Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Grandpa Huang, what do you mean?"

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, Zhu Ming also looked solemn.

The report from the Ministry of Revenue said that there was a problem with the court's tax collection. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang came out early in the morning to investigate it himself.

"Some people get confused when they get old."

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, murderous intent was evident in his expression.

Zhu Ming then remembered that the person in front of him was not only his grandfather who doted on him every day, but also Zhu Yuanzhang, who was responsible for three major murders in the court and caused rivers of blood to flow.

"Then why didn't the Emperor allow Eunuch Yunqi and the others to investigate?"

Zhu Ming spoke softly, calling out "Grandpa Emperor" to bring Zhu Yuanzhang back to his senses.

Zhu Yuanzhang then restrained his murderous intent and touched Zhu Ming's head lovingly.

"After all, this world is ours. Only by doing our best can we live up to the people who handed the world over to us."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was ruthless to all officials, his difficult life as a peasant made him naturally aware that he had to be responsible for the people of the world.

"If Lin'er becomes the emperor in the future, he must remember to be responsible to the people of the world. Do you understand?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said this, patting Zhu Ming's shoulder as if preaching.

"I, the Emperor?"

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in shock, as if he had heard something horrifying.

Do these two words have anything to do with me, the adopted grandson who is not even a member of the Zhu family?

Of course, although he was shocked, Zhu Ming still pretended to be sensible and nodded: "I'll remember it tomorrow."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang like this, knowing that he couldn't go back for a while, Zhu Ming also calmed down, followed him obediently, and started strolling with him.

In his entire life in the palace, he had never seen the market outside.

"Ok?"

Zhu Ming suddenly let out a light exclamation, and his attention was suddenly drawn to the person in front of him.

The man was tall, with blond hair and blue eyes, and he stood out among the group of black-haired people.

"Foreigners?"

Although foreigners were rare in the Ming Dynasty, they were not completely absent.

Zhu Ming noticed him. Besides his rare appearance, more importantly, he was also looking at Zhu Ming.

Those blue eyes were staring at Zhu Ming intently. Even though they noticed Zhu Ming's gaze, there was no intention of dodging. Instead, they smiled at Zhu Ming.

"Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Ming raised his head and shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Ok?"

Hearing his beloved grandson calling him, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately lowered his head and asked with a smile.

"Can I go play by myself for a while?"

Zhu Ming said this while looking at the blond man out of the corner of his eye.

The man was still looking at Zhu Ming, as if he was waiting for him.

"Don't run too far."

Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that Zhu Ming was just a child after all. He stayed in the palace all year round and rarely went out to play, so he did not pay too much attention to him.

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Ming quickly thanked Zhu Yuanzhang, then turned and ran towards the foreigner.

The foreigner seemed to know what was going on and turned around and left, walking a little ahead of Zhu Ming at a leisurely pace.

He didn't stop until he led Zhu Ming to an empty alley.

"What are you following me for?"

The foreigner turned around, looked at Zhu Ming, and spoke in fairly fluent Chinese.

But there was no trace of doubt in those eyes.

"Didn't you bring me here?"

Zhu Ming also put away the innocent look he had when he was with Zhu Yuanzhang, and asked in a deep voice.

"Although I don't know the person who brought you out, I can sense that he is very powerful."

Seeing that Zhu Ming could handle it so calmly, the foreigner stopped pretending and laughed.

"So, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Ming was not a child either, and asked back vigilantly.

He didn't really trust this strange foreigner.

"My name is Ander, I'm a missionary. Please give this to the person who is leading you."

As the foreigner spoke, he threw a folded blueprint into Zhu Ming's hands.

"I'll be staying here for a while, you can ask him to come see me anytime."

Ander seemed to be sure that after Zhu Ming handed this thing over to Zhu Yuanzhang, they would definitely come to his door.

After leaving only this sentence, he turned and left.

Zhu Ming didn't chase after him either. With his short legs, he probably couldn't catch up.

He just bent down and picked up the thing that Ander threw out, took a look, and stood there in shock.

He was finally sure why Ande was so sure that Zhu Yuanzhang would look for him.

That piece of paper, to be precise, was a nautical chart.

Although it is not complete, it is still quite shocking for people today.

As long as Zhu Ming's vague memories from his previous life are added, a complete world map can still be formed.

But he didn't quite understand why Ander gave this thing to him.

But now that Ander is gone, it seems I can only look for him again after a while.

Zhu Ming shook his head, turned around helplessly and returned the way he came.

Running to such a remote place, Lao Zhu would probably be worried.

But not long after Zhu Ming left, several people stood in front of him and looked at him seriously.

"who are you?"

Zhu Ming subconsciously took a step back and looked at the men pretending to be calm.

In broad daylight, these people want to kidnap me?

The people around just watched, but no one dared to step forward.

"Sir, the master is waiting for you over there."

What Zhu Ming didn't expect was that these people knelt in front of Zhu Ming and spoke in unison.

"Sir, sir, who is it?"

Before Zhu Ming could figure out the situation, he was taken to a pavilion by these people.

"Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Ming looked at the old man in the pavilion and shouted in surprise.

"My dear grandson is here."

Hearing Zhu Ming's call, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and waved to the people behind Zhu Ming.

In just a blink of an eye, those people disappeared from Zhu Ming's sight.

"Jinyiwei?"

These three words immediately emerged in Zhu Ming's mind. It seemed that he had thought too much just now.

Lao Zhu brought me out today. There must be a lot of Jinyiwei infiltrated in this market.

Your every move is tracked clearly.

I just don't know if these Jinyiwei saw what happened to Ander just now.

"Come here, dear grandson."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved to Zhu Ming and asked him to walk over.

"Those foreigners are probably foreign merchants from the sea. It's normal that you haven't seen anything like them."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask about Ande's affairs. In his opinion, Zhu Ming followed him only because he thought the man looked strange.

As children, it is normal for them to be curious.

He could let Zhu Ming go without worrying because there were Jinyiwei watching over the area, so there wouldn't be much of a problem.