The next day, early in the morning.

Standing at the door of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhan trembled and tightened the big slug on his body.

The New Year is coming soon, and although this early Ming Dynasty is not yet the time for the Xiaoice River to become powerful, it can already feel its impact.

Nanjing, originally south of the Yangtze River, in terms of the dividing line of the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River, Nanjing undoubtedly belongs to the south, but in the early Ming Dynasty, there was no shortage of snow here.

"Your Highness."

Just as Zhu Zhan was spinning in circles, trying to warm himself up with exercise, Zhu Ling called him softly.

Turning his head, the old man had already retreated from the dynasty and was walking towards the Qianqing Palace with a group of people.

Shaking off the snowflakes on his body, Zhu Zhanyan stood up straight and quietly waited for the arrival of the old man.

"Huh?" From afar, Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanqi.

"Zhan Yan, why are you here?"

As he spoke, Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanyan's hand, sped up his pace, and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

"It's too cold, why don't you go in first to warm up? What should I do if I freeze outside? ”

Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Xia Yuanji and others who accompanied them were a little hesitant when they saw this, and they didn't know whether they should follow up or not.

Originally, at the end of the early dynasty, Zhu Di personally asked them to stay, and it stands to reason that they should follow in, but now......

Everyone hesitated for a long time, and finally stood at the door with some hesitation.

Perhaps, they didn't know that such a small hesitation made them turn around before the ghost gate closed, and in the end they couldn't be dragged in.

At least, their official positions were preserved.

"Why do you think you're so dead-eyed?" In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di pulled Zhu Zhanyao and went straight to the stove.

"Oh, grandpa won't retreat and you'll be waiting outside? This rule is that the dead are alive, why haven't I seen you so rigid before? ”

Zhu Zhanyan smiled: "Grandpa doesn't have to worry, the grandson is young, his body is quite strong, and he is fine." ”

It's just that this smile is a little reluctant.

"Grandpa, about what Xia Shangshu said......

"Oh, what did you say......" Zhu Di poured a cup of hot tea and stuffed it into his grandson's hand, a smile appeared on his face.

"Xia Yuanji, it's true that he didn't think it through, but he also thought about Da Ming, after all, Da Ming is very short of money at the moment, and the pressure on him as the head of the household is very great."

"However, grandpa thinks that this method is not impossible, but it needs some appropriate methods and appropriate assistance."

"Well, my grandson knows." Zhu Zhanyan nodded, not as fierce as he refuted Xia Yuanji that day, but looked a little low.

"Grandpa, my grandson will do this, but after that, I wonder if grandpa can promise his grandson one thing?"

"Oh?" Zhu Di laughed, completely unaware of his grandson's abnormality today.

"You made meritorious contributions in the Northern Expedition before, and grandpa said at that time that you will meet whatever you want, and you will not be allowed."

"What, now you're coming to grandpa for a reward?"

Zhu Di slapped his leg and smiled heartily: "Okay!" You said! Grandpa will definitely promise you! ”

"Then grandpa, please forgive my grandson, I don't know what to do." Zhu Zhanyan bowed slightly, and then took two steps back.

Putting the teacup in his hand aside, taking off the big coat on his body and putting it away, Zhu Zhanyan lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt on the ground.

"Grandson, please let your father go to Yunnan to join the domain."

……

At that moment, the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace froze, and the smile on Zhu Di's face froze, and Zhu Zhan just knelt on the ground, throwing himself to the ground, waiting for the old man's answer.

"What's wrong with you?"

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Di suddenly laughed, got up and prepared to help his grandson up.

"When grandpa asked your father to go to the domain, your father was greedy for the life of Yingtianfu and refused to go, how did he come to you and become a tiger's den in Longtan? How many times did you want to escape? ”

"Also, did you get your father's permission to do this?"

"Back to grandpa, my dad has already agreed." Zhu Zhanyan's head was still on the ground, his body tensed, and he used some strength to resist the old man's attempt to pull him up.

"This matter, my father and I have already discussed, this time Xia Shangshu said that my grandson will do it, but I also hope that after doing it, my grandfather can allow our family to go to Yunnan to take up the domain."

……

The movements of Zhu Di's hands froze, and the smile that resurfaced on his face froze.

Retracting the hand that wanted to take his grandson, Zhu Di sat down in the position where only he could sit, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by endless coldness.

"Why?"

At this time, Zhu Di was no longer the kind grandfather, but the Yongle Emperor, an old man who was hurt by his juniors.

"It's nothing, my father and I both think that since we are vassal kings, it is better to Jingbian as soon as possible, and we always stay in Beijing and do not leave, and it will break the rules in the long run."

"After all, 'Jingbian, the vassal king, is the barrier of the country' is the ancestral motto set by Emperor Taizu Gao."

Zhu Zhanyan, who was kneeling on the ground, still didn't even raise his head, and said in a muffled voice.

"I need a reason." Zhu Di's voice was a lot colder.

"That's not a reason."

"It's really just that."

Zhu Zhanyan knelt on the ground, and Zhu Di sat on the dragon chair, obviously he should be the grandson of the next generation, but the tone of the two was even more indifferent than that of strangers.

"Always stay in Beijing, after a long time, others will inevitably have rumors, and grandpa will be difficult to do."

Bang!

Zhu Di slapped the table suddenly, and the strength was so strong that the pen holder on the table was shaken, but he ignored it, his eyes kept staring at the young figure below, and he said almost word by word.

"I said I needed a reason."

In fact, compared with previous dynasties, the family atmosphere of the Zhu family in Zhu Di's generation has always been okay.

The three brothers of Zhu Gaochi are secretly fighting for each other, but on the bright side, they can also hug their shoulders and laugh, and they can also shrink into a corner together in the face of the old man's anger.

Similarly, unless it is a very formal occasion, Zhu Di generally does not use the self-title of "I" to his children and grandchildren, and his children and grandchildren generally call themselves children or grandchildren.

However, when Zhu Di uses the self-title of me, it means that he is no longer a father, nor a grandfather, but an emperor.

Standing up and walking to Zhu Zhanyan's side, Zhu Di said while pacing.

"Your father is a little careful, don't say it's me, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and the people of the world, who doesn't know?"

"But now you say you're going to the domain, and he agrees? In the end, I was given an answer that wasn't even foolish. ”

"Why, are you so impatient?"

"Grandpa......" Zhu Zhanyan, who was kneeling on the ground with his forehead against the ground, suddenly spoke, and his tone was sullen.

"Do you really want to know?"

"I said, I need a reason!"

"Good!" Zhu Zhanyan was still kneeling on the ground, but his head was raised and his body was straight.

"Then the grandson will give you a reason!"