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

These two guards often heard others say bad things about Zhu Kai. When they saw Zhu Kai, they thought that he was as arrogant and domineering as the rumors said and that he was not easy to get along with.

They realized that they had stopped the wrong person and were already trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die for my blindness."

"You two should get up quickly. I didn't say anything about these things. If you want to blame me, I've already said it before. You are not owls. It's normal that you can't see clearly at night.

And the king is still dressed like this. You asked one more question. This is because you are more responsible for your own work. Not only should you not be punished, but you should be rewarded well. "

The two guards were already confused when they heard Zhu Kai say this. They thought the other party was speaking in a sarcastic way.

"Your Majesty, we must remember not to stop the wrong person again in the future."

"You two should hurry up and open the gate of the palace for me. I want to enter the palace now."

These two guards did not know that Zhu Yuanzhang had secretly allowed Zhu Kai to come to the palace.

Although Zhu Kai is the emperor's son, it is already so late now, and he is already a prince with a title and has left the palace to set up his own government.

He should not be here at this time. Unless there is an imperial decree from the emperor, he cannot be let in casually. This is unreasonable.

"Um... Your Majesty... Look, it's already so late..."

Before the two of them could finish their conversation, Zhu Kai took out a token that Zhu Yuanzhang had once given him.

These two had just stood up, but had to kneel down again as soon as they saw Zhu Yuanzhang's token.

"It turns out that the emperor has sent an imperial decree to ask the prince to come. In this case, we should not stop the prince anymore. We will open the door for you now."

"Yes, you should open the door now. There are not many people as responsible as you two. I have clearly remembered your performance today. If there is a chance one day, I will definitely give you a promotion."

When the two guards heard Zhu Kai's words, they were secretly delighted.

However, what surprised them even more was that Zhu Kai was not as arrogant and domineering as the rumors said, and he did not take everyone seriously.

On the contrary, he is very easy-going and approachable.

"Thank you, Your Highness. In that case, I will help you open the palace gate now. I wonder if you will leave the palace tonight?"

"I am not sure about this at the moment. Please open the door first."

Afterwards, the two guards immediately went to the side and happily opened the door to welcome Zhu Kai into the palace.

Zhu Kai rode his horse into the palace in a swagger. The two guards breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhu Kai's departing back. At the same time, they were also worried about what had just happened.

"King of Sai? I was really shocked. It seems that he is not as the rumors say. I think he is a very good person, on par with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been considerate, and so have the rest of us. Fortunately, we two saw him in advance, otherwise, we can’t say for sure what would have happened.”

"Hey...what on earth is the emperor looking for the prince for so late at night?"

"I say you are really worried, what does this have to do with us?"

The guard next to him shook his head helplessly when he heard this, and then gave a bitter smile.

"Or maybe some people are really lucky and are born as the emperor's son. What else do they have to worry about in this life?
It seems that reincarnation is really a technical job. I will do more good deeds in this life, hoping that I can be born into a rich and prosperous family in the next life.

I wouldn't be working here in the middle of the night, and I would be so scared when I saw the prince that I quickly knelt on the ground. Fortunately, the prince didn't argue with us, otherwise we would be in big trouble today."

“Yeah, you’re really right.

However, being born into an emperor's family does have its own difficulties.

It does seem good now, but quarrels between brothers often happen. We ordinary people don’t need to fight for power and profit. It’s natural for brothers to live in harmony and be friendly to each other.”

The two guards continued to stand guard nearby as they spoke.

Zhu Kai rode his horse to the palace and arrived at the place he had agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang in advance.

"I haven't been back to the palace for such a long time. I feel a little unfamiliar with this place. It seems that I have to stay in the capital for a while this time."

Zhu Kai got off the horse while talking to himself.

At this moment, the eunuch Wang Jinghong had been waiting for a long time.

"My servant comes to see the prince."

When Zhu Kai saw that the eunuch in front of him actually knelt down and kowtowed to him, he immediately ran forward and helped him up.

"Eunuch Wang, you are so polite. You are already an old man beside my father. I have told you many times that you don't need to be so polite when you see me."

"Your Highness, please be considerate of my age, but I still have to be polite. These are the rules of the palace. Your Highness, don't feel uncomfortable."

Wang Jinghong can be said to have watched Zhu Kai grow up.

Another reason is that Zhu Kai is a time traveler after all, and he still retains modern ideas. He finds it difficult to accept things like kneeling down and kowtowing at every turn.

Even though he had lived in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, he still couldn't get used to it, especially when the other party was already old and still had to kneel down to him. The thought of it made him feel uncomfortable all over.

“Eunuch Wang, the king has already told you that if there are no outsiders and only the two of us, you don’t have to kneel down.

You are old and have to serve your father all day long. Your health is not very good to begin with. Kneeling down all the time is not good for your knees. If you injure your meniscus and get synovitis, it will be terrible. "

"Your Majesty, what is a meniscus? What is synovitis?"

"Um... my knee is broken. People like you who kneel down all the time must take care of your health, especially since you are already so old and don't have to do many things yourself.

By the way, if I have time, I will give you a gift, a pair of knee pads. You can put them on your knees and kneel down to feel more comfortable. I can give it a name, ‘Not Afraid of Kneeling’.”

After all, Wang Jinghong watched Zhu Kai grow up, and he already regarded Zhu Kai as his own relative. He couldn't help but laugh when he heard the other party say that.

"Your Highness, there are rules in the palace. We servants cannot wear knee pads or anything like that. Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

When Wang Jinghong heard what Zhu Kai said, he was very moved.

Although he had followed Zhu Yuanzhang for so many years, and Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say about him, no one had ever treated him as an ordinary person like Zhu Kai did.

Not a slave, not a servant, but an ordinary person.

Zhu Kai was the only one in the palace who could treat a eunuch as an ordinary person. "Your Majesty, I am so moved by what you said."

"I have been like this since I was a child. Eunuch Wang has been by my side for so many years. In fact, you also understand my temper and personality."

Wang Jinghong nodded and looked back into the room where Zhu Yuanzhang was still waiting.

"Your Highness, let's not talk about this for now. I'll take you in first. The Emperor is still waiting inside, and the Empress is also here."

"The Queen Mother is here too?"

When Zhu Kai heard that Queen Ma was also here, he was obviously surprised.

"Eunuch Wang, it's already so late, why is the Queen Mother still here? Let him go back and rest as soon as possible."

Wang Jinghong whispered in Zhu Kai's ear.

"My Lord, you don't know.

All parents in the world are pitiful. You should understand the Queen's thoughts. He has not seen you since you came back yesterday.

The Queen has already seen the other two princes, but not the Prince. How could the Queen not be worried about him? He has a soft heart. "

"You are right. Queen Mother must have missed me very much. How could she not miss him after not seeing him for more than a year?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Kai could only sigh at Empress Ma's longing for her son.

But he didn't think about Zhu Yuanzhang. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was a cruel father, which was why he summoned him in a hurry tonight.

It was simply because she wanted me to help her solve the problem of Liao Yongzhong. Before Zhu Kai came, his mind was already like Ming Jing's, and he knew everything.

"My Lord, let's go in quickly."

Who would have thought that Zhu Kai had just walked to the door and didn't see anything, but a bright yellow boot flew out from the house.

"Father, people say you can only hear the sound but not see the person. You are so good. You threw the shoes out before I even came in. I can't see the person, but I can only smell the foot odor."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Kai walking in from outside, still muttering something. He immediately stood up and looked at his son carefully.

"You are really too presumptuous. Isn't the training you have received in the borderland for more than a year enough? You don't know the rules at all, and you still say that I have athlete's foot?"

"Father, I'm already such a grown man, please don't hit my butt with your shoes all the time, okay? Have you formed a conditioned reflex now, and want to take off your shoes and hit me as soon as you see me?"

"Conditioned reflex?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion.

“Um… conditioned reflex is your instinct, when you see something you want to react in a certain way.

Like, when you see me or even hear my voice, you want to take off your shoes and hit me.

You've always hit me like this since I was little, and now I'm a legitimate prince, and if you still treat me like this, I'll lose all my face if others see me like this."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Kai said, he put one hand behind his back, stroked his beard with the other hand, and then laughed out loud.

"No matter how old you are, you will always be our son in front of Queen Zhenghe. What's the big deal about hitting you with a shoe?"

At this point, Zhu Kai noticed Ma Xiuying standing next to him.

Seeing Zhu Kai at this moment, his eyes were now filled with tears.

"Your son pays respects to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress."

Ma Xiuying saw Zhu Kai kneeling on the ground and bowing. This was a rare time when he was obedient.

Ma Xiuying immediately went forward to help Zhu Kai up, and then tears burst out of her eyes and dripped onto her arms.

“Zhu Kai…you’ve really suffered a lot over the past year or so.

I see you've lost so much weight. I thought life in the borderland was pretty bearable, but you kids have all lost weight.

Don’t go to places that far away after the New Year, since you have already conquered all the people of the Mongol tribes.”

Zhu Kai smiled when he heard this.

"Mother, you don't have to feel bad for your son in the border area. Although he suffered a lot, we still gained something. It helped our Ming Dynasty to completely solve the problem of Wang Baobao, the biggest threat to us."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Kai said, he nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the reason why he sent Zhu Kai to such a far place.

"Is Wang Baobao really convinced?"

"Of course. My son, General Lan Yu, and my fifth brother fought with them at the border for nearly a year before they were willing to surrender.

Wang Baobao is a person who can see the situation clearly. I have told him a long time ago that he who knows the times is a hero.

As long as they surrender, our Ming Dynasty will never treat them unfairly. That's why, in the past year or so, in addition to defeating them, I also stayed there to help him build his own tribe.

Their place has already become very prosperous now, otherwise after they surrendered, the people might not be able to live and work in peace. In fact, the situation of their tribe is quite complicated.

Many ordinary people may not want their tribesmen to keep fighting with our Ming Dynasty.

They just want to live a stable life. As long as this condition is met, they will naturally surrender to the Ming Dynasty without hesitation. This is a very normal thing. "

After Zhu Kai said this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction. Finally, he did not let himself down.

"Hey, second brother, you haven't been home for more than a year. Don't talk about government affairs as soon as you meet."

Zhu Kai was thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart, and he really didn't take his son seriously.

Obviously, he was called here just to listen to these words, so what was the point of pretending to care about him now? Zhu Kai was able to understand Zhu Yuanzhang's temper because he used the workplace concept to get along with him.

"Toyin Temur stayed in their tribe. I only brought Wang Baobao and his sister here. Of course, it was also for the purpose of marriage with our Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, I would not have brought them here alone."

"Yes, this matter is quite urgent. We have to deal with their problems quickly."

"Father, don't worry. Wang Baobao and his sister Guanyinnu have been settled in the inn." (End of this chapter)