The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 142: Try it out! The brave Zhu Ju saves his elder brother! Is he back after rescue? !
"Do you know where the Baihui acupoint is?"

Zhu Ju said seriously,
"Now there is a task, insert the silver needle into Big Brother's Baihui acupoint."

"If you can let the blood out, it will be considered a success!"

"Which one of you is coming?"

When the three doctors heard this, they did not hesitate this time.

"Let me do it, I can do it!"

"I'll do it. My hands don't shake!"

"..."

The three of them started fighting over it, with each of them talking at the same time!
The reason is very simple. The risks just now far outweighed the benefits, so everyone hesitated for fear of accidents.

Now the benefits far outweigh the risks. Just one injection and you can get a title!

Even if he was just a small baron, or worked as a medical officer in the provincial government or county government, it was a great fortune for ordinary people!

The two old men were so eager to fight for this opportunity that their eyes turned red and they were fighting fiercely!
"What's the noise?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily,

"Just now I asked you to go up but you refused to do so, and now you are fighting for it!"

"Get lost, both of you old bones! It's you!"

He pointed at the middle-aged doctor and ordered the imperial guards to drive the two old men out.

"It seems that doctors are not necessarily more popular as they get older."

Ma Xiuying smiled and said,
"These two old men have been practicing medicine for most of their lives, but they are still not as good as our little orange!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

A quack is a quack, no matter how old he is!
"Okay, I see you were pretty accurate in your stabbing just now, but you were a little timid."

Zhu Ju nodded and said,
"As a doctor, you must be courageous! If you are timid, you will lose your own confidence, and even the confidence of your patients and their families!"

"You should be like me, working hard without knowing anything! Isn't that success?"

"Hurry up!"

After hearing these words, the middle-aged doctor's eyes gradually became firm.

"Okay, thank you for your teachings, Your Majesty!"

He took a deep breath and pinched the silver needle in his hand.

"Your Highness, please lean your head towards me."

Zhu Biao closed his eyes, and with the help of Zhu Ju, his neck was raised with a pillow and his head naturally drooped beside the doctor's legs.

The doctor fumbled around on Zhu Biao's head for a while, and soon found a small dent.

"found it."

He took a deep breath, pointed the silver needle at Zhu Biao's Baihui acupoint, and said,
"Your Highness, cough twice."

Zhu Biao was a little confused, but he still obeyed obediently.

"Cough! Cough!"

Swish!
While he was coughing, the silver needle had already pierced into the Baihui point. The middle-aged doctor did not hesitate and pulled it out just after it had penetrated more than half an inch.

A small string of blood beads was brought out.

"hiss……"

Zhu Biao frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows and said,
“It’s so cool.”

"I feel like... the air in my head has been drained a lot. Doctor, please continue and give me a few more injections..."

"quick……"

He was actually somewhat addicted at this moment.

Compared to the feeling of my brain exploding just now, this feeling now... is simply too great!
Zhu Ju laughed.

"Give him two more injections. Don't give him more. More injections will only harm his body."

He gave the order, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smug look on his face,
"Hey, how about it, are my three axes good enough?"

"Turn the tide before it falls, and support the building before it collapses!"

Oh shit!

After jumping around for so long, I can finally ask for credit and reward and show off!

I'm so proud of myself, put my hands on my hips!

Hearing this, everyone laughed, and the depressing atmosphere in the room disappeared without a trace.

"Your fox tail is up again."

Ma Xiuying laughed and said,
"However, I'll allow you to take a break this time. Without you, Biao'er would be in real danger."

"Tell me what reward you want! It's rare that your father is willing to give in this time, so just ask for what you want."

She looked at Zhu Ju, her eyes full of pride.

Look, this is our son!
At the critical moment, he is the best!

"Well, what reward do you want? My brother is so good to me, saving him is what I, as his younger brother, should do."

Zhu Ju waved his hand and raised his head,

"No need for reward! I'll be happy if my brother is alive!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little surprised.

"You have matured, boy!"

He praised,

"Okay! That's how it should be! You are brothers, so it's only natural for you to help each other!"

"The brat still has a conscience after all. He's our son, haha!"

Zhu Ju's few words made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very happy.

Isn't what he wants to see a scene of brothers helping each other?
Zhu Biao and Zhu Ju can be said to have achieved his ideal appearance! With such a brotherly relationship, even if he dies in the future, the Ming Dynasty will still be stable!

"call--"

"It's much more comfortable..."

After the acupuncture, Zhu Biao shook his head, exhaled a long breath, bowed to Zhu Ju, and said with a smile:
"Thank you, little brother..."

At the same time, he bowed and apologized to Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, Chang and others:
"I'm sorry for making everyone worry."

When Chang heard this, she could no longer control her emotions and threw herself into Zhu Biao's arms and burst into tears!

"Okay, okay, it's okay..."

Zhu Biao comforted him softly,
"I'm fine now, right? Don't cry..."

When Zhu Ju heard this, his expression became serious.

"You are not all right, brother. You are just temporarily out of danger. In fact, your physical condition is still not optimistic."

He said seriously,

"You have an acute heart disease caused by overwork. Once you have this disease, it is likely to recur in the future, even frequently!"

"So, you must take good care of your body from now on. You must not overwork yourself, and you must not ignore my words anymore!"

"If this happens again, my three tricks might not work!"

If nitroglycerin were available in this era, perhaps there would be an additional layer of protection.

But he is not a chemistry major, and he doesn’t know how to prepare this thing!
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this warning, he also hurriedly said:
"Yep!"

"It's our fault! We put too much burden on you!"

"From now on, we will no longer let you handle government affairs! You should take a good rest first. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing right now!"

Zhu Biao was a little hesitant when he heard this.

"But...if this happens, you will be very tired, Dad."

He whispered,

"There are so many government affairs that you can't handle them all by yourself."

"Not to mention, it's not just government affairs, there are also military affairs, various decisions... and the imperial examinations that are being prepared."

"You really can't do this without someone to help you share the burden."

The reason why he worked so hard was actually just to help his father share the burden.

In fact, even though he has shared half of the burden, Dad can only sleep for two and a half hours a day. This shows how difficult it is to govern a country!

If all the affairs were left to Dad, he wouldn't have any time to sleep!
"You don't have to worry about this."

Ma Xiuying said solemnly,

"Your father will naturally find a way. The Ming Dynasty will not be unable to survive without a crown prince like you."

"Xiaojuzi is right. Right now, your most important task is to take good care of your body. Once you are well, hurry up and have a baby. Your father and I are waiting to have a grandson!"

"Offspring are the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty! As the eldest son, you should pay the most attention to this matter, not other things! Don't lose sight of the main goal! You two have been married for quite some time, and I see that Chang girl's belly is not moving at all. It is definitely not the girl's problem, but you are too tired!"

Zhu Biao: "..."

Chang blushed and lowered her head.

"Yes, big brother, give me a nephew to play with!"

Zhu Ju grinned and said,

"I'm also very bored in the palace! When I have a nephew, I will definitely take him out to play every day!"

Zhu Biao curled his lips.

"This character hasn't even started yet..."

"Even if I do, I still don't feel comfortable leaving it to you. If you raise a little charlatan..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed.

This illness was finally resolved without any danger.

……

It was noon on that day.

The original plan was to set off in the morning to return to Yingtian, but because Zhu Biao suddenly fell ill, the journey was finally postponed to the afternoon.

Under the dragon chariot, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the people in the city who came to see him off, and his expression was somewhat emotional.

"Today's scene is not a play, right?"

He said softly,

"Common people, are you here to see us off sincerely?"

Ma Xiuying nodded.

"That's for sure."

"No one arranged for them today. When they heard that you were leaving, they all came to see you off spontaneously. Many of them started waiting this morning."

"It shows that ordinary people are very down-to-earth. As long as you are truly kind to them, they will definitely love you!"

"Mencius' words have been verified. If the ruler treats the people as his own hands and feet, the people will treat the ruler as their own heart and soul..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

"Well, actually I agree with what Mencius said. I just don't like the condescending tone of Mencius, who is preaching to the king."

He snorted, then turned his hands behind his back and ordered,

"Mao Xiang, tell the villagers to go back."

"Assign someone to tell them that we will fulfill all the promises we made to them! Let them rest assured!"

Mao Xiang left immediately.

After a moment, he turned back and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty, the people are unwilling to leave. They will not leave until your Majesty's dragon chariot leaves first."

"In addition, Lord Yang Xian also plans to stay in Fengyang. He said he wants to investigate the case here before reporting back to Yingtian."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.

"He spared no effort..."

Old Zhu stroked his beard, thought for a while, and then said,

"Tell him that the situation here is not urgent. Let the Imperial Guard investigate first."

"Let him return to Beijing first. We have some more important things for him to do."

Zhu Biao is ill now, and he is short of people to work for him!
Logically speaking, it would be most appropriate to use Li Shanchang at this time, but he just doesn't want to use these old people from Huaixi now. Instead, he values ​​and trusts political rising stars like Yang Xian!
"Yes."

Mao Xiang turned and left.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the people in the distance for a while, then smiled and looked away, waving his hand and saying:

"Let's go, girl."

"Let's get on the car and go back to the palace."

……

a few days later.

Forbidden City, inside the Eastern Palace.

Several imperial doctors stood in front of the bed, all with frowns on their faces.

"Your Highness's condition is clearly caused by damage to the heart. I think we should focus on strengthening the heart and ignore other things for now."

"I disagree. Treating illness requires a balance. If the heart is weak, then strengthening it is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause! Your Highness looks like his heart meridian is damaged, but in fact, the root cause is that he has been working too hard and staying up late for a long time, which has led to a loss of liver and kidney essence! I think that the liver and kidney essence should be replenished first!"

"I agree with this view. Right now, the most important thing is to nourish the body, not to treat it. When you nourish your liver and kidneys, your heart will naturally become stronger."

"But... I looked at the Crown Prince's pulse and it seems that the main problem is spleen deficiency! The spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution. Haven't you read the medical books? For internal diseases, the first thing to do is to strengthen the spleen! I think..."

"..."

The imperial doctors held a seminar with each other talking one after another, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel overwhelmed.

"It's just an illness! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Old Zhu said angrily,

"After discussing for so long, is there any result?"

"On the way back, you didn't dare to do anything, and only dared to give me acupuncture. And now you are still nagging here!"

"Let me see, there is no difference between you and that local doctor from Fengyang! Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, but let me see that you are not even as good as the cobblers!"

He was really angry!

He hurriedly summoned the imperial physician from Yingtian to meet up with the convoy halfway, but when the imperial physician arrived, he did not dare to act rashly. He could only prescribe some minor prescriptions and give some small injections to help Zhu Biao stabilize his condition, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very upset.

But when we arrived at the palace, this group of people were still behaving like this!

Not as decisive as Zhu Ju!

"This... Your Majesty, it's not that we dare not do it, but the Crown Prince's condition is indeed complicated!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's five internal organs are all weak. If you act rashly, it will strengthen one and damage another, which will not be good. I think it is better to use mild medicine to slowly replenish it."

"Well, it has to be made up slowly."

All the imperial doctors gave a unanimous opinion at this moment - to supplement the patient slowly and evenly.

"How long will that take?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression eased slightly and he said,
"We don't want to see the prince sick, we want him to get better soon!"

Putting aside the father-son relationship with Zhu Biao, he is also the only designated heir to the Ming Dynasty!

If he continues to look sickly and doesn’t recover, what will the Ming Dynasty do?
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the inheritance of imperial power was stable and reassuring...but now such a thing suddenly happened, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over his heart.

"That's... hard to say."

Imperial Physician Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said,

"A disease of weakness may require long-term treatment."

"Maybe one or two years, or three or five years..."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"

"Three to five years? You want our Biaoer to be like a drug jar, taking drugs every day!"

He said angrily,

"A quack! A quack even worse than a local doctor! You are the head of the Imperial Hospital, and your level is just this low? There are good doctors among the common people who can cure any disease with their medicines!"

"It's such a waste of my salary to support a bunch of you losers! Get out of here! I might as well go find someone else among the people!"

The doctors: "!!!"

With a thud, all the imperial doctors knelt on the ground, looking terrified.

"The medical skills of our Ming imperial physician are really rubbish."

Zhu Ju on the side said bluntly,

"In other words, there haven't been any famous doctors since the Song Dynasty. They all treat diseases in a muddled way. In our Ming Dynasty, they are even worse than garbage. Dad, you haven't paid enough attention to the construction of the medical system."

"I think that the Ming Dynasty needs to establish a system to train medical staff. In addition, the profession of doctor requires a strong professionalism and it must not be passed down from father to son. That will only lead to the death of the patient!"

He once read a story about an imperial physician named Liu Wentai, who cured Emperor Xianzong to death and then went on to kill his successor, Emperor Xiaozong!
How did he get the position of imperial physician? He inherited it from his father! It's just a joke.

It is really unbelievable how little the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty valued doctors!
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark after being lectured by Zhu Ju.

All the imperial doctors lowered their heads. Although they looked unhappy, they did not dare to refute the hot-tempered King Wu Zhu Ju.

"It's no use telling us this now!"

Old Zhu said unhappily,
"The most urgent task now is to cure your elder brother's illness!"

"Even if we want to build a so-called system, it won't happen overnight. By the time good doctors are trained, it will be too late!"

Zhu Ju spread his hands.

"That's not the way. Either you wait for my master to come back. His medical skills are pretty good and he can also assist with the Zhuyou technique."

He said,

"So, how long will it take for him to arrive?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.

"Come to think of it, I forgot about this old man Peng Xuan. He is indeed quite good at treating difficult and complicated diseases."

"Okay, okay, we'll issue another imperial decree right away to urge him to come back! You stay here and take care of your brother first!"

After saying that, Old Zhu left in a hurry, leaving only Zhu Ju and a group of imperial doctors kneeling on the ground.

"None of you guys can take the lead!"

Zhu Ju looked at the imperial doctors kneeling on the ground and cursed,

"You are not appointed as imperial physicians to enjoy official salary. You must not have studied medical books much on weekdays, so you can't come up with a plan at the critical moment!"

"If Zhang Zhongjing and Sun Simiao were here, would they be helpless?"

"Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, and it's bad enough that the disciple hasn't surpassed the master, but he has actually regressed!"

"Go back and copy the Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, and Thousand Golden Prescriptions ten times! We will test you later! Anyone who fails will pack up and get out!"

If Mr. Zhu doesn’t attach importance to the medical system, then let him rectify it!
If we don't put some pressure on these guys, my eldest brother's son Zhu Xiongying and my mother's illness will be incurable in the future!

"Yes Yes……"

"As ordered..."

The imperial doctors were trembling with fear, and felt that Zhu Ju at this moment was even more terrifying than the Emperor!
At this moment, Zhu Biao, who was lying on the bed, had slowly woken up.

"Little Orange, don't scold them..."

Zhu Biao said weakly,

"I know my situation well. I will be fine after some rest."

Zhu Ju rolled his eyes.

"It's nothing! Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out! I keep telling you to take care of yourself and to practice boxing with me when you're free, but you just won't listen!"

He said angrily,

"It's better now. Once I fell ill, there was no one to handle so many things!"

Having said that, he still sat next to Zhu Biao.

"You bunch of losers, didn't you just say you wanted to get some liver and kidney nourishing stuff? What are you still standing there for? Go now!"

Zhu Ju shouted to the imperial doctors,

"I don't want medicinal soup, I want medicinal food! Go research it yourself and use the medicine that can be used as food to make some delicious and nourishing medicinal food!" "I'll give you one day. If you can't figure it out, don't blame me for killing you!"

These guys are like abacus, they can’t be moved unless they are moved!

Threaten them with death, and they will definitely rack their brains to come up with a solution!

After all, facts have proved that many great inventions were made under the pressure of the Nine Clans.

"Yes Yes!"

All the imperial doctors trembled, nodded repeatedly, and retreated.

“You’re too radical…”

"We should be understanding of their limited abilities."

Zhu Biao smiled helplessly and said earnestly,
"Speaking of the extra government affairs, this is exactly what worries me... After thinking about it, there is no one I can trust to take on this important task."

"Little Orange, you are the only one here. Go and help Dad while I'm away, okay?"

"Otherwise he will be very tired. If Dad falls ill, then our Ming Dynasty will be in real trouble."

Zhu Ju was stunned, then shook his head repeatedly.

"Me? I don't know anything!"

He said repeatedly,

"If I go, I will only cause more trouble and make my father angry, and I won't be able to do my job well."

"You'd better find someone else! I'm just a salted fish."

Ask him to handle government affairs?

What a joke! I have read those memorials before. After reading them for a few seconds, I feel dizzy. I can’t even understand the flowery words on them!

For Zhu Ju, handling government affairs is no different from going to jail.

"That's because you're not serious enough."

Zhu Biao said seriously,
"My brother Zhu Ju has the qualities to be a wise king!"

"Dad told me before that he wanted to train you to be my deputy in the future, and we brothers will handle government affairs together in the court."

"This will not only improve efficiency, but also keep power firmly in your hands! With your character, you can completely suppress those civil officials and military generals. If we brothers work together, and with other brothers guarding the border, why should we worry about the country not prospering?"

"So, Little Orange...you have to learn! As long as you study hard, it will be easy! Big brother believes in you!"

Zhu Ju: “???”

Is he trying to train himself to become the executive vice emperor of Ming Dynasty? !

"Brother, I'm not interested!"

Zhu Ju looked a little embarrassed and said,

"My idea is to cultivate the way of immortality and live forever in the world."

"I don't want to interfere in national affairs..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao sighed softly.

"I didn't intend for you to get involved so early, but my current situation... ah!"

"Forget it, I won't force you... I'll think of another way."

Having said that, Zhu Biao looked sad and worried, which made Zhu Ju grimace.

"Brother, don't worry so much. It's not good for your condition..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao shook his head.

"That can't be helped. This is my personality and I can't change it."

"Unless you agree to help, I can recover from my illness with peace of mind. Otherwise, I will keep thinking about it and worrying about it..."

As he spoke, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and he looked even more worried about the country and the people than Du Fu, who was in ruins...

"Actually, I don't have to do anything. I'll tell you one person and you'll definitely be satisfied. Besides... I guess Dad will also go to this expert for help."

Zhu Ju suddenly smiled and said,
"Guess who it is?"

Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows.

……

That night, Kunning Palace.

A pile of documents was placed on the desk, and at both ends of the desk sat a man and a woman.

Swish.

Swish.

At this moment, both of them were concentrating on reviewing memorials. There was no communication between them at all, like two heartless machines.

I do not know how long it has been……

"what--"

Ma Xiuying yawned, stretched lazily and said,
"This stack is ready. You can check it yourself later to see if there is anything wrong."

"Can I go to bed now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes slightly and pointed to a pile of documents beside him.

"And this pile..."

Ma Xiuying's face turned dark.

"There are still so many? Do you want to tire me to death?"

She said dissatisfiedly,

"I won't do this anymore! I won't do this even if you kill me!"

"You made the rule yourself that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I'm already breaking the rule!"

"I don't want to be blamed! I'm leaving..."

After saying that, Ma Xiuying was about to get up and leave.

"Hey, hey, hey, please keep your voice down, in case others can't hear you."

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly grabbed Ma Xiuying's hand and whispered,
"This is something we did behind closed doors, don't let anyone overhear..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the door a little guiltily, and only felt relieved when he saw that there was no one there.

The servants and eunuchs had already been sent out of the yard and were not allowed to approach without permission.

If people knew that the emperor actually asked the queen to help with government affairs, he would lose all face!
"What? You dare to do it but you don't dare to admit it."

Ma Xiuying crossed her arms and said unhappily,
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, Chongba, but you're too obsessed with power. Are you really not willing to give it to the ministers at all?"

"If you had appointed a prime minister, you wouldn't be so exhausted! To put it bluntly, the reason why Biao'er fell ill is because you treated him like a beast of burden! This child is too naive and always thinks that the tasks assigned to him are not completed well enough."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"What you said, are we greedy for power? We are worried about them!"

Old Zhu said angrily,
"If there is someone we can trust, we will naturally be willing to give up power."

"But given the current situation, who do you want us to promote? You have also seen the ugly behavior of the Huaixi gang. If we promote Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others, they may protect their so-called 'brothers' and cause a bigger tragedy than the one in Fengyang!"

"Who else do you want us to promote?"

Ma Xiuying curled her lips.

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to promote Yang Xian? Why, he is not up to the task?"

pat!

Zhu Yuanzhang threw out a memorial and said unhappily:
"Let's see!"

Ma Xiuying casually opened it, took just a glance, and then became obsessed with it.

"Liu Bowen has mentioned resigning and returning home again..."

she murmured.

"Yeah! I'm not happy today. You're bringing this up at this critical moment. You're just trying to make things difficult for me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with an unhappy look on his face,
"He is a smart man who has the ability to plan and strategize, but he is also very stupid!"

"He has no sense at all! Let's call him over today and give him a good scolding!"

"If he keeps thinking about retiring, why didn't he come out in the first place? The Ming Dynasty is in great need of talents, why doesn't he care about the country at all and only wants to retire at home?"

Ma Xiuying remained silent for a while before she spoke:

"What happened next? After your scolding, he should have changed his mind, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted twice.

"How dare he not change his mind? We don't want him to retire. Even if he returns home, he won't be able to live a peaceful life!"

Old Zhu raised his head and said,
"We are the masters of this world. Whoever we tell to do what we want them to do must do it! No doubt about it!"

"Later, he apologized to me and I spared him. Then we talked about the selection of prime minister. Since Biaoer was ill, I had no choice but to choose even if I didn't want to."

"Guess who Liu Bowen recommended?"

Ma Xiuying touched her chin.

"Given his cautious character, he should recommend Li Shanchang."

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned.

"Yes, he recommended Li Shanchang, but we don't want to choose Li Shanchang, an old fox, so let him choose someone else."

He said,

"We also mentioned Yang Xian, who was his disciple. Guess what Liu Bowen said about Yang Xian?"

Ma Xiuying rolled her eyes.

"If you want to talk, then talk. If you don't want to talk, then don't talk. Just stand here and tell a story!"

"I don't have time to guess with you! Tell me now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not annoyed by this rebuke, but just laughed and said:
"It's beyond our expectation! Liu Bowen's evaluation of Yang Xian is very bad! He said that this person is narrow-minded and aggressive! Although he has some talent, he is far from the bearing of a prime minister! If we use him, something bad will definitely happen!"

"I was puzzled at the time. Isn't Yang Xian your disciple? Why do you say such bad things about your own disciple? Unexpectedly, Liu Bowen got excited and told me on the spot that he had no relationship with Yang Xian. It was as if they were not teacher and student, but enemies!"

"Don't you think it's strange? He was the one who recommended Yang Xian to the position, but now he's trying to distance himself from him. I guess there must be some conflict between them."

After hearing this, Ma Xiuying thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"I think that with Liu Bowen's character, he would not attack Yang Xian because of personal grudges. Maybe he really saw that Yang Xian had a bad side."

She analyzed,

"I can't really describe Yang Xian... He reminds me of a line of poetry: You were originally a Zhongshan wolf, and you became rampant when you succeeded."

"I feel a bit like that. Of course, it's also possible that I wronged him. After all, he didn't do anything out of line. Everything should be based on facts."

Ma Xiuying's sixth sense has always been very accurate, but she never judges a person directly based on her sixth sense.

This is where she is virtuous.

"Being successful and arrogant? This is not really a problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said,

"Young people are always young and frivolous. I think that this kind of young success is much better than being an old fox who is shrewd and calculating but keeps a low profile."

"At least, we can easily see his state and behavior."

It can be heard that he still has a good impression of Yang Xian. He did not lose trust in Yang Xian because of Liu Bowen's bad reviews. Instead, he concluded from those bad reviews that Yang Xian is easier to control.

"Then you can use him."

Ma Xiuying curled her lips and said,

"I just want someone else to take care of this damn government affairs. I don't care who it is."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

"Can't you pay a little more attention to our country?"

Old Zhu said angrily,

"This is our world, and it's your world too!"

Ma Xiuying stood up, walked behind Zhu Yuanzhang, pinched his shoulder, and said with a smile:
"With you here, the world will remain stable!"

"I'm going to sleep first. You can deal with the remaining pile by yourself... Also, if you see any documents like this from unknown sources tomorrow, I will ask Cuizhu to refuse to accept them!"

After saying that, she turned and went into the inner room, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang staring with his eyes wide open.

Looking at the pile of memorials, even the energetic Old Zhu scratched his head, looking depressed...

"Why don't we give it a try?"

"Hey! Let's give it a try. Our vision should not be wrong!"

……

The next day.

The residence of the King of Wu is inside the west wing.

Zhu Ju knelt on the futon, lit a piece of paper, and silently recited:

"Great God bless you, I pray that big brother Zhu Biao will recover soon..."

"May the Nine Emperors of the Big Dipper bless you, and may Zhu Biao's disasters disappear and he will be forever prosperous and steadfast..."

He muttered for a while, and the letter was almost burned, with ashes floating in the air.

As a Taoist disciple, this kind of prayer is a basic skill. As long as one's Taoist practice is sufficient, it can more or less have some beneficial effect.

He is still a little Karami now, so the effect cannot be guaranteed. If Master Peng Xuan comes to the altar to worship, the gain will definitely be significant!
After praying for Zhu Biao, Zhu Ju stood up, took the Yu step, and began his practice for the day.

After a trip to Fengyang, I fell behind in my studies.

Now, the novelty has worn off, and the homework is nothing more than the same few things, with no change over and over again. This has made him a bit lazy, and he is not as diligent as before in either worshiping the stars or practicing martial arts.

The Tao Te Ching says: "The superior man, when he hears the Tao, diligently practices it; the average man, when he hears the Tao, sometimes practices it and sometimes does not; the inferior man, when he hears the Tao, laughs at it! If it is not small, it is not enough to be the Tao!"

He also laughed at himself, saying that he might be the sergeant that Laozi was talking about.

a long time.

With a creak, the door opened and a scent of cigarettes wafted out. Zhu Ju wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked out of the west wing.

"Your Highness."

Jianqi came up and said with a smile,
"Someone has brought you a gift."

"Look—"

She pointed behind her and saw several eunuchs moving boxes into the yard.

"Oh? Who can give me a gift? And several boxes this big?"

Zhu Ju was a little confused, so he walked up quickly and opened the big box casually.

pat.

The box was opened, revealing scrolls of paintings, each tied with a pink ribbon.

Zhu Ju casually opened a scroll and saw a mighty statue with a wolf's head and a human body.

"Kui Mulang!"

He suddenly realized, and after admiring it for a while, he said,

"The painting is so delicate, worthy of being my Miaoyun wife."

"These lines, these colors... wow, there's nothing to choose from!"

Putting down the Kuimu Lang in his hand, Zhu Ju opened the second one with great interest.

This time, it is the image of a handsome dragon.

"Jiaomu Jiao..."

"Kang Jinlong, hey, this Kang Jinlong is so handsome!"

"Good, good, the painting is really good!"

Zhu Ju looked at the pictures one by one and became more and more fond of them.

As for hobbies, he has no other hobbies, but this one hobby is completely controlled by Xu Miaoyun.

"Ms. Miaoyun painted all of this? She has really skillful hands."

Jianqi came over to take a look and clapped his hands in praise.
"It must have taken a lot of effort to paint so many statues, right? She really put a lot of effort into it..."

"It seems that Miss Miaoyun really loves Your Highness, hehe."

Zhu Ju is usually easy-going, so Jian Qi dares to be bold and joke with his master.

"Of course. Don't you care who I am? Haha..."

Zhu Ju grinned and said,

"Okay, okay, put away all the paintings and hang them in the west wing... Oh no, I'll go hang them myself later."

"Go and help me buy something now..."

……

Yingtian, Xu Mansion.

Xu Miaoyun held the paintbrush in her hand and painted absentmindedly on the rice paper. With just a few strokes, she had drawn the outline of a man, but the next second, she tore the paper away and threw it into the wastebasket.

Swish.

Swish.

I just painted out of boredom and I don't know how many pieces of paper I wasted.

Squeak!

The door opened and Xu Huizu ran in and said:

"Sister, it's time for dinner!"

Xu Miaoyun said "oh" but still held her chin and wrote and drew on the drawing board.

"Ah, I'm really sick with lovesickness when I see you."

Xu Huizu said helplessly,
"It's only been a day since we last met! Why do I feel like you've lost your soul?"

Xu Miaoyun pursed her lips.

"Do you think he will come today?"

"If you don't come today, will you come tomorrow? Last time we agreed to come visit you as soon as you get back to Yingtian. Haven't you already agreed to Yingtian?"

Xu Huizu: "..."

"Sister, where is my wise and intelligent sister?"

He smiled wryly,

"Brother-in-law has just returned to the palace! He must have a lot of things to take care of. Besides, the Crown Prince is sick, and as a younger brother, he must take care of him."

"Even if he wants to escape, he won't be able to do it so quickly. Just wait a few days, three to five days at most, and he will definitely come to find you!"

Xu Miaoyun turned around only after hearing these words.

"Really?"

"Three or five days? Three days or five days? Give me a definite answer."

Xu Huizu: “???”

"Sister, I'm not a fortune teller, how can I know so clearly?"

"I'm really impressed by you. How about I go out and find a fortune teller to look for you? As long as you're not afraid of being laughed at, I'll find one for you right away, okay?"

Xu Huizu was completely speechless about this sister who fell in love.

It means that the term "love-brain" had not yet appeared in this era, otherwise he would have labeled his sister with this label!

"Hey! Forget it, let's eat first."

Xu Miaoyun also knew that she was a little too nervous, so she stood up immediately.

"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm waiting for you, I'm starving!"

Xu Huizu urged a few words and was the first to leave the room.

Xu Miaoyun tidied up her hair and face a little and was about to leave the boudoir, but she saw Xu Huizu coming back with a bright smile on his face.

"Sister! You don't have to be lovesick anymore!"

"Brother-in-law is here, talking to Dad in the front hall!"

Xu Miaoyun; “?!”

"Wait a minute, I...I'll put on my makeup first!"

(End of this chapter)