Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 149 Zhu Zhanhe: Uncle only brought four brushes?
"Fan Zhong, the emperor asked me to do things according to your wishes.

Then I won't be polite. I have two things for you to do!" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Fan Zhong who was still kneeling beside Emperor Yongle, stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said.

"Zhanhe, stop messing around..." Zhu Zhanji, who was standing by, was completely shocked. He had no idea what was going on. Could it be that his second uncle was rebelling? Zhu Zhanji wondered in his heart.

"Haha." Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look at the nervous Crown Prince, then looked at Yu Qian who was hiding and protecting the Crown Prince behind him, and ignored them.

"Fan Zhong, first thing first!

Gather all your current people and hand them over to the Crown Prince!

Before we go out and come back, please make sure to protect the safety of the Crown Prince and Yu Qian!
This Yu Qian is the apple of my grandfather’s eye and the crown prince’s eye!
Let's finish this first!" Zhu Zhanhe said the first thing in front of everyone's astonished and surprised eyes.

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, even Emperor Yongle's expression turned strange. Zhu Zhanji was even more stunned.

Yu Qian even looked back and forth between Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji with a subtle gaze.

Similarly, Zhu Zhanhe's words left Fan Zhong baffled. He had initially assumed the Crown Prince was planning to seize power and rebel, but now he was actually ordering everyone to protect the Crown Prince! Was he abandoning the Emperor and supporting the Crown Prince? Fan Zhong couldn't help but wonder, his alarm rising to the highest level.

Then, Fan Zhong cast an incredulous look at Emperor Yongle who was still sitting in front of the fire.

"Go!" Emperor Yongle's expression changed back and forth. He looked at Fan Zhong's inquiring eyes, nodded in agreement, and asked Fan Zhong to do it immediately.

"Grandson, Mr. Yu, please come with me and hand over the defense deployment!" Fan Zhong looked at Emperor Yongle, gritted his teeth, walked in front of the Grandson and Yu Qian, completely blocking their line of sight with the emperor, and then spoke.

"Zhanhe, grandpa is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, nothing can happen to him!" Before leaving the cave, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Zhanhe deeply and spoke.

"Your Majesty!..." Similarly, Yu Qian prided himself on being smart, but at this moment he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Soon, Fan Zhong came back again, staring at Zhu Zhanhe with a serious and strange look on his face, still vigilantly separating Emperor Yongle and Zhu Zhanhe.

"General Fan, the second thing is, we're going out soon, please prepare our horses.

"Well, just bring four more inferior horses." Zhu Zhanhe looked at Fan Zhong who was still cautious. He did not care about Fan Zhong's caution, but admired his loyalty. So he spoke again.

"That's no problem, these things are always available!" Fan Zhong did not relax his vigilance, holding the knife in his hand, and responded.

"Grandpa, I didn't want this to happen.

But after all, my grandson’s surname is Zhu, and I can’t just watch my grandfather suffer from depression and ruin his health!
The elite troops of the entire Ming Dynasty are in grandpa's hands, and they cannot be lost here!

So, take this opportunity to take you out for a walk!" Zhu Zhanhe said to Emperor Yongle who was warming himself by the fire.

"According to your arrangement, I also want to relax." Emperor Yongle was calm at this moment, his tone was calm and without any fluctuations. In contrast, Zhu Zhanhe was not surprised.

"Uncle, what did you take with you when you first escaped?" After talking to Emperor Yongle, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Wei Jizhong who was standing beside him.

"Prince, I just came out in a hurry, so I only brought four brushes with me!" After hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, a figure wearing armor and carrying a sword appeared in the corner. The figure walked out with four brushes for bathing horses in his hands.

"Just four brushes? That's not enough?!" Zhu Zhanhe was speechless when he heard his uncle say that he only brought four brushes.

"Prince, I was negligent. I will personally apologize!" Wei Jizhong knelt down on the ground, his face full of sadness and self-blame.

"Get up, get up! Who are you apologizing to? I have the final say!
Remember to bring the brush with you, we'll each have one later!" Zhu Zhanhe looked at his uncle kneeling on the ground with a frown on his face, and quickly asked him to get up. Emperor Yongle and Fan Zhong, who were watching the conversation between Zhu Zhanhe and Wei Jizhong, were also confused and didn't understand what was going on.

"Grandpa, we'll go out as a group of four.

You, Fan Zhong, me, and Uncle Wei! " Zhu Zhanhe also felt that the conversation with his uncle was a bit awkward, so he turned around and explained to Emperor Yongle.

"There are many enemies outside. Have you decided where to go?" Emperor Yongle suddenly became very interested in his upcoming trip.

“I’ll be leaving soon and let General Fan Zhong decide on the location.

But grandpa, it’s not easy to train your palace guards. It’s okay to hide them now, but once they get out, you’d better let them stay.

You don't want them to commit suicide again, do you?" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Emperor Yongle and said something that made the emperor tremble in his heart.

"It seems that you have something important to tell me again!" Emperor Yongle looked at Zhu Zhanhe, and suddenly thought of what happened in the palace last time, and his face instantly became serious.

"Of course!" Zhu Zhanhe did not refute Emperor Yongle's words.

"General Fan, let's set off as soon as the horses are ready!

Go early and come back early!" Zhu Zhanhe turned his head and looked at Fan Zhong and said.

"We're ready and ready to go at any time!" Fan Zhong said, looking at Emperor Yongle.

"Let's go!" Emperor Yongle slowly stood up, and Fan Zhong quickly followed. Zhu Zhanhe and Wei Jizhong also followed closely behind.

After coming out of the cave, Zhu Zhanhe saw several horses, two of which were fully armed with knives, swords, spears, longbows, short crossbows, hand hammers, shields, and even two packages. Zhu Zhanhe guessed that they were medicines!
"General Fan, if we are just going to relax, it shouldn't be that serious, right?" Zhu Zhanhe looked at the two horses armed to the teeth and couldn't help but twitching his lips.

"It's better to be prepared! I'll ride these two horses!" Fan Zhong said with a firm face.

"Fan Zhong, let the inner guards stay as well!" After several people got on their horses, Emperor Yongle spoke to Fan Zhong.

"Your Majesty...?!" Fan Zhong looked at Emperor Yongle in disbelief and exclaimed in shock.

"Stay, no one is allowed to leave!
Only the four of us know the inside story of what happened today!

Anyone else who knows will die!

I don't want to lose any more manpower at this critical time!
Let them guard the Crown Prince!" Emperor Yongle stared at Zhu Zhanhe for a while and decided to trust the grandson in front of him!
"Grandpa is wise!" Zhu Zhanhe flattered Emperor Yongle on horseback.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince of Han!" Fan Zhong rode his horse up to Zhu Zhanhe and blocked his way with a serious face.

"Fan Zhong, when the time comes, you will know that there are some things that cannot be known to too many people!

Knowing too much can be fatal! " Zhu Zhanhe looked at Fan Zhong, who had a bad face, and said.

"I will keep an eye on you!" Fan Zhong looked at Zhu Zhanhe deeply and said in a gloomy tone.

Afterwards, Fan Zhong stretched out his hand and waved a few times towards the distance, and Zhu Zhanhe saw several figures retreating quickly in the snow not far away!
(End of this chapter)