I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 276 Zhu Pangpang: Dad, next time you have something to talk about, don't play sensationalism.

"It's true, old man, it's still raining in the middle of the night, why call you over!"

"Okay, okay, stop nagging, daddy told me to go there for something."

"By the way, when you go, ask the old man whether Zhan Gui will come back for the Chinese New Year this year. He hasn't been at home for the Chinese New Year for a long time."

"He has a wife and children, and it's not a problem that he's not at home every day!"

"If he's been at home these few years, the two of us will definitely be able to hold a few more grandchildren. It would be great if the family is lively every day."

"Okay, I see, I will ask. You don't have to wait for me, go to bed early!"

"Okay, I got it, you go quickly, hold an umbrella, don't get drenched, your health is not good, and if you catch a cold, it won't be better for a long time."

As time enters autumn, Jinling has been raining continuously for the past few days.

Today is the day of rest and musing. Zhu Pangpang is the same as before. If there is no urgent matter, no matter how busy he is, he will spare an afternoon to accompany his grandson who came back today to read and write.

Zhu Pangpang did this because he wanted his grandson to be more influenced by the sage's articles.

Although his son and the old man were very disgusted with this aspect, Zhu Pangpang felt that the sage's articles were right, and those who used the sage's articles for what they shouldn't be were the ones who were wrong.

Holding an umbrella, he walked out of the East Palace.

With the support of the eunuch, Zhu Pangpang walked quickly to the old man's study room.

When the old man came back this trip, he didn't leave immediately.

The war in the north is almost over. Liu Sheng and his third son are there to take care of it, so don't worry too much. He can rest assured that there are his son and grandson in the Western Regions.

So he stayed in Jinling, planning to preside over the opening ceremony of the train at the end of the month.

The train is the lifeblood of the court in the future. Whether the court can control the territory in all directions in the future depends entirely on this thing.

So the old man put this matter first, and planned to preside over the ceremony first, and then consider other matters.

Before dark today, a memorial was passed down from the Western Regions. After reading it, the old man didn't lose his temper as imagined. He just took this memorial and sat silently at the door of the Shang study, watching the rain at night.

Even in the middle of the night, he sent someone to the East Palace and called Zhu Pangpang over.

"Father, did something urgent happen?"

As soon as Zhu Pangpang arrived at the place, he hurriedly asked nervously.

His son should still be surrounded in the Western Regions. On the way here, he kept praying in his heart that something must have happened to the Western Regions.

"Oh, it's nothing serious, but I can't fall asleep for a while, so I call you over, let's have a chat, Qi Rui, go to sleep!"

Zhu Pangpang's question woke up the old man who was staring at the rain curtain at the door in a daze.

He squeezed the space between his brows, withdrew his melancholy expression, put on a smile, patted the chair next to him, and asked his eldest son to sit down.

Seeing the old man's expression, Zhu Pangpang felt a little puzzled.

Just now he could see clearly that something must have happened to the melancholy look of the old man.

But the old man didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only sit obediently in the seat next to him.

"I went to bed a long time ago, and I have to go to school tomorrow. This kid is just like his father. I let him read some books in the afternoon. He is either sleepy or thirsty. He has to go to the toilet again, and he still talks to his grandma from time to time. Complaining, saying that I don't give him time to rest, is squeezing his young heart."

Zhu Pangpang heard the old man mentioned the eldest grandson, so he told the interesting story of today, hoping that the great grandson can resolve the melancholy in the old man's heart.

Sure enough, as he imagined.

As soon as he heard Zhu Pangpang scolding his great-grandson, the old man laughed out loud when he thought of the little guy's slacking off.

"Hahaha…"

"There is a lot of excrement and urine on the lazy donkey, follow the root, follow the root..."

After talking about this sentence, the old man's interest instantly came.

"But what you said is wrong. Although the boy is a little slippery, he is not lazy. This little guy is with me. When your grandfather asked us to study, I, when I saw this book, I wanted to sleep."

"Then there was an old gentleman giving a lecture up there, and I got really tired of listening down there, so I just lay down there and slept, and I happened to meet your grandfather and came to see us in the school."

"At that time, I saw your other uncles listening to the lecture carefully, but I was sleeping soundly below. Your grandfather was so angry that he took off his shoes and tried to beat me when he went up. No one could hold him back."

“后来还是你大伯，给我说了情，我才免了那顿揍。”

When Zhu Biao was mentioned, memories slowly appeared in the old man's eyes.

"Your uncle is a good brother. No matter what troubles I caused, he always protected me. Although he also beat me, I know he was doing it for my own good."

"If he is still alive, he must be a very good emperor. Our family may be living happily in Beiping. I will be a general, and I will fight in the south and north to expand the territory for your uncle."

Zhu Pangpang also nodded repeatedly.

He was very impressed with his uncle, and he admired that uncle very much when he was a child, so that his words and deeds later showed traces of learning from that uncle.

After Zhu Biao passed away, he went to visit his grandfather. Old Zhu said that he was very similar to Zhu Biao, but lacked a little decisiveness.

"Boss, to be honest, you really look like your uncle when you treat your family."

Recalling the vague impression of the elder brother in his memory, the old man looked at the elder son who was sitting next to him and was also recalling, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

Of course, what he said was not about ability, but about protecting his brothers.

Over the years, because of his connivance, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did many wrong things. He wanted to punish him many times, but Zhu Pangpang stopped him.

The old man was very satisfied with Zhu Pangpang.

"Father, I don't dare to compare with my uncle. Besides you and grandpa, my uncle is the person I admire the most. My ability is not even as good as his."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing his son's modesty, the old man smiled.

Watching the rain curtain and being silent for a while, the old man said suddenly.

"Actually, before the little boy came back, I really wanted to replace you and let the second child inherit the throne."

Zhu Pangpang didn't speak, but just listened quietly.

He knew this matter well. If he hadn't been cautious in his words and deeds, and had the support of civil servants, he might have been replaced long ago.

Even the civil and military officials of the whole court knew about this matter, and they all knew that the old man didn't like Zhu Pangpang very much, so he tried to put Zhu Gaoxu on the throne in a different way.

But for Zhu Gaoxu's appearance, the generals supported it, but the civil servants collectively vetoed it.

What a joke, the imperial court is like this, and an emperor who likes to fight has to be arranged. The future life of the imperial court will not be able to survive.

Of course, this is only a secondary reason. The main reason should be that Zhu Gaoxu couldn't pee in the same pot as their civil servants.

"You are very capable in all aspects, but your heart is too kind. An emperor's heart is too kind. It may not be a good thing for the country."

"Father... the affairs of the imperial court cannot rely solely on force. When the battle is finally over, the people are the foundation of the imperial court."

"My son doesn't have any big ambitions. As long as the people in the world can eat enough, wear clothes, and not be persecuted by foreigners, my son will be satisfied. As for whether I can take your place, I don't care about that."

"As long as the people in the world are rich and healthy, it's okay to give it to the second child."

The old man turned his head to look at Zhu Pangpang with a sincere expression, and nodded slightly after a long time.

The eldest son believed it.

The two were silent for a while, and the old man asked.

"For so many years, I have been partial to the second and third child, saying that you scolded you many times, and even thinking about how to replace you every day. Have you ever hated me?"

Zhu Pangpang was taken aback, and quickly got up to kneel down to promise.

Reaching out to hold it, the old man patted Zhu Pangpang and motioned him to sit down and continue talking.

Sitting back on the chair tremblingly, Zhu Pangpang kept shaking his head.

"Father, my son really didn't think about this."

The old man stared into Zhu Pangpang's eyes, and said with a serious expression: "To be honest, as a father, I am not even qualified to listen to a single truth from my son. Is the gap between us father and son already so deep?"

Zhu Pangpang was silent, and nodded after a long time.

"Yes, it was when I first took over as the prince, but it hasn't happened since then."

The old man showed a gratified smile.

He just said, people are not sages, how come there is no resentment in their hearts.

As for his son saying that there will be no more in the future, he also believes it in his heart.

Looking at the lowered head of the eldest son, the old man reached out and patted Zhu Pangpang's fat shoulder.

"Actually, after I settled on the little boy, I also thought about being more decisive in my heart, driving the second and third children back to the fief, so that they don't get involved in the affairs of the court."

"But the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and they are all our sons. We can't be so cruel."

"When I was young, your grandfather treated me very indifferently. In your grandfather's mind, only your uncle is a son."

"And me and your other uncles are just ordinary princes, sometimes often neglected."

"At that time, I was thinking, I can't do this in the future, I want to treat every son equally."

"In addition, our family is not prosperous, the fourth child died young, and your mother passed away, leaving me, an old man, to live alone in this world. Father is reluctant for you to leave."

"When Dad was afraid of dying, he couldn't see you for the last time, and couldn't talk to you."

"Then when I got there, your mother asked me, how are the boys doing? I don't even know how to answer."

Hearing the old man's heartfelt words, tears flowed from Zhu Pangpang's eyes, and finally he slid off the chair and lay on the floor, knelt on the ground and sobbed softly.

"Father, it's your son's unfilial piety that makes you worry."

The old man got up with reddish eye circles, sat next to Zhu Pangpang, lifted Zhu Pangpang's head, put it on his lap, and patted Zhu Pangpang's back like he did when he was a child.

"Father has seen royal battles before, and he said that the royal family has no kinship since ancient times. I don't believe it in my heart. I want you brothers to be harmonious. Don't fight to the death all day long for this broken position, or even kill each other."

"No, never."

Zhu Pangpang kept shaking his head, assuring that these things would not happen.

Patting the elder son on the shoulder, the old man nodded repeatedly.

"Father believes in you, you can do it all."

"But the second and third are not necessarily. My years of indulgence have made them develop arrogance and always want to squeeze you, the eldest brother, all of which are father's fault."

"Father has figured it out now, instead of continuing to make mistakes like this and make the whole family uneasy in the end, it's better to stop."

Reaching out to help the eldest son up, the old man stretched out his rough hand and wiped the tears on his son's face.

"After this battle is over, I will release the second and third children from all their powers, and I will not let them go to fiefs, and they will live in the capital."

"It doesn't matter whether you eat, drink, have fun, or walk the dog with horses. As long as they don't meddle in political affairs and don't have bad thoughts, can you let them live for the sake of your father and your mother?"

"father!"

Just as Zhu Pangpang was about to kneel down, the old man grabbed him.

"You don't have to promise anything else, just tell me if you can let them live."

Zhu Pangpang pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Dad believes in you!"

Seeing the eldest son nodding, the old man finally relaxed, and patted Zhu Pangpang on the shoulder.

Before Zhu Pangpang recovered, the old man picked up a memorial on the table next to him and handed it to Zhu Pangpang.

Zhu Pangpang, who was still in a lyrical mood, blinked at the memorial that the old man handed to him.

It's not that it's okay, you just can't sleep, let me come over and have a chat?Why did the memorial appear again?

The sensational and recalling things in front of you are paving the way for this memorial.

Dad, you are too.

Why don't you just say no to something?
How dare I object to what you said, do you need to be so sensational?
People who don't understand the situation think that your old man is explaining the funeral.

Looking at the bewildered Zhu Pangpang, the old man showed no embarrassment of being seen through. He pouted his mouth and motioned Zhu Pangpang to take a look.

Sighing in his heart, Zhu Pangpang reached out to take the memorial and flipped through it.

The memorial was sent over from the Western Regions, and it first reported the current situation.

Seeing that the siege of fear of assassination had been lifted, Zhu Pangpang heaved a sigh of relief, and now he will have an explanation when he goes back.

Seeing that Khan Shi'er Mahama was willing to take the Western Regions to surrender, Zhu Pangpang showed a smile on his face.

As for the matter between the other party's granddaughter and his own son, Zhu Pangpang did not have any objection. A political marriage is necessary. Even if his own son objects, he will still facilitate this marriage.

But when he saw the following content, Zhu Pangpang instantly understood what the old man was doing just now.

My little boy had a conflict with the second child, and almost got fucked.

The old man said that just now because he was afraid that he would take action against the second child because of his son being bullied.

Think about it too.

Zhu Pangpang really wants to deal with that idiot of the second child. There are not 100 ways, but 80 ways.

That is to say, he didn't have the same knowledge as the second child before, and at the same time, he also took into account the brotherhood and the old man's thoughts.

Otherwise, with the two tricks of the second child, he, Zhu Pangpang, can do it with a wave of his hand.

"It's over!"

Seeing Zhu Pangpang's expression, the old man sighed.

Zhu Pangpang nodded, and put the reconciliation memorial on the table.

"Father, what do you mean?"

The old man sighed again, "What else can I do, if the two of them go on like this, one of them will surely fall."

"It's not that you don't know the character of your son. You may bear with it when the second child bullies you. But what about the little boy, I reminded him many times in the past that he endured the provocations of the second child."

"But this time the trouble has reached this point, and they directly confronted each other, which means that this little brat is not going to bear it anymore, and is even ready to do something."

"Father, actually Zhan Gui is not that kind of person, maybe this time he is just young and reckless for a while."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, the old man chuckled, reached out and nodded Zhu Pangpang.

"Anyway, you are also his father, and you don't even know your son's character."

"Boss, let me tell you this, that is, if we two are alive, the second and third child can still be arrogant for a few years. If we don't live together, believe it or not, the little brat won't live for many years, so he will call his second uncle. Third Uncle took care of it."

Zhu Pangpang opened his mouth, wanting to explain a few more words to his son, but seeing the affirmative look in the old man's eyes, he was already thinking about his son's usual style of doing things, and he felt that what the old man said was right.

In the past few years since my son came back, the second child has cheated him many times.

If it wasn't for me and the old man pressing him down, the second child's head would have hung on the city wall long ago.

Now that the two parties are fighting again, with the blessing of many conflicts, it is very possible to turn their faces directly.

"Ugh!"

Seeing that the boss was silent, the old man leaned back on the chair, put his hands in his sleeves and let out a long breath.

"I can't go on like this anymore. That brat's patience has reached its limit. Maybe he's already planning to kill the second child."

"Father, the Western Regions are considered stable now, why don't you transfer the two of them back!"

Zhu Pangpang, who was also thinking about how to ease the relationship between the two, hesitated for a while, and proposed to transfer the two back.

The old man nodded, but immediately said: "It's such a big mess, it's almost a joke, we can't let the two of them come back so easily."

"what do you mean!"

The old man looked down at Zhu Pangpang who was asking.

"Didn't you always want to go out for a walk, this time I will fulfill your wish."

Zhu Pangpang's eyes lit up.

"You're going to let me go!"

The old man nodded.

"That's right, you go there in person and bring these two bastards back to me with a prison cart."

"It's a shame, it's a shame, what do they want? I'm an old guy, and they're about to fight. If I die, it's because I haven't been buried yet, and their uncles and nephews will fight We're talking."

"Hmph, if you don't give them two long memories, they will forget who is in charge of this family."

"Hmph, wait until you come back, don't they like to fight? Okay, then I will each give them a knife, lock them in a small dark room, and let them chop as much as they want."

Hearing that Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Gaoxu were going to be brought back in a prison car, although Zhu Fatpang felt sorry for his son, he also knew that it was the old man trying to suppress their anger.

Let the two have any complaints, don't blame each other, but blame all the resentment on him, the old man.

To use a sentence that the old man said back then.

The children and grandchildren are all good people, and they should not be seen by others. Let him, an old guy, make jokes about the wicked.

As for what was said later, it was completely out of anger, so Zhu Pangpang pretended not to hear it.

Of course, Zhu Pangpang also understood.

Dealing with Zhu Zhangui's uncle and nephew is just a trivial matter. The real reason for him to go is to appease the Western Regions as the prince.

The lost son Mahama Khan surrendered with such a large territory, it is still necessary to send an important person to appease him.

What's more, the other party's granddaughter will marry his son, and the two will soon become in-laws. It is most suitable for him, the future father-in-law of the prince, to go.

"Zheng Heng and Yu Qian should be back soon."

After arranging Zhu Pangpang's itinerary, the old man thought about the administration and management after the Western Regions.

Now that the Western Regions are about to be defeated, people must be sent to manage them.

Ordinary people don't have this ability, and he doesn't feel at ease if he has the ability.

After thinking about it, the old man thought of Yu Qian who was the governor in Yunnan and Guizhou.

"It should be soon. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials have given them a call to report back before the end of the year."

The old man nodded, pondered for a while, and said to Zhu Pangpang.

"You ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials to urge you again, and tell them not to care about the accompanying army, and rush over here first, and go to the Western Regions with you."

"In the Western Regions, I will definitely set up a Chief Secretary of Xinjiang. Let Yu Qian do the post of chief envoy first. When he finds a suitable person later, he will be transferred back."

"This is the talent that the brat is looking for. It was cultivated by the Minister of the Ministry of War. I can't hold it for too long, or this brat will blame me again."

"As for the army, let Zheng Heng take the lead, and let the two of them stay there for a few years to stabilize the local situation."

Zhu Pangpang nodded in agreement with the two candidates proposed by his father.

Needless to say, Yu Qian is a member of Donggong's own family, and he is capable and capable, and he is an upright and clean official.

Don't say that Zhu Zhangui likes such a talent, the old man and he both like it very much.

Otherwise, when the old man was selecting candidates, it would be impossible for the first person that popped up in his mind to be this Yu Qian.

Not to mention Zheng Heng, the veteran general of the imperial court is trustworthy.

With the two of them jointly occupying the Western Regions, the Western Regions will definitely stabilize quickly and be incorporated into the huge territory of Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)