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

"Brother, you are so kind."

When Zhu Biao saw Zhu Kai like this and wanted to thank him, he quickly stretched out his fist and lightly hit the chest of the waiting man twice.

"Remember? It was like this when we were little. It has been like this since we were little. If you get into trouble, you always put the blame on your big brother."

"Of course I remember it. If we can't even remember this little thing, we two brothers won't be able to continue.

Although I always blamed my eldest brother every time I made a mistake, my father and mother would always find out that it was my fault and they would still punish me.

I hope it won't happen this time. After all, we have both grown up and have become more sensitive to many things. It is not as simple as when we were little, stealing food or breaking a vase."

"At least in Father's eyes, Liao Yongzhong's affairs are not important at all. Father has countless reasons to get rid of him."

"Brother, do you know about the sinking of the Guabu boat?"

"Of course I know. This happened decades ago. Don't mention it again. Bringing it up now will only make Father even angrier.

It won’t do you any good.”

"Of course I understand these things, but I also want to use this incident as the last straw that breaks the camel's back."

"what?"

Zhu Biao still had many doubts in his mind. He knew that Zhu Kai was a man with many ideas, and who knows what kind of ideas he might come up with at this time.

"The New Year is almost here. I think Father wants to avoid touching him before the New Year."

"I do not know……"

While the two of them were talking, eunuch Wang Jinghong hurried over to find Zhu Kai to report the situation.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I wonder if you two are together. I had a hard time looking for you."

"Eunuch Wang, what do you want from us?"

"Oh, why is this servant looking for the two princes? Now it is the emperor who is looking for you two."

"Father?"

"Brother, Father probably wants to know about our meeting with Liao Yongzhong just now."

What else is there to know about this matter? Since Zhu Yuanzhang already has the idea of ​​​​moving the situation, now he just needs to find a candidate for execution and a suitable reason to easily get it done.

"Brother, what do you think we should do? Should we tell the truth?

If I tell the truth to my father at this time, I'm afraid he will be really angry, and we won't be able to solve the problem on impulse. Besides, tonight is a family dinner.

The Crown Princess and my wife Xu Miaoyun are all here. If they feel that the emperor is angry, they will definitely be scared, not to mention that my sister-in-law is pregnant now."

"I see you haven't been home for a long time. Have you forgotten a lot of important things? How could the emperor get angry in front of his two daughters-in-law?"

"Brother, you are right to say that, but I just want everyone to be happy today and not have any conflicts because of this matter."

"That doesn't matter. Father has already made up his mind and we can't stop him. We should observe his expression after we go there."

"Hehe, as long as I have big brother as the scapegoat, I'm not afraid."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really acts like a big brother.

"Zhu Kai, let's not worry about the things between us two brothers. When you meet the emperor later, you must be careful.

I am willing to take all the responsibility for what happened just now. If the emperor really asks about it, neither of us can say anything."

"Brother, although you are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I am also afraid that I will blame you for this matter. It is true that he favors you, but this is the result of challenging the imperial power."

"Anyway, we are all princes of the Ming Dynasty. It doesn't matter who does this."

After a while, Wang Jinghong saw that the two brothers had almost finished their discussion, so he quickly spoke.

"Your Highness, if you two have already discussed it, please leave quickly. The Emperor is already waiting anxiously. When he came down from the palace just now, the Emperor's face was very ugly.

I didn't dare let the eunuchs around me serve me. I always served him personally. If the service was not good enough, I would lose my head.

It's not easy for these little eunuchs around me, so I should take better care of them.

But now it's much better. The emperor may have thought of a way to deal with him. Now that he's in a good mood, he won't be so angry anymore."

"Eunuch Wang, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise there would be countless eunuchs around you who would have been punished by the Emperor."

When he thought of this, he suddenly understood why the eunuchs around the emperor were always so powerful. They were indeed not ordinary people.

This is a job that most people cannot do. Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. If you are not careful and cautious when doing things around the emperor, you will commit a serious crime that will cost you your head.

If things go wrong, the whole family will be doomed.

"If that's the case, then let's go quickly. We must not let the emperor get angry. There's no benefit in making him angry at this time."

"Well, let's go."

When Wang Jinghong saw the two of them here, he suddenly remembered, why wasn't Liao Yongzhong here?
"Your Highnesses, where is Marquis Deqing?"

"You don't have to worry about him, he has already left. My eldest brother just took him back in a warm sedan chair.

In fact, I feel that he himself has realized that he has many problems, but it is too difficult to get him to change. Even if he can change, the people around him cannot change.

As the saying goes, a three-foot-thick ice doesn’t form overnight, and a drop of water wears away a stone in a day. For someone like him to anger the emperor to this extent, it can only be said that he deserves it.”

"Well, actually it's not easy for him to get to where he is today. There's nothing we can do about it. The emperor has been tolerating his behavior for a long time."

"Yes, then what method do you think the emperor will use to deal with him?"

"I don't know. In fact, this kind of thing is really hard to think about because it is too scary. I don't even dare to think about what method the emperor will use to deal with him."

Zhu Kai only said this, of course he knew in his heart that the emperor's method was to completely cut off his retreat and eradicate the roots.

"I don't know what the emperor will do. I only know that the wrath of thunder is something that most people cannot withstand."

Afterwards, Wang Jinghong brought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince directly to the vicinity of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting alone in the room. He felt a little too tired. Being an emperor was really not easy.

"Everyone in this world is plotting against me. There is no one around me I can trust. This is really too sad."

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled that throughout all the things he had experienced, the people around him had indeed been with him for a long time, including Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Tang He.

They were all brothers who had grown up with him. Now that he was the emperor, things were really different. Sometimes he wanted to have a good time with these old friends. But there was no such opportunity. Even if he wanted to find the friendship they had before, they didn't dare to tell him too much.

The only one who was brave enough was Xu Da.

After all, apart from Junchen, the two of them are childhood friends and grew up together. Now there is another kind of relationship between them, that is, they are in-laws.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was feeling sad, Wang Jinghong, Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Kai had already come into the house.

"Father!"

Zhu Kai was always very enthusiastic whenever he saw Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Why are you here, little brat?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Kai, he subconsciously wanted to take out his shoes and beat this guy hard.

"Hey, Dad, I think you should worry about your old waist. Don't take off your shoes every time you see me. Why don't you take off your belt and spank me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

"Thank goodness you reminded me, brat. I should have used my belt to give you a few good beatings. Otherwise, you will never realize how much you deserve a beating."

"Dad, I've spent so much time preparing for the family dinner tonight, if you don't give me some face, you should at least hit me less.

You are really too biased. My elder brother is here too. Why don't you hit him? He just stares at me all day. Fortunately, you didn't hit him on the head, otherwise I would have been beaten into a fool by you."

While waiting to get here, he deliberately did not call Zhu Yuanzhang "father".

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must miss the old days very much and he didn't want to be alienated by others, but he also wanted to covet this power.

"Father!"

"Prince, has Liao Yongzhong left?"

"Yeah, the doctor let him go right after he examined him. There's no point in keeping him here, and he won't be able to say anything."

"This guy is really too much. He is always arrogant and domineering. If we don't teach him a lesson, he doesn't know the power of the emperor."

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang really felt that he was too tired, and he seemed unable to hold on any longer.

"Liao Yongzhong, it's really a pity. He and his brothers set up camp in Chaohu Lake to protect themselves. Later, he surrendered to me and led the navy all the way here. He really made many contributions."

“No matter how many merits he has, he cannot do anything that overshadows his master.

When Liao Yongzhong was young, he was very heroic, ambitious, wise and brave. When he was stationed in Chaohu, he followed his brother Liao Yongan to join his father. "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Kai say these things, he was not very surprised.

Because I did tell him some things.

"Second brother, although you have been in the palace for a short time, it is not easy for you to know so many details."

"After all, it's because I have a good memory. I can remember everything my father said to me when he was young."

"At that time, you had met Liao Yongzhong. He was not what he is now. It is true that people change as time passes. When a person has enough power, he will become arrogant."

Zhu Yuanzhang even laughed when he heard what Zhu Kai said.

"I'm wondering, where on earth did you get all this information from? What you said actually makes a lot of sense."

"Uh... these are all philosophical questions."

Zhu Biao suddenly thought of the problem just now, and he felt that he had to discuss it with Zhu Yuanzhang in advance.

Zhu Yuanzhang has also been thinking about a question: whether this guy is really injured or faking it is very important to him.

"Prince, did the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital go to see it in person?"

"Yes, the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital has to see Concubine Xi every day, and he didn't have time to take care of Marquis Deqing today. Who knew this guy would be so picky.

The imperial physician who went to treat him was immediately kicked out. "

"What? He is so brave, is he crazy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, which had already subsided, suddenly flared up again.

"I have long known that this guy has ill intentions. He is really getting more and more presumptuous. It is indeed a bit too much for him to make such a decision."

"Father, please don't get angry with him over these little things. It's totally not worth it."

"But……"

Wang Jinghong was watching these people from the side, observing their expressions, but he was still very worried.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said.

"This Liao Yongzhong is actually quite interesting. He does have some old injuries. After all, he followed his father to conquer the world. However, these injuries have no effect on him at all. He is just pretending to be sick."

"Malingering?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded when he thought of this, and said meaningfully.

"It seems that he has also learned to gain sympathy from me, but it is too late now. If he had shown such an attitude earlier, he would not have come to this point today."

Zhu Kai had a bold idea that Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief Mao Xiang must have found something when he went to his house this time.

"Oh, Father, the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital did not dare to offend him, so he could only go along with what he said, saying that his old illness needed to be carefully taken care of."

"Old injuries can only be treated well."

Zhu Kai felt distressed again when he heard this. He knew that Crown Prince Zhu Biao was about to confess the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Big brother..."

Before Zhu Kai could speak, Zhu Biao quickly waved his hands and shook his head.

Zhu Kai also understood what Crown Prince Zhu Biao meant. He did not dare to act rashly and had to choose to keep silent.

"All right……"

"Father, I have done something wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the expressions of the two brothers and knew that there must be something fishy going on between them. (End of this chapter)