Chapter 659: Made Zhu Yuanzhang cry After hearing what Chen Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang was really stunned for a moment, because no one had ever told him about farming, and he had actually never farmed since he was a child. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a farmer's son, his family had no land for him to farm. His parents still had to work as tenant farmers. If the family had land to farm, his parents and siblings would not have starved to death. His childhood was very miserable because he had to herd cattle for the landlord in exchange for a very meager amount of food. Those misfortunes happened to him before he even grew up, and he was forced to become a monk in Huangjue Temple. After working as a monk for several years, Huangjue Temple said it could not support him, so he went out to beg for a living, which was actually begging for food outside. So even though he was a farmer's son and had a whole set of farmer's ideas, he had never actually farmed before and he didn't have the conditions. If he had land to farm when he was young, who would go out to become a monk? Who would go out to beg for food? Everyone wants to have a piece of land to farm something. But after he started his career, it was no longer possible for him to farm because there were many people doing the farming for him. So it’s very strange that everyone knows that he actually came from a farming family, but what no one knows is that he has never farmed before. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang himself found this very strange. And now Chen Han actually wants him to farm, which makes the old man himself not even think that this possibility is really possible. I have never farmed before. In fact, I come from a peasant family. If I could really farm, it would satisfy some of my wishes and give me something to do.

Chen Han saw that the old man seemed to be a little interested, so he asked him, "Do you have this feeling? You have never really farmed since you were young. You have been running around outside all your life, and you have had bad luck one after another, but you have never been able to take root in the land down to earth. “When you get older and you really want to find something to do, it’s hard to do anything else. "As an emperor, you can't go out in the street and set up a stall. It's unrealistic. "Then I'll find you a job that won't make you sad or worried. You'll have to work hard, but the work won't make you too tired. So what should I do? You'll have to farm. “Farming is not about how big a harvest you can get, nor is it about how you grow the land. It’s about taking good care of the land. "Having something to do every day, digging the soil, applying fertilizer, turning the soil, that's also a kind of work, and it's nice to have something to think about." It's true that after listening to Chen Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it made a lot of sense, and after thinking about it, he felt that he should really find such a job. Before, Queen Ma also said that if there was nothing else to do, it would be nice to open up a vegetable garden in the back garden and grow some crops. At that time, he also laughed at Empress Ma for not knowing how to enjoy life. He said that he was so busy at that time that he had no time to do these things. So Empress Ma opened a vegetable garden in the back garden and planted some home-cooked vegetables. So now Chen Han mentioned this. It really brought up the old man's sad memories. You have to know that Queen Ma was mocking him at the time, saying that she was born into a farming family, but he didn't care about farming at all and had never farmed. How dare you say that you are a commoner? At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also said, I am a peasant who became an emperor, so I cannot be a peasant again. If you want to farm, then go ahead and I won’t say anything. But now when I think about it, I suddenly feel like I was such an asshole. It would have been great if I could have followed Queen Ma to farm the land. It would have been great if I could have spared some time to accompany my beloved wife. My wife has been with me for a lifetime, but she has not enjoyed much happiness but has suffered a lot. She has been living in fear all her life, even though she has become the queen. Yes, she has to manage such a large harem and bear so much mental pressure at the same time. When I think of this, I feel sorry for my wife. So tears began to flash in his eyes unconsciously. Seeing the old man suddenly become so emotional, Chen Han had no idea what was going on. "Grandpa, what are you doing? If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Don't cry like this suddenly, or I won't be able to explain to the prince." Chen Han thought about it and decided to make the matter clear.

Otherwise, if the old man gets excited in this situation, it will be difficult to deal with. Because the old man cannot be too excited in this situation. Once he gets excited, he may become emotionally unstable, and his instability will put him in a very passive position. This cannot be allowed. He just wanted to find something for the old man to do so that he wouldn't have to stay in the palace all day long. Why did he get so excited all of a sudden? It was just farming, so it shouldn't be that serious. After wiping away his tears, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Chen Han: "This is none of your business. I am thinking about our queen." It turned out that he was so excited when he thought of his first wife. To be honest, Chen Han believed it, because whether it was from history books or after coming to this world, what Chen Han learned from various aspects showed that Zhu Yuanzhang had a very deep affection for Queen Ma. If we talk about the emperors in ancient times who had the best relationship between husband and wife, the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma would definitely rank among the top. Empress Ma was even regarded as one of the most wise queens in ancient times. That was because she had a very good relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang and was able to help Zhu Yuanzhang govern the country. At the same time, she was able to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang not to kill so many ministers. When Empress Ma died, many civil and military officials spontaneously went to her funeral and wore mourning for her. Because of Empress Ma's presence, everyone knew that there was a buffer so that the emperor would not die all of a sudden. But without Empress Ma, it was like losing a buffer. This is also the reason why Queen Ma can be called the most wise queen. However, Chen Han did not expect that just mentioning farming would make the old man think of Queen Ma, so he still looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some confusion. Zhu Yuanzhang wiped away his tears and said, "When Xiuying was alive, she liked to grow some vegetables in the backyard. We used to have a kitchen in our yard, and she cooked her own meals, just like living her daily life. I always thought she was nagging, and I always felt that she was like a farm woman even after becoming the queen. She liked to cook and stir-fry dishes by herself, but now we can no longer eat the dishes she cooked..." While he was speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang started crying again. An emperor who suddenly lost his composure in front of his juniors could probably only Chen Han see this, especially an iron-blooded emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang. So when Zhu Yuanzhang cried, Chen Han felt a little at a loss, but he did not interrupt Zhu Yuanzhang. Sometimes people need to release stress, because once too much stress accumulates, it will immediately form a lump in the heart. As the lump accumulates more and more, it will cause heart disease, which is the most difficult to cure. You also need to release the pressure, crying is the best. Chen Han asked Zhu Yuanzhang to farm, probably thinking that he would have something to do, but he didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to remember that Empress Ma also liked farming and growing vegetables, so he was moved by the scene. Chen Han did not stop Zhu Yuanzhang. Being able to cry is a very rare thing in itself, especially for an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, there are very few things that can make him cry. Being able to cry out would be a huge benefit to his physical health, so Chen Han did not stop him. The old man cried and said, "At that time, I always thought that our life would be so plain and simple. I was the emperor and she was the queen. We handled memorials in the front and she managed the backyard in the inner courtyard of the palace and planted her vegetables. "When we are both too old to move, we can sit together in the palace and watch the sunset. "But I didn't expect that she would pass away before me. It's been fourteen or fifteen years. How could time go by so quickly? It's been almost fifteen years since our Xiuying left us." As he spoke, the old man became more and more excited. Of course, this excitement was not just normal, but he could no longer suppress the pain in his heart after being moved by the scene. He had no way to vent this emotion in front of others. Even with so many familiar eunuchs around him, he couldn't say it. But when Chen Han brought up the issue of farming, he immediately thought of the fact that Empress Ma loved farming and even opened up several vegetable plots in the backyard. At that time, Empress Ma was very happy growing vegetables. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang completely didn't understand why Empress Ma worked so hard on such a labor-wasting thing? At first, I thought that Queen Ma just wanted to save some money on vegetables and wanted to grow some vegetables for her own consumption. But now Zhu Yuanzhang realized that it turned out that Empress Ma was probably just as Chen Han said, she actually wanted to do something for herself. At that time, Empress Ma herself felt a little confused about what to do. So, she found something to do, which could not only express her feelings but also prevent her from being confused. The most important thing is to be able to sweat and feel better.

In fact, judging from the situation of Empress Ma at that time, it would be impossible for her to die so early unless she suddenly contracted some illness. The old man cried for a long time, and finally stopped when Chen Han felt a little sad. Seeing Chen Han in front of him and crying so hard, he felt a little embarrassed. However, when he was about to express this emotion, Chen Han said, "Old man, you don't need to feel embarrassed about this. You are also a human being. Even if you are the emperor now, you are still a living person. The fact that you miss your wife shows that you are a man of flesh and blood. "On the contrary, some people don't miss their wives at all, and have no feelings at all. Such people are real beasts. "The Queen has been able to identify talents since the beginning of your business, even when you were just a small soldier, and has been following you everywhere. “You walk on a mountain of knives, and she follows you on a mountain of knives. “You waded through a sea of ​​blood, and she waded through a sea of ​​blood with you. “You rose from the most difficult place, and she also rose from the most difficult place with you. "So the relationship between husband and wife over the past few decades is not comparable to ordinary relationships. It is reasonable for you to miss the Queen so much." When Chen Han said this, he actually didn't mean it as a compliment at all. Looking at the relationship between all the emperors and empresses since ancient times, no other couple was as supportive of each other as they were, and no other couple was as harmonious as they were. At the same time, no other family style could influence all the emperors of later generations like theirs. Take Tang Taizong Li Shimin and his empress Changsun for example. They had a good relationship, but did they inherit the family tradition? No. The family tradition was in chaos starting from his son, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi. You should know that Li Zhi's queen, Wu Zetian, was originally a talented woman of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. In other words, under the influence of the family tradition of a son stealing his father's woman to become the queen, the entire family concept of the Tang Dynasty was not commendable. Even though everyone said that the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues were not so strict before the Song Dynasty, it should be noted that the etiquette of monarch-ruler, minister-minister, father-father, and son-son has always been a Confucian tradition. So the people at that time were quite tough, but it was not to the extent that a son would steal his father's woman or the father would steal his son's wife. However, there were two famous cases in the Tang Dynasty that happened to emperors alone. The first one, of course, was that Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, married his father's concubine to be his queen. What was even worse was that Li Shimin had not yet died at that time, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian began to have an affair. Even though you, Wu Zetian, were just a talented woman of low status around Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, you were still Li Shimin's woman. The second more famous example is that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, fell in love with the wife of his son, Prince Shou, Li Mao, the famous Yang Guifei, Yang Yuhuan. So he directly let Yang Yuhuan become a female Taoist nun, and then redeemed her to be his concubine. So this is the family tradition. Under the influence of this family tradition, one can imagine the chaos in the Li Tang royal family. In contrast, the relationship between the emperors, empresses and concubines of the Ming Dynasty was much more harmonious. Not to mention the model couple Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, the third emperor Zhu Di and his empress Empress Xu were also a virtuous couple. Empress Xu was also known as the virtuous queen. There was even the only monogamous emperor in ancient times, and that was Emperor Zhengde's father, Emperor Hongzhi, and Empress Zhang. No matter how bad the two brothers of Empress Zhang were, and Empress Zhang herself had some problems, the relationship between them and their harmonious family tradition are still praised by people... (End of this chapter)