Zhu Zhongba, the First Emperor of the Ancient Era?!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not convinced, he still agreed with Ye Jin's point of view in his heart.
Moreover, Zhu Xiongying's health was indeed not very good.
As the third-generation successor of the Ming Empire, Old Zhu was still very concerned about Zhu Xiongying's health.
Perhaps it was because his past life had been too hard, but Zhu Yuanzhang had always placed great importance on kinship.
He valued his wife, children, and even other relatives.
This was also the reason why he made his dozen or so sons (Zhu Yuanzhang had a total of 22 sons in his life, but there were not so many in the 15th year of Hongwu) all vassal kings.
The vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty were different.
They had direct military power and local financial and administrative power.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a local tyrant.
This was the case for other descendants, let alone his eldest grandson.
Therefore, even though Zhu Xiongying looked at him pitifully, Zhu Yuanzhang still hardened his heart and said to Zhu Xiongying,"Grandson, be good. Let's drink the mutton soup instead of his fermented glutinous rice. What's so great about his fermented glutinous rice? Grandpa will let you drink as much as you want another day…"
Although there were already tears in Zhu Xiongying's eyes, he still said aggrievedly,"Alright then…"
Then, he turned his anger into appetite and attacked the mutton in his bowl.
The more Ye Jin looked at Zhu Xiongying, the more satisfied he became.
Although he did not know the true identity of this grandfather and grandson, he knew that their origins were definitely not the case.
They were either rich or noble.
However, the young master of a wealthy family did not develop such a domineering personality.
He was also very polite.
He did not shout at a maid like Chan Chan and act arrogantly.
Therefore, it could be seen that this toot little boy was not only well-educated, but he had also received a very good education since he was young.
Who wouldn't like a polite child?
So Ye Jin put some vegetables into his bowl and said gently,""Eat less mutton. If you eat too much mutton, you'll get angry. Eat more vegetables.”
Zhu Xiongying was not picky and ate whatever was in his bowl.
Old Zhu saw the wine jug on the table and poured himself a glass of wine.
After drinking it in one gulp, he said to Chan Chan,"Little girl, give the old me a plate of that kind of oily dish. Let the old me have a taste…"
"Old Guo…" Chan Chan put down her chopsticks and said hesitantly.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said to Chan Chan,"Although you are this brat's maid, I can see that he dotes on you and already treats you as his wife. This old man and he don't like each other, but my son praises him. If you don't mind, you can call this old man 'Uncle.'”
These words made Chan Chan blush.
However, he still followed her instructions and called her Uncle.
" The chili sauce in the oil plate is a Nanyang seasoning seed that my young master got by chance. It's especially spicy. Ordinary people can't get used to it."”
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly recalled that Mao Xiang had reported to him during the day that Ye Jin had a manor outside the city. The crops grown in the manor were all strange and strange.
Could it be that this 'spicy sauce' was also one of them?
Thinking of this, he became even more curious. He waved his hand very boldly and said,"Your Young Master can eat it, but this old man can't?! Go, give me a plate."
Chan Chan looked at Ye Jin with some difficulty.
Ye Jin shrugged nonchalantly.
Only then did Chan Chan go to the kitchen and walk out with the oil dish.
Seeing this, Old Zhu gestured for Chan Chan to place the oil plate in front of him.
He saw Ye Jin pick up a piece of mutton, wrap it in thick chili sauce, and stuff it into his mouth. Then, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
He followed suit.
She also picked up a piece of mutton and dipped it in spicy sauce.
"Uncle Guo, you dipped too much in the chili sauce. I'm afraid it'll hurt you."”
However, Old Zhu saw Ye Jin looking at him with a faint smile. After a cold snort, he stuffed the lamb wrapped in spicy sauce into his mouth.
In an instant, he felt as if he had swallowed a piece of burning charcoal alive.
His mouth was filled with a burning pain.
Moreover, this burning sensation rushed straight to the head, making it impossible to guard against.
"Pfft…" Old Zhu spat out the mutton in his mouth. He grabbed the wine jug on the table and poured the wine into the nearest mouth.
Fortunately, the wine Ye Jin drank was low-intensity rice wine, and some ice cubes were added to the wine to chill it.
Therefore, after Old Zhu drank a few mouthfuls of wine, the burning sensation eased a lot.
"Cough cough cough…What, what is this?" Old Zhu's tears fell.
Snot and tears.
He looked very miserable.
"You're already so old, why are you still so stubborn? Even I can't get used to spicy sauce, let alone you. Now you're choking.”Chan Chan patted Zhu Yuanzhang's back and said helplessly.
Ye Jin picked up another piece of mutton and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, he put down his chopsticks and said,"Old man, with your unyielding personality, you still want to enter the imperial court?! Hurry up and resign. Otherwise, with your generous character, you will drag your family down sooner or later.”
Zhu Yuanzhang finally recovered.
However, when she heard Ye Jin's words, she was furious.
"This old man's reckless character, why would I drag down a whole family to death?"! Brat, if you don't explain yourself today, I won't let you go.”
Ye Jin cupped his hands in the direction of the Ying Tian Prefecture and replied,"Don't you know what the current emperor is like?! Although I don't know your exact official position, you should be an old minister who fought alongside the current Emperor. His old man's killing intent is so great. With your bad temper, it's already a miracle that you're still alive today. If he didn't hurry up and retire, he would bring disaster to his family sooner or later. I only told you this for the sake of Brother Guo and your grandson. If it was someone else, what does their life and death have to do with me?!”
Hearing Ye Jin's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his face turned red and his neck turned thick.
His eyes widened as he stared at Ye Jin.
But Ye Jin didn't care and continued,""I don't doubt the loyalty of you old officials to the current Emperor, so you will definitely be furious when you hear these treasonous words of mine. However, I am really doing this for your good.”
"Hu…" Old Zhu let out a long breath and barely suppressed his anger.
He comforted himself in his heart,"It's not that I can't hold my saber and kill him, but that I promised others not to kill him for the time being."
Phew...
I'll endure it.
I'll endure it.
After a while, Old Zhu finally calmed down a little.
"Then, in your opinion, isn't the current Emperor a cruel tyrant who kills the innocent?"!”
Then, she stared at Ye Jin, waiting to see what rebellious words he would say.
However, Ye Jin's next words did not make Old Zhu fly into a rage. Instead, he was stunned on the spot.
Ye Jin said," To the officials and dignitaries, the Emperor is indeed a little cruel. But to the people of the world, the Emperor is a wise and wise ruler." Moreover, among the many emperors since ancient times, there were very few who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to compare the Emperor to an emperor in history.”
When Ye Jin said this, his face revealed a trace of admiration and fanaticism.
The one emperor in history?
Me?
Zhu Zhongba?
Old Zhu was completely stunned.
He could never have guessed that his position in Ye Jin's heart would be so high.
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