Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

Tuqiao Village. ♦☜

The kiln entrance to the east.

The elders in the village were all coming in and out, going back and forth between the cave dwellings and the entrance of the cave, carrying red bricks.

Although it has been ventilated for a few days.

But the temperature inside the kiln is still higher than outside.

Plus doing physical work, everyone is sweating profusely.

However, everyone worked very hard.

"Work harder, there isn't much left." Uncle Eight, with sweat on his face, pushed a wooden wheeled cart, grinned happily, and shouted.

"knew."

"Uncle Eighth, what did Aunt Eighth do last night? Are you so energetic today?"

…

Everyone responded, and some young people were even more active and openly 'molested' Uncle Eight.

Zhu Di also pushed a wheelbarrow filled with bricks. As he walked out, he looked at the giggling Xu Huizu and said funnyly: "Can you understand what Uncle Eighth and the others are saying? Why are you giggling so hard!"

"Isn't it just about men and women? Who said I can't understand it?" Xu Huizu retorted unconvinced.

As he spoke, he seemed to be afraid that others would hear him. While pushing his wheelbarrow, he came closer, lowered his voice, and asked with a bit of embarrassment: "Brother-in-law, do you think it's time for me to get married... …”

Zhu Di was caught off guard by the question and looked at it in astonishment...

Xu Huizu didn't notice it and complained in a low voice: "My father is careless and may have forgotten this matter. Is it not good for me to remind him directly?"

"How about I ask my sister to find an opportunity to talk to my father and remind him that he still has such an old son who deserves to be married."

puff!

Ha ha……

Zhu Di burst into laughter immediately...

"Shiro, what's wrong?"

"Fourth brother, if you have any happy news, please tell everyone..."

…

Seeing Zhu Di burst into laughter, the villagers asked curiously.

"Brother-in-law, stop laughing! Stop laughing!" Xu Huizu's face was red, and he didn't know whether it was from heat or embarrassment, and he warned Zhu Di in a low voice.

Zhu Di finally smiled calmly and glanced at the boy with a smile in his eyes.

This is spring!

No wonder.

Living in the village, everyone was surrounded by married people. Even Dongxu and his eighth uncle began to talk about marriage.

Huizu lived among them, and watching and listening, some envy was unavoidable.

"This kid is complaining that I, Lord Taishan, are careless. It's time for him to announce his marriage, but he still hasn't done anything."

Seeing his inner 'little secret' being revealed to the public, Xu Huizu blushed even more, quickened his pace, and pushed the wheelbarrow out.

The villagers’ joking sounds continued behind them.

After leaving the kiln entrance, Xu Huizu blushed and saw that Zhu Di had followed him out. While unloading the bricks, he complained: "Brother-in-law, I also know the secrets between you and sister. For example, you kept accounts for sister. I overheard."

"If you dare to tell the folks about my embarrassing things again, I will tell yours."

"Let's hurt each other!"

"You brat!" Zhu Di smiled and slapped Xu Huizu on the back of the head and said in a funny tone: "Okay, as compensation, I will ask your sister to remind Mr. Taishan that it is time to arrange a marriage for you."

"Seriously?" Xu Huizu was immediately attracted by this matter.

"really!"

Zhu Di glared in amusement. How could people in this era ignore such an important thing as passing on the family line?

My father-in-law must have considered it.

I just didn’t say it.

hey-hey……

Xu Huizu smiled and worked more energetically.

…

It's approaching noon.

Everyone moved all the bricks out of the kiln.

Drink water and rest under a nearby tree.

Xu Huizu held the brick horizontally with one hand, and with the other hand, with enough strength, he draped his knife on the brick.

At the moment of contact, the corners of his lips twitched with pain. He tried hard to endure it and commented: "Not to mention, this brick is quite strong."

Uncle Eighth and others tried their best not to laugh.

A young man said, "Fourth brother, try it."

"Yes! Brother-in-law, try it." Xu Huizu also became curious and hurriedly handed the brick to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di is very clear about his own strength.

Seeing everyone booing.

Thinking about it, it would be good to make everyone happy and relieve fatigue, so he smiled and said: "One piece is too easy, you can hold seven or eight pieces and hang them in the air."

"Da Lang, let me help you!"

"I'll help too."

…

Several young people got up to help and were soon ready.

Zhu Di glanced at Xu Huizu and the others.

These guys made ten bucks!

He said nothing, rolled up his sleeves and walked over. Uncle Eighth and others all stood up.

Zhu Di looked at the few young people who were making it more difficult for him and said with a smile: "Watch it..."

Before he finished speaking, he cut off the sword with his hand.

Click!

Ten bricks shattered and fell to the ground with a bang.

Xu Huizu and the other young men opened their mouths in shock.

Bang bang bang...

Lively applause broke out immediately.

"Mr. Xu, does Mr. Zhu still have this skill?" Not far away, Zhou Lang, who was leading a commander this way, looked at Xu Miaoyun who was leading the way in surprise.

Xu Miaoyun was originally in a bad mood because of the content of the order, but she saw Zhu Di chopping bricks just now.

After hearing Zhou Lang's question, a smile appeared on his lips and he said, "He is very strong."

General Manager was also full of surprise, but General Manager did not know that Zhu Silang was the King of Yan, Zhu Di, and said: "With such great strength, I want to join the army whether I want to or not!"

Zhou Lang glanced at the boss.

Although I dare not offend.

But he also smiled secretly in his heart.

Mr. Zhu is the boss with you?

The prince can’t even invite you!

Xu Miaoyun smiled and politely declined: "He doesn't have any big ambitions."

"Shiro."

Hearing the shouts, Zhu Di and others who were busy turned their heads.

Zhu Di couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw the soldiers and generals wearing imperial uniforms.

General Manager came to Zhu Di, took out a document, unfolded it and said loudly: "All adult men under the age of fifty-five in Tuqiao Village are ordered to go to Jinling City within ten days after receiving the edict from the Governor's Office."

"Escort a batch of ordnance and grain transported northward!"

"Zhu Silang, the head of Tuqiao Village, take the order!"

The villagers looked at each other in astonishment.

Zhu Di took the transfer order and saw that it was to go outside the customs. He was slightly stunned, raised his head and asked: "Going outside the customs? Are you sure this transfer order is correct?"

It is normal for grain to be transported from the south to the north.

The military pressure in the north is great, and a large number of troops are concentrated in the north. People are eating horses and chewing horses. If we rely solely on supplies from the north, the people will not survive.

But he also knew something about corvees transporting grain.

Under normal circumstances, they would only need to transport grain, grass and ordnance to Peiping at most.

After being received by Peiping, corvees were recruited in the north and were responsible for transporting them outside the customs.

But this order was clearly written, telling them to transport ordnance, food and grass directly to the outside of the customs!

The general's face suddenly turned cold, he glared, and said sternly: "There is no way you can make a mistake! The transfer order is stamped with the official seal of the Governor's Office. The order is issued. Even if there is a mistake, you must execute it!"

Zhu Di knew it, and he couldn't figure it out even if he asked. He cupped his fists and said, "I will obey your order and arrive at Jinling on time."

After leaving the general manager.

Uncle Eighth and others spoke one after another.

"Shiro, where are you going to send food, grass and weapons this time?"

"Fourth brother, the year before last, before you and my fourth sister-in-law moved here, we went to Shandong to prepare food, grass and weapons for the Japanese soldiers in Shandong."

"Are you going to Shandong again this time?"

…

Zhu Di looked at the villagers and didn't know what to say.

The transfer order this time was so strange. It was most likely because of him.

He brought trouble to everyone.

But I can't say it.

He forced a smile and said: "This time let us send a batch of ordnance, food and grass outside Yuguan."

"Yuguan?"

"Where is Yuguan?"

…

After Zhu Di explained the geographical location of Yuguan to the villagers, he asked the villagers to go back and prepare.

…

cabin.

After dinner, he sent Xu Huizu away.

The two began to discuss the hidden things behind this transfer order.

"Is it because of the tax bidding, rural village communities, some people in the court can't tolerate you..." Ever since he knew the content of the transfer order, Xu Miaoyun suspected that someone was going to target Zhu Di.

The unreasonableness of the transfer order is too obvious!

"Don't worry." Seeing Xu Miaoyun's worried face, Zhu Di quickly smiled and comforted him, "First of all, you know my martial arts."

"Secondly, I don't think so."

"It has the official seal of the Governor's Office on it. Although Lord Taishan doesn't care about things, he is also the Governor of the Left. If someone really wants to harm me, there is no way he will not intervene."

Zhu Di didn't know it yet, but Li Wenzhong returned to the court and served as the right governor.

If you knew, you wouldn't even think about it.

The worry on Xu Miaoyun's face softened a little.

Zhu Di stretched out his hand, scratched Xu Miaoyun's nose with his fingers, and said with a smile: "There is a high probability that the old man saw that I was living a peaceful life for a few days, and he felt uncomfortable and was tormenting me."

"Only in this case will Master Taishan remain silent on this matter."

"So, don't worry. The old man from Wangji Drug Store said that a good mood will lead to a good body. You are at a critical moment now."

"If you weren't pregnant now, I wouldn't worry about it, otherwise I'd really like to take a look outside the customs."

…

Zhu Di continued to explain, saying that he liked the matter.

There was a little resentment in my heart.

Even if the old man wants to go through trouble.

Can't you change the time?

Does it have to be this critical period of Miaoyun's pregnancy?

Just forget about it.

Why are you tossing Miaoyun and the child in Miaoyun's belly?

This child, after all, is his granddaughter!

Do you still want to call the little cotton-padded jacket grandpa from now on?

At this moment, Zhu Di was completely unaware that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make him understand: as a farmer, no matter good or bad, in the face of the rules, you can only go with the flow and rush forward. If you are unhappy or dissatisfied, you have to grit your teeth and endure it!

If you don't want this.

Then be obedient, bow your head, and accept your parents' arrangements!

Sure enough, when Xu Miaoyun heard Zhu Di say that she liked to go out for a walk, she immediately smiled and leaned sideways on Zhu Di's shoulder, "Don't worry about me, dad will definitely let Miaoyin come to accompany me."

"I'm fine, but you must protect yourself."

"Although the imperial court has established a firm foothold outside the customs and continues to encroach and expand outside the customs every year, I heard from my father that the situation outside the customs is different from that inside the customs."

"Many ethnic groups live together outside the pass, and the folk customs are fierce. After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, many of the original Yuan Dynasty troops turned into bandits and gathered in the mountains and forests."

"Even in the territory where the imperial court has stabilized, it is still very rampant..."

…

Since we have to go to Jinling to gather, we have to start early.

Zhu Di and the villagers prepared for five days, and everyone took the time to settle down at home.

Early morning on the sixth day.

"At the end of the year, we are guests from far away, and we still use troops on the border..."

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun were awakened by the crisp children's voice.

The two looked at each other and smiled. Zhu Di sighed with a smile: "These naughty kids..."

This was a farewell for him, their father and brother.

When the children's voice faded away, Zhu Di turned around and asked with a smile: "What do you want to eat today?"

"do not move!"

Just as Zhu Di was about to get up and prepare breakfast, Xu Miaoyun suddenly hugged him and prevented him from moving.

"What do you want?" Zhu Di looked at his beloved wife holding him tightly in his arms and asked with a smile...

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