My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 4 I Won’t Hurt My Uncles
In the outer study.

Zhu Di's face was gloomy. He looked at Luobo Ding and Gong Yachang in front of him, tapping the ruler with his hand from time to time, his eyes focused on the palms of their hands.

Zhu Gaoyu desperately winked at the eunuch Xiao Jixiang next to him.

After seeing this, Xiao Jixiang understood Zhu Gaoyu's meaning, but under Zhu Di's hawk-like gaze, he dared not move, let alone run out to ask Princess Yan for help.

After a while, Zhu Di stood in front of Zhu Gaoxu and spoke lightly:
"Hand out."

Zhu Gaoxu was worried and stretched out his hand slowly, bit by bit.

"Snapped!"

As soon as the ruler came down, Zhu Gaoxu's palm turned red.

Even though he usually practiced martial arts and was often injured and bleeding, he still grimaced in pain when he was beaten with a ruler.

Zhu Gaoyu was watching the fun from the side, also grinning.

But he was grinning.

Zhu Di glanced over and saw that the boy was laughing so happily, so he silently tightened the ruler in his hand.

What should I do if my child is too naughty?
Most likely it’s because you don’t fight enough!

"Old Four, what are you laughing at? Are you happy to see your brother being beaten?"

Zhu Gaoyu opened his eyes wide. Just when Zhu Di thought that this cunning boy would refute, he actually nodded and admitted it openly:

"correct."

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, the fat on his face trembled. He carefully glanced at his father's expression, and seeing that there was no anger on Zhu Di's face, he was not happy instead of being happy. Instead, his heart trembled.

He hurriedly took a step forward, trying to cover Xiao Sixu.

However, Zhu Gaochi's size was beyond expectations, and he blocked Zhu Gaoyu completely.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "Little Four is young and naive, Dad..."

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Just spoil him! You and your mother only know how to spoil him! I think if he gets a little older, he will jump up and make a hole in the sky!"

Zhu Gaoyu refused to accept the defeat. He hugged his elder brother's thigh, which gave him a sense of security, and poked his head out:

"Would you dare say that if mom were here? I'm going to tell mom!"

Zhu Di's expression froze.

The third brother lowered his head, bit his lower lip, and used a lot of effort to prevent himself from laughing out loud.

Zhu Laoer snorted, neither objecting nor agreeing.

Zhu Gaochi felt that what my younger brother said was quite to his liking.

Dad is like two completely different people in front of them and in front of mom!

But this...I can say it, but he can't.

Zhu Di stared at this little boy for a long time. On the surface, he still behaved like a strict father, but he stared at him for so long that his eyes became sore. However, Zhu Gaoyu's eyes were as round as copper bells, and he was not afraid at all.

No matter what he felt before, at least after seeing this scene, Zhu Di actually felt a subtle sense of relief in his heart.

Apart from anything else, this kid is quite courageous.

You know, even the second oldest brother who was the most like him, when he was Zhu Gaoyu's age, could only shrink his head and dare not refute when he saw him get angry.

After Zhu Di pondered for a moment, his thoughts gradually became clear.

But on the surface, he still had a fierce face and began to scold mercilessly:
"The second oldest doesn't study, the fourth oldest wanders around, the third oldest just watches the fun, and you - the eldest! What on earth are you doing as the eldest brother? You can't take good care of your younger brothers, and now that you're the crown prince, how are you going to manage the fiefdom in the future?"

The previous words were just harmless, but when it came to Zhu Gaochi, the wording became somewhat harsh.

At the end, Zhu Di finally revealed his true thoughts... "I can't control you anymore! All of you, one by one, go back to the capital. Let your grandfather take care of you!"

The current capital is Nanjing, which was established as the capital in the first year of Hongwu.

As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone in the hall changed their expressions.

Zhu Gaosui looked like he was crying. If he didn't have some dignity left, he would probably have hugged his father's thigh and started howling.

Zhu Gaoyu, on the other hand, blinked.

Grandfather Emperor...

Is this the emperor grandfather he imagined?

……

Jinling.

It's time.

At this time, the morning court had just ended and Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in the Fengtian Hall, reviewing the memorials in his hands.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the memorial of greeting sent by Prince of Yan Zhu Di, he first rubbed his eyebrows, showing a little fatigue, and then began to read the memorial in his hand.

At first, Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction was indifferent, but when he saw the memorial mentioning that the four brothers of the Prince of Yan's family should be sent to Jinling City, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled a little.

Zhu Yunwen sat at the small table below. Seeing the smile on Grandpa Huang's face, he felt relieved but also a little curious:

"Grandpa Emperor, what is written in this memorial? Why do you feel so happy? Could it be that the foreign bandits in Sichuan have been pacified?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he just sneered, "With your eleventh uncle here, pacifying the foreign bandits in Sichuan is just like catching a turtle in a jar. What makes us happy is that the cousins ​​from your fourth uncle's family are coming to Nanjing."

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, the smile on his lips stiffened a little.

Zhu Yuanzhang still sighed:

"Your fourth uncle is a good man, and several uncles have also learned civil and military skills. It is said that brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight in battle. After we leave in the future, Yunwen, if you have any difficulties in your daily life, you will have to rely on your uncles and cousins.

"The Ming Dynasty is still the Zhu family's territory after all. If we want this land to last forever, we still need the princes to guard the important towns in various places."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen just lowered his head slightly and agreed obediently.

But he was still too young after all, and Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that he did not mean what he said.

But even so, a trace of worry arose in his heart.

It’s fine that he is the one sitting in the high position now, but what if Zhu Yunwen succeeds to the throne?

What will happen in the end?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know and didn't want to think about it too deeply.

He cheered himself up and began to persuade:
"Yun Wen, I remember that when the teacher gave you a lecture before, he talked about the salary system for the royal family. Can you tell us about it?"

Zhu Yunwen was already very familiar with the salary system, and he spoke immediately:
"The members of the Ming imperial family are divided into eight ranks, from the crown prince to the sixth-generation grandson and below, the lieutenant of Fengguo. From the prince's salary of 10,000 dan of rice, to the lieutenant of Fengguo's annual salary of 200 dan of rice."

"In addition, the disciples of the royal family can only live on the normal royal family salary and cannot be granted official positions... and the disciples of the royal family have farms and rivers..."

Seeing Zhu Yunwen answering fluently, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and continued to guide:
"I was born in a poor family. The vast territory of the Ming Dynasty today was earned bit by bit by the Emperor. A harmonious family is the foundation of everything. That's why the Emperor established the salary system. This will ensure the prosperity of my Zhu family's descendants, and also ensure that you will have a smooth future."

When Zhu Yunwen heard these heartfelt words, his eyes became slightly moist. He nodded immediately and said obediently:

"Teacher taught me Confucian benevolence, so I will treat others with benevolence. I will not harm my uncles."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled as if relieved.

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