Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Emperor's Heart Is Unfathomable
In the East Warm Pavilion of the Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and moved his body after reading the last book, and then saw Zhu Biao who was still reviewing the folds, and now he also showed a somewhat satisfied smile, as early as many years ago, he began to cultivate Zhu Biao, let him deal with government affairs with himself, and now Zhu Biao has been able to help him share a lot of affairs.
"The prince should take a break and chat with me!" Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Biao looked a little tired, so he opened his mouth and commanded.
"Yes!" When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately put down the Zhu pen in his hand and sat on Zhu Yuanzhang's body.
"Is there anything new in the capital recently?" Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and asked a little casually.
"What's new?" Zhu Biao thought for a moment when he heard this, and then replied, "Father, do you remember the song "Okay Song" that his son read to you last time? ”
"Of course I remember, isn't it a limerick written by the grandson of the Korean prince to satirize his grandfather?" Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed when he heard this, he seemed to be very happy to see Li Shanchang's bad luck.
"Exactly, in just two days, this good song has spread all over the capital, there are children singing in the streets and alleys, and even the painting boat on the Qinhuai River is being sung by singers. Zhu Biao also said with a smile, he knows his father's mind best, and of course he knows what his father likes to hear.
"I've heard about this too, but this kind of thing about driving that Li Jie's family out of the house shouldn't be done on business in South Korea, although he is getting older and more confused, but he won't be so difficult for juniors!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head when he heard this, although he disliked Li Shanchang more and more, he knew him as a person and knew that this kind of thing was definitely not done by him.
"What my father said is extremely true, Han Gong should not do such a thing, I think it should be his unsuccessful son." Zhu Biao also replied immediately.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a eunuch rushing in and said, "Your Majesty, Mu Sheng hasn't seen it!" ”
"My grandson is here, please come in!" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Mu Sheng was coming, he immediately showed a little joy, Mu Ying is his righteous son, Mu Sheng is of course his godgrandson, and Mu Sheng is very loved by Zhu Yuanzhang, and often summons him into the palace, but this kind of treatment is not even some imperial grandchildren.
Soon, Mu Sheng, who was tall, strode into the warm pavilion, and then saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao: "Grandson to meet the emperor's grandfather, meet His Royal Highness the prince!" ”
"Yes, yes, your father will return to Beijing after the New Year, and then the three of us will be able to get together!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mu Sheng and nodded with satisfaction.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yuanzhang has more than 100 righteous sons, of which there are three of the most promising, namely Zhu Wenzheng, Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying, among which Zhu Wenzheng is his own nephew, Li Wenzhong is his own nephew, but Mu Ying has no blood relationship with him, and Mu Yingying is both martial arts, he can kill the enemy on the horse, the people can be calmed down when he gets off the horse, and Yunnan can stabilize it, thanks to Mu Ying's guard, so this makes Zhu Yuanzhang especially partial to Mu Ying, the righteous son, and even loves Mu Sheng very much.
"My grandson is also looking forward to my father's return to Beijing as soon as possible, so that my father can guide him to the musketeers that his grandson has trained!" Mu Sheng also showed an excited look when he heard this, and when he mentioned the musketeers, he also looked confident.
"Haha~, your father and son are exactly the same, when your father was young, he liked to manipulate those burning sticks, but I didn't expect to be really manipulated by him to make a little famous, and he actually broke 300,000 rebels with firearms, and you are also practicing three-stage strikes now, are you sure to surpass your father?"
Zhu Yuanzhang is also a person who has fought on the battlefield, and of course he is very familiar with the musket, but when he led the troops, the performance of the musket was not reliable, and accidents often occurred, especially when it rained, the gunpowder was damp and the musket could not be used at all, so it was nicknamed "burning stick" by the army.
"If the imperial grandfather asked his grandson this question yesterday, the grandson would definitely say that he was not sure, but today the grandson is completely sure, and the grandson's musketeers must be several times stronger than his father's!" Mu Sheng replied with a confident face.
"Oh? In just one night, you are confident that you can outperform your father, can you make your soldiers grow three heads and six arms? Zhu Yuanzhang was also very surprised, he was the emperor immediately, of course he knew the disadvantages of the slow rate of fire of firearms, even if it was a three-stage shot, although it seemed to increase the rate of fire, it sacrificed the number of muskets, and only one-third of the shots could be fired at a time.
"My grandson doesn't have that much ability, but yesterday Li Jie of the Ordnance Bureau invented a paper-wrapped bullet, which greatly simplified the loading process and more than doubled the firing speed!" Mu Sheng said excitedly again.
"Li Jie?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned when he heard this familiar name, he seemed to mention this name when chatting with Zhu Biao just now, but is this Li Jie and that Li Jie the same person?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang also turned his head to look at Zhu Biao, only to see Zhu Biao immediately step forward and say: "It should be the same person, Li Jie's father Li Zhu is the envoy of the Ordnance Bureau, and Mu Sheng's thousand households are stationed in the Ordnance Bureau." ”
"This Li Jie is not very old, but he still knows firearms?" Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately very surprised, in just a few days, Li Jie did two things that surprised him, which made him a little curious about Li Jie.
"Imperial grandfather, Li Jie only knows firearms, he not only invented paper-wrapped bullets, but also solved the problem of the power of gunpowder left for a long time, and also purified the material, doubling the power of gunpowder, and it is the first time for my grandson to see such a talented young man!"
After Mu Sheng said the above words, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what he promised Li Jie had already been done, as for whether it would attract the attention of the emperor's grandfather, it had nothing to do with him.
"Father, this son is young, not only has a long-term vision, but also is proficient in firearms, if he is tempered a little in the future, he will definitely be a rare talent in the imperial court!" Zhu Biao did not doubt Mu Sheng's words at all, and immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang with joy.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, and then his face became quite cold and said: "What kind of talent is this, but a craftsman's talent!" ”
Seeing that his father suddenly became cold, Zhu Biao was also stunned, just now he obviously felt that his father seemed to be a little interested in Li Jie, but why did he change his attitude in a blink of an eye, and even vaguely seemed to be a little displeased with Li Jie, which made him unable to understand it anyway?