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

Chapter 68 Queen Ma is angry! Like father, like son!

At night, after beating the five little guys, Zhu Yuanzhang, having satisfied his desire, was ready to return to Kunning Palace leisurely to report Zhu Kai to Ma Xiuying. He must make Ma Xiuying beat him over and over again!
Also, we have to remember the beating that guy owed us, and we’ll beat him up again when there’s nothing wrong!
Zhu Yuanzhang had a good idea.

But when he returned to Kunning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized something was wrong.

Usually, no matter how late it was, Ma Xiuying would leave a bowl of porridge for Zhu Yuanzhang, but today she had arrived very early, but the porridge and pickles on the table were gone.

Looking at Ma Xiuying again...she was sitting by the bed folding clothes very calmly.

It was obvious from his expression that he was pissed off by that little bastard Zhu Kai.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately walked towards Ma Xiuying and said, "Sister, that rebellious boy actually went to Hongxiuzhao and was caught by us. He is getting more and more daring. We have to punish him...eh?"

He stretched out his hand to put on Ma Xiuying's shoulder, but Ma Xiuying dodged it directly. Zhu Yuanzhang's hand was awkwardly placed in the air.

Ah, this...

What happened?
"Sister, that rebellious son did something wrong, you can't blame me."

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless, "It's all because of that rebellious son who didn't learn well."

"Kai'er doesn't learn well?"

Ma Xiuying snorted coldly, then said, "I think like father, like son."

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was helpless and said, "Didn't Tang He come today? When we were drinking, we told them how great Kai'er was, and then we wanted to take them to see Kai'er, but who knew that guy was so useless? Sister, don't you know what kind of person I am? When have I ever been to a place like that?"

"That rebellious son really pissed me off today. If it weren't for him, why would we have gone to that kind of place? Besides, Xu Da was there today too. Didn't you see that his face was as black as the bottom of a pot?"

That's it, no other ideas.

You can't put all the blame on us.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt very wronged.

But Ma Xiuying didn't think so: "Tang He again? Haha... His Majesty is His Majesty. No matter what happens, there will always be someone to take the blame. How awesome."

Did he not even call him Chongba but directly called him Your Majesty?

Zhu Yuanzhang realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly explained:

"It's really Tang He. If you don't believe me, let's call him over to prove it."

Find someone you’ve been hanging out with since you were wearing open-crotch pants to prove it to yourself?
Can Ma Xiuying be trusted?
When in Haozhou, Tang He, who was already a captain of a thousand men, followed Zhu Yuanzhang's orders. The two could understand each other just by a glance.

Could Ma Xiuying believe such a person testifying for Zhu Yuanzhang?
There will be ghosts if you believe it!
Zhu Yuanzhang approached cautiously and said, "Sister, it's getting late. Can you let us rest?"

"No!"

Ma Xiuying threw the clothes that she had folded countless times onto the bed, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Your Majesty, I am tired. Please go somewhere else to rest."

"Ah, this..."

Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands on his thighs anxiously, "Where can we rest?"

"The palace is so big, and it belongs to you alone, Your Majesty. Can't you go wherever you want?"

Ma Xiuying squinted her eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"If it really doesn't work, Your Majesty can leave the palace. There are so many buildings along the Qinhuai River. Your Majesty can go anywhere to rest."

……

Then, the Ming Dynasty·good husband·Emperor·Zhu Yuanzhang, was driven out of Kunning Palace by Ma Xiuying.

Zhang Cheng stood at the door and pretended not to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Zhang Cheng, you know me. When have I ever been to a brothel?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was wronged and could not enter the house. He urgently needed to find someone to vent his anger, so Zhu Yuanzhang found Zhang Cheng:
"It's all because of that rebellious son and that bastard Tang He, they..."

Zhang Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded very seriously: "Yes, Your Majesty is right."

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to hear more.

But Zhang Cheng stood at the door like a wooden pillar, with no intention of saying anything else.

That's it?

Finished?

"you……"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry and felt so miserable.

No need to ask, it must be the fault of Zhu Kai, the rebellious son.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, but he felt that he was capable, so he immediately asked Yuan Qi to bring the belt and went to Fengxian Hall in a threatening manner.

Inside the Fengxian Hall, Lai Fu was applying medicine to Zhu Kai. The furious Zhu Yuanzhang softened his heart when he saw Zhu Kai's already purple butt.

It seems that the sister has given Kaier a severe beating.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved, but he still had to understand what he needed to understand.

You can't leave us with no place to sleep at night, right?

"Dad, you're here?"

Zhu Kai couldn't even lift his eyelids. "Go ahead and beat me if you want. Lai Fu... go to the side for a while. Dad will finish beating me and then apply the medicine on me."

"We have to fight, but there is one thing we have to understand first."

After hearing Zhu Kai's words, Zhu Yuanzhang asked anxiously:

"Rebellious son, what did you say to your mother?"

"They said I went to Hongxiuzhao and was caught by Dad... But Dad, I am innocent. It was my third and fourth brothers who took my fifth brother to Hongxiuzhao that forced me to follow them. What can I do?"

"Oh, by the way, Dad, why did you want to go to Hongxiuzhao?"

Zhu Yuanzhang certainly couldn't say that it was Tang He who dragged him there, so he hurriedly explained: "It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, why would we go to that kind of place?"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang became angrier and slapped Zhu Kai on the butt: "It's all your fault. Why did you go to Hongxiuzhao for no reason? You caused us to be misunderstood by your mother."

Zhu Kai: "It's all my third, fourth, and fifth brothers' fault!"

After slapping Zhu Kai, Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to hit him again. Instead, he asked in frustration, "Tell me, how did your mother know that we went to Hongxiuzhao? And why is she so angry?"

Zhu Kai said: "There are so many people in the palace who are gossipy, how can there be any secrets?"

Zhu Kai didn't just refer to this one thing.

But after hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be thinking for a while: "Tell me, did Zhang Cheng tell your mother?"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his leg as if he had solved a case:

"It must be Zhang Cheng. That guy is the chief eunuch of the palace, and he has spies everywhere. He must have told your mother. This old man... took advantage of himself to be the best master in the palace and started to do whatever he wanted, right? He even dared to sue me?"

Where is this going?

Zhu Kai was speechless, thinking that Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination was almost catching up with Ma Xiuying, but he still didn't explain much, just said vaguely: "Zhang Cheng is the one who serves my mother, he only listens to my mother."

"I'm listening to you, aren't I?" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have found the key to breaking the deadlock, and said directly to Zhu Kai: "No matter what, you have to find a way to let me go back. Now your mother is angry, and I don't even have a chance to explain."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang angrily patted Zhu Kai on the back and said, "It's all your fault. You have to solve it for us."

"Can you blame me for this? It was my third brother and the others..."

Zhu Kai felt extremely aggrieved, as if he had really suffered a great injustice.

Zhu Yuanzhang beat him, but he didn't hold a grudge against Zhu Kai. He took the medicine from Lai Fu's hand, helped Zhu Kai apply the medicine, and then said, "I'll sleep at your place tonight."

"what?"

Zhu Kai's face was full of reluctance.

Old Zhu, you have so many concubines here, how can you share a bed with me?

"Dad, what if I don't sleep well at night and kick you again?"

"It's okay. Your butt is all bruised up now. It's okay."

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to sleep at Zhu Kai's place. Zhu Kai wanted to refuse but couldn't, so he had to agree. Zhu Yuanzhang also knew Zhu Kai's character. He was a clean child. Before going to bed at night, he took a bath and cleaned himself up.

Zhu Kai didn't dislike Zhu Yuanzhang for being untidy, he just didn't like Zhu Yuanzhang's snoring when he slept at night...it was so loud.

It was just short of blowing the roof off.

I don’t know how Ma Xiuying endured all these years.

In this situation, Zhu Kai couldn't go to the super ocean freighter to sleep.

He could only stay here and wait. Only when he was too sleepy to do so would Zhu Kai close his eyes and fall asleep.

But after sleeping for a while, Zhu Kai felt a piercing pain in his buttocks.

"You snoring is too loud!"

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's angry curse, Zhu Kai was speechless.

Come on, don’t sleep anymore.

……

Time goes by and the weather is getting colder.

Jinling in winter is really boring.

Zhu Kai also felt that staying in Fengxian Hall was boring.

He wanted to go out and play...at least he had to leave Yingtian Prefecture.

So Zhu Kai went to Kunning Palace to find Ma Xiuying: "Mom, I want to go out and play."

"No."

Ma Xiuying refused immediately!
Zhu Kai is a troublemaker. God knows what he will do after leaving Yingtian Prefecture.

He must be allowed to stay in Yingtian Prefecture.

"Mom, I'm going to look for my elder brother. I miss him." Zhu Kai showed an aggrieved expression, "Also, I haven't caused any trouble in the past two months. I've just stayed in the palace. When the New Year comes, my elder brother and I will come back together."

Hearing Zhu Kai's words, Ma Xiuying hesitated a little, but finally refused: "No!"

"why not?"

Zhu Kai looked at Ma Xiuying, "Mom, you are biased. Why can my eldest brother go out? But I can't? I am also seventeen."

Ma Xiuying ignored Zhu Kai's words and said to him, "Your elder brother is already married."

"..."

Zhu Kai became even more frustrated and started to persuade Ma Xiuying in all kinds of ways.

Zhang Cheng stood at the door, looking at the incongruous scene inside. Zhu Kai had a body like a bear, and Empress Ma was like a kitten. The bear was acting coquettishly towards the kitten, trying to persuade her with all kinds of tricks.

Zhang Cheng felt somewhat familiar with this scene.

However, the person who was like a kitten back then was Zhu Kai...

Hehe...the eldest lady is still the eldest lady of the past, but the second prince has grown up.

Zhang Cheng felt very warm when he saw this scene.

But after a short while, Zhu Kai stood up angrily:

"No matter how I promise, you won't agree. I am the head of the Zhu family and the head of the royal clan. I will go even if you don't agree!"

Ma Xiuying picked up the wooden stick beside her and said, "Head of the family? Head of the clan? So what?"

I'm your mother, so I can't hit you?

"..."

Zhu Kai had no choice but to stand up and leave: "I'll go find my father, he will definitely agree."

After Zhu Kai left, Zhang Cheng said to Ma Xiuying: "Miss, Brother Kai has grown up. You are just worried that he will be hurt outside, but in the end... he still has to face it himself."

"Ah."

Ma Xiuying hummed and continued to sew the cotton-padded jacket: "When I finish the clothes, I will ask him to take them to Biao'er. Zhang Cheng... Kai'er is out, so I'll leave it to you."

"But we can't let him go out so easily. Kai'er is wild-minded. If it's that easy to go out, he will find ways to get out in the future."

Now that Zhu Kai has gone out, I will spend less time with him. As a mother, how could I want my son to go out?
Ma Xiuying had two sons, Zhu Kai and Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao is the crown prince. He is not only Ma Xiuying's son, but also the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the future ruler of the Ming Dynasty. When he leaves, although Ma Xiuying is reluctant, she has no choice but to recognize him.

But Zhu Kai was different. He did not hold any official position. He was just a playboy and there was no need for him to do anything, so Ma Xiuying only wanted her son to stay by her side.

Unfortunately, this son is a wild monkey and cannot be kept at home.

Ma Xiuying seemed to have a premonition that her son would become more and more distant from her in the future.

He will be out more and more time.

But the more this happened, the less likely Ma Xiuying would let Zhu Kai leave easily.

"Don't worry, Miss. We have already prepared people for Brother Kai." Zhang Cheng laughed, revealing his two broken teeth, which made the old eunuch look very unserious. "Brother Kai has to learn both good and bad things. The people around him, whether they are open or secret, have to help the Second Prince block them."

"Those who followed Your Majesty to conquer the world back then were not easy to deal with."

After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Ma Xiuying felt much more relieved.

She knew that Zhang Cheng’s two sons were prepared by Zhang Cheng for Zhu Kai.

"father!"

As soon as Zhu Kai stepped into the Wuying Hall, he shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang, "I want to go out and find my brother."

"Looking for Biao'er? Go ahead. You are the head of our Zhu family and the head of the clan. Who can stop you from going where you want to go?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled when he heard this: "I thought you couldn't help it a long time ago, but I didn't expect it would take you so long to leave. Good job, kid, you have tempered your temper well."

"Isn't that because of you?"

After hearing this, Zhu Kai felt extremely disgusted.

If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have left long ago and would not have waited until now.

A few days ago, Zhu Kai was tortured inhumanely by Zhu Yuanzhang. Ma Xiuying did not let Zhu Yuanzhang go back to Kunning Palace to sleep, so Zhu Yuanzhang came to make trouble for Zhu Kai.

If you don’t let me go back to sleep, you can do whatever you want.

The first few days were fine, but in the next few days, Zhu Yuanzhang would beat Zhu Kai whenever he was depressed. Zhu Kai was beaten so badly that he had new wounds on his body. Zhu Kai was so angry that he almost hung a sign on the door saying "Dogs and Zhu Yuanzhang are not allowed to enter".

What can you do when your father plays tricks on your son?
No one, not even God, can do anything about it.

During that period, Zhu Kai was tortured to the point of losing his temper. Finally, he had no choice but to run to Kunning Palace and said to Ma Xiuying, "Mom, Dad beats me all day in my palace. I can't sleep and my biological clock is upside down... Please be kind and save your son."

In other words, Ma Xiuying feels sorry for Zhu Kai.

Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn’t even be able to enter the Kunning Palace now.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang agreed so readily, Zhu Kai smiled.

But then he said with a sad face: "Mother doesn't agree to let me go."

"..."

After hearing Zhu Kai's words, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the red brush in his hand and said to Zhu Kai in embarrassment:
"Son, if your mother won't let you go, we can't help you."

Are you kidding? I can just drink some hot porridge in Kunning Palace now, why would I offend Ma Xiuying at this time?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Zhu Kai became even more depressed.

What should I do if my biological father is unreliable?

……

There was no other way, Zhu Kai could only run to Kunning Palace and pester Ma Xiuying all day long. Ma Xiuying was not angry and continued to pester him. But when she really couldn't stand it anymore, she took the wooden stick in her hand and looked at Zhu Kai with ill intentions.

What can Zhu Kai do?
He would quarrel with Zhu Yuanzhang, but would he quarrel with Ma Xiuying?
will not.

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Kunning Palace and saw Ma Xiuying still sewing a cotton-padded jacket. He walked up to her and said, "Sister, that's enough. Kai'er has been tortured enough by you. If you continue like this, he will tear down this palace."

"Ah."

Ma Xiuying hummed, "I'll let him leave after I finish making Biao'er's clothes."

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed. This was the best news he had ever heard.

Ma Xiuying glanced at the happy Zhu Yuanzhang and told him seriously:
"Kai'er, he is my son, not the prince of the Ming Dynasty."

Therefore, no matter how much hope you, Zhu Yuanzhang, have for Zhu Kai, and no matter how much responsibility you hope Zhu Kai to take on for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Kai can only be my son, and he must be there as long as I need him to be by my side.

Hearing Ma Xiuying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed awkwardly:

"Yes, I understand. That's what I mean."

Ma Xiuying glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang without saying anything and continued to sew clothes with her head down.

……

Two days later, Zhu Kai came again. Seeing a sky blue cotton coat on the table, Zhu Kai's eyes were immediately attracted to it. He walked over and took it in his hands, unable to let it go: "Mom, is this the new coat you made? Is it mine?"

Ma Xiuying replied calmly: "Yes."

"Haha, I knew it! I knew it was mine just by looking at the size, haha..."

The weather was getting colder. Zhu Kai relied on his height and strong body, plus his youthful vigor, so he still wore a single layer of clothes. But now when he saw the cotton coat made by Ma Xiuying, Zhu Kai immediately put it on. After putting it on, he was very satisfied: "Mom, your craftsmanship is really good, the size is just right, haha!"

Ma Xiuying knew that Zhu Kai was strong and that his clothes were sturdy, so she made a large size for him. But after seeing this piece of clothes on him, she couldn't help laughing.

Zhu Kai originally looked like a bear, and now that he was wearing it, his body seemed to have expanded even more.

Zhang Cheng was also grinning beside him, "Brother Kai has grown stronger again."

"Okay."

Zhu Kai stretched his body and found the size was just right, but he was also curious: "Mom, why did you make a cotton-padded jacket for me so early this year? You know I have a strong physique. If you wait another month, I might grow taller." He said this, but his eyes were always fixed on the cotton-padded jacket.

Ma Xiuying said calmly, "I also made a few clothes for your elder brother. You can take them to Biao'er."

"what?"

Zhu Kai raised his head in surprise and looked at Ma Xiuying.

What is a surprise?

The surprise was that he got a new cotton-padded jacket this year and could leave the palace to visit his elder brother in Huguang...and Ma Xiuying agreed.

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Kai who was surprised and said calmly, "Don't you want to go? If you don't want to go, forget it."

"How could I not want to go? I dream about it!"

Zhu Kai came behind Ma Xiuying and rubbed her shoulders with both hands: "Mom, you agreed? Haha... Are there any other conditions?"

Ma Xiuying: “Yes!”

"Hahaha, I guessed that mom would have conditions."

Zhu Kai continued to massage Ma Xiuying's shoulders, tapping her gently on the back in a flattering manner:

"Mom, tell me the conditions. I know you are making these conditions for my own good, so no matter what conditions you make, I will agree to them."

In other words, as long as Ma Xiuying asked him to go to Huguang to find Zhu Biao, he would agree even if she put forward a hundred conditions.

"Zhang Cheng's son Zhang Hao will go with you with a group of men. Fengnian, Yuanzhi, Qingyun and others will also come with you."

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Kai and said, "You have to listen to Zhang Hao. If you don't, I'll have him tie you back."

"Uh-huh."

When Zhu Kai heard this, he was excited that not only could he go to Huguang, but he could also go with his three playmates. More importantly, Zhang Hao would also be going with him with a large group of people.

He can leave Yingtian, he has playmates around him, Zhang Hao is his own man, and his soldiers are veterans of many battles. How impressive would it be to take him out?

Only a fool would not agree to this condition!

Zhu Kai agreed immediately: "Well, I agree to the first condition that mother mentioned. What about the other conditions? Mother, just mention them, I agree to them all."

Ma Xiuying: “No more.”

"OK?"

Zhu Kai never expected that Ma Xiuying said she would put forward conditions, but she only put forward one condition.

Is this Ma Xiuying’s condition?
"Gone?"

"Gone."

"..."

Zhu Kai was a little worried, so he said to Ma Xiuying, "Mom, please raise two more conditions. At least we have to make three conditions so that we can have a set of rules."

"You're such a jerk!"

Ma Xiuying raised her hand and hit the hand that was massaging her shoulders, as if she had guessed Zhu Kai's thoughts: "No matter how many conditions I put forward, how many of them can you fulfill? I have arranged for Zhang Cheng to tell Zhang Hao that he has recorded all your disobedience. When you and Biao'er return to Yingtian Prefecture, I will settle the accounts with you."

"it is good!"

Zhu Kai was overjoyed and said to Ma Xiuying, "Mom, please rest assured. I promise to be obedient and I promise not to let Uncle Hao complain!"

After that, Zhu Kai said to Ma Xiuying: "Mom, I'm going to find my dad first. He must be more nagging than you. I really don't want to see him."

Ma Xiuying nodded: "Go ahead."

Zhu Kai ran away in a flash, and Ma Xiuying sat on the chair, dazed.

In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was drinking tea with Tang He.

Tang He was the Duke of Xin and was granted the title of Duke of Fengyang, mainly to keep an eye on Li Shanchang. But such a long time has passed and Tang He has not left yet. It is obvious... Zhu Yuanzhang has something to arrange for him.

As for what it was, Zhu Kai didn't know. He ran into Wuying Hall and saw Zhu Yuanzhang and shouted happily: "Dad, mother agreed to let me go to Huguang to find my eldest brother."

"Hey, Tom, you're here too?"

Seeing Tang He, Zhu Kai said sarcastically:
"Why, where are you going to take my dad today?"

After the father and son met in Hongxiuzhao, Zhu Kai had never seen Tang He before. Now when he saw him, he would have to ridicule him.

But Zhu Kai didn't care about the fact that Tang He took Zhu Yuanzhang to Hongxiuzhao. The main reason was that the old guy was too untrustworthy.

They had agreed at that time that he would go drink with him after returning. Now such a long time has passed and Zhu Kai hasn't even seen the shadow of Tang He.

Now that I see him, I have to make him remember what he promised me.

When Tang He heard Zhu Kai's words, he could understand what Zhu Kai meant. He smiled and said, "I didn't bring any. I just wanted to drink tea, drink tea..."

"Hey, how can Mr. Tang drink tea? You have to drink wine anyway."

Zhu Kai looked at Tang He and said, "How about asking your nephew to send some to you?"

"no, I'm fine."

Tang He saw that it was useless to refuse the challenge, so he could only look at Zhu Kai awkwardly.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had not been there, Tang He might have started a fight with Zhu Kai.

"How can you talk like that? This is your Uncle Tang."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and reprimanded Zhu Kai, but neither of them took it seriously. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Ma Xiuying asking Zhu Kai to leave, he understood in his heart: "Well, take the people from the Yiluansi with you, and ask your uncle Guo Xing to assign some more for you, so that you can have fifty people to take away."

"No need, Dad."

Zhu Kai shook his head and said:
"I can just take Mao Xiang and Jiang Li with me. My mother asked me to take Zhang Haoshu's men away."

Zhang Hao was the son of Zhang Cheng. He and his brother Zhang Zhou both served in the imperial guards.

Zhang Hao was a captain of the imperial guards, and he had a total of 361 imperial guards under his command.

Zhangzhou was the commander of the imperial guards and had 3,000 cavalry under his command.

Zhangzhou's three thousand cavalrymen were stationed in the imperial city and guarding the Tongji Gate.

The troops under the command of the two men were all Ma Xiuying's men. They were loyal to Ma Xiuying. The orders they followed were: to be loyal to Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang. If the orders of Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang conflicted, Ma Xiuying's orders would prevail.

Zhang Hao's inner city guards were stationed near Kunning Palace for a long time to guard Ma Xiuying.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew the situation of this army, but he had no opinion on it.

If Zhu Kai wanted to mobilize the troops of Zhang Hao and Zhang Zhou, it would only take a word. But after all, Zhu Yuanzhang was the owner of this palace, so he had to give face to his owner.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection. He waved his hand and said, "Go if you need to. Why are you telling us all this? Take it away."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang began to tell Tang He about all the faults of Zhang Cheng. His resentment was so great that Zhu Kai could even smell a sour taste.

Tang He just listened with a laugh, but he did not believe a word of what Zhu Yuanzhang said. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to do something to Zhang Cheng, wouldn't it be a matter of just one sentence?

So what if Zhang Cheng is the best master in the palace?

So what if his son occupies an important position in the palace?
Take the five armies in the capital for example, with a total of 280,000 soldiers and horses. With these troops and horses, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for them to deal with Zhang Cheng's family?
So, just listen.

Zhu Yuanzhang might be very satisfied with Zhang Cheng's family.

After receiving a reply from Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Kai did not continue to talk about this matter, but asked Zhu Yuanzhang something else: "Dad, do you have anything you want me to tell my brother?"

"No."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Kai and said, "Your elder brother often writes to me."

Zhu Kai laughed and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Don't worry, Dad. I will write to you often."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said he didn't believe it, but he didn't embarrass Zhu Kai any further. He just said to Zhu Kai, "You have to help your elder brother. He seems to handle many things well, but I feel that in fact, it's not that good."

"Well, don't worry, Dad."

Zhu Kai said as if to guarantee something, "Brother, with me here, Huguang will surely be well governed!"

"Haha... With or without you, Huguang will be prosperous."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the brand new cotton-padded jacket on Zhu Kai and asked sourly, "Is this the new clothes your mother made for you?"

"Yeah, it looks good, right?"

Zhu Kai opened his arms and turned around in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, showing off his new clothes. "My mother's craftsmanship is so good. She doesn't even need to take measurements to make clothes. The clothes she makes are just right for me."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt sad when he saw the clothes Zhu Kai was wearing.

The eldest sister made a cotton-padded jacket first for Zhu Kai and then for Zhu Biao. Now that theirs are finished, there is still no sign of her own clothes.

Ugh.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very discouraged. He felt that he no longer had any status in the family. As a father, he was actually ranked behind his son. What should he do?
"Okay, stop showing off."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand sourly and said, "Get out of here if you have nothing else to do. Your uncle Tang and I still have something to discuss."

Zhu Kai could sense the sourness in Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but he was in a good mood today and didn't intend to argue with Zhu Yuanzhang: "Okay, Dad, you go ahead... Master, I'm leaving first. If you have nothing to do, you can come and play with me. I haven't seen my uncle for a long time, and I miss him so much."

When Zhu Kai called Tang He "Master", he deliberately emphasized the word "Master". If Tang He could not understand what Zhu Kai meant, he would not be the Duke of Xin.

"Okay, I'll go find Brother Kai after I'm done." Tang He waved his hand towards Zhu Kai and said, "Brother Kai, go prepare for your trip to Huguang first. I won't bother you any more, hehe."

"Hey, you old man..."

Zhu Kai looked at Tang He, ready to have a friendly conversation: "Master, we haven't seen each other for such a long time. You are not qualified to be my master. When you have time, you can come and see how much my martial arts have improved."

"..."

Threat, Chi Guoguo's threat.

Tang He thought this kid was really shameless. He was almost as big as the two of them, and now he wanted to have a sparring match. Tang He really felt that if he really went to practice with Zhu Kai, his son would be able to inherit the title of Duke of Xin.

"How can you talk to your uncle Tang, you rebellious son?"

Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously held the shoe in his hand and said, "I haven't beaten you for a few days. Are you asking for a beating again?"

"No... well, I have something else to do."

Zhu Kai turned around and left, "Dad, I'm leaving first."

Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to reply, Zhu Kai left directly. Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Kai with his shoe and said, "This little bastard is getting more and more naughty. It's because you and Zhang Cheng didn't teach him anything good. Look at what he has learned now."

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

Tang He looked helpless, "I am also suffering from this now."

Seeing Tang He's helpless expression, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction: "This little bastard only beats up the old and weak. I can't stand seeing his brothers being bullied... He doesn't act like a big brother at all. He's not like me who only knows how to take care of my brothers. I think Biao'er is most like me..."

Tang He didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with strange eyes.

Didn’t you bully Guo Xing in the same way back then?
Isn't it because you scare Guo Xing that he poops in his crotch every other day?
At the end, Zhu Yuanzhang himself could not continue. He coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment, and then said to Tang He: "Okay, let's get back to business."

"I just told you that we are going to set up a network to monitor the world based on the Imperial Guards and Yiluansi... You should do this for us slowly, and don't let anyone notice. When the time is right..."

Zhu Yuanzhang could imagine how terrifying the net he wanted to weave was, and what a great deterrent it would be to the scholar-official class throughout the world.

But isn't this exactly what he wanted?

Tang He had a calm expression on his face but felt bitter inside. He had never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would come here and assign him such a hot task.

If he had known this would be the outcome, Tang He would never have come to Yingtian Prefecture.

However, there is no room for him to regret now.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang told him about this matter, Tang He had to agree whether he wanted to or not.

"Let's start from Huguang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have made up his mind, "Let's see who is harming Biao'er."

"Yes."

Tang He reluctantly accepted the order, but then he also raised his difficulties:

"However, I am afraid that it is difficult for me to accomplish such a big task alone. Does Your Majesty have any trustworthy helpers around you? Ask them to come forward and help."

"No."

Zhu Yuanzhang answered very straightforwardly, "However, there is someone who can help you. As for whether you can persuade him to help, it depends on your ability, hehe..."

"..."

Tang He seemed to understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang in confusion:

"Your Majesty, the helper you are talking about, isn't it Brother Kai?"

"Yes, that's him."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to him without any hesitation:

"Kai'er is a very clever boy, and he has many ideas. As long as you can convince him, he will definitely help you."

Zhu Kai...

Tang He was speechless when he heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said.

He couldn't figure out whether Zhu Yuanzhang was telling the truth or just trying to fool him.

"Okay, I'll ask Brother Kai when I get a chance."

Tang He hesitated for a while and asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "If Kaige goes to Huguang this time, should I go with him?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Let's go together. We'll have someone to take care of us on the way. But Lao Tang, you can't take Kai'er to that kind of place again."

"That kind of place?"

Tang He pretended to be confused.

"May I ask your Majesty, what kind of place?"

"Hey, you old fellow...are you pretending to be confused?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be angry and wanted to hit him, but Tang He dodged him with a smile: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will never take Brother Kai to such a place."

“Huh… hehe!”

As for Tang He's assurance, just like Ma Xiuying's assurance to Zhu Kai, she didn't believe a single word of it.

After Tang He left, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his desk and thought about the web he wanted to weave. After hesitating for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote three words on the paper:
Jinyiwei!
From now on, the prototype of the Jinyiwei, which is hated by the whole world, will move from planning to implementation starting today.

Of course, the most hated person is the Jinyiwei leader Zhu Kai, who turned a living intelligence team into a team of evil ghosts returning from purgatory.

Zhu Kai didn't know that he had been plotted against by Zhu Yuanzhang.

If Zhu Kai knew that he was going to establish the Jinyiwei with Tang He, he would definitely refuse.

How could a good person like Zhu Kai be associated with such a notorious team? This is not my character at all!

If Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Zhu Kai was thinking, he would definitely sneer at him.

What kind of personality do you have?
……

In the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were attending class. The one attending the class this time was Song Lian, whom the princes were very afraid of.

Even Zhu Di, who was always capricious and domineering, did not dare to escape Song Lian's class easily.

Bang!
Zhu Kai kicked open the door of Wenhua Hall, scaring Song Lian who was giving a lecture.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

Song Lian was so angry that his hair and beard stood up, and he glared at Zhu Kai angrily:

"This is a place to study, not the Yingtianfu Street where you hang out outside!"

Zhu Kai seemed not to have heard what Song Lian said, and boasted to the princes who were studying inside: "My dear brothers, I have good news for you. I am going to Huguang to find my eldest brother! Hahahaha... Dad told me that I would help my eldest brother when I get to Huguang, hahahaha... You boys, you must grow up quickly, otherwise you can only stay in Wenhua Palace and read the most useless books!"

There was infinite contempt for learning in his words.

But before Song Lian could open his mouth to refute Zhu Kai's theory that "studying is useless", the princes in the hall were furious.

"How can you be worthy enough to help my brother?"

"That's right, what else can you do besides causing trouble? Even if you want to help the eldest brother, it has to be the third brother and me together."

"Brother, take me one! Take me one!"

Even Zhu Su, who usually didn't talk much, looked up at Zhu Kai.

I hope to go to Huguang with Zhu Kai.

Nothing else, I just want to go out and take a look.

"You all be quiet for a moment!"

Zhu Kai looked at the excited princes and said with a smile, "Stop making trouble. You are still too young. Why are you going? You will cause more trouble if you go. And your fifth brother, how old are you? Going to Huguang in the middle of winter, it will be troublesome if you catch a cold. Sit down, all of you."

Zhu Di was very dissatisfied when he heard what Zhu Kai said.

But he didn't dare disobey Zhu Kai's words. Although he was dissatisfied and reluctant, he could only lower his head and sit down depressed.

"Third brother, fourth brother, you two are of good age, so you probably have the best chance of going."

Zhu Kai put his hands on his hips and looked at Zhu Chong and Zhu Chong with a smile:
"You two, do you want to go?"

"..."

When Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang heard Zhu Kai's question, no one spoke.

It’s not that they didn’t dare to speak, but... they didn’t dare to believe what Zhu Kai said.

Ever since they can remember, Zhu Kai has been trying to trick them and trick them. Every word Zhu Kai said could be a trick. It would be strange if they were not afraid.

Want to go?
miss you!
I often hear people outside say how great the outside world is. There are so many good places, who wouldn’t want to go?

Moreover, Huguang is their big brother, how could they not want to go?
Song Lian, who was standing next to him, had a face that turned purple with anger. He was tolerant, but he would never allow anyone to openly disrupt the order of the school. In his opinion, the school was a place where people read books of sages and should be respected.

The hateful Zhu Kai has no respect for the school at all, and will try every means to disrupt the order of the school. Even the other princes have no respect for the school.

(End of this chapter)