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

"Is your Majesty here?"

Outside Ma Xiuying's palace door, Mao Xiang asked the maid on duty in a low voice.

"exist."

Mao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "I have urgent matters and need to see the empress immediately."

The little maid came out shortly after entering, "Commander Mao, please come."

Mao Xiang quickly stepped inside.

Seeing that the Prince of Qin and his wife, and the Prince of Jin and his wife were both there, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Zhu Cang and Zhu Yu also looked at Mao Xiang curiously.

Mao Xiang's mouth was full of bitterness. He didn't know whether he could pass the test after the emperor knew about it and the empress and the prince were protecting him.

It was out of sympathy for King Yan and his wife, and this incident was not a big deal.

The queen and the prince both promised at the same time, so he dared to hide it from the emperor until now.

Of course, he actually has his own little thoughts.

We can't say yet. As for whether it will succeed or not, it depends on this time.

Pressing down the complicated thoughts in his heart, Mao Xiang walked quickly towards Ma Xiuying.

Ma Xiuying asked curiously: "Why are you here?"

She also trusted Mao Xiang, but Mao Xiang was Chongba's eyes and ears and rarely came to see her directly.

"Your Majesty, the Jin Yiwei of Tuqiao Village sent a message to Jiangning County yesterday. Xu Daya will follow Zhu Silang and take the children to Jiangning County today. Xu Daya will give birth soon. I am worried..."

Before Mao Xiang could finish speaking, Ma Xiuying had already stood up, "What nonsense! How can the fourth child be such a fool!"

Mao Xiang couldn't help but explain for Zhu Di: "According to the news reported by Jin Yiwei, Xu Daya seems to be a little nervous and anxious as the delivery date approaches, and she has to be with Zhu Silang all the time."

Ma Xiuying's expression gradually softened.

She is also a woman who has given birth to several children.

I know how nervous a woman feels when she is pregnant for the first time.

Guanyin Nu stood up anxiously with a big belly, "Mother, let's go to Jiangning? The fourth brother has to take the childbirth exam, so he may not be able to take care of Miaoyun."

"Slow down, you're still pregnant." Zhu Ping was so frightened that he hurriedly supported Guanyin Nu.

Princess Xie of Jin stood up and said, "Queen Mother, how about I go take care of Miao Yun."

Her father and Wei Guogong were both old brothers who came from Huaixi together.

Before leaving the court, they were close friends in the boudoir.

They are very familiar with each other.

Ma Xiuying was worried, shook her head and said, "I'm not worried about any of you going. Mao Xiang, you come with me."

Jin Wang Zhu 㭎 reminded: "Mother, what will my father do if he finds out?"

"It's pretty much hidden now. If he asks, just tell me that I went to accompany the fourth child to take the child exam. I really can't fool him. Just know it."

I kept it secret for nine months.

Not less than the last month.

When Chongba finds out, he will definitely be very angry and guilty.

Just to make him, the grandfather, feel guilty about the little grandson in the belly of girl Miaoyun!

"Queen Mother, can I go with you?" Guanyin Nu carefully probed.

"No! After you give birth, I will accompany you wherever you want to go, but it is absolutely not possible now. Even if the queen mother agrees, I will not agree either!" Zhu Ping stopped him domineeringly. ₆₉ₛₕᵤₓ.cₒₘ

Ma Xiuying looked at it and glared angrily.

I used to be indifferent to others, but now I am extremely precious.

Ma Xiuying smiled and reassured: "This time the second brother is right, you all stay in the capital."

…

Soon, Ma Xiuying packed up and left the palace courtyard with her little maid in a low-key manner.

But Mao Xiang drove his carriage and as soon as he left the palace courtyard, he met Zhu Yuanzhang head-on.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Mao Xiang stopped his horse, forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, jumped out of the carriage, his knees slipped, and he knelt down, "Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a dark face: "Where are you taking the queen?"

Mao Xiang was his eyes and ears.

When I went to the palace to report the situation, instead of reporting to him first, I went to report to Xiuying instead.

When scolding Mao Xiang, he looked at the carriage with resentment in his eyes. When the country was founded, they had agreed that Xiuying would be in charge of the palace and he would be in charge of the outside.

Now it is Xiuying who breaks the three chapters of the agreement!

It was a good chance for him to seize the opportunity!

Ma Xiuying raised the curtain, just in time to meet Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes filled with resentment, and was the first to attack, "I did not break the three chapters of the original agreement."

"I asked Mao Xiang to take me to Jiangning County."

"The fourth child will take the child exam tomorrow, and I want to go with him, can't I?"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said with a smile: "How old is he? He has already started a family! You are still accompanying him when he takes a child examination. Those six or seven-year-old children in Tuqiao Village have no family to accompany them, so they are not allowed to go!"

"I'm not here for you!" Ma Xiuying glared, "Do you still want the fourth child to come back and help you?"

"If you don't work hard now to let the fourth child feel our love as parents, how long will you wait!"

‘That’s right! ’

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but wonder.

The fourth child has the temperament of a donkey.

He had to make him feel that he owed his parents. This stubborn donkey saw that he was bothered by state affairs, and then he could come out to help share the worries.

Just tossing.

No one knows what this stubborn donkey will do.

"Your son is so stubborn and has a bad temper, so he followed you!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dark face, waved his hands and turned to leave.

Ma Xiuying pointed at herself and opened her mouth in a funny way, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

This man, as long as the fourth child makes him unhappy, the fourth child will become her only son.

Whenever there is a chance to show his face, the fourth child will become his son again!

"You don't know who the stubborn fourth son is following?" Ma Xiuying said to herself with an angry smile, and ordered: "Let's go."

Only then did Mao Xiang come back to his senses.

My whole body felt weak, I wiped my sweat and struggled to get up.

He smiled bitterly and said to himself: "I'm like this before things break out. I really don't know if that little trick will work when the time comes." ’

Holding on to the shaft of the carriage, he struggled to sit on it, took a deep breath, waved his whip, and said, "Drive!"

In the distance, Zhu Yuanzhang hid behind a pillar, secretly watching Ma Xiuying's carriage drive away, then walked out, smiling and muttering as he walked: "In this life, being able to marry a good wife is more important than anything else. It seems to us that You’re very discerning!”

"If a man has a good wife at home, nothing will happen to him."

If he hadn't had Xiuying, he probably wouldn't have been able to achieve what he has achieved today.

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured all the way to the outside of the imperial study. When he saw the inside, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

A man was kneeling in the hall with his butt sticking out.

He walked in with a frown, sat down behind the case, and looked at the prostrate official in Feiyu uniform.

At some point, he waved his hand.

The palace maids and eunuchs received the instruction and quickly exited the imperial study.

Squeak.

The door closes.

The prostrate man trembled, unable to bear the pressure, his voice trembled, and he took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, I have something to report to Your Majesty."

Jiang 𤩽, Mao Xiang's right-hand man, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei.

"Does Mao Xiang know that you have something to report?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Jiang Xiang closely.

"This matter concerns the commander, I dare not let the commander know!"

That means he has overstepped his rank. He is still going up to the next level behind Mao Xiang’s back. It is very possible that he should report Mao Xiang.

A cold light flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, "Raise your head."

Jiang 𤩽 took a deep breath and slowly raised his head.

A face that looked less like a military commander and more like a white-faced scholar came into his eyes.

He saw the ambitious desire for fame and wealth in this face and eyes.

I'm afraid, this Jiang 𤩽 has long wanted to overthrow Mao Xiang and replace him.

At less than thirty years old, I have already achieved command and knowledge, but I am still not satisfied.

Mao Xiang is really a waste!

You have such an ambitious guy by your side and you don't even notice?

Didn't you notice?

Or are you aware of it and deliberately pretending not to notice it?

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart, "Say it!"

…

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Snapped!

"Tell us again!"

boom!

The maid outside the door turned pale with fright and could not control her trembling when she heard the sounds of banging tables and slamming cups.

I don't know how long it took before the sounds coming from inside stopped.

Zhu Biao came over with a piece of paper. Seeing the pale faces of the palace maids and eunuchs, he glanced into the silent imperial study and asked gently: "What's wrong?"

The young palace maid hurriedly replied in a low voice: "I don't know, I don't know. The commanding officer, Lord Jiang, is reporting the matter to His Majesty."

Zhu Biao frowned slightly.

What is the content of Jiang𤩽’s report?

Where is Mao Xiang?

"Father, my son Zhu Biao wants to see my father for something."

Zhu Yuanzhang was panting and had a dark face. When he heard the movement outside, he glanced at Jiang Jing and said, "Go down. Don't do anything until the Jiangning County Children's Examination is over."

Jiang 𤩽 was secretly happy in his heart and said loudly: "I obey the decree!"

After saying this, he made a bang, kowtowed heavily, stood up, bent down, walked backwards to the door of the royal study, and then turned around and opened the door.

He immediately saluted Zhu Biao and said, "Meet the Crown Prince."

Zhu Biao looked past Jiang Jing and saw the broken teacup in front of the imperial case.

Um.

He frowned slightly, hummed slightly, and walked in.

Jiang 𤩽 walked out of the imperial study room.

He raised his head and looked at the bright sun hanging high in the sky in spring. He raised the corners of his lips and smiled silently.

In the imperial study room.

Zhu Biao asked while collecting the pieces of the tea cup on the ground: "Father, what happened?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao carefully. Hearing this, he shook his head with a dark face: "It's nothing."

Zhu Biao couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

His father even hid this from him?

This has never happened before.

He was the one who handled even the court's disputes, and only those matters that he really couldn't decide had to be submitted to his father.

It can be said that he is the prince.

It can make the princes of all dynasties turn red with envy.

Although Zhu Biao was surprised, he did not continue to ask. Although his father gave him boundless power as a prince, as a son of a man and a prince, he must also know how to exercise self-restraint.

Don't regard your parents' pampering as the capital of your indulgence.

Zhu Biao handed the document to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Father, the emperor has selected a group of young officials in Beijing and plans to send them to the local areas to serve as county magistrates and county magistrates who have contact with the people and can do practical work."

"Hone their abilities, and at the same time, prevent them from floating around and wasting their time in the world of people in the capital..."

"As an official, you have to get in touch with the people and know the sufferings of the people..."

…

It's approaching noon.

A group of large trucks slowly approached Jiangning County.

"Is this the county seat?"

"so big!"

"It turns out that this is what the county wall looks like!"

"Brother Dongxu, when we get older, how about we just carry the book on our backs and travel around the world like the master and mistress said?"

…

After hearing this, the eighth uncle who was driving the car turned to look at his eldest son, "When you grow up, do you want to go out and see? If you want to go out and see, then go and see. Our family's life will definitely get better and better over time. Tighten your belt, I’ll give it to you too.”

"Lao Ba, my family will also provide for you!"

"San'er, as long as you do the right thing and follow the right path, my parents will risk their lives to provide for you!"

…

Several other uncles also expressed their opinions after hearing what Eighth Uncle said.

They may not have understood it before.

But after following Shiro on a trip to the north a year ago, he already understood the benefits of traveling thousands of miles.

Since returning from their trip last year, even the mother-in-law said that they have changed.

Yang Dongxu shook his head, "Dad, I want to go out and have a look, but I don't need you to support me. When we are qualified to travel around the world, we must at least be a scholar. With the certificate of scholar, we can easily Travel across the state and across the country.”

"At the same time, with the certificate of scholar, we work part-time in various places, so we don't need local sponsors, and we can still write letters to people."

"..."

"In short, once we have the status of a scholar, as long as we are willing to work hard, there are many ways to support ourselves."

"Master and Mistress have both taught us."

Uncle Eight was stunned for a moment.

Ha ha……

Then he laughed heartily, smiled, and suddenly his eyes became wet. He turned his head quickly to prevent the children from seeing him, and shouted to Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun in front of him: "Silang, Daya, Uncle Eight, thank you!"

The people of Tuqiao Village will never be able to repay the debt between Shiro and Daya in this life.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun couldn't help but smile when they heard this.

Xu Miaoyun leaned on Zhu Di's back and whispered: "It seems that the children are yearning for the outside world. Should we teach them some martial arts?"

Zhu Di was a little worried.

It's not that he hasn't thought about this problem.

He is very good at self-defense.

But he also has concerns.

After teaching the child, will the old man become suspicious again?

Will people like Lu Ben and Lan Yu have an overreaction due to this?

He is not afraid of it.

But I'm afraid that these naughty kids will be the focus of attention if they learn some self-defense skills.

"Let's take a look again." Zhu Di whispered helplessly.

Uncle Eight knows how to kill people.

He didn't even dare to remind his eighth uncle to teach the children.

I just worry that if I learn it, it will cause unnecessary trouble for the children.

Xu Miaoyun heard Zhu Di sigh, reached out and touched Zhu Di's ear, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. There will definitely be a solution. If the court does not use these children, be on guard against these children, and wait for the emperor, the queen, and Ah. After a hundred years, we will take them away from here."

Zhu Di smiled and asked, "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

"I want to eat candied haws on a stick." Xu Miaoyun said with a smile.

When she came near the city gate, she couldn't help but think about the scene before the New Year when the hawker took Shiro's hand and flattered him until he hit the horse's leg.

Zhu Di smiled angrily and said: "After entering the city, I will look for it."

"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu..."

Just then, a shout came from a distance.

Zhu Di followed the sound and saw Zhou Shixian waving from the top of the tower, turned around and hurried down.

When Zhu Di approached the city gate, Zhou Shixian came running out of breath, "Mr. Zhu, just after returning from Tuqiao Village the day before yesterday, Mr. Jiang received a letter from home. Mr. Jiang's mother fell ill. Mr. Jiang left in a hurry and returned to his hometown. Lin When you leave, tell me to pick up Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

Fatty Jiang is almost forty years old.

Jiang’s mother was definitely not young, so she asked, “Is the illness serious?”

Zhou Shixian shook his head.

Zhu Di knew that nothing could be gained by asking, so he patted Zhou Shixian on the shoulder and said, "Get in the car."

Zhou Shixian nodded, saluted Xu Miaoyun first, and then sat on the other side of the carriage.

Just when Zhou Shixian took Zhu Di and his party to Wangxian Tower.

North Gate.

Jinyiwei Xiaoqi also waited for Mao Xiang.

After seeing Mao Xiang, he hurried up to greet him and whispered a few words in a low voice.

Mao Xiang nodded, turned around and whispered to the car through the curtain: "Empress, we have investigated clearly. Jiang Jinzhong booked the best inn in Jiangning County, Wangxian Tower, for His Highness and the others a few days ago."

"Our people also found a way to temporarily reserve a room for the queen on the same floor."

"Well, you guys make the arrangements. Jiang Jinzhong is interested."

Listening to the sounds coming from inside, Mao Xiang smiled.

This Fatty Jiang, I have to say, is really lucky, he did this beautifully.

Everyone can tell that the empress is fond of her.

Mao Xiang winked at Xiao Qi.

Xiaoqi left quickly.

Mao Xiang drove into the city...

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