In the eighth year of Hongwu, New Year's Day. It's the first day of the first month.

Last night, the mother and son of the King of Chu were in the Qianqing Palace with the whole family to celebrate the New Year, and it was almost four days to go back to the palace to sleep.

Zhu Zhen felt that not long after falling asleep, the outside began to crackle, and he put down the whip again.

"His grandmother's, give this king peace!" He has never been angry when he gets up.

"Your Highness, we don't put it in the palace, and we don't put it in other palaces." Mu Xiang, who was rejuvenated all over his body, wiped his face with a warm face towel, and whispered softly: "Besides, today is the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting, Your Highness has to get up quickly, just bear with it." ”

"Grandma's, I still have to go to work on the first day of junior high school." His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was forced to open his business, looked very interesting.

Mu Xiang coaxed and appeased, dressed His Royal Highness in court clothes, and led him to the main hall to kowtow to Concubine Hu Chong.

Concubine Hu Chong was wearing a Zhai robe and a phoenix crown, sitting on the throne, a rare and serious book.

"The son of the minister has given his mother's New Year's greetings, I wish the mother concubine always be young and smile!" Zhu Zhen kowtowed to his mother respectfully.

Although Mu Xiang told him just now, how to say the congratulatory message. But he still wanted to use his own words to give his mother the most sincere congratulations.

"Hey, good baby, hurry up." Concubine Hu Chong smiled like a flower, happily pulled up her son, and gave him a string of new copper coins.

"Take the New Year's money, and be safe for another year."

Zhu Zhen took the string of copper coins wrapped in red silk with both hands, and I wiped it, it was so heavy...... He suddenly realized that this was the first time in his life that he had touched money.

But he didn't notice that it wasn't real money either. It is a special New Year's money, which is not engraved with words such as 'Hongwu Tongbao', but 'auspicious Ruyi' and 'longevity'......

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took the New Year's money, and the mother concubine picked him up and went outside to 'drop a thousand gold'.

Although he is confused, but with Wang Defa, let him do whatever he wants.

When I came to the front yard, I saw that the palace people had removed the door bar of the gate of Wan'an Palace, and wrapped the ends with red silk.

"Throwing it three times into the courtyard is to beg our Wan'an Palace to be safe, auspicious and smooth in the new year." Wang De smiled and pointed to the barricade with the gate.

Of course, Zhu Zhen won't be allowed to do it himself. Just this girder-like door bar, not to mention that His Royal Highness the King of Chu can't lift it, even the Overlord of Chu has to shake his head when he sees it......

Twelve sturdy firefighters shouted the trumpet and lifted the door bar together, Zhu Zhen symbolically put his hand on the top, and then shouted the trumpet together and threw it up, and smashed it on the ground with a bang, and everyone cheered together.

If it is repeated, it will be a drop of gold. If nothing else, it's quite decompressing.

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After returning to the main hall and eating something, he prepared to go to the court.

The food eaten on the first day of the Lunar New Year is naturally exquisite, and the palace is to drink pepper and cypress wine, and eat water and snacks.

Water dim sum is water dumplings.

Pepper wine is pepper wine and cypress wine. You may be asking, what is that?

Well, pepper wine is wine soaked in Sichuan pepper; Kashiwa is a wine made from oriental cypress leaves.

It is said that the pepper is the essence of Yuheng Xingjing, and it is difficult to get old when you take it. Bai is also an immortal medicine, so the juniors should give the elders wine.

Miao Shanggong held a vermilion lacquer tray, two wine pots and two wine cups on the plate.

Concubine Hu Chong's eyes lit up when she looked at the two pots of wine, and she couldn't close her mouth with joy, and she wanted to pretend to say: "Son, this is not a mother's breaking vows, right?" Roar Roar Roar ......"

"It doesn't count." Zhu Zhen shook his head helplessly.

"Hurry up," Concubine Hu Chong hurriedly urged Miao Shanggong. "Pour more, pour more."

didn't forget to argue with his son: "Mother is not gluttonous, but the wine should be full and the tea should be shallow, right?" ”

Seeing that the mother concubine was so cautious, Zhu Zhen felt that she couldn't care about getting old, and she was ...... the New Year

"As long as the concubine does not drink alcohol at the banquet. It's not impossible to have a private drink at dinner and not get drunk. He held the pepper and cypress wine and said this sentence that made Concubine Hu Chong very happy, but he wanted to slap his mouth when he thought about it in the future.

"Don't worry, the mother concubine will definitely refrain from drinking a glass every day to help you sleep." Lest he regret it after speaking, Concubine Hu Chong still restrained the urge to dance with great patience. Gracefully took the wine cup and tasted it.

'It's bitter and numb, and the dogs don't drink it!' 'Concubine Chong is full of disgust, she has a hundred kinds of wine, why should she abuse herself?

It's not like the appearance of a long drought and a rainy day just now.

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After a simple breakfast, the mother and son went out together, and this time it was not yet dawn.

Concubine Hu Chong was going to Kunning Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the queen, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu went to Qianqing Palace to find his father.

After greeting his father, Boss Zhu led his twelve sons, as well as the eldest grandson of the emperor who was personally in his arms, and went to the Taimiao.

It's not so much to worship his ancestors, but more like to show off to his parents.

Zhu Zhen followed behind the fifth brother, and looked back at his string of little brothers, which was also full of shock.

The youngest in the main hall is the eighth, but there are also the old ten Lu Wang Zhu Tan, the eleventh Zhu Chun, the twelfth Zhu Bai, and the thirteenth Zhu Gui.

Among them, Zhu Gui, the youngest, is only three months older than the emperor's eldest grandson......

I have to admire my father, in addition to eating and drinking, and taking care of every day, he can still find time to give birth to so many children, which is really fierce.

"There are so many younger brothers...... the fourth brother also sighed.

Zhu Zhenxin said, half of our brothers have not been born......

"Yes, yes. I'm going to remember it quickly, I can't remember the name. The second brother also sighed.

"Then you call me brother." Zhu Di gave him ideas.

"Okay, great idea."

"Five hundred." The third brother glanced at the two of them.

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When they arrived at the Taimiao, the emperor, the crown prince and the emperor's eldest grandson were in front, and the king of Qin led ten younger brothers behind, kneeling to kowtow to the tablets of the ancestors and ancestors, and offering offerings.

Zhu Zhen peeked over and saw the four emperors who were enshrined in the Xiangdian Palace, namely-

Emperor Renzuchun is on May Fourth, this is his grandfather.

Emperor Xi Zuyu was the first of his first year, and he was great-grandfather.

Emperor Yi Zuheng is a great ancestor.

Emperor Dezu Xuan was one hundred and sixth, and he was the fifth ancestor.

Thinking of his father's original name Chongba, this name really has family characteristics.

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After worshipping his ancestors, Zhu Yuanzhang took his children and grandchildren back to Fengtianmen Square to hold a New Year's Day pilgrimage.

This is the most solemn court meeting of the year, and the honor guard is also of the highest standard, and even pulled out four elephants, so that the little princes who have never seen the world feast their eyes, and a few little babies who have not yet been crowned kings are babbling and want to go up to touch.

The brothers hurriedly took the baby away so that it would not be swept away by the elephant's trunk.

In addition to this small episode, the courtesy is still very solemn. The honor guard is majestic and magnificent, the ministers and officials are purged, and the envoys of various countries are respectful, showing the atmosphere of a great country in Shangbang!

In addition, there are also old villagers from Fengyang, who greet His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of the people of Limin.

In the sound of music, Zhu Yuanzhang calmly climbed onto the golden platform, sat upright on the golden lacquer dragon chair, and accepted the New Year's worship of all countries and people!

But he would no longer revel in the sense of accomplishment that came with these grand ceremonies, as he had in the first few years when he became emperor.

Looking down at the thousands of courtiers kneeling in front of him, he remembered the spring of his sixteenth year......

In less than a month, four of Zhu Yuanzhang's family of eight starved to death, leaving him, his second brother, sister-in-law and nephew to flee separately......