The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

The weather is getting colder and colder, and there is fog when talking.

However, the side hall of Qianqing Palace was as warm as spring.

Zhu Zhanji is studying with Yang Shiqi at the moment.

In the past few months, Zhu Zhanji has finished studying "The Analects" and "Mencius" with Yang Shiqi, and is now studying "University".

The "Analects" and "Mencius" explained by Yang Shiqi are indeed different from those taught by Zhu Biao.When Zhu Biao taught Zhu Zhanji's Four Books and Five Classics, he not only explained the contents of the book, but also combined with the emperor's art to teach, making Zhu Zhanji a benevolent king.And Yang Shiqi combined the people's feelings and history to explain, let Zhu Zhanji know the importance of benevolent governance to the people.

Although the two teach in different ways, they have one thing in common, that is, to teach Zhu Zhanji "benevolence".

Zhu Zhanji listened very carefully, but he didn't fully accept the teachings of Zhu Biao and Yang Shiqi.He studied Confucianism seriously, but he just wanted to make good use of Confucianism to govern the country, rather than being used by Confucianism.

Yang Shiqi closed the book in his hand, and said to Zhu Zhanji in a gentle voice: "Your Highness, you and I have finished studying "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", should you write an article?"

Zhu Zhanji was surprised when he heard this: "Write an article?"

"Yes, Your Highness, it's time for you to write an article."

Zhu Zhanji frowned, "Sir, I haven't written any articles."

"Your Highness, you have never written an article before, and now you can try to write an article." Yang Shiqi encouraged Zhu Zhanji, "With your highness's intelligence, you will definitely be able to write an article."

Zhu Zhanji asked: "Sir, what article do you want me to write?"

"Your Highness, you can write whatever you want, without any restrictions." Zhu Zhanji doesn't need to take the imperial examination, and doesn't need to learn to write stereotyped essays like ordinary children, so Yang Shiqi doesn't have any requirements for him to write essays.Furthermore, Zhu Zhanji is still young, so he only writes articles, so he cannot be strict. "In the future, His Highness can write as many articles as you want."

"I can really write whatever I want?"

Yang Shiqi nodded slightly: "Your Highness can write whatever you want."

Zhu Zhanji nodded understandingly: "Okay, when will I hand it over to you?"

"Your Highness can write it down and hand it over to the minister."

Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise: "Is there no time limit?"

Yang Shiqi chuckled lightly and said, "No, as long as His Highness finishes writing it."

"Okay, then I'll write it up and hand it over to my husband." There is no subject matter limit, no word limit, and no time limit, so my husband is quite tolerant.

"Chen Jing is waiting for your highness's masterpiece." Yang Shiqi encouraged Zhu Zhanji again, "I believe your highness can write good articles."

"Sir, you are putting pressure on me." He didn't even have confidence in himself, and he didn't know where his husband had the confidence to think that he could write a good work. "You say so, I have to write a good article."

"Your Highness, I am not putting pressure on you, but trusting you."

Zhu Zhanji was speechless for a while, then smiled dryly: "Sir, thank you for your trust."

Yang Shiqi saluted Zhu Zhanji, then withdrew.

"Ugh……"

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's sigh, Chen Wu asked with concern: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"My husband asked me to write an article, but I don't know what to write." Zhu Zhanji studied with Empress Xu and Zhu Biao for a long time, but never thought of writing an article.Now Yang Shiqi suddenly asked him to write an article, which made him a little confused.

"Your Highness, didn't Mr. Yang say that you can write whatever you want?"

"I'll think about what I'm going to write." Anyway, Mr. Yang said that there is no time limit, so he doesn't need to be in a hurry. "Go and eat with Grandpa Huang."

As long as Zhu Zhanji came to study in the side hall of Qianqing Palace, he usually had lunch with Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was also busy just now. Seeing Zhu Zhanji coming to him, he stood up and walked towards him, then took the little hand of his precious grandson and walked towards the dining room.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was not energetic, Zhu Di asked with concern: "Why are you so sad that you were scolded by Mr. Yang?"

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Yang asked me to write an article. I don't know what to write."

"Writing articles?" Zhu Di was slightly surprised, "I asked you to write articles so soon."

"Mr. Yang said that I have finished studying "The Analects" and "Mencius" with him, and it is time to write an article."

"You have been studying for a while, and besides, you have already learned the Four Books and Five Classics from your grandfather, so it's time to learn to write articles." Zhu Di rubbed Zhu Zhanji's little head and said, "Later, the emperor will find you an There are a few articles, you should take a good look at them."

"Okay."

"Just look for your husband's article." Zhu Di smiled, "Your husband is very talented, and his article is very good, you can take a good look."

"Then I have to take a good look." Zhu Zhanji suddenly thought of a question, looked up at Zhu Di and asked, "Grandfather, do other children write articles at such a young age like me?"

"That's not true, but other children also have to write articles after studying for a few years." Walking to the door of the dining room, Zhu Di stretched out his arms and hugged Zhu Zhanji to boast across the threshold, "Imperial examinations require writing articles, so students We have to learn to write articles from an early age.”

"Do you need to write an article for the imperial examination?"

"There are a lot of articles to write." Zhu Di said again, "Grandpa Huang has decreed to restore the imperial examination, and students can take the imperial examination in the next year."

Zhu Zhanji nodded, and then asked inexplicably: "I don't have to take the imperial examination, why should I write an article?"

"Don't you need to write articles if you don't take the imperial examination?" Zhu Di flicked Zhu Zhanji's forehead with his fingers, "Scholars must learn to write articles, so please write well."

Zhu Zhanji pursed his lips and said, "Okay, I will write the article well."

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, he was attracted by the hot pot on the table, his eyes lit up immediately: "What kind of pot are you eating today?"

"Your favorite lamb pot."

Zhu Zhanji cheered: "That's great." In winter, we have to eat mutton pot, which is delicious and warm.

Chen Wu brought a basin of warm water and asked Zhu Zhanji to wash his hands.

Zhu Zhanji dipped his hand into the warm water and washed it from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside.

After he finished washing his hands, Zhu Di personally took out a towel from his arms and wiped his hands.

Ma Sanbao is cooking meat and vegetables.

Zhu Zhanji was not in a hurry to eat mutton, but started to eat vegetarian dishes first.

"The taste is good, and Shangshanjian's craftsmanship has improved again." This mutton hot pot has no smell of mutton, the soup is very delicious, and the mutton is also very tender.

"With you, a glutton, staring at them, how dare they not cook well."

"They haven't done enough, I have to spur them on." Although the cooking skills of Shangshanjian and Guanglu Temple's imperial chefs have improved a lot, they have not yet reached the level Zhu Zhanji expected.

Zhu Di picked up a piece of freshly boiled mutton, put it near his mouth and blew it, and then fed it to Zhu Zhanji's mouth.

Zhu Zhanji was also very filial, picked up a piece of mutton and put it in Zhu Di's bowl.

Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Zhanji, do you want to go back to Beiping Mansion with Grandpa Huang after the spring plowing is over next year?"

"Go back to Beiping Mansion?" Zhu Zhanji quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, and looked at Zhu Di excitedly, "Grandpa, are you really going back to Beiping Mansion next year?"

"Grandpa Huang plans to visit Beiping Mansion next year." Zhu Di asked again, "Do you want to go back with Grandpa Huang?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Zhu Zhanji said very loudly, "I want to go back to Beiping Mansion!"

Zhu Di guessed that Zhu Zhanji would be willing to go back to Beiping Mansion with him, "The emperor will take you back to Beiping Mansion next year."

"Grandpa Huang, keep your word, don't wait until next year to not take me with you again."

"When did Grandpa Huang break his promise to you, he will definitely bring you back to Beiping Mansion next year."

Zhu Zhanji immediately gave Zhu Di a bright smile, and said sweetly: "Grandfather, I like you the most."

Zhu Di smiled and cursed dotingly: "Little sycophant."

Zhu Zhanji corrected: "Grandpa Huang, it's Xiaolong's fart."

Zhu Di smiled helplessly and dotingly, and immediately picked up another piece of mutton and fed it into Zhu Zhanji's mouth.

After Zhu Zhanji ate the mutton in his mouth, he asked, "Grandpa, grandma and dad, are they going back to Beiping mansion together?"

"Your father and your imperial grandmother will not go to Peiping with us." Zhu Di said, "Your father must stay in Nanjing to supervise the country, and your imperial grandmother must also stay in the palace." Zhu Di returned to Beiping Mansion without Empress Xu, mainly He didn't want Empress Xu to travel long distances with them.Furthermore, the palace needs to be managed by Empress Xu.

"Okay." Zhu Zhanji asked again, "Grandpa Huang, how long will we stay back in Beiping Mansion?" Wouldn't it be just a few days?

"It will take a while. Grandpa Huang returned to Beiping Mansion mainly for Beiyuan." Zhu Di was still worried about Beiping.

Zhu Zhanji instantly understood what Zhu Di meant: "Grandpa Huang, are you worried about Bei Yuan?"

"Well, Grandpa Huang has to go back and have a look." Bei Yuan's power should not be underestimated, and he must be on guard at all times, otherwise they will definitely make a comeback.

Next, Zhu Di told Zhu Zhanji a lot about Bei Yuan.

After Zhu Zhanji heard it, he felt that his grandpa's worries were right, and he couldn't let Bei Yuan ignore him.

"Grandpa Huang, when I grow up, I will definitely beat Bei Yuan for you, until they are beaten to the brim." If Bei Yuan's influence is not eradicated, Daming will never be at peace.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa Huang is waiting."

After lunch, the grandpa and grandson went to Qiongyuan for a walk to digest food hand in hand.

As the two walked, you and I recited poems line by line.

When I walked to Qiongyuan, I found that there were many concubines taking a walk in the sun in Qiongyuan.

Because it was the end of the year, Zhu Di was very busy during this period, and he hadn't been to the harem for a long time, which made the concubines who entered the palace in the draft this year a little bit impatient.It was heard that Zhu Di liked to take the emperor's grandson to Qiongyuan for a walk after lunch, so they came to Qiongyuan to "wait for the rabbit".

Seeing this, Zhu Di's expression immediately sank.

Zhu Zhanji stood beside Zhu Di, looking at the concubines who appeared in Qiongyuan with great interest.He lowered his voice and said to Chen Wu standing behind him: "Are they fighting for favor?"

Chen Wu lowered his head and said very softly, "Yes."

Zhu Zhanji stared at the concubines with a pair of black eyes flashing with curiosity, only to see that they all looked at his grandfather with expectant eyes.

Zhu Di ignored these concubines and continued to take Zhu Zhanji's hand for a walk.

The concubines couldn't believe that the emperor left them like this and left with the emperor's grandson.

Zhu Zhanji looked back at the concubines, and saw that they looked lonely, sad, and sad...

"Grandfather, don't you care about them?"

Zhu Di said blankly, "Don't worry about them."

Zhu Zhanji sighed softly in his heart, alas, it's a pity that we can't see the drama of fighting for favor.

Zhu Di led Zhu Zhanji to the direction of Kunning Palace.Empress Xu was walking in the courtyard of Kunning Palace. Seeing their grandparents and grandchildren coming back, she hurriedly came forward to greet Zhu Di, "I have seen you, Your Majesty."

After Empress Xu finished speaking, seeing Zhu Di stretching out his hand to her, she smiled, and then put her hand into Zhu Di's palm.

Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanji with one hand and Empress Xu with the other for a walk in the courtyard of Kunning Palace.

Zhu Zhanji felt sleepy after walking for a while. He pulled Zhu Di's hand, and then opened his hands to his grandpa: "Grandpa, I'm sleepy."

Zhu Di squatted down and reached out to hug Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji hugged Zhu Di's neck with both hands, lay on his grandfather's shoulder, and slowly fell asleep.

Zhu Di patted his precious grandson on the back while continuing to walk with Empress Xu.

Empress Xu told Zhu Di softly about the New Year's arrangements.This is Zhu Di's first New Year since he ascended the throne, and Empress Xu meant to make it more grand.

Of course Zhu Di wanted to make it more grand and lively, but considering that he had just ascended the throne, it was best not to be extravagant and wasteful.He just asked Empress Xu to follow the previous rules, and there was no need to make it grand.

Empress Xu understood Zhu Di's concerns and said that she would never be extravagant.

A gust of cold wind blew, Zhu Di frowned slightly, and hurriedly carried Zhu Zhanji back to the side hall of Kunning Palace.

Empress Xu stood aside and saw Zhu Di gently take off his boots and robe for Zhu Zhanji.Then carefully covered Zhu Zhanji with the quilt and tucked in the corners of the quilt.

After Zhu Di settled down his precious grandson, he led Empress Xu to another side hall.

The couple drank tea and chatted.

Zhu Di told Empress Xu about seeing his concubine in Qiongyuan just now, and angrily scolded: "How decent!"

Seeing that Zhu Di was unhappy, Empress Xu persuaded her gently, "Your Majesty, they haven't seen you for a long time, so they want to go to Qiongyuan to wait for you."

"Everyone is restless." Zhu Di said very dissatisfied, "I interrupted Zhenji and Zhanji for a walk."

Empress Xu said in her heart, Your Majesty, so you are blaming them for disturbing you and Zhanji for a walk.

"Tell them not to go for a walk in Qiongyuan at noon in the future."

"Okay, I'll give orders." Empress Xu cast a sideways glance at Zhu Di, and teased, "Don't let them disturb Your Majesty taking a walk with your precious grandson."

Zhu Di actually nodded: "Well, let them not disturb Zhanji and Zhanji for a walk to digest food."

Empress Xu smiled helplessly: "Your Majesty, you are really..."

Zhu Di didn't tell Empress Xu about this matter again, and shifted the talk about going to Beiping Mansion next year.

Empress Xu also wanted to go back to Beiping Mansion, but as a queen, she had to stay in the palace and manage the harem well.

After talking to Empress Xu for a while, Zhu Di returned to Qianqing Palace, and then made a decree to establish Beiping Mansion as the second capital and change its name to Beijing.

Zhu Di had already discussed with the ministers about establishing Beiping as the second capital.Yang Shiqi and the others did not object, because they knew in their hearts that Beiping Mansion was very important to Zhu Di.

Seeing that Peiping was established as the second capital, Zhu Gaosui had an idea in his mind.If he wants to go to Beijing, he will do so.

Before, the fiefdom Zhu Di arranged for Zhu Gaosui was in Zhangde Mansion.

Zhu Gaosui disliked that Zhangde Mansion was too far away, and took advantage of his daughter's new birth and the cold weather to delay getting up to Zhangde Mansion.

Although Beijing is far away from Nanjing, Zhu Gaosui knew in his heart that his father would not casually set Beijing as the second capital.If his guess is correct, Father will definitely stay in Beijing for a long time in the future.Plus, Beijing is adjacent to Mongolia.

Zhu Gaosui thought for a while, and decided to apply to Zhu Di to go to Beijing.

Zhu Di was not surprised that Zhu Gaosui wanted to go to the northern border, but Beijing didn't need anyone to go there, because he would move the capital to Beijing in the future.

Zhu Gaosui did not give up, and sincerely expressed that he wanted to guard Beijing, but Zhu Di refused.

Zhu Di told Zhu Gaosui that he will return to Beijing next spring, and Zhu Gaosui will go to Beijing with him at that time.

Zhu Gaosui was naturally happy when he heard what Zhu Di said, and expressed his willingness to follow Zhu Di back to Beijing.

For Zhu Gaosui, as long as he doesn't go to the fief Zhangde Mansion.

When Zhu Gaochi learned that Zhu Gaosui wanted to go to Beijing, he couldn't help being worried. Later, when he saw that Zhu Di didn't agree to Zhu Gaosui, he felt relieved.

If Zhu Gaosui went to Beijing, the threat to His Royal Highness would be very great.

Zhu Gaochi rejoiced in his heart, but luckily his father did not agree.

Zhu Zhanji didn't care about Zhu Gaosui's application to go to Beijing, because he knew that Zhu Di would not agree.When he learned that Grandpa Huang was going to set Beijing as the second capital, he knew that Grandpa Huang would move the capital to Beijing as in history.

He guessed that Grandpa Huang planned it that way.First set Beijing as the second capital, and then he stays in Beijing all year round.When the center of power is gradually transferred to Beijing, Grandpa Huang will directly set Beijing as the capital.