my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 208
Qixia.

Seeing to be the end of the year.

It was cold.

Zhu Zhanji held a popsicle in his hand, and mung beans were added to the popsicle.

Probably because the ambient temperature is relatively high, the popsicles melted a little fast.

Zhu Zhanji licked happily, while the older child named Xiao Liuer followed behind him.

Zhang Anshi took Zhu Zhanji's hand and stood in front of a huge open hearth, and the scorching heat waves hit him one after another.

Even in the twelfth lunar month of winter, the craftsmen working here are still naked, wearing only a crotch protector, and shuttle back and forth.

The molten steel flowing out of the open hearth flows slowly along the grooves of the heat insulation layer, like liquid gold.

Zhu Zhanji's face flushed, and he subconsciously stuffed the few remaining popsicles into his mouth.

Zhang Anshi said from the side: "See? This is our furnace, relying on this to produce steel, one furnace can produce tens of thousands of catties every day."

Zhu Zhanji chewed a few times in his mouth, and ate all the popsicles. At this time, he said, "Uncle, can you sell it for money?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Making money is secondary."

Zhu Zhanji was puzzled: "Why?"

Zhang Anshidao: "When you are born, you can generate value, but there are two ways to generate value."

Zhu Zhanji was even more surprised, and read: "Two kinds?"

Zhang Anshi said: "One is to earn money by one's own labor, and the other is to earn money by relying on other people's labor."

Zhu Zhanji asked subconsciously: "Then how does Uncle make money?"

Zhang Anshi blushed: "Uncle is different, Uncle relies on his intelligence to make money."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Is there a possibility that those who rely on other people's labor to earn money will all say that they rely on intelligence to earn money?"

Zhang Anshi coughed: "Okay, don't worry about so much. There are many things in the world that you can't go deep into. If you really want to go deep into it, it will become nothingness. Uncle brought you here to tell you where the power comes from. Grow crops, feed more people, organize the people and let them produce, there will be more abundant materials, and with abundant materials, there will be military horses, and there will be caravans, and military horses will support caravans, and merchants The team circulates wealth, and in a word, everything is connected.”

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhang Anshi with dark eyes and said, "I understand."

He licked his lips, and there was still a trace of sweetness on his lips. He said happily: "In this way, our goal is to have more wealth, more soldiers, and more caravans... But ...But Uncle...what's the reason for all this? People like Xiao Liu'er...can't eat enough and have no clothes to wear."

Zhang Anshi said: "Because...have these...they can barely eat enough and have some clothes to wear. If they don't have these, it may be even worse."

"Isn't there a way to satisfy everyone, but also have many caravans and many military horses?"

Zhang Anshi spread his hands: "Shut up, you can't get into the details after talking about a lot of things."

"Oh." Zhu Zhanji nodded obediently.

Zhang Anshi said again: "Later, I will take you to the market to have a look."

"Okay." Joy appeared on Zhu Zhanji's face.

Zhang Anshi said: "Let you see how merchants communicate with each other."

Zhu Zhanji nodded: "OK."

He is curious about everything, with a pair of eyes, observing the world outside the East Palace.

Only then did he discover that the appearance of this world was completely different from what he had imagined.

The Eastern Palace was a simple structure, with only nobles and servants, but only here did he know where the utensils and food enshrined came from.

I thought it was very simple, but now I realize that it was created by countless naked, sweating, red-hot people like those in front of me, day and night.

These people...do the work at hand mechanically, but it seems...they don't feel distressed.

Just like Xiao Liu'er, he was able to make fun in this suffering.

Especially his uncle who relies on "intelligence" to create value. He clearly earned a lot of money from them, but they were full of gratitude to uncle.

Wherever Uncle passed by, people welcomed him wholeheartedly, just like their parents.

In Zhu Zhanji's little mind, a terrible thing suddenly occurred to him...

So... what did they look like before they were 'regenerated'?
Also... These people say that they are much better than many people outside, and they are even proud of being able to work here, so... what are the people in other places... like?
Uncle also said that his grandpa is considered a holy king, at least the world is peaceful, but what is it like under the rule of those foolish kings?
Thinking of it this way, he couldn't help but feel creepy, as if what he saw was a horror movie.

And this kind of horror, far beyond Zhu Zhanji's understanding, made him tremble from time to time.

He couldn't help thinking, if he said that, is Uncle a good person or a bad person?

The more he thought, the more confused he became, and the more he knew, the more he felt his ignorance.

Zhang Anshi immediately said, "Did you get out of the book that I gave you silently yesterday?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Silent out, I have read a few more articles."

Zhang Anshi showed a gratified smile and said: "Not bad, not bad, it really has the inheritance of our Zhang family, love to study since childhood."

Zhu Zhanji said frankly: "I just think that compared to digging coal, collecting coal, and working on the wharf, reading is too easy."

After saying this, Zhu Zhanji lowered his head and got up, and said: "People around me used to praise me, saying that I am amazing, and that is also amazing. I thought I was amazing when I was born, but now I know, it turns out I can't do anything well."

Zhang Anshi patted his head and said kindly: "With such insight, you are already far superior to many people, even my brothers are not as good as you. A person's ability may be high or low, but the most important thing for a person is First, you must know yourself correctly, for example, your uncle Zhu Gaoxu, doesn’t he have the ability?”

"He charged forward and was invincible. I don't know how many people in the army admired him, but why did he do so many foolish things at the beginning? It was because there were so many people around him who praised him, so that he got carried away and really thought that he was better than everyone in the world. They must all be brilliant, more remarkable than anyone else. Once a person has this kind of cognition, no matter how many skills he has learned, whether he has real talents or not, such a person... will never be successful."

Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "I understand."

"What do you understand?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "I finally understand why uncle can become a master."

Zhang Anshi said proudly: "Where, where, Uncle still has many shortcomings, such as too much emphasis on family affection, such as being too honest... Tell me, what is so great about Uncle."

Zhu Zhanji said: "I heard people say that my uncle saved Jia a few days ago. He was wearing two sets of armor. The assassin stabbed the dagger, but he couldn't help my uncle. This is uncle's Strengths, Uncle can correctly understand himself and know that he is not capable, so he would rather wear thicker armor, so that he will not give the assassins a chance."

"If it is someone who is as complacent as Uncle Huang and does not know himself correctly, he would have been killed by an assassin in such a situation. From this point of view, Uncle is not completely without merit. I will ask Ah Uncle learns this."

Zhang Anshi became angry, and immediately scolded: "I teach you this to tell you that everyone around you praises you, but Uncle loves you and will point out your shortcomings so that you have a correct understanding of yourself. I didn't expect you to be like this Taunt me. Very good, it really has no conscience."

Seeing that his uncle was really angry, Zhu Zhanji shrank his neck and remained silent.

Zhang Anshi said: "Don't think about these crooked things in the future, do you understand? Let's go."

These days, it's mostly like this.

Let Zhu Zhanji read books by himself at other times.

Sometimes, there is no need to urge to read, and urging it out actually has no effect.

But at this time, Zhu Zhanji seemed to have a better understanding of the words in the book, and he no longer followed the scriptures.

He reads books now, but after discovering something, he is eager to find the answer from the book.

Because of what he saw and heard before him, there were too many things that he could not understand, or had only a half-knowledge.

Therefore... What was born at this time is more like a kind of self-awareness. He even has some judgments about some principles in the book, and he will think which sentence is right and which sentence is wrong.

This is completely different from studying in a study hall. When studying in a study hall, it is the doctors who decide what to say, and what they say is often cloudy, wishing to treat the author of the book as an ancestor, and Zhu Zhanji All I can do is try my best to memorize it by rote.

Sometimes, he would ask the doctors about his doubts, but the answers of the doctors still couldn't make him understand. Like the wheels of a cart, he will always be a good emperor, and if he is a good emperor, he can be a holy king , to reduce corvees, reduce taxes, and be lenient.

But why is this so, but he didn't say it, but just desperately quoted scriptures and talked about various saints' deeds.

So, at the end of the reading, Zhu Zhanji's mind is always filled with how powerful the saint is.

It was good reading, and it ended up being a fan meeting.

Today, Zhu Zhanji came to Qixia again.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji said to Xiao Liuer: "Little Liuer, is the chilblain on your hand healed?"

"It's improved a lot." Xiao Liu'er looked at Zhu Zhanji with a smile.

After eating and drinking enough, Xiao Liu'er has now become Zhu Zhanji's follower in Qixia.

Zhu Zhanji looked down and saw that Xiao Liu'er's hands were still terribly red and swollen, so he said, "No wonder people say that doctors are great, they help the world and save people, and it turns out that it relieves other people's pain... It's just... no one can To cure your frostbite, even Uncle can only come up with a slow method."

Xiao Liu'er danced his hands, and said with a sincere smile: "It's much more comfortable, it's much better now."

He is very content.

Both mature and sophisticated, sometimes with a child-like innocence.

"Hey..." Zhu Zhanji lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Maybe in the future, I won't be able to come often. Every time I come, I have to cry and cry until my mother can't stand it. I don't want my mother The concubine is always angry with me, and I may rarely see you in the future."

Xiao Liu'er immediately showed a reluctant expression, and said: "Your Highness, if you have time next time, I will bring you the pancakes made by my mother. My mother's pancakes are delicious."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Well... I will teach Uncle to take care of you."

Xiao Liu'er shook his head: "I have received a lot of care from Marquis Annan. Marquis Annan has been so kind to us. The day before yesterday, he even arranged a leisurely job for my father. He can earn eight taels of silver a month. He said... that he will send me to study in the future, I... don't know how to thank him..."

Xiao Liu'er's dark eyes were full of gratitude, he wiped his tears and said: "No one has treated me so well in this life, I don't know how grateful I am."

The two were talking softly.

Seeing Zhang Anshi come back, Zhu Zhanji supported his head and continued to read with his head down.

Zhang Anshi said excitedly: "Come on, I'll take you to see the new gunpowder."

Zhu Zhanji came to the spirit immediately: "Okay."

He is very straightforward.

Not far from the barracks, there is a cleared practice field.

This site is huge, not just flat land, but also hills, part of the forest, and even a puddle along the river.

This is for the model camp to conduct exercises, and occasionally to test some firearms.

At this time, a huge copper pot was pulled by the carriage.

The copper pot was as big as a wheel and weighed hundreds of catties. Several people pushed it to the predetermined position.

And at this predetermined location, someone has already built a wall, the wall is very thick, and many wooden figures have been tied up, and the wooden figures are still wearing full body armor.

Not only that, but there are also various chariots, which are set up one, two, five, and ten feet away from the copper ball.

All in place.

Zhang Anshi took Zhu Zhanji to look around a hundred feet away.

Qiu Songxing hurriedly appeared ten feet away from the copper ball.

A special large ditch was dug here, and both sides of the ditch were reinforced with wood.

Qiu Song popped his head out of the ditch and shouted loudly: "Light it up..."

A command.

Immediately...the fuse was lit.

Qiu Song popped his head out of the ditch, counting the time with his fingers, and the dozens of soldiers who accompanied him also stuck their heads out one by one.

Finally... Qiu Song shouted again: "Hide."

A person quickly hid his head in the ditch.

bang...

A loud bang.

Even if it was a hundred feet away, Zhu Zhanji only felt that his internal organs were beating with the roar.

He had already covered his ears, but the roar still made his heart tremble.

He looked up and saw a flame rising in the sky in the distance.

After the huge flame, there was flying sand and rocks.

That high wall collapsed in an instant, as if a big side was cut off all at once.

The wooden man in armor seemed to be torn apart in an instant, and disappeared into the billowing flames.

The chariots within five feet were also instantly destroyed.

Only the chariot ten feet away still retains the frame of the chariot, but it has also been smashed to pieces, and even directly overturned.

Seeing such a scene, Zhu Zhanji was dumbfounded.

Qiu Song was buried again.

Hundreds of tons of dust fell into the trench one after another.

The trench was half-filled with gravel and dust.

What's more, they were curled up in the trenches.

So... until a head stuck out from the dust, a disheveled guy... at this moment, he grinned suddenly, revealing his eye-catching white teeth.

"Dug them out."

With a loud cry, he jumped out of the ditch and ran towards the direction where the smoke billowed ahead.

This time is the best time to understand the power of this copper can.

He felt the heat wave tumbling in the air, looked at the flames flying into the sky, and the burning debris and sand still floating in the air, with a happy smile on his face.

…………

not far away……

A group of people was suddenly shaken by the sudden explosion.

The sitting horse neighed, obviously frightened, but fortunately Zhu Di was skilled in riding, and managed to calm the horse down, but even so, Zhu Di couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat while sitting on the horse.

Looking back, I saw that the guards who came with me were all in a panic.

And Chen Yan, a bachelor attendant who came after him, was a mess in equestrian skills. At this time, he was thrown off by the horse abruptly, his head hit the ground first, and he rolled a few times on the ground, so...in a strange posture Lie on the ground, the voice of "Ouch, Ouch... Ouch..." came out of his mouth uninterrupted.

Yishiha hurried forward to investigate and helped Chen Yan up.

After the assassination, Zhu Di's guards increased a lot, and most of them were selected guards, so there was not much embarrassment, but this made the guards more vigilant, and they quickly dispersed to prevent accidents.

With Yishiha's help, Chen Yan's legs trembled, and he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I feel like my bones are broken..."

Zhu Di only glanced at him, but ignored him. Instead, he looked at two people, one tall and one short, standing on a low watchtower not far away.

Chen Yan followed Zhu Di's gaze, and was suddenly shocked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is that the emperor's grandson?"

Zhu Di didn't answer.

Chen Yan cried: "Your Majesty, take a look, take a look, if you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would have thought... the emperor's grandson didn't study, but... was in such a place! The son of a daughter can't sit down, who is like that?" How dare you put the emperor and grandson in such a dangerous situation! If there is something good or bad about this, what should we do?"

Chen Yan wept bitterly and continued: "The emperor's grandson is in the prime of his life, and it is a good time to study. But now, he has no intention of studying and enjoys it every day. If this continues, what should we do? If you value the emperor and grandson, don't you even care about Jiangshan Sheji?"

"Your Majesty, this matter... must not be let go. There are traitors around the emperor's grandson. If you don't punish them severely, how can your majesty be worthy of the ancestors, how can you be worthy of the country."

As he said that, he knelt down on the ground crying, and continued with sobs: "Da Ming... Da Ming... If my Da Ming continues like this, how will it last forever... Woohoo..."

Yishiha was kind enough to save this guy from continuing to talk about Sui Yang Emperor's unlucky words, so he poked him lightly with his foot to teach him where to stop.

But who would have thought that Chen Yan didn't care at all, and continued to say excitedly: "The minister and the traitor are not in the same place. Your Majesty, do you want people like Sui Yang and Shang Zhou to appear in my Ming Dynasty? Alas, alas, the country is about to perish , there must be evildoers..."

Yi Shiha: "..."

Colleagues are enemies.

Chen Yan also pointed out that he, the mentor of the emperor's grandson, will train the emperor's grandson well in the future, and benefit his descendants from now on.

But it was obvious that the emperor's grandson had no intention of studying, and he was not very respectful to him, which worried him very much.

Being a Bachelor of Attendant, and also a Bachelor of Attendant of Zhan Shifu, is extremely noble, which means that he has a great future in the future, although he has no authority.

Being an official, after all, is looking at the future.

But if there are no more in the future, wouldn't this job of serving as a lecturer be in vain?

He was so angry that he vented all the anger in his heart.

You see, the grandson of the emperor is abolished now, no wonder I am wronged, the debtor has the right, you go find that bastard Zhang Anshi.

Zhu Di frowned, and immediately stepped forward.

When he got under the sentry tower, Zhu Di remained silent with a dark face.

Yi Shiha, who was following Zhu Di, hurriedly reminded: "His Royal Highness, Marquis Annan..."

He shouted.

When Zhang Anshi saw it, his face turned blue with fright, and he quickly carried Zhu Zhanji down the sentry tower.

When he reached Zhu Di's horse, Zhu Zhanji grinned and said, "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang..."

Zhu Di got off the horse neatly, holding a whip in his hand, and stepped forward angrily. He glared at Zhu Zhanji angrily, and then raised his whip.

The whip dangled in mid-air, as if to strike.

Zhu Zhanji immediately put his hands on his eyes: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhang Anshi could only droop his head, but he also wanted to wipe away his tears.But it's obviously past this age, I'm afraid this method won't work very well.

Zhu Di said angrily, "Okay, don't cry."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Grandpa Huang is like this, I'm afraid..."

Continue to wipe away tears.

Zhu Di had no choice but to say: "Why the hell don't you read every day? At your age, have you started to idle around?"

As he said that, he glanced at Zhang Anshi and said, "You are his own uncle. You don't care if you see that he doesn't want to study? Damn, Zhu Zhanji is ignorant, and you don't either?"

Although Zhu Di is a rough person, he also knows that children of this age should still focus on studying.

Although it is not necessary to be a Jinshi in reading, at least...you should be able to read classics and history well, and be able to read and write.

Zhu Zhanji said quickly: "Grandpa Huang, I'm studying."

Zhu Di looked back at Chen Yan: "You said you were studying, but Chen Qing's family said you were wasting your studies."

Chen Yan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not bully you, especially these days, the emperor's grandson is really tired, and he is unwilling to memorize things that should be read and memorized, especially the "Zi Zi" Zhi Tong Jian and Great Learning. Your Majesty... I am very worried about this."

He reluctantly changed his smile again, and said to Zhu Zhanji kindly: "My grandson, although I know that you are having a great time here, I don't know that those who indulge you in having fun here are killing you for life." Ah. The minister may be a little strict with you on weekdays, but the emperor should know that the so-called lax teaching and laziness of teachers may not understand your painstaking efforts now, but you will understand in the future when you grow up."

Zhu Zhanji cried and said: "Grandpa Huang, he is talking nonsense."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Okay, what are you and the doctor arguing about? After all, your father lacks discipline for you. You are not allowed to cry anymore. If you cry again, I will break your father's leg."

Zhu Zhanji was startled and shivered suddenly.

Zhang Anshi felt very dangerous, but luckily he didn't discount his uncle's legs.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji was too frightened to vent his anger.

Zhu Di felt that his strict discipline had an effect, so he said, "Do you know what to do in the future?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "I know."

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes: "Say!"

Zhu Zhanji said: "I will never study with Master Chen again, and Sun Chen will be with my uncle."

Chen Yan: "..."

Zhu Di was furious. Originally, at this time, even if Zhu Zhanji went down the donkey, even if he took the next step, Zhu Di would hug him, comfort him, and then decide to forgive him.

But who would have thought that Zhu Zhanji was so rebellious.

Is this still human?

Zhu Di shouted: "You still think that the emperor dare not do anything to you, don't you? Do you think that the emperor can't deal with you? You were so cute before, why are you so naughty now?"

He was annoyed, his face flushed red, and his eyes popped open.

But Zhu Zhanji looked straight at him without fear.

This made Zhu Di suddenly feel that his majesty had been greatly damaged, so he roared: "Come on, come on... Go and tie up that rebellious son Zhu Gaochi, and tie him up immediately. I will let Zhu Zhanji today Take a good look...to see if I follow my words, if I don't kill his father, he doesn't know how powerful I am."

Yishiha and the guards were so frightened that they didn't dare to vent their anger, and each of them drooped their heads, but they dared not obey orders.

Seeing this, Zhu Di was even more furious: "Are you deaf? Go, let me go quickly, you dare to disrespect the order?"

Zhu Zhanji blushed with fright, and hurriedly went to see Zhang Anshi: "Uncle, Uncle..."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Zhanji called again pitifully: "Uncle..."

Zhang Anshi quietly pushed away Zhu Zhanji's little hand that was pulling his sleeve.

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Zhanji: "It turns out that you got the courage from your uncle! Well, it's very good..."

Zhang Anshi shook his body suddenly, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, calm down, I... I have nothing to do with it, I have nothing to do with it, I just... feel... feel..."

But Zhu Di said angrily: "Zhu Zhanji, tell me again, do you still dare to do this?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "I like it here, even if Grandpa Huang killed Uncle, I would like it too. Woooooo..."

At this time, Zhang Anshi grinned helplessly: "Your Majesty, forget it, he is still a child. Besides... Besides, he has developed a lot of skills here, and he has also read a lot of books in Qixia..."

Before Zhu Di could speak, Chen Yan was in a hurry. He said abruptly, "Your Majesty, what Marquis Annan said is very unreasonable. If you don't study in Zhan's mansion, how could you come here to study? Now you are still sophistrying, for the emperor's grandson." If you don't get tired of making excuses, what will happen in the future...?"

Zhu Zhanji said angrily; "I have learned, I have learned."

He gritted his teeth, apparently in a hurry: "I have reviewed Zi Zhi Tong Jian and the University several times... I just don't like to learn from you."

Chen Yan's face darkened, and then he looked at Zhu Zhanji with kind eyes.

In his opinion, the grandson was just misunderstood by traitors, and sooner or later he will understand his painstaking efforts. The more he saves the grandson, the more the grandson will remember his great kindness today.

"His Majesty……"

He just spoke.

Zhu Di said with a sullen face, "What have you learned?"

"I've learned everything..."

(End of this chapter)