The wind in June was a little cool, blowing on the trees and flowers in Kunning Palace, making a rustling sound.
The moon and stars are sparse, seeming to indicate that tomorrow will be a sunny day again.
Zhu Ying quietly accompanies the old man, listening carefully to the old man's memories, which are also the original memories.
Maybe the turtle named Xiao Hei had a really deep impression on the original person, or maybe the memory of the little turtle happened to still exist.
After this, Zhu Ying no longer had the tingling memory feeling before her appearance.
Zhu Yuanzhang has been talking tirelessly, telling every detail about his eldest sister and grandson in the past.
There was a slow recollection in his eyes, as if he wanted to tell everything to Da Sun.
Liu He stood aside respectfully, listening to His Majesty talk about the Queen, and was a little frightened at first.
After all, since the death of the Empress, whoever dares to mention the Empress in this palace is destined to be unable to reap the rewards.
And at that time, His Majesty will be particularly irritable, and he will be severely punished or even killed. Even many princes and grandsons will be punished at least once. .
But looking at His Majesty's smiling face, Liu He finally understood what His Majesty was thinking and needing.
Liu He thought about it carefully and found a very strange problem.
In His Majesty's words, he almost always revolved around the Queen and His Highness the Changsun. His Highness the Crown Prince did not appear many times in his narration.
If they were ranked in His Majesty's mind, the first place would naturally be the Queen, the second place would be His Highness Changsun, and the third place would be His Highness the Crown Prince.
Although such an idea seemed a bit rebellious, Liu He couldn't help but think about it.
As the bright moon hung high, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice became smaller and smaller, and before long, he fell asleep leaning on Zhu Ying's shoulder.
"Your Highness, look at this." Liu He bowed, walked to the other side of Zhu Ying, and asked in a low voice.
Zhu Ying looked at the old man's sweet sleeping face, thinking that he was immersed in a sweet dream.
"Grandpa just fell asleep now. Wait for half the time for the incense to be burned. When grandpa falls into a deep sleep, go to bed in the palace." Zhu Ying ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness." Liu He replied softly, and then stood by respectfully.
Zhu Ying looked at the old man's appearance again and felt a little emotional.
For a person like the old man, who fought on the battlefield when he was young and served as emperor for twenty-five years, he has always been very vigilant.
He can fall asleep on his shoulder, which shows that the old man has complete trust in himself, and even relies on him a little.
"Grandpa, don't worry. You regard me as a close relative. To your grandson, grandpa is no different."
Zhu Ying sighed in his heart.
The old man is the second person he regards as a relative when he comes to this world.
The first one was naturally his adoptive father who fished him out of the river. No matter how poor he was, he still managed to get him food so that he would not starve to death.
During the time he was with his adoptive father, he truly felt his adoptive father's paternal love for him.
Although his adoptive father was not very good at communication, Zhu Ying, who was eight years old at the time, had a 20-year-old soul from later generations living in her body.
Today, in front of the coffin of Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Ying did not cry, and his mood did not even fluctuate much.
But when her adoptive father passed away, Zhu Ying cried heartbrokenly. For Zhu Ying at that time, his adoptive father was his father, and there was no difference.
He already had father's love, so there was no way he could substitute for Prince Zhu Biao, because he already had someone in his heart when it came to father's love.
Regarding the old man, he did not deny that when he first came into contact with him, he had the idea of taking advantage of him.
This idea was inevitable. After all, he had no intention of staying in the Ming Dynasty at that time, so he naturally wanted to use all available resources around him.
Although at first he believed that he and the old man's eldest grandson had little relationship and were not the same person.
I just didn't expect that after going around and around, I would actually be the grandson of the old man.
The time for half a stick of incense passed quickly. Although Zhu Ying was a little lost in thought, it had to be said that Liu He beside him was almost always thinking about the time silently in his heart.
As soon as the time comes, Zhu Ying will be reminded immediately.
Liu He, as the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, is waiting by His Majesty's side, and his grasp of time is extremely precise, like a running clock.
Zhu Ying nodded lightly when he heard this, and carefully put her arms around the old man. As soon as he started, the old man's brows frowned subconsciously, and his body felt even tighter.
"Grandpa, it's me, grandson. Grandson will take you to sleep with me."
Seeing this, Zhu Ying stopped and whispered in the old man's ear.
As if he heard a familiar voice, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows suddenly relaxed, and his originally tense body relaxed.
Zhu Ying slowly picked up the old man and walked into Kunning Palace.
Liu He immediately called the palace maids and eunuchs to help his Majesty change his clothes.
It was a little troublesome to take off her clothes. The old man's hand was always holding Zhu Ying tightly, just like a child holding a beloved toy and refusing to let go when sleeping.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying's eyes flashed with warmth.
What is the difference between him now and the original Zhu Xiongying?
Maybe Zhu Xiongying is him, and everything in the future is just a dream while pretending to die.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying gently held the old man's big hand. The old man felt the warmth in his palm and let go slightly, and then he finished changing clothes.
When the old man lay down and covered himself with the quilt, Zhu Ying was about to leave when the old man suddenly curled up and trembled, as if he had a nightmare.
"Grandpa, my grandson is here and has always been here." Zhu Ying said quickly.
The old man relaxed again.
Zhu Ying felt a little distressed. How much longing did the old man bear to behave like this? Maybe he had been living tenaciously.
If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid he would have been depressed a long time ago, but the old man has been suppressing this depression in the deepest part of his heart.
It's no wonder that when others mentioned this matter, or when Queen Ma was mentioned, Zhu Yuanzhang would become extremely angry and even lose his mind.
This aroused the depression in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, so that in his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang became more murderous and more ruthless.
Zhu Ying waved to Liu He and others. Liu He immediately understood what His Highness Changsun meant and retreated with many maids and eunuchs.
Zhu Ying was half-lying beside the old man, but the old man was sleeping soundly, but he was already suffering from insomnia.
According to common sense, Zhu Ying is almost certain to be the future heir of the Ming Empire. He should be extremely happy to enter the palace for the first time and sleep directly in Kunning Palace.
After all, the position of emperor, especially in the early Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the most powerful country in the world, has the power to literally cover the sky with one hand.
But in Zhu Ying's eyes today, there is no emperor's power. The only thing he sees is a lonely old man who finally waited for his grandson.
There were candles burning in the bedroom, which looked very bright.
Liu He and others did not blow out the candles when they left. As His Majesty's personal eunuch, it was obviously a big deal for him not to even put out the candles when he left.
But this is what Liu He did, and it was very natural. There is only one possibility, that is, the old man is afraid of the dark and needs bright light every night to fall asleep.
Zhu Ying sat quietly, listening to the snoring of the old man next to her. She didn't know how long it took before she slowly fell asleep.
At the door, Liu He had been guarding quietly. Even if a young eunuch came to replace him, he was rejected by Liu He.
"His Royal Highness Changsun sleeps in the palace for the first time tonight. I'm afraid there will be something he's not used to, so I'll guard him personally."
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Early the next morning, in the Western Region, the city of heroes.
In the city lord's mansion, six people, led by Liu Sheng and Jiang Yun, sat together.
Those who can sit here are all Zhu Ying's top ten disciples, the ten most outstanding among Zhu Ying's hundreds of disciples.
There are only six people in Qunying City, and four others are responsible for the jurisdiction of the forces in the desert and grassland.
To be able to become one of Zhu Ying's top ten direct descendants, the things he has experienced cannot be explained to outsiders.
In order to ensure their loyalty to him, Zhu Ying made these ten disciples pass the test of human nature.
For example, Liu Sheng was once 'accidentally' captured by the enemy, and then asked for all the secrets about Zhu Ying, intimidated and threatened him, and even threatened his wife and daughter.
The final result was that Liu Sheng refused to tell the truth, suffered a lot of hardships, and was finally 'rescued' by Zhu Ying.
Almost all the other top ten disciples experienced similar situations and finally passed the test, gaining Zhu Ying's trust and gaining access to the core power.
These things seem a bit dark, but for Zhu Ying, they are also no choice.
Although the indoctrination of ideas is effective, when it comes to self-interest, no one knows whether it can be controlled.
The speed of communication in ancient times could only be maintained by cult of personality. It was impossible for Zhu Ying to catch everything at once, so he could only make this decision.
Fortunately, not to mention other places, people here in the Western Regions are very receptive to such tests, perhaps because of the cultural cross-fertilization.
Even knowing that he passed the test, not only did he not have any secret hatred, but he was also very proud and complacent because he was in places like the Western Regions, deserts, and grasslands.
There are similar customs, such as coming-of-age ceremonies, warrior baptisms, etc., involving tests of loyalty, and there are countless more.
"I have also told you about Li Xiucai's thoughts on blank documents. Now that the teacher's wooden box has been delivered to the Daming Station, what do you think of the teacher's other instructions?"
Liu Sheng called everyone to a meeting. He first finished Li Xiucai's analysis yesterday and then asked questions.
"Okay Liu Sheng, since it's the teacher's order, let's just follow it. Why, do you still want us to join you and disobey the teacher's order?"
The tallest and strongest man among the six people, when he heard this, he immediately buzzed and said in a tone that he was extremely unhappy with Liu Sheng discussing the teacher's ideas.
As soon as the strong man said these words, except for Jiang Yun, the other people immediately had evil eyes in their eyes.
Liu Sheng immediately understood that they had misunderstood, and quickly explained:
"Of course we must abide by the teacher's instructions. What I mean is not about the crops, but whether the teacher will be in danger in the capital and whether we should send people to the Ming capital to support him."
"If something happens, I won't be afraid that the teacher will be unavailable. Even if I die, I have to rescue the teacher."
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