The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

When Empress Xu saw that Zhu Di said this, her expression was not joking, but serious, which made her both surprised and suspicious: "Your Majesty, why did you choose Zhan Ji's concubine from the people?" The concubines all came from famous families or noble families, and almost none of them came from folk.The child Zhanji will also ascend the throne in the future, and his concubine should be born in a famous family or noble family, not an ordinary family.

"Prevent foreign relatives from monopolizing power." Although Zhu Di has only been emperor for a month or two, he has thought about many things, including Zhu Zhanji's future arrangements.

When Empress Xu heard what Zhu Di said, she instantly understood what he meant, she was slightly taken aback, and then nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, your thoughts are right." No matter which dynasty you are in, there will always be things about foreign relatives controlling the government.These relatives are basically famous families, or nobles.If the relatives are just ordinary servants, they have no strength and no right to control the government.

Zhu Zhanji naturally understood what Zhu Di meant, he was slightly startled, and slandered in his heart, Grandpa Huang is really far-sighted, even my concubine has been considered.

Seeing that Empress Xu understood his intentions, Zhu Di raised the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly: "Empress, you still understand me."

Empress Xu glared at Zhu Di when she heard the words, and jokingly said, "Your Majesty, you are really far-sighted."

Zhu Di glanced at his precious grandson, and said lovingly, "I must arrange everything for Zhanji."

"Grandpa Huang, in fact, you don't need to be so anxious to arrange a concubine for me. After all, I'm not yet four years old." Although Grandpa Huang's words moved him a little, he was a little dumbfounded.He was not yet four years old, yet Grandpa Huang was in a hurry to arrange for him to be a concubine. It was really... I didn't expect Grandpa Huang to be so impatient.

"There is no rush at all. Your concubine needs to be investigated slowly. When you grow up, you can choose the concubine. It will be too late to investigate slowly." Zhu Di said with a slightly serious expression, "Although your concubine has never been It is chosen by the people, but it must be excellent in every way." The grandson is only three years old, but Zhu Di is already worried about Zhu Zhanji's future marriage.

Zhu Zhanji: "..." He is just a child, isn't it inappropriate to tell him about the concubine now?

"Your grandpa is right. Now we have to choose and investigate slowly." Empress Xu agreed with Zhu Di's words very much, and secretly decided in her heart to start choosing a concubine for her precious grandson.

Seeing that the emperor's grandfather and emperor's grandmother insisted on choosing a concubine for him from now on, Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes speechlessly in his heart.

"Well, it's up to you." Anyway, he's not getting married right now.Grandpa Huang and Grandmother Huang, if they want to investigate, they can inspect it.

"Why, you are still not happy to choose a concubine for you?" Empress Xu deliberately teased Zhu Zhanji, "Don't you want to marry a concubine when you grow up?"

"Grandmother, I'm still young, and it will take more than ten years to marry the concubine. Why should I think about the concubine now?" Zhu Zhanji couldn't help it, and gave Empress Xu a supercilious look, "I The most important thing now is to grow up well and study hard, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to tell me to marry a concubine right now?"

Empress Xu looked at her impatient grandson, thinking that he was too young to understand what a concubine is, so she didn't say anything about it.

"Okay, okay, it's the emperor's grandmother who is wrong, and the emperor's grandmother will not say anything."

Zhu Zhanji ignored Empress Xu, bowed his head and continued to eat.

Zhu Di also didn't tell Empress Xu about Zhu Zhanji's concubine, and changed the subject to talk about the vassal king's return to the fiefdom.

The king of Zhou will not return to the fief for the time being, and will stay in the capital to reunite with Zhu Di.Zhu Di was very distressed about what happened to his own brother before, and wanted to keep King Zhou in the capital for a while.Besides, the two brothers haven't seen each other for many years.

On the second day of Empress Xu's conferment ceremony, King Ning took Princess Ning and Zhu Panxuan to Nanchang.Before leaving, Zhu Panxuan hugged Zhu Zhanji and cried loudly, not wanting to be separated from Zhu Zhanji at all.In the end, it was King Ning who forcefully dragged him into the carriage, which separated him from Zhu Zhanji.

The day after King Ning left, Han King Zhu Gaoxu also set off for Yunnan.

Zhu Di originally planned to let Zhu Gaoxu go to the Yunnan fiefdom in a few days, but Han Wang himself offered to return to the Yunnan fiefdom.This surprised both Zhu Di and Empress Xu, but then they thought of what had happened in the Palace of the King of Han some time ago, and it was normal for the King of Han to want to leave Nanjing in such a hurry.

On the day Zhu Gaoxu left, it was impossible for Zhu Di and Empress Xu to leave the palace to see him off.Zhu Gaochi took Zhu Zhanji to send him outside the city.

When Zhu Gaochi sent Zhu Gaoxu off, he thought that Zhu Gaoxu would say some weird words again, but he didn't expect Zhu Gaoxu to be very honest.To be precise, the performance is very "brotherly".

If it were someone else, it would not be surprising that he would show brotherly affection with his elder brother before leaving.However, it would be very strange if it was Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu.

Before Zhu Gaoxu left, he asked Zhu Gaochi to help him be filial to Zhu Di and Empress Xu.He also said that he would often write to Zhu Gaochi, and would also send some Yunnan local products to Zhu Gaochi.

He also said something to Zhu Zhanji in a pleasant manner, asking Zhu Zhanji to listen to Zhu Di and Empress Xu obediently, and asking Zhu Zhanji to be filial to his grandpa and grandma.

Like his father Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji felt that something was wrong with his second uncle.In Zhu Zhanji's words, did his second uncle make a mistake to say such polite words.

Although they didn't know what Zhu Gaoxu was planning, Zhu Gaochi and his father and son also pretended to be reluctant to leave Zhu Gaoxu.

As for Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, he originally wanted to return to the fief, but Princess Zhao was about to give birth, and they could not leave to return to the fief for the time being, they could only wait for Princess Zhao to give birth to a child.

Ever since Queen Han gave birth, Princess Zhao no longer dared to go out of the city to relax, and stayed obediently in Prince Zhao's mansion waiting for delivery.

"The third daughter-in-law is going to give birth next month." Concubine Zhao conceived at about the same time as Concubine Han, and she was a month later than Concubine Han.Princess Han gave birth two months early. "I hope she can give birth to a grandson safely."

Zhu Gaoxu's son did not go to Yudie, and Zhu Di has only one grandson, Zhu Zhanji.

"After the draft is over in a few days, there will be good news." Zhu Di is not worried about the issue of offspring.

"Pan Xuan is gone, leaving Zhan Ji alone."

"Do you want to find some companions with Zhanji?" Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Zengshou's son is about the same age as Zhanji, why don't you let his son enter the palace to be Zhanji's companion?"

Empress Xu thought for a while and said, "Let the second brother's grandson enter the palace as Zhanji's accompanying reader." The second brother that Empress Xu said was Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.However, he has been placed under house arrest in Duke Wei's mansion.

At the beginning, when Zhu Di sent troops, Xu Huizu scolded Zhu Di as a traitor and did not support Zhu Di, the elder brother-in-law at all.Before, Zhu Yunqi sent him to fight against Zhu Di, and he showed no mercy at all.

If it wasn't for Empress Xu's face, Zhu Di would have killed him long ago with his temper.

Although Zhu Di was very dissatisfied with Xu Huizu, he did not punish Xu Huizu's heirs.

"I'm afraid Xu Huizu won't agree." Zhu Di sneered, "In Xu Huizu's eyes, I am a traitor. How could he let his grandson be the companion of a traitor's grandson?"

Listening to Zhu Di's eccentric words, Empress Xu said helplessly, "Second brother is not in charge of this matter."

"Queen, it's better for us not to force others to make things difficult for us, so as not to be scolded again."

Empress Xu has to consider Xu Huizu's descendants.Although Xu Huizu's title was not abolished.When he inherited Wei Guogong, Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, and he directly ordered Xu Huizu to inherit Xu Da's Wei Guodu Duke.

Xu Huizu is the Duke of Wei who was proclaimed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Di is not good to directly abolish his title, but he directly abolishes the hereditary right of Duke Wei. That is to say, when Xu Huizu dies, his son and grandson can no longer inherit the title of Duke of Wei.

Empress Xu did not blame Xu Huizu for not supporting Zhu Di.Although they are relatives, they each have their own ideas. It is not wrong for Xu Huizu to support Zhu Yunqi, it can only be said that the positions are different.

Xu Huizu has been placed under house arrest, and Empress Xu can't just watch him decline.Xu Huizu's grandson is similar to Zhu Zhanji, so it is most suitable for him to be Zhu Zhanji's companion.

He has been with Zhanji since he was a child, and when Zhanji succeeds in the future, maybe he will be granted a title.

Zhu Di naturally knew about Empress Xu's plan.However, for him, saving the lives of Xu Huizu's family is also the greatest gift.Besides, his father-in-law is not just Xu Huizu's son.

The lineage of Xu Huizu has declined, and there is also the lineage of Duke Ding Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou was canonized as Dingguo Duke by Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, if you don't ask, how do you know they disagree?"

"Zhan Ji, what do you think?" Zhu Di was reluctant to let Xu Huizu's grandson be his precious grandson's companion.

Empress Xu quietly gave Zhu Zhanji a look, signaling Zhu Zhanji to agree.

Zhu Zhanji found out that his grandpa didn't want him to agree to this matter, which really made it difficult for him as a grandson.

"Grandmother, Grandpa Huang is right. Maybe they don't want to. You'd better ask them first, otherwise it's not a good thing to force them to come to the palace to be my companion."

Zhu Di agreed: "Zhan Ji is right."

"The imperial grandmother will ask clearly, if your cousin agrees, would you like to let him be your companion?"

"I have to see if he suits my eyes first. If yes, then I agree to him being my companion reader. If not, then no." Zhu Zhanji said very seriously, "This is the choice for me. Companion, whether I like it or not is the most important thing, you can't force me to agree."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Of course it's important that you like it. If you don't want to, Grandpa Huang won't force you."

Empress Xu is willing to help the descendants of her second brother, but she will not make her precious grandson unhappy in order to help the descendants of her second brother.

"Emperor Grandmother doesn't force you either."

Zhu Zhanji nodded in satisfaction: "Then do it this way." He does not reject the matter of being accompanied by reading, after all, there is nothing wrong with being accompanied.

"Grandpa Huang will arrange two more companions for you, and the grandsons of Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng will accompany you, okay?"

"I have to see if I like them first." Zhu Zhanji said old-fashionedly, "Although I like Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng very much, I don't necessarily like their grandson."

"Okay, let's take a look first." Zhu Di said again, "I will let Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng be your husbands, okay? Let them teach you martial arts, riding and archery, and fighting, okay?"

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, his eyes became bright immediately, and he nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, but do they have time to teach me?"

"They are free now." There is no need to fight for the time being, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng are not busy with anything.

"Okay, then let them teach me tomorrow." In the dream, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Dayou taught Zhu Zhanji the art of war, but Zhu Zhanji didn't dislike him much.

"Okay, let them start teaching you tomorrow afternoon."

Zhu Zhanji cheered: "That's great."

"Don't be too happy first." Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji's joyful appearance, and couldn't help but want to splash him with cold water. "Learning martial arts and riding and archery will be very tiring. Can you endure hardship?"

"Grandfather, don't worry, I can endure hardships, and I can persevere." When he grows up in the future, he may also go to the battlefield. How can he do without high-strength martial arts and riding and shooting skills.He suffers now, and it will save his life on the battlefield in the future. "Besides, Grandpa Huang, I am your grandson, the great-grandson of great-grandfather, how can I be afraid of suffering?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's last words, Zhu Di was very relieved. He laughed loudly and said, "Okay, Grandpa Huang believes that you can endure hardship."

"Grandpa Huang, you just have to rest assured, I can persevere."

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's confident look, Zhu Di and Empress Xu did not pour cold water on him, but actively encouraged him.

Before, there was not a single gentleman, but now there are three gentlemen at once.

Starting tomorrow, Zhu Zhanji's life will become more colorful.

After lunch, Zhu Di chatted with Empress Xu for a while before returning to the imperial study.

Zhu Zhanji took a nap while hugging Black Jade.When he woke up from his afternoon nap, Ma Sanbao brought him bows and arrows, wooden swords, wooden warehouses and wooden knives.

Since you want to learn riding and archery, you must have a bow and arrow.However, Zhu Zhanji is still too young now, and the bow and arrow he uses are not only small, but also very light.Zhu Zhanji didn't dislike it.

He can't use real swords yet, he can only learn with wooden swords, wooden warehouses, and wooden knives.

Zhu Zhanji doesn't like long wooden warehouses, because they are too long and inconvenient to use.He loves swords and decided to learn them.

After getting the bow and arrow, Zhu Zhanji played in the yard of Kunning Palace.

He asked someone to set up two targets in the courtyard of Kunning Palace.He stood three feet away and shot.

Unexpectedly, he hit the target with the first arrow. Although he didn't hit the bull's-eye, it was pretty good to be able to hit the target.

Next, he shot a few more arrows, none of which hit the bull's-eye, but none of them missed.Zhu Zhanji himself is very satisfied with such a result.

Empress Xu didn't let him play more, otherwise when he woke up tomorrow, his arms would be very sore.

Zhu Zhanji was obedient and stopped shooting arrows, and took Heiyu to the East Palace to play.

During this time, Zhang Mingzhen was also very busy.She is now the crown princess, and she will be in charge of the harem affairs of the Eastern Palace.Besides, there will be newcomers moving into the East Palace soon, so she has to make arrangements in advance.

As for the candidate for the crown prince's side concubine, Empress Xu and Zhu Di have already made arrangements, and she is Guo Ying's granddaughter.

Guo Ying was a hero who founded the country, and was posthumously named Ying Guogong by Zhu Yuanzhang after his death.

The Guo family was born in a noble family and has a bright appearance, which made Zhang Mingzhen feel a little uneasy.

Zhang Mingzhen is inferior to Guo's in terms of family background and appearance.Zhang Mingzhen had a sense of danger since Guo Shi hadn't married into the East Palace yet.

She knew that she had to be magnanimous as a princess, but emotionally she still couldn't help but worry.

"Mother, what's the matter with you?" Although Zhang Mingzhen hid it well, Zhu Zhanji still felt her uneasiness, "What are you afraid of?"

Zhang Mingzhen was slightly taken aback, and then said to Zhu Zhanji gently: "Mother is fine, and I am not afraid of anything."

"Mother, you are lying, you are obviously disturbed." Zhu Zhanji is very sensitive to other people's emotions.

Zhang Mingzhen wanted to say that she was fine again, but facing her son's clear and determined eyes, she suddenly couldn't speak.

"Zhan Ji, mother just thinks that my background is not very good." Although Zhang Mingzhen's father and brother were promoted by Zhu Di, their family is still small. The difference is too much.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji heard this, he knew what his mother was afraid of.

"Because of Guo Shi?"

Zhang Mingzhen didn't expect her son to know, and couldn't help being surprised.

"Guo's background is indeed prominent, but mother, you are a princess, no matter how good her background is, she is only a side concubine, and she can't surpass you." Zhu Zhanji said to Zhang Mingzhen in a mature tone, "Mother, you still have me. With me here, even if there are ten Guo families, you don't have to be afraid."

Hearing what her son said, Zhang Mingzhen couldn't help laughing, and stretched out her hand to hold her son in her arms.

"Yes, mother has you, so you don't have to be afraid of anything." Zhan Ji is right, with him around, it doesn't matter how good the Guo family background is.

Zhu Zhanji raised his hand and patted his mother's back, and comforted him: "Mother, with me here, I will not let anyone bully you, not even your father."