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

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to be so humorous. I've never heard such a statement before. It's really funny."

"Ah? You haven't heard of this allegorical saying?"

Xu Miaoyun shook her head.

Zhu Kai thought about it and it was indeed like that. However, Xu Miaoyun was a lady from a wealthy family, well-educated and well-mannered since childhood. How could she have heard of such things?

"My Lord, I am so happy to be with you. What you say is very interesting."

At this time, Zhu Kai felt that he had almost rested enough.

"I can't keep soaking in it any longer. If I continue, there will be giants."

"My Lord, have you figured it out?"

Xu Miaoyun went to the side to get a towel to wipe her body, ready to wait for Zhu Kai to come out.

At this time, Zhu Kai saw the small towel and couldn't help but say with emotion.

"I say, you guys are really slow-witted.

It is good to use a small towel when washing your face, but if you use such a small towel when taking a bath, how long will it take to wipe your body clean? "

"Then what should I use? Your Majesty, tell me, and I will try to change it in the future. I will prepare it tomorrow."

"Make this towel bigger, the bigger the better, so it can cover your entire body!"

"what?"

"You don't have to be too surprised. This is just my creative idea. No, a bath towel alone is not enough. I plan to research a bathrobe for myself. It may be more comfortable to wear a bathrobe after taking a bath.

Also, don't use this wooden barrel anymore. The wood is too small, and it's certainly not comfortable to sit in it and take a bath. Let me draw a design tomorrow and ask a craftsman to prepare it and make a bathtub."

"tub?"

"It's something longer, like the size of a bed, and a little deeper, so that you can lie down in it and take a bath. You may not understand what I'm saying now, but you will understand if you imagine it."

Xu Miaoyun was a very smart girl. She immediately imagined the bathtub that Zhu Kai was talking about.

"Oh, I see, Your Majesty. You are so smart that you can think of such a thing. It is true that sitting in a wooden tub to take a bath is always a bit too tiring. It would definitely be more comfortable if you could lie down."

"Look, you guys are always slow to think. Fortunately, I can remind you in advance. I will change the blueprint tomorrow, and then you can find a craftsman to prepare it. I hope to see the finished product within three days."

"No problem. Normally, if you have any wonderful ideas, you just draw them on paper, and then I'll find someone to do it. It's pretty good for the two of us to work together."

"Of course, this is called husband and wife teamwork, the work is not tiring."

After Zhu Kai finished speaking, he hugged Xu Miaoyun and gave him a gentle kiss on the face.

Xu Miaoyun felt a little embarrassed at this time and her face turned red.

Then the two of them returned to the room and prepared to rest.

Zhu Kai knew that he still had a lot of things to do, but he was not a robot, and his brain could not keep working all the time, so he still needed rest.

Only when you have enough rest and more energy can you do these things well.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions? If not, I will turn off the lights and go to bed."

"Go put out the candle, and we'll both have a good rest. We can't discuss anything until tomorrow morning."

On the other side, inside the inn, Wang Baobao tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He decided to go to the next room to find his sister Guanyinnu.

The two of them had too many things to discuss. From the Mongol tribe to the capital, they had experienced too much along the way, and many things had exceeded their imagination. This was not a good thing.

Wang Baobao knew that there were imperial guards guarding outside his room.

These royal guards sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were not there to protect them, but to monitor them, and he was very clear about this matter.

At this moment, he felt more or less resentful towards Zhu Kai in his heart.

After returning to the capital, Zhu Kai just went back to his own residence and didn't care about himself at all.

He also said that they would share the good and bad times and protect them along the way. Now thinking about it, these were just empty words.

In order to avoid any complications, Wang Baobao extinguished the candle and pretended to be asleep after everyone had left.

At this time, he quietly walked to the window, and through the gap in the window, he saw the Royal Guards downstairs, who were guarding downstairs with their eyes open all night, and he could not find any opportunity at all.

“No wonder the Ming Dynasty’s army was invincible, not to mention those who fought.

Even the people guarding the door were so cautious that they didn't even dare to close their eyes without orders from above.

Such a strict management style is indeed the key to their victory.”

Wang Baobao came to the capital this time and gained a lot of knowledge by following Zhu Kai. This made him begin to admire Zhu Kai and these people of the Ming Dynasty.

Although it was dark outside, the moonlight was still very bright.

Seeing this group of people in the moonlight, Wang Baobao also felt a little chilly.

At this moment, Li Wenzhong walked up to the crowd.

He yawned. There was no way around it because everyone had to sleep. If he didn't sleep late at night, he would definitely feel sleepy.

"General, if you feel sleepy, you can go back and rest first. We will guard this place."

Li Wenzhong refused verbally.

"How can that be possible? We are all here under the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If we just go back to rest, wouldn't that be a disappointment to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's arrangement?"

"General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only told us to guard here, but he didn't say that you have to stay up all night watching over us.

What's more, there were only two of them and no other guards here.

They won't run away and they won't do anything bad. What do you have to worry about?

Leave the matters here to us. If we can't keep an eye on these two people with so many pairs of glasses, then we are not worthy of serving beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

When Li Wenzhong heard this, he was really a little moved. The weather was so cold at night, and with the chirping of crickets, he had only one thought, which was to sleep.

"I don't know what the chirping of crickets is for, but it seems to help me sleep. Oh, I'm so sleepy now that I can't even open my eyes.

In this case, I trust you guys very much. You just stay here and guard. I will take a nap first and will be back in one or two incense sticks.

You must not fall asleep, there can be no mistakes at such a critical moment."

Wang Baobao saw it all through the crack in the window upstairs.

“I finally understand why Zhu Yuanzhang was so afraid of Zhu Kai.

You can see the gap between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhu Kai. The difference is really too big.

If this happened to someone around Zhu Kai, they wouldn't dare to leave their post without permission. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is certainly kind, but kindness doesn't count in the military."

Wang Baobao watched Li Wenzhong leave with his own eyes.

"What do you mean he can come back in one or two sticks of incense? I think he will sleep until dawn."

Wang Baobao knew very well that as long as Li Wenzhong was not here, no one could stop him from doing anything.

After watching the other person leave, Wang Baobao carefully left his room.

He tiptoed to the door of Guanyinnu's room.

At this moment, Guanyin Nu was not asleep either. He also heard a noise outside, but from the sound of footsteps, he could tell it was his brother. Besides, no one else would come so late.

He carefully came to the door and looked through the crack, and saw that it was indeed his brother. After realizing that there was no one outside, he brought Wang Baobao in.

"Brother, what are you doing here so late?"

"I can't sleep, and I have something important to discuss with you."

Guanyinnu lowered his head, smiled and said.

"We are brothers and sisters who are really close to each other. I also tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Since arriving in the capital, I don’t know if it’s because of the unfamiliar climate or some other reason, but I always feel a little nervous. We haven’t even met the emperor of the Ming Dynasty yet, but we’ve already lost our composure.”

"We both feel the same way. We both can't sleep and have no choice but to come here. We have to discuss this period of time. If Zhu Yuanzhang summons us, what should we do?"

"We are no longer under any threat. We have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty a long time ago. Moreover, we have done a lot of business with Zhu Kai in the border tribes and have made our own contribution to the stability of the border areas.

Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang called us here to make things difficult for us brothers and sisters?
Although we are considered hostages in the capital, my second brother is still in the tribe after all.

I guess they won't do anything excessive to us, right? Besides, didn't Zhu Kai say that he would protect us and speak for us no matter what time it is. "

After listening to what Guanyinnu said, Wang Baobao sneered.

"Hmph... Sister, after this incident, I hope you can understand one thing, which is to never let your fate be in the hands of others."

"Brother, what do you mean by that? Don't you trust Zhu Kai either?"

"This guy is full of tricks. He may not speak for us at the critical moment.

And after all, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son. Even if there are any problems between father and son, blood is thicker than water.

How could he possibly speak for us at a critical moment? I think he was hoping that we would have a problem, so that the border tribe would be his territory alone."

"So that's what you think. It seems I'm still a little too naive. Since I really believe that he will speak for us, he wants to use our Mongolian tribe to contain Mobei after all."

Wang Baobao knew that what Guanyinnu said made sense, but it was also quite sad.

"This is the last value of our tribe. Our tribe can still help the Ming Dynasty contain the border areas that have not been recovered.

If one day the overall situation on the border is settled, I am afraid that the cunning rabbit will die and the running dog will be cooked."

After hearing what his brother said, Guanyinnu also expressed his agreement.

"Brother, what you said is exactly what I am very worried about. So now we just don't want the Ming Dynasty to be too powerful. The relationship between them and Mobei should be better and better. Only then can we find a little living space in the cracks."

"Sister, I didn't expect your ideas to be so thoughtful and detailed. It seems that following Zhu Kai can really gain something. Following smart people will help you do smart things."

"Brother, you come here so late, aren't you afraid of being discovered by others?"

"I saw Li Wenzhong outside the window just now, and he didn't listen to the prince at all.

He went back to rest, and I took the opportunity of his absence to come and tell you about these things.

Thinking that we might go to the palace to meet Zhu Yuanzhang tomorrow, we have to think of ways to deal with it in advance.

Logically speaking, if he wants to arrange for you to marry his son, he might ask the Queen to summon you in private, so we two brothers and sisters must agree on our statements first."

Guanyinnu nodded and said.

"I've heard that Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, Empress Ma Xiuying of the Ming Dynasty, was a smart and wise woman. We really need to think of a good excuse in advance and not show weakness in front of him."

“I don’t know if Zhu Kai will send someone over tomorrow, but as I said just now, don’t pin your hopes on others. You still have to consider yourself at critical moments.

At first I wanted to send you to Zhu Kai so that I could get more information.

At the very least, we can protect our tribe. Since Zhu Kai has no intention of doing so, we can only settle for the second best and choose someone else.

Moreover, we surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and did a lot for the Ming Dynasty. Marrying their prince was both a reward and a restriction for us. "

Guanyinnu had already figured it out long ago, and he was not particularly opposed to the idea of ​​marrying a foreign princess.

"Brother, from what you said, it seems like you feel guilty about me. You don't have to feel that way. We have been dependent on each other since we were young, whether for you and my second brother or for our entire Mongolian tribe.

I have no complaints about going to the marriage alliance. As long as I can be of use and do more for you, I will be happy, and I have already started planning."

"Have you already started planning?"

“Although we don’t know what Zhu Yuanzhang’s final decision is yet, I think it is very likely that he will give me to the third prince Zhu Chong.

This is just my guess. The Ming Dynasty was very particular about ethics and morals.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhu Kai are already married, so it's impossible for the Third Prince to give me to the Fourth Prince before he gets married.

There is no such reason, not to mention that the Fourth Prince is younger than me, and we are not a good match in age, so I guess it is most likely the Third Prince, and I also gave him some hints along the way." (End of this chapter)