The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 151: The Emperor is in the audience, and the King of Wu temporarily replaces the Crown Prince to accompany the Emperor? !

Outside the imperial palace, the ministers walked up the Jinshui Bridge in an orderly manner and headed towards the Qianqing Gate.

"Why do you feel like you're walking faster today than usual?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, it seems to be true... No, someone didn't come, right? Who didn't come?"

"Oh! I see. It's Master Yang Xianyang who didn't come! He was in front of me in the queue. I was wondering why he was so fast. It turns out that the seat in front was vacant!"

"Isn't he usually the most active in attending the morning court? Could it be that he is sick today?"

The officials who attended court every day were almost fixed, so as they walked, the ministers soon discovered something unusual.

Yang Xian, didn’t come!
However, most people don’t take it seriously. After all, taking sick leave is a common thing, and who can guarantee that they don’t have any illness?
Only Hu Weiyong raised his eyebrows when he saw that Yang Xian did not come.

"Calling sick?"

he murmured.

He had seen Yang Xian in the Secretariat yesterday. He looked so energetic and arrogant, and he didn't look like he was sick!

Is it...

Before he could think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang had already walked out from the Qianqing Gate.

However, because the crown prince is ill and unable to accompany him, the one who is with him now is Prince Wu Zhu Ju. This has recently caused some speculation among the ministers in the court.

The Crown Prince suffers from many illnesses. Does Your Majesty want to train the King of Wu as a safeguard?

This is not impossible. Although Prince Wu is ranked later in the family, he is the Queen's most beloved son. As everyone knows, Queen Ma holds a very important position in the Ming Dynasty. Her opinions sometimes even influence the direction of the entire Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, some officials have secretly begun to think about currying favor with Zhu Ju and climbing up the high branch of the King of Wu.

Snapped!
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down on the dragon throne.

Zhu Ju braved the scorching sun and fanned himself with the fan in his hand.

"It's so damn hot..."

He muttered,

"Dad, since Big Brother is not here, why don't you just go on duty on your own?"

"Why do you have to drag me up here? I want to sleep in! I don't want to get up early!"

He has been having to get up early like this for several days. It was okay for one or two days, but now he has to get up early every day and he really can't stand it anymore!
It's just like doing morning exercises every day when I was in school! But even if it's morning exercises, at least we can have a rest on weekends, right?

Old Zhu, on the other hand, doesn't even know what rest means!
No wonder my brother fell ill. Who can stand this kind of non-stop companionship 365 days a year, getting up early and going to bed late?

If I keep tormenting myself for two or three years, I will probably collapse!

"Shut up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened and he said in a low voice,
"I asked you to accompany me so that you can get familiar with the procedures early and watch how the officials below talk and how they make requests!"

"Look at how I respond! Being able to follow behind me is a blessing that many people cannot obtain! Look at the second, third, and fourth brothers, can they be as blessed as you?"

"You get a bargain but still act nice!"

"Point the fan at me! This fan is not for you to fan yourself!"

Zhu Ju couldn't help rolling his eyes after being scolded. He could only slightly turn sideways so that the fan could fan two people at the same time.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After a while, the court officials began to kowtow to Zhu Yuanzhang and shout "Long live Zhu Yuanzhang".

Zhu Ju slightly turned sideways.

"What are you doing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with some doubt,
"They bow down, you just accept it, why do you avoid it?"

"Although you are not the crown prince, you are still a prince. According to etiquette, you can accept their worship."

Zhu Ju shrugged.

“I’m afraid of shortening my life.”

"I can't afford to have so many old men kowtow to me."

"I suspect that many emperors in history died because they were kowtowed to by others every day, which shortened their lifespans! So now I don't even let the slaves in my house kowtow to me, so as not to delay my cultivation of immortality."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "#￥%……&@#!!!"

boom!
Old Zhu kicked Zhu Ju directly on the butt, he was so angry!

He now felt that bringing this kid along was absolutely a stupid decision!

"Why did you kick me!"

Zhu Ju covered his buttocks and said with a wronged look,
"You are a tough guy, just bear with it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he rolled his eyes and scolded:
"Come here and stand still!"

"I'm such a jerk that I have to ask you!"

"Shut up now! No more farting!"

Zhu Ju nodded obediently and stood beside Zhu Yuanzhang.

The ministers below were all a little confused at this moment... What happened today? Why didn't the emperor call for them to stand up?
There seemed to be a scolding voice coming from the front?

Everyone was a little curious, but they didn't dare to look up, for fear of being recorded by the patrolling censor.

"Be flat!"

Disturbed by Zhu Ju's remarks, Zhu Yuanzhang was in no mood to admire the ministers' raised buttocks, so he raised his hand and said.

"Long live thanks!"

群臣纷纷起身。

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and glanced at the ministers.

"Your Majesty, I, Xu Da, have a report to make."

Suddenly, Xu Da walked out of the queue and said respectfully.

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask questions first, but Xu Da suddenly appeared. He could only swallow the words he had prepared and said,
"What does Lord Xu want to ask?"

All the ministers also looked at Xu Da with surprised expressions.

You know, since the triumphant return of the Northern Expedition, Xu Da, the greatest contributor to the Northern Expedition, has become a transparent man in the court, hardly saying a word. Even when the emperor asked him questions, he was vague and tried to smooth things over.

Not to mention the incident with Zhu Liangzu, Liao Yongzhong and Lu Zhongheng. No matter how many former comrades pleaded for mercy, he turned the door away. Even if he met them, he would talk about other things or play dumb. In a word, he didn't care at all. His attitude can be summed up in four words - don't get involved!
Because of this, I don't know how many Huaixi civil and military officials were disappointed, so that his status in the hearts of Huaixi people plummeted! Many people scolded him behind his back for not talking about brotherhood and being spineless!
It was also through this opportunity that Hu Weiyong secretly became the leader of the Huaixi Group.

Of course, although Xu Da's status in the hearts of the Huaixi nobles decreased by doing this, his weight in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart became higher and higher, so much so that Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet removed Xu Da's military power!
In other words, Xu Da is still the general of the Ming Dynasty, controlling all the troops in the world!
"go."

Zhu Yuanzhang pushed Zhu Ju and whispered,
"Go and bring up your father-in-law's memorial!"

Zhu Ju; "???"

No, do you want me to do the eunuch’s work?
Aren't there eunuchs standing next to them? Are they just standing there and eating for free?

There is no justice!

He looked a little unhappy, but under Zhu Yuanzhang's urging, Zhu Ju still stepped forward and snatched the memorial from Xu Da's hand. He turned around and became more and more angry. He simply threw the memorial into Zhu Yuanzhang's arms! Then he turned his head and snorted!

Snapped!
Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"

Seeing Zhu Ju's nonchalant look, Old Zhu was furious!

If he hadn't taken into consideration that this was a court meeting, he would have pulled out his belt and spanked the boy's butt!

"Your Majesty, I request the Five Military Commands Office to rectify military affairs."

Xu Da said in a deep voice,
"After returning victorious from the Northern Expedition, many Ming army officers and soldiers became lazy, thinking that there was no war and peace, so military discipline was relaxed."

"Not only are the soldiers at the grassroots level lax, but even the lieutenants and lieutenant commanders in the army spend their days drinking and having fun, not fighting. Even if they do fight, it's only to deal with patrols."

"If this continues, the combat effectiveness of our Ming army will be greatly weakened. If there is another war in the future, I am afraid we will not be able to use them!"

"Therefore, I request Your Majesty to vigorously rectify military affairs and restore military discipline!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his expression froze.

He flipped open the memorial in his hand and glanced at it several times. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he had something in mind.

"As the old saying goes, a proud army will be defeated. It seems that these soldiers of our Ming Dynasty have become proud soldiers!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice,

"Could it be that they think that everything will be fine if the Northern Expedition succeeds?"

"The military discipline is so lax, first of all, their military commander can't escape! Hua Yunlong, Mei Sizu, what do you think, is that right?"

In the queue, the two generals were shocked and hurried out.

"We heard that you two haven't been working at the Governor's Office recently. Instead, you've been drinking and having fun all day, and going to brothels to have fun."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered,

"I heard that you, Mei Sizu, took two concubines, neither of whom were of clean backgrounds. Is that true?"

Mei Sizu: “!!!”

"Your Majesty, your humble servant, your humble servant..."

"It is true..."

He was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He didn't know how to excuse himself. In the end, he could only admit it. In the end, he could only admit it.

This was his romantic affair, and he would show it off to everyone he met, so there was no way he could hide it!

"Great! You are really promising, really promising!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not get angry but laughed and said,
"You don't want your wife at home, but marry two prostitutes outside!"

"With a general like you, how can the soldiers not be corrupted? They will surely follow your example!"

"Now that we've won, we can indulge ourselves. Instead of living a good life with our military pay and rewards, you spend it all on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, right?"

"come!"

Swish!

The imperial guards stepped out quickly.

"Give him twenty sticks! Let him learn his lesson!"

"It would be best if we could get the lecherous bug out of him so that he can live a down-to-earth life from now on!"

At Zhu Yuanzhang's order, two imperial guards walked up to Mei Sizu and pressed him to the ground.

When the ministers saw this, they all started laughing among themselves.

With your majesty's temper, only hitting him with twenty sticks is almost like tickling. You are definitely not angry, you just want to embarrass Mei Sizu and make him restrain himself!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Mei Sizu also knew that the emperor was not really angry, so he just blushed and gritted his teeth as he endured the twenty sticks.

After being beaten, he stood up and thanked:
"Thank...thank you for the lesson, Your Majesty!"

"I won't dare to do that again...I won't dare to do that again!"

Thunder, rain and dew are all your grace!
Thank you for these twenty sticks!

"You guys are all from humble backgrounds, so you easily get carried away!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"On the contrary, those scholars know how to be humble and cautious!"

"If you have nothing to do in the capital, then you should go visit those teachers and study hard! Improve your own cultivation instead of resting on your laurels. We will never use such people again in the future!"

"Besides, how can we have nothing to do? When there is a war, we fight. When there is no war, we train. We are always ready to fight! Although Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty is dead, the successor of Yuan Dynasty is still here! Even a centipede is still alive. Do you really think everything is fine?"

"We still have many battles to fight! If we relax now, we will be counterattacked in the future! Our Ming army must not be as weak as the Song Dynasty!"

After this scolding, all the civil and military officials fell silent.

"Xu Da."

"The minister is here."

Xu Da bowed.

"Your suggestion is very useful. It is indeed time to reorganize military affairs and find something for these old soldiers to do!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice,

"Let's put it this way! When you prepare a military exercise, you don't want those honest soldiers. You should select those slick and lazy soldiers. We should give them special care!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Da responded.

As the saying goes, one bad apple spoils the whole barrel. The bad habits of those old soldiers can easily lead other good soldiers astray, causing the atmosphere of the entire military camp to deteriorate.

Picking them out, giving them a severe beating, and strengthening their training in a targeted manner is indeed an effective method.

Xu Da received the emperor's order and returned to the ranks.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his ministers and suddenly said:

"Ok?"

"Why didn't Yang Xian come today? Did he call in sick?"

"Also... why didn't Liang Fu, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, come? Did he also report being ill?"

This question caused all the ministers to look around.

"Your Majesty, neither of them has reported sickness or asked for leave."

The eunuch at the side looked through the roster and reported.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

How dare you not come to court without asking for leave or saying you are sick?
Do you want to get beaten?
You know, the emperor himself is extremely diligent, and the punishment for his ministers who sneak out of court meetings is very severe!
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the Meridian Gate.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

I saw an official in red running all the way, shouting, and running to the Qianqing Gate, already exhausted and out of breath.

"Liang Fu, why did you come just now? Did you oversleep? Haha..."

"Your Majesty has just called your name! You better be careful, someone just got hit with twenty sticks!"

"I'm afraid your body can't withstand those twenty sticks, right?"

"..."

Colleagues laughed at Liang Fu and wanted to laugh at him, but Liang Fu ignored them and ran all the way to Zhu Yuanzhang and knelt down with a plop!
"Your Majesty, disaster has occurred!"

He knelt on the ground and shouted.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Ju on the side shouted:
"shut up!"

"What disaster has happened to your Majesty? Who are you cursing here?"

This old guy, he didn't say anything auspicious right away, he doesn't know how to avoid omen at all!
"Ah, this... I have spoken out of turn, I have spoken out of turn, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Liang Fu finally reacted and quickly apologized.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

He didn't care so much about avoiding prophecy, and said:

"What has happened to make you so panicked?"

"Speak slowly."

Liang Fu swallowed his saliva and said:

"Your Majesty, something big happened in Yang Xian's family!"

"This morning, a servant who was delivering pickles to the Yang residence discovered that all of the more than 40 people in the Yang residence had died suddenly!"

"Including Yang Xian himself, they have all died suddenly!"

Ministers: "!!!"

When this bombshell news came out, everyone present was instantly shocked!
Hu Weiyong was shocked and looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang!
"what?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly and said in disbelief,
"Sudden death? How could he die suddenly out of nowhere?"

"How did Yang Xian die? Was he murdered or poisoned? Have you found out?"

Liang Fu shook his head.

"Your Majesty, I just took over this matter this morning. When I heard that something happened in Yang's house, I didn't dare to neglect it. I rushed over immediately and checked the scene." He said,

"There was no sign of fighting in the Yang Mansion, and everyone's body was intact, so they were probably not killed by someone."

"In addition, the faces of all the dead were purple and black, and blood was flowing from all seven orifices. The expressions on their faces when they died were extremely painful! Especially Yang Xian, when he died, he was lying on a chair with a hideous expression. Not only was blood flowing from all seven orifices, but he also had incontinence. His death was extremely miserable and weird!"

"If it's poisoning, I really don't know what kind of poison can do this and kill people so miserably!"

After hearing this statement, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became somewhat gloomy.

"It wasn't poisoning, nor was it revenge, so how could he die so tragically?"

He said coldly,

"Don't talk so bizarrely. There aren't so many weird things in this world. Aren't they all made up by humans?"

"Did you destroy the scene?"

Liang Fu shook his head repeatedly and said:

"Your Majesty, I did not cause any damage. I have already arranged guards outside the Yang Mansion and no one is allowed to enter."

"We only sent a few coroners to examine the maids and servants."

"As for Yang Xian, I dare not move without your Majesty's order."

It can be seen that he is relatively cautious in doing things.

Of course, he couldn't afford to be insecure. How could he be in charge of the investigation when the entire family of an official of this level died suddenly?

"okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said,

"Let's stop the court meeting here first. Let's go and see it for ourselves now! Anyone who wants to go with us, go! Let's see it with our own eyes together, so that we don't have to believe everything we hear and spread some weird and spooky horror story!"

“None of those things!”

"Come on, prepare the dragon chariot!"

At a command, he walked towards the Qianqing Gate, and both groups of civil and military officials also started to move.

When something like this happens suddenly, how can I not go and take a look?

Especially those officials who were usually suppressed and bullied by Yang Xian, all had a look of relief on their faces.

"Haha, God has eyes, God has eyes!"

"Yang Xian died suddenly! And his death was so bizarre. This is definitely God's punishment for him!"

"Hahaha……"

When several Huaixi nobles heard the news, they could not help but smile. Now that the emperor had left, they could not help but celebrate!
"Shut up, everyone!"

Hu Weiyong shouted in a low voice, causing all the nobles to shut up immediately.

This prestige made Li Shanchang, who was standing in the front row, look stern, and he couldn't help but glance at Hu Weiyong.

"Let's go and see first."

Hu Weiyong whispered.

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back.

These guys are really rough! Even if they want to celebrate, they have to celebrate in private!

We are still in the palace, and you dare to be so presumptuous!

……

On the imperial road, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and took a few steps to get on the dragon chariot. Zhu Ju followed behind him and got on the chariot.

"Dad."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, Zhu Ju couldn't help but speak up.

"Did you hire someone to kill Yang Xian?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: “?!”

This sudden question almost broke Lao Zhu's concentration!

"You... you little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared and said,

"shut your mouth!"

Zhu Ju shrank his head and closed his mouth.

Knock, knock, knock.

The dragon chariot moved forward quickly, and Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became uncertain.

After a while, he looked at Zhu Ju and asked:
"What do you think, little brat?"

"Why do you say that we killed him? Do you have any evidence?"

Zhu Ju shrugged.

"There is no evidence. I am just guessing."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

"You should have some evidence to back it up. Are you just guessing without any evidence?"

Old Zhu said angrily,
"Tell me, why are you guessing us!"

"Speak clearly! Don't fool us!"

After being questioned by his father, Zhu Ju could only hold his chin and say:
"Because you're not shocked at all."

"Dad, your emotions are always very obvious. When you're angry, you're angry. When you're happy, you're happy. When you're shocked, you're shocked. Although you can hold it in sometimes, you're pretty rough with it. Anyway, you can tell if you look closely."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but touch his face.

糙？
"Yang Xian was supposed to be your most important minister. You valued him so much, and he suddenly died strangely. You shouldn't have behaved like that."

Zhu Ju said again,

"Although you suggested going to take a look, it seems that you are not concerned about Yang Xian's life or death, but rather... how he died."

"Then it gives me the feeling that you already knew he would die, and even knew how he died, and you just wanted to put on a show."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked stern.

"Good boy..."

he murmured.

Zhu Ju is a really insightful guy!
He could tell it so quickly, he is worthy of being his son!

"Haha, there has to be a motive for killing someone, right? Yang Xian is fine, why would we kill him?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was now thinking of testing him, so he asked again,

"You also said that he is an important minister that we value. We should treat him like a treasure, so why kill him?"

"Tell me?"

Zhu Ju grinned.

"It seems that it was you, Dad, who really killed him!"

He said calmly,

"What else could it be? It must be that Yang Xian's deception of the emperor has been exposed!"

"I told you! That ear of rice is definitely fake! I guess he must have gotten it from somewhere else and claimed it was grown in his own land!"

"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor! Poor old man, you treated a fake ear of rice as a treasure and hung it on the wall of the Huagai Palace for such a long time, like a big fool, haha..."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"

"You...you shut up!"

Having his scars ruthlessly exposed, Old Zhu immediately became angry and said,
"Believe it or not, I'm going to kick you down right now!"

"You little bastard!"

His feet were already showing signs of stretching out.

There is no doubt that if Zhu Ju dares to add fuel to the fire, he will definitely kick him back!

Da da da!
The jade pendant began to vibrate.

"Ahem, Dad, calm down, calm down."

Zhu Ju coughed twice and said,

"Actually... it's human nature to be deceived. If the superior is good, the inferiors will follow suit!"

"Every failure is a learning experience, and I just need to avoid being cheated again."

"These ministers are full of tricks, unlike me. Look, although I don't flatter you and always make you angry, I am an honest person. I say what I think and never hide anything!"

"Actually, you'd feel more comfortable with someone like me who loves to tell the truth, don't you think so, Dad?"

After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and calmed down a little.

"What you said does make sense."

Old Zhu said coldly,
"That day, we spent the whole night discussing it and came to a conclusion - all loyal ministers and good generals are untrustworthy, and they all have their own agenda!"

"Only our own sons can be trusted! Only they can be trusted with our backs! Only they can be given the power!"

Zhu Ju couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.

"That's not necessarily true. There are many cases in history where fathers and sons killed each other!"

He said,

"Especially in the imperial family, there are countless cases of brothers killing each other and fathers killing their sons. Didn't Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty kill his brother and force his father to take the throne?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark.

"That's their Li family! Can our Zhu family be the same?"

He said unhappily.

"Haha... Are you so confident? The Zhu family's genes are superior to the Li family's. Are they all kind and respectful to each other?"

Zhu Ju didn't give him any face at all and directly poured cold water on him.
"Forget it! There is no eternal friendship, only eternal interests!"

"Take the second, third, and fourth brothers for example. I don't believe they are that honest and obedient! If you give them a chance to be emperor, even just a hint, do you think they will be eager to try and compete with the eldest brother?"

"Only someone like me who is devoted to cultivating the Dao would not contend with the world."

To say that Lao Zhu is complicated, he has experienced so many ups and downs and accumulated so much experience, he must be a man with a deep mind.

But if you say he is naive, he is really naive. He actually believes that family ties are reliable.

Your good eldest son Zhu Laosi is unreliable in the first place! If there is any chance, do you think he will rebel?

"What do you mean?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little unhappy and said,
"Do you think your brothers are unreliable?"

"Do you think they are also untrustworthy people? If they can't be trusted, who can we trust?"

At the end, Lao Zhu was even a little excited!

This is a question to Zhu Ju, but it is also a question to himself.

"You can trust mom and brother. They will never rebel against you."

Zhu Ju thought about it and said seriously,

"Even if there is a rebellion someday, it must be because you have done something that angered the heavens and the people, and they have no choice but to do it for the sake of the Zhu family's world."

"When other people become emperors, they always shout 'I am a widower'. What does 'I am a widower' mean? I am a lonely person without any friends or relatives!"

"It's already good enough that you have two! Just be happy!"

"I know you don't like what I say, but I can't help it. I like to tell the truth."

After hearing these truths, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into silence for a long time.

He was mumbling something, but no one knew what he was saying.

After a long while, Old Zhu raised his head, stared at Zhu Ju and said:
"how about you?"

"Are you worthy of my trust? If something happens to me, will you save me at all costs at the first time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ju touched his chin.

"I have to think..."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"

At this moment, he wished he could take off his shoes and throw them directly at Zhu Ju's face!

"Still need to think?"

"You little bastard, you have ulterior motives, don't you?"

Old Zhu cursed.

"Hey, that's not right. I have to be careful! I can't jump to conclusions so easily!"

Zhu Ju said seriously,
"I have to be responsible for what I said! Monks don't tell lies. Although I'm not a monk, as a practitioner, I should also uphold this attitude."

"So, let me think..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a dark face and just stared at Zhu Ju intently.

He had already thought it through. If what Zhu Ju said was not the answer he wanted, he would take off his boots and slap this rebellious son to death!
"Yeah! I've thought about it!"

Zhu Ju snapped his fingers and said with a bright smile,
"I am absolutely trustworthy!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his expression eased a little.

"It's just a question, why do you need to think about it for so long?"

"What on earth are you thinking about? Tell us!"

This answer satisfied him, but the speed of the response made him quite dissatisfied!
"I was thinking...if someone rebels, and I can only save one person, should I save you first, or should I save my mother first?"

Zhu Ju touched his chin and said seriously,
"I think I'll save my mother first."

"Of course, if I have the energy to save you, I will definitely do it! Even if it costs me my life!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark again.

"Your mind is full of nonsense!"

"I can only save one..."

He kept cursing for a while, then suddenly said,

"If that day really comes, then you should save your mother first..."

Zhu Ju was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... Dad, have I led you astray?"

He said with great joy,
"Don't worry, there won't be such a day, absolutely not!"

"Our family must be together and safe. Any danger will be killed in the cradle!"

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered something incomprehensible, but his eyes softened.

Zhu Ju was a bit naughty, but he was really talented! He was also very smart, and even a bit sophisticated!

Although he often makes me angry, he has a very good nature and is a good son!

If the eldest brother Zhu Biao wasn't here, perhaps, possibly... he would choose this kid as the heir, right?
As he was thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly shook his head and laughed, dispelling the messy thoughts in his mind.

If the Ming Dynasty were handed over to this cunning brat, I wonder what would happen!

And at this moment, the dragon chariot stopped.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Yang Mansion."

(End of this chapter)