maids also changed into new clothes, with smiles on their faces as they looked forward to the festival.

After lunch, they simply decided on the rules of Shenwei Mansion, and then the father and son returned to the East Palace.

The old man handed the matter of the Double Ninth Festival Banquet to Zhu Zhanjun. There were many things to arrange in the evening and Zhu Zhanjun could not waste too much time.

The old man let his son open his own house, and Zhu Pangpang was happy. The old man really valued his son.

Zhu Pangpang was also a little worried.

My second son is excellent in terms of doing things, but his personality is very similar to that of my old man.

Once he gets angry, he can be really cold and ruthless.

Along the way, Zhu Pangpang kept giving instructions, hoping that his words would make his son think more before doing things.

"Don't worry, Dad. I know what's going on."

Zhu Zhanjun kept nodding in agreement.

Fatty Zhu glanced at Zhu Zhanjun and said, "I hope so."

"You're back. Have you eaten yet?"

The father and son had just walked into the East Palace. Zhang, who had changed into new clothes, was talking to a pretty girl.

Seeing the father and son coming back, he walked over with the little girl.

"Yeah, I ate outside."

Fat Zhu replied and glanced at the little girl following behind Zhang.

The girl was about ten years old and was dressed in gorgeous clothes, not like a palace maid.

After taking a look around the yard and not finding the minister's wife, Fatty Zhu asked in confusion.

"she is?"

"Guess it?"

Zhang did not answer immediately. Instead, she asked Zhu Pangpang with a smile and glanced at Zhu Zhanjun at the same time.

Zhu Zhanjun's heart moved and he understood who this little girl was.

"How would I know who it is?" Fatty Zhu rolled his eyes at the little girl and asked with a smile, "Girl, where are you from?"

The little girl then stepped forward and bowed deeply to Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Zhanjun.

"Sun greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, may you live a long and healthy life!"

As soon as he heard the other party's last name, Zhu Pangpang remembered it instantly.

His wife told him about this a few days ago, but he was so busy that he forgot about it.

"Okay, okay, get up quickly."

The girl in front of him will become the eldest son's daughter-in-law in the future. She is pretty and well-mannered. Fatty Zhu likes her more and more and quickly reaches out to help her up.

After Sun got up, Fatty Zhu took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to her.

"This is our first meeting, and I don't have anything to prepare. You can take this jade pendant and play with it."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Sun glanced at Zhang and saw her nod slightly, then she hurried forward to take it.

After delivering the gift, Fatty Zhu turned his head and looked to the side, looking at Zhu Zhanjun of the Sun family with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Zhanjun really looked a little strange, and Zhu Pangpang quickly coughed, giving a subtle reminder and at the same time signaling Zhu Zhanjun to give him a gift.

"My elder brother has a good character. You must serve him well in the future."

Ignoring his father's warning, Zhu Zhanjun hesitated for a moment and said, "Gold, silver, and other valuables are too vulgar. I will give you another gift."

As the three people were puzzled, Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand, and the young eunuch selected by Xiao Bisi for Zhu Zhanjun personally ran over quickly.

"Paper, ink, brush and inkstone!"

The young eunuch nodded, turned around and ran into the house to prepare.

The little eunuch didn't say anything, not because he didn't know the rules, but because he was a mute, a acquired habit.

As a mute, he could not serve as the crown prince's personal eunuch, but Zhu Zhanjun just happened to like such a person.

Zhu Zhanjun even gave it a nickname himself, called "Unknown"!

It means knowing nothing and having nothing to say.

Soon someone came over with a tray. On it was a piece of rice paper. The ink had been ground and the pen was filled with ink.

Not only did she understand that he was a mute, but if she wanted to stay with the Crown Prince forever and not go back to the laundry department to do odd jobs, she had to try to be tactful.

"You don't just want to write a word and get rid of it."

Seeing this scene, Fat Zhu's eyes were full of disgust. He didn't understand why his son, who was always generous, was so stingy today.

Zhu Zhanjun ignored his fat father and wrote three words on the rice paper with his brush.

"Zhu Qizhen?"

Zhang, who was watching from the side, read out these three words in confusion.

Zhu Pangpang was thoughtful for a moment.

Picking up the rice paper with dried ink, Zhu Zhanjun handed it to Sun.

"From now on, the first boy born between you and big brother should be named Zhu Qizhen."

Sun blushed when she heard this, but she still knelt down respectfully and took the paper with both hands.

To be given a name by the current grandson, the future prince, or the future emperor is a great honor for a child.

These three words are much more valuable than gold, silver, jewelry, jade pendants, etc. Unfortunately, this naive little girl didn't know that Zhu Zhanjun gave this name to Sun because he was afraid that he would have a child in the future. His father, Zhu Pangpang, suddenly had a brainwave and gave his son this name.

So he planned to take precautions and return the name to the eldest brother directly. Only when the family is together can they be happy, right?

"My mother was really pretty when she was little."

Zhu Qizhen, who was just informed by Zhu Zhanjun, couldn't help but sigh when looking at the young and immature Sun.

After looking at her for a while, Zhu Qizhen said hesitantly, "Second Uncle, my mother is pretty. Although not as pretty as your Korean concubine, she is not bad either. Why don't you consider it again?"

"Wow!"

As soon as he finished his proposal, the broadcast image disappeared instantly.

Zhu Qizhen scratched his head. He thought his suggestion was good, so why didn't his second uncle like it?

It is so exciting to hold the eldest sister-in-law in his arms, but it is strange that my second uncle doesn't like it.

Zhu Zhanjun was very happy after throwing Zhu Qizhen back to the eldest brother. Following his father's instructions, he hummed a little tune and went to Qianqing Gate.

The old man attaches great importance to tonight's Double Ninth Festival banquet.

Not only will civil and military officials, ladies of honor and nobles come, but envoys from various countries brought by Zheng He will also attend tonight's banquet.

The old man handed the task to Zhu Zhanjun, and instructed him to make it grand and demonstrate the great power of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanjun has been busy with this matter these days.

Zhu Zhanjun reviewed and arranged everything, including the purchase of food, arrangement of banquet dishes, layout and decoration of tables and chairs, and banquet performance programs.

"Your Highness."

As soon as Zhu Zhanjun arrived at Qianqing Gate, Zhao Xian came over.

Zhao Xian was the deputy, responsible for assisting Zhu Zhanjun.

"How are the arrangements going? Your Majesty will bring people in at the end of the You hour, so there can't be any mistakes."

Zhu Zhanjun scanned the entire banquet venue and asked about the preparations.

"I just checked and found that except for the arrangements made by the Jiaofang Bureau, everything else has been prepared."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, and accompanied by Zhao Xian, he personally inspected it, confirmed that there were no problems, and went to the Jiaofangsi.

The main responsibility of the Jiaofangsi was to perform dances and various programs for sacrifices or banquets.

But since some time ago, the Jiaofangsi became a filthy place, and many royal relatives and nobles used it as an official brothel.

Zhu Zhanjun took over the banquet matters a few days ago, and when he went to make arrangements, he happened to encounter some dirty things.

He used the excuse of taking over the banquet to order the Jiaofangsi to prohibit anyone from entering, and he was planning to take the Jiaofangsi into his own hands.

Zhu Zhanjun was not greedy for beauty, but wanted to use the Jiaofangsi group to start cultural and entertainment propaganda.

He needed fame, and allowing the Jiaofangsi to tour with various plays and dramas would bring him enormous benefits.

"Errrr..."

Before Zhu Zhanjun arrived at the place, he heard the sound of people warming up their throats inside.

Outside the gate of the Jiaofangsi, there were a dozen eunuchs with swords on their waists, standing guard and looking coldly at anyone who passed by.

"His Royal Highness is here..."

As soon as Zhu Zhanjun stepped through the door, a cheer of surprise was heard.

The scene was a huge uproar.

Countless beautiful girls, both plump and thin, came out from everywhere and looked at Zhu Zhanjun with surprise.

Some of their eyes were fiery, some were charming, and some were like hooks, giving Zhu Zhanjun goose bumps on his back.

"You sluts, I told you to warm up your voice, why are you running out here one by one?"

Just as the girls were getting ready to step forward, a shout was heard and a fat woman with a plump waist and a cold face came up with a feather duster in her hand.

When the girls saw the fat woman, they stuck out their tongues, winked at Zhu Zhanjun, and left in twos and threes.

"Your Highness, I failed to take care of these sluts and frightened you."

After driving the girls away, the fat woman hurried forward and kept smiling at Zhu Zhanjun, who was protected behind her.

Reaching out and patting Wuzhi's shoulder, Zhu Zhanjun pretended to be calm and said, "Are you all ready? Don't make any mistakes at tonight's banquet. If something goes wrong and His Majesty gets angry, I'm afraid you will have to go back to the old days."

The fat woman's face suddenly became serious, and she assured him, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. We all know that we have been able to enjoy peace these days because of the protection Your Highness has given us."

"The girls have been practicing until very late these days, just to achieve the state that Your Highness mentioned."

"Your Highness, would you like to let the girls come out and perform first to confirm whether they meet the requirements?"

Zhu Zhanjun hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Soon, various drum and music sounds were heard in the huge Jiaofangsi courtyard.

Zhu Zhanjun sat in the first seat in the middle. In the small square in front of him, thousands of girls were performing various programs like butterflies flying through flowers.

When the last song ended, the girls came out one after another and bowed to the ground together.

Zhu Zhanjun stood up and clapped his hands, giving the girls the greatest encouragement.

"You are all unfortunate people. Today is your last chance to save yourselves."

"I'm here to make a promise to you. As long as your performance tonight satisfies His Majesty and the civil and military officials, I will ask His Majesty to bring you over and make you a real performance team, rather than prostitutes who can be bullied by others."

"Then you only need to perform, and you can also make contributions. If the contributions reach a certain standard, you can escape from the sea of ​​suffering and become free."

"If you meet someone who shares your feelings with you in the future, I will give you a dowry and be your most steadfast supporter."

"Woooooooo..."

Zhu Zhanjun's slow assurance made the girls' eyes red, and some even prostrated themselves on the ground, sobbing softly.

"Success or failure depends on this one move, girls, the fate of the future is in your hands, work hard."

Slowly scanning everyone on the field, Zhu Zhanjun cheered and encouraged them, then left the Jiaofangsi and headed to the next prepared location.

(End of this chapter)