The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

The day before Longevity.

After Zhu Zhanji finished class with Yang Shiqi, he came to have lunch with Zhu Di.

Empress Xu is not yet confinement, it is not convenient for Zhu Di to have lunch with her for the time being.

Zhu Zhanji had lunch with Zhu Di at noon, and then went back to Kunning Palace to have dinner with Empress Xu in the evening.

In the dining hall of Qianqing Palace, Ma Sanbao and Chen Wu had already arranged lunch.

Zhu Di personally offered Zhu Zhanji a bowl of pigeon soup. After Zhu Zhanji said "thank you", he took the bowl and drank it.

The cooking skills of Shangshan Supervisor's chef are getting better and better. Of course, this is all forced by Zhu Zhanji.During this period, Zhu Zhanji went to Shangshan Supervisor and Guanglu Temple to supervise the imperial chefs every day.

On Longevity Day, envoys from foreign countries enter the palace to congratulate them. If the dishes at the palace banquet are not delicious, it will be too embarrassing for Daming. Therefore, Zhu Zhanji has very high requirements for the imperial chefs of the Guanglu Temple monk's food supervisor.

The imperial cooks of the Guanglu Temple monk's food supervisor are most afraid of Zhu Zhanji.As long as the food they cook doesn't suit Zhu Zhanji's appetite, they will be severely punished, so they dare not slack off at the state banquet on the Longevity Day.

In the past few days, Zhu Zhanji also worked as a dish tester, going to eat dishes prepared by Guanglu Temple, Shangshan Supervisor, and Shangshi Bureau for the Longevity Festival.

Zhu Gaochi also has a little research on food.He also gave a lot of opinions on the dishes of Wanshou Festival.

It can be said that the father and son set the dishes for the Longevity Festival.

Zhu Di has no opinion on the menu set by Zhu Zhanji and the others.On the contrary, he was very satisfied.

"Grandpa Huang, try this piece of braised pork."

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he picked up a piece of braised pork and fed it to Zhu Di's mouth.

Zhu Di opened his mouth and ate it, and then his eyes lit up.

"tasty."

"That's right, Grandpa Huang, bibimbap is more delicious with braised pork broth." Zhu Zhanji scooped up a few spoonfuls of braised pork broth and poured it on the rice in Zhu Di's bowl, and then he mixed it with chopsticks. "Try it quickly."

"Okay, Grandpa Huang, try it." Zhu Di scooped up a spoonful of rice soaked in braised pork broth and ate it, then he nodded repeatedly and said, "It tastes good."

"In the past few months, the cooks of the Guanglu Temple's monk's food supervisor have improved a lot." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "In this way, on the Wanshou Festival tomorrow, foreign envoys will be able to eat with gusto, and they will definitely praise our Ming Dynasty food. Can't stop talking."

Zhu Di smiled and boasted: "Then you have contributed a lot."

"It's my honor to contribute a little bit to Ming Dynasty's cuisine." Let Guanglu Temple, Shangshan Supervisor, and Shangshi Bureau study and study delicacies, so that Daming's food culture can be passed on to future generations. This is what he should do before he grows up.When he grows up, he can't focus on food, otherwise he will be said by the ministers and the people that he is not doing his job properly.

Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled dotingly and said, "You..."

"Grandpa, tomorrow is the Longevity Day, are you excited now?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Di curiously, "This is your first Longevity Day."

Zhu Di smiled; "Of course I'm a little excited."

"Grandpa Huang, seeing your calm expression, I thought you were not excited at all." Zhu Zhanji laughed jokingly, "I didn't expect you to be excited, Grandpa Huang."

"This is Zhenzhen's first Longevity Festival. Tomorrow, not only civil and military officials will come to congratulate, but also many foreign envoys will come to celebrate birthday. I am naturally happy." These days, Zhu Di is in a good mood, and at the same time there is something in his heart. A great ambition.

"Grandfather, your future Longevity Festival will be a great event in Ming Dynasty, and all nations will definitely come to court at that time."

"Is Wan Bang coming to court?" Zhu Di suddenly smiled meaningfully, "This is what the emperor wants."

"Grandfather, you will definitely be able to do it." Zhu Zhanji is full of confidence in Zhu Di, "When the time comes, it will definitely not be worse than Wanbang in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty."

"Compared with the prosperous Tang Dynasty?" Zhu Di chuckled and said, "Then Grandpa Huang has to work hard."

"Grandfather, you can definitely do it."

Being so trusted by his precious grandson, Zhu Di was very moved.

"By the way, Zhan Ji, last time you proposed learning a foreign language, you gave Grandpa Huang a new idea."

Zhu Zhanji stopped the chopsticks in his hand, looked at Zhu Di curiously, and asked, "Grandfather, what do you think?"

"I want to send people to visit foreign countries." This idea also came to Zhu Di suddenly.He didn't say anything to anyone, and he was the first to tell Zhu Zhanji.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji heard this, his small face suddenly glowed and said: "Zheng..." Just after he said the word "Zheng", he realized that something was wrong, so he stopped in time, and said after a while, " Grandpa Huang, are you going to send someone to visit a foreign country?"

Zhu Di nodded slightly: "That's right, in this way we can better understand these foreign countries."

Zhu Zhanji nodded again and again: "You can also trade with them, sell them our good things from Ming Dynasty, and then buy them back. Foreign countries must have many treasures that our Ming Dynasty does not have."

"Your proposal is not bad." Zhu Di said with a smile on his face, "That's what Grandpa Huang planned."

"Grandfather, if you do this, you will open up maritime trade, and then we will be able to make a lot of money." Zhu Zhanji stopped eating, and said enthusiastically, "Those foreign countries are much behind our Ming Dynasty, don't worry about it." Let’s just say that they don’t have tea, porcelain, and silk from our Daming.”

"Maritime trade?" Zhu Di didn't think of this, but now that Zhu Zhanji said that, he thinks he can try it.

"Grandfather, although there are many Japanese pirates and thieves at sea, you can really make a lot of money by opening the sea ban and doing maritime trade." Zhu Zhanji didn't expect this at first, but just now he heard Zhu Di say that he sent people to visit foreign countries , he thought of maritime trade. "The most important thing is to be able to introduce things that our Ming Dynasty does not have. It would be even better if we can introduce food that our Ming Dynasty does not have." Sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, peanuts, peppers, cucumbers and other things must be introduced to Daming as soon as possible.Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are high-yielding. If they can be introduced to Ming Dynasty, the food problem can be solved.

Zhu Di nodded lightly: "You are quite right."

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly asked: "Grandpa Huang, when will you send someone to visit a foreign country? Who are you going to send?"

"Grandpa Huang hasn't thought it through yet." Zhu Di only had this idea, "This matter needs to be discussed with the ministers."

"The ministers must disagree." Zhu Zhanji pouted and said, "The ministers must feel that it is a waste of money."

"This matter does cost a lot of money, but the reward will be greater." To send people to visit foreign countries, first of all, you need a lot of warships.Building a warship is not an easy task. "There is no rush for this matter, it must be well arranged and prepared."

"It's natural." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he suddenly saw Ma Sanbao waiting at the side, pointed at him and said to Zhu Di, "Grandpa, Eunuch Ma is a very suitable candidate."

Ma Sanbao, who was suddenly named, pointed at himself in astonishment: "Slave?"

Zhu Di also showed surprise: "Ma Sanbao?"

"That's right, Eunuch Ma is someone close to you, Grandpa Huang. He has been marching and fighting with you all this time. The most important thing is that he was also a foreigner before and knows the situation at sea very well. He is the most suitable person to go."

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Ma Sanbao suddenly thought of a dream he had when he was a child.From a very young age, he had a dream of going to Mecca like his grandfather and father.However, since he was captured into the palace and cleaned up, he gave up this dream.Because, he felt that it was impossible for him to leave Daming in his life.However, now that there was an opportunity in front of him, Ma Sanbao was so excited that he knelt down to Zhu Di without thinking.

"Your Majesty, the servants are willing."

Zhu Di took a deep look at Ma Sanbao who was kneeling on the ground, and felt that what his precious grandson said was right.

"Okay, then you will take someone there." Ma Sanbao is Zhu Di's confidant, and has been fighting with Zhu Di all these years, and has made a lot of contributions.Ma Sanbao is very talented no matter in marching and fighting, or in receiving people and dealing with affairs.The most important thing is that Zhu Di trusts him.

Ma Sanbao looked very excited, and kowtowed three times to Zhu Di: "Thank you, Your Majesty, this servant will definitely not let you down!"

"You get up first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Di said: "I haven't mentioned this matter to the ministers yet. Wait for this matter to be discussed.

After it's settled, I'll send you to supervise the shipbuilding. "

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Sanbao then thanked Zhu Zhanji, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Eunuch Ma, you should bring back some good things when the time comes."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I also want to go to a foreign country..."

Before Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Di: "Don't even think about it."

"I knew it." If he was not the precious grandson of Grandpa Huang, but the grandson of other grandpas, then he could travel to foreign countries. "Eunuch Ma, when you go, you must write down the beauty, food, and interesting things of these foreign countries in detail."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Also, write down the map of the sea area, and the seasons at sea..."

Seeing Zhu Zhanji talking non-stop, Zhu Di interrupted him helplessly: "Okay, this matter hasn't started yet, don't rush to tell Ma Sanbao what to do, now have a good lunch."

Zhu Zhanji stuck out his tongue and said, "Grandpa Huang, am I excited?"

"You can't go, why are you excited?"

Zhu Zhanji puffed his cheeks and said, "Grandpa Huang, it's not that you don't agree with me to go, otherwise I will go with Eunuch Ma."

"You give me up on the idea of ​​going to a foreign country, and don't think about it from now on." After Zhu Di finished speaking, he changed the subject and talked about other things, "By the way, tomorrow's Longevity Day, prepare a gift for Grandpa the Emperor Yet?"

Zhu Zhanji said in his heart that Grandpa Huang told him not to think about it, but he wanted to.He can't go to the Western Ocean, and he can't let him think about it.

"Of course it's ready."

"When you celebrated your birthday, Grandpa Huang gave you a big gift. What kind of gift did you prepare for Grandpa Huang?" Zhu Di deliberately teased Zhu Zhanji, "If the gift you prepare is stingy, Grandpa Huang will be angry."

"Grandpa, don't worry, the gift I gave you is definitely the most thoughtful, just wait." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he added in a low voice. Although the gift he gave was not expensive, it was full of heart .

Hearing what the precious grandson said, Zhu Di was instantly filled with anticipation: "The grandpa is looking forward to your gift."

"Grandpa Huang, I will never let you down." Zhu Zhanji said confidently.

Zhu Di picked up a piece of meat and fed it to Zhu Zhanji's mouth, "Grandpa Huang can't wait for the gift from you."

"Grandfather, please be safe and don't be impatient. Tomorrow you will receive the gift I prepared for you with all my heart."

Zhu Di didn't ask Zhu Zhanji what gift it was, and told him about other things.

After lunch, the grandfather and grandson went to Kunning Palace to visit Empress Xu and Princess Yongkang.

Empress Xu and Princess Yongkang also just finished their lunch.She was walking around the house with her daughter in her arms to digest food.

Zhu Di walked in and hugged his daughter from Empress Xu.

When Princess Yongkang saw Zhu Di, a smile appeared on her face immediately.

Zhu Zhanji played with his little aunt for a while, then went back to his room for a lunch break.

He now only takes an hour-long nap every day because he has other classes in the afternoon.

After class in the afternoon, Zhu Zhanji returned to Kunning Palace to have dinner with Empress Xu.

After dinner, Zhu Zhanji read books, practiced calligraphy, and went to bed on time at Haishi.

Before going to bed, he hurriedly asked, "Grandfather, which palace do you sleep in tonight?"

Chen Wu replied respectfully: "The emperor didn't go anywhere tonight, and slept in his bedroom."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "That's good. When the time comes, you wake me up."

"Yes, Your Highness." After Chen Wu finished speaking, he waited for Zhu Zhanji to fall asleep.

When it was midnight, Chen Wu woke up Zhu Zhanji on time.

Zhu Zhanji woke up in a daze, and walked out of Kunning Palace in a daze.While yawning, he walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

When the patrolling guards and Jin Yiwei saw Zhu Zhanji, they were busy saluting him.

"Your Highness, it's so late and you don't sleep, where are you going?"

"Go and find Grandpa Huang."

"Your Highness, the Emperor has already gone to bed.

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"It's okay." Zhu Zhanji yawned again, and immediately waved to the guards, "Don't worry about me, just go on patrol."

"Your Highness, it's late at night, I'd better accompany you to Qianqing Palace."

"Okay, let's go to Qianqing Palace together."