"Father, when you look at this thing, you understand everything."
As Zhu Di's words fell.
He took something from his personal clothes and displayed it in front of everyone.
When the officials in the court saw this object clearly, many people showed frightened expressions.
"King Yan, you actually entered the palace with a sharp weapon in front of everyone. You are so audacious."
"You can't just rely on being the son of the Holy One to enter the temple with such a sharp weapon. You don't even care about the Holy One!"
"Your Majesty, I impeach the King of Yan, enter the court with a sharp weapon, have no regard for the king's law, and despise the Holy One. Please ask the Holy One to punish the King of Yan."
These officials from the Lanyu camp, Yan Guan, all sneered at Zhu Di one after another.
Before, these people could say hello to Zhu Di and smile.
But today, the skin is completely broken. Since it is a life-and-death fight, there is no need to be merciful.
Zhu Di smiled and said nothing, and continued to hold the thing in his hand and show it to everyone.
"Prince Yan, what are your intentions? What do you want to do? Do you want to use such a murderous weapon to threaten us?"
"Even if you march and fight and have a good physique, we will never succumb to your threats."
"Guards, guards, call the guards quickly and come to protect us. Our lives are in danger."
Another group of officials deliberately took two steps back, pretending to be scared, hoping to arouse the suspicion of the Holy Emperor.
But they didn't know what Zhu Di was holding.
If he knew the reason, he would probably die without saying such ridiculous things.
"Shut up, everyone."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the smoky atmosphere above the court, he couldn't help shouting angrily: "These are the golden scissors given by Empress Ma. Do you compare them to a murderous weapon? A sharp weapon? Half a pair of scissors frightened your courage. Are you as timid as a mouse?"
That's right, the half pair of golden scissors in Zhu Di's hand was obtained and rewarded by Empress Ma herself.
A hundred monks prayed for it in the temple.
Seeing the golden scissors, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think about the object.
Can't help but think of my sister, Ma Dajiao, with her kind face
When Xu Miaoyun gave birth to her eldest daughter Zhu Ningyun, she was in Yingtian Mansion. Queen Ma was still alive at that time.
Zhu Ningyun was born prematurely and her life hung on a thread.
All the doctors in the palace said she would not survive.
At that time, Queen Ma felt extremely distressed, so she went to the temple to ask the eminent monk for a solution.
The eminent monk advised that a pair of scissors is needed to cut off the entanglements of fate and start life again.
So Queen Ma personally sent someone to make the golden scissors.
Hundreds of eminent monks were asked to pray for it, and then it was given to Zhu Ningyun, Princess Yong'an.
This is the origin of the golden scissors in Zhu Di's hand.
It can be seen that Princess Yongan's status in Queen Ma's mind.
Even the word "Yong'an" for Princess Yong'an was given by the Holy One himself.
As the words fell,
These officials immediately stopped eating.
These were actually the golden scissors made and given by Queen Ma herself.
No wonder the Holy One is so angry. They have committed a big taboo.
Thinking of this, these people all looked as pale as pig liver. If the Zhu Yunxi they supported did not become the crown prince, they would probably lose their lives.
Later, they realized that they had fallen into a trap.
Zhu Di set a trap for them to jump into.
King Zhu Di of Yan is really a cunning and insidious person!
He took out the golden scissors without explaining its origin.
Instead, they avoided talking and waited for them to accuse, accuse Queen Ma of something, and then clash with the Holy Emperor.
As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very ugly. He looked at Zhu Di and said displeasedly: "Zhu Di, the golden scissors that Queen Ma gave to Ningyun are on your body, and why are there only half a pair of scissors on your body? What on earth is going on! "
Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhu Di to see what explanation he would give.
In Zhu Di's hand, there was indeed only half a pair of scissors.
What on earth is he going to do?
What is the purpose of taking out this half pair of scissors?
"That's what I want to tell you."
Zhu Di lowered his hands, put the golden scissors on his chest, and said with a sad look on his face:
"Everyone knows that Princess Yong'an lost her face due to a fire three years ago. She has been depressed and unhappy since then. She hides behind closed doors and locks herself in the house all day long, accompanying herself in darkness."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little uncomfortable.
Because Queen Ma was very fond of Zhu Ningyun during her lifetime.
If Empress Ma's soul in heaven knew that this child Ningyun was in such a catastrophe, how would she be sad?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt uncomfortable. This really played into Zhu Di's plan.
After knowing Lan Yu's target, Zhu Di thought about his strategy for a long time.
If we don't handle it properly this time, it will be very unfavorable for our plans to compete for reserves later.
He tossed and turned, thinking about it for days and nights, and finally came up with a way to deal with it, which was to play the emotional card.
Now, the father no longer has his mother and concubine, and he no longer has the prince.
Zhu Di knew that this was the moment when his father's emotions were at their most fragile.
Playing the emotional card at this time is also the most effective way.
At this time, Zhu Di then spoke:
"Although my son is a vassal king, he is also a human being, with a human heart and a long body! Seeing my daughter becoming thinner day by day, not eating or drinking, my heart is like a knife, and I can't sleep at night. Who can understand the suffering in my heart?"
When Zhu Di said this, Zhu Yuanzhang had another feeling of empathy.
His son had just died, and he couldn't sleep well day and night. His heart was on edge, and he was in tremendous torment, but he had to grit his teeth and continue to face it.
"This golden scissors was originally given to Princess Yong'an by the Queen Mother."
Zhu Di looked extremely sad and said:
"But my daughter, Princess Yong'an, is in such a difficult situation. Do you understand the feeling? You don't understand! She is afraid of being seen by others, and her heart is fragile. Even if someone else speaks, she will tremble with fear. I The king suffered, and she suffered even more.”
"Although my daughter is a princess, she is also a human being, just an ordinary woman. A woman has to endure so much pain. Who can understand the pain! She would rather die than live."
As he spoke, Zhu Di took out the scissors in his hand and said, "Princess Yongan actually gave up her intention to live two years ago."
At this moment, the main hall has become extremely quiet.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was troubled by what happened to his granddaughter.
That is my own granddaughter!
Zhu Yuanzhang had many sons and many daughters, but not many people made a deep impression on him.
And Zhu Ningyun is one of them.
Zhu Ningyun met Zhu Yuanzhang when she was a child, and many princesses were not yet born at that time.
When she was a few years old, she was also enlightened by a group of young princes in the university hall.
Because of Xu Da's relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang liked this girl very much, and Empress Ma liked women who studied even more.
"Princess Ningyun has wanted to commit suicide many times. I did not dare to send anyone too close to her, but I was also afraid that she would kill herself. It was too painful for me, so I took away all the sharp weapons in her house and kept sending people People are secretly watching.”
"The last time she sought death, she was determined and completely desperate. She used these scissors. After being discovered by my son Zhu Gaoxu, she snatched them away and threw them to the ground, breaking them in half."
"She grabbed half a pair of scissors from the ground and put it against her neck, preparing to leave this world. But Zhu Ningyun was a very filial child. She hoped to see her parents one last time before she died."
Zhu Di burst into tears when he said this.
These are all true. Zhu Di didn't want to say it at first, but if he doesn't say it now, someone will always make trouble about Li Xiao in the future.
Just say it right here.
If it weren't for Li Xiao's appearance, this matter might have been buried in the long river of history forever, and no one would know about it.
"This half pair of scissors was picked up by me when I went to see my daughter."
Zhu Di wiped his tears and said sadly: "My son couldn't bear his daughter leaving, so he held the scissors against his chest and told his daughter that if she wanted to leave with that pair of scissors, then I would also use this pair of scissors to stab her. into your own chest.”
"My son knows that Ningyun is a filial child, but she can't bear it. Only by threatening her like this can she give up committing suicide and live peacefully."
Zhu Di put half a pair of scissors into his personal clothes and said: "From now on, I will always carry this half pair of scissors with me, that's why!!"
Zhu Di told a very touching story.
Many officials present were in tears.
Especially the officials from Zhu Di's camp, some of them were crying.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also moved and sighed: "Hey, it's good to have survived. It's good to have survived. Now, this child has found his own destination."
"Father!"
Zhu Di excitedly held up his hands: "Yes, just as Father said, Ningyun has really found his destination! Ningyun, the child, no longer seeks death after being threatened by me, but he is not unhappy in his life until Meet Li Xiao, my good son-in-law."
"Father, do you know that Ningyun has become a different person now? There is always a smile on her face. Her life has become more colorful and completely changed. Seeing her appearance, I don't know how happy I am. , so I doted on Li Xiao a little bit."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a visible smile on his face and said, "That's great. Is that why you allowed Li Xiao to open the mansion?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had known about this for a long time and was indeed displeased.
But after hearing this story, he had changed his mind.
"it's not true."
Zhu Di shook his head and said: "My son did not allow it. It was Zhu Ningyun who wanted to live more like an ordinary woman. She took the initiative. Li Xiao did not agree. It was my daughter Ningyun who insisted on it. Although it is not in line with the There is nothing I can do about the rules, for fear of hurting my daughter’s fragile and sensitive nerves.”
It turned out to be the granddaughter’s own idea. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction:
"In this case, I will no longer pursue the matter of Li Xiao opening the mansion as a guest of honor, and I will not mention this matter again. I will never allow others to mention it in the future!"
"Thank you, Father."
Zhu Di held his hand.
Just like that, this matter was easily resolved by Zhu Di.
Many officials on the field suddenly whispered:
"The story of Princess Yong'an is really sad. Fortunately, a good son-in-law, Li Xiao, appeared."
"The King of Yan values love and righteousness, and for the sake of a daughter, he holds the scissors to his chest. Such a person who values love and righteousness is unexpectedly smeared by others. It is really that the world is declining and people's hearts are not the same as before."
"We have heard that Li Xiaoyi is a kind-hearted person. The Ministry of Industry has begun to use the snowflake white salt method that was submitted to the court some time ago and will be released soon. You said that this medicine has benefited many people, but it has been slandered. It’s so ridiculous that it’s a rebellion.”
These officials from Zhu Di's camp naturally wanted to spread the whispers of discussion to Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
In this round, Zhu Di won completely.
Seeing that they were at a disadvantage, some officials immediately began to find other excuses to make a fuss: "Your Majesty, one code must be one code, but the guest of honor, Li Xiao, used military rations to provide disaster relief, and also commanded the Yan army's personal guards. Such an act of transgression."
"shut up!"
Zhu Yuanzhang patted the dragon chair and said: "Didn't you hear what I said clearly? Don't mention Li Xiao again. Li Xiao once used snowflakes and white salt to make Beiping open to the French and the granary was full. Can you do it? How dare he do this? There must be a reason for doing it. According to you, disaster relief is also wrong?"
Hearing this, the officials were so frightened that they paralyzed and hesitated.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Let me ask you, have you ever seen a county magistrate in each county who was called Qingtian Grand Master by the people? As far as I know, Li Xiao solved countless cases within a few days of taking office, so he was called Qingtian Grand Master by the local people. Master, you people ask yourselves, who can do it!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry. What he disliked most was officials being greedy and forming cliques.
But no matter what dynasty it is, it cannot be avoided.
But Li Xiao can be called Mr. Qingtian in a few days. That is his ability and the people will recognize him!
Although he did not agree with Li Xiao's approach of establishing dormitories.
But Li Xiao really does things for the people, and his original intention is the people.
Zhu Yuanzhang wished that there were officials like this all over the world, so that there would no longer be the phenomenon of squeezing the people!
Those famous officials and several ministers were so reviled by Zhu Yuanzhang that they felt ashamed.
At this time, officials from the Zongren Mansion also came to the main hall,
"Tell me who Li Xiao's ancestors were."
Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.
The official of Zongren Mansion took the case file and said:
"Going back to the Holy Spirit, it has been found out that the eighteen generations of Li Xiao's ancestors were all ordinary farmers. In fact, the ancestors of the nineteenth generation further back were not surnamed Li, but Ju. Because the ancestors of this generation changed their surname because they were married into the family. For the sake of the surname Li.”
In ancient times, it was no joke to look up the genealogy of eighteen generations of your ancestors, it could really be found.
Villages everywhere have clans and genealogies.
As soon as this statement came out.
Those officials felt dizzy.
The nineteenth generation of Li Xiao's ancestor turned out to be a son-in-law. His original surname was Ju. There was no way to arrange this, and he was completely slapped in the face.
"My original surname is Ju. I am my son-in-law, which means you people are wantonly smearing me."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold and he ordered: "Come here, pull these people out and give them twenty punishments with a cane!"
Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said: "Zhao Mianren, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was dismissed from his post due to poor performance. Xia Yuanji, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was temporarily appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to take charge of disaster relief in various places."
soon,
The officials from the Lan Yu camp were pulled out one after another and held accountable!
There was a shouting sound outside.
The position of the Minister of Household Affairs has changed from Lan Yu's person to Zhu Di's person.
This is very shocking to the stability of Lan Yu's camp.
After all, most officials who stand in line tend to act according to the prevailing situation and fall on both sides.
In fact, we can continue to dig deeper this morning.
Because Zhu Di had a lot of materials prepared on hand, and he also held the matter of Lan Yu owning 320,000 acres of farmland in the south of the Yangtze River.
Disaster victims are everywhere, but Lan Yu is so rich that the granaries are overflowing.
This will definitely hit Lan Yu hard.
However, nothing is too much.
Zhu Di observed the words and expressions and found that Zhu Yuanzhang no longer wanted to continue and his expression changed, so he did not let his men continue to play.
After all, today, I have already won a round.
In my father's heart, he left a good impression of family harmony and love for his people.
Even the fact that Li Xiao became Lord Qingtian was known to his father.
This is unexpected and really wonderful. My son-in-law has really helped me a lot!
"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
The eunuch looked around and found that the civil and military officials had different expressions, but no one spoke.
Then he shouted: "Retreat from the court."
Everyone retreated.
Zhu Di was in a very good mood, but on the surface he looked calm. He cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and retreated.
It can be clearly seen that many officials were upset during today's morning meeting.
After leaving the Fengtian Hall, many officials looked at each other, and some people stared at each other and spat in front of them, Bah!
It can be seen that most officials are not very qualified, and they will scold their mothers even when they are in court.
This time it involves a battle for the crown prince, and no official is spared.
The future situation is turbulent and changing!
If you don't pay attention, you will be washed away by the big waves and sunk to the bottom of the sea.
After leaving the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the Yangxin Hall.
Since Zhu Biao left, his mood has not been very good.
But things were a little better today.
It was a surprise to hear about the granddaughter, and the other was the grandson-in-law Li Xiao, whom I had never met before.
Zhu Yuanzhang became very interested in him and thought he could meet him if he had a chance.
In addition, I have a better impression of Zhu Di.
Everything is going well with the family. Now Zhu Di has a very happy family. His wife and children are very good, plus Zhu Di's own abilities are good.
"Hey, it's a pity that Zhu Di is the fourth child. If he were the second child, I wouldn't be so difficult to choose."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought this in his heart and strode towards the Yangxin Hall.
Soon, he was outside the Yangxin Hall.
I met my old friend Tang He who we had struggled with.
In the 22nd year of his stay in Hongwu, Xin Guogong Tanghe retired and returned to his hometown, Fengyang, where he planted vegetables and fished in his hometown's vegetable garden every day.
But in recent days, due to the prince's affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled him to Beijing to prevent a mutiny.
It is planned to let him take charge of the palace guard work. This Tang He is worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang's trust.
Let Tang He come over today just to catch up on old times.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang was wavering on the matter of the crown prince, and wanted to ask this old brother who had been with him for decades.
"Old brother, don't you blame us for recruiting you from Fengyang's hometown so far away?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and walked over.
"Your Majesty Tanghe, please see your Majesty."
As he spoke, Tang He was now wrinkled and even his hair was gray. He was wearing common clothes worn by ordinary people, holding a cane and walking with a slightly inconvenient body, and was about to kneel down.
"Brother, let's not do this."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately went forward and helped Tang He up.
When he saw Tang He's face, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. The brothers who were once together before him now looked like a haggard old man.
Zhu Yuanzhang said sadly: "Old brother, I haven't seen you for a few years, how come you have aged so much."
Tang He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile, clasped his fingers and said: "Your Majesty, I am sixty-seven this year. Time is not forgiving. We are old. We are not the young boys back then. We have to accept old age."
Only two years younger than Tang He, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly, shook his head and said, "Yes, we are all old. I am also sixty-five this year."
"Come here, take a seat!"
"Old."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head, and walked towards the sunny place outside the palace with his hands behind his hands, followed by Tang He.
The eunuch brought two chairs, a large lounge chair and a small stool.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said displeasedly: "You want Duke Xin to sit on such a small chair? Don't you have eyes?"
The eunuch was shocked and immediately changed Tang He into a wooden armchair as big as Zhu Yuanzhang.
Tang He Luexuan was panicked and said, "This is a shame for me. I'm terrified."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What are you afraid of? I call you here today. There is no distinction between monarch and minister. Let's just be two old guys, sitting together and reminiscing about the past."
"Okay, okay, okay, today there is no distinction between king and minister. We all listen to big brother."
Tang He grinned, the wrinkles on his face were wrinkled together, and the vicissitudes of his hair made him look very old. He used crutches to support his body and slowly sat on the chair.
The two of them leaned on the armchairs, basking in the sun, and talked about their childhood memories.
Tang He was born in Fengyang County, Haozhou. Like Zhu Yuanzhang, he was born in a poor peasant family. He was not only from the same hometown, but also grew up on the same street.
Therefore, the relationship between the two has always been very deep.
The existence of Tang He was of little significance to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Speaking of which, Tang He was also the guide for Zhu Yuanzhang to embark on the path of emperor.
During the Yuan Dynasty, Tang He also needed to recruit troops after being promoted to a thousand households in the rebel army, so he wrote to his childhood friend Zhu Yuanzhang to invite him to join the rebel army!
Zhu Yuanzhang came as promised and defected to Guo Zixing's Red Scarf Army. Only then happened what happened next. Zhu Yuanzhang embarked on the road of emperor step by step.
But Tang He was a "sober" person, and he would never mention this matter since Zhu Yuanzhang began to shine.
It is now the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. When the country was founded, how many of them were able to be crowned Dukes, Dukes, and Bozhongs?
Tang He can live to this day and still be trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang, which shows how well he understands and understands Zhu Yuanzhang.
Unlike the Duke of Wei, Deng Yu, he left his important military duties early, and found an opportunity to retire and return to his hometown. When he returned to his hometown, he stayed peacefully, farming, fishing, and enjoying himself like a farmer every day.
Having lived to this age, I have lived with clarity and understanding.
No matter how powerful or wealthy you are, you can't live a comfortable life.
After chatting for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed and said: "Hey, brother, do you think we have done something wrong? God punished us like this. Now, even Biao'er has left us."
"My lord, my condolences."
Tang He said: "The Holy One made no mistakes. He overthrew the Baoyuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. His achievements are eternal. Your achievements will be passed down through the ages. There is no God or God in this world, so there is no talk of fate. How can there be punishment? Two words. But things in the world are unpredictable. What happened to Zhu Biao is really heartbreaking. I feel sorry for him. Brother, you must also put your health first and don't hurt yourself. The world still needs you."
"That's right, we don't believe in any ghosts and gods."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky, laughed, and said: "Even if there is, our achievements are comparable to those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and God cannot judge us!"
As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tang He and said, "Brother, you are really blessed. You go fishing and farming in your hometown every day. You are leisurely and happy. You leave me, an old man, busy alone. Tell me, do you have any plans?" Come and help us?”
Not allowing Tang He to refuse, Zhu Yuanzhang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's it, you come to the palace to accompany us, and the palace guards will be handed over to you."
"I'll help big brother."
Tang He showed a wry smile, stood up, and said: "Brother, you are really kidding me. I want to help you, but I am unable to do so. My body needs help even if I stand for a long time."
When Tang He stood up with his crutches, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw that this was definitely not a lie, and said: "Old brother, it seems that you are really old. People can't be idle. You see, you age faster when you are idle. Let's I won’t force you, just come with us for a walk.”
"Brother, then I, an old brother, will accompany you for a walk. I haven't been here for a long time, and I miss you a little bit about this palace."
Tang He followed Zhu Yuanzhang slowly on crutches.
The two of them walked around the palace, one behind the other.
"Old brother, what do you think of Zhu Yunxi?"
While walking, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said something.
"That boy Zhu Yunxi is so good. We met ten years ago, and he was very clever. Over the years, we have been farming at home, and like that scholar, we have not heard anything outside the window. We must have grown up now, right?"
Tang He knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, but he would not talk nonsense.
He just said that he had met him ten years ago, pretended to be dumbfounded, and asked Zhu Yunxi how he was.
"That boy Zhu Yunxi was very clever when he was a child, but now that he has grown up, he is not likeable."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and asked again: "You should know it clearly, our fourth child. What do you think, fourth child?"
"Zhu Di, Zhu Di is great! He is a good fighter, down-to-earth and steady. He is the one we old brothers have grown up with. Not bad! I heard that he has a good reputation in Peiping. I don't know much about the other old brothers."
Tang He looked careless.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to let him go, but asked: "What do you think of Lao Si becoming emperor?"
Tang He was startled and pretended to be flustered: "Brother, you know that I have not been very healthy these years. I have not been out much guarding the one-third of an acre of land. We, an old guy, don't dare to make random judgments on such a big matter. It's bad." Let’s take care of Big Brother’s business.”
"You old guy is as slippery as a loach now."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "We didn't have anyone to ask. I asked you to give us some advice, but you said some nonsense."
Tang Hecheng said in fear: "Your Majesty, everything I say is true, don't dare to say nonsense."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "But we are getting old, and this empire cannot be without successors."
Tang He said seriously: "Your Majesty, I feel that Your Majesty is getting stronger and stronger, why not simply observe more?"
This is considered to be an opinion.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and felt that it made sense, "What the old brother said makes sense. We feel that the bones in this body can still move and toss. We can also observe more."
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought, and Tang He's words reminded him.
Although Zhu Di is good, he can still move his body bones.
Taking a step back and saying that handing over the crown prince position to Zhu Di is really uneasy, and it will also break the rules.
If Zhu Yunxi gives himself some time, it is not impossible to cultivate him.
Forget it, this matter needs more thinking and consideration, as good things come only in time.
Just like that, Zhu Yuanzhang's steps became slower and slower while he was thinking about the problem, but Tang He did not dare to disturb him and kept his steps light so as not to make any sound.
Unknowingly, the two of them walked to a shady area of a remote palace.
Few people come here on weekdays, and Zhu Yuanzhang would not come here on weekdays. In addition, the view here is easily blocked by the corner of the palace.
This has become a good place for the guards and maids to come over to laze and fish when they occasionally change shifts and use the toilet.
Guards are human beings too, and they are tired from standing all day long.
You also need to take a break.
In this fishing place, these people keep it secret tacitly.
At this time, two soldiers who had finished using the toilet came over to take advantage of the situation. They were sitting in the corner and looking at a large piece of paper with great concentration.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He walked relatively lightly.
They did not realize that the emperor had already walked to them.
One of them felt something was wrong. He looked up and was stunned. He was discovered by the Holy Spirit and was frightened out of his mind.
The guard immediately pushed his colleague next to him with his elbow.
"Don't make trouble, it's fun to watch."
The soldier stared back and replied without raising his head.
Then, the guard pushed him with his elbow.
"What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
The soldier turned his head impatiently and was about to curse when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing with a white-haired old man, staring at them.
I was stunned, completely stunned, why did the Holy Spirit come to this place? He was dead.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
The two immediately stood up and knelt on the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang hated such sneaky people the most, and cursed: "Is this how you two are on duty?"
The two of them were trembling with fear.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood today, and since Tang He was nearby, he did not punish him too harshly. He said, "Stop the salary for two months. If there is another time, I will not be lenient."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two soldiers seemed to have come back to life. Fortunately, they were only fined two months' salary.
After saying that, the two of them were about to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and said, "What were you looking at just now? Bring it to me and take a look."
"yes."
The soldier delivered the newspaper to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang picked it up and saw that it was a piece of paper much larger than a book, similar to a newspaper, with many handwriting printed on it.
"Da Ming Yue Bao, today's martial arts edition, the first issue?"
Zhu Yuanzhang touched the paper of the newspaper and found that the paper was of excellent texture, especially white, and the printing ink on it was clearly visible.
He looked at the guard and asked, "What is this thing called and where did you come from?"
The guard tremblingly replied: "This is called a newspaper, and what is written on it is a storybook. A friend of mine from far away in Peiping knew that I like to read storybooks. Someone happened to come to the capital on the way, so he sent someone to bring me a copy."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it and saw that it was indeed a storybook read by ordinary people on the market, and asked: "How much does this newspaper cost?"
The guard replied: "Er Wen."
"How can it be?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He were both a little surprised.
Such excellent paper and printing are also printed with story books, and they only sell two copies?
"Go back, Your Majesty, this newspaper has a selling price," the guard said.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and saw small print at the top of the newspaper.
It says: The Ming Dynasty unified the selling price at two cents.
"Okay, get lost."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and the two guards ran away immediately, very fast.
"Why is it so cheap? Can it make money?"
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered and found a step on the spot to sit down.
Tang He also sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he consciously moved down a step.
"Your Majesty, the price of this newspaper is really cheap. It's only two articles. Ordinary people can buy it at will. After reading it, it has other uses, such as practicing calligraphy on it. It seems that this is the first time that I have seen this new thing. ." Tang He laughed at the side.
"This is our first time meeting you. Just now he said it was Peking."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of what an official in the palace said and said with a smile: "This should be our grandson-in-law Li Xiao who managed the newspaper office and used work for relief, allowing a group of deserted people to go to the newspaper office to make a living. It's interesting. This is what he should do. .”
"Your Majesty has such a grandson-in-law. This is the first time I've heard of it," Tang He said.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do. Let's take a look at this folklore book and see how people spend their time on weekdays."
Zhu Yuanzhang said Nannan, then unfolded the newspaper and started reading.
Tang He was also on the side, leaning his head to take a look.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty's scripts were already very popular during the Ming Dynasty, but most of them were written in classical Chinese.
A small part of it is in vernacular, and it was only during the Qing Dynasty that the number of vernaculars began to increase.
"This should be for the common people. The words in it are more like what we talk about in daily life and are easy to understand."
Tang He expressed his opinion.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "That should be the case. Li Xiao's idea is to sell storybooks to the people to kill time. This is a good idea."
The two looked at each other.
Chapter 1 of "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", the green-shirted and upright journey to the dangerous peaks:
Green light flashed, and a green steel sword stabbed out suddenly, pointing at the old man's left shoulder. The young man used the sword without waiting for the old man to move, and the sword tilted with trembling hands.
The first sentence immediately attracted the attention of the two people.
Start looking down very seriously.
Later, he discovered that he had magical martial arts, could fly over walls and fly over walls, and had internal energy?
This attracted attention again.
Soon, time ticked by.
Unknowingly, Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He were fascinated by it.
Looking back, I heard Zhong Ling tell Duan Yu, don't say your surname is Duan, and don't say your father knows how to point his finger. Then Duan Yu agreed and turned around to find Zhong Ling's parents to save him.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little strange, why couldn't he say it?
Then, he was about to continue reading, but found that... it was gone?
Then I searched carefully and found only a line of small words below:
If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the breakdown next time.
It’s uncomfortable, so uncomfortable.
Zhu Yuanzhang was cut out of context.
His heart was buzzing like a fly. He wanted to know what happened below, but he couldn't see it.
"No more?" Tang He also felt a little unfinished.
"This is not a complete story."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and spat: "This Li Xiao has so many thoughts. He wants to whet our appetite so that we can buy a newspaper."
"Your Majesty, there is another paragraph here." Tang He pointed.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked over.
It says:
[Li's Clothing Village in Peiping benefited the people.
A piece of silk cloth sells for thirty cash;
A piece of silk and satin sells for 100 to 200 coins.
We promise that this cloth is the cheapest in the whole country, and you will pay three for every fake one.
Only common people can buy it, and the purchase is limited to one horse.
First come first served, hot sale. 】
Zhu Yuanzhang: "????"
After reading,
Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He both looked confused. What is going on?
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