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Chapter 641: The curtain of the succession is slowly opened (Part 2)

Although Zhu Di is indeed old now, being old does not mean that he is just stubborn.

Zhu Wenkui's seemingly unintentional concern made Zhu Di keenly capture a trace of unusual smell. Maybe even Zhu Di himself couldn't say why he felt this way, but he still realized something was wrong.

As a prince who has withdrawn from the center of power, Zhu Di would never think about putting himself and his family in the vortex of power again, so after a brief moment of shock, he quickly returned to nature.

"You said Wen Qi, he is pretty good. He may be too busy at work and has no time to come to Gu. You also know that he works in the Longjiang Shipyard outside the city. He doesn't even have much time to go home on weekdays, so he occasionally comes to see Gu, the old man Gu during festivals and can't sit there and leave."

These words are of no useful intelligence value.

Zhu Wenkui smiled. He didn't plan to get any useful information from Zhu Di's mouth. Asking Zhu Di was just a casual concern.

Anyway, as Zhu Wenqi's elder brother, wouldn't it be unreasonable if he didn't care about anything?

However, Zhu Di's answer seemed a bit politically cautious, adding a bit of unfamiliarity and prevention.

With this question and answer, it still affected some of the atmosphere. The two of them then began to speak mainly about family greetings, and a nutritious word no longer exists.

After staying in the Yan Palace for dinner, Zhu Wenkui said goodbye as the rules, leaving without any intention of staying for too long.

However, when he was out, he was running into Zhu Zhanji who came back from get off work, and his cousins ​​talked for a few more times.

During the conversation, Zhu Wenkui learned that Zhu Zhanji had passed the local provincial examination in Nanjing and was now a clerk of the Urban Construction Department.

"Why are you busy so late to come back?"

"Don't mention it, the prefect's office has made another plan for the old city and immediately started to demolish the land. Haven't you been doing the whole day to survey it? So I'm a little busy." Zhu Zhanji held the beam of the bicycle with one hand, and it was obvious that he was not slow on the way and sweat was still hanging on his forehead.

"How come your highness, why do you have time to come to Nanjing? Aren't you the prefect in Beijing?"

"Resigned." Zhu Wenkui smiled and reached out to pat Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder: "I'll come to Nanjing to see the industrial development of several provinces in Jiangnan. I'll make a report to the cabinet. After two days, I'll finish my first arrival and you and my brothers will get together again."

"Hey, you're busy first." Zhu Zhanji gave him two steps, watched Zhu Wenkui get on the carriage and disappear on the corner of the street, and then he pushed his bicycle back home. Zhu Di, who was holding a cup of tea in the main hall, said hello.

"Grandpa, grandson just saw His Highness the Great Prince outside the mansion."

"Yes." Zhu Di lowered his eyelids, and his red face was filled with a few traces of alcohol: "I saw it, I didn't say anything."

"No, just say hello." Zhu Zhanji sat upright at Zhu Di's move: "But my grandson felt that the eldest prince seemed a little worried."

Jade stammered his lips, and Zhu Zhanji himself couldn't tell his feelings: "He told his grandson that he was on the order of the cabinet to see the industrial development of several provinces in Jiangnan, but his grandson felt that he was a little absent-minded when he said this, as if he was not coming for this matter."

"Oh, you still have this sense of smell." Zhu Di was amused and looked at Zhu Zhanji and praised: "Yes, after all, he is following your father, and he is a good material for politics."

A compliment made Zhu Zhanji laugh and scratch his head and become humble: "It's just a feeling, I just made a mistake."

"Then tell my grandfather that he didn't come here for the purpose of sending a message, so what's going on in Nanjing?"

"I don't know this grandson."

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was confused, Zhu Di didn't force him. Who made Zhu Zhanji in his early twenties? What skills could this child have just started working?

"He came for the second prince." Zhu Di explained: "You kid are careful. After meeting the eldest prince, talk less. It's best not to say anything."

"Sure, grandson has written it down." Although Zhu Zhanji didn't quite understand Zhu Di's meaning for the time being, he nodded and responded, and stood up to say goodbye: "Grandpa, sit down, grandson go down to wash and go to bed. He has to go to the yamen tomorrow morning."

"Um."

Zhu Di nodded, looked at Zhu Zhanji's back, suddenly remembered something, and shouted again: "By the way, you are working in the Urban Construction Office now. Are there any workers' associations in the major construction sites and construction areas in Nanjing City?"

Not far away, Zhu Zhanji's back stood, then turned around and replied: "Yes, grandpa asked what he did."

"Then who organized the workers?"

"This, my grandson is not very clear." Zhu Zhanji frowned and thought for a while: "It seems that it was built by several more prestigious foremen. The purpose is to bring together everyone and ask for wages from the yamen or the merchants in charge of development. Many workers think it's good, and they all join the workers."

"When you were studying at Nanjing University, you were from the student union."

Zhu Di's question was one by one, and Zhu Zhanji was even more confused, but he still honestly responded.

I was still thinking that I had been studying at Nanjing University for four years and joined the student union since the first year. My family had known this for a long time, so why did Zhu Di still ask?

But then, Zhu Zhanji captured the meaning of his grandfather asking these two questions.

The student union was created by Zhu Wenqi, which is also known to everyone in Nanjing.

Even now, Zhu Wenqi still holds the position of president of the Nanjing Student Union.

"Grandpa meant that he thought that some workers would organize, and that the second prince was also manipulating behind the scenes?"

Zhu Zhanji was surprised and confused: "Nanjing is connected to the surrounding areas, and similar trade union organizations are not developing slowly, with more than 40 sizes and sizes, and there are probably 50,000 or 60,000 to follow the crowd."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanji gasped: "Grandpa, you are suspicious, the second prince has..."

"Shut up!"

Zhu Di suddenly blew up, and his aging pupils burst out with a dazzling edge: "I just asked you casually, you are thinking too much, go back to the house to sleep, work with peace of mind, don't think about what you shouldn't think."

"Yes, grandson leaves."

Zhu Zhanji was also so scared that he was a little confused. He bowed untidy, and then turned around and left in a hurry.

It was on that night that Zhu Wenqi pushed open the window in a villa in the corner of the west corner of Nanjing City and looked up at the high moon.

Outside the window, there is a lush bush.

"Brother, you are coming for me."

After laughing for a few words, Zhu Wenqi muttered again: "But, you are late. Once the spark is extinguished slowly, it will definitely start a prairie fire."
Chapter completed!
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