Zhu Xiongying had just been to the Xu Mansion in the morning, and in the evening, Zhu Di, as the aunt of the Xu family, had a banquet for the entire Xu family.

Jingshi, Yanwangfu.

The banquet was huge.

This banquet is a personal activity for Zhu Di, and all the expenses are paid for by him.

As a vassal king, there are not a few people who worship for a year.

Especially a powerful vassal king like Zhu Di will not take this little money in his eyes.

In the main hall of Fuzhong, a square table of eight immortals was already full of dazzling dishes at this time.

Steamed anchovies, braised lamb, brocade wrapped chicken, boiled fresh gizzard liver, five shredded belly......

In addition, there is also the Huai people's favorite mutton pot.

This time, Princess Yan Xu Yihua (there is no name of Princess Yan in the official history, and there are not many records in the wild history, let's call Xu Yihua) also came to Beijing with him, including King Yan's two sons, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, one is twelve years old and the other is nine years old.

The fifteen-year-old eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, stayed in Beiping.

Xu Yihua was excited, standing in the courtyard and looking around.

Zhu Di smiled: "You, you, what are you doing in such a hurry, won't you come in a while?" You have to wait in this cold wind. ”

Xu Yihua glanced at Zhu Di and said, "I haven't seen my family for a long time, how can I not want to?" ”

Zhu Di smiled and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the princess said yes." ”

Not long.

I saw that Xu Huizu, who was seven feet long, had already walked into the courtyard with a tiger step.

Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou are second, and Xu Miaojin is the last.

When Zhu Di saw Xu Huizu, he hurriedly went up to greet him warmly, and laughed loudly: "Three uncles, don't come to harm?" ”

"Ministers, see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

With Xu Huizu taking the lead, the Xu family's brothers and sisters have done a lot of etiquette.

Zhu Di waved his hand heroically: "Don't pay attention to these!" Family, what His Highness is not His Highness? We are all the closest relatives. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di turned around and scolded: "What are you still doing inside?" Come out and call someone! ”

Then I saw two young men who were no more than the age of bundling their hair coming from a nonsensical smile.

Although the two of them are young, they are both heroic between their eyebrows, like two little tigers, not afraid of heaven and earth. Both of them are wearing trumpet armor, and they look like King Yan in their gestures.

"Second, third!" Zhu Di said: "Don't you kowtow to your uncles soon!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui knelt down when they heard this, lay on the ground and slammed their heads three times.

"I've seen the eldest uncle, the second uncle, the third uncle, and the sister-in-law!"

Xu Huizu smiled, a little moved, and pulled up the two halves to pull the boy: "Get up!" ”

"Good boy, they've grown so big!"

Xu Huizu patted Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui on the shoulders and said with a smile.

At this time, Zhu Di was a little stunned.

He didn't notice Xu Miaojin just now, but now he glanced at Xu Miaojin's delicate and delicate face with a bit of fortitude, and Zhu Di was stunned.

The heart is more than the dry, and the disease is like Xizi winning three points.

The beads do not move and condense the two eyebrows, and the lead is innocent.

Zhu Di couldn't help but shudder.

I haven't seen her for a few years, but Xiao Nizi has grown so beautiful, better than her sister.

But soon, Zhu Di restrained his expression and stretched out his hand to Xu Huizu with a smile: "Let's go!" Go inside, let's have a fucking cup tonight! ”

Xu Yihua saw Xu Miaojin and walked up to hold her wrist: "How are you doing lately?" ”

Xu Miaojin nodded and said with a smile: "It's good, eldest sister, are you okay in Beiping?" ”

Xu Yihua said with a smile: "Okay, everything, I just miss you a little, no, this time your brother-in-law went back to Beijing to congratulate the old emperor on his birthday, I said that I would come with me, and our family could be reunited!" ”

"Hey, it's not easy to meet as a family."

"Let's go, let's go to the dinner table and have a good chat."

"Hmmm......"

……

"Big brother, I'll toast you!"

Zhu Di was very heroic, "This is the burning knife that this king brought from the north, it is very strong, big brother drink it carefully." ”

With that, he drank it all.

Xu Huizu was born in the military, and he was unwilling to be a queen, but after drinking, he still couldn't help coughing: "Lie!" ”

Xu Huizu drank it and said with a smile: "How does King Yan think the winter in the south compares with the winter in the north?"

Zhu Di said heroically: "The winter in the south is a little more graceful, and the winter in the north is mostly rough, we are a rough person, we like the north!" ”

Xu Huizu nodded: "King Yan has a soft spot for the north!" ”

Zhu Di laughed and said: "Big brother, you have lived in Jiangnan for a long time, and your temperament is almost grinded, but unfortunately, this king and the Xu family are in-laws, otherwise, this king will transfer the eldest brother to the northern Xinjiang, and our brothers will join hands to do Tartar, wouldn't it be happy!" ”

Xu Huizu smiled when he heard this: "Yu Li is not compatible. ”

Zhu Di said casually: "We are all a family, sooner or later, our family will be able to fight together!" ”

If it was before, Xu Zengshou would definitely be the first to jump out to support him.

But today, Xu Zengshou was drinking silently, without the slightest intention of saying anything.

No one answered, which made the atmosphere suddenly awkward.

Xu Huizu hurriedly stood up to play a round and said to Zhu Di: "I'm afraid this chance is very small, there is King Yan in the northern Xinjiang, it can be peaceful, where do we need our brothers to go on the expedition?" ”

Zhu Di said: "What if it's not Northern Xinjiang? ”

Xu Huizu was stunned, his face flickered.

Zhu Di saw his expression in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Big brother, we are a family, in whose opinion, the Xu family and this king are both clothed with water, one is prosperous, and one is lost." ”

"Besides, the old general Xu Da told us that this king should protect the Xu family, and let the Xu family be peaceful for all generations, glory and wealth for all generations, and this king has never forgotten it until now!"

The three brothers of the Xu family smiled and responded, Zhu Di saw it in his eyes, waved his hand, and said: "It's done, let's not talk about this, when I recall this past, there are always things that cannot be said." ”

"Eat and drink! Today, we will have a reunion as a family in advance! ”

Xu Huizu didn't know what to think, and said with a smile: "It should be so, come, drink!" ”

Zhu Di looked at Xu Yihua and Xu Miaojin: "You two drink as appropriate, this king got you plum wine, we are all family members of the field, how can a woman not drink?" Come! Let's raise a glass together! ”

Zhu Di is very bold and can take care of everyone, and in this banquet, he showed his unique charm and domineering to the fullest.

He is the kind of, at any time, you can believe that this man is a man who can protect the peace of the party!

The wine is exchanged, and the family is happy.

A vassal king with hundreds of thousands of troops, and a general who controls the Gyeonggi Yongxiangwei, if they join forces, are enough to make anyone fearful......

……

Wu Yingdian, Zhu Yuanzhang is criticizing the music.

These notes have been reviewed by Zhu Xiongying, and then let Zhu Yuanzhang review them.

"Not bad, good batch!"

"Hmm...... This is a good riposte, let these scribes spew feces and croak, haha......"

The old man was in a good mood, flipping through the music and watching.

It was only after a while that the eyebrows were twisted.

His worst fears came true.

Due to the onset of winter, reports of deaths of people have been reported in various places, especially in the northern regions.

Frozen to death!

Every year at this time, a bloody list is presented.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is dripping blood!

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the death of every citizen is silently telling the failure of him, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

He was born into poverty, and he knew what winter meant to the people.

Especially this year, the weather seems to be colder than usual!

The Xiaoice period was staged once in the early Ming Dynasty, in the last years of Hongwu.

"Go and call Zhao Mian to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang got up and rubbed his aching legs.

These legs are the root of the disease that fell that winter, and they have not been healed.

After a while, Zhao Mian hurriedly came.

Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion was not very good, and he said to Zhao Mian: "If we govern the people of the Ming Dynasty, we must be worthy of the people, now there are so many people freezing to death and frostbite everywhere, do you know it?" ”

"Minister, I know."

Zhao Mian nodded.

He was helpless about this, and he didn't want to see the people of Daming die like this, but there was very little he could do.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is there a way to let the people ensure adequate heating?" ”

Zhao Mian thought for a while and replied: "It's difficult to get heating now, ordinary people are burning firewood to keep warm, and those who are rich burn charcoal." ”

"Charcoal is used for heating, but there is a lack of basic common sense, and more than a dozen families have died of charcoal poisoning."

"There is very little heating that can be supplied by firewood, and many people's homes are wooden and grass houses, and there are three families who have accidents due to fires."

"The rest is that the family is too poor, the house is leaky, there is no firewood for heating, there is a lack ......of quilts, etc."

Listening to Zhao Mian talk about the current situation of the people of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

In the final analysis, in this world, it is still too poor, and many people are still hungry and poor.

Even the bare minimum of heating is not guaranteed! We Zhu Yuanzhang are ashamed of the people of the world!

He tried to ask Zhao Mian: "Can the imperial court allocate funds to distribute quilts to the people free of charge?" ”

Zhao Mian hung his head and said silently: "Your Majesty, cotton is very expensive to sell in the market, and if the imperial court wants to ensure that everyone in Gyeonggi distributes quilts, this can certainly be supported by finances." ”

"But the people of other state capitals will definitely have grievances, and the people will not suffer from widowhood but unevenness! There are so many state capitals in the whole world, if you do this, the finances of the imperial court will be dragged down......"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a little helplessness in his eyes, and told Zhao Mian: "Hello Sheng, tell the local government and county officials, you must regularly go to the folk villages to inspect, and do a good job in the life and death of the people. ”

Zhao Mian nodded: "Weichen obeys."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Go down."

After Zhao Mian left, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed faintly.

Relief is not a solution, it is not yet the depths of winter, so many people have been frostbitten and frozen to death, it is going to be the depths of winter?

Do the people have a way to live?

Zhu Yuanzhang had deep worry on his face.

Not long after, Liu Bao came cautiously.

took out the brazier next to Zhu Yuanzhang and replaced it with a new one.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about anything.

However, when he approved the recital for a while, he casually glanced at the brazier not far from his legs, and his body froze a little.

He got up and walked over curiously.

In the black brazier, the fire burned very strongly, and his body was warm.

He stretched out his hand and put it on the fire, and a warm current instantly filled his body.

It seemed that he had never seen anything inside, the pieces were cylindrical, and there were small holes in them.

And there is no smell and no smoke!

"Liu Bao."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly yelled to the outside world.

"Emperor, the slave is here."

Liu Bao hurriedly walked in.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "What's the matter with this fire?" What is it burned with? “

Liu Bao hurriedly smiled and said: "Back to the emperor, this is sent by His Royal Highness Taisun, His Royal Highness Taisun is afraid that the emperor will work hard for your criticism, and he will not dare to disturb your old age, so the central people sent this thing." ”

"I heard His Royal Highness Taisun say that this is also something that has only risen in Yingtian in the last two days!"

"It's like anthracite...... The old slave didn't understand, His Royal Highness said that this thing was only in the trial sale stage in Yingtian, and it was very cheap to a catty, as if it only cost two pennies, so he sent it to the emperor. ”

"It's better than charcoal, it's hot, it takes a long time, and the main thing is that there is no smoke and poisonous gas, so it's a good thing."

It turned out to be sent by His Royal Highness Taisun!

This stinky boy has changed his tricks every time to send things to himself.

A smile couldn't help but appear on his old face, and suddenly he thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "What did you just say?" How much pound of anthracite are you talking about? Two pennies a pound? ”

"Charcoal costs ten pennies a pound! Such a good thing is sold so cheaply? ”

Liu Bao nodded and said: "Yes, that's why it just came out of the market, so it won't be sold, I just don't know when to sell it next time." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Such a cheap and easy-to-use thing, what if the imperial court bought it?

So can the problem of keeping the people warm can be solved?

Good! Boy!

The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face became more and more intense, and he suddenly hurriedly walked out of the Wuying Palace.

"Swing ......"

Liu Baogang wanted to shout, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang: "Don't follow, let's go find our eldest grandson!" ”

(End of chapter)