The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 133 Because of Respect
Zhu Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This brother was more anxious than himself.

"Don't worry about this matter. I will discuss it with my parents when we get back."

"It's you, but many people used too harsh methods to impeach you."

Harsh is just a polite way of saying it, but it is actually brutal.

Since he became a vassal, similar impeachments have never stopped.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought at first that someone was wrongly accusing his son?
After sending someone to investigate, we found out that those who impeached him were being conservative.

"Father and mother are very angry, so you should restrain yourself and be kinder to your subordinates."

Zhu Fan said disdainfully: "They are just some humble people. Being able to do things for me is already a virtue earned by their ancestors, so why should they be dissatisfied?"

"Those officials are also hateful. They don't do anything serious all day long and just stare at me every day."

Zhu Biao said angrily: "Is that because people want to keep an eye on you? Why is no one impeaching the fourth and fifth sons?"

Zhu Fan said unconvinced: "If you want to talk about Lao Si, I won't say anything. But the virtues of Lao Wu are even disdainfully impeached by others."

Zhu Biao was happy and said: "Don't underestimate Lao Wu. There is a saying that people should see each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days."

"Lao Wu is not an easy person now, and his future achievements may not be as good as yours or mine."

Zhu Fan said in disbelief: "How is it possible? I know he is studying medicine with Chen Jingke."

"It's not that I underestimate him, but he's a bit late for his age, right? How much can he achieve?"

Zhu Biao smiled and said: "How much he can achieve is not decided by you or me, but by Chen Jingke."

"Have you never thought about why he found Lao Wu as his successor?"

"Isn't he afraid that Lao Wu will lose his medical skills?"

Zhu Fan was a little surprised when he was told: "Could it be that Lao Wu really has a talent for studying medicine?"

Zhu Biao affirmed: "Yes, very high. Chen Jingke thinks he is a medical wizard, so he begged my mother to accept him as his disciple."

"Just think about it, we are five brothers from the same mother, and you, me, and the fourth child are all pretty capable."

"Although the second child is hard to describe, he also performed well in the military aspect."

"You can't say that the fifth one is useless, right?"

"It's just that no one has discovered his ability before."

Zhu Fan deeply agreed: "That's right, none of our brothers are stupid..."

"But what if he has talent? At most he is a famous doctor, and his achievements can exceed those of ours?"

"Unless he can become a master of medicine like Zhang Zhongjing or Sun Simiao."

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Hey, don't say it yet."

"Chen Jingke said that if Lao Wu can thoroughly understand what he taught, his future achievements will be no less than those of Zhang and Sun."

Zhu Fan said in surprise: "Really or not? Chen Jingke doesn't have the ability himself, but he dares to boast so much?"

"And you seem to be convinced. What did he teach Lao Wu?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "I definitely believe it, not just me, but my parents also believe it."

"As long as you have seen what he taught Lao Wu, you will be as convinced as we are."

Zhu Fan was even more curious: "I can't wait to fly to Yingtian to see with my own eyes what you said."

Zhu Biao said: "You don't need to go back. In two or three months, Lao Wu will probably come to your place. You will naturally know by then."

Zhu Fan frowned and said, "Come to me? If he doesn't study medicine well, what is he doing here?"

Zhu Biao replied: "Come to practice at your place. The medical skills he learned require practice on corpses. There may be a lot of them."

"When the time comes, help him find a private place to avoid leaking the news."

Zhu Fan didn't have any special ideas about using corpses to practice hand-to-hand skills, but was even more curious:
"Okay, he can come, there's nothing else here but a lot of corpses."

"If it's not enough, I'll go out and help him catch him. You can get as much as you want."

Zhu Biao was very pleased. What he wanted to see most was brotherly harmony.

It would be better if the brother's temperament was better.

"Third brother, you see that fifth brother has found his own path. It's time for you to temper your temper."

Zhu Fan had a question mark on his forehead: "What does Lao Wu's success have to do with my temper? Does my bad temper bother him?"

Zhu Biao was helpless: "You also know that you have a bad temper, so why can't you restrain yourself?"

Zhu Fan asked back: "Why should I restrain myself? Do they deserve it? Despicable people only deserve such treatment."

Zhu Biao had a headache. Every time he tried to persuade Zhu Fan, he always gave the same answer.

If you try to persuade them again, the two brothers will quarrel.

Although this little dispute will not affect the brotherhood, too much quarrel is not a good thing after all.

Just when he was about to give up persuasion, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and a new idea came to his mind.

"Do you know who is the most popular in the palace?"

Zhu Fan casually replied: "It must be mother. Without her protection, all the people in the palace would have been killed by father long ago."

Zhu Biao said mysteriously: "No, she used to be my mother, but she is not now."

Zhu Fan finally became interested and asked, "Oh, who is that?"

"Chen Jingke."

"Chen Jingke? How is that possible?"

"It's indeed him. If you don't believe me, you can write and ask Ji Xi."

"Why is that so?"

Zhu Biao said seriously: "Because of respect, he respects everyone."

"Although my mother is kind, she also looks down on eunuchs in her heart."

"Chen Jingke is different. He can treat even the lowest-level palace maids and eunuchs equally."

"And it's not a pretense, it's genuine respect from the bottom of my heart."

Zhu Fan said in disbelief: "How is this possible? What do those eunuchs and maids deserve his respect for?"

Zhu Biao seemed to be lost in memories: "I also asked him the same question, and he said that it doesn't matter whether he is a eunuch, a palace maid, or a beggar."

"They are people first, then eunuchs and beggars."

"What he respects is not the identity of these people, but the most basic personality that these people should have as human beings."

Zhu Fan murmured: "Personality?"

Zhu Biao said: "Yes, personality."

"Mencius said that things harm their own kind... Respecting the personality of others is also respecting your own personality."

“As a human being, when you see your own kind, you should show the minimum respect.

Zhu Fan sneered and said: "Pedant, if the other party is a heinous criminal, do you still have to respect him?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said seriously: "Yes, even criminals have personality. Respect his personality and then execute him according to the law."

Zhu Fan retorted: "The other party doesn't consider himself a human being, so why should he still respect that piece of shit's personality?"

Zhu Biao replied: "If you don't respect his personality, what's the difference between you and him?"

Zhu Fan blurted out: "I will not do anything worse than an animal..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped, and his face turned red.

Because the way he treats the people around him is quite animalistic.

Otherwise, no one would impeach him every day.

Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh, you kid finally knows what his virtues are.

However, the brother's face still had to be taken care of. He pretended not to see it and continued:

"Chen Jingke further explained that as an ordinary person, if he encounters a scumbag, he would like to cut him into pieces."

"It's human nature and he would do it."

"But as a superior, as a law enforcer, you must abide by certain rules."

"Today, out of righteous indignation, you used extreme means to execute a heinous person." "Then tomorrow someone will definitely use your guise to execute ten or one hundred good people."

Lingchi was officially written into the law starting from Song Renzong.

Then I don’t know how many good people died tragically under this punishment.

Zhu Fan laughed angrily: "According to what they said, the superiors are not as good as ordinary people? Then what are they called superiors?"

Zhu Biao's expression remained unchanged: "Because those in power can change the rules at any time and have countless means to do things beyond the rules."

"The lower class can only abide by the rules. When something unfair happens, they can do nothing but be indignant."

"But as a superior, there are countless people who want to imitate you."

"No matter what you think on the inside, you must keep the surface bright."

"Otherwise, once the people below will stand up and break the rules..."

"I believe you can understand the consequences of that."

Zhu Fan said in surprise: "Did he also say this?"

Zhu Biao shook his head: "No, that's what I said."

"But I believe that he must also think so, but he just doesn't dare to say it."

Zhu Fan still couldn't believe it: "He is so smart? I can't wait to see him."

Seeing the effect, Zhu Biao kept up his efforts and said:
"I once asked Chen Jingke, with his talent, he could be arrogant to everyone, why can he still remain humble?"

"He replied that talent is given by God and birth is due to good luck when reincarnated."

“Character is acquired.”

"So talent is higher than birth, and there is nothing to show off."

"What is truly worthy of admiration are excellent qualities such as kindness, diligence, and courage."

"Only these things are truly yours."

"He also said, which one gives people a greater sense of accomplishment, fear or genuine respect?"

"He said he preferred the latter...and I also preferred the latter."

"I think you can give it a try and experience a different life."

He does have a say in this matter.

With his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, as a foil, the officials indeed respected him more.

He kills a lot of people, does a lot of things, and still gets a reputation of being kind.

It's really fun.

Zhu Fan fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao didn't say anything anymore. There were some things that he needed to understand by himself, otherwise no matter how much others said, it would be useless.

I looked at the clepsydra and saw that it was already past midnight (past midnight), and I couldn't help but yawn.

He had been traveling continuously for the past few days, and he was indeed very tired.

If the brothers weren't so excited to meet each other, they would have fallen asleep long ago.

At this moment, I finally couldn't stand it any longer, so I just fell asleep.
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The next morning, wake up on time under the influence of your biological clock.

I originally thought of making less noise when I got up so as not to wake Zhu Fan up.

As a result, when he got up, he found that Zhu Fan was already dressed.

Take a closer look...

No, he was still wearing the same outfit as yesterday. He hadn't taken it off at all.

Looking at his face, which showed a hint of faint weariness, I became even more sure of my guess.

"You didn't sleep last night?"

Zhu Fan did not answer, but asked instead: "After you fell asleep last night, you still looked very angry and bitter, but do you have something on your mind?"

Zhu Biao said while putting on his clothes: "Yes, the Yellow River has returned to its old path. How can I not worry about such a big thing?"

Zhu Fan took the coat from the hanger and threw it to him, saying:

"Isn't this matter already settled? There is nothing to worry about."

Zhu Biao said angrily: "What you said is quite easy. That is a major matter that affects millions of people."

"Moreover, after returning to the old way, it is still unclear whether it will be as good as imagined."

Zhu Fan shook his head and said, "You just think too much."

"Just asking you, will it be harmful if the Yellow River is allowed to flow through the Huai River and flow into the sea?"

Zhu Biao said: "There is no doubt that this is very harmful and will cause endless disasters."

"If the Wenhan change is true, the consequences will be more serious."

Zhu Fan said: "If the Yellow River is allowed to flow back, will the Jianghuai region return to normal?"

Zhu Biao thought for a moment and nodded again: "Yes, the Jianghuai land is already rich, but it is because of the Yellow River that floods occur every year."

"If the Yellow River flows back and the imperial court clears the blocked tributaries, the Jianghuai region will become prosperous again."

Zhu Fan said: "Look, you understand the truth."

"Regardless of whether the temperature change is true, and regardless of whether the Yellow River returns to its old course, Henan and Shandong can return to their former glory."

"Just saying that the Jianghuai area can get better is already a very good deal for the court."

"If Henan and Shandong can really get better as expected, then the imperial court will make a lot of money."

"Don't you dare to bet on this situation where you are guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money?"

Zhu Biao shook his head: "It's not that I don't dare to bet, I have already placed my bet."

"But once the Yellow River gets out of control, millions of people in Henan and Shandong will be affected. How can I not worry?"

It's not that he was indecisive, as the prince, he had more to consider.

Zhu Fan was just a vassal king, and he had always been involved in the military. He thought about things straightforwardly and even more directly.

Zhu Fan also understood this truth, so he didn't say anything more, just said:
"If you are worried, then make good preparations and reduce risks as much as possible."

Zhu Biao nodded: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go have breakfast."

"After dinner, go check it out for me. The more detailed the changes in temperature and rainfall in the Hetao area over the years, the better."

Zhu Fan said: "I know... Speaking of which, desertification in Hetao and northern Shaanxi is indeed serious."

"Every spring, when there is a little wind, there will be sand and dust, and the sand and dust storm will come to my palace."

"When it's severe, the sky is filled with dust for several days, and there's a mouthful of sand in your mouth."

"Let me tell you, whether the temperature change is true or false, this sandstorm should be cured."

"Otherwise, in a few years, there will be no room for people to live here."

Zhu Biao's face was heavy. It seemed that the matter was more serious than he thought.

"So we need to find detailed data."

Zhu Fan nodded and said nothing more.

While eating, Zhu Biao specifically observed Zhu Fan's attitude towards his servants.

Although a little stiff, it is obvious that he is trying to change.

This made him smile with relief, and his persuasion was not in vain.

　"quiet!It's exorcism time! 》

　　Good news, after time travel, I became the son of the richest man!

　　Bad news, the spirit is chasing you, and your life is not long!
　　This life.

　　Demons and monsters are causing misfortune, and ghosts and ghosts are hiding in the world.

　　Disorder and chaos descended on the city.

　　Collapse and madness constrain reason.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)