Night falls.
Zhu Yong, Duke of Chengguo, returned to his mansion worriedly.
Today, His Majesty convened these close ministers to discuss matters, mainly regarding the issue of the defense line in northern Xinjiang.
According to the investigation by the Jinyiwei scouts, another ghost named Lichi Khan appeared in the Northern Yuan Dynasty and was migrating eastward to the Laer River in Juhai, intending to restore his homeland of Mongolia in the east.
This is not good news for Daming!
In particular, the Ming Dynasty has just experienced a pacification war. At a time when its national strength is weak, it needs to cultivate and recuperate. If the Beiyuan Dynasty sends troops southward, the Ming Dynasty may face a difficult war.
The only suitable way at the moment is to rebuild the northern Xinjiang defense line!
But the problem is that this involves those vassal kings, especially the eight kings of the Great Wall during the Hongwu period!
As His Majesty the Emperor changes dynasties, those vassal kings are still in the capital, waiting for disposal and arrangements.
If Emperor Taizu Gao's plan was to enfeoff the kings to the imperial family, then these princes would have to be released.
But how could His Majesty the Emperor allow them to return to their own fiefdom and continue to cultivate tigers with heavy troops?
Therefore, the question arises, how to successfully deal with these feudal kings without causing the emperor to suffer infamy.
After all, His Majesty the Emperor is now facing the same problem as Jianwen, that is - cutting down the vassal!
This is really a troublesome thing!
Zhu Neng sighed.
He is good at fighting, but he is really not very proficient in political affairs.
Especially if it was an issue involving the clan and vassal kings, Zhu Neng didn't want to get involved.
The higher you hold a high position, the more you are walking on thin ice, and you are far less comfortable than before.
Maybe this is the price!
Zhu Neng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and got out of the carriage.
As a result, as soon as the housekeeper Zhu Erba saw him, he immediately came up to him with an anxious expression.
"Master, something happened, the young master was beaten!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Neng's face suddenly darkened.
But it wasn't because Zhu Yong was beaten.
"That evil boy skipped school again today and went out to fool around?"
Zhu Neng only had Zhu Yong as his son, so he was quite fond of him.
But as the peace situation improved, and until the peace was completely achieved, Zhu Neng also became the top prince of the Ming Dynasty. The originally well-behaved and sensible son revealed his true nature at this moment.
He was idle, uneducated and incompetent, just like a playboy. He spent all day eating, drinking and having fun with the noble disciples, and he was brave and fierce, which completely disgraced Zhu Neng.
The reason is that Zhu Neng has been busy on the battlefield and has no time to discipline his son. His wife Zhu Wang has always doted on Zhu Yong, which turned Zhu Yong into a playboy.
As the saying goes, a loving mother often fails, and this is not a lie.
Zhu Neng had no choice but to force Zhu Yong to go to the Imperial College to study, and put down his harsh words. If Zhu Yong dared to play truant, he would break his legs!
Even if this evildoer sleeps in the school every day, it is still better than running out and causing trouble.
It's a pity that God doesn't fulfill one's wish!
Without waiting for Zhu Erba to explain, Zhu Neng strode to the front hall with a dark face.
At this moment, Zhu Yong was holding Zhu Wangshi and crying loudly. As soon as he saw his biological father coming back, he rushed over immediately.
"Dad!"
"My biological father!"
"You have to make the decision for your son!"
"Then Li Hongbi is not a human being, he insulted me!"
Zhu Neng's face was indifferent, and his eyes were staring at Zhu Yong.
"You evildoer!"
"As a father, I don't expect you to get ahead, I just hope you don't go out and cause trouble!"
"In the end, you still skipped school and ran away. It seems that you have forgotten your father's warning. If I don't break your dog's legs today, my surname will not be Zhu!"
Zhu Neng looked around, looking for a weapon.
Zhu Yong was dumbfounded when he saw this, and hurriedly explained: "Dad, my son didn't skip school!"
"Fuck your mother!" Zhu Yong's face seemed to be covered by dark clouds, "Then isn't Li Hongbi Li Jinglong's brat? How could you fight with him if you didn't skip school?!"
"You are really getting bolder and bolder, you evildoer, and you have learned how to lie to me. Let me see if I don't peel off your skin today..."
"Master, you really misunderstood!" Mrs. Zhu Wang immediately stood up and grabbed Zhu Neng, "Then Li Hongbi is His Majesty the Emperor's imperial assistant, and he happens to be his son's husband!"
Zhu Yong: "???"
What?
Li Hongbi?
Assistant professor of the Imperial College?
Why is he a young boy?
Zhu Yong was stunned, the situation was very embarrassing.
"Is this serious?"
"It's absolutely true, Dad!"
Zhu Yong cried and cried: "Then Li Hongbi is simply not a human being!"
"Just because I didn't call him 'mentor', he slapped me five or six times in one go!"
"Dad, look at my face, it's swollen now!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Neng's eyes suddenly opened and he glared at Zhu Yong fiercely.
"Tell the truth, then why did Li Hongbi hit you?"
"This...that..." Zhu Yong was stunned for a moment.
If you really want to talk about it, it is indeed his fault.
After all, this is the rule and common sense, and it is also etiquette and ethics.
He insulted the teacher and deserved to be beaten. No one could say anything.
Mrs. Zhu Wang couldn't stand it any longer, and said to the side: "Even if my son is wrong in every possible way, Li Hongbi can't hit anyone, and he even raises his hand and there are several big mouths. You know what a big mouth can do to a child?" Tell me, how much damage is it..."
"Yes, Dad, Li Hongbi not only slapped us in the face, but also asked us to hang ourselves up and spank us. This is simply a shame and humiliation!"
Zhu Yong cried with tears in his eyes and said that he had never been beaten like this in his life!
Zhu Neng frowned when he heard this, and he was indeed a little unhappy.
My son made a mistake, and as a teacher, you can indeed teach him a lesson.
But even if it is a lesson, it must be done in a certain way. How can it be so humiliating?
No matter how useless Zhu Yong is, he is still my son, Zhu Neng. Why do you, Li Hongbi, humiliate him like this?
When he thought of this, Zhu Neng said in a cold voice: "Li Hongbi is also at fault for this matter. As a father, I will go to Cao Guogong's mansion!"
"Hmph, even if my son, Zhu Neng, is a loser, he cannot be humiliated by others!"
Zhu Yong: "..."
I thank you!
You are really my biological father!
Have you ever buried your own son like this?
"Did Li Hongbi teach you anything today?"
"Nothing was taught!" Zhu Yong complained, "He just asked us to memorize, and we were either beaten or recited. If we didn't memorize the content of a Four Books and Five Classics, we wouldn't be allowed to leave, and we would be hung up and beaten... …”
Hearing this, Zhu Neng stopped and looked at Zhu Yong in disbelief.
"Then you mean...you can memorize it?"
"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave now!"
Zhu Yong continued to complain and did not notice Zhu Neng's excitement at all.
"Son, which one did you recite? Please recite it for your father to listen to."
"Dad, we are not going to Cao Guogong's mansion to find trouble..."
"I let you carry it!"
Zhu Neng shouted angrily, making Zhu Yong turn pale with fright.
"Zhongye is the foundation of the world... Harmony is the foundation of the world... When there is neutrality, where is the position of heaven and how can all things be nurtured..."
Zhu Yong seemed to have a conditioned reflex and recited it directly.
Zhu Neng was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He looked at his son dumbfounded for a moment, as if he didn't even recognize his son.
As the right-hand man of King Yan Zhu Di, Zhu Neng naturally understands that studying is still very important.
Even though he didn't study for fame, Zhu Yong knew the importance of knowledge.
Reading can help you understand great principles. This is not an empty saying. There is no harm in reading more.
The reason why Zhu Neng was able to stand out from all the famous generals in Jingnan and become the right-hand men of His Highness King Yan with Zhang Yu was because Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu were literate!
Moreover, Zhu Neng has been studying with great concentration. Whether it is military law books or Confucian principles, Zhu Neng has learned more or less and gradually grown into a qualified commander.
He didn't expect his son to have any future, he just hoped that Zhu Yong would become sensible soon and keep the family business he had built.
But Zhu Yong’s past performance was really disappointing!
nowadays……
Seeing Zhu Yong reciting the sages' articles word for word, Zhu Neng was so happy that he burst into tears.
Seeing his biological father with tears streaming down his face, Zhu Yong suddenly panicked.
"Dad, you..."
"Keep reciting, dad loves to hear you recite!"
