The twenty-first year of Hongwu
On the first day of the new year, everything is renewed
On New Year's Eve last night, the entire Yingtian Mansion was filled with joy.
Even the Ming Dynasty, which still relied on farming as its main economic form, still had a holiday before and after the New Year.
People who have worked hard for a year need to rest and welcome the new year.
Last night Lord Hongwu was in great spirits. He held a banquet for all the ministers in the Fengtian Hall. They ate and drank until midnight.
But it was still dark today, and the entire palace was busy inside and outside. Most people stayed up all night, preparing for the most important ceremony since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The new emperor ascends the throne.
But speaking of it, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is quite special. Emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang who were in their prime but voluntarily abdicated the throne. Looking at the history of China, there are very few.
What I can think of now is that Li Yuan gave way to Li Shimin.
But it is completely different from what Zhu Yuanzhang did today. After all, one is active and the other passive.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a nap for half an hour and slowly opened his eyes in Xianshu Palace. There was no look of fatigue on his face.
"Are you awake?" Queen Ma's gentle voice came.
"Um."
Zhu Yuanzhang turned over and sat up on the bed. Queen Ma came over, took Zhu Yuanzhang with one hand, and said hurriedly,
"Don't hang around here when you wake up. You have to change into your dragon robe quickly. Come on, I'll help you put it on!"
Lao Zhu glanced outside. Although there were noisy people outside the palace and the lights were flashing, making the palace look like it was dawn, it was actually still dark.
Zhu Yuanzhang was pulled up by Queen Ma like a puppet. Queen Ma glared at Zhu Yuanzhang angrily.
"Can you please be patient? You are standing here motionless, how can I change your clothes?!"
"Alas!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally woke up and stood upright on the spot with his arms spread out.
Queen Ma helped Zhu Yuanzhang put on the lining with extremely skillful movements. Queen Ma had done this routine countless times.
This is the last time.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of the bronze mirror. Looking at the majestic man in the mirror who had put on a dragon robe, he couldn't help but be slightly lost in thought.
Empress Ma kept moving her hands. She caught Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance with her peripheral vision and said with a smile,
"What? Chongba, you can't bear to leave?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "What's so reluctant about it?"
Empress Ma took the time to glance at Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were clear, and exactly as he said, there was no trace of nostalgia.
How can a hero who can say, "I am a commoner in Huaiyou, how can the world compare to me" be bound by a mere throne?
There are too many stories in history books about young men who slay dragons and eventually turn into evil dragons, but Zhu Yuanzhang is not among them.
The people of the Yuan Dynasty brought chaos to the world, and the people of the Central Plains were in dire straits.
Zhu Yuanzhang was like a man from the sky, rising to the occasion with a three-foot sword and sweeping across the world.
Naked he came, and naked he left,
"That's pretty much it."
Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with pride and said with a smile, and finally helped Zhu Yuanzhang fasten the jade belt with gentle movements.
The last time Zhu Chongba wore the dragon robe was in the hands of the woman who loved him most.
Queen Ma stroked Zhu Yuanzhang's chest, helped Zhu Yuanzhang smooth his collar, and said with a smile,
"After finishing it for you, I have to change my phoenix robe. If you have nothing to do, just go out for a walk. Xiongying is in the East Palace, and the boss is taking care of him over there."
Lao Zhu took Queen Ma's hand and pulled Queen Ma to sit down in front of the dressing table. After Queen Ma sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang gently put his two big hands on Queen Ma's shoulders.
smiled and said,
"Let's comb your hair!"
Queen Ma was stunned for a moment, then handed the wooden comb into Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
"Do you know how to do this?"
"Then why can't we?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared with an unconvinced expression on his face, "We will watch it every day, and we will get good at it!"
Queen Ma suppressed a smile and said, "Okay, then you come."
Zhu Yuanzhang confidently took the wooden comb and divided Queen Ma's hair into strands in the same manner. Then Zhu Yuanzhang paused and his claws became numb.
"Is this how you learned it?" Queen Ma teased.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned,
If you want Lao Zhu to pick up a sword and kill an enemy, or to write like a flying pen while reviewing memorials, or even to go into the kitchen and cook two dishes, Lao Zhu can do it, and he can do it very well.
But when it comes to braiding hair, Lao Zhu is really good at it.
On weekdays, seeing the girl do it in a few moments, Lao Zhu thought that he could do it, but when he actually started doing it, he realized that it was not that simple.
Lao Zhu has a very awkward personality. To put it nicely, he means hitting the wall and never look back. To put it badly, he is just talking nonsense. He just said all the big words. If he gives up now, Lao Zhu himself will not be able to get off the stage.
But now, Zhu Yuanzhang was holding a strand of hair in one hand and could only stare at it. He really didn't know where to start.
"The strand of hair you hold in your left hand is resting on the strand of hair held in your right hand, twisting it..."
Queen Ma looked at the embarrassed Zhu Yuanzhang through the mirror and smiled.
"Oh! That's what we're going to do!"
Lao Zhu obediently followed Queen Ma's instructions, but his mouth was still very tough.
Queen Ma did not expose Lao Zhu, after all, she had been doing this for decades,
When Lao Zhu said that he wanted to braid her hair, even though time was very tight, Queen Ma did not refuse directly and said something like, "You haven't braided her hair before, how can you do it well?"
Even when Lao Zhu couldn't continue editing, Empress Ma didn't say anything.
"Okay, I'll do it myself. I told you a long time ago that you can't do it..."
Instead, he chose to help Zhu Yuanzhang little by little and do what he wanted to do.
If you get a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?
Empress Ma taught her slowly and step by step. Lao Zhu's movements were a bit jerky at first, but after a while, he became more and more proficient.
It only took a stick of incense to help Queen Ma braid her hair.
"Ha! Girl! What do you think?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was as excited as a child and looked at Queen Ma in the mirror with a proud face.
Queen Ma touched her hair with her palm and pretended to be surprised,
"Chongba! I really let you watch it for a while!"
"What do you think~"
After Lao Zhu was praised, he shook his head again.
"Then let's go see our eldest grandson?"
"Go ahead, I'll just do it briefly."
"Okay! Sister, let's go take a look at what's going on with the eldest grandson first. I'll come back to you later and let's go into the palace together!"
"Hmm~"
Lao Zhuhuo pushed open the palace door eagerly. As soon as he walked out of Xianshu Palace, he was hit by a wave of hot air all over his face.
Even though it was the cold winter season, everyone in the palace was sweating profusely and busy running around in a hurry. They used their anger to disperse the coldness.
"See Your Majesty!"
Several palace maids nearby quickly bowed and saluted. When Lao Zhu saw this momentum, he said excitedly,
"Okay! Okay! You should be so energetic! After a while, we will reward you all!"
The palace maids were happy and responded,
"Thank you, Your Majesty, slave!"
