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

On the other side, Crown Prince Zhu Biao received Zhu Yuanzhang's order and left the court directly to find Chang Sheng outside.

Although the prince personally arranged for Li Wenzhong to protect Wang Baobao and his sister in the inn, he still had some doubts about Li Wenzhong in his heart and was even worried.

That's why he went out in such a hurry to find his elder brother-in-law Chang Sheng.

"Your Highness, has the court been adjourned? Why did you come out so soon?"

"Chang Sheng, General Chang Yuchun has assigned you a mission just now. He asked you to go there right now. This prince came out to tell you."

"My father? I'll wait until he assigns me a mission. Even if there is a mission, with your men and so many eunuchs around, is it really necessary for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out in person to pass on the message?"

"The mission is to go to the capital to protect Wang Baobao."

When Chang Sheng heard what Crown Prince Zhu Biao said, his face darkened.

"Oh, so it's this mission. Is my father getting senile? How did he get involved in this matter?"

"Don't blame General Chang Yuchun. This is Zhu Kai's request."

"King of Sai? Why would he ask us to protect Wang Baobao? Even if he had such a request, he should have gone to his father-in-law, General Xu Da.

If worst comes to worst, the Second Princess’ brothers can go.

Now this matter has fallen on our family, that is, your Highness the Crown Prince. It seems that His Highness Zhu Kai is really willing to put the responsibility on others, not considering our thoughts at all, and only caring about himself. "

"Chang Sheng, this is what I promised Zhu Kai, so don't complain too much. I understand your feelings. This mission is like a hot potato, and no one is willing to take it."

"Your Highness, I hope you understand that I am not trying to be lazy, but I think we should not get too involved in this matter.

The Emperor is already quite wary of what happened between Wang Baobao and His Royal Highness Zhu Kai. If we get close to them at this critical moment, it will seem like you want to take a piece of the pie."

"Even if everyone in the world says so, this prince doesn't care.

This is the request of my younger brother Zhu Kai. We are twins. Over the years, our father has been too partial to me, and even I can't stand it.

I can stay in the capital and live a comfortable life as the Crown Prince, while he will have to carry the heavy burden for me, go to the border to fight, and guard there.

It is possible that he will take root there in the future, which is something I, as his brother, really don't want to see.

So, I tried my best to make it up to him, and I would not refuse any request he made as long as it was reasonable. "

"Your Highness, you are so kind-hearted. Your Highness Zhu Kai is a very smart man. Even if you don't help him, he has plenty of ways to help."

"I know Zhu Kai often says some weird things, and you all don't want to communicate with him."

“How dare I?

After all, King Sai is the Emperor's son and the Crown Prince's younger brother. We are just your subordinates.

We do whatever the people above say.

Don't worry, Your Highness. Although I don't want to communicate with Li Wenzhong, you have already found me, and I can't disobey your order. "

After Chang Sheng said this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled.

"So you don't want to communicate with Li Wenzhong. I thought you had some complaints about the emperor's arrangement."

"How dare I complain about the emperor's arrangements? We should obey the emperor's orders.

It’s just that Li Wenzhong is indeed a somewhat annoying guy. He has been with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for so many years, and he and I have always disliked each other.

If I were to go to him to take over now, he would definitely think that I had taken his job.”

Crown Prince Zhu Biao, thinking of this, had a very good idea, which was to let Chang Sheng go to Zhu Kai's mansion to find Zhu Kai first, and then the two of them would go together to hand over to Li Wenzhong.

Perhaps this is what Zhu Kai himself wants to do. He must be a little worried about Wang Baobao and Guanyin Nu.

Today gave him a legitimate reason to visit these two people at the inn, and also give them a chance to exchange information. Crown Prince Zhu Biao can be said to have done his best for his younger brother Zhu Kai.

Thinking of this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao took out a token from his arms. This was the token of the Crown Prince's Mansion.

"Chang Sheng, take this prince's token and go to Zhu Kai's mansion first. Ask him to go with you to Li Wenzhong to take over. And by the way, call back all the imperial guards."

“Yes, it’s really an overreaction to use the Imperial Guards to protect Wang Baobao. The emperor is right. In that case, I’ll go there now.

But His Highness Zhu Kai finally came back from the border, doesn't he want to take a rest?"

"A person as capable as him has no right to rest, and he has no time to rest every day.

Zhu Kai himself said that the brain is like a running machine. If it stops, it will rust and then stop running completely. "

"what?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said.

"He always has so many strange things to say. Even this prince will be infected by him after being with him for a long time."

"He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black.

Your Highness, there is one thing I don’t know whether I should say or not.”

"You are the brother of the Crown Princess, which means you are the eldest brother-in-law of this Crown Prince. In addition to the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, we also have this layer of kinship. There are no outsiders here, so just say whatever you want to say."

Chang Sheng looked around and saw that there was indeed no one around eavesdropping on their conversation. He paused and said.

"Your Highness, I know that what I said may be a bit discordant, but I think Zhu Kai is a very smart person, and he is also your brother, Your Highness.

Although the emperor had given him a title and sent him to a border area to be a vassal.

However, after all, human hearts are separated by a layer of skin, and no one of us can see what he is thinking in his heart.

You can't trust him too much, you still have to be on guard. Even though you have firmly established yourself as the crown prince, there is no definite outcome this day. We are all worried, fearing that His Highness Zhu Kai also wants to seize the throne."

"Don't worry, Zhu Kai won't do that. He doesn't have any such thoughts. I know my brother very well. He only wants to make money and do business. He wants to be a businessman, not a prince, let alone an emperor."

Crown Prince Zhu Biao has a pure heart.

“As I said just now, you can know a person’s face but not his heart.

Of course, these things are not what we should worry about. They are what the emperor should worry about, but it doesn’t matter. We can be said to be a family now.

It is indeed a bit presumptuous to say this, but this is the only way I can describe it.

His Highness Zhu Kai conquered the border areas, and Wang Baobao made the border areas so stable. Anyone who sees such a great achievement would be jealous.

I believe even the emperor would be moved when he saw it.

What kind of reward the emperor will give him this time when he returns has not yet been announced.

The emperor has always been a diligent and people-loving man. He actually allowed His Highness Zhu Kai to have a good rest at home, and allowed His Highness Zhu Kai to contact Wang Baobao privately, and he didn't care even if it was just to exchange information.

Isn't this enough to explain the problem? Your Highness, you must be careful and don't make the wrong decision. "

When Crown Prince Zhu Biao heard this, he patted Chang Sheng's shoulder gently and said.

"Brother, there is no one around here. I call you brother, don't think too much. Zhu Kai is not that kind of person."

At this moment, the eunuchs in the court trotted over and prepared to come towards them.

When the prince turned around and saw the eunuch jogging towards him, he knew that it must be Zhu Yuanzhang summoning him. It really didn't make sense that such a small matter took so long to arrange.

"It should be my father who sent someone to look for me. You can take this prince's token and go find Zhu Kai. I believe the people in his mansion will not make things difficult for you.

As soon as he saw the token, he knew everything. We had already discussed this matter last night.

You should take over Li Wenzhong's position and call back all the imperial guards. The capital city is now open for business. If the common people see so many imperial guards wandering around in the capital city, they will surely be in a panic.

You should take some of your troops with you, preferably in civilian clothes instead of military uniforms, as this can easily scare the civilian population."

“Your Highness has thought through everything. These are things I had not thought of. I will take some people with me now and arrange for them to wear casual clothes instead of military uniforms. The main focus will still be on the civilian population in the city.

To put it another way, Wang Baobao is just a foreigner, and he is also a defeated general of our Ming Dynasty. We can be polite to him, but we can't be too polite, otherwise he will think he is arrogant. "

"Chang Sheng, we grew up together, and you also grew up in General Chang Yuchun's military camp. You have been exposed to all these things. I believe you can arrange them yourself, so I won't tell you too much.

You should go quickly, take some people with you, and tell Li Wenzhong not to complain. This does not involve any matter of stealing credit, so tell him not to think too much about it.

This person has always been a little petty, so don't take it personally.

Just listen to what he says. If there is anything that makes you dissatisfied, come back and complain to this prince, and let me deal with him personally. Don't let his pig-brained character make both you and Zhu Kai angry.

This will make the situation difficult to handle, and Wang Baobao and his sister will also see us making a fool of ourselves.”

After Crown Prince Zhu Biao gave these instructions, he turned around and returned to the main hall.

Chang Sheng took the token given to him by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and prepared to go find Zhu Kai without stopping.

"People from the Thirteenth Battalion, follow me now!"

"Yes! General!"

After hearing the instructions from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Chang Sheng felt a little confused. Should he wear casual clothes?
Chang Sheng was a very low-key person, and he didn't want to be too ostentatious. After thinking for a long time, he went to the wing room next door to change into his usual clothes, and put the token given to him by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on his chest.

He strode out of the palace gate with big strides.

At this moment, he was feeling a little uneasy.

He hadn't seen Zhu Kai for a long time. He knew that this person had a very strange temper, so he would feel a little nervous when he saw him.

Now he has to deal with these problems with him face to face alone, which is really a headache for him. Sometimes he can't understand what Zhu Kai says.

At Zhu Kai's mansion, after Xu Miaoyun served Zhu Kai breakfast, he hurried to the table to continue drawing the blueprint of the bathtub.

At this moment, Zhu Kai suddenly had an idea. It would be great if he could open a bathhouse in the capital.

This is also a monopoly business and it is sure to make a lot of money. If it develops well, you can open chain bathhouses all over the country. This requires you to use your own brain. For an ordinary bathhouse, you can just put up a pool, but Zhu Kai wants to add a bathing experience and a sweat steaming session.

People in the Ming Dynasty had never enjoyed these things, but any wealthy official would certainly not be able to resist such temptation.

If this is the case, Zhu Kai can also take the opportunity to open a club to win over the dignitaries in the court and the powerful people in the capital.

Thinking of this, Zhu Kai didn't have any other ideas. He just felt that it would be easier to get things done with someone in the court. Even though he was the emperor's son, there were some things that he was unable to do and still needed help from others.

If we can take this opportunity to win over more people, it would be a very good thing.

Xu Miaoyuan watched Zhu Kai drawing a blueprint beside her.

He came closer to Zhu Kai, took a closer look, smiled and said.

"Your Highness, this is the bathtub you drew. It's clearly a big trough. Are you sure you want to take a bath in it? I think it's not as good as a wooden tub for bathing.

What material do you plan to use to build this bathtub? Wood seems to be difficult to use. It is too big and will waste a lot of wood. Moreover, the wood will rot over time. This material is not very good. "

Zhu Kai thought that the bathtub definitely could not be made of wood. The key point was that the materials he wanted were not available with the current technology in the Ming Dynasty. He could only choose to build one with bricks.

It would be better if there was cement, but these things are a matter for the future. If they didn’t know about it, they would definitely not have been able to invent it.

"Can you understand this drawing?"

“I can understand it, but I’m afraid that the craftsmen don’t understand it. Although there are many skilled craftsmen, they may not be able to come up with such a good solution.

The key is to find a material that is durable. If that doesn't work, why not use silver?"

"What? Use silver to build a bathtub?" (End of this chapter)