The brothers talked some more, and Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Brother, is it dad's will that you come to pick us up?"
"Huh? That's not true. I heard someone said that you were coming, so I waited here on my own. Dad has many things to do, so I'm afraid he doesn't know yet. What's wrong?" Zhu Biao asked curiously.
Zhu Di's face froze. He originally thought that his father specially asked his eldest brother to pick him up, which meant that he was missing his son after a long absence, and maybe he and his second brother would be spared the sin of secretly leaving Beijing. But the eldest brother said that dad didn’t know yet...
Zhu Laosi finally understands what it means to be timid when close to home.
Even though he personally killed enemy chiefs in Shanhaiguan and experienced battles in which thousands of troops fought against each other, in front of Zhu Biao, he was still just a young brother seeking the protection of his elder brother. He pulled Zhu Biao's sleeve and said with a bit of flattery: "Then...brother, can you accompany me and my second brother to see dad together?"
"If Dad Lei Lei is angry, brother, please help and say a few good words..."
"Ah, yes, yes! Brother, you must accompany me!" Zhu Xi suddenly realized that he and Zhu Di held Zhu Biao on the left and right, for fear that this life-saving straw would escape.
Zhu Biao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Since you two are afraid, why did you do it in the first place?"
"Don't worry. Although you two were really messing around at the beginning, what you did later was quite remarkable."
"Dad is preparing to give you a big reward at the court meeting tomorrow. Besides, there are so many state affairs these days that I don't have time to blame you."
When Zhu Xi and Zhu Di heard this, they were overjoyed and felt that they would survive a disaster.
As it was getting late, Zhu Biao was worried about his three younger brothers who were tired from the journey, so he placed the group of people in a town outside the city to rest for the night. Food, accommodation, etc. have all been arranged by Zhu Biao. Zhu Su gained some understanding of Zhu Biao's meticulousness.
On the other hand, Chang Mao and Ru Taisu, because they missed their homes, said goodbye to Zhu Su and others first and went back to the city. Zhu Su also asked Di Meng to take the nurse camp to Huangzhuang for resettlement. Anyway, this place is already around the imperial capital, and Zhu Biao's crown prince guards are escorting them, so there is no need to worry about any safety issues.
A night of silence. Early the next morning, the group set out to enter the city. As soon as they arrived at the city gate, they saw Erhu, the bodyguard beside Lao Zhu, waiting at the city gate with several carriages.
Erhu also saw them and led his people to greet them: "Your Highness, the three princes."
"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that your three highnesses will pay an audience at the Fengtian Palace."
"Enter the palace at this time?" Zhu Biao was startled. Today is the day of the wangri, the day of the great court meeting. At this time, asking their brothers to enter the palace, could it be because of some state affairs?
After a thought, he had already guessed a little bit. He turned around and smiled at Zhu Su and the others: "I must be rewarding the three of you based on your merits!"
When Zhu Di and Zhu Xi heard this, they looked happy. Zhu Su, on the other hand, seemed uninterested and completely uninterested.
Except for Zhu Biao, who was destined to inherit the great cause in the future, Lao Zhu basically acted like a "strict father" to other disciples. On weekdays, not only do I praise him, but I rarely open my mouth to encourage him. For Zhu Di and Zhu Xi, receiving praise from Lao Zhu is tantamount to a great affirmation of himself.
But Zhu Su was not surprised. The greater the reward, the greater the responsibility. According to Lao Zhu's temper, if they were rewarded based on their merits at the court meeting, I don't know what important responsibilities would follow.
After finally returning to Beijing, he was relieved of his duties and had to take on new important responsibilities. Zhu Su expressed his gratitude and gratitude.
But now that Erhu and the carriage are blocking people at the city gate, can he still run away or something? Besides, Zhu Su didn't have the guts to openly disobey the order.
Lao Zhu's dragon belt is not a good thing.
With no choice, Zhu Su could only follow Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Di, get on the carriage prepared by the two tigers, and go straight to Fengtian Palace. Fortunately, the first thing they did when they returned to Beijing was to enter the palace, so they had already changed into princely robes, which saved them the trouble of changing clothes.
By the time they entered the palace gate, it was already past the time to enter the palace. Zhu Su and others were taken to the side hall of Fengtian Palace by Erhu. They could not enter until Erhu went to report first.
After a while, the brothers saw an eunuch arriving: "Your Majesty has decreed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should bring His Highness the King of Qin, His Highness the King of Yan, and His Highness the King of Wu into the palace!"
"Let's go." Zhu Biao stood up and led his three younger brothers into the palace to meet the king. The Fengtian Palace where the Japanese and Imperial Government met at the end of the lunar month was still solemn and solemn, with hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides, watching Zhu Biao enter with the three princes.
Arriving under the dragon chair, Zhu Biao saluted and said: "My son Zhu Biao, please bring your three younger brothers in. May my father bow down and bless you."
"Why should Biao'er be so polite?" Lao Zhu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, sat on the dragon chair and looked at Zhu Su and the three people behind Zhu Biao with a smile. The three of them also knew that they should not act recklessly during the court meeting, so they followed Zhu Biao's example and saluted: "My son Zhu Su (Zhu Chong, Zhu Di) pays homage to my father. May my father bow down and be blessed!"
"Okay, okay." Lao Zhu nodded, looked away from the three sons whom he had not seen for a long time, looked at His Highness and the ministers and said: "Our three sons have arrived, let's stop for a moment on what we were discussing earlier. Bar."
"A few days ago, Qiu Cheng escorted Naha out to Yingtian. The situation in Jiangji Town at that time has also been explained clearly."
"This matter has been spread throughout Yingtian for a long time. You should also know the contribution of our three sons."
Lao Zhu opened the sect and made it clear, and both Zhu Xi and Zhu Di straightened their backs. Especially for Zhu Di, it was more satisfying to have his father recognize his contribution in battle than to eat a bowl of smoothie in the summer.
Lao Zhu briefly glanced at the civil and military officials and continued: "If you have merit, you should be rewarded, but you can't reward excessively. Therefore, I still need you to wait here and discuss it with us."
"We are prepared to allow the King of Yan and the King of Wu to open their palaces and build their teeth in advance."
"In addition, let the three of them also receive some practical experience."
"The King of Yan, Zhu Di, temporarily holds the title of Jinyiwei Zhenfu Envoy, the King of Wu, Zhu Su, temporarily holds the title of Imperial Academy Supervisor of the Wine Festival, and the King of Qin, Zhu Fang, temporarily holds the title of Yushi of Youqiandu. What do you think?"
Let the princes hold actual duties in the court... Do you want the princes to have some experience before taking over the feudal lordship? Zhu Su thought to himself.
In the original Hongwu Dynasty, the prince had to study and experience in Fengyang Mansion in Zhongdu for several years before he could go out to join the feudal clan. However, the princes of the Hongwu Dynasty still had many strange things, and their endings were not too good. I think Lao Zhu also reflected on it. Perhaps the experience in Fengyang was still a bit far away from the emperor.
That's why I want to place the princes directly in the court and practice them under my nose.
And although it has not been announced yet, Lao Zhu's current idea is definitely to enfeoff the vassal kings to foreign countries to expand their territories. Get in touch with some practical matters first, so that he can feel more at ease when his sons expand territory for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Zhu Su was thinking secretly here, but he didn't expect that his brothers had no reaction yet. When the civil servants behind him heard about this arrangement, they gradually started to make a noise.
(End of chapter)
