Chapter 36 Commendations

Empress Xu was also someone who had followed Empress Ma to weave cloth and knew quite a bit about looms, so she nodded, “Good.”

So Ken Deng didn’t hesitate any longer, and then began to get on with it.

In fact, although Deng Jian called it a spinning machine, he might as well have said ‘spinning machine’.

In Daming, the most popular spinning wheel was the three-spindle foot spinning wheel, which originated from the historically famous Huang Daobao, and was improved after Huang Daobao in the Song Dynasty, and thus the four-spindle foot spinning wheel appeared.

Because of this, the entire Ming Dynasty, in fact, has experienced a great development of the textile industry, especially in the area of Songjiang Province, spinning became a trend.

But apparently the spinning machine that Deng Jian demonstrated was different from the treadle spinning wheel, a spinning wheel driving a new spinning machine with eight vertical spindles, only to see him begin to move lightly.

The more Empress Xu looked, the more rare she felt, could not help but say, “This spinning machine, better than the one this palace used in the past, much faster and lighter.”

Zhu stood aside, obviously not very knowledgeable about women’s spinning and weaving contraptions, but since Xu said it was good, it must be good.

Then Zhu sighed, “The crown prince and the crown princess have taken too much trouble, the crown prince ……”

“My son is here.”

Zhu Di said: “high emperor is Huai right cloth, can get the world, and my Ming can unify the four seas, this is because of the high emperor are the legacy of virtue, because of this, we do the descendants, only need to be careful and prudent, I see you have this heart, very relieved. You are the crown prince, is the national depositary, sooner or later in the future to succeed the great system, to remember the high emperor, but also to remember the high empress’s teachings.”

Although Zhu Di has been enthroned Zhu Gaoqi as the crown prince, but for the crown prince in the future is not to do the emperor’s matter, but showed ambiguous attitude, today but directly said that in the future, the crown prince to succeed the great lineage, which I am afraid that there is not mind.

King Han Zhu Gaoxu listened from the sidelines, his face was miserable, and that Han Wangfei also had a face like a pig’s liver.

Zhu Di and back hands said: “my sons to keep in mind these, as well as those meritorious sons and daughters, should also keep in mind, do not always make any jokes again, the ancestors to fight the mountain is not easy, if everyone is like what the capital of the two murderers, that is not good enough? And your wife and brother, you also need to be properly disciplined, need to know a thousand miles of dike collapse in an ant hole ah. Hey …… hopefully you can understand such reasoning.”

Said, he paused, and then said: “these children, Zhang yoking is just, he has no father, neglected to teach, also excusable. Zhang Anshi that boy, I have been in your face of this crown prince squarely, there is a Zhu Yong ……”

When he remembered Zhu Yong, his eyes fell on Yilungha’s body and said, “Some days ago, didn’t I explain to let someone go and deliver a message to the Duke of Cheng? Let him take good care of this brat.”

Yizhuoha looked embarrassed and stammered, not daring to answer.

Zhu Di’s silkworm eyebrows twisted, “What’s wrong again?”

Also lost ha carefully said: “Cheng Guo Gong is his majesty’s beloved general, can be said to be the humerus of the people, his majesty let the slave girl to find someone to say privately, in fact, is also in order to save Cheng Guo Gong’s face, so the slave girl to think about it, and then asked and Cheng Guo Gong friendship of the Taining Marquis Chen Gui to persuade.”

Zhu said, “What happened afterward?”

“At first, when he was exhorted, Lord Cheng was stumped, but then later, Lord Cheng he was in a hurry.”

Zhu revealed his disbelief, “He’s in a hurry, why is he in a hurry?”

“The Duke of Cheng Guo then scolded the Marquis of Taining to his face, saying that how the old man’s son is disciplined is none of your business.”

Zhu was flabbergasted.

It was straight up dry silence.

Old half a day, only to bite the root of his teeth and said, “There is his son must be his father, I have known that this old bastard is not a good thing.”

Obviously, Zhu Di was still in a good mood at this time, and then he added: “That’s just it, ignore them.”

That night, the children are already gone, just now also lively in the bedchamber, suddenly quiet.

Empress Xu sat at the loom, fiddling with this loom.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, pacing in front of the window, the moonlight fell on his face, which has always been strong and solemn face, but more than a few points of sadness: “Hey …… you say …… that those who are not able to do the children, such as Guo De Gan general, how good it is? ”

Empress Xu smiled sweetly and said, ”Guo De Gan sort of saved my concubine’s life, but where in the world would one wish for one’s own child to be like someone else’s child. These children are raised by their parents, and even if they are bad, they are still their own flesh and blood. Other people’s even better, can only envy, but never want to replace their own children.”

Zhu Di gentle smile, self-centered walk to sit in front of the loom behind Empress Xu, gently give her a shoulder pinch, one side said: “This is reasonable, hey, just after all, some pity just. Speaking of the crown prince, the wife and brother on the restlessness, in the future, if the crown prince is really the emperor, this Zhang Anshi is the uncle of the state ah. Prince’s temperament, you know, he is kind, to put it bluntly, called women’s benevolence, I’m afraid that when the time comes, that Zhang Anshi brutalized the people and harmed the people, the Prince will also be condoned.”

Empress Xu also frowned up, quite worried, she always remembered Empress Ma’s teachings, knowing that if the royal relatives are harmful, I don’t know how many people will have to have their families broken up, so she also nodded her head and said: ”Gentleman’s ze, three times and chopped off, the sons and daughters if they are unscrupulous, the harm will be very great. In this way, I think, if these children, are as your majesty said this Guo De Gan general, it is good, even if half of it is good. ”

Zhu Di lost a smile, then said: “In fact, Guo De Gan is not so good, quirky, bold, and the most good at rumors, nothing, he also fooled away a lot of silver it.”

Empress Xu had already heard about Guo De Gan many times, she only listened carefully to Zhu Di’s words and suddenly said, “Didn’t Your Majesty say that he is also a son of a wealthy family? Why don’t you seek out his family and see where it came from.”

Zhu Di face some emotion, after a moment of thought, but seriously said: “brocade uniformed lieutenant visit should be convicted people, if I send people to ride out to spy on this Guo De Gan, it is not overdoing it. Jin Yiwei is a knife, can be used, but its blade, is to deal with those who are rebellious, but never available in the place that should not be used.”

Said, Zhu Di also said: “I actually know, the brocade guards some people are eager to try, but I have long been privately let a person to caution, who dares to move, I will never be lenient. If the knife in the hand does not listen to the call, it is the most terrible.”

Empress Xu felt the same way and couldn’t help but nod her head.

The night fell, and the candles in the bedchamber were gradually extinguished, and there was talk all night.

…………

Zhu Gaoqi’s heart has been much more comfortable lately, and his father has begun to let him slowly touch the imperial government, and his attitude towards him has also changed.

Zhang Anshi has also been honest lately, and in order to enter the palace to wish His Majesty for the birthday on the Wan Shou Festival, the duo of Yang Shiqi and Deng Jian have been keeping an eye on Zhang Anshi almost to the death.

Everything seems to be going in the right direction.

Even after a few days, the Emperor decreed that the Crown Prince be ordered to go to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship the High Emperor.

It was also an important signal that the only source of legitimacy for his father, who had gained the world, lay in the fact that he was the son of the High Emperor, and that filial piety to one’s own father was therefore a heavenly matter.

Usually such a thing, are Zhu Di personally presided over, but this time, but let go of Zhu Gaoqi.

Zhu Gaoqi traveled to the Xiaoling Mausoleum and after presiding over the festival, he waited until the end of the month and returned to the Eastern Palace.

Just ……

Hmm?

Zhu Gaoqi felt that there was something different about the East Palace.

Of course, it’s not that the Zhanfu institution is any different; the problem lies in the rear court of the Eastern Palace.

This rear court is much cooler, and the palace eunuchs and eunuchs …… who usually go back and forth seem to have disappeared.

Even the eunuchs who were usually responsible for greeting and serving him were nowhere to be seen, except for an old eunuch who was kept in the East Palace with a hunchback and bleary eyes, sitting behind a doorstop, raising a duster to drive away the flies and sunbathing leisurely.

When he saw Zhu Gaoqi, he came to salute with a slight trembling.