Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 16 Change
In August of the 15th year of Hongwu, Empress Ma died of illness at the age of 51. She was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty and was posthumously named Empress Xiaoci.

When Lao Zhu was heartbroken, the vassal kings who were already in the feudal vassals, such as Qin Wang Zhu Xi, Jin Wang Zhu Yan, Yan Wang Zhu Di, etc., would inevitably come back to worship at this time.

Lao Zhu was heartbroken, and Empress Ma and him were in love with each other, and the couple started from infancy.

Zhu Xiongying needs to consider moving out of Kunning Palace, and it is not suitable for him to continue living in Kunning Palace now.Moving back to the East Palace is what Zhu Xiongying should do now.

There is no crown princess in the East Palace of the Crown Prince, and the side concubine Lu is temporarily in charge of the East Palace.When Empress Ma passed away, Concubine Li took photos of the Six Palaces.

Lao Zhu was heartbroken, and some would not be able to come to God.Fortunately, there is still the prince, which comforts him a little.

Lao Zhu, who was busy reviewing the memorial, heard the little eunuch's report, "Your Majesty, the grandson is here."

Carrying the food box, Zhu Xiongying entered Fengtian Hall and said, "Grandfather, it's time to eat."

"Ying'er." Old Zhu smiled and said, "We don't have an appetite, you can eat."

"Grandpa, I promised my grandma to take good care of grandpa's daily life." Zhu Xiongying said while laying out vegetables, "Grandpa, don't let me break my promise in front of grandma."

A little eunuch was a little nervous and embarrassed, but he leaned over cautiously.It's just that before he tried the poison, he was kicked away by Lao Zhu.In the past, these were all in charge of Queen Ma herself.

It's not a Man-Han banquet, but some home-cooked and ordinary food, but Zhu Xiongying still pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables.

Lao Zhu was eating, remembered something and said, "Your grandmother is gone, and we are very busy these days. Why did you go back to the East Palace? Is the prince talking nonsense?"

"Grandfather, the emperor's grandmother is gone, and it's not good for me to live in Kunning Palace." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "Actually, if I hadn't grown up with the emperor's grandmother since I was a child, it would have violated the etiquette to live there all the time."

Old Zhu snorted coldly, what kind of etiquette is not etiquette, it depends on how he looks at it.

"That's right, you've grown up now. If your imperial grandmother is still here, you'll live there if you live in Kunning Palace. It's fine. You can move back now." Lao Zhu said casually while eating, "It's us Miss my grandson."

Remembering something, Lao Zhu put down his chopsticks.

In the past, if he finished handling political affairs, he could go back to Kunning Palace. He knew that his old wife and grandson would be waiting for him in Kunning Palace.But now everything has changed, the wife has left, and the grandson has moved away.

For some things, perhaps time is the best medicine.However, it is also very possible that even with the passage of time, it may not be able to truly heal the scars in people's hearts.

The death of Empress Ma has indeed had a considerable impact, but now some people are consciously ignoring some things.

Although some court ministers kept talking about continuing to be the Lord of the Six Palaces, it was impossible for Lao Zhu to adopt such a suggestion. In his heart, the queen would always be alone, and there was no way anyone else could take that position.

No one can replace the queen's position, and many court ministers, civil and military officials also recognized it.But the East Palace has not continued to establish a crown princess, this is not a big deal.

Lao Zhu has a small book in his heart. Those ministers and dignitaries who asked to continue to make the crown prince, Lao Zhu remembers them all in his heart, and he will also analyze the motives of these people.

Zhu Xiongying, who moved back to the East Palace, seemed more and more busy.

In addition to studying for one and a half hours a day, practicing martial arts for half the time, and listening to the art of war for half the time, he also needs to take care of Lao Zhu's three meals a day.The eunuch who is in charge of Shangshan is already used to it, and has to report the situation to the grandson every day.

Lao Zhu is also used to it, he knows that these foods are all made by Shangshan Supervisor.It's just that he is more used to it, unless there are special circumstances, or his grandson will come over with a food box and eat with him.

Zhu Xiongying didn't know how many times he was cursed by some concubines in the harem, because the current emperor sometimes finished his work, or just finished chatting with his concubines.Most of the time, they would not stay overnight or chat with the grandson, because they were worried about delaying meals with the grandson, and had to teach the grandson.

"Taisun, according to Taisun's instructions, the craftsmen also explored a lot. The craftsmen mixed charcoal powder with water and loess to make charcoal balls."

"The craftsman hangs up the sieve, sprinkles it evenly, and hangs it in the air. After about five days, it can be used after it is completely dry."

Zhu Xiongying listened patiently, the use of coal has long existed in China.Coal shops, etc., also existed in some places during the Yuan Dynasty.So coal has such a thing as 'charcoal poison', and many people know it.

And Zhu Xiongying was also very serious, picking up a piece of briquettes the size of a walnut.

Honeycomb coal has not yet appeared, but Zhu Xiongying feels that he may bring out an industry that will be eliminated in the future, but is now sufficiently advanced.

Shaking briquettes, this used to be a relatively 'hot' industry, but it will be eliminated after the appearance of briquettes.But now it is different, Zhu Xiongying confessed to the Ministry of Industry to study carefully, and finally made a little bit of briquettes.

Zhu Xiongying nodded slightly, and then said, "Okay, make a list and report it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying this, Zhu Xiongying said, "You, bring some coal balls and follow me into the palace."

Excited, the little manager of the Ministry of Industry now has the opportunity to enter the palace and see Longyan.Thanks to his hard work, he has been working hard in the past two years, and with the generals under his hands, he finally produced what the grandson said.

Along the way, Zhu Xiongying also talked about some things, such as the cost, the burning effect of the briquettes, and so on.

"Grandfather, Sun Chen has given a reward to his subordinates." When they arrived at Fengtian Hall, Zhu Xiongying lay down on the ground.

Zhu Biao put down the Langhao pen, glared at Zhu Xiongying and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"His Royal Highness, my son made a resolution to the emperor's grandmother two years ago, to let the people have enough food and clothing, and not to freeze to death in winter." Zhu Xiongying was very firm and decisive, "For two years, my son has never dared to neglect Today, the Ministry of Industry finally made coal briquettes, although they can’t keep the people of the world warm in winter, but at least they help.”

Both Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao knew about these things, or they also remembered Zhu Xiongying's mention.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying with a smile, and asked, "Oh? Yinger, tell me quickly."

"Grandpa, the briquettes are just outside the hall." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "It's all charcoal powder with yellow mud and water, and the cost is not high. Although it cannot be said that everyone can afford it, it is cheaper for ordinary people to burn it than firewood." It should be more economical. The frontier army is bitterly cold, and it can also be kept warm in winter. It’s just that charcoal poisoning needs to be careful, and a little ventilation is needed.”

This time Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao became serious. If the cost is really similar to that of charcoal, then these briquettes may be of greater use.After all, in some places, especially where the frontier army is located, there may not be too much firewood.

Zhu Xiongying can still do some things, although the things he is doing now are only small things, or just helping to improve some small things.

But this is also effective, and Zhu Xiongying's performance has naturally attracted the attention of many interested people.

Zhao Mao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, played, asking Zhu Xiongying to be the grandson of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang was moved because his eldest grandson was about to be ten years old.According to the ancestral precepts of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of the crown prince is the grandson of the emperor, and the second son and the concubine are all named county kings at the age of ten, and are awarded gold-plated silver books and silver seals.

Wait a minute, seeing that the grandson is about to turn ten years old, it is impossible for Lao Zhu not to be tempted.

Zhu Biao has been under a lot of pressure recently, because his father has become more and more bloodthirsty.Although he knew that this was to rectify the administration of officials, it was just that sometimes it was too tragic.

The bureaucracy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was extremely decadent, and officials were so corrupt that Lao Zhu paid great attention to the political style after the founding of the country and even reached the point of overcorrecting.On the one hand, he advocated honesty, requiring officials at all levels to abide by discipline and law, be honest and love the people.On the other hand, heavy penalties were imposed on officials for breaking the law to deter officials from corruption.

Zhu Biao was a little worried about the empty printing case in the past two years.

This is a case caused by blank stamping of official documents. In the imperial court system, each prefecture and county under the chief envoy has to send audit officials to the household department of the capital to check the money, grain and military supplies paid to the central government by the yamen where they are located.

All accounts must be in full agreement with the Ministry of Accounts before they can be settled.If there is any discrepancy among them, it must be rejected and re-booked, and it must be stamped with the seal of the original local authority before it is completed.

However, the traffic is not developed, and the journey is long. If it needs to be sent back for reconstruction, it will take a lot of time. Therefore, officials who go to the Ministry of Households for audit have blank booklets that have been stamped in advance for use.

This was originally a customary practice in the Yuan Dynasty. Money and food would be lost during transportation, so the figures from the time of delivery to the receipt by the Ministry of Households would definitely not match. Officials could not predict in advance how much was lost on the road. The difference can only be known when the Ministry of Household Affairs is about to declare, so officials sent to Beijing are accustomed to filling in the actual amount in the capital with blank documents.

But when Lao Zhu heard about it, he thought it was a serious crime of deceiving the emperor in collusion between officials, so he ordered all relevant officials to be punished, and he killed hundreds of officials.

If his father starts killing people, no one can stop him.

(End of this chapter)