My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 270 Lao Zhu Wants to Make a Movie
When Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the door, he saw Wang Jinghong leading the eunuchs in the palace, carefully carrying two large boxes.

He ordered him to put it on the ground, unpack it and take a look. Zhu Yuanzhang checked it carefully and then nodded with satisfaction.

The craftsmen selected by Li Min are indeed the best of the best. Look at the fine workmanship, the solid materials, and the dragon and phoenix carvings on the steam engine. They reveal a unique beauty everywhere. Wow, I am quite moved by them. I think Lao Li's friends will like them.

Good work should be rewarded, so he immediately issued an edict, ordering Wang Jinghong to reward each craftsman with 100 taels of silver as a reward.

Then he ordered the eunuchs to carry the two stoves to the Buddhist hall. Just as the eunuchs were carrying them carefully, suddenly, they heard a loud noise coming from the direction of the Imperial Garden.

"The enemy is approaching us, and the sky is full of flames. Although we are outnumbered, we are the iron-blooded men of the Ming Dynasty. We swear to build the Great Wall with our flesh and blood. Even though we die, our souls will live on. We are determined to kill the enemy chieftain on his horse. We would rather die in glory than live in disgrace. Our loyalty and righteousness are fully demonstrated today!

Brothers, follow me, today we will sacrifice our lives to repay the emperor's kindness!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to scold, but suddenly he felt that the voice was very familiar, and instantly he realized, isn't this that girl Zhu Funing, what is she doing?

Wang Jinghong was trying hard to control his expression and not to laugh, while several eunuchs bit their lips so hard that they were almost bleeding, but they did not dare to smile at all.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Funing was seen rushing in from the side door with a group of little kids.

The leader, Zhu Funing, was seen holding a wooden gun in his hand and wearing tight clothes that he got from somewhere. He had a murderous look on his face. It must be said that he really looked like a heroine.

Zhu Yuanzhang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw her dressed like this. Once upon a time, Huaiqing was so graceful, quiet and gentle. How did she become like this now?
Lao Li, give me back my daughter!

Following closely behind her was Zhu Yunwen, also waving a large wooden sword in his hand. Behind him was Zhu Yunhuan, who took big steps with his short legs, looking very funny.

After Zhu Yunhuan, there was the fat boy Zhu Gaochi, panting and sweating, shouting, "Aunt, Aunt, wait, wait for me!"

The last to follow was Zhu Gaoxu. This little guy, who was just over three years old, followed closely behind, shouting something.

And next to this group of little kids, there were several palace maids and eunuchs following closely, protecting these little princes, fearing that they would fall or get hurt.

One of the older eunuchs was holding up his phone and filming, while shouting, "Ouch, Your Highness, my little ancestor, please go slower, slower, wait for me, be careful not to touch him."

Watching this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little emotional. If Zhu Xiongying were still alive, he would probably be as lively and playful as them at this moment.

If only Zhu Xiongying had received Lao Li’s letter earlier, perhaps he could have been saved. Alas, it’s all fate!
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was sighing, Zhu Funing had already rushed over with Zhu Yunwen and others, but almost bumped into the Long Yu Tianji Furnace.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, and he could not help but scold: "You are all making noise and fighting in the palace, how can you be so disrespectful!"

When the little kids saw that the emperor was angry, they stopped immediately, gasped for breath, and lowered their heads, not daring to look at anyone.

The eunuchs and palace maids were trembling with fear. If His Majesty blamed them, they would probably lose their lives.

Wang Jinghong scolded the eunuchs and palace maids, then knelt down and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, it is because I did not discipline you properly. Please punish me."

Zhu Funing stuck out her tongue and said quickly: "Dad, don't blame them. It's just that my daughter is too willful." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled. Although Huaiqing has become like a tomboy now, she is kind-hearted, and he has no intention of punishing her.

He said to Wang Jinghong: "You eunuchs and palace maids are of low rank and have little authority. How can you scold the emperor's grandson and princess? This kind of playfulness is not your fault. My children should be educated first. The blame does not lie with you, but with my negligence in discipline. You do not need to panic, just go and do your job."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Jinghong said, glaring at the palace maids and eunuchs who were still in a daze, "Why don't you kneel down and thank me!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, asking all the palace maids and eunuchs to leave, and then stared at Zhu Funing and asked:
"Huaiqing, you are a grown-up girl, and you are also the elder. They are immature, but are you also immature? Why are you still fooling around with them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Gaochi and others. Zhu Gaochi shrank his neck and wanted to hide behind Zhu Yunhuan. However, he was too fat. How could Zhu Yunhuan's small body cover his body?

Looking at Zhu Gaochi's embarrassed look, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing. Who could have thought that this cute little fat boy would be another future Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty.

"Dad, we are not fooling around, we are making a movie!" Zhu Funing said with a look of dissatisfaction.

"Filming a movie?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and suddenly remembered that when this group of little guys rushed in just now, there was indeed a eunuch next to them holding a mobile phone to take a picture.

"Dad, look, this is what we took ourselves."

Zhu Funing rummaged through his phone, found a video, and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I found this phone has a video editing function, so I tried it out and found that the scenes jumping in the movies were video editing. So I thought, if a phone can shoot videos and edit them, then can it also make movies?"

While listening to Zhu Funing's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang clicked on the video, and then heard various childish shouts of "Charge" and "Kill" coming from it.

Although the video was crudely shot, there were occasional unrelated people appearing in the picture, such as eunuchs and palace maids passing by, guards on duty, and even the eunuchs who were busy wiping Zhu Gaochi's sweat and handing him water when he got too hot in the middle of his performance.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still figured out that this was a short story about government troops guarding the border bravely and killing the enemy, and the scene transitions were not much different from those in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" and "Drawing Sword".

"Very interesting!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Could the Ming Dynasty make a movie that was completely its own?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a way to do it. He had a mobile phone for filming and a projector for showing, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

When Zhu Funing was told of this idea, his eyes lit up. He left Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Gaochi and others who were still confused about the situation, saying "Dad, I'll go back and take care of it right away" and ran away.

The remaining little guys looked at each other, and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time, pouting their aggrieved little mouths. The eyes of the two brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu were red.

"Grandpa Emperor, you scolded my aunt and she ran away. She doesn't want us anymore."

(End of this chapter)