Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 102: Wait Until I Become the Emperor
As time went by, the festive atmosphere in the palace became more and more intense.

Ma Xiuying couldn't suppress the smile on her face while working every day. Her beloved second son was getting married. Could there be anything more joyful than this?
Not only Ma Xiuying, but almost everyone in the palace was very happy. The palace maids and eunuchs all blessed Zhu Kai from the bottom of their hearts.

In the hearts of the palace maids and eunuchs, Zhu Kai and Ma Xiuying had the same status, and the status of the mother and son was even higher than that of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Kai was going to get married, and the eunuch Lai Fu who followed him was not capable of taking on the responsibility, so Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying discussed it and finally decided to find an older man with better abilities to serve Zhu Kai.

This old eunuch was also an old man, and Zhu Kai had a favor to him. In the past, this old eunuch Ma Jiang followed Zhu Chong. Once when Zhu Chong was beating Ma Jiang, Zhu Kai saw it and then taught Zhu Chong a lesson. Although Zhu Chong learned his lesson and no longer bullied people around him, Zhu Yuanzhang transferred Ma Jiang away from Zhu Chong for safety reasons and arranged a job for him to raise horses.

Now Zhu Kai needs a capable and experienced old man in the palace to be by his side, so Ma Xiuying chooses to let him follow Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai did not refuse the arrangement made by Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang. He thought it was a good idea. He said hello to Ma Jiang and let him go to do his job.

The wait before the wedding was very boring. Before, when he had nothing to do, Zhu Kai could still meet Xu Miaoyun and Feng Yuting twice, but now it was not possible. Moreover, Xu Da and Feng Sheng were guarding against Zhu Kai like a thief, and even gave orders to the servants at home:
As long as Zhu Kai dares to climb over the wall, he will be beaten back with the water and fire stick.

Meeting before marriage, what's that?
Bored Zhu Kai could only run outside to find his fellow wise men to go to the King of Wu's palace to drink and eat meat.

When all the wise men who followed Zhu Kai knew that he was going to get married, everyone gave him their sincere blessings, and many of them even gave him gifts.

According to common sense, the gifts Zhu Kai received could be sent to the palace and let the people in the palace be responsible for registering them. However, Zhu Kai did not do so. Instead, he asked the people who came to give gifts to deliver the gifts to Xu Da's house and let Xu Miaoyun be responsible for managing them.

This extraordinary behavior surprised many people. How could Zhu Kai do this?
She's not your wife yet, so why are you letting her manage your family wealth?

How can you do this?

Unfortunately, Zhu Kai did just that, and seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had no intention of objecting, those outside who wanted to take this opportunity to cause trouble for Zhu Kai gradually gave up the idea.

……

Zhu Kai is getting married. Some people congratulate him, while others are dissatisfied.

A few friends gathered together and began to discuss the possible threats that might arise after Zhu Kai got married.

military power!

Support your troops and respect yourself!

Xu Da and Feng Sheng were both veteran generals who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to start the rebellion. Needless to say, Xu Da was the best in the army. Feng Sheng and his brother Feng Guoyong followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his battles. Later, Feng Guoyong died in the battle. Feng Sheng was even more favored by Zhu Yuanzhang than his fellow villagers.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang still gave Feng Sheng enough trust and he still commanded a large number of troops.

If you calculate carefully, Xu Da and Feng Sheng can mobilize almost 200,000 veterans from the battlefield. Zhu Kai will become their son-in-law in the future, so they will naturally be of one mind with Zhu Kai.

Think about it, a prince who is doted on by the emperor and the empress, does not like reading and is notorious. Once he has a large army, will he become arrogant and cause the world to be engulfed in war again?

Let’s look at the power of Crown Prince Zhu Biao... Apart from the late Chang Yuchun’s old generals, there is also Lan Yu, who has become a laughing stock of the entire army. Zhu Biao’s power in the army will be completely surpassed by Zhu Kai.

If it was just Zhu Kai, it would be fine, as he is a reckless man who can't fight at all. But Xu Da and Feng Sheng are different. They are both veterans of the battlefield and have conquered half of the Ming Dynasty. If they follow Zhu Kai to the end, wouldn't the world be turned into a mess again?
We have to think of a way to break Zhu Kai's wings!

However, taking down Xu Da and Feng Sheng was not something that small people like them could do. At the very least... it would require someone as meritorious as Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang's contributions were so great that Zhu Yuanzhang was wary of him, so he had to resign and return home to retire. However, his influence was still there, and as long as he stood up, Zhu Yuanzhang would be wary of him.

But the news about this person who could compete with Xu Da and Feng Sheng was incredible.

Li Shanchang actually surrendered to Zhu Kai!
Become Zhu Kai's chief lecturer!
The news came too suddenly, and many people who were already prepared to meet Li Shanchang were now in a daze.

Li Shanchang was a good person, why would he become Zhu Kai's teacher?

Also, you, Li Shanchang, go to Fengxian Hall to teach every day, and Zhu Kai drinks and eats meat in his Wuwang Mansion every day, and drinks and sings with a group of yamen. Are you sure this is teaching?
Isn't this pure dog-licking behavior?

Many people, including Song Lian, did not think that Zhu Kai had any ability to defeat Li Shanchang. So the only possibility was that... Li Shanchang became Zhu Kai's teacher at the instruction of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang threatened Li Shanchang, so Li Shanchang had no choice but to become Zhu Kai's teacher.

Zhu Kai already has a place in the army, and now the head of the civil officials in the world has become Zhu Kai's teacher. Zhu Kai already has both civil and military power.

In addition, the ministers had been asking Zhu Yuanzhang to weaken Zhu Kai and consolidate Zhu Biao's position as the crown prince, but Zhu Yuanzhang had been shirking his responsibilities and refusing to agree. Now Li Shanchang had turned to Zhu Kai, which made the ministers worry that Zhu Yuanzhang did this because he was partial to Zhu Kai and wanted Zhu Kai to replace Zhu Biao!
Why did Zhu Kai get to the top?
Song Lian, an old man with a hot temper, went to find Li Shanchang immediately. He wanted to find out clearly whether Li Shanchang was forced to do so by Zhu Yuanzhang.

If so, then I will risk my life to give Zhu Yuanzhang my advice!
Deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son has always been a taboo since ancient times. Zhu Yuanzhang would never do this!
……

Li Shanchang knew that his teaching to Zhu Kai would definitely cause a huge commotion. Now that Song Lian found him, Li Shanchang was not surprised and appeared in front of Song Lian calmly.

"Korean Duke!"

Song Lian did not have a good tone towards Li Shanchang. After all, Li Shanchang now looked more like a traitor: "Why did you choose the second prince?"

Li Shanchang was threatened by Zhu Kai and was now very angry. When he heard Song Lian being so rude, he naturally got angry too.

Why should I, Li Shanchang, explain to you what I do?
However, for the sake of his colleagues, Li Shanchang still gave him some face: "Since the Second Prince invited me, I will go."

He clearly didn't want to explain, but Song Lian didn't seem to understand at all. He pointed at Li Shanchang and said, "Do you know that once the Second Prince gets married, his military power will be increased? As the head of the civil officials in the world, you become his teacher. Do you want to make brothers fight against each other? Do you want to see the common people suffer from war again?"

Song Lian was just a scholar. He would not care so much when speaking. Moreover, he started to blame Li Shanchang for the interests of the country and family. How could Li Shanchang listen to him?

"Sir Song, you are too kind. I am just a commoner. If you think I am guilty, just kill me."

Li Shanchang finished his words with a cold face, turned around and walked into the gate: "Show the guests away!"

"Li Shanchang, you..."

"If you dare to bark again, I'll beat you out!"

This old fellow, knowing that Li Shanchang was the top civil servant in the world, was so disrespectful to him that he scolded him outside the gate. Did he really think that Duke Hanguo was just a commoner?
When Li Shanchang returned home, he saw his son Li Qi, who also looked unhappy. He asked Li Shanchang with a very unpleasant expression: "Father, should we...really go to Zhu Kai?"

Obviously they were enemies, and Li Qi and Zhu Kai were fighting fiercely in Yingtian Prefecture. However, he did not expect that his old father would stab him in the back and become Zhu Kai's teacher.

Li Qi wanted to cry but had no tears. How could he betray his son like this? Everything he did was what Li Shanchang asked him to do, and Li Qi thought he did a good job.

But now Li Shanchang has followed Zhu Kai. Can he really defeat both Zhu Kai and Li Shanchang alone?
Without his old father's support, Li Qi could feel that the title of Yingtian Prefecture's Silver Spear Overlord was getting further and further away from him.

Zhu Kai is getting better and better at fighting, and I am no match for him at all.

Li Shanchang was so angry when he saw his own son looking so grief-stricken. If he was not his own son, he would have wanted to beat him to death - just as heartlessly as he had just driven Song Lian away!
Without saying a word, Li Shanchang walked up to Li Qi and slapped him in the face.

Snapped!
The slap was so powerful that Li Qi saw stars and was stunned.

Li Qi was really confused. From childhood to adulthood, Li Shanchang had never beaten him like this, but now he actually slapped him in the face because of Zhu Kai!
If he didn't know what kind of person his father was, he would now suspect whether Li Shanchang had any relationship with Zhu Kai.

You know, Zhu Kai used to be their enemy!
enemy!

"Come with me!"

After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he walked in front. Li Qi covered his face with his hands, very reluctantly, but still followed his father obediently.

Arriving at a secluded place, Li Shanchang was sure that no one around would eavesdrop on his conversation with Li Qi, so he said to Li Qi: "In Fengyang, there are at least ten people around me, spies sent by His Majesty, which shows how much he fears me. Now this is the Duke of Korea's Mansion, in Yingtian, how many of our palaces are spies sent by His Majesty? You are shouting at the door, calling the prince's name, do you want to die?"

In fact, for the children of princes and ministers, there was nothing particularly serious about calling the prince by his name, especially for the children of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang saw them playing and fighting in the streets, but he didn't seem to take it to heart.

However, some things may seem to have little impact, but in fact they have a big impact.

If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to deal with Li Shanchang, he could put any crime on him. Unfortunately, his son was old but not shrewd at all. He did not expect him to be outstanding. Even if he could have 30% of Zhu Kai's ability, he would be able to rest in peace.

Some things have to be broken down and crushed before being discussed, which is enough to show that the person is incapable of doing anything important. It's like eating. What's the point of eating rice that has been chewed up by others?
Li Shanchang felt exhausted. If his body allowed it, he would have rested up enough to continue practicing the trumpet, so as to avoid being angered to death by Li Qi.

"Qi'er, the Second Prince has a treacherous mind and his methods are even more unfathomable. He is even more treacherous than the current emperor. You must not be his enemy in the future. Even if you cannot be friends, you must not become his enemy."

Li Shanchang looked at his foolish son and gave him a serious reminder, teaching him how to survive: "Some people are not your and my opponents."

When admonishing Li Qi, Li Shanchang couldn't help but think of Zhu Kai smashing the stone lion's head with a mysterious weapon in front of the Fengxian Hall...

"You regard him as an opponent, but in his eyes, you are just a toy to kill time when he is bored."

The feeling of powerlessness in the face of the mysterious weapon made Li Shanchang lose the will to resist. He also discovered that Zhu Kai had no intention of treating them as opponents at all. Who could he want to die and who could live?

When Li Qi heard Li Shanchang's words, he didn't take it seriously. He felt that his father thought too highly of Zhu Kai.

He fought with Zhu Kai in Yingtian Prefecture for so many years. If he was not Zhu Yuanzhang's son, the grass on his grave would be so high that I don't know how high it would be!

"Dad, Zhu... Is the Second Prince so scary?"

Li Qi was very puzzled. Before meeting Zhu Kai, his father still looked confident of victory. How could he be so scared after just meeting Zhu Kai once? "Dad, what happened when you met the second prince? Why did it scare you so much?"

How could I tell Li Qi that I almost peed my pants from fright?

"You are still young, you will understand in the future, Qi'er, when you can't see through the other person, you must always be vigilant."

……

That day, Zhu Kai did not go out to play. Instead, he stayed in the Fengxian Hall, leaning on the big dog and taking a nap.

Ever since Ma Jiang came to Fengxian Temple, Lai Fu has been doing nothing. Perhaps it is because he has followed Zhu Kai for too long, Lai Fu seems very lazy when doing things.

Since his job was done by Ma Jiang, he no longer looked for things to do. Every day, apart from helping Zhu Kai take Miss Lan for a walk, he would find a place to bask in the sun. His figure became more and more bloated. In addition, he was trained by Zhu Kai to smile all the time, and his whole body developed into the model of a smiling Buddha.

"Laifu, you've gained weight again."

Zhu Kai rested his head on Miss Lan, and then said to Lai Fu, "Miss Lan is getting thinner and thinner because of taking her for a walk every day, but you have become fat. Did you steal Miss Lan's food?"

"Your Highness, how dare I snatch Miss Lan's food?"

Lai Fu hurriedly came to Zhu Kai to help him massage, and said flatteringly: "Everyone in our palace knows that Miss Lan is your sweetheart. I wish I could give her my food, but I'm also afraid that if I don't eat well, Miss Lan's stomach will get upset, right?"

"Just be lazy!"

Zhu Kai didn't care about Lai Fu. He was primarily responsible for the fact that this filthy man lived the way he was now. Otherwise, with his brainless character, he would have died countless times in this imperial palace.

Lai Fu laughed and did not argue. He went outside to bring tea to Zhu Kai and said to him, "Your Highness, Duke Hanguo is here."

"Li Shanchang is here?"

Zhu Kai couldn't think of what Li Shanchang came to do for a moment, but after thinking for a while he remembered: "Yes, I hired Old Li as my teacher."

Lai Fu didn't say anything. It seemed that his own Second Prince had forgotten what he had instructed Li Shanchang to do. Thinking about how Li Shanchang came to punch in every day and went to and from get off work on time, but his master had forgotten about this, he felt sorry for Zhu Kai.

"Okay, let him come."

Zhu Kai also wanted to see what kind of skills this man, who was later praised as the first meritorious minister of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, was capable of.

……

Li Shanchang, who was standing outside the door, suddenly felt sad when he heard Lai Fu say that Zhu Kai was in Fengxian Hall.

I have been here for more than a month, but this is the first time I have met Zhu Kai.

I am the best teacher there is.

When he saw Zhu Kai, he saw him leaning against a big dog, his clothes were disheveled and his appearance was unruly, and he had no intention of respecting Li Shanchang at all.

Even so, Li Shanchang did not dare to slack off and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Second Prince."

"Well, Lao Li is here."

Zhu Kai waved his hand casually: "Old Li, sit down!"

Lai Fu was very considerate and moved a seat for Li Shanchang. After Li Shanchang bowed to express his gratitude, he obediently sat down on the chair with his butt half-backed, leaning forward, looking like a very obedient person.

Zhu Kai narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time without thinking of what to talk about with Li Shanchang. He asked, "Old Li, I heard that you have a lot of fish at home? Are they ornamental fish?"

"Replying to the Second Prince, yes."

Li Shanchang thought that his Hanguo Mansion was just a broken bucket, and nothing was a secret. Zhu Kai could ask about it, which meant that he must know what was going on at home: "I just like fish, so I raised more. I will deal with all the fish when I go back."

Since Zhu Kai doesn't like it, why keep it?
"What to do after you deal with it? Take good care of it."

Zhu Kai raised his voice a lot, "If I need it, I will go get it myself."

"……it is good."

Li Shanchang didn't understand why Zhu Kai asked this question, but since he needed it, he would just listen to Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai asked Li Shanchang to be his teacher just casually, and he didn't intend to learn anything. He just asked a few irrelevant questions and then let Li Shanchang leave.

Li Shanchang returned home with a heavy heart. He really couldn't guess what Zhu Kai was thinking. As a filial son, Li Qi saw that Li Shanchang was so worried and naturally went forward to ask. Li Shanchang intended to take his stupid son with him, so he told Li Qi about the "fish farming" problem that Zhu Kai mentioned when he was in Fengxian Hall.

"Dad, do you want to know what the Second Prince means by 'raising fish'?"

Li Qi's expression became a little strange. He did not immediately answer Li Shanchang's question, but asked Li Shanchang: "Dad, do you know that there are three unique things in Yingtian Prefecture?"

"Three Wonders? What three wonders?"

Li Shanchang expressed his doubts about this, as he had never heard of anything like the "Three Wonders".

Could it be that I have been away from Yingtian Prefecture for too long and can no longer keep up with real events?

"The Three Wonders of Yingtian Prefecture were proposed by Zhu... the Second Prince and his group."

Li Qi felt uncomfortable when he thought about calling his enemy the Second Prince. But the slap forced him to admit it. "The three best foods in Yingtian Prefecture are the goose from the Duke of Wei, the pig from the Duke of Cao, and the chicken from the Duke of Ying. These are the three best foods in Yingtian Prefecture. When the Second Prince goes out, he and his brothers eat these the most."

Li Shanchang was surprised, and then he heard Li Qi continue to say: "Moreover, when they went to get the Three Wonders of Yingtian, they never went through the main gate. Even if they gave it to them, the Second Prince and his brothers would jump over the wall!"

"Although Zhu Kai has a bad reputation in Yingtian Prefecture, he is very knowledgeable when it comes to food. The three best dishes of Yingtian Prefecture are indeed the three best dishes, and they taste really good."

Li Qi's last sentence was to call out Zhu Kai's name, but Li Shanchang seemed not to hear it. Instead, he clenched his fists in surprise, and then released them: "The second prince is indeed born to be strong-willed. He likes to get everything by himself. He is worthy of being the second prince that His Majesty loves the most!" At this time, Li Shanchang looked like a dog.

Li Qi saw the shadow of the flatterers around him in Li Shanchang.

No matter whether it is right or wrong, there is always a reason to say that it is right. Isn't this what a typical lackey would do?
His own father, the head of civil servants and a contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, would actually do such a flattering thing. Is this still the father he knows?

"It seems that I still know too little about the Second Prince."

Li Shanchang believed that it was very necessary for him to know more about Zhu Kai. To become an opponent with someone he knew nothing about, it was very necessary to get to know his opponent well in advance.

Agreeing to become Zhu Kai's teacher was not because he succumbed to the secret weapon in Zhu Kai's hand, but because he wanted to have a deeper understanding of Zhu Kai. How could Li Shanchang, a man who had walked out of the turbulent times of swords and fire, be scared by a secret weapon?
Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Li Shanchang wanted to know how many cards Zhu Kai had left, and if he became Zhu Kai's enemy in the future, from which direction he should defeat him!

As for the fact that he couldn't survive until Zhu Kai died... Li Shanchang had never thought about it that way. Zhu Kai said that when he died of old age, the grass on his grave would have to be cleared dozens of times.

Therefore, there is no time to waste in finding a way to defeat Zhu Kai!

……

Zhu Kai didn't know that Li Shanchang was still looking for a way to defeat him. Perhaps even if he knew, he wouldn't take it seriously.

Zhu Kai didn't even take Li Shanchang seriously.

I really don’t want to go to Yingtian Prefecture anymore. It’s such a tiny place, not even as big as the future small county town, and the entertainment facilities are totally insufficient. After playing there a few times, it becomes boring.

It’s still interesting to open the blind box.

I can give myself a different mood every time.

After breakfast, Zhu Kai took Miss Lan for a walk outside twice. Then he handed Miss Lan to Lai Fu and went into the super ocean freighter to open the blind box.

There are so many goods in the super ocean freighter, no matter they are good or bad, Zhu Kai can feel happy. He has been in this world for eighteen years and is almost disconnected from the original world. Fortunately, there are still super ocean freighters.

Zhu Kai walked into the space of the super ocean-going freighter, ate a hot pot to cheer himself up, drank a cup of sour plum soup, and then took a crowbar and large pliers to open the blind box in the container.

Before, Zhu Kai opened more than fifty containers of arms, which really made Zhu Kai happy for a while. However, no matter how much arms there were, they were just toys. Zhu Kai played with them for a while, and then he took the gun and swept across the northern border, and his enthusiasm for guns was not so strong anymore.

Might as well find something fun.

And medicines... Zhu Kai had no interest in looking at these things. He himself was not a medical professional, and all those specialized medical terms were overwhelming. Zhu Kai simply didn't look at them and would sort them out when he needed them.

As for the other things, Zhu Kai hasn't found anything particularly useful, such as handbags, clothes and the like. Zhu Kai is not interested in them. He will just take out some clothing styles and give them to Xu Miaoyun's company to make.

Moreover, Zhu Kai is also very clear that whether it is clothing or handbags, they should comply with the current consumption environment, and the products produced should be mainly male-oriented. The authority of men in the patriarchal society is supreme, and women are nothing more than accessories.

If you want to arouse a woman's shopping desire in advance... forget it. The deformed rural women's boxing in later generations makes Zhu Kai so disgusted that he can't be more disgusted.

Let society develop on its own.

Now, Zhu Kai doesn’t need to think about so many things. Since he is not going to Qilu, there is only one thing left: getting married.

Hu Weiyong, who had already taken office in Qi and Lu, reported the situation to Zhu Kai almost every day in a letter. He said that he was now investigating the situation of the Japanese pirates and the Kong family. As long as Zhu Kai arrived in Qi and Lu, he could ensure that Zhu Kai would wipe out the Japanese pirates and the Kong family from the land of Qi and Lu in the shortest time possible.

After reading Hu Weiyong's letter, Zhu Kai became angry immediately.

This old dog!

How come I don't understand what he means at all?
If the Kong family’s problem can’t be solved immediately, can’t he solve the Japanese pirates?
Zhu Kai immediately wrote back to Hu Weiyong: Fight the Japanese pirates first!

As a Han Chinese and a person who traveled from the future, Zhu Kai will never allow any Japanese devils to appear on this land!

Beat the Japanese devils, this is worthy of the first incense!
How could Zhu Kai delay such a matter?
Zhu Kai, who was even unwilling to pick up a pen to write, wrote a sentence to Hu Weiyong in very fierce words: When I arrive in Qi and Lu and find a Japanese pirate there, you'd better wash your neck and wait!

If they weren't getting married soon, Zhu Kai would definitely ride his horse to Qi and Lu to hang Hu Weiyong up and beat him!

……

Hu Weiyong, who was far away in Qi and Lu, did not take Zhu Kai's first letter seriously. After all, in his opinion, the Japanese pirates were just a small group of bandits who could be crushed to death in the blink of an eye.

The biggest enemy is still the Kong family!

But after seeing Zhu Kai's second letter with even stronger wording, Hu Weiyong immediately panicked and slapped himself hard on the face six times.

As the number one lackey under the Second Prince's command, I have done a really unsatisfactory job.

How could he not understand what Zhu Kai was thinking?

After being scolded by Zhu Kai, Hu Weiyong immediately woke up and remembered that when he was still in Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu Kai had been in contact with Wu Zhen and had been discussing the matter of suppressing the Japanese pirates.

If it weren't for the fact that he still had to serve Zhu Kai with this body, Hu Weiyong would have died to atone for his sins!
Japanese pirates!

What Zhu Kai hated most were the Japanese pirates!

Without any hesitation, Hu Weiyong immediately found Jinghai Marquis Wu Zhen and asked him to discuss leading troops to suppress the Japanese pirates.

Wu Zhen was originally a military general, and also a Huaixi general who rose to prominence following Zhu Yuanzhang. Naturally, he was very passionate about fighting.

Originally, Wu Zhen was not too surprised by Hu Weiyong's appearance, nor did he take it too seriously.

This second prince's number one lackey is very capable, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with such an important task by Zhu Kai.

But he is just a scholar, how can he understand the principles of fighting?
In Wu Zhen's opinion, even if there are scholars who fight in wars, they must be generals before they become scholars.

When Wu Zhen heard Hu Weiyong ask him to deal with the Japanese pirates in Laizhou, he didn't take it to heart. He thought that the Japanese pirates were just a group of clowns who could be dealt with at any time.

When Hu Weiyong met Wu Zhen, he asked directly: "Marquis Jinghai, I heard that you built a lot of sea ships?"

"Yes."

It was no secret that Wu Zhen built a seagoing ship. He was following Zhu Yuanzhang's order to drive the Japanese pirates out of the country. After hearing Hu Weiyong's inquiry, Wu Zhen thought that he wanted to take a boat for fun, and said to Hu Weiyong: "Sir Hu, this seagoing ship is different from the ships that sail on the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Seagoing ships require higher technology. We..."

Before he could finish his words, Hu Weiyong interrupted him: "How many soldiers can these ships carry? The pirates' lair is on the island. If we pull all the ships out, can the soldiers on board destroy the pirates' lair?"

"???"

Wu Zhen didn't quite understand Hu Weiyong's question.

What does this question mean?
Why does it feel like Hu Weiyong is a bit murderous?

Does this civil servant have such a strong murderous aura?

After thinking about it, Wu Zhen put away his contempt for Hu Weiyong and answered seriously: "Yes, but the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates are unpredictable. If they encounter danger, they can hide on other islands."

"Then go to another island and kill all the Japanese pirates!"

Hu Weiyong's eyes revealed a crazy killing intent, "We must not only kill the Japanese pirates, but also completely destroy the island. Aren't they elusive at sea? Can they just find an island to survive? That's perfect, let them have no place to move!"

"Marquis Jinghai, the Japanese pirates are still living in Qi and Lu. The Second Prince was very angry when he heard the news, so... we must speed up our actions!"

Hu Weiyong had no mercy on the Japanese pirates. If Wu Zhen had more ships and stronger strength, Hu Weiyong would dare to attack the Japanese pirates directly at their hometown.

This group of clowns who only know how to use despicable means actually made Zhu Kai dissatisfied with Hu Weiyong. How could Hu Weiyong tolerate this?

Hu Weiyong would not consider whether he had any problems. If there were any problems, they were the problems of the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, the Japanese pirates became Hu Weiyong's best vent.

Wu Zhen hesitated for a moment, but still said to Hu Weiyong: "This matter is of great importance. For such a large-scale mobilization of troops, I need to submit a memorial and ask Your Majesty to approve it."

"I have already sent the memorial to His Majesty."

Hu Weiyong waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Marquis Jinghai, I can write a memorial to Your Majesty about the communication with the court. As a general of Qi and Lu, you should listen to my orders."

It was not that Hu Weiyong was arrogant and dared not take Zhu Yuanzhang seriously. It was completely because he was afraid of Zhu Kai. If Zhu Kai quietly attacked Qi and Lu and saw that there were still Japanese pirates wreaking havoc in Qi and Lu, it would be strange if Hu Weiyong was not killed by Zhu Kai.

Therefore, in order to avoid being killed by Zhu Kai, Hu Weiyong also asked Wu Zhen to send troops immediately to eliminate the Japanese pirates. Now Wu Zhen actually said that he wanted to report to Zhu Yuanzhang. How could Hu Weiyong wait so long?
Did Hu Weiyong write a memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang?

No!

But this did not prevent Hu Weiyong from fooling Wu Zhen. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang asked about it and held him accountable, Hu Weiyong had a way to explain.

It doesn't make sense, but if you bring Zhu Kai into the picture, won't it make sense?
Seeing that Wu Zhen still refused to agree, Hu Weiyong's face immediately turned cold: "Why, Marquis Jinghai still doesn't want to go to sea?"

Wu Zhen said directly: "It's not that I don't want to go to sea, but this matter is of great importance and I dare not make the decision."

"Is it of great importance?"

Hu Weiyong waved his hand and said directly to Wu Zhen: "The matter has been decided. No matter what the consequences are, I will bear them alone. You just do it."

As a military commander, Wu Zhen naturally refused to listen to Hu Weiyong. Seeing Hu Weiyong ordering him like this, Wu Zhen wanted to take action immediately, but Hu Weiyong did not give him the opportunity to do so. He said lightly: "If you don't change your mindset, change the person. It's not easy to find a three-legged frog. How can there be a shortage of generals who can lead troops to fight water battles in the Ming Dynasty?"

As Zhu Kai's number one lackey, how could Hu Weiyong not be filled with murderous intent when he was scolded by his master because of a group of Japanese pirates?
In his opinion, there is no need for the Japanese pirates to survive in this world!

Only the death of the Japanese pirates can make their master happier.

Wu Zhen didn't know that Zhu Kai had written a letter to scold Hu Weiyong. He just didn't expect that Hu Weiyong, a scholar, was quite to his liking.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Zhen would be much more cautious when leading troops to fight, mainly because he was worried that he would be caught if he sent troops privately. But now Hu Weiyong has appeared and has taken on all the responsibility of sending troops. What else does Wu Zhen have to worry about?
"Since Lord Hu said so, I will obey your orders?"

Wu Zhen patted Hu Weiyong's shoulder happily and said, "I will lead the troops to the battle, how can I let Lord Hu bear the responsibility alone? Then we can each take half."

"Master Weiyong, I'm going to prepare the troops for battle. After I tear down the Japanese pirates' houses, I'll treat you to a drink!"

It seems that apart from leading troops to fight and drinking, there is nothing important in life.

Logically speaking, Hu Weiyong is Wu Zhen's boss. Wu Zhen's disrespectful speech to Hu Weiyong would definitely be remembered by the petty-minded Hu Weiyong. But Hu Weiyong didn't have much to think about now. He was only thinking about how to make Zhu Kai happy and how to regain Zhu Kai's trust.

……

Zhu Kai now has no time to care about Hu Weiyong, and even forgot about writing the letter to Hu Weiyong.

The most important thing for him now is: getting married!
The marriage was already decided, with the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. There was nothing left for Zhu Kai to do. However, as the wedding approached, Zhu Kai gradually became busy.

First, he went back to his hometown of Fengyang with Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to pay homage to his ancestors, but Zhu Kai scoffed at this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestors for eight generations were all poor peasants, and the corpses of their ancestors for eighteen generations could not even be pieced together to form a skeleton. Yet they still offered sacrifices to their ancestors... to Mao!

In Zhu Kai's opinion, this is a waste of effort.

Without Zhu Kai saying anything, Zhu Biao, who came to Fengyang with him, knew what Zhu Kai was thinking and patted Zhu Kai on the back: "Brother Kai, you have to understand Dad's difficulties."

Isn't it the 'bloodline theory' that harms people?
When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, that group of literati began to advocate the threat theory. They said, "You, Zhu Yuanzhang, can ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and rebuild the Han dynasty. But if you are still a beggar, how many people in the world will follow your example?"
Therefore, in order to make the people of the world live in peace and avoid the suffering of war, they created an ancestor named "Zhu Xi" for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The descendants of Zhu Xi were like a dragon walking on shallow water, begging for food in order to understand the sufferings of the people. Now, a hidden dragon has risen from the abyss and has become the Son of Heaven. Those of you who think you are the same as Zhu Yuanzhang and that you can become an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, can you compare with Zhu Yuanzhang?

This kind of self-justifying words are just to deceive ordinary people. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this setting of forcibly finding ancestors for himself is more like an insult to him. However, for the stability of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to use this setting.

Zhu Kai scoffed at this and said to Zhu Biao: "Our father is too cautious. The scholars have been rebelling for three years but failed. What kind of waves can they make? They just refuse to accept the fact that they are ordinary people. Brother, we can't do this anymore."

"It's natural."

Zhu Biao nodded, "Dad has already taken on too much for us, and we need to take on more ourselves."

Since his attitude has improved, Zhu Biao has become more and more able to understand the responsibilities Zhu Yuanzhang bears. At the same time, he also knows that what Zhu Yuanzhang is bearing now is what he will have to bear in the future.

"The Ming Dynasty from now on is my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Biao seemed to be talking to Zhu Kai, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Kai became a little excited: "Brother, you are right. A real man should be like this!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Biao didn't understand what Zhu Kai meant, but after hearing Zhu Kai's next words, he understood: "Brother, when you rebel, tell me, I should be the vanguard!"

"..."

After hearing this, Zhu Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This is nothing!
Where did I say I wanted to rebel?
My younger brother is really just watching the fun and not minding any trouble. As for the future Ming Dynasty, he can just wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to teach it to him. Why should he rebel?
My younger brother just likes to make trouble!

Zhu Biao ignored Zhu Kai's words, took Zhu Biao to worship their ancestors, and then set off back to Yingtian.

……

In Yingtian Prefecture, the news that Zhu Kai was going to get married had already turned the entire city into a sea of ​​joy.

Zhu Kai was very popular in the palace and had a great reputation among the people. The people in Yingtian Prefecture all knew that the most beloved son of the current emperor and empress had a bear-like appearance and was particularly eye-catching wherever he went. The people in the city had naturally seen Zhu Kai, but they only knew that Zhu Kai was a good prince who was chivalrous and never bullied others.

Especially some widows who sell snacks in the city, when they heard that Zhu Kai was going to get married, they were even more sad.

Back then, the little bastard who hadn't even fully grown his hair was walking around the street with his mouth full of flowers, and in the blink of an eye, he was about to get married.

If I had known this, I would have forced him to leave some seeds for me, even if it meant forcing him.

……

　Sorry, sorry, I accidentally posted the same chapter from my old book. It has been replaced and the word count is the same. Sorry.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)