"Boss, there is one more thing. Lee Seong-gye held a national beauty pageant and found a very beautiful girl. He adopted her as his goddaughter and bestowed the title of princess upon her."

"I will set out with the envoys to prepare a gift for His Majesty."

Zhang Bo added.

Zhu Ying didn't care too much when he heard this, and said casually: "She's just a woman, why pay so much attention to her?"

In fact, Zhu Ying is somewhat interested in beauty pageants.

But this is just an interesting process, and that's it after the selection.

"Boss, according to our secret investigation, this woman is actually the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in Fengrang." Zhang Bo added again.

Hear about the Fengyang Zhao family.

Zhu Ying's expression became a little more serious.

The present Goryeo, the future Joseon, has continued into later generations.

The Fengyang Zhao family played a very important role in all of this.

During the Goryeo Dynasty, the Pungyang Jo Clan was extremely prosperous.

Currently, under the suppression of Lee Seong-gye, it has naturally declined.

But a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the Zhao family of Fengrang is still quite powerful.

"You mean, the Fengrang Zhao family wants to pin their hopes of re-emergence on this girl? What's her name?"

Zhu Ying asked.

When it comes to the current first family of North Korea, Zhu Ying is still relatively cautious.

Although this wave did not cause much trouble in history, it is obvious that even if Zhu Yuanzhang accepted this girl.

Given the current situation of the Ming imperial family, there is not much room for development for this woman.

Even according to the palace rules, this woman was not allowed to be buried alive before she even had a chance to serve the emperor after entering the palace.

"This girl's name is Xiangxi. I heard that she is very famous in the Zhao family of Fengrang. This time she came to Daming and brought a lot of dowry." Zhang Bo replied.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "It seems that the Pungyang Cho clan's efforts have been in vain. But then again, doesn't Lee Seong-gye know that Jo Hyang-hee is from the Pungyang Cho clan?"

"He should know, but Lee Seong-gye also has a certain understanding of the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Now that His Majesty is old, there probably won't be too many fluctuations in the harem." Zhang Bo analyzed.

Zhu Ying nodded, not wanting to talk more about this matter.

The biggest event for Goryeo this year was that Lee Seong-gye became king and was named Joseon by the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Currently, the situations in North Korea and Ming Dynasty are similar, and they mainly focus on recuperation and there will not be major changes.

The personnel sent by Zhu Ying are currently mainly engaged in slow infiltration and lurking.

"As for Annan, hasn't the news arrived yet?" Zhu Ying asked immediately.

"No news has been received yet, it should be in the near future." Zhang Bo said respectfully.

Zhu Ying nodded and continued to check the information.

…

Ming Imperial Palace, Huagai Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang is teaching Zhu Yunwen.

Even in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, he had already decided that his eldest grandson would inherit the throne.

But he never relaxed his teaching of many of the emperor's grandchildren.

He knew that his sons were all brave and aggressive, advocating the use of force, and were very lacking in internal political management.

Even his most favored fourth son, Zhu Di, was like this.

Therefore, he kept many princes in the capital, arranged for great scholars to teach them, and often let them participate in government affairs and learn governance.

"Your Majesty, Prince of Qin Zhu Chong requests an audience." A eunuch reported.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the second son's name, his face suddenly changed. He snorted coldly and said, "Let this rebellious son get out of here."

Then he said to Zhu Yunwen: "Yunwen, you should go back and study first. You should think carefully about what we just said and don't waste it."

Zhu Yunwen bowed and said, "My grandson will definitely keep this in mind. I will take my leave now."

When I was leaving, Zhu Chong came in.

"Second uncle."

Zhu Yunwen stopped and bowed slightly to praise.

Zhu Chong was flustered at the moment and didn't care about his nephew at all. He just nodded and walked away.

A trace of shame and anger flashed in the depths of Zhu Yunwen's eyes.

He was the grandson of the Ming emperor, and he had already shown respect to the emperor in terms of status. But his second uncle completely ignored him, which was extremely abominable.

Although Zhu Yunwen did not have much conflict with his second uncle, he looked down on him in his heart. Naturally, he did not have any good feelings towards him.

Now, the feud has been settled.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene but said nothing.

If the eldest grandson had not appeared, Zhu Yuanzhang would naturally have to severely reprimand Prince of Qin Zhu Chong in order to maintain Zhu Yunwen's status.

But it is no longer necessary now.

"Your son greets His Majesty."

At Zhu Yuanzhang's signal, the eunuchs around him went out one after another and closed the door tightly.

After all, this is the emperor educating his son, which is a private royal matter and needs to be avoided.

"Rebellious son, we asked you to stay in the capital and reflect on your mistakes. But you are still showing off your style as the King of Qin in the capital."

"You, the King of Qin, are so arrogant. Let a teahouse that serves breakfast make cakes for your favorite concubine."

"Why, if you can't do it, are you going to beat people to death with sticks like you did in the vassal state?"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him immediately.

When Zhu Chong heard the word "teahouse", the last bit of hope in his heart disappeared.

Thinking of the broken jade pendant, his knees softened and he fell to the ground, saying in a trembling voice:

"I know my crime."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the second son's miserable appearance, he couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart.

After all, he is his own son.

Although he was not very ambitious, Zhu Yuanzhang, who always valued family affection, still loved him.

Especially after Zhu Biao passed away, he could be considered the eldest son.

As the leader of all the kings, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger was relieved a lot by his current appearance.

"Second brother, your eldest brother's fate is destined, and we don't blame you. But you should also work harder to make the people in the vassal state excited. That would be a shame."

"If you were not the heir of the royal family, we would have beheaded you long ago."

"Recently, you've been visiting your elder brother quite often, and I've seen it. Before he left, he begged me not to punish you too harshly."

"You disappoint me in every way and never satisfy me in anything."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and raised his voice, "Especially your concubine. We heard people say that you imprisoned Wang and favored your concubine over your wife. Is this true?"

When Zhu Chong heard this, his body trembled slightly.

He didn't expect that his father would know what he had done.

The Imperial Guards do not investigate the royal family, so generally speaking, what happens in the palace would not be reported to my father.

Apparently someone had informed on this.

Zhu Chong knew that he could not hide it, so he could only say: "I have been obsessed with beauty all day long. I already know that I have done something wrong. I beg you to punish me."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang already understood clearly.

However, most of the resentment is directed at the second concubine, Deng.

"King Ninghe is such a hero, but he gave birth to such a vicious woman, humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly. Ninghe King Deng Yu was a famous general in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He made many contributions and was posthumously named Ninghe King after his death.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, his son was stern and brave before he became a fiefdom, but acted so absurdly after that. It must be this Deng who was behind this.

At this moment, his anger towards his son had basically dissipated. As for Deng, he could find a reason to execute her later.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Zhu Chong and said, "Okay, stop kneeling and get up."

Zhu Chong's knees were still a little weak and he stood up tremblingly.

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and said:

"Where's our jade pendant? Give it to me."

After he finished speaking, he added, "You know what? Your mother's jade pendant has only been with me for a few hours, and I feel uncomfortable all over. I'm really not used to it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chong fell to his knees again before he could even stand up straight.