Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui lowered his head, smelled the clothes, and said doubtfully:
"Second brother, it doesn't stink. Smell it carefully again."
While talking, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui came closer, wanting his second brother to have a good smell.
Han Wang Zhu Gaosui's face darkened, he stood up directly, kicked Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui to the ground, and cursed:
"You, the third child, do you really want to stink me to death?"
"You hang out with those birds and beasts all day long, how can you not stink?"
"If you don't take a bath, I will leave and never come to your stinking Prince Zhao Mansion again!"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to order his maid to prepare hot water, take a bath, and change clothes.
After struggling for half an hour, he returned to the house refreshed, put the wine in his arms on the table, and said with a smile:
"Second brother, that is, you. If the eldest brother comes to Prince Zhao's Mansion and dares to say that I am smelly, I will directly order my personal guards to beat him with sticks!"
"Try my newly brewed dragon blood wine. Dragon nature is inherently lustful. Drinking dragon blood wine will not only prolong your life, but also~"
At the end of the sentence, King Zhao Zhu Gaosui raised his eyebrows, with a look that seemed profound.
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty became interested instantly. After grabbing the dragon blood wine, he opened it and saw that the wine was blood red and had a fragrant aroma.
After taking a big drink, he sighed:
"Third brother, I have found that you have nothing to do. You only need to take care of the birds and beasts in the leopard room. You don't have to worry about anything else."
"Unlike Gu, the old man has scolded Gu every day since he was imprisoned! The old man doesn't even look at how many things he has done in these years!"
"Sending Zheng He to the Western Seas, conquering the Tatars in the north, Ping An in the south, and compiling the [Yongle Dadian], where is the money in the treasury?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui sat aside and echoed:
"Second brother, this old man wants to imitate Tang Taizong Li Shimin and create a prosperous Yongle era."
"In the eighth year of Yongle, the old man led an army of 500,000 men and went deep into Mobei to conquer the Tatars in the north. After fighting on the banks of the Onan River, only seven of his horsemen escaped."
"In the twelfth year of Yongle, he personally led an army of 500,000 people to conquer Oara, and the Oara Mahamu who defeated him sent an envoy to apologize."
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"Tell me, how much food will be consumed by an army of hundreds of thousands?"
"Those barbarians are like wild wolves. As long as Ming shows signs of fatigue, they will eagerly pounce on him, trying to bite off a piece of Ming's flesh."
The King of Han Zhu Gaoxu looked at his youngest son in surprise and said in a strange tone:
"Okay, Third Brother, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable!"
"Could it be that you were hiding your clumsiness in the past? You even lied to me? Do you deserve a beating?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui tidied his clothes confidently and said:
"Second brother, as the old saying goes, after three days of separation, you will treat each other with admiration!"
"Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses."
"If you have free time, second brother, you should also read more history books and learn from history~"
The King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, clenched his fist, waved it, and threatened:
"Third brother, if you don't talk so much in front of me, do you think I'm a reckless man?"
“Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors till now, there are so many history books, but only four words are mentioned!”
"Fight to be the emperor!"
At the end of the story, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu took a few swigs of dragon blood wine, with a hint of drunkenness flashing in his eyes.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui saw that his second brother was so aggressive that he did not dare to show off his literary talent anymore. He walked to the window and looked around for a while.
He walked closer and whispered:
"Second brother, I heard what others said just now."
"A few days ago, a man came to me and wanted to trade artillery with you and me~"
Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly and asked doubtfully:
"Third brother, are you drinking too much?"
"Trading artillery, don't you go to the old man? Don't go to Zhu Youjian? What's the use of you and me?"
"Is it possible that this matter needs to be hidden from the old man?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui nodded solemnly, mainly because the man's generous move made him very moved.
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han sat up straight and asked in a low voice:
"Who is that person? Did you agree? Are you willing to die?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui leaned into the ear of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, told the man and himself all the prices, and then said:
"Second brother, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Think about it, my eldest brother has been supervising the country for so many years and has a deep foundation in the court. Moreover, have you forgotten my eldest brother's record during the Jingnan Campaign?"
"Now you and I are trapped in this Shuntian Mansion. If we don't rely on money to win over people's hearts, what will we rely on?"
Han Wang Zhu Gaojiu nodded seriously and signaled Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui to continue.
Although his eldest brother Zhu Gaochi is fat, lustful, cowardly, and henpecked...
However, during the Battle of Jingnan, he only used an army of 10,000 people to hold off Li Jinglong's army of 500,000 people!
King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao sat down next to King Zhu Gaoxu of Han and said:
"Second brother, you also know that I have no ambitions. If that wolf bastard Zhu Zhanji is allowed to take the throne, both of you and I will be executed."
"In this world, what the old man robbed, why can't we rob it?"
"That man said that we can also use money to trade counselors, generals, and soldiers."
The King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, showed disdain, patted his chest, and said confidently:
"General? Who can be more powerful than Gu?"
"Back when Gu Fengtian was in peace, there were many times..."
Before Han Wang Zhu Gaosui finished speaking, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui said bluntly:
"Second brother, you and I have no soldiers, generals or advisers, how can we compete with the eldest brother for the throne?"
"You don't need generals, but you should need counselors and soldiers, right? So, the artillery~"
After Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu closed his eyes and thought for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:
"good!"
"Lao San, I made this deal alone!"
After the two men had reached a conclusion, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, stood up and left. If he wanted to trade "artillery" without disturbing the old man, he had to do it himself.
After Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui sent his second brother out of Zhao Wang's mansion, he returned to the house leisurely, clapped his hands and said:
"Sir, you guessed right."
"It's just that if the second brother knows that I am plotting against him in the future, will he cause trouble for me?"
I saw a middle-aged scribe walking in quietly, rubbing the back of his head with one hand and saying:
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, I have another plan, which is called alienation!"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked excitedly at the counselor he had spent "a lot of money" to trade and asked:
"What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"
"When this king ascends to the throne, I will definitely ask my father to reward you with a magical elixir that will make you live a thousand years longer!"
The middle-aged scribe stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"It is enough for an old man to live for a hundred years. How dare he expect to live for a thousand years?"
"I wonder if Your Highness has ever studied [History of the Ming Dynasty]? Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi of the Ming Dynasty was in power for ten months before he contracted a serious illness and died."
"This matter is a bit strange~"
(End of chapter)
