"I heard that two young ladies from the Marquis Mansion over there got engaged today. They are really well-matched and enviable."
"Speaking of which, now the children of the meritorious families of our Ming Dynasty have all grown up. I wonder if these people can continue to expand the territory for our Ming Dynasty like their fathers did."
"That's inevitable! Let's just say that the young lady from the Marquis's Mansion next door was born with extraordinary talent, good knowledge and good looks. That young man is now working as an errand in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, and he is quite capable."
"To talk about this, I have to say that the ladies from the meritorious families are all well-born, and I don't know who they will marry in the future..."
"The King of Zhongshan, King Kaiping, Duke Xin, Duke Liang, Duke Song, Duke Ying, the ladies in this family have all grown up. It will be great if we can fall in the eyes of these families. …”
"Have you drunk too much? You can save enough money to play in the Qinhuai River."
Since he bought four bowls of rice with pickles and walked to the imperial city, Zhu Yunxi's ears were filled with the gossip of the common people.
After crossing the Fuxing Bridge and arriving at the street in front of Jiaofangsi, the chaotic sounds around me disappeared.
Sun Cheng was carrying four bowls of pickled vegetables and rice, and followed closely behind.
"That old man, do you think he is an old man who retired from the Ming army?"
Zhu Yunxi, who passed through the right gate of Chang'an and entered the imperial city, suddenly asked in a low voice.
Sun Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded after thinking for a while and said, "My subordinates can clearly see that the callus on my husband's mouth is not caused by working in the fields, but must be caused by someone holding a knife or a gun in the past."
Zhu Yunxi had a gloomy look on his face: "The support from the imperial court should have never stopped, right?"
His question was a bit redundant.
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the preferential treatment of military households can be said to be the highest in history. At least in today's Hongwu Dynasty, the disabled and old soldiers in the army in the past were all given a preferential allowance on an annual basis.
Even if the old soldier dies, the surviving parents and children will be supported by the court until they grow old or grow up.
Sun Cheng saw the depression in the emperor's heart, nodded with a smile and said: "The court dare not take this lightly. Today's father-in-law is probably stubborn and does not want to rest on his past achievements. Feeling that he still has strength, he Gotta do something on my own.”
Zhu Yunxi felt a little relieved, nodded and said: "Check it out. If there is anyone in the imperial court who is slacking off and waiting for an old man to retire from the army, report it to me."
Sun Cheng agreed.
The two passed through Chengtianmen, Duanmen and Meridian Gate.
As soon as he crossed the Huangji Gate, in front of him was the Huangji Palace Square, but he suddenly stopped.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the corner with some surprise, and quickly bowed and saluted: "My grandson is meeting grandpa. I wonder why grandpa is here?"
Looking at the corner behind the Huangji Gate, where Zhu Yuanzhang was leading Sun Gou'er, the chief internal officer of the palace, he was puzzled for a moment. Why did the old man run to the front to face Huangji when he was not in the Zhongji Hall to review the memorials with the Crown Prince? The door is coming.
Zhu Yuanzhang patted his butt with a smile, stood up from the stone steps, and walked to Zhu Yunxi with a smile on his face.
The old man patted his grandson on the shoulder with his big hand.
"came back?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded and grunted, looking puzzled at the face of Sun Gouer who was following Zhu Yuanzhang.
The status of the internal officials and eunuchs in the Hongwu Dynasty was extremely low. In fact, they were servants of Lao Zhu's family.
On the other hand, Sun Gou'er has been working by Zhu Yuanzhang's side for more than ten years and has remained standing, so he has some abilities.
Seeing the emperor's grandson winking at him, Sun Gou'er quickly closed his eyes and shook his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the secret exchange between Zhu Yunxi and Sun Gou'er and couldn't help but hum: "We are just tired. Let your father approve the memorial over there, and let's take the dog out for a walk."
Zhu Yunxi recovered his mind, relaxed a little, and said with a smile: "Grandpa has been busy with Ming Dynasty affairs all day long, so he should take more rest. If there is anything to do, let my father take care of it."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud immediately, and with a complaining look in his eyes, he reached out and knocked Zhu Yunxi on the forehead: "You kid, if your father hears this, I'm sure he will be very angry."
Zhu Yunxi chuckled: "My father is in his prime and can resist trouble."
Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more happy, and pulled Zhu Yunxi to the front of the Huangji Gate. He probably forgot his identity and pulled Zhu Yunxi directly. The grandfather and grandson sat on the threshold stone.
Zhu Yuanzhang patted the dust on his hands and asked with a smile: "You didn't go to school today. What did you do when you left the palace?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang's nose twitched silently.
There is some alcohol smell and some powder and rouge smell.
He looked at Zhu Yunxi with a faint side glance, his eyes filled with deep meaning, and the smile on his face remained unchanged, waiting for Zhu Yunxi to speak.
Zhu Yunxi was a little embarrassed, so he picked the unimportant ones and said: "I left the palace and walked a few streets to see the current situation of the people's livelihood in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. I met Xie Jin, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and chatted with him for a few words. , drank two glasses of Sanbaijiu.”
After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he secretly looked at the old man beside him.
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed again, pretending not to know: "Oh? Have you met that boy Jie Jin? How do you feel?"
If Jiang Wei hadn't come to report earlier that the emperor's grandson went to Jiaofangsi to have a drink and only showed the clan's sign but didn't give him any money, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have had the idea to come to Huangji Gate to block the way.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "Xie Dashen is an excellent person, but he has that kind of temperament..."
As he spoke, there was a hint of ambiguity on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing: "You have a stubborn temper, right? That boy is good at everything, but with this temper, he has already offended a bunch of people within a few years of being an official."
Zhu Yunxi echoed: "It's time to give him a hard beating to make him regain his memory. But...anyone as talented as him, a great talent in the country, if used well, will be a blessing to our family and to billions of people in the world." blessing."
Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands and muttered: "This is the truth, but... let's take a look and see what happens next to that kid..."
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and patted Zhu Yunxi on the back of the head, saying meaningfully: "Our grandson has really grown up now! It's good to grow up..."
The old man's sudden appearance made Zhu Yunxi confused, and he looked at Sun Gou'er who was waiting with a smile on his face.
Sun Gou'er got ahead of himself this time. He looked at what Sun Cheng was carrying and asked curiously, "I wonder if the emperor and grandson brought something new and interesting back from outside the palace?"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Sun Cheng holding something in his hand.
Zhu Yunxi hurriedly explained: "Pickled vegetable rice! When my grandson returned to the palace today, he met a retired soldier from the army selling this rice on the street. I remembered that when my grandfather started in Huaixi, most of the time this pickled vegetable rice was served with meat. It’s a good thing to satisfy my craving, so I brought some back.”
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his eyebrows when he heard that what Zhu Yunxi brought back was rice with pickles.
He couldn't stop looking at the pickled rice and vegetables held in Sun Cheng's hand.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Shall we try it?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "My grandson wanted to give it to grandpa to taste."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and Sun Cheng hurried forward and took out a bowl of tightly wrapped pickled rice with rice.
On the other side, Sun Gouer's brows jumped and he hurried forward to stop him.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already picked up the pickled vegetables and rice, and squinted and snorted: "Will our grandson harm us? You dog slave, give a portion to the prince!"
