In August of the 15th year of Hongwu, Queen Ma died of illness at the age of 51. She was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty and was given the posthumous title of Queen Xiaoci.

When Lao Zhu was heartbroken, the vassal kings who had already surrendered their vassals, such as Qin King Zhu Fang, Jin King Zhu Fan, Yan King Zhu Di, etc., inevitably came back to pay their respects at this time.

Lao Zhu was heartbroken, and Empress Ma fell in love with him, and their relationship started at a young age.

Zhu Xiongying needs to consider moving out of Kunning Palace. Now he is no longer suitable to continue living in Kunning Palace. Moving back to the East Palace is what Zhu Xiongying should do now.

There is currently no crown prince in the East Palace of the Crown Prince, and the side concubine Lu is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. However, after Empress Ma passed away, Concubine Li took charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace.

Lao Zhu was so heartbroken that he felt a little dizzy. Fortunately, he still had the prince, who gave him some comfort.

Lao Zhu, who was busy reviewing the memorials, heard the young eunuch's report, "Your Majesty, your grandson is here."

Zhu Xiongying carried the food box and entered Fengtian Hall and said, "Grandpa Huang, it's time to have a meal."

"Ying'er." Lao Zhu showed a slight smile and said, "We have no appetite, you can eat."

"Grandpa Huang, I promised Grandma Huang to take good care of Grandpa Huang's daily life." Zhu Xiongying said while serving dishes, "Grandpa Huang, please don't let me break my promise in front of Grandma Huang."

A young eunuch was a little nervous and embarrassed, but he still approached cautiously. However, before he could test the poison, he was kicked away by Lao Zhu. In the past, Empress Ma was in charge of all this personally.

It's not a Manchu-Han banquet, it's just some more homely and ordinary food, but Zhu Xiongying still pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables.

Lao Zhu was eating and remembered something and said, "Your imperial grandmother is gone, and we are very busy these days. Why are you back in the East Palace? Is the prince talking nonsense?"

"Grandpa Huang, it's not good for me to live in Kunning Palace now that Grandma Huang is gone." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "Actually, if I hadn't grown up in front of Grandma Huang, living there all the time would be against the rules of etiquette."

Lao Zhu snorted coldly, it doesn't depend on how he sees it as etiquette or not.

"Yes, you have grown up now. If your imperial grandmother was still here, you would live there if you lived in Kunning Palace. It's okay. You might as well move back now." Lao Zhu ate the food and said casually, "That's us.

Missing my grandson."

Thinking of something, Lao Zhu put down his chopsticks.

In the past, he could return to Kunning Palace after handling political affairs. He knew that his old wife and grandson would be waiting for him in Kunning Palace. But now everything has changed. His wife has left and his grandson has also moved away.

For some things, maybe time is the best medicine. But it is also very likely that even with the passage of time, it may not be able to truly heal the scars in people's hearts.

The death of Queen Ma has indeed had a considerable impact, but now some people are consciously ignoring some things.

Although there are court ministers who are constantly talking about renewing the title of Lord of the Sixth Palace, it is impossible for Lao Zhu to adopt such suggestions. In his heart, the queen is always just one person, and there is no way that anyone else can sit in that position.

No one can replace the queen's position, so many court ministers and civil and military officials recognized her. However, the East Palace has not renewed the crown princess, which is not a big deal.

Lao Zhu kept a small notebook in his heart. He kept all the ministers and nobles who asked for the crown princess to be crowned, and Lao Zhu also analyzed the motives of these people.

Zhu Xiongying, who moved back to the East Palace, seems to be getting busier and busier.

In addition to reading for an hour and a half every day, practicing martial arts for half an hour, and listening to the art of war for another half an hour, he also needs to take care of Lao Zhu's three meals a day. The eunuch, the eunuch in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor, is used to it and reports to the grandson every day.

Condition.

Lao Zhu was also used to it. He knew that all the food was cooked by Shang Shan. But what he was more accustomed to was that unless there were special circumstances, his grandson would come over with a food box and accompany him to eat.

Zhu Xiongying didn't know how many times he had been cursed by some concubines in the harem, because the current emperor sometimes finished doing things or just finished chatting with his concubines. Most of the time, he would not stay overnight or chat with him, because

I am worried about delaying my meal with my grandson, and I still have to teach my grandson.

"Great Sun, according to Tai Sun's instructions, the craftsmen also have a lot of exploration. The craftsmen can make charcoal pellets by mixing charcoal powder with water and loess."

"The craftsman hangs the sieve, sprinkles it evenly, and lets it dry in the sun. After about five days, it can be used after it is completely dry."

Zhu Xiongying listened patiently. Coal has been used in China for a long time. Coal shops were also available in some places during the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, many people also know that coal has "charcoal poison".

Already.

Zhu Xiongying was also very serious and picked up a piece of briquettes the size of a walnut.

Briquettes have not yet appeared, but Zhu Xiongying feels that he may have brought out an industry that will be eliminated in the future, but is now sufficiently advanced.

Shaking briquettes was once a relatively "popular" industry, but it was eliminated after the emergence of briquettes. But it is different now. Zhu Xiongying asked the Ministry of Engineering to study it carefully, and finally came up with briquettes.

Zhu Xiongying nodded slightly, and then said, "Okay, let's make a list and report it to His Royal Highness."

After saying this, Zhu Xiongying said, "You, bring some briquettes and follow me into the palace."

So excited, the little manager of the Ministry of Industry now has the opportunity to enter the palace and meet Long Yan. Thanks to his hard work, he has been working hard in the past two years, and with the generals under his command, he is finally the grandson of the general.

The things mentioned have been produced.

Along the way, Zhu Xiongying also talked about some things, such as cost, the burning effect of briquettes, etc.

"Grandpa Huang, Sun Chen has asked for rewards for his subordinates." When they arrived at Fengtian Hall, Zhu Xiongying lay down on the ground.

Zhu Biao put down his langhao pen, stared at Zhu Xiongying and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Your Highness, I made a resolution to the imperial grandmother two years ago to keep the people well fed and clothed so that they would not freeze to death in the winter." Zhu Xiongying was very firm and decisive. "In the past two years, I have never dared to neglect.

Today, the Ministry of Industry finally made briquettes. Although it cannot keep people all over the world warm in winter, it will at least help."

Both Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao knew these things, or they remembered it when Zhu Xiongying mentioned it.

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying with a smile and asked, "Oh? Yinger, tell me quickly."

"Grandpa Huang, the briquettes are just outside the palace." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "They are made of charcoal powder mixed with yellow mud and water. The cost is not high. Although it cannot be said that everyone can afford it, ordinary people can burn it better than firewood.

It’s time to save some money. It’s bitterly cold in the frontier army, and you can still keep warm in winter. But you need to be careful about the charcoal poison and have some ventilation.”

Now Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao got serious. If the cost of briquettes is really about the same as that of charcoal, then these briquettes might be of greater use. After all, some places, especially where the border troops are located, may not necessarily have too many coal briquettes.

Lots of firewood.

Zhu Xiongying can still do something, although what he is doing now is only small things, or just helping to slightly improve some small things.

But this is all effective, and Zhu Xiongying's performance has naturally attracted the attention of many interested people.

Zhao Mao, the Minister of Rites, petitioned to appoint Zhu Xiongying as the grandson of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited because his eldest grandson was about to be ten years old. According to the ancestral teachings of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of the crown prince was the grandson of the emperor. The second legitimate son and concubine were all granted the title of county king at the age of ten, and were awarded gold-plated silver books and silver seals.

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Wait a little longer, seeing that his grandson is about to turn ten, there is no way that Lao Zhu will not be tempted.

Zhu Biao has been under a lot of pressure recently because his father has become more and more murderous. Although he knows that this is to rectify the government, it is just too brutal sometimes.

The bureaucracy in the late Yuan Dynasty was extremely corrupt, and officials were so corrupt that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lao Zhu paid great attention to political style and even went too far. On the one hand, he advocated integrity and required officials at all levels to abide by the law and be honest and caring for the people. On the other hand, he advocated honesty and integrity.

On the one hand, heavy penalties are imposed on officials who break the law to deter corruption among officials.

The blank seal case in the past two years made Zhu Biao a little worried.

This was a case caused by blank stamping of official documents. According to the imperial system, every year, each prefecture and county under the Chief Envoy Department was required to send auditors to the household department of the capital to verify the money, food and military supplies paid by their yamen to the central government.

All accounts must be completely consistent with those reviewed by the Accounts Department before they can be settled. If there is any discrepancy in any of them, the re-creation of the books must be rejected, and the original local government seal must be stamped again to be considered complete.

However, the transportation is not developed and the travel distance is long. If it needs to be sent back for reconstruction, it will be delayed a lot of time. Therefore, the officials who go to the Ministry of Household Affairs for review have blank books with stamps in advance for use.

This was originally a customary practice from the Yuan Dynasty. Money and grain would be lost during transportation, so the figures from the time of transportation to the receipt by the Ministry of Household Affairs would definitely not match. Officials could not predict in advance how much was lost on the way.

The difference can only be known when the Ministry of Household Affairs is about to declare it, so officials sent to the capital are accustomed to using blank documents to fill in the actual amount in the capital.

But when Lao Zhu heard about it, he felt that this was a serious crime of deceiving the emperor by officials colluding with each other, so he ordered the punishment of all relevant officials. He killed hundreds of officials.

If his father starts killing people, no one can stop him.
Chapter completed!