"Do you know the reason for the prince's health?" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stood up excitedly when he heard Li Jie's words. As a father, he was of course very worried about his son's physical condition, especially since Zhu Biao was the heir to the throne he chose. If something really happened to Zhu Biao's health, all his previous plans would be vain.

"Well, your Majesty, don't be excited. In my opinion, the prince's illness is actually mostly caused by being too obese." Li Jie was shocked when he saw Lao Zhu's excited appearance, but then he was sure, because Lao Zhu's performance also means that he had long been worried about Zhu Biao's physical problems.

"Obe fat? But isn't it a good thing to be fat?" Zhu Yuanzhang showed a puzzled expression when he heard this. Because of nutritional problems in ancient times, fat people were actually very rare, and they were even called rich, that is, the body of rich people. Because only rich people are qualified to get fat, a poor person will definitely not be able to raise a body of fat.

In this case, obesity becomes a symbol of wealth, and wealthy people carry a halo, as if everything is good, even if it is obesity, even if it is fat, people even hope to have a big fat boy. It is a virtue for men to eat. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, obesity is not only not discriminated against by others, but is envied by others.

For example, taking the most typical generals as an example, the figure of ancient generals was not like that of later generations of bodybuilders, but were all big and round waists. The fat on their bodies was the guarantee of their combat effectiveness, because they might have to travel for several days on the battlefield, and they were wearing heavy iron armor. When fighting with the enemy, they had to wield heavy weapons. Without fat, they would definitely not be able to do so. Therefore, most of the portraits of ancient generals had a round belly, also called the general's belly, which was also from this.

Lao Zhu himself is a military general, and there are even more powerful generals around him. For example, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai and others are all with obese belly. Even Lao Zhu himself has a general belly, so in his opinion, it is not only okay to be fat, but also a proof of his health.

"Your Majesty, of course it's okay to be fatter, but if you're too obese, there's a problem. In addition, the prince sat down to review memorials all year round and rarely had time to exercise. As the saying goes, life lies in exercise. If you sit still all year round, your body will naturally have problems!" Li Jie explained again.

Old Zhu suddenly woke up after hearing this, because he himself was a good example. His health was famous for being good back then. Even when he was begging for food, hungry and full, and sleeping in the firewood at night, he had never been sick. Instead, he became the emperor and sat here to review memorials every day, but his health began to get worse day by day. Moreover, this situation did not appear because of his age, but just after he ascended the throne.

"Then what you mean..." Old Zhu thought for a long time before looking up at Li Jie.

"Loss weight! The prince must lose weight!" Li Jie said decisively. With Zhu Biao's weight, even if he loses one-third of it, he is still a fat man. However, that kind of fat has little impact on his body. As long as he can maintain it and does not rebound, Zhu Biao's physical condition will definitely begin to improve.

"How to lose this fat?" Lao Zhu asked again. His son knew that Zhu Biao was a delicious person. He especially liked to taste delicious food and was lazy. It was not easy to get him to lose the fat on his body.

"Your Majesty, actually losing weight is just two things. Control your mouth and move your legs. As long as you do these two things, you can even reduce the fat on your body in a few months. Of course, it is best not to lose too quickly, otherwise it will also cause a certain burden on your body." Li Jie suggested again.

"I didn't expect that there is still research on your weight loss. Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you. Before you leave Jinling, you can help the prince reduce the fat on his body!" Lao Zhu finally nodded and agreed.

"Your Majesty, I can't do it!" Li Jie immediately refused when he heard this.

"Why can't you do it? You asked the matter and you also know how to lose weight. Isn't it better for you to do this?" Old Zhu glared.

"Your Majesty calm down. Although I brought it up, your Majesty, you should know that I... I am the junior of the prince, and losing weight is a very painful thing. If the prince gets angry and doesn't listen to me during the weight loss, I have no way to do it. So it's best to let someone who can control the prince do this!"

Li Jie also looked at Lao Zhu at the end. In his opinion, it was best for Lao Zhu to urge Zhu Biao to lose weight.

When Lao Zhu heard this, he felt that what Li Jie said made sense. After all, Li Jie was Zhu Biao's son-in-law and it was really hard to manage his father-in-law's affairs. However, Lao Zhu himself was busy with his daily affairs and could not keep an eye on Zhu Biao.

"Yes, Lan Yu's bastard has made contributions to quell the rebellion. He was recently recalled to the capital. He is the prince's wife's uncle. The two have a good relationship. It just so happened that he will supervise the prince to lose weight!" Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly lit his eyes and slapped the table. Lan Yu had been transferred to Sichuan to avoid the limelight. This year, Shinan, Zhongjian and the second Xuanfushi Nanfushi rebelled. Lan Yu led his troops to quell the rebellion and made great contributions, so Lao Zhu recalled him back to the capital.

Li Jie was also a little surprised when he heard that Lan Yu had actually returned to Beijing, but then he thought that in addition to Lao Zhu, Lan Yu was really a very suitable candidate. If he supervised Zhu Biao's weight loss, he would not have to have a head-on conflict with Zhu Biao due to weight loss.

"Your Majesty is wise, then I will go back and draw a diet recipe for weight loss, and then make a plan for weight loss. Then, General Lan will be given to him to urge the prince to lose weight!" Li Jie nodded immediately.

After Li Jie left the palace, it was getting late. When he arrived at Liu Ying's house, it was already dark. Liu Ying and his son also prepared an old and sumptuous banquet. The three of them sat together and chatted. Li Jie also asked them about the recent situation in the capital.

It has to be said that after Lao Zhu drove the nobles back to his hometown, the capital suddenly lost a lot of things, and the court became Lao Zhu's one-man rule. All military and political affairs were decided by Lao Zhu himself. Although this was considered a dictatorship in later generations, it did not mean that there were many disputes.

"By the way, the Xu Zhen Academy established by the Imperial Heaven Supervision is under your banner. Although I don't understand the affairs of these scholars, I also heard that many great scholars are not accustomed to the Xu Zhen Academy, and someone may come to cause trouble for you in the future." Liu Ying finally remembered the incident of the Xu Zhen Academy, so he reminded Li Jiedao.

"It's okay, it's just an academic dispute, which can't affect the overall situation." Li Jie smiled indifferently. Although academic disputes can kill people, Li Jie doesn't rely on academics to make a living. This is different from those great scholars, so the opponent's attacks cannot hurt him at all.

"Then you have to be careful, after all, those scholars are very ugly. Maybe they will give you a condom to get in!" Liu Ying reminded again that he was a general after all, and he had no good impression of scholars from the civil servant lineage.

"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention!" Li Jie immediately bowed.

"Cousin, during your absence, our mirror workshop has been signboarded. Now, people who buy mirrors every day are shipped out for several miles, and even some big merchants from the south come to buy mirrors. Unfortunately, our output still cannot keep up!" Liu Yi shouted with excitement at this time. Although he was in the army, the workplace was naturally handled by the family manager.

"If the output is insufficient, expand the scale. There is no need to divide the profit this year. You can directly invest it into a new workshop. Although the mirror business is not big, it is not small. I plan to let every household use glass mirrors. It is not enough to rely on one workshop alone!" Li Jie smiled again when he heard this. Although he didn't care about the workshop, he had the right to decide on the development of the workshop.

"No problem, I'll have someone go to do it tomorrow!" Liu Yi nodded immediately after hearing this. He actually wanted to expand the scale of the workshop, but he had to obtain Li Jie's consent in advance. After all, the workshop was shared by the two.

"You kid still have the thought workshop. What I worry most now is that Your Majesty let the Tie Ce Army go to the battlefield!" Liu Ying next to him glared at his son and said, he now regretted agreeing to let Mu Sheng train the Tie Ce Army.

"Uncle, have you heard some rumors?" This was the second time that Li Jie heard Liu Ying mention the Tie Ce Army going to the battlefield, so he asked again.

"It's not a big deal, but I know Your Majesty. The Tiecai Army is very good at training, but whether it can really be fought or not, it has to be taken to the battlefield to try it. So Your Majesty is likely to send the Tiecai Army to the battlefield!" Liu Ying sighed and said again. Although the Ming Dynasty did not fight in general, border conflicts and rebellions in the territory still occur from time to time, and it is not difficult to find a place for war.

"Have all the princes in the army participated in the training?" Li Jie suddenly asked again. Mu Sheng was training the Iron Book Army to transfer slave soldiers from the hands of the princes. As for those princes, they followed their own ideas, and if they wanted to participate, they would not want to participate or force them.

"Half and half, some people are very energetic and don't want to insult their ancestors' reputation, so they grit their teeth and insist on participating in the exercises. Several of them performed very well, but half of them did not participate in the exercises for various reasons."

As soon as Liu Ying finished speaking, Liu Yi next to him added: "In fact, those who did not participate in the exercise are not all because they are afraid of suffering. Some are because they are young, such as the sons of the founding Duke and Cao Duke. In addition, some are doubtful and dare not show too much, so they simply lie down and do nothing."

"In this way, even if the Iron Book Army is sent to the battlefield, those who have not participated in the training may be left in the capital. But everyone is the prince, and His Majesty cannot treat it differently..."

"No, cousin, what do you mean is that Your Majesty will send the Iron Book Army to the battlefield and leave all of us princes?" Before Li Jie finished speaking, Liu Yi next to him asked first.
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