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

Zhu Kai looked at his two younger brothers, who left her with some reluctance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Miaoyun finally came to her senses and said to Zhu Kai.

"I can understand how you feel right now. You don't know how to tell them about this, but have you ever thought about the fact that you will have to tell my third brother about this sooner or later?

I can already imagine that he would never agree to this matter. I can't tell how much blood and gore it would involve. And I'm afraid the emperor would also object. After all, Guanyinnu is also a foreign woman. It's normal for her to be a concubine, but it's a bit of a stretch to make her the principal wife."

"If you feel reluctant, why did you bring it up in the first place? Are you afraid that Guanyin Nu will really come to me?"

Xu Miaoyun realized that Zhu Kai was deliberately teasing him here, and felt a little embarrassed.

"Oh, of course I think what you think. There is no way you will accept him. Stop teasing me here.

And if he comes to us, I don't mind having him here, because I know you have no feelings for him, but he will definitely monitor your every move on behalf of his brother.

I know that you are going to make great strides and plan your career here in Liaobu in the future. If there is someone here always monitoring you, it will definitely restrict your hands and affect your plans. Of course, I will not let them destroy them.

In this case, we have to sacrifice our third brother. To be honest, I feel embarrassed. Fortunately, you don't plan to explain everything to him today, otherwise I really don't know how to face him. "

After listening to what Xu Miaoyun said, Zhu Kai could feel that the other party was really thinking about him all the time.

"Thank you for considering me so much. Don't worry, I will personally talk to them about this matter and it won't involve you, and they won't blame you.

I know you did everything for me, and today was a plan within a plan."

"A plan within a plan?"

When Xu Miaoyun looked at Zhu Kai's meaningful smile, he knew that the other party had already taken everything into his hands. It seemed that he had already seen through the other party's conspiracy.

"Wang Baobao came up with this idea today because he had already had a conspiracy. Could it be that his original intention was not to send the Guanyin slave to you?"

"I can't guarantee what's going on, but it's clear that all these things are under his control.

If we really do nothing and do nothing, he will definitely retaliate against us.

I already knew what this guy was thinking. Fortunately, I brought you with me today, otherwise I would not have a legitimate reason to refuse him.

Maybe his purpose from the beginning was not to send my sister to me, but to send her to the third brother, because the third brother is easier to control, and his real intention of sending my sister away was just to come and monitor us. "

"That's not surprising. No wonder this guy wanted to send his sister to us no matter what the cost. He didn't care even if she was a concubine.

Guanyinnu is a noble lady of the Mengyuan tribe. What is rare is that she can accept her brother's arrangement. This is enough to see the ambitions of the siblings. It is really too scary. "

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Kai said slowly.

"The third brother has a darker personality. Sometimes he won't express his dissatisfaction, including this matter. I think after I told him about it, he might not have any reaction on the surface, but he might hate me in his heart."

“So we can’t let him know that this matter was arranged by us behind the scenes. Although he followed you to the Liao tribe and is willing to listen to you as his brother no matter what he does, how could he not have any thoughts about the position of the crown prince?

If he were arranged to marry Wang Baobao's sister, it would be difficult for him to achieve his goal, but this matter still had to be approved by his father.

If the emperor disagrees, all their plots will come to nothing."

"Wang Baobao's real purpose was to get Guanyin Nu to be with the Third Brother. The reason why he proposed to give his sister to me was simply because he knew I would definitely reject him.

First he proposed an impossible idea, and if you rejected it and asked him to settle for the next best thing, he would be able to achieve his real goal. If he had proposed this idea at the beginning, we would have no way out once we rejected it. "

Xu Miaoyun really felt that Wang Baobao's plan was a little unbelievable.

"Wang Baobao turned out to be such a sinister and cunning person. In that case, you can't tolerate his sister marrying into the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Kai shook his head helplessly.

In fact, although he wanted to trick his brother, he had never thought of using this method. Perhaps this small decision would create a lot of rift between him and Zhu Chong.

Zhu Kai knew that he needed the help of his two younger brothers now, and he couldn't make the relationship with them too strained no matter what, so this thing had to be done, but he absolutely couldn't say it out loud.

"If I bring this up myself, I'm afraid the third brother will hate me."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about, but you've already promised Wang Baobao, and the New Year is coming soon, so we have to go back to Yingtian Prefecture anyway."

"Wang Baobao led the Mongolian tribe to submit to our Ming Dynasty. We should take him back to see our father."

"Do you mean to bring Wang Baobao with you when you return to Beijing to report on your work? Isn't that a bit too risky?
He just surrendered, and his character might be unstable. If he causes any trouble in the capital, you will have to bear all the consequences. I don't want you to take risks for this matter."

"I know you are very worried about me, but there are things we have to do, including this matter. Only by bringing it back and letting him bring it up with the emperor in person can we stay out of it."

"So this is what you are planning. It's not a bad idea. If so, I believe the Third Brother won't hate you anymore. But so far we haven't received any news from the capital.

If the prince returns to Yingtian Prefecture without an imperial edict, it would be like treason."

When Zhu Kai heard this, he smiled.

"If the emperor doesn't give me any news, I will take the initiative to write a letter to ask for permission. I will take the initiative to return to the capital with some people and report the situation here to the emperor in detail. Isn't this a very normal thing to do?"

"Do you want to take the initiative to write a letter requesting to return to Beijing?"

In Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth in his study.

When Ma Xiuying saw him like this, she knew that he must be worried about something.

"Zhu Chongba, I told you that you didn't get enough rest at night and walked around here without sleeping. Do you know that I am getting older and older and I don't sleep well? You woke me up just now.

What are you thinking about? The Ming Dynasty is now stable, and my son is no longer a worry. He has been trying his best to help you deal with the Liao tribe. I heard that he has built it very well, and we have already talked about it before, right? I plan to go there during the New Year to see what you are still thinking about?"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he had woken up Ma Xiuying.

"Oh, I was just walking around the room. Why are you talking so much? Really? You even said that you couldn't sleep well because you wanted to be with me. You must be thinking about your son."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had been husband and wife for many years, and they knew each other very well.

Moreover, they have experienced so many hardships and have seen all kinds of storms. Just such a small thing cannot stump them at all.

"Zhu Biao and Zhu Kai are both our biological children, but it's not just outsiders who say we are biased. In fact, it's true that one of them stayed in the capital and firmly sat on the throne of the crown prince, while the other was sent to the Liao tribe."

Zhu Yuanzhang said while stroking his beard and frowning.

"This is not just our idea. Zhu Kai also wants to go out and exercise. Besides, he has three younger brothers with him. He won't feel resentful about this matter, right?"

Ma Xiuying sat up from the bed, tidied his hair, then slowly walked down from the bed and poured a glass of water.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he hurried forward to support Ma Xiuying.

"If you want to drink water, why don't you just ask the maid to come in? Why do you, the queen, have to do it yourself?"

"There are only two of us in the room now, and I don't want to be disturbed by outsiders.

Besides, although the maids are servants, they serve us. It’s already so late, they must have fallen asleep outside, so let’s not trouble them.

When I followed you, I couldn’t even get enough food, let alone a maid. That’s how I got through it.”

"You are always so willing to understand."

"We are different from ordinary couples. We are a couple who have been through thick and thin. We have gone through a lot of hardships and pain to get to where we are today, so naturally we especially cherish our current life.

Now that you have become the emperor, you should think more complicatedly than before. We should shoulder our own responsibilities, otherwise we will know better why we rebelled in the first place."

"It is precisely because I am the emperor that I hope that the Ming Dynasty can be passed down forever, so I carefully train my sons. Fortunately, they have not let me down."

"Like father, like son. I know you sent Zhu Kai to such a faraway place to train him, but some people in the court don't think so."

"Those old Huaixi generals who followed me at the beginning had many suspicions about me, but I could sense that the heart of an emperor is the most unpredictable. I don't want them to know what I really think."

Ma Xiuying smiled and said.

"It seems that you want to change your mind again. Do you not want Zhu Kai and others to receive you in Liaobu?"

"The New Year is almost here. If I don't call Zhu Kai back to the capital now, there will be a lot of speculation in the court. In fact, people like Hu Weiyong have slowly begun to lean towards the prince."

"These cunning old fellows have long seen that the son you love the most is Biao'er. They know the general trend and will naturally move closer to whoever will rule the Ming Dynasty.

But fortunately, our son is quite upright and will not accept their flattery. Plus, with the support of Zhu Kai and his brothers, you don't have to worry so much in the future.

Seeing that Wang Baobao's matter has been resolved, the next step is Mobei. It will be good to wait for the world to gradually stabilize step by step."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought.

“In fact, this is what I’m worried about now. If we take the initiative to go to Zhu Kai to check on him, our son might think that we are a little worried about him.

In addition, Wang Baobao was just about to surrender to our Ming Dynasty. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart. On the surface, he surrendered, but I knew that people in their tribe were ambitious.

If we want to truly stabilize that place, we have to give them a legitimate title, let them move away from their headquarters, and develop again in a place where they are unfamiliar with.

If we let them stay in Liao, it is hard to say what will happen in the future. It is like letting a tiger go back to the mountains."

Ma Xiuying asked quickly after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's analysis.

"Wang Baobao was the leader of the Mongolian tribe after all. If you want him to go to a new place, you have to give him a decent title."

"That's easier. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what I think of his arrangement. It all depends on whether he is willing to accept the imperial court's offer of amnesty."

"With Zhu Kai there to protect them, it shouldn't be a problem. It seems that you have changed your mind and are planning to let them return to the capital during the New Year?"

"That's right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying were in perfect sync with each other and immediately understood each other's thoughts.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already thought about it and decided to take advantage of the New Year to bring Zhu Kai back, and then bring back Wang Baobao as well, as he still poses some threat now.

"I will go and discuss with Li Shanchang now to see how to implement this plan."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to stand up, he was stopped by Ma Xiuying.

"what happened?"

"Don't you see that it's still dark outside? It's only been a few days and you're going to look for Li Shanchang. Don't bother him so late at night. He's older than you. Wait until tomorrow morning when you go to court."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that it was still night.

"Oh, that's my personality. I have to do something immediately when I think of it. I don't care about so many things.

Since I have changed my mind, let's do it this way for now. I will discuss it with the ministers in the morning. I want to see if they have the same idea as me." (End of this chapter)