Daming: the Bear Child of the Yongle Family

"Fourth brother, congratulations to you."

Zhu Gaojiu thought for a while, but he still came forward to congratulate him, otherwise he seemed too small, and he didn't know how to be arranged by others. His expression was helpless and unwilling, and finally turned into a deep vortex.

He knew that Zhu Gaoyu's military exploits and popular support had reached an unprecedented height. .

Chapter 297

Now, except for those who were loyal to King Zhao of the Han Dynasty, most of the remaining courtiers were all surrounded by Zhu Gaoyu, just like they were surrounded by him and Zhu Gaoyu at the beginning.

One has to sigh with emotion that Feng Shui takes turns. Thinking of this, Zhu Gaojiu's eyes became more and more ironic.

"The fourth brother is really proud of the spring breeze now. Who in the court can compare to your present beauty, pity me and the third brother, I finally found an opportunity, thinking that I can do something for the people, but it came true. you."

These words sounded vaguely gunpowder, but Zhu Gaojiao was much smarter. After the storm of Zhu Gaojiao being grounded just now, no matter how big his dissatisfaction was, he would not show it.

Zhu Gaoyu's yin and yang strangeness seems to be that Zhu Gaoyu deliberately showed himself in front of the emperor and the common people in order to make a name for himself, and all the credit was taken by the two of them

"Can the fourth brother teach me how to win the emperor's favor? I will keep it in my heart in the future. Whether I can be favored or not is a trivial matter, so as not to follow in the footsteps of the third. At least 14 is lucky not to be grounded."

Zhu Gaoyu is not a soft persimmon, how could he be ridiculed, this was not what he expected, Zhu Gaoyu was impulsive and irritable, he thought that it might happen along the way, but he didn't expect Zhu Gaoyu to be so courageous. In front of Zhu Di and the civil and military officials.

If there weren't so many people present in private, plus the prince and Zhu Gaojiu's pleas, maybe this matter would have passed, but the courtiers were still watching, and Zhu Xi had to take a small punishment and a big admonishment. some time.

"What the second brother said, the third brother is just taking the blame for himself. If the emperor doesn't punish him, wouldn't everyone be like him in the future and contradict the emperor with the above behaviors. If things go on like this, where is the etiquette and etiquette? Respectful and courteous, Your Majesty, I will never blame you."

Hearing that Zhu Gaoyu put on a big hat directly, but there is a reason, Zhu Gaojiao gave him a hateful look, "The third brother is really more articulate, no wonder he can please the father and emperor so well."

"It's just a fluke from the emperor's great grace. If the third brother can be more rational and not so impulsive and offend the emperor, I think you will have a share of this grace."

As Zhu Gaoyu said, these two have no credit and hard work. At first, Zhu Xi spoke out and reprimanded him, but it was to warn Zhu Gaojiu not to act impulsive. Who would have thought that he would contradict one after another, so that Zhu Xi would not come to the stage.

Although Zhu Di is their father, the status of the emperor is always at the top, and their status is always different and unequal. It cannot be measured by the father and son of ordinary people. No matter what happens, you must remember this truth.

"The emperor banned the third brother's feet, but he did not prohibit outsiders from visiting. The second brother can go and have a look when he is free in the future. He should persuade the third brother not to act like this again."

Out of humanitarianism, Zhu Gaoyu did not add fuel to the flames when Zhu Gaosui was grounded, but chose to intercede. Now it is better, Zhu Gaoyu did not dare to go to Zhu Di to vent his anger, and ran to him to make trouble.

Zhu Gaojiu's face became a little ugly. Even if he didn't like Zhu Gaoyu, he had to admit that what he said was reasonable. Maybe Zhu Di just started to remind him, and when he discussed merits and deeds later, there would always be him and Zhu Gaojiu.

But who knew that it would get to the point where he is now, he opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something.

Zhu Gaoyu just glanced at him lightly, "Second brother, please don't argue with me about this, because the third brother, the emperor, is already unhappy. Do you even want to follow in his footsteps?"

This sentence directly put Zhu Gaoyu dead on the spot. He looked at Zhu Gaoyu's back, surrounded by ministers, and clenched his fists tightly.

......

Zhao Wang's mansion, which used to be a city, is now deserted.

The brick-red door was closed, and the walls of the sculpture gallery were still solemn and solemn, but the steps were spotless. At this time, there were a few dead leaves scattered on the ground, and no servant came to clean it up.

On the sloping eaves was a gloomy sky, and the pressure was extremely low, as if even the treetops could not bear such a weight, bent down a corner, and the entire Zhao Wangfu was filled with a desolate atmosphere.

It seemed as if yesterday there was still a lot of noise and traffic, but in a blink of an eye it became silent and dilapidated.

Zhu Gaojiu knocked on the door for a long time and no one came.

With a "squeak", the heavy wooden door was especially obvious in the empty Zhao Wangfu. It seemed that it had not been opened for a long time. Looking at the empty courtyard, Zhu Gaojiao couldn't help frowning.

"What's the matter, where did everyone go?"

Until he walked into the inner courtyard, he hadn't seen half a figure, and he didn't know what all the servants of Zhao Wang's mansion were doing. There was not even a ghost in the huge palace.

"Stab!"

The crisp voice attracted Zhu Gaojiu's attention, as if something fell on the ground, he followed the sound and smelled a strong aroma of wine, as if it could make people's bones drunk.

"Where's the wine? Why is there no more, bring the wine!"

Zhu Gaojiu's voice was obviously drunk, and there was a deepness in his hoarseness.

"My lord, you've already drunk so much wine, and you've lost all the wine in the house. Otherwise, don't drink it. Your health is important. If you continue to drink like this..."

"Go out and buy it when you're out of wine! Am I the lord or you are the lord, and asking you to bring me wine, how come there is so much nonsense!"

Then there was another crackling sound in the room. It seemed that Zhu Gaojiu lost his temper because of his dissatisfaction, and knocked several wine jars to the ground in a rage.

"I told you not to bring me wine, and I asked you to oppose me! If it wasn't for you, how could I lose the favor of my father! How could I be grounded in this ghost place, and I wouldn't be reduced to where I am now!"

"Your Highness is wrong, so please forgive the servant."

With the sound of beating and begging for mercy, he seemed to regard the servant in front of him as someone, and Zhu Gaojiu attacked harder and harder, and just listening to the screams gave people goosebumps.

Seeing that the movement inside became more and more outrageous, Zhu Gaojiu finally couldn't help pushing the door and entered.

"Third brother, have you had enough trouble?"

When the servant saw his figure, it was as if he saw a savior, and he ran over with a tumble and crawling.

"King Han, you've come, please persuade the lord. These days he only drinks and does not eat anything. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid his body won't be able to bear it."

Chapter 298

There were no lights in the room, the light was very dim, and the windows were blocked with black cloth. It was not until Zhu Gaojiu opened the door that he could barely see the scene inside.

Zhu Gaoyu shrunk in the corner, which was the dead corner of the room, where the sun could not even shine, surrounded by empty wine jars, he lay motionless in it, as if he was already dead.

"Grumpy wheelie-"

A wine jar was turned to Zhu Gaojiu's feet, and it echoed very clearly in the empty room.

"It turns out to be the second brother. Why do you have time to visit my ghost place today? You should leave quickly. I can't accommodate your big Buddha in the temple here."

Zhu Gaojiu took a closer look, and only then did he see Gao Sui's face clearly.

His body was thin and indistinguishable from a skeleton, his beard was unshaven, and he didn't know if he hadn't changed for a few days. Even the strong smell of alcohol could not cover up the rotten smell on his body. It was very unpleasant when mixed together.

Zhu Gaojiu was smoked by the smell, and subconsciously took a few steps back, and then thought that the little servant said before that he would not enter the grain of rice and only drink, and suddenly frowned, hating that iron is not steel:

"How can you still look like a prince now!"

Zhu Gaosui didn't seem to be used to the strong light outside. Even if it couldn't reach him, he couldn't help reaching out to cover it. He turned over, his hoarse voice was like a broken bellows.

He opened his mouth and smiled indifferently, "Why is the prince not a prince, and he will be demoted to a commoner in a few days. How many days can I be a prince?"

Zhu Gaojiao hugged the jar as if he was holding a baby, and there was a final order of wine in it. Zhu Gaojiu grabbed the jar and said, "You know how to drink! You don't even care about your own body, right?"

He wanted to get it back, but he hadn't eaten for a few days, his body was weak, and he almost collapsed when the wind blew. Where was Zhu Gaojiu's opponent.

Zhu Gaojiao didn't exert much effort, but Zhu Gaojiao was out of tune and tripped by himself. He stumbled to the ground in embarrassment, and kept mumbling to himself, "Wine, give me wine... 々｀.”

Seeing his eyes blank, like a drug addict, Zhu Gaojiao couldn't help but get angry, "Don't say it's me now, I'm afraid any three-year-old can kill you in front of you."

"It's good to be dead, it's gone." Zhu Gaojiu simply lay on the ground, looking at the ceiling above his head, looking like he could see through the red dust.

"That's alright, drink it to your death!" Zhu Gaojiu sneered and threw the wine jar back into his arms, "I should have arrived a few days later, I'm afraid it's your corpse that I will see at that time, dignified King Zhao It's ridiculous to be found drunk at home."

"Anyway, I'm already a joke now. Let others laugh if they want to."

Zhu Gaojiao turned over while holding the wine jar, and he curled up, for fear that Zhu Gaojiao would come and grab it again, looking like he gave up completely.

Zhu Gaojiu stared at him, his eyes sharp as swords, as if he wanted to wake him up, but Zhu Gaojiu just lowered his head, like an old man who was hunched over his waist, with a decadent aura all over his body.

"I didn't expect that the majestic King Zhao of the past would turn into the ghost he is today."

He sighed a lot, thinking about how beautiful he and Zhu Gaojiu were back then, but now, watching the people around him avoid snakes and scorpions.

Everyone knows that the King of Han and the King of Zhao have a good relationship. Now that King Zhao is imprisoned, he is worried that he will be angered by Zhu Di for being too close to him.

Originally thought that Zhu Gaojiu would not speak, but who would have thought that he would open his eyes, his eyes were dead silent, and his tone was somber,

"Second brother, what about you, did you ever think that you would have a situation where people are taking tea and cold now?"

Under the stimulation of alcohol, Zhu Gaojiao was in a daze, just passing by, wandering in dreams and illusions, he was still the majestic King Zhao who had the power to kill, everyone was flattering and complimenting him.

But once he faced the reality, he was just confined in the palace and got the son that Zhu Di hated and rejected. Maybe he would never turn his life around in his life, let alone someone to visit, I'm afraid even cats and dogs would not be willing to come here.

Now only Zhu Gaojiu has come to visit him, the huge gap makes him only choose to use wine to numb himself.

"Third brother, are you really so willing?"

Zhu Gaojiu stared at Zhu Gaojiu, and now the man in front of him is no different from a cripple. He's still an alcoholic, and no one can connect him to the heroic King of Zhao Zhu Gaojiu who used to ride on the battlefield.

But if it was him, he never thought that the situation and situation of the two would be so difficult. Even if they were fighting wits and courage with the prince and Zhu Zhanji, they never faced such a situation, but they were almost driven to a dead end by Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaojiu didn't speak for a long time, as if he had already accepted his fate.

Zhu Gaojiao sighed in disappointment, shook his head and said: "... Third brother, I misread you, I thought you would be the same as me, it seems that I shouldn't come today, since you want to If you choose to live and die, then I will fulfill you."

"Can't you just watch what belongs to you are taken away by others, and we will be mediocre for the rest of our lives, be idle princes, and live a life of relying on others to see people's eyes?"

Zhu Gaojiao's words touched Zhu Gaojiao's heartstrings.

In places that he couldn't see, the light in Zhu Gaojiu's eyes faded, it looked extremely complicated, and finally all returned to chaos and silence.

Zhu Gaojiao withdrew his eyes and gave up hope. Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Gaojiao's voice sounded behind him.

"Even if you're not willing, what can you do?"

His footsteps stopped in mid-air, and the corners of his lips outlined an arc, "I know the third brother, we are after all passers-by."

Zhu Gaojiao stood against the back light, half of the sunlight fell on his cheeks, and the other half was submerged into the shadows, making him look a little weird.

"We still have a chance." He said softly, but there was a fierceness in his eyes, like a desperate gambler who wanted to make the last big gamble.

Zhu Gaoyu's eyes were paralyzed by alcohol and plunged into chaos, but now they have gradually become clearer, but there is a thin layer of fog shrouded in them, which looks extremely sinister.

"Second brother, what should we do?"

Zhu Gaojiu glanced at the sky, and his eyes circled around the courtyard.

"Since we are trapped here, why don't we change the place. Anyway, the capital is now dominated by Zhu Gaoyu's stinky boy's family. We can't compare in any way. In addition, you have been criticized by the emperor this time, so you have to find a way to avoid the limelight. , just get you out.".

Chapter 299

In the imperial study, Zhu Gaoyu was being summoned by Zhu Di to play chess.