My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 8: Complaint
That compartment.

Zhu Gaochi drank the barley soup in small sips. The soup tasted ordinary, but it was good for clearing away internal heat and clearing away heat, and was just right for warming up the body when paired with mutton.

Zhu Gaoyu was chewing his steamed bun while dancing and talking about his experience in class today. He looked very proud:

"Today in class, the teacher asked me if I had read any books. I told him about the books I had read. Brother, guess what the teacher said to me?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at his younger brother with a smile on his face and said in a good-natured way:
"Did he think you read a lot, so he praised you?"

Zhu Gaochi had a magnanimous personality. In addition, Zhu Gaoyu was much younger than him, so he had looked after his younger brother from childhood to the present.

To be disrespectful, perhaps even Zhu Di, his father, did not care about this younger brother as much as Zhu Gaochi did.

When Zhu Gaoyu heard what Zhu Gaochi said, he put his hands on his waist and laughed, "Master, you scolded me."

Zhu Gaochi almost choked on the barley soup in his mouth.

He raised his head, a little confused: "Why?"

"My teacher said I was bragging. He said I was so young, how could I possibly know so much..."

Zhu Gaochi frowned, his expression clearly showing a hint of displeasure:

"Which gentleman said that about you? What right does he have to say that about you? I must have a good talk with him later..."

Zhu Gaosui was chewing a pickled radish and fanning the flames nonchalantly:
"That's right, big brother, you must ask carefully."

Zhu Gaochi was not happy about Xiao Si's matter. Seeing Zhu Gaosui still smacking his lips, he was a little annoyed:

"Stop fanning the flames!"

Zhu Gaosui was still a little afraid that the honest man would get angry, so he shrank his neck and said nothing.

It was at this time that a fair-faced and elegant middle-aged man came over. He had a prominent status, and when he walked, he was only half a step behind the Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen.

This person was none other than the study partner of Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen - Huang Zicheng.

When Zhu Gaoyu heard that the person in front of him was his study partner, he was a little bit unbelieving.

This seems to be inconsistent with the impression that the emperor's study partners should grow up naked together.

After all, Huang Zicheng was forty and no longer had any doubts. Compared with Zhu Yunwen, who was not yet twenty, the age difference was too big.

Huang Zicheng smiled slightly:
"As a student, even if the teacher is wrong, you should not refute him in person. As the saying goes, a country must respect its teachers before it can prosper. If you can't even do this most basic thing, how can you become a vassal king?"

Before Zhu Gaochi could say anything, Zhu Gaoxu on the other side became unhappy.

He has been unhappy with Huang Zicheng for a long time.

From the moment he first entered the Wenhua Palace to study, this fellow acted like a famous scholar and, relying on his status as the Crown Prince's companion, he repeatedly pointed fingers at Zhu Gaoxu.

This kind of humiliation... Zhu Gaoxu had never endured it when he was in Peking. At most, he would occasionally suffer a setback at the hands of the fourth brother.

But then again, the fourth brother is still a biological brother from the same father and mother. If Huang Zicheng was not valued by the emperor, would he be nothing?
Zhu Gaoxu held the cake in his hand, but did not eat it. He leaned against the pillar in the Wenhua Hall and sneered:
"When did you become so nosy? Whether you can become a vassal king is not something we can decide, nor is it something you can decide. It's decided by Grandpa Huang."

Seeing Huang Zicheng's stunned and slightly angry expression, Zhu Gaoxu's mockery became even stronger:

"If you don't agree, go find His Majesty!"

For a moment, there was silence in the Wenhua Hall.

It was as if if a needle fell to the ground, you could hear it clearly.

You should know that Huang Zicheng was once the companion of the late Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and now he is the companion of the Crown Prince's grandson. He is highly regarded by the current emperor.

This blessing is not something that ordinary people can match.

Huang Zicheng stared at Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, then suddenly smiled:
"Whatever."

On the way to the Qianqing Palace.

The scorching sun hit Zhu Gaochi's forehead, but he didn't care about the steaming heat at the moment. Instead, he wiped the sweat off his face and sighed.

Zhu Laoer was already feeling annoyed, and when he saw Lao Da like this, he felt like there was a fire burning in his heart.

"Why are you sighing so loudly? You have sighed away all your blessings!"

Zhu Gaochi looked at the second in command, still with a carefree look on his face.

No matter how good his temper was, he couldn't resist the urge to beat him up.

"Second brother, can you change your temper? Do you still think we are in Peking? When the emperor gets angry, millions of people will die... Don't you understand this principle?"

When he said the last sentence, Zhu Gaochi looked around, lowered his voice, and continued to speak carefully:
"The one above us is first the emperor, then the grandfather. To be honest, the title of 'grandfather' should be preceded by the word 'emperor'."

Zhu Gaoxu was also very annoyed and a little scared, but he still held his breath:
"It's clear at first glance that the Crown Prince did this... If he hadn't intended it, would Huang Zicheng dare to bring such a small matter to the attention of the Emperor?"

When Zhu Gaoyu heard this, he followed the boss's example, put his hands in his sleeves, and then sighed deeply:
"Second brother, you clearly knew that the grandson was up to you, yet you still wanted to go against him and Huang Zicheng. I've never seen you be so stupid before."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu slapped Zhu Gaoyu on the back of his head.

"Who are you calling second? You have no respect for your elders! What a nonsense!"

They were chatting enthusiastically, but Zhu Gaosui had a vague feeling that a storm was coming. He said with a bitter face: "Big brother, second brother, can I go first?"

Zhu Gaoyu and the other two said in unison: "No!"

Zhu Gaoyu patted Zhu Gaosui's thigh earnestly and said, "Third brother, we brothers are from the same mother and should share the same difficulties."

Zhu Gaosui: ...So when we have good fortune, I never see these guys sharing it together.

The three brothers were joking around while Zhu Gaosui was terrified.

However, when they got close to the Qianqing Palace, the four of them all looked cautious and did not dare to speak loudly.

When I walked into the Qianqing Palace, the cool air in the hall relieved some of the heat from my body.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his sons and grandsons in front of him and had an idea for the first time.

That is……

Having too many sons and too many offspring does not always seem to be a good thing.

His face was as gloomy as he looked at the group of younger generations in front of him. His gaze slowly swept over them and finally stopped on Zhu Gaoxu.

He took a deep breath and said slowly:

"When I was a tenant farmer, my biggest dream was to study. Unfortunately, at that time I was just a cowherd. Not to mention studying, I didn't even have the chance to read on the back of a cow."

"Later, I became a monk. Being a monk is good. I can have enough food to eat, read books, and learn to read. But unfortunately, the building was about to collapse, and such good days were gone after a short time."

"To this day, we have set up the Wenyuan Pavilion. Whenever I have time, I go there to read ancient and modern books. Every time I read, I feel that I have gained something."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked straight at Zhu Gaochi, and then looked meaningfully at everyone present, including Zhu Yunwen.

He spoke in a gentle tone:
"No one wants to be a cowherd for life. But similarly, if I had always been an illiterate tenant, I would not have been able to become the master of the Ming Dynasty."

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