So delicious!

Zhu Yuanzhang put down his wine glass and his eyes narrowed with smile.

"Grandpa, don't just drink, eat some food." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not listen to Zhu Ying's advice to pick up the dishes. He looked at his two grandsons who were eating heartily in front of him and gently reprimanded them:

"When you eat later, why are you acting like you've never seen food before? You're so unmannered."

Hearing this, the two who were eating at high speed suddenly froze. Zhu Yunhuan whispered in defense: "Grandpa Emperor, I have never eaten such delicious food before."

Zhu Mingyue stuck out her tongue cutely and then put down her chopsticks.

"Grandson, these two little bastards are your brother and sister. Why are you still standing there in a daze? Call me brother!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished scolding, he said to Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Mingyue.

As he finished speaking, he stared closely at his eldest grandson's face.

In his heart, he naturally hoped that his eldest grandson would accept his younger brothers and sisters, because he knew that his eldest grandson had been too lonely in the past and had been working hard alone.

"Brother, I'm Yunxun, and I'd like to toast you."

"Brother, I am Mingyue."

The two men quickly picked up their wine glasses, stood up respectfully, and bowed to toast at the same time.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying stood up with a smile on his face, picked up the cup and said, "Time flies, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Seeing you, I have no impression of you in my memory, but it gives me a very familiar feeling."

"Especially you, Mingyue."

"Drink together."

Zhu Ying saw the strong expectation in Mingyue's eyes and said.

Okay, he admitted, he lied.

There is no sense of familiarity at all, it's completely strange.

It’s just that these two children, their timid appearance, and the hope in the eyes of the old man next to them.

In order to avoid embarrassing everyone, he thought about it in his mind and said it out loud.

Sure enough, after Zhu Ying finished speaking, Mingyue drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, a blush appeared on her cheeks. With the help of the alcohol, Mingyue became much bolder and said:

"I knew that Big Brother must have some impression of me. When I was a kid, I always followed him around."

As she spoke, Zhu Mingyue's eyes welled up with tears, and she continued with a sobbing voice: "Brother, you are finally back. Mingyue missed you so much."

Seeing his sister crying beside him, Zhu Yunhuan felt a little uncomfortable because he was different from Zhu Mingyue.

I have no impression of my eldest brother and have never played with him.

I just vaguely know that such a big brother existed.

Zhu Mingyue is different. When Zhu Xiongying was around, she lived a very happy life as she was always protected by her elder brother.

They lived in Chunhe Hall with Zhu Yunwen's biological mother and were taken care of by Lu.

When Zhu Xiongying was around, Lu was very nice to Yunhu Mingyue.

Zhu Mingyue was also five years old at that time. The change in Lu's attitude was very obvious. In addition, girls mature early, so her feelings were more relevant.

"Brother, when will you enter the palace? Without you, no one will protect us."

Zhu Mingyue hesitated for a moment, looked at Grandpa Huang, and asked bravely.

In fact, Zhu Mingyue’s status is not low either. She is the eldest granddaughter. In a sense, she is the eldest princess of the entire Ming Dynasty.

But as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, although Empress Ma did improve the status of women to a certain extent.

However, due to the influence of the Mongols, the status of women is still much lower than that in the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Mingyue's identity as the eldest princess did not bring her any special treatment.

After hearing what Zhu Mingyue said, Zhu Ying didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was standing beside him, heard this and explained, "It won't be long. Your elder brother's identity has just been confirmed, so we still have to make some arrangements to prevent him from being at a disadvantage when he enters the palace."

Zhu Mingyue nodded. She understood what the emperor meant. After all, she was already sixteen years old and was considered a graceful and elegant young lady.

The dinner passed quickly in the joyful atmosphere.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Mingyue enjoyed the meal very much.

"You two can just play in the yard. I'll go into the inner room with your eldest brother to talk about something."

"Yes, Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and went to the study with Zhu Ying.

"How is your eldest grandson? Are you happy to have two more brothers and sisters?"

After entering the room, Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

"Not only that, I'm afraid there are a bunch of uncles and aunts waiting for me." Zhu Ying said jokingly.

The old man has more than twenty sons and more than a dozen daughters.

Many of these princes and princesses are younger than Zhu Ying.

Hearing Zhu Ying's joke, Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and then taught her: "It's good to know. You are so old, how can you still be single? You are also old enough to get married."

"We are still waiting to have a great-grandson, so you have to fight for us. We have already arranged for someone to find you a good daughter, so get married soon and don't delay."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying felt helpless.

I didn’t expect that the fate of being urged to get married in my previous life would come again in this life.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ying's somewhat reluctant expression and could not help but emphasize again: "There are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants. What? Do you still want me to not even have the chance to hold my great-grandson?"

Zhu Ying heard this and knew that the old man was exaggerating, so he explained, "Grandpa, please don't talk nonsense. I don't mean to not get married."

"After all, I am a man of blood and it's not that I don't like women. It's just that I wandered around in the early years and had no intention of settling down."

"If you really want to marry a girl casually, wouldn't that be harming her?"

After hearing Zhu Ying's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are already eighteen years old, and you haven't touched a woman for so many years. You must be very strong."

"I'm afraid one isn't enough. We'll have to find a few more for you. It would be best if you could give us a few great-grandchildren so that we can enjoy a peaceful life."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying was obviously a little embarrassed.

But for the sake of her own lifelong event, she still said, "Grandpa, when you find a wife for me, don't just pick one casually. Let me take a look at her first and then decide if I like her or not."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect Zhu Ying to make such a request, and reprimanded him: "Marry a wife based on virtue, and a concubine based on beauty. I will help you find a virtuous wife, and as for concubines, you can find one yourself when the time comes."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying suddenly remembered what happened in Annan.

So he told the old man about his idea of ​​establishing Annan, but he did not mention the founding of Annan.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so smart that he immediately understood Zhu Ying's core idea.

"Good grandson, why do you always want to run away? It turns out you want to take over Annan."

Even Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard these words.

From the intelligence information about Dasun collected by Jinyiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang only vaguely felt that Dasun should be similar to those merchants on the border.

But when I heard Zhu Ying's familiarity with Annan affairs, the arrangements of personnel, and the ideas behind them, I immediately understood.

This eldest grandson is probably really beyond my imagination.

What kind of businessman dares to set his sights on a country?

Annan is not a very small country. Among the many tributary states, it is considered to be a powerful country. Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to fight, it has to make some plans.

According to the eldest grandson's narration, the arrangements for Annan had already laid deep foundations, and he even talked about some things in the Annan court.

This is enough to show that Da Sun's secret agents have already infiltrated the court of Annan.

As for the matter of Princess Anxiu, there is no need to worry too much about it.

"I have no choice. I have been wandering around for many years and I have to find a place to stay. Annan is in a good location, especially with convenient sea routes. I think it is a good place to stay."

Zhu Ying explained.

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless for a moment. Your goal is to take over the entire Kingdom of Annan?

Moreover, according to what Da Sun said, it seems that Annan is not his ultimate goal, so he talked about the small countries around Annan.

It's like talking about your own back garden.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood why his eldest grandson had always talked about the issue of maritime ban.

A flash of inspiration came to Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and he looked at his eldest grandson with some suspicion and asked:

"You kept urging me to attack Japan. Did you want to take advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty was unable to take care of Annan during the attack on Japan? So you took this opportunity to plan for Annan."

"No matter whether we can defeat Japan or not, by the time everything is over, Annan will be in your hands."

"Even if we don't want to, we have no choice but to make you the King of Annan."

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the clearer it became. After going through a lot of twists and turns, he didn't expect that before his identity was exposed, he had inadvertently become the knife in the hands of his eldest grandson.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying didn't know how to respond.

He had no way of denying that when he heard the old man say that he was the Grand Secretary, he actually had this plan in mind.

Of course, it doesn’t make much difference to him whether the Ming Dynasty attacks Japan or not. Even if it doesn’t attack, he will not give up Annan.

By simply using Japan to distract the Ming Dynasty's attention, there won't be too many unexpected factors in the planning of Annan.

Looking at his eldest grandson, he didn't answer for a long time and looked a little embarrassed.

Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately relieved.

He wanted to proudly tell everyone that this was his eldest grandson, even if he was living in the wild.

It is undeniable that he was able to establish the Ming Dynasty back then because heroes were made by the times.

But his own eldest grandson is a hero who creates the times.

If there is no opportunity, we have to create one.

What a great grandson! He's really nice.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a feeling of being surpassed at this moment, which made him feel very comfortable.

The so-called hope that one's son will become a dragon.

It is a happy thing that my eldest grandson has surpassed me.

With such a great grandson, there is no need to worry about the Ming Empire having no successor.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was actually a very selfish and proud person.

Emperors have always been solitary since ancient times, but today, Zhu Yuanzhang met someone who shared the same ideals with him, and this person was his own eldest grandson.

In this way, a lot of clarity will emerge.