Zhu Yunzhen's body tensed up, his face full of disbelief and shock.
"Grandpa Huang is in great prosperity during the Spring and Autumn Period. Why do you want your grandson to supervise the country? My grandson doesn't want it. My grandson is still young and cannot shoulder the responsibility of state affairs."
He looked extremely anxious and refused immediately.
At this time, we cannot accept it easily.
"I'm old, really old."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed heavily and looked up at the sky.
"We still have many ideas and countless unfinished things, but our body really can't bear it and we can't stand it anymore."
"I think back then, we were just commoners and didn't even have enough to eat..."
His expression was full of memories of the past.
Zhu Yunzhen remained silent.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang blankly.
Wrinkles crowd her cheeks, and white hair creeps onto her head.
The old man is brave and ambitious, and his ambition is thousands of miles.
In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition.
Lao Zhu is indeed old.
"What do you think of your two brothers?" Lao Zhu suddenly turned his head and looked at him and said.
Zhu Yunzhen said hurriedly: "They are all very good! They are also good to me."
"The second brother is loyal and kind, and the third brother values affection and righteousness. My grandson is so lucky to have two such friendly brothers."
"That day when my grandson killed Wu Wanggeng's family, my second brother was afraid that I would be punished. He came to Grandpa Huang to plead for mercy and knelt outside the palace for two hours. My grandson will always remember this friendship."
"And the third brother, when his grandson commits crimes, he also supports and encourages his grandson."
"With the support of his two elder brothers, my grandson dares to do bold things."
Zhu Yunxuan spoke with deep affection, but Zhu Yuanzhang looked directly at him.
After a while, Lao Zhu asked with a smile: "With your intelligence, you must have guessed that your two brothers were involved in this petition to establish a heir apparent, adding fuel to the flames. Don't you blame them?"
Zhu Yunxuan had already expected that Lao Zhu would ask this question, so he shook his head gently and said, "You can't blame them for this."
"Since Grandpa Huang conferred the title of king on the three of us brothers, he wanted to choose the best among them."
"As a descendant of the Zhu family, if he does not move forward bravely at this time, dare to do his job, and strive to shoulder the world's heavy burdens, then he is not worthy of being the grandson of the emperor."
He knew that Lao Zhu took this very seriously and would never tolerate fratricide in the future.
Even if there is even the slightest sign, Lao Zhu will strangle him in the cradle.
Therefore, he deliberately spoke upright and defended Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi.
On the contrary, they should fight for it.
But there is no mention that the methods they used were despicable and not the work of brothers.
This is a speaking skill.
Lao Zhu can definitely hear it.
But it doesn't matter.
What he has to do is to let Lao Zhu know that he is defending his brother, even if it is a clever excuse.
"It's normal for brothers to have rivalries. Not to mention that we haven't gotten to the point of harming each other yet."
"It's just the teeth and tongue, they get into fights from time to time."
"But I want my brother to stand on the wall to protect himself from his insults."
"No matter what we brothers do, it's our own business. When the meat rots, it's still in the pot."
"No matter what outsiders say or do, we are all brothers, even if we break our bones, we will connect our tendons."
"Blood is thicker than water. When my grandson grows up, he must treat his two brothers well."
Zhu Yunxuan was very emotional when he said what he said.
Lao Zhu laughed and was extremely happy. He held Zhu Yunzhen's little hand with one hand and touched his head with the other hand, saying: "You are really our good grandson. Yes, you must keep it in mind. Brother They are brothers, and relatives will always be relatives, and cannot be compared to outsiders."
Zhu Yunzhen felt a stone fall in his heart, knowing that he had finally passed this level.
The weather is still hot right now, but his heart is alternately hot and cold.
In order to deal with Lao Zhu, he had tried his best.
At this time, Lao Zhu waved his hand and said: "Come here, bring that beast up."
Zhu Yunzhen was stunned, and soon saw several guards escorting a young eunuch over.
However, he recognized this young eunuch as the one who usually served Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
The little eunuch was so frightened that his face was as white as paper, and he kowtowed as hard as pounding garlic, with blood flowing from his forehead.
That day he accepted Zhu Yunwen's money and told him about Zhu Yuanzhang.
Unexpectedly, all this has been seen by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"We are not kind to you on weekdays, but you dare to tell the outside world, how brave you are."
Lao Zhu was very angry.
He especially cannot bear the betrayal of those around him.
"I know my mistake. I don't dare to do it anymore. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"How can we spare you, an unfamiliar bastard?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Pull him down, chop him into pieces and feed them to the dogs."
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment. He was so frightened that he peed in his crotch. He even forgot to ask for mercy. He stayed there as if he was stupid. He was quickly pulled down by the guards.
Zhu Yunzhen watched silently.
Lao Zhu has always been ruthless in dealing with betrayers.
Often it is not enough to decapitate, but to skin them and stuff them with grass, and to cut them into pieces by a thousand cuts.
The young eunuch worked beside Lao Zhu, but passed the news to others, which offended Lao Zhu.
"This kid Yunwen... and Yunxi..." Lao Zhu shook his head.
He was very disappointed with these two grandsons.
However, out of guilt for his son Zhu Biao and out of a grandfather's love for his younger generation, he did not want them to be harmed.
"The two of them are different from your second uncle, King Qin. No matter what, they are not as vicious as Ping'er. You must treat them well when you inherit the throne in the future."
As soon as he said these words, Zhu Yunxuan's heart suddenly stirred up a storm.
What does Lao Zhu mean by this sentence?
Could it be that he already knew that Zhu Ping's death was related to me.
It's just that I haven't pointed it out and pretended not to know.
After all, Zhu Xi really disappointed Lao Zhu to the extreme.
Perhaps, his death made Lao Zhu feel relieved.
No more embarrassment about what to do with this son.
Therefore, he did not get angry, did not ask the Jin Yiwei to dig out whether there was an instigator behind the maid, nor did he raise a prison for this, and just let the matter end quietly.
The more Zhu Yunzhen thought about it, the more it made sense.
In this case, wouldn't he have already become the "executioner" who killed his uncle in Lao Zhu's heart?
What does Lao Zhu think in his heart?
He didn't dare to think about it any further, he just felt like the hairs all over his body were standing on end.
"My grandson must keep this in mind and treat his two brothers well in the future." He said solemnly with a serious expression.
"Yes!" Lao Zhu nodded slightly, looking a little tired.
"We want to take a good rest for a while."
"Tomorrow, we will issue an order for you to handle the affairs of the country, supervise the army and supervise the country. You will take precedence over all matters assigned by Baisi."
Zhu Yunzhen knew that he could no longer push back at this time, and hurriedly said: "My grandson will definitely do his best and live up to the high expectations of the emperor."
After a pause, he asked in a weak voice: "Grandpa Huang, I should ask you for more advice on matters that my grandson is unsure about. Otherwise, my grandson is really afraid that he won't be able to handle it properly."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, touched his head and said, "That's a natural thing. No matter how tired Grandpa Huang is, he will help you on this journey."
"My grandson is unfilial and has made the emperor suffer." Zhu Yunzhen lowered his head and apologized.
"It's not your fault. What are you asking for?" Lao Zhu waved his hand and said, "Come on, Grandpa Huang will explain to you the political affairs of the court today, so as not to smear your eyes."
Zhu Yunzhen's heart tightened, knowing that what Lao Zhu was going to say must be something very important.
He lowered his hands seriously and listened.
"The sage said that the most important thing for a king to govern virtuously is to put the people first."
"But in our opinion, these words are not wrong, but they miss the point. We believe that the most important thing for a king is to employ people."
"Let's talk about it first, Lan Yu, Huang Zicheng and other ministers in the court, as well as your uncles..."
(End of chapter)
