Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 104 Yongle Volunteers to Work as a Coolie
At this time, Xu Da was very nervous, fearing that Yang Chen's words would reach his eldest brother's ears.

What a joke, his son-in-law actually became the emperor in the end?
Xu Da was well aware that royal disputes were an extremely complicated matter, and he wanted to prevent his daughter from losing her life in these disputes.

He often asked Xu Miaoyun to remind Zhu Di not to have any evil thoughts that did not belong to him.

Now Yang Chen told him that Zhu Di finally became the emperor. With just a thought, Xu Da knew that the process must have been very bloody.

It also means that his daughter has experienced many life-and-death crises.

He asked Yang Chen to come over today, firstly because he wanted to know the day of his death, and secondly because he wanted to remind him not to get too close to the prince.

Especially Zhu Di, in his opinion, the identity of a time traveler is too sensitive.

Once you get too close to Zhu Di, it will easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and then you will have trouble with Zhu Di.

His daughter will also be affected.

How to end it then will be a very terrible problem.

"Well, father-in-law, Yang Chen is right. According to the original unchanged historical development, I did become the emperor."

Faced with his father-in-law's disapproval, Zhu Di's inner rebelliousness also emerged.

As a man, Zhu Di would never cowardly admit that he was denied and even looked down upon by his elders.

"Huh? Son-in-law, are you crazy? Do you know what you are talking about?"

Xu Da glared at Zhu Di, his eyes filled with disappointment, wondering how could his daughter fall in love with this stupid boy!
It’s simply a crime!
With his heart fully prepared and his courage growing, Zhu Di raised his head and chest and responded with all his strength:
"Father-in-law! I know what I'm saying, but this is the truth! If my elder brother can be the emperor, I can be the emperor too!
This is what Yang Chen said himself, and don't be nervous, old man! My father knows about this, and my eldest brother knows about it too!

What are you so nervous about?"

Yang Chen couldn't bear to watch Zhu Di's tearless look.

He immediately stood up and said a few words for him.

"Well, Marshal Xu, don't be too nervous. Yongle is right.

This matter is actually known to everyone in his family. At the beginning, his father used the jade belt around his waist to beat him several times, and he almost fainted from the pain. "

After hearing what Yang Chen said, Zhu Di quickly recalled his original embarrassment and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

After understanding the whole story, Xu Da's fear was reduced a lot.

It turned out that these things that seemed serious to me had actually been known by my eldest brother a long time ago.

But if you think about it carefully, if he can think of it, how could his brother not think of it?

Not to mention that there is Queen Ma behind him.

"After all this time, it turns out I was worrying too much."

The things he was worried about before now seemed to be no big deal, so Xu Da could finally relax and no longer be worried all day long.

"But General Xu, there is something you may not know yet."

Yang Chen did not stop, but continued speaking.

"Your Majesty knew that Yongle had the ability to become emperor, and he was both happy and afraid.

Marshal Xu also knew that in the eyes of His Majesty, only the eldest son could become the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the others could not, even if they had the talent.

For this reason, he plans to announce, based on my proposal, that the princes will be raised in the interior and be granted titles outside the interior soon.”

"A vassal king is given an external title?"

Xu Da couldn't help but frowning slightly, but he still felt somewhat interested in this.

“Yes, it is the title of vassal king.

The fiefdoms of the vassal kings were moved outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were given some military support and the people were relocated.

Occupy foreign enemy territory and make it part of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, even at the speed of a silkworm eating mulberry leaves, the Ming Dynasty could steadily and completely transform the crumbling land into Ming territory.

This will not only resolve the conflict between the vassal kings and the central government, but also expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty, killing two birds with one stone."

"So, General Xu, instead of worrying about these trivial things, you might as well take advantage of the fact that Yongle has not left the Ming Dynasty and teach him the art of war and the art of employing people.

Otherwise, he would meet a genius like Wang Baobao when he was abroad in the future, and would not be abused and run back to Ming Dynasty crying with his face covered.

At that time, it will not only be a disgrace to you, but also a disgrace to the entire Ming Dynasty.

The moment they stepped out of the country, any Han Chinese person represented the Ming Dynasty, not to mention Yongle’s unique identity. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't care about whether it was embarrassing or not, and quickly joined in, saying that he hoped Xu Da could teach him everything he knew and it would be best if he could be strict with him.

Seeing this, Xu Da's face was no longer as tense as before and gradually relaxed.

The two of them followed and seemed to be chatting about family matters.

During the conversation between the three, Xu Da still looked at his son-in-law with some disbelief.

He never imagined that the son-in-law whom he once despised the most would have the opportunity to become emperor in the future.

This made him sigh that fate was really a trick of fate.

After chatting for about half an hour, Yang Chen took the initiative to say goodbye.

Xu Da did not try to persuade him to stay.

The two of them left Xu's house.

"Yongle, will you be busy later?"

The two men stood beside the carriage outside the gate. Yang Chen pulled Zhu Di and asked him where he was going next.

Zhu Di didn't think much about it and subconsciously responded that he was fine.

"Since you are not busy, follow me back to the mansion to get the things."

Hearing this, Zhu Di subconsciously didn't want to do it. He was a prince after all, but he had to be treated like a servant.

Seeing that the other party was not very happy, Yang Chen touched his chin and said cunningly:
"You don't want to? How dare you be unhappy?
Don't forget what you promised me before, plus everything you just did, if I tell your father and your elder brother, do you believe that they will give you an unforgettable lesson?"

"No! Don't tell my elder brother and father.

If they knew about this, I would definitely be scolded.

Whatever you want to do, I will promise you."

Zhu Di didn't dare to go against Yang Chen.

Having known each other for such a long time, he was well aware of how frightening Yang Chen's methods were.

He can't play tricks on you directly, but he has plenty of ways to do it behind your back.

Especially when it comes to the life expectancy of your loved ones.

If there was a disagreement, someone would die early or die of illness.

If a person with a weaker heart heard this news, he would probably faint on the spot.

"Great! In that case, follow me back to the mansion."

Yang Chen put one foot on the saddle, turned over, and soon he was riding a fast horse.

As for the carriage, Zhu Di ordered the people in Xu's mansion to keep it safe.

Anyway, he comes to this place often, so next time he can just order the people in his mansion to come and get it.

The two of them rode as fast as they could and shortened the distance by half.

"No! Why are you in such a hurry? It's unnecessary!"

After dismounting, Zhu Di tidied his appearance which was a little messy due to the strong wind.

He followed behind and kept complaining.

Yang Chen turned around and glared at him.

"How dare you say that! It was nothing! But you came to my house and dragged me to go and have a chat with your father-in-law.

If this incident hadn't happened, I would have been prepared long ago!
Stop talking nonsense and come to work!"

Zhu Di also knew that he was in the wrong and could only remain silent.

Follow Yang Chen obediently to his study.

Xiao Xia was already standing at the door.

When she saw Yang Chen appear, she bowed and opened the door, pointing to a box inside and said:

"Sir, everything has been packed."

Yang Chen nodded slightly, stepped over the threshold and opened the box.

Inside were prepared books and several boxes of chalk. Zhu Di leaned over and looked at them, but it was not enough, he also wanted to reach out and take them.

However, he was interrupted by a slap from Yang Chen.

Zhu Di pulled his hand back and asked with a puzzled look on his face:
"No, Brother Yang, I'll just take a look, that's not necessary, right?"

Yang Chen said to him angrily: "You are a rough boy, don't play dumb. This thing is very fragile and its name is chalk.

I hurriedly had it made these two days, and it will break if touched slightly.

You don't have the ability to control your strength. If you break it, how can I give a lecture to Zhu Xiongying?"

"Ah? You're going to give lectures to Xiong Ying? Just relying on these things? How come I've never seen these books before?

Shouldn't it be the Four Books and Five Classics and the Book of Songs and Paintings?"

Although he had read only a few books, Zhu Di still knew what their princes must master, not to mention Zhu Xiongying who might be the crown prince in the future.

“You don’t understand, your eldest brother asked me to teach your eldest nephew using the methods of later generations.

You won’t understand these things even if I tell you, so just move them to the carriage.”

Without waiting for him to ask more questions, he followed Yang Chen's instructions.

Zhu Di quickly moved the box of chalk and books to Yang Chen's own carriage.

The two of them went to the palace.

According to the agreement with Zhu Biao, today is the day when Zhu Xiongying will pay homage to him.

Along the way, Yang Chen was filled with emotion. He did not expect that his first class would be to be teaching Zhu Xiongying, the grandson of the great sage of all ages.

In fact, he didn't know how to teach this five-year-old child.

So he simply brought along all the textbooks he had drawn some time ago.

He illustrated about 30% to 40% of the Chinese, math, English, science and liberal arts books for primary school, junior high and high school according to his memory.

Don't underestimate this content, it's only 30% or 40%.

In fact, Yang Chen could write down nearly 70% of the knowledge points, but he thought that 30% to 40% was enough.

This knowledge is the product of summarizing and generalizing the experiences of later generations over nearly a hundred years.

As long as it can be passed down in the Ming Dynasty, not to mention allowing the Ming Dynasty to successfully enter the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution within 50 years, it can at least allow the Ming Dynasty to reach the end of the First Industrial Revolution.

To be honest, Yang Chen can make the generator now.

He vaguely remembered that a predecessor who traveled back to the Qin Dynasty successfully made a hand-cranked generator using gold, magnets and copper.

This thing is a product of the Second Industrial Revolution.

However, Yang Chen thought that there was no need to do so. After all, even if electricity could be generated, there were no props to use it.

After wasting time and effort and getting nothing in return, he gave up the idea.

With Zhu Di leading the way, the two of them had no trouble entering the imperial palace and reaching the East Palace.

Following the servant's report, Zhu Biao quickly moved here to meet the two people.

"Brother Yang, you are finally here. Why did Old Four come along as well?"

Zhu Biao didn't feel anything when he saw Yang Chen, but he was confused by the fact that Zhu Di also appeared with them.

Seeing this, Zhu Di explained the reason.

Knowing the consequences of the kiss, Zhu Biao just shook his head and said nothing more.

"Brother Yang, did you make all these things?"

Zhu Biao looked down at the unclosed box and asked curiously.

Seeing Yang Chen nod in acknowledgement, a smile appeared on his face.

“In that case, I’ll go get Xiongying over now.

By the way, Brother Yang, besides Xiong Ying, can I have a few more people come with me?"

"You have other sons?"

Yang Chen didn't even think about it before these words popped up in his mind.

Zhu Biao almost fell down, but fortunately he had a good attitude. He waved his hand to deny it and quickly told the truth.

"No, not my other sons, but my twelfth brother Zhu Bo."

"Little Twelve?"

Zhu Di exclaimed slightly.

Prince of Xiang Zhu Bo was born in the fourth year of Hongwu. This year, the twelfth year of Hongwu, he is just preparing to celebrate his eighth birthday.

Ever since Yang Chen told Old Zhu about Zhu Bo's deeds last time, Old Zhu has loved this son very much.

I like it even more now.

Who would have thought that after he passed away, there would be a son who wanted to follow him.

In ancient times, those who were able to fulfill their filial piety to this extent would, without exception, be remembered in history.

When Zhu Yuanzhang told Empress Ma about this, she also sighed.

So whenever he had time, he would ask Zhu Bo to go to the harem to play with Zhu Xiongying and his brother.

Now that several people are in the harem, Zhu Biao thought that teaching one is the same as teaching two, so he came up with this idea.

Yang Chen didn't object to this.

But Zhu Biao continued to make demands.

"Well, besides them, can the second one come too?"

"King of Qin? Taking my class with your nephew? Are you crazy, Prince?

What kind of place do you think I am? All kinds of people are stuffed in here. How old is the King of Qin? He still needs to attend classes?

Do your Majesty and your Majesty know about this?"

Zhu Biao also knew that his behavior was rude, so he had to explain awkwardly.

It turned out that since everything the King of Qin had done was exposed, Zhu Yuanzhang had taken back all of Zhu Chong's power. Not only was his wife demoted to a commoner, she was also exiled back to her family's land.

All that he had in his fiefdom was confiscated.

Now Zhu Chong only has the identity of King Qin.

He has been imprisoned in the Eastern Palace for a whole month, facing the wall to reflect on his mistakes.

Old Zhu is still considering whether to depose the King of Qin, but thinking that the mistakes he made were not too serious, he has not made up his mind.

This time when Yang Chen entered the palace to serve as Mr. Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Biao wanted to let Zhu Chong act as an adult to see if he could accept the knowledge taught by Yang Chen.

If he can do it, it means that what Yang Chen has learned can not only be taught to children, but also can be learned by people in their twenties.

If it spreads further in the future, there won’t be so many troubles.

Yang Chen thought about it, and finally said indifferently:
"Okay, it's just teaching, you can do whatever you want.

You can quickly call them over. The place should be ready, right?"

Seeing that Yang Chen agreed, Zhu Biao was naturally happy and nodded quickly.

"Don't worry! According to your standards, I have already ordered people to clear out a large room, and then set up the blackboard and desks and chairs you mentioned in it."

Led by Zhu Biao, the three soon appeared in a room that was decorated according to the drawings drawn by Yang Chen.

There is also a podium and a blackboard.

Yang Chen picked up the chalk and wrote two words on the blackboard.

The sound of chalk rubbing against the blackboard spread in the air, and in less than a moment, the word "study" written in red chalk appeared on the backboard.

Full of power.

Curious Zhu Biao, after obtaining Yang Chen's consent, also picked up the chalk and started writing on it in an accurate manner.

Then he picked up a rough blackboard eraser and touched it.

The writing was cleaned up in an instant, leaving only the dust that came in through the air.

“Well, it looks like everything is OK.

Brother Yang, what are you going to teach later?"

(End of this chapter)