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

Chapter 2 How can I, Zhu Kai, waste food just because I’m afraid of being beaten?
Zhu Di was not afraid of Zhu Biao, but was very afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang.

When he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang knew about his skipping classes, he was so scared that he trembled all over. Some time ago, he followed Zhu Kai to skip classes, which made the minister named Fan Xianzu so angry that he fainted. Zhu Yuanzhang beat him so hard that he lay on the bed for three days without moving.

If Zhu Kai had not instigated him this time, Zhu Di would never have dared to skip classes. At that time, he thought that his father was busy with state affairs and might not know about such a small matter. Unexpectedly, Song Lian actually went to complain!

Song Lian was the teacher assigned by Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Biao. He was the best scholar in the world on classics and historical records. In order to let his younger brothers receive the same treatment as he did, Zhu Biao begged Song Lian to let him teach his younger brothers. Only then did Song Lian agree.

"Brother, why are you panicking? Isn't our father here yet?"

Zhu Kai was not afraid at all. Instead, he pointed at the stove in front of him and said to Zhu Biao, "Even if you want to run, you have to wait until we finish eating the meat. Brother, you don't know, this is A5 Wagyu beef, which is not available in the world."

Zhu Kai is like a bear, but that doesn't mean he is big and strong. Rather, it means he is brave.

According to the calculations of later generations, he was 1.87 meters tall, with muscles taut, giving people a sense of oppression when he stood up. However, he was born with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a handsome face. He was definitely a handsome man from Yingtian Prefecture.

Or maybe it's said that the nine sons of a dragon are all different. Zhu Biao looks like a naive and honest man, but his twin brother looks better than Pan An. It is this kind of appearance that brings disaster to the country and the people, coupled with the doting and preference of Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, that made the civil officials dislike Zhu Kai very much. They think he is the biggest threat to Zhu Biao's becoming emperor, and they want to drive him out of Yingtian Prefecture.

The more fiercely the officials attack Zhu Kai, the more stable Zhu Kai's position in Yingtian Prefecture will be!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying never intended to let Zhu Kai leave. No matter how the officials tried to persuade them, Zhu Yuanzhang would not listen.

And who can afford to offend Zhu Yuanzhang now?
"beef?!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and kept muttering:
"It's over, it's over, second brother, you've caused big trouble. Father will either beat you to death or break your legs this time!"

He skipped classes and drank with his brothers, and now he's eating beef. Doesn't Zhu Kai know how precious cows are? They're used to plow the land!
The Ming Code states that anyone who intentionally kills another person's horse or cattle shall be caned 70 times and sentenced to one and a half years in prison; anyone who privately slaughters his own horse or cattle shall be caned 100 times; if a working ox dies from injury or illness and the ox is skinned and skinned privately without reporting to the authorities, he shall be caned 40 times.

But now it is the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the laws are strict. In order to protect working cattle, he directly raised the level of the Ming law: anyone who kills cattle... will be beheaded.

Killing a cow would cost one's life, this law was very "Zhu Yuanzhang".

Zhu Kai drank in the palace, not to mention that he even dared to eat beef! Zhu Biao, who was eager to protect his brother, pulled Zhu Kai and was about to leave: "Let's go, let's go quickly, go find our mother, or our father will beat you to death."

But how could Zhu Biao possibly pull Zhu Kai?

Instead, Zhu Kai grabbed his wrist with his backhand, sat on the ground, stretched out his hand, and directly pushed Zhu Biao to sit on the ground, saying: "Don't be in a hurry, brother, eat the meat first. Even if you are going to be beaten, it will be for skipping classes, drinking, and eating beef. How can you add the crime of wasting food? Isn't this adding crime to crime?"

"I, Zhu Kai, am the son of the Hongwu Emperor. How can I waste food just because I'm afraid of being beaten?"

"..."

When Zhu Biao heard what Zhu Kai said, he laughed out of anger and forgot the purpose of looking for Zhu Kai. He pointed at Zhu Kai and cursed: "You are used to being beaten and have calluses on your body, so you are not afraid. Fifth brother is still young, can he withstand a beating?"

Zhu Di was pitiful, weak and helpless. He shivered in the hall and looked at Zhu Kai and said:

"Brother, why don't I go? Father..." "It's okay. I'm here if anything happens."

When talking about 'brother', Zhu Kai emphasized his tone and winked at Zhu Di where Zhu Biao couldn't see: "Brother is trying to scare you. He just wants to eat the beef that was given to you."

"what?"

Zhu Di then looked at Zhu Biao with suspicion in his eyes: I didn't expect that you, the big brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would scare your younger brother just to eat a few more bites of beef.

"……Ah for what?"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly, pulled Zhu Di over and patted him on the head twice, not hard, just like tickling him, then pointed at Zhu Kai and said with a smile: "Your elder brother came here with good intentions to remind you to hide, do you think of me like this? If I don't remind you, the meat you get beaten up for will be mine, right?"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Kai winked at Zhu Di and said, "See, big brother just wants to eat the beef alone."

At this moment, the beef on the grill was sizzling and emitting a charming aroma.

Zhu Di couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Go ahead and hit me. I want to learn from my second brother. I will get used to being beaten by my father after a few more times."

After that, Zhu Di imitated Zhu Kai and honestly acted as a repeater, saying: "I, Zhu Di, as the son of Emperor Hongwu, how can I waste food because I am afraid of being beaten?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Kai laughed, then took out a draft beer cup, put some ice in it, and poured a glass of beer from the draft beer bucket with 'Tsingtao Beer' printed on it: "Brother, ice-cold beer, let's drink together! I'm telling you, brother, I don't have much of this beer, and it's less every time you drink it. If you don't drink it this time, you won't have a chance next time."

Zhu Biao subconsciously took the cup from Zhu Kai and wanted to persuade him a few more words.

But after holding the cup, the cold feeling spread through his palms and spread throughout his body, making Zhu Biao, who was sweating all over, shiver.

So cool!
Zhu Biao was stimulated by the ice beer and completely forgot the fear from Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Brother, I'll drink with you! I, Zhu Biao, as the son of the Hongwu Emperor, how can I waste food just because I'm afraid of being beaten?"

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Kai laughed triumphantly: "Hahaha, the essence of human beings is a repeater, the ancients were not deceiving me!"

Zhu Kai shook his head and said something that Zhu Biao and Zhu Di could not understand.

He raised his beer cup proudly: "Come on, big brother, fifth brother, drink this cup to the full!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

(End of this chapter)