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

Chapter 95 Zhu Yuanzhang, something is wrong with you!

If Ma Xiuying knew that Zhu Kai went out again to fight, she would definitely stop him. Then not only Zhu Kai would be in trouble, but also Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt tired when he thought about the days when he lived alone in Wuying Palace.

Just then, Zhu Kai was walking over from a distance. Zhu Yuanzhang quickly sorted out his thoughts and said, "Let's discuss this later. For the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing now is to ensure that the people have enough food at home and live a good life."

"..."

Let the people live a good life?
Zhu Biao didn't say anything and began to think about what Zhu Yuanzhang meant by this sentence.

He had to admit that what Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about was a dream, but when putting Zhu Yuanzhang's words together with Zhu Kai's words, it would have a different meaning.

When people are well fed and clothed, they will think about desires. This desire is not something obscene, but after people have eaten their fill, they will want to get more, so knowledge becomes very important.

For the common people to study, it is not enough to rely solely on the academy built by the Zhu family. By then, the common people will become scholars and officials...

So, Zhu Biao began to think carefully about what Zhu Kai said... as if the existence of the Kong family was a stumbling block that prevented the people of the Ming Dynasty from yearning for a better life.

But... do we really have to go that far?

Zhu Biao was reluctant to do so, but it seemed that he had no choice but to do so.

However, Zhu Biao could not understand why Confucianism became a stumbling block in the Ming Dynasty.

"Dad, big brother!"

When Zhu Kai approached, he first greeted him and then stood obediently to one side behind Zhu Yuanzhang.

Today is the day to worship ancestors. On normal days, he could still be laughing and joking, but during the ancestor worship, Zhu Kai, who has lived two lives as a human, cannot make a fuss in such an occasion.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any thoughts about Zhu Kai's attitude. He thought it was natural for Zhu Kai to do so.

"Come in with us."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao and Zhu Kai and walked into the Xian Temple.

Burning incense, burning paper, kowtowing... after going through a series of procedures, Zhu Kai just felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was just going through the motions and had no intention of showing any respect to the ancestors.

After thinking about it again, Zhu Kai understood the reason.

Nowadays...the tablet enshrined in the highest position in the temple is that of Zhu Xi, a famous scholar of the previous dynasty. Is Zhu Xi the ancestor of Zhu Yuanzhang?

No!

If Zhu Yuanzhang had the protection of his ancestor Zhu Xi when he was in his hometown of Fengyang, he might not have rebelled.

Unfortunately... no!
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a commoner family. After he became emperor, the ministers in the court were worried that once Zhu Yuanzhang's identity became known, some people with ulterior motives would want to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang's growth path and rebel.

He, a beggar, can become emperor. I am much better than him, so why can't I?

So, someone brought Zhu Xi out and continued the family tree to let others know that Zhu Yuanzhang's success was not because of his identity, but because Zhu Yuanzhang came from a prominent family, but his family had fallen on hard times.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant, for the sake of consolidating the Ming Dynasty, he had no choice but to accept this ancestor who was not his.

After realizing this, Zhu Kai no longer had any respect. After the ceremony, he stood up and talked to Zhu Yuanzhang while holding the tablet of his father Zhu Wusi.

Zhu Biao, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhu Kai's disrespectful look.

My stupid brother really doesn't know how to tell time.

Even at this time, he still thinks he can take it lightly. In a place like the Xiandian where his ancestors are, he still doesn't care. Isn't he afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will cause trouble for him later?

Of course, this is just what Zhu Biao thought. If Zhu Kai knew that Zhu Biao thought so, he would definitely sneer and laugh.

Ancestor worship is indeed a very serious matter.

But the 'ancestors' in the Xiandian now are not the ancestors recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Come on, Biao'er, Kai'er, kowtow to your grandfather and burn incense!"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, only his father is his relative, no one else is!

Zhu Biao seemed to have just figured this out and glanced at Zhu Kai... Zhu Biao found helplessly that there was a huge gap between him and Zhu Kai. Zhu Kai seemed to be born with the social skills that reflected emotional intelligence, while he always realized them too late.

However, Zhu Biao was a person who was very good at regulating his emotions. He found that he was not as disappointed as Zhu Kai, and quickly adjusted himself.

He is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and he has the support of his younger brothers and the encouragement of his father, the emperor. So what if he has low emotional intelligence?
Just do it!
After being repeatedly trained by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Kai, Zhu Biao's mentality began to change, and he became more like... a king!
After the ancestor worship was completed and he returned to the East Palace, Zhu Biao began to think about what Zhu Kai had said to him, and also thought about what he should do as a king.

"Perhaps, Brother Kai is right."

Zhu Biao sat in his palace, muttering to himself.

He kept thinking about what Zhu Kai had told him about destroying Kong.

According to Zhu Kai's words, both Confucius and Confucianism need to be attacked. This attack does not mean to destroy both Confucius and Confucianism, but to make them obedient and promote the so-called academic thought in full accordance with the emperor's wishes.

Why did Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, propose to "abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone"?
Isn’t it because the Confucianism at that time was more in line with Liu Che’s idea of ​​great unification?

Why did later Confucianism become increasingly disobedient?
That’s because people in every dynasty thought that Confucianism was obedient and they always met the emperor’s wishes. However… while they were meeting the emperor’s wishes, they were also seeking benefits for themselves.

Then, the Confucian school had the opportunity to compete with the emperor and challenge the emperor's majesty. But when the emperor wanted to control Confucianism, he found that Confucianism had become a behemoth and he had no chance to fight against them at all.

In the Song Dynasty, the power of literati, scholar-officials, and Confucianism reached its peak. Although this peak was on the decline during the Yuan Dynasty, it did not damage the foundation of Confucianism. Instead, it flourished again. By the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism had developed into an even larger behemoth.

All the ministers in the court were inclined towards Confucianism, and Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in the south. The north needed to be appeased by the Kong family, so the influence of the Kong family in the north became increasingly greater.

This was not what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see, but he had no choice but to try every possible means to limit the influence of Confucianism and then gradually dismantle the power of the literati.

Today's ancestor worship was just an ordinary one, but for Zhu Biao, he seemed to see something different.

Before, he always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was stubborn and used the power of the emperor to threaten court officials to act according to his wishes. But when he saw the ancestors in the Xian Hall that Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to acknowledge, Zhu Biao realized... It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang could not make the final decision on everything.

He also had his own difficulties, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not confide them to others.

This time, if Zhu Biao had not seen it from Zhu Kai and Zhu Yuanzhang's attitudes, he would not have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was under some pressure that he should not have been under.

"Zhu Xi, Neo-Confucianism... Confucianism, Confucius!"

Zhu Biao gradually connected the relationships between these characters in his mind, and then he discovered that the greatest power was not the imperial power, but Confucianism and the literati. They respected the imperial power on the surface, but in fact they always used the imperial power as a tool to strengthen themselves.

Moreover, the entire Confucian influence cannot be eradicated completely, because both Confucianism and the literati are indispensable forces in the court. If all these people are cleared out at once, there will be no one left in the court.

The power of a certain force was actually greater than the imperial power, which Zhu Biao could never tolerate.

"It seems that I am still too naive."

Zhu Biao quickly realized his problem. After realizing the problem, he began to change his way of thinking. He even started to repeat what Zhu Kai had said to him in his ears from time to time. It seemed that... what Zhu Kai said made more and more sense.

"However, if we want to send someone to Shandong, who is suitable?"

Zhu Biao began to think about who would be more suitable.

……

Zhu Kai and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that just a trip to the Xiandian Palace had caused so many changes in Zhu Biao's mind.

Moreover, Zhu Kai also has other things to do, the first of which is marriage.

Zhu Kai could have gotten married very early like Zhu Biao.

But he kept making excuses. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying thought that Zhu Kai didn't want to get married, which made them very angry. But no matter how they dealt with Zhu Kai, he would not listen and insisted on getting married after he turned 18. They had no choice but to go to Xu Da and Feng Sheng to discuss it and wait until he turned 18.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying discovered that they initially thought that Zhu Kai did not want to get married because he wanted to have fun, but in fact, Zhu Kai was the same as before, with no change at all, and he did not play for fun or anything like that. He just played by fighting with his previous friends and tricking his stupid younger brothers.

As for playing with women...

It doesn't exist at all in Zhu Kai's dictionary.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, Feng Sheng, Xu Da and the other three were relieved after knowing what Zhu Kai had done.

This guy is not the type to get married.

However, we still have to get married, and it has been delayed for more than half a year because of the war. There is really no reason to delay it any further.

This matter must be put on the agenda.

marry!

To Zhu Kai, this matter felt very sacred. It was the first time he got married in two lifetimes, and he was marrying two girls at once. While complaining about the evil old society, Zhu Kai gladly accepted it.

However, when he wanted to participate in his own marriage, Zhu Kai found that... he had nothing to do with it.

Parents to enrich people.

In other words, marriages are arranged, and children have no right to participate in them. Once the parents of both sides have agreed on the matter, they don't need to get involved in the rest. They just find someone to decide the matter, find an auspicious day to get married, and wait for the wedding night.

When Zhu Kai found out, he was completely numb.

Moreover, Ma Xiuying complained about him: "You rascal, you haven't even gotten married yet, but you're meeting with the girls from Xu Da's and Feng Sheng's families all day long. If this gets out, will you and the girls' reputations be ruined? Fortunately, both of our parents know that you two are in love. If you don't get married when you should, I and your father will break your legs!"

In other words, Zhu Kai has met Xu Miaoyun and Feng Yuting, which has already damaged their reputation. If it gets out, it will be bad, and you, Zhu Kai, will also be regarded as a scumbag by everyone!

"This evil old society! Damn arranged marriages!"

Zhu Kai complained endlessly, how could he become a scumbag just after meeting him?

However, apart from a few complaints, Zhu Kai did not have many opinions. After all, this was the current trend and Zhu Kai could not change all the rules.

Just be a good groom.

Zhu Kai likes both girls very much and it’s fun to be with them.

One is calm and steady, the other is quirky.

Zhu Kai wants both of these wives!

As for other women, it’s not that Zhu Kai didn’t think about them, but he felt that he didn’t need them.

Zhu Kai is not the type of person who can sit still when he has nothing to do.

When opening the containers, there were either weapons or medical supplies. Zhu Kai was not very interested in other small things.

Zhu Kai has been in the palace for many years and has long been bored. He would rather go out and play than stay in the palace.

Moreover, Zhu Kai also wanted to set up a residence outside the palace and move out.

"Dad, I'm going out to play."

When Zhu Kai went out to play, he specifically sought out Zhu Yuanzhang to talk about this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing for the new busy year that was about to begin. When he heard Zhu Kai say that he was going out to play, he immediately put down the brush in his hand and looked at Zhu Kai: "What's the matter? Just say it!"

"..."

Before Zhu Kai could say anything, Zhu Yuanzhang had guessed his little thoughts, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Why?

Zhu Kai didn't like others knowing his thoughts: "I just wanted to go out and play, what could happen?"

"What can happen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to throw the paperweight in his hand away, but after thinking for a while, he finally chose a copy of the Analects and threw it at Zhu Kai, but Zhu Kai held it tightly. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care and said to Zhu Kai, "You rebellious son, you usually don't even say hello when you go out to play, but now you say hello when you go out to play? Just tell me, what's the matter!"

"..."

Zhu Kai suddenly discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang had changed.

Because his two sons were so capable, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer needed to focus all his energy on government affairs. Instead, he could devote himself to studying his own speaking and doing habits.

From now on, Old Zhu will become more and more difficult to deal with!

Zhu Kai was very angry with himself. Why did he make himself so outstanding?

Isn't this an opportunity for Zhu Yuanzhang to get into trouble?

This really shouldn't happen!

Zhu Kai felt that he should learn from his lesson and let Zhu Yuanzhang get busy again...but that was a matter for the future, and now Zhu Yuanzhang still had to be dealt with.

How to deal with it?

Just say: "I do have something to talk to you about. I want to have a house outside and move out occasionally!"

"Move out?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very unhappy when he heard this. "Why, do you think our palace is too small to accommodate you, the head of the Zhu family?"

"The palace can hold 100,000 of me, so how can it be small?"

Zhu Kai would not be fooled. Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's deliberate picking on him, Zhu Kai said that the palace was very big: "I went out to find a house purely for fun. I heard that the night market in Yingtianfu is very fun, so I want to experience it. If I live in the palace, I have to go home before dark every day. Who wants this? It's not fun at night."

"Dad, I can stay outside at night and come back during the day. I promise that you and mom can see me every day."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe in Zhu Kai's promises at all. No matter how good the words were before doing things, once he promised him, he would not care about what happened afterwards. He would play tricks and refuse to listen. As for the previous promises, he turned a deaf ear to them. If Zhu Kai was held accountable again, he would play dumb and pretend he knew nothing.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very familiar with Zhu Kai's tactics: "Do you think your promise is meaningful?"

"Why not?"

Zhu Kai looked insulted and angrily said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "A man born in this world, how can he go back on his word?"

"Just you? Still a man?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Kai said, he laughed out loud: "Forget it, forget it, don't say it here. Anyway, I don't believe what you said."

"..."

Zhu Kai didn't expect that he would lose all his credibility in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Zhu Kai was not panicked at all. He asked Zhu Yuanzhang directly: "Just tell me, will you let me move out?"

"I am willing. If you stay in the palace, you will only cause trouble to us. If you go outside, you can also cause trouble to others."

No matter how you look at it, Zhu Yuanzhang will win.

When Zhu Kai heard Zhu Yuanzhang agree to his promise, he smiled brightly: "I told you, Dad understands me the best! We are father and son, and we can understand each other."

"Ha ha……"

Zhu Yuanzhang responded with a laugh, treating Zhu Kai's words as if he was talking nonsense, and then said to Zhu Kai very seriously: "You moved out so that you can have more fun and not be controlled by others... I don't want to control you, but... your mother, you have to figure it out yourself. Kai'er, you should know how much your mother cares about you. Your mother will never agree to you moving out."

"Wouldn't it be better not to tell her?"

Zhu Kai did not take Zhu Yuanzhang's worries to heart, but said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dad, although we can't leave the palace at night, it's just because of the rules. If it's your order, do you still have to worry about it? Just give me a token, I will go out in the afternoon and come back during the day, and I guarantee that mother won't be able to find out."

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to let him move out so easily. Zhu Kai instinctively thought that there was something wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang. This old guy must be up to no good.

How could Zhu Kai be fooled?
It’s okay if you get tricked, but you must not let Zhu Yuanzhang trick you as well. Either you get tricked together with him, or you start a battle with him from the very beginning.

Zhu Kai basically adhered to one principle in his confrontation with Zhu Yuanzhang: he must not let Zhu Yuanzhang take advantage of him, and he must not let Zhu Yuanzhang betray him.

After Zhu Kai discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang was becoming smarter and smarter in the process of confronting him, he became much more careful. So when chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Kai was much more vigilant than before. Whenever there was a loophole that could be exploited, Zhu Kai would do his best.

Hearing Zhu Kai's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not turn black, nor was he affected. Instead, he pretended to think: "If you say so, it's not impossible. It's okay for us to help you, but you are a brat who can easily cheat us, so we have to be careful."

Without waiting for Zhu Kai to refute, Zhu Yuanzhang began to explain: "Let's not talk about other things. If you make trouble outside and your mother finds out, you will blame me. Anyway, if your mother finds out, you will push the responsibility onto me. You rebellious son... How many blames have I taken for you?"

Zhu Kai was very unconvinced: "When did this happen? Dad, think about it carefully, how many problems have I solved for you? Now you are doing this, aren't you just destroying your bridges?"

As he said this, Zhu Kai was about to count the good things he had done on his fingers. Zhu Yuanzhang would not listen to him and raised his hand to stop Zhu Kai from talking: "Stop! Stop! You rebellious son, you have the ability to do things! But you are also very annoying. You are just pitting us."

Zhu Yuanzhang has already expressed his attitude, which is that he does not believe Zhu Kai. He feels that Zhu Kai is trying to trick him.

Facing such a vigilant Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Kai also did not lower his caution towards Zhu Yuanzhang, but he still had to put on a show: "Dad, if we have something to say, let's talk about it. There's no need to be so defensive against me. What's the point of you being defensive against me like you're an enemy? Don't we still have to do what we should do?"

The meaning is very clear. Zhu Yuanzhang must give an explanation for Zhu Kai's moving out. You have to agree to it whether you agree or not.

Zhu Yuanzhang was overwhelmed when he heard this: "Rebellious son, are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat, just a talk."

Zhu Kai said with a smile that there was no threat at all: "Dad, you know me. I believe in convincing people with reason. We have something to discuss, right?"

"You call this a negotiation? Not doing things according to your ideas is a negotiation?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he laughed. He looked at Zhu Kai and said, "Rebellious son, if I don't agree to your request, you will make trouble with me, right? Do you believe me, I will tell your mother that you want to move out?"

Zhu Kai didn't seem to hear Zhu Yuanzhang's threat, and said casually: "Go ahead."

You can threaten me however you want, it has nothing to do with me.

Besides, even if Zhu Yuanzhang told Ma Xiuying, what would happen?
The worst that could happen is that Ma Xiuying would give him a beating and scold him, but it's impossible for Ma Xiuying to scold Zhu Kai every day, right?
Therefore, the worst result of Zhu Yuanzhang's complaint would only have a temporary impact on Zhu Kai. The real big impact would still be on Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Kai's tricks of betraying his father could make Zhu Yuanzhang turn gray overnight.

So, when Zhu Kai finished saying the two words "just say it", Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows couldn't help but jump up. He had been traumatized by Zhu Kai's endless tricks of cheating him.

"You bastard, you only know how to threaten me! And..."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be greatly humiliated. His face turned red as he said to Zhu Kai: "And we can't do anything to you!"

"hehe!"

Zhu Kai became more and more certain that Zhu Yuanzhang was harboring evil intentions. By portraying himself as a victim, could he be free from defense?
How can it be!

The more Zhu Yuanzhang behaved like this, the more alert Zhu Kai became. Zhu Yuanzhang was a very face-conscious person, but now he was saying all these nonsense and had lost all his dignity. Was this Zhu Yuanzhang's style?

Obviously, no!

Zhu Kai did not move, pretending that he did not notice Zhu Yuanzhang's abnormality, but Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be addicted to acting, and still refused to let Zhu Kai go: "You have grown up, I can't control you anymore. Do you know why I agreed to let you move out?"

Zhu Kai shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Zhu Yuanzhang explained, "You have had your own personality since you were young, and once you make up your mind, no one can change it. It was fine when you were young, but now you have grown up, and I don't know what you will do to achieve your goals. So in order to prevent you from making unforgivable mistakes, I can only follow your will. But Kai'er, you must remember not to go too far just because you are a prince, otherwise I can't save you."

"Ah."

Zhu Kai sat obediently on the chair, as if he would never make anyone angry. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his obedient look was very fake.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked like a kind old father, and he sighed at Zhu Kai's growth: "I understand that you want to live outside. After all, you have grown up, and even Yingtian Prefecture can't hold you, let alone this small imperial city. Go out... But you have to come back to the palace every day. Your mother can't bear to let you go, and neither can I. You have to understand."

She talked a lot, but she was just telling Zhu Kai that she couldn't bear to part with him, Ma Xiuying couldn't bear to part with him, and everyone couldn't bear to part with him.

If Zhu Kai had not always been wary of Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have believed Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

But... it's so fake.

Zhu Kai pretended to be nonchalant and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Dad, you said so much because you were afraid that my mother would know that I had your help when I moved out. Are you afraid that you can't go to Kunning Palace to sleep?"

"You are such a rebellious ..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, ready to scold Zhu Kai, but he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly heaved a sigh of relief, trying to calm himself down: "You rebellious son, you only know how to make me angry, huh~ Do you think I will get angry over trivial matters like before? Do you understand now that you have grown up?"

I have been repeating over and over again that Zhu Kai has grown up, just to lower his vigilance, but judging from the current situation, it seems that it is not so easy to fool Zhu Kai.

Zhu Yuanzhang could only change his strategy and pretend to be helpless: "Okay, tomorrow you go to Yuan Qi to get the token... Hehe, you bastard, your relationship with Yuan Qi is better than ours."

Perhaps, Zhu Yuanzhang had already known that Yuan Qi was bribed by Zhu Kai, but he did not have the slightest doubt about it.

One was his most trusted son, and the other was very trusted. Zhu Yuanzhang was very confident in both of them: "However, if you go out, you must come back the next day. If your mother knows that you live outside, she will not let us go!"

Zhu Kai's needs were met by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he naturally gave a free guarantee: "Don't worry, Dad, I will keep my mouth shut!"

After saying this, Zhu Kai left, thanking Zhu Yuanzhang profusely.

After Zhu Kai left, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately showed a triumphant smile on his face: "This rebellious son... no matter how powerful he is, he is still within our calculations. Kai'er, you are still too young! Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so proud that he didn't even approve the memorial and walked straight out of the hall.

How could it be more satisfying to review memorials for the ministers than to trick Zhu Kai?
That’s right, now Zhu Yuanzhang left to find Ma Xiuying to complain!
Zhu Kai, this rebellious son, actually wants to move out and even threatens us, saying that if we don't let him move out, he will turn the palace upside down!
Tolerable or unbearable!
Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to put all the blame on Zhu Kai and then go to Ma Xiuying to complain.

Rebel!

I can't do anything to you. If I hit you once, you will be retaliated. Can't this girl deal with you?

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that victory was just around the corner, and he quickened his pace.

Outside Kunning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang had already started shouting, "Sister, sister... I'm so mad at you, let me tell you something! Zhu Kai, that rebellious son... uh, uh, why are you here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had just started to complain when he couldn't say the rest.

He saw Ma Xiuying, and also saw Zhu Kai, who was standing behind Ma Xiuying and pressing her shoulders.

Zhu Kai looked at the stunned Zhu Yuanzhang with a half-smile on his face: "Dad, what did you just say? What about rebellious son? Why don't I understand?"

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's forehead is full of black lines. He now knows that he is still one step slower than Zhu Kai. This rebellious son seems to have guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's next move long ago, so he took the initiative and found Ma Xiuying in advance to trick him.

This rebellious son... Zhu Yuanzhang was very depressed. Why could Zhu Kai guess his mental activities so clearly, but he had no idea about Zhu Kai's next intention?

The son can guess the father's mental activities clearly, but the father has no understanding of his son at all. The father is led by the nose by his son. How can this be justified?

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was so unlucky. What sins must he have committed in his previous life to have such a son?
"Why, are you going to turn the tables?"

Ma Xiuying had already learned the details of the truth from Zhu Kai. She looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with anger on her face and asked, "Do you dislike Kai'er so much that you want him to move out?"

"We...we don't have any."

Zhu Yuanzhang had already foreseen this result. Zhu Kai would definitely put all the blame on himself and let Ma Xiuying cause trouble for him.

This traitor!

Zhu Yuanzhang now wanted to knock Zhu Kai unconscious.

I really can't stand this rebellious son!

Looking at Zhu Kai who was making faces behind Ma Xiuying's back, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "Sister, I've been with you for so many years, but I'm not as trustworthy as this rebellious son!"

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's complaint, Ma Xiuying looked back at Zhu Kai, and then killed Zhu Yuanzhang with four words: "Kai'er is filial!"

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, but he had no place to vent his anger.

It is true that Zhu Kai is filial, but this bastard is only filial to Ma Xiuying, but not to us!

I live like a stepfather!

"You just don't want Kai'er to have an easy life, do you?"

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with great dissatisfaction and was very angry: "Kai'er has only been on the shelf for a short time, are you so annoyed with him? What did Kai'er do wrong? Tell me, and we will judge it together!"

"that is!"

Zhu Kai was still adding fuel to the fire, not paying any attention to Zhu Yuanzhang's warning look, and said to Ma Xiuying: "Mom, I suspect that Dad did this on purpose. He is trying to alienate the relationship between us and drive me out. The relationship between mother and me will become weaker and weaker with the passage of time and distance..."

Zhu Yuanzhang almost vomited blood.

Rebellious son, it was you who suggested moving out, why do you put all the responsibility on me in the end?
Zhu Kai: It’s true that I was the one who proposed it, but you came here to complain so quickly, didn’t that mean you did it on purpose?

Trying to trick me?

dream!

Of course, when Zhu Kai complained to Ma Xiuying, he did not go there in advance, but waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to appear. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly walking towards Kunning Palace, Zhu Kai came to Ma Xiuying and put the blame on Zhu Yuanzhang.

This old guy Zhu Yuanzhang is really too much. He even secretly reported on others. How could Zhu Kai tolerate this?
Don’t say what if Zhu Kai was wrong to let Zhu Yuanzhang take the blame. Just do what you have to do!
……

Zhu Yuanzhang held back his tears and swallowed his anger. He had to admit his mistake to Ma Xiuying and said that he would never take the initiative to let Zhu Kai live outside again. Only then did he get Ma Xiuying's forgiveness.

After lunch, Zhu Kai burped and left Kunning Palace with satisfaction. Zhu Biao followed him out. Looking at Zhu Kai's appearance, Zhu Biao was also helpless: "You only know how to cheat your father. Just wait and see how he will deal with you later."

Zhu Kai curled his lips in disdain: "I'm about to move out, and he still wants to beat me up?"

"Brother Kai, do you really want to move out?"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Kai in surprise and asked him, "Just now, didn't you say that you would not move out?"

"When did I say I wouldn't move out? Dad just said he wouldn't take the initiative to ask me to move out. What else is there?"

Zhu Kai said that he had said before that he would move out. "It's more interesting to go out and play. I heard from others that the night view of Yingtianfu is quite good, along the Qinhuai River..."

When Zhu Kai mentioned the Qinhuai River, Zhu Biao was like a cat with its fur standing on end. He said, "You bastard, you want to go to the Qinhuai River when you move out, right? If your mother finds out, you'll be beaten! No one can save you!"

"Brother, I just said that the night view of Qinhuai River is nice and I want to go for a walk. What do you think?"

Zhu Kai looked at Zhu Biao with a helpless look on his face, and then said to Zhu Biao very seriously: "Brother, I am about to get married, why would I do such a boring thing?"

Facing Zhu Kai, Zhu Biao could answer very confidently even if he was wrong: "Don't you know what good things you have done? You want to live outside, and you don't have any good intentions. Brother Kai... When you go outside, you must be careful. You are a prince! If what you do is known by people outside, your reputation will be ruined."

"Bad reputation?"

Zhu Kai was very surprised when he heard Zhu Biao's words: "Isn't my reputation bad enough?"

Uh...okay.

Zhu Biao didn't know what to say.

Indeed, Zhu Kai's reputation in Yingtian Prefecture has long been spread all over the place, and no matter how bad it gets, it can't be that bad.

"Okay, just be happy as you please."

Zhu Biao didn't know what to say, so he could only leave it alone and follow Zhu Kai.

After chatting with Zhu Kai for a few words, Zhu Biao did not continue to hang out with Zhu Kai, and then left and returned to the East Palace.

The court session was about to begin. As Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted and most needed assistant, Zhu Biao needed to do a lot of preliminary work, so he didn't have much time to rest.

Of course, there is another reason why Zhu Biao is leaving now: Zhu Kai is going to live outside, and he is in a very bad mood.

Because Zhu Kai is the most critical person in the "threat to the prince's status theory" advocated by the court officials. No matter how bad Zhu Kai's reputation is outside the palace, his status in the palace is second to none. Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying's unconditional pampering makes the court officials constantly flatter Zhu Biao and keep him away from his younger brother.

If Zhu Kai wants to be emperor, give the throne to him!

Zhu Biao said this countless times, but no one believed him.

It is now the sixth year of Hongwu, and both of them have reached adulthood. Zhu Yuanzhang has postponed the so-called coming-of-age ceremony indefinitely, which has made the court officials smell something unusual.

If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to depose the crown prince, then Zhu Kai would be the biggest threat. Zhu Biao also thought so, but he knew very well that Zhu Kai did not want to be the so-called crown prince and had no interest in the throne.

But now... Zhu Kai actually chose to live out in order to avoid rumors.

Think about it... A prince who is the greatest threat to the throne actually chooses to go out and build his own palace to live in. Can such a person still be the crown prince?

Perhaps, this is another way Zhu Kai wants to escape.

This is taking care of my brother who is the crown prince!

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao couldn't help feeling sad. His brother had paid too much.

More than once, Zhu Biao felt that he was really incompetent. He was so old, but he still needed his younger brother to take care of him.

"Maybe, I should do something for my brother."

Zhu Biao sat in the main hall of the East Palace and began to think about what he could do for Zhu Kai.

As for the matter of pampering Zhu Kai, Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying were there, so it was never Zhu Biao's turn to pamper Zhu Kai.

So what can be done?
After thinking about it, Zhu Biao felt that it would be a good choice if he could help Zhu Kai realize his dream.

What is Zhu Kai’s biggest dream now?
It seems like... it is to destroy Confucius! Overthrow Confucianism!

Zhu Biao could not make up his mind for a long time, because this was a major matter that would determine the future direction of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Biao was just a prince, and even if he wanted to help Zhu Kai realize his dream, he had to think twice.

"This guy likes to cause trouble for others for no reason!"

Following this complaint, Zhu Biao seemed to have made up his mind. There were some things...he really dared to do!

……

In Kunning Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry. He thought he was wronged. It was clearly Zhu Kai's rebellious son who instigated the trouble and deliberately made trouble for him. Why was he the one who suffered in the end?
It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Zhu Yuanzhang has made up his mind that he must hang Zhu Kai up and beat him tomorrow!
It was clearly not something I did, but I chose to take the blame, and others thought it was right and true.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang endure such injustice?

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang lying on the bed sulking, Ma Xiuying asked, "Why, His Majesty is still angry with his son?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed his toughness for once, and said to Ma Xiuying: "You dote on Kai'er too much. Whatever he says is true. Sister... When have I ever lied to you? Why do you believe him but not me?"

"You never lied?"

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked, "Didn't you lie this afternoon?"

"..."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Ma Xiuying's suggestive words, his face immediately turned red.

I was angry.

"What can we do? You've already said that. I can't admit it even if I don't want to, right? If I had continued to argue with you, would I still be able to live here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang admitted that he was wrong against his will, but that did not mean he was really wrong, but rather that he wanted to live in the Kunning Palace.

If I had continued arguing with Ma Xiuying, what would it matter even if it was not my fault in the end?
Don't you want to live alone?
(End of this chapter)