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Luoxia Palace in the Ming Dynasty

This place is the bedroom of the Ming Dynasty Empress Ma Xiuying. At this time, Ma Xiuying was sitting in the bedroom, and Zhu Biao and Zhu Qing were both there... Everyone knows that Zhu Biao is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qing was the first King of Qin in the Ming Dynasty, the second son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma. Zhu Qing is now sixteen years old and already has the official concubine Wang. This Wang is the sister of King Baobao of Yuanqi.

Wang Baobao was the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty. Among all the Yuan generals, only Wang Baobao was able to defeat the Ming army. This person was very strong, especially his military quality, which was no worse than Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

Zhu Qing's second concubine was Deng Le'er, the daughter of Duke Wei Deng Yu... The elder sister of Deng Jie, the third son of Deng Yu, who angered Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Qing came to his mother this time to thank his mother.

You should know that Deng Jie was a man who was in trouble this time. Thanks to his mother's mediation in it. If it weren't for his mother's queen, then his brother-in-law Deng Jie would have been beaten by his father. Zhu Yuanzhang's hatred for corrupt officials was well known.

There is no way. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in the late Yuan Dynasty when official corruption was prevalent. During his growth experience, he had heard and witnessed too many evil deeds of corruption by officials at all levels, and he also knew how these officials, especially grassroots officials, deceiving and exploiting the people.

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang hated officials' corruption to the core. If Zhu Yuanzhang had been born into a family of officials, he would probably not have killed corrupt officials like this.

But even so, corruption cannot be eliminated. Some local officials were sent to the military camp to take care of food due to corruption. In less than half a year, they started stealing and selling food again.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "I want to get rid of corrupt officials, but I can't kill them in the morning and commit crimes in the evening!"

However... what is to justify Zhu Yuanzhang's name is that many unofficial history records that Zhu Yuanzhang killed corrupt officials, used the method of skinning, and then stuffed straw into his skin and hung it in the yamen. Later officials could see it as soon as they took office. None of these were all made up by later generations to touch the darkness of Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, there were too many people who hated him.

Zhu Yuanzhang used common methods in ancient times, such as beheading, lingchi, etc., for today, the methods are cruel, but there are no special perverted methods of killing.

But what Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect was that not only did he continue to corrupt officials in Hongwu, but later Ming dynasties emerged one after another, as numerous as a cow. It can be seen that it is not enough to eliminate corrupt officials by relying on severe punishments and laws.

Deng Jie had to be beheaded this time, but with Deng Yu's face, his son Zhu Qing's face, and his wife Empress Ma's persuasion, Deng Jie finally escaped the beheading and demoted Ying Tian. Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also angry with Empress Ma.

However, the Deng family remembered the goodness of Empress Ma, because as long as the person did not die, it would be a good thing. This time Deng Yu ordered people to prepare a lot of gifts to honor Empress Ma, and Zhu Qing personally sent it to the palace.

Zhu Qing and his elder brother accompanied his mother for a long time and waited for lunch before leaving. However, after Zhu Qing had just left, who knew that Queen Ma was crying secretly.

Others may not know why Queen Ma suddenly shed tears, but Prince Zhu Biao knew very well. He took a hand towel from the side and handed it to his mother's hand and said even more hoarsely: "My mother, are you thinking of your second brother again..."

With a sigh, Empress Ma took the towel and wiped the tears from her face and said, "If it weren't for your father, my children should be as old as Qing'er. They were twins, and my children came out first, but who knew that he would have only been out for less than a quarter of an hour, and his fate would be completely different from Qing'er.

Now Qing'er is the King of Qin in the Ming Dynasty, but the child in this palace is unaware of life and death. Even if he is born... But how can he live with a country grandma and a father with intelligence lacking... Biao'er, when she thinks of this, her mother feels so distressed...!"

"Yes... Mother, Biao'er actually felt very distressed, because his younger brother was handed over to his father himself. At that time, Biao'er didn't know what his father wanted to do, so he heard that his father asked Biao'er to show his younger brother to him.

Biao'er didn't know, so she hugged her younger brother and handed it to her father's hand. Who knew that the father took her younger brother and turned around and left. When he came outside the room, he handed it to Uncle Er Bao.

Uncle Er Bao picked up his younger brother and ran away happily. I wanted to chase him from behind, but kept shouting to return his younger brother to me, but Uncle Er Bao didn't know how to do it. In the end, I was stopped by my father.

Mother... Don't worry, even if the father doesn't look for me, I will definitely find my younger brother. I lost my younger brother, so I will definitely find my younger brother. And as long as Zhu Biao is here, I will never let my younger brother suffer again."

Zhu Biao said something from the heart, and in the end Zhu Biao also shed tears sadly. The mother and son shed tears secretly, missing their son and brother who were not sure where they were.

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Zhu Family Courtyard

"We're back..." It was around noon, Erxiang and Dagou, who went to buy soybeans, came back. They bought a total of 300 kilograms of soybeans for 260 cents. After the soybeans were moved out of the cart.

When Aunt Wang opened the bag, she smiled at the corner of her mouth: "No, not bad, you should check the second fragrance when buying soybeans. The color is bright and full. You can tell at a glance that it is good soybeans, and the most important thing is that the price is cheap."

"Come on..." Aunt Wang shouted: "Er Bao, come here and unload all the soybeans from the car. Xiaoxue and Xiaolang, you two go and take out the big basin and we will soak the soybeans."

"Hey...!" Zhu Lang and Wang Xue quickly agreed.

The family became busy again, unloading the soybeans from the cart, and soaking them in a large basin. After all, Erxiang said to Aunt Wang: "Auntie, it's the Chinese New Year. Let's grind some tofu while soaking the soybeans...."

I mentioned earlier that Erxiang knows the technique, which is grinding tofu.

This tofu was not necessarily popular in other dynasties, but it was very popular in the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Hongwu period. The reason was that Zhu Yuanzhang liked to eat tofu very much. Even if he became an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang would have a dish of tofu for every meal. The purpose was to remember the bitterness and sweetness, and often reminded himself and his descendants that the Ming Dynasty was hard-won.

Because of this, people in Nanjing and even the Ming Dynasty would prepare some tofu during the New Year, festivals, or during normal times. Tofu can be bought with money or exchanged with soybeans.

However, this tofu grinding is not a good technique. In ancient times, there were three most despicable jobs. There was no time to rest and it could not be delayed. It was the body that was consumed, and it was the health that was the loss!

The first job is to hold a boat... Not to mention the wind and sun and rain when standing on the bow, if the boat encounters heavy wind and waves, the danger coefficient is still high, and there will be big waves to hit the boat at any time. The consequence of the boat capsized is that people will die. These people eat on the boat and live on the boat, and their bodies will have an impact. Without a companion, it can be said that they are particularly lonely.

The second job is to make a blacksmith. I have to feel the fire next to the stove all the time. I want to live in hell, and I will be with the sledgehammer all my life. I will be exhausted and dirty and tired. My eyes will be affected over time, and I will be blind when I get old.

The last low-key job is to grind tofu... I get up early and go to bed late at 3:00 on the third day of the day, and I only slept for two or three hours a day. I did the donkey job and earned some money to make a living. I spent the whole day soaking beans, grinding tofu, and cooking pulp until it was sold. The same thing and the same fatigue every day.

These three major sufferings are inseparable from water and fire, which are the most painful things in the world. They are suffering from dire straits and heat, and from the time before dawn to people sleeping, this period of time is particularly long and boring.

In the past, when Big Dog and Ergou were about ten years old, they started to work day and night with their mother. From dawn to night, they exchanged some money for their lives. However, in this era, it is really not easy to live. The wars in Hongwu and Ming Dynasties are still ongoing. At this time, the Ming Dynasty has not yet unified the world, and living is really a happy thing.
Chapter completed!