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

Chapter 7: Brothers and sisters respect each other, father is kind and son is filial

"Divide, of course we have to divide!"

Zhu Kai said, "They are meritorious officials, but they are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. I have read the information in my eldest brother's case. On average, one mu of land can produce one and a half stones of grain. With taxes, ten mu of land is enough for the family's food and clothing. As long as our father orders that each person has ten mu of land, all blood relatives in the family, regardless of gender, will be given land. The land will be measured every ten years, and within three years, the national treasury will be full of grain!"

As he spoke, Zhu Kai slammed the table and said to Zhu Biao: "…Land is granted by heaven and divided among the emperors. If we cannot treat everyone equally, how can the Ming Dynasty last forever? What can those powerful people do? Anyone who destroys the rise of the Ming Dynasty is an enemy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother... I want to ride my horse and wield my spear to wipe out the enemies for my Ming Dynasty. Are you willing to follow me?"

Zhu Kai's words, "Anyone who destroys the rise of the Ming Dynasty is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty," excited Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang, and Zhu Di so much that they immediately knelt on the ground and shouted to Zhu Kai, "We are willing to follow you to the death!"

Zhu Di shouted the most fiercely, looking up at Zhu Kai: "Brother, who do you want me to kill? I'll go now!"

"shut up!"

Zhu Biao kicked Zhu Di fiercely and yelled:
"In addition to our palace, we have the imperial city of 700 acres, and our hometown in Fengyang also has 1,000 acres of fertile land. If we divide the land equally, won't it be one for each of us?"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was outside the door, suddenly kicked open the door of Fengxian Hall and shouted inside with a dark face:

"You bastards, get over here!"

In the Fengxian Hall, Zhu Kai, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Chong, and Zhu Gang all knelt obediently in front of the barbecue grill.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat cross-legged, took Zhu Kai's cup and started drinking the remaining beer.

Unfortunately, it was all ice water, and I couldn't taste anything other than cold.

Zhu Yuanzhang put the beer cup on the table with dissatisfaction, making a dull sound.

Except for Zhu Kai, Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang and Zhu Di buried their heads even lower.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not scary when he gets angry, but the scariest thing is Zhu Yuanzhang who is silent before getting angry.

Several brothers were so afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's belt that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, for fear that they would meet Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and be hit by the belt first.

Zhu Kai did the same at the beginning.

But he felt so uncomfortable, so he straightened up and saw Zhu Yuanzhang staring at the empty draft beer cup in front of the barbecue grill. He said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dad, this is a draft beer cup. It contains beer. How about I fill it for you?"

I just didn't ask you to drink, why are you sulking?
"……Shut up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts were exposed. He glared at Zhu Kai fiercely and scolded him, "Rebellious son! You took your brother to skip classes, drank wine and ate meat in the house. Do you think that you can disobey the laws I set just because you are a prince?"

"..."

Even Zhu Kai was kneeling obediently at this moment, not saying a word.

There's no way to answer it. If you do, you'll definitely get whipped.

Seeing that his sons were silent, Zhu Yuanzhang put the belt on the table and said, "Tell me, whose idea was this?"

The belt fell on the table with a dull sound! This was Zhu Yuanzhang's preparation before beating the children, and also his reminder to the children: Your father's belt is thirsty!
Zhu Di remembered what Zhu Kai had taught him. The moment Zhu Yuanzhang asked, he spoke before Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang could: "Father, it's my eldest brother!"

"???"

"???"

Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Biao: I didn’t expect you to be such a big brother. When you have wine and meat, you think of Zhu Kai first, but forget about us. Aren’t we your younger brothers?
Zhu Biao was confused: What is me? Why don't I understand?
Zhu Di continued, "My elder brother saw that my second brother and I were working hard, so he took out some of his own money and prepared some wine and beef for us. I heard that these things were given to my elder brother by Duke Zheng Chang Mao and Lan Yu. My elder brother couldn't bear to eat them, so he gave them to my second brother and me to encourage us to study hard and make progress every day."

Lan Yu was the brother-in-law of the late Duke of E, Chang Yuchun, and Chang Mao was Chang Yuchun's eldest son, who was given the title of Duke of Zheng. One was Zhu Biao's brother-in-law, and the other was his half-uncle.

"???"

Zhu Biao was even more confused. Why didn’t I even know that I sent something to him?

Look at Zhu Di... Zhu Biao suddenly understood something. He glanced at Zhu Kai beside him and found that Zhu Kai was trying hard to control his body shaking. Being familiar with Zhu Kai, he immediately realized that this guy was trying to put the blame on himself.

What a jerk!
Zhu Biao was so angry that he wanted to grab Zhu Yuanzhang's belt that he had placed on the table and put on an "eldest brother is like a father" show, but on second thought... Zhu Biao held back. If he exposed Zhu Di's lies at this time, his second and fifth brothers would not only be charged with skipping classes, drinking and eating beef, but would also be charged with the crime of framing the crown prince.

Forget it…just carry it yourself.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao, then looked at Zhu Kai: "Zhu Kai, is that right?"

Zhu Kai raised his head and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Father, please judge. This matter has nothing to do with my elder brother. I asked Lan Yu and Chang Mao for meat and wine. When they saw me, they immediately took out wine and beef to please me. They were not happy when I refused, so I accepted it with reluctance and shared it with my elder brother and younger brothers. Dad once said that even if I only have one steamed bun, I should give most of it to my brothers. Father, do you think I did a good job? I shared all the wine and meat given to me with my elder brother and younger brothers."

Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang: Good second brother!
When the time comes, we still have to rely on the second brother. It’s ok for him to bully us normally, but he will really come to us when something happens!
Then, Zhu Kai said, "Oh, by the way, when I went to look for Lan Yu and Chang Mao, the third and fourth brothers went with me. If you don't believe me, ask the fifth brother."

Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang: Didn't I just eat two pieces of your meat? Drink some beer? As for framing me in front of the emperor?

Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard this!

Is there such a good thing?

Eating meat and drinking alcohol had nothing to do with him, and it would also allow his father to beat up his annoying third and fourth brothers.

This is really killing two birds with one stone, achieving two goals at once, and having double happiness...

Zhu Di had been following Zhu Kai around since he was little, so he learned how to react on the spot very quickly. He quickly said, "Dad, that's exactly what happened! It was the third and fourth brothers who were greedy and persuaded the second brother to go find Lan Yu and Chang Mao. Father... I let it go that the third and fourth brothers usually bully their younger brother, but since the second brother is honest, they didn't let him go either. Please teach them a lesson, father."

"..."

Feng Sheng, who was standing behind Zhu Yuanzhang, turned pale when he heard Zhu Di's words.

Zhu Di is a lie-mongering guy. He even said something like "Second Brother" is honest. If he were honest, the world would be full of saints!

At this moment, Feng Sheng felt fear in his heart!
The words that he heard Zhu Kai tell Zhu Biao outside the palace were enough to terrify him.

(End of this chapter)