"You bastard, why don't you kneel down?"
In the Huagai Hall, after Zhu Yuanzhang entered the door, he waved back.
Jiang Wei closed the door directly, leaving only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di inside.
Before Zhu Di could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang drank violently.
The sound insulation in ancient times was very poor, and the sound was transmitted directly.
Jiang Wei, who was waiting outside at the door, was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost knelt down.
The surrounding eunuchs who were in charge of rituals did not hesitate to prostrate themselves on the ground.
Several of the imperial guards who were guarding him knelt down on one knee.
Jiang Wei waved his hand and everyone dispersed, ten meters away from the door.
Don't listen to royal matters.
Inside the door, Zhu Di trembled and immediately fell to his knees.
He is so old, in his early thirties, even if he is fighting for his life on the battlefield or fighting to the death, he will not frown at all.
But facing his father, he seemed to be the same child he once was.
"Dad, my nephew also said just now that I was joking with him."
Zhu Di is smart. There are only two of them at the moment. He doesn't even call him father, and calls him father according to the folk way of calling him.
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally furious, after hearing this 'father'.
There was a sudden pause.
Perhaps it stimulated his memories of the past. After a long silence, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said:
"Get up."
"Thank you dad."
Seeing that it was effective, Zhu Di quickly hit the snake on the stick, shouted again, and stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and scolded: "The reason why we are angry is not because of what happened between your uncle and nephew just now."
"Let me ask you, what is the situation with Zhu Ying's child? If Jinyiwei hadn't reported it, we wouldn't have known that the eldest grandson was back."
"Or, you don't even know your eldest nephew? Or, do you want to do something dirty secretly?"
Facing this series of questions, Zhu Di lowered his head slightly, a glimmer of light flashing deep in his eyes.
Then he raised his head and smiled bitterly: "Dad, how could I not know my eldest nephew? He is the darling of all of us."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened slightly.
Zhu Di continued: "Last month in Peking, it was just a glance. The first time I saw Zhu Ying, my whole body was stunned."
"That's exactly the same as my eldest nephew."
"But I know that my eldest nephew has already been buried. During the burial, I was also waiting beside him, watching helplessly as the coffin was lowered and the coffin was closed."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
As the eldest grandson of the entire Ming Dynasty, the eldest grandson must be the heir to the Ming Empire.
Even though it was popular among the people that children who died in infancy were not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum, Zhu Yuanzhang strongly refuted it and forcibly buried him in the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
All the things that the eldest grandson loved, including jade carvings, emeralds, gold jewelry, etc., were all buried with him.
Even after his eldest grandson was completely buried, Zhu Yuanzhang stayed for several hours before returning to the palace.
In the mausoleum of Da Sun, there are thousands of Xiaoling Guards guarding it.
From any aspect, even if it is a real fake death, there is no hope of survival.
"Have you investigated his identity carefully? Tell us." Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.
Although everything seemed impossible, as long as he recalled Zhu Ying, his intuition told him that it was Da Sun.
"Of course I immediately sent someone to investigate carefully. I arranged for my subordinates to conduct the investigation through the road guide."
"But the news I received was a huge disappointment."
"Zhu Ying's father is indeed a businessman. He was born in the fifth year of Hongwu, and is two years older than his eldest nephew."
"His mother died in childbirth after giving birth to Zhu Ying. After that, her father took her with her and went on a business trip. There were no other omissions."
After listening to what Zhu Di said, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
Of course he believed that the fourth child would never dare to deceive him. After all, the Jin Yiwei had already been dispatched, and more detailed information would come soon.
But it sounds like Zhu Ying and the eldest grandson are completely unrelated to each other.
Not to mention that he was born two years earlier, Zhu Ying has been doing business with his father since he was a child. This is easy to check, and there will be proof on the roadmap.
Everything can be investigated in the file.
It is the period from the seventh year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu.
The eldest grandson lives in the palace.
Zhu Ying, on the other hand, was doing business everywhere.
At first glance, it doesn't match up at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even more, feeling vaguely irritated in his heart.
When he looked at Zhu Ying's appearance, how could he not recognize his eldest grandson who he had brought up?
Even twins cannot be exactly the same.
Including the look and temperament, they are not those of a businessman.
At this time, a hesitant look appeared on Zhu Di's face.
Zhu Yuanzhang had sharp eyes and immediately said: "Fourth, if there is anything else you are hiding from us, tell me quickly."
Zhu Di's hesitation was of course for his father. After hearing this, he seemed to hesitate and said:
"Although the information found by my son is completely different from that of my eldest nephew, Zhu Ying is shocking."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "What do you think of this?"
"Zhu Ying's father passed away in the seventeenth year of Hongwu. At that time, Zhu Ying was only twelve years old."
"But just like that, Zhu Ying is in the Western Region, living like a fish in the grasslands. He also gathered a group of savage Jurchen tribes and strong men from other countries to form a small force on the border of our Ming Dynasty."
"In the past few years, I even got the snowflake salt method from overseas merchants. I must have made a lot of money."
Zhu Di said slowly, with shock in his tone.
It sounds too legendary.
A ten-year-old child, after the death of his father, made a group of savage virgins willing to surrender.
The hardships involved are unimaginable.
"You mean, our eldest grandson got the snowflake salt?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief.
Of course he knows about snowflake salt.
This thing has become popular throughout Ming Dynasty since three years ago.
Despite the extremely high price, it is as crystal clear as snowflakes and has no astringent taste.
When the snowflake salt was first delivered to the Ming Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's food tasted even more delicious.
No matter what dish, the taste is completely upgraded to a new level.
At this moment, Zhu Di's eyes flashed with joy when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang still calling his eldest grandson.
He understood his father's character, and once he recognized it, it would take nine oxen to pull him back.
All it takes is a little bit of doubt to turn the whole thing upside down.
"That's right, Xuehuayan's channel has always been in Zhu Ying's hands. It was because of this that I first met him." Zhu Di said.
After walking slightly and thinking deeply, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped and asked again: "Why didn't you tell us about this matter as soon as you came to Beijing, Fourth, and why did you have to wait for us to find out by ourselves?"
Zhu Di cried bitterly: "Dad, my eldest brother passed away at that time. At this time, I really don't dare to say anything like this."
"If I hadn't known my eldest brother's temperament, I would have thought that Zhu Ying was his illegitimate son."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He knew very well about his eldest son Zhu Biao.
He is kind and generous, and he dares to take responsibility.
If there are other women outside, they will just bring them back directly instead of leaving them alone, let alone have children.
Zhu Yuanzhang also tried many times to find more concubines for his eldest son Zhu Biao, but Zhu Biao refused.
So having an illegitimate child is completely impossible.
Zhu Di saw his father's brows furrowed and deep in thought, and whispered, "Dad, actually, I heard a theory about Zhu Ying when I was investigating."
"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "According to the people in Zhu Ying's hometown village, it was around the 16th year of Hongwu that Zhu Ying went home with his father to worship his ancestors and enter the genealogy."
"An old person who knows me well said that the earlier Zhu Ying was darker and more like a mother."
"And that time when I came back, not only had I turned gray, but my appearance had also changed a lot. They didn't even recognize her at once."
"It's just that at that time, Zhu Ying and his father had not been back for five or six years."
"Although it's a little strange, the young man has changed a lot, so he didn't think much about it."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he stood up from where he had just sat down.
He walked up to Zhu Di in three steps and asked, "Are your words true?"
Zhu Di bowed his head and said, "I dare not deceive my father."
