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

Chapter 239 I am considering abdication, why are you telling me this?

"Congratulations, His Royal Highness!"

"Your Highness, may you be happy!"

Zhu Zhanjun returned to the Ming Dynasty world and rode his horse directly to the palace.

As soon as they entered the palace, the palace maids, eunuchs and guards along the way all congratulated Zhu Zhanjun with smiles on their faces.

"it is good."

Zhu Zhanjun was in high spirits as his family had a happy event, and he nodded in response to everyone who came to congratulate him.

The people following behind kept stuffing small red bags into the hands of those who came to congratulate them.

Zhu Zhanjun went to the second world, and he, his personal eunuch, stayed in Tiangong Workshop.

After receiving the news from the palace, he began to prepare red envelopes specifically for this day.

There are specially customized small ingots inside, each of which is worth two taels and two cents, which is a good omen for good things to come in pairs.

In addition, there is a 40% discount coupon from the Veterans Chamber of Commerce.

When he returned to his bedroom, Huo Wenxiu, who had received the news, was already waiting at the door with a few girls.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Grand Sun!"

Seeing Zhu Zhanjun coming, Huo Wenxiu hurriedly led a few girls to pay their respects.

"Get up quickly."

Zhu Zhanjun rushed forward, supported his young wife whose belly was bulging, and then nodded to the other girls.

Among these girls, two were his grandson's concubines, who were brought into the palace after he married Huo Wenxiu. They were the girls selected in the beauty pageant together with Huo Wenxiu.

One is surnamed Wang and the other is surnamed Zhang. They are both of superior appearance, personality and figure.

Reaching out and touching his wife's bulging belly, Zhu Zhanjun asked with concern, "How many months?"

Feeling her husband's concern, Huo Wenxiu smiled happily and replied softly, "It's been almost seven months, everything is fine, but the child is too noisy and often kicks me."

"Hahaha……"

Zhu Zhanjun laughed happily, supported his wife and greeted the girls, while walking towards the bedroom, he said: "It's probably a bad boy, wait until he is born, and see how I deal with him, he actually dared to bully my wife."

"If you dare to deal with my grandson, I will deal with you!"

As soon as Zhu Zhanjun finished speaking, a cold snort sounded behind him.

Zhu Zhanjun looked back and saw his mother Zhang walking towards him with a sullen face.

However, although his expression was cold, his eyes were full of concern and worry.

"You discipline me, and I have to discipline him too. If the little tree is not taught well, it won't do if it is not educated well."

Zhang rolled her eyes, waved her hands at the maids who were paying their respects, and scolded them, "You're not being straightforward. Your father punished you a lot when you were a child, but you never behaved straight."

He walked up slowly, looked at his daughter-in-law's bulging belly, and asked with concern: "It's hot these days, don't get a heat stroke, don't be reluctant to use ice cubes, if you don't have enough, go to the East Palace to get more."

"Your royal grandfather said that whatever you want to eat or use, as long as it's available in the palace, it will be given to you."

It can be said that Huo Wenxiu is now the apple of everyone's eye.

The elderly are full of longing for newborn babies.

Zhu Pangpang has so many sons. Among the two grown-up sons, the eldest, Zhu Zhanji, spends every day with Sun, but his stomach has not shown any signs of pregnancy yet.

This made Zhu Pangpang and Zhang very anxious, but this kind of thing could not be rushed. Fortunately, the second son's wife was very capable and got pregnant in the first year of her marriage.

Being a grandparent for the first time, it is inevitable to be a little excited, and of course you will care more about them.

Even Zhang would come to see him every day, and would not allow her daughter-in-law to go over to pay her respects, for fear that something unexpected would happen.

The old man, who had been looking forward to having a great-grandson, was even more nervous and exaggerated.

There were female guards patrolling around Zhu Zhanjun's bedroom every twelve hours, and there were more than a dozen female officials accompanying him.

The usually gentle Empress Xu made it clear that she would never let go of anyone who dared to have bad intentions and hurt her great-grandson, no matter who it was.

Under the strict supervision and care of four high-ranking figures of the Ming Empire, Huo Wenxiu's current security and daily arrangements exceed those of the old emperor.

"I'm telling you, don't run around for the next two months. The baby is about to be born, and you can't open your eyes and not see your father."

On the other side, Zhang, who was supporting her daughter-in-law, gave instructions to Zhu Zhanjun.

More than half a year has passed since the Chinese New Year, and I haven’t seen my son or received a letter from him.

If Xu Da, who came frequently, had not said that there was no problem, the Ming Dynasty would probably have issued an order to search the entire country.

What is your son doing?

Zhang didn't know the answer. She asked her husband, but he also didn't understand.

However, based on Xu Da's narration, they speculated that the Ming Dynasty was most likely at war with other forces, and the difference in strength between the two sides was not that big. Every step was very difficult, so Zhu Zhanjun had to watch there personally.

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Huo Wenxiu looked at Zhu Zhanjun expectantly.

Which woman doesn’t want her husband to be by her side during childbirth?
However, after waiting for a while, she said, "Mother, national affairs are the most important. It is enough for your daughter-in-law to have you and many sisters by her side. We cannot delay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's national affairs."

"You're such a girl."

Seeing her daughter-in-law so sensible, Zhang felt relieved but also a little distressed.

"Don't worry, although I'm busy, I will keep an eye on this side. If there are any signs of production, I will come back immediately."

"Your Highness."

Huo Wenxiu wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Zhanjun smiled and waved his hand. "I understand your intentions, but you and the child are the most important now. Besides, I have so many capable officials and famous generals under my command. I can't let them be busy and idle."

Hearing her husband say this, Huo Wenxiu nodded happily.

Zhu Zhanjun stayed with his wife until dark and had dinner. He took a walk around the palace for a while, and only got up and went to Kunning Palace after watching her fall asleep.

"Hey, who is this? What a rare visitor."

As soon as one foot stepped into Kunning Palace, the old man who was sitting in the pavilion to enjoy the cool air could not help but uttered something sourly.

"Of course, relatives need to walk together often, otherwise the relationship will become distant."

Zhu Zhanjun replied with a smile, took the thing from the person behind him and put it on the table in front of the old man.

"grandmother."

After greeting Empress Xu, Zhu Zhanjun sat down next to her and fanned her with a fan.

"The girl is asleep." Empress Xu asked with concern.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded: "He's asleep. I asked Qiu Xue to watch over him."

While Zhu Zhanjun was talking to Empress Xu, the old man opened the box in front of him.

It is a book box sized box covered with soft velvet and has six empty spaces, each containing a small golden cake.

"You little brat, do you think you can get rid of me with just a few gold cakes?"

Seeing the shining golden color, the old man thought it was a gold cake. A hint of disdain flashed across his eyes, and he felt a little disappointed at the same time.

Could it be that in the eyes of his grandson, this old man is a person who loves money more than his life?

Besides, he is the emperor, does he need money?

What he lacked was not money, but the companionship of his family. However, his own grandson gave him money, which made him feel inexplicably lost.

"What gold cake?"

Zhu Zhanjun put down his fan, picked up a small gold cake, and introduced it to the old man: "This thing is much more expensive than gold."

As he spoke, he gently pressed a button, and the golden cake suddenly popped up a lid, revealing the true appearance of the thing.

Under the lid is a small piece of glass with a circle of small characters inside. There is a pointer in the middle that is slowly ticking.

"What is this stuff?"

After all, the old man is old and can’t see clearly in the dark.

Although electric lights were hung outside the bedroom, the brightness was still a little lacking.

"This is called a pocket watch. It's used to tell time."

The time in the Ming Dynasty was still measured by sunlight or dripping water. Whether officials or common people, if they wanted to judge the time, apart from asking the timekeeper, they would just look at the sky and make an approximate estimate.

By 1860, the period watches had already appeared, so Zhu Zhanjun asked Xu Shou to prepare a batch of them, intending to equip officers and officials.

For the military and officials, the concept of time is very important, and during combat, specific combat standards can be set based on time.

"Pocket watch?"

After listening to Zhu Zhanjun's introduction, the old man took it and asked someone to bring out the reading glasses made for him by Tiangongfang. He looked at them carefully.

The watches that Zhu Zhanjun brought all used the twelve-hour system.

If you want to check the time, just take a quick look at where the pointer is pointing.

After Zhu Zhanjun's explanation, the old man gradually understood and urged people to ask what time it was.

The reward was soon obtained, as the speed of going back and forth was almost exactly the same as the time indicated by the pointer.

"nice one!"

After confirming several times that everything was fine, the old man played with his pocket watch in his hand with surprise, and kept sighing.

As an emperor and a part-time general, he understood very well how important this thing was to the army and the court, and how much convenience it could bring to the court and the army.

"Are these the only ones?"

After playing with the pocket watch in his hand for a while, the old man followed Zhu Zhanjun's instructions, fastened the chain to his collar, stuffed the pocket watch into the lining pocket, and patted it with satisfaction.

Then he looked at the remaining five and felt that they were a little too few.

He planned to give one to each person in the court. If there were only these few, there would be no way to divide them.

"There are many more." Zhu Zhanjun answered the old man's concerns: "The Tiangongfang watch room has already started assembling. In addition to these pocket watches, there are also wristwatches worn on the hand, as well as large ones placed on the ground and hung on the wall."

"If you want to give it to court officials as welfare, just ask the Ministry of Revenue to go to Tiangongfang to purchase it."

"What? You want more money?"

When the old man heard that he needed to make more purchases, he became a little dissatisfied.

I was even considering whether to abdicate early, but this guy was still thinking about money.

snort!
Just because this brat only cares about money and not people, he has to work for two more years to make this bra anxious.

Zhu Zhanjun rolled his eyes and said, "What you said is not true. These raw materials are not blown by the wind. How about this, grandson will give you the cost price."

The old man snorted twice and didn't mention the price again.

He raised his hand and waved, and the palace servants left the garden automatically.

Zhu Zhanjun knew in his heart that the old man was going to ask about what was going on over there.

(End of this chapter)