Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1377 Knowing when to stop can keep you safe and last long

Zhu Zhen used up a whole bottle of alcohol cotton wool and almost made Lan Yu faint.

Then he began to apply the golden wound medicine to him, and said in a slow tone: "I have heard from my sister-in-law about your obsession, and it is not completely incomprehensible. People live by their face, and trees live by their skin."

"Your Highness is right..." Lan Yu said angrily, "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Your Majesty might as well kill your ministers."

"Even if I kill you, you will still be a poor Duke of Liang." Zhu Zhen sneered, "Even if I confiscate your iron certificate, the imperial edict will remain in the history books and be laughed at by future generations."

"Then what should I do?" Lan Yu raised her head with tears in her eyes. How could she still look arrogant?
"Be brave only after knowing shame, you idiot!" Zhu Zhen raised his voice.

Lan Yu was startled, looked up at Zhu Zhen and asked, "What should I do?"

"You must first realize your mistakes from the bottom of your soul." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "Do you know that you are already standing on the edge of a cliff? If you don't restrain yourself, you will fall to pieces!"

"Yes, I know." Lan Yu nodded quickly.

"You don't know!" Zhu Zhen said in a more serious tone, "You don't even realize that your situation has changed!"

"The situation has changed?" Lan Yu looked at Zhu Zhen in surprise, obviously not realizing it.

"Yes." Zhu Zhen said seriously, "In the past, it was okay for you to be a little arrogant because the Northern Yuan Dynasty had not been destroyed. The court wanted to use your strengths, so it had to tolerate your shortcomings. Now that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed, the danger of the Oirat Uriankhai has been eliminated, and the court will not fight a big war in the foreseeable future. Your strengths have no place to be used, but you have become even more arrogant and domineering. How long do you expect others to tolerate you?"

"'When the cunning rabbit is caught, the hunting dog is cooked; when the high birds are gone, the strong crossbow is hidden'?" Lan Yu hissed, his mouth full of bitterness.

"Since you know this sentence, you should understand that this is a law. It will not change no matter how great your contribution is or how good the emperor is to you." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "It will always work, but to different degrees. There are gentle factions who give up military power with a glass of wine, and there are also ruthless factions who slaughter all kings of different surnames."

After a pause, he asked quietly, "Which faction do you think my father belongs to?"

"..." Lan Yu thought, is there any need to ask this?

"Even if you don't tell me, I know your answer." Zhu Zhen emphasized, "Now you realize how wrong you are, right?"

"I realize it..." Lan Yu nodded in horror, sweating profusely on his forehead. "So what should I do now?"

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In fact, Zhu Zhen was reluctant to say so much to Lan Yu, but if this guy's bad tendencies were not suppressed, he would become more and more evil in the future, and even plot evil. As a result, his skin was peeled off and stuffed with grass, and exhibited nationwide, and finally sent to his son-in-law in Sichuan for safekeeping.

It was not a pity for him to die, but he had implicated too many people, including himself, his third brother, his fifth brother's father-in-law, and a model general like Fu Youde, who were all involved in the Lan Yu case and died tragically. Not to mention the marquises below, and countless middle and low-level generals.

The Lan Yu case implicated more than 15,000 people, all of whom were leaders and backbones of the Ming army. It directly cut off the inheritance of the Ming army and destroyed the combat effectiveness of this invincible army.

This was something Zhu Zhen could never accept. Over the years, he had fought with the Ming army and had already established a deep relationship with them. He could not sit back and watch this invincible army, comparable to the Han and Tang dynasties, go downhill.

Although we can't put all the blame on Lan Yu, he was definitely the fuse that caused the destruction of the military commanders group. Zhu Zhen had to put out his flame no matter what. ~~
"What should I do?" Zhu Zhen saw that Lan Yu's face was no longer rebellious, so he gave him some advice: "After knowing shame, you must know when to stop. Only when you know when to stop can you be determined, and only when you are determined can you be calm."

"Uh..." Lan Yu was a little dumbfounded. He understood all these words, but he didn't quite understand what they meant when put together.

"You can't even understand such simple words. If you don't fail, who will?" Zhu Zhen taught him a lesson: "Why are the generals who can last long all Confucian generals? Because they understand the principle of 'knowing when to stop and not being in danger, you can last long' and can put it into practice."

"So go back and read the book first. If you don't understand it, find a teacher to read it to you." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "The first half of my sentence comes from the Tao Te Ching, and the second half is from the Book of Rites. Ask someone to read these two books to you carefully. When you understand it and when you have figured it out, come back to me."

"How long will it take?" Lan Yu said with a bitter face.

"It depends on when you can get rid of your impetuous nature." Zhu Zhen said calmly: "If you can't change, I won't use you again, so that you won't hurt others and yourself. Of course, you can forget about getting rid of this shameful title in your life."

"What?" Lan Yu became extremely perceptive at this time. She grabbed Zhu Zhen's hand excitedly and asked, "Your Highness, do you mean that you can help me change my title back?"

"How difficult is that? Even if I help you modify the iron certificate, it is not impossible." Zhu Zhen whetted Lan Yu's appetite.

"Really? That's great. I beg Your Majesty to help me!" Lan Yu knelt on the bed and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "I will definitely listen to Your Majesty. I will do whatever you tell me to do."

"I have already said it before. First read books to cultivate your character. When you know when to stop and your mind is stable and calm, then come to me to discuss the next step." Zhu Zhen kept the secret.

"Oh... I understand." Lan Yu had no choice but to nod and said, "I will start studying when I get back. I will ask the best teacher to explain it to me, and I will try to calm down and be determined as soon as possible."

"Okay, if you can really do it, not only will I look upon you with new eyes, but even the Crown Prince and the Emperor will look upon you with higher eyes." Zhu Zhen nodded and asked, "Can you get up by yourself?"

"Yes!" Lan Yu gritted his teeth and struggled to get up.

"Go and apologize to my elder brother, and then go home and study." Zhu Zhen ordered.

"Yes." Lan Yu nodded heavily, took two steps forward, turned back and clasped his fists to Zhu Zhen, saying, "It is a great honor for me to meet the prince."

"Go ahead." Zhu Zhen waved his hand.

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Lan Yu then walked slowly to the outside of the prince's study, knelt at the door and said loudly: "Prince, the Sixth Prince has scolded me awake, Lan Yu knows he is wrong."

"I lost my mind, I'm not a human being!" He said, slapping himself in the face. "I'm sorry for the emperor's expectations, sorry for the prince's love, and sorry for the Sixth Prince's protection! Don't worry, prince, I will go back and study hard to reflect on myself. I will never come out to harm others unless I calm down and know when to stop!"

Naturally, there was no movement in the room, so Lan Yu kowtowed three times, then stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)