"Grandpa Huang, what do you mean?"
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, Zhu Ming also looked solemn.
A note from the Ministry of Household Affairs stated that there was a tax problem in the imperial court. It was no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang came out early in the morning to investigate on his own.
"Some people will become confused when we get old."
Zhu Yuanzhang said, with all the murderous intent on his body.
Only then did Zhu Ming remember that the person in front of him was not only his grandfather who doted on him every day, but also Zhu Yuanzhang, who was above the court and responsible for three major murders that resulted in rivers of blood.
"Then why didn't Grandpa Huang ask Eunuch Yunqi and the others to investigate?"
Zhu Ming spoke softly, calling Zhu Yuanzhang back to his senses.
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang restrain his murderous intent and patted Zhu Ming's head lovingly.
"This world is still our world after all. Only by doing our best can we be worthy of the people who have handed the world into our hands."
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was merciless to all officials, the difficult experience of being a peasant made him naturally know that he must be responsible for the people of the world.
"If Lin'er becomes emperor in the future, he must also remember to be responsible to the people of the world. Do you understand?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, patting Zhu Ming's shoulder in a preaching manner.
"Me, the Emperor?"
Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in shock, as if he had heard something shocking.
Are these two words related to my adopted grandson who is not even a member of the Zhu family?
Of course, he was shocked. Zhu Ming still pretended to be sensible and nodded: "I will note it down tomorrow."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang like this, unable to go back for a while, Zhu Ming also calmed down, followed him obediently, and started shopping with him.
In this life in the palace, he has never seen the market outside.
"Um?"
Zhu Ming suddenly let out a sigh, and his eyes were suddenly attracted to the person in front of him.
The man was tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. Among the group of black-haired men, he really stood out.
"Foreigners?"
Although foreigners were rare in Ming Dynasty, they were not completely absent.
Zhu Ming noticed him. In addition to his rare appearance, more importantly, he was also looking at Zhu Ming.
Those blue eyes were staring at Zhu Ming. Even if they noticed Zhu Ming's gaze, they had no intention of avoiding it. Instead, they smiled at Zhu Ming.
"Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Ming raised his head and shouted towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Um?"
Hearing his beloved grandson calling him, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately lowered his head and asked with a smile.
"Can I go play by myself for a while?"
Zhu Ming said while looking at the blond man from the corner of his eye.
The man was still looking at Zhu Ming, as if he was waiting for him.
"Don't run too far."
Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that Zhu Ming was still a child after all. He stayed in the palace all year round and rarely came out to play, so he didn't care about him too much.
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Ming quickly thanked Zhu Yuanzhang, then turned around and ran in the direction of the foreigner.
The foreigner seemed to know, and turned and left, walking a little ahead of Zhu Ming, at a leisurely pace.
He didn't stop until he led Zhu Ming to a deserted alley.
"What are you following me for?"
The foreigner turned around, looked at Zhu Ming, and spoke in fairly fluent Chinese.
But there was no doubt in those eyes.
"Didn't you bring me here?"
Zhu Ming also put away his innocent look when he was next to Zhu Yuanzhang and asked in a deep voice.
"Although I don't know the person who brought you out, I can feel that he is very powerful."
Seeing that Zhu Ming could handle it so calmly, the foreigner stopped pretending and laughed loudly.
"So, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Ming was not a child either, so he asked warily.
He didn't trust this weird foreigner very much.
"My name is Ander, and I am a missionary. Please give this to the person who takes you."
The foreigner said and threw a folded drawing into Zhu Ming's hand.
"I will live here for a while, and you can ask him to come to me at any time."
Ander seemed to be sure that after Zhu Ming handed this thing to Zhu Yuanzhang, they would definitely come to his door.
After leaving only these words, he turned and left.
Zhu Ming didn't catch up either. With his short legs, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up.
He just bent down to pick up what Ender threw out, took a look, and stood there in shock.
He was finally sure why Ande was sure Zhu Yuanzhang would come to him.
That piece of paper was, to be precise, a nautical chart.
Although it is not complete, it is still quite shocking to people today.
As long as Zhu Ming's vague memories of his previous life are added, a complete world map can still be formed.
But he didn't understand why Ender gave this thing to him.
But now that the Anders are all gone, it seems that we can only go find him again after a while.
Zhu Ming shook his head and turned around helplessly to return to the original road.
Lao Zhu would probably be worried after running to such a remote place.
But not long after Zhu Ming left, several people stood in front of him and looked at him seriously.
"who are you?"
Zhu Ming subconsciously took a step back, pretending to look at these men calmly.
Are these people still trying to kidnap me in broad daylight?
The people around were just watching, but no one dared to step forward.
"Sir, I'm already waiting for you over there."
What Zhu Ming didn't expect was that these people knelt in front of Zhu Ming and said in unison.
"Sir, sir, who is it?"
Before Zhu Ming could figure out the situation, he was taken to a pavilion by these people.
"Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Ming looked at the old man in the pavilion and shouted in surprise.
"My dear grandson is here."
Hearing Zhu Ming's call, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and waved his hand towards the person behind Zhu Ming.
In just the blink of an eye, those people disappeared from Zhu Ming's sight.
"Jinyiwei?"
These three words immediately appeared in Zhu Ming's mind. It seemed that he had thought too much just now.
Lao Zhu took himself out today. There must have been many Jin Yiwei in this market.
Every move he makes is tracked clearly.
I just don’t know if these Jin Yiwei saw what happened to Ander just now.
"Come here, dear grandson."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved to Zhu Ming and asked Zhu Ming to walk over.
"Those foreigners are probably foreign merchants from the sea. You have never seen anything like this. It is normal."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask about Ander's matter. In his opinion, Zhu Ming just followed the man because he saw that the man looked strange.
As a child, it’s normal to be curious.
He could let Zhu Ming go with confidence because there were Jinyi guards nearby, so the problem was not big.
