"Look at your virtues. After leaving the palace, you say that you have developed such a virtue by studying hard? You are just going out to play. Move back to the palace for us immediately. No one can step out without our orders in the future. One step from the palace gate!"
Zhu Tie and Zhu Ping were trembling and kept promising. The situation just now frightened them. The two brothers, who had already had a psychological shadow on their father, were now tight in their buttocks, for fear of farting.
Zhu Biao sighed, but these two brothers were in trouble. Although the two boys were not gentlemen and were not good at women, they had a certain temperament. The most they could do was play with their personal maids. They were no better than Zhu Ping who had gone to those libertines and imitated some dandies. .
However, they have always been inseparable, and neither of them can run away. Fortunately, neither of them has dark circles under their eyes and is still energetic. Although their faces are pale, they are frightened at first glance. Lao Zhu naturally noticed it, otherwise he would have been beaten again. Pick up the stick.
Zhu Biao walked up to his two younger brothers again and knelt down facing his father: "As the eldest brother, I have to discipline the younger brothers on the orders of my father and queen. As the saying goes, a tiger comes from the coffin, and a tortoise and a jade are destroyed from the coffin." In this case, the guardians of the code cannot shirk their responsibilities!”
"My son is guilty and cannot escape his responsibility. Please remember that my brothers will be punished when they are young. I also ask my father to calm down and take care of the dragon's body. If my father falls ill due to his anger, how can I feel at ease!"
Concubine Li on the side had already rushed to Zhu Xi's hand, holding her son's hand and weeping continuously. Empress Ma and the two imperial doctors continued to comfort her. In addition, the whole place was silent, and all the eunuchs and maids lowered their hands and stood silently.
The Queen and His Royal Highness have arrived. At this time, they only need to keep quiet. If even these two cannot appease the Holy Lord, then they can only resign themselves to fate.
Empress Ma turned her head and looked at the three princes kneeling on the ground without saying anything. She also looked at Zhu Ping's face at this moment. It was true that the loss was too much. If he didn't stop it, his kidney energy would be exhausted and he would die young. He should be beaten. .
The two princes kneeling behind Zhu Biao breathed a real sigh of relief when they saw that their elder brother had withstood the pressure. If the elder brother hadn't stepped forward, they would have been on the verge of death. Even the elder brother was willing to hit them with a stick. Not to be beaten to death.
However, these two are not fools. They naturally know that if they hide quietly under the wings of their elder brother, they will make their father even more angry. Even if they let it go for the sake of their elder brother, they will definitely find an opportunity to fight back. This is the survival experience the three brothers have summarized since childhood...
"Father, it is my sons and ministers who are so stubborn that they cannot be brought up. My eldest brother has a heavy workload, but he always reminds me of it. It is my sons and ministers who are indulgent and lazy. Please punish me, Father!"
"If you want to punish me, please punish me. Yesterday, I insisted on hunting in the mountains outside the city. With the token in my hand, I secretly left the city with my third brother. These eldest brothers didn't know about it. How can we let my eldest brother be punished for us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him in a cold voice: "What are you robbing? How much credit is this? Let me tell you, no one can escape without you robbing. Tomorrow you three will open a piece of land in the palace and plant vegetables after spring. Normally How should the children of ordinary people live, how should you live!"
"Those who occupy high positions should not be arrogant, and those who live in vain should not be extravagant. Those who are arrogant will not have good words and will not hear their mistakes. If they are extravagant, they will not establish good ways and will not care about their actions. Those who are like this will not survive."
"From now on, except for the crown prince, all princes are not allowed to ride horses or sedans when walking around the city. They wear straw sandals when going out of the city for long distances. They ride horses and walk half way. In those days, we relied on a pair of straw sandals to beg for alms. You all feel the same."
The two brothers Zhu Biao and Tong naturally had no objections and immediately kowtowed and agreed. Although there were too many restrictions, the two brothers, who were both prepared to be beaten severely, were saved from the desperate situation. Let alone farming and walking, they carried the The horse can walk.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and asked: "Whose children are the second sons playing with?"
Zhu Biao didn't know about this. He had just returned from Shaanxi and Gansu not long ago. He had so many things to do that he couldn't care about such a trivial matter.
The third and fourth children knew it, but after looking at each other, they hesitated. After all, teenagers are more loyal and responsible. They don't want to be known as betraying their friends, so they tell their father that they know everything with their butts. No, those few lives may be gone.
Zhu Yuanzhang despises his sons like this the most. If you want to say something, just say it happily. If you don't say it, you will hand over the stick. We can consider you to have backbone. Bang bangchichi is nothing. The anger that had subsided is about to rise again.
The mothers and concubines of the two princes wanted to stand up and speak for their sons at this time. They just wanted to calm down the emperor's anger quickly, and then lead their sons back to the palace to take a breath, otherwise their hearts would really be unable to bear it.
But they didn't have the courage, and they knew that if they said it, they would anger the emperor even more. Empress Ma sighed and suggested: "Say it, tell it so that your father can order them to be disciplined at home, otherwise all good boys will become What's going on?"
After hearing Empress Ma's advice, Zhu Tie immediately spoke: "Xie Quanan, Liu Wanchang, Zhou Shaona, Peng Yunye..."
Zhu Biao, who was kneeling at the front, rolled his eyes and guessed the family's family based on their last names. These names were all unfamiliar to him. They were probably not the legitimate sons of the family, but probably the second son or concubine. Otherwise, he would not dare to talk to the prince like this. near.
Zhu Xi's voice hesitated again, Zhu Biao frowned, and then he realized that this boy didn't tell the Li family members. After all, they were blood relatives of his mother's clan, and he knew how to protect them, but he was just a little stupid. .
How could Lao Zhu not guess that people from the Li family would approach the two princes, which would be the basis for their family's future prosperity and wealth? This kid Zhu Xi is like this, he is so smart and hard to make decisions, he is usually very smart but he hesitates when things happen. .
Maybe it's because he's still young, but his personality does have flaws, making it difficult for him to be in a position of superiority. People in this position are not afraid of being irresponsible because they are surrounded by advisers who make suggestions, but they are afraid of not being decisive enough and being indecisive and stuck.
They are fierce and timid, always scheming, cherish their own lives when doing big things, and forget their lives when they see small gains. Just like Yuan Shao, the second and third sons also have these character traits. It can only be said that they are worthy of being brothers. This is why Zhu Biao The reason why I have always spoiled them is because they are not people who achieve great things.
Zhu Di, who was kneeling beside him, saw his father's expression becoming stern again and hurriedly said: "There are three more, Li Peifeng, Li Junqin, and Li Jun. These people always play with us."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Xi's expression changed, and Concubine Li on the other side also trembled. These three were all her brothers' legitimate sons. If she was severely punished by the Holy Emperor, she would still have the face to meet her mother's family.
Although everyone knows that these things will be revealed sooner or later, even if it is not said that the emperor will not be able to find out, but people have a sense of luck and a mentality of blaming others.
Zhu Di felt the eyes of mother and son, but his expression did not change at all. He knew that if the third child continued to hesitate like this, his father would definitely be severely punished if he was angry, and he would definitely not be able to escape at that time.
Compared with the punishment of his father, the temporary complaints of the third son and Concubine Li are nothing. He is also a majestic king. Who can do anything to him except his father, mother, queen and eldest brother?
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened as expected, and he glared at Zhu Xi fiercely. It was possible that his sons' little thoughts could not be hidden from him. The wily civil servants and generals in the same dynasty were still too young.
Zhu Tie's face turned pale. Only then did he realize that he had done something stupid again. He regretted it and wanted to hit his head against the wall. Everything happened so suddenly today, and the ups and downs made his brain dull. Damn it!
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to his prince. The father and son looked at each other. Zhu Biao said: "We are all still teenagers. Some of them have been to Fengyang with their ministers, especially Li Peifeng. I remember that he is also steady and practical in his work. I also specially praised him. He was a playful and playful young man, but he never broke the law. I just ordered him to be disciplined at home. Please don’t take heavy responsibility."
Zhu Di lowered his head and said nothing. Concubine Li cast grateful eyes on the prince. Zhu Di sighed silently in his heart. The eldest brother seemed to never make mistakes...
Empress Ma also spoke: "Tomorrow I will call the wives of those families to talk about it. It would be good if the family is strict. After all, they are playing with our children, so it is better not to be too harsh."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and turned away. Everyone hurriedly bowed down, and no one dared to say anything. After he walked away, they stood up one after another, but the three Zhu Biao brothers did not stand up.
Queen Ma looked up at the clock and said to them: "Kneel down for two hours before you can go back. I'll see if you dare to go back later."
"My sons and ministers will obey my mother's wishes."
The three brothers responded respectfully, knowing that this was Empress Ma trying to excuse them. The emperor didn't speak when he left, so they could kneel down until tomorrow morning and don't think about it, otherwise it would be a crime of disrespect.
Empress Ma gave the order, and they got over it after a while. After all, the only people in the harem who could make orders were this couple. Even if the others wanted them to get up, they had to kneel down and beg the emperor for mercy.
Then Queen Ma led people to send Zhu Ping back. She didn't know if this guy was pretending to be unconscious. He should have woken up, but he didn't start.
Soon there were only three princes' respective maids and eunuchs around. They all looked at their highness eagerly, wondering if they were qualified to kneel on their behalf, and they didn't even dare to step forward.
Only Liu Jin was brave enough to kneel down behind the three princes. He moved his knees closer to Zhu Biao and said, "Sir, please put a cushion under your knees. Kneeling for two hours is unbearable."
Zhu Biao's knees naturally hurt, and he still had two hours to go, so he didn't refuse. Liu Jin quickly padded the kerchief, which was a thick pile. When Queen Ma gave the order, he put the maids around him The eunuch's kerchief is coming.
At this time, the other two personal eunuchs also knelt over, but they were not as clever or as handsome as Liu Jin, so they only had a few thin handkerchiefs in their hands, which were basically useless.
Zhu Biao glanced back, then took out two stacks from under his knees and threw them over. Liu Jin looked distressed. Nothing was more important to him than his Highness's body.
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