Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 571 The Emperor's Selfishness

The whole family is happily enjoying the family banquet, and the important affairs of the court hardly have any influence here.Now it's just chatting with some parents, and there's really no need to be chatting about court affairs all the time, or about little Zhu's education.

Zhu Yunying was eating crabs, chatting about household chores with old Zhu, and little Zhu was playing tricks by his side, which could be regarded as family happiness.

For Lao Zhu, this can be regarded as the greatest comfort in his later years.For Zhu Yunying, this is also a rare moment for Zhu Yunying to relax. At this time, there is no need for intrigue or foresight.

As the emperor, Zhu Yunying is in a good mood recently, definitely not because his birthday falls on October 27th of the lunar calendar.Birthday, this is of course important to Zhu Yunying, this is also Zhu Yunying's No. 20 six years in this world.

The 22-year-old Zhu Yunxi was in high spirits, raised his wine glass and said respectfully, "Brother Emperor, I'm not good at speaking, so I can only drink this glass to the full."

"You don't let us worry about it, let's thank God." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "You don't have to mess around, second, fourth, fifth, don't be idle. The fifth is also sealed now. King, come and toast us."

Now all four of Zhu Yunying's younger brothers came over. Although Zhu Yunxie is the younger brother, it's not good to go too far at this banquet.The second child, of course, refers to Zhu Yunqi, which is what Zhu Yunying should do.

After all, as the elder brother, Zhu Yunying naturally needs to take care of his younger siblings.

After the four younger brothers toasted, Zhu Yunying said to Wang Chengen, "Go to the queen and let our royal sisters come over. We are happy today, so we have to ask our royal sisters to toast us. Our nephew My son and nephew are all here to say hello to us, we want to test them!"

The eldest sister is in Yunnan, but my younger sister is in Yingtianfu.Of course, Da Zhu is not just two daughters, the Lu family actually gave birth to two daughters for Da Zhu.

Da Zhu is capable, with five sons and four daughters, if he loves a certain woman, he basically has always been in love with it.It is quite normal for Da Zhu to have one child a year.

However, Lu's luck is probably because of Chang's lessons learned. Although Lu gave birth to three sons and two daughters, there were some gaps in between, so he did not completely hurt his vitality like Chang's.

Naturally, Wang Chengen took orders in a hurry, and the emperor's birthday banquet was naturally a prosperous one, so he couldn't be careless.

Old Zhu sat on the dragon chair, and laughed cheerfully, "Success, it's time for your younger brothers and sisters to toast you. Your elder brother has done a good job and has been taking care of them all these years. It's this old man. Fifth, he is also a king of auspiciousness."

Zhu Yunying is in a good mood, and his younger brother Zhu Yunhuoxi has just been named King Rui.

"Grandpa, we are big brothers who worry about our lives." Zhu Yunying was in a good mood, and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandpa, we have been taking care of these worrying younger brothers all these years. younger sister."

Old Zhu smiled and said, "Let's say that Yunxi is not worried, but Yunwen is fine. Xi'er and Yue'er have listened to you since they were young. That's the way to worry."

Thinking of something, Lao Zhu said, "The clan is here today, so let's not be stingy. You are also the elder brother of these people. Let them all toast you with a glass of wine. This is what they should do."

Zhu Yunying laughed, and said to Lao Zhu, "Success, who made us the third eldest son and grandson of Lao Zhu's family. My younger brother is my younger brother, and my cousins ​​are also our younger brothers. We have to take care of them. Come on, let these younger brothers come to toast us with a glass of wine."

This can be put on airs a little bit, and it can even be said that it is not an airs.With Zhu Yunying's status, he did have such capital, and it was only right for his cousins ​​to toast him a glass of wine.

Xu Miaoqing was also busy entertaining the female relatives in the imperial family in the harem, so naturally she also had a married woman.

Zhu Yue and Sang were by Xu Miaoqing's side, which also showed their status.One is the emperor's younger sister, and the other is the emperor's younger brother-in-law. The status of these two is indeed special, and everyone is used to it. This is nothing more than a normal thing.

Seeing Wang Chengen coming to declare the decree, Zhu Yue and Sang naturally got up immediately, took Zhu Yunqi's wife Ma, and immediately went to celebrate the emperor's birthday.For them, this is actually a decent thing.

For example, the wives of other princes and county kings are basically envious.Even though their identities may be a generation older than Zhu Yunying's, at such a moment, they still hope to be decent.It's just a pity that even in the clan, there are some people who are close and distant.

Seeing his younger sister, younger siblings and others coming over, Zhu Yunying laughed loudly and accepted their congratulations frankly.

"Fourth, you are also sixteen, and you have to hurry up on this matter." Zhu Yunying looked at Zhu Yunxi, and said with a smile, "Queen, you have to help keep an eye on it at this time. Royal sister, you also need to help the staff. "

Xu Miaoqing and Zhu Yue naturally led the order and helped Zhu Yunxi choose a concubine, which is also a normal thing.

Lao Zhu nodded with a smile, more and more satisfied, "The emperor is right, this Yunxi is also sixteen, it is time to hurry up. The man should be married when he is older, and the girl should be married when he is older. The emperor should pay attention to these things , just arrange it."

Zhu Yunying seemed to be nodding, and also agreed with some of Lao Zhu's statements, but Zhu Yunying just ignored some things.Old Zhu, an old feudalist, seems to be approving some of Zhu Yunying's practices, but there are also beatings that are indispensable.

There is no way, Zhu Yunying is still very stubborn as the "head of the family", not to mention the younger sisters, even some imperial aunts, Zhu Yunying is still in charge.It is very common for girls from ordinary families to get married when they are [-] or [-], so it seems that there is no need to make a fuss.

It's just that over the years, or after Zhu Yunying was ten years old, it seemed that it became more and more difficult for the eldest daughter to get married.Who let Lao Zhu and Da Zhu be busy with important court affairs at that time, and Queen Ma was not there, so naturally Zhu Yunying could only worry about it.

Although he once thought that his eldest daughter would marry after she was eighteen, she couldn't resist the pressure and changed her age to sixteen. This was Zhu Yunying's bottom line.

Even in the clan, the official wives are not allowed to bind their feet. This is also a requirement of Zhu Yunying.It seems that it has been implemented well over the years, not only the clan's children avoid women with bound feet, but it is even impossible for clan daughters to bind their feet.

Even with the custom of bound feet from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there has been some reversal in the past few years in the Ming Dynasty.Even if there are still some literati who like that kind of modified feet, everyone more or less understands that these are "difficult to be elegant", and the emperor's will is different.

Old Zhu glanced at Zhu Biao's heirs, and said with a smile, "You have done a good job, and your father should feel at ease. These younger brothers, those who should get married should get married, and those who should be crowned king should also be crowned king. This woman Well, it’s almost time to have a home.”

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, which can be regarded as a recognition of her performance, "We are at ease when Grandpa Huang said so, it seems that we are doing pretty well."

Of course, Lao Zhu also thinks so. His precious grandson can be regarded as the one who has always made Lao Zhu feel extremely proud.Not only the affairs of the court are handled well, but also the affairs of the family are handled very well.

After congratulating Zhu Yunying, the clans of the same generation or the younger generation naturally did what they should do.To celebrate the emperor's birthday, it is indispensable to have civil and military officials, and the emperor's birthday is also an out-and-out event.

Little Zhu was unwilling to be lonely at this time, and whispered to Old Zhu's ear, "Great-grandfather, should our father give food? He's just drinking and forgot all the officials."

Old Zhu thought it was funny, and said, "You, the heads of our old Zhu's family are all worried about their lives!"

Even though he said so, Lao Zhu still explained, "Those who don't give vegetables can have them today, or they don't need to give them. Is this a New Year's Eve feast or not? It's their blessing to reward dishes. Rewards are also duty.”

Little Zhu nodded, as if she understood, but she still said, "But we saw a lot of people, and Ru Xun is my father's confidant. Yan Zhenzhi was also my father's confidant, and the big ship he supervised has improved a lot. "

Old Zhu was also continuing to educate little Zhu, saying, "Remember, you are a prince, and you will be an emperor in the future. Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, although rewards and punishments have been done. It is only great or small merit, reward and punishment It's different. Whether this is fulfilling the duty of a courtier, or whether it is really meritorious, that is another argument."

Little Zhu seemed to understand, and asked, "Great-grandfather, the subordinates have done something, and sometimes we can't discuss it?"

Old Zhu chuckled, and said as a matter of course, "You really don't need to discuss it every time. If there are too many rewards, the courtiers will be more thoughtful. If you do something, you will be rewarded by the emperor. Such a courtier is not easy to use."

Absolute fairness, such a thing obviously does not exist, and naturally there is no absolute fairness in this world.

Although little Zhu is a little half-understandable now, she may also feel that some principles are different from what she usually knows.But little Zhu is not without thoughts and ideas. After all, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu have taught by example and example all these years, and little Zhu actually knows a lot of things.

It seems that Zhu Yunying did not intend to reward his courtiers on his birthday, he is the absolute protagonist.At this time, Zhu Yunying can also enjoy a little bit of banquet and enjoy the beauty of singing and dancing.

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, the others naturally also got in a good mood.At such a moment of 'universal celebration', naturally, don't disturb the emperor's interest, and don't say anything bad at this time.

It's not just Zhu Yunying who is growing up, it's not just Zhu Yunying who is growing towards youth and vigor.The Ming Dynasty was also more prosperous at this time, and this dynasty did seem to be more powerful.

After a grand banquet, Zhu Yunying was naturally a little bit drunk, but it was nothing, he just needed to sleep well.As for the early morning, there is no need to think about it. This is a little rest time for two days.

It's rare, for Zhu Yunying, this is also a rare rest time.As for the civil and military officials, although some of them also rested, more of them still needed to sit in the office. It was not easy for them to want to rest.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty are definitely not so easy to do.But no matter how hard and tiring it is, even if the salary does not seem particularly generous, it still cannot stop the determination of many people to join the officialdom.

Zhu Yunying was too lazy to stay in bed, it was almost time to wash up, and basically it was time to prepare for lunch.

"Take the second son of the emperor and the princess as well." Zhu Yunying smiled and said to Wang Chengen, "Go to Qianqing Palace and ask, if the Supreme Emperor is willing to come, please invite the Supreme Emperor, but the crown prince has to have lunch with us."

Xu Miaoqing said with a smile, "Wen Que hasn't seen His Majesty for quite a while, and this child has improved a bit recently. Ruyi is even better. I even learned some female celebrities a few days ago, so Yin'er coaxed Ruyi to help her." He embroiders a handkerchief."

Zhu Yunying sat lazily, also a little depressed, "Our Ruyi is smart and well-behaved, and she is always coaxed in front of Yin'er. It's unreasonable to say that Yin'er likes to bully Ruyi the most, but Ruyi is the most I like her worry-free emperor brother."

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Xu Miaoqing couldn't help laughing, because it was basically the truth.

Part of this may be Lian Qiongqiong teaching Zhu Ruyi to listen to his elder brother, but there are no children here who just like to play with children who are one or two years older than them, even little Zhu Ruyi was the same when he was young.

At most, it means that Xiao Zhu has a special status, and basically other people are coaxing him.In fact, if Zhu Ruyi hadn't had a worry-free elder brother, everyone else would have coaxed the emperor's favorite jewel.

Zhu Yunying sat on the chair and said to Xu Miaoqing, "Yin'er should also walk around with his younger siblings these days. After all, he is our heir, and he is also the elder brother. Find a time and let Yin'er lead The younger brothers and sisters will go out of the palace and go out to play."

Xu Miaoqing naturally nodded with a smile. She also knew that her eldest son had a special status, but the things that should be paid attention to must also be paid attention to.

Of course, things like brothers and sisters are more important, even if it may only be superficial.What's more, as the crown prince and elder brother, Xiao Zhu also needs to learn to discipline his younger siblings, which is also one of the basic skills of the crown prince.

Obviously, little Zhu was trained according to the model of the crown prince from the very beginning. The education this kid received was to regard him as the future heir of the Great Ming Dynasty.

Such an identity naturally means that Xiao Zhu has a great responsibility. He really has a lot to learn and a lot of skills to master.

(End of this chapter)