The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

"Yongle" has the meaning of eternal happiness in the world, which is better than "Yongqing".

Zhu Di liked the word "Yongle" very much, so he named his reign as "Yongle".

Zhu Zhanji also thinks that "Yongle" sounds better than "Yongqing", and "Yongqing" sounds a bit weird.

As soon as he ascended the throne, Zhu Di has many things to do.However, no matter how busy he is, he will eat every meal with Zhu Zhanji.

It's not like Zhu Di went to court, so he went to find his precious grandson to have breakfast.

In the morning, Zhu Di only ate some snacks to pad his stomach, and did not eat breakfast.

Zhu Di asked, "How does the breakfast taste today?"

"It's much better than before." Two days ago, Zhu Zhanji called people from Shangshan Supervisor and Guanglu Temple and scolded him severely.

The Shangshan Supervisor was in charge of the emperor's private meals.Guanglu Temple is responsible for the national diet, that is to say, it is the Guanglu Temple that is responsible for the diet when holding events.It is also responsible for the diet of the officials.

Whether it is Shangshanjian or Guanglu Temple, they all have a problem, that is, the food they make is very unpalatable.Unpalatable is not considered, but it is far from delicious.

In Zhu Zhanji's impression, the craftsmanship of the imperial chefs is very good, and the meals they make are very delicious.On the day Zhu Di came to the throne, Zhu Zhanji was full of expectations for the food at the palace banquet.Influenced by his father Zhu Gaochi, he likes to eat food very much.

When he was in Beiping Mansion before, he often followed Zhu Gaochi to taste delicious food.In addition, the chefs in Yanwang's Mansion are also very skilled. Zhu Zhanji's tongue has been kept in his mouth since he was a child.

When he ate the royal meal with full expectation, he bit down and the taste was bland, which made him very disappointed.He thought that only one dish was not tasty, but he ate other dishes and found that they were not tasty.At that time, he was stunned and couldn't believe that this was a meal made by the imperial chef.

The meals cooked by the ordinary people in Beiping Mansion were better than those prepared by the imperial chef. He couldn't believe that this was at the level of the imperial chef.

Zhu Zhanji asked Zhu Di specifically if the food was not delicious when they ate in the palace.Zhu Di told them that the food in the palace has always been like this, not tasty and not bad.

The reason why the food in the palace is not good is because of Zhu Yuanzhang.He has not had enough to eat since he was a child, and he has also been a beggar. For him, as long as he can have enough to eat.Besides, as the emperor, he is very busy every day and spends very little time on eating and drinking, so he does not have high requirements for imperial meals.The most important thing is that he seldom eats the meals cooked by Shang Shan Jian, because Empress Ma often cooks for him in person.

Although Queen Ma's cooking skills are not very good, they are at the level of ordinary people, but for Zhu Yuanzhang, this is the most delicious.

In addition, the sage said not to be greedy for appetite, which led to Zhu Yuanzhang's low requirements for imperial meals.

Of course, the Shangshan Supervisor and Guanglu Temple made the imperial cuisine according to Zhu Yuanzhang's request, so from Zhu Yuanzhang to the present, the imperial cuisine has been like this.

Zhu Zhanji also asked Zhu Di if they had no objections.Zhu Di said that they didn't eat a lot of imperial meals in the palace, so he didn't care about it.Besides, if they care too much about whether the imperial meal is good or not, the ministers will say that they are greedy for appetite.

Hearing his grandfather's words, Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes.The ancient sages said that people depend on food.Whether it is the royal family or the common people, they should eat well.If even food and vegetables are said to be greedy for appetite, then simply don't eat.

Zhu Zhanji dislikes the food in the palace very much.On the second day of Zhu Di's accession to the throne, he asked the Shangshan Supervisor and the people of Guanglu Temple to prepare better food, but the food they made was still not delicious. Zhu Zhanji was so angry that he called the palm print eunuch to scold him. .

If they can't cook a good meal, then they will all go out and let the cooks of folk cooking enter the palace to make imperial meals.

The Shangshan Supervisor and the palm print eunuch of Guanglu Temple were of course very frightened when they heard this.After they went back, they ordered the royal chefs to cook delicious food.

In fact, the imperial cooks of Shangshanjian and Guanglu Temple can cook delicious meals, but because they have been adhering to the unpalatable standard of cooking imperial meals, their level has unknowingly become lower.

Seeing His Highness the emperor's grandson getting angry, how dare the imperial chefs use the previous standard to cook imperial meals.

In the past few days, the chefs from Shangshan Supervisor and Guanglu Temple will bring the dishes to Zhu Zhanji to taste.If Zhu Zhanji thinks it's not tasty, he has to redo it.

Under Zhu Zhanji's instruction|teaching, the cooking skills of Shangshan Supervisor and the imperial chefs of Guanglu Temple have improved a lot.

Zhu Zhanji also told them that food is also a kind of culture, let them study food carefully.

The imperial meal became delicious, not only Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji were happy, but also the ministers were happy.

Some ministers talked about not being greedy for food and drink, and ended up eating delicious meals in their own homes, which was extremely hypocritical.However, most ministers felt that the food in the palace was really not tasty.They really wouldn't eat it if they could.

It's all right now, thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness, the food in the palace has finally become more delicious.

Regarding Zhu Zhan's keynote|teaching the royal chef, many ministers felt that he did the right thing.Those hypocritical ministers couldn't say anything even if they wanted to say Zhu Zhanji, because His Royal Highness was still very young.It is normal for a child to like to eat delicious food, or it is delicious, and ministers cannot say that he is not good because of this.

Zhu Zhanji is not afraid of those ministers. For him, unpalatable food is a very important thing, because it is related to his health and even his life span.If the food is not good, he will not be able to eat well, and his body will not be healthy, which will cause him to get sick.If you get sick too much, your life will be shortened.

He doesn't want to be as short-lived as in history, so he has to eat well, grow up healthily, and be a long-lived person.

For Zhu Zhanji, not letting him eat well is killing him.

"Grandfather, I really admire your patience."

Zhu Di laughed and said, "I've been used to it since I was a child, and I don't think it's bad."

"I can't bear it. When I dream about my great-grandfather, I must tell him well." It's really rare for the imperial meal to be so unpalatable.

"Okay, isn't it more delicious now?" Zhu Di put the fish he just picked out into Zhu Zhanji's bowl, "Eat fish."

Zhu Zhanji didn't complain about the imperial meal anymore, and ate fish obediently with his head down.

"By the way, Zhanji, grandpa asked Ma Sanbao to choose some people to serve you, and you can choose some of them later." Because I'm too busy these days, I forgot about this matter.

"Then I have to choose carefully." After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he looked up at Zhu Di and asked, "Grandpa, Grandmother and Dad have a few days before they arrive in Nanjing?"

"One more day." Zhu Di calculated the time, "I should be able to arrive in Nanjing tomorrow afternoon."

"Then tomorrow afternoon, shall we go to the pier to pick up the imperial grandmother and the others?"

"Of course I'm going to pick it up."

Zhu Zhanji suddenly thought of something, and smiled narrowly at Zhu Di: "Grandpa Huang, do you miss Grandma Huang?"

Zhu Di generously admitted: "I miss you very much. Grandpa Huang hasn't seen your grandma for a long time."

"That's right, grandpa, you and grandma haven't seen each other for almost two years."

"Do you miss the imperial grandmother?"

"Of course I want to. I have never been separated from the emperor's grandmother for such a long time." Zhu Zhanji said, "Although I like you the emperor's grandpa most, I also like the emperor's grandmother. I am not used to not having the emperor's grandmother by my side."

"Your grandmother didn't love you for nothing."

Zhu Zhanji said proudly, "That is."

After lunch, Zhu Di didn't have time to play with Zhu Zhanji, so he went back to the imperial study and continued to read the memorial.

During this period of time, many memorials have been accumulated.In addition, Zhu Di had just ascended the throne, and various places continued to send memorials to greet him.Of course, there are also memorials to report on the local situation.

At the gate of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji looked at the dozen or so eunuchs and court ladies brought by Ma Sanbao.

Ma Sanbao asked them one by one to tell them what their names were, how old they were, and what they would do.

"Your Highness, this servant is called Chen Wu. She is ten years old this year. She can read and write a little bit."

Ma Sanbao waited for Chen Wu to finish speaking, and added for him: "Your Highness, Chen Wu is from Cochin."

Zhu Zhanji knew that there were foreigners in the palace, so he was not surprised to hear that Chen Wu was from Cochin.However, he was curious about another thing.

"You are from Cochin, how can you recognize my handwriting?"

"Returning to Your Highness, the servants learned from the master, and the masters of the servants can read." When Chen Wu spoke, his tone was a little trembling because he was too nervous and excited.

"Go get a pen and paper and let him write his name."

Ma Sanbao immediately fetched a pen and paper, and handed them to Chen Wu.

Chen Wu lay on the ground, writing his name on the paper with his right hand trembling.After writing, he knelt on the ground and held the paper in both hands.

Ma Sanbao took it, and then respectfully handed it to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji looked at it, and although the word "Chen Wu" was a little trembling, it was generally well written, at least not crooked.

"Since you can read and write, follow me."

Chen Wu's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he quickly kowtowed three times to Zhu Zhanji: "Thank you Your Highness, I will serve you with all my heart."

When the other eunuchs and maids saw that Chen Wu was selected, they all showed envious expressions.

"Get up."

After Chen Wu stood up, he very consciously walked behind Zhu Zhanji.

Seeing this, Ma Sanbao was slightly surprised, and smiled in his heart, he thought he was a timid boy at first, but he was quite clever.

Then there was a little eunuch with a round face and round eyes, "Your Highness, my servant's name is Yuan Qi. She is nine years old this year and can read Braille, but she can't write very well." He originally wanted to say that he could write, but when His Highness asked Chen He didn't dare to say that when Wu wrote. "Your servant can tell stories and tell jokes." He felt that His Highness must like listening to stories and jokes at such a young age.

Zhu Zhanji likes to listen to stories, but the stories he likes to listen to are not ordinary stories, but stories about marching and fighting.

Ma Sanbao thinks that the little eunuch Yuan Qi is quite cute, and the most important thing is that his whole body reveals a witty energy, which is very attractive.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the eunuch named Yuan Qi in front of him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked thoughtful.

This name is somewhat familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji staring at him without speaking, Yuan Qi became more and more nervous, clutching his pants tightly with both hands.

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, and finally remembered where he had heard the name Yuan Qi.

He remembered that he had watched a TV series about Zhu Zhanji in his previous life, in which there was an eunuch named Yuan Qiong, who, relying on himself as the emperor's personal eunuch, did a lot of corruption and bribery and disregarded human life.

Although he didn't know whether Yuan Qi in front of him would be like in history, but he would never allow such a person by his side.

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand, signaling Yuan Qi to step back.

Seeing that he was not selected, Yuan Qi immediately blushed and bit his lips tightly to prevent himself from crying.

Zhu Zhanji later selected a young eunuch named Wang Zhong, who looked very simple and honest.

He chose two more court ladies, one named Bai Wei and the other named Hong Hua.Both of them are old enough.They also chose a nanny whose surname is Sun.It has the same surname as Nanny Sun next to Zhu Zhanji, and is about the same age.

After the selection, Zhu Zhanji was sleepy and went directly to his grandfather's bedroom for an afternoon nap.

Ma Sanbao took Chen Wu and Wang Zhong to wait for Zhu Zhanji to take a nap.

It was the first time for Chen Wu and Wang Zhong to enter the Qianqing Palace, and it was also the first time to enter the emperor's bedroom, and their legs became weak from fright.Fortunately, Ma Sanbao was very patient and taught them little by little.

They listened very carefully and took it to heart.

After Zhu Zhanji fell asleep, Ma Sanbao took Chen Wu and Wang Zhong out again, and told them about Zhu Zhanji's preferences.

"Remember?"

Chen Wu and Wang Zhong nodded quickly: "Your servant will remember."

"Then tell me."

Chen Wu and Wang Zhong repeated Ma Sanbao's words sentence by sentence.

Seeing that they really remembered, Ma Sanbao nodded with satisfaction: "Remember, you are now the people around His Highness, you must take good care of His Highness, and you must be loyal to His Highness, you understand?"

"The servant knows."

"You are the servants of His Highness, please don't do anything that hurts His Highness's face." Ma Sanbao's tone suddenly became very severe, "If you do something that hurts His Highness's face, our family will never forgive you .”

Chen Wu and Wang Zhong felt a chill in their hearts when they heard this, and they unconsciously showed expressions of fear.

"The slaves dare not."

"Your Highness is deeply favored by His Majesty. It is a blessing you have cultivated in several lifetimes that you can serve Your Highness. You must serve His Highness with all your heart, understand?"

"Slaves understand." Of course Chen Wu and Wang Zhong knew what it meant to serve Zhu Zhanji.

"Okay, you two go to the door and guard."

The two walked out and obediently guarded the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Zhanji didn't wake up until Shen Shichu. After waking up, he dressed himself, and then went to the ear room to wash.

"The emperor's grandfather is in the imperial study?"

"The emperor is reviewing the memorial in the imperial study."

"Then I'll go find Grandpa Huang." Zhu Zhanji stopped and said to Ma Sanbao just after walking a few steps, "Take the snacks to the Imperial Study Room."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhu Zhanji walked out the door, glanced at the eunuch and maid he had chosen, "I don't need your service here for the time being, you go back and pack your things."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chen Wu and Wang Zhong live in other palaces, and now they are with Zhu Zhanji, so naturally they have to live with other eunuchs in Qianqing Palace.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji walked to the door of the imperial study, he heard his second uncle's voice.

Zhu Gaoxu was granted the title of King of Han, so naturally he also has territory, in Yunnan.It stands to reason that he was granted the title of King of Han and wanted to stay in the fief immediately, but he didn't want to go to Yunnan, so he found an excuse to stay in Nanjing.

The excuse he made was that he hadn't seen the queen and the big brother yet.He will also attend Zhu Di's enthronement ceremony.

Zhu Di didn't want his two sons to go to their fief for the time being. After all, they fought with him for more than three years, so they should take a good rest.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui felt that they had to stay in Nanjing without something to do, so they wanted Zhu Di to arrange them to do things.They put their minds on the Forbidden Army.

Zhu Di also has this plan, he trusts his two sons more than anyone else.Before the two sons go to the fiefdom, let them train the imperial army well.

"Grandfather." Zhu Zhanji naturally knew Zhu Gaoxu's intention to manage the forbidden army, and he would not let them take charge of the forbidden army.He walked in, saluted Zhu Di first, and then saluted Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui. "Second uncle, third uncle."

Zhu Di beckoned to Zhu Zhanji: "Zhanji, come here."

Zhu Zhanji walked to Zhu Di's side, and asked with concern on his face, "Grandpa Emperor, are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?"

"Okay, grandpa, take a rest for a while."

At this time, Ma Sanbao brought snacks and tea.

Zhu Zhanji sat beside Zhu Di, and opposite Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

Seeing his father feeding Zhu Zhanji a snack, Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly.

Zhu Zhanji naturally noticed this scene, his eyeballs rolled down, and then a smirk flashed across his eyes.

"Second Uncle, I read in the book that there are many rare birds and animals in Yunnan, as well as a lot of gold and jade." Although Zhu Gaoxu's fiefdom is far away, Yunnan is really rich in resources.

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly: "Really?"

"Second Uncle, don't you know?" Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhu Gaoxu in disbelief, "Second Uncle, Yunnan is your fiefdom, yet you don't know much about Yunnan."

"I have never been to Yunnan." Zhu Gaoxu was very angry when he thought that his fief was in Yunnan.In his view, Yunnan is a place where birds don't shit.He didn't understand why his father wanted him to go to Yunnan.

"Second Uncle, I haven't been there either, but I know some things about Yunnan, but you don't know anything." Zhu Zhanji said, sighing helplessly, "Second Uncle, you should read more Read books to increase your knowledge."

Of course Zhu Gaoxu was not happy when he heard this.

"Zhu Zhanji, are you calling me a reckless man?"

"Second Uncle, how dare I scold you." Zhu Zhanji said again, "You are a reckless man, do you still need me to say it?"

Zhu Gaosui, who was drinking tea, almost choked on the tea when he heard this.

"Zhu Zhanji, you..."

Before Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Zhanji: "Second uncle, you have to know one thing, it's terrible to be uneducated. As the son of the emperor's grandfather, you can't be an uneducated person, otherwise it would be too embarrassing." The face of the emperor's grandfather."

"Zhu Zhanji, how dare you call me uneducated." If Zhu Di was not present, Zhu Gaoxu would have picked up Zhu Zhanji and beat him up.

"Second uncle, you think you are educated, then I will test you, do you dare?"

"What are you afraid of? Tell me." Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that Zhu Zhanji, a little bastard, even said that he was uneducated.

"Then I will test your "The Analects of Confucius" first. Second uncle, you have studied "The Analects of Confucius", right?"

"Of course I did."

"That's good." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "The king summons the envoy, and the color is as good as it is..." This sentence is taken from the Xiangdang chapter of "The Analects of Confucius". "Second uncle, what does this sentence mean, and what is the deep meaning behind it?"

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when Zhu Zhanji finished saying this, and he asked suspiciously: "Is this "The Analects of Confucius"?"

After he finished asking this sentence, Zhu Zhanji looked at him contemptuously.

Zhu Gaosui on the side said: "Second brother, this is the content of the Xiangdang chapter of "The Analects of Confucius."

"Second uncle, if you are like this, you still have the nerve to say that you are a cultural person?" Zhu Zhanji laughed at Zhu Gaoxu unceremoniously, "If you let the scholars in the world hear your words, they will definitely laugh at you."

Zhu Di looked at his second son with some disgust: "I can't even remember the content of "The Analects of Confucius", my second son, where did you go to study?"

"Second uncle, you are not as good as a three-year-old child like me." Zhu Zhanji sighed, "It's terrible to be uneducated."

Zhu Gaoxu: "..."

"Second Uncle, I think it's better for you to admit that you are a reckless man." Zhu Zhanji had an expression of "I think about you", "If you say you are a cultural person, you will be ridiculous."

"Zhu Zhanji, you..."

"Grandpa, the second uncle is killing me." Zhu Zhanji hid in Zhu Di's arms, pretending to be scared.

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi: "Zhan Ji is right, you should read more."

Zhu Zhanji poked his head out of Zhu Di's arms, and said to Zhu Gaoxu with a serious face: "Second uncle and third uncle are smarter than you, and you are the most stupid person in our family."