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

Chapter 27 The deal with Zhu Yuanzhang!
When speaking, Zhu Kai deliberately emphasized the words "brother" and "sister". When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Kai's words, his face turned black.

This clever second brother must know what he meant and is deliberately beating around the bush.

"Bastard thing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Kai and yelled, "You are just trying to piss me off, right? How can I, your father, live in Kunning Palace every day?"

"Oh."

Zhu Kai looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and then said meaningfully:

"I was wondering why Dad taught me to treat everyone equally, but...it turns out that you want to treat everyone equally? Hey, what's the big deal? Dad, can't you just say no? As your son, can't I help you solve it?"

Zhu Kai raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

But he didn't say anything, just communicated with Zhu Yuanzhang with eye contact.

It all goes without saying!
You want to get a mattress for each of the other concubines, right?
Can't you just say no?

"Bunny!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very depressed and was made fun of by this kid again.

Who knows, Zhu Kai said next:
"Dad, I'll send the latex mattress to mom later. Mom has the final say on how to divide it. After all, mom is the queen and the master of the harem. Dad, you let mom manage the harem. A man's words should be kept, right?"

My word is law, sir!
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Kai: "You kid, you are just playing tricks on your father, right? How can you let another woman get involved in this woman's affairs?"

The relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying grew stronger and stronger.

But when people are well fed and clothed, they will think about sex. Zhu Yuanzhang was a rough man who married many women. It was impossible for him to sleep only in Ma Xiuying's bed.

Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang was still thinking about making his Zhu family prosperous. Ma Xiuying lost her fertility after giving birth to the twin brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Kai, and had no other children, so Ma Xiuying acquiesced to Zhu Yuanzhang's decision to take a concubine.

Taking ten thousand steps back...

Zhu Yuanzhang was now the emperor. It was impossible for him to marry only one woman in his life. Which emperor in history did not have several concubines? Ma Xiuying was not jealous of this matter.

Zhu Kai could not mock Zhu Yuanzhang when it came to women. At least Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had lived together for many years. But Zhu Kai had to sleep with two women on his wedding day.

Zhu Kai was also helpless, but he could only accept it helplessly.

In this regard, Zhu Kai could only sigh: Damn feudal dynasty!
Although Ma Xiuying was not jealous, it did not mean that she was not unhappy. When Zhu Kai sent the latex mattresses to Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines, Ma Xiuying pretended not to know. But when Zhu Kai gave the mattresses to Ma Xiuying and asked her to send the mattresses to Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines, the nature of the situation was completely different.

No matter how generous Ma Xiuying is, she can't stand this kind of thing, right?
My man has a woman outside, and I just pretended not to know. Now you want me to give you justice?
dream!

Zhu Yuanzhang understood this very well.

So he didn't want Ma Xiuying to get involved in the matter of distributing mattresses to concubines; Zhu Kai knew that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want Ma Xiuying to know, so he said this deliberately.

Through Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of Zhu Kai's past misdeeds, he believed that Zhu Kai was pretending to be ignorant despite knowing the truth in order to negotiate conditions with him.

After thinking it through, Zhu Yuanzhang did not argue with Zhu Kai and went straight to the point: "Tell me what your conditions are."

"What conditions or no conditions? Dad, aren't you being too formal?"

Zhu Kai glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "A month is thirty days, so how many days do you plan to stay at my mother's house?"

Zhu Yuanzhang told the truth: "As long as I have nothing to do, I will definitely stay in Kunning Palace. Counting a month, it will be more than 20 days at most. In the future, it will only be more, not less than 20 days."

As he got older, and as the court officials could not unite as one, Zhu Yuanzhang had racked his brains to deal with the affairs of the court. He did not want to go back to his sleeping place and still engage in intrigue.

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang could forget all his worries.

In such a huge imperial palace, the only time I felt at home was when I was having dinner with Ma Xiuying, Zhu Kai and Zhu Biao in Kunning Palace.

After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's accurate answer, Zhu Kai felt much more relieved.

When it comes to keeping his words, Zhu Yuanzhang is quite manly and he always keeps his word!

"Well, that's pretty much it."

Zhu Kai sat up straight, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Next, let's talk about the conditions!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Kai and rolled his eyes!
You little bastard, didn't you say that there were no conditions? You also said that the father and son were distant, so why are you negotiating conditions now?

But after all, I need help from the little bastard!

After we have discussed the conditions, we can then discuss whether to beat or scold!

Zhu Kai pretended not to see Zhu Yuanzhang's rolling eyes and said to himself: "Next, let's talk about your purchase of a latex mattress. I won't talk about the characteristics of this latex mattress. Those who have used it say it's good. Let's talk about the price. It's not expensive... one hundred taels per piece."

"So expensive?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that a mattress cost one hundred taels, his eyes widened and he exclaimed:
"Damn, this latex is inlaid with gold, right?"

But Zhu Kai was indifferent. This was the advantage of exclusive trading. If you don't buy it, someone else will. "If it's inlaid with gold, it won't be as simple as a hundred taels."

"What do you want money for, little bastard?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied, pointing at Zhu Kai and scolding him: "Does your father lack food and drink for you? Isn't it me who pays for your food and clothing every year in the palace? Come, let's calculate how much money it has cost to raise you for seventeen years?"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a peasant family, felt more pain when others took money out of his pocket than when his flesh was cut.

Even though Zhu Kai is his most beloved son, he cannot easily take the money away from him.

How could Zhu Kai not know Zhu Yuanzhang's stingy character? He said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dad, don't give me that. I'm not even 18 years old yet. You have the obligation to support me. This is your responsibility as a father. When I'm 18 years old..."

"When you turn eighteen you have to pay me back."

Zhu Yuanzhang was like a wealthy landlord in the Western Jin Dynasty. He would hold on to the money in his pocket and would find ways to get money from others.

The money in the Ming Dynasty court included the national treasury and the imperial treasury. The money in the national treasury was spent by the Ming Dynasty, while the money in the imperial treasury was Zhu Yuanzhang's own money.

Moreover, because Zhu Yuanzhang was stingy and had a strong desire for control, the money in the treasury was more than that in the national treasury, and he was racking his brains to make money.

If you don’t look at the fact that he conferred titles on so many kings, princes, generals and ministers, you will see that they are all acres of leeks waiting to be harvested.

For example, now Zhu Yuanzhang showed his stingy character to the fullest. He said to Zhu Kai seriously: "Moreover, not only do you have to pay it back, you have to pay back the principal and interest. In my hometown, the money we lend out is nine times out and thirteen times in a year. It's been seventeen years for you. Let's find the minister of the Ministry of Revenue to calculate how much you owe your father."

Zhu Kai felt helpless when seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's official manner.

How did I end up with such a stingy father?

(End of this chapter)