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

Chapter 63: A mother worries about her son even when he is far away! The new Ming Dynasty that Zhu Kai wants to build! It turns out to be! ?
"Guanzhong, wait a moment. I'll go and scold my second brother!"

After saying that, Zhu Biao took the manuscript to Fengxian Hall to find Zhu Kai.

In the Fengxian Hall, Zhu Kai was shirtless, sitting at the table with Meng Duan, discussing the contents of the manuscript.

Zhu Biao leaned over and heard Meng Duan say to Zhu Kai, "Second Prince, this book is quite interesting. It is different from other books about gods, demons and monsters. This book is about the life of the common people. It describes the corruption of the Song Dynasty, the stupidity of the king, the treachery of the ministers... It has a variety of characters, and it is really a masterpiece. It also serves as a warning to the ministers in the court. It is a good book! It is a good book! A book that warns the world, why didn't Lao Luo write it?"

Zhu Biao: ????

Are you sure we are talking about the same book?
Why do I see something different than what you see?
"Lao Luo said that the book described the affairs between men and women, which was against the way of a gentleman, and that my reputation could not withstand the damage caused by this novel."

Zhu Kai was also helpless. "It's enough to make money. Don't ordinary people like this? I am his sponsor after all. This guy actually disobeyed the orders of the sponsor. He really deserves to be beaten!"

Zhu Kai wrote this book to make money. Luo Guanzhong thought the content of the book was too erotic, but Meng Duan saw it as a warning to the world...

It sounds like these three people have different understandings of this book.

Zhu Biao was about to speak when Meng Duan, after taking a sip of beer, said, "Lao Luo's mind is full of filth. It is true that if you read a book a hundred times, its meaning will become clear. His mind is not clean, and everything he thinks is not clean."

At this point, Meng Duan looked up and saw Zhu Biao, and immediately bowed to him: "Your Highness... I am the chief secretary of the Second Prince's Office. I am here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After Meng Duan followed Zhu Kai, he met Zhu Biao several times. The previous conflict in Huaiyang Tower had long become a thing of the past, and neither of them mentioned it again. It was obvious that they treated it as if it had never happened. So when he saw Zhu Biao, he was not embarrassed and just greeted him casually.

"Yeah, yeah, nice to meet Mr. Meng."

Zhu Biao put the manuscript on the table. Meng Duan saw the manuscript and smiled:

"Your Highness, have you also read this book? How do you feel about it?"

"Uh……"

Zhu Biao naturally could not be like Luo Guanzhong, who was full of filth and said righteously:

"Mr. Meng is right. This book is a warning to the world and should be published in great detail!"

"..."

Meng Duan picked up the manuscript that Zhu Biao had placed on the table, took a look at it, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

I didn't expect you to be such a prince...

What Zhu Biao is holding in his hand is the beginning written by Lao Luo, and the outline at the end is in my hand. How can you tell that this is a warning work?

Meng Duan understood this, but he did not have any prejudice against Zhu Biao.

This book originally describes matters between men and women, and after reading the beginning he felt that it was full of eroticism.

It may be erotic, but it is still a good book.

Meng Duan pretended to be oblivious and put the outline on the manuscript, then handed it back to Zhu Biao. He then pretended to be indifferent and chatted with Zhu Kai: "This book looks okay to me, and Lao Luo's writing is acceptable. It would be a pity not to write such a good book. How about... let me write it? I have experienced the stupidity of the late Yuan Dynasty, and I have also done some earth-shattering things. If I write about my personal experiences, this book will have a realistic shadow and more people will like it."

“You can add stories to it, but your writing will definitely not be as good as Lao Luo’s.”

Zhu Kai criticized Meng Duan mercilessly, "They are professionals, and only professionals can make more money."

When Meng Duan heard Zhu Kai say that he was not capable, he was very dissatisfied and started arguing with Zhu Kai.

Zhu Biao did not interrupt, but looked at the outline at the top of the manuscript, and felt more and more embarrassed the more he read.

In short, this book is not the same thing.

A book that contains love between a man and a woman...I want to read it!
Looking at Meng Duan again, Zhu Biao thought of the righteous words he had just said.

There was also the meaningful smile from Meng Duan.

I didn’t expect... that you would be such a Mr. Meng.

It didn't take long for me to follow my second brother and I learned bad things.

Zhu Kai had already finished arguing with Meng Duan. Zhu Kai used the reason that he was the "master" and he and Luo Guanzhong were both "subjects" to forcibly stop Meng Duan from writing.

"Luo Guanzhong, get in here."

Zhu Kai shouted in the hall, and Luo Guanzhong, his face covered with sweat from the sun, ran in and immediately stood in front of Zhu Kai waiting for orders.

"I still want you to write this book, but when Lao Meng saw this book, he also wanted to write it."

Zhu Kai looked at Luo Guanzhong,
"Just tell me whether you will write it or not. If you don't, I'll let Lao Meng write it."

"Old man Meng wants to write too?"

Luo Guanzhong looked at Meng Duan and sneered contemptuously, "How come the descendant of the Second Sage also understands the affairs of men and women?"

Meng Duan stroked his beard and said lightly: "I also have children, haha... You don't have to look down on me. When I was your age, I was already an official and killed the Henan Marshal who rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. Compared with me, you still have to work harder."

Meng Duan was from Qi County, Henan Province. He worked as a minor official in the government during the Yuan Dynasty and regarded himself as a descendant of Mencius.

However, the Henan officials at that time were all Mongolians or Semites. They could not even recognize a few characters, let alone understand the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, so they ignored him. When Meng Duan had nothing to do, he would write anti-poems to liven up the atmosphere, but no one could understand them anyway.

Later, Meng Duan couldn't stand this kind of life anymore, so he called a few good friends, pretended to be messengers of imperial decrees, went to the Marshal's Mansion and killed the Marshal. Then, within five days, he killed all the Mongol officials in Henan.

In this way, Meng Duan acted as a local emperor in Henan for five days. One time, when he was drunk with an old friend, he accidentally revealed the truth.

Does this count as being discovered?
The most amazing thing is that after Meng Duan’s lie was exposed, no one dared to touch him. Instead, they tied up the old friend who exposed Meng Duan and sent him to Meng Duan.

Meng Duan saw that this wouldn't work.

It happened that Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing for the Northern Expedition, so Meng Duan led Henan to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Such a person has great talent.

Zhu Yuanzhang obtained the land of Henan for no reason. After learning about Meng Duan's glorious deeds, he called Meng Duan over and discovered that Meng Duan was a descendant of the Second Sage and was quite talented. So he simply kept him by his side as the chief secretary and trusted him very much. That was why at the beginning of the fourth year of Hongwu, he appointed Meng Duan as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.

Now, this strange man is under Zhu Kai's command and is doing the job of secretary again.

Luo Guanzhong's experience naturally cannot be compared with Meng Duan's. Back then, he was just a strategist under Zhang Shicheng. This is completely different from Meng Duan's experience of taking over the entire province of Henan as a minor official.

"Humph!"

Luo Guanzhong, who knew that his experience was not as good as Meng Duan's, snorted and said proudly: "I am a novelist."

"Then go and write it."

Meng Duan pointed at the manuscript Zhu Kai gave him and said, "This is a cautionary tale, and the Second Prince gave it to you to write, but you don't know what's good for you!"

"Nonsense, don't I know this is a warning?"

Luo Guanzhong said angrily, and then said: "I, I just think that too much sex will affect the reputation of the master."

"Hehe...you're worrying too much. The Second Prince's name isn't written on it. What are you worried about?"

Meng Duan looked at Luo Guanzhong and said to him, "As for you, Luo Guanzhong, how many people know your name?"

"You, I am the second prince's servant." Luo Guanzhong was speechless, but in order to prevent this cautionary work full of love affairs between men and women from being monopolized by Meng Duan, he immediately said to Zhu Kai: "My lord, I will write this book carefully and seriously, and I will never let you down."

"Ah."

Zhu Kai looked at Luo Guanzhong and reminded him, "You eat mine, live in mine, and wear mine. I gave you these so that you can write books for me, not so that you can disobey me."

"Uh……"

Even disobedience was used...

Could it be that Zhu Kai really wants to be my father?
Although Luo Guanzhong felt ashamed, he also felt that he would not lose anything if he really did this.

After all, he is a member of the royal family, so even if he recognizes him as his father, it won't be a loss...

I have transformed myself into a member of the royal family. Isn't that perfect?

Yes, it is like that.

Thinking of Lü Fengxian, the three-surnamed slave in his own book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong suddenly no longer felt that he had suffered a loss.

"Yes, I will never disobey your Majesty."

Meng Duan looked at the spineless Luo Guanzhong and turned his head away with disdain.

Such a person is worthy of calling himself a writer? How shameless!
……

That's right, Zhu Kai asked Luo Guanzhong to write "Jin Ping". He copied an outline of "Jin Ping" on the super ocean freighter. Of course... Zhu Kai also had the original work, but he didn't intend to take it out just like that. He wanted to see which one was better, "Jin Ping" written by Luo Guanzhong or "Jin Ping" written by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.

As for other story outlines, Zhu Kai has plenty of them.

Popular novels like The Lotus Lantern and The Legend of White Snake are all hot topics.

As long as Luo Guanzhong has the ability to keep acting as a ghostwriter, he will have endless stories to tell.

Luo Guanzhong got the job to write "Jin Ping" and was very satisfied. He looked at Meng Duan like a victorious general.

Luo Guanzhong was very disgusted with Meng Duan's arrival. He thought that this guy had stolen his job. Originally, he was the chief secretary and historian beside Zhu Kai, but now with Meng Duan's arrival, he became the deputy.

Even if you are a descendant of the Second Sage and were once the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, so what?

Now everyone is making a living under the Second Prince. You are not that noble.

It was precisely with this mentality that Luo Guanzhong disliked Meng Duan in every way, and Meng Duan also looked down on Luo Guanzhong's spineless appearance of fawning on the powerful. The two often quarreled over trivial matters.

Zhu Kai usually doesn't get involved in things, but when it comes to arranging things, neither of them is allowed to object.

Either do it or get out.

The result of arguing with Zhu Kai was that Zhu Kai threatened him with "a hundred ways of death for Lan Yu's personal soldiers".

……

Zhu Biao came to find Zhu Kai and talked about celebrating his birthday, but he also told Zhu Kai that he would go to Huguang after his birthday. It was not that Zhu Biao was reluctant to leave Yingtian Prefecture, but it was his first time traveling far away, and Zhu Biao missed home.

"I went to my mother's house for dinner the day before yesterday, and she told me everything."

Zhu Kai was also reluctant to let Zhu Biao leave, but he could especially understand Zhu Yuanzhang's motive for letting Zhu Biao go. Zhu Biao was the future emperor, and there were some things he had to take responsibility for.

"Brother, you should go. Bring the potato and sweet potato seeds with you. Then ask Uncle Er to bring a few people with planting experience to follow you. You will be able to prepare the crops quickly."

Zhu Kai encouraged Zhu Biao, "Brother, work hard. The future of Ming Dynasty belongs to you."

"I know, but I can't bear to leave my mother and my second brother."

"It's okay, big brother. I have nothing to do and I go to Huguang directly when I miss you."

Zhu Kai comforted Zhu Biao with a smile, and then pretended to be serious and said: "Brother, I am the head of the old Zhu family chosen by our father, and the head of the royal family of our Ming Dynasty. If you don't do well in Huguang, I can punish you."

"You little brat, how can I let you punish me?"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he expressed his concern for Zhu Kai, and said earnestly: "Second brother, when I'm not at home, don't make our father angry. If I leave, he will beat you and no one will protect you."

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Kai sighed: "Third brother and fourth brother, you have grown up too."

"..."

Zhu Biao asked, and couldn't help but scolded out loud: "You brat, you always bully the third and fourth brothers. Now that I'm leaving, are you going to let the third and fourth brothers take the blame for you? I heard that they have two more dogs."

No need to ask, it must be related to Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai didn't care at all: "It's okay, let Fifth Brother take it away. It just so happens that I haven't eaten dog meat for a long time, so it's a good opportunity to eat it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao pointed at Zhu Kai and scolded him with a smile: "You bastard! Hahahaha..."

"Big brother, you have learned bad things from dad. If you have problems, you are my second brother. If you have nothing to do, you are just a brat."

Zhu Kai glanced at Zhu Biao and said, "Let me ask you, is the dog meat I stewed delicious?"

"Uh……"

Zhu Biao was speechless. He still remembered the first time he ate dog meat with Zhu Kai and Zhu Di. At that time, he didn't know that it was Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang's dog. Zhu Kai only told him after they finished eating.

Five years had passed by then, but Zhu Biao still remembered the scene of Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang crying heart-wrenchingly and searching the palace for their dog.

"You bastard, you always ask me to take the blame when something goes wrong!"

Zhu Biao began to recount all the things that Zhu Kai had done to make him take the blame. Zhu Kai naturally refused to accept the blame and began to refute him. The two brothers drank, ate meat and talked about the happy times in the past.

Meng Duan couldn't help but close his eyes as he listened to what Zhu Kai and Zhu Biao said.

The Second Prince is even worse than he had imagined.

Bullying the prince, insulting and beating his younger brother... a complete scourge of the palace.

If I write a biography of Zhu Kai, every detail will be the blood and tears history of Zhu Biao and Zhu Kai's brothers.

Especially the Prince of Yan named Zhu Di, who is even worse than that!

He has completely inherited the bad habits of the Second Prince!
As for Zhu Biao, he also colluded with Zhu Kai...

How is this possible? Zhu Biao is the crown prince, the heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty. How could he be wrong?
It’s all the second prince’s fault!

As they chatted, they talked about rebellion. Meng Duan, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but close his eyes again.

These two unfilial sons actually discussed Zhu Yuanzhang's rebellion.

In the palace, they openly discussed His Majesty and even said that His Majesty's feet smelled... This is really outrageous!
But the two brothers didn't care at all. Instead, they became happier the more they talked.

Then, Zhu Kai actually sighed and said to Zhu Biao: "Brother, speaking of rebellion, there is no good person around me. We have all rebelled."

"There's no need to talk about Luo Guanzhong, he followed Zhang Shicheng, the salt merchant."

After saying that, he pointed at Meng Duan and said, "And he is even more of a strange man. A minor official actually dared to kill the commander-in-chief. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a daring person?"

There was also Zhu Di, who was usually very close to him and was also a professional rebel.

Hu Weiyong...also plotted rebellion.

Mao Xiang and Jiang Li... they are not, they are the ones taking the scapegoats.

"Brother, you always tell me to study hard, study hard, but how can I study hard with the people around me? Can I count on them?"

Zhu Kai shook his head. "Even if they wanted to teach me, I wouldn't learn."

"..."

Meng Duan was listening nearby and couldn't help but close his eyes in pain.

It turns out that Zhu Kai, the number one disaster in the Ming Dynasty, is because the people around him are all villains... The key point is that I have only known you for less than half a month, and you have had a bad reputation since childhood!
Looking at Zhu Kai who was shaking his head and complaining that there were no good people around him.

A sentence popped up in Meng Duan’s mind: This guy is so shameless.

……

Zhu Biao felt the long-lost sense of relaxation and comfort at Zhu Kai's place. When he left, it was Meng Duan who saw him off.

The two of them were on the road, not talking much, just walking forward.

Suddenly, Zhu Biao asked Meng Duan, "Mr. Meng, do you blame me?"

"What are you talking about, Your Highness? You are the crown prince of our Ming Dynasty, how could I blame you?"

Meng Duan saw it clearly, and persuaded Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, you are not wrong, and His Majesty is not wrong either. It is the ministers who are wrong. If I knew that taxes were increased and wasteland was turned into private land, why would you be angry about it?"

So, it's all my fault.

Zhu Biao shook his head: "Mr. Meng's words are different from mine. Everyone makes mistakes. The emperor is also a human being, and he is no exception. I am also a human being, and I will make mistakes."

"Your Highness, this heresy was said by the Second Prince, right?" Meng Duan stroked his beard and looked at Zhu Biao with a smile: "Your Highness, you should just listen to what the Second Prince said, but don't take it seriously. In my opinion, the Second Prince will not make mistakes."

"How can it be!"

Zhu Biao immediately expressed his disbelief, "He gets upset when he doesn't make a mistake for a day. My father feels like something is missing if he doesn't beat him for three days."

Meng Duan immediately retorted: "That's because the Second Prince is surrounded by villains. They lead the Second Prince to do bad things. The Second Prince is still young and doesn't understand the reason."

"Uh……"

Is there any other explanation like this?
Are there no upright people around Zhu Kai?
Have!
Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang, including Zhu Biao himself, and those teachers who taught Zhu Kai, he believed that those who were closest to Zhu Kai were upright people... at least they would not make mistakes on their own initiative.

There are so many good people, but there has to be Zhu Kai, a jerk who will tear down the house if he is not punished for three days!

Meng Duan continued to say to Zhu Biao:
"For example, the outline of The Golden Lotus written by the Second Prince was given to Luo Guanzhong to write, but the central idea was still the Second Prince's. However, the Second Prince's name was not written in the book. Even if everyone thinks that this book is The Book of Filth, it is Luo Guanzhong's fault, and has nothing to do with the Second Prince."

Zhu Kai's name is not written in the book, even if he is criticized later.

The reason why Luo Guanzhong was pushed out to be criticized by everyone is that it has nothing to do with Zhu Kai.

"Uh……"

Now Zhu Biao understood: "Mr. Meng wants to tell me that the less I do, the fewer mistakes I make, right?"

"Yes."

Meng Duan raised his right hand, grabbed it first, then released it: "Your Highness, when you go to Huguang, you can give the power to the people below appropriately. You only need to control which officials to use and how your decrees are implemented. Let other officials do the rest. Even if they make mistakes, it has nothing to do with you, Your Highness. It is the ministers who did not do it right."

"This……"

When Zhu Biao heard Meng Duan's words, he was speechless:

"As the crown prince, how can I let others bear the consequences if I make a mistake?"

Meng Duan immediately asked back: "Then how do you know, Your Highness, that others are unwilling to bear the responsibility?"

This……

Zhu Biao was really speechless.

He suddenly realized that Meng Duan had changed... He was not a scholar-official, he was a loyal minister, a loyal minister who was only loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming Dynasty!

He He……

Thinking of Meng Duan’s words, I also thought of the fact that Meng Duan was dismissed from office!
Zhu Biao suddenly realized...Meng Duan was persuading him, and was also talking about himself.

There are some pots that the subjects are willing to take.

Suddenly, Zhu Biao felt very childish, extremely childish.

After realizing this, Zhu Biao was somewhat depressed: "Mr. Meng, do you also think that I am not suitable to be the emperor?"

Meng Duan said bluntly:
"Yes! Because Your Highness is kind, but the Second Prince does not want to be the emperor, so only Your Highness the Crown Prince can come."

There is nothing wrong with being kind, but the problem is that the Ming Dynasty does not need kindness.

And what about Zhu Biao?

Although he is the number one scourge of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty needs such a scourge.

After hearing what Meng Duan said, Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that guy's influence would be so great. Even a righteous person like you, Mr. Meng, has been corrupted by him."

"Who said I hate the Second Prince? Not only do I not hate him, I like him very much. It's just that the Second Prince's sins will be blamed on his future generations. I even hope that the Second Prince can live a long life." This is the truest thought in Meng Duan's heart.

He didn't hate Zhu Kai, but he was worried about Zhu Kai's descendants.

After all, the root cause of this worry lies in Zhu Biao.

If Zhu Biao was powerful enough, then Meng Duan's worries would be completely unnecessary.

"I understand, Mr. Meng."

Zhu Biao clenched his fists tightly and said, "I will manage Huguang well and will not disappoint those who expect it."

……

Zhu Kai’s birthday is coming, and it’s on the same birthday as both of them, so everyone in the harem will celebrate together.

When the news spread, the younger brothers began to prepare gifts for Zhu Kai.

"Third brother, Zhu Di is yelling again. He wants us to raise the dog bigger. He said he will stew a pot of dog meat for Zhu Kai on the day of Second Brother's birthday."

Zhu Gang clenched his fists in anger, "If it weren't for my second brother's protection, I would beat him up three times a day."

"I can beat him even if I have my second brother's protection. At worst, I can ask my eldest brother for help."

Zhu Chong didn't care about these things, but asked Zhu Gang: "Fourth brother, have you brought the things?"

"Bring it."

Zhu Gang put his backpack on the table and said, "Brother, there are only a little over a hundred taels. That's all I have."

"I still have two hundred taels. It should be enough to make a set of armor."

As he spoke, Zhu Chong showed a very mysterious expression and took out something wrapped in red cloth.

Put it on the table: "Fourth brother, guess what this is?"

"what?"

Zhu Gang looked at the tightly wrapped thing in red cloth and complained, "It's wrapped so tightly, how could I possibly guess it!"

"siderite!"

Zhu Chong opened the red cloth, revealing a dark lump of iron. "This is meteorite iron. Li Qi, the son of the Duke of Han, helped me find it. It's just right for my second brother to forge a handy sword."

"siderite?"

Zhu Gang was stunned. He never expected that Zhu Gang would be so generous. He looked at the meteorite with some greed: "Third brother, did you give all this big piece of meteorite to second brother? I heard that adding a little bit of it can make the sword break at the touch of a hair."

"Of course I'll give it all to him."

Zhu Chong thought it was normal, and then said: "Look at him, he looks like a bear, so the sword he uses must be worthy of the strength of my second brother."

Suddenly, Zhu Chong suddenly felt something and said to Zhu Gang seriously:

"Fourth brother, what did you mean by what you just said? Do you think it's not good to give these to second brother?"

"No, I didn't say it was bad."

Zhu Gang quickly explained, "That's all. I want it too... Big Brother, you know that no matter how fiercely we quarrel at home, it's just at home. We are united against the outside world, right? How can I be stingy with my second brother? My second brother takes care of us on weekdays. Some time ago, at the training ground, my second brother got angry because of us, crippled Lan Yu, and tore up Lan Yu's personal soldiers. How could we not know this?"

"I'm glad you know."

Zhu Chong looked at Zhu Gang and told him seriously: "Our father doesn't like Li Shanchang. Li Qi has no good intentions in approaching us. You must be careful and don't fall into his trap."

"Don't worry, brother. I'm not stupid."

Zhu Gang curled his lips and said to Zhu Chong: "Li Shanchang can't beat our father, and my second brother can control our father, so he can naturally deal with Li Shanchang. How could I be deceived by such a person?"

"Yes! We are the princes and he is a minister. We can use him, but they cannot cause trouble for us. Otherwise, there is no need to have such a minister."

Li Qi is still dreaming about being able to control Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang.

Little did he know that he was just a pawn in the hands of the two brothers.

Zhu Gang suddenly thought of something and asked Zhu Chong:

"We gave gifts to our second brother, so we can't be partial to one over the other, right? Third brother, what should we give to our eldest brother?"

"Brother, aren't you going to Huguang? I asked our mother to pick some experienced laborers, and you can take them away when the time comes."

Zhu Chong got busy and collected the money and meteorite:
"Come on, fourth brother, let's go to the official workshop and find the best blacksmith to make a gift for second brother."

……

The birthday arrived soon, and it happened that there was a grand court meeting on that day, but Zhu Yuanzhang still went to court as usual. Although it was no secret that he celebrated the birthdays of Zhu Kai and Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang still did not want to miss any court meeting.

The last time I didn’t attend court...it was because I was mad at Zhu Kai!
It’s all Zhu Kai’s fault!
Today, the ministers are also very sensible and want to leave time for Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of letting them go, and said directly: "The land in Huguang has been measured and can accommodate 400,000 people. The prince told us that he plans to distribute high-yield potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn seeds as a lure to attract people to immigrate. Do you have any objections to this?"

"no comment."

Hu Weiyong immediately stepped forward and said, "The Second Prince cultivated high-yield grain seeds, which is God's blessing to the Ming Dynasty. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone to Huguang to rectify the situation, the Second Prince immediately presented the high-yield grain seeds to him. This kind of brotherly love and respect is truly a good story that will go down in history. However, the Second Prince does not like fame, so please reward him more, Your Majesty."

Sure enough, wherever Hu Weiyong is, Zhu Kai is indispensable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was asking about the seeds. What's the matter with you asking for credit for your master?

Wang Guangyang said directly: "I have no objection."

"I have no objection."

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Hu Weiyong and continued, "Zhao Yong?"

Among the ministers, Zhao Yong stood up and said, "I am here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered: "I appoint you as the Governor-General of Huguang, responsible for all matters in Huguang."

"According to the order!"

Zhao Yong accepted the order calmly, not caring at all about the envious looks of the people around him.

From Yingtian Prefecture to the local area, if it were under normal circumstances, this would be a demotion, but this time the demotion was different, this was a demotion along with the crown prince.

When Zhu Biao ascends the throne in the future, Zhao Yong will be Zhu Biao's confidant.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to call out names: "Deng Yu!"

"The general is here!"

"I order you to be the deputy commander of Huguang, to control the troops of Huguang and to eliminate the banditry in Huguang."

"The last general takes command!"

"Wang Pu, you will participate in the politics of Huguang!"

"Fan Xianzu, you are the Imperial Censor of Huguang..."

"Fu Li..."

When Zhu Biao went to Huguang, all the officials he used were transferred from Yingtian Prefecture.

As for the original officials in Huguang, all of them would be automatically downgraded to a lower level in character, and the decision would be made after Zhu Biao arrived.

There was only one reason for the transfer of such a high-level official: Zhu Biao was going to Huguang.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did more than that. He also issued a decree to Xu Da: "Xu Da, you are responsible for selecting 20,000 veterans from the five armies and 48 guards of the Beijing camp to return to the civilian population and follow the prince to Huguang. All of them will be village heads and Jia heads. Those above the rank of Qianfu can be county magistrates. Those with outstanding performance can be promoted as appropriate."

Return the troops to the people...

As soon as this decree was issued, the faces of all officials changed color immediately.

This decree is unprecedented.

Moreover, these are troops transferred from the most elite Beijing camp in the world.

The Beijing Camp is under the command of the Grand Commander, and consists of 48 guards in the five armies of the Center, Left, Right, Front and Rear, totaling 280,000 soldiers. These soldiers are the elite among the elite, and can be called the strongest troops in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, 20,000 soldiers were cut at once, which was a direct transfer of soldiers from four guards.

The key is, we can’t set this precedent!
If everyone does this in the future, soldiers can become village heads and group leaders in local areas after taking off their armor!

If you do a good job, you can get promoted!

Isn't this squeezing out the rights of scholars? Zhu Yuanzhang must give up this idea.

But... Zhu Yuanzhang did just that.

The ministers wanted to object, but Xu Da did not give them a chance to object and directly agreed:

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had already investigated and found out that there were about 4,000 towns and villages in Huguang, some large and some small. By sending five veteran soldiers to each town, he could basically ensure that Zhu Biao's orders could be directly delivered to the lowest level.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang also did this kind of thing.

After conquering Yunnan and Guizhou, Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered his 200,000 troops to take off their armor and live in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Of course, this happened in the 14th year of Hongwu. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to think of this now thanks to Zhu Kai’s reminder.

Because the soldiers were obedient, especially the veterans, Zhu Yuanzhang needed these veterans to help Zhu Biao stabilize the Huguang area and also carry out some experiments.

As Zhu Kai said before, Huguang is now equivalent to a blank piece of paper. How to draw on this blank piece of paper depends on what kind of Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang wants to build.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao agreed that the land in Huguang should be utilized first.

Then Zhu Kai gave Zhu Biao some advice: After Zhu Biao set up the leadership team of Huguang, all he had to do was pass down government orders to the villages and towns, and he didn't need to care so much about the counties and prefectures.

As long as the people in the village are obedient, then why not let the people in the Ming army take care of it? Soldiers are the most obedient to orders. If they follow Zhu Biao, they will only follow Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao both thought that what Zhu Kai said was a good idea, which led to Zhu Yuanzhang ordering the old soldiers in the army to retire.

This is also a kind of care for the old soldiers. After all, they are old. Settling down in the local area can ensure that they have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and they can also have a certain status. This is already the greatest privilege for the old soldiers.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da discussed and decided on this matter.

Of course, the Huguang area is only the first batch of experiments. More soldiers will withdraw and return home in the future and join the grassroots local official system that is closest to the people.

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not wait for the ministers to object and directly ordered the court to be adjourned. Even if the ministers wanted to object, they had no chance.

……

"Brother Wenying, what do you think of my armor?"

Zhu Kai was wearing the armor given by Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang, and holding the meteorite sword given by the two. When he saw Mu Ying, he immediately ran over, spread his hands, turned around twice, and showed Mu Ying the armor from front to back: "My third and fourth brothers gave it to me. Does it look good?"

Golden armor...is a color that only the emperor can wear!

Perhaps only two stupid guys, Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang, would use this color as armor.

If Zhu Biao wore this armor, Mu Ying would ask him to take it off without hesitation.

But Zhu Kai was different. He could wear whatever he wanted and Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't care.

"It looks good and fits you well, but it's a little too bright. If you were on the battlefield, you'd be a target in this armor."

Mu Ying spoke from actual combat experience and said to Zhu Kai:

"Brother Kai, if you go to the battlefield in the future, you must not wear this kind of armor."

"When I join the army, I will naturally be the commander-in-chief. As a commander-in-chief, I must have the responsibility of a commander-in-chief!"

Zhu Kai was very confident and said to Mu Ying:

"So what if I'm used as a target? How can a mere barbarian be my opponent?"

As he said this, Zhu Kai made a hand-tearing motion: "Whoever dares to kill me, I will tear him apart with my hands!"

"..."

Mu Ying was speechless, but he had to admit that his brother Kai was truly fearless.

When Mu Ying was eight years old, he was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang and renamed Zhu Ying. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and became emperor, and Zhu Ying was called Mu Ying again.

When Zhu Kai was a child, he often played with Mu Ying. According to Ma Xiuying, he and Zhu Biao were both raised in Mu Ying's arms. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting outside, and Ma Xiuying often helped Zhu Yuanzhang manage the rear. Mu Ying took the two little kids to play in Yingtian Prefecture and protected Zhu Kai and Zhu Biao. However, later, Mu Ying also went to fight, and they saw each other less often.

"Boy, you've grown taller again!"

Mu Ying looked at Zhu Kai, who looked like a bear, and opened his mouth blankly: "You, what did you eat to grow so strong?"

"Eat meat!"

Zhu Kai had no intention of continuing to chat with Mu Ying, and asked directly: "Where is the gift? My gift."

"Boy, let go!"

Mu Ying felt like his shoulders were about to be shaken loose by Zhu Kai.

"You are such a big bear, aren't you? I have a gift! It's outside. I'll bring it in for you later."

Do you still need to carry the gifts?

It must be something big and good, right?

Zhu Kai couldn't help it, so he ran outside and saw a tiger locked in an iron cage.

Tiger?
Zhu Kai's eyes lit up, and Mu Ying came to Zhu Kai and said to him, "Brother Kai, when you killed a tiger at the age of thirteen, didn't you say you regretted not catching the tiger alive? Today I'm giving you a tigress. This one is pregnant with cubs and is very ferocious. You'd better be careful."

"it is good!"

Zhu Kai, wearing armor, looked at the tiger in the cage and said with a heroic spirit:

"Open the cage, we need to tame this big beast!"

As he said this, Zhu Kai shouted to Zhu Biao, who was bringing his brothers to see the tiger, "Brother, let the brothers retreat to the yard. I want to subdue the tiger! Brother Wenying, help me to clear the way!"

"Second brother, you..."

Zhu Biao was a little anxious, but Mu Ying next to him didn't have any objections. Instead, he shouted to Zhu Biao:

"Your Highness, I'm following Brother Kai, no problem!"

Mu Ying signaled to Zhu Biao not to worry, and then asked the strongman to open the cage and let the tiger out.

A tiger locked in a cage never loses its ferocity.

On the contrary, it became even more ferocious because of the restrictions.

The tiger also saw Zhu Kai, and he seemed to realize that the prey in front of him, which was walking upright, wanted to fight against her.

“Ha…roar!”

The tiger immediately roared and looked at Zhu Kai with a fierce look.

Zhu Kai also looked at the tigress intently. Subduing her would be no easier than killing her.

But Zhu Kai was not afraid at all. When he was thirteen years old, he had killed a tiger!

Now that he is seventeen years old, he is even more fearless of tigers.

Zhu Biao and his younger brothers were looking at Zhu Kai in the yard, feeling very nervous.

Although I knew that my second brother had killed a tiger, I didn't see it with my own eyes. This time...

He saw it.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying were coming over here. They were already talking and laughing outside the palace gate. Suddenly, they heard a tiger roar. Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly changed: "Why is there a tiger in this palace?"

The Yiluansi Lishi guarding outside the palace immediately reported:

"Your Majesty, Mu Ying sent a tigress as a gift to the Second Prince. Now the Second Prince is taming the tiger in the courtyard."

"what?"

Ma Xiuying immediately panicked.

The last time Zhu Kai killed a tiger, Ma Xiuying gave him a severe beating, and the same thing happened again today.

Ma Xiuying's face changed and she immediately walked towards the East Palace with a gloomy look.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not think as much as Ma Xiuying did. Men all have a desire to conquer in their bones.

Tiger, the king of the jungle!

It is extremely difficult to tame, but today his own son is going to subdue the tiger, how can Zhu Yuanzhang not be excited?
Most people would get so scared that their legs would tremble when they heard the word "tiger", but Zhu Kai did the opposite.

Although he did not subdue the tiger himself, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt proud when he thought that it was his son.

"Kai'er was able to subdue a tiger at the age of thirteen, but it's a pity that we didn't get to see it. But today we can."

Zhu Kai was able to subdue a tiger at the age of thirteen. Now he is seventeen years old, and his strength has quadrupled. So Zhu Yuanzhang is not worried about Zhu Kai's safety. He just wants to know... how Zhu Kai subdued the tiger.

When he arrived at the East Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a tiger pouncing towards Zhu Kai.

When Ma Xiuying saw this scene, she opened her mouth in panic and wanted to go over to stop the tiger.

Women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers.

Ma Xiuying doesn't care about the tiger, she only cares about Zhu Kai.

However, as soon as she moved, she was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.

joke!

Zhu Kai is subduing the tiger right now, wouldn't you just cause trouble if you go over there?

"It's okay, it's okay... Our Kai'er is a young tiger, this big beast is no match for Kai'er, he will definitely be fine."

Zhu Yuanzhang comforted Ma Xiuying and said:

"Don't we still have it? We will definitely not let that big beast hurt Kai'er at all."

"you?"

Ma Xiuying was furious.

If you can beat a tiger, why should I worry so much?
"Uh……"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled awkwardly and consoled him, "Don't we still have Wenying? It's okay, it's okay. That little bastard is so troublesome that he can't even have a peaceful birthday. After he finishes fighting the big insect, we can take care of that little bastard together."

Zhu Yuanzhang had wanted to deal with Zhu Kai for a long time. Usually when he tried to deal with Zhu Kai, Zhu Kai would resist!
But if Ma Xiuying was added, there would be no need to worry about his resistance, he could only endure it obediently. It was at this time that Zhu Yuanzhang was happiest when beating Zhu Kai.

(End of this chapter)