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

Chapter 73 You guys wouldn't have told me in my dreams behind my back, would you? (Please subscribe)

The old man's question made Zhu Zhanjun stunned.

This old man must have been confused in his sleep, coming here for no reason in the middle of the night. I asked him if he had any dreams?
Even though it's speechless, I still have to ask.

"How about you? What's going on? You guys are not secretly sending messages to me in my dreams, are you?"

The people waiting in the space heard Zhu Zhanjun's voice, and Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "You fell asleep just now, and I touched the lotus mark between your eyebrows, and then I met your grandfather in a mysterious space."

Zhu Biao explained the situation simply and clearly.

Zhu Zhanjun was a little surprised that his lotus mark actually had this effect.

"Little bastard, send your grandfather away quickly and let him go back to sleep. You also come in and go to sleep quickly."

Old Zhu held a stick in his hand, his eyes full of longing for his son.

Zhu Zhanjun twitched the corner of his mouth, ignored Old Zhu, and continued to ask Zhu Biao.

"Grandpa, how should I answer you?"

Zhu Biao seemed to have thought about it and said directly: "Just say you dreamed about it. It will be good for you."

Zhu Zhanjun understood what was going on, and said to the old man who was watching him nervously, "I did have a dream just now, and he talked to me a lot."

The old man trembled, and grabbed Zhu Zhanjun's hand, nervously and expectantly asking: "Did he mention me? Did he mention your great grandfather?"

Zhu Zhanjun nodded: "After talking about this, he asked me to tell you that he doesn't blame you."

"My great grandfather also misses you very much and said that he would definitely meet you in person if he has the chance in the future."

Hearing that his elder brother didn't blame him, the old man felt relieved. But when he heard that his father wanted to see him in person, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Given his father's personality, he would miss him and want to beat him up.

"Where's the back?"

"Behind, what behind?"

"That's all your great grandfather said. Nothing else?"

Zhu Zhanjun thought for a moment and replied, "He left halfway through the conversation and said he would come to see me when he has time."

The old man was a little disappointed. He sat back in his chair, took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, and looked at it blankly.

Zhu Biao, who saw this scene from the space screen, saw the jade pendant in the old man's hand and a smile appeared on his lips.

I explained to Zhu Zhanjun, "This is the heart-shaped jade pendant I gave to your grandfather and grandmother when they got married. I didn't expect your grandfather to still keep it after all these years."

The old man outside stroked the jade pendant for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Your great grandfather loves us very much, but he is also very strict with us. Sometimes when I make mistakes, he will beat me personally, but I never hate him, I know he is doing it for my own good."

"Every time he beat me, he would apply medicine on me."

"Although he didn't say anything, I know he was in great pain."

The old man's eyes were gradually filled with mist, "Grandpa is too disappointing. Although he is Grandpa's eldest brother, in Grandpa's mind, he is like my father."

"Even in grandpa's mind, your great grandfather's position has surpassed your great grandfather's."

Sniffing, the old man wiped his tears with his sleeves and said, "Brother, I am really tired. It would be great if you could live. You would be the emperor, and I would expand the territory for you. During festivals, we brothers would sit together, drink wine, eat meat, and brag. What a wonderful life that would be."

Zhu Zhanjun stood silently by the side, looking at the old man who had always been strong but was now extremely weak, without disturbing him.

Seeing the old man crying silently, Zhu Biao's eyes also turned slightly red. He reached out to the screen with trembling hands and silently stroked the old man.

"Silly boy, Big Brother has never blamed you. On the contrary, he praised you. It was you who turned the tide and saved our Ming Dynasty."

Queen Ma, who was standing by, showed a gratified smile on her face as she looked at the two brothers who could not see each other but were connected through telepathy.

As a mother, faced with this situation, even though she is smart and intelligent, she doesn't know how to deal with it.

The children are grown up now and have their own ideas. They are no longer like when they were little and need her to explain everything to them.

Lao Zhu talked to her a lot, and she also figured out a lot of things.

Things have already happened. There is no point dwelling on the past. It is better to complete the current tasks well and make this Ming Dynasty an even better place.

Let people all over the world and future history books record this beautiful story through spoken and written words.

After speaking out what was in his heart, the old man felt much better.

He looked at Zhu Zhanjun who was silently accompanying him, rubbed the jade pendant in his hand reluctantly, and stuffed it into Zhu Zhanjun's hand.

“Grandpa, this…” The old man waved his hand, “Take it. Today I have finally solved a problem. Consider this a gift from your great grandfather.”

After Zhu Zhanjun accepted the jade pendant, the old man continued, "Your grandmother can't live in Jiming Temple any longer while you're away. Go and help her pack up after daybreak. We'll go back to the palace."

"When you're settled, come back and do your business."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded.

The old man stood up and patted Zhu Zhanjun on the shoulder: "That Jiang An is pretty good. Train him well and he will be able to stand on his own for you in the future."

Zhu Zhanjun's eyes moved slightly, and he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Grandson, I thank the emperor for his grace on behalf of Jiang An."

Looking out the window, I saw that it was already dawn. The old man said, "I can't sleep if I go back. I heard that you have planted the fields. Let's go for a walk."

Zhu Zhanjun responded, took out a cloak from the closet, and followed closely behind the old man.

The grandfather and grandson walked out of the imperial farm and, under the protection of the guards, strolled along the path in the fields, stepping on the morning dew.

When he came to the middle of the field, the old man stopped, squatted down, picked up some soil, looked at the vast fields, and said with emotion: "I used to have a question that I couldn't figure out. My country is vast and the land is endless, so why can't it feed these tens of millions of people?"

"Later, your great grandfather told me that it was the landlords and gentry who were too greedy and occupied the land that should have belonged to the people."

"Later, the Master told us that there were corrupt officials in the country. Later, when I became the emperor, I gradually understood a truth."

"The people of the world are like this because of the emperor."

Turning his head to look at Zhu Zhanjun who was listening quietly beside him, the old man asked: "How many wise rulers are there among the emperors of ancient and modern times, and how many mediocre and foolish rulers are there?"

Zhu Zhanjun hesitated for a moment, then answered, "Wise rulers are rare, while foolish and mediocre rulers are numerous."

"Why?" the old man asked again.

Zhu Zhanjun replied: "In the courts of ancient and modern times, the wisest ones are mostly the kings who founded the country. They have seen the sufferings of the people and understand the hearts of the people."

"But a wise ruler, full of ambition, expands the territory and leaves his name in history, but in the end, everything must be borne by the people."

"Subsequent emperors were raised in the harem and taught by women. They were clothed in fine clothes and fed with fine food since childhood. They knew nothing about grass and seedlings. Even if they had lofty ambitions, they were just empty talk."

"If you meet a famous and capable minister, under their guidance, you can become the ruler of a revival."

“If a monarch is powerless and corruption is rampant, even if he has a thousand thoughts, he will still be labeled as mediocre and incompetent.”

“Thus there is a saying: When a country prospers, its people suffer; when a country perishes, its people suffer!”

The old man nodded with satisfaction, put his arm around Zhu Zhanjun's shoulders, and looked up at the blush in the east.

A ray of sunlight broke through the clouds and shone on the two of them.

The old man looked at the red sun in the east and said, "Food is the first necessity of the people, and the people are the foundation of the country. Grandpa is not old yet, and can still be active for another two years. Let Grandpa do the fighting and killing, and let Grandpa bear this eternal infamy."

"Just follow your heart and do what you want. As long as you don't do anything stupid, it's yours and no one can take it away."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded silently. The old man had given him instructions.

"Let's both try our best. When grandpa passes away, your great-grandfather might beat me, but not too hard."

He reached out and rubbed Zhu Zhanjun's head, "Work hard, even if it's for grandpa."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded vigorously.

The old man smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's go, let's go back, your grandma should wake up."

"After what happened last night, your grandma probably didn't sleep all night again."

"I promised your grandmother that when she gets better, I will stop her from worrying about our family and let her live the rest of her life happily and peacefully."

"It's good that this happened. It's only been a few days. I won't let her worry about it."

"Little guy, don't you think I'm a little heartless?"

"A little bit, indeed."

"You little brat, I'm just asking you, and you're really telling me."

"Then don't ask me, ..."

In the morning light, the grandfather and grandson walked shoulder to shoulder in the fields covered with morning mist, talking and laughing as they strolled forward.

(End of this chapter)