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

royal palace. ♜

Royal study room.

Mao Xiang hurriedly walked in from outside...

Approaching the imperial case, he held up a thick folded book and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Jin Yiwei of Tuqiao Village, summarizing this trip..."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been at his desk reviewing the memorials, raised his head after hearing this.

While taking the book, he said slightly dissatisfied: "It took them so long to come back and it took them more than ten days to write this summary?"

"I am aware of my guilt."

Mao Xiang lowered his head and confessed with a wry smile.

A lot of things happened along the way, and they had to be sorted out in detail.

The Jin Yiwei of Tuqiao Village was not very literate, so they could only send people to Tuqiao Village while ensuring concealment.

The difficulties can be imagined.

Of course, the emperor is not satisfied because they did not do it well.

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the things recorded in the booklet.

After a long time, he put down the book and looked at Mao Xiang, "Have you read these contents too? Tell me what you think after reading them."

Mao Xiang wanted to hide his weakness for Zhu Di.

But everything Zhu Di did was recorded in the book.

He could only bite the bullet and answer: "Zhu Silang has military talent. Not to mention the shoulder mark, the small battle in Shandong that withstood the attack of the horse bandits fully reflected his military ability..."

"Among them, the most outstanding feature is to use arrows to intercept the horse bandit's attack, intercept some of them, and release some of them into the car formation for close combat..."

"At that time, he had a very clear purpose, which was to train the villagers of Tuqiao Village!"

"And it's done well!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

Yes, if this bastard is willing to bow his head and submit, he can restore his title and then be sent to Liaodong or the north.

Let him lead the troops to fight in some big battles.

Maybe we don't have to rely solely on Lan Yu and others.

…

At a certain moment, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his thoughts and asked: "Is there any news about his return?"

Mao Xiang shook his head, "Not yet."

…

Right now.

Zhu Di and Zhou Lang have entered Shandong.

When passing through Liujia Village.

From a distance, I saw someone squatting at the entrance of the village. When I saw them, I rolled and crawled and ran towards the village in a hurry. ✎

Dong dong dong...

They galloped forward on horseback, and as they approached the village entrance, the sound of gongs and drums rang out in the village.

Zhou Lang frowned slightly, "Mr. Zhu, what's going on?"

Zhu Di didn't know either and shook his head.

"Mr. Zhu..."

When they passed the village entrance and walked for a while, they heard shouts from behind.

Hearing the sound, he reined in his horse and stamped his feet.

Zhou Lang turned around and was stunned.

The patriarch Liu Zuchang led a group of villagers, Wu Yangyang, to chase him out of the village.

"Mr. Zhu, wait."

"Let's go back and have a look." Zhu Di said, reined in his horse, turned around, and got off his horse when he came to the entrance of the village.

Liu Zuchang led a group of villagers and rushed over panting, "Mr. Zhu, when you pass by our Liujia Village, you don't go into the village to drink water."

If he hadn't sent someone to wait at the entrance of the village, he might have missed it.

Zhu Di explained with a smile, "I have been traveling for more than a month and I am eager to return home."

"Even if Mr. Zhu is eager to return home, he won't miss this for a while. The war horses need to drink water and rest, right?" Liu Zuchang took Zhu Di's hand and walked to the village, "I'll have someone make arrangements to feed your horses some concentrated feed." .”

"Mr. Zhu will go to the old man's house for a quick meal first."

So enthusiastic.

Zhu Di couldn't refuse at all.

So he smiled and suggested, "Clan Chief Liu, can you take me to the Liujia Village Ancestral Hall? I went north to Dezhou and met King Qin..."

He wanted to see the merit monument.

"Of course. Half a month ago, the folks from your village returned and went to see it."

Liu Zuchang was afraid that Zhu Di didn't know about this, so he was very happy to hear that Zhu Di wanted to see it.

Excitedly, he took Zhu Di and Zhou Lang to the Liu family ancestral hall.

Zhu Di saw the smooth stone tablet.

"My name!" Zhou Lang found his name on the inscription and pointed it out, feeling very excited.

Follow Mr. Zhu to deliver food and grass once.

Made money.

Learned a lot.

Gained knowledge.

A village can also erect a monument and write its name on it.

Zhu Di smiled, clasped his fists at Liu Zuchang and said, "Clan Chief Liu is interested, but I also have to tell the truth to Chief Liu."

"At the beginning, I didn't want to put the forty-seven people in Tuqiao Village in danger just for your wife, so I finally agreed..."

After Patriarch Liu listened carefully, instead of getting angry, he smiled and nodded, "I can completely understand Mr. Zhu's choice at that time. Newℴ𝓂"

“Lessons from farmers and snakes abound throughout the ages.”

"I have lived for such a long time and have accomplished nothing else, but I think I still have some skill in seeing people with my eyes."

"Mr. Zhu looks cold on the outside, but he is a good person. In this world, many people look good on the surface, but in fact they are very bad inside. Mr. Zhu is just the opposite."

Zhu Silang, a young man, is a bit like an outer king and an inner saint.

However, this is used to evaluate emperors and monarchs.

He couldn't use it indiscriminately and cause trouble for his benefactor.

After seeing the merit monument, Zhu Di, as the head of Tuqiao Village, offered incense to Liu's ancestors in the Liu family ancestral hall.

The two villages formally agreed to be friendly for generations.

Afterwards, they went to Liu Zuchang’s home for lunch.

Before leaving.

Liu Zuchang bid farewell.

He took off a very ordinary piece of jade from his waist and handed it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di hurriedly shook his head and declined, "Clan Chief Liu, I can't accept this..."

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"Mr. Zhu, this piece of jade is not valuable, it is just a token." Liu Zuchang interrupted Zhu Di and explained: "If Mr. Zhu and the folks in Tuqiao Village are oppressed by local officials and have nowhere to redress their grievances, they can take this old piece of jade." The jade pendant goes to Jinling City, Lin'an Lane..."

…

"A young man in the clan is going to take part in next year's Spring Examination, so he went to Beijing in advance. He has already sent the letter he wrote to Xiao'er. If Mr. Zhu and the fellow villagers in Tuqiao Village encounter difficulties, they can go to Xiao'er. If Xiao'er If we can do it, we will do our best.”

…

Zhu Di couldn't help but be surprised as he listened.

Liu Zuchang's son actually worked as a disciple of his family?

The officials of the Menxia Province are dedicated to serving the old man.

The responsibilities of the disciples are the same as Fang Xizhi, responsible for trivial matters such as sorting out excerpts and copying minutes.

The official position is not obvious.

A little transparency in the palace.

But this is definitely a position that touches on core secrets.

This ordinary jade pendant in my hand suddenly felt very hot!

What does he want with this thing?

Isn’t this just looking for trouble and causing trouble for yourself?

If you know, there is still such a person in the Liu family, serving as an official in such a fatal position.

He would have simply refused to be bait in the first place!

Keep your distance from Liujiacun!

"Clan Chief Liu, there is really no need to be like this, we..."

"If Mr. Zhu doesn't accept it, he will look down on us Liujiacun people!"

…

After some refusal, Zhu Di had no choice but to accept.

After bidding farewell to Liu Zuchang, he set off to go further and told Zhou Lang, "Don't tell anyone about the jade pendant presented by Patriarch Liu."

Although Zhou Lang didn't understand, he still nodded seriously, "Mr. Zhu, I remember."

"Mr. Zhu, I have met many squires and sages, but Patriarch Liu is definitely one of the best!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled.

He glanced at the jade pendant in his hand.

Liu Zuchang had the intention of repaying his kindness, but he also had utilitarian intentions.

It must be that Uncle Eight and the others talked too much, making the other party feel that strengthening and deepening the relationship between the two villages would not only repay the favor, but also be profitable.

He didn't resent it.

But this jade pendant is a bit hot!

…

At the entrance of the village, Liu Zuchang looked at the walking figures of Zhu Di and Zhou Lang.

If the people from Tuqiao Village hadn't turned back, they still wanted to return the carriage.

But during this period, I heard the villagers of Tuqiao Village tell what Zhu Silang and his wife did in Tuqiao Village.

He will not give away this jade pendant.

The return of the carriage proved that Tuqiao Village’s village customs were upright.

Zhu Silang himself is very talented. If any of the children taught by his couple become successful, this jade pendant will be worth it!

…

A few more days passed.

The sky has just turned white.

Zhu Di and Zhou Lang appeared at Waiguan Road in Jiangning County.

Zhou Lang invited: "Mr. Zhu, after traveling all night, go to the city and take a rest. If County Magistrate Jiang knows that you are back, he will be very happy."

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, "No, the closer we get, the stronger the feeling of longing for home. Isn't it the same for you? You arrived in Jinling yesterday and shouted that you had to travel all night."

Zhou Lang smiled and scratched his head, "Then I won't keep Mr. Zhu. I will go to the village to say goodbye to him before I leave for Liaodong."

"good!"

Zhu Di responded and galloped towards Tuqiao Village.

It’s been almost two months.

The closer he got to Tuqiao Village, the more impatient he became.

Zhou Lang watched Zhu Di disappear from sight, then smiled and rode towards the city gate.

A few yawning officials who opened the city gate saw someone galloping towards them on horseback.

He rubbed his eyes and exclaimed after seeing the person clearly.

"Brother Zhou!"

"It's really Brother Zhou!"

When Zhou Lang approached, the two government officials who shouted excitedly looked at Zhou Lang, but they were a little scared. Their eyes flickered and they did not dare to look directly at Zhou Lang. They whispered: "Brother Zhou, I feel that you are different."

Zhou Lang smiled, he went through a lot this time and participated in several battles.

Of course it’s different!

It is not an exaggeration to say that it has been completely transformed!

Smiling and clasping fists, he said hello: "Two brothers, your duty is over. Come to Langlang to grill fish. By the way, let's inform the other brothers that I'm treating you. I'll go home first and see the adults. After I go to pay homage to the adults, I'll go to the shop to wait for the brothers."

After saying that, he couldn't wait to ride his horse into the city and went straight to his home.

"Zhou Lang is really different."

"No, even though I was smiling just now, those eyes made me feel heartbroken for no reason."

…

Government office.

After Zhou Lang met his family, he immediately came to thank Jiang Jinzhong.

Jiang Jinzhong looked at Zhou Lang and nodded with satisfaction: "It's different. It's really different. It smells a bit like Mr. Tan from back then."

"Sir, Mr. Tan and I have become friends along the way." Zhou Lang said with a smile: "In addition, I want to resign this time. I want to join the army in Liaodong."

Jiang Jinzhong didn't seem surprised at all, "I went out for a walk, gained knowledge and learned things. Being a small government servant in Jiangning can no longer make you feel satisfied. This is normal. Where is Mr. Zhu? He is interested in you joining the army. , what do you think?"

"Mr. Zhu supports me. Along the way, Mr. Zhu told me a lot about military knowledge. You don't know, Mr. Zhu's riding and shooting, this!" Zhou Lang couldn't help but extended his thumbs up in admiration.

"Seriously?" Jiang Jinzhong looked surprised.

"Don't you believe me? I humble myself and show you how to equestrian skills. Mr. Zhu taught me these!"

…

Just when Zhou Lang demonstrated equestrian skills for Jiang Jinzhong and others, a group of people were shocked, applauded and exclaimed.

Zhu Di led the horse.

Appeared outside the courtyard.

It was obvious that she was pregnant, standing in front of the manger, adding hydroponic wheat seedlings to Xiao Hei and Da Huang.

The corners of my lips couldn't help but smile...

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