Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 168 The Innocent King Zhou

Daoyan is a very smart person. He knows that some things are difficult to do, but he also understands that some things have to be done.

If the Crown Prince is content with the status quo and continues with some of the current policies, there will certainly be no harm in doing so. If everything goes smoothly and steadily, it would naturally be a very good choice, because at least he will not do anything wrong.

But the Crown Prince had a strategy in mind, which was another matter. The royal family was treated too highly, which was always a hidden danger. Even if the Emperor was unhappy and the royal family complained, the Crown Prince was determined to solve this hidden danger.

As the Crown Prince's counselor, Daoyan must of course devote all his energy to giving advice to the Crown Prince.

As for the King of Yan, Daoyan did have a very good relationship with him, but it was just a matter of time. Daoyan had no choice, and it was not necessarily a bad thing to give advice to the crown prince, and he could also show his strengths.

Zhu Yunhuan still worked and lived according to the routine, and everything seemed to be in order.

As for receiving the news that King Zhou Zhu Su had returned to the capital, there was nothing strange about it.

Old Zhu was too lazy to meet him, so Zhu Yunhuan could only go to Fengxian Hall first.

After Zhu Su worshipped his ancestors according to the rules, he immediately asked impatiently, "Nephew, what's going on? Why are you calling us back in such a hurry?"

"Uncle, Uncle was nearly poisoned by a palace servant, and Grandfather was furious." Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Su meaningfully, "Don't worry about Uncle Fifth coming back in such a hurry, Uncle will be in Beijing the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Zhu Su was shocked. "How is my second brother?"

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "Fifth uncle, don't worry. Second uncle will be fine. But I'd like to trouble you to check his pulse when the time comes. I'm afraid that Second uncle may have been poisoned before."

Seeing that Zhu Yunxun was joking, Zhu Su was relieved. "I think I have good medical skills. I have been interested in these things since I was a child. In the past two years, I have also communicated with many medical masters. My medical skills have definitely improved. I'm just afraid that your second uncle will not agree. He has never believed in my medical skills, and other people don't seem to believe in them either."

Zhu Yunhuan stared at his fifth uncle carefully. He was joking, but his fifth uncle didn't seem to be joking.

Zhu Yunhuan trembled and asked, "Fifth Uncle, a doctor doesn't treat himself. You won't prescribe medicine for yourself, right?"

Zhu Su immediately said in dissatisfaction, "Who said that doctors don't treat themselves? If it's just a minor cold, do you need someone else to prescribe medicine? I can just pick up some medicine and boil it myself. I'm no better than other quack doctors!"

Zhu Yunhuan was a little panicked. Prince Luhuang liked to make elixirs but was poisoned to death. His second uncle was almost poisoned to death. Don't let it end up being the case that the Zhu family's medical expert, Prince Zhou Zhu Su, prescribed the medicine himself and caused chronic poisoning!

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it and advised, "Fifth Uncle, it is said that doctors need to take pulses more often and prescribe more medicines, so that the disease can be cured."

Zhu Su said very unhappily, "Nephew, how could I not know my own pulse? Don't worry, the medicine I prescribe is mild and gentle, not strong."

The Zhu family has many strange people, so having someone who likes to study medicine and prescribe medicine for himself doesn't seem so strange.

In the final analysis, I am prescribing medicine for myself, not for other people, so it is not a big problem.

Zhu Yunhuan thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and said, "Fifth Uncle, check my pulse too."

"Let's talk about it later." Zhu Su pointed to the side hall and said, "Your royal grandfather really won't come to see me?"

Zhu Yunxun smiled and said, "I guess we'll wait until Second Uncle arrives, and then we'll go together."

"If I go there now, I will at most get scolded. Your uncle has caused such a big disaster, and I will be scolded too." Zhu Su looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Nephew, think of a way. I have done nothing wrong, and I cannot let innocent people suffer."

Although they are brothers, at such a critical moment, they must fly separately. It was just a false alarm, so there is no need to show the deep brotherhood at this time.

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it carefully and said helplessly, "Fifth Uncle, isn't this asking me to get scolded?"

"Your royal grandfather didn't want to scold you, but he was willing to scold me!" Zhu Su said very straightforwardly, "Think of a way, you can't ignore me at this time. Besides, I am innocent, how can I be punished as well!"

Look, this is really a father and son, brothers, uncle and nephew, when they should care and pay attention, they will definitely care and pay attention. But when it is not particularly important, they will be slippery, and when they should run, they will definitely run fast.

When they arrived at the side hall, Zhu Yunhuan naturally stretched out his hand, and Zhu Su also naturally stretched out his hand to start taking his pulse.

After carefully examining the pulse for a while, Zhu Su said, "It's neither floating nor sinking, neither large nor small, calm and gentle, smooth and strong. This is a normal pulse. It's just a little fast and weak, probably because of some worries. Yunxun, you should be less worried."

Zhu Yunxun thought about it carefully and asked uncertainly, "My pulse is normal for ordinary people. I just think too much. Is this correct?"

Zhu Su nodded and said, "That's right. You should be more relaxed." Then Zhu Su said, "I won't dare to diagnose your pulse easily in the future. After all, you are the crown prince. Only the imperial physician can know your pulse. You can't let anyone diagnose your pulse casually."

"Grandfather will have to let you take my pulse in a while." Zhu Yunxun said with a sly smile, "Fifth Uncle, there are some things I won't tell you. Let's see what you will do when the time comes!"

Zhu Su was embarrassed. He thought he was a master of medicine, so it was reasonable for him to diagnose Zhu's pulse. But he was a prince, and his father was the emperor. Especially in the past two years, there were constant reports of the emperor's real and fake illnesses. If he, a prince away from home, went to check the emperor's pulse, it would be easy for people to misunderstand it.

Zhu Yunhuan finally helped Zhu Su. Of course, he also understood that although Zhu Yunhuan seemed to be avoiding him, he really missed his son.

So the thick-skinned Zhu Yunhuan got used to it, and took the equally thick-skinned Zhu Su straight to the Qianqing Palace to eat for free and ask for an extra set of bowls and chopsticks.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Su and asked, "Your nephew is always talkative and can't keep secrets. Did you know the truth?"

Taking a look at his nephew who was eating by himself, Zhu Su felt that his nephew was very thoughtful. When it came to keeping secrets, Zhu Su thought that his nephew was first-rate.

However, Zhu Su still told the truth, "The Crown Prince did say some things, and I also know some of them."

Old Zhu knocked on the table and said, "Your second brother has done a lot of ridiculous things in his life. If it weren't for your nephew's careful consideration, your second brother would probably be gone. Old Five, what do you think we should do with your second brother this time?"

Zhu Su felt that he should not have come to this meal. If he had known this would happen, he would have waited until his second brother came back. Even if he was scolded at that time, his second brother would definitely be scolded more. Now, not only was he being tested, but the most important thing was that it was not appropriate to answer such a sensitive topic.

Seeing that Zhu Su was not sure about the answer, Zhu Yunxun said, "Didn't we agree that we must talk to Second Uncle?"

"Eating can't stop you from talking, right?" Old Zhu scolded, "Don't talk while eating or sleeping. If you don't eat well, get out!"

Zhu Yunhuan swallowed his rice and said, "Uncle Wu, this roast duck is good. I like to eat duck legs. Save it for me."

On the surface, Old Zhu was so angry that he rolled his eyes, but when he saw his grandson grabbing the duck leg and starting to eat it, his eyes were full of smiles.

"Your nephew is good in every way, except that he is bad at protecting his own family. He would rather suffer a little loss and work harder than to protect his family." Old Zhu said to Zhu Su with a smile, "You are the elder after all, how can you let your nephew protect you all the time. If you really understand things, you should worry less about your nephew in the future."

Zhu Yunhuan spoke first, "Uncle Wu has done a great deed by helping to revise the medical books! The court was too busy, so Uncle Wu has given a lot of subsidies. And Youdun, my younger brother is also sensible, and he has also helped to revise the medical books and research herbs!"

Lao Zhu said, "Isn't this what he should do? Without great ability, we dare not let him go to the border."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Su and asked, "Uncle Wu, why don't you defend yourself? I think Uncle Wu is still capable. It's just that Kaifeng is located in a strategic location, so Uncle Wu was sent to guard it."

Zhu Su was very disrespectful and said, "I am really not as good as your other uncles. If I were to go to guard the border, I would not be able to endure hardship and I don't have much ability to lead troops. If the Tartars really come, the most I can do is to defend the border and die in battle to avoid losing face for the Zhu family. It is also uncertain whether I will lose people or territory."

Zhu Yunhuan's face fell, "Fifth Uncle, I have always admired you."

"You have to rely on your second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle to fight the war." Old Zhu said complacently, "Your second uncle will go to quell the smaller rebellions, and your third uncle and fourth uncle will go to fight the major wars. Your fifth uncle can only send some food and grass at most."

In fact, Zhu Yunhuan also understood that his fifth uncle was relatively outstanding among the royal family members. The main reason was that those born before the founding of the country were not bad in ability, but compared with the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan and even the King of Chu, the King of Zhou Zhu Su seemed mediocre.

Zhang Fusheng spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin will arrive in the capital tomorrow evening."

Zhu Yunhuan asked, "Is he not going to rest?"

"Otherwise he would be so capable!" Old Zhu just didn't care. "Let's see if he can repent in the future. If he does, let him lead the troops and give him an important position. He is a rough man and a warrior. We would rather he die in battle than be poisoned and given a posthumous title of "Ming". "

Zhu Su looked at Old Zhu, then at Zhu Yunhuan, and quickly lowered his head to eat.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Old Zhu and also lowered his head to eat quickly. Old Zhu was still narrow-minded and still remembered this incident.

"Tomorrow you go out of town to pick up your second uncle, and when you come back, make him kneel down." Old Zhu arranged directly, "Old Five, you go kneel down too."

Zhu Su whispered, "Father, I haven't made any mistakes in the past few years."

"I can't guarantee that you won't make mistakes in the future. Go kneel down first!" Old Zhu said without question, "How can I wrongly accuse you?"

Zhu Su didn't know what to say. Everyone said that his father was partial to his eldest brother, but in fact, his father was also partial to his second brother!
(End of this chapter)