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

When in Yingtian Prefecture, Lan Yu was Zhu Di's instructor. At that time, Zhu Di, Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang were all injured by Lan Yu's training. For this, Zhu Kai even broke Lan Yu's arm...

But now, Lan Yu actually surrendered to Zhu Kai and was humble to Zhu Kai. Moreover, Zhu Kai was very satisfied with Lan Yu and arranged Zhu Di to be Lan Yu's personal soldier... How could Zhu Di tolerate this?
Although he was very reluctant, Zhu Di did not dare to oppose Zhu Kai, so he could only go to find Lan Yu honestly.

On the way here, Zhu Di had already made up his mind that he would be the boss in Lan Yu's military camp, and Lan Yu could only be his younger brother. If he didn't listen, he would go to Zhu Kai to complain.

I have to say that Zhu Di's thoughts were very naive.

In the military camp, Lan Yu is the commander-in-chief. Can he indulge you like this?

On the first day of reporting to the military camp, Zhu Di was left out by Lan Yu for two hours, which made Zhu Di very angry. After Lan Yu finished his meal, he remembered Zhu Di and asked him to be a personal soldier beside him. Then he told him very embarrassedly: "It's past the meal time in the military camp. If you want to eat, wait until dinner."

"Lan Yu, you did this on purpose!"

Zhu Di would never tolerate such humiliation. He pointed at Lan Yu and cursed: "If you punish me like this, I will tell my second brother... I will make you suffer!"

"Tell who? The Second Prince?"

Lan Yu smiled, and her smile was sinister: "Now that you have come to the military camp, can you not be so childish? I have the final say when you come here. Do you think I will let you off easily?"

Zhu Di felt a chill and shuddered all over: "You, what are you going to do?"

"Somebody come!"

Lan Yu ignored Zhu Di and called his personal soldiers over: "Personal soldier Zhu Wu, roaring in the commander's camp, considering it is a first offense, he will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"

"..."

As soon as he arrived at the military camp, he was beaten with twenty sticks. How could Zhu Di endure this?
Regardless of the presence of other personal soldiers, Zhu Di pointed at Lan Yu and said, "Lan Yu, damn it..."

"thirty!"

Lan Yu did not give Zhu Di the chance to continue scolding.

Without even looking up, he said to the other guards: "Teach him how to behave!"

Zhu Di wanted to say something else, but the soldiers behind him would not give him a chance to speak. They pulled Zhu Di out, and soon Zhu Di's roar was heard from outside.

……

"Lan Yu, just wait for me. If I don't take revenge, I will not be a human being!"

Zhu Di lay on the bed, and Lan Yu's personal soldiers behind him applied medicine to him. Hearing Zhu Di's words, the personal soldiers were not surprised: "Brother, you look like a child of a noble family, Zhu Wu...your last name is Zhu, are you a royal relative?"

Lan Yu did not say Zhu Di's real name, which clearly showed that he was not going to make Zhu Di's identity public. Although Zhu Di was unhappy with Lan Yu, he did not intend to use his identity to oppress others: "Just because I have the surname Zhu, I am a royal relative? If I were a royal relative, would I still be here to suffer Lan Yu's bullying?"

"That's right, brother... don't challenge the commander. This is his territory, and the whole army must obey him. You have no other identity when you enter the barracks. You are just a sergeant."

The personal soldiers had followed Lan Yu for a long time and knew him quite well. "The commander-in-chief's military advisors were Duke Wei and King Pingkai. They were strict in military discipline and there was no one who disobeyed them. The same is true for you. The commander-in-chief will not show any leniency just because of your status. In the past, there were a few people who disobeyed military orders because they relied on their status as descendants of nobles. The commander-in-chief directly beheaded them as a warning to the public..."

Many stories were told about Lan Yu's service in the army. These might be just stories to others, but they meant something else to Zhu Di.

When commanding an army, one should behave properly, enforce orders and put military discipline first... Zhu Di was listening to the personal soldiers while they were chattering. He fell asleep while listening.

Lan Yu had no opinion about Zhu Di, he was just a childish guy. Lan Yu also knew that Zhu Kai sent Zhu Di to his side not to let him live a good life, but to train him to be a general or marshal. Since he knew Zhu Kai's intention, Lan Yu was much more ruthless when training Zhu Di than to others.

Zhu Di was resting after being beaten with a stick, but Lan Yu was not worried. Zhu Di's basic tactical skills were up to standard and he did not need more training.

In Lan Yu's opinion, what Zhu Di lacked was the knowledge of the military camp and the soldiers. Only when Zhu Di understood the significance of the army and the military discipline could he achieve more growth.

If he understands these and then enters the military training, it will be much better than causing trouble outside from the beginning.

Hit him first, and knock off all the edges and corners of Zhu Di first.

Zhu Di was also very ambitious. After he recovered from his injury, he took the initiative to find Lan Yu and said that he did not want to be a personal soldier by his side anymore and wanted to train in the vanguard army.

The vanguard army is filled with brave soldiers who are capable of fighting ten men at once. They are the elite among the elite.

When the troops encounter a tough problem, they will take on the responsibility of opening up a gap for the army's attack.

Of course, being in the vanguard is also the most dangerous place.

But does Zhu Di care about this?

He doesn't care, all he wants now is to make himself stronger!

Strong enough to get rid of Lan Yu.

Lan Yu didn't care what Zhu Di was thinking. As long as Zhu Di was obedient, Lan Yu would not care about other issues.

With a wave of his hand: Go!

After Zhu Di left, Lan Yu put down the brush in his hand, held his chin and looked in the direction Zhu Di left.

He beat Zhu Di not for revenge, nor was he torturing Zhu Di out of petty thoughts, but to make Zhu Di understand what the army was and what he should do... Lan Yu had originally thought of beating Zhu Di a few more times to make him remember it, but now it seems... that is completely unnecessary.

Just as Zhu Kai said, Zhu Di was suitable to be a general. He was a natural born soldier. In the army, he mingled well with those old veterans. The old veterans also liked this natural born soldier. They taught him their unique skills and then trained him in the cruelest way.

Zhu Di was not angry at all. Instead, he enjoyed it very much. He was either challenging others or on his way to challenge others all day long.

Lan Yu was also always paying attention to Zhu Di's actions. Even if he emphasized military discipline, he had to take care of Zhu Di.

Just kidding, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's son. Even if he doesn't seem that important... Lan Yu dared not neglect him. When Lan Yu saw that Zhu Di was doing well, he felt relieved and turned to the formulation of strategic plans.

Now, the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate are conducting mutual trade, but there is no saying that they cannot fight. In any case, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate cannot take the initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty can take the initiative to attack the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

After Lan Yu figured out the framework set by Zhu Kai, he realized that the war with the Eastern Chagatai Khanate would not be decided by one battle, but rather a small-scale war, through infiltration and division, cutting the flesh one cut at a time.

This type of combat is different from a large-scale melee involving hundreds of thousands of people. A large-scale melee has a higher tolerance rate, and some small details are not so important. However, small-scale infiltration and division operations are very challenging for the commander's ability to control the battle situation and the executor's execution ability. This was the first time that Lan Yu conducted this type of combat command. He felt that his hands and feet were bound, but this kind of restraint made Lan Yu feel like he was seeing the light.

Like Zhu Kai, he likes unknown challenges.

Yingtian Prefecture, in the Imperial Palace.

Xu Miaoyun hasn't been in a very good mood recently.

Lu came to see her many times, wanting to ask Xu Miaoyun for two streets.

He wanted to buy two streets directly, and Lu also told Xu Miaoyun directly that brothers should be clear about accounts, and the streets she wanted to buy could be purchased at a 20% premium.

It is only the seventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. Any street in Yingtian Prefecture has huge room for appreciation. The 20% premium mentioned by Lu is only the price half a year later. Xu Miaoyun is naturally unwilling to sell it, but Lu is Zhu Kai's sister-in-law after all. Will there be a rift if she doesn't sell it?

Xu Miaoyun wanted to talk to Zhu Kai about these things, and Zhu Kai would definitely tell her the best way to deal with it.

Xu Miaoyun could even guess how Zhu Kai would answer.

It's nothing more than business talk or something like that.

Xu Miaoyun could even feel that Zhu Kai did not respect his sister-in-law as much as she had imagined.

Zhu Kai respected Zhu Biao very much, and he also respected Chang, and that Lu...

Zhu Kai has always kept his distance.

In the morning, Lu came to see Xu Miaoyun again. This time she was not alone, there was another woman with her. Lu introduced that this woman was the wife of Liu Song, the Minister of Personnel.

Of the six ministries in the court, only the Ministry of Personnel had not been reformed. Moreover, the Minister of Personnel Liu Song was selfless and had the deep trust of Zhu Yuanzhang. Yet his wife now came to ask to see Xu Miaoyun... This was really something Xu Miaoyun could not understand.

After a brief understanding, Xu Miaoyun realized that the two streets purchased by Lu were bought for the wife of the Minister of Personnel. Xu Miaoyun felt that something was wrong, so she said to Liu Song's wife, "Madam Liu, the price of two streets is not a small amount. Lord Liu is a model of selflessness in the court, and he is incorruptible and trustworthy. This money..."

"That's not the case. That's not the case. I want to buy these two streets. It has nothing to do with my husband."

Liu Song's wife waved her hands repeatedly. In order to prove Liu Song's innocence, she explained the reason for buying the street: "My eldest son, Liu Wenfu, has no interest in a career in politics and is obsessed with business. He made some money doing business with fellow villagers, but my husband didn't want him to do business anymore, so he ordered him to work in Yingtian Prefecture. He wanted to cut off these businesses and buy some streets in Yingtian to rent out..."

Liu Song's wife was not a lady from a noble family, but just an ordinary woman. In order to absolve Liu Song of responsibility, she told Xu Miaoyun the whole story.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu next to her frowned and couldn't help feeling resentful towards Xu Miaoyun.

Aren’t they just two streets?
You own so many streets, and the Zhuque Street with the most traffic didn't ask you for anything. Now people are buying two streets. Why are you asking so many questions?
In Lu's view, as children of the royal family, they don't need to pay so much attention to how much money they earn, because money is the most meaningless thing in their eyes.

Even if Xu Miaoyun was penniless, would she still have to worry about money living in the royal family?

Lu believed that people's hearts were the most important. Why was she willing to help Liu Song's wife to ask Xu Miaoyun for two streets?
The reason is very simple. Liu Song is the Minister of Personnel and is in charge of all officials in the world. If Zhu Biao can handle his relationship with him well, he will definitely get more help in the court and win more people's hearts.

It’s like this, what are you worried about?

Seeing that Xu Miaoyun still refused, Mrs. Lu thought for a moment and said directly, "Sister, you see that Madam Liu is so straightforward and has no secrets from you, so you should agree, right? Besides, Madam Liu is willing to purchase the two streets at a premium, so you are getting a good deal."

"..."

People are willing to buy your street at a premium, can this deal still be called a good deal?

The Lu family is not cut out for business!

Although Xu Miaoyun knew the reason why Mrs. Lu was so eager to agree to Mrs. Liu Song, she did not want to do so. Instead, she said to Mrs. Liu Song, "Madam Liu, the Second Prince said before he left that these streets cannot be given to others easily. I am sorry that I cannot agree to this. In addition... I want to remind Mrs. Liu that your son can do business, but as far as I know, there are only a few profitable businesses now. Your son can save enough to buy two streets in Yingtianfu in two years... Business does not have such high profits. If you really care about your son, let Mr. Liu investigate his business first. As for the streets... I will give Mrs. Liu an explanation after the Second Prince comes back."

"..."

Not only did Xu Miaoyun refuse to sell it to the other street, she also very subtly reminded others that there was something wrong with your son.

When Mrs. Lu heard what Xu Miaoyun said, she was so angry that her lungs almost exploded.

How can you talk like that?

Not only do you not do business, but you also curse others?
Mrs. Lu's face looked very ugly.

She brought Liu Song's wife with her, hoping to do her a big favor.

But now, not only will the favor not be sold, but the other party will also be offended because of Xu Miaoyun's words.

How can you directly say that someone else’s son’s business is not regular?
Liu Song's wife's face also turned ugly.

She doted on her son very much. Not to mention Xu Miaoyun talking about her son, even if Liu Song talked about her son, she would try her best to cover up for Liu Wenfu and make explanations.

Xu Miaoyun was also straightforward. Seeing that Madam Liu Song looked unhappy, she realized that she might not have understood what she said clearly, and then she added, "Madam Liu, I'm reminding you now that I will forget today's conversation once you leave this door. I'm sure you know that His Majesty has zero tolerance for some issues, especially for merchants. If there is anything that violates the law, His Majesty will kill people. I'm sure Madam Liu has heard about how many people were killed before."

Seeing that Xu Miaoyun was going too far, Mrs. Lu quickly interrupted her, "Xu Miaoyun, stop talking! Madam Liu..."

However, Xu Miaoyun ignored Lu and continued, "Whether what I said sounds alarmist or a kind reminder to you, it's fine. If your son can save enough money to buy two streets in Yingtianfu in a few years, I can cooperate with him and guarantee that I will make more than him. Besides, Lord Liu will not object to your son doing business."

After two years of business, can I buy two streets in Yingtianfu?

Xu Miaoyun had never heard of this business genius in Yingtian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Fujian and Mining.

Liu Wenfu...should be investigated carefully.

"..."

When Liu Song's wife heard what Xu Miaoyun said, no matter how uncomfortable she felt, she had to accept it.

Besides, the old man shouldn't object to doing business with Xu Miaoyun, right?

She knew that Liu Wenfu had argued with Liu Song many times over business, and now Liu Wenfu finally gave in. If Liu Wenfu was fine, it would be fine for him to continue doing business with Xu Miaoyun. (End of this chapter)