"I don't. If that happens, and I am fighting in the West, how can I care about the floods that my eldest brother's descendants have at home?" Zhu Di rolled his eyes at Zhu Su.
He clenched his fists: "How can I, a Chinese man, lose to the Western Barbarians? I have to die on the way to the Western Expedition! Then Alexander went all the way east and refused to turn around. If I gave up halfway and came back to seize the throne, wouldn't I make everyone in the world laugh? "
"Unless all the territory in the west is wiped out, there is nowhere else to go, and the vassal state is almost managed, then we can return to Fengyang to retire..."
"Besides, when that time comes, how will I be needed?" Zhu Laosi patted Zhu Laowu's shoulder, and he smiled at Zhu Su with all his heart gone: "If that time comes, wouldn't it be because of you? "
"...Don't hurt me." Zhu Su rolled his eyes. "I have no intention of seizing power."
"If my eldest brother's descendants are like Zhu Yunzhen and want to kill our vassal king, then I would rather live in seclusion in the mountains or go boating on the sea."
"You don't want to become a vassal?" Zhu Di asked curiously. "Dad is not afraid of you. If you ask him for a troop of troops, why not just find a place far away to establish a feudal vassal?"
"I don't." Zhu Su leaned against the city wall with his hands behind his head. "Establishing a feudal vassal and a country...that would be so tiring."
"I would rather be a useless idle king, go around the stage and listen to music... Isn't this good?"
"King Xian?" Zhu Di seemed to have heard some big joke. "How can you be the idle king with your troublesome temperament of worrying about everything?"
"A few of your craftsmen were killed, and you became furious; the people of Susong had no food to eat, so you rolled up your sleeves and went to look for profiteers to rob... If such a great nephew really dares to cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty, why don't you still The first one to rush to Fengtian Temple and take his life?"
"...Uh." Zhu Su was speechless for a moment. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to speak. He does want to be the free king, but he cannot bear to see the people of China suffer. This is also true.
It was a rare time to travel through time. If he didn't do something for the nation he loved so much, he was always worried that this respectable and lovely great nation would still be trampled by the iron hooves of foreign nations in the future... Even now, he didn't know Is it the deep obsession to be a free king and to be in peace, or the deep obsession to make this nation stronger?
Seeing Zhu Su thoughtfully, Zhu Di had a sly smile on his face.
He did not continue to press Zhu Su, but just laughed at himself and said: "When I say this, it seems like I am cursing my eldest brother to die young... From this point of view, it is better for my eldest brother to live a long life. It’s best to live longer than our brothers. With my eldest brother and dad here, we don’t have to worry about anything.”
"Yeah." Zhu Su nodded in agreement. Indeed, the lifespans of cheap daddy Lao Zhu and eldest brother Zhu Biao are directly related to how long Ming Dynasty can continue to maintain a period of stability and growth.
For China today, the stability of the Ming Dynasty is the most important prerequisite and guarantee for the Chinese nation to restore its vitality destroyed by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, regain its former glory, and even reach new heights.
"If you want to conquer the west, you must first deal with Meng Yuan..." Zhu Di muttered to himself while looking in the direction of the west. Then he turned to Zhu Su and smiled: "Looking at it this way, I feel that the tens of thousands of thieves outside the city are not worth mentioning."
"Compared to the Meng Yuan and even the endless Western barbarians, some bandits are nothing but childish. At this time, I am impatient to fight with them. I think of the Northern Xinjiang front line and go to meet the Meng Yuan for a while."
"Fourth brother, you should calm down." Zhu Su also laughed. "At our age, it is already considered good to be able to fight against thieves like Zhang Li on the battlefield."
"That's it, civil servants like Ru Taisu still look at children closely and worry about our childishness."
"If you want to deal with Meng Yuan, wait a few more years. If you really want dad to agree to lead an army to the west, then you should concentrate on dealing with these bandits outside the city first."
"You weren't the one who flirted with me, but now you're pouring cold water on me." Zhu Di rolled his eyes at Zhu Su. He couldn't help but look to the west again, as if he wanted to see through the heavy clouds and mist to see what the scenery of the western world was like.
"Hey, I just wish I could be like Alexander the Great and spread the glory of China as soon as possible. How about fighting the Meng Yuan first and taking care of them earlier?"
"Just wait." Zhu Su patted his fourth brother's arm. I was also relieved.
With Zhu Laosi's current appearance, it seems that his spirit has returned.
At this time, the two brothers did not expect that the confrontation with Meng Yuan, which they thought was still far away, would actually happen just a few months later.
The weather in Suzhou was rainy, but on this day it was a bit rainy. On the east wall, as expected, another attack by Zhang Li and the Japanese bandits was launched. This time they did not send any civilians. Presumably all the civilians within a few miles around who had not had time to take refuge had already been captured.
Without civilians as casualties, the rebels only launched several feint attacks against the city wall. After hurriedly throwing away dozens of corpses, they retreated to the camp to hide from the rain.
On the contrary, the fighting-minded soldiers on the city wall and the group of scholars and civilians below the city who were ready to help at any time made me feel a little uncomfortable. Yesterday, they were holding their breath because of the Kongming Lantern ceremony and the song "Lime Song". I wish the thieves would just swarm up and drink a pot to vent their anger.
The city guard general Cao Yuante came to ask Zhu Su for instructions: "Your Highness, our army is as powerful as a rainbow now. The morale of the army is ready. Can we allow the general to lead a surprise army out of the city tonight to attack the enemy's camp tonight?"
"The last general is willing to issue a military order. If there is no victory, please take the last general's head!"
"Hmm." Zhu Su looked at the rebels retreating to the camp and rubbed his chin. Today, the rain and fog obstructed the view, but it was difficult to see any movement of the thief. However, today the thieves still only chose to feint attack, and then stopped fighting after suffering only a little loss. From this point of view, they still adhere to the plan of "feint attack to attract attention, and then cooperate inside and outside to attack the south of the city".
"General Cao is so determined, how can I refuse to allow it?" In short, the morale cannot be discouraged, Zhu Su said to Cao Yuan, who was half kneeling on the ground. "Originally, there will be a big action tonight. Whether we break the thief or not, it will be tonight."
"The general will go and choose his troops. It will be the fourth watch tonight. I will be of great use..."
"Yes!" Cao Yuan was overjoyed, thinking that Zhu Su had agreed to his going out to attack the city at night, so he happily went to select his troops. Zhu Su turned to look at Jin Yiwei Shaoxuan behind him: "Captain Shao, have you Jin Yiwei really contacted Brother Chang and the others outside the city?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Fifth Prince." Shao Xuan, who looked ordinary, nodded lightly. "I, Jin Yiwei, have my own way."
"This matter is foolproof. We have received a reply from Duke Chang Guo. The fourth update tonight will be outside the Panmen of the southern city."
"That's very good!" Zhu Su looked outside the city, unfolded his folding fan, and the four words "catching turtles in an urn" appeared on the surface of the fan.
"Now that the urn is ready, all we have to do now is wait for those stinky fish and shrimps outside the city to swim in obediently!"
(End of chapter)
