In the second year of Wude, everything is renewed.
After Emperor Wude came to the throne, Ming Dynasty ushered in a new era.
The first new policy issued by the emperor after he came to the throne was to increase the number of people and never increase their taxes.
Under the full propaganda of the general affairs envoy, people all over the world have developed a love and support for this new emperor of martial virtue.
After all, the General Affairs Secretary directly explained the benefits of this new policy to the people in folk language, and even hired a large number of scholars to go to the local countryside to explain the matter.
So in just one year, people all over the world knew that the Ming Dynasty had a new owner and was replaced by a good emperor who loved his people like a son.
In fact, the common people don't want much at all. As long as the dynasty is stable, as long as the officials are honest, and as long as the emperor is wise, then they can farm the land safely and live their own small lives.
Especially with the spread of potatoes, sweet potatoes and other American crops, it not only greatly increased the people's food production, but also enriched the people's food types. Therefore, people all over the world were grateful to the Wude Emperor, and the people of the Ming Dynasty flourished. It’s unprecedented!
At this moment, Emperor Wude, whom the people longed for, was playing mahjong with Zhu Di in the Ningshou Palace in the West Palace.
Ningshou Palace is the residence of Emperor Zhu Di.
After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, in order to demonstrate the emperor's supreme authority and avoid causing trouble to Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di immediately moved out of Qianqing Palace and has been living in seclusion in Ningshou Palace in the West Palace.
Zhu Gaojiu, the martial emperor, did not get distracted when he came on stage. Instead, he went to the West Palace from time to time to accompany Zhu Di, and then called Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji, and the four of them ate, drank, had fun, and played mahjong and cards together.
Mahjong cards and other pastimes were created by Zhu Gaoxu to pass the time for Zhu Di's entertainment.
It's just that Zhu Gaoxu didn't expect that the magic power of mahjong cards is so great. For the nobles in the royal family who have nothing to do, they are like artifacts.
Especially those concubines and maids in the palace, who really play mahjong as their main occupation every day, and play cards from time to time. The originally boring days have become colorful because of this.
Emperor Yongle was also obsessed with playing mahjong, and from time to time he would play cards with his sons and grandsons, such as Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji.
As for Zhu Gaoxu, after all, he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Di would usually not call him, which in turn caused Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji a hard time.
Playing mahjong with the Supreme Emperor is like playing chess with the Supreme Emperor. It is really not an easy task.
If you win, the Supreme Emperor will be very unhappy. He will point his nose at you and scold you, but they will not dare to talk back.
But even if you don’t dare to win, it’s not easy to lose on purpose!
The Supreme Emperor is just old, not crazy or stupid. With his eyesight, he can't tell. Are you serious or are you pretending?
In addition, the two of them had just started to learn how to play mahjong, relying entirely on luck and touch, without any skills at all. Therefore, they could not win and it was difficult to lose. It was really difficult for them.
Especially this kid Zhu Zhanji, he has been very sad in the past two years.
It was hard for him to leave Ming Dynasty and return to North America. After all, the old man's health was getting worse day by day, and he might die one day.
But if he doesn't leave, he will have to stay here to eat, drink, have fun and play mahjong with the old man. The problem is that Zhu Zhanji has no money!
His industrial base is now in the Americas, and Ming Dynasty has no assets here, so why should he lose every day?
So that Zhu Zhanji, the North American king, lost in the end and had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Zhu Gaoxu to cry.
After all, it was Zhu Gaoxu who created this mahjong card, but in the end, he didn't play much himself, but instead cheated them.
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was really dumbfounded. He wanted to admonish Zhu Di, but he thought that his time was running out, so he just let it go. The worst he could do was lose some money to the old man!
When the old man dies one day, won't he keep all the money for himself?
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu was very generous and allocated money directly from internal funds to Zhu Zhanji so that he could have fun with Emperor Yongle.
As for Zhu Gaosui, I'm sorry, it's none of my business if you lose money.
Damn, there are so many customs and ports in Nanyang. The commercial taxes and duties collected every year are more than those of the Ming Dynasty. How dare you ask me for money?
It is precisely because of this that this mahjong quartet is full of intrigue.
Zhu Di had no scruples at all, he would stop doing whatever he should, and he would be immersed in the pleasure of winning money every day.
Zhu Gaojiu didn't have any scruples. His skills were undoubtedly the best among the four, but after all, he was happy with the old man, so Zhu Gaojiu also restrained himself a little and firmly ranked second.
Zhu Zhanji didn't have any scruples. Anyway, his mission was to make the old man happy. As for winning or losing, it was none of his business. He didn't have to pay for it anyway!
Only Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was the one who was really a big grievance. His skills were poor, but he didn't dare to mess with Zhu Di's cannons, so he could only mess with Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanji, so he became the biggest loser.
"Four tubes!"
Zhu Di smiled and played a four-barrel card.
Zhu Gaoxu took a look at his own appearance, but after all, he still didn't dare to make any noise.
Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up and he was about to touch it. Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaosui spread his cards and said with a big laugh: "Hey... what a nonsense!"
Zhu Di looked at the little old man with an unhappy face, and carefully checked his cards. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and confirm that this traitor was really crazy.
Just when he was about to pay, his vision suddenly went dark and he passed out.
"father?!"
"Father?!"
"Grandpa Huang?!"
The three of them were shocked and immediately ordered people to find the imperial doctor.
Half an hour later, the imperial doctor came out with a solemn look on his face.
He knelt down in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and said with grief on his face: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has... the oil has run out, and there is no way to save him, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his face instantly turned pale as paper.
Zhu Gaosui's tears instantly flowed down, and his steps staggered a little.
Zhu Zhanji was a little unbelievable. He wanted to say something, but he was choked up and couldn't.
In fact, they all knew that this day would come, but when it really came, the three of them found it difficult to accept it.
After all, the person who is leaving now is the person they love and respect the most.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty summons three of you to come in, hurry up!"
After the imperial doctor said this, he wisely withdrew.
Zhu Gaoxu and the others did not dare to hesitate and walked into the room immediately.
When Zhu Di saw the appearance of the three people, he immediately laughed and said: "Why are you crying? How old are you? Why are you still acting like a child?"
Zhu Gaoxu took three steps in a row and hurried forward to hold Zhu Di's withered hands.
"father……"
Zhu Di held Zhu Gaoxu's hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "Second brother, remember your promise, be nice to the third child and Zhan Ji, and be sure to treat them better!"
"Okay!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded with tears in his eyes, "I will definitely treat them well, dad, don't worry!"
After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, Zhu Di finally felt relieved.
Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji were already in tears, kneeling in front of Zhu Di's bed and crying loudly.
Zhu Di suddenly sat up straight, his face radiant, as if he was fine and full of energy.
But Zhu Gaoxu and the three of them all knew that this was a return to the past!
"Dick!"
"I saw Emperor Taizu Gao!"
"Emperor Gao... gave me a sword... He also praised me as the emperor for doing a good job..."
"Second son, my father really didn't blame me... He really didn't blame me... He said I did a good job..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di seemed to have lost all his strength, lowered his head and closed his eyes.
"Dad!"
"Father!"
"Grandpa Huang!"
In March of the second year of Wude, Emperor Yongle and Emperor Taishang died in Ningshou Palace!
