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

When Hu Weiyong heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he immediately reacted.

Bao Baozhi would also bring his sister with him, simply because he wanted to use his sister to perform well in front of the Ming Dynasty.

He wanted to use his sister for marriage, and Hu Weiyong had already anticipated this result. However, he did not guess which son Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use for marriage. No one would be willing to get involved in such a matter.

As a prince of the Ming Dynasty, even though the position of the crown prince has been decided, every prince has the opportunity to compete until the moment the crown prince officially becomes the emperor.

But if anyone married a foreign woman at this time, it would completely prove that Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had any hope for his son. It would be equivalent to being sentenced to no chance.

No matter who receives the task of marriage alliance, he will probably feel uncomfortable.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that this matter was very difficult to handle, but he had not decided which son would be more suitable to marry Guanyin Nu. He was afraid that no matter who he arranged to do this, it would cause a big uproar in the city.

"Your Majesty, I have said everything I wanted to say. It is almost dawn, so I will not disturb Your Majesty's rest. I will take my leave now."

Hu Weiyong saw that the situation was not good. If he stayed, Zhu Yuanzhang would most likely ask him for advice on whether to let him, a prince, get married.

He realized that things were going badly and wanted to leave quickly. How could Zhu Yuanzhang let him go so easily?
"Lord Hu, it's almost dawn and you're thinking about going back to sleep. You've made me so tired that I'm not even sleepy anymore. Why don't you stay here and play a game of chess?"

"what?"

Hu Weiyong really miscalculated, he was once again tricked by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, playing chess at this time may damage your health. You should not do such a thing until tomorrow. I will come over to play chess with Your Majesty after the court session tomorrow."

"I suddenly feel like that now. Do you want to refuse?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's aura was so strong that just by asking a question lightly, he scared the other person so much that his legs began to tremble.

"How dare I refuse the emperor? Refusing the emperor is to disobey the emperor's order. I don't have such courage. Well, since the emperor wants to play chess, if you are interested, I can only play chess with the emperor."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang said to the eunuch next to him.

"Go and fetch my black and white jade Go board."

"Your Majesty, playing chess at this time may harm your health. You should go back and rest. We can play chess tomorrow."

"Hey, if I tell you to get it, just go and get it. Don't ruin my mood!"

The eunuch beside him did not dare to go against Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, so he had to obediently take the Go chess and spread out the chessboard next to him, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind quickly. Playing chess now was really too tiring.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang change his mind so easily? He had already thought about this matter a long time ago, and he just wanted to distract Hu Weiyong while he was playing chess.

Hu Weiyong was also very good at Go, but the most taboo thing when playing Go is distraction. If you think about other things while playing, you will definitely lose.

In a short while, the eunuch had set up the chessboard.

"Hu Weiyong, come here quickly. I haven't played chess with you for a long time. It's really a different experience to play chess late at night."

"The Emperor is right."

Hu Weiyong sat carefully on the other side of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I hold the black pieces, and I'll give you the white pieces."

"It all depends on the emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu Weiyong started playing chess. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and looked up at the other party and asked tentatively.

"Wang Baobao came with his sister. His intentions are very obvious. His sister is said to be the most beautiful woman in the Mongol tribe and is very pretty."

"Foreign women are nothing more than uncivilized barbarians. No matter how beautiful they are, they can't compare to the women of the Ming Dynasty."

"Zhu Kai, this brat, has very high standards. When I corresponded with him before, he said that Wang Baobao's sister is very beautiful."

"The King of Sai really has high standards, otherwise he wouldn't have been interested in Xu Da's daughter."

"Since he thinks Guanyinnu is beautiful, then he must be right. If he wants to keep her as his daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

Hu Weiyong had just picked up the flag and was about to put it down when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He hesitated and stopped holding the chess piece in mid-air, which was enough to show that he was thinking about the question raised by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In order to avoid panicking, he immediately placed the chess piece in his hand on the chessboard.

"Your Majesty must be joking. How can a woman from a foreign tribe like them be qualified to become a princess of the Ming Dynasty?"

"How can he not be qualified? Wang Baobao has already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and has done a lot for us in the Liaobei region.

I heard from Zhu Kai that he was very active in cooperating with our Ming Dynasty in doing business or deploying troops on the border. Even if it is for rewards, he should be given some benefits, otherwise he will be discouraged, right? "

Hu Weiyong smiled when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, if you say that, you are overly flattering these people. Since they have already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, what they have done is part of their job. If they want to take credit for such a small thing, then it would be too easy for them to do so."

"It seems that you don't have a very good impression of Wang Baobao. How can you have such a bad impression of him when you haven't even met him in person? Do you think you are too close to Zhu Kai?"

"Your Majesty is certainly not like that. Wang Baobao once dominated one side and brought so much trouble to our Ming Dynasty.

Now that he is no longer capable of defeating the Ming Dynasty, he surrenders. And we are giving him such good surrender conditions, which is really too much of a compliment to him.

What do those soldiers who sacrificed their lives to fight against foreign tribes mean? If they knew that they had gained nothing from their sacrifices, they would probably be disheartened even in their graves. "

"Hu Weiyong, what you mean is that if I want to reward Wang Baobao, it will only make those Ming Dynasty soldiers who sacrificed their lives feel disheartened. One day, when I die, I will not be able to face them?"

When Hu Weiyong heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he was so scared that he immediately put down the chess piece in his hand and knelt down beside him.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I spoke out of turn. That is not what I meant."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong kneeling on the ground. He was just testing him and he was already scared like this. The emperor's majesty was unquestionable. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry. Instead, he smiled softly.

"Hu Weiyong, you are considered an old man, why are you so timid?

I just said something casually and you were so scared that you knelt down and quickly stood up. I hadn't said anything yet, and we were playing chess peacefully, but you suddenly knelt down, which caught me off guard.

I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."

Hu Weiyong was now so frightened that sweat was all over his forehead. He quickly stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"Your Majesty is joking. I dare not joke with you."

"Continue playing chess. Which step have you taken?"

Hu Weiyong was already extremely confused at this moment. How could he have the mind to play chess? He had already been scared to death by Zhu Yuanzhang.

He picked up a chess piece at random and placed it aside. Even if he could match Zhu Yuanzhang in chess level, he would not dare to defeat the emperor at this time.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about the affairs of Zhu Kai and Wang Baobao. If Hu Weiyong was not a smart man, how could he become the number one person in the dynasty?
"Your Majesty, I just thought about what you said.

If the prince is allowed to marry, it would indeed be a very good choice. At the same time, it can also tell the whole world that even if they surrender to our Ming Dynasty, there are still many benefits, and we will not treat them harshly at the critical moment.

It can also serve as an example for all the tribes in the world that have not yet surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

Let them know that the emperor is broad-minded. As long as they can understand the current situation and act accordingly, he will definitely not force them to death. Instead, they can gain many benefits."

Zhu Yuanzhang finally got an answer that satisfied him, and he smiled and nodded.

"The Queen and I think the same way. In fact, the best choice is Zhu Kai, but he already has a princess."

"It is very common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, let alone the emperor's son."

"Oh, that won't do. I grew up with this old fellow Xu Da. He is my confidant and childhood friend. But he is a very ruthless person.

Such a daughter is the apple of his eye. If he were to find a foreign woman as a companion for her, I'm afraid the old man Xu Da would not agree.

Moreover, the people of the Mongol Yuan tribe know a lot about some things in our Ming Dynasty. They will not be satisfied with letting Wang Baobao's only sister be a concubine."

"They are still rebelling. They are just a group of defeated generals. They should just listen to the emperor's arrangements.

They have to listen to what the emperor thinks. Being able to become the prince's concubine is already a compliment to them. Do they want to be the principal princess?"

"Hu Weiyong, you don't have to say that. In fact, I have already discussed this matter with the Queen. We just need to choose one of the two princes to do it.

But in the end, no one has decided who is more suitable to do this. Just like you said, no matter who receives this task, I am afraid they will not easily agree to it. They will feel a little irritated in their hearts. "

In fact, what Zhu Yuanzhang said at this time was all from the heart. He really had not decided which son to let do this. In his heart, the ones he loved the most were only the Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the brat Zhu Kai.

The prince definitely can't do it. The prince is a kind-hearted child. If he were asked to do such a thing, he might not be able to do it well. Instead, the matter would develop in the opposite direction.

"Your Majesty, have you not considered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Biao'er? He already has a crown princess now."

“But being the Crown Prince’s concubine is completely different. If the Crown Prince can become the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty one day.

Then Wang Baobao's sister will have the opportunity to become the emperor's concubine. This status is very different, and there will be no threat. I believe Wang Baobao will definitely be happy about it."

Zhu Yuanzhang had considered this issue before. Although he loved his son very much, he thought it was not a big deal to just marry a woman and keep her in the harem.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang had other arrangements for this matter. The reason why he planned to let Zhu Chong or Zhu Gang do this was simply because they had a close relationship with Zhu Kai.

Letting Guanyin Nu join this camp can be beneficial to oneself.

He was afraid that one day Zhu Kai would disobey his control. Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor after all. Even though he was a father, he still placed power in the most important position.

He felt that Zhu Kai was too smart and was afraid that he would threaten the crown prince's position one day.

"Your Highness, this is definitely not an option. You have to make another choice."

Hu Weiyong understood at once that Zhu Yuanzhang already had a definite answer in his mind and was just waiting for him to say it out loud.

Hu Weiyong was thinking that if he had to choose between the two options, he wouldn't be wrong.

"If that's the case, then only the third prince is more suitable."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the answer he wanted to hear, his eyes lit up.

"Why is the third child suitable? Tell us what we think. We all have different ideas.

Perhaps from a different perspective, this matter can be analyzed thoroughly. At least before Zhu Kai brings Wang Baobao back, the answer must be determined, who will do this."

“The Third Prince has always been by His Highness Zhu Kai’s side and has accumulated a lot of experience.

If he were to do this, it might be more appropriate. He knows Wang Baobao and his sister very well, and they have more or less had some contact in the tribe.

Maybe they already have some feelings for each other, and once the emperor comes down, they will be more accepting and won’t make a big fuss.”

What Hu Weiyong said made a lot of sense, and every word was what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to hear.

"That's what the Queen said. If that's the case, then this matter can have a definite answer. We all think the same way.

But the third brother is also a very persistent person. He has been with Zhu Kai for a long time and has learned his brother's temper. If he really doesn't agree, I'm afraid someone will need to persuade him."

Hu Weiyong then realized that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to keep him as a lobbyist, but he had no way to refuse. (End of this chapter)