How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

As history continues to flow.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the princes rose up and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms emerged.

The dispute between Song and Yuan Dynasty can be regarded as the most tragic act of the dragon clan jumping into the sea from Yashan Mountain, and the short-lived Yuan Dynasty was a flash in the pan.

Finally, the commoner beggar Zhu Yuanzhang officially ascended the throne and established the Ming Dynasty!

The scene in front of Ye Cheng finally stopped.

This year.

AD 1375, the eighth year of Hongwu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was forty-three years old and had been the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for eight years.

Yingtian Prefecture, early February.

The weather in the early morning was still very cold, but in the Huagai Hall behind the Fengxian Hall, the stove was burning very brightly, making the empty hall warm as spring.

After dismissing the morning court, Zhu Yuanzhang began to eat, and from time to time he teased the one-year-old baby in his arms.

"Xiongying, Xiongying, do you want to eat some pancakes? Hey, let me tell you, these are the pancakes that your grandma made herself... They are delicious..."

As he said this, Lao Zhu was about to stuff the pancake into the baby's mouth.

There was also a middle-aged woman standing next to her, who was probably in her forties. Although she was well maintained, she had some white hair on her temples.

Seeing the old man was about to stuff the hot pancake into the child's mouth, he suddenly became angry and rushed over to grab it.

"Are you crazy, Zhu Chongba? Not to mention that this pancake is fresh out of the pan, just say that a child over one year old, does he have teeth? Ah, let me ask you, does he have teeth? Do you want to choke him to death?"

When the woman shouted, the child in her arms seemed to be frightened and started crying loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang, whose pancakes were taken away, was scolded by the woman, but he did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he showed a simple and ashamed smile.

"Hey, sister! I just want Xiongying to have a taste of your cooking skills..."

"Taste your grandmother's head! Zhu Chongba, I'm telling you, if you burn my grandson, I will never forgive you!"

The woman cursed angrily, threw the pancake on the table, then squatted down with a bowl of porridge and started feeding the baby.

Zhu Yuanzhang's old face turned red and he could only smile and remain silent.

The eunuchs and palace maids standing by covered their mouths and laughed secretly when they saw this.

They were used to the scene of the couple bickering and swearing at each other, but if others saw it, they would probably be shocked.

Crazy!

Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the founder of the Hongwu Empire who once killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River and had a bloody sword on his waist, was actually scolded by a woman?

I’m afraid the nine clans are collectively shouting, you f*cking want to live, but we still want to keep our heads.

But if you knew the other person's identity, I'm afraid no one would be able to say anything.

The woman was Zhu Yuanzhang’s first wife, Ma Xiuying, the first empress of the Ming Dynasty.

What Zhu Yuanzhang was holding in his arms was Zhu Xiongying, the eldest son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao who was born just last year.

A family of three, two generations of grandfather and grandson, actually enjoyed themselves and felt warm in the imperial palace, which symbolized the highest authority.

True.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor for eight years, he never lost the character of his poor background.

He still liked to drink porridge and eat pickles, liked to eat the pancakes made by his wife, Empress Ma, and still liked to get together with his family to chat.

Seeing his wife start to feed his grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped smiling and picked up the pancake on the table, took a big bite, and then took a bite of pickled cabbage.

Let me never again describe that feeling.

“Wow! That’s the smell!”

"Sister, I've been craving this for days! Hey, come on, why can't you make me a pot of it every day?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had his mouth full of pancakes and pickles, but he was still speaking incoherently.

Queen Ma, who was feeding her, rolled her eyes.

"nonsense!"

"Don't you see what time you have to attend court every day? I have to get up before the second watch to knead the dough and make pancakes. I'm busy for an hour or two, and by the time the pancakes are out of the oven, you've just finished your court session!"

"If this happens every day, I wonder if you, Zhu Chongba, are hoping that I will die sooner?"

"This...ah, yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the white hair on his wife's temples and the pancake in his hand, and suddenly he could no longer laugh.

Yes!

Wife, we are both old. We are both in our forties this year.

My son Zhu Biao and his family grew up and even gave us grandchildren.

After another ten years or even dozens of years, we will be buried in the earth and enjoy the incense and offerings.

Then let his wife stay up late and get up early to make him some pancakes...

"I'm really not a human being!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but slap himself lightly in annoyance, and the pancake in his hand no longer tasted fragrant.

amount……

Queen Ma, who was feeding her grandson, was stunned and cursed in confusion.

"Zhongba, are you sick? Why are you slapping yourself? You want to eat, can I cook for you every day? Isn't it shameful for an emperor to humiliate himself?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly fell in love.

He pinched the pancake, his eyes red and he let out a long sigh.

"Sister, I'm not sick, and I'm not ashamed!"

"I just remembered that when I was a soldier under your foster father, you made pancakes for me."

Empress Ma was stunned when she heard this and was speechless for a moment.

There is an allusion here.

It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang was a general under Guo Zixing, he was ostracized and envied by Guo Zixing's two sons because of his excellent ability in leading troops in battle.

The two men reported to Guo Zixing that Zhu Yuanzhang intended to rebel. Guo Zixing detained Zhu Yuanzhang without asking for the reason or investigating the truth.

Upon seeing this, his two sons took the opportunity to order the kitchen to cut off Zhu Yuanzhang's food supply, intending to kill him to death from thirst or starvation.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang could hardly bear it anymore, Ma Xiuying appeared.

Ma Xiuying was the adopted daughter of Guo Zixing and his wife Zhang. Although she was called an adopted daughter, she was actually similar to a maid, just with a higher status than ordinary servants.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely hungry, he could not bear it, so he secretly made a batch of pancakes and planned to send them to Zhu Yuanzhang secretly.

Unexpectedly, when the pancakes were just taken out of the pan and Ma Xiuying was about to put them in a basket, Guo Zixing's wife Zhang happened to see them.

In a hurry, Ma Xiuying was afraid of being stopped by Zhang, so she could only stuff the whole pot of boiling hot pancakes into her arms.

Zhang seemed to have noticed something and deliberately asked a lot of questions, refusing to let Ma Xiuying leave.

Ma Xiuying could only endure the severe pain and answer her adoptive mother's questions with an expressionless face.

She waited until her adoptive mother left reluctantly before she hurriedly ran to the room where Zhu Yuanzhang was imprisoned.

But when she took out the pancake again, it had burned Ma Xiuying's chest, and the skin and pancake were stuck together, making it a bloody mess.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang ate the pancake with tears in his eyes and swore to the sky.

As long as I, Zhu Yuanzhang, live, I will never let you, Ma Xiuying, down.

Therefore, the thing called steamed buns became a symbol of the sincere feelings between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, and also a testimony to their lifelong love.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang ate the pancakes again, and couldn't help feeling the passing of time.

He also fulfilled his oath and did not let his wife down.

"...eat...eat what you want! You can't fill your mouth with pancakes!"

When Ma Xiuying thought of the past, her face turned red. She couldn't help but say "Puh" and continued to feed her grandson.

Unexpectedly.

A eunuch ran in hurriedly from outside the hall.

He trotted up to Zhu Yuanzhang, knelt on his knees, and spoke in a low voice.

"Report to the Emperor..."

"Liu Ji, the Earl of Sincerity, requests an audience!"