I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 383: Drunken Talk
"Brother, you are really drunk. Let's take a rest first and talk tomorrow." Zhu Houxuan continued to step forward to support Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao took a few more gulps from the wine jug without caring about anything, then threw the jug aside and finally grabbed Zhu Houxuan's shoulders.
"Brother, you have more white hair on your head." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Houxuan with drunken eyes.

"My brother was born like this. He likes to have some white hair," Zhu Houxuan said quickly.

"Bullshit!" Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily, "Don't think I don't know, your gray hair is all caused by working hard for state affairs."

"My poor brother is only 22 years old this year. 22 years old! When you are young and strong, you have so many gray hairs at an early age. It's all my fault. It's all my fault!" Zhu Houzhao became more and more sad as he spoke, and finally he started to cry.
This cry made Zhu Houxuan a little flustered. He kept comforting Zhu Houzhao. He suddenly felt that the drunk Zhu Houzhao was like a child.
Zhu Houxuan comforted him for a long time before Zhu Houzhao stopped crying and said, "This is all my fault. The Royal Group already has a lot of things to do, but you still force state affairs on me."

"But I know in my heart that only you, my brother, can handle these things. No one else can. They are far from being good enough. They are just a bunch of paperhangers. Only you can really solve the problem."

Zhu Houxuan felt warm and moved by these words.
"So these things still depend on you, and you have to continue to work hard..." Zhu Houzhao continued while holding Zhu Houxuan's hand.

"That's why I feel guilty and want to give you everything I can..." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Houxuan closely.

"Royal brother, there is no need to be like this. I am very happy and touched that you have this kind heart..." Zhu Houxuan said hurriedly.

"Not enough! Not enough at all!" Zhu Houzhao stood up and managed to keep his body steady.

"As your brother, I am going to reward you handsomely! I will let your son become a prince, and I will give you an honorific title! Those ministers say that these are the titles only the emperor can have, and that it is an act of usurpation. They care about these things very much, but I don't care about them at all. I just want to give you these things. Only in this way can I be worthy of your hard work, my brother..." Zhu Houzhao said excitedly while drunk.

Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao sincerely and said, "Brother, you know I don't care about those empty names. My idea is very simple. I just want to help you and make the Ming Dynasty stronger. I haven't thought about other things... I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept this imperial edict."

"You don't care, but I do!" Zhu Houzhao interrupted Zhu Houxuan again.

He glared at Zhu Houxun fiercely, waved his arms, and said loudly: "Do you know why I must give you an honorific title? It is because the honorific title was created by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty in order to make themselves stand out and be unique among many emperors." "This dynasty has been founded for 150 years, and there have been one or two hundred princes, most of whom are mediocre and incompetent. Their existence makes the title of prince unworthy of you, my brother. That's why I must give you an honorific title, and I have to give you the best honorific title, just to distinguish you from those princes. I want to tell the world that you are the most special prince of the Ming Dynasty, my best brother, you are more important and nobler than them all."

Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment. He did not expect Zhu Houzhao to think like this. However, when he thought about it, it really fits Zhu Houzhao's character. Only Zhu Houzhao could do such a thing.
Facing such a sincere Zhu Houzhao and such heartfelt words, Zhu Houxuan was really moved. His originally firm eyes began to loosen, and his heart began to waver.
"Brother, I understand your intentions. It is my great honor to meet you in this life." Zhu Houxuan said with great emotion.

"Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life." Zhu Houxuan staggered to Zhu Houxuan, picked up the imperial edict on the table and handed it to Zhu Houxuan.

Zhu Houxuan did not hesitate this time and solemnly took the imperial edict with both hands.
Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao finally collapsed from the alcohol, and Zhu Houxuan quickly used all his strength to hold Zhu Houzhao up.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao suddenly whispered in Zhu Houxun's ear: "Brother, there is one thing you must promise me."

Zhu Houxuan didn't care about anything else at this time, he quickly said: "Promise, I agree to everything"

Zhu Houzhao chuckled twice, grabbed Zhu Houxuan's shoulders, and said drunkenly: "From now on, no matter what my brother gives you, you must accept it."

Zhu Houxuan was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and nodded gently, saying, "Okay!"

As a result, he found that Zhu Houzhao had fallen asleep and started snoring.
This made Zhu Houxuan both angry and amused.
He waved his hand to call Zhang Yong and Chen Hong who were far away. They had not come over no matter how chaotic the situation was just now. Now they hurried over as soon as Zhu Houxuan waved his hand.
Zhu Houxuan asked Zhang Yong to take care of Zhu Houzhao, who was already drunk and unconscious. Zhang Yong then had someone gently lift Zhu Houzhao and take him to a tidy room.
After doing all this, Zhu Houxuan dismissed his attendants. He sat at the wine table blankly and began to think about what happened today.
His eyes fell on the jar of wine that Zhu Houzhao brought. It was a jar of fine imperial wine. He suddenly picked up the jar and drank a few big gulps. He didn't care that the wine splashed on his clothes.
"Did you come here on purpose? Did you get yourself drunk on purpose?" Zhu Houxuan said in a voice that only he could hear.

His eyes fell on the scroll of the imperial edict, and he took it in his hand and opened it.
"Prince Hui. His Royal Highness Prince Wenrenjing." Zhu Houxuan smiled.
While Nangong was in a mess, the four big men of the cabinet gathered together in a private room of a restaurant in the capital.
The four of them had no interest in the delicious food and wine on the table, but kept talking.
"Your Majesty is becoming more and more skilled now." Liang Chu said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty is now too partial to King Jing. Once this decree is issued today, there will definitely be an uproar in the world. What will people in the world think about this?" Mao Ji also shook his head and said.

"Perhaps your majesty wants the world to think that way about this matter." Jiang Mian suddenly said meaningfully
Yang Yiqing was silent for a moment, then said: "It's not maybe, it's definitely. Although His Majesty has given in on the matter of changing the king's title, his move has already made his attitude clear to the world."

(End of this chapter)