Night had completely fallen. In the magnificent Forbidden City, lights lit up one after another, illuminating the ancient palace that had witnessed the ups and downs of the Ming Dynasty for more than 600 years!
At this moment, Zhu Jingkun, who had rushed back to the palace, changed into a red dragon robe with a round collar and wore a black chiffon crown with wings with Xue Zhi's help. Under the summons of the palace maids, they went to Kun Ning Palace for a meal together. The emperor was busy with government affairs and could not eat together today.
The dishes were as rich as ever, but a dish that usually would not appear in the royal family's imperial cuisine immediately attracted Empress Wang's interest. It was a plate of pizza that was cut into small pieces. Empress Wang looked at Zhu Jingkun with a faint smile, and the latter smiled embarrassedly. Obviously, not only did his emperor know that he had left the palace, but even his beautiful mother in front of him knew.
Empress Wang didn't say anything, but elegantly picked up a small piece of pizza and tasted it. After a while, she smiled and said to Zhu Jingkun beside her,""Hmm…this taste is not bad. It has quite a flavor!”
These words made Zhu Jingkun complain in his heart: The taste was special, but the underlying meaning was just ordinary! However, this was normal. In front of Empress Wang, who had tasted all the imperial food in the palace, how much surprise could you expect this kind of greasy food to bring her?
Hence, Zhu Jingkun said happily,""Yes, your son was also shocked when he first ate it. Although this pizza can't compare to my Ming's delicacies, the taste is very unique. So your son brought some back to let father and mother have a taste!”
"Hehe, my Kun 'er has grown up and already knows how to be filial to mother. It's a pity that your father is busy with political affairs today and can't taste the filial piety of my son!”The Empress looked at Zhu Jingkun's face and said with relief.
"Mother, don't worry. Your son has already left a portion for Imperial Father.”
"That's good. Your father will definitely be happy to see this.”
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In the brightly lit Palace of Heavenly Purity, Emperor Zhu Jianyi was still writing furiously. The mountain of memorials seemed endless. After Zhu Jianyi finished processing a batch, the eunuchs and palace maids immediately sent in another batch. In the six hours after lunch, Zhu Jianyi had been in this state, except for drinking a few cups of tea and going to the toilet a few times.
In fact, during the Yongle period, Zhu Di established a cabinet to recruit scholars to participate in the secret affairs. After assisting in the state affairs, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty basically did not have to be so tired. After all, Jiajing and Wanli, the grandfather and grandson, set a rare record of not going to court for sixty years. It could be seen how free the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were at that time. However, when time came to the twenty-first century, the situation in the Ming Dynasty changed drastically. The eunuch group, which was originally the emperor's white glove, actually colluded with the foreign civil officials in an unprecedented way, so that the imperial power was powerless. Even the emperor's orders in the imperial court did not leave the Forbidden City…Under such a dangerous situation, if Zhu Jianyi still wanted to slack off, it was purely because he was tired of living!
At this moment, the guard outside the door suddenly reported,""Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince requests an audience."
The emperor, who was busy dealing with the memorials, was stunned when he heard this. He immediately smiled and said,"Let my son in!"
Zhu Jingkun walked into the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a lunchbox. This was his first time here. In the brightly lit hall, there was a round table carved with a coiling dragon on the ceiling. It was extremely realistic.
Above the golden door were two dragons playing with a pearl.
In the center, there was a square platform with a golden throne and a golden screen carved with dragons.
In front of the throne, there were things such as a crane, a crane, and an incense tube.
In front of the platform, there were four bronze incense burner with inlaid threads. At this moment, sandalwood incense was burning and smoke was rising!
Zhu Jianyi was sitting behind the imperial table, looking at him with a tired but kind expression.
This made Zhu Jingkun's nose turn sour, and a sour heat rolled in the corners of his eyes.
Just as he was about to bow, Zhu Jianyi raised his hand to stop him."My son, there's no need to be so polite between us father and son. Why did you come to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see my father?”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jingkun didn't act pretentious. He directly picked up the food box and placed it on the table at the side."Your son heard from mother that father has been busy with government affairs recently and has not been able to eat on time, so I brought some food for father.”
As he spoke, he opened the lid and a steaming pizza appeared in front of Liu Hong.
Smelling the aroma of the food, Tian Zi teased,""So the reason why my son left the palace today is for this delicious food!”
This made Zhu Jingkun's small face turn red. He urged somewhat embarrassedly,""Imperial Father, don't joke around with your son. Hurry up and eat while it's hot! It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Alright, alright, then Imperial Father won't stand on ceremony.”Zhu Jianyi smiled and picked up the pizza that had been cut into small pieces and started eating…
After a while, when Zhu Jianyi swallowed the last piece of pizza in satisfaction, he couldn't help but sigh,""Thinking back to the first time I ate it, it was my mother who brought me to eat it. In the blink of an eye, almost 40 years had passed!”
Zhu Jingkun was slightly surprised after hearing Tian Zi's lament."So Imperial Father had already eaten it long ago. Unfortunately, your son has never seen Imperial Grandmother before and can only see her in photos.”
Tian Zi came back to his senses and said to Zhu Jingkun,"That's right! Your imperial grandmother was weak and sickly. After giving birth to your imperial father, her health deteriorated even further. She passed away when your imperial father was ten years old. Zhen remembers that your Imperial Grandfather locked himself in his room that day and accompanied your Imperial Grandmother for the entire night!
When he saw his father mention the name Xuanzong, the twenty-third emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had made the " equality of the rich and the poor " a national policy and initiated the egalitarian reform, the scene he saw during the day immediately surfaced in his mind.
However, when he saw his father's slightly sorrowful face, Zhu Jingkun hesitated again. However, when he thought of what he had seen and heard during the day, he took a few steps back, gritted his teeth, and solemnly bowed to Zhu Jianyi.
This shocked Zhu Jianyi and he asked with a puzzled expression,"Son, what are you doing?"
Zhu Jingkun raised his head and looked at his father, the emperor, with an extremely determined expression."Father! Today, your son has seen and heard outside the palace, causing him to have some worries. However, this concern involves Imperial Grandfather, but it is really uncomfortable to hold it in his heart, so your son really has to say it!“
Zhu Jianyi looked at his stubborn son and said seriously,"My son, don't worry. Didn't father say it before? As long as my son has any doubts in his heart, you can tell me. Father will pardon you!”
Zhu Jingkun stared at his deadbeat father and said word by word,""Imperial Father, your son would like to know if the policy of 'balancing wealth' back then came from Imperial Grandfather's hands?”
Tian Zi couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at Zhu Jingkun's clear eyes, he smiled with relief.”
"Your son does not understand why Imperial Grandfather would do this. This plan is completely unrealistic. After so many years, not only did it not achieve the so-called Great Harmony, but it also made the gap between the rich and the poor in Ming even bigger. What was even more inconceivable was why this 'balancing the rich and the poor' was only targeted at the common people and spared the aristocratic families and nobles?”Liu Yu voiced out the doubts in her heart in one breath." As a result, the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer! Then what was the point of this policy of balancing the rich and the poor?”
Zhu Jianyi quietly listened to Zhu Jingkun's words and smiled as he stood up. He personally helped Zhu Jingkun up and said,"My son, father is very gratified. You can see so many problems just by leaving the palace once. Imperial Father can tell you that this plan was definitely not thought of by your Imperial Grandfather!”
"I knew it. How could Imperial Grandfather do such a ridiculous thing?" Zhu Jingkun said, relieved.”Then, he said angrily,"That must be those damn eunuchs. They used the order of the emperor to carry out such a disastrous plan."”
Perhaps this was the only explanation for why the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty worked together to implement this policy of balancing the rich and the poor throughout the country…
Zhu Jianyi didn't directly answer Zhu Jianyi's question. Instead, he asked another question,"My son, have you read Mr. Ma's Capital and the Communista Manifada?”
"Ah!" Zhu Jingkun was somewhat puzzled, and then he shook his head in shame.
Zhu Jianyi smiled lightly when he saw this. Then, he revealed a trace of admiration and muttered,"This person is simply a great man who doesn't lose to Confucius. Back then, your Imperial Grandfather and Imperial Father both held him in high esteem!”
Zhu Jingkun expressed his puzzlement."Then why did the economic crisis break out after the implementation of the average reform?”
"That was because someone plotted against the late emperor, causing his actions to completely deviate from the late emperor's original intentions, causing your royal grandfather to be labeled as a fatuous ruler!”At this moment, Zhu Jianyi's face was completely devoid of smiles. His entire face was filled with a chill that seemed to come from the depths of hell.
This was the first time Zhu Jingkun had seen his deadbeat father like this. He was so scared that he took a few steps back. He had never seen his usually kind father reveal such a terrifying expression.
Zhu Jianyi, who had regained his senses, saw Zhu Jingkun's frightened face and quickly retracted his killing intent and apologized,"My son, I've scared you. I can't tell you the details of what happened back then. If you really want to understand, then read Mr. Ma's two books carefully. After reading them, you'll understand.”
Looking at Zhu Jianyi's expression, he suddenly understood what his father meant." Father, you don't want me to be involved in this matter too early, right?”
Zhu Jingkun's expression was extremely solemn as he said word by word,""But my son is the future heir of Great Ming. Even if Father doesn't say it now, your son will find the answer in the book.”
Listening to Zhu Jingkun's firm tone and thinking of the previous emperor's unwillingness and apology to the people of the world before his death, Zhu Jianyi was filled with emotion. Father, did you see it in heaven? Your grandson did not disappoint you. He will definitely become a great king in the future and fulfill your last wish.
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