But there is no need for Zhu Xiongying to talk too much to Zhu Gaochi. Zhu Gaochi is a smart man, so he naturally has choices in his mind.
He is still more inclined to go to Beijing and use his talents on a larger stage, but now it is just a slight fluctuation in mood.
This is human nature, just cry and let it out and it will be fine. Along the way, Zhu Gaochi's mood also stabilized a lot.
After all, they were half-grown children, and their curiosity about the new world took over in their hearts. Zhu Gaochi and Yuan Gong chatted and laughed.
Zhu Xiongying also spared some time and reached into a large cloth pocket tied next to the saddle. It was full of letters from Beijing.
Although Lao Zhu agreed that his eldest grandson would come to Yandi to take charge of the overall command of the battle, he also reluctantly agreed that his eldest grandson would go to the battlefield.
But if Lao Zhu were to know about Zhu Xiongying's recent actions, Lao Zhu would never agree.
What Lao Zhu was thinking about sending the eldest son to the battlefield was that when the victory was completely determined, the eldest grandson could just go up and plate gold.
Instead of doing what Zhu Xiongying actually did, taking action again and again in desperate situations and turning the tide in dangerous situations,
Anyway, what Lao Zhu was thinking was, so what if Yan's troops and horses were all wiped out? These things are nothing compared to the safety of my eldest grandson.
But Lao Zhu was still worried, so he wrote to Shuntian Mansion over and over again. In order to leave no loopholes, Zhu Xiongying had all these replies written by Zhu Gaochi on his behalf.
Interestingly, the first exchange between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Gaochi, the grandfather and grandson, turned out to be pen pals.
Zhu Xiongying took out his grandfather's letter and opened it:
Grandson, how is the food in Yandi? Hahaha, we ate five flatbreads in one meal today, which was enough to fill us up!
You must eat on time in Yandi, and eat more! If you lose weight due to hunger, I will take it out on you!
Zhu Xiongying smiled, wondering how Zhu Gaochi responded to this letter.
Grandpa was always straight to the point whether it was an imperial edict or a letter. Zhu Gaochi must have been a little confused when he saw it for the first time.
Zhu Xiongying took out several letters in order. This large bag of letters weighed more than ten kilograms in total. It is conceivable that Zhu Xiongying's trip to the north this time affected the hearts of many people.
In the remaining letters written by Lao Zhu, they are basically full of filial piety.
Either ask Zhu Xiongying what he ate today, or tell him what he ate today, and then talk about interesting things that happened in Beijing.
From beginning to end, he never asked how the war in Yan was going, but the words were full of concern.
This feeling is like watching the eldest grandson come home from school on vacation. The grandfather at home really wants to communicate with his grandson, but he doesn’t know what to say. He is also afraid that his eldest grandson will hate him because he talks too much. , so I rambled here and there, talking about vague things.
Sometimes when you are a grandchild, you just think that your grandparents are talking nonsense, but in fact, when you think about it, it is all full of love.
Zhu Xiongying read these letters with a smile, and felt warm in his heart, but as he looked at them, Zhu Xiongying looked a little strange.
The previous letter was okay. I could feel my grandfather’s concern overflowing from the words.
But something was very wrong with the letters dated later. Lao Zhu's words suddenly became extremely cold, and instead of chatting about his parents, he asked about his schoolwork, and from time to time he had to ask a few questions about school.
Zhu Xiongying felt a chill running down his back. No need to think about it, this must be because his grandfather discovered that someone was ghostwriting the reply.
Sure enough, it was impossible to deceive grandpa all the time, and grandpa must have guessed that this person was Zhu Gaochi.
So my serious attitude changed 180 degrees.
"Gao Chi."
Zhu Xiongying called out Zhu Gaochi with a strange expression. The chat between Zhu Gaochi and Yuan Gong stopped, and Zhu Gaochi hurriedly clapped his horse and stepped forward.
"Brother Imperial, what's wrong?"
Zhu Xiongying raised the letter in his hand and asked,
"Um, how did you reply to the subsequent letters?"
Zhu Gaochi looked innocent, apparently not noticing that he had been discovered by Grandpa Huang, and replied as he should,
"Brother Emperor, I will answer whatever Grandpa Emperor asks in the letter."
Zhu Gaochi's breath was stagnant, and he finally reacted and said in shock,
"I...I won't be discovered by Grandpa Huang!"
Obviously, Zhu Xiongying could clearly feel that Zhu Gaochi was really scared.
If Zhu Gaochi was asked to wear Zhu Xiongying's vest and exchange letters with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Gaochi wouldn't feel much at all.
But if he was communicating with Grandpa Huang in his own capacity, Zhu Gaochi would really be unable to hold himself back. Zhu Gaochi quickly went through his reply in his mind, fearing that something he said was wrong and would make Grandpa Huang angry and bring down the emperor. Grandpa’s feelings about himself,
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Xiongying with a mixture of apology and fear in his eyes,
"Brother Emperor...I, I was wrong."
Zhu Xiongying waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. In the final analysis, he was still naive in this matter, and he did not blame Zhu Gaochi at all.
Based on my grandfather's understanding of himself, how could he not find out that someone was ghostwriting it? It was really difficult for Zhu Gaochi, a young eagle, to face Zhu Yuanzhang directly.
Lao Zhu played Zhu Gaochi a hundred times and brought him back and forth, and Zhu Gaochi couldn't even resist.
Zhu Gaochi was worried and retreated to the back. The intermittent chatting with Yuan Gong came from behind Zhu Xiongying. It was obvious that Zhu Gaochi was already absent-minded.
However, after discovering Zhu Gaochi, grandpa still exchanged so many letters with him. This shows that grandpa is quite satisfied with Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Xiongying pushed aside all his grandfather's letters. There was no need to read the rest. They must have asked Zhu Gaochi about his views on political affairs and his attitude towards Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Xiongying rummaged through his pocket again. There must be so many letters not only from his grandfather, but also from his grandma, Yunxi, uncle, great-uncle, Miaojin and others.
He casually took out Yunxi's letter,
"Huh?" Zhu Xiongying let out a light sigh and rummaged around in his pocket again. After making sure it was correct, Yunxi only sent two letters?
Zhu Xiongying opened the first envelope, and the envelope was bulging. When he pulled it out, there were several large pages of paper:
Brother Emperor, how are you doing lately? My brother misses you very much.
Everything in the capital is going well. Grandpa Huang has appointed a steward to the family, named Yang Rong. I asked my brother to take care of him. He is a good person.
Brother, the fighting ahead is tense, please pay attention to your own safety...
........
Waiting for you to come home.
It took Zhu Xiongying a full stick of incense to read Yunxi's letter. Zhu Xiongying sighed, picked up the second letter, and pinched it.
Compared with the first letter, the second letter was obviously much thinner. Zhu Xiongying opened the envelope in confusion and pulled out the letter inside. It was just a thin piece of paper.
There are only three words on it:
Who are you?
