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

Chapter 230 Another mortal enemy of Lao Zhu

"Bang bang bang..."

Along with the warm family dinner, the sound of fireworks could be heard outside.

Zhu Zhanjun walked to the window and pushed it open, allowing everyone to see the fireworks outside.

"Before I came here, your father was nagging me about why I had to come to your place instead of having dinner at home during the New Year. He was really angry."

Looking at the fireworks rising outside, Queen Ma suddenly remembered that tonight was New Year's Eve.

Every New Year’s Eve, the space would prepare a sumptuous banquet and invite those who had no family, such as Zhang Baigui, to reunite together.

However, this year, Empress Ma was waiting to see her son, so she didn't take care of this matter during the day and left it all to Mrs. Lu.

Thinking of the second eldest daughter-in-law who has never done housework, let alone cooking a large reunion dinner, she can't even make a bowl of noodles.

Queen Ma shook her head.

When he heard his mother mention his father, the old man's eyelids twitched inexplicably. He remembered that Zhu Zhanjun said that his father could see all this, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Based on his understanding of his father, the old man would probably have pointed at his nose and cursed at him by now.

The old man's guess was absolutely correct.

In the space, Lao Zhu was pointing at the screen and cursing.

"You conscienceless thing, you have always called me mother, but today, I can't even eat a bite of food."

He scolded the old man harshly, then turned around and started to teach Zhu Biao a lesson.

"You are such a fool. You don't even consider your wife before you marry her. What kind of woman is this? You stir-fried a plate of shredded potatoes and turned them into a paste. Even if you give birth to a child, it will be a useless waste of money."

Facing Old Zhu's cursing, Zhu Biao kept nodding his head, not daring to stop using the spatula in his hand for even a moment.

Annoyed by Zhu's scolding, he kicked Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Yunwen who were making the fire.

They said that they had grown so big but couldn't even light a fire properly.

The two cowards could only keep their heads down and burn the fire, not even daring to fart.

They knew very well that if they dared to say a word at this time, the angry Old Zhu and Zhu Biao would definitely give them a very grand New Year's gift on New Year's Eve.

After dinner, the old man brought Empress Ma, Empress Xu, Fatty Zhu and others to the steps of Kunning Palace. They drank tea, ate snacks and watched the opera specially prepared by the Jiaofangsi.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhu Zhanjun said hello to a few people, then got up and left Kunning Palace.

"Where is this brat going? His grandmother is not here to accompany him. He doesn't know any rules at all."

Seeing that Zhu Zhanjun just said hello and left, the old man was afraid that Empress Ma would be angry, so he started scolding her.

"The child is busy this time of year, don't disturb him."

Queen Ma glared at the old man and gave a brief explanation.

After these words were spoken, the old man and Fatty Zhu looked at each other, thinking about something.

According to their observations and checks, it seems that after New Year's Eve every year, Zhu Zhanjun always has one more person under his command.

For example, Zhang Baigui, the marine Zheng Zilong, and Huo Qubing, who was mediocre before but suddenly rose to prominence.

There are traces of these people, but in the past they were not very prominent, and could even be said to be mediocre.

For example, Zhang Baigui, although he was known as a child prodigy before taking the imperial examination, he was somewhat pedantic and dull.

Later, if there was someone else left and the other two were really bad, the old man would not have chosen this person as the top pick.

But after becoming the top scholar, he joined Zhu Zhanjun's team, and his abilities were astonishing.

Under the other party's governance, Fengyang is well organized and prosperous, and has now become the richest prefecture in the Central Plains.

Moreover, in several grand court meetings, the other party provided the court with a lot of ideas in terms of suggestions and proposals.

In the words of Zhu Pangpang, this person's ability is no less than that of Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others.

Not to mention Huo Qubing, whose abilities the old man had witnessed with his own eyes, and he even conferred upon him the title of Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, which shows how happy he was about him.

However, the only party that he was somewhat worried about was the in-laws. If the old man did not know Zhu Zhanjun's abilities, after this northern expedition, he would probably transfer Huo Qubing back to Nanjing to be an idle marquis.

As for the other one, Zheng Zilong, his abilities are even more incredible.

Since the fall of Japan, there have been many more wandering Japanese pirates in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, making the areas harassed miserable.

Zhu Pangpang gave Zheng Zilong an order to solve the problem of pirates and Japanese pirates as soon as possible.

In just less than a year, most of the pirates and Japanese pirates along the coast were wiped out, and the remaining ones were now sneaking around and dared not cause trouble openly.

There is also Hu Ruzhen, who is in charge of the south. His abilities are also extraordinary.

When Zhang Fu was in power, the south was not very stable. Since Zhu Zhanjun occupied the entire south and handed it over to the other party for management, the situation in the south has quickly stabilized.

I believe that in a few years, the South will be completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty and become one of its territories.

These few people almost all appeared after the New Year, and each of them has strong abilities.

The old man is looking forward to what kind of talents will arrive after this year.

After returning to his own bedroom, Zhu Zhanjun looked at the several lit rooms, hesitated for a moment, and went to Huo Wenxiu's room.

Before entering the door, Zhu Zhanjun looked back and found two figures standing in front of their respective doors looking at him.

That expression was a little sad, and Zhu Zhanjun felt helpless. Having too many women was not necessarily a good thing.

"You guys take a rest first. I'll spend more time with you after I'm done with these two days."

The two girls immediately smiled when they heard this.

As for his own woman, Zhu Zhanjun would openly and absolutely support Huo Wenxiu's status as his wife.

But he would treat other concubines the same way as long as they did not lose their temper or make mistakes. Zhu Zhanjun walked into the house only after the two girls happily entered.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Grand Sun!"

Huo Wenxiu's personal maid quickly bowed to greet him.

Zhu Zhanjun's father-in-law was also very worried about his daughter.

Men understand men best. In order to prevent his son-in-law from being taken away by other concubines, Old Huo made all preparations.

She prepared six personal maids for her daughter, because she heard that her son-in-law liked the beauty of the courtesan.

Old Huo spent a large sum of money to search in the Guangzhou area and found a building where he found a top-notch courtesan with good looks, figure and talents. He sent her to his daughter to serve as her personal maid.

Of course, this is only what happens on the surface; everyone knows it in private.

The future father-in-law was worried that his daughter could not compete with other slutty girls, so he sent her over specifically to help his daughter.

Zhu Zhanjun stretched out his hands, and six maids hurried forward to help Zhu Zhanjun change his clothes.

After changing clothes, Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand, and the six maids left with some regret.

Lying in the warm quilt with a faint fragrance, Zhu Zhanjun quickly closed his eyes.

After a while, the dazed feeling came back again.

The lotus is still the same lotus, but it seems to be a little bigger than before.

Zhu Zhanjun approached, and the lotus slowly opened. An elegant man stepped out, bowed to Zhu Zhanjun, and turned into a point of light and disappeared.

Zhu Zhanjun suddenly sat up from the bed, thinking about the man he had just seen.

"He is very elegant and extraordinary. He should be a civil official, but I don't know who he is."

The Second World was in a state of disrepair, and Zhu Zhanjun needed a man of governance like Zhang Baigui to help him deal with these problems.

Zhu Zhanjun originally planned to let Zhang Baigui, but the local situation in Fengyang was related to the future changes of the Ming Dynasty.

The main Ming world is Zhu Zhanjun's foundation, and Zhu Zhanjun will not allow any accidents to happen.

So he considered it for a long time, but ultimately did not choose Zhang Baigui.

It was just around the New Year, so Zhu Zhanjun was thinking about whether there was a suitable talent in the space.

If there is no other consideration.

Fortunately, the space did not disappoint him and gave him a talent in management.

As for who it was, Zhu Zhanjun had no idea.

However, according to the people who appear in the space every year, each of them has a well-known ability in history.

Empress Ma stayed until dawn, and left reluctantly with the old man and Empress Xu, and agreed to come back every two months.

After seeing off Empress Ma, the old man, who had been excited all night, suddenly felt tired and went back to sleep yawning.

Poor Zhu Pangpang didn't even have the chance to sleep. He had to go and greet the new year greetings from civil and military officials and royal relatives.

Zhu Zhanjun naturally had to follow behind and was busy until the fourth day of the New Year, when the New Year was considered over.

However, in the past four days, the person Zhu Zhanjun was waiting for had not appeared, which made him a little anxious.

After finishing his New Year's affairs, he will return to the second world. There are still many things waiting for him there, and he can't stay in the main world for long.

As they were about to arrive, Zhu Zhanjun set the time to go back on the tenth day. Then a seventh-rank official came to Zhu Zhanjun with a distressed look on his face.

"Your Highness, I finally see you."

Looking at the figure in front of him who was exactly the same as in his memory, Zhu Zhanjun was speechless.

He asked why he couldn't find this person, and it turned out that he was just a minor official in the Ministry of Personnel.

He has been in the palace these days. According to the rules, low-ranking officials are not qualified to enter the palace to pay homage without an imperial edict or imperial decree.

If I hadn't happened to leave the palace today to check at Tiangong Workshop, I probably wouldn't have met this person.

"Let's get in the car first and then talk."

Zhu Zhanjun took the man into the car. Seeing the man's cold face, he handed him a cup of hot tea and asked, "What's your name?"

Although Zhu Zhanjun had a good memory, there were so many officials in the court, and he had never seen many of the low-level officials. Even if he knew their names, he would not be able to match them.

"I am Li Baishi, a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel."

The minor official first expressed his thanks, then took the hot tea and drank it in one gulp, then slowly stated his name and position.

"Li Baishi?"

When Zhu Zhanjun heard this name, he always felt that it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

"Li Shanchang's pen name is Baishi." Hu Weiyong, who was on duty today, said leisurely.

"Li Shanchang?"

Zhu Zhanjun was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Baishi, and confirmed in a low voice.

Li Baishi nodded and said, "It is you, but it would be better to change your name."

Seeing the other party confirm, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Wow, the three famous ministers of Hongwu are all here, and the deaths of these three people are all related to Zhu.

It's getting more and more exciting from now on.

(End of this chapter)