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

Chapter 158 Emperor Yongle: Second brother, do you hate me?
Emperor Yongle was lying on the bed, looking at his two sons whose expressions kept changing, especially the astonished expression of the second son, Prince Han. Suddenly, he felt that it was very interesting to tease his two sons!
"Dad, the central army was dispersed yesterday?!" After hearing what Emperor Yongle said, Prince Zhao's expression froze, and he subconsciously asked a key question.

"Yes, the central army was dispersed and the entire red cannon position was destroyed!" Emperor Yongle said with sadness and self-blame on his face.

After hearing what Emperor Yongle said, the King of Han and the King of Zhao were obviously stunned, and they said silently in their hearts: Your greatest reliance for deterring the grassland people has been destroyed, no wonder you want to retreat!
"Okay, you two brothers know what you should know, so you two brothers should talk to me, the old man.

"Just tell me about that thing that you two brothers both know about but you've kept hidden from me, an old man!" Emperor Yongle twisted his body a few times on the small couch, found a comfortable position for himself, and continued to lie down, asking with a smile on his face.

The King of Han and the King of Zhao looked at each other again, and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes, but still did not speak.

"Second brother, you speak first!" Emperor Yongle looked at the two brothers who were still hoping for a lucky outcome, rolled his eyes silently, and directly named the King of Han.

"Father, what do you want to know?" After hearing Emperor Yongle's question, Prince Han lowered his head and remained silent for a moment. Then he raised his head and stared at Emperor Yongle with unwilling eyes, but after only a moment, he lowered his head in fear.

"Second brother, you ask me what I, an old man, know?
Dad tells you!

Yesterday the central army was dispersed and all of us fled to a cave and hid there.

At night, He'er actually shocked everyone with just one look! Even me, an old man, was shocked!

Then, he took me, Fan Zhong, and A Zhong, and took me out for a walk in the heavy snow to relax!

I originally thought that this guy wanted to rebel just like you!
But, on the hilltop not far from the gate of the central army camp, He'er gave me a huge surprise!

Heer let it out! I saw it with my own eyes!

It flew into the sky and scared away those grassland Tartars with just a few roars!
When I came back, I fed it myself again, and it ate as much as four horses!
I washed its body with my own hands, and finally, it returned to its original position!
"He'er, finally put on the blindfold again!" Emperor Yongle originally said this while lying on the small couch. But later, he was obviously emotional and stood up directly, walked in front of Prince Han, stared at Prince Han and spoke.

"Third brother, what do you think?" Emperor Yongle stared at the Prince of Han for a long time before he turned his sharp gaze to the Prince of Zhao, who was standing aside with his head lowered and shoulders hunched.

"Dad, what are you talking about?

Why doesn't my son understand?" Prince Zhao swallowed imperceptibly, lowered his head firmly, and didn't dare to look Emperor Yongle in the eye.

"Really? Is there anything in the Jinyiwei that can be hidden from me?" Emperor Yongle looked at the still dishonest Third Brother and patted Prince Zhao on the shoulder with a smile.

One, two, and the third time, Prince Zhao was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground, not daring to look up.

"Dad, have you seen it?!" The King of Han knew clearly in his heart at this moment that his father, Emperor Yongle, had already known about the existence of the crocodile dragon, or it was his son who personally released the crocodile dragon for Emperor Yongle to see!

Therefore, at this moment, the King of Han looked at his father, Emperor Yongle, with a look of surprise, solemnity, and even expectation.

“Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes!
It's so perfect! It's more than seven feet long!

So, second brother, is this why you have been unwilling to give up the fight for the throne? "Emperor Yongle stared at the second brother, Prince of Han, with a look of sighs in his eyes.

Just imagine, even if it was Emperor Yongle himself, if he owned a crocodile that was more than seven meters long, he would probably fight desperately for the throne!

What's more, he was a prince! A prince of Han, a powerful and influential man in charge of a hundred thousand troops!
“Yes, Dad, it is the reason why I, your son, am unwilling to give up!
I can not be reconciled!

From childhood to adulthood, how am I worse than the eldest brother?
I am the best in both literature and martial arts!

I made the greatest contribution to the entire Jingnan Campaign!

Over the years, the third brother and I have been through life and death together. We have fought so many battles and shed so much blood by your side!

Why should he be the regent?
Why is he the crown prince?! Is it because he's the boss?!

Why is his son the crown prince?!
I am not satisfied!
I'm no worse than the boss!
My son, with his military and literary talents, is no less capable than the grandson you personally raised! Why should the throne belong to their family?!
My son has a dragon!

My son has a dragon!

My son has a real dragon, Dad!

Why can't this position be passed on to my son?!

My son is the best!

I am the best too!

Dad! You said I can't be the regent, but I recognize you as my son!

You have spent your entire life in the military, expanding territory, winning countless battles, and managing foreign affairs. You have let your eldest son manage state affairs for decades, so of course he is familiar with the Regency! He has also trained so many of the Crown Prince's direct descendants!

Dad, I can do these things too!
If I were in that position, I could delegate power to Heer! He could do a better job than the boss! I could also be in charge of foreign affairs!

He'er and I can work together just like you and the boss! We can work together just fine! Even better!

You know my abilities, son!
You've seen what He'er is capable of! He's no worse than anyone else! He's the best!

I will fight for this throne to the end!" Prince Han saw that Emperor Yongle already knew about the existence of the crocodile dragon, so he no longer concealed it and directly expressed his feelings.

Prince Zhao, who was standing aside, stared at Prince Han in front of him in amazement. At this moment, he really thought that the second son had gone crazy. He actually dared to speak to his father, Emperor Yongle, like that!

At this moment, Prince Zhao was lowering his head deeply, hoping that his father in front of him would forget him!
"Hehehe..." Emperor Yongle was not angry after hearing what King Han said. Instead, he laughed a few times.

"I knew it, Second Brother, you hate me!" Emperor Yongle stared at Prince Han for a while, his eyes filled with complicated heartache! He felt sorry for the Second Brother in front of him, for the eldest brother whose health had collapsed, and for himself who was about to die!
After a moment, Emperor Yongle turned his gaze to Prince Zhao who was kneeling on the ground in silence.

"Third brother, you are in charge of the Jinyiwei, wouldn't you know about what happened to the second brother?
Tell me, why don't you want to tell Dad?" Emperor Yongle curled his lips and threw the question to the third son, Prince Zhao.

"Dad...!" Prince Zhao wanted to argue, but when he looked up and saw the old face of Emperor Yongle, he gave up.

"Dad, I didn't know it at first!
I just heard that the second brother was going boating on the lake at night, so I just sent someone to follow him.

But the person who came back said that he heard a terrifying roar and a huge figure, as if there was a monster in Xuanwu Lake! This attracted his son's attention!

His son asked him to keep the news secret and sent him to follow the next day, but he disappeared the next night!

The son sent more people, but everyone who went down to the lake to look for clues at night disappeared, without exception!

Finally, the son secretly followed the second son and saw the terrifying real dragon in Xuanwu Lake! Prince Zhao swallowed his saliva, his eyes wide open, and told Emperor Yongle the whole process of his discovery of the crocodile dragon in horror.

“That’s why you’re wavering between the eldest and the second, and that’s why you continue to follow the second.

Why don't you tell your father about this?" Emperor Yongle sighed, and somewhat understood the reason why the youngest brother was betting on both sides.

After all, the eldest brother is the prince, and there is a grandson in the family!
The second brother has military power and a dragon! This is indeed a difficult decision!
"Dad, if I told you at that time, would you believe it?" Prince Zhao carefully defended himself after hearing Emperor Yongle's question.

"Ha! That's true. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it no matter who said it!" Emperor Yongle was stunned for a moment after hearing Prince Zhao's explanation, and then said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)