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

Chapter 505 King Wu
"Come! Let's send the hero home." Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly.

Then he jumped off his horse and walked gently to the side of the cart, intending to carry the remains of the Anxi and Guiyi armies.
Zhu Houzhao's words and actions made many people present shed tears. This is so romantic. This is the Chinese style of romance.
People put their hands on the hearse, imitating Zhu Houzhao to carry the remains of the Anxi Army and the Guiyi Army.
People are proud of it.
The news that Zhu Houzhao had returned and brought back the remains of the Anxi Army and the Guiyi Army spread quickly.
Many people who received the news spontaneously gathered on the road where Zhu Houzhao returned to pay their respects to his holy face, and also wanted to send off the remains of the Anxi Army and the Guiyi Army.
The burial site for these remains was quickly chosen, near the city of Xi'an, and the ancestral hall was soon built. Zhu Houzhao personally presided over the first worship.
After doing all this, Zhu Houzhao led his army to Beijing.
Zhu Houzhao's kindness to the remains of the Anxi Army and the Guiyi Army was in line with Confucian values, so after the news spread, it was praised everywhere.
Zhu Houzhao went from being an incompetent and notorious emperor in the eighth year of Zhengde to becoming the emperor with unrivaled martial arts and universal praise in just thirteen years.
When Zhu Houzhao arrived in Beijing, it was already mid-July. His Western Expedition took a full three and a half years.
Although Zhu Houxuan was somewhat resentful of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao had returned home victoriously after making great contributions, and he could not miss any of the etiquette ceremonies.
So Zhu Houxuan prepared a grand welcoming ceremony for Zhu Houzhao.
When the two brothers met again, they had not seen each other for three and a half years. Both of them had changed. Both of them were over 30 years old. Time had left its mark on both of them, but time obviously favored Zhu Houxun more and left more marks on him, making Zhu Houxun look much older than Zhu Houzhao and more like a brother, while Zhu Houxun was five years younger than Zhu Houzhao.
This made Zhu Houzhao, who was just full of vigor and vitality, feel full of guilt. He knew that Zhu Houxun had paid too much. Without Zhu Houxun, he would not be where he is today. And he was so willful that he launched a second Western Expedition in the Western Regions.
Although they had achieved great results, they still lacked confidence when facing Zhu Houxuan.
Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao, whose face was filled with guilt, and the resentment that had accumulated in his heart for the past three years disappeared by a large margin.
Zhu Houzhao's second expedition to the Western Regions really disrupted his plans and made him feel like he had lost control of the situation.
He felt that the Ming Dynasty was turning to militarism, and he was kidnapped by the Ming Dynasty's militarism.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao finally stopped and the war did not expand indefinitely.
Then looking back at the entire Western Expedition, we have successfully completed the goals set at that time. Although the Western Regions seem to be a financial hole now, if we look at it from the perspective of decades or even hundreds of years, the Western Regions will play a greater role.
In his plan, he also wanted to take back the Western Regions. It was just a matter of time. It was just a little early to take it back now.
The great reputation that the Western Expedition brought to Zhu Houzhao helped him to carry out his next plan.
So there is nothing to complain about. After all, it was he who firmly supported Zhu Houzhao in launching the Western Expedition.

After the two brothers got drunk, they quickly put aside their past grudges.
On the first day Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing, he could not wait to issue an imperial decree to reward the emperor. In the past, Zhu Houzhao always put Zhu Houxun last to be rewarded, but this time he rewarded Zhu Houxun first, contrary to his usual practice.
Zhu Houzhao directly issued an order to change Zhu Houxun's title from King of Jing to King of Wu, leaving his fief unchanged, and adding the honorific title "Rui Zhe Dacheng".
The imperial edict was sent directly to the Imperial Clan Court without going through the cabinet. The Imperial Clan Court official would naturally not go against Zhu Houzhao's order, and he could not withstand the pressure from Zhu Houzhao.
So he handed it over to Zhu Houxuan. In fact, he still had a hope in his heart that Zhu Houxuan would live up to the order of the wise king, be able to see the big picture, and take the initiative to reject this order.
But to his surprise, Zhu Houxuan directly accepted the order without any hesitation.
This put the clan leader in a difficult position, and he finally had no choice but to grit his teeth and convert.
Zhu Houxuan's full name became "Prince Wu, who is kind, brave, sincere, wise, and accomplished".
Zhu Houzhao's decree caused a great uproar in the court. Everyone understood that this decree brought Zhu Houxuan one step closer to the position of heir to the empire.
This is something that all parties cannot tolerate.
Therefore, all the ministers immediately asked Zhu Houzhao to withdraw his order.
Zhu Houzhao also received the ministers in the Qianqing Palace without hesitation.
When the ministers walked into the Qianqing Palace, they saw Zhu Houzhao slowly wiping a hand cannon inlaid with gold and silver and beautifully decorated, ignoring the arrival of the ministers.
Faced with such a scene, although the ministers felt a little strange, they could not help but preach to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao did not make any comment, but just listened to their long speeches quietly.
After they had finished speaking and were tired, Zhu Houzhao said leisurely: "After listening to what you said, I just felt that it was all a bunch of nonsense, which was very ridiculous."

Zhu Houzhao's words shocked the ministers present. No one expected Zhu Houzhao's words to be so impolite and aggressive.
"Your Majesty, why do you say that? Honest advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but it is beneficial to action! All of my colleagues have a heart dedicated to serving the country. I hope Your Majesty will understand!" said Xi Shu, the Minister of Rites.

Zhu Houzhao asked without even raising his eyelids, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"Advising Your Majesty is our duty." said Left Censor-in-Chief Nie Xian.

Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "I haven't spent much time in the capital in the past ten years, and there are many new faces among you. I am actually very curious about what I look like in your eyes? I am also curious about when your perception of me stopped."

"Thirteen years ago?"

"Or ten years ago?"

"Or was it four years ago?"

"Or now?"

Zhu Houzhao still did not raise his head, but his words brought great pressure to the people present.
Everyone knows what these four time points represent.
While everyone was silent, Zhu Houzhao's action made everyone's heart rise.
Zhu Houzhao was pouring gunpowder into his hand cannon.
(End of this chapter)