If Lao Zhu’s sons were present,
Hearing what Lao Zhu said, he would definitely cry and faint.
But now Lao Zhu's face is full of seriousness,
Apparently what he said,
It’s not a joke at all, it’s from the bottom of my heart,
Lao Zhu gave birth to so many princes due to his extremely strong fertility.
It is to select the best from the best and the best from the best.
Keep it for the boss and grandson to guard the border.
Although it sounds sad to say it,
But that's exactly what happened.
Zhu Xiongying scratched his head,
I didn't know what to say for a while.
Since grandpa said so, there is nothing we can do.
I can only hold back my sadness and treat my fourth uncle like a donkey.
........
Prince's East Palace
Prince Zhu Biao made arrangements to have a meal together as a family.
At this time, except for Lao Zhu who has not arrived yet,
Queen Ma and all the princes took their seats one after another.
Lao Zhu Yu's middle position was vacated.
Queen Ma sits on the left and Zhu Biao sits on the right.
The rest of the princes took their seats according to their age.
Except for those who are too young, Little 20 Zhu Song and Little 21 Zhu Mo are breastfeeding at home.
The other nineteen princes are all present.
Looking at this large family, they all look somewhat similar to Zhu Yuanzhang.
I have to be convinced by Lao Zhu's ability to give birth to a baby.
The little seventeen-year-old Zhu Quan, who was only five years old, looked around with big eyes.
My stomach makes a growling sound,
Zhu Quan couldn't help but blush,
He held his stomach and lowered his head.
The fourth child, Zhu Di, smiled and said,
"Xiao Qi? Are you hungry?
No lunch? "
Xiao Qi Zhu Quan hid his head,
He said angrily,
"Fourth brother, eat."
Queen Ma was in front and said with a kind smile,
“It’s the age when your body grows, so it’s normal to be hungry quickly.
Chongba is also late, so he won’t wait for him.
Let's eat first. "
There are people all over the world who can say that there is no need to wait for Zhu Yuanzhang.
I'm afraid there is only Queen Ma.
Zhu Biao nodded,
He also knew that his father was capable outside and behaved well in front of his mother.
Then he greeted,
"Then let's serve."
All the little princes could not help but cheer,
Then one palace banquet after another was served.
But this dish is not as good as expected.
This is what ordinary people do.
Four meats, four vegetables and one soup,
Take the number nine.
But despite the simplicity of the dish, it smells delicious.
The fragrance of vegetables penetrates into the head along the nose,
The eyes of all the princes could not help but light up.
They usually don't have such good food.
I couldn't help but talk loudly and turned into a greedy cat.
But even if you are so greedy,
No one dared to use chopsticks first.
They just looked at Zhu Biao eagerly.
Except for the first five children that Lao Zhu was interested in, the rest of his sons were basically handed over to Zhu Biao.
Elder brother is like father,
These little princes are in awe of Lao Zhu.
As for Zhu Biao, he was more dependent on him.
Zhu Biao first gave Queen Ma a chopstick of the tenderest fish and put it into Queen Ma's bowl.
Then he laughed and said,
"Eat."
All the princes suppressed their cheers,
He lowered his head and started to cook.
It is the rule of Lao Zhu's family to eat without speaking.
Therefore, no one spoke during the meal.
but,
It was obviously a pleasure for them.
at this time,
Zhu Yuanzhang strode back,
"Have you all started eating?"
The five Zhu Biao brothers are fine.
The other little princes quickly put down their chopsticks,
I was extremely afraid of Lao Zhu.
Queen Ma glared at Lao Zhu,
I gritted my teeth and said,
This Zhu Chongba! I went to look for my eldest grandson secretly again!
Queen Ma also wanted to be alone with her eldest grandson.
But Lao Zhu just dominated Zhu Xiongying,
There was no room for Queen Ma to get in.
Queen Ma said angrily,
"I let them eat first, what's wrong?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he shrank his neck.
muttered,
"We didn't say anything..."
Saying that, go and sit down at the main seat.
Without saying a word,
Start to lower your head and cook.
Seeing this scene,
The little princes breathed a sigh of relief and secretly looked at Zhu Biao,
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded,
He mouthed something,
Fast food.
The little princes felt relieved and started to cook again.
The whole family ate in a hurry for a quarter of an hour.
Nothing was left on the table.
Lao Zhu’s family eats very quickly.
This is also the style left by Zhu Yuanzhang,
Lao Zhu is an old farmer by nature.
Eating to him means fullness, not enjoyment.
So Zhu Yuanzhang ate very quickly.
He felt that eating too much time was a complete waste of time.
If you have this kind of time, you might as well do more work.
After removing these empty plates and bowls from the table,
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Obviously, everything next has nothing to do with him.
When Queen Ma saw Zhu Yuanzhang showing off, she
She couldn't help but glare at him again.
But Lao Zhu just kept out of sight.
Zhu Biao looked at the princes,
I don't even know what to say,
After all, the age range of the princes is too big.
Talking about political affairs, the little one can’t understand.
Tell some interesting things, the big ones don’t like to hear them.
so,
The atmosphere was somewhat tense for a while.
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and said,
"You brothers, tell me about the salt factory run by the emperor's grandson."
The brothers mentioned by Zhu Yuanzhang,
Basically, it refers to the five brothers from the eldest to the fifth.
Hearing this,
The five brothers looked at each other,
What does dad mean by this?
What can be said about the emperor's grandson running a salt factory?
Just do it.
For foreign ministers, it was a big deal for the emperor's grandson to run a salt factory.
As for the princes,
This is not even a thing.
At least,
It has nothing to do with them.
One is that Lao Zhu will not let them have anything to do with this matter.
If the emperor's grandson runs a salt factory, what does it have to do with you vassal kings? !
If they dare to reach into the capital,
No need to doubt,
He will definitely be interrupted by Lao Zhu!
The second is that they don’t want to have any relationship.
Do they need to take sides?
Not required at all.
It has nothing to do with them who they choose as the crown prince.
Anyway, they will support whoever their father appoints.
It's that simple.
so,
Lao Zhu asked them to chat about the salt factory.
They were really confused by the question.
Queen Ma's eyes flashed,
It can be said,
Queen Ma's judgment on political affairs is no less than that of Lao Zhu.
How many times of crisis,
When Lao Zhu lost his judgment,
It was Queen Ma who made the judgment.
And didn't miss one.
only,
Queen Ma felt that women should not participate in politics.
She is also willing to be a green leaf for Lao Zhu.
so,
Even if Queen Ma figured out what was going on,
Nor can he speak.
The five brothers looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
I don’t know what to say either.
Although they didn't understand what Lao Zhu meant by his question,
But through countless painful lessons, they understood a truth,
That's why my father is moody,
One second I'm looking at you smiling, the next second I'm smacking your mouth.
Not speaking is better than being the first to speak.
Anyway, the first person to speak, except for the eldest brother, will basically not end well.
Zhu Biao scratched his head,
He opened his mouth and said,
"Dad, what does this mean?"
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and half leaned on the chair,
A small chair actually gives the feeling of sitting on a dragon's chair.
The little princes were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.
A moment of silence,
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes,
Scan the princes,
said,
"What do you mean? Whoever does a good job will get all the salt in Ming Dynasty from now on."
Bang! ! !
The second child, Zhu Xi, fell to the ground with his butt.
"father!!!!!"
Zhu Ping's voice must be as tragic as it is,
How tragic and tragic,
The other brothers are not much better.
Even Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Lao Zhu with his mouth wide open.
Zhu Biao found that he had thought completely wrong!
I thought my father wanted to test Yunwen and Yunxi through this incident.
It's just a preview,
otherwise,
My father would not specifically emphasize building a small salt factory.
But now my father suddenly said,
Whoever manages the business well will have the entire salt industry of the Ming Dynasty handed over to him.
To know,
The entire salt industry of Ming Dynasty,
That accounts for a huge part of Ming Dynasty’s tax revenue!
Not to mention the two children Yunwen and Yunxi,
Even Zhu Biao himself didn't dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he could do this well.
The management of the salt industry has always been in the hands of my father himself.
It will not be faked by human hands.
Because everyone knows it well,
Managing the salt industry is no less than holding a tiger talisman in your hand.
Even said,
Even more! ! !
Zhu Biao thought his father was crazy and quickly turned to look at his mother.
I thought about asking my mother to persuade my father.
But Zhu Biao discovered,
My mother also started to close her eyes and relax!
He looked like he didn’t want to care about it at all!
This makes Zhu Biao go crazy!
The fourth child, Zhu Di, couldn't hold himself any longer.
He opened his mouth and said,
"father,
This, this is a bit too hasty! "
Zhu Yuanzhang asked seriously,
"Is it sloppy?
Why don’t we think so? "
The princes were stunned on the spot.
I couldn't help but roar in my heart,
Isn't this sloppy? !
At this time, Queen Ma secretly thought in her heart,
Heavy eight, heavy eight,
The salt industry and royal clothing are important weapons to a country.
You actually left everything to Xiongying? !
Are you still willing to do this? !
Queen Ma opened her eyes and looked at Lao Zhu with complicated eyes.
Secretly showing his thumbs up,
I shouted in my heart,
Heavy eight!
here you go! !
