Successfully becoming the emperor's grandson, Zhu Xuan is now even more legitimate.
After leaving Lao Zhu, Zhu Xuan returned to the East Palace and saw that there were more people in the East Palace than yesterday. Lao Zhu took great care of him and gave him the best no matter what.
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
Hou Xian knelt down to Zhu Xuan excitedly, his face full of flattery.
Zhu Xuan has become the grandson of the emperor, so his slave will soon become the general manager of the East Palace. When he ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, his worth will also rise accordingly.
Yunqi's current position will be occupied by him in the future and he will become the head eunuch of the Ming Dynasty.
As an eunuch, at this point, sometimes he has more power than many officials.
Zhu Xuan said: "Stop flattering like Yun Qi, let Jingqiu come in, and get off!"
"Slave, take your orders!"
Hou Xian is a eunuch, but he also knows very well how good women are.
Not long after, he found Jingqiu.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson!"
Jingqiu knelt down and said.
Zhu Xuan said: "Get up, no need to be polite, come and talk to me."
"yes!"
Jingqiu remained humble and respectful, sitting carefully in front of Zhu Xuan.
After becoming the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xuan had fewer opportunities to go out to see his little wife. He was inevitably a little bored in the East Palace and could only chat and talk to Jingqiu.
As for why you didn't talk to Hou Xian?
What's the point of talking to a eunuch?
Of course talking to girls is more satisfying.
Zhu Xuan thought that he would be alone in the future, which would be a bit lonely and boring.
time flies.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it was the day after the crown prince was canonized.
The imperial court has officially begun to rest, and the officials of the six central ministries do not have to come back to work overtime this year. Perhaps Lao Zhu considered that he had worked overtime yesterday and had just been enthroned as the grandson of the emperor, so he gave them an official leave to go back and spend time with his family.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang led Zhu Xuan out of the palace for a walk.
The weather has been much warmer recently.
The snow on the streets in the city has been cleared by special personnel. There is no new snow cover for the time being, and the bluestone pavement of the streets is still dry.
"Grandpa Huang, our capital is in peace."
"Under the rule of Grandpa Huang, the people live a very good life even in this cold year."
Zhu Xuan deliberately flattered Lao Zhu.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard such praise, he felt very happy and said with a satisfied smile: "If we didn't have a good grandson to help us with disaster relief, there might not be such a peaceful scene in the capital city."
Zhu Xuan smiled and said: "Even without the help of my grandson, with Grandpa Huang's ability, it is easy to do this."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We, grandfather and grandson, should stop complimenting each other. It seems to be quite lively in front. Let's go and take a look."
They walked forward for a while and found that it was an open space outside the Yin Yamen Office of Yingtian Mansion. A large number of people had gathered here and were queuing up, as if they were receiving something.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"
Suddenly a commoner, facing the palace, knelt down and said excitedly.
In his hand, he held a bag of money and six pounds of meat.
The weather is very cold now, and the meat in my hand has long been frozen and stiff. The oil on it has solidified, and it doesn't look very fresh, but it is meat.
Ordinary people can have a bite of meat during the New Year and festivals.
However, it is impossible to eat as much as six pounds of meat at one time, no matter how good the harvest is.
When the people saw the meat in their hands, they were so excited that the first thing they thought of was Lao Zhu.
He knelt down and worshiped Lao Zhu directly.
"Grandpa Huang, those are the common people who receive meat and reward money." Zhu Xuan could tell at a glance who was queuing up outside the government office.
Zhu Yuanzhang just issued this order yesterday. Today, the Ministry of Revenue has prepared the money and meat, and together with Yingtian Mansion, distributes them to the people. This speed and efficiency are very fast!
Although they did not work overtime in the palace, there were still many officials from Yin and the Sixth Ministry of Yingtian who worked overtime outside.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "They are favored by their good grandson, and it has nothing to do with us."
Zhu Xuan said: "It is clear that the emperor loves the people and is willing to enjoy themselves with the people."
They, grandfather and grandson, started to talk to each other again.
But at this time, some people shouted "Long Live Long Live" and knelt down towards Yingtian Mansion.
The people who had received the money and meat were so excited. The people who had not received it were full of expectations when they lined up. When they saw the meat and money placed outside the gate of the government office, they were not worried about not being able to receive it.
"This is the prosperous age."
"But the prosperous age in front of us was bought with money. We are still far away from creating a prosperous Ming Dynasty!"
"I hope that my dear grandson can make up for our shortcomings in the future, build a better Ming Dynasty, and let the people of the world live a truly prosperous life. At least they can eat meat whenever they want."
"There is still a long way to go on this road."
Zhu Yuanzhang said, and walked towards one of the middle-aged men who received the money and meat.
Zhu Xuan actually doesn't have much idea about the prosperous times in ancient times, but he thinks that the emperor's grandfather has done a great job now. Today's Ming Dynasty is a prosperous age, but the emperor's requirements for the prosperous times are relatively high.
Before he could speak, he saw Grandpa Huang walking towards the middle-aged man, and he had no choice but to follow him.
"Brother."
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped the other party.
Given his age, it is actually appropriate to call him brother.
If the other party knew Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, he would not dare to accept this title.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged man stopped and asked when he saw it.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the meat in the other person's hand, and asked pretending to be curious: "How come you can get meat for free outside Yingtianfu Yamen?"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man laughed and said: "Of course, I think my clothes are much better than mine. He should be from a wealthy family. Maybe he doesn't care about these things. I wonder what happened?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "What kind of rich family? I can't say that I am rich. It's just that in the past two years, I have made a little money from doing business, and the clothes I wear are better than yours."
The clothes of the royal family are indeed just a little better than those of ordinary people. They cannot be said to be more expensive. The clothes of many ministers in the court and those nobles in private are far more luxurious than those of the royal family.
As for dressing like this, it is naturally for frugality.
As an emperor who had experienced hardships, Zhu Yuanzhang was more frugal than anyone else. He saved as much money as possible on palace expenses, but what he saved was only his own, and the things he gave to Zhu Xuan were the best.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Grandpa Huang was thinking, and was very grateful to Grandpa Huang for being kind to him.
"Why does the imperial court distribute meat to the people this year?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again pretending not to understand.
The middle-aged man said: "Yesterday, Your Majesty conferred the title of Grandson of the Emperor. Today, he is enjoying himself with the people and giving us a bite of meat to eat. This is a major event for our Ming Dynasty. How come I don't know about it?"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang strangely.
Within one day, the news spread throughout Yingtian Mansion, and the number of people who didn't know was even smaller than the number of people who knew.
