Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 2 I Still Underestimated You

What Zhu Ji didn't know was that when he said his name was Zhu Ji, the old horse who turned around and left narrowed his eyes slightly, and veins appeared on the backs of his hands behind his back.

It wasn't until he walked more than a hundred steps and saw the guards waiting in the distance hurried over, that he said in a deep voice:
"Let Yiluan Division send people to Jiangning County and Fengyang Mansion to find out what happened to Zhu Shishi. Also, the group of people who investigated him before will all be sent to the former army. came back."

In today's world, there is only one person who can instruct Yiluansi.

The real identity of the old horse is ready to be revealed. He is the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who just said in Zhu Ji's mouth, "the rare hero in the world, who suddenly remembered the old things of Chen Qiao one day".

The name Zhu Biao, in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, is a memory that has been dusty for a long time and he does not want to reveal it.

Only a few people in the world know that although the present prince is Zhu Biao, the real eldest son of the emperor is someone else.

In October of the 13th year of Zhengzheng, Empress Ma gave birth to Lin'er in Haozhou City.

At that time, several Red Turban forces in Haozhou City were fighting openly and secretly. As Guo Zixing's confidant, Zhu Yuanzhang was inevitably involved in the vortex of fighting.He never imagined that his first child would be the victim of this struggle.

In November of the 13th year, the child who had been nurturing for only ten months disappeared mysteriously.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang ruthlessly killed the servants in the mansion, and finally realized that this was a warning from Guo Zixing's opponent.

The weak Zhu Yuanzhang felt powerless. In order to avoid the vortex of power struggle and also for the safety of Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and kept this blood feud in his heart, and was forced to lead 24 people to the south in a hurry.

Although the days to come went smoothly, this memory will always be engraved in the weakest part of Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

And the missing child back then, Zhu Yuanzhang named him Zhu Ji.

I thought that 19 years had passed, and the infant eldest son had already become a wandering spirit in the troubled times.Unexpectedly, this name was called out by a boy of similar age today.

For six years, while sitting in the Forbidden City overlooking the world and enjoying the supreme dignity brought by the imperial power, Zhu Yuanzhang's fear grew day by day.

Just as Zhu Ji said, he doesn't know if the old events of Chen Qiao will come out in the Hongwu Dynasty?
The appearance of the name Zhu Ji was too coincidental.Zhu Yuanzhang, who walked out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, did not believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world - he was also 19 years old, also from Haozhou, and also called Zhu Ji.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help sneering.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of a storybook he had read before - "Jin Shuiqiao Chen Lin Holding a Makeup Box".

Does anyone want to play a civet cat in exchange for the prince in front of him?

Then who is Kou Chengyu?Who is Chen Lin?Who, is that Eight Great Kings of Nanqing Palace again?

Zhu Ji didn't know that a simple name would arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's long-restrained killing intent, and he was still secretly thinking about how to subtly ask the old horse if he could cash in the twenty acres of fertile land in advance when he came next time.

The wait is always long and torturous.

Seeing Lao Ma again, the time has passed the threshold of Hongwu's seven years.

Just like last time when half of the people arrived before the sound came, the old horse was still the same old horse, followed by the young guard.

Zhu Ji's vigorous pace made Zhu Ji envious, but after more than three years of filial piety, Zhu Ji hadn't even touched meat a few times, his nutrition couldn't keep up, and he didn't have such a physique that could allow him to walk with style.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be excited and walked up to Zhu Ji with a food box, and waited for the guards to spread the two brocade mats on the ground, then sat down cheerfully and said:

"Boy Eleven, come and see what good things we brought you."

Such an enthusiastic old horse made Zhu Ji feel that his wish to realize the [-] acres of fertile land in advance is probably stable today.

Carrying the still warm kettle, he walked forward and poured Zhu Yuanzhang a bowl as usual.

Zhu Yuanzhang froze for a moment, took the porcelain bowl filled with white mist, but put it on the ground again casually.The nose seemed to move dexterously, and then an incomprehensible expression appeared on his face:

"I said, boy eleven, do you know what day it is?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words did not match the words, which made Zhu Ji a little confused.

If there is anything special about today, he really doesn't know.The New Year has long passed, even the Lantern Festival has passed, Zhu Ji, who is not familiar with the strange festivals in this era, shook his head at a loss.

"How do I know what day it is today? I seldom come here. Even if I go out to serve the farmland, most people in the village don't want to approach me because my parents feel unlucky. Could it be that the current emperor issued an imperial decree to exempt us from taxes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be looking forward to something. When he heard Zhu Ji teasing himself, he didn't pay much attention to it. He just pointed to Zhu Ji's dark neck:
"Zhan Shuai doesn't bathe for three months, count the time, today is just after March, you should also wash off that sour smell on your body."

Seeing that Zhu Ji was indifferent, Zhu Yuanzhang urged:

"Here is the snack we brought you. If you are full, we will take you to wash up."

Without being reminded, Zhu Ji didn't realize that when Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Zhu Ji suddenly felt an indescribable rancid smell all over his body.

The fresh and sweet taste of snacks that Zhu Yuanzhang brought from the food box just now mixed with the rancid smell in the blink of an eye, which made Zhu Ji feel nauseous for a while.

Zhu Jiqiang endured the discomfort, and cupped his hands at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Old Ma, I appreciate your kindness, but after you remind me like this, even if there are delicacies from mountains and seas in front of me, I don't have any appetite. I'd better go wash it first. I remember that there is a branch of Jiajiang not far away, just wait for me for a while."

Zhu Ji was about to run away.

Before he took two steps, he was stopped by the guard behind Zhu Yuanzhang with his body like an iron wall.

"Don't worry about it. It's so cold, I'm not afraid of freezing. Let's go, let's take you to a place to wash up. After washing, we still have some questions to talk to you about."

Zhu Ji didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to talk to him about, but in his opinion, the expectant look of the old horse now seemed to have something to do with what he said last time.

Maybe, there is really hope for my twenty acres today.

Looking forward to being brought into the carriage by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes full of freshness fell on Zhu Ji's eyes, and he was more or less concerned.

The carriage went all the way to Yingtian Mansion, set foot on the Jiangdong Bridge, crossed the Jiangdong Gate, the whole way was unimpeded, and finally stopped at the gate of a courtyard with blue tiles and white walls by the Mochou Lake.

Although the current Mochou Lake is not as prosperous as the later generations, there is a courtyard here after all that Master Guorui personally bestowed on Wei Guogong Xu Da.Coupled with the beautiful scenery of Mochou Lake, ordinary people are definitely not qualified to build a house here.

Zhu Ji's understanding of the old horse seems to have improved a bit.

"Old Ma, it seems that I underestimated you before. To be able to be neighbors with people like Wei Guogong, is your status not simple?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, and asked somewhat rhetorically in his tone:

"You dutiful son who hasn't been out of the village for three years, don't you know that there is General Xu's house here. Speaking of which, which one of us is more difficult?"

Zhu Ji laughed when he heard the words, and said with a little embarrassment: "When my old lady was not dead, people in the village knew that we were from Haozhou, and some people who wanted to find a way came to curry favor. The matter of the high officials in the court, It's all from their mouths."

The implication is that Lao Ma is not a high-ranking official.

Zhu Ji didn't know that every word he said now would have more meaning in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

It just so happened that the meaning he thought of was not in Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration.

This courtyard full of Huizhou architectural style is as exquisite and elegant as the outside.The running water slowly flowing in the courtyard made Zhu Ji's jaw drop in shock. He never expected that the old horse would have the power to lead the water of Mochou Lake into his courtyard.

No, after taking a shower later, you must talk to Lao Ma carefully. If his family business is not in the right place, it is best to return it as soon as possible, and then ask Master Guorui to report his old age and return home.

It seems that he can't have his twenty acres of fertile land.

I thought that Lao Ma was just an insignificant person, but now it seems that this guy is simply the kind of person I mentioned before who lives with his head on his belt.In another three to five years, maybe this guy will be sacrificed to heaven by Master Guorui.

If it weren't for the fact that Lao Ma was really kind to this stranger, Zhu Ji wouldn't even want to take a bath today.

Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Ji into the yard, and handed him over to two maidservants who had been waiting for a long time.

As if knowing that Zhu Ji was still in mourning period, the two maidservants just washed Zhu Ji's hair with warm water, took off Zhu Ji's somewhat worn shoes and socks, and scrubbed his feet carefully.

Although he was a little uncomfortable with the sour smell on Zhu Ji's body, he didn't sneer at Zhu Ji at all.

After drying Zhu Ji's feet and changing him into a new set of shoes and socks, the two saluted lightly:

"My lord, the master has ordered you to take the bath yourself. I will wait at the door for now. If you have any orders, you can call at any time."

After watching the two of them exit the house and close the door, Zhu Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

It has to be said that if these two people really want to wipe their bodies, Zhu will most likely be embarrassed.Because he has never received such a service in his two lifetimes, he can't guarantee that he will not show his shame when the time comes.

But he didn't notice that after the two maids walked out of the room, they just quietly gestured to the side, and two other people were replaced at the door.

But they went straight to the deepest part of the courtyard, and knelt respectfully on the ground in front of an octagonal pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings beside the flowing water.

In the pavilion, is Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the embroidered pier, closing his eyes and savoring the tea carefully.

Hearing the arrival of two people outside the pavilion, Zhu Yuanzhang did not open his eyes, but asked in a very flat voice:
"How about it, have you seen everything clearly?"

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