Chapter 21: Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang and his son

Palace, Kunninggong!

Now this palace was sealed off.

Except for some palace maids entering to clean daily, no one was allowed to approach this palace.

Because this palace was the taboo place of the current Emperor.

"Subject pays respects to the Crown Prince."

The commander leading the imperial guards on duty outside the palace and the imperial guards bowed immediately.

"Father Emperor is inside, right?" Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"He is inside."

The imperial guard commander Guo Ying replied respectfully.

"En."

Zhu Biao nodded, looked up at the palace, and a thousand thoughts hung in his mind.

Then he stepped into it.

Inside the palace!

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had already changed out of his court robes, his face hanging with a kind of compassionate thought.

And as far as his eyes could see, three spirit tablets were placed on the table in front of the main hall, and there were many burnt-out incense sticks in the incense burner on the table.

For so many years.

The incense in this incense burner had never been broken.

"Father."

Zhu Biao walked in and called out gently.

This call.

Made Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, who was staring at the spirit tablets, slightly startled, then he regained his focus.

"Eldest is here."

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and smiled slightly: "Go offer incense to your mother and the others."

"Yes."

Zhu Biao did not hesitate at all.

He walked directly to the table, picked up the incense sticks, lit them, and placed them into the incense burner.

And while Zhu Biao was offering incense.

Three spirit tablets also appeared before his eyes.

The spirit tablet at the highest position.

Wife, Ma Xiuying's spirit tablet.

On this spirit tablet, Empress Ma's identity was not written, there was no royal identity.

Because this spirit tablet was not set up by Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, but by Zhu Zhu Zhongba.

At this moment, what was written on the spirit tablet was wife, Zhu Zhu Zhongba's wife.

The two spirit tablets on the side below.

Daughter-in-law, Chang Wan'er's spirit tablet.

Eldest grandson, Zhu Zhu Xiongying's spirit tablet.

Undoubtedly.

What was enshrined in this Kunninggong were Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's closest relatives, and also his true family; no, strictly speaking, it was Zhu Zhu Zhongba's closest relatives.

"How many years has it been?"

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Empress Ma's spirit tablet, his old face also having a kind of sorrow.

"Father."

"Mother and Zhu Xiongying have already left us for six years."

"Sister Chang has already left me for ten years."

Zhu Biao stared at the three spirit tablets in front of him and said slowly.

"Time!"

"It really is a sharp blade."

"Unknowingly, so many years have passed."

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"The deceased are gone."

"Father, you still need to take care of your own health," Zhu Biao said gently.

"Today in the court, it just happened to remind me of some things from back then."

"I still remember when I wiped out Chen Chen Youliang, your father-in-law was still in front of me; he said he would slaughter Chen Chen Youliang's head to offer to me. In that battle, your father-in-law was incomparably fierce, killing 78 enemies with the strength of one person, beheading Chen Chen Youliang's son, shaking the world."

"After many years, I can still think of your father-in-law's heroic posture."

"Unfortunately... time passes, old friends are gradually no longer here, your father-in-law, your Uncle Xu, sigh..."

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, having a kind of sorrow that only showed in front of Zhu Biao.

"Father."

"Everything is in the past."

Zhu Biao said gently, he also didn't know how to comfort his father.

After all, his father was at such an age, and it was precisely the time to be sentimental.

Of course.

Even Zhu Biao often missed his son, his wife, and his mother.

Human nature, who can say it is wrong?

"If my Zhu Xiongying were still here, he would probably be fourteen years old now," Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly, looking at his grandson's spirit tablet.

At this moment.

Zhu Biao was also startled.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the scene when his mother, wife, and children were all still there.

It was also this Kunninggong.

A little fellow of a few years old was running in a sorry state, surrounded by imperial guards, and palace maids and eunuchs serving.

And at the very back was a young man, who was Zhu Biao, holding a rattan stick, raising it and chasing.

"You brat, you skipped class at the Imperial Academy again?"

"And took your twelfth uncle and seventeenth uncle to dig up bird nests?"

"Today your father must beat your butt."

"You brat..."

Zhu Biao held the rattan stick, scolding while chasing the little fellow in front.

The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs were all serving respectfully on the side, looking at this scene strangely.

And the little fellow rushed directly into Kunninggong.

Clearly, he was the young Zhu Zhu Xiongying.

When he saw Empress Ma at the palace gate, Zhu Zhu Xiongying ran quickly and rushed into his grandmother's arms.

"Grandmother."

"My father is crazy, he wants to beat me again, wants to beat me to death, and forces me to memorize books, I am only a few years old, and he knows how to bully me," Zhu Zhu Xiongying said very aggrievedly.

"It's okay, it's okay, Grandmother is here."

Empress Ma first patted Zhu Zhu Xiongying's back kindly, then looked at Zhu Biao with a straight face.

"Eldest."

"What are you doing?"

"Zhu Xiongying is still so young, is it worth it for you to chase him like this?"

"What if he falls later?" Empress Ma said very dotingly.

"Mother."

"This brat is playful, doesn't learn, and takes his uncles to mess around," Zhu Biao stared at Zhu Zhu Xiongying through gritted teeth.

But now that he had a backer, Zhu Zhu Xiongying hid directly behind Empress Ma, looking very proud.

"Eldest."

At this moment!

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang walked out from the hall.

"Father, why are you here too?"

Zhu Biao looked, and was immediately helpless.

With his father and mother here, he definitely couldn't whip this brat today.

"What's wrong, can't I accompany your mother for lunch?" Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily.

But when he saw Zhu Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang immediately raised a kind smile and squatted down immediately: "Zhu Xiongying, come to Grandfather."

"Grandfather."

Zhu Zhu Xiongying ran toward Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang immediately, his mouth calling out sweetly.

"Haha."

"My grandson has grown taller and heavier."

Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang held Zhu Zhu Xiongying, his face kind, completely without the dominance of a founding emperor, only the doting of an old man for his grandson.

Intergenerational affection, fully presented.

Thoughts returned.

Zhu Biao sighed in his heart: "Mother, Zhu Xiongying, Sister Chang, are you doing well over there?"

North of Danning Prefecture, Great Ming, northern frontier, Jianzhou Tatar territory.

Hundreds of cavalry surrounded a group of fleeing Tatar stragglers, as well as the Tatar civilians they were protecting.

At this moment.

Many of these Tatars looked at the Great Ming cavalry surrounding them with hatred.

"Surrender and be spared, those who do not surrender will be killed."

Zhu Ying held a long saber and gave a low shout.

"Damn Ming dogs."

"Our tribe's sons would rather die than surrender."

"Sons, fight them."

"The leader will avenge us..."

The leading Tatar soldier shouted, holding his saber and charging toward the Ming cavalry in front.

Seeing this.

Zhu Ying did not hesitate at all: "Kill!"

A low shout.

He whipped his horse.

The warhorse galloped out.

PS: I ask for all support, thank you, I bow in thanks.

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 22 =====