Jingnan Strategy

Chapter 41 Brother and Nephew are cruel
"This armor is so heavy! So is this sword!"

In the front guard square of the government army, Zhu Gaosui was playing with Zhu Gaoxu's armor, while Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu were sitting on the stone pier in the courtyard together.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was a bit awkward. Zhu Gaoxu was silent making tea, while Zhu Gaochi looked at the courtyard and Zhu Gaoxu from time to time.

A moment later, when Zhu Gaoxu poured tea for his brother and put down the teapot, Zhu Gaochi carefully apologized:
"Second brother, what happened last time was my fault, don't take it to heart."

Zhu Gaochi didn't know what mistake he had made, and it was precisely because he didn't know that he said this that he wanted to get his brother's forgiveness.

However, facing his apology, Zhu Gaoxu shook his head:

"Brother, what's wrong? It's just that I have thought through a lot during this period and just want to be able to work with peace of mind."

Zhu Gaochi said this from his heart. In his opinion, Zhu Gaochi was not wrong whether in history or in reality.

He defended himself many times in history and protected himself in front of Zhu Di.

Even if he is pretending to be a hypocrite, if he has been pretending for a lifetime, that is enough to be called a gentleman.

What is really wrong is Zhu Gaoxu's restlessness and Zhu Zhanji's ruthlessness in history.

The longer he has been in this world and the more he is exposed to political intrigues, the less Zhu Gaoxu believes that his eldest nephew killed him because he tripped him.

If he was really angry, it would be enough to kill him alone, but what Zhu Zhanji did was to kill his whole family.

As a result, Zhu Gaoxu didn't even know how to face his good eldest brother. Could it be that he wanted to say to his good eldest brother: "Your son has destroyed my whole family, don't expect me to give you a good look?"

"Haha, the second brother is still sensible." Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, Zhu Gaochi relaxed and took a sip of tea with a smile. At the same time, he also felt that the Great Teaching Field was indeed a magical place.

Zhu Gaochi knew exactly what his second-in-command was like before. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a great disaster.

But now, not only does his conversation become a bit pretentious, but his behavior has also become polite, and his temper has completely changed.

Although Zhu Gaochi was surprised by this change, he was also happy with it. At least Zhu Gaoxu would not be as hot-tempered as before, and he would probably have fewer conflicts with him in the future.

"Second brother, have you read all the military books here?!"

Zhu Gaosui's voice came from the study, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

His surprise was not without reason, because all the military books in Zhu Gaoxu's study had been annotated, and judging from the ink marks, it was estimated that they were only one or two months old.

Zhu Gaosui walked out with a copy of "Martial Arts Summary" and read it while walking, and Zhu Gaochi was also attracted by his actions.

When Zhu Gaosui sat down with the military book, Zhu Gaochi also leaned over and took a look. He looked very happy when his round figure made such a move.

"This word..."

With just one glance, Zhu Gaochi could see the change in Zhu Gaoxu's font, and this also made Zhu Gaoxu's heart rise in his throat.

Although the handwriting of the predecessor cannot be said to be written like a dog crawling, it is basically crooked.

In comparison, although Zhu Gaoxu does not know calligraphy, after several months of study, his handwriting is somewhat biased towards the Taige style of the Yongle period.

Let alone putting such characters on Zhu Gaoxu, even if they were placed on Zhu Gaochi, it would be a font worthy of praise.

"Laoer's font is really interesting. It looks like regular script, but it's also elegant and beautiful. The writing is very beautiful."

Zhu Gaochi expressed his views on fonts, and Zhu Gaoxu also took the opportunity to explain:
"When I was in the teaching center, people around me said that my writing was like a dog crawling. I was told a lot that I would go back and practice for an hour or two after practice every day. As time went by, I got good at it."

"No wonder I saw so many copybooks in your study." Zhu Gaosui agreed.

"That's it..." Because of Zhu Gaosui's amazing assist, Zhu Gaochi chose to believe in Zhu Gaoxu, and he couldn't help but said happily:

"It seems that you, second brother, have some talent in calligraphy. The annotations in these military books are also easy to understand. The only flaw is that many words in your book seem to be written wrong." Zhu Gaochi pointed out a few words, but Zhu Gaoxu Also explained:
"Those are the vulgar characters I made, which are easier to write."

"What I said..." Zhu Gaochi smiled at Zhu Gaoxu, and then carefully read the contents of the military book.

Secular characters are also the simplified characters of later generations. Since the popularity of regular script, the simplification of traditional characters has been going on, and it reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty.

Although it is still the early Ming Dynasty, it is precisely because it is the early Ming Dynasty and it is convenient for Han people to learn Chinese characters that the popular characters are still more popular among the people.

However, starting from the mid-Ming Dynasty, many literati felt that the vulgar Chinese characters were vulgar and insufficient to express the beauty of Chinese characters, so they called on the gentry to write back to traditional Chinese characters.

It's just that this kind of movement only stayed with the gentry class, while the common people still mainly used popular calligraphy.

In Zhu Gaoxu's view, the simplification of Chinese characters is a good thing, especially in the early Ming Dynasty when most people were illiterate. It can better help most people get rid of their illiterate status.

Just how to do it specifically needs to be discussed in the long term until the day when Zhu Gaoxu can make the decision.

"Second brother, your explanation is quite simple and straightforward."

After Zhu Gaochi carefully read the military book annotated by Zhu Gaoxu, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Zhu Gaoxu's annotations are very straightforward and written entirely in vernacular. If a military book were written with such annotations, it would probably be a remarkable thing.

"Haha, there are also annotations by my grandfather, not entirely mine." Zhu Gaoxu was unwilling to admit that the annotations on this military book were written by himself.

But even if he said this, Zhu Gaochi had made up his mind.

He didn't expect that his younger brother was so good at fighting. Judging from the contents of the military book, his younger brother also wrote down clearly how to govern the place after many sieges and falls.

It can be said that this "Martial Classics General Essentials" annotated by Zhu Gaoxu can completely turn a soldier who cannot fight into a qualified official of hundreds or thousands of households.

After thinking about this clearly, Zhu Gaochi finally understood why his grandfather sent his younger brother to Yulin Left Guard.

In name, he was supervising Fu Youde and Feng Sheng, but in fact, he probably wanted his younger brother to learn something from these two old Dukes.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, after the emperor sent you to the Duke Ying's mansion and the Duke Song's mansion, have you ever met the two Dukes?"

"..." Zhu Gaoxu fell silent, because Zhu Gaochi's words reminded him of what happened last night.

His face was a bit unnatural, but after he came to his senses, he still told the truth: "I saw Song Guogong yesterday, but I saw him when Grandpa Huang sent me an imperial edict."

"As for Duke Ying, I haven't seen him yet. I only saw Uncle Fu."

"Well..." Zhu Gaochi nodded, but did not forget to mention:

"I think Grandpa Huang's arrangement is to let you learn something from Song Guogong and Ying Guogong. You should pay more attention and learn skills, so that you can help dad guard the frontier when you return to the north."

After Zhu Gaochi said what he said, Zhu Gaoxu frowned. He had also thought about whether Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement would be like this, but because Zhu Yuanzhang did not make it clear, and Fu Youde and Feng Sheng ignored him, he did not think about it. .

Now that Zhu Gaochi talked about this matter, Zhu Gaoxu also expressed his doubts:

"Eldest brother said that the emperor asked me to study with the two princes, but I have never seen the two princes have such intention."

"I don't know about that." Zhu Gaochi shook his head:

"Anyway, grandpa Huang has his own arrangements. When my grandfather was training in Fengyang, grandpa Huang asked dad to go to Fengyang to follow the martial arts training, three times in a row."

"It seems to me now that Grandpa Huang also has this idea, but whether you can learn from it depends on you and the two princes."

(End of this chapter)