Zhu Yuanzhang is very diligent, even if the annual leave is not over, he still often convenes some important officials to discuss political affairs, he doesn't care about himself, but the courtiers below are suffering, some courtiers dare not leave Beijing for the New Year, just waiting for him to summon him at any time.

When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace after handling political affairs, Ma Xiuying told him about Zhu Di's request.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "I'm right!" This kid Xiao Zhen has a strong personality and is resolute. Since he wanted to go to the military camp to exercise, I let him go to the firearms camp for a while, and he didn't make any progress in his studies anyway. ”

The firearms battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Praetorian Guard, and is a special unit that specializes in the management and development of firearms.

Ma Xiuying worried: "Wouldn't it be too dangerous for you to let Di'er touch these firearms that will fire and explode if you are not careful?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You told me before that hot weapons will gradually replace cold weapons. Over the years, I have also felt that these firearms are several times more powerful than swords, and now the artillery-making cannons made by the Craftsman Battalion can reach a range of nearly a kilometer, which is sharper than any siege equipment. These things are still left to your own family rest assured. ”

Ma Xiuying knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was planning to let Zhu Di take control of the firearms camp in the future, smiled, and turned to the matter of wanting to throw Zhu Fan and Zhu Li into the military camp for training.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "They are not material for martial arts, so let's stay in the palace and cultivate virtue." ”

For these two sons who don't learn and don't know how to learn, Zhu Yuanzhang also feels a headache. But Zhu Fan and Zhu Li are princes, how can they be compared with Zhu Di, a concubine. After all, there are countless concubines and concubines born to him by harem concubines, and Ma Xiuying has only three concubines, and he has always paid attention to orthodoxy, and he is unwilling to let his orthodox bloodline be harmed in any way.

Ma Xiuying insisted: "The emperor always said that concubines have many mothers and lost children, and now the concubines want to correct their bad habits, but you can't help it." They are not as studious as the prince, and they are not as hard-working as Di'er, so they should exercise more. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and said with a smile: "According to you, according to you, when the time comes, don't feel distressed when they cry." ”

Ma Xiuying sighed, "The concubine body is distressed now, but the concubine body blames herself every time she thinks that their bad habits are caused by the concubine's negligence." The concubines are ruthless and can only be handed over to outsiders to discipline them, so as to prevent them from being violent and arrogant when they become adults and lose their royal appearance. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion: "In ancient times, there were three moves of Meng's mother and a mother-in-law's tattoo, and now there is a queen's detention, and you are also a good mother." I hope that Zhang'er and Li'er will be able to understand your painstaking efforts in the future. ”

Ma Xiuying smiled bitterly, "The two children were dejected when they left, but I was afraid that they might not be able to complain about the concubine." ”

"They dare!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, and he ordered his attendants, "Go and call the second prince and the third prince." ”

Ma Xiuying hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said as a matter of course: "They don't accept your teachings with an open mind, and they dare to show you their faces, I want to teach these two stubborn people a good lesson." ”

"That's what the concubine said." Ma Xiuying suddenly became nervous, she didn't feel it when she taught her son, and she felt distressed when she saw Zhu Yuanzhang teaching her son a lesson.

Zhu Fan and Zhu Li were taken to Kunning Palace, Zhu Biao also rushed to hear the news, and the three children came forward to salute nervously.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up his father's shelf and reprimanded sharply: "Tomorrow, you two will go to the military camp with Di'er to exercise, don't rely on the status of the prince to embarrass the soldiers, don't bully others, if I let me know that you dare to disobey the military order, I can't spare you!" This is my decision, are you still not convinced? ”

Zhu Fan and Zhu Li almost cried in fright, and they knelt on the ground together and kept admitting their mistakes.

Zhu Biao then knelt down and pleaded.

"You get up." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed to Zhu Biao: "Among these children of mine, you are the most sensible, a few of them, alas, ......"

Zhu Biao refused to get up, and choked up: "It's because Erchen didn't teach his younger brother well, Erchen is at fault, and he is willing to accept his father's punishment with his younger brother." ”

Ma Xiuying saw her three sons trembling like frightened quails, and she was very distressed, so she put the idea of educating her sons behind her, and persuaded her: "Your Majesty, you have taught them a lesson, and they know that they are wrong, so let them get up." For the New Year, don't be unhappy about these things. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the three of them had red eyes and panicked, and he couldn't bear it, so he softened his tone and told the three of them to get up.

Ma Xiuying hugged the three children and comforted them softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my father is for your good." ”

Zhu Fan and Zhu Li, who were comforted, felt more and more aggrieved, and tears flowed down, but they were afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang beside them, so they didn't dare to cry loudly.

Ma Xiuying's heart was broken, and she followed her son to cry quietly. Suddenly, the gloomy clouds in the temple were bleak, and the joyful atmosphere of the New Year was gone.

Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to let his son cry, but Ma Xiuying was reluctant to cry, and coughed, "I didn't say anything, what are you doing?" ”

Ma Xiuying glared at him with resentment, "The emperor can't speak softly, the children are still young." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up to the sky and sighed, "I can't help you educate your son, what a loving mother!" ”

Ma Xiuying was embarrassed, wiped away her tears, and patted her sons on the back, "Go to the barracks and listen to the soldiers, don't let the queen mother worry." ”

When Zhu Fan and Zhu Li heard the word "military camp", their bodies trembled again, and they couldn't stop crying.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he patted the armrest, "A man bleeds without tears, are you ashamed to be this daughter?" ”

"Your Majesty," Ma Xiuying stood in front of her son and shouted at Zhu Yuanzhang: "They have never left us since they were young, and this time they are going to the barracks to exercise, the children will definitely be reluctant, are you willing?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was mad with anger, it was obvious that Ma Xiuying was going to send her son to the barracks, this would turn out to be his, the woman was really unreasonable.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was embarrassing, Xun Ying hurriedly presented a few basins of water and silk towels, and squeezed his eyebrows at Ma Xiuying while Zhu Yuanzhang was not paying attention.

Ma Xiuying came back to her senses, noticed Zhu Yuanzhang's angry appearance, suddenly felt guilty, and said with low eyebrows: "The emperor is angry, the concubine and the children are about to be separated, it is inevitable that he will be a little flustered and lose his manners." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is a character who eats soft rather than hard, and when he saw Ma Xiuying taking the initiative to apologize, he calmed down his anger and said, "Next time it's like this, I don't care about them." ”

"You are their father, and you don't care who of them is qualified to care." Ma Xiuying hit the snake with the stick, "The concubine body is too doting on them, so they breed their bad habits, and you still need you to educate them, so that they will become successful." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his nostrils and snorted, "It's good that you have self-knowledge." ”

Ma Xiuying wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Zhu Yuanzhang looked like a villain.

The three children were dumbfounded, and they all forgot to cry, is the father coquettish with the queen mother?