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

Zhu Chong smiled and said.

"Old Four, why are you so surprised? We have been following the Second Brother for such a long time, and we know his temperament best."

"But Mao Xiang is different. After all, he was promoted by our father himself, and he controls such an important place as the Imperial Guard. Even the prime minister of the dynasty would probably have to show some courtesy to him."

"The current prime minister Hu Weiyong? This guy is a cunning man. He knows who to offend and who not to offend. I'm afraid he will have trouble when he returns."

"What? What to play?"

"You two don't need to worry about so much. When you go back, just reply to Father as I taught you."

Zhu Chong was feeling a bit overwhelmed at this moment.

"Brother, many of the words you said were new and strange. Even we couldn't understand them, and Father couldn't understand them either. I don't know where you get so many strange ideas in your head. You always want to say something that we can't understand.

But if you think about it, it makes sense. There are many things that we can't figure out no matter how hard we try, but you can easily figure them out in your mind. What's going on?"

"Is there even any need to ask? Of course you guys are stupid!
You need to use your brain more often and think more to make yourself smarter. Your brain is like a running machine. The more you use it, the more flexible it becomes. If you don’t think often, your brain will become rusty.”

"What is a machine?"

“You won’t understand what I’m telling you now, so I’ll slowly teach you when I have the chance.

There is too much to say and you cannot digest it in such a short time. It is enough if you can come up with a few tricks to deal with your father and make him feel that you have not wasted your time in the past year.

If the emperor is not satisfied, he will definitely not let you follow me when I leave next year. If you stay in the capital, you will never make any progress by learning those pedantic things every day."

At this moment, Xu Miaoyun and Guanyin Nu heard what Zhu Kai said in the carriage. Although they could not understand some of it, they felt that Zhu Kai seemed to have a lot of wonderful ideas, which was really confusing.

"Does the prince always speak like this?"

Xu Miaoyun smiled awkwardly.

"Do I even need to ask this? He has had quite a lot of contact with you during this period in Liaobu. He has always had this kind of temper and personality. You will understand once you get to know him better.

In fact, he and I grew up together, and I didn't think he was any different from ordinary people. He just had more ideas. But after spending more time with him, I gradually got used to him.

I don’t think what he said is so incomprehensible, and he always comes up with something we have never seen or heard of. I have to say that he is very talented in doing business.”

"Princess, we are about to arrive in the capital. Although I may not be able to see the emperor today, I am still a little nervous. I can't explain why I am so nervous."

“Guanyin slave, you don’t have to think so much about what the prince said to you, just do what he said.

We are here to help you. Believe that nothing will go wrong. Just treat it normally. Sometimes the more nervous you are, the more counterproductive it will be. "

At the city gate, the sun was setting and the sky was getting darker and darker.

Li Wenzhong was waiting nearby, getting a little anxious. They had been waiting here for about two hours, but hadn't seen Zhu Kai's men come back. He must be feeling a little anxious.

After walking around twice and still not seeing anyone, he went to the small mound nearby, stood there and looked into the distance.

"Li Wenzhong, can't you just be quiet for a while? Just wait here obediently for Zhu Kai and the others to come back."

"Your Highness, it's not that I'm not steady, it's that we've been waiting for too long and still haven't seen any sign of them.

"Haven't we already agreed on this? We will definitely be back before sunset. I think they are delaying on purpose. Could it be that they want to leave you here? How can you let the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty wait for them here?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly.

"Don't think too badly of people's hearts. Zhu Kai is my brother, how could he think like this?
He is eager to go home, and I'm afraid he is more anxious than anyone else. It may take him a while to come back because the mountain road is difficult to travel. Why are you in such a hurry?
If you are too anxious, don't wait here. Go back first and let me wait here with these people alone."

Li Wenzhong saw that the Crown Prince was a little angry, so he didn't know what to say and walked down the small slope in a panic.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry.

I don't mean to sow discord between you brothers, I'm just afraid that the Emperor and the Empress have been waiting in the palace for too long.

It's almost dark now. If we don't come back now, the mountain road will be even harder to travel. It's dark and the road is slippery, and there may be thieves."

"With the Jinyiwei protecting us, how could there be any thieves?
How could there still be bandits and robbers in the prosperous Ming Dynasty? Even if there were bandits and robbers, they would not dare to rob the prince of the dynasty. Don't they want to kill themselves? If you don't want to wait, just say so. No one will embarrass you. "

When the prince was scolding Li Wenzhong, he saw two people on horseback, galloping towards him from a distance. At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and only the shadows of two horsemen could be seen, but it was unclear who they were.

"Stop arguing, someone seems to be coming from a distance."

The prince quickly stepped forward and was protected by a group of guards.

Li Wenzhong watched the prince walk towards the man on horseback, and immediately spoke vigilantly to the person next to him.

"What are you all still standing there for? Hurry up and protect His Royal Highness. Look who is charging towards us on horseback."

The guards nearby immediately surrounded the prince vigilantly until the two men rode their horses slower and slower until they ran up to the prince and stopped their horses.

The prince took a closer look and found that they were members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, all of whom were wearing flying fish uniforms.

Then the two men got off their horses, knelt in front of the prince and spoke.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Sai and his men have already arrived at the capital and are on their way. It would not be too abrupt for us to report to the Prince first. They will probably be back in an incense stick of time."

When Crown Prince Zhu Biao heard this, he finally felt relieved.

"I have always been worried about whether Zhu Kai and the others can come back on time. Hearing you say this, I am finally relieved that they can come back safely."

Li Wenzhong was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that these people were guards and would not harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In fact, he didn't come to greet Zhu Kai at all, he came to protect the prince. If anything happened to the prince, their whole family would be dead. "Your Highness, you can finally rest assured, the prince and his men are on their way back, and they will arrive at the city gate soon.

It's getting dark, and it's almost night. It's not safe for you to stay here. Your Highness should go back first. I will take my people here to wait for the King of Sai."

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was very nervous at this moment. He didn't know what his younger brother had become after not seeing him for such a long time.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang had arranged for it to be so far away because it was too naughty. He originally wanted to teach it a good lesson and temper its character.

Unexpectedly, he also subdued Wang Baobao by the way, which really shocked everyone in the court.

Sometimes, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little jealous of his younger brother's talent, but he was more happy that the naughty boy in the past could actually block this side.

Moreover, helping the Ming Dynasty to expand its territory and stabilizing the local civilians and preventing them from having any complaints was really not easy, and it was not something that ordinary people could do.

This just shows that Zhu Kai is very capable. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no jealousy towards his younger brother, but simply admires him.
Seeing that Zhu Kai was about to come back, even if he was tired, he couldn't go back to the palace early. He had to wait here to welcome his younger brothers.

"Li Wenzhong, I know you are considering this prince's health, but seeing that Zhu Kai and the others are about to return, this prince cannot just go back to the palace and wait here."

At this time, Crown Prince Zhu Biao thought of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma in the palace. They must have been anxiously waiting for Zhu Kai to come back, so he quickly called his entourage.

"May I ask what your Highness the Crown Prince wants me to do?"

"You should return to the palace now and tell my father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen, that Zhu Kai and the others are coming back soon, so that they can be mentally prepared in advance.

I believe that the Queen Mother must have prepared some food for them, knowing that they have suffered over there for some time."

Li Wenzhong saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had thought of everything so carefully, and he thought that he was really kind.

"Your Highness really has good intentions."

"What does this matter? I just want them to feel at ease. Blood is thicker than water. It's not just me who cares about these brothers. The Emperor and the Empress also care about these sons."

It was only at this time that Li Wenzhong understood that even in the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, they had family ties and should not only focus on the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

After receiving the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this person immediately prepared to return to the palace to report the news.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao straightened his clothes. Although the sky was cloudy just now, it soon dispersed and there was no sign of rain.

Looking at the sunset in the sky and thinking about his brothers whom he would soon see, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was still very happy and excited. He really didn't know what his younger brother had become now.

Inside the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were very anxious. They watched as it was getting dark, but no one came to inform them of the situation.

The Jinyiwei people did not come back, and neither did Crown Prince Zhu Biao's people.

Zhu Yuanzhang watched Ma Xiuying walking around for several circles and knew that he was uneasy.

"I say you should calm down first. It's useless to be anxious."

"Zhu Chongba, I think you have been the emperor for too long, and your heart has become harder and harder.

These sons are still young. Except for Zhu Kai, Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang and Zhu Di are not yet adults. How can I not miss them? After all, I am a mother. "

After being scolded by Ma Xiuying, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little unhappy and he muttered to himself.

"This guy Mao Xiang is becoming less and less disciplined, and his ability to do things is getting worse and worse. I've already told him that we've been monitoring him all the way, and we haven't received any news from the Jinyiwei for a long time."

"You can't blame the Jinyiwei for everything. Don't forget who he is with. He is with Zhu Kai. This kid has been unruly since he was a child. He may not listen to what you say."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Ma Xiuying said, he lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

"You're right. It's not easy to work with Zhu Kai. This brat never follows the rules. Whoever is with him has to withstand a lot of pressure."

While Zhu Yuanzhang was speaking, the people sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already arrived outside the palace gate.

The eunuchs around Zhu Yuanzhang saw the person and hurriedly took him to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, someone sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is at the door asking to see you."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was so excited that he sat up from his chair.

"There's news from the prince. Send someone in to report back."

After the people around the prince came in, they knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and spoke.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked me to come back and report that His Royal Highness Zhu Kai has brought his men to the capital, and they will be able to reach the city gate in about an incense stick of time.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would let me come here to report to the Emperor and Empress first so that you can rest assured. He will arrange everything next. There is no need to worry the Emperor and Empress. It is getting late. Please go to bed early."

Ma Xiuying immediately felt relieved when she heard this.

"That's great, that's great. As long as we return to the capital, we won't have to worry about anything. Although it's the prosperous Ming Dynasty, there are still some bandits in the mountains and forests.

Even if they had the protection of the Jinyiwei, they would still have been injured if they had encountered the attack. Fortunately, they were able to return to the capital unscathed. It seems that the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei was quite capable.

Although Mao Xiang did not come back to explain the situation to us right away, he has put all his energy into doing the right thing. Your Majesty, don't think about punishing him when he comes back. It has been a tough journey."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and let the man go.

"Empress, since Zhu Kai and the others have returned, they will go straight back to their own residences when they arrive in the capital. Please send them the food you prepared in advance.

If you return later, they may just go to sleep and may not appreciate your hard work. " (End of this chapter)