The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 67 Zhu Ju is coming?! Zhu Chong runs away at the speed of light! (Please read on)

Zhu Ju raised his eyes and immediately smiled.

"Is it Big Brother?"

He stepped over the threshold and greeted him, smiling,

"What brings you here? Come, sit down."

"Brother, you have dark circles under your eyes! Haven't you had enough rest recently?"

As he spoke, Zhu Ju led Zhu Biao to sit on a stone bench in the yard, and the two brothers naturally started chatting about family matters.

"Well, when can I rest?"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and waved his hand, saying,

"Ever since my father handed over some of the national affairs to me, I haven't had a good night's sleep. All I think about in my dreams are government affairs."

"It's not easy to heal a country, brother!"

Zhu Ju nodded in agreement.

As the only designated successor of model worker Lao Zhu, elder brother Zhu Biao can now be considered a quasi-model worker.

However, he doesn't have as good a physical foundation as Lao Zhu...

"Brother, how about I teach you a method of keeping healthy?"

Zhu Ju suddenly spoke up.

"When you have nothing to do, practice some boxing or standing meditation to get your blood flowing. It will definitely be beneficial."

"If you work at a desk every day and strain your mind and spirit, you will get sick if you keep doing this for a long time."

Zhu Biao waved his hand.

"Let's talk about it later... I'm here today to inform you of something."

He looked at Zhu Ju and said seriously,
"You, should go to the main hall to study."

"As a descendant of the Zhu family, we cannot be uneducated. Dad is so tired, and we sons must not be lazy, uneducated, and be a playboy."

Zhu Ju raised his eyebrows and glanced outside the door.

"No wonder Dad was so anxious to transfer Master away. It turns out he was waiting for me here!"

He was somewhat dissatisfied and snorted coldly.
"You asked me to study, but I am not cut out for it. I won't study!"

I have never been able to read classical Chinese since I was young. I was so overwhelmed by all the nonsense like "zhihuzheya" and "Ziyuziyu"!
Moreover, he was not interested in Neo-Confucianism at all, but he had dabbled in Wang Yangming's Philosophy of Mind.

"You are quite smart. You guessed Dad's intention right away."

Zhu Biao smiled and said,
"This matter is not up to you. Even my elder brother won't speak for you, and mother won't either!"

"It's true that mom dotes on you, but she wants you to succeed and make a difference even more!"

"So, you must go to the Great Hall to study!"

His tone left no room for doubt, ending all of Zhu Ju's fantasies.

This time even his biggest backer, his mother, won't help him, he can only obey orders!

"Well...I can go study."

Zhu Ju nodded helplessly and said,

"But brother, I have one condition."

"If you promise me, I will study hard!"

Zhu Biao held his forehead.

"You are really not one to suffer a loss. You always negotiate conditions for everything you do!"

"Okay, okay, just say it!"

Zhu Ju chuckled and said:
"I want to leave the palace once."

……

The next morning, inside the main hall.

The tutor had not arrived yet, but the princes had already walked into the hall one after another.

"Second brother, third brother, it's so early today."

The fourth son, Zhu Di, put down the book in his hand, took a sip of the honey water that the imperial kitchen had just prepared, and said with a smile,
"What are you two doing?"

He took a closer look and saw Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang making moves back and forth.

"Go..."

Zhu Su also came up and said in amazement,
"My second and third brothers can actually play Go. I don't even understand the rules."

Zhu Di touched his chin and looked at it seriously.

"Although I don't understand Go, it's not difficult to see from this situation that the second brother is at a disadvantage."

He said seriously, "Look, the white pieces have cornered the black pieces, like a gangster bullying a decent woman."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Su couldn't help but burst out laughing, causing Zhu Chong to look up suddenly and curse:
"You know nothing! I clearly have the upper hand!"

"If I make a few more moves, I will kill the third brother's dragon, and he will have to resign and admit defeat!"

Since being treated by Peng Xuan that day, Zhu Chong's fever quickly subsided. After a few days of recuperation, his health has recovered a lot. Now he can speak and curse with full energy again.

Zhu Di's face turned red after being scolded and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, second brother, I don't know what I'm talking about, haha..."

Zhu Chong snorted coldly, and with a snap, he placed another piece in a proud and arrogant manner.

Zhu Gang frowned, holding the chess piece between his fingers, but was reluctant to put it down. It was obvious... he was under a lot of pressure.

"Hehe, admit defeat!"

Zhu Chong smiled proudly and said,

"Go is a game of wisdom. I am much smarter than you!"

"Hurry up and make your move, or admit defeat. Stop dithering!"

Zhu Gang stared at the chessboard, constantly pinching the chess pieces, still refusing to give up, he still tried to fight his way out.

"By the way, did you hear? That person is also going to come to the main hall to study today."

Zhu Su said suddenly.

"Which one?"

Zhu Chong didn't even raise his head, his finger had already aimed at the direction for the next move.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to slay the dragon soon!

"Old Six, this is Zhu Ju."

Zhu Su responded,
"I heard that the emperor sent the Taoist priest away, and asked the sixth child to study hard and make up for the lessons he had missed..."

pat!

The chess piece in Zhu Chong's hand fell onto the chessboard.

"Then what..."

His face suddenly changed, he frowned and covered his stomach,
"My stomach suddenly hurts a little. It hurts so much! I can't go to class today."

"Please ask the master for leave for me. I need to see the doctor!"

As he said this, he bent his waist and was about to run.

"Eh? Second brother?"

Zhu Gang quickly called him and said,

"This game isn't over yet!"

"Hey, you win, you win!" Zhu Chong shouted twice, covered his stomach, lowered his head, and ran out of the hall in two steps at a time.

Zhu Su: “???”

"Why does Second Brother suddenly have a stomachache?"

He was a little confused and muttered,

"Even if you're sick, can't you just go to the bathroom?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Chong's embarrassed back as he fled, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"How can he have a stomachache? He obviously heard that Lao Liu was coming and was so scared that he wanted to run away!"

He joked,

“Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect that my fearless second brother could be so cowardly. When he heard the person’s name, his face changed! Haha, hahahaha…”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gang turned around and also laughed.

"Second brother, why are you running? You can hide for a while, but can you hide forever?"

He was not afraid of the trouble and shouted,

"Come back! Lao Liu won't eat you! Hahahaha..."

Hearing his brothers' laughter, Zhu Chong's face turned green. He could only rush out with his eyes closed and teeth gritted. But just as he was about to rush out of the main hall, a man came towards him and blocked his way.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Zhu Chong bent over, covered his stomach and cursed.

However, the person in front of him showed no intention of giving in.

"Second brother, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Zhu Ju looked down at Zhu Chong and said with a grin,
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

(End of this chapter)