"Hey, fourth child, you came too late. I just finished saving Mother Chen and came here, but you were one step ahead of me!"
The person who came was none other than the second eldest son, Zhu Xiang. Seeing Zhu Di already in the house, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"There's nothing strange about this." Behind Zhu Xi, the youngest Zhu Fan, wearing a moon-white gown, also stepped into the room. "It must be that Fourth Brother didn't go to Chen Province and came directly to look for Fifth Brother."
"He was lectured by Master Song yesterday, how could he still dare to show up to his mother?"
"You are all here!" Zhu Su was overjoyed.
"I suddenly had some free time and didn't know how to entertain myself. I remembered that you had been away from the palace for some time, so I thought of coming to play with you." Zhu Fan smiled at him. Zhu Ming also came over and put his arm around Zhu Su's shoulders: "You guys, you have such a good time hiding here with me! Let my brothers suffer in the main hall!"
On the surface, they still thought that it was because Zhu Su could not be trained, and Lao Zhu was furious, so he handed it over to Prince Zhu Biao for instruction.
"Brothers, let alone come to see me... I'm afraid it's because the eldest brother is about to have a baby, so it's business to come here to congratulate him, right?" Zhu Su said with a smile. "Coming to see me, my little brother, is just incidental. Now you are talking as if you came to see me specially."
"Hehe, congratulations and seeking support are both business matters!" Zhu Feng said with a smile. "I wanted to go look for Big Brother first, but I didn't expect that there were so many people there, and it wasn't very interesting, so I came to look for you first."
The brothers were chatting and laughing, which was quite enjoyable. After a while, Zhu Fan said: "I don't know if there are fewer people over there. Xiangdeng! Go and have a look!"
The old eunuch attending the door responded immediately. After a while, he came back to report: "Your Highnesses, His Highness the Crown Prince is still entertaining guests. Now he is receiving guests from the Duke of Ying's mansion!"
"We're all feeling numb in the buttocks, but the eldest brother is still waiting for us!" Zhu Ping strangely shouted. "Do we have to wait here until sunset? It's a rare day off. Wouldn't it be a waste of time!"
"I have an idea!" Zhu Di stood up. "Why don't we go for a walk outside the city? The wind is gentle today and it's a good time to go out and enjoy the cool air. Wouldn't it be better to just sit here?"
As soon as the idea came up, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan and Zhu Su immediately became interested. On the other hand, Xiang Deng was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Your Highnesses, no! Your Highnesses are all rich, how can they leave the city incognito! If there is someone who is good and evil, it is not a joke!"
"You old guy, you are so noisy!" What he said angered King Qin Zhu Ping. Zhu Ming flew up and kicked Xiang Deng into the wind. "How can I, the king's brothers, discuss matters with you, a seasoned murderer like you?"
His kick made even Zhu Su stunned. Xiang Deng screamed in pain and was hit in the calf by the table leg, but he did not dare to get up and remained lying on the ground.
The little eunuch Gou'er standing outside the door heard the sound and wanted to help Xiangdeng. Xiangdeng hurriedly gestured to him. The dog was startled and knelt down at the door.
Jin Wang Zhu Fan glanced at it lightly and continued drinking tea. King Yan Zhu Di frowned slightly: "It's enough to rebuke him. Why does the second brother have to do it himself?"
Zhu Su calmed down, but he didn't expect his second brother to be so angry. When we get along with him on weekdays, he acts like a straightforward older brother. Although he has heard that he treats his servants harshly, deep down he doesn't believe it.
Thinking back to later history books, Zhu Ping often abused lynching in the palace to entertain his beloved concubine Deng. In the end, the slave couldn't bear it anymore and was poisoned to death. From this point of view, there are already obvious signs of his violent temper in the future!
Xiang Deng still lay on the ground, shouting that he would die. Zhu Chong was still angry. Zhu Su stood up, lifted Xiangdeng up from the ground, and said to the dog at the door: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you help him down quickly?"
"Your Highness... a body of a thousand pieces of gold cannot go to dangerous places..." Xiang Deng still said to himself.
"It doesn't matter. My father has arranged for me to be escorted by the guards from the Imperial Guard Department. I will let them accompany us," Zhu Su said. "And my brothers are all future kings of Sai, and they all have to guard a river and mountain. If they don't even dare to leave the city, how will they fight against Meng Yuan on the grassland in the future?"
"Well said!" Zhu Di praised. "You guys are erect, how can you know how broad-minded a man is!"
Xiangdeng was speechless. He made a confession and let the dog help him down. Zhu Su turned to Zhu Xi and said, "Second brother is also a bit too hasty. Even if he is a servant, he should not be treated so harshly."
"What's wrong? I feel sorry for your servant being kicked by my brother?" Zhu Xi was still angry. "How can there be any good people in eunuchs? How dare you point fingers at our brothers!"
"That's not what you said." Zhu Su said seriously. "Since I know he is short-sighted, I just ignore him and don't communicate with him. How can he be violent?"
"I'm not feeling sorry for the servant, but I'm worried about you, second brother. The Confucian Mencius once said, 'If a ruler treats his ministers like dirt, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.' Second brother will also be able to control one side by himself in the future. If How can I, brother, feel at ease when everyone around me regards you as my enemy?"
"Besides, the so-called way of governing subordinates emphasizes both rewards and punishments, and giving both kindness and power. Even if you are training animals, you have to give them a slap in the face, otherwise they will be kicked. What's more, it's a human being?"
"Even if you need to punish, you should set a clear example and use public weapons to make people convinced. Throughout the ages, those who want to achieve success have to win over people's hearts. Lynching will only make people more alienated. And they will accumulate hatred day by day. Come on, if you provoke someone to become violent, it will be a disaster to the sky: Second Brother, wouldn’t you hear the anger of a common man and splash blood every step of the way?”
"Even if you put your own safety first, never do this!"
Zhu Su's face was solemn, and every word he spoke was filled with concern. Zhu Ping, who originally turned his head away from looking at him, couldn't help but feel horrified. "Lao Wu, second brother knows what you mean."
"Don't worry, that little guy wouldn't dare to harm your second brother!"
"It's not a question of whether it's harmful or not!" Zhu Su almost collapsed. Just as he was about to say more, he heard Zhu Di interrupt: "Second brother, the fifth brother is trying to persuade you! How can you prevent the people around you from becoming enemies? Only Qian Qian If you are a thief every day, how can you still guard against thieves for a thousand days?"
"We are older brothers, don't let younger brothers worry about us!"
"I know, I know. From now on, I will never treat my servants harshly." Zhu Xi waved his hand. Then he touched Zhu Su's head and grinned with relief: "The fourth child is right, Xiao Wu'er also cares about me. No matter what I say, I can't let Xiao Wu worry and lose my dignity as an elder brother!"
Zhu Su always felt that he didn't listen, and wanted to persuade him again, but when he opened his mouth, he was afraid that if he continued to speak, it would have the opposite effect, so he kept silent and said no more.
Later, you can persuade them slowly and subtly.
When Zhu Fan saw that Zhu Su was silent, he came out to smooth things over and said, "That's wrong. Didn't you say you want to leave the city? Fourth child, this is your idea. Do you have any idea where you want to go?"
"I heard that there is a Bifeng Temple outside the West City. It is very efficacious. Why don't we go there?" Zhu Di said.
"You can also stop by and ask for a safe sign for our unborn nephew!"
